This presentation will detail a hostage event involving an officer-involved shooting during the rescue. The suspect held his father and his two children hostage. Officers were conducting operations outside the home when a shooting occurred in the residence. As the team made an emergency entry, the suspect advanced on the officers while pointing a handgun at them. The presenters were involved in the entry and will discuss challenges faced, lessons learned, and positive outcomes.

Howard has been a police officer with LAPD for 30 years and worked a variety of patrol assignments, including gangs, special problems unit, and FTO, as well as in-service and recruit firearms instruction. He has been a Special Weapons and Tactics member for the past 15 years, with 13 years as a sniper. He is also a platoon firearms instructor.