Officer-Involved Shootings
The Officer-Involved Shootings topic page provides news about cops in deadly confrontations, as well as tactical tips and columnists’ perspective on how to handle such situations.
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“His violent aggression was planned, and targeted, at law enforcement,” County Attorney James Loomis stated, ruling that the fatal shooting was justified
The man held a knife in each hand as officers and his father tried to persuade him to surrender; he became agitated and moved one knife when an officer prepared to deploy a TASER
The suspect fired several shots during a domestic disturbance before officers arrived at the scene, 911 call audio shows
The bank robbery suspect pointed a gun at his own head at one point; officers urged him to put the gun down before multiple shots were fired
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Officers were working to detain a person they determined to have posed harm to himself and others; the officer who was shot is recovering and is in good spirits
The officer fired one shot at the suspect, causing him to let go of the victim
Three Clark County Sheriff’s Office deputies fired shots at the suspect as he moved to pull a handgun from his belt
Mesquite Police officers spoke to the student for nearly five minutes, attempting to de-escalate the situation before shots were fired
The responding officer deployed a TASER at the suspect twice with no effect after the suspect punched him in the face and punched a train worker with brass knuckles
K-9 Luca was deployed to stop a suspect after a vehicle pursuit; when the suspect shot Luca, deputies returned fire, killing him
Administrators were applauded for confining the student to an office until Mesquite Police Department officers arrived; the officers shot the student, grazing his leg
Officers at the scene said they believed the man was holding a knife or screwdriver; an officer shot the man when he continued to approach officers after being hit with less lethal weapons
“We need more armor. Do we have a fire truck? We need a firetruck or something parked out in front of this house, we’re all pinned down,” an officer radios
As Suffolk County officers opened the front door, the suspect emerged with a large knife and lunged at an officer, “clearly attempting to kill him,” the police acting commissioner said
Deputy Greg McCowan was killed and Deputy Shelby Eggers was severely wounded after a reckless driving suspect shot them during a traffic stop
Ex-Columbus officer Jason Meade was charged with murder and reckless homicide for fatally shooting Casey Goodson Jr.; Meade testified that Goodson pointed a gun at him before the shooting
Burnsville officers Paul Elmstrand and Matthew Ruge, both 27, were fatally shot; Firefighter/Paramedic Adam Finseth, 40, was fatally shot as he provided aid to an injured officer
Sheridan Police Sgt. Nevada Krinkee died at a hospital after being shot when he tried to serve the man with a trespass warning
The suspect, who was inside the cruiser at the time, was not hit by any of the bullets
The 81-year-old suspect had acted aggressively toward his wife; he did not put down his firearm for the duration of the police response
The D.C. Metropolitan Police Department reported that the officers’ injuries appear to be non life-threatening
Sgt. Nevada Krinkee was a 6-year veteran of the Sheridan Police Department
An officer landed on the hood of the car when the suspect struck him as she attempted to flee; the officer shot the woman while he was still on the hood of the car
SWAT Officer Jesse Noriega’s shot grazed the suspect’s head, neutralizing the threat to officers; the suspect was treated at the hospital
A tense hostage situation unfolded in a McDonald’s parking lot, where a suspect held a woman at knifepoint inside a semi-truck
The suspect assaulted a gas station worker before carrying two machetes into a grocery store, deputies said
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The suspect was holding one victim with a knife in his hand when officers entered the home and shot him
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