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California Highway Patrol officer fatally shoots man walking on freeway, prompting investigation

State authorities are investigating after a California Highway Patrol officer shot and killed a man on a Los Angeles area freeway during a struggle over the weekend that was recorded on video

The Independent UK

Neck hold used on Elijah McClain emerges as focal point in officers' trial over his 2019 death

A neck hold that Denver-area police used on Elijah McClain prior to the Black man’s 2019 death lasted only seconds

The Independent UK

He was making a documentary about police brutality. Then the LAPD tased him in his home

LOS ANGELES — Damien Smith was making a documentary about police brutality. But when a burglar broke into his Hollywood apartment, he didn't hesitate to call the cops.

Los Angeles Times

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Recording: Wife told police mentally ill husband had gun

Police in Culver City, California, on Thursday released body camera footage showing events before officers shot an unarmed man diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia in the back last year in the Los Angeles suburb

The Independent UK

Widow’s suit: Mentally ill husband unarmed, shot by police

The widow of a California man fatally shot by police in a Los Angeles suburb last year has filed a wrongful death lawsuit claiming he was suffering from a mental health crisis and unarmed when he was shot in the back

The Independent UK

‘Far worse than Rodney King’: Videos of Tyre Nichols police beating show ‘sadistic’ rage, experts say

The brutality shown in videos released Friday of Memphis, Tennessee, police officers beating Tyre Nichols was roundly condemned by law enforcement use-of-force experts as indefensible and “sadistic.”

Los Angeles Times

Gun used in Monterey Park massacre an assault weapon under state law, known to jam

LOS ANGELES — As familiar as mass shootings have become, the gunman’s choice of weapon in the attack Saturday night that left 11 people dead and nine injured in Monterey Park stands out.

Los Angeles Times

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New questions in death of teen shot by police officer responding to family call about suicidal online posts

The FBI and the US Attorney’s Office have been investigating the possibility of a civil rights violation with the officer involved shooting of 17-year-old John Albers in January 2018

The Independent UK

Homicide detectives face huge challenges on Sacramento shooting. Here’s what we know

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — After naming and securing two suspects, Sacramento police announced Tuesday they were looking for a third person thought to be involved in the capital city’s worst gun violence ever — a shooting that killed six and injured 12 people early last week.

Los Angeles Times

Sacramento massacre shows rising dangers of handguns converted into automatic weapons

As state and federal authorities continue to piece together how so many people were killed and wounded in Sunday’s shooting in downtown Sacramento, their attention has turned to a small, seemingly innocuous culprit: A gun accessory that quickly and cheaply turns many handguns into weapons capable of spraying dozens of…

Los Angeles Times

$14M jury award for protesters could resonate around US

A federal jury’s $14 million award to Denver protesters injured during 2020 demonstrations over the police killing of George Floyd could resonate nationwide as courts weigh more than two dozen similar lawsuits

The Independent UK

Killing of 3 kids spurs call to reform domestic violence cases: 'The legal system failed'

Five days after Northern California's most wrenching spasm of domestic violence in years, questions abound about how an unstable father under a restraining order was able to obtain an AR-15-style rifle, walk into a Sacramento-area church and then kill his three daughters and a family friend designated to chaperone a…

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