Coverage dated December 30, 2023

Off-duty police officer is killed in North Carolina after witnessing a crime

Headline from WFMZ Allentown

Police in Greensboro, North Carolina, say an off-duty police officer was shot and killed over the weekend after he witnessed a crime at a gas station and approached the suspects.

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  1. Green Field Reporter

    Off-duty police officer is killed in North Carolina after witnessing a crime - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — An off-duty police officer was shot and killed in North Carolina after witnessing a crime at a gas station and approaching the two suspects, officials said. The police sergeant, Philip Dale Nix, was a 23-year veteran of the Greensboro Police Department, according to a Sunday …

  2. WFMZ Allentown

    Off-duty police officer is killed in North Carolina after witnessing a crime (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    Police in Greensboro, North Carolina, say an off-duty police officer was shot and killed over the weekend after he witnessed a crime at a gas station and approached the suspects.

  3. Fox News

    3 suspects arrested after killing of off-duty police sergeant at North Carolina gas station (opens Fox News)

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    An off-duty police sergeant who served for 23 years was shot dead after confronting suspects allegedly committing a crime at a Sheetz gas station Saturday.

  4. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Off-duty police officer is killed in North Carolina after witnessing a crime at a gas station (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    An off-duty police officer was shot and killed in North Carolina after witnessing a crime at a gas station and approaching the two suspects, officials said.

  5. CBS News

    Off-duty sergeant fatally shot at North Carolina gas station while trying to intervene during a crime, police say (opens CBS News)

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    The sergeant was shot after he "witnessed a crime occur" and attempted "to approach the suspects," the Greensboro police chief said.

  6. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Off-duty police officer is killed in North Carolina after witnessing a crime at a gas station | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    Off-duty police officer is killed in North Carolina after witnessing a crime at a gas station

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