Idaho police officers opened fire from behind a chain-link fence just seconds after exiting their patrol cars and critically wounded a teenage boy — described by his family as nonverbal, autistic and intellectually disabled — as he stepped toward them with a knife, video from a witness shows. Seventeen-year-old Victor Perez, who also has cerebral…
Two police officers in Virginia were shot and killed during a traffic stop late Friday night, authorities said. The Virginia Beach Police Department confirmed the fatalities in a statement posted to social media on Saturday. “We are unable to share much information at this time as this is still very much an active investigation,” the…
CHICAGO (CBS) — Sangamon County officials have reached a $10 million settlement agreement with the family of Sonya Massey, who was shot and killed in her home by a sheriff’s deputy last year after calling 911. According to a memo obtained by CBS News, county officials negotiated the $10 million settlement through mediation following “extensive…
Months after Sonya Massey’s killing, past misconduct allegations surface against sheriff’s office – CBS News Watch CBS News The Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office said Sonya Massey’s fatal shooting by a deputy was an isolated incident, but a CBS News investigation found a pattern of alleged misconduct, with dozens of complaints over the past 20 years….
CBS News Chicago Live CHICAGO (CBS/AP) — A man was shot and killed by an Indiana deputy after an altercation during a traffic stop on Sunday afternoon, Indiana State Police said. The incident happened just days after he was pardoned by President Trump for a misdemeanor related to the 2021 U.S. Capitol riot. Around 4:15…
A Florida police officer has been fired after she accidentally shot a driver with his own gun during a traffic stop. Officer Shaun Lowry, of the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, stopped driver Jason Arrington for running a red light around 5:10 p.m. on December 13, 2024, according to an internal affairs report shared by the sheriff’s…
WARNING: This story details the violent events surrounding the fatal police shooting of a man in a Winnipeg shopping area. Police shot and killed a man outside a bus shelter in a shopping area on the west side of Winnipeg on Sunday after they say he stabbed an officer in the throat. The police officer, a senior…