James Hill was killed after he allegedly attempted to rob a RBC Bank, led police on a chase, and pointed an air pistol at officers.

Wasco State Prison Captain Angel Samma Santa Cruz shot and killed his wife, Andrea Plaza-Santa Cruz, who was also a correctional officer at the prison, then killed himself at the couple's home.

A local officer came across Phillips in a physical altercation with a woman, mid-afternoon, city street. Phillips fled and the officer shot him to death. In one of the rare cases where an officer was indicted for a line-of-duty killing, the officer was convicted of manslaughter and given five years of hard labor.

Officers responding to a burglary in progress saw Chavez-Salgado exit the caller's residence through a broken window. He ignored orders in English and Spanish to surrender, then tried to stab a police dog with a screwdriver when it was sent to subdue him. Chavez-Salgado stabbed Officer Smith with the screwdriver. The officer shot him fatally in the chest.

Police said Owensville Town Marshal Rodger Leister and Fort Branch Deputy Marshal Darrell L. Parker attempted to stop a white 1997 Chevrolet Lumina after witnessing the occupants steal anhydrous ammonia from the Warrick County Co-op. The driver, Commodore R. West III, 28, did not stop for the officers. The driver of the Lumina lost control and crashed near a house on West County Road 1200 South in Haubstadt. The crash killed Joe R. Garrett Jr.

Montrose police responded to a 911 call from the wife of intoxicated, threatening and mentally ill Dennis Gurney.

Madison police were called to a report of a suspicious person in a vehicle. Officers found a man sitting in the vehicle armed with a handgun. Officers were attempting to gain control of him when he shot and killed himself.

Trooper Thomas Clower saw a black Chevrolet S-10 pickup truck speeding north on Interstate 75 about 8:45 p.m. and pulled it over, police said. The driver, James P. London, 38, pulled over and gave the trooper his driver's license. While the trooper was reading the license in his patrol vehicle, London rapidly drove off. Clower called in the pursuit and followed the vehicle onto Shallowford Road. The truck traveled less than a mile before it hit a large tree, killing London.

Bennett crashed after a high-speed chase on a motorcycle.

Charles Edward Knight was killed when his car was hit head-on by a driver fleeing police.

Gross, who was wielding two meat cleavers and shouting at authorities to kill him, was shot to death outside his Rosemead apartment. Two sheriff's deputies each fired one round at Gross after he advanced on them with the cleavers.

At least three 911 calls drew officers to a grocery where a man using a knife made multiple unsuccessful attempts to rob or carjack a number of people. Officers caught up with the suspect Tomlin about a half-mile away, with a knife in each hand, and clearly threatening the officer. Tomlin was shot once in the chest. He'd had a history of schizophrenia.

Officers arrested McKnight in relation to a domestic disturbance. He complained that he could not breathe. The officers ignored him. Though he died of cocaine-related excited delirium and sickle-cell asphyxiation, his cause of death was listed as homicide.

At 2:30 a.m. officers responding to a "man with a gun" call found Sevilla Moran attempting to blend in with a crowd, gun in hand. Four officers engaged him in a "fierce shootout" on the street with 30 to 40 shots fired. Sevilla Moran was fatally shot in the chest.

Lee was a sergeant with the state Department of Corrections, recently moved in with a county officer. She picked him up from work in the evening and their truck ran off the road (ending "embedded into the side of a ditch"). Passersby saw them sitting together on the tailgate of the truck, then saw him shoot Lee to death. Responding police shot and wounded Lee's killer and took him into custody.

May's 60-year-old mother called 911 complaining that her mentally ill son was stabbing her, without much result, with a butter knife. As the call continued May grabbed a more serious weapon. It was later identified as a 16-inch barbecue fork. Responding police shot and killed May to end the assault. She survived in stable condition.

Exzavier Robinson and Keenya Young allegedly stole Michael Kors and Juicy Couture purses from Macy's and led police on a chase that ended with 40-year-old grandmother Emily Anderson dead from a high-speed collision.

Police say witnesses reported the man, who was not identified, fired shots at a local hotel and a house from a maroon pickup. They say a Carlsbad police officer was eventually able to ram the pickup to end the chase. While ordering the driver to get out of the pickup, officers at the scene heard two gunshots and then found the man dead inside the vehicle.

Sewer robbed a restaurant. Shortly after, armed with a knife, ignored commands by officers to drop the knife. Sewer was shot and killed.

Juan Lopez was shot when police were investigating an apparent murder. While a witness at the time said an officer shot him, it was never reported whether anyone was charged in his killing.

County police responding to an early-morning shots-fire call arrived at Keating's house to find him handling what looked like an automatic weapon. Keating retreated inside his house but re-emerged, reportedly pointing the weapon at the police. He was shot to death.

A motorist alerted Deputy Hostetter that Larson's pickup truck had been all over the road. The deputy approached the now parked truck. He and Larson had a short exchange. The deputy ordered Larson to show his hands. That's when Larson lifted his right hand and showed the deputy he was holding a .45 caliber handgun. The deputy yelled for Larson to drop the weapon, but Larson appeared to raise the gun and began pointing it in the deputy's direction. The deputy fired. He later learned that the gun was zip-tied to and taped to Larson's hand.

Officer Louis Abner Jones shot Tucker after Tucker allegedly led authorities on a low-speed chase on Interstate 80, which ended when a trooper executed a PIT maneuver, stopping Tucker's pickup truck near Saltair. Investigators say Tucker rammed a trooper's car and threw the car into reverse, turning his wheels toward an officer, when Jones shot him. Tucker's family sued police, saying that Jones' dash cam video showed he did not activate his lights or sirens to stop Tucker, who was suffering from medical problems and may have been in diabetic shock. The family said the case settled for $100,000.

Connors had just committed an armed robbery of a pharmacy in mid-afternoon, taking a large quantity of prescription pills back to his apartment. Police tracked him down there and confronted him in the apartment's kitchen. During the struggle the officer fired a single shot, which killed Connors. His weapon in the robbery had been a replica assault rifle.

An unidentified woman was killed during a police chase.

Dunn drove a stolen Mercedes Benz from a disturbance at a hotel, tried to ram police vehicles and run over officers, and fled down a dead-end street near a hospital. Uncooperative, he was fatally shot.

A car stolen at knifepoint and doing 80 MPH on a rural road, chased by local police, crashed full-speed into a family's pickup. Three teens in the car (Oscar Esparza, Arthur Rivas, Richard Carrasco) and five Salazar children in the truck (Eric, Jochelyn Grace, Monique Janae, Michael Alexander, and Sienna Rose Salazar), all eight died.

A car stolen at knifepoint and doing 80 MPH on a rural road, chased by local police, crashed full-speed into a family's pickup. Three teens in the car (Oscar Esparza, Arthur Rivas, Richard Carrasco) and five Salazar children in the truck (Eric, Jochelyn Grace, Monique Janae, Michael Alexander, and Sienna Rose Salazar), all eight died.

A car stolen at knifepoint and doing 80 MPH on a rural road, chased by local police, crashed full-speed into a family's pickup. Three teens in the car (Oscar Esparza, Arthur Rivas, Richard Carrasco) and five Salazar children in the truck (Eric, Jochelyn Grace, Monique Janae, Michael Alexander, and Sienna Rose Salazar), all eight died.

A car stolen at knifepoint and doing 80 MPH on a rural road, chased by local police, crashed full-speed into a family's pickup. Three teens in the car (Oscar Esparza, Arthur Rivas, Richard Carrasco) and five Salazar children in the truck (Eric, Jochelyn Grace, Monique Janae, Michael Alexander, and Sienna Rose Salazar), all eight died.

Hernandez, delusional, told patrons at El Rinconsito Lounge that he was being pursued by people who wanted to kill him. Witnesses took Hernandez out of the bar and called authorities. Hernandez crawled under a vehicle and said that the people had followed him there. Paramedics tried and failed to render medical aid. Officer Jose Luis Menendez responded and handcuffed Hernandez to make him easier to handle. Hernandez passed out.

Two officers on patrol recognized Douglas, who they described as a parolee and known gang member. Officer Holguin exited the patrol car to approach Douglas and called his name. Douglas was holding his waist as he ran. He stumbled as he drew a gun from his waistband. He then turned toward the officer with his gun, and officer Holguin then shot and killed Douglas.

Woods was wanted for questioning regarding his dead girlfriend. After a chase and gunfight, Woods was shot and killed.

Elder was a passenger on a motorcycle that fled a police stop and crashed.

At about noon, EMS responded to the home of Wesley David Gilson after a caller reported a potential overdose or suicidal subject. Gilson, a veteran with Special Forces training, had reportedly been struggling since he'd stopped taking his medication. Police said two deputies arrived after Gilson became combative. Gilson reportedly pulled a .40-caliber Glock handgun out of a bag and told them to leave. The deputies and paramedics left the house to await help. Howell officer Donald Banfield arrived and said he saw three adults run from the house toward a shed in the backyard with Gilson behind them. Gilson reportedly veered off to a nearby fifth-wheel trailer, got a rifle, then ducked into an adjacent pole barn. Nearly a dozen officers formed a perimeter. Banfield and a state trooper removed two young children from the home. Gilson left the barn, allegedly pointing his rifle at police. Banfield fired a single, fatal round.

Louisville Metro and Jeffersontown Police had been outside Lyndon Millwork since shots were fired by a gunman. Brent Works took one man hostage and barricaded himself inside a business at the Bluegrass Industrial Park. After a 12-hour standoff, he shot and killed himself.

A Taylor resident called police about 6:25 a.m. to report his truck had been stolen. Police said patrol officers saw the truck a short time later on I-75 and tried to stop it. The driver reportedly fled, and the officers chased the truck into Detroit. The truck drove onto Michigan Avenue, where police said the driver sped up after seeing a MSP cruiser, according to police. The truck then hit a minivan, careened into a parked truck and a utility pole before exploding in front of Telway Hamburgers restaurant. The truck's driver died in the crash.

Troopers Michael McKeon and Joseph Yingling pulled over Ashley Marie McDaniel, 21, for equipment and moving violations. During the course of the traffic stop, McDaniel's passenger, Hakim Jackson, 31, allegedly jumped into the driver's seat and tried to flee the scene. Yingling was able to remove the keys from the ignition while fending off an assault from Jackson, and McKeon was able to remove Jackson from the car after he was tasered. He died a short time later.

Foutes died when he pointed a gun at officers responding to a domestic disturbance call at his house at 6 a.m. He was fatally shot.

Burkett was shot and killed after pulling out gun and not allowing police to take it from him. Burkett was in the emergency room of a hospital being treated for a head injury. Police were called in when Burkett became agitated. The officers confiscated two guns from Burkett and remained while he was treated.

Stephen Obbish was arrested in a Goodwill store. Detective Brian Andrekovich apparently left him in a police car to sober up, where he died. Andrekovich was fired.

Plainclothes TABC Agents Michael Cronin, John Altum and Greg Lewis pursued Lunt, who was driving erratically. They cornered him in a parking lot. Agent Cronin yelled, "Stop, police!" from one of the officers' unmarked vehicles. Agents Altum and Lewis approached Lunt on foot. Lunt drove back in the direction of the officers. Agent Altum fired 16 times; Agent Lewis fired three times. Lunt was struck three times and killed. Note: D.A. statement attached.

Bayard Police Chief Zakary Douglass reportedly arrested Daniel Driscoll on suspicion of disturbing the peace. Driscoll's wife said Douglass was informed by several witnesses that Driscoll suffered from a phobia of being handcuffed behind his back. She said Douglass cuffed Driscoll's hands behind his back anyway, put him in the back of his cruiser, and then refused to remove the handcuffs after Driscoll was in medical distress. Shortly after being placed in the ambulance, Driscoll was pronounced dead.

Dorian Bryan was threatening people with a gun and threatening to kill himself. Bryan refused to surrender to arriving officers, went back in his house and locked himself inside. Police negotiators tried to get him to surrender before the SWAT team entered. Bryan shot at officers when they went inside and they shot and killed him.

Moore stabbed two adults and a baby, wounding them. A deputy responded. Moore stood in a street with a kitchen knife. The deputy told Moore to drop it. Moore approached the deputy, still armed. The deputy fatally shot him.

Justin Teigen eluded St. Paul police by hiding in a recycling bin. The 24-year-old resurfaced about six hours later when workers at an Inver Grove Heights recycling facility found his body amid a heap of recycling material. Although the cause of death has yet to be determined, St. Paul police suspect that Teigen was seriously injured in a car crash while fleeing an officer and later died in the Dumpster.

An officer shot and killed Brandon Harper under unclear circumstances while he was in a parked car near his south suburban home. The officer saw the car with three people inside, and said that he told them to show their hands. When Harper allegedly didn't comply, the officer apparently feared for his life and opened fire, according to police.

According to authorities, Officers Martin Cordova and Mark Schneider approached Guerrero, carrying two knives in front of a grocery store. They identified themselves to him. He fled. When they caught up, Guerrero attacked them with one of his knives. They shot Guerrero. He died at William Beaumont Medical Center. His mother, who condemned the shooting, said that Guerrero had special needs and was paranoid of law enforcement, but was not diagnosed with a mental illness.

DPS Highway Patrol Officer attempted to stop Nance for a traffic violation. The vehicle traveled to a nearby residence. After the vehicle stopped at the residence, it was approached by the officer. A Pinal County Sheriff's Deputy assisted. Nance got out of the vehicle and spoke with the officers. He resisted the officers, who were attempting to arrest him, and the deputy tasered Lake. He fled toward the residence and fell to the ground where he was taken into custody. He died a short time later.

Kendrick was one of five men who pistol-whipped a victim on South Miss Muffet Lane, took $60 from him, then forced him to strip naked. As police found and pursued the five, they tossed weapons and Halloween masks out the windows, then when their car was stopped the five scattered. Kendrick was the only one killed, with two shots. The other four were charged with participating in his shooting.

On an early-morning 17-minute 911 call from his car, Smith reported himself as drunk, armed, and suicidal. Officers responded and found Smith parked on the side of I-85. They fatally shot him four times. He'd been unarmed.

Trooper Daniel Britton and Deputy Ritchie Dyer, armed with rifles, responded to a domestic disturbance. Bradshaw approached them with a handgun in each hand. Taking cover behind a patrol vehicle, Trooper Britton and Deputy Dyer shot Bradshaw multiple times from a range of 10 to 15 feet, killing him. Texas Ranger Jay Womack investigated.

Doukas was the suspect in a number of local robberies. Deputies spotted his pickup in front of a liquor store immediately after another in-store bank robbery. Doukas rammed his vehicle backwards into the deputy's car, then forward as if to run his over. He was fatally shot.

Victim was chased into a church basement housing a daycare. After struggle with police, suspect (unarmed) was shot 8 times. Barmore's estate won a $1.1 million wrongful death suit against the city of Rockford on 12/16/2014.

Hawkins County Sheriff's Office deputies were called to a residence on a 911 domestic disturbance complaint. Shortly after deputies arrived and identified themselves, they heard four to five gunshots from within the residence, police said. At that time, Darran Blevins came to the upstairs window displaying a gun and discharged the firearm. Police said Dennis Christian, 65, and Brandy Seal, 30, were shot during the initial volley of shots heard by deputies. Blevins was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot.

CHP officers shot and killed an unnamed, unarmed man when he drove at them after a high-speed chase from Stockton to Elk Grove.

Marquita Bosley was killed and her 19-month-old son Nai'ere was critically injured when a driver fleeing police crashed into Bosley's car in West Oakland.

Deputy Shawn Moreno tasered Miguel Molina four times when he charged him at the North Hollywood Red Line Station.

Police shot and killed Jacob Paul Stolarz as he reportedly held a knife to an 80-year-old bystander's throat. Police had responded to Wabash and Randolph after receiving a report of an aggressive panhandler who was brandishing a knife. According to police, officers followed Stolarz and tried to persuade him to drop the weapon. The officers pepper sprayed Stolarz, but police said it was ineffective. Stolarz continued onto State Street and grabbed a bystander. Officers opened fire after Stolarz didn't drop the knife. He was pronounced dead at a hospital.

A police response to a shots-fired call developed into a seven-hour standoff between Herrera and SWAT forces when he barricaded himself inside his apartment. After he was fatally shot, police stormed the residence and found the body of his 70-year-old mother.

Officers say the suspect, Mario Armando Vasquez of Caldwell led police on a chase down the Interstate before coming to a stop on Garrity Blvd. That's where police say the suspect pointed a gun at them forcing them to open fire - killing the man.

Baptist minister Ayers had given a ride to a young woman in the small suburb of Toccoa, then stopped at a convenience store when he was threatened by armed men emerging from a black Escalade. The woman was a narcotics target, and the armed men were undercover officers who fatally shot Ayers in the liver as he tried to flee. His last words to paramedics were "Who shot me?" His pregnant widow reached a settlement with the county for $2,305,352.

Multiple jurisdictions chased Blandford from suburban Maryland, where he'd killed his estranged wife and her sister early in the morning, into metro DC. His SUV located, he was forced to stop, and then after a foot chase he was shot to death.

After setting his home on fire, apparently to draw officers to the scene, Bryan Benjamin Hanasz, 36, shot at arriving firefighters and police, one of whom was wounded. Three Las Vegas police officers shot and killed Hanasz at the home near Vegas Drive and Martin Luther King Boulevard.

Ledbetter led police on a foot chase after they'd visited an apartment in search of Markus Alec Gabel, the subject of a felony warrant. He was tasered and unresponsive as he was handcuffed. He died a couple of days later.

Police were called to the a store where there had been a burglary. Police spotted a truck that matched the description of the suspect's vehicle. They pulled behind the truck, and the driver increased speed. Police chased the suspect, and he finally came to a stop at a cul de sac. The officer got out of their cars with guns pointed at Victorian. He allegedly tried to run over one of the officers. They fired at the truck and Victorian drove his truck between a bush and light post. Officers shot Victorian.

Local officers attempted to stop Daniels for speeding. He refused to stop and evaded police. Blocked by a patrol car, and while officers approached on foot, Daniels rammed the police vehicle. Officers opened fire, fatally wounding him.

Weinberger was towing a trailer with an expired tag when a deputy began pursuing him, police said. The deputy turned on his blue lights, but Weinberger continued driving for about 3 miles before stopping. When the deputy approached, Weinberger took off at a high rate of speed. After a short distance, the car left the road, and the deputy found Weinberger dead of a single gunshot wound.

Dennis Carter Sr. shot and killed his estranged wife, son and grandson, and critically wounded his pregnant daughter-in-law before he reportedly shot himself to death after a police chase.

Brown shot a manager at his retirement home. When LAPD officers responded to the scene Brown allegedly pointed his weapon at the officers, and at least one officer shot him. The manager survived the shooting.

Reportedly Walters and his girlfriend had been arguing for days, leading up to a domestic dispute call for county deputies. Responding officers felt threatened by Walters, who, although unarmed, approached them close enough to access their weapons. He was fatally shot.

Officer James Putman, who had served for one year, conducted a traffic stop on a Taurus vehicle occupied by Gunderson, who reportedly used a pistol to threaten a female subject. Gunderson left the vehicle and shot Officer Putman in the chest and leg. Officer Putman fatally shot Gunderson. Officer Putman, who was wearing a bulletproof vest, survived.

Cpl. Brian Henderson shot David C. Bogard twice after Bogard allegedly sprayed him with Mace. According to police, Bogard refused to pull over when Henderson tried to stop him at 17th and Connecticut. Henderson said he thought Bogard might have been drinking because his car was swerving. The chase led to a dead end street, where Bogard stopped the car and fled on foot with Henderson in pursuit. Bogard allegedly attacked Henderson in a field and the officer shot Bogart, who died at a hospital.

Hamm returned home from work, started drinking and ranted at family members. He armed himself with a shotgun and shot once into the floor of the residence. A woman called 911. Deputies responded. Hamm shot at them, then may have turned to re-enter the residence. Deputies shot at Hamm nine times and struck him twice, fatally, in the back.

Police Sgt. Joe Land shot Edelen as he responded to a possible burglary. He thought Edelen had a gun, but it was a sockful of jewelry.

Officer Michael Ruiz drove into the parking lot at Starcrest Drive and Loop 410, police said, and saw Molinar running out of the gas station holding a shotgun in one hand and cash in another. A bandana covered part of Molinar's face and Ruiz believed he had just committed a robbery. He got out of his patrol car and ordered Molinar to drop his shotgun, and Molinar refused to comply. Molinar pointed his weapon at Ruiz, and Ruiz shot and killed him.

According to Daily Police Blotter, Chester fired a shotgun in a neighborhood. According to GPD, Officer M.D. Guentheman told Chester to stop. Chester pointed the shotgun at the officer. The officer shot Chester. Chester died at Baylor Hospital.

Wanted for domestic violence and assault from an incident a few days earlier, the driver of a vehicle shot and killed himself after being stopped by a Colorado State Highway Patrol trooper.

Christian Ree Harris, 24, was charged with two counts of vehicular homicide, four counts of hit-and-run, one count of driving on the wrong side of the road, and one count of reckless driving, according to police. Harris is accused of causing the head-on collision that killed Zannie Hatcher, 73, and her daughter, Bonnie Vicks, 57, both of College Park.

Bi-polar male in controversy with code enforcement officer ended up in three hour stand-off with police who shot him and killed him.

After a brief car and foot chase, Brian Simmermon was shot and killed when he pulled what police said they thought was a gun. It was a scissors. Simmermon was initially identified as Jonathan Fineman.

Sgt. Cauwels, Cpl. Chris Fodor and officer Zachary Blume fired 32 rounds at Levi B. Boynton when he fired a shot after a carjacking and chase.

An attempted traffic stop turned into a physical struggle between Barraco and a state trooper, with the unarmed Barraco apparently winning and seizing control of the officer's baton, before the trooper pulled his gun and shot him once in the chest. Barraco fled to the woods while the trooper lost consciousness. Barraco died of his wounds.

Police said Brian Scott Good first led them on a chase at about 9 p.m. Saturday, but officers lost sight of his truck. Officer Jerry Alan Jones reportedly saw Good again after midnight and gave chase. Good was joined by officers Christopher Burford, Owen Morris and Travis Hawley. The officers cornered Good on Quick Road, outside city limits. They fired 16 shots at Good after he allegedly rammed Morris' cruiser. Good was struck seven times and died. Jones was also killed, by what was described as a ricocheting or stray bullet fired by Burford.

According to police, an officer on patrol tried to stop a speeding 1998 Ford Windstar near Telegraph and Swanson at around 4:30 a.m. The driver reportedly fled with police in pursuit. Police said the driver lost control of the car and crashed into a street sign, a fire hydrant and a tool supply store. An unidentified 15-year-old, believed to have been a passenger in the fleeing car, was killed. According to police, they'd terminated the pursuit before the crash.

Collins was shot and killed by a L.A. County Sheriff's deputy. The deputy had chased Collins up his driveway and into his own backyard, believing he was a robbery suspect. The deputy saw Collins reach for his waistband, causing him to fear that Collins was going for a weapon. The deputy fired at Collins through a wooden gate, fatally hitting him in the back of the neck.

McFarlin called 911 to report that he'd just killed his sister, and he met officers outside holding several knives that he refused to drop. He was duly shot to death. Police found his sister unharmed.

A brief police chase ended when the pursued vehicle, driven by Samuel D. Manley, broadsided another car, killing Kyle Parker at the intersection of Herndon Drive and Stringtown Road.

Robert S. White died after losing control of his car and hitting a utility pole near the Fifth Street Bridge. Richmond police had been trying to stop White for an unspecified traffic infraction. White had outstanding warrants for abduction and grand larceny.

Yuceff W. Young II died after police tasered him following his crashing his car.

Gary Varner pointed a gun at three of his neighbors, standing on his lawn, and threatened to kill them. He forced his family out of the residence. Varner threatened officers who responded. The officers called a SWAT team and hostage negotiators, who failed to reason with Varner. Varner left the residence pointing a pistol with a laser sight at officers. Senior Officer Kent fatally shot him.

At about 7:11 p.m., Travion Richard was approached by sheriff's deputies on anti-gang patrol. Richard allegedly produced a handgun. Two deputies shot and killed him.

A deputy was patrolling the area around the Towne House Motel when he "encountered a suspicious male" in the back parking lot, according to a statement from the Sheriff's Department. Huizar was belligerent, authorities said, and resisted the deputy while he tried to check him for weapons. According to the statement, the deputy shot Huizar after he allegedly pulled a gun out of his waistband.

An unidentified man shot and killed himself after being pulled over for speeding.

Alexander Michael Skowran was being sought for the murder of his girlfriend. He shot and killed himself in a hotel room while surrounded by police.

Suspect in at least nine armed bank robberies in the prior six months, and with a 30-year criminal and prison history, ten FBI agents and five other officers from other agencies converged on Gray's apartment at about 10 p.m. to apprehend him. He barricaded himself in and put up armed resistance with a shotgun, shooting and wounding a Texas state trooper and other officer. Gray was then fatally shot.

Officials with the Los Angeles County Fire Department said firefighters were called to the scene to help two victims caught in a traffic crash, said fire dispatcher supervisor Bryan Webb. The collision involved an individual with a gun, and apparently escalated into a firefight with Pomona police.

Off-duty Detroit officer Patricia Catherine "Katie" Ryan Williams was fatally shot by her estranged husband, off-duty Detroit homicide detective Ed Williams, after he convinced her to meet with him in a library parking lot adjacent to the Canton police department around 9:15 a.m. He then shot and killed himself. There were reportedly indications Ed Williams was suicidal and a number of domestic violence complaints reported by Katie Ryan Williams before the murder-suicide.

Police went to Ronald W. Giron's home to serve him with a protection from abuse order. After a standoff, police found him dead of a self-inflicted gunshot.

Local police responded to a domestic disturbance call to find Scott outside with a firearm. At first Scott complied with police directions to discard the gun and get on the ground, but then tried to get to the weapon. He was shot to death.

According to police, officer Charles Anderson chased Julius Allen-Ray Johnson on foot after he fled a traffic stop around 1:20 a.m. Anderson reportedly confronted Johnson in a fenced backyard, and a struggle ensued. Anderson shot Johnson after he allegedly beat Anderson with his police radio and another "blunt object." Other officers responded and rushed Anderson to the hospital. According to police, Johnson appeared to have an arm wound that was bleeding profusely. Johnson died at a hospital. Reports said the bullet went through his arm and into his chest. The autopsy noted there were no cuts or scratches to Johnson's facial area. Anderson's head injury reportedly rendered him unable to provide investigators with details of the shooting for a few weeks. The Muskegon County Prosecutor's Office charged Johnson's sister with making a false report of a felony after she told investigators and the press that Anderson had shot her brother without provocation. She was convicted.

Lucero was shot while exchanging gunfire with officers. He had pulled his gun out while he was running away from the officers. He had a warrant out for violating the conditions of his release.

Officer Lance Miraco shot and killed Jesus Altimirano Cruz who came toward him wielding a knife over his head.

Officers Daron Wyatt and Matthew Ellis shot and killed unarmed Adolf Anthony Sanchez Gonzalez when he attempted to drive away with Wyatt partially inside his van after Wyatt attempted a chokehold, and the officers had punched Sanchez Gonzalez in the face and hit him with a flashlight during a traffic stop.

Trooper Mark Benedict went to pull over a man driving an SUV for a broken tail-light, but Michael Allen Penny didn't stop. He sped up, heading east down Highway 3. With his lights and sirens flashing, Benedict began the pursuit. About four miles into the pursuit, troopers say Penny swerved across traffic and slammed head-on into an oncoming Braum's truck - killing Penny on impact.

Curtis Watts was shot and killed by an officer after Watts reportedly severed another officer's hand with an ax.

According to DPD, Officer Matt Barnes pursued Taylor into a wooded area in connection to a suspicious person call. When Officer Barnes tried to arrest Taylor, Taylor resisted, taking away his pepper spray. Officer Barnes shot Taylor once. He died at Baylor Hospital.

Officer Ivan Lopez shot Juan Robles twice in the back when he allegedly pointed a gun at police. A car chase began at about 11:55 p.m. in the 7900 block South Kedzie Avenue, involving at least four police cars and nine officers. Robles' car sustained severe damage when it hit a pickup truck north of 79th Street, and eventually stopped near the corner of 76th Street and Kedzie. Robles got out of the car and started running. Lopez shot and killed Robles when he allegedly aimed a gun at officers running after him.

Justin Schmitz reportedly shot himself and set his house on fire following a domestic dispute with his wife. While leaving in her mother's car, Schmitz's wife reported that her husband had shot the car three times. Neither she nor her mother were physically injured. As deputies responded and set up a perimeter, they reportedly noticed smoke coming from the roof. Firefighters entered the house after attempting to contact Schmitz and extinguished the fire before it engulfed the home. Firefighters found Schmitz's body inside with a gunshot wound.

Valnold was struck and killed by an intoxicated NYPD officer. The officer was charged with DWI and vehicular manslaughter.

Palumbo-Longo was stabbed to death by her husband, a Utica police detective, who then killed himself. He'd been relieved of his service weapon. The killing was ten days after she'd filed for divorce. In December 2013 their children were to collect a $2M wrongful death settlement from the city on the basis that they'd done too little to protect her.

Police attempted to pull Humbert over on his bicycle. Evidently spooked, maybe because of a minor marijuana conviction, he fled on the bike and then on foot into neighboring yards. Pursuing officers shouted they were going to tasered him but Humbert was hard of hearing. Successfully tasered as he attempted to climb a fence Humbert collapsed and was pronounced dead less than 30 minutes later.

Two parolees were shot, one of them fatally, after one of them fired shots at police after running from a burning mobile home, police said. Raymond Floyd was killed and Phillip Suftin was shot in the hip.

Faced with foreclosure, Aho shot at buyers and police, before he was shot and killed.

Deputies Jeremy Snyder, Jason Boros, James Rangel and Derek Stokes shot Gerald Gustavo Hilton when he charged at them with a shotgun.

Deputy Jason Ates was shot in the upper thigh after he and Deputy Jennifer Lovley-Gandy went to the Motel 6 on Pensacola Boulevard to do a welfare check on a missing person. Ates tried to push the door open, and Michael Scott Lee tried to close it. The struggle spilled into the room where Lee shot Ates through the thigh. After Lovley-Gandy struggled with Lee Ates shot Lee because he wouldn't drop his handgun. At that point Deputy Lovley-Gandy and Deputy Ates both fired a number of rounds at Lee, killing him.

Bennett, a sergeant in the county's sheriff's department, turned quarry in a police chase after he visited his estranged wife, and smashed the windows of a vehicle they owned in common. When local police arrived he fled at speeds of up to 100 MPH. Near midnight he lost control on an exit, rolled his vehicle, and sustained fatal injuries.

Deputy Greg Ardoin shot and killed Jon Lucas when he allegedly aimed a weapon at the deputy.

Deputies were attempting to detain two suspected car thieves when they ran away. When they cornered one fo the men, he pulled out a knife. One of the deputies fired several rounds from his weapon, hitting the suspect.

Murray was a frequent visitor to his nearby convenience store, visiting for cigars or Coronas even 10 times a day. The store manager had no complaints. This Friday mid-afternoon another customer complained to an off-duty deputy about a man with a gun. In the parking lot the deputy told Murray to show his hands. Murray allegedly pulled a butcher knife from his waistband in response, and was shot dead.

Dempsey skipped his sentencing hearing on meth charges, and instead headed for the parking lot of the Sherburne County Courthouse. He pulled out a gun and fired at deputies who'd been sent outside to look for him. Andren and Stottlemyre returned fire.

Martinez, 36, allegedly was ramming a stolen car into other vehicles in a traffic jam on Interstate 805 in San Ysidro when San Diego police canine-unit Officer Randy Burgess opened fire on him about 11:15 a.m. Saturday. Martinez died at the scene.

Late one night in October, a 17-year-old on a bike was chased by a police officer in a cruiser. When the boy refused to stop, the officer aimed his Taser out the driver's window and fired. The boy fell off the bike and the cruiser ran over him, killing him.

A SWAT officer fired a single, fatal shot at Renardo Antonio Flores, who had reportedly fired at officers repeatedly from inside a house during a five-hour standoff.

Broken Arrow Police Officer Stephen Garrett II shot Samuel in Samuel's front yard, police said. Officers went to the residence after a neighbor called to report a domestic disturbance between a husband and wife. When the first officer, Garrett, arrived at the residence, Samuel had gone back into the house, leaving his wife in the yard with a neighbor. As Garrett approached the house, Samuel reportedly came out brandishing a knife. He was shot and killed.

Officer Jose Hernandez used his service weapon to kill his wife, Castillo, then commit suicide. She told family that Officer Hernandez abused her, but she refused to tell police. The marriage had lasted eight months. Officer Hernandez had been a peace officer for 23 years.

NYPD responded to a "man with a knife" call to find one wounded victim on the sidewalk—Lewis's mother's boyfriend, who Lewis was trying to evict. Six officers encountered Lewis inside on the stairs with a ceremonial blade, and fatally shot him. Inside they found that Lewis had also stabbed a good-Samaritan neighbor to death.

Wednesday mid-morning Evans went to his ex-wife's workplace, a chicken restaurant, to fight. Somebody called the police. The police chased him into an adjacent ravine where Evans surprised both officers with a gun. He fired and wounded both before being shot to death. One of the officers died from his wounds five days later.

Camper and hunter Bass smilingly threatened three Forest Service employees with a handgun, seated in a lawn chair, reciting Bible verses, and waved in a friendly way as they backed off. When five county deputies returned to investigate, Bass smiled, waved them in with his left hand lodged down in his jacket, then pulled a handgun with his right hand. He was fatally shot.

Joshua Minor, 19, of York, was fleeing a police stop in a stolen car when he ran a stop sign and crashed into another vehicle at Parkway Boulevard and Smith Street, killing Angel Blanco-Hernandez, 35, police said.

Hernandez had just perpetrated a late-evening rape, using a ski mask and a handgun, in the back parking lot of a grocery store, when he was confronted by county police. He refused to obey commands, reportedly went for one of their guns, and was shot to death.

Mario Chavez reportedly killed himself after officers pulled him over. According to police, an officer saw a car matching the description of one seen at a motel during a double shooting that morning. Police stopped Chavez's car just east of town and said that Chavez shot himself.

Oseguera tried to stab his girlfriend, then fatally stabbed a neighbor who tried to stop him. Officer Matthew Marin fatally shot him.

Parker was shot and killed during an alleged scuffle with a deputy responding to a disturbance call.

A friend of Steiner's wife called 911 to report Steiner said he had killed his wife, but then the friend received a text message from the wife's phone, stating she was not dead. Officers found Steiner's wife and daughter standing in their driveway; the wife said Steiner claimed to have killed her "so that the police would come over and shoot him," noting that he was dealing with medical issues. Officers said Steiner came out of the house holding what appeared to be a rifle and pointed it at them when Officer William J. Sweetwood shot him. The gun was actually a pellet gun; Steiner's wife said she told the officers that Steiner's gun wasn't real.

Shot after striking officer in the neck with a hammer. Police were responding to the sounds of shouting. Davis was in the doorway of a home "yelling all sorts of crazy things."

Died from injuries as passenger in motor vehicle accident. The fleeing vehicle ran over spike strips placed in road by deputy. After running over the spikes the vehicle crashed. The driver, Dartanya Bentley, Jr. died at the scene, and Floyd was later pronounced dead at Effingham Hospital.

Christopher John Belknap died after officers tasered him three times.

A high speed chase began after a state trooper tried to stop Paul Korkowski's 1998 Ford Focus for speeding on I-35 in Franklin County. A HCSD deputy deployed stop sticks at the 126 mile marker, disabling the car's left front tire. According to police, Korkowski then turned off his headlights and continued into Story County. Near 116 mile marker 116, Korkowski reportedly crossed the median and drove southbound in the northbound lanes. He passed several vehicles before hitting a semi truck head on. Korkowski died at the scene. The semi driver was not physically injured.

Police say Crowels was shot when he tried to back into officer Jay Chiarito-Mazzarella. Police have said the officer tried to stop Crowels after seeing the driver throw an item out of his car window. He died on Oct. 27.

Devin Petelski died two days after a patrol car driven by officer James Eldridge crashed into her car.

A deputy was investigating a report of a possible meth lab when he saw a purple, older-model Mustang drive by. That car allegedly had been linked to the house in question, and the deputy started to chase it. The 1987 Ford Mustang was going at a high speed down a rural road with headlights off when the driver lost control and hit some trees. The crash seriously injured the driver, Dale Hite, and killed passengers Amber McMillen and Nicholas White.

Ashlyn N. Payne died at a hospital three days after the car she was in crashed while fleeing deputy Shawn Yarger at 90 mph. According to police, Yarger was called to 14209 IL-29, where Jamie D. Duhs, 18, was standing by a 2005 Chevrolet. Duhs then reportedly got in and drove off with Yarger in pursuit. Yarger said he discontinued the pursuit due to Duhs' erratic driving. Soon afterward, Duhs hit a guardrail and crashed. Duhs was seriously injured in the crash and was cited for DUI.

With a high-functioning form of Asperger's syndrome, the mental stability of Varinecz declined when his individual mentoring time at school was cut from 900 hours to 45 hours per week. He ended up stabbing a school resource officer seven times with a WWII bayonet, who shot him dead in self-defense. Evidence suggested a deliberate suicide. The family's wrongful death suit was settled for $175K.

Somebody had reported Ross on 911 as suicidal. After deputies spoke to him through his front door in mid-afternoon, and after SWAT forces had time to arrive and set up, Ross emerged. He had a knife and cuts on his wrists. An officer warned him to drop the knife and keep his distance. Ross evidently didn't comply and was fatally shot.

Quintana, pursued by police, crashed into another driver, killing himself instantly.

Deputy tried to stoop man who was driving in excess of speed limit. Man wouldn't stop. Hit other cars. Tried to back into deputy's cruiser. Police fired and killed the man.

Shot while attempting to run over deputies with vehicle. Police were responding to report of a suspicious person climbing a fence. When the deputies approached the man in his car and ordered him to get out, he drove toward one of the deputies.

Plainclothes officer Chris McGuire shot Joe Edwin "Eddie" Bowles during an alleged altercation in a gym parking lot.

Mercier was killed by police after fled a traffice stop and opened fire on a Georgia State Patrol trooper and a Covington Police Officer.

In an early-morning coordinated county and state narcotics raid on a mobile home, officers confronted two armed Hispanic men. Castaneda held an AR-15 and got off at least one shot before being killed by return fire.

County officers shot Shepherd as he was attempting to break in to a motor home. Shepherd, who had no known address, was armed with a hatchet when officers arrived. He refused to surrender the weapon and threatened officers with it. He was fatally shot.

Christopher Jackson died after being taken into police custody, following a car accident in Central Fresno.

Deputies shot James Stallings after he reportedly fatally wounded his estranged wife in the parking lot of the nursing home where she worked. At around 2 p.m., deputies responded to a report of shots fired at the Baisch Nursing Center. Deputies watched James Stallings scream at Carolyn Stallings, 68, and shove her into the pavement. James got into a convertible while holding a gun to Carolyn's stomach as she hung out of the vehicle. James then reportedly shot Carolyn in the back when she tried to escape. A tactical officer then shot James, killing him.

Grant was one of five suspects that police disturbed on a Saturday mid-morning while they were tampering with an automobile. The five scattered. Grant was chased, produced a weapon, and was shot. He continued to run for blocks then collapsed with no signs of life.

An officer, in plainclothes, visited a nightclub. The owner of the nightclub was arguing with two patrons. The officer intervened. A red Lincoln drove to the scene. A patron grabbed a gun from the Lincoln and shot at the officer. The officer shot back, wounding him. Sanchez, the second patron, dove into the Lincoln and began searching for something. The officer shot him fatally in the belly. A TEC-9 was found at the scene. Sanchez was partly disabled. The officer had served for 13 years.

Membrino, a corrections officer, was reported to have been angry and flourishing a handgun at a local pub. An extensive police response, including a helicopter, tracked him to his house where he opened fire. After an exchange of fire, officers found Membrino fatally wounded despite his body armor.

An officer shot and killed Gregory Mays when he allegedly tried to shoot him. At about 10:30 p.m officers on an anti-robbery detail were patrolling near Benton Park when they saw two men coming out of an alley. According to police, Mays ran when officers approached. Mays allegedly pulled a pistol from his waistband and tried to shoot, but police said the gun jammed. An officer then shot Mays several times.

At about 9:15 p.m., police said they were alerted to a Dodge Ram hitting a pole near Pingree and fleeing the scene. En route to the site, officers reportedly saw the pickup speeding north and began to follow it. The truck collided with a Pontiac Grand Prix. A woman and a man inside the Pontiac were killed. Two 16-year-olds and a 17-year-old inside the truck were taken to a local hospital for treatment. Their injuries were not expected to be life-threatening, police said. The 16-year-old driver was charged with second degree murder.

Johnson and an accomplice tried to beat a customer at an all-night car wash with an aluminum baseball bat to rob him. The customer turned out to be an off-duty county officer who shot Johnson dead and captured the other man, who received 5 years in prison.

Sgt. Mike Palomino shot and killed unarmed Steven Anthony Vargas when he allegedly reached toward the floor of his SUV after he'd crashed into a van parked in a driveway.

Keirre Roberts was killed and two other men were seriously injured after their car crashed during a police pursuit on the West Side. Police said they saw a suspicious Chevrolet Lumina in the 1100 block South Karlov Avenue. When officers approached, the driver and two passengers sped away, The officers pursued the car onto the eastbound Eisenhower. The car exited at Paulina and crashed into a tree near West Congress Parkway.

Police attempted to stop Brooks in his Mustang for erratic driving. Brooks took to shooting at the pursuing officers, hitting two of their windshields. Police shot back. Brooks wrecked the Mustang on a utility pole and appeared to die from the resulting injuries, not the gunfire.

Two officers responded at around 1:17 a.m. after a homeowner reported an altercation between herself and Jeffrey Lynn Wanks, who lived in her basement. According to police, the officers entered through a side door and were at the top of the basement steps when they gave Wanks several verbal warnings to drop a double-barreled shotgun he was holding. Wanks allegedly pointed the gun at the officers, who opened fire, killing him.

Nicholas R. Jacobs allegedly stole a tow truck and fled from police, crashing and dying.

Keltron Singleton died after an officer tasered him following a short foot chase.

Immigrant grandmother Nikac was struck and killed by a drunk off-duty NYPD officer while she collected cans and bottles for the refunds. Even after his blood test was delayed for five hours, he was charged with DWI, vehicular homicide and criminally negligent homicide.

Ervin Brower died after crashing his Suzuki GSX-R600 motorcycle on the ramp leading to I-95, police said. He was one of three motorcyclists who eluded police while racing in and out of traffic at more than 100 mph.

A complainant told authorities that a wanted man was at Parque de Oro Apartments. Officers knocked on the door of an apartment. Cruz, violating the terms of his parole, opened the door slightly, then slammed it shut and backed away. Through a window, officers saw him draw what looked like a handgun. SWAT responded. Three-and-a-half hours later, Cruz approached officers with his weapon. Officers fatally shot him. The weapon was a pellet gun.

Officers were called regarding a man threatening others with a knife. When they arrived, Morantes attacked but even though taken down, continued to kick and fight. A hood was placed to prevent him from spitting

Valerie Davis was killed after her car was struck by a minivan fleeing police. Chicago police and DEA officers stopped the minivan at about 7 a.m. at 63rd and King. The driver allegedly reversed the minivan and rammed the two unmarked police vehicles. An officer fired at the van, but missed, police said. The minivan went east on 63rd and crashed into Davis' Pontiac.

Police said an officer tried to stop Kevin Michael Glass' 1986 Ford Mustang shortly before midnight for having a taillight that was not working properly. Glass reportedly fled and police gave chase. After about two miles, Glass lost control of the car on a curve, went off the road and struck a fire hydrant, several tree stumps and boulders. Passenger Kariann McLain was ejected from the car and died at the scene. Glass died from his injuries December 9, 2009.

Hainsworth called 911, told dispatchers he had taken 60 Clonazepam pills to kill himself and fired three gunshots. Deputies in an airplane spotted his pickup 3 miles from Utah Lake's Lincoln Beach; officers soon showed up in an armored van and patrol cars. He refused to show his hands and drove his truck away. Near the beach, he drove over a spike strip and a fence, continuing toward the beach and refusing to show his hands. He got out and allegedly pointed a handgun at the armored van; Detective Zachary Adams and Dep. Corey King shot Hainsworth from the van.

Shot to death by police after making "a threatening move." Hawkins had allegedly used a kitchen knife to cut himself and his grandmother, who officers say he would not let out of the house when they arrived. The man had a history of mental illness, according to police and family members.

Vickie Lynn Freemyer, 52, died when her car collided with a state police trooper's vehicle in Manila, a police said. Trooper Andrew Rhew, was on duty and was returning to Manila from an assignment in Jonesboro when the crash occurred.

Deputies tried to serve a warrant on Stowe for choking his estranged wife. Stowe's sister had informed the deputies that Stowe had threatened to commit suicide by cop. Stowe, driving a red pickup, was circling his estranged wife's workplace when deputies boxed the truck in with their own vehicles. Stowe fatally shot himself. None of the deputies approached or fired at Stowe.

Michael Dwight Wise, who killed 20-year-old Kendra Bianca Borders at a South Athens shopping center, shot and killed himself as Oglethorpe County Sheriff Mike Smith tried to pull over the car he was riding in.

Pedestrian Norman L. Carlock Jr. was struck by a marked patrol car driven by officer Zachary Jenkins on November 5 and died from his injuries on November 25. According to police reports, a call came in at around 9:40 p.m. about a stalled vehicle in the westbound lanes of US 50. Jenkins responded to the scene and hit Carlock. According to Jenkins, he never saw Carlock. Police said Jenkins returned to the site and called for an ambulance.

Emerson was the driver of a vehicle pursued by an officer which subsequently crashed, killing him.

Patrick Sanchez was reportedly found dead of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound after a three-hour standoff that began when deputies served an eviction notice at an Irvine apartment complex.