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Syracuse Police Officer Mike Jensen and Onondaga County Sheriff's Deputy Mike Hoosock died after being shot by the suspect. Jensen and fellow officers fired back, killing the suspect.
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Nick Paro says residents on and near Darien Drive reached out when they heard gunshots. -
The suspect is also dead. Law enforcement traced a suspicious vehicle to the suspect's address on Darien Dr. in Salina. -
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The state budget is nearly two weeks late, with no end in sight. Lawmakers are expected back in Albany Monday to pass a fourth extender. -
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The merger with the downtown Justice Center was first proposed in late Dec. 2022 and approved by the county legislature a few weeks later. Onondaga County Sheriff Toby Shelley followed up with a lawsuit.
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