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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How the off-duty Winnebago County (Illinois) Sheriff’s Deputy singlehandedly stopped a pizza parlor robbery
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What made the life-and-death difference between two traffic stops on the same offender?
Protesters marched in Los Angeles streets for a second night over the fatal OIS of Carnell Snell Jr.
Lawyers say Officer Betty Shelby experienced what is commonly called “auditory exclusion,” a condition in which people in high-stress situations don’t hear sounds around them
Ruben Salazar was sentenced to 30 years for shooting at Lubbock police officers who were investigating him for armed robbery
Several hundred people gathered peacefully to hear speeches by religious leaders and then marched through the streets to police headquarters
About two minutes of the video has already been released, but the family is calling for the full video to be released
“In Context” delves deeply into the open source materials on 153 incidents in which an unarmed civilian died in the encounter
Officer Betty Shelby did not speak during her court appearance, her attorney entered the plea on her behalf
A judge likely will force Charlotte’s mayor to release all videos of the fatal OIS of Keith Lamont Scott before a new law takes effect
El Cajon Police Chief Jeff Davis says the goal for today is to clarify and calm community over fatal OIS
The telephone death threats to the home of Officer Dominique Perez began soon after he and an Albuquerque police detective ended a hillside standoff by opening fire
Alfred Olango ran afoul of the law several times in the years before death: selling cocaine, driving drunk, and illegally possessing a 9mm semi-automatic handgun
Defense attorneys for Derrick Stafford and Norris Greenhouse Jr. argue the deputies acted in self-defense
Competing rallies could have left residents with the difficult choice of who to support, but some said Tuesday it was possible to back both police and the slain man
The son of a police officer, Brent Vinson’s future now hangs in the balance as authorities determine whether he was justified in killing Keith Lamont Scott
The FBI will have up and running within two years a database that tracks instances of police use of deadly force
One of the officers tried and failed to subdue the unidentified man with a TASER before the other officer fired several times
Andrew Romero was found guilty of first-degree murder and a number of other charges for the fatal shooting of Rio Rancho Officer Gregg Benner
Not every state that mandates body cameras allocates the funding for it, and the hefty price tag is just one of many hurdles that agencies can face
No officers were injured
Thirty-one-year-old Terrence Sterling was shot by an officer in the early morning of Sept. 11
A disgruntled lawyer wearing military-style apparel with old Nazi emblems had more than 2,500 rounds of live ammo when he randomly shot at drivers in a Houston neighborhood
Residents complained about what they called unaccountable police officers and civilian leaders who have failed to force change
Charlotte Police planned to phase out dash cameras in favor of body cameras, but city council members think the city should consider keeping both types of technology
The officers who fired fatal shots in five out of six cases — including Keith Lamont Scott’s — weren’t using the body cameras
A police union is accusing the Los Angeles Police Commission of suggesting officers run away from armed suspects to avoid use of force
An employee told the customer that her “thin blue line” cake might be considered racist
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