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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Cpl. Michael Paul Middlebrook was killed in a shootout
Officer Kristen Hearne was fatally shot Friday when she and Officer David Goodrich investigated a car found beside a rural road
Officer Kristin Hearne was married with a 3-year-old son
Police said neither the movie folks nor bar owners told police or other business owners about the film shoot
Witnesses said the suspect grabbed the officer’s baton and began beating him with it
The decision came about two months after police said Jason Brown shot Lt. Aaron Allan. Brown was dangling upside down in his overturned car when Allan approached
The officers are currently being treated at the hospital and are in stable condition
Police say mistakes were made in leaving a suicidal man alone in the ER, where he grabbed a CO’s ECD from an unattended bag before the OIS
Police said the driver fired six times, hitting one officer in the leg and another in his ballistic vest
The standoff ended when the suspect got out of a black SUV and “officers received gun fire from the suspect,” police said
Jorge Zambrano had shot Auburn police Officer Ronald Tarentino, 42, multiple times during a traffic stop
Police said Antonio Garcia Goff drove toward the officer before he fled
The agent suffered severe injuries but is expected to recover
A gun was recovered from the scene
The suspect told the dispatcher he was feeling suicidal and he was going to “blast it out with the police officers”
Anthony Martell ultimately shot himself in the head as officers were approaching him
The 26-year-old had been shot in the jaw on Monday night
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Tiffany Dickson claims the parents of Eric Matthew Frein were aware of and fostered their son’s disdain for law enforcement that led to her husband’s death
Nearly 200 people have been arrested in demonstrations since a judge acquitted former officer Jason Stockley of first-degree murder
The deputy was shot in the shoulder and back, and the gunman fled on foot
The video shows the man in a physical confrontation with a Huntington Beach officer outside of a 7-Eleven
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Benjamin Barnes threatened several people and their dogs and shot and killed one family’s dog
The sheriff’s office says a passenger in the vehicle produced a handgun and shot a deputy in the head
While struggling on the ground, the man grabbed something from the officer’s belt and the officer pulled out his gun
When police found the truck involved in the crash parked at a home, Magdiel Sanchez, who was deaf and nonverbal, came out with a metal pipe
When deputies approached the robbery suspects, the driver aimed the car toward them and started driving
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