Authorities released chilling footage ofthe chaos and anguish after a suburban Chicago police officer shotan African-American security guard outside a nightclub in November.
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St. Louis police chief and prosecutor feud over handling of Russian roulette cop shooting
St. Louis Police Commissioner John Hayden Jr. objected to allegations by the city’s circuit attorneythatpolice interfered with her investigators.
As historic cold blasts Midwest, cities focus on vulnerable, homeless
As the Midwest girdsfor days of subzero temperatures, officials arescrambling to get some of theirmostvulnerable out of the cold.
Prosecutor: Drugs or alcohol might have role in St. Louis cop’s Russian roulette shooting death
Drugs or alcohol mighthave played a role intheRussian roulette shootingdeathof a St. Louis police officer, a prosecutorsaid. She also said police officers interfered with her investigators.
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St. Louis cop Russian roulette death: Lawyer for alleged shooter calls it ‘tragic accident’
Police sayOfficer Nathaniel Hendren, 29, and Officer Katlyn Alix, 24,were playing Russian roulette when he shot her early Thursday
St. Louis cop charged in Russian Roulette shooting death of fellow officer, police say
A St. Louis police officer was charged with manslaughter Friday for allegedly shooting a colleague as the two played Russian Roulette, authorities said.
St. Louis police officer killed by colleague who ‘mishandled’ gun, authorities say
Police in St. Louis are investigating the shooting death of a24-year-old officer by a fellow cop who “mishandled” a firearm, authorities said.
In corruption-plagued Chicago, high-level shakedown charges loom over mayoral race, candidates
The latest political scandal has shockedeven hardenedveterans of Chicago’s political scene– andcast a shadow over next month’smayoral election.
Jemel Roberson: Police release name of cop who killed black security guard who was corralling a gunman
Officer Ian Covey, a four-year veteran of the Midlothian Police Department, shot 26-year-old Jemel Roberson on Nov. 11 outside Manny’s Blue Room Lounge, a bar in the neighboring suburb of Robbins, according to Police Chief Daniel Delaney.
Judge to sentence Chicago cop Jason Van Dyke for murder of Laquan McDonald
Prosecutors have asked the judge to sentence Van Dyke to at least 18 years in prison. His defense attorneyhas asked that he be releasedon probation.