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Ashley Southall

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Uganda New York Times world
14 Oct 2019
NEW YORK — Chester Goode might have been holding a grudge after a fight last year at an unlicensed social club tucked in a row of town houses in Brooklyn. Or perhaps he was losing a game of poker and wanted to rob other gamblers at the illicit operation that drew patrons in flashy cars — and complaints from neighbors.
Brooklyn Shooting: Poker Player Opened Fire and Was Killed by Bouncer
Uganda New York Times world
19 Aug 2019
NEW YORK — The New York City police officer whose chokehold was partly blamed for Eric Garner’s death in police custody in 2014 was fired from the Police Department on Monday, ending a bitter, five-year legal battle that had cast a shadow over the nation’s largest police force and the city it protects.
NYPD Fires Officer in 2014 Chokehold Case
Uganda New York Times world
31 Jul 2019
NEW YORK — Anthony Davis said he had just parted ways with an old friend at the Brownsville Old Timers Day block party when he heard a woman warn that a fight was about to break out.
How a Brooklyn Rite of Summer Ended in Bloodshed
Uganda New York Times world
31 Jul 2019
NEW YORK — The organizers of the 56th annual Old Timers Day in Brooklyn welcomed the thousands of people expected at the beloved event with one word of caution: “All r welcome let’s come in peace,” a photo caption attached to a Facebook flyer read.
Gunmen Fire Into Crowd at Block Party, Killing 1 and Injuring 11
Uganda New York Times world
30 Jul 2019
NEW YORK — The organizers of the 56th annual Old Timers Day in Brooklyn welcomed the thousands of people expected at the beloved event with one word of caution: “All r welcome let’s come in peace,” a photo caption attached to a Facebook flyer read.
Gunmen Fire Into Crowd at Block Party, Killing 1 and Injuring 11
Uganda New York Times world
24 Jul 2019
NEW YORK — Cellphone video of New York City police officers ignoring people who brazenly dumped water on them went viral this week, escalating a debate about how much abuse officers should tolerate in an age when they have been ordered to show restraint.
Uganda New York Times world
24 Jul 2019
NEW YORK — Cellphone video of New York City police officers ignoring people who dumped water on them went viral this week, escalating a debate about how much abuse officers should tolerate in an age when they have been ordered to show restraint.
Uganda New York Times world
24 Jul 2019
NEW YORK — Cellphone video of New York City police officers ignoring people who brazenly dumped water on them went viral this week, escalating a debate about how much abuse officers should tolerate in an age when they have been ordered to show restraint.
Uganda New York Times world
14 May 2019
NEW YORK — Internal affairs investigators who reviewed Eric Garner’s death determined that the officer who wrestled him to the ground in 2014 used a forbidden chokehold on him, a police supervisor testified Monday during the officer’s disciplinary trial at New York Police Headquarters.
Police Believe Officer Used Chokehold on Garner, Supervisor Says at Hearing
Uganda New York Times world
13 May 2019
NEW YORK — The last words Eric Garner, an unarmed black man, uttered on a New York City sidewalk in 2014 instantly became a national rallying cry against police brutality. “I can’t breathe,’’ Garner pleaded 11 times after a police officer in plainclothes placed his arm across his neck and pulled him to the ground while other officers handcuffed him.
5 Years After Eric Garner's Death, an Officer Faces Trial
Uganda New York Times world
18 Mar 2019
NEW YORK — Otis Boone insisted he was innocent from the time he was accused of two robberies in 2011, when he was 19. But the two victims who had their cellphones snatched by a knife-wielding man picked Boone out of separate police lineups. Though there was no physical evidence, he was convicted and sentenced to 25 years in prison.
Witness IDs led to his conviction, then court ruled on racial bias
Uganda New York Times world
3 Feb 2019
NEW YORK — A man died on a Queens subway platform after he was shot in the head midday Sunday while quarreling with two men who fled on foot, police said.