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The California gunman whom a 15-year-old boy spent more than 30 hours hiding from in the Tahoe National Forest after he allegedly shot and killed his father was taken into custody after trying to run over two wildlife officers, investigators say.John Thomas Conway, of Oroville, eventually was arrested on the Fourth of July following an officer-involved shooting and K-9 deployment, according to the Sierra County Sheriff’s Office.“Even…

The Phoenix Police Department released body cam video from an officer-involved shooting that sparked protests.The footage belongs to an officer who was not involved in the shooting but arrived on the scene to assist in the aftermath, the department said.The July 4 shooting of James Porter Garcia, 28, sparked protests organized by Black Lives Matter and Poder…

U.S.|Phoenix Police Kill Man in Parked Car, Igniting New ProtestsThe fatal shooting, captured on video, comes at a time when cities around the United States are grappling with anger over deaths at the hands of the police.Protesters at a Black Lives Matter march in Phoenix last month.Credit...Caitlin O'Hara for The New York TimesJuly 6, 2020Updated…

An Ohio police officer killed in the line of duty on the Fourth of July had one last message for his loved ones: “Tell my family I loved them.”Jayme Dia, the wife of Toledo officer Anthony Dia, said he made the remark into his radio after being struck by gunfire outside of a Home Depot store early Saturday. Anthony Dia 'paid the ultimate sacrifice in protecting his…

An Illinois police chief is retiring 39 years after he stopped an assassin’s bullet intended for former President Ronald Reagan with his chest.Tim McCarthy was part of Reagan’s Secret Service detail at the Washington Hilton Hotel when Reagan was shot in a lone-gunman assassination attempt on March 30, 1981.After retiring from the Secret Service, McCarthy became…