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6 Police Officers Shot in Utah, 1 Dead, 5 Injured

One police officer has died and five others were shot in a wild shootout overnight in Ogden, Utah. The shootings continue a dangerous trend for law enforcement with the number of police killed by gunfire spiking 20 percent in 2011. The Utah officers, part of a drug task force, were trying to serve a warrant at a home just before 9 p.m. Wednesday local time when gunfire erupted. Neighbors say it sounded as if AK 47s rifles being fired -- quick pops followed by a pause, then a barrage of...Full Story
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