Medical examiner rules Daunte Wright’s death a homicide
Police
Brooklyn Center city council fires city manager, strips police chief of department command after he says officer who killed 20-year-old man meant to tase him.
Murder
April 12, 2021
WATCH LIVE: Derek Chauvin murder trial continues after young Black man killed by police during weekend traffic stop
The National Guard was called in after protests broke out near police precinct
Murder
April 9, 2021
WATCH LIVE: Derek Chauvin murder trial, Day 10; medical examiner expected to testify about George Floyd’s autopsy
The medical examiner who performed an autopsy on George Floyd is expected to take the stand on Friday as the second week of Derek Chauvin’s murder trial comes to a close. PBS News reports that the medical examiner who performed Floyd’s autopsy is expected to take the stand Friday, along with additional medical experts. Floyd …
Police
April 8, 2021
SEE IT: Big rig trucker stops police chase by forcing fleeing vehicle to hit him
A semi-truck driver put an end to an hours-long — and dangerous — police chase on Tuesday when he pulled his truck directly into the path of the fleeing vehicle at an intersection in Claremont. The driver of the pick-up truck who slammed into Ahmed Shabaan’s truck was a person of interest in a March …
Murder
April 8, 2021
WATCH LIVE: Derek Chauvin murder trial continues after expert testifies former cop used excessive force on George Floyd
The Derek Chauvin murder trial enters Day 9 as testimony continues regarding Chauvin’s use of force during the arrest of George Floyd. Floyd, an unarmed man who was arrested on suspicion of using a counterfeit bill at a grocery store, died in May after the former police officer knelt on his neck for several minutes, …
Murder
April 7, 2021
WATCH LIVE: Derek Chauvin murder trial, Day 8
Testimony in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin will continue on Wednesday, picking up with continued testimony from a police training expert who said on Wednesday that the former Minneapolis police officer used “excessive force” in the deadly arrest of George Floyd. Floyd, who was arrested in May 2020 on suspicion of using a counterfeit …
Police
April 6, 2021
WATCH LIVE: Derek Chauvin murder trial, Day 7
Court proceedings will continue in Minneapolis Tuesday in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer accused of killing George Floyd last May. As CrimeOnline reported, the doctor who pronounced Floyd dead after his arrival to an emergency room testified on Monday hat he believes oxygen deficiency or “asphyxia” caused Floyd’s death—not …
Murder
April 2, 2021
WATCH LIVE: Day 5 of Derek Chauvin murder trial follows testimony from police supervisor
Witness testimony in the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin will continue on Friday, expected to begin at 9:15 a.m. CT (10:15 a.m. ET). Chauvin is charged with second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd, an unarmed man who died following his arrest for allegedly using …
Police
April 1, 2021
HERO DOWN: Texas trooper shot while on patrol dies
A Texas state trooper who was shot in the head and abdomen as he responded to a disabled vehicle last week has died. The Texas Department of Public Safety announced Chad Walker’s death in a Facebook post on Wednesday, calling the trooper “one of DPS’ finest.” Walker was shot on Friday before he could get …
Court
April 1, 2021
‘I think he’s dead’: New uncensored video shows George Floyd lifeless in ambulance
A paramedic who responded to George Floyd’s arrest testified on Thursday that he believed Floyd was dead immediately upon arriving on the scene. Hennepin EMS paramedic Derek Smith said on the stand that he checked Floyd’s pulse as Derek Chauvin and two other police officers were on top of him. Smith recalled realizing Floyd had …
Murder
April 1, 2021
WATCH LIVE: Day 4 of Derek Chauvin murder trial continues; jurors see new body cam footage
Testimony will continue on Thursday in the Derek Chauvin murder trial after the court saw new video of George Floyd just before and during his fatal arrest. Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer, is charged with second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the unarmed man’s death. Floyd’s arrest, for suspicion of using a …
Police
March 31, 2021
SEE IT: Woman pulls gun on skateboarder in red-hot dispute
Montgomery County police in Maryland are looking for two women who jumped into the middle of a verbal dispute between another woman and a skateboarder — and one of the pulled a gun and held it up to the young skateboarder’s chest. Police ask anyone with information to call 240-773-6870.
