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The FBI tweeted shortly after discovery of the body that there was no longer a threat to the community. FBI Special Agent in Charge Dean Phillips said at an afternoon news conference that authorities believed Pais died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound but that a medical examiner would confirm if that was the case.
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The sheriff said Deputy Tatum played dead but that Vaught walked up to him and shot him several more times in the chest area. Dickerson estimated Tatum was shot three to eight times total with wounds in the chest area, an arm and a leg.
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“A millimeter lower and Sgt. Dane is dead,” Chitwood told the media a few hours after the shooting during a news conference less than 100 yards from where the face-off took place on State Road 44.
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The agency posted a picture of the haul on Facebook, with the caption, "Who's smiling now? It sure isn't the 11 drug dealers who were peddling heroin in Mount Vernon and environs with a red smiley face stamped on their envelopes."
Read More →An officer with the Pueblo (CO) Police Department was shot in both legs and a suspect was fatally shot during a foot pursuit.
Read More →According to NBC News, the suspected DUI driver—identified as 36-year-old Michael Joseph Callahan—pleaded not guilty during his arraignment on Wednesday.
Read More →The bill’s main author, Assemblywoman Shirley Weber, D-San Diego, said AB 392 prevents “unnecessary deaths” by “clarifying law enforcement’s obligations.” Weber’s team said the legislation would push officers to rely on de-escalation techniques like verbal persuasion and crisis intervention methods instead of lethal force.
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Asked whether she regrets not speaking to the family before announcing the death penalty would not be sought, Harris said, "I did not ask for permission to make my decision."
Read More →Two officers with the Greeneville (TN) Police Department were wounded in a gunfight with an assailant that left the gunman dead.
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A part-time officer with the Sunbury (OH) Police Department died unexpectedly of complications from a blood clot. It was not immediately clear from the agency's statement whether Officer Todd Ekleberry was on or off duty at the time of his death.
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