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A photo provided by Trenisha Jackson shows her husband, Montrell Jackson, holding his son, Mason, at a Father's Day event for police officers in Baton Rouge, La. Montrell Jackson and two other law enforcement officers were killed Sunday.

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'Let's Put An End To All This Madness,' Says Brother Of Slain Police Officer

4:34pm July 18, 2016

by Bill Chappell

Montrell Jackson, one of three officers killed Sunday, had written about the tensions he felt, saying on Facebook, "Please don't let hate infect your heart." His brother says Jackson loved his job.

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A photo of Alton Sterling and his family is displayed at a memorial outside the Triple S Mart on Thursday in Baton Rouge, La. Sterling was shot by a police officer in front of the convenience store on Tuesday.

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At Prayer Vigil, Baton Rouge Mourns Death Of Alton Sterling

8:51pm July 07, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Sterling was shot by police on Tuesday, and videos of the shooting prompted protests and outcry. Media reports say the white officers who shot him had been cleared of former use-of-force complaints.

President Barack Obama speaks on the recent police shootings in the U.S. at a hotel in Warsaw early Friday morning.

WATCH: Obama Says Of Police Shootings, 'Change Has Been Too Slow'

8:18pm July 07, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

"This is not just a black issue," the president said. "It's not just a Hispanic issue. This is an American issue."

A screenshot from the live video feed that was posted by a woman whose boyfriend was shot and killed in Falcon Heights, Minn., on Wednesday.

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Minnesota Gov. Calls Traffic Stop Shooting 'Absolutely Appalling At All Levels'

7:34pm July 07, 2016

by Bill Chappell

The killing of Philando Castile, 32, in suburban St. Paul, Minn., is the second police shooting of an African-American man to gain national attention this week.

Diamond Reynolds, the girlfriend of Philando Castile, is consoled as she talks about his shooting death with protesters and media outside the governor's residence in St. Paul, Minn.

Philando Castile's Girlfriend Speaks Out: 'I Need Justice; I Need Peace'

5:34pm July 07, 2016

by Eyder Peralta

Diamond "Lavish" Reynolds delivered an emotional soliloquy in front of the Minnesota governor's mansion. "These police are not here to protect and serve us," she said.

About 200 people gathered outside the Minnesota Governor's Residence in St. Paul on Thursday, protesting the fatal shooting of a man by a police officer. Philando Castile was shot in a car Wednesday night in the St. Paul suburb of Falcon Heights.

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'I'm Outraged': Mother Of Philando Castile, Slain By Police, Speaks Out

2:56pm July 07, 2016

by Bill Chappell

Valerie Castile says that while her son was "trying to do the right things, and live accordingly by the law, he was killed by the law." Philando Castile died in a police shooting Wednesday.

The Triple S convenience store was the scene of a shooting shortly after midnight Tuesday — and the site of protests later that day, after video of a police-involved shooting circulated.

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Video Of Baton Rouge Man's Fatal Shooting By Police Sparks Protests, FBI Inquiry

8:49pm July 06, 2016

by Bill Chappell

In the video, Alton Sterling is on the ground when one of the officers kneeling over him yells "He's got a gun!" Then at least one officer draws a weapon from his holster. The FBI is investigating.

Police stand guard during demonstrations in reaction to a Cleveland police officer being acquitted of manslaughter charges on May 23, 2015, in Cleveland.

Watch Live: PBS Presents, 'Armed In America'

9:01pm May 09, 2016

PBS explores gun violence in the United States during its two-night Armed In America special, which will include town hall discussions moderated by All Things Considered weekend host Michel Martin.

Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck speaks as his department releases a broad use-of-force report Tuesday. The report says that when LAPD officers fire at suspects, their targets are disproportionately black or mentally ill.

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LAPD Reports Shooting 38 People In 2015; A Third Of Cases Involved Mental Illness

9:51am March 02, 2016

by Bill Chappell

In a city where blacks make up 9 percent of the population, nearly a third of those shot by police over a five-year period were black suspects.

New York City police Officer Peter Liang sits in court as testimony is read back for jurors during deliberations in Brooklyn Supreme Court this week.

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NYC Police Officer Found Guilty Of Manslaughter In Shooting Of Unarmed Man

9:32am February 12, 2016

by Bill Chappell

In 2014, a rookie police officer fired his gun in a stairwell. His bullet ricocheted off a wall and hit Akai Gurley, 28, on a lower floor.