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Texas police officer 'hero' shot to death while responding to disturbance

Headline from Local News 8

By Kelly Murray and Raja Razek, CNN A police officer has died from gunshot wounds he sustained while responding to a disturbance in Mesquite, Texas, authorities said. At 1:40 p.m. Friday, officers were dispatched to a disturbance near a grocery store at the 1500 block of S.

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Reports & sources

6 articles, oldest first.

  1. Foxla

    Officer, 3 others dead after shootout in Clayton County neighborhood (opens Foxla)

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    Foxla's feed description

    A Clayton County police officer was killed in a shootout with a suspect while on a domestic violence call in a normally quiet Rex neighborhood Tuesday evening. Two other women and the gunman are also dead, police said.

  2. Fox News

    Texas police officer killed in shootout with suspect (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    A Dallas-area police officer and a suspect were both killed Friday after exchanging gunfire, authorities said.

  3. Local News 8

    Texas police officer 'hero' shot to death while responding to disturbance (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Kelly Murray and Raja Razek, CNN A police officer has died from gunshot wounds he sustained while responding to a disturbance in Mesquite, Texas, authorities said. At 1:40 p.m. Friday, officers were dispatched to a disturbance near a grocery store at the 1500 block of S.

  4. Breitbart News

    North Texas Police Officer Dies After Shootout (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    A veteran Mesquite, Texas, police officer was killed outside a grocery store while responding to a disturbance call Friday.

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