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
In Chicago, forty people were shot in a span of 59 hours between April 18-20 in 2008; not one has faced charges
A verdict in the shooting death of Sgt. Stephen Liczbinski is expected to be read Wednesday afternoon
Part 1 of 3: Forty people were shot in a span of 59 hours between April 18-20 in 2008; two years later, none have faced charges
Police went to a home in Somerville after a man called to say his girlfriend had lunged at him with a knife and tried to set his clothes on fire
Whether an SBC incident arises spontaneously out of the anger and panic of the subject, or it is pre-planned, the officer involved has to deal with the aftermath
Jury will hear Eric Deshann Floyd’s criminal history
A powerful Chicago alderman wants the city’s mayor to ‘hire back’ officers to combat the city’s gang problem
The cop shot one of the suspects and SWAT officers captured two others in a nearby building
And other psychological phenomena that drove the fateful BART shooting
The injured cop was grazed in the head by a bullet and rushed to the hospital
87 cops have died in the line of duty this year, compared to 61 at this point last year
Officer Jennifer Moore looked Aaron Lopez, the man who attempted to kill her during a 2008 traffic stop, directly in the eye and asked a judge to give him the maximum sentence.
Cop was taken to the intensive care unit, but is reported to be alert and talking
If found guilty of first-degree murder, the district attorney will ask for the death penalty
Shooter fired from a high-rise building in West Oakland during a routine police stop
Suspect opened fire on 2 California Highway Patrol officers during I-580 traffic stop
A convicted felon armed with three guns and wearing a vest opened fire on California Highway Patrol officers during a traffic stop
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Each day until a final resolution after an OIS, there is an increasing emotional burden on the involved officer and on all the other officers in the agency
Officer Thor Soderberg was shot with his own gun outside a Chicago police station last week
Graffiti surfaced recently threatening Mexican federal officers
Shot by attacker after struggle outside police station
Arrested Friday with 69 packets of marijuana, an AR-15 rifle and a shotgun
A helicopter circled while officers wearing body armor searched the area carrying assault rifles
The two men dressed as Muslim women pressed a .38 caliber revolver into his side and threatened to kill him
Shot the officers while being escorted out of the store for petty theft
Tampa police chief says Dontae Morris implicated in three other homicides
The San Francisco Police Department looked at 15 OIS incidents in the past five years — Police1 takes a close look at the results
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