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.
| Prepare — A Police1 tactical guide to ambush prevention and response
The past speaks to us, if we only listen, and teaches us critical lessons about dealing with highly mobile killers
Court finds officers acted reasonably under extreme threat when returning fire during a hostage crisis that left a 3-year-old and his father dead
Friendly fire and constitutional force: How courts analyze missed targets
Force-on-force training and reactive-shooting training helps us perform better in gunfights
A precision shooter must have basic elevation and windage knowledge committed to memory, and there are some simple memory aids to help
Authorities say then-Officer Richard Chrisman broke the law in an incident that ended in the death of a man and his dog
The officers heard gunfire and found the armed boy, who raised his gun at police
The suspect never fired, but aimed two pistols at police
Hans Kevin Arellano was reportedly combative to officers when back-up – a female 13-year-veteran officer – arrived on the scene
A man with mental issues called 911 and told dispatchers he planned to kill someone before arriving at the cop’s home
Joseph Walker allegedly shot and killed a man on the off ramp of a highway after one driver cut the other off
Police were cleared of any wrongdoing for killing the suspect, as they feared for the safety of their officers and community
The officer first attempted to use a TASER on the crow-bar wielding suspect, but it did not stop him
Part one of a two-part series
72-year-old Jerry Waller was shot and killed when 2 rookie officers approached the wrong home and saw him, also armed
A suicide-by-cop incident can happen to any officer, at any time, on any shift – are you ready for the event, as well as the aftermath?
As always, we honor our fallen best by learning from them
The ambush-style killings recently in Colorado, Texas, California, and West Virginia certainly raise concern in the minds of police officers across the country
Tevin Hammond and Justin Mackie were wanted in a string of murders and planned to shoot at any cops who tried to arrest them
Grand Rapids police officer William Saw fired shots at a fleeing vehicle
A man attempted suicide-by-cop when he pulled an unloaded gun on police in station’s lobby
