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The Albuquerque Police Department released the helmetcam footage of last Sunday’s officer-involved shooting of a homeless man armed with two knives. James Boyd, 38, was homeless and illegally camping in the foothills on March 16 when APD officers contacted him. Boyd argued with police for several hours before they deployed less-than-lethal tactics, including a flash […]

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The Albuquerque Police Department recently released the bodycam footage of the officer-involved fatal shooting of a suspect armed with a hammer that took place last December. APD Officers Hector Marquez and Nathan Cadroy responded to an assault call at a 7-Eleven. The suspect, 37-year-old Andy Snider, fled the scene and ran down a darkened alleyway. […]

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A Chicago thrift store worker was fatally shot Friday after a gun fell out of a donated sock and discharged into her chest. Maria Carmen Dominguez, 54, was sorting through donated items inside Unique Thrift Store with a co-worker when a .22-caliber pistol fell out of a sock. The co-worker fumbled for the gun as […]

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Dashcam footage of the deadly 2012 gun battle between Idaho police and 19-year-old Christian Nicholas Buquest was released Friday after the officers involved were declared justified in their shooting for the second time. On Sept. 29, 2012, Buquest shot 29-year-old Frank James in the chest and then led Coeur d’Alene Police officers on a high-speed […]

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A retired Florida police officer fatally shot a man at Cobb Grove Theaters during a screening of “Lone Survivor” yesterday after a dispute over texting broke out. Retired Tampa Police Capt. Curtis Reeves, 71, quickly became agitated after the man in front of him, 43-year-old Chad Oulsen, texted his daughter during the previews of the […]

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The CCTV video from the Bally’s shooting in Las Vegas that left one man dead and two security guards injured on Oct. 21 was recently released. At approximately 5:45 in the morning, 42-year-old Benjamin Frazier opened fire at Drai’s After Hours nightclub inside Bally’s on the main strip. The shooting took place during an argument […]

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Sonoma County deputies fatally shot a 13-year-old boy after they spotted him carrying what appeared to be an AK-47 rifle, but later discovered it was nothing more than a toy replica. According to the Daily Mail, Andy Lopez was strolling down the streets of Santa Rosa, California, when two patrol deputies first encountered the boy. […]

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It was the second time over the weekend that the home had been broken into, but when police told the family that there was a possibility that the suspect would return, the deceased homeowner's brother decided to stay the night not knowing that he would come face to face with the burglar right as he walked in the door.

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A 1-year-old boy was fatally shot in the head while in his stroller, but the investigating New York police suspect the father was the target. Anthony Hennis had just picked up his son, Antiq Hennis, from the baby’s mother, Cherise Miller. Placing the baby in a stroller and on his way to see his grandmother, […]

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