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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California Assembly Bill 931 seeks to establish a “necessity” standard for the legal use of deadly force by peace officers
The 2018 LODD numbers for the first half of the year show a 24 percent increase in murders of police officers over the first half of 2017
The Seventh Circuit’s findings on an off-duty, officer-involved shooting are valuable and relevant to police officers in all jurisdictions
The NBA announced that the three games scheduled for August 26 will be postponed
The teenager was caught on cellphone video opening fire in the middle of the street
The shooting has sparked two nights of protests and violence
The deputies were trying to serve warrants on the individual who was killed during the encounter
The Lodi Police Department released bodycam video of a shootout that wounded a suspect last year
Wisconsin’s governor summoned the National Guard for fear of another round of violent protests Monday
The incident was captured on video, leading some community members to condemn the shooting as unjustified
Video shows the man running away from a traffic stop, which is when police say he pulled a gun from his waistband
The decision in part stems from the 2018 death of a Black man who was shot by campus police just outside campus boundaries
South Carolina deputies returned fire in an ‘ambush situation,’ the sheriff said, killing a man and injuring a woman
The deputy fired a TASER at the suspect but missed, instead striking a Reno police officer in the knee
The deputy suffered several injuries to his upper body
The mayor defended the department’s account of the shooting that wounded a man
The crowd was protesting a series of fatal officer-involved shootings by the cop
The wounded man had shouted threats prior to the shooting, according to sources
Officers repeatedly commanded the suspect to drop the knife
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has launched an investigation of the incident
This case demonstrates what the Supreme Court envisioned when creating the qualified immunity defense
The barricaded suspect had been taken into custody and sent to a hospital for treatment only to be released the next day, police said
Video shows the suspects ignored officers’ commands to drop their weapons and instead opened fire
The suspect attacked a security guard and fled with her handgun onto a bus, police said
The man ignored the officer’s repeated commands to put down his weapon
The sample size is small, but trends are developing
Commissioner Gabriel Salinas opened fire on police who were responding to a domestic disturbance call at his home
The third-party investigation comes two days after Vallejo Chief Shawny Williams said he was opening an inquiry
The suspect, a convicted felon on parole, opened fire after being driven to the police station
A 27-year-old man is accused of trying to murder the undercover deputy
The man allegedly threw a dagger at officers and managed to climb into a police vehicle before he was captured
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The suspect opened fire as the officers were walking him from a police vehicle into a station
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