Shooting Deaths: Year and Traffic Accidents

shooting deaths: CARLO ALLEGRI / REUTERS By Lisa Marie Pane Associated Press Fri., Dec. 30, 2016 Ambushes in Dallas and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and other shootings around the country led to a sharp increase in the number of police killed in the line of duty this year, according to Toronto Star. From Jan. 1 through Wednesday, 135 officers lost their lives. The number of U.S. officers killed in the line of duty has increased this year. Some died in traffic accidents, but nearly half were shot to death. Of the 64 who were fatally shot, 21 were killed in ambush attacks often fuelled by anger over police use of force involving minorities. That's a 56 per cent increase in shooting deaths over the previous year. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.