The deadly police shooting on Nov. 7, 2024, at an Independence apartment complex immediately changed the lives of families, ...

Destinii Hope, 2 months, was shot and killed by police on Thursday, November 7 in Independence, Missouri. [Photo: Talisa Brian Coombs] Jackson County, Missouri, prosecutors announced Friday ...

An Independence, Missouri, police officer who shot and killed a mom and baby after the woman brandished a knife will not face charges, Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson announced Friday.

Destinii Hope, 2 months, pictured in a photo posted on social media by family members, has been identified by investigators as the infant killed in an Independence police shooting on Thursday, Nov ...

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — After body camera footage was released this past Wednesday, the family of 34-year-old Maria Pike and 11-week-old Destinii Hope, along with KC LEAP held a rally on Sunday at the ...

— After body camera footage was released this past Wednesday, the family of 34-year-old Maria Pike and 11-week-old Destinii Hope, along with KC LEAP held a rally on Sunday at the Independence ...

Family members of Maria Pike, 34, and Destinii Hope, two months old, continue their search for accountability nearly one month after the two were shot and killed by an Independence police officer.

The family of Maria Pike and her baby Destinii Hope rallied outside of Independence Police headquarters Sunday and demanded transparency from investigators. Independence Police released highly-edited ...

Talisa Coombs, grandmother of slain 11-week-old Destinii Hope, is comforted by her husband after speaking at a rally outside the Independence Police Department headquarters. Coombs is calling for ...

Pike held her two-month-old daughter Destinii Hope as she stood inside a closet at her home in Independence. What does the footage show? The bodycam footage does not show many words exchanged.

The clip, shared by the Independence Police Department on their Facebook page yesterday showed officers speaking calmly to mother Maria Pike, 34, as she held her 2-month-old daughter Destinii Hope.

The newly released footage shows officers — called to a reported family assault — initially talking calmly to mom Maria Pike, 34, as she holds her 2-month-old daughter Destinii Hope while ...