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Gunman Killed in OIS Outside Texas Police Department

Seven officers fired on a man when he pointed his weapon at officers outside the police department in Temple, Texas, on Thursday night. The man had called 911 to say he wanted to die and yelled at police to kill him before pointing his weapon at officers.

Georgia Officer Shot by Man in Tractor-Trailer

When officers confronted a domestic violence suspect inside a tractor-trailer parked outside a fitness center in Centerville, Georgia, shots were fired, and a Warner Robins police officer was wounded.

2 Pennsylvania Troopers Shot in Ambush

Two Pennsylvania troopers were ambushed by a man with a rifle Thursday. Each trooper sustained two gunshot wounds, and one, despite being shot, applied two tourniquets to his wounded fellow trooper.

Col. Christopher Paris, commissioner of Pennsylvania State Police, provides details of how the two troopers were shot.

Virginia Officers Wounded at Domestic, Suspect Dies in Hospital

Officers arrived at the scene around 10:28 p.m. and heard a woman screaming inside the apartment calling for help, police said.

Active Shooter Wounds 5 Fellow Soldiers on Georgia Army Base

Brigadier General John Lubas said soldiers who witnessed the shooting reacted immediately, “intervened and subdued the suspect.” He was then taken into custody by Army law enforcement.

Dallas Veteran Affairs Officer Saves Life of Choking Toddler

“I just did what anyone in my position would hope to do,” Corporal Lee Higginbotham said. “I’m grateful I was in the right place at the right time and able to help.”

Corporal Lee Higginbotham of the Veterans Affairs Police recently saved a toddler that was choking at an area gas station.

FBI Reports Violent Crime Dropped 4.5% in 2024

The FBI’s crime statistics estimates, based on reported data, show a violent crime occurred, on average, every 25.9 seconds in 2024.

North Carolina Officer Returns to Duty 2 Months After Being Shot

The suspect opened fire on the officers, police say. Officer Madison Sweatt was wounded.

Officer Madison Sweatt of the Monroe Police Department is welcomed back to duty. She was shot multiple times in late May.

Tampa Officer Shot in Leg Outside of Station

Around 8:15 a.m. a Tampa PD sergeant found Master Police Officer Jordan Laupert with a gunshot wound to his leg.

NYPD Officer Killed in Manhattan Active Shooter Attack

Officer Didural Islam, 36, had served with the NYPD for three-and-a-half years, Mayor Eric Adams said. Islam was an immigrant from Bangladesh who served out of the city’s 47th Precinct.

NYPD Officer Didarul Islam was killed by an active shooter while working off duty in uniform Monday night.

Kansas Deputy Shot and Killed at Domestic

Deputies and Kansas City, Kansas, Police officers were performing a civil standby around 3:30 p.m. when a man barricaded himself inside the home and opened fire.

Wyandotte County Sheriff's Deputy Elijah Ming was killed Saturday afternoon at a domestic barricade incident.

Ohio Officer Dies from Wounds Suffered in Wednesday Ambush

Officer Phillip Wagner and Officer Peter Gale were eating lunch in side-by-side patrol cars parked on a wooded dead-end road when a man opened fire on them with a rifle.

Officer Phillip Wagner of the Lorain (Ohio) Police Department died Thursday from wounds he suffered in a Wednesday ambush.

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