Category: shot

Georgia Sheriff: 3 Officers Wounded, 1 Suspect Dead, 1 in Custody

VILLA RICA, Ga.—Three officers were shot in a police chase that ended early Monday with one suspect killed and another in custody, authorities said. A Georgia State Patrol trooper clocked a car going 111 mph on Interstate 20 and initiated a traffic stop around 3:30 a.m., Georgia State Patrol Capt. Brandon Dawson said. The driver…


Police Officer Shot in Head in Line of Duty Promoted Honorary Detective 5 Years Later

An Illinois police officer who sustained three gunshot wounds to the neck and jaw has since managed to fulfil a dream. Five years after the tragic incident, having suffered a traumatic brain injury, he has been honorarily promoted to the rank of detective. Park Forest police officer Timothy Jones, 29, was new on the force…


With Ashli Babbitt Killing Shrouded in Mystery, Officer Who Shot Her Is in Hiding for His Own Safety

All told, seven people died in connection with the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6. But only Ashli Babbitt’s death was directly caused by violence that day. She was a rioter killed by a Capitol Police officer, who fired the only shot by any person during the 4½-hour siege. Yet the story of who he…


New Mexico State Police Officer Shot and Killed on Highway

DEMING, N.M.—New Mexico was in mourning Friday over the shooting death of a State Police officer in a highway-stop confrontation linked by authorities to drug trafficking that touched off a 40-mile police chase. Officials say the attacker was killed in a shootout with police at Las Cruces, where another officer was wounded. The officer killed…