Previously-unheard audio of interviews about the police raid that led to Breonna Taylor’s death provides additional insight into what happened the night the young woman was fatally shot by police while she was asleep at home. NBC News obtained audio of interviews with Louisville Metro police Seargent Jonathan Mattingly and Taylor’s boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, 28. …
Transcripts of body camera recordings during the arrest and killing of George Floyd reveal the 46-year-old Black man was nervous and scared, afraid the police officers who ordered him out of the car were going to shoot him. Floyd appeared to have been startled when then-Officer Thomas Lane approached and ordered him to show his …
An Ohio police officer responded to a call about an intoxicated man outside a Toledo Home Depot just after midnight Saturday, but the man turned and fired a single shot into his chest, the Toledo Police Department announced. Officer Anthony Dia, 26, was rushed to ProMedica Toledo Hospital, where he died, Police Chief George Kral …
Two small town Oklahoma police officers have been charged with second degree murder in the death last year of a 28-year-old man they allegedly Tased more than 50 times, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation announced. Wilson Police Officers Joshua Taylor, 26, and Brandon Dingman, 34, responded to a call regarding Jared Lakey shortly before …
A Kentucky officer who was fired Tuesday over his involvement in the death of Breonna Taylor — an EMT who police allegedly shot eight times while executing a no-knock warrant — has appealed his termination. Attorney David Leightty filed an appeal on ex-Louisville Metro police officer Brett Hankison’s behalf. In the appeal, Leightty claimed that …
Authorities in Oklahoma are searching for a suspect they believed opened fire during a traffic stop, shooting and critically injuring two Tulsa police officers. According to KOHR, officers stopped a man identified as David Ware at about 3 a.m. Monday morning near near 21st and Memorial in Tulsa. The suspect was resistant, and pulled a …
A Missouri sheriff’s deputy waded into a mucky, muddy pond to pluck a 2-year-old girl out of water up to the child’s neck. Cpl Nicole Collins responded to a call about a missing toddler at about 4:15 p.m. on June 22 near Knob Noster. The little girl had ben missing for about 20 minutes. According …
Three Ohio police officers were called to the Shaker Heights area on Juneteenth about children playing football in the street. Instead of punishing the children, the responding officers joined in on a quick game. “I don’t know the cop’s name, but he came to me and said, ‘I don’t know who would do it, but …
The Wilmington, North Carolina, Police Department fired three of its officers on Wednesday for “hate-filled speech” caught on a patrol car camera, WECT reports. Two of the officers — Cpl Jess Moore and Officer James Gilmore — had been with the department for 23 years, while Officer Michael Piner was a 22-year veteran. The three …
A Kentucky officer was formally fired Tuesday for his role in the March 13 death of Breonna Taylor, an EMT who police allegedly shot eight times while executing a no-knock warrant at the wrong home. Louisville Metro police Interim Chief Robert Schroeder wrote in a letter that after Tuesday’s pre-termination hearing, he’s decided to fire …
A police union publicly accused Shake Shack of intentionally adding bleach to the officer’s milkshakes without any evidence to support the claim, and one lieutenant claimed that all three officers became violently ill after drinking the milkshakes — which wasn’t true
Texas officials announced Friday that they’ve declined to reverse the 2016 firing of an ex-police officer who allegedly gave a homeless man a feces sandwich. According to the San Antonio Express-News, San Antonio officials said an independent arbitrator upheld Matthew Luckhurst’s second termination, citing his especially appalling conduct. San Antonio Police Chief William McManus had …
