Tag: Barricade Situations

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Vermont Officer Shot Responding to House Fire, Saved by Vest
Investigators said the officer responded with firefighters to the scene after smoke was seen coming from a window at the home. Vermont State Police said he was shot twice, with one of the bullets stopped by his body armor and the other wounding his leg.
April 24, 2025
Sergeant Paul Locke of the Milton (Vermont) Police Department. Locke was saved by his vest when he was shot responding to a house fire.
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Pennsylvania Officer Wounded, Suspect Killed in Barricade Incident
The suspect crashed a vehicle belonging to his father’s business into another car at about 5 p.m. Sunday, police said. When officers responded to the crash, they said they saw him reach for a .22 caliber handgun.
April 7, 2025
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Massachusetts State Police Robot Shot During Barricade Incident
The troopers were told by officers on the scene that the suspect had fired on them with a rifle. The troopers decided to deploy robots. They sent two PacBot 510 tracked robots and a SPOT four-legged robot dog, “to assist in locating the subject."
March 28, 2024
This Massachusetts State Police robot dog took rifle fire from a suspect during a barricade incident in early March. Boston Dynamics is replacing the robot and keeping the damaged one for research, MSP says.
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Memphis Officer Shot While Serving Arrest Warrant
A Memphis, TN, officer was shot this morning as he and other officers were attempting to serve an arrest warrant.
April 19, 2023
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3 LAPD Officers Shot by Barricaded Parolee
According to sources at the hospital, one officer was shot in the arm, another shot in the vest and has shrapnel in his abdomen, and the third was shot in the elbow.
March 9, 2023
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2 GA Officers Hurt Escaping Gunfire in Home Before SWAT Standoff
"While they were inside the residence, shots were fired at the officers. They retreated," says Jackson Police Chief James Morgan.
November 14, 2022
SWAT members from the Butts County Sheriff’s Office, at the end of an overnight standoff, escort a man police say fired shots at two officers before barricading himself inside a Jackson, GA, home.
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GA Deputy Shot Responding to Disturbance Call
Deputies responded to the disturbance at 1:41 a.m. and the sheriff’s office reports a man began shooting, striking one officer.
November 10, 2022
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BWC Video Shows CA SWAT Hostage Rescue
The Sacramento Police Department released body-worn camera (BWC) video of SWAT officers rescuing a woman and children being held hostage by a man armed with a sword inside a home.
August 24, 2022
Sacramento Police Department SWAT officers confont a man armed with a sword and holding his family hostage.
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2 Officers Killed, 5 Injured in Kentucky Ambush
“They encountered pure hell when they arrived, they had no chance,” Floyd County Sheriff John Hunt said. “This guy had a plan, and he pretty much executed that plan almost to precision.”
July 1, 2022
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AZ Deputy Shot and Killed, SWAT Apprehends Suspect
Lopez, according to Rhodes, came into contact with the suspect but it's unclear what happened next. Neighbors called 911 to report an officer in distress and when deputies responded they discovered Lopez unresponsive on the ground.
June 29, 2022
Sgt. Richard Lopez, a 14-year-veteran of the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office, died after being shot Tuesday.
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Uvalde School Chief Says He Was Not Incident Commander, Explains Why He Chose Not to Take His Radios
“I didn’t issue any orders,” Arredondo says. “I called for assistance and asked for an extraction tool to open the door.”
June 10, 2022
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Phoenix Police Video Shows Officers Taking Fire from Barricaded Man
Williams said the officer and two sergeants then used cover fire to suppress the gunman while the officer and one of the sergeants moved to another vehicle parked farther away from the home.
June 8, 2022
Body-worn camera footage shows officers moving while others provide cover fire against a man with an elevated firing position inside a home.
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