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Fairfax, VA
Police & Fire
Gang-Linked Teen Shot By Trooper After Fleeing Cops In Fairfax County: State Police
A teen with gang ties was shot by a Virginia State Trooper after fleeing police in Fairfax County, authorities said. The incident happened at 12:43 a.m. Tuesday, April 29, after a vehicle fled a Fairfax City Police Department traffic stop near Burke Station Road and Main Street, according to the Virginia State Police. A trooper responded to the address connected to the suspect vehicle's registration. Two Fairfax County K-9 units joined him, according to a release from the Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation, Fairfax Field Office. At the home, they saw a juvenile male nea…
Woodbridge, VA
Police & Fire
Police ID Man Killed By Cops After Knife Attack On Relative, 91, At Woodbridge Senior Home
The man fatally shot by police after attacking a 91-year-old woman with a knife at a Virginia senior living facility has been identified. Prince William County Police on Monday confirmed that Joseph Anthony Cassell, 26, died after confronting officers Saturday, April 26, inside Westminster at Lake Ridge Senior Living Home on Clipper Drive in Woodbridge. Police said Cassell and the 91-year-old woman he attacked were related. Officers responded to the senior living residence around 9:58 a.m. for a man in crisis armed with a knife. When they arrived, Cassell approached officers with the weapo…
Woodbridge, VA
Police & Fire
Man Shot Dead By Police After Knife Attack On 91-Year-Old Woman At Virginia Senior Living Home
A man was shot and killed by police after attacking a 91-year-old woman with a knife inside a Virginia senior living home, authorities said. The incident unfolded just before 10:00 a.m. Saturday, April 26, at the Westminster at Lake Ridge Senior Living Home on Clipper Drive in Woodbridge, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Officers were called to the facility for a report of a man in crisis armed with a knife, officials said. When officers made contact inside the residence, the man approached them with the knife and ignored commands to stop, prompting them to fire mu…
Arbutus-Halethorpe, MD
Police & Fire
Bow-And-Arrow-Wielding Man Shot Dead By Police In Arbutus: AG Investigating
A man armed with a bow and arrow was shot and killed by police during a confrontation in Maryland, authorities confirmed. A detective opened fire on a man with a curious choice of weapon during a standoff in Arbutus that ended with his death, according to the Baltimore County Police Department. Officers were called around 10:25 a.m. Wednesday, April 23, to the 5100 block of Leeds Avenue after receiving reports of an armed man threatening people with a bow and arrow. Uniformed and plainclothes officers arrived at the scene and “engaged the armed subject,” police said in a brief statement. …
Fairfax, VA
Police & Fire
Two Fairfax County Officers Shot During Traffic Stop; Suspect in Custody: Police
Two officers were shot during a traffic stop in Virginia on Wednesday afternoon, police say. Officers from the Fairfax County Police Department conducted a traffic stop shortly after 3:15 p.m. on April 23 in the 4000 block of Magestic Lane in Greenbriar. According to the Fairfax County Police Department, both officers were taken to an area hospital for treatment and evaluation of what were described as non-life-threatening injuries. A shooting suspect was taken into custody, officials said. As a result of the ongoing investigation, Majestic Lane is closed between Route 50 and Meadow Hill …
Oxon Hill, MD
Police & Fire
AG: Man Killed By Police After Violent Rampage, Fire In Oxon Hill Apartment Complex
New details have been released by the Atttorney General's Office after a knife-wielding man was fatally shot by police outside a Maryland apartment complex after allegedly stabbing a woman and lighting the unit on fire. Officers with the Prince George’s County Police Department were called to the 100 block of St. George Boulevard in Oxon Hill around 10:15 a.m. Sunday, April 20, for a report of a cutting or shooting, according to the AG's. Surveillance and dashcam video shows multiple officers confronting an armed man with a knife, prosecutors said. Police say they gave verbal command…
Bridgeport, CT
Obituaries
Community Mourns Man Killed By Bridgeport Police; Lawsuit, Fundraiser Aim To Support Family
Friends and loved ones of Dyshan Best say he was a kind man who was actively involved in his community through several programs. The 39-year-old, who was shot and killed by Bridgeport police late last month, was buried Monday, April 14, according to a fundraiser created in his memory. While Best’s character has been scrutinized in the press since his death on March 31, friends say he was a caring man who wanted to make a positive impact. They launched a GoFundMe campaign to help cover funeral costs. “He cared about local kids, ran Trunk-or-Treat events on Halloween for them, and had plans …
Port Jervis, NY
Police & Fire
Nysp-i
nvolved Fatal Shooting: Victim, Troopers ID'd, Pellet Gun Found In Deerpark (
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A 69-year-old woman who was fatally shot by New York State Police troopers during a domestic disturbance in Orange County has been identified, and new details about the officers involved have been released. The incident unfolded early Saturday morning, April 12, at around 2:30 a.m. at a residence on Forrest Drive in the Town of Deerpark, as Daily Voice reported. State Police troopers responding to a 911 call about a domestic dispute were met on the front porch by a man who had been stabbed in the stomach. He told troopers that the woman inside the home was armed with a knife and…
Ballston Spa, NY
News
Victim ID'd In Deadly Officer-Involved Shooting At Malta Apartment Building
Authorities identified a man who was shot and killed during an encounter with police at a Capital Region apartment building. Saratoga County resident Brandon Moore was shot multiple times after he emerged from his unit at the Ellsworth Apartments on Route 9 in Malta and pointed a handgun at police, according to the New York Attorney General’s Office. Troopers and sheriff’s deputies responded to a 911 call reporting a domestic dispute at an apartment at around 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 10. When they arrived, they encountered a woman who was bleeding and leaving the apartment. A short time …
Bridgeport, CT
Police & Fire
Police Release Video Of Fatal Bridgeport Officer-Involved Shooting
The Connecticut Office of the Inspector General has launched an investigation after a police officer shot and killed a 39-year-old man during a foot chase earlier this week. Body-worn camera footage and surveillance video have been released as part of the ongoing probe. Dyshan Best was killed Monday, March 31, after an incident with Bridgeport police, authorities said. According to the Inspector General’s report, the situation began just before 6 p.m. on East Main Street. Officers were called to the area for reports of a large fight during a gathering tied to a funeral. Police also ha…
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
Police & Fire
Suspect Killed, Officer Shot In Bulletproof Vest At Friends Hospital: Philadelphia Police
A suspect was shot dead, and a Philadelphia police officer was hit in his bulletproof vest during an exchange of gunfire outside Friends Hospital in Northeast Philadelphia on Thursday, March 20, authorities said. The shooting happened around 12:45 p.m. at the hospital on the 4600 block of East Roosevelt Boulevard, Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel said in an update. The incident began just minutes earlier, at 12:24 p.m., when officers spotted a man running through traffic in the 5000 block of Torresdale Avenue. The man, who officials said was experiencing a mental health crisis, agreed to …
Woodbridge, VA
Police & Fire
No Charges For Officers In Fatal Police-Involved Woodbridge Shooting: Prosecutor
The officers involved in a fatal police shooting last summer in Prince William County will not face charges, prosecutors announced following an independent review into the case. The Regional Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT)—an independent investigative body comprising multiple Northern Virginia law enforcement agencies—presented the findings of its investigation to Prince William County Commonwealth’s Attorney's Office, which ultimately determined that no charges would be filed against the officers involved, officials said. The ruling stems from an officer-involved shooting on Aug. 1,…
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