{"id":2243103,"date":"2024-05-12T19:56:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-12T23:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-officer-shot-and-killed-in-apparent-ambush-hunt-is-on-for-suspect\/"},"modified":"2024-05-12T19:56:33","modified_gmt":"2024-05-12T23:56:33","slug":"us-officer-shot-and-killed-in-apparent-ambush-hunt-is-on-for-suspect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-officer-shot-and-killed-in-apparent-ambush-hunt-is-on-for-suspect\/","title":{"rendered":"Search Underway for Suspect After US Officer Killed in Apparent Ambush"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fus-officer-shot-and-killed-in-apparent-ambush-hunt-is-on-for-suspect%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2243103&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>An Ohio police\u2064 officer was fatally shot in an apparent ambush while responding to a disturbance call.\u200c The suspect is being sought, and\u2062 authorities are conducting a search. The slain officer, Jacob Derbin, was in his first year of service. The Ohio attorney general pledged to bring the\u2064 perpetrator to \u2063justice. The \u2064community is in shock and\u2062 mourning for the loss. \u200cThe \u200bfatal shooting of Ohio \u200bpolice officer Jacob Derbin during a disturbance call has shocked\u2063 the community. Authorities \u2062are actively searching for the suspect responsible, with the \u2064Ohio attorney general promising\u200c justice \u200dfor the fallen officer. Derbin, in his first\u200c year of service, was tragically ambushed \u2064in the\u2064 line of duty.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\"> News <\/a>  <\/p>\n<h2>US Officer Shot and Killed in Apparent Ambush, Hunt Is on for Suspect<\/h2>\n<p> <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/ap-reports\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span> \u00a0By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/ap-reports\/%20\"><span>The Associated Press<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span> \u00a0May 12, 2024 at 11:19am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>An Ohio police officer was shot and killed after being \u201cambushed\u201d while answering a disturbance call over the weekend, and a suspect was being sought, authorities said Sunday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/radical-left-wing-mob-overwhelms-local-police-storm-tesla-factory-grounds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Police<\/a> in the Cleveland suburb of Euclid said officers were dispatched just before 10 p.m. Saturday to a home after a reported disturbance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile police were investigating, a gunman ambushed an officer, striking him with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/attorney-shot-dead-mcdonalds-customer-upset-order-police\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gunfire<\/a>,\u201d police said.<\/p>\n<p>The officer was taken to a hospital but succumbed to his injuries, police said.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple law enforcement agencies were involved in a search for the person responsible, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wkyc.com\/article\/news\/local\/cuyahoga-county\/euclid-police-officer-shot-taken-university-hospitals\/95-d2fd962e-aee1-4644-a2ea-9dee62cabbc7\">WKYC-TV<\/a> reported that residents who live on the street reported hearing about a dozen gunshots.<\/p>\n<p>Ohio\u2019s attorney general, Dave Yost, identified the slain officer as Jacob Derbin and said he was in his first year with the department.<\/p>\n<p>Yost vowed that the person responsible \u201cwill be found and will receive the full measure of justice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Yost\u2019s office posted photos online of the 24-year-old suspect and the vehicle being sought.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Should cop killers face harsher punishment?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Both the photo and the vehicle swiftly proliferated on social media.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">HAVE YOU SEEN HIM?<\/p>\n<p>24-year-old Deshawn Vaughn is suspected in killing a Euclid police officer Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call the Euclid Police Department or U.S. Marshal Service. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/To2sc3PRcN\">pic.twitter.com\/To2sc3PRcN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cleveland 19 News (@cleveland19news) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cleveland19news\/status\/1789649486257508494?\">May 12, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIt is a cruel irony that a mother lost her son on Mother\u2019s Day, and that this murder happened just as we prepare to solemnize our fallen during Police Memorial Week,\u201d Yost said in a statement. \u201cMy heart burns with anger at this injustice, for the family of this young officer and the Euclid Police Department.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Euclid police asked in a statement early Sunday that people \u201ckeep the fallen officer, his family, loved ones, and our agency in your thoughts and prayers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was an amazing human being. Just a great heart. Had an incredible smile. The world\u2019s a better place with him in it,\u201d said Euclid Police Chief Scott Meyer, <a href=\"https:\/\/fox8.com\/news\/tributes-pour-in-for-euclid-officer-killed-in-line-of-duty\/\">WJW-TV reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Kirsten Holzheimer Gail said in a statement Sunday that \u201cwe find ourselves grappling with a profound sense of sorrow and disbelief.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The mayor called on the community \u201cto come together in solidarity and support, not only to honor a hero who selflessly served and protected us but also to offer strength to one another in this time of grief.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Western Journal has not reviewed this Associated Press story prior to publication. Therefore, it may contain editorial bias or may in some other way not meet our normal editorial standards. It is provided to our readers as a service from The Western Journal.<\/p>\n<div id=\"author-info-44902\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/ap-reports\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44902\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44902\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44902\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44902\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Associated Press is an independent, not-for-profit news cooperative headquartered in New York City. Their teams in over 100 countries tell the world\u2019s stories, from breaking news to investigative reporting. 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