Criminal Justice
For Kentucky State Police, Lots of Shootings Draw Little Scrutiny
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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.