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(Reuters) - Police in St. Louis, Missouri, searched the mansion of a couple who brandished guns at protesters marching outside their home last month in widely seen videos, the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department said. FILE PHOTO: Patricia McCloskey and her husband Mark McCloskey draw their firearms on protestors, including a man who holds a…

CLOSE WARNING: This video contains graphic violence, and has not been edited by the Free Press. Chief James Craig says this video proves his officers were justified in fatally shooting a man who fired on them at close range. Detroit Free PressWithin hours of Detroit police fatally shooting a man, the police department released a video…

Shooting death of 20-year-old sparked community outcryDETROIT – Detroit Police Chief James Craig spoke to Local 4 News Saturday morning about the shooting death of a 20-year-old man that sparked outcry and protests on the city’s west side. The victim, 20-year-old Hakim Littleton, was shot and killed by police Friday afternoon. Large crowds filled the…

Newly released body and dash-camera footage by Detroit police in a deadly officer-involved shooting shows the suspect fired at police first before officers fatally shot him.The death of 20-year-old Hakeem Littleton on Fourth of July weekend sparked protests throughout the city, but Police Chief James Craig said the video puts rumors that Littleton was unarmed to bed.FOURTH OF…

Portland, Oregon, authorities are looking how they might reform police in the City of Roses – and ideas include a civilian board of police commissioners or a community-controlled oversight board, according to a local report.Lawmakers around the country have called for law enforcement reforms since George Floyd, a Black man, died after Minneapolis police officer…