Fatal Encounters

A step toward creating an impartial, comprehensive and searchable national database of people killed during interactions with police

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Unique IDNameAgeGenderRaceDateCityStateLatitudeLongitudeAgency involvedCause of deathIntended use of forceBrief descriptionSupporting document link
24565Joseph Santos44MaleHispanic/Latino07/28/2018AllentownPA40.5756246-75.5300758South Whitehall Township Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

A South Whitehall Township police officer, responding to a report of a person interfering with traffic, encountered Santos around 5:45 p.m. Santos had broken a car window and cut his hand. He rubbed the blood on the police cruiser.The officer exited the vehicle and commanded the unarmed Santos to lie down on the ground. Santos lumbered toward the officer, who shot and killed him. The officer was fired and charged with voluntary manslaughter, for which he was found not guilty. Santos's family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit.

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24563Arthur Kenzie Garner33MaleEuropean-American/White07/28/2018AberdeenNC35.1337054-79.4782324Moore County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Deputies were called shortly before 3 a.m. after someone at the residence called 911 to report a domestic dispute. Four deputies encountered Arthur Garner armed with a shotgun. Garner brandished the shotgun at the deputies, who shot and killed him. The deputies were cleared of any criminal wrongdoing.

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24655James Edward Blackmon35MaleAfrican-American/Black07/30/2018LuxoraAR35.786774-89.9897Arkansas State Police
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Arkansas state troopers and a county deputy recognized the vehicle being driven by James Edward Blackmon had been pursued in Missouri and pursued Blackmon until he stopped the car and fled on foot. The troopers released a police dog, when it reached Blackmon he pulled out a gun and killed the dog. He reportedly then turned and fired at the officers, who shot and killed him.

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24569Richard "Gary" Black73MaleEuropean-American/White07/30/2018AuroraCO39.7477866-104.8641376Aurora Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Richard Black allegedly shot and killed an intruder to his home before being shot and killed by police who thought he might be the intruder.

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24657Name withheld by policeMaleRace unspecified07/31/2018ScrantonPA41.4397102-75.6425274Scranton Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

A police standoff in Scranton lasted for two and a half hours, and it ended when the man took his own life. Available reports do not say if man was armed or how he died.

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24658Skyler Martin23MaleEuropean-American/White07/31/2018PhoenixAZ33.3778758-112.0303365Glendale Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Glendale police including a police dog and human partner were working with a U.S. Marshals task force to apprehend a fugitive. Around 5:30 p.m., police said Skyler Martin ran from officers and jumped a wall, where he was confronted by the dog and officer. Martin fired, killing the dog, officials said.The officer fired back, killing Martin.

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29535Skylar Martin23MaleHispanic/Latino07/31/2018PhoenixAZ33.3772727-112.0251203Glendale Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Glendale officers and U.S. deputy marshals were searching for an escaped inmate and had set up a perimeter around a house. As officers attempted to contact the man, he fled through a backyard and jumped over a back wall. A Glendale officer confronted him and ordered him to stop, but he allegedly shot at the officer who shot and killed him.

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24656David Judge53MaleEuropean-American/White07/31/2018TucsonAZ32.1409264-110.9125433Tucson Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officers responded to a home in relation to reports of a man firing a gun inside a home. When they arrived, a resident of the house said David Judge reportedly was armed and barricaded inside the home. Hostage negotiators reportedly spoke with Judge multiple times, but he refused to cooperate. After a six-hour standoff which included flash bang grenades, Judge came out of the home at around 12:30 a.m. walking backwards as instructed by police. When an officer instructed Judge to lay down on his belly, Judge turned suddenly and pointed at the officer. Officer David Ortiz shot and killed him. Police said Judge was armed with two handguns.

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24659David Edward Hall27MaleAfrican-American/Black08/01/2018Oxon HillMD38.8034279-76.9901601Prince George's County Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police said David Hall shot and killed 25-year-old Ralland Whitfield inside Seitz Liquors at about 1:15 p.m. Whitfield had just made a purchase at the store when Hall entered and shot him multiple times. As Hall fled the store, he was confronted by Cpl. Andrew McKenney, an officer with the robbery suppression team, who was in the area on an unrelated matter. McKenney ordered Hall, who was still armed, to stop, but Hall continued to run toward him. McKenney shot and killed Hall.

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24660Jonathan Joey Mendoza35MaleHispanic/Latino08/01/2018HerefordTX34.8090457-102.4147529Amarillo Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Jonathan Mendoza was wanted by the Amarillo Police Department on several warrants, including aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Police determined that he was at a residence in Hereford. When officers arrived, Mendoza left the house at the rear of the residence, while allegedly holding a gun. When he saw officers in the back, he ran around to the front of the residence and was confronted by other officers. When he saw the officers, he did pointed the gun at the officers and was shot and killed.

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24661Tramaine Marquese Poole41MaleAfrican-American/Black08/01/2018YaleVA36.826631-77.3560497Virginia State Police
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Tramaine Marquese Poole was a murder suspect, and a state trooper spotted his vehicle on the highway. Poole refused to pull over and began sporadically shooting at the following trooper. One bullet hit and killed a police dog in the back seat. When Poole finally stopped, he continued shooting at officers, who shot and killed him.

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24666Nathan Andrew Elliott45MaleRace unspecified08/02/2018FredericksburgVA38.4192727-77.5688344Stafford County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Nathan Andrew Elliott allegedly walked up to a a CVS pharmacy located inside a Target Store, showed a handgun, demanded narcotics and left the store in a silver vehicle. A detective followed Elliott until he abruptly stopped. When confronted, Elliott stayed in his seat, pointed the gun at his own head and shot and killed himself.

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24665Michael Gonzales57MaleRace unspecified08/02/2018WestminsterCO39.9122195-105.0544629Westminster Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Michael Gonzales and a passenger were suspects in an armed robbery at a Kohl's store fleeing police, Gonzales was driving. A police officer stopped Gonzales using a PIT maneuver, then approached Gonzales's vehicle from behind on foot, ordering him to stop and get out of the car. Gonzales allegedly shook his head no, revved the car, drove forward then slammed it into reverse, heading directly toward the officer standing behind his car. The officer shot Gonzales seven times through the back window, killing him. The surviving passenger was arrested. Police alleged vehicular assault.

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24663Carl Tyson28MaleNative American/Alaskan08/02/2018Saint Mary'sAK62.0711223-163.2586855Alaska State Troopers
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Alaska State Trooper Sgt. Brent Hatch interupted a fight with Carl Tyson and another man and Tyson fled into the woods. Tyson stopped and removed an ulu, a traditional Alaskan scraping tool, from his hoodie pocket. The trooper said Tyson advanced on him with the weapon, so he shot and killed him. In a civil suit, the family contents an ulu is not a fighting implement and Tyson intended to surrender.

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24664Landon Christopher Wooten19MaleEuropean-American/White08/02/2018ApopkaFL28.6230291-81.544111Orange County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Deputies were attempting to arrest Landon Christopher Wooten on two outstanding warrants for burglary and aggravated assault with a firearm. After a standoff, Wooten came out of the house with a cell phone and a B.B. gun, and he was shot and killed when he pulled the B.B. gun from his waistband.

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24662Bobby Wallace41MaleAfrican-American/Black08/02/2018ShreveportLA32.448037-93.7813002Shreveport City Marshal
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Shreveport police responding to a domestic disturbance involving gunfire encountered Bobby Wallace as he walked across the street toward them. Wallace had allegedly been beating his grandfather and suffered a stroke, and the officer did not cuff him. Wallace said he knew his life was coming to an end and suddenly punched the officer twice in the face. The officer's partner shot Wallace with a bean bag round to no effect, then shot Wallace three times, killing him. Grand jury chose to file no charges against the officers.

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24672Johnny Kelley49MaleEuropean-American/White08/03/2018TrumannAR35.694494-90.517526Trumann Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Trumann Police Chief Chad Henson was at home preparing to go to work when Johnny Kelley arrived uninvited at his front door. Henson was startled and told Kelley not to do it again. Kelley had become well known locally to public figures because he alleged a Trumann police officer had impregnated an underage girl and forced her to have an abortion. At 10 a.m. Chief Henson was driving home when he noticed Kelley's vehicle and stopped to warn Kelley again about showing up unannounced at a police officer's door. Kelley told Chief Henson to follow him to Kelley's house. When they got there, Kelley entered a camper trailer on the property and came out with a gun, shooting Chief Henson in the chest. Henson, who happened to be wearing his bulletproof vest, returned fire, killing Kelley. Henson recovered and was cleared of any wrongdoing.

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24669David Roy White35MaleEuropean-American/White08/03/2018OttumwaIA40.9932449-92.4359393Ottumwa Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police said Michael Paul Bibby, Dalton Wayne Cook and David Roy White were armed with rifles and forced their way into a residence and stole items from a resident. During the robbery, police said one person at the home was shot and wounded. Police said Bibby, Cook and White fled and were found near Liberty Elementary School, where a shootout with police took place. White died in the shootout. Bibby was injured. Bibby and Cook were charged with attempted murder and burglary. Five officers who shot their weapons were cleared of any wrongdoing.

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24673Karl Nilsen33MaleEuropean-American/White08/03/2018SunriseFL26.1542809-80.2803422Sunrise Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Two officers responded to a domestic dispute call encountered Karl Nilsen in his bedroom armed with a baseball bat. Nilsen was mentally ill and familiar to police because of previous calls. Nilsen refused orders to drop the weapon, and police shot and killed him as his mother watched.

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24668Danny Lee34MaleRace unspecified08/03/2018Pine BluffAR34.2456727-92.0279932Pine Bluff Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police officers responding to a disturbance call encountered Danny Lee outside a home. Lee raised a gun at officers who shot and killed him.

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24674Joshua A. Martin31MaleEuropean-American/White08/03/2018Deer ParkWA47.9991055-117.4586643Spokane County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Deputies responded to a call about a man who had been driving erratically and crashed his truck into a ditch. Joshua A. Martin got out of the truck and put a gun to his head. When a deputy encountered him on the side of the road, Martin pulled the firearm from his waistband and pointed it toward the deputy. The deputy ordered Martin to drop the weapon, he refused, so the deputy shot and killed Martin. The deputy was cleared of any wrongdoing by DA.

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24667Antonio Day Avila32MaleHispanic/Latino08/03/2018WacoTX31.494063-97.21687Waco Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Police responding to a man shooting a handgun in public and threatening suicide encountered Antonio Day Avila who immediately barricaded in his apartment. After a several hour standoff, police found Avila dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

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24671James Bishop29MaleEuropean-American/White08/03/2018Las CrucesNM32.3381084-106.769033Las Cruces Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police responded to a disturbance at a home and were informed that James Bishop was armed with an aluminum baseball bat and had threatened to kill his mother, who was barricaded in her bedroom. Two officers entered the home and Bishop advanced on them with the bat. One officer tasered Bishop to no effect and was struck by the bat. The second officer opened fire, killed Bishop. Both officers cleared of wrongdoing by DA. Bishop had a history of mental illness.

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24670Emmanuel Alquisiras29MaleHispanic/Latino08/03/2018SevilleFL29.3159862-81.492577Volusia County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

A deputy responding to a domestic disturbance call encountered Emmanuel Alquisiras and another man sitting on a stairway that led to an apartment. Alquisiras's wife appeared and told the deputy he was at the right house. Alquisiras then grabbed his wife and began shaking her, the deputy tasered him, which worked at first. But Alquisiras recovered before the deputy could handcuff him, so the deputy tasered him again and then tried to drive stun Alquisiras, to no effect. Alquisiras grabbed the deputy's Taser during the struggle and pointed it at the deputy, who drew his service weapon and shot Alquisiras multiple times, killing him.

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24678William Orellana42MaleHispanic/Latino08/04/2018Las VegasNV36.1867492-115.219692Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

William Orellana died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the neck after exchanging fire with Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officers around 11 p.m. Orellana was allegedly involved in a carjacking and hit-and-run crash around 9:15 p.m. near Searchlight.

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24675Danzel Boyd28MaleAfrican-American/Black08/04/2018Las VegasNV36.1467401-115.1586696Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

A woman reported a rape and kidnapping to the police. The victim told police where Danzel Boyd was and they found him in an apartment. Boyd was ordered out of the apartment but refused, leading to a 16-hour standoff during which Boyd fired at officers. After Boyd refused to negotiate a police dog was sent in to the bathroom where he was barricaded. When Boyd continued to brandish a handgun, officers James Ferrante, 35, and William Marx, 48, fatally shot Boyd at about 1:15 p.m.

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24676Eric Benjamen Richards33MaleEuropean-American/White08/04/2018LibertyMO39.227621-94.453681Clay County Sheriff's Office, Liberty Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Eric Benjamen Richards was suicidal and had called police dispatch and made comments about a mass shooting. When officers responded, he allegedly pointed a rifle at them and shot. They shot and killed him.

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24677John Randolph38MaleEuropean-American/White08/04/2018Delray BeachFL26.4505281-80.1013505Delray Beach Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police said that at around 6:30 a.m., police responded to a call of a man in his 30s with a gun who had threatened his mother. Police encountered John Randolph barricaded in the home and were communicating with him for some time. Around 7:50 a.m. Richards ran out of the house brandishing a handgun, and at least one police officer shot and killed him. Officers Christine Suarez and Tremayne Barnes were put on paid administrative leave. The officers were cleared of any wrongdoing. Randolph had mental and drug issues according to his parents,

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24679Johnny Fisher68MaleEuropean-American/White08/05/2018Van BurenAR35.4715638-94.3680862Van Buren Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police responding to a domestic dispute encountered Johnny Fisher, who armed himself with two handguns when officers tried to remove him from the home. Fisher shot one officer and both officers opened fire and killed Fisher. The officer was wearing body armor and survived the shooting.

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24681William "Billy" James Hughes43MaleNative American/Alaskan08/05/2018St. PaulMN44.948231-93.1202559St. Paul Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Around 2:30 a.m., officers responded to a call of shots fired inside a room of a two-story house. They encountered William "Billy" James Hughes on the front porch, armed with a handgun. The officers ordered Hughes to drop the gun, instead he pointed it toward them. The officer opened fire a total of 21 rounds at Hughes, killing him. Officers were cleared of wrongdoing.

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24680Kevin Rinehart58MaleRace unspecified08/05/2018HesperiaCA34.4213413-117.3509185San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

About 11:45 a.m., deputies responded to a mobile home park over a call about a man with a gun and encountered Kevin Rinehart, 57, a terminal cancer patient who suffered from depression. Rinehart barricaded himself in his trailer with several rifles and a handgun and claimed the entrance was booby-trapped with explosives. Police set up a perimeter and Rinehart exited the trailer several times, the final time armed with a handgun. When he pointed to handgun toward several officers, two officer shot and killed him. The officers have been cleared of wrongdoing.

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24537Name withheld by policeMaleRace unspecified08/06/2018St. JosephMO39.7878219-94.8460003St. Joseph Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Police responded to a standoff situation, allegedly with an armed individual and others. Upon entering the residence, police found an individual dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

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24697Martin Wilson47MaleEuropean-American/White08/06/2018Kansas CityMO39.1495566-94.5514271Kansas City Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officers were called shortly after 10 p.m. to a home. They encountered Martin Wilson, who was armed with a handgun and reportedly threatened to harm himself. Wilson threatened officers with a handgun. An officer shot and killed him.

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24683Spurgeon Daniels62MaleAfrican-American/Black08/06/2018Las VegasNV36.1782253-115.1712157Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officers conducting a welfare check encountered an agitated Spurgeon Daniels armed with a knife. An officer tasered Daniels, but he fought it off and stabbed one officer. An officer tasered Daniels again, and again he fought it off. Daniels charged one officer with the knife, who shot and killed him.

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24538Ricardo Giddings59MaleAfrican-American/Black08/06/2018PhiladelphiaPA40.0254133-75.1647415Philadelphia Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Philadelphia police shot and killed a Ricardo Giddings and wounded his wife when they showed up at 6 a.m. looking to arrest his grandson, and the man mistook them for intruders and opened fire, hitting one officer in the face. Police said the man--whom he did not identify but whom property and other public records identify as Ricardo Giddings apparently began shooting in an attempt to protect his home. His wife, 67, was struck by a police round as she tried to run out of the house.

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24701Name withheld by policeMaleRace unspecified08/06/2018OkeechobeeFL27.224439-80.8529897Okeechobee County Sheriff's Office, Okeechobee Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Deputies responded to a domestic violence situation where a man armed himself and fled. A low-speed chase ensued to another location, where the armed man held a gun to his own head. The man approached deputies while still armed, and deputies reportedly fired less-lethal rounds at him, attempting to disable him. Deputies then shot and killed him.

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24682Levester Taylor39MaleAfrican-American/Black08/06/2018AtlantaGA33.7947031-84.4388865DeKalb County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Deputies were at a rail yard to serve a warrant on Levester Taylor for felony child molestation. Three deputies opened fire after Taylor allegedly began attacking a deputy with a metal pipe wrench.

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24702Daniel Anthony Valdez70MaleHispanic/Latino08/07/2018Los AngelesCA34.0083847-118.2565141Los Angeles Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

About 11:30 a.m. LAPD Gang and Narcotics Division officers and an FBI task force were searching for the murder suspect, Daniel Anthony Valdez, at a motel. Agents staked out the hotel and waited for Valdez to pay his bill to apprehend him. As Valdez was leaving the office, he noticed the officers outside and pulled a handgun, shooting and wounding one officer in the wrist as he exited the office. One officer shot him five times with a shotgun, then switched to his sidearm and shot several more times. Another officer also fired on Valdez, who was killed by the volley of bullets. Agents and officers involved in the shooting were cleared of any charges.

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24707Pedro "Peter" Lucero42MaleHispanic/Latino08/07/2018ScottsdaleAZ33.4731583-111.8826704U.S. Marshals Service
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Pedro "Peter" Lucero was killed by police on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. Lucero was sought in the killing of 24-year-old Francine Delgado and the wounding of 28-year-old Rebecca Jacquez in Farmington.

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24698Michael Eugene Ducote26MaleEuropean-American/White08/07/2018ShreveportLA32.492686-93.7460409Shreveport Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police attempted to stop Michael Ducote, who was reportedly driving a stolen car. He refused to stop and led police on a brief chase that ended when he crashed. As officers exited their cruisers, Ducote allegedly put the vehicle in reverse, crashing into one of the marked patrol units, and officers shot and killed the driver.

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24687Daniel Boyer24MaleEuropean-American/White08/07/2018BloomingtonIN39.109419-86.607249Monroe County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Monroe County's deputies serving drug warrants to a woman and a man encountered Daniel Boyer exited the back door of the trailer he was staying in, armed with a handgun. Boyer ignored police orders to drop the gun, saying "Fuck this." Deputies shot and killed Boyer. Deputies were cleared of any wrongdoing.

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24693Joseph Robbins25MaleEuropean-American/White08/08/2018CarthageTN36.2634328-85.950077Carthage Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

A hospital security guard called police around 4:30 a.m. to report a suspicious vehicle at Smith County Hospital. Two Carthage Police Department officers responded and approached the vehicle. The driver, Joseph Robbins, allegedly drove in the general direction of one of the officers. One of the officers shot and killed Robbins.

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24711Vaughn Harrison Denham48MaleAfrican-American/Black08/08/2018San DiegoCA32.6960808-117.1081585San Diego Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Vaughn Harrison Denham allegedly attacked someone with a machete. When an officer arrived, Denham was swinging a 4-foot long chain at him. The officer tasered Denham to no effect. Denham kept swinging the chain and advancing on the officer, and the officer shot and killed him.

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24694Leu Freycinet52MaleAfrican-American/Black08/08/2018HollywoodFL26.0244025-80.2269205Hollywood Police Department'
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Leu Freycinet called a news station to request a reporter be sent to his home for a story. Freycinet gave his address and said something would happen in the next 15 minutes, but he would not specify what. The station called police. Freycinet then said someone threatened to kill the president. Officers were trying to contact Freycinet when they heard multiple gunshots coming from the home. Police said they saw Freycinet burning a paper bag and setting his house on fire. Police said Freycinet then walked out of his home with a firearm and confronted officers,who shot and killed him.

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24709Stephen L. Caldwell54MaleAfrican-American/Black08/08/2018OmahaNE41.270627-95.9387778Omaha Police Department'
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Multiple officers shot and killed Stephen L. Caldwell, who had been holding a woman hostage and had refused officers' commands to put down a knife—after already stabbing two other women.

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24708Shaun Jeffery Christy37MaleEuropean-American/White08/08/2018DurhamNC35.9534481-78.9986913Durham Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police officers encountered Shaun Jeffery Christy at the local mall while serving a warrant to commit Christy to a mental institution. Christy was brandishing a handgun and despite the orders from dozens of officers, refused to drop the weapon. Multiple officers fired multiple shots killing Christy. The shooting was ruled justified by the DA.

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24712William Fuller30MaleAfrican-American/Black08/09/2018Las VegasNV36.1009333-115.0562503Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police received multiple reports of a man pinning a woman to the ground and stabbing her around 9 p.m. at an apartment complex, police said. A sergeant responded to the call and found the man, identified 30-year-old William Fuller, attacking the woman outside the complex. The officer reportedly ordered Fuller to get off the woman and drop the knife, but he stood up and charged the officer while holding the knife, police said. The sergeant fired two shots, killing Fuller.

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24685Charles Meadows48MaleAfrican-American/Black08/09/2018PhiladelphiaPA39.9256054-75.1792352Philadelphia Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Charles Meadows was riding his bicycle the wrong way in traffic when two officers attempted to stop and interrogate him. Meadows allegedly ditched his bicycle and fled on foot. Police said Meadows fell to the ground and dropped a .40 caliber pistol, and the officer ordered him not to touch the firearm. Police say Meadows then grabbed the weapon and fired at the two officers, who shot and killed him.

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24688Gregory Campfield Jr.40MaleAfrican-American/Black08/09/2018HyattsvilleMD38.913448-76.871238Prince George's County Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police were investigating a report of a man who was selling drugs who often carried a gun when they approached Gregory Campfield. Police said Campfield ignored commands to show his hands and fled. Two officers tackled Campfield and saw Campfield reach for a gun tucked into his waistband. The officers shot and killed Campfield.

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24696Mark Warn29MaleEuropean-American/White08/09/2018BeachwoodOH41.493868-81.5136058South Euclid Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Mark Warn, 29, and Michael Warn, 31, were suspected in the murder of their father. They allegedly committed suicide during a standoff with police.

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24699Michael Warn31MaleEuropean-American/White08/09/2018BeachwoodOH41.493868-81.5136058South Euclid Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Mark Warn, 29, and Michael Warn, 31, were suspected in the murder of their father. They allegedly committed suicide during a standoff with police.

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24700Montae D. Shackleford28MaleAfrican-American/Black08/09/2018ColumbusOH40.0647837-82.999277Columbus Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police were serving a felony warrant on a kidnapping charge to Montae D. Shackleford at a hotel. Shackleford came out of his room shooting, and five officers shot and killed him.

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24689Gyrth Rutan34MaleEuropean-American/White08/09/2018GardinerME44.1907734-69.8184314Maine State Police
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Police responded to a report of a car being driven erratically on Interstate 295 in Maine. A state trooper followed the car off the interstate and into Gardiner, where Gyrth Rutan allegedly stepped out and shot himself in the head with a shotgun after being pulled over by the trooper. A dead body was found in the trunk and later identified as Rutan's late girlfriend. She died from blunt force trauma.

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24690Jackey Sampson43MaleEuropean-American/White08/10/2018Denham SpringsLA30.591-90.9292064Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

A Livingston Parish sheriff's deputy shot and killed a man after responding to a domestic disturbance call. Deputies encountered an armed man at a home about 1 a.m. and fatally shot Jackey Sampson. Sampson allegedly exchanged fire with the deputy.

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24703Robert J. Talbert49MaleRace unspecified08/11/2018AkronOH41.0333742-81.569377Akron Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Robert J. Talbert suffered from severe bipolar disorder. After fatally shooting his wife, Talbert informed his sister-in-law, who was in the house with her husband. They left the house and called 911. Talbert had left the house, breaking into several houses in the neighborhood before ultimately carjacking a vehicle which he drove to his brother's house. After pointing a handgun at his head, Talbert broke into two more homes. The owner of the second home had a shotgun and forced Talbert outside where police officers were waiting. Clutching a handgun, Talbert ignored warnings to drop the weapon and attempted to run. Two officers shot and killed him.

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24713Anthony Daniel Vargas21MaleHispanic/Latino08/12/2018Los AngelesCA34.0438274-118.1573658Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Deputies suspected Anthony Vargas of stealing another man's watch at gunpoint moments before they encountered Vargas in an East LA housing complex. Vargas attempted to flee but was tackled by the deputies. He then physically overpowered both deputies despite one of the deputies punching him in the head six times. Both deputies testified that Vargas reached to his waistband for what they believed was a handgun. A handgun was found, but Vargas's prints weren't on it. But DNA and gunshot residue tests indicated Vargas may have used the gun, and the deputy involved shooting was ruled justified.

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24705Misty Pauline SparksFemaleRace unspecified08/12/2018FlintTX32.1744189-95.4599029Smith County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Smith County Sheriff deputies encountered Misty Pauline Sparks barricaded in a Master Bathroom closet with her terminally ill juvenile son. Sparks was armed and refused orders to drop her weapon. One deputy shot Sparks in the arm allowing her terminally ill juvenile son to escape the closet. Sparks then fatally shot herself in the head.

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24684Anthony Makai Hutchinson40MaleAfrican-American/Black08/12/2018AmherstVA37.6413842-78.9813362Amherst County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Anthony Makai Hutchinson allegedly killed a woman and fled in a vehicle before deputies responding to the 911 call arrived.Deputies spotted the vehicle and attempted to pull it over, but Hutchinson fled at high speed, until he crashed. Hutchinson started shooting at the deputies pursuing him, hitting one in the leg. The deputies returned fire, but the coroner determined Hutchinson died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

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24704Adam Dean Knowlton35MaleEuropean-American/White08/12/2018HawkinsWI45.5149679-90.7198659Rusk County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Deputies responding to a call about a drunk man turning violent encountered Adam Dean Knowlton in a bedroom closet with a 12-inch long edged weapon. Knowlton disobeyed orders to drop the weapon and come out of the closet, so a deputy pepper sprayed him. The enraged Knowlton came out of the closet brandishing the edged weapon, so another deputy tasered Knowlton. Knowlton was still brandishing the knife and advancing on the deputies when a deputy shot and killed Knowlton.

wqow.com
24686Christopher Anthony Stone33MaleAfrican-American/Black08/13/2018Oklahoma CityOK35.4355531-97.6006181Oklahoma City Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police received a call about Chris Stone bothering customers at 7-Eleven, allegedly telling them the store was going to be "shot up." When officers approached him, he allegedly pulled a gun on them and tried to run away. Eventually, he turned around and pointed the gun toward police officers, who shot and killed him. Police alleged that Stone may have been binging on PCP.

oklahoman.com
24714Kayleigh Hustosky29FemaleEuropean-American/White08/13/2018PainesvilleOH41.7113717-81.2438179Gates Mills Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Gates Mills police officer Dylan Hustosky's wife, Kayleigh Hustosky, shot him two times in the arm through the front door of their home. Dylan called 911 and the first officer responded three minutes later and found Dylan bleeding on the sidewalk. Kayleigh Hustosky would not communicate with officers. After several hours, a robot and a drone sent into the house discovered Kayleigh dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

cleveland.com
24695Mark Harvey32MaleRace unspecified08/13/2018Richton ParkIL41.480591-87.7080472Park Forest Police Department, Richton Park Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officers responded to a call of a person shot and found a man with a gunshot wound to his head about 2 p.m. Although he was seriously wounded, the man was able to talk and provided a description of a suspect, police said.A man matching the provided description was found a short distance away. The man, Mark Harvey, refused to obey police commands and attempted to flee on foot. A squad car arrived, blocking Harvey's path. Harvey pulled a handgun from his waistband and pointed it at one of the officers. Three officers with the Park Forest Police Department and a Richton Park officer shot and killed him. A forensic examination of the handgun determined it was the weapon Harvey used to shoot the man twice in the head.

cookcountystatesattorney.org
24706Mario Hobson48MaleAfrican-American/Black08/13/2018MilwaukeeWI43.0101635-87.9241679Milwaukee Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police encountered Mario Hobson early in the day in the front passenger seat of a vehicle they had pulled over. While officers were interviewing the driver outside the car, Hobson slid behind the wheel and fled in the car, knocking over and officer in the process. Later officers pulled over a car in which Hobson was riding in the back seat. Hobson got out of the car pointing a gun at his head saying he was going to kill himself. Officers shot and killed Hobson.

jsonline.com
24717Leonardo Jimenez55MaleHispanic/Latino08/14/2018GainesvilleGA34.244664-83.90001Hall County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Officers went to a residence to serve a warrant on Leonardo Jimenez. Jimenez was facing a battery charge for injuring a woman with whom he lived. At approximately 3:45 p.m., deputies arrived at the residence and found Jimenez outside holding a handgun. As deputies approached, Jimenez ran into an area behind the home. The deputies reportedly heard gunfire, and after a search of the area, they found Jimenez dead in a nearby ravine.

accesswdun.com
24719Pedro Zamora20MaleHispanic/Latino08/14/2018Idaho FallsID43.4541053-112.1628698Bonneville County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Pedro Zamora allegedly shot and killed 23-year-old Jorge Juarez, his ex-girlfriend's brother. He then took his ex-girlfriend and their child hostage, returning them later in the afternoon. He then had a 5-hour standoff with police in a remote lava field, which ended when he killed himself with a shotgun.

eastidahonews.com
24718Name withheld by policeMaleHispanic/Latino08/14/2018FresnoCA36.7360043-119.7362722Fresno Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Around 11:30 a.m., a 911 call reported a man yelling, agitated and perhaps on drugs in the area. Police officers encountered the man who spoke Spanish and appeared to be mentally distressed, and attempted to talk him down.But after 20 minutes, the man set down his backpack and pulled a 12-inch long knife. Officers reportedly began to back away and continued to try to calm the man. The man allegedly reached back into the backpack and pulled out a handgun. He raised the gun toward the officers, who simultaneously fired live rounds and less-lethal bean bag rounds, killing him.

fresnobee.com
24716Christopher Jo Cameron31MaleEuropean-American/White08/14/2018CrestonIA41.0527355-94.3806125Creston Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police received a 911 call around 11:55 p.m. reporting a man with a gun sitting on a bench in McKinley Park. Police said they asked Christopher J. Cameron to drop his weapon, but the man allegedly refused and charged at the officers. Sergeant Jared Auten shot and killed him.

kcci.com
24720Charlie "Lee" Hodges58MaleEuropean-American/White08/15/2018Glen St. MaryFL30.282947-82.1539398Baker County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Charlie "Lee" Hodges allegedly shot and wounded Walter Thompson, 68, shortly before 5:30 p.m., police said. Deputies found Hodges barricaded inside his home. But several hours of negotiation ended with Hodges shooting at deputies and being shot and killed.

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24721Gilbert A. Snowden41MaleAfrican-American/Black08/15/2018PhiladelphiaPA39.8984521-75.2104447Upper Chichester Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Gilbert A. Snowden shot his wife four times inside their home in Upper Chichester. Snowden fled and was spotted by police in Lower Chichester at a rest stop on I-95. A chase began. The pursuit ended at the Platt Bridge when Snowden smashed into barriers and police vehicles and shot and killed himself.

delconewsnetwork.com
24724Name withheld by policeMaleRace unspecified08/16/2018PlainvilleCT41.6674797-72.8509604Plainville Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

A man committed suicide during a standoff that began when a family member called police to say the man was suicidal.

bristolpress.com
24725Oscar Gurrola41MaleHispanic/Latino08/16/2018MidlandTX31.96215-101.7860857Midland Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Around 11:30 a.m., a 911 call reported a man yelling, agitated and perhaps on drugs in the area. Police officers encountered the man who spoke Spanish and appeared to be mentally distressed and attempted to talk him down. But after 20 minutes, the man set down his backpack and pulled a 12-inch long knife. Officers reportedly began to back away and continued to try to calm the man. The man allegedly reached back into the backpack and pulled out a handgun. He raised the gun toward the officers, who simultaneously fired live rounds and less-lethal bean bag rounds, killing him.

apnews.com
24722Adrian Devon Herron30MaleAfrican-American/Black08/16/2018WasillaAK61.6093638-149.508042Wasilla Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Adrian Herron stabbed his wife while their children, who were unharmed, were inside the home. She reportedly had called 911, saying he was threatening to kill everyone in the house. Police forced their way into the home, and Herron allegedly threatened them with knives, and he was shot and killed. Three officers shot Herron: Sergeant Don Ridge, Officer Adam LaPointe and Officer Sawyer Skiba.

frontiersman.com
24723Jesse Twohig27MaleEuropean-American/White08/16/2018OmahaNE41.2893022-96.0653916Omaha Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Officers were called to a house to investigate reports that Jesse Twohig was armed with a gun and threatening to kill himself. He committed suicide after about four hours of negotiations with police.

omaha.com
24729Steven Rosenthal16MaleAfrican-American/Black08/17/2018ChicagoIL41.8604775-87.7301324Chicago Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

According to police, officers spotted Steven Rosenthal with a gun and tried to stop him about 6:55 p.m. near his home. Rosenthal fled inside his apartment building and then allegedly shot and killed himself in a stairwell.

abc7chicago.com
24727Hector Alejandro Flores17MaleHispanic/Latino08/17/2018DallasTX32.7726304-96.699988Dallas Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Nearly a dozen squad cars were dispatched about 5:30 a.m. after reports of two men with guns. A plainclothes officer was shot in the leg when he confronted the pair, and they exchanged gunfire, police said. Hector Flores was killed. The other fled but was caught and arrested.

cbslocal.com
24726Aquantis Jaymond Griffin21MaleAfrican-American/Black08/17/2018AustinTX30.2636085-97.7288611Austin Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officers were on alert about fights outside a rap show when shots were fired in a parking lot at the back of the club around 1 a.m. Aquantis Griffin and another man exchanged warning shots in a crowd of people. The crowd quickly dispersed, including Griffin, who was still brandishing a handgun. Police allege that Griffin pointed his weapon toward them and eight officers fired more than two dozen times, killing Griffin. The Griffin family attorney, citing body camera footage that hasn't been released to the public, alleges Griffin did not point weapon at police and as filed a civil suit. The case is also pending before a grand jury.

statesman.com
24728Joseph Bullock27MaleEuropean-American/White08/17/2018St. LouisMO38.6668903-90.197379St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Around 10:45 a.m, police said officers were at the First Western Inn to execute a search warrant for a man who was wanted for assault and drug charges. As they approached the door, officers said they heard a single gunshot and called for backup.Joseph Bullock was found dead inside the room.

stltoday.com
24730Andres Arteaga28MaleHispanic/Latino08/18/2018PhoenixAZ33.3922428-112.090539Phoenix Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police were searching for Andres Arteaga regarding a felony warrant. Arteaga fled when they caught up with him and allegedly tried to break into a home. An officer reportedly tried tasering him, but Arteaga reportedly drew a handgun, and the officer shot and killed him.

azfamily.com
24731Michael Harrison30MaleEuropean-American/White08/18/2018Culver CityCA34.0151026-118.4013861Culver City Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police said Michael Harrison and his 27-year-old sister were staying temporarily at an Airbnb while visiting. Harrison allegedly attacked his sister with what police described as a meat cleaver. She was stabbed and cut multiple times. She ran down the street and screamed for help from a nearby resident, who rushed her into his home. Other residents and neighbors called 911. Police confronted Harrison who was armed with a knife. When Harrison advanced upon the officers, they shot and killed him.

abc7.com
24734Winston Harrison38MaleEuropean-American/White08/18/2018BoiseID43.6516158-116.2274239Boise Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Officers were called out to reports of shots fired just after 11 p.m. According to police, as officers arrived, Winston Harrison shot and killed himself.

idahopress.com
24732Name withheld by policeMaleRace unspecified08/18/2018OwossoMI42.9824128-84.1896343Michigan State Police, Owosso Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

A man barricaded himself inside a home, came out and allegedly shot at police before shooting and killing himself.

mlive.com
24733Spencer Carmen Mendez15MaleHispanic/Latino08/18/2018DenairCA37.5801881-120.8013565Ceres Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officers were responding to a hit-and-run. A witness to the crash followed the Lexus and gave updates to dispatchers on its location. When an officer found the vehicle, he attempted to pull over the driver, who led him on a high-speed pursuit. When the Lexus stopped, Spencer Carmen Mendez, 15, fled into the adjacent field. He was unarmed. Believing Mendez to be armed, Ceres Officer Ross Bays shot and killed the teenager with no warning. The DA ruled the shooting justified, but the city of Ceres paid a $2 million settlement to the teenager's family. The year prior, the city of Ceres had paid a $2 million settlement to the family of man killed by the same officer.

modbee.com
24740Shamkeem Jamal Moore27MaleAfrican-American/Black08/19/2018New CastlePA40.995823-80.3647807New Castle Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Police had been alerted to be on the lookout for Shamkeem Moore, who was reported to have been involved in an incident involving a gun in Beaver Falls. Moore was spotted in a white, four-door Kia by by a New Castle officer, who pursued with multiple departments joining in. The car blew a tire, and Moore got out of the vehicle and fled on foot. He ran into a wooded area off Pearlwood Street. Officers heard a gunshot. Upon searching the wooded area, they found Moore's body with a gunshot wound to the head.

meadvilletribune.com
24738Name withheld by policeMaleRace unspecified08/19/2018LenexaKS38.9758908-94.7640418Lenexa Police Department, Shawnee Police Department, Kansas Highway Patrol
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

A man in his 70s set fire to his house and then fatally shot himself in front of police.

kansascity.com
24739Bryan C. Bayne42MaleRace unspecified08/19/2018Spokane ValleyWA47.6944878-117.2184901Spokane County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police responded to reports of a man driving erratically, pulling into a gas station and breaking his vehicle windows. When deputies approached him, he pulled out a handgun and put it to his head. Bayne's truck was surrounded. After 45 minutes, Bayne pointed the handgun at officers, who shot and killed him. Officers were cleared of any wrongdoing.

krem.com
24735Charles A. Marcotte67MaleEuropean-American/White08/19/2018Great FallsMT47.5164905-111.2317346Great Falls Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Charles Marcotte told his neighbor to call 911 and send the police to his trailer. Police enountered Marcotte barricaded in his garage with an array of weapons, rifles and handguns. After a 45-minute standoff. Marcotte steadied a rifle on cooler and shot at the officers. The officers returned fire, killing Marcotte. Officers were cleared of any wrongdoing by coroner's inquest.

ktvq.com
24736Christopher Alexander Okamoto21MaleAfrican-American/Black08/19/2018BakersfieldCA35.3276831-119.056178Bakersfield Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

A neighbor called because of a domestic violence situation. When officers arrived, they found Christopher Okamoto in the doorway armed with a gun. Officer Alejandro Patino shot and killed him. The weapon turned out to be a replica pellet gun. Officer Patino was cleared of any wrongdoing.

turnto23.com
24737Jeremiah Perdue33MaleAfrican-American/Black08/19/2018AtlantaGA33.726759-84.407688Atlanta Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

About 4:37 a.m., officers responded to a 911 call in which a person said a family member had pointed a handgun at them. Purdue left the home before police arrived but was spotted nearby. He pointed the handgun and fired at the officers who shot and killed him.

wsbtv.com
24742Jeffrey Dennis36MaleAfrican-American/Black08/20/2018PhiladelphiaPA40.0271956-75.0380402Philadelphia Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officers went to serve a search warrant around 4:10 p.m. to Jeffrey Dennis, who was driving in a black Toyota Camry. Video of the incident shows police cars boxing Dennis in and Dennis attempting to get out of the box by shifting between forward and reverse repeatedly as officers with guns drawn stood on the sides and in front of him. Dennis drove in the general direction of the officer in front of him, and when he reversed back, an officer on the driver's side shot him through the window and killed him. Officers were cleared, but family has filed civil suit.

6abc.com
24743Kristine Peralez29FemaleHispanic/Latino08/20/2018Missouri CityTX29.6258352-95.5344169Missouri City Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police said Kristine Peralez, who worked at the warehouse, opened fire inside and shot two of her fellow employees. One of those people, Francisco Reyes, the overnight manager at the warehouse, was killed. Police said that when officers arrived, there was an exchange of gunfire, but an autopsy showed Peralez died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

khou.com
24741Douglas Heath38MaleEuropean-American/White08/20/2018RochesterNH43.275709-70.9817477Rochester Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Douglas Heath was being sought on a variety of charges, including narcotics and fleeing from police. Police found Heath's car about 3 p.m., and they pursued the vehicle. Police said Heath's car crashed about 3:15 p.m. and as Heath exited the vehicle from the passenger's side, an exchange of gunfire occurred. Heath was shot and killed.

wmur.com
23874Jason Patty42MaleEuropean-American/White08/22/2018TucsonAZ32.3123301-111.022817Tucson Police Department, U.S. Marshals, Pima County Sheriff's Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Jason Patty was wanted for leaving an accident in which his female passenger on a motorcycle was killed. When officers arrived to arrest Patty, he barricaded himself inside his home. After a short standoff, Patty shot and killed himself.

tucson.com
24748Arturo Padilla Jr.35MaleHispanic/Latino08/23/2018Santa AnaCA33.7451237-117.8658039Santa Ana Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

About 3:15 p.m., officers were looking for a gray-green Volkswagen Passat that was connected to an earlier homicide. Arturo Padilla was the murder suspect. They found Padilla at the Santa Ana Express Car Wash with another man. Padilla spotted the officers and jumped into the driver's seat of the Passat. One of the officers removed the other man from the back seat and pointed a gun at Padilla, asking him to show his hands or he would shoot. Padilla allegedly reached for his waist and the officer shot him three times at point blank range killing him. Padilla was unarmed, but the Passat's key fob was in his pocket.

orangecountyda.org
24744Donna Castleberry23FemaleEuropean-American/White08/23/2018ColumbusOH39.9510259-83.0303055Columbus Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Undercover Columbus Police Officer Andrew Mitchell was part of the Vice squad that came under scrutiny for the illegal arrest of alleged Donald Trump paramour Stormy Daniels in early August. Mitchell was allegedly investigating prostitution complaints when he took Donna Castleberry into custody. Mitchell claimed Castleberry stabbed him in the hand with a knife during a fight inside the vehicle, and he shot and killed her. Months later, Mitchell was indicted on federal charges of coercing women into sex by threatening to arrest them if they didn't. A wrongful death lawsuit brought by Castleberry's family claimed Mitchell did not properly identify himself as a police officer, and Castleberry stabbed him out of fear as a result. The family won a $1 million settlement. Mitchel is currently awaiting trial for Castleberry's murder.

10tv.com
24747Virginia Romero34FemaleHispanic/Latino08/23/2018Los LunasNM34.7562866-106.6363224Valencia County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Deputies responding to a burglary in progress encountered several people including Virginia Romero. As the deputies were interviewing them, Romero hopped in their cruiser and began driving off with another person in the back of the car. One of the deputies opened fire, killing Romero.

krqe.com
24746Joseph William Peppan55MaleRace unspecified08/23/2018ShorelineWA47.7676669-122.3121551Shoreline Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police were serving a warrant regarding narcotics. Police said officers were confronted by a man in a bedroom, Joseph William Peppan. He was armed with a handgun and refused to drop it. Peppan allegedly moved the gun toward the officers and was shot and killed by three deputies.

shorelineareanews.com
24749TonyMaleRace unspecified08/23/2018NorcrossGA33.8991397-84.1752156Gwinnett County Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

A man identified as "Tony" shot and killed himself during a police standoff.

wsbtv.com
24745Matthew D. Orrenmaa36MaleRace unspecified08/23/2018Lake CityPA41.9973829-80.3569926Pennsylvania State Police
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Two state troopers responding to a possibly armed man running along the road acting strangely encountered Iraq War vet Matthew D. Orrenmaa near a railroad intersection. The troopers approached from either side of the intersection, Orrenmaa, clutching an object in his hand, ran toward one trooper with his hands raised as if he was holding a gun. The other trooper shot Orrenmaa in the back twice and then twice more while he was on the ground, killing him. The object in Orrenmaa's hand turned out to be an electric razor. He also had a suicide note in his pocket. Shooting was ruled justified.

yourerie.com
24754Felipe Perez Casas41MaleHispanic/Latino08/24/2018BakersfieldCA35.4409025-119.0789292California Highway Patrol
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police said Felipe Perez Casas was headed northbound on the 99 and went through a fence off of the highway and crashed his pickup truck. Police were headed to the accident when they saw Casas in the roadway, armed with a knife, which he had apparently used to cut himself on the chest. An officer tried to make contact with Casas, but he allegedly walked toward the officer with the knife, and he was shot and killed.

bakersfieldnow.com
24750Adam Michael Easter35MaleEuropean-American/White08/24/2018FestusMO38.2257887-90.4075665Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, Herculaneum Police Department, Festus Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police responding to reports of a man with a puppy hanging around a school encountered Adam Michael Easter driving his father's vehicle. Easter's father was a registered sex offender as police discovered when they ran his plates. A chase ensued, during which Easter dropped his father off and shot at police on several occasions. The chase ended when Easter crashed into his estranged wife's garage. Police now believe Easter was attempting to find out the name of his estranged wife's lover through his dog. It's possible that Easter killed himself, but police called it an officer involved shooting.

fox2now.com
24751James Clay20MaleAfrican-American/Black08/24/2018CincinnatiOH39.12814-84.483847Cincinnati Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Cincinnati police were attempting to serve a felony warrant to a resident of the Talbert House facility. James Clay pulled what appeared to be a firearm from his waistband and charged at the officers. Clay was killed, Ronald Schultz was shot by his fellow officers. The weapon was a pellet gun.

cincinnati.com
26657Andrew Hank Anderson47MaleEuropean-American/White08/24/2018Great FallsMT47.5968773-111.2720301Cascade County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Andrew Hank Anderson allegedly pointed a gun at police who were looking for him regarding a domestic disturbance. He reportedly shot and killed himself as he fled.

greatfallstribune.com
24755Timothy Maher51MaleEuropean-American/White08/24/2018MiamiFL25.544653-80.375668Miami-Dade Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Judge Timothy Maher shot and killed himself during a 10-hour standoff with police that included family members taken as hostages.

miamiherald.com
24753John W. Hart23MaleRace unspecified08/24/2018LincklaenNY42.6542521-75.8690058Chenango County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Police said the Chenango County 911 dispatch received a report of a shooting. Upon arrival, police found a 23-year-old male victim shot in the arm. John W. Hart was barricaded inside the residence. He was later found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot.

pressconnects.com
24752Jeffery Paul Fabio44MaleEuropean-American/White08/24/2018EnoreeSC34.6903139-81.8338407Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Deputies were investigating a report about a woman's estranged husband who had come to her home and sexually assaulted her and was armed with a crossbow . After sending the woman, who called from a neighbor's house, to the hospital, deputies encountered the the estranged husband, Jeffrey Paul Fabio, in front of his wifes home with the crossbow. After a 15-minute standoff, during which Fabio asked deputies to kill him and disobeyed orders to put the crossbow down, deputies shot and killed him.

wspa.com
24761Roosevelt Brown18MaleAfrican-American/Black08/25/2018Las VegasNV36.1922482-115.1528614Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Roosevelt Brown was fatally shot by Officer Jonathan Collingwood, 35, after Brown allegedly waved a gun toward others and pointed it at himself during a walking standoff with police. Officers responded to a domestic disturbance call at about 5 a.m., police said. Brown was in the standoff with police from about 6 to 7 a.m. Brown was precluded from the home by a restraining order.

news3lv.com
24759Nelson Billings26MaleRace unspecified08/25/2018AlamosaCO37.6331391-105.8679178Colorado State Patrol
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

About 10 a.m., deputies in Saguache County began pursuing a Jeep Patriot that had been reported stolen. The deputies were joined by a Colorado State Patrol trooper and an Alamosa County sheriff's deputy. Driving the Jeep was Nelson Billings, riding shotgun and also possessing a shotgun was Jennifer Sharp, who told 911 dispatchers "People are gonna die" and then shot at officers. Spike strips placed on Colorado 17 blew out the tires and eventually brought the car to a stop. Sharp jumped out with the shotgun and was preparing to carjack another vehicle when she was shot and killed by an officer. Billings picked up the shotgun and killed himself. All officers cleared of wrongdoing.

9news.com
24760Jennifer Sharp37FemaleEuropean-American/White08/25/2018AlamosaCO37.6331391-105.8679178Colorado State Patrol
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

About 10 a.m., deputies in Saguache County began pursuing a Jeep Patriot that had been reported stolen. The deputies were joined by a Colorado State Patrol trooper and an Alamosa County sheriff's deputy. Driving the Jeep was Nelson Billings, riding shotgun and also possessing a shotgun was Jennifer Sharp, who told 911 dispatchers "People are gonna die" and then shot at officers. Spike strips placed on Colorado 17 blew out the tires and eventually brought the car to a stop. Sharp jumped out with the shotgun and was preparing to carjack another vehicle when she was shot and killed by an officer. Billings picked up the shotgun and killed himself.All officers cleared of wrongdoing.

9news.com
24756Birendra Thakuri27MaleAsian/Pacific Islander08/25/2018WestminsterCO39.8154734-105.0251583Westminster Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

About 8:45 p.m., police were called on a report of several people fighting in the road, police said. An officer encountered Birendra Thakuri and his brother. Unbeknownst to the officer, Thakuri was bipolar and suffering a mental breakdown and his brother was trying to keep him under control. The unarmed Thakuri advanced on the officer two times, the second time the officer shot and killed him. Although the DA declined to file criminal charges against the officer, the mother has filed a federal wrongful death lawsuit.

thedenverchannel.com
24762Taylor K.E. Tincher18MaleEuropean-American/White08/25/2018ChristiansburgVA37.152-80.512485Montgomery County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Deputies responded to a 911 call concerning a disturbed individual at a residence. Once inside the residence, they encountered Taylor K.E. Tincher, armed with a handgun. Despite the deputies' orders to put down the firearm, Tincher allegedly refused and began advancing toward the deputies who shot and killed him.

wsls.com
24757Donald Janvier30MaleAfrican-American/Black08/25/2018CharlotteNC35.2588695-80.787451U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

A fight broke out involving Donald Janvier inside a bar around 2 a.m. before spilling outside. Janvier got into his car, drove toward and struck an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent, who shot and killed him. The ICE officer received a hairline fracture to his leg and was cleared of any wrongdoing.

wsoctv.com
24758Logan Montgomery29MaleEuropean-American/White08/25/2018YorkPA39.9847517-76.7254452West Manchester Township Police Department, Northern York County Regional Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

About 8:30 p.m., a West Manchester Township officer and a Northern York County Regional officer responded to a motel after learning that Logan Montgomery, who was a suspect in a retail theft from earlier that day, was staying there. Officers found Montgomery in the hallway, and he allegedly pulled a gun and shot it. The West Manchester Township officer shot and killed him.

ydr.com
25012Carrie Brown48FemaleEuropean-American/White08/26/2018ChicagoNE41.8765428-87.6315179Bellevue Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officer Craig Wiech's wife was dead when police arrived. He attacked officers and said that Brown had committed suicide. In September 2020, Wiech was charged with murdering his wife and tampering with evidence to make her death look like a suicide.

apnews.com
24763Stephanie Nicole Bolton Owens41FemaleEuropean-American/White08/26/2018BlacksburgSC35.0615086-81.52198Cherokee County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Deputies responded around 3:34 a.m. after Stephanie Owens called 911 and gave dispatchers accounts of events taking place in the home. When deputies arrived, Owens was seen with two guns in her hand as she paced in and out of her home, threatening to harm herself and deputies, police said. When she activated the laser sight on a weapon, four of the five responding deputies shot and killed her.

gaffneyledger.com
24770Name withheld by policeMaleRace unspecified08/26/2018ChattanoogaTN35.088686-85.190395Chattanooga Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Chattanooga officers responded to a suicidal individual with a weapon. When officers entered the man's apartment, he brandished a firearm. Officer Cottell and other responding officers began ordering the man to drop his weapon. The man refused to comply and fired one round, shooting himself. Cottell, from a distance of approximately 15 feet, fired three rounds. The officer was cleared of any wrongdoing.

timesfreepress.com
24767Jose Angel Canales-Manzanarez18MaleHispanic/Latino08/27/2018HoustonTX29.8872039-95.3942246Harris County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

A deputy was working an extra job at a nightclub when he noticed some suspicious activity in the parking lot. The deputy walked over to a truck in the parking lot and saw two men sitting inside. The deputy was questioning the men when he noticed a gun on the seat between them. The passenger, Jose Angel Canales-Manzanarez, ignored orders to keep his hands vivisible and placed his hand on the handgun. Fearing for his life, the deputy shot and killed him.

google.com
24769Fabian Ortiz Adame25MaleHispanic/Latino08/27/2018PhoenixAZ33.4595772-112.1431287Phoenix Police Department, Arizona Department of Public Safety
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police were monitoring for street racing activity in west Phoenix when they saw a car traveling erratically in a parking lot. An officer tried to stop it, but the driver, Fabian Ortiz Adame, fled. The person drove to a mobile home park and abandoned the vehicle, running and jumping over fences. Two officers approached the man, and he allegedly raised a gun at them and was shot and killed.

12news.com
24765Bryce Schenkenberg20MaleEuropean-American/White08/27/2018PhoenixAZ33.6395055-112.1343616Phoenix Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police responded around 2 a.m. to a report about a shooting and encountered a man in the street. Police said Bryce Schenkenberg refused to drop a handgun, fired it and was shot and killed.

abqjournal.com
24766Eric Jay Hames34MaleEuropean-American/White08/27/2018ReddingCA40.5715147-122.3550235Redding Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Around 7:50 a.m., Eric Hames had been blocking traffic, shouting obscenities at passers-by and threatening motorists near an intersection. Four officers confronted and then shot and killed Hames when he allegedly threatened them with a knife.

actionnewsnow.com
24771Glenn Patrick Bowles59MaleEuropean-American/White08/27/2018NarrowsVA37.2903622-80.9019942Giles County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Glenn Patrick Bowles fled from police after a Princeton police officer attempted to serve a warrant on him shortly before 2 p.m. He allegedly shot and killed himself while talking with police.

bdtonline.com
25202Riley J. Starnes20MaleEuropean-American/White08/27/2018Breitung TwpMI45.7826106-88.0606759Iron Mountain Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Following a short crime spree and a chase and crash, Riley J. Starnes exchanged gunfire with police and was killed.

ironmountaindailynews.com
24764Arthur L. Cox43MaleEuropean-American/White08/27/2018RichmondKY37.7336213-84.325649Kentucky State Police
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Arthur L. Cox was wanted for multiple warrants, including second-degree escape, first-degree bail jumping and absconding parole supervision. Cox pulled into the parking lot behind the TownPlace Suites, at which time he was approached by police who shot and killed him. Details as to what precipitated the killing were withheld by police.

lex18.com
24768Trent Stephens Harper25MaleRace unspecified08/27/2018PerrysburgOH41.529941-83.6044111Perrysburg Township Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police stopped a vehicle with three occupants on I-75 north of the U.S. 20 exit at about 2:30 p.m. One person was taken into custody at that time. The vehicle fled with the two remaining people. A second person was taken into custody while on foot after leaving the vehicle, police said. The third person continued in the fleeing vehicle, which crashed in a ditch. The man led officers on a brief foot pursuit before he allegedly shot at police and was killed by Lt. Matt Gazarek, 41, Sgt. David Motler, 39, and Officer Danny Widmer, 36.

sent-trib.com
18163Chad A. Setzer42MaleEuropean-American/White08/27/2018Port AlleganyPA41.7718397-78.26452Pennsylvania State Police
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Chad Setzer was a suspect in a burglary at Wright's Realty/Notary, where cash and a pistol were stolen. Five troopers and a Port Allegany Borough Police officer went to a home to serve an arrest warrant on Setzer. When Setzer came outside, he shot at the officers, and he was shot and killed.

tiogapublishing.com
24772Lloyd Michael Dove56MaleRace unspecified08/27/2018UnionSC34.7363056-81.5501318Union County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Lloyd Dove was a suspect in multiple armed robberies, when he was stopped by deputies. He allegedly shot and killed himself before police approached the vehicle.

uniondailytimes.com
24774Robert Knox50MaleAfrican-American/Black08/28/2018HarbesonDE38.6812223-75.2481714Delaware State Police
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

A 50-year-old paraplegic man, Robert Knox, was fatally shot in bed by two state troopers as police were wrapping up an investigation into drug sales by the Harbeson-area man, police said. As detectives prepared to transport the paraplegic from his medical bed to a wheelchair, Knox reached with his right hand to side table on his left and came up holding a handgun. Two detectives shot and killed Knox, who reportedly had said, "I can't go back to prison."

firststateupdate.com
24775Sebastian Siney Chamale37MaleHispanic/Latino08/28/2018TarboroNC35.926757-77.5720048Tarboro Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officera Keith Morris and Bryan Baker responded to home at about 8:30 p.m. after a reported burglary. The homeowner directed both officers to the back of the home, where Sebastian Siney Chamale was trying to gain entry. Police said Baker found Chamale on the back deck using a burglary tool to break into the home. Chamale ignored the officers' commands to stop and took two steps in another direction, and the officer to shoot and kill him.

tarrivertimes.com
24773Jason Lee Whitson40MaleEuropean-American/White08/28/2018MankatoKS39.7883937-98.2102765Jewell County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Jason Whitson allegedly walked into the sheriff's office and shot one deputy in the neck and another in the torso. Whitson fled in a vehicle and picked up his children and a friend. State troopers spotted his vehicle and began a pursuit. Whitson stopped to drop off his kids and his friend and then shot and killed himself.

dailymail.co.uk
24776Tyler Steven Hodge18MaleRace unspecified08/28/2018RedlandsCA34.0227787-117.1163614Redlands Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police responded to a call about a suicidal man with a gun. When they arrived, they tried to disarm him with less-lethal means, but he ran away before allegedly turning on officers with his gun, and Officers Garrettt Caddel, Albert Ramirez, Taylor Shuey and Daniel Sardegna shot and killed Tyler Hodge.

redlandscommunitynews.com
24778Name withheld by police50FemaleRace unspecified08/29/2018KekahaHI21.9665584-159.7121707Kauai Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • No

A man, 53, allegedly murdered his wife, 50, and committed suicide while in a standoff with police.

staradvertiser.com
24779Name withheld by police53MaleRace unspecified08/29/2018KekahaHI21.9665584-159.7121707Kauai Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

A man, 53, allegedly murdered his wife, 50, and committed suicide while in a standoff with police.

staradvertiser.com
24777Jalon Johnson17MaleAfrican-American/Black08/29/2018HoustonTX29.777089-95.2755711Texas Department of Public Safety, Harris County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police were conducting a robbery investigation. During surveillance, they found a vehicle stolen in a carjacking in Humble the previous day. They followed the vehicle and stopped the vehicle. Three unmarked police vehicles were used to block in Jalon Johnson. Johnson first when into reverse in the general direction of an officer behind him and striking his car, then he turned his wheels right and drover forward, in the general direction of the vehicle in front of him and striking the vehicle. Police then shot and killed Johnson.

google.com
24781Ryan E. Yesberger24MaleEuropean-American/White08/29/2018PeninsulaOH41.2374423-81.5495163Peninsula Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Peninsula police were called about 5:15 a.m. to investigate property damage at a golf course. An officer spotted Ryan Yesberger on the property, and the two got into a fight. Yesberger allegedly hit the officer in the head and knocked him to the ground. The officer was semi-conscious on the ground when Yesberger took the officer's gun from his holster. A golf course employee saw the encounter and tried to the help the officer, and Yesberger ran away. A gunshot was heard a short time later, and Yesberger was found dead.

cleveland.com
24780Randall J. McKenzie72MaleEuropean-American/White08/29/2018Madison TownshipOH39.6709686-83.3349337Fayette County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Randall J. McKenzie was a suspect in a sexual assault of a juvenile. A tip said McKenzie was parked near a common drop off site for elementary school students. Deputies found him parked along Rockwell Road around 4:00 p.m. McKenzie reportedly took out a gun and was told several times to drop the weapon and when he didn't comply, he was shot and killed, police said.

dispatch.com
24783Vanessa Marquez49FemaleHispanic/Latino08/30/2018South PasadenaCA34.1135603-118.1527937South Pasadena Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Vanessa Marquez, a former star of the TV show "ER," was shot and killed when police said she pointed what appeared to be a handgun at officers who were responding to the residence for a welfare check. Marquez, who had a history of suicidal ideation, was brandishing a pellet gun when she advanced up the officers. The officers were cleared of wrongdoing. Delia McElfresh, the mother of the actress, reached a $450,000 settlement.

southpasadenan.com
24782Jessica Cribbs45FemaleEuropean-American/White08/30/2018Beverly HillsFL28.948422-82.5362966Citrus County Sheriff's Office, Hernando County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Just after 6 a.m., police executed a drug search warrant in Beverly Hills. When they entered the residence, deputies said that they encountered Jessica Cribbs sitting on a bed, pointing a handgun at an officer. The deputy ordered her to put the gun down, but she continued brandishing it in his direction, so he shot and killed her. Deputy were cleared of wrongdoing.

chronicleonline.com
24784Anthoni Readus26MaleAfrican-American/Black08/31/2018AuroraCO39.7456181-104.8468957Aurora Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

In a dispute that took place near a medical campus, Demarcus Dlaurence Brown-Jones shot and killed Anthoni Readus and Wayne Carter and injured two other people. When a police officer arrived, he heard the shooting and exchanged fire with Brown-Jones, taking a hit in his bullet proof vest and injuring Brown-Jones. Brown-Jones was charged with multiple counts of murder and attempted murder of a police officer.

cu-sentry.com
24788Wayne Carter19MaleRace unspecified08/31/2018AuroraCO39.7456181-104.8468957Aurora Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

During a domestic dispute, Anthoni Readus, 26, was shot and killed as was Wayne Carter, 19. Readus and Carter were allegedly shot by a person other than the police officer. Demarcus Dlaurence Brown-Jones shot and killed Anthoni Readus, and Wayne Carter and injured two other people. When a police officer arrived, he heard the shooting and exchanged fire with Brown-Jones, taking a hit in his bullet proof vest and injuring Brown-Jones. Brown-Jones has been charged with multiple counts of murder and attempted murder of a police officer.

cu-sentry.com
24786Paul Askins61MaleEuropean-American/White08/31/2018SedaliaCO39.4417673-104.9702962Douglas County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Deputies pulled over a crew cab pickup truck with four passengers for a traffic evaluation. When deputies checked IDs, they discovered one of the two female passengers had a restraining order against one of the male passengers, Paul Askins. Asked multiple times to exit the vehicle, Askins pulled out a handgun and advanced on one of the deputies, who shot and killed him.

chronicleonline.com
24785Chase Sullivan36MaleEuropean-American/White08/31/2018FairviewTN35.9636929-87.1346795Fairview Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

A neighbor concerned that Sullivan was suicidal called police to an apartment complex around 8:30 p.m. Sullivan was inside his locked apartment when officers, firefighters and medics arrived. He refused to open the door, but police broke in, and Sullivan confronted them with a knife. Police ordered him to drop the knife, and he didn't, and they shot and killed him.

tennessean.com
24787Dennis Ray Blalock64MaleEuropean-American/White08/31/2018Floral CityFL28.780461-82.241826Citrus County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Deputies responded to a call in reference to a suicidal man. They attempted to make contact with Dennis Ray Blalock on at the front door. When they were unsuccessful and began to search the outside of the home. Deputies said they saw Blalock across the street. Deputies said they saw a firearm and ordered Blalock to drop his weapon. When he failed to comply, deputies shot and killed him.

wfla.com
24794Elliot Barnes34MaleAfrican-American/Black09/01/2018WilsonNC35.713408-77.905296Wilson Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police were called around 10:07 p.m. about a shooting. Police found Redmond Barnes Jr., 39, dead and Elliot Barnes injured from a gunshot wound. Officers reportedly attempted to save Elliot, but he died. Officers later found an armed man they identified as the suspect standing on top of an apartment building roof. After a short standoff, Shontez Barnes, 43, was arrested and charged with two open counts of murder.

witn.com
24789Oshae Terry24MaleAfrican-American/Black09/01/2018ArlingtonTX32.6995074-97.1475061Arlington Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

An officer pulled over an SUV, and a backup officer arrived shortly afterward. While the initial officer checked the SUV's registration, the backup officer stayed by the SUV and talked with the people inside. Police said the driver rolled up the windows and started the vehicle. The officer reached inside the passenger side window with his left arm. The officer then grabbed his gun with his right hand and shot and killed the driver as the vehicle was moving. Arlington Police officer Beau Tran was fired from his job and indicted by a Grand Jury and charged with negligent homicide. Trial is still pending.

nbcdfw.com
24790Thomas Cameron Bailey46MaleRace unspecified09/02/2018ColumbusMS33.4538915-88.3578034Lowndes County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Deputies responded to Crowe Road about 10 a.m. when a neighbor went to check on Bailey, and noticed he had shot through a camper and had several guns on him. When deputies arrived, Bailey was barricaded inside the camper. Police eventually found Bailey dead from a reportedly self-inflicted gunshot wound.

wcbi.com
24791Aaron Demonta Fleming21MaleAfrican-American/Black09/03/2018CovingtonGA33.6110906-83.8303979Covington Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police responded to a Walmart regarding a shoplifting report. Officer Matt Cooper chased Aaron Fleming behind another shopping center. Witness heard several shots. Fleming shot Cooper between the eyes then shot and killed himself, an autopsy determined. Cooper survived but had serious brain trauma.

covnews.com
24792Brad Wheat45MaleEuropean-American/White09/03/2018JacksonCA38.3714155-120.7999786California Highway Patrol
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Trooper Brad Wheat, 45, shot and killed his wife, Mary Wheat, 42, inside a sports nutrition business and then killed himself.

kcra.com
24793Mary Wheat42FemaleEuropean-American/White09/03/2018JacksonCA38.3714155-120.7999786California Highway Patrol
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Trooper Brad Wheat, 45, shot and killed his wife, Mary Wheat, 42, inside a sports nutrition business and then killed himself.

kcra.com
24797Steve L. Anderson40MaleEuropean-American/White09/03/2018CheneyWA47.4832431-117.5818439Cheney Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officers were called to a report of an armed man acting disorderly at Mitchell's Harvest Foods. Officers arrived at around 11:40 p.m. and encountered Steve L. Anderson armed with a knife in the parking lot of the store. Anderson allegedly failed to comply with orders as he moved toward the officers brandishing the knife in his hand. "Just shoot me" he allegedly said. Three Cheney officers shot and killed Steve Anderson.

krem.com
24795Fernand "Fred" Lete70MaleRace unspecified09/03/2018BernalilloNM35.3067049-106.5396251Bernalillo Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officers responded to KOA Campground after receiving calls of a shooting inside a trailer. When they arrived, Fernand Lete emerged, armed with a revolver, at which point an officer fired an unknown number of shots. It was not immediately reported if Lete was struck by that gunfire, but he barricaded himself in the trailer. When police entered, they found that Lete was suffering from gunshot wounds, and he died. The body of Michael LaPlante, 55, was also found inside with gunshot wounds. An autopsy revealed that Lete murdered LaPlante, who was allegedly having an affair with Lete's wife. Then Lete shot himself. The incident was declared a murder-suicide.

santafenewmexican.com
24933Melissa Ramirez29FemaleHispanic/Latino09/03/2018LaredoTX27.8131566-99.4876868U.S. Customs and Border Patrol
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

A U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent in Texas, Juan David Ortiz, 35, is accused of killing four women, Melissa Ramirez, 29, Claudine Anne Luera, 42, Griselda Alicia Hernandez Cantu, 35, and Nikki Enriquez, 28.

theguardian.com
24796Name withheld by police50MaleRace unspecified09/03/2018ClarksburgWV39.2915454-80.3477459Clarksburg Police Department, Harrison County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

A man reportedly shot and killed himself after holding a woman hostage for hours during a police standoff.

wdtv.com
24798Timmy Henley27MaleEuropean-American/White09/04/2018WestminsterCO39.872179-105.0295328Westminster Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

A resident reported to police that a man with a knife came into his apartment. Police found an open door when they responded about 1:05 p.m. Timmy Henley allegedly was armed with a knife and charged officers, police said. Two officers shot and killed Henley. Henley's family filed a wrongful death lawsuit in 2020, alleging Henley was unarmed at the time he was shot and that officers were aware he was having a mental health crisis and did nothing about it.

thedenverchannel.com
24800Michael Zahn35MaleEuropean-American/White09/05/2018Salt Lake CityUT40.7620552-111.90242Salt Lake City Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Officers responded to a report of trespassing shortly after 4:20 p.m., police said. Officers discovered Michael Zahn had a felony warrant for his arrest because of a parole violation. Zahn fled on foot as officers attempted to arrest him. An officer fired a shot before Zahn broke into a nearby building. Police found Zahn's body in the building with a gunshot wound, which they later reported as self-inflicted.

kutv.com
24801Mitchell Owen Buel33MaleEuropean-American/White09/05/2018MorrisAL33.7496583-86.8072785Alabama Department of Public Safety
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

A trooper tried to pull over Mitchell Buel for aggravated speeding and reckless driving. He refused to stop and a pursuit ensued. The chase went to a dead-end road. When the trooper tried to arrest Buel, at least one shot was fired and Buel was struck. Details as to what precipitated the killing were withheld by police.

www.al.com
24803Travis James Hickman40MaleRace unspecified09/05/2018BristolVA36.6006303-82.2045945Bristol Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Police received a call at 7:30 a.m. reporting a person being shot and an armed suspect still present. The victim, identified as Jessica Hickman, was slumped over the driver's side of a Hyundai four-door sedan. The shooter, identified as Travis Hickman, was seated on the passenger side of the car and had a handgun. When officers arrived and issued orders for Hickman to show them his hands, he shot himself in the head.

heraldcourier.com
24799James Leatherwood23MaleAfrican-American/Black09/05/2018HollywoodFL25.9967015-80.2009516Hollywood Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officers from the Hollywood and Miami police departments went to serve a search warrant at a home. Officers were reportedly searching for a person in connection to the death of 27-year-old Netrievae White, who was killed in Miami on Aug. 23. While serving the warrant, James Leatherwood was shot and killed after he reached for his waist. Leatherwood was unarmed.

wlrn.org
24802Christopher Keith Sage45MaleRace unspecified09/05/2018North KnobsNC36.2121292-80.8315285Yadkin County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Deputies responded to a domestic disturbance involving the man and a woman on Laura Lynn Drive around 5 p.m. When two deputies arrived, they were confronted by an armed Christopher Keith Sage outside the home. The deputies shot and killed Sage.

yadkinripple.com
24807Omar Enrique Santa Perez29MaleHispanic/Latino09/06/2018CincinnatiOH39.1017443-84.5118141Cincinnati Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Omar Enrique Santa Perez shot and killed three people in the lobby of a building. Four police officers shot and killed Perez.

wikipedia.org
24804Botham Shem Jean26MaleAfrican-American/Black09/06/2018DallasTX32.7699782-96.796755Dallas Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Reportedly off-duty Dallas police officer Amber R. Guyger, 30, said she walked into an apartment that wasn't hers, mistaking it for her own, and shot and killed the legitimate occupant, Botham Shem Jean, when he didn't comply with her orders. Guyger was found guilty of murder and sentenced to 10 years.

wikipedia.org
24808Patty Maggiore49FemaleEuropean-American/White09/06/2018GalvestonTX29.260988-94.8459265Galveston Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

After a standoff with a possible hostage, Patty Maggiore opened her back door while brandishing a gun and a police officer shot and killed her.

chron.com
24805Darell Richards19MaleAfrican-American/Black09/06/2018SacramentoCA38.5597873-121.4857364Sacramento Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Darell Richards allegedly threatened people with a fake gun and fled from investigating officers. He was shot and killed when he allegedly pointed the imitation gun at police.

kcra.com
24806Nick Warnell30MaleEuropean-American/White09/06/2018MoultrieGA31.0829651-83.6163707Colquitt County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Nick Warnell was armed with a rifle and a handgun and got into a two shootouts with officers while leading Colquitt County deputies on a chase. Warnell fires his rifle at Colquitt County Deputy Chris Thomas who fired his rifle in return. The chase continued, but Warnell eventually succumbed to a shot from Thomas' rifle.

moultrieobserver.com
24811Kendrick Lloyd34MaleRace unspecified09/07/2018GreenvilleMS33.3947697-91.0662575Greenville Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Kendrick Lloyd was shot and killed after police responded to 911 calls regarding two men shooting at each other. When they arrived, they found a man matching the description given to them by callers and gave chase. Police said that the man pointed a weapon at the officers, and they shot and killed him.

deltadailynews.com
24812Ulman Jerald Roberts63MaleEuropean-American/White09/07/2018CitronelleAL31.0697886-88.2882524Citronelle Police Department, Satsuma Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police responded to a domestic disturbance and encountered Ulman Roberts barricaded in his ex-wife's home. Roberts shot at officers twice with a handgun during a 45-minute standoff. The second time, officers returned fire, killing Roberts.

fox10tv.com
24810James Randall McKendree30MaleEuropean-American/White09/07/2018SumnerGA31.4990314-83.757126Worth County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Dispatch received a phone call around 8 p.m. about a man driving around while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, carrying a rifle and making threats toward others. Deputies said that they spotted James Randall McKendree around 9:50 p.m. and attempted to stop the vehicle. McKendree, armed with an assault rifle, ditched his vehicle on Dees Lane. McKendree entered into a wooded area before getting into an altercation with a resident that led to shots being exchanged. McKendree was found dead by dogs from a gunshot wound to the head. No deputies fired their weapons. At this time, police believe McKendree was killed by the resident he exchanged fire with.

gunviolencearchive.org
24809DaShawn Cole28MaleAfrican-American/Black09/07/2018PawtucketRI41.8916156-71.3540706Pawtucket Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officers received a call at about 6:15 a.m. reporting a man with a gun. A female officer encountered DaShawn Cole who immediately physically assaulted her, causing her to accidentally discharge her weapon, hitting Cole, during the struggle. Two male officers who arrived shot and killed Cole. All three officers cleared of any wrongdoing.

wpri.com
24813Ronald Dewayne Singletary43MaleAfrican-American/Black09/08/2018HoustonTX29.5726696-95.1049001Houston Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police were called around 8:45 a.m. regarding Ronald Singletary was was allegedly on the back porch of his unit firing gunshot rounds into the air and into other people's apartments. Singletary then barricaded himself in his apartment and fired multiple shots in direction of police. Singletary came out the back door of his apartment armed with a shotgun which he aimed and shot at police. He was shot and killed by a Houston police officer.

cityofhouston.news
24815Dereshia Blackwell39FemaleAfrican-American/Black09/09/2018Missouri CityTX29.5955309-95.5649428Missouri City Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police responded to a vehicle accident at the Quail Valley Apartment Homes. When they arrived to investigate, Dereshia Blackwell was standing outside holding a gun and a knife. When police ordered the woman to drop the weapons, she refused. A police officer tasered Blackwell to no effect. Another officer shot Blackwell at least five times, killing her.

abc13.com
24817Rodolfo Gomez Jr.44MaleRace unspecified09/09/2018HarrisMN45.551473-93.0858734Benton County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Deputies responded around 12:15 p.m. on a report of a man with a firearm intending to harm himself or others. Police reportedly attempted to contact the man, who was inside a residence, but when they entered the home, they found Rodolfo Gomez Jr. dead of a self-inflicted gunshot. Gomez was an Iraq War veteran who suffered a mental crisis in the days before his death.

bringmethenews.com
24814Brandon Joyner24MaleAfrican-American/Black09/09/2018GreenvilleNC35.6110795-77.3710715Greenville Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police responded to reports of a fight with shots fired around 1:30 a.m. Police found a man shooting into a crowd in an alley behind Sup Dogs. Three officers exchanged fire with Brandon Joyner, who was killed. Two others were injured, one seriously.

wcti12.com
24816Adam C. Jensen43MaleRace unspecified09/09/2018StanwoodWA48.2419968-122.3405806Snohomish County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

About 2:40 a.m., deputies were dispatched to a home for a report of a domestic violence assault. The woman called 911 to report that her boyfriend, Adam C. Jensen, had assaulted her and that he had a weapon. When deputies arrived, they encountered Jensen in the master bedroom, armed with a drywall saw. Jensen advanced on a deputy, who tasered Jensen to no effect. Jensen continued advancing and the officer shot and killed him. Jensen had been suicidal in recent weeks and had a BAC of .22 percent.

heraldnet.com
24873Joel R. Andrade53MaleRace unspecified09/10/2018TucsonAZ32.1759379-110.9716531Tucson Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officers called to a domestic dispute learned from other family members that Joel R. Andrade ad locked himself in a bathroom. The family was moved out of the house while officers attempted to coax Andrade out of the bathroom for about two hours, police said. Andrade began cutting his neck with a knife. Police said Andrade came out of the bathroom carrying a rifle, and raised it toward officers and was shot and killed.

tucson.com
24862Cory Hicks40MaleEuropean-American/White09/10/2018AlbionIL38.3782722-88.0495445Illinois State Police, Edwards County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Police were conducting a welfare check on a 40-year-old man around 3 a.m. A deputy knocked on the door of one of the rooms when Hicks opened the door with a firearm, threatening to harm himself. Hicks then went back in his room. Police spoke with Hicks throughout the day. At 1:50 p.m., police said they found Hicks dead.

courierpress.com
24818Bradley Michael Barboza30MaleRace unspecified09/10/2018SpanawayWA47.0740512-122.4192483Pierce County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Bradley Barboza allegedly held up a Walmart and exchanged gunfire with responding Pierce County sheriff's deputies. The county Medical Examiner determined Barboza died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

thenewstribune.com
24865David Najera37MaleHispanic/Latino09/11/2018Fort WorthTX32.7600714-97.4631078White Settlement Marshal's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Police reported that a White Settlement officer shot David Najera after he refused to put down his handgun, but the medical examiner's office issued a ruling that Najera died from a gunshot wound to the neck and ruled his death a suicide. Najera was shot after he allegedly refused to drop his handgun when he was stopped by a White Settlement marshal. The incident began about 12:15 p.m.

star-telegram.com
24868Edward Reynolds57MaleEuropean-American/White09/11/2018GeorgetownKY38.2163061-84.5347256Scott County Sheriff's Office, Georgetown Police Department, U.S. Marshals Service
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

About 10:15 p.m. at a rest area off Interstate 75 northbound, Scott County deputies and Georgetown police officers were assisting U.S. Marshals to apprehend Edward Reynolds of Florida, who was suspected of a bank robbery. Deputy Jaime Morales broke a window in the vehicle in which Reynolds sitting. Reynolds brandished a gun and multiple officers opened fire, killing Reynolds and paralyzing Deputy Morales with friendly fire. Morales has sued the department and the city.

wymt.com
24869Garrett Finley Mitchell31MaleEuropean-American/White09/12/2018CummingGA34.2205259-84.0912131Forsyth County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Deputies were called just after 10:30 p.m. regarding two men who were shooting at each other in the street. When deputies arrived, they arrested one man right away. A second suspect, Garrett Finley Mitchell ran into a house. More than an hour later, Mitchell came outside with a handgun and shotgun and confronted officers, who shot and killed him.

accesswdun.com
24871Javier Casarez54MaleHispanic/Latino09/12/2018BakersfieldCA35.3645292-118.941146Kern County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Javier Casarez allegedly shot down his recently divorced wife and four other people in a span of just over a half hour at several different locations in east Bakersfield, police said. He shot and killed himself when he was stopped by a deputy.

mycbs4.com
24887Thomas Watkins38MaleAfrican-American/Black09/12/2018GaryIN41.5990892-87.2875346Gary Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Just before 6 a.m., officers responded to a call about a suspicious vehicle in the driveway of an abandoned home, police said. When an officer approached the vehicle, Thomas Watkins allegedly fired at least one shot at the officer, who shot and killed him.

chicagotribune.com
24879Rafael "Pito" Rivera32MaleHispanic/Latino09/12/2018BuffaloNY42.9079737-78.8918641Buffalo Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officers responded at about 3:05 a.m. to a call of a man with a gun. An officer encountered Rafael "Pito" Rivera with a handgun. The officer engaged in a foot pursuit that covered about a half a block and ended in a parking lot in the 400 block of Plymouth. Rivera reportedly did not comply to orders by the officer to put the gun down, and the officer shot and killed him. A video of the incident reportedly shows Rivera running away from the officer when he is shot. Rivera's family has filed a wrongful death civil lawsuit.

investigativepost.org
24859Bruce L. Hill41MaleEuropean-American/White09/12/2018St. Albans CityVT44.804614-73.083446St. Albans Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Police received a call at about 10:30 a.m. to perform a welfare check on a woman at a residence on Diamond Street. Two St. Albans officers responded and knocked on the door. A gunshot was allegedly fired from inside the residence through a frosted glass pane in the closed door. The officers retreated from the porch to a home across the street and attempted to make verbal contact with the individuals in the initial residence. The woman was evacuated from the residence by ladder from a second-floor window in the rear of the home. She was unharmed. Police made entry into the residence at 11:31 a.m. and found Bruce L. Hill dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.

mynbc5.com
24876Name withheld by police57MaleRace unspecified09/12/2018Union CityNJ40.7653953-74.0336729Union City Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Police responded to the apartment building on the report of a sexual assault that morning and were met by the alleged victim, who directed them to suspect's second-floor apartment, police said. There, they were confronted by the armed man, who allegedly fatally shot himself in the head. An officer reportedly discharged his Taser, apparently to no effect.

www.nj.com
24883Ryan Yoshio Yamasaki36MaleAsian/Pacific Islander09/13/2018HendersonNV36.0757674-115.0557888Henderson Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

About 4:15 a.m., police responded to a woman's call for help, police said. They broke into the house and inside they reportedly found Ryan Yamasaki inside a bathroom closet armed with a box cutter and the screaming woman. The officers ordered Yamasaki to drop the box cutter, but he allegedly "charged" at them with the box cutter and was shot and killed.

clarkcountynv.gov
24884Stacy Allen Rowan56MaleEuropean-American/White09/13/2018OntarioCA34.0702015-117.5932615Riverside County Sheriff's Department, California Highway Patrol
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Stacy Allen Rowan allegedly shot two people in La Quinta, one of them fatally, then led law enforcement on a chase from the desert to Ontario before police said he fatally shot himself.

desertsun.com
24947Claudine Anne Luera42FemaleEuropean-American/White09/13/2018LaredoTX27.824015-99.453965U.S. Customs and Border Patrol
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

A U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent in Texas, Juan David Ortiz, 35, is accused of killing four women, Melissa Ramirez, 29, Claudine Anne Luera, 42, Griselda Alicia Hernandez Cantu, 35, and Nikki Enriquez, 28.

theguardian.com
24874Johnny Lee Lloyd53MaleAfrican-American/Black09/14/2018DoverNC35.221589-77.439192Craven County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

According to police, officers were called to a domestic disturbance at 11:38 p.m. where a woman told emergency responders that a man had shot at her and kicked her out of the residence. As the first officer to arrive got out of his car in the driveway he was confronted by Johnny Lloyd, who lived at the address. Lloyd allegedly attacked him and knocked the deputy down in a culvert into the water. By the time the deputy came up out of the water Lloyd had a rifle, and the deputy shot and killed him.

newbernsj.com
24864David Huffines40MaleEuropean-American/White09/14/2018MesaAZ33.4154483-111.6717632Mesa Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

An officer observed David Huffines sitting on the sidewalk. The officer walked toward the man, police said. The area was dark, and the officer asked to see the man's hands as he was speaking to him. Huffines stood up, produced a small handgun and pointed it at the officer. Mesa police said that there was an exchange of gunfire, and Huffines was killed.

azfamily.com
24866Detric Driver aka Abdullah Abdul Muhiman46MaleAfrican-American/Black09/14/2018DetroitMI42.3298621-83.2346644Detroit Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police searching for the murderer of a 5-year-old child at a certain residence encountered Detric Driver, aka Abdullah Abdul Muhiman, who was not the murder suspect. Driver was seated on a couch armed with an AK-47 like weapon when police came through the door using a flashbang grenade. The first officer through said Driver pointed the weapon at him so he shot and killed Driver. The alleged killer of the 5-year-old was apprehended at the same residence.

freep.com
24870Gary McKinney47MaleRace unspecified09/14/2018Las CrucesNM32.345252-106.7563804Las Cruces Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

About 7:30 p.m., officers were dispatched to a report of a domestic disturbance at a home where they had visited many times in the past for similar incidents. Two officers encountered Gary McKinney armed with a knife in one hand and a ligature around his mother's neck in the other hand. The officers ordered McKinney to drop the knife and let his mother go, but he refused. One officer shot and killed McKinney.

lcsun-news.com
24968Antonio Aguirre52MaleHispanic/Latino09/14/2018LaredoTX27.5141059-99.4927873Laredo Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

At about 11:49 p.m., police responded to a report of an assault. While interviewing the victim, Antonio Aguirre drove by in a pickup and police pursued him until he reached his residence. Officers surrounded the vehicle and could see Aguirre was armed. He refused commands to disarm and then reportedly made a sudden movement that caused nine officers to shoot and kill him.

lmtonline.com
24863Dacion Steptoe23MaleAfrican-American/Black09/14/2018Fort WorthTX32.6984879-97.3282601Fort Worth Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Dacion Steptoe and two accomplices were under police surveillance when they robbed the Los Vaqueros bar. Armed with a handgun, Steptoe ran to a driveway about a block away and opened fire on pursuing police, fatally wounding police officer Garrett Hull. Two officers returned fire, killing Steptoe. Steptoe's accomplices survived and have been charged with Hull's murder.

star-telegram.com
24948Nikki Janelle Enriquez aka Humberto Ortiz28TransgenderHispanic/Latino09/14/2018LaredoTX27.707999-99.452301U.S. Customs and Border Patrol
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

A U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent in Texas, Juan David Ortiz, 35, is accused of killing four women, Melissa Ramirez, 29, Claudine Anne Luera, 42, Griselda Alicia Hernandez Cantu, 35, and Nikki Enriquez, 28. Fatal Encounters apologizes for the occasional use of birth names for transgender people. Police and news media often report the birth names instead of the real names, so we have to have both in our name field to prevent duplications in the dataset. It's disrespectful, and we're sorry about the necessity.

theguardian.com
24880Randy Rausch34MaleRace unspecified09/15/2018Vernon HillsIL42.2232814-87.9665463Vernon Hills Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

An officer arrived at a home and encountered Randy Rausch, who was inside the garage and armed with an air rifle. Police said officers had been dispatched to the home multiple times in the past for a variety of calls, including several domestic-related incidents. Rausch was known to be suicidal and had been involuntarily committed at least twice. The officer attempted to talk Rausch down, but instead Rausch brandished the realistic looking air rifle, and the officer shot and killed him.

patch.com
24885Stephen Dove50MaleEuropean-American/White09/15/2018JacksonvilleAR34.855423-92.097594Jacksonville Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officers were called in reference to an aggravated assault. Officers arrived to find one person had been stabbed. They said they saw Stephen Dove on top of another victim with a knife at that person's throat. Officers ordered Dove to put down the knife. After he refused, a Jacksonville officer fired two shots and killed Dove.

arkansasonline.com
24861Christopher Leonard31MaleEuropean-American/White09/15/2018AnkenyIA41.7024256-93.6266068Ankeny Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officers were sent to the Hy-Vee gas station for reports of a robbery in progress, police said. When officers arrived, police said a man fled on foot to a nearby Kum & Go store. A caller had told authorities there was a suspicious man dressed in black near the area. The caller said it looked like a gun fell out of his pants. A responding officer found the man near a Kum & Go. The man allegedly drew his handgun and pointed it at the officer, police said. The officer shot and killed Christopher Leonard.

kwqc.com
24949Griselda Alicia Hernandez Cantu35FemaleHispanic/Latino09/15/2018LaredoTX27.790162-99.422143U.S. Customs and Border Patrol
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

A U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent in Texas, Juan David Ortiz, 35, is accused of killing four women, Melissa Ramirez, 29, Claudine Anne Luera, 42, Griselda Alicia Hernandez Cantu, 35, and Nikki Enriquez, 28.

theguardian.com
24881Ricardo "Macho" Avenia29MaleHispanic/Latino09/16/2018LancasterPA40.0352434-76.2955514Lancaster Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Ricardo Avenia was shot while holding a woman at gunpoint inside a home. A neighbor called 911 around 10 p.m. to report children at the home were yelling that their father was going to kill their mother, and she was being beaten. An officer with a rifle shot Avenia in the back of the head, killing him.

fox43.com
24882Robert C. Greeson29MaleEuropean-American/White09/16/2018Garden PlainKS37.7211311-97.6802972Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

A person called the sheriff's office and reported a suspicious character. The person who made that report followed that man to 21st Street. Minutes later, Deputy Robert Kunze arrived there. Robert C. Greeson allegedly was driving a stolen truck. Kunze allegedly found a gun on Greeson and went to cuff him. That's when they got into a fight, and there were shots fired. Greeson was shot and killed. Sedgwick County Sheriff's Deputy Kunze was also killed.

kctv5.com
24872Jerry Foster31MaleAfrican-American/Black09/16/2018ShreveportLA32.4974769-93.793266Shreveport Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Shreveport police said Jerry Foster was shot and killed when he allegedly was holding a woman at gunpoint and firing a gun.

ktbs.com
24867Dwayne Robertson39MaleRace unspecified09/16/2018JacksonKY37.5833436-83.3997599Kentucky State Police
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Troopers went to a home in the Wolverine community to conduct a welfare check on a woman. Family members had expressed concerns about her well-being. When troopers arrived at the home, a man answered the door. After the officers told the man why they were there, they say he went back inside, shut the door, and fired a gun through the front door at the officers. Dwayne Robertson was found dead inside the home with a gunshot wound. It was not immediately released as to who caused the death.

lex18.com
24860Christopher Adam Borland40MaleRace unspecified09/16/2018Walla WallaWA46.0684328-118.3689604Walla Walla Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

The officers responded to a report of a suicidal person armed with a firearm when they found Christopher Adam Borland, police said. Borland was inside a vehicle when officers arrived. After a short police pursuit, Borland stopped and exited the vehicle while armed with a gun. Borland did not comply with officer commands, and the officers shot and killed him. Walla Walla officers Eric Eastman, Nathanael Small and Kevin Toon were placed on administrative leave after the shooting.

nbcrightnow.com
24877Bruce Smith25MaleEuropean-American/White09/16/2018ManitowocWI44.0810068-87.6908465Manitowoc Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

An officer and Manitowoc Fire personnel responded for an activated fire alarm. While reportedly investigating the complaint, the officer became involved in a confrontation with a man. Police said Bruce Smith first advanced on the officer with a lighter. The officer tasered him to no effect. Smith then came at the officer with a paint scraper the officer thought was a knife. The officer shot and killed Smith. Officer cleared of any wrongdoing.

wbay.com
24875Jose Alvarez23MaleHispanic/Latino09/17/2018Temple HillsMD38.8042048-76.9491715Prince George's County Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Someone spotted Jose Alvarez allegedly stealing items from their car and called 911. When officers arrived, Alvarez ran into a building and hid in the laundry room. Alvarez refused to surrender and a struggle ensued. One officer tasered Alvarez to no effect. Alvarez pulled a handgun from his waistband and officers struggled to gain control of the weapon. Alvarez fired his gun twice, missing both times, before one of the officers shot and killed him.

blogspot.com
24886Susan Muller54FemaleEuropean-American/White09/17/2018FlushingNY40.722699-73.894094City of New York Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Susan Muller called 911 to report a woman had broken into her home just after 5:25 p.m., police said. Four officers responded and entered the home, and Muller followed them in. Muller allegedly pulled out a 10-inch kitchen knife and lunged at them, and the officers shot and killed her.

nylpi.org
24878Damon Christopher Gayheart44MaleRace unspecified09/17/2018HopkinsvilleKY36.9951117-87.3441197Christian County Sheriff's Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

After finding a suspicious vehicle, officers discovered the vehicle was reported stolen from Akron, Ohio. Upon contact by officers, the driver, Damon Christopher Gayheart, became uncooperative, so the trooper attempted to remove the person from the vehicle. The man began to flee, and the trooper allegedly was dragged by the vehicle. The deputies and trooper pursued the stolen vehicle for several miles southbound on Greenville Road. While in pursuit, the vehicle caught fire and became fully engulfed. At the end of the pursuit, Gayheart was fatally shot by the trooper for reasons that continue to be withheld by police.

wsmv.com
24890Steve Disanzo46MaleRace unspecified09/18/2018Garden GroveCA33.7874999-117.9423923Garden Grove Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Garden Grove police responded to a domestic violence call in a car in a supermarket parking lot. Police said Steve Disanzo was choking a woman, who was screaming for help and saying she couldn't breathe. When an officer arrived, he found Disanzo choking the woman in her car and ordered Disanzo to stop. Disanzo continued choking the woman who was making gurgling sounds. Fearing for the woman's life, the officer shot Disanzo three times in the ribcage, killing him.

orangecountyda.org
24888Michael James Murphy43MaleEuropean-American/White09/18/2018Virginia BeachVA36.8628204-75.9813426Virginia Beach Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

About 1:30 a.m., police were called to the Mayflower Apartments for a report of a woman being assaulted by a man. When officers arrived, they learned the Michael Murphy had fled the building, and they found him. He was shot by one of the officers after he refused to drop his weapon, a replica gun, and pointed it at them, police said.

pilotonline.com
24892Walter L. "Walt" Wiemann73MaleEuropean-American/White09/18/2018RenfrewPA40.8148693-79.9969581Pennsylvania State Police
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Walter Wiemann, a Vietnam vet with PTSD and Alzheimer's, barricaded himself in a house just before noon. His daughter called state police and agreed to commit her father to a mental institution. Troopers called to try to talk to Wiemann, but he'd disconnected the ringer from his phone. Frustrated, troopers called in the Special Emergencies Response Team and more than 30 troopers surrounded the house. An outbuilding caught fire and Wiemann left his barricade and walked toward the burning structure carrying a rifle. As he did, he turned toward some of the troopers surrounding the house, who opened fire and killed Wiemann. Wiemann's family as filed a federal civil rights lawsuit in the case.

triblive.com
24889Jeffrey K. Sims37MaleEuropean-American/White09/18/2018MarysvilleWA48.1141351-122.153536Marysville Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police responded to a report of a suicidal husband who had a knife. His wife called 911 around 8 p.m. and said her spouse, Jeffrey K. Sims, was behaving erratically and aggressively, police said. Six Marysville officers responded. Sims was shot and killed when he allegedly attempted to stab his wife when he saw the officers.

arlingtontimes.com
24898Rene Herrera39MaleHispanic/Latino09/19/2018Los AngelesCA34.0230954-118.190231Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

After 6 p.m., deputies got a call about three men in a black BMW approaching people, asking them where they are from and showing a firearm. The three men allegedly had gang ties. Deputies found the vehicle and driver Rene Herrera fled, stopping when he came to a fence in Salazar Park. One of the three men fled on foot and was apprehended, Herrera and Fernando Cruz remained in the car. Three sheriff's vehicles with six personnel total arrived in succession. Herrera exited his vehicle shooting and injured two deputies and a ride-along in the first police car that arrived. Herrera shot an injured a deputy from a second car, as all the deputies involved returned fire, fatally wounding Herrera. A deputy from a third car thought he saw Cruz brandish a silver handgun in the back of the BMW and shot and killed Cruz. The handgun turned out to be a silver flashlight. All deputies cleared of any criminal wrongdoing.

lacounty.gov
26423Fernando Cruz18MaleHispanic/Latino09/19/2018Los AngelesCA34.0230954-118.190231Los Angeles Sheriff's Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

After 6 p.m., deputies got a call about three men in a black BMW approaching people, asking them where they are from and showing a firearm. Deputies found the vehicle in Salazar Park. Three sheriff's vehicles with six personnel total were involved in the stop. The sheriff said the driver of the BMW, Rene Herrera, got out and opened fire, wounding two deputies. Two deputies fired a total of 19 rounds at Herrera, killing him. Fernando Cruz remained in the backseat of the BMW. A deputy saw him brandishing a silver object. Believing Cruz to be armed, the deputy shot and killed him. The object was a flashlight.

google.com
24896Matthew Thayer Graves33MaleEuropean-American/White09/19/2018Eagle PointOR42.4724227-122.8131492Eagle Point Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

An Eagle Point police officer observed Matthew Thayer Graves walk against a traffic light and pulled over to cite Graves. Graves walked away from the officer and into a Carl's Jr. restaurant, where he went to the men's room. The officer followed him in to men's room believing that Graves had a warrant or a weapon. Graves attempted to walk around the officer to leave the restroom and a struggle ensued. During the struggle, the officer tasered Graves to no effect and Graves grabbed the officer's Taser. A backup officer arrived and Graves punched him, knocking him to the floor. The backup officer, seeing the Taser allegedly in Graves' hand and thinking it was a gun, shot and killed Graves. Graves had previously been diagnosed with schizophrenia.

ktvl.com
24894Anthony Y. Tong43MaleAsian/Pacific Islander09/19/2018MiddletonWI43.0972174-89.5042876Middleton Police Department, Dane County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Anthony Tong had a long history of mental illness. He was not allowed to own a gun, but put a handgun together by ordering the separate parts online. Armed with the gun, Tong went to his workplace, a software company, and shot and injured four of his co-workers before police arrived and shot and killed Tong.

madison.com
24899Royce Leon Sedotal Jr.49MaleRace unspecified09/19/2018League CityTX29.5101428-95.0937734League City Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Royce Leon Sedotal Jr. had escaped custody after officers responded to a disturbance call involving an assault at his home. League City police officers searched for Sedotal unsuccessfully until making contact with a female occupant at his house the following day. The officers found Sedotal hiding in a closet. Sedotal had escaped custody while still handcuffed but was no longer handcuffed when killed at his home. Sedotal was ordered to come out of the closet, but he allegedly threatened the officers with a folding utility knife. Officer Shane Yount shot and killed Sedotal.

click2houston.com
24895Bruce Rogal59MaleEuropean-American/White09/19/2018West Bradford TownshipPA39.9721113-75.6967855Pennsylvania State Police
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Bruce Rogal began his day by allegedly shooting his ex-wife six times while she was changing the oil in her car in her driveway. She escaped and called police. Rogal next went to his parents' retirement home, where he shot and killed his mom and dad. A police manhunt tracked Rogel down just as he was driving back to his ex-wife's home. Rogal crashed his vehicle into the side of the home and then shot and killed himself.

inquirer.com
24897Patrick Shawn Dowdell61MaleEuropean-American/White09/19/2018MasontownPA39.8471659-79.8992415German Township Police Department, Masontown Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Patrick Shawn Dowdell and his wife were in the middle of getting a divorce Dowdell did not want. Dowdell had attempted to strangle his wife with a belt and had been charged with assault. His wife decided to drop the assault charges and immediately after she'd signed documents to that effect, Dowdell shot her with a handgun in the courthouse lobby. Dowdell shot and injured three others, including a police officer, before another police officer shot and killed Dowdell. Dowdell's wife had a restraining order against him, but a judge allowed Dowdell to keep his guns.

post-gazette.com
24901Gillie Thurby28MaleEuropean-American/White09/20/2018LongmontCO40.1466325-105.1285584Longmont Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Gillie Thurby was wanted on a felony failure-to-appear warrant out of Boulder County. He faced a number of charges related to sexual assault on a child and child pornography. Three officers, one in plain clothes and two in uniform, encountered Thurby at a fire pit outside a movie theater. When officer moved to physically arrest Thurby, he stood up and reached for a handgun in his waistband. One officer tasered Thurby, who fell flat on his back with the gun in his hand. When Thurby allegedly fingered the trigger on the gun, one officer shot and killed Thurby.

bouldercounty.org
24902Freddie Joe Whitmore55MaleEuropean-American/White09/20/2018HonoluluHI21.2913781-157.835648Honolulu Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

A multitude of officers served a search warrant for drugs on an apartment on the 22nd floor of a highrise. Six people were in the apartment, the warrant was for only one of them. One officer entered a bedroom and encountered Freddie Joe Whitmore brandishing a handgun. The officer ordered Whitmore to drop the gun, instead he allegedly pointed it at officers, who shot and killed Whitmore.

khon2.com
24900Alexander Carballido40MaleHispanic/Latino09/20/2018MiamiFL25.7772031-80.3126169Miami-Dade Police Department, Miami Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Fresh out of prison, Alexander Carballido allegedly assaulted and robbed a gay man, kicking off a federal hate crimes investigation. Police officers spotted Carballido in his car. He was armed with an assault rifle and opened fire upon the officers as soon as he saw them. A police pursuit ensued during which four major gun battles occurred and hundreds of rounds were exchanged. After his car was disabled with spike strips, Carballido crashed and killed by police gunfire. In all, 19 officers opened fire: 10 from Miami-Dade, five from Miami and four FBI agents.

miamiherald.com
24903Joshua Works26MaleRace unspecified09/22/2018HendersonNV36.0451545-115.0292407Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

At approximately 4:52 a.m., Henderson police were dispatched in reference to a violent armed robbery. Officers found Joshua Works's car, but he had fled on foot. Officers caught up to Works, who was armed with a handgun and pointing it at his head. Then Works leveled the handgun at officers, who shot and killed him.

fox5vegas.com
24907Phillip Serrano44MaleEuropean-American/White09/23/2018RenoNV39.6332131-119.8716126Reno Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

On their third visit to Philip Serrano's home on domestic disturbance complaints from his family, police encountered a shirtless Serrano next to a pickup truck. Instead of surrendering to police, Serrano got in the truck and started it up. For the next 12 minutes, police tried to get Serrano out of the vehicle. When Serrano drove in the general direction of police, six officers shot and killed Serrano. Police alleged vehicular assault. Officers cleared of wrongdoing.

kolotv.com
24904Bruce Huntley33MaleEuropean-American/White09/23/2018WyomingMI42.888252-85.731103Wyoming Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Bruce Huntley shot and killed his estranged wife's mother and her boyfriend after his wife sought refuge with the couple to escape domestic violence, police said. He took his wife and children hostage, released them, and eventually shot and killed himself.

mlive.com
24906Nathaniel Sassafras29MaleAfrican-American/Black09/23/2018BaltimoreMD39.2905914-76.6297844Baltimore Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

About 6:30 p.m., police officers in a car were trailing alleged drug trafficker Nathaniel Sassafras on foot. The officers stopped the car 10 shots and when they got out, Sassafras opened fire on them with a handgun, firing shots, injuring officer Phillip Lippe. The officers returned fire, killing Sassafras.

wbal.com
24905Richard Joseph Jackson36MaleRace unspecified09/23/2018Oak HarborWA48.2885297-122.6626179Island County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Richard Joseph Jackson allegedly tried to steal a vehicle from another man outside a store. Jackson then walked to a nearby Walmart and stole ammunition and tried to steal a gun, allegedly threatening employees with a knife. Oak Harbor Police officers and Island County deputies found Jackson nearby. Jackson engaged in a stare down with police in which he refused orders to keep his hands out of his pocket. When he put his right hand in his pocket, one officer tasered Jackson and another officer shot him five times, killing him. Jackson had a knife in his pocket. All officers cleared of wrongdoing.

whidbeynewstimes.com
24911Michael John Stout20MaleEuropean-American/White09/24/2018PeoriaAZ33.5785113-112.2305777Peoria Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officers were dispatched to a Walmart for a shoplifting call. After officers found Michael John Stout, he allegedly produced a gun and fired at officers as they began exiting their vehicle. Police said Stout fired multiple rounds and hit the officers' car. One officer fired a round at the suspect from outside the car, while the other officer fired four rounds from inside the car, through the windshield. Stout was shot and killed.

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25205Kirk MacFarland Keithley39MaleEuropean-American/White09/24/2018Land O LakesFL28.219676-82.5301694Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Deputy Kirk Keithley shot and killed his wife, then shot and killed himself. Four children were inside the home when it happened.

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25283Samantha Lynn Keithley33FemaleEuropean-American/White09/24/2018Land O LakesFL28.219676-82.5301694Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Deputy Kirk Keithley shot and killed his wife, then shot and killed himself. Four children were inside the home when it happened.

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24910Ivan Pena42MaleHispanic/Latino09/24/2018Los AngelesCA34.0501406-118.1871252Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Deputies stopped a vehicle they deemed suspicious. A struggle began when one of the people in the backseat, Ivan Pena, got out of the vehicle and allegedly produced a handgun and an officer attempted to gain control of the weapon, which went off during the struggle. The officer's partner shot and killed Pena but also wounded her partner with friendly fire.

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24908Ronald Wesley Leach29MaleEuropean-American/White09/24/2018WilliamsburgKY36.6333591-84.0979454Kentucky State Police
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

At about 1:26 a.m., troopers received a call about a man threatening harm to his 1-year-old child inside a vehicle in the driveway of his residence. When a trooper arrived, Ronald Leach was inside the home. The trooper and he fought, and during the fight, Leach displayed a weapon. The trooper shot and killed Leach.

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24912Allen Travers37MaleAfrican-American/Black09/25/2018NewarkNJ40.749005-74.1964286East Orange Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Allen Travers allegedly was involved in a domestic dispute at his home and went on a bus armed with a weapon, at about 9:40 p.m. Officers followed Travers, and as they approached the bus, he pointed a gun at them. They continued to follow the bus. On board, Travers pointed his gun at the bus driver's head and ordered her to drive through red lights before telling her to stop. When he left the bus, he reportedly pointed his gun at the officers who followed him, and they shot and killed him.

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24914Jaime Lopez-Cabrera41MaleHispanic/Latino09/25/2018StanfordvilleNY41.8706318-73.7054446New York State Police
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Restaurant owner Jaime Lopez was allegedly intoxicated, armed with a knife and threatening a woman outside his Coyote Flaco Restaurant, police said. Lopez was shot and killed when police said he made an aggressive movement toward state troopers.

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24913Dravious Burch34MaleAfrican-American/Black09/25/2018OrlandoFL28.4937084-81.4136895Orlando Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police said officers were called after 11 p.m., when somebody heard a woman screaming during an argument with a man. A shot was fired while officers were responding, police said. Upon arriving, officers confronted Dravious Burch. Burch moved toward officers with two handguns, refusing to comply with commands from officers, police said. Four officers shot and killed him.

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24915Frinbrinzo J. Boyd38MaleRace unspecified09/26/2018MarstonMO36.5201591-89.6018599Missouri State Highway Patrol, New Madrid County Sheriff's Office, New Madrid Police Department, Marston Police Department, Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Office, Sikeston Department of Public Safety
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Frinbrinzo J. Boyd allegedly shot and killed 35-year-old Brian E. Clemons before taking a woman hostage and fleeing to a motel. He shot and killed himself during a police standoff. The woman was unharmed.

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24916Paul Braswell29MaleAfrican-American/Black09/26/2018NewarkNJ40.7072967-74.2087668Newark Police Department, Essex County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police officers were investigating Paul Braswell, 29, and Philip Belton, 39, for alleged illegal weapons dealing. Police followed the pair as they completed several alleged gun sales from a pickup truck. After the third sale, several police vehicles moved in to block Braswell and Belton at an intersection. Belton, who was driving, panicked and jammed it into reverse, hitting an officer and a vehicle blocking his rearward escape. Belton then went forward, hitting the officer and the car in front of him. At this point, eight officers began firing into the pickup truck a total of 74 times. Belton was hit 10 times but survived. Braswell was killed. Police alleged vehicular assault. All officers cleared of criminal wrongdoing. The Braswell family has filed excessive force civil lawsuit.

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24919Joey Leon Nelson19MaleEuropean-American/White09/27/2018EnidOK36.3833596-97.8816493Enid Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Just after 10:20 a.m., police responded to an armed robbery at Famous Footwear. Officers were told that Joey Nelson had fled in a vehicle and was armed with a handgun and a knife, police said. Officers found Nelson driving the vehicle and attempted to stop the vehicle, but Nelson fled. The vehicle later stopped , and Nelson reportedly left the vehicle armed with a weapon. Officers ordered him to drop the weapon before he allegedly pointed it at them, and he was shot and killed. The weapon turned out to be an Airsoft gun that looked like a firearm.

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24918Datwan Keyo Lewis41MaleAfrican-American/Black09/27/2018PalatkaFL29.6458337-81.6815312Palatka Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Around 3:15 a.m., officers were looking for Datwan Lewis after his girlfriend called 911 to report a domestic violence battery. Police spotted a white sport utility vehicle and pulled over Lewis in a parking lot at St. Johns River State College. Officers approached the driver they saw the man was armed with a handgun. Police shot and killed Lewis when he did not comply with orders to disarm.

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24920Michael Perez37MaleHispanic/Latino09/27/2018HonoluluHI21.3238406-157.878123Honolulu Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Around 12:04 a.m., officers responded to a theft complaint at a Hele gas station convenience store. A witness identified a man who matched the thief's description in the parking lot of Dillingham Plaza. Police encountered Michael Perez holding a bottle of alcohol and a hunting knife. The officers reportedly ordered Perez to drop the weapon, but he allegedly raised the knife and moved toward the officers. One of the officers deployed his Taser, but it reportedly was ineffective, and two other officers shot and killed him.

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24967Juan Angel Pinedo32MaleHispanic/Latino09/27/2018Las CrucesNM32.2906-106.766Las Cruces Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Juan Angel Pinedo was shot and killed after he led police on a foot pursuit for several city blocks and across the Las Cruces High School campus. Pinedo allegedly was armed with a handgun. Pinedo was wanted by police after he was suspected of pointing a handgun at a man and firing a couple of rounds into the air after confronting his ex-girlfriend. Officers closed in on Pinedo when he jumped a fence and lost possession of his handgun. Officers repeatedly warned Pinedo to put his hands up and step away from the gun. Instead, body cam video shows that he lunged for the weapon. Four officers fired a total of 17 shots, striking Pinedo nine times. The officers were cleared of criminal wrongdoing.

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24917Coltin Brennan Leblanc23MaleEuropean-American/White09/27/2018HammondLA30.503836-90.4630266Louisiana State Police
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

A Louisiana State Police trooper pulled over Coltin Brennan Leblanc on suspicion of impaired driving. Leblanc complied at first, but when he returned to his pickup to get his license, he attempted to flee in the truck. The trooper was holding on to the driver's side door and was pulled along. The trooper ordered Leblanc to stop, but he did not comply and attempted to grab the trooper's gun. The trooper shot Leblanc three times, killing him. Leblanc's BAC was .20 more than twice the legal limit for driving. The trooper was cleared of any wrongdoing.

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24923Willie Earl Simmons23MaleAfrican-American/Black09/28/2018HoustonTX29.7396379-95.4962981Houston Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

At 12:30 am, police received a call that Willie Earl Simmons was allegedly holding Kendra Jones at gunpoint in his apartment on Winrock Boulevard. When officers arrived, they heard screaming. Officers covered the front and back doors and then broke down the front door. Simmons fired at officers through the open door. Police took cover, getting into a shootout with Simmons. Simmons shot Jones five times in the arm. Simmons attempted to flee out the back door and got in another exchange of gunfire with police. Simmons dropped his handgun as he retreated back into the apartment. He picked up a large knife and advanced upon officers, who shot and killed him.

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24921Joseph Dawson24MaleRace unspecified09/28/2018Johns IslandSC32.7451296-80.1254553Charleston County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

At 10:09 a.m. Joseph Dawson's wife called 911 to report her husband was threatening her and other family members. When deputies encountered Dawson at his residence, he drew a gun, and one deputy took him down to the ground, and a struggle began. Dawson got off several shots, and another deputy shot and killed Dawson.

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24922Marcus Lamont Bray41MaleRace unspecified09/28/2018San PabloCA37.9525883-122.3310026San Pablo Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

About 12:11 p.m., a San Pablo police officer attempted to stop a vehicle for displaying incorrect license plates to a different vehicle, police said. As the officer got out of his patrol car, gunshots were heard from within the vehicle, which collided into two parked vehicles and came to a rest on the sidewalk. Officers discovered the sole occupant, Marcus Lamont Bray sitting in the driver's seat with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to his head.

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24925Joseph O. Redeemer37MaleAfrican-American/Black09/29/2018SaginawMI43.4162775-83.9710467Saginaw Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

City police conducted a traffic stop about 12:50 a.m. The man was an occupant in the vehicle and he fled on foot. During the pursuit, the man pointed a gun at officers and fired several shots, police said. Police also fired, but no one was hit. The man then ran into a home. Occupants of the home saw the man enter with a gun. The man told them there was shooting outside, and he was very upset and talking about suicide. The occupants left the home and tried to get the man to leave with them, but he refused. Officers could see the man through windows in the home and tried to make contact. Police entered the home before 10 a.m. and the man committed suicide.

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24924Justin "Doug" Snelson54MaleEuropean-American/White09/29/2018OkmulgeeOK35.6325438-95.9831409Okmulgee County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

A deputy attempted to pull over Justin "Doug" Snelson son his motorcycle for a traffic stop, but Snelson eluded him and the chase was on. After a short chase, Snelson abandoned the motorcycle and fled on foot. A deputy encountered Snelson hiding in a vacant lot. Holding a butane torch in one hand and a cell phone in the other, Snelson advanced on the deputy, who, thinking Snelson was armed, shot twice and killed Snelson. The deputy was cleared of any criminal wrongdoing.

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24926Thomas Howard Luedtke58MaleEuropean-American/White09/29/2018NampaID43.5853281-116.5749266Nampa Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police received two calls requesting welfare checks for Thomas Howard Luedtke. One caller said that Luedtke wanted to harm himself and police officers. The other caller said that Luedtke was hiding in camouflage. When officers arrived, they located Luedtke with a loaded crossbow, which he pointed at the officers. Three Nampa officers shot and killed Luedtke.

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24927Walter Welch Jr.40MaleEuropean-American/White09/29/2018EppingNH43.026783-71.117004New Hampshire State Police
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Shortly before 7 p.m. after state police dispatchers received a 911 call about an erratic driver in a white pickup truck traveling westbound on Route 101. A trooper spotted the truck stopped off Exit 6 around the overpass. As the trooper approached the pickup, he asked the driver, Walter Welch Jr., if he'd been drinking. "A lot," reportedly said Welch, who then opened fire on the trooper. The trooper retreated and took cover and ordered Welch to disarm. When Welch didn't respond, the trooper shot through the back of the pickup cab four times. Some of rounds struck Welch, who was already dying from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

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24928Patrick "Pat Pat'' Kimmons27MaleAfrican-American/Black09/30/2018PortlandOR45.5202551-122.6744445Portland Police Bureau
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officers responding to a report of a fight where two people had been injured by gunfire encountered Patrick Kimmons running away from the fight and toward them with a revolver in his hand. Kimmons ignored commands to disarm and was shot 12 times by the two officers, who were later cleared of any criminal wrongdoing.

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25203Brian Lee Rogers40MaleEuropean-American/White09/30/2018MaryvilleTN35.6028925-84.0598863Blount County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Around 3:40 p.m., a deputy responded to a home after a family member of Brian Rogers called E-911 to report Rogers was acting erratically, police said. When the deputy arrived, Rogers began chasing him with an ax. Rogers allegedly ignored commands to drop the weapon and charged toward the deputy, who shot and killed him.

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24929Brian Baker33MaleEuropean-American/White10/01/2018OrlandoFL28.5265247-81.3776052Orlando Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Orlando police shot and killed Brian Baker, who claimed to have a gun at Orlando Regional Medical Center, police said. Three officers shot Baker when he reportedly reached into his waistband as though he had a gun. State attorney's review of the case said Baker was holding an unknown object after he reached into his waistband, but also said he was unarmed. Officers cleared of any wrongdoing.

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24930Nowy Angel Duron29MaleHispanic/Latino10/01/2018HoustonTX29.7932928-95.3891341Harris County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police went to a house to serve warrants for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, felony possession of a firearm, felony evasion and burglary. The homeowner warned officers the man was inside the residence and was most likely armed. Officers spotted Nowy Angel Duron running toward the back of the residence with a handgun. Two deputies stationed outside the back door shot and killed Duron when he pointed he handgun in their direction.

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17062Keagan Lee Johnson-Lloyd23MaleEuropean-American/White10/01/2018HastingsMN44.7312281-92.8589723Hastings Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police were dispatched to a group home around 4 p.m. on reports of a stabbing between two residents. When officers arrived, Keagan Johnson-Lloyd, had fled. Police received a report about two hours later, shortly before 6 p.m., of Johnson-Lloyd's whereabouts. Responding officers saw him walking, and Officer Geoff Latsch shot and killed Johnson-Lloyd after Johnson-Lloyd advanced upon the officer holding a razor blade in his hand.

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21584Lajuana Evadn'i Louise Phillips36FemaleAfrican-American/Black10/02/2018VictorvilleCA34.520812-117.3089646San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Lajuana Phillips was reportedly upset that a car dealer had sold her a lemon, and police were called after she started a physical altercation at the dealership. The single responding deputy discovered Phillips had a warrant for driving on a suspended license and attempted to arrest her. Phillips got in her car and locked the door. She drove slightly forward and the deputy pepper sprayed her through the open driver's side window. Phillips moved the car forward again in the general direction of the deputy, who shot her in the left side of the head and killed her. Deputy was cleared of criminal wrongdoing. Police alleged vehicular assault. But the city paid out a $2.6 million settlement to Phillips's three children and her mother.

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19856James Edward Martin26MaleEuropean-American/White10/02/2018MabletonGA33.806092-84.565903Cobb County Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

James Edward Martin lived in the home with 81-year-old Faye Spruell, her granddaughter Jessica Adams, and Adams' 7-year-old daughter. Martin was Adams's former boyfriend and reportedly pulled a gun on Adams, so the family kicked him out of the house. Martin came back and allegedly killed Spruell and then held Jessica and her daughter hostage at gunpoint. According to Adams, Martin was pointing a gun at both her and her daughter in her grandma's bedroom when members of SWAT came in and shot and killed Martin.

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22832Arthur Harbison25MaleEuropean-American/White10/03/2018GreenvilleMS33.3410201-91.0824508Greenville Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officers were called around 7 p.m. for a domestic disturbance in which a minor had been stabbed in the neck. Another family member allegedly had been stabbed by Arthur Harbison earlier in the day, but he had fled before police arrived. On their second trip, they made contact with Harbison, and a fight began before he ran into a nearby field as officers chased him. Harbison allegedly turned during the chase toward an officer with a knife, and he was shot and killed.

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19592Dennis Lynn Lambert54MaleRace unspecified10/03/2018ColumbusOH39.9594761-83.0396828Columbus Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Dennis Lynn Lambert allegedly shot his wife twice during a family argument and later allegedly killed himself inside his home during a standoff with police.

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24715Toby D. Bailey Sr.38MaleAfrican-American/Black10/03/2018MemphisTN35.206321-89.886917Mt. Pleasant Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officers responded to reports of a domestic violence incident. Toby Bailey ran inside his home, made threats to shoot the officers, and barricaded himself within. Beginning at approximately 9:45 p.m., police negotiators, family members and a pastor tried to get Bailey to surrender. Bailey fired several shots inside the home. After using tear gas two officers entered the home and shot Bailey when he allegedly pointed a handgun in their direction. But Bailey also turned his gun on himself. According to the coroner, either wound could have killed Bailey, it was impossible to determine whether it was a homicide or a suicide.

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21561William Harold Cox II45MaleAfrican-American/Black10/04/2018ScarbroWV37.961884-81.18393West Virginia State Police, Fayette County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

William Cox was shot and killed after allegedly making threats against a hostage's life and pointing a gun toward police.

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21714John David Self36MaleRace unspecified10/04/2018MidlandTX31.9933738-102.0716191Midland County Sheriff's Office, Midland Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Deputies were called to a disturbance and saw John Self leaving. A short pursuit began. Self was later found barricaded in his residence. Police attempted to make contact with Self. Gas was deployed inside the residence in an attempt to get him to comply and exit the residence. Police entered the residence and found Self had shot and killed himself.

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21525Shavonn Anthony Price40MaleAfrican-American/Black10/04/2018San AntonioTX29.4008894-98.6961218Bexar County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Shavonn Anthony Price barricaded himself inside a home following a shooting that left two people in critical condition and put nearby schools on lockdown, police said. The standoff lasted about five hours and end when police found Price with a self-inflicted gunshot.

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25284Name withheld by policeMaleRace unspecified10/05/2018Concord TownshipMO36.28837-89.710002Pemiscot County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Two deputies got a call about a domestic situation around 1:45 a.m. When they arrived, deputies said a man was standing on the porch with a shotgun in one hand and a rifle in the other. Deputies ordered the man to put down the guns. He reportedly put the shot gun down, but not the rifle. Officers shot and killed him.

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24981Venson Kee Yazzie43MaleNative American/Alaskan10/05/2018ChinleAZ36.1335625-109.4694375U.S. National Park Service
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

A Native American man, Venson Kee Yazzie, was at the Bear Ears national monument collecting rocks when he got into an altercation with National Park Service ranger. Yazzie was allegedly armed with a knife, and the ranger shot and killed him. Details as to what precipitated the killing continue to be withheld by police.

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10997Sershawn Martez Dillon31MaleAfrican-American/Black10/05/2018NashvilleTN36.1992366-86.8237426Metropolitan Nashville Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officers responded to an apartment complex around 10:30 p.m. in response to reports of shots fired. When they arrived, officers spotted Dillon, who reportedly matched the description of a person involved in a pistol whipping earlier that night. As officers arrived, Dillon, who was allegedly armed, ran inside one of the apartments. Officers approached the residence, and a gun-battle began. Officer Samuel Galluzzi was wounded. Dillon was shot and killed. Three supervisors were disciplined over the incident.

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11466Phillip Samuel Moskios Jr.48MaleEuropean-American/White10/05/2018ChiloquinOR42.4687999-121.8722738Klamath Falls Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Phillip Samuel Moskios Jr. and a passenger were pulled over after a police dog alerted on the car for possible illegal drugs. Moskios assaulted a deputy and both he and his female passenger fled on foot. Two deputies and a DEA agent pursued Moskios. They shot and killed Moskios but no details have been provided.

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25163Kenneth Bingham51MaleRace unspecified10/06/2018Cross CityFL29.635993-83.132021Dixie County Sheriff's Office, Columbia County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Around 11 p.m., police got a report of a shooting on US Hwy 900. They found a woman who had been shot in the arm. Officers found Kenneth Bingham's car, and attempted to pull him over, and he fled. Around 3 a.m., Dixie County deputies found a car matching the description of Bingham's at the El Dorado Motel in Cross City. They attempted to talk to Bingham, but they heard a gunshot from inside his motel room, and when police went inside, they found Bingham dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.

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14284Tison Dinney39MaleRace unspecified10/07/2018HonoluluHI21.3076939-157.8555813Honolulu Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police were called to assist state sheriffs with a man who was threatening another man with a machete and shears. The man had taken hedge shears apart and had half of it with a sharpened blade that was about two feet long. Police used pepper spray on the man after asking him to walk away from the weapons, but it was not effective. The man reportedly was ordered to move away from the weapons, but he did not comply. As officers approached the man to arrest him, he allegedly picked up one of the weapons and struck an officer in the torso. A second officer reportedly shocked him with a stun gun, and a third officer shot and killed him.

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23843Anthony Lee Hodges39MaleEuropean-American/White10/07/2018LawteyFL30.030976-82.09464Bradford County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Deputies responded to a mental health emergency call encountered Anthony Lee Hodges armed with an assault type rifle. Upon contacting Hodges, he opened fire with the rifle, and the deputies sought cover. Hodges continued firing, and the deputies returned fire, shooting and killing Hodges. Grand jury cleared officers of any wrongdoing.

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5359Nicholas Benjamin Salisbury36MaleRace unspecified10/07/2018AuburnCA38.936737-121.1096888Placer County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Nicholas Salisbury called 911 at about 1:30 a.m. and told dispatchers he was planning to kill residents at an Auburn in-patient rehab facility and also threatened to shoot any deputies who arrived there, police said. He told the dispatcher he was high on marijuana and "speed." The man was holding a firearm when deputies found him. Deputies reportedly ordered him to drop the gun, but he raised it toward the deputies, and they shot and killed him. The weapon was a replica firearm, and Salisbury allegedly had a suicide note.

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24969Alexander G. Lindahl24MaleEuropean-American/White10/08/2018OkarcheOK35.7404289-97.9680571Canadian County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Union City police saw a stolen pickup truck and pursued. The chase went from Union City to El Reno to Okarche. North of Okarche, the man was passing vehicles on the shoulder. The ground was wet from the rains, and the driver lost control and went into the center median and stopped. A deputy shot a tire, and the man got out of his truck with a gun, and he was shot and killed.

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24970Travis M. Craven25MaleEuropean-American/White10/08/2018WellingtonCO40.7261171-104.9928132Larimer County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Just before noon, Travis Craven was involved in a fight with a family member. After a deputy arrived, Craven reportedly left in a 2001 Subaru Forester, carrying a handgun. He was chased to Wellington, where deputies forced his vehicle off the road. Deputy Matthew Bordewick shot and killed Craven after he exited the car brandishing a handgun.

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24971Isaiah Danielle Ramirez36MaleEuropean-American/White10/08/2018Oak RidgeTN36.0202747-84.2322429Oak Ridge Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

An Oak Ridge officer tried to stop Isaiah Ramirez, who fled, and the officer chased him. That chase reportedly ended at the Anderson County General Sessions Court parking lot. The officer blocked the exit from the parking lot and got out of his car with gun drawn. He ordered Ramirez to stop but Ramirez instead drove in the general direction of the officer, who shot Ramirez 3 times through the windshield. Ramirez's vehicle struck the officer in the leg then hit a parked bus before coming to a stop. Ramirez died in the hospital and the officer was cleared of any wrongdoing.

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23018Aaron Joseph Chavez22MaleHispanic/Latino10/08/2018ClovisNM34.3922849-103.1964865Clovis Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police said they tried to stop Aaron Chavez in a stolen car, but he allegedly fled on foot. An officer chasing Chavez saw him reach and grab an object out of his pocket. The officer thought Chavez was brandishing a knife and shot and killed Chavez. Panel of DAs cleared officer of any wrongdoing.

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24972Serik Gene Olivares41MaleHispanic/Latino10/09/2018Sugar LandTX29.6239825-95.6810458Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Serik Olivares allegedly shot and killed himself during a stand-off with police. He'd allegedly shot a deputy earlier, and had taken hostages.

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24978Richard Palafox76MaleEuropean-American/White10/10/2018El PasoTX31.7829281-106.3249977El Paso Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Richard Palafox was armed with a gun and suicidal when he pulled into the parking lot of the Pebble Hills Regional Command Center in East El Paso, police said. As officers approached the car, Palafox shot at officers, leading officers to shoot him 8 times, killing him.

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25204Alonzo L. Smith31MaleAfrican-American/Black10/10/2018MilwaukeeWI43.132221-88.037563Milwaukee Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officers responded to a report of shots fired outside an apartment building on the city's northwest side. They confronted Alonzo Smith in a car outside his aunt's house. When officers ordered Smith to show his hands, he began firing at them as he exited the car. The officers shot and killed Smith. Smith had a history of mental illness.

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24977Samuel Edward Rice30MaleEuropean-American/White10/10/2018PortlandOR45.4680816-122.5788539Portland Police Bureau
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police encountered Samuel Edward Rice barricaded in a motel room, where he was holding his girlfriend hostage at knifepoint. When Rice refused to let his girlfriend go, a police sniper killed Rice with a single shot. Rice had a history of mental illness and altercations with police.

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24975Kenneth Busse Jr.21MaleEuropean-American/White10/10/2018EnterpriseNV36.0225335-115.2433742Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officers Kenneth Pilette and Chad Betts responded to a crash. Police said Busse left the scene briefly to hide something in a nearby bush before officers arrived. Police asked the man to complete a field sobriety test, but he allegedly ran to the bush and grabbed a gun. The man fired a round at police, and the officers shot and killed him.

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24976Terrell Blake47MaleAfrican-American/Black10/10/2018RochesterNY43.142904-77.564522Rochester Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Terrell Blake had allegedly shot his ex-girlfriend, her boyfriend and his son when police attempted to stop him in a U-Haul van and he fled. Blake began shooting at officers during the chase and multiple officers returned fire. Black crashed the van near another relative's house and exited the vehicle brandishing a handgun. Blake refused orders to drop his weapon and multiple officers shot and killed him.

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24973Michael Johnson26MaleRace unspecified10/10/2018Thousand OaksCA34.1718083-118.8318652Ventura County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Michael Johnson was involved in a crash at 1:14 a.m. Johnson allegedly confronted responding deputies with a knife and moved toward them when deputies attempted to contact him. Deputies fired beanbag rounds, striking Johnson multiple times. Johnson kept advancing toward the deputies, and Sgt. Russell King and Deputy Justyn Czyrklis shot and killed him. Johnson's blood-alcohol content was .27, three times the legal limit.

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24974Leslie Shayne Miller49FemaleEuropean-American/White10/10/2018SullivanIN39.1014947-87.427452Indiana State Police
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officers were called to a Days Inn around 1:22 p.m. after a guest made "concerning statements" to hotel staff. After evacuating the building, police went to question the guest, Leslie Shayne Miller, only to find she had locked the door and refused to comply with police demands to come out. When police entered the room, Miller allegedly pointed a gun at them, and they shot and killed her.

wthitv.com
24979Name withheld by policeMaleRace unspecified10/11/2018Huntington BeachCA33.6669805-118.0031234Huntington Beach Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police fatally shot a man and arrested a woman after a chase of a stolen vehicle ended with a foot pursuit, police said, reporting that a gun was recovered after the incident. Police did not say what prompted the shooting.

latimes.com
24988Dakota Frank Brooks26MaleRace unspecified10/11/2018Panama CityFL30.2516255-85.5463028Florida State Fire Marshals
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Two detectives from the Florida Department of Financial Services encountered Dakota Frank Brooks attempted to steal their vehicle during a hurricane. One detective engaged in a struggle with Brooks that went to ground. When Brooks attempted to gain control of the detective's gun, the second detective shot and killed Brooks.

mypanhandle.com
24980Diamonte Riviore22MaleAfrican-American/Black10/11/2018West JordanUT40.6235966-111.9856549West Jordan Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police responded to a domestic disturbance during which Diamonte Riviore reportedly took a woman hostage. The woman let them in the apartment, and three officers encountered Riviore brandishing a knife in the attached bathroom. Two officers tasered Riviore to no effect. The third officer then shot and killed Riviore.

sltrib.com
24984Ashley Elisna Grammer26FemaleAsian/Pacific Islander10/12/2018Mountain ViewHI19.5995443-154.9421404Hawaii Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police said Ashley Elisna Grammer was a fugitive being sought on two $50,000 warrants. Police encountered Grammer parked in a stolen Toyota 4Runner. As three officers got out the car, Grammar started the 4Runner and slammed it into reverse, hitting the police car and knocking one officer down. Grammar rammed the police vehicle numerous times, and the officers shot and killed her.

staradvertiser.com
24982Kay Kenniker84MaleRace unspecified10/12/2018ChandlerAZ33.3293401-111.8571147Chandler Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officers responded to Kay Kenniker's home about 5 p.m. on reports of a possibly suicidal man armed with a gun, police said. Officers found Kenniker standing on the front lawn of his mobile home with a gun in hand. He allegedly shot at officers once. Kenniker went back inside of the home and emerged in the backyard with a rifle. He allegedly raised the rifle toward the officers in the backyard, and two Chandler officers shot and killed him.

santansun.com
24985Jacob E. Albrethsen17MaleHispanic/Latino10/12/2018OremUT40.2984048-111.6813737Orem Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Two officers were sent to a residence after 911 operators received a call of a family dispute. The officers entered the home and encountered Jacob E. Albreths in a bedroom closet brandishing a knife. One of the officers reportedly shocked him with a Taser, but it failed to stop him. Both officers opened fire, killing the boy.

ksl.com
24983Matthew Chambers34MaleRace unspecified10/12/2018AtlantaGA33.8966398-84.4450595Cobb County Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Matthew Chambers had been shooting at vehicles and pointing a gun at them at the Walton on the Chattahoochee apartments, police said. Police responded to the complex about 6:08 a.m., and found Chambers with a gun at a bus stop near the apartment entrance. As officers approached him from a distance, Chambers was seen to have a gun, and he was shot and killed.

wsbtv.com
24986Samuel Morris27MaleAfrican-American/Black10/13/2018Fort SmithAR35.408655-94.372589Fort Smith Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officers went to an apartment to investigate a domestic disturbance involving weapons and allegedly found Samuel Morris threatening his girlfriend at knife-point. When Morris did not drop the knife as ordered, one officer told his girlfriend to move and when she did, the officer shot and killed Morris.

arkansasonline.com
24987James Christopher Manus41MaleEuropean-American/White10/14/2018GainesvilleGA34.2608429-83.7401581Hall County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

About 6 p.m., deputies responded to a report of a man pointing a gun at neighbors. When they arrived, they found that James Christopher Manus had also set fire to his neighbor's well house. When deputies tried to speak with Manus, deputies said he barricaded himself inside the home and refused all attempts at communication. At about 11 p.m., Manus began to shoot at deputies from inside the home. Just after midnight, he appeared in the front doorway and shot at deputies again, and deputies shot and killed Manus.

ajc.com
15924Gregory Allen Tilly55MaleRace unspecified10/14/2018AlamogordoNM32.8850457-105.9597978New Mexico State Police
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police were dispatched to a home about 11 a.m. When they arrived, they learned that Gregory Allen Tilly had shot out of a window of his mobile home. Officers tried to get Tilly out of the home, but he refused to leave. While officers were talking with Tilly, he exited the home with a shotgun in his hand, and a trooper shot and killed him.

krqe.com
24989Eric Jamar Lupain Stromer22MaleAfrican-American/Black10/14/2018JeffersonvilleOH39.6516317-83.5417894Fayette County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Deputies were dispatched to a Quality Inn/Amerihost at approximately 12:43 a.m. to investigate a disturbance inside the motel. As deputies attempted to place Eric Jamar Lupain Stromer under arrest, a woman attempted to interfere. Deputies tasered the woman, and Stormer pulled a gun and shot one of the deputies. The deputies shot and killed Stromer.

recordherald.com
15922Umberto Sanchez Ramoz17MaleHispanic/Latino10/14/2018PortervilleCA36.0955713-119.0880584Tulare County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Deputies were called to a home when Umberto Sanchez Ramoz became violent and threatened family members with a knife. The family members locked themselves into a back room and called 911. He panicked when deputies arrived. He allegedly kicked in a door and took an 11-year-old family member hostage at knifepoint. When Ramoz, who had a history of mental illness, refused to drop the knife at his brother's throat, one of the deputies shot and killed him.

visaliatimesdelta.com
15923Hustes Antonio Davila58MaleHispanic/Latino10/15/2018ColumbusOH39.9467159-83.0635573Franklin County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

About 11:45 a.m., detectives with the Franklin County Drug Task Force were conducting an investigation into suspected heroin trafficking. A detective with the task force shot and killed Hustes Davila, but details to what precipitated the killing were withheld by police.

10tv.com
16051Donald Judd45MaleRace unspecified10/16/2018TacomaWA47.2366258-122.4031781Puyallup Tribal Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Donald Judd allegedly stole a generator and light tower from a casino parking lot and was driving erratically around the parking lot in a pickup truck when two tribal police patrol cars encountered him. Judd rammed police cars several times while he drove around in circles. The final time, he reversed at high speed toward an officer who could see Judd aiming at him through the rearview mirror. Fearing for his life and the life of customers in the parking lot, the officer shot five times, killing Judd.

thenewstribune.com
24991Donald Bugg60MaleAfrican-American/Black10/17/2018ColumbusOH39.9763239-82.9693261Columbus Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Around 5 p.m., Jerry Helms, 73, was delivering food to a her two cousins, Ronald and Donald Bugg, both of whom were mentally ill. Donald Bugg allegedly shot and killed her, beginning a standoff with police which ended when he shot and killed himself.

abc6onyourside.com
25412Daniel Paul Lehman34MaleEuropean-American/White10/17/2018QuinlanTX32.9168076-96.1297865Hunt County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Daniel Paul Lehmann was allegedly drinking and doing drugs in a house when he became aggravated and stabbed several people. Hunt County deputies encountered Lehmann after the vehicle he was fleeing in crashed. Lehman exited the vehicle brandishing a knife and advanced on a deputy, who shot and killed Lehman.

google.com
25013James Lyle Kuehn61MaleEuropean-American/White10/17/2018KearnsUT40.647908-111.997258Unified Police Department of Greater Salt Lake
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

James Lyle Kuehn allegedly went to Fiesta Ole and demanded money from the cashier, allegedly pointing a knife at him. The worker reportedly grabbed a large cheese knife, which he swung at Kuehn. Customers got between the two men, and Kuehn left. Someone followed Kuehn and found him hiding behind a bush by a house and directed police there. Officers confronted Kuehn who brandished the knife and advanced upon an officer, who tripped and fell backwards. A second officer tasered Kuehn to no effect. A third officer shot and killed Kuehn after he continued to brandish the knife and advanced upon the officer.

gephardtdaily.com
24994Weston Willow Well Cole29MaleEuropean-American/White10/17/2018LongviewWA46.117761-122.933569Longview Police Department, Cowlitz County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Longview police were called at 2:52 a.m. on a report of an unwanted person. Cowlitz County deputies also responded. Officers and deputies contacted Weston Willow Well Cole, who displayed a gun. Police said Cole ran away and forced his way into a home with people inside. The people left safely. Cole, from inside the home, allegedly began shooting at the officers. Officers shot and killed him.

tdn.com
24992Keyshon Parham19MaleAfrican-American/Black10/17/2018MemphisTN35.072961-89.8846563Shelby County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Deputies were on the search for Keyshon Parham, who had numerous felony warrants, including attempted first degree murder. They encountered Parham at an apartment complex, Parham jumped out a window to elude them. When a deputy caught up with Parham, a struggle ensued, and Parham attempted to grab the deputy's gun. The gun went off and wounded the deputy. A second deputy shot and killed Parham.

wreg.com
24990Charles D. "Chop Chop" Roundtree Jr.18MaleAfrican-American/Black10/17/2018San AntonioTX29.4406172-98.5287405San Antonio Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

At 1 a.m. Officer Steve Casanova approached an alleged "drug house" to investigate an assault by someone in the house. The officer did not announce himself and said "Hey what's going on?" as he attempted to push the front door open. One man in the living room stood up and asked "Who the fuck is that?!" The officer then opened fire, shooting through iron burglar bars on the front door, wounding the man who stood up and killing Charles D. "Chop Chop" Roundtree Jr. who was sitting on the sofa. Neither Roundtree nor the other man was armed. The entire incident was over in 5 seconds. Officer Casanova was cleared of wrongdoing by a grand jury. Roundtree's family has filed a civil suit that is still pending.

ksat.com
24993Lance Taylor Jacobs65MaleRace unspecified10/17/2018SpringfieldOR44.074028-123.0333039Springfield Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Lance Jacobs apparently set fire to his home and laid in wait to ambush arriving firefighters, firing repeatedly at emergency responders before killing himself with a shotgun.

registerguard.com
25000Mahlon Edward Summerour63MaleAfrican-American/Black10/18/2018MonroeGA33.8034399-83.711301Monroe Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Walton County 911 received multiple calls shortly before 9 a.m. about a man who was coming from under the U.S. 78 bridge with a gun. Two officers arrived to find a man dressed in a shower curtain and carrying what looked to be a machine gun. He was ordered to drop the item and was shot and killed when he reportedly pointed it at the officers. Mahlon Summerour was carrying a replica Thompson submachine gun.

waltontribune.com
24995Andrey Tkachenko23MaleEuropean-American/White10/18/2018Salt Lake CityUT40.76278-111.8782041Salt Lake City Police Department, Saratoga Springs Police Department, Unified Police Department of Greater Salt Lake
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police had been tracking Andrey Tkachenko who was wanted on felony charges. Police followed him to a parking lot in Salt Lake City. There they observed Tkachenko allegedly selling drugs out of his car. Police blocked the exit of the parking lot. As two officers approached Tkachenko, he revved up his engine and attempted to escape, driving in the general direction of the officers. The officers shot and killed killed him.

gephardtdaily.com
24997Christopher J. Antone29MaleRace unspecified10/18/2018Johnson CityTN36.2981325-82.3008398Johnson City Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Christopher J. Antone was allegedly wanted on charges including one count of aggravated robbery, three counts of especially aggravated kidnapping, three counts of aggravated assault, one count of especially aggravated burglary, and theft under $1,000. Police spotted the vehicle Antone was riding in at a market. When police turned on their lights to stop the vehicle, Antone told his two friends in the vehicle, "Tell my mother I love her," and fatally shot himself in the head.

elizabethton.com
25002Name withheld by policeMaleRace unspecified10/18/2018VanceSC33.425234-80.4826576Orangeburg County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

At 4 p.m., deputies arrived at a where they saw a woman sitting in a chair holding her left arm in the air. The woman's son told deputies that she'd been shot. The woman told deputies that her boyfriend, who had shot her, was still on the property, but she wasn't sure of his exact location. As police searched for the woman's boyfriend at the rear of the residence, a deputy reported seeing him in a nearby wooded area and a pond. Police said he shot and killed himself as they approached.

thetandd.com
24999Kenneth "Kenny" Martin Anderson27MaleEuropean-American/White10/18/2018CartersvilleGA34.245433-84.773371Georgia State Patrol
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

State troopers encountered Kenneth Martin Anderson, a wanted felon, after the car he was riding was pulled over for going too slow. Anderson gave a false name, but troopers discovered he was wanted, so they handcuffed him and placed him in the backseat of a patrol car. Unknown to the troopers, Anderson had a gun hidden behind his back. When he exited the patrol car, he turned toward one trooper and fired three times from behind his back, hitting the trooper in his bulletproof vest. Two troopers opened fire and killed Anderson.

ajc.com
25001Sean Dutcher38MaleEuropean-American/White10/18/2018ElkhornWI42.70621-88.542106Walworth County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police had received a report of a vehicle that was driving recklessly before 10 p.m. Deputies found the vehicle, driven by Sean Dutcher, and attempted a traffic stop. Dutcher didn't stop, and deputies pursued it. A PIT maneuver by one police vehicle failed to stop Dutcher. When Dutcher came to a stop, a deputy got out of his squad car and ordered Dutcher to put his hands up. Dutcher allegedly drove in the general direction of the deputy, who shot and killed him.

fox6now.com
24996Bailey Greek18MaleEuropean-American/White10/18/2018Wheat RidgeCO39.7856388-105.1095093Arvada Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police were reportedly looking for Bailey Greek regarding a variety of alleged violent crimes. Police tracked him via a stolen cell phone to a gas station. When Greek exited the store, police moved in, blocking his vehicle and any attempt to escape. Greek attempted to escape anyway, reversing and going forward in an attempt to break the roadblock. When he drove in the general direction of an officer, he was shot and killed. A handgun was found in the vehicle.

jeffco.us
24998Jacob Servais19MaleAfrican-American/Black10/18/2018VinelandNJ39.4492527-75.0419716Cape May County Prosecutor's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Jacob Servais and his girlfriend were wanted for an alleged home invasion perpetrated with a rental car. Servais follows his girlfriend in another car when she dropped off the rental at Just for Wheels Car, Truck and Van Rental. Two police vehicles were used to block Servais's vehicle in. He tried to break through the blockade, reversing and going forward in the general direction of two officers, who shot and killed him.

www.nj.gov
25003Christopher Calabro25MaleEuropean-American/White10/19/2018BrocktonMA42.086444-71.0125625Brockton Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police said Christopher Calabro brandished a knife and advanced on two officers after police responded to a report of a man with a knife around 12:20 p.m. He allegedly advanced at the officers and was shot and killed. Calabro suffered from severe schizophrenia and was brandishing a butter knife.

enterprisenews.com
25004Jonathon C. Tubby26MaleNative American/Alaskan10/19/2018Green BayWI44.5223855-87.9307227Green Bay Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Jonathan C. Tubby was allegedly depressed after relapsing with cancer and suicidal, according to family members.Tubby was stopped by police, who discovered he had a felony warrant for his arrest. As Tubby was being transported to the jail, he began acting strangely, as if he might be concealing a weapon. When the police cruiser arrived at the jail's sally port, Tubby had turned himself around completely backwards. Officers had to remove the back window to get Tubby out of the car. Tubby was standing on the police car's trunk when for uncertain reasons police shot him twice with a beanbag gun, to no effect. An officer then shot and killed Tubby.

greenbaypressgazette.com
25005Neico G. Crooks21MaleAfrican-American/Black10/19/2018Miami GardensFL25.947461-80.2042218Miami Gardens Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Neico Crooks was shot and killed while he driving a black car that was reported stolen. Police spotted him about 4 a.m., and in his attempt to get away, Crooks struck an officer. Several officers shot him as he drove, and he crashed into a house. No one was reported killed or wounded inside the home.

miamiherald.com
25015Edward Paul Zumski III35MaleEuropean-American/White10/20/2018ParisTX33.6619851-95.5361786Paris Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Edward Paul Zumski III was a suspect in a stabbing reported at the King's Inn in Paris. When officers got to the scene, they reportedly found a woman covered with blood from stab wounds on her chest. Zumski confronted officers and allegedly pointed a handgun at them. The officers shot and killed Zumski.

kxii.com
25006Kimberly Norris34FemaleEuropean-American/White10/20/2018McBeeSC34.364751-80.221436Darlington County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Kimberly Norris was walking erratically in a yard on Clyde School Road. A man stopped to check on her, and she reportedly told the man her father had been shot. The man called 911, and deputies were dispatched at 8:43 a.m. Before the deputies arrived, she allegedly pointed a gun at the man and ordered him out of the vehicle. When deputies arrived, the woman pointed the gun at them and fired, police said. Deputies shot and killed her.

scnow.com
25007Michael Sardinas29MaleHispanic/Latino10/20/2018StuartFL27.066339-80.2444Martin County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Registered sex offender Michael Sardinas had recently been released from prison when he got in a hit-and-run accident. Sardinas fled, and police pursued. Sardinas shot at police during a 120-mile chase that ended when Sardinas spun out of control. Sardinas then shot and killed himself.

sun-sentinel.com
25008Robert Smith Jr.50MaleEuropean-American/White10/20/2018SpanawayWA47.1107431-122.4320276Pierce County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

About 9:30 p.m., deputies responded to a report of domestic violence in Spanaway. A woman had called 911 to report that her boyfriend, Robert Smith Jr., was intoxicated and armed, and she had locked herself in the bathroom. Once there, deputies said they confronted Smith at the front door of the home. He was allegedly armed with a handgun in a hip holster. He allegedly did not comply with orders not to touch his handgun. Then deputies said Smith drew the handgun out of his holster toward the deputies, and they shot and killed him.

thenewstribune.com
25285Name withheld by policeRace unspecified10/21/2018QuincyFL30.578395-84.699934Gadsden County Sheriff's Office, Quincy Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police shot and killed a person. Details regarding the individual, the officers, the factors that precipitated the killing were all withheld by police.

wctv.tv
25009Cedric Pritchard27MaleAfrican-American/Black10/21/2018WashingtonNC35.556098-77.0564488Washington Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

An officer reportedly attempted to make a traffic stop at 3:59 p.m. Cedric Pritchard allegedly got out of his vehicle with a gun as the officer approached and attempted to flee. The officer shot twice hitting Pritchard in the back and killing him. Officer cleared of wrongdoing.

wnct.com
25011Jason Robert Whittle26MaleEuropean-American/White10/22/2018RivertonUT40.53707-111.931072Unified Police Department of Greater Salt Lake
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Jason Whittle's mother called 911 to get help for her mentally ill son. Police officers responded to the call with lights flashing and sirens blaring and encountered Whittle holding a butter knife to his mother's throat. An officer shot Whittle in the head and killed him right in front of his mother. The mother claims her son had put the butter knife down and was not a physical threat to her. She filed a civil suit against the city and police department in 2020.

gephardtdaily.com
25017William David Williamson61MaleEuropean-American/White10/22/2018NewportTN36.0726021-83.1821925Newport Police Department, Cocke County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Around 5 a.m., a Tennessee Bureau of Investigation agent and several officers and deputies from Newport Police Department and Cocke County Sheriff's Office went to a home to serve an arrest warrant to William David Williamson. Williamson was wanted on 14 counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor and was thought to have weapons. Police said Williamson produced a weapon. A Cocke County deputy and a Newport officer shot and killed him.

citizentribune.com
25010Tafahree Maynard18MaleAfrican-American/Black10/22/2018SnellvilleGA33.83423-84.052265Gwinnett County Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Tafahree Maynard was wanted in the murder of Officer Antwan Toney, 30, when he was killed by police after they reportedly encountered him holding a lawnmower blade in a shed, police said. An officer reportedly shocked him with a Taser and found Maynard was holding the lawnmower blade behind his back, and a second officer shot and killed him.

foxnews.com
25018Nickolas Michael Peters24MaleEuropean-American/White10/23/2018Martha LakeWA47.8241809-122.2385086Snohomish County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

A Snohomish County sheriff's deputy had been called to a disturbance around 10:15 p.m. in a nearby neighborhood. Moments later, the deputy radioed that he was following a pickup as it drove wildly on Filbert Road. At the end of the pursuit, Nickolas Peters was shot and killed. Details as to what led up to the shooting where withheld by police. Update January 2020: Deputy Art Wallin was fired and the family was awarded $1 million.

myedmondsnews.com
25016Salvador Morales37MaleHispanic/Latino10/23/2018PittsburgCA38.0285852-121.8876786Pittsburg Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Salvador Morales was suspected of holding his estranged wife and baby at gunpoint, shooting his brother in law in the neck, then fleeing with his wife and the child, leading police on a chase to Concord and back, and ultimately barricading himself in a Pittsburg home. Officers fired a 40mm beanbag projectile, designed to be "less-lethal," at him, and he allegedly returned fire at officers and was shot and killed.

cbslocal.com
25021Valentino Pritchett18MaleAfrican-American/Black10/23/2018GermantownMD39.1645419-77.2735843Montgomery County Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

At approximately 7:02 p.m., officers were attempting to arrest a man suspected of killing Stephen Alexander Frazier 20 hours earlier. Police said that Valentino Pritchett shot and killed himself while inside the car.

germantownpulse.net
25020Shaunday Nathaniel Mullins37MaleNative American/Alaskan10/23/2018TulsaOK36.1477965-95.9225037Tulsa Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police arrived to serve a high-risk warrant to Shaunday Mullins on drugs and weapons charges at 8:45 a.m. When officers got to the home, Mullins was inside with his girlfriend and her two children. The children were allowed to leave the home soon after police arrived. Mullins allegedly came outside and fired a weapon at officers. A police sniper in an armored vehicle shot and killed Mullins.

newson6.com
25019Robert R. "Bobby" Mitchell27MaleEuropean-American/White10/23/2018DavenportIA41.5875912-90.5733671Scott County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

A deputy with the Scott County Sheriff's Department stopped Robert Mitchell for a broken taillight. A female friend was riding with him. The deputy then discovered Mitchell was driving on a suspended license and had a warrant out for his arrest. According to Mitchell's female friend, when the deputy attempted to arrest Mitchell, he resisted and jumped back in the vehicle. A second struggle occurred, and this time the deputy jumped into the car on top of Mitchell as Mitchell attempted to drive off. The deputy warned Mitchell he was going to shoot him, but Mitchell kept going, and the deputy shot him twice. The deputy got out the car, and Mitchell drove four more miles to a gas station, dropping his friend off on the way. He died later in the hospital.

wqad.com
25022Name withheld by police45MaleRace unspecified10/24/2018DetroitMI42.3512343-83.1903299Detroit Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

At about 8:10 p.m., police responded to a call that a 26-year-old and a 55-year-old had been assaulted. The man had reportedly been to the house several times that day and was acquaintances with at least one person who lived there. At one point, he had allegedly brandished a firearm and threatened someone with a knife. When officers arrived, the man had already left. As they were about to leave, he returned. He had one hand on a bike, and police said he appeared to reach for a weapon with his other hand. Officers reportedly told him to stop and shot and killed him. Police said they found the man's "nickel-plated automatic."

freep.com
25023Armand Lamont Beckwith-Bell28MaleAfrican-American/Black10/25/2018St. LouisMO38.7730826-90.2187771St. Louis County Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officers responding to a disturbance call at an apartment building found an SUV parked out front. Officers went to the car and found a man who appeared to be asleep inside. One officer saw a handgun sitting on the passenger side and opened the door to secure the weapon. Armand Bell reacted to the movement and struggled with the officer over the gun. Bell began driving away during the struggle and the officer pulled his gun and fatally shot Bell.

fox2now.com
25025Lloyd Gerald Napouk44MaleNative American/Alaskan10/27/2018Las VegasNV36.0501405-115.2149686Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

At 12:22 a.m., officers responded to a call of a man acting suspiciously and carrying what appeared to be a Slim Jim or a stick. When officers found the man, he appeared to have a weapon in his hand. They reportedly attempted to convince the man to put the object down, but he failed to comply, and allegedly advanced toward Sgt.Buford Kenton, 36, and Officer Cameran Gunn, 29, who shot and killed him. The weapon turned out to be a plastic sword. Napouk's family have filed an excessive force and wrongful death lawsuit.

8newsnow.com
25024Christopher Carroll30MaleAfrican-American/Black10/27/2018KingwoodTX30.0550733-95.1768739Houston Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police responded to a distress call from the Veterans Crisis hotline around 12:45 a.m. According to police, family members were trying to calm down Christopher Carroll who was armed with a handgun. Carroll reportedly suffered from PTSD. Police encountered Carroll outside, naked and hiding behind a bush armed with the handgun. Carroll refused orders to drop the gun and pointed it toward the officers. One officer shot and killed him.

click2houston.com
25030Albert Ramon Dorsey30MaleAfrican-American/Black10/29/2018Los AngelesCA34.0971588-118.3285114Los Angeles Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officers responded to a battery call at a 24-Hour Fitness gym. Albert Ramon Dorsey was a gym member who allegedly confronted an employee at the gym. Officers encountered Dorsey in the locker room wearing only a towel. Dorsey refused to leave the locker room and the officers attempted to cuff him. Dorsey violently resisted, causing one officer to taser him and drive-stun him several times, to no effect. Dorsey overpowered both officers by punching them in the face numerous times, knocking both officers to the ground. As Dorsey straddled one officer and punched her in the face, the other officer shot Dorsey five times, killing.

google.com
25042Derrick Alexander Sellman28MaleAfrican-American/Black10/29/2018ParkvilleMD39.3731715-76.5649788Baltimore County Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

An off-duty corporal with Baltimore County Police with the surname Gonzalez shot and killed Derrick Sellman. Gonzalez was finishing his shift working as a security guard when another guard saw a black 2011 Chevrolet Suburban driving erratically near the mall's ShopRite grocery store. While Gonzalez was talking through the window to Sellman, Sellman began driving away and dragged Gonzalez, who was struck by a car traveling the opposite direction. Gonzalez shot Sellman once, and he crashed the Suburban.

patch.com
25028Ida Christy Stiles42FemaleEuropean-American/White10/29/2018BarnesvilleGA33.1735191-84.025622Monroe County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Ida Christy Stiles called 911 and asked for Monroe County deputies to come to her home. Once deputies arrived, Stiles wouldn't open the door. Police entered her home and were confronted by Stiles allegedly holding a pistol. Three deputies shot and killed her. The pistol she held was a CO2 pellet gun.

13wmaz.com
25026Arnaldo Caraveo27MaleHispanic/Latino10/29/2018PhoenixAZ33.429386-112.082349Mesa Police Department, Arizona Department of Public Safety
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officers were called for a report of an argument. Arnaldo Caraveo allegedly displayed a handgun during a confrontation with someone while in a white truck. Mesa police attempted to stop Caraveo, but he fled. Police, including DPS and Phoenix police, pursued. A DPS officer successfully performed a PIT maneuver. Caraveo exited the vehicle and opened fire with a fully automatic M16 assault rifle. Two officers were injured from flying glass. The M-16 turned out to be stolen from a police department.

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25029Name withheld by policeMaleRace unspecified10/29/2018TempeAZ33.3782294-111.9393403Tempe Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Two Tempe officers were shot while trying to serve an order of protection against a domestic violence suspect around 3 p.m. Once officers entered the house, the man allegedly fired shots and injured both officers. The officers returned fire and killed the man, who has not been named.

azfamily.com
25027Billy Jo Johnson34MaleEuropean-American/White10/29/2018South Lake TahoeCA38.84666-120.0290398El Dorado County Sheriff's Office, South Lake Tahoe Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

South Lake Tahoe Police officers were attempting to arrest Billy Jo Johnson on an armed robbery warrant. Johnson fled on his motorcycle and began shooting at the pursuing police officers. The chase ended when police shot and killed Johnson.

mtdemocrat.com
25044Ruben Rene Huerta46MaleHispanic/Latino10/30/2018San AntonioTX29.4652806-98.5900241U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Ruben Huerta, a former Bexar County jailer and ex-San Antonio Park police officer facing a charge of receiving child pornography, killed himself as federal police moved in to arrest him.

mysanantonio.com
25043James Johnson40MaleEuropean-American/White10/30/2018DaytonOH39.7516724-84.1658731Dayton Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

James Johnson was wanted for aggravated robbery when he shot and killed himself as Dayton police closed in on him at a home.

whio.com
25045Gonzalo Rico-Jimenez26MaleHispanic/Latino10/31/2018North Las VegasNV36.194945-115.1077482North Las Vegas Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Two North Las Vegas police officers stopped at a residence where a felony battery suspect was known to live. Gonzalo Rico-Jimenez, who was not the suspect, was standing in front of the residence and got into a blue pickup. Officers Ramin Nassiri and Christopher Colwell stood in front of the pickup, commanding Rico-Jimenez to stop. Rico-Jimenez continued driving at a slow speed with the officers in front of him, who then shot and killed Rico-Jimenez. Police alleged vehicular assault. While officers were cleared of wrongdoing, North Las Vegas paid $1 million wrongful death settlement to Rico-Jimenez's family.

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25047Jose Centeno Jr.17MaleHispanic/Latino10/31/2018HoustonTX29.9990876-95.5065533Harris County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

A police officer began pursuing Jose Luis Centento after he failed to stop for a school bus that was unloading. The slow speed chase ended after several miles when Centento drove off road and got stuck. With their guns drawn, officers commanded Centento to get out of the car but Centento shot at them with a replica handgun powered by CO2. Five officers opened fire, killing the boy.

patch.com
25046John Wurms32MaleEuropean-American/White10/31/2018Port OrangeFL29.1060464-81.0314581Volusia County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

John Wurms was sought by Port Orange police after he reportedly threatened a woman, identified as the victim in a pending aggravated stalking case for which he had been charged. Wurms was spotted around 10:45 p.m. by police at a 7-Eleven. Deputies and Port Orange police fired on him. He'd allegedly first pointed a gun at his own head and then at police. Wurms was shot twice by Deputy Devin Lafoucade. Medical examiner found that Wurms died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.

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25049Tony Bernard Smith Jr.24MaleAfrican-American/Black11/01/2018JacksonvilleFL30.3736376-81.6838491Jacksonville Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

According to police, Tony Bernard Smith Jr. was part of a group of four men, at least one of whom allegedly had a handgun, that approached a 66-year-old man at the Star Wash Car Wash around 11 p.m., beat him unconscious and left in his truck. Police quickly found the truck using the vehicle's OnStar navigation system. An officer spotted the truck about 11:45 p.m. and attempted to stop it at the Hilltop Village Apartments. All four men bailed out of the truck. The officer followed Smith, whom police alleged was driving the truck, and chased him up a flight of stairs. Smith, who was unarmed, did not obey commands from the officer, who shot and killed him. Police found a handgun between the truck and the apartment. The shooting was ruled justified by State Attorney General Office 8/31/2020.

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25048Michael Manning43MaleEuropean-American/White11/01/2018LakelandFL28.0260505-81.9009575Polk County Sheriff's Office, Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, Lakeland Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Police responding to a domestic violence call encountered Michael Manning barricaded in his home. Manning fired a shotgun through the front door and windows at officers at least six times. Deputies said they heard a final shot from inside the home, and Polk County SWAT officers entered the home at 10:50 p.m. to find Manning dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. His wife and kids had previously left the residence.

clickorlando.com
25050Andrew James Moore25MaleEuropean-American/White11/02/2018CharlestonWV38.3780402-81.6658286Charleston Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officers responded to the Orchard Manor housing complex on a domestic violence report just before 3 p.m., police said. When officers arrived, they encountered Andrew James Moore holding a knife to his pregnant wife's throat. Moore disobeyed commands to disarm and continued to hold is his wife tightly as he taunted officers to shoot him. Several officers shot and killed Moore.

wchsnetwork.com
25051Jesse Jesus Quinton35MaleAfrican-American/Black11/02/2018Idaho FallsID43.4978239-112.0323924Idaho State Police
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

An Idaho state trooper pulled over a vehicle around 11:40 p.m. Police said that during the traffic stop the vehicle's driver, Jesse J. Quinton, fled on foot and was chased by the trooper. The trooper had twice deployed his taser to no effect when Quinton stopped running and wrestled the trooper to the ground. Quinton put the trooper in a chokehold, wouldn't let him go. Reportedly on the verge of passing out, the trooper shot Quinton once in the rib cage. The trooper was cleared of any criminal wrongdoing.

eastidahonews.com
25054Robert Charles Foster65MaleRace unspecified11/03/2018BandonOR43.103949-124.4148937Oregon State Police, Coos County Sheriff's Office, Coquille Police Department, North Bend Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Robert Charles Foster had a history of mental illness and suicidal behavior. Foster called 911 and said he had explosives and planned to set off an explosion. State troopers, sheriff deputies and local police encountered Foster in a pickup truck parked about 100 yards behind the church around 11:30 a.m. Using a drone, police ascertained Foster's bombs weren't armed, so they waited him out. Shortly before 4 p.m., Foster got out of his truck, pointed a shotgun at police, then fired once. Six officers shot and killed him.

theworldlink.com
25052Kanwarbir Mahli25MaleAsian/Pacific Islander11/03/2018Shelby Charter TownshipMI42.63188-83.0692041Shelby Township Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Kanwarbir Malhi allegedly drove off in his parents car without permission. His parents called police and informed them of the theft and that their son was on narcotics and suicidal. When police pulled over the vehicle, Malhi allegedly told them he was armed. Malhi refused repeated commands to show his hands and then exited the vehicle. When he reached to his jacket pocket as if he were grabbing a gun, one officer shot and killed him. Malhi was unarmed.

freep.com
25053Laudemer Atienza Arboleda33MaleAfrican-American/Black11/03/2018DanvilleCA37.823043-121.9988238Contra Costa Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police responded to a citizen's call shortly after 11 a.m. regarding a person who got out of a vehicle, walked toward several homes with bags in his hands, went back to his car and circled the neighborhood. When police arrived, Arboleda allegedly refused orders to stop and drove away. During the chase that followed, Arboleda allegedly pulled over twice as though preparing to stop, then drove away as officers got out of their patrol vehicles.Confronted with a blockade of police vehicles, Arboleda drove between two police cars to escape. As he did so, an officer standing to the right side fatally shot Arboleda through the windshield and passenger side window as he drove by. Police alleged vehicular assault.

ktvu.com
25058Theoddeus Gray29MaleAfrican-American/Black11/04/2018St. Clair ShoresMI42.4862604-82.8993455St. Clair Shores Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police respond to calls of an armed man outside the Lakeland Manor banquet hall, where Theoddeus Gray's girlfriend was having a baby shower. Gray was armed with a handgun outside outside when police arrived. Police did not know that Gray had armed himself because a drug dealer he owed money to planned to assassinate him at the baby shower. Gray refused to disarm and took of running, firing at the police at the same time, who shot and killed him. The officers were cleared of any criminal wrongdoing, but Gray's family has filed a $10 million wrongful death suit that claims Gray was unarmed when he was killed by police.

freep.com
25057Ryan Michael Millsap19MaleEuropean-American/White11/04/2018GoldenCO39.746737-105.308938Colorado State Patrol, Jefferson County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Around 8 p.m., a trooper came across what he believed to be an abandoned 4Runner. He ran the license plate and discovered the vehicle was wanted out of Denver for a felony. He also saw two people were sleeping inside. The trooper called for backup and the sheriff's office and the Golden Police Department came to assist. The officers ordered the people to get out of the SUV. Ryan Michael Millsap, the driver, woke up and saw he was surrounded by police. He woke up his girlfriend. Milsap started the vehicle and attempted to drive out of the police blockade. One officer fired at the vehicle to disable it. Another officer thought the gunshot came from inside the SUV and fired three times at Milsap's center mass. Milsap was killed and the SUV plunged down a steep embankment. The girlfriend lived. A handgun was found in the SUV. The officer was cleared of any criminal wrongdoing, even though he never feared for his life.

jeffco.us
25055Anthony David Chavez18MaleHispanic/Latino11/04/2018AlbuquerqueNM35.062591-106.5681835Albuquerque Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police were called for reports of shots fired in an apartment complex. When they got there, they encountered Anthony David Chavez in the parking lot brandishing a gun. Chavez pointed the weapon in the direction of officers, they shot and killed Chavez. Chavez had allegedly been part of a group that kidnapped a police dispatcher several months before he was killed.

krqe.com
25056Robert Michael "Robbie" Ramirez39MaleHispanic/Latino11/04/2018LaramieWY41.3086763-105.5673579Albany County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

A deputy pulled over Robbie Ramirez for not signaling a left hand turn about a block from his home. Ramirez, who suffered from a form of schizophrenia, pulled his pickup truck over, but would not roll down his window to talk to the officer. Ramirez then drove around the corner to a vacant lot. The officer blocked Ramirez in. and Ramirez got out of the car yelling at the officer and waving his arms. The officer told Ramirez to put his hands down but he refused. The officer tasered Ramirez twice to no effect. When Ramirez continued his advance, the officer shot and killed him.

laramieboomerang.com
25060Gary Jay Willis61MaleRace unspecified11/05/2018Glen BurnieMD39.193537-76.651237Anne Arundel County Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Two officers serving a new Extreme Risk Protective Order (Red Flag Law) were dispatched to take Gary J. Willis's firearms from him. Willis met the officers at the door brandishing a handgun. Willis set the gun down while talking to the officers but became irate and picked the gun back up. One officer tried to take the gun from Willis and the gun went off. The other officer shot and killed Willis.

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25063Richard Paige62MaleRace unspecified11/05/2018HamlinNY43.285762-77.9081975Monroe County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Richard Paige allegedly stabbed his neighbor, Adam Burley, 36, in the chest with a knife, then retreated to his house, where, after a 10-hour standoff with police, he shot and killed himself, deputies said.

democratandchronicle.com
25059Anovath Troy Kongvongxay48MaleAsian/Pacific Islander11/05/2018SpartanburgSC34.9154169-81.8644258Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Two officers were called to a home around 3:30 p.m. The two white male officers were confronted by an Asian man allegedly acting aggressively. Anovath Kongvongxay went inside a home and picked up an ax. Bobo said Kongvongxay thought he was going to be taken to jail and approached the officers swinging the ax. One officer shot and killed him.

foxcarolina.com
25061George Lyman Smith72MaleEuropean-American/White11/05/2018Port CharlotteFL26.9596899-82.0691952Charlotte County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

At 5:12 a.m., dispatchers got 911 calls about a man with a gun at a McDonald's. One caller followed George Smith who claimed to have an AK 47. At 5:15 a.m., Deputy Austin Oskey arrived and tried to talk with Smith, ordering him to drop his gun. Deputy Deryk Alexander then arrived with a shield team and carried a less-lethal shotgun. He fired three rounds at Smith from 72 feet away and hit Smith twice. Those shots did not incapacitate Smith, and he allegedly tried to aim his gun at law enforcement. Deputy Oskey was at back of the vehicle and fired four rounds, killing Smith.

yoursun.com
25062Henry Gregory Stroud37MaleEuropean-American/White11/05/2018NewportTN35.924452-83.217094Cocke County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Deputies responded to a call of a man with a gun outside a McDonalds encountered Henry Gregory Stroud armed with a .22 rifle. Officers made contact with Stroud and ordered him to drop the weapon. They shot him three times with beanbag rounds, but it didn't phase him. Strout pointed his rifle toward officers, and they shot and killed him. The shooting was ruled justified.

yoursun.com
25064Angel L. Pagan34MaleAfrican-American/Black11/06/2018West Baden SpringsIN38.586639-86.6480805Indiana State Police, Orange County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

After a long standoff that began as a result of a domestic violence accusation, Angel Pagan allegedly shot and killed himself as police entered the home.

fox59.com
25066Name withheld by policeMaleRace unspecified11/06/2018KissimmeeFL28.2679065-81.3177648Osceola County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

A woman called 911 around 9 a.m. saying that her husband was threatening to commit suicide at a residence, police said. The man, who has not been identified, had a firearm in his possession. About two hours into the standoff, the man pointed his gun at police, and he was shot and killed.

orlandosentinel.com
25065Delson Silva68MaleAsian/Pacific Islander11/06/2018CoronaCA33.898811-117.516538Corona Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police received a shots-fired call, then a report of an injured female and a man with a gun at about 8:30 p.m., police said. Responding officers found a woman who had been shot and wounded outside the residence. They positioned an armored vehicle outside the home and attempted to communicate with Delson Silva, who was armed with a rifle. Silva allegedly pointed the rifle in the direction of officers, who shot and killed him.

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25067Name withheld by policeMaleRace unspecified11/07/2018San AntonioTX29.4240793-98.488341San Antonio Park Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police responded to a call about a disturbance involving a gun when they met up with an armed man, police said. Officers allegedly tried using a Taser on the man, but it did not incapacitate him. He allegedly shot at officers and was shot and killed.

ksat.com
15166Ron Helus54MaleEuropean-American/White11/07/2018Thousand OaksCA34.1766157-118.8748493California Highway Patrol
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

California Highway Patrol Officer Todd Barrett and Ventura County Sheriff's Deputy Ron Helus encountered mass shooter Ian David Long after he'd shot and killed 11 people at the Borderline Bar & Grill. Long began firing at the officers a minute after they'd entered the bar. Helus was killed by Barrett in a case of friendly crossfire. Long shot and killed himself.

vcstar.com
25069Name withheld by policeMaleRace unspecified11/08/2018FlorenceAL34.833417-87.6746053Florence Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Police responded to a person with mental distress. When officers approached the home, they heard one shot fired inside the home. When they later entered the home, they found a man dead of a self-inflicted gunshot.

waff.com
25068Jesus "Chuy" Guzman34MaleHispanic/Latino11/08/2018Charleston ViewCA35.96833-115.89417U.S. Marshals Service, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Jesus Guzman was wanted in connection with eight murders. U.S. Marshals tracked him to the California/Nevada border. When officers encountered Guzman he allegedly brandished a handgun and the officers shot and killed him.

cbslocal.com
25070Name withheld by policeMaleRace unspecified11/08/2018RichmondIN39.89972-84.898087Wayne County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Deputies responded to the Garden City Trailer Court just before 6 p.m. at the report of a suicidal subject inside a residence with a gun, police said. Family members identified the man to officers and said he had an active felony arrest warrant from Fayette County. Police entered the residence, finding the person dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

pal-item.com
25074Travis Jordan36MaleAfrican-American/Black11/09/2018St. PaulMN45.0223851-93.3042048Minneapolis Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Minneapolis police officers were dispatched to perform a welfare check on Travis Jordan at the request of his girlfriend. When they arrived they could see Jordan through a window, he ignored their knocks at the front door. Jordan talked on the telephone to his girlfriend and then picked up a large kitchen knife. He came out of the front door and approached the officers while brandishing the knife. The officers backed up and ordered Jordan to drop the knife. He kept approaching, and both officers shot and killed Jordan.

cbslocal.com
25072Cody Paris "See Smoke" Belgard30MaleEuropean-American/White11/09/2018Salt Lake CityUT40.7866562-111.9469495Salt Lake City Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police encountered Cody Paris "See Smoke" Belgard parked in a car that had been involved in a prior police chase. Officers ordered Belgard to show his hands, but he refused. A woman on the passenger side got out of the car, and Belgard then fled in the car. Officers caught up to Belgard and ordered him to show his hands and get on the ground numerous times. Belgard reportedly kept reaching in his pockets as though he had a gun and then made a pointing motion. The officers shot and killed him. Belgard was unarmed.

abc4.com
25071Christopher William Parrish33MaleEuropean-American/White11/09/2018OgdenUT41.229528-111.98191Ogden Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Christopher William Parrish allegedly tried to start a fight outside a store, police stopped him driving away in a pickup truck. Parrish became agitated and fled, crashing in a field, where he continued to flee on foot. Parrish then reversed course, picked up a softball-sized rock and advanced upon the officers. One officer tried to taser Parrish to no effect. Both officers shot and fired a total of five times, killing Parrish.

deseret.com
25073James P. Hanchett61MaleEuropean-American/White11/09/2018ShakopeeMN44.7908769-93.5311669Shakopee Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officers responded to a fire alarm call and through the window of the home saw James P. Hanchett watching television in his living room. Hanchett ignored their knocking and shining lights into the home and disappeared inside the house. Hanchett then opened the front door brandishing a handgun. An officer shot and killed Hanchett.

swnewsmedia.com
25075Patrick Bryant39MaleAfrican-American/Black11/10/2018ClarksdaleMS34.206085-90.5746749Clarksdale Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

According to family members Patrick Bryant was walking to the store with his girlfriend's young son to get a cigarette. According to witnesses, Bryant attempted to break into two homes with the youngster standing lookout. Bryant was a security guard and was armed with a handgun. Police responded to reports of a prowler and encountered Bryant outside a home. Police said Bryant brandished a handgun at them so an officer shot and killed him.

wreg.com
25077Jemel Roberson26MaleAfrican-American/Black11/11/2018RobbinsIL41.64927-87.692455Midlothian Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

After security asked a group of drunken men to leave Manny's Blue Room Bar around 4 a.m., someone came back with a gun and opened fire. Security returned fire, and armed security guard Jemel Roberson restrained one of the men involved outside. A responding officer shot and killed Roberson, according to witnesses, despite being told he was a security guard. The Roberson family has filed a wrongful death civil suit.

abc7chicago.com
25078Name withheld by policeMaleRace unspecified11/11/2018HemetCA33.7498576-116.9485534Hemet Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

A driver briefly fled a traffic stop at about 9 a.m., then parked in the lot of a nearby apartment building, police said. A passenger ran out of the vehicle, and allegedly fired a gun at the officer chasing after him. Officers initially lost sight of the man, but later found him in a restroom. Police alleged that the man shot several times as officers approached him, and he was shot and killed.

patch.com
25076Elisha Edward Kelley52MaleEuropean-American/White11/11/2018WagonerOK35.958087-95.37836Wagoner Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

A Wagoner police officer initiated a traffic stop with a man who was driving erratically around 9:15 a.m. The officer said that Elisha Edward Kelley got out of his vehicle and refused to follow commands. Kelley then became aggressive and charged at the officer and was shot and killed, police said. The district attorney cleared the officer of wrongdoing and noted that Kelley had refused to show his hands and was concealing what turned out to be a green tape measure.

normantranscript.com
25081Daniel Ayala30MaleHispanic/Latino11/12/2018AlpineCA32.8351468-116.7579326San Diego County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Deputies responded to an apartment complex after hearing multiple reports from neighbors saying they heard a man screaming and saying that he was going to kill someone. Daniel Ayala allegedly lunged at responding deputies with a knife before he was shot and killed by multiple deputies.

fox5sandiego.com
25082Edward M. Walsh39MaleEuropean-American/White11/12/2018MantolokingNJ40.057181-74.048113Mantoloking Police Department, Ocean County Sheriff's Office, Bay Head Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Edward Walsh was wanted on charges of kidnapping, aggravated assault, theft and weapons offenses. Police received a tip he was hiding in a million dollar home and went to investigate. They encountered Walsh hiding in a utility closet with a large knife. Walsh jumped out of the closet, slashed his own throat several times, then stabbed and wounded a police dog. Walsh continued to advance on the officers, who shot and killed him.

patch.com
25080Cesar Alejandro Ramos-Hernandez25MaleHispanic/Latino11/12/2018ChattanoogaTN34.9855-85.2832202Chattanooga Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

About 6 a.m., police responded for reports of a man shooting at houses. When officers arrived, they approached Cesar Ramos, who was allegedly armed, and shot and killed him.

wdef.com
25079Andrew Kana36MaleAsian/Pacific Islander11/12/2018MuskogeeOK35.769242-95.364473Muskogee Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police were called to a bar to make contact with Andrew Kana who allegedly had several warrants. Kana was inside when they attempted to place him in custody for the warrants. Once one of Kana's wrists was placed in handcuffs, he allegedly failed to comply with orders for his other hand, pulled a firearm, and an officer shot and killed him.

fox23.com
25083Marty West63MaleEuropean-American/White11/12/2018FresnoCA36.8615481-119.7797312Fresno Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police received a call at 11:30 a.m. from a woman at a home who feared a man in the home with a history of recent mental health issues might try to kill himself, police said. Marty West had previously been a captain in the Fresno PD. A veteran officer who knew West and a trainee responded. Through the window, the veteran could see West in a pool of blood on the floor and he tried to reassure him. Instead West stood up brandishing a 12-inch blade and charged them. The veteran fired his Taser, but one of the darts hit West's belt and did not stop him. West kept advancing and the trainee officer shot and killed him. The officers were cleared of any wrongdoing.

fresnobee.com
25085Jarrett Lichtenstein43MaleEuropean-American/White11/13/2018LaytonUT41.1100027-111.9473981Layton Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Jarrett Lichtenstein's girlfriend called police and told them he'd pointed a gun at her. When police arrived, Lichtenstein had gone home, so police went there. Just as they arrived at the front door, they heard a single shot. Lichtenstein was found inside dead from a self-inflicted gunshot.

gephardtdaily.com
25086Timothy O'Dell Leon24MaleAfrican-American/Black11/13/2018GlendaleAZ33.5304559-112.1986869Phoenix Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Timothy Odell Leon was suspect in at least three carjackings and two armed robberies in a five-day span. Phoenix police were trying to arrest Leon in a stolen vehicle and followed him into Glendale. Police boxed in Leon's car at an apartment complex, so Leon fled on foot brandishing a handgun. Leon was running away from police when he allegedly pointed the gun at officers and the officers opened fire, killing him.

abc15.com
25207Rene Prieto38MaleHispanic/Latino11/13/2018PrattKS37.6506963-98.739415Pratt Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officers responded to a call of a man waving a gun in the air. They arrived to find Rene Prieto armed outside the residence. As officers approached Prieto, he allegedly fired one round at the Chief of Police, who fell to the ground dodging the bullet. Two officers thinking that the Chief had just been gunned down shot and killed Prieto.

pratttribune.com
27303Russell Cooley40MaleEuropean-American/White11/14/2018EvansCO40.3785333-104.7109669Greeley Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

A road rage incident turned into a shoot out when Russell Cooley shot at police 55 times with a high-powered rifle. One officer was hit in the arm. Cooley's girlfriend who was with him was shot in the leg. Cooley ran to his house, where he barricaded himself and shot and killed himself.

cbslocal.com
25094Jose S. Banda61MaleHispanic/Latino11/14/2018HoustonTX29.692207-95.5114142Houston Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officer Ashley Kelley responded to a call about a man hitting random cars with a flag pole around 5:30 p.m. She encountered Jose S. Banda lying down on the median when she arrived. As the officer approached Banda, Banda rushed her, tackled her to the ground and put the officer in a choke hold. The officer broke free and ordered Banda to stop. He continued to advance on her, and she shot and killed Banda.

google.com
25095Olajuwon Raekwon Murphy22MaleAfrican-American/Black11/14/2018Fort ChiswellVA36.9473866-80.9486855Wythe County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Deputies responded to a report of an armed robbery at a hotel across from a Greyhound bus station, when witnesses told them a man matching the robber's description was at the bus station. Officers encountered Olajuwon Murphy at the back of the bus station. When they ordered him to stand and put his hands against the wall, Murphy shot at the officers with a handgun hidden in his jacket pocket. When that gun jammed, Murphy pulled a second handgun and shot and injured one officer in the leg. Once he was pulled to safety, the same officer shot and killed Murphy.

swvatoday.com
25091George Crenshaw55MaleRace unspecified11/14/2018HaynevilleAL32.174481-86.588391Hayneville Police Department, Lowndes County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police responded to a residence to serve outstanding felony arrest warrants on George Crenshaw. When officers arrived, Crenshaw ran out of the house into the woods. Crenshaw later returned to the home, as did police. Crenshaw allegedly came at them with an 8-to-10-inch knife in a kitchen. Police told him to drop the knife. When Crenshaw continued to advance toward the officers, they reportedly tried to incapacitate him with a stun gun then shot and killed him.

www.al.com
25093Joseph Loughery59MaleEuropean-American/White11/14/2018AuburnMA42.2042138-71.8372365Auburn Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

One of Joseph Loughery's relatives, who had earlier told Dublin police he was missing, called police requesting a welfare check, police said. Auburn police officers approached Loughery, found sitting in his truck in the parking lot of a gas station around 1:15 p.m. He was holding a sawed-off .22-caliber rifle and moving his arms while officers ordered him to disarm. When he failed to comply, police shot and killed him.

boston.com
25092John David Manning29MaleEuropean-American/White11/14/2018SpartanburgSC34.9452453-81.9431029Spartanburg Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officers were at a gas station investigating a vehicle accident. A man who was not involved in the accident approached officers with a knife. An officer ordered the man to put down the knife, but he failed to comply. David Manning allegedly continued to approach the officers while holding the knife, and one officer shot and killed him.

wyff4.com
25097Allen Fanning18MaleRace unspecified11/15/2018Greenwood VillageCO39.594941-104.8761832Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Allen Fanning, 18, was with his girlfriend at the tire store, because her ex-husband, 43, had flattened one of her tires. The ex-husband showed up and began chasing his ex-wife, who told Fanning to run. Fanning grabbed a handgun in the woman's SUV and fled in the SUV. Three police cars boxed in the SUV a mile down the road. When an officer was attempting to break the driver's side window, Fanning allegedly pointed the handgun at him, and three officers shot and killed Fanning. Fanning fired no shots.

centennialcitizen.net
25100Steven Smith Jr.MaleEuropean-American/White11/15/2018DemopolisAL32.517285-87.8375658Demopolis Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Steve Smith, a former Alabama state trooper, allegedly fired a shotgun at regional district attorney Greg Griggers from across the street when Griggers was returning from lunch. Two police officers who had lunch with Griggers shot and killed Smith. Broken glass from a car windshield hit Griggers in the face and he had to go to the hospital overnight.

greenecodemocrat.com
25098G.D. Hendrix48MaleEuropean-American/White11/15/2018OrovilleCA39.649818-121.5595443Shasta County Sheriff's Office, Butte County Sheriff's Office, California Department of Fish and Wildlife
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Deputies spotted a man wanted in connection to a double homicide case from 2014. G.D. Hendrix saw the officers coming for him, prompting him to get in his car and flee down Highway 70. He was stopped with spike strips. A police dog got in a fight with Hendrix's pit bull. Hendrix took a shooter's stance and aimed what appeared to be a gun at the officers. Seven officers from three different agencies shot and killed Hendrix, who was armed with a piece of pipe. Both dogs were killed in the crossfire. All officers cleared of criminal wrongdoing.

actionnewsnow.com
25099Jack Darrel Fields Jr.25MaleAfrican-American/Black11/15/2018AugustaGA33.4804224-82.0833541Richmond County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

A deputy was called about 8:10 p.m. to help with a difficult person at the Residence Inn, police said. He met Jack Fields in the lobby of the hotel. During the encounter, Deputy Stephan Psillos attempted to place handcuffs on Fields, at which time Fields allegedly pulled a knife from his coat pocket and attacked Psillos, stabbing him multiple times. Psillos shot and killed Fields.

augustachronicle.com
25096Agustin "Augie" Andres Gonsalez29MaleHispanic/Latino11/15/2018HaywardCA37.6618852-122.077418Hayward Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officers responded about 9 p.m. to a report of a fight between Agustin "Augie" Andres Gonsalez and his ex-girlfriend's neighbor in front of her house. When police encountered Gonsalez, he was allegedly armed with a razor blade. Within seven seconds of their arrival, police shot and killed Gonsalez. His family has filed a civil suit.

oaklandreporter.org
25101Anthony Rodriguez19MaleHispanic/Latino11/16/2018HoustonTX29.8595037-95.5274216Texas Department of Public Safety
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Undercover DPS agents were following three men believed to have been involved in several recent robberies. Agents saw the three masked men leave a Wing Stop restaurant after robbing it. One of the men, Anthony Rodriguez, brandished a gun, and the officers shot and killed him.

google.com
25102Warren Seelye36MaleRace unspecified11/16/2018AlbuquerqueNM35.1401923-106.5484175Albuquerque Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Warren Seelye, a veteran who suffered from PTSD, shot and killed himself during a standoff with police that reportedly began as a domestic disturbance.

abqjournal.com
25103Rio Antwuan Thomas27MaleAfrican-American/Black11/17/2018Fort PierceFL27.4134409-80.394149St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Undercover sheriff investigators staged a heroin buy with Rio Antwuan Thomas. As the purchase was made, and undercover police car pulled in behind Thomas to block his escape. Thomas reversed at high speed then went forward, in the general direction of deputies standing in front of his vehicle. Five officers shot and killed Thomas.

tcpalm.com
25104Jenessa M. Cooper49FemaleRace unspecified11/18/2018MissoulaMT46.8574298-114.0036669Missoula Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Friends said Jenessa M. Cooper had slid into depression after the unexpected death of her ex-wife. Cooper open-carried a handgun and allegedly began threatening roommates with it, one of whom called the police. Officers responded around 8:30 a.m. By then Cooper had regained control of her weapon from the roommates. Cooper pointed the gun at one of the responding officers, who shot her once in the head and killed her. Cooper had allegedly discussed committing suicide by cop with friends. The officer was cleared of any criminal wrongdoing.

missoulian.com
25108George Darrell Heath39MaleEuropean-American/White11/19/2018HeflinAL33.654998-85.410419Cleburne County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

George Heath allegedly killed 36-year-old Barbara Posey, his domestic partner, and fled. During an attempted traffic stop by police, Heath allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself.

www.al.com
25106Christopher Eugene Williams41MaleEuropean-American/White11/19/2018MeridianID43.5975438-116.3937239Idaho State Police
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

A state trooper on motorcycle tried to make a traffic stop on another motorcycle rider at about 3:30 p.m. Christopher Eugene Williams fled at a high rate of speed, and the trooper pursued him to the end of a dead-end street. At the end of the street, Williams attempted to arrest Williams, but he resisted, and a fight broke out. The trooper pulled his gun and shot and killed Williams. The trooper was cleared of criminal wrongdoing.

ktvb.com
25107Daniel Cedars65MaleEuropean-American/White11/19/2018IndianapolisIN39.6744871-86.1843528Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Two officers responded to an incomplete 911 call allegedly came under fire by a homeowner, Daniel Cedars. The officers shot and killed Cedars. Cedars was a retired police officer and had no known motive for firing at police officers.

wishtv.com
25111Roderick Terrell "Monkey" McDaniel33MaleAfrican-American/Black11/20/2018MagnoliaAR33.2571993-93.2356006Columbia County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

At about 11:10 p.m., officers went to Preston Apartments to serve a first-degree murder warrant to Roderick McDaniel. Officers encountered McDaniel in a vehicle outside the apartments. When officers attempted to contact McDaniel, he rammed the patrol unit. An office shot him in the chest, killing him.

magnoliareporter.com
25110Juan Lopez32MaleHispanic/Latino11/20/2018ChicagoIL41.8467405-87.6213373Chicago Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Police said Juan Lopez shot and killed his ex-fiance in the hospital parking lot then went inside the hospital, where he shot and killed a pharmacist and a responding police officer. Lopez died when an officer shot him in the abdomen, and Lopez shot himself in the head. Lopez fired more than 40 rounds on his rampage.

chicagotribune.com
25109Craig Allen71MaleRace unspecified11/20/2018PhoenixAZ33.5713644-112.0738048U.S. Marshals Service
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Phoenix Police Department responded to assist three U.S. Marshals conducting a fugitive investigation on Craig Allen, a fraud suspect out on bail while awaiting trial in Texas. Allen was not complying with pretrial conditions. According to Phoenix police, Allen was contacted in his backyard where he pointed a handgun at a deputy marshal. An accompanying deputy marshal shot and killed Allen.

kgun9.com
25113Brianna Nicole Post24FemaleEuropean-American/White11/21/2018TalladegaAL33.438442-86.0801976Talladega Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police responded to a call about a possible kidnapping when the driver of a silver Kia started firing at officers. Those officers returned fire and killed Eugene Benjamin Weathers. While investigating, cops found Brianna Nicole Post dead inside the car. An officer was also shot and wounded. It was not immediately reported whether Weathers or police shot and killed Post.

waff.com
25114Eugene Benjamin Weathers Jr.48MaleAfrican-American/Black11/21/2018TalladegaAL33.438442-86.0801976Talladega Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police responded to a call about a possible kidnapping when the driver of a silver Kia started firing at officers. Those officers returned fire and killed Eugene Benjamin Weathers. While investigating, cops found Brianna Nicole Post dead inside the car. An officer was also shot and wounded. It was not immediately reported whether Weathers or police shot and killed Post.

waff.com
25118Martin Lopez24MaleHispanic/Latino11/21/2018Bell GardensCA33.9738567-118.1597538Bell Gardens Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Martin Lopez was killed by Bell Gardens Police Department officers during a family disturbance, police said. Lopez allegedly attacked his stepfather with a knife inside their home once deputies arrived, and he was shot and killed.

ktla.com
25116Keaton James Larson22MaleEuropean-American/White11/21/2018StillwaterMN45.0454352-92.8079484Stillwater Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officers responded to a report of a suicidal male around 1 a.m. According to police, Keaton Larson left the home and went into the street armed with a big kitchen knife. Police tried talking and tasered Larson three times to no effect. When Larson advanced on the officers with the knife, an officer shot and killed him. The officer was cleared of criminal wrongdoing.

patch.com
25112Billy G. Heeter52MaleEuropean-American/White11/21/2018ColumbusOH39.9523661-83.0305284Columbus Division of Police
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police received a call around 10 a.m. from a family member of a distraught man, who was armed and threatening suicide. Officers were dispatched to the man's home. Within minutes of their arrival, officers located Billy G. Heeter in the home. Police confronted him, and he allegedly produced a gun, and Officer Kenneth Bowers shot and killed him.

dispatch.com
25117Kevin Maguire33MaleAfrican-American/Black11/21/2018BethlehemPA40.633262-75.366281Bethlehem Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Kevin Maguire, who was wanted for questioning regarding a robbery, allegedly committed suicide during a three-hour standoff with police.

lehighvalleylive.com
25120Robert "Bob" William Reid42MaleEuropean-American/White11/21/2018HarrisonMI43.9516223-84.8890628Clare County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Robert W. "Bob" Reid III's wife called police and told them her husband was holding a gun to her head. Four deputies responded and encountered Reid walking from a camper trailer into the house where his wife was, armed with semi-automatic assault rifle. Reid did not respond to police commands, so the deputies opened fire, hitting him 15 times and killing him. Police found three handguns and a knife on Reid's body. The deputies were cleared of any criminal wrongdoing.

mlive.com
25115Jeff Boyd Hamblin44MaleEuropean-American/White11/21/2018SullivanMO38.1998971-91.1715835Sullivan Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Jeff Hamblin parked his motorcycle at the Sullivan police station at 6 p.m. and began walking toward the front door with a handgun. Hamblin fired a shot toward the side of the building before fatally shooting himself in the stomach, police said.

mysullivannews.com
25119Nathan Alexander Schenk34MaleEuropean-American/White11/21/2018PasadenaTX29.6762799-95.1435947Pasadena Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

A traffic stop was made around 7:30 p.m. The officer allegedly saw Nathan Alexander Schenke run a stop sign. The officer then attempted to stop the vehicle, but Schenke fled on foot. The officer tasered Schenke twice to no effect, then tackled Schenke. A struggle ensued, and when the officer was separated from Schenke, he shot and killed him. A federal excessive force lawsuit was filed by Schenke's family in 2020.

orangeleader.com
25124Patrick Michael Langhoff59MaleEuropean-American/White11/22/2018Crested ButteCO38.780811-106.869948Colorado State Patrol
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

A Colorado State Patrol trooper shot and killed a person following a single-vehicle crash in Gunnison County on Thanksgiving afternoon. The officer initially responded to the crash, which happened around 4 p.m. near mile marker 23 on Colorado State Highway 135, police said. Langhoff allegedly brandished a gun when the trooper arrived at the crash location.

crestedbuttenews.com
25121Cameron McCarthy20MaleEuropean-American/White11/22/2018PalmerAK61.5980908-149.1156169Alaska State Troopers
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police were trying to arrest Cameron McCarthy on warrants. Armed with a machete, McCarthy barricaded himself in a hotel room then climbed out a window onto the hotel's sign. Police shot McCarthy with pepper balls, beanbag rounds and tasered him to no effect. McCarthy then fled to an apartment building and attempted to break into an occupied apartment. McCarthy was still brandishing the machete when an officer shot and killed him.

alaskasnewssource.com
25122Emantic "EJ" Fitzgerald Bradford Jr.21MaleAfrican-American/Black11/22/2018BirminghamAL33.3790316-86.8083523Hoover Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Emantic "EJ" Fitzgerald Bradford Jr. was at the mall on Thanksgiving when a shooting occurred. The shooter fled after wounding an 18-year-old man and a 12-year-old girl. Bradford had a license to carry a firearm and was helping people escape when two off-duty police officers moonlighting as mall security responded. Bradford was brandishing a handgun, and one of the officers, mistaking Bradford the shooter, shot him three times in the back, killing him. No verbal warning was given. The officer was cleared of criminal wrongdoing, but Bradford's family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the officer and the city.

cnn.com
25125Sarge Junior16MaleAfrican-American/Black11/22/2018ChicagoIL41.986901-87.6959562Chicago Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Sarge Junior and another teenager were armed and attempted to rob an off-duty police officer on Chicago's Northwest side. During the course of the robbery, Junior discovered he was robbing a police officer and pointed his gun at him. The officer pulled his gun and shot and killed Junior. The other teenager ran away.

nbcchicago.com
25123Jason Floyd Cribb36MaleRace unspecified11/22/2018RidgelandSC32.458121-80.9719907Jasper County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Police responding to a domestic violence incident encountered Jason Floyd Cribb armed with a shotgun and a rifle and barricaded in a house. Cribb fired on the officers and injured one deputy. Cribb then shot and killed himself. A woman inside the house had been shot three times but survived.

onlineathens.com
25127Martez Webb23MaleAfrican-American/Black11/23/2018DetroitMI42.368795-83.058064Wayne County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Martez Webb was being transported from an area hospital to the Wayne County Jail, where he was to be checked into the infirmary. He was in a wheelchair inside the ambulance on westbound I-94 near I-75 when he became violent and grabbed the deputy's weapon, police said. The deputy used mace and was able to get his gun back with the help of the ambulance driver, at which point, he shot and killed Webb.

freep.com
25126Christopher L. Anderson46MaleRace unspecified11/23/2018Central CityKY37.3602338-87.2173702Kentucky State Police
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

State police received a call at 8:49 a.m. to assist Muhlenberg County Sheriff's Department regarding a terroristic threatening complaint. Two troopers, Rob Austin and Justin Cornett, responded along with Muhlenberg Deputy Sheriff Jeremy Rose and Central City Police Officer Duane Davenport. Police said when officers arrived, they found Christopher L. Anderson inside a vehicle in a driveway. Anderson allegedly got out of the vehicle with a firearm and a gunfight began. Anderson was shot and killed.

tristatehomepage.com
25128Felix Anthony Calata32MaleHispanic/Latino11/24/2018Salt Lake CityUT40.7000152-111.8997359South Salt Lake Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police said Felix Anthony Calata was the driver of a car that struck and killed 31-year-old South Salt Lake police officer David Romrell. Romrell and another officer were responding to a burglary when a fleeing car ran him over. Both officers apparently fired at the car, killing Calata. Police alleged vehicular assault.

kmvt.com
25129Daniel Calala62MaleHispanic/Latino11/25/2018WellingtonOH41.2375439-82.3046679Lorain County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police were notified at approximately 4:10 p.m. to be on the lookout for a possibly suicidal Huron County resident. They found a vehicle matching a provided description and began talking with Daniel Calala, who brandished two firearms. Deputies took cover and began negotiating with him, while he allegedly threatened to shoot them. Calala refused to put down the guns and surrender, and he began driving west and traveled about a mile before turning his vehicle around and driving toward the deputies. Calala stopped his vehicle and made allegedly threatening movements. After two hours an officer shot and killed Calala.

cleveland19.com
25130Allen Scott Culpepper64MaleRace unspecified11/25/2018ClintonUT41.1457819-112.0553219Syracuse Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Allen Scott Culpepper was emotionally distraught and called 911 from the Clinton Police Department parking lot about 11 a.m., police said. Officers ran outside and saw that the man had multiple firearms within his reach. A standoff began and four hours later, police tried to disarm Culpepper. One officer broke his window and grabbed Culpepper by the arm, another officer shot him with two rounds from a less lethal beanbag gun. Culpepper broke free and grabbed a gun on the dash and shot himself in the chest. At the same, an officer shot him twice, killing Culpepper.

standard.net
25132Sierra McCouley23FemaleRace unspecified11/26/2018KnoxvilleTN35.9459568-83.8942071Knoxville Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officer James Gadd shot and killed Sierra McCouley after Knoxville police responded to multiple calls of a woman outside a home, nude and cutting herself. Another call came in saying the woman had cut someone else. Two officers arrived and found the woman armed with a military-style knife. Officers repeatedly told McCouley to drop the weapon. Instead she raised the knife and charged an officer, who shot and killed her.

knoxnews.com
25137Nicholas Charles Ryan19MaleEuropean-American/White11/27/2018CentennialCO39.58064-104.8761425Douglas County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Deputies attempted to make a traffic stop of an SUV for reckless driving after 3 a.m. when they encountered gunfire. They chased the vehicle and continued to encounter gunfire. Eventually police used a PIT maneuver to bring the vehicle to a stop. Five officers opened fire on the car. Driver Nicholas Ryan was shot and killed, another person was shot and wounded, and a third was uninjured.

kdvr.com
25131Name withheld by policeMaleRace unspecified11/27/2018HoustonTX29.7040947-95.5966455Houston Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officers were dispatched to a shooting call at a restaurant. The man, who had been denied entry into the same restaurant the day before for carrying a gun, fired a round and grazed an employee in the head, police said. After the shooting, the man fled to an adjacent game room. The officers cleared the game room and found the gunman hiding upstairs in an attic-like area between two air-conditioners. They ordered him to show his hands, but he did not. A shot rang out, and the officer, thinking that he was being fired at, shot at the man. Officers weren't able to make contact with the man again. They approached him and found him shot in the head, with a pistol in his left hand, around 5:30 a.m. It was not immediately clear if the fatal round was fired by an officer or by the man himself.

chron.com
25136Jarmane Dywane Logan35MaleAfrican-American/Black11/27/2018TopekaKS39.072273-95.661302Kansas Highway Patrol
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

A Ford Expedition SUV that was driving away from a traffic stop. The SUV allegedly was dragging a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper and a Topeka police officer. Police said the trooper shot and killed the SUV's driver, Jarmane Dywane Logan, after he refused commands to stop. The coroner said Logan was intoxicated on methamphetamine. Two female passengers fled and were later apprehended.

cjonline.com
25135J. Scot Alan Widmark41MaleNative American/Alaskan11/27/2018VirginiaMN47.5212181-92.5352424Virginia Police Department, St. Louis County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Around 5:15 p.m., officers responded to a report of suspicious activity, police said. J. Scot Alan Widmark allegedly forced a woman out of her car. Officers encountered Widmark in the street, where he brandished a large knife. The officer tried to deescalate the situation, but Widmark grabbed a male hostage who walking down the sidewalk, put him in a headlock and held the knife to his head. Multiple officers tried to talk Widmark down. After a few tense minutes with Widmark holding the hostage at knifepoint, an officer shot and killed Widmark with a rifle.

stlouiscountymn.gov
25133Bert E. Mercado42MaleAsian/Pacific Islander11/27/2018PahoaHI19.551942-154.897562Hawaii Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

At 5:15 p.m., officers responded to a report of a who had stabbed himself with a knife at a home. When officers arrived, police say they were confronted by a man who had a rifle next to him. They said Bert Mercado grabbed the rifle, and the officers ordered him to drop it. He then pointed the rifle at the officers who shot Mercado. He retreated into the home, where police found him dead several hours later.

westhawaiitoday.com
25134Cheryl Karpinecz65FemaleRace unspecified11/27/2018SeminoleFL27.8511071-82.771222Pinellas County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Cheryl Karpinecz shot and killed herself after an argument with a neighbor and during a standoff with police.

wfla.com
25272Jay Nesbit78MaleRace unspecified11/28/2018ParkerAZ34.1407054-114.2971665Colorado River Indian Tribes Police Department, La Paz County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Jay Nesbitt, 78, was suicidal over medical issues. Police encountered him in his motorhome. After a three hour standoff, a deputy reportedly tasered Nesbitt to no effect. Nesbitt then fired on shot at officers with a .22 pistol. Deputies returned fire, killing Nesbitt.

parkerliveonline.com
25143Vernon May32MaleNative American/Alaskan11/28/2018BemidjiMN47.4977205-94.8959325Bemidji Police Department, Beltrami County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Bemidji police officer Bidal Duran and Beltrami County sheriff's deputy Brandon Newhouse shot and killed Vernon May, who was a passenger in a car that was stopped for a traffic violation. May allegedly had a warrant for his arrest. When officers attempted to get him out of the backseat of the car, May pulled a handgun. The officer struggled with May for possession of the gun. Failing that, the officer shot May nine times, killing him. Another officer also shot May.

bemidjipioneer.com
25139Bobby Lee Calhoun30MaleAfrican-American/Black11/28/2018HoustonTX29.7313354-95.2881232Houston Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

During an undercover drug sting, Bobby Calhoun fled police and fired shots at them. An officer shot and killed Calhoun. Another man, Jeremy Lawrence also fled and suffered a cardiac arrest after he was apprehended by a police dog. Six men were arrested.

chron.com
25138Benjamin "B.J." Kennedy35MaleEuropean-American/White11/28/2018LouisvilleKY38.165209-85.579987Louisville Metro Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Benjamin "B.J." Kennedy's mother told police her son had taken eight pills and was armed with a shotgun. Kennedy allegedly opened fire on Officer William Mattingly near the back door of the house. He then came to the front of the house and taunted police brandishing the shotgun. An officer shot and killed Kennedy.

courier-journal.com
25140David Villagran33MaleHispanic/Latino11/28/2018VancouverWA45.674353-122.5614714Clark County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

About 4:40 a.m., when Clark County deputies and Vancouver police officers responded to reports of a stolen vehicle. Deputies found the pickup and saw someone inside. A witness stated that the vehicle, while fleeing, struck a car and then a patrol vehicle. Police shot and killed the occupant, David Villagran.

koin.com
25142Joe Richard Shorty39MaleRace unspecified11/28/2018LakewoodCO39.7367626-105.0532391Lakewood Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

An officer was on patrol when he or she noticed a man shooting off rounds at Mountair Park. Police made contact with the man, but he did not comply with their orders. They followed him down an alley when he allegedly fired more rounds, including several at the police. The officers shot and killed Joe Shorty.

thedenverchannel.com
25144Adrian B. Bunker37MaleEuropean-American/White11/29/2018Old TownME44.9147078-68.6833992Old Town Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officer Joseph Decoteau pulled over Adrian Bunker in his gray Silverado pickup truck around 3:20 a.m. According to police, an armed confrontation resulted in Bunker's death. Police withheld details as to what precipitated the killing.

bangordailynews.com
25209Miguel Angel Duran Delgado46MaleRace unspecified11/29/2018PhoenixAZ33.4804655-112.1343828Phoenix Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Miguel Angel Duran Delgado allegedly stole a semi-truck at gunpoint and then parked in front of a house. Delgado pointed a replica AR-15 at people in the street and refused to obey officers' orders, police said. Officers tried less lethal methods to no effect. An officer shot and killed Delgado.

azcentral.com
25146Catherine Gilles63FemaleRace unspecified11/30/2018RainierWA46.8863863-122.6886492Thurston County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Catherine Gilles shot and killed herself in a high school parking lot after a pursuit by deputies. A Thurston County sheriff's deputy reportedly tried to arrest the woman on felony assault and meth possession warrants, but police said she rammed the detective's vehicle with her van and then fled.

yelmonline.com
25145Matthew John Lorenzen18MaleEuropean-American/White11/30/2018New UnderwoodSD44.102516-102.830948Pennington County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Matthew John Lorenzen allegedly fired at deputies during a pursuit that stretched from Rapid Valley to New Underwood. Around 12:15 p.m., Lorenzen's vehicle was rammed off the road by police and rolled into a ditch. After the vehicle rolled and landed upside down, Lorenzen exited the vehicle with a weapon. Police shot and killed him.

rapidcityjournal.com
25148Noel Flores60MaleAfrican-American/Black11/30/2018DeltonaFL28.8753561-81.2782296Volusia County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Noel Flores allegedly shot 44-year-old Arthur Johnson to death and shot and killed himself when police found him in a closet.

news-journalonline.com
25147Name withheld by policeMaleRace unspecified11/30/2018CantonOH40.8714255-81.4327056Jackson Township Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

A man shot himself in the head as police tried to arrest him in the Walmart parking lot.

ohio.com
25149Richard Galvan37MaleHispanic/Latino11/30/2018OgdenUT41.2205463-111.9704036Ogden Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Richard Galvan was shot and killed after a woman accused him of holding her hostage. The woman escaped and told police where to find him and that he was armed.When police caught up with him, he shot at police.Two officers shot and killed Galvan. The officers were cleared of criminal wrongdoing.

standard.net
25150Demontry Floytra Boyd43MaleAfrican-American/Black12/01/2018Las VegasNV36.1626018-115.1238536Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officer Paul Bruning, 48, pulled Demontry Boyd over on suspicion of driving recklessly. After stepping out of his vehicle, Boyd allegedly reached for "a large bulky item in his waistband." Police did not say whether Boyd was armed. Boyd ignored commands to stop reaching for the item which was later reported to be a homemade knife. Bruning reportedly used his Taser, but Boyd got back on his feet after falling and continued to struggle with him. Bruning shot and killed him.

apnews.com
25151Jarvis Randall30MaleAfrican-American/Black12/01/2018TamaracFL26.2141989-80.2526838Broward County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Deputies were called to a psychiatric hospital about 10:30 p.m. after staff reported that Jarvis Randall, a patient at the facility, was violent and threatening other people at the hospital with an edged, glass weapon. After a bean-bag gun was used to try to subdue Randall failed, he charged the deputies, three of whom shot and killed him.

thegrio.com
25152John Young65MaleRace unspecified12/01/2018PensacolaFL30.451658-87.260306Escambia County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Deputies responded to a call about a murder in an apartment complex. When deputies arrived at the apartment, John Young "opened the door holding a meat cleaver and another cutting instrument." He was allegedly threatening to kill himself and officers. The deputies reported that he refused orders to drop the weapons, and he was shot and killed when he threw the meat cleaver at the officers.

wkrg.com
25153Michael TaylorMaleEuropean-American/White12/01/2018Water ValleyMS34.1380174-89.753085Yalobusha County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Deputies responded to a call for a domestic incident around 3:30 p.m. Dispatchers reportedly said they could hear gunshots over the line when the call came through. When deputies arrived, they were notified that three children were inside the home. Deputies removed the children and began to try and talk to Michael Taylor. Taylor came out of the home and began firing at deputies, who shot and killed him.

yalnews.com
25154Antonio Jaso Aguilar28MaleHispanic/Latino12/02/2018CenterTX31.7954512-94.1790862Texas Department of Public Safety
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Antonio Aguilar was sought following a traffic stop in which an SUV backed into a DPS vehicle, a trooper opened fire and then a man shot at the trooper. Police received a tip that Aguilar was at a home in Center, Texas. Police reportedly negotiated with Aguilar until he came out and began firing at officers with a rifle and was shot and killed.

google.com
25155Name withheld by policeMaleRace unspecified12/02/2018DallasTX32.6808868-96.6126131Kaufman County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

A person being sought for questioning about a shooting shot and killed himself after a chase when police incapacitated his vehicle with spike strips.

dallasnews.com
25164Jeffry Douglas Applegate40MaleEuropean-American/White12/03/2018OcalaFL29.087986-82.080975Marion County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Jeffry Applegate reportedly had a warrant for his arrest for alleged stalking and violating a domestic violence injunction. Deputies went to a storage shed looking for Applegate after receiving information that he was there. Applegate reportedly told them he was going to come out of the shed. When Applegate did not come out and then told them he had a gun and was not going to come out. When police entered the building, Applegate was found dead with a gunshot wound to his upper body. It was later determined he had died of a self-inflicted gunshot.

newscyclecloud.com
25166Jacob Israel Cadena21MaleHispanic/Latino12/04/2018BeltonTX31.0571186-97.4585713Belton Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Jacob Cadena was wanted in connection with a weekend assault on his girlfriend, police said. Patrol officers spotted Cadena just before noon. Cadena refused repeated orders to stop and talk about the weekend incident. An officer in an unmarked unit pulled in front of Cadena as other officers came up behind him. In an attempt to subdue Cadena, a detective grabbed him from behind, but Cadena allegedly used a gun he was carrying to shoot himself in the head.

google.com
25165Anthony Ray Borden-Cortez18MaleHispanic/Latino12/04/2018OgdenUT41.2444447-111.9943402Ogden Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Anthony Ray Borden-Cortez allegedly pointed a BB gun at the officer after he fled from police in a stolen vehicle and crashed, police said. He was shot and killed.

deseretnews.com
25168Anthony M. Edwards33MaleRace unspecified12/05/2018RichmondVA37.5481225-77.4665448Richmond Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Richmond Police Officers Thomas Davis and David Torrence shot and killed Anthony Edwards after he stabbed a woman and her parents. He was reportedly stabbing the mother when he was killed.

nbc12.com
25171Justin Smith41MaleRace unspecified12/05/2018PhiladelphiaPA39.9899695-75.097304Philadelphia Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officer Curt McKee shot and killed Justin Smith after Smith allegedly ran into a stranger's home and then moved toward McKee with a knife.

philly.com
25170De'Trell Crews23MaleAfrican-American/Black12/05/2018St. LouisMO38.7063907-90.2890417St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police reportedly were conducting surveillance on a Honda Accord that they suspected was stolen. When officers turned a corner, they allegedly were ambushed with one of the men opening fire on them from outside the Accord. One officer fired back. The car then took off, and police pursued. Gunfire was exchanged a second time. The Accord crashed head-on into a Ford F-150 pickup truck. Kevion Smith, 21, and 23-year-old Andrew Chanerl were killed in the crash. De'Trell Crews was shot and killed. The driver of the F-150 was also hospitalized in stable condition.

fox2now.com
25169David Alejandro Molina27MaleHispanic/Latino12/05/2018NapaCA38.3133787-122.28166Napa Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police responded to a call at 1:48 a.m. of a man assaulting a woman. David Alejandro Molina was soon found skateboarding. Officers ordered him to put his hands up and get on the ground, but instead he ran to some nearby apartments. An officer chased him and reportedly ordered him to cooperate, but Molina kept running. The chase took the officer and Molina into a wooded area, and there reportedly was a struggle for the officer's rifle in which Molina had control of the rifle and fired shots from it. During the struggle, Molina was shot and killed.

napavalleyregister.com
25173Paul Ridgeway41MaleRace unspecified12/05/2018MartinezCA38.009745-122.0998658Contra Costa Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Matthew Gauthier After 9:30 a.m., two deputies were finishing up a response to a call when one noticed Ridgeway, who had an outstanding warrant and was on foot. The deputy went to contact him, but Ridgeway allegedly reached into his waistband while running away, prompting a foot pursuit. The deputy commanded him to show his hands and tried to physically control him. During the fight, Ridgeway allegedly pulled out a firearm from his waistband and fired a shot toward the deputy but missed. The deputy shot and killed him.

cbslocal.com
25174Richard Posadas26MaleHispanic/Latino12/05/2018ArvinCA35.1978531-118.8414306Arvin Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

At 1:10 a.m., officers from the Arvin Police Department responded to a report of spousal abuse. Officers made contact with a Hispanic man inside the home. The man allegedly was holding some type of stabbing object in his hand. The man ignored officers commands to drop the object and continued to advance. Officers reportedly used their Tasers to no effect and shot and killed Richard Posadas.

kerncounty.com
25176Dimaggio McNelly53MaleAfrican-American/Black12/06/2018McdonoughGA33.457386-84.1719098Henry County Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Dimaggio McNelly allegedly caused a disturbance at a dentist office. Responding officer Michael Smith reportedly used a Taser on him more than once, but it proved ineffective. He advanced upon the officer, and Smith fired one shot, killing McNelly and wounding himself.

ajc.com
25177Jason Paul O'Bannon46MaleEuropean-American/White12/06/2018PahrumpNV36.252818-116.008916Nye County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Between noon and 8:19 p.m., several callers reported Jason Paul O'Bannon was shooting a gun in a yard. When they arrived, deputies saw a man shooting in his yard, and people apparently hiding. O'Bannon allegedly fired several shots and pointed a Winchester .30-30 rifle at Nye County Sheriff's Office Deputy Wesley Fancher. At 9:23 p.m., Fancher, 34, fired four times, killing O'Bannon.

fox5vegas.com
25178John Guerin76MaleRace unspecified12/06/2018Bluewater VillageNM35.2550341-107.9856167Cibola County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Deputies were serving a warrant on John Guerin. They said a gunshot came from inside the home and opened fire. They soon heard another gunshot from inside the home. The person they were serving the warrant to was found dead inside the home by self-inflicted handgun gunshot.

grantcountybeat.com
25175Benjamin David Larson42MaleEuropean-American/White12/06/2018PachecoCA40.502415-122.336184Redding Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Benjamin David Larson was shot at by officers when he allegedly fired at officers with a handgun after leading them on a vehicle chase on Interstate 5. He then got in his vehicle and soon after was found dead inside. The shooting was the culmination of a chase that began in Redding shortly before 5:30 a.m. when a Redding police officer saw a Honda Civic that may have been stolen. It was determined later by pathology that while officers had shot at him, Larson had actually died from a self-inflicted gunshot.

redding.com
25210Ricardo Trevino III21MaleHispanic/Latino12/07/2018San BenitoTX26.029925-97.64016San Benito Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

An officer reportedly attempted to make a traffic stop at 3:07 p.m. The driver refused to stop and fled, eventually stopping and putting his vehicle in park. Ricardo Trevino was shot and killed by officers. The incident was recorded live on Facebook.

theappeal.org
25180Julius Ervin Tate Jr.16MaleAfrican-American/Black12/07/2018ColumbusOH39.9731-82.968064Columbus Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Julius Tate was shot and killed by a Columbus police officer after police said he tried to rob an officer in plain clothes at gunpoint.

10tv.com
25179Jesus Lainez51MaleHispanic/Latino12/07/2018Fort PierceFL27.4470871-80.3364809Fort Pierce Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police responded to a disturbance call in which one man was attacking another man with a meat cleaver. Officer Steven Graziano, 25, shot and killed Jesus Lainez when the fleeing victim reportedly hid behind the officer, and Lainez continued to try to again strike the fleeing man.

tcpalm.com
25181James Robertson41MaleEuropean-American/White12/08/2018West Wendover (Wendover)NV40.7381888-114.0594652West Wendover Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

James Robertson—whose neck, shirt, and arms were drenched in blood—held a knife to his own throat before turning on the West Wendover police officers holding him at gunpoint. Robertson allegedly raised the knife and began walking toward officers, he was shot and killed.

ksl.com
25182Joshua Boyd24MaleAfrican-American/Black12/08/2018SavannahGA32.0501201-81.1535161Georgia State Patrol, Savannah Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police responded to a call about a shooting at the America's Best Value Inn. Upon arrival, they found 28-year-old Sandee Warren suffering from a fatal gunshot wound near the lobby of the motel. People told officers that a possible suspect was in a nearby room at the same motel. Officers found Joshua Boyd, who reportedly was armed with a handgun. Police shot and killed Boyd.

wsav.com
25186Quinntin Andrew Castro35MaleRace unspecified12/09/2018TulareCA36.2112863-119.4047667Tulare Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Around 7 p.m., police tried to pull over a vehicle with three people inside. Police withheld details as to what prompted the traffic stop or where it started. The driver fled, and police chased the vehicle. Gunfire was exchanged at the side of the road at the end of the vehicle chase, and one officer was shot in the arm and torso. As gunfire was being exchanged, a police dog was shot and killed. Quinntin Andrew Castro was shot and killed, and 28-year-old Rosa Cuevas was seriously wounded. A third person , Cameron ware, was caught, and initially accused of shooting at police and killing the dog. It was determined that Ware had neither driven the vehicle nor did he fire any shots.

abc30.com
25183Christopher Deandre Mitchell23MaleAfrican-American/Black12/09/2018TorranceCA33.8299441-118.3110348Torrance Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Shortly before 8 p.m., a man flagged down Torrance officers and said his vehicle had been stolen. The officers found the vehicle in the parking lot of a Ralphs supermarket. Police encountered a man with a pellet rifle in the vehicle between his legs, police said. They shot and killed Christopher Mitchell when he moved his hands down toward the gun.

lacounty.gov
25188Terry Don King50MaleRace unspecified12/09/2018SpringdaleAR36.151792-94.062053Washington County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Deputies were called to a home around 9:45 p.m. for a domestic disturbance call. Once inside, deputies said they encountered Terry Don King, who pointed a shotgun at the deputies. Deputies shot and killed King.

4029tv.com
25185Leslie Vaughan51MaleEuropean-American/White12/09/2018PalatineIL42.1160365-88.046586Palatine Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Leslie Vaughan was fatally shot by police when he allegedly drove his car off of the street in the direction of officers who were interviewing a man in front of an apartment building . Vaughan had allegedly killed his mother in a downtown apartment before the deadly confrontation, police said. Police alleged vehicular assault.

cookcountystatesattorney.org
25187Shane Adair Wentling39MaleEuropean-American/White12/09/2018PerryOK36.289749-97.312Perry Police Department, Noble County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police said Wentling pulled out a gun when a store clerk refused to sell him beer. He left cash, then left the store. While driving on a Kansas highway, he allegedly shot at a vehicle, and Kansas police issued a "Be on the Look Out" request for Wendling's vehicle. He allegedly drove into Oklahoma on I-35 and brandished a firearm at another driver. Around midnight, Wentling's vehicle was spotted, and Perry police and Noble County deputies gave chase. After knocking Wentling's vehicle off the road, Wentling allegedly brandished a firearm, and he was shot and killed.

kwch.com
25184Faustino Dioso50MaleAsian/Pacific Islander12/09/2018Staten IslandNY40.606475-74.065855City of New York Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officers responded to a domestic dispute call and encountered an intoxicated man carrying a knife with a 10-inch blade, police said. Faustino Dioso was ordered to drop the weapon. An officer shocked him with a Taser, but it did not incapacitate Dioso. Dios struck an officer with the knife. Officers fired 10 to 12 shots, killing him and wounding one of the officers.

silive.com
28666Gueorgui "George" P. Penev23MaleEuropean-American/White12/10/2018FredoniaNY42.4361228-79.3257534Fredonia Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officers responded to a home to help Fredonia firefighters with a medical call. Police said George Penev was locked in a bathroom with an unknown medical condition that turned out to be acute cocaine/LSD intoxication. Penev attacked one of the officers with a knife while the officer was inside the home. The officer retreated out of the house to the street as Penev continued to advance. The officer shot Penev four times, killing him. The officer was cleared of criminal wrongdoing.

buffalonews.com
25212Daniel Pierce58MaleRace unspecified12/10/2018RangelyCO40.0879907-108.7770778Rangely Police Department, Rio Blanco County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officers with the Rangley Police Department and deputies with the Rio Blanco County Sheriff's Office were investigating a report of a stolen vehicle. Deputies and officers pursued the vehicle, recognizing it was driven by Daniel Pierce and that Pierce had a rifle with him in the vehicle. When one of the officers shot the vehicle's tires out to disable the vehicle, another officer allegedly thought Pierce had fired on an officer and shot and killed Pierce.

coloradoindependent.com
25211Kyle Hart33MaleEuropean-American/White12/10/2018Redwood CityCA37.4773819-122.230002Redwood City Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Kyle Hart's wife called police just before 9 a.m. requesting help for her husband, who was attempting suicide, police said. Several officers responded and found Hart in the side yard of their home, holding a butcher knife. The first two officers tried to get him to drop the knife, police said. Hart reportedly refused to do so and started running at the officers, one who reportedly shocked him with a Taser, while the other shot and killed him.

paloaltoonline.com
25189George P. Penev23MaleRace unspecified12/10/2018FredoniaNY42.436227-79.3255719Fredonia Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officers responded to a home to help Fredonia firefighters with a medical call. Police said the man was locked in a bathroom with an unknown medical condition. The man attacked one of the officers with a knife while the officer was inside the home. The officer reportedly backed off, but the man still went after him. The officer retreated out of the house to the street, and shot and killed the man.

police1.com
25220Daniel Abraham Trevino25MaleHispanic/Latino12/11/2018HoustonTX29.885909-95.3174839Harris County Sheriff's Office, Texas Attorney General's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Daniel Trevino, allegedly shot and wounded three officers as they tried to arrest him and killed himself with a self-inflicted gunshot from a handgun during a standoff with police.

google.com
25084Tony Lamont Mathis47MaleAfrican-American/Black12/11/2018Oklahoma CityOK35.4205352-97.5030916Oklahoma City Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

About 5:40 p.m., officers were called to a store that was robbed by a man with a gun, police said. The robber had left the store with a tracking device, and officers Drake Carder, Joshua Gershon and Corey Adams found Tony Lamont Mathis, who allegedly ran from officers and failed to comply with orders before he was shot and killed. No weapon was found on or near the subject's body.

oklahoman.com
25219Brian Hawks29MaleEuropean-American/White12/11/2018CincinnatiOH39.1546378-84.5604165Sharonville Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Brian Hawks man reportedly fired a shot into the ground and told neighbors if anyone came to his door, he was going to shoot. Police arrived around 4:15 p.m. For several hours, police tried to get in touch with the man but had no success. About five flash bangs were sent into the home. The situation ended around 10 p.m. after police found the man dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.

facebook.com
25214Kaley Gay25FemaleEuropean-American/White12/11/2018LizellaGA32.7556225-83.7619283U.S. Marshals Service
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

At 10:15 a.m., a four-member team was serving a warrant. Kaley Gay, who was being patted down by one of the officers, allegedly drew a small concealed pistol and fired upon the officer, who shot and killed her.

ajc.com
25216Rhonda Thomas56FemaleRace unspecified12/11/2018JonesboroAR35.8012112-90.6995114Jonesboro Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

An apartment maintenance employee went to an apartment to check the wellbeing of Brenda Thomas, as she had not been heard from in some time. While attempting to enter the apartment, Thomas shot and wounded him. Police shot tear gas into the apartment, but Thomas did not respond. Police sent in a dog to attack Thomas, but she defended herself. Officers then entered the apartment, and Thomas began firing on the officers, who shot and killed her.

fox16.com
25217Tameka LaShay Simpson27FemaleAfrican-American/Black12/11/2018CalhounGA34.4994215-84.951363Calhoun Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Tameka LaShay Simpson allegedly shot at police outside a convenience store. She was approached because police thought they smelled cannabis coming from the woman's car. Officers Jeremy Thompson and Joe Yother shot and killed her.

fox5atlanta.com
25206Tori Kaneshiro30FemaleAsian/Pacific Islander12/11/2018PāhoaHI19.513352-154.941363Hawaii County Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Tori Kaneshiro was parked on Kahakai Boulevard with hazard lights on. She had a warrant for her arrest, and police told her she would be arrested. She allegedly grabbed a rifle from her car and refused to drop it and was shot and killed.

hawaiitribune-herald.com
25218Aerion BrownMaleAfrican-American/Black12/11/2018JacksonTN35.6320876-88.7988898Jackson Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Aerion Brown reportedly shot and killed himself after a standoff with police.

jacksonsun.com
25213Haze Connor Martin22MaleEuropean-American/White12/11/2018AtkinsAR35.216555-92.825831Pope County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Haze Connor Martin was shot and killed by a Pope County deputy after a car chase that ended in Conway County around 11:30 p.m. Police said Martin exited his vehicle and pulled a knife on the deputy at the end of a chase on Interstate 40 that started in Pope County and ended in Conway County. When the deputy spotted the knife, he shot and killed Martin.

rivervalleynow.com
25215Marcus Neal47MaleAfrican-American/Black12/11/2018BuffaloNY42.9467473-78.8931277Buffalo Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officer Joseph Meli, 25, shot and killed Marcus Neal following a chase resulting from a shoplifting accusation. Neal allegedly threatened Meli with a knife.

wgrz.com
25222Dequane Rayshun Williams22MaleAfrican-American/Black12/12/2018SpartaGA33.2887771-82.9758823Hancock County Sheriff's Office, Georgia State Patrol
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Around 6:15 p.m., deputies stopped a vehicle. Passenger Dequane Rayshun Williams got out of the vehicle, and a deputy recognized him as having an active arrest warrant. Williams fled. A Hancock County deputy and a Georgia State Patrol Trooper ran after Williams, who allegedly pointed a pistol toward a deputy. The trooper "made brief physical contact with Williams and shortly thereafter, Williams' weapon discharged multiple times, striking Williams."

ajc.com
25225Gabriel Romero19MaleHispanic/Latino12/12/2018AlbuquerqueNM35.1196111-106.5706414Albuquerque Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police were called to a possible armed robbery. Officers heard gunshots and were contacted by a resident who told them that a man entered their home and shot and killed their dog. Police found the man a few doors down and shot and killed him. Details regarding the killing were withheld by police.

dailymail.co.uk
25224Jason Emerson Connell43MaleEuropean-American/White12/12/2018JacksonvilleFL30.428555-81.6573152Jacksonville Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Jason Connell reportedly told his girlfriend and family he'd never go back to prison, then fired his .38-caliber revolver at a police officer outside a Northside motel, and Officer Christopher Jimenez shot and killed him.

jacksonville.com
25223Dylan Parker Thomas18MaleEuropean-American/White12/12/2018JacksonvilleFL30.1769501-81.6016272Jacksonville Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Dylan Thomas apparently robbed and then gave the money back to a pizza delivery driver. The driver spoke to an off-duty officer, Officer Harold Berry, who was working in full uniform and driving a police car at Walmart. Berry found Thomas and shot and killed him when Thomas allegedly pointed his BB gun at Berry.

news4jax.com
25221Demario Bass29MaleAfrican-American/Black12/12/2018St. LouisMO38.7019459-90.2635813St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

A license plate reader had seen a plate belonging to a stolen 2004 Hyundai Santa Fe heading south at 12:49 p.m. Two officers in a patrol car spotted the SUV at a BP station. One officer got out and walked to the SUV, spotting Demario Bass inside. The officer opened the car door. Bass put the vehicle into reverse and accelerated backward. The officer reportedly became lodged between the open door and the SUV, throwing him at least partly into the vehicle. The officer fired at least one time, killing Bass.

stltoday.com
25232Name withheld by policeMaleHispanic/Latino12/13/2018UplandCA34.1032657-117.6808921Upland Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police responded to a call from a nearby resident about a suspicious person. Officers spotted a man walking around 3:30 a.m. and approached him. Goodman said when officers approached the man, he reached into his pocket and produced the replica handgun and brandished it, and the officer shot and killed him.

abc7.com
25226Adam Smith35MaleRace unspecified12/13/2018Oregon HouseCA39.390196-121.251894Yuba County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police responded to calls for shots being fired, and at least one person being threatened with a gun. About four hours after the incident began, officers approached the residence. At that time, the person emerged from the residence and opened fire on the officers, who shot and killed him.

cbslocal.com
25230James Paul Berry III62MaleEuropean-American/White12/13/2018Prince GeorgeVA37.261333-77.351347Prince George County Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Police responded to locate a man wanted on an indictment related to the production of child pornography. Upon arrival, an officer saw the wanted man, James Paul Berry III, standing outside of his home. As the officer began to speak with him, the suspect retrieved a handgun from his clothing and reportedly shot and killed himself.

wtvr.com
25229Brandon Jermaine Taylor33MaleRace unspecified12/13/2018DecaturGA33.7287485-84.2814115DeKalb County Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Brandon Taylor shot and killed Officer Edgar Isidro Flores, 24. Taylor had been pulled over for an alleged traffic violation. He was found about a block away and shot an attacking police dog before police shot and killed him.

ajc.com
25233Salvatore Tirone70MaleEuropean-American/White12/13/2018WildwoodFL28.855074-82.091576Sumter County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Salvatore Tirone drove from Broward County to the Quality Inn in Hernando, where he killed his ex-wife's lover 64-year-old Michael Quirello. Following a high-speed pursuit, police exchanged gunfire with Tirone, killing him.

baynews9.com
25228Brandon Clegg14MaleEuropean-American/White12/13/2018RichmondIN39.831731-84.911924Richmond Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Brandon Clegg went to school armed with a .45-caliber handgun and a .223-caliber rifle with a scope attached. When responding officers arrived at the school, the boy was at a vehicle. He ran inside the school with the guns. Once inside the school, he started shooting at the officers before eventually shooting and killing himself, police said.

theindychannel.com
25227Andre Horton42MaleAfrican-American/Black12/13/2018MemphisTN35.2047519-89.9310024Memphis Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Andre Horton was reportedly pointing a realistic looking BB pistol at passing cars and then at police when police shot and killed him.

thv11.com
25231Jennifer Mabry Robinson34FemaleEuropean-American/White12/13/2018SpartanburgSC34.9973579-82.0551658Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Around 8 p.m. deputies tried to pull over Jennifer Robinson and found out her tags were expired and might have been stolen, police said. Robinson fled and began shooting at pursuing deputies while she was driving. Deputies stopped Robinson's car, and a brief foot chase started. Robinson allegedly pointed the gun at the deputies. They fired two shots, and she fatally turned the gun on herself. Robinson was shot twice in the head, and once in the hip.

wyff4.com
25235Terrance Ryan66MaleRace unspecified12/14/2018YakimaWA46.5994977-120.5949518Yakima Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

A driver spotted an SUV driving erratically, police said. At one point, the driver began chasing the person who called police. The vehicle was also driving without headlights on. Police spotted the car and gave pursuit. At one point, police and a sheriff's deputy broke off pursuit but re-engaged at 66th Avenue, where the car turned on to Century Avenue, and officers and a sheriff's deputy blocked the vehicle. The driver began ramming a police and sheriff's department vehicle, and went north. A Yakima officer shot and killed the driver.

kimatv.com
25234Sean Sharpe54MaleRace unspecified12/14/2018NewarkNJ40.7780744-74.1580617Newark Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Sean Sharpe was waiting inside his ex-girlfriend's home in Newark when she and their 11-year-old daughter returned home just after 9 p.m. The woman had an active restraining order against Sharpe. Sharpe forced the woman and his daughter out of the house at gunpoint, but his daughter was able to escape and call police. Sharpe held the woman hostage for more than seven hours while police tried to end the crisis with non-lethal methods. At about 5:30 a.m., Sharpe pointed his gun at his ex-girlfriend's head and then at police, who shot and killed him.

www.nj.com
25236Edgar Espinoza35MaleHispanic/Latino12/15/2018HanfordCA36.2989574-119.5948994Kings County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Deputies received reports of a man chasing a child in the roadway at around 11 p.m. Police said they found Edgar Espinoza in a pickup truck with his 9-year-old son in a chokehold with a military knife to his throat. Deputies tried to get him out of the car, but the father wouldn't let him go. A deputy shot and killed the father.

abc30.com
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