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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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
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Daryl Hall, 34, was attempting to break up gunfight at bar; suspect also dead
Deputy Sheriff Clifton Taylor, 31, was shot three times
Cheryl D. Kidd, 57, charged with murder in shooting death of 43-year-old Officer Chris Kilcullen
Witnesses said they heard at least a dozen gunshots
He was struck in the foot during the shooting and then found a bullet hole directly through his cap after the gunfight
The suspect fatally shot himself after running from officers who were investigating reports of gunfire
Authorities are unsure where the inmate got the gun he used to kill her before driving away in the sheriff’s van
69-year-old Christopher Lang lunged at officers with hammer and broken bottle, couldn’t be subdued with Taser
Suspect in early Sunday’s shooting was wanted for parole violation
Don Gulla — a 27-year veteran of the King County (Wash.) Sheriff’s Office — demonstrated numerous drills and exercises that can be used at roll call to help officers defend against an ambush or assassination attempt
The point of the exercise was to assure the public that officers were conducting a thorough and fair investigation
The man had broken into a house and was trying to evade capture
With police officer deaths headed toward as many as 200 this year (approximately half of line of duty deaths have been by murder) police trainers are asking themselves some hard questions about what’s going wrong
Officer Jonathan Schmidt managed to shove his sergeant out of harm’s way despite fatal neck injury
Defendant’s first court appearance since arrest in April 2 shooting death of Chattanooga Sgt. Tim Chapin
30-year-old officer Jonathan Schmidt was killed in the shooting about 11:30 p.m. Tuesday night
There should be policies, procedures, and practices that have been trained by all the participants — beginning with LEOs and EMS, but also including 911 call takers and dispatchers — for incidents involving excited delirium subjects
The killer remained barricaded in his home for three hours before exiting with a firearm and being fatally shot by SWAT
Sgt. James T. Chapin, 51, was shot and killed Saturday after responding to robbery at pawn shop
The Paterson officer sprang from a barber’s chair when he spotted a man removing a handgun from his waistband
Friends and neighbors are raising questions about the shooting death of the 58-year-old man
The defense is against the release, because they say it would hinder the possibility of Morris getting a fair trial
In part one of this three-part series, Police1 Contributor Roy Bedard examines the oft-used mantra in police deadly force training: “We don’t shoot to kill. We shoot to stop.”
In part two of this three-part series, Police1 Contributor Roy Bedard recalls a discussion he’d had with a police trainer in the Czech Republic
In the third and final part of this three-part series, Police1 Contributor Roy Bedard looks at police deadly force training in the United States
After being shot five times, the man continued to stand his ground and display his firearm
Veteran Sgt. David Powell barricaded himself inside his home Sunday and called police to tell them he was armed
The 13-year-old girl ran away from a Utah foster care facility days earlier with 31-year-old man, leading to the gunfight
The video was shown to members of the media, but was not made public