A white Virginia police officer was convicted of voluntary manslaughter Thursday in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black 18-year-old accused of shoplifting. A circuit court jury found former Portsmouth police officer Stephen Rankin guilty for the killing of William Chapman in April of last year. It was the second time Rankin had killed an unarmed man while on duty. There is no video of the encounter between Chapman and Rankin, and some of the details remain disputed. One witness said the teen took a swift step toward the officer, as if to make him flinch.

Source: Huffington Post August 04, 2016 23:50 UTC