Navajo PD officer injured, man killed, during shooting at homicide scene
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and last updated 2021-02-17 13:45:33-05
INDIAN WELLS, AZ â An officer with the Navajo Police Department is hospitalized following a shooting at a homicide scene.
Officials say the incident happened Tuesday night when officers were responding to a possible homicide at an address in Indian Wells, Arizona.
Upon arriving at the scene officers found a victim deceased from a stab wound to the chest.
While securing the area, an officer made contact with a man, at which point he allegedly struck the officer in the head with a blunt object, officials said.
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DA: KCK officer will not face charges for use of force after suspect shot at him multiple times Share Updated: 1:52 PM CST Feb 16, 2021 KMBC 9 News Staff
DA: KCK officer will not face charges for use of force after suspect shot at him multiple times Share Updated: 1:52 PM CST Feb 16, 2021
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Show Transcript THE OFFICER EXCHANGED GUNFIRE. I HEARD THREE GUNSHOTS. I WAS SITTING IN MY BEDROOM AND HEARD THREE GUNSHOTS. WHEN I CAME OUT AND SEEN TWO MEN STANDING DOWN THERE. BRIAN: KATHY WHITE LIVES NEAR 3100 SOUTH 39TH STREET. AND THE NEXT THING I KNOW THERE WAS A WHOLE LOT OF POLICE COMING. BRIAN: SHE WAS HOME BEFORE 4:00 PM WHEN THE SUSPECT STOPPED, GOT OUT OF HIS CAR AND OPENED FIRE AT THE OFFICER. THERE ARE AT LEAST THREE SCENE OFFICERS SAY THIS ALL BEGAN EARLIER THIS MORNING WHEN THE SUSPECT WAS INVOLVED IN AT LEAST ONE HIT AND RUN IN WYANDOTTE COUNTY. ALL DAY POLICE WERE SEARCHING FOR THE VEHICL
Johnson County DA: Use of force justified in December officer-involved shooting
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Kansas City, Kansas, and Overland Park police are providing an update on an officer who was shot earlier this evening.
and last updated 2021-02-16 14:59:14-05
KANSAS CITY, Mo. â The Johnson County District Attorney s Office announced Tuesday that a Kansas City, Kansas, police officer s use of deadly force in a December shooting that occurred over the county line was justified.
The investigation was completed by the Johnson County Officer Involved Shooting Team, and District Attorney Steve Howe found the shooting justified under Kansas law and said no charges will be filed against the officer.