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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Law enforcement officers do not use deadly force to kill, they use deadly force to stop or apprehend
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The detective was killed and a sergeant was wounded by police gunfire as officers confronted a robbery suspect
A man and a woman are dead after a pursuit that ended in gunfire
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Prosecutors asked Illinois’ highest court to review the less than seven year sentence for the former Chicago officer
We need more balanced and comprehensive reporting of police use of force against “unarmed” individuals
Officers responded after a man grabbed a knife and started stabbing his domestic partner with a butcher knife
A Houston officer involved in a shooting that left five LEOs wounded has been relieved of duty
“A reasonable person could have assumed that the only person with a gun who was running toward the victim of a shooting that occurred just three seconds earlier fired the shots”
The St. Louis police officer is accused of killing a female colleague while playing a variation of Russian roulette
A series of 15 videos show the raw emotions of witnesses after the shooting of Jemel Roberson
One of the Denver officers shot in a standoff on Jan. 27 was released from the hospital Thursday; the other is in stable condition
The St. Louis police chief spoke publicly about the shooting for the first time since Officer Katlyn Alix’s death
The prosecutor accused the department of obstruction in the investigation of an officer fatally shot by a colleague
The deputy says the K-9 clamped down on his hand and wouldn’t release him, forcing him to shoot the dog
A man was fatally shot by a New York state trooper after he opened fire with a “military style” rifle
“I had to go in, I knew my guys were down,” the officer said in a note passed to the Houston police chief from his hospital bed
The man drew a gun from his jacket and pointed it at the LEO, prompting the LEO to draw his gun and shoot the man three times
The two officers who were shot remained hospitalized in fair condition
The most senior officer who was shot has been shot twice previously in the line of duty since joining HPD in 1984
“We are sick and tired of having targets on our back”
In a tweet, chief Art Acevedo asked for prayers for the officers
Officer Nathaniel R. Hendren, 29, is accused in the fatal shooting of Officer Katlyn Alix, 24, while they were playing with a gun
Officer Steve Timm shot Charles Landeros, 30, once in the head after Landeros moments earlier pulled out a handgun and fired twice in Timm’s direction
Arizona officials said the California Highway Patrol indicated Albarran had a handgun and was considered dangerous
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul said this week that his office would review the Van Dyke sentence
The man who bought two rifles for terrorists to use in the San Bernardino shooting wants to withdraw his guilty plea
An officer has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a fellow officer while they were playing with guns, police say
The man opened fire with an AR-15 after the deputies arrived on his property
A St. Louis officer “mishandled” a gun and accidentally shot and killed a colleague at one of their apartments
New Orleans officers responding to a suicide call fatally shot a man after he fired at them with a handgun
An officer wounded at the same shooting of fallen Sgt. Wytasha Carter was released from the hospital
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