Table 18. — Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed, 1987S S 1996 Circumstances by Weapon Circumstances at Scene of Incident
Shotgun
Total Firearms
Knife
Bomb
103
38
637
12
10
5
32
54
31
14
99
3
0
2
7
46
17
20
4
41
2
0
2
1
65
37
11
10
58
1
0
0
6
258
200
37
11
248
3
0
2
5
Burglaries in Progress/ Pursuing Burglary Suspects
30
24
2
2
28
0
0
1
1
Robberies in Progress/ Pursuing Robbery Suspects
87
77
4
2
83
1
0
1
2
Drug-related Matters
48
42
6
0
48
0
0
0
0
Attempting Other Arrests
93
57
25
7
89
2
0
0
2
Civil Disorders (mass disobedience, riot, etc.)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Handling, Transporting, Custody of Prisoners
30
28
0
1
29
0
0
1
0
Investigating Suspicious Persons/Circumstances
123
95
13
3
111
4
1
0
7
72
45
12
5
62
1
8
0
1
Entrapment/Premeditation
31
17
7
4
28
0
2
0
1
Unprovoked Attack
41
28
5
1
34
1
6
0
0
Mentally Deranged
12
9
1
1
11
1
0
0
0
Traffic Pursuits/Stops
90
65
9
3
77
0
1
0
12
Total
Handgun
Total
696
496
Disturbance Calls
111
Bar Fights, Man with Gun, etc. Family Quarrels
Arrest Situations
Ambush Situations
32
Rifle
Personal Weapons Other
