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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BWC video shows the suspect pull a handgun from his waist and shoot an officer twice, hitting him in the body before another officer returned fire
As she tried to get her gun holstered, the officer heard one gunshot and was struck in the leg by the gunfire
Another person was shot by the attacker and hospitalized, but is expected to survive according to police
A motive is still unclear, but police say the man had a history of mental illness
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Whether aimed or not, it is clear that firearm assaults can be much faster than the time needed for an effective response
Body cam footage shows one officer was still interacting with the woman when she shot him once in the head from her driver’s seat
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Aaron Dean had fatally shot a woman through a rear window of her home in 2019 while responding to a call about an open front door
The suspect left his car following a pursuit and shot Stuttgart PD Sgt. Donald Scoby during a foot pursuit
“To me, it just feels like a challenge I have to overcome,” Officer Tyler Moldovan said
Two brothers are awaiting trial on first-degree murder charges from the shooting that killed CPD Officer Ella French and wounded her partner
It’s unclear if Virginia State Police asked any follow-up questions once Austin Lee Edwards disclosed his past mental health difficulties
The woman shot and killed Sgt. Steven Robin and officer Branden Estorffe before killing herself
The suspect used a VSKA AK-style pistol to fire several shots toward the officers through his windshield
“The fact that an individual who shot an NYPD detective is walking the streets of our city is a slap in the face to every dedicated member of law enforcement,” a police union rep said
“I was looking right down the barrel of the gun and when I saw the barrel of that gun pointed at me, I fired a single shot from my duty weapon,” Aaron Dean said
The suspect waited for officers to round a corner near an apartment building, striking one several times
Sgt. Eric Kocheran was placed in a medically induced coma after being shot in the chest outside his police station last month
The man was shot during a struggle over a TASER
Deputies had responded to a 911 call about a man armed with a knife attempting to break into a church and school
The officer, who was shot while responding to a mental health crisis call, wants to expand the county’s mental health training and resources moving foward
The “error resulted in an incomplete database query during Edwards’ hiring process,” said a Virginia State Police spokeswoman
The deputy was in pursuit of a suspect when the man opened fire, discharging a round that entered and exited the deputy’s skull
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Once the suspect passed police gates to enter the lot, he jogged toward an officer and raised the weapon twice
Video shows the officer trying to subdue a woman, who grabs at a gun in her waistband several times; another suspect then walks toward the officer, pointing a gun at him
The officer was struck multiple times when a suspect opened fire after police arrived at a gas station to investigate a suspicious vehicle
Michael Rokaitis spent 14 days in a coma and underwent several surgeries due to a gunshot wound from a pursuit that ended in a shootout
“There is no excuse for this tragic and totally avoidable death,” Sheriff Wayne Ivey said
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