51. The decision not to prosecute a Hartford police officer in the shooting of a teen-age suspect only exacerbated criticism of the way police shootings in Connecticut are investigated. 52. The Department of Justice is currently conducting probes in St. Louis and Cincinnati prompted by recent police shootings. 53. The group dropped its lawsuit after the city vowed to revive a review board to investigate police shootings. 54. The officer will not be identified until a grand jury considers whether the shooting was justified, which is common practice after a police shooting, Sackett said. 55. The panel was appointed last fall by Police Chief Benny Napoleon after a string of deadly police shootings of civilians. 56. The U.S. Justice Department is investigating deadly police shootings of civilians, questionable treatment of inmates and wholesale arrests of homicide witnesses. 57. Thirteen current and former Miami police officers were named in an indictment unsealed Friday alleging they helped cover up wrongdoing in police shootings. 58. While police shootings declined in the past several years, a higher percentage of those shot were unarmed. 59. After four fatal police shootings already this year, the latest deaths have prompted calls for a public inquiry into police training and use of weapons. 60. The report called on the commissioner of police to open inquests into all police shootings. |
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