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 dashcam video of the murder of Constable Darrell Lunsford on January 23, 1991, became an essential officer safety training tool
How video evidence, officer tactics and political reaction shaped public perception before the investigation was complete
Public reaction has been swift, but the incident will be assessed under federal use-of-force standards, vehicle threat analysis and Supreme Court precedent — not political pressure or hindsight
Los Angeles City Council voted Wednesday to pay $5M to the family of an unarmed, disabled man who was killed by police in a shooting captured on TV
Kajieme Powell tried to attack two officers with a steak knife and approached police while shouting, “Shoot me! Kill me now!”
Missouri State Highway Patrol Capt. Ron Johnson said there were six arrests, compared to 47 the previous night
Officer pointed a semi-automatic assault rifle at demonstrators, then cursed and threatened to kill one of them
Officer David Johnston faces charges of shooting into an occupied vehicle and discharging a firearm in public in the Feb. 24 shooting
Made up mostly of black volunteers, various organizations have taken it upon themselves to help ease tensions in Ferguson
A prosecutor filed court papers Tuesday seeking the death penalty against a man charged with murder in the killing of an officer during a shootout in an alley
About two dozen heavily armed officers stormed a home Wednesday to free four remaining hostages and capture two suspects
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder arrived in Ferguson Wednesday to meet with federal investigators
Two police officers have been shot and two suspects are holding multiple people — including children — hostage
A large crowd gathered at the scene, not far from Ferguson, which has seen days of protests after a fatal police shooting
Video shows a confrontation Friday between a man and two cops in which he rushes them with a baseball bat and swings at an officer who had fallen
As police action in the Midwest raises concerns about the militarization of agencies, LA police are crediting some equipment for saving lives in a run-and-gun pursuit
Police originally said 31 were arrested, but St. Louis County spokeswoman Candace Jarrett on Tuesday said 57 people were booked at the county jail alone
Obama said it would be useful to review how local law enforcement agencies have used federal grants that permit them to obtain heavier armaments
Jury on Monday convicted James Robert Hill on all counts for shooting and paralyzing Pittsburgh police officer Morgan Jenkins
About 150 people including police stood in front of news station KSDK late Sunday to rally in support of Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson
The two officers, Kevin Stafford and Eric Bojaj, were reported in good condition
An officer was hit exchanging gunfire with a suspect, sustaining a “significant leg wound”
Missouri’s governor on Monday ordered the National Guard to a St. Louis suburb convulsed by protests over a fatal police shooting
First night of a state-imposed curfew in Ferguson, Missouri, ended with tear gas and seven arrests
Police said the man shot at police and six officers returned fire on two occasions Saturday
An officer was briefly hospitalized after being assaulted during a mostly peaceful protest in Northern California over a fatal police shooting in Ferguson, Missouri
Prosecutors will not file criminal charges in the February incident, saying the shooting was an accident and the deputy had no criminal intent
Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson released police reports stemming from the case during a news conference where he also identified the officer involved
Woman called 911 and said she was going to kill her family with an Uzi if the cops didn’t show up
Death prompted a backlash on social media against the LAPD, with some comparing it to the shooting of Michael Brown
Deputy sheriff shot his 16-year-old daughter after mistaking her for an intruder, then crashed his car as he rushed her to the hospital
