POLICE SHOOTING

Police Shooting-Minneapolis Minneapolis police officers gather outside the door to a third floor apartment where a young man was in a standoff with police late Wednesday night, July 13, 2022 and into Thursday morning. Officials say police in Minneapolis fatally shot a man, ending an hourslong standoff at an apartment building that began with a shooting before officers arrived. (Jeff Wheeler/Star Tribune via AP) (Jeff Wheeler)MINNEAPOLIS — (AP) — Police fatally shot a man early Thursday, ending an hourslong standoff at a Minneapolis apartment building that began with a shooting before officers arrived, officials said. Authorities negotiated with the man for about six hours before police shot him, said Minneapolis Police Department spokesman Garrett Parten. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is leading the investigation into the shooting by Minneapolis police.

Authorities say a Black man was unarmed when Akron police chased him on foot and killed him in a hail of gunfire, but officers believed he had shot at them earlier from a vehicle and feared he was preparing to fire again.

A Florida man was fatally shot by a police officer after refusing to drop two knives in a confrontation inside an apartment.

A Titusville police officer is now facing a manslaughter charge for a deadly shooting in December, according to the Brevard-Seminole State Attorney's Office.

Police Shooting Michigan A TV display shows video evidence of a Grand Rapids police officer struggling with and shooting Patrick Lyoya at Grand Rapids City Hall on Wednesday, April 13, 2022. Lyoya, 26, was shot and killed about 8:10 a.m., on April 4, after what police said was a traffic stop. Records released Friday by Grand Rapids police show Christopher Schurr received more than a dozen letters of recognition since becoming an officer in 2015. The contract between Grand Rapids and the police union allows expungement of older records if officers complete two years without a disciplinary action. Lyoya, 26, was on the ground when Schurr shot him after demanding that he take his hand off the officer's Taser, according to video.

Police Shooting Michigan This undated photo provided by Ben Crump Law shows Patrick Lyoya. The union representing police officers in a Michigan city is defending the officer who shot Patrick Lyoya in the back of the head. "(photo courtesy of Ben Crump Law via AP) (Uncredited)GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — (AP) — The union representing police officers in a Michigan city is defending the officer who shot Patrick Lyoya in the back of the head. Schurr told Lyoya that he had stopped the vehicle because the license plate didn't match the car. The union said on Facebook that it "stands with Officer Schurr and will continue to give him and his family whatever support they need."

Police Shooting Michigan A TV display shows video evidence of a Grand Rapids police officer struggling with and shooting Patrick Lyoya at Grand Rapids City Hall on Wednesday, April 13, 2022. (Grand Rapids Police Department) (Uncredited)GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — (AP) — A Michigan police chief reversed course Monday and publicly identified the officer who fatally shot Patrick Lyoya in the back of the head during an April 4 traffic stop. The Grand Rapids officer is Christopher Schurr, Chief Eric Winstrom said. Lyoya, 26, a Black man and native of Congo, was killed after a struggle with the white officer. ___Find the AP's full coverage of the fatal police shooting of Patrick Lyoya: https://apnews.com/hub/patrick-lyoyaCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.

A South Carolina police K-9 officer, volunteer firefighter and emergency medical technician has been shot and killed while responding to a domestic disturbance.

Civil rights attorney Ben Crump is representing the family of Patrick Lyoya, who was shot and killed by a GRPD officer on April 4. (Cory Morse/The Grand Rapids Press via AP) (Cory Morse)DETROIT — (AP) — Lawyers for the family of Patrick Lyoya, an unarmed Black man killed by police in western Michigan, said they will release results from an independent autopsy Tuesday. Lyoya's death has outraged his family as well as many people who have watched video of the confrontation with an officer. Lyoya's funeral is planned for Friday at Renaissance Church of God in Christ in Grand Rapids. ___Find the AP's full coverage of the fatal police shooting of Patrick Lyoya: https://apnews.com/hub/patrick-lyoyaCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.

Peter Lyoya brought his family from Congo to the U.S. in 2014 to escape violence.

Winter Park police released the body-camera video Wednesday from two officers involved in a deadly shooting at a wedding reception in February.

The Daytona Beach Police Department said a man was killed in an officer-involved shooting in the area of Ridgewood Avenue and Beville Road, according to investigators.

Sunday's caravan of about 50 vehicles was organized by the Racial Justice Network and other police accountability groups. Some in the caravan then gathered in a neighborhood outside what's believed to be the home of interim Police Chief Amelia Huffman. They also called for Huffman's resignation, the Star Tribune reported. Locke was fatally shot Wednesday when a SWAT team entered a downtown Minneapolis apartment without knocking. For copyright information, check with the distributor of this item, Star Tribune.

A New York City police officer gravely wounded in a Harlem shooting that took his partner’s life has also died of his injuries.

Testimony resumed in the murder trial for accused cop killer Markeith Loyd. The jury will be handed the case Tuesday.

Authorities say someone opened fire on a police sergeant as he attempted to stop a vehicle while on patrol in North Miami Beach.

Markeith Loyd stands trial for murder in the death of Orlando police Lt. Debra Clayton.

An Ocala police sergeant opens fire on a gunman while chasing him.

Officials say a Florida woman was killed when two police officers opened fire after stopping a vehicle that had been stolen.

Jacob Blake Jr. was shot seven times by a Kenosha police officer in August 2020, three months after George Floyd was killed by police in Minnesota. Blake's shooting set off days of violent protests in the city of about 100,000 people located midway between Chicago and Milwaukee. Blake was shot by Kenosha police Officer Rusten Sheskey after he and two other Kenosha officers tried to arrest Blake on an outstanding warrant. Kyle Rittenhouse faces two charges of felony murder and one charge of attempted felony murder in the attack that left Blake "furious" and "angry." “For the reasons they said they shot me, they had every reason to shoot him, but they didn’t,” Blake said.

A man accused of shooting a Daytona Beach police officer in the head has been extradited back to Florida.

LAKELAND, Fla. – A Florida police officer fatally shot a man Sunday seconds after the man had fatally shot a woman, authorities said. When they arrived, they found Howayne T. Gayle, 35, pointing a gun at a 37-year-old woman in the parking lot, officials said. When the woman, whose name was not released, saw the officers, she started toward them, according to authorities. Gayle shot her, police said. Officer Brent Behrens immediately shot Gayle, who died at the scene.

Cloud police officer who fatally shot a man who was running through the streets covered in blood after he stabbed a 9-year-old girl and carved his initials into her forehead will not face charges. Body camera video shows Jah'Sean Hodge running toward St. Cloud Police Department)The child said she didn’t know why Hodge attacked her and all he said was, “It was you” but she didn’t know what he meant by that. Cloud Police Department)During the initial weeks of the investigation, there was speculation that someone other than Hodge attacked the child. The department refuted those rumors shortly after the shooting and released graphic body camera video, up-close photos of the girl’s extensive injuries, pictures of the bloodied weapons used during the attack and more evidence.

The Monday afternoon shooting death of Dijon Kizzee in South Los Angeles prompted a peaceful protest hours later. Guardado's family filed a wrongful death lawsuit on Monday against the county, the Sheriff's Department and deputies involved in the shooting. The Sheriffs Department has not released Kizzees name, but two relatives confirmed his identity. You dont take care of us, said Kizzees aunt, Fletcher Fair, addressing the Sheriff's Department. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, the largest in the nation, does not have body cameras for deputies, though that soon will change.

COCOA, Fla. – Investigators with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) are investigating a police-involved shooting that left a 48–year-old man dead in Cocoa. Officials said patrol officers responded to the 2700 block of US1 around 1 a.m. Saturday after receiving reports that a woman had been run over by a vehicle. Officers on the scene observed the Jeep fleeing the scene while other officers responding to the area attempted to stop the man in the Jeep, but he hesitated and then chose to flee from officers. “Officers attempted a high-risk traffic stop, at which time the suspect put the vehicle in reverse, and disregarding the officer’s commands, began aggressively backing the vehicle toward the officers,” the Cocoa Police Department said. According to a news release, the man struck the side of one patrol vehicle while simultaneously pushing the other patrol car through a fence and down an embankment into a lake.