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The Ellis Unit housed the State of Texas death row for men until mid-1999. Allan B. Polunsky Unit houses the State of Texas death row for men. Huntsville Unit, where Tamayo was put to death. Edgar Tamayo Arias (July 22, 1967 [1] – January 22, 2014 [2]) was a Mexican national sentenced to death in Texas for killing a police officer. [3]
Javier Ambler II was a 40-year-old black man, a postal worker, and the father of two sons. [4] [5] His mother described him as a gentle giant and a great father. [3]Ambler's father, who was in the U.S. Army, said that Javier "didn't know white from black or Latino from Filipino...
Police pursued an arson suspect, Cottrell, out of Orem, eventually ending the chase in Riverton. Cottrell was shot and killed by police following a shootout. [124] 2025-01-03 Timothy Glaze (58) Black Chicago, Illinois: A man who approached officers with a knife was fatally shot by two officers after they were called to an apartment building. [125]
Traffic-related fatalities increased 48% in 2024, according to the report. The deadliest year on record for law enforcement was 2021 when 586 law enforcement officers were killed in the line of ...
There have been 127 US police officers killed in the line of duty this year, according to the Officer Down Memorial Page. Texas has 15 fallen officers in 2024, the most of any state.
A Texas community is mourning the loss of Navasota Police Sgt. Mark Butler, who died while saving others from a wrong-way driver during a pursuit. Texas police officer, an Army veteran, killed in ...
Ilion and Herkimer police were attempting to execute warrants for weapon possession. O'Connor opened fire on the police, and was shot to death in the ensuing shootout. [6] 2004-11-22 Jose Feliciano (44) New York (Brooklyn) Shot when he didn't drop the metal casing of a light fixture he was holding. [7] 2004-11-16 Nishan Bernard (22) Arizona ...
Later the same day, two people were found deceased inside two homes with gunshot wounds. Police suspect Smith is involved in the two homicides. [69] 2024-05-17 unidentified male (63) Unknown Galveston, Texas: An off-duty officer struck and killed a pedestrian. [70] 2024-05-17 Clifford Jacoby Beck (40) Unknown Cobb County, Georgia