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 officer is currently on life support and in critical condition
The officers sustained non-life-threatening wounds; officials believe the shooting was random
Someone fired on police from a crowd and a man was killed when officers returned fire
The video of the ambush shows officers being fired on from behind a bathroom door, then grappling with the suspect
The constable was fatally shot by a deputy who mistook him for an intruder in an unlocked home
A Virginia man driving a tractor-trailer initiated a tri-county pursuit during which he shot at officers and rammed police vehicles
Around 500 to 600 demonstrators marched through the Kentucky city’s downtown streets on Thursday night
Police originally responded to a call of a domestic disturbance when gunfire erupted
The suspect, who was fatally wounded at the scene, stabbed the officer in the neck and shoulder after throwing a bottle at the officer’s patrol car
One officer is in critical condition after being shot while serving a warrant
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in the late afternoon on downtown streets and eventually moved towards U.S. 101
Gunfire broke out as police were attempting to serve eviction papers on a man
The suspect ran down from his apartment while shooting at police, then continued firing during a vehicle pursuit
State and local authorities are searching for three men that were in the vehicle with a man who shot and wound an officer during a vehicle pursuit
The officer was pursuing someone driving erratically when the suspect turned, shot at the officer, then stole a car to flee
The suspect fought with officers after brandishing a knife and shouting obscenities at congregation members
Two suspects were taken into custody after fleeing on foot from the scene of the shooting
The unidentified suspect shot an off-duty officer without provocation, then shot at officers pursuing him from the scene of the initial shooting
The suspect led police on a foot pursuit before turning around and threatening officers with a large kitchen knife
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Deputies pursued suspects in a stolen truck, fired on the vehicle when it appeared they were going to be struck by it
Two officers were investigating a suspicious vehicle early Tuesday when a man opened fire on them
A woman was killed when plainclothes officers entered her home with a no-knock warrant and her boyfriend, believing them to be intruders, opened fire on them
The suspect was taken into custody after a multiagency pursuit and standoff
The suspect fired a rifle at deputies during a vehicle pursuit, then fled into the woods, where he attempted to hide
Anecdotal evidence seems to support that suicide by cop incidents are on the rise
Deputies fatally shot the man after he pointed and fired a Kel-Tec KSG gun at them following a vehicle pursuit
The man stood on his balcony and inside his apartment complex threatening police with a replica gun
Video shows a man becoming belligerent with officers before struggling with one of them
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