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
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A judge denied Nouman Raja’s request to throw out manslaughter and attempted murder charges against him
Hundreds of protesters are demanding answers about a fatal shooting of a man who had run naked onto a highway
Capt. Robert Melton was killed in 2016 while assisting other officers searching for suspects in a drive-by shooting
The jury said Gregory Hill, who was found with a gun and was intoxicated at the time of the shooting, was 99 percent responsible for his death
Authorities said SWAT Officer Eugene Ptacek was stabilized but remains in critical condition
Steven Wiggins was found by a Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper not far from where the shooting occurred
Police said the officer was shot six times
A man charged with providing the gun used to kill two Ohio police officers has pleaded guilty and now faces up to 10 years in prison
A woman identified as 38-year-old Erika Castro-Miles was taken into custody in connection to the deputy’s slaying
A gunshot can be heard in the video of the incident as the officers approached a street corner
Wiggins is currently on the run
The union president said Chief Murphy Paul issued a letter accusing him of violating protocol that requires LEOs involved in a shooting to be separated from each other
Authorities are searching for Steven Wiggins, who is considered armed and dangerous
Authorities said the off-duty San Antonio police officer was shot six times in a suspected road-rage incident
SRO John Barnes was wounded while confronting the gunman in the May 18 shooting at Santa Fe High School that killed 10 people
Chief Christian Beaupere said that four other officers were wounded in the attack, one of them seriously injured with a severed femoral artery
K-9 Nero remains on restricted activity, but is eating well and building his strength back
The video images and police reports fill in some of the questions surrounding the high-profile shooting
The footage shows a man emerge naked from a car and dash onto a highway, where he flails erratically before running toward the officer while shouting threats
Jessica Lowevwas shot by a deputy after she slipped from handcuffs, commandeered a patrol SUV and drove into an officer trying to interview a male suspect
The DA declined to bring charges in two OIS, including the shooting of Mario Woods, which sparked widespread protests
Oregon police officer’s poem shares the pain of losing a fellow officer in the line of duty
“An officer was almost killed! The judge is a great man, but this was a very poor decision,” Chief Chris Magnus said
Tyler Barriss told investigators the Wichita swatting was the result of a dispute over a $1.50 bet in an online game
A California man confessed after his arrest that he made the hoax calls that led a fatal OIS, adding he routinely made similar calls to seek attention
The three, who were taken into custody Tuesday in Baltimore, are also charged with first-degree burglary
Armando Luis Juarez is charged in the shooting that killed Officer Rogelio Santander and critically injured Officer Crystal Almeida and a loss-prevention officer
Miami-Dade Police Director Juan Perez said the gunman waited for police to arrive for what he called an “ambush-type attack”
Christian McCall quietly admitted to the Jan. 16 shooting that killed Detective Mike Doty
The sheriff said officers isolated the suspect and “gave the opportunity for the other officers to continue to evacuate the school”
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