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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.

FULL LIST OF Suicide by Cop Topics

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
Ohio cop refuses to shoot murder suspect charging at him - An Ohio police officer is being praised for holding his fire even as a slaying suspect charged him, saying repeatedly, "shoot me."
Video: Ohio cop refuses to shoot murder suspect charging at him - An Ohio police officer is being praised for holding his fire even as a slaying suspect charged him, saying repeatedly, "shoot me"
Police: Man fatally shot by Calif. cop left apology note - Responding officer exited his patrol car and "was immediately confronted by the male suspect who was armed with a large knife"
Trending Topics: When a suspect seeks suicide by cop -
Colo. man killed in OIS may have sought suicide by cop, dad says - Brian Fritze died Tuesday following a pursuit after he was accused of beating an unidentified woman
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