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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 6, 2013

Competition Shooter Kills Fla. Sergeant

Sgt. Michael Wilson, 42, was fatally shot at 8:30 p.m. Monday providing backup for deputies who responded to a domestic dispute at the Lakes of Tuscana Apartments in Port Charlotte.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 15, 2013

Texas SWAT Officer Killed After Fake Surrender

A barricaded suspect fatally shot a Killeen (Texas) Police SWAT officer and wounded a second officer early Sunday after pretending to surrender at an apartment complex.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 15, 2013

Kan. Chief Made 'Take Out' Call After 32-Hour Standoff

The Wichita (Kan.) Police chief decided to end a 32-hour standoff with a suspect that involved nine different SWAT teams by telling tactical officers to "take him out."

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 8, 2013

W.Va. Deputies Shot In Standoff, Suspect Killed

Two Nicholas County (W.Va.) Sheriff's deputies were shot and wounded Saturday when they responded to a dispute between neighbors, leading to a four-hour standoff that ended when the suspect was fatally shot by police.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 25, 2013

Ind. Deputy Wounded, K-9 Killed In Standoff

Two Indiana State Police SWAT teams ended a 10-hour standoff late Monday with an emotionally disturbed former firefighter, who surrendered after wounding a deputy and killing a police dog.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 21, 2013

Video: Phoenix Police Ram Kidnapping House

The Phoenix Police Department's tactical unit rammed a house where a kidnapping suspect held his 3-year-old son and several adults hostage to help end a standoff that began Monday night.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 10, 2013

Gunman Holding Ga. Firefighters Killed

A Gwinnett County (Ga.) Police SWAT team shot and killed a man who had taken five firefighters hostage earlier Wednesday. The hostages were released with only minor injuries.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 21, 2013

2 Texas Officers Shot, Teen In Custody

Houston SWAT officers arrested a 17-year-old Wednesday after an hours-long standoff that began when the teen shot two Jacinto City Police officers.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 15, 2013

Court: Barricaded Suspects Not Entitled To Miranda Warning

Even a barricaded suspect has the right to remain silent during a standoff, but police have no obligation to tell him that while trying to coax him out, an appeals court ruled this week.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 14, 2013

Officers End 19-Hour N.Y. Standoff, Suspect Killed

Law enforcement officers shot and killed a suspect early Thursday who had shot six people in an upstate New York town a day earlier, triggering a 19-hour standoff with local, state, and federal authorities.

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