By Juliet Eilperin and Michael S. Rosenwald The Washington Post WASHINGTON — The White House issued a set of recommendations Friday aimed at curbing the illegal use of firearms by making it easier for federal, state and local agencies to purchase “smart guns” that would function only in the hands of specified users. The measures […]
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Denver officer seriously wounded in blue-on-blue
By PoliceOne Staff DENVER — A Denver officer was seriously wounded when another officer fired and accidentally struck him in the leg, Denver Post reported. Technician John Ruddy was struck once in the thigh, according to a report by District Attorney Mitch Morrissey and obtained by the publication. The bullet hit Ruddy after it fatally […]
Manhunt continues for gunman in fatal Md. school shooting
Associated Press BELTSVILLE, Md. — Maryland authorities are still searching for a man they say fatally shot his estranged wife while she waited outside a Washington-area school. Prince George's County police are looking for 62-year-old Eulalio Tordil of Adelphi. Police say he followed 44-year-old Gladys Tordil, a chemistry teacher, to their children's school and shot […]