Officers forced open the door of Alfaro's residence to serve a drug-related warrant. Alfaro shot Officer Richard Salter, the first through the door, in the face. Officers behind him entered the residence and fatally shot Alfaro. Officer Salter was paralyzed. Alfaro was an undocumented immigrant.

Baltimore police officers were driving past an alley when they saw Cannady with his "hands in his waist area," according to board documents. Suspecting that Cannady could be carrying a weapon, the officers pulled their vehicle into the alley and saw Cannady and another individual sitting in the front of a cream-colored Lexus. The officers got out of their car, with badges hanging from their necks, and shined a flashlight into the vehicle. Police said Cannady began to drive the Lexus toward the officers, and an officer fired one bullet into the vehicle, killing Cannady. The city eventually gave $100,000 to the family.

Police said Crawford shot himself in the head while holed up in a bathroom at a house believed to be the home of a relative. Police surrounded the home and forced their way through the front door. Crawford was suspected in the slayings of his wife, sister-in-law and three children.

George, in frail health from terminal brain cancer treatments and dependent on a walker to get around, retrieved a pistol and ammunition from his truck on an early morning. His wife, fearing for his safety, called the police. In short order three deputies, including Deputy Jeremy Rogers, killed him with nine gunshots. Her lawsuits reached the Ninth Circuit.

Jeremy Burton was accidentally released from prison. As U.S. Marshals attempted to arrest him, he shot and killed himself.

Ramos was suspected in an armed robbery shot at county SWAT officers serving a search warrant at the house he shared with his mother in Middleton hours after the robbery. Officers pulled back and evacuated neighboring homes before going in again. Ramos fled out the back door and over a fence, where he shot at deputies. One deputy returned fire. Ramos was shot, but police said the killing shot was self-inflicted.

Police said an Waterford Township officer on patrol saw a 1995 Jeep Cherokee driving erratically without headlights on Highland near Williams Lake at 2 a.m. The Jeep stopped for a red light before continuing west on Highland Road for about one mile. According to police, a White Lake Township officer also arrived, as the Jeep sped off south on Sunnybeach, left the roadway and hit a tree. Passenger Joel Adler died at the scene. The driver was hospitalized with serious injuries.

An off-duty Metro officer said Slay approached his car at 5 a.m., with mask and gun, for an armed robbery. He was shot in an exchange of fire, and found nearby. Slay's girlfriend told reporters that he'd been a bus driver for two years, about to buy a house, and had no motive for any such crime.

An officer shot Victor Becerril when he lunged at him with a jagged stick.

Officers Irshad Mohammed, Gabriel Guerrero, Richard Buckley and Bradley Burrell shot Dennis Charles Hickman when he drove at them in a stolen pickup truck in a residential neighborhood south of the San Joaquin County Fairgrounds.

Officers Hans Bryson and Ken King responded to a complaint that South had burglarized a vehicle. A witness had caught South and was holding her face down. Officer King handcuffed South. Paramedics responded three minutes later. South died at Methodist Charlton Medical Center of unknown causes. A toxicology report later determined that South had died of a cocaine overdose.

Plainclothes officers Henry Thomas and Patrick Kane shot Matthias Mayhorn when he allegedly aimed a gun at them while hanging out of his window. At around 5:30 p.m., the officers went to Mayhorn's home because he was wanted on an investigative alert for a domestic incident. Mayhorn fled to his second-floor bedroom and tried to escape through the window when the officers grabbed his legs, attorneys for Mayhorn's estate said. The officers then shot Mayhorn in the head and leg while he hung out the window, dropped him onto the pavement and waited to summon medical assistance, according to the lawsuit. Mayhorn died at the scene. In May 2015, a Cook County jury awarded $1.5 million to Mayhorn's family.

Police received a tip about Wiggs' location, who was wanted for sexual assault charges. An officer found him and tried to talk to him, but Wiggs kept walking away from him. Wiggs pointed a gun out from under his arm as he was walking away. The officer shot Wiggs.

Police responded to the Country Terrace mobile home park at 11:14 p.m. after receiving a report that Daniel J. Myers had a gun, was suicidal and had his family inside the trailer with him. After about an hour, police convinced Myers to let his wife and two children leave. According to police, officers spoke with Myers by phone for two more hours, until they heard a gunshot. They entered the trailer and found Myers dead.

After a carjacking, robbery, chase, foot chase and gunfire exchange, Ramirez was shot and killed.

Ryan fled a police stop and crashed and died on his motorcycle.

City police received a 3:30 a.m. report of a man holding his granddaughter hostage. Cosby had barricaded himself into his residence with the 4-year-old and a machete. After an hour and a half of fruitless negotiations officers stormed him, fatally shot him, with the child unhurt.

Officer Brandon Doyle shot and killed Spencer Mason Birchfield when he pointed a gun at police.

Gwinnett County Police Department SWAT negotiators arrived to try to talk Brown out of harming himself. After nearly two hours of negotiations and after firing a less-lethal bean bag round, Brown was able to shoot himself as police tried to move in and detain him.

Watson was suspected of robbing a bank. When police confronted him, he reportedly threatened to kill them. Officers fire. Watson did not have a gun.

A man shot himself with a rifle he stole from a Kershaw County sheriff's deputy's patrol car that was stopped at a gas station near Camden, police said.

Officials said the incident began when a citizen called law enforcement to report Holler after seeing a "wanted" poster in the window of a bail bond agent. The officers saw Holler come out of the motel room's bathroom carrying a 9 mm handgun. One officer struggled with Holler, shooting him in the chest. Holler then broke free and ran into the motel parking lot. All four officers then fired at him from three different positions, killing him.

K-9 Officer Dan Lesser and Sgt. Brent Austin attempted to pull Longest over for reckless driving. After Longest's Honda high-centered on a concrete divider, he fled and there was a foot chase into an alley several blocks away. The police then released the K-9, Var. Longest shot the dog twice with a .22 handgun then turned to flee again. Officer Lesser shot Longest once in the spine. Longest died in a hospital the next day. The County Prosecutor justified the shooting , and Var was given the Purple Heart.

Officer Johnathan Manly shot and killed Penimina Sue when he threatened him with a piece of lumber.

Gartrayl "Goddie" Baker died shortly after being placed under arrest at an apartment complex.

Police were called to a domestic disturbance. Levi Mahney poured gasoline on himself and when he was tasered, he ignighted and was burned over 98 percent of his body, killing him.

A bicycle patrol officer responded to shots fired. He confronted two men, and there was apparently shots exchanged, and Marlon Sanders was killed.

Maldonado broke into the home of a county sheriff's major as the officer was getting ready for work and attacked him. The major responded by shooting the unarmed Maldonado to death. While his motive was unclear, the major's home had been the target of a burglary just months before. A police review held that the major was off-duty and the state's castle doctrine justified the killing.

Humberto Torres stopped breathing and later died after he gained control of Delano police officer Mike Adams' gun during a struggle in a hospital room at Delano Regional Medical Center.

Satya Subhakar Chinta, Priya Muppavarapu, Anusha Anomulu, and Anitha Lakshmi Veerapaneni were killed when off-duty officer Christine Miller crashed into their car while driving drunk. Miller sustained severe head trauma in the crash, which happened as she drove the wrong way on Dougherty Ferry Road at Des Peres Road. Officials said her blood alcohol level was 0.229, almost three times the legal limit. Miller was sentenced to 8 years in prison.

Satya Subhakar Chinta, Priya Muppavarapu, Anusha Anomulu, and Anitha Lakshmi Veerapaneni were killed when off-duty officer Christine Miller crashed into their car while driving drunk. Miller sustained severe head trauma in the crash, which happened as she drove the wrong way on Dougherty Ferry Road at Des Peres Road. Officials said her blood alcohol level was 0.229, almost three times the legal limit. Miller was sentenced to 8 years in prison.

Within hours of his 16th birthday local police were called to the home of an Elder family friend, where Elder had been drinking alcohol and fighting with other people in the apartment. Three officers subdued and tasered the 150-pound boy. He immediately vomited and stopped breathing soon after. Police and witness disagreed about whether he was cuffed and down when tasered.

Giacobbe's family had sent him off from a nearby county with a ticket to New Mexico, but he exited the bus at Crystal River. Consistent with his history of mental issues and criminal activity he visited several local business for two days, directing traffic, talking about angels, and making a nuisance of himself. At a Sonic drive-in in the early morning hours, though, this developed into Giacobbe stabbing a K-9 and charging a deputy. He was fatally shot six times.

Officers Kelly Copeland, Jared Wilson and Kelly Besker shot and killed Lonnie Glasco when he pointed a gun at them after he fatally shot two of his colleagues.

Local police chased a stolen vehicle with several people inside through Cedar Rapids after midnight on a Wednesday morning. The chased vehicle struck a taxi-cab at full speed and killed the cab driver, Dankert.

LeAndre crashed his car. When police approached, LeAndre got out of his car holding a gun. Police fired. LeAndre's gun had no bullets in it, but it matched casings at a nearby murder scene.

Detective Sgt. Michael Hook, reserve officer Robert McIlhenney, Sgts. Michael Moulton and Jason Taub and officers John Hays and Richard Whitman Jr. shot Jeromiah Paul Davis 17 times when he charged at them with a knife at a busy intersection.

Officers Daniel Astacio and Greg Catton fired 41 shots at Stephen Willis when he fired one round from a .38-caliber revolver in an apartment complex parking lot.

Peter Tek killed his girlfriend's son, resulting in a police chase by the Wright County police department. Less than two hours later, the man committed suicide, the Star Tribune reported.

Jonathan P. Holum was suspected of drunk driving when he fled a stop with his girlfriend, Cora J. Weil. The two were wanted in Wisconsin. Holum crashed, killing both.

Martray Proctor of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg police department was responding to assist another police officer on a routine traffic stop. He was traveling 90 mph on Old Statesville Road, a road with a posted speed limit of 45 mph. He did not have his sirens or blue lights on. Shatona Evette Robinson, a 20-year-old from Davidson, North Carolina (NC) had made a left turn on to Old Statesville Road when Martray Proctor collided with her vehicle, killing her. He received a three-year probation sentence.

Mark Weatherly's squad car slammed into Stephanie Montague's vehicle on Range Line and Orman, killing her and critically injuring her 17-year-old passenger. Black box data revealed Weatherly was going 101 miles per hour seconds before the crash.

Ian Minich was killed when his van crashed into a power pole after officer Tom Collins deliberately struck the back of his van to stop him during a pursuit.

Berks-Lehigh Regional police officers chased Espenshade after a crash in Fogelsville. Espenshade crashed a second time. When officers got to his vehicle, Espenshade pointed a rifle at them, and they shot him five times, killing him.

Little information exists for this incident. The image is from the Washington Department of Health database, kindly provided by Seattle Times reporter Justin Mayo. We know Sorto-Zelaya was tasered multiple times at a hotel in Tukwila, and he died. The original story of injury and death was apparently never reported in the media.

According to police, a pursuit began after a deputy saw two "suspicious" vehicles going through a bank drive-through at Plainfield and Rupert around 2 a.m. The deputy reportedly tried to stop one of the vehicles, a 1994 Ford Mustang driven by James Cortez Escobar, for a traffic violation, but the car sped away. The deputy chased Escobar to about Three Mile Road, where police said he discontinued the pursuit because the Mustang was too far ahead, and the weather was poor. The Mustang crashed into a tree, killing Escobar.

Police responded to a domestic call, an argument between Jerry Conner and one of his sons. When Wadley Police arrived they say the situation escalated, and the man pulled a knife. More officers were called to the scene and they say after repeated warnings to drop the weapon, they used force. First a taser and then a gun, shooting Conner at least twice in front of his house, killing him.

Brian Lynn Jenkins was killed when a police car crashed into his Ford F-150 during a police chase.

Charles Antuna and Susanne Atuna were killed when a La Habra police car driven by officer Nancy Garcia ran a red light and broadsided their Chrysler P.T. Cruiser.

Ricardo Varela died after police tasered him and fired beanbags at him after he walked toward officers in "an aggressive manner" during a traffip stop in south Fresno.

He was drunk in an alley with a revolver. He shot a round in the air, which brought the cops to the scene. Three cops shot 14 rounds at him while he was sitting on the ground with this back against a garage and crying. They released their K-9, then opened fire, shooting their own dog in the process.

Quinonez beat his wife with what was described as a length of pipe or a crowbar. She called 911. Officers P.J. Barineau and J.T. Bartlett responded. She answered the door. Quinonez stood behind her. Officers told Quinonez in English and Spanish to put his hands up. He fled to a bedroom to retrieve a long metal object. The officers shot Quinonez. He died at Mesquite hospital.

Investigators found the body of Phillips's girlfriend in neighboring Craven county. A manhunt including a state highway patrol helicopter located his car on a trailhead, and Phillips on a rural path. He shot and killed one deputy and injured another before being killed by return fire.

Denize's landlord called 911 to report the smell of gas. She was five months behind on rent and in eviction proceedings. Responding officers broke down the door to find all four gas burners on and the Haitian immigrant armed with a 12-inch blade. One officer slipped, and Denize stabbed both his hands; she was fatally shot by the others.

Marques Blakes died when he slammed on his pickup truck's brakes to avoid hitting another truck waiting to turn, then veered into the path of an oncoming patrol car driven by Deputy Richard Stiles Jr., who also died in the crash.

Officer Joseph Frugoli was convicted of aggravated DUI and leaving the scene of an accident after causing the fiery wreck that killed Fausto Manzera and Andrew Cazares. The crash occurred at about 3:35 a.m. on the southbound Dan Ryan Expressway. Cazares had pulled over, possibly to deal with a flat tire, when his vehicle was hit from behind by Frugoli's Lexus SUV. Frugoli then reportedly fled as other motorists tried in vain to rescue Cazares and Faustos from the burning vehicle. Frugoli was sentenced to 8 years in prison.

Portsmouth officers were trying to arrest a vehicle's occupants in relation to a drug investigation. The Portsmouth officers shot and killed Demetrius D. Edens and Darren S. Wilson after two police cars and an officer were struck by the suspect vehicle, according to police.

Police said they were investigating three men in a car for possible drug offenses. During the investigation, which involved the sale of narcotics to undercover officers, one of the suspects did something that caused the officer to believe that he was in jeopardy, and he shot and killed Jose Waidestran.

Deputy Chris Thompson and a state Department of Human Services worker went to the home of a farmworker after his boss reported that he had become ill and wouldn't seek medical attention, police said. At some point during the visit, the man went into his house and grabbed a knife, then came out swinging it at the social worker. Thompson stepped between the two, and that's when the man began threatening Thompson with the knife. Thompson told the man to drop the knife, and shot and killed him after the man lunged at him.

Unarmed and apparently blameless teen Mitchell, physically slight, bolted from police at a traffic stop. Police chased for two blocks into an abandoned house and shot him just once with the Taser to get him to comply. It killed him. As part of their settlement with the family the Warren police agreed to suspend their use of Tasers.

Debbie Ferguson crashed and fled. She allegedly threatened police with a saw and was shot and killed by Officer Michael Cusumano.

At 7:30 a.m. on the first day of turkey season Coffey, hunting on his own private land, encountered a state wildlife officer. There was a confrontation between the two men perhaps worsened by the older man's hearing problems. The officer shot Coffey in the chest in perceived self-defense and killed the hunter.

Officer Paul Barber and Sgt. Ron Peterson shot and killed Joseph Han when he lunged at them with a pocket knife.

When two officers attempted a traffic stop on Tyson's sedan, he pulled a handgun and shot one of the officers, injuring him. After a brief foot chase the second officer ran Tyson down and fatally shot him. Police fired a total of 19 times.

Two officers shot and killed Kevin Jackson, 28, after they said the suspect had fired a gun at them. The officers were called to East 128th Street and Woodside Avenue to investigate a report of drug activity in the area. Jackson was selling crack cocaine when the officers approached. Jackson fled, but later confronted the officers. Gunfire erupted, Jackson was hit and later died.

Officers had received a call about a man with a gun at a local bar, and when they arrived at the scene Garcia was being escorted out of another bar across the street by security guards, officials said. Officers ordered Garcia to put his hands on his head, and he did at first, but then he reached for a replica handgun and was shot by a Huntington Park police officer.

Police were called to check on the welfare of a guest of the motel. Decker's room was destroyed and he was in the bathroom clutching a toilet seat, which he'd torn off the toilet. He was tasered, and died later.

A Peoria police van driven by officer Jim Krider struck 2-year-old Aniya Alexander, killing her. According to police, Krider was transporting six prisoners from Peoria County Jail to the Peoria Police Department for a scheduled police lineup at around 6:10 p.m. After crossing South Western Avenue, the eastbound van hit Aniya as she entered the roadway outside her grandmother's home. Aniya, who would have turned 3 in 10 days, Alexander was pronounced dead at a hospital.

The girlfriend of plumber Kitzmiller called 911 to report that he was armed, had assaulted his mother, and threatened them both. Responding police found Kitzmiller with a long gun on the porch. When he aimed it at officers, he was shot to death.

Tad Joseph Mattle and Leigh Anna Jimmerson were killed when their vehicle was struck by a pickup truck fleeing police.

Motorcyclist Williams fled from an attempted traffic stop by county deputies, changed direction on a state highway, struck the back of an pickup truck, was thrown from his bike and sustained fatal injuries.

Police were looking for Bastos because he had been reported for kidnapping his two children. Police found Bastos in his car with the two children and asked Bastos to exit the vehicle, he instead drove the car into a police officer, knocking him down and then drove the car into the police vehicle. Police shot Bastos.

Charlotte Jacobs called 911 to report that her son, Michael, was behaving aggressively and refused to take his medication for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Officers responded. Michael, unarmed, refused to go with the officers, and dared them to shoot him with a stun gun. An officer did so, jolting him for 49 seconds, then once again for five seconds. Jacobs died. The City of Fort Worth gave Jacobs' family a $2 million settlement.

As the prime suspect in the beating death of his mother in Gautier Mississippi, Lasseigne had appeared on "America's Most Wanted" twice during his months-long run from the police. Recognizing the disabled MS tags, county deputies approached a man in the driver's seat of a car parked at a Flying J truck stop. That was Lasseigne, who pulled away a black, white and red blanket to reveal a sawed-off shotgun and started a firefight, which he lost.

Batchelor reportedly was despondent about money and family problems when he sent a text message to his wife, stating "I love you and goodbye." Relatives went to his Santaquin home, where they heard a gunshot and called police. Batchelor yelled at the responding SWAT team to leave. After an hour or so, he allegedly went to an open front door and pointed a shotgun at police, who shot him. Officers said they ordered him several times to put down the gun.

After being caught in a 7 p.m. drug sting selling narcotics to undercover deputies, Miller realized what was going on, "screamed, accelerated his car and rammed (their) cruisers." He struck two deputies without seriously hurting either one. Boxed in, then he threw his vehicle into reverse, at which point he was shot to death by deputies.

According to HPD, Sorto's wife called police because he beat two of their children while drunk. As officers traveled to the scene, Sorto left the apartment and laid a machete and a knife on a vehicle outside. Officers confronted him there, telling him in Spanish and English to surrender. He picked both weapons up and ran at officers. Officer Xavier A. Flores fatally shot him.

Maryland State Police from the Westminster barrack formed a perimeter around a house after Carl Michael Byczkowski called the barrack and said he was going to harm himself. He shot and killed himself.

A 17-year-old burglary suspect driving a Cadillac chased by police ran full-speed into a Mitsubishi Lancer, killing both occupants: Derek Jasper and Blake Strebel. The 17-year-old was charged with two counts of auto homicide.

Police said Jorge Rivera put a bag of drugs in his mouth when police arrived, and that's what killed him. Some witnesses said that police kicked and punched Rivera and caused him to hit his head on a concrete step.

Drew became unresponsive while police were trying to put leg shackles on him after he was pepper-sprayed but continued to resist officers' attempts to arrest him.

Torrez was shot in Chaparral by an Otero County sheriff's deputy after he allegedly attacked the deputy while being questioned about a child abduction and was unable to be stopped by a baton or Taser.

Police responded to a report that a man had attacked a 17-year-old girl outside the food court at the Oxford Valley Mall, choking her and sticking his fingers in her eyes. Tommy Lovett ran from mall security into a wooded area. When an officer caught up, Lovett swung a tree branch at the officer, then climbed over a large fallen tree. Lovett picked up a brick, and the officer fired one shot that didn't hit Lovett or cause him to drop the brick. The officer then shot and killed him.

Davis had stopped taking his anti-psychotic medicine and deliberately drew in local law enforcement by shooting his guns off randomly. He made have had anti-government grudges, police thought. He killed one local officer and critically wounded another, staging a tense shootout that ended with Davis downed by police sniper fire.

Officer Jason Garcia shot unarmed Joseph Anthony Galarza in the back after he turned around as he held onto a six-foot wall he was scaling with one hand and reached for his waistband with the other.

Shot after brandishing handgun. Police were responding to report of intoxicated man with handgun.

Police went to the Hansen home after receiving reports that Robert Hansen was beating his father. In her 911 call, Hansen's mother, Debi, stressed that her son was mentally ill and very large, weighing in excess of 300 pounds. When the officers arrived, Robert Hansen was on the porch, talking incoherently. At some point, her son approached the officers and tackled one of them as his mother and father tried to pull him away. The accompanying officer shot him from close range.

Officers shot and killed Desrick York after he allegedly threatened them with a folding knife as they tried to break up a confrontation between York and his landlord in the basement of an apartment building. According to police, one officer pushed York away, and he and the other officers fired a total of 11 shots. One shot reportedly hit the officer who pushed York in the hand, resulting in a finger amputation.

During a police chase of his 2002 Jeep Liberty into the neighboring county , domestic violence suspect Bugg lost control of the vehicle and crashed, fatally. The same small municipal jurisdiction saw another fatality in a chase, John A. Gilbert, just the preceding month.

Williams died after being struck by a police cruiser. Police say Williams crossed the highway by running in front of the patrol cars. Residents call it a dangerous area because the intersection is poorly lit, there are no sidewalks or traffic signals. Police were reportedly responding to a call about a man with a gun at a Taco Bell.

A deputy investigating a domestic dispute fatally shot a 51-year-old man shortly after 1 a.m. at a mobile home in Emmett Township. According to police, the deputy shot the man when he allegedly refused to drop a kitchen knife.

Shot by Pierce County deputy responding to 911 call by Mr. Woodham's wife reporting him having been drinking and screaming at her and her mother.

Officer Richard Martin accompanied Michael Joseph Harris to a hospital emergency room to undergo an evaluation because he was having homicidal thoughts. According to police, Martin told Harris to return to the exam room when Harris tried to leave. Harris reportedly became combative, and Martin tried unsuccessfully to subdue him with a Taser. Martin shot and killed Harris after Harris allegedly began choking him.

Deputies in an unmarked car began tailing Alfredo Montalvo on suspicion of drunk driving after he rolled over a curb while leaving a Circle K in Lynwood. Montalvo didn't pull over and the tail turned into a pursuit, with multiple marked sheriff's vehicles joining. The chase ended when Montalvo crashed into two parked cars, wedging his own car between them. When he tried to back out, deputies shot 61 times, killing him. The family was awarded $8.85 million.

Krzyzak was a pedestrian fatally struck by a car driven by Jose Maldonado which was being pursued by NYPD in a high-speed chase. When struck by the car going at least 70 MPH Krzyzak flew 165 feet through the air, almost a city block. Despite a wealth of eyewitness accounts the police denied that any pursuit happened.

Dwight Joseph Ross was shot and killed by police detectives working an undercover stake out at a Family Dollar when he allegedly brandished a handgun in the detectives' direction.

LaDay crashed his car in Lumberton. Officers responded. He left the scene of the accident. Officers tasered and struck him as he resisted arrest. LaDay lost consciousness. He died at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital. Two independent autopsies given to a grand jury made conflicting statements about the extent of LaDay's blunt force injuries and the amount of PCP in his system. The death was the subject of a new Black Panther Party protest.

A 16-year-old driver in a 1994 Volvo fled from a traffic stop. With police in pursuit, she crashed into the Wojcik's minivan, killing him. Wojcik's family filed suit against the driver and the city; the stricken young driver killed herself at 19 by standing in front of a commuter train.

Abington Township Auxiliary Police officer Larry Reese killed his tenant Louis Malachowsky after receiving an upsetting email.

Police were called to Smith's home by members of Smith's family because she was suicidal.Tucson police said officers tried to talk Smith out, but she refused to cooperate. As officers broke a front window, police said, Smith showed herself and pointed a .38-caliber revolver at police. An officer armed with a rifle fired one shot. She died a short time later.

Escobar crashed his black Impala after leading Deputy Eric Goodney on a high-speed chase. He ran away from the scene of the crash, pulling up his sagging trousers as he did so. Deputy Goodney, seeing Escobar reached for his waistband, shot at Escobar six times as he ran, striking him three times in the back and killing him. Escobar was unarmed.

Police were called to a residence for a domestic dispute. They talked to the resident, a woman, and left. They were called back a second time, spoke to the woman again and as they were leaving, a man shot at them. The man fled and as police were looking for him in nearby neighborhoods, they man shot at the police vehicle. Police shot back, killing the man.

Arrested on a drug charge, Tafoya apparently put something in his mouth, and police tasered him to get him to spit it out, and he soon died. No apparent cororner's report follow-up in the media.

According to Houston Police Department, which investigated the incident, Bradford attacked Metro Officers J.P. Zepeda and R.L. Harrington with a knife. According to Houston Chronicle, Officer Harrington fatally shot Bradford in the heart. A stray bullet struck Guadalupe Acosta in the arm as she passed the three men. Acosta sued Metro for damages. It was the department's first fatal shooting since it was founded in 1989.

Police shot DaShaun Winston when he allegedly pointed a revolver at officers chasing him in a squad car as he ran through an alley on foot. According to police, officers heard shots fired near a South Side grocery store and began chasing Winston when they saw running from the scene. Other officers reportedly discovered two gunshot victims inside the store and a third victim a short distance away. A teenager later arrived at a hospital with a graze wound, police said. The officers chasing Winston followed him into an alley and told him to drop the weapon, then shot him when he allegedly turned around and aimed the gun at them.

Delices was shot to death after piloting his Cadillac CTS through Orlando's Church Street club district. Colliding with other cars, disobeying police orders, and threatening early-morning clubgoers in the street, he was shot at least six times by two local officers.

Police were called to the home of Curtis Wetzel due to a report of domestic violence. Wetzel was the only person in the residence when police arrived. He was holding a knife and walked toward police and refused orders to drop the weapon. Police shot him.

17-year-old Gary Williams, who'd been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the August 9, 2008, deaths of Unique Neely, 19, and LaVette Lee, 20, reportedly stole a 2000 Dodge Stratus, ran a red light and crashed into a Metro Car about 4:30 a.m. Williams died the next day at a hospital. The Metro Car's driver was hospitalized along with the five teens in the Stratus, police said. The crash appears in mlive.com's police chase database, though contemporary reports don't make it clear there was an associated pursuit.

Sgt. Robert Roberts and officers Ricky Grubaugh, Mark Johnson, Lance Morrison, Rhenelle Daniels and Dennis Curran shot Alan Openshaw 12 times after he yelled for them to shoot him while pointing a BB gun at them.

Officers Matthew Blackerby and Brian Jeffrey shot Daniel Pham when he reportedly threatened them with a knife in his backyard.

Austin police officer Leonardo Quintana shot and killed Nathaniel Sanders, 18, outside an East Austin apartment complex. Sanders and two other men were sleeping a Mercedes station wagon. Police say when Quintana confronted Sanders in the car, Sanders made a move toward a gun. Police say a third man in the car ran toward Quintana. That man was shot and injured.

Adam Harvell's girlfriend called West Des Moines police, suspecting him of a string of break-ins and sexual assaults in the area. Three detectives arrived at Harvell's townhome at around 7 p.m., found the door unlocked, and went inside. The officers shot and killed Harvell when he came downstairs and allegedly pointed a gun that fired blanks at them.

Police shot and killed Robert Woods after he allegedly shot officer Randy Stallworth in the leg during a marijuana raid at Woods' house.

Police shot and killed an unnamed man when he allegedly attacked the officers and tried to take a handgun from one of them.

Officers from the U.S. Marshals Service and the state Adult Probation and Parole Division arrived at a residence near Espanola Valley High School to take Peterson into custody for a parole violation, The New Mexican in Santa Fe reported. He held police at bay for more than 16 hours before shooting and killing himself.

Local police responded to an early-afternoon call about a couple having a fight in a car. Interrupted, Weeks was uncooperative and hostile toward the officer, did not respond to a Taser, and supposedly went for the officer's gun. The officer shot him several times and killed him at the scene.

Motorist Anthony Perea and pedestrian Floyd Ross Jr. were killed when homicide suspects being chased by police crashed into Perea's car, which then struck Ross.

Griffin was on the street at 3 a.m. among a "typical predawn scene" after bars and clubs closing. He drew a weapon and fired twice as part of a dispute. Plainclothes officers chased him. He wounded two before being fatally shot himself.

A man was shot inside a Kmart dressing room, although details of why he was killed have not been provided.

Blake Reine, 23, was fleeing police who were chasing him and wanted to stop him for leaving a hit-and-run. He ran a red light and killed his passenger, Jody Reine, 36, and Lee Campbell, 48.

Officer Matthew Shelton and Jeff Priest shot Dora Luis when she lunged at them with a butcher knife.

Police received a report of a possible burglary in progress. The homeowners had called police to report their garage door opener had been stolen from their car. Instead of going home they called police. A single male officer went to the home, and he saw the garage door open. Once the officer entered the home, he ran into two men burglarizing the home. Investigators say one suspect pulled out a handgun, and that's when the officer shot and killed him.

David Preston Wood killed himself following a police chase that began after a domestic dispute, police said.

According to officials, an Idaho State Police Trooper executed a routine traffic enforcement contact. The vehicle pulled into a lane leading past a residence at 22021 Cottonwood Creek Road. The vehicle was occupied by two males. Both occupants were uncooperative and combative toward the trooper and alcohol use by the driver was suspected. The trooper attempted to arrest the driver and a physical altercation ensued. The trooper was overpowered, knocked to the ground, and was being battered by both male subjects when he shot them both, killing one.

Bedford Police Officer Kyle Brown, 35, shot and killed his ex-girlfriend, Kathryn R. Tucker, 29, and then committed suicide in her home, police said.

A sheriff's deputy and two state troopers went to Blair's residence, where he lived alone, to respond to reports of public indecency. According to police Blair put up armed resistance, there was a struggle, and Blair was fatally shot.

Driver Evaristo G. Limas and passenger Joseph L. Pecina-Pine died from injuries suffered in a crash during a police chase. According to police, officers tried to stop a pickup truck that was being driven recklessly at about 1:30 a.m., but Limas sped away on I-35. Limas lost control of the truck on the I-435 E exit ramp. Limas and Pecina-Pine were ejected from the truck when it rolled several times.

An off-duty officer shot and killed a man suspected of robbing drivers passing through a construction zone near Kinsman Road. A group of phony construction workers had set up a checkpoint where they were robbing drivers at gunpoint. One of the victims was an off-duty officer. Cory Dix, 22, blocked the officer's car with a construction barrel. When Dix brandished a gun he and the officer exchanged gunfire, and Dix was killed. The officer was not injured.

24th District Court officer Nathan LaVoy went to the home of Mark David Fussner to serve an eviction notice around noon. Fussner allegedly threatened to shoot LaVoy, who called police. Fussner reportedly shot officer Ron Huggins with small game pellets as he approached the house. State trooper Kevin Caldwell, who'd arrived soon after Huggins, helped Huggins. According to police, Fussner fired more than 200 shots during the standoff. Sgt. Frank Kornexl, a SWAT sharpshooter, shot Fussner once. At about 7 p.m., Fussner was found dead on his bedroom floor.

According to Sergeant Michael J. Sprinkles, Criswell sped past him on Katy Freeway. Sergeant Sprinkles pursued. Criswell suddenly stopped at the intersection of Campbell and South Feeder Road. Sergeant Sprinkles exited his vehicle, drew a 9mm Sig Sauer pistol and yelled at Criswell to put his hands up. Criswell pointed a gun at Sergeant Sprinkles. Sergeant Sprinkles shot Criswell. When Sergeant Sprinkles arrested Criswell, his toy pistol, the orange muzzle cap painted black, lay on the pavement, "the slide detached from the frame."

Jose Munoz reportedly killed himself following a police chase that started after he shot officer Tyson Butler during a traffic stop.

Carr was shot and killed after he opened fire on his neighbors. Carr had apparently blamed the neighbors for killing his family. It's not reported as to whether that was a delusion caused by mental illness.

Kenneth Slavin was killed when he crashed a stolen Yamaha street-racing motorcycle while being chased by the CHP.

Detective Jackie Blanchard responded to a call about an aggravated assault. On scene, she saw Richardson shoot at a woman with a 9mm Ruger pistol. Detective Blanchard shot Richard once in the head. He fell backward and died at the scene.

A "simmering feud" between next-door neighbors and a fight over an aggressive pit bull ended with one person dead and four injured in Caldwell County.

Joe Nowlin was killed when his truck was struck by a car fleeing police that was being driven by Nicholas Schilling, who also died. Schilling had allegedly stabbed the family dog and threatened a woman earlier that day. Schilling reportedly fled when officers tried to arrest him and was chased by police until his 2007 Ford Focus crossed the US 71 median, putting him southbound in the northbound lanes. The Focus car hit Nowling's Silverado pickup truck head-on, killing both drivers. Nowlin's 14-year-old son suffered serious injuries in the crash.

Darol Odell reportedly shot and killed himself after a police chase that began when Odell shot three people outside a methadone clinic.

The article reports on the death of 29-year old Brett Williams, who was shot dead by a police officer outside his home at Klagetoh Drive in Window Rock, Arizona. The victim is reportedly the third person to die at Navajo Nation Police officer's hands in the past eight months. Meanwhile, Tribal police have not disclosed any information along with the claim that they already turned over the matter to the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Long Beach police detectives said they witnessed Hunton and two other men take part in a shooting in Compton, where they were conducting an unrelated investigation. The detectives followed the three men. "The suspects realized the detective units were following them and they opened fire, striking one of the detective vehicles multiple times," according to a statement released by Long Beach police. The detectives called for backup, then followed the men south, onto the 710 Freeway and then off at the Willow Street exit in Long Beach. At that point, Long Beach police officers attempted to stop the men, killed Hutton.

Celestina Manuel was fatally shot by a Mesa police officer who was chasing a car in which the girl was a passenger.

Officer Jared Nichols shot Pennington twice after he led police on a chase. Nichols and another officer trapped Pennington's SUV in a cul-de-sac; Pennington kept revving his engine and trying to flee, police said. Pennington's parents sued the department for $1 million, but the lawsuit was dismissed at the stipulation of both parties. Nichols was found justified in the shooting. The other officer who trapped Pennington in the cul-de-sac was fired for failing to activate his emergency lights during the car chase.

Deputies and Morrison confronted each other at Morrison's rural cabin. He'd expressed suicidal thoughts on a phone call to a friend, and the friend had called 911. During the incident Morrison fired some 20 rounds from a .45-caliber pistol. He'd been drinking.

An unidentified man in his 60s reportedly killed himself during a 12-hour standoff on the Northwest Side. Police responded shortly after 7 a.m. to a report of a man threatening to kill himself. The man was reportedly in the terminal stages of cancer and had become despondent after learning his beloved dog also had cancer. Police entered the home to find the man dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. According to police, officers did not fire any shots during the standoff.

Police broke into a house during a standoff and shot and killed Grimes, who was pointing a gun at them.

Officer Marc Alvarez shot and killed Davon Maurice Johnson when he pointed a revolver at him and said, "You're not taking me."

Officer Royce Wimmer shot and killed Jaime Castellanos Suarez when he fought Wimmer for control of his service gun during a traffic stop. Wimmer had stopped a vehicle with two people inside for playing loud music. Wimmer reportedly determined that Suarez had a DUI warrant. Suarez allegedly pushed Wimmer and fled. Wimmer caught Suarez and took him to the ground where a struggle ensued. Suarez allegedly removed Wimmer's service gun and the two men fought over it. According to officials, Wimmer was able to fire the gun, striking Suarez, who later died of his wounds.

Following an abduction, murder and chase, Christopher White was shot and killed by police.

Maurice L. Johnson reportedly shot himself and was also shot by two officers after he pulled a gun from his waistband. Shortly before 9 a.m. police had gone to check on Johnson's ex-girlfriend at her apartment after a caller had expressed concern for her safety. Johnson reportedly snuck through the back door and pulled a gun on the officers, who shot Johnson, as he tried to escape down the back steps. Johnson died at the scene. According to the medical examiner's office, the fatal shot was self-inflicted.

Paramedics called for assistance with James, who was high on crystal meth. Responding officers restrained James and put him onto a gurney. James passed out en route to John Peter Smith Hospital.

Davis was a felon and had a history of domestic violence. Police responded to reports that he had a weapon and was harassing his former girlfriend. Davis advanced toward police with his hands concealed, did not obey police commands, and was fatally shot.

Jon Wesley Ganues Jr. committed suicide during a standoff after police came to his home because he'd thrown his wife off the balcony.

Faith Mascolino burned to death in the back of a patrol car that was struck at high speeds by another vehicle and started on fire.

Eugene M. Morales, 21, was driving a stolen sport utility vehicle when he ran a red light and collided with Carmen Rodriguez's vehicle, killing her.

LAPD officers were assisting California state parole officers in a compliance search for a parolee in the 3800 block East Sixth Street when the 8:30 am shooting occurred. Ricardo Cabrales refused to open the door to officers and tried to escape from a side door when he was shot by LAPD officer, Jose Hidalgo.

Police said Darryl Elder stabbed his girlfriend, Tawanna Grant, repeatedly. When police arrived, Elder barricaded himself inside the apartment. Officers waited for backup and then forced their way in. When Elder lunged at them with a knife, Caldwell police Lt. Marc Driggs shot him twice in the chest, killing him.

Off-duty reserve Deputy Jose Castillo and his girlfriend went to Buffalo Fred's, where Erevia and his girlfriend were also patrons. Their girlfriends were involved in a fight. All four were made to leave the bar. They went to the parking lot, where Deputy Castillo shot Erevia in the back, belly and arms, killing him. Erevia was unarmed. Deputy Castillo was fired and convicted of murder.

Lynn Kimbrough was naked, and screaming in the street. As police approached him in the vehicle, Kimbrough allegedly rammed the car twice—once with his head—and raised his fists to the officers, police said. Attempts to subdue Kimbrough with pepper spray were not successful, and the man was restrained, handcuffed and taken to the hospital, where he died.

Deputy Dustin Hensley was sent to David Dickey's about 10 p.m. for a shots-fired call. When Hensley arrived, he found Dickey at home and talked to him at his front door. Dickey told Hensley he had been shooting deer that had gotten into his potato patch. Hensley told him to stop shooting because of the time of night and for the safety of his neighbors. Dickey allegedly said, "I might just kill you." Dickey then reportedly pointed a 9 mm handgun at Hensley, who then fired his weapon as he retreated. Police said Hensley ran to an off-duty deputy's home, and the two of them went back to Dickey's house, where they found Dickey still conscious. Dickey was flown by LifeStar air ambulance to the University of Tennessee Medical Center at Knoxville, where he later died.

Deputies Robert Reichert and Kevin Morris shot hospital patient Paul Hammond after he attacked them with a knife in the ER.

White died after he apparently shot himself during a traffic stop. Witnesses said White had been involved in a chase with a Richton police officer and that the officer boxed White in at the intersection, drew his gun and told White to exit the vehicle. White then shot himself. The traffic stop reportedly stemmed from a domestic violence complaint filed against White.

Thobe fled from police on his Ninja after they to stop him for minor misdemeanor of failure to stop at a stop sign. He crashed and died.

Deputies surrounded Schleuning's vehicle in a rural area south of Ankeny at around 1:30 a.m., after he called 911 saying that he had a gun and wanted to kill himself. After three hours, police said Schleuning agreed to exit his car. Deputy Dale Petersen reportedly fired what he thought was a beanbag, but was actually a lethal, hard plastic round of ammunition designed to pierce barricades. The PCSO didn't stock or issue that style of ammunition; the reason for Petersen having it weren't disclosed. The county agreed to pay $385,000 to Schleuning's family to settle a lawsuit.

Haggins was the prime suspect in the stabbing death of his girlfriend, who was killed in the early morning hours on the grounds of an elementary school as she cried out for help. Police spotted him near her funeral, gave chase, exchanged fire with him, and killed him.

Officers responded to a domestic violence call and found a woman and her 16-year-old daughter outside the apartment. They had each been assaulted and forced to leave. As the police approached the front door, they saw a man standing with a kitchen knife. He verbally threatened them, charged, and one of the officers shot and killed him. Another woman and her three children were in the apartment at the time, but none of them were injured.

Police said Velarde entered the store with a pistol and made threats. A short time later, two Lakewood Police Department plainclothes officers driving an unmarked Nissan Pathfinder tried to pull over Velarde, who was driving a minivan, but Velarde rammed the vehicle, police said. Velarde ran from the crash and was shot twice.

Several people called 911 to report Niles Meservey was drunk and trying to drive away. Officers arrived and boxed in his Corvette along a fence. Soon the Corvette drove forward, crashing into a fence in front of it.The moment the Corvette hit the fence, it buckled and hit a bystander. A police officer opened fire.

Two young suspects wanted for the theft of a motorcycle, chased by police, jumped the curb and slammed into a group of pedestrians, killing one adult and three children: Latoya Smith, Remedy Smith, Gina Rosario, and Alicia Griffin. The police commissioner denied the early reports and said the pursuing officer had gotten stuck in traffic.

Two young suspects wanted for the theft of a motorcycle, chased by police, jumped the curb and slammed into a group of pedestrians, killing one adult and three children: Latoya Smith, Remedy Smith, Gina Rosario, and Alicia Griffin. The police commissioner denied the early reports and said the pursuing officer had gotten stuck in traffic.

Michael Clark was the estranged husband of a Lee County deputy, against whom she'd taken out protective orders in 2001 and again six months before this incident. Michael's father described a relationship with "physical abuse on both ends." After she fatally shot him, off-duty, she was put on paid administrative leave.

An officer reportedly shot Marcellus Perry in the head accidentally. Police had stopped a car in the Englewood neighborhood, and Perry and another man got out and fled on foot. An officer chased Perry into a gangway where Perry allegedly hit the officer, causing the officer's gun to go off. Perry died the next day from his injuries.

Barnes looked for his ex-girlfriend at the residence of Deputy Wendall Morris. He did not find her there, so he left. Barnes later returned to the residence and threatened Deputy Morris. Barnes drew a .380-caliber pistol and racked a load into the chamber. Deputy Morris fatally shot him. Deputy Morris had served for four years.

Deputy Jason Colbert shot Bruce Lee Namauleg when he threatened officers as he stood in his driveway.

Teens Ashlie Krakowski and David Servin were killed when a local police cruiser barrelled into their vehicle broadside at more than 90 MPH. The officer was found not guilty of second-degree manslaughter but convicted of misconduct with a motor vehicle and reckless driving, and sentenced to five years. Krakowski's family settled a suit against the city for $4M.

Gant was a passenger in a stolen vehicle. After a chase, the vehicle crashed. Police approached the car, and Gant pointed a gun at them. Police fired. Gant's gun had no bullets in it.

Vinton police received a call about a person who was driving erratically on Hardy Road. An officer saw the Chevrolet Tahoe and tried to stop it, police said. The Tahoe speed away, and as it crossed the Bedford County line, the Vinton officer called off the chase—but continued to follow the SUV. The officer saw the Tahoe crashed at the intersection of Virginia 634 and Virginia 619. Michael William Poff was killed in the crash.

Officers responding to a reported domestic dispute encountered victim holding a pistol. Hughes pointed the weapon at officers and was shot, killing him. Officers then discovered that the pistol was a plastic toy.

Manny Morales' sister called 911 because her brother was drinking said he was "going to die" and was brandishing a knife. Police said Morales locked himself in a bedroom yelled that he had a shotgun and warned police not to enter. Two officers forced their way in around 1 a.m. and found Morales pointing a rifle. Officer Matthew Cuba fired a stun gun but only one prong made contact. Officer Albert Riccardi fired his handgun hitting Morales twice on the left side of his chest, killing him.

Adolfo Corral reportedly killed himself during a standoff with police. Police surrounded the home at about 10:30 p.m.after learning Corral was inside with his unarmed cousin. Detectives negotiated through the night. At 7:11 a.m., police said they heard a single shot and Corral's cousin ran from the house. Officers went inside and found Corral with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police later said Corral's cousin had remained in the home of his own accord, trying to prevent Corral from harming himself.

Orlando Botello was killed when a vehicle fleeing police crashed into his pickup truck.

An unidentified man was killed after he stole a pickup truck and crashed it while being chased by police.