Ambush

Washington State Patrol Trooper Dean Atkinson was rammed by a vehicle and then shot

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The device captured footage during the standoff when Devin Weiland shot at the drone and at an armored vehicle brought into the area to deploy tear gas

Deputies Jonathan Randall Koleski and Marshall Samual Ervin Jr. will be honored at separate services

"The officers displayed extreme calm under the most difficult circumstances."

"In plain terms, it's very simple. My two deputies were ambushed this evening and killed," Sheriff Craig Owens said

"Families come in all forms and children of fallen responders will now receive equal benefits regardless of their parents' marital status," Sheriff Jim Hart said

A second officer in the car fired back, wounding the gunman

The gunman's parents sued after authorities seized 25 rifles, 10 pistols and two shotguns from their home in 2014

Autonomous devices have the potential to be a gamechanger for law enforcement safety and reconnaissance

Using lessons learned from near misses to prevent injuries and fatalities from felonious assaults, missed firearms, ambushes and unprovoked attacks

Ambush attacks on police officers do not discriminate in gender, assignment or age, and they affect all category of assignment

Steven Carrillo shot and killed Santa Cruz County Sheriff's deputy Sgt. Damon Gutzwiller during a firefight with law enforcement

Officer Muhammed Chowdhury was attacked by a gang linked to 19 carjackings and robberies

"What was his intent? To kill as many Richland County deputies as he could," Sheriff Leon Lott said