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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Georgia Police Officer Patrick Shaver is hoping the documentary will show the difficulties that come with using deadly force in the line of duty
The officers tracked the suspects and prevailed in a gun battle, preventing the attackers from doing further harm and rescuing a fellow LEO in the effort
Police said Officer Ryan O’Connor was “still very critical” and was undergoing another surgery to try and save his life
Lt. Debra Clayton was fatally shot in January while trying to arrest a man suspected of killing his pregnant ex-girlfriend
Police found and seized a 9 mm handgun from Chad Klahs before putting him in Officer Ryan O’Connor’s car, but he kept a .40 caliber hidden
The judge also said Michael Slager, 36, obstructed justice when he made statements to state police after the shooting
Officer Manuel Gonzalez was working an off-duty detail in uniform when he confronted the shoplifting suspect
District Attorney David Prater said Sgt. Keith Patrick Sweeney “crossed the line” when he fatally shot Dustin Pigeon, who was suicidal
Police say Officer Kenneth Copeland’s death highlights why departments rely upon tactical teams to serve search and arrest warrants
Former North Charleston officer Michael Slager has been in jail since pleading guilty in May to violating Walter Scott’s civil rights
Stewart Thomas Mettz, 51, is suspected of shooting Officer Kenneth Copeland multiple times Monday
Officer Ryan O’Connor was shot in the head by a handcuffed burglary suspect, who later shot himself
The shooting happened when Officer Travonte Kitchen stopped a man on a bicycle because he did not have lights on his bike
A suspect shot and critically wounded an officer while cuffed and in the back of a police SUV, then fatally shot himself
58-year-old Officer Kenneth Copeland died Monday afternoon after being shot multiple times
The officer was driving home when he came upon a 55-year-old man pointing a handgun at a vehicle with a family of three
Commissioner Kevin Davis said authorities don’t think Det. Sean Suiter’s planned testimony and his death are connected
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The shooting occurred as the officer and the suspect struggled over a gun
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The officer called the man a coward, then took out a tube of K-Y Jelly and said: “You are going to need a lot of this”
The officers repeatedly yelled at a man to drop the knife he was holding and then fatally shot him when he moved toward them
Footage from the 2015 incident shows Dabrett Black beating a sheriff’s deputy
Cpl. Seth Kelly was moved out of the ICU and remains in the hospital as he recovers from gunshot wounds to his neck, shoulder and thigh
Officer Phillip Stevens leaned into the vehicle’s passenger window to speak with the driver when an unknown person suddenly appeared and shot at the officers
Two officers were finishing investigative work in their patrol car when 59-year-old James C. Danforth shot at them
When Deputy David Cloud tried to talk to a suspicious man, the suspect pulled out screwdriver and aggressively approached the officer
Sean Suiter, the Baltimore detective who was killed two weeks ago, was remembered as a caring officer
For the first time in six years, University of Cincinnati PD officers will carry TASERs
Ronald O. Hunt, 58, has proven to be a mystery so far for investigators, who struggled to locate any relatives to let any family know that Hunt had been killed
The St. Anthony City Council voted to pay $675,000 to Diamond Reynolds and her daughter, who was 4 years old at the time of the shooting
Police said the gunman who took a woman hostage and fired shots from a condominium may have had mental issues
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