Coby Brown allegedly robbed a Burger King, fled, and fired on Officer Modesto Olivio, who shot and killed him.

Eight police vehicles representing state, county and local jurisdictions gave chase to Richard Schwartz after a Tempe bank robbery, and when Schwartz rammed the vehicle of innocent motorist Alexander Ahmad head-on at high speed, the impact caused an explosion that killed both. Ahmad's family filed suit.

Two officers shot 90-year-old Robert "Sol" Oseroff seven times when he pointed a gun during a standoff, police said.

Officers arrested Stiggers, drunk, after he got into an altercation with his girlfriend. Because he had minor cuts, the officers took him to Parkland Memorial Hospital. Stiggers blacked out on the way.

Police located a pickup truck that matched the description of a vehicle that a witness saw that took a shot at a trooper's home. Officers ordered the teenagers inside the truck to step out. Two did, and police then heard a single gunshot, police said. They found Justin Asa Marzigliano with a gunshot wound to the head.

DeWayne L. Baldon was killed during a gunfight with a railroad police officer in front of the New Albany Police Department.

Heather Miller and Steven Jackson died from injuries suffered when their car was hit by a stolen SUV whose driver was trying to elude deputies; Brandon Ellis, the SUV's passenger, was also killed.

Two state troopers ran over Peterson on Route 100 at 3 a.m., one after the other, although an autopsy confirmed that the impact of the first cruiser killed him. Why Peterson was lying prone in the road nobody could say. At a presser the head of the state police bristled, offended by a suggestion that the troopers might be tested for drugs.

Officers said Patterson was being questioned in his blue truck, the one he lived in, about a sexual assault. He became bellicose and "began throwing evidence out of the truck." Once tasered he started having seizures. Patterson was pronounced dead within about an hour at a local hospital.

Kristopher Bratt and Alfonso Felipe Cortez were killed when a vehicle fleeing police crashed into their car, police said.

Officer Frank Hannah was working on a drug investigation when Timothy Jones allegedly began shooting at officers. Hannah shot and killed Jones.

Martin was a suspect in three North Linden rapes. He was killed in a struggle with police after arriving at the same abandoned home where a rape occurred Monday night and where officers had set up surveillance. Police said he pulled a gun.

Simmons, her teenaged son, and two other teenaged boys attempted to escape from police in their SUV after a robbery. After a chase, officers shot into the vehicle and fatally wounded Simmons. Her role in the robbery was not clearly reported but she'd had an extensive criminal record.

A domestic dispute in the middle of a divorce developed into Kite's wife fleeing to their neighbor's for safety. Police arrived, were informed that Kite had weapons in the house, then discovered that he'd set his own house on fire. He shot at police; they returned fire and killed him.

Deputies attempted a traffic stop on ex-con Brabazon for suspicion of DUI. Brabazon chose not to stop, but instead led them on an extended evening chase through city traffic, spinning out to a stop on busy University Boulevard. He showed a handgun and was fatally shot by six officers.

Sanders missed court that day and barricaded herself in her ground-floor apartment. She was shot and killed when she tried to leave, shooting at police.

Sergeant David Stout pulled Randall over for speeding. Randall identified herself as Tammy Carter and did not provide identification. Officer Deejail Viroj took Randall to his patrol vehicle Randall broke away and ran into traffic.

Technician Timothy Campbell thought Gomez was driving suspiciously. After a short on-foot chase, Gomez pulled a lighter from his pocket, and he was shot and killed.

John K. Adams broke into a home, where he stabbed Josh Sisk, Archie Palmer and his ex-wife, Bonnie Adams, police said. Officers from the Monroe County Sheriff's Office and the Madisonville Police Department tried to subdue Adams with a stun gun, which didn't work. Adams charged the officers and was shot and killed.

Villa was driving a car that contained three other men that had been stopped at a stop sign for some time, arousing the suspicions of residents, who called police. Two Oakland police officers responded and as they approached the vehicle they said Villa started reaching for a pistol near him.

Officer Dean Gransden came upon a domestic dispute at about 10:30 p.m. Friday. Kashon Smith allegedly had physically assaulted two cousins before threatening his mother with a knife and grill fork in her home. The mother fled to a neighbor's residence to call 911. Smith followed her and encountered members of the neighbor's family outside. Allegedly, he verbally threatened them while brandishing the weapons. Gransden came upon the scene, and Smith reportedly ignored Gransden's orders to put down the weapons, when Smith was shot and killed.

Officers went to Rees' home because a bail bondsman was revoking his bail, and Rees was wanted on domestic violence allegations. Rees' wife let police inside, where they found Rees hiding in the attic. Rees allegedly jumped out from under insulation, pointing a gun at Lt. William O'Neil. The officers fired on Rees, killing him.

According to police, Todd Mathes, 36, was drunk, speeding and eluding troopers in a stolen Nissan Pathfinder when he hit a vehicle driven by John Franklin Robinette, killing him.

Officer James A. Arnold said Jose Baudilio Lemus-Rodriguez attempted to ram other officers using his white Toyota after a pursuit Dec. 23. Arnold fired multiple shots at Lemus-Rodriguez and hit him in the head and chest, killing him.

Officers Jon Seabron, Erik Ellgard and Ryan Erwin shot Siaki Ramon Del Rio after a car chase ended in a crash, foot pursuit and struggle in Oceanside, police said.

Kenneth R. Joyner was allegedly threatening patrons and employees at a restaurant. He was allegedly armed with a handgun and a knife, and he was shot and killed by Officer Johnnie Cameron when he pointed the gun at officers.

Kevin Risner was killed in a one-vehicle crash after he took off from a traffic stop. Chase speeds reached 90 mph.

Officers Alexander Ciane and Mark Carducci shot Rosalyne McHenry when she tried to attack her husband with a butcher knife, police said.

Bills apparently fled a domestic disturbance when he was shot and killed by police.

Rose Cobb was shot to death outside an east side CVS as she sat in her car waiting for her husband, DPD Sgt. David Cobb, to come out of the store. In April 2008, Vincent Smothers, a self-admitted hit man, confessed to the killing, saying David Cobb hired him to kill his wife, and that Cobb's girlfriend's son, Marzell Shawn Black, was also involved. Police arrested David Cobb and Black; Black was charged, but police declined to charge David Cobb at that time. On September 26, 2008, David Cobb was found hanging from a tree at Dodge Park in Sterling Heights. In October 2008, police sources said plea negotiations were underway with two people already charged in Rose Cobb's death that would have led to murder charges against David Cobb, and that Cobb knew this when he took his own life.

An officer fatally shot Ted Hernandez multiple times after police responded to a call for assistance in the Lawndale neighborhood at around 3:30 a.m.

Jose Baez was sitting in the back of deputy Justin Debode's patrol car at around 10 p.m. while being questioned about an alleged domestic assault. Police said Baez was cooperating and wasn't under arrest. A six-minute video police released begins when Debode sees Baez in an apparent seizure. Baez shakes, falls on his side and lies prone for about five minutes before backup and an ambulance arrives. Debode is then seen helping Baez out of the car. The video shows Baez screaming incoherently at Debode and apparently resisting, though police didn't believe his actions were aggressive since he was disoriented. Baez died later at a hospital. Police said Baez didn't die as a result of any actions taken by deputies. Baez's mother said she thought something wasn't right when she saw her son's body and possessions. "It was full of blood," she said. Kent County Medical Examiner Dr. Stephen Cohle said Baez died of acute cocaine intoxication. Police said they were unsure how Baez ingested the cocaine, but believed it was moments before he was questioned.

Sgt. Sean Kaeser and Officer Chris Gordon shot and killed Herman Martinez Perez when he raised a shotgun at them, police said.

Rudd, suspected of killing one person and wounding another at a local Hooters restaurant, was tracked down by police to a parking lot. Heavily armed, and with evidence mental problems, Rudd resisted and was shot dead.

Moppin-Buckskin ran from his car after a traffic stop. Police said he was reaching for his waistband, although later no weapon was found.

Cho was brandishing a tire iron outside a liquor store and vandalizing cars. Within 40 seconds of arriving, two officers demanded Cho to drop the tire iron and the officers then fired 11 shots at Cho. The two police officers were cleared by the Orange County district attorney. Cho's family filed a lawsuit against the city alleging wrongful death and negligence and received $250,000.

Pedestrian Coppedge crossed a highway on New Year's Eve and was fatally struck by a deputy, driving 10 to 15 MPH over the limit and by her own admission distracted. County officials clarified that even though they would pay for Coppedge's funeral, that didn't mean they admitted any liability for the death.

Daniel Armijo reportedly committed suicide on New Year's Day after firing at two Laguna Beach police patrol cars.

Three officers noticed Richardson leaving a bodega with a gun-shaped bulge in his pocket. Moving to detain him for questioning, Richardson trotted away and at one point turned toward officers with gun in hand. He was shot to death. Richardson was from Georgia and was on the FBI Most Wanted list.

On New Year's Day Pearson was shot to death by her 31-year-old grandson, a county detention officer. According to reporting, he'd been drinking. He was charged with murder.

Police officer George Marko was chasing an armed suspect when he fired into an East Germantown home during a 2008 New Year's party. The officer's bullets hit three people attending the party, including Abebe Isaac, a hospital maintenance worker and father of three young children. Isaac, 33, died a week later after suffering from an infection and complications. The city agreed to pay $1.8 million to the family.

Jesse Greer was killed by injuries received in custody after being forcibly removed from a cell by several people, held on the booking-room floor, fitted with a spit mask and placed in a restraint chair. Moments after returning him to the cell, staff "noticed that Greer's color in his face was turning ashen and that his head had tilted back and his eyes were rolling back."An autopsy ruled the death natural, "the result of excited delirium, likely due to chronic methamphetamine use," court documents state. 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.

Brandon Smiley died after a deputy tasered him when he allegedly became violent with an ambulance crew.

Poke was shot during shootout with police. Poke was an inmate who escaped from a hospital after overpowering guards and stealing two guns. He hijacked two cars and was cornered when the shootout occurred.

Alexis Torres was killed when he crashed his Ford van during a police chase. According to police, the van veered off Jackson Street in front of Danville High's clock tower entrance, went up over the sidewalk, severed two trees, knocked over a marble bench, flipped and came to rest on its top.

A trooper arrested Franklin for possession of a controlled substance and took him to the Brazoria County Jail. During a strip-search, Franklin swallowed a bag of cocaine. 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.

Wilson, mother of six, was shot to death by a member of the Lima Police Department during a SWAT team drug raid. Wilson was compliant with officers, unarmed, and was holding her 1-year-old son, whose left index finger was also shot off. The officer testified he felt in danger of his life when he heard gunshots; those shots came from other officers in the house killing the family's dog. Ultimately the city settled with the family for $2.5M.

Officers called an ambulance on suspicion that Cranfill was intoxicated. Officers called an ambulance. Cranfill collapsed. Officers attempted CPR. The ambulance arrived. Cranfill was pronounced dead at Shannon Medical Center. The Texas Ranger Division investigated.

Trooper was responding to a series of hit and runs. Caught up with suspect who was combative. He was tasered up to 13 times and died

Officer Travis McClintick responded to a disturbance at around 1:15 a.m. and encountered Scott L. Gannon who reportedly had a knife. McClintick shot Gannon when he allegedly moved toward him in a threatening manner. Gannon died at a hospital about two hours later.

Smalls, known to police as a suspected gang member, encountered police at 1:40 a.m. on a Bronx street. Smalls turned and ran. In a foot chase he pulled a handgun, collided then wrestled with the pursuing officer, and was fatally shot by the officer's gun during the struggle. A handgun stolen in Maine was found near the body.

Rashawnda A. Barnett was killed after she crashed her car while fleeing from police. Police said an officer saw Barnett speeding near 25th Street and Prospect Avenue and tried to pull her over. She allegedly ignored the officer and crashed about eight blocks later. Police said the officer wasn't chasing Barnett. Barnett was reportedly seven months pregnant at the time of the crash. Her baby boy, named Rasheed, was stillborn that night. Barnett died from her injuries the next day.

Kenneth Dean Gayler, 23, was accused of causing the death of Jenny Marie Chaffin, 23. According to court documents, Gayler instigated a shoot-out with Seminole police officer Adam Good, and Good shot and killed Chaffin.

Santiago Martinez carjacked two women in a silver Kia. Off-duty officer gaming control board officer Steven Hatcher noticed the crime at the Starbucks on West Seventh and McCarran and followed the car. After a confrontation, police say Hatcher shot and killed Martinez.

Two officers shot and killed Steven James Pitte after they reportedly caught him stabbing his ex-girlfriend's mother when they responded to a kidnapping call.

Anderson had been released from prison on a Sunday. On Wednesday night around midnight he flagged down officers, seeking help for an overdose of crack cocaine. Then he ran away. Then he was discovered trying to break into a convenience store. Detained, he became combative, and a Tasering left him unresponsive and struggling to breathe. He died shortly after.

911 dispatchers received a complaint that McNeill was behaving erratically. Three officers responded. McNeill pointed a revolver at the officers. Officer T.S. O'Brien shot at McNeill three times, killing him.

Stillwater Police Department responded to a report of a possible suicidal man. A tactical team entered the residence and found Adam J. Schroeder dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest.

Police responded to the DeKleine family home at around 7 p.m.., after one of two teenage children found their mother, Lori DeKleine, dead in the basement. Lori DeKleine was separated from her husband, officer Ken DeKleine, and was in the process of getting a divorce. Ken DeKleine was on duty that night, police said, and had participated in a training exercise. Initially, detectives thought Lori DeKleine had killed herself, but soon concluded Ken DeKleine had killed her. In the months before her murder, Lori DeKleine had confided in others about the abuse and manipulation she was subjected to by her husband. DeKleine confessed to murdering his wife and said he'd strangled her with a climbing strap, then dragged her body into the basement and tried to stage a suicide. In his confession, he admitted to botching the scheme when he could not lift her body and simply left the unattached strap dangling from a rafter. A jury convicted Ken DeKleine of murder and he was sentenced to life in prison without parole.

Troopers were in pursuit when Jesse Workman crashed, killing Workman and Jason Fleetwood. It was not reported as to why the car was being chased.

Xavier Jones died after being tasered by police. He was unarmed during the incident. He was shocked after he became disruptive at a party.

Reporting casts Jones as a split personality: diligent and caring but gripped by some dark side. After one January evening of drinking and cocaine Jones emerged from a condo, ran into the middle of a busy street and began shouting sinister nonsense. Responding police arrived with their weapons drawn, then tasered him, which caused a fatal medical emergency.

The incident began with routine traffic stop that led to shots being fired. The suspects fired three shots and Sgt. P. Matt Beiser, the only officer on the scene at the time was hit twice. After shooting Beiser, the suspects fled south out of Butler County on Cincinnati-Dayton, sparking a police pursuit that ended when the suspects' vehicle crashed into a fence. While attempting to apprehend the suspects, one fled and starting shooting at police, who returned fire. West Chester Twp. Officer Jeff Duma was shot once in the shoulder. The suspect later was found dead. It is not known whether the bullet that killed the man was self-inflicted or from officers' fire.

An East Dublin woman filed for divorce days before she was severely beaten and taken hostage by her estranged husband, who was shot and killed by police after an eruption of gunfire outside her home, police said.

Eugene Gatewood died after colliding with a semi while fleeing police. According to police, an officer was running radar at around 10:20 p.m. on US-30 near Sycamore when a Dodge pickup truck passed by going 57 mph in a 35 mph zone. Police said the officer tried to stop the truck, but Gatewood fled. The officer reportedly called off the chase when Gatewood got on northbound I-55. After about half a mile, Gatewood lost control of his truck, began to overturn. entered the southbound lanes and hit the semi head on. The semi's driver was injured in the crash.

Three deputies shot and killed Carlos Santiago Roberts and shot Roberts' 5-year-old daughter, Marisa, who Roberts might have tried to use as a human shield during a standoff in Hemet.

Police shot and killed Nino Joseph Garcia Jr. when he pulled a weapon on officers outside a downtown Palm Springs casino.

Vasquez attempted to rob a bank, took a hostage and was shot and killed after fleeing.

Ryan Bland was shot during an domestic episode in which Bland shot and killed Wayne White. Bland apparently committed suicide after police arrived.

Henderson police officers spotted Glenn Jeffrey Spyer, a suspected car thief who had been living out of a Ford Mustang, getting into the car in a desert area near Foothills and Equestrian drives. They followed the car and discovered it had been reported stolen. They pulled Spyer over and both vehicles stopped in a Walgreens parking lot. Spyer got out of the car with his hand in a small bag that Tetzlaff realized concealed a handgun. Spyer refused to drop the gun and he was shot.

Harris was one of three young men who attempted a late evening home invasion / robbery, one of a string of at least five local burglaries. This duplex happened to be the home of an off-duty local officer and his pregnant wife. Harris was shot and killed in the firefight, another suspect shot and critically wounded, and the homeowner shot and wounded. The third teen was charged with Harris's murder.

After hours of negotiation, Las Vegas police SWAT officer shot and killed Brian Ramirez, 45, a former Nevada Test Site security officer who in a standoff following a domestic disturbance at his home in Henderson fired a shot at himself and later aimed a gun at officers.

Officer White had three drinks of Crown Royal to dull the pain of receiving a half-sleeve tattoo. Officer White fatally rear-ended Ortiz as he drove home. His blood alcohol content was .17. He pled guilty to manslaughter.

Thomas Raimondi III killed his wife, Deborah, and shot and killed himself when police arrived.

Stately came out of his house at 4 o'clock in the morning, armed with a shotgun and angry and suicidal, yelling about killing police. Within 15 minutes he was dead from police gunfire.

Chauncey Dion Wallace allegedly shot and wounded a Detroit narcotics officer during a traffic stop, carjacked a vehicle, fled to the Glenwood Apartments in Clinton Township, and barricaded himself inside an apartment for 12 hours in a standoff with police. Wallace was reportedly found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head just after noon.

Rutledge's vehicle was the target of a brief police chase. One of its occupants was known and wanted. Police said they broke off the chase because of weather conditions and because of the extreme recklessness of the driver. The car topped a hill on a state highway, lost control on rain-slicked pavement, crashed into two trees, and killed Rutledge.

Police were called to Sullivan's apartment after neighbors said he was banging an outdoor railing with a sword and had thrown a TV, a Christmas tree and a toy Santa Claus into the courtyard from a fourth-floor balcony. During the a standoff, Sullivan allegedly pushed a sword through his apartment door and fled as officers unsuccessfully tried to fire a Taser at him. Sullivan then returned to his apartment, and officers said they followed him inside. There he allegedly struck one officer with the sword, cutting his jacket and causing a "blunt force injury," police said. When Sullivan allegedly began to swing the sword at Officer Jason Rasmussen. Rasmussen shot and killed him.

Sarou Davodyan was killed when his motorcycle crashed on a freeway on-ramp during a police chase that began in Glendale and ended in Burbank.

A woman ran into a nearby office saying she needed to call 911 to report a domestic dispute involving one of her friends. An office receptionist saw Larsen outside his house across the street, "ranting and raving" at a woman sitting in the yard. Police arrived at Larsen's home, where Larsen allegedly fired a gun at Hermansen. Officers Chase Hermansen and Stephen Bernards returned fire, killing Larsen.

Police were attempting to arrest Steven M. Sutfin for sexual assault when he shot and killed himself.

Shereka Hill was the passenger in a stolen car being chased at high speed by local police, a car that crashed head on into another car driven by Eric McCrary. Both died. Hill's family sued, partly on the basis that more than half of Atlanta's police chases did not meet their own standards, according to their own documentation.

Ridley, an off-duty officer, was shot and killed by "friendly fire" by county officers as he struggled with a homeless suspect. Of the witnesses, four agreed that he might have appeared threatening to the shooters. Dozens of others did not.

A veteran officer opened fire during an attempted car prowl, killing the suspect at the scene.

While off duty, Ryan Crick, 26, lost control of his Jeep while drinking drunk, and the vehicle flipped. Passengers Matthew Gaskin and Jessica Burks, were killed. One passenger, Heather McMillian, 26, was seriously injured. An Oktibbeha County grand jury indicted him on one count of leaving the scene of an accident with death or injuries and three counts of aggravated DUI. Crick pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 60 years.

Police shot and killed Sylvester Taylor, who robbed a liquor store at gunpoint.

Whitney Lake was a passenger killed in a crash following a police chase.

An officer shot Leonard Michael Cole, who had a knife and lunged at officers confronting him for resisting arrest after police chief Heather Fong reported him for panhandling in the upscale Russian Hill neighborhood.

Paramedics responding to a medical emergency asked officers to restrain Leaks. Officers did so. As paramedics assessed Leaks, he became unresponsive. He later died at a hospital.

Felix was the driver of a vehicle involved in a minor collision with an unmarked police car on a Wednesday early evening. Police didn't reveal whether this was a tactical maneuver or a random accident. Felix is said to have pulled a weapon on the officers, and he was shot to death.

At 11:20 pm Hempstead Police Department was dispatched to a domestic violence disturbance, where the son was holding a 9mm to his parent's heads.

Driver Joshua Kennedy and passengers Ryan Kennedy and Charles Pettus were killed after the allegedly stolen Pontiac Grand Am they were in struck another car and a city bus while fleeing police. According to police, an officer performed a random computer check on the Pontiac and learned it had been reported stolen. Police said the officer turned on his overhead lights, but Joshua Kennedy allegedly sped away and crashed after about two blocks. Police claimed the officer did not give chase.

Driver Joshua Kennedy and passengers Ryan Kennedy and Charles Pettus were killed after the allegedly stolen Pontiac Grand Am they were in struck another car and a city bus while fleeing police. According to police, an officer performed a random computer check on the Pontiac and learned it had been reported stolen. Police said the officer turned on his overhead lights, but Joshua Kennedy allegedly sped away and crashed after about two blocks. Police claimed the officer did not give chase.

Justin Smith was shot by Assistant Police Chief Joe Johnson and Sgt. Rick Jones, who were responding to a burglary call.

Four Spencer officers went to the AmericInn Hotel and Suites at about 10:30 a.m. with an arrest warrant for Allen Linn Harman, who was wanted for sexual abuse of a minor in Wyoming. According to police, the officers knocked on Harman's door on the second floor of the hotel, but he refused to let them in, denying there were any warrants against him. The officers then reportedly heard what they said was a "possible muffled gunshot" followed by two definite gunshots. The hotel was evacuated and officers from several other agencies arrived. Police broke through the window and used a pole camera to view into the room. The images revealed a person lying on the bed, not moving. Police broke down the door and found Harman's body.

Anzells was killed by SWAT officers after he pulled a gun as they tried to arrest him in connection with the killing and dismembering of a Conneaut man, police said.

Nelson Dakmak Sr. died almost three months after officer Stephen Tibbets crashed into his car.

Police were sent on a report of a suspicious person in a parking lot. When police arrived, Metzig allegedly fired on them and was shot and killed.

Cryer, a Hurricane Katrina refugee, reportedly broke into the house of an elderly woman and ranted that someone was out to get him. Officers responded. Cryer and the officers fought. An officer shot Cryer with a stun gun. Cryer died of cardiac arrest. William Petty, also a Katrina refugee, was killed in Houston in 2006.

At around 6 a.m., an officer responded to a burglary alarm call at a store. The officer and the store owner arrived at about the same time and found the door open. The officer saw Smith run out and yelled at him to stop, but Smith reportedly pointed a gun at the officer and was shot.

Randy J. Spencer was riding as a passenger in a stolen car being driven by Marvin D. Merriel, 20, of Trenton. Merriel fled and crashed into an SUV, killing Spencer.

Police released little information about the shooting, but Ronan was killed in the parking lot of a Courtyard by Marriott after pointing his gun at an undercover detective.

Rivera is said to have been killed by his brother in a domestic dispute.

Flynn was killed after he lost control of his Mitsubishi 3,000GT during a police chase on Georgia Highway 326.

Deputies responded to Shawn Stewart's home around 10:30 p.m. after a neighbor reported shots fired, but he'd left by the time they arrived. Deputies found Stewart in Summersville at 11:53 p.m. and gave chase. Stewart reportedly ran through a roadblock and drove back home. According to deputies, Stewart got out and fatally shot himself in the head with a handgun.

Edwin Rivera was killed after a standoff with the police outside of his home on February 7th, 2008. The police reported that Rivera had killed his two brothers and father inside their home. Deputy Chief Gary Brennan said Edwin Rivera was experiencing mental health problems.

Richard Earl Abston died after he was tasered four times while fighting with MPD officers Jason Hart, Bernard Dalia and Noemi Arellano and CHP officer Shane Kensey.

Off-duty officer Rodney Williams shot and killed Ariel Perez, who broke into his condo in Long Beach.

Officer Eustaquio Rodriguez shot Gurmit Singh when Singh attacked him after Rodriguez found him lying on the side of the road.

Officers Dennis Eddy, Joseph Cooley and William Caughell fired 24 shots at Leon Anderson Jr. after he shot Eddy in the leg.

An unidentified 14-year-old boy was shot and killed when he tried to rob an Atlanta police recruit at gunpoint, police said.

According to a complaint, a woman was chasing someone with a knife. By the time officers responded, a man had subdued Cruz and a woman was taking a knife from her. Officers arrested Cruz and put her in a patrol car. Seven minutes later, Officer Drew Bryan noticed that she had passed out. Officer Bryan, Officer Jeremy Eder and others tried and failed to resuscitate Cruz. The Texas Ranger Division investigated.

A man shot and killed himself after a three-hour standoff with police, which included communications and negotiations.

Swift's mother called 911 for assistance in bringing her agitated, delusional and physical imposing (6'4" and over 300 lbs) son to the hospital. Two officers reached the scene and Swift emerged with a sheathed sword. Ordered to drop the sword, Swift did so, and demonstrated he had no other weapons. The altercation moved inside and another officer arrived and joined in. The end result was Swift, naked, unarmed, and dead from two bullet wounds physically impossible according to the police account. His family settled a suit with the city for $1.3M.

Police said gang-unit officers Adam Zieger and Daniel Robinson were driving south on N. 28th St. when they saw Nicholas Hunter walking in the street. The officers began to talk to Hunter when he allegedly began to run and pulled out a gun and fired three shots at them, police said. He was shot and killed.

A Tucson police officer, Officer Timothy Coussens, stuck and killed a pedestrian who stepped out in front of his patrol car. The officer was driving on East Broadway Boulevard when a man walked in front of his car just after 4 a.m. Police say the officer didn't see the man until just before his cruiser struck him.

German Sanabria, an Iraq war veteran, was shot and killed by Officer Anthony Keller, when Sanabria refused to stop stabbing his stepfather.

A state corrections officer tracking Snyder as a parole jumper shot the unarmed Snyder in the back, killing him. The officer described a lunging motion that made him fear for his life. In one of the rare cases where an officer had criminal charges filed against him for a line-of-duty killing, the shooter was found not guilty. A federal jury ordered the state to pay Snyder's family $1M in civil damages.

Fort Riley soldier John Hayden reportedly shot himself while underneath a car during a four-hour standoff in rural Wabaunsee County. According to police, Hayden was sought in connection with the armed robbery of UMB Bank. Hayden had left the bank in a Ford Mustang and led police on a high-speed, 21-mile chase. The pursuit led to the Snokomo Road exit south of Paxico, where Hayden crashed his car and took cover in a wooded area north of the highway. Police said they believed Hayden shot himself underneath his car and claimed that they didn't notice his gunshot wound until paramedics were checking him. According to police, all of their ammunition had been accounted for, and they didn't believe any officers had fired at Hayden. Hayden died four days later in a Topeka hospital.

Dale Rodney Jones allegedly stabbed and killed Shenera Norris before he was shot and killed. He allegedly lunged at an officer with a knife.

For unknown reasons Smith took off on his motorcycle from an attempted 1 a.m. traffic stop, but he didn't get far. After a brief high-speed police chase he lost control on a curve, struck a fire hydrant, and died at the scene.

Officer was responding to a domestic dispute in a south Berkeley apartment. Gay was said to have threatened officer with knife but when Gay's daughters came out, threatened the daughters. Officer fired to protect the daughters.

A multi-jurisdictional task force sought and caught Lowry in a motel room. He was wanted for shooting a DC policeman in the face. Cornered, he shot at members of the task force and was killed by return fire.

Officer Timothy Cooper shot and killed Darlene Jean Stace when she threatened him with a gun at Paradise Cemetery.

Police said McGinty stole a tip jar from a Goodyear car wash and when employees confronted him, he pointed a handgun at them and fled on foot. McGinty was hiding at a nearby vacant house when three police officers discovered him in a backyard shed. McGinty fired a 9mm semiautomatic handgun, wounding one officer. He was shot and killed.

Shots rang out from a Budget Motel room as local police investigated reports of an armed man. Two officers were wounded. Police returned fire and killed one of the two men, Virgil, and shot the other twice, leaving him in fair condition. Both men in the room had relatively minor warrants.

Police were attempting to arrest Christopher Argue for an armed domestic assault when he shot and killed himself.

Marion was one of four teenagers who pulled an armed robbery of a gas station with two handguns. After the robbery they fled, abandoning the guns, robbery proceeds and the clerk's wallet. Marion was tracked by police to about a block away. Allegedly he gestured in a threatening way and was shot to death, unarmed. Marion's three accomplices were all charged with his murder.

Officers were responding to an early morning disturbance, they said Andrade immediately confronted them. Police reported that he was holding the piece of glass as he approached them and failed to obey their commands to stop. Two officers shot and killed him. Police later said Andrade had been fighting with his girlfriend.

Police were attempting to arrest Joseph Mitchell for violating the provisions of his release from prison when he was shot and killed. Few details about what precipitated the killing were released.

Anderson reportedly shot himself in a graveyard (next to his late mother's grave) after deputies located him following an earlier chase.

A father called Houston police because he believed his son was suicidal. After law enforcement attempted to make contact with Rivera from outside the home, he left the residence armed with a hand gun, walking down a driveway before turning back toward the home. Police said Rivera was then contacted by two WPD officers, who he began shooting at. The officers returned fire, killing Rivera.

Police were chasing John Styles who was alleged to have participated in a drug deal. He pulled a gun after the chase and was shot and killed, police said.

LAPD officers were in pursuit of Byron San Jose after he avoided being pulled over for a traffic violation. Once San Jose finally stopped, he emerged out of his car with a microphone stand that police viewed as a weapon. Police fired several shots that ended up killing Byron San Jose.

At around 1 a.m., George Harris was shot and killed outside an apartment complex following a two-mile high speed chase when he allegedly pulled a gun and pointed it at police. Officers reported had tried to pull Harris over for speeding/reckless driving. Police say they attempted to stop Harris several times before he sped into the apartment parking lot (Harris lived in the apartment complex) and hit several cars before jumping out.

Rindfleisch was pulled over but had warrants, and he fled. He invaded a home and stole a pickup. As he attempted to escape, he was shot and killed.

Arboisiere, a suspect in a robbery, attempted to run the officer over. He was shot and killed.

Azzarello was killed when gunfire was exchanged between him and Deputy Matthew D. Salmon at a home, police said. Azzarello was believed to have been involved in a domestic dispute earlier in the day.

A Roanoke County officer tried to stop a truck for speeding on Franklin Road. Sword, the driver, led police on a pursuit. As the chase neared the Franklin County line, a second county officer and two deputies with the Franklin County Sheriff's Office joined the pursuit. Abruptly, Micah Sword stopped the truck on the highway, stepped out and fired more than two dozen rounds at the officers from a rifle. Roanoke County Officers Shaun Chuyka and Spencer Lewis and Franklin County Sheriff's Deputy Brian Garland shot and killed Sword.

Richard Earl Gibbons was killed in a crash during a police chase

Police officers witnessed Cox speeding in his truck down Crenshaw Boulevard after a hit and run. Cox crashed into a tree and told officers to "move away or he would kill them" when he was approached. He reached for his glove compartment for what officers thought was a gun, but was actually a cigarette lighter adapter. Cox ran off and was shot and killed by officers in a bank parking lot.

Officers shot and killed Johnny Nelson, 24, who was wielding a knife and had threatened to kill his mother. Police went to a house on Dudley Avenue after one of Nelson's relatives called for help. Nelson refused orders to drop his knife, and when he rushed at the officers two of them fired, striking him with three bullets.

Police stopped Arreola because they could not see his license plate. Arreola started acting nervous, and officer called for backup. When officers began to approach the vehicle, Arreola began reaching for a gun. Officers tried wrestling the gun away from Arreola, but when they failed, Officer Jason Ross shot and killed him.

A black 1993 Camaro doing over 100 MPH with local police in pursuit slammed into a Dodge Neon at a rural intersection on a Sunday night. The driver of the Camaro, Gregory King Jr., his passenger Bethany Fox, and the driver of the Neon, Patricia Griffin, were all killed.

A black 1993 Camaro doing over 100 MPH with local police in pursuit slammed into a Dodge Neon at a rural intersection on a Sunday night. The driver of the Camaro, Gregory King Jr., his passenger Bethany Fox, and the driver of the Neon, Patricia Griffin, were all killed.

New Tazewell Police Officer Harrison Cornett initiated a chase of a motorcycle. Because of the high rate of the motorcycle's speed, Cornett decided not to continue a chase through the town of New Tazewell. Moments later, the motorcyclist, Earl Hendrickson, 32, crashed into a tractor trailer that was making a left hand turn off Highway 33. The fiery collision killed Hendrickson instantly, according to police.

Fleeing deputies after having stolen a motorcycle, Buffington crashed and died on impact.

Police refused to disclose why or where they began chasing Bennett. But in the early morning hours they pursued him at high speed in his 1996 Grand Prix, he lost control on a curve, and died in a one-car accident. It was the county's third such chase death within six months.

Officers chased Moreau for approximately half an hour after he ran a red light at over 70 mph. He led officers out of Houston city limits. Officers called Harris County deputies for backup. Near an exit, Moreau made a U-turn, and tried to drive toward officers, who fatally shot him.

A man was fatally shot by police after a 10-hour SWAT standoff at Deluxe Inns and Suites. Police initially reported the incident ended peacefully.

At about 3:30 a.m. Christopher Todd Miller reportedly kidnapped a woman he was friends with at gunpoint in Southgate, then fled with her in her 2007 Ford pickup truck. Officer Jerry Page saw the truck at at Gibraltar and Cahill and gave chase in a heavy snowstorm, police said. The woman jumped from the moving truck, which was going about 20-25 mph, and escaped physically unharmed. Police said the chase ended when Miller shot himself in the head and crashed in Flat Rock.

Javier Aguilar died after he was tasered by police. He was unarmed during the incident. He became unresponsive after the shock and died at the hospital within 40 minutes.

Campus police officer Richard J. McKeon strangled his girlfriend, Maureen Migliore, in their home, then put her body in his car and drove 100 miles to Barre, where he dumped her body on the pavement, doused it with gasoline and set it on fire.

James Lawrence Foster, 21, of New Florence, and his passenger, Jon Andrew Barlak, 21, of Indiana, died in a truck that plowed into a Seward home during a police chase.

There near the Illinois state capitol even the secretary of state was aware of Geiser's bizarre, unbalanced and sometimes threatening behavior. A local officer specially trained to handle mentally ill suspects easily deflected Geiser coming at him with a serrated knife. Unfortunately the two other officers on the scene, untrained, shot him to death.

Thomas was found dead beneath Patrolman Richard Fouts' cruiser after his body had been dragged for about 10 blocks beneath the cruiser on a snowy and icy night.

Flanagan, intoxicated, drove a white truck north down a southbound lane of traffic. Officers pursued. Flanagan parked in the lot of a convenience store, exited the truck and walked away. Officer Matthew Bulls told Flanagan to stop, then shot him with a stun gun as he walked away. Flanagan turned and shot at Officer Bulls three times with a .25-caliber pistol, striking him twice. Officer Bulls backed away and shot at Flanagan eight times, striking him six times and killing him.

Rookie deputy James Council reportedly fell asleep at the wheel and struck and killed competitive bicyclists Kristy Glough and Matt Peterson and injured Christopher Knapp.

Bryan "Keith" Kessinger robbed a bank but police were outside and immediately surrounded him. He showed police a gun and was shot and killed.

Officer Les Galer shot Timothy Wayne Mitchell Jr. when he grabbed the officer's arm during a marijuana sting that also involved officers Phil Galer (Galer's identical twin), Sean Dexter, Norman Wielsch and Louis Lombardi.

Sergio Rojas was on his bicycle and refused to be detained. Officers were called to the scene and Rojas pointed a gun at them. Rojas was shot and killed at the scene.

Police were investigating a murder, and when they arrived to question Moore, he shot a state trooper and was shot and killed.

Police went to check on Carl Bryan's welfare and to deliver a warrant. They had permission from Bryan's mother to go in the house, which she owned. Police found him upstairs, and he fired on them, starting a seven-hour standoff, which ended when he shot and killed himself.

Casper Banjo, 71, was killed near the Eastmont police substation after he pointed a replica pistol at officers.

Former Shelby County Sheriff's deputy Chris Jones was sentenced to 23 years in prison for the fatal shooting of a DJ at a karaoke bar. A jury in Memphis convicted Jones in the killing of Donald Munsey at the Windjammer Restaurant and Lounge. Police said Jones also wounded a customer and tried to kill a third person.

Police were called to Rodney Sandberg's home for a suicide report. Sandberg was holding a knife to his chest. Police began to shoot at Sandberg when he charged them with the knife. Sandberg was drinking and the stepfather said he had a drinking problem. Sandberg died at the scene from the gunshots.

Hooper drove through a traffic stop. Fisher County deputies pursued him into Jones County. Hooper crashed, stepped out of his vehicle and resisted arrest for possession of a controlled substance. Deputies tasered and arrested Hooper. Hooper said that he had a drug problem. He was asked if he had taken drugs that day. Hooper said that he had not, but died hours later of what was characterized as a drug overdose.

Jovan Reed was a back-seat passenger in a rental car whose driver reportedly ran a stop sign at about 10:15 p.m. Police stopped the car in a driveway. Officer Frank Piatt shot Reed after he allegedly got out and pointed a gun. Witnesses disputed the police version, saying Reed did not have a gun and that police planted crack on him. Reed died at a hospital. In 2003, Platt had shot and killed Albert Rucker. Platt was also involved in a nonfatal shooting in 2005. In May 2010, investigators looked into whether Platt tried to plant some marijuana so that his girlfriend, officer Kara Hindman, could establish probable cause for obtaining a search warrant. Within a week, Platt applied for a service-connected disability pension and retired. Platt and Hindman weren't charged, though the department revised its policies for narcotics investigations.

A suspicious person call led Las Vegas police to an area near the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where they confronted Daechull Chung, 37, who came at an officer with a pair of knives. A rookie officer and a two-year veteran shot and killed him. Questions were later raised about whether Chung was lying on the ground when he was shot a second and third time.

Police were called to the home of Tracy Morton for a report of a stabbing. According to police, Tracy Morton's 19-year-old nephew, Lamont Morton, had stabbed the father of one of her children, William Custis, in the shoulder with a steak knife during a fight. When police arrived, they found Lamont Morton naked, holding a knife and wandering the neighborhood. A female officer confronted Morton and fired her weapon at him when he charged toward her. Morton and the officer got into a fight, and he was able to get control of her weapon, though it was unclear whether he fired it. A second officer on the scene then shot Morton several times, killing him, and possibly wounding the female officer.

Police engaged in a high-speed chase with D'Atri after a domestic dispute. He carjacked a second vehicle and ended up at his sister's house in a standoff and hostage situation, at one point pointing a gun in his own mouth. Officers shot him twice in the stomach, and he died of his injuries the next day.

Thomas Joseph Loewe was shot and killed while attempting to flee police.

Three officers from the police gang unit shot and killed 15-year-old Jose Luis Buenrostro, who allegedly had ties to a gang, after he pointed a sawed-off rifle at them.

Trooper Cannon pulled over a Mazda MD driven by Smith for following too closely. When Trooper Cannon approached the Mazda on foot, Smith drove away. Trooper Smith returned to his vehicle and pursued Smith at a speeds of up to 120 mph. Smith crashed, and tried to leave the scene on foot. Trooper Cannon tried to subdue him. Smith was fatally struck by an SUV as he tried to avoid Trooper Cannon.

Gelpi was in his car when undercover officers tried to arrest him near Trolley Square in Salt Lake City. Det. Miguel Miranda was undercover when Gelpi, a suspected drug runner, allegedly tried to flee in his SUV, striking a sergeant who was on foot and causing minor injuries to his leg. Miranda shot him to death.

Described in news reports as naked, belligerent, and a convicted child molester, Garland was Tased by police but was still so violent that paramedics refused to treat him. Police drove him to a hospital where he died of an unspecified medical emergency.

David Price allegedly pulled a gun and opened fire at police who stopped to find out why he was throwing rocks at them. He was shot and killed by Detectives George Satler and Timothy Rush.

Peters attempted to flee authorities in a stolen car and killed himself with a knife after he was stopped in Fulton County, the Ohio Highway Patrol said.

Thomas Brian Germany, 26, was riding his 2004 black Harley Davidson when he passed a Scottsville Police officer on Highway 31E. When Germany did not stop, a five-minute pursuit ensued with speeds never exceeding 60 MPH and the only other alleged traffic infraction involved running a red light. Allen County Deputy Danny Davis had heard what was happening on his police radio and took the lead after Germany left the city limits. Germany turned into an empty field. Forensic evidence shows Davis intentionally rammed Germany, and his 2008 Ford Crown Vic patrol car ran over and crushed the fallen biker.

An elderly caller told police Willingham was threatening to kill him and a woman occupant of the house. The caller informed police the suspect was armed and had fired a weapon inside the house. Police say the suspect came outside armed and walked toward officers raising and aiming a rifle at one of them. Two officers shot and killed him.