DA’s Office Determines 2021 Fatal Pittsburg Police Shooting Was Justified
The Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office said Pittsburg police officers were justified in the 2021 shooting of Patrick Watkins....
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Nov
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Nov
DA Won’t Press Charges in 2020 Richmond Police Shooting
The use of force by police resulting in Juan Carlos Ayon Barraza's 2020 death in Richmond was "reasonable under the ...
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Oct
District Attorney Won’t File Charges Over Tyrell Wilson Shooting
The Danville police officer who is currently in prison for shooting and killing one man will not face charges in a second man's shooting death....
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Sep
‘The Bullet Was Chest High’: Woman Narrowly Escapes Pittsburg Road Rage Shooting
Arionna White, a 27-year-old poet, actress and single mom of two, recounts her conversation with a police officer after her car was shot in an act of road rage....
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Aug
Suspect in Fatal Shooting at Richmond Park Arrested
An ongoing argument between two Oakland men boiled over into deadly violence over the weekend at a Richmond park, police said Wednesday....
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Jun
San Pablo Man Killed in Richmond Shooting
A 31-year-old San Pablo man was shot and killed Saturday night in Richmond, police said Monday. Police do not have a suspect....
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Apr
California Black Media Brings New Lens to Sacramento Shootings
An editor and reporter for California Black Media discussed the April 3 Sacramento mass shooting and how the Black community has responded....
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Jun
Mass Shooting Leaves 3 Dead as Homicides Surge in Richmond
Two suspects are wanted after eight people were shot and three of them killed, bringing Richmond's homicide total so far this year up to 11....
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Oct
WCCUSD Changes Football Game Security Following Shooting
The West Contra Costa County School District (WCCUSD) has implemented a series of changes to increase security at football games in response to violence in recent weeks, including three teenagers...
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Aug
Panel Talks Immigration, white supremacists, Shootings
In the wake of more domestic terrorist attacks, U.S. Rep. Mark DeSaulnier held a town hall meeting in Richmond to discuss immigration issues....
13
Aug
Video Games Blamed for Mass Shootings Yet Again
The recent mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton again left people searching for answers. President Donald Trump and others blamed the violence on video games, invoking a decades-old trope...
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Apr
Following Spate of Shootings, National Survivor’s Speak Movement Reaches Richmond
Narkeithia Griffin addressed the circle of about 20 community members, united by the pain that comes with losing children, siblings and friends. The vigil was held just blocks away from...
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Jun
Orlando Shooting: LGBT Community Still Lives In Fear
I think about potential violence every day. I think about how easy of targets we may be when there are dozens of us waiting in line at bars and nightclubs....
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Jul
After Charleston Shooting, Local Churches Stay Vigilant
News Report • Nancy DeVille The killing of a beloved pastor and eight churchgoers in Charleston, S.C. last month and the recent arson investigations at black churches throughout the South have...
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Apr
The Choice: Prison or Death?
Editors' Note: Over a 72-hour period last week, 3 young men - all from North Richmond - were murdered. The rash of violence sparked this reaction from one...
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