08-08 - SHOOTING INCIDENTS

FLORIDA CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT 08-08 ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTIVE Description and location of suspects. Injuries: Provide first aid to the injured, if needed. Extent of the incident scene. Scene Security: Secure any evidence, Location of evidence and weapons. weapons, crime scene, and prisoners. Once briefed, the Supervisor will not interview the member any further Witness Identification: Locate, about the incident. identify and detain witnesses. Scene Integrity: Ensure the integrity Remain at Scene: Involved members of the scene is not compromised, are not to leave the scene until to include: released by a supervisor. The Member or suspect’s hands Brief the Arriving Supervisor: are not washed so a residue test can be performed. Members will furnish the following information: The member and suspect’s clothing is retrieved, the member and suspect's weapon and ammunition, to Location of injured Parties. include primary and secondary firearms, are secured and not moved. Description and identity of suspects. The member's duty firearm is secured Description of the incident at the scene or left in the position it was recovered scene. and not moved. Location of evidence and weapons. The involved member and suspect's vehicles are secured. Union Services: Members are entitled to union representation and legal counsel. Entry into the scene is limited to necessary personnel only. Produce a Written Report: involved Members will prepare a Offense Incident Report Everyone at the scene, including documenting the incident and cooperate with all Law those that state they didn't Enforcement investigators responsible for completing witness the event, is identified, the investigation. separated and documented with some form of identification. Supervisor Responsibilities: Communication: Provide necessary Incidents involving Deadly Force or the communication needs for the discharge of a firearm require supervisors involved member to contact “union to conduct the following: representatives" Notification: Ensure that the following Member Debriefing: The Supervisor are notified to respond. will limit his/her questioning of the involved Member(s) to the following: Criminal Investigative Section. Location of injured Persons. Division Commander Page 2 FLORIDA CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT 08-08 ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTIVE Internal Affairs Section Ensure an immediate replacement of a primary firearm to the member, at the discretion of Chief of Perform Subordinate's Tasks: If Police. the member is injured, the supervisor will be responsible for completing Internal Affairs will review all incidents all of the involved member's responsibilities involving the use of deadly force or incidents to include report preparation. considered to be "Officer involved Shootings" as Internal Affairs Investigations. The Internal Affairs Reporting: Complete the following Investigation will be completed separately from any reports criminal investigation. A Offense Incident Report. The completed Internal Affairs Investigation will be forwarded to the Chief of Police for final The supervisor’s section of the Use of Force Report, review and discipline, if needed. if needed. Responsibilities of the Criminal Investigative Shift Supervisor's Responsibility: Section: Notification: Ensure that the following The Department's Criminal Investigative Section will are notified: be responsible for: Criminal Investigative Section Conducting the criminal investigation of all deadly force incidents within the City's jurisdiction. Division Commander Completing the Firearm Discharge Internal Affairs Section Report Reporting: Complete the following Providing continuous investigation updates to the reports: Internal Affairs Section. A Offense Incident Supplemental Report. Providing a completed copy of the investigation to the Internal Affairs Section, who will then meet with A Firearm Discharge Report if the State Attorney’s Office, along with the Lead the incident involved a firearm Detective.. Legal and Psychological Representation: Responsibilities of the incident Review Committee: Investigators and Supervisors will cooperate with the union services provided to their members At the conclusion of the Criminal or Internal during the course of the investigation. Affairs Investigation involving deadly force, the Chief of Police will convene an incident Review Committee to address the necessity or potential for Internal Affair's Section Responsibility: enhanced training or equipment. The Committee will consist of the following The following responsibilities fall within Members: the purview of Internal Affairs: Range Master After conferring with the Chief of Police will determine if an immediate response is required.