Crime, Law and Justice

Three white men are accused of murdering Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man shot and killed as he was jogging down a residential street after being chased by pickup trucks. Jury selection begins Monday.

The lawsuit alleges that authorities in Kenosha not only knew that armed vigilantes planned to patrol the protest attended by Black Lives Matter supporters, but also encouraged their participation.

Skylar Hunter, 31, and his father Jamie Hunter, 51, were found dead early Saturday morning at a rural residence north of Brookston, Minn. The St. Louis County Sheriff's Office says the suspect in the killings, 31-year-old Cody Pirila, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound following a police chase.

At least five people charged in the riot at the U.S. Capitol have chosen to defend themselves in court. In doing so, they're brushing aside federal judges’ repeated warnings about the risks of trying to navigate their high-stakes cases without a lawyer. 

Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man, was shot and killed as he jogged through a neighborhood near Brunswick, Ga., in 2020. Three white men in pickup trucks pursued him and then confronted him.

Speaking at the a memorial service for fallen law enforcement officers, the president acknowledged the pain that accompanies losing a loved one. He also pushed again for police reform.

Two men were found dead early Saturday outside a rural residence in Culver Township, north of Brookston, Minn. Officials say a third man, who was a suspect, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound a few miles away from the scene.

Jamal Lindsey Smith now faces first-degree murder, which carries an automatic sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole. Authorities allege Smith fired a fatal shot through Jay Boughton's driver's side window as the man drove home from a youth baseball game with his son on July 6.

Six people were shot and injured in Minneapolis in three separate incidents that occurred within 45 minutes of each other. Police say the medical conditions of all the victims were not immediately known.

Attorneys for the former Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot a woman who called 911 to report a possible rape behind her home are asking a judge to sentence him to 41 months on a manslaughter charge, the lightest penalty recommended under state sentencing guidelines, according to documents filed Thursday.