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Prominent Programmer Dies In Apparent Suicide After Violent Encounter With San Francisco Police
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — A prominent member of the open source programming community died in an apparent suicide on Monday, days after a violent encounter with San Francisco police that led to his arrest.Ian Murdock, 42, was best known for his contributions to the...
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Las Vegas cop couple wakes up and ‘accidentally’ fires 27 rounds at mother who lives with them
North Las Vegas police said that no charges are expected to be filed against an off-duty officer and her husband, who is in the police academy, after they shot a female family member. KTNV reported that the Las Vegas police officer and her husband were asleep on...
STOCKTON Emotions run high after man gunned down
STOCKTON — An emotional crowd gathered at a north Stockton apartment complex where a man was fatally shot Wednesday night, crying, screaming, pounding on vehicles in the parking lot and in one case hurling expletives at police. The shooting occurred about 7:15 p.m. in...
Spike Lee to Black Lives Matter: It Wasn’t a Cop That Executed 9-Year-Old Tyshawn Lee
In an extended interview on Meet the Press, film director Spike Lee said he wanted his new film, Chi-Raq, to touch on “black-on-black violence” and make the point that “it’s not always policemen” killing black people. Spike Lee argued that black activist groups like...
Cops: Mom shot, killed daughter mistaken for intruder
St. Cloud Police Cpl. Claude Campbell, Jr. placed a breathless 911 call late Tuesday evening as his step-daughter lay unconscious in his 10th Street home. He tells the dispatcher that 27-year-old Ashley Doby has "passed out. She has a pacemaker. She has a heart...
Woman points fake gun at Connecticut police, arrested without incident
Connecticut woman was arrested after circling a police department with a fake gun and pointing it at officers on Christmas Eve. According to police, the woman, 66-year-old Elaine Rothenberg, pointed the fake gun at civilians and asked them if they were police officers...
ENHANCED VIDEO OF TAMIR RICE SHOOTING
Jonathan Abady, attorney for Tamir Rice’s family, speaks with Alex Witt about the probe into the shooting death of the 12-year-old, as well as what the footage may mean to a grand jury. See how this video on MSNBC could impact the grand jury.
TEXAS TO BECOME 45TH STATE TO PASS OPEN CARRY LAW
AUSTIN, Texas -- Despite its reputation as the trigger-happy heart of American gun culture, Texas is late to the open carry party, at least when it comes to handguns. On New Year's Day, it'll become the 45th state to legalize carrying a pistol in plain sight. The...
Uncle accidentally shoots 2-year-old niece in the face while trying out new Christmas gift
12/27/2015 A 2-year-old girl in Oregon was rushed to the hospital after being shot in the face on Christmas morning by her uncle. The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office said officers received a 911 call just after 11:00 a.m. on Friday informing them that a child had...
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