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
Marvin Rice, a former sheriff’s deputy, was pursued on the highway until shots were exchanged at a Mo. hotel
James Van Alstine’s life-and-death encounter proves that if you’re ever struck by gunfire, keep on fighting, because the will to win is a potentially life-saving force
Booth underwent four surgeries in the first two days after the shooting, waking up after a medically induced coma to discover she was breathing through a tube
Fitchburg officers were justified in their use of force when they shot a man armed with a machete
The U.S. Supreme Court sets the minimal constitutional standard to be applied, state courts are free to provide broader constitutional protections under state constitutions
A drug task force was serving a warrant when the firearm discharged
Sr. Cpl. Samuel Hussey, assigned to the Dallas Police Department’s Narcotics Division, was wounded when a suspect on board an idling train fired at three plainclothes officers
In November there were four officer-involved shootings in the state
A man used a hammer to break the window of a car where an officer did paperwork, police said
A dispatcher for the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Department was shot once in the torso by a state trooper
Authorities say a man first attacked his grandfather, then three neighbors
The disciplinary proceeding follows a 2008 non-jury trial at which three officers were acquitted of criminal charges
Two officers drew their service weapons and ordered the woman to drop a knife
Video shows Jose Guerena Ortiz, a Marine, raise an assault rifle during a SWAT raid on his home
Suspect reportedly suffered from PTSD, lunged at the officer wielding a knife
Police found the man at the intersection and told him several times to drop the knife
Witness didn’t think gun was real until man fired into a pool
Reports say the suspect tried to run over the officer with his car
The former police chief, Miguel Exposito, defended the shootings as justified
Police chief: One of the officers pulled his weapon and shot the man in self-defense
The suspect raised the gun and was shot by an officer, according to UC-Berkeley officials
Had it not been for a bulletproof vest, the officer could have been injured or killed, police said
A gun-wielding suspect stole a car and took the female passenger hostage, authorities said
Suspect shot by police was a former student at Elizabeth City State University
The vehicle was suspected of smuggling illegal immigrants
Part Two: Dr. Ed Geiselman offers tips for protecting yourself from an interviewer who doesn’t understand the principles of human memory