The Morning Briefing: Nov. 12, 2026

What happened on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026.

Officers hurt

Town of Eaton, N.Y. | Madison County Sheriff’s Office
A deputy was taken to a Syracuse hospital after a struggle with a 17-year-old armed with a knife during a domestic call. A SUNY Morrisville police officer shot the teen (see below). CNYCentral

Officer-involved shootings

Oklahoma City, Okla. | Oklahoma City Police Department
A man told McDonald’s employees he had killed two people. Officers found him nearby. Police say he fired at them, then kept pointing his gun during negotiations. He was shot and killed. The officer is on routine administrative leave. KOKH

Cheyenne, Wyo. | Laramie County Sheriff’s Office
A deputy got into a shootout with a man on I-80 near Cheyenne. The man died at the scene. All deputies are safe. Wyoming Tribune Eagle

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Carthage, N.Y. | New York State Police
State Police stopped a car to arrest a man wanted on a first-degree rape warrant. Troopers say he pointed a handgun at an investigator and would not disarm. He was shot and later died at the hospital. No troopers were hurt. WWNY

Town of Eaton, N.Y. | SUNY Morrisville Police
Deputies and SUNY Morrisville police found a man yelling for help, chased by a 17-year-old with a knife. The teen would not drop it and fought with officers. A SUNY Morrisville officer shot him in the shoulder. He is expected to survive. CNYCentral

New Bedford, Mass. | New Bedford Police Department
Police say a man shot at a detective and ran from a traffic stop Wednesday night, then barricaded in a Blackmer Street home. He is dead after an officer-involved shooting. No officers were hurt. NBC 10 · CBS Boston

Phoenix, Ariz. | Phoenix Police Department
Officers called to the Maryvale area Wednesday evening found a woman armed with a handgun. Two officers fired. She was hospitalized; her condition was not released. A gun was recovered. No officers were hurt. AZFamily

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Menifee, Calif. | Menifee Police Department
Police say a man tried to attack family members, then came at officers with a knife after a Taser failed. He was shot and is in stable condition. Both officers were unhurt. Menifee 24/7

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