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The Vallejo community protests after cops shoot and kill Mario Romero, 23, and injure Joseph Johnson

“More than 150 people gathered for more than two hours to decry Vallejo’s latest fatal officer-involved shooting. In this one, 23-year-old Mario Romero, known as “Papaya” by friends, died before dawn Sunday and his brother-in-law, Joseph Johnson, 21, was shot through his hip and hospitalized. During the rally, the police department released information to the […]

NYPD shoots 10 people outside of Empire State Building – only 1 was their target

“New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said all nine bystanders wounded in Friday’s Empire State Building shooting had been hit with police gunfire, CNN reported Saturday morning. According to Kelly, of the nine wounded, three suffered gunshot wounds and six were hit by fragments. Gunfire broke out shortly after 9 a.m. on Friday when a […]

San Bernadino Cops shoot victims on 4 spearate occasions in less than a week – Dennis Allen Clore, 54, killed; Theodore Wann, 23, killed; Eddie Herrera, 35, critical; Enrique Mendez, 35, condition unknown

“San Bernardino Police officers shot and wounded a man Friday night making it the second officer-involved-shooting in the city in the three days. Eddie Herrera, 35, was last listed in critical condition after he was shot by a officer at about 10:30 p.m. at the intersection of 15th Street and Sepulveda Avenue, said Lt. Paul […]

Dramatic video footage of NYPD shooting and killing a 51-yr-old man in the middle of Times Square

“Police shot and killed a man they say lunged at them with a knife in a confrontation that began in Times Square and drew officers and spectators on a chase that ended with shots fired near one of New York’s most crowded tourist areas. The encounter played out Saturday around 3 p.m., when officers approached […]

Update (rite-aid): Jonte Loven House, 24, shot and killed by Long Beach cops; police shot and injured a second victim

Coroner’s officials on Thursday identified a 24-year-old Long Beach man as the suspect killed in an officer-involved shooting following a takeover-style robbery at a drug store in Long Beach. Jonte Loven House was one of three suspects who stormed the 24-hour Rite-Aid, 4402 Atlantic Ave., just after 1 a.m. Wednesday. He was shot by police […]

James Hattersly, 28 shot to death by cops in Columbus, Ohio – video

“A man was shot and killed by police after allegedly pointing a gun at officers at a north-side hotel. Investigators say hotel employees called police after Hattersly pulled a gun and threatened to kill with his wife while arguing over a room key early Sunday morning. Police say Hattersly was spotted brandishing his gun when […]

Yet *another* killing in Santa Maria – cops kill Robert Padilla Reyes, 37, who they allege was holding a ‘replica gun’

“The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department has identified the man shot and killed Thursday evening by Santa Maria police after he allegedly brandished a replica firearm at officers as Robert Padilla Reyes, 37, of Santa Maria. Reyes allegedly led law enforcement officers from various agencies on a vehicle pursuit through Santa Maria, Guadalupe and Nipomo […]

Santa Maria police strike again, shooting and killing – video

“Police say they spotted the suspect’s vehicle and tried to pull it over but the driver sped away instead. The pursuit lasted about one hour. The suspect allegedly led officers on a chase at high speeds from Santa Maria into San Luis Obispo County and then back into the Santa Maria area. The pursuit finally […]

Update: Colton cop who shot and killed a man (7/31) also shot and killed Tremayne Marshawn Williams, 21, 20 days earlier

“One of the officers involved in the shooting death of a 21-year-old man Tuesday in Highland was involved in a similar fatal shooting earlier in July, authorities say. The Colton Police Department has not identified the officer but police Detective Ray Mendez said one of the officers involved in Tuesday’s shooting also was involved in […]

In Anaheim, third officer involved shooting in a week takes place – unclear if anyone was hit

“A burglary investigation in Anaheim resulted in an officer-involved shooting when a suspect drove his car at an officer today, but the target of the gunfire escaped and it was not clear if he was struck. It was the third officer-involved shooting in Anaheim in less than a week. Two fatal shootings on Saturday and […]