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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Shipping only one magazine with the pistol is part of how Kahr can shave $221 off the price of their identically-sized PM9, but it should be illegal to sell any defensive pistol with only one magazine
The officers fired when he pointed the rifle at them
The woman struggled with the officer who tried to take her into custody and threatened him with scissors
Officer Mark Ringgenberg and Officer Dustin Schwarze will not be charged for their roles in the death of Jamar Clark
The officer thought the man was wielding a knife, but it turned out to be a barbecue fork
The unidentified woman made the comment while sitting at the time in the back seat of a patrol car
The FBI used the unspecified technique to access data on an iPhone used by the San Bernardino attacker
The 2015 law lowered the percentage of revenue most cities can collect from traffic fines
The man disrupted a House session last October by yelling he was a ‘Prophet of God’
Howard County Deputy Carl Koontz was 27 and married with an 8-month-old son
The suspect also hit himself with the bullet, just below his left arm
Preliminary information indicates shooting was a criminal act
The department already uses ‘In God We Trust’ on police vehicles
The officer was shot last week while responding to reports of a break-in
The suspect fired at 3 officers and wounded Lt. Andy Harris
Emanuel is trying to replace Garry McCarthy, whose firing was part of a frantic effort to restore trust in the department
Officer Ronald Heist worked for the county parks department after retiring from the city police force in the 1990s
The two suspects were both shot and killed
The department said the officer was breathing and conscious
Over time, the stress of the job can wear on an officer
Her act of apparent self-censorship brought much more attention to the controversy
The gun, set to be available mid-2016, has a design that’s making cops nervous
Officer Aaron Smith didn’t turn on his body camera and his patrol car dash camera
The man was struggling with a woman over a firearm, when it escalated, officers intervened
Detective Jacai Colson was killed in a blue-on-blue after a man fired at a police station
Matt Pearce was shot multiple times chasing a wanted fugitive last week
Police later discovered the man was pulling out a garden hose nozzle
Dashcam captured the close call
The fast food chain released a statement saying the incident was under investigation
Two separate juries sentenced the 33-year-old to death for the 2003 slayings
The 28-year-old Peter Liang was convicted of a manslaughter charge