IRE Radio Podcast | When Police Kill

When police kill civilians, the victims are often people of color. So, when Arizona Republic reporters Uriel Garcia and Bree Burkitt decided to investigate police shootings in their state, they knew their sources should be as diverse as their community. On this week’s episode, we’ll go behind the reporting to learn how they tallied police shootings, identified sources, and used data and documents to show the true scope of the problem.

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RESOURCES

Looking for links to the stories and resources we discussed on this week's podcast? We've collected them for you.

• Read The Arizona Republic’s investigation.
• Explore The Republic’s database of shooting victims in Arizona.
• Read Bree and Uriel’s follow-up stories on how officers cope after shootings and shooting victims who are charged with a crime.
• Members only: Download the tipsheet “Covering police shootings of Latinos and minorities” by Sabrina Vourvoulias.
• Members only: Download the tipsheet “The juggling act: Balancing beat reporting with investigative work” by Sarah Karp, Rob O'Dell and Sean Sullivan.
• Members only: Download the tipsheet “Policing the Police: Investigating Law Enforcement (slides)” by Shawn McIntosh, Sally Kestin, Lawrence Mower III, and Nate Carlisle.

MUSIC

Low Light Switch (Blue Dot Sessions) / CC BY-NC 4.0

Between Stones (Blue Dot Sessions) / CC BY-NC 4.0

Taoudella (Blue Dot Sessions) / CC BY-NC 4.0

Deixa  (Blue Dot Sessions) / CC BY-NC 4.0

Myrian (Blue Dot Sessions) / CC BY-NC 4.0

Night Watch (Blue Dot Sessions) / CC BY-NC 4.0

CREDITS

Kelly Kenoyer reported this episode. IRE Editorial Director Sarah Hutchins edits the podcast. We are recorded in the studios of KBIA at the University of Missouri.