Tag: Suicidal Subjects

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GA Deputy Goes for Walk on Break Saves Baby from Distraught Mother

Deputy Aliyah Miller saw the distraught woman and the Columbus officer walking toward her. The sheriff’s office said on Facebook that Miller “realized the woman had a baby and was threatening to jump into the river with the infant.”

August 18, 2023

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Rookie GA Officer Saves Woman Threatening to Jump from Highway Bridge

"Suddenly he's faced with this life or death situation that he has to resolve," said Marietta Police Officer Chuck McPhilamy.

May 12, 2023

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Woman Sets Self on Fire at Traffic Stop, Officer Injured

She got out of the car and poured a flammable liquid on herself, Michael Swanson said.

September 28, 2022

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Atlanta Cops Enter Smoke-Filled Home to Rescue Woman with Knife Threatening Suicide

Once located, police say the woman repeatedly pled for the officers to kill her. Officers were able to restrain her and carry her to safety, outside the home.

June 9, 2022

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Detroit Officer Wounded in Right Hand Learned to Shoot Lefty to Save Career

A man with mental illness, attempting suicide with a knife, turned the weapon on Sanchez.

May 5, 2022

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Phoenix Police Release Video of Gas Station Shooting that Wounded Officer and Suspect

The suspect's ex-girlfriend called 911 and said she was at a Marathon gas station and the man was at home and seemingly suicidal.

April 29, 2022

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MN Tribal Officer Shot and Killed Responding to Suicidal Subject Call

Officials say 37-year-old Officer Ryan Bialke, a native of Buffalo, Minnesota, was shot to death by a suspect at a home in Redby that possibly had children inside. That suspect allegedly fired upon officers as they arrived, hitting Bialke.

July 28, 2021

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Video: Ohio Deputy's Welfare Check Ends in Point Blank Gunfight

The video -- taken by a doorbell camera -- shows Deputy Sara Vaught on Feb. 15 knocking on the door of a residence before an individual opened the door, produced a handgun and shot. The bullet narrowly missed Vaught before she returned five rounds.

March 3, 2021

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MS Deputy Shot and Killed Responding to Suicide Call

The slain deputy, Lt. Michael Boutte, was shot trying to get out of his vehicle, Sheriff Ricky Adam told local media. The suspect then fired at a second responding deputy who returned fire and wounded the suspect, Adam said.

February 2, 2021

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MD Man Shoots at Officers, Drives Away in Patrol Vehicle and Runs Over Woman

The man then got into the empty police car, turned it around and drove toward officers, he said. The man struck and killed one of his family members who was in the road. She had come to the scene to try to help “de-escalate the situation,” according to Hector Velez, the interim police chief in Prince George’s County.

November 10, 2020

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MA Officers Successfully De-Escalate Suspected "Suicide-by-Cop" Incident

Responding officers discovered the man had three knives and was making aggressive movements toward them, police say. Multiple officers and a K-9 were called to the scene

September 7, 2020

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Oklahoma Officers Use ECD on Man Advancing with "Samurai" Sword

Officers with the Moore (OK) Police Department used an electronic control device (ECD) to end a potentially deadly confrontation with a man armed with a sword.

August 27, 2020