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Pennsylvania officer shot in ambush dies
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
First posted: Thursday, November 10, 2016 08:05 AM EST | Updated: Thursday, November 10, 2016 09:05 AM EST
CANONSBURG, Pa. — One of two western Pennsylvania police officers “ambushed” and shot while responding to a domestic situation has died, and police are searching for a suspect, authorities said Thursday.
Washington County Coroner Tim Warco didn’t immediately identify the slain Canonsburg officer pending notification of relatives.
State police Trooper Melinda Bondarenka told reporters the incident began at 3:14 a.m. when the Canonsburg officers responded to a report of a domestic dispute.
The officers were “ambushed upon their arrival” and immediately shot, Bondarenka said.
The surviving officer was flown to a hospital in Pittsburgh, Warco said. His name and condition weren’t immediately released.
Police and SWAT teams have been seen near at least two homes in the borough about 20 miles southwest of Pittsburgh. It’s not clear whether the suspect was in either of those homes.
Police haven’t said whether they know who the suspect is, or whether he’s been charged.
The Canon-McMillan School District cancelled classes Thursday because of the heavy police presence, and the nearby Chartiers-Houston School District was operating on a two-hour delay.
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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
First posted: Thursday, November 10, 2016 08:05 AM EST | Updated: Thursday, November 10, 2016 09:05 AM EST
CANONSBURG, Pa. — One of two western Pennsylvania police officers “ambushed” and shot while responding to a domestic situation has died, and police are searching for a suspect, authorities said Thursday.
Washington County Coroner Tim Warco didn’t immediately identify the slain Canonsburg officer pending notification of relatives.
State police Trooper Melinda Bondarenka told reporters the incident began at 3:14 a.m. when the Canonsburg officers responded to a report of a domestic dispute.
The officers were “ambushed upon their arrival” and immediately shot, Bondarenka said.
The surviving officer was flown to a hospital in Pittsburgh, Warco said. His name and condition weren’t immediately released.
Police and SWAT teams have been seen near at least two homes in the borough about 20 miles southwest of Pittsburgh. It’s not clear whether the suspect was in either of those homes.
Police haven’t said whether they know who the suspect is, or whether he’s been charged.
The Canon-McMillan School District cancelled classes Thursday because of the heavy police presence, and the nearby Chartiers-Houston School District was operating on a two-hour delay.
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Man arrested after California cop shot 'execution' style
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First posted: Monday, November 14, 2016 08:32 AM EST | Updated: Monday, November 14, 2016 08:41 AM EST
A man has been arrested for the alleged “execution” style murder of a California police officer who was shot at close range in the head, according to police.
Investigators believe that David Machado, 36, is responsible for killing Deputy Dennis Wallace, 53, a 20-year veteran who worked for the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Department. The Modesto Bee reports that Wallace was found shot twice in the head within minutes of going to inspect a suspicious vehicle near Hughson, Calif.
"This was an execution," Stanislaus County Sheriff Adam Christianson told the Bee. "Within seconds, he was murdered. He was executed."
The Associated Press confirmed that it only took a few hours to make the arrest after the suspect went on a carjacking and burglary rampage. Shortly after the alleged murder, Machado carjacked a vehicle in a nearby town and then a few hours later tried to steal a woman’s purse, police say.
According to the New York Daily News, witnesses identified Machado who has a shaved head and a long beard in both of the incidents. Police captured Machado after a short foot chase following the attempted purse-snatching.
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First posted: Monday, November 14, 2016 08:32 AM EST | Updated: Monday, November 14, 2016 08:41 AM EST
A man has been arrested for the alleged “execution” style murder of a California police officer who was shot at close range in the head, according to police.
Investigators believe that David Machado, 36, is responsible for killing Deputy Dennis Wallace, 53, a 20-year veteran who worked for the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Department. The Modesto Bee reports that Wallace was found shot twice in the head within minutes of going to inspect a suspicious vehicle near Hughson, Calif.
"This was an execution," Stanislaus County Sheriff Adam Christianson told the Bee. "Within seconds, he was murdered. He was executed."
The Associated Press confirmed that it only took a few hours to make the arrest after the suspect went on a carjacking and burglary rampage. Shortly after the alleged murder, Machado carjacked a vehicle in a nearby town and then a few hours later tried to steal a woman’s purse, police say.
According to the New York Daily News, witnesses identified Machado who has a shaved head and a long beard in both of the incidents. Police captured Machado after a short foot chase following the attempted purse-snatching.
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Deputy US marshal, fugitive killed in Georgia shootout
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
First posted: Saturday, November 19, 2016 07:43 PM EST
LUDOWICI, Ga. — The hunt for a fugitive accused of shooting at police in South Carolina turned deadly when law officers tracked the suspect to southeast Georgia, where an attempt to arrest him erupted in gunfire.
The brief shootout at a mobile home in rural Long County killed a deputy U.S. marshal as well as the man his team was trying to apprehend.
The U.S. Marshals Service said Patrick Carothers, deputy commander of the agency’s Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force, died after being shot twice as the officers entered the mobile home.
“Pat is a hero,” David Harlow, deputy director of the Marshals Service, said in a statement Friday offering condolences to Carothers’ wife and five children. Carothers had served 26 years with the agency.
The slain suspect was identified as Dontrell Montese Carter, 25. He had been wanted in Sumter County, South Carolina, since mid-September on charges of attempted murder, domestic violence and illegally discharging a weapon.
The agency said Carothers and his team had tracked Carter to a mobile home just outside Ludowici, about 55 miles southwest of Savannah. Carothers was shot as they were entering the home.
Law enforcement officers returned fire and shot Carter multiple times, the Marshals Service said. Both men were taken to area hospitals, where they were pronounced dead.
Carter had been on the run since he fled South Carolina in mid-September.
According to Sumter County Sheriff’s reports, Carter assaulted his girlfriend on Sept. 18 and fled their home in rural Dalzell before officers could arrive. Carter then drove about 10 miles to the home of the woman’s uncle. Carter drove by the home twice, firing at least seven times at the uncle and others who were standing outside. No one was struck.
Carter then led officers on a car chase at speeds up to 110 mph, according to the reports, and crashed into an embankment when he tried to make a turn too fast. He fired shots at the officers from a “high-powered rifle” as he left his vehicle and escaped on foot into the woods.
Sumter County Sheriff Anthony Dennis offered condolences in a statement Friday. His office declined further comment.
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch, in a statement Friday, said she was “deeply saddened” by Carothers’ death.
“He stayed true to his oath to the last, laying down his life to keep his community safe and his neighbours secure,” Lynch said. “I know that his legacy will live on in the proud annals of the U.S. Marshals Service and in the memory of his fellow law enforcement officers from coast to coast.”
Carter has had numerous encounters with the law since at least 2010, when he was arrested for unlawfully carrying a weapon. In 2013, Sumter police charged Carter with firing a gun into a home and attempted murder. The following year, he was charged with grand larceny, according to his South Carolina arrest record.
It also shows misdemeanour charges that include driving under the influence, possession of marijuana, trespassing and driving under suspension.
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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
First posted: Saturday, November 19, 2016 07:43 PM EST
LUDOWICI, Ga. — The hunt for a fugitive accused of shooting at police in South Carolina turned deadly when law officers tracked the suspect to southeast Georgia, where an attempt to arrest him erupted in gunfire.
The brief shootout at a mobile home in rural Long County killed a deputy U.S. marshal as well as the man his team was trying to apprehend.
The U.S. Marshals Service said Patrick Carothers, deputy commander of the agency’s Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force, died after being shot twice as the officers entered the mobile home.
“Pat is a hero,” David Harlow, deputy director of the Marshals Service, said in a statement Friday offering condolences to Carothers’ wife and five children. Carothers had served 26 years with the agency.
The slain suspect was identified as Dontrell Montese Carter, 25. He had been wanted in Sumter County, South Carolina, since mid-September on charges of attempted murder, domestic violence and illegally discharging a weapon.
The agency said Carothers and his team had tracked Carter to a mobile home just outside Ludowici, about 55 miles southwest of Savannah. Carothers was shot as they were entering the home.
Law enforcement officers returned fire and shot Carter multiple times, the Marshals Service said. Both men were taken to area hospitals, where they were pronounced dead.
Carter had been on the run since he fled South Carolina in mid-September.
According to Sumter County Sheriff’s reports, Carter assaulted his girlfriend on Sept. 18 and fled their home in rural Dalzell before officers could arrive. Carter then drove about 10 miles to the home of the woman’s uncle. Carter drove by the home twice, firing at least seven times at the uncle and others who were standing outside. No one was struck.
Carter then led officers on a car chase at speeds up to 110 mph, according to the reports, and crashed into an embankment when he tried to make a turn too fast. He fired shots at the officers from a “high-powered rifle” as he left his vehicle and escaped on foot into the woods.
Sumter County Sheriff Anthony Dennis offered condolences in a statement Friday. His office declined further comment.
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch, in a statement Friday, said she was “deeply saddened” by Carothers’ death.
“He stayed true to his oath to the last, laying down his life to keep his community safe and his neighbours secure,” Lynch said. “I know that his legacy will live on in the proud annals of the U.S. Marshals Service and in the memory of his fellow law enforcement officers from coast to coast.”
Carter has had numerous encounters with the law since at least 2010, when he was arrested for unlawfully carrying a weapon. In 2013, Sumter police charged Carter with firing a gun into a home and attempted murder. The following year, he was charged with grand larceny, according to his South Carolina arrest record.
It also shows misdemeanour charges that include driving under the influence, possession of marijuana, trespassing and driving under suspension.
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San Antonio cop shot dead in car outside police HQ while writing ticket
Jamie Stengle, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
First posted: Sunday, November 20, 2016 06:50 PM EST | Updated: Sunday, November 20, 2016 11:49 PM EST
A San Antonio police officer writing out a traffic ticket to a motorist was shot to death in his squad car Sunday outside police headquarters by another driver who pulled up from behind, authorities said.
San Antonio police Chief William McManus identified the officer as Detective Benjamin Marconi, 50, a 20-year veteran of the force.
McManus said the suspect had not been apprehended Sunday night. He said he doesn’t believe the man has any relationship to the original motorist who was pulled over, and no motive has been identified.
“We consider this suspect to be extremely dangerous and a clear threat to law enforcement officers and the public,” said McManus, who added that after the shooting officers had been instructed to not make traffic stops alone.
McManus said Marconi had pulled over a vehicle and while he was inside his squad car writing a ticket, a car pulled up behind him. The driver of that car got out, walked up to the officer’s driver-side window and shot Marconi twice in the head, then walked back to his car and drove away.
Marconi was pronounced dead at a hospital.
McManus said investigators are looking into all leads and motives, including whether it could be related to an officer-involved shooting earlier Sunday in the city. In that incident, McManus said, police fatally shot a man who pointed a gun at officers outside an apartment following a seven-hour standoff.
“Hopefully, we’ll solve this one real quick,” McManus said.
The police department posted a photo of a man on its Facebook page Sunday evening, saying “he might have information on the murder” of Marconi. Police are asking for assistance in identifying the man, who is shown wearing a hat and walking in the photo.
Some streets downtown were blocked off with police tape as officials investigated the slaying.
The shooting came less than five months after a gunman killed five officers in Dallas who were working a protest about the fatal police shootings of black men in Minnesota and Louisiana. It was the deadliest day for American law enforcement since Sept. 11, 2001.
Ten days after the Dallas attack, a man wearing a ski mask and armed with two rifles and a pistol killed three officers near a gas station and convenience store in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. And earlier this month, two Des Moines, Iowa-area police officers were fatally shot in separate ambush-style attacks while sitting in their patrol cars.
“It’s always difficult, especially in this this day and age, where police are being targeted across the country,” McManus said.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott called the slaying a “horrific act of violence.” Abbott said in a statement that “attacks against law enforcement officers will not be tolerated in Texas and must be met with swift justice.”
San Antonio Mayor Ivy Taylor extended condolences to the family of the slain officer and the entire police force
Later Sunday a police sergeant in St. Louis was hospitalized in critical condition but was expected to survive after being shot in what the police chief calls an “ambush.”
Police Chief Sam Dotson said the 46-year-old officer was shot twice in the face but is able to talk.
Dotson said the officer was not involved in a call or a traffic stop but was sitting in traffic when another car pulled up alongside his marked police vehicle. The officer told police he heard at least two shots.
The suspect got away. Police were using helicopters, SWAT teams and other resources in the search for the suspect.
This undated image released by the San Antonio Police Department shows 20-year police veteran, Det. Benjamin Marconi, 50, who was shot and killed Sunday, Nov. 20, 2016, while on duty in San Antonio, Texas. Marconi was shot to death in his squad car while writing out a traffic ticket. (San Antonio Police Department via AP)
San Antonio cop shot dead in car outside police HQ while writing ticket | World
Jamie Stengle, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
First posted: Sunday, November 20, 2016 06:50 PM EST | Updated: Sunday, November 20, 2016 11:49 PM EST
A San Antonio police officer writing out a traffic ticket to a motorist was shot to death in his squad car Sunday outside police headquarters by another driver who pulled up from behind, authorities said.
San Antonio police Chief William McManus identified the officer as Detective Benjamin Marconi, 50, a 20-year veteran of the force.
McManus said the suspect had not been apprehended Sunday night. He said he doesn’t believe the man has any relationship to the original motorist who was pulled over, and no motive has been identified.
“We consider this suspect to be extremely dangerous and a clear threat to law enforcement officers and the public,” said McManus, who added that after the shooting officers had been instructed to not make traffic stops alone.
McManus said Marconi had pulled over a vehicle and while he was inside his squad car writing a ticket, a car pulled up behind him. The driver of that car got out, walked up to the officer’s driver-side window and shot Marconi twice in the head, then walked back to his car and drove away.
Marconi was pronounced dead at a hospital.
McManus said investigators are looking into all leads and motives, including whether it could be related to an officer-involved shooting earlier Sunday in the city. In that incident, McManus said, police fatally shot a man who pointed a gun at officers outside an apartment following a seven-hour standoff.
“Hopefully, we’ll solve this one real quick,” McManus said.
The police department posted a photo of a man on its Facebook page Sunday evening, saying “he might have information on the murder” of Marconi. Police are asking for assistance in identifying the man, who is shown wearing a hat and walking in the photo.
Some streets downtown were blocked off with police tape as officials investigated the slaying.
The shooting came less than five months after a gunman killed five officers in Dallas who were working a protest about the fatal police shootings of black men in Minnesota and Louisiana. It was the deadliest day for American law enforcement since Sept. 11, 2001.
Ten days after the Dallas attack, a man wearing a ski mask and armed with two rifles and a pistol killed three officers near a gas station and convenience store in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. And earlier this month, two Des Moines, Iowa-area police officers were fatally shot in separate ambush-style attacks while sitting in their patrol cars.
“It’s always difficult, especially in this this day and age, where police are being targeted across the country,” McManus said.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott called the slaying a “horrific act of violence.” Abbott said in a statement that “attacks against law enforcement officers will not be tolerated in Texas and must be met with swift justice.”
San Antonio Mayor Ivy Taylor extended condolences to the family of the slain officer and the entire police force
Later Sunday a police sergeant in St. Louis was hospitalized in critical condition but was expected to survive after being shot in what the police chief calls an “ambush.”
Police Chief Sam Dotson said the 46-year-old officer was shot twice in the face but is able to talk.
Dotson said the officer was not involved in a call or a traffic stop but was sitting in traffic when another car pulled up alongside his marked police vehicle. The officer told police he heard at least two shots.
The suspect got away. Police were using helicopters, SWAT teams and other resources in the search for the suspect.
This undated image released by the San Antonio Police Department shows 20-year police veteran, Det. Benjamin Marconi, 50, who was shot and killed Sunday, Nov. 20, 2016, while on duty in San Antonio, Texas. Marconi was shot to death in his squad car while writing out a traffic ticket. (San Antonio Police Department via AP)
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St. Louis police officer shot in ’ambush’ attack, chief says
Jamie Stengle And Jim Salter, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
First posted: Monday, November 21, 2016 07:09 AM EST | Updated: Monday, November 21, 2016 10:15 AM EST
A police officer has been fatally shot in San Antonio, Texas, and another in St. Louis was shot in the face but is expected to survive, in what authorities are calling the latest in a series of target attacks on law enforcement.
The San Antonio detective was writing out a traffic ticket when he was shot to death in his squad car late Sunday morning outside police headquarters by another driver who pulled up from behind, authorities said.
San Antonio police Chief William McManus identified the officer as Benjamin Marconi, 50, a 20-year veteran of the force.
Police said the search for a male suspect was still underway early Monday and that no arrest has been made. McManus said he doesn’t believe the suspect has any relationship to the original motorist who was pulled over, and that no motive has been identified.
The St. Louis police sergeant was hospitalized in critical condition after he was shot twice as he sat in traffic in a marked police vehicle about 7:30 p.m. Sunday.
“This officer was driving down the road and was ambushed by an individual who pointed a gun at him from inside of his car and shot out the police officer’s window,” Police Chief Sam Dotson said during a news conference.
Dotson declined to name the 46-year-old officer, but said he is a married father of three who has been with the department for about 20 years.
“Fortunately, for the blessing of God, the officer’s going to survive,” Dotson said.
Police reported early Monday that the suspect, who was wanted for other violent crimes, was later killed in a shootout with police.
At least two other police officers were also shot in other cities Sunday night, but it wasn’t clear whether the incidents were targeted attacks.
An officer with the Gladstone, Missouri, police department near Kansas City was shot, along with a suspect. A Sanibel, Florida, officer was shot in the shoulder during a traffic stop, and was treated for his injuries and released.
The attacks on police came less than five months after a gunman killed five officers in Dallas who were working a protest about the fatal police shootings of black men in Minnesota and Louisiana. It was the deadliest day for American law enforcement since Sept. 11, 2001.
Ten days after the Dallas attack, a man wearing a ski mask and armed with two rifles and a pistol killed three officers near a gas station and convenience store in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. And earlier this month, two Des Moines, Iowa-area police officers were fatally shot in separate ambush-style attacks while sitting in their patrol cars.
“It’s always difficult, especially in this this day and age, where police are being targeted across the country,” McManus said.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott called the slaying of Marconi a “horrific act of violence.” Abbott said in a statement that “attacks against law enforcement officers will not be tolerated in Texas and must be met with swift justice.”
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Stengle contributed to this report from Dallas, Salter from St. Louis.
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'Horrific act of violence'; U.S. officers shot in 'targeted' attacks
Jim Salter and David Warren, The Associated Press
First posted: Monday, November 21, 2016 07:20 AM EST | Updated: Tuesday, November 22, 2016 12:25 AM EST
A manhunt for a suspect in the fatal shooting of a veteran Texas police detective ended Monday with an arrest in the killing that was one of several weekend attacks against law enforcement in multiple states, authorities said.
The San Antonio detective and officers shot in Missouri and Florida were conducting routine tasks Sunday when they became the targets of violence. The detective was writing a traffic ticket when he was shot to death in his squad car Sunday morning outside police headquarters.
“I think the uniform was the target and the first person that happened along was the first person that (the suspect) targeted,” San Antonio Police Chief William McManus said Monday.
The 31-year-old man charged in the ambush shooting of Detective Benjamin Marconi said later Monday that he was angry with the court system for not letting him see his son and took it out on the officer.
“I’ve been through several custody battles, and I was upset at the situation I was in, and I lashed out at someone who didn’t deserve it,” McKane told reporters as he was being led by police to the Bexar County Jail. He said he wished to apologize to the family of the slain officer.
In Missouri, a St. Louis police sergeant was shot twice in the face Sunday evening while he sat in traffic in a marked police vehicle. He was released from a hospital Monday.
Law enforcement officials say there’s been an alarming spike in ambush-style attacks. Sixty officers, including the San Antonio detective, were shot to death on the job this year, compared to 41 in all of 2015, according to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. Of the 60 killed, 20 were purposely targeted by their assailant compared to eight last year, the group said.
Police officers also were shot and injured during traffic stops in Sanibel, Florida, and Gladstone, Missouri, on Sunday night, but authorities have not suggested these were targeted attacks. All the shootings come less than five months after a black military veteran killed five white officers at a protest in Dallas — the deadliest day for American law enforcement since Sept. 11, 2001.
Race was a factor in the Dallas attack, but police have not said if race played a part in any of the attacks on Sunday. In San Antonio, police say the suspect is black and the officer was white. In St. Louis, the suspect was black, but police have not released the officer’s race. Most killings of police officers are carried out by white men, and most people shot and killed by police are white, said Craig W. Floyd, president of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund.
Chief McManus said McKane was arrested on a capital murder warrant without incident after the car he was riding in was stopped Monday afternoon on an interstate.
McManus said earlier that he doesn’t believe the suspect has any relationship to the motorist who was pulled over initially.
Surveillance video shows the suspect at San Antonio police headquarters about four hours before the 50-year-old Marconi, A 20-year veteran of the force, was shot. The suspect asked a desk clerk a question but left before receiving an answer, said McManus, who declined to say what the man asked.
“I don’t know why he was in headquarters. We have some ideas,” he said.
St. Louis Police Chief Sam Dotson declined to name the 46-year-old officer who was shot and wounded there. He said the officer is a married father of three and has been with the department for about 20 years.
“This officer was driving down the road and was ambushed by an individual who pointed a gun at him from inside of his car and shot out the police officer’s window,” Dotson said.
The suspect, 19-year-old George P. Bush III, was wanted for questioning in recent violent crimes that included several robberies, a carjacking and perhaps a killing, Dotson said without elaborating.
“We believe he knew he was good for those crimes and that we were looking for him,” Dotson said. “That’s why he aggressively attacked a police officer.”
Police said Bush was later killed in a shootout with officers.
At least two other police officers were wounded in shootings in other cities Sunday, but it wasn’t clear whether they were targeted attacks.
An officer with the Gladstone, Missouri, police department near Kansas City was shot, and the suspect was shot and killed. The officer, whose name has not been released, is expected to recover.
Sanibel, Florida, officer Jarred Ciccone was shot in the shoulder during a traffic stop and released after being treated for his injuries. Authorities said they arrested Jon Webster Hay, 49, about 90 minutes after the shooting. They said he was booked into jail on an attempted murder charge Monday once he was released from a hospital, where he was treated after being wounded during a standoff and shootout with officers.
On July 7, Micah Johnson shot and killed five law enforcement officers who had been working to keep the peace at a protest in downtown Dallas over the fatal police shootings of black men in Minnesota and Louisiana. Ten days after that attack, a man wearing a ski mask and armed with two rifles and a pistol killed three officers near a gas station and convenience store in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. And earlier this month, two Des Moines, Iowa-area police officers were fatally shot in separate ambush-style attacks while sitting in their patrol cars.
“It’s always difficult, especially in this day and age, where police are being targeted across the country,” McManus said.
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Jamie Stengle And Jim Salter, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
First posted: Monday, November 21, 2016 07:09 AM EST | Updated: Monday, November 21, 2016 10:15 AM EST
A police officer has been fatally shot in San Antonio, Texas, and another in St. Louis was shot in the face but is expected to survive, in what authorities are calling the latest in a series of target attacks on law enforcement.
The San Antonio detective was writing out a traffic ticket when he was shot to death in his squad car late Sunday morning outside police headquarters by another driver who pulled up from behind, authorities said.
San Antonio police Chief William McManus identified the officer as Benjamin Marconi, 50, a 20-year veteran of the force.
Police said the search for a male suspect was still underway early Monday and that no arrest has been made. McManus said he doesn’t believe the suspect has any relationship to the original motorist who was pulled over, and that no motive has been identified.
The St. Louis police sergeant was hospitalized in critical condition after he was shot twice as he sat in traffic in a marked police vehicle about 7:30 p.m. Sunday.
“This officer was driving down the road and was ambushed by an individual who pointed a gun at him from inside of his car and shot out the police officer’s window,” Police Chief Sam Dotson said during a news conference.
Dotson declined to name the 46-year-old officer, but said he is a married father of three who has been with the department for about 20 years.
“Fortunately, for the blessing of God, the officer’s going to survive,” Dotson said.
Police reported early Monday that the suspect, who was wanted for other violent crimes, was later killed in a shootout with police.
At least two other police officers were also shot in other cities Sunday night, but it wasn’t clear whether the incidents were targeted attacks.
An officer with the Gladstone, Missouri, police department near Kansas City was shot, along with a suspect. A Sanibel, Florida, officer was shot in the shoulder during a traffic stop, and was treated for his injuries and released.
The attacks on police came less than five months after a gunman killed five officers in Dallas who were working a protest about the fatal police shootings of black men in Minnesota and Louisiana. It was the deadliest day for American law enforcement since Sept. 11, 2001.
Ten days after the Dallas attack, a man wearing a ski mask and armed with two rifles and a pistol killed three officers near a gas station and convenience store in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. And earlier this month, two Des Moines, Iowa-area police officers were fatally shot in separate ambush-style attacks while sitting in their patrol cars.
“It’s always difficult, especially in this this day and age, where police are being targeted across the country,” McManus said.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott called the slaying of Marconi a “horrific act of violence.” Abbott said in a statement that “attacks against law enforcement officers will not be tolerated in Texas and must be met with swift justice.”
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Stengle contributed to this report from Dallas, Salter from St. Louis.
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'Horrific act of violence'; U.S. officers shot in 'targeted' attacks
Jim Salter and David Warren, The Associated Press
First posted: Monday, November 21, 2016 07:20 AM EST | Updated: Tuesday, November 22, 2016 12:25 AM EST
A manhunt for a suspect in the fatal shooting of a veteran Texas police detective ended Monday with an arrest in the killing that was one of several weekend attacks against law enforcement in multiple states, authorities said.
The San Antonio detective and officers shot in Missouri and Florida were conducting routine tasks Sunday when they became the targets of violence. The detective was writing a traffic ticket when he was shot to death in his squad car Sunday morning outside police headquarters.
“I think the uniform was the target and the first person that happened along was the first person that (the suspect) targeted,” San Antonio Police Chief William McManus said Monday.
The 31-year-old man charged in the ambush shooting of Detective Benjamin Marconi said later Monday that he was angry with the court system for not letting him see his son and took it out on the officer.
“I’ve been through several custody battles, and I was upset at the situation I was in, and I lashed out at someone who didn’t deserve it,” McKane told reporters as he was being led by police to the Bexar County Jail. He said he wished to apologize to the family of the slain officer.
In Missouri, a St. Louis police sergeant was shot twice in the face Sunday evening while he sat in traffic in a marked police vehicle. He was released from a hospital Monday.
Law enforcement officials say there’s been an alarming spike in ambush-style attacks. Sixty officers, including the San Antonio detective, were shot to death on the job this year, compared to 41 in all of 2015, according to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. Of the 60 killed, 20 were purposely targeted by their assailant compared to eight last year, the group said.
Police officers also were shot and injured during traffic stops in Sanibel, Florida, and Gladstone, Missouri, on Sunday night, but authorities have not suggested these were targeted attacks. All the shootings come less than five months after a black military veteran killed five white officers at a protest in Dallas — the deadliest day for American law enforcement since Sept. 11, 2001.
Race was a factor in the Dallas attack, but police have not said if race played a part in any of the attacks on Sunday. In San Antonio, police say the suspect is black and the officer was white. In St. Louis, the suspect was black, but police have not released the officer’s race. Most killings of police officers are carried out by white men, and most people shot and killed by police are white, said Craig W. Floyd, president of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund.
Chief McManus said McKane was arrested on a capital murder warrant without incident after the car he was riding in was stopped Monday afternoon on an interstate.
McManus said earlier that he doesn’t believe the suspect has any relationship to the motorist who was pulled over initially.
Surveillance video shows the suspect at San Antonio police headquarters about four hours before the 50-year-old Marconi, A 20-year veteran of the force, was shot. The suspect asked a desk clerk a question but left before receiving an answer, said McManus, who declined to say what the man asked.
“I don’t know why he was in headquarters. We have some ideas,” he said.
St. Louis Police Chief Sam Dotson declined to name the 46-year-old officer who was shot and wounded there. He said the officer is a married father of three and has been with the department for about 20 years.
“This officer was driving down the road and was ambushed by an individual who pointed a gun at him from inside of his car and shot out the police officer’s window,” Dotson said.
The suspect, 19-year-old George P. Bush III, was wanted for questioning in recent violent crimes that included several robberies, a carjacking and perhaps a killing, Dotson said without elaborating.
“We believe he knew he was good for those crimes and that we were looking for him,” Dotson said. “That’s why he aggressively attacked a police officer.”
Police said Bush was later killed in a shootout with officers.
At least two other police officers were wounded in shootings in other cities Sunday, but it wasn’t clear whether they were targeted attacks.
An officer with the Gladstone, Missouri, police department near Kansas City was shot, and the suspect was shot and killed. The officer, whose name has not been released, is expected to recover.
Sanibel, Florida, officer Jarred Ciccone was shot in the shoulder during a traffic stop and released after being treated for his injuries. Authorities said they arrested Jon Webster Hay, 49, about 90 minutes after the shooting. They said he was booked into jail on an attempted murder charge Monday once he was released from a hospital, where he was treated after being wounded during a standoff and shootout with officers.
On July 7, Micah Johnson shot and killed five law enforcement officers who had been working to keep the peace at a protest in downtown Dallas over the fatal police shootings of black men in Minnesota and Louisiana. Ten days after that attack, a man wearing a ski mask and armed with two rifles and a pistol killed three officers near a gas station and convenience store in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. And earlier this month, two Des Moines, Iowa-area police officers were fatally shot in separate ambush-style attacks while sitting in their patrol cars.
“It’s always difficult, especially in this day and age, where police are being targeted across the country,” McManus said.
'Horrific act of violence'; U.S. officers shot in 'targeted' attacks | World | N
More U.S. officers being targeted for death
By Brad Hunter, 24 Hours
First posted: Wednesday, November 23, 2016 05:54 PM EST | Updated: Wednesday, November 23, 2016 07:06 PM EST
Collin Rose joined a harrowing list Wednesday night.
The young Detroit police officer died with his fiancee and family at his bedside.
Rose, 29 and slated to be married next October, was shot in the head on Tuesday, blocks away from Wayne State University by a thug suspected of stealing cars.
He is just the latest police officer gunned down in what appears to be an escalating war on cops in American cities.
Detroit Police Chief James Craig wove together the obvious.
“It appears a similar type of situation here, an investigation and a suspect, for no apparent reason, decides to shoot an officer,” he told reporters. “So it’s very troubling. It’s a sad day, and we’re just hoping for his recovery.”
So far in 2016, 60 law enforcement officers have been shot and killed. White, black, men, women, from Arizona to Alaska, the blood has run blue in the streets.
One officer was murdered on her first day on the job. A 65-year-old sheriff was shot to death on his last.
And the number of tickets to the morgue has already surpassed the 2015 total.
According to the National law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, guns were responsible for 41 of the 123 cop killings in 2015.
One thing is certain: More officers are being targeted for death.
Det. Benjamin Marconi, 50, of the San Antonio Police, was shot to death in his patrol car outside the city’s police headquarters.
Cops are calling the assassination targeted. And that’s been the difference this year.
In the wake of growing civil unrest in the United States that has seen many unarmed blacks shot and killed by police, relations have rarely been worse.
High-profile cases like the five officers fatally shot by a sniper at a Black Lives Matter rally in Dallas, another two in Iowa by a suspected white supremacist, and three more in Baton Rouge, La. have hardened that belief.
University of South Carolina law Prof. Seth Stoughton, a former cop himself, told the BBC after the Dallas massacre that there is a perception there have been more targeted attacks on officers.
“The type of violence against police is viewed as changing,” he said.
But Stoughton added there is a safety issue police should be addressing and aren’t.
“Some officers are not adequately prepared to understand that building good relationships with the communities they serve is an officer safety issue.”
Det. Benjamin Marconi, shot dead on a Texas street on a quiet Sunday morning, was one of those cops who worked with the community.
As an investigator with the Special Victims Unit, Marconi — a father of two — was special, his friend and fellow officer Jesse Salame told the San Antonio Express-News.
“He was a great guy,” Salame said. “He cared about the job he did and the people he worked with.”
Wayne State University police officer Collin Rose, who was shot in the head while on patrol near a university campus in Detroit on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016. Rose was a five-year veteran of the department who works in the canine unit. (MJ Murawka/Wayne State University via AP)
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Detroit officer shot, killed while on patrol near Wayne State University
Jeff Karoub and Corey Williams, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
First posted: Wednesday, November 23, 2016 10:13 PM EST | Updated: Thursday, November 24, 2016 01:18 AM EST
DETROIT — A Wayne State University police officer has died a day after he was shot in the head while on patrol near the campus.
Officer Collin Rose, 29, died Wednesday about 5:45 p.m. at a hospital, Detroit police Sgt. Michael Woody said.
“This is a tragedy felt by all of us,” Wayne State President M. Roy Wilson said in a statement. “Collin served Wayne State with distinction, and we owe those he left behind our deepest sympathies and our strong support.”
Wilson said Rose, a five-year veteran of the university’s police force, is the only Wayne State officer killed in the line of duty.
Police said a suspect in the shooting was arrested late Tuesday night a few blocks from where Rose was shot, but no charges have been filed. The Detroit man in custody has had several run-ins with police.
Detroit Police Chief James Craig had said Rose was on duty around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday when he radioed to say he was investigating possible thefts of navigation systems from vehicles and that he was about to speak to someone on a bike. Officers who arrived on the scene found Rose injured on the ground.
Wayne State, which has more than 27,000 students, employs about 65 officers.
Authorities say ambush-style shootings on Sunday left one police officer dead in San Antonio, Texas, and another wounded in St. Louis, underscoring fears in the law enforcement community that the uniform is increasingly becoming a target.
But Wayne State Police Chief Anthony Holt said that wasn’t the case in Detroit on Tuesday.
“I don’t believe it was an ambush,” Holt said at a news conference Wednesday. “I don’t believe he was specifically targeted.”
Holt said no weapon has been recovered and that the investigation is ongoing. “We’re trying to put the pieces together,” he said.
University spokesman Matt Lockwood said Wednesday morning that Rose had undergone surgery and that his parents and fiancee were by his side.
Rose was a cadet with the New Baltimore Police Department and had his first job as an officer with the village of Richland, Lockwood said. Rose, a cyclist interested in dog training, graduated from Ferris State University in 2010 and was president of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity.
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and state Attorney General Bill Schuette offered condolences Wednesday night to Rose’s family and fellow officers.
“Officer Rose was doing his job, serving his community and protecting all of us, when he was tragically gunned down,” Schuette said in a statement. “Officer Rose was too young to have his life taken, and he leaves behind a family that will never be the same.”
Detroit officer shot, killed while on patrol near Wayne State University | World
By Brad Hunter, 24 Hours
First posted: Wednesday, November 23, 2016 05:54 PM EST | Updated: Wednesday, November 23, 2016 07:06 PM EST
Collin Rose joined a harrowing list Wednesday night.
The young Detroit police officer died with his fiancee and family at his bedside.
Rose, 29 and slated to be married next October, was shot in the head on Tuesday, blocks away from Wayne State University by a thug suspected of stealing cars.
He is just the latest police officer gunned down in what appears to be an escalating war on cops in American cities.
Detroit Police Chief James Craig wove together the obvious.
“It appears a similar type of situation here, an investigation and a suspect, for no apparent reason, decides to shoot an officer,” he told reporters. “So it’s very troubling. It’s a sad day, and we’re just hoping for his recovery.”
So far in 2016, 60 law enforcement officers have been shot and killed. White, black, men, women, from Arizona to Alaska, the blood has run blue in the streets.
One officer was murdered on her first day on the job. A 65-year-old sheriff was shot to death on his last.
And the number of tickets to the morgue has already surpassed the 2015 total.
According to the National law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, guns were responsible for 41 of the 123 cop killings in 2015.
One thing is certain: More officers are being targeted for death.
Det. Benjamin Marconi, 50, of the San Antonio Police, was shot to death in his patrol car outside the city’s police headquarters.
Cops are calling the assassination targeted. And that’s been the difference this year.
In the wake of growing civil unrest in the United States that has seen many unarmed blacks shot and killed by police, relations have rarely been worse.
High-profile cases like the five officers fatally shot by a sniper at a Black Lives Matter rally in Dallas, another two in Iowa by a suspected white supremacist, and three more in Baton Rouge, La. have hardened that belief.
University of South Carolina law Prof. Seth Stoughton, a former cop himself, told the BBC after the Dallas massacre that there is a perception there have been more targeted attacks on officers.
“The type of violence against police is viewed as changing,” he said.
But Stoughton added there is a safety issue police should be addressing and aren’t.
“Some officers are not adequately prepared to understand that building good relationships with the communities they serve is an officer safety issue.”
Det. Benjamin Marconi, shot dead on a Texas street on a quiet Sunday morning, was one of those cops who worked with the community.
As an investigator with the Special Victims Unit, Marconi — a father of two — was special, his friend and fellow officer Jesse Salame told the San Antonio Express-News.
“He was a great guy,” Salame said. “He cared about the job he did and the people he worked with.”
Wayne State University police officer Collin Rose, who was shot in the head while on patrol near a university campus in Detroit on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016. Rose was a five-year veteran of the department who works in the canine unit. (MJ Murawka/Wayne State University via AP)
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Detroit officer shot, killed while on patrol near Wayne State University
Jeff Karoub and Corey Williams, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
First posted: Wednesday, November 23, 2016 10:13 PM EST | Updated: Thursday, November 24, 2016 01:18 AM EST
DETROIT — A Wayne State University police officer has died a day after he was shot in the head while on patrol near the campus.
Officer Collin Rose, 29, died Wednesday about 5:45 p.m. at a hospital, Detroit police Sgt. Michael Woody said.
“This is a tragedy felt by all of us,” Wayne State President M. Roy Wilson said in a statement. “Collin served Wayne State with distinction, and we owe those he left behind our deepest sympathies and our strong support.”
Wilson said Rose, a five-year veteran of the university’s police force, is the only Wayne State officer killed in the line of duty.
Police said a suspect in the shooting was arrested late Tuesday night a few blocks from where Rose was shot, but no charges have been filed. The Detroit man in custody has had several run-ins with police.
Detroit Police Chief James Craig had said Rose was on duty around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday when he radioed to say he was investigating possible thefts of navigation systems from vehicles and that he was about to speak to someone on a bike. Officers who arrived on the scene found Rose injured on the ground.
Wayne State, which has more than 27,000 students, employs about 65 officers.
Authorities say ambush-style shootings on Sunday left one police officer dead in San Antonio, Texas, and another wounded in St. Louis, underscoring fears in the law enforcement community that the uniform is increasingly becoming a target.
But Wayne State Police Chief Anthony Holt said that wasn’t the case in Detroit on Tuesday.
“I don’t believe it was an ambush,” Holt said at a news conference Wednesday. “I don’t believe he was specifically targeted.”
Holt said no weapon has been recovered and that the investigation is ongoing. “We’re trying to put the pieces together,” he said.
University spokesman Matt Lockwood said Wednesday morning that Rose had undergone surgery and that his parents and fiancee were by his side.
Rose was a cadet with the New Baltimore Police Department and had his first job as an officer with the village of Richland, Lockwood said. Rose, a cyclist interested in dog training, graduated from Ferris State University in 2010 and was president of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity.
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and state Attorney General Bill Schuette offered condolences Wednesday night to Rose’s family and fellow officers.
“Officer Rose was doing his job, serving his community and protecting all of us, when he was tragically gunned down,” Schuette said in a statement. “Officer Rose was too young to have his life taken, and he leaves behind a family that will never be the same.”
Detroit officer shot, killed while on patrol near Wayne State University | World
I cry every time an Officer is taken from his or her family through death
Never out right,but tears are shed, I remember the Mayerthorpe 4 and more so their families
I really cry when service dogs are killed in the line of duty
I cry for friends of mine who really have become messed up or have lost their way as a result of serving
Just because you don't see it ,it doesn't mean it is not there
I get pissed off too
Auditing the design of different agendas and outcomes surrounding the design of the Mayerthorpe 4 administrative case left me a little bitter and tainted
I now have taken this bitterness and have turned it over not a deep compassion and sympathy for the people who serve dutifully
I would love to design a program on PTS and recognition of emotions
Never out right,but tears are shed, I remember the Mayerthorpe 4 and more so their families
I really cry when service dogs are killed in the line of duty
I cry for friends of mine who really have become messed up or have lost their way as a result of serving
Just because you don't see it ,it doesn't mean it is not there
I get pissed off too
Auditing the design of different agendas and outcomes surrounding the design of the Mayerthorpe 4 administrative case left me a little bitter and tainted
I now have taken this bitterness and have turned it over not a deep compassion and sympathy for the people who serve dutifully
I would love to design a program on PTS and recognition of emotions