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The FBI's annual Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted (LEOKA) report says 118 American law enforcement officers were killed in the line of duty in 2016, a 35% increase over 2015 when the FBI reported 86 line-of-duty deaths. Even more alarming, felonious deaths of officers spiked 61% from the 41 slain in 2015 to 66 in 2016.
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Friday morning a jury found Jonathan Renfro guilty of first-degree murder in the death of Coeur d'Alene Police Sgt. Greg Moore.
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New Orleans Police Department Officer Marcus McNeil, 29, was shot and killed on patrol early Friday morning. The shooting suspect will face first-degree murder charges, according to NOPD Supt. Michael Harrison.
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Two employees at Pasquotank Correctional Institution in Elizabeth City, NC, were killed and several others injured during an attempted prisoner escape Thursday.
Read More →Lubbock, TX, police officers questioned a Texas Tech University student about a stolen gun hours before he shot and killed a campus police officer, authorities said Thursday.
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A 19-year-old university student in West Texas was charged early Tuesday with capital murder of a peace officer in the fatal shooting of Officer Floyd East Jr. inside the police station.
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A Texas Tech University police officer was shot and killed inside the agency’s Lubbock, TX, station Monday night.
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Elizabeth Snyder, the bereft wife of slain St. Louis County Officer Blake Snyder, reflected on her husband's death in an emotional Facebook post on the anniversary of the tragedy.
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A nine-year veteran of the Lafayette (LA) Police Department was shot and killed Sunday night at a convenience store on Moss Street by a gunman who was soon taken into custody.
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A detective from the Polk County (GA) Police Department was shot and killed Friday and a second officer was shot but saved by body armor.
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