Firearms officers who killed Glasgow knifeman to be probed

The police officers involved in the shooting of a Sudanese asylum seeker who knifed six people are being investigated after they failed to subdue him with tasers. Police tasered the attacker, Badreddin Abadlla Adam, a Sudanese asylum seeker, at the Park Inn hotel, Glasgow, on Friday lunchtime. Moments before they killed him he had seriously … Read more

St. Louis couple point firearms at protesters outside home marching to demand mayor’s resignation

‘Keep moving!’ Wild moment lawyer couple brandish an AR-15 and a handgun at protesters marching past their mansion in an upscale St. Louis neighborhood Twitter video shows lawyers Patty and Mark McCluskey aiming weapons at peaceful protestors who were walking by their home in St. Louis The married couple came out of their house armed … Read more

Royal protection officers for Prince Andrew and Edward and Princess Anne replace their firearms

Royal protection officers for Prince Andrew and Edward and Princess Anne replace their firearms with Tasers in ‘drastic measures’ to reduce armed protection for top officials Armed officers protecting three royals have replaced their firearms with tasers Comes months after police voiced concerns about shortage of armed officers Officers protecting Queen, Prince Philip, Prince Charles … Read more

Ex-poster girl for Met’s firearms unit cleared of leaking after claiming she was exposing corruption

Ex-poster girl for Met’s firearms unit is cleared of leaking after claiming she was exposing corruption and prejudice against ethnic minority officers at police watchdog Carol Rita Howard, 41, worked on short-term contract as an investigator for IPCC She sent 101 emails to a personal account which included sensitive information But she was today cleared … Read more