Gunman Called Police Shootings a ‘Necessary Evil’ in a Suicide Note

By ALAN BLINDER June 30, 2017 The man who opened fire last summer on law enforcement officers in Baton Rouge, La., killing two policemen and a deputy sheriff, carried out his ambush “to create substantial change within America’s police force and...

Perjury Charge Dropped Against Ex-Trooper in Sandra Bland Case

By MANNY FERNANDEZ and DAVID MONTGOMERY June 28, 2017 HOUSTON — The Texas state trooper who arrested Sandra Bland, the black woman who was found hanging in a Waller County jail cell in 2015 and whose death became a symbol of the national...

3 Chicago Officers Charged With Conspiracy in Laquan McDonald Case

By MONICA DAVEY and MITCH SMITH June 27, 2017 CHICAGO — Three police officers were charged on Tuesday with conspiracy, official misconduct and obstruction of justice in connection with the investigation that followed the death of Laquan...

Philando Castile Family Reaches $3 Million Settlement With Minnesota City

The settlement came 10 days after Jeronimo Yanez, the officer who fatally shot Mr. Castile during a traffic stop, was acquitted of second-degree manslaughter and all other charges.

Mistrial Declared in Shooting of Black Driver by Cincinnati Officer

By JESS BIDGOOD and RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA June 23, 2017 CINCINNATI — For the third time in a week, the trial of a police officer in the fatal shooting of a black man has ended without a conviction, the latest setback for...