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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Police were responding to a report of a shot fired during a possible domestic violence incident
Adam Garibay fatally shot Keith Martin, then led police on an 18-mile pursuit before he was forced off the road
Michael Edward Schmidt, a lawyer at a prominent law firm, reported a burglary, then opened fire on responding officers
The armed robbery of $18,000 from two employees of a strip club led to the shooting
Trooper Lawrence Andrew Litzell returned fire, killing the suspect who shot him
Darnell King approached the officer’s open garage and threatened him with a gun, the officer led him into the house and shot him
A caller told a dispatcher that a masked man raced into a bank, then described the shootout that followed
A Troy police officer was shot in the leg and the suspected gunman was killed after an exchange of gunfire
Asa James Dolak, 19, set fire to the apartment shared by his ex-girlfriend and their 2-year-old son, then set his mother’s house in flames
A 16-year-old suspect fired on police after a traffic stop
Randy Gregory who was stopped behind a squad car in traffic when he saw the shooting and immediately ran to the police car radio, calling “officer down”
The man opened fired on officers, who returned fire, police said. He fled into a secluded area, and a police helicopter and a K-9 unit were searching for him Wednesday afternoon
2 suspects jumped out of their car and shot at the deputy, who returned fire, killing one man and injuring another with gunshots to his leg and arm
Kyle Carnett, who witnessed part of the struggle, said Robert Cameron Redus attempted to strike Cpl. Christopher Carter and ignored the officer’s orders
Stanley Crosby, 65, faces seven counts of attempted murder, no one was injured
Chrisman was arrested after he shot and killed Danny Rodriguez, 28, and the man’s pit bull when he and his partner responded to Rodriguez’s home after a frantic call from his mother that her son was acting violent
Prosecutors who reviewed the case ruled the shooting justified, the officer believed the victim was armed and holding 2 hostage
Three Miami-Dade officers were wounded — one in the stomach and the others in the arm
Chief Richard Pruitt said the 23-year-old student had wrestled away the officer’s baton and hit him with it before the officer got it back
The Texas Rangers have joined the Alamo Heights Police Department in investigating the case
Attorneys for Elias Montoya announced Sunday that they are reviewing the allegations against the veteran officer
The officer was shot in the arm and is expected to be okay, the suspect was fatally shot by police as he fled
The data is now up on the department’s website, which went up in mid-November, for anyone to see
Elias Montoya has been suspended with pay pending a disciplinary investigation into the shooting
A Fresno cop mistaken for a gang member was on the phone with his wife when he was shot at and returned fire
The suspect and the officer were both taken to the hospital with gunshot wounds, the suspect later died
Four gang members, in a car in an adjacent lane a few vehicles behind the officer, yelled at him, demanding to know what gang he was in
The encounter is the third officer-involved shooting in less than three weeks in Milwaukee
Albuquerque Police Department is already under federal investigation for a spike in shootings and excessive force claims
Two police officers were wounded in the shootout that killed a man suspected of shooting at cars from his window
