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Immediately after the shooting, the female deputy can be seen on surveillance video struggling to place a tourniquet on her partner even as she herself is bleeding from gunshot wounds.
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Sheriff Alex Villanueva identified the deputies as a 31-year-old woman and a 24-year-old man who were sworn in 14 months ago. Their names have not been released.
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Deputy Ryan Hendrix and other deputies arrived on scene and confronted the suspect, who was wanted on a warrant for parole violation. Sheriff Lowell Griffin said the suspect initially complied with commands but then grabbed the handgun and opened fire, striking Deputy Hendrix in the face.
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“Austin politicians have overtly politicized local law enforcement to the detriment of all Texans and given state officials not only a reason, but a compelling duty to act,” said Terry Keel, a former Travis County sheriff and former Republican state representative.
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"I will not allow my deputies or any law enforcement officer in Butler County to take the abuse I have seen over the past several months. If you come to this county expecting a free pass to harm one of my men or women in uniform keep in mind, nothing in life is free," Butler County Sheriff Richard K. Jones said.
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“Our suspect was holding some items of clothing in his hands, punched one of the officers in the face and then dropped the items in his hands,” Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Lt. Brandon Dean said following the incident Monday. “The deputies noticed that inside the clothing items that he dropped was a black semi-automatic handgun.”
Read More →The shooting happened just before midnight Tuesday. Earlier on Wednesday, Kenosha County Sheriff David Beth said authorities were searching for a possible "vigilante" who was seen in several social media videos running through the area with a long gun.
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The slain K-9 named Roscoe began tracking the pair, which led deputies to the hill where Sheriff McBride said the suspects were waiting in an “ambush situation.”
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The sheriff said if anyone confronts an employee about them not wearing mask, the employee should “politely and professionally tell them I am not required to wear a mask nor will I, per the Order of the Sheriff,” and walk away.
Read More →King County Sheriff Mitzi Johanknecht and Auburn Police Chief Daniel O'Neil awarded five teenagers the Medal of Heroism—the highest honor a civilian can receive from the Sheriff's Office—for their act of valor when a deputy with the King County Sheriff's Office got into a violent confrontation with a suspected drunk driver.
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