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
Ill. officer wrestled gun away from one of four in pizzeria robbery; 1 suspect dead, 3 others injured
Chief of BART police said that field officers who train rookies had gone through such courses, but the two officers in question did not
Juan Gutierrez reportedly fled into a grow site and fired at deputies before being shot in the leg by Deputy Jack Storne
Man fired a shot from a starter pistol as officers converged on him and then the officers opened fire
You can’t win if you can’t hit
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The suspect hit at least one police cruiser
The New York Civil Liberties Union requested release of documents
Michael Wayne Lester is accused of shooting Officer Stacy Lee Booth, 26, in the right forearm and abdomen
Federal appeals court rejects wrongful death case against Santa Clara cops
It was 2nd fatality in 3 days, 6th shooting in month
Police say the toy appeared to be a real weapon
Part Two: The names of the officers and their agencies have been altered, but the details and states where the testimony took place are accurate
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When the lights go out, you will be attacked by a group of Zombies — using your squad car doors for cover, draw and engage the Zombies with a couple of rounds as they show themselves...
Rogelio Cortes was shot in the abdomen and arm by police
The stolen car in which the suspect was a passenger crashed into a house
When three officers approached four subjects on a street corner, they had no way of knowing that one of them — 22-year-old Daniel Tiger — was a fugitive
Arriving officers heard shattering glass and screaming
The lawsuit filed Wednesday by the Rev. Markel Hutchins demands money he claims he was promised by Kathryn Johnston’s niece
Investigation probed deaths of Officer James Ryan McCandless, Officer Nick Armstrong, a suspect
The demonstration was the second in 7 days in protest of BART’s cutting wireless service
Officers shot and killed an East Germantown man who had been arrested eight times before
Gunman killed one-year-old daughter before opening fire on two El Cajon (Calif.) officers Sunday
Ga. launched a probe into whether Officer Jason Deal should have lost his arrest powers
The family of 15-year-old Mexican boy killed by a Border Patrol agent filed the suit
An Arapahoe County deputy was injured Monday while investigating a report of gunshots
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