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Two officers were shot in the apprehension of a violent suspect

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BROOKLYN, NY – A violent encounter in Brooklyn resulted in two New York Police Department (NYPD) officers being shot by a suspect with a notorious criminal history. The suspect, 39-year-old Melvin Butler, allegedly wrested a gun from one of the officers and fired at them while they were attempting to arrest him for assaulting his mother. The incident unfolded in a Brownsville apartment complex around 3:30 p.m., where one officer sustained a leg injury and …

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Six people killed in Texas shooting spree

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AUSTIN, TX – A series of fatal shootings that spanned across two Texas counties on Tuesday has led to the arrest of a suspect, officials reported. The violent episodes claimed the lives of six individuals and injured three others, including two police officers. The man in custody, whose identity and motive are yet to be disclosed, is facing capital murder charges, with additional charges likely to be imposed, according to Austin’s Interim Police Chief Robin …

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Madman kills four of his family members with a steak knife

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QUEENS, NY – A man gruesomely murdered four of his family members, two of them aged 11 and 12, using a steak knife, then set their Queens residence on fire, injuring two responding officers before being fatally shot by police early Sunday morning. At around 5:10 a.m. Sunday, a frantic 911 call was received from a teenage girl reporting her cousin was killing their family at their home located at 467 Beach 22nd Street in …

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Mass shooting at Louisville bank with many victims dead or wounded

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At least five people are dead and eight others injured following a shooting at the Slugger Field building in Louisville, Kentucky. The shooting was conducted by a gunman with a connection to the Old National Bank location situated in the building. According to the Louisville Metropolitan Police Department, two officers were involved in an altercation with the suspect and one of them is currently undergoing surgery. U.S. President Biden and Attorney General Merrick Garland have …

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Police respond to incorrect house for domestic call and shoot resident

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On Wednesday evening the Farmington, New Mexico Police Department responded to a call for a domestic violence incident. When officers arrived at the scene just before midnight, they went to the wrong address. After knocking on the door of 5305 Valley View Avenue and informing the occupants that they were police officers, an exchange of gunfire led to a fatal outcome for one of the residents. Body camera footage at the scene revealed the events …

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Suspect shot to death by store cashier during an armed robbery attempt

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On Thursday night, a clothing store clerk was shot in the lower back during an attempted robbery in East Hartford. One of the suspects of the robbery was fatally shot, according to police. The deceased thief was revealed to be 26-year-old Jashar Haslam of Hartford. At approximately 10:30 pm, law enforcement was dispatched to Humble & Paid Co located on Main Street close to Route 44. Two males wearing black ski masks walked into the …

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Riverside loses second deputy to shooting in just two weeks

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Just weeks after another deputy in his department was killed, a sheriff’s deputy in Riverside County, California, was gunned down in the line of duty, leaving behind his pregnant wife. Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco said Deputy Darnell Calhoun, 30, was shot Friday afternoon in Lake Elsinore while responding to a domestic violence and child custody call. “Dispatch received a report of an unknown incident — voices could be heard in the background. Deputies responded …

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