By Edrea Davis – Police have released bodycam footage of a tragic incident involving Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman, who was fatally shot in the head by a white sheriff’s deputy after she called the police to investigate an intruder in her home. The footage captures the moment the deputy, in a shocking display […]
NY Police Sgt. Kizzy Adonis Charged with Failure to Supervise in Connection with the Death of Eric Garner
By Melanie Eversley, USA Today – A New York City police sergeant has been stripped of her gun and badge in connection with the July 2014 death of Eric Garner, a 43-year-old black Staten Island man who died after police to administered a controversial choke hold. Read the full story at USAToday.com (video by Newsy Newslook).
Tell the DOJ: Stop Houston’s brutal police culture
Newly released video footage reveals that four Houston police officers brutally beat a 15-year old burglary suspect, without cause, while at least eight other officers looked on and did nothing. And the officers are facing only misdemeanors. Unfortunately, this is nothing new for Houston, which has a history of police misconduct and a lack of […]