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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An account told through the eyes of those at the center of the events of July 7, 2016, when five Dallas police officers were ambushed and killed and 11 injured
Ambush attacks on police officers do not discriminate in gender, assignment or age, and they affect all category of assignment
Sgt. Lind has made great progress in recovering from his injuries, including a cracked skull, while attempting to take a suspect into custody in October, the chief said
Our buildings and our officers inside have been the target of criminal assaults and civil disorder incidents for quite a long time
Officer Morgan Bullis said putting on her uniform again is a big part of her healing
A total of 135 officers have been shot in the line of duty, 15 killed, as of April 30
Chief Walt Miller said they were familiar with the couple from prior encounters and the targeting of his officers was “related and retaliatory”
Shot seven times, Officer Anthony Graffeo must face inoperable bullet fragments, exhausted medical leave and a no pay status
“If I don’t get to put the uniform on, it’ll be a bad day,” said Trooper Atkinson
Officer Trevor Abney was ambushed and shot below the left eye, leaving him blinded in that eye and with a .40-caliber bullet lodged in his brain
“It’s nothing short of amazing I’m still here,” Cpl. Matthew Aitken says about being shot in the neck, leg and wrist when ambushed
Cpl. Matt Aitken’s supervisor credits the survival story to Aitken’s training, hard work and seriousness to the job
Cpl. Matthew Aitken was fired on as he and K-9 Taco moved past a building the suspect was in
A narcotics detective was making an arrest when the suspect came from behind and fired at the detective’s head
Jocquise R. Timmons is charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault and unlawful weapons possession
A suspect forcefully grabbed for their service weapons and began punching them in the head, knocking one officer unconscious
Melody Norton was with Sgt. Bobby Swartz, a 25-year veteran who was shot and killed during the incident, and deputy investigator Mark Johns, who was wounded
While the suspect’s motives remain under investigation, Chief Anthony Mata characterized the actions as part of a scheme to “ambush” officers
Based on evidence at the scene, police believe the suspect may have lured officers to the home in order to ambush them
The officer and his partner were on patrol in uniform when they pulled over to talk to two men; one of them whipped out a gun and started firing
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The suspect waited for officers to round a corner near an apartment building, striking one several times
Sgt. Eric Kocheran was placed in a medically induced coma after being shot in the chest outside his police station last month
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In July 2022, the suspect threw another Molotov cocktail near a staging area for marked patrol cars at the same PD
Deputy Darrin Lawson had his left leg amputated below the knee after being wounded in what’s being called the deadliest police shooting in state history
Police were searching for a burglary suspect when they found him hiding in a storage area under a bed armed with a pistol
The state Supreme Court has denied two stays and the governor announced he would not grant clemency to Kevin Johnson
When the suspect was asked about why he assaulted the officer, he said: “It’s Thanksgiving. I didn’t have anyone to spend it with. I might as well take it out on y’all”
The suspect lured the deputy to the police station’s door by telling him someone was threatening his family
Three officers were killed after a man with a rifle opened fire on police attempting to serve a warrant in June
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