Police shooting

Louisville, Kentucky, has banned the use of controversial “no-knock” warrants and named the new ordinance for Breonna Taylor, who was fatally shot by officers who burst into her home. The city’s Metro Council unanimously voted Thursday night to ban the controversial warrants after days of protests and calls for reform. Taylor, who was studying to become a nurse, was...

A Wethersfield police officer who shot and killed an 18-year-old after the teen sped away from a traffic stop resigned from the department in April, police said Wednesday. Officer Layau Eulizier voluntarily resigned on April 15, 2020. The resignation centers around the April 20, 2019 shooting of Anthony Vega-Cruz on the Silas Deane Highway in Wethersfield. His death prompted protests…

Calls for an outside investigation into the fatal police shooting of a Kentucky emergency medical technician are growing, two months after the 26-year-old black woman was killed in her home

Police in Indianapolis are facing protests after officers fatally shot two men and killed a pregnant pedestrian in three separate incidents just hours apart.

The man shot and killed by police in Manchester on Thursday night has been identified. Parole officers went to a home on Oak Street around 7:30 p.m. to take Jose Soto, 27, into custody for a violation of parole stemming from his conviction on first-degree robbery charges, according to Tolland state’s attorney Matthew Gedansky. Gedansky has been assigned to investigate…

A suspect involved in a police shooting in Cromwell is facing assault and interfering with an officer charges. Connecticut State Police said the situation started when a probation officer received a tip that 36-year-old Samuel Moore, who was convicted of attempted murder and robbery in 2007 and was now serving probation, had three handguns in his possession. That probation officer…

A Wethersfield police officer who shot and killed an 18-year-old after the teen sped away from a traffic stop was justified in doing so, according to a state’s attorney. Hartford State’s Attorney Gail Hardy released a report Wednesday on her investigation into the April 20, 2019 shooting of Anthony Vega-Cruz on the Silas Deane Highway in Wethersfield. Vega-Cruz initially stopped…

Friends and family rallied Friday for a 19-year-old killed by a state police trooper in West Haven.

A group of protesters marched through the streets of West Haven on Friday to demand action after last month’s state police fatal shooting of 19-year-old Mubarak Soulemane.

The family of Mubarak Soulemane, the 19-year-old who was shot and killed by a state trooper in West Haven, has announced intentions to sue the state.

A man is dead after exchanging gunfire with police after trying to carjack several cars and leading police on a chase that spanned from Norwich to Windham on Wednesday afternoon.

The call for body cameras follows a young man being shot and killed by Connecticut State Police in the city recently.

This comes three weeks after a deadly police shooting in the city involving Connecticut State Police.

Nearly three weeks after a teenager was shot and killed by Connecticut State Police in West Haven, the city’s mayor is meeting with the family to discuss what might help the community.

The family of 19-year-old Mubarek Soulemane met with the mayor of West Haven on Tuesday in the wake of the fatal state police shooting that claimed the teen’s life in January.

The Middlesex state’s attorney has released a preliminary report on the investigation into the fatal shooting of a teenager by a state police trooper earlier this month.

Loved ones of Mubarak Soulemane gathered for a memorial service for the 19-year-old on Sunday. It comes as there are growing demands for a thorough investigation into the State Police shooting of the young man in West Haven. Hundreds filled the First Calvary Baptist Church in New Haven to mourn the loss of Soulemane. Family and friends remembered Soulemane for…

Loved ones of Mubarak Soulemane gathered for a memorial service for the 19-year-old on Sunday.

To help keep you informed on the most shared and talked about stories, each Saturday and Sunday we’ll revisit five stories from the previous week, including the most recent updates. The family of a teen shot and killed by a state trooper in West Haven joined with local members of the clergy to demand an independent investigation into the...

Members of the clergy spoke after family of a teen shot and killed by police met with investigators.