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A Madison, Wis., police officer will not face criminal charges for fatally shooting 19-year-old Tony Robinson because he acted in self-defense, District Attorney Ismael Ozanne said Tuesday.
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After receiving a desperate 911 call, Charleston County (S.C.) Sheriff's deputies were dispatched Thursday morning to a home in Hollywood, South Carolina, with a report of shots fired and a home invasion. During the call, one of the deputies shot and seriously wounded the resident who was holding a pistol.
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In response to LAPD Chief Charlie Beck's statement regarding the officer-involved shooting in Venice Beach late last night, the president of the Los Angeles Police Protective League released the following statement.
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Los Angeles police Chief Charlie Beck said Wednesday he was "very concerned" by an officer's fatal shooting of an unarmed homeless man in Venice Beach, Calif., saying he had not yet seen any evidence that would justify the shooting.
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Cornelius, N.C., officials gathered Monday morning to update the community on the condition of Lt. James Quattlebaum, who was shot in the stomach by a 16-year-old Saturday in an apparent ambush.
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An off-duty Oak Park, Ill., police officer was shot early Sunday on Chicago's South Side in what may have been a robbery attempt.
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“Shortly after that, that individual opened fire with a handgun or with a weapon firing at least twice at the officers. The officers retreated and opened fire,” said Maj. Darin Schierbaum with the Atlanta Police Department.
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Two law enforcement officers were shot and the alleged shooter was killed Thursday when officers from several agencies were in the process of making an arrest in the unincorporated town of Rufe, Okla.
Read More →The parents of Michael Brown, the 18-year-old who was shot and killed by a Ferguson police officer in August, are suing the city of Ferguson, Mo., for wrongful death.
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A judge found a Chicago police officer not guilty on charges he shot and killed Rekia Boyd, a 22-year-old unarmed woman. The officer was off-duty when he opened fire during a confrontation with a group of people three years ago.
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