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Jun 15 2020
Headline Roundup
Death of Rayshard Brooks Ruled a Homicide
The death of a black Atlanta man, Rayshard Brooks, was ruled a homicide by the Fulton County Medical Examiner's office. Brooks was shot by police last Friday after failing a sobriety test. Brooks wrested away an officer's taser and ran with it, then was fatally shot by police after he pointed the stun gun at them. Two officers were involved in the 27-year-old's death; the officer who
Axios


Apr 17 2017
Headline Roundup
Manhunt Underway After Facebook Homicide
There is a multi-state manhunt underway for Steve Stephens who is accused of killing a man and then posting a video of the act to Facebook.
Fox News (Online News)


Oct 30 2019
Headline Roundup
New Findings Suggest Epstein's Death Was Homicide
On Wednesday Dr. Michael Baden, a former New York City medical examiner hired by Jeffrey Epstein's brother, said evidence suggests that Epstein died by strangulation. Baden says several of Epstein's injuries, including the breaking of the hyoid bone in the neck, "are extremely unusual in suicidal hangings." NYC chief medical examiner Barbara Sampson, who ruled Epstein's death a suicide after
New York Post (News)


May 22 2015
News
Suspect in quadruple homicide arrested in D.C.
The Savopoulos family thanked law enforcement and firefighters on Friday, hours after police arrested a suspect sought in the killings of three of its members and a housekeeper in a Northwest Washington home.
Washington Post
Jun 01 2020
Headline Roundup
Two Autopsies Rule George Floyd Death a Homicide, but Offer Separate Reasons
An independent autopsy commissioned by George Floyd's family concluded that Floyd died of asphyxiation and suffocation, while an autopsy from the Hennepin County Medical Examiner attributed Floyd's death to a heart attack brought on by the manner of his arrest. The results of each autopsy, which were released Monday, called Floyd's death in police custody last week a homicide; Floyd died after
CBS News (Online)


Aug 03 2021
News
What Philadelphia Reveals About America’s Homicide Surge
Nakisha Billa’s son was still a baby when she decided to make their first flight to safety. It was early in 2000 and she and Domonic were living in the North Philadelphia neighborhood of Kensington, which had long suffered some of the highest crime rates in the city. Billa was 22, proud to be living in her own place after having been raised in West Philadelphia mostly by her grandparents, and
ProPublica
Jul 08 2021
Fact Check
House GOP’s Misplaced Blame for Rising Homicides
On Twitter, the House Republican Conference posted an image of rising homicide rates in seven cities with this bit of misleading commentary: “Welcome to President Biden’s America.”
Homicides are on the rise, but the increase started last year when Donald Trump was president. According to data compiled by the Major Cities Chiefs Association, the number of homicides rose 33% in 66 major
FactCheck.org
Jun 15 2020
News
Police killing of Rayshard Brooks in Atlanta ruled a homicide
Authorities in Georgia ruled Sunday that the fatal police shooting of Rayshard Brooks outside an Atlanta Wendy's was a homicide.
Brooks, 27, died after he was shot twice in the back on Friday, the Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office said in a statement. Brooks was shot after a confrontation with two Atlanta police officers in the parking lot.
Police had been summoned there on
NBC News (Online)
Apr 17 2017
News
Multistate manhunt underway for suspect in Facebook homicide video
Local, state and federal law enforcement are frantically searching for a suspect accused of shooting and killing a 74-year-old man Sunday in Cleveland and then posting a video of the coldblooded slaying on Facebook.
Washington Post
Apr 17 2017
News
Search for suspect in Facebook homicide video widens to 5 states
A man who allegedly killed an elderly father after he had enjoyed an Easter meal with his children -- then posted a video of the killing on Facebook -- may no longer be in the Cleveland area, police said Monday.
CNN (Online News)