Corporal Paul Schneider and two other peace officers responded to a domestic disturbance call concerning a mobile home three miles northwest of Poteet. They entered the mobile home and saw Cruz, armed with a knife. They told him to put it down. Cruz approached Corporal Schneider, still holding the knife. Corporal Schneider shot Cruz once, killing him.

Marvin Daniel Vasquez, 25, reported by the LA Times, died after being shot in Carson, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Officers Manuel Chavez and Eric Grijalva shot Steven Esquivel after he allegedly attempted to flee in a running car he'd commandeered with the owner partly under the car.

Off-duty officer Hasan Long and Charles Polk exchanged gunfire in the Asmara Conxion Lounge over a table.

Bradshaw was killed when he turned his car in front of a police patrol car without its emergency lights on responding to a report of gunshots being fired.

After a 15-minute chase that ended in a cemetary, Screws pointed his finger at police and was shot and killed.

A deputy responded to a residence that was the subject of a burglary call. He told Dobbins, in the residence, to get on the ground. Dobbins obeyed. The deputy turned to face another person in the residence. Dobbins jumped up and grabbed the deputy's gun arm. The deputy shot him. Dobbins died at Memorial Hermann Hospital.

Christopher Barr, 21, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest at the end of a police pursuit, police said. Police said they don't know why he was driving in Beaver County in a black Chevrolet Lumina with two blown tires, a nearly empty bottle of Jack Daniel's between his legs, and several beer bottles and two shotguns nearby.

Cameron Terrel Williams, 34, reported by the LA Times, died after being shot in Broadway-Manchester, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Kazi Shinda Bell, 22, reported by the LA Times, died after being shot in Athens, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Rasheed Fuquan Moore was shot and killed by Officer Thomas Ruane when he was allegedly dragging Officer Nicholas Popolizio with his 1997 Pontiac Grand Prix.

Police, who had come to serve Woods with an assault-related warrant, and he was killed in a gunfight.

Deceased was shooting people according to witnesses, police shot him to death.

Sarah Positano was on her cell phone, talking to an Ohio State Highway Patrol hostage negotiator, when her captor, James Trimble, shot and killed her.

Deputies called out to a domestic disturbance by Seidner's wife at 2 a.m. were confronted with an emotionless Sidener, rifle in hand and challenging the police to shoot him. After bringing his wife out to safety and failed negotiations, he was shot to death. He'd left stockpiled weapons and a holographic will: "Leave nothing to anyone."

Hwan Yu and Han Lee were sought as suspects in a violent home-invasion. Tracked to their second-floor apartment through a victim who recognized their car, officers first knocked then kicked the door down. Yu and Lee put up armed resistance, wounding two officers. The suspects were shot to death.

Jejuan Deon Griffin had escaped from the custody of correctional guards on Dec. 31, 2004, while being treated at Howard County General Hospital. Police caught up with him at the at the Copper Stallion Motel in Elkridge. Officers shot Griffin as he attempted to run over several officers with a car as they tried to arrest him. Howard County State's Attorney Timothy McCrone declined to prosecute the officers.

Timothy Winston allegedly stabbed his girlfriend to death, ran over her body with a Jeep as he fled, and was shot and killed when he allegedly threatened Ashland City Police Officer Brien Warren with a knife.

Barva was riding a mini-bike on the streets. After being warned not to ride on the street, police found him riding again. He apparently pulled a gun, while trying to flee.

Cpl. Steve Hurst shot and killed Manuel Zaragoza Lopez, who allegedly cornered the officer with a large knife and fork during a hostage situation.

Police shot and killed Paul Sanchez when he allegedly rammed patrol cars.

Police wanted to question Raymond "Eddie" Flanagan for holding up a convenience store. He drove toward Officer Eric Wallace and was shot and killed.

RaShon Roach was allegedly driving his uncle's stolen car while fleeing police when he crashed into trees and was killed.

Officer Richard "Poochie" Young shot and killed Billy Curtis Anderton while Young was at home and off duty.

Mitchell Allen Paine was killed when he was hit by a patrol car while trying to walk across the highway.

Meth user Edward Laborin committed suicide on North 59th Drive after he pointed a handgun at police. An officer shot Laborin in the buttocks just before the 24-year-old killed himself.

Gregory Bittle and Katherine Dimercurio died when Bittle lost control of his 2004 Honda Accord while fleeing an officer investigating a noise complaint.

Philip Michael Creaser was shot and killed by two police sharpshooters after reportedly holding a teenaged boy hostage in a creekbed.

Off-duty University City police officer Stephen Bastean was reportedly drunk when he made a U-turn into oncoming traffic and crashed his 2001 Chevrolet Blazer head-on into Bridgeton police officer Scott M. Armstrong's 2000 Ford Crown Victoria patrol car, killing them both. The Missouri Highway Patrol said Bastean's blood alcohol content was 0.188 percent--more than twice the legal threshold for being drunk. The crash happened shortly before 3 a.m. in Bridgeton. Bastean had reportedly been scheduled to report to work at 7 a.m.

Richard "Rick" Thiel Evans reportedly shot officer Molly Bowden during a traffic stop then shot officer Curtis Brown about 9.5 hours later during a foot chase in a yard near his parents' home in the Park De Ville neighborhood before shooting himself in the head. Evans died at a hospital. Bowden, 26 died a month later from her injuries. Brown, who was shot in his right biceps was hospitalized and released.

Jameela Yasmeen Arshad, a neurologist who stopped to help a boy who had been hit by a car died after she was arrested for allegedly shoving officers investigating the accident.

Grandmother Carlsten, reportedly depressed and housebound after an auto accident, answered the arrival of county deputies with a gun in her hand; she walked onto her porch and fired a round into the ground. After trading fire with officers, she was shot to death.

Otis McPeters reportedly died in police custody after struggling with officers during a traffic stop.

Dressed all in black, Reed panicked and bolted away on foot from a traffic stop. Reportedly, he darted between two parked cars and directly into the path of a deputy's vehicle, which struck and killed him. His family settled a wrongful death suit for $10,000.

Kentucky State Police Capt. Tom Porter, Sgt. Lafe Owens and Taylorsville police officer Gordon Miles shot William J. Eldridge Jr., after he pointed a weapon at them during a three-hour confrontation, Kentucky State Police said. They were responding to a domestic violence complaint.

Trotter is said to have attacked two people in a subdivision. Responding deputies tasered him at least three times. His resulting death was unusual in that the medical examiner officially left open the possibility that the Taser was at least partially responsible.

Hyde broke into a house and went into the basement. He was acting crazy and projectile vomiting at police. When he threatened them with a vase, they tasered him multiple times, and he died a short time later. The methamphetamine in his bloodstream was likely a contributing factor in his death.

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

Johnson shot at his mother, stabbed himself and set their mobile home on fire. Officer Richard Gambino responded to a backup call related to the incident. The officer pointed a rifle at Johnson and tried to reason with him. Johnson ranted at the officer, took a drink of whiskey and approached the officer with a handgun. The officer shot him once in the chest, killing him.

Three Las Vegas police officers pursued Jeffrey Allan Gaddis, a mentally ill and suicidal man, after he was caught stealing items at a Walgreens store. One officer spun out Gaddis' vehicle, and when officers confronted him he pulled out a gun. The officers fired, killing him.

Roberto Maciel died one day after he was restrained and pepper-sprayed by deputies.

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

Officer Jim Flesher shot Jose Castanon when he allegedly rammed cars after a pursuit.

Police tasered Greg Saulsbury who allegedly became combative when police responded to a 911 medical call.

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

Officer Peter J. Lavery responded to a domestic dispute. Assured that there were no guns in the house, Lavery entered, only to be shot by Bruce A. Carrier, a former prison guard with a long criminal record. Carrier, who used an assault weapon illegally modified to fire automatically, committed suicide after a 12-hour standoff with police.

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

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

During the course of a domestic dispute call Gehan pointed a shotgun at a county deputy, and was shot in turn by a state trooper. The trooper later received a Medal of Honor from the New York State Association of Chiefs of Police.

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

Deputy Robert L. Peterman Jr. was reportedly going about 85 mph when he rear-ended Fairmount Township volunteer firefighter Jared M. Moore's car, killing Moore, as both men were responded to another accident near Basehor. At around midnight, Moore was in his 1994 Dodge Shadow, when he slowed down to turn left and Peterman's Ford Crown Victoria struck him from behind. Peterman, who'd allegedly turned off his video camera, was charged with misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter. Peterman was acquitted in September 2005. In 2006, Moore's parents filed a wrongful death lawsuit, alleging that county officials and sheriff's deputies attempted to intimidate them when they tried to speak publicly about their son's death.

Dawson was wanted by police for a string of drug offenses and auto thefts. In the previous few days, he'd led officers on two high-speed chases and had promised not to be taken alive. Local police cornered him at a TraveLodge at 2 a.m. and shot him a total of 19 times, 17 of those in the back. One of the involved officers had killed another suspect, Mark Anthony Russell, in the same motel in August 2000, and received awards for both incidents.

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

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

Officer Mario Jacinto shot and killed Patrick Edward Vallor when he pointed a gun at pursuing officers in a McDonald's parking lot after he'd reportedly murdered a transexual prostitute in Hollywood earlier that evening.

Police responded to several vandalism calls in a neighborhood off Hopewell Road. A silver-colored vehicle found at the scene drove off, according to reports. A pursuit followed, though the officer lost track of the suspect's vehicle after declining to drive over 50 mph out of fear of encountering icy roads, police said. The suspects later drove by two Fulton police cars, who gave chase, though at relatively low speeds. Police found the suspect's vehicle partially submerged in a "swampy area" off Hopewell.

Jones was killed by local officers on Christmas Day as they responded to a domestic violence call, and he advanced on them with a knife.

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

Two deputies responded to a domestic violence call at the man's trailer in Oak Grove Trailer Park. When deputies tried to arrest Gibbs on charges of simple battery, he resisted arrest and tried to grab for the deputies' service weapons and was shot and killed.

Deceased was shot by police after alleged hostage-taking, robbery, and brandishing a gun.

According to the Star Tribune, Miller stole three cars and had rammed other vehicles when a trooper shot him.

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

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

Williamson was driving his truck when Zito - with Champagne riding along as part of her training - tried to pull him over near the intersection of the Johansen Expressway and University Avenue, troopers said. Williamson didn't stop and officers pursued him through the city, joined by Geier, and found the vehicle stuck in a snow berm about seven miles north of the city. Williamson ran from the vehicle and the officers followed him. The driver had a gun and fired it, and police shot and killed him.

Police Chief Rick Thompson got a tip that Jesse Britton, who was suspected in several recent burglaries, was inside the abandoned Frontier Bar. Nebraska Game and Parks Division officer Dan Kling agreed to help search the building and officers Matt Moore and Paul Kimminau set up a perimeter. At around 10 a.m., Thompson and Kling confronted Jesse inside the bar, where he allegedly pointed a gun at them, promping them to open fire. Both officers' shots struck Jesse, who died at the scene. A grand jury indicted Thompson for second-degree assault in Britton's death. In June 2009, a judge acquitted Thompson. Thompson was suspended with pay after the shooting, then without pay a month later. He fought the city for disciplining him without a hearing and reached a settlement. As part of that agreement, Thompson had to resign.

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

Charles Edward Brown was killed when he attempted to flee from police by running onto the Ventura Freeway and was struck by a vehicle.

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

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

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

Denoy Terrell Thomas, who was in the backseat of a car fleeing police, was killed when the car crashed.

Meldrum was tasered while fighting with local police, and lost consciousness and died soon after. He'd been pulled over for erratic and reckless driving. Believed to be the first person in Utah killed by Taser, the police chief opined that Meldrum's death was "unrelated to the use of a Taser by his officers because Meldrum continued to beat officers around the head after the weapon was deployed."

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

Trooper Michael Braswell Roberts shot Christopher Dale Lindley, who was unarmed, when Lindley allegedly fought with Roberts.

According to police, Kenneth Jay Rosselot was suspected of being the "Sysco Kid," who'd gone on a months-long bank robbery spree spanning several counties. A high-speed chase ensued at around 9:45 a.m. after a robbery at the Flagstar bank in Chelsea, police said. Rosselot lost control of his BMW and flipped into the air. According to police, Rosselot fled from the vehicle, but collapsed and died in the hospital from his injuries.

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

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

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

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

Martin Louie Castro Soriano, 26, who was not a student, was shot to death Dec. 14 by a UC Davis police officer after he allegedly fired on three officers who had attempted to subdue him with a stun gun.

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

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

Police tried to stop Ryan Amend because he was speeding. He led police on a three-county chase before Indiana State Police and the Boone County Sheriff's Office popped his tires. He was allegedly armed with a gun and knife when he was shot and killed by Lebanon Police officers Tyson Warmoth, 39, and Jeff Nelson, 28.

Police said two officers in a squad car tried to stop a 1992 Buick driven by 15-year-old Caleb Thompson, who'd taken his mother's car, around 10 p.m. for driving with bright lights on Upton Road. Caleb turned east on Stoll and the officers gave chase for about a mile with speeds reaching 80 mph. Police said they called off the pursuit at Peacock Road and lost sight of the Buick on the hilly road. They then saw that Caleb had hit a bridge abutment and that the car was in flames. Officers reportedly extinguished the fire and pulled Caleb out. He died at a hospital the following afternoon.

Christopher J. Bourgoine was killed in a crash after a police chase. According to police, a detective began pursuing Bourgoine' at around 9 p.m. after noticing a snowplow in the back of his pickup truck, which fit the description of one linked to recent burglaries. After a short distance, the snowplow fell out of the truck. The detective turned on his lights and the truck stopped, but then fled. Bourgoine lost control of his truck and was ejected when he hit a mailbox, utility pole and tree. His brother, who was also in the truck, survived the crash.

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

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

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

Gearhart brandished a handgun and made three attempts at carjacking in a commercial area in the early evening. Verbally abusive, unpredictable, and unresponsive to attempts to get him to stop, he fired one shot at an off-duty state alcohol agent. The agent returned fire and struck Gearhart fatally in the chest.

Englewood Police say Lance Feist robbed a bank inside a Wal-Mart at gunpoint and the danger he posed left them no choice but to chase him. Englewood police say Feist was going up to 90 miles an hour on Santa Fe when he rammed his stolen Sports Utility Vehicle into Sewell's BMW convertible. Sewell died at the scene.

Sutherland police chief David Johannsen was driving his pickup truck on a gravel road at about 3 a.m. when he said he was distracted by his passengers, Gary Tunink and Jodi Munn, who were having sex in the back seat. Johannsen lost control of the truck, which crashed into the ditch and rolled several times, ejecting Tunink and Munn. Munn was killed. Tunink was paralyzed. Johannsen called for help and threw his SPD turtleneck in a culvert, returning for it after crews had left the crash site. Johannsen remained chief until 2009, when he surrendered his police officer certification as part of a plea agreement for stealing and selling hogs from his other employer.

Police shot John E. Todd after they said he shot himself in the head following a 3.5 hour standoff. Todd reportedly fired a shot as officers broke into his mobile home. Police apparently thought the gunshot was aimed at them, and two officers fired seven shots at Todd, striking him twice. Both wounds were nonfatal, according to an autopsy.

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

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

An unnamed man suspected of carjacking stopped breathing while being handcuffed by Alhambra police and was pronounced dead later at a hospital.

James D. Kerr, was reportedly found dead after being fleeing from a deputy in southeast Greenwood County. According to the Sheriff's Office, the deputy saw two men spotlighting deer from a Ford pickup truck at around 10:15 p.m. The men reportedly turned off the lights and tried to drive away, but crashed into a ditch. Kerr was found dead nearby and was initially thought to have died from trauma after being thrown from the truck. The department later said Kerr had died from a heart attack. The second man ran away from the scene and had not been found by press time.

Whittington was killed during a high speed police pursuit. He was a passenger in a 1996 GMC Sierra pick-up truck driven by Russell L. Hart, 44, which was being chased by deputy Johnny Hall, who had tried to pull Hart over for speeding. The truck went off the road and over-corrected before it left the road again and hit a tree. Whittington was pronounced dead at the scene just before 10 p.m.

Deceased was allegedly involved in a gun battle over a woman at a party and shot citizens and a police officer was wounded, police shot him to death.

A robbery suspect was shot and killed while trying to carjack a car and escape from police.

Troopers responding to Thanksgiving Day reports of a bulldozer blocking a highway found Keiser, irrational and uncooperative. In an extended physical struggle that moved into a nearby swampy area, multiple officers pepper-sprayed, tasered and wrestled Keiser trying to get him under control. His head became submerged, "whether because of his own actions or the officers'" was in dispute, and Keiser drowned. The family settled for $750K.

Lucas Gabrielson was a passenger who was killed in a crash during a high-speed police chase. Trooper Jim Irwin pursued a pickup truck driven by Michael Blair, 16, for several miles after reportedly clocking it at 96 mph. Blair and four other boys were injured in the crash. Blair pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and was sentenced to 13.5 months in prison.

Two officers attempting to serve a warrant on O'Connor at his house were fired on. One was wounded in the arm and chest. Officers returned fire and fatally shot O'Connor.

Juvenal Cendejas was killed in a fiery motorcycle crash while fleeing the CHP.

Jerome Cobbs died shortly after a 48-foot fall from the Holiday Inn Express, which was still under construction on U.S. 82. Cobbs had been threatening to jump and had been in negotiations with law enforcement officers when, after some kind of an interaction with police, Cobbs either slipped or lunged from the three-story hotel.

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

Driver William Edward Wynn and passenger Sheila Ann Fegans were killed when the car they were riding in crashed into a concrete light post during a police chase.

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

A local officer serving involuntarily committment papers on Gaines, who was known for walking the sidewalk and speaking out about religion, got into a struggle with him. Although the police were well aware of the victim's psychiatric issues, the incident ended with him fatally shot in the chest.

Welch's son was on the run from the law and when to Welch's house. The elder Welch aimed a gun at police and was shot and killed by Sgt. Michael Loberg.

Cronyn had been drinking heavily. He assaulted his girlfriend and her young son at her apartment. When local police responded he led them on a nine-mile high-speed chase. Police claimed that he used his truck as a weapon, threatening them at more than 100 MPH, and he was shot to death.

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

This unidentified man apparently made suicidal and homicidal threats. When police caught up with him, he pointed his gun at them and was shot and killed.

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

Sgt. Steve Brown and deputies Henri Boustany, Brad James and Mike Crean shot and killed Kenneth Hugh Duncan during a three-hour standoff that started after Duncan reportedly killed his brother-in-law during a psychotic break.

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

Ortiz-Gonzalez, a Mexican national, was demanding US citizenship with a starter pistol and a hostage, police shot him to death.

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

Eugene Aiello was shot killed after he took his ex-wife hostage and after firing on police and injuring Sgt. Edward Hinchey.

This is the second shooting of a mentally ill person Officer Nicosia has been involved in. In November 2004, he was placed on administrative leave along with Officers Richard Harrell and Colby Thompson in connection with the shooting death of 48-year-old Edward Ned Jr. State police conducted the investigation, and none of the officers was indicted. Ned reportedly tried to attack officers. As the situation escalated, he was given oral commands, and pepper spray and a Taser were used before he was shot.

Deputies observed Almany being picked up by a driver in a 1991 Chevrolet and almost immediately engage in "a lewd sex act". The driver swerved at the police, fled at high speed with officers in pursuit across the Howard Franklin Bridge into Tampa, attempt to escape into an apartment complex, and hit a tree at 80 MPH. Almany was killed outright. The driver, about twice the legal limit for alcohol, emerged in good condition.

An Elk Grove man died early Monday in a confrontation with Sacramento County sheriff's deputies after officers used pepper spray and shot the man twice with 50,000-volt Taser stun guns. Sheriff's officials said Ricardo Zaragoza struggled with four deputies who wanted to take him in for a mental health examination after his family called officials saying he was acting erratically. The four officers who struggled to control Zaragoza were placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of an internal investigation.

Officer Riter Flores shot and killed Timothy C. Hensley when he pointed a gun at another officer.

Police chased Cain after they heard a gunshot. Cain shot a man who was also chasing him before police shot and killed Cain.

Local police observed a suspect hit his girlfriend in a Walgreens parking lot. Giving chase, the suspect lit out and started a two-minute, 100 MPH chase south on Reading Road that ended with a crash with Trapp's car. Trapp was thrown from her vehicle and died at the scene. One of seven chase fatalities in the Cincinnati area within a four-month period.

David Cleveland died shortly after arriving at the Humboldt County Jail following multiple altercations with deputies.

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

Betty Jane Waltermeyer, 40, was killed by boyfriend Ralph Deitzler, 41, in their Oak Ridge Estates home. The shooting came after a 90-minute standoff with police, during which Deitzler held the 12-gauge shotgun he eventually used to shoot Waltermeyer, police said.

Arnold was driving a stolen car and wearing body armor when he shot at police at a conservation area before fatally shooting himself, police said. When Arnold was ordered from the car by a police officer, he began to drive away as backup arrived. Arnold leaned out the window and fired a handgun several times at the officers, who returned fire, though Arnold ultimately shot and killed himself at the scene.

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

Tarrea Black was a passenger in an allegedly stolen 1993 Honda that crashed while fleeing police. At about 10:15 p.m., Chicago officers in an unmarked car reportedly saw a man suspiciously going from customer to customer at a Howard Street gas station holding what looked like a credit card. Police said he got into the Honda when the officers pulled into the parking lot, then started speeding before hitting a Toyota van. Black died at the scene. Two others were injured. According to police, they were not chasing the car when it crashed, but the driver was trying to elude them. The Honda's driver, Levar D. Drane, 27, was charged with first-degree murder.

West chased his neighbors by vehicle and shot at them. West and his neighbors returned to their homes. Deputies Buck Carroll and James Jackson responded, shining the lights of their patrol car into West's front yard. West came out of his house and pointed a shotgun at the deputies as they told him to show his hands. The deputies fatally shot him.

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

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

Woempner was killed, and her husband injured, when their car was struck by a housing authority police vehicle on its way to assist in a traffic-offense-related car chase. That chase was already complete.

Philip H. Fountain fired on police when they tried to interrogate him about gunshots fired nearby. He was shot and killed.

Jose Leonides-Marquez was the primary aggressor against two officers responding to a routine noise complaint at a house in Dale City, police said. A group of men knocked down Officer Andrew B. Cornell on the porch, beat him on the head and shoulders and grabbed for his gun belt while trying to strangle him. The other officer, Richmond O. Appau, under attack in the front yard, radioed an officer-in-distress call. Cornell pulled his gun and shot once, killing Leonides.

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

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

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

Police chased Joseph Allen Gallup at around 3:30 p.m. after he and his wife allegedly robbed National City Bank in Royal Oak. According to police, Gallup got out of his pickup and shot himself in the head. He was pronounced dead at the scene. His wife, who was in the car with him, was physically unharmed.

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

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

A police sniper shot Jeffrey E. Arthur, who was reportedly holding his ex-girlfriend at gunpoint during a seven-hour standoff. The woman and her brother had gone to the house just before 2 p.m. to get some of her belongings. Arthur pulled a gun, but let her brother go. During subsequent negotiations, Arthur reportedly threatened to kill the woman and police, and fired a shot out a window. According to police, Arthur forced the woman out the front door, allegedly choking her with one arm and pressing a handgun to her head, screaming that he was going to kill her. The sharpshooter then fired once, killing Arthur.

Dezestia Taylor was killed when the car in which he was a passenger crashed during a high-speed police chase.

Eric J. Miller, described by his sister as mentally ill, was shot and killed by police outside a Wendy's restaurant when he threatened officers with a knife.

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

Keith Galster was ruled to have killed himself while handcuffed.

Jimmy Stephen Wren died about two months after being shot by trooper Phillip Mitchell. Mitchell initially stopped Wren at the Springville Grocery and accused Wren of speeding in a school zone on Highway 9 South. According to sources, the trooper spotted a handgun in Wren's pocket when he stepped from his red Toyota truck. Moments later, Wren reportedly jumped back into his truck and a high speed chase followed, moving from Highway 9 South to Highway 341 South, southeast on Montgomery Road and east on Moorman Road. Wren was reportedly able to put some distance between himself and Mitchell's car on the winding gravel road and was allegedly standing in the road with the gun drawn as Mitchell rounded the last curve before the Moorman Road bridge. According to reports, Mitchell got out of his car with his .12-gauge shotgun and fired at the suspect, hitting him several times. Mitchell Was unharmed. Wren was initially paralyzed by the shooting and eventually died on Feb. 14, 2005

Lanaka Lucas was killed when her car was struck by a car fleeing police.

Baylor was chasing another man and firing shots at him when a police van arrived. The officers ordered Baylor to drop his weapon. Instead, police said, he turned and pointed the gun at them. One of the officers fired five shots at Baylor from his service weapon, police said. One of those slugs hit Baylor in the left side of his back and exited his chest, killing him.

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

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

A school district officer interrupted Rodriguez on the grounds of his old elementary school at 1:45 in the morning, trying to break into a outdoor vending machine. The officer heard a threat from Rodriguez, saw him reach into a pocket, and fatally shot him. The pocket held only a screwdriver.

Jamir Valle Martinez was allegedly smuggling undocumented immigrants into the United States. Cochise County Sheriff's deputies took up the chase until high speeds made continued pursuit dangerous. A set of tire spikes was put on the road by a Sierra Vista Police Department officer near the intersection of the bypass and Buffalo Soldier Trail, police said. The crash then occurred. Eleven vehicles were involved. Initial reports indicate the truck's driver lost control, causing the vehicle to go airborne, smashing the tops of vehicles waiting to make a left turn off the southbound part of Highway 90 onto the bypass. Six people were killed. Martinez got a 35-year sentence.

Jamir Valle Martinez was allegedly smuggling undocumented immigrants into the United States. Cochise County Sheriff's deputies took up the chase until high speeds made continued pursuit dangerous. A set of tire spikes was put on the road by a Sierra Vista Police Department officer near the intersection of the bypass and Buffalo Soldier Trail, police said. The crash then occurred. Eleven vehicles were involved. Initial reports indicate the truck's driver lost control, causing the vehicle to go airborne, smashing the tops of vehicles waiting to make a left turn off the southbound part of Highway 90 onto the bypass. Six people were killed. Martinez got a 35-year sentence.

Jamir Valle Martinez was allegedly smuggling undocumented immigrants into the United States. Cochise County Sheriff's deputies took up the chase until high speeds made continued pursuit dangerous. A set of tire spikes was put on the road by a Sierra Vista Police Department officer near the intersection of the bypass and Buffalo Soldier Trail, police said. The crash then occurred. Eleven vehicles were involved. Initial reports indicate the truck's driver lost control, causing the vehicle to go airborne, smashing the tops of vehicles waiting to make a left turn off the southbound part of Highway 90 onto the bypass. Six people were killed. Martinez got a 35-year sentence.

Santonio Dewayne Garrett was shot and killed by Newport News police, after he pinned a bicycle officer between two cars, police said. Garrett was a fugitive wanted in Hampton on charges of possession with intent to distribute cocaine and failure to appear in court.

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

James F. Taylor was arrested in October 2004 after a beating by Chattanooga police. He was transported to Erlanger Hospital and transferred by Erlanger officials to Moccasin Bend Mental Hospital. He was transferred back to Erlanger where he was pronounced dead.

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

A man trying to flee police in a stolen pickup drove on the wrong side of an interstate, striking a car in which the driver, Travis Clark, was killed, police said.

Alexander Diaz was killed when an SUV fleeing police struck him as he crossed the street with his mother and three siblings in the Ravenswood neighborhood. At about 7:45 p.m., plainclothes officers Michael Yzaguirre and Patrick Kearns were on Wilson Avenue when the SUV pulled up and the occupants allegedly flashed gang signs and yelled out a Latin Kings slogan. The officers identified themselves and approached on foot at a traffic light, but the driver drove away. According to police, the officers got in their unmarked car to pursue the SUV, but lost sight of it as it turned on Greenview. After about a block, the SUV hit the Diaz family and crashed into a church.

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

Keith Trudell reportedly died in police custody after suffering a seizure possibly brought on by a drug overdose.

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

Police responded to a fight outside of Quest Field and say Camat fired his gun toward the west and refused officers' orders to put it down. Relatives counter that Camat fired his gun into the air to stop the fighting, that officers never told him to drop the weapon, and he was shot multiple times by police officers.

While leaving a movie theater Chavis and friends got into a verbal altercation with another group, and Chavis was shot by an unknown person. He was left bleeding on the sidewalk. His family and a witness contended that NYPD deliberately delayed medical attention for half an hour, with Lincoln Hospital only a block away, and caused Chavis's death. In a wrongful death proceeding the state's defense included the assertion that "Chavis had no constitutional right to medical treatment".

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

Manrique, an elderly Mexican immigrant and grandfather, unarmed and never accused of any crime, was beaten to death by two local police officers for attempting to "trot away" when they appeared in a dark alley. They were in plainclothes and drove an unmarked car. The city would eventually pay his family $1M in a wrongful death settlement.

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

Amy Robbins died from her injuries eight days after a pickup fleeing police driven by Jeffrey Drechsler ran a red light and broadsided her car. Dreschler was also killed. At around 11p.m., police responded to a report that said Dreschler broke down his girlfriend's door with an ax and was holding her by the throat. When officer Brent Woodard arrived, Dreschler left in his 1987 F-150. Woodard gave chase and was joined by officer Pryor and her partner, officer Cornish, in a separate patrol car. Police insisted that Woodard and Pryor used their sirens and lights. Gabe Robbins was following his wife home in a separate car and saw the crash. He said his windows were open and that he didn't hear police sirens.

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

Alexis A. McDonald was one of three men in a car stopped by police near the Chesapeake Square Mall. He was shot several times after he failed to comply with police orders and raised a weapon from under his seat in the car, police said.

Vanessa Jimenez, Albert Andrew Hernandez and Armando Limas burned to death after they hit a pole while fleeing police.

Julian A. Molina was killed when his car struck a guardrail and left the road while being chased by a state trooper. The trooper said Molina was driving erratically before the chase.

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

Officer David Green shot Frank Earl Ingram IV when he took the officer's baton.

Angelo C. Boria Jr. was allegedly beaten to death while handcuffed after accidentally firing a shotgun in his fiance's father's home by Officers Robert Bowers and David Hogan.

Local police from four jurisdictions participated in the high-speed chase of a suspected purse snatcher living out of his car. The chase ended with a fatal crash into Ballard's car. One of seven chase fatalities in the Cincinnati area within a four-month period.

On reviewing the videotape of a convenience-store shoplifting incident, a county deputy recognized the suspect as Serafin and went out to look for him. Located about an hour later by the lone officer, the two struggled and Serafin was killed by a gunshot to the face. He was unarmed.

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

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

Six Bridgeport officers responded to Mosely's appearance at the door of his former girlfriend, aware that Mosely had served a prison sentence for the manslaughter of a previous girlfriend. Mosely directly threatened the girlfriend and her boyfriend and was on the verge of breaking through their door when the officers arrived. Mosely was armed with a baseball bat. Three officers shot a total of eleven bullets, seven of which struck Mosely. He died soon after.

Ex-con bicycle messenger Mota was sought by police on suspicion of committing a recent assault. Missing him at work, police found him on the street nearby. Mota pulled out a derringer pistol, an antique more functional than it looked. They fatally wounded him with three shots.

Josh Beasley, 27, of Greenville, was killed during an attempted burglary at a chemical plant.

Officer Gary Sensat of the Lake Charles Police Department was a passenger killed in an accident involving a 1997 Chevrolet truck driven by Sulphur Police officer William Nichols, 39.

John Patrick Steinbaugh was a suspected bank robber when he was shot and killed.

Guzman, driving a stolen Mercury Mountaineer with Hennessy and cocaine on board, with a police record and several pseudonyms, lead police on an eventful high-speed chase that ended in a residential driveway. Guzman attacked a lieutenant with a "judolike" move and attempted to get his weapon. He was fatally shot nine times.

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

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

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

Three Marietta police responded to a late-afternoon call to an apartment building parking lot on reports of drug dealing. They arrested four men, one purely for complaining about their treatment of Johnson, who they continued to beat when he was prone on the ground, and who they kept in a choke hold while cuffed. Johnson made it to a holding cell, complained of illness, and died. His mother was not allowed to view his body.

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

Police said Curtis Blount may have been one of three suspects being sought in an armed robbery. An officer encountered an armed suspect who fired upon the officer, which started a pursuit. The chase ended with an exchange of gunfire that left the man dead in an alley behind the Marketplace 14 convenience store.

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

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

Andrew Lamar Washington died after officers tasered him 17 times within three minutes.

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

Katie Schumpert fled a DUI stop and killed Kimberly Swain.

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

An off-duty officer and her husband (a security guard) were in their apartment when they learned that somebody had threatened their son across the street. Both armed, they approached Harvey, who raised his weapon. There was a gunfight and Harvey was killed at the scene.

Kevin Carroll, 25, was killed when his van struck a concrete barrier at high speed as he exited Interstate 81. State police said Carroll was fleeing the scene of a two-vehicle hit-and-run crash in Dauphin County.

Robbie Williams was killed when the car she was in was hit by a vehicle fleeing police. Williams was a passenger in a car that was pulling out of a parking space at about 1 a.m. The impact threw Williams from the car. A wrongful death lawsuit claimed that officers in three squad cars were engaged in a high-speed chase in violation of department policy. The suit also stated that officers did not activate their sirens during the pursuit. The other driver, Eric Maluchnik, 21, was was charged with leaving the scene of a fatal accident.

Patrol cars from Spencer and Clay counties tried to stop a car reported stolen out of Sanborn. The driver, Jameson Lisle Sierck, allegedly fled and led officers on a high-speed chase into Palo Alto County. According to police, Sierck lost control of the car on a gravel road and went into the ditch. The car rolled several times before coming to rest in a cornfield.

Three-year-old Trent reportedly shot himself after pulling deputy Carl/Karl Keller's backup 9mm Glock off a dresser.

Siblings Octavia and Christopher Suydan Jr. were killed as a 19-year-old motorist fled a drug sting at high speed in his Honda Accord, striking them both as they crossed the street. They were thrown 140 feet and died in front of their father. Admitting no wrongdoing, the District settled with the parents for $1.2M.

Police shot and killed Michael Brown after a four-hour standoff in which Brown wounded his former girlfriend and held his mother hostage. Negotiations had reportedly "broken down."

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

Justin Little was killed after a car he was riding in crashed into a culvert during a chase with Vilonia police.

Tommie Varnado Sr.'s SUV was hit head-on by a marked police car going the wrong direction in the bridge's carpool lane.

Troopers tried to serve arrest warrants on Dorff, who had failed to appear in court on charges stemming from violations of a domestic-violence protective order, police said. He refused to let himself be arrested when officers showed up. Dorff was not armed with a gun or knife, but the confrontation escalated to the use of pepper spray, batons and Taser. Ultimately, Dorff picked up a piece of metal, and Sgt. Brian Wassman shot and killed him.

Michael Blucher was shot and killed by police after he struck a girl with an ornamental sword and threatened police with lives. Officer Tommy Wilson was apparently untrained in dealing with mentally ill people.

Police shot and killed James N. Hayes after he allegedly tried to force an officer off a second-floor balcony by igniting aerosol spray with a lighter. Police responded at around 6:15 a.m. after Hayes' wife reported that he was intoxicated and threatening to blow up their building. Hayes barricaded himself inside his condo, turned on gas appliances and distributed combustible substances in the building, police said. Officers tried to evacuate the building, and Hayes allegedly tried to burn them with a makeshift flamethrower, then went to his balcony to confront the officer who had climbed up a ladder.

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

Staudenmaier suffered for decades with schizophrenia, had a history of violence, and lived in a mental-health residential complex. As police investigated reports that she'd threatened five other residents in the lobby, she continued to act erratically. She died from a single gunshot to the chest.

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

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

Prosecutors have determined that a Pierce County sheriff's deputy was justified when he shot a man to death in Parkland last month. Deputy Kevin Reding, a 13-year veteran of the department, fired a single shot that killed 24-year-old Douglas Sevier, ending a shooting spree in which Sevier fired dozens of rounds, some at deputies

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

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