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WASHINGTON (AP) - Forty-eight police officers were intentionally killed in the line of duty last year, the FBI said Monday.
Forty-six were shot and killed and two were struck by vehicles. The 48 officers intentionally killed were among 114 who died in the line of duty. Both numbers were down slightly from last year.
Handguns accounted for 35 of the fatal shootings. Eight officers were killed with rifles, two with shotguns and one with an unknown type of firearm, the FBI said in its preliminary report. A final version will be released this fall.
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