I started looking through the dataset of police shootings in the United States that was given to us for our first project this week. I took the effort to comprehend the structure and spot any inconsistent or missing values. The inconsistent recording of weapon kinds and fleeing status was one issue I identified early on. In order to facilitate data analysis, I made the decision to standardize these fields. Additionally, I began to formulate preliminary inquiries regarding age-related trends in shootings and racial disparities.