All articles tagged with #police shooting
A man wielding a machete attacked three people at Grand Central in New York City; law enforcement responded, shooting and killing the attacker as investigators probe the incident.
A machete-wielding man who called himself Lucifer attacked three people at Grand Central Terminal in NYC. He was shot by two transit officers and died later at Bellevue Hospital. The victims, aged 84, 65, and 70, sustained non-life-threatening injuries. The suspect, 44-year-old Anthony Griffin, had three prior arrests and no NYPD emotionally disturbed person history; investigators are continuing to probe the incident and the area was temporarily disrupted.
New York City police shot and killed a 44-year-old machete-wielding man at Grand Central after he stabbed three people on subway platforms; the suspect, Anthony Griffin, ignored orders to drop the weapon and claimed to be Lucifer; three victims were hospitalized in stable condition; the incident was captured on body-worn cameras and service was temporarily disrupted.
Maryland’s Independent Investigations Division released body-worn camera footage of a March 1, 2026 fatal police-involved shooting in Columbia, Howard County. The decedent was 25-year-old Alexander Lamorie of Columbia. The IID is continuing its investigation and asks anyone with information to contact them.
After a months-long manhunt, Victoria Police fatally shot Dezi Freeman, a self-proclaimed sovereign citizen who killed two officers and fled into rural Victoria. Hundreds of officers and aircraft hunted Freeman until a three-hour standoff at a north-eastern Victoria property ended with his death; authorities say the shooting was justified while an investigation proceeds and the families of the slain officers were notified.
Hartford police fired Officer Joseph Magnano for fatally shooting Steven Jones, a Black man holding a knife, just 30 seconds after Magnano arrived as three other officers had spent minutes trying to de-escalate; body-worn camera footage shows de-escalation efforts and a final warning before the shot, Jones dying four days later. The state inspector general is investigating for possible criminal charges, while the union defends Magnano; Magnano was new to the force on probation.
Dyshan Best, shot by Bridgeport police officer Yoon Heo during a chase, died after an ambulance delay reportedly caused by the officer’s anxiety attack, according to a new report.
A state inspector general's report says the shooting of Dyshan Best by Bridgeport police was justified, but it also reveals an ambulance delay after an officer had a mild anxiety attack: the first ambulance arrived at 6:02 p.m. and was used to transport a white officer, delaying care for Best; a second ambulance arrived around 6:12 p.m., Best was admitted at 6:22 p.m., and died at 7:41 p.m. The report does not say the delay caused his death, though relatives say faster treatment could have saved him.
Pennsylvania State Police Cpl. Timothy O'Connor was fatally shot after pulling over an erratic driver in West Caln Township; the driver died by suicide and the investigation is ongoing.
Austin police released 911 calls, radio traffic, and body-cam and surveillance footage from the West Sixth Street shooting that left three bystanders dead and about 19 injured. The attack was carried out by Ndiaga Diagne, who fired from a black Cadillac and later with an AR-15-style rifle before being fatally shot by officers; both firearms were legally purchased. The DA said officers will not be prosecuted, and the three involved officers are on administrative leave as the department nears the end of its criminal investigation. The release came amid public vigilations in Austin and notes from federal authorities about possible terrorism indicators, though no confirmed link has been established.}
A road-rage incident on southbound I-495 in Annandale, Virginia, led to multiple stabbing victims and a Virginia State Police trooper shooting a man who confronted him with a knife in self-defense; the man died at a hospital, a 39-year-old woman died from stab injuries, and a dog also died as investigators work to determine what happened following a crash on the Capital Beltway; the Capital Beltway Outer Loop lanes were closed for several hours during the investigation.
Two Christian County, Missouri, sheriff’s deputies were killed and two others wounded after a traffic stop escalated into a gunfight with Richard Bird, who fled into the woods and was later fatally shot; the slain deputies were Gabriel Ramirez and Michael Hislope. Bird had just been released on bail earlier that day after burglary and receiving-stolen-property charges, and the incident sparked a multi-agency manhunt and drew the governor to the scene as the community mourned.
Two Missouri sheriff’s deputies were fatally shot in Christian County—one during a traffic stop and another hours later during a gunfight with the suspect, who was also killed; two additional deputies were wounded.
A former Sangamon County sheriff’s deputy, Sean Grayson, was sentenced to 20 years in prison after being convicted of second-degree murder in the 2024 fatal shooting of Sonya Massey, who had called 911 for help. The case sparked protests and a U.S. Department of Justice inquiry; Massey’s family pressed for the maximum sentence. Grayson apologized, saying he froze and made terrible decisions, while his lawyers highlighted his late-stage cancer. With time already served and good-behavior credits, he could be released in just under eight-and-a-half years.
Gun-rights groups are disputing federal officials’ account of the shooting of Minneapolis ICU nurse Alex Pretti, who was reportedly carrying a concealed weapon. Authorities said Pretti had a handgun and approached officers, but video from the scene appears to show him holding a cell phone, not a gun. Pretti had a permit to carry, and gun-rights advocates and groups like the NRA and Gun Owners of America are urging a full, transparent investigation and defending the right to bear arms, while DHS and FBI comments have framed the incident within concerns about protest violence.