Title: How Many People Were Fatally Shot by US Cops the Past Year? | Snopes.com
Headings: How Many People Were Fatally Shot by US Cops the Past Year?
How Many People Were Fatally Shot by US Cops the Past Year?
Former U.S. Secretary of Labor Robert Reich drew attention after tweeting out the number.
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Content: The second most prevalent cause was gunfire (45). Four additional officers were killed by “inadvertent gunfire.” In 2019, the FBI reported that 89 law enforcement officers were killed in line-of-duty incidents, with 48 of those deaths being the result of felonious acts, and 41 due to accidents. According to the FBI, 47 officers died in 2019 due to gun violence, with 44 of those deaths falling into the “felonious acts” category, and 3 falling into the “accidents” category. Keep Snopes Debunking
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