MINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota state trooper was charged with murder Wednesday in the shooting of motorist Ricky Cobb II, who failed to get out of his car during a July…
Law enforcement
-
-
News
Suspect in killing of 8 people in suburban Chicago has fatally shot himself in Texas, police say
CHICAGO — A man suspected of shooting and killing eight people in suburban Chicago fatally shot himself after a confrontation with law enforcement officials in Texas, police said late Monday.…
-
News
Man cleared in a 1996 Brooklyn killing said for decades he knew who did it. Prosecutors now agree
NEW YORK — A man who served 14 years in prison for a deadly 1990s shooting was exonerated Thursday after prosecutors said they now believe the killer was an acquaintance…
-
News
3 Austin officers are cleared in a fatal shooting during a standoff where an officer was killed
A grand jury has cleared three Austin, Texas, police officers who fatally shot a man who had killed another officer and two other people AUSTIN, Texas — A grand jury…
-
News
New Mexico justices hear challenge to public health ban on guns in public parks and playgrounds
SANTA FE, N.M. — Advocates for gun rights are urging the New Mexico Supreme Court to block emergency orders by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham restricting people from carrying guns at…
-
News
Mississippi deputy fatally shot during traffic stop by suspect who was killed by police after chase
BEAUMONT, Miss. — A Mississippi sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed during a traffic stop by a suspect who was killed by police following a car chase Thursday evening, authorities…
-
News
Police officer convicted of killing a Colorado man is set to learn if he will spend time behind bars
DENVER — A Colorado police officer convicted of killing Elijah McClain, a young Black man walking home from a store, is expected to learn Friday whether a judge will sentence…
-
News
Fiery New Year’s Day crash kills 2, injures 5 following upstate NY concert, police investigating
Police are investigating after a fiery two-vehicle collision killed two people and injured five others in Rochester, New York, early on New Year’s Day ROCHESTER, New York — Police were…
-
HAWTHORNE, Calif. — A woman was killed and four people were wounded in a Los Angeles County shooting shortly after the arrival of the new year, police said. Officers from…
-
News
Los Angeles County sheriff releases video of fatal shooting of woman who reported domestic violence
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department released body camera footage on Friday night showing a fatal shooting of a 27-year-old Black woman who had called to…
-
NEW YORK — A husband and wife and their two sons, ages 10 and 12, were found dead in a suburban New York home Saturday in what authorities described as…
-
News
Man fatally shot by Connecticut police was wanted in a 2022 shooting, fired at dog, report says
STONINGTON, Conn. — A man who was fatally shot by police in Connecticut last week had a pistol and fired at a police dog as he attempted to flee from…