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Suicide by Cop

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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Video: SC officer saves suicidal man after bonding over football - Officer Michael Blackmore found they both shared a love of football and was able to talk the suicidal man off the bridge
Video shows Wash. officers justified in fatal OIS - Michael Kurtz called 911 saying he was suicidal, had a large knife and wasn’t afraid to harm police officers
W.Va. officer fired for not shooting at armed man - Officials said Stephen Mader put two other officers in danger by not shooting Ronald D. Williams Jr., who was armed
Suicide by cop under review in Louisiana - Suspect shot himself in the head after suffering two gunshot wounds
Retired NYPD cop shoots son, kills self - Retired NYPD detective Irvin Noak shot his two sons during an argument then turned the gun on himself
Funeral set for Md. officer killed in attack on police station - Private funeral is scheduled next week for a plainclothes narcotics officer who was killed Sunday in a blue-on-blue
Police: Md. officer mistook plainclothes cop for threat - Officer who died in a chaotic shootout at a station was deliberately shot by a fellow cop who did not recognize him and viewed him as a threat
Podcast Quick Clip: How can officers manage a suicide by cop? - Jim and Doug discuss issues related to suicide by cop, from recognizing the warning signs to dealing with the psychological aftermath
Policing Matters Podcast: Apple vs. the FBI - Doug and Jim also discuss issues related to suicide by cop and offer tactics for conducting safe traffic stops
Video of OIS offers reminders about SBC incidents -
NC cops fatally shoot man who threatened suicide, pointed gun - Officers negotiated with the man for at least 30 minutes Saturday before he began walking toward them, pointing his gun
Witness: Man killed in controversial Wash. OIS told cops 'shoot me' - Man fought with an officer, threw rocks and told police to shoot him before they opened fire
Chief: Man killed Ohio officer so he would be killed by police - Officer Sonny Kim, a decorated 27-year veteran of the Cincinnati Police Department, died along with the man involved in the Friday morning shooting
Prosecutor: Border agent justified in fatal OIS - 20-year-old Canadian man crossed the U.S.-Canada border illegally in March and sprayed the agent with bear spray
Wash. cop who fatally shot man previously saved him from fire - Documents shed new light on Antonio Zambrano-Montes' run-ins with police and his erratic, sometimes dangerous behavior
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