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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. 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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News

FBI: Man fatally shot in Boston bombing probe

FBI: Man fatally shot in Boston bombing probe

The FBI said the agent acted on an imminent threat and opened fire when the suspect turned violent - Full Story

News

Suspect killed, officer hit by car in Va. bank shooting

The suspect hit the officer as police approached his vehicle, forcing the officer's partner to fire at the driver - Full Story

Videos

Suspect Tased in the Face

A car chase ends with an officer having to Tasing a suspect in the face to get him to cooperate and prevent him from using a gun on the cop.

Columns

Cop shot 17 times at Sikh Temple says, 'Never give up' Doug Wyllie, PoliceOne Editor in Chief - 10-43: Be Advised...

Cop shot 17 times at Sikh Temple says, 'Never give up'

Meeting Lt. Brian Murphy was a major highlight during my time at ILEETA 2013 - Full Story

Columns

One cop's 'Not Today' attitude ends a gunman's multi-state shooting spree Doug Wyllie, PoliceOne Editor in Chief - 10-43: Be Advised...

One cop's 'Not Today' attitude ends a gunman's multi-state shooting spree

Seth McCloskey was a real bad guy who just happened to come up against into Josh Kenworthy and the other officers of Tomah (Wis.) Police Department who said, “Not today.” - Full Story

Tips

You pull the trigger, nothing happens. What then?

You respond to a domestic disturbance in a residential neighborhood and to your surprise you’re... - Full Story

Photos

Video: Police kill knife-wielding man at Dollar store

Video: Police kill knife-wielding man at Dollar store

Newly-released surveillance video shows the fatal shooting of a knife-wielding man who lunged at Kan. police in a Dollar General store in Wichita. (KSN Image)

Exclusives

Posting of NJ OIS video to YouTube is a disgrace

Posting of NJ OIS video to YouTube is a disgrace

Videotape is merely a two-dimensional record of a three-dimensional event viewed from one vantage point, yet one ‘activist’ seems to believe it’s all he needs in order to know ‘what happened.’ - Full Story

Exclusives

Firearms Roundtable: Expert insights on duty guns

Firearms Roundtable: Expert insights on duty guns

Three of our top firearms writers examine trends in the market, officer training, and what to do to help our officers win more gunfights. - Full Story



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Officer-Involved Shootings Columnists

Combat Gunfighting Combat Gunfighting
with Mike Rayburn
10-43: Be Advised... 10-43: Be Advised...
with Doug Wyllie, PoliceOne Editor in Chief