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78-557: In addition to Hallsville, the district serves a small portion of Longview as well as rural areas in western Harrison County . In 2009, the school district was rated " academically acceptable " by the Texas Education Agency . In 2010, the entire school district was rated " Exemplary " by the Texas Education Agency. HISD is a "district of innovation" or DOI. A DOI is "traditional independent school districts most of

156-402: A U-Haul truck, they were stopped at a roadblock set up by police. In a second shootout, police officers Waverly Brown and Ed O'Grady were killed and the robbers fled the scene in several different directions. Four of the robbers were arrested during their escape attempt, and more than six other people involved were arrested in subsequent investigations over the next several years. The last arrest

234-447: A 911 call from Poplawski's mother, who was attempting to get the police officers to remove her son from the home. Three police officers were ultimately confirmed dead, and another two were seriously injured. Poplawski was armed with a semi-automatic AK-47 -style rifle and two other guns, protected by a bulletproof vest, and had been lying in wait for the officers. According to police and witnesses, he held police at bay for four hours as

312-470: A bank robbery call in Norco. Upon arriving the police were ambushed and outgunned. After the robbers unloaded over 300 rounds at police cruisers, the officers were forced to retreat behind their cruisers or nearby obstacles, all the while being fired upon. The suspects attempted to escape in their own vehicle. During this attempt, the driver of the suspects was killed by a stray police shot. The suspects then hijacked

390-587: A barbershop, which also closed in 1986. The building was ultimately demolished in 1995. In 1942, construction began on the Big Inch pipeline in Longview. From 1943 to 1945, the pipeline transported over 261,000,000 barrels of crude oil to the East Coast . At the time of construction, Big Inch and its smaller twin, Little Inch, comprised the longest petroleum pipeline ever built in the world. Both were integral in supplying

468-574: A brawl between rival biker gangs in front of a Twin Peaks restaurant in Waco, Texas escalated into a shootout between rival gangs as well as police. Nine people were killed and 18 others were injured. On October 1, 2015, after killing nine civilians and injuring nine others at Umpqua Community College near Roseburg, Oregon , shooter Christopher Harper Mercer engaged in a shootout with responding police officers before killing himself. On July 7, 2016, enraged by

546-520: A coffee shop in the Parkland unincorporated area of Pierce County , Washington . One gunman ( Maurice Clemmons ) entered the coffee shop and fired at the officers as they sat working on their laptop computers. One of the officers returned fire before being killed, wounding Clemmons, but he was still able to flee the scene. After a 2-day manhunt that spanned several cities in the Puget Sound region, Clemmons

624-492: A comparatively small area on its east that is within Harrison County . At the 2010 census , Longview had a population of 80,455. The median age was 34. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 56.2% non-Hispanic White , 22.6% Black or African American , 0.5% Native American , 1.4% Asian , 9.5% from some other race, and 2.3% from two or more races . About were 18.0% Hispanics or Latinos of any race. In

702-492: A courthouse in Marin County, California with an arsenal of weapons. After storming into a room where a trial was taking place, Jackson armed defendant James McClain, who was on trial for murdering a prison guard, and two fellow convicts who were participating in the trial as witnesses, William Christmas and Ruchell Magee . The four armed men then took the judge, a district attorney and three jurors hostage, and marched them out of

780-582: A fire which burned down 62 houses and killed 11 people. On April 11, 1986, two FBI agents and two suspects were killed in a prolonged and intense firefight between the FBI and bank-robbery suspects William Matix and Michael Platt in Miami, Florida . The event became one of the most famous shootouts in American history, with ten participants (eight FBI agents and two suspects), roughly 145 rounds fired, and four deaths. Even though

858-521: A fire. All six SLA members were killed, either by police bullets or the fire. The SLA's leader, Donald DeFreeze , committed suicide. On May 9, 1980, a bank robbery led to a prolonged shootout and chase between police in Norco, California , and five heavily armed bank robbers wearing military-style fatigues and armed with semi-automatic rifles and thousands of rounds of hollow-point bullets as well as various explosive and incendiary devices. Police responded to

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936-587: A fireplace in every room. Mobberly was located in the junction part of town near the train depot. The hotel was destroyed by fire on June 13, 1965. On May 23, 1894, Bill Dalton and three members of his posse robbed the First National Bank of Longview. Several men died in the resulting gunfight , bandit Jim Wallace along with citizens J. W. McQueen, Charles Learn, and George Buckingham. The robbers escaped with 2,000$ in cash and some unsigned bank notes. The Gregg County Historical Museum holds it's exhibit on

1014-560: A group of Comancheros broke away and formed the first Bandidos Motorcycle Club chapter in Australia. Seven people were killed and twenty-eight injured when the two groups clashed at Milperra. The event was a catalyst for significant changes to gun laws in New South Wales. On 14 November 1990, after a shooting rampage which killed up to 13 people (including a police officer) in the small seaside township of Aramoana , New Zealand , members of

1092-500: A handgun before fleeing in his Ford Explorer and later died by suicide . On December 5, 2019, the Miami-Dade Police Department engaged in a shootout with jewelry store robbers at a busy intersection. On February 2, 2021, FBI agents served a search warrant on a house of suspect who was suspected of abusing minors. The suspect ambushed the FBI agents, shooting five agents, two of whom were mortally wounded. The suspect

1170-570: A high-speed chase, exchanging gunfire along the way. Arroyo was eventually shot and killed by a responding officer armed with a CAR-15 rifle. A shootout occurred on April 4, 2009, at 1016 Fairfield Street in the Stanton Heights neighborhood of Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , stemming from an argument over a dog urinating in the house between a mother and her 22-year-old son. At approximately 7:11 a.m. EDT , 22-year-old Richard Poplawski opened fire on two Pittsburgh Police officers responding to

1248-544: A highway outside Barrington. Nelson pursued the FBI agents, exchanging gunfire with them, until his car was disabled. Two more agents, Special Agent Herman "Ed" Hollis and Inspector Sam Cowley , arrived on the scene and engaged Nelson and Chase in a shootout. Though Nelson was wounded seventeen times by the agents, he and Chase were able to fatally injure both Hollis and Cowley. Nelson escaped, only to die that evening from his injuries. On November 1, 1950, Puerto Rican nationalists Oscar Collazo and Griselio Torresola engaged in

1326-409: A median income of $ 33,078 versus $ 21,400 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 15,676. About 13.0% of families and 16.0% of the population were below the poverty line , including 22.7% of those under age 18 and 10.6% of those age 65 or over. By 2020, the median household income for Longview residents grew to $ 50,019, and monthly housing costs were $ 854. As of 2020's religion census by

1404-453: A nearby vehicle and became involved in a prolonged chase, in which the suspects shot at police and disabled and destroyed 33 police vehicles (as well as civilian cars) with explosives thrown from the back of a truck. The suspects also disabled a police helicopter by shooting at it. Later, the suspects lay in wait for police as they chased them, and ambushed them, resulting in the death of a police officer and wounding two others. Heavily outgunned,

1482-459: A response from nearby sheriff's deputies and Tyler Police. Arroyo began trading gunfire with the officers, who were armed only with pistols, and forced them to retreat, wounding several of them. A passing civilian, Mark Allen Wilson , drew his own pistol and attempted to aid the officers but Arroyo was wearing body armor and Wilson's pistol failed to stop him; Wilson was shot and killed by Arroyo. Afterward, Arroyo jumped in his pickup and led police on

1560-467: A shootout in the parking lot of a restaurant near Newhall, California . In a span of five minutes, Davis and Twinning killed four CHP officers, making it the deadliest day in the history of Californian law enforcement. Davis was later arrested, while Twinning killed himself following a long standoff with police. On August 7, 1970, in an attempt to free his brother, imprisoned Black Panther leader George Jackson , 17-year-old Jonathan P. Jackson entered

1638-529: A shootout with officers of the Capitol Police and Secret Service while attempting to break into the Blair House and assassinate President Harry Truman . By the end of the gun battle, Torresola and officer Leslie Coffelt were killed in an event that firearms instructor Massad Ayoob called "the boldest attempt at home invasion in modern history". On August 1, 1966, Charles Whitman barricaded himself at

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1716-475: A transgender man named Aiden Hale (born Audrey Elizabeth Hale), was a former student of the school, firing their assault rifle through the glass doors of the school at 10:13am local time. A friend of the shooter had called 911 around this time, after having called a suicide prevention line, on her father's advice. Around the same time as the friend's call, someone at the school called 911 to report an active shooter situation. At 10:27am local time, 14 minutes after

1794-647: Is Rolin McPhee. Bonds retired January 31, 2022 and Rolin McPhee became the city manager on February 1. With the addition of McPhee as city manager, the city of Longview underwent some restructuring namely adding an assistant city manager, MaryAnn Hagenbucher. Longview is represented in the Texas Senate by Republican Bryan Hughes , District 1 , and in the Texas House of Representatives by Republican Jay Dean , District 7 . The Texas Department of Criminal Justice operates

1872-546: Is also one of the major economic hubs for Northeast Texas alongside Tyler . According to the municipal Fiscal Year 2021–2022 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report , the top employers in the city were: Longview Public Library operates a main branch, and the Broughton Branch. Longview’s cultural district—a 320-acre (130 ha) area in downtown Longview which includes museums, restaurants, parks, live music, theater, and historic buildings—was designated by

1950-610: The Association of Religion Data Archives , Baptists were the largest set of Christians, with Christianity being the predominant religion for Longview's metropolitan area. Altogether, Baptists from the American Baptist Association , Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship , Free Will Baptists , National Baptists , National Missionary Baptists , and Southern Baptists numbered 88,811. Non/inter-denominational Protestants numbered 26,874. Other large Christian communities for

2028-467: The Longview metropolitan statistical area , comprising Gregg, Upshur , and Rusk counties. The population of the metropolitan area as of 2021 census estimates was 287,858. Longview was established in 1870 in what was at the time southern Upshur County; the town incorporated in 1871. After Gregg County was created in 1873, Longview was voted the county seat. Today, Longview is considered a major hub city for

2106-550: The Los Angeles Police Department . The ensuing firefight lasted 44 minutes, with more than 2000 rounds fired collectively from both sides. The only deaths were the two bank robbers, Phillips and Mătăsăreanu. Twelve police officers and eight civilians were injured. On April 20, 1999, school shooters Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold exchanged fire with Denver Police Department officers three times. Although 12 students and one teacher died, 21 others were injured and both

2184-669: The Nazi Party , which Hitler belonged to, attempted to launch a coup in Munich , Weimar Republic . The resulting shootout between Bavarian Police and Nazi supporters left twenty people dead and many injured. In the early hours of 25 June 1943, tensions between black troops and white military police of the United States Army stationed in Bamber Bridge , Lancashire , England , flared into mutiny, with both sides shooting at each other in

2262-538: The Old National Bank branch in Downtown Louisville, Kentucky . The gunman, 25-year old Connor Sturgeon was an employee at the bank, was armed with an AR-15 style rifle, and was shooting at anybody he saw. He had set up an Ambush position to target police officers, In total, 6 people died; 5 employees and the shooter who was killed by police. On November 9, 1923, Adolf Hitler and at least 2,000 members of

2340-578: The Special Tactics Group (STG) surrounded the house where shooter David Malcolm Gray was hiding and a gunbattle took place after failed attempts to lure him out. At the end, Gray ran out of the house, firing his rifle from the hip before being shot by STG officers. On November 16, 1991, Additional Commissioner of Police Aftab Ahmed Khan , head of the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), led a force of almost 100 police and ATS officers and attacked

2418-515: The Symbionese Liberation Army at a residential home at 1466 East 54th Street, Los Angeles. This remains one of the largest police shootouts in history with a reported total of over 9,000 rounds being fired (5,000 by police, 4,000 by the SLA). Every round fired by SLA members at the police missed the officers. During the incident, police fired tear gas into the house, unintentionally starting

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2496-532: The Weather Underground and Black Liberation Army resulted in a shootout and the deaths of two police officers and a Brinks security guard in Nyack, New York . The robbers, wearing body armor and equipped with assault rifles, initially ambushed the armored truck when it was parked at a shopping mall, killing Brinks guard Pete Paige and wounding his partner. After taking $ 1.6 million in cash and attempting to flee in

2574-416: The census of 2000, 73,344 people, 28,363 households, and 19,116 families resided in the city. The population density was 1,341.8 inhabitants per square mile (518.1/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 70.10% White, 22.11% African American, 0.50% Native American, 0.83% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander , 4.92% from other races, and 1.51% from two or more races; Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 10.31% of

2652-413: The 2022-23 academic school year. HISD announced that the current Intermediate 5th Grade campus will become Hallsville West for one academic year. Because of this, 5th grade students will attend Intermediate 4th grade campus. West is scheduled to have grades PK-3. The permanent facility opened in 2023. The price tag of the building was circa $ 27 million. The construction process started in 2021. The area of

2730-410: The 28,363 households at the 2000 census , 33.2% had children under 18 living with them, 48.9% were married couples living together, 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were not families. About 27.9% of all households were individuals who lived alone, and 10.7% of all households were 65 or older and living alone. The average household size was 2.50, and the average family size

2808-520: The FBI agents outnumbered the suspects four to one, the agents were outgunned by the suspects. It took a total of 18 hits (six on Matix, 12 on Platt) to bring the gun battle to an end. All but one of the FBI agents involved in the shootout were killed or wounded. In a 11-day siege in August 1992, agents of the ATF , FBI , and U.S. Marshals armed engaged in a shootout with survivalist Randy Weaver and his family in

2886-603: The Harrison County portion of Longview is within the Shreveport-Texarkana market. KLGV-LD broadcasts from Longview. East Texas Regional Airport is located south of Longview. The city's public transit system, Longview Transit, runs daily routes, excluding Sundays and holidays. Its fixed routes provide transportation to key districts throughout the city. City of Longview Transit (COLT) provides demand-response transportation services for those who are unable to use

2964-760: The I-20 corridor, bringing passenger rail service to that corridor for the first time since the Texas and Pacific 's unnamed successor to the Louisiana Eagle in the late 1960s. Longview is served by Amtrak, the BNSF Railway , and the Union Pacific Railroad . Gunfight A shootout , also called a firefight , gunfight , or gun battle , is an armed confrontation entailing firearms between armed parties using guns , always entailing intense disagreement(s) between

3042-512: The Longview District Parole Office in Longview. Longview is part of Texas's 1st congressional district , which is currently represented by Republican Nathaniel Moran . Moran was elected after former Republican Louie Gohmert announced he was not seeking reelection in 2022. The city of Longview is home to three institutions of higher learning and two trade (cosmetology) schools: The service area of Kilgore College includes

3120-501: The Longview station serves the Chicago to Los Angeles trains. The return train, Los Angeles to Chicago, stops in Longview on Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday. It serves about 20–50 passengers per day. From the station, passengers can connect to Nacogdoches , Lufkin , Houston , and Galveston , as well as Shreveport, Louisiana , by motorcoach. A proposal is in the works for a high-speed rail system from Dallas / Fort Worth to Shreveport along

3198-633: The MSA were Methodists , Pentecostals , Jehovah's Witnesses , and Mormons . Its Catholic Christian community numbered 22,952. Longview is one of several cities in East Texas that serve as a center for the " patent troll " industry, due to a perception that the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas is a favorable venue for patent infringement plaintiffs. As such, it

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3276-584: The Swati building at the Lokhandwala Complex in Bombay , India . In the ensuing four-hour shootout, 450 rounds were fired and seven D-Company gangsters were killed, including Maya Dolas , Dilip Buwa , and Anil Pawar. On March 3, 2005, James Roszko ambushed and killed Royal Canadian Mounted Police constables Peter Schiemann, Anthony Gordon, Lionide Johnston and Brock Myrol with a prohibited HK-91 rifle during

3354-665: The Texas Commission on the Arts in 2019. The 29-acre (12 ha) Longview Arboretum and Nature Center opened in 2019. Among other centers, the city has a vast trail system that is being connected to create 10 consecutive miles of connected walking/biking trails. According to the 2007 comprehensive annual financial report, the city's various funds had $ 75.9 million in revenues, $ 87.7 million in expenditures, $ 47.6 million in total assets, $ 9.0 million in total liabilities, and $ 12.2 million in cash in investments. The city manager as of 2023

3432-732: The United States' war effort in World War II . After World War II, Longview's population grew from 24,502 to 40,050 in 1960, its growth fueled by migration from rural Gregg County and the annexation of Greggton and Spring Hill . Longview is located within Northeast Texas , a subregion of East Texas . North of Kilgore , and is bordered to the west by the city of White Oak . Longview was founded in Gregg County, and has annexed surrounding land as it has grown in population and area, including

3510-427: The attackers and the men in the house. Eventually, Jones made a getaway. The white men then began to burn buildings in the black section of the town. The Gregg Hotel opened in 1930, and served oil boom customers. It had various operators as a hotel until 1978, when it was converted to dormitories for use by male students of LeTourneau College . Following the 1984 spring semester, the building sat empty except for

3588-610: The body of Hester beaten to death. On July 18, 1984, the San Diego Police Department responded to 911 calls about an Active Shooter at a McDonald's restaurant in San Ysidro, San Diego , they were accidentally given the wrong location and it took ten minutes to finally get to the right location. The shooter 41-year old James Huberty exchanged fire with the arriving police cars, fire trucks, and SWAT teams, in total 23 people died; 17 customers, 1 unborn baby, 4 employees, and

3666-518: The building is 91,362 square feet (8,487.8 m). Longview, Texas Longview is a city in, and county seat of, Gregg County, Texas , United States. Longview is located in East Texas , where Interstate 20 and U.S. highways 80 and 259 converge just north of the Sabine River . According to the 2020 U.S. census , the city had a population of 81,638. Longview is the principal city of

3744-496: The courthouse into a waiting getaway van. As they attempted to flee the scene, a shootout broke out between the hostage takers and Marin County Sheriffs deputies providing security at the courthouse. By the end of the gun battle, Jonathan Jackson, McClain, Christmas, and judge Harold Haley were killed. According to the other hostages, Haley was executed by the hostage takers with a shotgun that had been taped to his throat. Magee

3822-483: The event within the bank vault which was robbed, and holds a yearly event to mark the anniversary of the occasion. In the Longview race riot in July 1919, a reporter for The Chicago Defender was in Longview looking into the mysterious death of a black man named Lemuel Walters . An armed white mob attacked a home where the reporter, S.L. Jones, was staying, and attempted to batter their way in. A gunfight began between

3900-538: The fallen officers were left bleeding nearby, their colleagues unable to reach them. More than 100 rounds were fired by the SWAT teams and Poplawski, who surrendered after suffering a gunshot wound to the leg. Poplawski was later convicted of capital murder and was sentenced to death. On Sunday, November 29, 2009, four Lakewood, Washington police officers (Sergeant Mark Renninger, Officer Ronald Owens, 37, Officer Tina Griswold, 40, Officer Greg Richards, 42) were shot and killed at

3978-1201: The fighting parties. The term can be used to describe any such fight, though it is typically used in a non- military context or to describe combat situations primarily using firearms (generally excluding crew-served weapons , combat vehicles , armed aircraft , or explosives ). Shootouts often pit law enforcement against criminals , though they can also involve groups outside of law enforcement, such as rivalling gangs , militias , or individuals. Military combat situations are rarely titled "shootouts", and are almost always considered battles , engagements , skirmishes , exchanges, or firefights. Shootouts are often depicted in action films , Westerns , and video games . On October 26, 1881, Deputy U.S. Marshal and Tombstone City Marshal Virgil Earp , Assistant Marshal Morgan Earp , and Special Police Officers Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday , faced off against outlaw Cowboys Ike Clanton , Billy Clanton , Billy Claiborne , Tom McLaury , and Frank McLaury in Tombstone , Arizona Territory . On December 1, 1884, lawman Elfego Baca ignited an intense shootout with 40–80 cowboys, depending on

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4056-502: The first calls to 911 were placed, officers had already shot and killed Aiden Hale in the second floor of the school. In total, 7 people died; 3 students, all 9 years old, as well as a custodian, a substitute teacher, and the head of the school, and the shooter were killed in the attack. On April 10, 2023, officers from the Louisville Metro Police Department responded to multiple 911 calls about an Active Shooter at

4134-475: The flexibilities available to Texas' open-enrollment charter schools. To access these flexibilities, a school district must adopt an innovation plan, as set forth in Texas Education Code chapter 12A." In Fall 2022, Hallsville West Elementary opened, however, not at the current building location. Due to construction issues, the campus located on Loop 281 in Longview, TX, will not be completed in time for

4212-544: The headquarters of the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) inside the Washington Navy Yard in southeast Washington, D.C. , gunman Aaron Alexis exchanged gunfire with police and security guards. After injuring a police officer, Alexis was shot in the head by the injured policeman, and was pronounced dead more than two hours later. On May 17, 2015, in one of the deadliest gang shootings in American history,

4290-552: The independent school districts of Longview, Hallsville, Pine Tree, and Spring Hill (the ones covering sections of Longview). Longview is served by four school districts. The following include portions in Gregg County: The Harrison County portion is in this school district: The Gregg County portion of Longview is part of the Tyler-Longview-Lufkin-Nacogdoches designated market area, and

4368-604: The middle of the town. The " Battle of Bamber Bridge " was one of the few instances of a gun battle in the United Kingdom during World War II, and left one dead and four wounded. On 2 September ( Father's Day in Australia) 1984, rival motorcycle gang members engaged in a firearm battle in Milperra , a south-western suburb of Sydney , New South Wales , Australia . The shootout had its roots in an intense rivalry that developed after

4446-713: The officers, forcing them to retreat. One hour and 13 minutes later, members of the United States Border Patrol Tactical Unit unlocked the door with a janitor's master key that Ramos had locked and entered the classroom, killing him. On March 27, 2023, officers from the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department responded to a 911 call about an active shooter situation at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee. The shooter,

4524-482: The police were pinned down until one officer arrived with an AR-15 carbine. After the police engaged the suspects with the AR-15, the suspects fled. One of the suspects was killed in the shootout, one during a later standoff with the police the next day, and three were later captured. Eight officers were also wounded during the events. On October 20, 1981, an attempted armed robbery of a Brinks armored truck by members of

4602-436: The population. By the 2020 United States census , Longview's population grew to 81,683. Its racial and ethnic makeup per the 2020 census was 49.73% non-Hispanic white, 23.49% Black or African American, 0.31% American Indian or Alaska Native, 1.6% Asian alone, 0.27% some other race, 3.82% multiracial, and 20.75% Hispanic or Latino of any race. Among its population at the 2020 American Community Survey , 52.7% of its population

4680-471: The region, as is the nearby city of Tyler . Companies with significant presence in Longview include Eastman Chemical , Trinity Rail Group , AAON Coil Products , and Komatsu Mining , Dollar General and Old Navy / GAP . Colleges and universities in the area include LeTourneau University , Kilgore College , and the University of Texas at Tyler 's Longview University Center. The modern-day city of Longview

4758-583: The regular Longview Transit fixed-route service. Amtrak passenger rail service is available on the Texas Eagle through a downtown terminal . Longview's Amtrak station is the fifth-busiest in Texas and the fourth-busiest station along the Texas Eagle route. Daily trains between Chicago and San Antonio stop each morning (Chicago–San Antonio) and each evening (San Antonio–Chicago). Monday, Wednesday, and Friday,

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4836-491: The shooter was killed by a SWAT sniper. On May 13, 1985, the Philadelphia Police Department engaged in a shootout with the anarcho-primitivist group MOVE , after a failed attempt to serve arrest warrants on four members of the group at their communal residence. About 10,000 rounds of ammunition were fired by the police. The police eventually dropped two bombs on the house from a police helicopter , starting

4914-479: The shooters committed suicide, no officers were killed or injured. On February 24, 2005, David Hernandez Arroyo attacked his ex-wife, Maribel Estrada, and her son outside the courthouse in Tyler, Texas . Arroyo was armed with a semi-automatic MAK-90 (an AK-47 clone with a semi-automatic receiver) rifle. Maribel Estrada was shot in the head and died; her son was shot in the leg but recovered. The shots immediately brought

4992-574: The shootings of black men Alton Sterling and Philando Castile by police in Louisiana and Minnesota , Micah Xavier Johnson opened fire on white police officers of the Dallas Police Department from an upper floor of a parking garage whilst they were overseeing a protest. Johnson was killed by a Remotec ANDROS Mark V-A bomb disposal robot , which carried a pound of C-4 explosive . On July 11, 2016, inmate Larry Darnell Gordon opened fire on

5070-551: The source, in Frisco (now Reserve ), New Mexico . On May 19, 1920, private agents from the Baldwin–Felts Detective Agency battled with the local sheriff, the town's mayor, and a group of coal miners , over an attempt by Baldwin-Felts agents to evict coal miners from their homes during a strike. On June 17, 1933, in an attempt to free their friend, a criminal gang ambushed seven FBI agents and Kansas City police at

5148-636: The third floor of the Berrien County Courthouse in St. Joseph, Michigan , killing two bailiffs and injuring a sheriff's deputy. Gordon, who was facing a multitude of charges that carried a possible life sentence, was being taken to a holding cell following a courthouse hearing when he disarmed an officer and attempted to take hostages. Moments after taking hostages, other court officers shot and killed Gordon. On November 5, 2017, shooter Devin Patrick Kelley

5226-428: The top of the tower at the University of Texas at Austin and proceeded to fire randomly from the tower. He then exchanged fire with Austin Police Department officers and armed civilians. After killing several people, he was killed in a final exchange when his perch was stormed by Austin police. On April 6, 1970, California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers engaged heavily armed criminals Bobby Davis and Jack Twinning in

5304-433: The town when they stated, "What a long view!" from the porch of Methvin's home. In June 1871, Longview was incorporated as the first town in Gregg County. In 1884, the Mobberly Hotel opened for business servicing railroad travelers and as the center of social gatherings for Longview. The hotel featured cherrywood furniture with carved bed posts, marble-top washstands , linen tablecloths, electric crystal chandeliers, and

5382-611: The train station as they were escorting captured fugitive Frank Nash back to prison. The FBI agents were unarmed, but the local police exchanged fire with the criminal gang. The gang unintentionally killed Nash along with the law officers. The FBI claimed that the gang included Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd , but the evidence is debatable and contradicts with Floyd's alleged presence. On November 27, 1934, in Barrington, Illinois , bank robber Lester Gillis /George "Baby Face" Nelson, his wife Helen, and gang member John Chase encountered an FBI car driven by Agents Thomas Dade and William Ryan on

5460-514: The wilderness near Bonners Ferry, Idaho . On February 28, 1993, heavily armed members of the Branch Davidian sect engaged federal agents of the ATF in an intense firefight during a raid of their compound building, initiating a 51-day siege by the FBI near Waco, Texas . On February 28, 1997, following a failed bank robbery in North Hollywood , Los Angeles , California , the two robbers, Larry Phillips Jr. and Emil Mătăsăreanu, armed with several assault rifles, fired upon responding officers of

5538-400: Was 3.06. Among the estimated 31,450 households at the 2020 American Community Survey, the average household size was 2.49; the 19,965 families had an average size of 3.13. Of the households and families estimated, 53.6% were in owner-occupied housing units and 46.4% were renter-occupied. In 2000, the median income for a household in the city was $ 33,858, and for a family was $ 42,378. Males had

5616-425: Was confronted by and traded fire with Stephen Willeford, a local resident and former firearms instructor who was armed with an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle. Willeford had taken cover behind a truck across the street from the church and shot Kelley twice, once in the leg and once in the upper left torso under his tactical gear. Kelley, who had dropped his rifle during the initial firefight with Willeford, fired back with

5694-469: Was founded in 1869. In 1870, O.H. Methvin, Sr. sold 100 acres (40 ha) to the Southern Pacific Railroad for one dollar to persuade them to build their line in the direction of land he owned. Later that year, he sold another 100 acres (40 ha) for $ 500 in gold. He hoped the coming of the railroad would increase the value of the rest of his land. Two railroad surveyors coined the name of

5772-672: Was killed on the scene. On May 24, 2022, 18-year-old Salvador Ramos entered Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas armed with Daniel Defense M4 carbine and opened fire on students and teachers in an adjoining classroom. 3 minutes after the shooting began, 6 officers from the Uvalde Police Department and 2 officers from the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District entered the building and exchanged gunfire with Ramos. Ramos shot and injured 2 of

5850-411: Was made in 1986. On January 11, 1983, Memphis Police Department Officer Bobby Hester was taken hostage at a house at 2239 Shannon Street after a confrontation occurred between Hester, his partner Ray Schwill, and the house's owner, cult leader Lindberg Sanders. After 30 hours of negotiations, a Memphis Police assault team raided the house, killing Sanders and six of his followers, after which they found

5928-408: Was non-Hispanic white, 22.4% Black or African American, 0.1% American Indian or Alaska Native, 1.4% Asian alone, 0.2% Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.1% some other race, 2.7% two or more races, and 20.3% Hispanic of Latino American of any race. The 2020 census and 2020 survey reflected nationwide demographic trends of greater diversification among traditional minority populations. Of

6006-436: Was severely injured, but survived the battle and was sentenced to life in prison. One juror and the D.A., Gary W. Thomas , were also wounded. One of the weapons used by Jackson was later traced to Black Panther icon Angela Davis , who was tried (but acquitted) for participation in the crime. On May 17, 1974, a confrontation and gun battle occurred between officers of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) and six members of

6084-497: Was shot and killed by a Seattle Police Department officer in south Seattle . From February 3–12, 2013, former LAPD officer Christopher Dorner killed three people (including an officer) and injured three other officers. On February 12, Dorner engaged in a shootout with police at Big Bear Lake, California , killing one and injuring another. Police then deployed tear gas into Dorner's cabin, which possibly set it on fire, after which Dorner committed suicide. On September 16, 2013, at

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