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Minneapolis Police Shooting Puts Spotlight on Racial Tension
The fatal shooting of an unarmed black man by a Minneapolis police officer has pushed racial tensions in the city’s small but concentrated minority community to the fore
Protests Erupt After Black Man Shot by Police in Minneapolis
A Minnesota agency is investigating the shooting by a Minneapolis police officer of a black man suspected in an assault, an incident that sparked protests and prompted a community forum with the mayor and police chief
Baltimore Judge to Schedule First Trial in Freddie Gray Case
A judge was expected to decide when the first of six Baltimore officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray, a black man who died after suffering injuries in police custody, will go to trial
Prosecutor: White Officer Panicked Before Shooting Black Man
Both sides in the voluntary manslaughter trial of a white Charlotte police officer in the on duty shooting of a black man agree bad choices led up to the man’s death as he looked for help after a car crash
Trial to Start for Charlotte Officer Who Fatally Shot Man
Opening statements were scheduled Monday for the trial of a white Charlotte police officer charged in the shooting death of an unarmed black man
Grief and Outrage, After Black Man’s Police Chokehold Death
The climate was raw and strained along the short Bay Street where Eric Garner, a 43-year-old black man, died while being arrested on Thursday.
