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Added on the 20/08/2015 06:27:08 - Copyright : Reuters - Next Media
Police shot and killed an armed black man in St. Louis on Wednesday, drawing an angry crowd of as many as 150 people at the scene of the shooting, some of whom reportedly hurled objects at officers, according to a Reuters report.The incident happened as police were issuing a search warrant and according to local reports, saw the death of 18-year-old suspect Mansur Ball-Bey.
An African American man armed with a knife was killed by St. Louis County police in front of his home on Friday evening, sparking renewed protests against excessive force by police officers.
French anti-riot police deploy in northern France as tension mount over the fatal shooting of a teen in a Paris suburb. France on Thursday charged a policeman with homicide over the fatal shooting of a teen that has left authorities scrambling to contain an escalating crisis and prevent new protest violence. IMAGES
Spanish police shoot dead Younes Abouyaaqoub, the suspected driver of a van that mowed down pedestrians in Barcelona, after a massive manhunt for the Moroccan national who was wearing what appeared to be a suicide belt when he was killed. SCREENSHOT of police Twitter announcement