Undercover drug detective killed in shooting; 2 arrested
Source: AP
By MARK GILLISPIE
CLEVELAND (AP) A Cleveland police detective who had just been sworn in as a member of a federal violence task force was killed along with another person while working undercover in a drug operation, officials said Friday.
Two people were arrested and the search continued for a third, according to a published report.
The names of those arrested and the charges they may face in the shooting that killed Detective James Skernivitz, 53, have not been released, according to Cleveland.com, which cited three unnamed sources in its reporting.
The news outlet also reported that city police were serving search warrants as they investigated.
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bucolic_frolic
(43,192 posts)Surprising Trump hasn't disbanded them.
oldsoftie
(12,558 posts)Yes, these are the people putting their lives on the line.
LanternWaste
(37,748 posts)"these are the people putting their lives on the line..."
Is anyone here arguing otherwise? Regardless, your surety seems misplaced at best.
Progressive Jones
(6,011 posts)Devil Child
(2,728 posts)Humanist_Activist
(7,670 posts)What a fucking waste.
hunter
(38,318 posts)We already know what happened when alcohol was criminilized.