Family of Slain CA Baby Wonder if Black Lives Matter: In the wake of the suspected gang-related murder of a one-year-old Compton girl, her great-uncle is calling on the public to face the problems in neighborhoods. Michelle Moons of Breitbart reports that baby Autumn Johnson died Tuesday after being shot in the head while sitting in her crib, and authorities believe that her father, 24-year-old admitted gang member Darrell Johnson, was the intended target of the shooting. Cornell Patton, baby Autumn's great-uncle, said to the public, "If black lives matter, then let's make it matter." The Black Lives Matter movement, established in 2013, has been very vocal in their condemnation of police violence against blacks, which it describes as an "epidemic," but have disregarded questions about black-on-black crime. Police are still searching for the two male black suspects that were seen opening fire at Autumn's East Compton home.
CO Lawmakers Reject Death Penalty Bill: A bill proposed by Colorado State Sen. Kevin Lundberg to change the state's death penalty was rejected by lawmakers at a Wednesday hearing. KDVR reports that under current state law, a jury can only impose the death penalty if the decision is unanimous. Lundgren's bill initially proposed that nine out of 12 jurors be able to deliver a death sentence, though he amended it at the hearing to 11 out of 12 jurors, but it was still rejected by the majority of the legislators. There are other death penalty bills to be introduced this year, including one that would permit another jury to be brought in if the first cannot agree on imposing a death sentence.
GA Police Major Shot and Killed: A Georgia police major was shot and killed Thursday while helping other officers serve a no-knock warrant to a suspect that was also shot and remains in critical condition. Lauren Foreman and John Spink of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution report that Riverdale police Maj. Greg 'Lam' Barney, who joined the Riverdale Police Department in 1990, was fatally shot in the torso by 24-year-old Jerand Ross after Ross ran out of the apartment shooting. Ross was shot by another officer when he attempted to flee. Barney was not wearing his bulletproof vest at the time of the incident, which is not uncommon for officers with mostly administrative responsibilities. The the department says that it will assess what can be done differently in the future. "His service will never be forgotten," the department said.
CO Lawmakers Reject Death Penalty Bill: A bill proposed by Colorado State Sen. Kevin Lundberg to change the state's death penalty was rejected by lawmakers at a Wednesday hearing. KDVR reports that under current state law, a jury can only impose the death penalty if the decision is unanimous. Lundgren's bill initially proposed that nine out of 12 jurors be able to deliver a death sentence, though he amended it at the hearing to 11 out of 12 jurors, but it was still rejected by the majority of the legislators. There are other death penalty bills to be introduced this year, including one that would permit another jury to be brought in if the first cannot agree on imposing a death sentence.
GA Police Major Shot and Killed: A Georgia police major was shot and killed Thursday while helping other officers serve a no-knock warrant to a suspect that was also shot and remains in critical condition. Lauren Foreman and John Spink of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution report that Riverdale police Maj. Greg 'Lam' Barney, who joined the Riverdale Police Department in 1990, was fatally shot in the torso by 24-year-old Jerand Ross after Ross ran out of the apartment shooting. Ross was shot by another officer when he attempted to flee. Barney was not wearing his bulletproof vest at the time of the incident, which is not uncommon for officers with mostly administrative responsibilities. The the department says that it will assess what can be done differently in the future. "His service will never be forgotten," the department said.
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