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Michael Brown
The shooting of Michael Brown occurred on August 9, 2014, in Ferguson, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis. Brown, an 18-year-old black man, was fatally shot by Darren Wilson, 28, a white Ferguson police officer. The disputed circumstances of the shooting and the resultant protests and civil unrest received considerable attention in the U.S. and abroad, and sparked a vigorous debate about law enforcement's relationship with African Americans, and police use of force doctrine in Missouri and nationwide.
The shooting of Michael Brown occurred on August 9, 2014, in Ferguson, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis. Brown, an 18-year-old black man, was fatally shot by Darren Wilson, 28, a white Ferguson police officer. The disputed circumstances of the shooting and the resultant protests and civil unrest received considerable attention in the U.S. and abroad, and sparked a vigorous debate about law enforcement's relationship with African Americans, and police use of force doctrine in Missouri and nationwide.
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Eric Garner
On July 17, 2014, Eric Garner died in Staten Island, New York City, after a police officer put him in a chokehold for 15 seconds. The New York City Medical Examiner's Office concluded that Garner died partly as a result of the chokehold. New York City Police Department policy prohibits the use of chokeholds, and the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association, a NYPD police union, said that the officer did not use a chokehold.
On July 17, 2014, Eric Garner died in Staten Island, New York City, after a police officer put him in a chokehold for 15 seconds. The New York City Medical Examiner's Office concluded that Garner died partly as a result of the chokehold. New York City Police Department policy prohibits the use of chokeholds, and the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association, a NYPD police union, said that the officer did not use a chokehold.
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Kathryn Johnston
Kathryn Johnston was tragically killed by two Atlanta police officers during a botched drug raid in 2006. The 92-year-old woman was alone inside her home when the officers burst in without warning. She fired at them with a handgun, injuring three of the men, and they fired back at Johnston, striking her five or six times. The officers were told by an undercover informant that he bought drugs from a dealer there named "Sam;" however, the man who claimed to be the informant said he never bought drugs at Johnston’s house. The two police officers involved in the shooting pleaded guilty to manslaughter and several other charges, and a third officer was also indicted in the murder case.
Kathryn Johnston was tragically killed by two Atlanta police officers during a botched drug raid in 2006. The 92-year-old woman was alone inside her home when the officers burst in without warning. She fired at them with a handgun, injuring three of the men, and they fired back at Johnston, striking her five or six times. The officers were told by an undercover informant that he bought drugs from a dealer there named "Sam;" however, the man who claimed to be the informant said he never bought drugs at Johnston’s house. The two police officers involved in the shooting pleaded guilty to manslaughter and several other charges, and a third officer was also indicted in the murder case.
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Robert Mitchell
Robert Mitchell, a 16-year-old from Detroit, was tragically killed by police who said the teen was resisting arrest after a traffic stop. Police used a Taser gun on Mitchell who was running from his cousin’s car and into an abandoned house. The Taser gun that killed Mitchell sent 50,000 volts of electricity into him. Police defended their use of the non-lethal weapon was because the teen was resisting an arrest.
Robert Mitchell, a 16-year-old from Detroit, was tragically killed by police who said the teen was resisting arrest after a traffic stop. Police used a Taser gun on Mitchell who was running from his cousin’s car and into an abandoned house. The Taser gun that killed Mitchell sent 50,000 volts of electricity into him. Police defended their use of the non-lethal weapon was because the teen was resisting an arrest.