Police shootout leaves two dead, two officers injured

PALM BAY, FL – A deadly shootout unfolded in Palm Bay, Florida, on Sunday afternoon, leaving two dead and two police officers injured. According to Palm Bay authorities, officers were responding to a domestic disturbance when they found themselves faced with an armed 24-year-old man, Brandon Kapas. Palm Bay Police Chief Mariano Augello, at a Sunday news conference, discussed how Kapas refused orders given by the officers, resulting in an exchange of gunfire. Kapas was …

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Man Sentenced for Shooting Police Chief

In Bucks County, Pennsylvania, a man named Colin Petroziello was sentenced to 15-30 years in prison last week, following a no contest plea for the shooting of Yardley Police Chief Joseph Kelly in August 2021. The 26-year-old resident of Yardley was charged with attempted homicide of a law enforcement officer, attempted murder, aggravated assault, and several other crimes. A no contest plea is not a confession of guilt, but rather an acceptance of the conviction …

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