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Indiana Trooper Killed in the Line of Duty
FORT WAYNE, IN — A 21-year-old
Michigan man fired a shotgun and killed an Indiana state trooper,
then fatally shot himself. It happened on US 24, about 40 miles
southwest of Fort Wayne. Investigators say that 41-year-old Master
Trooper David Rich stopped to help what he thought was a stranded
motorist. They say the killer was driving a sport-utility vehicle
that his father had reported stolen the day before. Rich was an
18-year state police veteran, who was married with a seven-year-old
daughter and twin three-year-old sons.
Numerous Officers Die in Motor Vehicle Crashes
PLANO, TX — A Plano
Police Department motorcycle unit officer was killed in a collision
involving his motorcycle and a car. Police officials said Officer
Dayle Hardy, 31, was performing his traffic enforcement when the
accident happened. Hardy was a nine-year veteran of Plano PD.
Investigators said that Hardy ran through a red light with sirens
and lights on in pursuit of an unknown traffic violator.
CHICAGO — A 34-year-old
Chicago police officer is killed when his motorcycle was hit by
two vehicles. The drivers tried getting away but were caught.
The 11-year-department veteran was off-duty when he was killed.
He was out buying his four-year-old daughter a birthday present
when the accident occurred.
OAKLAND — A popular
Oakland Police officer who worked the walking beat in Chinatown
for the last several years was killed while riding his personal
motorcycle in Concord. Stan Mock was off duty and riding a motorcycle
near the entrance to California State University when he struck
a tree. Mock was 39.
LONGWOOD, FL — A Longwood
police officer was struck and killed by a sports utility vehicle
while he was tending his disable car. Sgt. Karl Strohsal, 58,
was a head investigator of Longwood police. He was driving his
unmarked car home from work when he hit an I-4 guardrail, leaving
his car disabled in the center eastbound lane. Strohsal clicked
on his flashing blue lights, but the angle of his car made it
hard for passing drivers to see it, the FHP report said. Strohsal
was standing in front of his car about 1:30 a.m. when he saw a
SUV coming at him. He tried to run to the inside shoulder, but
the driver swerved to the left lane apparently to avoid the stalled
car and struck Strohsal.
Lethal Force
TAYLORSVILLE, UT — Police
shot and killed a man in his car who they say rammed several vehicles
with his own and injured an officer. Darren Neil Grueber, 48,
a member of the Silent Aryan Warriors, was shot several times
by two officers from West Jordan and South Jordan. Grueber had
a criminal history dating back to 1982, according to court records,
including charges and convictions for assaulting a police officer,
aggravated assault, drug possession and sexual battery. In 2002,
he was sent to federal prison for a firearms violation but was
out on federal probation.
MADISON, WI — A man
was shot and killed by Madison police. It's the second fatal shooting
by law enforcement in Dane County this month. Madison police responded
to a 911 call about a man with a gun. After police arrived, shots
were fired, and the man with a gun who was the subject of the
911 call was shot by Madison police. The use of deadly force will
be investigated by the department, the Dane County district attorney
said. The fatal shooting was the second in a little more than
a week by law enforcement in Dane County. On July 7, Dane County
Sheriff's Deputy Todd Endl shot David A. Damaschke, 52, during
an armed suicide negotiation in the town of Westport. Endl was
cleared of any wrongdoing in the death.
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