Category: Fallen Officer

A sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed Wednesday while he was responding to a civil disturbance call in Northern California. (FOX)- Officials said a suspect was detained in the shooting death of 31-year-old deputy Jack Hopkins. A video titled, “Deputy Jack Hopkins Procession” was posted to the Modoc County Sheriff’s Office’s Facebook page showing patrol […]

Two Boston police officers were “extremely critical” after a man wearing body armor and armed with an assault rifle shot them multiple times, police said Thursday. (FOX)- Police Commissioner William Evans said the suspect, identified as 33-year-old Kirk Figueroa, fired at the officers late Wednesday night after they arrived at an East Boston home. Several […]

Prosecutors planned a news conference Wednesday to announce charges in the shooting deaths of two Palm Springs police officers. (FOX)- John Felix, 26, is expected to be charged by the Riverside County district attorney with the murder of officers Jose “Gil” Gilbert Vega and Lesley Zerebny. Other felony charges also are likely. Authorities declined to […]

A suspected gunman who allegedly shot and killed two Palm Springs, Calif. police officers and injured a third was taken into custody early Sunday, authorities said.  (FOX)- There were no immediate details about the identity of the man who authorities said gunned down officers Jose Gilbert Vega and Lesley Zereby while they were trying to […]

A gunman first shot and wounded a Los Angeles County sheriff’s sergeant before standing over him and pumping four bullets into his body, Sheriff Jim McDonnell says. (FOX)- The new comments came Thursday in the death of Sgt. Steven Owen, which McDonnell called a “calculated execution.” The 53-year-old Owen was shot while responding to a […]

A Los Angeles County sheriff’s sergeant was shot and killed while responding to a burglary call, authorities said Wednesday evening. (FOX)- A suspect was arrested approximately 90 minutes after the shooting at an apartment complex in Lancaster, about 70 miles north of downtown Los Angeles. Sgt. Steven Owen, 53, died at a hospital about two […]

A North Carolina cop who had been named “Officer of the Year” died Monday morning from wounds suffered during a Saturday shooting, and investigators continued to hunt the man accused of gunning him down. (FOX)- Shelby officer Tim Brackeen, 38, was shot in the chest around 12:20 a.m. on Saturday as he was searching for […]

A police officer who authorities say attempted to chase down a 38-year-old felon with three active arrest warrants was fatally shot by the suspect Friday after an exchange of gunfire in a southern New Mexico town. (FOX)- The suspect, Joseph Moreno, also was killed in the morning shootout near a trailer park in Alamogordo, police […]

This sad video is an important reminder of the limitations of all the tools we carry, especially our pepper spray. If you value what we do at ASP, would you consider becoming an ASP Patron Member to support the work it takes to make the narrated videos like these armed robbers getting their just desserts? […]

A Tennessee police officer was shot and killed Thursday after responding to a domestic disturbance call. (FOX)- Maryville Police Chief Tony Crisp said the officer responded with a Blount County sheriff’s deputy to the call. Sheriff James Berrong said when the two arrived, a man came out and shot the officer. The wounded officer was […]