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Taking a homeowner’s word that a house was clear after a break in could have been a fatal decision for this officer
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One of the deputies suffered superficial wounds to his arm, possibly from shrapnel
Four men attacked the officer while he was at a child’s birthday party and called him a ‘pig’
The police said the hostage refused to drop his weapon
Officers repeatedly told the man to put down the gun, but he raised it and two officers fired at him
Authorities say Army personnel saw the man and called police
The video shows the officer braking suddenly in front of a vehicle then issuing several tickets to the driver
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His girlfriend thought she was just being pulled over
Several police unions called for the boycott of the famous singer
Neither the officer nor his K-9 partner were hit
The trooper was hospitalized as a precaution
The officer was not injured
The police commissioner called the incident an attempted ‘suicide by cop’
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One suffered a cut after being struck by a rock in the head, one was hit by a Molotov cocktail and another was bitten
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State data show that heroin-related overdose deaths tripled since 1999
The commissioner also said that if his sons had been in the boy’s situation, the outcome might have been different
About half the officers are white, roughly reflecting the white population in the city
Many years can pass between the initial sale and the time police encounter the weapon
When cops assess a potential threat, they determine whether lethal force is necessary or if one of several “less lethal” tools such as a baton, OC or TASER will be successful
Both driver and the trooper were not seriously hurt
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The driver went into reverse, almost hit an officer then police opened fire
The violent demonstration was underway after Trump concluded his speech before a crowd of thousands
The father of the gunman said his son thought the world was ending
No officers were injured in the exchange of gunfire
None of the three is accused of involvement in the attack
The newspapers asked the Health Department for copies of all communications involving the ex-officer
