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 Summaries of Felonious Incidents ALABAMA On September 26 at approximately 9:30 a.m., a 34-year-old officer with the Mobile County Court Police was killed. The 16-year veteran of law enforcement service, who was wearing body armor, was assigned to a screening station for visitors entering the Mobile County Courthouse. He was scanning a bag on an x-ray machine when a male approached the screening area and without warning opened fire with a semiautomatic 9 mm pistol. The first shot struck the victim officer in the side of the head, rendering him unconscious. The man then allegedly fired at a second court officer, striking him in the chest. A shot from an officer from the Mobile Police Department wounded the shooter who fell to the floor. When he attempted to get up and reached for his weapon, he was shot by a third court officer. Both the victim officer and the 29-year-old assailant were transported to local hospitals where each succumbed to his wounds. The motive for the attack remains unknown. ALASKA A senior patrol officer with the Anchorage Police Department was mortally wounded after he responded to a 911 domestic disturbance call on October 26 at 11:30 a.m. The 40-year-old officer was aware that the man causing the disturbance had an outstanding warrant for failure to attend a Domestic Violence/Anger Management Program and a domestic violence restraining order against him. Upon arriving at the scene, the officer, with more than 10 years’ law enforcement service, witnessed the man running into the residence of his estranged spouse. The officer, wearing body armor, entered the residence and confronted the individual, who allegedly produced a .44-caliber revolver and shot the victim officer in the head. After the shooting, the assailant went to a neighboring residence to which his

estranged spouse and two children had fled. Upon entering the residence, he shot and killed the 4-year-old boy and 6-year-old girl, shot and wounded his estranged wife, and fired upon the owners of the residence as they tried to escape. The 28-year-old assailant then committed suicide with one shot to the head. A backup officer found the victim officer and had him transported to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. ARIZONA Responding to a burglary in progress call on January 6 at approximately 1 a.m., a patrol officer with the Navajo Department of Law Enforcement was strangled to death. Dispatch reports that the 35-year-old officer had stopped two males on the Navajo Reservation and interviewed them about an apparent burglary. The males, reportedly intoxicated, were allegedly inside the police vehicle at the time of the attack. At some point during the questioning, the victim officer made an attempt to handcuff one of the individuals, when he was allegedly attacked and strangled. No other weapons were involved although the officer was disarmed. The males, aged 16 and 20, escaped, but later were apprehended and charged with First-Degree Murder. The victim officer had over 2 years of law enforcement service and was wearing a protective vest. ARKANSAS On February 12 at approximately 10 a.m., an 11-year veteran officer with the Hot Springs Police Department was shot and killed while attempting to serve a warrant. The 36-year-old officer went to a man’s residence to serve a misdemeanor warrant. The door was answered by a woman who indicated that her son was still asleep. After awakening him, she waited with the officer on the front porch while her son got dressed. Investigation indicates that when

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