Stories tagged: "police violence"
Timothy Loehmann fatally shot Tamir Rice in 2014 but was hired by Tioga borough council this week as the lone police officer for the small rural community. He withdrew his application Thursday without having worked a single shift.
Video posted on social media that shows a Pennsylvania police officer with his knee on a man's neck while trying to restrain him has prompted protests.
Kenney is now calling for keeping the police department's funding even next year, amid protests from the city council over a proposed $19 million increase.
Gov. Wolf wants lawmakers to pass laws to provide better access to police videos, improve police training and authorize special prosecutors for cases of deadly assault.
“He’s on top of me and it looks like he’s about to hit me. Like, I’m reacting like any other normal human being would.”
