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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A recidivist gang member whose record includes a 2010 robbery conviction and a 2014 GTA conviction murdered Officer Keith Boyer ten days after release from prison
While much of the attention has been focused on foreign terror organizations, it’s important to remember the threats posed by domestic terrorism groups
Chief Michael Olivieri said a police parking officer was killed at Cal Poly Pomona, and that police fatally shot the suspect
A veteran cop describes the split-second decisions that go through a cop’s mind when faced with a man with a gun
The purpose of suicide intervention is not to solve the person’s crisis but effectively transition them from a street critical incident to treatment
A long-sealed motion by Officer Jason Van Dyke seeks to move his trial for the fatal OIS of Laquan McDonald outside Cook County
Tyler Barriss is charged with involuntary manslaughter, giving a false alarm and interference with a law enforcement officer
The death of Det. Sean Suiter is one of the only unsolved killings of a police officer in the department’s history
Body camera footage from officers responding to a shooting at a New Jersey all-night arts festival shows police telling people to go home shortly before shots rang out
The video is a part of the latest release of public records from the mass shooting
The lawsuit alleges that the officers fatally shot Dominique White, who was armed, without legal justification
The jury awarded $1.05 million to the family of Quintonio LeGrier, but the judge reversed the decision
Officer Joshua Parker and his partner tried to contact two men before one of them fled with a firearm in his hand, according to police
Orlando Police Officer Kevin Valencia’s wife said that her husband has responded to hand squeezes and given a thumbs-up sign
Authorities said the suspect, Christian McCall, is responsible for the LEO being shot by another officer’s bullet because McCall started the gunfight
Trooper Ryan Seiple testified in court about the frantic efforts to save Cpl. Seth Kelly by cinching a tourniquet onto his thigh, where a bullet had severed his femoral artery
The consent decree came following the fatal 2014 OIS of Michael Brown
An attorney for Officer Michael Rosfeld said the LEO turned himself in Wednesday morning
Hundreds continued to protest and blocked off several intersections a week after the fatal OIS of the teen
The woman was arrested after being caught on camera absconding with a gift basket donated in slain Yarmouth K-9 Sgt. Sean Gannon’s name to a silent auction
John Williams allegedly told police that he “eliminated” Cpl. Eugene Cole because he was mad at him for arresting his fiancee
The Ninth Circuit continues to expect police officers to unreasonably expose themselves to extraordinary life-threatening situations
Anthony Lopez was fatally shot by Deputy Erick Gelhaus after the LEO saw Lopez carrying what appeared to be an AK-47 but was actually a plastic pellet gun
Carlton Hipps and Ramone Williams were charged in the 2015 killing of Philadelphia police Sgt. Robert Wilson III
Officials said police were investigating a crash when Timothy Deal, without provocation, stabbed an officer in the torso with a knife
More than 500 protesters took to Pittsburgh’s South Side Saturday night into Sunday morning to protest the OIS of Antwon Rose
One officer was in serious condition but was stable, while the other LEO was stable with less serious wounds
Officer Kevin Valencia, who was shot in the head during the standoff, remains comatose in critical condition
Antoine Fielder is charged in the shooting deaths of Deputies Patrick Rohrer and Theresa King who were transporting him between a courthouse and jail
The organizations called for restraint as hundreds of people protested the fatal OIS of Antwon Rose
Friends and family members spoke about the ultimate sacrifices made by Deputies Theresa King and Patrick Rohrer
Police said a man fired one shot and hit the detective in the knee and thigh area
