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Former Texas Policeman Jailed For 15 Years For Black Teen's Murder
A white former Texas policeman was jailed on Wednesday for 15 years over the deadly shooting of an unarmed black teenager in a Dallas suburb last year that fueled a national debate over possible racial bias in US policing.
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No Charges Against St Louis Police In Black Teen's Death
Two St Louis police officers will not face charges for the shooting death of a black teenager in August 2015, a Missouri prosecutor said on Thursday.
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Newly Released Emails Reveal Coordination After Teen's Death
The Chicago mayor's office, police and the body that investigates police shootings closely coordinated their response in the months after a white officer fatally shot a black teenager in 2014, newly released emails.
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Chicago Officer Who Shot Black Teen Pleads Not Guilty To Murder Charges
A white Chicago police officer charged with murder in the 2014 fatal shooting of a black teenager pleaded not guilty on Tuesday.
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US Opens Federal Probe Into Chicago Police After Black Teen Shot Dead
US Attorney General Loretta Lynch today announced a federal probe into the Chicago police department's use of force, prompted by the 2014 shooting death of a black teenager.
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Chicago Mayor Fires Police Chief in Wake of Video Release
Chicago's mayor fired the city's police chief Tuesday, a week after the release of a dash-cam video that showed a white officer fatally shooting a black teenager 16 times.
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Chicago Officer's Bond Set at $1.5 Million in Killing of Black Teen
A judge on Monday set a $1.5 million bond for a white Chicago police officer charged with murder after a patrol car's dashboard camera video showed him shooting a black teenager 16 times.
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Jesse Jackson Calls for Resignations Over Chicago Police Shooting
Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson on Saturday joined a chorus calling for Chicago's police superintendent and a top prosecutor to resign for the way they handled last year's fatal shooting of a black teenager by a white police officer.
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Chicago Calm a Day After Release of Video of Police Shooting Teenager
The white Chicago policeman charged with murdering a black teenager he shot 16 times spent his first full day in custody on Wednesday in a jail hospital ward, but calm prevailed in the city despite fears of civil unrest over a video of the slaying.
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Barack Obama 'Deeply Disturbed' By Video of Chicago Police Shooting
President Barack Obama said Wednesday he was "deeply disturbed" by video of a white Chicago policeman shooting dead a black teenager, in the latest such incident to roil the United States.
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Officer Charged in Teen's Death
Prosecutors on Tuesday charged a Chicago police officer with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a black teenager last year, an incident captured in a graphic video that the Chicago Police Department released later in the day.
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Chicago on Edge After Police Shooting Video
Racial tensions soared in Chicago on Tuesday as officials released a graphic video of a police officer shooting a black teen, shortly after he was charged for the death.
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Chicago Officer Charged With Murder; City Braces for Video of Shooting
A white Chicago policeman was charged on Tuesday with murdering a black teenager, a prosecution that was speeded up in hopes of staving off a fresh burst of the turmoil over race and police use of deadly force that has shaken the United States for more than a year.
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Police Actions Inflamed Ferguson Tensions: Official Report
The use of armored vehicles and dogs in efforts to restore order in Ferguson following the police shooting of a black teenager in the St. Louis suburb only fueled tensions, the US Justice Department said Thursday.
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Texas Officer Fired After Fatal Shooting of Unarmed Black Teen
The Arlington, Texas police department on Tuesday fired a white officer who shot and killed unarmed black teenager Christian Taylor in a car dealership, its chief said.
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Former Texas Policeman Jailed For 15 Years For Black Teen's Murder
A white former Texas policeman was jailed on Wednesday for 15 years over the deadly shooting of an unarmed black teenager in a Dallas suburb last year that fueled a national debate over possible racial bias in US policing.
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No Charges Against St Louis Police In Black Teen's Death
Two St Louis police officers will not face charges for the shooting death of a black teenager in August 2015, a Missouri prosecutor said on Thursday.
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Newly Released Emails Reveal Coordination After Teen's Death
The Chicago mayor's office, police and the body that investigates police shootings closely coordinated their response in the months after a white officer fatally shot a black teenager in 2014, newly released emails.
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Chicago Officer Who Shot Black Teen Pleads Not Guilty To Murder Charges
A white Chicago police officer charged with murder in the 2014 fatal shooting of a black teenager pleaded not guilty on Tuesday.
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US Opens Federal Probe Into Chicago Police After Black Teen Shot Dead
US Attorney General Loretta Lynch today announced a federal probe into the Chicago police department's use of force, prompted by the 2014 shooting death of a black teenager.
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Chicago Mayor Fires Police Chief in Wake of Video Release
Chicago's mayor fired the city's police chief Tuesday, a week after the release of a dash-cam video that showed a white officer fatally shooting a black teenager 16 times.
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Chicago Officer's Bond Set at $1.5 Million in Killing of Black Teen
A judge on Monday set a $1.5 million bond for a white Chicago police officer charged with murder after a patrol car's dashboard camera video showed him shooting a black teenager 16 times.
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Jesse Jackson Calls for Resignations Over Chicago Police Shooting
Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson on Saturday joined a chorus calling for Chicago's police superintendent and a top prosecutor to resign for the way they handled last year's fatal shooting of a black teenager by a white police officer.
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Chicago Calm a Day After Release of Video of Police Shooting Teenager
The white Chicago policeman charged with murdering a black teenager he shot 16 times spent his first full day in custody on Wednesday in a jail hospital ward, but calm prevailed in the city despite fears of civil unrest over a video of the slaying.
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Barack Obama 'Deeply Disturbed' By Video of Chicago Police Shooting
President Barack Obama said Wednesday he was "deeply disturbed" by video of a white Chicago policeman shooting dead a black teenager, in the latest such incident to roil the United States.
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Officer Charged in Teen's Death
Prosecutors on Tuesday charged a Chicago police officer with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a black teenager last year, an incident captured in a graphic video that the Chicago Police Department released later in the day.
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Chicago on Edge After Police Shooting Video
Racial tensions soared in Chicago on Tuesday as officials released a graphic video of a police officer shooting a black teen, shortly after he was charged for the death.
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Chicago Officer Charged With Murder; City Braces for Video of Shooting
A white Chicago policeman was charged on Tuesday with murdering a black teenager, a prosecution that was speeded up in hopes of staving off a fresh burst of the turmoil over race and police use of deadly force that has shaken the United States for more than a year.
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Police Actions Inflamed Ferguson Tensions: Official Report
The use of armored vehicles and dogs in efforts to restore order in Ferguson following the police shooting of a black teenager in the St. Louis suburb only fueled tensions, the US Justice Department said Thursday.
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Texas Officer Fired After Fatal Shooting of Unarmed Black Teen
The Arlington, Texas police department on Tuesday fired a white officer who shot and killed unarmed black teenager Christian Taylor in a car dealership, its chief said.
