A Renton neighborhood was rattled by a police-involved shooting early this morning. That quiet was shattered about 5 o’clock. KIRO 7 spoke to the victim in what Renton police say was a domestic violence (DV) incident in which she was taken hostage. She insists the man who was shot was unarmed. This happened on South […]
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US test-fires two unarmed Minuteman III nuclear weapons
The U.S. military test-fired two unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles this week, with the Air Force noting they were not driven by “current world events.” The tests, which involved the Air Force and Space Force, took place June 4 and June 6 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Air Force Global Strike Command noted […]
Former San Diego sheriff’s deputy faces federal charges in killing of unarmed man
A former San Diego sheriff’s deputy who has already pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter for the 2020 fatal shooting of an unarmed suspect has been indicted on two federal charges that could put him in prison for life. A statement posted on the U.S. Department of Justice website said a federal grand jury in San […]
Police Dog Ordered To Attack An Unarmed Black Man In Front Of His 9-Year-Old Son
Body camera footage obtained by HuffPost shows a police dog viciously attacking an unarmed Black man in front of his 9-year-old son during a traffic stop in Denison, Texas, last year. Derrick Dunlap, 54, was pulled over by Denison police on May 25, 2023, while his son was with him. Dunlap’s attorneys say police reported […]
Judge declares mistrial in case of Arizona rancher accused of killing unarmed migrant
A judge has declared a mistrial in the criminal case against 75-year-old Arizona rancher George Alan Kelly, accused of fatally shooting a migrant on his property near the U.S.-Mexico border, the court confirmed Monday night. Jurors had been deliberating since Thursday afternoon. Kelly was charged with second-degree murder and aggravated assault in the Jan. 30, […]
Court rules for Fresno cops who asphyxiated unarmed man. ‘It just defies common sense’
An appellate court sided with Fresno-area first responders involved in a 2017 incident in which officers, deputies and paramedics sat on a restrained man, killing him by asphyxiation. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit cited qualified immunity in its findings in favor of first responders though Judge Danielle J. Forrest wrote in […]
New Video Shows Unarmed, Kidnapped Girl Being Gunned Down by Police
Newly released video shows the moment an unarmed teenage girl was fatally shot by police in Hesperia, California, after she had allegedly been kidnapped by her dad. Savannah Graziano, 15, watched her father, Anthony, shoot and kill her mother—his estranged wife—outside a school on Sept. 26, 2022, after which the 45-year-old reportedly abducted the girl […]
Former officer who shot, killed unarmed Black man in 2015 has conviction overturned
A former police officer convicted of killing an unarmed Black man in DeKalb County in 2015 has now had his convictions overturned. The Georgia Court of Appeals announced Tuesday the decision to overturn a lower court’s ruling against for police officer Robert Chip Olsen, who shot and killed Anthony Hill at a DeKalb County apartment […]
Officers indicted for shooting unarmed DeKalb man in his home turn themselves in at jail
Two officers being charged for their roles in the November 2022 shooting death of Marando Salmon, 37, have surrendered to the DeKalb County Jail. Former DeKalb officer Russell Mathis, 30, and current DeKalb officer Jordan Vance, 30, were indicted earlier this week in Salmon’s death. Mathis was indicted on charges of involuntary manslaughter and reckless […]
Police shot and killed unarmed Illinois man while he slept in bed, family lawsuit says
An Illinois family is suing a police department, saying officers fatally shot a man while he was asleep in his bedroom. On Feb. 3, Carol Stream police were called for reports of a domestic violence incident, according to a news release. Officers arrived at Isaac Goodlow’s apartment around 4:15 a.m. “Officers encountered a tense, uncertain, […]
Fired New Rochelle detective who punched unarmed Black man sues city to be reinstated
Former New Rochelle Det. Michael Vaccaro has sued the city over its decision to fire him following an off-duty encounter where he punched an unarmed Black man. Vaccaro was let go from the police department in September by Commissioner Robert Gazzola, acting on a decision from a civil hearing officer who had recommended his ouster. […]
Russian soldiers execute unarmed prisoner of war, Ukraine’s Prosecutor’s Office launches investigation
A video showing Russian soldiers shooting one unarmed prisoner of war who approached them with his hands up, and killing the second is circulating on social media. The Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine has launched an investigation. Source: Office of the Prosecutor General on Telegram Quote: “On 9 February 2024, a video of Ukrainian defenders […]