
Mistrial Declared in Case Against Cop Who Shot 7-Year-Old Girl During Raid
• OpposingViews.comFor the second time in two years, a mistrial has been declared in the officer-involved shooting death of a seven-year-old Detroit girl.
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For the second time in two years, a mistrial has been declared in the officer-involved shooting death of a seven-year-old Detroit girl.
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Case against former Guantánamo Bay detainee collapsed after secret intelligence material was handed to prosecutors.
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