The Latest Breaking News from Ben Crump

RALEIGH, N.C. — Civil rights attorney Ben Crump demanded Thursday that “swift justice be taken” and that the Raleigh police officers who tased Darryl “Tyree” Williams be fired and charged with manslaughter.

Darryl Tyree Williams, an African American, told police he had a heart problem during an arrest. They tased him anyway.

‘We need to get that bill passed,’ Tyre Nichols’s mother said at his funeral – but what is it, and will Congress ever act?

Tyre Nichols’ mother and Memphis police chief Cerelyn “CJ” Davis are two women caught on different sides of a tragedy

The 22-year-old was killed in a police shooting after officers entered the Minneapolis apartment where he was sleeping.

Nichols family had accused officials of ‘shielding’ sixth officer from consequences

The parents of Amir Locke, who was killed by a Minneapolis police officer when a SWAT team executed a no-knock search warrant one year ago, are suing the city and the officer

MINNEAPOLIS — The family of Amir Locke, the 22-year-old Black man shot and killed by Minneapolis police during a predawn raid last February, is suing the city and the SWAT officer who pulled the trigger, alleging that the no-knock warrant that resulted in his death is consistent with the city's…

US vice president urges Congress to pass legislation as Nichols’s death renews push to end violence.