Police responded to the scene after receiving a 911 call about a man screaming and brandishing a knife. The person who called police was apparently being approached by the man with the knife. One Wenatchee police officer shot and killed Matthew L. Folden as he advanced upon him.

Matthew Beckett had allegedly stolen a gun from an acquaintance, then locked himself in his motel room. When police arrived, he refused to come out of the room and claimed to have several firearms with him. The standoff ended when Beckett shot and killed himself.

Police were called on a report of a domestic disturbance, which was upgraded to a shots-fired call. A woman was involved in a fight with her boyfriend. The woman was able to escape. Negotiators were brought in to talk with the man. The man was shot and killed by officers after he raised the gun at them, police said.

Demetric Loyd was charged with second-degree murder and resisting arrest, a day after allegedly fleeing police in north St. Louis County and causing a car crash that killed D'wayne Watson and left another person in critical condition.

Florida Highway Patrol troopers and Marion County Sheriff's deputies responded to a call about a suspicious car near a county landfill. It was Cuyler's car, a Volkswagen Jetta, and when police tried to stop him, Cuyler allegedly sped away. Cuyler drove through a red light and slammed into a Lincoln MKC, driven by Brittany Chmilarski, 29. Chmilarski, of Ocala, and her passenger, Denise Allen, 57, of The Villages, died at the scene. Cuyler died the next day.

An unidentified man killed Dennis Pavlas, 59, before fleeing police and committing suicide near Parkview Baptist Church in Waco.

Roark Bradford was killed during a police pursuit while fleeing on a motorcycle.

State police were trying to arrest Sean York on several outstanding warrants. Police said York realized police were nearby and fled in a stolen car. When officers tried to stop him, he sped onto Route 16 South, but lost control between exits 17 and 18. Police said the car slid across the road, rolled over and caught fire, killing York.

Police responded to the Kingsborough townhomes on reports of a shooting. Two people were found with gunshot wounds. During a standoff, Madrios Chang allegedly shot and killed Amanda Patti and then himself.

Police received a call from a child who reported their father had broken into a Los Banos apartment through a window, police said. When the first officer arrived, he met the man's children, who directed him to the apartment. The officer attempted to convince the man to step outside so the two could speak further, but the man was argumentative and would not comply. The man and the officer fought, and the officer used a Taser, but the man removed the electrical probes. A second officer arrived, but another struggle erupted. The man grasped an officer's gun and shot them, when he was shot and killed.

Police said 39-year-old Franklin Oden was a passenger in a car that was stopped for expired plates when he jumped out and took off running. Police chased after him and shot and killed him when he fired two rounds at an officer with a handgun.

After an 11-hour standoff Mikle Eugene Dixon was fatally shot after threatening a hostage with a knife.

Police were trying to serve a search warrant to Kerry Bradley. Allegedly, while trying to escape, Bradley drove in the general direction of officers and struck an officer. Police shot and killed him.

Police said two men were crossing Woodland Boulevard and shortly before 11:30 p.m. Officer Tony Tagle was driving north on Woodland Avenue when he struck and killed a 58-year-old and a 50-year-old man is being treated for serious injuries, police said.

Five people attempted to rob a Verizon store in Munster, Indiana. With police chasing them, the car ran off the road. Kemonte Cobbs fled on foot, brandished a handgun, and was shot and killed by police.

Police said Vallejo police officers were chasing a car driven by an armed robbery suspect. The chase ended on the Richmond Parkway where Vallejo police officer shot and killed Jeffery Barboa, as he allegedly advanced upon them with a machete.

Quindavian Morgan took a hostage and held her for a few hours during an armed standoff with police. He shot and killed himself.

Norristown Police officers responded to a report of suspicious activity around 5:30 a.m. When they arrived they spotted a white Hyundai sedan with five people inside fleeing at a high speed, police said. Police say the vehicle then ran a red light on Hamilton Street at Main Street before it collided with a black Chevrolet Suburban driven by a Montgomery County sheriff's deputy who was off-duty at the time. One unidentified person died in the crash.

According to police, Howard Stiltner was arrested on an obstruction charge, but ran away as police walked him into the police department. Despite a search that included a K-9, police were unable to find him. Stiltner's body was found in the Kanawha River near Riverwalk Plaza in South Charleston two days later. His hands were handcuffed behind his back when he was located. Preliminary evidence reportedly suggests Stillner drowned.

An off-duty Swisher County Sheriff's Office deputy shot and killed Garrell Byrd. Byrd allegedly attacked the officer with a knife.

A deputy responded to a suspicious vehicle in a ditch when Cory Stephens and the deputy allegedly fought before the deputy shot and killed him.

Deputies were called to a home by a family, who were concerned about their well-being as well as that of a family member. When deputies arrived, the man came out of the house with a pellet gun, and he was shot and killed.

Police found Melissa Wiseman in her car. The woman confronted officers with a handgun, and she was shot and killed by Officer Michael Dekun.

Police were dispatched for a report of a man with a gun who may have been holding a female against her will. Multiple officers went to the home but received no response. Officers approached the front door and could hear a woman crying inside. The officers knocked on the door and announced their presence. A gunshot was heard inside, and the woman inside began screaming. Officers breached the front door and located a man in the kitchen who then shot and killed himself. The woman was removed from the residence unhurt as well as two other persons who were located in other parts of the house.

Officers were called for reports of an unidentified person acting strangely in the middle of traffic just outside Carter Park. Police said Thomas Williams was putting themself and others in danger, and tried to place the individual in custody under the Baker Act. During the struggle, officers used pepper spray. Williams was transported to Broward General Medical Center where he was pronounced dead, police said.

Virginia State Police received a broadcast look-out for a motorcycle traveling at a high rate of speed. Two troopers spotted the motorcycle, and when one of the troopers activated his emergency lights and sirens to initiate a traffic stop, the motorcycle sped away, police said. The motorcycle exited I-95 south onto VA-123, where the rider lost control at Commerce Street. The motorcycle ran off the right side of the road, and struck the curb, sidewalk and retaining wall. The driver, Clint Gaskins, was killed.

Dejarae T. Thomas, Jimmie L. Goshey III, and Keontae "Tae" Brown were killed, and Deyon Kaigler was led away in handcuffs after a fiery, high-speed crash during a police chase sent a stolen Ford Explorer pinwheeling through the air down Tampa Road in Palm Harbor, bursting into flames.

Dejarae T. Thomas, Jimmie L. Goshey III, and Keontae "Tae" Brown were killed, and Deyon Kaigler was led away in handcuffs after a fiery, high-speed crash during a police chase sent a stolen Ford Explorer pinwheeling through the air down Tampa Road in Palm Harbor, bursting into flames.

Police responded to a report of domestic violence. Jose Ortiz was armed with a knife and holding his 42-year-old girlfriend against her will. Ortiz was shot and killed.

At around 12:03 a.m., John Bowen was driving a blue 2002 Pontiac Grand Prix eastbound on Swartz Road while being pursued by a Summit County Deputy Sheriff. Bowen lost control of his car, causing him to go off the right side of the roadway and into a utility pole, which killed him.

Officers responded to the Walmart parking lot. When they arrived, they found a man armed with two handguns on the sidewalk north of the parking lot. For most of the encounter, he had a gun to his temple and a gun pointed at the officers, police said. The subject was ordered to drop his weapons. He did not, and he was shot and killed.

Salman Ashraf barricaded himself and his 11-month-old daughter in his south Forsyth home after reportedly threatening his wife with a gun, police said. Eventually, he shot his daughter, who died a short time later, and shot and killed himself.

Woodward police tried to initiate a traffic stop on Madison Avenue. The vehicle then reportedly fled at a high rate of speed. That car then struck a curb at 20th Street, went airborne and rolled one time. Three of the five teenagers inside the vehicle were ejected. Hannah Cecelia Quinn-Haws and Katana Angel Richey were killed.

Officers responded after receiving reports that someone was violating a no-contact order related to a domestic violence case. Police say the suspect violated the order three times in the past couple of days. When officers tried to make contact, the 20-year-old man jumped into a stolen car, police said. He allegedly dragged an officer with the car, and two officers shot and killed him.

Police said they stopped Joseph Guzman-Rivera on I-95, and he led them on a chase that ended with him crashing into a car driven by Susan Tomcyzk. Tomcyzk, 61, was killed in the crash and two pedestrians, Willie Falcon, 61, and Zaraida Mendez, 65, were also injured.

Israel Caballero, 18, a U.S. Citizen, Gloria Lopez-Lopez, 15, a Mexican national and Raul Quiroz-Quiroz, 20, a Mexican national, were all killed when an SUV tried to outrun police in a pursuit along southbound I- 15. A fourth person, a 28-year-old male, was also injured, but police did not release his name.

Israel Caballero, 18, a U.S. Citizen, Gloria Lopez-Lopez, 15, a Mexican national and Raul Quiroz-Quiroz, 20, a Mexican national, were all killed when an SUV tried to outrun police in a pursuit along southbound I- 15. A fourth person, a 28-year-old male, was also injured, but police did not release his name.

Curtis Lee Cloyd was reported to be at a home on his mother's property after police had received a call of shots being fired near that residence. Officers arrived and found Cloyd sitting in the back of a house with a gun. This was likely where Cloyd had been hiding out since being sought by police the weekend after the family of Lisa Cloyd reported her missing, police said. Dozens of officers converged on the property and tried to speak with Cloyd but received no response. SWAT teams fired gas canisters into the home to try and flush him out. Deputies then entered the home and found Cloyd dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Debra Badger, 51, and Earnest Lewis Jr., 49, were found dead in a South Anchorage home after a SWAT standoff. It's uncertain when Badger died, so she may also belong in the Fatal Encounters dataset as a separate record.

Deputies were dispatched to serve a state warrant, in a joint operation with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, police said. They expected to find weapons and drugs in the apartment. Deputies arrived in an armored vehicle and announced their presence as they entered the apartment through the front door and windows. As deputies stepped into the residence, one of its occupants, a man, started firing at them with a long gun assault rifle. He was shot and killed.

Around 1 a.m. a driver fled from Hamden police, after officers discovered the car had been reported stolen from a home in Trumbull on August 12. Hamden officers pursued the stolen car. As a result of the crash, the driver and passenger of the car were taken to Yale-New Haven Hospital for treatment of their injuries. The passenger, Jarelle Gibbs, 24, was killed. The alleged driver, 22-year-old Brandon Shealy, was injured.

Carmen Rongione allegedly threatened Lt. Chris Gregg and his dog with a machete before being shot and killed. Rongione was wanted on active warrants for criminal trespassing and failure to appear in court.

Witnesses told police they saw a man walking north on Olympia street with a sword at 6:38 Sunday night. The caller told police the man was trying to hide the sword with a newspaper. Officer Joshua Kuhn and Officer Jason Kiel responded around 6:40 p.m. They arrived simultaneously, and one got out, and he went to talk to Hussein Hassan, who allegedly rushed that officer and struck him in the head, and both officers shot and killed him.

Police said they stopped Patrick Harmon for questioning, and he threatened them with a weapon before he was shot and killed by Officer Clinton Fox.

Police said a chase started just before midnight when Okmulgee County deputies tried to stop a 2004 Cadillac driven by Adam Johnson, 37, for reckless driving. He led them on a high-speed chase that ended when his car flew into the air, split a power pole, crashed through a gate and landed about 20 feet from a home's front door. Johnson was killed.

Police confirmed that a narcotics agent was attempting to serve a warrant at a residence when Gilbert was shot and killed, while trying to flee by vehicle. Police alleged vehicular assault.

Deputies were patrolling the area when they noticed a suspicious car, facing the wrong way on the street. A person was sitting in the driver's seat, and a man was standing outside of the car. When the deputies approached, the man standing outside the car ran, armed with a handgun, police said. The deputies chased after Kenneth Lewis and shot and killed him as he brandished the weapon.

Around 9 a.m. deputies responding to reports of a man running into traffic said they found Jeremy M. Bennett acting irrational and combative. According to police, the officers chased Bennett onto the median. After what they said was a short struggle, they handcuffed Bennett, who they said began to show signs of a medical emergency and died.

A shoplifting and stolen car complaint led to a deadly crash. Police said Duane Levi Quigg was killed just moments after his vehicle was struck by a fleeing car, just after a chase with the suspect was called off. Muskegon County Prosecutor D.J. Hilson's office authorized the open murder charge against Victor Thompson, 37, the person allegedly driving the fleeing car.

A trooper attempted to stop a maroon Chevy Impala for speeding on US-56. The Impala sped up, and the trooper pursued. Jason Dale Smith began shooting out of his window at the trooper, and the pursuit continued into the town of Garfield, where Smith shot at, and hit, a Pawnee County patrol car. A Pawnee County deputy attempted a PIT maneuver and went into the ditch and rolled. Smith's vehicle went into another ditch and was disabled. Smith put a gun to his head as the female passenger got out of the car and was arrested. Smith shot and killed himself.

Terry Moyers fatally shot his girlfriend, 30-year-old Veronica Warren, inside their home before calling the Emergency Communications Center. He said that he had killed Warren and was going to kill himself. Officers found Moyers in his driveway with a pistol to his head. As officers tried to persuade Moyers to drop the gun, he shot himself in front of them, dying inside the home.

Patrick G. Sensenig shot and killed himself when police approached him in order to serve a felony warrant, police said.

Leroy Frank was shot and killed by police after lunging at cops responding to a domestic violence call with a knife, police said. Frank had allegedly stabbed his estranged wife multiple times in the home.

Police were following but not chasing an allegedly stolen car. When it began trying to evade the police who weren't chasing it, except in the helicopter, it crashed and killed two—Dominic Moya and Tessi Parker—of four people inside it, police said.

An officer was patrolling the parking lot of the Extended Stay Hotel on State Farm Parkway around 1 a.m. when he encountered Thomas Walton. The officer and Walton fought, and Walton was able to get the officer's stun gun and used it against him. The officer shot and killed Walton.

Two troopers in plain clothes responded to a Facebook ad from Belsar in which he was selling a computer gaming console, which the troopers suspected may have been stolen in a recent string of burglaries. Belsar tried to walk away from the troopers and when he refused an order to stop they began fighting with him. Belsar pulled a .38-caliber revolver from his waistband and fired one shot that went through one trooper's hand and struck the other in the abdomen. The troopers shot and killed him.

Pearland police received 911 calls about a man firing a gun. The 36-year-old man was said to have been upset with family members and allegedly drove them out of the house with a weapon. Police went to the house, and negotiations lasted hours before the suspect shot and killed himself.

A man was shot by a California Highway Patrol officer after a search through orchards and fields near Highway 41 and Avenue 12, police said. Police said the encounter began earlier in the day when three men carjacked a white sedan, one of them brandishing a gun.

Brick police responded to a loud domestic disturbance at a home, police said. When police arrived, Keshawn Wilson was outside the house with a handgun and was shot and killed. Police released no details as to what prompted the shooting, although apparently two women were injured.

Randy Davis had holed up in his home after allegedly attacking his wife and threatening her with a gun, police said. The woman was able to escape the home. Davis made homicidal and suicidal threats when officers arrived and tried to get him to come out of the home. Unified police confirmed just after noon that Davis was in custody and shortly later gave an update that he had died from a self-inflicted gunshot.

Jason Hill fatally shot himself after law enforcement officers chased him across multiple parishes, police said. Troopers put down spike strips to stop the car and then Hill shot and killed himself while inside his vehicle.

Police received a call at 7:55 p.m. to respond to a "call for service." Officers encountered Tyler Whitmore, who charged officers with knife raised, was shot and killed.

Police were searching for Dennis Flowers as a bank robbery suspect. As they entered his residence, he pointed a gun at officers and was shot and killed.

Butte County Sheriff's Office deputies arrived at a residence to serve a felony arrest warrant, charging 56-year-old Mark Aaron Jensen with threatening officers, police said. Police approached the residence in an armored vehicle and tried to establish communication with Jensen over a loudspeaker. Jensen came out of the residence, armed with a handgun, and walked into the middle of the roadway. He pointed it at deputies, and "due to fear for his safety and the safety of other deputies," Deputy Matt Calkins shot and killed Jensen.

Officer Chris Maher fired on Shakyri Willis when the suicidal man would not drop his gun. None of Maher's shots struck Willis, and Willis allegedly shot and killed himself.

Police said an officer shot and killed a transgender woman named Kenneth "Kiwi" Herring, who had stabbed an officer inside an apartment. A relative, Crevonda Nance, said police killed Herring shortly after responding to the latest dispute in an ongoing feud between Herring and neighbors. Fatal Encounters apologizes for the occasional use of birth names for transgender people. Police and news media often report the birth names instead of the real names, so we have to have both in our name field to prevent duplications in the dataset. It's disrespectful, and we're sorry about the necessity.

Nicole Hahn was a passenger on a motorcycle fleeing police after a traffic stop and was killed when it crashed. Michael Joseph Bahl, 34, from Maplewood was allegedly driving the motorcycle and was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries.

Police shot and killed Ciara Howard while serving a search warrant. She was in mental distress and was brandishing a handgun.

Police shot and killed a suspected bank robber. At around 5:28 p.m., there was a report of a robbery at the PNC Bank branch in Orange, New Jersey. Police caught up with someone and shot and killed him because he allegedly had a gun.

Police went to the location in response to a report that a man had assaulted a neighbor and fired shots in the air. Barbosa pointed a handgun at arriving officers and retreated into the building, police said. He was found dead about four hours later.

Waterford Police received a 911 call of a domestic dispute. The female caller reported she had left the residence after being assaulted by her husband. Officers responded to the home and were able to establish contact by phone with the husband, Colton Puckett. During those conversations, he threatened to kill officers, burn down his house, and kill himself. Sporadic phone contact continued. Shortly after the last phone contact, the subject exited the house with a shotgun. He walked through the side tree line and charged an officer at which time he was shot and killed. Puckett was a veteran who reportedly suffered from PTSD.

Thomas Burns walked into the Virginia's on King restaurant around noon, locked the door and announced, "I am the new king of Charleston." He shot and killed chef Shane Whiddon and was shot by a police sniper after a several-hour standoff. He died on December 14.

A deputy stopped a vehicle driven by Charles David Robinson, who stopped and then fled on foot. The deputy pursued Robinson on foot. A fight broke out between the deputy and Robinson, and the deputy shot and killed Robinson. The reason for the stop was not immediately reported.

Police were called to the Water's Edge apartments after getting a call about a woman who was home alone and threatening to harm herself, police said. When they arrived at Water's Edge, Sunrise officers learned that Kristen Ambury, who was described as suicidal, was armed, and Sunrise's SWAT team responded to the scene. When communication with the SWAT team and Ambury broke off, officers tried to enter the apartment to make sure she hadn't harmed herself, but they encountered the armed woman, and they shot and killed her. Ambury was a veteran who reportedly suffered from PTSD.

The manager of Vic's Sandwich Shop called 911 just after noon to say a man was very intoxicated, and his staff was concerned that the man was going to get in his truck and drive away, endangering motorists, police said. While police were on their way, the manager called back to say the man had a gun and was sitting in his truck in the parking lot. Officer Lemmuel K. Johnson parked next door and walked up to the truck, and as soon as he began to talk to Blyler, he reached for his waistband, where Johnson saw a pistol. Johnson fired 13 shots, killing Blyler.

Damon Grimes was killed when his ATV four-wheeler hit the back of a pickup truck after being tasered by Michigan State Trooper Mark Bessner while Grimes was fleeing from state troopers, police said. The boy fled on his four-wheeler after troopers tried to stop him for reckless driving. Bessner, who allegedly fired his stun gun at Grimes from the passenger window of a squad car, resigned from the police force and wes the subject of a federal lawsuit from Grimes' family alleging use of excessive force and gross negligence. Bessner was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to 5 to 15 years in prison. The family settled for $12 million.

Police said that a San Juan County deputy, with help from an NMSP officer, stopped a truck that had three people in it after connecting the vehicle with an earlier theft of a trailer. The officer and deputy were arresting the passengers when one of them, William Wilson, shot at the NMSP officer. The officer and the deputy shot and killed Wilson.

Dwayne Martin brandished a knife in an aggressive manner toward Trooper Jason Brown, who shot and killed him. It was not immediately reported why the two initially interacted.

Police pulled a red Nissan over for an undisclosed traffic infraction, then discovered the two men inside the car were wanted by police for earlier crimes. One man ran, an officer gave chase, and police set up a perimeter. During some type of altercation, Detective Argemis Colome said Sgt. Eduardo Pares shot and killed Anthony Antonio Ford, police said. He was unarmed.

Police were called to a disturbance at a home on Outlook Road, where a man was seen running out of a home with a shotgun. Police said the man ran into the woods. Police set up a perimeter and tried to get him to come out of the woods. The man eventually walked out and began approaching officers with the shotgun. He ignored orders to drop his weapon and was shot and killed.

Judy Shipman Miller, 71, was shot to death by her ex-husband, and the gun-wielding ex-husband, Larry Moore Miller, was then shot and killed by police after threatening to kill officers, police said.

An off-duty Chicago police officer fatally shot a 17-year-old Aaron Brandon who allegedly was robbing him at gunpoint, police said.

A bat-wielding man was fatally shot by officers outside a federal courthouse. Police said an Evansville police officer and a federal courthouse security officer shot and killed Ricky Ard.

Anthony Moreno shot and killed his wife, Denise, 49, and son, Victor Ramirez, 28, before he committed suicide as police entered the home.

Christopher Lee Sundholm allegedly was seen speeding south on Hwy. 100 just before 3 p.m. by an Edina police officer who gave chase, police said. The cycle fled west on 494 traveling more than 100 miles per hour, according to Edina police. The motorcycle hit a concrete barrier on Hwy. 169. Sundholm was thrown off onto 494 and died.

Debi Lynn Thorkelson was shot by a Lee County Sheriff's deputy after she pointed a rifle at him while he was responding to a 911 call, police said.

Police were called to a home for a report of a domestic incident. The alleged victim told police her fiance, Michael Battles, 32, physically assaulted her and threatened to kill her. A state police officer responded to assist a Rutland Court Sheriff's deputy. Police said Battles refused to leave the home. Battles showed what they believed was a gun, and a standoff began. Police said he had a silver revolver and pointed it at them. Troopers then shot and killed him.

Two deputies made contact with Helgerson Jr. at a residence in the Millville Township. The deputies attempted to arrest him on outstanding warrants. Helgerson Jr. tried to run away. Deputies caught up with him and found that he was carrying a weapon. Police said he brandished the rifle and was shot and killed.

Beaumont police responded to a report of domestic violence, police said. Responding officers learned that the man inside the residence had a weapon. When officers arrived, they came across a man with a handgun. The man raised the gun, and police shot and killed him.

Cortavian Murphy, 16, Deztanee Cobb, 17, Elexus Hillsman, 16, Jaquarius Hegler, 15, and Marshawn Daiquan Williams, 15, were killed in a fiery crash as they fled a police stop for speeding. A Kalamazoo Township officer spotted a speeding Dodge Charger at 12:43 a.m. going an estimated 100 mph, police said. The officer, who was stopped when the vehicle passed, activated his lights and sirens and started pursuing. The officer turned off his lights and slowed his vehicle and came upon the crash moments later.

Cortavian Murphy, 16, Deztanee Cobb, 17, Elexus Hillsman, 16, Jaquarius Hegler, 15, and Marshawn Daiquan Williams, 15, were killed in a fiery crash as they fled a police stop for speeding. A Kalamazoo Township officer spotted a speeding Dodge Charger at 12:43 a.m. going an estimated 100 mph, police said. The officer, who was stopped when the vehicle passed, activated his lights and sirens and started pursuing. The officer turned off his lights and slowed his vehicle and came upon the crash moments later.

A speeding motorcyclist, Andrew J. Fischer, crashed and died as Bloomington police tried to catch up to him. Fischer allegedly was speeding north around 7:30 p.m. when he hit a curb and then a road sign.

Private First Class Justin Lieberth and Patrolman Drew Fox attempted to initiate a traffic stop on a car that was being operated erratically by the driver. Jarvis Hayes pulled into the Mystic Sea Motel's parking lot, and drove in the general direction of officers, striking one, police said. Officers shot Hayes, and he died a few days later. Police alleged vehicular assault.

Police were called because of an assault with a weapon. As officers responded, they learned a suspect was walking in the street armed with a shotgun. Originally it came out as a domestic violence type disturbance or assault, police said. Officers were also told the suspect had fled the house and was armed. Officers made contact with the man, later identified as Henry Stephen Rakoz Jr., and during that interaction police shot and killed him.

James Fuller was shot and killed by officers as they were responding to a domestic call for what appeared to be between a husband and wife. According to police, Fuller, who was shot and killed, had a felony warrant for methamphetamine charges out of Texas. Columbus police were executing a search warrant at a and while they were attempting to arrest Fuller, and a fight ensued between him and police. Fuller was tasered and went to the floor, but continued to fight with officers. Fuller then picked up a chair, hitting an officer. At that point, Fuller went to a box and reached for what appeared to be a handgun, an officer shot and killed Fuller.

Police said they responded to a 911 call of a woman who allegedly was being assaulted by Shane Marsh and was screaming for help. When Officer Jonathon Curtis arrived at the scene he was encountered by Marsh, who was armed with a knife. Curtis fired one round from his firearm and killed Marsh.

At approximately 6:30 p.m., Richard Spirlet drove his truck to Braley Hill Road, where he drove over the lawn, struck a telephone pole and entered the residence, which was the home of a relative. Inside, Spirlet threatened a family member and fired a round off inside the home before leaving. The man was in the process of driving off when Rochester and Freetown Police officers arrived. The man exited his truck, a black Toyota Tundra, holding two handguns and asked officers to shoot him. Officers asked the man to drop his weapons. He fired one shot into the passenger side door of his truck. The man again approached officers and requested that they shoot him and then shot and killed himself.

A police officer on a burglary detail shot and killed a man who authorities said lunged at him with a knife inside a Kendale Lakes apartment complex. Police said the officer fired his Taser at the man during the chase, but the electronic device did not deter the man from turning toward the officer and threatening him with the knife.

Jonathan Scott was killed in a two-vehicle crash during a police chase, police. Police identified the driver being chased as Reginald Weeden, 30. Police said detectives with the LPSO narcotics division were investigating suspected illegal activity and encountered Weeden during their investigation. Scott was not involved in the chase.

Officers were called to a Pratt Avenue home by a landlord who was concerned that he hadn't seen his tenant in a while. When the landlord opened the door to the tenant's apartment, officers found the tenant with a knife in one hand, and his other hand behind his back, police said. Miguel Richards would not drop the knife and began to approach the officers. One officer shocked him with a stun gun, and two other officers shot and killed him.

Juan Pablo Rodriguez-Fregoso was suspected of shooting an off-duty Casa Grande officer and his estranged wife. He died of an apparent self-inflicted wound after a brief freeway standoff with agents with a U.S. Marshals Service.

Police said Keon Myers, the father of Kyree Myers, 2, who accidentally shot himself with his father's gun, committed suicide after officers arrived at their home.

A traffic stop led to short chase. Police said the vehicle lost control, hit a tree and rolled, killing Jerrick Simon Rinnels, 29, and Jessica Rhea Herker, 28.

Police responded to reports of a wanted man refusing to come out of a home. Officers heard what sounded like a muffled gunshot, and a chemical was sent into the crawl space under the home. Billy Joe Elmore came out of the home, allegedly pointing a gun at the officers. Officers shot and killed him.

A concerned family friend called police, who found the bodies of Joseph P. Williams, 43, and Stephanie Myers, 45, in the basement of a Hopewell Road home, police said. Police said the preliminary investigation indicated Williams shot Myers before turning the gun on himself.

Police responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle behind a Walmart around 3:15 a.m., police said. As officers were approaching the scene, a vehicle matching the description of the suspicious vehicle was seen speeding away. An officer turned around in an attempt to stop the speeding vehicle, but the vehicle refused to stop. The fleeing vehicle crashed into a taxicab that was passing through a green light, killing the driver, Dane Zimbalist Clay. Dreshawn Bynum was charged with several crimes, including murder.

Officers responded to 911 calls about a man acting erratically and possibly armed with a handgun. When police arrived, they found Frankie Santos with a gun and acting strangely, police said. Officers ordered him to drop his weapon, but he didn't comply. He then fired at the officers, who shot and killed him.

Jermondra Lemon Mack was allegedly driving a stolen 2005 Honda Accord when he refused to stop for Montgomery County Sheriff's deputies, police said. He lost control, left the road, struck a ditch, and overturned. He was not wearing a seatbelt and died after being partially ejected.

Officers were called at 11:40 p.m. about a man who had fired several shots at the Huntersville hospital. They found him inside and shot and killed him, police said.

Spencer Wright shot and killed seven people at a NFL watch party, when an officer went into the shooting situation and shot and killed him.

Brian Patrick Allen allegedly fled a police traffic stop and led police on a slow-speed chase. Details have been withheld, but Brian Allen was shot and killed.

Police in Berks County said they attempted to pull Kenneth Ferraiolo over for a traffic violation. Police said Ferraiolo drove recklessly, trying to get away. When a Nissan Altima backed out of a driveway, Ferraiolo tried to stop his motorcycle—creating a large skid mark in the road. He crashed into the Nisan's driver's side door and was killed.

Officers spotted Lloyd Dale Jackson allegedly driving erratically. According to police, officers attempted to pull the vehicle over before he took off, and police chased him. While leading police down northbound US-131, Jackson smashed through the cable barriers into the southbound lanes, causing the vehicle to roll. He was thrown from the pickup and killed.

Two people, Stuart Bryson and Erin Clark, 25, fled from the PNC Bank on South New Hope Road after allegedly robbing the bank at gunpoint, police said. The pursuit ended in a two-car crash, killing Stuart Bryson.

Police responded to a possible hostage call, with a man barricaded. He was alone in the house when police went in, and he allegedly lunged at them with a knife.

Marco Gomez Jr. died while a passenger in bank robbery suspect Leviticus Lee Drye's vehicle, after it crashed during a police chase. Apparently the bank robbery did not involve arms.

Police were called to a domestic disturbance at about 12:45 a.m. and were told a man could be armed. When officers arrived, they encountered a man, who was riding away on a motorcycle. He led police at high speeds until he crashed in the parking lot of a Jack in the Box in Fife. Police said the man resisted officers, and he was shot by a Des Moines officer. The coroner ruled that the man died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Police were called to North Federal Highway and Sheridan Street around 8:30 a.m., after a 911 call reported a man driving recklessly, police said. Officers attempted to stop the car, which fled south. After crossing the city limits, the driver drove in the general direction of officers with his car before continuing to drive away. Officers confronted the driver around NE 6th Street and shot and killed the man. His fiance said that he was suffering a hypoglycemic reaction, which might have affected his driving. Police alleged vehicular assault.

Murfreesboro police officers responded to Gunnerson Avenue just after 9 a.m. to investigate a report about a suspicious person with a gun. Police arrived just as the suspect was going inside of a home. The man then reportedly went into a back room and killed himself.

Police responded to a 911 call at an apartment building about a person with a knife and a gun at 11:17 p.m. When officers arrived, they made contact with Scout Schultz, who officers said was armed with a knife. Officers said they made multiple attempts to get Schultz to drop the knife, and Schultz was shot and killed. Fatal Encounters apologizes for the occasional use of birth names for transgender people. Police and news media often report the birth names instead of the real names, so we have to have both in our name field to prevent duplications in the dataset. It's disrespectful, and we're sorry about the necessity.

Four people were being sought after an armed carjacking in the Columbus, Ohio, area. After a chase, which included gunfire from the pursued vehicle, a man got out of the vehicle and fired on police before he was shot and killed.

After several visits by police regarding domestic disturbances, David Hill shot and killed himself.

Spirit Lake police initiated a traffic stop on a 2004 Ford F-150 pickup at 12:30 a.m., when Colton Baschke sped away. After a short pursuit, officers lost contact with the pickup. It was located a few minutes later after it had traveled through a residential yard, struck a small utility shed and come to rest 15-feet off-shore in East Okoboji Lake. During the crash, Baschke was ejected from the vehicle and killed.

Troopers tried to stop a vehicle seen weaving on eastbound Interstate 94, police said. The driver, Keith L. King, didn't stop and led troopers on a pursuit into downtown St. Paul. Authorities put out stop sticks on I-94 at John Ireland Boulevard, and the vehicle stopped on the freeway. As troopers approached the vehicle, King allegedly shot and killed himself.

Little information was immediately released. Union Parish Sheriff's deputies were dispatched to a residence in reference to a disturbance. Upon arrival, the deputies made contact with Randall Ross. Ross was shot and killed.

A deputy saw a white Pontiac traveling near Five Points in Monroe with no taillights. When the deputy attempted to stop the vehicle, the driver, Joshua Adam Stubbs, fled. Stubbs refused to drop his gun and was shot and killed at a store.

Officers responded for a "shots fired" call. They found one victim with a gunshot wound to the hand. Police said they then found the suspect, Haraesheo Rice, still armed. Officers told Rice to drop the gun, but he instead pointed it at officers and waved it in the air and was shot and killed.

A bank robbery suspect, Eddie Russell Jr., was shot and killed by Peoria police after an hours-long standoff, when Russell advanced upon officers and brandished a handgun, at the man's home, police said.

Police said they tried to stop a car driven by Mussah Pierre, 36, after spotting a lane violation. The officer ran the car's license plate, which pointed to multiple driving suspensions. When police tried to pull Pierre over, he took off with two other men in the car, John Edwards,35, and Jermaine Tucker, 21. Police said because Pierre's car was going so fast, they didn't chase it, they just followed it. About a mile later, the car hit a tree in Carthage and killed all three people.

Police were called by Matthew Wells' mother, who told officers her son was holding a butcher knife to his neck inside her home and was cutting his wrists, police said. When officers arrived, they ordered Wells to come out of the room. When he opened the bedroom door, he was armed with a knife. Police said he charged down the hallway at officers, and he was shot and killed.

Police were in the area of the Bent Creek condominiums looking for a known suspect accused of aggravated assault toward a family member. When officers spotted Jose Reyes, police said he began ramming his SUV into police vehicles. One officer fired less-lethal beanbags at the man, and a second officer shot and killed him.

A person was shot and killed by a deputy. No details were released.

Off-duty officer Kevin Hevel was accused of driving drink, killing bicyclist Peter Rankin and crashing into a Glendale police car.

Eric Dempsey, 39, was stopped for a traffic violation when he sped off. He allegedly sped through a stop sign and crashed into a vehicle traveling on Tallman Street, which does not have a stop sign and killed Edward Rice, 49, and Robert "Bubba" Owens, 22.

Deputies were called to Capital City Bank about 10:49 a.m. for a report of a bank robbery. There were also reports of a possible hostage. About 11:16 a.m., deputies spotted the suspect's truck. The driver, Scott Chamberlain, fled and led deputies on a chase. During the chase, Chamberlain rammed several patrol vehicles. Chamberlain's truck became inoperable just north of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard where deputies shot and killed him.

Officers were dispatched about 12:15 a.m. in response to a report of a man armed with a knife, police said. When officers arrived, they found a man with a knife. He didn't follow orders and less-lethal weapons were used on him, then dogs were sicced on him, which made him drop the knife. He then allegedly pulled something from his waistband and was shot and killed.

The driver of a truck was allegedly in the wrong lane when he was killed after crashing head on with Calvert deputy Vaughn Evans in a marked patrol vehicle.

Police were called to Walter Perez's home for a disturbance around 2:20 a.m. Police say that when two officers arrived, they were told by another resident of the home that Perez was in the basement acting violently. When officers went downstairs, they say Perez was naked, apparently drunk, and was covered in his own blood and waste. He was tasered and died.

Nicholas Watson entered the intersection of Academy Boulevard and Dublin Boulevard on his bicycle. Watson was struck and killed by Sgt. Larry Morgan, was not driving in an emergency fashion or responding to a call.

Police responded to a domestic disturbance. Michael Mejia shot and killed himself during a standoff with police.

A Waukesha County Sheriff's Deputy stopped a car for excessive speed. The deputy made contact with the driver and thought he smelled marijuana. The driver fled at a high rate of speed. Two Waukesha County Sheriff's Deputies pursued the vehicle. The driver lost control and crashed, killing Stephan Ramsey.

A man called 911 and told dispatchers he was armed and feeling suicidal, police said. When officers arrived just before 11 p.m., the man was found passed out on the ground. Arriving officers found he had an outstanding felony warrant out for his arrest. The man was too intoxicated to pass the booking process at the Clark County Detention Center, police said, and he was taken to University Medical Center. A corrections officer from the jail met the patrol officer and the man inside an emergency room at the hospital. When the two officers stepped out of the room to speak, the corrections officer left his bag inside the room with the suspect. The bag contained a Taser along with shackles and paperwork. While alone in the room, the suspect armed himself with the officer's Taser. He pointed the Taser toward the security guard. When the guard and nurse ran out of the room, the patrol officer stepped into the room and shot and killed him.

Talrant Anderson was killed in a crash while fleeing police, following a traffic violation.

Police were called to an apartment complex where a woman reported a man had held her and a child hostage at rifle-point and threatened to kill her and her child, police said. He apparently went to a different apartment and was shot and killed when he came out with a rifle and allegedly pointed it at police.

Police said Craig Albert Johnson was shot and killed when deputies attempted to serve an arrest warrant on him. The agency said Johnson was armed and advanced upon them, prompting deputies to open fire.

Two deputies were dispatched to a home for a welfare check. While the deputies were approaching the backside of the house, Guy Lynn Scott Jr. stepped out with a handgun and pointed it at the deputy who shot and killed him.

Demilo Hodge was shot to death on Interstate 80 in Emeryville after stepping out of his SUV and allegedly firing upon officers who had popped his tires with a spike strip, police said.

Stephen Gayle died during a fight with police. Witnesses claimed to that the officers brutally beat the man. Police said he appeared to be on some kind of drug.

Police were called to the scene of a multiple-vehicle collision near San Antonio Park, at 2:21 p.m. A man who was identified as being involved in the crash was trying to leave the area, police said. The man while police were attempting to arrest him. Police used a Taser on the man, arrested him and requested paramedics. He died.

Police responded to a reported shooting. The gunshot victim, Kevin Royalty, 24, along with a woman and small child, walked across the street from the shooting scene to find help, police said. The alleged shooter, David Michael Head, fired several shots at police when they responded. Police said Head went back into his home and a gunshot was then heard. Head was found dead inside the home from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Police said a citizen called to report shots being fired during a disturbance in Ripley Park. Police said the caller reported the disturbance involved two people, both of whom were still in the park. Arriving officers found a man with a handgun. The man tried to flee, allegedly reached for the pocket that contained the gun and was shot and killed.

Palatka police shot and killed Tyrell Dewayne Pinkston during a confrontation outside the Mellon Manner Apartments after being called to assist the Sheriff's Office for domestic disturbance, police said.

At 11:27 p.m., a Guilford County Sheriff's deputy spotted an Acura headed south on Battleground Avenue. The driver allegedly was operating in a "suspicious" manner. The deputy found the Acura had been stolen. When the deputy turned on his blue lights and siren, the driver sped through the New Garden Road intersection, hitting an Optima. Five people were killed. In the Optima, Stephanie Louise Warshauer, 32, and Alyssa Mackenzie Bolick, 29, were killed. Inside the Acura: Deshon Lee Manuel, 42, Theresa Monique Kingcade, 34, and Bruce Wayne Hunt, 40, were killed. Police said Manuel was driving the Acura.

At 11:27 p.m., a Guilford County Sheriff's deputy spotted an Acura headed south on Battleground Avenue. The driver allegedly was operating in a "suspicious" manner. The deputy found the Acura had been stolen. When the deputy turned on his blue lights and siren, the driver sped through the New Garden Road intersection, hitting an Optima. Five people were killed. In the Optima, Stephanie Louise Warshauer, 32, and Alyssa Mackenzie Bolick, 29, were killed. Inside the Acura: Deshon Lee Manuel, 42, Theresa Monique Kingcade, 34, and Bruce Wayne Hunt, 40, were killed. Police said Manuel was driving the Acura.

Police said an officer attempted to pull over a car that refused to stop. That chase ended with gunshots being exchanged and an officer being wounded with a bullet or shrapnel. Quentin Starke took off running. Police spent the next several hours trying to track him down. Just after noon, an Indiana State trooper searching where Starke was last seen found him hiding in a wooded area. The two exchanged gunfire, and Starke was shot and killed.

Police went to a home on a call about an armed disturbance. When they arrived, they saw Marcelo Carvalho, who was agitated. Police said, he threatened the officers with a blunt object. Officers fought with him and tried to take him into custody. During the fight, he suffered a medical emergency that killed him.

State police were called to the Mark II Mobile Home Park for a report of a man wielding a knife, acting erratically and threatening neighbors, police said. Gallo met the two troopers at the entrance of a neighbor's trailer. He threatened to kill the troopers and refused to put down his knife, and retreated into the home. The troopers pursued him, and in a back bedroom, Gallo turned and faced the troopers, then advanced toward them, ignoring commands to put down the knife, and was shot and killed.

Westmoreland Police Department saw a vehicle "speeding and driving reckless," which led to a pursuit, police said. Upon entering Kentucky, the pursuit led Allen County Deputies through Allen County, crossing into Warren County on KY 101, reaching speeds of over 100 mph. Once the pursuit neared the Smiths Grove city limits in Warren County, Allen County Sheriff's Department terminated the pursuit, deactivating all emergency equipment. Moments later, the vehicle crashed into a tree, and three people were ejected. Two were killed; three others were injured.

Police received a call for a well-being check and a weapon violation on Acadiana Drive at 2:05 p.m. and arrived to find a man who was armed and wearing a bulletproof vest. Kevin Anthony Battaglia refused assistance and made threats to deputies before firing shots at a deputy who was called to the scene to provide backup. Battaglia barricaded himself inside his home and continued to shoot at law enforcement officers, who shot and killed him.

Fort Collins Police Services received a call at 4:50 a.m. from a caller who said he heard a loud noise and then saw a hole appear in the ceiling above him at Americas Best Value Inn, police said. Fort Collins police officers responded, and when they tried to make contact with a man, he opened the door holding a shotgun and was shot and killed by Sgt. Justin Gallimore.

Marquis Jones was fatally shot by police when he allegedly attempted to flee a traffic stop on foot. Police alleged Jones ws armed with a handgun during the flight.

A police chase ended when the suspects' vehicle crashed at 94th and Parallel Parkway. Police said the vehicle turned eastbound onto Parallel and collided with another vehicle. Amber Bledsoe, 23, and Jason Edwards, 27, were killed in the accident, and another person was injured.

Deputies attempted to stop a van. The driver tried to drive off, and when the deputy on the passenger side went to assist, the passenger, William F. Underwood, 35, left the van and ran. Deputies attempted to use a stun gun on the driver, Marquinton T. Brooks, without results. Brooks allegedly pulled a gun from his waistband, and one of the deputies shot and killed him.

Two officers shot and killed John Loaiza, who was involved in a domestic violence dispute. Police said Loaiza broke out several windows and told officers to shoot him before charging at them with a pipe.

Police responded to a domestic disturbance. Michael Ferrell was in the backyard with a gun under his belt. He ignored orders to drop it and was shot and killed. Police said a beanbag was shot at him first.

Off-duty parole officer Sandy Guardiola was killed in a police-involved shooting in a Canandaigua apartment complex. Few details were immediately released. A Canandaigua police officer was dispatched to the complex for a wellness check.

Officers responded to a call about a dog shot at 6:45 pm. While officers were talking to witnesses for that incident, they heard gunshots in the area. The officers went toward the gunshots and encountered an armed man in the 1000 block of Melissa Circle. After officers instructed Johnny Roy Stokes Jr. to put down his weapon, police said he started shooting at the officers. An officer fired two rounds at Stokes, killing him.

An armed man, fleeing police following a domestic dispute with his girlfriend, shot himself in the head on the traffic island near the Memorial Avenue Dunkin' Donuts, killing himself, police said.

Brownsville police were trying to serve a warrant when German Ornelas came at them brandishing a knife. Although the officers ordered Ornelas to put the knife down, he didn't, and he was shot and killed by Detective Lorenzo Rosales and Officer Jaime Ortega.

A woman called 911 after fleeing a house and said that Phumee Lee had shot twice at her inside the home, police said. She also told police that the man had been drinking and using drugs. As Lee fled the house, police pursued him, he fired on them and was shot and killed.

Barber County Sheriff's Office received a call around 6:30 p.m. about a man threatening people with a gun outside a bar. The man left before deputies arrived. Deputies searched several locations and found him in a shed. When the man came out of the shed, he did not comply with orders from the deputies. One deputy shot him with a beanbag round, killing him. That officer, Undersheriff Virgil "Dusty" Brewer, ws later charged with involuntary manslaughter.

After receiving several reports about a person in a pickup driving erratically on I-70, troopers caught up with the truck near Highway 58. The driver complied with being pulled over—until he pulled out a gun and started shooting at troopers, police said. The truck sped off and got onto Highway 58, but soon after lost control of his truck near the Coors factory. Troopers had followed him, and he shot at troopers again, and troopers shot and killed him.

Perryopolis police officers responded to a welfare call after Garrett Hoose was sending alarming text messages to family members, saying he was going to harm himself. Police said when they arrived, Hoose had a gun, but after attempts to get him to drop the weapon failed, they shot and killed him.

James Hartsfield was allegedly driving for a ride service with a container of alcohol. When police tried to stop him, he fought and drove off with off-duty officer Officer Brittany Gunn in the car. She shot and killed him.

Police said Scott Anello forced his way into a Dogtown bar and grill and threatened employees with a butcher knife. He was shocked with a Taser by an officer and died.

Police said a van smashed into a gas station as its four occupants attempted to steal an ATM. Police found the van, and the driver attempted to flee before crashing into a pole, killing Antonio Laffette Ponyard Jr., 21, and Johnigan Reeves, 22. The van's two surviving occupants were arrested.

Around 4 a.m., deputies responded to a disturbance call outside a residence. As deputies approached the home, they encountered Regina Twist, and a fight began. Deputies used a chemical agent and tasered her. Twist subsequently was handcuffed and died.

Louisville Metro Police responded to a call of an assault in progress and shots fired, police said. As officers investigated the building, two officers made contact with Corey Boykin. He brandished a gun and and they shot and killed him.

About 11 a.m., a caller reported hearing someone screaming in an apartment, police said. When police arrived, the man in the apartment refused to allow officers inside, so they forced their way in. During the entry, officers used pepper spray. Police said the man brandished a knife when three police officers shot and killed him.