What happened on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026.
Officers killed
Greene County, N.C. | Greene County Sheriff's Office
A deputy was killed Thursday night responding to a pursuit that came in from Farmville. The deputy lost control of a patrol car on N.C. 258 north of N.C. 13. The suspect later crashed on Dixon Farm Road and was hospitalized with serious injuries. The deputy's name has not been released. WCTI
Officers hurt
Mesa, Ariz. | Mesa Police Department
Around 6 a.m., while officers searched for a shots-fired call in east Mesa, someone threw an explosive device at an officer's patrol car at 96th Street and Sunland Avenue. The officer was taken to the hospital as a precaution. Three people were detained. AZFamily
Cleveland, Ohio | Cleveland Division of Police
An officer was hurt in an on-duty, two-vehicle crash Thursday night near E. 93rd Street and Gaylord Avenue. The officer was taken to the hospital; condition not released. Three other people had minor injuries. Cleveland 19
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Officer-involved shootings
Colorado Springs, Colo. | Colorado Springs Police Department
Police say a woman robbed a Circle K on Austin Bluffs at gunpoint around 12:40 a.m. Officers found her holding a gun. She pointed it at them and would not drop it, and an officer fired. She died at the scene. Colorado Springs Gazette
Philadelphia, Pa. | Philadelphia Police Department
Officers stopped an "erratic" driver in Southwest Philadelphia just before 7:30 a.m. A struggle followed and a Taser had no effect. Police say he went back to his car and pulled a gun with an extended magazine, and an officer fired. He was taken to surgery. Neither officer was hurt. FOX 29
Anderson County, S.C. | Anderson County Sheriff's Office
Deputies went to an I-85 rest stop near mile marker 23 after a man threatened several people. He tried to drive off, deputies boxed in the car, and he fired a gun. A deputy returned fire and missed. Investigators say the man died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. No deputies were hurt. FOX Carolina
Gainesville, Ga. | Gainesville Police Department
Officers answering a domestic disturbance behind a shopping center on Jesse Jewell Parkway heard gunfire. Police say the man fired at them and an officer returned fire, hitting him. He is in critical condition. Two officers were taken to the hospital for evaluation; neither was physically hurt. Atlanta News First
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