Question: What is the nationality of the author of a novel about a protagonist drawn to activism after she witnesses the police shooting of her unarmed friend?

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Shooting of Paul O'Neal: The shooting of Paul O'Neal occurred on July 28, 2016, when he was shot in the back by Chicago Police Department officers following a grand theft auto chase.  O'Neal, 18, struck two police cars, a parked car, and a police officer while operating a stolen Jaguar.  Police say that O'Neal, who was unarmed, fled from the vehicle after the chase and refused to stop.  The shooting was classified by the medical examiner as a homicide.  The three officers who discharged their weapons were removed from duty following a preliminary investigation.  Chicago's use-of-force policy specifically prohibits police from shooting into a car when the vehicle represents the only danger.

2016 Milwaukee riots: On August 13, 2016, a riot began in the Sherman Park neighborhood in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, sparked by the fatal police shooting of 23-year-old Sylville Smith.  During the three-day turmoil, several people, including police officers, were injured and dozens of protesters arrested.  A nightly curfew was set up for teenagers in the area.

2006 Vadodara riots: The 2006 Vadodara riots also known as the 2006 Dargah riots occurred on 1 May of that year in the city of Vadodara in the state of Gujarat in India.  The riots were caused by the municipal council's decision to remove the "dargah" (shrine) of Syed Chishti Rashiduddin, a medieval Sufi saint.  The shrine was between two and three hundred years old.  The independent people's commission has stated that the police had targeted Muslims during the incident.  The incident resulted in six to eight people being killed and forty-two injured, 16 of these were from police shooting.

Dallas shooting: Dallas shooting or Dallas police shooting may refer to:

Shooting of Timothy Stansbury: The shooting of Timothy Stansbury Jr. occurred in New York City on January 24, 2004.  Stansbury was an unarmed 19-year-old New York City man who was shot and killed by New York Police Department Officer Richard S. Neri Jr. on January 24, 2004.  Officer Neri and a partner were patrolling the rooftop of a housing project in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn at about 1 a.m. Officer Neri, with his gun drawn, approached a rooftop door to check the stairway inside.  Neri testified to a Brooklyn grand jury that he fired his standard Glock 19 pistol unintentionally when he was startled as Stansbury pushed open the rooftop door.  Stansbury, a resident of an adjoining building, died from one shot in the chest.  The grand jury found the shooting to be accidental.

The Hate U Give: The Hate U Give is a young adult novel by Angie Thomas, that follows a protagonist drawn to activism after she witnesses the police shooting of her unarmed friend.  Published February 28, 2017 by Balzer + Bray, "The Hate U Give" opened at number one on "The New York Times" young adult best-seller list.  It is Thomas's debut novel.

Angie Thomas: Angie Thomas is an American author.  She wrote "The Hate U Give".

See No Evil (Homicide: Life on the Street): "See No Evil" is the second episode of the of the American police drama television series "", and the eleventh overall episode of the series.  It originally aired on NBC in the United States on January 13, 1994.  In the episode, Felton's friend kills his father in an assisted suicide, and Felton tries to convince Lewis to look the other way.  In a subplot, Pembleton investigates what appears to be the police shooting of an unarmed suspect.

Shooting of Jeremy Mardis: On November 3, 2015, Jeremy Mardis ( ), a six-year-old boy, was killed in Marksville, Louisiana, in a police shooting that also wounded his father Chris Few.  Two Marksville law enforcement officers, Derrick Stafford and Norris Greenhouse Jr., were arrested on charges of second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder as a result of the incident.  The evidence from a police body-worn video camera was cited as being contributory to the speed of the arrests.

Michael Rains: Michael Rains is a California criminal defense attorney known for representing police accused of misconduct, including the case of the BART Police shooting of Oscar Grant and a successful defense of the Oakland Riders.  Rains also won acquittal of the Corcoran 8, prison guards accused of staging fights amongst inmates.  He formerly represented baseball player Barry Bonds who was ultimately exonerated by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals with respect to a perjury allegation.

Supporting paragraphs: The Hate U Give Angie Thomas
Answer: American