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Texas 5-year-old shoots 7-year-old brother during boys’ bath time

Boy aiming a rifle (Shutterstock.com)

A 7-year-old boy in Texas is expected to recover after being shot by his 5-year-old brother while the two were taking a bath together on Tuesday. Officials with the Houston Police Department said that both boys were in the bathtub when the mother stepped away for a brief time. Investigators…

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FBI to probe Houston police over killing of wheelchair-bound double amputee

Brian Claunch, a double-amputee killed by Houston police. Screenshot via ABC 13 in Houston.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said Monday that it is investigating the police shooting of Brian Claunch, a wheelchair-bound double amputee who was reportedly armed only with a ballpoint pen, according to The Associated Press. “In addition to the usual internal review, [Houston Police Chief Charles A. McClelland, Jr.] has…

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TX: few Houston officers disciplined over Taser abuse

Who is surprised at this? Sixty-nine investigations into alleged Taser abuse by members of the Houston Police Department only netted 5 officers worthy of any disciplinary charges. The Houston Police Department has found no wrongdoing in some 1,700 incidents in which its officers intentionally fired a Taser, despite investigating about…

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