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 suspect opened fire on officers during a foot pursuit early Thursday morning
State and local police pursued a man who had taken a child from his home and fired repeatedly on law enforcement vehicles with an AR-15-style gun
The officer was wounded and two patrol cars damaged by suspects shooting at officers, throwing bricks and bottles
The man told responding officers that he was a ninja and was going to kill them, officials said
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Of the 285 officers shot in 2019, nearly a quarter of them were policing towns with fewer than 11,000 people
The suspect attacked the officer with a knife following a foot pursuit Saturday night
Footage shows a man repeatedly ignoring the officer’s orders to stop advancing and threatening him with a knife
Video shows the man advancing on Cpl. Chad Jensen with a 26-inch sword, ignoring Jensen’s repeated commands to stop
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The officer had pulled over to help who he thought was a stranded motorist
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While investigating an alleged home invasion, Det. Richard Hershey was threatened by a caravan of individuals and shot by one of them
The man wounded officers in two separate shootings, then barricaded himself inside a home and set it on fire
A man in a camouflage hat fired a rifle at his neighbors in their Maryland home on Sunday before he was fatally shot
The suspect, a felon, had a history of arrests for a stolen vehicle, carrying a concealed weapon, theft and obstructing police
A suspect was detained after a roughly four-hour standoff
The suspect who refused to leave the premises, then fired at the officer from his vehicle, was fatally shot
The video shows the suspect advancing on police officers with a baseball bat and not complying with orders to stop
The man hijacked the bus with two people aboard leading officers on a pursuit that ended with the man killed and three officers wounded
The man was wearing body armor and waiting to ambush the officers when they arrived at his home in response to a domestic violence call
An appeals court dismissed charges against a man accused of shooting at LEOs during an arrest in front of his home
After the man attempted to steal a vehicle, he stabbed two people, fought off responding officers and instigated a police pursuit in a stolen patrol vehicle
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