Deputy Blake Witt fired the shot that killed Allan Shepherd after Shepherd allegedly drew his weapon on the officer, police said.

Deputies reported that they responded to a call from La Rue that he had attacked his father and that he also threatened deputies. When the officials arrived, La Rue was obstinate, and held up a knife, and they shot him to death.

Police were called regarding shots being fired. Ameen Davis refused to put down his gun, and when he pointed it toward police, he was shot and killed.

Janet Shelley-Hillery was found dead in her bathroom with a gunshot wound to her head in an apparent suicide following a 4-hour SWAT standoff that began when her husband alerted police that she had begun "acting irate." Shelley-Hillery, whom police say had a history of mental illness, reportedly ran into the bathroom when police arrived and fired a shot, prompting officers to retreat. Police then blocked off a long stretch of Henry Clay and several side streets, told neighbors to stay inside and called in a SWAT team and negotiators. Unable to communicate with Shelley-Hillery for hours, police tried to maneuver a robot into the house and make contact, to no avail. Police entered the house and found Shelley-Hillery's body.

Officers shot and killed Gary Gahart outside a Tulare apartment building after he kidnapped his girlfriend at gunpoint from her mother's Porterville home.

Ashworth took his son's handgun and parked outside a maintenance shop for city-owned vehicles, where police were doing a training exercise. Police said Ashworth approached Averett with a gun and refused to drop it. He said the gun wasn't fake and allegedly fired it at a business complex across the street. Other officers arrived and fired on Ashworth as he allegedly began to raise the gun again.

Police were called to an apartment complex around 5:30 p.m. after a resident said a man with a gun was acting bizarre. Police said Pittman threatened officers when he reached into his pants and removed a gun. Sgt. Daryl Grant shot and killed Pittman.

Pognon was wrapping up a night of partying with friends at the Mansion nightclub when he entered a pizza restaurant nearby just after 4 a.m. A fight erupted between Pognon's friends and group of others. It snowballed into the kitchen and wrapped up with the men leaving. Surveillance video from inside shows Pognon walking out with his hand on his friend's shoulder and talking on his cell phone. Shortly after a Miami Beach police officer in uniform shot him outside as he was standing in front of his car.

BATF agent John Caprano happened to be a pharmacy customer during an attempted pellet-gun robbery by James McGoey. Police arrived just as they were physically struggling for control of Caprano's service weapon and fired a bullet. A retired county lieutenant shot and killed Caprano, and an off-duty NYPD officer shot and killed the robber.

Subject passed out behind the wheel blocking traffic. When police made contact, he pulled out a gun and was shot and killed by the officer, police said.

The officers saw a man in backyard in the area with a gun in his hand, identified themselves as officers and told him to drop the gun,The man ran from the scene and police pursued him, the release said, and they again ordered him to drop the weapon. The offender then ran down a set of stairs toward a basement where he turned and pointed a handgun at the pursuing officers, who shot.

Paterson police officer Javier Gutierrez told investigators he fired one shot after he ordered Hyatt to drop a handgun. An autopsy shows Jacobe Hyatt was shot in the back.

Macoldowna, was shot and killed by officer Mario Perez while attempting to rob the Catholic Center/St. Pius X complex in northwest Albuquerque.

Ralph Costales reportedly shot himself as police pursued him after he'd killed his estranged wife at the Hemet Courthouse.

Hughes's girlfriend called paramedics reporting that he had overdosed. After police arrived Hughes came out of his home holding a knife. Police shot him after he refused to drop it. He had bipolar disorder.

Mark C. Curl reportedly shot himself after exchanging gunfire with police who'd arrived to check on his welfare at the Economy Inn. Three officers went to the hotel shortly before 9 a.m. after Curl's family asked them to check on him because he seemed distraught. Curl allegedly began shooting at the officers through the door when they knocked. The officers, who were not hit, returned fire. Curl was found dead inside the ground floor room two hours later when police pushed the door open. An autopsy said Curl died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Kelly was shot and killed when he allegedly tried to run over two undercover Columbus officers. Kelly was suspected of recent thefts in the area .

Officers responded to a call concerning domestic violence between David Ledezma and his wife. Ledezma was uncooperative and angry. He place a pocket knife against his neck, threatening to stab himself. The officers eventually convinced him to drop it. He then picked up a large metal pipe. Several times, officers told him to drop the pipe. He refused and finally threw it at the officers. One officer deployed his Taser, but it was ineffective. Ledezma picked up another metal pipe. Fearing for their safety, three officers shot and killed him.

Officers responded to reports of a drunken man with a gun threatening people at two businesses. They spotted Shad Pemberron as he was driving away and started chasing him. The chase ended when Pemberron got out and walked toward officers with a gun. Officers fired when Pemberron refused to drop it.

The officer pulled his car over and attempted to talk with Baca. Baca ran from Saenz, west down Fifth Street. He turned and fired one bullet at Saenz, causing the officer to return fire, authorities said.

Ehlers was a suspect in the burglary of an electronic store, and somebody called in to report him on the roof of a one-story duplex. Although unarmed, some action of his seemed threatening to a local officer, who shot him to death. Ehlers' father settled a federal civil rights suit with the city for $150K.

A four-hour standoff ended after Paul David Gilkey, 63, killed three of his family members and then shot himself in his home on state Route 664 North.

Williams robbed a bank in Mesquite, NV, saying he had a gun and a bomb but showing neither. When troopers caught up with him over the Arizona border and pulled him over, he pulled a pistol and shot himself in the head.

Neighbors found Atkins passed out on the lawn of his condominium in the evening, took a gun away from him, and saw him back inside. A further conversation revealed Atkins as heavily armed and making suicidal statements. This developed into a police response, Atkins sticking a rifle out his window at them, and 10 or 12 shots from officers. He was fatally shot.

Long, who was a Navy Medic on military leave, became intoxicated early that day. Officers drove him home from the bar. Later that afternoon, Long threatened his roommate with a rifle, so the roommate called police. Police arrived, Long refused to put down his rifle. Raytown Police officer (name unknown) took one shot, which knocked Long down, then officers disarmed Long, who was taken to the hospital and later died from his wound.

A deputy encountered Simon-Dominguez "acting suspiciously coming out of the woods" and would not comply with the deputy's commands. Because he did not show his hands, and because he continued to advance toward the deputy, he was fatally shot, twice, in the chest and abdomen. The deputy later asserted that the unarmed victim had grabbed his wrist.

Robert Taylor reportedly shot and killed his live-in girlfriend, Lori Yeager, 45, in front of their 9-year-old daughter at their Mount Ayr home. Taylor then fled and police began searching for him. Passing drivers reported seeing a Ford pickup truck matching the description of Taylor's stopped on I-29 just inside the Iowa border. A deputy approached the pickup at around 4 p.m. Taylor reportedly got out, faced the officer, drew his gun and took his own life.

A deputy came to Stump's trailer to investigate whether he'd violated probation by drinking. Stump emerged from a bedroom, and after excusing himself to find his shoes, returned from his bedroom barefoot and armed. An intense close-quarters gun battle between the two men resulted in Stump with multiple fatal injuries and the deputy unhit.

A deputy was led on a high-speed chase along HWY 75 South. The man eventually drove his van into a ditch, and when he tried to flee he struck the patrol car. The deputy then fired several shots into the suspect's van, killing him.

Maker, armed and suicidal, drove away from Midland police officers who conducted a welfare check on him. Multiple agencies pursued Maker on US Highway 385. Law enforcement tried and failed to shoot out Maker's tires. Maker avoided two sets of spike strips. In Andrews, Maker struck a DPS patrol vehicle, turned off of onto Mustang Drive, then struck a DPS vehicle a second time. Troopers fatally shot Maker. The Texas Ranger Division investigated.

Three deputies shot and killed Ja'Ray J. Coster when he allegedly acted in a menacing way, fumbled through his jacket, and refused to get out of a vehicle after a police chase. With deputies in pursuit, two teenagers crashed a stolen Chevy Cobalt into a utility pole. Three deputies then converged on the car, and tried to help the driver, Frank Coleman, get out. Deputies reportedly couldn't get the passenger, Coster, to comply with an order to show his hands and get out of the vehicle while fumbling around with his jacket. Officials said that all three deputies fired shots into the vehicle at the time. Coster, was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital, while Coleman was treated for injuries related to the crash. No weapon was found at the scene.

Three officers fired 98 shots at Deandra Pye when he allegedly fired a shot at them. Officers with the Rapid Deployment Unit were patrolling the Walnut Park East neighborhood at about 9:45 p.m. when they said they saw Pye in front of Northway Market with a handgun. According to police, the officers got out of their cars, approached Pye and fired at him after he shot at them.

Tucson police were investigating reports of a shirtless man kicking fences in the area.Gale was shot after he pointed a handgun toward two police officers who found him in a park, police said.

Tri Le reportedly forced his way into his ex-girlfriend's home and abducted her daughter, Taylor Vo, 11, at gunpoint, then died after exchanging gunfire with police.

Deputies reported that they attempted to stop Cobian because he was riding a bike with no light, and he ran. Upon confronting him, he reached toward his waist, and deputies shot him to death. No weapon was found.

At around 5:30 p.m. officers went to the home of Blaine Wright, who was reportedly wanted as an escapee from a Dubuque correctional facility. According to police, Wright tried to flee, but then barricaded himself inside when he saw he was surrounded. Police fired tear gas inside after failing to establish contact with Wright for over six hours. Officers entered the home at about 12:45 a.m. and said they found Wright dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Officers reported that they responded to a call about a man threatening residents at a home, and when they arrived Bulmadzhyan refused to put down his weapon, and they shot him to death.

A 911 call from his family brought police to the house of Ruiz's parents. He was highly agitated and destructive, and met the police with knife in hand, forcing an officer to stumble. He was shot to death. He'd been wearing a bullet-resistant vest and was carrying three knives.

Hux kidnapped Amy Huckabee and their three children from their Arkadelphia home, after shooting to death her new husband, Sandy Carl Huckabee, 51, police said. When deputies arrived, Hux shot and killed Amy Huckabee and was shot and killed by deputies.

Two deputies responded to a call from 18-year-old Christian Chavez's caseworker, who phoned 911 after Chavez made suicidal comments. Police fatally shot Chavez after he pulled a knife out of his pocket. Chavez's family said he suffered from depression and schizophrenia. Chavez's mother, who witnessed the event, said that Chavez was only pointing the knife to his own chest, not the deputies.

Adam James Reams reportedly committed suicide during a standoff with police. Police responded to a disturbance at Family Video, where Reams had allegedly and made threats to others inside the store while armed with a handgun, and then left in a 2008 Volkswagen Rabbit. A deputy saw the Volkswagen and officers followed Reams to the 1300 block of SW Auburn Rd. According to police, officers attempted to contact the driver, but got no response. When officers approached the car, they reportedly found Reams dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Undercover officers attempted to arrest Carlson on parole violations. When the officers turned on the flashing lights of their unmarked vehicle, Carlson and another man started shooting. The officers returned fire, hitting both men, and killing Carlson.

According to police, officer Scott Hitchcock tried to stop Michael Lyle Adams' Saturn sedan for an equipment violation at about 3 a.m. Adams pulled into a driveway and got out of his vehicle allegedly brandishing a 9 mm handgun. Hitchcock reportedly shot Adams, who then retrieved a 7.62-caliber SKS rifle from his car and told his three passengers that he wasn't going to be arrested.

Schoen was pulled over because he was suspected of driving under the influence. Officers told Schoen to get down on the ground and Schoen fired a gun into the air instead. Officers shot and killed Schoen.

Kissane carjacked a burgundy minivan in the predawn hours and crashed it near Cypress Hills Cemetery. An off-duty NYPD officer saw him exit the vehicle carrying a .22 and wearing a mask. The officer followed, Kissane turned and shot at him, the officer returned fire and killed him.

47-year-old Eric Strosser's father and sister called 911 and said he was out of control. When police arrived Strosser rushed at detectives with a machete and was fatally shot.

Prostrollo was shot to death by officers after holding pool cues in a threatening manner and approaching officers. Police had responded to a 911 call from a woman who said a man with a knife was fighting with her boyfriend.

Johnson as a rear-seat passenger refused to put his hands above his head in a traffic stop, and a local officer fatally shot him twice in the chest. The officer anticipated that Johnson might have been reaching for a weapon, and indeed a loaded and stolen handgun was found within reach.

According to reports, Mercer County Deputy M.S. Horn responded to a 911 call from Jackie Spaulding's uncle saying his nephew had a rifle at Woodlawn Cemetery. State trooper JR Coburn was heading home from his post in McDowell County, and apparently arrived to assist Horn. Police said Spalding fled from the officers, then was found a short time later in a vehicle on a service road behind the cemetery mausoleum. The officers approached, and Spaulding allegedly "moved in such a way as to turn toward the officers, slid his left hand near the trigger and bring the barrel down. Coburn fired his weapon, and Horn prepared to fire his." Coburn also shot and killed Stephen Knight in July 2012.

A man threatened suicide at a park. Officers tried to reason with him. He killed himself as a SWAT team arrived.

Around 2 a.m. Chona was observed driving a white Nissan with his lights off. Although not pursued he crashed the Nissan on an interstate shortly afterward, confronted a responding officer and claimed to be armed (he was not), and somehow stole the officer's county cruiser. That vehicle was tracked to a nearby Motel 6. Chona was found there in a Ford Bronco that sped from the scene and crashed into another cruiser. County officers shot him to death.

Paramedics arrived at a residence to take O'Patrick Humphrey, a schizophrenic patient, to the hospital. He didn't cooperate and jumped on one of the medics. When head pulled the police car door open and started pulling the officer out of the car. The officer was able to pull his weapon and fire one shot that didn't hit Humphrey. Another officer ran over after hearing the shot and fired at Humphrey.

Two Highland officers responded to a possible domestic situation at the Port De L'eau apartments. The officers were let into the apartment by Joshua Jones. Jones was cooperating until he saw his mother, whom he suddenly assaulted. Officers fought with Jones. Jones tried to remove the gun from one of the officer's holster. During the fight, Jones removed the officer's baton and struck him in the head with it. The second officer tasered Jones twice. Jones then went after the officer who tased him striking that officer in his left forearm with the baton. That officer shot and killed Jones.

Deputies reported that they were serving a narcotics search warrant at Handy's residence, and that he attempted to strike a deputy with a sword, and the deputy shot him to death.

Calumet police were called to the family home of an autistic teenager who was agitated. Police found Watts in the basement wielding a kitchen knife.

Three members of the Criminal Apprehension Team shot Jason Baires while trying to arrest him in the killing of his mother's boyfriend. When authorities pulled Baires' vehicle over, he burst from the car and opened fire on police. They returned fire and killed him.

Washington made a turn without using a turn signal. Officer John Ricketts tried to pull Washington over. Washington drove away, tried to make a quick turn and crashed into a fence. Washington got out of his vehicle and approached Officer Ricketts as the officer stepped out of his patrol car. Officer Ricketts shot Washington fatally in the chest.

Pruitt, reportedly high on drugs, stabbed and wounded the 4-year-old daughter of his ex-girlfriend, then drove away. The girl's aunt gave dispatchers a description of Pruitt's vehicle. Patrol officers pursued the vehicle. Pruitt drove to his house and put a gun to his head as he entered. A shot was fired. SWAT was called. SWAT officers found Pruitt dead of a gunshot wound to the head.

Baker attempted to elude officers in a stolen car. Baker did not follow officers commands at conclusion of chase and made a gesture interpreted as pointing a weapon. Baker was then shot and killed.

An unidentified man was reportedly holding his estranged wife and her boyfriend hostage at her boyfriend's mother's home, where she had been living. Officers responded after the man fell asleep, and he did not comply with their commands to drop a handgun. They shot him after he pointed it at them, and he died of his injuries.

Jones argued with a bus driver about the validity of his bus pass. Officer Nikisha Manderson tried to intervene. Jones shot her, the bullet striking her protective vest. Manderson shot back at Jones. According to Russell Weinstein, one of Manderson's bullets struck his shoulder. He collapsed. A bullet from Jones's gun struck Eric Thomas Johnson, who collapsed and later died. Jones fled to a Vent-A-Hood factory. Multiple officers confronted him. Jones died from a gunshot wound shot to the head.

Police first responded to the area after they got a call about a suspicious man who was running in the street. The first officer to arrive saw a man holding a knife. About the same time, another vehicle pulled up, driven by an innocent bystander. The man started pounding on the vehicle with the occupant inside and an officer tried to stop him and fired shots. The officer retreated at that point and actually retreated behind his patrol car. The man started running toward the officer while armed with the knife and the officer shot him multiple times.

Mulqueen, said to have a history of schizophrenia and off his medication, arrived and circled the Middletown City Court building several times on a dirt bike before hopping off, grabbing a shotgun, and running up the steps. Once inside he shot and wounded one of two court officers. He was fatally shot.

Police put a "be on the lookout" alert for Wayne Rush Graham after two people called 911 to report that Mr. Graham was on drugs, headed to his ex-girlfriend's house in a white Jeep and possibly had intentions of harming her. He shot and killed himself in his car after being cornered by troopers.

Loggins sped his SUV into a San Clemente High School parking lot and crashed into a gate, trapping part of it under his vehicle. His two young daughters were also in the car. Police arrives, and when Loggins tries to drives away, he is shot three times and dies later at a hospital.

Popular, well-liked athlete Thompson encountered police while sitting in a credit union parking lot armed with "a long rifle and a high-capacity magazine capable of holding up to 50 rounds of ammunition". He put three holes in a police cruiser and directly threatened officers before they responded with live fire, killing him. Not to be confused with the Christopher Thompson killed in a Jacksonville police chase on Nov. 23, 2011.

Exchanged gunfire with officers chasing him after he walked up to a man and a woman sitting in a car outside a convenience store and robbed them at gunpoint.

Carter's family called police for help because he'd threatened to kill himself. A responding deputy fatally shot him twice in the chest, claiming Carter had confronted him with a knife. Witnesses remarked on how unthreatening the drunk Carter was and the sheer speed of the incident.

On the eve of Valentine's Day Shewey appeared at the door of a former girlfriend, armed. She was having dinner with another man. A disgruntled Shewey pointed the gun at her head at one point, fired the weapon into the air, then when the police arrived refused their commands to drop it. He was fatally shot.

Police said they got a tip that William Barker, who was suspected in a series of burglaries, was in a car at a motel along IN-933 (which becomes M-51 in Michigan). Police said Barker drove to the Pay N Pakit parking lot a few blocks south of the state line and left on foot. Three Berrien County (Michigan) officers followed Barker, police said. Detective Trent Babcock, dressed in plainclothes, reportedly confronted Barker as he tried to open a door to a house. Barker allegedly attacked Babcock with a knife. Babcock shot Barker multiple times. According to police, Barker kept fighting even after Babcock shot him, and the other deputies and St. Joseph County (Indiana) officers had to help Babcock subdue him. Barker died at a hospital.

McBride and an NYPD detective traded 19 rounds in the Harlem 145th Street subway station. The detective sustained a gunshot wound in the left bicep; McBride was shot dead on the steps up to street level. He'd been sought, tracked by cell phone, in connection with another shooting.

Steven George Williams reportedly shot and killed Janis Lynn Williams, 58, and Kimberly Ann Yancey, 53, and wounded a third woman in Yuba City before police chased him down and shot him when he refused to surrender.

Corcoran was a U.S. Marine who served multiple tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan. He was suffering from PTSD and had threatened suicide in the past. Police were called for an armed suicidal subject and when they arrived at 8:30pm at the Holiday Inn, he was aiming what appeared to be a gun with a laser sighting system at a male hostage lying face down on the floor. Police evacuated a female customer and started yelling commands and identifying themselves as police officers. When Corcoran directed the weapon at police, an officer shot him once in the chest. The hostage was unharmed. Corcoran died at the scene. The gun was later discovered to be a replica pellet gun fitted with an authentic laser sighting system.

Officials reported that Garcia shot his supervisor during a performance review, and that another supervisor shot Garcia to death.

Officers were looking for 38-year-old fugitive Danny James Bond on Saturday when he came out of a house and got on a bicycle. Russell says that when police tried to stop him, Bond got off the bike and ran. The statement says when he was blocked by other officers, Bond pulled a gun and police shot him.

Luke Daniel Anderson allegedly held a gun to a woman's head to get her car keys, then led Superior police on a high-speed chase before aiming his weapon at officers, police said. Two officers fired at and hit him, but he also fired a shot under his own chin and died at the scene. The results of an autopsy are unavailable.

Oliver took hostages at a medical facility. When SWAT came in to retrieve the hostages, Oliver pointed his gun at them, and he was shot and killed.

Truck driver Nunez was the subject of multiple 911 calls from his apartments complaining of a man with a gun running around the complex. He'd had a domestic argument with his wife. He confronted responding police with a flare gun and shot it as they shot him. Nunez died; one officer sustained minor injuries.

Officers shot Callion Lance Hamblin six times from behind when he allegedly fired at them. According to police, officers had initially responded to an apartment complex to assist a local bail bondsman trying to detain Hamblin for absconding his parole and an active warrant for a drug-related charge. Hamblin fled. Officers tracked Hamblin to the USA Drug parking lot through his cell phone at around 2 a.m. Hamblin allegedly fired at the approaching officers, hitting a deputy in the leg. Several officers returned fire, killing Hamblin. At least one bullet came from the bail bondsman's gun—he reportedly would have lost up to $25,000 if Hamblin had remained a fugitive. A coroner's jury decided that the shooting was a "justifiable homicide by self defense."

Ocean City police received a call shortly before 11 a.m. from an out-of-state relative who had received a suicide note in the mail that morning from an Ocean City resident. When police went to check on the man's welfare, they spied him in a back bedroom with what appeared to be a firearm pointed at his chest. He shot and killed himself.

Police were at a Walgreen's finishing an investigation into a stolen vehicle. They saw Barnum, a known associate of the thieves, and when they approached him, he pulled a gun and tried to hit the officers with his car. He was shot and killed.

Michael Devine allegedly called 911 and reported a burglary in progress. When police arrived, he approached while wearing a hoodie and wielding a kitchen knife. He was shot and killed by Patrolman Joseph Buckley.

Ex-con Jenkins was considered a high-risk suspect by federal authorities and had a lengthy criminal record. Cornered by officers trying to take him into custody for outstanding warrants and probation violations, he opened fire and was killed by return fire.

Henderson's wife Debbie told authorities that her husband, a prominent chef, was suicidal and armed. Carrollton officers tracked his vehicle to a church in Dallas, then asked for a Dallas SWAT team. Dallas negotiators tried to reason with Henderson until he left his vehicle just before midnight, possibly carrying a pistol for which he had a permit. Officer Samuel McDonnold shot him fatally in the chest. Carrollton officers had done welfare checks on Henderson since 2008.

Responding to a complaint about the sexual assault of a juvenile female, a sergeant entered an apartment, the front door already open, and announced himself. There was a juvenile female in the apartment. The sergeant went to the back of the apartment and announced himself again. There was a gunshot. The sergeant called SWAT. SWAT officers found Estrada dead of a gunshot wound to the head.

I am Sage's mother. I saw him shot in front of me behind a closed door. Police lied. I am currently suing Sgt. B.L. Danner in a civil suit in GA. Still not in court after 3 and 1/2 years of trying. Would like to submit findings to someone, can prove cover up and lies with cell records, witnesses, depositions and Danner's description of my son as 6 ft white short black hair, Sage was black, dreadlocks to waist, and 6'5. (From FE: Neighbors said they heard gunshots. DeKalb police and SWAT teams established a command post at the complex. The man reportedly came to the door with a long-barreled gun and wearing a bulletproof vest. Neighbors said he had a history of mental problems. The family disputes the police story and has sued.)

Cambron was shot and killed by police during a traffic stop after authorities said he lunged toward a weapon that turned out to be a pellet gun. Witnesses dispute he reached for the gun.

Officers entered a residence that Pollock shared with a woman and two children after receiving a domestic disturbance call from his neighbors. Pollock drew a gun and threatened the officers. He was shot twice in the head almost simultaneously, first by himself and then by Officer Anthony Maskunis. An autopsy ruled the death a suicide. Though cleared of criminal charges in court, Maskunis was fired..

Shot by SWAT officers after he fired at them at a relative's home. Police say he had held up a Jonesboro Jamaican restaurant, then carjacked a woman and threw her 2-year-old child out of the car, then led police on a high-speed chase and crashed the car into a house.

Officers pulled Fuller over for speeding, handcuffed him and put him in the back of a truck. Later, as officers took off their gun belts and prepared to search his vehicle more thoroughly, Fuller took a shotgun from a gun rack in the truck and pointed it at officers. An officer struggled with Fuller for the weapon. Sergeant Charlie Walker drew a Glock 22 from his holster and fatally shot Fuller.

Shanna Lee Richardson,25, and Michael Joseph Baker, 32, were killed during an incident that started when Richardson and Baker allegedly drove off without paying for gasoline in Lake City. The incident escalated to a high-speed chase as they reportedly fled from officers in a stolen pickup truck, shooting from the truck toward Deputy Jonathan "Adam" Bryant's pursuing patrol car. When the truck crashed near the Claxton Volunteer Fire Department, Baker reportedly fired at Bryant. Bryant got out of his patrol car and got a rifle out of the trunk and began shooting back. Cpl. James Daniel "J.D." Powell, who was off duty at the time, arrived and also began firing on the truck. Richardson and Baker were both killed.

Officials reported that they were searching for Martinez at a home, in connection with murders, and that he scrambled to a neighbor's roof and shot at them. Officials then shot him to death. However, later upon investigation, there was no evidence that he had a weapon.

Dunba was killed while fleeing police. As he ran into a backyard, he turned toward officers while holding a gun, the Police Department said at the time. Officers shot and killed him.

Shot after he advanced toward an officer in the woods while completely naked, saying he had a gun. The officer thought Wilson, who was high on meth, had a weapon in his closed fist; he was holding a roll of more than $1,000 in cash. Residents had called 911 to report a naked man in the neighborhood.

Police responding to reports of a man shot in the face easily attributed the crime to Neloms, still firing his weapon when they arrived. Neloms wounded one of the officers in the shoulder before he was fatally shot.

Police said Daryl Berry had gotten into an accident on the Pennsylvania Turnpike and was arguing with another driver when a trooper arrived. Berry allegedly set his two Rottweiler dogs after the trooper. As the trooper fought off the dogs, Berry attacked the officer, striking him in the face with a metal flashlight, according to police. The trooper then shot Berry three times and killed him. The dogs were not injured.

Escalante and Carlos James Cipriano used a pellet gun to steal car keys from an AME pastor. Officers tracked Escalante and Cipriano, finding them parked in the pastor's Nissan and speaking to a bystander. The officers told the two men to surrender. Escalante put the vehicle in reverse, nearly striking Officer Timothy Payovitch and Sergeant Roger Rudloff. They and a third officer shot at the vehicle multiple times, killing Escalante and wounding Cipriano.

Within about 10 seconds, 16 officers arrived at Santana's residence in two armored personnel carriers, "knocked" three times with a sledgehammer before immediately smashing the door down, and had shot the disoriented Santana down as he held a lawful weapon. Police claims, including a claim that they'd identified themselves, do not match home surveillance video of the incident.

Unarmed 20-year-old Wendell Allen was shot in the chest and killed during a marijuana raid conducted by the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office and New Orleans Police Department's 3rd District.

Garcia was shot and killed as he held a 62-year-old female hostage in a shopping mall. He'd been accused of shoplifting in a Hollister store, and he'd been armed with a knife. After the shooting police discovered his parole violations dating from 2011.

In an incident that was, according to her son, deeply out of character, Beardsley appeared in a police substation parking lot at 6 a.m. and provoked a confrontation with officers by showing an apparent firearm and shouting at them. She was fatally shot.

Officers began chasing Smart in Wichita's Old Town district after he allegedly fired at least two shots from a semi-automatic handgun. Officers fired at him when he refused to drop his weapon, and eventually shot him to death in an alley. Four other people were wounded by gunfire—one from Smart, the three others from officers. Smart was shot five times in the back.

Tonya Brown was stopped by a trooper for allegedly following another car too closely. During the stop, Corporal Stewart was called in to assist. Investigators say a passenger in Brown's car, Michael Thomas, started shooting at Stewart, hitting him in the throat. He was treated and released. That's when the trooper who made the initial stop returned fire, shooting and killing Thomas.

Garvin County Sheriff's Office called in troopers to check on a vehicle. Trooper Danny Long found a pickup truck sitting in the middle of a county road. As Long drove slowly by the vehicle, he saw a man in the driver's seat with a shotgun. Puckett took off when he saw Long. Long chased him and forced Puckett to pull over. Puckett got out of the truck and pointed a shotgun at Long who shot and killed him.

A county detective went to the rural residence of Thomas to investigate allegations of sexual abuse of a minor. Quickly and over the detective's objections Thomas ducked into the house and re-emerged with a crowbar, threatening him. Thomas was shot to death.

A Nissan Sentra passed through the regional License Plate Recognition system on Interstate 90. The LPR system alerted the Post Falls Police Department that the driver of the vehicle, a Justin Earl Todd, was wanted by the Kootenai County Violent Crime Task Force. The officers were notified that Mr. Todd was an officer safety concern and they should use caution in dealing with him. An Idaho State Police Trooper located the vehicle in Post Falls. The Trooper attempted to stop the vehicle, the driver refused to stop for the Trooper, and a pursuit ensued. The pursuit continued through Post Falls, Coeur d' Alene and into the City of Hayden. After several pit maneuvers to stop the vehicle, Mr. Todd skidded to a stop. Officers approached Todd's vehicle in an attempt to take him into custody. Todd backed up rapidly, and then accelerated forward, toward the ISP Trooper. Todd was shot and killed.

High school student Scott led police on a 15- or 20-minute chase after they'd tried to pull him over on a traffic stop. He struck a semi at an intersection and emerged from the car. Police said he had a gun. Witnesses said he was shot in the back, unarmed, with his hands up. The shooter was found guilty of 1st-degree manslaughter and given four years in prison. One of the rare cases where an officer was indicted for a line-of-duty killing.

Two undercover Fresno narcotics officers shot and killed Noel Rodriguez Torres after he displayed a gun, then tried to run away during a drug bust in Sanger.

Torres decided to commit suicide after a long struggle with drug addiction that he had concealed from his family. He called a suicide hotline, which told police to respond. Officers went to Torres's residence, then found him walking down a road with a .38-caliber revolver. Torres taunted officers, put the gun to his chest but did not shoot himself. He shot at officers. Officers fatally shot him.

When an 8-year-old girl turned up at University Medical Center with a bullet graze wound to her cheek, Las Vegas police went to the house of Sammie Lee Clay to investigate. Outside they found blood and went inside, where they were met by gunfire from the 56-year-old. Clay fired seven shots, and police returned fire 29 times. One officer was grazed in the head before he and four other officers retreated and summoned SWAT. The standoff lasted more than two hours before police re-entered the house and found Clay dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest.

Around 9 p.m. two Miramar police officers were talking to man who had called 911 asking authorities for help in a dispute with a relative. Officers said that while they were talking outside an apartment 17-year-old Corey Nesbitt rushed up holding a knife and saying, "I am going to kill you." Nesbitt ignored commands to stop and drop the knife. Officers James Campo and Darcos Cruz opened fire, killing Nesbitt.

According to Jody Wilson's mother, she called 911 for help because he was acting paranoid, possibly due to bath salts. Deputies responded around 10:30 p.m. and said Wilson threatened to shoot. According to police, the deputies negotiated with Wilson, trying to get him to put the weapons down. Wilson came outside and allegedly started shooting at the deputies. Three of them returned fire, killing Wilson. A Wood County grand jury cleared the deputies, but Wilson's mother said: "What I saw was totally different from what the police stated, and I don't know if the grand jury even heard my side of the story." She contended her son wasn't aware the police were outside her home.

Police responding to a robbery call found Daniel Guy Newcomb at an auto accident site. Newcomb pointed a toy rifle at the officers, who fired 23 shots at Newcomb, all missing him. After a brief standoff, Newcomb again pointed the toy rifle at one of the officers, who shot and killed him.The three officers—Theodore Ziaja, James Edwards and Shaun Kelly were cleared.

Morrison's mother called police after the teen raided his parents' gun collection. He went outside wearing a bullet-proof vest, a trench coat and a ski mask. He shot at Todd and Madsen, who returned fire, killing him. Morrison's family said he suffered from mental illness.

Officer shot and killed 31-year-old Daniel Tillison outside of an apartment complex after Tillison crashed his car into Smith's cruiser after the officer responded to a call about someone selling a stolen stereo.

Doll was involved in a robbery and holding a hostage, and when he refused officers' orders to show his hands, they shot him to death.

Police responded to a robbery in progress at a downtown laundromat about 5:30 a.m. (Later reports say an officer saw a man breaking into an ATM.) An officer shot William Harmon, who allegedly charged at him while holding a pipe with one end crimped flat. According to police, the shot grazed Harmon's hip. The officer then shot Harmon in the torso as he allegedly threw the pipe at him. The second shot was fatal.

Officer Tom Heslin shot and killed Chomrean Meas when he shot and wounded officer Keith Berry.

Off duty police detective in unmarked car pulled up next to group on street, got into "verbal altercation" and then opened fire. Boyd was shot in the head and died 24 hours later. Officer reportedly frustrated with neighborhood noise; charged with involuntary manslaughter in November 2013. Family settled with city for $4.5 million in 2013.

Mariano Vargas was barricaded in a trailer, and Bayonne police broke in, police said. He was armed with a knife, and police shot and killed him.

Police responded to a minor hit-and-run vehicle crash. A red Mazda had been struck and another vehicle fled, police said. Further investigation of the crash led Trooper J.W. Bennett to a home where he found the Ford Escape reported to have left the crash. Shortly after arriving at the residence at 7:20 p.m. the trooper heard a single gunshot from inside the home. Police found the deceased man inside the home. Virginia State Police do not release the identities of suicide victims, although this policy does not appear to be supported in public records laws.

Ekasala and two accomplices fled an armed bank robbery in a stolen car, and carjacked another vehicle in an apartment parking lot before discovering it was a manual transmission, which they couldn't drive. Ekasala fired on pursuing police and the police killed him, with 15 to 20 rounds in the exchange of fire.

Officers reported that they responded to a call that Bittner had threatened family members and was drunk, and upon arriving that he pointed a gun at officers and they shot him to death.

DEA agents posing as Los Zetas cartel members conducted a sting that implicated eight current and former U.S. servicemembers in a drug running, arms dealing and contract-killing scheme. The leader was so enthusiastic he bought a knife especially to carve a Z into his target's chest. When the trap was sprung at an unnamed warehouse on the north side of Laredo, Corley, a cousin of the leader, was the only casualty. The others received federal indictments.

Police responded to a call of a theft in progress. There they found Bradley with a bag of stolen items. During a 'protective pat down, Bradley allegedly reached for a gun, at which point the officers shot and killed him.

Police responding to a mid-morning domestic disturbance confronted Jackson with a knife. Ordered to drop the knife, Jackson refused to do so, and was shot to death.

Officers responded to report of drug activity and approached a group of people. One man ran and police pursued. The man drew a gun. Shots were exchanged and the man died at the scene.

Police shot Edward Irons as he fled a traffic stop on foot. Officers had attempted to stop Irons' car, which was reportedly driving the wrong way down a one-way street at 10:30 p.m. Irons lost control of his car and crashed into a fence. He allegedly jumped from the car, flashed a gun with an extended clip, then fired at police. Officers returned fire and Irons took off running. While fleeing, Irons was hit at least once by one of 5 officers who shot at him. Police found Irons in the street, where he was pronounced dead.

A Baltimore police officer investigating a domestic disturbance on Saturday morning in the Reservoir Hill neighborhood shot and killed a man armed with a knife, according to authorities.

Officers were looking for a white vehicle after receiving a report of a drive-by shooting. They spotted a white car speeding and attempted a traffic stop, and a 7-minute chase ensued. The vehicle was disabled after driving over a curb, and four people fled on foot. One officer chased Lanning over a fence into a backyard. Lanning was carrying a bag and allegedly reaching into it and the officer shot him several times, killing him. No weapons were found in Lanning's belongings or in the vehicle.

Deputy Ben Buselmeier shot and killed Albert Finch after Finch allegedly shot at police. Police were responding to a suicidal threat.

Afghanistan veteran Plaza seemed OK when he came home, but his mother linked his increasing use of synthetic drugs with short temper, aggressiveness, hallucinations, and paranoid about the government. Police defused one incident with a gun but a week later in the early morning hours he pointed a weapon at officers and was shot to death.

Sutton was suicidal, and despite officers and mental health professionals trying to talk him down, he lunged at officers with a knife, at which point they shot him to death.

Brandon Gibbs reportedly shot himself in the head during a police chase. According to police, Gibbs, who was wanted on a felony warrant, fled from Boone County (IL) deputies on his bike, crossing the state line and running into the woods. A Boone County deputy followed Gibbs and said he killed himself in front of him. The deputy said he fired a shot when Gibbs pulled the gun to shoot himself. Autopsy results reportedly showed the deputy's bullet did not contribute to Gibbs' death.

Officer Joe Castaneda and another officer entered a residence related to a family disturbance. Miller walked down the stairs armed with a machete. He hacked at officers three times as they told him to surrender and backed away. Officer Castaneda shot Miller in the chest. He died at the scene.

Officer Eric Copeland pulled over Bradley's vehicle for playing music too loudly when he believed he smelled marijuana and prepared to search the vehicle. Bradley fled in his car and then on foot, where a series of struggles ensued and police say Bradley attempted to strangle the officer with his radio cord. Officer Copeland shot Bradley three times in the chest, killing him.

Officer Wesley Grinder shot Luther Brown Jr. after he took officer Ryan Taiariol's baton and assaulted him after running away during a traffic stop.

North Beaver Township volunteer fire department was called to a burning home. When crews arrived, they found Ronald Covert outside the home, brandishing a shotgun. Fire Chief Paul Henry said Covert had threatened firefighters and would not let them near the burning home. State police were called and they, too, found Covert outside when they arrived. Troopers told Covert to drop his weapon, but he refused, then shot himself in the head, killing himself.

Marcus Hayden was wanted for failure to appear in federal court. When police came to arrest him, he wounded one, jumped out a window and was confronted by an officer on the ground who ordered him to drop his gun and then shot and killed him.

When a trooper tried to pull Collins over for speeding, he fled, and then shot himself.

Weldon threatened family members and told neighbors that he had bombs and booby traps. Neighbors complained to law enforcement. Sheriff Joe Walker and Sergeant Matthews confronted Weldon at his residence. Weldon reportedly drew a weapon or weapons. Walker and Matthews fatally shot him. Walker asked the ATF to diffuse the explosives that Weldon claimed he had.

Six detectives confronted Soto, named in multiple warrants, at a Days Inn parking lot. They identified themselves as officers. Soto drew a .40-caliber pistol and shot at the detectives. The detectives fatally shot Soto.

Kevin Allen, with a history of domestic violence, was informed by his wife, at a family outing that she was leaving. Kate Allen called 911 and informed police she her husband was circling the parking lot and she was afraid he may become violent. Allen entered the restaurant carrying a gun and began shooting his family. Police heard gunshots and encountered Allen leaving restaurant when they arrived. He refused demands to drop the weapon and officers opened fire.

After a massive assault, the body of a man suspected of killing Greenland's police chief and wounding four other officers was found dead inside his home, police said.

Three NYPD officers and a fourth retired officer confronted Wyatt and another suspect fleeing from the armed robbery of a pharmacy. The retired officer, now working as a chauffeur for a hedge-fund manager, fired the shots that killed the armed Wyatt. His accomplice escaped.

Man drove unto a sidewalk and struck a pedestrian, then struck at least two other vehicles. Officers shot at the vehicle, flattening its tires. Man fled on foot, threatened to shoot an officer. The officer shot the man twice

Police fatally shot a man who would not stand down after he killed his elderly mother and neighbor.

Deputies went to serve a warrant for stolen property. Skinner went into an RV, laid on a bed and committed suicide with a shotgun.

Around midnight, Zarzoza and two others fled the scene of a burglary in a white van. Mesquite officers pursued the van, which crashed in Dallas. Two suspects were arrested. Zarzoza, the third, ran away. According to witnesses Sha Brewer and Jerden Woodhouse, Zarzoza severely beat the officer who pursued him. The officer shot Zarzoza in the abdomen.

By reports Sheldon was a well-liked hospice nurse who cared for stray animals. Following an armed domestic dispute at her rural residence, four county officers faced Sheldon holding a shotgun at them, refusing to lower it. She was fatally shot.

According to Arkansas State Police, Billy Charles was shot and killed after he fired on two SWAT members with Arkansas State Police. The incident started when Hyde fled from an Arkansas State Trooper after being spotted in a suspected get-away vehicle. The vehicle was wanted in connection with the Bancorp South Bank robbery.

Portland police said a man suspected in a domestic violence-related shooting on Sunday jumped off a building Monday morning after being spotted by an officer. Ervin Jeff Dirnbaugh, 30, was taken to a hospital and later died.

An officer shot Alejandro Hernandez when he pointed a gun at him.

After shooting two women, Omar fled to his mother's home in Suwanee where police tracked him. Officers made contact with Omar, but he shot himself in his head. He initially survived the shooting, but died a short time later.

Shot after police said he waved a shotgun at them—and at his own head. Police said he had burglarized nearby homes. Family members told investigators he had serious drug problems.

Pickron, wearing a bandana and gloves, ambushed three plainclothes officers with a pistol and told them to give him money. One officer tried to speak to Pickron. Pickron told the other two officers that the officer speaking would be shot if they did not back away. The other two officers, L. Bronikowski and C. Caton, fatally shot him.

Shot while lying in bed in a rented home. A supposed gun in his hand turned out to be a cellphone, GBI said. A warrant had been issued for Truitt for hitting, killing a motorist on I-75 and not stopping. Officers fired 38 rounds, hit Truitt three times. Police had no search warrant for the house. Source: Police records

Brown, terminally ill, shot at a home healthcare worker and barricaded himself into his house. Corinth Police Department responded. Denton County SWAT assisted. SWAT tried to negotiate with Brown for nine hours, then gassed his house and entered it. Brown was found in his yard, dead of a gunshot wound to the head.

5/2/2012: Terrence Ellis and Tyre Leone died after a robbery, shootout and chase involving four or five officers; Ellis, was shot and killed while in the car, and Leone allegedly jumped off the elevated expressway, falling 34 feet. At around 3:30 a.m, police said Leone walked into the Circle K at 929 Lafayette Street with a gun, demanded money and threatened the female cashier. When Leone fled the scene, the cashier immediately called 911. In about one minute, police responded and spotted the 1996 Ford Thunderbird driven by Ellis. A chase began on the Westbank Expressway with speeds exceeding 100 mph and ended in Marrero when the Thunderbird hit the guard rail. Police said Leone exited the vehicle with a semi-automatic handgun and started shooting at them. "It all happened so quickly, that they were unable to even got out of their vehicle. So they shot from within their vehicle to return gunshots," said Col. John Fortunato with the JPSO. Ellis died from a single gunshot wound. Leone jumped from the expressway, falling 34 feet to his death. http://www.fox8live.com/story/17625121/men-killed-after-gretna-high-speed-chase-were-both-felons?clienttype=printable http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2012/04/gretna_police_chief_praises_of.html

Police received four calls from the area before the shooting, including a burglary, assault and battery, carjacking and disturbance. He said at least one caller reported a man breaking out car windows. An officer encountered Truelove in the Willow Cliff complex and the two started fighting. Zepeda used his Taser twice in an attempt to subdue Truelove, but shot and killed him when it was ineffective, police said.

Archie Lee Chambers Jr. was running from a car show where his friend had been killed. Calumet City police shot him in the back as he fled.

Joshua M. Jasso died in an apparent suicide after a police chase. Officers had responded to a report of shots fired in the Colonial Meadows subdivision at around 10:20 p.m. and found that a man had been shot and that the suspect, later identified as Jasso, had fled the scene. A pickup truck matching the description of the one driven by Jasso was seen by a deputy traveling west on Empire Street. Jasso reportedly turned north on Veterans Parkway where he stopped in the center lane and fired a single gunshot.

Local police were called to the scene of a man screaming, standing in the middle of the street, and wielding a machete. This was McKinney, with a history of mental illness and conflict with police. McKinney was tasered "several times" with no apparent effect. Continuing to threaten the officers with the knife, he was shot to death.

An officer responded to report of a naked man in the road, reported the man appeared to be on drugs and attempted to subdue him with a Taser. During a scuffle, the officer's gun holster was ripped from his pants. Officer fired five times, striking Newsuan three times.

Curtiss was shot during an altercation with officers outside the home of Curtiss' ex-wife in Booneville. A Prentiss County grand jury declined to indict the two officers involved.

Police got a report of a man who was seen following a girl home from an elementary school and taking pictures of her. Police said the parents later located a car matching the suspect car's description in the Gold Coast Drive area, which led police to question McMullan. McMullan became aggressive and started yelling at the officer then attacked him, spokesman said. The struggle between Ponce and McMullan became violent, knocking the front door off its hinges. The officer shot and killed McMullan.

A man named Dan Ruble called police to say that Brandt, his girlfriend's estranged husband, was in his driveway with a gun. Ruble was at work when he learned that Brandt was at his home, and met police at a family member's house. The officer asked Ruble to accompany her to his home. When they arrived, Brandt opened fire on Ruble, killing him, and the officer shot and killed Brandt.

On April 25, Christopher Karl Bullert, 48, supposedly shot himself after officers responded to a call that he was suicidal. KATU reported that the police fired 37mm plastic "less lethal" rounds into the man's home "to break windows in order to look into the house." There was no mention of whether the rounds may have hit Bullert. Officers entered the home hours later and found Bullert dead.

Possibly Phillips fled from a traffic stop for his outstanding warrant on skipping a court date, or his court date the next week on meth-related charges, but he fled. With a couple of cruisers in pursuit his pickup truck skidded to a stop, then reversed to strike one of the police cars. He was fatally shot.

Michael Wood had barricaded himself in an apartment where he was shot to death after apparently confronting police with knife.

Police said Booth and Becker responded to a 911 call from Tatum's girlfriend, who told a dispatcher Tatum was assaulting and choking her. By the time the officers arrived, she had fled the home, leaving Tatum behind. Officers said they were able to calm Tatum, who was, according to the Pioneer Press, "in an agitated state." When they attempted to arrest him for domestic assault, he ran inside the house, grabbed a handgun and fired multiple shots at Booth, who returned fire.

Martel was observed breaking into a home in Johnson, VT. After a high-speed chase police chased him into the woods in Cambridge, VT. Martel allegedly took a shooter's stance and pointed a metallic object at police; the object turned out to be a cellphone.

Parents phoned police when Andrew Messina threatened suicide. An armored tank, deputies and a sniper arrived at the home. Police said they felt threatened and fatally shot the teen.

Gregory S. Evans apparently committed suicide while police were serving a search warrant at his home. Evans' family members said there was a brief standoff between Evans and the Grayson officers, and officers negotiated with Evans in an attempt to get him to put down his weapon.

William David Dumire allegedly shot state police Cpl. Andrew S. Loudin, who was interviewing Dumire as part of an Internet Crimes Against Children Unit investigation, around 4 p.m. in Elkins. According to police, Dumire carjacked a vehicle from a nearby Walmart, then got out of the car and took off running. Multiple police agencies searched for Dumire. Police said troopers found Dumire in a culvert about 4 hours later, and he allegedly started shooting at them. The troopers returned fire. Dumire was killed in the shootout; police later said he shot himself. Loudin recovered from his injuries.

Sapun was wandering around a neighborhood shooting his gun. When police caught up with him, he pointed the gun at them and was shot and killed.

Reports of Salazar shooting into the air on May 5, 2012. Police responded. Claimed Salazar pointed his gun at them. They opened fire.

An officer shot and killed Charles Waid after he allegedly pointed a gun at police.

An Oakland police officer had chased Alan Blueford, 18, for three blocks through a darkened neighborhood before he tripped and fell along a home's chain-link fence. The officer shot Blueford three times in the chest, killing him. He said he believed Blueford had a gun, and one was recovered near the body.

Officer Kent Pichardo shot and killed Manuel Armenta when he ran toward him with a screwdriver; witnesses said Armenta had his hands up.