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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Police were called to a neighborhood for a report of shots fired; they later encountered a man who pulled out a shotgun after being asked to remove his hand from his pocket
The incident happened after officers were called to investigate a vehicle that had been parked in the same spot for several days
The appellate court was critical of the officer’s decision to enter a suspect’s vehicle, which resulted in the shooting death of the driver and a second officer being struck twice by the vehicle
Jermaine Hickson, who was threatening to shoot his girlfriend, began shooting as soon as officers arrived at the scene, and got off at least five shots at the officers
“Some rounds were fired in my direction, one went through the windshield and grazed the top of my head, entered the front part of my skull and exited the back of it,” the officer explained
The officers were returning fire at a vehicle that was shooting at them when they unintentionally struck the girl with a stray bullet that flew into a crowd
The suspect sped off as officers attempted to approach the vehicle, which led to an officer firing shots at the passenger side – narrowly missing another officer
The officers had recognized a black sedan as matching the description of a vehicle involved in a recent shooting
“We think it is clear that this officer saved this woman’s life,” Commissioner Michael Harrison said
“It’s the call you never want. One of my officers had been shot,” Sansom Park Police Chief James Burchfield said
The woman moved her car in the path of incoming gunfire to shield the already wounded cops; she then assisted one cop by pressing a towel to his wound to stop the bleeding
One officer was struck in the neck and another was hit in his left leg as the suspect fled
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A combination of surveillance and bodycam footage shows the moments leading up to and after two nurses were murdered by Nestor Hernandez in a maternity hospital ward
Investigators said the victim “didn’t have the apparent intent to harm” officers with the weapon
No one was struck by the gunshots, but one officer suffered minor injuries during the incident
Both officers were shot at close range, with the suspect opening fire after the LEOs began questioning him about his involvement in another shooting
The appellate court held the law was sufficiently clear and that the officer “should have known he could not use deadly force on an unarmed man in a parked car.”
A judge had ruled earlier this year that qualified immunity did not apply to Officer Matthew Rhodes and allowed the suit to go to trial
Authorities had blocked off the area to allow trick-or-treaters but the driver drove around the barricades and traveled recklessly the wrong way
The gunman, who is still at large, reportedly fired the shots using a long gun from the roof of a building in Newark
“The war on our law enforcement officers has to stop,” said the community member who planned the tribute for Officer Truong Thai
Francisco Villicana was preparing to clean his personally owned firearm when he accidentally discharged a single round, hitting the man in the torso
Teachers and residents made frantic calls to 911 after they heard gunshots outside the school that turned out to be an officer shooting involving a carjacking suspect
A commissioner highlighted three local officer-involved shootings within the past two months as a reason for purchasing the vehicle to protect officers
Earlier this month, a suspect ignored police commands, pulled a firearm and fired multiple rounds from close range toward officers
The gunman’s girlfriend, who had given birth to their child, said he told her “We are both going to die today” and “Whoever comes in this room is going to die with us”
The gunman was on parole for aggravated robbery and had an active ankle monitor
The errant shot was the result of an undercover sting operation by Miami Beach police, who were tailing a murder suspect
“It’s important to show that this brotherhood and sisterhood of law enforcement are there, no matter from where we come from,” said a Colorado officer
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