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A shooting in Queens, New York on Tuesday reportedly left a police detective dead and a second officer injured. A gunman opened fire on the officers who had arrived to the scene of a robbery, the New York Post reported, citing police sources. The suspect was reportedly also shot after police fired back and was apprehended. The incident occurred at a T-Mobile location, according to a Fox 5 NY who tweeted a photo from the scene.

<p>NEWMAN, Calif. — The man suspected to have shot and killed a police officer during a traffic stop in Newman, California, was in the country illegally, the Stanislaus County sheriff said Thursday.</p> <p>The 33-year-old police officer, Ronil Singh, pulled over the suspect just before 1 a.m. Wednesday and a few moments later called out “shot fired” over the radio.</p>

Just Breaking Full title: Ohio police officer killed another critically injured while responding to call; suspect in custody, reports sayOne police officer was killed and another was critically injured Saturday while responding to a call in Westerville, Ohio, reports say. The city of Westerville confirmed on Twitter reports that one of the city's police officers was killed in "the line of duty."

A police officer in San Marcos, Texas, was shot and killed Monday afternoon when he was serving a warrant, police said. Officer Ken Copeland, a veteran of the San Marcos Police Department since March 1998, was serving a warrant in the El Camino Real subdivison of the city when he was fatally shot, Police Chief Chase Stapp confirmed during a press conference Monday night. Copeland — who was wearing a protective vest — and other officers were shot at by the suspect, "much like in an ambush type of situation." He was taken to the Central Texas Medical Center immediately...

CEDARTOWN, Ga. (AP) - The Latest on the shooting of two police officers in Georgia (all times local): 2:45 p.m. A county official in Georgia says one police officer is dead and another wounded after they were shot while approaching a stolen car.

Officer Lloyd Reed died at Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center in Johnstown after responding to a call for a domestic dispute at 131 Ligonier Street around 9:15 p.m., authorities said. Officer Reed had been in law enforcement for 25 years and had been with the St. Clair township department for five years.

Cincinnati Police Officer Sonny Kim killed in Madisonville shooting Suspect also dead, chief says. An officer who was wounded in a shootout in Madisonville on Friday morning has died. Chief Jeffrey Blackwell said Officer Sonny Kim, a 27-year veteran, died at UC Medical Center. CPD lost one of our best today," Blackwell said. The shooting happened near the intersection of Roe Street and Whetsel Avenue just after 9 a.m. Blackwell said officers had responded to a report of a man with a gun acting erratically. At some point after officers arrived, gunfire broke out, Blackwell said. Kim and the suspect...

San Diego police Officers R. Gutierrez, left, and Vernon Kindred deliver flowers for the slain officer at the Oceanside Police Station on Friday. The officers said they were in the area and decided to pay their respects. Jenny Quezada, front, and her mother Connie Marsteller visit the memorial for the slain officer at the Oceanside Police Station Friday. OCEANSIDE ---- Oceanside police officials said Friday they have arrested a second suspect in connection with the fatal shooting Wednesday of police Officer Dan Bessant in the northeastern edge of town. A 16-year-old Oceanside boy was arrested Thursday night after he...

Metro police officer killed 10:00 AM EST on Wednesday, March 23, 2005 From WHAS11 News and The Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- A shooting incident Wednesday left one person dead, and a Metro Louisville police officer died later at University Hospital. A police spokesman said a gunshot wound to the person who was killed was apparently self-inflicted. No other details of the incident were immediately available. The shooting happened about 7 a.m. EST. The Jefferson County coroner’s office confirmed one person was dead. Police blocked interstate ramps and downtown streets in rush-hour traffic to clear a path for the...

Indianapolis, Sept. 24 - A man suspected in the murder of a Butler University Police officer has been shot at 44th Street and Illinois. Police were searching for a suspect in the fatal shooting of Officer James Davis. Davis was shot once in the head at 4600 Sunset just outside Hinkle Fieldhouse. Indianapolis Public Schools had locked down Broad Ripple High School along with schools 43, 55, 70, 84 and 91. All Butler students and faculty were asked to remain in classrooms and residences and the nearby International School was also under lockdown. Those lockdowns have now been lifted. Police...