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News Articles: police brutality

Former Las Cruces Police officer Brad Lunsford looks toward the gallery during his trial in the fatal shooting of Presley Eze, in Las Cruces, N.M., on Feb. 4.

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  • Law

New Mexico jury convicts former officer in fatal shooting of Black man at gas station

Las Cruces police Officer Brad Lunsford's verdict is the latest outcome in cases that prosecutors have linked to systematic brutality against Black people by members of law enforcement.

February 13, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
<a href="https://youtu.be/3Is4CTrj4dc?si=r2RHzZhE4oRBtIpr" data-key="80"><em>Ode</em></a> is choreographer Jamar Roberts' tribute to Black victims of police brutality.

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  • Dance

A dance about gun violence is touring nationally with Alvin Ailey's company

Choreographer Jamar Roberts created a piece about gun violence and police brutality when he found himself sleepless over the issue. It's touring now with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.

February 14, 2024
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  • Brandon Gates
This image from bodycam video provided by the Atlanta Police Department shows Johnny Hollman Sr. speaking with Officer Kiran Kimbrough on Aug. 10, 2023 in Atlanta. The police officer responding to a minor car crash deployed a Taser on the church deacon who disregarded multiple commands to sign a traffic ticket, shocking the man after he repeatedly said he could not breathe, police body camera video released Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023 shows. Hollman Sr. became unresponsive during his arrest and later died.

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Family of man who died after struggle with officer sues tow truck driver they say sat on his head

The family of a Georgia church deacon who died after struggling with a police officer following a minor car crash has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a tow truck driver they say arrived during the confrontation and sat on the man's head and neck.

December 06, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Mary Cure speaks to reporters flanked by her family's attorneys, Harry Daniels, left, and Ben Crump, right, at a news conference Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, in Woodbine, Georgia, announcing their intention to file suit against the Camden County Sheriff's Office for the death of her son, Leonard Cure. A deputy fatally shot Leonard Cure after pulling him over on suspicion of speeding and reckless driving, Oct. 17, 2023.

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Attorneys for family of absolved Black man killed by deputy seeking $16M from Georgia sheriff

Attorneys for the family of a Black man fatally shot by a Georgia deputy during a traffic stop are demanding $16 million in restitution from the sheriff's office. The attorneys say Tuesday they have sent Camden County notice that they intend to file suit.

December 06, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum speaks to reporters near the scene of a shooting on May 3, 2023 in Atlanta. Schierbaum on Tuesday, Aug. 1, urged the public to come forward with information about those who set police motorcycles on fire last month in protest over the planned construction of a public safety training center that critics call “Cop City.”

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  • News

Reward increased for arrests of 'anarchists' who torched Atlanta police motorcycles

Atlanta's police chief is urging the public to come forward with information about those who set police motorcycles on fire last month in protest over the planned construction of a public safety training center that critics call "Cop City."

August 01, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Scientists are studying police camera footage to understand why some car stops of Black men escalate and others don't.

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  • Science

For Black drivers, a police officer's first 45 words are a portent of what's to come

A Black driver is more likely to face being searched, handcuffed, or arrested when a police officer's first words are commands rather than a greeting or an explanation.

May 30, 2023
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  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
Prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump speaks at a news conference on Wednesday, May 24, 2023, in Decatur, Ga., announcing a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a Georgia woman who died after she fell out of a moving patrol car in July 2022, following her arrest. Crump was joined in front of the old courthouse in Decatur, by Brianna Grier's sister Lottie Grier, left, and mother Mary Grier, right.

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  • News

Family of Georgia woman who died after falling from moving patrol car files wrongful death lawsuit

The family of a Georgia woman who died last year after she fell from a moving patrol car has filed a civil rights lawsuit. The lawsuit announced Wednesday says sheriff's deputies improperly arrested her and ultimately caused her death.

May 24, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, who directed the prosecution of former Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin, is releasing a book about his experience.

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  • Author Interviews

The AG who prosecuted George Floyd's killers has ideas for how to end police violence

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison kept notes as lead prosecutor in the state's case against Derek Chauvin. He's sharing them in a new book, Break the Wheel: Ending the Cycle of Police Violence.

May 24, 2023
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  • Rachel Treisman and
  • Jan Johnson
Irish artist Pan Cooke combines his love of graphic storytelling with a passion for education and advocacy to create comic strips highlighting prominent cases of police violence. Here, one of his latest strips tells the story of the beating death of Tyre Nichols, who died on Jan. 7 in Memphis, Tenn.

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  • Arts & Life

Why a portrait artist from Ireland started making comics about U.S. police brutality

Ireland-based artist Pan Cooke creates cartoons summarizing the world's daily news in comics, highlighting how prevalent police brutality and hate crimes are across the U.S.

April 10, 2023
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  • Jonathan Franklin
Demonstrators gather during a protest over the death of Tyre Nichols, Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Alex Slitz)

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Memphis police release video of Tyre Nichols beating; Peaceful protests in Georgia

Monday on Political Rewind: Protestors gathered peacefully over the weekend after the release of four videos showing the brutal death of Tyre Nichols at the hands of Memphis police officers. Meanwhile, Gov. Brian Kemp and Mayor Andre Dickens coordinate to stem violent protest in Atlanta.

January 30, 2023
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  • Bill Nigut and
  • Chase McGee
Demonstrators are seen outside the nation's capital on Friday evening, following the release of footage showing the police killing of Tyre Nichols.

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  • National

Mostly peaceful protests held across the U.S. after release of Tyre Nichols footage

In Memphis, where Nichols died, protesters shut down a major highway and chanted "justice for Tyre" before later disbanding. Demonstrations across the U.S. were largely peaceful.

January 28, 2023
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  • Giulia Heyward
People attend a candlelight vigil in memory of Tyre Nichols on Thursday at the Tobey Skate Park in Memphis, Tenn.

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  • National

There's no way to prepare for the Tyre Nichols video, a Memphis pastor says

As Memphis braces for video footage and protests, pastor and police reform advocate Earle Fisher says he's "seen far too much Black death as a spectacle." He shares his concerns and hopes in the case.

January 27, 2023
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  • Rachel Treisman
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is seen during Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in Texas, two years after the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves elsewhere in the United States, in Washington, D.C. U.S., June 19, 2021. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Are we living up to King's dream?; Biden visits Ebenezer

Monday on Political Rewind: As we remember Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy today, our special panel will ask if we're living his dream in the modern day. Plus we discuss President Biden's visit to Ebenezer Baptist Church. 

January 16, 2023
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
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In this screenshot taken from Camden County Detention Center surveillance video provided by attorney Harry Daniels, jailers beat detainee Jarrett Hobbs at the facility, in Georgia, on Sept. 3, 2022.

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  • News

3 jail guards in Georgia charged in beating of detainee

Sheriff's officials say three jail guards in Georgia have been charged with battery and violating their oath of office in the beating of a detainee at a county jail that was recorded by security cameras.

November 22, 2022
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  • Associated Press
In this Saturday, June 13, 2020 file photo, "RIP Rayshard" is spray-painted on a sign as flames engulf a Wendy's restaurant where Rayshard Brooks was shot and killed by police in Atlanta. Three people have been indicted on arson charges in the burning of the Wendy’s restaurant in Atlanta where a police officer fatally shot Rayshard Brooks in June 2020.

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  • News

Atlanta to pay $1M settlement to family of Rayshard Brooks

The Atlanta City Council has approved a $1 million settlement payment for the family of Rayshard Brooks, who was shot and killed by a police officer. Brooks, a 27-year-old Black man, was shot following a confrontation with two white police officers in June 2020.

November 22, 2022
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