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 residents about loud shouting from one of the tenants. Three officers responded to interview the residents. Upon completing the interviews, the officers approached another apartment and identified themselves. In response, a female shouted threats at the officers. At that time, the fire department was called to the scene to force open her apartment door. When the door was partially opened, the female could be seen holding a knife. At that point, the officers attempted to spray pepper spray through the door opening. Additional backup was also requested and three officers arrived, including the 45-year-old victim investigator. These assisting officers entered the apartment through the opened door and once inside determined that the female had retreated to the bathroom and locked herself in. Approaching the door, the victim investigator jiggled the door handle; the female started shouting threats again. As the victim investigator was trying to communicate with the female, she suddenly emerged from the bathroom carrying the knife and stabbed him in the neck. One of the other assisting officers fired four shots, three of which struck the woman in the upper body. The investigator and his assailant were transported to the hospital where both later died. The 44-year-old woman was known to have a mental disorder. On December 21 at approximately 7:15 a.m., a 38-year-old officer with the New York City Police Department was mortally wounded during an apparent robbery attempt. Officers responding to a report of a robbery in progress, with shots being fired, discovered the body of a male inside a check cashing establishment. The male was wearing civilian clothing and not immediately identified as an off-duty police officer. He was lying on his left side, with an unfired firearm in his right hand, suffering gunshot wounds to his chest. Only after the arrival of emergency medical staff was it determined that the victim was a police officer. During the search for suspects, a second deceased victim, later identified as the store owner, was found as well as several

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9 mm shell casings presumed to be from the murder weapon. The victim officer, a 9-year veteran who may have been working as a security officer for the store, was transported to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. Investigation has led officers to speculate that the victim officer was forced to enter the store at gunpoint during an attempted armed robbery. Once inside, the victim officer apparently attempted to draw his weapon but was shot before he could use it. Investigators determined that the safe inside the store was intact and that the victims were in possession of their personal property. A 20-year-old male suspect was arrested on December 24. Three more suspects, aged 35, 22, and 19, were arrested on December 25. The 19-year-old was charged with First-Degree Murder of a Police Officer. The other three suspects were charged with Intent to Murder, Murder: Depraved Indifference, and Attempted Robbery. NORTH CAROLINA On April 15 at approximately 5:15 p.m., a 29-year-old patrol officer with the Oakboro Police Department was fatally wounded when he responded to a domestic disturbance call. The officer, with more than 2 years’ law enforcement experience, was the first officer on the scene. Exiting his vehicle, the officer walked to a small one-story house, approached the porch, and was immediately hit by a single round to the chest. The shot, fired from a .30-30 caliber lever-action rifle, came from inside the house through a closed window. The bullet penetrated the body armor worn by the victim officer, killing him instantly, and lodged in the back panel of the protective vest. The alleged assailant then exchanged gunfire with the police chief, who had followed as backup to the victim officer. Wounding each other, the chief and the suspect were taken to the hospital for treatment. The chief has recovered from his wound and returned to duty. The 42-yearold suspect was arrested and charged with Murder and has been adjudicated incompetent to stand trial.