2020
Date Name Age City Description January 5 Kwame Jones 17 Jacksonville, Florida An officer attempted to pull over a stolen vehicle, causing a chase. After the vehicle crash a backseat passenger pointed a gun at the officer. The officer shot the backseat passenger and Jones, in the front passenger seat. The backseat passenger survived.[472] January 27 William Howard Green 43 Oxon Hill, Maryland Officer Michael Owen Jr. handcuffed Green after a car accident and put him in the passenger seat of his vehicle, as the backseat did not have a divider. At some point, Owen got into the front seat and shot Green. Investigators were originally told that the officers believed Green was under the influence of PCP and there was a struggle, but neither were true. Owen was charged with second-degree murder and manslaughter the day after.[473] January 28 Jaquyn Oneill Light 20 Graham, North Carolina Light ran outside his back door after police arrived and collided with Officer Marcus Pollock. The district attorney stated Pollock could have either fired accidentally or in self-defense, but the former was most likely what happened. Pollock was not charged.[474] February 1 Leonard Parker Jr. 53 Gulfport, Mississippi During a birthday party Parker attempted to diffuse an argument between a man and his girlfriend, causing a brief fight between the two men. After a guest at the party called police, Parker offered to drive the other man back to his hotel. As Parker backed out of the driveway, an officer responding to the earlier call opened fire, killing him. According to witnesses the truck was moving around three to five miles when the officer fired.[475] March 3 Manuel Ellis 33 Tacoma, Washington Manuel Ellis died during an arrest by police officers.[476] Police claimed Ellis initiated a fight,[476] while state prosecutors quoted civilian witnesses stating that police initiated physical force while Ellis did not fight back.[476] Video showed officers punching Ellis, choking him, using a taser, and kneeling on him.[477] Ellis was recorded saying he "can't breathe".[477] Ellis was hogtied, face-down, with an officer on him, for at least six minutes, and a spit hood was placed on his head, stated prosecutors.[478][479] Ellis died at the scene while receiving medical aid.[476] Ellis's death was ruled as a homicide.[476] Two officers were charged with murder; another officer was charged with manslaughter.[476] March 8 Barry Gedeus 27 Fort Lauderdale, Florida Police approached Gedeus in connection with an earlier sexual battery. Police chased Gedeus and one shot him. Gedeus was unarmed when he was shot.[480] March 12 Donnie Sanders 47 Kansas City, Missouri An officer shot and killed Sanders after he ran from a traffic stop and raised his arms "as though he had a weapon". Sanders was unarmed.[481] March 13 Breonna Taylor 26 Louisville, Kentucky Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old emergency medical technician, was fatally shot by Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) officers Jonathan Mattingly, Brett Hankison, and Myles Cosgrove on March 13, 2020. According to a wrongful death lawsuit filed against the police by the Taylor family's attorney, the officers, who were dressed in plain clothes, breached Taylor's front door with a battering ram and entered without knocking or announcing a search warrant, opened fire "with a total disregard for the value of human life".[482][483] March 23 Daniel Prude 41 Rochester, New York Responding to a mental health call, officers physically restrained Prude and put a spit hood on him. Prude stopped breathing and was taken off life support a week later. An autopsy ruled his death a homicide.[484] April 23 Fred Brown 34 North Las Vegas, Nevada Police accompanying a woman to her apartment encountered Brown, who had a warrant for his arrest. When police attempted to arrest him, Brown fought with officers, at one point putting an officer in a chokehold. The officer broke free, then shot Brown.[485] April 29 Denzel Marshal Taylor Unknown Sikeston, Missouri Officers responded to a shooting involving Milton Taylor, who identified his son Denzel as the one who shot him. Police found Denzel, who had his hands in his pockets. Taylor refused to remove his hands from his pockets and told the officers to kill him. Police then shot Taylor, who had a piece of wood in his pocket.[486] May 1 Shaun Fuhr 24 Seattle, Washington A woman called police to report Fuhr had shot at her and taken their daughter at gunpoint. As officers chased Fuhr in the Columbia City neighborhood, an officer shot him in the head as he held his daughter. While Fuhr had wielded a gun prior, he had dropped it by the time he was shot.[487] May 23 Maurice Gordon 28 Bass River, New Jersey Gordon was pulled over for speeding by State Trooper Randall Wetzel. During the stop Gordon's car became disabled, so Wetzel invited him to sit in the back seat of his police vehicle. After questioning why he kept getting up and unbuckling his seat belt, Wetzel went to get him a face mask. Gordon then got out of the vehicle and ran. Wetzel pulled Gordon away from the vehicle after he approached the driver's seat, and after a struggle Wetzel fired six times.[488] May 25 George Floyd 46 Minneapolis, Minnesota George Floyd was murdered by a police officer, Derek Chauvin, who knelt on Floyd's neck for over nine minutes while Floyd was handcuffed and lying face-down on the street. Two other officers further restrained Floyd and a fourth officer prevented onlookers from intervening.[489] During the final three minutes, Floyd was motionless and had no pulse. Officers made no attempt to revive him, and Chauvin's knee remained on his neck even as emergency medical technicians attempted to treat him.[490] Two autopsies found Floyd's death to be a homicide.[491][492] After a seven-week trial, on April 21, 2021, a Minnesota state jury convicted Chauvin of murdering Floyd.[493] July 6 William Wade Burgess III 27 St. Louis, Missouri Deputy James Buchanan was driving to work when he witnessed Burgess attempting to drive over a boy and his grandfather, who he had attacked earlier. Buchanan chased Burgess and shot him in an alley. Although Buchanan had wielded a weapon during the earlier attack, he was unarmed when Buchanan shot him. Buchanan was indicted on second-degree murder and armed criminal action charges in 2021.[494] August 6 Ammir Johnson 30 Ventnor City, New Jersey Police from Ventnor City and Atlantic City were called after onlookers reported a man had slashed his wrists along a road. When police arrived, one attempted to use a stun gun on Johnson but it didn't work. When Johnson charged towards officers holding a broken bottle, police shot him.[495] August 7 Julian Edward Roosevelt Lewis 60 Screven County, Georgia Officer Jacob Gordon Thompson shot Lewis after performing a PIT maneuver. Thompson was charged with felony murder and aggrivated assault but the charges were later dropped.[496] September 23 Kurt Reinhold 42 San Clemente, California After stopping Reinhold for jaywalking, a struggle broke out and Deputy Eduardo Duran shot Reinhold. The deputy claims Reinhold tried to take his weapon.[497] October 3 Jonathan Price 31 Wolfe City, Texas Price intervened in a disturbance at a gas station. When Officer Shaun Lucas arrived, he tased then shot Price. Lucas was charged with murder two days later.[498] He was acquitted in September 2022.[499] October 12 Anthony Jones 24 Bethel Springs, Tennessee Following a chase Jones crashed his car and "portrayed, with actions and statements, to have a firearm," according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, although no firearm was recovered. An officer from Henderson shot Jones.[500] October 20 Marcellis Stinnette 19 Waukegan, Illinois Stinnette was a passenger in a vehicle driven by his girlfriend, Tafara Williams, parked outside Williams's mother's apartment. When an officer approached the car after a report of a suspicious vehicle, it fled. A short time later, Officer Dante Salinas pulled the car over. The vehicle crashed and Williams drove in reverse. Salinas, who was not in the path of the vehicle, opened fire, killing Stinnette and wounding Williams. In September 2022 Salinas was charged with second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter, while Williams was charged with aggravated fleeing.[501] November 8 Frederick Cox 18 High Point, North Carolina Cox was attending a funeral at a church for a murder victim when a drive-by shooting occurred. Under disputed circumstances, Cox was shot and killed by Deputy Michael Shane Hill who had been investigating the murder and was at the funeral at the request of murder victim's family. According to a lawsuit from Cox's family, during the drive-by shooting, Cox ran to the church and was holding the door open for a mother and son when Hill shot him in the back. The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation said that Hill had reported seeing Cox with a handgun when he shot him and that other witnesses had observed a handgun close to Cox after the shooting. Cox's family disputed this, claiming he was unarmed.[502] An investigation determined that Cox was unarmed at the time of the shooting.[503] November 13 Angelo Crooms 16 Cocoa, Florida Police were investigating a stolen car when they encountered Pierce and Crooms, who were borrowing the vehicle. Officer Santiago-Miranda shot and killed Pierce and Crooms, when the vehicle drove forwards in the direction of the officer.[504] Sincere Pierce 18 December 17 Johnny Lorenzo Bolton 49 Smyrna, Georgia Police served a no-knock warrant against Bolton. When Bolton stood up, a deputy shot him twice. A jury recommended charges against the deputy who shot Bolton.[505] December 22 Andre Hill 47 Columbus, Ohio Two officers were responding to a call of a vehicle being turned off and on when one of them shot Hill, who was leaving a friend's garage. Hill was holding a phone at the time.[506][507][508] Officer Adam Coy was indicted on murder and several other charges in 2021.[509]
2021
Date Name Age City Description January 1 Carl Dorsey 39 Newark, New Jersey Undercover Officer Rod Simpkins responded after hearing gunfire and shot Dorsey. Simpkins wasn't wearing a body camera but surveillance footage showed Dorsey was unarmed. Dorsey's death was the first Newark Police shooting since before 2020, which had gone without a single shooting.[510] January 1 Akeem Terrell 31 Phoenix, Arizona Police were called after Terrell, who had schizophrenia, refused to leave a party. Police arrested Terrell and transported him to jail, where Terrell believed he had been taken to a fake facility. Police put Terrell in a prone position and held him down, with as many as seven officers on top of him at one point. After checking on Terrell through a cell door after six minutes and seeing him motionless, officers performed CPR, but Terrell died at the hospital. An autopsy listed positional asphyxia as among the factors that killed him.[511][512] January 10 Patrick Warren 52 Killeen, Texas Responding to a mental health call, Officer Reynaldo Contreras tased and shot Patrick Warren as he approached the officer waving his arms. A grand jury declined to indict Contreras.[513] February 4 Jenoah Donald 30 Hazel Dell, Washington Deputies pulled Donald over for a broken taillight. After the situation escalated, a deputy attempted to pull Donald from his vehicle. A second deputy shot Donald, later saying she feared he was reaching for an object, which a lawyer for Donald's family stated was a cordless drill.[514] February 13 Daverion Deauntre Kinard 29 Fontana, California Kinard, who was previously spotted breaking and entering into a house, was found sitting inside a portable toilet by an officer, and would be fatally shot after unrolling his right hand to reveal a metallic object which was later determined to be a lighter.[515] April 7 James Lionel Johnson 38 Takoma Park, Maryland David Hall Dixon, an off-duty officer with the Pentagon Force Protection Agency, shot Johnson and Williams, who he believed had stolen a car. The two men were shot after they had passed Dixon, and both were shot in the back. Dixon was charged with two counts of second-degree murder.[516] Dominique Williams 32 April 11 Daunte Wright 20 Brooklyn Center, Minnesota After pulling Wright over, officers attempted to arrest him for an outstanding warrant. Following a struggle, Wright got back into his car, Kimberly Potter shot him. Wright drove several blocks before hitting another vehicle.[517][518] The chief of Brooklyn Center Police said the officer who shot Wright meant to use her taser.[519] April 14 Lindani Myeni 29 Honolulu, Hawaii Police shot and killed Myeni outside a house after a woman called to report he had broken into the building. Myeni's wife and her lawyer say Myeni mistook the house for a nearby temple. Prosecutor Steve Alm declined to file charges against the officers involved.[520][521] April 21 Andrew Brown Jr. 42 Elizabeth City, North Carolina While serving a warrant on Brown for drug distribution, Brown attempted to drive away, backing his vehicle before turning left, grazing an officer. Police shot at Brown 14 times, 13 of which were fired as Brown drove away.[522] May 3 La'Mello Parker 3 months Biloxi, Mississippi Parker, a three-month-old baby, was abducted by his father Eric Derell Smith after he killed Parker's mother and her nephew in Louisiana. Following a chase, a shootout occurred between Smith and police, and Parker was accidentally shot.[523] May 4 Latoya James 37 Woodbine, Georgia James was visiting her cousin Varshan Brown when deputies served a narcotics warrant. A shootout occurred between Brown and the deputies, and James was accidentally shot. Brown was charged with James's death, and the two deputies were not indicted.[524] June 1 Renardo Green 51 Annapolis, Maryland Police were called to Green's apartment after his wife said he was under the influence of PCP. Police and paramedics restrained Green face-down, and he suffered a cardiac arrest, dying in a hospital days later. His death was ruled a homicide due to being restrained on his stomach, preventing breathing, with drug use also contributing to his death.[525] June 16 Jermaine Sonnier 19 Houston, Texas Police pulled Sonnier over during a drug investigation. After he ran, police tased and struggled with Sonnier, who complained of difficulty breathing. He was taken to a hospital, where he died. His death was ruled a homicide due to "arrhythmia associated with acute methamphetamine toxicity during physical pursuit and restraint."[526] June 22 Frederick Holder 28 Norwalk, California Deputies attempted to pull over Holder after seeing his van driving erratically. As they approached the car, they saw Holder holding an L-shaped object and fired. Holder was carrying a butane lighter with a handle.[527] July 10 James Holland Sr. 37 Avondale, Arizona Police responded to reports that a man walking in the street and encounter Holland, in a state of psychosis and only wearing boxers and tennis shoes. Officers tased Holland several times, with one officer placing her knee on his back before tasing him. He began foaming at the mouth and later died. His death was ruled a homicide.[528] August 24 Tory Brown 22 College Park, Georgia Police attempted to arrest Brown for violating his parole. When deputies entered his apartment, Brown "quickly advanced toward" them and one deputy shot him. No guns were found at the scene.[529] August 27 Fanta Bility 8 Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania After a high school football game ended two teenagers opened fire following a dispute. Officers Brian Devaney, Devon Smith and Sean Dolan fired back, striking four people, including Bility, who died. The two teenagers were initially charged with her death, but those charges were later dropped, and the three officers were charged instead.[530] September 24 Cedric Lofton 17 Wichita, Kansas After a report by Lofton's foster family officers took him to the Sedgwick County Juvenile Intake and Assessment Center. After Lofton punched a staff member he was restrained, shackled, and handcuffed. Several minutes later, staff members were unable to find a pulse, and Lofton died at a hospital two days later. An autopsy ruled his death a homicide.[531] October 4 Michael Craig 61 Chicago, Illinois Craig called police to report his wife was threatening him with a knife. Officer Alberto Covarrubias arrived on the scene and shot Craig. Craig's wife was charged with stabbing him.[532] October 11 Jermaine Jones 24 Augusta, Georgia During a traffic stop, Jones attempted to run away, leading an officer to use his taser on him. Jones fell to the ground and hit his head. He was taken to a hospital, where he died a week later. His death was ruled a homicide. The deputies involved were cleared of wrongdoing.[533] October 13 Jim Rogers 54 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Police responded after Rogers, who was homeless, was accused of stealing a bicycle, although the bike's owner stated she was giving it away and Rogers was taking it for a test ride. Police tased Rogers eight times; he fell unconscious and died a day later at a hospital. An autopsy ruled his death was accidental. Five officers were fired for their roles in Rogers's death.[534][535] October 14 Calvin Wilks Jr. 40 Crestview, Florida Police responding to reports of a person shouting for help. Police tased Wilks, who fell unconscious and died. His death was ruled a homicide, and Officers Brandon Hardaway, William Johns and Evan Reynolds were indicted for manslaughter.[536] November 6 Eldred Wells Sr. 70 Joliet, Illinois Deputies Nick Binnendyk and Desmond Warren responded to a domestic disturbance and found 21-year-old Jabbar Muhammad and Wells, his grandfather. When Muhammad began to stab Wells, police fired, killing both men.[537] December 5 Quadry Sanders 29 Lawton, Oklahoma Officers Robert Hinkle and Nathan Ronan responded to reports that Sanders was holding a gun in his home and not letting a resident leave. The two officers fired at Sanders a total of 15 times. No weapon was found on or near Sanders, and he was holding a cap when he was shot. The two officers were later charged with first-degree manslaughter.[538] December 10 Terence Caffey 30 Little Rock, Arkansas An off-duty deputy working security at a movie theater attempted to arrest Caffey after he allegedly fought with theater workers. The deputy restrained Caffey, who fell unconscious and died. His death was ruled a homicide. The Pulaski County prosecutor declined to file charges against the deputy.[539] December 26 James Lowery 40 Titusville, Florida Following an assault report police pursued Lowery for a warrant. After he threw a bag of narcotics over a fence and tried to climb it, Officer Joshua Payne fired both his firearm and taser, striking Lowery. Payne was charged with manslaughter in 2022.[540]
Date | Name (age) of deceased | Race | Location | Description |
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2024-01-30 | Tevin Chatman (28) | Black | Springfield, Tennessee | Police responding to a shooting and stolen vehicle found the vehicle crashed. A man at the scene allegedly brandished a handgun and fired shots at officers, who returned fire, fatally shooting the suspect.[3] |
2024-01-29 | John Robert Smith (58) | Black | Decatur, Georgia | Smith allegedly brandished a knife at a veterans' affairs hospital and threatened to harm himself. He was shot dead by an officer as he reportedly advanced towards medical personnel with his weapon.[8] |
2024-01-28 | Tyler Lebron Roberts (31) | Black | Ooltewah, Tennessee | Roberts allegedly kidnapped his 18-month-old child in Ringgold, Georgia, before fleeing to Tennessee by car. His car was disabled with a spike strip, and he reportedly exchanged gunfire with officers, resulting in his death.[12] |
2024-01-26 | India F. Watson (47) | Black | San Antonio, Texas | [18] |
2024-01-26 | Vinton Miller (29) | Black | Olympic Valley, California | Miller, on a work visa from Jamaica, refused to stop for California State Parks Police, who suspected his car was stolen. Miller crashed his car following a pursuit, and was shot dead by police after exiting his vehicle with a knife.[19] |
2024-01-26 | Alexander Spencer (28) | Black | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | [21][22] |
2024-01-25 | Brandan Shae Maroney (35) | Black | Waianae, Hawaii | [23] |
2024-01-25 | Luwi Conrad Edmeade (41) | Black | Greenfield, Indiana | [24] |
2024-01-25 | Larry Armour (43) | Black | Wichita, Kansas | [26][27] |
2024-01-24 | Clifford Brooks (41) | Black | Washington, D.C. | During a mental health call Brooks was transported by ambulance to the hospital. On the way there he allegedly assaulted medical personnel, leading the ambulances to stop. The man fled and ran into traffic, crawling under a truck. Brooks got out holding a long tire air-pressure gauge, and an officer shot him.[29][30] |
2024-01-24 | Shamar Legette (41) | Black | South Brunswick, New Jersey | Legette was wanted by U.S. Marshals for his involvement in the robbery of Brooklyn-based pastor Lamor Whitehead during a live-streamed church service. Legette was tracked to an inn in New Jersey, where Marshals shot him after a scuffle. Marshals recovered two firearms near Legette.[32] |
2024-01-18 | Jervon Jervy Harper (42) | Black | San Antonio, Texas | Harper died after he was fatally shot by SAPD officer Officer Edgardo Valladares during a traffic stop. [47] |
2024-01-18 | Gary Solomon (31) | Black | Norfolk, Virginia | [48] |
2024-01-09 | Rhoda Butler (61) | Black | Tacoma, Washington | [83] |
2024-01-06 | Aquazia Kennedy (19) | Black | Dallas, Texas | Kennedy was in the backseat of a stalled car when an off-duty officer in a Jeep Wrangler drove into it. Kennedy was killed, and her two brothers and the officer were injured. Kennedy was pregnant, and her baby was delivered following her death.[89][90] |
2024-01-05 | Andre White (30) | Black | Whitehouse, Texas | Whitehouse Police responded to an apartment complex after reports of a disturbance. According to police, White started shooting at officers and was shot when an officer returned fire.[97] |
2024-01-04 | Rickey Powell (43) | Black | Perry County, Mississippi | Powell fatally shot a George County Sheriff’s Office deputy while the deputy was approaching his vehicle during a traffic stop. Powell then fled the scene. After a chase, Powell was shot and killed by officers of the Mississippi Highway Patrol and George County Sheriff’s Office.[100] |
Date | Name (age) of deceased | Race | Location | Description |
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2024-02-24 | Edward Holmes (58) | Black | Buffalo, New York | After Baffalo Police officers responded to a report of a man with a gun, arrival officers encountered Edward Holmes with a shotgun. Holmes allegedly discharged the shotgun and was being fatally shot. It was later determinded that Holmes placed the 911 call.[13] |
2024-02-23 | Kelvin Gerard Jackson (34) | Black | Rome, Georgia | After allegedly robbing a Citgo gas station, Jackson was fatally shot by a Rome Police officer during unknown circumstances.[15] |
2024-02-22 | Colin Jennings (26) | Black | Columbus, Ohio | A Columbus police officer fatally shot Jennings as he continuously approaching officers with a knife in his hand.[23] |
2024-02-21 | Jamarcus Brown (35-38?[a]) | Black | Walls, Mississippi | Brown was involved in a vehicle pursuit on Highway 61. At some point Brown vehicle was initiated a PIT maneuver, causing Brown's vehicle to come to a stop. DeSoto County Deputies then released a K9, whice Brown shot and killed. Brown was then shot by the deputies.[30] |
2024-02-17 | Taiquell Woodson (33) | Black | Islip, New York | Woodson's wife contacted law enforcement after her husband had been acting violently. When Woodson answered the door he was holding a large knife and immediately begins stabbing the officer. The officer being attacked attempted to use his taser but Woodson remained undeterred. The other officer shot him.[43] |
2024-02-15 | Curtis Wallace (36) | Black | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Wallace was shot and killed after he allegedly drove into a Philadelphia officer and pinned him against a wall.[47][48] |
2024-02-12 | Geoffrey Parirchet (26) | Black | New York City, New York | NYPD officers received reports of a domestic dispute in Edgemere. When they arrived, Parirchet allegedly pointed a fake gun at officers, causing them to fatally shoot him.[58] |
2024-02-06 | Decarlos Cornelius Long (43) | Black | Orlando, Florida | Police responded to a call about Long attempting to harm himself and when they attempted to make contact with him he charged at them with a knife. He was then shot.[74] |
2024-02-06 | Sterling Alavache (36) | Black | Fort Myers, Florida | A police sniper shot and killed Alavache during a hostage situation at a bank after he allegedly held a woman at knifepoint.[79] |
2024-02-04 | Jeremie Coleman (37) | Black | Beaumont, Texas | Police pursued Coleman following a domestic violence call. After he crashed into a ditch, police shot and killed Coleman after he allegedly exited and raised a gun at officers.[89][90][91] |
2024-02-03 | Isaac Goodlow III (30) | Black | Carol Stream, Illinois | 2 police officers fatally shot Goodlow in his own apartment after responding to a reported domestic violence incident. The incident still remains under investigation.[93][94] |
2024-02-02 | Roshod Graham (32) | Black | Plantation, Florida | A pursuit occurred between Graham and Plantation police officers after he rammed into a gas station. The pursuit ended after his car broke down. He was shot by officers while he allegedly attempted to take an officer's gun.[106] |
2024-02-01 | Melvin Jay (31) | Black | Suitland-Silver Hill, Maryland | A Prince George's County police officer fatally shot Jay in his apartment after a relative of Jay's reported a breaking and entering. The officer entered the apartment without identifying himself and shot Jay after telling him to show his hands. Police stated a gun was found in Jay's pocket, though it is unclear if he was holding it when he was shot.[112][113][114] |
Date | Name (age) of deceased | Race | Location | Description |
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2024-03-25 | Damon Stern (50) | Black | Reading, Pennsylvania | [27] |
2024-03-25 | Evet Michelle Tower (45) | Black | Tuscaloosa, Alabama | [28] |
2024-03-24 | Dominique Durham (37) | Black | Indianapolis, Indiana | Durham died after he was fatally shot by two off-duty IMPD officers at a bar on Indianapolis's east side. Durham was allegedly armed with a gun.[31] |
2024-03-23 | Marcus Andrew Eaddy (29) | Black | Tallapoosa, Georgia | [37] |
2024-03-21 | Santonio Lee (45) | Black | Norfolk, Virginia | [42][43] |
2024-03-21 | Kadarius Smith (17) | Black | Leland, Mississippi | A Leland patrol vehicle struck and killed Smith as he was running back to his residence after police were called to a house he was in.[47] |
2024-03-17 | Antwoina Carter (26) | Black | Cleveland, Ohio | While Cleveland Police officers were responding to a call, two vehicles sped by. When an unknown person fired shots from one of the vehicles, the officers returned fire, causing one of the vehicles to crash. Shortly afterwards, Carter was discovered outside the vehicle and was taken to University Hospital where she was pronounced dead. The other vehicle sped away.[66] |
2024-03-16 | Donavan Ray Favors (42) | Black | Frisco, Texas | Police shot and killed Favors during a burglary call after he allegedly fired at them.[73] |
2024-03-12 | Dimitri Calvert (30) | Black | Springdale, Arkansas | Police were called after reports Calvert was destroying property with a knife. A Springdale Police officer shot and killed Calvert after he allegedly held his knife to a bystander's throat.[85] |
2024-03-09 | Ryan Gainer (15) | Black | Apple Valley, California | Deputies responded to a call Gainer was assaulting a family member and broke a window. The deputy arrived at the front door of the home, where Gainer was standing inside holding a five-foot long garden tool with a bladed end. Gainer ran toward the deputy, who gave gainer a number of verbal warnings to stay back, and was shot dead when he failed to comply.[97] |
2024-03-08 | Antonio Sessions (44) | Black | Paris, Texas | Police responded to an Atwoods store after a call that Sessions, of Greenville, Texas, had barricaded himself inside a dressing room. When police arrived, Sessions allegedly ran to the exit, then grabbed an officer's taser. The officer shot Sessions when he allegedly pointed the taser at him.[98][99] |
2024-03-07 | Andre Lamar Lindsey Jr. (33) | Black | Phoenix, Arizona | [109] |
2024-03-07 | Quinton Baker (37) | Black | Lake Charles, Louisiana | [110] |
2024-03-07 | Daizia Williams (27) | Black | Columbus, Georgia | [111] |
2024-03-03 | Antwon Booker (30) | Black | Collierville, Tennessee | [126] |
2024-03-01 | unidentified male | Black | Houston, Texas | A police officer shot and killed a gunman who allegedly fired at him during an assault investigation.[138] |
Date | Name (age) of deceased | Race | Location | Description |
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2024-05-30 | Daniel Lewis (27) | Black | Miami Gardens, Florida | Police stated that when ATF agents and the police officers with the Miami Gardens Police Department were working undercover, Lewis fired shots at them. Two officers and one ATF agent returned fire, killing him. Two firearms were found next to Lewis's body.[4] |
2024-05-30 | Bishop Jones-Daniel (28) | Black | Silver Spring, Maryland | At around 11:40 P.M. EST, a person called 911 to report that an unidentified male was inside of an apartment with his mother, armed with a gun. Police arrived and attempted to negotiate with the man. Eventually, around 2 AM, police entered the apartment and fatally shot the man.[11] |
2024-05-28 | Jerrett Dwain Gray Jr. (20) | Black[16] | Indianapolis, Indiana | [17] |
2024-05-28 | Jamar Franklin Robinson (33) | Black | Newton, North Carolina | [19] |
2024-05-27 | Ensel Maclare-Urgelles (48) | Black | Austin, Texas | [23] |
2024-05-26 | William Dwayne Rankin (43) | Black | Florence County, South Carolina | Sheriff's deputies pursued Rankin after he fled a traffic stop. After crashing into a tree, Rankin fled into a home, followed by a deputy and a K-9 unit. The K-9, which was not leashed, began mauling the homeowner as the deputy shot Rankin, who was lying on a couch. The deputy was later charged with manslaughter for shooting Rankin and assault for not calling off the K-9.[27][28][29] |
2024-05-26 | Ray Anthony Ross (30) | Black | Jacksonville, Florida | [30] |
2024-05-26 | Andre Mayfield (26) | Black | Brooklyn, New York | Mayfield approached a NYPD officers with a knife. Two officers deployed tasers which caused him to fall. He then stood up with the knife and approached them again before being shot. [33] |
2024-05-26 | Ed Lee Edwards III (48) | Black | Wilson, North Carolina | [34] |
2024-05-24 | Kedrayn Blueford (21) | Black | Spring, Texas | [42] |
2024-05-23 | Kilyn Lewis (36) | Black | Aurora, Colorado | A SWAT team approached Lewis to arrest him in connection with a drive-by shooting in Denver earlier in the month. When officers approached, Lewis raised his hands in the air while holding a cellphone, and an SWAT officer shot him.[43] |
2024-05-18 | Gerald Pinckney (31) | Black | Greensboro, North Carolina | Pinckney, who was armed with a handgun, was shot and killed by police after refusing to drop his weapon.[62][63] |
2024-05-18 | Laporshia Shanks (31) | Black | Gastonia, North Carolina | [64] |
2024-05-15 | Everett Duriel Shockley (42) | Black[83] | Arapahoe County, Colorado | [84] |
2024-05-15 | Reginald Folks (35) | Black | Union City, Georgia | An Atlanta Police officer called a Lyft rideshare after leaving another officer's home. During the ride, the officer shot the driver, Folks, in the head. The officer admitted to Union City Police that he shot the driver, and a witness told police that the officer claimed he shot Folks because he "is in a gay fraternity and was trying to recruit" him into it. He resigned shortly after his arrest.[87][88] |
2024-05-14 | Yazmyn Stewart (22) | Black | Chester, Pennsylvania | [93][94] |
2024-05-14 | Dennis Bodden (46) | Black | Pineville, North Carolina | Bodden, a shoplifting suspect, was shot and killed by an off-duty officer outside a Food Lion store following a fight, while attempting to grab the officer's gun.[101][102] |
2024-05-13 | Ivory James Welch III (54) | Black | Greenlee County, Arizona | DPS troopers received a report of a possible sighting of Welch, who murdered his mother and two sisters. About three hours later, the troopers found him and pulled him over. Officers shot and killed him after he exited the vehicle with a firearm.[104] |
2024-05-03 | Roger Fortson (23) | Black | Fort Walton Beach, Florida | United States Air Force member Fortson was shot and killed by an Okaloosa County sheriff's deputy at Fortson's home.[162] The deputy involved was charged with manslaughter.[163] |
2024-05-02 | Lemar Brandon Qualls (35) | Black | Indianapolis, Indiana | Someone called police after a man threatened to shoot neighbors in the area. When police arrived, the man was on the porch of a house and at some point he allegedly pointed a firearm in the direction of the officers and was then shot.[178] |
2024-05-01 | Raymond Huddleston (46) | Black | Saint Francisville, Louisiana | Two inmates were being transported in a van from Catahoula Correctional Center to Baton Rouge to a court hearing. Sometime during the drive, Huddleston reportedly faked a seizure, whice caused the transporting officers to pull over. Huddleston then attacked the officers when they opened the van's doors. A fight ensued and Huddleston was able to disarm one of the officers. He then jumped into the front driver’s seat. As he attempted to drive off, one officer shot into the van, causing Huddleston's death.[185] |
Date | Name (age) of deceased | Race | Location | Description |
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2024-06-28 | Quentin Ravenel (34) | Black | North Charleston, South Carolina | [21] |
2024-06-25 | Elijah Radford (45) | Black | Indianapolis, Indiana | [39] |
2024-06-24 | Hakim Al-Nas (18) | Black | Clayton County, Georgia | After Clayton County officers responded to a call about a suspicious person, they encountered four people at the scene. When they were going to investigate, Al-Nas fled the scene. One of the officers then shot and killed him. A handgun was recovered at the scene.[43] |
2024-06-23 | David Curry (22) | Black | Chicago, Illinois | [44] |
2024-06-22 | Rick Harris (34) | Black | Warm Springs, Georgia | A dirt biker was struck and killed by a police officer.[47] |
2024-06-22 | Linzell Parhm (22) | Black | Fort Wayne, Indiana | [48] |
2024-06-20 | Angela Stewart (53) | Black | Missouri City, Texas | A Missouri City police officer struck and killed a mother and her son while responding to a robbery report. According to the witness, the sirens weren't on before the collision. About two hours after the crash, officers found an occupant in the back seat of the officer's patrol vehicle, with no idea who he was or why he was there. The occupant was found to have been a 53-year-old man whose caretaker had asked police to transport to a hospital. He was paralyzed as a result of the crash.[52][53] |
2024-06-20 | Mason Stewart (16) | Black | Missouri City, Texas | A Missouri City police officer struck and killed a mother and her son while responding to a robbery report. According to the witness, the sirens weren't on before the collision. About two hours after the crash, officers found an occupant in the back seat of the officer's patrol vehicle, with no idea who he was or why he was there. The occupant was found to have been a 53-year-old man whose caretaker had asked police to transport to a hospital. He was paralyzed as a result of the crash.[52][53] |
2024-06-18 | Emeshyon Wilkins (17) | Black | St. Louis, Missouri | Officers pursued three suspects in a stolen SUV. One suspect was arrested in the vehicle, a second fled and was arrested, and the third fled and was shot by police after he allegedly pointed a weapon at them.[65] |
2024-06-18 | Robert Allen Bostic | Black | Bulloch County, Georgia | [67] |
2024-06-17 | Jermaine Joseph Sims (35) | Black | Austin, Texas | [71] |
2024-06-15 | Monae Bonaparte (38) | Black | Newport News, Virginia | [78] |
2024-06-15 | Julian McCoy (57) | Black | Las Vegas, Nevada | [83] |
2024-06-14 | Yerkoy Rayshun Shuler (42) | Black | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | Shuler died after being arrested for misdemeanor resisting, delaying, and obstructing a public officer and was sent into the back of the patrol car. The incident is still under investigation.[85] |
2024-06-14 | Shantidra Harris (31) | Black | Milton, Georgia | Police responded to reports of shoplifting at a Kohl's store. After following the suspects' vehicle to a Walmart, one suspect was arrested at the scene while a second fled. A third suspect, Harris, allegedly carjacked another vehicle and drove towards an officer with it. The officer shot and killed Harris.[87] |
2024-06-13 | Mathue O’Malley (27) | Black | Youngstown, Ohio | [89] |
2024-06-11 | Damion Ladeal Jones (31) | Black | Opelika, Alabama | [101] |
2024-06-11 | Selwyn Brown (54) | Black | Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania | [103] |
2024-06-09 | Willy Lumaine (33) | Black | Fort Myers, Florida | [111] |
2024-06-08 | Travis Tauren Martin (41) | Black[118] | Roanoke, Virginia | Roanoke police officers initiated a traffic stop near a gas station. Travis Martin exited the vehicle with an axe and hit a police car with it. Martin then moved towards the police officers with the axe in hand, causing officers to fatally shoot Martin.[119][120] |
2024-06-08 | Maurice Smith (43) | Black | Las Vegas, Nevada | [121] |
2024-06-07 | Christian Chestnut (37) | Black | Panthersville, Georgia | A reserve officer shot and killed Chestnut in a murder-suicide.[125] |
2024-06-05 | Jamme Mitchell (39) | Black | Jacksonville, North Carolina | [134] |
2024-06-05 | Michael Brown (52) | Black | Milford, Connecticut | [135] |
2024-06-01 | Lataurus Harrison (44) | Black | Anderson, Indiana | When deputies attempted to serve an arrest warrant, they encountered Harrison inside a car in the driveway. The deputies gave him several commands to show his hands but he refused to comply. Then one of the deputies shot him. A firearm was recovered from the scene.[150] |
Date | Name (age) of deceased | Race | Location | Description |
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2024-07-30 | Gawon Kaerey Benson (31) | Black[10] | Fort Wayne, Indiana | A man was wanted in DeKalb County after he got out of their custody. About 30 minutes later, FWPD officers found the suspect on the Purdue University Fort Wayne campus and shot and killed him. The man was reportedly armed with a handgun and didn't follow the officers' commands.[11][12] |
2024-07-29 | Lavell Adams (31) | Black | Los Angeles, California | Four burglary suspects broke into a home. Officers arrested three of them, however, the fourth barricaded himself in the home and tried to set it on fire. During the encounter, the suspect reportedly charged at the officers and was fatally shot.[15] |
2024-07-28 | Willie Thomas Lovett (54) | Black | Greene County, North Carolina | Deputies responded to a breaking and entering in progress. As they arrived, they encountered the resident and learned that the suspect was still inside the residence. When they encountered the suspect, Lovett, a fight reportedly ensued and they fatally shot him.[20] |
2024-07-28 | Courtney Alexander (34) | Black | Dyersburg, Tennessee | Officers responded to a man threatening harm on himself at his home. Alexander was reportedly found with a gun and was shot and killed after he pointed it at the officers.[22] |
2024-07-25 | Darrell Lawayne Esau II (32) | Black | DeValls Bluff, Arkansas | U.S. Marshals identified Esau, who was wanted for first-degree and attempted murder. When they attempted to arrest him, he fired 169 rounds at the officers and was shot and killed.[26] |
2024-07-24 | Kenneth Brandon MacArthur Woods (36 | Black | Benbrook, Texas | [29] |
2024-07-22 | Pierre Ramseur (33) | Black | Catawba County, North Carolina | Ramseur was wanted for several crimes in the county when he was confronted by deputies at the business where he worked. Ramseur then reportedly rammed several patrol cars with his vehicle before he was shot and killed.[38] |
2024-07-22 | Preston Graham (29) | Black | Corpus Christi, Texas | [39] |
2024-07-19 | Deshaun Albert Dunmyer (31) | Black | Pine Hills, Florida | Dunmyer allegedly shot and stabbed his child's mother and held his child hostage with a gun. SWAT team members then shot and killed him. The child's mother was in critical condition and the child was unharmed.[49] |
2024-07-17 | Brandon Bowie Jr. (14) | Black | Greensboro, North Carolina | One Greensboro police officer spotted that a car was driving the wrong way. He attempted to stop the car, however, it sped off. The car then collided with one of the responding cruiser at 130 mph. The suspects’ vehicle caught on fire and killed three juveniles and the officer sustained serious injuries.[58] |
2024-07-17 | Kenyan Saxton-Reese (14) | Black | Greensboro, North Carolina | One Greensboro police officer spotted that a car was driving the wrong way. He attempted to stop the car, however, it sped off. The car then collided with one of the responding cruiser at 130 mph. The suspects’ vehicle caught on fire and killed three juveniles and the officer sustained serious injuries.[58] |
2024-07-17 | Derrion Legrand (15) | Black | Greensboro, North Carolina | One Greensboro police officer spotted that a car was driving the wrong way. He attempted to stop the car, however, it sped off. The car then collided with one of the responding cruiser at 130 mph. The suspects’ vehicle caught on fire and killed three juveniles and the officer sustained serious injuries.[58] |
2024-07-16 | Samuel Sharpe Jr (43) | Black | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Five Columbus Division of Police officers shot and killed Sharpe near King Park on Milwaukee's West Side. Sharpe's killing gained extensive media coverage due to its proximity to the Republican National Convention venue. The officers were a part of a group of officers from other cities assisting with security during the RNC.[61] |
2024-07-15 | Michael Guy (39) | Black | Marion, Indiana | Police officers were attempting to arrest Guy in a home due to an outstanding warrant. A physical altercation ensued and Guy allegedly disarmed one of the officers. Another officer then shot and killed him.[63] |
2024-07-12 | Sherman Lee Butler (45) | Black | Detroit, Michigan | A tenant was shot and killed after he allegedly lunged toward a bailiff.[80] |
2024-07-11 | Dashawn Sanchez Samuels (20) | Black | Elkin, North Carolina | [88] |
2024-07-10 | Dae'von Roberts (25) | Black | Buffalo, New York | Roberts was pulled over for excessive speeding and tinted windows. After receiving an invalid license, the officer opened the driver side door, and at some point, Roberts accelerated his car, causing the officer to hang on the doorframe. Roberts attempted to kick the officer off the car, leading to the officer shooting him multiple times. Both the suspect and the officer fell out the car, and the vehicle continued to go westbound until it bumped into the curb. The 6-year-old passenger was uninjured.[93] |
2024-07-08 | Tyquaze Nicolas (18) | Black | Elgin, Illinois | When an off-duty officer was driving through the area, he witnessed a robbery in progress. The officer shot and killed the man after he pulled out a gun.[103] |
2024-07-06 | Sonya Massey (36) | Black | Springfield, Illinois | Massey called police to report a prowler outside her home. Deputies responded and one shot and killed Massey, who was holding a pot with water in it.[106] The deputy who shot Massey was charged with murder.[107] |
2024-07-06 | Michael Knowles (65) | Black | Fort Pierce, Florida | A biker was struck and killed by an off-duty deputy driving a cruiser.[110] |
2024-07-04 | Timothy Jefferson (34) | Black | Dallas, Texas | Police responded to a robbery in progress call. When they arrived, officers saw the suspects run from the scene. One suspect approached him, pointing a gun at an officer, who fired at the suspect. Officer Martinez then put on his vest and activated his body-worn camera, which partially captured the shooting. The suspect was taken to a local hospital where he died from his injuries.[115] |
2024-07-02 | Kavon Ragan (22) | Black | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | A police sniper shot and killed a man who had shot a police officer in the hip during a barricade situation.[125] |
2024-07-02 | Shakoor Quayon Williams (33) | Black[129] | Fayetteville, North Carolina | Police arrived at Kings Cross Apartments to arrest Williams, who was a suspect in a homicide. When they arrived, Williams reportedly barricaded himself inside one of the units. Hours later, Williams exited the apartment and was killed "in an exchange of gunfire."[130] |
Date | Name (age) of deceased | Race | Location | Description |
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2024-08-29 | Amir Jordan (19) | Black | Cincinnati, Ohio | While a Cincinnati police officer was responding to a serious injury crash with activated lights and sirens, he struck and killed Jordan, who was crossing the street.[8] |
2024-08-29 | Christian Alexander Tyson Thomas (18) | Black | Cleveland Heights, Ohio | Cleveland Heights officers responded to a domestic dispute. They allegedly shot a man came out of the home through a screened porch window and also carrying a gun. [10] |
2024-08-29 | Corey Cobb-Bey (30) | Black | Lewisville, Texas | A man wanted for shooting three police officers in Dallas, killing Officer Darron Burks, was shot and killed by Dallas Police officers following a chase. Police shot the man after he allegedly pointed a rifle at officers.[15] |
2024-08-28 | Andre Deon Haggray (30) | Black | Liberty County, Georgia | Liberty County Sheriff deputies responded to a domestic disturbance call. Upon arrival, a shootout occurred between Haggray and deputies in the woods. He then made his way to a dirt road and reportedly pointed his gun in the direction of the deputies before being fatally shot.[19][20] |
2024-08-27 | Cameron Ford (37) | Black | Omaha, Nebraska | Omaha Police SWAT team officers served a no-knock warrant at a home and fatally shot Ford when he ran towards them. Ford was unarmed when he was shot.[21][22][23] |
2024-08-28 | Christian Demetri Moshofsky (33) | Black | Kent, Washington | Kent Police responded after a caller reported sounds of six to seven gunshots being fired. Upon arrival, officers believed the gunman was firing at them from an apartment complex. One officer returned fire. The suspected shooter, Moshofsky, was found dead inside the complex. Kent Police later confirmed that he died from a Kent Police shooting. [24] |
2024-08-27 | Kim Lawong Crocker (58) | Black | Eastman, Georgia | Police received a report regarding livestock/animals in the roadway. Upon arrival, they encountered Crocker at the corner of the home with a gun. A shootout occurred which a deputy was shot and injured and Crocker was pronounced dead at the scene.[28] |
2024-08-24 | Naimmikal Wayne Sanders (38) | Black | Huntsville, Alabama | Huntsville Police responded to a domestic disturbance call. Upon arrival, officers witnessed a man shooting at a fleeing woman. One officer discharged his weapon, killing him. The man was later identified as Sanders. [36] |
2024-08-23 | Kentrail Small (40) | Black | Lawrence, Indiana | [42] |
2024-08-22 | Vernon Randle Jr. (27) | Black[47] | Alton, Illinois | Randle Jr. was a suspect who shot and injured a woman on August 21. During the confrontation, he shot and injured an officer and killed police dog Odin before being fatally shot by returned fire.[48] |
2024-08-18 | Tias Dequan Cobb (25) | Black | Opelika, Alabama | Deputies responded to a call for service. Upon arrival, they encountered Cobb armed with a gun. An altercation ensued which led to the shooting.[57] |
2024-08-17 | Michael Donnell Jones (54) | Black | Akron, Ohio | Two police officers approached a stolen U-Haul at a gas station, and demanded the suspect get out of the van. Suddenly, the suspect accelerated his vehicle while officers attempted to gain control. One of the officers fired two shots, killing the suspect.[63] |
2024-08-13 | Tyshawn Demmoris Barnes (28) | Black | Bertie County, North Carolina | Deputies attempted to serve an involuntary commitment order on Barnes. Barnes allegedly came out of the home and pointed a gun at officers and attempted to shoot. He then went back into the home and came back pointing a gun at them again, at which point officers fired at him, killing him. Barnes also fired shots at police during an incident in 2019.[71] |
2024-08-11 | Asante Taaj Omar Miller (21) | Black | Columbus, Ohio | Police were dispatched to a home on a burglary in progress. The suspect then fled the scene. Officers located the suspect nearby, who was armed. Officers gave the suspect multiple verbal commands to drop his firearm. The suspect refused, which resulted in officers discharging their firearms. The suspect attempted to elude officers by forcing entry into another residence. While searching the residence, officers encountered the suspect hiding in a room, which resulted in additional shots being fired, killing him.[80] |
2024-08-11 | Justin Brown (43) | Black | Long Beach, Mississippi | After an hours-long standoff and shootout with LBPD officers, Brown was found dead in the residence.[81] |
2024-08-11 | Rodrick Edmond (47) | Black | Delhi, Louisiana | Officials stated that Edmond was operating a vehicle suspiciously in a police parking lot when officers approached him to investigate. A pursuit then ensued after he refused to stop. When he stopped on LA Highway 17. He allegedly got out the vehicle with a knife before officers shot and killed him.[82] |
2024-08-11 | Marquavious Sims (26) | Black | Athens, Georgia | Officers responded to a report of a man with a machine gun and was waving it around. Upon arrival, they ordered Sims to drop it, however, he reportedly fired at them. Officers then returned fire, killing him.[83] |
2024-08-11 | Dwayne Earl Johnson (18) | Black | Corpus Christi, Texas | Police were dispatched to an assault in progress. They encountered the suspect who then produced a handgun. One officer then fatally shot him.[84] |
2024-08-10 | Imani Jackson (46) | Black | Phoenix, Arizona | Jackson reportedly fired a gun upon a group of people. Officers then conducted a traffic stop on him about a mile away. Jackson fled an reached towards his waistband for a handgun before being fatally shot.[88] |
2024-08-09 | Nathan Jenkins (32) | Black | Cobb County, Georgia | Officers went to arrest a wanted suspect. Jenkins, who was allegedly armed with a firearm, was fatally shot.[92] |
2024-08-08 | Usher Leonard (25) | Black | Summit, Mississippi | At a checkpoint in Summit, a vehicle approached and the passenger fatally shot Officer Troy Floyd. Another two officers responded to the scene, a shootout occurred left the suspect dead and wounded both responding officers at a nearby grocery store. Details are limited about the driver.[95] |
2024-08-05 | William Gardner (17) | Black | Baltimore, Maryland | Baltimore Police Department officers noticed an armed man, later identified as William Gardner. Gardner then began running away from the officers. As they were running after him, he displayed a gun at which point multiple officers opened fire, killing him.[112][113] |
2024-08-05 | Devon Anderson (38) | Black | South Fulton, Georgia | An off-duty Atlanta Police officer was arrested for shooting a man, Anderson, outside a bar where the officer was attending a birthday party. Witnesses said Anderson was attempting to diffuse an argument when the officer shot him.[116] |
2024-08-02 | Henry Sanders (41) | Black | Wyandanch, New York | Sanders died after being subdued and handcuffed by Suffolk County Police.[123] |
2024-08-02 | Ladarius Walls | Black | Clarksdale, Mississippi | Clarksdale police officers were called to a traffic accident. Upon arrival, an altercation ensued and the suspect shot one of the responding officers, the wounded officer then returned fire, killing the suspect.[125] |
2024-08-02 | Rantavious Johnson (22) | Black | Memphis, Tennessee | Memphis police officer Demetrice Johnson and a driver was killed while another police officer Bobby Fields, is in very serious condition after a crash. According to new reports, Rantavious Johnson coming from the opposite direction on Danny Thomas veered into the officers lane before the fatal crash, also, he was shot during a previous incident unrelated. No one involved in the crash were wearing a seatbelt.[129][130] |
Date | Name (age) of deceased | Race | Location | Description |
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2024-09-30 | Cedric Hayden (35) | Black | Warren, Michigan | Hayden and Pettis were killed when their SUV collided with a Warren Police Department patrol SUV.[2] |
2024-09-30 | DeJuan Pettis | Black | Warren, Michigan | Hayden and Pettis were killed when their SUV collided with a Warren Police Department patrol SUV.[2] |
2024-09-28 | Steven Phipps Jr. (22) | Black | Omaha, Nebraska | In North Omaha, a man was pulled over by an Omaha Police officer for a traffic stop. The driver of the vehicle fled, and after a chase the driver was shot by a police officer after an alleged altercation.[8] |
2024-09-26 | Seantrell Murdock (29) | Black | Belle Plaine, Minnesota | Saint Paul Police Department identified a homicide suspect's vehicle and got a picture of the driver which led them to Belle Plaine. When the suspect got out a house with a gun, two officers shot and killed him. According to Police, Murdock shot and killed a woman in Saint Paul on September 25.[16] |
2024-09-19 | Desire Pool (41) | Black | Houston, Texas | Pool, a woman who was crossing the street with three of her children, was struck and killed by a HPD cruiser which was transporting a suspect. [35] |
2024-09-19 | Jebrell Conley (36) | Black | New Haven, Connecticut | A State Trooper and two New Haven Police officers approached Conley at a car wash to serve an arrest warrant. Conley allegedly pulled a gun on the officers, leading them to shoot and kill him.[37][38] |
2024-09-17 | Steven Fifer (55) | Black | Marrero, Louisiana | Two Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office deputies shot Fifer after he reportedly exited a house after an hours-long standoff and raised a firearm. Fifer was wanted on multiple charges stemming from New Orleans. [42] |
2024-09-16 | Tremayne French (26) | Black | Memphis, Tennessee | Early in the day, French and other man, Tadarius Nichols reportedly carjacked a woman for her Dodge Charger at gunpoint. Later in the day, French and Nichols were spotted by Memphis Police. When the police attempted to pull over the pair, they took off. Eventually, the pair got out the car and ran. Two officers ran after both French and Nichols. French reportedly shot at the officers during the chase and was then fatally shot.[44] |
2024-09-16 | Sean Griffin (37) | Black | Los Angeles, California | LAPD were sent to investigate an assault with a deadly weapon. Upon arrival, they found a person dead in a vehicle. At some point, a suspect pointed a gun at them, then they fatally shot him in the parking structure. It is unclear if the suspect fired shots. [45] |
2024-09-16 | Sydney Wilson (33) | Black | Reston, Virginia | [47] |
2024-09-13 | Vilmond Jean Baptiste (38) | Black | New York City, New York | Police entered an apartment to search for Jean Baptiste, suspected in three stabbing deaths in July and August. Officers encountered Jean Baptiste sitting in a bathtub and shot him after he allegedly lunged at them with a knife.[59] |
2024-09-13 | Shawn Dewayne Hammond (45) | Black | Houston, Texas | Houston Police were dispatched for calls of disturbance. Upon arrival, they were flagged down by a female who appeared to be assaulted. They later contacted her boyfriend inside of an apartment. The man reportedly approached the officers with a gun before being shot. [61] |
2024-09-09 | Jeanette Benthall (85) | Black | Largo, Maryland | [72] |
2024-09-06 | Rickey Reed (46) | Black | Covington, Tennessee | [89] |
2024-09-06 | Ryan D. Phillips (33) | Black | Rock Hill, Missouri | Phillips and Evens were killed after their vehicle rolled over during a vehicle pursuit. [90] |
2024-09-06 | Delisha D. Evans (30) | Black | Rock Hill, Missouri | Phillips and Evens were killed after their vehicle rolled over during a vehicle pursuit. [90] |
2024-09-06 | John Edward McCloud (58) | Black | Fort Wayne, Indiana | Shortly before 2 AM, someone called 911 to report of a burglary in progress at a home. When Fort Wayne Police officers arrived at the house, they went inside and encountered the unidentified male. For reasons unknown, the man was shot by an officer. Shortly after, the man was pronounced dead at the scene.[91][92] |
2024-09-02 | Amari Justin Young (22) | Black | Auburn, Alabama | Police shot and killed Young, suspected of an armed break-in at an apartment building.[99] |
2024-09-01 | Justin Robinson (26) | Black | Washington D.C. | In the early morning hours, DC Police received a call about a car crash at the McDonald's restaurant in Southeastern DC. When they arrived to the scene, Robinson who was the driver of the crashed car, was said to been armed with a gun. As Robinson was being given commands to drop the gun, Robinson allegedly grabbed an officer's service weapon. Two DC police officers then shot Robinson. Robinson died at the scene. Robinson was a member of "Cure the Streets", a violence interruption program.[105] |
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Date | Name (age) of deceased | Race | Location | Description |
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2024-10-01 | Alberto Rodriguez (28) | Black | Avon Park, Florida | Highlands County Sheriff's Office attempted to take Rodriguez into custody for threatening people with a knife. At some point, he escaped the deputies and threw a weight at them. One deputy shot him after he grabbed a second one. [114] |
2024-10-03 | Robert Jones (54) | Black | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | As Jones approached an off-duty Philadelphia police detective's vehicle, the detective inside vehicle shot and killed him for reasons unknown. [106] |
2024-10-04 | Percy Hawkins (37) | Black | Las Vegas, Nevada | Hawkins ran toward the police with a knife and a metal necklace before being shot by a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officer. [98] |
2024-10-04 | Deondre Martin (33) | Black | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Milwaukee Police responded to a shooting and found three victims jumping off second-story porch and an armed suspect on the porch. They ordered the suspect to drop the weapon but he did not comply. An officer then shot him. A victim was in life-threatening condition related to the incident. [101] |
2024-10-06 | Omar Jermaine Redditt (43) | Black | Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania | [90] |
2024-10-06 | Shawn D. Hill (46) | Black | Chesterfield, Virginia | Police shot and killed a person who allegedly shot at them during a traffic stop.[93] |
2024-10-09 | Robert Phillip Nedd Jr (54) | Black | Baltimore, Maryland | After a pursuit of a vehicle which had caused a crash, Baltimore officers located the driver in a ditch. They shot him when they noticed that he was armed. [78] |
2024-10-10 | Dejuane Aki Hayden (30) | Black | Jacksonville, Florida | As Jacksonville Sheriff's Office approached 3 men, one of them fled with a gun. An officer who was chasing him shot and killed him. The three men were allegedly conducting drug transactions. [70] |
2024-10-12 | Keuntae ZyQuil Stewart (22) | Black | Bainbridge, Georgia | State troopers performed a PIT maneuver on Stewart's vehicle while attempting to pull him over, resulting in his death.[63] |
2024-10-15 | Jeremy Taylor Culp (32) | Black | West Orange, Texas | [56] |
2024-10-16 | Desmund Louis Moore (42) | Black | Mount Airy, North Carolina | Mount Airy Police was involved in a pursuit of three suspects, which one of them was wanted for a double homicide in Cumberland County. When the vehicle crashed and officers attempted to arrest them, Moore fired at the police, leading to the death of K9 Draco. Mount Airy Police then returned fire, killing him. [48] |
2024-10-22 | Terrell Laron Hoggro (59) | Black | Chamblee, Georgia | [25] |
2024-10-23 | Elroy Clarke (42) | Black | Punta Gorda, Florida | Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office responded to a disturbance call. However, they found out the homeowner had a warrant out for his arrest. When they attempted to arrest Clarke, he resisted and charged at a deputy before being shot. Tasers, peppers spay and beanbag rounds were ineffective. [23] |
2024-10-28 | Djuan Jackson (54) | Black | Jacksonville, Florida | Police stated that officers saw Jackson approached one of the carjacked victim's family members with a butter knife and made a stabbing motion. Officers believed that the family member was being stabbed so they shot and killed Jackson. The family member turned out to be unharmed. [8] |
Date | Name (age) of deceased | Race | Location | Description |
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2024-11-01 | Terry J. Lewis Jr. (36) | Black | Independence, Missouri | A traffic stop escalated to a pursuit after the driver refused to stop. During the chase, the driver collided with a police vehicle on I-70, which caused his death. The officer involved sustained serious injuries. [107] |
2024-11-02 | Rayvon Shahid (17) | Black | Flint, Michigan | Flint Post troopers responded to a "threat" at an intersection. When troopers arrived and confronted Shahid, he reportedly ran. For reasons unknown, Shahid was fatally shot. According to police, he was armed with a gun.[105] |
2024-11-09 | Kenneth Williams (32) | Black | Raytown, Missouri | [81] |
2024-11-12 | Brandon Durham (43) | Black | Las Vegas, Nevada | Durham called police to report a woman was attempting to break into his apartment. When an officer arrived, he found Durham and the woman struggling for control of a knife. The officer fired, shooting Durham, then shot at him five more times after he fell to the ground. The woman was charged with home invasion, assault with a deadly weapon, child abuse, and domestic violence.[67][68][69] |
2024-11-14 | Jamorion Seiber (16) | Black | McComb, Mississippi | Police received calls about a suspicious vehicle. When officers located it, two suspects exited the vehicle and one reportedly presented a weapon at the officers before being shot.[61] |
2024-11-21 | Devin Lewis (24) | Black | Springfield, Massachusetts | [38] |
2024-11-22 | Rashid Amir Mustafa (58) | Black | Toledo, Ohio | [37] |
2024-11-23 | Marquez Crowder (22) | Black | Bastrop, Louisiana | During a traffic stop, Crowder ran away with a handgun. A deputy fatally shot him. [30] |
2024-11-23 | Steven Harding (37) | Black | Rochester, Indiana | During a domestic disturbance investigation, Harding reportedly pointed a gun at deputies. The deputies then fatally shot him. [31] |
2024-11-25 | Howard Williams(18) | Black | Marksville, Louisiana | Police responded to an initial shooting incident and encountered multiple people. A deputy shot a man under unknown circumstances. The man died at hospital a days later. [22] |
2024-11-28 | Jazmir Tucker (15) | Black | Akron, Ohio | Akron police officers heard gunshots nearby and exited their cruiser to investigate. They encountered Tucker. A foot chase ensued after the encounter. Seconds later, one officer fired his rifle, killing Tucker. Police stated Tucker had a gun in a zipped-up pocket. Police did not render aid for several minutes after the shooting.[12][13] |