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At least three dead and five injured at early morning shootings in Kansas City, Missouri
Read full article: At least three dead and five injured at early morning shootings in Kansas City, MissouriPolice in Missouri investigated two shootings with multiple victims in the same area of Kansas City early Sunday morning.
Roanoke Commonwealth’s Attorney talks challenges, roadblocks to convicting offenders of violent crimes
Read full article: Roanoke Commonwealth’s Attorney talks challenges, roadblocks to convicting offenders of violent crimesRoanoke Commonwealth's Attorney Donald Caldwell sat down with 10 News to talk about the challenges his office faces when it comes to prosecuting people who commit violent crimes.
Roanoke security expert offers tips for public safety after two Virginia shootings
Read full article: Roanoke security expert offers tips for public safety after two Virginia shootingsWith the tragic shootings at a Walmart in Chesapeake and at the University of Virginia, security experts are showing people how to be prepared in an emergency.
‘We’ve got to get much more aggressive:’ Roanoke mayor speaks out about the city’s response to gun violence
Read full article: ‘We’ve got to get much more aggressive:’ Roanoke mayor speaks out about the city’s response to gun violenceA teenager’s death over the weekend and other recent shootings have Roanoke city leaders re-evaluating what’s working and what’s not in their efforts to combat gun violence.
Security program encourages people to be proactive in crisis situations
Read full article: Security program encourages people to be proactive in crisis situationsAfter several mass shootings have plagued our nation, one security expert is training a group of professionals to be prepared for the worst.
Man dead, two injured after two separate Roanoke shootings
Read full article: Man dead, two injured after two separate Roanoke shootingsA man is dead and two others are injured following two separate shootings that happened just four hours apart from each other, according to the Roanoke Police Department.
Stomp the Violence Fall Festival looking to heal and help end gun violence in Roanoke
Read full article: Stomp the Violence Fall Festival looking to heal and help end gun violence in RoanokeAn empty parking lot along Melrose Avenue will transform into a place for the Roanoke community to gather and heal on Saturday.
New Roanoke Police data shows gun violence ‘hot spots’ in the city
Read full article: New Roanoke Police data shows gun violence ‘hot spots’ in the cityNew data from the Roanoke Police Department shows the majority of gun violence occurs within less than two miles radius of the city. The new data was presented at the Tuesday night’s Gun Violence Prevention Commission meeting.
WATCH: Atlanta Police Department held press conference about fatal spa shooting
Read full article: WATCH: Atlanta Police Department held press conference about fatal spa shootingThe shootings at three massage parlors in Atlanta on Tuesday night left eight people dead and six of them reported to be Asian women. Public officials are concerned that the attacks could’ve been racially motivated.
Police contracts can stand in the way of accountability
Read full article: Police contracts can stand in the way of accountabilityA police officer engages with a protester Wednesday, July 1, 2020, in Seattle, where streets had been blocked off in an area demonstrators had occupied for weeks. Seattle police showed up in force earlier in the day at the "occupied" protest zone, tore down demonstrators' tents and used bicycles to herd the protesters after the mayor ordered the area cleared following two fatal shootings in less than two weeks. The "Capitol Hill Occupied Protest" zone was set up near downtown following the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Police contracts can stand in the way of accountability
Read full article: Police contracts can stand in the way of accountabilityCollective bargaining agreements for officers provide protections that stand in the way of accountability, even when the federal government is overseeing an agency through a consent decree, experts said. Contracts designed to ensure officers receive fair wages and benefits have spilled over into public policy. These examples bolster the hypothesis that some union contract provisions may impede effective investigations of police misconduct and shield problematic officers from discipline, Rushin said. The city entered into a settlement agreement, or consent decree, the following year and passed an accountability measure for additional oversight. One Seattle officer who benefited from the union contract in recent years was Cynthia Whitlach.
The Latest: Warren won't prosecute peaceful protesters
Read full article: The Latest: Warren won't prosecute peaceful protestersHillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren, right, speaks during a news conference Monday, June 15, 2020, in Tampa, Fla. Warren announced his decision not to prosecute dozens of protesters arrested on charges of unlawful assembly during a Black Lives Matter march on June 2. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)TOP OF THE HOUR: Florida state attorney won't prosecute peaceful protesters. State Attorney Andrew Warren in Tampa said that his office wont be filing charges against 67 protesters who were arrested two weeks ago in downtown Tampa. The prosecutors office will also work to expunge the arrest records of the protesters who were taken into custody, he said. In these unlawful assembly cases, there is no value in filing charges, Warren said at a news conference.
US nears 100,000 pandemic deaths: Does Trump feel your pain?
Read full article: US nears 100,000 pandemic deaths: Does Trump feel your pain?Now there is another, a still-growing American casualty list that has exceeded deaths from the Vietnam and Korean wars combined. Actual deaths from COVID-19 are almost certainly higher than the numbers show, an undercount to be corrected in time. It is well beyond what he told people to expect even as his public-health authorities started bracing the country in early April for at least 100,000 deaths. Unlike his emotional vice president, Joe Biden, Obama practiced his own kind of social distancing, to the point of aloofness. This, too, is not Trump's way.