Domestic Disturbance

Sergeants must play a key role in domestic violence-related responses – not just for repeat calls for service but also in managing high-risk calls

Less than a month before the shooting, the man allegedly called an out of state credit union and said he was going to go on a killing spree

Within 30 minutes, Officer Sean Sluganski was killed, Officer Charles Thomas was shot in the face and the gunman was dead

The officers were responding to a domestic disturbance call when the suspect opened fire

The shooting occurred after police were called to a domestic disturbance and the suspect pointed a gun at his mother and a sergeant

When police arrived on scene, the former officer handed a child he was holding to a woman and brandished a gun before being shot

“The war on our law enforcement officers has to stop,” said the community member who planned the tribute for Officer Truong Thai

Tyson Shawn Jordan Hampton is facing 27 felony charges after fatally shooting Officer Truong Thai during a domestic disturbance call

The suspect fired 18 shots that an official described as an “AK-47 pistol,” which penetrated the officer’s ballistic vest

Officer Truong Thai, 49, was fatally wounded while answering a report for a domestic disturbance and stopping a vehicle near the Las Vegas Strip

After hours of negotiations with officers, the suspect was shot and killed after reaching for gun

The suspect will be charged with numerous weapons violations, felony domestic violence and assault with a deadly weapon

Sonny Thomas Almanza was arrested in connection with the shooting death of Officer Dillon Vakoff

Officer Dillon Michael Vakoff, 27, previously served six years in the U.S. Air Force before joining the Arvada Police Department in 2019

“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