Officer-Involved Shootings
The Officer-Involved Shootings topic page provides news about cops in deadly confrontations, as well as tactical tips and columnists’ perspective on how to handle such situations.
Shooting to wound might seem like a humane option, but this article explains why it’s not viable based on science, law, and tactics
Jared Reston’s (a cop who’s ‘been there’ repeatedly) 10 fundamentals to help any cop win a gunfight
Ketter survived a harrowing standoff and returned to duty, proving resilience knows no limits
The woman warned dispatchers she might harm Greenville County deputies if they came to the scene; she then lunged at them with a knife multiple times
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. police responded after family members reported the armed man was suffering a mental health crisis in a home with children nearby
The suspect was accused of shooting an officer several times, including in the head, and a statewide manhunt ensued before he was killed in Kentucky the next day
San Antonio Police said their investigation found the suspect allegedly shot himself in the head while running from officers into a drainage ditch
Video shows that the suspect had earlier driven a black SUV outfitted with police-style lights in pursuit of an e-bike rider; he struck two bystanders and the bicyclist
Trooper Dakotah Chapman-Green tried to take cover but the suspect “repeatedly struck him in the head and face with the gun,” Illinois State Police said
Evansville officers issued verbal commands for the suspect to drop the weapon, but instead of complying, the suspect raised the firearm and aimed it at officers in a firing stance
After crashing through the doors, the man continued driving at least 100 yards into the mall, striking and injuring at least 5 people
Former Kansas City Police officer Eric DeValkenaere has been freed after his 2021 conviction of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Cameron Lamb in 2019
West Hartford Officer Andrew Teeter acted in order to “defend himself and others from what he reasonably believed to be a threat of serious injury or death”
“[This] was the best-case scenario. Unfortunately, yes, [Officer Michael Cook] was struck in the leg, but he got to go home to his family,” Muskogee Police stated
Madera County Sheriff’s Office deputies were pursuing the man after he allegedly stole a vehicle and hit multiple other cars; K-9 Obie was shot with numerous pellets in the pursuit
The man had allegedly shot and killed two people before firing shots at San Diego Harbor Police officers, wounding one
Charlotte County Sheriff’s Cpl. Elio Diaz was conducting a traffic stop when the subject of the stop reached into his truck cab, grabbed a rifle and fatally shot Diaz
A man opened fire at the Fresno sergeant as he was arriving in his cruiser, striking him three times; the sergeant engaged the man in a shootout, ultimately leading to the man’s death
Sgt. Rick Finley was working part-time with Selmer PD and full-time with the McNairy County Sheriff’s Office when he was attacked and fatally shot by a suspect
After several resignations following the fatal police shooting of Christian Glass, the police department has no officers left, the Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office said
The man, who had fled from Reno Police on two separate occasions, drove on the wrong side of the road while the officer wrestled for control of the vehicle
“When I made that [911] text, it was already over. Don’t take my actions personal. It’s about me,” the man can be heard telling Long Beach Police
Video shows the man approaching the Shelby Police officer when he suddenly produced a knife and stabbed the officer; after being stabbed, the officer fatally shot him
As Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office deputies tried to de-escalate a dispute between neighbors, the man took a screaming woman into a back bedroom at knifepoint
The man had entered the building’s lobby and reportedly confronted residents with the power tool before the shooting occurred
New York State Police troopers twice tried to use a TASER, but the suspect got up and continued to come at the officers with the knife
The man allegedly stabbed a construction worker at a work site where a Jacksonville Sheriff’s sergeant was working an off-duty security shift
A Hartford officer initially deployed a TASER in an effort to subdue the man, who refused officers’ instructions and repeatedly screamed at them to “go away”
The suspect surrendered to Pasco County Sheriff’s Office deputies after he was struck by gunfire, suffering non-life-threatening injuries
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