Castile's family and friends say that he was an upstanding man and was soft-spoken. His mother, Valerie Castile, told CNN that her son was a "laid-back," "good person."

A Minnesota man by the name of Philando Castile is shot to death by police in front of his girlfriend and her young daughter after being pulled over for a busted taillight yesterday.

Gov. Edwards added that the Middle District of Louisiana U.S. Attorney's office and the FBI will also assist in the investigation.

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[Warning, Video is Graphic] There has been yet another police shooting caught on camera. Alton Sterling was shot by Baton Rouge, Louisiana police officers at point blank range after a being apprehended. In the video one of the offices was heard telling Sterling to get on the ground. After being tackled, one of the officers […]

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Antwun Shumpert was pulled over by Tupelo Police on June 18th. Officers say that before they approached the vehicle, Shumpert allegedly got out and ran.

Tamir Rice's mother, Samaria Rice, declines to endorse a presidential candidate. Rice explained in a post that none of the solutions she's seen incorporates community input.

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The move comes after the fatal shooting of Jamar Clark, the Black man who was killed by two Minneapolis cops last fall. His death sparked months of protests to release the video of his shooting and prosecute the officers involved.

A new development in the tragic shooting death of Prince George's County officer Jacai Colson has been revealed to the public, adding a bizarre wrinkle to a matter that still begs many questions.

A new report that took into account a two-year period of police-related shootings that ended fatally and revealed, by the report’s findings, that half the individuals killed suffered from some form of disability. The report from the Ruderman Family Foundation argues that the largest focus has been on minorities who have been shot and killed […]

Veteran San Antonio police officer John Lee is expected to be terminated for shooting and killing an unarmed Black man last month.