Three officers were killed, while two others are in critical but stable condition, in one of the deadliest recent attacks on the US police. Three police officers were shot dead and two wounded on Wednesday in southern Pennsylvania in the United States before the attacker was shot down, authorities said. It was one of the deadliest days for police, not only in Pennsylvania, but in the US, in recent times.
We grieve for the loss of life of three precious souls who served this county, served this commonwealth, served this country, governor Josh Shapiro said. An investigation is occurring in the area of North Codorus township, about 115 miles (185km) west of Philadelphia, not far from the Maryland line, authorities said. There are simply no words I can offer to assuage the grief that this community has experienced, Pennsylvania state police commissioner Col Christopher Paris said.
Mark McNamara will continue having to defend himself against the wrongful-shooting claims of K'aun Green, who McNamara shot four times as Green was exiting a downtown taqueria on March 27, 2022 after a brawl inside the eatery. Green had his hands up while holding a gun above his head pointed up toward the air - a weapon he had disarmed from an assailant inside - when he was shot.
A police report alleges that Fitzsimmons aimed a weapon at one of the officers, causing him to fear for his life and shoot Fitzsimmons in the chest. Fitzsimmons tells a contradictory version of events, where she never pointed a weapon at the other officer, but instead attempted and failed to take her own life. Fitzsimmons gave birth in February and struggles with postpartum depression, she and her lawyers have said.
Sign up: AU Breaking News email Freeman has a history of run-ins with law enforcement and has shared in the past some forms of pseudo-legal beliefs, where adherents make arguments that deny the authority of the state. Police confirmed on Friday that Freeman's gun licence remained revoked at the time he allegedly killed two officers and injured another at his high country property on Tuesday.
The Contra Costa District Attorney's Office has concluded Concord police officers were justified in fatally shooting a man who was stabbing his father, officials announced Friday. The finding that officers acted in self defense and in the self defense of others was the result of multiple interviews and a review of officers' body camera recordings and means the five officers involved will not face any criminal charges.
Three sources have confirmed to Guardian Australia that two officers have been killed and another wounded in the shooting at Porepunkah. None were authorised to comment on the incident and only one had been directly briefed on the incident by police. Victoria police has declined to comment on the active incident until it is operationally safe to do so.
In December 2022, Oliver was walking down the street in the early morning when Thomas approached him in an unmarked vehicle three separate times, according to the evidence in the case. Oliver testified that Thomas made sexual advances toward him, which Oliver rejected. Upon being approached a third time, Oliver shot into Thomas's vehicle, killing him. Oliver, who said he had feared for his safety, then fled the scene. Prosecutors insisted that his actions constituted murder.
Brian Joseph Montana, 60, died during a violent confrontation with police after threatening and shooting at his neighbors over lawn trimmings, resulting in a gunbattle.
"At the end of the day, my brother is still not here. Tyrell Wilson is still not here. The lives he took are still not here. He should do his parole the whole time; he was convicted," Jennifer Leong, Arboleda's sister, told KQED.
Byrd, 40, was identified by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation as the parole agent shot and killed inside the Oakland parole unit on Thursday afternoon at about 12:50 p.m.
Zachary Rolfe, a police officer, was found to have racist behavior that influenced his policing style, contributing to the deadly outcome of the incident involving Kumanjayi Walker.
A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services officer was struck by a suspect in an off-road vehicle while attempting to detain him in Alviso. The officer fired a shot at the fleeing suspect's vehicle, but it’s unconfirmed if the bullet struck the subject. The injured officer was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and was released on Sunday. The suspect remains unidentified and at large.
