DOJ opens investigation into fatal Sonya Massey shooting

The Department of Justice has opened an investigation into the killing of Sonya Massey, a Black woman shot by a white police officer in July after calling to report a prowler outside her home. In ...

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U.S. Opens Investigation Into Killing of Sonya Massey

The Justice Department notified Sangamon County, Ill., that it had opened a civil rights investigation after reports about the shooting raised “serious concerns.”

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Sheriff's office faced accusations years before Sonya Massey's killing

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Justice Department demands records from sheriff after killing of Sonya Massey

The government made a list of demands in dozens of categories in a letter Thursday to the Sangamon County Sheriff's Office.

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Man suspected of fatally shooting 2 people in Austria is found dead

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Tennessee police officer charged for allegedly fatally shooting seven dogs

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Russia investigates the claimed shoot-down of a cargo jet in Sudan's Darfur region

Russia says it is investigating the claimed shoot-down of a cargo jet by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in Darfur

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Investigation opens after Argentine YouTuber plays

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White ex-officer testifies in fatal shooting of Black man: 'I thought I was going to die'

The white police officer who shot and killed a Black man four years ago in Columbus, Ohio, testified that he believed a home was being burglarized and feared for his life.

Former Ohio cop found guilty of murder in fatal 2020 shooting of an unarmed Black man

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Man who smashed glass in door on Jan. 6 before Ashli Babbitt shooting sentenced

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Illinois judge found dead outside of home, wife charged with murder in his fatal shooting

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Why Wiggins started at shooting guard in Warriors' season opener

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Russia says it is investigating the claimed shoot-down of a cargo plane by Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces

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Yemen's Houthi rebels shoot down what they say was a US drone as American military investigates

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NBA opens investigation into Joel Embiid's playing status after 76ers star misses season opener

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Fatal First Date

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Bannon: Gaetz DOJ coming for media

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Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) criticized a Department of Justice (DOJ) suit against his state over the purging of voter rolls Sunday. “To be clear, this is not a purge,” Youngkin said on “Fox ...

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Missouri sues DOJ in effort to block poll monitors

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Teen pleads guilty in hundreds of 'swatting' calls: DOJ

A teen has pleaded guilty to placing hundreds of "swatting" calls across the U.S., the Department of Justice (DOJ) said. The department said Wednesday that Alan W. Filion, 18, of Lancaster, Calif., ...

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