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
Sheriff Van Duncan said his officers “acted appropriately” when Jacob Cody Plemmons rammed his truck into a patrol car, pinning two deputies inside
SWAT officers were told 52-year-old Travis Henderson had a firearm and planned to harm himself
Authorities said Saturday that Hamilton Sgt. Ken Nagy had arranged to meet with Lantych Friday night when the 44-year-old Nagy shot him
Authorities found Beverly police Officer Jason Lantych shot multiple times
Suspect was seen driving deliberately and even using his turn signals during the bizarre pursuit which ended in a gas station gunfight
A former Philadelphia police officer has been convicted for shooting a neighbor while off-duty
Man tried to reach for gun in his jeans
Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens addressed questions about the shooting of Marine Sgt. Manuel Loggins in an interview
The civilian presence would be in addition to representatives from the District Attorney’s Office, with both groups ultimately participating in an internal review
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officers were searching for a parole violator
Many Marines have been investigated by police and had their behavior publicly dissected by civilian prosecutors in high-profile cases
Negotiations continued for about one hour, police said, when Kershaw fired a handgun toward deputies
James Peters is a 12-year veteran of the police force who has served on its SWAT team
Ensure an officer’s physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing is attended to by professionals capable of recognizing and treating every type of trauma
Defense attorney said 16-year police veteran Frank Tepper was punched in the mouth, menaced
Career criminal Michael McBride, 52, wanted for shooting a woman Monday, was killed
A veteran officer of the Scottsdale Police fired one bullet that killed a threatening man
Suspect reportedly rammed officer’s garage door with van
That moment of confrontation is extraordinarily rare, but when it does come, the emotional toll can last a lifetime
Deputies and State Police officers responded to a call from Catherine Sampson-Brannon, who said her estranged husband Wes Brannon was at her door with a gun
Police: The suspected gunman died of a gunshot wound to the head, but it wasn’t immediately clear whether the officers killed him or he shot himself
When you train at a higher level and you realize that you can perform there, you get a huge boost in both confidence and performance
Corporal Donald Taylor discharged his firearm, and a witnessing police officer was present
Two officers responded to a 911 call that a man was smashing the restaurant’s windows with a large pipe bender
The shooting stemmed from an NYPD investigation of street corner drug dealing in a Bronx neighborhood
Officer Javier Sambrano, a police spokes man, said the teenager will be facing a charge of aggravated assault on a public servant
The Anne Arundel officer is a 19-year veteran who works in the Northern District
Willows Police Chief Bill Spears ‘doesn’t believe he would have handled the arrest in that manner’
A teen with Asperger’s syndrome appeared and “made slashing strikes” while holding a knife, according to police