A gunman who barricaded himself inside his house after shooting a Pennsylvania State Police trooper was shot and killed after a 14-hour standoff.
A Pennsylvania state trooper was shot and wounded Tuesday afternoon by the subject of a welfare check and had to be airlifted from the scene.
The suspect in Wednesday's hours-long standoff in Philadelphia in which six officers were shot surrendered to authorities just after midnight Thursday, exiting the residence with his hands in the air.
One of the officers was reportedly shot in the head and is in critical condition. The critically wounded officer was reportedly conscious when he was taken from the scene.
A man is in custody after deputies with the Harris County (TX) Sheriff's Office cut off his air conditioning.
Fulton County Sheriff's Deputy Troy Chisum, 39, was responding to a battery and disturbance call at a rural home in Avon, IL, when he was shot by a suspect inside the home, authorities said. The suspect is in custody.
A deputy with the Pasco Sheriff's Office who was shot in the leg received life-threatening injuries but was quite likely saved by the quick action taken by other officers at the scene.
A 47-year old man—identified as Dean Barger—who reportedly shot at a woman and her daughter barricaded himself inside a Pomona Park home for a period of time before eventually surrendering to the responding SWAT team.
A California gunman held police at bay for six hours Thursday, set fire to several homes, and launched fireworks at surrounding SWAT team members before he charged outside with a shotgun and was shot dead, authorities said.
A barricaded gunman who opened fire on police was shot and killed early Wednesday at an apartment complex housing elderly individuals. It is currently unclear whether the man was shot by police or died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.