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Texas police officer killed in park shooting
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Published March 02, 2016 FoxNews.com A Texas police officer died Tuesday from an injury sustained in a shooting with an armed suspect near a Dallas-area park. Euless Police Chief Mike Brown said the suspect also died of multiple gunshot wounds in the shootout, which occurred around 3 p.m. at J.A. Carr Park. According to the New York Post, the officer was identified as David Hofer. Hofer was a former NYPD officer. Hofer and others encountered the gunman who was shooting erratically at officers. Authorities fired at the suspect and killed him, the Post reported. The suspect’s identity has not been...
Euless, TX officer killed in line of duty
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(Photo: Courtesy: NYPD) EULESS — A Euless officer and a suspect have been pronounced dead after the pair exchanged gunfire at J.A. Carr Park Tuesday afternoon. The slain officer was identified as 29-year-old David Hofer Tuesday night. “This agency and this community will not forget David's servant heart and his dry wit,” said Euless Police Chief Mike Brown in a press conference Tuesday night. “We ask for respect in consideration for the families and the Euless Police Department family at this time.” Few details of the events that led to Hofer's death. Chief Brown said much more information will be released on...
Sheriff: Cop who killed Kan. gunman a 'tremendous hero'
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There were still 200 or 300 other people in the factory and that the 'shooter wasn't done by any means' By Roxana Hegeman and Maria FisherAssociated PressHESSTON, Kan. — A man who wounded three people before storming into the central Kansas factory where he worked and shooting 15 others, killing three of them, had just been served a protection from abuse order that likely triggered the attack, a sheriff said Friday.The attack Thursday evening at the Excel Industries lawnmower parts plant in Hesston ended when a police officer killed the attacker during a shootout, Harvey County Sheriff T. Walton said....
Colo. deputy killed, 2 officers injured, suspect fatally shot in gun battle
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The deputies approached the suspect’s home to serve an eviction notice when the shootout started BAILEY, Colo. — A shootout ended with one Park County sheriff’s deputy slain, two more officers injured and the suspect killed, KDVR reported. The incident began Wednesday morning as officers approached a residence to serve an eviction notice. The suspect began firing a rifle at the deputies. A 12-year member of the force was pronounced dead at the scene. An 11-year veteran has life-threatening injuries and was in surgery. A 21-year veteran officer had non-life threatening injuries and was undergoing treatment. None of the deputies...