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Riverside Officer Shot, Killed After Foot Chase

A Riverside police officer was shot and killed late Sunday. The officer was attempting to stop a hit-and-run driver, a sergeant said.

NBC Los Angeles | Published: 11/08/2010 09:38

The officer, whose name has not been released, pulled the suspect over in front of Fairmount Park at Market Street and Fairmount Boulevard, at 9:45 p.m. Sunday, Sergeant Jaybee Brennan.

"There was a foot pursuit into the park,'' Brennan said. Backup officers following the foot pursuit heard shots and found the officer down, she said.

He was taken to a hospital, where police officials later confirmed he died.

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