A Times analysis found that officers gave dozens of contradictory and unachievable orders to Mr. Nichols. The punishment was severe — and eventually fatal.
By Robin Stein, Alexander Cardia and
None of the police officers who raided Breonna Taylor’s home used body cameras, impeding the public from a full understanding of what happened. The Times’s visual investigation team built a 3-D model of the scene and pieced together critical sequences of events to show how poor planning and shoddy police work led to a fatal outcome.
By Malachy Browne, Anjali Singhvi, Natalie Reneau and
A New York Times visual investigation rolled back the footage of fatal traffic stops to examine the causes and the consequences of officer-created jeopardy.
By Robin Stein, Haley Willis, Brenna Smith, Natalie Reneau, Rumsey Taylor, David D. Kirkpatrick, Steve Eder, Kim Barker and
Using security footage, cellphone video, 911 calls and police reports, The Times has reconstructed the 12 minutes before Ahmaud Arbery was shot dead in Georgia on Feb. 23, 2020.
By Malachy Browne, Drew Jordan, Dmitriy Khavin and
How George Floyd Was Killed in Police Custody
The Times has reconstructed the death of George Floyd on May 25. Security footage, witness videos and official documents show how a series of actions by officers turned fatal.
By Evan Hill, Ainara Tiefenthäler, Christiaan Triebert, Drew Jordan, Haley Willis and
The Killing of Rayshard Brooks: How a 41-Minute Police Encounter Suddenly Turned Fatal
The Times analyzed witness videos, police footage and official documents to identify the critical moments — and missteps — that led to the killing of Rayshard Brooks in Atlanta on June 12, 2020.
By Malachy Browne, Caroline Kim, Muyi Xiao and
Andrew Brown Jr. Shooting: Videos Cast Doubt on Police Use of Force
A Times review of videos of Andrew Brown Jr.’s fatal shooting in North Carolina casts doubt on whether the use of lethal force was justified.
By Christoph Koettl and
A Chase and a Fatal Split-Second Decision: How an Officer Killed Adam Toledo
In just under one second, the 13-year-old from Chicago appeared to toss away a handgun and turn with his hands raised before being shot.
By Christoph Koettl and
How the Philadelphia Police Tear-Gassed a Group of Trapped Protesters
On June 1, SWAT teams turned a protest march in Philadelphia into chaos. We went to the site, interviewed witnesses and analyzed dozens of videos to reconstruct what happened.
By Christoph Koettl, Nilo Tabrizy, Muyi Xiao, Natalie Reneau and
The David McAtee Shooting: Did Aggressive Policing Lead to a Fatal Outcome?
The Times analyzed videos of the shooting by the police and National Guardsmen of David McAtee in Louisville, Ky., on June 1 to show how the episode unfolded — and how questionable policing tactics played a role.
By Malachy Browne, Shane O’Neill, Drew Jordan and
Tracking the Suspect in the Fatal Kenosha Shootings
Footage appears to show a teenager shooting three people during protests in Wisconsin. We tracked his movements that night.
By Haley Willis, Muyi Xiao, Christiaan Triebert, Christoph Koettl, Stella Cooper, David Botti, John Ismay and
‘I Am On Your Side’: How the Police Gave Armed Groups a Pass in 2020
Armed groups showed up to scores of racial justice protests since May. Our video shows how police officers at times let them operate freely.
By Stella Cooper, Evan Hill, Dmitriy Khavin, Arielle Ray and
A Sudden Spray of Bullets: Reconstructing a U.S. Task Force’s Killing of an Antifa Activist
President Trump praised the killing of Michael Reinoehl, suspected of fatally shooting a far-right protester, as “retribution.” Our investigation found that officers may have shot without warning or seeing a gun.
By Evan Hill, Derek Knowles, Stella Cooper, Drew Jordan, Dmitriy Khavin and
How the Fatal Shooting at a Portland Protest Unfolded
We followed the final moments of a man shot and killed in Portland, Ore., as supporters of President Trump clashed with those protesting police violence.
By Evan Hill, Stella Cooper, Drew Jordan and
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