Officer Down
Palm Beach County Deputy Ignacio Diaz, Cpl. Luis Paez and Deputy Ralph Waller were killed when an SUV struck their motorcycles while they were stopped on the roadside
Benjamin Ritchie was put to death by lethal injection for the 2000 murder of Beech Grove Officer Bill Toney, who was shot during a foot pursuit
Tributes ranged from the Police Unity Tour to K-9 memorial services, with federal and local leaders reaffirming support for law enforcement
Alejandro Martinez, 27, had dedicated his life to public service, joining the Army National Guard and later applying to become a deputy sheriff
Officer Jake Wallin’s “final act of valor was to selflessly face the shooter and attempt to neutralize him to save others,” Fargo Police Chief Zibolski said
Deputy David Bosecker was the first to arrive at the scene; the suspect opened fire immediately, killing Bosecker
Had Officer Zach Robinson not killed the suspect, authorities said they shudder to think how much worse the attack might have been
Trooper Aaron Smith was deploying stop sticks when he was struck by the suspect’s vehicle
2 officers remain in critical condition after man launched ‘murderous barrage of fire’ on Fargo LEOs
Mohamad Barakat shot Officers Jake Wallin, Andrew Dotas and Tyler Hawes from inside his car from about 15 to 20 feet away, before they could even reach for their guns
Officer Anthony Ferguson had been with the Alamogordo Police Department for 11 years
A gunman opened fire on police and firefighters “for no known reason” as they responded to a traffic crash, killing one officer and wounding two others
Two other officers, Andrew Dotas and Tyler Hawes, were critically wounded in the shooting
The death penalty filing cites four aggravating circumstances, including that Deputy Durm was killed while performing “his duty as a law enforcement officer”
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