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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Police said the suspect fought with officers and a CEW failed to subdue him
The subject was also struck by a squad car
Officer Jordan Harris Sheldon was shot Saturday night during a traffic stop
Radio traffic of responding units contributes to confusion and delay after an OIS during which two police officers are shot
The videos show different angles of the OIS that occurred last month of an 18-year-old man who drove at officers after an attempted traffic stop
The officer submitted a letter of resignation two days after prosecutors announced that she was indicted on a charge of second-degree assault
“We don’t know how [the officer] was shot, but she was not shot by the suspect,” the department’s spokesman said
The city agreed to pay $20M to the family of Justine Damond days after the cop who fatally shot her was found guilty
The trial placed the PD’s policies under a microscope, questioning whether LEOs are too quick to use lethal force
The officer was indicted on a charge of criminally negligent homicide for the September shooting
Mohamed Noor was convicted of third-degree murder and also found guilty of manslaughter in the July 2017 death of Justine Ruszczyk Damond
A man shot and critically wounded a LEO who attempted to arrest him on gun charges, then killed his father and shot another LEO before killing himself in a standoff
The officer is set to go on trial later this year for fatally shooting a man after she entered his apartment
Reports say the gunman told a co-worker that morning that he would kill everyone at the manufacturing plant and “blow police up” if he was fired
The LEO shoots the inmate with a TASER but it has no effect, prompting the officer to open fire when the prisoner chases him with a weapon
It’s unclear what led to the shootout that occurred after two LEOs approached the man wanted for robbery
The kids suffered non-life threatening injuries after gunfire broke out while police were approaching a robbery suspect
The officer testified he felt he had no other choice but to shoot in the moments after a “loud bang” on his squad car made him fear a possible ambush
Nouman Raja was the first Florida LEO in nearly 30 years to be convicted and sentenced for an on-duty shooting
“I had to. He wouldn’t drop the gun and he brought it out of his jacket,” she said
The man pepper sprayed the officer while being apprehended, prompting the LEO to pull out his weapon and shoot the man in the neck
The officers were both hit in the leg after firing their weapons during the arrest.
The man faces five criminal charges including assault with intent to murder after he pointed a gun at the trooper
The entire exchange, from the shots fired to the suspect’s death, lasted 17 minutes
Officer Kevin Valencia remains in a coma following the encounter
The officer, a five-year veteran of the force, was shot in the right armpit
The officer was released from the hospital on Sunday after being shot several times in his left leg
The footage shows two officers approaching the man outside a Burger King after witnesses called 911 to report a man with a gun acting in a threatening manner
A Fla. deputy was grazed in the head with one of the suspect’s bullets during the pursuit
The officer yelled “TASER!” as a warning, but mistakenly drew his gun and shot the man in the stomach
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