“In 2021, estimates range from 358 to 477 officers killed in the line of duty,” reports Just The News. “Both numbers are still significantly higher than previous years. Using preliminary data, compared to 2020, firearms-related fatalities are up 31% and traffic-related fatalities are up 30%.”
“In 2021, estimates range from 358 to 477 officers killed in the line of duty,” reports Just The News. “Both numbers are still significantly higher than previous years. Using preliminary data, compared to 2020, firearms-related fatalities are up 31% and traffic-related fatalities are up 30%.”
Lakewood, CO – The heroic police officer who stopped an active shooter accused of killing five people and wounding two more has been identified as Lakewood Police Agent Ashley Ferris.
Agent Ferris, a three-year veteran of the department, was shot in the abdomen during the attack and remained hospitalized Wednesday, the Lakewood Police Department (LPD) confirmed in a press release.
She has already undergone one surgery and will likely need more, but was listed in stable condition Wednesday, KDVR reported.
Charlotte, NC – A Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer was hospitalized Monday morning after being shot by a 14-year-old gunman, according to police.
The incident occurred as a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) officer was responding to a report of a multiple vehicle break-ins in the 6100-block of Winged Elm Court near the Woodland Estates Apartment Homes at approximately 7:20 a.m. on Dec. 27, WBTV reported.
Police said the caller also informed them that the suspect was seen pointing a gun at a resident, according to the news outlet.
Officers arrived at the scene and began chasing after the gunman, who then allegedly opened fire on them, WBTV reported.
One officer was shot in the upper body during the attack, according to police.
At least one officer returned fire before taking the shooter into custody, WBTV reported.
The suspect was not hit by their gunfire, according to police.
The unidentified wounded officer was rushed to Atrium Health’s Carolinas Medical Center, where his injuries were determined to be non-life threatening, WCNC reported.
The officer was expected to be released from the hospital later on Monday, according to WSOC.
Police said the unnamed gunman is a 14-year-old male.
He has been charged with attempted murder of a police officer and robbery, WCNC reported.
A deadly shooting spree across multiple locations in Denver and Lakewood ended on Monday night when the suspect was shot and killed on the streets of Lakewood’s busy Belmar shopping district, officials say.
The suspect is believed to have killed four people and wounded at least three others including a Lakewood police officer who required surgery Monday night, according to John Romero, a Lakewood Police Department spokesman. Romero’s comments about the violence came at a news conference Monday night held just across the street from Belmar, which Lakewood bills as its downtown.
Romero was joined by Denver police Chief Paul Pazen who referred to events of the night as a “killing spree.” The investigation is ongoing but the two police departments believe one unidentified man is to blame.
“We believe this individual was responsible for this very violent series of events that took place in the Denver-metro area,” Pazen said.
Pazen laid out the following summary of events, which he says started around 5 p.m. Monday:
The suspect shot and killed two women and wounded a man near the intersection of East First Avenue and Broadway.
A short time later, the suspect shot and killed a man in the area of East 12th Avenue and Williams Street in Denver’s Cheesman Park neighborhood.
The suspect fired shots near the intersection of West Sixth Avenue and Cherokee Street. No one is believed to have been injured in this shooting near the Denver Health hospital campus.
Denver police spotted what they believed to be the suspect’s vehicle near Eighth Avenue and Zuni Street and tried to pull him over. The suspect exchanged gunfire with officers and a Denver police vehicle was disabled.
From there, it is believed the suspect drove to Lakewood. Police in that city got a call about a shooting inside a business in the 1500 block of Kipling Street near the intersection of Kipling and West Colfax Avenue, Romero said. The victim there died.
Romero said Lakewood police spotted the suspect’s vehicle and tried to make a stop near the Belmar district. The suspect fired at officers who shot back.
The suspect eluded police and then fled on foot, Romero said. He went into two businesses including the Hyatt hotel near the corner of South Vance Street and West Alaska Drive where he shot a clerk, according to Romero. The extent of that person’s injuries was not immediately available Monday night.
Shortly after that, the suspect encountered a Lakewood officer and shot the officer. As of Monday’s evening news conference, that officer was still in surgery, Romero said.
“We just ask everyone in our community for their thoughts and prayers for that agent and their family,” Romero said.
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