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.
Shot nine times while patrolling alone in a remote location, Young shares the survival lessons of his brutal attack
Not mentioned by the court, but the officer’s immediate shooting response justified because he was facing the “deadly reactionary gap”
NYPD has used 12-pound trigger pulls for several decades
The suspect ran at officers with a long, metal object that officers believed to be a knife
NYPD Officer Decio was stabbed in the neck and Officer Gonzalez was stabbed in the temple before Decio shot the assailant
A struggle began when two officers realized a man they were speaking to was carrying a gun; the man shot one officer during the scuffle before being fatally shot by the other officer
During a firearms training session, the instructor fired a weapon he did not realize was loaded, hitting a recruit’s ballistic vest; he then discussed covering up the incident
Boulder Police Department officers shot the dog as it ran toward them after repeatedly going after its owner
A Palm Bay Police Department officer shot and killed the man after he wounded other responding officers
El Monte Police Department Officer Joseph Santana, 31, and Cpl. Michael Paredes, 42, were ambushed and killed in June of 2022 while responding to a report of a stabbing; they were not told by dispatchers that the suspect had a gun
The suspect allegedly called 911 to report someone had broken into her house; she hid in the bathroom and assaulted officers when they arrived
Former officer Christopher Schurr had appealed to have murder charges against him dropped, saying that his shooting of the suspect was within department policy
As the man jumped out of the ambulance, he assaulted a police officer and refused commands to drop a metal object
“There was no way this could have been foreseen and/or avoided,” the district attorney stated. “Had [Deputy Sean] Steadman not returned fire, I have no doubt he would have been executed by [the suspect]”
The suspect refused to identify himself to officers or show them his hands; when K-9s were deployed, he stabbed them before turning the knife on officers
The county attorney who brought the charges argued that Trooper Ryan Londregan’s use of force was unjustified in the shooting of Ricky Cobb II
A jury last November found Ryan Phillip Schlesinger guilty of second-degree murder in the death of Deputy Marshal Chase White
Brandon Ramos fired shots at a suspect carrying a gun, but also struck six people in the crowd behind him
After the suspect shot an officer, another officer fired shots at him, bringing the suspect to the ground
Defense attorneys had asked that officers who attend the trial of Officer Ella French’s suspected killer not wear their uniforms, citing concerns that a “sea of blue” might intimidate the jury
Salvador Sanchez was holding his young son at a Costco when he was knocked to the ground from behind; Sanchez opened fire seconds later, fatally wounding the man
The man was hit with a TASER and shot before continuing to threaten officers with a knife
“Because of the swift actions of the two police officers who were involved and the responding officers, those officers will be going home,” Mayor Eric Adams stated
As Baltimore officers entered a stairwell with a ballistic shield, the suspect threw a knife at the officers, hitting the shield
The man had broken into at least two businesses and threatened to kill at least three people, including his parents, before barricading himself inside an apartment
Fresno police worked to de-escalate the situation several times, but the man remained agitated, threatening to force officers to shoot him
In 1987, Tom Weitzel was issuing a parking ticket when he was ambushed and shot by a gang member; the incident taught him the importance of standing by his officers in the best and worst of times
“There is no question in my mind that Jack’s actions that night prevented further harm to our officers and those that were there.” said Weatherford PD Chief Lance Arnold
MOST POPULAR
- Video: Knife-wielding woman attacks Fla. deputies after calling 911
- Ga. officer wounded, K-9 killed when suspect opens fire after pursuit
- Video: Man flees traffic stop, fires at Texas officers in SWAT standoff before fatal OIS
- Supreme Court rejects appeal from Texas officer convicted in fatal shooting of woman through her window
- Video: Conn. LEO found justified in fatal shooting of man who tried to flee with K-9, officer inside car