Barricade

Sgt. Richard Lopez, 51, was a 14-year veteran of the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office

An hours-long standoff in New Jersey included a particularly shocking moment

Officers initially responded after getting several radio calls about an armed man committing several crimes

Michael Lang may have instigated the violent confrontation by goading an officer with whom he was angry to chase him

The gunman was later found dead in his house, which had been set on fire

Though relatively rare, hostage situations are a reality of policing, and the life you’re asked to save may be that of a child

Officials said the officers were “doing well” and their wounds were not life-threatening

One of the officers suffered a non-life-threatening injury while trying to arrest the suspect

The suspect, a doctor himself, killed a pediatrician and held five others hostage, police said

Demonstrators set up barricades and spike strips around the site of an ordered eviction after officers arrested about a dozen people Tuesday

The standoff lasted nine hours before a single shot ended it, police said

Sheriff Jerry Clayton said the deputy is in stable condition after a neighbor dispute and shooting that prompted a 9-hour standoff

Officer Tamarris L. Bohannon had been with the agency for three and a half years