QUOTES
00:24 "A Birmingham police officer was shot Sunday morning when he confronted two robbery suspects. A 16-year-old is the accused shooter. The officer - identified as narcotics Det. John Finke - was hit twice in the abdomen. What was initially believed to be a third wound was a ricochet."
02:59 "The ordeal began at 9:22 a.m. when a report of robbery of two people was dispatched over the radio. 'Our officers heard the call as it came out,' Smith said. 'The officer confronted the suspects and we had an officer-involved shooting.'"
04:59 "We believe we have the right suspects in custody based upon the series of events, the description the officer gave before he went into surgery, the description the victims gave of the suspects involved and the fact they were found in the vehicle described by the officer as well as victims, Smith said."
08:34 "The woman draws a handgun, shoots one victim in the head and then fires several rounds at the other two victims, the department said, before turning the gun on herself. One of the victims, 51-year-old retired Illinois State Police Trooper Gregory Rieves succumbed to his injuries in a nearby hospital, Illinois State Police said."
11:12 "The Kia Soul driver, later identified as Kelly, accelerated directly at the officers and the pulled-over driver so the officers fired their guns at him as he allegedly tried to run them over, police said."
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SUMMARY
In this episode of the National Police Association Podcast, a Birmingham detective responding to a robbery is shot by twice by a 16-year old suspect. Det. John Finke remains in critical condition.
In Ilinois, a retired trooper was shot dead by a woman inside a cigar lounge without any apparent provocation. Two other victims are in serious but stable condition. And in Livermore, a suspect who tried to run over two police officers get slapped with several counts of attempted murder.
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HIGHLIGHTS
00:21 Birmingham detective critical after teenage robbery suspect shoots him twice
08:08 Woman shoots ex-trooper dead in a cigar lounge
10:05 Man who tried to run over 2 cops charged with attempted murder
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