FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 14, 2022

CONTACT: Craig W. Floyd at 703-901-6867 or info@behindbadge.org

Five Police Officers Shot and Killed Over Last Three Days

McLean, VA (October 14, 2022)—The violence being directed against our nation’s police officers has reached a crisis level, with five officers shot and killed over the last three days, declared a citizen support group for law enforcement.

According to the nonprofit organization, Citizens Behind the Badge, Greenville (MS) Police Officer Myiesha Stewart, 30, was shot and killed on Tuesday while responding to a shooting. On Wednesday, Bristol (CT) Police Sergeant Dustin DeMonte, 35, and Officer Alex Hamzy, 34, were shot and killed in an ambush attack while responding to a phony 9-1-1 call. On Thursday, Las Vegas (NV) Metropolitan Police Officer Truong Thai, 49, was shot and killed responding to a domestic disturbance call. And, also on Thursday, an off-duty Raleigh (NC) police officer, Gabriel Torres, 29, was shot and killed along with four others by a 15-year-old gunman. In addition, at least six other officers in Philadelphia, PA (3), Decatur, IL (2), and Bristol, CT (1) were shot and seriously injured during this same three-day period, the group reported.