In Atlanta, the death of a 92-year-old woman at the hand of police has sparked yet another investigation. While the federal probe is over and three former Atlanta police officers are serving time for crimes stemming from the botched drug raid that led to the Kathryn Johnston’s death in November 2006, Atlanta Police Chief Richard Pennington is creating a special task force to find out whether any other officers violated police procedures related to the drug raid that resulted in Johnston’s death, the chief said in a statement Tuesday. “Following this task force’s investigation, it will make recommendations directly to me as to any administrative action which should be taken against any other members of this department,” Pennington wrote. The announcement came the day after the FBI turned over a report to the Police Department – the contents of where not made public, reports The Atlanta-Constitution. Pennington said in his statement that no other federal charges are anticipated, but federal authorities did indicate last week that the report was going to address other issues. Johnston died when policed barged into her home with guns blazing as part of a drug raid at the wrong address. They shot her as she brandished her own gun, possibly thinking she was being robbed. U.S. Attorney David Nahmias said it would make recommendations that could lead to state prosecutions or administrative discipline for other officers who played a role in the raid.
A teen staggers into an L.A. school gym, collapses and dies. A teenager bleeding from a gunshot wound staggered into a basketball clinic inside the a Los Angeles High School gym, collapsed and died in front of about 40 stunned students and parents, The Los Angeles Times reported. Investigators say a gunman shot 18-year-old Luis Rosas about 8 p.m. Monday as he played basketball on courts outside the gym. It wasn’t immediately known if Rosas was a student. The teenager then stumbled into the gym and died in front of about 40 people.

Drug gang’s limo took youths to prom. A Hummer limousine connected to an organized crime ring with rap ties was later used to take teens to their proms. The vehicle once owned by the Black Mafia Family, which doubled as an artist promoter, was seized and repeatedly sold in auctions. Even brides and grooms rode to weddings in the Hummer. Later, authorities reportedly discovered $875,000 in cash and several automatic weapons stashed in the vehicle – apparently undetected by the passengers who followed BMF.

Black Mafia Family story rights sold

. The rise and fall of the Black Mafia Family, a drug trafficking ring with ties to rap music, could find a slot on TV. DuBose Entertainment reports that it’s creating a script similar to HBO’s “The Wire” series, based on the lives of brothers “Big Meech” Flenory and Terry Flenory, who were recently convicted. The brothers were accused of pumping drugs from Detroit throughout the country and promoting rap artists, with plans of expanding into an entertainment company. DuBose is reportedly also developing a feature film script.