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Having gotten a taste for public service while in the U.S. Coast Guard, Jonathan Shoop joined the police force looking for a career he was passionate about after managing delivery teams for Amazon for nearly five years, his brother said. Shoop became the 32nd U.S. law enforcement officer shot to death this year on July 13, marking a 28% jump in felonious officer deaths over the same period in 2019, according to data from the FBI. In the wake of George Floyd's death in late May, tremendous scrutiny was placed on policing with peaceful protests broadly calling for reform. But...

Per KOMONews, authorities have identified the rookie Bothell police officer who was killed during a Monday night traffic stop gone awry in which a second officer was also hurt following a gun battle and brief pursuit of the suspect. Officer Jonathan Shoop died at the scene while the surviving officer was rushed for treatment to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, where he was treated then later released Tuesday morning, according to hospital spokesperson Susan Gregg. Officials have not yet identified the surviving officer.