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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In making ‘spontaneous exclamations’ or ‘res gestae statements’ following a critical incident, an officer is merely trying to construct a narrative that makes sense to a freshly-traumatized brain
Officers also said they recognized the armed suspect as a violent felon who had served prison time
When police converged on the suspect’s home, he fatally shot Deputy Joann Barnes and wounded Sheriff Bob Wofford
Detective Brad Lancaster was a U.S. Air Force veteran who had served two tours of duty overseas
The suspect fired a minimum of 20 rounds from an AR-15 while officers returned a minimum of 34 rounds
Police say the shooter fled in the detective’s car, then carjacked a vehicle with two children inside
He shot himself with his .40 caliber service pistol
This has resulted in a citywide 32 percent decline in so-called proactive police stops
The man killed Officer Julius Schulte by shooting him in the back of the head as he sat in his police car
The sheriff tweeted the ‘war on cops continues’
The DA released police footage to help bridge transparency in the community
Danny Ledezma Martinez shot Officer Travis Murphy to death in 2010
The councilman is a former officer himself and said he’d be dead if he took Fiore’s advice to fire back at cops
The manhunt for the shooter is ongoing
The sheriff said the bullets would have been able to pierce the protective body armor worn by deputies
The family’s lawsuit claims it was ‘reasonably foreseeable’ that the deadly confrontation would occur
The innovator’s interest in smart-gun technology stemmed from a rise in police being killed with their own firearm
A bystander’s cellphone footage shows officers telling the man to drop his weapon and raise his hands
While seemingly modest, the proposals came under fire from some police groups and gun rights organizations
The officer was struck in the leg when a colleague fired
The gunman was an officer with the Federal Protective Service
The man told the officer to shoot him and the officer replied he didn’t want to
The suspect fired at the officers, striking one in the chest
After the suspect’s family viewed footage of the shooting, they were convinced the officers’ actions were justified
The officer did not realize the wanted man had a long criminal history when he pulled over to talk to him.
Investigators discovered 82 shell casings from an AR-15, 17 from a .45 caliber handgun, and one from a 9 mm pistol
Officer Jesse Hartnett’s left arm was shattered by gunfire when the gunman attacked him
Police returned gunfire, and the suspect surrendered
Cases involving deadly force overshadow the actuality that cops overwhelmingly employ restraint in their use of deadly force
The suspect was shot several times in his side and arm
Attorney says decision has serious career consequences for officer