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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Police1 Editor in Chief Doug Wyllie and retired San Francisco officer Jim Dudley discuss current news, offer advice, thoughts, tips and laughs for officers
We may have allowed our critics to get into our heads and cloud our minds at times of critical decision-making
Louisiana lawmakers have agreed to increase police training requirements and better track officers’ disciplinary records
Ray Tensing, now 27, again faces charges of murder and voluntary manslaughter
As the officers approached, Geraldo Rodriguez opened fire
The case is the longest-running unsolved murder of a police officer in the country
An analysis of recent ambush wins shows the reasons for victories jump off the pages because they are virtually all alike
More than 30 motorcycle officers and 150 police vehicles were in the procession from the church to a cemetery to honor Deputy William Durr
The city council applied for involuntary disability retirement for six officers, claiming they are all unable to perform their duties
Sgt. Hugh Barry convinced Deborah Danner, who suffered from paranoid schizophrenia, to drop a pair of scissors, but the woman ran to the bedroom and picked up a bat
Herschel Jones’ ex-girlfriend warned police he was “looking to kill a cop”
The officers were found justified in the shooting
This exclusive PTSD screening quiz can help determine if your symptoms are consistent with those of the diagnosis
Daniel Mathena was trying to get back to his hotel when he and a Louisiana Supreme Court police officer got into a fight
The union that represents both police officers filed an appeal of the discipline within hours of the announcement
A man accused of killing eight people, including a deputy, swapped cars several times as he fled the crimes, eluding officers tracking him across the rural county
Mohammad Doudzai was killed by police after he shot his two brothers and set his house on fire
Police fired 58 rounds at the suspect’s car
SCOTUS sided with deputies in a legal dispute stemming from 2010, when a couple of bystanders were shot while the deputies searched for a wanted man
The officer who drove the patrol car the day of the November 2014 shooting was suspended
The statute Jeronimo Yanez is charged under requires prosecutors to show he acted with culpable negligence — that he was reckless and acted unreasonably for the situation
Three friends said Khaleel Thompson was acting erratically and threatening to kill himself hours before he was shot
The officers, who were not identified, are not believed to be seriously hurt
Special Agent Michael T. Walter was a father of three and former Marine
The rampage began after authorities got a call about a domestic dispute
The study found that fatal officer-involved shootings are less common in states with stricter gun laws
Witnesses said that the suspect fired a gun at pursuing troopers during the pursuit
A lawyer for Andre Higgs, who is accused of killing Latrena May, implied that the responding cop escalated the situation that led to her client being charged in May’s death
Hayden Stutz told officers several times he had a pistol and didn’t care what happened
An officer opened the rear passenger door of the car when the suspect pulled out a gun and opened fire
Former Officer Ray Tensing’s attorneys said comments made by prosecutor Joe Deters violated the judge’s gag order and tried to influence and bias prospective jurors
