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 physiological responses that occur during a shooting incident are widely known, but what goes through an officer’s mind after pulling the trigger is hard to predict
The man stabbed the officer in the neck with a screwdriver as the two were discussing a citation
Officer Jasmine Selle was struck twice in the right arm
Officer Michael Dunn, 43, turned himself in after a grand jury returned the unusually swift indictment
The man, who refused to drop the knives multiple times before he was shot, is calling for police to change their tactics
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The man was fatally shot after he fired at LEOs during a foot pursuit
South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg conceded that his administration had failed on two key initiatives
The LEO has been released from the hospital and is still recovering
The mayor asked the police chief to issue an executive order confirming an existing department policy about the use of body cameras
The mayor returned to his city and held a press conference
The off-duty officer was shot outside his home while officers were searching for a suspect
The wounded LEO was hit in the upper left shoulder in a shootout with suspects who were robbing a drugstore
The detective was responding to an attempted robbery during the time of the shooting
The LEO opened fire on a man who assaulted him without provocation as the officer held his young child, police said
A bomb squad later performed controlled explosions on a vehicle associated with the gunman as a precaution
The officer opened fire inside the store, killing a man who attacked him while he was holding his young child
Police bodycam footage shows gunfire exchange that led to the death of Wisconsin Firefigher Mitchell Lundgaard
All officers must ask themselves if they can take the life of another if that dire decision is thrust upon them by fate or circumstance
The man was hit in the shoulder during an exchange of gunfire, allowing police to arrest him
Thirty-six officers suffered injuries from flying rocks and bricks in the hours following the OIS of a fugitive
The officers fatally shot an armed man who ignored repeated orders to drop his handgun
People in the crowd threw rocks and bricks, with 25 officers suffering mostly minor injuries during the tense clash
The shootout occurred while police were executing a search warrant regarding suspicious drug activity at a residence
A LEO who was shot by police during a fatal arrest attempt told investigators he had concerns about their training
The incident left two LEOs wounded and the suspect in critical condition
Officials say the LEOs were legally justified in the fatal shooting of man who lunged at them with a butcher knife
Police say the suspect’s vehicle was blocked and he opened fire on the officers
Police say the man had used his truck to ram at least one police vehicle before he was killed
Video from a patrol car’s dash cam shows the man in a parking lot pointing something at the officer, prompting the LEO to shoot him in the stomach
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