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Virginia's branch of the NAACP has called for the state's governor, Ralph Northam (D), to convene a special session of the state's legislature this week and work to pass a Democratic bill that would end qualified immunity for police in the state.

There are growing calls for change across the Commonwealth after body camera video showed a traffic stop that ended with a Black and Latino Army officer getting pepper-sprayed.

NAACP calls to end qualified immunity in Virginia after police officer pepper-sprayed Black and Latino Army officer John Bacon, USA TODAY Replay Video UP NEXT A Virginia police officer accused of pepper-spraying a Black and Latino military officer and forcing him to the ground during a traffic stop in December has been fired, a Town of Windsor official said.  Army Lt. Caron Nazario has filed suit seeking more than $1 million against police officers Joe Gutierrez and Daniel Crocker, and video from the officers' body cameras and Nazario's cellphone went viral last week....

NAACP pushes for end to qualified immunity after police pepper spray Army officer The organization is requesting a session of the state's legislature to pass the bill to end qualified immunity for all officers in the state “The fact that an officer who is supposed to ‘protect and serve’ felt embolden enough to state this is the root of the problem. This isn’t the first officer we have seen without fear of consequences for their actions,” said Robert N. Barnette Jr., president of the Virginia NAACP. The request comes after a disturbing viral video has been released of two white Wi...

The Town of Windsor has issued a statement in regards to a traffic stop incident involving an Army Lieutenant. Officials say as a result of the incident, one of the officers was fired.