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Gunmen kill two policemen in Rivers, injure others

Vanguard News

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July 1, 2026

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It was gathered that the victims were on a stop-and-search operation when the assailants swooped on them and gunned down the two victims. The post Gunmen kill two policemen in Rivers, injure others appeared first on Vanguard News.

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Legit.ng

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· Jul 1, 2026

Tragedy as gunmen kill 2 policemen at checkpoint in popular southern state

Gunmen killed two policemen and injured another during a routine stop-and-search in Rivers State. The ongoing investigation follows this tragic attack.

The Tribune 242

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· Jul 12, 2026

Fatal hit-and-run sparks gun battle with off-duty police

What began as an apparent fatal hit-and-run on Carmichael Road erupted into a gun battle between suspects and two off-duty police officers on Sunday morning, leaving one suspect wounded and another being hunted by police.

BNO News

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· Jul 11, 2026

Man shot and killed by police after pointing gun at people in Austin, Texas

Two police officers shot and killed an armed man after a brief foot chase in downtown Austin, Texas, hours after multiple people reported that he was pointing a handgun at people near a busy trail system, according to officials. Police began receiving 911 calls shortly after 8 a.m. Saturday about a white man armed with [] The post Man shot and killed by police after pointing gun at people in Austin, Texas appeared first on BNO News.

Nepal News

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· Jul 9, 2026

खुकुरी प्रहार गरी खोटाङमा एक व्यक्तिको हत्या

खोटाङ। खोटाङमा बिहीबार दिउँसो एक युवाको हत्या भएको छ। प्रहरीका अनुसार दिप्रु चुइचुम्मा गाउँपालिका १ मोरिया याम्खाका ३५ वर्षीय ध्रुव अधिकारीको हत्या भएको छ। सोही ठाउँका ५३ वर्षीय तिलकबहादुर मग्रातीले खुकुरी प्रहार गरी अधिकारीको हत्या गरेको प्रहरीले जनाएको छ। मग्रातीलाई प्रहरीले पक्राउ गरिसकेको छ। दिउँसो मग्रातीको घरमा दुवैबीच विवाद हुँदा अधिकारीमाथि खुकुरी प्रहार भएको प्रहरीले []

Wirepoints

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· Jun 22, 2026

At least 36 shot, 6 fatally, in shootings across Chicago this weekend – ABC7 (Chicago)

A pair of drive-by shooters injured at least 13 people on the city's South Side on Friday night, police said.

Jamaica Observer

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· Jul 11, 2026

One killed, two arrested in St Elizabeth Operation Reset

ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — A man was fatally shot during an alleged confrontation and break-in at a minimart in Ballard’s Valley near Junction, St Elizabeth Saturday morning.The incident is among the latest developments in St Elizabeth where police over the last 12 hours have also seized two firearms and arrested two robbery suspects in separate incidents as part of the Area Three ‘Operation Reset’ targeting criminal activity.A highly placed source said about 3:00 am police were alerted to a break-in at the minimart in Ballard’s Valley and while responding four armed men reportedly challenged the cops in a gunfight. One of the men was subsequently shot and rushed to the Black River Hospital where he was pronounced dead. A manhunt is presently underway in search of his cronies.Hours earlier police acting on intelligence went to two locations, one at Oxford, the other at Burnt Savannah, where the two firearms were seized.In another incident police also nabbed two men who detectives have so far identified as suspects in multiple cases of break-ins and robberies committed across the parish.— Kasey Williams

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Related coverage for "Gunmen kill two policemen in Rivers, injure others": Legit.ng — Tragedy as gunmen kill 2 policemen at checkpoint in popular southern state. The Tribune 242 — Fatal hit-and-run sparks gun battle with off-duty police . BNO News — Man shot and killed by police after pointing gun at people in Austin, Texas. Nepal News — खुकुरी प्रहार गरी खोटाङमा एक व्यक्तिको हत्या. Wirepoints — At least 36 shot, 6 fatally, in shootings across Chicago this weekend – ABC7 (Chicago). Jamaica Observer — One killed, two arrested in St Elizabeth Operation Reset