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LAPD SWAT officer caught saying ‘happy hunting’ on bodycam before fatal police shooting

LOS ANGELES — As members of the Los Angeles Police Department’s SWAT team prepared to confront an armed suspect who had holed up in a downtown apartment building earlier this month, one of the highly trained officers offered a comment to the others.

Los Angeles Times

Body cam video shows police fatally shooting man in hostage situation near Ford City Mall

“My guy just shot me,” a woman tells a 911 operator in recordings released Tuesday by the Civilian Office of Police Accountability. “Please come now. I’ve been shot in my neck. I can’t feel my arms.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Police misconduct is costing Washington taxpayers millions. Is George Floyd's murder one of the reasons?

SEATTLE — Giovonn Joseph-McDade, Tommy Le and Brent Heath likely never met each other in life.

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Chatham SWAT response ends after no gunman found — hours after SWAT responds to Northwestern Memorial for phone threat

The incident in Chatham began Sunday evening when someone told police a person was barricaded with a gun in a building in the 8200 block of South Langley Avenue, police said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Denver police officers’ shooting of armed fugitive was justified, DA says

DENVER — Two Denver police officers were justified in their shooting of Vincent Martinez, 36, the Denver District Attorney’s Office said Thursday.

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Minnesota's Attorney General Says the Cop Who Killed Amir Locke Was Defending Himself. So Was Locke.

That perplexing situation underlines the hazards of police tactics that aim to prevent violence but often have the opposite effect.

Reason

Police will not be charged in ‘no-knock’ killing of Amir Locke

Minnesota prosecutors found no criminal wrongdoing by SWAT officer who killed 22-year-old Black man in US raid.

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No charges filed in no-knock warrant killing of Amir Locke

Minnesota prosecutors have declined to file charges against a Minneapolis police SWAT team officer who fatally shot Amir Locke while executing an early morning no-knock search warrant in February

The Independent UK

Two-year-old girl killed by SWAT officer’s bullet after parents’ murder-suicide in Kansas

Kansas authorities say Eli Crawford fired more than 90 rounds at police during a deadly standoff. But it was a police bullet, they say, that killed his two-year-old daughter

The Independent UK

Policía mata a hombre atrincherado cerca de Ford City Mall

Una mujer de 48 años y un hombre de 78 resultaron gravemente heridos, dijo la policía. Ningún oficial resultó herido.

Chicago Sun-Times

Charges filed after police exchange gunfire with suspect in Pullman

No one was hit by gunfire but an officer suffered a minor cut to the right hand, police said.

Chicago Sun-Times

SWAT Team Storms House After Texas Man Allegedly Holds Girlfriend Prisoner

Jorge Alexander Gonzalez is charged with assaulting his victim, with further charges to follow.

Zenger

2 deputies shot, suspect killed during SWAT operation in Seattle suburb

TACOMA, Wash. — Two Pierce County sheriff’s deputies were shot and wounded and a 40-year-old suspect was killed during a SWAT operation Tuesday near Spanaway, according to the sheriff’s department.

Tribune News Service

2 deputies shot in Pierce County, Washington, during SWAT arrest

SEATTLE — Two Pierce County sheriff’s deputies have been shot and wounded near Spanaway, according to the Sheriff’s Department.

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Woman, 70, found dead after police SWAT standoff in Edison Park

One person was arrested when the standoff ended Tuesday morning in the 6600 block of North Northwest Highway, police said.

The Independent UK

Popcorn? Fear of death? Theater killing trial goes to jury

A Florida prosecutor told jurors that a retired police SWAT commander fatally shot a fellow moviegoer because he threw popcorn in his face during an argument because it violated his self-image as an “alpha male.”

The Independent UK

Retired officer says he had no choice in theater killing

A retired police SWAT commander testified he fatally shot a man in a movie theater eight years ago during an argument sparked by cellphone usage because he feared he was about to be attacked by a person he said “looked like a monster.”

Reason

Questionable SWAT Raid Leaves a Toddler Injured and His Father Facing Attempted Murder Charges

The Pensacola Police Department has launched an internal investigation into how a 1-year-old boy was injured in police custody following the pre-dawn raid.

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The Independent UK

2nd teen charged in probe that led to Amir Locke's death

A second teen has been arrested in the homicide investigation that led police to the Minneapolis apartment where a SWAT team officer fatally shot Amir Locke, a Black 22-year-old man, while executing a search warrant

Reason

The ATF Suggests You Call SWAT Raids on Your Exes for Valentine's Day

Ever wonder where people get the idea that police are thin-skinned bullies?

Chicago Sun-Times

SWAT responds after gunman shoots at police in East Garfield Park

No officer was injured, but several rounds struck a squad car, police said.

Tribune News Service

Court records: Dallas police officers injured some 2020 protesters who were backing off, complying

DALLAS — Two Dallas police officers who face accusations of seriously injuring demonstrators during 2020 protests fired less-lethal ammunition and struck people who were backing away from officers and didn’t pose any danger to police or others, according to arrest-warrant affidavits obtained Thursday by The Dallas Morning News.

The Independent UK

Cop safety cited in no-knock warrant ahead of Locke's death

Documents show authorities searching the Minneapolis apartment where Amir Locke was killed by a SWAT team member said they believed a no-knock search warrant was necessary to protect the public and officers investigating a violent homicide

The Independent UK

Teen arrested in murder probe that led to fatal SWAT raid

Authorities say a 17-year-old has been arrested in connection with the homicide investigation that led police to the Minneapolis apartment where a SWAT team officer fatally shot Amir Locke while conducting a search warrant

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