Tag: Officer Wounded: Page 25

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Father of Critically Wounded St. Louis Officer Says Son Miraculously Recovering

Steve Ledbetter said his son was shot in the groin and the foot. “The bullet that did the real damage was in the groin,” he said. “It hit the femoral artery.

January 31, 2022

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Suspect in Shooting of Houston Officers Arrested After Standoff

The suspect was taken into custody after a lengthy standoff at a residence. He had a gunshot wound to his neck when he was taken into custody. It's unknown if the wound was self-inflicted or if he was struck by officers' gunfire.

January 28, 2022

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Milwaukee Officer Shot, Suspect Steals and Crashes Patrol Vehicle

The officer and the 22-year-old man exchanged gunfire, and both were struck. After that exchange of gunfire, police say the man entered the officer's patrol vehicle and fled, eventually crashing.

January 28, 2022

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Teen Rapper Charged in Shooting of NYPD Officer Released on Bond

“If anybody wants to know why we have a crisis of violence in this city, or why we’re about to bury two hero police officers, look no further than this disgraceful bail release,” NYPD Police Benevolent Association president Patrick Lynch said in a statement.

January 28, 2022

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3 Houston Officers Shot at End of Pursuit, Suspect at Large

According to authorities, the car police were chasing—a white Mercedes—crashed on the edge of downtown. Surveillance video showed officers jumping from a patrol car and exchanging gunfire.

January 27, 2022

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Phoenix Officer Shot in Head Released From Hospital

Phoenix Police Officer Tyler Moldovan was released from the hospital Monday more than a month after being shot up to eight times, the police department said.

January 26, 2022

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2 St. Louis Officers Shot in Ferguson, One "Very Critical"

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Chief Jon Hayden, Jr. said one officer was hit in the abdomen and is in very critical condition. The other officer was hit in the leg. Hayden asked the public to pray for the officers.

January 26, 2022

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Milwaukee Deputy Shot 7 Times, Expected to Recover

A Milwaukee County sheriff’s deputy was shot seven times early this morning during the search for one of two suspects that fled on foot from a traffic stop.

January 26, 2022

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Head of NYPD Detectives Union Demands End to Cashless Bail

Paul DiGiacomo, president of the Detectives Endowment Association, demanded New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and state lawmakers in Albany make immediate changes to the state's bail reform legislation.

January 21, 2022

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NYPD Officer Seriously Wounded Serving Narcotics Warrant

“Even with a serious leg wound, bleeding badly enough that fellow officers had to apply immediate pressure to slow the blood loss, he held a ballistic shield in front of his team to protect them from gunfire,” Commissioner Keechant Sewell said.

January 20, 2022

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Memphis Officer Ambushed Outside of His MS Home

According to Tish Clark, a spokesperson for the DeSoto County Sheriff's Department, the officer was hit in the shoulder and is expected to recover. She described the shooting as an "ambush" and said it occurred around 6 a.m. Monday morning as the lieutenant was heading to work.

January 19, 2022

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2 Suspects in Shooting of Milwaukee Officer Were Free on Bail

Two suspects, one 19 and the other 18, were free on bail in other felony cases prior to the shooting.

January 17, 2022