Tag: Police Brutality

Philando Castile’s Girlfriend Diamond Testifies In Trial Against Police Officer

Via KTLA:

Diamond Reynolds didn’t just watch her fiancé die at the hands of a police officer. She made sure the world watched, too.

There was nothing Reynolds could do to save Philando Castile. As he bled, the officer kept his gun pointed into his car. Reynolds’ only recourse was to broadcast the shooting’s aftermath on Facebook Live. Within hours, countless strangers had watched Castile’s final moments — and decried what they called excessive police force.

Now, 335 days later, Reynolds will take the stand for a second day to testify in the Minnesota officer’s manslaughter trial.

Check out the rest of this story: Philando Castile’s Girlfriend Testifies in Trial of Officer Facing Manslaughter Charge — KTLA

WATCH: Arizona Police Punches Girl In The Face

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Flagstaff officer, Jeff Bonar, is on leave after this footage went viral showing him punching a girl’s lights out during an arrest. Turns out, the girl was being uncooperative after she was evicted from their home.

Originally posted on Bossip

Video Of Alfred Olango Killing Released

Following an onslaught of demand that the images be make public, El Cajon police released a video clip showing an officer fatally shooting an unarmed Ugandan immigrant during a confrontation near the Parkway Plaza shopping center.

According to Fox 5 San Diego:

Police Chief Jeff Davis and District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis will lead an afternoon briefing during which they will disseminate the cellphone and surveillance-camera footage depicting the death of 38-year-old Alfred Olango.

Olango was mortally wounded Tuesday afternoon during a confrontation with officers behind a fast-food restaurant near the intersection of Interstate 8 and state Route 67.

The shooting sparked widespread protests on the streets of the East County city, with demonstrators insisting that Olango died at the hands of police because he was black.

On Thursday night, a demonstration at the site of the fatal encounter near the intersection of Interstate 8 and state Route 67 turned violent as protesters stopped vehicles, broke car windows and knocked a motorcycle rider to the ground.