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2 NC Deputies Shot During Welfare Check, Standoff in Progress

Deputies proceeded to enter the home after discovering all vehicles belonging to the residents were on the property. Upon entering the home, deputies received gunfire from an unknown individual within the residence. Two deputies were hit.

April 28, 2021

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Iowa Trooper Shot and Killed During Standoff, Suspect in Custody at Hospital

The suspect Michael Thomas Lang ran for sheriff of Grundy County in 2020 and won the Democratic primary with 517 votes.

April 12, 2021

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Prosecutors Say Man Shot Chicago Officer to Lure Others into Killing Him

While chasing the suspect, one of the officers was shot in her hand as he positioned himself in a first-floor window, prosecutors said.

March 22, 2021

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Orlando Officer Dies from Injuries Suffered in 2018 Standoff

“It is with deep regret and heartache that I inform you of the passing of Officer Kevin Valencia,” Chief Orlando Rolon said in a statement Monday.

March 16, 2021

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MN K-9 Shot, Killed at Standoff

Police said K9 Luna was sent in to apprehend the suspect, at which point, the suspect fired gunshots, which hit Luna. Officers returned fire, then set up a perimeter to contain the scene, according to the police.

February 26, 2021

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Toledo Officer Shot and Killed at Standoff

Officer Brandon Stalker was reportedly killed by Christopher A. Harris, a man police say vandalized and attempted to burn the Our Lady, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral Monday morning.

January 19, 2021

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LAPD Officers Cleared in Tragic Death of Store Employee During Gunfight with Suspect

The prosecution’s assessment of the police shooting of Melyda Corado, however, is dated Nov. 30, about a week prior to new District Attorney George Gascon being sworn into office. It was not immediately clear if Gascon — who has vowed to take a harder stance on law enforcement shootings — plans to review the case.

December 16, 2020

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TN Officer Shot, Suspect Killed in Shootout with Georgia Police

A man suspected to have opened fire on an officer with the East Ridge (TN) Police Department was reportedly fatally shot in Georgia

October 19, 2020

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Utah Officers Fatally Shoot Man Who Took Woman and Boy Hostage

Officers with the Toole City (UT) Police Department fatally shot an armed man who had taken a woman and a boy hostage early Sunday following an hours-long standoff.

October 19, 2020

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Colorado SWAT Team Avoided "Unnecessary Confrontation" by Walking Away from Standoff

After several hours, the suspect released his 6-year-old daughter. Police negotiators continued trying to coax him to give himself up. But when that didn’t happen, after about four hours, an internal Aurora police report says “Decision made to vacate.”

October 14, 2020

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SC Deputy Shot, Suspect Arrested After Standoff

The man was taken from a barricaded home after 3 a.m., the sheriff’s department said on Twitter. He surrendered to law enforcement, said Tommy Crosby, spokesman for the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division.

September 7, 2020

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Michigan State Police in Standoff with Man Armed With Rifle

The Michigan State Police said on Thursday morning that troopers have been in a lengthy standoff in Mancelona with a man who assaulted an officer with the Petoskey (MI) Police Department.

August 27, 2020