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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Attorney Corey Amundson said the investigation into the death of Alton Sterling couldn’t prove that the officers acted unreasonably and willfully
The officers were sitting in an unmarked car when two other vehicles pulled up and opened fire
The officers are listed in serious condition, but their injuries are not thought to be life-threatening
The DOJ is planning to reveal in the next 24 hours that they’ve closed the probe, according to a report
Officers exposed themselves to gunfire as they carried William An into a squad car and rushed him to a hospital
The lawsuit is seeking a redesign of the toy guns to make them look less realistic
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The company said they will donate $50,000 to Cpl. Stephen Ballard’s family
Michael Slager could get up to life in prison and a $250,000 fine at sentencing
Police Chief Jonathan Haber said video shows the vehicle not reversing, but instead “moving forward as the officers approached”
Police said Wesley Williams Correa-Carmenaty managed to steal a deputy’s gun after he returned from court
Mayor Mike Rawlings said a police robot found two bodies in a home, including that of the suspected gunman
The officer was responding to a domestic disturbance when the man answering the door shot him in the head
Police Chief Shelley Zimmerman said that the shooter Peter Selis was despondent over a recent breakup with his girlfriend
The eight-hour training covered how the public views the fairness of the policing, biases people unintentionally apply and mending damaged relationships
Police said the area was safe but still asked nearby residents to shelter in place
The officers told the man to drop his handgun before opening fire
The agent suffered non-life-threatening injuries
Police said David M. Watson II escaped custody as he was being moved from the vehicle into the hospital
Albert Victory won his release but now, his lawsuit claiming parole officials fabricated a reason to try and keep him in prison could be going to trial
Tremaine Wilbourn initially pleaded not guilty in 2015, but changed his plea under a deal that allows him to avoid trial
Cpl. Ballard’s wife said negative news about LE made him concerned that people would not like the police, but she said that “never stopped him from being proud”
Britain’s official threat from international terrorism stands at the second-highest level, “severe,” meaning an attack is highly likely
No one was injured in the encounter and the duo was taken into custody
After shooting Cpl. Stephen J. Ballard, Burgon Sealy Jr. fled in a car and holed up inside the home, refusing to surrender despite being surrounded
Thomas Young and his partner encountered an armed man in November 2015 that ended with the suspect dead and Young was shot in the leg
Despite his injury, Police Chief Albert Brown made the arrest
The officer was cleared in the shooting
The suspect is currently at large
Adan Salazar told police he was thinking about shooting at the station or its officers
The jury’s decision that Eric Frein should die by lethal injection brought a shouted “yes!” from the gallery