We had police officers killed in my first year. It was dangerous then. It's dangerous now. However, they did not confirm it as his motive. Shortly before the shooting, Laulusa called 911 and told dispatchers of a man who was drunk with a knife and throwing beers at cars.
Suicide is still socially taboo.
This way, you're not actually killing yourself. That is up 14 percent from 1996, when 56 officers were killed. Handguns were used in 43 of the slayings. Rifles were used in 12 officer killings, shotguns in six. Two officers were stabbed and one died after being struck by another person.