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Policing

Five Years After Peyton Ham’s Killing, Lawsuit Against State Trooper Who Shot Him Lives On

<p>Nicholas Russell is a writer from Las Vegas.</p>


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Arts And Culture

The Gunplay Of ‘John Wick’ Is A Bit Too Real For Comfort

This December 13, 2012 photo shows Maryland State Troopers in their vehicle during an event at the US Department of Transportation in Washington, DC. AFP PHOTO/Karen BLEIER (Photo by KAREN BLEIER / AFP) (Photo by KAREN BLEIER/AFP via Getty Images)

Witnesses To Killing Of Peyton Ham By Maryland Cop Come Forward, Call It Murder

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