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Families of 5 Men Killed by Minnesota Police Reach $165K Settlement

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) โ€” Families of five men killed by police have reached a settlement with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension in their lawsuit seeking the investigative files on the fatal shootings. The $165,000 settlement was reached last …

Pennsylvania Borough Settles Lawsuits Over Shooting at High School for $11M

An $11 million settlement has been reached in federal lawsuits over police gunfire outside a high school football game near Philadelphia in 2021 that killed an 8-year-old girl and wounded others, an attorney for the girl`s family said. Attorney Michael …

Family of Ohio Black Man Killed by Police Sue Officers, City, Alleging Excessive Force

AKRON, Ohio (AP) – The eight police officers who shot Jayland Walker last summer used excessive force when they fired 94 bullets at him during a foot chase and participated in a “culture of violence and racism” within Akron’s police …

Family of Kansas Toddler Killed by Police During Standoff Sues

BAXTER SPRINGS, Kan. (AP) – The family of a toddler who was fatally shot by a police officer during a standoff last year between her father and law enforcement has filed a federal lawsuit over her death. Kansas authorities have …

Louisiana Suit Alleges Police Killed Fleeing Black Man

SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) โ€“ Family members of Alonzo Bagley, a Black man who was killed as he tried to flee police responding to a disturbance call, have filed a $10 million lawsuit against the officer who shot him. The federal …

Court Rules In Favor of Officer in Oklahoma Teen’s Death Lawsuit

An appeals court ruling could mean the end of a federal lawsuit filed by the parents of a Black teenager who was naked and unarmed when he was shot and killed by suburban Oklahoma City police in 2019. Police said …

New Orleans Officials Seek to End Federal Oversight of Police

New Orleans officials asked a federal judge Tuesday to end court-supervised oversight of its police department under a pact negotiated with the U.S. Justice Department a decade ago, after deadly police shootings of civilians following Hurricane Katrina cast renewed scrutiny …

Family Sues Over Arkansas Man’s Fatal Shooting by Officer

The family of a man who was fatally shot near an Arkansas hospital while trying to drive away in a stolen truck filed a federal lawsuit last week against the officer who shot him and several others. Relatives of Tyrone …

Wichita, Kansas to Settle Suit Over 2012 Fatal Shooting

The city of Wichita plans to settle a lawsuit filed over the death of a man who was shot by a police officer in 2012. The city’s law department has asked the City Council to approve on Tuesday a $175,000 …

Crowd Clashes With San Antonio Police After Fatal Shooting

San Antonio police clashed with a crowd that gathered after three police officers fatally shot a man they said pulled out a gun while they tried to arrest him. The man was wanted on two felony warrants, including assault of …