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Elliot Stabler
In the season 12 finale , Elliot is forced to shoot and kill a young woman who opens fire in the Special Victims squad room . Before dying in Stabler 's arms , she had killed two suspects involved in the rape and murder of her mother and injured a third , as well as killing recurring character Sister Peg ( Charlayne Woodard ) . After the shootout , Stabler is placed on administrative leave by the NYPD 's Internal Affairs Bureau . Although he is eventually cleared , it is nonetheless his sixth career `` good shooting '' and according to Cragen , IAB `` wants to go over his entire jacket ... if Elliot wants to keep his job , he 's gon na have to submit to a psych eval , anger management , a lot of hoops . '' Confirming Benson 's assurance that he will instead tell them to `` go to hell '' , Elliot subsequently retires from the police force off screen during the thirteenth - season premiere . Benson is quietly devastated by his resignation ; she puts on a stoic face in front of her colleagues , but breaks down sobbing once she 's alone in the interrogation room . 
In the season 12 finale , Elliot is forced to shoot and kill a young woman who opens fire in the Special Victims squad room . Before dying in Stabler 's arms , she had killed two suspects involved in the rape and murder of her mother and injured a third , as well as killing recurring character Sister Peg ( Charlayne Woodard ) . After the shootout , Stabler is placed on administrative leave by the NYPD 's Internal Affairs Bureau . Although he is eventually cleared , it is nonetheless his sixth career `` good shooting '' and according to Cragen , IAB `` wants to go over his entire jacket ... if Elliot wants to keep his job , he 's gon na have to submit to a psych eval , anger management , a lot of hoops . '' Confirming Benson 's assurance that he will instead tell them to `` go to hell '' , Elliot subsequently retires from the police force off screen during the thirteenth - season premiere . Benson is quietly devastated by his resignation ; she puts on a stoic face in front of her colleagues , but breaks down sobbing once she 's alone in the interrogation room .
In the season 12 finale, Elliot is forced to shoot and kill a young woman who opens fire in the Special Victims squad room. After the shootout, Stabler is placed on administrative leave. If Elliot wants to keep his job, he's gonna have to submit to a psych eval, anger management, a lot of hoops. Elliot subsequently retires from the police force off screen during the thirteenth season premiere.
In the season 12 finale , Elliot is forced to shoot and kill a young woman who opens fire in the Special Victims squad room . After the shootout , Stabler is placed on administrative leave by the NYPD 's Internal Affairs Bureau . if Elliot wants to keep his job , he 's gon na have to submit to a psych eval , anger management , a lot of hoops . '' Confirming Benson 's assurance that he will instead tell them to `` go to hell '' , Elliot subsequently retires from the police force off screen during the thirteenth - season premiere .