Posts Tagged ‘officer safety & awareness’
Suspect kills 2 women in Kentucky church after shooting state trooper, police say
Two women died Sunday at a church in Lexington, Kentucky, in a shooting rampage that began when a state trooper was wounded after making a traffic stop, police said. The suspect in both shootings was also killed. The suspect carjacked a vehicle after the traffic stop near Lexington’s airport and fled to Richmond Road Baptist…
Read MorePolice report details search for gunman prior to attack on McAllen Border Patrol facility
The father of the gunman who was killed after shooting at Border Patrol agents in McAllen warned police that his son was known to have an AR-15 and a pistol with him, according to an incident report obtained by Channel 5 News. Ryan Louis Mosqueda of Michigan died on Monday after authorities said he arrived…
Read MoreThree Zizians face trial together in Maryland amid sprawling federal investigation
Three members of a violent cultlike group, including its alleged ringleader, will be tried together on charges of trespassing, gun and drug possession after police discovered them camping in box trucks in rural western Maryland. The group known as Zizians, which attracted a fringe contingent of computer scientists who connected online over their shared anarchist…
Read MoreGunman in tactical gear opens fire at Texas Border Facility before being shot to death by agents
A man wearing tactical gear and armed with a rifle opened fire at a Border Patrol facility in McAllen, Texas, on Monday morning, according to the Department of Homeland Security, CNN’s Holmes Lybrand confirmed. CNN reported that Border Patrol agents and local police officers responded to the scene and killed the shooter after a brief…
Read More10 arrested after ambush on Texas ICE detention facility, officials say
State and federal officials announced on Monday that 10 people were arrested for engaging in a “planned ambush” on an ICE detention facility in Texas over the Fourth of July holiday. The individuals were charged with attempted murder of a federal officer, according to court records. The incident occurred at the Prairieland Detention Facility in…
Read MoreMilitary veteran gets a life sentence for plotting an FBI attack after his Jan. 6 arrest
A military veteran was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison for plotting to attack an FBI office and assassinate law enforcement officers in retaliation for his arrest on charges that he was part of the mob that stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, court records show. Edward Kelley was one of the first rioters…
Read MoreOfficer shot and killed by inmate during medical visit: Sheriff
A North Carolina detention officer was fatally shot during a “scuffle” at a medical facility after a federal inmate who had been taken to the facility for treatment managed to seize his weapon, authorities said. The inmate was apprehended after fleeing in a stolen vehicle and now faces a murder charge, according to Cherokee County…
Read More2 Idaho firefighters killed in ambush, dead man found with gun near Canfield Mountain
Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris said that the deceased man found on Canfield Mountain is believed to be the sole suspect in the deadly shooting. During a press conference, Sheriff Norris said that based on all the information collected, authorities believe there was only one shooter involved. The timeline of the incident began around 1:21…
Read MoreAt least eight killed and hundreds hurt as Kenya protesters battle police
At least eight people have been killed and 400 injured as thousands took to the streets in a day of protests across Kenya against President William Ruto’s government. Police clashed with protesters in the capital Nairobi and other cities exactly a year on from the wave of deadly anti-government demonstrations that hit the nation in…
Read MoreWoman with ties to a cultlike group to appear in court after border agent’s killing
A woman charged in the death of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Vermont is due in federal court Tuesday in one of multiple criminal cases linked to a cultlike group known as Zizians. Authorities have said Teresa Youngblut fired the bullet that killed agent David Maland during the January traffic stop. Another agent fired…
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