Suicide by Cop
The Suicide by Cop topic page offers news, expert opinion, and advice for dealing with the possible aftermath of the unique type of officer-involved shooting that occurs when a suspect deliberately provokes an officer to shoot.
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‘From the sound of the bullets passing by my head, I would say I was inches from injury or death that evening.’
Understanding community care, emergency aid and exigent circumstances will help officers make better legal and tactical decisions
In a case arising from the fatal shooting by a state trooper of an armed civilian threatening suicide, the First Circuit affirmed the trooper was entitled to qualified immunity
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The suspect is seen on video exiting his vehicle after crashing it and walking toward officers with a large knife in his hands
The purpose of suicide intervention is not to solve the person’s crisis but effectively transition them from a street critical incident to treatment
The officers subdued the man, who was armed with a knife in each hand, after he urged police to kill him
The officers are heard telling the suspect 22 times to drop the knife he was brandishing before shooting him
The suspect charged at officers with two knives
Officer Angel Villaronga talked down a man who threatened him with a knife and asked officers to “do their job” and shoot him
The video shows one deputy wrestling with the suspect, who was armed with a rifle and managed to get one shot off
The gunman initially appeared to be complying with commands to put the gun down, but then he turned around and ran toward the gun
The 21-year-old suspected gang member had fired dozens of rounds from three weapons, including a rifle
Michael Wayne Pettigrew pointed what looked like a real gun at officers and himself during a nearly three-hour standoff with police at the Orlando International Airport
Three friends said Khaleel Thompson was acting erratically and threatening to kill himself hours before he was shot
The rampage began after authorities got a call about a domestic dispute
Investigators say Trepierre Hummons was hoping for “suicide by cop” when he killed Officer Sonny Kim in 2015 before being gunned down by another officer
Stephen Mader said he didn’t shoot Ronald Williams because “he wasn’t out here to harm anybody but himself”
Police say the boy called 911 shortly before 3:30 a.m. to ask officers to check on the welfare of an unarmed boy in front of the school
Christopher Lanzillo was threatening family members at a home with a knife
Authorities said Tamekka Broyles was attempting suicide by cop
Lt. Mark Hess was able to subdue the man while another officer grabbed the suspect’s gun
Police believe the man was attempting suicide by cop
Rialto police and the San Bernardino County Department of Behavioral Health helped de-escalate a situation where a man was threatening harm to himself with a knife
Before LAPD fatally shot Daniel Enrique Perez, he used his cellphone to call 911 to report “a man with a gun matching his own description”
Officer Michael Blackmore found they both shared a love of football and was able to talk the suicidal man off the bridge
Michael Kurtz called 911 saying he was suicidal, had a large knife and wasn’t afraid to harm police officers
Officials said Stephen Mader put two other officers in danger by not shooting Ronald D. Williams Jr., who was armed
Suspect shot himself in the head after suffering two gunshot wounds
Retired NYPD detective Irvin Noak shot his two sons during an argument then turned the gun on himself
Private funeral is scheduled next week for a plainclothes narcotics officer who was killed Sunday in a blue-on-blue