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Police find suspect in fatal shooting of Ohio police officer in ambush dead

Monday, May 13 by ABC News

(CLEVELAND) -- An Ohio police officer investigating a call of a disturbance at a home was fatally shot Saturday night in what authorities described as an "ambush" by an alleged gunman who was found dead Sunday.The shooting unfolded just before 10 p.m. local time... Read More.

Authorities arrest suspect in killing of Chicago Police Officer Luis Huesca

Thursday, May 2 by ABC News

(CHICAGO) -- The Chicago Police Department and the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force took Xavier L. Tate Jr. into custody on suspicion of the murder of Chicago Police Officer Luis Huesca.Tate Jr. was found Wednesday night in the Chicago suburb of Glendale Heights, Illinois,... Read More.

Slain Chicago police Officer Luis Huescas sister pleads for public to help in catching the killer: The pain is unbearable

Thursday, April 25 by ABC News

(CHICAGO) -- Describing her family's pain as "unbearable," the sister of slain Chicago police Officer Luis Huesca is pleading with the public to help investigators identify and catch a suspect who allegedly gunned him down and stole his gun and car as he arrived... Read More.

Video released of person of interest in fatal shooting of Chicago police Officer Luis Huesca

Tuesday, April 23 by ABC News

(CHICAGO) -- Hoping for a break in the homicide investigation of Chicago police Officer Luis Huesca, investigators have released security video of a person of interest wanted in the killing.The Chicago Police Department posted a series of surveillance videos of an unidentified man wanted... Read More.

Chicago police officer fatally shot while heading home from his shift: Officials

Sunday, April 21 by ABC News

(CHICAGO) -- A Chicago police officer heading home from his shift early Sunday was shot and killed, the "victim of the type of crime he was working against," the Chicago police superintendent said.The slain 30-year-old officer was shot multiple times and had his car... Read More.

LAPD officer who killed teen bystander with stray bullet will not be charged

Thursday, April 18 by ABC News

(LOS ANGELES) -- A Los Angeles police officer will not be charged after a stray bullet he fired killed a 14-year-old bystander during a police-involved shooting in December 2021, the California Department of Justice announced.In a report released Wednesday, the state DOJ said it... Read More.

Mariska Hargitay halts SVU filming to help lost child who confused her for police officer

Thursday, April 18 by ABC News

Mariska Hargitay isn't a cop, but she plays one on TV. Her Law & Order: Special Victims Unit character Olivia Benson recently came to the aid of a lost, little girl who thought she was the real deal.People reports... Read More.

Security guard killed, officer and 6 others injured in Florida shooting

Saturday, April 6 by ABC News

(DORAL, Fla.) -- A security guard was shot dead and a responding officer and six others suffered gunshot wounds, after an altercation early Saturday at a Miami-area "commercial establishment" broke out and a person pulled out a firearm, according to Doral Police. The suspect... Read More.

1 dead in Indianapolis shooting, with off-duty officer among 5 wounded, police say

Sunday, March 24 by ABC News

One person was killed and five others, including an off-duty police officer, were injured in a shooting outside a bar in Indianapolis, law enforcement said early Sunday.At about 1:30 a.m. two officers -- who were in uniform but were off-duty -- were at a... Read More.

5th white Mississippi officer sentenced to decades in prison after pleading guilty in torture of 2 Black men

Thursday, March 21 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Former Rankin County sheriff's deputy Brett McAlpin was sentenced to about 27 years in prison during a hearing in federal court in Jackson, Mississippi, on Thursday for his role in the torture of two Black men, according to the U.S. Department... Read More.

4th white Mississippi officer sentenced to 40 years after pleading guilty in torture of 2 Black men

Wednesday, March 20 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Former Rankin County sheriff's deputy Christian Dedmon was sentenced to 40 years in prison during a hearing in federal court in Jackson, Mississippi, on Wednesday for his role in two attacks, including the torture of two Black men, according to the... Read More.

Third white Mississippi officer sentenced to 17.5 years after pleading guilty in torture of 2 Black men