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Deputy who shot Sonya Massey was ‘ticking time bomb,’ family lawyer says

Deputy Sean Grayson’s DUI convictions meant he wasn’t even permitted to travel to Canada, lawyer Antonio Romanucci said on Wednesday. So why was he given a gun?

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Sonya Massey was killed by bullet to the head less than an hour after calling 911, autopsy shows

The 36-year-old mother of two was shot dead a mere 32 minutes after letting cops inside her home

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Cop described fatal shooting of Black woman who’d called 911 for help as ‘self-inflicted’ in initial dispatch

‘Just to confirm: self-inflicted?’ a police dispatcher asks, to which a voice replies, ‘Self-inflicted’

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A Black mother confronted a neighbour for scolding her son. Then she was shot dead

Ajike Owens, 35, was fatally shot by her white neighbour after she confronted her for allegedly throwing skates at her son. Now, Susan Louise Lorincz is facing manslaughter charges. Andrea Blanco reports

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A Black mother confronted a neighbour for scolding her son. She was shot dead

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Ajike Owens: A Black mother confronted a neighbour for scolding her son. She was shot dead

Ajike Owens, 35, was fatally shot by her white neighbour after she confronted her for allegedly throwing skates at her son. According to an incident report by Ocala, Florida, investigators, Owens’ manner of death was a homicide but an arrest has yet to be made in the case. Andrea Blanco…

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Gwyneth Paltrow and Kim Kardashian voice outrage over shooting of Black teen Ralph Yarl

Celebrities Naomi Campbell, Halle Berry, and Viola Davis have also voiced support as outrage grows over the shooting and the treatment of the man responsible

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What we know about the shooting of Black teen who went to wrong house: ‘Ringing a doorbell is not a crime’

A Black teenager went to pick up his younger brothers from a friend’s house, accidentally rang the doorbell at the wrong address and was shot twice by a white homeowner. Now, a Missouri judge has ordered that there is enough evidence for the case to go to trial. Rachel Sharp…

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Andrew Lester: What we know about white homeowner charged with shooting Ralph Yarl

An 84-year-old man is charged with the shooting of Black teen Ralph Yarl – a shooting prosecutors believe had a ‘racial’ element. Graeme Massie and Rachel Sharp report

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Gwyneth Paltrow and Kim Kardashian voice outrage over shooting of Black teen Ralph Yarl

Celebrities Naomi Campbell, Halle Berry, and Viola Davis have also voiced support as outrage grows over the shooting and the treatment of the man responsible

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What we know about the shooting of Black teen who went to wrong house: ‘Ringing a doorbell is not a crime’

A Black teenager went to pick up his younger brothers from a friend’s house, accidentally rang the doorbell at the wrong address and was shot twice by a white homeowner. Now, protesters, celebrities and civil rights figures are demanding justice. Rachel Sharp reports

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Andrew Lester: What we know about white homeowner charged with shooting Ralph Yarl

An 84-year-old man is charged with the shooting of Black teen Ralph Yarl – a shooting prosecutors believe had a ‘racial’ element. Graeme Massie reports

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Comedian Ellyn Daniels donates $15,000 to $2.9m Ralph Yarl GoFundMe campaign

Other celebrities to donate to fund include Julianne Hough and Madonna’s manager Guy Oseary

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Halle Berry and Viola Davis voice outrage over shooting of Black teen Ralph Yarl

Celebrities Naomi Campbell, Amy Schumer, and Chrissy Teigen have also voiced support as outrage grows over the shooting and the treatment of the man responsible

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What we know about the shooting of Black teen who went to wrong house: ‘Ringing a doorbell is not a crime’

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‘Ringing a doorbell is not a crime’: What we know about the shooting of Black teen Ralph Yarl

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Remembrances, calls for reform at Irvo Otieno's funeral

Family, friends and other mourners gathered at a Virginia church to remember Irvo Otieno at a funeral service

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A hospital surveillance video shows Irvo Otieno pinned to the floor before his death

The 28-year-old Black man died at a Virginia mental health facility earlier this month. A grand jury indicted 10 deputies and hospital workers on charges of second-degree murder.

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Video shows moment deputies piled on top of Irvo Otieno before his death at psychiatric hospital

Lawyer says 28-year-old’s mother ‘feels very strongly that the public should see what happened to her son’

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Crump calls for ‘swift justice,’ criminal charges in Raleigh tasing death of Darryl Williams

RALEIGH, N.C. — Civil rights attorney Ben Crump demanded Thursday that “swift justice be taken” and that the Raleigh police officers who tased Darryl “Tyree” Williams be fired and charged with manslaughter.

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