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FL Deputy Shot, Patrol Vehicle Rammed

The suspect fired three rounds, with two stopped by Hearns' body armor and another striking her, Sheriff Morris Young said in a news conference Wednesday. It missed all of her major organs but remains inside her, Young said.

November 18, 2021

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2 FL Officers Wounded, Suspect Killed in Gunfight

One of the officers was hit in the chest, leg and arm. He was wearing body armor, police say. That officer is in serious but stable condition after being rushed to a trauma center.

October 22, 2021

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Colorado Officer Shot Multiple Times, Suspect at Large

As officers closed on the suspect, the suspect turned and fired multiple times at one of the officers, Chief Doug Stephens said.

September 21, 2021

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TX Deputy Shot in Chest, Saved by Armor

Clay County Sheriff Jeff Lyde said the deputy was "slightly wounded but will be OK.

August 17, 2021

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Atlanta-Area Officer Shot at Domestic, Saved by Armor

After an hours-long search police fatally shot the suspect. The suspect reportedly shot at an officer and the officer returned fire, killing the suspect.

June 14, 2021

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NYPD Officer Shot Multiple Times, Saved by Vest

The officers got out of the car to investigate — at which time the man pulled “a firearm, turns on the officers and begins to shoot,” Shea said.

May 13, 2021

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NYPD Officer Shot, Saved by Armor

The officer was hit in his vest as officers arrived at the apartment shortly after 9 p.m. and the suspect fired through the door, the sources said. Another officer was grazed in the leg, police said.

March 8, 2021

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MN Officers Shot, Suspects Killed in Traffic Stop Gunfight

A short time later, at least one of the two people involved began shooting at the officers. One of the officers returned fire. The suspects and the deputy and officer were hit.

March 1, 2021

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Editorial: Life Insurance

You face many life-threatening hazards on the job, take the precautions necessary to protect yourself.

February 12, 2021

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Alabama Officer Shot, Saved by Body Armor

The suspect is wanted in Mississippi on an assault with a deadly weapon charge. Officers said the man was found to have been hit during the exchange of fire with officers and he has a non-life threatening injury.

January 26, 2021

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SC Officer Saved by Armor, Suspect Killed in Gunfight

“An exchange of gunfire occurred, during which a Charleston police officer was shot in the chest area and transported to the hospital,” Chief Luther Reynolds said. “That officer was wearing a ballistic vest."

December 29, 2020

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NYPD Officer Shot at Domestic, Saved by Armor

The 27-year-old officer was responding to a domestic dispute in Crown Heights just after 9 p.m. when the gunman opened fire, police sources said.

December 25, 2020