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The officers repeatedly told Johnathan Autry to drop the gun before shooting him
Police ordered the student to drop the pipe, but he refused and charged at an officer in an alley
Four officers were treated for minor injuries following the shooting
Christopher Gatewood yelled “What are you going to do?” before officers shot him
The officer was conducting a welfare check at a home when the LEO was stabbed
The court said officers are entitled to immunity unless a previous case tells them a specific UOF is unlawful
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Two CMPD officers and two probation officers returned fire when Jonathan Bennett, 23, pulled into the parking lot and began shooting
Statesboro police responded to shots fired at a home and found Advanced Patrol Officer Ian Huggins with multiple gunshot wounds
Police said the officer became trapped in the driver’s compartment as the car sped away
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Trooper Kyle Sheldon was shot after he asked a woman to step out of her car
Deputy Justin Nail is in stable condition after surgery and is expected to make a full recovery
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Trooper Kevin Miller died when his police car crashed into the back of a tractor trailer
As an officer opened the car door, police say the suspect fired a shot at him
“Go ahead and shoot me, mother******,” Jonathan Boyd said before being shot by police
Chief Murphy Paul said he fired the LEO for violating department policies on use of force and “command of temper”
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The man almost immediately exited the vehicle against the officer’s orders and pulled out a gun
Mayor Stephen Wukela asked the Florence PD to release the video, saying “the whole incident is troubled”
A trooper testified that Justin D. Walters reportedly told him he “was just trying to scare him” when he allegedly shot Trooper Joel Davis
Police said Jehad Eid stood up and shot at the officers, who fired back
The crash that killed Trooper Kevin Miller happened when his car struck the back of a slow-moving tractor trailer
Police said James K. Decoursey “had a brief encounter with law enforcement” in Tennessee where he was fatally shot
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Turkey Creek Chief Robert Glen Leggett was attempting to arrest a man for trespassing when the attack occurred
Sgt. Cade Brenchley said he recalls exiting his vehicle before everything went “black”
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