{"id":4810,"date":"2025-08-27T00:11:43","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T00:11:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/news\/2025\/08\/27\/multiple-law-enforcement-officers-shot-in-virginia-u-s-congressman-says\/"},"modified":"2025-08-27T00:11:43","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T00:11:43","slug":"multiple-law-enforcement-officers-shot-in-virginia-u-s-congressman-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/news\/2025\/08\/27\/multiple-law-enforcement-officers-shot-in-virginia-u-s-congressman-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Multiple law enforcement officers shot in Virginia, U.S. Congressman says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title = \"Multiple law enforcement officers shot in Virginia, U.S. Congressman says\"   width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EBS_xh_OC3A?modestbranding=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n <br \/>\n<br \/>According to U.S. Rep. 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