A sheriff's deputy and a state trooper approached a tent pitched in a drainage ditch by I-10. According to the Madison County Sheriff's Office Deputy David Myers ordered a transient man named Rudy G. Taylor out of the tent. Taylor opened the flap and began to exit with a shotgun pointed in Myers' direction. Florida Highway Patrol Trooper John Sleigher shouted, "Gun," drew his weapon and fired. Myers also began firing and fell down. The two fired 17 times into the tent and struck Taylor nine times and killed him.

A Hamburg patrolman responded to a report of domestic dispute at the house, possibly involving an armed man. The patrolman arrived outside the house and was immediately shot at by Jeremy J. Krieger, who was in the doorway firing a military rifle. The patrolman took cover behind his patrol car and called for backup while he returned Krieger's fire. Two state troopers arrived a short time later, and Krieger opened fire on them. Troopers returned fire, and Krieger retreated into his house. Once inside, Krieger attacked Clayton Wagner, who then shot and killed Krieger with a handgun. Joan Wagner was found shot to death in the driveway, and police said Krieger shot her during the gunfight, although some reports had her shot before police arrived.

Thomas Tauscher's son called police asking them to check on his father's welfare. Deputies responded to the home and found the main entrance barricaded. They heard a gunshot from inside and shortly afterward saw smoke coming from the roof. A second gunshot was fired. Police entered the home and found a man dead in the basement, apparently from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Deputies reported they saw Torres and a woman parked inside the red zone. One deputy recognized Torres as a known gang member. When they approached Torres, he stepped out of the car and shot a deputy, but the deputies shot him, and he later died at the hospital.

Three officers shot Bruce A. Cain when he allegedly brandished a replica handgun after a traffic stop. At about 5 a.m., police pulled Cain over after someone reported a suspicious vehicle in the area. According to police, Cain got out of his truck with what appeared to be a gun in his hand. Cain allegedly made a threatening move, and the officers opened fire. Cain died a short time later at a hospital.

A CHP officer shot and killed Eddie Perez, who stole a dump truck and fought with the officer.

Doucet was a college football star and model. Police on a 3 a.m. disturbance call arrived at his residence to find him naked, fighting with a taxi driver over his fare. A fight erupted in which the two officers were injured. One of them shot fatally shot Doucet. Police accounts of the incident don't appear to match the physical evidence; the family has filed suit.

Sowders appeared intoxicated to officers after a traffic stop and a violent confrontation ensued. Waldick says Sowders had what appeared to be a hunting knife. He cut one officer and chased another threatening to kill him. Police said Sowders began chasing officer Justin Bentz with the hunting knife. Sowders was tasered three times with no effect. That is when officer Bentz and Corporal Darrel Fields fired three rounds at Sowders, striking him once in the left shoulder, the bullet exiting his chest. The fatal shot was fired by officer Fields.

Shot after brandishing two knives. Officers were responding to a call for assistance and first attempted to disarm Landry with a Taser.

Officer Steven Tran shot Wilfredo Ayala when he reached aggressively for his waistband while atop some shrubbery following a foot chase.

Shot during investigation of report of domestic violence. Police report Dennis was armed with a knife.

Police said officer Larry Nehasil and undercover officers were in Walled Lake tracking David Bowling and two others suspected in a series of home break-ins. According to police, Nehasil followed Bowling into a backyard as another man loaded stolen goods into a car parked in the driveway. In a wooded area behind the house, Bowling reportedly opened fire with a pistol he had just stolen from inside the house. Both Nehasil and Bowling died. Mayor Jack Kiersey said: "There was an exchange of shots and Larry's fellow officers rushed around to the back of the home where they found Larry and the perpetrator dead. Larry had his vest on, but it was just the way he was hit."

Officer Mark Galios shot and killed Akinlabi Minter when he pointed a loaded gun at him behind a gas station.

Fugitive from an outstanding murder warrant for three months, previously convicted of multiple armed robberies and auto theft and various drug crimes, in a final firefight Simms was fatally shot by Miami officers after he'd killed two other Miami police.

A fugitive task force of federal and local officers went looking for Thompkins on multiple warrants, including one for crime against nature. Thompkins briefly took a parole officer hostage before being fatally shot in the standoff and firefight.

McCullen holds the macabre distinction of being shot to death by police while dressed in a gorilla suit. He was attempting to rob a fast food restaurant at the time, and one of his briefly held hostages dialed 911. For his role in the incident the officer was given the National Law Enforcement Officer of the Year by the American Police Hall of Fame.

Martin County Sheriff John Woodward learned that Martin was using drugs, stockpiling weapons, and threatening law enforcement. Multiple agencies stopped Martin's truck in a rural area just west of Lenorah. Martin went for his center console. Five Midland County deputies shot at him. Martin drove away, rammed a natural gas pipe and died at the scene. A pistol with an extended magazine was found in the console. The Texas Ranger Division investigated.

Police were investigating a robbery when Reed pulled a gun and shot an officer in his bullet-proof vest. He was shot and killed.

According to police, Fuller pointed a gun at the two officers after he was accused of shooting another man around 1:30 p.m. that day at 1933 Thrift in the Frayser area. Both officers fired, striking Fuller.

Anthony Allen Martinez, 31, apparently shot Astrid Valdivia, 13, during a shootout with police. The pair was wanted because Martinez had kidnapped Valdivia in Utah.

Officers say they responded to a call about Rhodes not taking his medication and acting erratically. After fighting with, tasering, shooting a bean bag round, and after Rhodes tried to grab one of the officers gun, both officers shot him to death.

Birdwell called 911 in a slurred voice, warning that he was about to "go off." He met responding officers with both a pistol and shotgun in hand, firing from his doorway at a female neighbor and then at police. He was quickly shot to death.

Detective Craig Miller used his .45-caliber 1911 pistol as a club to break the window of a stolen truck in which Joaquin and Esteban Carlon sat. Detective Miller fired once as he hammered the window with his pistol. The bullet struck Esteban in the head, killing him. Joaquin extended forgiveness to Detective Miller.

Officer Bryan Devor shot Joao Kerubin Palma when he stabbed an officer from the backseat of a car.

A Reading police officer shot and killed Victor Cataquet who had a pistol outside a row house where he had wounded a woman, police said. He was killed after he pointed the gun at the officer, who had responded to a 911 call for a shooting.

Michelle Ferris initially called police just before midnight to report her husband might be suicidal, police said. He had locked himself in an upstairs office, adjacent to a gun room where he kept dozens of weapons. Ferris was a collector and a federally licensed gun dealer. When officers arrived, they heard gunfire. Police then tried forcing him out by firing tear gas into each level of the three-story home. At about 7:30 a.m., Ferris appeared at the doorway of his house leading to an attached garage, and fired at three officers stationed just outside the garage. Officers returned fire, but apparently didn't hit Ferris. He retreated but then returned 12 minutes later and was fatally shot by officers after he was told to drop his weapon.

In a widely televised incident, Arcia was shot and killed by a large cadre of local and county officers, as he held a hostage he'd taken from a bank robbery. The hostage was unhurt.

Cicelski, clad in camouflage clothing, had been acting erratically outside ex-girlfriend's home. He pointed a replica assault rifle at them.

Police went to the home after receiving a phone call from a man who said his life was being threatened. Officers found Matus and Peter Zabala locked inside a bathroom and could not get Matus to open the door. Hearing muffled sounds inside, they broke into the bathroom and found Matus with a knife against Zabala's throat. One of the officers grabbed Matus and shot and killed him.

Cisneros was shot to death by an officer when he refused to stop stabbing another man.

During a traffic stop of his Toyota Scion, Quiles, according to police, was uncooperative and reached for an officer's weapon. After repeated warnings another officer shot him, twice, fatally, in the side and the back. His family filed a federal civil rights lawsuit.

Taulbee as pulled over, suspected in two bank robberies earlier in the day. He emerged from his truck pointing what appeared to be a handgun at officers who opened fire. The weapon turned out to be a realistic looking pellet gun.

Jarrett was escorting Robinson's estranged wife, Rebecca, to the couple's home so she could retrieve some of her belongings. When they arrived, Robinson met them in the driveway, where he shot his wife, wounding her. Jarrett returned fire.

Brothers Herson and Hedson Hilaire emerged from a condominium under police surveillance for drug activity, and climbed into their Honda Civic to leave. Four officers surrounded the car and prevented their escape. Herson drove the Honda at one officer, who bounced off the hood. Herson was shot to death in the driver's seat. Hedson attempted to escape and "collapsed in the street", also dead.

Joshua Diefenbach reportedly killed himself after deputies came to his house. The deputies arrived at around 1:30 p.m., after receiving a tip that several utility trailers similar to those stolen from Southeastern Illinois College were in the driveway and front yard of Diefenbach's house. Diefenbach consented to a search of the home and outbuildings. As the deputies interviewed other witnesses, Diefenbach went inside the house. Minutes later, a deputy reportedly entered the home and found Diefenbach dead in his bedroom from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. The deputies said they didn't hear a gunshot. Diefenbach had worked for the SCSO as a dispatcher and jailer in 2008.

An off-duty duty Montgomery County Sheriff's deputy shot and killed Leroy Freeman when Freeman allegedly drove a car at him.

Off-duty corrections officer 51-year-old Sgt. John Jenkins was attacked at about 1:30 a.m. by several men with whom he had argued inside the Candlelight Lounge. Police said Jenkins pulled his gun and fatally shot 40-year-old Mark Ford of Trenton.

According to police, nine members of the Metro Drug Unit were conducting an undercover drug buy involving a "large amount of cocaine" around 5 p.m. on Charleston's West Side. The officers tried to arrest Steiney Richards, but he allegedly hit officer St. Albans officer Brandon Tagayun with his car. Tagayun and a Kanawha County deputy opened fire. Richards was hit, but reportedly drove a few blocks until he crashed into another car. Richards later died from his injuries. In 2005, as a Charleston officer, Tagayun crashed his cruiser into Patsy Sizemore's truck, killing her.

Pittston Township police officer Matthew Brokenshire, 24, shot his girlfriend, Caitlin McGuire, 24, with a 9mm handgun and turned the gun on himself, police said.

A deputy was investigating a wreck. The deputy saw blood on the man and asked to see his hands. Guy Glen then allegedly pulled a gun and shot himself in the chest.

Shot after confronting deputy with a shotgun. Officer was responding to a report of domestic dispute.

Police shot Johnson while he was in a vehicle by a SWAT team after they saw "movement in the car." Police had stopped Johnson in relation to a report of domestic violence when a shot was fired inside the vehicle. Police report the first shot was self-inflicted. The medical examiner later determined that the fatal shot was fired by the SWAT team.

An officer shot Garey Fain after he reportedly shot three people and pointed a gun at police. Police said Fain shot his roommate, Earl Binder, 55, then drove to the home of his his ex-wife, Liza Fain, 33, and shot her and her boyfriend, Joseph Klos, 24. Garey Fain was then confronted by police outside the home. Fain reportedly raised his gun toward police, and the officer shot him. Fain and his ex-wife died. Bender and Klos were hospitalized in serious condition.

Jonathan Singleton reportedly shot himself during a four-hour police standoff that ended in a house fire.

McNeil and a passenger were stopped near midnight leaving the Take One Lounge. Officers did a traffic stop as part of a sting involving the club, thought they perceived McNeil reaching for a weapon, and fatally shot him three times.

A plainclothes narcotics officer shot Arreola to death because Arreola was walking toward him "with purpose" holding a gun. Others claim that the officer shot Arreola through Arreola's windshield. Officials claim that Arreola was a suspect in meth sales to minors, but they'd only bought marijuana from a store that he ran.

Off-duty St. Louis sheriff's deputy Timothy Kern was shot and killed by St. Louis police. According to police, Kern was upset about a romantic break-up. Police said that Kern was in the middle of the street impeding traffic at around 10:30 p.m. Kern reportedly had a gun visible on his waist and appeared to be extremely upset. According to police, when they told him to show his hands, Kern instead reached for his gun. An officer then shot Kern three times, and he was pronounced dead at a hospital.

According to multiple witnesses and the Sheriff's Office, Deputy Steve Porras pulled over three suspicious people near Mountain View High School. One of them, Alvarez, ran away. Deputy Porras pursued Alvarez. Alvarez took Deputy Porras's sidearm and shot himself in the head. Medical Examiner Juan Contin ruled the manner of death "undetermined." The Alvarez family asked for a second autopsy, which concluded that Alvarez had been shot from a distance.

Blake had been wanted in New York for the stabbing and mutilation of a man who'd posted a $46K BMW for sale, then stealing, wrecking, and abandoning the car with his victim in the trunk. Spotted by a multi-agency fugitive task force on a second-story apartment balcony, Blake immediately began shooting at officers. He fired about 6 rounds, and was taken down by 40 rounds.

Metropolitan Police responded quickly to reports of a home invasion by three masked gunmen. With the house surrounded the three attempted an escape from the rear door. One suspect was killed at the scene, one was wounded and died later, and the third taken into custody.

Rasheem Rose was shot and killed by an off-duty officer when Rose shot into a group of fighting people. Rose killed one man and wounded another.

Nelson and another man carjacked a Toyota Camry at gunpoint from a young woman. Police spotted the vehicle a couple of hours later. Although Nelson did not threaten officers with a gun, he used the vehicle to crash into three other patrol cars, and he was fatally shot.

Police were called to Carolyn Moran-Hernandez's home after her partner said Carolyn had punched her and was armed with a knife. When the police arrived, Moran-Hernandez taunted the officers and told them to shoot her. She then went inside (even though the police officers told her not to) to grab a gun that turned out to be a BB pistol. She was shot when she came outside and pointed (what looked to be) her gun at the cops.

Las Vegas police were called to the neighborhood over a man acting erratically and trying to break into homes. The man, Tory Manvilla, had entered a home and locked himself in a bathroom. Police said he charged officers with a knife inside the home. Two officers each fired, killing him.

Retired Thousand Oaks fire chief James H. "Jim" Williamson was found dead after a nearly 12-hour SWAT standoff at his house after he'd shot his estranged wife, Sandra Williamson, 65, and her attorney, Judith Soley, 65, at a Bass Lake restaurant.

Firefighter and Marine veteran Zundel, reportedly drunk, was walking his neighborhood firing a shotgun at least three times. Confronted with an off-duty deputy who lived a few houses away, the two men fell into a dispute. Zundel was fatally wounded by the deputy and his death was found to be justified.

The unidentified man apparently killed himself after a sheriff's deputy shot him. The deputy fired at the man - who subsequently shot and killed himself - after the man confronted and shot a woman, police said.

Police attempted to serve a city warrant on George Barnes about 12:30 p.m. Barnes was wanted for driving without a license, police said. Johnson tossed a bag outside after cracking open the door when police knocked. Johnson opened the door a second time, attempted to pull a knife and was shot and killed by police.

Officers reported that they responded to a call about a prowler, and identified McMahon who ran and produced a weapon, upon which the officers shot him to death.

Officer Coronado gunned down 28-year-old Omar Ventura at Sherlocks in the River Oaks area. Omar was unarmed and sober. Officer Coronado shot Omar in the stomach causing Omar to 'bleed out' and eventually die after two surgeries at the hospital.

Officers were called to Alfone's residence by family members reporting that Alfone was going to commit suicide. When officers arrived, they found Alfone in his bed with the covers pulled up to his chin. He pulled the covers down to reveal a gun pointed at the officers. The officers both shot Alfone.

Kukulka was suicidal when he held his mother hostage. Kukulka stabbed an officer in the knee. Kukulka was shot and killed.

Padilla reportedly attempted to run over a state trooper following an undercover drug surveillance and a brief car pursuit. When Padilla attempted to escape from a cul-de-sac and reportedly drove toward the trooper, he was shot and killed.

Police said that Marcus Young confronted an off-duty officer, who was in civilian clothes, about 6:50 a.m. Young had his hand tucked underneath his sweatshirt and was acting as if he was holding a gun. As he approached the officer, he allegedly said, "Don't make me pull this out on you." The off-duty officer, who was in the area on personal business, shot Young once. He died seven months later.

It's reported by a witness that Elmore was fighting with his wife who was having an affair, and his wife had threatened to have her paramour come shoot up Elmore's house. Elmore was reportedly intoxicated and opened the front door pointing a weapon at the officer who arrived, but Elmore said he didn't know who the person at the front door was. The officer then shot Elmore to death.

Police shot and killed Robert P. Lyons when he allegedly shot at an armored vehicle during a 15-hour standoff. Police responded to Lyons' home just before 2 p.m., after Lyons allegedly pointed a handgun at a firefighter trying to distribute free village address markers. When officers came to the door, police said Lyons swore at them, then slammed the door shut. Lyons reportedly came back to the door several times during the standoff and waved a weapon, and then later shot at the BearCat.

Timothy Kerns reportedly killed himself during a brief standoff. According to officials, Kern was facing prison time for child pornography. Two federal court officers were at Kerns' house and called 911 at about 1 p.m. after they said he became nervous and fled from the basement to a top-floor bedroom. The officers said they heard what they believed was a gunshot. Maryland Heights police found Kerns dead in the bedroom.

Kincaid stood in front of his residence, waving a revolver in the air. Officers told Kincaid to lower the weapon. Kincaid pointed the revolver at the officers. They fatally shot him.

Police shot Jeffrey C. Relitz after he allegedly came out of a house and started shooting at officers during a standoff. Officers responded to the home at around 10:30 p.m. and were told Relitz wouldn't let his wife leave. For two hours, police said they tried to negotiate with Relitz before he came outside. Relitz allegedly came out and started shooting, officers returned fire, killing him. The department ruled the death as suicide by police.

CHP officer Andrew Howell shot Jeffrey Street when he opened fire during a six-hour standoff on officers who'd initially come to conduct a welfare check.

Caron pulled out a gun and confronted employees at a nearby CVS pharmacy, apparently during a dispute about his medication. When a pair of San Mateo officers arrived, they could not calm down Caron, who fired at the officers and missed, causing them to return fire, according to police.

Troopers heard gunfire outside OHP headquarters in south Oklahoma City and saw a man driving away from the building. The chase ended when a trooper spun the car to a stop. The man got out of the car and opened fire then ran when troopers returned gunfire. As troopers prepared to search the area they heard a gunshot and found a man dead in the backyard of a nearby home.

Brian Dollarhide came out of his white Ford pickup, set his legs in a wide stance and made shooting motions as he held a black object. The object was an ice scraper, but two Perry police officers didn't know that when they shot and killed him after a chase and shoplifting incident at a convenience store.

Hendrix was suspected of killing his wife. The next day he was found in Alpine. He had a shovel advancing toward deputies. Hendrix was shot and killed.

Deputies said that they responded to a child abduction call, and while in pursuit of Glass saw him stabbing his baby to death in the car. A foot chase ensued, and Glass charged deputies with a knife, and they shot him to death.

Jennings was intoxicated when he held his grandmother hostage. After negotiations Jennings came out and charged an officer while holding a handgun. Jennings was shot and killed.

Police responded to a reported residential burglary that was actually a home invasion, police said. Officers met six men at the door as they tried to flee. They shot a rifle and handguns at the officers, who killed one and wounded one.

Three Ocean Township officers went to Todd Wolford's home after a friend of Wolford's called police and expressed concern for Wolford's safety. Ford said Wolford was shot and killed when he emerged from the house and aimed the gun at one of the officers.

A short time after Hutcherson used a pellet gun to rob a worker at an insurance company, police found him and approached him. He threatened the officer with the same pellet gun, and was fatally wounded with a single shot.

Officers chased a Green Pontiac in relation to a robbery. Herrera and another man stepped out of the Pontiac and started running. Sergeant Brad Bennett chased Herrera down an alley. Herrera turned and shot Sergeant Bennett. Sergeant Bennett shot Herrera. Both were hospitalized with gunshots to the belly and leg. Herrera died. Sergeant Bennett, wearing a ballistic vest, survived. He had served TPD for 23 years.

Traffic stop where the suspect allegedly shot an officer in the arm. The injured officer's partner then shot the suspect in the head four times.

By accounts Rowton was distraught over some personal issues. toward midnight he was reported as armed and suicidal. Local police called in a cooperative multijurisdictional SWAT with about 24 officers and a police negotiator, who worked with Rowton for hours into early morning. Just before 3 a.m. a sniper saw him inside, pointing a weapon at police, and Rowton was fatally shot through a plate glass window.

Police shot and killed Carlos Boles when he reportedly shot two federal marshals and a police officer during a standoff at a St. Louis home. The officers had been serving an arrest warrant at the house. One of the marshals, John Perry, 48, later died.

Police shot Terry Winston when he allegedly pointed a gun at officers in the Englewood neighborhood. Mobile Strike Force officers were making a traffic stop at about 12:25 a.m. when they said Winston jumped out of the vehicle and ran off. The officers chased Winston, who allegedly turned and aimed a gun in their direction. An officer shot Winston in the face, and he died at the scene.

Hasty, an ex-con with a history of sexual offenses, was sought by local police at his mobile home. A firefight broke out. Apparently cornered, Hasty shot an officer dead, then died of a self-inflicted gunshot. Police indicted his wife as an accessory.

Deputy Michael Medina knocked on the door of an apartment while responding to a disturbance. Roy answered the door, argued with the deputy and tackled him. Both fell down the apartment stairs. During the struggle, Deputy Medina drew his stun gun. Roy took it away. The deputy then drew his pistol and shot Roy once in the chest. He died during surgery at LBJ Hospital.

Police received a call for a man with a gun. Upon arrival, Trayvon Dodson allegedly pointed a gun at officers. They chased him and commanded him to drop his weapon. He grabbed his handgun pulling it from his clothing. Police shot and killed him.

Deputies report that they responded to a call about a man waving a gun at motorists. Ford challenged them to a fight and reached toward his waist and produced what deputies thought was a gun, and they shot him to death. A replica gun was found.

Self-described Satanist and anarchist Anthony DiGeronimo ventured out onto a village main street wearing a mask and scratching cars with knives. He drew the attention of police, retreated into his parents' house, re-emerged threatening responding police with his knives, and was predictably shot to death. Meanwhile perhaps a total of twelve police from different agencies had responded. One retired officer shouted out "Gun!" on county officer Geoffrey Breitkopf and in the confusion he was also fatally shot.

They found him sitting in the corner of his kitchen holding a knife pressed against his neck, after a short struggle and officer shot and killed Winans.

Garcia was holding a family hostage in an SUV, when he tried to fire at oncoming officers, who then shot him to death. One of the hostages said that Garcia talked like he was going to die, and didn't want to go back to jail.

Police responded around 9:15 a.m. to a report that two or three men held up Starters in the Fairlane Town Center, then fled in a 1992 white Buick Roadmaster with the restaurant owner in pursuit. Officers caught up to the Buick on the northbound Southfield Freeway service drive, where the car veered into the curb and the men inside fled on foot. Officer Eric Christensen pursued Previn Dixon Jr. in his patrol car. According to police, Dixon fired shots in Christensen's direction before turning the gun on himself. Some witnesses disputed the police account, saying they saw Christensen shoot Dixon. No bullet was recovered from Dixon's body.

Chapman was wanted for "failure to stop" in connection with another chase. A group of officers went to a home on Reynolds Avenue. Chapman escaped through the front door and ran through backyards. Chapman climbed over the fence and fell. Archibald jumped on Chapman, and Chapman fired his gun twice, hitting another officer in the pelvis. Archibald rolled off and fired one round into Chapman. Then, several officers, including Timmons and Eric Lewis, Daniel Watt, fired. It's unclear how Archibald separated himself without getting shot himself.

Officer S. Bryant shot Thomas after he refused to exit a vehicle. Marijuana and a pistol were found at the scene.

Alexander was shot and killed by police after they say he pulled a weapon on them Wednesday afternoon in south Tulsa.

Officers forced an entry into Harris's apartment to serve a warrant on narcotics charges. Harris, police said, was waiting for them with a 9mm in hand, and he was fatally shot. Police also said that the shooter was an undercover officer who could not be identified, yet the raid was conducted by police in "full tactical garb" who clearly identified themselves.

Williams escaped from a traffic stop and held a family hostage in a nearby apartment complex. Officers say they reached Williams on his phone, and he said that he would "shoot it out." When he was forced out by chemicals shot into the apartment, Williams was holding a gun, and was shot to death by officers.

Thomas found his estranged wife in bed with another man, chased the man out, and began an hours-long multijurisdictional SWAT armed standoff at her apartment complex. What began at 7 a.m. police forcibly ended with a raid at 10 p.m., killing Thomas and discovering the body of his wife, dead for hours.

An earlier attempted traffic stop/police chase was called off, but led King County police to Sampson's home where he allegedly attacked one of the patrol cars with a machete. He was shot and killed.

James Cruckson sexually assaulted his girlfriend and refused to return her 6-year-old daughter. He fired on officers who entered the house, leading to an early morning shootout. Police said Cruckson shot and killed Officer Craig Birkholz, 28, as he ran toward the scene. Cruckson also shot Officer Ryan Williams and his police dog, Grendel, who both recovered. Cruckson later killed himself.

Police responding to a late-night 911 call found Goldreyer with a six-inch steak knife and his roommate fending him off with a bar stool. Witnesses heard police repeatedly demand that he drop the knife. He did not.

FBI decided to file no charges in the March shooting of Middleton, who was shot by tribal police after a "confrontation" with police, not specified in this brief notice.

An officer shot Cortez Hamm when he allegedly shot at him following a chase. Shortly after 1 p.m., Centreville police had found the body of Gladys M. Cockrell, 88, near an open field in the 500 block 42nd street. Police called the Major Case Squad to help in the investigation. About an hour later, a detective assigned to the Major Case Squad saw Cockrell's car in the area and approached it. The driver, identified later as Hamm, fled and the officer gave chase. Hamm allegedly shot at the officer near a service station across the street from the Centreville Police Department. The detective returned fire, killing Hamm.

Lt. William Mackenzie killed his wife, Patricia, and then himself sometime before 9:30 a.m. Monday in the 700 block of Holston River Court, according to police.

Chris Jones was shot and killed by officers Nathan Shipp and Michael Maher during a police pursuit when he allegedly rammed an officer's car.

Sgt. Steve Schindlbeck and an unidentified officer shot and killed William C. Ladew several times after he allegedly advanced on them with a butcher knife. Police responded to a 911 call made from a second-floor apartment where they were told a suicidal man was. Ladew allegedly approached the officers wielding the knife, and they opened fire when he didn't drop it.

Marlon Johnson reportedly entered the North Platte Police Department lobby at about 2:30 a.m. and started a fire in a recycling bin. When officers responded, Johnson allegedly attacked them with a knife. According to police, they fired their Tasers to no avail before officers Rick Harms and Gary Hovey shot and killed Johnson. According to family members, Johnson suffered from bipolar disorder and was frequently off his medication over the last months of his life.

Fugitive Santos led police on a wild, destructive car crash for six miles on NYC streets. Wanted on various drug and assault charges, and with a record of 14 arrests, Santos boxed himself into narrow construction traffic on the Major Deegan Expressway. When officers also stuck in the same traffic approached on foot Santos rammed his battered vehicle back and forth. Police fired 19 shots. Santos died of five wounds.

Officers shot and killed an unidentified man who allegedly opened fire on them on the West Side. At around 7:15 p.m., Gang Enforcement Unit officers were making a traffic stop at Pulaski and Lexington, and were alerted to two armed men in a nearby alley, police said. The two men reportedly fired on the officers, who shot back at them. One man died; the other ran away.

James John Runyon was a veteran suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder who had called police asking them to shoot him. The SWAT team found Runyon outside his home holding a shotgun . Runyon tried to enter his house to drink water without knowing that the SWAT had established boundaries nor that were officers outside his home. Official fired two non-lethal rounds and one lethal shot to the back, which killed him.

Ochoa was trying to flee from arrest. He hit a deputy with his car and a second deputy then shot and killed him.

After a seven-hour standoff, David Powell, a 22-year veteran of the police force, stepped onto his front porch and sprayed shots from a 9mm submachine gun. Police, "concerned for the safety of the public and the safety of the possible hostages," shot and killed him.

Four officers fired 41 shots in six seconds that struck schizophrenic Telasco 20 times. He himself had called 911, described himself, and told the dispatcher "just come and do what you have to do." He then waited at the door with a steak knife in hand. His family eventually settled with the city for $35,000.

According to Olathe police, the officer entered the home and found Villegas assaulting another man with a weapon. The officer shot the man, who was then pronounced dead at the scene.

Moore was suspected to robbing banks and was sought after by law enforcement. He was pulled over and and shootout erupted. Moore was shot and killed.

Police said they received a call around 10:15 p.m. from a woman who said she was concerned about her husband's welfare. When police arrived, the man allegedly fired several shots in ther direction and a standoff began. A neighbor said police drove some sort of large truck through the front door of the home around 1 a.m. The man stuck his head out, shouted at police and went back inside. Just before 4 a.m. police said the man came outside and shot himself in the head.

Arnold placed a false 911 call about a carjacking, led officers down a dead-end street, then confronted them on foot with a weapon. He was shot to death. Afterward it was found that his handgun was a pellet gun, and the event was planned.

Officer Devin Stutz was chasing Leonard after a bank robbery and carjacking and ordered him to stop. As he ran toward a playground full of children, Leonard reached at his waistband for what Stutz thought was a gun. Stutz fired on Leonard, who actually was reaching for a wad of cash. The carjacking victim had said Leonard had a gun.

Suicidal woman shot and killed when neighbors called police.

Gloria Rust, 50, called law enforcement because her husband had just attacked her leaving bruises and had shot out the tires of one of their trailers. When Marion sheriff's deputies arrived they learned that Craig Rust was behind the house. When the deputies made their way around the house they saw the suspect riding a lawn mower with a beer in his hand. Deputy Robert Youmans ordered Rust to turn off the lawn mower and to put the beer down. Rust seemed to be complying but after he turned off the mower he picked up his gun and aimed it at Youmans. Youmans and Lt. Alberto Ramirez fired at Rust killing him.

Officers reported that they were in a standoff with Salazar who was in his home. Salazar fired on officers, and they fired back, killing him.

Jonathan Clayton was shot and killed by deputy David Johnson Sr., who was responding to a domestic dispute. As Johnson approached the trailer door, Clayton claimed to have a gun and allegedly threatened to shoot. Johnson stated that Clayton eventually emerged from the trailer with one hand behind his back, then turned away toward the trailer. Johnson reportedly saw that Clayton was holding a knife. When Johnson ordered Clayton to come down from the porch, Clayton allegedly began cutting himself with the knife while yelling, "You see what you're doing?" Clayton then began to approach Johnson, throwing his hands in the air and telling Johnson to shoot him, while Johnson walked backwards with his gun drawn. It is disputed whether Clayton still had the knife at this point, while he continued walking toward Johnson, refusing to obey his commands, hollering profanities, and throwing his arms up in the air. Saying that he feared for his safety and the safety of others, Johnson fired one shot, striking Clayton in the chest, killing him.

Chaparro apparently watched Phoenix police officers shot and kill a dog. He swerved at their car, and after a short chase, the vehicles collided. Chaparro got out and was shot, but got back in and drove a little ways before running into a building.

Allen Shields, 34, shot himself after a seven-hour standoff with police, officials said. An 11-year-old girl who was held hostage during the standoff was released unharmed before the shooting.

David Stewart and Kristy Sampels apparently killed their child while taking "bath salts," and then they led troopers on a high-speed chase before Stewart apparently shot and killed his wife and then himself.

Sgt. James R. West and two other members of the GCPD gang unit were near the intersection of Singleton Road and Sarah Court near Norcross. They came across three men, including Darryl Fuller, who reportedly "stood in the roadway and taunted the officers." The officers exited their van and Fuller fled while pointing his weapon at them. West fired once and killed him.

According to the Argus Leader: Pennington County dispatcher received multiple calls about a black sports car speeding and driving erratically with a flat tire on Highway 44. Deputy Ed Johnson went to the home of Mollman, the car's registered owner and heard a gunshot from a garage. As Johnson stood in the doorway of the garage, Mollman walked toward him with a revolver in one hand and rife in the other. Johnson ordered him to put the gun down multiple times and Mollman stated, "Why, why put the guns down? Haven't you heard of death by cop?" Mollman moved close enough Johnson to reach out and touch him when the deputy decided to fire his gun seven times, killing Mollman.

Shot after lunging at officers with axe. Denton's wife had asked that he not be allowed to pick up his children from day care that day. He threatened the day care owner with an ax and she called the police. He left the scene. Police arrived and Denton returned. He allegedly ran at the officers with an axe and was shot. Family had reportedly phoned the police several times in the preceding days claiming he was suicidal.

Officer Walter Thomas was working off-duty as a security guard when he shot and killed Aron Jones, 32, a gun-wielding felon, outside Libations Bar at East 91st Street and Aetna Road. Thomas, now retired, was on paid sick-leave from his police job at the time he was working the security job. Thomas said he saw Jones shoot a man outside the bar. After Jones refused Thomas'€ order to drop his gun, Thomas shot him three times. Witnesses said Jones had surrendered and was on his knees when he was shot.

Scott Norris killed his wife, Jolynn Norris, 24, at their home, police said, then shot himself as a deputy looked on.

Michaud, facing an upcoming sentencing hearing in an assault case, called 911 to report himself suicidal. He confronted responding officers with three knives and an apparent handgun. Ordered to drop his weapons, he refused, and was shot twice and fatally wounded. Michaud father was an eyewitness to the event, disputed the police version of events, and was himself handcuffed when he tried to call his wife.

Kevin Alton Johnson's wife called 911 shortly before 3 a.m. and said her husband had tried to choke her. Officer David Johnson (no relation to Kevin Johnson) arrived and learned that the couple's 17-year-old son was inside the house and that Kevin Johnson was intoxicated. David Johnson said he entered the home with his gun drawn and found Kevin Johnson standing over the teen, grabbing at his throat and yelling at him. Kevin Johnson allegedly advanced at the officer in a threatening manner, though the officer saw he had nothing in his hands. The officer reached for his Taser, but said Kevin Johnson was moving too quickly, so he shot him three times, killing him.

Krummi's mother called police during a fight and said her son was out of control after he said he wanted to be "removed" from her life. Krummi went outside and sat in a chair on the lawn. Investigators said Black approached Krummi and asked how is day was going. Krummi allegedly pulled out what later proved to be an airsoft replica gun and pointed it at Black. After two ignored commands to drop the gun, Officer David Black shot Krummi twice in the torso. Johnson also fired but missed.

APD Detectives wearing street clothes, hopped a fence into a backyard to serve an arrest warrant to a young man with schizophrenia. Torres resisted arrest. As the three wrestled, Torres grabbed Hilger's gun – so Brown shot Torres three times in the back. Torres was dead.

Officers reported that they responded to a call regarding an assault with a deadly weapon. Officers forced their way into Johnson's home, and he was straddling his ex-girlfriend, stabbing her. When Johnson refused orders to stop, officers shot him to death.

Rains County authorities told Kaufman County authorities that Pirtle, named in warrants related to sexual contact with a child, was in their jurisdiction. A new multi-jurisdictional SWAT team served the warrants at a Villager Inn just outside Terrell. Pirtle, armed with a rifle, barricaded himself into a bathroom and fatally shot himself.

Petersen was wanted for suspected murder. When deputy found him he threatened the deputy with a nail gun - the deputy then shot and killed him.

Earlier in the day a woman had fled from a domestic disturbance at Felber's residence. By the time a county SWAT force arrived, Felber was angry and talking about expecting to die. He greeted police with a shotgun on the porch. Then he fired shots within the house, broke a window, and pointed the shotgun at a deputy. Police fired, Felber dropped from view, and was later found dead.

Police said Ahnee fled from a pursuit and shot at them with a shotgun before he was shot and killed by police officers pursuing him on foot. He was suspected of having participated in an unsuccessful robbery the week before.

A plainclothes officer shot Renardo Brownlee in the head after he reportedly pulled a gun. According to police, plainclothes officers on foot patrol came across a group of five men allegedly robbing two people at the corner of 15th and Chestnut at around 1 a.m. The men ran to a vehicle when they saw police and attempted to flee. The officers stopped the car, and the men were getting out when one of them, Brownlee, allegedly drew a gun. Brownlee was then shot by one of the officers.

Parks was shot after pointing gun at state trooper. Parks was being chased for driving a vehicle which matched the description from a recent shooting at a restaurant. The chase ended when Parks rammed a police vehicle.

Grant Humphries pulled over Lambert's white Chevrolet pickup. Lambert "was being very evasive" to the officer's inquiries, and Humphries asked him to step out of the car for a pat-down, police said. During the search, the officer felt what he suspected was drugs in Lambert's back pocket. That set off a fight between the two men. As they wrestled inside the cab of the pickup, Humphries spotted a handgun under the seat and saw Lambert reach for it. Hastings shot Lambert twice in the chest, killing him.

Officer Adam Dawson was pulling over a vehicle. Police say the driver didn't stop, but drove about another mile to a remote area, then got out. The driver got out of the car before it stopped rolling, didn't even put it in park and pulled a gun and came at the officer, police said, who shot and killed him.

Deputies went to check on Donna Koefer's welfare. Few details were released, but allegedly, she was wielding a shotgun and threatened them somehow, and she was shot and killed.

Police were called because an intoxicated Hebert had allegedly robbed a friend with a "pirate sword." Police claimed he was reaching in his pocket for a knife when he was shot and killed. Witnesses said he was complying with orders.

An officer shot and killed Leon James, 23, a suspected kidnapper accused of trying to run down the officer with a pickup truck following a high-speed chase through several East Side communities. Police arrested four other suspects in the kidnapping of Lloyd Davis, 58, who was held for ransom, but was not injured.

According to police, Scottie Alan Clark shot and wounded his ex-wife in in her driveway around 2:30 p.m., and then led officers on a high-speed chase to his home. Officers shot at Clark after he allegedly struck their patrol vehicles, pushing one of them into a deputy. Police initially said they didn't know if they shot Clark, if he shot himself, or if he fired any shots, per reports. Two Hillsdale County deputies, two Lenawee County deputies, one Hudson police officer and one state trooper were placed on administrative leave after the shooting. In July, it was reported Clark had shot himself, but it wasn't determined whether he died from the self-inflicted wound or from bullets fired by police.

A motorist called police to report that he saw a man sitting on the 45th Avenue overpass in Phoenix who looked like he planned to jump. When police arrived, the man made some threatening remarks, and indicated that he had a weapon. The standoff lasted about two hours when the man made more threatening remarks to police, so they opened fire.

Neumann returned home from work as a Piedmont police officer to find Nemecek banging on his back door and trying to get inside, Ly said. Neumann told him to leave several times as the man barged into the house, and Neumann shot him.

Paul Sowell shot and killed himself after a police chase during a Rockland County bank robbery.

Police were called to 1718 Auburn Drive after neighbors reported hearing several gunshots from the backyard. Officers approached Guy, who had a handgun, and ordered him to stop firing, police said. Guy aimed the gun at a home nearby, which the officer took as a threatening gesture, and he shot and killed guy.

Sgt. Robert Wilkinson and senior deputy Marc Hammill shot Kerry Flood when he attacked them with a cinder block at Knollwood Village retirement community in Orcutt.

Incident report says deputies searched a bedroom in response to a CDV report, found Darby under a mattress; a struggle ensued with Darby trying to get deputy's firearm. Deputy Antwine shot Darby, who ran out of the house and collapsed.

Battad rear-ended another driver who followed and confronted Battad. When officers arrived, they saw Edgar Battad stabbing another person. Battad went inside an apartment, grabbed a pistol and began firing at police through his door before fleeing. Officers chased after him, and a running gun battle between the parties ensued. Police shot and killed Battad and the hail of gunfire (~3 dozen shots) hit not only Battad, but a police officer, nearby buildings, cars, and bystanders.

Off-duty officer Daryl Hall, 34, and Asif Blake were killed in a shootout outside The Label nightclub in downtown St. Louis. The incident began at about 2:30 a.m. when two customers were escorted outside after an altercation. Hall, who was inside as a patron, apparently heard gunshots, ran outside and saw Blake firing a handgun. Witnesses said Hall drew his gun, identified himself as police and told Blake to drop his weapon. Blake reportedly refused and exchanged gunfire with Hall; bouncer Will Spencer, 30, also opened fire. Blake died at the scene from multiple gunshot wounds. Hall was struck in the neck and arm, and was pronounced dead at a hospital. Police later said that Hall was likely shot by Spencer.

Gabriel had stolen, or tried to steal, something from the Pukana La Massage studio on the second floor of the shopping center. The man pulled a gun on a woman in the studio then fled on foot with the woman in pursuit. A police officer nearby heard her cries for help and gave chase. That is when he was shot and killed.

Officers reported that they responded to a call about a woman shooting at her daughter and grandchildren. When they arrived they saw Williams aiming her weapon at a neighbor, and they shot her to death.

Officers responding to a report of a suicidal suspect encountered Humphrey who fired at officers with a handgun. Officers returned fire, killing him.

Two officers went to Blackwell's apartment at the request of a family member who asked authorities to check on his welfare, police said. Arriving at the apartment, they found the door locked and gained entry with a manager's key. They found the door barricaded on the other side with a sofa, which they pushed aside. With the door open, the officers saw Blackwell across the room with a firearm and told him to put down the weapon. He didn't, and he was shot and killed.

Sergeant Donna LaPerle shot Daryl Podborny after he punched her and knocked her to the ground when she stopped to question him while on routine patrol.

During a rainstorm, at a bus stop, and among a crowd of observers, Simpson is said to have threatened two officers with a knife. An attempt to Taser him did not work. Police would not initially say how many gunshots they took to kill him.

Officers responded to a family violence call involving Guerra. Guerra shot himself in the head.

Deputy Brett Seacat was convicted of first-degree murder, aggravated arson and two counts of child endangerment, all linked to the murder of his wife, Vashti Seacat and a fire that destroyed the couple's house while their two young sons were inside. Brett Seacat claimed Vashti Seacat committed suicide.

Police in Columbus responded to two calls about shots fired into homes and ended up pursuing a vehicle driven by Roberts, who crashed the pickup truck. The gunfire erupted as Roberts came out the front door of his mother's home, police said. While police didn't know it, Roberts was wanted for questioning on four murders.

The dispute began when the two officers, working off duty as security, contacted the occupants of a vehicle that was reported to have been driving recklessly on the property, said Buckeye police Lt. Jared Griffith. "A gunbattle took place," Griffith said. "Unfortunately, one of the officers was killed in the shootout and one of the suspects was also killed."

During a standoff, an unidentified man shot and at least wounded an unidentified woman—it was not reported whether she died—before shooting and killing himself.

Richard Haynes reportedly committed suicide during a police standoff that began when he shot and killed his ex-girlfriend, Jennifer Chatman Puentes, 28.

Federal agent and state troopers acting on a tip tracked the suspect of a Jacksonville Florida mosque bombing 1200 miles away to this Oklahoma state park. Smith, next to the same black Toyota Tundra seen in surveillance video of the bombing, drew a weapon when agents approached. He was shot to death.

Jeffrey A. Wolfe was shot and killed by state police after he allegedly pointed a 12-gauge shotgun at troopers serving a search warrant at his home.

Shot by SWAT team conducting forced-entry search of home involving a drug probe.

An unidentified man shot and killed himself after he robbed Emory University employees at an in-home daycare and another person, hours later, at the DeKalb mall, police said. DeKalb County officers said they found the man dead after a police chase. Police weren't sure if the man accidentally shot himself or if it was suicide.

Lundquist was about to be arrested by plainclothes officers when he pointed a gun at them. The officers fired their weapons, killing Lundquist.

Brown, armed and wanted in connection to a triple shooting, tried to enter a bus. Off-duty Officer Fernando Meza tried to arrest Brown. Brown resisted arrest and fled. A SWAT team cornered Brown on the fourth floor of a parking lot. He fatally shot himself.

Traffic stop turned deadly when a motorist with a knife threatened the officer, who opened fire and killed the motorist.

Jay Allen Johnson tried to ignite pumps at a Midtown gas station with a lighter, as well as the officer who shot and killed him. Officer Matthew Barth shot him at the Fred Meyer gas station on Northern Lights Boulevard and the New Seward Highway after Johnson lunged at officers with a knife.

A two-day manhunt involving nine agencies from three different counties ended with Montgomery sustaining a gunshot wound from which he died the next day.

Albert Purnell was standing on a street corner with others when he began to run from police officers, who were approaching the group in a police squad car. He was shot and killed. Police said he fired at them.

Officers Shane Shaff, Joseph Arms and Chad Haskins shot and killed Adrian Perez after he fired at police.

In the predawn hours Broeske called 911 claiming that she held her own sister hostage, and threatened to kill her. Upon arrival county officers found her in the front yard, alone, wielding a handgun, challenging officers and refusing to obey commands for some two hours. She was fatally shot.

Gomez arrived at his brother's house under the influence of methamphetamine. His brother, frightened and concerned that Gomez might hurt himself, called 911 for help. As an agitated Gomez smoked cigarettes and paced in the kitchen, a SWAT team swarmed the property. APD officer shot and killed Gomez with a bullet to the chest while Gomez stood in his brother's doorway holding a spoon.