Tag: Police shootings

NYPD honors slain policeman Edward Byrne in Queens

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Hundreds of New York’s finest dignitaries gathered in Queens early Saturday morning to memorialize a rookie policeman who was ambushed and killed while sitting in his private car there 34 years ago. Mourners remember Edward Byrne at a midnight party on the corner of 107th Ave. and Inwood St. In southern Jamaica – steps away from where he was shot dead on February 26, 1988 while guarding the home of a drug witness. He was only 22 years old. He didn’t ask why. “He took his job and understood its…

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Suspect kills Representative Neil Adams with a private pistol at a Houston mall

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A Texas sheriff was shot and killed by a suspect who wrestled his service weapon away at a Houston shopping mall where the officer was working an extra job. Deputy Constable Neil Adams was killed just before 4 p.m. when he responded to a disturbance inside a store at PlazAmericas Mall, the Houston Police Department said. “There was some kind of altercation with one of the suspects,” Houston Police Chief Troy Weiner said. “The suspect managed to gain control of his gun…unfortunately, they shot him.” Representative Neil Adams was killed…

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Florida man Gregory Medema was killed in a break-in after Representative Troy Anderson was shot

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PERRY, Florida – A man was killed while trying to break into a home Wednesday morning after shooting and wounding a deputy during a traffic stop the previous night, Florida officials said. Representatives found Gregory Medema dead in a Dixie County home after a 10-hour manhunt, Florida Law Enforcement Special Representative Mark Perez said during a news conference. Taylor County Representative Troy Anderson attempted to withdraw Midema Tuesday night at U.S.19 and Midema shot the deputy multiple times, officials said. Anderson was airlifted to Gainesville Hospital in critical condition. Taylor…

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Florida man Gregory Ryan Medema suspected in the shooting of a deputy

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A Florida lawmaker was shot dead Tuesday night by a registered sex offender who remains at large, officials said. Gregory Ryan Medema allegedly shot the Taylor County deputy sheriff multiple times. The deputy, whose identity has not been revealed, was seriously injured and was airlifted to the hospital, According to WTXL. Midema was last seen traveling on US Route 19 near the city of Perry, according to the British newspaper, The Guardian. Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) on Facebook. Police believe the 33-year-old is driving a gold 2000 Chrysler…

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Trial begins for ex-officer Brett Hankson accused in Briona Taylor raid

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LOUISEVILLE, Kentucky – Nearly two years after Briona Taylor was shot and killed by police, the only Kentucky officer facing criminal charges in the botched raid Wednesday will stand trial for shooting his neighbor Taylor’s apartment. Brett Hankson, now a former officer, fired 10 shots near a side door during the raid, but none of them hit Taylor. Prosecutors say the bullets endangered Taylor’s neighbors – a couple and their baby boy. Hankson’s jury has been chosen from among a larger-than-usual pool due to the nationalist propaganda that has attracted…

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Washington state policeman stabbed while trying to arrest child suspected of rape

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A Washington state police officer is in stable condition after he was stabbed in the head while trying to arrest a rape suspect who was later shot and killed by police. The Pierce County Sheriff’s Department tweeted Friday with a press release, “Vice implicated in Chehalis shooting.” “Both detectives are fine. When attempting to arrest the suspect, a Centralia officer was stabbed and another shooting occurred. The suspect died. The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office is investigating both shootings.” como Reports Investigators in the Al-Shahalis area were to arrest a 32-year-old…

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Suspect killed, two lawmakers wounded in Texas shootout

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KATIE, Texas – Two Texas sheriffs were shot and injured Tuesday after a shootout with a suspect wounded and killed, authorities said. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said the accident occurred Tuesday night in Katy, Texas, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) west of Houston. Gonzalez said on Twitter that the two officers had been taken to hospital with what appeared to be non-life-threatening injuries. According to Gonzalez, deputies responded to the scene after reports of gunshots being fired. When the deputies arrived, Gonzalez said, the suspect shot the deputies and…

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Police shoot a car that tried to run over them in New York City: sources

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NYPD detectives opened fire on a car they had just parked in Manhattan Tuesday in connection with a citywide pattern of theft — when the driver tried to ram the officers, police sources said. Police said the shooting occurred just after 3 p.m. on East 99 Street and Madison Avenue, a block from Central Park. Detectives from the NYPD Robbery Squad were trying to tow the car because they believed it was involved in a burglary. The shooting took place just after 3 p.m. on East 99th Street and Madison…

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NYPD rookie who shot a gunman who killed a policeman has been promoted to detective

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The NYPD “super rookie” who shot the gunman who ambushed officers Jason Rivera and Wilbert Mora in Harlem last month was promoted to detective on Tuesday. Officer Sumit Solan, 27, was handed detective shield No. 332, “which symbolizes three brothers of 32 [Precinct]Commissioner Kishant Sewell said during the ceremony, it was reported A clip posted on the Twitter of the top cop. “Today I had the honor of promoting Police Officer Sumit Solan to the rank of investigator,” she said. “Like his associates, he is an example that police officers…

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AG opens investigation into murder of NYPD driver at Bilt Parkway

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The state attorney’s office has opened an investigation into the fatal shooting of a crazy driver in Brooklyn on the Belt Parkway last week. Authorities said Brian Astarita was speeding in a collision with a policeman around 4 p.m. November 11 during a chase and then got off and approached officers with a BB pistol, refusing to stop, before he was shot dead. Police sources said that the case appears to be a suicide of a policeman. The Attorney General’s Office for Special Investigations said Sunday that it will investigate…

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