Video shows attack on officer before deadly police shooting in Gary, Indiana
Police have said a suspect in a string of robberies attacked an undercover officer during a sting operation on Wednesday.
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Police have said a suspect in a string of robberies attacked an undercover officer during a sting operation on Wednesday.
Newly released videos show a man attacking an undercover Gary police officer with a machete-like weapon earlier this week during an undercover sting, before police shot and killed the suspect.
Police were investigating a string of robberies stemming from fake social media marketplace sales, when the suspect allegedly tried to rob an undercover officer and attacked him with a machete-style weapon.
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Police said there was no robbery involved, and the shooting was a result of some kind of friction between the gunman and the victim – who knew each other.
The victim was taken to an area hospital for treatment. The shooter remained at large late Monday afternoon. Kris Habermehl reports from Chopper 2.
Police said there was no robbery involved, and the shooting was a result of some kind of friction between the gunman and the victim – who knew each other. Kris Habermehl reports from Chopper 2.
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A Chicago police officer's family said he's lucky to be alive after he was attacked on Tuesday night in the McKinley Park neighborhood.
There's a new push in Springfield to get gun manufacturers to foot some of the bills for the costs of gun crime; expenses like ambulances, funerals, lost wages, and more.
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