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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Officer Ryan O’Connor has been in a long battle for his life after being shot in the head by a handcuffed suspect
Andrew Finch was shot after a “prankster” called 911 with a fake story about a shooting and kidnapping at Finch’s Wichita home
The DA determined that Officer Eric Esparza was justified when he shot Dillan Tabares, a homeless Navy veteran who was paroled from prison eight days earlier
Deputy John Schmidt, 65, was cleaning a personal firearm at his home when the gun discharged
A grand jury said the Pennsylvania State Police should stop investigating shootings by its own troopers to ensure such probes are “free from potential bias”
The officer shot the alleged shoplifting suspect after he tried to attack the LEO with a knife
Deputy Jeff Pelle, son of Sheriff Joe Pelle, was one of four Douglas County sheriff’s deputies shot, one of them fatally, on Sunday
Officers found Gary Johns, 65, chasing and shooting at his wife before they asked him to drop his weapon and opened fire
Wichita Police Chief Gordon Ramsay said the department is determined to learn from the fatal officer-involved shooting of Andrew Finch
The document said Matthew Riehl was hospitalized at the veterans medical center in 2014 after a psychotic episode and escaped but was brought back
The officers were responding to a disturbance call at a New Year’s Eve party when they were both shot
Officials said Matthew Edward Riehl made veiled threats against professors of the law school he graduated from
“I will do everything in my power, Zack Parrish, to honor you,” Gracie Parrish, Officer Parrish’s wife, said
In what may have been a planned ambush attack, a gunman shot several deputies, fatally injuring Deputy Zackari Parrish
Deputy Zackari Parrish, who was killed in an ambush attack on New Year’s Eve, was remembered for his boundless energy
The injured officer did not sustain a gunshot wound and was treated for a non-life-threatening injury
Chief Charlie Beck called the gunman a “coward” and says the injured officer is in “good spirits”
Police in Los Angeles have arrested a man they suspect made a ‘swatting’ call that resulted in a SWAT officer fatally shooting a man in Kansas
A man fired more than 100 rounds at sheriff’s deputies, killing one, before being fatally shot himself
Attorney Mike Freeman had promised a charging decision by year’s end, but on Thursday, he said his office was “getting more information”
Brian Krebs said people who make these calls frequently can face stiff penalties, while others often get off free
Police said the hoax call was a case of “swatting,” in which a person makes up a false report to get a SWAT team to descend on an address
Right now, an officer in Washington can’t be convicted of a crime for using deadly force if he or she acted in good faith and without malice
The agency concluded that a “reasonable officer” would not have believed he was in danger of death or serious injury
Overall, line of duty deaths decreased 10 percent in 2017 to 128, with traffic-related fatalities the leading cause of officer deaths
The officer was fired for violating his department’s use-of-force policy despite being acquitted in the 2015 fatal shooting of 18-year-old Brandon Jones
District Attorney Michael Kagay said the shooting was justified because Dominique White hovered his hand over the pocket containing his gun
Amanda Jones told Texas deputies she had a gun and would shoot them before officers opened fire
FBI officials say they have seen no evidence to suggest Detective Sean Suiter’s death was “directly connected” to the federal corruption investigation
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