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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When a 20-year-old white male stepped through the door with an assault rifle, it turned out to be a lucky night for police and patrons at New Jersey’s largest shopping mall
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Police say the suspect pointed a box cutter at the deputy prior to the shooting; the attorney says the suspect didn’t have the weapon in his hand
The suspect tried to rob a bank, then ran into a nearby store and held an elderly man at knifepoint
Prosecutors and attorneys will analyze what seemed to work and what didn’t the first time in the trial of Ray Tensing
Dominique Heaggan-Brown waived his right to a preliminary hearing, erasing a chance for the public to see body camera footage of the incident
The use of force policy prohibits the city’s officers from shooting at moving vehicles or using carotid restraints
The video shows the moments leading up to the fatal shooting of Officers Nicholas Smarr and Jody Smith
Officer Mike McClaughry remains in critical condition at a Seattle hospital
The public would not be able to see police recordings unless a person or the media convinces a judge there is compelling public interest
The suspect’s attorney said it’s possible the agent had a “paranoid” episode at the time of the incident
Mayor Mitch Landrieu said the settlements with 17 plaintiffs end all civil litigation involving those cases
Doctors believe he will make a full recovery
The officer was justified in the fatal shooting of Ronald Johnson III because Johnson wielded a firearm when he fled
The officer is being treated for an injured leg and the suspect for a bullet wound in the stomach
The 61-year-old officer was listed in critical condition following surgery for a head wound
Dominique Heaggan-Brown is charged with first-degree reckless homicide in the fatal shooting of Sylville Smith
Two people who encountered Francisco Serna in the hours leading up to the OIS had believed he had a gun, and police were answering a 911 call of a man with a revolver
The man’s family said he was in the early stages of dementia
The officer shot the Case Western Reserve University law student Dec. 4 during what’s been described as a struggle in a wooded area
The officer was shot in the shoulder and suffered non-life-threatening injuries
Prosecutors ruled the shooting was justified
The officers’ injuries are not life-threatening
Today’s firearms simulator training tools are cost effective and can be easily integrated into commonly delivered police training
One powerful way to train an officer’s combat mindset on the live-fire range is to recreate an officer-involved shooting
Two law enforcement leaders who have gone through the process of implementing a BWC program share what they learned
As more cops are donning cameras, thorny legal issues are pushing from behind the recorded scenes
Here are 10 of the biggest technological considerations you should understand
