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.
| Prepare — A Police1 tactical guide to ambush prevention and response
A shootout that killed multiple FBI agents underscores the need for cops to use bullets that will neutralize an adversary as quickly as possible
Officer Patrick Shaver and his wife interviewed nearly 100 police officers involved in shootings for the documentary
In any ambush situation, know that you are better trained, better armed and better motivated than even the most hardened adversary
Perhaps the most imperative and revered training tool for police departments in the contemporary era of criminal justice revision is the body-worn camera
Meggitt’s FATS 300LE 300-degree immersive technology places officers in the middle of dozens of stressful situations
With good citizens carrying guns and willing to intervene on scenes, the decision of police to use deadly force has an added potential for tragedy
Sheriff Jeff Easters said Deputy Robert Kunze “prevented loss of other life” before he was shot during Sunday’s fatal OIS
Bodycam footage shows suspect opening his vehicle door and aiming at cops
The suspect shot at police before they returned fire and killed him
The suspect was prohibited from possessing a firearm for 10 years after a 2016 conviction
The officer fired after a foot pursuit when the suspect produced a gun
Five cops rescued a fellow officer who was shot in the chin during an arrest
Officers can be heard shouting “Don’t move!” multiple times before they fired
The woman pulled out a 10-inch kitchen knife and lunged at officers
A man shot and killed 27-year-old Deputy Mark Stasyuk and wounded Deputy Julie Robertson
Officer Jamie Morales’ legs are “mostly paralyzed,” according to Sheriff Tony Hampton
Police say suspect fled and dragged the trooper until he was able to free himself
Deputy Robert Kunze, 41, had nearly handcuffed the suspect when the suspect turned on him
Footage shows two campus police officers ordering an armed man to drop a gun before shooting him
One suspect faces 10 counts of aggravated robbery and one count of attempted capital murder of another officer
A prosecutor on Friday praised the LEOs who killed a gunman at a downtown office building as heroes, saying they probably saved countless lives
Department veteran Luis Duarte was struck in the arm, leg and side before a man with concealed carry license intervened
Officer Travis Lloyd was “defending himself and other people on the street” when he shot and killed the suspect
The officers were killed after coming to arrest the suspect for threatening motorbikers
Peer support is not a silver bullet to solve all the problems today’s law enforcement officers face, but it is an effective way of getting help to officers in need
An Army staff sergeant was charged with fatally shooting his wife and a cop in Feb. 2016
The suspect reportedly described shooting cops as “what I do”
The deputy, 28-year-old Jaime Morales, underwent a second surgery Wednesday morning
An unnamed agent was attempting to enter the unlit home when someone grabbed his rifle, Houston police said
The video also shows the wounded officer applying his own tourniquet after neutralizing the suspect
“You gonna have to kill me today, b---h!” the man told cops
As the suspect gets out of the car, he pulls a gun and shoots the officer
Police say the officer shot and killed a suspect at a March traffic stop when the two fought and the suspect reached for a gun
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