Police Brutality

Devin Thompson, 21, is dealing with life-threatening damage from the shooting and intends to seek $50 million, his attorneys say.
Niani Finlayson called police for help during a domestic incident. They fatally shot her within seconds.
“The fact that you cannot put any finger on any type of real change is deafening," said one Memphis activist.
The notorious murder of 20-year-old Cara Knott — and the bizarre way her killer was caught — still sends chills down the spines of Southern Californians.
Federal prosecutors accuse Brett Hankison, a former officer, of violating the Constitution and using excessive force in the raid that killed the 26-year-old.
Michael Owen, a Maryland officer, killed William Green while he was handcuffed in a police car in 2020. A jury later acquitted Owen.
The officer in Reform, Alabama, has been placed on administrative leave.
While working as a corrections officer, Demetrius Haley was accused of excessive force.
The police killing of the young Black man in Colorado heightened calls for police reform and accountability across the nation amid the 2020 push for racial justice.
The officers shot at the 25-year-old Black man nearly 100 times in under seven seconds during a traffic stop that turned into a police chase.