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The St. Louis cop that was

artappraiser — Mon, 31 Aug 2020 09:09:14 +0000

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The St. Louis cop that was shot has died, he was 29 yrs. old and happened to be Black:

R.I.P. - St. Louis Police Officer Tamarris L. Bohannon, 29, has died after being shot in the head while responding to a shooting call Saturday. The suspect is in custody. pic.twitter.com/0cf7mUD8cU
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) August 31, 2020

"This is our eighth officer shot in the line of duty, trying to do the job, that's all they're trying to do."

A St. Louis Police Department officer has died after being shot in the line of duty, according to a statement from the department. https://t.co/HIz01HdlHB
— CNN (@CNN) August 31, 2020

Again, Sunday, 2 shot while

artappraiser — Mon, 31 Aug 2020 09:02:36 +0000

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Again, Sunday, 2 shot while trying to arrest guy in back seat of car 2 Chicago police officers and a suspect are hospitalized after traffic stop shootout

by Ellliot C. McLaughlin @ CNN.com, Aug. 30

Two Chicago police officers pulled over a person suspected of having a gun early Sunday, and all three ended up hospitalized with gunshot wounds, officials said.

It marks the second time in a month Chicago officers were shot trying to take someone into custody. A suspected carjacker injured three officers as they tried to arrest him July 30, police said [....]

Police with a summer mobile unit made the traffic stop in the Homan Square neighborhood about 2:30 a.m. (3:30 a.m. ET) after seeing a vehicle matching the description provided during a report about a person with a gun, the Chicago Police Department said in a statement. The officers saw a gun in the car, Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown said.

"While attempting to place the individual into custody, a struggle ensued, and the offender fired multiple shots, striking both officers," according to a police statement.

The person in the car was in the back seat and did not comply with officers' orders, Brown said. Officers broke the vehicle's windows to get the person out of the car, and the suspect shot both officers, he said.

A third officer, called to the scene after the first two officers saw the gun in the car, shot the suspect, the superintendent said [....]

Free on bond!!! With priors!!

artappraiser — Mon, 31 Aug 2020 05:15:03 +0000

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Free on bond!!! With priors!!!

Just in: Getting word that the man who reportedly shot two @Chicago_Police officers early Sunday was free on multiple felony bonds. His most recent arrests, for burglary and possession of a stolen motor vehicle, came in June. #Chicago
— CWBChicago (@CWBChicago) August 31, 2020