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The encounter began when the suspect took a 3-year-old boy and fled in a pickup truck, leading to a hourslong standoff
Police were in a hourslong standoff with the man before shots were fired, after his mother called 911 to report he was vandalizing a vehicle
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The Rook is outfitted with bulletproof glass and heavy-duty armor to protect against incoming gunfire
Deputies Jonathan Randall Koleski and Marshall Samual Ervin Jr. will be honored at separate services
“In plain terms, it’s very simple. My two deputies were ambushed this evening and killed,” Sheriff Craig Owens said
Deputy Aaron Tyndall was transported to a hospital, but is responsive and alert
The document contains a detailed timeline of the incident, including a discussion about breaching assessment and opportunities
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
The suspect, who barricaded himself inside the home following the shooting, was found dead
The Watauga County Sheriff’s Office said the shooter remains barricaded in a portion of the home
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
The shooting suspect who was barricaded inside a home was taken into custody Sunday morning
Maryland State Police confirmed they caused much of the damage during a 40-hour standoff with an armed suspect
Two of the wounded officers have been released from a hospital and the third was undergoing surgery, officials said
A team of negotiators helps ensure the primary negotiator is supported and experiences less stress throughout the negotiation process
Shortly after noon, more than six hours after the standoff began, police set off a flash-bang device outside the restaurant
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