Wanted as a robbery suspect and with a considerable criminal record, Santana tried to flee from a traffic stop. When caught in a cul-de-sac, he left the car and ran on foot into a wooded area. "Some kind of confrontation" ended when police fatally shot him. Santana had been unarmed.

Lieutenant Eric Schmitz shot and killed his son after the 17-year-old allegedly attacked him with a hunting knife. Stephen Schmitz, had been released from a psychiatric clinic the day before.

Deputies shot Merle Godinez when he pointed a handgun at them.

Sgt. Scott Ryan and officers Albert Lieu and Ruben E. Reyes shot Joshua Camden Smith when he tried to run them over with a stolen BMW.

John Melvin Lavergne reportedly shot himself after a standoff that began when Lavergne fatally shot two Louisiana insurance fraud investigators trying to collect information from Lavergne, an insurance agent. Lavergne allegedly shot and killed agents, Rhett Jeansonne and Kim Sledge, at about 1 p.m., and then barricaded himself inside the agency where the shooting took place. More than 100 officers, including a SWAT team and negotiators, surrounded the building for hours. Lavergne died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, said state police spokesman Sgt. Stephen Hammons. He said the fraud investigators did not have guns.

Police were called to Farmer's house about a domestic disturbance. Farmer fled when confronted and was shot. A police officer was filmed approaching Farmer and shooting him 3 times in the back while he was down. Officer Gildardo Sierra later said he mistook Farmer's cellphone for a gun. Family settled with city in 2013 for $4.1 million. Same officer involved in 2 other shootings in previous six months, one of them fatal (Darius Pinex).

Paul Rosas Jr. fell into a coma, then died four weeks after police tasered and hogtied him before sticking a garden hose in his face and mouth when he asked for water.

James was allegedly involved in a stolen car incident. Police reported that he would not come out of car. Police reported that he had a gun - three witnesses said he did not. Police shot him 23 times.

Garcia was shot and killed by officers after he hijacked a pickup truck driver at gunpoint in the parking lot of a liquor store and then led officers on a high speed pursuit.

Aris Maria, 24, of Salem, died of a possible drug overdose while he was being booked for shoplifting at the Bergen County Jail, according to police.

Santa Fe County sheriff's deputies shot and killed Carreno--a suspect in two robberies that day--during an exchange of gunfire in a Pojoaque arroyo, according to police.

Local officers responding to reports of a violent domestic scene at an apartment complex found Roach, armed with a knife. He refused to drop it and was fatally shot. One of four fatal police shootings in Tucson within one month.

Eric Allen led authorities on a high-speed chase that included gunfire after Walker River Tribal police officers pulled his car over for speeding in Schurz. After a more than 100 mile chase, Allen got out and fired more shots at officers before taking his own life.

Deputies came to serve Claire Rush with a restraining order from her husband. During a standoff, she set her house on fire before shooting and killing herself.

Deputy Mike Blue shot Adam Hortter when he fought with Blue and deputy Daniel Willis.

Ty C. Arnold died following a chase and shootout. Arnold was sought in connection with the shooting death of his wife in St. Joseph earlier that day. Troopers and deputies had attempted to stop Arnold shortly before 4 p.m., but Arnold turned south on US 65, drove into the median to avoid spike strip and fled north. Arnold reportedly fired several shots at officers from his vehicle; two bystanders were injured, police said. There was a brief standoff near a MoDOT maintenance shed. Arnold then returned to his truck, which was parked on the shoulder. Officers approached and saw that Arnold wasn't moving. They reportedly didn't know whether Arnold was hit by officers or took his own life.

Police were called to Matthew J. Speese's home at 5:38 p.m. to check his welfare. A standoff reportedly began when Speese, who had struggled with PTSD since he returned from the first Gulf War, confronted officers with a long gun. Officers shot and killed Speese when he allegedly came down the driveway about 7:21 p.m., pointing the gun at them.

After a burglary of guns, kidnapping of two victims, a chase and a carjacking in which he killed the driver, Sufeng He, police caught up with Hamons, who was shot and killed.

When a man called police to report seeing his stolen SUV go by, local police picked up the chase. The suspects began shooting, setting up a running gun battle that ended with a crash and Howell's death by gunshot. The other suspect was charged with his murder.

Raymond Zack, who reportedly suffered from mental illness, drowned an hour after wading into the San Francisco Bay as police, firefighters, and dozens of onlookers watched him slowly succumb to the chilly waters.

Agee's former husband, Deputy Jonathan Agee, drove up in his Franklin County patrol car as Jennifer Agee was getting out of her vehicle in the Sheetz parking lot on Orange Avenue and shot and killed her.

Metro Nashville Police Department officers arrested Minick on May 30, 2011, after he was found wandering in the woods. Police allegedly used a stun gun on Minick and took him into custody for failing to appear in court for a suspended driver's license charge. He was later admitted to Nashville General Hospital for loss of muscle mass and severe dehydration. A lawsuit said a deputy called for backup in the hospital room after Minick became combative. Then, four deputies allegedly beat Minick, who was already in handcuffs and other restraints. The suit claims Minick was punched, struck with a baton and pepper-sprayed during the incident. When nurses came in, Minick was breathless and blue. Hospital personnel were able to resuscitate Minick after 20 minutes. Less than a month later, Minick died in hospice care.

Four deputies shot and killed Rodolfo "Rudy" Medrano when he came at them in his wheelchair with a knife.

The person notified Atlanta police, who attempted to stop the woman after she left the drive-through, DeKalb police spokeswoman Mekka Parish said. The woman fled, leading police on a chase up Interstate 85 northbound in a gold Jeep Liberty. She was involved in a minor traffic accident after exiting at North Druid Hills Road. The police officers who had been pursuing her heard a single gunshot, and they returned fire, hitting Taylor multiple times, Later reporting said Roxanne Taylor was male.

Police tried to stop Ronald Scott Mutz after he ran a stop sign. He crashed on his motorcyle and died.

In 2010 Page had been convicted of child sex crimes and required to wear an ankle monitor, although allowed to live with family in Georgia. He cut off the monitor and was a fugitive for two months. Federal and local law enforcement found him hiding in a garage apartment. He displayed firearms and was duly shot to death, leaving behind a 14-page suicide note.

A welfare check requested by a worried family member resulted in a police response, then a questionable escalation into a full-scale standoff between an armed Moore barricaded inside his house, and a municipal SWAT force using a armor plated "Ballistic Engineered Armored Response" vehicle. When the BEAR vehicle "breached" the front of the residence, Moore started shooting, and was killed by return fire.

Two teens robbed a man, who called police. When police caught up with the teens, one of them pointed a gun at them so police shot at the teens. Williams was killed.

Deputies suspected two men of being in a stolen car, and said that Lusk and his partner ran away. Upon pursuit, deputies trapped Lusk in a carport, and thought he was reaching into his pocket for a gun, and deputies shot him several times. No weapon was found.

Jordan Anthony Hackley fled from police Wednesday evening, crashed his car at a Lake Street intersection and later died at HCMC. He was 19 years old and wanted on a felony weapons possession charge.

Loretta Gerard was killed while riding in a SUV that was struck by officer Paul Whang's police car, which was en route to an officer involved shooting in Inglewood.

Deputies responded to a request to escort Robbins, mentally ill and armed, to a hospital. Robbins immediately confronted the deputies with a pistol. They fatally shot him.

Cooks was one of three bail bondsmen, masked and wearing black and bearing weapons, who unexpectedly encountered police in an apartment complex. The three were attempting to enter a bondee's unit and the bondee had called 911. Police shot Cooks to death and seriously wounded a second armed bondsmen as he rounded a corner.

Officers were flagged down at 1:30 a.m. by a man who'd been robbed at gunpoint at an ATM. Police located the suspects in a van, Boatwright and his brother. Boatwright was aggressive with officers and known to be armed so he was shot to death.

Witnesses differ on whether or not Posey had given up carrying his hatchet while running away from the reservation officer around dawn on a Sunday morning, but most say he had his hands raised, and all say he was shirtless. He was fatally shot once in the stomach while standing in a vacant lot, as a conclusion to years of low-level conflict with the local police.

John Homer Moyers was shot to death after he fired a gun at officers outside his home following a domestic disturbance, police said.

Charles W. Fricker, 52, of Waterford Works was fatally stabbed near his parked car, according to Philadelphia police. His alleged attacker, Eric Radcliff, fled on a bicycle, but a witness trailed him to a house about a mile from the murder scene. Police then confronted Radcliff as he held a butcher's knife in the basement. Officers tried to subdue Radcliff with a Taser, but he was shot dead when he lunged at the officers with a 13-inch knife.

A deputy attempted to pull the vehicle over for unnecessary acceleration when the driver sped up in order to elude the deputy, according to police. The vehicle was pursued for about two and a half miles until the deputy lost sight of it until coming upon the crash. Joel Kirchner, 19, Joshua A. Koss, 29, Thomas James "TJ" Storandt, 25, were killed.

A Bradley County Sheriff's Office deputy shot a woman at least seven times after she cut him with a knife and stole his patrol car on Interstate 75. Armetta Foster was shot in front of her two children, ages 10 and 6, after Deputy Dustin Patrick stopped to check on them as they walked north along the side of the highway. Despite the fatal gunshots, she drove the patrol car about two and a half miles.

Minor was fatally shot as he charged officers with a hand hidden underneath his clothes, police said. Minor's girlfriend told police he was armed with a shotgun, had been threatening suicide and may have been intoxicated when he barged out of their home and sped away in his pickup. Officers found him driving on Interstate 35, and a pursuit ended in the 3600 block of S Eastern Avenue. Minor ignored officers' commands to stop as he ran toward them after getting out of the pickup, and the officers fired, killing him. Officers did not find a gun on Minor or in his pickup.

Police were responding to a domestic disturbance call at a home on Leighton Drive. Authorities allege that Lopez rushed an officer with a knife in hand and was shot.

Perez shot his wife and killed his child, Gavin, before committing suicide.

Murdock was pulled over for a traffic stop. While one police officer stepped away, Murdock became involved in a physical altercation with another officer. The second officer said he saw Murdock reaching for a weapon so he shot Murdock.

Reyes was killed by a police sniper after he'd taken his own wife and two sons hostage for two hours, wounded an officer in the shoulder, and fired a total of 75 to 100 rounds at police.

George Marques died while in Costa Mesa police custody after mall security detained him outside Saks Fifth Avenue on suspicion of shoplifting.

Nager had a gun and was holding his mom hostage. As soon as officers got there, Nager fired a shot out the window. Eventually Nager's mother was let go, but Nager wouldn't give up. He eventually tried getting away in an SUV and officers started shooting. Nager died at the scene.

Police responded to a report of gang activity. When they arrived, they say that Jackson and another man emerged with weapons. They fired, killing both Jackson and the other man. Witnesses say neither man had a gun.

According to the Argus Leader: Sioux Falls dispatchers received a 911 hang-up call. When they called the number back a female caller said her roommate, Thompson, was upset and threatening to kill himself. When officers arrived, Thompson was walking down the sidewalk with a handgun. Police ordered him to drop the gun more than 30 times. Thompson fired his pistol toward officers, and they returned fire. Thompson continued to move forward and fire his gun, while five officers fired their weapons. Thompson fell in the driveway at 11:37 p.m. and died from multiple gunshot wounds to the torso after being hit 14 times.

Motorcyclist Nuzzi, according to police, was riding his unlicensed and uninsured Suzuki GSX without a license. Family later disputed all of that. When they tried to pull him over, he sped away, leading to a police chase at 90 MPH on wet roads. Nuzzi crashed the motorcycle and sustained fatal injuries.

An officer assigned to the Emergency Services Unit shot and killed Ilya Iglanov who had allegedly shot two people, killing one. Upon receiving reports of a shooting, patrol units responded and were able to interview the victim who had been shot and injured. She said that Iglanov, a business associate of her husband, had come to their house and shot her and then shot and killed her husband. Patrol officers entered the house and encountered the subject, who was still armed. Police fled, but upon returning the lead officer encountered Iglanov, who pointed a .25 caliber semiautomatic pistol at the officer, who shot and killed him.

An officer reported that Varela was suspected in an earlier robbery, and when the officer approached Varela, he pulled out a gun and ran into a department store. Varela fired his gun at the officer, and the officer shot Varela, and he died at the hospital.

According to police, officer Mike Lapham responded around 7:30 p.m. to a report that Leon Roy Jones Jr. was beating a woman in the parking lot of the Willow Lakes Motel and apartment complex. Lapham shot and killed Jones when he allegedly lunged at Lapham with a 16-inch, double-edged sword.

A man was firing a gun in his garage. When the deputies arrived they were confronted by William Gordon Brown, 73, who investigators say pointed a loaded handgun at them. The deputies tried to use a Taser, but it had no effect. Brown again pointed his handgun at the deputies. Dep. Joe Genda fired two shots striking Brown

Police claim that Manuel Bueno, a homeless man in Miami-Dade, lunged at an officer with a knife. The officer then shot Bueno.

After a standoff lasting more than four hours, Augusta County police found Donald Eugene Bennett dead in the home.

Officers responded at around 11 p.m. after Ronald Olsen's family member left the house and called police saying Olsen was threatening to shoot people with a rifle. Two or three more people left the house soon after police arrived. A 12-hour-long standoff ensued, during which Olsen allegedly fired multiple shots anytime police got near the house. A robot fired three bean bags into the house, and police knocked down part of a wall to get inside. Police said officers entered the home just before noon and found Olsen dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.

An undercover officer bought guns from an illegal gun trafficker when a likely accomplice of the trafficker staged a robbery, pointing a gun at the officer. The officer shot and killed him.

A wily Pakastani national who had earned a place on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list with a long list of felonies committed across the country, Mansoor was traced to a midtown hotel by federal agents and local officers. While they questioned the management they were unaware Mansoor was also in the lobby, but trapped by the narrow confining lobby space, unable to escape. Mansoor pulled a handgun, and was fatally shot twice in the stomach.

Devin Craig Martin, 20, and Kyle Lee Sutton, 24, escaped Delaware County jail as jailers served dinner. Martin and Sutton then stole the keys to a vehicle belonging to one of the injured jailers and sped away, police said. Law enforcement officers set up a roadblock at the Eucha Bridge on U.S. 59 and encountered Martin and Sutton. During a shoot-out, Martin was grazed in the upper torso and the vehicle's tires were flattened. The pair pulled to the side of the road, and Martin shot himself in the head after saying he was not going back to prison.

California Department of Corrections Lt. Virgil Millon shot and killed his ex-fiancee, Arabella Bradford, and her boyfriend, Malvin Conley Jr. Police then shot and killed Millon outside the home he and Bradford owned.

Officers Eric Hardt and Kory Rafferty made a traffic stop on Michael Palomino Jr. after he ran a stop sign while riding his bike near 53rd Avenue and Glenn Drive. Palomino fled on foot and a short pursuit ensued, officers caught up and a fight took place. Police say that's when Palomino pulled out a gun and pointed it at Hardt. Rafferty fired his service weapon multiple times, killing Palomino.

Undercover detectives reported that they were walking and noticed Garrett cutting up what they thought were drugs, and when they attempted to arrest him, he turned toward them with a knife, and the detectives shot him to death. Garrett was found to have been shot twice in the back. The circumstances of the shooting are disputed between detectives and witnesses.

After allegedly running a stop sign, Allen Kephart was beaten and tasered two dozen times by three San Bernardino County Sheriff Deputies in a parking lot in the unincorporated area of the San Bernardino Mountains near Lake Arrowhead.

Four officers shot and killed Hector Hernandez, who reportedly charged at them with a knife after slashing his own throat and fatally stabbing his mother, Blanca Hernandez, 59.

Derek Harrison was struck by a motorhome and killed on Highway 101 while running away from police. The incident began shortly before 11:30 a.m. when a GMC Yukon was reported stolen from Union Engineering Co. An officer spotted the SUV a few blocks away, heading toward a freeway underpass where Arundell curves sharply. According to police, Harrison sped off when he saw the officer, then crashed into a pickup truck. Harrison reportedly got out of the SUV, ran across the railroad tracks onto a dirt road next to the freeway, then jumped a fence and ran up an embankment onto the freeway. Police said Harrison was hit by the motorhome when he ran into the slow lane of southbound 101. He died at the scene.

A two-day manhunt involving nine agencies from three different counties ended with Montgomery sustaining a gunshot wound from which he died the next day.

Officers were called to Barge Creek Road in Clayhole after a report of a reckless driver and a possible case of driving under the influence, police said. When police found the truck involved, a man fled into the woods and shot at police officers. The officers--including three state troopers, a Breathitt County sheriff's deputy and an officer from Commercial Vehicle Enforcement--returned fire, killing him.

Adam L. Kleitz was killed after crashing into a tree during a police pursuit. An officer saw Kleitz driving 64 mph westbound on 75th Street just after 3 a.m. The officer followed Kleitz's car as he turned north onto Mission Road and activated his lights to conduct a traffic stop. Kleitz reportedly sped away before crashing a short time later. His vehicle caught fire and was extinguished by the officer. Kleitz was pronounced dead at the scene.

Jay Allen Johnson tried to ignite pumps at a Midtown gas station with a lighter, as well as the officer who shot and killed him. Officer Matthew Barth shot him at the Fred Meyer gas station on Northern Lights Boulevard and the New Seward Highway after Johnson lunged at officers with a knife.

Brown, armed and wanted in connection to a triple shooting, tried to enter a bus. Off-duty Officer Fernando Meza tried to arrest Brown. Brown resisted arrest and fled. A SWAT team cornered Brown on the fourth floor of a parking lot. He fatally shot himself.

On accusations that Breton had sexually abused children, local officers went to question him. He was armed and uncooperative. They returned with a local SWAT team, a state police SWAT team, and after the hostage standoff had lasted 37 hours, seven troopers that positioned a "B.E.A.R." armored vehicle "within about an arms length of Mr. Breton's kitchen windows". Finally he was shot once, in the chest, and was handcuffed while bleeding to death.

Lundquist was about to be arrested by plainclothes officers when he pointed a gun at them. The officers fired their weapons, killing Lundquist.

Jermolowicz had been drinking for several days and was now threatening to kill himself and others. He was shot and killed.

Officers went to East 4th and Prospect streets, where they found a large crowd gathered in a parking lot who said two men were firing guns. While the deputies were there, an SUV pulled into the lot and out again at a high speed. It went through a stop sign, and deputies pursued. Police say they broke off pursuit and came upon the flaming wreck moments later.

An unidentified man shot and killed himself after he robbed Emory University employees at an in-home daycare and another person, hours later, at the DeKalb mall, police said. DeKalb County officers said they found the man dead after a police chase. Police weren't sure if the man accidentally shot himself or if it was suicide.

Shot by SWAT team conducting forced-entry search of home involving a drug probe.

Two officers responded to a 911 call from a taxicab driver about a man with a rifle or shotgun at the Metro bus transit center, according to police, Raucci reportedly refused to put down his gun after verbal commands from the officers.

Jeffrey A. Wolfe was shot and killed by state police after he allegedly pointed a 12-gauge shotgun at troopers serving a search warrant at his home.

Richard Haynes reportedly committed suicide during a police standoff that began when he shot and killed his ex-girlfriend, Jennifer Chatman Puentes, 28.

Webb was simply a pedestrian in the way when a suspect drew police attention by weaving through city traffic at speeds of up to 90 MPH. After a dramatic chase the suspect crashed into a downtown building, left his car embedded 25 feet into an office building, and was found hiding in the ladies room. Webb was struck and died of his injuries.

Bailey came to the town hall of Eutawville, population 300, to complain about a traffic ticket issued to his daughter. A dispute developed in the parking lot with the police chief. Unarmed, reported as a "kind-hearted and law-abiding" man, Bailey was fatally shot three times. Years after the incident, in December 2014, the now-resigned chief was indicted by a grand jury for murder, on top of a pending misconduct-in-office charge from 2013, and Bailey's widow filed a wrongful death civil suit against the city.

Officers claim they discovered a car riddled with bullets that appeared to be firebombed. When they determined the owner was wanted for a shooting by the Holmes County Sheriff's Department, officers tried to make an arrest, and officer Dewayne Montgomery shot Thomas in a struggle. His family says Thomas was maced and was not armed.

During a standoff, an unidentified man shot and at least wounded an unidentified woman--it was not reported whether she died--before shooting and killing himself.

Police in Columbus responded to two calls about shots fired into homes and ended up pursuing a vehicle driven by Roberts, who crashed the pickup truck. The gunfire erupted as Roberts came out the front door of his mother's home, police said. While police didn't know it, Roberts was wanted for questioning on four murders.

Robert Smith allegedly shot and killed his mother-in-law, Alice Moore, before turning the gun on himself during a standoff with police.

Officers began searching for Devon Arms after a woman called to report a domestic violence incident and said Arms had a gun, police said. Arms shot and killed himself in a garage during a standoff that lasted more than eight hours and during which he fired on officers several times.

SWAT team members shot and killed Michael Ferguson after he allegedly shot at them. Police were called to the area after residents reported a shirtless man with a gun wandering around the neighborhood. Ferguson reportedly entered a dentist's office wearing only pants and carrying a gun, at about 1 p.m. and forced two female employees into a back room. "During this time, he fully disrobed. But the women were able to escape by slipping out through a side door," police spokesperson Remi Braden wrote in a news release. Ferguson came out nearly three hours later, reportedly wearing pants again and brandishing the gun. He got into his car where he remained for about 45 minutes, refusing to speak with SWAT team officers, police said. Eventually, officers fired a non-lethal, soft-impact round made of foam, about the size of a quarter, into the car's back window. They reportedly intended to follow up with tear gas, but Ferguson got out of the car and allegedly fired at police, who returned fire. Paramedics rushed Ferguson to Interim LSU Public Hospital where he was pronounced dead from gunshot wounds to his arms and back.

Sergeant Donna LaPerle shot Daryl Podborny after he punched her and knocked her to the ground when she stopped to question him while on routine patrol.

Police attempted to stop Musselmann on his motorcycle for a traffic stop. The motorcycle had two passengers, a man and a woman, and led police on a chase with speeds reaching 100 mph. The motorcycle crashed near Carolina Forest High School, killing Musselmann. The female passenger was unhurt.

Officers reported that they responded to a dispute between neighbors. When they arrived at Solorio's home, someone let them in. When Solorio pointed a shotgun at them, they shot him to death. A loaded shotgun was found at the scene.

Two officers went to Blackwell's apartment at the request of a family member who asked authorities to check on his welfare, police said. Arriving at the apartment, they found the door locked and gained entry with a manager's key. They found the door barricaded on the other side with a sofa, which they pushed aside. With the door open, the officers saw Blackwell across the room with a firearm and told him to put down the weapon. He didn't, and he was shot and killed.

At a "suspicious vehicle" traffic stop Jernigan shot and wounded an officer in the chest. In a subsequent dawn standoff at his residence, Jernigan misled negotiators and attempted an escape with an AK-47 in hand and was shot to death.

Gabriel had stolen, or tried to steal, something from the Pukana La Massage studio on the second floor of the shopping center. The man pulled a gun on a woman in the studio then fled on foot with the woman in pursuit. A police officer nearby heard her cries for help and gave chase. That is when he was shot and killed.

Sarah and Jamie Gossett were killed when trooper Heath Moss hit their car from behind.

Police responded to reports of barber Campbell acting erratically at an apartment complex, running up and down the steps, running in and out of a woman's unit. Following a brief struggled, police tasered the unarmed Campbell. He became unresponsive and died on the scene.

Off-duty officer Daryl Hall, 34, and Asif Blake were killed in a shootout outside The Label nightclub in downtown St. Louis. The incident began at about 2:30 a.m. when two customers were escorted outside after an altercation. Hall, who was inside as a patron, apparently heard gunshots, ran outside and saw Blake firing a handgun. Witnesses said Hall drew his gun, identified himself as police and told Blake to drop his weapon. Blake reportedly refused and exchanged gunfire with Hall; bouncer Will Spencer, 30, also opened fire. Blake died at the scene from multiple gunshot wounds. Hall was struck in the neck and arm, and was pronounced dead at a hospital. Police later said that Hall was likely shot by Spencer.

Battad rear-ended another driver who followed and confronted Battad. When officers arrived, they saw Edgar Battad stabbing another person. Battad went inside an apartment, grabbed a pistol and began firing at police through his door before fleeing. Officers chased after him, and a running gun battle between the parties ensued. Police shot and killed Battad and the hail of gunfire (~3 dozen shots) hit not only Battad, but a police officer, nearby buildings, cars, and bystanders.

Davis threatened family members. They locked him out of a residence. Deputies responded. The family told deputies that Davis was in a shed behind the house, and to approach him carefully. Deputies Patrick Geyer, Eric McClelland Clifton Taylor entered the shed, where Davis sat with his right hand behind his back. They told Davis to show them his hand. Davis shot Deputy Taylor fatally in the neck and chest. Deputies Geyer and McClelland fatally shot Davis.

Officer Stephen D. Rankin shot Denyakin the night of April 23 after someone in the building on Green Street where Denyakin was living with a friend reported a man trying to break in by banging on the door. Rankin was dispatched to what was believed to be an emergency burglary in progress and confronted Denyakin in the courtyard of the building shortly after 10:12 p.m.

Alexander M. Savage fled a DUI stop on his motorcycle and crashed and died.

Police were called to 1718 Auburn Drive after neighbors reported hearing several gunshots from the backyard. Officers approached Guy, who had a handgun, and ordered him to stop firing, police said. Guy aimed the gun at a home nearby, which the officer took as a threatening gesture, and he shot and killed guy.

Tomah police fatally shot 28-year-old Seth McCloskey during a traffic stop Friday. Police say McCloskey jumped out of his pickup truck and started shooting, wounding one officer

Collins had taken the purses of at least two women at knifepoint. He led police from multiple jurisdictions on a high-speed, high-profile chase that ended when he slammed his car into a utility pole at interstate speeds and died on the scene. Not to be confused with Charles William Collins, killed by police in Miami on August 14 2012.

Physically slight and suffering from sickle-cell anemia, Brackens was an involuntary participant in a police chase. He can be heard in a call to the police pleading for help. As video evidence shows when the car stopped a group of officers beat the unarmed, unthreatening, cooperative Brackens mercilessly, leaving him permanently disfigured and wheelchair bound. He died of the injuries eight months later.

Detectives Glen Alfaro, Daniel Futscher, and deputy Ryan Peppler shot Tory Reed when he charged at them during a two-hour standoff near San Bernardino.

Las Vegas police officers tried to pull over a car they saw speeding and weaving on Flamingo Road near Swenson Street. The officers spun the car, driven by David Paul Gonzalez, disabling it. Gonzalez got out of the car, fired once, and ran a short distance before firing again at the officers. One officer returned fire, killing him.

Williams was shot during an armed robbery of store and after shooting at police.

Holloman committed a string of robberies and when confronted by officers at a minimart he refused to comply with officers and was subsequently shot and killed.

An officer shot and killed Leon James, 23, a suspected kidnapper accused of trying to run down the officer with a pickup truck following a high-speed chase through several East Side communities. Police arrested four other suspects in the kidnapping of Lloyd Davis, 58, who was held for ransom, but was not injured.

Leonard "Danny" Statler reportedly shot and killed officer Eric Zapata before killing himself after fleeing from police investigating reports of gunfire in the area at about 11:18 p.m. According to police, another officer approached Statler, who was standing on a porch. Statler allegedly pulled a gun and exchanged gunfire with the officer, then fled and ran in between houses, where he encountered Zapata, and shot him in the head and chest with a long rifle.

Terry L. Dorch was killed when he crashed his car while fleeing police. According to police, officers tried to pull Dorch over at about 12:20 a.m. for driving erratically. Dorch then allegedly made a U-turn on 39th and drove the wrong way down Harrison Street. Police chased Dorch several blocks back onto 39th, where he tried to pass a car, crossed into the opposite lane, rear-ended one car and struck an oncoming SUV. Dorch's car rolled, and he died at the scene.

Police had been chasing Durazo on April 17 for an unspecified parole violation, according to police, who said the suspect had also led police on a chase March 18 in a stolen vehicle. Police and Durazo exchanged shots about 1:20 a.m. in 2700 block of Verona Road near the Palm Springs Country Club. Police unleashed Ike on Durazo, but he shot the dog to death before being killed himself.

A plainclothes officer shot Renardo Brownlee in the head after he reportedly pulled a gun. According to police, plainclothes officers on foot patrol came across a group of five men allegedly robbing two people at the corner of 15th and Chestnut at around 1 a.m. The men ran to a vehicle when they saw police and attempted to flee. The officers stopped the car, and the men were getting out when one of them, Brownlee, allegedly drew a gun. Brownlee was then shot by one of the officers.

Parks was shot after pointing gun at state trooper. Parks was being chased for driving a vehicle which matched the description from a recent shooting at a restaurant. The chase ended when Parks rammed a police vehicle.

Police had been called by the man's mother, who told arriving officers that Smith had a history of mental illness and was firing the gun throughout the house.The man began using his fist to strike an officer in her face, head and neck, the police said. He also tried to take her service pistol, the police said. Fearing for that officer's life, another officer, fired his own gun, killing Smith.

John White was shot by an officer when he allegedly lunged at another officer with a knife.

Timothy Gilles sped away from St. Cloud police and crashing into a vehicle. The crash killed 30-year-old Timothy Casanova of Starbuck. His passenger, 22-year-old Megan Thomsen of Glenwood, was pregnant and gave birth after the crash to a baby that died days after his emergency delivery. Thomsen was also injured. He was sentenced to 432 months in prison.

Officers responding to a call about an armed subject confronted Willis, who ran down an alley, jumped over a fence and tried to enter the house on the other side. The officers entered the backyard of the residence and told Willis to drop his gun. He pointed it at them. One officer fatally shot him.

Earlier in the day a woman had fled from a domestic disturbance at Felber's residence. By the time a county SWAT force arrived, Felber was angry and talking about expecting to die. He greeted police with a shotgun on the porch. Then he fired shots within the house, broke a window, and pointed the shotgun at a deputy. Police fired, Felber dropped from view, and was later found dead.

Deputies were dispatched to a house in connection with a "medical emergency." Family members of Danny Thomas said he was drunk and could be belligerent. They found Thomas inside at the kitchen table with two handguns. A dead woman was on the sofa. Deputy Hill said that Thomas picked up one of the guns, and Hill shot him in the chest. Thomas died five days later. Police were never able to interview Thomas, according to Gaffney Ledger story. Thomas's wife apparently had been dead in the house for a couple of days.

Casey S. Babovec died after a fight and being tasered while at Saline County jail but prior to being booked. Deputies originally lied about the circumstances of the death.

Officers reported that they responded to a call regarding an assault with a deadly weapon. Officers forced their way into Johnson's home, and he was straddling his ex-girlfriend, stabbing her. When Johnson refused orders to stop, officers shot him to death.

APD Detectives wearing street clothes, hopped a fence into a backyard to serve an arrest warrant to a young man with schizophrenia. Torres resisted arrest. As the three wrestled, Torres grabbed Hilger's gun – so Brown shot Torres three times in the back. Torres was dead.

Krummi's mother called police during a fight and said her son was out of control after he said he wanted to be "removed" from her life. Krummi went outside and sat in a chair on the lawn. Investigators said Black approached Krummi and asked how is day was going. Krummi allegedly pulled out what later proved to be an airsoft replica gun and pointed it at Black. After two ignored commands to drop the gun, Officer David Black shot Krummi twice in the torso. Johnson also fired but missed.

Satina D. White had a gun and was threatening family members and herself. She allegedly pointed the gun at police who shot and killed her.

Kenneth Green shot his wife dead with a .30-30 rifle in the yard of the couple's Chatsworth home as an officer arrived. Peggy Sue Hamby had called 911 to say Green had threatened to shoot her and police officers if they came to the house. Had a blood alcohol level of 0.175. Source: Police reports

Michaud, facing an upcoming sentencing hearing in an assault case, called 911 to report himself suicidal. He confronted responding officers with three knives and an apparent handgun. Ordered to drop his weapons, he refused, and was shot twice and fatally wounded. Michaud father was an eyewitness to the event, disputed the police version of events, and was himself handcuffed when he tried to call his wife.

Motley ran from a traffic stop in which he was the passenger. After a foot chase, he died, allegedly from meth he'd taken.

Officer Walter Thomas was working off-duty as a security guard when he shot and killed Aron Jones, 32, a gun-wielding felon, outside Libations Bar at East 91st Street and Aetna Road. Thomas, now retired, was on paid sick-leave from his police job at the time he was working the security job. Thomas said he saw Jones shoot a man outside the bar. After Jones refused Thomas'€ order to drop his gun, Thomas shot him three times. Witnesses said Jones had surrendered and was on his knees when he was shot.

Wright walked into Galaxy Seafood and demanded money from the cashier. The cashier gave money to the suspect who soon found out he and the cashier weren't the only people in the store. An off-duty Youngstown police officer, Mike Walker, was working security there. The officer confronted the subject and shot and killed him.

A car with four teenagers drew a local officer's attention by backing up down a one-way street and running stop signs. The officer gave chase. After a nine-minute, 13-mile, 2 a.m. pursuit involving city and county officers, the car crashed, killing Rashad Greer, Tyrone Seals, and Martavis Simpson. A fourth teen survived.

Deputies responded to a call about a man with a gun. When Monteon refused to drop his gun, the deputies shot him to death.

Barsness, a suspect in the carjacking of a taxi driver at gunpoint in Minneapolis, led police on a high-speed chase in the cab. Officers forced him off the road on Interstate Hwy. 35E in Lino Lakes. As he exited the vehicle, police said, he was holding a silver handgun. Police say Barsness ignored their orders to drop the gun, and instead pointed it at them. Officers fired. The Pioneer Press reported that a silver air-gun pistol was found next to Barsness' body. The officers who fired shots were troopers Jared Sturgill and Andrew Gibbs, Minneapolis police officer Paul Dellwo and Brooklyn Park police officers Michael Ploumen and Adam Moen.

Kenneth N. Blake was killed when he ran a red light and crashed his motorcycle into the back of a a Coca-Cola truck loaded with 44,000 pounds of soda after trying to evade a deputy. The deputy had tried to stop Blake's Harley for driving erratically, according to officials. Blake died at the scene. The truck driver was physically uninjured.

Officers were serving a warrant at around 11 a.m. to David C. Cermak for a probation violation and receiving stolen property. Deputy Tom Flynn reportedly had Cermak in a bear-hug; there was a struggle and shots were allegedly fired. Flynn was hit in the side. police said. Deputies Gerald A. Kellogg, Harold V. Ohlinger and Jarrod L. Wineinger and Sgt. Shawn A. Millikan shot Cermak, killing him. Flynn's vertebrae was nicked, police said, but it didn't cause serious injury. Deputy David Heins reportedly needed stitches after another deputy's K-9 got confused and bit him.

Sgt. James R. West and two other members of the GCPD gang unit were near the intersection of Singleton Road and Sarah Court near Norcross. They came across three men, including Darryl Fuller, who reportedly "stood in the roadway and taunted the officers." The officers exited their van and Fuller fled while pointing his weapon at them. West fired once and killed him.

Jonathan Guadarrama was among three men connected to the robbery of a Mexican grocery store, according to police. Guadarrama remained in the vehicle as one of the others took the owner of the Mexican grocery store to First National Bank and Trust in an attempt to force him to cash a check. When officers approached Guadarrama, he sped away in the vehicle and led deputies on a chase that reached speeds of more than 100 mph. He lost control of the minivan after swerving to avoid stop sticks and was ejected and killed as the minivan overturned several times.

David Stewart and Kristy Sampels apparently killed their child while taking "bath salts," and then they led troopers on a high-speed chase before Stewart apparently shot and killed his wife and then himself.

Police pulled Singletary's vehicle over for a stolen tag and for driving erratically. He refused to pull over, then aimed an assault weapon out the window and fired at officers. Both men emerged from their vehicles, exchanged fire, and Singletary was fatally shot.

A three-hour standoff began after Jeffrey Alan Krier opened fire on Sheriff Jeff Shipley, chief deputy Casey Hinnah and Sgt. Eric Stein as they approached his home in rural Sigourney at around 11:30 a.m. to check on his welfare. Stein was killed and the other officers retreated. Officers from 25 agencies responded to the scene. Four ISP tactical teams were deployed around the residence. Negotiators were unable to contact Krier; but were later able to communicate with him through his brother. At about 3:30 p.m. one team saw Krier exit his house loading a rifle. An officer fired a rifle, striking Krier in the arm. A second team near the barn on the south side of the residence saw Krier exit with a weapon and heard the shot. They fired at Krier with an AR-15, then again from a second position halfway between the barn and the residence. From a third and final position, the second team fired again, killing Krier. In total, 139 rounds of ammunition were fired within a 45-minute period, 49 by Krier, 115 by officers. Krier was shot 23 times. According to his family, Krier had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder over 30 years ago.

Officers reported that they were in a standoff with Salazar who was in his home. Salazar fired on officers, and they fired back, killing him.

Deputy James Nisius, 42, chased Wayne Stevens, Jr. until he crashed the stolen car he was driving. Stevens lost control of the vehicle while traveling at speeds upwards of 80 miles per hour. He struck a tree and was ejected from the vehicle, killing him. In the debris of the crash, officers found 10 shotguns, rifles and handguns, several of which had been reported stolen.

Woods shot when a gun, not in the officer's possession, "went off" while the officer and Woods struggled over a gun.

Gloria Rust, 50, called law enforcement because her husband had just attacked her leaving bruises and had shot out the tires of one of their trailers. When Marion sheriff's deputies arrived they learned that Craig Rust was behind the house. When the deputies made their way around the house they saw the suspect riding a lawn mower with a beer in his hand. Deputy Robert Youmans ordered Rust to turn off the lawn mower and to put the beer down. Rust seemed to be complying but after he turned off the mower he picked up his gun and aimed it at Youmans. Youmans and Lt. Alberto Ramirez fired at Rust killing him.

Suicidal woman shot and killed when neighbors called police.

Deputies said they responded around 9 p.m. to a reported break-in at Rick's Garage. Millard Griffin reportedly fled through the broken window and escaped the area. Deputies said they called a tracking dog to try to locate him, but could not. At around 11:40 p.m., deputies responded to Manila Street and Division Avenue on a report of a man in the street, and found Griffin suffering from medical problems with no shirt and wet pants. Griffin died of hypothermia. The next morning police reportedly found clothing and a cell phone next to a nearby creek.

A 3 a.m. incident at a biker bar left two deputies tending to a stabbing victim, and a fourth man, Greene, firing at them. Bullets struck one of the deputies in the upper back but were deflected by a bulletproof vest. Deputies returned fire and fatally wounded Greene. The stabbing victim emerged in stable condition.

Ruben Mendoza, Gloria Mendoza and Ruben Mendoza, Jr. were killed after their car was struck by a SUV driven by Erick Joel Head, who was reportedly leading deputy Scott Mackey on a high-speed chase to avoid being cited for a traffic violation.

Arnold placed a false 911 call about a carjacking, led officers down a dead-end street, then confronted them on foot with a weapon. He was shot to death. Afterward it was found that his handgun was a pellet gun, and the event was planned.

A county officer speeding at over 100 MPH--55 MPH over the posted limit--collided with Rakes' car and killed him. An extended dispute about who was at fault ended with a judge throwing out the only action against the officer, a traffic citation. This was the same officer who had killed Felix Beltran in a very similar incident in February 2007.

A trooper attempted to stop Ryan Bogdonovich's 1995 Mercury Grand Marquis for traffic violations on U.S. 10 in Osseo. Bogdonovich sped away. Deputy John Gunderson parked his squad car on U.S. 10 at Humbird Street and placed stop sticks on the highway. Bogdonovich crossed the centerline and struck the squad car head-on, killing Bogdonovich.

Christopher J. Walsh, 20, and a 19-year-old woman allegedly kidnapped a man at knifepoint while stealing his car on Park Drive. "This was not an instance of stranger danger," police said. "These people were acquainted." The victim was dropped off in Evanston at around 1:30 a.m., and reported the carjacking. An officer saw the 2000 Pontiac and a chase ensued that ended when Walsh hit a brick wall.

An off-duty officer shot and killed an unidentified man outside the officer's Far South Side home. Shortly before 8 a.m., neighbors said the man jumped over a fence into the officer's yard and cut a tube to the air conditioner. The officer confronted the man, who then allegedly struck the officer with a cutting instrument before he was shot.

Moore was suspected to robbing banks and was sought after by law enforcement. He was pulled over and and shootout erupted. Moore was shot and killed.

Four officers fired 41 shots in six seconds that struck schizophrenic Telasco 20 times. He himself had called 911, described himself, and told the dispatcher "just come and do what you have to do." He then waited at the door with a steak knife in hand. His family eventually settled with the city for $35,000.

Officers shot and killed Jorge Jimenez after he shot at them after he'd kidnapped his daughter and led police on a pursuit.

After a seven-hour standoff, David Powell, a 22-year veteran of the police force, stepped onto his front porch and sprayed shots from a 9mm submachine gun. Police, "concerned for the safety of the public and the safety of the possible hostages," shot and killed him.

James John Runyon was a veteran suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder who had called police asking them to shoot him. The SWAT team found Runyon outside his home holding a shotgun . Runyon tried to enter his house to drink water without knowing that the SWAT had established boundaries nor that were officers outside his home. Official fired two non-lethal rounds and one lethal shot to the back, which killed him.

Shot after advancing on police with knife in hand and refusing commands to drop weapon. Officers were responding to report of a domestic disturbance in which Paulson's mother reported she was afraid for her own well-being regarding daughter with history of psychiatric illness.

Fugitive Santos led police on a wild, destructive car crash for six miles on NYC streets. Wanted on various drug and assault charges, and with a record of 14 arrests, Santos boxed himself into narrow construction traffic on the Major Deegan Expressway. When officers also stuck in the same traffic approached on foot Santos rammed his battered vehicle back and forth. Police fired 19 shots. Santos died of five wounds.

Deputy Jerry Abbott shot and killed Fred Smith when he brandished a shotgun at deputies serving a narcotics search warrant.

A 1 a.m. fight in a bar parking lot developed into one of the suspects getting in his vehicle, trying to run over a police officer, and speeding off down the interstate. A police chase at speeds up to 100 MPH ended when the suspect lost control of his car, hitting an embankment. Passenger Spencer was thrown out of the car and killed. The suspect faced a possible first-degree murder charge.

Carrasco turned himself into authorities in relation to a misdemeanor. During booking, he suffered a seizure and hit his head as he fell down. The Texas Ranger Division investigated.

David Baca and Andrew Jaramillo were responding to a report of domestic violence. The officers stopped Perea, who was riding a bike in the area, because he matched the description of the domestic violence suspect. According to police, Perea hit officers with a crucifix and was subsequently shot with a Taser. Paramedics were called to treat Perea but he became unresponsive, possibly due to cardiac arrest. Perea, who weighed 300 pounds, had heart disease and was high on methamphetamine when he died.

Chris Jones was shot and killed by officers Nathan Shipp and Michael Maher during a police pursuit when he allegedly rammed an officer's car.

Lt. William Mackenzie killed his wife, Patricia, and then himself sometime before 9:30 a.m. Monday in the 700 block of Holston River Court, according to police.

The victim was chased, with others, by local law enforcement and CPB officers under suspicion of smuggling marijuana. After a car crash LaMadrid attempted to escape over the border on a ladder propped up against a fence. Officers report that others involved were hurling rocks and bricks. LaMadrid was fatally shot twice in the back and once in the thigh. He had not assaulted the officers and he was unarmed.

Straystar and Gidenko were shot on Laredo Street near East Sixth Avenue after police responded to a report of three men stealing car parts in a storage yard.

According to witnesses on E Briggsmore Ave, Miranda attempted to enter several homes and in one instance, broke a window. At this point Miranda took a piece of glass from the broken window and began to cut his own throat. During this time, an off-duty CHP officer, according to the Modesto Bee: "[C]ontacted the man. The officer shot the man, who was taken to a hospital where he died of his injuries."

Police pursued a reportedly suicidal Perdue to four places in two cities, at one point escorting his white pickup gently away from a crowded pier restaurant for public safety. At the final standoff near the beach, according to police Perdue reached behind him as if to grab a weapon, and he was shot to death.

James Cruckson sexually assaulted his girlfriend and refused to return her 6-year-old daughter. He fired on officers who entered the house, leading to an early morning shootout. Police said Cruckson shot and killed Officer Craig Birkholz, 28, as he ran toward the scene. Cruckson also shot Officer Ryan Williams and his police dog, Grendel, who both recovered. Cruckson later killed himself.

An earlier attempted traffic stop/police chase was called off, but led King County police to Sampson's home where he allegedly attacked one of the patrol cars with a machete. He was shot and killed.

Official reports had Smith dying during arrest because of drug ingestion. Several of the 20 to 30 witnesses reported that in fact Smith had been beaten to death by police while restrained and cuffed.

Mike Wayne Morgan was killed when his Cadillac Deville was struck by a Ford F-150 pickup truck fleeing from police. The pursuit started at about 11:15 a.m. at 4th Street and Beaumont Avenue, when an officer tried to stop the truck for a traffic violation, police said. The pickup driver did not stop and led police south on Highway 79, then southeast on Gilman Springs Road. According to police, officers lost sight of the truck and were about to return to Beaumont when they saw a plume of smoke. They then reportedly saw that the pickup had crashed into the Cadillac near the entrance to Soboba Casino. Morgan was pronounced dead at a hospital. Two people in the truck were critically injured, and a third had moderate injuries.

Joseph McGinn III died from internal injuries at some point after he fell off the West Bank entrance to the Pontchartrain Expressway following an accident that an officer responded to, but apparently didn't look for a victim though he had McGinn's wrecked motorcycle towed. McGinn was driving his motorcycle on the Crescent City Connection toll bridge on the evening of March 17 when he was struck by an unknown driver in a hit-and-run. McGinn was thrown over the rail of the elevated highway onto the ground. McGinn's family's lawsuit alleged that Lavigne knew the motorcyclist was missing, but made no attempt to find him. In addition, Lavigne allegedly dismissed the tow truck driver who warned him to search for the driver of the motorcycle following the accident.

Officers reported that they responded to a call to find Ortega stabbing a man, and when she approached officers with the knife, a Taser deployed by the officers didn't work, then they shot her to death. Investigators say Ortega feared her partner would hurt their children.

Williams escaped from a traffic stop and held a family hostage in a nearby apartment complex. Officers say they reached Williams on his phone, and he said that he would "shoot it out." When he was forced out by chemicals shot into the apartment, Williams was holding a gun, and was shot to death by officers.

Judithann L. Clement, a mother of nine, died of injuries suffered when the Dodge Grand Caravan she was driving was struck by a car involved in a 120-mph police pursuit moments before the midnight crash. David Michael Szumigala was driving a red Chevrolet Impala that collided with Clement's minivan, police said.

Officer S. Bryant shot Thomas after he refused to exit a vehicle. Marijuana and a pistol were found at the scene.

Local police chased a drug-fueled suspect through downtown city streets at 60 to 70 MPH. The pursuit ended when the suspect crashed into a taxi, killing the fare Tonya Hairston and the Mauritanian immigrant driver Ould Mohamed Sidi.

Samuels was one of four suspects in a string of armed robberies. The four were targeted by an ongoing county sting operation; officers met them at a warehouse to plan a home invasion, then arrested them all. Samuels initially hid behind a stack of tires and was said to be going for a gun in his waistband when he was shot dead.

Christopher Davis died in LAPD custody after he was shot with bean bags and a Taser while fighting with seven officers who'd confronted him for removing his clothing in public.

Clay broke into a Bank of America branch at 3:30 a.m. Responding officers easily located and cornered her in a storage closet, and took a pair of scissors away from her. While on her knees Clay found a small knife and threatened officers with it. She was fatally shot.

Charleston police officer was in the living room of a West Ashley home when Gwendolyn Fields was allegedly shot to death by Arthur F. Peterson Jr., 34, in her kitchen just a few feet away, according to court records.

Tomas Pitagoras Gouverneur was killed when he crashed his car while fleeing police. Prior to the pursuit, Gouverneur had reportedly killed Christopher "Sky" Richardson, 26, and his girlfriend Kristine Constantino, 33, at their home in Kettenpom. Dispatchers had received a 911 call for help and a deputy from the Trinity County Sheriff's Office then contacted residents of a nearby town to see if they could provide any information. Gouverneur reportedly attacked them, then fled in his car. The Mendocino County Sheriff's Department stated that they had been alerted to look out for Gouverneur's vehicle at 6:20 pm. Deputies initiated their emergency lights to stop Gouverneur's car, but he failed to yield, initiating a 40-mile chase through the heavily wooded, rural area at speeds of between 60 and 90 mph. Deputies requested the assistance of Willits Police Department and the CHP. The chase ended when Gouverneur's car crashed into an oak tree. He died at the scene.

Michelle Ferris called police just before midnight to report her husband might be suicidal, police said. He had locked himself in an upstairs office, adjacent to a gun room where he kept dozens of weapons. Ferris was a collector and a federally licensed gun dealer. When officers arrived, they heard gunfire. Police then tried forcing him out by firing tear gas into each level of the three-story home. At about 7:30 a.m., Ferris appeared at the doorway of his house leading to an attached garage, and fired at three officers stationed just outside the garage. Officers returned fire, but apparently didn't hit Ferris. He retreated but then returned 12 minutes later and was fatally shot by officers after he was told to drop his weapon.

Police were called to the scene of a domestic disturbance Robert Ellis, 48, was on the porch of his parents' home with a gun, and allegedly fired several times at the approaching officers

Self-described Satanist and anarchist Anthony DiGeronimo ventured out onto a village main street wearing a mask and scratching cars with knives. He drew the attention of police, retreated into his parents' house, re-emerged threatening responding police with his knives, and was predictably shot to death. Meanwhile perhaps a total of twelve police from different agencies had responded. One retired officer shouted out "Gun!" on county officer Geoffrey Breitkopf and in the confusion he was also fatally shot.

Randy E. Dawson Jr. was killed in a fall while running from deputies who broke up a party at his mother's house. His body was found in Pin Oak Creek the next morning.

Officers were dispatched to a home on Pine Lake Avenue at 12:43 a.m., after a man told 911 operators he was in his basement with a shotgun to his head. Police said they heard three gunshots from inside the resident, then observed a man walking inside the home. At 5 a.m. the La Porte County Sheriff Department entered the residence and found a dead man with a shotgun nearby.

Police shot Terry Winston when he allegedly pointed a gun at officers in the Englewood neighborhood. Mobile Strike Force officers were making a traffic stop at about 12:25 a.m. when they said Winston jumped out of the vehicle and ran off. The officers chased Winston, who allegedly turned and aimed a gun in their direction. An officer shot Winston in the face, and he died at the scene.

Hasty, an ex-con with a history of sexual offenses, was sought by local police at his mobile home. A firefight broke out. Apparently cornered, Hasty shot an officer dead, then died of a self-inflicted gunshot. Police indicted his wife as an accessory.

Officers reported that they caught up to Hammond in a vehicle after he robbed a bank and produced a weapon, at which point they shot him to death.

By accounts Rowton was distraught over some personal issues. toward midnight he was reported as armed and suicidal. Local police called in a cooperative multijurisdictional SWAT with about 24 officers and a police negotiator, who worked with Rowton for hours into early morning. Just before 3 a.m. a sniper saw him inside, pointing a weapon at police, and Rowton was fatally shot through a plate glass window.

Christopher Michael Bruns was killed in a fiery crash during a pursuit. According to the KHP, a trooper tried to stop Bruns' pickup truck at about 11:30 p.m. near the Saline-Lincoln county line for a traffic violation. Bruns didn't stop and a chase ensued. Officers set up spike strips across all lanes near Russell. As Bruns approached, he reportedly drove head-on into an eastbound semi and died. The other driver wasn't physically injured. Due to the severity of the crash, positive identification couldn't be made through normal identification processes, the KHP said.

A longstanding feud between a Rikers Island guard and his neighbor, Calabro, came to a head in a final confrontation in a Bensonhurst barbershop. Calabro was a former firefighter said to have been embittered by the loss of his son on 9/11; he literally came gunning with a semiautomatic pistol for his target, who sustained several bite injuries before shooting Calabro to death.

Matthews Castrellon was killed when he crashed his car on the freeway after a police chase.

Traffic stop where the suspect allegedly shot an officer in the arm. The injured officer's partner then shot the suspect in the head four times.

Harris was drinking and driving recklessly. An officer then shot and killed Harris.

San Diego police officers fatally shot a man in Clairemont on Saturday when he allegedly lunged at them with a knife

The lawyer for a State Transport Police Officer Gerald Sims was on duty and speeding when the crash happened that caused the death of 91-year-old Thomas Hancock. Greenville County Sheriff’s Office investigators determined that Hancock made an illegal left turn into the path of Sims'’ police vehicle. Sims pleaded guilty to driving too fast for conditions and paid a $130 fine.

Driver Jamie Summer Guillen and passenger Roosevelt Lewis Jr. were killed when their truck crashed during a high-speed chase.

Officers report that Williams drove up to them and got out of his car waving a gun and yelling obscenities at them. Then he put the gun on the car, and walked toward the officer, refused orders to stop, reached toward his waist, and the officers shot him to death.

Three Ocean Township officers went to Todd Wolford's home after a friend of Wolford's called police and expressed concern for Wolford's safety. Ford said Wolford was shot and killed when he emerged from the house and aimed the gun at one of the officers.

Biddle and his brother, Drake Biddle, were fleeing from a Nashville Police Department officer at a high rate of speed when a second Nashville Police Department officer, James L. Steely, crashed into him head-on.

Alexander Jessie Richardson II was discovered dead inside a closet of his mother's home after law enforcement officials surrounding the home heard the sound of a shotgun blast while Stephens County Sheriff Wayne McKinney was speaking with Richardson's female companion via the telephone, police said. He was suspected in a recent string of Stephens County trailer thefts.

Brian Dollarhide came out of his white Ford pickup, set his legs in a wide stance and made shooting motions as he held a black object. The object was an ice scraper, but two Perry police officers didn't know that when they shot and killed him after a chase and shoplifting incident at a convenience store.

Deputies said that they responded to a child abduction call, and while in pursuit of Glass saw him stabbing his baby to death in the car. A foot chase ensued, and Glass charged deputies with a knife, and they shot him to death.

A heavily-armed Beller crashed his Ford truck then shot and wounded an EMT responder coming to help. County police called to the scene noticed they were being laser-sighted. They fired on Beller and shot him to death.

Officer Sean Romer conducted a traffic stop on an SUV driven by Thomas, who was named in multiple warrants. Thomas rolled the window up on Officer Romer's arm and drove away, dragging Officer Romer with him. Officer Romer drew a handgun with his free hand and fatally shot Thomas, stopping the SUV. Three of Thomas's children, who were in the back seat of the SUV, were not struck by gunfire.

Officers had responded to a report of a man with mental health issues damaging the home. An attempt to use a Taser failed.

Officers of the county and of the Border Patrol were called because Martinez, with a history of assault and mental health issues, was smashing out windows with a hammer. Reportedly the victim assaulted one of the responding officers and was shot. The victim's brother, an eyewitness, has disputed the police account.

Police shot Jeffrey C. Relitz after he allegedly came out of a house and started shooting at officers during a standoff. Officers responded to the home at around 10:30 p.m. and were told Relitz wouldn't let his wife leave. For two hours, police said they tried to negotiate with Relitz before he came outside. Relitz allegedly came out and started shooting, officers returned fire, killing him. The department ruled the death as suicide by police.

A seven-hour standoff in Webster County, Kentucky, ended with Larry Brown being shot and killed by police.

Kincaid stood in front of his residence, waving a revolver in the air. Officers told Kincaid to lower the weapon. Kincaid pointed the revolver at the officers. They fatally shot him.

Police shot and killed Robert P. Lyons when he allegedly shot at an armored vehicle during a 15-hour standoff. Police responded to Lyons' home just before 2 p.m., after Lyons allegedly pointed a handgun at a firefighter trying to distribute free village address markers. When officers came to the door, police said Lyons swore at them, then slammed the door shut. Lyons reportedly came back to the door several times during the standoff and waved a weapon, and then later shot at the BearCat.

An unidentified man died after police used body weight, punches, a Taser and hobble restraints to subdue him during a struggle in Skid Row.

Deputy Danny Pevley shot and killed 38-year-old James Michael Lane while responding to a report of a domestic disturbance at his home. Pevley shot Lane in the torso when Lane refused to drop the gun he was holding and pointed the gun at Pevley.

At around 7 a.m., an officer who spotted a 1997 Ford Ranger driven by Christopher Lynn, Jr. on Highway 61 South. Lynn's vehicle had an associated BOLO for reportedly driving in an erratic and reckless manner near the intersection of Fisher Ferry & Grange Hall Roads. The officer gave chase for a short period of time, along Belva Drive in the Warrenton Heights subdivision, but said he terminated the chase due to safety concerns. Upon reaching the intersection of Belva & Redbone Road, Lynn turned east on Redbone and apparently lost control of the vehicle in the 1300 block of Redbone Road. A passenger was injured in the rollover crash.