Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced on Wednesday that no criminal charges will be filed in the fatal police shooting of Amir Locke.
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Protesters question police shooting of Dolal Idd
The shooting of Dolal Idd happened at a time when Minneapolis police and law enforcement have come under intense public scrutiny.
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Will Mohamed Noor be found ‘Black’ or ‘blue’?
Local news outlets have claimed the whole world will be watching Minneapolis because of Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor’s trial. If that is true, then it will be to see the U.S. justice system jail one of its own. However, Black folks will likely not be as curious — they have a deep suspicion of […]
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North Side mourns yet another police shooting
Unanswered questions have surfaced as the case plagues the streets of North Minneapolis. One is whether Blevins had a gun as the police have stated in their reports. According to the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA), two 911 calls reported a man shooting a handgun, identified by one caller as silver.
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Officer Mohamed Noor charged in killing of Justine Damond
After an eight-month investigation, Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman announced today that Minneapolis Police Officer Mohamed Noor has been charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the July 15, 2017 shooting death of Justine Damond Ruszczyk. Damond Ruszczyk, a 40-year-old Australian native, was shot and killed by Officer Noor after she called 911 to report a possible sexual assault […]