Experts Weigh In on Video of Philando Castile Shooting

By JULIE BOSMAN and MITCH SMITH June 21, 2017 The police officer who fatally shot Philando Castile along a Minnesota road was acquitted of all charges last week, but newly released video of what happened that day has opened new debate over the case...

Milwaukee Officer Is Acquitted in Killing of Sylville Smith

By KAY NOLAN and JULIE BOSMAN June 21, 2017 MILWAUKEE — A jury here on Wednesday acquitted a police officer in the fatal shooting last August of a 23-year-old man, Sylville K. Smith, a death that touched off two days of protest and violence...

Video of Police Killing of Philando Castile Is Publicly Released

By MITCH SMITH June 20, 2017 Days after a police officer was acquitted of all charges in the fatal shooting of Philando Castile, a black motorist in Minnesota, video of the shooting was publicly released on Tuesday for the first time. Millions of people have...

Fatal Police Shooting of Seattle Woman Raises Mental Health Questions

Officers killed Charleena Lyles, a 30-year-old with a history of mental illness who was clutching a knife, the authorities said. Her family said there was no reason to shoot.

Grim Echoes for Families: An Officer Shoots and a Jury Acquits

By MITCH SMITH, YAMICHE ALCINDOR and JACK HEALY June 17, 2017 ST. PAUL — When the verdict came down on Friday — another police officer found not guilty in the killing of another black man — a father 700 miles away, in...

Minnesota Officer Acquitted in Killing of Philando Castile

By MITCH SMITH June 16, 2017 ST. PAUL — A Minnesota police officer, whose fatal shooting of a black motorist transfixed the nation when his girlfriend livestreamed the aftermath, was acquitted of all charges on Friday. The officer, Jeronimo Yanez, had...