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.
Training techniques designed to safeguard police officers against increasing ambush threats in diverse environments
The chaotic event killed officer Jake Wallin, 23, and wounded officers Andrew Dotas and Tyler Hawes; the only officer left standing, Zach Robinson, stopped the heavily armed shooter without hesitation
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A second-generation Detroit police officer, Loren Courts, 40, was married with children
Authorities described the tragedy as a “tactical ambush” with “a field of fire of over 200 yards”
“As soon as they got off the elevator to go to the apartment, they were fired upon by the offender,” Police Superintendent David Brown said
Deputy Austin Derek Aldridge, 25, was responding to a domestic violence call
Deputy Austin Derek Aldridge, 25, was responding to a domestic violence call
A murder suspect missed two police officers after firing his handgun through their windshield
The gunman killed the El Monte police officers seconds after they entered a motel room
Cpl. Nick Tullier spent years undergoing treatment before dying of complications related to his injuries
FBI Director Christopher Wray made the comments during an interview on “60 Minutes”
Deputy Jaquim Barthen was one of three officers ambushed by a gunman back in October
The latest figure also marks a 63% increase compared to the number of officers shot during the same time period in 2020
“I would not like to see the school besmirched by hosting a brutal killer of police officers,” said Diane Piagentini, whose husband and a second officer were ambushed in 1971
“I am still baffled and amazed by the resiliency of the men and women of the Phoenix Police Department,” said Chief Jeri Williams
A pedestrian opened fire as the officers were trying to make a traffic stop, police said
Kailon Harris-Caldwell, 24, would have to pay the full amount to be released
One officer was shot in the leg and the other had a graze wound to the head after an offender in line opened fire
The video shows the gunman luring the officer toward the door of a home where a woman reportedly had been shot
Council member Ann O’Brien says a drone program can provide tactical help to resolve situations like the one last week that left five cops shot and four more wounded
Applying a “when/then/why” approach to the tactical challenges of an ambush situation with a baby in the crossfire
After the gunman shot the first officer, he tried unsuccessfully to drive out of the garage of the home where he later barricaded himself
A man ambushed a responding officer and then shot four more cops who were trying to rescue a baby, police said
Officer Shane Bartek, 25, was ambushed and shot twice during a carjacking
Holley, a 39-year-old mother of four, joined the police department two years ago to make a difference
The suspects killed a man just one hour after shooting Officer Keona Holley, police said
Friends of Officer Keona Holley said she joined the department two years ago to make a difference
The officer was shot multiple times while sitting in their patrol car, police said
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The 5-mile stretch of Interstate 5 honors Natalie Corona, a 22-year-old officer who was killed in an ambush in 2019
Officers in two separate incidents this week were in their cruisers when they found themselves suddenly under fire
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