At the same time, a shooting was also reported at 77th and Cottage Grove Avenue, about two blocks away. Police did not have any information on this reported shooting.

Officers Benjamin Mackley and Stephen Asch shot Derifield after they were called to investigate a report of an armed man. Police found Derifield with a knife behind a market at Reeb Avenue and Bruck Street. They shot him after he refused to drop the knife, police said.

Helena-West Helena police were pursuing a stolen Chevrolet Trailblazer. The Trailblazer traveled into the northbound lanes and struck a Saturn LS driven by Sherie Bailey. The vehicle and unknown driver got away from police after the accident. Bailey was pronounced dead at the scene.

Officers pursued White's truck in connection with a string of arsons. White drove away, stopped his truck, then jumped off of an overpass, killing himself. An Army veteran of the Iraq War, White had returned home with PTSD and found civilian life difficult.

Police responded to a home where the subject had just shot and killed his wife. When an officer arrived, the subject advanced on the officer with his gun pointed. The officer ordered the subject to drop the weapon, and was forced to fire at the subject. Subject died at a nearby hospital.

Officers reported that they responded to a call about a man with a weapon, and heard Vanegas' daughter yelling from inside their residence. Police entered the residence and Vanegas rushed them with a rifle, and officers shot him to death.

Kolberg crashed his Toyota Tundra into a utility pole. He got out of the truck and was walking around and answering their questions, police said. Ware County police said Kolberg then bit an EMT's hand and kicked her in the chest. They say he tried to bite and kick a paramedic and firefighters. Deputies say after they warned Kolberg, they used an X26 Advanced Taser to drive stun him. Police said he died from the accident, not the Taser.

Robert McBride was acting strangely, and a woman he visited told dispatchers she was concerned for his safety. She said that he was unarmed. Motorists who saw McBride pacing around his air-conditioning repair van reported the behavior. Police responded and tried to talk to McBride who allegedly told them that he had a gun and charged at Alachua County sheriff's Deputies Adam Rarey and David Brown. One fired a handgun wounding McBride. The other fired a rifle. The bullet struck him in the leg hit an artery and killed him.

Police said Merino fled from officers after he allegedly robbed a Taylorsville gas station. Investigators said he tried to ram an officer with his car and fired a gun at police. Merino hit a spike strip and ran from his car. Dietrich drove his car at Merino, striking him, but Merino still had the gun. He fired on officers, wounding two of them. Two West Valley City officers were wounded by gunfire. Lloyd, Fife and Marble all shot at Merino, killing him.

Police had responded to a call at 5:25 a.m. Sunday from Nixon's ex-girlfriend, saying he was trying to break into her house, when the shooting occurred. Nixon was ultimately killed.

Four police officers responded to a domestic disturbance. Seksinsky had been off his medications for mental illnesses and arguing with his wife. Officers were alerted that he was alone in his apartment with a knife and was suicidal. Officers deployed a TASER but Seksinsky continued toward officers. Officer Robert Blodgett fire his weapon hitting Seksinsky in the upper arm which proved fatal before medical personnel arrived.

After being identified as the suspect for a non-fatal shooting at the Overboard restaurant, officers attempted to arrest Salcido, who was no longer armed. An officer drive stunned Salcido with a taser, but he managed to push the taser against the two officers. In response, one officer shot Salcido five times, resulting in a fatal stomach injury.

After several carjackings with hostages and police chases, Rico Rice broke into a convenience store and was killed in a gunfight with police.

Miller was in an emotional crises when police arrived. He cut his own throat with a knife and fired his Airsoft gun at police who shot and killed him.

DiGrandi, in the middle of the financial settlement phase of a divorce, paid an early-morning visit to his ex-wife with a gun in hand. She knocked it out of his hand and ran to the safety of a neighbor's house. After the neighbor refused to open the door DiGrandi got intercepted by deputies in his car. He emerged with his gun to his own head, then turned it toward the police; county officers fatally shot him.

Benjamin J. Biggs reportedly stole a 1997 Chevrolet Suburban in Quincy, led police on a chase, shot and injured an officer, wrecked the SUV near Kingston, and then fled on foot and barricaded himself inside a house in rural Adams County, where he shot and wounded a second officer and later committed suicide. At about 9:45 p.m., police entered the house and confirmed that Biggs was dead. Adam's County Coroner James Keller said that Biggs had died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Biggs was reportedly the last person known to be with Jackie Douthart, who disappeared on May 22, 2011 in Iowa. Biggs was interviewed several times during the investigation, the last time being on June 14, 2011, said police. Douthart's remains were found on March 17, 2012.

Knights-McWhite was one of two teenagers in a stolen 2004 Jeep Liberty in a pursuit with deputies. The Jeep reached 100 MPH before it fishtailed and flipped, throwing both out of the car. Knights-McWhite was dead at the scene.

Shot in the back after an officer said Hampton took his baton during a foot chase. Had been pulled over for running a stop sign. Family said he was paranoid schizophrenic. A grand jury declined to indict the officer, and a civil suit filed by the family sided with the officer.

Four men (Betancourt-Garcia, Gonzalez-Valdez, Lemus & Andrew) were shot to death in a botched drug & armed home invasion sting staged by the county SWAT team. One was shot 40 times while cowering unarmed and in a fetal position. The county has paid $600K in wrongful-death settlements to date. The State Attorney's Office report pointed to "a number of unusual, counter-intuitive, suspicious and/or disturbing factors" and justified the shootings reluctantly.

Four men (Betancourt-Garcia, Gonzalez-Valdez, Lemus & Andrew) were shot to death in a botched drug & armed home invasion sting staged by the county SWAT team. One was shot 40 times while cowering unarmed and in a fetal position. The county has paid $600K in wrongful-death settlements to date. The State Attorney's Office report pointed to "a number of unusual, counter-intuitive, suspicious and/or disturbing factors" and justified the shootings reluctantly.

Officers responded to a radio call for a robbery during which a man had been shot. A male white subject had entered an auto repair shop, abruptly produced a revolver, and shot and injured the owner. He then fled. A uniformed sergeant and officer were alerted by a passerby that the subject had hailed a livery cab. Upon finding and stopping the cab, the sergeant and officer approached the vehicle, at which point the subject opened the cab's rear door and menaced the officers with pistol in hand. The subject refused orders to relinquish his weapon, and a struggle over the gun ensued. When the subject wrested the .38 revolver away and pointed it at the officers, each officer shot and killed him.

White walked out into the middle of a street. Officer Rodney Samuel handcuffed him. Officer Gershwin Howard responded. They pulled White out of the street. Paramedics, who believed that White was suffering both from drug use and heat exhaustion, took him to Parkland Memorial Hospital.

Completely out of character, friends and family said, for Marine veteran French to open fire on deputies with both a rifle and a handgun in the middle of the street. Said to suffer from PTSD, he was fatally shot by return fire on the eve of Independence Day.

Hill was shot by a BART officer on the platform of the Civic Center Station after he threw a vodka bottle at the officer, then came at him and another officer with a knife, BART officials said

At 7:55 p.m. state troopers and Wayne County deputies responded to a disturbance call. When officers arrived, they reportedly found Charles A. Miller on the roof of his trailer armed with a handgun and a long gun. Officers shot and killed Miller when he allegedly took a "threatening" stance and directed a weapon at them.

Officers got a call that a suicidal man was at Spindler's home. When they arrived, they evacuated the two women in the house and talked with Spindler on the phone. When Spindler came out of the house officers say he threatened them with a handgun so they shot him.

Jesse's wife had called the PD for help when he was threatening suicide. He had been drinking and became depressed and frantic. The police arrived on the scene, barged into the Salveson home, startling Mr. Salveson, creating a hostile environment. Salveson reacted by trying to ward off the officers, cutting one on the forearm. The altercation led to the officer firing off three rounds, two of which hit Salveson in the back. Both officers claimed that both tasers were utilised and failed before the shooting. An investigation was pending, the officer that shot him, Officer Slack of SCPD was put on paid leave.

Two Cleveland police officers cross jurisdiction into Parma without notifying them. Daniel Ficker, 27, and his girlfriend attended a party at the Cleveland home of officer David Mindek. After they left the party, Mindek'€s wife—a cousin of Ficker'€s girlfriend—noticed $8,000 in jewelry and cash had been stolen. She suspected Ficker. Mindek, who was off-duty, called an on-duty officer, Matthew Craska, and together they went to Ficker'€™s girlfriend'€™s house in Parma, where they confronted the suspect, who was drunk. There was a fistfight, and Craska shot and killed Ficker. Mindek was charged with dereliction of duty for failing to assist Craska in the arrest, but he was acquitted at a trial. Ficker'€™s family filed a federal wrongful death suit against the officers, the police department and the city.

Alfredo Flores-Bravo died after being tasered by Yuba County sheriff's deputies.

Allen Barron was romantically involved with a married corrections officer Katrina Owens, 37, when he shot and killed the woman during an argument at a holiday barbecue in Newark before fleeing to Virginia where he killed himself as federal marshals closed in.

Deputies responding to a disturbance call broke up a fight and arrested the participants. One of them, Russell, passed out after he was handcuffed. EMS transported Russell to North Cypress Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

Campbell stole metal items and sold them at a scrap metal business. The person he stole from confronted him and called authorities. Campbell ran away. Officers arrested Campbell, then called paramedics because he was not sweating and had difficulty breathing. Campbell was pronounced dead at a hospital.

Stephen Hull and his son, Aaron Hull, reportedly died in a murder-suicide during a 7-hour SWAT standoff.

Kendell T. Lewis died after crashing his Ford Focus during a high speed police chase. At around 3:15 p.m., Lewis allegedly fled a traffic stop and hit a police car trying to get away. According to police, Lewis was driving over 100 mph when he lost control of the car, hit a light pole. and flipped. Police said live electrical wires fell onto the roadway after Lewis hit the pole.

CHP officers Jerrod Banda and Sean Duncan shot driver Sharon Mello and her passenger Keith Cervelli when Mello drove toward several officers after a high-speed chase.

Police chased Rodrick Shonte Dantzler's SUV after he reportedly shot and killed seven people in two different locations, and fired shots at another driver. During the pursuit, police said Dantzler hit a patrol car and exchanged gunfire with officers; a bystander was shot in the shoulder. Danztler drove onto I-96, crossed the grassy median and went the wrong way with more than a dozen squad cars in pursuit before crashing the SUV down an embankment into a wooded area. Dantzler went to a nearby home and took three people hostage around 7:30 p.m. Over the next five hours, Dantzler reportedly fired shots sporadically, and vacillated between threatening to shoot the hostages and asking police to take him out. Police said Dantzler appeared to change course, asking how he could surrender, but then shot himself.

Bicyclist Wendell Rodgers was struck by a car fleeing police and died three days later from his injuries. Police said they'd tried to stop a vehicle for traffic violations at around 9 p.m., but the driver fled west on South Grand, ran a red light, collided with an eastbound vehicle, rolled over and struck Rodgers on his bicycle. The driver, Edward Ousley, 39, was arrested at the scene.

Stopped for no taillight gave Portland police "false information" and then ran from police. After he was caught by police, he suffered a medical problem and died at a local hospital before he got to jail.

Cornell A. Richardson, 42, crashed his car while fleeing from a traffic stop. He had been pulled over for speeding and initially stopped, but pulled away as the officer approached his 1992 Toyota. His fiancee, Keiska Thornhill, 36, of Franklin, died at the scene. A friend, Laverne Samala Crowell, also 36, of Newport News, died five days later in the hospital.

Marciea Adkins was killed when her car was struck by a stolen SUV driven by a 16-year-old being chased by police. At about 6 a.m., police said Marquis Harrison stole an Range Rover that had been left idling on West North Avenue. An officer stopped the SUV after seeing Harrison run a red light at Blackhawk Street and Elston Avenue. Harrison allegedly backed into the officer's car and almost struck two other officers. Police pursued Harrison until he ran a stop sign at Hoyne and Armitage, broadsiding Adkins' vehicle. In a 2012 plea agreement, Harrison pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree murder in Adkins' death and was sentenced to 25 years in prison.

According to the state patrol, a trooper saw Jacob A. Kraatz at the Melia Hill rest area at around noon after being notified that Kraatz might be suicidal. The trooper stopped the SUV after Kraatz left the rest area. Kraatz laid down inside his vehicle and a 1.5 hour standoff ensued. The Sarpy County Emergency Services Unit approached the SUV and reportedly found that Kraatz had killed himself.

Prior to the shooting, the man was at the Bourbon Street Blues Company nightclub in the 400 block of Bourbon. The man was asked to put a shirt on and was told that he would be ordered to leave the club if he did not do so. The man fired at the bouncers, grazing one in the back of the head. When an NOPD officer intervened, the man fired in the direction of the officer. The officer returned fire, striking him in the body.

Matthew Kelley was allegedly harassing two individuals, so police were called. When they arrived, they said Kelley resisted arrest, so he was tasered twice. The police saw blood on Kelley and took him to a hospital, but he died in the backseat of the patrol car.

Police responding to a shots-fired call received a good description of four men who had fled the scene. They found the four, who ran down an alley when discovered. Bassie is said to have turned toward police with a weapon in hand. He was fatally shot.

Pearce was having mental issues and killed his mother, and stabbed his aunt when she arrived at the home of Pearce and his mother. Deputies shot Pearce to death after they and a neighbor allege that he charged the deputies. The address provided is the address of the neighborhood office, as the home's address was not available.

Around noon local officers and county deputies chased burglary suspect Barnhart along city streets, apparently proceeding against their own chase policies. Barnhart vehicle struck another vehicle in oncoming traffic head on, killing himself and critically injuring the other driver. Reports name Barnhart variously as "Andrew" or "Anthony."

A South Precinct officer shot and killed Henry Lee Williams after a foot chase ended in an alleged altercation

Umberto Ferrara's wife called 911 at around 6 a.m. on July 12, 2011, to say that her husband was on the back porch with a gun. A few minutes later Ferrara himself called to say that he wanted to commit suicide. When police arrived they heard gunshots and saw Ferrara bleeding from a head wound. He began firing into the backyard. Officer Dan Evers told Ferrara to drop the gun but he instead pointed it at the officer. Evers fired striking Ferrara in the head. An autopsy later determined that it was Evers' bullet that killed Ferrara who was despondent over his poor health.

Officers reported that they responded to a call about an armed robbery and Garcia ran from the scene. During the chase he turned with his gun pointed at an officer, and the officer shot him to death.

Deputies went to the home of Ronald Still, 57, to serve a protective order filed by Still's wife. As deputies approached Still's home, he indicated he had a weapon and warned them not to come any closer, as he was armed and would shoot them. He lit the house and died in the fire.

Deputies were dispatched to a convenience store, where a clerk witnessed Ricky Eisen shoot a woman, Sherlyn Brannon. Deputies shot him as he was leaving the store with a handgun.

Yeni Lopez, her unborn child and Gloria Montoya were killed when the vehicle they were travelling in was struck by a Wichita Falls Police cruiser travelling at excessive speeds.

Police chased Delpree Brown around 1:49 p.m. after he allegedly robbed Citizens Bank in Saginaw Township. Brown's car hit a minivan, and he died. The four people inside the minivan sustained "non-life-threatening injuries," according to police.

Las Vegas police officers were called to a home over a domestic disturbance and found Rafael Olivas walking toward them in the street with a knife. Officers used a less-lethal shotgun on him several times, to no effect. Police said he kept walking toward officers, and they fired several times, killing him.

Shot after shooting at police who were attempting to cite Harding for light-rail fare evasion.

A deputy reported that he attempted to question Gaswint as he was walking down a street, at which point Gaswint attacked the deputy, who shot Gaswint to death.

Bellevue police said a pursuit started after James Sheard refused to pull over on his motorcycle for a traffic violation near 36th and Cornhusker. Speeds reached 90 mph and the pursuit was called off, according to police. Moments later a Sarpy County deputy came upon the scene of a crash involving Sheard's motorcycle and a pickup truck. Sheard died at the scene.

A deputy responded to Jerry Holder's home around 3 p.m. after Holder's wife called police. She told police he had called her earlier in the day and said he was going to kill himself. Shortly after the first deputy arrived, someone fired one gunshot. It was not clear whether Holder shot at himself or the responding deputy, police said. After several hours, police entered the house and found Holder dead.

Donald Gardner was killed after a Dodge Charger being chased by the CHP lost control and hit him while he was panhandling on a freeway off-ramp.

Hall was arrested, without resistance, for impersonating a police officer. Just before being booked into jail, he had a medical emergency. Hall died of cocaine intoxication at a hospital. In accordance with APD policy, the death was investigated by the APD Special Investigations Unit.

Palomo was observed beating and head-butting vehicles. Officers arrested Palomo for public intoxication. Because he continued to resist, the officers handcuffed and shackled him, and put a helmet on his head to prevent further self-injury. They drove Palomo to McAllen City Jail. He was unshackled and left in a padded cell. He died 20 minutes after entering the jail. Cocaine, alcohol, restraint and poor health all contributed to his death. Media reports don't state categorically whether he was booked, so this incident may be outside of FatalEncounters dataset, which does not include individuals after they've been booked into the jail or prison system.

Officers chased Mercer after seeing him shoot at two other individuals. He jumped over a fence and pointed his gun at officers, who fatally shot him.

Officers reported that they responded to a robbery call, but when they arrived they were pointed to a warehouse where they heard a woman screaming. Officers broke in the door, and Sites was attempting to slash a woman's throat. He came toward officers with a knife, and they shot him to death.

A fight between Williams and his girlfriend at the Woodlawn LYNX (light-rail) station developed into a standoff between Williams and officer Michael Forbes. With Williams uncooperative and resistant, Forbes shocked him twice with a Taser, and his heart stopped beating.

Guerrero harassed a group of children outside Jackson Elementary School. Officers responded. Guerrero resisted arrest. Officers subdued Guerrero, took him to a hospital then took him to Hidalgo County Jail and booked him. Guerrero started to seizure. Inmates banged on their cells for help. Guerrero was sent to a hospital, where he died of alcohol withdrawal and restraint. The death was ruled a homicide. Media reports don't state categorically whether he was booked, so this incident may be outside of FatalEncounters dataset, which does not include individuals after they've been booked into the jail or prison system.

Jenkins, a three-time ex-convict said to be violent, was wanted as a suspect in both a robbery and a murder within the previous week. Local police identified him and tried to make a traffic stop on a Thursday evening. Instead of pulling over Jenkins rammed police vehicles and was shot dead. It was unclear whether or not he'd been armed.

Police responded to a domestic disturbance call about Leon, a Naval Observatory security officer, who had thrown belongings out of his window. Police, finding Leon in his garage with a shotgun, ordered him to drop his weapon. When he did not, officers shot him, then tried to save his life. He later died.

Officers reported that they responded to a call about a violent woman and when they arrived at her house, she was locked inside of her bathroom. She came out of the bathroom coming toward an officer carrying a knife, and the officers shot her to death.

A woman told police that Contreras stole her keys and left a note demanding money for their return. An officer took off his uniform shirt and badge and asked Contreras to return the keys. Contreras refused, leading the officer to attempt to arrest him. After a brief altercation, the officer alleged that Contreras reached for a folding knife. The officer shot him three times.

Officers responded to a domestic violence call just before 10 a.m. When they arrived, police could hear Latarsha Redick calling for help. Larry J. Redick Jr. shot at the officers. Officers fired back, and Larry went back inside the home. Police established a perimeter and called for backup. Forty minutes later, officers heard shots from inside the home. Larry then came back out and pointed his gun at an officer. Officers shot and killed him. Both Redicks were dead when police entered the home.

Kevin Forearm was arrested on unspecified warrants and died at a medical facility.

Egolf, armed with a BB gun that resembled a 1911-style pistol, threatened himself and a clerk at a convenience store. Responding officers called a SWAT team. Egolf left the building and pointed the weapon at officers. Officers Ruben Ramirez, Andres Lopez and Eric Smith shot at Egolf. He was pronounced dead at Christus Spohn Memorial Medical Center.

Deputies responded to a domestic disturbance call, and upon catching up to Leskinen, he put his gun down. When a deputy shot him with his stun gun, Leskinen picked up his gun and fired, and was then shot by deputies.

Basil Berry and Eric Roach allegedly robbed a jewelry store in James City County, tying up employees and robbing them as well. That led to a manhunt in Henrico County. When police closed in, Berry and Roach fired at them from an SUV. Police shot and killed Berry. The car crashed. Roach escaped but was later captured.

Stephen C. Stucker was killed after his truck crashed during a high-speed chase through El Dorado Hills.

Pedro Ariel Hernandez was killed after he fled from the CHP and crashed near an Oakland freeway off-ramp.

Rufus L. Young reportedly committed suicide as police moved in to arrest him on suspicion of killing his ex-girlfriend, Naushay Riley, 36, and her mother, Jackie Riley, 55. Officers went to the Crossroads Economy Hotel in Independence and announced themselves outside Young's motel room. According to police, the officers heard a single gunshot, stormed the room and found Young dead.

Deputies had responded to Latham's home after Latham's wife called 911 to report a domestic dispute in the Lathams' vehicle, during which Latham struck her in the face after an argument about him being intoxicated. He greeted deputies with a gun upon arrival and refused to put it down. When he raised it toward them, he was shot and killed.

Clarence Reggie Crawford was shot twice by police after allegedly engaging in a shootout at Peppers bar. Crawford had fled to Peppers after reportedly shooting two women, one fatally, at Contempo Apartments. A report said that one of Crawford's friends, tried to talk him into giving up, but Crawford refused. Crawford reportedly walked out of the bar holding a gun, despite officers' commands to drop the gun. A West Monroe officer says he felt his life was in danger, when he saw Crawford point a gun at him. Crawford died after being transported to hospital in critical condition.

Officers reported that Moreno was released from jail, but had gotten hurt in a fight. In route to the hospital, he attacked the paramedic and fled into a church. While officers were searching for Moreno, he stabbed one of them, and the officers shot him to death.

Officer Louis Mecka responded to a shots-fired call. He got out of his vehicle with his police dog and chased Kittrell who refused ran. Police say Kittrell pointed a gun at Mecka, who shot and killed him.

After a standoff of several hours, Arangio killed himself. He was being sought in connection with a triple murder.

Deputy David Clark shot Robert Sean Clifford when he reached for a weapon as Clark investigated what he deemed to be a suspicious car.

Police responded to a 911 call reporting a kidnapping. As officers were leaving finding no kidnapping Freeman stabbed them with a knife. Unable to taser Freeman, one of the officers shot and killed Freeman. Freeman's family cited his mental illness as a factor.

Hollon responded to a call for a stolen vehicle and encountered Prater in his yard. Prater wouldn't drop an ax as he approached Hollon, and Hollon shot him twice, killing Prater.

Frederick called 911 inside a store and told police she was being followed. Police showed up and Frederick, armed with a 4 inch knife, told them she was a paranoid schizophrenic. One stun gun shot was blocked and when Frederick moved toward an officer, Motsinger fired three shots into the 98 lb Frederick fatally wounding her.

Hernandez claims LaFleur ran a red light. Hernandez stopped him at a resident's gate, where he claims LaFleur refused commands to get out of the car and instead put the car in reverse, ending up in a ditch. Hernandez further claims LaFleur made a furtive move for a gun in the car, so he shot him. Witnesses say he was trying to put the car in park, and "they just started shooting."

Three officers responded to a call about a fight. The found Green at the scene, armed with a knife. They told him to put it down. He did not. Two officers tasered Green. He resisted arrest. A third officer, David Burrows, fatally shot Green with a pistol. The Texas Ranger Division investigated. According to the Longview News-Journal, Green's sister, Peggy Hill, filed a lawsuit claiming that the shooting was racially motivated.

Air Force Captain Vivian Elmo died when her car was hit by an SUV driven by an off-duty El Paso County sheriff's deputy with a history of traffic offenses who ran a red light, the Colorado State Patrol said. Rodney Fannin was ticketed for a misdemeanor and fired because of the accident after an internal review.

Police went to a nearby house attempting to serve a warrant. Suspect fled and allegedly fired on officers.

Minister Robinson was pulled over based on a tip he had drugs in his truck. When he fled, both officers fired at the truck, Brunson's two shots killed Robinson. A search later showed no drugs on Robinson or in the truck.

Morrell, a retired dentist, stormed into a pet grooming shop in a strip mall where he owned adjoining units. A verbal argument developed into an armed standoff. When deputies arrived, Morrell took one shot at them, and was fatally shot with 10 bullets fired by four deputies.

Chester Police were on the lookout for Simms who reportedly was carrying a stolen gun. After a foot chase Simms was shot in the back. Police allegedly found a fully loaded handgun near Simms.

Gregory V. Kralovetz reportedly yelled for help early in the morning. Police arrived and found him running naked down the road. They called an ambulance, but he became combative and ran away. Police used a Taser to subdue him. He died at St. Elizabeth Hospital 45 minutes later.

Maestas committed armed robbery and assault on two adults. He carjacked the victims' Jeep and engaged in a high speed chase with police. When cornered by police cars, he attempted to run over Police. Maestras aimed semi-automatic weapon directly at an officer, shot three times (according to citizen witnesses) before police returned fire.

Police were responding to a report of a home invasion. Police report Edwards was hiding in a closet and opened fire when ordered to come out. The officers returned fire. Edwards died at the scene.

White went on a rampage, shooting a man in the face at a restaurant, killing Office Jeremy Henwood in a drive by shooting and himself dying in his car after police shot him.

Debro Lamont Wilkerson was being treated for an unspecified medical emergency when police say he became combative with paramedics. He then lunged at an officer, who shocked him with a Taser. The Taser was used again when he lunged at the officers again. He eventually stopped fighting because he was dead.

San Diego police and California Highway Patrol officers found Ledbetter pacing in the westbound lanes of the bridge and apparently preparing to jump off. Ledbetter suddenly reached into his pocket and pulled his hand out swiftly, as if drawing a gun, and three CHP officers shot the man in response

At 1 a.m. Pedro A. Garciga in a stolen Cadillac Escalade was being chased by multiple jurisdictions. Garciga chose to turn off his headlights and cross the center line, which set up a full-speed head-on crash with a Suburban with Sherry Ann Bullard and Elizabeth Ann Seymour. The woman both died there at the scene; Garciga died in surgery several hours later.

At 1 a.m. Pedro A. Garciga in a stolen Cadillac Escalade was being chased by multiple jurisdictions. Garciga chose to turn off his headlights and cross the center line, which set up a full-speed head-on crash with a Suburban with Sherry Ann Bullard and Elizabeth Ann Seymour. The women both died there at the scene; Garciga died in surgery several hours later.

Vertrees overdosed on prescription medication. Officers called paramedics. Paramedics sent Vertrees to John Peter Smith Hospital. Because officers were guarding the door to his room when he died, the Tarrant County Hospital District Police Department treated his suicide as a custodial death.

An employee called 911, and an officer was inside the restaurant in moments. The officer told Allen to drop his weapon, but he turned around instead. The officer fired at least two shots, wounding Allen as he stood inside the drive-through window. The officer followed Allen as he ran outside and fired eight more times.

Hayse died from injuries after being struck by police cruiser. Officers were chasing Hayse and another person as prime suspects in a recent bank robbery.

According to a local civil rights group, plainclothes deputies with military-grade gear forced their way into three houses without search warrants in their search for Moore, so they could serve three felony warrants. During an extensive search, Moore was found hiding in the third house and is supposed to have lunged at officers with a knife. He was shot dead. Witnesses also describe deputies high-fiving each other after the killing.

With a history of domestic violence, and pressure on their relationship since he'd joined the military, Williams killed his high school girlfriend on a Thursday evening. In the small hours of Friday morning he drove around Columbus and finally encountered police about 3 a.m. A witness says he shot at police first. Police responded with a fatal volley of 30 or 40 shots.

Officers were responding to a call of a military veteran making threats against herself and others. Deceased had mental illness history predating military career. The night before the incident, Howard went to Jackson Memorial Hospital with psychiatric problems, but was transferred to the VA when they realized she was a veteran. Within hours she was home and the incident occurred. She fired twice on officers before they returned fire.

Jeremy C. Lott reportedly shot himself during a half-day-long standoff with police at a Ramada Inn. Police said Lott's family called and told them that he was possibly suicidal and that he might have a gun. Negotiators tried to convince Lott to surrender but weren't successful. Special Response Team officers then used tear gas to try to force Lott out of his room. According to police, Lott took his own life at around 4:30 p.m.

Deputies responded to a Sunday call about a man acting violently inside a residence. This was Chandler, who continued to be uncooperative as police tasered him, tasered him again, then restrained him. Eight minutes later Chandler became unresponsive and he died three days later.

According to police, an officer tried to stop Von Ralph Verrett, for speeding in a 2010 Toyota Camry on Mack Avenue around 1:30 a.m. Verrett turned onto Beaconsfield, accelerated and crashed into a brick wall. Verrett was pronounced dead at a hospital.

Raya, a parolee attempting to avoid a warrant, was shot in the back three times by officers of the Anaheim Police Department. He was unarmed. The city paid $245,000 in an agreement to dismiss wrongful death and civil rights suits; one officer involved, Anaheim detective Bruce Linn, was also implicated in the shooting of Caesar Cruz in 2009.

Ernesto Arturio Ascencio was killed when he was hit by a train after he'd crashed his car while being followed by a deputy. According to police, the deputy followed a 1994 Honda and a 2005 Toyota that he believed were racing as they left the city limits, then found that both vehicles had crashed into the north ditch. The Honda's driver, who wasn't injured, was arrested for reckless driving and other offenses. The Toyota was reportedly empty and deputies said they were unable to locate the driver or other possible passengers. About 30 minutes later, the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad reported that an eastbound train had hit a pedestrian east of Road N in the area of Road 165. Deputies and EPD officers found Ascensio between two sets of railroad tracks and identified him as the driver of the Toyota.

William Bickerstaff died from smoke inhalation during a six-hour standoff with police. Just before midnight, officers responded to a report of a domestic violence battery, police said. Negotiators reportedly established communication with Bickerstaff, but he would not leave the house. During the standoff, Bickerstaff allegedly fired at least one shot. At about 5:30 a.m., police fired teargas into the house, which subsequently caught fire. The fire was extinguished and officers found Bickerstaff unconscious. He died at a hospital.

A man led police on a high-speed chase after they tried to pull him over for a traffic stop. Witnesses reported the man was driving drunk. He eventually stopped and ran into a house , sometime later, police heard a muffled gunshot. When they went inside, they found the man's dead body.

Derold Stewart was on a bicycle when police interacted at the intersection. He was arrested for having drug paraphernalia and died on the way to the booking center.

A Glenwood police officer shot and killed a 39-year-old man who tried to run him down early Friday morning in nearby south suburban Harvey.

Peter Ray Bassett died December 26, 2012 from complications related to a gunshot wound to the head sustained in a confrontation with officer Eduardo Barajas more than a year earlier.

Jaramillo led police on a chase stealing cars and ramming police vehicles. Finally cornered he was shot dead.

Keith Robert Chambers Jr. was reportedly headed home from work as a bouncer at an Alpine Township nightclub around 3:15 a.m. when an officer tried to stop his motorcycle. According to police, Chambers instead accelerated before losing control of the motorcycle on a curve, veered into a guardrail and crashed into a pole, killing Chambers.

Marquize Dezuwhan Martin was fleeing police in a stolen car when he was shot and killed by Officer Eric Bertram.

Police responded to a call of suspicious activity in a residential neighborhood, where they were told an adult male had entered a home with a gun and proceeded to set the house on fire. As police arrived, the suspect, 32-year-old Kevin Collier, opened fire from inside the burning home. Police found him dead in the home after the gunfight, and found the body of a 1-year-old girl in the suspected gunman's nearby truck, according to the Associated Press. Police believe the girl might be Collier's daughter, the report said. Collier is believed to have killed his daughter.

Montalito McKissick fled from police who had been called to break up a fight at the El Dorado Club, police said. Officers shocked McKissick with a Taser, and he collapsed in a yard near the club. After they handcuffed him, officers noticed McKissick was dead.

Driver Zafir Abdul Rahman, 24, of East Orange, and passenger Qaadir King, 29, of Newark were killed when they crashed into another vehicle during a high-speed chase.

With "several convictions for alcohol and criminal mischief violations" in his past, Cynewski was familiar to local police. Local officers got a mid-afternoon call from the state police about Cynewski's vehicle being driven erratically on the interstate. During a chase that ranged up to 100 MPH, Cynewski lost control and had a fatal one-car crash on the grounds of the local cemetery.

Francisco Macias led police on a chase through Elkhart County early Monday morning and died when the car he was driving burst into flames in a soybean field off County Road 28. While the linked story was written before the DNA results came in, later reports show it was Macias.

According to police, the incident began around midnight when a Nampa patrol officer spotted a vehicle wanted in connection with a Boise robbery. As the officer and additional backup officers approached a group of people standing near the car, Mefford pulled out a gun, ran into a nearby home, and began firing at the officers outside. A six-hour standoff, which included more shots fired by police, followed as officials evacuated neighbors. Mefford was found dead inside the house.

Laboy was the prime suspect in the armed robbery and wounding of a shopkeeper in the previous week. Approached by police, Laboy reportedly made a sudden move toward his waistband and was shot and killed.

An armed car robbery committed by Pierre and his brother who was injured turned into a gunfight involving a Wells Fargo guard and two police officers

A caller told police her son was threatening suicide. He had a gun, she said, and had already cut his wrists, according to police. The caller was outside the house and a girlfriend inside the house soon left. Police arrived and blocked Silent Grove Road while they contacted Crownover by a cellphone. Police, looking through the windows, could see Crownover set down his gun several times, but he picked it up and walked out of sight, and police heard the gunshots that presumably killed him.

Castleberry broke into a state trooper's home, was shot an unknown number of times, and died of his wounds in the hospital

Responding to calls of a suicidal man, a Mankato Public Safety Officer found Hess in the front yard outside the house holding a weapon. After several attempts to get Hess to drop the weapon, Hess pointed it at the officer, prompting him to fire and fatally hit Hess once in the chest.

Officers reported that they responded to a call about a screaming man, and went into his home. Then they said that he refused their orders, they tased him unsuccessfully, and he stabbed one of the officers with a sharp cane. Then an officer shot Shephard to death. The police later changed the story that the officer had been hit, and not stabbed by the cane.

The officers chased Shepard, 21, on foot after responding to a report of a stolen bicycle. Valiski told police investigators that he shot Shepard after Shepard reached into his waistband during the chase. Valiski told investigators. "I believed that the suspect was armed and that he was going to fire his gun at me." Worthington, who did not shoot, said Shepard turned and fired two shots as he ran. Police found a .25-caliber handgun in a backyard about 100 yards north of the spot where Shepard fell, along the path he had run with Worthington in pursuit.

Tyler Yaroch was killed when he crashed his 2000 Jeep Wrangler after a police pursuit. Tonganoxie Deputy Chief Billy Adcox said that at around 12:30 a.m. an officer saw the Jeep going above the speed limit, run a red light at the KS-16 intersection and almost hit another vehicle. According to Adcox, the officer pursued the Jeep at speeds in excess of 100 mph southbound on U.S. 24-40 until a supervisor advised the officer to terminate the pursuit east of the Lawrence Municipal Airport. Several hours later, a passerby discovered the crashed Jeep just west of where the Tonganoxie officer ended his pursuit.

Motivated by a sense of fun, Geisen deliberately drew police into an early-morning high-speed pursuit through the streets of industrial Toledo. The chase ended with Geisen hitting a triple set of railroad tracks in his 1989 Nissan, going airborne for at least 100 feet, and crashing into the side of a house. Geisen's two friends in the car were seriously injured. The impact killed him.

Pettey briefly took two hostages in a shop (keeping two women, letting a male go) with an apparent handgun. She spoke of suicide. Local and county officers responded, and Pettey died of internal injuries from the two gunshots she took to the upper body. The apparent handgun was a pellet gun.

Police responded at around 3 a.m. after Department of Corrections officer Jesus "Jessie" Flores fatally shot his wife Jennifer "Jen" Michelle Flores. SWAT officers reportedly tried to call Jesus Flores out of the house. They later entered the home and found he'd shot himself.

Police called to Hill's home for a domestic disturbance call missed him, but his wife showed them the convicted felon's gun and ammunition collection, mentioning the handguns that were missing. The next day they caught up to him at a nearby friend's house. He came out armed, aiming the gun at his own head, and he was shot to death.

Leonard Egland was suspected of killing four people in Pennsylvania and Virginia was found dead in a wooded area after a manhunt and exchange of gunfire with police. Not reported but possible suicide.

Marquez, was carrying an AK-47 in a duffel bag when he was fatally shot by SWAT team member Jim Perdue after a standoff in an open field.

According to reports, 16-year-old Zachary "Zach" Barber and 14-year-old Donald Proctor were pushing a moped along Stage Road around 11:30 a.m., when off-duty trooper Daniel Parker hit them from behind with his personal vehicle. Barber was taken by helicopter to the hospital where he died from his injuries. Proctor was hospitalized for non-life threatening injuries. Parker was physically uninjured in the crash. He admitted he was distracted by a cell phone teetering off the passenger seat before hitting the teens. Parker, 36, pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide and was sentenced to six months in jail. According to Barber's grandmother, Barber's mother told he she couldn't take it anymore and that she didn't feel well before dying of a heart attack in October 2011.

Perhaps 20 officers confronted Doerbecker in the back yard of his father's ocean-side house, after a late evening/early morning round of Doerbecker drunkenly expelled from local bars and an attempted burglary across the street. His refusal to drop a 12-inch knife lead police to fatally shoot him in the head. In June 2014 his parents settled a $1M wrongful-death suit with the county.

Sergeant Evenson went AWOL on the second day of his military trial on sexual crimes. Federal officers and state troopers located him holed up in a Holiday Inn Express. He was shot dead after a seven-hour armed standoff.

Shot accidentally by instructor during firearms training class. Bishop was attending the class as a probation officer for the Georgia Diagnostic Prison in Jackson.

An undercover and unidentified officer shot Terry A. Pruitt, 45, of 940 Science Ridge Road, near Jeffersonville, during a drug investigation, police said

Buckingham County deputies responded to a domestic dispute call at a home at 7 p.m. Once deputies arrived, they said they encountered an armed man, and a shoot out began. Jerry Farley was shot and killed.

Diana Paz was struck by a Toyota pickup truck just after state trooper Krzysztof Piotrowski left her at a BP Amoco gas station. Piotrowski had arrested Paz for DUI, brought her to the Westchester PD for booking and then, after Paz posted bond, dropped her off at the gas station at about 5:40 a.m. An autopsy estimated Paz's BAC at twice the legal limit. A lawsuit said Piotrowski should have known Paz was still under the influence and that she did not have her cell phone or other means to seek assistance because he hadn't let her retrieve her personal belongings before he had her car towed.

Jeremy DeBoy led officers from the Mooresville Police Department, Hendricks County Sheriff's Department, and Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department on a chase through three counties before he crashed and was killed while operating a 1997 Yamaha 600R motorcycle.

Doree attempted to flee a routine traffic stop, dragging Kalinoff with her car. Before he made the stop, Kalinoff had been warned that Doree might be transporting drugs. He noticed a white substance inside the car, and as he walked back to his squad car, Doree began driving away, but the officer's arm was caught on the door. Police say Kalinoff was dragged about 200 feet down the freeway before he fired at the car, hitting Doree. The Star Tribune later reported that Doree had been transporting methamphetamine. Her husband and 21 others were indicted in a drug ring soon after her death.

Larry Collins was killed in a head-on collision when a local officer chased burglary and robbery suspect Brian Everett Lipp the wrong way on an interstate. Ultimately cornered some three hours later, Lipp was fatally fired on by local, state and federal officers with an estimated 50 rounds. His weapon proved to be a pellet gun.

Cops responding to shots fired and several people were exchanging gunfire in a large crowd after a football game. Officers saw Addison running from the location while shooting at officers.

A Yavapai County Sheriff's deputy responded to domestic violence call Sunday night southwest of Prescott. A reporting party told YCSO dispatchers that she was attempting to attack her husband with a shovel. The husband was able to leave the home and notify YCSO. While driving to the location, deputies learned that the woman was trying to harm herself with pieces of broken glass. Deputies also were told there were firearms in the home. Inside the residence, a deputy tried to subdue the 51-year-old woman. The Sheriff's Office says the woman lunged at a deputy with a knife so he shot and killed her.

Shayne Franklin Riggleman killed five before shooting himself as police chased him. He was apparently distraught after being rejected from military service.

Peterson felt he'd been cheated at a convenience store and threw a brick through their window. Police found him at his apartment. Something in his response at the door made officers feel threatened. Following a SWAT team response and a two-hour standoff, Peterson was shot to death with five rounds.

Richard S. Cantando was fleeing and fired on police as part of a high-speed pursuit before he fatally shot himself. Police said the chase began when police in Hilltown Township received a call about a possible suicidal person. Cantando allegedly had spoken to his minister, saying his probation was going to be violated but he couldn't go to prison.

Someone called 911 to report a man stealing a car. Police arrived, approached the car, told the man to get out. He backed the car into the police car. Police shot and killed the man inside the suspected car thief.

She was told they were going to the bank, but after Jimenez picked up his former girlfriend, he threw both of their cell phones out the window and said this would be their last ride. He drove his vehicle into the Indian River and began stabbing her, 31 times in all. A passing surfer summoned police, who waded into the water toward the car and shot Jimenez through the driver's window.

Alraheim Tolbert had just robbed a bank at gunpoint and climbed into Tony Carr's empty government truck as a getaway vehicle. Carr somehow got into, or remained in, the passenger seat. Police assumed that Carr was an accomplice and fired on both men. Carr was struck and fell out of the vehicle. Tolbert crashed the truck almost immediately afterward leaving both dead. A grand jury later cleared the police of any wrongdoing.

Police received reports of an armed mugging at 4th and Chew streets. Three highway patrol officers saw a man fitting the description of the mugger a short time later. After a brief foot pursuit, the man took a defensive stance behind a tree, pointing his gun at the officers. The officers opened fire, killing him.

Wilson was shot and killed by her husband, an active-duty Birmingham police officer. He called 911 to report the killing, then fatally shot himself.

At about 3:30 a.m., deputy Lee Hardy attempted to conduct a "suspicious persons stop" on Darryll Carter and two other people who were standing next to a black Dodge Charger. Hardy reportedly saw money and/or items exchange hands, and asked Carter to come closer and take his hands out of his pockets. Carter came closer, but showed his hands briefly before putting them back in his pockets, according to Hardy. Hardy took Carter by the left shoulder, grabbed his right hand, pulled it out of his pocket, and pushed him toward the Charger. Carter then fled, and Hardy chased after him with his Taser drawn. When Carter came to a fence, he allegedly fired two shots at Hardy, who reportedly accidentally discharged his Taser and stumbled before firing two shots at Carter. Carter climbed over the fence and allegedly fired two or three more shots. Hardy fired two more shots at Carter, who then fled. Deputies discovered Carter collapsed in a nearby field with multiple gunshot wounds. Carter was pronounced dead at the scene. Hardy was not hurt. Officials said crime scene technicians recovered a handgun and spent casings from the location. No shell casings matching the firearm purportedly used by Carter were recovered on the side of the fence from which Carter allegedly fired his last shots. The gun was recovered on that side far away from where Carter ultimately collapsed. Carter's hands tested negative for gunshot residue.

Clarence Temple reportedly shot himself during a standoff that began after he'd forced his way into his ex-girlfriend's apartment and taken three people hostage. Police arrived at about 4 a.m., after the woman called and said Temple was holding her and two men hostage. The woman and one of the men managed to escape; the third hostage was later released. Officers tried to convince Temple to surrender, but weren't successful. At around 6:30 a.m., a robot with a camera found Temple dead inside the apartment.

Lashondria Rice and Teikeia Dorsey died from injuries suffered after their vehicle was struck by a Shaw Police Department cruiser driven by Officer Tony Collins.

David Lee Genet was killed in a traffic crash during a police chase. According to police, an officer initiated a traffic stop on Genet for multiple traffic offenses, and Genet attempted to flee. Genet's 2005 Hyundai Elantra left the roadway and struck a telephone box and several trees at 12:34 a.m.

Police identified Blanchard as the gunman in a hostage situation that shut down the Winn-Dixie store when Blanchard reportedly walked in with three weapons and ammunition and held his wife and police at bay for two hours. Police evacuated all but one employee and the armed suspect and a SWAT team surrounded the building. Police say Blanchard released the woman and minutes later walked outside the store and shot himself. He died after undergoing surgery at a local hospital.

Royle was suicidal and his wife called the police. Police responded and found the man threatening suicide in his back yard. Several minutes passed with dialogue between police and Royle. Officers felt threatened that Royle was pointing gun toward them through fence. Two officers fired beanbag bullets at Royle, one hitting him in chest. Two other officers fired live ammunition, but did not make contact with victim. Royle then killed himself with a shot to his temple with his handgun.

Las Vegas police were called to a Wal-Mart store over a person, later identified as Marc Hull, who had tried to make a purchase with a fraudulent credit card. At some point during the confrontation with officers, Hull pulled out a gun and shot several times. One was shot once in his protective vest and several times in the arm and survived.

Police arriving to a shots-fired call found Rodriguez-Gallo threatening another man with a handgun. Commanded to drop the gun, he did not, and was shot to death.

Officers Javier Cantu, Ismael Ybarra, Daryl Anderson and Lou Villagomez responded to multiple disturbance calls at an apartment complex. Edwards, the subject of the call, resisted arrest. Officers tasered and pepper-sprayed him as he tried to escape down an apartment stairwell. Edwards collapsed minutes later, then died at a hospital. Officers Cantu and Ybarra had served for 13 years. Officers Anderson and Villagomez had served for six.

Wolford died from injuries sustained when struck by police cruiser. The officer was stopped at red light and struck Wolford as he crossed an intersection crosswalk. The officer was initially cited for careless driving causing bodily injury.

Authorities say James Palmer was armed and looking for Cottrell when he walked into the Crawford County courthouse Tuesday. When told the judge wasn't in, Palmer opened fire and injured a court worker. He died following a shootout with police.

Oxford police responded to a 911 hang up call at the Reaves home, and discovered a minor domestic incident between "Donny" Reaves and his wife (arguing). Mrs. Reaves says she told police the antique .22 handgun her husband had was not loaded. The family contends police did not give the deceased, a Navy Veteran and cancer survivor, a warning to drop his gun. Instead, police officers fired on Reaves with high-powered rifles. "They did exactly what they were supposed to do. I'm not a politically correct person, but if you point a gun at a police officer, you should expect to be shot, plain and simple," said Oxford chief of Police Bill Partridge. " We're not going check to see if there are bullets."

Ex-con Brown on probation and with outstanding warrants was approached by police and bolted on foot, taking off across FDR Drive. He was struck and killed by a livery cab in the northbound lanes.

Officer Windom responded to a 911 domestic, Ferguson came outside with a loaded gun pointed at Windom. Windom fired once killing Ferguson.

Samuel Liaw, a 42-year-old Asian man, was shot and killed by Monterey Park police in the 200 block McPherrin Avenue in Monterey Park, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records. The fatal shooting occurred just after midnight, authorities said. No officers were injured. Liaw was pronounced dead at the scene.

Although the blood of the off-duty rookie officer who killed pedestrian Chisholm with his vehicle was under the legal limit for DUI, he was still booked for it, based on his appearance, behavior and odor. He also faced vehicular manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide charges for the 4 a.m. incident.

A Horry County Police Department officer saw a motorcycle driving extremely fast and attempted to pull over the driver for speeding. The officer said the motorcyclist refused to stop, and eventually lost control of the bike, killing Hartford Dwayne Holmes.

Officers reported that they responded to a call in which Salinas had pulled a gun in an argument with a manager at a residence. When officers arrived and failed to subdue Salinas, they shot him to death.

Kolstad's girlfriend called police the evening of Sept. 14, saying he had threatened to kill her, then others and himself. Officers began a search for Kolstad, who they believed was armed with a gun. Police found Kolstad in a Minnesota City park, where he made his way to the ledge of a bridge and continued a standoff with police. Officers said Kolstad, who was later found to have been armed with a knife, not a gun, ignored orders to drop his weapon and instead wielded the weapon as though it were a gun. Hazelton fired one shot at Kolstad, killing him.