wilson daily times police officer killed

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The order to search ''all arterial streets, residential streets, alleys, parks, parking lots and other areas'' -more than 3,700 miles of roadways -came after officers had questioned several young men for up to 12 hours. The killers took the officers' guns and fled in their car, the police said. O'Brien, shooting him in the chest, a hip and an arm. 357 magnum revolver and shot him in the head. According to the police account, a scuffle broke out when one officer tried to place one of the men in handcuffs. O'Brien stopped them for ignoring a stop sign. The gunmen were reported by witnesses to have emerged from their car after Mr. And the Mayor's push to tighten hand gun control, which had been stalled in the city council, has gained new support. In addition, a citizens' group has started a campaign to raise $2 million to equip the city's 12,300 police officers with bulletproof vests. Byrne had put up an additional $50,000, but it was not clear whether anyone had qualified for the money. The officers' union had offered an award of $10,000 for information leading to the capture of the killers, and Mayor Jane M.

#Wilson daily times police officer killed full

When policemen in full uniform are getting shot in broad daylight, the uniform means nothing.'' ''There is no respect out there for the man in blue. ''There is a lot of anger among the men,'' William Nolan, treasurer of the Fraternal Order of Police, said before the arrests. Hundreds of officers, some off-duty and others from forces in neighboring towns, worked around the clock trying to track the Wilson brothers, who had been seen at the shooting. Police officials say the search for the killers was the biggest and most highly organized manhunt in more than a decade. Both men, who are black, were named Saturday in murder warrants. An informer reportedly helped the police find Jackie Wilson, but details of the arrests were not made immediately available.