Police Shooting

Family releases shocking video of Charlotte shooting; protesters out on fourth night

The family of the African-American man whose death has triggered days of unrest in Charlotte, North Carolina, released a dramatic video of the police shooting on Friday, raising pressure on the authorities to make their own footage public.

Curfew to be enforced in Milwaukee after violence over fatal police shooting of a black man

A nighttime curfew for teenagers in the US city of Milwaukee will be strictly enforced police said, following two nights of violence over the fatal police shooting of a black man.

Miami Police shoot unarmed black man as he lies on street with hands up

A police officer in Miami shot and wounded an autistic man's black caretaker.

Any attack on police is an unjustified attack on all of us: Obama

President Barack Obama says the nation will get through the recent killings of police officers with the "love and empathy of public servants" like the ones who were targeted in recent days.

Officer dies after being shot in police car in Kansas

An officer with the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department died after he was shot in his car as he approached people matching the description of suspects in an earlier shooting.

Dallas police shooting: The victims include a young father, a newly-wed and a war veteran

Five police officers were killed in a sniper-style attack by a black army veteran during a protest in Dallas against police brutality towards African-Americans late Thursday. These are the victims.

Somalian teen shot by police in the US wakes up from coma

The 17-year-old Somali refugee who was critically wounded in a police shooting in Salt Lake City is awake and talking, his cousin has said

South Carolina shooting: Cop who shot man in back had prior excessive force complaint

The South Carolina police officer charged with murder after video surfaced of him shooting a fleeing suspect in the back was allowed to stay on the force despite an earlier complaint he used excessive force against an unarmed man.

Autopsy shows Los Angeles police shot mentally-challenged black man 3 times

An unarmed 25-year-old black man slain by Los Angeles police officers in August suffered three gunshot wounds, including one to his back, a long-awaited autopsy report into the killing showed.

FIRs, probe compulsory in all cases of police encounters: SC

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that FIRs must be registered in all cases of police encounters.