Officer-Involved Shootings
Police1’s officer-involved shootings resource page provides law enforcement professionals with timely news, expert analysis, and practical training insights related to deadly force incidents. Explore breaking updates on officer shootings nationwide, legal developments, use-of-force policies, and tactical lessons learned. Our coverage includes commentary from law enforcement leaders, attorneys, and trainers to help officers and agencies prepare for, respond to, and recover from critical incidents. Whether you are a patrol officer, supervisor, or command staff, Police1 delivers trusted resources to support informed decision-making, enhance officer safety, and improve community trust in law enforcement.
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The man yelled at Salt Lake City officers and pulled out a knife as he fled; he refused to drop the knife, and after a TASER deployment, the officers fired shots
Body camera footage shows Alliance Police officers deploying a TASER through the man’s open truck door; when he produced a gun, they fired shots
A Spokane Valley deputy responded after a man was seen with an apparent handgun near a school; the deputy fired shots when the man ran up to the cruiser and pointed the replica firearm
The San Antonio Police officer responded to a domestic disturbance report to find a man wielding two knives in the yard
One year after an ambush killed Detective Sgt. Cody Becker, Detective Mark Baker and Detective Isaiah Emenheiser, York County Sheriff’s Lt. Dave Godfrey shares his story of survival and recovery
Officers were attempting to approach a wounded man when the shooter appeared from behind a doorway and shot an officer; another officer was wounded as he tried to return fire
When the man refused to surrender to San Diego Police officers, they deployed a K-9; the man then ignited an incendiary device, setting the dog on fire
The man fled a stop in his truck, but turned around and tried to hit Oklahoma City officers; he surrendered after being wounded in an officer-involved shooting
Body camera video shows the Fort Smith officer scuffling with the man as he tried to flee in his vehicle; the suspect then shot the officer in the neck and drove off
Three Houston PD officers and a Texas DPS trooper opened fire on the man after he ignored repeated commands to drop the rifle and raised it toward them, according to police
The suspect reportedly attacked the women after stabbing himself repeatedly; a Sacramento County Deputy fired shots after witnessing the suspect stabbing one of the victims
The man became agitated after he spoke with a Kern County deputy about a noise complaint; he retrieved a sword and ran after the deputy shouting, “kill me!”
Bridgeport Police Officers returned fire after a man who was fleeing from them ran into a home and fired shots at them from inside; no one was wounded in the shootout
Simi Valley Police pursued the man after a domestic disturbance where he reportedly told family members he wanted to engage in a shootout with officers
Surveillance video shows the woman fire a gunshot in the Port Orange Police station lobby before walking back out into the parking lot and approaching officers
Port Orange Police Chief Manuel Marino said the 71-year-old woman fired toward civilian employees before walking outside with the handgun
NYPD
The NYPD ESU officers spent nearly an hour trying to persuade the man to climb down before police say he descended the cable toward them and raised a knife at an officer
Former Columbus officer Ricky Anderson entered an Alford plea to the charge of reckless homicide in the shooting death of Donovan Lewis
Former officer Clifford Proctor has been indicted again on a murder charge in the death of Brendon Glenn months after a judge dismissed an earlier indictment
NYPD
Officers deployed TASERs in an effort to get the woman to drop the two knives she was holding; she threatened to kill officers before they fired shots
Sacramento County deputies had been searching for the man after his ex-wife escaped a home and reported he had beaten, strangled and pistol-whipped her during three days of violence
The Anne Arundel County Police Department stated that the woman hit an officer with her car as well as two patrol cars and a civilian vehicle before an officer fired shots
Security camera video showed the man breaking vehicle windows and chasing bystanders with the bat before officers responded and instructed him to drop it
Nashville officers first came in contact with the man when he threatened to kill a gas station clerk; they negotiated with him for more than an hour before the fatal shots were fired
Officer Chris DeLong, 29, had served the Columbia Police Department as an officer since 2025 after graduating from the Criminal Justice Academy
After LAPD officers hit the man with a less lethal projectile, body-worn camera and surveillance footage showed him move toward the officers while holding the utensil in his hand
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