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Police Shootings and Bystander Videos

The use of bystander videos in contested police shootings, including analysis and verification by journalists and experts.

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Jan 25, 2026

How have frame-by-frame open-source analyses changed public investigations of police shootings in recent years?

has reshaped public investigations of police shootings by expanding the evidentiary record beyond official reports, forcing newsrooms and researchers to develop visual-forensics skills, and sharpening...

Jan 15, 2026

How have bystander videos and forensic experts been used to evaluate claims of officer injury in other controversial police shootings?

Bystander videos have become central evidence in contested police shootings, and journalists, open-source investigators and retired tactical experts routinely analyze those clips frame-by-frame, synch...