Then the officer realized wright had outstanding warrants and tried to arrest him. Like the floyd matter that began with a 20 bill or like with Eric Garner with began with him selling loose cigarettes. A minor infraction escalating into a white Police Officer killing a black man. Dauntes aunt in an emotional interview asked this morning why do we have to keep burying our babies . Why . Why did he have to die the way that he died . You know, my family has to still come to grips with that. The black community is very accepting and we accept all. But to keep having our nephews, our sons, our fathers, our brothers and stuff taken from us for no, no reason at all is hard. Just moments ago at the funeral of daunte[t v wright, Fy Lawyer Ben Crump and civil Rights Activist Reverend sharpton spoke about the police reforms they believe are urgently needed. Its too often that Traffic Stops end up as deadly sentences. Its time to bring a new date when we dont have to videotaup when we see a badge,
Unfolding in columbus, ohio. Tonight, authorities quickly releasing Body Camea Video now. And what the mayor is saying tonight. The coronavirus in the u. S. President biden saying, we did it. More than 200 Million shots in arms in his first 100 days. But tonight, the new challenge in the u. S. To reach those who havent gotten the vaccine, even with it now available. Tonight, the president s push to employers, to give workers paid time off to go get the shot, to protect themselves and their communities. And overseas tonight, the Crisis Unfolding. The virus in india. The highest daily Death Toll yet. Patients sharing beds. On the eve of his climate summit with world leaders, President Biden expected to commit to slashing Carbon Emissions in half by 2030. Ginger zee in the Mojave Desert searching for whats called white gold, lithium. Used to power laptops, phones, electric cars made in america. Severe storms moving across the northeast. The Chain Reaction Crash in wisconsin. And now the D
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, has spent several years trying to repeal two federal provisions that reduce retirement income for many public servants. Friday, he held a Congressional subcommittee field hearing in Columbus to discuss the issue.
A federal grand jury has indicted a Columbus police officer, charging him with two counts of destroying or altering records related to a criminal investigation.
David Zittel, age 85, shot and killed himself in the emergency room waiting room of Prairie Ridge Health in Columbus, Wisconsin, after first killing his wife in the couple's home, the sheriff says.