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 deputy yelled “Taser” before firing the shot
The suspect was killed as he exited a 7-Eleven store he had robbed early Monday morning
The suspect shot someone, shot at deputies and ultimately turned the gun on himself
An attorney for the victim said he’s planning lawsuits against the condo association where the shooting took place and possibly the sheriff’s office
A man with a gun came out of the home holding a woman hostage and at least one deputy fired
Three officers returned fire, then formed a perimeter and waited for SWAT to arrive
The man accused of fatally shooting the LEO Friday managed to recover from being shocked with an ECD to kill the officer moments later
No one was hit in the exchange
The FBI has released its annual LEOKA report
The suspect was shot after a foot pursuit
Law enforcement officers do not use deadly force to kill, they use deadly force to stop or apprehend
The deputy died after shooting the woman in an attempted murder-suicide
The officer was ambushed as he and his patrol team stepped out of their car to investigate something suspicious shortly after midnight
Police said the teen was “known to police”
The student accused of killing a campus police officer was searched at some point but still managed to have a gun on him while being booked
Police Chief Kerr Putney again defended his officers Tuesday
The video shows one of the LEOs standing in front of the car and moving out of the way as the car takes off
The officers were responding late Sunday to calls of an assault in progress and shots fired at an industrial park building
Cariann Hithon crashed into several cars Sunday evening
The 19-year-old university student was charged early Tuesday with capital murder of a peace officer
While at the police station, the suspect pulled out a gun and shot the officer in the head
Police say the suspect caused at least one crash and knocked an officer to the ground with her car
CMPD shot Rueben Galindo, who had called 911 and said he had an unloaded gun. Galindo declined several dispatcher requests to put the gun away before LE arrived
The DA has cleared the officer in the shooting
The production company did not inform police or other business owners about the shoot
A police officer who was sent to an off-duty state parole officer’s apartment to check on her ended up in a shootout
Demonstrators have been protesting since mid-September over the acquittal of former officer Jason Stockley in a fatal shooting case
Police and county officials have begun looking for new solutions
One trooper was shot in his vest, taken to a hospital and released
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