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 man armed with a knife refused orders to drop it while charging at the LEO
The man fired hundreds of rounds at officers before killing his pregnant girlfriend, her teen son and then himself
The man and woman agreed to to meet at the Police Department so she could pick up their 17-month-old baby
A man charged with the murder of an officer says the shooting stemmed from a “prank gone horribly wrong”
The mayor-elect wants the U.S. attorney’s office to re-examine the acquittals of three officers accused of covering up the shooting of Laquan McDonald
The family was awarded $8.25 million for the accidental death of the 7-year-old during a raid
The two officers were taken to a local hospital in serious condition; one by ground and another by air
A jury found Joel McCommon guilty Friday of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in the shooting that wounded Officer Eddie Johnston
Mohamed Noor is charged in a 2017 death that drew international attention, cost the chief her job and forced major revisions to the PD’s BWC policy
Tyler Barriss was sentenced to 20 years in prison for a hoax emergency call that led to OIS death of Andrew Finch
The video includes footage from all six officers involved in the shooting
A SWAT team arrested a man suspected of shooting a Texas trooper during a traffic stop
The man who escaped authorities, led LEOs on a pursuit in a stolen truck and was shot by police told a judge he wasn’t a violent man and deserved another chance
The standoff left three dead including two who barricaded themselves inside a room and repeatedly shot at police
Officials said an active standoff went on between officers and two people barricaded in a hotel room throughout the night into Thursday morning
An officer was wounded by the accidental discharge of an issued weapon at a Pa. service center
An undercover drug sting led to a shooting that wounded an investigator and killed two men
The officers were wounded in a shootout after responding to reports of a man with a sword entering a church
The man who pointed a gun at a trooper, then was shot by that trooper, pleaded guilty to attempted assault of a police officer
The man initially complied with the officer’s commands, but then grabbed a loaded revolver
The officer asked the man about a previous incident he was investigating when the man pulled a gun and fired at him
The rookie officer told investigators she mistakenly fired her firearm instead of her Taser
The suspect immediately opened fire when he was pulled over, using several weapons to fire at the officer
A man who repeatedly threatened to kill officers was found dead after an hourslong barricade
The man exited a trailer and was repeatedly asked to show his hand and stop moving before he pointed his gun at officers
Officers shot and wounded a man outside a Queens precinct after he set his vehicle on fire and charged at police with a 12-inch kitchen knife
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A narcotics officer in the center of an investigation into a deadly drug raid has retired from the force
The officers were cleared in the shooting
The driver was chased by police until stopping the car and exchanging gunfire with the LEOs
Prosecutors found no wrongdoing by officers in two separate shootings