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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Even when officers react too quickly to consciously experience fear, the brain recognizes deadly threats and kicks into hyper-survival mode
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One deputy wearing a vest was shot five or six times in the leg and upper body
The officer who shot the suspect is also credited with saving his life
Commission Chairman Tim Guffey says a man walked into the courthouse with a gun
An officer was shot in the hand as another wrestled a gun away from the suspect
The suspect, Tyrone Banks, allegedly opened fire on one officer and attempted to run another over with his car
The attack comes as police grapple with what Police Chief Todd Axtell called a stretch of unprecedented violence in the city
Chief Art Acevedo said one of the suspects was shot and killed in the exchange of fire, two other men were in custody and police were searching for the fourth
What some civilians and LE critics perceive as an act of reckless disregard for life, is often merely the product of physiology – specifically, reaction time
The sheriff says the suspect was previously in custody, but could not be turned over to ICE due to sanctuary laws
The pursuit that ended in a fatal OIS was captured on live TV
Jaime Morales alleges the PD did not properly train members of a special response team who were called to help arrest a fugitive
ICE said the immigration agent opened fire after the man drove at him while fleeing a traffic stop
Gunfire erupted after the pursuit ended with the suspect crashing his vehicle
Some police departments and sheriff’s offices dispute the data, which conflicts with their own numbers
The encounter began when three uniformed officers on patrol in an unmarked car spotted a man in a mask
This case reminds officers of the need to give short, clear commands directing a subject to make specific movements
Since the Feb. 15 shooting in which a gunman killed five employees and shot and wounded five police officers, Cebulski has been slowly on the mend
La Crosse police officers responded to a domestic disturbance on Aug. 3
Some politicians, national media, plaintiffs’ attorneys and anti-law enforcement activists are mischaracterizing AB 392 as a major re-writing of the law on use of force
The program is voluntary and open to any person who thinks they could fall victim to swatting
Deputies tried to talk to her for several minutes and used a TASER that did not incapacitate her
Trooper Moises Sanchez died Saturday after suffering head injuries when he was shot April 6
The LEO stumbled on debris piled in front of the cubby hole where the suspect was hiding. The fall kept him out of the line of fire, DA says
Body camera footage released by the Fort Worth Police Department showed the suspect running with a handgun and pointing it at police
Nearly a decade after a fatal officer-involved shooting, a jury ruled that Sergeant Daron Wyatt did not use excessive or unreasonable deadly force
Local law enforcement had gone to the home Wednesday afternoon responding to a report of aggravated assault
While AB 392 emphasizes the importance of establishing clear use-of-force policies in California, there is not universal access to the necessary training to achieve those standards
The man ignored multiple commands and began walking toward the officer, knife in hand
Neither of the deputies who were shot at were hurt
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