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Democratic representative Val Demings justifies police killing of Ma’Khia Bryant US Representative Val Demings, Democrat from Florida and former chief of the Orlando Police Department, said the officer who fatally shot 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant last week in Columbus, Ohio responded as he was trained to do. In an interview with CBS’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday, Demings recalled her 27 years as a cop, saying her time as police chief informed her perspective on the killing. Val Demings, Official Portrait, 115th Congress (Source: Wikimedia) Demings, an African American congresswoman w...

ABC News Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOn Demonstrators urged to 'cause change' in Chicago police More than 100 people seeking changes in how Chicago police serve the city turned out for a protest Saturday ByThe Associated Press • 2 min read CHICAGO -- More than 100 people seeking changes in how Chicago police serve the city turned out for a protest Saturday in another demonstration influenced by the fatal shooting of a 13-year-old Latino boy in March. Activate:Chi’s priorities include changing state and city laws on policing, removing police from ...

The rally was followed by a march along downtown streets. Sanjee Choudhuri, director of operations at Activate:Chi, encouraged demonstrators to “cause change” and “start a conversation” about how the city spends money on police. Organizers ended the event with a vigil for people who have been killed by police, including Daunte Wright, a Black 20-year-old man who was shot by a white suburban Minneapolis officer, and Adam Toledo, the teen who was shot last month by a Chicago officer after a foot chase. Activists have organized other protests around Chicago since the April 15 release o...

The Chicago police officer who fatally shot 13-year-old Adam Toledo has given a statement to Cook County prosecutors as part of their review of the night the teen was killed, sources told the Tribune. Such statements are not uncommon, and the development does not indicate whether prosecutors intend to charge the officer, Eric Stillman, with any crimes connected to the shooting. In general, the subject of an investigation may agree to speak with prosecutors on the understanding that his statement will not be used against him unless criminal charges are brought and he contradicts that statement...

The head of the Chicago Police Union called the officer who shot 13-year-old Adam Toledo 'heroic' INSIDER 3 hrs ago sankel@businessinsider.com (Sophia Ankel) © Chicago PD Footage from a police body camera apparently shows Adam Toledo, 13, discarding a firearm before he was fatally shot by a police officer on March 31, 2021. Chicago PD The Chicago Police Union head said Thursday that the fatal shooting of Adam Toledo was "justified." A video released this week shows Toledo running down an alley and raising his hands before he was shot. Toledo appeared to have a gun but dro...