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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The drawing was hung in a city building and depicts the officer pointing a gun at a black child
Officer Philip Brailsford pleaded not guilty to an on-duty shooting
He exchanged gunfire with at least one of the two robbers after one of them told the other to shoot the cop
Officer Matthew Kurtz was found dead inside his personal vehicle outside a movie theater
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Det. Matt Kurtz was a nine-year veteran of the force
The bill, dubbed the Blue Lives Matter Act of 2016, would expand the federal hate crime statute to include LEOs
Man came out of a house with a bat and hit the officer “multiple times in the upper body” before the officer fired at him
Former trooper killed a turnpike toll collector and a security guard at a toll plaza and then was shot dead by troopers while trying to escape
The shootout left another deputy and the suspect dead
The officer believes he shot one of the suspects who tried to rob him early Monday
The officer was treated and released from a hospital
Officer Tim Jones was shot three times in the jaw and neck Saturday morning and is hospitalized with life-threatening injuries
At one point, the suspect put up his hands to surrender, then pulled up a gun and continued firing
Officer was shot Saturday morning while investigating a report of a break-in
Private funeral is scheduled next week for a plainclothes narcotics officer who was killed Sunday in a blue-on-blue
Officers opened fire at five suspects accused of holding up a furniture store, killing two and injuring two more
A high-speed pursuit ensued after the gunfire exchange that left the suspect wounded
Dashboard camera video of all police shootings in South Carolina would be released to the public unless investigators can convince a judge the footage would damage their case
The officer’s attorney has said he feared for his life
It’s been decades since Officer Gary Sommers accidentally killed his partner. Sunday, the PD from which Sommers retired asked him to return and show another cop how to navigate the guilt
A lawsuit remains pending as a federal judge must still approve the preliminary agreement
Officer who died in a chaotic shootout at a station was deliberately shot by a fellow cop who did not recognize him and viewed him as a threat
Officer Matt Pearce remains in critical condition Wednesday following surgery at a Fort Worth hospital
The training will include a 360-degree virtual-reality simulator
A manhunt is underway for a second suspect
A city analysis indicated implementation costs could approach $4M in the first year alone
The undercover officer who died, Jacai Colson, arrived at the station after the shooting began