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Bordonaro was beaten by police officers during a brawl at King Arthur's Motel and Lounge, a strip club in Chelsea, Massachusetts, and died a week later due to head injuries. Officers John W. McLeod and Richard P. Aiello were found guilty of second-degree murder, while officer John T. Macauda was found guilty of manslaughter. [260] 1982-07-18
A thirty-minute confrontation between officers and Hall, who had a knife, ended with officers shooting him to death. A video was released and shows the officers involved armed with semi-automatic rifles and pistols, Officers fired as many as 46 rounds at Hall, who was reportedly homeless and mentally disabled. [114] [115] [116] 2012-07-01
The Officer Down Memorial Page reports 633 deaths in the line of duty. [27] The leading cause of death for 2021 was COVID-19 at 454 deaths followed by gunfire at 64 deaths. Fifty-eight officers died in vehicle-related deaths (vehicular homicide, struck by vehicle while on-duty, automobile crash during pursuit).
Authorities arrested Anthony Shea, 49, on first-degree murder charges in the shooting death of his wife. He was being held without bond Friday in the Orange County jail, according to the sheriff.
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Smith, 35, shot himself in the head on the George Washington Memorial Parkway on January 15, 2021, the day he was supposed to return to duty. [6] [2] [7] Smith's was the second of two police suicides in the immediate aftermath of the storming of the Capitol, the other being that of the U.S. Capitol Police officer Howard Liebengood. [6]
The death of the 51-year-old man on Thursday follows three officer suicides since July and a dozen since 2018. Officers held a procession from the medical examiner’s office.
William "Bill" C. Fitzgerald (January 28, 1938 – August 7, 1967) was a United States Navy officer who was killed in action during the Vietnam War, while serving as an advisor to the Republic of Vietnam Navy. He received the Navy Cross posthumously for his role in fighting off a Viet Cong attack.