Crime, Law and Justice

Abandoned by police and set ablaze in the wake of George Floyd’s murder, the ruins of the 3rd Precinct headquarters site remain largely unchanged from May 28, 2020, with no clear idea from the city about what should happen next, or consensus from neighbors about what they want to see there.

Students trapped inside a classroom with a gunman repeatedly called 911 during this week’s attack on a Texas elementary school, including one who pleaded, “Please send the police now,” as officers waited in the hallway for more than 45 minutes, authorities said Friday.

Col. Steven McCraw of the Texas Department of Public Safety said Friday that the incident commander believed responders were dealing with a barricaded subject rather than an active shooter.

Law enforcement is still investigating the shooting at Robb Elementary School. But accounts from officials have offered a confusing look at the timeline of Tuesday's shooting.

Joe Garcia had dropped off flowers at his wife's memorial on Thursday, The New York Times reported. He "pretty much just fell over" after returning home and died of a heart attack, his nephew said.

The deputy attorney general told Congress last year that prosecutors would review new evidence about FBI failures in the investigation of Larry Nassar.

The Minneapolis City Council on Thursday approved another $1.2 million in settlements to people assaulted by police during the protests and unrest that followed the police murder of George Floyd.

Local and state officials in Texas release more information, while Americans across the nation continue to express shock and grief at the massacre.

A father whose fourth-grade daughter was killed in the attack, said he raced to the school and raised the idea of charging into the school with several other bystanders.

President Joe Biden signed an executive order Wednesday to improve accountability in policing —a meaningful but limited action on the second anniversary of George Floyd's death that reflected the challenges in addressing racism, excessive use of force and public safety when Congress is deadlocked on stronger measures.