Minneapolis police chief continues to work toward change
Despite a staffing shortage, Minneapolis police chief Brian O'Hara says he is determined to build trust between police and the community.
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Despite a staffing shortage, Minneapolis police chief Brian O'Hara says he is determined to build trust between police and the community.
One of the former Minneapolis police officers convicted in the murder of George Floyd has been released from custody, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
Four years after George Floyd's murder, work on federal police reform legislation has halted almost entirely amid a partisan stall on Capitol Hill.
The U.S. Attorney's Office identified the alleged perpetrator as 52-year-old John Turscak. He now faces charges of attempted murder, assault with intent to commit murder, assault with a dangerous weapon, and assault resulting in serious bodily injury.
Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, was stabbed by another inmate Friday at a federal prison in Arizona.
Tou Thao, the last former Minneapolis police officer convicted in state court for his role in the killing of George Floyd, was sentenced Monday to four years and nine months - even as he denied wrongdoing.
The trial of former Philadelphia SWAT Officer Richard Nicoletti has ending in a mistrial Monday after jurors could not come to a verdict.
Jury deliberations are expected to resume Monday in the case of former Philadelphia SWAT Officer Richard Nicoletti.
Closing arguments ended in trial of ex-Philadelphia SWAT officer Richard Nicoletti, seen in viral videos pepper spraying kneeling protesters in 2020.
Tou Thao, who held back bystanders while his colleagues restrained Floyd, instructed an off-duty firefighter to "back off" when she asked to check Floyd's pulse.
The $9.25 million will be distributed among 350 demonstrators and their attorneys, although damages vary.
The plan was announced in 2021 in response to the police killing of George Floyd.
