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Deputy named in fatal Thurmont shooting
The deputy that shot and killed an armed suspect in a Thurmont, Maryland robbery attempt earlier this week is Sgt. Kevin Riffle, Frederick County Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday.
3 weeks ago -
West Virginia man sought in shooting of Virginia officer
Federal and state officials continue to search for a man wanted in the shooting of a police officer during a traffic stop in Virginia.
2 months ago -
Prince George’s Co. police officers released from suspension after party shooting
One officer was handling a privately owned gun when it discharged and the officer was hit in the hand. The bullet ricocheted and grazed another officer in the leg, police said.
4 months ago -
Vigil marks nearly 1 year after Virginia man fatally shot by Park Police
Dozens of people lit candles and stood in the dark Thursday night at the intersection of Fort Hunt Road and Alexandria Avenue in Fairfax County, Virginia, to remember an unarmed driver shot by U.S. Park Police along that road nearly a year ago. See photos of the vigil.
5 months ago -
Report gives Fairfax Co. police good grade in making reforms
Five years after the controversial shooting of John Geer, police in Fairfax County, Virginia, are making good progress in their reform efforts, according to a report released this week.
6 months ago -
No charges for 3 deputies in shootout as death ruled suicide
Virginia authorities say no charges will be filed against sheriff’s deputies involved in a shootout with a man who was killed, and the medical examiner ruled his death a suicide.
6 months ago -
The Latest: Officers shot after entering wrong apartment
Authorities say two Maryland police officers who were shot late Wednesday had entered the wrong apartment on a drug-related search warrant.
7 months ago -
Police identify suspect shot, killed in Prince George’s Co.
A police officer shot and killed a man suspected of stealing from cars who the police said shot at them first in Temple Hills, Maryland, on Monday morning.
7 months ago -
Police shoot armed man at a Howard Co. hotel
Police in Jessup, Maryland were called to a report of a man acting erratically in a hotel lobby. First responders were met with a handgun.
8 months ago -
Former ‘ER’ actress killed in police shooting
Vanessa Marquez, who appeared as a nurse on the medical drama ER, and also had small parts in shows like Seinfeld and Malcolm and Eddie, was shot and killed by police officers in Pasadena, California on Thursday.
8 months ago -
Virginia prosecutor won’t charge officer in deadly shooting
A Richmond police officer who fatally shot a naked, unarmed man on an interstate highway will not face criminal charges because the shooting was “an act of justifiable homicide,” a prosecutor said Friday.
8 months ago -
Police chief: 1 killed after officer opens fire in Prince George’s Co.
The shooting happened around 9:15 p.m. Thursday in the Landover, Maryland, area, Prince George’s County police said.
8 months ago -
Protest demands justice, changes after police-involved fatal shooting in Silver Spring
In June, 41-year-old Robert Lawrence White was shot and killed after an encounter with 32-year-old Anand Badgujar, a two-year veteran of the Montgomery County Police Department. White was unarmed.
9 months ago -
Unarmed black teen killed by cop wrote in 2016 poem: ‘I want my mom to never feel that pain’
An unarmed African-American teenager killed by police while fleeing a traffic stop this week wrote a poem two years ago saying he never wants his mother to feel the pain of burying her son.
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Police seek answers on what precipitated fatal shooting
Police in suburban Maryland are investigating what precipitated a fatal confrontation between a police officer and a man who reportedly attacked him.
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