DORA, Ala. (AP) Police in Alabama have identified a 27-year-old man who was shot to death during a confrontation with officers, one day after another man was killed by law enforcement in a separate shooting.
Roger Dale Gibson was wounded Saturday morning and taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead, Walker County Coroner Joey Vick said.
Dora police Chief Jared Hall said officers responded to a neighborhood about 6 a.m. The chief said two Dora police officers and the suspect were involved in a shooting, but he did not release any additional information about the circumstances or what led to the gunfire.
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Walker County Coroner Joey Vick identified the slain man as Roger Dale Gibson. He was 27.
Few details have been released at this time, but Dora Police Chief Jared Hall said the incident began about 6 a.m. Saturday in the 500 block of High Street. What led to the gunfire wasn’t immediately clear, but Hall said it involved two Dora police officers and a suspect.
The suspect was injured and taken to Walker Baptist Medical Center where he was pronounced dead. The two officers were also injured but are OK.
One person dead, two officers injured in Dora shooting
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Show Transcript SIDESWIPED AND OVERTURNED. ALEA AND DORA POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A DEADLY OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING. IT HAPPENED THIS MORNING IN THE 500-BLOCK OF HIGH STREET. THE SUSPECT WAS TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL AND LATER DIED. TWO OFFICERS ALSO WENT
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A suspect and two officers were taken to a hospital. Share Updated: 8:16 PM CST Feb 27, 2021
Suspect fatally shot during Saturday-morning confrontation with Dora police
Updated Feb 27, 2021;
An investigation is underway after a fatal officer-involved shooting early Saturday in Walker County.
Few details are being released at this time, but Dora Police Chief Jared Hall said the incident began about 6 a.m. in the 500 block of High Street. What led to the gunfire wasn’t immediately clear, but Hall said it involved two Dora police officers and a suspect.
The suspect was injured and taken to Walker Baptist Medical Center where he was pronounced dead, confirmed Walker County Coroner Joey Vick. The two officers were injured but are OK.