17:00CST - 06 Dec 2001
Two Feared Shot To Death At Northern Indiana Factory
From the ERRI/EmergencyNet News Watchdesk
GOSHEN, INDIANA (EmergencyNet News) - Two people are confirmed dead and seven others were wounded at a northern Indiana factory on Thursday afternoon. A disgruntled employee is believed to be responsible for the shooting. The man has been confirmed dead by authorities. Two of the wounded are reported to be in serious condition at area hospitals.
Authorities have confirmed that the gunman had died, as well as one other person. All other employees have been accounted for. The shooting started at about 14:30 EST. An Indiana State Police SWAT team was on the scene, along with officers from several other departments.
The Elkhart County Sheriff's Department said police believed the shooter had acted alone and that he is confirmed to had killed himself. First reports are that he was a disgruntled employee. The suspect was apparently an employee who had just been fired or was about to be fired. The sheriff's office said it had been told the suspect was a white man with access to several kinds of weapons.
Some witnesses said the shooter was using an automatic weapon, while emergency workers at the scene said some of the wounded had suffered shotgun wounds. As many as 60 people may have been at work inside the building at the time of the mid-afternoon shooting.
The company where the shooting occurred is called Nu-Wood. The company makes decorative millwork which resembles a wood molding. Goshen is a city of 29,000 people, located about 125 miles east of Chicago in northern Indiana.
14:25CST - 06 Dec 2001
Multiple Shooting Reported in Indiana
Goshen, Indiana (EmergencyNet News) -- EmergencyNet News is
receiving early and preliminary information concerning a shooting with
multiple victims in an industrial park in Goshen, Indiana. Few official
details are currently available, and EmergencyNet News is monitoring
events there closely. Additional details will be forthcoming if/when it
becomes available...
20 Oct 2001 - 10:30CDT
Explosive Materials Found At Bus Station
PHILADELPHIA, PA -- According to police, about one-third of a pound of powerful military explosives was found in a suit- case at a bus station on Friday. The C-4 explosive, about the size of a bar of soap, was found in a suitcase along with about 1,000 feet of detonation cord. Police said there was no threat of explosion because no detonation cap was attached to the plastic explosive.
Luggage claim workers opened the suitcase Friday after the time limit
for checked luggage in lockers had expired, and found the explosive and
detonation cord inside. They called the police and evacuated the terminal.
The bomb squad then removed the suitcase with the explosive. Police said
they are working with the FBI and other federal agencies to
investigate.
12:00CDT - 31 August 2001
Suspect Reportedly Captured
SIOUX CITY, IOWA (EmergencyNet News) -- According to Sioux City Police Chief Joseph Frisbie, suspect Adam Matthew Moss has been taken into custody at this hour. The apprehension reportedly occurred at 713 E. 7th street in Sioux City, and the suspect is now in custody and being questioned. Few other official details were immediately available.
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08:00CDT - 31 August 2001
SIX FOUND MURDERED IN SIOUX CITY
SIOUX CITY, IOWA (EmergencyNet News) - Police said that a woman and her five children were found murdered in their home on Thursday. The bodies were found by a baby-sitter at about 18:00CDT. The deceased children ranged in age from 5 to 12. A man's body was found in another part of Sioux City at about the same time, but it was unclear whether his death was related to the others. Authorities believe the bodies found at the home had been there for several days.
According to CNN, a warrant was issued early this morning (Friday) by the Woodbury County Attorney's Office for Adam Matthew Moss, 23, charging him with theft in the first degree. Police said he is wanted for questioning in regard to the homicides. "Mr. Moss definitely knew the victims from both houses, so that's the connection," said Police Chief Joseph Frisbie at a news conference early Friday morning. Police said that Mr. Moss "should be considered armed and dangerous," and asked that citizens not take action on their own...instead, if they see the suspect, they are asked to call local law enforcement immediately.
Series of EmergencyNet News Real-Time Reports concerning the Mass Murder of A Family Near Sacramento, CA: 30-31 August 2001
Sheriff's Deputy Shot Barricade
Situation On-going 12:00CDT - 31 August 2001
15:00CDT - 28 August 2001
One Police Officer, Suspect Shot in Hostage/Barricade Situation in Chicago's South Loop
Chicago, IL (EmergencyNet News) -- Emergency service sources are telling EmergencyNet News that one police officer and a suspect, wanted on charges associated with bank robbery, have both been shot and taken to local hospitals this afternoon. The so-far unidentified CPD officer was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where he is listed in critical condition. The incident began at about 10:20CDT in the vicinity of the 13th and Wabash at the south end of Chicago's loop.
Reportedly, a police officer serving a warrant was shot and taken
hostage by the robbery suspect. The suspect was also shot, although exact
details of his wounds are still sketchy, and the entire event remains
under investigation by both city and federal officials. It is also
believed that the suspect was allowed to talk with a local reporter from
WLS-TV as part of the
negotiations that ended the stand-off. EmergencyNet News continues
to gather facts about this incident and will provide additional details as
they become available... (EmergencyNet News update: As of 05 Sep 2001, the stricken
officer remains hospitalized in critical condition and on life-support)
26 August 2001
ILLINOIS:
Convicted Felon Charged in Killing of CPD Officer
CHICAGO -- A suspect, identified by authorities as Aloysius Oliver, 26,
and who has previous convictions for felony drug and weapons violations,
has been charged with first-degree murder of a police officer for the
fatal shooting of CPD Tactical Officer Eric Lee in a South Side alley on
Sunday night, Deputy Chief Philip Cline said. Lee was taken to Christ
Hospital and Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was pronounced dead
shortly after 22:00CDT, police officials said.
Lee, 37, was one of three tactical unit police officers riding in a car
near 63rd and Aberdeen Streets at about 21:20CDT Sunday when they came
upon at least two men beating a third man in an alley, police said.
After officers identified themselves as police officers, Oliver allegedly
drew a .357 handgun and fired a single shot, striking Lee in the head,
Cline said. Oliver then allegedly fled down a gangway, but was apprehended
and disarmed by one of Lee's partners. Oliver's gun discharged a second
time while he was being taken into custody, but no one was hit, Cline
said.
As the other man was being pursued down another gangway, he allegedly
pointed a gun at one of Lee's fellow tactical officers. The officer fired
one shot, missing the man, according to Cline. All three police officers
were believed wearing bulletproof vests, Cline said. But, officer Lee's
fatal wounds resulted as he was shot in his head.
A nine-year police veteran and former Marine, Lee had 20 police honorable
mentions and was married and the father of a young daughter, Police Supt.
Terry Hillard said at a news conference Monday morning in Chicago. "He was
a lovable, likable young police officer," Hillard said. Lee is the second
tactical officer killed in the line of duty this year. --
The Chicago Tribune contributed this report.
10 August 2001
TEXAS CITY, TX:
Three Officers Wounded in Barricade/Shootout
Police said that a man was involved in a standoff with police at
a bar, then shot three officers before being killed on Friday (10 Aug
2001) afternoon.
Police were called to the bar after the man ordered everyone else to
leave. Police had the power turned off and waited awhile. The man told
negotiators that he might take his own life and a shot was heard. When the
officers opened the door to throw in tear gas canisters, the armed man
came busting through the door, firing a 9mm handgun and hit three of
officers. Police returned fire. All the officers were wearing protective
vests. Officer Dick Young, a 28-year police veteran, was in serious
condition. Officer David Fairchild was in good condition. The third
officer, Joe Stanton, was treated and released.
15 July 2001
STATE OF NEW YORK:
Pipe Bombs Found In Long Island Car
Thanks to an off-duty NYPD officer equipped with a cell phone, police on Long Island say they caught a teenager with a carload of pipe bombs. Police said the NYPD officer spotted a driver spinning his car in circles and smoking his tires in an East Meadow, New York, parking lot at 14:25EDT Saturday. The officer followed the Honda to a dead-end street and called 911.
Nassau County Police Officer Christian Migliore, responding to the call, said he saw a green military ammunition box in the car's backseat, with a "gray tubular metallic object" sticking out of it. After the driver was ordered out, Migliore searched the car and found that the ammunition box contained three pipe bombs. Police said they later found four more pipe bombs in the car, as well as fuses and bomb-making materials.
The county bomb squad removed the devices, and police impounded the car.
The 17-year-old driver was charged with seven felony counts of criminal
possession of a dangerous weapon and one count of reckless endangerment.
Nassau County police said they were not aware of any pipe bombs being
detonated recently.
06 July 2001
TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI:
Sheriff Presley Killed In Gunbattle
A gun battle on Friday (06 July 2001) left a sheriff, who was a cousin of Elvis Presley, and a suspect dead. The shooting began after a man fled from a police roadblock and pushed a woman, nude and bound with tape, from his car. The man wrecked his car, and was later cornered in a shed at a home. Lee County Sheriff Harold Ray Presley, age 52, reportedly shoved a deputy out of the way and was apparently shot several times but returned fire, killing the 53-year-old suspect. The woman pushed from the car was in satisfactory condition with a cut on her arm and a broken ankle. Police said she had been abducted the night before.
ROOSEVELT, UTAH:
Police Chief Killed in L.O.D. Shooting
The police chief of a small town was shot and killed while
attempting to apprehend a suspect in the parking lot of a convenience store
on Friday (06 July 01) night. The suspect was arrested a few blocks away
from the shooting. Details of the shooting were still unclear. Killed was
Cecil Gurr, who had been police chief in Roosevelt, a northeast Utah city of
about 4,000, for many years.
30 June 2001
CHICAGO, IL
Tactical Unit Police Officer Shot To Death By Alleged Gangbanger
In a South Side Chicago neighborhood alley known for crossfire between rival street gangs, a plainclothes police officer was shot to death early Saturday morning. A 16-year-old has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of 33-year-old Officer Brian T Strouse, who was shot in the face and vest.
Strouse was the first Chicago police officer slain in the line of duty since 1999 and the fourth tactical officer gunned down since 1998. Investigators said that Strouse was hit when several bullets were fired from across the street as he was hiding behind a parked van during a surveillance for gang and drug activity. Hours before the 02:00CDT shooting, gang members had exchanged gunfire in the alley. The male teenager, charged as an adult, made a videotaped confession in front of his parents.
The boy is described by police as being a gang member and told police he was acting as security patrol for his gang's drug dealing when he spotted Strouse and began firing. Strouse did not fire back. The teenager was apprehended minutes after the shooting, and his fingerprints were found on a 40-caliber handgun found in another alley across the street. The gun is believed to be the murder weapon. The murder occurred in the 1300 block of West 18th Place. Strouse, who joined the force in 1995, knew the beat. He worked it often, usually on the midnight shift.
A Gulf War veteran, Strouse was deployed to the area early Saturday after neighbors reported gangs were again shooting at one another. In plainclothes but wearing a protective chest vest, Strouse took up a position in the alley while two of his partners hid nearby. The officers were watching several homes for signs of drug dealing or gang activity.
The alley between Loomis and Throop streets is known to residents as "a shooting gallery" where rival gang members taunt, shout at and fire at one another. Strouse was crouched behind a parked van when shots rang out. Witnesses later told police someone had fired at Strouse from across 18th Place. Strouse had been hit twice, taking one bullet in his vest and another in the face. He was taken by ambulance to Cook County Hospital and was pronounced dead at 09:10 CDT...
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10:30CDT - 30 June 2001
Chicago Police Officer, Shot Overnight, Reportedly Dies
Chicago, IL (EmergencyNet News) -- Within the past few
minutes, EmergencyNet News has learned that a thirty-three-year-old
officer, who was shot last night (about 02:00CDT this morning), has died
at Cook County Hospital Trauma Unit. It is believed that the slain officer
was involved in a suveillence operation at the time of the fatal incident.
Few official details are currently available, pending further
investigation and the notification of the next of kin. EmergencyNet News
will bring you additional details as the circumstances warrant...
28 June 2001
TUCSON, ARIZON:
Man Treated At Hospital; Raid on Residence Nets 50 Pipe Bombs
A man reported to a local hospital on Thursday night with his thumb and fingers hanging from his hand. Noting that the damage had extensive burns associated with the tearing of flesh, he was asked what happened. The suspect indicated he was reloading small arms ammunition when it detonated.
Tucson Police arrived at his home with a warrant and discovered assault
rifles, 50 IEDs, conventional hand grenades, and an under the barrel grenade
launcher attached to one of his rifles. Many pounds of black powder and
double base powder were found at the scene and confiscated. The 50 IEDs were
live munitions, pipe bombs with fuses, timers, and those made up to be used
as boobytraps. Another suspect was found at the scene and arrested. BATF and
local police transported the devices to Davis Monthan Air Force Base EOD
range for detonation. Per usual, both individuals were described by
neighbors as "quiet men."
06/27/2001
Police Departments Targeted by Crackers; Four more
Police pages defaced
Courtesy of: Attrition.org
The group known as 'PoizonB0x' hit another string of 'police' domains. This time, it appears that each machine defaced actually belongs to Police departments.
Fort Myers Police Department (PoizonB0x)
http://defaced.alldas.de/mirror/2001/06/23/www.fmpolice.com/
Suffern Police, NY (PoizonB0x)
http://defaced.alldas.de/mirror/2001/06/25/www.suffernpolice.com/
Saskatoon Police (PoizonB0x)
http://defaced.alldas.de/mirror/2001/06/26/www.police.saskatoon.sk.ca/
York, Ontario, Canda Police (site not answering)
http://defaced.alldas.de/mirror/2001/06/24/www.police.york.on.ca/
The information and commentary is Copyright 2001, by the individual
author. Permission is granted to quote, reprint or redistribute provided the
text is not altered, and the author and attrition.org is credited. The
opinions expressed in this mail are not necessarily the opinion of all
Attrition staff members. (EmergencyNet Editor's note: Caution - Defacements
may contain profanity)
"Guidelines for Use of Personal Protective Equipment by Law Enforcement
Personnel During A Terrorist Chemical Agent Incident", USASBCCOM, 21 June
2001.
http://www2.sbccom.army.mil/hld/cwirp/ppe_law_enforcement_ca_incident_download.htm
14 June 2001
INDIANA:
Deputy And Suspect Involved In Shootout In Martinsville
A Morgan County Sheriff's deputy is recovering after sustaining multiple gunshot wounds during a shootout with a wanted man. The gun battle happened in Martinsville after a traffic stop. Police said Sergeant Daniel Starnes stopped the suspect after recalling that the youth might be wanted for driving with a suspended license and could possibly be armed with stolen weapons.
After Sergeant Starnes ran a check on the suspect, he returned to the car when the youth began an argument. The whole time Starnes's 19-year-old son played witness to the altercation. During the argument the suspect pulled out a gun and held Starnes at gunpoint.
The suspect fired one shot just missing the deputy's son as he sat in his
father's patrol car. A gun battle began with the son giving his father
assistance after he was able to get the shotgun out of the trunk of the
patrol car. Sergeant Starnes was airlifted to a trauma center with four
bullet wounds to his chest and one to his hand. The suspect was also
wounded...
06 June 2001
CALIFORNIA:
Federal Agents Enter Bomb Investigation In Fremont
FREMOMT, CA -- Federal investigators joined Fremont police on Wednesday to help track down whoever has planted a series of bombs in the city's Irvington neighborhood in less than a month. Of the dozen cases being investigated, nine involve bombs that exploded, including one on Tuesday night that damaged a fence and a house window and blew out two windows in a car parked near the intersection of Union and High streets. None of the bombs have injured anyone, but local police and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms said the latest explosions are more powerful and causing more damage.
The bombing spree began shortly before the 1 June conviction of Rodney
Blach, who planted bombs at a half-dozen spots in Fremont three years ago.
But authorities say, so far, that there is no connection to that case.
Police say that the bombs have been discovered in roughly a five-block by
five-block concentrated area since 18 May. Police have no suspects in the
case and it remains under intense investigation...
24 May 2001
FORT WAYNE, IN:
An Indiana State Trooper is in the hospital after he was
shot in the line of duty. Trooper Bruce Johnson was off-duty when answered a
disturbance call at an apartment complex. Johnson encountered a tenant who was
shooting off fireworks. A Fort Wayne officer arrived to back Johnson and the
tenant went inside the apartment. A shootout began and Johnson was shot in the
head. Johnson is in critical condition in an area hospital. Another Fort Wayne
officer sustained a gunshot wound to the shoulder. The gunman was shot and
killed by the responding officers.
23 May 2001
OREGON/WASHINGTON:
Federal Authorities Look At Suspicious Fires
Fire destroyed two buildings and several vehicles were destroyed at a tree nursery in Clatskanie, Oregon. The Federal Bureau of Investigation has now entered the case to see if a radical environmentalist organization was responsible for the blaze ignited by explosives. Meanwhile, in Seattle, fire officials determined late Tuesday that arson was to blame for a fire that gutted laboratories and offices at the University of Washington's Center for Urban Horticulture. The FBI said that it was unclear whether the fires were related.
An FBI spokesman said: "If the Seattle fire turns out to be a politically motivated arson, then we're interested. Then we have to look to see if it's connected with anything else." Both fires were reported at about 03:20PDT Monday. No one was injured.
In the Oregon fire, about six pickup trucks, all-terrain vehicles and a semi-trailer at Jefferson Poplar Farms were destroyed along with an equipment storage building and a maintenance building. A number of undetonated explosives were found by arson investigators near the nursery's office building. The letters "ELF" were written on the side of a building, as was the phrase "You cannot control what is wild."
23 May 2001
Shots Fired Outside U.S. Supreme Court
WASHINGTON, DC. A man whose true identity has not been determined was arrested by U.S. Supreme Court police early Wednesday after he allegedly fired up to nine shots from a pistol on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol. The man is also being charged with possessing a stolen semi-automatic handgun with an extended 9mm magazine. The man was arrested at around 01:30EDT on the northeast corner of the Capitol grounds by two Supreme Court officers. The officers heard the shots, and ran from the Supreme Court grounds across First Street to the northeast section of the Capitol grounds. Motive for the shooting was unknown...
22 May 2001
HOUSTON,
TX:
Officer Killed, Another Wounded in Shoot-Out With Drug Suspects
According to police, one officer was killed and another was in critical condition after a drug suspect opened fire on the officers making a narcotics arrest late Tuesday. A Houston Police Department spokesman said the officers were trying to arrest four suspects for narcotics possession at an apartment complex when the shooting happened. Three suspects were arrested. Another who had been shot in the leg was hospitalized. Killed was a 32-year-old, seven-year veteran of the Houston Police Department. The slain officer was the second in Harris County to be shot to death this week. Joseph Dennis, age 35, a sheriff's deputy, was fatally shot by an 18-year-old man...
15 May 2001
LOS ANGELES, CA:
Police Warn About Booby-Trapped Traffic Cones
Sources close to the investigation asked EmergencyNet News to warn the public in Los Angeles County to be on the lookout for suspicious orange traffic cones that could be hiding gasoline bombs. Three fire-bombs, hidden in such cones, have been found in the past week. The latest bomb was found last Friday night under a traffic cone placed near a county library in Rosemead, California.
The other two were found earlier the same week near schools in the Hollenbeck Division of Los Angeles. All three devices consisted of bottles filled with gasoline or other flammable liquids, and had wires leading to a detonation device that can be activated by pulling a flower at the top. Police said that it appears someone is targeting children. So far, no one has been hurt, but investigators are concerned...
09:00CDT - 12 May 2001
WASHINGTON:
POTUS and AG to Review McVeigh Document Case
While Timothy McVeigh considers whether to appeal his conviction, POTUS and U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft are meeting this weekend to discuss the FBI's reportedly belated disclosure of records in the Oklahoma City bombing case. Ashcroft is joining the President at Camp David Saturday. He had been invited to the presidential retreat in rural Maryland earlier this week. Ashcroft put McVeigh's execution, scheduled for Wednesday, on hold for a month to give lawyers time to examine thousands of pages of evidence and investigative materials that should have been turned over to them when they were preparing for McVeigh's trial. McVeigh, on death row in Terre Haute, Indiana, is now scheduled to die by lethal injection on 11 June.
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12:10CDT/13:10CDT - 11 May 2001
Ashcroft Announces Delay in McVeigh Execution
Washington, DC (EmergencyNet News)
-- Attorney General John Ashcroft has, in the past few minutes, announced
that a thirty day stay of execution has been issued in the
McVeigh/Oklahoma City bombing case. AG Ashcroft said that the delay was
granted due to Justice Dept. concerns about "protecting the integrity of
our system of justice."
Ashcroft said, "I have ordered the Justice Dept. Inspector General to investigate the belated delivery of documents concerning the McVeigh case." Ashcroft continued, "therefore I have made a decision to delay the execution of McVeigh for one month, until June 11th..." In closing his written statement, Ashcroft said "I want a justice system that has the full faith and confidence of the American people."
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11:00CDT/12:00EDT - 11 May 2001
Justice Dept. Press Conference
Washington, DC (EmergencyNet News) -- U.S. Justice Dept. officials have announced that they will be holding a press conference at 13:00EDT today. The topic is believed to be recent allegations about FBI investigative documents that were mistakenly not turned over to attorneys for Timothy McVeigh, confessed Oklahoma City bomber. EmergencyNet News continues to monitor this turn of events and will provide you with additional updates as circumstances warrant...
UNITED STATES
New Report Says Militia Movement Just A Shadow Of Its Former Self
A new reports says that six years after the Oklahoma City bombing, the anti-government movement that spawned such a deadly attack, has been reduced to "a shadow of its former self." According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, which monitors extremist groups, the militia - or so-called "patriot" - movement had by last year steadily declined to 194 identifiable groups. Mark Potok, editor of the organization's intelligence project, which published the report, said: "It's a symbolic moment."
The report defines the patriot movement as being
characterized by armed militiamen angry at the federal government. The law
center, based in Montgomery, Alabama, says the militia movement, which
began developing in the early 1990s, reached a peak of 858 groups in 1996.
The report said that last year's total represented a nine percent decline
from the previous year, its fourth consecutive annual drop. Potok
explained: "People have left the militia movement for a variety of
reasons. They have gone home, disillusioned and tired of waiting for the
revolution that never seems to come."
09 May 2001
MISSOURI:
KCMO Police Officer Killed In Motorcycle Accident
Police officials said that an 11-year veteran of the Kansas City Police Department was killed on Wednesday while responding on his motorcycle to a traffic accident. Officer Craig Schultz was traveling southbound on Interstate 29 responding to a rollover on the highway when he apparently lost control of his motorcycle. There are no indications any other vehicles were involved.
The 36-year-old Schultz was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said they were investigating whether a slick spot in the road, from oil or antifreeze, had contributed to the wreck. Prior to his death, Schultz had notified a dispatcher that he was heading to the scene of an accident on southbound I-29 east of North Oak Trafficway. A man involved in that accident was treated and released from Liberty Hospital.
At 12:08 CDT, Schultz's emergency locator button was activated, sending a distress signal. An officer can press that button, or it turns on automatically if the microphone is detached from the officer's radio. All police units in the area began to search for Schultz.
Fire Department personnel found Schultz at 12:12CDT on I-29 under a bridge that is part of the Interstate 635 interchange. His motorcycle was on its side in the left lane with the front wheel facing south. Schultz hit the guardrail. Police officials said they were told that Schultz had suffered serious head trauma even though he was wearing his helmet on impact.
Officials also said they did not know of any potholes or
uneven paving in the area. Beyond that, few details of the accident could
be provided until the investigation is completed.
18:00EDT/17:00CDT - 07 May 2001
Cincinnati Police Officer Indicted on Two Misdemeanor Counts
Cincinnati, OH (EmergencyNet News) -- Cincinnati Police Officer Stephen Roach has, this evening, been indicted on two misdemeanor counts; Negligent Homicide, and Obstruction of (official business) Justice. The indictments were announced within the past few minutes by Michael Allen, Hamilton County prosecutor. EmergencyNet News is monitoring events in Cincinnati and will bring you additional updates as circumstances warrant...
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10:00CDT - 07 May 2001
Grand Jury Results To Be Released Tonight
CINCINNATI,
OH (EmergencyNet News) -- The results of a grand jury investigation into a
police-related shooting that occurred last
month are scheduled to be released this evening at about 18:00EDT. The 07
April 2001 shooting of African-American Timothy Thomas, 19,
allegedly by a white police officer, led
to three nights of violence in Cincinnati. Several dozen people were
injured and hundreds were arrested as city officials tried to restore
order. Cincinnati police are reported to be on alert today for
additional violence in the event that crowds react negatively to the grand
jury decision.
27 Apr 2001
HALLSVILLE, TX:
Two Deputies Shot; One Killed
Before turning the gun on himself on Friday (27 Apr 2001), a
man shot two deputies, killing one. The deputies had approached the rural
mobile home to try to serve the man with mental commitment papers. Harrison
County Sheriff's Department Lt Clay Medrano, age 51, a 15-year veteran of the
department, was shot in the forehead and killed. Deputy Chris Dotson was shot
in the torso. The suspect walked to his father's home a quarter-mile away, and
the men talked. The suspect then walked into a wooded area and killed himself.
Dotson was hospitalized in good condition.
INSTANT 
- 14:00CDT
- 27 Apr 2001
Hostage Barricade Situation; Multiple Gunshot Victims
HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA (EmergencyNet News) -- Police said that a gunman shot four people, two of them fatally, at a high-rise condominium building in the Fort Lauderdale suburb of Hollywood and was himself killed on Friday. It was still uncertain if the gunman died in an exchange of fire with police or if he committed suicide. Police did not have a motive and did not know whether the gunman knew any of the victims, one of whom was a pregnant woman. The gunman opened fire in the apartment building parking lot, fatally shooting a woman. He then ran into the building, storming into the lobby and shooting three more people and held police at by for more than 45 minutes. With paramedics unable to enter the area due to safety concerns, police drove a squad car to the lobby entrance, loaded one of the injured atop the car and drove her to a hospital. The gunman was later found dead in the lobby of the building. The two surviving victims were hospitalized in critical condition.
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10:50CDT - 27 Apr 2001
Firefight in Florida; Gunman Battles Police
Hollywood, FL (EmergencyNet
News) -- It is believed that at least four people have been shot as a
gunman exchanged gunfire with a police SWAT team at an apartment
building in Hollywood, FL. Although few official details have been
released, it appears that there are fatalities at the scene. Unconfirmed
reports suggest that the alleged assailant has died. EmergencyNet
News continues to monitor events in Florida and will provide additional
details as circumstances warrant...
HENRY COUNTY, INDIANA
Drug Task Force Raids Methamphetamine Lab
Police said they prevented what could have been an explosive
situation. When the task force arrived on the scene, the suspect made an
attempt to set the lab on fire. Fortunately the fire was knocked down before
any major damage could be done. The response team had watched the residence
for several days and they took extra precautions to make sure a 12-year-old
child that was living there was at school during the raid. Police arrested
five suspects and found more than a dozen guns inside along with night vision
goggles. Three deputies were treated for inhaling the toxic chemical ether and
hydrous-ammonia. So far this year Indiana State Police have raided over 100
makeshift meth labs across the state. Thursday's bust was the second for Henry
County.
17 Apr 2001
MILWAUKEE, WI:
Officer Shot By Handcuffed Suspect
A police officer who was shot by a handcuffed prisoner on Tuesday is recovering at Froedtert Hospital. Officer Daniel Glick, age 38, is listed in satisfactory condition, with wounds in the head, back and hand. He was shot inside a garage area at the Milwaukee County Jail by a prisoner. The inmate had concealed a .22-caliber handgun when he was handcuffed and placed inside a police van after being arrested on Milwaukee's northwest side.
In other major-crime news from Milwaukee, a man was shot to
death in front of his southside home on Tuesday night. Police said the
18-year-old male was killed as he stood in front of his home in the 2600 block
of West Forest Home Avenue at around 2230 CST. Police have no suspects in
custody.
15 Apr 2001: Series of EmergencyNet News Reports
Concerning Civil Unrest in Cincinnati, Ohio: 10 to 15 Apr 2001 --
Includes Commentary/Editorial By Jerry Smith "Trouble in Cincinnati -
Day #4; How Much More Violence Can The City Endure?" (updated 08:30CST - 15 Apr 2001)
Web-posted: 13 Apr 2001
CALIFORNIA:
Deputy Shot, Suspect Killed In Bank Robbery Shootout In Dana Point
A police officer and a suspect were shot in a bank robbery pursuit in Dana Point on Friday afternoon. Police said that the suspect reportedly attempted to rob an undetermined amount of cash at a Bank of America next to a Ralph's grocery store in Dana Point. Officers shot the suspect several times as he fled the scene. The suspect apparently fled into an apartment building, where he lit an apartment on fire. He then came out of a window with a rifle pointed at deputies. Numerous shots were fired, and one deputy was hit. Officials are unsure what type of gun the suspect used. Police fired off about 50 rounds.
The deputy is said to be in good condition. The suspect died. Detectives are gathering evidence in what they call a "very large crime scene." The bank is approximately a mile away from the shootout location. There was a foot pursuit, a baracade, a fire. The stolen money was said to be recovered.
L.A. County Sheriff's Deputy Shot In Norwalk
A Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy was wounded on Friday afternoon in a shooting after a confrontation with a fleeing suspect in Norwalk. The wounded deputy, 10-year veteran Angel Dominguez, was reportedly shot in the upper torso when he tried to stop the car of a fleeing suspect. Paramedics, who were called to the scene just before 1400 PST, transported Dominguez to St. Francis Medical Center, where he was said to be in stable condition. The suspect was reportedly still at large.
PHOENIX., AZ: Three people were shot on Wednesday night at a west valley fast food restaurant after an attempted car-jacking in the parking lot. Police said gunfire broke out after two armed men in a sport utility vehicle tried to steal a parked compact car at a Burger King restaurant near 43rd Avenue and Indian School Road. The two intended victims sitting inside the parked car also had guns and began firing their weapons at the suspects. Investigators report both men inside the vehicle were wounded and that one of the suspects was also shot. The suspects then sped off in the SUV after the confrontation. A body of a man was found a short time later in an alley near 53rd Avenue and Campbell and police believe that he was one of the would-be hijackers. The two victims in the car were taken to St Josephs Hospital and are expected to recover from their wounds.
CALIFORNIA:
Four Killed In Townhouse Shooting Spree
Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies walked into a house full of bodies early Monday. Deputies were called to the 9000 block of Ramona Street shortly after 1100 PST, following a 911 call in which a distraught woman said that she had been shot. Police dispatchers said they could hear shots being fired in the background during the call. When officers arrived on the scene, they found four dead victims.
The body of one person was lying on the lawn in front of the townhouse, another body was in an upstairs bedroom, and two were in the kitchen. A neighbor said that she heard the gun reports. She said: "It was rapid fire. I heard more than three shots -- way more than three. They were all right together, so it sounded like roaring."
Two women and two men were killed in the shooting. The female victims and one male victim were identified as being of Asian descent. The other male victim was black. Police said that they were uncertain if the incident was a murder-suicide or if someone broke in. One neighbor said that he had heard arguing in the house on numerous occasions in the past, usually in the pre-dawn hours.
MARIETTA, GA: Cobb County law
enforcement authorities said 29-year-old Marietta police officer Michael Hunt
was shot during a routine traffic stop on Friday. Hunt was shot when he and
another police officer stopped a car off Powder Springs Road. One of the
passengers in the car shot at the officers, striking Hunt in the leg. An
unidentified suspect was shot and killed during the confrontation. The three
other suspects in the car are in custody. The incident came just one day after
a metro-Atlanta narcotics investigator was shot and killed.
07 Apr 2001
WILLIAMSTOWN,
KY:
Deputy Wounded in Exchange With Gunman
The man who shot a Grant County Sheriff's deputy in the face and chest with a shotgun had allegedly committed other crimes in the hours leading up to the confrontation with Deputy Keith Newman. A known 40-year-old man is accused of ramming his pickup truck into a bar and pointed a gun at the bar's owners when they chased him.
He then went to the home of a man on Route 36 in Four Corners, Kentucky, and was reported as a trespasser to the Sheriff's Department. Deputies Newman and Walt Cooley arrived on the scene and the suspect opened fire with a shotgun, hitting Newman. Deputy Cooley shot the gunman in the leg.
The suspect is charged with attempted murder, wanton
endangerment and criminal mischief. Both the suspect and Newman are recovering
at University Hospital in Cincinnati.
04 Apr 2001
ATLANTA, GA:
First Female Atlanta Police Officer Killed In the Line of Duty
While trying to serve a search warrant at a suspected drug house, a female police officer was shot to death on Wednesday. Sherry Lyons-Williams, age 39, is Atlanta's first female officer killed in the line of duty. Police said the two officers entered the home after identifying themselves and went to the basement. As they continued down a narrow hallway, the gunman opened a bedroom door and started shooting. Lyons-Williams was shot in the chest. Another officer, 35-year-old T. J. Chambers, was hospitalized with wounds to the knee and face. The 30-year-old suspect was reportedly killed during the shootout.
SALT LAKE
CITY, UTAH: About 1,500 people took part in a two-day security exercise to
see how well the 60 federal, state, and local agencies involved in the
security of the upcoming Olympics can work together. During the exercises,
teams neutralized a bomb and dealt with a toxic explosion. The Utah Olympic
Public Safety Command says it is ready to deal with such incidents. The
Federal Bureau of Investigation sponsored the exercises as part of its own
on-going training.
25 Mar 2001
CANADA:
RCMP Officer Shot In British Columbia
A member of the RCMP was shot twice but was likely saved by a bulletproof vest on Saturday night (24 Mar) after trying to stop a vehicle in which the driver was suspected of driving with a prohibited license. The RCMP said the officer was going to check a vehicle he spotted driving in downtown Salmon Arm, British Columbia, when the vehicle with a father and son inside took off.
The pursuing officer called off the chase because of high traffic in the area. The vehicle, however, turned into a driveway and a fight broke out between the officer and a man police suspected had been driving with a suspended license. The 59-year-old male went into the house, returned and started shooting at the officer. The officer returned fire.
In the gunfire exchange, the officer was hit once in the
chest and once in the leg. The father was hit in the hip and his son was
struck in the head. Police believe the son was struck by a bullet fired by
his father. The son was reported to be in critical condition. The suspect
was in stable condition. Salmon Arm is located northeast of Vancouver.
23 Mar 2001
ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND:
Montgomery County Police School Shooting Procedures
Montgomery County police are trying to make sure
another Columbine or Santana High School incident does not happen in the
county. Chief Charles Moose said police officers and the school district have
met and rehearsed scenarios about how to react to a school shooter. Every
police officer now has a map of the schools in his area and stops by the
schools periodically. The Chief says the police have not gone over evacuation
practices because each school is responsible for planning escape routes out of
the building. Individual officers are now trained to go after the shooter
before the police SWAT team arrives.
19:00CST - 22 Mar 2001
Another School Shooting; Seven Injured
EL CAJON, CA (EmergencyNet News) -- In what appears to be another case of revenge by an unpopular and disgruntled student, a teen gunman wounded five people today before being shot himself by police. The incident happened this afternoon at the Granite Hills High School.
Two other people were also taken to the hospital with illnesses/injuries associated with the shooting. One woman apparently went into labor following the excitement, and a second person was taken to the hospital complaining of "cardiac symptoms." The gunman, an eighteen-year-old boy, is reported in serious condition with gunshot wounds to the face and buttocks.
The incident took place
in a high school in the same school district as the recent Santana High
School shooting, which resulted in two dead and thirteen wounded. An
investigation continues in regard to the motivation and circumstances
surrounding the shooting and EmergencyNet News will bring you additional
details as circumstances warrant...
18 Mar 2001
GEORGIA:
Shootout Ends With Former Deputy Arrested
A 35-year-old former sheriff's deputy was arrested after a shootout early Sunday with a group of men in Ellenwood, Georgia. The man is said to be the main suspect in the murder of the county sheriff-elect earlier this year. Neighbors said they saw the former deputy and several men exchanging gunfire outside his home early Sunday morning. The men then pulled a wounded man into a red truck parked outside the house.
Hours after the shootout, police found a dead man in an
abandoned, bullet-riddled sport utility vehicle. On a nearby interstate, police
also stopped a red truck that had bullet holes and blood stains and detained the
driver. (See earlier report)
17 Mar 2001
INDEPENDENCE, MO:
LODD: Officer Shot To Death By Barricaded Subject
A suburban Kansas City police officer responding to a call of a domestic disturbance was shot and killed before the suspected gunman lost his life in a blaze. Officer Terry Foster, age 54, and other officers were called to the man's apartment on Saturday at the request of his parents, who said he was violent and wanted him brought to a hospital for a mental evaluation.
Foster, who was to retire in a few months, is
said to had known the man from earlier calls, and talked to him for an hour
through a locked door. When the officers forced the door open, Foster was shot
four times. As two other officers pulled Foster down a set of stairs, the
apartment exploded and burst into flames, killing the 34-year-old gunman.
Residents said that the subject may have had several oxygen bottles or
canisters in the apartment.
12 Mar 2001
BALTIMORE, MD:
Officer Killed In Shootout
One police officer was killed and another was wounded on Monday night when a gunman opened fire on police officers assigned to a violent neighborhood in east Baltimore. The alleged gunman also was wounded and was in critical condition. Two officers were questioning a pair of men on a street when a third subject rounded a corner and opened fire with a .357-caliber Magnum handgun.
One officer was shot in the head and torso. His partner and a third officer who was across the street traded shots with the gunman. Killed was 31-year-old Officer Michael J. Cowdery. He died at Johns Hopkins Hospital. He was the 104th Baltimore officer killed in the line of duty since 1870, and the first killed by gunfire since May 1997.
Police said the gunman was in critical condition at the
Maryland Shock Trauma Center. One of the other officers was in good condition
with a graze wound to his leg.
09 Mar 2001
CHICAGO, IL PD MAJOR-CRIME REPORTS:
Three Gang-bangers Charged In Firebombing That Killed Boy
Police on Friday announced charges against three men in the firebombing death last weekend of a young boy on Chicago's West Side. Gang members looking to avenge the fatal shooting of a fellow gangbanger earlier in the day are said to had carried out the attack. Police said the men had mistakenly believed that the man who gunned down their friend lived at 1330 North Parkside Avenue when one of them tossed a Molotov cocktail on 10 March through the front window, gutting the home and killing a 4-year-old boy.
Two men, aged 21, and a 23-year-old suspect were picked up by officers earlier in the week and charged early Friday with first-degree murder, aggravated arson and four counts of attempted murder. All three gave videotaped confessions and police were able to recover forensic evidence tying the men to the crime. Grand Central Area Commander Gerard Mahnke said of the gangbangers: "As soon as we got one in custody, they started giving each other up."
CPD Bomb and Arson Sergeant Mike Gerhardstein said police
believe the plan was to use the fire to flush their intended target out of the
house so they could shoot him. The young boy's death came during a violent
cycle of revenge between two rival gangs operating on Chicago's far West Side.
Mahnke said detectives were convinced that the boy was the unintended victim
of a plot to target the man who they and police believe shot and killed a
24-year-old gangbanger about 11 hours before the firebomb attack.
14:00CST - 05 Mar 2001
School Shooting: 2 Dead, 13 Wounded in San Diego
San Diego, CA (EmergencyNet News) -- Shortly after 09:30PST (12:30EST), a young man allegedly opened fire at the Santana High School in suburban Santee, CA. The alleged offender, a a 15-year-old boy, apparently just started shooting a a .22-caliber revolver indiscriminately, wounding thirteen classmates and killed two others. The alleged gunman was reportedly quickly taken into custody by a deputy sheriff who was at the school at the time of the incident.
San Diego County Sheriff William Kolender told the press, "We do not know the motivation. We do not know the motive at this point." Police said that they believe that the suspect talked to friends over the weekend about going to school with a gun, but that no one took him seriously. Another witnesses said that the perpetrator "was picked on a lot, the kids taunted him...but he seemed to just take it."
A major investigation is underway and several wounded students remain hospitalized at the time of this report. EmergencyNet News will provide additional details as the circumstances warrant...