Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
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George Floyd's girlfriend had taught Daunte Wright when he was in high school, it has been revealed. Per CBS News, Wright's aunt, Naisha Wright, revealed the tragic coincidence at a press conference on Tuesday. "My nephew was 20 years old, 20 years old," she said, according to the outlet. "He…
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Daunte Wright's family has called for a life sentence for ex-cop Kim Potter after she was charged with second-degree manslaughter earlier this week. According to The Daily Mail, in a press conference held on Thursday, April 14, the mother of the 20-year-old victim of the police shooting stated: "Justice isn’t…
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The tragic death of Daunte Wright has triggered a ripple of fresh heartache across America. On Sunday, April 11, the 20-year-old father-of-one was fatally shot by police. The reason he was stopped? Officers took issue with an air freshener hanging from his car's rearview mirror. Since 2015, US cops have…
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A soldier who was charged with assaulting a young Black man earlier this week has been suspended, Fort Jackson officials have confirmed. Jonathan Pentland, 42, was filmed as he attacked a man named only as Deandre - berating the young man to leave his neighborhood in the area of Summit,…
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Protestors have picketed the house of a US Army soldier charged with assaulting a Black man he said was "in the wrong neighborhood". Jonathan Pentland, a 42-year-old Army sergeant and drill instructor at Fort Jackson in South Carolina, was been charged with third-degree assault and battery earlier this week. This…
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At least eight people have been killed after a gunman opened fire at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis. As reported by NBC, the shootings occurred shortly after 11:00PM on Thursday (April 15), with officers from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department arriving on the scene to an active shooter incident. Police…
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A police officer fired for stopping a white colleague from choking a Black suspect has won back her pension. According to The Guardian, Cariol Horne was dismissed from the Buffalo police department back in 2008 after attempting to prevent fellow officer Greg Kwiatkowski from applying a chokehold to subdue an…
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A GoFundMe for Daunte Wright's funeral costs has raised over $700,000. The fundraiser was set up by Daunte's aunt, Kelly Bryant, after the 20-year-old was fatally shot during a traffic stop by police in Brooklyn, Minnesota. In officer bodycam footage of the incident, Daunte can be seen getting back into…
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Ex-Minnesota cop Kim Potter has been charged with manslaughter over the shooting of Daunte Wright. Per BBC News, according to Minnesota's Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, the 48-year-old former police officer was taken into custody on the morning of Wednesday, April 14. She was charged with second-degree manslaughter and later released…
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Derek Chauvin has invoked his Fifth Amendment right and will not testify at his trial for the murder of George Floyd. As per CBS News, this comes after the defense presented a medical testimony that contradicted the case made by the prosecution over Floyd's death in May of last year.…
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A US soldier has been charged with assault after he was filmed shoving and threatening a Black man. ABC7 News reports that 42-year-old Army sergeant and drill instructor at Fort Jackson Jonathan Pentland has been charged with third-degree assault and battery. The charges come after a video emerged on social media…
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Daunte Wright's mom saw her son die over FaceTime after he'd been fatally shot by police. On Tuesday, Katie Wright told reporters at a press conference that she heard her 20-year-old unarmed son engage in a struggle with police over the phone. The call then cut out and the frantic…
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The killing of Daunte Wright – a 20-year-old African-American man – has incited widespread protests across the US with people demanding an end to police brutality in the name of Black Lives Matter. Wright died on Sunday (April 11) after a run-in with cops in the suburbs of Minneapolis. Like…
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Donald Trump reportedly sniggered as he mocked Michelle Obama to a group of Republican donors. In an audio recording allegedly obtained by The Washington Post, the former President also referred to Barack Obama as "Hussein" – his middle name – in derogatory tone. According to the paper, the remarks were…
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The prime suspect in the 1996 murder of a teenage college student has been arrested. Paul Flores, 44, was believed to be the last person seen with Kristin Smart on the California Polytechnic State University campus in San Luis Obispo on May 25, 1996. The 19-year-old had suddenly disappeared as…
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Footage of the moment Daunte Wright was fatally shot has been released by police. The video, which is just over a minute long, was recorded on the body cam worn by Kim Potter – the cop who killed Wright. In the clip, two police officers can be seen approaching Wright's…
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President Joe Biden has called for "peace and calm" after Daunte Wright's death at the hands of Minnesota police. In his first remarks about the 20-year-old Black man shot dead on Sunday by police amid a traffic stop, the president maintained on Monday that the tragedy did not justify looting…
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A reporter covering the Daunte Wright protests was captured on camera being forced to flee and hide after gunfire broke out nearby. Good Morning Britain North American correspondent Noel Phillips was forced to halt his segment and run for cover while reporting on the protests against the police shooting in…
