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NEWS ABOUT: police shooting

police shooting stories: 4 news summaries

17-Year-Old Charged With
N. Ireland Cop's Murder

Boy also accused of membership in Continuity IRA

Mar 24, 09 6:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - A 17-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of a policeman in Northern Ireland earlier this month, reports the Telegraph. Stephen Carroll was shot dead on March 9 in the first killing of a police officer in the region in 12 years. The youth, who has not been named,... More »

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Northern Ireland • United Kingdom • police • murder • police shooting • Continuity IRA

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 Fourth Oakland 
 Officer Brain Dead 


Mar 22, 09 2:31 PM CDT
(AP) - A fourth Oakland police officer was declared brain dead today after a parolee with a "criminal history" opened fire at a traffic stop and later gunned down members of a team searching for him. Oakland Police officer John Hege, 41, was gravely injured yesterday, capping a day of violence... More »

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Oakland • police shooting

(Newser) - More than 1,000 protesters took to the streets of downtown Oakland this evening to protest the New Year's Day shooting of an unarmed black man by a transit officer, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The protest comes hours after the officer, who has since resigned, was arrested and charged... More »

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Oakland • police brutality • BART • police shooting

 Cop Victim's 
 Mom Pleads 
 for Calm 

Rioters trash streets in Oakland after officer shoots unarmed man in BART station

Jan 9, 09 2:16 AM CST
(Newser) - The family of a 22-year-old man shot dead by police at an Oakland BART station have appealed for calm following violent protests, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. Hundreds of businesses and cars have been trashed and 105 people arrested in disturbances. Prosecutors are considering filing criminal charges against the... More »

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Oakland • Ron Dellums • riots • Taser • BART • Oscar Grant • police shooting • Johannes Mehserle

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