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.
Discover how LMPD’s Wellness Unit’s framework paved the way for officer support and agency resilience following a 2023 active shooter incident at the Old National Bank
Imagine how policing could improve if instead of just investigating incidents to find blame, we also investigated incidents to learn how to avoid them happening in the first place
In 1987, Tom Weitzel was issuing a parking ticket when he was ambushed and shot by a gang member; the incident taught him the importance of standing by his officers in the best and worst of times
The man who shot and wounded an Albany Police Department officer was not killed by the officer’s returning fire as police initially implied
LASD deputies were stopped behind the suspect’s vehicle at an intersection when he reversed into a cruiser at high speed
Officials suggested that the LAPD update their communication training to better handle situations like this event
The officers shot the suspect, accused of killing New Mexico State Police officer Justin Hare, after a 48-hour manhunt
Syracuse Police Chief Joe Cecile stated that people who knew the shooter said he harbored grudges against law enforcement after he was arrested for DUI in 2014
The Albany PD officer was pursuing a speeding vehicle when the driver got out and immediately fired several shots at the officer, hitting him in the leg
Firing your weapon to stop an imminent deadly threat may be the most difficult decision you ever have to make
The 18-year-old’s brother called 911 and stated his brother was “going crazy” and that he hadn’t slept for four days; when officers arrived, the armed suspect began running after them
After asking the suspect to show his hands several times, deputies deployed a TASER; while the suspect was being tased, he fired a revolver, striking a deputy’s shoulder mic
A Syracuse police officer and an Onondaga County sheriff’s deputy were both killed when they went to follow up on a traffic stop where the driver sped away
Body camera video shows the officers negotiated for hours, deployed a mental health response team and used less lethal measures before the shooting occurred
Initial reports suggest that the driver, who was stopped for a seatbelt violation, fired at officers through the vehicle window, initiating the shootout
Video shows an Akron PD officer telling the 15-year-old to drop the presumed weapon; he fired a shot at the juvenile, striking his hand
The woman pointed a handgun at two Pacifica Police Department officers while attempting to flee the scene; both officers fired shots, fatally striking her
The footage shows the officers trying to take the man into custody for misdemeanor assault before he resisted and started brawling
Body camera footage shows that officers spoke to the man for several minutes before the shooting occurred, offering him cigarettes and attempting to talk him down from violence toward his wife
Amid the threat posed by a man armed with a Katana, officers demonstrate exceptional de-escalation skills
The suspect sustained non-life-threatening injuries in the shooting; the officers were not injured
San Bernardino sheriff’s deputies were attempting to protect other officers when they shot and killed a teen girl who had been kidnapped by her father, a heavily-armed murder suspect
The man was initially stopped because his taillights were out; he fled the stop, calling 911 to say that he would kill any officers who stopped him
Officers deployed TASERs and bean bag rounds at the suspect before the shooting
The man, who had allegedly been waving the sword and screaming before the officers arrived, told Pima County Sheriff’s Office deputies he was “trying to achieve greatness on the katana”
The shootout occurred when Ft. Lauderdale Police Department officers, believing the man was holding someone else in the hotel room with him, instructed him to exit the room with his hands up; instead, he emerged with a gun
Two shots can be heard as the trooper and the suspect wrestled on the ground over a handgun
“I look down and I have bright red arterial blood on my boot. You can’t help others if you’re down for the count.”
Former Yavapai-Apache Tribal Officer Preston Brogdon was pursuing medical retirement when he received a letter from the department telling him he had been terminated
Advanced body-worn camera technology plays a crucial role in enhancing officer safety and strengthening the bond between the police and the community
As the El Paso Police officer made contact with the suspect, the suspect made menacing comments toward the officer and asked if he “picked the wrong day to go to work”
The officer was shot in the hand and is expected to recover; the suspect was arrested and charged with attempted homicide of a law enforcement officer
Video: Man locks 7-Eleven employees in office, holds sharp object to hostage’s neck before fatal OIS
Through a small window in the office door, Denver Police officers could see that the suspect was threatening a hostage; officers broke through the office and attempted to intervene before firing multiple shots at the suspect
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