The suburban Chicago cop who shot a Black couple in a car — killing one of them — has been fired, according to reports. The killing of Marcellis Stinnette, 19, and wounding of Tafara Williams, 20, during a traffic stop in Wakuegan late Tuesday has prompted protests. In announcing the […]
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Illinois police department fires officer who shot Black couple in car
An Illinois police chief announced Friday that an officer has been fired after they shot a Black couple sitting inside their car, killing one person and injuring the other. Waukegan Police Chief Wayne Walles said in a brief statement that the city had terminated the officer “for multiple policy and procedure […]
Illinois officer fired after shooting Black couple inside their vehicle | Illinois
Attorneys representing a Black woman who was shot and wounded inside a vehicle by a suburban Chicago police officer who also fatally shot her 19-year-old boyfriend called the officer’s firing “a first step in police accountability”, but said they were pressing ahead with their own investigation of the shooting. The […]
Maine couple accused of leading police on chase with 3 children in vehicle
BUT THEY LATER FOUND OUT HE’D TAKEN OFF BEFORE POLICE ARRIVED A COUPLE FACING SEVERAL CHARGES… AFTER LEADING STATE POLICE ON A á20á MILE CHASE ACROSS OXFORD COUNTY – WITH áTHREE YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE CAR. TYLER SHORTY AND AMANDA PINGREE DROVE OFF WHEN A TROOPER TRIED TO STOP THEM […]