PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia police pledged to release 911 tapes and police body camera footage “in the near future” in the shooting death of a Black man with a history of mental health problems, a death that prompted protests, widespread vandalism and an overnight curfew days before Election Day. Police Commissioner...
5-Year-Old Merced Girl Accidentally Shot, Killed by Young Relative
MERCED — A 5-year-old Merced girl was accidentally shot and killed by a juvenile member of her family and the girl's father was arrested for child endangerment, police said. Officers responded to a report of a gunshot heard inside a home Thursday and found evidence of a shooting, the Merced...
Parolee Killed by Fresno Police was Wanted in Multiple States
Fresno police officers shot and killed a 32-year-old parolee after he ignored repeated requests by police to drop a loaded rifle, authorities said. Six officers with the Fresno Police Department fired at the man on Sunday night, The Fresno Bee reported. It was not clear how many shots hit him or if...
Search Continues for Gunman Who Shot California Deputies
LOS ANGELES — Authorities were continuing to search Monday for a gunman who walked up to a parked sheriff's squad car and opened fire, critically wounding two Los Angeles County deputies in an ambush recorded on surveillance video. Officials asked for the public’s help in identifying the gunman in a...
Online Bans Fail To Silence US Extremists Drawn To Protests
SILVER SPRING, Md. — After Wisconsin protests over Jacob Blake's shooting by police turned deadly last week, a member of an anti-government extremist group started posting updates from the scene for comrades in an encrypted chat room. The group member named “Jake” said “two of my guys” rushed in to help after...
Officers Fatally Shoot Suspect in Portland Protest Killing
LACEY, Wash. — A team of law enforcement officers fatally shot a man suspected of being the gunman who killed a supporter of a right-wing group in Portland, Oregon, last week after a caravan of Donald Trump backers rode through downtown, the U.S. Marshals Service said Friday. Michael Forest Reinoehl,...
Man Wanted for Firing at Sacramento Cop Killed in Standoff
SACRAMENTO — A man wanted on suspicion of firing at a Sacramento police sergeant nearly a month ago was shot and killed during a standoff with officers, authorities confirmed Thursday. The Sacramento County coroner's office identified the man as 50-year-old Albert Wheeler. Police had been looking for Wheeler after he...
New Video Shows Fatal Police Shooting of Black Man in LA
LOS ANGELES — A grainy video posted Wednesday shows the fatal shooting of a Black man by Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies after he was stopped on a bicycle for a traffic violation, but the video does not confirm the police allegation that he “made a motion" for a gun....
Trump, Friends Mourn Right-Wing Activist Killed in Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. — A supporter of a right-wing group who was shot dead on a Portland, Oregon, street was mourned by both friends and President Donald Trump as a victim of mob violence while an online fundraising effort raised tens of thousands of dollars in his memory. Just hours before he...
Deputies Fatally Shoot Black Man Who Dropped Gun From Bundle
LOS ANGELES — A Black man who deputies said was stopped for riding his bicycle in violation of vehicle codes was fatally shot when he dropped a bundle of items that included a gun, authorities said, setting of a protest march to a nearby sheriff's station in Los Angeles. Sheriff’s...