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Wake County DA Concludes That Raleigh Man Akiel Denkins Was Shot By Cop In Self Defense

Rebecca Lawrence April 15, 2016 #BlackLivesMatter

The family of Akiel Denkins, the black man shot four times by Raleigh police officer D.C. Twiddy on February 29, will not be getting justice for the loss of a loved one in criminal court. The Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman announced Wednesday morning that Twiddy will not be …

Protest Erupts In Chicago After Officer Shoots And Kills 16-Year-Old Pierre Loury

Rebecca Lawrence April 13, 2016 #BlackLivesMatter, Crimes Against Children, Police Brutality

Pierre Loury was a 16-year-old high school student in the Homan Square neighborhood of Chicago

Chicago now reels from the loss of 16-year-old Pierre Loury, the third person to die this year in a Chicago police-involved shooting. An officer whose identity has not yet been released to the public fatally shot Loury in the chest Monday night after a brief foot chase. The officer says …