Local law enforcement has taken steps to improve relations with minority communities and increase training after a spate of deadly shootings between police officers and black men this past summer. But a mistrial last week in the case of a South Carolina patrolman charged with murdering an unarmed black man has left some in the African-American community wondering whether justice can be served in even the most egregious cases of misuse of deadly force. The video was unambiguous: A white police officer fatally shot an unarmed black man in the back as the man ran away.
Police increase training, community outreach in wake of deadly shootings
Variety of nonlethal weapons also at officers' disposal
