Crime

On August 27, eight-year-old Black girl Fanta Bility was killed by police gunfire in Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania, outside of a football game at Academy Park High School. A month and a half later, only one person has been charged with murdering Fanta—a Black teenager who didn't kill anyone.

From the prosecution to the defense attorneys to the judge and everyone else involved with Kyle Rittenhouse's murder trial, get familiar with this cast of characters.

An actor with minor roles on shows such as "Parks and Recreation" along with numerous commercials has been arrested and charged by the New York Police Department with allegedly vandalizing a bust of George Floyd which is part of a social justice art installation in Union Square Park.

Suspended Virginia Tech football player Isimemen Etute has been indicted on second-degree murder charges stemming from the killing of a trans woman he met on Tinder. He allegedly beat Jerry Smith to death after finding out he wasn't a biological woman.

Shantel Arnold said she was attacked by three local boys in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, but that her most serious injuries weren't caused until a sheriff's deputy arrived, grabbed her by her hair and repeatedly slammed her head into the pavement.

Violence prevention is a tricky topic, with some leaders focusing more on zero-tolerance policies and criminalizing young people. Other strategies suggest a more holistic approach.  

A judge dismissed murder charges against Juwan Deering, who has served 15 years for the arson deaths of five children in a Detroit suburb in 2000. Deering's story mirrors that of so many other wrongfully convicted Black men.

As the verdict finding R Kelly guilty on all charges was announced, a number of his supporters were gathered outside the courthouse playing his music in defiance of the long-overdue push to #MuteRKelly. One supporter declared, "We will not give up on R Kelly." Meanwhile, Kelly's defense team is considering an appeal.

Alleged scammers in Florida are accused of stealing the identity of victims who died in the Surfside Champlain Towers South condo collapse to buy items from high-end retailers like Medusa, Versace and Louboutin, as well as goods from Target.

Former Marines sharpshooter Bryan Riley, who admitted to committing mass murder in Florida, was arrested alive while Black people suspected of nonviolent crimes get fatally gunned down by police with impunity.

The Colorado police officers and paramedics involved in the death of Elijah McClain more than two years ago were indicted in an unexpected ruling from a grand jury that aims to hold them accountable.

U.S. District Judge Ann Donnelly, presiding over R. Kelly's federal sex trafficking trial, snapped at the disgraced singer's defense attorney for tweeting in court and violating her ground rules for the case, Court TV reported.