Deputy Aaron Dunsing shot and killed Raul Hernandez Ceja, who was making stabbing motions inside a van at the edge of a vineyard.

Debra Allen Vazquez, 50, had driven to police headquarters to get help, but all officers were on assignment at the time, police said. Jose Vazquez followed her in his pickup truck and started to ram her vehicle to get her to stop. He caught up with her at the police station and shot and killed her. Vazquez, also 50, was later found dead in his truck on the side of a road with a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

An officer at Austin district headquarters noticed a commotion across the street at a gas station. Mullins and a tow truck driver, who was there to impound a car got into a dispute and Mullins wouldn't stop driving the car when a policeman reached in and tried to get him to stop. Mullins dragged the officer for approximately 170 feet while the officer demanded he stop the car. The officer fired at Mullins and killed him. The car hit a lamppost and finally stopped.

Police responded to a disturbance call outside a 7-Eleven. When they arrived, they approached three people in a vehicle. As the men got out of the car, police say one of them reached for a gun in his waistband. An officer grabbed it, but the two struggled over the weapon. Another officer got out a Taser, but the suspect got a hold of that, and used it on the officers. That's when one of the officers shot and killed Larue.

Adam Jerome Webster, 22, was shot and killed by Trooper Mark Dlugokinski following a 10-minute pursuit that started at Centerfolds Club.

Officers of the Denver Police Department entered the second floor of an apartment building with a ladder during a search for Frank Lobato's nephew in a domestic-violence complaint. Officers were advised that other residents were at home upstairs. When Lobato, an unarmed invalid lying naked in his bed, reacted to Officer Ranjan Ford Jr.'s unexpected appearance, Ford shot Lobato once in the chest. Ford claimed to have mistaken a soda can for a weapon. The city of Denver settled with Lobato's family for $900,000 in December 2007. Ford was suspended for 90 days.

Officers responding to calls about a group of youths in an apartment complex parking lot saw two of them run off as police approached. One was Rochelle, who darted into the woods, briefly struggled with the officer, produced a pistol and fired it, and was killed by return fire.

Lavelle Rigmaiden, 34, died after being shot in Inglewood, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Members of the Neighborhood Enforcement Stabilization Task Force approached a group of five men standing in front of 531-533 South 16th Street, including William Gainous, 20, and Caleb Love, 25. According to police, Gainous and Love had committed an armed robbery moments before in front of a Chinese restaurant. When Officer Gonnella, 39, got out of his car and approached the crowd, Gainous fired four rounds from a handgun, hitting Officer Gonnella twice in his protective vest, once in the shoulder and once in the femur. Task force members followed Gainous into the restaurant at 287 16th Street. Gainous ignored calls to drop his gun, crouched down and took aim at the officers. Three officers fired eight rounds, killing Gainous. Love was arrested and charged with armed robbery and weapons possession.

Officers attempted non-lethal methods but then shot Garcia to death. Deceased allegedly was physically threatening police with a metal rod, computer, etc.

Chapa was suspected of being involved with a vehicle theft. Police used stop sticks to flatten the car's tires, and when he got out, he had a shotgun pointed at police. They shot and killed him.

Several officers responded at around 5 p.m. to reports that Melvin Eugene Nagle pulled a handgun on a neighbor who confronted him about messing with their fence outside Van Meter near the Wildwood Estates. Police said Nagle approached the officers wearing a bulletproof vest and pointing a 9 mm handgun. Adel officer John Sparling, state trooper Randy Wacha, and DCSD deputies Jeremy Sprague and Ryan Bowers shot and killed Nagle when he allegedly refused to drop his gun and kept advancing toward them. Nagle's relatives said he'd been drinking and was upset that his divorce had become final earlier in the week.

Police tried to pull over Donald Rickard for a malfunctioning headlight. After a chase, he and his passenger, Kelly Allen were shot and killed.

Earl Williams fled when Deputy Richard Aitken, 33, tried to pull him over. Williams turned into the backyard of an abandoned, burned-out home on North Westbrook and began driving on the lawn. A passenger bailed out of the Blazer and ran. Williams allegedly tried to run over Aitken as the deputy walked toward the vehicle. Aitken fired into the Blazer, killing Williams.

Viera and a friend were pulled over around the "Five Points" region, near the Valley Blvd and Garvey Ave intersection. According to El Monte Police, Viera was pulled over for "fitting the description" of "suspects in a gang shooting." Officials claim one of the men "refused to cooperate" and "reached under the seat," prompting officers to open fire. No weapons were ever recovered from the vehicle and both Viera and his friend were later exonerated as suspects from the "related" case.

Fambro-Wade allegedly killed his ex-girlfriend before being killed by police.

Police shot and killed Gabriel Martinez after he fired a pistol at officers arriving to investigate reports of shots fired.

George Robert "Rob" Johnston, nicknamed the "Ballarat Bandit," reportedly shot himself as police moved in on him near Death Valley National Park.

Michael Dale Anderson Jr., 39, died after being shot in Cudahy, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Detective Orlando Velazquez, 40, was shot in the hand when a bullet ricocheted off an unknown object. He was among several officers pursuing a man who police said stole a woman's purse, tried to cash one of her checks and then wrested a gun from an officer in a struggle near Nursery Street and Broadway. The police fatally shot Al-rahman Hall when he refused to drop the weapon.

A standoff began when state troopers and Clare County deputies responded to a domestic disturbance at around 10 p.m. Police said they'd set up a perimeter and were waiting for backup when Brian Wesley Jetton came outside with a rifle. According to police, they repeatedly told Jetton to drop the gun. A trooper shot and killed Jetton after he allegedly pointed the gun at officers.

Officer Sean Kent shot and killed Thomas Martin as Martin allegedly drove toward bystanders after a chase ended in a convenience store parking lot.

Officer Quincy Jones fatally shot a man after the man allegedly hit Jones on the head with a bottle and tried to take his gun.

Linda Carlson Soper was killed and seven other people were injured when a man driving an Honda Accord car ran a red light while fleeing from police, triggering a six-car pileup near downtown El Cajon.

Local police, with "tactical assistance" from FBI, surrounded the house of fugitive Fimbrez, tracked him as he fled on foot, then shot him in a firefight. He died from 10 gunshot wounds. NOTE: this description relies on the FBI's own documentation.

Precinct 3 Deputy Todd Lehn responded to a 911 dispatch about Webb, who was reportedly beating a woman and trying to put her into his truck. Deputy Lehn responded. Webb ran. Deputy Lehn pursued. Webb broke a kitchen knife over Deputy Lehn's head. Deputy Lehn, wounded, drew a pistol, backed away and told Webb to surrender. Webb approached him with the stump of the knife. Deputy Lehn shot Webb fatally in the chest. Webb's mother, Marsetta Helms, one of two women Webb attacked that day, said her son had recently begun to struggle with emotional issues for which he was seeking counseling.Deputy Lehn had served for 10 years.Texas Ranger Kevin Pullen investigated the shooting.

After torching his girlfriend's car, and threatening his grandparents, Lenarz apparently killed himself during a 12-hour standoff with Columbia County sheriff's deputies.

Holman called police to confess killing his former wife and caretaker. Responding local and county officers were confronted by Holman holding a weapon and deliberately walking up, challenging the police and refusing their commands. He was shot to death by an officer who happened to be a friend of the family. There was no weapon, and the claim of killing his ex-wife was untrue.

Police responded to a suicide threat. Klesta shot at officers and pointed his gun at officers before being shot and killed.

Officer Trey Hutchison was shot and killed by Michael Herbert while investigating a 911 hang-up call. Police then converged on the neighborhood and surrounded Herbert, who had barricaded himself inside the house. Police said that Herbert shot and killed himself.

Officer Candice Marchone was patrolling the White Oak area and saw Peter Ayompeuh Njang standing outside a ground-floor apartment looking into the window. She got out of her car to talk to him, and he allegedly pulled a box-cutter style knife from his waistband and advanced toward her. She ordered him to drop it, but he didn't, and she shot and killed him.

Fundador David Torres was shot and killed after he walked into the lobby of the police station wielding a loaded weapon and pointed it at police.

Two Fredericksburg police officers pulled Robert Trouth over for a traffic stop. After being sprayed repeatedly with pepper spray and zapped with a Taser that set his hair on fire, Trouth managed to take away one officer's gun before the second officer shot him in the back, killing him, according to police.

Harris was his county's most wanted man when he fled a stop and then pointed a gun at officers and was shot and killed.

Ryan Baillie reportedly shot himself inside a home during an overnight standoff.

Jose Luis Gomez was shot and killed by police who were responding to a robbery in progress.

Police spotted Cerek in his 1987 Lincoln driving suspiciously. Officers blocked his car into an alley. Cerek is said to have emerged from his vehicle with a .357 Magnum which he pointed at police. He was fatally shot.

An officer on patrol had pulled over a black Nissan Pathfinder with South Carolina tags after he saw it make an illegal turn on Lawrenceville Highway. While checking the driver's license, he found an outstanding warrant, but did not know what it was for. The driver refused to get out of the car and tried to drive off while the officer was holding the door. The officer fired into the SUV. The man was killed, and the woman passenger was injured.

Police said that the five deputies responded to an aggravated assault call at a home. During that investigation, a Department of Public Safety helicopter spotted two men running away from the residence - one of them a suspect in the incident, the other a suspect in the shooting of Matthew Delong, 38, of Kingman. After failing to comply with deputies' orders to drop his guns, he opened fire on two of the deputies and missed. They shot and killed him.

A gunman who apparently killed another man on Sullivant Avenue, exchanging gunfire with Columbus police as he fled, shot himself after barricading himself inside a Wedgewood Drive apartment, police said.

Cook County sheriff's correctional officer Jacque Jenkins, 39, reportedly fatally shot his wife, Crystal Benford, and critically wounded his stepdaughter, Teleza Benford, before turning the gun on himself in their apartment. According to police, Jenkins and Benford were quarreling at about 3 a.m. when Jenkins shot her several times. Police said that when Teleza Benford ran out of her bedroom after hearing the gunshots, Jenkins chased her around the apartment, shooting her several times. Teleza Benford called 911 before collapsing.

Police shot and killed William Mark Henderson after he allegedly refused police commands to put down a knife and a chain.

Officers were called after someone called 911 and left the phone off the hook. Operators could hear a couple arguing and then heard shots. When officers arrived, they could see Bateman inside with a gun. He was shot at least once by Officer Victor Rosado.

Officer Michael Waleskowski reportedly shot and killed his wife, Lorna Caroline Walekowski, their son, Hayden, and the family dog. He then set the house on fire before turning the gun on himself at around 6:45 a.m. Police said Michael Walekowski had been suspended the day before for stealing $500 from a prisoner.

Deputies shot and killed David Perez after he'd threatened them with a board, ignored pepper spray, commandeered an unattended patrol car and drove it at them.

Deputies were dispatched to John Smith's house after a 911 caller told police to investigate the home. After the deputies approached Smith in the bedroom and asked him to put his pistol down, Smith walked to his bedroom door and fired at the officers. The deputies fired back, killing Smith.

John Massaro, 32, was suspected of breaking into a house in the Pinecreek subdivision when he shot and killed himself after Horry County police tracked him to a wooded area off Big Block Road.

A deputy responded to Interstate 17 after reports that a man was running across the freeway. The suspect picked up rocks and the deputy called for backup. The second officer arrived and a Taser stun gun was used, but that didn't stop the man, who assaulted one of the officers trying to arrest him. That officer sustained injuries to the face, police said. A second officer shot and killed the man.

Tillman was shot and killed by a deputy responding to an assault call at a club when he reportedly pulled a gun while fleeing on foot into a nearby wooded area.

Officer Allen Wilson and Cpl. Steven Morehouse shot Freddy Joe Enriquez when he reached for a gun in his waistband.

Officers in an unmarked car were coincidentally parked at the Brooklyn 24-hour car wash as an attempted armed robbery unfolded. The officers were shot at twice; they returned 26 rounds. At least five of those struck and killed Moody. Three other suspects were also taken into custody.

Officer Don Benstead shot Lawrence Christopher Phillips when he pulled a gun on the officer's partner.

Officer Mark Sotelo shot and killed Reynaldo Quintero Mendoza when he pulled a gun while being questioned in a minimart parking lot.

Yvonne Gouseff threatened a delivery man with a gun. When police arrived, she refused to submit. York City Police Officer Roger Nestor and Detective Anthony Fetrow shot and killed her.

Officers were called about an armed woman harassing neighbors. An officer found an intoxicated Minchew standing in her doorway. When she failed to come out, the officer used his Taser, but it didn't make contact. Minchew then blocked the entrance with her refrigerator door and a plastic chair. Sgt. Larry Hall asked Lt. Brian Kozak if he could fire his beanbag gun at the chair to get it out of the way, but was denied permission. Hall then fired a few moments later. Hall later said he was shooting at Minchew, not the chair. Hall, believing Minchew was struck, rushed in, followed by Rankin. Minchew was standing in the kitchen with a knife. She came at them and both officers fired, Hall with the beanbag gun and Rankin with his gun. Minchew was killed.

Jenkins sold drugs to undercover narcotics officers, then pulled a knife on them. Officers Dale S. Crawford and Jimmy D. Cargill fatally shot him.

Kenny Flores Gomez, 21, died after being shot in Pomona, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

After a bank robbery and a chase, Christopher Butler was shot and killed when he shot at police.

Police shot and killed Floyd Nehemiah Strong after he hit an officer with his vehicle in the parking lot of Teeters Bar and Grill.

Nieto used a machete to threaten people at a residence after an argument. Officer Walzel responded and told Nieto to drop the weapon. He did not. Officer Walzel shot Nieto once, killing him.

Bounthisane stabbed two people before stealing a car, eventually being shot and killed by King County Sheriff's deputies.

After more than seven hours of negotiation, Michael Davis approached a deputy while carrying a gun, and three deputies opened fire, killing Davis. Davis, 40, was wanted by the Anderson County Sheriff's Office for the shooting death of Tim Haynes.

According to police, off-duty corrections officer Thomas Walteraeck was driving his pickup truck at about 4:45 p.m., when he turned off the Lodge Freeway onto a service drive. Police said Paul Anderson reportedly pulled up behind the pickup in a 1992 Honda Accord, honked the horn and yelled at Walteraeck to stop. Walteraeck pulled over and remained inside. Anderson allegedly got out with a seven-iron golf club and started hitting the truck, while two women with Anderson hit it with a steering column locking device. Police said Anderson broke the passenger window, hit Walteraeck' arm and tried to pull him out of the truck. Walteraeck drew his state issued handgun and shot Anderson in the head, killing him.

Deputy Henri Boustany and CHP Officer John Daly shot Joseph Alan Peay several times when he put a handgun to his mouth in a Geyserville vineyard.

Officers responding to Fry's home encountered victim armed with a knife. Fry lunged at officers and was shot.

Cole, suicidal, cut himself with a razor. His girlfriend called authorities. Officer Keith Reneau responded. Cole, bloody and holding the razor, approached the officer. The officer backed up and warned Cole to surrender. The officer shot him fatally in the chest and neck. Cole's children received a $100,000 settlement.

Grant ran a red light and fled from an attempted traffic stop, perhaps because of his two outstanding misdemeanor warrants. In the course of trying to stop him three local officers had their police cruiser rammed and shot Grant as he drove by. He crashed into a tree and died shortly thereafter. Two of the officers were fired, and the third resigned, for disobeying orders to suspend the chase.

Officers Jason Astbury and Matthew Przemieniecki shot and killed Russell J. Carr when Carr aimed his handgun at the officers. The shooting came after a 911 call was placed from Carr's home, allegedly by his girlfriend, Deborah Mikos, 34, but hung up before the dispatcher could obtain details. Police said Mikos called 911 because Carr was armed with a handgun and a knife and that she feared for her life.

Mahlon Wolfe reportedly emerged from his trailer, raising his gun at around 7:30 a.m., nearly five hours after police had first arrived at his home. Two troopers opened fire, and Wolfe died at the scene. The standoff began after Wolfe's family had called police for help, fearing he might be suicidal. According to Wolfe's family, he was in withdrawal from Lexapro, and they didn't know why he'd gone off his prescription.

Kahdir Al Khattab shot and killed Butler University Police Officer James L. Davis before he was shot and killed following a three-hour manhunt.

Robbery suspect Ronald Walker was shot and killed by police who returned his fire after he fled a Walgreens he had allegedly attempted to rob.

Officer Jarem Lewis stopped a car about 15 miles south of Payson. While Lewis spoke with the female driver, a male passenger started acting aggressively toward the officer, who, fearing for his life, shot and killed the man.

Bosnian immigrant Bojcic had survived a stint in a concentration camp and had been in the US for 10 years. With other refugees he habitually sat curbside at a Starbucks chain smoking. The manager asked a visiting local officer to ask him to stop smoking or leave. This developed into the officer hitting the unarmed Bojcic, who had broken no law, with a stun gun, then shooting him to death.

Federal fugitive Kyle is said to have made a video describing the suicide of his wife, his failed business, and his parole violations. He met federal and city fugitive hunters with a shotgun, and he was shot to death.

After multiple attempts to arrest Kauffman, who was exhibiting obvious signs of mental illness, deputies attempted apprehend him at his home. He fired on officers, and after trying less-lethal methods, one shot and killed him.

Lindsey had shot and (slightly) injured his 74-year-old mother earlier, and shot his 12-gauge at responding police after they'd set up a perimeter, called in SWAT, fired tear gas into the residence, and raided him. He was killed by return fire.

Sgt. Stacey Geik went to the Madeira Apartment complex at around 3 p.m. to follow up on an investigation into a fire in John Gill's unit that morning. According to police, Gill confronted Geik with a gun. Geik shot Gill twice when he allegedly aimed the gun at him. Gill died at the scene.

Gregory Davis was killed during a struggle with Daniel Lee, a detective with the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office, in motel room. Lee was investigating Davis' companions.

Rashon Selby was wanted in connection with two homicides was shot and killed by police when he fired upon them.

Police responded to complaints that Mark Wayne Chumley had threatened a former girlfriend's family. He was shot and killed when he allegedly pointed a shotgun at an officer.

Levanos was holding a knife with his arms and chest covered in blood as he approached police on a downtown street corner mid-afternoon. He ignored repeated demands to drop the knife, and was shot to death. Levanos had serious mental health issues and was off his medication; reporting linked his shooting with the closure of a local hospital and lack of services for similar patients. His family collected $50K from the city.

Officers and paramedics tried to take Welch, suicidal, into custody at a Holiday Inn. Welch drew a .45-caliber Ruger semiautomatic pistol and pointed it at officers and paramedics. Officer Lawrence Prince shot Welch three times. He died at the scene.

After finding a retired couple, Frederick Gobillot, 69, and Jeanne Gobillot, 67, dead in their split-level ranch, the police shot and killed their son, Steven Gobillot, during a fight with officers at the scene. Their bodies were found by Raritan Township police officers after a phone call reported a double homicide.

Jesse Ray Seamster was sought in the shooting of his girlfriend and killed himself when he was approached by police, police said.

Ramar Marin Rabaco, 26, died after being shot in Green Meadows, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Sumandor Alli, 72, had called 911, just as he had done before whenever his son, Gregory, stopped taking his medication and acted out. This time, however, Gregory, a schizophrenic, had turned violent, stabbing his father with a blunt knife. When Mount Olive patrolman Joseph Abrusci arrived at the front door of the Budd Lake home about 1:30 a.m., Gregory Alli charged him, waving a serrated knife and ignoring the officer's commands to drop it, police said. Abrusci shot and killed him.

North Las Vegas police officer responded to a shots fired call where a man was distraught and fired a gun inside his apartment. When the officer arrived, he saw Antonio Corona-Mendoza standing outside the apartment building. The officer armed with a shotgun, told investigators he called to him several times but received no response. Corona-Mendoza then turned toward the apartment and yelled, "Go ahead and call the police." He walked behind a vehicle, out of view from the officer, and a gunshot was heard. Corona-Mendoza waited for a moment before walking into the street, and that's when the officer fired twice.

Officer Robert Sarracino shot and killed Juan Santiago Sanchez after he tried to run the officer over with his car.

Two suspects in the stabbing and carjacking of a Jonesboro man were killed when their car crashed during a police chase through Clayton County and into downtown Atlanta.

For reasons unknown Eggiman kidnapped the 11-year-old son of his former girlfriend and hid with him on a remote logging road. Heavily armed, he died in a shootout with county officers. The boy in the back seat of the pickup was unharmed in the incident.

Altaf S. Zartdinov died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound following a seven-hour standoff with Montgomery County Police.

The owner of a house notorious to the police—and the scene of a drug arrest only two hours before—called police to report two trespassers. Local police arrived to find Brown and another man in their car, unwilling to explain themselves, and trying to leave. Police claimed to be in fear of their lives from the unarmed pair, shot Brown to death, and gravely wounded the other. The families filed suit.

McMullen had prosthetics for hands when he shot an officer before being shot and killed after police were called to a domestic disturbance.

A deputy stopped to check on a truck parked on a dead-end road, police said. A confrontation followed, and Deputy Lewis Carrick shot and killed Raymond R. Morgan.

Brandon Lamont Booker, 29, died after being shot in South San Jose Hills, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Mexican immigrant Chamelta was working behind the counter of a deli when a retired NYPD detective reached for his pager and accidentally fired his gun. The gun fired once into Chamelta's chest. His last words were "Why did you shoot me?"

BPD fired pepper spray into crowd celebrating Red Sox victory over Yankees in 2004.

After an evening of telling his parents that he heard voices, Hunter attacked them with a knife and a flower vase. When a deputy attempted to pepper spray and then tasered him, Hunter—who had been traumatically tasered before—seized the Taser gun and gashed the deputy's temple. The officer shot him multiple times, fatally.

Antonio Wright took his ex-girlfriend, Tashera Fields, hostage in a Kerr Drug before killing her and himself during a standoff with police.

Oscar Young was wanted for questioning in a murder and was shot and killed when he fired on officers who came to his aunt's house.

Deputy Joseph McDonald shot and killed Scott Joseph Bartlow when Bartlow allegedly fired shots at McDonald and another deputy

According to the Star Tribune, responding to a shots-fired call, officers saw a group of teens scattering and chased Williams. He was shot after he refused commands to stop and appeared reach for something in his waistband, police said. A pellet gun was found near his body. The family denies he was armed.

Judge was leaving town. Partially disabled, he called his mother to tell her he was leaving. She called police for help after he left her at the Home Depot. When police caught up to him, he pointed his gun at them, and they shot and killed him.

An unidentified man reportedly committed suicide during a police standoff. Officers had responded before 4 p.m. after a neighbor reported seeing the man's distraught wife outside the residence. The woman had reportedly left after an argument turned physical. Police arrived and set up a perimeter. The woman reported hearing a gunshot in the house, so the special response team was called in. Officers tried to contact the man by phone, but got no response. About two hours later, officers broke into the house and fired a distraction device. The officers found the man in the front room with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to his head.

Officers shot and killed Jason Purcell, 25, after the Henderson man fled from police, ran a red light, rammed a nearby car and then attempted to run over police.

State troopers shot and killed Jefferson T. McNelly who pulled a gun on them following a nightlong series of chases that ended at the Shore, police said. The incident began when the man pointed a handgun at another motorist during a road rage incident in Monroe Township.

A Belmont District officer fatally shot an unidentified 72-year-old man who allegedly lunged at him with a knife. According to police, the officer had responded to a domestic violence call. Witnesses said the man was threatening his wife with a knife.

Off-duty rookie LAPD officer Jaime Anthony Reyes shot and killed Mario Lopez after Lopez reportedly shot someone in the face at a Halloween party at Reyes' house in Simi Valley.

Deputies shot and killed James Alan Walters when he leveled a gun after an hourlong standoff outside his home on Meadow Grove Court.

Police received a 911 call from someone who reported that an armed man was sitting in a white Ford Bronco at the Chevron station. The caller, who was on a pay phone, said the man had backed into a parking spot in front of the station's convenience store and had been sitting there for 15 minutes, police said. Although details remain sketchy, the armed man apparently was shot after he refused to comply with officers' demands, police said.

Deputies responded to calls of a man standing on the side of the road with a shotgun. He said more calls came in after Nash allegedly shot into a neighbor's home. Officers arrived at Nash's home and tried to coax him into putting down the gun, and when he allegedly shot at officers, he was shot and killed.

An officer pulled over a vehicle in relation to a bank robbery. He handcuffed the driver. The passenger, Derrick McLinn, stepped out of the vehicle and ran away. Breeding, a bystander, drove his van in front of McLinn to prevent him from escaping. McLinn shot Breeding to death. When he heard the shots, the patrol officer ran down and fatally shot McLinn. Breeding, retired, had served as an Arlington police officer and a Harris County constable's deputy.

A North Charleston officer fatally shot 20-year-old Jammar Antwan West of Charleston once in the chest after he fired one shot at police.

Carloss was shot and killed when he charged at police with an ax after they shot him with stun guns and a bean-bag.

Police were called to Leitz's home to investigate a domestic disturbance, police said. Leitz pulled out a shotgun and pointed it at his wife and infant. The wife ran out of the house to the nearby home of an off-duty Gwinnett officer, and a 911 call was made. A police negotiator pleaded with Leitz to surrender for nearly three hours, but he refused. Finally, Leitz tried to flee by backing his truck out of the driveway. Leitz pointed a gun at officers and allegedly fired a shot. The officers shot and killed Leitz.

Police stopped a 1989 Camry at 4 a.m. During the traffic stop, the driver refused to shut off his engine then gunned the car and hit one of the officers in the leg. They opened fire on him. He took off and hit a utility pole nearby; officials did not release his name and were uncertain whether the bullets or the crash killed him.

On his first day of residence in a subsidized housing complex, in a program meant to provide more direct contact with the community, Officer Elliot Rosa (against the rules of the complex) brought his dog onto an apartment elevator, despite the direct protest of Lucky. Their verbal dispute in the elevator quickly escalated. Lucky produced a knife, and the officer shot Lucky dead with two bullets.

Police said three officers were at a convenience store when they saw Olivas and one other man steal some cases of beer and jump into the car. Officers later caught up to the car, tried to stop it, and the car swerved and skidded to a stop. The vehicle's engine was revving when officers yelled for the driver to stop and, when he didn't comply, police shot into the car killing Olivas.

Deputy Rodney Arterberry shot his estranged wife, Schondalawn Arterberry, while she sat in her car in front of their Eucalyptus Avenue home.

On November 9, 2004, Kenosha Police Officer Alberto Gonzales shot Michael Bell in the head one day before Michael was to testify at a court hearing regarding a previous incident with the same officer who stopped him this last fatal time.

Police responded to a person making threats against a relative who lived nearby. They found Paris Withrow with a shotgun. He did not put it down, pointed it at police and was shot and killed by Troopers James Ryland and Jim Goble.

Officers Barron Townsend and Laron York responded to a domestic violence call. When they arrived, Dennis Crawford ran to the back door. The officers brought Crawford to the ground in a struggle. The officers shot and killed Crawford, who was unarmed. A federal lawsuit was settled for an undisclosed amount in 2006.

Columbus Police Officers Christopher Jones and James Null shot Peck after they said he pointed a gun at them. Charged with murder and aggravated burglary in connection with the death is Jamey L. Hannah.

Arthur Reed, 57, died after being shot in Vermont Square, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Officer Marc Gonzales shot and killed Billy Goodwin after Goodwin's passenger, Jose Zavala, shot at the officer.

Officer Stephen Parker was chasing Nishan Bernard, 22, after the man ran away from police and began shooting at them. While following Bernard in his patrol car, Parker was shot at several times. When Bernard's car crashed into a construction sign on Swan, he fled and continued to shoot at Parker. Parker fatally shot Bernard as he was climbing a fence that led to a residential area. Bernard was on the county's most-wanted list for two years in connection with a drive-by shooting and various drug and weapon charges.

Officer Charlie Hardaway shot and killed Darryl Keith Shaw when he saw Shaw stabbing and beating Pam Hobby.

An officer was stopped at an intersection when he saw a disturbance in the parking lot of the 7-Eleven Store. As the officer drove into the parking lot he was flagged down by one of the individual's involved in the disturbance. The individual said that the other male had just attempted to stab him with a knife. The officer approached the man as he was attempting to walk away and ordered him to make his hands visible. The male refused to show the officer his hands so the officer placed him at gunpoint. There was a struggle and the officer shot and killed Norris.

Officers shot Jose Manuel Aguilar after he brandished a knife at them.

A homeless man with medical issues, known to have seizures in the street, at 6 a.m. Feliciano first confronted a woman with the long metal casing of a light fixture. Police stopped and ordered him to drop it. He didn't, and he was shot to death.

O'Neal L. Williamson died more than one month after sustaining injuries in a Nov. 23, 2004, crash during a police chase. Witnesses reportedly said that Williamson had held a cashier at a Salvation Army Store on E 23rd Street at knife point and demanded money. Witnesses gave police a description of the suspect's vehicle, and officers chased the truck until it crashed on Crescent.

Deputies Donavon Fowler and Tanner Maly responded to a Wood River home where Shaun M. Moreland was reportedly threatening a friend. According to police, Moreland came outside with a gun as the deputies approached the house. The deputies took cover and drew their own weapons as Moreland allegedly walked toward them with the gun under his chin, spoke to them briefly, and then pulled the trigger.

Andrew Marcello Osura was suspected of murdering his girlfriend, Eva Agamiri, and her 2-year-old daughter, Juyee, in Kentwood. Police discovered the victims after a neighbor reported a disturbance at the Breton Court Apartments. Osura reportedly carjacked a vehicle outside the complex and drove off with police in pursuit. According to police, Osura crashed, jumped out and carjacked a Jeep. The chase continued through three counties until Osura hit a KCSD cruiser. Osura got out and allegedly charged at officers with a knife. Deputies David Kok, Kevin Daley and Justin DeBoode deputies shot Osura 7 times, and he died in the snow. According to an autopsy, Osura had also stabbed himself in the abdomen, chest and neck before he died.

Ricardo Badillo, 22, died after being shot in Compton, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Officer Donaciano G. Moreno broke up a fight between Joseph and his girlfriend. Joseph pushed the officer as he patted him down. The officer drew a flashlight. Joseph separated himself further from the officer and drew a .45-caliber pistol. The officer dropped his flashlight, drew his pistol and fatally shot Joseph.

A gun battle took place after a pursuit involving a stolen vehicle. The vehicle crashed into a house. Grigsby shot two officers before being killed.

Logan, wanted for murder, tried to escape from police in a stolen Pontiac Grand Am with two other suspects. He crashed the Grand Am into a concrete barrier near an exit ramp. The two other suspects fled on foot and got away. Logan emerged, reportedly dazed, with a semi-automatic machine pistol that he fired five times at approaching police. He was fatally shot.

After a carjacking, chase, and gun battle, Damon Smith was killed. Hundreds of shot were fired.

A man was attempting to cash a check under a fake name. Police were called. Lane left the store first, but as the man was leaving police arrived. The men fought, while Lane attempted to either hit the officer or escape with the suspect. During the fight, the officer shot Lane, saying he was afraid she'd run him over. This was first ruled against police then ruled within policy.

Gale was shot and killed after he killed "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, one of the founders of Pantera at a show at the Alrosa Villa. Two other people were also killed by Gale.

Just before 11 p.m. officer Phil Terrones responded to reports of a man "casing" homes to rob. Neighbors told Terrones that the man, Tracy J. White, was inside a car parked in front of the house. Terrones told White to get out, but White started the engine. Police said a struggle ensued, and White drove off, dragging Terrones a short distance. Terrones ran back to his car and chased White. PCSD deputies joined the pursuit once it left Des Moines city limits. White drove over stop sticks, hit another car and crashed into a ditch. Terrones used his car to block White's driver's side door. White opened the passenger door and allegedly pointed a shotgun at Terrones, who shot White once. White was pronounced dead at a hospital. Police later said White was suspected of setting fire to the 88-year-old St. Mary's of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Milo earlier that day.

Deputy Douglas Egbert followed a truck that had been driving erratically to the driveway of a house. Vasquez tried to step out of the truck. Deputy Egbert, in English, told Vasquez, who spoke Spanish, to stay in the vehicle. Vasquez left the vehicle, then stabbed the deputy twice in the chest with a knife, failing to penetrate his bulletproof vest. The deputy shot Vasquez once, killing him.

Ex-con Lockhart caused a scene when retrieving his cell phone from the teen who had stolen it about a week prior, assaulting the teen then firing his gun at random. Police responded and cut off his possible escape routes on a short Bronx street, also the scene of another Lockhart shooting incident years before. Officers shot him to death and maintained he fired his own gun, although none was ever recovered.

Carlos Saturno took his girlfriend hostage after a traffic stop. When she escaped, he tried to get into a house and threatened Trooper Sonny Dunaway with a knife before he was shot and killed.

James F. Hammons Sr. allegedly took his ex-girlfriend hostage and had a knife to her throat when he was shot and killed by police.

Deputies shot and killed Jon Casey Smalley when he pointed a shotgun at them repeatedly and refused to surrender.

Bethany officers chased a driver near NW 36 and MacArthur Boulevard, police said. About 15 minutes later, Pearse shot himself near NW 23 and Portland Avenue.

An NYPD detective noticed and followed a man displaying a weapon into an apartment building. The man entered, turned on the second-story landing, and started shooting. The detective was wounded, and Duran shot to death.

A five-hour standoff began at around 6 a.m. when Tim Bredernitz's wife reportedly escaped out a bathroom window after he'd threatened her and had neighbors call police. Police said Bredernitz held his teenage daughter hostage briefly, but let her go unharmed. A police negotiator contacted Bredernitz by phone, but Bredernitz ended the conversation after a few hours. Police said they entered the home and found Bredernitz had shot himself.

Officers came to an apartment complex serving residents with mental health issues to investigate a possible stabbing. Marrero, hostile and behaving unpredictably, appeared on a rear porch flourishing a couple of knives and confronting five to seven officers. Marrero surrendered one weapon but appeared, according to the police account, to be concealing another in his socks. The victim was 12 to 15 feet away when he was shot at 8 to 12 times. Four bullets struck him.

Linda Lee Wood, the wife of a prominent Redding businessman, apparently killed herself after officer Eric Little and investigator Robert Wilson came to arrest her at her home, then let her go change her clothes.

An officer shot and killed Keith Johnson when he allegedly pointed a pistol at police. At around 3:30 p.m., police said that two officers in a gang detail stopped their car to question Johnson and another youth walking along the street. According to police, the officers took one youth into custody, but Johnson ran away with a gun in his hand and hid under a stairwell. One of the officers shot Johnson when he allegedly aimed the gun at him.

Deputies were called to a domestic disturbance. Flippen shot and killed Deputy Robert Hedman before he was shot and killed by Sgt. Billy Anders. Flippen was handcuffed on the ground. Anders received a year in jail.

Officers responding to a report of an armed disturbance encountered Austin. Austin lunged at officers with knife and was shot, killing him.

Redin Alonzo Cubas, 26, died after being shot in Westlake, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Francisco Ceja shot and killed his ex-girlfriend, Guadalupe Beltran, before shooting and killing himself as a DuPage deputy watched.

Police shot and killed Brian Charles Smith, who was acting combative.

Herrera was shot and killed after a car pursuit in Buena Park, California. The officer claimed that Herrera was reaching for a gun. Herrera's family sued and hired a forensic expert who was prepared to testify otherwise. However, the city settled with the Herrera family for $5 million. The officer was not charged.

Dale R. Varney, 38, was shot by Tomah police officers who were responding to a request to remove an intoxicated man. After entering the home, officers encountered Varney in the kitchen, and he had multiple knives. Officers tried to talk to him for several minutes, asking him to put the knives down, but he refused and started "flailing the knives about," causing injury to a family member. The family member was trapped on the porch and in immediate danger, and police shot and killed Varney.

After a chase, the car was halted at the entrance to a parking lot for the Sangre de Cristo Apartments. There, the passengers tried to flee from the car. Pino was trying to exit the car through the passenger's side door with a revolver in his hand when he was shot and killed, police said. Pino ignored police commands to drop the gun.

Marine Corps veteran Boles had written goodbyes and was apparently prepared for a final Christmas Eve visit from the police by the time he fired off his gun in the neighborhood multiple times. Witnesses thought they saw him sway as he reloaded. Deputies appeared on his scene, Boles began to walk across the street, and he was fatally shot.

State police Trooper Fred Lindbuchler shot and killed Howard Henry Post, 32, after a domestic violence call when Post pointed a shotgun at troopers, according to police.

An off-duty officer who was working as a security guard at McDonald's shot and killed Brian Fillmore because he feared for his life after the man drove toward him and ran over his right foot, police said.

Clancy was shot to death by police while holding a hatchet in one hand and a knife in the other. A college sophomore with an apparently good relationship with his parents, he'd had no previous contact with police, and his father had sought help from neighbors, who called 911.

Robert F. Johnston was stopped by a Sapulpa officer for having an expired tag, police said. He told the officer he was disabled and would appreciate not getting a ticket. The officer found Johnston didn't have a valid driver's license. Johnston refused to leave his vehicle and put a .40-caliber semi-automatic gun to his temple. During the nine-hour standoff, authorities shut down State Highway 66. Johnston remained in the vehicle until he shot and killed himself.

Police shot and killed Robert Mendoza, who brandished a weapon at them and refused to surrender.

The handcuffed Madonna was left alone in a garage. He ran into the house, grabbed a gun, and shot a Coeur d'Alene officer in the face with it before two deputies shot and killed him.

Members of a narcotics task force went to Brett Lynn Pace's rural farmhouse at about 6:15 a.m. to execute a search warrant for drugs and guns. Pace was unarmed and watching TV with a friend when police used a ramming device to break through the kitchen door and rolled an explosive device onto the floor. Pace's friend said three officers in black outfits and ski masks with weapons drawn yelled, "Go, go, go," and ran inside. Pace, clad in only a Budweiser T-shirt, got up and went toward the kitchen with his arms extended outward. Officer Tim Fullmer shot Pace twice with a rifle when Pace entered the kitchen. James David Vierkandt, who was working as an informant for officer Chris Leber, had allegedly stole a Glock-40 handgun from Leber's unmarked vehicle two days before the raid. The gun was recovered at the farmhouse after Pace's death. Pace's family attorney Brian Beattie contended the officers erred in approaching Pace in SWAT gear. "This was all about revenge over a stolen Council Bluffs police officer's gun," Beattie said. "They went in there with full riot gear because they were mad and embarrassed that this guy had their gun."

Motel workers at the AmeriSuites near Harmon Avenue and Paradise Road call Las Vegas police about a man with a needle in his arm in the restroom. Placido Torres-Chavez, 38, is leaving when officers arrive, and shoots at them after they use a Taser on him. Officers return fire, killing him.

Officer Dennis Bowen went to a carjacking where a victim said Danny Moss approached with a handgun and drove away in the victim's 2005 Chevrolet Avalanche. At 11 p.m., Bowen saw the SUV on Arnold Road and tried to pull the suspect over, police said. Moss went to the dead end at Old Quarry Road, jumped out of the vehicle, and shot at Bowen, who shot and killed him.

Sheriff 's deputies were called to the home of a neighbor of Wood, Archie Smith, who had been caring for Wood's father. Wood reportedly had forced his way into Smith's home. Before authorities could arrive, Wood had returned to his home about 300 yards away. State police negotiators and a Special Weapons and Tactics team set up a perimeter around the home and tried to make contact with Wood. Wood was spotted leaving his home, apparently heading for a vehicle. SWAT team members tasered and then shot and killed him.

Off-duty officer Brian Hines shot and killed Darren Gardner and wounded an unidentified woman when Gardner allegedly pointed a gun at him. Gardner was violating a protection order at the time.

At the request of patrol officers, SWAT responded to a domestic disturbance involving Gomez, who said he had a gun. During negotiation, Gomez went to his front door and pointed a shotgun at the officers. A SWAT officer shot at Gomez three times, killing him.

Three SWAT officers shot Evaristo Barajas when he allegedly charged at them with a machete after officers pepper sprayed him, hit him with 15 rubber bullets and tasered him at least twice during the course of an eight-hour standoff.

Deputy Kenneth Southern shot Shirley Jean Pueschel after she allegedly charged at him with a butcher knife and pitchfork.

Officers David Justin Patterson and Vasilis Harisis stopped Mendez's vehicle. Mendez tried to get out of the vehicle, but remained seated when asked to. When Officer Harisis approached the vehicle, Mendez exited his vehicle with a shotgun. The officers fatally shot him.

Three officers shot and killed unarmed Eric Kleemeyer after he allegedly refused to pull over and then rammed a police car.

Felix Mojica's sister called police after he turned up at her home apparently hallucinating from his schizophrenia. Officer Hector Rosario responded and gave chase when Mojica fled. Mojica, 44, was shot at about 4 a.m., roughly two blocks away from his home.

A Louisville Metro police officer shot and killed Donald Neifert who police said lunged at officers with a knife.

Raya told employees of a liquor store to call police because someone shot at him. When officers arrived, he shot one to death, and was killed himself. His family say he suffered from PTSD from the Iraq War. Officers first stated that the incident was a suicide by cop, but then later claimed that Raya was a gangbanger and on drugs and alcohol.