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police shootings

Criminal Justice

For Kentucky State Police, Lots of Shootings Draw Little Scrutiny

By R.G. Dunlop and Alysia Santo (The Marshall Project) | August 19, 2021

The Kentucky State Police fatally shot 41 people from 2015 through 2020, more than any other law enforcement agency in the state.

Criminal Justice

A Year Before Fatal Encounter, LMPD Changed Policy On Shooting At Moving Vehicles

By Eleanor Klibanoff | December 28, 2020

The old policy stressed that officers should only shoot at a moving vehicle “when it does not create an unreasonable risk of harm to innocent persons.”

KyCIR Amplify: Tammy Riggs, On Waiting For Answers After LMPD Killed Her Son

By Eleanor Klibanoff | October 23, 2020

Tammy Riggs was at work when she got an alert on her phone from a local news station about a police shooting. She watched the station’s live video stream for hours. “And I didn’t know it was my son,” she said.

Top Story

New Evidence In Shelby Gazaway Shooting, But Family Has Same Questions

By Jared Bennett | September 14, 2020

Now that the prosecutor has declined to charge the officers who killed Shelby Gazaway, LMPD released the case file.

Criminal Justice

LMPD Officers Given Commendations, Back On Patrol Before Shooting Investigation Is Complete

By Jared Bennett | July 1, 2020

The officers have not been cleared of wrongdoing in the Shelby Gazaway case, but they’re back on patrol.

Breonna Taylor

LMPD Report Claims Eight Years Without Police Shootings, Omits Breonna Taylor’s Name

By Jared Bennett | June 17, 2020

Despite weeks of daily calls from protesters to “say their name,” neither Breonna Taylor nor David McAtee is listed by name in the database of police shootings that’s also riddled with inaccuracies.

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Hi, I’m Jasmine Demers, a reporter for KyCIR covering issues related to youth and social services. I’m also a corps member with Report For America, a national program that places journalists into local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues and communities.

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Hi, I’m Jasmine Demers, a reporter for KyCIR covering issues related to youth and social services. I’m also a corps member with Report For America, a national program that places journalists into local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues and communities.

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