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Father and Son Found Dead After Police Open Fire

Authorities say a domestic violence call escalated into an officer-involved shooting inside a west Valley home. SURPRISE, Ariz. — Two men are dead after a domestic violence incident led to an officer-involved shooting Saturday evening in Surprise, where police responding to reports of gunfire entered a home and fatally shot a son before discovering his father dead inside. The incident unfolded near Reems and Greenway roads shortly after 6:30 p.m. and immediately triggered multiple investigations …

Police Officer Plunges to Death on Dream Vacation

Matthew Paton fell from a steep section of Peru’s Inca Trail while hiking with his wife and a tour group. CUSCO, Peru — An Australian police sergeant died after falling from a mountain path near Machu Picchu while hiking Peru’s Inca Trail with his wife during a long-planned vacation, authorities said. Matthew Cameron Paton, 52, was trekking with a guided group when he fell near the “50 Steps” area of the trail, close to the …

Man Dies After Police Mow Him Down with SWAT Vehicle

Authorities said the suspect opened fire as deputies served a final notice, then was killed hours later when an armored SWAT vehicle struck him after he resumed shooting. PORTERVILLE, Calif. — A Tulare County sheriff’s detective was killed Thursday while deputies served an eviction notice at a Porterville home, setting off a daylong gun battle that ended when officers used an armored SWAT vehicle to strike and kill the suspected shooter, authorities said. The case …

Sheriff and Deputies Arrested in Shocking Scandal

The charges grew out of a human remains case and a later force complaint involving a man in crisis. SAN LUIS, Colo. — A grand jury has indicted Costilla County Sheriff Danny Sanchez and four current or former deputies in two criminal cases, a sweeping move that forced Sanchez from office and left the small southern Colorado agency scrambling to keep patrol coverage in place. The case matters far beyond a single arrest announcement because …

Former Cop Kills Couple in Tragic Incident

A jury in Ocean County has convicted former Hillside police officer John P. McClave III of two counts of vehicular homicide in a 2021 crash that sent his pickup off a Garden State Parkway overpass and into a married couple’s car below. The verdict closed the trial stage of a case that drew attention across New Jersey because McClave was on his way to work as a police officer when prosecutors said he drove recklessly …

Border Patrol Shoots Man After Shots Fired at Chopper

A U.S. Border Patrol agent shot and wounded a 34-year-old Arizona man on Tuesday morning after the man allegedly fired at agents during a foot pursuit and took shots at a federal helicopter near the U.S.–Mexico line, authorities said. The shooting happened about 7:30 a.m. along West Arivaca Road, roughly 10 miles north of the border. The man was evacuated to a Tucson trauma center and was listed as serious but stable by late Tuesday. …

New Video Complicates Narrative in Minneapolis Killing

Newly published cellphone video filmed by the federal immigration agent who fired the fatal shots in a Jan. 7 encounter shows a different angle of the moments before 37-year-old Renee Macklin Good was killed, adding detail and raising fresh questions about official accounts, according to attorneys, analysts and city leaders who reviewed it. The emergence of the agent-shot clip matters because it fills gaps left by earlier bystander footage and contradicting statements from political figures …

Deputy Pleads Guilty in Roommate’s Fatal ‘Joke’ Shooting

A former Brevard County sheriff’s deputy pleaded guilty to manslaughter after admitting he twice pulled the trigger of a handgun he said he believed was unloaded, killing his off-duty roommate and best friend during a pause in a video-game session, authorities said. The plea, entered Thursday, comes more than three years after 23-year-old Deputy Austin Walsh was shot in the head inside the Palm Bay home he shared with Andrew Lawson. Prosecutors said Lawson, then …

Deputy Fatally Shot During Family Gathering

A tragic incident unfolded in Waggaman, Louisiana, on Thursday night when a St. John the Baptist Parish sheriff’s deputy was fatally shot during a family gathering. The deputy’s brother was later arrested after a car chase that ended in Lafitte, as confirmed by law enforcement officials. The victim, Deputy Shaquille Guerin, 35, was pronounced dead at the scene on Marigold Lane, according to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office. The shooting sparked a manhunt across the …

Cop Fired For Having Sex in Front of His Kids Found Dead in Park

A former New Jersey police officer, Brian DiBiasi, 40, tragically ended his own life in a state park on Tuesday. This incident occurred nearly nine months after his arrest for distributing explicit content featuring himself and his wife, also a former police officer, in compromising situations in the presence of their two children. DiBiasi was discovered in Lower Park, Hopewell Township, with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to local law enforcement. Following their arrests …