NEWS: Hip-Hop Reacts To Antonio Martin's Death

 Hip-Hop Reacts To Antonio Martin's Death

Members of the hip-hop community express their condolences to Antonio Martin, an 18-year-old who was shot and killed by police in Missouri yesterday.

2014 just couldn't go out without one more incident of police killing a black teenager. At the tail end of a year in which we've seen Michael Brown, Tamir Rice and others gunned down by police, 18-year-old Antonio Martin was gunned down last night in Berkeley, Missouri, just two miles from Ferguson. Officers say he was armed, but the full chain of events isn't very clear at the moment. For detailed coverage, head over here.

Various members of the hip-hop community voiced their opinions on Twitter. Read their tweets below.

Another Teen, Antonio Martin Was Shot And Killed By A Missouri Police Officer - http://t.co/YgVAj30JxS #IFWT

— Funk Flex !!!!! (@funkflex) December 24, 2014

It's all out assault on young black men by the police today. Smh http://t.co/3cDIuiydc1

— Freddie Gibbs (@FreddieGibbs) December 24, 2014

Punishment for not wearing body camera? #AntonioMartin

— Blame Ebro el Viejo (@oldmanebro) December 24, 2014

#AntonioMartin RT @search4swag: Berkeley 63134 frost & Hanley police kill another one now https://t.co/3iSmdRIee2

— Big Boi (@BigBoi) December 24, 2014

"Second verse same as the first..." RT @deray: And that the police are putting Antonio's body IN THE BACK OF A SUV. #AntonioMartin

— Phonte (@phontigallo) December 24, 2014

Everyone Just know... RT @dreamhampton: Police killed another Black man in Missouri tonight #AntonioMartin

— Busta Rhymes (@BustaRhymes) December 24, 2014

#AntonioMartin

— Mack Maine (@mackmaine) December 24, 2014

No fucking way Missouri #AntonioMartin

— PUSHA T (@PUSHA_T) December 24, 2014

So now that Mike Browns death has forced police to wear body cams, now we must fight to get them to actually turn them on? #AntonioMartin

— Talib Kweli Greene (@TalibKweli) December 24, 2014

NEWS: Man Who Killed Two Cops In Brooklyn Announced His Plans On Instagram Hours Before

Man Who Killed Two Cops In Brooklyn Announced His Plans On Instagram Hours Before

The chilling Instagram posts of a cop killer

This past Saturday, New York City was momentarily frozen by the tragic execution of two NYPD officers in Brooklyn by a 28-year old Ismaaiyl Brinsley, who blindly sought vengeance in the wake of the deaths of Eric Garner, Michael Brown, Tamir Rice and more. Investigations into just who Brinsley was uncovered startling Instagram posts that Brinsley uploaded just hours before the attack, including a picture that matches the photo of the murder weapon released by authorities. Brinsley, under the IG guise of dontrunup–an account that has since been suspended–attached this caption to a picture of the Taurus handgun.

At about 2:10pm, Baltimore authorities called the NYPD to warn them of Brinsley’s threats, especially considering they believed that he shot and killed his ex-girlfriend in Baltimore early Saturday morning before heading north to Brooklyn. However, approximately half an hour later, Brinsley carried out his threats on two unsuspecting members of the NYPD.

CLEVELAND NEWS: Cleveland Police Officer Fatally Shoots 12-Year-Old Boy Holding BB Gun!

Cleveland Police Officer Fatally Shoots 12-Year-Old Boy Holding BB Gun!

Tamir Rice was killed on Saturday as he walked around a Cleveland park brandishing a pellet gun that police said was indistinguishable from a real firearm. An onlooker called 911 and said there was a man with a weapon but cautioned the dispatcher that it was "probably fake". That message was not conveyed to Officers Timothy Loehman, 26, and Frank Garmback, 46, who rushed to the Cudell Recreation Center thinking they were confronting an armed man. Security camera footage shows their squad car driving over grass up to the gazebo where Tamir was standing and had been pointing the toy gun Via CNN.