Monday, June 21, 2010

Lancaster police officer killed in line of duty

A Lancaster police officer was killed in the line of duty this weekend. Officer Craig Shaw, a five-year veteran of the Lancaster police force, was shot and killed after he was called to the scene of an apartment complex in the 900 block of River Bend Drive near West Pleasant Run Road in southern Dallas county. The shooter, David Brown, Jr., had previously shot and killed a man before Officer Shaw arrived. Officer Shaw attempted to keep Brown from fleeing the scene when Brown opened fire on him. Other police soon joined in the struggle. Officer Shaw and Brown were both killed in the conflict.

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