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POLICE VIOLENCE AND BRUTALITY

Video shows North Carolina police officer beating a woman on the ground. NBC News by David K. Li and Cristian Santana – Nov. 15, 2023
Police dog’s attack on Black trucker in Ohio echoes history. ABC News by Patrick Orsagos – Oct. 22, 2023
Florida man in viral arrest video is in ‘excruciating pain’ after police beating, lawyers say. NBC News by Char Adams – October 3, 2023
Bodycam video shows Ohio police fatally shooting pregnant black woman. BBC News by Max Matza – September 1, 2023
Investigation launched after 11-year-old who called 911 for help is shot by officer in Mississippi. NBC News by Antonio Planas and Lindsey Pipia – May 25, 2023
Man killed by Virginia police officers responding to reported shoplifting at mall. NBC News by Minyvonne Burke – February 25, 2023
Louisiana State Police are investigating the deadly shooting of an unarmed Black man by an officer. CNN by Raja Razek – February 7, 2023

The Police Folklore That Helped Kill Tyre Nichols. The New Yorker by David D. Kirkpatrick – January 28, 2023
Georgia deputies arrested in beating of Black inmate that ‘shocked the conscience,’ officials say. NBC News by Minyvonne Burke and David K. Li – November 22, 2022
Video Shows San Antonio Cop Shooting Teen Eating A McDonald’s Burger In His Car. HuffPost by Ben Blanchett – October 7, 2022
Family of Black man fatally shot by San Bernardino police demands answers after video shows he was running away from officers. CNN by Elizabeth Wolfe and Cheri Mossburg – July 20, 2022
Jayland Walker was unarmed when 8 Ohio officers opened fire on him, body camera footage shows. ABC News by Bill Hutchinson, Matt Foster, and Kiara Alfonseca – July 4, 2022
Michigan police officer charged with murder in killing of Patrick Lyoya. ABC News by Kiara Alfonseca and Adisa Hargett-Robinson – June 9, 2022
An off-duty officer put his knee on a 12-year-old girl’s neck to break up a school fight. The girl is now being charged. CNN by Omar Jiminez – May 13, 2022
Family of unarmed Black man fatally shot during traffic stop in Michigan calls for prosecution of officer. CNN By Hannah Sarisohn and Emma Tucker – April 14, 2022
Louisiana Deputy Who Slammed a Black Woman on the Pavement Was Named in Multiple Suits, Records Show. ProPublica by Richard A. Webster, WRKF and WWNO, and Ramon Antonio Vargas, The Times-Picayune and The Advocate – October 21, 2021
Violent encounters with police send thousands of people to the ER every year. NBC News by Lisa Riordan Seville, Emily R. Siegel, Joseph Neff, The Marshall Project and Abbie VanSickle
A year later, protesters injured by police are still trying to heal. NBC News by Char Adams – November 19, 2021
First NYPD cop charged under state’s chokehold law cleared by grand jury. NY Post by Craig McCarthy – September 14, 2021
White Louisiana troopers hid footage of minority suspects being beaten: report. NY Post by Joshua Rhett Miller – September 9, 2021
Three cops, two paramedics charged in Elijah McClain’s 2019 death. NY Post by Emily Crane – September 1, 2021
Video shows NYPD cop slug handcuffed, shackled suspect in holding cell. NY Post by Ben Feuerherd – August 26, 2021
Family of Black retired Army major killed by police demands transparency. NBC News by Janelle Griffith – August 23, 2021
S.C. cop charged after video shows him stomping on unarmed black man’s head. New York Post By Emily Crane – August 6, 2021
5 Miami Beach Officers Charged After Violent Arrests Of Black Men In Hotel. Huffpost
By Nina Golgowski – August 3, 2021
Detroit cop filmed knocking out unarmed man with punch to the face. New York Post By Lee Brown – August 3, 3021
Violent Arrest In Colorado Reignites Anger Over Policing. Huffpost By Patty Nieberg and Colleen Slevin – July 29, 2021
Five Miami Beach officers charged after police swarm, attack suspect and bystander who recorded it. Daily Kos By Aysha Qamar – August 3, 2021
75-year-old hit with Taser says officer put knee on his neck. ABC News By Colleen Slavin – July 26, 2021
Three Honolulu officers charged in deadly shooting of teen suspect. New York Post By Jesse O’Neill – June 16, 2021<
California cops kicked, punched teen shoplifter in face, disturbing new video shows. New York Post By Joshua Rhett Miller – June 10, 2021
Paterson mayor moves to fire cop charged in unprovoked attack on black man. NY Post by Jesse O’Neill – June 30, 2021