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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Officer Grant Morrison testified that he feared for his life when he fired the three shots that killed Richard Ramirez
Newly released video footage from officer’s lapel camera shows motorist opening a driver door and firing shots during the weekend traffic stop
Mayor has chosen not to swear in a police academy cadet who fired shots at a vehicle during a traffic stop while serving as a rookie officer
Wife said she was asleep when the shooting happened but believes it was an accident
A man who was shot and killed by officers left behind several suicide notes in his cellphone, including one addressed to police
Man suspected of shooting and wounding an Albuquerque officer during a weekend traffic stop was arrested after a massive manhunt
Monday night’s shooting unfolded as officers were searching for suspects in an armed robbery
Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday condemned the thousands of cops who turned their backs to him during a pair of funerals for slain police officers
A judge on Monday ordered a survivalist who called for revolution to stand trial on charges he fatally shot a Pennsylvania state trooper and wounded another
31-year veteran Officer Lou Golson was struck twice by gunfire shortly after stopping the unidentified suspect Saturday
Officer out to dinner with his wife accidentally shot himself in the stomach inside a parking garage elevator
The wife of a Georgia police chief who told a 911 dispatcher that he accidentally shot her is improving at a hospital
Earlier in the day the same man had asked some officers about their guns and ammunition
Action Saturday was in contrast to the hundreds of police who turned their backs to video screens showing the mayor speaking at last week’s funeral
Jason Barnum was sentenced to 22 years in prison Friday in Anchorage Superior Court
Thousands of officers are paying their respects to a NYPD officer shot to death along with his partner as mourners converge from around the country
The Cuyahoga County’s sheriff’s office will take over for the city and continue the probe into the Nov. 22 Cleveland playground shooting of Tamir Rice
The federal lawsuit seeks more than $2 million in damages, and states that Darrien Hunt, 22, wasn’t a threat
Officers in Durham are being told to remain vigilant and use their instincts after two shooting incidents involving officers in less than a week
The video shows the man lunging at the officer with a hatchet after many commands by the officer to drop the weapon
Father and son killed an NC couple and set their home on fire, and then drove to W.Va, where they wounded 2 cops
Police Chief William McCollom called 911 around 4:15 a.m. and reported shooting his wife, Margaret, inside the couple’s bedroom
Man accused of shooting at two police officers has been apprehended after a lengthy manhunt
James Brooks, 19, was wanted in Sunday’s shooting and was captured by federal agents in Las Vegas
The man had posted several rambling videos online threatening the police before attempting to run them over
Man got out of his car and raised his hands as if surrendering during the July 28 stop. He then pulled out a gun and opened fire
Nov. 22 gunbattles between an armed parolee and an officer and two sheriff’s deputies left the parolee dead and the officer and a bystander wounded
Mayor Bill de Blasio met privately for more than two hours Tuesday with the leaders of the New York Police Department’s unions
Police have said surveillance footage seems to confirm that Martin pointed a gun at the officer before he was shot
