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Two Florida Police Officers Killed During Shootout; Suspect Dead

By David LohrJan 24th 2011 – 6:11PM
Chris O'Meara, AP

Chris O'Meara, AP

Two Florida police officers were killed and a deputy U.S. marshal was wounded today during a shootout in St. Petersburg, Fla. The incident comes after a weeklong rash of unrelated police shootings throughout the U.S., in which four officers have been killed and several others wounded in the line of duty. Several hours...

Two Arkansas Policemen Killed After Stopping Van

May 20th 2010 – 4:47PM
AP

AP

WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (May 21) -- Two men armed with AK-47s ambushed and killed two officers who had stopped them on an Arkansas interstate, then died in a shootout with police who had tracked them to a Walmart parking lot, authorities say. Sgt. Brandon Paudert, 39, and Bill Evans, 38, were killed Thursday while "running...

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