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Whitehall-Coplay, PA
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Rifle-Wielding Man Shot Dead By Police ID’d As Gary Moyer, 73, In South Whitehall: Coroner
A man fatally shot by police after advancing with a rifle during a confrontation in South Whitehall Township has been identified as 73-year-old Gary J. Moyer, authorities announced Friday, May 30. The incident unfolded around 1 p.m. at a home in the 100 block of North 38th Street after a 911 caller reported an armed man, according to the Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office. South Whitehall Township police responded and encountered Moyer with what appeared to be a rifle. Despite repeated commands to drop the weapon, he advanced on officers. Less-than-lethal force was deployed but failed…
Woodbridge, NJ
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AG Identifies Baseball Bat Wielding Man Shot, Killed By Cops In Woodbridge
Authorities have identified the 35-year-old man shot and killed by police in Central Jersey during a confrontation outside Thursday, May 29. Aamir Allen, of Carteret, was found holding a baseball bat when police found him outside of a Port Reading Avenue convenience store at 1 a.m. in the Port Reading section of Woodbridge Township, the New Jersey Attorney General's Office said. Woodbridge police had initially been called to a home on East Tappen Street, just before Allen left the scene and walked to Port Reading Avenue, officials said. Allen was shot by Woodbridge Police Sgt. Ma…
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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Suspect Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting During Chase In Philly: Police
A male suspect was shot and killed by police during a foot pursuit in Philadelphia’s Fairhill neighborhood, authorities said at a press conference on Wednesday, May 21. The chase began around 6:41 p.m. near the intersection of Somerset and Mutter streets, Philadelphia Police said. Officers were in pursuit of the man when a “scuffle” broke out. Just one minute later, they radioed for backup, officials stated. During the incident, at least one officer discharged their firearm, striking the suspect. The man was transported to Temple University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 6:55 p.m…
Woodbridge, VA
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Officer Justified In Fatal Police Station Shooting In Woodbridge, Review Continues: Police
A months-long independent investigation into the fatal officer-involved shooting of a knife-wielding man outside a Virginia police station has cleared the officer of any criminal wrongdoing, Prince William County Police announced Friday, May 16. But the case isn’t over yet. The update comes more than five months after 58-year-old Michael David Burke was shot and killed outside the Central District Police Station and Fire & Rescue Station 26 on Davis Ford Road in Woodbridge. It happened around 5 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. Police said a uniformed officer, just finishing their…
Towson, MD
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Police Shootout In Baltimore Leaves Armed Suspect Dead: New Details Released
New details have been released by the Maryland Attorney General's Office following Monday's deadly police-involved shooting in Baltimore. The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General confirmed it is investigating after a man armed with a gun was shot and killed by Baltimore Police officers on Monday, May 12, in the 4600 block of York Road. The shooting happened around 1:25 p.m., officials said. According to the preliminary investigation, officers approached the man, who ran from the scene. Three officers chased him on foot, while another offi…
Pottstown, PA
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SWAT Justified In Fatal Shooting Of AJ Ecker During Pottstown Standoff: Montco DA
A Montgomery County SWAT team was justified in the fatal shooting of 25-year-old Andrew “AJ” Ecker during a barricade situation in Pottstown, District Attorney Kevin Steele announced on Wednesday, April 30. DA: ‘Facts Support Use Of Force’ The April 6 standoff began after Ecker crashed his car near Beech and North Mount Vernon streets and ran from the scene, Montgomery County authorities said. He left one loaded handgun in his vehicle and fled with a second stolen firearm to his nearby home, where he opened fire on Pottstown police officers, striking one in the shoulder just after 6 p.m., a…
Jersey City, NJ
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Jersey City Cop Cleared In Fatal Shooting Of Knife-Wielding Man: Prosecutor
A state grand jury has cleared a Jersey City police officer in the shooting death of an emotionally disturbed man armed with a knife, authorities said. The grand jury voted “no bill” on Monday, April 28, 2025, meaning no criminal charges will be filed against Officer Stephen Gigante in the death of Andrew Washington, 52 (bodycam footage here), according to the New Jersey Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA). Washington was shot on Aug. 27, 2023, after officers responded to his apartment on Randolph Avenue in Jersey City following a 911 call from Jersey City Medical Center re…
Fairfax, VA
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Gang-Linked Teen Shot By Trooper After Fleeing Cops In Fairfax County: State Police
A teen with gang ties was shot by a Virginia State Trooper after fleeing police in Fairfax County, authorities said. The incident happened at 12:43 a.m. Tuesday, April 29, after a vehicle fled a Fairfax City Police Department traffic stop near Burke Station Road and Main Street, according to the Virginia State Police. A trooper responded to the address connected to the suspect vehicle's registration. Two Fairfax County K-9 units joined him, according to a release from the Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation, Fairfax Field Office. At the home, they saw a juvenile male nea…
Woodbridge, VA
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Police ID Man Killed By Cops After Knife Attack On Relative, 91, At Woodbridge Senior Home
The man fatally shot by police after attacking a 91-year-old woman with a knife at a Virginia senior living facility has been identified. Prince William County Police on Monday confirmed that Joseph Anthony Cassell, 26, died after confronting officers Saturday, April 26, inside Westminster at Lake Ridge Senior Living Home on Clipper Drive in Woodbridge. Police said Cassell and the 91-year-old woman he attacked were related. Officers responded to the senior living residence around 9:58 a.m. for a man in crisis armed with a knife. When they arrived, Cassell approached officers with the weapo…
Woodbridge, VA
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Man Shot Dead By Police After Knife Attack On 91-Year-Old Woman At Virginia Senior Living Home
A man was shot and killed by police after attacking a 91-year-old woman with a knife inside a Virginia senior living home, authorities said. The incident unfolded just before 10:00 a.m. Saturday, April 26, at the Westminster at Lake Ridge Senior Living Home on Clipper Drive in Woodbridge, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Officers were called to the facility for a report of a man in crisis armed with a knife, officials said. When officers made contact inside the residence, the man approached them with the knife and ignored commands to stop, prompting them to fire mu…
Arbutus-Halethorpe, MD
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Bow-And-Arrow-Wielding Man Shot Dead By Police In Arbutus: AG Investigating
A man armed with a bow and arrow was shot and killed by police during a confrontation in Maryland, authorities confirmed. A detective opened fire on a man with a curious choice of weapon during a standoff in Arbutus that ended with his death, according to the Baltimore County Police Department. Officers were called around 10:25 a.m. Wednesday, April 23, to the 5100 block of Leeds Avenue after receiving reports of an armed man threatening people with a bow and arrow. Uniformed and plainclothes officers arrived at the scene and “engaged the armed subject,” police said in a brief statement. …
Fairfax, VA
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Two Fairfax County Officers Shot During Traffic Stop; Suspect in Custody: Police
Two officers were shot during a traffic stop in Virginia on Wednesday afternoon, police say. Officers from the Fairfax County Police Department conducted a traffic stop shortly after 3:15 p.m. on April 23 in the 4000 block of Magestic Lane in Greenbriar. According to the Fairfax County Police Department, both officers were taken to an area hospital for treatment and evaluation of what were described as non-life-threatening injuries. A shooting suspect was taken into custody, officials said. As a result of the ongoing investigation, Majestic Lane is closed between Route 50 and Meadow Hill …
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