Ambush
The Ambush topic page features safety tips, columnist commentary and the latest news updates on the growing threat of targeted attacks against police officers.
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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
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Christian McCall was charged in a January shooting that wounded three LEOs and killed Det. Mike Doty
The three men face possible death sentences after a jury convicted them of first-degree murder for ambushing and killing Broward Sheriff’s Deputy Brian Tephford
“It looked like he was hunting us,” police Sgt. Brian Lee Alcorn stated in the affidavits
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“The feeling of the sheriffs is the same as the public. It’s absolutely unbelievable,” Sheriff Justin Smith said
Two deputies were fatally shot while wearing body armor, prompting questions about whether the area’s LEOs have enough protection from powerful ammunition
Officer Jesse Hartnett suffered severe arm damage as a result of the shooting and has undergone 11 surgeries
A grand jury has declined to charge Dallas officers for the death of a gunman who killed five LEOs
Officer Jesse Hartnett wiped away tears while recalling how he survived an unprovoked attack two years ago
U.S. Deputy Marshal Christopher David Hill was fatally shot last week while serving an arrest warrant last week
Edward Archer offered the same response again and again as each charge was read aloud, saying “I don’t plead to anyone but Allah”
Deputy Jeff Pelle was shot during a New Year’s Eve ambush that killed Deputy Zackari Parrish
Thousands of people turned out for the funeral of Det. Mike Doty, who was killed in an ambush by a domestic violence suspect
Sgt. Randy Clinton was one of four LEOs shot during an ambush by a domestic violence suspect last week
Detective Mike Doty, 37, was among four LEOs shot while responding to a domestic violence call earlier this week
Police Chief Kerr Putney said the injured officer was in good spirits after suffering non-life-threatening injuries
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office released the video to explain what happened before Deputy Zackari Parrish was killed
In the months before he shot and killed Deputy Zackari Parrish, Matthew Riehl sent concerning emails to law enforcement officials
Thousands gathered to remember and honor Deputy Zackari Parrish, who was killed in an ambush attack on New Year’s Eve
Deputy Jeff Pelle, son of Sheriff Joe Pelle, was one of four Douglas County sheriff’s deputies shot, one of them fatally, on Sunday
Officials said Matthew Edward Riehl made veiled threats against professors of the law school he graduated from
“I will do everything in my power, Zack Parrish, to honor you,” Gracie Parrish, Officer Parrish’s wife, said
In what may have been a planned ambush attack, a gunman shot several deputies, fatally injuring Deputy Zackari Parrish
Deputy Zackari Parrish, who was killed in an ambush attack on New Year’s Eve, was remembered for his boundless energy
Chief Charlie Beck called the gunman a “coward” and says the injured officer is in “good spirits”
A man fired more than 100 rounds at sheriff’s deputies, killing one, before being fatally shot himself
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