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http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/aplocal_story.asp?category=6420&slug=ID%20Officer%20Shooting

Tuesday, December 28, 2004 · Last updated 9:42 a.m. PT

"Man killed, officer wounded in shootout"

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho -- A Kootenai County man was killed and a Coeur d'Alene police officer was critically wounded in a shootout Tuesday morning as police investigated an earlier hit-and-run accident.

Michael A. Madonna, 39, died after officers returned fire about 12:20 a.m., Kootenai County Sheriff's Capt. Ben Wolfinger said.

The police officer, whose name was not released, was taken to Kootenai Medical Center. He was later flown to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, where he was in critical condition."
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http://www.freep.com/news/statewire/sw109251_20041227.htm

"Two men sought in shooting of Grand Rapids officer"

December 27, 2004, 8:32 PM

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) -- Authorities charged one man Monday and were seeking him and a second suspect in the severe wounding of a police officer during a shootout last week.

The wounded officer continued to improve at a hospital, police Chief Harry Dolan told The Grand Rapids Press.

Officer Jason Lowrie, who celebrated his 29th birthday on Sunday, was shot three times Wednesday. The married father of one was wounded in the shoulder and leg. A third bullet struck his chest, but was stopped by his body armor, police said."