Tag: Officer-Involved Shootings: Page 15

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NC Deputy Fatally Shoots Driver While Being Dragged

While being dragged, the deputy reportedly drew his duty pistol and shot the driver. The deputy was then thrown from the vehicle, which continued on until it hit a tree.

February 7, 2022

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Biden Praises Rookie NYPD Officer Who Shot Cop Killer

President Joe Biden led a standing ovation Thursday for the rookie NYPD officer who shot and killed the career criminal who murdered Officers Jason Rivera and Wilbert Mora.

February 3, 2022

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MD Officer Remains Hospitalized After Officer-Involved Fatal Shooting

The injured Anne Arundel County officer involved in a fatal shooting Sunday remains hospitalized with serious head and other injuries sustained while responding to the family violence call.

February 1, 2022

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Nashville Police Release Video of Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting on Interstate

The encounter began shortly before 2 p.m. local time, when a Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper first spotted the man on the shoulder of the interstate. Officers tried for about a half-hour to deescalate the situation. They pleaded with the man to drop the box cutter and keep his hands in sight.

January 28, 2022

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Chicago Aldermen Reject $125,000 Settlement Over Police Shooting Death

Aldermen declined Monday to pay a woman $125,000 to settle the lawsuit she filed after Chicago police officers fatally shot her son in her home in 2013 when she called for help because he was threatening her with a knife.

January 25, 2022

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NYPD Officer Fights For Life After Shooting That Killed Fellow Officer

The wounded NYPD officer who survived Friday night’s Harlem shooting that killed a fellow officer is reported to be fighting for his life. Sunday, fellow officers lined the street to honor Officer Jason Rivera, 22, who was killed in the same shooting.

January 23, 2022

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Three PA Officers Charged in Shooting Death of 8-Year-Old Girl

Sharon Hill police officers Devon Smith, 34, Sean Dolan, 25, and Brian Devaney, 41, were hit with a total of 12 counts of voluntary and involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment, the Delaware County District Attorney’s Office said Tuesday.

January 19, 2022

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Video Released of NJ Backhoe Rampage That Ended with Fatal OIS

“He’s going into houses, Jim. We’ve gotta do something now,” one officer declares as he races after the vehicle. Footage from Vineland Police Sgt. Louis Platania’s body camera shows him exit his car and run toward the backhoe.

January 14, 2022

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LA Councilwoman Seeks Report On LAPD Shootings in 2021

Of the 37 shootings last year, about 40% of the suspects had a firearm. The remaining 22 suspects had objects classified as weapons by the department, including edged weapons, vehicles and bike locks.

January 13, 2022

Special Units

Seattle K9 Killed, Suspect Fatally Shot by Officer

Another Seattle officer who had also responded to the scene shot and killed the suspect while he was stabbing the dog, police say.

January 6, 2022

Training

Dave Smith: Reducing Officer Errors

With the scrutiny you now face, it’s critical that you do everything you can to prevent “slip and capture.”

January 4, 2022

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Suspect Killed After Allegedly Opening Fire on Maryland Officers

Chief Marcus Jones said the suspect then exited the vehicle with a handgun and began firing at the four officers, who returned fire.

December 29, 2021