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• Is COVID-19 stress causing an increase in 'direct confrontation' suicide-by-cop encounters?

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  Anecdotal evidence seems to support that suicide by cop incidents are on the rise

• Analysis: Man claiming to have COVID-19 attempts suicide by cop

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  Law enforcement may encounter this phenomenon more frequently in the coming weeks as people seek ways to deal with COVID-19 illness or catastrophic financial losses

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• Man attempts ‘suicide by cop’ after alleged COVID-19 diagnosis

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  The man told police at the hospital that he was diagnosed the previous night and wanted to die

• Reality Training: The risks of suicide calls

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  Suicide calls - especially those involving a gun - are unpredictable and very dangerous. In this episode of Reality Training, Dave Smith reviews footage of a suicide by cop call and provides safety tips for officers.

• Ark. police officer shot responding to suicidal person call

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  The person opened fire on the officers when they arrived

• Video: Calif. LEO talks man out of 'suicide by cop'

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  Officer Josh MacMillan was praised for deescalating a potential confrontation with a man who called 911 on himself

• Reality Training: Suicidal subject holds cop at knife-point

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  In this episode of Reality Training, Dave Smith reviews harrowing footage of two cops responding to an armed, suicidal subject.

• New knife-attack decision: Court ponders how far is close enough to be an “immediate” threat

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  The Ninth Circuit's recent split decision carries important implications for police training, policy and street practice

• Officer justified in shooting man with gun to his own head?

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  This case reminds officers of the need to give short, clear commands directing a subject to make specific movements

• Suicide By Cop: 15 warning signs that you might be involved

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  These highly pressurized, seemingly no-win incidents threaten officers tactically and emotionally, with potential legal and professional consequences

• Investigating Suicide by Cop incidents: What to remember & what to get

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  Suicide by cop scenarios can be emotionally trying to the officers involved, which can pose additional issues if officers start to second-guess their actions

• Are you ready for suicide by cop?

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  A suicide-by-cop incident can happen to any officer, at any time, on any shift – are you ready for the event, as well as the aftermath?

• Calif. PDs fear 'suicide by cop' cases. So they've stopped responding to some calls

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  Some small and midsize law enforcement agencies across the state have stopped responding to certain calls because of the potential dangers

• Video: LEO fatally shoots knife-wielding man attacking cop

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  Bodycam video shows how hard police in Georgia tried to deescalate an encounter with a knife-wielding man

• Shift Briefing Series: Police response to suicidal subjects

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  One of the most difficult and emotional calls law enforcement handles today is responding to armed suicidal subject calls

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