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Woman embracing another person at a candlelit vigil for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston
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'ICE Out': Over 330 Cities Demand Justice for the Dead as Federal Killings Accelerate Under Trump

On July 25, over 330 communities held vigils and protests honoring Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and Johan Sebastián Guerrero, killed by ICE earlier in July, and the 75+ people who have died at the hands of ICE since January 2025.

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July 28, 2026
Protesters march past the Wisconsin state Capitol holding signs after the police killing of Corey Ruiz
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Madison Police Executed Corey Ruiz. The City Is Erupting.

A Madison police officer fired three shots into Corey Ruiz at point-blank range in broad daylight. Four days of protests have shut down the city's signature summer events. The George Floyd movement has come home to roost.

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July 26, 2026
Crime scene tape and police vehicles in a Walmart parking lot in Senatobia, Mississippi after a police shooting.
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Two Calls About Diapers: One Officer Bought Them, Another Executed a Baby

Two police officers responded to the same crime — shoplifting diapers. One bought them. The other killed a one-year-old. The choice between those two outcomes is the choice American policing makes every day.

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June 16, 2026
DJ's family with other community activist who have lost loved ones to Denver & Aurora police.
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$800,000 for a Father's Life: Denver Settles with DJ Manzanares's Family

Nearly four years after Denver police shot DJ Manzanares 11 times while his son fought leukemia, the city approved an $800,000 wrongful death settlement. No officers were ever charged. The family got a check. The system held.

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March 17, 2025
Police investigation at a shooting scene on a Denver street with evidence markers and emergency vehicles
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Justice for DJ: Denver Police Kill a Father Beside His Son's Hospital Bed

Duane 'DJ' Manzanares Jr., a 30-year-old father from Pueblo, was shot 11 times by Denver police on June 13, 2021 — while his 8-year-old son fought leukemia in Children's Hospital Colorado. The DPD waited 48 hours to notify his family.

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July 15, 2021