Derek Chauvin’s attorney failed to convince the judge presiding over the ex-cop’s trial in Minneapolis that the jury should be immediately sequestered following Sunday night’s civil unrest in the neighboring city of Brooklyn Center, where a 20-year-old Black man was fatally shot by police.
A New Orleans police officer investigating a 911 call about “loud voices” shot and killed an 18-week-old puppy Saturday night.
A Virginia police department has fired the officer who pepper-sprayed a uniformed Army medic as the driver had his hands in the air in a disturbing traffic stop that has prompted a federal lawsuit and calls for an independent investigation, officials announced Sunday. Now-former Officer Joe Gutierrez was one of two cops seen on police body-cam footage repeatedly shouting at 27-year-old Caron Nazario after stopping him on Dec. 5 in the town of Windsor.
A Virginia police department has fired the officer who pepper-sprayed a uniformed Army medic as the driver had his hands in the air in a disturbing traffic stop that has prompted a federal lawsuit and calls for an independent investigation, officials announced Sunday. Now-former Officer Joe Gutierrez was one of two cops seen on police body-cam footage repeatedly shouting at 27-year-old Caron Nazario after stopping him on Dec. 5 in the town of Windsor.
At least three Georgia law enforcement officers were injured early Monday morning during a car chase.
Hundreds of protesters clashed with police overnight following the killing of another Black man at the hands of law enforcement in Minnesota, prompting authorities to activate the National Guard and impose a citywide curfew through Monday morning. The man, identified as 20-year-old Daunte Wright, died Sunday following a traffic stop and crash in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Center — about 10 miles from the Hennepin County courthouse, where the trial of accused George Floyd killer Derek Chauvin is taking place.
Hundreds of protesters clashed with police overnight following the killing of another Black man at the hands of law enforcement in Minnesota, prompting authorities to activate the National Guard and impose a citywide curfew through Monday morning. The man, identified as 20-year-old Daunte Wright, died Sunday following a traffic stop and crash in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Center — about 10 miles from the Hennepin County courthouse, where the trial of accused George Floyd killer Derek Chauvin is taking place.
The 17-year-old reportedly stepped on the line while escaping the burning automobile.
“For a middle aged guy whose never been arrested before, this has been a shock for him,” the former officer's attorney reportedly said.
“For a middle aged guy whose never been arrested before, this has been a shock for him,” the former officer's attorney reportedly said.
Authorities have not arrested anyone in connection with the shootings, nor have they released the names of the victims.
