Houston Public MediaMar 4, 2024

Five men were shot and killed by Houston-area police officers during a recent four-day span, with three of them dying during confrontations with the Houston Police Department.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/police/2024/03/04/479610/five-men-killed-by-houston-area-police-in-span-of-four-days/

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Five men killed by Houston-area police in span of four days

At least 10 police officers fired their guns during the fatal shootings, which occurred from Thursday through Sunday in Galveston, Houston and Humble. Each of the men who died was allegedly holding a weapon at the time, with four in possession of guns and the other brandishing a knife, according to police.

Houston Public Media
NonilexFeb 21, 2023

#FatalPoliceShootings are still going up, & nobody knows why

There were only 15 days in 2022 when police did not shoot & kill someone

The number of fatal police shootings across the country rose again last year, w/officers killing 1,096 people, including a 2-y-o girl caught in a standoff.

Last year saw the most incidents since… 2015….

By Steven Rich, Andrew Ba Tran & Jennifer Jenkins
#PoliceReform
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2023/02/21/fatal-police-shootings-increase-2022/

Fatal police shootings are still going up, and nobody knows why

The number rose again last year, with police killing 1,096 people, including a 2-year-old, the youngest to die since The Post began tracking fatal shootings.

The Washington Post
Matthias MonroyFeb 9, 2023
Sanctions from #Iran felt in #Germany:
Tehran puts #Dortmund's police chief Gregor Lange on a terror list.
The motives remain nebulous. But the background is probably the police murder of 16-year-old Mohammed Lamine Dramé from #Senegal:
https://digit.site36.net/2023/02/09/sanctions-from-iran-german-police-chief-on-terror-list
#FatalPoliceShootings
Sanctions from Iran: German police chief on terror list – Matthias Monroy