police shootings

There’s a city office in Madison responsible for investigating and monitoring the local police department. It's looking into the July police shooting of Corey Ruiz.

The police killing of a Black man in Madison last week has some residents doubtful that there will be any accountability.

"CYCLE" is a documentary exploring the the 2019 shooting of Ty'Rese West by Mount Pleasant Patrol Sergeant Eric Giese and it's aftermath.

Columbus, Ohio, police officers who were in town for the RNC shot and killed a Milwaukee man while they were debriefing the day's events about a mile away from the convention. The shooting sparked community protests and calls for answers from the MPD.

On the last day of the RNC, people rallied in Milwaukee, speaking out against police violence. They called for justice for Samuel ‘Jah’ Sharpe Jr., who was shot and killed by police earlier this week, and D’Vontaye Mitchell, who was killed after being restrained by hotel security guards in June.

The MPD announced Wednesday that it has made changes to operations for the rest of the Republican National Convention, but Angela Lang, executive director of Black Leaders Organizing for Communities, says the city must be held accountable for the shooting.

Officials say police officers have shot and killed a person in Milwaukee about five blocks outside of the Republican National Convention’s outer security perimeter.

A new bill in the Wisconsin legislature could charge people for access to police body camera footage. The bill is part of a larger effort that could threaten public transparency in favor of police privacy.

Last night, the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression protested outside the police union offices. Coming up, hear why the group is picketing the MPA.

Jayland Walker, a 25-year-old Black man, was unarmed when he was killed by police who shot him dozens of times in Akron, Ohio. A Saturday rally at Lucille Berrien Park will honor Walker and the relatives of people killed by police in the Milwaukee area.