After 10 hours of deliberation, the jury delivered a guilty verdict on counts of second degree murder, third degree murder and second degree manslaughter.
Officer who killed Dreasjon Reed will not face criminal charges
On Nov. 10, over six months after his death, special prosecutor Rosemary Khoury announced a grand jury did not find enough probable cause to charge IMPD officer Dejoure Mercer with a crime.
Affirming our stance of solidarity: Jacob Blake
Graphic courtesy of Presley Fletcher. Jacob Blake is the latest Black person to have been brutalized at the hands of the police. Blake was tasered and shot by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin on Aug. 23 while being arrested. Blake survived the shooting, but is paralyzed from the waist down. He was handcuffed to his hospital…
Now more than ever, listen to students
The two issues that have captured the nation’s attention this year are COVID-19 and police brutality — both of which Butler is handling abysmally. If the university does not properly address these pandemics, it will be at the cost of student safety.
Butler students, BU4BlackLives organization demand action from administration
BU4BL, organization with a social media following of over 1,000, is demanding anti-racist action, release of BUPD budget.
Hope for a better tomorrow: Butler students attend nationwide Black Lives Matter protests
The Butler Collegian asked several Butler students to write about their experiences protesting around the country.