Crime, Law and Justice

Three people were killed and two were seriously wounded in a shooting at a busy tavern in southeastern Wisconsin early Sunday, sheriff's officials said.
Authorities: After police seized shotgun, FedEx shooter legally bought rifles used in shooting
The former employee who shot and killed eight people at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis legally purchased the two assault rifles used in the attack despite red flag laws designed to prevent that, police said.
Seventh night of protests in Brooklyn Center ends without confrontation
Hundreds of people gathered outside the Brooklyn Center Police Department on Saturday for a seventh night of protests over the fatal police shooting of Daunte Wright, as fallout continued from a police crackdown on protesters and journalists the previous night.
Jury deliberations in the Chauvin trial: Key questions, answered
The jury in Derek Chauvin’s murder trial began deliberations Monday afternoon, after three weeks of hearing testimony from witnesses and experts called by the prosecution and defense. The panel of 12 will weigh whether the former Minneapolis officer’s actions led to George Floyd’s death while in police custody last May. 
More than 100 people arrested on sixth night of Brooklyn Center protests; journalists detained
Despite pleas from elected leaders for police restraint, law enforcement on Friday night took aggressive action against protesters and journalists outside the Brooklyn Center Police Department.
The mechanics of jury deliberations
With the jury in the Derek Chauvin trial about to begin deliberations, some Minnesotans are wondering how juries work. How do courts ensure that jurors remain impartial? And what happens if jurors can’t all agree on a verdict? 
‘We’re going for broke': How the Brooklyn Center school district changed everything in a difficult week
The Brooklyn Center school district has canceled in-person classes this week and turned some of its buildings into community aid centers. School leaders say the worst thing they could do would be to carry on with business as usual as their students and families are frightened and in pain after yet another police killing, clashes with protesters and boarded-up grocery stores.