Tag: Attacks on Police

6 Bodies Found at Burned Pennsylvania House Where 2 Officers Were Shot

The remains of six family members have been recovered from a burned home in southeastern Pennsylvania, including those of a man who is believed to have shot two police officers on Wednesday, the authorities said on Friday. Jack Stollsteimer, the Delaware County district attorney, said at a news conference on Friday afternoon that the recovery […]

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At Least 6 Missing After Fire at Pennsylvania Home Where 2 Police Officers Were Shot

At least six people, including children, were unaccounted for in a house fire in southeastern Pennsylvania where two police officers were shot on Wednesday afternoon, the authorities said. Jack Stollsteimer, the Delaware County district attorney, said at a news conference that police officers responded to a call at 3:47 p.m. reporting that an 11-year-old girl […]

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Grand Jury to Hear Evidence in Times Square Assault on Police Officers

The Manhattan district attorney, Alvin L. Bragg, will convene a grand jury on Tuesday to hear evidence against a group of men caught on video last month assaulting police officers in Times Square, he said in a statement. Mr. Bragg faced criticism when his office did not seek bail for most of the seven men […]

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Harry Dunn, Who Defended Capitol on Jan. 6, Will Run for Congress

Harry Dunn, a former U.S. Capitol Police officer who rose to prominence for his defense of the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and for his emotional public testimony describing the attack, announced on Friday that he was running for Congress in Maryland’s third district. “On Jan. 6, 2021, I did my duty as a police […]

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Several Killed in Shootings Across Central Texas

A man suspected of killing multiple people in a string of shootings across Austin, Tex., on Tuesday was taken into custody and charged with capital murder and other charges, the police said. Robin Henderson, the Austin Police Department’s interim chief, announced the details of the shooting spree at a news conference early Wednesday morning. She […]

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Tyler Goodson of ‘S-Town’ Podcast Is Shot Dead in Police Standoff

Tyler Goodson, who was featured in the “S-Town” podcast series, died on Sunday after he was shot during a standoff with the police, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said on Monday. The police in Woodstock, Ala., southwest of Birmingham, responded to a call after midnight on Sunday at a home in Bibb County, where they […]

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Tyler Goodson of ‘S-Town’ Podcast Is Shot Dead in Police Standoff

Tyler Goodson, who was featured in the “S-Town” podcast series, died on Sunday after he was shot during a standoff with the police, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said on Monday. The police in Woodstock, Ala., southwest of Birmingham, responded to a call after midnight on Sunday at a home in Bibb County, where they […]

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Queens Stabbing: 5 Dead, Including Suspect, and 2 Officers Wounded

Four family members, including two children, were stabbed to death at a home in Queens early Sunday morning, the police said. The suspect also started a fire at the house and then stabbed two police officers who arrived at the scene before being shot dead by one of them, according to New York Police Department […]

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Dublin Violence Brings Shame on Ireland, Prime Minister Varadkar Says

A violent clash between rioters and police in central Dublin on Thursday injured several police officers, one seriously, and prompted the arrests of 34 people, according to the Garda Síochána, the Irish police force. Rioters set fire to police vehicles, destroyed public buses and looted or damaged more than a dozen shops, the Garda said. […]

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Former State Department Official Sentenced to Nearly Six Years in Jan. 6 Attack

A former U.S. Marine who served in the Trump administration as a low-level State Department aide was sentenced on Friday to nearly six years in prison for his role in the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The former aide, Federico G. Klein, of Falls Church, Va., was a State Department employee when […]

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Nashville Chief’s Son, Wanted in Shooting of Two Officers, Is Found Dead

The Nashville police chief’s estranged son, who was recently identified as a suspect in the shooting of two police officers outside a Dollar General store in La Vergne, Tenn., was found dead on Tuesday night, officials said. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said in a statement late Tuesday that John Drake Jr. had died in […]

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Police Arrest Kevin Salazar, 29, Suspect in Ambush Shooting of L.A. Deputy

A 29-year-old man was arrested early Monday morning in the ambush-style killing of a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy over the weekend, the authorities announced hours after engaging in a standoff at a Southern California home. The deputy, Ryan Clinkunbroomer, 30, who was on duty and in uniform, was shot on Saturday night when his […]

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LA County Sheriff’s Deputy Fatally Shot on the Job

A sheriff’s deputy was fatally shot in his patrol car in Palmdale, Calif., on Saturday, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said. A passer-by found the deputy, Ryan Clinkunbroomer, unconscious near Palmdale Sheriff’s Station around 6 p.m. He was rushed to a hospital, where he died from his injuries. Sheriff Robert Luna said at a […]

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