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Police accountability

The investigation into the shooting, the release of footage, and the potential for misconduct charges against the involved officers.

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Jan 25, 2026
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What do the verified videos of the Alex Pretti shooting show frame by frame?

Verified bystander videos, analyzed frame by frame by multiple outlets, standing with a phone, being shoved and then wrestled to the ground by several federal agents, and then being shot while on or n...

Jan 12, 2026
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What do Justice Department and DHS use‑of‑force policies say about shooting at vehicles in detail?

The Justice Department's Justice Manual and Department of Homeland Security use-of-force directives tightly restrict shooting at moving vehicles: deadly force cannot be used merely to stop a fleeing s...

Jan 13, 2026
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What was the outcome of Mohamed Noor’s criminal trial and sentencing?

Mohamed Noor was convicted in 2019 of third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter for the 2017 fatal shooting of Justine Ruszczyk (also known as Justine Damond) and was initially sentenced to 1...

Jan 24, 2026

ICU nurse in Minneapolis shot by ICE?

— multiple news outlets report that the man shot and killed in during a on Jan. 24, 2026, was identified by his family as 37‑year‑old ICU nurse , and federal agents from the were involved in the shoot...

Jan 27, 2026

How have bystander videos of the Pretti shooting been analyzed for timeline and possession of the firearm?

Bystander videos from multiple angles have been used by news outlets and experts to construct a tightly paced timeline showing that agents subdued , one agent removed a handgun from Pretti’s waistband...

Jan 17, 2026

Shooting in Minnesota who is at fault

The fatal ICE shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis is contested: federal officials say an agent fired after Good used her car as a weapon and tried to run over officers, while Minnesota state ...

Jan 21, 2026

did excited delirium kill george floyd

The short, evidence-based answer: no— was not the medically established cause of ’s death; the ruled Floyd’s death a homicide caused by cardiopulmonary arrest while being restrained and compressed, an...

Jan 25, 2026

How did social media misreporting change public understanding of the Justine Damond case?

Social media misreporting simplified and amplified the case into a viral grievance that distorted key facts—most notably an inflated settlement figure—and recast the case as a shorthand in national de...

Jan 28, 2026

Is the officer who shot Renee good IDF agent?

is not an agent; he has been identified in reporting as officer named Jonathan Ross . Available reporting presents a contested portrait of Ross’s conduct and training: allies in the federal government...

Jan 14, 2026

How do state and local police vehicle-shooting policies differ from federal DOJ/DHS guidance and with what outcomes?

State and local police departments largely prohibit firing at moving vehicles except when a driver presents an imminent threat beyond the vehicle itself, language mirrored in Department of Justice gui...

Feb 5, 2026

What did the NYPD body‑camera footage of the Chakraborty shooting show and what did investigators conclude?

The body‑worn camera footage released in early February shows officers entering ’s home, repeatedly ordering him to drop a knife, retreating and closing a door, and then firing multiple rounds after h...

Feb 4, 2026

What indicators reliably predict when protests and federal enforcement escalate into sustained political violence?

When protests and federal enforcement spiral into , the warning signs are not mystical so much as structural: repeated or heavy-handed repression, poorly organized or spontaneous mobilization, the ent...

Feb 1, 2026

ICE blow of hand

If the question "" asks whether in used force with their hands (pushing, pepper‑spraying and wrestling) and then shot amid disputed claims about a weapon, the reporting shows a clear clash between fed...

Jan 27, 2026

did someone yell gun gun gun

Multiple videos and major news outlets record someone shouting variations of “gun” during the encounter that ended with federal agents shooting , and those shouts occur seconds before or around the ti...

Jan 16, 2026

Renee Good murder

On January 7, 2026, 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good was fatally shot by an ICE agent identified in reporting as Jonathan Ross during an encounter in Minneapolis, Minnesota, an event that quickly became ...

Jan 16, 2026

number of cars used as weapons

There is no single, authoritative global tally of “cars used as weapons” across all contexts; published research and watchdog reporting instead offer segmented counts and trends — for example, the Com...

Jan 9, 2026

Can ICE agents shoot someone who assaults them with a vehicle?

Federal immigration officers are not free to shoot simply because a vehicle hits or threatens them; DHS and Justice Department guidance permit deadly force only when an officer reasonably believes the...