A police officer who shot a Black teenager 16 times is set to be released early from prison.
<p>The St. Louis couple who made headlines after pointing guns at Black Lives Matter protesters are requesting that they get their weapons back from the city. Images of Mark and Patricia McCloskey quickly went viral after they stood guard outside their home in June 2020, when BLM protesters made their way past their home on <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/couple-who-pointed-guns-at-black-lives-matter-protesters-want-weapons-back/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>Four Black Lives Matter protesters have been found not guilty of criminal damage after pulling down a statue of Edward Colston and dropping it into Bristol harbour. Protesters toppled the statue of the 17th century slave merchant in June 2020 during a protest that occurred in the weeks following the death of George Floyd in <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/blm-protesters-found-not-guilty-of-criminal-damage-after-toppling-edward-colston-statue/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>
<p>A four-year-old girl believed to be the grand-niece of George Floyd was shot while asleep in her bed in the early hours of New Year’s Day. George Floyd was killed by white former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in May 2020. Floyd’s death sparked a series of protests worldwide. A four-year-old girl, said to be <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/george-floyds-4-year-old-grand-niece-shot-while-sleeping-in-bed/" title="Read more" >…</a></p>