Fatal Encounters

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

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Unique IDNameAgeGenderRaceDateCityStateLatitudeLongitudeAgency involvedCause of deathIntended use of forceBrief descriptionSupporting document link
7494Jason WelshMaleRace unspecified09/16/2008OmahaNE41.2147806-96.190963Douglas County Sheriff's Office

Deputies surrounded a home at around 11 p.m. where Jason Welsh was reportedly holding a gun to himself in the basement. Deputy Michael Dechellis shot and killed Welsh after about 2.5 hours of negotiations. Police said both Welsh and Dechellis had fired their weapons, though it was unclear who fired first.

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7495Warren Slater41MaleRace unspecified09/16/2008BirminghamAL33.489097-86.862649Birmingham Police Department

Warren Slater reportedly shot and killed himself at some point during or before a six-hour standoff after killing his wife and critically injuring his stepson.

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7496Derrick Jones31MaleAfrican-American/Black09/16/2008DallasTX32.6904249-96.791145Dallas Police Department

According to DPD, Officer Rene Villanueva witnessed a hit-and-run. Jones fled the scene of the accident on foot. Officer Villanueva caught up to Jones, physically fought him, then shot him once. Jones was pronounced dead at Baylor Hospital. A toxicology report said that Jones was "under the influence of marijuana and phencyclidine."

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7497Maurice L. Faulkner25MaleAfrican-American/Black09/16/2008NewarkDE39.6697348-75.7529901New Castle County Police Department, Delaware State Police

Faulkner conducted an armed robbery of a bank at closing time, then escaped in a rental truck. State, county and local police tracked him, easily, close to a train station. Officers fired 33 rounds at Faulkner, six of which hit him, fatally.

hockessincommunitynews.com
7486Name withheld by policeMaleHispanic/Latino09/15/2008JonesboroGA33.5833631-84.3777973Clayton County Police Department

Police say an unidentified man was distributing methamphetamine to dealers in front of a Chuck E. Cheese restaurant, and he carried $30,000 of crystal meth at the time of his death. Clayton County undercover police shot him to death, as he assaulted an officer in an attempt to get away.

google.com
7487Kelly Coates39MaleEuropean-American/White09/15/2008BethanyOK35.5214137-97.6322093Oklahoma City Police Department

No details available on this death.

tulsaworld.com
7488Brian Goddard19MaleRace unspecified09/15/2008St. JosephMO39.6736801-94.9513091Buchanan County Sheriff's Office, St. Joseph Police Department

Brian Goddard reportedly shot himself in a cornfield during a standoff. More than 30 law enforcement officers converged on the scene southwest of St. Joseph, after police believed Goddard had pretended to be someone else and called 911. Goddard reportedly displayed a 22-caliber rifle throughout the ensuing two hours of negotiations. At about 11 a.m., Goddard ran into the field and apparently killed himself. According to officials, a suicide note was found.

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7489Alizay Marchan7FemaleHispanic/Latino09/15/2008ChicagoIL41.8158241-87.6921707Chicago Police Department

Off-duty officer Dannie Marchan shot and killed his daughter, Alizay, and critically wounded his son, Anthony. He then turned the gun on himself. Sources said Dannie Marchan was depressed over his divorce. Police responded to a report of shots fired at the home and were told Marchan had barricaded himself inside and was holding his children hostage, police said. Police said they heard noises and entered the home using a flash bang device. Officers found the officer and both children in a bedroom. Dannie Marchan and Alizay died at the scene. Anthony died from his injuries on September 23, 2008.

policeone.com
7490Anthony Marchan9MaleHispanic/Latino09/15/2008ChicagoIL41.8158241-87.6921707Chicago Police Department

Off-duty officer Dannie Marchan shot and killed his daughter, Alizay, and critically wounded his son, Anthony. He then turned the gun on himself. Sources said Dannie Marchan was depressed over his divorce. Police responded to a report of shots fired at the home and were told Marchan had barricaded himself inside and was holding his children hostage, police said. Police said they heard noises and entered the home using a flash bang device. Officers found the officer and both children in a bedroom. Dannie Marchan and Alizay died at the scene. Anthony died from his injuries on September 23, 2008.

chicagotribune.com
7491Phillip Noto Sr.55MaleRace unspecified09/15/2008PeabodyMA42.5210825-70.9262209Peabody Police Department

Peabody officers responded to a domestic disturbance call, anticipating taking Noto in for violating a restraining order by contacting his wife. Noto confronted and threatened officers with a pistol. He was shot once in the stomach and died later of his injuries.

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7492Maximo Torres Avila43MaleHispanic/Latino09/15/2008PasadenaTX29.67749-95.1930327Pasadena Police Department

A Strawberry Food Mart cashier forced Avila, behaving erratically, to leave the building. Avila drew a knife in the parking lot of the store and continued to act strangely. An officer responded. Avila approached the officer and repeatedly refused to put the knife down. The officer, who had served for 16 years, shot at Avila three times, striking him at least once. Avila died at the scene.

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19138Name withheld by policeMaleRace unspecified09/15/2008Oklahoma CityOK35.4641855-97.5655035Oklahoma City Police Department

A man driving a stolen pickup in a police chase crashed into a pillar of the Interstate 40 bridge over May Avenue, police said. Police weren't sure days later whether the man killed was a passenger in the suspect's pickup or a pedestrian.

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21203Name withheld by policeMaleRace unspecified09/15/2008DetroitMI42.3438657-83.0492491Detroit Police Department

According to police, an unnamed, apparently homeless man walked into the lobby of the police crime laboratory at about 4 p.m. and told the desk officer he was depressed. As the man was talking to the officer, he allegedly lunged for his service Glock and shot himself in the head. Police said they believed the man cane there "to get someone to kill him."

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21204Name withheld by policeRace unspecified09/15/2008NewaygoMI43.462726-85.776526

One person was killed in a police-chase-related accident. Appears in mlive.com chase database. Accident report (#260588) states that the victim was 75 years old and that the vehicle (VIN# - 2MELM75W0PX6) hit a tree. The crash was reported at 1:40 a.m. Additional details were not available.

mlive.com
21717Emory Lamont Lewis25MaleRace unspecified09/15/2008BaltimoreMD39.3080179-76.64664Baltimore County Police Department, Baltimore Police Department

As police attempted to arrest a man for a probation violation, a gunfight broke out. Emory Lewis, not the man being sought, was killed and two deputies were wounded.

google.com
7484Sirlinda Vernesa Price34FemaleRace unspecified09/14/2008AugustaGA33.4362523-82.0226399South Carolina Department of Corrections

Earl Demetrius Dinkins, an officer with the McCormick Correctional Institution, was accused of killing his child's mother. While he was charged, it was never reported as to whether he was found guilty.

google.com
7485Branden Overlin29MaleRace unspecified09/14/2008KimballNE41.2356587-103.6629832Kimball Police Department

Branden Overlin's sister called police and said he'd stolen and wrecked her vehicle. She also asked police to remove him from the home. According to police, two officers responded between 3 and 4 a.m., found Overlin armed and shots were fired.

journalstar.com
20332Barbara Ann Hersch57FemaleRace unspecified09/14/2008RoyersfordPA40.1994255-75.5300478Pennsylvania State Police

Barbara A. Hersch was being pursued by police when she crashed her car and was killed.

google.com
21937Markieth Singleton25MaleAfrican-American/Black09/14/2008Jersey CityNJ40.6989634-74.0958064Jersey City Police Department

Markieth Singleton was one of four men in a Mercedes SUV that was pulled over because it allegedly matched the description of a vehicle used in a robbery, police said. It turned out not to be the car used in the robbery. Police said Singleton brandished a gun and was shot and killed by Police Officer Joseph Cossolini when he refused orders to stop moving. At least one witness said Singleton never drew a gun.

www.nj.com
7479Jacob Josephat Stallworth49MaleRace unspecified09/12/2008WoodlandCA38.677928-121.781214Woodland Police Department, Yolo County Sheriff's Office

Jacob Josephat Stallworth reportedly committed suicide during a police standoff and hostage situation.

thereporter.com
7480Joseph Giordano64MaleHispanic/Latino09/12/2008San DiegoCA32.7917924-117.0115561San Diego Police Department

Lieutenant Kenneth Hubbs, agent Gary Hill and officers Manuel Escalante, Larry Triplett, Riter Flores and Scott Wilkinson shot Joseph Giordano when he fired at the officers, who'd arrived at Giordano's house after he'd shot into the home of sheriff's sergeant Scott Ybarrondo in San Carlos and fled.

sandiego.gov
7481Zachary Allan Atkinson21MaleEuropean-American/White09/12/2008PortervilleCA36.0983647-119.0533017Tulare County Sheriff's Office

Detective William Seymour shot unarmed Zachary Allan Atkinson in the back after he became uncooperative and appeared to reach for his pocket during a traffic stop.

lawreport.org
7482Riley Russell24MaleRace unspecified09/12/2008OlympiaWA47.0461118-122.9317209Olympia Police Department

Russell killed himself in a restaurant parking lot as a police officer approached. He was suspected in the shooting death of Doctor "Junior" Scott.

google.com
7483Raymond Schaefer48MaleRace unspecified09/12/2008LoxleyAL30.6294568-87.6169999Loxley Police Department

Officers shot and killed Raymond Schaefer when he allegedly pointed a handgun at police.

blog.al.com
7475Ihasan A. Khan28MaleRace unspecified09/11/2008Live OakCA39.2746593-121.666491Sutter County Sheriff's Office

Ihasan A. Khan died while being restrained by deputies.

appeal-democrat.com
7476James Ronald Cockrum Jr.38MaleRace unspecified09/11/2008San FranciscoCA37.8017281-122.4037572San Francisco Police Department

James Ronald Cockrum Jr. fell to his death early after he climbed over a wall on San Francisco's Telegraph Hill while trying to flee from police, apparently unaware that on the other side of the wall was a 200-foot cliff, police said.

sfgate.com
7477Roney Wilson46MaleAfrican-American/Black09/11/2008Plant CityFL28.094883-82.1342002Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office

Delirium with agitation due to schizoaffective disorder was the medical examiner's official cause of death for Wilson, whose brother called authorities because he hadn't been taking his medication. Wilson had smashed the windshield of his mother's car and refused to budge out of it. Deputies Tased him three times, held his face in the dirt, cuffed him behind his back and put him in leg irons before his death.

tampabay.com
7478Fernando Luis Sanchez30MaleHispanic/Latino09/11/2008RiversideCA33.9343057-117.4570359Riverside Police Department

After a chase and struggle, the officer shot Sanchez who had a gun in his pocket that he kept reaching for during the struggle.

cityofriverside.org
7473Name withheld by policeMaleRace unspecified09/10/2008FresnoCA36.7564171-119.7384278Fresno County Sheriff's Office

A deputy shot and killed a man who threatened him with a knife.

yahoo.com
7474Timothy Dale Johnson50MaleEuropean-American/White09/10/2008SheridanAR34.3209858-92.3798403Grant County Sheriff's Office, Arkansas State Police

There was no known link between the men and no known motive for Target employee to abruptly resign from his job, drive 30 miles, and shoot and kill the state Democratic Party Chairman in cold blood. Police caught up to him on the road south of Little Rock, rammed his vehicle, and exchanged fire before mortally wounding him.

huffingtonpost.com
19069Nicole L. Miller34FemaleRace unspecified09/10/2008EasleySC34.8831907-82.6031868Easley Police Department

Nicole L. Miller, 34, died when she attempted to elude police and crashed head-on with the oncoming car of Breton "Brent" J. Winchester, 38, of Easley. Winchester was also killed. Police were attempting to stop Miller to question her about keeping the car of a woman for whom she had gone to pick up pizza. When Miller didn't return after three hours, police were called.

upstatetoday.com
19070Breton "Brent" J. Winchester38MaleRace unspecified09/10/2008EasleySC34.8831907-82.6031868Easley Police Department

Nicole L. Miller, 34, died when she attempted to elude police and crashed head-on with the oncoming car of Breton "Brent" J. Winchester, 38, of Easley. Winchester was also killed. Police were attempting to stop Miller to question her about keeping the car of a woman for whom she had gone to pick up pizza. When Miller didn't return after three hours, police were called.

upstatetoday.com
20331Jennifer McCaffrey30FemaleEuropean-American/White09/10/2008LevittownPA40.1612096-74.8887945Middletown Township Police Department

Jennifer McCaffrey was shot and killed by Middletown Township Police Sgt. Peter Feeney when she fired at him while barricaded in a closet.

google.com
7472David D. Wanzer31MaleRace unspecified09/09/2008Kansas CityMO39.1017088-94.5259507Kansas City Police Department

David D. Wanzer was killed and four people were injured after a police chase ended in a three-car collision. The pursuit began downtown at about 9:30 p.m., when officers swerved to avoid being struck by Wanzer, who was reportedly driving an Oldsmobile without its headlights on. The officers chased the car until it crashed into a Dodge pickup about five minutes later.

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23107Phyllis Malone31FemaleAfrican-American/Black09/09/2008MemphisTN35.1720429-89.8372486Memphis Police Department

Memphis Police Officer Chancy Jones shot and killed his mistress, Phyllis Malone, as she sat in her car outside a convenience store. He reported to work at the Raines Station precinct hours later. That's where homicide detectives picked him up.

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7470Andres Vargas43MaleHispanic/Latino09/08/2008San AntonioTX29.3081769-98.5591414San Antonio Police Department

Officers Brandy Roell and Lawrence Robarts tried to serve a warrant on Vargas at his residence. He shot them with an AK-47. Officers Pedro Garcia and J.B. Garza responded. They moved Officer Robarts to cover. Vargas's rottweiler attacked them. Officer Garcia fatally shot it. Vargas shot at the officers from the second storey of the residence. Officer Roell dragged herself to the other officers' position. Officers Daniel Pue and Carlos Kella responded, helping the wounded officers to cover. Vargas continued to fire. SWAT responded. Vargas fatally shot himself.

mysanantonio.com
7471John Robert Otten29MaleHispanic/Latino09/08/2008San AntonioTX29.4324743-98.6715652San Antonio Police Department

Officer Jeremy Swindells chased Otten, a robbery suspect, into a backyard. Otten turned to face Officer Swindells in a fighting stance. Officer Swindell struck Otten with a baton. Otten took the baton and raised it. Officer Swindells shot Otten once in the chest, killing him. Joel Julian Castillo, near the fence of the backyard, shot Officer Swindells. Wounded, he took cover. Castillo was convicted of attempted capital murder. Officer Swindells survived.

mysanantonio.com
21202Kirk Cook48MaleEuropean-American/White09/08/2008WarrenMI42.4520917-83.0678364Warren Police Department, Center Line Department of Public Safety, Eastpointe Police Department

Police responded just before 4 p.m. to reports of gunfire at Kirk Cook's home. They found Cook's mother-in-law, 41-year-old Karen Gross, fatally shot in the driveway, and Cook barricaded inside his house. Police said negotiations appeared to be progressing when Cook announced at around 8 p.m. that he was going to bring his dog inside. According to police, the special response team fired a non-lethal round at Cook as he returned to the house. Cook allegedly produced a handgun from his pants pocket and fired numerous rounds at the officers, who returned fire. Cook died at the scene. According to police, two officers were hit by ricocheting bullets and were treated for minor injuries.

hvacproforums.com
22374Stephen Todd Lee42MaleEuropean-American/White09/08/2008WashingtonIN38.659774-87.1515872Washington Police Department

Stephen Todd Lee had been arguing with his girlfriend. She called police and said he was suicidal. Police found him in the backyard, and he had a muzzle-loader gun. He was shot and killed when he didn't follow directions to drop the gun.

washtimesherald.com
7467Eric Lynd59MaleRace unspecified09/07/2008LenexaKS38.9799841-94.764235Lenexa Police Department

Officers responding to a domestic disturbance encountered Lynd armed with a shotgun. Lynd lowered the barrel of the shotgun toward the officers and was shot, killing him.

dropbox.com
7468Angela T. Rodney36FemaleRace unspecified09/07/2008St. PetersburgFL27.7763874-82.6340421Tampa Police Department

Rodney, her boyfriend and her 17-year-old son robbed a man at gunpoint. Police spotted their rented Impala within 10 minutes and gave chase. Rodney jettisoned the man's wallet and their shotgun as they fled southbound on I-275. According to the police narrative, officers had broken off the chase before Rodney's vehicle struck a light pole and killed her.

suncoastnews.com
7469Marvin E. Parker54MaleAfrican-American/Black09/07/2008Kansas CityMO39.0544355-94.5757286Kansas City Police Department

KCMO police were called in regard to a suspicious person yelling in the street. Upon arrival, officers observed a black male standing in the street holding a sword. After a short foot chase, a struggle ensued, at which time the suspect attempted to strike the officers with the sword. Officer's shot and killed the suspect.

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7464Jose "Felix" Sandoval Jr.49MaleHispanic/Latino09/06/2008MartinezCA38.0106777-122.1023712Martinez Police Department

Police shot Felix Sandoval after he reportedly shot and killed Catalina Torres and Sgt. Paul Starzyk, then continued pointing his gun at officers.

sfgate.com
7465Bruce ManionMaleEuropean-American/White09/06/2008CarthageMS32.67953-89.514546Leake County Sheriff's Office, Mississippi Bureau of Investigation, Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics, Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol

Bruce Manion died of smoke inhalation when he reportedly set his house on fire during a 6-hour standoff with local and state law enforcement agencies trying to serve a warrant for his arrest.

google.com
7466Roobik "Tony" Vartanian35MaleEuropean-American/White09/06/2008TampaFL27.9602689-82.4408138Tampa Police Department

Vartanian was working as security at a nightclub and had ejected two patrons when they threatened him with visiting his residence. He drew his weapon and pursued the two, just as a van with two plainclothes officers pulled up. They saw Vartanian with a drawn handgun and (by their own account) identified themselves before yelling at him to drop the weapon. Witnesses disagreed. They shot him to death. Vartanian's widow pursued and won a $30K wrongful death settlement from the city.

tampabay.com
7462Michael R. Long41MaleRace unspecified09/05/2008WheatonIL41.8638158-88.1095786Wheaton Police Department

Michael R. Long reportedly committed suicide after he took an officer's gun and used it to hold several people hostage for three hours inside the Wheaton Bank & Trust. According to police, the officer had responded to a fake traffic accident report in the bank's parking lot at around 1:30 p.m. when Long allegedly overpowered him and stole his gun. Long then fled into the bank and ordered the 10 to 12 people inside to the floor, police said. Officers negotiated with Long over by phone, but Long eventually shot himself with the gun, police said.

chicagotribune.com
7463Rickey Shackelford47MaleEuropean-American/White09/05/2008TroyAL31.7108728-85.8967012Pike County Sheriff's Office

A deputy shot and killed Rickey Shackelford when he allegedly attempted to attack officers with a machete.

dothaneagle.com
7460Shad Pfeifer29MaleRace unspecified09/04/2008LebanonMO37.6873681-92.6687628Camden County Sheriff's Office

Shad Pfeifer was killed when he crashed his 2000 Dodge van while being chased by officers. The chase began in Camden County at around 8:30 p.m. as sheriff's deputies were directing traffic while the highway patrol investigated an unrelated collision. Pfeifer reportedly pulled out the line of traffic, started passing vehicles and almost hit one of the deputies. Deputies pursued the van at high speeds into Laclede County, where Pfeifer lost control on a curve and crashed into Morgan Music. The van burst into flames, igniting the building. A music teacher and two students in the building escaped through a back door unharmed.

columbiatribune.com
7461Keith A. Brown46MaleRace unspecified09/04/2008WarrendalePA40.6649582-80.1008785Pennsylvania State Police

Motorcyclist Brown was struck on the turnpike at 4 a.m. by a Nepalese doctor's black BMW as the doctor fled from Ohio state troopers. The doctor reached 120 MPH or better, fleeing because of a previous drunk driving incident in OH.

post-gazette.com
7455Andy Tran32MaleAsian/Pacific Islander09/03/2008Garden GroveCA33.770593-117.9339944Garden Grove Police Department

Andy Tran died after officer Richard Gendreau tasered him.

latimes.com
7456Demetrio Sosa61MaleRace unspecified09/03/2008Los AngelesCA34.0719169-118.2116926Los Angeles Police Department

Pedestrian Demetrio Sosa was killed when a Mazda being chased by the LAPD struck him in a crosswalk, then crashed into a minivan.

abc30.com
7457Sheena Cheriee Bivens23FemaleEuropean-American/White09/03/2008Fort WorthTX32.8095541-97.3729047Fort Worth Police Department

Around 10:40 p.m., two officers found a distraught Bivens sitting in a 2001 Ford Taurus at Buck Sansom Park. One officer touched Bivens's shoulder. She leaned back, pointed a .22-caliber handgun at her head and fired. She cocked the hammer and pointed the handgun at the other officer. He shot her twice in the chest, killing her.

star-telegram.com
7458Cyrus Battle25MaleAfrican-American/Black09/03/2008HoustonTX29.5830835-95.4552368Houston Police Department

According to HPD, Battle and another man were present at an officer's residence when he was woken by the sound of breaking glass. The officer fatally shot Battle. HPD regards the shooting as a "Burglary of Residence."

google.com
7459Freddie J. Pinkney Jr.28MaleAfrican-American/Black09/03/2008TamaracFL26.1920083-80.219891Broward County Sheriff's Office

Two deputies, apparently on scene and ready to intercept Pinkney, surrounded his car as he pulled up to a residence at this address. Pinkney refused to stop the car and was fatally shot. His passenger, also known as a cocaine dealer and also with a revoked driver's license, was wounded.

sun-sentinel.com
23147Jessie Dale White Sr.66MaleRace unspecified09/03/2008OttawaWV37.9561165-81.817654Boone County Sheriff's Office

At around 1:30 p.m. Jessie Dale White barricaded himself in his home and garage, allegedly threatening to shoot anyone who came near him. A 9-hour standoff ensued. Witnesses reportedly heard what sounded like approximately 100 gun shots during the standoff. At about 11 p.m., White's daughter was heard crying, "Daddy's dead. He's dead." According to officials, preliminary reports suggested that White's death was caused by a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

google.com
7448Steven Tracy Duigou43MaleEuropean-American/White09/02/2008IrvineCA33.6909349-117.7704851Irvine Police Department, Tustin Police Department

SWAT officers shot Steven Tracy Duigou after he pointed a rifle at police during a standoff.

ocregister.com
7449Prince Swayzer III38MaleAfrican-American/Black09/02/2008San JoseCA37.3446758-121.8940525San Jose Police Department

Prince Swayzer III died after police tasered him when he resisted arrest, fought with three officers and swallowed drugs.

sfgate.com
7450Nathan Skaret31MaleRace unspecified09/02/2008KingsburgCA36.5129953-119.5552164California Highway Patrol

Nathan Skaret was killed after he crashed head-on into a eucalyptus tree while being chased by CHP officers R. Pedersen and J. Morgan.

hanfordsentinel.com
7451Samuel Lee Gates43MaleRace unspecified09/02/2008MontgomeryAL32.304469-86.219222Montgomery Police Department

Curtis Smith and Samuel Lee Gates were passengers killed in a fiery car accident while fleeing Montgomery police.

wsfa.com
7452Curtis Smith45MaleRace unspecified09/02/2008MontgomeryAL32.304469-86.219222Montgomery Police Department

Curtis Smith and Samuel Lee Gates were passengers killed in a fiery car accident while fleeing Montgomery police.

wsfa.com
7453Kelly Ryu Stenstrum31MaleAsian/Pacific Islander09/02/2008HawthorneNV38.5317107-118.6253442Mineral County Sheriff's Office

Police were looking for a stolen car that was sending out OnStar information. They located the car, and Stenstrum walking away from it. A foot chase followed, with Stenstrum carrying a gun. He was shot in the back with a shotgun round.

google.com
7454Alejandro Figueroa37MaleHispanic/Latino09/02/2008Pembroke PinesFL25.9944931-80.2949375Pembroke Pines Police Department

Fellow apartment complex residents showed no surprise that the gunman killed by police after shooting at passing cars turned out to be Figueroa: he was known to be unstable, reckless, and a bad neighbor. He had no known motive for the outburst. The armed confrontation with the police caused a lockdown due to children returning from school in the afternoon.

sun-sentinel.com
20330Michael Osborn41MaleRace unspecified09/02/2008MayfairPA40.032253-75.05768Philadelphia Police Department

Michael Osborn shot and killed his ex-girlfriend Patricia Moscato before barricading himself in a friend's apartment. He committed suicide during a standoff with police.

google.com
7445Alberto Rodriguez24MaleHispanic/Latino09/01/2008CoronaCA33.8712725-117.5495068Corona Police Department

An officer shot and killed Alberto Rodriguez, who brandished a toy handgun during a foot chase.

google.com
7446Carlos Olguin25MaleRace unspecified09/01/2008ElkhartIN41.6739942-85.9703468Elkhart Police Department

Olguin, wanted by the police, fled from an attempted traffic stop at an apartment complex. Police chased him about seven blocks while he drove recklessly, causing a number of minor collisions, etc., at an estimated 70 MPH on city streets. The chase ended when Olguin crashed, fatally, running a red light at an intersection.

southbendtribune.com
7447Carlos Quinonez48MaleHispanic/Latino09/01/2008RiversideCA33.9340389-117.5021623Riverside Police Department

During a family barbecue, Quinonez got drunk and began physically abusing family members. When the police came later, he got a gun out of the garage. He pulled it out of the bag and racked it. They shot and killed him.

cityofriverside.org
7441Michael Johnson24MaleAfrican-American/Black08/31/2008ClarksdaleMS34.199937-90.5533419Clarksdale Police Department

Shortly after 10 p.m., police responded to a report of a man who had been shot in the leg. They say they "walked up on a shooting" and allegedly found Johnson with a pistol and another man carrying a shotgun. Gunfire was reportedly exchanged and Johnson was killed; the fatal shots were fired by officers Bradley Hillhouse and William Gerald. The second man got away and was apparently never identified or found. Gerald was suspended indefinitely following his arrest in July 2009 for methamphetamine manufacturing and possession, and later pleaded guilty to federal charges.

pressregister.com
7442Eddie Franco56MaleHispanic/Latino08/31/2008InglewoodCA33.9573551-118.3522138Inglewood Police Department

Officers shot Franco, a homeless man to death.

latimes.com
7443Richard Jackson40MaleRace unspecified08/31/2008West Valley CityUT40.6999925-112.0118669West Valley City Police Department

Jackson's 16-year-old daughter called dispatchers to report Jackson was choking her mother. Officers said they arrived to find Jackson had dragged his wife down the street, screaming while holding a knife to her neck. Longman shot Jackson once in the head after Jackson allegedly would not comply with officers' orders to release her. Jackson also allegedly began counting down from the number 10 to indicate when he would kill her.

sltrib.com
7444Rbu Henry-Bey54MaleAfrican-American/Black08/31/2008SavageMN44.7462347-93.3795944Savage Police Department

Rbu Henry-Bey, 54, died when his vehicle crashed as he fled police in Scott County, minutes after robbing a 24-hour Walgreens of about $1,400 using a hot-glue dispenser, police said.

startribune.com
7439Ruben Vega Reyna30MaleRace unspecified08/30/2008DelanoCA35.7879712-119.2596114Delano Police Department

SWAT officers shot and killed Ruben Vega Reyna, an alleged murder suspect, during a three-hour standoff and shootout.

bakersfield.com
7440Lorenzo Granillo18MaleRace unspecified08/30/2008AlbuquerqueNM35.1062131-106.6496119Albuquerque Police Department

Lorenzo Granillo was killed after leading police on a chase and crashing into a freeway overpass when his truck burst into flames, although his passenger, 22-year-old Mario Vargas, was rescued by officers, police said. Granillo led police on a chase after hitting a woman standing in the parking lot of Fantasia, a club. Granillo also nearly hit a police officer trying to flag him down as he was leaving the parking lot.

abqjournal.com
22717Willie F. "Snowflake" Odom49MaleAfrican-American/Black08/30/2008EmporiaVA36.7451321-77.6126676Greensville County Sheriff's Office

Deputies were called to a home in reference to a disturbance. When deputies arrived they were confronted by a hostile individual who ignored warnings and instructions from deputies and was shot and killed. It was not immediately reported whether he was armed.

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23106Charles Edward "Phil" Hyder72MaleRace unspecified08/30/2008WataugaTN36.360392-82.251439Carter County Sheriff's Office

Deputy Stephanie Simpson was sent to a home after the department received a call about a fight. Simpson was met by Phillip Hyder Sr., who shot her in the face with a .309-caliber rifle. Lt. Harvey Guess shot and killed Hyder.

knoxnews.com
7436Sam Akin55MaleEuropean-American/White08/29/2008HoustonTX29.59833-95.115808Houston Police Department

Officers responding to an assault call arrested Akin. He did not resist arrest, but began to complain of breathing problems. Paramedics took Akin to Clear Lake Regional Hospital. He died of a stroke. According to family, Akin was on medication for a pre-existing medical condition.

houstontx.gov
7437James Christopher Flory25MaleEuropean-American/White08/29/2008HoustonTX29.8320543-95.5267269Houston Police Department

Flory, high on cocaine, walked behind the counter at a Chevron station to look for his children. Shamsudin Shariff, who was working behind the counter, called police. Officer S. Pham responded and told Flory that he had to leave. Flory refused to leave without his children and attacked Officer Pham, Shariff and a second Chevron employee. Flory was eventually handcuffed and hobbled. He continued to resist throughout the commute to Ben Taub Hospital, where he died.

google.com
7438Justin Scott Ybanez20MaleHispanic/Latino08/29/2008San AntonioTX29.4924657-98.5043754Olmos Park Police Department

An officer was called to a residence about a and a burglary and high speed car chase ensued. An off-duty police officer, in his full police uniform, heard the call and joined the chase in his police car. At one point the cars stopped and the suspect fired shots, hitting the first officer. The chase continued with both officers following the suspect. Eventually the suspect's car wrecked in a residential neighborhood. Here, more shots were fired and the wounded officer killed the suspect.

google.com
7434Martin Padilla51MaleEuropean-American/White08/28/2008PinoleCA37.98228-122.273122Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office

Martin Padilla was killed when a driver in an stolen vehicle fleeing from deputies hit his car head-on a few blocks from his home.

sfgate.com
7435Stanley Harlan23MaleEuropean-American/White08/28/2008MoberlyMO39.4135397-92.4392247Moberly Police Department

Harlan argued with officers during a police stop within sight of his house. As friends and family looked on, he was tasered three times for 31 seconds total, lost consciousness, and stopped breathing. The family was awarded $2.5M in an excessive force suit against the city. Their suit against Taser rose to the 8th Circuit. The case inspired the 2015 documentary "Tom Swift and His Electric Rifle" about Taser International and the lethal effects of its product.

columbiatribune.com
7433Mario Alejandro "Alex" Molina Campos26MaleHispanic/Latino08/26/2008Dodge CenterMN44.0294333-92.838458Owatonna Police Department

A plainclothes BCA agent working an undercover drug investigation met with Molina Campos in the parking lot of the Dodge Center grocery store. During the meeting, Molina Campos drove his car into the agent and tried to drive away. Police say several officers approached Molina Campos' car, and an Owatonna police officer fired.

startribune.com
7425Robert Scott Day50MaleRace unspecified08/25/2008CoronaCA33.8141848-117.5062557Los Angeles Police Department

Off-duty LAPD officer Antonio Mendez shot Robert Scott Day, who was unarmed, following a traffic collision and car chase.

abclocal.go.com
7426Joel Scott Cash48MaleRace unspecified08/25/2008MonroeGA33.8457299-83.707427Walton County Sheriff's Office

Walton County Sheriff's Office Deputy Dan Dennington responded to a 911 call at a John Deere Road home after family members said Cash had fired two shots inside the home. Dennington arrived to find Cash outside the house armed with a shotgun, police said. Authorities said Dennington told Cash to drop his weapon, but he did not. Other deputies arrived on the scene and Cash continued to threaten officers with his weapon. It was then that Dennington shot and killed Cash.

google.com
7427Jeffrey Miller37MaleEuropean-American/White08/25/2008ChicagoIL41.98288-87.6964349Chicago Police Department

An officer shot Jeffrey Miller after he allegedly leveled an inoperable firearm at police following a carjacking and chase.

google.com
7428Raymond Maddox37MaleAfrican-American/Black08/25/2008SkokieIL42.0334503-87.7448876Skokie Police Department

Officer Tim Gramins shot Raymond Maddox 17 times when Maddox allegedly fired at him. At about 5 p.m., Gramins saw Maddox driving a Pontiac Bonneville on the Edens Expressway after a reported robbery at the Fifth Third Bank in Northbrook. Gramins pursued Maddox into a residential neighborhood. Maddox turned right onto Kilpatrick, slammed on his brakes, and got out of the car with a Smith & Wesson 5906 9mm pistol. Maddox allegedly fired at Gramins as he charged toward the patrol car. Gramins returned fire. Initial reports indicated that Maddox had shot Gramins, but police later said Maddox had missed.

chicagotribune.com
7429Cletus M. Ridgeway34MaleRace unspecified08/25/2008HeyworthIL40.3121372-88.9775288Illinois State Police, McLean County Sheriff's Office, Heyworth Police Department

Cletus M. Ridgeway reportedly shot himself in the head during a 9-hour standoff. Police said the standoff began at about 5 p.m. when McLean County deputies and Heyworth police responded to a report of a man in his home with a weapon. An ISP tactical response team found Ridgeway dead in his home early the next morning.

herald-review.com
7430Steven T. Smith45MaleEuropean-American/White08/25/2008JacksonvilleAR34.893702-92.089591Jacksonville Police Department

After a several hour standoff precipitated by gunfire, Smith was shot and killed when he came out spraying bullets.

google.com
7431Ronald Adkisson59MaleEuropean-American/White08/25/2008CrestonIA41.0580041-94.3607713Creston Police Department

Ronald Adkisson reportedly had an epileptic seizure in a Fareway grocery store, rejected medical attention, and refused to leave when management asked him to. Adkisson allegedly became combative when officers tried to arrest him at around 5:10 p.m. for disorderly conduct, so police used force, including a Taser to subdue him. Adkisson was released from custody at about 6:45 p.m. 15-minutes later, an off-duty nurse found Adkisson had collapsed and wasn't breathing on the sidewalk in front of the police station. Adkisson died at the scene. Union County attorney Timothy Kenyon said the officers' actions didn't cause Adkisson's seizure.

iagenweb.org
7432Michael S. Norton29MaleEuropean-American/White08/25/2008South PortlandME43.6180776-70.3085137South Portland Police Department

Police were called because of Norton's mentally unstable behavior. He threatened and approached them armed with a knife. He was shot with a beanbag by one officer and shot with a gun by another.

maine.gov
22372Eugene Ray "Gene" Nusbaum43MaleRace unspecified08/25/2008OsceolaIN41.6629453-86.0774207Mishawaka Police Department

Eugene Nusbaum, 43, of Osceola, was shot and killed by off-duty Mishawaka police officer Jeremy Tyler who thought Nusbaum was stealing a catalytic converter, police said.

southbendtribune.com
22373Rodney Moore34MaleRace unspecified08/25/2008LincolnwoodIL42.0099277-87.7346472Skokie Police Department

Alleged bank robber Rodney Moore was killed after he allegedly opened fire on an unidentified Skokie police officer in Lincolnwood following a short high-speed chase, police said.

dailyherald.com
7423Joseph Anthony Pinasco21MaleEuropean-American/White08/24/2008StocktonCA37.9111066-121.0659749California Highway Patrol

Pinasco was shot at 20 times in the side of his truck, but officers claimed that he was trying to run them over. The officers were cleared of criminal charges, but were ruled against in the amount of $1,006,000 in civil court. The CHP and state are also liable for the $1 million damages mentioned.

joeypinasco.com
7424James Heitkotter30MaleEuropean-American/White08/24/2008HendersonNV36.0110888-114.9766602Henderson Police Department

When Henderson police arrive at a domestic dispute near College Avenue and Horizon Drive, they find James Heitkotter, 30, with a rifle to his chin. After talking with officers, Heitkotter drops the rifle in their direction, prompting them to shoot. Heitkotter is struck once in the chest, then picks up the rifle and shoots himself in the head.

google.com
7420Roderick Lamar Johnson26MaleRace unspecified08/23/2008San BernardinoCA34.1286344-117.2851632San Bernardino Police Department

According to news reports, officer Edward Andrade shot and killed a man who he took his baton and pistol after a traffic stop.

google.com
7421Michael K. Wilson44MaleRace unspecified08/23/2008Montgomery VillageMD39.1962273-77.191653Montgomery County Sheriff's Office

Wilson was a private security guard at the National Cathedral who shot and killed his former girlfriend after holding her hostage in her garage. He was subsequently shot and killed by responding police.

baltimoresun.com
7422Michael D. Hild43MaleEuropean-American/White08/23/2008MelbourneFL28.1288987-80.6550546Melbourne Police Department

Hild, an amputee known for concealing a gun in his prosthetic leg, wanted out of state in connection with the disappearance of his wife, fled from a traffic stop and fired at officers. They fired back and killed him. The two policemen involved were later awarded Officer of the Year for their actions.

highbeam.com
7415Justin Ames14MaleEuropean-American/White08/22/2008HighlandCA34.1156325-117.2107932San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office

Justin Ames died from injuries sustained when he was struck by a sheriff's patrol car while riding his bike after his first day of high school.

blogspot.com
7416Charles Griffin37MaleAfrican-American/Black08/22/2008OaklandCA37.8057427-122.2747763Oakland Police Department

Police shot and killed Charles Griffin after he tried to flee an arrest with an officer in his car.

sfgate.com
7417Martinez Winford16MaleAfrican-American/Black08/22/2008ChicagoIL41.7331178-87.6094054Chicago Police Department

Officer Zachary Rubald, a former member of the disbanded Special Operations Section, shot Martinez Winford when he allegedly pointed a gun at officers from atop a fence. Winford was with a group of other teens that Rubald and officer Miguel Romero stopped at about 7:45 p.m. for a field interview. Winford ran into an alley and the officers chased him in their car. Winford climbed a fence and allegedly aimed a gun at the officers. Rubald then shot Winford, who was pronounced dead at a hospital. A wrongful death lawsuit challenged the officers' account of the shooting, including their statement that Winford had the gun his right hand, even though he was left-handed.

chicagotribune.com
7418Cordell Dobey25MaleNative American/Alaskan08/22/2008WaterflowNM36.682719-108.481449New Mexico State Police

Dobey was killed and another man severely injured, both shot by a state police officer defending himself in a three-on-one altercation that occurred west of the Four Corners Power Plant after an extended car chase, the FBI reported.

google.com
7419Michael J. Knowles50MaleAfrican-American/Black08/22/2008SarasotaFL27.4032926-82.5708677Manatee County Sheriff's Office

Deputies were called to a domestic disturbance, and initially found nothing wrong until they heard a woman crying out inside. They found Knowles, her husband, stabbing her in the neck and the chest. Deputies fired on Knowles, and he died in a hospital shortly afterward.

heraldtribune.com
7414Ma Phompong28MaleAsian/Pacific Islander08/21/2008FresnoCA36.756814-119.7634582Fresno Police Department

Ma Phompong reportedly killed himself during a 12-hour standoff with police and a manhunt that began after he shot and killed a woman and severely beat a man, then fled to Fresno.

blogspot.com
7412Kevin Messinger38MaleEuropean-American/White08/19/2008Palmer TownshipPA40.6896003-75.2525898Palmer Township Police Department, Wilson Police Department

Kevin Messinger was suspected of stealing a $200 appliance, which resulted in police from two local jurisdictions chasing him the wrong way on a highway. Officers later claimed they weren't chasing him but "checking on the motorists left in his wake." Messinger's car struck Jolene LaBar's car head on at full speed, killing both.

mcall.com
7413Jolene K. LaBar31FemaleEuropean-American/White08/19/2008Palmer TownshipPA40.6896003-75.2525898Palmer Township Police Department, Wilson Police Department

Kevin Messinger was suspected of stealing a $200 appliance, which resulted in police from two local jurisdictions chasing him the wrong way on a highway. Officers later claimed they weren't chasing him but "checking on the motorists left in his wake." Messinger's car struck Jolene LaBar's car head on at full speed, killing both.

mcall.com
7411Marcus Landrum18MaleAfrican-American/Black08/17/2008ChicagoIL41.8112504-87.7456928Chicago Police Department

Police shot and killed Marcus Landrum, who was allegedly armed and confrontational after a foot chase. Police said officers responded to a reported burglary at about 10 p.m. involving three males on bicycles and saw a group "matching the description." Officers reportedly caught two boys, ages 12 and 16, but Landrum fled into the LeClaire Courts public housing complex, where an "officer discharged his weapon when he was confronted by an armed offender," according to a police news release. The two boys with Landrum were not arrested because the residence had not actually been burglarized, police said. Landrum's death upset residents, and more officers were called to the scene, police said.

chicagotribune.com
7406Name withheld by policeMaleRace unspecified08/16/2008RosemeadCA34.0626575-118.0819482Los Angeles Police Department

A man reportedly shot himself and crashed the SUV he was driving after leading LAPD officers on a 20 minute pursuit.

latimes.com
7407Dennis W. Roden19MaleRace unspecified08/16/2008MorrisIL41.3874053-88.3469999Morris Police Department

Dennis W. Roden was riding on the back of a Suzuki Quad Sport ATV that was struck by a squad car driven by officer Steve Huettemann. According to police, Huettemann was responding to investigate a report of an ATV driving around Evergreen Cemetery at around 12:20 a.m., when the ATV drove in front of him. The squad car struck the ATV and Roden died. The ATV's driver, Steffen Durkee, 20, pleaded guilty to aggravated reckless driving and was sentenced to 60 days in jail and 30 months probation.

morrisherald-news.com
7408Christopher J. Jones44MaleRace unspecified08/16/2008ValmeyerIL38.2500272-90.293715Monroe County Sheriff's Office

Deputy Jason Ettling was making a U-turn on Bluff Road at about 8:15 p.m. when the front of his car hit oncoming motorcyclist, Christopher J. Jones, killing Jones.

justia.com
7409Guadalupe Zavala87MaleHispanic/Latino08/16/2008San DiegoCA32.5493806-117.0449828San Diego Police Department

Police reaction to an agitated 87-year-old Zavala dressed only in an adult diaper and armed with shards of glass was to fire four bean bag rounds at his chest, and tasered him. The coroner attributed his resulting death to "complications following blunt force injuries to the chest and abdomen."

sandiego.gov
7410Cody Hanks29MaleRace unspecified08/16/2008KimberlyID42.548204-114.3646324Idaho State Police

A State Trooper made a traffic stop on State Highway 30 near the State Highway 50 junction. The trooper tried to arrest Hanks under charges of DUI and possible possession of a controlled substance. Officials say Hanks resisted arrest and ran back to his pick-up. The trooper was being drug down the roadway in the driver's door of the vehicle. The trooper shot and killed Hanks.

ktvb.com
21810Manuel de Jesus Espina43MaleHispanic/Latino08/16/2008Langley ParkMD38.9887318-76.9842912Prince George's County Police Department

Officer Steven Jackson tried to arrest Manuel de Jesus Espina on an alcohol violation in the stairwell of an apartment building, police said. Jackson was moonlighting as a security officer and was wearing his police uniform. They fought and Jackson shot and killed Espina.

washingtonpost.com
7405Kenneth Oliver45MaleAfrican-American/Black08/15/2008MiamiFL25.633211-80.366462Miami-Dade Police Department

Oliver pounded on the door of a friend's house, screaming for help. His friend opted not to open the door because Oliver sounded so desperate his daughters were frightened. The police arrived and tasered Oliver four times, according to a witness, killing himself. The victim may have had pins in his shoulders, restricting movement, creating the impression that he was uncooperative.

foxnews.com
21201Brandon Preslar24MaleRace unspecified08/15/2008Ypsilanti Charter TownshipMI42.2501261-83.6609528Pittsfield Township Department of Public Safety

According to police, Brandon Preslar was killed when he ran a red light on his motorcycle and crashed into another car at about 1:30 a.m. The crash was apparently reported by police as linked to a chase, though contemporary reports give no indication that he was involved in a chase.

mlive.com
7404James Monroe Segrest54MaleRace unspecified08/14/2008MorrowGA33.5596376-84.3456055Clayton County Police Department

Speeding away from police for a reckless driving stop, an Oldsmobile Aurora driven by Lance E. Locke crashed into a motorcycle, crushing the bike, catching on fire and killing James Monroe Segrest.

news-daily.com
20329Paul Richard Lomman62MaleEuropean-American/White08/14/2008York HavenPA40.1220172-76.7954478Newberry Township Police Department

Officials said Paul R. Lomman, 62, shot himself in the chest and was also shot in the neck by a Newberry Twp. office during a standoff at Lomman's home. Lomman died at the scene.

inyork.com
7402Jeffrey Lewis18MaleAfrican-American/Black08/13/2008WaukeganIL42.3480897-87.8363271Waukegan Police Department

Police shot Jeffrey Lewis after he allegedly attacked an officer with a hammer. Police were called to Lewis' home to break up a fight between him and his older brother. Relatives dispute the chain of events, saying Lewis never attacked police.

chicagotribune.com
7403Hubert Stanley Tate65MaleRace unspecified08/13/2008LulaGA34.3911826-83.662026Hall County Sheriff's Office

Officers responded to report of man walking on street with a large handgun. Tate fled to his camper, in which he lived. An hours long standoff ensued. When SWAT members shot tear gas into the camper, Tate fired at police, injuring one. Officers returned fire, killing Tate.

gainesvilletimes.com
7401Gregory Martin Lamb28MaleEuropean-American/White08/12/2008Hyde ParkUT41.7822275-111.8194232Logan Police Department, North Park Police Department, Smithfield Police Department, Utah State University Police Department

Lamb's father called 911 to report that Lamb was "totally intoxicated" and "threatening our lives." After police arrived at his Hyde Park home, Lamb allegedly fired several shots out the window. After phone negotiations failed, Lamb came outside with two pistols and allegedly began to point one of the guns toward officers, six of whom fired on Lamb.

hjnews.com
21200Brian Thomas28MaleRace unspecified08/12/2008WestlandMI42.3387241-83.3493773Romulus Police Department

Police said undercover RPD narcotics officers were conducting a sting in the Merri-Warren Plaza parking lot at around 3:30 p.m.. where an informant had arranged to sell five men 3 kilos of cocaine. Three men arrived in a Chevrolet Lumina. Brian Thomas and another man got into the back seat of the informant's Mercedes with a bag police said they initially believed had the money, but that "there was no money in the bag. This was set up to be a robbery from the get-go." A Buick Rendezvous carrying the other two men arrived. According to police, the passenger got out and allegedly pointed a handgun at the informant, who grabbed the gun barrel. Nine officers jumped from two undercover vans parked behind the Mercedes as the passenger and Thomas allegedly ran toward the Bob's of Canton-Westland grocery store while shooting at police. The officers returned fire, hitting Thomas four times. He died in front of the market. The Buick's passenger was also hit, fled into the store and was arrested, along with another man. Both drivers fled. One was arrested later that night; the other surrendered the following night, police said. Witnesses said up to 100 shots were fired. No officers or bystanders were physically injured. According to police, the informant had minor injuries not caused by gunfire.

crimeindetroit.com
23105Joe Leon Bier46MaleRace unspecified08/12/2008Lenoir CityTN35.8003652-84.2876281Lenoir City Police Department, Blount County Sheriff's Office, Loudon County Sheriff's Office, Tennessee Highway Patrol

Police received a report that Joe Bier had run over the lawn mower of a neighbor who lived about eight blocks away, and attempted to run over the neighbor, police said. Police asked Bier to come in to the police station to discuss the incident. When Bier didn't show up, police went to the home, and a standoff began, which ended with Bier's suicide.

knoxnews.com
7398Ian Theodore Rendon37MaleRace unspecified08/11/2008DenverCO39.7251161-105.0557163Denver Police Department

Police said Ian Theodore Rendon fled in a black Audi after a patrol officer tried to stop him for a routine traffic violation at West Sixth Avenue near Wadsworth Boulevard.Soon after, the officer found the car abandoned and spotted Rendon a half-mile away on foot holding a gun, police said. Rendon then shot himself in the head, police said

google.com
7399Herbert Tate65MaleRace unspecified08/11/2008LulaGA34.3891467-83.6665457Hall County Sheriff's Office

A man carrying a gun was seen two blocks from Lula Elementary School. After being approached by an off-duty officer, the man pointed the weapon at the officer and then barricaded himself in an RV that he lived in a few blocks from the school. A SWAT team was called to the scene. It was not reported exactly what caused Tate to be shot and killed.

google.com
7400Jonathan Fontanez17MaleHispanic/Latino08/11/2008West ParkFL25.9809746-80.1860395Broward County Sheriff's Office

The county sent a five-man undercover team shortly before 2 a.m. to deliver a warrant to Fontanez at his parents' house. The teen resisted with a baseball ball, starting an ugly melee where Fontanez was beaten, tasered multiple times, and fatally shot in the chest. The parents filed suit saying the police were indistinguishable from home invaders.

sun-sentinel.com
7396Kiethedric Hines31MaleRace unspecified08/10/2008RockfordIL42.309152-89.097315Rockford Police Department

Kiethedric Hines died after being tasered by police. At around 5:30 p.m., police responded to a domestic call, and Hines reportedly led them on a foot chase. According to police, officers used several measures to get Hines to stop before they eventually used a Taser. Hines later died at the hospital. Winnebago County Coroner Sue Fiduccia said Hines died because of a heart condition.

rrstar.com
7397Gerardo Arvallo32MaleHispanic/Latino08/10/2008LynwoodCA33.9319041-118.2138057Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

Officers say they responded to an deadly weapon assault call and the deceased had shot a woman and had her 2-year-old daughter as a hostage in the woman's home, and the officers shot the deceased to death after a standoff.

latimes.com
7393Richard Allen Medeiros II31MaleRace unspecified08/09/2008GustineCA37.1876969-121.0126669California Highway Patrol

Officers reportedly found Richard Allen Medeiros II with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head after he'd crashed while the CHP chased him.

modbee.com
7394Laderrius Breon Christian22MaleAfrican-American/Black08/09/2008LongviewTX32.5262981-94.8085986Gregg County Sheriff's Office

Deputy Douglas Morgan saw Christian weave through traffic on a 2005 Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle. He lost sight of Christian, then found him lying in Silver Falls Road, north of Annette Drive and south of Lee Street. His right foot had been severed from his leg. Deputy Morgan and two bystanders stabilized Christian, who was still armed with a pistol and in possession of cocaine. Deputy Gregg gave Christian's foot to EMS. Christian died at Good Shepherd Medical Center.

google.com
7395John Derrick Johnson29MaleEuropean-American/White08/09/2008BeulahAL32.7237324-85.1660608Lee County Sheriff's Office

A deputy shot and killed John Derrick Johnson when Johnson allegedly attempted to flee a traffic stop, dragging the deputy with his truck.

wsfa.com
22716Tameika Antionette "Meka" Jordan17FemaleAfrican-American/Black08/09/2008NorfolkVA36.86069-76.265198Norfolk Police Department

Police responded to a call that a girl was barricaded inside her home, police said. Police said they had received a report that an armed person had threatened to kill a family member. Police set up a perimeter around the apartment building and called crisis negotiators. Negotiations went on for six hours but then broke down. Police decided to enter the apartment and were confronted by the girl aiming a gun at them, and they shot and killed her.

pilotonline.com
7391Daniel Wayne Hough39MaleEuropean-American/White08/08/2008BeaumontTX30.0832708-94.1123247Beaumont Police Department

Officers responded to a report of a man with a knife. Hough, behaving erratically, refused to drop his weapon. An officer tasered him. Hough attacked officers with a barbecue fork. An officer shot him once in the chest.

google.com
7392John Melchior47MaleRace unspecified08/08/2008BrunswickOH41.238236-81.8413202Brunswick Police Department

Melchior, who was wanted by Parma police in an attempted rape and burglary case, was killed after a police chase in Brunswick. He died when his motorcycle collided with a sport-utility vehicle and a car.

google.com
7390Charles Edward Quinn54MaleRace unspecified08/07/2008LoganvilleGA33.8153273-83.9471315Gwinnett County Police Department

Quinn was found dead by a SWAT robot from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, concluding a standoff that was sparked when Quinn allegedly shot his next door neighbor several times while the man mowed his lawn around 12:45 p.m.

google.com
16628Ortanzso Bovell25MaleAfrican-American/Black08/07/2008BrooklynNY40.6557776-73.9233195City of New York Police Department

Lt. John Chell was in charge of the Brooklyn South Auto Larceny squad. He and his team found Ortanzso Bovell breaking into a 2004 Mustang GT around 8 p.m. As Bovell fled, Chell discharged his weapon, killing the man. Ten years later, Brooklyn jury has awarded $2.5 million to Bovell's mother.

nydailynews.com
7386Gene Lovell Ford48MaleAfrican-American/Black08/06/2008SacramentoCA38.5901809-121.4993933Sacramento Police Department

Gene Lovell Ford, who reportedly had been running naked and chasing people near the downtown railyard, died shortly after police detained him.

google.com
7387Jose H. Vega38MaleHispanic/Latino08/06/2008VisaliaCA36.3294702-119.3021705Visalia Police Department

Jose Vega died after he was arrested by Visalia police.

google.com
7388Walter Ward Davis74MaleRace unspecified08/06/2008RedlandsCA34.0618054-117.2046197Redlands Police Department

Walter Ward Davis reportedly shot himself after a deputy arrived to serve an arrest warrant at the nine-room Sunrise Motel.

highbeam.com
7389Osbaldo Xavier Barrera44MaleHispanic/Latino08/06/2008San AntonioTX29.368923-98.602876San Antonio Police Department

Barrera entered Juan Orosco's apartment and struck him with a hammer. Orosco pushed Barrera out of the apartment, slammed his head against a car and threw him to the ground. Officers Hilliard and Reygadas responded. When they put Barrera in a patrol vehicle, he complained about breathing trouble and passed out.

google.com
20328Dashan White24MaleRace unspecified08/06/2008West ChesterPA39.9442936-75.5850147West Goshen Township Police Department

Dashan White was shot and killed by police, and an alleged 15-year old accomplice was arrested during an attempted robbery at a Chester County hotel.

6abc.com
23104Gerald D. Cox32MaleRace unspecified08/06/2008MemphisTN35.2413309-89.8788713Shelby County Sheriff's Office

A chase began after noon when Deputy Troy Simmons, 43, tried to pull over a car after the driver allegedly made a left turn without signaling. The driver fled, eventually crashing into a ditch and killing the driver, Gerald Cox.

google.com
7382Juan Herminio Carrasco35MaleHispanic/Latino08/05/2008Santa AnaCA33.7395139-117.8586806Santa Ana Police Department

Officer Adrian Silva shot Juan Hermino Carrasco several times when he tried to grab another officer's gun during a pat down search that occurred while police had been looking for another person.

latimes.com
7383Niccolo Hubbard19MaleEuropean-American/White08/05/2008Mayfield HeightsOH41.5182351-81.4442696Orange Village Police Department, Oakwood Police Department

An Oakwood patrolman saw Hubbard's blue 2002 Chevrolet Monte Carlo run into a curb on Broadway Avenue. The officer stopped Hubbard and walked up to his car. He got close enough to the car to smell alcohol, then Hubbard sped away. Hubbard drove down two dead-end streets and spun around on both. He drove through yards and drove head-on toward the Oakwood police car, which had to swerve out of the way. The Oakwood officer, deeming the pursuit not worth the risks, ended the chase and exited the highway at Miles Road. An Orange sergeant spotted the speeding car on I-271 and turned on his lights and siren. He pulled up behind it. Speeds reached more than 100 mph. A rear tire blew out on Hubbard's car, and the officer backed off. Hubbard attempted to exit I-271 at Ohio 322 west, but he lost control in the cloverleaf curve. The Monte Carlo flew off the pavement into a large earthen basin. The car slammed to the ground, rolled over and threw Hubbard out. The driverless car then rolled up the side of the grassy basin and back down over Hubbard, killing him, police said.

cleveland.com
7384Brandon Teague25MaleRace unspecified08/05/2008ChicagoIL41.7503976-87.6598043Chicago Police Department

SWAT officers shot and killed Brandon Teague after he allegedly shot at police on the South Side. Police said they'd approached Teague at about 10:30 p.m. because they thought he looked suspicious. According to police, Teague opened fire, hitting an officer's shoe. Teague then ran into a nearby gangway, and SWAT was summoned. Teague allegedly fired at officers and at a police helicopter. Police said a SWAT officer was hit in his protective vest. At about 12:30 a.m., the officers shot Teague.

chicagotribune.com
7385Eric Lewis Liebowitz35MaleEuropean-American/White08/05/2008Los AngelesCA34.1757851-118.5215383Los Angeles Police Department

Officers say they responded to a call regarding shots fired, were directed to a different street, at which point Liebowitz came out of a house with a shotgun and fired at them, and the officers shot him to death.

latimes.com
7379Jerry Lynn Jones45MaleAfrican-American/Black08/04/2008OrangeTX30.1056659-93.74082240000001Orange Police Department

Jones followed Lillian Barnett into her house and wrestled her to the floor. Officers Howard DeVault and Michael Roush rolled Jones over. Officer DeVault shot Jones with a taser. Jones continued to resist. Officer DeVault put the taser to Jones's body and stunned him twice. The officers, assisted by Sergeants Wade Robinson and John Dee Taylor, put handcuffs and hobbles on Jones, then linked them together. Jones died of a cocaine overdose.

google.com
7380Matthew B. Schoenwald24MaleEuropean-American/White08/04/2008BradentonFL27.4888945-82.5788903Bradenton Police Department

Schoenwald charged at an officer with a knife as police approached his apartment, and he was fatally shot "almost immediately" four or five times. Police did not initially disclose the reason for their visit.

theledger.com
7381Johnathan T. Sullivan34MaleEuropean-American/White08/04/2008AlbionME44.5368605-69.4203476Maine State Police

Shot while wielding a shotgun during confrontation with police. Officers were responding to report of domestic violence disturbance.

maine.gov
19071Thomas John Dick40MaleRace unspecified08/04/2008PamplicoSC34.0276088-79.5476136Florence County Sheriff's Office

Thomas John Dick had kidnapped his girlfriend's son and after a two-hour standoff was shot and killed by deputies. The boy was unharmed.

scnow.com
20327Andre DeMon "Dre" Thomas37MaleAfrican-American/Black08/04/2008SwissvalePA40.4217721-79.8830908Swissvale Police Department

Andre Thomas died after he was tasered three times by police. He was unarmed during the incident. He had trouble breathing, was taken to the hospital, and died three hours after the shocks.

post-gazette.com
7376Boback A. Pourfarhadi34MaleEuropean-American/White08/03/2008ColumbusOH40.0774453-82.9285656Minerva Park Police Department

Columbus police said Pourfarhadi fell and was lying in the roadway when Minerva Park Officer Jason Gross ran over him. Friends--two women and a man--said that Boback had bent over to tie his shoelace.

dispatch.com
7377Anthony Antwan Davis24MaleAfrican-American/Black08/03/2008Las VegasNV36.212496-115.091817Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department

Las Vegas sergeant, investigating gang activity at an apartment complex off Las Vegas Boulevard North, fatally shot Anthony Antwan Davis, 24, after Davis struggled with him and tried to grab another officer's gun.

google.com
7378Gullen Tavarez Perez23MaleHispanic/Latino08/03/2008FitchburgMA42.5838812-71.7989419Fitchburg Police Department

Tavarez Perez was apprehended on August 1 in his vehicle on drugs charges (heroin and cocaine). The report of the arresting officer noted that the arrestee had "swallowed something from another plastic bag," this officer had prior experience of detainees ingesting drugs and requiring medical attention. In two days Tavarez Perez was dead from opiate intoxication. In February 2014 a district court judge agreed with the victim's heirs that the arresting officer was potentially civilly liable for negligence and wrongful death.

leagle.com
21199Marshan L. Worthey24MaleAfrican-American/Black08/03/2008JacksonMI42.229453-84.410121Jackson Police Department

Jackson police Sgt. Timothy Hibbard and officers Jason Ganzhorn and Wesley Stanton shot and killed Marshan Worthey after he allegedly opened fire on them at around 5 a.m. as they approached Worthey after he'd shot and killed his girlfriend Shakia Kelley, 22.

wilx.com
7372Lawrence Rosenthal54MaleRace unspecified08/02/2008HemetCA33.7479055-116.8724797Riverside County Sheriff's Department

Lawrence Rosenthal died in a hospital several days after deputy Christopher Cazarez shocked him with a Taser when he became confrontational and struggled with Cazarez and deputies Mark Janecka and David Dietrich in Hemet.

ocregister.com
7373Christopher Dean Trivett32MaleEuropean-American/White08/02/2008RougemontNC36.1667745-78.9785537Orange County Sheriff's Office

Trivett was wanted in connection with attempted first-degree murder and other crimes. Police were alerted by somebody who recognized him from news reports. Encountering police, Trivett ran, then reached into a backpack, and was fatally shot. Reports were unclear about whether he'd been armed.

wral.com
7374Ruben Charles Debrosse16MaleAfrican-American/Black08/02/2008Royal Palm BeachFL26.6680921-80.2026914Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office

Driving a stolen Kia, Debrosse tried to elude a county deputy, then tried to run over the deputy during a traffic stop in a movie theatre parking lot. With no criminal record, and no driver's license, he was fatally shot in the head. Debrosse's family filed a lawsuit that was settled for $200K.

sun-sentinel.com
7375Darryl Battle20MaleAfrican-American/Black08/02/2008BrooklynNY40.683113-73.916645City of New York Police Department

While attempting to cash a forged $1000 check at a branch bank, Battle left an ID behind. At first during a police visit he was cooperative and willingly let them in, but as the conversation developed he became more agitated and resistant. He excused himself for a glass of water, and returned with an 11-inch knife. He was fatally shot in the chest once.

nydailynews.com
7370James Gary Mahaffey35MaleRace unspecified08/01/2008MinneapolisMN45.0308227-93.2556458Fridley Police Department

Two Fridley detectives responded to a tip that copper wire stolen in Fridley was being loaded into a pickup truck, police said. When they arrived, they saw a pickup truck accelerate and drive away, dropping what officials believe to be stolen property on the street. The detectives turned on their emergency lights and sirens and followed the truck. When the truck didn't stop, the detectives turned off their flashing lights and sirens because Fridley police have a no-pursuit policy. After turning down a nearby street, officers found the truck ablaze, having crashed into a tree, killing two men.

google.com
7371Timothy James Ridge27MaleRace unspecified08/01/2008MinneapolisMN45.0308227-93.2556458Fridley Police Department

Two Fridley detectives responded to a tip that copper wire stolen in Fridley was being loaded into a pickup truck, police said. When they arrived, they saw a pickup truck accelerate and drive away, dropping what officials believe to be stolen property on the street. The detectives turned on their emergency lights and sirens and followed the truck. When the truck didn't stop, the detectives turned off their flashing lights and sirens because Fridley police have a no-pursuit policy. After turning down a nearby street, officers found the truck ablaze, having crashed into a tree, killing two men.

google.com
7368Steven Larry Holland43MaleRace unspecified07/31/2008Muscle ShoalsAL34.7556547-87.6348865Florence Police Department

Steven Larry Holland was killed when his car hit an 18-wheeler head-on during a police chase.

montgomeryadvertiser.com
7369Jesse Moore56MaleAfrican-American/Black07/31/2008Los AngelesCA34.0380669-118.240097Los Angeles Police Department

Officers say they approached a narcotics suspect hiding in a tent, and he lunged at them with a knife, and they shot him to death.

latimes.com
7367Richard Adam Pastore-Felix18MaleRace unspecified07/30/2008Mountlake TerraceWA47.783803-122.2976179Mountlake Terrace Police Department

Shot after leaning out a window with a firearm. Officers were responding to report of gunshots.

seattlepi.com
22371Name withheld by police67MaleRace unspecified07/30/2008HannaIN41.4186567-86.7169991La Porte County Sheriff's Office

A man reportedly called 911 early in the morning, threatening to shoot himself. When deputies arrived, they found the man sitting on a chair outside his home with a gun. According to a police report, the man spoke to officers but would not lay down his gun or comply with orders to keep his hands in plain sight. When police tried to negotiate with him, he declined to comply and tried to go inside his house. Deputies then fired "a less-lethal direct impact round" in an attempt to keep the man outside, but the projectile did not incapacitate him, and he shot and killed himself.

google.com
7364Marvin Sullivan43MaleRace unspecified07/29/2008BuffaloNY42.9402199-78.802558Niagara County Sheriff's Office

Officers executed a coordinated multi-jurisdictional dawn anti-cocaine raid, "Operation Third Strike", with 150 police who fanned out through Buffalo, detained 23 suspects, and confiscated $100,000. At Sullivan's residence, officers entering a second-story bedroom were confronted with Sullivan and a bolt-action shotgun. They fatally shot him three times.

masscops.com
7365Brian Terrell Brock28MaleAfrican-American/Black07/29/2008JacksonvilleFL30.3617551-81.412276Jacksonville Sheriff's Office

Brock was a person-of-interest in a murder investigation. Sought by the police and found at an apartment complex, Brock attempted to flee and was fatally shot by police after making a hand gesture as if he'd been armed.

jacksonville.com
7366Jermain Rogers Gaillard37MaleAfrican-American/Black07/29/2008PrichardAL30.752963-88.094012Satsuma Police Department

Officer alleged to have run over Gaillard after the suspect exited the passenger side of a vehicle that had stopped on the I-65 Interchange in Prichard following a high-speed case through Baldwin and Mobile Counties.

www.al.com
7362Rocko M. White48MaleRace unspecified07/28/2008LonokeAR34.8036836-91.9005636Lonoke Police Department, Arkansas State Police

White shot at an officer during a traffic shot. He was shot and killed.

google.com
7363Eddy Tiburcio41MaleHispanic/Latino07/28/2008ProvidenceRI41.7978264-71.4126093Providence Police Department

Police responding to domestic disturbance calls from Tiburcio's residence found his wife wounded and his three young boys distressed as they answered the door. Officers proceeded to the bedroom to find Tiburcio armed with a bayonet and threatening his wife with further injury. He raised the bayonet to threaten the officer, who killed hm with a single shot.

officer.com
7360Tony M. Hayes33MaleAfrican-American/Black07/27/2008State CenterIA42.0077209-93.1578483Nevada Police Department, Ames Police Department, Marshalltown Police Department

Tony Hayes reportedly shot and killed Lacrissa Davis, 27, at Casey's General Store in Ames. Officer Kailen Fitzgerald saw Hayes riding a bicycle toward Nevada. A gun battle allegedly ensued and Hayes climbed in the passenger side of Fitzgerald's police car and drove off, leading officers from multiple agencies on a high-speed chase. Hayes crashed into a ditch after running over stop sticks east of State Center. Police reportedly discovered Hayes had shot himself. According to police, dashcam video didn't show officers finding Hayes dead because the officer recording had to go tell onlookers to get back in their vehicles.

iowastatedaily.com
7361Andre Luis DeCastro Martins25MaleHispanic/Latino07/27/2008West YarmouthMA41.6555653-70.2628178Yarmouth Police Department

Police spotted Martins speeding at 1 am and tried to pull him over. Martins fled the scene until getting rammed by officers trying to turn around from a road block. Officer exits car and is allegedly almost hit by Martins as he tries to flee again in car, but police fires 3 shots through side and rear window. Martins dies from wounds in hospital.

capecodonline.com
7356Daniel Lee Humphreys47MaleEuropean-American/White07/26/2008LodiCA38.115884-121.3975832California Highway Patrol

CHP officer Roberto Iniguez tasered Daniel Lee Humphreys 31 times in 7.5 minutes after he crashed his motorcycle during a freeway chase.

recordnet.com
7357Shane Damond37MaleAfrican-American/Black07/26/2008LafayetteLA30.2317289-92.0026962Lafayette Police Department

Officer Michael Milazzo shot and killed Shane Damond when Damond allegedly dragged Milazzo in a vehicle that had been reported stolen.

finalcall.com
7358Ryan Williams46MaleAfrican-American/Black07/26/2008MooringsportLA32.6676529-93.973348Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office

An unnamed man reportedly shot and killed himself following a short pursuit that began after the man had allegedly fled a shooting scene.

ksla.com
7359Anthony Jarvis53MaleEuropean-American/White07/26/2008ClaremontNH43.3689106-72.3409757New Hampshire State Police

Twelve officers from five police jurisdictions comprising the "Western New Hampshire Special Operations Unit," along with two county attorneys, conducted a major paramilitary operation / warrant search / raid to arrest Jarvis's son and another person. After the arrests were made, police conducted a further improper warrantless raid on the camper of Jarvis, who shot and wounded two officers before being killed in a hail of 22 bullets.

fosters.com
7353Tony Lamont Clay25MaleRace unspecified07/25/2008TacomaWA47.250881-122.52411Tacoma Police Department

Police responding to a report of a fight were rushed at by a man with a knife. An officer opened fire and killed the man.

thenewstribune.com
7354Mack "Jody" Woodfox27MaleAfrican-American/Black07/25/2008OaklandCA37.7814277-122.2239429Oakland Police Department

Mack "Jody" Woodfox, 27, was shot and killed after an attempted traffic stop

colorlines.com
7355John C. Watts18MaleRace unspecified07/25/2008SuitlandMD38.8296657-76.8784792Prince George's County Sheriff's Office

Watts was fatally shot by an off-duty police officer at about 3:30 a.m. at an apartment complex as the result of an attempted armed robbery. Reportedly Watts's accomplice escaped. The same officer had shot two others in the county in 1989 and in 2001, killing one, wounding the other.

officer.com
19747Claudia Faye Wadlington5FemaleEuropean-American/White07/25/2008LouisvilleKY38.2144677-85.7551147Louisville Metro Police Department

Kenielle Finch struck and killed Riley Lawrence and Claudia Wadlington, left one of their mothers with a broken arm, and then fled the scene. He was allegedly fleeing police.

wdrb.com
19748Riley Jane Lawrence4FemaleEuropean-American/White07/25/2008LouisvilleKY38.2144677-85.7551147Louisville Metro Police Department

Kenielle Finch struck and killed Riley Lawrence and Claudia Wadlington, left one of their mothers with a broken arm, and then fled the scene. He was allegedly fleeing police.

wdrb.com
20326Brian Neiman50MaleRace unspecified07/25/2008State CollegePA40.7633353-77.8797309Ferguson Township Police Department

Brian Neiman was shot and killed by police outside a Christian radio station. He'd apparently threatened the station while trying to rob a car dealership. He shot at police and tried to hit them with his car outside the station.

google.com
22370Brian Szuflita29MaleEuropean-American/White07/25/2008South BendIN41.7293771-86.2901908South Bend Police Department

Police arrived at an in-progress bank robbery. When Brian Szuflita came out, he allegedly threatened officers with a knife and was shot and killed.

nwitimes.com
7349Eusebio Jobie Prieto31MaleHispanic/Latino07/24/2008PortervilleCA36.079855-119.0086721Porterville Police Department

Sgts. John Hall and Jeff Dowling shot Eusebio Jobie Prieto who fled from police and tried to enter the Foster Farms factory break room while holding a screwdriver.

bakersfieldcalifornian.com
7350Donald Gaches43MaleRace unspecified07/24/2008SpringfieldMO37.2056723-93.285065Springfield Police Department

Officer Jeff Ferneau shot Donald Gaches when he allegedly came at him with a knife. Ferneau, along with officers Terry Tauai and Dak Henning of the Missouri State substation, responded to an alleged assault at Gaches apartment. Gaches was allegedly wielding a knife and stepped toward Ferneau, who fired his weapon once, killing Gaches instantly.

google.com
7351Bobby Dickerson49MaleAfrican-American/Black07/24/2008GonzalesLA30.2200537-90.9155081Gonzales Police Department, Louisiana State Police

Bobby Dickerson reportedly shot and killed his estranged wife before apparently taking his own life in a standoff with police.

wafb.com
7352Christian Portillo34MaleHispanic/Latino07/24/2008InglewoodCA33.9356806-118.3599158Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

Officers say approached a man in a parked car and he was startled, agitated, and reached under his seat and one of the officers shot him to death. No drugs or weapons were found, but the police say Portillo had a suspended license.

latimes.com
21198Antonio Barber39MaleAfrican-American/Black07/24/2008FlintMI42.9566474-83.7172098Flint Township Police Department, Oakland County Sheriff's Office

Antonio Barber, a former Flint officer who was fired over allegedly stealing a football video game seized during a drug raid, died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot during a nearly nine-hour standoff with police. Police said Barber barricaded himself inside a Maple Park Terrace apartment at about 2:30 p.m. after two teens called 911 to say they and their mother had been held hostage by Barber for about 13 hours. The mother ran out of the apartment when police arrived. Police said officers discovered Barber was dead at around 11 p.m.

nbc25news.com
7346Allen Cole Sr.40MaleEuropean-American/White07/23/2008ToledoOH41.7067659-83.544681Toledo Police Department

Gail Cole followed closely behind her husband as he walked along North Detroit Avenue, explaining to a 911 operator that he had a gun and threatened to harm her and himself, police said. Police officers approached Allen Cole, and a sergeant and two officers tried for more than five minutes to get Cole to put down his gun. At one point, he pointed the weapon toward his chest. Cole pulled a second gun from his waistband, pointed it toward the officers, and was shot and killed.

toledoblade.com
7347Michael J. Taylor50MaleRace unspecified07/23/2008PaxtonIL40.4297018-88.1165671Paxton Police Department

Michael J. Taylor was killed in a crash while being pursued by two police cars in a rural area southwest of Paxton. According to police, they saw a 1999 Chevrolet Cavalier at around 9 p.m. with plates registered to a different vehicle. Police chased Taylor until he drove into a ditch, where the car struck a telephone pole and became airborne, ejecting Taylor. A Ford County coroner's jury decided Taylor's death was accidental.

news-gazette.com
7348Richard Smith42MaleAfrican-American/Black07/23/2008DallasTX32.8664891-96.7530456Dallas Police Department

Senior Cpl. Shawn Freeman and Officer Brenton Hughes met Smith outside of his apartment, where he was screaming and punching the air. They tried to reason with him. He returned to his apartment, then jumped from a second-story window. The officers tried to handcuff Smith. He punched them both. The officers shot Smith three times with stun guns as they cuffed his wrists and ankles. They took Smith to Green Oaks Hospital for mental health treatment. He took medicine, then suffered seizures. He died at Medical City Dallas Hospital the next day.

texasjusticeinitiative.org
7343David Jeffery Bauman52MaleRace unspecified07/22/2008FrederickMD39.4241066-77.4601292Frederick Police Department

Within a three-hour span police had been called to Bauman's apartment three times, the last time by a number of 911 hang-up calls. When they arrived at three in the morning, local police were confronted with Bauman on the sidewalk wielding a claw hammer, which he refused to drop. In the end he was fatally shot.

gazette.net
7344Jason Aiello36MaleEuropean-American/White07/22/2008Staten IslandNY40.6140827-74.0724577City of New York Police Department

Former NYPD sergeant Aiello was freshly escaped from a psychiatric emergency ward and under FBI investigation for an alleged mob-hit of a jeweler. Aiello returned home and caused a police confrontation in the street, clutching a Bible and briefly holding his wife and children against their will. Police confiscated one handgun and were in the process of arresting him when he produced a second gun. He was fatally shot by officers later commended for their action.

nypost.com
7345Mark Reed Rohlman47MaleEuropean-American/White07/22/2008Fort Walton BeachFL30.4320257-86.6181669Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office

Mark was released from Fort Walton Beach Medical Center after being 'Baker Acted' for mental health reasons. He was readmitted and released again. After release he broke into his father's vacant home with a weapon and was holed up in the home. Tactical team was deployed by Okaloosa Sheriff's dept. They were unsure if he was alone so they entered the home to subdue Mark. He shot and killed two officers before being shot and killed by an officer.

sheriff-okaloosa.org
21936Name withheld by policeMaleRace unspecified07/22/2008West DeptfordNJ39.8556918-75.1435969West Deptford Police Department

An unidentified man fatally shot himself inside his Lincoln Avenue home as police, responding to an undisclosed call, stood outside.

google.com
7340Fenley B. Allen45MaleAfrican-American/Black07/21/2008TX31.9685988-99.9018131Harris County Constable's Office Precinct 1

As Deputy Jarryl Tudmon helped a stranded motorist, Allen, armed with a gun, stole his patrol vehicle and tried to drive away. His path was blocked by auto wreckers. Deputy Tudmon and a second deputy disarmed and handcuffed Allen. He passed out, then died at a hospital. Allen had been involved in a robbery and killing earlier that day.

google.com
7341Kevin Wicks38MaleAfrican-American/Black07/21/2008InglewoodCA33.9628352-118.3486291Inglewood Police Department

Officers say they responded to a domestic disturbance, and Wicks answered the door raising a gun at the officers, and one shot him to death. Others say this was the wrong apartment, and Wicks, a postal worker with two daughters, came to the door with a gun for protection against robbers.

latimes.com
20608Dion Joel Mueller19MaleRace unspecified07/21/2008SheboyganWI43.6882011-87.7513793Sheboygan County Sheriff's Office

Dion Joel Mueller died and a Sheboygan County sheriff's deputy was injured when their vehicles crashed and rolled into a ditch, where the deputy's squad car caught fire. The crash occurred as the deputy was responding to assist another deputy in a separate case. Whether the deputy had lights and siren on was not reported. Dion Joel Mueller was initially misreported as Dion J. Miller.

google.com
7338John Michael Clark55MaleEuropean-American/White07/20/2008TX31.9685988-99.9018131Texas Department of Public Safety

Trooper Israel Perez pulled over a red 1997 Jeep Wrangler on suspicion that the driver, Clark, was drunk. As Trooper Perez stepped out of his patrol vehicle, Clark put a .38-caliber Rossi revolver to his head and shot himself.

google.com
7339Darry Edward Waters38MaleAfrican-American/Black07/20/2008JacksonvilleFL30.3751111-81.6834485Jacksonville Sheriff's Office

Waters was a suspect in a stabbing and sought by police. When approached, Waters ducked away, circled back and stole the patrol car of the questioning officer, ran that patrol car into a group of other police cars at an apartment complex, and assaulted one of them with a "Rambo-style knife." He was shot to death.

jacksonville.com
21197Marco L. Caponecchia25MaleEuropean-American/White07/20/2008DetroitMI42.3488239-83.025396Wayne County Sheriff's Office

According to police, a party was winding down around 4:30 a.m. at a house on Detroit's southwest side when two armed masked men interrupted. Homeowner Victor Akrawi said the men broke in his front door, told everyone to get down and started firing. An off-duty Wayne County deputy who was at the party, shot on man in the head, killing him. Akrawi said he removed the mask on the dead man, but did not know who he was. The second man was shot but managed to escape the house, police said. A man then called EMS from McDougal and Woodridge a few blocks from the house, claiming to have been shot down by the river, but police identified him as the second masked man and arrested him at a local hospital. No one at the party was physically hurt. Police said they didn't know the motive behind the shooting.

blogspot.com
22714Donte Keivon Howlett18MaleRace unspecified07/20/2008PetersburgVA37.1996254-77.434528Petersburg Police Department

Javon Butts, 19, and passenger Donte Howlett, 18, were killed when their car crashed into some trees. A 16-year-old girl was seriously injured. Police said Butts made a purchase at the 7-Eleven around the same time an officer was responding to a call of a possible shoplifting. Butts almost backed into the officer's patrol car in the parking lot, police said. The officer assumed they were the suspects and ordered them to pull over, but Butts fled, probably because he was driving without a license.

mydeathspace.com
22715Javon Donta Butts19MaleAfrican-American/Black07/20/2008PetersburgVA37.1996254-77.434528Petersburg Police Department

Javon Butts, 19, and passenger Donte Howlett, 18, were killed when their car crashed into some trees. A 16-year-old girl was seriously injured. Police said Butts made a purchase at the 7-Eleven around the same time an officer was responding to a call of a possible shoplifting. Butts almost backed into the officer's patrol car in the parking lot, police said. The officer assumed they were the suspects and ordered them to pull over, but Butts fled, probably because he was driving without a license.

mydeathspace.com
7335Steven Paul Hirschfield37MaleEuropean-American/White07/19/2008San DiegoCA32.727605-117.1786552Harbor Police Department

Officer Clyde Williams shot Steven Paul Hirschfield in the back when he fought with officer Wayne Schmidt on a rescue boat and tried to grab his gun after jumping off a ship into San Diego Bay.

portofsandiego.org
7336Ricky L. Moore35MaleAfrican-American/Black07/19/2008DaytonOH39.7869077-84.2143112Dayton Police Department

Local police sought three suspects in a late-night armed robbery and found Moore in the neighborhood, matching the description, and with a gun in his pocket. An attempt to arrest him developed into a physical struggle, with Moore pile-driving the officer into the pavement at one point. He was fatally shot.

cityofdayton.org
7337Lesley Xavier Allen21MaleAfrican-American/Black07/19/2008OaklandCA37.7163859-122.1869897Oakland Police Department

Police shot and killed him after a chase into San Leandro.

huffingtonpost.com
7342Daryl Ray Wilson18MaleAfrican-American/Black07/19/2008Warr AcresOK35.45629-97.513521Oklahoma City Police Department

Wilson apparently shot and killed his estranged wife's boyfriend, momentarily took the woman hostage, and then fled from police before shooting and killing himself.

tulsaworld.com
19752Dean Christopher Sapon40MaleRace unspecified07/19/2008MorganfieldKY37.6728124-87.9257725Morganfield Police Department

Police say Dean Christopher Sapon, a Kentucky motorcycle rider, suspected of DUI killed himself during a traffic stop.

14news.com
7326Andres Avelino Cid-Velasco40MaleHispanic/Latino07/18/2008BrawleyCA33.035947-115.707832Westmorland Police Department

Passengers Andres Avelino Velasco, Angelica Contreras Reyes, Juan Velasco, Ofelia Govea, Leobardo Gutierrez Aparicio and Milagros Guadalupe Reyes drowned when a SUV carrying 19 suspected undocumented immigrants crashed into a canal near the border after a police chase.

sandiegouniontribune.com
7327Angelica Contreras Reyes aka Alicia Reyes-Contreras33FemaleHispanic/Latino07/18/2008BrawleyCA33.035947-115.707832Westmorland Police Department

Passengers Andres Avelino Velasco, Angelica Contreras Reyes, Juan Velasco, Ofelia Govea, Leobardo Gutierrez Aparicio and Milagros Guadalupe Reyes drowned when a SUV carrying 19 suspected undocumented immigrants crashed into a canal near the border after a police chase.

sandiegouniontribune.com
7328Juan Velasco aka Juan Manuel Velasco Cid-Contreras10MaleHispanic/Latino07/18/2008BrawleyCA33.035947-115.707832Westmorland Police Department

Passengers Andres Avelino Velasco, Angelica Contreras Reyes, Juan Velasco, Ofelia Govea, Leobardo Gutierrez Aparicio and Milagros Guadalupe Reyes drowned when a SUV carrying 19 suspected undocumented immigrants crashed into a canal near the border after a police chase.

sandiegouniontribune.com
7329Leobardo Gutierrez Aparicio29MaleHispanic/Latino07/18/2008BrawleyCA33.035947-115.707832Westmorland Police Department

Passengers Andres Avelino Velasco, Angelica Contreras Reyes, Juan Velasco, Ofelia Govea, Leobardo Gutierrez Aparicio and Milagros Guadalupe Reyes drowned when a SUV carrying 19 suspected undocumented immigrants crashed into a canal near the border after a police chase.

sandiegouniontribune.com
7330Miguel Gonzalez58MaleHispanic/Latino07/18/2008San DiegoCA32.7587111-117.0761339San Diego Police Department

Investigators say Gonzalez beat to death his father-in-law and then died from a gunshot wound when officers confronted him at his El Cerrito home yesterday. It was unclear whether Gonzalez, who was armed with a gun during the police encounter, shot himself or was killed by an officer's gunshot.

sandiegouniontribune.com
7331Milagros Guadalupe Reyes-Plasa28MaleHispanic/Latino07/18/2008WestmorlandCA33.035947-115.707832Westmorland Police Department

Passengers Andres Avelino Velasco, Angelica Contreras Reyes, Juan Velasco, Ofelia Govea, Leobardo Gutierrez Aparicio and Milagros Guadalupe Reyes drowned when a SUV carrying 19 suspected undocumented immigrants crashed into a canal near the border after a police chase.

sandiegouniontribune.com
7332Ofelia Solares-Govea31FemaleHispanic/Latino07/18/2008WestmorlandCA33.035947-115.707832Westmorland Police Department

Passengers Andres Avelino Velasco, Angelica Contreras Reyes, Juan Velasco, Ofelia Govea, Leobardo Gutierrez Aparicio and Milagros Guadalupe Reyes drowned when a SUV carrying 19 suspected undocumented immigrants crashed into a canal near the border after a police chase.

sandiegouniontribune.com
7333Darren F. Wilson40MaleRace unspecified07/18/2008RantoulIL40.317288-88.142166Rantoul Police Department

Darren F. Wilson was found unresponsive in a squad car after officer Brandon Jensen and Sgt. Dustin Morgan arrested him. The officers responded at about 7:40 p.m. to a fight in the street. According to police, Wilson was arrested without incident. Upon arriving at the jail, Jenson reportedly found Wilson unresponsive in the back of the car. Wilson was pronounced dead at a hospital. An autopsy showed no signs of trauma, according to coroner Duane Northrup, who attributed Wilson's death to cocaine intoxication.

news-gazette.com
7334Abel Arango26MaleAfrican-American/Black07/18/2008Fort MyersFL26.6434851-81.8698001Fort Myers Police Department

Felon and ex-con Arango had a 2 a.m. argument outside a downtown nightclub with his girlfriend. A rookie officer, also a former missionary, stepped into the dispute. Arango fatally shot him in the face at close range. Four other officers stepped in and returned fire on Arango, killing him.

usatoday.com
21196Robert Hill35MaleRace unspecified07/18/2008DetroitMI42.3833713-83.1696492Detroit Police Department

Police responded to reports of a man with a gun riding a bicycle at Buena Vista and Applelawn around 3:30 a.m. The officers approached Robert Hill. Hill allegedly pulled a gun, and the officers shot and killed him.

crimeindetroit.com
7324Domaciano Valerio-Armendariz54MaleRace unspecified07/17/2008KS38.5675368-94.9974461

Domaciano Valerio-Armendariz died when his pickup truck crashed into another pickup while being chased by police. Three people in the other pickup were injured.

google.com
7325Spencer Parris39MaleEuropean-American/White07/17/2008New York CityNY40.7755466-73.9518218City of New York Police Department

Two NYPD officers were flagged down by a woman in a taxi, then accompanied her to a nearby apartment to retrieve her possessions from a bad domestic situation. Inside Parris shouted that he wouldn't open the door, then emerged wielding a large knife. Parris explicitly threatened the officers and advanced to within three feet before being fatally shot.

nydailynews.com
23103Lakeisha White11FemaleAfrican-American/Black07/17/2008MurfreesboroTN35.8257576-86.3704765Rutherford County Sheriff's Office

Lakeisha White was hit and killed by a police cruiser driven by Rutherford County Sheriff's deputy Ron Killings. Witnesses said they saw the on-duty Killings dump bottles of liquor from his cruiser, and he was not test for alcohol for two and a half hours. The results came back negative. Seven months after the crash, Killings was indicted on charges of reckless homicide, filing a false report and tampering with evidence

google.com
7323William Spradling24MaleEuropean-American/White07/16/2008Little RockAR34.758768-92.368673Little Rock Police Department

Shot by officers after allegedly pointing a gun at them. They were investigating a burglary.

fox16.com
7320Kenwin Garcia25MaleAfrican-American/Black07/15/2008ParsippanyNJ40.853109-74.424061Hanover Township Police Department, New Jersey State Police

Troopers and local police found Garcia walking alongside a highway; they took him in on old warrants for stealing candy and jumping a turnstile. Garcia kicked out the window of a patrol car. He was pepper-sprayed, placed in leg restraints, and broke another car window with his head. Taken off life support a week later, an autopsy showed extensive and severe internal injuries consistent with a fatal beating (six cups of blood in his abdomen), contrary to the police narrative. The family won a $700K settlement.

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7321Michael Lashon Honey32MaleRace unspecified07/15/2008Snow HillNC35.4466472-77.6638341Stantonsburg Police Department

An off-duty officer was visiting the apartment of his girlfriend when around midnight her ex-boyfriend, the father of her children, burst in through the front door. The officer shot him to death.

wnct.com
7322Montellis Clark28MaleAfrican-American/Black07/15/2008AtlantaGA33.7284006-84.4419842Atlanta Police Department

Shot after shooting at police. Officers approached three burglary suspects in front of a home when one began shooting at them.

wrdw.com
7318Ralph Sanchez43MaleHispanic/Latino07/14/2008San AntonioTX29.5102609-98.3733273San Antonio Police Department

Sanchez used a four-door Toyota Avalon to ram a patrol vehicle head on, pinning the patrol vehicle between the Avalon and a pillar. Sanchez backed up the Avalon, then tried to ram the patrol vehicle again. Officer Robert Ingram shot at Sanchez through the windshield of the patrol vehicle, killing Sanchez. A crack pipe was found in Sanchez's vehicle. Officer Ingram had served for 12 years.

theppsc.org
7319Marion Wilson Jr.52MaleAfrican-American/Black07/14/2008HoustonTX29.8534054-95.2826195Houston Police Department

Wilson ran away from the scene of a reported robbery. Officer P. Mayorga-Guerrero pursued Wilson to a wooded area. Wilson pinned the officer to the ground. Officer R.P. Johnson shot Wilson twice with a stun gun. The officers handcuffed Wilson, moved him to a clearing and called paramedics. Wilson died at Memorial Hermann Medical Center. The officers had served since January 2007.

houstontx.gov
20325Rex Younkin45MaleRace unspecified07/14/2008RockwoodPA39.9464377-79.122301Pennsylvania State Police

Rex Younkin had pointed a shotgun and threatened Roxanne Garrety, 47. Garrety escaped and ran to a neighbor's home, police said. State police were called and saw Younkin go back inside his home. Troopers attempted to contact him. After several hours, they entered the house and found him dead inside.

post-gazette.com
21195Name withheld by policeMaleRace unspecified07/14/2008DetroitMI42.3942879-83.115383Detroit Police Department

Police shot and killed a man they claim emerged from a house at Indiandale and 14th streets, pointing a gun at them. Police alleged that the man and three others were involved in an earlier drive-by shooting and carjacking. Police said they arrested the three other men, and tracked the fourth man with a K-9 to the house where they killed him.

crimeindetroit.com
7313Maria Irma De La Torre45FemaleHispanic/Latino07/13/2008SalinasCA36.680046-121.617842Salinas Police Department

Officer Steven Mattocks shot Maria de la Torre when she lunged at officer Robert Balaoro with a crochet hook after police responded to a medical call.

montereyherald.com
7314Danny William Schmitz45MaleRace unspecified07/13/2008CentraliaMO39.1492584-92.1370062Centralia Police Department, Boone County Sheriff's Office, Missouri State Highway Patrol

Danny William Schmitz reportedly shot himself after a high-speed chase. Schmitz was allegedly seen taking part in a car-to-car drug transaction behind a building on Highway 22 in Centralia at about 5:40 p.m. Police pursued Schmitz's Honda onto the highway and Boone County sheriff's deputies joined the chase. According to police, Schmitz drove out of town on Route Z at more than 100 mph before losing control of the car and crashing into a front yard about 4 miles south of the city. Police said Schmitz got out of his car and ran behind the houses, where officers lost sight of him. A highway patrol canine unit arrived and indicated a person was in the area. According to police, officers announced themselves, then heard a shot. Officers found Schmitz unconscious with a gunshot wound to the head, apparently self-inflicted. He was pronounced dead a short time later.

columbiatribune.com
7315Pedro Davila32MaleHispanic/Latino07/13/2008Los AngelesCA34.1014635-118.3309359Los Angeles Police Department

Witnesses said pedestrians Cecilia Diaz and Pedro Davila were walking hand-in-hand. They'd been together for 19 years. They were killed when a suspect in an LAPD police chase, with four times the legal limit of alcohol in his bloodstream, ran a red light.

patch.com
7316Cecilia Diaz40FemaleHispanic/Latino07/13/2008Los AngelesCA34.1014635-118.3309359Los Angeles Police Department

Witnesses said pedestrians Cecilia Diaz and Pedro Davila were walking hand-in-hand. They'd been together for 19 years. They were killed when a suspect in an LAPD police chase, with four times the legal limit of alcohol in his bloodstream, ran a red light.

patch.com
7317Rick G. Sarver55MaleEuropean-American/White07/13/2008Middleburg HeightsOH41.3591535-81.8288178Middleburg Heights Police Department

With mental issues well known to police--in the habit of calling dispatchers to report rats driving cars downtown, or Jesus Mary and Joseph walking down a city street--Sarver was confronted by officers when he was reported waving a gun around on his front yard. After a six-hour armed standoff, he pointed a rifle at the police and was shot to death.

cleveland.com
7310Deshoun Keyon Torrence18MaleAfrican-American/Black07/12/2008Long BeachCA33.7745546-118.18767Long Beach Police Department

Deshoun Keyon Torrence died in the back of a Long Beach police car after being hit and detained by a resident and tasered several times by police.

presstelegram.com
7311Carole Tierney65FemaleEuropean-American/White07/12/2008PecatonicaIL42.3162203-89.3666016Illinois State Police

Carole Tierney died from her injuries several weeks after rookie trooper Mark Molitor's squad car t-boned the SUV in which she was riding. Tierney lived in a hospital bed for six weeks before her organs failed. She had a heart attack and died August 25. State's Attorney Joe Bruscato declined to charge Molitor, saying that he was on his way to make a traffic stop, but did not need to have his lights and sirens activated.

rrstar.com
7312Julian De Leon20MaleHispanic/Latino07/12/2008San AntonioTX29.3194738-98.5530924San Antonio Police Department

Officers responded to the last of multiple domestic disturbance calls made by De Leon's girlfriend during their arguments. De Leon pointed a pellet gun at officers, who stood in the hallway to his apartment. Officer Edward Pedraza, 35, drew his service weapon and shot De Leon once, killing him. He had served SAPD for 11 years.

expressnews.com
21194Roy Lee Long30MaleRace unspecified07/12/2008Sterling HeightsMI42.5709887-83.0260425Sterling Heights Police Department

Police responded to a domestic incident at the Durham Apartments around 6:45 p.m. Two officers opened fire on Roy Lee Long after Long allegedly refused to relinquish his 12-gauge shotgun while advancing upon them.

google.com
21935Joao "John" Marques41MaleEuropean-American/White07/12/2008NewarkNJ40.7304127-74.1484357Newark Police Department

Newark narcotics detective Mark Hulse, 31, dodged criminal charges in the alleged drunk-driving death of Joao Marques. He was suspended for six months without pay following the accident.

www.nj.com
7308Artemio Calderon Maldonado20MaleHispanic/Latino07/11/2008SaratogaCA37.2332429-122.0407673Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office

SCCSD deputies Cregg Dibert and Marc Lehman shot and killed Artemio Calderon Maldonado, who began raising a gun and refused to freeze during what officials said was expected to be a routine pot farm eradication.

mercurynews.com
7309Francisco Aguilar26MaleRace unspecified07/11/2008WichitaKS37.680406-97.3711603Wichita Police Department

Officer Derek Purcell was shot by Francisco Aguilar, police said. He survived, authorities say, because of quick action by other officers, firefighters, emergency medical service workers and medical staff. Aguilar, 26, shot himself in the head minutes after wounding Purcell as officers closed in.

masscops.com
19061Christopher Adam Timms26MaleRace unspecified07/11/2008IvaSC34.3805933-82.6209907South Carolina Highway Patrol

Christopher Adam Timms died of injuries he received when a car driven by Korey Mayfield went off the road and hit trees on Leatherdale Road near Starr as he fled a police stop.

independentmail.com
23206Joshua Darnell17MaleRace unspecified07/11/2008KingsportTN36.533144-82.508118Kingsport Police Department

Daniel Eli McGuire, 26, was fleeing a police stop when he ran into Joshua Darnell's motorcycle, killing him. McGuire left the scene, but ultimately pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide by intoxication, a Class B felony, and received a total of 12 years in prison with parole eligibility in four years.

timesnews.net
7307Brandon Lee Rodriguez23MaleRace unspecified07/10/2008HastingsMN44.7181751-92.8517885Hastings Police Department

When police were called to a domestic dispute at a home in Hastings, Rodriguez fled on foot to the nearby Elizabeth Ann Seton Cemetery. Rodriguez, wielding a 3-foot Samurai-style sword, refused to heed officers' commands to drop the weapon. Police fired a Taser stun gun in an attempt to subdue Rodriguez, but he continued toward the officers, one of whom shot him with his gun.

twincities.com
7299Gilbert L. Valderrama55MaleHispanic/Latino07/09/2008Hacienda HeightsCA34.0081063-117.9675819Los Angeles Police Department

Off-duty officer, Lt. Gilbert L. Valderrama, and Ryan Steven Blakeslee were killed in a crash on the 60 Freeway.

latimes.com
7300Ryan Steven Blakeslee18MaleEuropean-American/White07/09/2008Hacienda HeightsCA34.0081063-117.9675819Los Angeles Police Department

Off-duty officer, Lt. Gilbert L. Valderrama, and Ryan Steven Blakeslee were killed in a crash on the 60 Freeway.

latimes.com
7301Robert Eugene Forester50MaleEuropean-American/White07/09/2008LancasterTX32.5929487-96.76029980000001Lancaster Police Department

Officers M. Mayes, A. Vaughn, J. Gordon and J. Tapscott responded to a complaint that Forester, who was mentally ill, had beaten his father at a residence. Forester approached the officers as soon as they opened the front door. An officer pepper-sprayed Forester. Forester slashed Officer Mayes's face with a knife. Officer Mayes shot at Forester twice, striking him twice. At Methodist Central Hospital, Officer Mayes received 20 stitches and Forester underwent surgery. Forester died the next day.

google.com
7302Fernando Ramirez18MaleRace unspecified07/09/2008Los LunasNM34.7683633-106.6439315New Mexico State Police

Ramirez was suspected in a fatal shooting at an Isleta casino. He killed himself after State Police tracked him to a Valencia County residence and chased him on foot.

abqjournal.com
7303Andres Seals24MaleRace unspecified07/09/2008ChicagoIL41.8502892-87.6464252Chicago Police Department

Andres Seals reportedly killed himself after exchanging gunfire with police on the Near South Side. According to police, officers responded at about 2:20 p.m. to reports of a suspicious person pacing in front of a business with a gun in his hand. Seals was pronounced dead at a hospital from a gunshot wound to the head, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.

chicagotribune.com
7304Rodrigo Robles Aguirre25MaleHispanic/Latino07/09/2008DallasTX32.706179-96.846429Dallas Police Department

According to DPD, Officers Jocelyn Jenkins and Daniel Cole responded to a burglary in process at a residence. When Robles, inside the residence, saw the officers, he tried to flee through a window. He pointed a .40-caliber pistol at the officers. The officers shot at Robles three times, striking him once. He died at the scene.

dallaspolice.net
7305Frank Alton Biddinger49MaleRace unspecified07/09/2008Harpers FerryWV39.3199206-77.7698794Jefferson County Sheriff's Office

Motorcyclist Biddinger fled from a 1:30 a.m. traffic stop and drew police from multiple jurisdictions on a long midnight pursuit down West Virginia roads at high speeds. He died as he tried to move past a police barricade and struck the back of one of the cruisers.

herald-mail.com
7306Robert Hackworth35MaleEuropean-American/White07/09/2008ClevelandOH41.4364184-81.7218399Cleveland Police Department

Patrolman James Simone, aka "€Supercop,"€ shot and killed an unarmed bank robber, Robert Hackworth, 35, €" the fifth suspect Simone had killed, and the 12th suspect shot, during his nearly 40-year police career. Simone was off-duty when he entered a bank on Fulton Road and a teller told him she had just been robbed. He chased Hackworth, who fled in a stolen truck. A passer-by gave Simone a ride and they gave chase. Hackworth crashed into a utility pole at West 52nd Street. Simone confronted him and shot him after he said Hackworth reached into the truck. No gun was recovered from the victim or the truck.

cleveland.com
21934Francisco Taveras aka Francisco Martes40MaleHispanic/Latino07/09/2008NewarkNJ40.7520513-74.1706474Newark Police Department

Officer James Stewart and Sgt. Fernando Ramirez responded to a call about a mentally ill person in a basement and possibly armed with a knife. Taveras began climbing the steps, ignoring the officers' commands to drop the weapon. When Taveras was within five feet of the officers, he was shot and killed.

www.nj.com
7293Carlos Vargas42MaleHispanic/Latino07/08/2008Apple ValleyCA34.5292861-117.2255906San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office

Carlos Vargas died after deputies shocked him three times with a Taser.

highbeam.com
7294Ibn Rasheed Jones28MaleAfrican-American/Black07/08/2008VictorvilleCA34.4790834-117.3398913San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office

Deputy Kent E. Watson shot and killed Ibn Rasheed Jones when he aimed a gun at him after a foot chase. Witnesses testified that Jones was running away with nothing in his hands when he was shot. A civil jury found the officer and the county liable for violations of Jones' Fourth Amendment rights.

highbeam.com
7295Tomas Sanchez-Orzuna36MaleHispanic/Latino07/08/2008San ClementeCA33.4304703-117.6198182U.S. Border Patrol

Undocumented immigrant Tomas Sanchez-Orzuna died after he struggled with and was pepper sprayed by Border Patrol agents in San Clemente.

latimes.com
7296Samuel K. DeBoise29MaleRace unspecified07/08/2008FlorissantMO38.8055024-90.2499463St. Louis County Police Department

Samuel DeBoise died after being Tasered repeatedly by officers Joseph Percich and Bret Lively during a struggle. DeBoise had reportedly punched his own mother and smashed her head against the wall after holding her hostage and making her bow to him in praise. According to police, DeBoise was naked and claimed he was God on a mission to find weapons of mass destruction and discover the truth about Hitler. Officers surrounded the house and De Boise initially agreed to lie down and be handcuffed. DeBoise then allegedly jumped to his feet and charged at the officers, who shocked him with a Taser. DeBoise fell to the ground and was reportedly shocked repeatedly by Percich and Lively. Police contended that officers Tasered De Boise a total of seven times after he continued to struggle with them. His father said the officers Tasered De Boise 11 times.

stltoday.com
7297Clarence Smith Jr.29MaleAfrican-American/Black07/08/2008WindsorNC36.0099287-76.954867Bertie County Sheriff's Office

Smith's parents had called for help getting him committed under court order for mental health issues. Smith physically resisted with the deputies, and was tasered. He died in the hospital within an hour of the police arriving at his house.

witn.com
7298Reginald McGee55MaleAfrican-American/Black07/08/2008Kansas CityMO38.9895423-94.5193217Kansas City Police Department

McGee crashed his car into a tree. He got out of the car holding a rifle. Officers ordered him to drop the rifle. He began firing at passing cars, then pointed the rifle at the police. Police shot him several times.

columbiamissourian.com
7289Ismael Rodriguez20MaleRace unspecified07/07/2008San BernardinoCA34.147472-117.245605San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office

Ismael Rodriguez and Michael Brinkman were killed when they crashed into an apartment building while being chased by a deputy.

san-bernardino.ca.us
7290Michael Brinkman17MaleHispanic/Latino07/07/2008San BernardinoCA34.147472-117.245605San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office

Ismael Rodriguez and Michael Brinkman were killed when they crashed into an apartment building while being chased by a deputy.

san-bernardino.ca.us
7291Justin Bill Kennedy33MaleRace unspecified07/07/2008KennesawGA34.051934-84.593811Cobb County Police Department

Police received a from the clerk of the Texaco that Kennedy was trying to pass a counterfeit bill.The responding officer, D.P. Rogers, made contact with Kennedy, who was still at the store when the officer arrived. According to police, Kennedy refused to comply with Rogers' instructions, physically assaulted Rogers and ran outside the store. Rogers drew his gun and told Kennedy to stop. Police say Kennedy then reached for a gun in his waistband, after which Rogers shot him twice, killing him.

google.com
7292Mark Eric Betts49MaleEuropean-American/White07/07/2008SandpointID48.4002863-116.5284751Bonner County Sheriff's Office

Idaho State Police say Mark Betts robbed the Ponderay Wal-Mart 20 minutes before robbing the State Liquor Store at knife-point. During an ensuing chase, the Betts tried to ram his car into police vehicles. The Bonner County Sheriff's Office says the suspect was stopped about one mile off Highway 95 on Colburn Culver Road where he was shot and killed.

bonnercountydailybee.com
7288Name withheld by police25MaleHispanic/Latino07/06/2008ChicagoIL41.7827865-87.7032301Chicago Police Department

Police shot and killed an unidentified man after he allegedly shot at them. At 2:13 a.m., officers responded to a call of shots fired. According to police, detectives believed the man was involved in the death of James Sorensen.

chicagotribune.com
21193Robert West38MaleRace unspecified07/06/2008WaylandMI42.723064-85.6708272Allegan County Sheriff's Office

A deputy said he tried to stop Robert West's motorcycle just after midnight. As he approached, the deputy reportedly heard West tell his passenger he was going to take off. West clipped a vehicle at US-31. West and his passenger were thrown into a guardrail. West died from his injuries nearly a week later, on July 12.

google.com
7284Jeffery Stephens Sr.42MaleAfrican-American/Black07/05/2008AkronOH41.0658513-81.5479505Akron Police Department

Stephens was killed when police were responding to a 911 call about a fight with "weapons involved" at a Celina Avenue home. The call was made by Stephens' wife, Seata. Police said they shot Stephens after he reached for a gun in the waistband of his shorts and refused repeated commands to hit the ground.

google.com
7285Arthur James Bennett36MaleRace unspecified07/05/2008BrewtonAL31.2012245-87.0674787Brewton Police Department

Arthur James Bennett died in a south Alabama pond when he refused to get out of the water after police shocked him with a Taser.

dothaneagle.com
7286Michael Dwayne Davis28MaleRace unspecified07/05/2008KentwoodLA30.9159192-90.5424824Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office

Michael Dwayne Davis reportedly shot himself in the head with a shotgun while lying in the middle of the roadway as deputies Mike Hills and Laura Forman arrived in response to a disturbance.

hammondstar.com
7287David Michael Przewlocki54MaleRace unspecified07/05/2008OaktonVA38.871444-77.2996021Fairfax County Police Department

Officers responded to a report of an apparent suicidal man. Police found the man outside his apartment on the sidewalk. Officers told the man to put down the gun he was carrying. Police say the man refused and pointed his gun at the officers, who then fired shots. The man was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

timesdispatch.com
21192Sean Samuel Coats30MaleAfrican-American/Black07/05/2008Auburn HillsMI42.6280655-83.2491899Auburn Hills Police Department

Police responded to a report of an armed robbery at a Salvation Army store about 8:54 p.m. According to police, an officer confronted Sean Samuel Coats when he stepped out of a Buick Rendezvous outside the store. The officer shot Coats, killing him. A second man reportedly fled on foot and tried to carjack a vehicle parked by the Clinton River Trail before he was arrested in a nearby wooded area.

theoaklandpress.com
21715Name withheld by police18MaleAfrican-American/Black07/05/2008BaltimoreMD39.276262-76.635533Baltimore Police Department

Two men were shot and killed, and a third was wounded as they fired shots in the air at an Independence Day party. They allegedly refused to give up their guns outside a union hall.

google.com
21716Name withheld by police21MaleAfrican-American/Black07/05/2008BaltimoreMD39.276262-76.635533Baltimore Police Department

Two men were shot and killed, and a third was wounded as they fired shots in the air at an Independence Day party. They allegedly refused to give up their guns outside a union hall.

google.com
7282Gene Ketner38MaleEuropean-American/White07/04/2008Fort WorthTX32.8656109-97.2814647Fort Worth Police Department

Ketner, armed with a gun, was at the back door of a residence. Someone in the residence called 911. Officers responded. Ketner fatally shot himself.

google.com
7283Othello Pierre23MaleAfrican-American/Black07/04/2008St. MartinvilleLA30.182707-91.8683417St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Office

Othello Pierre died after a deputy used a Taser to subdue him following a foot pursuit.

uscourts.gov
7279Brandon James LeBan27MaleRace unspecified07/03/2008Moreno ValleyCA33.9456143-117.2563733Rancho Cordova Police Department, Sacramento County Sheriff's Office

Cpl. Sean Vickers shot and killed Brandon James LeBan when he reached into his pocket for a toy gun.

sandiegouniontribune.com
7280Tommye Ruth Freeman78FemaleAfrican-American/Black07/03/2008ChicagoIL41.7564334-87.6247208Chicago Police Department

Tommye Ruth Freeman was killed when a SUV fleeing police struck her car. Byron Brown, the SUV's driver, was apparently being pursued in connection with a nonviolent residential burglary. Brown was convicted of murder in Freeman's death in 2012, and was sentenced to 25 years in prison. In July 2015, a jury awarded Freeman's family $2.1 million in damages.

chicagotribune.com
7281Ronald Evans Jr.5MaleRace unspecified07/03/2008ChicagoIL41.7768085-87.5712805Chicago Police Department

A relative of 5-year-old Ronald Evans Jr., who drowned after falling off a rock ledge at Jackson Park Harbor, sued police alleging that an officer prevented bystanders from trying to rescue the boy. The lawsuit contended that the officer threatened to arrest bystanders who were "suitably qualified" to attempt a rescue.

chicagotribune.com
7278Jesse D. Hare25MaleEuropean-American/White07/02/2008Loves ParkIL42.3360561-89.0192524Loves Park Police Department

Jesse D. Hare stopped breathing after Sgt. Curtis Wilson and officers Joshua Hecker, Terry Hayes and Jeffrey Petty maced and restrained him. Hare's mother called 911 stating her son was having trouble breathing. Hare refused medical treatment and ran from police. His family alleged officers had beaten him a few months earlier, so he was scared. According to police, Hare ran onto the road and that they had to grab him and use mace to restrain him. Hare stopped breathing and died at the hospital. Hare's family said he was beaten to death. "When we went to view him, his face was all battered," Hare's mother said. An autopsy report said Hare died from "adverse effects of cocaine." In 2012, Hare's family received a $175,000 settlement.

wrex.com
19753Isaac Bass34MaleAfrican-American/Black07/02/2008LouisvilleKY38.1890175-85.6665035Louisville Metro Police Department

Police responded to break up a fight. Police say while trying to separate 34-year-old Isaac Bass and his brother, Bass attacked one of the officers with a flashlight. There was a struggle over an officer's firearm, and Bass was tasered and died.

wave3.com
22665Randolph Neal Seamster Jr.22MaleEuropean-American/White07/02/2008South BostonVA36.687082-78.900365Halifax County Sheriff's Office

Police shot and killed Randolph Seamster when he didn't cooperate with them and tried to flee in his car. Their reasons for interacting with Seamster were not disclosed in news media, although apparently the police were investigating drug activity.

caswellmessenger.com
23102Michael D. "Mike" Ward47MaleRace unspecified07/02/2008GreenevilleTN36.2670014-82.7494326Greeneville Police Department, Greene County Sheriff's Office

About 8 p.m. Tuesday, sheriff's deputies responded to a report of a burglary at a home. Michael Ward died about 9:20 a.m. when shots were fired as Greeneville-Greene County Special Response Team officers entered the house. Ward had been living for some time at the residence where he died. The deputies had been pinned down by gunfire from the house until they were rescued by SRT officers about 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, police said.

greenevillesun.com
7274Leondrick Akeen Hastings18MaleAfrican-American/Black07/01/2008LubbockTX33.6067417-101.8532059Lubbock County Sheriff's Office

Around 1:30 a.m., officers tried to stop Hastings, driving a Jeep Grand Cherokee, for not stopping when coming out of a driveway. Hastings took off, lost control and flipped the Cherokee, killing himself.

everythinglubbock.com
7275Ruben Walton Ortega23MaleAfrican-American/Black07/01/2008InglewoodCA33.9362895-118.3264342Inglewood Police Department

Officers say that they responded to a loitering call, Ortega ran and when he refused to raise his hands and keeping a hand at his waist, the officer(s) thought he was armed, and shot him to death. A different account says he was unarmed and shot in the back.

latimes.com
7276Cory Caldwell18MaleRace unspecified07/01/2008West Palm BeachFL26.7058548-80.0616642U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, West Palm Beach Police Department

Caldwell was one of four men caught in a drug sting arranged by the FBI and local police. Their main target was another man, Frank Jackson, and the sting involved misleading Jackson and his three "big goons with AK-47s" into a phony revenge-robbery of 10 kilograms of cocaine from a false Mexican dealer. All four men were wounded in the operation, Caldwell fatally.

sun-sentinel.com
7277Thanh Minh Tran36MaleAsian/Pacific Islander07/01/2008West Valley CityUT40.6958465-111.9390439West Valley City Police Department

Tran allegedly held up a jewelry store at gunpoint when the store owner's son called police. Tran tried to leave the store with a case of jewelry, but when police arrived he forced the owner to leave with him. She broke free and ran toward the parking lot. Tran turned toward the officers and fired one round. Officers fired back, hitting Tran in the torso.

sltrib.com
21191Shelton Bell Jr.16MaleRace unspecified07/01/2008DetroitMI42.3657914-83.1777163Detroit Police Department

Shelton Bell Jr. allegedly demanded the keys to off-duty officer Allen Williams' vehicle at around 1:30 a.m. outside a west side BP gas station. Williams shot Bell 10 times--five times in the chest, three in the back, once in the head behind his right ear, and once in his left arm--none of the shots were at close range.

voiceofdetroit.net
7270Antonio J. Torres41MaleRace unspecified06/30/2008Genoa CityWI42.5238618-88.3550933Walworth County Sheriff's Office

Torres was shot and killed near Bloomfield Cemetery, Highway H, after a high-speed chase involving several local law enforcement agencies. Torres was being pursued by law enforcement after he reportedly abducted his 22-month old daughter. The abduction triggered an Amber Alert and Torres was shot after making "life-threatening gestures" toward the girl.

lakegenevanews.net
7271David Clinton Vestal63MaleRace unspecified06/30/2008ClearlakeCA38.9425-122.632522Clearlake Police Department

Officer Michael Hansen shot David Clinton Vestal when he pointed a shotgun at officers and threatened to shoot them.

lakeconews.com
7272William M. Ozment47MaleRace unspecified06/30/2008RaytownMO38.9894-94.4573955Raytown Police Department

William M. Ozment reportedly shot himself during a standoff with police at his Raytown home. Police responded to the house at about 9:10 p.m. to investigate a domestic disturbance in which a man had struck three vehicles on his street. When police arrived, Ozment allegedly shot toward an officer and ran into the house. During the standoff, Ozment allegedly fired toward officers at least two more times. At about 1:20 a.m., police were still trying to contact with Ozment. They later sent a robot inside the house that found Ozment dead.

google.com
7273Andrew James Hanlon20MaleEuropean-American/White06/30/2008SilvertonOR45.0072582-122.7800218Silverton Police Department

Officer responding to a 911 call shot Hanlon, who was unarmed.

wweek.com
7267Tiffany Cuinn O'Shell25FemaleEuropean-American/White06/29/2008HendersonCO39.9060379-104.853426Lakewood Police Department

William "David" O'Shell was falsely accused of child abuse when he killed his wife and himself.

denverpost.com
7268Randolph Scott Jr.23MaleRace unspecified06/29/2008St. LouisMO38.6256744-90.1892739U.S. National Park Service

Ranger Joshua Updegraff shot Randolph Scott Jr. several times after Updegraff was allegedly dragged by Scott's car door near the Gateway Arch. Scott's family contended that Scott was watching the flooded Mississippi River with others at about 5:35 a.m. Updegraff claimed he was responding to yelling he heard while at the ranger station inside the parking garage. Updegraff said he fired his Taser when he feared Scott was trying to get a weapon from his car and continued using the Taser as Scott struggled. Updegraff claimed he tried unsuccessfully to handcuff Scott while Scott's friends jeered. Scott allegedly got to his car and told Updegraff he was going to run him over. Updegraff said he fired as many shots as he could, and alleged that Scott dragged him about 100 feet. Scott's family said Updegraff improperly used force, had a history of incidents involving force and was not properly trained or supervised. Updegraff was transferred to Yellowstone National Park effective July 13, 2008. In 2013, the federal government agreed to pay $520,000 to settle a lawsuit with Scott's relatives.

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7269Walter S. Lewis58MaleRace unspecified06/29/2008Kansas CityMO39.0621996-94.5393824Kansas City Police Department

Walter S. Lewis reportedly killed himself during a standoff with police. According to police, the man had abducted his former girlfriend at gunpoint from the Gates Bar-B-Q restaurant at around 11:10 p.m., and shot her in the leg. Witnesses to the abduction gave police a description of Lewis and his vehicle. Police went to the house and a wounded woman ran outside. Tactical officers later found Lewis dead inside the home.

google.com
20324Norman Todd Fuller44MaleRace unspecified06/29/2008MilanPA41.9175708-76.6767159Pennsylvania State Police

Wayne Dunkling and Matthew Knock shot and killed Norman Fuller, who shot at them as they attempted to check on his welfare. They may have been investigating the sexual abuse of a child as well.

google.com
22713David Charles Gandy49MaleRace unspecified06/29/2008FredericksburgVA38.3543274-77.4381112Stafford County Sheriff's Office

Four officers responded to a call for assistance at David Gandy's residence, police said. Gandy, who had been drinking, was allegedly in the process of raising his handgun when he was shot and killed. Witnesses disputed the police description of the encounter.

fredericksburg.com
23101Ignacio Arcos Pacheco23MaleRace unspecified06/29/2008MemphisTN35.1908079-89.9528171Shelby County Sheriff's Office

Shelby County Sheriff's deputy Alvin Dortch, who was convicted last year of filing a false report, was acquitted by the trial court of a reckless homicide charge. In 2008, Dortch shot out the tire of a car being driven by fleeing DUI suspect Ignacio Arcos, whose car crashed moments later, killing him. Investigators didn't discover that Dortch had fired at the vehicle until they reviewed dashboard video more than 12 hours after the incident.

wbtv.com
7266William David Curtis Jr.33MaleAfrican-American/Black06/28/2008HoustonTX29.8098366-95.3170267Houston Police Department

Officers responded to a call by a woman who said that Curtis had threatened her with a gun. Curtis drove by as officers spoke to the woman. They followed him. He sped, trying to escape officers, but crashed in Hutcheson Park. He exited his vehicle with a pistol and pointed it at Officer Joseph D. Babineaux II. The officer fatally shot him.

houstontx.gov
7262Bryan Moore26MaleAfrican-American/Black06/26/2008ComptonCA33.896399-118.258234Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

Officers allege they approached Moore and he ran, jumped over a fence holding his waist, and when officers ordered him to raise his hands, he looked at an officer who feared for his life, and the officers shot him to death.

latimes.com
7263Dwight Antonio Nelson31MaleAfrican-American/Black06/26/2008OrlandoFL28.5961753-81.4151199Orlando Police Department

Acting on a tip about a planned armed robbery, eight SWAT members took up positions around a marina and waiting until Nelson arrived. When he donned a mask and reached for his weapon, officers tried to apprehend him. Nelson started a firefight and was shot to death.

orlandosentinel.com
7264Deveron Willis Schreiner38MaleEuropean-American/White06/26/2008PendletonOR45.6723646-118.7872349Pendleton Police Department

Law enforcement from Schreiner's home county called Pendleton police to warn them that he was headed their way, armed, in a stolen car, with a prison record, and potentially suicidal. Officers intercepted him in front of a downtown spa storefront. After an extended standoff Schreiner pointed his weapon at officers, and he was shot dead.

keprtv.com
7265Ruben Walter Martinez II21MaleHispanic/Latino06/26/2008DenvilleNJ40.894281-74.487073Denville Police Department

Martinez was stopped after a brief chase and spinout for going 32 miles over the speed limit. Officer approached with gun drawn, Martinez tried to restart car, officer smelled alcohol, holstered gun and hit Martinez's head against the car door. Martinez floors the gas and officer is stuck. He draws his gun and shoots Martinez 5 times, the car reaching 89mph in 7.5 seconds before crashing through a fence into the side of a pool.

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7261Ernest Deshannon Graves29MaleAfrican-American/Black06/25/2008RockfordIL42.253971-89.0642712Rockford Police Department

Ernest DeShannon Graves died after officer Brian Prine shocked him three times with a Taser. Graves girlfriend, who wasn't home at the time, called 911 saying he was vandalizing her apartment. Graves fled and Prine chased him. Police said Prine Tasered Graves multiple times when he allegedly continued to resist arrest. Graves then said he was having trouble breathing and died at a hospital. Winnebago County Coroner Sue Fiduccia said Graves was found to have a combination of alcohol, cocaine and marijuana in his system at the time of his death, and listed Graves' official cause of death as "adverse effects of cocaine."

mystateline.com
19754Jack D. Berressem Jr.47MaleRace unspecified06/25/2008MiltonKY38.7244729-85.369152Kentucky State Police

Police responded to a domestic disturbance. Berressem shot at them and was shot and killed.

google.com
7257Michael L. Rogers34MaleRace unspecified06/24/2008DoltonIL41.6226001-87.5914637Dolton Police Department

Officers shot and killed Michael L. Rodgers when he allegedly pointed a gun at them. Police had responded to an alarm at Illinois Vehicle Insurance at around 2:20 p.m., where Rodgers reportedly confronted them with a handgun, said he had a hostage, and demanded $5,000 and a car. Police learned Rodgers had called a relative stating he'd tried to rob the store and killed Jeniel Morgan, 42, a salesperson. Rodgers came outside at around 4 p.m. and allegedly pointed his gun at SWAT officers, who shot him three times. Officers went inside and found Morgan's body.

chicagotribune.com
7258Luis "Busy" Colon18MaleHispanic/Latino06/24/2008ChicagoIL41.9304431-87.7392052Chicago Police Department

Police shot and killed Luis "Busy" Colon when he allegedly pulled a gun on officers on a gang suppression mission across the street from a busy neighborhood park. The officers claimed that Colon threatened them with a .357-caliber Ruger handgun after they told him to stop. Witnesses said that Colon had a gun, but was attempting to surrender when he was shot. The city settled a wrongful death lawsuit with Colon's estate for $95,000.

abc7chicago.com
7259Daniel Patrick Hendricks20MaleAfrican-American/Black06/24/2008Orange CityFL28.9232016-81.299339Orange City Police Department

Hendricks first stole a truck from a university, acting strangely according to witnesses, then carjacked two other vehicles in a string of crimes that included multiple reckless collisions and the (brief) kidnapping of a 10-year-old boy. He was fatally shot as he rammed other cars and came close to running down a detective.

google.com
7260Gordon Kenneth Wheeler Sr.60MaleEuropean-American/White06/24/2008Little FallsMN45.9757854-94.3597308Minnesota State Patrol, Morrison County Sheriff's Office

After years of disagreements about his now-closed adult entertainment businesses, Wheeler held about six people hostage at gunpoint during a Morrison County Board meeting in Little Falls.

twincities.com
19139Marty Workman30MaleEuropean-American/White06/24/2008StillwellOK35.81453-94.6285553Cherokee Nation Marshal Service

Marty Workman, 30, had failed to appear for a court hearing where he was supposed to enter a plea in a drug case, police said. After a standoff, he ran toward police with a gun.

google.com
7253David Michael Abrams40MaleEuropean-American/White06/23/2008AnaheimCA33.8535031-117.9604441Anaheim Police Department

Police shot David Abrams on the 91 Freeway in Anaheim when he shot at them after a car chase.

abc7.com
7254James Martin Imbriani50MaleEuropean-American/White06/23/2008JacksonvilleFL30.2946517-81.6435567Jacksonville Sheriff's Office

Imbriani had robbed the Fifth Third Bank branch in a ski mask about 10 a.m., escaped to the north for about two miles on a major surface street before being stopped by spikes in the road. He emerged armed from his car, took a stand in the middle of the road with a BB gun, and was shot multiple times.

news4jax.com
7255Artavious Edmond DeBose22MaleAfrican-American/Black06/23/2008JacksonvilleFL30.309297-81.72505Jacksonville Sheriff's Office

DeBose was involved in the armed robbery of a Game Stop, and fled police at speeds of up to 130 MPH. Crashing his car, he fled on foot into residential back yards and was said by police to be reaching for a gun when they fatally shot him. DeBose was unarmed.

jacksonville.com
7256Kelly C. Wark34FemaleEuropean-American/White06/23/2008LehiUT40.3882746-111.8339251Lehi Police Department

Wark, who had a history of mental illness, had moved from Washington state to Provo to attend massage therapy school. Capt. Harold Terry stopped Wark's car because a witness said she might be driving under the influence. Police said Wark and Terry spoke briefly when some kind of struggle broke out between them. Terry was shot twice in the head; two other officers shot and killed Wark as she got out of the car.

sltrib.com
19140Robert N. Brooke24MaleEuropean-American/White06/23/2008EdmondOK35.6758372-97.4760208Moore Police Department

After a high speed chase from Moore to Edmond, Robert Brooke flipped his truck and was killed.

google.com
7247Scott Allen Montgomery37MaleRace unspecified06/22/2008Crystal ParkCO38.8305144-104.9307569El Paso County Sheriff's Office

El Paso County sheriff's deputies were checking the man's home after the children's mother told authorities she was worried he might hurt their children, police said. Deputies looked through a window to see two boys lying on the bed with a "significant of blood on or around them." The sight of so much blood in the bedroom forced deputies to act quickly. Deputies burst into the home and were confronted by the father, who was wielding a knife, so they shot and killed him.

kktv.com
7248Mark Tabullo-Zuniga22MaleHispanic/Latino06/22/2008DenverCO39.7520074-104.9950065Denver Police Department

There was a gunfight outside a nightclub. Tabullo fired at police and was shot and killed.

denverda.org
7249Shapell "Pell" Terrell39MaleAfrican-American/Black06/22/2008ChicagoIL41.7407992-87.5672914Chicago Police Department

Detectives shot Shapell "Pell" Turner 14 times in the back after he allegedly confronted them with a gun. According to police, the officers responded to a report of shots fired, but neighbors said all they heard were fireworks. According to witnesses, Terrell turned to go back inside his home at 1 a.m. Witness said the officers shined a spotlight on Terrell, told him to turn around and then opened fire when he didn't.

chicagotribune.com
7250Darius Nicholson49MaleAfrican-American/Black06/22/2008ChicagoIL41.7704123-87.6521336Chicago Police Department

Police shot and killed Darius Nicholson in his bedroom of his home. Nicholson's wife said that she called police at around 7:15 p.m. after he suddenly became violent with her and that the behavior was completely out of character for Nicholson.

chicagotribune.com
7251Marcus T. Edwards27MaleRace unspecified06/22/2008CoralvilleIA41.6818177-91.5918789Coralville Police Department

Marcus T. Edwards allegedly shoplifted lunch meat from a Hy-Vee grocery store in Lantern Park Plaza. He then fled and was arrested about a block away at around 8:30 p.m. Edwards reportedly became unresponsive soon after arriving at the police station and was pronounced dead at a hospital. Johnson County Medical Examiner Dr. Stephen Scheckel said Edwards died from erythrocyte sickling-related collapse associated with exertion-induced complication of sickle cell trait, and that his death was accidental.

google.com
7252Stephen Bryant46MaleEuropean-American/White06/22/2008Port St LucieFL27.262727-80.283605St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office

Having lost his job and an important relationship, broken his legs three times within a year and a half, and said to be off his medication, Bryant was suicidal. He confronted police with a knife outside his former girlfriend's mobile home. He took a .40 caliber bullet just below the right eye after asking officers to shoot him, and died after two weeks on life support.

tcpalm.com
19064Travis Jonathan Meints21MaleRace unspecified06/22/2008GreerSC34.8166316-82.1617499Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office

Police said Meints invaded an Air Park Drive home with a pistol, took cash and cellphones from the victims and drove off in the homeowner's car. Police found the car at 660 Dean Road, where the man and a 3-year-old boy were inside. Shortly after arriving at the mobile home, officers heard a gunshot, and the bullet went through an exterior wall. Police entered the home, found the unhurt 3-year-old and Meints' body in a separate bedroom.

goupstate.com
7245Ivar A. Rupley70MaleEuropean-American/White06/21/2008MiamiOK36.8703523-94.8744748Miami Police Department

Rupley was involved in a dispute with neighbors before authorities arrived, according to police. The reporting party told police Rupley struck his neighbors with a cane several times before officers arrived. After speaking with witnesses, officer Jeffery Frazier located Rupley who by then was armed with a knife. Rupley pulled the knife back in a threatening manner as to throw it at the officer, and he was shot and killed.

miamiok.com
7246Sean A. Madigan23MaleEuropean-American/White06/21/2008Lake ArielPA41.4547284-75.3991683Pennsylvania State Police

Madigan's fatal motorcycle crash during a pursuit was so violent that it split the bike in two. State troopers had chased him for speeding, and the chase reached speeds of 80 MPH on rural roads.

poconorecord.com
7243Milton Lima39MaleRace unspecified06/20/2008BuckeyeAZ33.42668-112.5189495Buckeye Police Department

Lima reportedly broke into his ex-wife's home and fired multiple shots inside. Police said the woman and her new husband fled to separate houses and called police. Police established a perimeter and called out a SWAT team. Lima fled through the backyard to a neighbor's yard and onto the corner of 217th Lane and Hess Avenue, where he opened fire. He either dropped or placed his gun on the ground. He then picked it up and again pointed it at an officer. He was shot and killed.

azcentral.com
7244Carmine Wisnieski26MaleEuropean-American/White06/20/2008BrookhavenNY40.763845-72.9149775Suffolk County Police Department

Wisnieski was one of about 40 suspects caught up in a county-wide narcotics sweep. When police closed in at his home, he opened fire with a 9mm handgun, and was fatally shot in return.

nydailynews.com
7241Troy van Pool31MaleEuropean-American/White06/19/2008RockwallTX32.8970395-96.4657295Garland Police Department

Van Pool screamed at a man in the parking lot of Lake Point Church. Officer Brandon Hernandez, working at Lake Point as a security guard in plain clothes, tried to de-escalate the confrontation. Van Pool drew a gun. Officer Hernandez fatally shot him.

blogspot.com
7242Stephen Shaw25MaleRace unspecified06/19/2008DecaturTN35.6372915-84.7772474Tennessee Valley Authority Police

A TVA officer investigating reports of a meth lab set up in a county/TVA recreational area flushed out Shaw and his cousin. Shaw left but returned with a rifle. He aimed the rifle at the 20-year veteran officer, and he was fatally shot.

knoxnews.com
20323Douglas Higgins28MaleRace unspecified06/19/2008SomersetPA40.008121-79.079624Somerset Borough Police Department

Douglas Higgins, 28, was killed by a self-inflicted gunshot wound after a police standoff at his Main Street home days before he was to be arraigned on rape charges.

google.com
7239Kenneth Anthony Culver47MaleRace unspecified06/17/2008SpartaGA33.2978769-82.9688613Hancock County Sheriff's Office

A Hancock County deputy was in a convenience store parking lot during a robbery and started chasing Culver. The chase ended just north of Sparta on Ga. 15 when Culver lost control of the van on a straight-away and veered into a line of trees. He was killed in the wreck.

google.com
7240David Woodman22MaleEuropean-American/White06/17/2008BostonMA42.3427539-71.103232Boston Police Department

Boston police stopped Woodman for holding a beer outside Fenway Park and detained him. During the arrest Woodman was handcuffed and deprived of oxygen for about 5 minutes. Eyewitnesses say police made no attempt to revive him, and lied to responding paramedics. Woodman died 11 days later. In June 2010 the family settled with the city for $3M.

masslive.com
21713Bryant Worrell21MaleAfrican-American/Black06/17/2008BaltimoreMD39.2918792-76.5727572Baltimore Police Department

Bryant Worrell was apparently developmentally disabled. He was attacked in his home by several young men. Police wanted to take him away from the home, searched him and found a gun. Worrell allegedly refused to give up the gun and was shot and killed.

google.com
7236Gary Guerra Jr.26MaleHispanic/Latino06/16/2008ManhattanKS39.1690902-96.5951714Riley County Police Department

Fort Riley soldier Gary Guerra was killed after he crashed his vehicle during a police pursuit. Guerra was allegedly involved in a verbal confrontation at Zuckey Bowl and threatened an employee with a knife. Witnesses alerted police to Guerra's fleeing vehicle and officers gave chase. Guerra lost control of the car, which rolled over several times in a ditch, ejecting him. A passenger in Guerra's car sustained minor injuries.

ljworld.com
7237Ervin Michael Johnston25MaleAfrican-American/Black06/16/2008SelmaAL32.3617-86.9881Alabama Department of Public Safety

Ervin Michael Johnston died due to heat exhaustion after participating in the Alabama Department of Public Safety's agility training.

wsfa.com
7238Kenneth C. Montero28MaleRace unspecified06/16/2008Port RicheyFL28.2768285-82.7198133New Port Richey Police Department

Local police chased two motorcyclists about 2 a.m. for going 75 MPH in a 35 MPH zone. One struck a curb during the pursuit, left his bike, and received fairly minor injuries. The other, Montero, struck a semi-trailer and was killed.

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7234Reginald Knight26MaleAfrican-American/Black06/15/2008ChicagoIL41.6963571-87.630624Chicago Police Department

Officer Mark Brown shot Reginald Knight eight times in the back when he allegedly pointed a gun at officers chasing him. Witnesses said that Knight had both hands on a fence and was talking to an officer in front of him when Brown opened fire from behind him. Witnesses also said that the officers gave high-fives to each other as they stood over Knight's body. The mother of Knight's children was arrested when she arrived at the scene. She was released six hours later without being charged--it was only then that she learned Knight was dead. The city settled a wrongful death lawsuit for $100,000.

chronicleillinois.com
7235Nicholas Cody27MaleAfrican-American/Black06/15/2008DothanAL31.1771989-85.4017722Houston County Sheriff's Office

Nicholas Cody died about a week after being tasered multiple times within a short period of time.

dothaneagle.com
21189Ernest Griglen Jr.59MaleAfrican-American/Black06/15/2008DearbornMI42.3318581-83.2173642Allen Park Police Department, Dearborn Police Department

Ernest Griglen Jr., who was diabetic and disabled, was having a hypoglycemic episode when police mistook him for a drunken driver. Police stopped Griglen on the Southfield Freeway at around 4:30 p.m. after following him for several miles; APD officer T. Brown and DPD officers Richard Michalski, Edward Villemaire, Benjamin Harless and Lee Wilsmuth were involved in the incident. Police said Griglen was combative and resisted arrest, so the officers sprayed Griglen with a mixture of pepper spray and tear gas and wrestled him to the ground. While struggling with Griglen, officers mistook the insulin pump on Griglen;s waistband for a weapon. A breath test registered no alcohol in Griglen's system and he was taken to a hospital, where his blood sugar level was about 20 (normal levels are between about 70 and 110). Hospital records reportedly showed a fracture at the base of Griglen's skull. Part of Griglen's brain was removed because of a blood clot, and he slipped into a coma and never regained consciousness. He died on May 9, 2009.

thenewsherald.com
21190John A. Watson IV26MaleRace unspecified06/15/2008Bay CityMI43.5834083-83.8953808Bay City Police Department

John A. Watson IV was riding his BMX bicycle along Water Street when officer Eric Williams hit him with his Chevrolet Impala patrol car. Police said Williams was responding to a call about an argument in progress when he struck Watson. According to police, the bicycle had moved into the roadway in front of the cruiser, which was traveling 11-20 mph over the speed limit in the rain. Watson suffered critical brain injuries and died on June 26, 2008.

mlive.com
7228Sergio Casian Aguiar27MaleHispanic/Latino06/14/2008TurlockCA37.4490754-120.9308716Modesto Police Department

A Modesto police officer, dropped onto the scene from a Stanislaus County Sheriff's Office helicopter, shot and killed Sergio Casian Aguiar, who had parked on a dark rural road and was beating his toddler son to death.

cbsnews.com
7229Jake Thomas Taylor21MaleEuropean-American/White06/14/2008AthensTX32.2080311-95.84594249999999Henderson County Sheriff's Office

Deputy Jason Fisher pulled over a brown van for reckless driving. He recognized the driver, Taylor, as a habitual drug user and searched the vehicle, finding methamphetamine and what appeared to be Hydrocodone. Deputy Fisher handcuffed Taylor, who did not resist, and took him to Henderson County Jail. There, Taylor started to convulse. He died at East Texas Medical Center. A plastic bag was found in his stomach. Media reports don't state categorically whether he was booked, so this incident may be outside of FatalEncounters dataset, which does not include individuals after they've been booked into the jail or prison system.

google.com
7230Jack Heaton52MaleRace unspecified06/14/2008BedfordOH41.3928524-81.541353Bedford Police Department

Bedford police shot Heaton in the chest after they thought he threatened to shoot them with a rifle. The rifle turned out to be a cane.

cleveland.com
7231Devon "D-Mack" Young26MaleAfrican-American/Black06/14/2008ChicagoIL41.7891878-87.6239459Chicago Police Department

Police shot and killed Devon "D-Mack" Young. At about 2:40 a.m., officers responded to a report of shots fired on the South Side. Neighbors said that Young was shot in the back execution style, while kneeling with his hands in the air shouting "don't shoot, don't shoot--I ain't got nothing." Witnesses said that officers "slapped palms" after killing Young and told each other "Good job."

chicagotribune.com
7232Gregorio "Goyo" Manriquez22MaleHispanic/Latino06/14/2008HomesteadFL25.515222-80.433807Miami-Dade Police Department

Manriquez had been drinking and had brought a pistol to the graveside service for a 17-year-old friend killed in a car accident. At some point he stepped away from the ceremony to fire shots at a green car as it passed by, said by some to contain "rivals." He did not obey police commands to drop the weapon, and he was fatally shot.

univision.com
7233John R. Crosby43MaleRace unspecified06/14/2008DedhamMA42.2493655-71.1456222Dedham Police Department

Crosby was found behaving erratically by officers responding to a 911 call. A 45-minute standoff unfolded while officers reportedly waited for a state police crisis situation negotiator to arrive. Crosby threatened the police with a knife, and was fatally shot.

metrowestdailynews.com
20609Juan Manuel Avalos Cisneros27MaleRace unspecified06/14/2008FitchburgWI43.0227609-89.4194503Fitchburg Police Department

Fitchburg police received a report of a disturbance. The first Fitchburg police officer to arrive, Eric Disch, was confronted by an uncooperative and combative individual who was holding a length of coaxial cable. The officer told him to calm down and drew his Taser. The man knocked the Taser out of the officer's hand. He fought and tried to disarm the officer. The officer shot and killed him.

countyofdane.com
22369Edward Rader23MaleEuropean-American/White06/14/2008IndianapolisIN39.7552796-86.1984176Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department

Police were dispatched on a report of a suicidal person. Edward Rader had taken a gun from his grandfather and gone into a nearby alleyway. Family said Rader wanted police to kill him because he couldn't do it himself. When police arrived, Rader's grandfather tried taking the gun away from his grandson, but Rader pulled away, and police said he pointed his gun at them. Officers Justin Reese, Douglas Simmons and James Gray opened fire. Rader's wife said Rader did not point the gun at officers, but rather pointed the gun in the air and fired a shot. A week before, Rader had attempted suicide by drug overdose.

google.com
7226David Lee Stout29MaleEuropean-American/White06/13/2008LaurieMO38.1959684-92.8296188Laurie Police Department, Morgan County Sheriff's Office, Camden County Sheriff's Office

David Lee Stout reportedly shot himself in the chest and temple during a standoff in a Save-A-Lot parking lot. Police responded to the parking lot after a caller indicated Stout was armed and threatening to harm himself. According to police, Stout fired the shots as he sat inside his GMC pickup truck after a Morgan County SWAT unit tossed a flash bang grenade inside.

lakeexpo.com
7227Gregory Theron Smith48MaleEuropean-American/White06/13/2008El PasoTX31.801861-106.511144El Paso Police Department

Dash cam video from a patrol unit shows Officer Matthew Jones trying to arrest Smith. Smith steps out of view. Officer Jones advances and reaches for a stun gun, then suddenly runs to the other side of the patrol unit. Smith walks into view, pointing a toy snub-nosed revolver at Officer Jones and convulsing as Officer Jones shoots him 11 times with a pistol. A grand jury that viewed the video no-billed Officer Jones.

youtube.com
7224Mark Moody41MaleEuropean-American/White06/12/2008CaminoCA38.7520108-120.7040915El Dorado County Sheriff's Office, California Highway Patrol

SWAT deputy Lance Bryant shot Mark Moody when he pointed his rifle in the direction of other SWAT team officers.

googleusercontent.com
7225Vincent A. Hodgkiss46MaleEuropean-American/White06/12/2008Pembroke PinesFL26.0006702-80.2247017Pembroke Pines Police Department

Hodgkiss was fatally shot during an early-morning drug raid at his home of 14 years. Friends and family said that the police story of him defending the property with a shotgun was completely out of character, and the drug search netted a small amount of marijuana belonging to his son's girlfriend.

sun-sentinel.com
7223Gary L. Bliss58MaleRace unspecified06/11/2008MillsboroDE38.5951275-75.1802722Delaware State Police

Bliss, by accounts suicidal and drunk, holed up in a shed behind his own house with a replica pellet gun. Despite police attempts to get him to surrender, he fired at troopers. They responded with eight shots, killing him.

sussexcountian.com
7220Jerrell Taylor24MaleAfrican-American/Black06/10/2008Phenix CityAL32.4929248-85.0119069Phenix City Police Department

Jerell Taylor was killed during a police chase when he lost control of his motorcycle and crashed into a brick mailbox.

armytimes.com
7221Ilda Ebe Grasso52FemaleHispanic/Latino06/10/2008Monterey ParkCA34.0697701-118.1229847California Highway Patrol

Officers allege that they pulled Grasso over for speeding, and that she brandished a replica gun, and they shot her to death.

latimes.com
7222Louis Avrin36MaleRace unspecified06/10/2008CaldwellTX30.5237769-96.7145296Caldwell Police Department

Avrin reportedly committed two robberies, then led Officer Cougan Highnight and Chief Paul Lilly on a chase. He struck a tree. Officer Highnight rammed Avrin's vehicle. Avrin shot Officer Highnight in the arm, then tried to manipulate the slide and magazine of his pistol. Officer Highnight fired ten rounds at Avrin. Chief Lilly fired four rounds. Avrin died of a shot to the neck. He had accidentally released the magazine from his pistol. Avrin was not named in the Texas Custodial Deaths Report on Jan. 30, 2016. CPD released dash cam video to the public after it was shown to a grand jury.

youtube.com
7213Jeffrey James Tinnion51MaleEuropean-American/White06/09/2008Huntington BeachCA33.7371943-118.0242574Huntington Beach Police Department

Jeffrey James Tinnion reportedly killed himself after police stopped his car following a short pursuit.

hbindependent.com
7214Kelly Shawn Valdez31MaleNative American/Alaskan06/09/2008TempleOK34.2688974-98.2439613Temple Police Department, Cotton County Sheriff's Office

While awaiting trial, and not wishing to go back to prison, Valdez apparently engineered a standoff. He fired a rifle at police and was shot and killed.

newsok.com
7215Tony Curtis Bradway26MaleAfrican-American/Black06/09/2008SouthamptonNY40.8909338-72.4636982Southampton Town Police Department

Local officers tasered Bradway twice in an attempt to get him to stop swallowing a large amount of cocaine to conceal it. Eight hours later he was having fatal seizures in a hospital, his death attributed to overdose. His family quietly settled a wrongful-death suit with the city for an undisclosed amount.

27east.com
7216Don Steven Garrett39MaleEuropean-American/White06/09/2008FrederickMD39.3658568-77.4349827Frederick County Sheriff's Office

Police responding to a shots-fired call found Garrett, who'd been menacing the mother of his children at an apartment complex. Garrett stood off with the police for a couple of hours before suddenly appearing in a ground-level doorway, knife in hand. He was fatally shot.

fredericknewspost.com
7217Marcial Cax-Puluc23MaleHispanic/Latino06/09/2008Stone MountainGA33.7742724-84.1603121DeKalb County Sheriff's Office

A sheriff's deputy was convicted of killing the man he'd hired as a part of a scheme to kill his wife. The killer tried to blame the killings of the worker and the wife on the worker, Cax-Puluc.

cnn.com
7218Linda Yancey44MaleAfrican-American/Black06/09/2008Stone MountainGA33.774353-84.160605DeKalb County Sheriff's Office

Yancey was shot by a sheriff's deputy who staged a murder-robbery of his wife and claimed to have killed the robber. Instead, the deputy was himself found guilty of murdering both his wife Yancey and the day laborer Cax-Puluc.

cnn.com
7219Bernard M. Devine55MaleEuropean-American/White06/09/2008Fort LauderdaleFL26.0461123-80.210389Seminole Tribal Police Department

Devine's wife went to the police at 8 a.m. to report her husband was drunk, had beat her, and threatened to kill himself and burn their trailer down. Responding tribal officers saw Devine outside the trailer with a container of gasoline, the strong smell of gas in the air, and Devine with a cigarette lighter. They fatally shot him.

sun-sentinel.com
19755Richard Lynn Henderson44MaleEuropean-American/White06/09/2008RichmondKY37.7565417-84.2961591Richmond Police Department

Richmond police were dispatched to an apartment in response to a reported stabbing. An officer was immediately confronted by a knife-wielding man, later identified as Richard L. Henderson, 44. Henderson would not respond to the officer's commands and continued to advance on the officer with the knife, and he was shot and killed.

kynews.org
21933Russell T. Jackson22MaleRace unspecified06/09/2008Red BankNJ40.3443938-74.0819305Red Bank Police Department

Police received a 911 call reporting a suicidal individual. They arrived on the scene as Jackson shot and killed himself.

gmnews.com
7210Shawn D. Evans34MaleEuropean-American/White06/08/2008WindsorMO38.5702272-93.4919098Johnson County Sheriff's Office

Deputy James Doty shot Shawn D. Evans after he allegedly pointed a handgun at him following a chase. Doty had pursued Evans, who was driving a van, into Pettis County because he believed Evans was a burglary suspect. After he fired the fatal shot, Doty fell into a culvert on the side of the highway while pursuing Evans on foot. Evans was found about 70 yards away and later pronounced dead. Earlier reports that Evans had fired at Doty turned out to be inaccurate, investigators said.

google.com
7211Lawrence Anthony Trujillo45MaleHispanic/Latino06/08/2008TijerasNM35.085079-106.380959Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office

Deputies stopped Trujillo for erratic driving, just before he led them on a car chase in the East Mountains. Deputies said he was acting aggressively, ignoring commands to show his hands and approaching deputies in a "threatening manner" before he was shot and killed. No weapons were found on Trujillo, but deputies reported that he had one hand wrapped with a cloth that may have appeared to be a weapon.

abqjournal.com
7212Name withheld by police25MaleRace unspecified06/08/2008MesaAZ33.440203-111.8399085Mesa Police Department

A man called 911 to report that his girlfriend was afraid of him. When police arrived on the scene, they found she had a head injury, reportedly from her boyfriend. He pointed a gun at police officers, who shot him after he refused to drop his weapon.

eastvalleytribune.com
22368Quintrell T. Brannon25MaleRace unspecified06/08/2008VincennesIN38.6569248-87.5348456Knox County Sheriff's Office, Vincennes Police Department

Quintrell Brannon died after he was tasered by police. He was unarmed during the incident. He stopped breathing 40 minutes after the shock, and was pronounced dead at the hospital.

masscops.com
7203Frank Kaskaske67MaleNative American/Alaskan06/07/2008McLoudOK35.494519-97.082151Kickapoo Tribal Police Department, Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, Meeker Police Department

A caller told emergency dispatchers Kaskaske was drunk, disorderly and suicidal. Kaskaske fired multiple shots at the officers who arrived on the scene, police said. Officers returned fire, killing him.

newsok.com
7204Leonel Maldonado Gonzalez33MaleRace unspecified06/07/2008OthelloWA46.8150637-119.1973136Adams County Sheriff's Office

Gonzalez died after being struck by vehicle driven by a deputy. The deputy was following two cars when one car swerved sharply to left into the lane of an oncoming vehicle. The deputy saw something dark in his lane but could not avoid hitting Gonzalez.

spokesman.com
7205Jorge Orlando Bello Garcia54MaleHispanic/Latino06/07/2008TampaFL28.0403625-82.549788Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office

Questions remained about what exactly drove Bello Garcia to murder his estranged wife and two of her friends. After the murders police caught up with him about a half-mile south of the murder scene. He initially cooperated, then emerged from his vehicle shooting, apparently fearless, "like a crazed maniac," fired 15 shots and wounded two officers before being fatally shot.

tampabay.com
7206Keith Henry Jr.31MaleRace unspecified06/07/2008LawrencevilleGA33.8855582-84.0604722Gwinnett County Police Department

Apprehended for "unusual and erratic" misbehavior at a supermarket, Henry was combative with local officers and cuffed to the cage in the back of a police cruiser. On arrival at the jail police found Henry, unresponsive, and a pool of vomit. He died shortly afterward and an autopsy was inconclusive.

policeone.com
7207Javon Dawson17MaleAfrican-American/Black06/07/2008St. PetersburgFL27.7644841-82.6755363St. Petersburg Police Department

Only about 50 guests were expected at an evening outdoor graduation party at a Masonic lodge, but the gathering drew several hundred people, including Dawson. An officer called to disperse the crowd heard and saw a nuzzle flash as Dawson fired his handgun at others, and fatally shot him as he was running away.

tampabay.com
7208Donovan Tyrone Graham35MaleAfrican-American/Black06/07/2008MeridenCT41.535165-72.801202Meriden Police Department

Army veteran Graham was at home in a public housing complex when his neighbors complained about noise. Agitated by the visit of three (then four) officers, Donovan was uncooperative. One officer tasered Graham for 13 seconds, which appeared to have no effect. Another officer tasered him 10 more times within the next four minutes. As the victim was finally restrained, which required five sets of handcuffs, his breathing became shallow. Graham's subsequent death was attributed by the medical examiner to "natural causes".

investmentwatchblog.com
7209Richard Redmond52MaleRace unspecified06/07/2008MilfordDE38.8890282-75.3770416Delaware State Police

On reports that Redmond was brandishing a gun and had threatened a neighbor, state troopers responded to the home of the terminally ill former California Highway Patrol officer. Redmond refused to give up his gun, threatened to barricade himself and his wife inside, and after a six-hour standoff finally pointed the weapon at troopers. He was fatally shot once.

wesm913.org
22712Michael Ray Duncan Jr.36MaleRace unspecified06/07/2008Gum SpringVA37.801578-77.927394Louisa County Sheriff's Office

Michael Ray Duncan Jr. crashed and died during a high-speed chase. It was not immediately reported why police were chasing him.

google.com
7199Brian T. Williams17MaleRace unspecified06/06/2008AuroraMO36.9709649-93.7231075Aurora Police Department

Teenagers Caleb M. Dunning and Brian T. Williams were killed when their car crashed during a police chase. According to investigators, Dunning was driving the 1997 Ford Mustang and attempting to elude police at around 2:20 a.m. when he lost control, ran off the road, and struck a utility pole and a tree. Police did not state what prompted the chase.

joplinglobe.com
7200Caleb Matthew Dunning18MaleEuropean-American/White06/06/2008AuroraMO36.9709649-93.7231075Aurora Police Department

Teenagers Caleb M. Dunning and Brian T. Williams were killed when their car crashed during a police chase. According to investigators, Dunning was driving the 1997 Ford Mustang and attempting to elude police at around 2:20 a.m. when he lost control, ran off the road, and struck a utility pole and a tree. Police did not state what prompted the chase.

joplinglobe.com
7201Edward "Tigger" Hayes31MaleAfrican-American/Black06/06/2008ColumbusOH39.9715352-82.9769135Columbus Division of Police

Hayes was shot to death by a Columbus police officer. Hayes had been in a car with several other black men on the night of June 6th 2008 when police officers approached. Edward Hayes ran for it; a gun tucked in his waistband.

yahoo.com
7202Dale Mitchell Lemoine53MaleEuropean-American/White06/06/2008DallasTX32.7628398-96.8973885Dallas Police Department

According to DPD, Officer David Yzaguirre, off duty and working at a second job, approached Lemoine, suspected of shoplifting. Lemoine attacked and wounded the officer with a boxcutter. The officer shot Lemoine once. Lemoine was pronounced dead at Methodist Hospital.

dallaspolice.net
22711Gregory Berryman47MaleRace unspecified06/06/2008FredericksburgVA38.3019585-77.4595426Fredericksburg Police Department

Fredericksburg Officer Todd Allen Bahr, 40, was killed while searching for an armed suspect, Gregory Berryman, who was accused of threatening his ex-girlfriend. Police shot Berryman several times, but the fatal shot came from his own gun, police said.

insidenova.com
7196Andrew Ruiz23MaleRace unspecified06/05/2008Los AngelesCA34.0494572-118.203596Los Angeles Police Department

Jose Ruiz reportedly committed suicide after shooting and wounding an officer during a narcotics raid.

typepad.com
7197Willie Maye43MaleAfrican-American/Black06/05/2008BirminghamAL33.5407225-86.8738024Birmingham Police Department

WIllie Maye died after he was tasered, maced and arrested following a short car and foot chase.

blog.al.com
7198Dominic Ian Nieto30MaleHispanic/Latino06/05/2008Las VegasNV36.0905418-115.2503686Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department

Responding to reports of a shooting at the Penthouse nightclub near Interstate 15 and Russell Road, Las Vegas officer pursued a car driven by Dominic Ian Nieto, 30. After Nieto crashed his car in a desert area, he shot the officer in the leg. The officer shot and killed Nieto.

google.com
23100Kermit Eugene Bryson29MaleEuropean-American/White06/05/2008MonteagleTN35.2451677-85.8017896Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, Grundy County Sheriff's Office

Kermit Eugene Bryson allegedly shot and killed Grundy County sheriff's deputy Shane Tate, 28, and then killed himself after an all-day manhunt when he was cornered.

chattanoogan.com
7192Eric Boyd Minshew Jr.49MaleEuropean-American/White06/04/2008New OrleansLA30.0187015-90.1087119New Orleans Police Department, U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency

Police shot and killed Eric Minshew after a nearly 10-hour standoff that began when FEMA workers showed up to inspect his government-issue trailer.

usatoday.com
7193Donnie Browning49MaleRace unspecified06/04/2008GreenvilleSC34.8777903-82.36137South Carolina Highway Patrol

A state trooper attempted a traffic stop on a minivan for minor traffic violations and a burned-out headlight. The minivan refused to stop. It fled at speeds reported at 105 MPH. It ran a red light and struck the back of a tractor-trailer used to carry chickens. Driver David Edward Powell Jr. died instantly, passenger Donnie Browning died shortly after in the hospital.

liveleak.com
7194David Edward Powell Jr.21MaleRace unspecified06/04/2008GreenvilleSC34.8777903-82.36137South Carolina Highway Patrol

A state trooper attempted a traffic stop on a minivan for minor traffic violations and a burned-out headlight. The minivan refused to stop. It fled at speeds reported at 105 MPH. It ran a red light and struck the back of a tractor-trailer used to carry chickens. Driver David Edward Powell Jr. died instantly, passenger Donnie Browning died shortly after in the hospital.

liveleak.com
7195Tarrance Alvin Brown30MaleAfrican-American/Black06/04/2008HoustonTX29.6673378-95.2778018Houston Police Department

According to HPD, officers tried to arrest Brown for what appeared to be a drug deal. Brown fled on his bike to an apartment complex. An officer tried to shot Brown with a stun gun. Brown walked away, then reached for his pocket. Officer Shane Nash fatally shot him. No weapon was found.

houstontx.gov
7191Jerry Lee Richardson Jr.28MaleRace unspecified06/03/2008PittsburgCA38.0137408-121.8965327Antioch Police Department, Pittsburg Police Department

An officer shot and killed Jerry Lee Richardson, Jr. after a high-speed chase during which Richardson rammed multiple patrol cars and drove across someone's front yard.

insidebayarea.com
21187Antonius David Hall23MaleAfrican-American/Black06/02/2008LansingMI42.7600173-84.5673644Lansing Police Department

At least one person was killed in a police-chase-related accident. Appears in mlive.com chase database. Additional details were not available.

wilx.com
21188Tommie Staples Jr.55MaleAfrican-American/Black06/02/2008DetroitMI42.4098211-83.1486316Detroit Police Department

According to police, officers Barron Townsend and Steven Kopp. saw Tommie Staples Jr. lingering in an alley at about 10:30 p.m. and walked over to him. Staples allegedly put his hands under his shirt, which made officers think he was armed. Staples allegedly attempted to threaten the officers with a gun, so they shot him in the back, killing him. The gun police said was found near Staples' body didn't have his fingerprints on it, and there were other inconsistencies between the police version and the evidence. The city settled a lawsuit with Staples estate in 2010 for $2.5. million. Townsend also shot and killed Dennis/Stephen Crawford in 2004.

finalcall.com
7188Miguel Pablo21MaleHispanic/Latino06/01/2008Jensen BeachFL27.243978-80.2718218Martin County Sheriff's Office

Pablo was shot and killed during a traffic stop in the parking lot of a shopping mall on an early Sunday evening. He'd been pulled over for erratic driving. Pablo and his brother attacked the deputy, kicking him, to the point of losing consciousness after the shooting.

tcpalm.com
7189Carlos Rios47MaleHispanic/Latino06/01/2008BronxNY40.8706575-73.8835445City of New York Police Department

Rios followed a woman and her 3-year-old daughter out of their apartment house elevator and threatened them with a gun. In response the woman's husband, an NYPD officer in his boxer shorts, emerged from the apartment. As the officer chased Rios downstairs they exchanged gunfire, and Rios was found fatally wounded on the street shortly thereafter.

nytimes.com
7190Fred D. Heilman Jr.63MaleEuropean-American/White06/01/2008WasillaAK61.6102792-149.3983371Alaska State Troopers

Fred Heilman and Michael Zagars used to be friends.Taking fishing trips, sharing a beer and just being buddies had been common with the neighbors. But that friendly relationship unraveled over the past two years. The men became bitter enemies and their feud culminated Saturday when Heilman allegedly shot and killed Zagars, then took his own life following a nearly 24-hour standoff with Alaska State Troopers

frontiersman.com
7185Alexander James Culley23MaleEuropean-American/White05/31/2008San DiegoCA32.7179067-117.1403009San Diego Police Department

Officer Javier Carranza shot and killed James Culley after he pointed a BB gun at him.

sandiego.gov
7186Robert Ingram27MaleAfrican-American/Black05/31/2008RacelandLA29.7242542-90.606266Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office

Robert Ingram died after a Deputy Beau Prejean used a Taser on him to end a foot pursuit.

houmatoday.com
7187Name withheld by police52MaleRace unspecified05/31/2008WashingtonDC38.9060703-76.9845286Washington Metropolitan Police Department

Officers responding to a domestic dispute call met briefly with the woman involved, then sought the man in the rear of the house. The man produced a knife, refused to drop it, and was fatally shot. The unnamed victim was one of seven homicides in the District within a 9-hour period.

mpdc.dc.gov
7179Alexis Melendrez-Acosta18MaleHispanic/Latino05/30/2008Desert Hot SpringsCA33.9578213-116.505731California Highway Patrol

CHP officers shot Alexis Melendrez-Acosta when he shot at them during during a pursuit in Desert Hot Springs.

kesq.com
7180Ricardo Pardo Ferrera29MaleHispanic/Latino05/30/2008Fort WorthTX32.7485386-97.3071244Fort Worth Police Department

Ferrera drove down East Tucker Street, known for drugs and prostitution. An officer began to follow Ferrera. Ferrera drove away, stopped his vehicle and jumped off the Highway 287 overpass above I-30, killing himself. He was on bail after trying to kidnap a 14-year-old girl.

star-telegram.com
7181Daniel Devette Ross Jr.42MaleAfrican-American/Black05/30/2008DallasTX32.7058682-96.7625954Dallas Police Department

According to DPD, Ross was wanted in connection to a bank robbery in Amarillo when he barricaded himself into a residence in Dallas. SWAT officers responded. Ross threatened the officers, then exited the house and approached officers with a toy rifle. Officers Tim Houston, Chuck Deltufo and Mark Villareal shot at Ross five times, hitting him three times. Ross died at the scene.

dallaspolice.net
7182Kathleen Marie Dukes20FemaleEuropean-American/White05/30/2008MariettaGA33.9974656-84.5239495Georgia State Patrol

State troopers tried to stop a large group of motorcyclists on I-75 for speeding. One cyclist, Patrick Gunderson, along with his passenger Kathleen Marie Dukes, peeled off onto surface streets with troopers still in hot pursuit. He lost control, crashed into a strip mall, and both Gunderson and Dukes died.

wsbtv.com
7183Patrick Gunderson22MaleRace unspecified05/30/2008MariettaGA33.9974656-84.5239495Georgia State Patrol

State troopers tried to stop a large group of motorcyclists on I-75 for speeding. One cyclist, Patrick Gunderson, along with his passenger Kathleen Marie Dukes, peeled off onto surface streets with troopers still in hot pursuit. He lost control, crashed into a strip mall, and both Gunderson and Dukes died.

wsbtv.com
7184Darren Spurlock39MaleEuropean-American/White05/30/2008HuntsvilleAL34.6473594-86.6730924Huntsville Police Department

NASA engineer Spurlock was killed in a 90 MPH vehicle crash with two female suspects being pursued by police for a drug deal. The incident caused several other injuries including a broken neck for the driver of the other car. Spurlock's family brought a $5M suit against the city and the "Madison-Morgan County Strategic Counterdrug Team." They countered with a claim of state immunity.

blog.al.com
7177Claude I. "CC" Cox29MaleAfrican-American/Black05/29/2008SpringfieldOH39.930874-83.857717Springfield Police Department

Cox was a passenger in the vehicle Wright was driving, a car police said was stolen, according to police. Police spotted the vehicle and Troy Wright fled, starting a chase that reached speeds of up to 85 mph and ended when Wright lost control and crashed, killing Cox.

google.com
7178Benjamin Brewton20MaleAfrican-American/Black05/29/2008ToledoOH41.640604-83.557269Toledo Police Department

Hoping to evade police, Brewton hopped from his bicycle and took off on foot toward a drainage canal called "Swan Creek." The water was cold, muddy, and 12 feet deep. Brewton called for help, but the officers present could not reach him, or swim to him, and he drowned.

toledoblade.com
22710John Harvey Collins70MaleRace unspecified05/29/2008FairlawnVA37.145161-80.5801065Pulaski County Sheriff's Office

Sheriff's Deputy David Cressell encountered John Harvey Collins after responding to a call of a disturbance at a mobile home park. Collins had allegedly assaulted two people. Collins allegedly attacked Cressell with a knife and a blunt object and was shot and killed.

richmond.com
7174Ricardo Manual Abrahams44MaleHispanic/Latino05/28/2008WoodlandCA38.6920805-121.7838306Woodland Police Department

Ricardo Manuel Abrahams died after police tasered him several times and four officers restrained him when he confronted them with a pencil during a welfare check.

davisvanguard.org
7175Joshua Michael LeJeune21MaleEuropean-American/White05/28/2008PonchatoulaLA30.44934-90.4308604Ponchatoula Police Department

Joshua Michael LeJeune was killed after being thrown from his truck during a police chase.

hammondstar.com
7176Darrell Workman Jr.31MaleEuropean-American/White05/28/2008ClevelandOH41.513135-81.6557Cleveland Police Department

Two officers shot and killed Darrell Workman Jr., 31, during a raid at a suspected drug house on East 47th Street. The officers said they shot Workman after he reached into his sweatshirt for a loaded .45-caliber semi-automatic handgun. One officer fired a shotgun three times; another officer fired a handgun. Undercover detectives said they had bought cocaine from Workman twice the previous week. They found cocaine and marijuana hidden in the house after the shooting.

cleveland.com
7171Terry Galmore23MaleRace unspecified05/27/2008WaukeganIL42.3395197-87.8512145Waukegan Police Department

Terry Galmore reportedly killed himself after exchanging gunfire with police during a nearly 19-hour standoff. According to police, Galmore was one of three men suspected in a home invasion. Galmore had barricaded himself in his apartment at around 3 a.m., and police tried to persuade him to surrender, but he allegedly threatened to shoot anyone who entered the home. Shots were reportedly heard several times during the standoff, and Galmore fired at an armored truck at one point. At about 6 p.m., police fired tear gas and flash grenades. At about 8:30 p.m., officers went inside and found Galmore on the floor with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.

chicagotribune.com
7172Wilson M. Bering IV42MaleEuropean-American/White05/27/2008East PeoriaIL40.732953-89.522521Tazewell County Sheriff's Office, Fondulac Park District Police Department

Wilson M. Bering IV reportedly committed suicide after being tasered twice while fleeing from officers on foot. An order of protection had been filed against Behring after he was arrested three days earlier for allegedly preventing his girlfriend from leaving for work. Bering was released from the Tazewell County Jail on May 28. Just before 7 p.m. on May 29, deputy Larry Steele arrived at Behring's apartment to serve the order of protection, but Bering refused to open the door. Bering jumped from a window and Steele shot Behring in the back with a Taser as he fell to the ground. Behring got up and tried to run away. A Fondulac Park District officer, arriving as back up, shocked Bering in the back with his Taser. According to police, Bering ran into a field behind the apartments, drew a handgun from his waistband, held it to his chest and pulled the trigger.

kirksvilledailyexpress.com
7173Michael Addesa34MaleEuropean-American/White05/27/2008LynnMA42.4564165-70.9583506Lynn Police Department

Lynn police attempted to detain Addesa after seeing him behave strangely on a Lynn streetcorner. An officer chased him on foot. Addesa allowed the officer to catch up, turned with a knife in his hand, and threatened him. He was shot once in the chest.

masscops.com
22709Quentin Aaron Lewis17MaleEuropean-American/White05/26/2008KeswickVA38.0560324-78.30982Louisa County Sheriff's Office

A deputy spotted a Geo Metro without license plates speeding on Route 22. The deputy chased the car, which was driven by Quentin Aaron Lewis, for seven minutes at speeds in excess of 85 mph into Albemarle County, where it veered off the road and slammed into a tree and killed Lewis.

google.com
7169Billy Corbett67MaleRace unspecified05/25/2008Lake ParkGA30.6964759-83.103768Echols County Sheriff's Office

A deputy from a neighboring county was first called out for a downed power line, then for loud music and shots fired nearby, and then walked into an armed confrontation among Corbett and two other men. Corbett shot both of them dead with a small-caliber handgun, and was then killed by the deputy.

valdostadailytimes.com
7170Giovanni Thermidor18MaleRace unspecified05/25/2008North Miami BeachFL25.926214-80.1711182Miami-Dade Police Department

Police interrupted a pair of teen burglars around lunchtime. Armed with a handgun and a steel crowbar, both suspects violently resisted officers, firing toward one and shooting a police dog. Thermindor was killed by return fire. His accomplice was ultimately charged with his murder.

heraldtribune.com
7168Matthew James Zaiser26MaleEuropean-American/White05/24/2008El Dorado HillsCA38.7099244-121.0599094El Dorado County Sheriff's Office

Deputies Steve Schofield, Aaron Cuddeback and Sean Gillespie shot and killed Matthew James Zaiser after he pointed a pellet rifle at them.

sacbee.com
7165James Throne29MaleEuropean-American/White05/23/2008BakersfieldCA35.3062159-118.9143841Kern County Sheriff's Office

Deputy James Throne was killed when his patrol car collided with another patrol car driven by deputy Doug Swanson as they were responding to a request for backup from officers involved in a foot chase.

turnto23.com
7166Name withheld by police30MaleRace unspecified05/23/2008St. Simons IslandGA31.191371-81.3798801Glynn County Police Department

A Cordele man shot and killed himself inside the home of his former wife on St. Simons Island after barricading himself from police officers. Police did not identify the man, who was hiding behind a mattress when police entered the house. Police heard a gunshot and returned fire, shooting once at the mattress, but the bullet did not hit the man. The bullet that took his life was apparently self-inflicted.

google.com
7167David Tucker43MaleEuropean-American/White05/23/2008PlaquemineLA30.2805729-91.2266882Iberville Parish Sheriff's Office

David Tucker was a bicyclist who died May 29, 2008 from injuries sustained when he was struck by an Iberville Parish sheriff deputy's cruiser on May 23.

google.com
20322Nang The "Ricky" Nguyen47MaleAsian/Pacific Islander05/23/2008OaklandPA40.4381015-79.953927Pittsburgh Bureau of Police

Nang T. Nguyen threatened his landlord with a meat cleaver. He was shot and killed when he refused to drop the cleaver.

google.com
7164Paul Sakalauskas31MaleRace unspecified05/22/2008OmahaNE41.1995302-95.9608925Omaha Police Department, U.S. Marshals Service

Paul Sakalauskas, who'd reportedly been charged with receiving, distributing and possessing child pornography, missed a federal court appearance. The next morning, Metro Fugitive Task Force members tried to serve an arrest warrant issued through the US Marshal Service at Sakalauskas' home. The marshals knocked on the door and heard a gunshot from inside the house, police said. According to police, they secured the scene, knocked again and announced themselves. Someone let the officers inside and they found the Sakalauskas dead.

wowt.com
22708Jamaal R. "Hipp" Tolliver25MaleAfrican-American/Black05/22/2008RichmondVA37.5260051-77.436128Virginia State Police

Jamaal R. Tolliver was killed when he crashed into a utility pole. Police were chasing him because he was suspected of drunken driving, police said.

richmond.com
7163Matthew Andrew O'Reilly29MaleEuropean-American/White05/21/2008San BrunoCA37.6328279-122.4191336Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety

Matthew Andrew O'Reilly, who police said was wanted in a double-slaying at a Sunnyvale strip club, apparently shot himself after a high-speed chase ended in a crash in San Bruno.

sfgate.com
7160Judas Nick Lozano-Garza32MaleHispanic/Latino05/20/2008Fort WorthTX32.648451-97.367812Fort Worth Police Department

Lozano stole meat from Sac-N-Save, then stepped into a vehicle driven by Juan Nunez. Nunez drove in the direction of Officer J. Campbell, who was working off-duty as a security guard. Officer Campbell shot into a passenger's side window, killing Lozano.

star-telegram.com
7161Aaron Winchester21MaleAfrican-American/Black05/20/2008North CharlotteNC35.2424431-80.8296134Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department

At least one witness saw Winchester running away from police when he was shot four times in the back. Officers had responded to a domestic dispute and went to question Winchester, who tried to bolt and purportedly reached for something, perhaps a silver handgun, in his back pocket.

wsoctv.com
7162Frank Filomeno Alejo28MaleHispanic/Latino05/20/2008Los AngelesCA34.0323667-118.2018199Los Angeles Police Department

Officers say they responded to a call regarding shots fired, chased Alejo who turned to shoot at officers, and the officers shot him to death.

latimes.com
7155Kennith Goble51MaleEuropean-American/White05/18/2008ColumbusOH39.9397983-83.1443423Columbus Division of Police

Officers Kyle Kincade, 29, and Joshua Gearhart, 26, were sent to 5433 Floral Circle S. after a man told a dispatcher he had a gun and wouldn't be alive for long. He said he had kicked his girlfriend out of his apartment. When the officers arrived, they saw a man holding a handgun in a breezeway. The officers shot and killed Goble after he ignored their orders to drop the gun and, instead, pointed it at them, police said.

dispatch.com
7156Antonio Dampier26MaleAfrican-American/Black05/18/2008ChicagoIL41.842907-87.6278172Chicago Police Department

Antonio Dampier reportedly died from blunt force trauma to his head when he fell from a police wagon. Police responded to a domestic disturbance at around 2 a.m. and arrested Dampier. Police claimed that Dampier climbed out while handcuffed through an unsecured vent and fell while the van wasn't moving. Witnesses said that Dampier was taken away in a squad car, not a wagon. Relatives believed Dampier was beaten by officers.

abc7chicago.com
7157Douglas Edward Cottrell57MaleAfrican-American/Black05/18/2008Salt Lake CityUT40.711944-111.798056Summit County Sheriff's Office

Cottrell not only drove his car through Parley's Canyon recklessly to the point of seeming suicidal, he drove across the interstate median to navigate through it twice more, at high speeds and without regard to the police chasing him. His 30-minute ride ended when he fatally crashed into the back of a tanker truck carrying ethanol.

deseretnews.com
7158Gerald Tierney45MaleEuropean-American/White05/18/2008New BedfordMA41.6127502-70.9128705New Bedford Police Department

Police responded to reports of a knife-wielding man threatening his neighbors. They found Tierney inside his duplex, armed with two knives. Tierney refused to drop the weapons or obey police commands. Officer felt sufficiently threatened by his behavior to fatally shoot him.

masscops.com
7159Gonzalo Guizan33MaleHispanic/Latino05/18/2008EastonCT41.2180427-73.2633992Monroe Police Department

A heavily armed special weapons and tactics team charged into a small ranch home in Easton--guns drawn and flash grenades exploding--and killed a Norwalk man who was quietly watching porn on TV in the den. Now five towns will pay $3.5 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the victim's family. Rumors said a First Selectman was pissed off at his neighbor so he sent the police.

ctpost.com
7149Sergio Rosas AguilarMaleRace unspecified05/17/2008MalagaCA36.674081-119.7553875Fresno County Sheriff's Office

Deputy Ernest Serrano shot Sergio Rosas Aguilar five times when he came at him with a knife in a vineyard west of Malagawas.

findacase.com
7150Odiceo Lopez Valencia45MaleHispanic/Latino05/17/2008DenverCO39.7964879-104.821167Denver Police Department

El Paso County sheriff's deputies were checking the man's home after the children's mother told authorities she was worried he might hurt their children, police said. Deputies looked through a window to see two boys laying on the bed with a "significant of blood on or around them." The sight of so much blood in the bedroom forced deputies to act quickly. Deputies burst into the home and were confronted by the father, who was wielding a knife, so they shot and killed him.

denverda.org
7151Roketi Mosesue46MaleAsian/Pacific Islander05/17/2008Long BeachCA33.8765492-118.1519582Long Beach Police Department

Circumstances are disputed: Officers allege they shot a man who was acting erratically who fought with officers. Witnesses allege the police shot the man while he was lying on his stomach. A jury ruled against a wrongful death suit.

latimes.com
7152Carlos Rivera17MaleHispanic/Latino05/17/2008Los AngelesCA34.0028919-118.2750711Los Angeles Police Department

Officers say they responded to a call regarding a man with a gun, and when they arrived at the scene, Rivera pointed a gun at them, and the officers shot him to death.

latimes.com
7153Christopher John Tuttle31MaleEuropean-American/White05/17/2008Las VegasNV36.1826847-115.2289789Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department

Christopher John Tuttle, 31, who shot at his brother, is fatally shot by Las Vegas officers after he pointed the weapon at them near Washington Avenue and Jones Boulevard.

google.com
7154Kenneth Crosby28MaleEuropean-American/White05/17/2008ElectraTX34.0287416-98.9226525Electra Police Department

Crosby attacked an officer responding to a domestic disturbance in which Joshua Lance was stabbed and wounded. The officer fatally shot Crosby. The Texas Ranger Division investigated. This incident was the first officer-involved shooting in Electra since November 2001. Crosby was not named in the Texas Custodial Deaths Report on Jan. 30, 2016.

timesrecordnews.com
7148Eric Stuart Allen Jones27MaleAfrican-American/Black05/16/2008Crescent CityCA41.8062247-124.0817447Del Norte County Sheriff's Office

After Jones failed to stop, Del Norte Sheriff's deputies pursued and pulled Jones over with their guns drawn. Jones and two dogs got out of the car. One of the deputies shot one of the dogs. Jones charged this deputy, and the deputy shot Jones twice, killing him. Later, it was revealed that Jones had bipolar disorder.

triplicate.com
7146Derrick Jerome Jordan22MaleAfrican-American/Black05/15/2008DaytonOH39.7320459-84.206902Dayton Police Department

Jordan was the passenger in a car stopped by police in a narcotics sting. Attempting to escape, the driver maneuvered the car and struck one of the officers. The officer fired into the car and struck unarmed Jordan in the head. He died two weeks later. A $2.5M wrongful death suit brought by the family was unsuccessful.

google.com
7147Derek J. Coady43MaleEuropean-American/White05/15/2008PortlandOR45.4890029-122.533677Portland Police Bureau

Shot himself as Portland and federal officers raided his house.

oregonlive.com
7142James "Bam Bam" Stewart36MaleEuropean-American/White05/13/2008DenverCO39.7442425-104.9761631Colorado Department of Corrections

A parole officer went check on a residence occupied by several parolees. When he arrived, he saw Stewart, who was wanted for several crimes. Stewart did not cooperate and eventually pulled a gun and was shot and killed.

denverda.org
7143Samuel Om21MaleAsian/Pacific Islander05/13/2008Los AngelesCA34.0597779-118.2891026California Highway Patrol

Officers allege that they stopped Om for suspected drunk driving, then he got out of the car pointing a gun at them, and they shot him to death.

latimes.com
7144Glenn Rose25MaleEuropean-American/White05/13/2008CovinaCA34.0833241-117.8855229California Highway Patrol

Officers allege that Rose and his girlfriend had stolen a car and were fleeing in the vehicle, then found a truck and stole it, then drove it toward officers hiding behind another vehicle, who shot him to death.

latimes.com
7145Jason Spoor27MaleEuropean-American/White05/13/2008PortlandOR45.5261649-122.5697106Portland Police Bureau

Police were investigating a homicide. As they arrived, Spoor began to leave then went back inside and got a gun. Officers told him to drop it, but he continued toward them.

katu.com
22707Name withheld by police47MaleRace unspecified05/13/2008LexingtonVA37.7669221-79.4543448Rockbridge County Sheriff's Office, Virginia State Police

A deputy noticed a vehicle stopped about 8:30 a.m. in the northbound lane of U.S. 11. The car, a 1994 Nissan, occupied by a lone man, switched into the southbound lane when the deputy approached. The driver of the Nissan ignored the patrol car's police lights and fled at speeds approaching 75 mph. Deputies near the U.S. 60 interchange used "stop sticks" to blow out the tires on the Nissan. Once the Nissan was disabled, police said, the driver pulled the car onto the emergency shoulder on the Maury River bridge. He got out, ran to the railing and jumped over the side. He fell approximately 54 feet, landed on his back and was killed.

google.com
7134Suavae R. Rouser12FemaleRace unspecified05/12/2008Kansas CityMO39.0845295-94.5509867Kansas City Police Department

Randy A. Ralstin was fleeing police when he killed Suavae R. Rouser and Tiffany A. Berry. He killed Willie J. Hill in 1999, also while fleeing police in a vehicle.

google.com
7135Tiffany A. Berry33FemaleRace unspecified05/12/2008Kansas CityMO39.0845295-94.5509867Kansas City Police Department

Randy A. Ralstin was fleeing police when he killed Suavae R. Rouser and Tiffany A. Berry. He killed Willie J. Hill in 1999, also while fleeing police in a vehicle.

google.com
7136Gabriela Dawson20FemaleAfrican-American/Black05/12/2008Villa ParkIL41.8996795-87.9934614Villa Park Police Department

Gabriela Dawson was killed after crashing her 2008 Dodge Magnum into a tree during a police pursuit. Police said they were directed to a possible drunk driver leaving the White Hen at Sunset Drive and Addison Road. When the officer tried to pull Dawson over, she allegedly sped away. Police followed the car before Dawson lost control of the car at about 11:20 p.m.

chicagotribune.com
7137Chris D. Burdon39MaleRace unspecified05/12/2008TucsonAZ32.2503394-110.9779477Tucson Police Department

Burdon was apparently having some kind of crisis, either physical or emotional, and he fired a gun. He did not follow police orders. Police shot and killed him.

tucsoncitizen.com
7138K.C. Battle67MaleAfrican-American/Black05/12/2008JacksonMS32.3414295-90.2148263Hinds County Sheriff's Office

Curtney Gayten was holding his 3-week old daughter under water in a pond when authorities arrived. Witnesses said a deputy ordered Gayten to release the child, but Gayten pointed a gun at the deputy, who opened fire. Gayten died at the scene. The baby was taken to the hospital in critical condition; she died in November 2008 from injuries sustained in the incident.

msnewsnow.com
7139Douglas P. Kelley40MaleEuropean-American/White05/12/2008Indian TownshipME45.2402753-67.5775024Passamaquoddy/Indian Township Tribal Police Department, Passamaquoddy Tribal Warden Service

Drunk, angry and suicidal, Kelley went to his ex-girlfriend's house, and pulled a gun on her. He left but parked nearby and fired the weapon. Police responded, Kelley pointed his gun at officers and they shot and killed him.

maine.gov
7140Joseph Arres36MaleNative American/Alaskan05/12/2008HemetCA33.7808325-116.9009488Riverside County Sheriff's Department

Tamara Angela Hurtado and Joseph Arres, members of the Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians, Soboba Reservation, California, were killed in a shootout with police. The two were killed during a gun battle that began when deputies responded to reports that they were firing at a checkpoint at the reservations main entrance.

latimes.com
7141Tamara Angela Hurtado30FemaleNative American/Alaskan05/12/2008HemetCA33.7808325-116.9009488Riverside County Sheriff's Department

Tamara Angela Hurtado and Joseph Arres, members of the Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians, Soboba Reservation, California, were killed in a shootout with police. The two were killed during a gun battle that began when deputies responded to reports that they were firing at a checkpoint at the reservations main entrance.

latimes.com
7130Noe Ortiz20MaleRace unspecified05/11/2008ColumbusOH39.9693803-83.1116479Franklin County Sheriff's Office

Possibly undocumented immigrants Noe and Oranelio Ortiz were killed when they crashed during a police chase.

google.com
7131Oranelio Ortiz21MaleRace unspecified05/11/2008ColumbusOH39.9693803-83.1116479Franklin County Sheriff's Office

Possibly undocumented immigrants Noe and Oranelio Ortiz were killed when they crashed during a police chase.

google.com
7132LeRoy Goodwin21MaleAfrican-American/Black05/11/2008OmahaNE41.2995563-95.9565549Omaha Police Department

Police said uniformed officers Jarvis Duncan and Randy Szemplenski were working off duty at a north Omaha BP gas station, where 50-60 people gathered in the parking after an argument broke out between Leroy Goodwin and another man at about 2:30 a.m. The officers reportedly used mace to break up the crowd. Goodwin allegedly pulled a gun and fired at the other man, prompting Duncan to shoot Goodwin. Goodwin died at a hospital.

fox42kptm.com
7133Michael Byoune19MaleAfrican-American/Black05/11/2008InglewoodCA33.9600339-118.3256504Inglewood Police Department

Officers allege that they heard gunshots and Byoune getting into a car that then drove toward them, when officers shot the deceased who was unarmed. No weapons were found.

latimes.com
23146Rashuwn Jerell Harless aka Rashawn Harless19MaleAfrican-American/Black05/11/2008HuntingtonWV38.4185025-82.432432Marshall University Police Department, Huntington Police Department

According to police, Marshall University and city officers followed Rashuwn Jerelle Harless from a gas station at 6th Avenue and Hal Greer Boulevard after customers reported he was carrying a handgun at 4:43 p.m. Police said the officers chased Harless south on 15th Street toward the railroad tracks, where Harless hid behind a dumpster at the dead end. Harless allegedly shot at police, and Marshall University officers Aaron Nida and Greg Slone shot and killed him.

herald-dispatch.com
19756Austin Cromer19MaleRace unspecified05/10/2008East BernstadtKY37.2218923-84.1716188Kentucky State Police

Austin Cromer died after falling over a cliff while allegedly running away from police.

thetimestribune.com
7129Rodney A. Jones44MaleEuropean-American/White05/09/2008Kansas CityMO39.045451-94.459054Kansas City Police Department

Police went to Jones' house on a report of an intoxicated man causing a disturbance. Jones opened the door and pointed a gun at the police officer. The officer fired.

kansascity.com
21932James Isaac Rittenburg36MaleAfrican-American/Black05/09/2008WillingboroNJ40.0532245-74.8921047Willingboro Township Police Department

James Isaac Rittenburg met his ex-girlfriend at Ruby Tuesday in Willingboro about 10:30 p.m. The woman agreed to leave the restaurant with Rittenburg and got into his car, but then Rittenburg allegedly pulled out a gun and drove away with the woman in the car against her will. She eventually convinced Rittenburg to return, got out of the car and called police. Police found Rittenburg behind the restaurant and as police approached, he shot and killed himself.

www.nj.com
22367Richard J. Scott36MaleAfrican-American/Black05/09/2008Fort WayneIN41.1045482-85.1015632Fort Wayne Police Department

Richard J. Scott's wife was found partially bound, and Scott led police on a car chase before fatally shooting himself in the head with a 9mm semiautomatic pistol, police said.

google.com
7127Terry Davis26MaleAfrican-American/Black05/08/2008Kansas CityMO39.0782994-94.5340018Kansas City Police Department

Davis was the passenger in a stolen car when police officers approached the vehicle. The driver drove off and Davis jumped out the car to make a flee-attempt on foot. A police officer caught up with him in a field near East 26th Street and Jackson Avenue. The officer testified that Terry pointed a gun at him, and he had no choice but to shoot and kill him.

kmbc.com
7128Eli Morillo26MaleNative American/Alaskan05/08/2008BanningCA33.8546794-116.8504456Riverside County Sheriff's Department

Soboba tribal member Eli Morillo was killed early on the morning of May 8, 2008, after he allegedly refused to put down an AR-15 assault rifle he was brandishing at the deputies.

myvalleynews.com
22706Christopher W. Bacome29MaleRace unspecified05/08/2008PortsmouthVA36.8744636-76.3956354Portsmouth Police Department

Police were called by a family member who feared Bacome was going to kill himself. When officers arrived at an apartment at the Westwind Apartments, someone told them Bacome was locked inside a bathroom, and there was a lot of blood on the floor, police said. When police tried to get inside the bathroom, Bacome came out with a knife. He allegedly lunged at an officer with the knife and was shot and killed.

hamptonroads.com
7125Glen Powell30MaleEuropean-American/White05/07/2008St. PetersburgFL27.7722897-82.6410063Pinellas County Sheriff's Office

A heavily armed respondent in a divorce proceeding, as well as reportedly involved in an anti-government/militia organization, Powell attempted to shoot his way past the security checkpoint of a courthouse. Two county deputies working as bailiffs quickly fired at him 11 times, fatally striking him with six bullets. Powell managed to fire twice without result.

googleusercontent.com
7126Rachel Hoffman23FemaleEuropean-American/White05/07/2008TallahasseeFL30.5608918-84.2196357Tallahassee Police Department

Hoffman was pressed into service as a police "informant" (actually as an undercover agent) to avoid prosecution for drug charges. Without training or experience Hoffman was armed with a handgun and instructed to make a $13K drug buy. In the best case she would have been in mortal danger during the buy-bust operation. In fact she was murdered by the targets. The state legislature passed a law forbidding future such operations; her family filed a wrongful death suit and were awarded $2.4M.

wikipedia.org
20321Tony Bromley40MaleRace unspecified05/07/2008CorryPA41.924392-79.638244Corry Police Department

Corry police surrounded the house after Michelle Bromley called 911 and said Tony Bromley had forced his way in and held a knife to her neck. Michelle Bromley fled the house. Tony Bromley refused to exit when Corry police and members of the Erie SWAT team arrived, and after police fired tear gas into the house. Bromley's body was found in a bedroom, with a shotgun beside him, police said.

google.com
7121James S. Wilson22MaleAfrican-American/Black05/06/2008West AltonMO38.8617908-90.2225634St. Charles County Sheriff's Office

James S. Wilson died after a deputy used a Taser to subdue him. The deputy had responded to the Piasa Pantry and reportedly saw Wilson hitting his sister outside the store when he arrived at about 9:15 p.m. The deputy told Wilson to stop and lie down, but he allegedly verbally threatened and lunged at the deputy. The deputy Tasered Wilson, who lost consciousness and died a short time later. Wilson's family disagreed with the sheriff department's version of what happened, and that the deputy shot Wilson a second time with the Taser after he was already on the ground. In 2014, the county agreed to pay $91,000 to settle a lawsuit with Wilson's mother.

stltoday.com
7122Aaren Gwinn21MaleAfrican-American/Black05/06/2008North ChicagoIL42.3323246-87.8448515North Chicago Police Department

An officer shot and killed Aaren Gwinn when he allegedly drove a car at police. Two unmarked police cars stopped a 2008 Pontiac Grand Prix at about 1:55 p.m. after police got a tip that the car contained drugs. Gwinn, a passenger, allegedly got into the driver's seat and began driving off after the officers ordered the driver out. Witnesses said police shot Gwinn seven or eight times. The city later paid $1 million to Gwinn's estate.

chicagotribune.com
7123Lary Labensky44MaleEuropean-American/White05/06/2008DaytonOH39.8083244-84.2488536Dayton Police Department, Montgomery County Sheriff's Office

Labensky is said to have threatened officers by putting his car into reverse after fleeing from a traffic stop. A brief chase ended in a residential back yard. He was otherwise unarmed. Police initially named him as a robbery suspect but found and charged someone else for those crimes.

whio.com
7124Quinton Brasco Watkins29MaleRace unspecified05/06/2008DecaturAL34.60675-86.9802831Decatur Police Department

Quinton Brasco Watkins was killed when he crashed during a police chase.

blog.al.com
20320Justin James Jackson19MaleAfrican-American/Black05/06/2008PittsburghPA40.4185165-79.9882065Pittsburgh Bureau of Police

Pittsburgh police officers Christian Sciulli and Justin Simoni fatally shot Justin Jackson along Arlington Avenue in Mount Oliver. Police said Jackson had a gun in his hands and that Officer Sciulli released his dog, Ulf, to subdue him. Jackson shot the dog dead, and Sciulli shot and killed him.

post-gazette.com
22366Paul J. Swider29MaleRace unspecified05/06/2008HammondIN41.5792179-87.48054Hammond Police Department

Police were called to a Skyway Shell Station because Paul Swider was harassing and attacking customers and employees. Swider appeared "extremely intoxicated." The officers fought with Swider, but he did not comply with officers' orders. An officer shocked Swider. The coroner's report found that Swider died of pneumonia, a blood infection, blood clotting, internal bleeding and organ failure.

nwitimes.com
7120Steve G. Hembreiker24MaleRace unspecified05/05/2008BlackfootID43.1985428-112.3486256Blackfoot Police Department

Hembreiker jumped from his moving pickup and led police on a short foot chase before he was shot and killed during a struggle with an officer over the handgun he was carrying. He was under surveillance for drug activity.

google.com
7115Donald Hamilton31MaleRace unspecified05/04/2008BuckheadGA33.8539269-84.3581276Atlanta Police Department

Police were called to Peachtree Road, where officers confirmed reports of a man walking down the street waving a gun, according to police. When officers ordered the man to drop the weapon, he instead turned and pointed the handgun at them, shot they shot and killed him.

google.com
7116Michael William Mattingly17MaleEuropean-American/White05/04/2008San AntonioTX29.416997-98.478713San Antonio Police Department

Mattingly lost control of his vehicle and crashed as he evaded arrest in relation to traffic violations.

google.com
7117Walter Earl Inzer81MaleEuropean-American/White05/04/2008RenoNV39.5248915-119.8089984Reno Police Department

According to police report, an intoxicated Walter Inzer was being transported to Washoe County Jail. Upon arrival, he was found dead in the paddy wagon.

google.com
7118Harold Lee Austin Jr.30MaleAfrican-American/Black05/04/2008GreenvilleTX33.1327113-96.0290153Texas Department of Public Safety

Trooper Carl "Bubba" Goodwin pulled over an 18-wheeler driven by Clifton Austin. Harold Austin Jr., named in multiple warrants, left the sleeper area and approached Trooper Goodwin with a knife. Trooper Goodwin fatally shot him. The Texas Ranger Division investigated.

heraldbanner.com
7119Joseph Dean Kubat21MaleEuropean-American/White05/04/2008St. PaulMN44.9891398-93.0847872St. Paul Police Department

According to the Star Tribune, responding to a complaint of harassment at a YMCA, officers tried to arrest Smith, who was mentally ill, disabled and acting out. Smith asphyxiated after officers tased, handcuffed and restrained him. The city's $3 million settlement with the family was the largest of its kind.

jonesreport.com
7112William C. "Curt" Gibb46MaleRace unspecified05/03/2008GeringNE41.822103-103.651611Scotts Bluff County Sheriff's Office

Deputy Troy Brown and a second deputy went to the Circle S Lodge at about 2:30 p.m. to arrest William C. "Curt" Gibb for criminal mischief and violating a protection order. They also had a search warrant, police said, and entered the room. Shots were reportedly fired, and Brown was struck in the arm. The deputies retreated and called other agencies to assist. When additional officers arrived, they went into the room and found Gibb with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Gibb died at a hospital a day later. Gibb's girlfriend, who was in the room, was arrested for obstruction of justice and harboring a fugitive, though the charges were later dropped.

starherald.com
7113Howard Cain33MaleAfrican-American/Black05/03/2008PhiladelphiaPA40.0221088-75.116096Philadelphia Police Department

Cain was one of three suspects, described as cold career criminals, sought in the armed robbery of a branch bank. As police closed in, ringleader Cain murdered one of them with an assault rifle. The three switched vehicles and were quickly re-discovered. Cain's weapon jammed and he was shot to death. The other two were caught before the policeman's funeral.

6abc.com
7114Albert Kittrell48MaleEuropean-American/White05/03/2008PortlandME43.6543371-70.2798214Portland Police Department

After a traffic stop, Kittrell drove off with officers in and hanging off the car. One shot and killed him.

maine.gov
19059Derrick R. Buras20MaleEuropean-American/White05/03/2008Holly HillSC33.3025249-80.4080268Orangeburg County Sheriff's Office

Orangeburg County Deputy William Howell Jr. was shot and killed while investigating a domestic disturbance. As Buras fled, his wife, Tiffany Buras, ran him over and killed him. She was not prosecuted.

thetandd.com
21186Name withheld by police47MaleRace unspecified05/03/2008DetroitMI42.4152909-83.2319969Detroit Police Department

Police responded to a report of a woman being beaten in a car at 12:45 a.m. near Seven Mile and Outer Drive. When officers approached the car, a woman got out and the driver sped off, police said. Officers chased the man until he hit a curb, was ejected from the car and died.

google.com
7110Marco Gomez31MaleRace unspecified05/02/2008Los AngelesCA34.019401-118.2512307Los Angeles Police Department

Officers responded to a call regarding gun shots. They say that Gomez confronted them with a gun when they came inside his house without his permission, and shot him to death. They couldn't confirm whether he had shot his weapon.

latimes.com
7111Refugio Cruz-Fuentes28MaleHispanic/Latino05/02/2008BendOR44.0677039-121.2631048Bend Police Department

Cruz-Fuentes pulled up in the driveway of a house under narcotics surveillance around midnight. As local officers approached the car to apprehend the three, Cruz-Fuentes was fatally shot. The shooter described him as apparently reaching for a weapon, although no weapon was found. The officer had fired eleven shots.

bendbulletin.com
7107Brandon Wayne Robertson37MaleEuropean-American/White05/01/2008LindenTX33.0268031-94.4246228Texas Department of Public Safety

Robertson, a meth-dealer, was released on bond from Cherokee County Jail for drug possession and being a felon in possession of a concealed weapon. Trooper James Burns conducted a traffic stop on Robertson's vehicle. Robertson fatally shot Trooper Burns, then drove away. As law enforcement closed in, Robertson fatally shot himself in rural Cass County. He was a former peace officer.

usatoday.com
7108Frederick Dean Wright51MaleRace unspecified05/01/2008KnoxvilleIA41.3182715-93.1040366Knoxville Police Department, Marion County Sheriff's Office

Knoxville police Lt. Darrell Brown tried to stop a Dodge Dynasty driven by Frederick Dean Wright at about 2:30 p.m. for having a registration sticker on the wrong license plate. The ensuing pursuit ended about 3 miles later when the Dodge got a flat tire. Brown told Wright to exit the car. Wright allegedly pointed a revolver at Brown, who fired his own gun as Wright got out and and ran off. Other officers joined in the foot chase, which ended when Knoxville Lt. Randy Emal and Marion County deputy Brian Bigaouette confronted Wright in a yard. According to police, Wright refused to drop his gun, and the officers opened fire. Wright was pronounced dead at a hospital. Police said they later found an explosive device in the car and that bomb technicians from the state fire marshal's office defused it.

globegazette.com
7109Terry Adam Boone20MaleRace unspecified05/01/2008GastoniaNC35.2375989-81.192638Gastonia Police Department

Local officials deemed the fatal shooting of Boone justified even though his gunshot wound was in the back of the head. The family's wrongful death suit brought out troubling inconsistencies in police versions of events; also the shooter was fired from the force for felonious misconduct.

journalnow.com
7106Paul Vang47MaleAsian/Pacific Islander04/30/2008HickoryNC35.702616-81.291871Hickory Police Department

Local police found Vang in a shopping center parking lot in a 10 p.m. confrontation with his wife and her male friend. Vang had been married for 22 years and had five children. Vang shot the friend in the head and stood threateningly over his wife as police approached. He was shot to death. The friend emerged in serious condition; Vang's wife had leg wounds only.

wsoctv.com
20319Bobby Lee Moser47MaleRace unspecified04/30/2008CentrePA40.4426086-76.050286Pennsylvania State Police

Police had come to arrest officer Bobby Lee Moser for repeatedly raping a girl over 10 years when he shot and killed himself.

google.com
7104Stanley T. Musial59MaleEuropean-American/White04/29/2008Yucca ValleyCA34.2632692-116.44341San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office

SWAT officer Timothy Nichols shot Stan Musial, who held two guns and shot at officers during a three-hour standoff in Landers.

hidesertstar.com
7105Roland Vincent Carnaby52MaleMiddle Eastern04/29/2008HoustonTX29.7650166-95.4576243Houston Police Department

Carnaby, who claimed to be a CIA agent, fled officers after a traffic stop. When he ran out of gas, Officer Cicil Foster broke his windshield with a baton. Carnaby got out of the vehicle, bending over to grab his cell phone. Foster shot him fatally in the back. Carnaby, once a CIA informant, lied about or imagined so many of his later exploits that the actual nature of his life is unclear.

houstonpress.com
7102Richard Salcido71MaleRace unspecified04/28/2008TaftCA35.132721-119.4689434Taft Police Department, Kern County Sheriff's Office

A Taft police officer shot Richard Salcido when he fired at officers.

bakersfield.com
7103Robert Gerald Eaton40MaleEuropean-American/White04/28/2008MercedCA37.3079831-120.4822815Merced County Sheriff's Office

Deputies shot and killed Robert Gerald Eaton after he entered a courtroom and charged at Judge Brian McCabe with two butcher knives.

google.com
23099Jermaine Ward28MaleAfrican-American/Black04/28/2008MilanTN35.9202372-88.7582846Milan Police Department

Angalena Choat, 29, and Jermaine Ward, 28, were traveling when Milan police stopped them. Ward was charged with simple marijuana possession, resisting arrest and tampering with evidence. Ward was allegedly chewing something that looked like marijuana. Choat was also arrested for marijuana and cited for having a broken tail light. Ward died after being tasered. Choat said he was tasered repeatedly while handcuffed.

google.com
7099Maria de Jesus Medina Sanchez21FemaleHispanic/Latino04/27/2008CalexicoCA32.6790197-115.6714373U.S. Border Patrol

Maria de Jesus Medina Sanchez was killed when the Suburban she was riding in crashed while being followed by a US Border Patrol vehicle.

ivpressonline.com
7100Joseph S. Lumpkin32MaleAfrican-American/Black04/27/2008MiamiFL25.559858-80.380622Miami-Dade Police Department

Shoplifting suspect Lumpkin was chased away from a major shopping mall and into a residential neighborhood. The officer and Lumpkin reportedly struggled for the officer's weapon, and Lumpkin was fatally shot. His death remained an open investigation for over three years because the lead detective retired before he finished the relevant paperwork.

wctv.tv
7101Luis Sanchez Santos27MaleHispanic/Latino04/27/2008GreenvilleSC34.8477687-82.4021951U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation

Honduran immigrant Sanchez Santos was one of two men who robbed three people at gunpoint in front of the Peace Center in Greenville. One of those three victims was an FBI agent, who discharged her weapon at the fleeing robbers. Nine days later the body of Sanchez Santos was discovered in woods with a gunshot wound. A second suspect was found and confirmed that they'd committed the robbery together, Sanchez Santos had been mortally wounded, and he'd hidden the body of his accomplice.

wspa.com
7095Name withheld by policeMaleRace unspecified04/26/2008ThriftGA32.6998987-82.0555962Jenkins County Sheriff's Office

Deputies were dispatched to a home in the Thrift community where an accidental shooting had been reported, police said. When the deputies arrived, the man assaulted the officer, who then shot and killed him.

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7096Antoine Covington18MaleRace unspecified04/26/2008ChicagoIL41.5988281-87.6922069Markham Police Department

Police shot and killed Antoine Covington and wounded another person. At about 10:30 p.m., officers responded to a 911 call about two men with guns inside a Dollar Tree in Canterbury Shopping Center. When officers arrived, two men were running out of the store, and one allegedly opened fire, so the officers fired back.

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7097Rigoberto Lopez24MaleRace unspecified04/26/2008ChicagoIL41.7212407-87.535288Chicago Police Department

Police shot and killed Rigoberto Lopez after he allegedly shot at them during a hostage standoff at an auto shop on the Southeast Side. Police said they got a call at about 7:50 p.m. regarding a possible robbery. Lopez reportedly refused to come out of the store and took three people hostage. At about 9:30 p.m, Lopez allegedly fired several shots at officers, who fired back. Lopez died at the scene. The hostages were physically unharmed.

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7098Andrew Gonzalez21MaleHispanic/Latino04/26/2008OaklandCA37.7745187-122.233691Oakland Police Department

Officers shot Andrew Marcus Gonzalez, 21, after he crashed his carjacked car into a police cruiser, then tried to flee.

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7093Brett D. Holloway37MaleRace unspecified04/25/2008St. LouisMO38.6236763-90.2886279St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department

An off-duty officer working security shot and killed Brett D. Holloway when he allegedly pointed a gun at him inside a Denny's. According to police, Holloway attempted to rob the restaurant at around 1 a.m. and was confronted by the officer. The officer reportedly drew his service weapon and fired several times, striking Holloway, who police said fell behind the counter still armed. The officer told Holloway to drop his gun, and fired several more shots when he allegedly refused.

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