An officer with the Columbus (OH) Division of Police was shot and critically wounded during a response to a disturbance call at a home early Thursday morning.
The driver of a tractor-trailer truck who shot at New York deputies during a wild overnight vehicle pursuit was killed in an armed confrontation with law enforcement officers after the chase ended.
A US Marshal was shot twice in a gunfight with a murder suspect from Arkansas following a vehicle pursuit.
Eventually, both Klamath County deputies and state police troopers stopped the SUV using a spike strip, but when Goff got out, he opened fire on them with an AK-47 rifle, according to authorities.
When officers in New Orleans exchanged gunfire with an armed robbery suspect on Sunday night, at least five people waiting at a bus stop were caught in the crossfire.
A 25-year-old Maryland man will very probably live the rest of his life behind bars after being sentenced on Thursday to 195 years in prison.
A Meridian (ID) police officer who was wounded in a gun battle over the weekend is in good condition.
Two Chicago police officers were shot while exchanging gunfire with a man on the Far South Side at about 11:30 p.m. Friday, according to police.
The man authorities say killed 12 people in Monday's Washington Navy Yard rampage had a history of mental illness and reportedly told people he was hearing voices.
The officers, members of the Drug Control Unit, suffered gunshot wounds to the legs during the gun battle at 1:45 p.m. near Dorchester Avenue and Shepton Street. Officers returned fire, killing the suspect.