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Lawyers and prosecutors make final arguments in trial of 3 Washington state officers

Lawyers for three Washington state officers charged in the death of a Black man who was beaten, shocked and hogtied facedown on a sidewalk have made their final arguments to the jury

The Independent UK

FBG Duck’s ex-girlfriend says defendant sent her three laughing emojis after allegedly summoning rapper’s killers

Dateisha House testified Wednesday that her child’s father, Ralph Turpin, sent the message shortly after FBG Duck was gunned down in the Gold Coast in August 2020.

Chicago Sun-Times

Black man outrageously blamed for his own death at police officers’ murder trial

‘This is a situation where he created his own death,’ defence attorney Wayne Fricke tells court

The Independent UK

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Naked man shot dead by police during motel disturbance

A man is alleged to have threatened officers and paramedics with a large knife at a motel before he was shot dead by police.

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Man charged with murder of Detroit synagogue leader Samantha Woll

Charges mark a major breakthrough in the case that has rumbled on unsolved since October – coming after a different man was arrested and released without charge last month

The Independent UK

White House Unveils New Initiative to Curb Gun Violence

Vice President Kamala Harris spearheads a new initiative to help states combat gun violence, highlighting actions such as bans on assault weapons.

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Grandfather tried to warn grandson before both killed by gunfire in Chicago Lawn

Neighbors shook their heads and were mostly silent a day after the slayings, in the 3500 block of West 61st Place in the Southwest Side neighborhood.

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Man charged with murder after allegedly laying naked on mother’s decapitated body

As Jeffrey Surgent was taken into custody he began singing ‘Jesus Loves Me’

The Independent UK

Man walks free from jail 35 years after wrongful conviction for murder of boy

Brian Beals was convicted in 1988, following the death of the child and the injuring of his mother in Chicago’s Englewood area

The Independent UK

South Carolina’s top education official wants online digital maps as part of $38M school safety ask

South Carolina’s top education official plans to ask lawmakers for $5 million next to put a digital map of every school in the state online and make those maps immediately available on police officers' mobile devices as they respond to a shooting or other emergency

The Independent UK

Freed and vindicated, Folbigg cleared of killing kids

Kathleen Folbigg's long-held hope of having her name cleared over the deaths of her four children has been answered with an appeal court decision.

AAP

Hackney murder: Mother-of-two shot dead trying to protect family, court told

Lianne Gordon, 42, died at the scene of a shooting in east London last Tuesday in which two others were also injured

Evening Standard

Highland Park parade massacre suspect’s father released from jail early for good behavior

Robert Crimo Jr. served about half of his 60-day sentence for misdemeanor reckless conduct.

Chicago Sun-Times

A road map for the lawful use of stop-and-frisk in Philadelphia – and elsewhere

Violent crime, and how to reduce it, dominated the 2023 Philadelphia mayoral campaign.

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The Independent UK

The White House is hosting nearly 100 US lawmakers to brainstorm gun violence prevention strategies

The White House is hosting nearly 100 lawmakers from around the country to work on how their states can try to reduce gun violence

Evening Standard

Four found guilty of murder after man shot dead outside children's birthday party in north London

Police do not believe Kacey Boothe, 25, was the intended target of the shooting

Reason

Hunter Biden's Multiplying Charges Exemplify a Profound Threat to Trial by Jury

Prosecutors have enormous power to coerce guilty pleas, which are the basis for nearly all convictions.

The Independent UK

Black man choked and shocked by police died because of drugs, officers' lawyers argue at trial

Lawyers for three Washington state officers charged in the death of a Black man say Manuel Ellis died from drugs, not excessive force

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Antisemitic and anti-Muslim hate in US reaches ‘staggering’ record amid Gaza war

Incidents ranged from assaults to hateful graffitti

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'Only God can sentence me': shooter's outburst at judge

A man found guilty of attempted murder yelled "only God can sentence me" as he learnt he would spend at least 15 years in jail over a flower stall shooting.

The Independent UK

Judge vacates murder conviction of Chicago man wrongfully imprisoned for 35 years

A Chicago man who spent 35 years behind bars for a murder he didn’t commit has been freed after a judge vacated his conviction

The Independent UK

Man arrested in Washington state after detective made false statements gets $225,000 settlement

King County has agreed to pay $225,000 to settle a lawsuit by a Black man who was arrested after a veteran detective made false statements under oath in obtaining a search warrant against him

The Independent UK

Three gun dealers sued by New Jersey attorney general, who says they violated state law

New Jersey’s attorney general has sued three firearms dealers, alleging that they ran afoul of state law by illegally storing weapons and trying to sell “ghost guns.”

The Independent UK

Highland Park shooting suspect to represent himself at murder trial

Seven people were killed and dozens more wounded in mass shooting at 2022 Fourth of July parade in Illinois

The Independent UK

Parents charged after boy, 4. shoots himself in head with gun in family home

Ronnie Lynn’s parents charged with reckless endangerment after leaving handgun under a bed

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