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Denise Nicholson says she was standing near Bernard Monroe when the 73-year-old black man was killed last month by Homer, La., police. Howard Witt/Tribune photo
Race may be factor in police shooting of unarmed black man
The death of Bernard Monroe comes amid research into what latent biases may explain disproportionate police violence against blacks. The Tribune's Howard Witt reports.
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