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"St. Paul Man Charged in Police Officer's Air-Gun Shooting" from TwinCities.com (Pioneer Press):

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Robert Scott Wood, 53, taunted and threatened police, brandished a knife and a rifle with a scope, tried to stab a police dog and yelled, "Just shoot me and get this over with," according to a criminal complaint filed in Ramsey County District Court that also charged him with first-degree assault.

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Wood went back in the house, Pira heard another snapping sound and saw Talley, an 18-year veteran of the force, grab his right cheek before yelling, "I'm hit."

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Wood eventually was coaxed out of the house by crisis negotiators after two hours of negotiation, walked outside with his hands up and then knelt on the ground, apparently naked, about 4:30 p.m. Friday. No one else was injured.

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"Will Wisconsin Stay Peaceful After Cop Kills Unarmed Teen?" from CBS News:

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On Saturday, several dozen protesters holding signs and chanting "Black Lives Matter" - a slogan adopted by activists and protesters nationwide after recent officer-involved deaths of unarmed blacks - marched from the police department to the neighborhood where the shooting took place.
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Koval said police responded to a call about 6:30 p.m. Friday of a person jumping into traffic. A second call to police said the man was "responsible for a battery," Koval said. Kenny went to an apartment and forced his way inside after hearing a disturbance. Koval said the officer fired after being assaulted by Robinson; Koval said he couldn't say how many shots were fired because it is part of the investigation.

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Wisconsin's online courts database shows that Robinson, a 2014 graduate of Sun Prairie High School, pleaded guilty to felony armed robbery in October and was sentenced in December to three years' probation. A police report said he was among four teenagers arrested in a home invasion in which the suspects were seen entering an apartment building with a long gun and ran with electronics and other property. A shotgun and a "facsimile" handgun were recovered, according to the report.

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"Fraternity's House Mom Sings N-Word" from CNN:

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The Oklahoma Daily, the university's student newspaper, posted a Vine dating from 2013 that shows an older woman talking over a rap song, saying "ni****" seven times in quick succession.

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The woman, who is seated with an Oklahoma shirt behind her, laughs before repeating the racial epithet. The sound of "All Gold Everything" from Trinidad James -- a black, Atlanta-based rapper -- can be heard in the background.

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"South Carolina Officer is Charged with Murder in Black Man's Death" from :

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A white police officer in North Charleston, S.C., was charged with murder on Tuesday after a video surfaced showing him shooting and killing an apparently unarmed black man in the back while he ran away.

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The officer, Michael T. Slager, 33, had said he feared for his life because the man took his stun gun in a scuffle after a traffic stop on Saturday. A video, however, shows the officer firing eight times as the man fled. The North Charleston mayor announced the state charges at a news conference Tuesday evening.

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"Tulsa Reserve Deputy who Fatally Mistook Gun for a Taser Turns Himself In" from The Washington Post:

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Bates is not a real police officer. He's a reserve sheriff's deputy. And some fear he wasn’t qualified to be one.
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Bates, who worked for a year as a police officer in 1964-65, served as chairman of the Re-elect Sheriff (Stanley) Glanz Committee in 2012 and donated $2,500 to Glanz's campaign that year.

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