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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. Most police officers will go through an entire career without discharging their weapon in the commission of their job. But on a daily basis, every single officer thinks about being in a gunfight.
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February 10, 2012

Video: TASERed teen resists Ky. cops

After device deployed, suspect fought to the point of lethal force - Full Story
February 08, 2012

NM cops kill homicide suspect after crash

Deputies and State Police officers responded to a call from Catherine Sampson-Brannon, who said her estranged husband Wes Brannon was at her door with a gun - Full Story
February 08, 2012

Suspect, bystander dead in Tex. shootout with police

Police: The suspected gunman died of a gunshot wound to the head, but it wasn't immediately clear whether the officers killed him or he shot himself - Full Story
February 07, 2012

Video: Cop's gun discharges in Walmart parking lot

Court records say a constable told police his gun fired accidentally after a shoplifting suspect drove over his foot in a Walmart parking lot - Full Story
February 07, 2012

Police: DC man tries for officer's gun, is shot

Corporal Donald Taylor discharged his firearm, and a witnessing police officer was present - Full Story
February 07, 2012

Attorney questions 2nd round of shots in Carl's Jr. shooting

Two officers responded to a 911 call that a man was smashing the restaurant's windows with a large pipe bender - Full Story
February 05, 2012

Texas cops: Boy shot by officer had scissors

Officer Javier Sambrano, a police spokes man, said the teenager will be facing a charge of aggravated assault on a public servant - Full Story
February 04, 2012

Video: NYPD pursues suspect before fatal shooting

The shooting stemmed from an NYPD investigation of street corner drug dealing in a Bronx neighborhood - Full Story
February 04, 2012

Md. cop involved in fatal shooting

The Anne Arundel officer is a 19-year veteran who works in the Northern District - Full Story
February 03, 2012
Former Santa Maria cop talks about shooting

Former Santa Maria cop talks about shooting

Willows Police Chief Bill Spears 'doesn't believe he would have handled the arrest in that manner' - Full Story



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