Saw this posted online yesterday (probably the same place you did!). I have repeatedly tried to get my fellow citizens to understand that Police Reform did not mean what they thought it meant. And nowhere in America did it mean improving hiring or training standards. But....onwards! 30 by 30! Yeah!Originally Posted by HCM
Chicago, Illinois — On March 21, 2024, at approximately 6:02 p.m., five Chicago police officers pulled over 26-year-old Dexter Reed, Jr. for not wearing a seatbelt in the 3800 block of West Ferdinand in Humboldt Park. The officers, with weapons drawn, repeatedly order him to roll down the vehicle’s windows, but Reed appeared to ignore their commands. The officers involved were in an unmarked squad car and dressed in plain clothing. After a few tense seconds, gunfire erupts. A Chicago officer standing on the SUV’s passenger side was shot in the wrist. COPA said it was Reed who fired first. COPA says officers returned fire 96 times over a 41-second period. Reed got out of his car and fell to the ground. A gun was recovered on the front passenger seat of Reed's vehicle, according to COPA. One officer was shot in the left wrist and taken to Stroger Hospital for treatment in good condition. The four other officers were taken to area hospitals for observation and were listed in good condition. Reed was shot multiple times and was pronounced dead at a local hospital.
Sparks, Nevada — On March 29, 2024, at approximately 1:39 p.m. a Sparks police officer initiated a traffic stop in the 1700 block of Greenbrae drive on a Ford Expedition with no license plates. As the officer approached the driver's side window of the vehicle, the driver produced a handgun and shot through the window at the officer, striking our officer in the shoulder. The vehicle then fled the scene and crashed into another vehicle at the intersection of Greenbrae and Rock boulevard. At that time, the driver abandoned the vehicle and fled that scene on foot. Officers in dispatch received information of a subject jumping fences in the 1400 blocks of Greenbrae drive And prospect avenue officers from Spark's police, Reno Police and the Washoe county sheriff's office began checking the area on foot.
Further information reported that the subject had entered an occupied residence and was driven out of the residence by that resident. Officers checked another address that the subject was reported to have entered. An elderly female resident, answered the door and dropped to the floor. At which time the subject began firing at officers from inside the home, striking a Washoe county deputy. The deputy and the female were pulled from the scene by other officers while they were taking fire. At the same time, a second Sparks police officer was struck by gunfire from the subject, and he was able to self evacuate from the area. The subject involved in this incident exited that residence and entered a different home occupied by a different elderly female resident. The female hid from this subject in her home.
The subject entered the backyard of that resident and began firing towards officers in the area. While the subject was in the backyard, officers were able to assist the female in that residence in exiting from her home. Shortly thereafter, the subject reentered her home and barricaded within the home. SWAT and negotiator teams from all three agencies negotiated with the suspect for several hours, while various tactics were deployed in hopes of the subject's, surrendering and exiting on several occasions. The subject opened fire and officers did return fire. Just after 10 p.m., entry was made into the residents, and the subject was located and determined to be deceased. The subject was identified as 34-year-old Anthony Wade. Wade had a .40 caliber, semiautomatic handgun, with an extended magazine. The two Sparks police officers and one Washoe county deputy were treated and released for their injuries.
Sparks NV Police Dept. OIS. This started as a traffic stop for no plates, ended 8-1/2 hours later with suspect dead and three officers injured. The initial shot as the officer approaches the vehicle is spooky fast.
ETA: special attention to the reaction of the SPD officer shown in the "third officer perspective" that starts at about 12:20. He reacts very confidently, very aggressively when the bad guy fires. Whether his reaction is sound tactically or not is way out of my lane to assess.
Last edited by Dog Guy; 04-13-2024 at 06:20 PM.
Uhhh … this is literally the same incident KWB posted yesterday in the post directly above yours.
I know because I came to post it yesterday, and KWB had beat me to it.
Oops.
odycam Footage of Shooting involving The Suspect Accused of Killing New Mexico State Police Officer
Albuquerque, New Mexico — On March 17, 2024, around 7:52 a.m., a cashier from Murphy’s gas station called 911 and informed deputies that 33-year-old Jaremy Smith bought cigarettes from the store and checked his ID which was a South Carolina driver's license. Additionally, she told the dispatcher Smith's name. A deputy responding to the scene saw Smith and told him to stop. However, Smith began to flee, running through multiple backyards and throwing a handgun over a wall. At one point Smith reportedly used a trampoline to climb over one of the walls. While Smith was on the trampoline, a deputy fired at least four shots at him.
One of the neighbors in the area then saw Smith lying on the ground near one of the walls and alerted deputies to his whereabouts. Smith started running again and a deputy began to shoot at him. Smith then fell to the ground and deputies handcuffed him. Smith was shot by deputies four times and that deputies immediately provided medical aid to him. Smith was taken to a hospital and treated before being put back into custody. Smith is accused in the deaths of both Phonesia Machado-Fore, a Florence County paramedic who lived in Marion County, and New Mexico State Police Officer Justin Hare. Smith also faces federal charges in connection to Hare’s death.
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