Officer-Involved Shootings
The Officer-Involved Shootings topic page provides news about cops in deadly confrontations, as well as tactical tips and columnists’ perspective on how to handle such situations.
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Bystander footage shows the suspect wearing a helmet threatening an officer with the sword; the officer fired a shot, striking her
Lake County deputies found the man demanding to be let into a house; when a deputy refused to enter, the man began banging on the door and pointed a gun at the window
The woman struck the Bismarck PD officer with such force that he was thrown over a snowbank and disarmed
Colorado Springs officers responded to reports that a man broke into cars and pointed a gun at someone; the suspect was uncooperative, eventually placing a bystander in danger
The San Antonio PD officer attempted to tase the man twice, but the deployment was ineffective; the officer dropped the TASER while the knife-armed man advanced toward him
The suspect tried to force his way into a position to take control of a car, which he was initially a passenger in, despite the Sioux City officer entering the car and ordering him to stop
The man pinned an Ohio trooper to the ground before fleeing into Pennsylvania, where he resisted arrest and continued to assault officers after crashing the stolen cruiser
“There are a million things I should have done better that night,” Andrew Buen, who was convicted of criminally negligent homicide in the case, said before sentencing
The man eventually surrendered to San Leandro Police Department officers after throwing his handgun at a cruiser
The Colorado Association of Chiefs of Police officials wrote that the first officer was ambushed while sitting in his vehicle; as backup arrived, the suspect fired nearly 80 rounds
The man refused commands for 45 minutes before raising his gun toward a police response team, prompting SWAT snipers to fire, killing him
An MRAP vehicle performed a successful PIT maneuver to stop the fleeing woman, who identified herself to officers as a “CIA agent”
After receiving a report of shots fired near the barracks, troopers left the building and “engaged the suspect, fatally wounding the individual”
After being struck and wounded by the Concord Police officer’s gunfire, the man raised the knife and lunged at officers twice, leading to the fatal shooting
Ingham County Sheriff Scott Wriggelsworth said he was releasing the video in response to “public sentiment” and noted that deputies attempted to de-escalate
The incident escalated when the man started advancing toward two Boynton Beach PD officers, slashing the machete twice against the concrete before raising it up in the air
An officer fired shots at the vehicle as it sped past, but did not strike the driver; the suspect was caught after crashing into an uninvolved vehicle and fleeing on foot
As a Bridgeport Police officer pursued a suspect on foot, the man grabbed a black object in his hand, prompting the officer to fire two shots; a handgun was later recovered at the scene
After spotting the gun, officers attempted to de-escalate the situation; officers fired shots when the man raised the gun and pointed it at them
The suspect refused to surrender and repeatedly shouted at NPS and Hawaii PD officers to shoot him, appearing to call them “demons” and telling them to leave “in Jesus’ name”
Just 25 to 30 seconds after arriving, Walton County Deputy Will May was shot multiple times during a call to escort a man out of a store
After initially acting cooperatively with the Des Moines Police officers, the man suddenly pulled a screwdriver from his pocket and threatened officers with it
After being confronted with the gun, the officer called for backup and ordered the man several times to drop the gun; four officers opened fire after he did not comply
The suspect had been harassing people in an apartment complex when the Stuart Police officer arrived to intervene; the suspect then charged at him, leading to the shooting
A judge ruled that due to a law prohibiting police involvement with vehicle repossessions without a court order, the officer was not acting in his official capacity when the shooting occurred
The officer retreated for cover and returned fire, despite being shot in the foot by the suspect
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