Marshals have for the first time released data on how many people were shot by their officers or other police working with them. Marshals Service Director Ronald Davis ordered the review last year, saying it reflects the seriousness of shots fired by officers. The report does not include information on whether the shootings were deemed legally justified nor data on more recent shootings, though it does say that those outlined in the report were independently investigated. The aim was to study policies, training, tactics and equipment to figure out ways to make shootings less likely or destructive in the future, the report released Tuesday states. Marshals, and they work with more than 3,500 task force officers from departments around the U.S., the report states.

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Persons: It's, Ronald Davis, Marshal, Chase White, “, Lee Friedman, Geoffrey Alpert, ” Alpert Organizations: WASHINGTON, U.S, Marshals, Justice Department, FBI, University of Illinois, University of South Locations: Tucson , Arizona, Texas, U.S, Chicago, University of South Carolina