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WakeMed Campus Police Officer Roger Smith was fatally shot inside the Garner Healthplex emergency department; a suspect is in custody
Ralph Baze was sentenced to death in 1994 for killing Powell County Sheriff Bennett and Deputy Briscoe, but Gov. Beshear has declined to sign a death warrant citing legal hurdles
The charges against the suspected killer of San Bernardino County Deputy Andrew Nunez make him eligible for the death penalty
Officer Enrique Martinez was fatally shot when a passenger in the stopped vehicle grabbed a handgun and fired at him before kicking the driver out of the car and fleeing
The 26-year-old Chicago officer was just shy of three years of service in the department
Kevin G. Hanley served the NYPD in the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, the 123rd Precinct, the Intelligence Bureau and the Hostage Negotiation Team
Officers from Illinois and Indiana pursued the man, eventually surrounding his vehicle; the man fired a shot with a revolver, fatally wounding Cpl. Brandon Schreiber
Detective Clarence E. Word, III, 53, had served with the NYPD for 20 years and later served with the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office in Florida
Maricopa County Deputy Robert Lee Wright was killed by “Iron” Irene Schroeder and her boyfriend Glen Dague, who some consider predecessors to Bonnie and Clyde
Houston County Sheriff Cullen Talton was elected in 1972 and served as sheriff for over 50 years; under his leadership, the agency grew from 28 employees to more than 300
Lt. Eloilda Shea, 39, had served with the Orange County Sheriff’s office since 2011; her husband was a sergeant who resigned amid an investigation into an alleged on-duty affair
Trooper Corey Thompson, 28, served with the Illinois State Police for nearly five years and was assigned to the Special Operations Group Fatal Four team
Detective Maurice “Mo” Joseph was one of 40 Norfolk officers who used personal vacation time and unpaid leave to assist in the search and recovery efforts
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