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at a news conference. Susalis was a suspect in that case and the officers had stopped to talk to one of his neighbors when the shooting began, officials said. Jamison believes Susalis was trying to kill the officers, one of whom flattened himself against the curb to dodge bullets. “This was nothing more than an ambush on our officers and they had nothing to do but to find cover, hunker down and hope that they didn’t struck,” Jamison said. ”If you look at this car again, you will see that there’s no doubt what this individual had in mind. ... People may say ‘oh that’s what up sign up for.’ No one signs up for that. We don’t sign up to pull up to a house and take over 100 rounds from a rifle.” The suspect had been charged in the past with “fairly minor incidents,” including a 2007 trespassing case and 2007 larceny case, officials said. James City County is about a 50-mile drive southeast of Richmond. BOSTON POLICE RESPOND TO CALLS OF TRESPASSING; FOUR MEN FLEE AND ONE HITS OFFI- CER WITH THE VEHICLE by: Jenna Curren Law Enforcement Today News BOSTON, MA - Authorities have confirmed that on Tuesday night, July 16th, a Boston police officer was struck by a vehicle while on duty in the city’s Dorchester neighborhood. According to NBC Boston, officers responded to Stanton Street around 11:30 p.m. for a call of four men trespassing in a church and day care center’s parking 74 The Blues - August ‘24 lot. Authorities said that at least two of the men were armed with guns. Upon arriving on scene, officers said that two of the men jumped a fence toward Norfolk Street, while a third person got in a car and allegedly began driving at the officers at a high rate of speed. The driver of the vehicle struck one of the officers, forcing him onto the hood of the car before he rolled off the side as the vehicle sped away, fleeing the area. Authorities said that the officer was transported to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Police said that they found 26-year-old Robert Barret Scott near St. Matthew’s Church wearing clothes that matched the description of the person with weapon. He was taken into custody without incident. However, no weapon was found. He has been charged with trespassing and his bail was set at 0. One of the men, identified as 21-year-old Markeith Walton, was arrested after police chased him along Norfolk Street. He was taken into custody at Kingdom Builder’s Worship Center. Upon arrest, police found a gun in his pocket. He also had an outstanding warrant for his arrest. He faces trespassing charges as well as carrying a firearm without a license. He is being held without bail with a pending court date of July 25th. Investigators said that they found three loaded weapons and a large capacity magazine between a car that remained in the parking lot and the woods where the two men jumped the fence. As of this writing, the man who allegedly struck the officer with the vehicle and the other man who ran into the woods have not been arrested. click here for your FREE Subscription.

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