Police officers across the U.S. were targeted on Monday night as protests continued in major cities for the seventh night despite President Trump’s vow to clamp down on violence.
RPD officers were called to investigate a report of an armed person on Semmes Avenue early Tuesday morning. When they arrived, gunfire erupted. The two cops and the suspect were taken to local hospitals.
People being chased by police run past pedestrians near Union Square, Monday, June 1, 2020, in New York And in another incident in the Bronx, an NYPD officer was attacked by several men as witnesses recorded the incident.NYPD OFFICER STRUCK BY VEHICLE IN THE BRONX IN APPARENT HIT-AND-RUN, VIDEO SHOWS The president demanded an end to the violence in remarks from the Rose Garden and vowed to use more force to achieve that aim.
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