Towson, MD
Police & Fire
Police Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting In Baltimore (DEVELOPING) Police Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting In Baltimore (DEVELOPING)
Police Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting In Baltimore (Developing) An officer was involved in a shooting Thursday afternoon in Baltimore, authorities announced. The Baltimore Police Department responded at approximately. 6 p.m. on Thursday, June 29 to the 100 block of Milton Avenue, where there was an officer-involved shooting in the area. Details about the shooting have not been released by police as they launch their investigation. We are aware of the police involved shooting on N Milton. President Mancuso and 1st VP MacDonald are responding. We are not aware of any injury to officers at this time. — Baltimore City FOP (@FOP3) June 29, 2023 More in…

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by Zak Failla
Arlington, VA
News
No Charges For FBI Agent Who Fatally Shot Man At Metro Center Station In DC: Feds No Charges For FBI Agent Who Fatally Shot Man At Metro Center Station In DC: Feds
No Charges For FBI Agent Who Fatally Shot Man At Metro Center Station In DC: Feds There will be no charges filed against an FBI agent who shot and killed a 28-year-old man at the Metro Center Station in Washington, DC last year, according to federal authorities. The US Attorney’s Office announced on Tuesday, June 6 that there is insufficient evidence to pursue charges against the officer who shot and killed Troy N. Bullock in December 2022 inside the station at G Street and 11th Street in Northwest. Investigators say that shortly before 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 7, an off-duty FBI Special Agent was standing on the platform when Bullock began to challenge another trav…

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by Zak Failla
Fairfax, VA
Police & Fire
Bodycam Footage Shows Fairfax Officer Being Attacked In Car Before Fatal U-Haul Driver Shooting Bodycam Footage Shows Fairfax Officer Being Attacked In Car Before Fatal U-Haul Driver Shooting
Bodycam Footage Shows Fairfax Officer Being Attacked In Car Before Fatal U-Haul Driver Shooting New details have been released following the fatal officer-involved shooting in Fairfax County earlier this month when a man in a reportedly stolen U-Haul attempted to abduct an officer in his own police cruiser. On Thursday, May 25, the Fairfax County Police Department released body-cam footage (see above, though the video is disturbing) of an incident involving Brandon Lemagne, 38, and officers at a gas station parking lot in the 6300 block of Richmond Highway. The suspectFairfax County Police Department In the video, Lemagne can be seen being detained by an officer before becoming h…

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by Zak Failla
Middletown, NJ
Police & Fire
Officers Justified In Downing Gunman In Jersey Shore Shootout, Grand Jury Finds Officers Justified In Downing Gunman In Jersey Shore Shootout, Grand Jury Finds
Officers Justified In Downing Gunman In Jersey Shore Shootout, Grand Jury Finds UPDATE: Police in Long Branch were justified in taking out a gunman who wounded a detective, started a fire and then came out shooting while trying to flee with an infant in his arms, a grand jury has found. New Jersey law requires that all civilian deaths involving police be investigated and presented to a grand jury no matter the circumstances. Grand jurors in this case had plenty of evidence supporting the Nov. 6, 2021 shooting death of Mark D. Walker II, 34, of Woodbridge, Virginia, after a nine-hour standoff. A Monmouth County prosecutor's detective was trying to serve a warrant that …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
Bucks 20-Year-Old Pointed Fake Gun At Cops Before They Shot Him, DA Claims Bucks 20-Year-Old Pointed Fake Gun At Cops Before They Shot Him, DA Claims
Bucks 20-Year-Old Pointed Fake Gun At Cops Before They Shot Him, DA Claims The shooting of a 20-year-old man by Falls Township police nearly two months ago was a "justified" use of force, says the Bucks County District Attorney's Office.  On March 28, DA Matthew Weintraub said his office was investigating an "officer-involved shooting" during an early morning traffic stop in Levittown. A driver was accused of pointing a gun at police twice before allegedly "fleeing from police in his vehicle," prosecutors said at the time.  Now, in a statement from First Assistant District Attorney Jennifer Schorn, the DA's Office said the policemen acted in accorda…

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by Mac Bullock
Towson, MD
Police & Fire
Officer-Involved Shooting Under Investigation In Baltimore (DEVELOPING) Officer-Involved Shooting Under Investigation In Baltimore (DEVELOPING)
Officer-Involved Shooting Under Investigation In Baltimore (Developing) A member of the Baltimore Police Department was involved in a midday officer-involved shooting on Thursday afternoon, according to authorities.  The agency announced on Thursday, May 11, that an officer was implicated in a shooting near the intersection of South Catherine Street and Frederick Avenue before 2 p.m. We are aware of the police-involved shooting that occurred at S. Catherine St. & Frederick Ave. President Mancuso and 1st VP MacDonald are on their way to @BaltimorePolice HQ to assist our officers. At this time, we have no report of any injuries to our members. Informatio…

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by Zak Failla
Windham-Willimantic, CT
Police & Fire
CT State Trooper Shoots Knife-Wielding, Evicted Tenant: Police CT State Trooper Shoots Knife-Wielding, Evicted Tenant: Police
CT State Trooper Shoots Knife-Wielding, Evicted Tenant: Police An active, "complex" investigation is underway for an officer-involved shooting, officials say.  A Connecticut state trooper assigned to assist in a court-ordered eviction of a tenant, who lived in the small Windham County town of Brooklyn, shot and injured the tenant on Tuesday, May 9 at approximately 9:35 a.m., according to the Connecticut State Police.  Troopers arrived at the residence on Tiffany Street and reported that the tenant refused to comply with the eviction and was wielding a knife.  One of the troopers shot and injured the tenant during the incident.  Th…

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by Morgan Gonzales
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
14-Hour SWAT Standoff Ends In Gunfight With Police In Philadelphia Neighborhood 14-Hour SWAT Standoff Ends In Gunfight With Police In Philadelphia Neighborhood
14-Hour SWAT Standoff Ends In Gunfight With Police In Philadelphia Neighborhood A pair of Philadelphia police officers returned fire at a 65-year-old suspect who shot at them during a 14-hour standoff over the weekend, authorities tell Daily Voice. Officers were initially called to the 400 block of W. Bringhurst Street on reports of an armed man around 4 p.m. Saturday, April 29, police tell Daily Voice. Soon after, police heard one shot, left the house, set up a perimeter, and declared a barricade. After nine hours of negotiations, the man said he wasn't going to leave the property. Officers lost communication with the man for several hours, and so, on Sunday morn…

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by Cecilia Levine
Fairfax, VA
News
Officer-Involved DC Teen Shooting Leads To Civil Rights Probe After Body-Cam Footage Released Officer-Involved DC Teen Shooting Leads To Civil Rights Probe After Body-Cam Footage Released
Officer-Involved DC Teen Shooting Leads To Civil Rights Probe After Body-Cam Footage Released Federal prosecutors are launching a civil rights investigation into the fatal officer-involved shooting of a teenager in Washington, DC last month. An inquiry into the shooting death of 17-year-old Dalaneo Martin was announced on Wednesday, April 5, a day after US Park Police officials released body-cam footage showing the moments leading up to the teen’s death last month. At approximately 8:50 a.m. on Saturday, March 18, a Park Police sergeant was called to assist a Metropolitan Police Department officer with an investigation into a stolen vehicle that was spotted in the area of 34th an…

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by Zak Failla
Reading, PA
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Suspect Shot By Cops In Berks Was Armed And Wanted, Police Say UPDATE: Suspect Shot By Cops In Berks Was Armed And Wanted, Police Say
Update: Suspect Shot By Cops In Berks Was Armed And Wanted, Police Say The man shot dead by police officers in Berks County late on Thursday, March 30 was armed with a rifle and wanted for a Philadelphia shooting, authorities claim.  Previously, state Trooper David Beohm said on Twitter that an "officer involved fatal shooting" happened in Wyomissing Borough on the 900 block of Spring Street.  PSP along with the Berks County District Attorney’s office are currently investigating an officer involved fatal shooting last night at 903 Spring St Wyomissing. Press conference today at 2 at PSP Reading — Trooper Beohm (@PSPTroopLPIO) March 31, 2023 Now, in a rele…

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by Mac Bullock
Arlington, VA
Police & Fire
Police ID Fleeing Teen Killed In Officer-Involved Northeast DC Shooting Police ID Fleeing Teen Killed In Officer-Involved Northeast DC Shooting
Police ID Fleeing Teen Killed In Officer-Involved Northeast DC Shooting New details have been released after a US Park Police officer shot a man in a stolen vehicle on Saturday morning as he was dragging a sergeant during an investigation in DC.  At approximately 8:50 a.m. on Saturday, March 18, a Park Police sergeant was called to assist a Metropolitan Police Department officer with an investigation into a stolen vehicle that was spotted in the area of 34th and Baker Street in Northeast DC, a spokesperson for the agency said. USPP provide update to officer-involved shooting that occurred in the 300 block of 36th street NE. pic.twitter.com/5RrC66VMf4 — USPP…

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by Zak Failla
Towson, MD
Police & Fire
Maryland State Police Trooper Shot During Traffic Stop; Shooting Suspect Found Dead: Officials Maryland State Police Trooper Shot During Traffic Stop; Shooting Suspect Found Dead: Officials
Maryland State Police Trooper Shot During Traffic Stop; Shooting Suspect Found Dead: Officials A veteran Maryland State Police trooper remains hospitalized on Tuesday morning after being shot by a suspect during a traffic stop who subsequently killed himself, authorities say. Keiford Lee Copper, III, 23, of Trappe, has been identified by state police investigators as the driver of a Toyota Prius who fired multiple shots at a trooper attempting to conduct a traffic stop shortly before 10 p.m. on Monday, March 6, in Wicomico County. Police say that a trooper from the Easton Barrack attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a Prius in the eastbound lanes of Route 50 near the Vienna Scale H…

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by Zak Failla