An American city’s struggle to police its police

Shots in the Dark

A REUTERS NARRATIVE IN THREE CHAPTERS
An American city’s struggle to police its police

Shots in the Dark

A REUTERS NARRATIVE IN THREE CHAPTERS

The tragedy began with a cop’s unsubstantiated hunch. Then the officer shot a Black man three times in the back on a moonless night. Now, the city where it happened is again trying to overcome a powerful police union and give its residents the authority to investigate and discipline cops.
Filed Nov. 17, 2020, noon GMT