Two Florida law enforcement officers narrowly escaped death after shots were fired at their car in the early morning hours of December 21. The news of another ambush-style attempt on the lives of police comes just one day after the funeral of New York City police officer Rafael Ramos, who was killed in his police cruiser along with his partner Wenjian Liu.

The incident took place at 3:30 a.m. as the officers were conducting routine traffic enforcement near Northside Baptist Church in Dade City, Florida. Although both officers reported hearing gunfire and the bullets passing by them, neither was struck. At this time no description of suspects or a vehicle is available.

Another Florida police officer was targeted on December 21. Officer Charles Kondek was shot and killed after responding to a noise complaint in Tarpon Springs. As Officer Kondek approached a man who had been knocking on doors in a Grand Boulevard apartment complex at approximately 2:00 a.m., the suspect opened fire, killing Kondek. The man then drove over Officer Kondek as he was fleeing the scene, and was later apprehended after crashing his car into a utility pole.

Kondek was a 17-year veteran of the Tarpon Springs Police Department for 17 years, and had previously served a five-year tour with the NYPD. He leaves behind a wife and six children.

In Durham, NC, officer JT West also survived a barrage of Christmas gunfire from two armed men while sitting in his police cruiser taking reports. West was struck by flying glass from the windshield of his cruiser, which shattered in the gun blasts, but was otherwise unharmed. The incident is currently under investigation by the Durham police department.

Tensions between the police and the public are at an all-time high following the highly publicized and controversial deaths of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri and Eric Garner in New York City, both black men, at the hands of white law enforcement officials. The man who murdered Officers Ramos and Liu in NYC specifically stated that the killings were in retribution for the deaths of Brown and Garner.

While the attacks on Officers West and Kondek and the deputies in Dade County have not been reported to have any revenge-style motivation, they may be indicative of a trend in police being targeted in everyday encounters. Protests against police brutality continue in NYC despite a plea from Mayor Bill de Blasio to wait until after Officers Ramos and Liu are laid to rest.