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 11th Circuit ruled deputies did not use excessive force in shooting Joseph Heid, who shot at officers during a domestic violence call
The woman, suspected of shoplifting, ignored officers’ instructions to exit her vehicle and began to drive forward toward a Blendon Township officer standing in front of the vehicle
Portland PD officers were pursuing a man who fired a shot as they approached; after using a cruiser to disarm him, they tased him and took him into custody
A standoff ensued when Chico PD officers used a drone to track the man in his apartment building and saw he was armed; after a two-hour negotiation, he fired shots at officers
One Pueblo officer was shot in the head through his cruiser windshield as he arrived at the scene; two others were shot as they searched for the suspect through a darkened neighborhood
The officer fired a single shot, striking the man in the shoulder as he appeared to aim his gun at a store employee
Three Osage County deputies and a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper were wounded in the shooting; the 22-year-old suspect was killed at the scene
Officers followed the man as he fled on foot, instructing him to stop because he was being detained; the man pulled out a gun and pointed it at an occupied cruiser’s windshield
As Grand Rapids police officers approached the man to speak with him, he pulled out a firearm and fired at least four shots before fleeing
After becoming agitated when the gas station did not have his cigarettes, the man displayed a firearm and ordered employees to lock the doors, turn off the lights and call 911
As Chicago officers blocked in a suspect with two cruisers, the suspect began to accelerate forwards and ram both vehicles; as officers approached, he pinned one to a cruiser
“I’m about to do something just cause that’s who I am, bro,” the suspect told the Lima Police officer before shooting and wounding him
The Eagle Point Police chief and an officer were speaking with a suspect before he became agitated, grabbed a knife and wounded the officer
Video shows the NYPD officers instructing the suspect to drop the gun he was holding multiple times before he raised and pointed it at the lieutenant
Hillsborough County deputies responded as the suspect, wearing a motorcycle helmet and tactical vests, barricaded himself in a bedroom with his 7-year-old brother
Felipe Hernandez was fired from the Las Cruces Police Department in 2024 after charges were filed in the death of 45-year-old Teresa Gomez
The suspect was killed after attacking a firefighter and posing a threat to others near a Wrightsville gas station, police said
“Tell your police department that you’re going to die,” the man told an Oklahoma City Police officer before throwing building materials at him
Former Sangamon County deputy Sean Grayson opened fire after ordering Sonya Massey to put down a pot of hot water during a response to a prowler report
Ex-Sangamon County Deputy Sean Grayson testified he did not believe a TASER would be effective against Massey and his gun was “the only thing [he] had to stop the threat”
The Santa Clara Police officer entered the home to find the suspect straddling the victim, who had been stabbed in the hands, chest and abdomen
Surveillance footage shows the suspect “practicing” hitting the Roseville PD cruiser before backing up, waiting several minutes for an officer to get in, and accelerating forward to ram it
BWC video shows former Sangamon County Deputy Sean Grayson shooting Massey after she held up a pot of boiling water and said, “I rebuke you in the name of Jesus”
The six bystanders were wounded when former Denver officer Brandon Ramos fired into a crowd while shooting at an armed suspect
During the traffic stop, agents boxed the suspect in with their vehicles as they tried to arrest him; he then rammed into the vehicles in front of and behind him
The suspect was found to have multiple firearms, body armor, a gas mask and explosive materials during the 1.5-hour standoff with New Mexico officers, deputies, troopers and SWAT
The man fled after officers confronted a group that was consuming ‘intoxicants'; he pulled the gun as he ran and raised it in the direction of the pursuing officer
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