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Police chief fired in Florida after fatal training demonstration last year

by Brian Seay

Punta Gorda Police Chief Tom Lewis was fired Wednesday more than a year after the fatal shooting of a librarian at a training demonstration.

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7 killed in Chicago Wednesday as the murder rate continues to outpace last year

by Brian Seay

A pregnant woman was among seven people killed Wednesday in Chicago, five of them murdered in a two hour window.

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Milwaukee erects mini Eiffel Tower outside City Hall (VIDEO)

by Jennifer Cruz

Kim Morris said at this time it's important for the city, which has a French community, to show respect, with the mini tower being a great way to do it.

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Brawl breaks out during St. Louis City Hall Meeting (VIDEO)

by Jennifer Cruz

Jeff Roorda of the St. Louis Police Officers Association yelled from across the room at St. Louis Alderman Terry Kennedy, "How about some order here." But what followed, was anything but order.

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Councilman pulls gun when gunman opens fire outside (VIDEO)

by Jennifer Cruz

The gunman, who had a history of mental illness, prior run-ins with law enforcement, and had previously threatened to show up at City Hall with a shotgun, opened fire at a group of officers following a swearing in ceremony.

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Superhuman teen takes on 8 Oregon cops, steals sergeant’s gun before being handcuffed (VIDEO)

by Brent McCluskey

A violent fight erupted in the lobby of the police records division inside City Hall of Beaverton, Oregon, last Friday when a teen grabbed an officer’s gun and fired a round. Shortly after 6 o’clock Friday night, 18-year-old Seattle native Jared Steven Leone, burst through the doors of City Hall, frantically telling the clerk that he was “overdosing […]

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