Killings

Guns smuggled from the US are blamed for a surge in killings on more Caribbean islands

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Guns smuggled from the US are blamed for a surge in killings on more Caribbean islands

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Dozens of troopers and police fanned out throughout a neighborhood on a latest evening within the Turks & Caicos Islands simply days after the archipelago reported a file 40 killings this yr. They have been on the hunt for criminals and unlawful weapons fueling a surge of violence throughout … Read more

Emails Show Walz Struggled With Police Reform After George Floyd, Daunte Wright Killings — ProPublica

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Emails Show Walz Struggled With Police Reform After George Floyd, Daunte Wright Killings — ProPublica

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every week. Reporting Highlights Behind the Scenes: Democrats portray Gov. Tim Walz as a progressive hero. Republicans call him an extremist. Emails obtained by ProPublica and … Read more