Sumbler, carrying a 9mm pistol and a Bible, threatened himself to a Crisis Intervention Team (CIT)-trained officer while standing on a median in Mowery Road. The officer calmed Sumbler down. When a SWAT team arrived, Sumbler vacillated between pointing his gun at himself and reading from his Bible. He pointed his gun at officers, who fatally shot him.

Hunter shot himself in the head as police pulled up to check on a disturbance.

During a domestic dispute, Cordova and an officer fought one another for control of a gun. The officer fatally shot Cordova.

Two Noble police officers were called to a home on a report of a large snake, dangling from a birdhouse. Paul Bradley Rogers fired two shots from his 357. The bullets missed the rat snake, but one struck Austin, who was in the woods directly behind the home.

Suspect approached/threatened officer with knife and was shot multiple times.

Legal proceedings determined that the Metro detective who fatally shot a "rowdy" and combative Taft at a DC restaurant was not threatened, and was not carrying pepper spray as he should have. Still the detective was not charged, was allowed to keep his job, and a civil suit brought by the family was decided in the police's favor.

Police shot and killed an unnamed burglary suspect at Landry Properties.

Ruth Henry called 911 requesting police assistance at her home. Upon their arrival, police found Ruth Henry outside the residence. She explained to them that she had "called the cops" because her son was "on something" and had tried to attack her. After a couple interactions in which Jason Henry threw items, some sharp or heavy, at police, and a standoff, he was shot and killed when he came out with a knife. He was tasered then he was shot and killed by Officer Daniel Zorawski.

Aaron Harrison was spotted by Chicago Police gang task force on a street corner with some friends around 8:30 P.M., when the officers saw Harrison tugging at his pants, and later running away. In the following pursuit, one officer believed Harrison to be armed and saw him flash a gun at him. The officer fired at Harrison, striking him in the back and killing him. A gun was found near Harrison's body. Though an Independent Police Review Authority investigation cleared the officers of any wrongdoing, a jury awarded Harrison's family $8.5 million in damages after Harrison's mother filed a lawsuit against the city.

Vasquez's family called 911, saying that Jose, schizophrenic, attacked his brother Juan. Deputy Brett Wright responded. Jose tried to strike the deputy with an eye hoe. The deputy shot once, striking Jose fatally in the chest. Juan Vasquez, who was present during the shooting, said that the deputy had an opportunity to subdue Jose before he armed himself.

Clay was being investigated on suspicion of multiple crimes. Officers looking for Clay were fired on from vehicle. A chase ensued. Police fired at the car, killing Clay.

Officer Joseph Wren shot Rodwell Kenneth Jauregui four times when he came at him with a knife, police said.

Officers responded to a domestic dispute call, and allege Rico returned and incapacitated an officer by choking him, then another officer shot Rico to death.

Clevenger vowed to cut his wife's throat with a sword if she ever left him. A lone Juneau Police officer found the sword-wielding 40-year-old father of two along a wooded path near Thunder Mountain Mobile Park and shot him three times in the chest with a .40-caliber pistol, killing him.

An officer shot and killed Christopher Ogletree when he allegedly confronted the officer with a knife.

Gonzalez-Meza had alcohol and meth in his system, and was one of three Hispanic suspects who ran away from a traffic stop on a stolen white 1988 Honda Accord. In a stranger's backyard, Gonzalez-Meza struggled with an officer trying to arrest him. He was tasered without success then he went for the Taser. He was fatally shot.

Officers allege Rodriguez was making graffiti, and when confronted grabbed his gun and shot at them, and the officers shot him to death.

Whitten appeared at his ex-girlfriend's house at about 11 p.m., causing her to call 911 when he tried to break in through a side window. Police scared him off. But he came back about 4 a.m. and succeeded in breaking in, threatening the ex-girlfriend and her 14-year-old daughter. Police also came back, confronted an uncooperative Whitten, and shot him fatally.

Phillips' lifelong conflict with police was never subtle, with 23 arrests beginning at age 12, a habit of random gunfire. This early morning he shot to death a county sergeant near to retirement then fled to an upstairs bedroom, where police snipers fatally shot him.

Four officers approached Mark A. Holcomb outside his auto body shop after a caller reported he was threatening to harm himself. Witnesses reportedly told investigators they saw Holcomb draw a handgun and shoot himself. However, the DCI confirmed that officer Pat Jans also fired one shot. An autopsy report said the bullet from Jans' gun grazed Holcomb, but did not contribute to his death, which was ruled a suicide.

Gaston threatened suicide. Deputies responded. Gaston shot at deputies. Deputies fatally shot him. Deputy's attemtping to excute Order for Emergency Apprehension and Detention #W93869. Warrant out of JP2 Court Van Zandt County, TX.

According to a heavily-redacted police report, someone called 911 to report Raso was threatening to kill himself, contradicting initial police statements that a caller said Raso had a gun and was threatening passers-by. Police wrote that dispatchers told officers Raso had a gun, but none was seen. At some point, Raso reached into a pocket while charging at Officer Ben Jones, when Jones fired on him. The department declined Tribune requests for the 911 recordings.

Rothstein's father alerted police that his son was possibly suicidal, and armed with a pellet gun and a knife. When county officers encountered him wandering in a residential area they engaged a tactical response team and a negotiator. Ultimately Rothstein was shot to death. Police claimed he'd been distraught over a job loss, which his father flatly refuted.

Rickey Harvey, 20, a black man, was shot in the chest and calf at 13320 S. Doty Ave. in Hawthorne, and died.

Police attempted to detain Butler at a bus station on suspicion of drug possession. Butler ran. An officer caught him, and Butler tried to take the officer's gun. The officer shot and killed him.

Las Vegas police officers shot and killed Joseph Michael Justin, 28, a burglary suspect who ignored orders to drop a gun near Flamingo Road and Nellis Boulevard. Two officers each fired one shot. Some inquest witnesses said they didn't see Justin with a gun.

Officers Benjamin Douglas and Brian Lenahan shot and killed Alan Jay Kosakoff when he tried to run them over after a chase, police said.

Sgt. Wade Wojewoda was in plainclothes monitoring Hoppers bar following an altercation. About an hour after the fight, Byrd allegedly shot two people before Wojewoda returned to the bar's parking lot, and the officer then saw Byrd shoot a third person, police said. Wojewoda told Byrd to drop his gun, but he allegedly pointed it at Wojewoda, who shot him once. Byrd died at the scene. The people Byrd shot had injuries that didn't appear to be life threatening, police said.

Smith fatally stabbed his girlfriend's 3-year-old baby and called 911. Officers responded. Smith approached the officers and raised the knife. Officers fatally shot him.

A Blue Ash police officer attempted to stop a black Chevrolet for driving erratically. The driver, Bennett, attempted to strike the police officer's cruiser, and a pursuit ensued. Blue Ash officers soon learned the Chevrolet was stolen. The suspect's vehicle collided with a Blue Ash police cruiser at the intersection of Reed Hartman and Cooper Road. As two officers approached on foot, the suspect accelerated toward one of them. Both officers fired at the suspect's vehicle. The suspect then attempted to take off again and collided with another cruiser. A third officer approached the vehicle and was struck as the suspect accelerated.

Police responded to 911 calls stating Dwayne was fighting with his girlfriend and father. Multiple calls placed by Dwayne's brother and possibly his girlfriend said that if police came to the house, Dwayne would kill them. When police arrived, two officers entered the house, and one stayed outside. Inside the house, police confronted Dwayne on the steps. He had a machete and was within 21 feet of officers. Officers shot and killed Dwayne.

Sabrina Parker, 35, of Merriwether, was shot by Greenville Police Officer Russell Irvin when he responded to a call to investigate a burglary. Cpl. Russell shot Mrs. Parker in her apartment. A gun was allegedly found near her dead body.

Bailey Thrasher, 16, was stabbed to death by her 32-year-old former boyfriend at SH 152 and Owen Street in Mustang, following a short police chase. Robert Paul Roberson, a former drill instructor at the alternative school Bailey attended, went to the girl's apartment and abducted her at gunpoint after threatening to kill her sister and friends if she didn't cooperate. A Yukon officer and Canadian County deputy shot Roberson to death when they saw him stabbing Bailey.

James Chamberlin invaded two home, shot a man, and drove toward an officer when he was shot and killed.

Guy Ray robbed a bank and after a three-hour standoff, came outside, pointed a gun at police and was shot and killed.

Around 7:15 p.m., Helenschmidt called the sheriff's office he had worked for until 1996 to report that he had taken a hostage. A Special Response Unit responded. Helenschmidt refused to negotiate. Around 10:00 p.m., he shot at the deputies. A deputy fatally shot him. Helenschmidt did not have a hostage as he claimed. The Texas Ranger Division investigated. Helenschimdt had lost two friends in a murder-suicide two weeks before.

Two deputies on motorcycles pulled Tinsley over on a traffic stop. Tinsley resisted and (according to the police account) struck one of them with his car. They opened fire; Tinsley drove off into the woods but had been fatally wounded.

Cavaliere appeared to be suffering from dementia or mental illness. He had several run-ins with police before they came to his house to talk about a shoplifting incident. He shot one of the police before being shot and killed.

Few details were released. Apparently there was a disturbance and LaPaglia ended up shot and killed.

Reora Askew allegedly threatened passengers on a SERTA bus with a kitchen knife. When she threatened responding officers with the knife, they pepper sprayed her, then shot and killed her.

Coleman allegedly had locked herself and her daughter in a room and threatened to kill her 4 year old daughter after a breakup. She told police not to come in, they broke the door, tasered her unsuccessfully, and after Coleman stabbed the officers and her daughter, she was shot to death.

SBCSD Detectives Ernest Perez, Gary Wheeler and Sgt. John Ginger shot an unnamed man when he pointed a shotgun at them during an early morning raid at a remote marijuana farm in US Forest Service territory, police said.

Diaz confronted a married couple as they were entering their upstairs apartment, police said. After failing to gain entry, Diaz left but returned with a large knife and tried to break in again. An officer responding to a 911 call arrived to find Diaz struggling to enter the apartment. The officer told Diaz to put down the knife and shot him to death after he did not comply.

Callan led police on a high-speed chase before he pulled into a supermarket parking lot. There, he began ramming police and other cars as the officers attempted to pin his vehicle in place. When he wouldn't stop, officers Doug Fifer and John Bolen shot and killed him.

Justin beat his mother. Deputies responded. Justin and his brother, James, resisted arrest. Deputies pepper-sprayed Justin, handcuffed him and put him into a patrol vehicle. As deputies arrested James, Justin climbed into the cab of the patrol vehicle and drove away. Later that day, officers from multiple agencies found Boswell on foot in a wooded area, armed with the shotgun from the passenger's side of the vehicle. He fatally shot himself.

Silva threatened himself and another man with a rifle and walked into a brushy area. Officers followed Silva. One officer, gun drawn, saw Silva's head above the brush and told him to put the rifle down. Silva shot himself and disappeared. Officers found him lying on a bolt-action rifle with a gunshot wound to the chest. Silva was pronounced dead at Scenic Mountain Medical Center.

Two officers shot and killed Johnny L. Johnson when he allegedly fired at them during a drug-related traffic stop. At around 7 p.m., members of the police department's mobile reserve unit, which patrols high-crime areas, reportedly observed a drug deal and pulled over a car with Johnson inside. When confronted, Johnson allegedly shot at officers, who returned fire and killed him.

Freis was shot during an attempted robbery.

Wallace's family reported that he was suicidal. Around 3 p.m., Deputies Martin Peppin and Darrell Schimnowski found Wallace sitting in a canvas chair at Sardis Cemetery, facing his mother's grave with a handgun at his feet. He picked up the handgun. The deputies shot him. He died with one contact gunshot wound and multiple distance gunshot wounds. Texas Ranger Rudy Flores investigated. Wallace, a retired Lufkin PD narcotics investigator, had served for 23 years.

Baltimore police officer Lawrence Armwood shot and killed a man who apparently tried to rob him and his girlfriend outside a North Baltimore apartment building, police said.

Lehigh County deputy sheriff and part-time Tatamy police officer Duh killed his wife, Amy, and turned the gun on himself inside their home.

At around 11 p.m., police chief Dwayne Miedzianowski and officer Jeremy McGraw were responding to a report of shots fired at a park adjacent to the Lone Pine Motel when William C. Scozzari, who suffered from schizophrenia, allegedly rushed at them with a hatchet and knife. The officers shot and killed Scozzari outside the motel room where he'd reportedly lived for the last 10 years.

Police stopped Ferebee's green Pontiac Grand Am because it had a license plate registered to a gray Buick belonging to a business. After getting out of the car, Ferebee ignored multiple police commands to drop his weapon and get on the ground, police said. The fifth officer to arrive on the scene, after more warnings, fired three bean bags at Ferebee. When Ferebee pointed his 9mm Luger at police, two officers fired their weapons, killing him.

Sgt. Dwayne Wheeler shot Fred Henderson when he allegedly drove toward the officer while trying to flee in his Lexus. At around 3:20 p.m., police said officers tried to arrest Henderson after an undercover officer bought drugs from him. Wheeler fired once, killing Henderson. A lawsuit against Maywood was settled for $500,000 in 2012. Wheeler was fired in 2009 for living outside Maywood's required boundaries. In 2010, days before he was to to be sworn-in as New Franklin's chief of police, Wheeler was arrested for DUI. Wheeler became the Kincaid police chief in January 2015 after working as an investigator for the Cook County Medical Examiner.

King was leaving a liquor store when he was approached for questioning about a murder. Officer said he felt a gun through King's clothes. King was tasered. Officer fired when he believed King was going for his weapon. Oakland paid $1.5 million in a wrongful death lawsuit.

William Moses reportedly shot himself while running away after exchanging gunfire with an officer.

Garcia shot and wounded his girlfriend. Detectives served a warrant on him at his apartment. Garcia ran away, doubled back to the apartment for a shotgun and fatally shot Detective Mario Moreno from the front door. Garcia shut himself back into the apartment. Four officers surrounded him. Garcia taunted them from behind the door, then jumped out with the shotgun. Officers fatally shot him.

White was inside his ex-wife's house, drinking alcohol and threatening to burn down the house and himself with it. He was coaxed out of the house, carrying two knives, tasered, and shot three times.

Jackson and some friends were pulled over for routine traffic reasons. Jackson became belligerent, tried to run, attacked the officer, and was shot five times.

Deputies went to Gaylord's mobile home due to reports he was suicidal and armed. Deputies and Moab police said they urged Gaylord to put down his guns and surrender. Instead, he walked out of the mobile home, carrying a rifle and handgun. Chief Deputy Curt Brewer shot him as he approached officers and reached for the handgun.

At around 5:30 p.m., Roy Bradley Jr. was shot and killed when he allegedly got into an altercation with an officer during a traffic stop. A deputy had pulled Bradley over and requested a JPD officer to be dispatched to the scene. The JPD officer arrived and arrested Bradley placing him into handcuffs. The JPD officer then reportedly uncuffed Bradley's writing arm so that he could sign some paperwork at which point Bradley allegedly reached for the officer's gun. The officer shot Bradley 3 times in the chest. Residents in the area said they heard at least six gunshots before finding Bradley lying dead in the street. Bradley was unarmed.

Timothy T. Williams was wanted on charges of killing Tawanda Lock, 23, and shooting her boyfriend following a botched drug deal. He killed himself inside a home during a standoff with police after taking hostages and shooting a woman, police said.

Two officers shot 15-year-old Meliton Recendez after he allegedly aimed a gun at them. At about 9:45 p.m., two South Chicago District tactical unit officers were driving on East 87th when they heard a gunshot, police said. According to police, the officers continued to Escanaba Avenue and saw Recendez heading north across 87th carrying a large chrome handgun. The officers then allegedly saw Recendez shoot at a man across the street, so they chased the teen into an alley behind his home, where they claimed he turned and pointed the gun at them. The officers opened fire, striking Recendez in his head.

At around 10:56 p.m., officer Blake Matatall pulled over a vehicle driven by Arvin Yousif Hermiz. Hermiz pulled into a parking lot, and Matatall got out of his vehicle. Hermiz allegedly turned around and started to drive at Matatall, who fired three shots at Hermiz's car. The first two hit Hermiz; the third hit the dashboard. As the car rolled by, Matatall fired a fourth shot through the driver's-side window, hitting Hermiz. The car came to a stop in another parking lot across the road. Hermiz died at the hospital. A passenger in Hermiz's car was physically uninjured.

Damont Reeves was allegedly trying to rob a 7-Eleven when an off-duty cop shot and killed him.

Plainclothes detective Matthew Simpson shot Kendrick Alexander several times after he allegedly fired at officers in an unmarked police SUV. At about 4:20 p.m., Simpson and officer Duane Hollinshed, both detectives with the department's Anti-Crime Task Force, were on patrol when they said they saw Alexander chasing and shooting at another man. The men ran into a vacant lot along Kingshighway, then turned back toward Minerva Avenue. The officers approached in their SUV and announced their presence. Alexander allegedly began firing at the officers, but missed. Simpson shot Alexander several times from the passenger seat. Alexander was taken to a nearby hospital, where he later died. The pistol Alexander allegedly fired at officers had been owned by an officer that had passed away years before, and how his firearm found its way into Alexander's hands wasn't known.

Sergeant Robert Ritchie shot Sergio Lopez, who residents of a nearby homeless camp said was known as "Checko," four times when he continued to come toward him.

Police Chief Rick Thompson got a tip that Jesse Britton, who was suspected in several recent burglaries, was inside the abandoned Frontier Bar. Nebraska Game and Parks Division officer Dan Kling agreed to help search the building and officers Matt Moore and Paul Kimminau set up a perimeter. At around 10 a.m., Thompson and Kling confronted Jesse inside the bar, where he allegedly pointed a gun at them, prompting them to open fire. Both officers' shots struck Jesse, who died at the scene. A grand jury indicted Thompson for second-degree assault in Britton's death. In June 2009, a judge acquitted Thompson. Thompson was suspended with pay after the shooting, then without pay a month later. He fought the city for disciplining him without a hearing and reached a settlement. As part of that agreement, Thompson had to resign.

Sgt. Andrew Salinas shot Thomas Barrera, who confronted him with a knife during a foot chase, police said.

Officers allege they responded to a call regarding a "violent male." When they arrived to find the deceased confronting them witha gun and acting erratically, he was unwilling to drop his gun, and the police shot him to death.

Turpin arrived in a Scappoose residential neighborhood at 2 a.m. shirtless, barefoot, armed with a handgun and draped with an American flag. He was intercepted and questioned but—oddly—not brought into custody by local police, leaving him free to roam and then knock on the door of a Portland officer. The officer had been warned about Turpin and had gathered his family in their basement laundry. After a verbal exchange the officer fatally shot him through the door and side window.

County deputies attempted to serve a warrant to Caldwell as part of an undercover drugs investigation. Caldwell fled from his residence and reportedly fired at deputies during a foot pursuit. Two officers returned the fire, struck and killed the suspect.

John C. Ashley was shot and killed during a 10-hour standoff that began when he shot five people at a downtown law firm (2 died) and ended when Ashley allegedly fired at police entering the building.

Blair was shot and killed by APD officer Morgen McBrayer. According to officers, Blair, who was suspected of armed robbery and auto theft, pointed a firearm at officers before he was shot dead.

Sheriff's deputy (and part-time Cranston police officer) Tyler Peterson became engaged at his young former girlfriend Jordanne Murray seeing another man. He raided a party to fatally shoot her and five more of their friends: Katrina McCorkle, Leanna Thomas, Bradley Schultz, Aaron Smith, and Lindsey Stahl. Ten hours later, pursued by SWAT, he fatally shot himself as well. It took him three rounds.

Sheriff's deputy (and part-time Cranston police officer) Tyler Peterson became engaged at his young former girlfriend Jordanne Murray seeing another man. He raided a party to fatally shoot her and five more of their friends: Katrina McCorkle, Leanna Thomas, Bradley Schultz, Aaron Smith, and Lindsey Stahl. Ten hours later, pursued by SWAT, he fatally shot himself as well. It took him three rounds.

Sheriff's deputy (and part-time Cranston police officer) Tyler Peterson became engaged at his young former girlfriend Jordanne Murray seeing another man. He raided a party to fatally shoot her and five more of their friends: Katrina McCorkle, Leanna Thomas, Bradley Schultz, Aaron Smith, and Lindsey Stahl. Ten hours later, pursued by SWAT, he fatally shot himself as well. It took him three rounds.

Police say Tommy Joe Rogers of Piggott repeatedly rammed his car into another parked car. He left and returned a short time later and began running into the car again as part of a domestic dispute. Two Piggott police officers arrived and found Rogers still in his car. Dickinson says Rogers got out of the car with a "long gun" and pointed it at the officers, who shot and killed him.

Ronald TImbers, 15, was shot and killed when he threatened police with a clothes iron.

Atiana had stabbed two men in Pioneer Park, one fatally, when Officer Jenn Diederich shot Atiana. Police said Atiana threatened Diederich with the knife.

Deputies responded to a call about a man with a gun. When deputies arrived at the home, the man came out of the house armed with the gun. According to the sheriff's office, the man was asked more than once to drop his weapon, but pointed it at the officers instead so one of the deputies shot the man. The victim later died at the hospital. The man's neighbor Scott Stork said, "He was disabled, he lived at home with his parents. Maybe it contributed to the pain, he had broke his neck. But I don't know, you never know."

About 1:30 p.m. Jesse Paul Stamers Guy pulled up to a house that had been taken over by undercover narcotics officers. One man, who police said was there to buy drugs, was arrested when he went inside. Officers in clothing that marked them as police approached the man's truck to question his passenger, Guy. Reservist Gary Watters said he saw Guy open the glove box and reach for a gun, prompting him to shoot twice. Guy died from a gunshot wound to his head. It was later determined that the wound was self-inflicted.

An officer tried to pull over a 2000 Isuzu Rodeo driven by Shaw. Shaw drove away. Officers pursued him. Shaw veered off through a yard and into a field. He tried to return to the road through the same yard he had driven over. Officers blocked his path with their vehicles. Shaw drove toward the officers. The officers fatally shot Shaw. He was on parole for cocaine possession and assaulting a public servant.

Police busted up an organized gambling operation, the "Soccer Club", being secretly held at an unassuming motorcycle shop. During the chaotic raid multiple people fled and Fitzgerald, who owned the buildings and who had been arrested in similar raids, levelled a rifle at raiding officers. He was shot dead.

Smith got out of his truck, undressed himself and yelled at Officer Brian Marshall Bueno, then conducting a traffic stop with a different driver. Officer Bueno told Smith to calm down, then shot him with a stun gun. Smith ran away, then charged at Bueno, who shot him again with a revolver. Smith doubled back and entered Bueno's vehicle. Officers tried to pull Smith out. He ran away again, then died.

Levi Chavez was accused of murdering his wife. It was officially ruled a suicide.

In an early Sunday morning road rage incident in east Harlem, Tirado gestured to another driver as if he had a gun, and taunted the other driver about his new Ruger. The other driver was an off-duty NYPD officer who shot Tirado dead in response. The officer fled the scene and didn't come forward for 19 hours. Despite his behavior no criminal charges were pressed.

Two SBPD and two university officers shot and killed Russell Lane Daves when he reversed toward them after a pursuit ended on a dirt road in the San Bernardino National Forest, police said.

A county detective made an unlawful stop and search on Beaugris, who had just come from a laundromat and carried only a pink bag full of clean clothes. The two men fought, grappling for about five minutes for control of the detective's gun. Onlookers cheered Beaugris on to "kill him." Beaugris was eventually shot and killed. The incident caused community meetings, vigils, and a prosecutor's review.

Thomas Hicks' ex-girlfriend had obtained an emergency protective order against Hicks in Lincoln County District Court. She called Stillwater police to report that Hicks had called her on the phone and said he was enroute to her residence. She was still on the phone with a Stillwater police dispatcher when she said that Hicks had arrived at the front door of her apartment. He shot at police when they arrived, hitting Officer Randy Hiner in the leg. Hiner, Officer John Kruithof and Sgt. Rodger Wall shot and killed him.

Following a fatal shooting in Saco, police pursued Luong. After disabling the car Luong was in, police officer fired two shots into the car, killing Luong.

Apparently there was a threat of violence at the Koko Bongo nightclub, so police were patrolling there. Bembry was shot and killed when he shot and wounded Officer Sandra Van Hinkle.

Ronald Warner killed himself during a standoff with police, police said.

A Fayetteville police officer shot and killed Taylor "Trent" Breeden, 25, inside a Fayetteville apartment where officers were executing a search warrant. Breeden pulled a gun and shot himself at nearly the same instant the officer fired.

Police were responding to a vehicle break-in. When the men began backing toward them, they fired into the moving vehicle, killing Stucker.

Edward G. Connor called police, saying he was suicidal, police said. Officers went to check on Connor at his home, but as they arrived, he drove away. The officers followed Connor as he drove to the rectory door of Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Annandale, where officers spoke with him for about 15 minutes, until Connor pointed a gun at them, and he was shot and killed.

Police encountered Dennis shooting at an unknown target, ordered him to drop his weapon, and then fired as he turned toward them pointing the gun, police said.

Police shot and killed Esther Elizabeth Evans, a passenger, when they were targeting the driver, Brian Lee Olsen, after he drove his SUV at them.

Rossiter, visiting from Sheridan Montana, apparently got into a traffic dispute with an off-duty deputy from another jurisdiction. The deputy shot him to death. A local grand jury declined to indicate the deputy.

Michael Butler, the alleged 'Armada Bandit' bank robber, shot himself after a 35-mile chase and a police standoff ended in Dana Point, police said.

Arnijo was fatally shot by a city police officer because he had allegedly wielded a knife while throwing rocks at passing cars and then attempted to stab someone on the sidewalk before he retrieved a second knife from his nearby home and charged at officers in the street.

Officer Mary Morgan investigated what sounded like a shouting match in a parking lot. She found Taylor having a conversation with himself and assumed that he was intoxicated. Officer Angela Haynes responded. Taylor ran away and started banging on a vehicle at an apartment complex. The officers pepper-sprayed and bludgeoned Taylor to no effect. He tried to enter a patrol vehicle. The officers ordered him out at gunpoint. Taylor approached Officer Morgan. Officer Morgan fatally shot him.

Officers responded at midnight to a home where they confronted Recker, who had a handgun and was knocking on the door where his ex-girlfriend lives. Police say they shot and killed him after he refused to drop his gun.

Scott Bittinger shot and killed himself after a police tactical team made entry into his residence, according to police. He was apparently despondent over a fight with his girlfriend.

Marakith Evans, 21, was charged with aggravated robbery and evading arrest. Marvin Carmichael was fatally shot by Memphis police officer Corey Hentz after at least one of the men began firing shots at the officer, police said. Evans and Carmichael allegedly held up a couple at gunpoint at about 6:50 p.m. at Knight Arnold's Finest Car Wash.

Following an armed robbery and carjacking, a second attempted robbery, and a 10-minute foot chase, when officers closed in on Uscanga, he produced a .380 caliber handgun and continued to run. Police shot and killed him.

An officer shot Roque Dominguez in the back after he allegedly pointed a handgun. According to police, officers went to the area at about 7 p.m. in response to "suspicious subjects" who appeared to be armed. Dominguez allegedly displayed a gun and aimed it at an officer, who then shot him. Dominguez was pronounced dead at a hospital. Dominguez' family reportedly did not learn about the shooting until the next day, and said that they weren't told what had happened when they went to the police station. Instead, they said they were told to contact the state police and to get the number from a phone book.

Bobby Joe Suggs committed suicide during a police standoff in an orange grove the day after police believed he killed his girlfriend, police said.

A weeks-long narcotics investigation involving the DEA and local police culminated in a sting in the parking lot of a Home Depot. Pereira, described by police as a cocaine trafficker, was fatally shot by two undercover officers from Davie.

Jose Jimenez was shot multiple times near the intersection of 59th and Hooper Avenue in Florence. Jimenez's death is listed as officer involved in the LA Times Homicide report.

At around 9 p.m., deputies responded to calls from Craig Carlson's siblings, who were concerned that their brother was suicidal. A 12-hour standoff ensued, drawing approximately 60 officers from up to 10 agencies and SWAT team led by TCPD Sgt. Steve Drzewiecki. Carlson's family stood near the negotiator, who they said mostly argued with Carlson by phone. At about 1 a.m., GTCSD sheriff Scott Fewins said he might let Carlson's brother try to talk him down, but before he got a chance, deputies claimed Carlson shot himself. Carlson's family was taken away. His brother said Carlson grew increasingly panicked as they continued speaking by phone. At 3:30, Carlson's siblings were told to stop calling him. At around 5:30 police fired tear gas into the house. At about 7 police cut the power. At 7:30, police fired more tear gas, breaking many windows. At about 9:15 a.m., Carlson allegedly aimed a gun at ACSD deputy Travis Chellis, who was hiding behind a tree. GTCSD sniper Charles Jetter shot Carlson once in the head. Carlson's family attorney alleged a cover up, saying that Carlson's clothes went missing after an autopsy, that police radio communications were only recorded during the first part of the evening, and that there were other gaps in evidence. He also said police had time to bring in food and beverages for the officers, yet failed to get a warrant before firing tear gas into the house. Fewins indicated he didn't think a warrant was necessary.

Officer Clint Thimons shot and killed Aucy Andrews after Andrews allegedly stabbed someone and threatened police with his knife.

Police responded to a call for a civil disturbance. According to police, Duenas threatened the officers with a large kitchen knife. Two of the officers tasered him, but Duenas was not subdued. The other two officers fired several shots, striking him multiple times. Duenas' wife said he should not have been killed, and that he had no knife in his hand when they shot him, but that he was trying to run back into the house.

Michael Knight, Frisco Blackwood and their female friend in a Cadillac SUV were followed by police, without lights or siren, into a cul-de-sac. With no provocation other than their purported traffic violations and a backward movement of the car, the police fired 27 shots into the vehicle and killed both unarmed men.

A Port Authority officer killed his wife, Nieves, and then himself in a murder-suicide within their mobile home, with their four children aged 4 through 14 on the scene.

Officers Jason Santiago, Tomslav Vidljinevic and Guadalupe DeLeon shot Freddie Latrice "Latee" Wilson 18 times during a traffic stop. According to police, two uniformed officers stopped Wilson and two more officers joined them. Shortly thereafter, three of the officers opened fire. Police claimed a gun was recovered from the scene, but witnesses said they didn't see Wilson with a gun. Another witness said Wilson had his hands up when the officers shot him. Wilson's family received a $4.5 million settlement from the city in 2014.

Jaime Gaeta Somoel came to the door of an apartment waving a hunting knife at officers who were responding to a domestic violence call, police said. Officers had entered the apartment, but retreated as Gaeta came toward them aggressively in a confined area. An iron pool fence stands the width of a sidewalk away from the door of the apartment. Somoel was shot and killed.

Ronald Herbert Jones ran from a police stop. He hid under a van and fired on officers, wounding one, before he was shot and killed.

Deputies were called out to check on Green, parked in his pickup truck. When engaged Green came out of the truck reportedly brandishing a pocket knife, resistant, uncooperative, intoxicated. Tasers did not subdue him. Deputies felt threatened and shotgunned him to death.

Sgt. Danny Orduno and officers Daniel Hall, Nestor Hernandez, Mark Brenner, John Thompson and Randy Burgess shot and killed Cao Van Lam when he fired at them during a foot pursuit on I-805, police said.

Narcotics Officer Deblanc fatally shot himself at his residence while surrounded with guns that had been disassembled for cleaning. He was about to be transferred to HPD Homicide Division. HPD characterized the death as an accident. Officer Deblanc had served for 23 years. He killed Katrina evacuee William Petty in 2006.

Kostovski threatened police with a broken wine bottle on the sidewalk and was shot to death. Two officers fired six shots each. Kostovski had been wanted for stabbing a roommate; witnesses described him as obviously mentally ill.

BATF agents set up a sting purchase with "drug-addled scam artist" Mulero, who was peddling four homemade hand grenades. When Mulero threatened to set off one of the grenades if he was being set up, monitoring agents stormed the car; Mulero tried to drive off and was fatally shot. He was unarmed and the grenades were not operable.

Barker had worked for the county as a jail officer for 18 years. Barker's wife called police, describing him as mentally disturbed and irrational. Officers responded, finding him holding an apparent weapon and asking to be shot. He then somehow stole a cruiser and led police on a half-mile pursuit. He was shot and killed. His weapon had been a pellet gun.

Police responded at about 5 p.m. after Kevin Simmonds' father reported that his mentally ill son had threatened to kill his ex-girlfriend's parents. Trooper Joshua Dirkse, Richmond Township officer Michael Bernard, Genesee County Sgt. William Tucker, and deputies James Comstock and Douglas Douglas Stone pursued Simmonds' truck in their patrol cars until Simmonds got stuck in the snow in a wooded area. The officers got out and approached Simmonds' vehicle. According to police, Simmonds refused to show his hands, so Stone opened the door and tasered him, but his jacket apparently rendered the shock ineffective. Simmonds allegedly arose, yelled he had a gun and turned toward the officers with his hands extended in a firing position, holding a "shiny object." Comstock and Dirkse shot and killed Simmonds.

County police came to a domestic disturbance at Stanturf's residence and escorted his wife and children off the property. Later in the evening they returned, alerted by a family member reporting Stanturf as agitated, armed and potentially suicidal. He put up armed resistance with several weapons and was shot to death.

Officer Douglas Dreher pulled a vehicle over for an insurance suspension. Two men got out and ran. During a fight, Yanez-Burruel went for the officer's baton, so Dreher shot and killed him.

Malley was armed with a rifle was shot and killed outside his home by a Peoria police officer who had responded to a domestic violence call at the house. A police statement says an officer used a Taser on 37-year-old Michael Malley when he refused commands to put the rifle down, and then an officer fired four shots at Malley with his rifle after the suspect lowered the barrel of his own rifle in the direction of his wife and officers.

David Ware Crow shot himself after police stopped him for driving erratically on the 210 Freeway in Azusa, police said.

After noticing drug "contraband" in the car, the sheriff said, the deputy attempted to place Franklin under arrest. Franklin resisted, and the two began to struggle. Franklin jumped back into the Nissan Altima and put the car in drive while the deputy was still trying to get him under control. The deputy was dragged down the road about 800 feet before he drew his weapon and fired it into the vehicle, killing Franklin.

Thomas Dishner was wanted by police for the murder of Toni Herron and Phillip Dishner at a home in Scott County. He allegedly shot and killed himself as police chased him.

Officers surrounded a house after receiving a domestic violence report from Amy Green. Police said they broke the door down and found Ladd Honkala II half-naked and aiming a shotgun at them. Honkala II reportedly fired a shot, which ricocheted and hit Green's 6-year-old son in the leg as he stood outside. Police eventually went inside and found Green and Honkala dead.

CHP officers shot Johnnie Robert Lopez near the south entrance to Joshua Tree National Park when he shot at them after a high-speed chase, police said.

Thomas, who had a blood-alcohol content of .26, stepped out of the wreckage of his second car crash in one evening, and left on foot. Officers Robert Martinez and Larry Norman pursued him. Around sunset, Thomas approached the officers. The officers fatally shot him. Though Thomas was unarmed, officers said that he claimed to have a gun. The officers were not indicted criminally, but Thomas's family received a $183,000 settlement in civil court.

A state trooper and a Marion County sheriff's deputy shot Peter A. Jamerson when he allegedly brandished a pair of pliers after a chase between Palmyra and Hannibal. Jamerson, who was under guard at a hospital facing drug charges, reportedly stole a truck from the University of Iowa parking department and headed south on US 61. An officer attempted to pull Jamerson over in Palmyra, but he didn't stop. During the ensuing pursuit, Jamerson reportedly rammed several squad cars and attempted a carjacking on Route KK, but was unsuccessful. At about 7:15 p.m. Jamerson was located on MO 168 in a stolen Pontiac, and Hannibal police used tire deflators to stop him. The trooper and deputy told Jamerson to get on the ground, but he kept walking. Jamerson then allegedly grabbed a pair of black handled pliers from his right hip and pointed it at the officers, who shot Jamerson. Jamerson died at a hospital. Marion County Prosecuting Attorney Tom Redington decided the shooting was justified and declined to release the names of the officers involved.

After an attempted stolen car stop and a chase, Ritter was threatening to kill a hostage with a knife when shot and killed by police.

White test-drove a vehicle from Yates Auto and never returned. Officer Solano tried and failed to pull White over. Spike strips disabled the vehicle on Interstate 35. Officer Solano approached the vehicle. The vehicle approached Officer Solano. Officer Solano fired three shots, striking White once in the head.

Coby Brown allegedly robbed a Burger King, fled, and fired on Officer Modesto Olivio, who shot and killed him.

Two officers shot 90-year-old Robert "Sol" Oseroff seven times when he pointed a gun during a standoff, police said.

Police located a pickup truck that matched the description of a vehicle that a witness saw that took a shot at a trooper's home. Officers ordered the teenagers inside the truck to step out. Two did, and police then heard a single gunshot, police said. They found Justin Asa Marzigliano with a gunshot wound to the head.

The Gulf Coast Violent Offenders Task Force asked deputies to pull over a truck in which Hooper was a passenger. The truck sped away and evaded deputies for 20 minutes, then pulled over near the Old Humble Road exit on Eastex Freeway. Hooper stepped out of the vehicle and pointed a pistol at deputies. Three deputies fired at least 30 shots, killing Hooper. Hooper did not appear in the Texas Custodial Deaths report when accessed on Jan. 29, 2015.

Officer Kevin Duffy shot and killed Jose Darinel Gomez Arguello, who police said was repeatedly stabbing a woman in an attempt to cut her throat.

Alvaro Zazueta was shot and killed by police responding to a home invasion when he or a second man fired at them, police said.

Reid shot himself as Caln police officers, who were assisted by the Coatesville Police Department, went to arrest Reid for a violation of a protection from abuse order put in place by his girlfriend, according to police.

An officer shot and killed Jason William Leary when he allegedly used pepper spray on another officer and charged at both of them with a machete. The officers had responded to a domestic violence call shortly after 9:20 p.m.

Bostic was killed when he had choked one officer unconscious and was reaching for the officer's pistol, police said.

Patrolman noticed car that matched the description of a vehicle sought in an unrelated investigation. He pulled it over but Braxton Lane fled on foot. The officer pursued, and they exchanged shots, with Lane shot and killed.

Technician Timothy Campbell thought Gomez was driving suspiciously. After a short on-foot chase, Gomez pulled a lighter from his pocket, and he was shot and killed.

John K. Adams broke into a home, where he stabbed Josh Sisk, Archie Palmer and his ex-wife, Bonnie Adams, police said. Officers from the Monroe County Sheriff's Office and the Madisonville Police Department tried to subdue Adams with a stun gun, which didn't work. Adams charged the officers and was shot and killed.

Wentzell was standing in the middle of Route 24, waving a rifle, angry at his estranged

Veach was suspected of shooting his estranged wife at the front door of her home in Gahanna. He killed himself while being chased by deputies.

Police say Cato robbed a BP gas station clerk at gunpoint. Witnesses say Cato fired at least one round at the clerk before leaving the store. Once Cato was outside the store, Star Cpl. Andrew Osteen drove up and confronted him. Cato shot several times at Osteen, and Osteen shot and killed him.

Officer James A. Arnold said Jose Baudilio Lemus-Rodriguez attempted to ram other officers using his white Toyota after a pursuit Dec. 23. Arnold fired multiple shots at Lemus-Rodriguez and hit him in the head and chest, killing him.

Officers Jon Seabron, Erik Ellgard and Ryan Erwin shot Siaki Ramon Del Rio after a car chase ended in a crash, foot pursuit and struggle in Oceanside, police said.

Kenneth R. Joyner was allegedly threatening patrons and employees at a restaurant. He was allegedly armed with a handgun and a knife, and he was shot and killed by Officer Johnnie Cameron when he pointed the gun at officers.

Officers Alexander Ciane and Mark Carducci shot Rosalyne McHenry when she tried to attack her husband with a butcher knife, police said.

Bills apparently fled a domestic disturbance when he was shot and killed by police.

Rose Cobb was shot to death outside an east side CVS as she sat in her car waiting for her husband, DPD Sgt. David Cobb, to come out of the store. In April 2008, Vincent Smothers, a self-admitted hit man, confessed to the killing, saying David Cobb hired him to kill his wife, and that Cobb's girlfriend's son, Marzell Shawn Black, was also involved. Police arrested David Cobb and Black; Black was charged, but police declined to charge David Cobb at that time. On September 26, 2008, David Cobb was found hanging from a tree at Dodge Park in Sterling Heights. In October 2008, police sources said plea negotiations were underway with two people already charged in Rose Cobb's death that would have led to murder charges against David Cobb, and that Cobb knew this when he took his own life.

An officer fatally shot Ted Hernandez multiple times after police responded to a call for assistance in the Lawndale neighborhood at around 3:30 a.m.

Sgt. Sean Kaeser and Officer Chris Gordon shot and killed Herman Martinez Perez when he raised a shotgun at them, police said.

Police responded to a call regarding a man who was threatening suicide. After a chase, Sean S. Edelman was shot at by police but apparently died of a self-inflicted gunshot.

A deputy was responding to a shots fired incident in a mobile home mid-afternoon on New Year's Eve. A woman allegedly gave the deputy false information stating that Pearson had run out the back door, but the deputy attempted to locate Bailey within the home. According to the deputy, Pearson suddenly appeared at the front door armed with a .45-caliber pistol and raised the gun after being told more than once to drop it. The deputy then shot and killed Pearson.

According to the Star Tribune, police say Vosburgh attacked them with a piece of glass and a metal pole after they responded to a burglary call. Police tased and then shot him.

Daniel Armijo reportedly committed suicide on New Year's Day after firing at two Laguna Beach police patrol cars.

Three officers noticed Richardson leaving a bodega with a gun-shaped bulge in his pocket. Moving to detain him for questioning, Richardson trotted away and at one point turned toward officers with gun in hand. He was shot to death. Richardson was from Georgia and was on the FBI Most Wanted list.

Police officer George Marko was chasing an armed suspect when he fired into an East Germantown home during a 2008 New Year's party. The officer's bullets hit three people attending the party, including Abebe Isaac, a hospital maintenance worker and father of three young children. Isaac, 33, died a week later after suffering from an infection and complications. The city agreed to pay $1.8 million to the family.

Police pursued Michael Van Loftin of Arkansas who was reportedly driving a stolen pickup truck from Texas. Van Loftin was cornered by police near the intersection of South Wheatley and East County Line Road when he was shot. Accounts differ as to whether police officers or Van Loftin fired first.

Officer Michael Heiser shot Jesse Hamilton when he threatened police with a knife after they responded to a mental health crisis call at his group home.

Wilson, mother of six, was shot to death by a member of the Lima Police Department during a SWAT team drug raid. Wilson was compliant with officers, unarmed, and was holding her 1-year-old son, whose left index finger was also shot off. The officer testified he felt in danger of his life when he heard gunshots; those shots came from other officers in the house killing the family's dog. Ultimately the city settled with the family for $2.5M.

Thornton, also wanted in Texas for drugs and firearms violations, was the focus of a two-month investigation of an indoor marijuana growing operation by the state liquor board. A multi-jurisdiction special response team served a warrant at 10 a.m., prompting a shootout. One of the deputy was shot in the leg. Thornton was killed.

Officer Travis McClintick responded to a disturbance at around 1:15 a.m. and encountered Scott L. Gannon who reportedly had a knife. McClintick shot Gannon when he allegedly moved toward him in a threatening manner. Gannon died at a hospital about two hours later.

Smalls, known to police as a suspected gang member, encountered police at 1:40 a.m. on a Bronx street. Smalls turned and ran. In a foot chase he pulled a handgun, collided then wrestled with the pursuing officer, and was fatally shot by the officer's gun during the struggle. A handgun stolen in Maine was found near the body.

Kenneth Dean Gayler, 23, was accused of causing the death of Jenny Marie Chaffin, 23. According to court documents, Gayler instigated a shoot-out with Seminole police officer Adam Good, and Good shot and killed Chaffin.

Santiago Martinez carjacked two women in a silver Kia. Off-duty officer gaming control board officer Steven Hatcher noticed the crime at the Starbucks on West Seventh and McCarran and followed the car. After a confrontation, police say Hatcher shot and killed Martinez.

Two officers shot and killed Steven James Pitte after they reportedly caught him stabbing his ex-girlfriend's mother when they responded to a kidnapping call.

Local police shot Steele twice after a late-night noise complaint. He is said to have answered the door, weapon in hand, and refused three commands to drop it. One of the two shots penetrated his stomach; he died two weeks later.

An officer shot William D. Steele when he allegedly pointed a gun at police. According to police, Steele and another man were suspected of robbing the Convenient Food Mart on Droste Road at around 12:30 a.m., and then fleeing with $96. Officers saw them driving a few blocks away and tried to stop them. The car, driven by Steele, eventually lost control and ran into a house. Police arrested the passenger at the crash site. Steele fled on foot and entered a house down the street. Someone inside confronted Steele and he left, running through a nearby alley. Officers stopped Steele at Third and Tecumseh, where he allegedly pointed a handgun at them. One of the officers shot Steele, who was pronounced dead at a hospital.

In a parking lot, Richards approached a man. He told the man to lay his wallet on top of his car, and to lie down on the seat of his car. The man, a plainclothes detective, entered his car, retrieved his gun and confronted Richards. They shot at each other. Richards died. The detective's wallet was found in his pocket.

Greene's family called police after he threatened to commit suicide. When he found out, Greene said that he would force officers to shoot him. His family left the residence and waited with officers. When SWAT officers arrived, Greene opened the front door of the residence and pointed a pistol at them. Officers M.S. Scales, R.L. Kent and J.D. Coleman all fired. Greene died.

Timothy J. "Tee" Goode Jr. was shot and killed when he threatened police with a gun as they tried to question him regarding drugs.