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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“Listen, we want everything and everyone to go home safe,” the officer told the man, the videos show. “I just need you to do everything that... we tell you”
Officer Agdeppa said the suspect attacked him and his partner; Agdeppa said he was in fear for his partner’s life when he shot the suspect
“I’m not pointing fingers here at anybody; I’m just asking the question ‘why,’” Chief McManus said
The suspect held up a handgun to Officer Brian Keller’s face at close range; a click can be heard in the video as the gun jams
Officer Anthony Francone was attempting to deploy spike strips to stop the fleeing suspect when the suspect intentionally struck him, police said
Implement these steps to help ensure when your officers are asked how they are holding up after an OIS you’ll get an answer that’s better than “I’m okay.”
As the wanted man left an apartment and got into a car, he saw several San Antonio patrol vehicles behind them; he then began shooting, hitting an officer
John Snowling, who had worked for the Ventura Police Department from 1986 to 2014, had traveled from Ohio to confront his estranged wife
Every officer should be trained in shooting from the ground on their back, side and front in every direction a threat can present itself
The officers involved in the incident “did the exact job that they were called and trained to do,” the Hamilton County DA said
This incident shows good tactics to end an ambush and offers a display of great courage. This is how it is done
Harris County Deputy Joseph Anderson was critically wounded after being shot during a traffic stop, leading to the search for Terran Green
A Blue Alert was issued for Terran Green and James Green in connection to shooting a 29-year-old Harris County deputy
Two brothers barricaded themselves inside an apartment; the situation escalated when officers entered the home and an exchange of gunfire ensued
“Looking at the car, listening to the gunfire – it truly is a blessing he is still here with us.”
The officer was taken by a cruiser to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, and the stolen cruiser was found in a parking lot near the shooting scene
The K-9 officer yells for his dog to return to him; K-9 Sir walks slowly before falling to the ground a few yards in front of the officers, the video shows
Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia wrote in a memo that Officer Bacon’s death is “a heartbreaking loss for our DPD family” and asked others to “never hesitate to reach out”
The suspect posted online that he was planning to dig out a camouflage suit and “clean the dust off the m24 sniper rifle,” according to court documents
The suspects parked directly behind the officer’s vehicle, pinning him in the area; the officer then got out of the cruiser and exchanged gunfire with the suspects
Video shows the suspect jumping out of his car while it is still moving and firing toward the officers, striking one of the cruisers
Officers Tyler Hawes and Andrew Dotas were wounded when a man opened fire on them from his car, about 15 to 20 feet away from the officers
Police Superintendent John Faso said if the bullet that struck the officer’s cruiser hit just a little to the left, “this could have been a totally different outcome”
The officer was struck by gunfire in a shootout after the suspect led police on a pursuit that ended at a gas station
The suspect who shot the officers late Friday night was shot and killed after he barricaded himself in a hotel room and then fired at officers Saturday morning
Police chief: “It’s a call that no parent, no chief, no one, wants to get in the middle of the night”
Deputy Marshal Barry Giglio served with the Ville Platte Marshal’s Office for 10 years and previously served with the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office for 15 years
The officer was shot twice in the lower extremities and the gunman was shot in the hand
“We’ve got seven police officers who were just doing their duty, and were placed in a position by all three of the deceased that they had to use deadly force.”
Because the victim drove away, the suspect was left on foot near a parking lot where he was confronted by police and deputies
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