LATEST DEVELOPMENTS

LATEST DEVELOPMENTS

The Houston mayor is asking the U.S. Justice Department to review the fatal police shooting of Alva Braziel, who authorities say had pointed a gun at officers. Mayor Sylvester Turner also said Monday that since “tensions are running high,” he recommends all available video be released as soon as possible.

The St. Paul city attorney says he is charging nearly 50 people arrested in a weekend protest on Interstate 94 over the death of Philando Castile, who was shot by a police officer.City Attorney Samuel Clark said Monday he has decided to charge all 46 adults arrested by the State Patrol in the highway protest with third-degree riot, a gross misdemeanor.

A Wisconsin legislator is introducing a “Blue Lives Matter” bill to make targeting law enforcement officers a hate crime, following the Dallas shooting that killed five officers last week. Rep. David Steffen, a Green Bay Republican, announced his proposal Monday, adding Wisconsin to a growing list of states discussing similar bills.

A white Detroit police detective has been demoted after calling the Black Lives Matter movement “racists” and “terrorists.” Nate Weekley posted the remarks on Facebook in response to the fatal shooting of five officers in Dallas. Detroit police Chief James Craig told reporters Monday that Weekley has been demoted to officer during an internal investigation.