Officer Down
Ten years ago, Larry Gordon spent four hours negotiating with Micah Johnson from just 30 feet away. Today, the retired Dallas Police sergeant reflects on the standoff, professional empathy and understanding the “why”
What began as a peaceful demonstration ended with five officers killed, several others wounded and a historic SWAT operation
Rittman Sgt. Scott Ries was killed, four officers and a Wayne County sheriff’s K-9 were wounded, and the suspected gunman was found dead inside the home
Henry Eugene Washington was charged with murder in the shooting that resulted in the death of Officer Jonathan Shoop in July 2020
Officer Michael Jensen’s parents told the court they continue to live with the pain of losing their son in the 2024 ambush as the gunman’s father was sentenced on an illegal weapons conviction
Trooper Michael Pahira Jr., a nearly 20-year law enforcement, was assisting with a commercial vehicle inspection when he was fatally struck by an out-of-control truck
Pierce County prosecutors stated they could not definitively prove that the first driver acted with negligence or that the second driver knew they struck Trooper Tara-Marysa Guting
Sgt. Shiou Deng had stopped and turned on his emergency lights to help Jesus Garcia, who had been in a crash; Mario Joseph Bickham is accused of fatally striking both men as he drove at high speeds
Officer Trevor Howard, 25, had served with the Marked Tree Police Department for two months before a vehicle ran a stop sign and struck the cruiser in which he was riding in the passenger seat
Montgomery County Deputy Erika Serrato, 24, had served with the sheriff’s office for six years
Columbus County Deputy Damien Draper Bost, 30, had served with the sheriff’s office eight years and was a school resource officer at South Columbus High School
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