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The U.S. Justice Department has opened an investigation into alleged civil rights violations by police in a majority Black Mississippi city. Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke announced the investigation Wednesday. She said it will focus on numerous allegations from residents in Lexington, a community of about 1,600 people. Those allegations include claims that officers used excessive force, targeted Black drivers with illegal roadblocks and retaliated against people for recording police activity. The Justice Department could bring a lawsuit seeking court-ordered changes to the departme...

The U.S. Justice Department has opened an investigation into alleged civil rights violations by police in majority Black Lexington, Mississippi.

The U.S. Justice Department launched an investigation Wednesday into alleged civil rights violations by police in a majority Black...

The U.S. Justice Department launched an investigation Wednesday into alleged civil rights violations by police in a majority Black Mississippi city, stepping in following accusations that officers used excessive force and arrested people without justification. The federal probe will focus on numerous reports from residents of Lexington, a city of about 1,600 people some 65 miles (100 kilometers) north of the capital of Jackson. Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke, who leads the Justice Department's civil rights division, announced the investigation at a news conference.

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