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Video: Charlotte Officer Shot in Ambush at Police HQ Recovering

12-01-2018 23:57 via feedproxy.google.com

VIDEO: Charlotte Officer Shot in Ambush at Police HQ RecoveringAn officer was shot when a man wanted for allegedly killing his girlfriend Thursday afternoon in west Charlotte opened fire on officers in an ambush outside Charlotte-Mecklenburg (NC) Police Department headquarters late Thursday night, police said.Officer Casey Shue was taken to the hospital after being shot in the leg but is expected to be OK, reports WSOC-TV. She was hired by CMPD in July of 2014 and was assigned to the North Tryon

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Broncos Player Visits CO Deputy Wounded in Shooting

12-01-2018 23:33 via feedproxy.google.com

A Douglas County, CO, sheriff's deputy who was wounded in an ambush at a Highlands Ranch apartment complex on New Year's Eve got a visit from a Denver Broncos player on Tuesday, reports KDVR.Deputy Jeff Pelle remains hospitalized after a suspect shot more than 100 rounds from a rifle at three deputies, injuring two of them and killing Deputy Zackari Parrish.On Tuesday, Broncos long snapper Casey Kreiter visited Pelle in the hospital. The team's community involvement page posted a picture of Pell

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NM Governor Wants to Grant Immunity to Law Enforcement Officers

12-01-2018 23:11 via feedproxy.google.com

A years-old debate over use of force by police could resurface in the coming 30-day legislative session, as Gov. Susana Martinez plans to push legislation that would grant legal immunity to New Mexico law enforcement officers for actions in the line of duty.The Republican governor, a former prosecutor, says the legislation would provide a shield of sorts for law enforcement officers — provided they're adhering to training — in a state that has one of the nation's highest violent crim

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Gang Member Shot TN Officer, On the Run, Police Say

12-01-2018 23:04 via feedproxy.google.com

A reputed Aryan Nations gang member is reportedly on the run after wounding a Knoxville (TN) Police Department officer in a Thursday night shooting, reports Knox News.Officer Jay Williams has been released from the hospital and is recovering from a single gunshot wound he suffered to his shoulder during the attack, police said.Williams was shot about 8:30 p.m. as he attempted to stop a vehicle for speeding along Washington Pike in front of the Target store in Northeast Knoxville, Knoxville Polic

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Video: Charlotte Officers Ambushed in HQ Parking Lot, Suspect Dead

12-01-2018 14:27 via feedproxy.google.com

VIDEO: Charlotte Officers Ambushed in HQ Parking Lot, Suspect DeadA man wanted for allegedly killing his girlfriend Thursday afternoon in west Charlotte was killed during a shootout outside Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department headquarters late Thursday night, police said.CMPD Chief Kerr Putney told Channel 9 that Jonathan Bennett, 23, ambushed and shot at officers who were standing outside headquarters around 10:45 p.m., and officers returned fire.Bennett was hi

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