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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Justice Department demands records from Illinois sheriff after July killing of Black woman

Deputy Shooting 911 Response - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

The U.S. Justice Department is demanding records related to the shooting of an Illinois woman who was killed in her home by a sheriff's deputy as it investigates how local authorities treat Black residents and people with behavioral disabilities.

The government made a list of demands in dozens of categories in a letter to the Sangamon County Sheriff's Office, dated Thursday.

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