Police say a transgender black man in Florida was fatally shot after pointing a gun at an officer
Tony McDade, 38, was shot and killed by a Tallahassee police officer Wednesday after McDade fatally stabbed his next-door neighbour 21-year-old Malik Jackson, news outlets reported. McDade went by male pronouns on Facebook and local LGBTQ organizations identified McDade as a transgender man.
During a news conference, Revell said there was no indication that the shooting was racially motivated nor was there an indication that the shooting was unjustified.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
'My cousin's not jumping,' family questions police involvement in woman's fatal fallRelatives of a 29-year-old woman who fell from the balcony of a High Park apartment tower Wednesday night say she would never want to harm herself and are questioning the role of responding police officers in how she died.
Read more »
Toronto’s police chief calls for expedited investigation into woman’s fatal fall from balconyChief Saunders’s call comes with protests planned in support of the family of Regis Korchinski-Paquet and some raising parallels to George Floyd, a black man’s death that came during an arrest in Minneapolis
Read more »
7 shot at Louisville protest over fatal police shootingAt least seven people were shot Thursday night in Louisville as protesters turned out to demand justice for Breonna Taylor, a black woman fatally shot by police in her home in March.
Read more »
‘Unfounded allegations’: Toronto police union comments after woman’s fatal fall from balconyThe exact circumstances surrounding Korchinski-Paquet’s death remain unclear, but many people are alleging she was pushed off the balcony by police officers.
Read more »
Ontario police watchdog to probe woman’s fatal fall from Toronto high-rise buildingThe family of the woman, Regis Korchinski-Paquet, 29, say they have questions about the role police – who were with her when she fell – played in the death
Read more »