Police Violence /tags/police-violence Police Violence en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Wed, 12 Feb 2025 22:39:22 GMT Massey attorneys announce $10 million settlement in Illinois wrongful death case /law-order/2025-02-12/massey-attorneys-announce-10-million-settlement-wrongful-death-case Sonya Massey's shooting also spurred legislation on police hiring. Wed, 12 Feb 2025 22:39:22 GMT /law-order/2025-02-12/massey-attorneys-announce-10-million-settlement-wrongful-death-case Beth Hundsdorfer Ex-officer McCulloch pleads guilty to eight felony counts from Kirkwood gunshot incident /law-order/2025-01-03/ex-officer-mcculloch-pleads-guilty-to-eight-felony-counts-from-kirkwood-gunshot-incident Former St. Louis County police officer Matthew McCulloch — who was indicted by a grand jury after firing gun shots at a children’s trunk-or-treat in Kirkwood in October 2023 — on Friday pleaded guilty to six counts of endangering the welfare of a child, one count of making a terroristic threat and one count of unlawful use of a weapon. Fri, 03 Jan 2025 17:29:09 GMT /law-order/2025-01-03/ex-officer-mcculloch-pleads-guilty-to-eight-felony-counts-from-kirkwood-gunshot-incident Lacretia Wimbley Disabled protester claims St. Louis sheriff's staff beat and arrested him over Trump sign /law-order/2024-12-06/disabled-jefferson-county-protestor-sues-st-louis-sheriff-police-trump-sign A federal lawsuit alleges St. Louis sheriff's deputies told the Jefferson County man he could not protest in front of the Civil Courts Building — a public area — due to department policy. No such policy seems to exist. Sat, 07 Dec 2024 00:16:11 GMT /law-order/2024-12-06/disabled-jefferson-county-protestor-sues-st-louis-sheriff-police-trump-sign Brian Munoz Illinois court finds former deputy Sean Grayson should be released until trial /law-order/2024-12-03/illinois-appellate-court-sangamon-county-deputy-sean-grayson-released-until-trial Prosecutors will ask the Illinois Supreme Court to review the ruling, saying it should assess Grayson's danger to the public as a private citizen rather than as a law enforcement officer. Tue, 03 Dec 2024 16:14:56 GMT /law-order/2024-12-03/illinois-appellate-court-sangamon-county-deputy-sean-grayson-released-until-trial Beth Hundsdorfer Illinois officer who killed Sonya Massey had credibility issues. But he kept getting hired /law-order/2024-09-09/illinois-officer-who-killed-sonya-massey-had-credibility-issues-but-he-kept-getting-hired Before killing Sonya Massey, Sean Grayson had a case thrown out after bringing charges with no evidence. Mon, 09 Sep 2024 10:00:00 GMT /law-order/2024-09-09/illinois-officer-who-killed-sonya-massey-had-credibility-issues-but-he-kept-getting-hired Farrah Anderson, Sam Stecklow, Dean Olsen Ferguson residents see progress in the decade since 2014 — and say there's much more to do /race-identity-and-faith/2024-08-10/ferguson-10-year-reflections-work-to-do Residents of Ferguson reflect on how the city has changed since a white police officer killed Michael Brown on August 9, 2014. The death of the Black teenager sparked huge demonstrations, and a decade later, there’s been both progress and challenges. Sat, 10 Aug 2024 11:00:00 GMT /race-identity-and-faith/2024-08-10/ferguson-10-year-reflections-work-to-do Andrea Y. Henderson St. Louis activists call for justice following the police killing of Sonya Massey /law-order/2024-07-30/st-louis-sonya-massey-shooting-protest About 100 people gathered at Kiener Plaza on Monday evening in remembrance of Massey, who was killed by a sheriff's deputy in her Illinois home earlier this month. Tue, 30 Jul 2024 10:00:00 GMT /law-order/2024-07-30/st-louis-sonya-massey-shooting-protest Madison Holcomb A Missouri SWAT sniper sued to keep his name secret. We’re suing to learn his identity /law-order/2024-03-26/a-missouri-swat-sniper-sued-to-keep-his-name-secret-were-suing-to-learn-his-identity The man, known only as Sniper 1, fatally shot two-year-old Clesslynn Crawford during a 2022 standoff. He is still working for the Joplin Police Department. Tue, 26 Mar 2024 13:44:02 GMT /law-order/2024-03-26/a-missouri-swat-sniper-sued-to-keep-his-name-secret-were-suing-to-learn-his-identity Sam Zeff A Missouri police sniper killed a 2-year-old girl. Why did he take the shot? /law-order/2024-03-26/a-missouri-police-sniper-killed-a-2-year-old-girl-why-did-he-take-the-shot A KCUR and Midwest Newsroom investigation reveals the chain of events that ended in the death of Clesslynn Crawford in March 2022. Tue, 26 Mar 2024 10:00:00 GMT /law-order/2024-03-26/a-missouri-police-sniper-killed-a-2-year-old-girl-why-did-he-take-the-shot Sam Zeff Kirkwood family is still healing months after trunk-or-treat shooting /law-order/2024-01-04/kirkwood-family-still-healing-months-after-trunk-or-treat-shooting One Kirkwood family is still attempting to heal after, prosecutors say, former St. Louis County Police Officer Matthew McCulloch screamed "everyone would die" at people attending a community event while firing gunshots into the air. Thu, 04 Jan 2024 11:00:00 GMT /law-order/2024-01-04/kirkwood-family-still-healing-months-after-trunk-or-treat-shooting Lacretia Wimbley