NEWS OF THE DAY
From Across the Nation
1 Officers wounded: Two police officers were shot in a struggle with a suspect during a traffic stop in Chicago early Sunday, prompting a third officer to return fire, injuring the suspect. The two officers spotted a gun in the suspect’s vehicle during the stop, police Superintendent David Brown said. When the suspect refused to get out of the car, the officers shattered the vehicle’s window. A struggle ensued and both officers were shot, Brown said. One officer was shot twice and is in serious but stable condition. The other officer was shot once in the arm and was in good condition. The suspect was listed in stable condition.
2 St. Louis shooting: Two St. Louis police officers were shot and one of them was critically wounded Saturday evening while responding to a report of a shooting by a man who was barricaded inside a house, authorities said. The suspect was taken into custody and the area was considered safe Sunday morning, police said. One officer was shot in the head and was “very critically” injured, police Chief John Hayden said. The other officer suffered a leg wound. The officers were searching for a victim in response to a report of a shooting when the gunman opened fire.
3 Helicopter crash: The military has identified the two soldiers who died when their Black Hawk helicopter crashed during a training exercise off Southern California’s coast last week. Staff Sgt. Vincent Marketta, 33, of Brick, N.J., and Sgt. Tyler Shelton, 22, of San Bernardino died Thursday during the exercise near San Clemente Island. “The loss of Staff Sgt. Marketta and Sgt. Shelton has left a scar in this Regiment that will never completely heal,” said Col. Andrew Graham, commander of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne). Officials released no other information on the crash. Three other soldiers were injured.
4 Racial justice: The mayor of Englewood Cliffs, N.J., says a bill for police overtime reportedly totaling $2,500 that was sent to a teenager who organized a Black Lives Matter rally last month has been rescinded. NJ Advance Media had reported that Emily Gil, 18, received a letter in August from the mayor seeking payment of $2,499.26 “for the police overtime caused by your protest.” WLNYTV reported that Mayor Mario Kranjac said he rescinded the bill after reviewing the local ordinance he had cited earlier. “The idea of sending a bill to protesters is shocking,” said Jeanne LoCicero, legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey. Gil, a recent high school graduate, had organized the demonstration on July 25.
5 Suspect slain: A Florida suspect was fatally shot by police after he opened fire on officers serving a warrant for his arrest, officials said. Daytona Beach Police Chief Craig Capri said one of the officers was shot in the chest but was wearing his bulletproof vest and is expected to recover soon. Another officer tripped while running around during the confrontation Saturday and injured his head. Michael Harris, 44, was wanted in connection with a shooting involving a woman in August. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating the shooting.