BuzzFeed - The task force is expected to meet amid heightened tensions between protesters, politicians, and police officers following the murder of two New York City police officers. Stephanie Keith / Reuters WASHINGTON â The special policing task force appointed by the White House is expected to meet before President Obama's State of the Union address as additional officer-involved shootings, including fallout from the assassination of two NYPD officers in Brooklyn, have sparked added tension between police and civilians. Two events â the shooting of Officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos in Brooklyn, and the shooting death of 18-year-old Antonio Martin at a gas station in Berkeley, Mo., â made national headlines after Obama signed an Executive Order to create the Task Force on 21st Century Policing earlier this month. The task force, which will examine "how to strengthen public trust and foster strong relationships between local law enforcement and the communities that t
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