East Palo Alto police officer shot following traffic stop, suspect chase
A police officer was shot following a traffic stop and chase in East Palo Alto overnight in the area of Fordham Street and Purdue Avenue shortly after 11 p.m. Thursday.
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A police officer was shot following a traffic stop and chase in East Palo Alto overnight in the area of Fordham Street and Purdue Avenue shortly after 11 p.m. Thursday.
A police officer was shot following a traffic stop and chase in East Palo Alto overnight.
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Prosecutors in Monterey County said three suspected gang members will face trial on six counts of homicide and other felony charges following the murders of two cousins and a separate deadly mass shooting at a house party last year.
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