Humble, TX – A Harris County third grader suffering from cerebral palsy was bullied and knocked from his wheelchair after he dressed up as a police officer for career day at school.
Eight-year-old Michael Martinez remained calm after the older students assaulted him in the crowded hallway, KTRK reported.
Other classmates helped the disabled child back into his wheelchair.
Las Vegas, NV – Edmonds Police Department (EPD) Officer Tyler Steffins died on March 26 after being stabbed during an argument, according to police.
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) homicide detectives said the 33-year-old off-duty officer was on a pedestrian bridge near the 3900-block of South Las Vegas Boulevard between the MGM and New York-New York casinos when he got into an argument with 58-year-old Freddy Allen at approximately 9:40 p.m., KIRO reported.
The confrontation possibly involved a disagreement about a dog, police said.
Bystanders flagged over two LVMPD officers who were out on foot patrol and told them about the argument, KIRO reported.
The officers were en route to the scene when a witness told them someone had been stabbed.
They arrived to find Allen holding a knife, according to police.
Allen took off running and tossed the six-inch hunting knife into the Statue of Liberty fountain, but was quickly apprehended, KIRO reported.
Officer Steffins was rushed to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Everett, WA – Everett Police Department (EPD) Officer Dan Rocha was murdered in the line of duty while responding to a report of a suspicious person on March 25
At some point during the encounter, a scuffle broke out between Officer Rocha and the suspect and the suspect opened fire, KOMO reported.
The gunman then ran over the slain officer’s body while fleeing the scene in a vehicle, investigators said.
The suspect rolled the vehicle and emerged from the crash with minor injuries and was taken to the hospital for treatment before being booked into the Snohomish County Jail, KOMO reported.
He was later identified as convicted felon Richard James Rotter, who has at least 18 felonies on his record, KCPQ reported.
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