St. Louis officers shot
St. Louis city's first responders haven't been having a pleasant first month of the year. Apart from the rising number of omicron cases, they were recently caught in gunfire in the Ferguson neighborhood.
Two St. Louis officers were shot and hospitalized and a man was shot and killed after a police chase quickly snowballed into gunfire. At around 1:15 PM, St. Louis County Police got a call saying that a white Toyota 4Runner connected to a recent homicide was spotted in the city. The police pursued the 4Runner into Ferguson where it lost control and crashed. Three people got out of the vehicle and opened fire on the officials. One officer was shot in the leg and the other was struck in the abdomen undergoing surgery at Barnes-Jewish Hospital.
This incident is the latest addition to the exceeding number of injuries and deaths of public servants in the area. Less than two weeks ago a St. Louis firefighter was killed in the line of duty. Prior to that, two other St. Louis police officers were struck by a vehicle while responding to a crash, one of them is still hospitalized. St. Louis police chief John Hayden said that the officers are working hard to keep the public safe but the number of such critical incidents against them keeps increasing. He urges the public to pray for the injured officials.
Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Category
Paid Leave
Consultation
Employment Contracts
Contemporary Issues
Workers' Compensation
Leadership &
Sexual Orientation
Networking
Organizational &
Work Life Integration
Promotion
Employee Surveys
Employment Testing
Inclusion, Equity &
Pay Equity
Change Management
Religion & Spirituality
Organization & Employee Development
Risk Management
Environmental Health Hazards
Policies & Practices
Sexualy Harassment
Gender Identity
Data Security
Drug & Alcohol Testing
Analytical Aptitude
Fiduciary Duty
Family & Medical Leave
Overtime Eligibility &
Cybersecurity
Relationship Management
Hiring
Dependent Benefits
Substance Abuse
Parental Leave
Unemployment Benefits
Educational Assistance
Mental Health Benefits
Background Checks
Retirement Benefits
Benefits Reporting & Disclosure
Workforce Planning
Technology
Investigations
Global Mindset
Open Enrollment
Business Acumen
Religious Accomodations
Job Applications &
Eligibility Verification (I-9)
Tags
Article
Top 5 Challenges of HR Professionals During COVID-19 Pandemic
When it comes to the talks of the unemployment rate due to COVID-19, experts compare it to the Grea ...
Know the Work Habits of Highly Effective Employees
The employees are the most valuable assets of any organization. It’s their credibility, efficiency, ...
The Interviewer's Guide to Conducting Phone Interviews
The job market in the US is slowly gaining traction after the long period of gloom that took the un ...
Are 4 day work weeks the future?
Robert Owen, a Welsh textile mill owner, social reformer, and labor activist came up with a slogan ...
Comments