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The Feds Are Investigating Local Police Departments Again. Here s What to Expect.
New Orleans police officers line up during a Black Lives Matter protest last June. New Orleans law enforcement has been under a federal consent decree since 2013.
Gerald Herbert
The U.S. Justice Department is back in the business of policing local police.
After a four-year hiatus under President Donald Trump, the federal government will once again investigate local law enforcement agencies for systemic constitutional violations, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced last month. First in the queue are the police departments of Minneapolis and Louisville, Kentucky.
1 shot at Charlotte-area mall; no arrests reported
Associated Press
PINEVILLE, N.C. One person was shot inside a North Carolina mall Saturday, authorities said.
The Carolina Place Mall was evacuated, and Pineville police tweeted Saturday evening that officers had finished clearing the mall. No arrests were immediately reported.
Authorities did not say what prompted the shooting. Police Chief Michael Hudgins told WCNC-TV they do not currently believe the shooting was random.
Mecklenburg County EMS said the shooting victim was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. A second person was also taken to a hospital for a non-life-threatening medical complaint, the agency tweeted.
PINEVILLE, N.C. (AP) - One person was shot inside a North Carolina mall Saturday, authorities said.
The Carolina Place Mall was evacuated and Pineville police tweeted Saturday evening that officers had finished clearing the mall. No arrests were immediately reported.
Mecklenburg County EMS said the shooting victim was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. A second person was also taken to a hospital for a non-life-threatening “medical complaint,” the agency tweeted.
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Updated 1:38 p.m. Sunday
Two men are facing criminal charges after police say shot each other Saturday afternoon inside Carolina Place Mall in Pineville Saturday.
Both men, Kevion Donshare Harris and Jamie G Vantay Williams, are both recovering at Charlotte-area hospitals and have been charged with assault with a deadly weapon and possession of firearms by convicted felons.
The mall was evacuated after the shooting on Saturday. Authorities did not say what prompted the shooting.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said it is helping Pineville officers with the investigation.
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