officer-involved shooting

== English == === Noun === officer-involved shooting (plural officer-involved shootings) (US, euphemistic) An incident in which a police officer shoots at another person. Synonym: OIS (abbreviation) ==== Usage notes ==== Originally used by police departments and adopted by journalists, the term has been criticized as an intentionally misleading euphemism that obscures police agency. It is exclusively used to refer to shootings committed by police, not shootings committed by other people where police are present. Beyond that no standard definition exists, and usage differs regarding whether the shooting must be intentional, whether the person must be hit, and whether the officer must be on duty at the time. For example: === References ===