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An off-duty reserve Los Angeles police officer shot and killed a man Wednesday afternoon after the officer thought the man was attempting to rob him at a Covina Carl's Jr. restaurant, Covina police said.
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Alton Sterling, 37, of Baton Rouge, LA, who was killed Tuesday morning by an officer responding to a call of a man brandishing a gun had a criminal record.
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A St. Paul, MN, man died Wednesday night after being shot by a police officer in Falcon Heights during a traffic stop. The immediate aftermath of the shooting was shown in a video recorded by the man's girlfriend as she sat next to him and which was widely shared on Facebook.
Read More →The Justice Department opened a civil rights investigation into Sterling’s death after a video of the encounter, shown repeatedly on television and social media, reignited contentious issues surrounding officer-involved shootings.
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A North Charleston police officer shot in the abdomen during a standoff Monday was likely saved from more serious injury by his ballistic vest, according to North Charleston Deputy Chief David Cheatle. Officer Wayne Pavlischeck has now been released from the hospital.
Read More →A Madison, WI, police officer fatally shot a man Thursday night after the man emerged from Lake Monona, broke into a residence on the city’s Near East Side and was “aggressing” toward the officer with what appeared to be a pitch fork, Police Chief Mike Koval said.
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A police dog died after an officer-involved shooting in Long Beach, CA, Tuesday morning, officials said.
Read More →Police say a Georgia State Patrol trooper shot and killed a man Saturday after he allegedly tried to drown another trooper Saturday night in Hall County.
Read More →Witness Bryan Armstrong said it appeared the man was approaching the officer with a large rock when he was shot.
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Deuel County, NE, commissioners have yet to authorize temporary health coverage for a wounded sheriff's deputy while he continues to recover from an on-duty shooting.
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