Body cam footage shows Ohio police killing Donovan Lewis

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Ohio police fatally shoot an unarmed Black man in bed; A Russian oligarch falls to his death from a window.   Tonight's Sentences was written by Jariel Arvin. Sentences will be on a Labor Day break until Tuesday, September 6. New: In a four-part Vox Conversations series called 40 Acres, Vox policy reporter Fabiola Cineas investigates the fight for reparations, beginning with a talk with an expert who believes reparations are long overdue. Read more.  TOP NEWS The fatal police shooting of Donovan Lewis Andrew Welsh-Huggins/AP Columbus, Ohio, police released body camera footage Thursday of the moment an officer fatally shot an unarmed Black man in his bed. [CNN / Amanda Musa, Dakin Andone, and Michelle Watson]  Police arrived at an apartment around 2 am Tuesday, and knocked for at least 8 minutes before two men met them at the door. Police detained both men and sent a police dog into the apartment for 20-year-old Donovan Lewis. [Guardian / Maya Yang] The dog brought officers to a back bedroom. Veteran police officer Ricky Anderson opened the door and fired a shot at Lewis as he sat up in bed. [Daily Beast / Pilar Melendez] Police say Lewis appeared to be holding something in his hand at the time of the shooting. A vape pen was later found on his bed. [Columbus Dispatch / Bethany Bruner and Monroe Trombly] Officers were at the apartment to serve Lewis arrest warrants for improperly handling a firearm, assault, and domestic violence. [Washington Post / Marina Lopes and Brittany Shammas] In recent years, several fatal police shootings of Black people have rocked Columbus. Ohio's Bureau of Criminal Investigation is investigating Lewis's death. [New York Times / Christine Chung] The mysterious death of a Russian oligarch A Russian oil executive critical of the war in Ukraine died Thursday after reportedly falling out of a Moscow hospital window. [NBC News / Rhoda Kwan] According to state media reports, Ravil Maganov, 67, the chair of Russia's second-largest oil producer Lukoil, fell to his death. His company said he died "following a serious illness." [Reuters] After Russia invaded Ukraine, Lukoil's board took the unusual step of expressing sympathy for the victims and called for an end to the conflict. [BBC / Paul Kirby] At least seven other Russian oligarchs — many with ties to the energy sector — have also died this year under mysterious circumstances. [Axios / Jacob Knutson] MISCELLANEOUS Brazil's Amazon rainforest saw its worst August fires in a decade, tied to rapid deforestation. [Reuters] Wednesday, former state Rep. Mary Peltola (D) defeated former Gov. Sarah Palin (R) in a special election for Alaska's US House seat. Peltola will be the first Alaska Native to serve in Congress. [FiveThirtyEight / Nathaniel Rakich] A UN report found China may have committed crimes against humanity in its treatment of Uyghurs and other minority groups in Xinjiang. [BBC / Matt Murphy,  Flora Drury, and Tessa Wong] Thursday, a lawyer for the right-wing Oath Keepers militia was arrested in Texas on charges related to the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. [Washington Post / Spencer S. Hsu and Rachel Weiner]   Support our journalism   Reader contributions help keep newsletters like Sentences free for all. Support our work with a one-time gift today. Give VERBATIM "It is law enforcement's job to protect and serve their communities. This is not the reality Black and brown people face every day — not when young men like Donovan can be killed in their beds." [Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) / Columbus Dispatch] LISTEN TO THIS 40 Acres: The original promise Join Vox's Fabiola Cineas as she talks with lawyer and activist Nkechi Taifa about the long battle for reparations.   Listen now   ▶ 40 Acres was made possible by a grant from the Canopy Collective and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. To provide feedback, please take our survey here. Read more from Vox The long road ahead for American-made electric vehicles Why movie tickets will be $3 across America this Saturday Should Russian tourists be held responsible for Putin's war? The DOJ's latest filing has even more damning claims against Trump Mikhail Gorbachev and the lonely crusade of changing the system from within This email was sent to vox@quicklydone.com. Manage your email preferences or unsubscribe. If you value Vox's unique explanatory journalism, support our work with a one-time or recurring contribution.   View our Privacy Notice and our Terms of Service.   Vox Media, 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, Floor 12, Washington, DC 20036. Copyright © 2022. All rights reserved.