LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Black man fatally shot by Los Angeles police during a weekend foot pursuit was holding a loaded semiautomatic gun in one hand and turned toward officers, Police Chief Charlie Beck said Monday. 18 year-old Carnell Snell. (Facebook Photo) The chief disclosed details of Saturday’s shooting of Carnell Snell, 18, in […]
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7 Los Angeles Men Charged with Firebombing Black Families
A still from surveillance video shows at Ramona Gardens on May 12, 2014, during the firebomb attack. (YouTube) LOS ANGELES (AP) — Seven Latino gang members in Los Angeles have been charged with firebombing the homes of Black families in 2014 to drive them out of a heavily Hispanic neighborhood, according to a federal court […]
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Exonerated Ohio Man Wins Civil Rights Suit, $13.2M
CINCINNATI (AP) — An Ohio man who was exonerated after spending 13 years in prison for murder cried as a federal jury found that two Cleveland police detectives violated his civil rights by coercing and falsifying testimony and withholding evidence that pointed to his innocence. The jury’s verdict on Friday, which included awarding $13.2 million […]