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Tennessee’s new deadly force law is more limited than many may realize. Effective July 1, 2026, the law applies to a person who is not engaged in conduct that would constitute a felony or a Class A misdemeanor and who is in a place where the person lawfully resides. But it could have far-reaching influence.
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The York County district attorney released the initial finding of fact details from the deadly ambush that killed three police detectives this week while they were attempting to serve a warrant. Another detective and a deputy sheriff were also wounded.
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Officer Phillip Wagner and Officer Peter Gale were eating lunch in side-by-side patrol cars parked on a wooded dead-end road when a man opened fire on them with a rifle.
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According to preliminary data NLEOMF reports that 42 federal, state, territory, county, and municipal officers died in the line of duty in the first half of 2025, compared to 89 officers who died in the first half of 2024 during the same timeframe.
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You need to train like an elite athlete for the life-and-death challenge you may some day face on the job.
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“Look me in the eye and tell me why you want me dead,” the sheriff ordered after introducing himself to the suspect.
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The suspect Tadarius Hunt was pronounced dead at a local hospital. Hunt was wanted in connection with the shooting of a worker at the Nashville Rescue Mission, police said.
Read More →As part of his National Police Week statement, Trump said a federal death penalty for murdering law enforcement officers sends “an unequivocal message that... blatant disregard for the lives of our Nation’s heroes will not be tolerated."
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Rio Arriba County deputies found Sheriff Sheriff Billy Merrifield dead at his home Sunday. The death is under investigation by the New Mexico State Police.
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Daniel Comeaux brings more than 33 years of law enforcement experience and currently serves as the Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Houston Field Division.
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