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Connor Sturgeon wrote that it was “so easy” to purchase a firearm, but didn’t have a firm grasp on how to use it, according to investigators
Five people were injured during the Oct. 3 shooting; both suspected shooters are now in custody
A mural was painted in the officers’ honor by American painter Steve Penley
The teen was charged with malicious wounding and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony and was taken into juvenile detention
Weapons restriction orders were imposed at least 13 times under the law since the Oct. 25 shooting
“We have been so effective in solving these homicides and shootings, there has been no time for these retaliation shootings to take place,” Chief Paco Balderrama said
Since the leak, media companies have filed a lawsuit for access, while families connected with the school have discouraged releasing the writings
Joe Walker was reportedly shot twice in the stomach while trying to stop the shooter
“It is likely that this officer’s brave actions saved others from being injured or killed as a result of Nathan Allen’s racially-motivated rampage,” District Attorney Kevin Hayden said
The first officer was shot three times and collapsed, while the second was hit by a bullet but took cover behind a parked car and exchanged gunfire with the man
Alexander Batista-Polanco, 21, and Hendrick Peña-Fernandez, 21, were arrested Tuesday and Wednesday, First Deputy Commissioner Frank Vanore said at a news conference
The report stated that while initial agency responses to mass shooter situations can be chaotic, MSU officers were able to deploy “seamlessly and immediately”
Eric Morgan’s charges were related to driving the car that Officer Ella French stopped before his brother fatally shot her
Robert Benjamin Nelson, 31, shot at Sgt. Sharron Duran three times when she pulled him over in 2020
When the officers announced their arrival, they immediately came under fire
“I’ve stood over too many bodies to ignore how our community is being harmed, not only by violence, but by its response to that violence,” Sheriff T.K. Waters said
Prosecutors said Stanley Donahue robbed two employees at a store and confined them in a cooler before shooting Linn County Deputy Will Halverson seven times
Retired Sheriff Jim Hammond said he joined the lawsuit to ensure transparency on how the situation was handled by law enforcement is upheld
The release of the audio comes as funeral plans for the six victims are being made
Chief John Drake said the shooter had elaborate planning, including surveillance of the school before the attack
Police said they believe the 28-year-old female shooter was a former student at The Covenant School
The King County deputy was hit by a bullet that missed his vest and hit him in the upper torso
When Officer Robert Shisler was shot, a neighbor applied pressure to control the bleeding until another officer arrived and applied a tourniquet
Detective Sgt. Mason Griffith was killed and another officer remains in serious, but stable condition
Involuntary manslaughter charge against the actor is punishable by up to 18 months in jail and a $5,000 fine
As he was being led from the courtroom, the man looked at the deputy and his family and said that “it should of been worse than what it was”
The actor’s attorneys had objected to the enhancement, saying it was unconstitutional because it was added after the 2021 shooting
One suspect was taken into custody shortly after the Sunday night shooting
The off-duty officer, who was already at the mall when the shooting occurred, took down the suspect within minutes
A 54-page report concluded the officers shouldn’t face criminal charges after opening fire on a man who had what appeared to be a real gun near a hospital
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