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Officer Kevin Valencia, who was shot in the head during the standoff, remains comatose in critical condition
Antoine Fielder is charged in the shooting deaths of Deputies Patrick Rohrer and Theresa King who were transporting him between a courthouse and jail
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The troopers remained calm under pressure despite facing flames and bullets
The organizations called for restraint as hundreds of people protested the fatal OIS of Antwon Rose
Friends and family members spoke about the ultimate sacrifices made by Deputies Theresa King and Patrick Rohrer
Police said a man fired one shot and hit the detective in the knee and thigh area
Police said no one was injured in the shootout
Police Chief Terry Zeigler confirmed that Antoine Fielder is the inmate suspected of fatally shooting the deputies
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department released 23 videos and 130 audio files, including 911 calls
Officer John Barnes was critically wounded in the May 18 shooting after confronting the gunman
The sheriff’s department said the bear damaged the interior of the vehicle so much that the doors couldn’t be unlocked
Police said moments after officers arrived, the suspect walked out of his home and started firing at officers
The suspect lost control of his truck and struck the officer, tossing him at least seven feet from where he was standing
A poster in her law office shows the superhero Wonder Woman pulling a lasso around a police officer’s neck
An armored vehicle is like any police tool – personnel need to engage in realistic training to master the equipment before responding to a real call
The gun was discovered by a cleaner while tidying the holding cell at the police station
The officer was forced to shoot the dogs
An officer wrote in the arrest report that the driver “struck the police vehicle in an attempt to impale the officer”
The report said that Hennepin Healthcare EMS providers, in the presence of police, injected suspects of crimes and others who already appeared to be restrained
Police say Jacai Colson, an undercover detective, was responding to an ambush attack when he was shot by another LEO who mistakenly believed he was a suspect
The man suspected of leading police on the deadly pursuit had also been the target of a drug investigation
An off-duty FBI agent who fired a weapon that fell while he was dancing at a Denver club turned himself in on a second-degree assault charge
Union leaders said the Lafayette police department is facing a critical shortage of officers, which has been affecting response time
Information on the agent’s injuries or the circumstances of the shooting was not immediately released
Officer Kevin Valencia entered his second day recovering at a hospital after being shot by a gunman
A large crowd gathered to remember the life of Officer Charles Irvine Jr., 23, who was killed in a crash during a pursuit
Three individuals are believed to have illegally purchased firearms that were used in the slayings of the two LEOs
A standoff that began Sunday night came to a tragic end late Monday as police found the armed suspect and the four children he took hostage dead
Sgt. Bradley Wangler was listed in stable condition at a hospital after suffering multiple wounds in a Thursday evening shootout