WASHINGTON – FBI Director James Comey says the absence of reliable data about how often police use force is fueling a regrettable narrative about law enforcement.
He says videos of fatal police encounters have contributed to a belief that “biased police are killing black men at epidemic rates.”
Comey says that story line has formed in the absence of complete and reliable data about police use of force.
The FBI is moving forward with plans for a national database to track information about police use of force, he said.
2 arrested in Los Angeles shooting
LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles police on Sunday arrested two suspects in connection with a shooting that left three people dead and 12 wounded at a restaurant operating out of a converted home.
Mowayne McKay, 33, and Diego Reid, 25, both of whom are Jamaican nationals, were taken into custody early Sunday, police said. They were expected to be booked for investigation of murder.
An unspecified dispute between a man and at least two other men led to gunfire early Saturday during a birthday celebration attended by about 50 people in a house that hosts parties for people in the Jamaican community.
Investigators believe that once the man was shot, several other shots were fired indiscriminately in the crowd. Some of the shots appeared to be return fire from other party-goers in the direction of the shooters who fled the scene
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A bad cable delayed a rocket launch from Virginia on Sunday by a NASA shipper eager to make a strong comeback.
Orbital ATK was poised to fly its Antares rocket with a load of supplies for the International Space Station, after being grounded for two years. But seven hours before the planned liftoff, NASA announced the flight was off until Monday night.
The cable – part of ground support equipment at the Wallops Island launch complex – will be replaced.
This will be the first launch of the unmanned Antares rocket since one exploded shortly after liftoff in October 2014 on a station supply run for NASA. Orbital ATK replaced the Russian-built engines and made other changes to the rocket. In addition, the launch pad had to be rebuilt.
Associated Press
