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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 7, 2012

N.C. Officer Stable After Shot by Suicidal Subject

A Raleigh (N.C.) Police SWAT officer who was shot multiple times by a suicidal man Monday remained in stable condition at WakeMed hospital.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 23, 2012

Suicidal Ariz. Couple Planned to Kill SRT Deputies

Investigators said Jesse Lee Firestone, 65, and his wife Diedre Firestone, 45, planned to detonate bombs to kill members of the Yuma sheriff's Special Response Team (SRT) as they entered the house.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 29, 2011

Fla. Cop Shoots Suicidal Man at Ford Dealership

A Miami-Dade Police officer shot and wounded a 25-year-old suicidal man who was walking around Maroone Ford of Miami on Thursday morning. He was armed with a large, curved knife with a dragon handle.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 19, 2011

Sgt. Collapses After Responding to Bridge Jumper

A United States Park Police sergeant collapsed and died, after responding to help a critically injured man who had jumped into the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal from the Key Bridge.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 15, 2011

Texas Cop Shot by Suicidal Man

Officer Kevin James was shot in the arm after responding to the 8:43 a.m. call. A second call came in at 8:50 a.m. reporting that two people had been shot. The officer arrived shortly afterward, and was immediately met with gunfire.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 1, 2011

Video: LAPD Officers Save Suicidal Man

The man, who is in his 30s, was distraught over a breakup with his girlfriend. In footage captured by a bystander, the man can be seen dangling from the edge, as officers grab him by the jeans. As officers attempted to pull him to safety, he reportedly tried to bite the arm of the officer who was holding onto him.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 14, 2011

Suspect Found Dead In Charlotte Home, Following Standoff

Charlotte-Mecklenburg SWAT officers surrounded a home in the northern section of the city after receiving a call of shots fired at the location and, after attempting to contact the subject, entered the home to find him dead.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 14, 2011

Vest Saves Philly Officer Shot by Suicidal Man

Officer Nicoletti and Winans struggled in the kitchen with Winans grabbing the officer's gun and firing a shot that grazed the officer's vest. Hearing his partner yell, "He's got my gun," Officer McCarthy headed to aid his partner and fatally shot Winans.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 11, 2011

Missouri Deputy's 'Bear Hug' Saves Bridge Jumper

A St. Clair County (Mo.) Sheriff's MetroLink safety officer saved a suicidal man by grabbing him as he jumped from the edge of a bridge while standing outside the rail.

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Articlesby Dean ScovilleJanuary 1, 2007

Shots Fired: Anderson, South Carolina 04/07/2004

With six years of law enforcement experience, Officer Susanne Simonson-Mullis of the Anderson (S.C.) Police Department hardly considered herself a rookie, and she felt fortunate to have another patrol veteran, Officer Dusty Ashley, working with her on the same beat.

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