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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With police officer deaths headed toward as many as 200 this year (approximately half of line of duty deaths have been by murder) police trainers are asking themselves some hard questions about what’s going wrong
There should be policies, procedures, and practices that have been trained by all the participants — beginning with LEOs and EMS, but also including 911 call takers and dispatchers — for incidents involving excited delirium subjects
In part one of this three-part series, Police1 Contributor Roy Bedard examines the oft-used mantra in police deadly force training: “We don’t shoot to kill. We shoot to stop.”
The suspect jumped over a retaining wall during a foot pursuit
The letter said the mayor is ‘inviting transparency and accountability’ in the department
The suspect reversed into a parked vehicle before moving forward into the officers
The deputy was working with the Drug Enforcement Administration
Advocates for the mentally ill say too many people who belong in mental health treatment wind up in jail cells
The officer later said firearms training 20 days prior might have been a contributing factor to muscle memory
All nine men seen in the video died in the Paris attacks or their aftermath
Prosecutors allege Peter Liang acted recklessly in his handling of his weapon
A panel of three experts led the patrol rifle session of the 2016 SHOT Show Law Enforcement Education Program (LEEP)
The four-year department veteran has had multiple surgeries
The officers gave accounts of the fatal shooting that conflict with the squad car video
The cop killer made threats against police 3 months prior
The gun fired as the Seneca County deputy was re-holstering it
The chief said a motive for the shooting isn’t known
SB880 would add military-style semi-automatic weapons with detachable magazines to the list of guns prohibited
The indictment came Thursday after prosecutors presented their case against Officer Robert Olsen
The suspect refused to comply with orders and was brandishing a firearm
Because for as many officers who showed up, there were just as many activists and community organizers
Neither the cost of the TASER bid nor the results of the legal review will be made public for at least a week
Events of the past year have put some new twists on the active shooter problem
The K-9 was deployed and on top of the suspect when the suspect opened fire
The suspect walked out of one of the apartment units armed with an airsoft gun that appeared to be a real firearm
The officer was wounded while attempting to foil a robbery
Police Board President that the 39 applicants for the superintendent job will be asked for ‘creative solutions’
The officers are entitled to qualified immunity for their actions
The legislation would require a mandatory state investigation every time deadly force is used
The settlement gives Samuel DuBose’s family $4.85 million and promises free undergraduate tuition for his 12 children
The officers weren’t injured
One of the suspects yelled ‘shoot him’ upon seeing the officer’s badge
The fatal police shooting is among the first on-duty officer deaths in the country for 2016
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