Shooting

A Cook County judge set bond at $1.5 million for Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke, who was charged last week with first-degree murder in the killing of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald on Oct. 20, 2014.

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Chicago Police Officer Charged With Murdering Black Teen Posts Bond

8:31pm November 30, 2015

by Laura Wagner

Officer Jason Van Dyke is charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald. Van Dyke was captured on dashcam video shooting the teen 16 times.

Mayor John Suthers addresses the media during an active shooter situation a Planned Parenthood facility Friday in Colorado Springs, Colo.

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3 Dead, Suspect Held In Shootings At Colorado Planned Parenthood

6:29am November 28, 2015

by Laura Wagner

The dead included one police officer from a local university. At least nine other people were hurt, including four police officers.

Minneapolis police cordoned off a section of road in north Minneapolis late Monday night after five people were shot.

3 People In Custody In Shooting Of 5 Black Lives Matter Protesters In Minneapolis

8:57pm November 24, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

Police made two arrests Tuesday afternoon. One man was later released. Two other men turned themselves over to police later in the day.

WDBJ-TV news morning anchor Kimberly McBroom gets a hug from visiting anchor Steve Grant as meteorologist Leo Hirsbrunner reflects Thursday after their early morning newscast at the station.

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Virginia Television Station Holds Moment Of Silence To Honor Slain Journalists

4:34pm August 27, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

The station paused at 6:45 a.m. ET to remember reporter Alison Parker and cameraman Adam Ward, who were killed during a live broadcast.

Reporter Alison Parker and photojournalist Adam Ward were killed by a gunman Wednesday morning while broadcasting live in Moneta, Va. WDBJ7 paid tribute to the two journalists by sharing this image on Twitter.

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2 Journalists Killed During Live Broadcast In Virginia; Suspect Has Died

4:24pm August 26, 2015

by Brakkton Booker

Vester Lee Flanagan allegedly shot Alison Parker, 24, and photojournalist Adam Ward, 27, at a shopping plaza Wednesday morning. He died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police say.

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Police Capture Mesa, Ariz., Shooter; 1 Dead, 5 Hurt

6:34pm March 18, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

The suspect, who has not been identified, killed one man and wounded two women, and then shot three others while trying to elude capture.

Michael Bell Sr. (center) and his family stand near one of the billboards they bought in a campaign to bring awareness to internal police investigations. Bell's son was shot and killed by police in Kenosha, Wis.

In Wisconsin, A Decade-Old Police Shooting Leads To New Law

1:27pm December 15, 2014

by NPR Staff

Race is at the forefront of the current debate over police use of deadly force. But one shooting brought attention to another factor at play when police shoot civilians and receive no punishment.

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More Details on 'Officer-Involved' Shooting Released

10:27am February 14, 2013

Greensboro Police have released more details about the officer-involved shooting which left one man in critical condition, and a police officer with minor injuries.