Eight people have been killed in a shooting at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis. At least four people are in hospital – one with critical injuries – while two others were treated at the scene and released following the incident late on Thursday. Police earlier said multiple people were injured and had been transported to
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Former police officer Derek Chauvin has refused to testify in court over the killing of George Floyd as the defence rested its case and the murder trial was adjourned. At the start of Thursday’s proceedings Chauvin informed the court that he would not testify, invoking his 5th Amendment right not to take the stand. “Is
US President Joe Biden has announced new sanctions on the Russian government and the expulsion of 10 diplomats in retaliation for hacking and election interference. Mr Biden said Russia’s efforts to undermine free elections in the US were an “unusual and extraordinary” threat to security. The actions represent the first retaliatory measures announced against the
Derek Chauvin’s defence team was evidently relying heavily on the testimony of retired medical examiner Dr David Fowler to persuade the jurors of the former police officer’s innocence. He was the only witness called to give evidence on day 13 of the trial. The forensic pathologist, serving as an expert witness, outlined to the jury
A former police officer who fatally shot a black motorist during a traffic stop in Minnesota will be charged with second-degree manslaughter, a prosecutor has said. The incident, which saw Daunte Wright, 20, die, unfolded on Sunday just over 10 miles from where George Floyd died last year. Kim Potter, the officer who fired the
The defence has begun in the trial of the former Minneapolis police officer accused of killing George Floyd. One of the first witnesses contradicted prosecution evidence and said the force used on Mr Floyd was justified and reasonable because he kept struggling. Barry Brodd, a consultant in the use of police force, said Derek Chauvin
The rollout of the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine across Europe has been delayed, while US officials have recommended a “pause” in the use of the jab as reports of blood clots are investigated. The healthcare giant said on Tuesday it had “made the decision to proactively delay the rollout of our vaccine in Europe”.
The police officer who shot a black man after a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb has been identified as a veteran of 26 years. Kim Potter shot Daunte Wright on Sunday, on the outskirts of the same city where George Floyd was killed last year. Police chiefs believe she accidentally used her gun instead
Protests have taken place after police fatally shot a black man during a traffic stop in the Minnesota city of Brooklyn Center, just outside of Minneapolis. The man has been named by family as 20-year-old Daunte Wright. He was stopped by police on Sunday – about 10 miles from where George Floyd died during an
A US army lieutenant is to sue two Virginia police officers after they pulled their guns on him and used pepper spray during a traffic stop. The law suit has been filed by Caron Nazario in Virginia against Windsor police officers Joe Gutierrez and Daniel Crocker, and alleges that they violated his constitutional rights. It
Tiger Woods mistakenly thought he was in Florida when the golfer was interviewed by police after his recent high-speed car crash in Los Angeles, according to a report. A 22-page police report into the incident, obtained by USA TODAY Sports, showed when Deputy Kyle Sullivan interviewed Woods in hospital after the crash, he told him
Rapper DMX has died one week after suffering a “catastrophic cardiac arrest”, his family has said. The 50-year-old, whose real name was Earl Simmons, had been admitted to intensive care in New York on Friday 2 April and was initially placed on life support. Earlier this week, family, friends and fans had held a vigil
Stacey Wright is very proud of the photo she snapped of the Duke of Sussex walking his dog on the beach near his new California home. She said she happily agreed to his security team’s request not to take any further pictures – but kept the one she had already taken. As a devotee of
An expert witness has said the sheer volume of videos taken by bystanders of George Floyd’s arrest helped her establish the view that oxygen deprivation – and not opioid overdose – is what killed him. Officer Derek Chauvin is charged with the second and third-degree murder and manslaughter of Mr Floyd, following his death on
A police officer has resigned after he was filmed stuffing snow into the mouth of a suspect as he arrested him. Body cam footage shows Charles Hicks II crying for help as John Turnure forces snow into his mouth while restraining him in Akron, Ohio. Hicks, who is black, shouts “I can’t breathe sir, I
A world-renowned breathing expert has told the George Floyd murder trial that the 46-year-old died from “lack of oxygen”. Dr Martin Tobin, a lung and critical care specialist from Chicago, said in his testimony at the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin that Mr Floyd‘s breathing was too shallow to take in enough
Tiger Woods was driving at “excessive speed” when he crashed his car in Los Angeles in February, police have said. The golfer‘s vehicle was travelling at upwards of 87mph in a 45mph zone, according to the LA county sheriff’s office. He was driving at 75mph when he careered into a tree, having possibly hit the
The use of force against George Floyd should have stopped once he had been arrested and handcuffed, ex-cop Derek Chauvin’s murder trial has heard. Use-of-force expert Jody Stiger, a Los Angeles Police Department sergeant serving as a prosecution witness, said that based on his review of video evidence, Chauvin‘s knee was on Mr Floyd‘s neck
Six people from the same family have been found dead at a suburban Texas home in an apparent murder-suicide. Police officers from the town of Allen in Dallas said investigators believe brothers Tanvir Towhid, 21, and Farhan Towhid, 19, were behind the killings. Sgt Jon Felty from the Allen Police Department said one of the
Minneapolis police officers are advised to “stay away from the neck when possible” when restraining combative suspects, the murder trial of the ex-cop accused of murdering George Floyd has heard. Testimony from Derek Chauvin‘s former colleagues at the city’s police department continued on Tuesday, after the force’s chief yesterday said his actions against Mr Floyd