A West Chester sergeant with twenty years on found a man using a woman as a human shield in an upstairs bathroom. He fired one round. Three other officers had an angle and none of them fired.
A Cleburne officer was shot in the leg and a man was killed after a pursuit that started in Cleburne ended at a Burleson Sam’s Club. The Texas Rangers have the investigation.
Monroe County deputies were told a man was suicidal and armed with a knife. Nobody told them he was hard of hearing. On camera he says "What?" — and the 911 audio that would settle the argument is sealed.
UPDATE: A body believed to be Karen Solomon was found Monday in woods off May Street, ending a seven-day search. Chief Paul Saucier said the department believes the case is a tragic murder-suicide. The medical examiner has not confirmed the identity or released a cause of death for either Kurt or Karen Solomon.
NYPD had a barricaded man with a shotgun and nobody answering the phone. ESU was stacked at the door when the house blew. Fifteen seconds later he walked out of the fire armed and wearing a vest.
Seven officer-involved shootings broken down in one sitting: a house that explodes with ESU stacked at the door, a deaf man’s family fighting a sealed 911 tape, a hostage saved with one round, and a two-hour standoff over expired tags.
San Antonio officers tried to stop a man on a bicycle. He fled, went down, and drew a handgun. Four officers fired. He died at the scene. No officers were hurt.
Tucson police recruit Carlos Ramirez, 23, was killed and his fiancee, a Pima County corrections officer, was wounded in a home invasion. Arizona issued a statewide Blue Alert for Alex James Barnett, 33. Two more suspects are unidentified.
A Dallas sergeant arrived alone to a stabbing already in progress, separated from the victim by a fence. He fired one round as the suspect fled and missed. She survived.
