Columbus, Ohio, to spend $4.5M to improve police bodycams
Ohio's largest city also plans to introduce a law that would ensure officers use the cameras correctly in wake of a fatal police shooting in December.
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Ohio's largest city also plans to introduce a law that would ensure officers use the cameras correctly in wake of a fatal police shooting in December.
Patrick Warren Sr.'s family was expecting a mental health professional to respond when they called for help.
The district attorney's office in Kenosha, Wisconsin, announced Tuesday that it will not file charges against Rusten Sheskey, the White police officer who shot Jacob Blake, an African American man, several times in the back on August 23, leaving Blake paralyzed from the waist down. CBS News correspondent Mola Lenghi joins Anne-Marie Green on CBSN AM with more from Kenosha.
A man has died in a shootout with police in the Chicago area, after going on a rampage that killed three people and wounded four others. Charlie De Mar has the latest.
One woman was fatally shot and three others suffered "medical emergencies," police said.
A Wisconsin prosecutor declined to charge the officer who shot Jacob Blake seven times in the back last year during a domestic dispute call. The officer claimed self-defense in the struggle with Blake. Mola Lenghi reports.
Kyle Rittenhouse was charged with two counts of first-degree homicide and one count of attempted homicide.
No charges will be filed against Kenosha Police Officer Rusten Sheskey, the White police officer who shot Jacob Blake, a 29-year-old Black man, in the back over the summer, Kenosha County District Attorney Michael Graveley announced Tuesday. Watch part of his press conference here.
The New York Times visual investigations team built a 3D model of the scene of Breonna Taylor's death and pieced together critical sequences of events to show how poor planning and shoddy police work led to a fatal outcome. New York Times senior producer of visual investigations Malachy Browne joins CBSN to discuss the analysis.
A suspect is in custody and has been charged with one count of murder and two counts of aggravated assault.
Prosecutors want to put off the trial until June.
New footage shows officers did not give Hill aid after he was shot.
The U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday it found insufficient evidence to support federal criminal charges against two officers in the fatal shooting death of Tamir Rice. The 12-year-old boy had been carrying a pellet gun when an officer shot him in 2014. Adriana Diaz reports.
Officer Amy Detweiler said the officer who fatally shot Hill yelled that Hill had a gun moments before he fired.
Newly released records show another police officer at the scene did not perceive Andre Hill as a threat before he was fatally shot by officer Adam Coy. Jeff Pegues has the latest.
The DOJ said video of the shooting was of too poor a quality for prosecutors to conclusively establish what had happened.
A Columbus, Ohio police officer was fired Monday after body camera footage showed him fatally shooting 47-year-old Andre Hill. Hill's family and their attorney Ben Crump say they want the officer to be held fully accountable. Jericka Duncan reports.
"The actions of Adam Coy do not live up to the oath of a Columbus Police officer, or the standards we, and the community, demand of our officers," the city's public safety director said.
Kennedy Maxie's death comes amid a sharp increase in killings in Atlanta and across the country this year.
Duke Webb, 37, was also charged with attempted murder for the shooting that left three dead and three others wounded.
One person is in custody.
Two departmental charges filed by Police Chief Thomas Quinlan allege critical misconduct against officer Adam Coy in the death of 47-year-old Andre Hill after an expedited investigation.
Bodycam video shows the moment a police officer shot and killed a Black man. The officer has been suspended while the incident is under investigation. Errol Barnett reports. (Warning: Some may find the video footage disturbing)
Officials in Columbus, Ohio criticized the officer's delayed camera activation. Officer has been relieved of duty.
An attorney for the victim's family said the bodycam confirms "a defenseless man was shot in the back when he had not disobeyed a single lawful command and posed no threat to the officer."