Deadly Force Encounter
Appellate court concludes that the evidence plainly showed the officers subjectively believed the suspect had a gun
The officer, believing the suspect was armed and that a fellow officer was in danger, shot the suspect from behind
This tactic expands your ability to stop a deadly threat
During a traffic stop, a passenger ran out of the car holding a knife in each hand
Columbus police officers had responded to an attempted stabbing call
How does an officer draw and fire their pistol when it is clear they intended to draw and discharge their TASER?
“I ordered the subject to stop and drop the weapon. He continued to walk toward me.”
Decisions to use force, especially deadly force, are unquestionably the most critical an officer will ever make
An officer recounts the reasoning behind his decision not to use deadly force
The Rollice case is the latest in a series of questionable decisions involving police shootings where lower courts examine officer pre-shooting conduct
Chief Arradondo moved to release the video far earlier than usual, saying he wanted people to see it for themselves
The true, but largely untold, story of police forgoing deadly force
Bodycam video of Chicago police fatally shooting a man who stabbed a sergeant is a brutal reminder of the dangers officers face
When law enforcement practices become political fodder, both officers and civilians lose
Court decisions have held it is reasonable for officers to use deadly force to end a pursuit if a suspect engages in dangerous prior conduct or there is objective evidence of the driver’s intent to harm officers
This case demonstrates what the Supreme Court envisioned when creating the qualified immunity defense
Video shows ‘heroic’ actions of officers who were ambushed by a suspect
“By shooting an incapacitated, injured person who was not moving, and who was laying on his knife, the police officers crossed a ‘bright line’ and can be held liable.”
A new rule prevents officers involved in using deadly force from reviewing bodycam footage before completing an initial police report
Many federal judges are uninformed regarding the threat posed to officers by persons holding a firearm
Anecdotal evidence seems to support that suicide by cop incidents are on the rise
Thirty-five years ago, Tennessee v. Garner drastically changed the legal landscape concerning the use of deadly force by LEOs, paving the way for a unified standard
How a California officer spent his ‘discretionary time’ in handling a subject said to be wielding a knife was the pivotal consideration in an excessive force case
California currently lets officers use deadly force when they have a reasonable fear of being harmed
A legal look at a modern deadly force technology
The decision in Montoute v. Carr deals directly with law enforcement use of deadly force against an armed fleeing felon
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