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Jun 16, 2023 · A Justice Department report, released on Friday, detailed systemic issues within the Minneapolis Police Department that it said led to the death of George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, in police ...
The investigation found 1,036 cases during the decade covering 2012–2021. Search through these cases, read their names and learn more about the circumstances of their deaths.
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We identified 1552 police homicides in the 16 states. Positive predictive value and sensitivity of the NVDRS “type of death” variable for police homicides were high (98% and 90%, respectively). Counts from Vital Statistics and Supplementary Homicide Reports were 58% and 48%, respectively, of our study total; gaps varied widely by state.
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Dec 26, 2021 · The New York Times identified more than 100 instances of in-custody deaths or life-threatening injuries from the past 15 years in which experts in the network were hired to defend the police. The...
- Few Repercussions
- 'Excited Delirium'
- Families in Pain
- ‘If You Can Talk, You Can Breathe’
- Policy Changes
- Inadequate Training
- Mental Health Factors
- 'That Could Have Been Me'
In virtually every case, the officers involved faced little repercussion outside being placed on temporary administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation. Just five cases resulted in demotion or firing, although some agencies do not release that information, so the count could be higher. Five cases also led to criminal charges for the...
Some cited a controversial condition called “excited delirium,” which is characterized by aggressive activity, confused and unconnected thoughts or speech, hallucinations, and extraordinary strength and endurance when struggling, according to researchers. At least nine cases reviewed by USA TODAY cited this phrase. “The general term excited deliriu...
For the families of the victims, the exoneration of officers involved in their deaths deals a harsh blow. Their loved ones are gone while those who choked, knelt on or tased them continue to patrol the streets where they live. “We are battling a city that has failed to acknowledge or talk about this incident,” said Rodrigo Arreola, a retired Army s...
Police in Arreola’s case said that because he was able to tell officers he couldn't breathe, he was, in fact, able to breathe, according to court documents. That argument was repeated in several cases reviewed by USA TODAY. Kansas City, Kansas, police officers used it during the fatal restraint of Craig McKinnis during a May 2014 traffic stop. The ...
Months after McKinnis’ death, the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department updated its use-of-force policy to include guidance on placing people in the prone position. It now says any pressure on the torso and abdomen must be removed and the person rolled onto the side “as soon as the subject is restrained and it is safe to do so, even if the subject...
Arrests can often be messy, including when narcotics are involved, but officers should be trained in the warning signs of asphyxia, said Kevin Robinson, a lecturer in the School of Criminology at Arizona State University who served on the Phoenix Police Department for more than 36 years. “Police officers have to completely and totally understand th...
In at least half of the cases examined by USA TODAY, victims suffered from mental illness or drug-induced psychosis and were either committing no crime or acting out as a result of their condition when the police encounter began. In 2017, Muhammad Abdul Muhaymin Jr. tried to take his dog with him to the bathroom at a west Phoenix community center. ...
The victims in cases reviewed by USA TODAY are gone, using their last words to try to save themselves. But multiple people have survived such encounters, and they say trauma still haunts them, especially in the wake of Floyd's death. In November of 2014, MacNore Cameron was arrested outside the police station in Ferguson, Missouri, where he’d joine...
Apr 19, 2021 · 94. For many observers, the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death, has felt like the culmination of years of outrage and grief over police ...
Mar 28, 2024 · Other leads came from local news reports and crowdsourced lists of deaths allegedly caused by police. Eleven of the 12 deaths identified involved men, from 22 to 65. At least eight were people of color and, of those, five were Black. All but four deaths involved Las Vegas Metropolitan police officers.
