Tag: Officer-Involved Shootings: Page 12

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KY Officer Wounded in OIS, Suspect Later Dies

“Officers were able to gain access to the room and shortly after entry the suspect fired a gun at the officers."

September 9, 2022

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TX Officers Wounded in Shotgun Ambush

The shotgun blast struck the officer sitting in the driver-side seat in the head. The officer on the passenger side returned fire, striking the subject.

September 2, 2022

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VA Officer Shot While Approaching Suspicious Vehicles

A Norfolk, VA, police is recovering after being shot Wednesday night as he approached two suspicious vehicles. Police report the injury to the officer is not life threatening.

September 1, 2022

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IL Officer Fatally Shoots Man Wielding Knife and with Gas Can Strapped to Chest

"As he was going onto the property to put the fire out, he was approached by the neighbor with a knife, a hammer and a gas can strapped to him," said Waukegan Police Deputy Chief Joe Florip.

August 25, 2022

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FL Officer Critically Wounded in Shooting

A Miami-Dade, FL, police officer is reported to be in critical condition after being shot Monday night during a confrontation with a suspect who tried to fee from officers.

August 16, 2022

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CA Police Shoot Suspected Carjacker on Rooftop

After multiple requests by officers demanding the suspect put down his firearm, officers discharged their guns and struck the man. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

July 11, 2022

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Brooklyn Center, MN, Agrees to $3.25M Settlement in Shooting Death

The settlement won't be finalized until there is an agreement on "substantial and meaningful non-monetary relief," which could include additional training for officers.

June 23, 2022

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Chief Commends Officer for De-escalation After Fellow Officer is Stabbed and Suspect is Shot

A 54-year-old man armed with a knife stabbed an Albany, NY, police officer in the bicep Monday and then was shot by another officer. After being shot in the torso, the suspect continued trying to stab the officer again.

June 21, 2022

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AL Officer Fatally Shoots Man During Struggle for Gun Outside School

The school superintendent says 34 children were in the school at the time of the incident. He reports the man was trying to get into vehicles and “aggressively” tried to open several doors to the school.

June 10, 2022

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MI Officer Charged with Second-Degree Murder in Shooting Death of Patrick Lyoya

“Taking a look at everything that I reviewed in this case, I believe there's a sufficient basis to proceed on a single account of second-degree murder.”

June 9, 2022

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Illinois Officer Shoots, Kills Man Wielding Hatchet

Police said the officer was conducting a traffic stop around 11 a.m., when a different driver pulled up next to the officer, and a man exited the vehicle with a hatchet in his hand.

June 6, 2022

Point of Law

Retired WI Sergeant Sues TV Station Over Report Saying He Shot Man

The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in Dane County Circuit Court by Brookfield attorney William Rettko on behalf of Mark D. Wagner Jr., alleges that even after WKOW became aware of the error, the station “ran the false story at least once.”

June 2, 2022