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NBC 5’s Allie Spillyards reports on the reactions to Friday’s indictment of two Dallas police officers, one current and one former, as well as a Garland police officer who are accused of assaulting demonstrators during George Floyd protests in downtown Dallas in the summer of 2020,

Two Dallas police officers and a Garland police officer are accused of assaulting demonstrators during George Floyd protests in downtown Dallas in the summer of 2020.

Two Dallas police officers, one current and one former, as well as a Garland police officer accused of assaulting demonstrators during George Floyd protests in Downtown Dallas in the summer of 2020, were indicted by a Dallas County grand jury Friday.

A federal jury’s $14 million award to Denver protesters injured during 2020 demonstrations over the police killing of George Floyd could resonate nationwide as courts weigh more than two dozen similar lawsuits

In his first public statement, Gov. Greg Abbott lashed out at the local prosecutor regarding the tactics used by Austin police officers during the 2020 demonstrations.

Two Dallas police officers are facing felony charges related to their handling of the May 2020 George Floyd protests, according to the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office.

Two Dallas police officers are facing felony charges related to their handling of the May 2020 George Floyd protests, according to the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office.

Cassandra Jaramillo with The Dallas Morning News joins NBC 5 to discuss a Dallas County grand jury’s decision not to indict a police sergeant for shooting his pepper-ball gun into the chest of a protester last year.

As the anniversary of George Floyd’s murder approaches, some people say the best way to honor him is for Congress to pass a bill in his name that overhauls policing

On May 25, 2020, George Floyd was murdered in Minneapolis, Minn., after former police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for over nine minutes. Here is a timeline of what happened in the year following Floyd’s death.

Minneapolis leaders say they’ll reopen a barricaded intersection known as George Floyd Square after the murder trial of the officer accused of killing him.

Barbed wire and concrete barriers surround the courthouse where the white former Minneapolis police officer charged with killing George Floyd is due to soon go on trial.

A 75-year-old man who was seen being shoved to the ground by Buffalo police and bleeding on the ground during a protest last year is suing the officers and other officials, according to court documents.

New York Attorney General Tish James sued the NYPD on Thursday, seeking to install a federal monitor to oversee the department following allegedly widespread civil rights abuses last summer. James’ action will reignite the debate over how the department handled the George Floyd protests that rocked the city last year. Last month the city’s Department of Investigation released a...

Michael Gravely, District Attorney of Kenosha County, Wis., announced that he will not pursue charges against the police officers that shot Jacob Blake seven times as he walked away, leaving him paralyzed.

The coronavirus pandemic dominated the headlines in 2020, but that’s not all that happened this year. Here’s a look back at the seven other major news stories that were not about COVID-19.

Eleven Austin police officers have been disciplined for their actions during late May protests over racial injustice following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, the city announced Wednesday.

The Dallas County District Attorney’s office is looking for photos and videos from protests earlier this year where demonstrators suffered life-changing injuries after being hit with so-called less lethal munitions fired by Dallas police. NBC 5’s Jack Highberger reports John Cruezot says the lack of photographic evidence has stalled their investigations in some of the cases.

The Dallas County District Attorney’s office says investigators are seeking witnesses who may have seen confrontations between law enforcement officers and protesters during demonstrations over the killing of George Floyd.

Federal prosecutors charged a far-right extremist in connection with a shooting at a Minneapolis police station during protests sparked by George Floyd’s killing, authorities said Friday.