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Sgt. Bryan Shelton, with the Birmingham PD, said whether malicious or accidental, the act was still a violation of the department policy.

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After threatening his girlfriend, Birchfield placed two guns on the couch. She then took the magazine out of one and went outside with the other.

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“This is by far one of the saddest cases that I’ve witnessed and been a part of ever since I became a police officer,” said BPD Lt. Sean Edwards.

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Despite the fact that many demonstrators were black and armed with guns, the event remained completely peaceful, with no shots fired and no injuries.

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As the man approached the armed citizen and his wife with a brick in hand and issuing threats, the homeowner opened fire to protect them both.

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Birmingham police Chief A.C. Roper said the multifaceted efforts will not only focus on law enforcement, but the socioeconomic issues that affect crime.

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Bishop Jim Lowe, who as a child witnessed the death of four little girls by a bomb thrown by the KKK, said that love is the answer to racial tensions.

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Officers may have thought the suspect was secure when they placed him handcuffed in the back of the police car, but when the car started rolling away, they likely thought again.

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After a few weeks of bickering on Facebook, the girls decided to meet up at a local park and fight to settle their differences, but they didn't know that the boyfriend of one of the girls was going to show up with a gun and open fire on the melee.

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The man, who was believed to be suffering from dementia, answered the door with a gun in his hand and when he aimed the weapon at a firefighter, the officer opened fire, shooting the man twice in the abdomen.

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It wasn't until after Samantha stood there helplessly watching her husband attempt to subdue the man, that she remembered they had a shotgun, which had always been used for skeet shooting in the past.

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The employee was shot in the leg, but returned fire, delivering a gut shot to the suspect, who now remains in critical condition.

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