Tag: Officer-Involved Shootings: Page 17

Patrol

MS Agency Releases Video of Deputy Shooting Knife-Wielding Man

The video appears to show suspect Reginald "RJ" Johnson charging Deputy Bobby Jackson with an object in his hand identified by investigators as a knife. The deputy's pistol is drawn and he falls to the ground.

July 9, 2021

Patrol

AZ Sheriff Releases Video of Deputy in Highway Shootout

Investigators say 22-year-old Michael Gerhart was speeding in his Toyota Rav4 on Grand Avenue/U.S. 60, lost control, and crashed, where he ended up on the median just south of Loop 303 around 6:30 p.m. The body-cam video shows the deputy getting out of his patrol truck with his gun drawn.

July 2, 2021

Point of Law

3 Honolulu Officers Charged Over Killing of Teen Suspect

Deputy Prosecutor Christopher Van Marter said in court documents that the officer fired 10 rounds into the rear window of the Honda “without provocation.” Eight of the shots hit the teen.

June 16, 2021

Point of Law

Officer Sues NFL for Implying He Killed Man without Justification

State investigators argued that Dreasjon Reed fired two shots at the officer during the final moments of the pursuit — an allegation that attorneys representing Reed's family denied.

June 15, 2021

Point of Law

Family of Alton Sterling Receives $4.5 Million Settlement Over 2016 Fatal OIS

The children of a man killed by police in Louisiana's capital city five years ago have accepted a $4.5 million settlement from the local government, the man's family and the city's mayor said Friday.

June 14, 2021

Patrol

TX Agency Releases Video of April Shooting that Wounded Officer, Killed 2 Men

The shooting happened around 11:27 a.m., April 16, when Officer Tyler Sauvage, a five-year veteran, conducted a traffic stop on a blue pickup truck.

June 11, 2021

Patrol

Man Charged with Trying to Kill 5 Canadian Officers

The charges follow a vehicle pursuit and shootout in Merritt, B.C., that spanned nearly two hours on Saturday afternoon, when police attempted to stop a Ford F-350 truck with a flatbed trailer that was allegedly associated with a stolen property file.

June 10, 2021

Patrol

Chicago Releases Video of Man Shooting Officers, Officers Shooting Back

Police said the incident unfolded after officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert shortly after 7 a.m. May 16. At the scene, they came across a man later identified as 45-year-old Bruce Lua, who they followed at a distance for several blocks while shouting verbal commands at him to stop.

June 10, 2021

Patrol

Fires Set, Stores Looted After Marshals Task Force Kills Armed Fugitive in Minneapolis

The suspect reportedly pulled out a gun during the attempted arrest in a parking garage.

June 4, 2021

Patrol

2 Florida Children Run Away from Foster Home, Break into House, and Shoot at Deputies

“The 14-year-old comes out of the garage with a pump shotgun, levels it at deputies and despite warnings to drop it, she walked back into the garage, she comes back a second time, and that’s when deputies opened fire after taking multiple rounds,” Sheriff Mike Chitwood said.

June 2, 2021

Patrol

DA Rules Fatal OIS of Andrew Brown Justified But "Tragic"

The district attorney said that Brown used his car as a "deadly weapon," causing Pasquotank County deputies to believe it was necessary to use deadly force.

May 18, 2021

Patrol

Man Killed by Officers After He Rammed SUV into Police Station and Pointed Rifle, DA Says

“He repeatedly rammed those doors until he gained entry with his vehicle into the building,” said Worcester County DA Joseph Early.

May 10, 2021