This new database includes 917 fatal shootings by on-duty police officers in 2015 from over 650 different police departments.
Speaking to thousands of law enforcement officials, FBI Director James Comey said that those who believe that there is a police shooting epidemic of black men “have no idea” what they’re talking about, and pressed police to begin keeping data to prove or disprove the point.
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