Hill, a murder suspect who had been convicted of robbery, fired his gun into a police car after a robbery. An officer fired back, killing Hill

Michael J. Wilcox killed former friends and lovers before shooting and killing himself when confronted by police.

Sgt. Neil Record shot and killed an unidentified man running toward a fence surrounding Mojave Airport following a bank robbery.

Officers pulled over Jung after he was driving erratically on Interstate 45 around 5:30 a.m. When officers exited their vehicle, Jung open fire with several shots before speeding away. According to officials, Jung continued to fire shots at deputies from a semiautomatic assault rifle during a five-mile chase. Jung pulled into the drive way of his residence, failed to escape again, and exited his vehicle. Jung and officers commenced in a shootout with over 50 rounds fired before Jung was struck multiple times and died on the scene. Sgt. Tommy Bohannon of the Harris County Sheriff's was critically wounded but survived his injuries.

Heard, driving a stolen automobile, was cornered by two officers on a dead-end street adjacent to Park Avenue. The 14-year-old reportedly aimed the car at the police, who fatally shot him in response. His family reached a $300K wrongful-death settlement with the city.

Deputies Ricardo Lopez, Darien Smith and Sgt. Bruce Ruff (a twice unsuccessful candidate for Sheriff) shot and killed Richard Bullock, who pointed a shotgun at them.

After Mitchell was pulled over for a traffic stop, he drove away with a police officer standing on the running board of his truck. He rammed parked cars in an attempt to dislodge the officer, but then pulled over, after which he was shot and killed. Stating that he had put up his hands in surrender, the city was sued and paid out $1.25 million dollars. The shooting was found to be "In Policy".

Harris County deputies thought they were responding to a domestic disturbance the morning they arrived at a Houston area home and faced four armed members of the Latin Kings, a street gang. Harris County Deputy Shane Bennett died after being shot by his partner. Also killed were suspects Daniel Damian Jr., 20, and Carlos Alberto Ramirez, 24. One of the surviving burglars was found guilty of Bennett's murder.

Harris County deputies thought they were responding to a domestic disturbance the morning they arrived at a Houston area home and faced four armed members of the Latin Kings, a street gang. Harris County Deputy Shane Bennett died after being shot by his partner. Also killed were suspects Daniel Damian Jr., 20, and Carlos Alberto Ramirez, 24. One of the surviving burglars was found guilty of Bennett's murder.

Officer George Ciganik shot Rodney D. Mathews, 24, in the head, killing him, as Mathews brandished a handgun from the porch roof of his home in Marshall-Shadeland. A neighbor had summoned police because Mathews had discharged his gun several times. During an exchange of gunfire with police, Mathews shot an officer in the foot.

Police shot and killed Robert Ruffin, who was reportedly walking around nude at the Drake Hotel and brandishing a knife in a stairway.

Officer Omar Wright was investigating a shots-fired report. He shot and killed Bronte Mills, who was running away, after Mills allegedly shot backward at Wright while Mills was running to escape.

Police were dispatched to Palm View Apartments regarding a man with a knife trying to break into an apartment. As officers arrived, the person who called police described the suspect, who had fled southbound on a bicycle. Officer Brian Ramirez spotted Carmona heading south from the complex and gave chase on foot. Carmona jumped over the east wall at Quail Gardens. Carmona reportedly confronted Ramirez in the Quail Gardens parking lot, armed with a knife. Ramirez shot and killed Carmona.

The Oconto County Sheriff's Department reported getting a call from the Gillett area saying that a couple's son was missing, along with the family car and a weapon, and they had found a suicide note. Shawano County officers later spotted the vehicle and pursued it until it was stopped with special spikes on the roadway, and the driver shot and killed himself, police said.

Deputies went to the mobile home of Pedro Martinez after his girlfriend called the sheriff's office to report a domestic disturbance. She told a dispatcher that Martinez was very drunk and armed with a gun. When deputies arrived at the home, they looked inside and saw Martinez load a pistol and fire four shots into the floor near another person, police said. Deputy Hampton Jenkins fired a single shot at Martinez when he saw the suspect raise his gun toward a man sitting in a chair. The bullet struck Martinez in the head, killing him.

Twenty-eight-year-old Dean Ricketts was acting out scenarios he learned in training. A single gunshot killed Patterson, a jailer who had worked for the Fulton County sheriff's department for two years. Atlanta police say Ricketts had removed the magazine from the .40-caliber Glock pistol he was using in the role-playing game, but a bullet remained in the chamber. Ricketts—as a detention officer—was not authorized to carry a firearm, and the gun was not sheriff's department property, police said.

He told a friend he had taken a bunch of drugs and he sounded like he was suicidal and shooting a gun. She called police. Eventually he came out of the house and pointed a gun at officers and they shot him. The family believes lethal force was unnecessary.

Samuel Rodriguez, 24, was shot and killed after he backed a stolen car into a police squad car, pinning one officer.

Rajeev Mathur, who reportedly abducted a woman at gunpoint in Irvine and forced her to drive off with him, killed himself with a bullet to the head as deputies closed in.

A dispute broke out among an officer, Lamar, and another man. Reportedly the other man wanted to use a computer in the patrol car and the officer refused. This developed into a physical struggle where the two got the better of the officer, caught in a bear hug and punched some 20 times. The officer ended the confrontation by shooting Lamar dead. One of two Jacksonville police shootings in the same week.

Narcotics officers were arresting people at a house with a suspected meth lab inside. Barow arrived later and started shooting King County sheriff deputies (three of whom he wounded). He was also wanted after skipping bail in 2001.

Little Rock police officer Josh Scherrey shot and killed Terren Brown, 17, after he and an unidentified accomplice robbed and shot a man in a house near Oaklawn Cemetery and threatened to kill his 6-month-old son.

Deputies shot and killed Ignacio Martinez during a standoff when he pointed a gun at officers.

Police encountered a psychotic Jackson in the cellar of her residence after she'd killed her own two young children with a knife. She lunged at officers with the same knife and she was shot to death.

Corporal Troy Klinglesmith and Senior Corporal Stephen Baugh questioned multiple people in relation to drug dealing complaints. Corporal Baugh tried to question Hurd. The corporals and witnesses they interviewed said that Hurd took Senior Corporal Baugh's pistol and fired it. Other witnesses, interviewed by the Hurd family's attorney, said that Hurd was unarmed. Corporal Klinglesmith shot at Hurd, striking him twice and killing him. Hurd's family sued.

A Clear Creek County sheriff's deputy saw a couple outside a locker at Mountain Mini Storage and stopped to question them. Clear Creek County Sheriff Don Krueger said the deputy asked the couple if the locker was theirs. After they said it was, the deputy asked them for identification. At that point, Krueger said, the man and woman ran to a white Ford Taurus and sped away, heading east on Interstate 70. The deputy gave chase. Eventually, he was joined by another deputy and a sergeant. At the Jefferson County line, the sheriff's officers backed off and allowed state troopers to take the lead. Near the Lookout Mountain turnoff, a trooper used his car to nudge the Taurus into a spin, and it crashed into an embankment. Troopers approached the car to arrest the two people inside. Meredith pulled a gun and pointed at the troopers. Four of the officers opened fire, killing the pair.

On a dead-end dirt road after a chase, Simmons was shot twice through the passenger-side window of his Mercury Sable after ramming a police cruiser and another car. One of two fatal Jacksonville shootings in the same week.

Two officers in a patrol car approached Menifield because he was smoking crack. He attacked one of them, knocking him down and trying to get his weapon. The other officer fired at Menifield, who then jumped into the patrol car and drove away. The missing vehicle was spotted on the 110 Freeway, where Menifield had exited, but failed to comply with orders to surrender. After bean-bag round and tasers were unsuccessful, he was shot while allegedly trying to take an officer's gun.

Victoria's abusive husband, Officer Robert Lozano, reported to 911 that his wife fatally shot herself while trying to clean his 9mm Glock pistol. First responders said that Lozano demonstrated no grief at the death. His wife was shot once in the chest while laying on a mattress. Texas Rangers Tracy Murphree and Tony Benny investigated. Officer Lozano received a 45-year prison sentence for murder. Some of his lovers said that he married Victoria for her family's money.

Adams County 911 center received a call that his neighbor, Lewis, had just shot two people and was holding three others as hostages. Lewis was driving from the scene when deputies arrived, police said. Lewis got out of his truck and pointed his rifle at the deputies and the deputies shot and killed Lewis after he refused repeated orders to drop his weapon.

Byron Adams was wearing a dress and wig when he was fatally shot by a Green Bay police officer in a confrontation outside a dry cleaning business. He had a can of chili powder in his purse and probably planned to rob the nearby Oneida Bingo & Casino. When the officer asked to see Adams' identification, the suspect pulled a gun from his purse. Police said Pautzke struggled with Adams, then drew his own gun and fired four times. Adams, who died from the gunshot wounds, was carrying a pellet gun that looked like a 9mm Beretta handgun.

Deputy Matthew McCord stopped Romero's green Toyota Tercel, then patted him down. Authorities said that Romero reached for a gun in his pocket. The deputy shot him three times and killed him. A lawsuit by Romero's widow claims that the deputy shouted at Romero and shot him for no reason.

Sgt. Jerry Quint shot Encarnacion Nevarez Sr. in the back from a "distant range" during an early morning altercation between Nevarez, his sons and three deputies. According to officials, Quint used a Taser on one of Nevarez's sons. Quint claimed he shot Nevarez after he allegedly attacked another deputy with a board after Quint had Tasered his son. Nevarez's wife said that Quint shot her husband as he was running away from deputies. The county agreed to pay Nevarez's survivors $1.1 million to settle a lawsuit.

David R. Sees, 38, killed his estranged wife, Stephanie Sees, 32, following a three-hour armed standoff and then committed suicide, police said.

Deputies making narcotics arrests near a drug house stopped Neal in his pickup, ordering him to put up his hands. He initially complied but then put his hands down and shook his head, no. According to the deputy, who was standing directly in front of the pickup, the vehicle lurched forward, and the deputy fatally shot the unarmed Neal in the chest. No drugs were found in the car or on his person.

Thomas Martz allegedly was drunk and threatening children. When Officer Todd Kobitz approached the house, Martz allegedly rushed at him with a gun, and Kobitz shot and killed him.

Deputy Wallace Wyatt fatally shot Menifee about 10:30 p.m. as he sat in a friend's car at an apartment complex. Wyatt said he fired in self-defense because the car lunged at him. He also thought Menifee had carjacked the woman driving it, police have said. But the driver, Jessica Patterson, said she had known Menifee for about eight years and that the car did not move.

Aldridge was identified as a suspect in the armed robbery of a nearby liquor store around 9 a.m.. Officers from five agencies gave chase, cornered Aldridge, and shot him "an undetermined number of times." He was declared dead by 1 p.m.

At around 6 p.m., police surrounded the home of Joseph Michael Drake, who they said was suspected of sexually assaulting a 96-year-old woman. At about 11 p.m., police forced their way into the home and found Drake dead at the top of the basement stairs. According to police, Drake had shot himself at some point during the standoff, though officers did not hear the shot.

Deputies investigating the bludgeoning of Ana Mosqueda went to her husband Leonard's house. Leonard tried to stab Deputy William R. Christian. Deputy Christian fatally shot him. Later that year, Vanessa Trevino accused Deputy Christian of raping her at a traffic stop. He was fired, convicted of sexual assault and sentenced to five years in jail. On Aug. 15, 2001, Deputy Christian shot and wounded Keith Davis, alleging a gun-grab that was later disproved by forensics.

Deputy Don Dubroc was reportedly halfway inside a fleeing SUV when he shot and killed Joseph Thomas, who'd backed the SUV over Sabrina Berthelot, fatally injuring her.

A 16-year-old male, suspected of a sexual assault, fled officers in a Cadillac. The officers stopped pursuing when he accelerated to a speed of about 100 mph, striking a vehicle driven by Brandy Guidry. Guidry and the suspect were both injured. Alfred Lee Gamble, Guidry's boyfriend, and Grissom, her 18-month-old son, were killed.

Garvajal shot and killed by Pasadena police narcotics officer Isaac Villareal. Villareal claimed he believed Garvajal was reaching for a weapon in the console when he shot him. Police allege Garvajal and three companions were planning to buy marijuana.

David Clenney killed himself with an officer's gun during a fight after police arrived to investigate a domestic disturbance, police said. Clenney shot and wounded Officer Prentice Tate.

After putting in a full work day, Newfield began drinking in the afternoon and became progressively more aggressive on a round of visits to friends and acquaintances. By 7 pm he had threatened his mother and stepfather with knives, to the point of his mother calling the police. Officers of the New Britain police department challenged Newfield on his own porch to drop his knives. When non-compliant, they shot him three times.

Watson robbed an Italian restaurant at gunpoint after midnight, netting about $7K, then fled followed by police. He crashed his vehicle and set up a three-hour armed standoff with a large number of county deputies through the overnight hours. Probably wounded, after negotiations Watson finally shot at the police. Sixteen different officers fired their weapons in return—one of those fired two weapons—and killed him.

Reginald Fudge, 27, rushed a Little Rock police officer and began choking her Wednesday wasn't fazed when a firefighter emptied a can of pepper spray into his eyes. Four firefighters and two other police officers couldn't break the man's grip on Officer Alma Lambert. When she felt herself about to pass out, Lambert fired once into Fudge's chest, killing him.

Edwards was shot four times in the chest and arms by police on a Bronx subway train after he broke free and slashed a police lieutenant with a kitchen knife. Police defended the fatal shooting, saying cops followed procedure and tried everything short of lethal force to subdue him.

Michael Ayers fled a reckless driving stop, leading police on a chase before shooting and killing himself.

Officer Stewart Lewis, 27, shot Michael S. Eutenier, 19, to protect himself when Eutenier accelerated quickly toward him in his truck, police said. Welch said he didn't know if Eutenier was under the influence of drugs or alcohol. The shooting occurred after a high-speed chase.

An off-duty officer fatally shot a 16-year-old boy when the youth and three others allegedly approached the officer's car in the 16000 block of Oakfield around 12:35 a.m., brandished a handgun and demanded his jewelry.

IPD officer Richard Langdon reportedly shot LeAnna Westfall seconds after she shot herself in the chest with a handgun. Westfall had led HPD officer Tom Millison on a slow-speed chase until she drove over stop sticks northeast of Inman. Langdon was one of several officers who responded. According to police, Langdon had his finger on the trigger of his shotgun when Westfall shot herself while approaching him. He reportedly pulled the trigger as a reaction, striking Westfall in her hand. Westfall died about an hour later. Langdon was cleared of criminal wrongdoing. Millison was fired about a week after Westfall's death for his involvement five days before the shooting for an incident in his patrol car with an unidentified woman.

According to the Star Tribune, police got a call from a motel about someone who was acting strangely. Patch was sitting in the motel's breakfast lounge when the police chief and a deputy arrived. Patch took out a gun and shot the chief, and then was killed by the deputy.

Six officers shot and killed Perry Allen Willsey after he shot at them when a chase ended in a Rite-Aid parking lot.

According to the Star Tribune, Donald was killed after she shot and killed Minneapolis police officer Melissa Schmidt at a public housing complex.

Police shot Frank Coleman when he allegedly refused to drop a knife he'd used to threaten his girlfriend. Shortly before 8 p.m., the woman called police to report that her boyfriend had been smoking crack and acting irrationally, and had threatened to kill her. When police arrived, Coleman was standing at the top of the stairs leading to the second floor. An officer said to drop the knife, but Coleman kept walking toward him, so the officer shot him twice. Coleman was pronounced dead at a hospital.

Kentucky State Police Trooper Todd Holder was shot while checking on the welfare of a Butler County resident. Later, KSP's special response team entered the residence on Leonard Oak Road and found the man inside dead.

Warsaw Police Officer Brent Caldwell was on patrol at Gallatin County Park when he noticed an unoccupied car at the park, then found the 60-year-old Sample outside a restroom. He told Sample to show his hands, and Sample shot at him. They had a gunfight, and Sample was shot and killed.

North Las Vegas police were called to the home of Deon Johnson and found him holding his pregnant fiancee at knifepoint in the driveway. Johnson, whom his girlfriend described as mentally disturbed, made repeated stabbing motions at her back and refused to put down the knife. A sergeant believed Johnson was going to kill her and fired once at his head, killing him. Officers and witnesses corroborated his story.

Officers confronted Cunningham, believing that he was responsible for a robbery. Cunningham put a pistol in his mouth, and edged toward the door of an apartment. Officers told him to drop his weapon. He pointed his gun at officers. They fatally shot him.

Harris Frangos stood up from his wheelchair fired a sawed-off shotgun at two police officers before he was shot numerous times in return.The family said it was his way of committing suicide.

Two officers picked up Jeffrey Hopkins, 23, following reports he had been fighting on Detroit Avenue. But when the officers drove Hopkins to Public Square and offered to let him go, Hopkins —€" high on PCP —€" turned on the officers and attacked, grabbing officer Michael Schmitt's service revolver and shooting him. Schmitt's partner, Donald Finau, shot Hopkins four times in the back, and once each in the head and arm, killing him. Schmitt recovered from his wound.

Matthews fled a traffic stop for speeding. After a chase, Matthews shot and killed Massillon patrolman Eric Taylor before being shot and killed himself.

Camas County Sheriff Keith Rast said his office got complaints about somebody matching Weaver's description driving recklessly near Fairfield—including reports that the driver had nearly run two other vehicles off the road. Deputy Michael "Buzz" Chapman at about noon was sent to find Weaver and have a talk with him, Rast said. Weaver was found by his 2000 GMC pickup and camper trailer—which he had parked near the Trapper's Inn, a resort about 25 miles north of Fairfield. Rast said it was reported that Chapman and Weaver had been talking for about two minutes when Weaver suddenly reached inside his pickup, grabbed the revolver and opened fire. He was shot and killed.

Scott Biswell, with a number of outstanding (relatively minor) warrants and described as a white supremacist by police, was shot to death in a motel room along with his girlfriend, Kortni Rae Grimm. A local SWAT force mounted an attack and shot Biswell nine times. Grimm was fatally struck by one bullet passed through Biswell's body; police said she knew the danger of consorting with him.

Ryan M. Harris reportedly killed himself in an alley while being pursued on foot by officer Jeremy Berg. According to police, Berg tried to stop Harris at around 2:10 a.m. for an illegal turn, but he instead led Berg on a car chase. Harris reportedly turned north into an alley and slowed to 5-10 mph before he jumped out, started to run and fell as the car continued and struck a YMCA building. According to police, Harris got up and was chased on foot by Berg, who was about 10 feet away when he said he saw Harris pull a gun from his belt and shoot himself in the head. Harris died later at a hospital.

Carter was shot to death after threatening officers with the two knives he'd just used to fatally stab his wife.

A man suspected of armed robbery pointed his gun at police and was shot and killed.

Walker dialed 911 and asked for an officer to show up at his motor home in Austin. He refused to describe his problem and ignored an order to come out of the RV without his weapons, according to a transcription of the 911 call. When police arrived, he confessed to shooting a water skier years before, and then came out the top vent of the RV with two guns. He was shot and killed.

Cope shot and killed a Columbus man and then fatally shot himself outside the Rutherford B. Hayes County Services Building.

Davis wounded Officer George Dudley, 52, in an exchange of gunfire when Dudley attempted to stop him in the parking lot of a Bank of America branch. Davis shot himself in the chest when police caught up with him in a Tucker Walmart.

Officer John Irwin shot and killed Michael Gowen when he pointed a gun at police.

Marbly was homeless, living in his vehicle, and plainly mad, a fact known to officers called out to reports of a man standing in the street pointing at cars. Confronted Marbly returned to his car and refused to get out. Officers smashed out the windows while Marbly talked about Jesus Christ, tractor beams and phasers. When Marbly produced what the police thought was a gun, he was fatally shot.

Stanley Placide was robbing a credit union when he shot and wounded a police officer, Robert Testa, several times before killing himself, police said.

Todd Thomas Hastings was shot and killed after he confronted Owasso police officers with a samurai sword. Officers Shane Davis and Michael Barnes fired at Hastings after he charged at them. Prior to the confrontation, Hastings had called a Tulsa social worker, saying he was suicidal.

Police shot and killed Daniel Valenzuela when he came at them with an ax.

Graham had only recently been released on bail for a previous assault charge against his estranged wife, after trying to drown her in a bathtub. He promptly returned to her fifth-story apartment and knifed her repeatedly. Police interrupted the bloody assault and shot him once, fatally. She survived. One of four fatal NYPD shootings within six days.

Police were chasing Dockins after he stole some vehicles. While they shot him several times, police said the fatal shot came from his own gun.

Following a dispute at a soup kitchen where he worked, Prather was shot and killed in the street by NYPD while in possession of a toy gun. Witnesses dispute the police account. Arrested 15 times previously, Prather was the son of a narcotics officer. One of four fatal NYPD shootings within six days.

Gerald Brandt was fatally shot by a Tulsa police officer at this apartment complex after he reportedly threatened to commit "suicide by cop" and waved a gun toward police and bystanders. The shooting was ruled justified.

Two detectives shot and killed Byron Coy Velasquez after he drove his car at them.

Angel—confused, disturbed—was flourishing a knife in the street, menacing two young women and then two customers of a corner store. The storekeeper called police. On arrival Angel approached the officer as he sat in the patrol car and stabbed him through the car window. The officer shot him to death. One of four fatal NYPD shootings within six days.

Police were investigating a complaint about gunshots fired. Pinder fled the stop and allegedly pointed a gun at Officer William McGoldrick, who shot and killed him.

Jack Brown, 39, aimed a .380-caliber handgun at Officer Stephen Parker during a foot chase that ended in front of Merle's Automotive Supply, police said. Parker shot and killed Brown.

Police said Duane Edward Martin, 30, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head after a standoff following an armed robbery and chase.

Officer Keith McGull shot Stanley Parker in the back after Parker and three other teens ran away from his unmarked patrol car. The other youths said they panicked when McGull's green Chevy Lumina sped toward them just before 1 a.m. on Labor Day. There had been several drive-by shootings in the neighborhood and the teens thought the officer's car belonged to gang members. The youths ran down the alley and were met at the other end by McGull, who said he gave a verbal warning and fired 9 shots at Parker after being fired upon. The other teens said McGull didn't say anything and that none of them fired a gun. McGull was fired in December 2005 after he pleaded guilty to charges that he slashed the tires of a suspect's car.

According to the Star Tribune, police were trying to restrain Hayek during a domestic dispute call when he broke away and picked up a sword. He managed to stab an officer, puncturing his lung, before he was shot several times. Hayek suffered from mental illness.

Johnson attempted to light his ex-wife's house on fire. Police caught up with him two counties over, when he got to Carrollton, he shot and killed Lt. Billy Jiles and Robert Smith, a bystander. Johnson was shot and killed.

Angelo Frank Gallardo Jr., a 24-year-old Latino male, died after being shot in Boyle Heights, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

James Buettner reportedly shot himself as police closed in after a bank robbery and car chase. Police said Buettner and Chancel Gridiron, 34, held up the UMB Bank at the Brentwood Promenade and then led officers on a pursuit along residential streets through several St. Louis suburbs before Buettner crashed into a culvert. When police approached the car, they said they heard a gunshot. Officers reportedly found Buettner with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Buettner died at a hospital about 9 hours later.

Police were looking for a man they described as wearing a blue shirt, who had sold drugs to a juvenile. The officers spotted Hunter, who was wearing a blue T-shirt, walking across a baseball field. When they approached him, he allegedly pointed a gun at them and was shot and killed. Some witnesses said he was not the man police were looking for.

Police were on a report of a man throwing rocks and acting aggressively. When officers confronted him, he came at them with a fork. Police struck the man several times with their batons before one of them shot and killed him.

A number of local police converged on Barnes by the side of the interstate south of downtown Raleigh at 3 a.m.; he was obviously upset, under some kind of pressure, and bleeding from self-inflicted wounds. At some point he turned his box-cutter knife toward deputies in a threatening way, and they shot him to death.

Dai Tran Nguyen reportedly killed himself after being shot by police.

Officers tried to arrest Baca, named in multiple felony warrants, after conducting a traffic stop on his vehicle. Baca fled the vehicle on foot. Officers tried to subdue him. In the process, Baca took Officer Gannon Tucker's pistol, then shot twice at the officers. Corporals Jimmy Johnson, Keith Cargo and Lynn Ward fatally shot Baca. Baca had allegedly threatened Officer Tucker with a knife six days earlier.

Officer Robert Stauffer responded to the Summit View Mobile Home Park at 3:10 p.m. to stand by so Michele Richards could remove her belongings from a home there. According to police, Stauffer tried to persuade her to come back another time after her estranged husband, Duane K. Richards, wouldn't let her inside. Michele Richards broke a window and entered her home. Waiting outside with Michele Richards' sister, Stauffer heard three shots, police said, and called for backup. The department's special response team secured the area before entering the home about two hours later. Duane Richards had evidently shot Michele Richards before committing suicide.

Rodney Henderson allegedly assaulted a woman at her workplace and forced her into his car. Several witnesses reported the incident and police quickly responded. Henderson reportedly fired at police and an officer returned fire, killing Henderson.

An off-duty NYPD officer and his father were approached on the street by Guzman, who attempted to mug them at gunpoint. The officer drew his weapon and fatally shot him.

Deputy Tim Gillespie Jr. shot and killed Chad Lewis Rains, who was reportedly cutting a 15-month-old girl's neck. According to police, Rains broke into his estranged girlfriend's home at Grandview Mobile Home Park and started an argument. Deputies responded to a 911 hang-up call from the mobile home and found Rains in a bedroom with the woman's infant daughter. Gillespie shot Rains three times after he allegedly began cutting the child's neck.

Ruby Nell Lindsey was huddled in the back seat of a friend's car fleeing her estranged husband, 28-year-old Marion Alexander Lindsey to the Inman Police Department. When they arrived, Lindsey, pulled up and shot and killed her through the car's windows. Inman police officer Harvey Godfrey Jr. then shot at and injured him.

Jenkins, as a passenger in a car stopped for traffic violations, fled on foot from Milwaukee police. After a foot chase involving officer Jon Bartlett, Jenkins happened to see family members in another car, which he entered. Bartlett contended that Jenkins drove and attempted to use that car as a weapon (a version contradicted by witnesses), and shot nine times, seven of which struck Jenkins and killed him. Bartlett is currently serving a prison sentence in connection with the unrelated 2004 Frank Jude Jr. beating case.

Officer was investigating a possible stolen vehicle, and when frisking Worden, the two fought, and Worden pulled a gun. He was shot and killed.

Francisco Ponce reportedly led police on a high-speed chase from Onawa to a rest stop in Missouri Valley. Officer James Fouts shot and killed Ponce when he allegedly approached the officer "in a threatening manner" after his pickup was halted with stop sticks. Ponce was unarmed.

David Miranda, a 28-year-old Latino male, died after being shot at Clark Avenue south of Lakewood Boulevard, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Police said Roberto Campos, 25, of Florida, shot Lourdes Guzman, 26, of Raleigh, then himself after Virginia State Police forced the pickup truck they were in to a stop in rural Brunswick County, Va., more than 2.5 hours after a chase began.

Brian Carr was killed and Officer Nicholas Smith was wounded in a gun battle following an attempted drug stop.

McDowell had robbed a branch bank and fled south in his car. When his car either crashed or broke down in a rural part of the county, he made several attempts at a carjacking, breaking one woman's arm in the process. Police found him armed only with a broken liquor bottle and shot him to death.

Raymond Kobzeff apparently shot and killed himself after a high-speed chase that ended when he crashed a stolen pickup truck into a marsh.

Deputy Lucky Burrell responded to Larry Wayne Peterson's rural New London home at around noon. Peterson's family members were attempting to take two cars away from Peterson and were preparing to take him for a mental evaluation, the sheriff said. Burrell went inside to talk with Peterson, who allegedly pulled a kitchen knife out of a drawer and lunged at Burrell. Burrell shot Peterson twice, killing him.

A St. Paul police officer shot and killed Ki Yang ("Mr. Yang"), a paranoid schizophrenic, in his home after Mr. Yang's family requested assistance from 911 and a threatening incident ensued.

Burke was killed by a rookie police officer after he allegedly snatched a bag from a car in a shopping center parking lot on Holcomb Bridge Road. What police initially thought was a handgun found next to Burke's body turned out to be a BB gun.

James Thompson was shot and killed by a SWAT team member when he allegedly ran out of his house shooting after a 14-hour standoff.

Officers Dave Cranston and David Ventling shot William Seegert after he opened fire on them in a room at the Deluxe Inn.

Rookie officer Rafael Balbontin shot 14-year-old Juan "Johnny" Salazar after Edgar Naranjo, 26, allegedly tried to scare Balbontin's mother with a BB gun during a home invasion at the house Balbontin shared with his parents. According to police, Balbontin's mother screamed, and his father chased Salazar and Narango out of the house with a mop. Balbontin followed and fired eight shots with his police-issued gun, hitting Naranjo in the hand and Salazar in the back, killing Salazar. Balbontin also shot his father, Juan Balbontin, who was apparently caught in the crossfire. Chicago police found Balbontin acted within department guidelines. In 2005, Balbontin stabbed his wife, Arcelia Balbontin, to death, and was sentenced to 25-years in prison. In 2007, A federal jury awarded $4 million to Salazar's family.

Police report that deceased refused to follow orders to exit vehicle after high-speed chase, officer accidentally used real gun instead of bean bag gun. $500,000 settlement to family.

Police were responding to a shots-fired call. One attempted to pull Wikoff over, but he shot at the officer and headed to a Motel 6. He was eventually shot by police, but apparently killed himself.

Matias Martinez was shot and killed after deputies responded to a domestic disturbance call made by Martinez's wife. He allegedly threatened officers with a machete and a crowbar.

Boettcher used his vehicle to block the path of a patrol car of an officer who was stationed in a vacant parking lot of a supermarket. Boettcher allegedly banged on the officer's vehicle with a hammer. When additional officers arrived, they found Boettcher threatening the initial officer with a knife. He allegedly charged the officer after she lost her balance, prompting the fallen officer and three others to shoot and kill Boettcher.

Police were called to Walgreens to investigate possible fraudulent prescription. Dawn Rae was parked in the drive-through lane with her 14 month old son. Lovelace testified that he fired to avoid being hit by Nelson's car. Officer Dan Lovelace was acquitted in 2004. Chandler City settled the civil suit for $1.9 million.

Alberto Vidal Davila, a 26-year-old Latino male, died after being shot in Hollywood, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Officers were called to a home because of gunfire. Upon arrival, officers surrounded the house, where Benito Daniel Hernandez was inside. Hernandez went out the back door and began shooting at officers and citizens. Officer Darren Bristow was hit by gunfire as were two neighbors. Hernandez then went back into the house. Hernandez then came out the front door and walked toward his vehicle. Hernandez raised his shotgun and opened fire on the officers, striking several of them, and he was shot and killed.

Bryan Bowman reportedly fired several shots at the deputies as they chased him and another man following a holdup at a convenience store. He was shot and killed.

Franklin O. Maldonado was killed during a two-hour standoff with deputies.

Police were pursuing a driver who had fled on foot from his vehicle when Trooper Donald F. Gregory, 34, came upon Donal Theilen. Gregory said he repeatedly gave Theilen orders, which he would not follow. Theilen allegedly indicated that he had a gun, and he began chasing Gregory. Gregory said he fired four rounds at the pursuing Theilen, who was struck with one bullet in the left hip. Theilen died at the scene. A pistol was found at the scene near Theilen.

Phillips shot himself in the head as an Evansville police officer approached his truck to question him outside the Buehler's Buy-Low. Phillips was reported to police at 4 p.m. by store employees who suspected him of trying to obtain prescription drugs with a prescription written to someone else.

Police responding to a shooting and armed robbery shot and killed Nathaniel James O'Connor.

Deputy Max Vasquez shot and killed Mariano Vargas Servin after he knocked the deputy to the ground, kicked him in the head and hit him with a crowbar.

Police responded to Jeffrey Bruck's grandfather's home at around 3:10 p.m. after his ex-girlfriend called 911 from Arizona and said he was talking of suicide. Officers found Bruck pacing back and forth on the property behind the home. Bruck allegedly fired a shot upward and over the house from a .44-caliber Ruger pistol, and then gradually lowered the gun in the direction of officer Mark Witkowski and another officer. Witkowski shot Bruck, killing him.

Off-duty Detective Al Glock shot and killed Eric Lee Thomas when the two fought outside a grocery store because Glock believed he saw Thomas shoplift some beer.

Two deputies responded to a complaint of too many cars and a large crowd blocking traffic along Halls Ferry Rd. Deputy Sheriff Lionel Johnson shot Taylor after deputies said a verbal confrontation turned physical. Taylor died less than 24 hours later.

Torres, a boxer, had been cuffed and put in the back of a police car on suspicion of resisting arrest. He fell asleep. On waking his request to use the bathroom was ignored. He became combative. An officer went to Taser him but fired her Glock at him instead, killing him. Eleven years of legal proceedings ended with the family receiving $775,000 from the city.

Young was wanted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. When they caught up with him, he we went to his vehicle, got a gun, and killed himself.

A Montgomery County sheriff's deputy shot and killed Newell who'd just wounded another deputy with his own gun near the main entrance of the Dayton-Montgomery County Courts Building.

A warrant squad and six sheriff's detectives went to Simply the Best Barber Shop after receiving an anonymous tip that Keyshon Chitty was headed there for a haircut, police said. The informant told officers that Chitty carried a .357-caliber handgun. Chitty also was wanted for drug crimes and charges of aggravated assault with a handgun. When detectives entered, Chitty hid in a restroom and shot and killed himself.

Salomon Reyes was fatally shot by two Williamston police officers in front of the home of his girlfriend, Rosa Marie Acosta after three officers responded to a 911 call that Mr. Reyes had slashed Ms. Acosta's hand in a domestic dispute. He advanced on officers with a knife.

A complaint was made that that a man flashed a gun at two 11-year-old girls at a Captain Al's Seafood. Deputy Luis G. Figueroa responded. Baldwin ran away from him. According to Pam Tuttle, Deputy Figueroa repeatedly shot at Baldwin as he fled. He was struck once in the back and killed. Tuttle and other eyewitnesses said that there was no gun in Baldwin's hands when the deputy responded. According to the Sheriff's Office, Baldwin tried to shoot at the officer as he ran away, but his pistol misfired. A .380-caliber pistol was found laying next to his body.

He "allegedly raised a handgun, pointed it at officers and was shot. Police negotiators said Howell was apparently distraught over money and marital problems and had made several statements that he wanted officers to shoot him."

Castellanos was wanted for escape from an Arkansas minimum security prison 4 years prior. Castellanos was reportedly shot to keep him from running down a Marshall in his SUV in a Walmart parking lot; no weapons were found in the car. In a dying declaration to a Haines City Officer, Castellanos reported that he believed he was fleeing an attempted mugging. Two passengers in the vehicle confirmed that the officers repeatedly identified themselves as U.S. marshals. The decisions to apprehend Castellanos was reportedly spur of the moment, as they feared losing his position in the absence of a GPS tracker.

Joseph Renee Queen, a 23-year-old black male, died after being shot in Carson, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Officer Kurt Burns responded to a report of shots fired and encountered Antonio Jabbar Walton walking nearby. Some witnesses reportedly said that when Walton saw Burns, he fired a handgun into the air. Police said Burns told Walton to drop his gun, but he allegedly kept advancing and pointed the gun at Burns. From behind his car, Burns fired a shot from his 12-gauge shotgun, missing Walton. According to the prosecutor's report, Walton continued to advance and fired a shot at Burns. Burns fired a second shot. Walton allegedly staggered toward Burns, who fired a third time. Walton crumpled to the ground. He was pronounced dead at a hospital.

Friends reported that Hickman was angry, defiant, drunk, embarrassed about the outcome of a fight earlier that day, and said "I'm going out like a soldier." Police responded to reports of Hickman and another teen threatening construction workers, and shot Hickman dead as he charged down a narrow stairway at them with a knife.

Fitzpatrick was shot and killed by three King County sheriff's deputies after they responded to his Woodinville home. Sheriff's officials said Fitzpatrick fired two rounds from a shotgun through a closed door and was preparing to fire a third time when three deputies shot and killed him.

McAbee stole a vehicle in Homedale, ID. Pursuit occurred with attempts to stop him being unsuccessful. Police say, during pursuit, McAbee fired shots at pursuing deputies/officers and struck a police vehicle. When McAbee stopped his vehicle after spinning out, he pointed his rifle and shot at deputies, and officers shot and killed him. The family disputes this version of events, saying that the rifle was missing the firing pin, and the killing wound was through the top of his head, exiting through his neck, which suggests he was on the ground when he was shot.

Housing Authority police shot and killed Bernard Rogers at a public housing unit in the Hill District. Rogers was unarmed, but possessed a small amount of marijuana. Police said they weren't even trying to arrest him when he reached for one of their guns. A scuffle ensued, and police and witness accounts differ on what happened next. Police say Rogers tackled Officer Tonyea Curry on a loveseat, and tried to get his gun, and Curry shot him.

Salvador Sibrian and Uriel Damien died when the car in which they were riding hit a tree after Officer Tommy Thompson shot them.

A motel manager called police about a guest behaving violently and destroying room 156. Six officers went to the motel and found the man staying in the room using a shower curtain pipe to break windows and other items. Leaking water had completely soaked the carpet. Police say that officers calmed the man down and then tried to leave the room to give him some space, but then the man hit one of the officers in the head with the pipe. The man reportedly began to swing the pipe to hit the officer a second time before the officer fired one shot, hitting the suspect in the upper torso. The man died at five days later from his injuries.

Kenny Ray Fuller Sr., a 37-year-old black male, died after being shot in Florence, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Police shot Anastacio "Tacho" Munoz in the head when he drove at an officer after a short pursuit.

A partially disabled veteran, angry with the drug dealing in his neighborhood and with "some degree of mental or emotional illness," encountered police when they were called to reports of shots fired in his neighborhood. At 3:30 a.m., a SWAT force entered his house, performed a room-to-room sweep, Shields raised his weapon when discovered, and he was shot to death.

Police said MSP Fugitive Team troopers Carl Rothenberger, Rudy Gonzalez and David Brunsting went to a home in Polkton Township to arrest Robert Ohart on three counts of criminal sexual conduct at about 8:30 a.m. Ohart allegedly lunged at the officers with a knife, so they shot him four times, killing him.

Oklahoma City police Sgt. Todd Deaton shot and killed Stephen Allen when Allen opened the door to his apartment and threatened Deaton with a gun.

Joshua Levi Blunt, a 22-year-old white male, died after being shot in Koreatown, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

According to HPD, Taylor pointed a weapon at officers responding to a family disturbance. They fatally shot her.

Officers responded to a call about a fight. Reese had stabbed his mother in the hand with a knife. Police arrived to find Reese sitting on the couch in the home. While refusing to get up, he became combative, police say. Reese pulled out a knife and slashed Officer B.R. Cartwright across the face. Cartwright fell, and when Reese tried to stab him again, he was shot and killed by Officer R.L. Holder.

Officer Larry Pevyhouse shot and killed unarmed Tony Dominguez when he threatened to shoot officer Warren Gatrell after a chase.

Police were responding to residents' reports of a man on Lena Street carrying a rifle. Spear was shot and killed after he fired once with an AK-47 assault rifle, hitting a patrol car.

An officer shot and killed Ruben Zaldivar when he tried to run him over.

Deputy Tommy Alcaraz and Sgt. Robert Guillen shot Christian Avila when he accelerated toward officers.

Johnson kidnapped his girlfriend, released her, then led police on a chase. After he crashed, police shot and killed him.

Jeffrey L. Lenington reportedly committed suicide after being stopped by police outside Washington Accelerated Elementary School. According to police, officers were investigating an armed holdup of a Bank of America branch and stopped Lenington at about 4:10 p.m. because his truck matched the robber's vehicle. Lenington then reportedly shot himself in the head.

Roberto Herrera Gonzalez reportedly shot himself in an alley as police closed in on him.

Jose Tito Diaz, a 26-year-old Latino male, died after being shot in Boyle Heights, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Police responded to reports of a man in an apartment complex parking lot brandishing a shotgun. This was Kay, missing his 12-gauge at this point but armed with two knives. According to the police account, Kay was threatening and uncooperative, waived the knives, failed to respond to OC spray and was shot and killed.

McCartor Jr. of Kent led police on a "slow-speed chase" around the East Hill. Police tried to corner his vehicle in a McDonald's parking lot. As an officer leaned into the vehicle trying to turn off the ignition, McCartor began driving away, dragging the officer. Another officer fired his service .223-caliber rifle, killing McCartor.

Jason R. Steinly reportedly shot himself after a 20-mile police pursuit in rural Missouri. Steinly had pretended to be a police officer and tried to abduct a woman in St. Peters hospital parking lot earlier that day. Bowling Green police spotted Steinly's car and attempted to stop him. He fled, and a chase ensued. At about 9 p.m., Steinly stopped his car and shot himself in the head. According to reports, Steinly was a former Missouri Department of Corrections officer who'd been fired in June after working at a women's detention center in Vandalia for two months.

Gino Giovanni Dellacqua, a 45-year-old Latino male, died after being shot in Lake View Terrace, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Stanley Cook, 35, was shot and killed by Trimble police officer Robert Horner as Cook sat in his car beside Trimble City Hall. Few details were released regarding the killing.

Tom Loff Jr., reportedly killed himself when police approached him in a motel parking lot. Police had responded to a reported shooting at the Best Western Hospitality House at around 2:30 a.m. Officers found motel employee Billy J. Cunningham, 29, with multiple gunshot wounds. The officers then approached Loff in the parking lot. Police said before they could question him, he pulled a gun and shot himself. Cunningham died later at a hospital.

The 17-year-old teen shot in the head by a Seattle police officer as he ran away from police had been armed only with a gun-shaped commercial paint sprayer nozzle when he robbed a customer at an automated teller machine in Wallingford.

Jimmy Sum, a 44-year-old Asian male, died after being shot in San Gabriel, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Joshua Cercedric Hawkins Sr., a 42-year-old black male, died after being shot in Inglewood, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Police were raiding a meth lab. GBI agents from the Savannah Regional Drug Enforcement Office shot Ralph Wiley Futch, 49, brandished a Tec 9 semi-automatic pistol after two agents identified themselves and entered the home wearing GBI vests, police said. Agents shouted at Futch to drop the weapon, but he refused, so agents shot and killed him.

Robertson was wanted for questioning in several pawn shop burglaries in Lawton and Duncan. Police officers sat in surveillance Dec. 17 of Robertson's Lawton apartment, but he never showed up. Officers returned the next day and confronted Robertson in a parking lot. After officers identified themselves and told Robertson they had felony warrants for his arrest, Robertson reportedly pulled his weapon and fired, then tried to escape on foot, police said. Robertson pointed his gun at Officer Steve Handy and was shot and killed.

Area police had been advised to be on the lookout for Joshua Hatlak, who had reportedly walked out of a preliminary hearing on charges of third-degree criminal sexual conduct the day before. According to police, Hatlak was a passenger in a van that was pulled over by Auburn officers, who called MSP troopers for assistance. Hatlak allegedly made motions to kill himself with a butcher knife before charging at police. Two troopers shot Hatlak four times. Officials said Hatlak continued to come at troopers and yell after being shot the first time, telling them to "come on." After being shot the second time, Hatlak said, "God forgive me," officials said.

Carlos Jaime Correa, a 19-year-old Latino male, died after being shot in Downtown, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

According to the grand jury report, Carnley died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after exchanging shots with Deputy Oneil Adams. Adams reportedly shot Carnley 6 times.

Officer Fontenot, a 19-year HPD veteran, filed for divorce from his estranged wife. The next day, his fiancee Tammy Sanford broke off their engagement because she wanted children and he did not. Two days later, Officer Sanford shot her and shot himself. Both died.

Chattanooga police officers shot and killed Philip Lance Armstrong inside an East Brainerd bank he attempted to rob.

Police responded to a home around 8 p.m. after a 911 caller said Todd Hodges had shot his 22-month old son, Darron. Darron's mother had fled with the baby to a neighbor's to call police. Hodges barricaded himself inside the home, and police said they tried to negotiate with him throughout the night. Just before 5 a.m., police fired teargas into the home. Officers then went inside and found Hodges dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.

Oliver had two outstanding warrants for writing bad checks. When he was pulled over for running a red light, he bolted on foot and into nearby residential backyards, jumping fences. The police narrative was that during a physical struggle Oliver tried to get ahold of the officer's gun, and he was fatally shot two or three times.