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Tag: Shooting at Vehicles
Patrol
NE Officer Shoots Man Driving Toward Halloween Event
Police say about 7 p.m. an adult male driver went around the barricades at the Halloween event and approached the officer, who then shot the driver.
November 1, 2022
Point of Law
Point of Law: Shooting at Moving Vehicles
In Orn v. City of Tacoma, the Ninth Circuit ruled that a case against officers who shot at a suspect’s vehicle and paralyzed the suspect can go forward.
June 9, 2021
Patrol
Fatal Police Shooting Sparks Protests in Chicago Suburb
The Waukegan Police Department said an officer was "investigating an occupied vehicle" Tuesday when the suspects fled the scene. Later, a second officer spotted and approached the vehicle, which they said began moving in reverse toward him.
October 23, 2020
Patrol
2 Chicago Officers Fired for Shooting at Stolen Car
In an 8 to 0 decision, the Chicago Police Board found that Officers Michael Coughlin Jr. and his partner, Jose Torres, violated Chicago Police Department rules for shooting at the car driven by 18-year-old Paul O’Neal in July 2016.
March 20, 2020
Patrol
Arkansas Department Fires Officer Involved in Deadly Shooting
The Little Rock Police Department has fired Officer Charles Starks, who was involved in the fatal shooting of a suspect—identified as Bradley Blackshire—who was driving a stolen vehicle toward him.
May 7, 2019
Patrol
Terror Attacks Lead Cities to Rethink Vehicle Shooting Policies
Police in Washington, New York City, Chicago and Las Vegas have begun allowing officers to fire at moving vehicles to stop such ramming attacks.
May 2, 2018
Patrol
CA Police Union Slams Vehicle Shooting Policy After Officer Run Over
The police officers union said the attack shows how the department's policy prohibiting officers from firing at moving vehicles puts its "officers' lives in danger." More Here.
February 5, 2018
Patrol
New Policy Restricts Las Vegas Officers’ Use of Neck Restraints
Las Vegas Metro Police announced today they are further limiting the use of a neck restraint that has proven deadly for it and other law enforcement agencies in the past.
September 22, 2017
Patrol
NYPD Amends Vehicle Shooting Policy to Cover Terror Attacks
The NYPD has told officers they can open fire on vehicles to prevent a “mass ramming attack” like the terror strike last year in Nice, France, where a truck plowed through a crowd and killed 86 people.
March 1, 2017
Patrol
San Francisco Police Commission Votes to Prohibit Shooting at Moving Vehicles
The San Francisco Police Commission approved a use-of-force policy Wednesday that would prohibit the city's police officers from shooting at moving vehicles or using carotid restraints.
December 22, 2016
Patrol
Trooper Who Shot at Fleeing Driver Cannot Be Sued, Says Supreme Court
The Supreme Court decided Monday that a Texas state trooper who shot and killed a fleeing suspect in a high-speed chase cannot be held civilly liable for the man's death, even though the officer's superior had told him not to shoot.
November 10, 2015
Patrol
Denver Police Prohibited from Shooting at Cars
Following reviews sparked by the fatal shooting of teenager Jessica Hernandez, the Denver Police Department is changing its policy about shooting at suspects in moving vehicles. More Here.
June 9, 2015
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