NIAMEY—At least 10 Nigerien soldiers were killed in an ambush, and more than a dozen others were injured by armed assailants near the West African Sahel nation’s border with neighboring Mali, Niger’s defense minister said in a statement on Saturday. Around 16 people are missing following the attack on Friday evening in Banibangou near Mali,…
Sheriff: Slain Deputies Ambushed Serving Warrant in Georgia
ATLANTA—Two deputies were killed in an ambush while attempting to serve a warrant at a home in a suburb near Atlanta, a sheriff said Friday. The two deputies had returned to their vehicle after knocking on the door when another car pulled up Thursday night, Cobb County Sheriff Craig Owens said. The deputies got out…
Sheriff: 2 Deputies Killed in Ambush While Serving Warrant in Georgia
ATLANTA—Two deputies were killed in an ambush while attempting to serve a warrant at a home in a suburb near Atlanta, a sheriff said Friday. The two deputies had returned to their vehicle after knocking on the door when another car pulled up Thursday night, Cobb County Sheriff Craig Owens said. The deputies got out…
4 Police, up to 8 Suspects Killed in Western Mexico
MEXICO CITY—Four police in western Mexico are dead after they were drawn into an ambush-style shooting late Wednesday. Luis Joaquín Méndez, the chief prosecutor of the western state of Jalisco, said four municipal policemen in the city of El Salto responded to a call about armed men at a house. Once they arrived, a woman…
4 Killed, 1 Hurt in ‘Ambush’ Shooting at House Party Near Los Angeles
INGLEWOOD, Calif.—Four people were killed and one was wounded when multiple shooters opened fire at a house party near Los Angeles early Sunday, authorities said. Police responded around 1:30 a.m. to reports of shots fired at a home in the city of Inglewood, Mayor James Butts told reporters. Two women and two men were shot…
‘Officer Down’: Small Towns Shocked by Surge of Ambush Cop Killings
DOYLINE, La.—“Crinkle-cut fries are better than curly fries.” And with that, Officer Billy Collins got the last word in on a long-running household controversy. The joke was the last thing 17-year-old Danielle Collins heard from her father as she left the house to pick up the family’s dinner. A far different domestic dispute was unfolding…
‘Officer Down’: Small Towns Shocked by Surge in Ambush Cop Killings
DOYLINE, La.—“Crinkle-cut fries are better than curly fries.” And with that, Officer Billy Collins got the last word in on a long-running household controversy. The joke was the last thing 17-year-old Danielle Collins heard from her father as she left the house to pick up the family’s dinner. A far different domestic dispute was unfolding…
Ambush-Style Attacks on Police Up 139 Percent From Last Year: Union
Law enforcement officers have fallen victim to 86 ambush-style attacks as of Oct. 31 this year, more than double last year’s figure, according to the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP). The attacks resulted in the murder of 26 officers and the shooting of 109, according to a monthly report from the FOP. “Premediated ambush-style attacks are…
Police: 1 Deputy Killed, 2 Wounded in Ambush at Houston Bar
HOUSTON—Three constable deputies were shot in an ambush early Saturday morning while working an extra shift at a Houston bar, leaving one deputy dead and two others wounded, authorities in Texas said. Authorities took one person into custody but were still searching for a man believed to be the shooter, Houston Police Executive Assistant Chief…
At Least 11 Police Killed in Burkina Faso Ambush
OUAGADOUGOU—Eleven police officers were killed and four are missing after their unit was ambushed in northern Burkina Faso late on Monday, the country’s security minister said on Tuesday. The ambush occurred while the unit was on a relief mission to the town of Yirgou, which has been hit by recent violence, Security Minister Ousseini Compaore…
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