The Sacramento County Sheriff released new video on Monday showing the moment a police SUVs hit a 61-year-old protester during demonstrations last weekend. The protester, Wanda Cleveland, was among a group of people who marched in Sacramento, California, on Saturday. The protests were in response to the death of 22-year-old Stephon Clark, who was shot […]
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Hundreds rallied in Sacramento after an autopsy revealed that police shot Stephon Clark from behind
Reuters/Bob Strong Hundreds rallied in Sacramento, California, on Saturday following the release of an autopsy that showed police gunned down 22-year-old Stephon Clark from behind. The independent autopsy, commissioned by Clark’s family, found that police shot Clark seven times in the back and neck, and once in the leg. Clark was killed March 18 by […]
Autopsy diagram shows the spots in Stephon Clark’s back and side where he was shot by Sacramento police
Getty Images/Justin Sullivan An independent autopsy revealed Friday that Sacramento police shot 22-year-old Stephon Clark multiple times in the back and side. The results contradict police’s assertion that Clark was facing the officers when they opened fire. The autopsy revealed that Clark died three to 10 minutes after being struck by the bullets. A striking […]
Sacramento police shot Stephon Clark 7 times from behind, independent autopsy reveals
Reuters/Gabriela Bhaskar Stephon Clark, an unarmed black man, was shot seven times from behind by Sacramento police, an independent autopsy revealed. Clark took between three and 10 minutes to die after being shot in the right back side of his neck and the upper right side of his back, Dr. Bennet Omalu said. The autopsy […]
‘Chief of police got my brother killed’: Protesters storm Sacramento City Council meeting (VIDEO)
The brother of Stephon Clark, an unarmed black man killed by police in Sacramento last week, led protesters as they disrupted a city council meeting to voice their anger at the city’s mayor. Stevante Clark entered the Sacramento City Council meeting chanting his brother’s name before jumping up on the desk where Mayor Darrell Steinberg […]
Greta Gerwig Is Planning Three More Sacramento Movies to Follow ‘Lady Bird’
Lady Bird may have been the first in a series of films set in sunny Sacramento. In an interview with Moonlight director Barry Jenkins on the new A24 Podcast, director Greta Gerwig confessed she was hoping to make a quartet of films in the Lady Bird setting. Super indie movie studio A24 just launched a podcast, and […]
Sacramento Kings to build NBA 2K League training center inside arena
Now that the National Basketball Association has its own eSports initiative with NBA 2K League, it’s only a matter of time before various teams jump into the digital arena. Qualifiers start January 1st, with draft rounds planned for March of 2018 for a season that’s set to begin in May. Further blurring the lines between […]
‘Unacceptable’: Sacramento Police criminally investigate cop who punched jaywalking suspect (VIDEO)
A violent confrontation between a police officer and a suspected jaywalker erupted in northern Sacramento, California. Facebook Live and cruiser dashcam videos of the incident are now primary evidence in a criminal investigation of the officer. Nandi Cain, Jr. kept on walking and ignored commands to stop from a Sacramento police officer around 5:00pm Monday, […]
VW Settlement Funds Likely to Make Sacramento a Green City
– Sacramento is the likely location for Volkswagen’s first EV-friendly Green City initiative, part of a $ 2 billion settlement the company must make for years of cheating over emissions from its diesel vehicles. – California’s $ 800 million share of the settlement includes a package of investments in zero-emission-vehicle (ZEV) car-sharing services, transit applications, and freight transport […]
Sacramento Kings are reportedly trading DeMarcus Cousins to New Orleans Pelicans in stunning blockbuster deal
Brandon Dill/AP The Sacramento Kings have reportedly made a stunning blockbuster trade, sending DeMarcus Cousins to the New Orleans Pelicans, according to ESPN. The Kings will send Cousins and swingman Omri Casspi to the Pelicans in exchange for Tyreke Evans, guard Langston Galloway, rookie guard-forward Buddy Hield, a top-three protected first-round draft pick in 2017 […]
