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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 6, 2009

Police Sniper Ends Standoff With Armed Man

Renardo Antonio Flores, 32, fled to the backyard of the house with an assault rifle, after officers used flash-bang grenades and tear gas in the house. It was there that a Pleasant Hill police sniper shot him.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 21, 2009

Leonard Peltier's Parole Request Denied

The Native American, who was convicted in 1977 of murdering two FBI agents during a 1975 shootout in South Dakota, has been denied parole, the FBI announces. Next parole hearing: 2024.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 26, 2009

Two Florida Deputies Killed by Gunman at Shooting Range

Two Okaloosa County deputies were shot and killed Saturday afternoon at a gun club near Crestview while attempting to arrest a man on domestic violence charges.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 6, 2009

Affidavit Outlines Shootings That Left Three Pittsburgh Police Officers Dead

Richard Poplawski fired several shots into the body of a wounded Pittsburgh police officer during a siege Saturday that left three officers dead and a fourth wounded, a neighbor told police.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 5, 2009

Deadly Ambush Claims the Lives of 3 Pittsburgh Police Officers

Pittsburgh police Officers Paul Sciullo III and Stephen Mayhle were about an hour short of ending their overnight shifts yesterday when 911 dispatched them to 1016 Fairfield St. in Stanton Heights at 7:05 a.m.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 5, 2009

Murdered Pittsburgh Officers Reportedly Responded to a Domestic Dispute Over a Dog

Richard Poplawski, the suspect in the killing of three Pittsburgh police officers yesterday, emerged from his Stanton Heights home after shooting two of the officers and fired additional shots into one of the victims, who was sprawled on the ground near the front stoop, a report says.

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Inside the Badge by Robert O'BrienJuly 23, 2008

The 40th Anniversary of the Glenville Riot and Shootout

It's rare to receive a formal invitation to remember a shootout and riot. But that's what participants, like myself, received for this year's 40th anniversary commemoration of the Glenville Shootout and Riot.

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Articlesby Dean ScovilleMay 1, 2008

Shots Fired: Manchester, New Hampshire 09-08-2003

As the three met near the front of Kilbreth's patrol car, two red flags immediately registered with the officer.

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Articlesby Michael T. RayburnJanuary 1, 2007

Shooting From the Hip

An officer working traffic witnesses a motorist running a stop sign. He activates his emergency lights and pulls the vehicle over a short distance from where the stop sign was. As the officer approaches the stopped vehicle, the motorist suddenly explodes out of the driver’s side door and opens fire with a small-caliber handgun. The distance between the two combatants is minimal, and the officer’s reaction time needs to be even shorter.

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Articlesby Dave SpauldingMarch 1, 2006

10 Essential Skills You Need to Win a Gunfight

The great Bill Jordan once said: "There is no second-place winner in a gunfight." Even if you take nothing else away from this article, I ask that you train to win any gunfight that you become involved in, not survive it, but win it.

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