PHILADELPHIA—Police say an overnight standoff with an armed man barricaded in a Philadelphia home ended when he was shot and wounded by officers who had been fired upon and struck by bullets in their protective vests. First Deputy Commissioner John Stanford told WPVI-TV that officers were called to the Germantown home at about 4 p.m….
Police: Armed Man Wounded, 2 Officers Hit but Saved by Vests
IRS Chief Reveals Hiring Plan for Armed Agents
IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel on Thursday provided details about plans to hire armed agents in the agency’s criminal investigations division, amid Republican concerns about a proliferation of gun-toting tax enforcers. Werfel said in a call with reporters that the share of staff working in the IRS Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) unit would not climb above the…
NFL Player Armed in Shooting but Fired No Shots: Prosecutor
CINCINNATI—Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon was armed with a legal weapon when a teenage boy was shot near the player’s home earlier this month but he did not fire the gun or do anything illegal, authorities said Thursday as they announced the indictments of Mixon’s sister and her boyfriend. Lamonte Brewer, whom authorities have…
Police: California Officers Shoot, Kill Man Armed With Knife
BAKERSFIELD, Calif.—Southern California police on Tuesday shot and killed a man who was holding a knife during a foot chase, authorities said. Bakersfield police say the man, whose name was not made public, was initially holding a gun—prompting officers to open fire—but he discarded it and ran through dirt fields. Minutes later, officers again opened…
Philadelphia Gas Station Owner Forced to Hire Guards With AR-15s Due to Rise in Crime
A gas station owner in Philadelphia who was tired of the crime wave sweeping the city, which impacted his employees and customers, decided to take matters into his own hands and hired a group of guards with semi-automatic guns to protect his business. Neil Patel, the owner of Karco gas station located in North Philadelphia…
Armed Men Kill 11 Security Force Members in Niger Attacks, Government Says
NIAMEY—Unidentified armed men killed seven border police and four National Guard members in separate attacks in different parts of Niger, the government said on Wednesday. Both of the attacks were on Tuesday—one on a police post in Petelkole, on the western border with Burkina Faso, and one on a National Guard position in Djado, in…
Massachusetts Police ID Suspects in Armed Highway Standoff
WAKEFIELD, Mass.—The Massachusetts State Police have identified eight of the 11 males who were arrested following an hourslong armed standoff that partially shut down Interstate 95. They were charged with a variety of offenses, including unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition and the use of body armor in commission of a crime, police said…
Body of Armed Belgian Fugitive Soldier Found, Suicide Suspected
BRUSSELS—Belgian police found the body on Sunday of a fugitive soldier who went missing a month ago with a stash of weapons after threatening a virologist and his family, the Belgian federal prosecutors’ office said. “The cause of death is probably, according to initial findings, attributable to suicide by firearm, but this cause will have…
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