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“We think that the use of force remains reasonable after a suspect employs a weapon, has not surrendered, and thus remains dangerous.”
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The officer was released from the hospital on Sunday after being shot several times in his left leg
The deputy “played dead” after being shot, but was hit several more times
The officer was dragged on the ground behind a truck after attempting to arrest a woman for outstanding warrants
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The officer was responding to a disturbance in progress when he had to swerve off of the road to avoid hitting a vehicle
The officer remains in the hospital after being grazed in the left arm and shot in the left elbow during the incident
A Fla. deputy was grazed in the head with one of the suspect’s bullets during the pursuit
Prosecutors said the man drank for at least three hours prior to the crash and tested positive for drugs including fentanyl and heroin after his arrest
Officers say the reforms won’t change how they approach their jobs and could have disastrous side effects
It’s crucial to do what your attacker doesn’t expect in order to prevail in a deadly confrontation
The bullet punctured his K-9 baseball cap in two places and cut through his scalp, but the officer was not seriously injured
The suspect fired his weapon during a struggle with the officer, striking the LEO in the right calf
While the ‘FBI Miami shootout’ is best known for its influence on the development of better ammunition for law enforcement, there are other important lessons to learn
Footage shows the officer clinging to an SUV that police said traveled a mile
The five men are accused of throwing a homemade chlorine bomb at an officer and another man who had stopped to clear a street of a barricade
The man fired hundreds of rounds at officers before killing his pregnant girlfriend, her teen son and then himself
The driver’s blood alcohol content was two-and-a-half times the legal limit
The suspect is accused of shooting the officer and charged with attempted capital murder of a peace officer
The suspect also faces charges of domestic assault, intimidation with a dangerous weapon and reckless use of a firearm
A man charged with the murder of an officer says the shooting stemmed from a “prank gone horribly wrong”
The officer was shot in the face when he attempted to stop a woman who fatally shot herself
The man is accused of shooting a female officer during a traffic stop
The two officers were responding to a domestic disturbance when they came under fire by the gunman
To survive their police career, officers should strengthen every point of the survival triangle
The officer was shot in the shoulder and suffered a collapsed lung, but is in stable condition
The trooper was shot in the neck, face and head last month after locating a suspect involved in a shooting earlier that day
The officer attempted to catch up to a driver traveling twice the posted speed limit when the LEO hit a patch of ice and lost control of his vehicle
Trooper Joseph Gallagher lost the ability to walk, talk and eat on his own after being struck by a vehicle
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