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Florida Deputy Fatally Shot During Christmas Eve Standoff

SHALIMAR, Fla.—A sheriff’s deputy in the Florida Panhandle was fatally shot Christmas Eve during a standoff with a suspect who was being served a warrant. Timothy Price-Williams has been charged with premeditated first-degree murder in the killing Saturday of Cpl. Ray Hamilton in Fort Walton Beach. Hamilton was setting up a perimeter around a townhouse…


Police Standoff Ends With Man Shot in Mobile, Alabama

MOBILE, Ala.—A man with a gun held police at bay outside a government building for more than five hours Monday, shutting down part of downtown Mobile, Alabama, before shooting himself, authorities said. The man, who wasn’t immediately identified, was believed to have suffered a life-threatening wound, but his condition wasn’t immediately available, Police Chief Paul…


Man Dies After Standoff Shuts Down Busy Beverly Hills Intersection

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.—A motorist found unresponsive after a more than five-hour standoff with police at a busy Beverly Hills intersection was later pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said today. At approximately 6:08 pm Saturday, police received several calls of a van causing a traffic hazard in the area of Wilshire Boulevard and Linden Drive,…


Texas SWAT Leader Killed, 3 Police Officers Injured in Standoff With Gunman

A SWAT officer has been killed and another three officers injured in Texas after a standoff with a gunman on Thursday afternoon, according to reports. The incident involved a man reported as possibly armed shortly after 1 p.m. local time Thursday on a residential street in the West Texas town of Levelland, about 30 miles…


Massachusetts Police ID Suspects in Armed Highway Standoff

WAKEFIELD, Mass.—The Massachusetts State Police have identified eight of the 11 males who were arrested following an hourslong armed standoff that partially shut down Interstate 95. They were charged with a variety of offenses, including unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition and the use of body armor in commission of a crime, police said…


11 People in Custody After Hourslong Armed Standoff on I-95

WAKEFIELD—An hours-long standoff with a group of heavily armed men that partially shut down Interstate 95 ended Saturday with 11 suspects in custody, Massachusetts state police said. Police initially reported nine suspects were taken into custody, but two more were taken into custody in their vehicle later Saturday morning. Two suspects were hospitalized, but police…


Armed Standoff With Police Shuts Down Part of I-95

WAKEFIELD—A group of heavily-armed men are engaged in an ongoing standoff Saturday with Massachusetts police, prompting shelter-in-place orders in some areas and sparking massive delays on the holiday weekend as a portion of Interstate 95 remains shut down. The standoff began around 2 a.m. when police noticed two cars pulled over on I-95 with hazard…


Man, Woman, Suspected of Stealing Car, Arrested After Eight-Hour Standoff

IRVINE—A man and woman who were barricaded inside an apartment in Irvine for more than eight hours following a high-speed pursuit of a stolen vehicle were in custody April 29. The couple was suspected of stealing a Ford Mustang around 9 a.m. April 28 from The Village at Irvine Spectrum apartment complex, located at 50…


Man, Woman, Suspected of Stealing Car, Arrested After 8-Hour Standoff

IRVINE—A man and woman who were barricaded inside an apartment in Irvine for more than eight hours following a high-speed pursuit of a stolen vehicle were taken into custody April 29. The couple was suspected of stealing a Ford Mustang around 9 a.m. on April 28 from The Village at Irvine Spectrum apartment complex, located…