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ST. LOUIS • Three U.S. marshals were shot while trying to make an arrest in the 3100 block of Osage Street shortly before 7 a.m.
The conditions of the marshals were not clear in the immediate aftermath of the shootings. Two of the marshals were taken to St. Louis University Hospital. Another was taken to Barnes-Jewish Hospital.
A suspect was also shot, and police now say they have a standoff or hostage situation at the home.
One of the marshals was talking to police immediately after being hit. A supervisor told police to put the injured in a patrol car and rush them to a hospital, as other police cars blocked intersections along the route to get them there faster.
After one suspect was shot and captured, police weren't sure who else was inside the brick flat, and a SWAT team was called in to clear the upstairs.
Forty minutes into the incident, police were calling it a standoff. Onlookers gathering a block away, just beyond the crime-scene tape, were shooed away as police cordoned off a wider area and closed off streets in the area.
A woman at the scene told NewsChannel 5's Kasey Joyce she is the sister of the suspected shooter and was distraught. She said authorities came to serve him warrants and he said I am not going to jail and am not planning on coming out alive. She said he had served 10 years in prison.
St. Louis (KSDK)-- A US Marshal and the man suspected of shooting him have both died from their wounds.
U.S. Marshals Service Office of Public Affairs spokesperson Jeff Carter released a statement just before 10:00 a.m., "One Deputy US Marshal from the Eastern District of Missouri involved in a shooting this morning at a residence in St. Louis has succumbed to his wounds and passed away at a local hospital. The deputy's name is not being released pending next-of-kin notification."
Two Deputy US Marshals and one St. Louis police officer working with the Marshals service were serving an arrest warrant when they were shot in the 3100 block of Osage around 7:00 a.m., according to Carter.
St. Louis police said the suspect was shot and died from his injuries, but have not released any further information about who he is or what happened.
The scene has been turned over to the FBI and they have taken over the investigation, which is standard in a situation such as this.
During the stand-off, the SWAT team went inside the home with their guns drawn. When they came out of the home, they were more relaxed, but details about what occurred have not been released.
edit to add: A deputy the US Marshal Service previously announced had died from his injuries is hospitalized in critical condition. It apologizes for the incorrect information.
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The U.S. Marshals Service in Washington says a deputy marshal shot in the head during a St. Louis gun battle has died of his wounds at a hospital.
The agency says Deputy U.S. Marshal John Perry died of gunshot wounds at 7 p.m. at Saint Louis University Hospital. The 48-year-old Perry had been with the U.S. Marshals for almost 10 years.
JEFFERSON CITY—Missouri Department of Public Safety Director John M. Britt issued the following statement following the death of Deputy U.S. Marshal John Perry Tuesday evening. Deputy U.S. Marshal Perry was fatally shot as he and other deputy U.S. marshals and St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department officers attempted to serve an arrest warrant in south St. Louis:
“There is no higher calling than taking an oath to serve and protect, and then wearing the badge of a law enforcement officer. Yesterday, Deputy U.S. Marshal John Perry paid the ultimate price for his commitment to making his neighbors safer and his community stronger. We in the law enforcement community have lost another brave brother and will stand together in support of Deputy Marshal John Perry’s family. I offer my condolences to John Perry’s family and thank them for his courageous service.
LIMON, Colo. -- A Limon police officer was shot to death Wednesday evening and two officers in a mobile home were freed in a dramatic end to an hours-long standoff with a wanted fugitive.
The standoff ended just after 10:40 p.m. when SWAT officers swarmed in to the mobile home to free the two officers, who were initially thought to be hostages.
It turns out the gunman had barricaded himself in one room of the mobile home, and the officers had just ended up in a separate part of the mobile home and remained there for their own safety during the chaotic first minutes of the standoff, according to the Colorado State Patrol.
The gunman was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Limon police said.
Officers Were Serving Warrant To Fugitive
The incident began at 6:10 p.m. at the Wagon Wheel Mobile Home Park on the west end of Limon, according to Trooper Heather Cobler of the Colorado State Patrol.
Limon police officers and Lincoln County deputies went to the mobile home park at the request of the U.S. Marshals Service to serve a fugitive warrant, police said. When the officers approached the door, the wanted man opened fire, killing one of the officers and causing the other two officers to run for cover inside a separate part of the home, police said.
About 20 people from the mobile home park, along Sixth Street on the west end of town, were ordered to leave their homes as the dramatic situation played out.
More than four hours later, a SWAT team broke into the mobile home and freed the two officers. An entire wall of the mobile home was ripped away as the SWAT team swarmed into the structure.
The gunman who was found dead has not been identified. It's not clear when during the night he had killed himself.
Police identified the officer who was killed as Jay Sheridan, 27. He had worked as a police officer in Limon for 6½ years. His wife had recently given birth to their first child, residents told 7NEWS.
"Jay was an outstanding officer and will be greatly missed by his fellow officers and colleagues," said Limon Police Chief Lynn Yowell.
Sheridan was one of only five officers in the Limon Police Department.
"Obviously, this is a time of great emotion for the entire police department. Chief Yowell stated that this officer was an outstanding officer and will be greatly missed by his fellow officers and by the community," Cobler said.
The home where Sheridan lived with his wife and new baby was surrounded by law enforcement officers and officer's wives who were giving his widow emotional support.
At least 10 surrounding law enforcement agencies were called in to help Limon police with the standoff.
Video from Airtracker7 showed a SWAT team deployed in the park and large number of law enforcement vehicles stationed around the trailer park.
Nearby trailers in the park were evacuated.
"I was trying to take my groceries down to my trailer because my friend Matt was also in my trailer waiting for me to get back and an officer stopped me right here by the trash Dumpsters and told be that I couldn't go that way. I said I have my friend in my trailer and I need to get him out, you know? And he's like, 'We'll get him out.' So they wouldn't even let me go down there to do anything," said one resident.
Agencies called to the scene to assist included Elbert County Sheriff’s Office, Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, Colorado State Patrol, Colorado Department of Corrections, Morgan County Sheriff’s Office, Parker Police Department, Aurora Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
News and rumors traveled quickly through the town by text messages as the shooting and officer trapped situation developed, with officers and deputies reassuring their wives they were OK. Those messages were then relayed on to family and friends. Some of the messages said the officers were being held hostage.
The entire incident will be investigated by the 18th Judicial District Critical Response Team, according to police.
Limon is a town of about 2,000 and is 90 miles southeast of Denver, along Interstate 70.
UPDATE: We have more information out of Buchanan County, Virginia. The Buchanan County Sheriff's Department says four of their deputies have been shot this afternoon. Our NBC affiliate in Bluefield is reporting one of the officers has died. Details are still very limited at this point.
Here are the facts we have confirmed. The shooting happened near Grundy in the Devils Branch area about 3 p.m. Officers are searching for a suspect. They are near the intersection of State Routes 620 and 83. Emergency dispatchers say a man began shooting at deputies with a rifle from a mountainous area. It's unclear exactly why the officers were at the location where the shooting started.
Officers from several different Southwest Virginia departments are actively searching for the suspect at this time. Virginia State Police is also on the scene. At this point, we don't have a specific description of the suspect. The conditions of the other deputies are not known at this time.
edit to add: 2 deputies have died. :(
the suspect has now been killed.
UPDATES 3/14:
VSP says investigation is ongoing and facts are still coming in.
Shooter identified by VSP as Randy Newberry, 52, from Vansant. Motive still being investigated.
Sheriff says one injured deputy, Shane Charles, is on respirator. "Doing the best he can."
Other injured deputy, Rick Rasnic, was shot 3 times and is recovering in ICU.
The two deputies who lost their lives yesterday were Neil Justice and Billy Stiltner.
A 10-year veteran of the Buchanan County Sheriff's Office, Justus is survived by a wife, daughter, and step-son. Stiltner, a seven-year veteran, is survived by a wife and two children.
SANDUSKY - A 30-year-old Sandusky police officer was fatally shot during a traffic stop Saturday morning that involved a man on a bicycle.
Andy Dunn, who has worked for the department since 2003, was shot multiple times during the 3 a.m. traffic stop involving Kevin Randleman, 50, whose last known address was 909 West Adams St., Sandusky.
Erie County Sheriff Terry Lyons said Officer Dunn was pronounced dead at Firelands Regional Medical Center, Sandusky, at 4:33 a.m. Saturday. Randleman was shot at least once during the exchange of gunfire with Officer Dunn. He was transported to Firelands and later taken to the University of Toledo Medical Center, former Medical College of Ohio.
Sheriff Lyons said Officer Dunn stopped Randleman while he was riding a bicycle on Tyler Street between Hayes and Prospect streets. The sheriff did not release a reason for the traffic stop.
Officer Dunn is married and has two young children. He is a 1999 Sandusky High School graduate who attended Terra Community College, where he received an associate's degree in law enforcement-police science. He previously worked as a part-time officer for the Clyde Police Department. Officer Dunn's father, Matt Dunn, has worked for the Sandusky department for 20 years.
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i am not understanding why the shooter hasn't been charged. unless he's dead. i am waiting to find out.
edit to add, he was shot. condition not known at this time.
kevin Randleman has an extensive criminal background that includes offenses including retail theft, menacing, assault, and other crimes in Sandusky, Fremont, and Springfield, Ill., among other areas.
The Erie County sheriff's office is handling the shooting investigation at the request of Sandusky police. No charges have been filed against Randleman.
http://www.wtol.com/Global/story.asp?S=14282549 Randleman was shot at least once and also taken to Firelands, before being transported by air ambulance to the University of Toledo Medical Center where he is said to be undergoing treatment.
There is no word on his condition.
Leaders say Dunn is the first officer to be killed in the line of duty in Sandusky. They also say that Randleman has a history with the Sandusky Police.
"It is a capital mistake to theorize before you have all the evidence. It biases the judgment."
Charges have now been filed against Randleman in the Officer Dunn case....aggravated murder. Randleman is in stable condition and is still being held in a hospital in Toledo. They still aren't saying why Dunn approached Randleman.
Police Officer Craig Birkholz
Fond du Lac Police Department
Wisconsin
End of Watch: Sunday, March 20, 2011
Biographical Info
Age: 28
Tour of Duty: 2 years
Badge Number: 67
Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Sunday, March 20, 2011
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Committed suicide
Officer Craig Birkholz was shot after he and another officer responded to a home at approximately 6:00 am for an emergency call.
When Officer Birkholz arrived, he and a second officer approached the home. A suspect opened fire from the 2nd floor of the home, killing Officer Birkholz and wounded the second officer and his K-9 partner.
The suspect committed suicide during a standoff that followed the shooting.
Officer Birkholz had served with the Fond du Lac Police Department for two years and had previously served combat tours of duty with the United States Army in Iraq and Afghanistan. He is survived by his wife.
RIP Officer Birkholz
he came home from Iraq and Afghanistan to die in his own country fighting a different war. Respects.
Police in a Georgia college town said one officer was shot and killed and another hurt while trying to stop a carjacking suspect on Tuesday.
Athens-Clarke police Capt. Clarence Holeman told The Associated Press the second officer was badly wounded and being treated at a hospital.
Police were searching house-by-house for a suspect, whom they described as a 33-year-old man. WXIA said police were looking for a man identified as Jamie Hood.
The Athens Banner-Herald reported that Athens-Clarke police swarmed an area off a highway in a massive search for the suspect after the gunfire was reported around 1:30 p.m.
Athens, about 60 miles east of Atlanta, is home to the University of Georgia.
Athens GA.
The officer in Athens who was shot to death Tuesday has been identified by police as Senior Police Officer Elmer “Buddy” Christian, a father of three.
the shooter, jamie hood, 33, photo below, is still at large. he is a convicted felon who has spent 11 years in prison. may he resist arrest.
a family of garbage:
Hood's family, including his six brothers and their father, are no strangers to violence, according to a Sept. 2004 article from the Athens Banner-Herald.
Timothy Hood, 22, was shot and killed by an Athens-Clarke police officer on Nov. 6, 2001, after he allegedly held a gun to the officer's head, the Banner-Herald said.
Another brother, Robert Hood was arrested in September 2004 in connection with a retaliatory shooting two hours after his father was badly beaten the day before, the Banner-Herald said. The elder Hood was beaten during an altercation, which started after he confronted a group of men. Hood was armed with a screwdriver, the Banner-Herald said.
Police have found the silver Chevrolet Prizm that a suspect used to flee after he shot and killed one police officer and wounded another at the entrance of Cascades on the River apartments, authorities said.
The car was found across town, off Winterville Road, around 5:15, but the suspect remained at large. Police warned people should consider the man armed and dangerous and call 911 if anyone saw him.
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