All articles tagged with #officer involved shooting
A Deputy U.S. Marshal was shot and killed Monday in Alexandria, Louisiana, while serving an arrest warrant during a law enforcement operation on Rutland Road; the suspect is in custody and the FBI is leading the investigation with local agencies involved.
A fourth person has been killed in connection with the Trump-initiated Memphis Safe Task Force during a DEA operation, with authorities saying the suspect at a Poplar Avenue motel pointed a handgun after commands and officers fired; the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is investigating, and the earlier three deaths occurred within two months in relation to the task force.
A shoplifting call outside a Walmart in Senatobia, Mississippi escalated when an officer fired into a fleeing vehicle, killing a one-year-old child and injuring another person. The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is leading the probe as investigators review video and witness accounts, while residents question the use of force.
A bomb threat prompted a more-than-15-hour standoff in a Bakersfield, California office building that houses a bank and a school district office. The FBI fatally shot the man holding hostages around 4:20 a.m. Wednesday; two hostages were released earlier and the remaining hostages were unharmed, with nearby buildings evacuated during the incident.
Pierce County investigators say a suspect with multiple felony warrants fled after an officer-involved shooting in Tacoma, ramming vehicles and driving toward a deputy before his vehicle crashed and was abandoned. No deputies were hit, but the suspect fled on foot and has since been reported entering homes with blood on him. PCFIT, with drones and a K9 unit, continues the manhunt as residents are urged to secure homes and vehicles and report information.
An Omaha woman, Noemi Guzman, slashed a 3-year-old in a Walmart shopping cart with a large kitchen knife after shoplifting the knife; police shot and killed her when she refused to drop the weapon, and the boy was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Surveillance footage indicated she shoplifted the knife before the attack.
A knife-wielding suspect stabbed three people at Grand Central Station and was shot by an NYPD officer. The victims were hospitalized in stable condition, while the suspect is in critical condition. The incident disrupted service on the 4, 5, 6 and 7 lines with delays as investigators work the scene.
A deputy was shot Thursday morning in Porterville and was pronounced dead at 11:20 a.m. as shots continued to be fired; authorities urge residents to stay away and shelter in place while investigators coordinate the response and secure the area.
The FBI is now leading the investigation into the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, with Homeland Security Investigations assisting—an unusual arrangement since HSI typically handles immigration-related crimes rather than officer-involved shootings. A government report says two Customs and Border Protection agents fired their weapons, and those involved are on administrative leave. It remains unclear whether Pretti reached for a firearm during the incident, and the case is developing with ongoing updates.
ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations unit is leading the federal probe into the fatal shooting of 37-year-old VA nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, with FBI assistance and a separate CBP internal review; the move is unusual for HSI, prompting questions from current and former officials, as investigators focus on scientific evidence while any prosecution would go through the DOJ.
Authorities say 27-year-old Kenny Espinoza, suspected in a Westminster homicide, fled after an officer-involved shooting on Interstate 70 near Dotsero, triggering a multi-agency manhunt that closed I-70 through Glenwood Canyon. Espinoza was arrested in the Dotsero area around 2 p.m. Tuesday; one person in the suspect’s vehicle was injured but treated on scene and released, and the shelter-in-place order was lifted as the highway reopened by about 2:30 p.m. The Colorado Bureau of Investigation is reviewing the shooting.
A disturbance involving two vehicles on North Highway 67 in Cedar Hill escalated to a homicide and an officer-involved shooting: a woman died at the scene, the male driver died later at a hospital; Texas Rangers are leading the investigation and the Cedar Hill officers are on administrative leave.
A double homicide occurred in McKinney where a couple was found dead inside their home, and their son was shot by police after he was found armed inside the house; he is in stable condition, and there is no ongoing threat to the public.
A man was shot and killed by Vancouver police after pointing a gun at officers during a disturbance, with the incident under investigation and officers on leave.
A 43-year-old father, Brandon Durham, was shot and killed by a Las Vegas police officer after he called 911 reporting a shooting at his home. Officer Alexander Bookman, responding to the call, found Durham and a woman, Alejandra Boudreaux, wrestling over a knife. Despite commands to drop the knife, Bookman shot Durham, who was then shot five more times. Durham's death is the eighth fatal officer-involved shooting in Las Vegas this year. The incident is under investigation, and Boudreaux faces multiple charges.