What happened on Friday, Nov. 13, 2026.
Officer-involved shootings
Akron, Ohio | Ohio State Highway Patrol and Norton Police Department
A driver fled a Norton police traffic stop, and troopers joined the pursuit on I-77. Troopers ended it with a PIT maneuver in the 1200 block of South Main Street in Akron. The patrol says the driver, 62-year-old Robert Ashley of Tallmadge, produced a weapon and fired at officers, and officers returned fire. He died at the scene. No officers were hurt. Ohio BCI is investigating. Yahoo News
Pensacola, Fla. | Escambia County Sheriff’s Office
Deputies and troopers got a tip that a man wanted after two people were found dead in a Long Beach, Miss., home was staying at a nearby motel. Around 2:15 p.m., deputies contacted Richard Timothy Ward. The sheriff says Ward pulled a gun, ignored commands and fired at deputies. Three deputies returned fire and hit him. He was taken to a hospital. WLOX
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Colorado Springs, Colo. | Colorado Springs Police Department
Just before 9 a.m., police responded to an officer-involved shooting in the parking lot of an apartment complex on Shadow Ridge Grove, near North Nevada Avenue and Austin Bluffs Parkway. The suspect was taken into custody and to a hospital. Police said no officers or community members were hurt. It was the city’s third police shooting in November. The Gazette
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