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WORCESTER (CBS) – A Worcester police officer shot and killed a heavily armed man who threatened to detonate a bomb early Wednesday morning. It started around 10:40 p.m. Tuesday when the man, later identified as 31-year-old Phet Gouvonvong, called 911 from Grafton Street. According to Worcester District Attorney Joe Early, Jr., Gouvonvong was wearing body armor and appeared to be armed with an assault rifle and an explosive device with wires. He was also carrying a backpack. Negotiations began, the area was sealed off by police and the SWAT team was brought in. Worcester Police shut down part of Grafton Street early Wednesday morning. (WBZ-TV) Around 12:05 a.m., Early said Gouvonvong “got agitated,” made a move towards police and several shots were fired. Gouvonvong died at the scene. The district attorney said investigators later found Gouvonvong also had a handgun and several rounds of ammunition. The Worcester Police officer who fired the shots has not been … [Read more...] about Worcester Police Shoot, Kill Heavily Armed Man Making Bomb Threat

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – The office of the Miami-Dade State Attorney has charged two Hialeah police officers with official misconduct and falsifying public records. Officers Armando Perez and Ernesto Arias-Martinez allegedly wrote false tickets and submitted those tickets as evidence of traffic violations. READ MORE: Explosion And Fire Heavily Damages Oakland Park Styrofoam Manufacturing Business Investigators say the victims of the alleged false tickets received multiple traffic citations without ever having knowledge of having committed a traffic violation. “Honesty and integrity must always be central values of every effective police agency,” said State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle. “When police officers create false traffic tickets, as we are alleging happened here, they damage the reputation of their own department and the reputations of every police officer working to serve our Miami-Dade community. In the case of Hialeah Officers Perez and Arias-Martinez, we are … [Read more...] about 2 Hialeah Police Officers Arrested, Charged With Official Misconduct, Falsifying Public Records

close Video Columbus police release 911 calls from deadly police shooting of teen The Columbus Police Department released two 911 calls and additional bodycam footage that shed light on what led up to the fatal shooting of a teenage girl who was attacking people with a knife. A 911 caller alerted police that someone was "trying to stab us" before the fatal officer-involved shooting of 16-year-old Ma'Khia Bryant, who appeared to attack two other females with a knife on Tuesday. Police released new information about the case on Wednesday, including two 911 calls, the body-worn camera footage of three officers who responded to the call and the identity of the officer who pulled the trigger. The first 911 call came in at 4:32 p.m. The caller, who has not been identified by police, said amid a commotion in the background, "[indistinguishable]...trying to fight us, trying to stab us, trying to put their hands on our grandma. Get here now." Ma'Khia … [Read more...] about Columbus police shooting 911 caller said someone ‘trying to stab us’ before officer killed knife-swinging teen

LeBron James tweeted a photo of a police officer who was present when Ma’Khia Bryant was shot, with the caption, “You’re Next.” The officer has been identified as officer Nicholas Reardon YOU’RE NEXT ⏳ #ACCOUNTABILITY pic.twitter.com/NnBfz9zdWq — LeBron James (@KingJames) April 21, 2021 Outrage to the basketball star’s tweet was swift: Narrative Commitments + Retribution > Facts + Effectual Reforms This is a recipe for savagery, not #Accountability https://t.co/hx0reKLoaC — Kmele (@kmele) April 21, 2021 LeBron James is now sharing a picture of the Columbus police officer who shot the woman wielding a knife and attacking another woman. With zero regard for facts, he’s solely focused on dividing the country. Total scumbag. https://t.co/Ymxk3xeEJs — Caleb Hull (@CalebJHull) April 21, 2021 LeBron would have tweeted this same thing if the cop had just sat there while a girl was stabbed https://t.co/W6alv5zT2T — Chuck Ross … [Read more...] about ‘YOU’RE NEXT’: LeBron James Posts Photo of Columbus Police Officer Present at Ma’Khia Bryant Shooting

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for April 20 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. An Ohio police officer shot and killed a teenage girl Tuesday as she attacked two other people with what appeared to be a knife in east Columbus, body camera footage released just hours after the fatal shooting shows. Police were called to the scene around 4:30 p.m. on a report of someone attempting to stab others at a home. As soon as police pulled up, a young female can be seen tackling another female to the ground with what appeared to be a knife in her hand. The girl can then be seen charging at another nearby female while raising the apparent knife in the air, at which point the officer fired multiple shots, fatally wounding the attacker. BODY OF MISSING OHIO WOMAN, 20, FOUND INSIDE VACANT HOME, INVESTIGATORS SAY "She came at them with a knife," the officer can be heard saying as other … [Read more...] about Ohio police officer fatally shoots teenage girl who appears to hold a knife during fight, video shows