An Alabama police officer has died and another was critically wounded after being shot by a man who barricaded himself in an apartment, authorities said.The two officers with the Huntsville Police Department were shot Tuesday afternoon, as they responded to a report of a woman being shot at an apartment complex, Huntsville Deputy Police Chief
Officials in Alabama say a Huntsville police officer has died after being shot Tuesday evening. Another officer was critically wounded. The two Huntsville police officers were shot at an apartment complex as they responding to a 911 call where a woman said she had been shot. One officer died from his injuries, and the other underwent emergency surgery and is in critical condition, city officials said in a news release. Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall identified the officer who was killed as Officer Garrett Crumby. Jail records show that Juan Robert Laws, 24, was arrested on a charge of capital murder of a law enforcement officer. He is being held without bond.
“This is a devastating loss for our department, the Huntsville community and the State of Alabama, Huntsville Police Chief Kirk Giles said. “We send our heartfelt condolences to the officer’s family as they mourn their loved one who made the ultimate sacrifice.”
An Alabama police officer was fatally shot and another was wounded in a shooting on Tuesday afternoon. Officers were responding to a call of a woman being shot at an apartment complex.
Some North Texas police officers are planning to travel to the east coast to attend services for fallen Temple University police officer Chris Fitzgerald.