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November 18, 2011

Justice Dept. Probes Miami Police Over Lethal Shootings 
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The U.S. Department of Justice has launched a probe of the Miami police
over a spate of fatal shootings of young men. Miami police have killed
at least eight men in the last 16 months — all but one of them are
African American. The Miami investigation brings to 18 the number of
police departments nationwide currently under Justice Department review.



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