More than 100 police officers killed in the US since the beginning of the year
Local media reports that in the latest incident one officer was killed and two others were wounded in South Carolina.
Police stand guard before comedian Bill Cosby’s sentencing hearing at the Montgomery County Courthouse after being found guilty of sexual assaulting Andrea Constand September 24, 2018 in Norristown, Pennsylvania. Disgraced US television icon Bill Cosby returned to a Pennsylvania court on Monday to face sentencing for sexual assault, five months after his conviction at the first celebrity trial of the #MeToo era. The frail 81-year-old — once beloved as “America’s Dad” — faces a maximum potential sentence of 30 years for drugging and molesting Andrea Constand at his Philadelphia mansion in January 2004.The pioneering comedian and award-winning actor was found guilty April 26 on three counts of aggravated indecent assault, each punishable by up to 10 years in prison. / AFP PHOTO / Brendan Smialowski
Five US police officers were shot — one fatally — during an “active shooter” incident in South Carolina on Wednesday, US media reported.
CNN cited the coroner in Florence County, inland from the coastal resort of Myrtle Beach, as saying one officer had died from his wounds.
CNN said the officer was among five — two city officers and three Florence County Sheriff’s deputies, who were wounded.
There were no immediate details on the condition of the other officers, after the latest shooting involving police in the United States.
The Florence County Emergency Management office had reported on Twitter at about 5:00 pm that an “active shooter” situation was underway in Florence.
One hour later it said the incident had ended with a suspect in custody.
According to preliminary data from the National Law Enforcement Memorial Fund, 107 officers had been killed this year, prior to the latest case.
More than one-third of the deaths were linked to firearms.
They were among more than 30,000 deaths annually linked to guns throughout the country.
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