Irvo Otieno, 28, died March 6 at a state psychiatric hospital, where three employees also are charged, officials say.
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Father, son get life for hate crime in Ahmaud Arbery’s death
The killing shattered their Georgia community and became part of a larger national reckoning over racial injustice.
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Former officer gets 2 1/2 years for violating Floyd’s rights
Thomas Lane held the Black man’s legs as Officer Derek Chauvin pinned his neck with his knee for nearly 9 1/2 minutes on May 25, 2020.
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Judge delays trial of 2 former officers in Floyd killing until 2023
A jury consultant says the reason for the postponement seems like a ‘strange rationale.’
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Harris tells Buffalo mourners: Stand up to injustice
In all, 13 people were shot in the supermarket attack, which federal authorities are investigating as a hate crime.
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Buffalo shooting leaves neighborhood without a grocery store
The fact that there are no other options shows the racial and economic divide that existed long before the killings.
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Ex-officer pleads guilty to manslaughter in Floyd killing
The deal comes during a week when the country is focused on the deaths of 10 Black people in Buffalo, New York, at the hands of an 18-year-old white man.
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Video shows Michigan officer on Black man’s back fatally shooting him
‘He arrived … as a refugee with his family fleeing violence. He had his whole life ahead of him.’ the governor says.
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Sentencing, state trial loom for ex-officers in Floyd’s killing
A federal investigation into the Minneapolis Police Department is also ongoing.
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‘Stand your ground’ self-defense laws proliferate across U.S.
A study finds the statute linked with as many as 700 additional firearm killings each year.