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This is insane! The city of Minneapolis reached a $27 million settlement with George Floyd’s family on Friday. The City Council unanimously approved of the settlement on Friday as jury selection for officer Derek Chauvin’s trial continues. George Floyd died last spring after Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for 8 minutes during an arrest.

Demarco Parham, one of two suspects in a Fulton County home invasion, is in police custody. Sandy Springs Police have charged him with armed robbery, aggravated assault, and motor vehicle theft among other charges. It was early Monday morning when police say a couple was awakened to the sound of their alarm.The couple's home security system indicated that a basement door was opened. While his spouse called 911, the man went down to investigate.The man then heard the garage door open and went out to see what was going on.When he came out of the house, one of the gunman...

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — The Little Rock Police Department is investigating an officer-involved shooting that happened at 12:40 a.m. Tuesday in the 500 block of East 8th Street. Chief Kenton Buckner says officers responded to calls of a disturbance in the area. As officers were in route, the call was updated to a disturbance involving a man with a weapon. The police report states responding officers arrived to find a man pointing a long gun at his uncle. Buckner tells KATV officers engaged with the man and shots were fired outside the home. The man was killed. The man has...

An artist’s sketch of a suspect, and a Crime Stoppers tip that it led to, resulted in the arrest late Thursday of an 18-year-old man in an Atlanta home invasion case that shocked people across the metro area, and beyond.Brandon Jerome Smith was arrested in connection with the attack that left a northwest Atlanta father wounded in both legs. He was captured while walking to a friend’s house with a stolen .40-caliber handgun in his possession, Atlanta police said Friday.Smith, who did not resist arrest, is believe to be the shooter of Michael Lash, police chief George Turner said...