DON THOMPSON / The Associated PressMar 5, 2019
California's attorney general finds that the officers reasonably believed the unarmed black man had a gun as he approached them. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
DONALD THOMPSON / The Associated PressMar 2, 2019
Officers Terrance Mercadal and Jared Robinet have said they thought Clark had a gun but investigators found only a cellphone. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 1, 2018
After police shot to death the unarmed 22-year-old, the Sacramento Kings and Boston Celtics release a public service announcement in which players call for unity and accountability in the face of police violence. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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MICHAEL WAGAMAN / The Associated PressMar 31, 2018
Demonstrators block entrances to the team's arena on game nights as a wave of protests follows the fatal shooting by police of an unarmed black man. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
DON THOMPSON and SOPHIA BOLLAG / The Associated PressMar 30, 2018
The finding calls into question the assertion by police in Sacramento, Calif., that the black man was facing officers and moving toward them when he was killed. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigMar 29, 2018
Discussions of gun violence and the regulations needed to curb it are incomplete unless they include an analysis of how racism plays a role. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
DON THOMPSON / The Associated PressMar 26, 2018
The grandmother of an unarmed black man killed by Sacramento police calls for changes in the way police confront suspects. She says officers could have used a police dog or a Taser against her grandson. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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