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Two suspects arrested after 5 people were injured in a shooting outside an Alabama bar

Two suspects arrested after 5 people were injured in a shooting outside an Alabama bar

(CNN)Two men have been arrested and charged with attempted murder after five people were injured during a shooting outside an Alabama bar early Saturday morning.Police responded to a call in downtown Tuscaloosa at 2:47 a.m. after shots were fired in a bar parking lot in Temerson Square, the Tuscaloosa Police Department said in a news release.The shooting took place outside of Roxy's Nightclub in the 2300 block of Fourth Street, police said.After reviewing video surveillance and witness statements, investigators determined that Joe Nathan Brothers Jr., 22, and Joshua Marquese Coston, 23,...

April 3, 2021
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An unarmed man was shot by a Virginia deputy who gave him a ride home an hour earlier

An unarmed man was shot by a Virginia deputy who gave him a ride home an hour earlier

(CNN)An unarmed man was shot by a Virginia sheriff's deputy about an hour after the same deputy gave the man a ride home, Virginia State Police confirmed to CNN.An attorney for Isiah Brown, 32, said his client was shot while on the phone with 911 after the deputy -- who had returned to respond to a "domestic incident," per state police -- mistook a phone for a gun.Brown was taken to a local hospital after the shooting early Wednesday with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, according to statements from the Virginia State Police, which said its Bureau of Criminal Investigation's...

April 25, 2021
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Michigan police officer punches suspect during traffic stop arrest. Department chief defends actions | CNN

Michigan police officer punches suspect during traffic stop arrest. Department chief defends actions | CNN

By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — A Grand Rapids, Michigan, officer who is seen on bodycam footage punching a man during a March traffic stop initiated for littering has been defended by his police department.Bodycam footage of the incident, provided by an attorney for the man who was punched, Diabate Hood, shows at least four officers attempting to handcuff Hood while he is on the ground next to a stopped vehicle. One officer is seen striking Hood several times in the face with his fist. Hood screamed “my eye” multiple times.The Grand Rapids Police Department has not...

April 24, 2021
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Ohio's Republican governor announces police reform bill | CNN Politics

Ohio's Republican governor announces police reform bill | CNN Politics

By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Ohio Republican Gov. Mike DeWine said Wednesday that a police reform bill is in the works, one of several police reform efforts underway nationwide in the wake of of a former Minneapolis Police officer in the murder of George Floyd.The bill is expected to be introduced “within the next few days,” DeWine said, and will include more training for officers in areas including de-escalation and use of force, a statewide use of force incident database, an officer discipline database and a requirement for an independent investigation of...

April 21, 2021
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Two more bodies identified as search continues for missing crew of ship that capsized off Louisiana coast

Two more bodies identified as search continues for missing crew of ship that capsized off Louisiana coast

(CNN)The bodies of two men found inside a commercial vessel that capsized earlier this week off the Louisiana coast have been identified.Lafourche Parish Coroner Dr. John King identified the two men as Anthony Hartford, 53, of New Orleans and James Wallingsford, 55, of Gilbert, Louisiana.The bodies of the two men were found inside the capsized liftboat on Friday by divers contracted by , the owner of the vessel, .A man recovered from the water on Thursday near the capsized vessel was identified Friday as Ernest Williams, 69, of Arnaudville, Louisiana, Lafourche coroner chief investigator...

April 17, 2021
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A possible military explosive device washed ashore on a Florida beach | CNN

A possible military explosive device washed ashore on a Florida beach | CNN

By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — A possible military explosive training device was discovered on the shore of a popular Florida beach early Sunday.The device, believed to be a sea mine, washed ashore in Lauderdale-By-The-Sea, a small beachfront town just north of Fort Lauderdale, Broward Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Carey Codd said in a news release.Naval mines are explosive devices left underwater to damage ships or submarines.A sheriff’s deputy discovered the device while on patrol around 2:30 a.m., after which deputies secured the area and closed off a small section of...

April 5, 2021
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Florida Gov. DeSantis declares a state of emergency for Tampa-area water waste issue | CNN

Florida Gov. DeSantis declares a state of emergency for Tampa-area water waste issue | CNN

By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Evacuation orders near a Tampa-area reservoir where there still is a have been lifted, officials said Tuesday.The Tampa-area reservoir could cause structural collapse at any time, according to Manatee County Director of Public Safety Jacob Sauer, who gave an update on Saturday.Gov. Ron DeSantis on Saturday declared a state of emergency for the entire county “due to a possible breach of mixed saltwater from the south reservoir at the Piney Point facility,” . DeSantis will travel to Manatee County Sunday to meet with local officials.The leak in...

April 3, 2021
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Gov. Ron DeSantis says he'll order flags flown at half-staff to honor Rush Limbaugh | CNN

Gov. Ron DeSantis says he'll order flags flown at half-staff to honor Rush Limbaugh | CNN

By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Florida’s governor announced he’ll order flags in the state flown at half-staff to honor the late conservative radio host , whom he called “an absolute legend” and “a great person.”“Once the date of interment for Rush is announced, we’re going to be lowering the flags to half-staff,” Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday at a news conference in West Palm Beach.The governor said the honor is “what we do when there’s things of this magnitude.”The move doesn’t seem to fit the , which calls for flags to be flown at half-staff “in the event of the death of...

February 21, 2021
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Former Columbus, Ohio, police officer who shot Andre Hill pleads not guilty, bond set at $3M

Former Columbus, Ohio, police officer who shot Andre Hill pleads not guilty, bond set at $3M

(CNN)Adam Coy, the former Columbus, Ohio, police officer who , entered a not guilty plea to a count of murder in the commission of a felony and other charges at his arraignment Friday. Coy appeared virtually from Franklin County Jail -- wearing a tan jumpsuit and face mask -- and a judge set bond at $3 million and ordered that he have no contact with police officers or witnesses in his case. The case centers on about a man who had been sitting in his SUV for an extended period, repeatedly turning his engine on and off.Coy fatally shot Hill, who was Black, within seconds of their encounter...

December 31, 2020
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The Minneapolis police officer who knelt on George Floyd's neck had 18 previous complaints against him, police department says | CNN

The Minneapolis police officer who knelt on George Floyd's neck had 18 previous complaints against him, police department says | CNN

By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — The former Minneapolis police officer seen in a video with his knee on had 18 prior complaints filed against him with the Minneapolis Police Department’s Internal Affairs, according to the police department.It’s unclear what the internal affairs complaints against the officer, Derek Chauvin, were for. MPD did not provide additional details.Chauvin was arrested Friday and charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter, according to the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office. Chauvin was fired earlier this week, along with three other MPD...

May 28, 2020
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