Research on violence in organizations has largely focused on the analysis of verbal and symbolic manifestations of it. However, apart from a few studies mainly on mass murder and war, scholars have overlooked extreme violence in organizations. Based on long-term ethnographic research of police detectives investigating the use of lethal force by law enforcement agents, this paper analyzes how organizational extreme violence occurs. The paper contributes by highlighting various factors such as societal pressures, victim portrayal, organizational ambiguities, and reluctance to address extreme violence, which are key contributors to its persistence in organizations. The paper also suggests that the impact of extreme violence extends beyond the organizations directly involved, affecting other entities and contributing to a lack of accountability for those responsible.