MICHAEL SLAGER

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is about to swap solitary confinement at Minnesota's only maximum security prison for an unknown future at a federal prison where, despite his national notoriety for killing George Floyd, he'll probably be safer. Chauvin will be sentenced Thursday in U.S. District Court in St. Paul after pleading guilty in December to federal civil rights charges.

A Michigan police officer has been charged with second-degree murder for fatally shooting Patrick Lyoya in the back of the head as the Black man was on the ground.

Three former officers who were with Derek Chauvin as he pressed his knee into George Floyd's neck are on trial on federal charges they violated the Black man’s civil rights.

Three former officers who were with Derek Chauvin during the arrest that led to George Floyd’s death face federal trial this week on charges they violated the Black man’s civil rights.

A suburban Minneapolis police officer who said she confused her handgun for a Taser was led away in handcuffs Thursday after a jury found her guilty of manslaughter in the death of Black motorist Daunte Wright.

The Justice Department is sending a strong signal about its priorities these days.

Moments after former officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murder in George Floyd’s death, copies of the original Minneapolis police statement began recirculating on social media.

A judge has upheld a 20-year prison sentence for a white former police officer in the killing of an unarmed Black man in South Carolina.

A former police officer serving 20 years in prison for killing an unarmed Black man running away from a South Carolina traffic stop said his lawyer never told him about a plea offer from prosecutors that could have cut years off his sentence.

Michael Slager was sentenced in 2017 to 20 years in federal prison for violating Scott's civil rights in a case that became a Black Lives Matter rallying cry.

Wisconsin authorities are investigating those questions as they weigh charges against the officer in a case that has reignited national protests over racial injustice. Authorities have not identified the officer or officers who shot Pellerin or said where or how many times he was shot. A union attorney said in the moments leading up to the shooting, officers saw Blake holding a knife and made multiple requests for him to drop it but he was uncooperative. After police tried twice unsuccessfully to use a stun gun on Blake, officer Rusten Sheskey shot him at close range while holding onto his shirt, authorities said. Yet, the tactics used by the officer who shot Blake are highly questionable, said Seth Stoughton, another former officer.

VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED: Uncut cellphone video of shooting, confrontationNews4Jax crime and safety expert Ken Jefferson said video of crimes like this one can change the landscape of a police investigation. Jefferson said this video is very beneficial to investigators. Arbery’s mother, Wanda Cooper-Jones, explained what a Glynn County police officer told her about how he died. “It’s a very disturbing video," Jefferson said. Officer Michael Slager initially said he used a taser gun on Walter Scott and Scott tried to take it after a traffic stop in Charleston, but the video showed a different story.

WALTER SCOTTMichael Slager, a white police officer, was caught on video shooting a 50-year-old unarmed black man, Walter Scott, in the back after a traffic stop in Charleston, South Carolina, on April 4, 2015. PHILANDO CASTILEOfficer Jeronimo Yanez shot a 32-year-old black man, Philando Castile, five times during a traffic stop in Falcon Heights, Minnesota, on July 6, 2016. SAMUEL DUBOSEUniversity of Cincinnati police officer Ray Tensing fatally shot black motorist Samuel DuBose, 43, after stopping him for a missing front license plate in July 2015. MICHAEL BROWNDarren Wilson, a white police officer, shot Michael Brown, an unarmed 18-year-old black man, in Ferguson, Missouri, on Aug. 9, 2014. TAMIR RICETimothy Loehmann, a white police officer, shot Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old black boy who was displaying a toy gun, in Cleveland, Ohio, on Nov. 22, 2014.

Former South Carolina police officer Michael Slager, charged with shooting Walter Scott after a traffic stop, has been released on bail. CBSN's Contessa Brewer reports.

Michael Slager, a former South Carolina police officer, was indicted on a murder charge in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man earlier this year. Video from the incident shows the officer firing eight times at Scott.

South Carolina officials are considering more charges in the deadly police shooting of Walter Scott. A disturbing video captured the moment Scott was gunned down after a routine traffic stop. Despite quick action in charging former officer Michael Slager, there are still lingering questions about whether other officers on the scene did everything they could to save Scott's life. Vicente Arenas reports.