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1 Dead, Multiple People Shot Near CA Polling Stations

One person was killed and at least three others were wounded Tuesday afternoon in an active shooting near a polling station in Azusa, CA.

November 8, 2016

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LAX Gunman Who Targeted TSA Officers Is Sentenced to Life in Prison

The gunman whose 2013 rampage at Los Angeles International Airport left a Transportation Security Administration officer dead and three other people injured was sentenced Monday to life in prison for the premeditated, deadly attack in which he targeted federal officers.

November 7, 2016

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Houston Gunman In Nazi Uniform Wounds 9, Dies After Gunfight with Police

The gunman who carried out Monday morning's shooting that wounded nine people at a Houston strip mall was wearing what appeared to be Nazi paraphernalia, police say.

September 26, 2016

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5 Killed in Washington State Mall, Suspect at Large

Police searched Saturday for a gunman authorities said opened fire in the makeup department of a Macy's store at a mall north of Seattle, killing four females and one man, before fleeing toward an interstate on foot.

September 24, 2016

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Off-Duty Officer Killed Man Who Stabbed 8 at Minnesota Mall

A suspect in a series of stabbing attacks at a St. Cloud, MN, shopping mall Saturday night was killed inside the mall by an off-duty officer, according to St. Cloud police.

September 19, 2016

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Officer Narrowly Survived Deadly Philadelphia Shooting Spree as 2 Officers Hurt

In total, 18 shots were fired at close-range at Sgt. Sylvia Young from a 9mm Luger, marking the beginning of a chaotic night in Philadelphia that would ultimately leave her, another officer, and three civilians injured; a 25-year-old woman dead; and the suspect killed amid a foot chase.

September 19, 2016

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Police Called to PA Military After Bubble Wrap Pops Mistaken for Gunfire

Law enforcement officers responded to a report of a shooting at Valley Forge Military Academy in Pennsylvania Monday evening, but investigators discovered no gunman, but instead say bubble wrap may be to blame.

September 13, 2016

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Residents and Local Businesses Buy Tactical Armor for Texas Officers

Thanks to the efforts of Judge Cory Crenshaw and various local families and businesses, Smith and 118 other division patrol officers will have access to 16-pound hard tactical body armor kits to be worn during shooting situations.

September 1, 2016

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SWAT Response to the War on Police

The questions many in the SWAT community are asking is what can SWAT-trained officers do to help protect fellow officers during demonstrations and other incidents and how this might affect the way SWAT teams operate in the future.

August 9, 2016

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Retired Texas Officer Remembers Responding to 1966 Texas Tower Attack

Ramiro Martinez, then 29 years old, is the last surviving person among the group that brought the shooter down. He remembers details from that terrifying day to an astonishing degree.

August 2, 2016

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Multiple Officers Shot, Killed at Dallas Protest

Multiple police officers have reportedly been shot and killed in downtown Dallas by two shooters at a protest of officer-involved shootings across the country.

July 7, 2016

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Active Shooter Incidents Continue to Rise, New FBI Data Show

Active shooter incidents in the United States continue to rise in frequency, with new FBI statistics showing the highest average of incidents ever in a two-year period.

June 17, 2016