Sergeant Troy Clegg shot James Thomas Jobe in the head after he tried to take deputy Justin Reynolds' service weapon and hit him in the head with a baton on the side of the highway.

A trooper conducted a routine traffic stop on a truck. As he walked to the driver's-side door, he heard a shot. The driver, Burks, fatally shot himself. 603 pounds of marijuana were found in the sleeper of the rig.

Deputy Daniel Shipp went to a home to serve an Emergency Protective Order, but no one answered the door. Deputies became suspicious of Glenn Michael Priddy, who was walking nearby. After talking with Priddy, they asked him to get his identification from his car and ran a check of his license plate. When they discovered he was wanted on a felony warrant, deputies tried to arrest Priddy, but he put the car in gear and began driving away. They began fighting over the steering wheel, and the keys to the car. The deputy was half in the car and half out of it, and dragged around the corner, where he shot and killed Priddy.

Bobo began shooting in the Little Brown Jug. Belos said Bobo fired at least 15 rounds in the bar.An off-duty Harvey officer identified himself, and Bobo fired at him, Belos said. Bobo fled out the front door and the Harvey officer followed as Bobo began firing through a bar window.The officer confronted the man and shot him several times, killing him,

Marcus Deron Woodham's Honda Civic reportedly hit a Mercury Grand Marquis after narrowly dodging a police patrol car while driving the wrong way.

Martinez was "being disorderly and causing damage to the residence," Gonzales said. When Sapp arrived, Martinez, who lived in the home with his mother and father, was out front holding two large knives. Martinez didn't follow Sapp's commands to drop the knives and advanced on the officer while still armed with the knives, Gonzales said. Sapp shot and killed Martinez.

Chanda White (Pickney) was murdered by her VA police officer husband, Donald Pickney, who held her captive and tortured her for one to two days before he killed her. Donald and Chanda worked at the Alexandria Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Pineville, he as a campus police officer, she as a physician's assistant. In a lawsuit filed by Chanda's parents after her death, court documents allege that two days before she died, Pickney "physically abused and handcuffed her, would not allow her to leave the residence, and ultimately killed her on Oct. 29, 2011." The suit also said Chanda knew she was going to die. Chanda was pronounced dead at Christus St. Frances Cabrini Hospital, where the staff suspected foul play and called Rapides Parish sheriff's investigators. A Rapides Parish grand jury indicted Donald Pickney on a second-degree murder charge. Donald Pickney was arrested that morning, Oct. 29.

Partido Revolucionario Mexicano, a U.S. prison gang, contracted with the Gulf Cartel to retrieve marijuana stolen from the cartel. Deputies pulled over a truck driven by gang members. Perez shot Deputy Hugo Rodriguez, then shot at Deputy Manuel Morales. Rodriguez fatally shot Perez. Two bound men, reportedly the marijuana thieves, were found inside the truck. Hidalgo County Sheriff Lupe Trevino was taking bribes from the Gulf Cartel. A number of his subordinates were involved in drug trafficking.

Disputed: An off-duty police officer thought that he saw someone trying to rob a car in his neighborhood, and that Bitz ran when confronted. The officer took his own personal vehicle to follow Bitz, said that Bitz got in the drivers' side of the car, and reached for his waist. The officer then shot him to death. A neighbor said that Bitz was simply changing a tire for someone. He was on parole, which may have explained why he ran. No weapon was recovered.

Jacquay Johnson died at a hospital at around 7 p.m., hours after he crashed his car while fleeing police, killing his passenger, Rita Montes Martinez, and seriously injuring two other people. Johnson reportedly fled after an officer tried to pull him over for speeding at around 10:40 a.m. Johnson instead continued west on Buchanan Road until his truck hit an SUV that was traveling north on Railroad Avenue. Martinez died at the scene. Both people inside the SUV's two occupant were hospitalized in serious condition, but were expected to survive.

Patrolman Nick Holley noticed Cletis Williams outside a mobile home. Williams had 23 misdemeanor Contempt of Court warrants out for his arrest. Holley approaching Williams at the home, when the two men got into a fight. Police said Officer Holley attempted to use his taser on Williams, but Williams was able to stop the taser and use it against Holley. Williams jumped on Holley and tasered him a second time. Holley pulled his gun and shot and killed Williams.

Charles Thomas Richards died following a standoff and brief hostage situation that ended when the house exploded into flames.

Sergeants Bill Pascoe and Dale Duncan responded to a domestic disturbance call. Four children told the officers that the boyfriend of their mother, Terry Pittman, was attacking her in a bedroom. The officers entered the bedroom. Blackmon stopped fighting Pittman, drew a gun and shot her. Sergeant Pascoe shot Blackmon. Sergeant Duncan tried to get Pittman to safety, then shot at Blackmon as well. Blackmon and Pittman both died.

A marked Huntington Beach cruiser pulled over a Lexus at 4:30 p.m. and heard at least one shot from the inside of the vehicle. They returned fire, leaving John Andrew Torres and Erick Catalan dead of gunshot wounds. A female third passenger was lead away in handcuffs.

James Mark Coggins knocked on the front door of the house asking to use the phone, and that when he was not allowed to come inside, he fired at least one shot outside of the house, striking a trash can.Officers called for backup from a Stanly County Sheriff's deputy with a taser, but the situation escalated, and Coggins was shot to death on the sidewalk in front of the house after he reportedly pointed his firearm toward the officers and deputy.

The driver of the vehicle fled a pursuit and the subject started driving, allegedly driving toward an agent who shot and killed him.

Elderly well-respected minister Love was struck and killed by an NYPD cruiser at 7:20 a.m. while taking his regular morning walk in his neighborhood. Police withheld most details of the event, saying only that no criminal behavior was suspected.

Richard Taylor threatened to kill his wife and commit suicide. The wife fled the home before calling 911. He killed himself during a six-hour standoff with police.

State Department special agent Christopher Deedy, 27, is charged with second-degree murder and using a firearm in the commission of a felony. He is charged with killing Kollin Eldert, 23, inside a McDonald's restaurant in Waikiki. Deedy was in Hawaii to help with security at Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. Honolulu police said the victim was shot during a confrontation involving four men at the Kuhio Avenue McDonalds. Deedy shoots and kills Elderts. No one disputes this. Alcohol & Drugs play a roll. At issue are the circumstances of the altercation and whether Deedy acted in self defense or as a law enforcement officer. Police indicate Deedy had slurred speech and glossy eyes. Hospital records show he suffered some cuts and a broken nose indicative of an assault.

Hanna was beaten with batons and tasered seven times by Chicago police, and died a week later from his injuries. His was one of several similar incidents that drew a public outcry and the attention of the U.S. Attorney's office, following onto a separate investigation by the Illinois State Police.

Burchfield kidnapped and assaulted his ex-girlfriend on a Sunday evening. Local police and deputies caught up to them in a cul-de-sac. Burchfield was uncooperative; officers detected some kind of movement in the car and opened fire. He was killed but his victim escaped with only minor injuries.

Three officers say they found the man in a car with a rifle. Police say when he saw officers approaching, Royal got out of the car to confront the officers. Police opened fire. Wichita Falls police did not say at the time how many officers opened fire or if the suspect fired a shot. None of the officers were injured.

Nichols walked along railroad tracks with a pellet gun made to look like a pistol as officers told him to drop his weapon. When he did not, they shot him. He later died in a hospital.

An officer shot and killed Marcus Asberry after he allegedly threw a rock at a police vehicle, ran into a house and came out with a sword. Police had responded to a call about a mentally disturbed man. According to police, Asberry nicked Police Chief Robert Hearnes' hand with the sword. Officers Tased Asberry twice in the street. When he allegedly continued to come at the officers, one of them shot him. Witnesses said Asberry was trying to run away from police when they tasered him.

Officers arrested Hernandez for burglary of a habitation. He resisted officers all the way to Plano Municipal Jail. A detention supervisor finally used a pressure point to restrain him. Later, Hernandez became pale and his pupils started to dilate. He was transported to Plano Medical Center, where he died of the toxic effects of cocaine. Richardson Police Department sent arrestees to Plano Municipal Jail during the remodeling of its own facility.

Michael Dillon Brewer, on meth, assaulted several family members. After a several-hour-long standoff, he shot and killed himself.

Enrique Preciado reportedly shot and killed his wife, Erica Dominguez, in a moving car before turning the gun on himself as deputies and the CHP positioned their vehicles to stop them.

Richard was apparently suicidal in that he was being investigated in his capacity as an officer of the Rumford Police Department. He was found by searchers in the woods behind his home. He pointed his gun at officers and was shot and killed.

Marvin Cavil Shelton was killed in a four-way crash while fleeing the CHP. A CHP officer tried to stop Shelton's Honda Civic at around 9:45 p.m. for a traffic violation, but he reportedly fled. CHP officers pursued Shelton for two minutes at speeds of up to 80 mph on city streets until he lost control of his car and crashed into a Toyota Tacoma, a Ford Econoline van and a Honda Accord. Shelton was pronounced dead at the scene. Eight other people were injured.

An officer struck Ronald (also appears in some reports as Brandon) Anderson with his patrol car after Anderson wrecked his car and fled on foot.

Several law enforcement officers responded to a home, after a resident there reported that Thomas was waving a handgun around outside the residence. A short time later, officials say multiple shots were fired by multiple officers and troopers. Thomas was pronounced dead at the scene

Officers asked Coleman to come out of the house, said Cpl. Henry Tippett, a Prince George's police spokesman. But Coleman refused. When Coleman finally walked out of the house at about 10 a.m., he was carrying an AK-47 assault rifle and a pistol, said Julie Parker, a Prince George's police spokeswoman. Coleman opened fire and shot one officer in his face, hand and leg before being killed by return fire, Parker said.

Local police responded to reports of a naked man banging on neighborhood doors on a Sunday morning. They found long-time substance abuser Cristiano yelling, screaming and apparently high. Reportedly they tasered Cristiano once to load him into an ambulance. After a final burst of resistance the victim physically slumped, lost consciousness and was pronounced dead shortly afterward.

Deputies said they fatally shot Holly Crahay after she opened opened fire on them following a traffic stop in Bonney Lake.

Officer Henry Fung volunteered to be shocked with a Tazer. He seemed like a perfectly healthy 43-year-old Tucson officer until he collapsed on Tuesday afternoon while visiting his mother at an assisted living facility. The shock was not found to be the reason he died.

Campus police responding to reports of man with a gun at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business lab found Travis, unwilling to surrender his loaded Ruger 9mm. He was killed with five rounds. Later reports indicate he'd attempted suicide with an overdose of drugs days before.

Two officers processed Russell and a friend for shoplifting. Russell refused to be searched, and was shot with a stun gun. He then drew a .25-caliber pistol, causing Officer John Mays to shoot him fatally with a pistol.

Detectives from RPD's Sexual Assault - Child Abuse Unit were serving a search warrant. As the detectives entered the location, they encountered a man armed with a shotgun. Romo fired at the detectives, who returned fire, killing Romo.

William Lee Ball Jr. was believed to be the person who jumped to his death into the river from the Midland Boulevard bridge. Officers searching for the man who jumped from the bridge found Ball's body just upstream from Lock and Dam 13. Motorists on the bridge called 911 to report a young white man acting intoxicated on the bridge. When officers tried to approach the man, he jumped from the bridge, fell 80 feet into the river and didn't surface.

Police responded to a domestic disturbance call at Malone's Roseville apartment complex to find him wielding a pistol in the doorway of his apartment. Officers fired.

Driver Halee Ludowise-Fischer and Jennifer Geren, both 15, allegedly sneaked out of their homes without their parents' knowledge and went for a joyride. They were driving in Ludowise-Fischer's mother's 2009 Mitsubishi when a River Hills police officer noticed a taillight on the vehicle was out. He activated his lights and tried to pull the car over, but the driver sped off, running through two traffic lights. The officer turned off his lights and stopped the chase, although he continued to follow. Shortly after, he saw sparks flying in the air when the girls' car struck a transformer. Ludowise-Fischer drove for another half-mile striking a stop sign, then a utility pole. The car rolled onto the passenger side, and the hood wrapped around a tree less than a mile from Nicolet High School. Both girls were killed.

Crowley-Smilek was shot in police parking lot after threatening an officer with a knife, saying, "Kill me."

Nunez broke windows and hurt his sister. A shortly after police found him at Strathmore Dr & Dorada Ave. Nunez did not comply with officers to drop a knife. Nunez was shot and killed.

Police responded to a call about a shirtless man, carrying a Bible and a pipe, smashing out car windows. After a warrantless entry they found Williams screaming and locked in the bathroom in his grandmother's house. Officers tasered him eleven times with no effect. When Williams got one officer in a chokehold, the other shot him to death.

An officer tried to stop Escobar because he was driving slow and straddling lane lines, leading the officer to believe he might be driving drunk. Escobar ran, and officers chased. Escobar's tires were flattened after he ran over several curbs, and his pickup was shooting sparks and flames from the wheels as it approached Will Rogers World Airport. Escobar hit a curb on the north side of SW 54 and rolled the vehicle before they arrived. Escobar was pronounced dead at the scene.

Felony warrants for tampering, first degree and resisting arrest had been issued for Eye by Laclede County. Misdemeanor warrants for possession of marijuana and no valid driver's license had been issued for Eye by Dallas County. Eye also was suspected of stealing a 2000 Kia on November 11, 2011. Eye refused to stop for the officer and a pursuit ensued. During that pursuit, Eye caused his vehicle to strike the front of the trooper's cruiser, disabling the patrol vehicle. Eye continued and was not located that night. At approximately noon, November 20, 2011, information was developed indicating that Eye was possibly on or near a county road in western Pulaski County. Approximately 30 minutes later, troopers located a stolen Chevrolet pickup, occupied by a white male, which they believed to be Eye, backed into a wooded area off Randolph Road. When troopers ordered the suspect to show his hands he refused to comply. He then accelerated and steered his vehicle toward the officers. In response, the troopers fired at the suspect. The suspect then drove west on Randolph Road, while being pursued by officers, until the vehicle traveled off the left side of the road and stopped. At that time, the trooper fired his rifle at Eye, killing him.

Michael Sender's wife called to say Sender was at the Comfort Inn and was wanted for sex assault on stepdaughter. As police were arriving, they heard a gunshot, and Sender had shot and killed himself.

Two low-level drug dealers fatally shot Chapa, an informant, during a botched sting. The shooting was witnessed by members of multiple law enforcement agencies that were coordinating with the DEA.

Police were called to a domestic disturbance. Snader apparently pointed a rifle at Officer Gary Vaughn, and he was shot and killed.

Anthony was a deaf and mentally ill cyclist on whom police were called in the parking lot of a local bank. The responding officer found Anthony uncooperative and attempting to peddle off. The officer tasered Anthony, and Anthony died of his injuries. (Contrary to widespread reporting Scotland Neck is in NC, not SC.)

Officers reported that they were attempting to serve a warrant to Jefferson, and that he was wanted for murder. When confronted, he fled, exchanged gunfire, and was shot to death by police.

Police tried to pull over Ross during a traffic stop. He took off running on foot. Ross was shot and killed in an alley shortly after.

It's reported that Ramirez was shot and killed by a Sebastopol Police Department officer after pulling a revolver from his waistband. Police came to Ramirez's ex-girlfriend's apartment complex in response to a domestic disturbance. Ramirez took out a revolver and police fired three shots at Ramirez, from 10 to 15 feet away.

Napier was armed, suffering from bipolar disorder, and ranting about wanting to have a shootout with police. Two officers arrived and fatally shot Napier outside a vehicle, though it was later determined he didn't have a gun.

Officers reported that they stopped Ocon while he was walking, and he pulled a gun, and they shot him to death.

Kimberly Johnson reportedly shot herself inside her room at the Motel 6 after police discovered her estranged partner wounded in the parking lot.

Gordon Kyle Anito was killed when his Subaru Impreza hit a tree head-on around 3:30 a.m. and caught fire. He was leading Trooper Charles Van Morgan on a high-speed chase that topped 80 mph. Morgan was fired, and the family dropped a $10 million lawsuit.

Fort Wayne Police Officer Joshua Franciscy fired his gun, killing 31-year-old Antron "Fetti" Pearson in the parking lot of Broadway Joe's restaurant. Police said Pearson had a gun, and a gun was allegedly recovered. Family said he didn't have a gun and had no reason to fire on police.

Officers Scott Roberson and Richard Johnson responded to a disturbance call. The complainant said that Haywood was refusing to leave a property, but he was not violent. Officers saw Haywood swallow a white powder. Officer Roberson frisked Haywood, searched his vehicle and found marijuana and cocaine. After Haywood insisted that he felt fine, officers took him to Bastrop County Jail. Haywood started to convulse on the way.

San Jose police Sgt. Christopher Shimek strangled his wife Lynn Shimek and then shot himself.

I was a student at he campus when this occurred. There were many student witnesses who reported that the victim was not reaching for the officer's gun, and that the officer sat on top of the victim for an extended period of time.

Adam Buckner pointed a gun at one of his neighbors. Police were called, and when they arrived Buckner pointed the gun at them. As Buckner was fleeing the scene, he stopped and turned his gun on a Chandler police officer. Buckner cycled a round from his .45-caliber semi-automatic pistol and shot himself in the head. Thinking the round fired by Buckner was at him, the officer fired back, hitting Buckner in the torso.

Joseph J. Engel reportedly bit an officer, jumped over a wall and drowned in the Illinois River. At about 9:30 p.m., an officer tried to arrest Engel on Columbus Street because he was wanted on an outstanding warrant. Engel allegedly fought with the officer and bit his hand, then ran away. The officer chased Engel on foot, and other officers arrived to assist. According to police, the officers saw Engel go over a wall and heard a splash. They then saw Engel in the water. An officer called out to Engel, but he went under and did not resurface. Engel was pulled from the water, but died at a hospital.

An undercover Houston police officer shot and killed a man Wednesday that he said tried to carjack him during a surveillance operation at a northwest-side apartment complex.

Jeff Harris, 54, shot Julie Marsh, 40, in the neck in his residence in Woodall, police said. Police said Harris was inside his residence when investigators arrived. Harris suffered a medical issue when taken into custody and passed out. He was taken to Tahlequah City Hospital where he died.

Members of the Sheriff's Office weapons team were serving a warrant for someone staying at Amaya's home, and they shot Amaya to death.

Morin left her common-law husband, Officer Jose Gonzalez III. Officer Gonzales tracked Morin to Annaville, shot her to death, and kidnapped their 8-year-old son. After a standoff, Officer Gonzalez surrendered to a Corpus Christi SWAT team.

A man rammed his truck into a car and continued driving. Witnesses called police. As an officer in a police cruiser attempted to pull the man over, he rammed his truck into the officer's cruiser as well. During a confrontation after the crash, the officer fatally shot the man.

Three plainclothes narcotics officers from the Dallas Police Department boarded the Texas Eagle Amtrak train for an inspection and fired shots when Malone, Jr. supposedly drew a hand gun but did not fire. Another passenger was wounded along with Sr. Cpl. Samuel Hussey, a 22-year veteran of the force, who was shot in the hand.

Two suspects said to be well known to the police fled from a multi-agency sting in a Chevrolet Avalanche. Said to be armed with assault rifles, officers fired on the Avalanche during a lengthy pursuit. The suspects' vehicle flipped, fatally injured one of them, who police declined to identify.

Henry A. Neely died after reportedly jumped into a bayou when cornered by police while fleeing a traffic stop. At 12:50 a.m., an Iberville Parish deputy pulled a car over on I-10 East for a simple traffic violation. The passenger, Neely, fled into the woods. Deputies then searched the car and reportedly found $2,500 in counterfeit money, and arrested the drive. Deputies searched the woods for Neely until 5 a.m., before calling off the search. They then received a tip that a suspicious looking man with wet, muddy clothes was seen in Grosse Tete. Deputies cornered Neely, who then reportedly jumped into Bayou Grosse Tete, where he quickly went under and never resurfaced. The search was suspended that afternoon due to lack of visibility and underwater terrain danger. Neely's body was recovered near Bayou Blue on December 7, 2011.

Police were called to the Stutz family home at around 6:30 p.m. on a report of domestic violence involving a stabbing. Marcel Stutz reportedly fired at officers with a shotgun from the front of the home. A standoff ensued and dozens of officers from Imlay City, Almont, Dryden, the Lapeer County Sheriff's Dept. and the Michigan State Police arrived. After about three hours, police said they heard gunshots. Officers went inside to find Lara Stutz and Marcel Stutz fatally shot and their 10-year-old son wounded with a shot to his leg.

Law enforcement from multiple jurisdictions went to the home of Lacroix's sister-in-law to serve a warrant on Lacroix, who had jumped bail and was known to be armed. Lacroix fatally shot himself. The sheriff's office, the district attorney's office and the Texas Ranger Division investigated.

Muncie was shot and killed after allegedly wounding three police officers and attempting to break into the Valley Brook Municipal Building.

After placing Wheeler inside his unmarked patrol vehicle, a violent struggle ensued. During the struggle, the suspect attempted to take control of the trooper's service weapon when the weapon discharged striking the trooper in the leg. As the violent struggle continued inside the trooper's vehicle, the trooper returned fire with another weapon

Skyler Barbee reportedly committed suicide after shooting Sgt. David Enzbrenner. According to police, Enzbrenner was assisting a code enforcement officer serving a nuisance order at a home at around 4:15 p.m. "For some unknown reason, an assailant came out of nowhere and apparently shot the officer," said Atchison County Sheriff John Calhoon. Enzbrenner was taken by air ambulance to an area hospital where he later died.

Maurquis Javon Thompson was fleeing from police when he struck two teenage boys, Michael Taylor and Mark McNeill, with a car, killing both of them, police said.

A county sheriff out to serve a warrant on known violent felon Lewis was shot once in the face and twice in the leg. Lewis was fatally shot in the exchange of gunfire. The deputy survived.

Jason Doriguzzi ran into a house following a police chase and was killed.

An officer shot Jason Sweet, who lunged at and tried to stab the officer from his a wheelchair during a reported shoplifting at Sears.

On a Saturday afternoon Lewis tried a carjacking at a gas station armed with a knife. He wounded his victim seriously and took off in a Ford Focus. Deputies found the Focus overturned at a nearby intersection and Lewis attempting another violent carjacking. Deputies tasered him with no effect, then fatally shot him.

Steponaitis was reported as possibly suicidal at an L station on a Sunday night. Responding officers found him with a gun to his own head but he then pulled out a second weapon and pointed it at officers. Threatened, police fatally shot him.

Missouri state corrections officer Marvin Rice reportedly murdered his ex-wife, Annette Durham, and her boyfriend Steven W. Strotkamp. According to court documents, Rice confronted Durham and Strokamp at Strotkamp's home in rural Dent County, and shot them multiple times. Rice fled the scene and was chased by police. The chase culminated in a shootout at a hotel; no one was injured. Rice was charged with first degree murder, with prosecutors seeking the death penalty. Rice's trial was set for February 2016, but a mistrial was declared due to low juror turnout. Proceedings were set to move to St. Charles County. No date was given.

Officers responded to reports of a man firing a gun at random found Epps. Ordered to drop his weapon, Epps refused, and "as many as four" officers opened fire on him and shot him dead.

Unarmed Gulf War veteran encountered police when they were investigating a burglary at an apartment complex.

Officer Dewey Runnels, 51, had pulled over a car that matched the description of a car involved in a shooting and robbery earlier in the day. When the officer approached the vehicle, one of the three men inside got out and fired at Runnels, wounding him in the upper thigh, police said. Runnels shot and killed Demetrius Martin.

Michael Anthony Hutson reportedly shot himself during an 11-hour standoff with police. At around noon, officers responded to reports of shots fired at a trailer park in Blue Summit. The alleged shooters fled and officers located them at a townhouse in Blue Springs. One man was arrested immediately but Hutson barricaded himself inside the home. At around 1:30 a.m., police went inside the home and found Hutson dead.

A 3 a.m. violent physical struggle between a local officer and Gilles, triggered by the victim's refusal from a Mexican food restaurant, ended with Gilles fatally shot once in the neck and once in the head. He'd just shouted unintelligible threats at the security guard and, during the struggle, had wrestled away the officer's nightstick and was beating him with it. The Haitian immigrant Gilles had a record of 33 arrests, many for violent acts, and serious mental health issues.

Michael Milane Hardy was a pedestrian who died when he was struck by a police car.

Officer Thomas Minkle shot Steven Michael Young twice in the back of his head after he shot at Minkel and officer Joseph Everson during a foot chase.

Patrick McCauley committed suicide during a standoff with police and negotiators lasting several hours. McCauley had allegedly kidnapped a former girlfriend, who escaped at a gas station and called police, who found McCauley at home.

According to police, officers tried to stop two 16-year-olds who were motoring recklessly near 7 Mile and Dequindre in a Jeep Cherokee that had been reported stolen two days earlier. Police said the Jeep sped off and that officers terminated the chase because it was determined to be too dangerous. The Jeep crashed into a Cadillac driven by Carl Reynolds, killing him.

San Jose police chased a suspect into Galindo's home, where Galindo was in his bedroom watching television. The suspect was caught and subdued by officers, but only after he had slid a weapon under the bedroom door. According to the police, Galindo pointed the weapon at them, although DNA and fingerprint analysis contradicts that story. He was shot once in the chest and killed. As of July 2014 the city of San Jose looks likely to settle an excessive force lawsuit with Galindo's family for $900,000.

A Carter Lake officer tried to stop Chance Fletcher, who was driving an allegedly stolen car. A high-speed chase ensued. According to police, Fletcher wrecked the car near the I-480 bridge in Council Bluffs and fled on foot. Officers from Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County and Omaha reportedly searched the area for Fletcher without success. That evening was the last time Fletcher was seen or heard from alive. On October 11, 2013, the Omaha PD's Missing Person's Unit coordinated a search of the area with Council Bluffs police as part of a cold case investigation. Officers discovered Fletcher's skeletal remains in a drainage ditch on the south side of the I-480 bridge, adjacent to where he was last seen running nearly two years earlier.

As pedestrians Daniel Hiler and Crystal Jolley crossed Norris Road after dark and were struck by a patrol car going about 80 MPH, with no siren or emergency lights. Both were killed. The officer was charged with vehicular manslaughter and was sentenced to community service; the county settled with the families for $8.8M.

The Gulf Coast Violent Offenders and Fugitive Task Force entered a residence to arrest Turcio in relation to a double murder. Turcio put a 9mm pistol to his head and fatally shot himself. Turcio's wife and an associate of hers were fatally shot in Tulsa, Oklahoma two days earlier. Her dying declaration to responding marshals was that Turcio had shot her.

Firefighters flagged down a deputy while they were fighting a fire and said they either saw Rodriguez waving a gun or shooting one. When the deputy ordered Rodriguez to drop his gun, he allegedly refused, and the deputy shot him to death.

According to the police narrative, Edwards was lying in the grass by a highway at about 10 on a Saturday night. The deputy, uniformed but in an unmarked blue van, approached for a welfare check when Edwards raised a gun in his direction. The deputy fired five shots at close range, killing him.

Thompson stole a truck parked at a Shell store, a female passenger still napping inside, and drove away. He returned to the store, left the woman there and fled again. Officers pursued Thompson along I-20 into Tarrant county. Sheriff Ira Mercer shot at Thompson's vehicle as he doubled back to Palo Pinto. A tire exploded, the truck crashed and Thompson died. The Texas Ranger Division investigated.

Steve Rickard shot 28-year-old Jennifer Nicky Peters inside a Vann Avenue home, and held police at bay for hours. He was eventually shot and killed by police.

Shot after refusing commands to drop machete. Police were called to residence when the 15-year-old boy threatened to kill his family with the machete.

Nampa police said the pursuit began when officers responded to a report of a disturbance near Midland Boulevard and Iowa Avenue. When officers arrived, they saw a man, later identified as Tate, leaving the area in a car. When officers attempted to stop the car, Tate kept driving, police said. The chase ended when officers stopped the car by ramming it with a squad car. Shortly after, police said, Tate shot and killed himself.

Noriega held his girlfriend at knifepoint when he was shot and killed.

Two officers saw what they believed to be a drug transaction near a fast-food restaurant at Thekla Avenue and Riverview Boulevard after noon, police said. When police approached a car involved in the suspected drug transaction, they allegedly saw Anthony Lamar Smith reaching for something under the seat or between the seat and the center console. Officers ordered Smith to stop and show his hands, but he put the car in gear and drove toward an officer. The second officer, fearing for the first officer's safety, fired at Smith. It was unclear if Smith was hit by a bullet at that point. The car kept going and police pursued it to West Florissant and Acme, where Smith lost control of his vehicle on the wet road. When officers got out of their SUV, they allegedly again saw Smith reaching for something under the seat. They repeatedly asked Smith to show his hands and, fearing he was trying to retrieve a weapon, and Officer Jason Stockley shot and killed him.

Unger was being sought in connection with a domestic dispute when police went to his home. As troopers arrived at the home, Unger began firing a rifle at them from a vehicle in his driveway, according to police. Three troopers and a corporal returned fire, killing Unger.

YPD says Morgan pulled a knife on an officer investigating a noise complaint. When he refused to put the knife down, he was shot once in the head.

Sekai Southern reportedly shot his wife, Portia Southern, then turned the gun on himself during a three-hour police standoff.

Officers investigating an armed burglary from two hours earlier found a vehicle involved in the burglary. The driver was arrested but the passenger fled on foot. He was found nearby in a wooded area. The suspect advanced on officers while armed with a handgun. He was fatally shot after ignoring the officers' commands.

Wayne Williams died after police shocked him with a stun gun when he was allegedly trying to swallow drugs. Police said they saw Williams exchange an item from his car with a pedestrian. Williams reportedly began to drive away as police approached him and officers claimed they saw Williams swallow something. An agent tasered Williams as police tried to pull him out of the car. Officers reportedly noticed he was choking during the arrest and removed his handcuffs. An officer tried to perform the Heimlich maneuver while a bystander tried to clear William's airway, according to police. "A bag of suspected cocaine was pulled from his throat in the ambulance and another containing suspected heroin and marijuana" was taken out at Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

A deputy shot and killed Barry Neal Mullenix Jr. when he allegedly shot the deputy.

Sergeant Gary E. Smith pulled over a Cadillac Escalade driven by Cox. Cox, named in a burglary warrant, claimed to be someone else and made up a story. Sergeant Smith could not confirm any part of the story, so he called backup. Another officer responded. Cox drove away. Sergeant Smith, his right arm in the Escalade, was dragged away with it. He shot Cox fatally in the neck, stopping the vehicle. The Texas Ranger Division investigated.

An officer tried to pull over Brian Brouse on suspicion of drunken driving. After a chase, the officer reportedly called off the chase a few hundred yards before Brouse crashed and was killed.

Used a homemade spear to stab a police officer who responded to a panic alarm at her Marietta apartment. Police said Barnette, who in the past had mailed bizarre items to members of Congress who had criticized Islam, wanted to die as a martyr.

Officers responded to a shooting-related complaint. Johnston shot at the officers' patrol car. The officers fatally shot him.

On Sunday, December 25, 2011, officers from the Reno Police Department responded to a report of a domestic disturbance where a male subject had battered another person, made threats to harm others in the residence, and had armed himself with a fork. Abbey resisted officers as they tried to arrest him and after a lengthy struggle, he was taken into custody. Immediately after, officers noticed that he was not breathing. Abbey was pronounced deceased at the scene.

Deputy Blake Witt fired the shot that killed Allan Shepherd after Shepherd allegedly drew his weapon on the officer, police said.

Deputies reported that they responded to a call from La Rue that he had attacked his father and that he also threatened deputies. When the officials arrived, La Rue was obstinate, and held up a knife, and they shot him to death.

Police were called regarding shots being fired. Ameen Davis refused to put down his gun, and when he pointed it toward police, he was shot and killed.

Janet Shelley-Hillery was found dead in her bathroom with a gunshot wound to her head in an apparent suicide following a 4-hour SWAT standoff that began when her husband alerted police that she had begun "acting irate." Shelley-Hillery, whom police say had a history of mental illness, reportedly ran into the bathroom when police arrived and fired a shot, prompting officers to retreat. Police then blocked off a long stretch of Henry Clay and several side streets, told neighbors to stay inside and called in a SWAT team and negotiators. Unable to communicate with Shelley-Hillery for hours, police tried to maneuver a robot into the house and make contact, to no avail. Police entered the house and found Shelley-Hillery's body.

James Peeff was killed when his motorcycle crashed while fleeing from police.

Officers shot and killed Gary Gahart outside a Tulare apartment building after he kidnapped his girlfriend at gunpoint from her mother's Porterville home.

Ashworth took his son's handgun and parked outside a maintenance shop for city-owned vehicles, where police were doing a training exercise. Police said Ashworth approached Averett with a gun and refused to drop it. He said the gun wasn't fake and allegedly fired it at a business complex across the street. Other officers arrived and fired on Ashworth as he allegedly began to raise the gun again.

Officers Jason Kelley and Gregory Mulligan pulled up to a Range Rover sport utility vehicle in front of 441 South Pearl St. Officers suspected Moore was in the vehicle. They found him in the backseat and got him out. A struggle began. "Nahcream went to lift his handgun that he had in his possession, and the officer's partner, who had disengaged at that point, witnessed it and had no choice but to use deadly physical force," Krokoff said. Mulligan fired three shots, hitting Moore in the torso, he said. A loaded .22-caliber handgun was recovered.

According to Det. Lt. Kevin Smith, there was a physical altercation between a male, described to be white and in his 40s, and a First Precinct officer after the cop approached the man's vehicle. During the struggle, several rounds were fired, Smith said, and one struck the officer in the left femur.

An officer responding to a call drove through a red light at an intersection, striking another vehicle. Several occupants of the other vehicle were injured and Porter was killed. Witnesses report the squad car had lights on, but no siren.

BATF agent John Caprano happened to be a pharmacy customer during an attempted pellet-gun robbery by James McGoey. Police arrived just as they were physically struggling for control of Caprano's service weapon and fired a bullet. A retired county lieutenant shot and killed Caprano, and an off-duty NYPD officer shot and killed the robber.

Subject passed out behind the wheel blocking traffic. When police made contact, he pulled out a gun and was shot and killed by the officer, police said.

The officers saw a man in backyard in the area with a gun in his hand, identified themselves as officers and told him to drop the gun,The man ran from the scene and police pursued him, the release said, and they again ordered him to drop the weapon. The offender then ran down a set of stairs toward a basement where he turned and pointed a handgun at the pursuing officers, who shot.

A Walnut Creek, Calif., man was struck and killed by a California Highway Patrol vehicle early morning, New Year's Day, on Highway 50 near Stateline at Lake Tahoe. A preliminary investigation shows the trooper apparently struck the pedestrian while traveling in the westbound lane of the four-lane highway. It was unclear whether the pedestrian was, as initially reported, walking in the lane of traffic on the dark and dimly-lit road. The victim's body was thrown into a lane of traffic and was struck by a bus.

Officer Aaron Zwicky, was responding to calls reporting a fight and possible gunshots on the 2100 block of Gait SW shortly after midnight when he ran down Dennison on Central Avenue near Coors Boulevard, according to police.

Officers reported that they responded to a call about an assault, and were pointed by a neighbor to Miles' apartment. When they entered he lunged at them with a steak knife, and they shot him to death.

Eng, standing 4-foot-9 and weighing 93 pounds, was shot to death in the lobby of a mental health clinic where she was a schizophrenia patient. Witnesses described her as sitting calmly before the arrival of the county police. Police describe her a threatening them with a hammer. In February 2014 the family settled with the county for $1.8M.

Student had a pellet gun and refused to drop it when police arrived. Police said it looked like a Glock handgun.

Federal Marshals attempted to apprehend Georgeson on a federal probation violation in the parking lot of a grocery store. Three agents approached Georgeson's SUV, which he first threw into reverse and then tried to run them down and escape. They fired 20 rounds into the car, fatally striking him.

Beaumont police responded to a call of a suspicious man, then shot and killed Lee Adam Dixon after he allegedly pulled out a revolver and fired at them. He was taken to Christus Hospital Saint Elizabeth and pronounced dead.

Charles Gregg Scarbrough was shot and killed by Cleveland County Sheriff's deputies after pulling a gun and pointing it in their direction. Deputies were looking into reports of arson in the area.

Police responded to report of a man shooting out lights and fatally shot Cervantes. The weapon was a BB gun.

Officers reported that they responded to a call regarding an armed man, and that when they arrived, Nunez pointed a gun at them, and they shot him to death. They reported that they recovered a gun at the scene.

Maras shot and killed a deputy before being killed by two others. The veteran became a suspect in two other murders after the incident, although it's unclear if he was a suspect before deputies approached him.

Deputy Deke Warren responded to a call by a woman who walked in on a home invasion. When he went to the residence, three men fled in different directions. One of them, Brown, tried to climb onto the roof of a dog kennel. The deputy pulled him down. Brown disarmed him and fired one shot with his pistol. After a struggle, the deputy took back his pistol and fatally shot Brown.

Zepeda drove through an intersection as officer Elizabeth Padron, pursuing a stolen vehicle with her lights and sirens on, ran a red light and collided with her. Zepeda died on May 7. Padron was slightly injured. It was the first of two officer-involved collisions in San Antonio that resulted in the deaths of bystanders in 2012.

Williams robbed a bank in Mesquite, NV, saying he had a gun and a bomb but showing neither. When troopers caught up with him over the Arizona border and pulled him over, he pulled a pistol and shot himself in the head.

Davis was wanted in connection with a purse snatching. Officers observed him in the back seat of a Kia driven by another man and gave chase. Shortly after the Kia collided head-on with a pickup-up, an accident that left Davis dead and six other people hospitalized.

Neighbors found Atkins passed out on the lawn of his condominium in the evening, took a gun away from him, and saw him back inside. A further conversation revealed Atkins as heavily armed and making suicidal statements. This developed into a police response, Atkins sticking a rifle out his window at them, and 10 or 12 shots from officers. He was fatally shot.

Long, who was a Navy Medic on military leave, became intoxicated early that day. Officers drove him home from the bar. Later that afternoon, Long threatened his roommate with a rifle, so the roommate called police. Police arrived, Long refused to put down his rifle. Raytown Police officer (name unknown) took one shot, which knocked Long down, then officers disarmed Long, who was taken to the hospital and later died from his wound.

A 14-year-old Lamar male was driving a 1995 Camaro on Highway 50. The Camaro was stolen out of Lamar. A Granada police officer attempted to contact the Camaro for reckless driving in the town of Granada. The Camaro attempted to elude the officer and a pursuit ensued eastbound on Highway 50 with speeds reaching over 100 mph. The officer lost sight of the Camaro prior to it entering the town of Holly. After the Camaro entered Holly, it lost control for several hundred feet then collided with two parked cars that were legally parked on the north side of the road. The 14-year-old driver was transported to Prowers Medical Center and treated for minor injuries. A 17-year-old passenger from Lamar was pronounced dead on the scene.

Officer Stacy Eckert confronted two men sitting in a sedan parked at a Starbucks, suspecting they were engaged in a drug-related transaction, and told them to raise their hands. Mayba, on the passenger side, allegedly ignored the order, his hands underneath his seat. Eckert shot him. Mayba's associate drove away and abandoned the car, where Mayba was found dead among drug paraphernalia.

In frigid weather Tachone Harrison and another teenaged suspect swiped a warmed-up car with the keys in. When police spotted it, they wouldn't pull over, setting up a pursuit. The teens crashed into a telephone pole shortly afterward, killing Harrison and sadly also killing an uninvolved pedestrian in the wrong place at the wrong time, Audrey Brandon.

Officers tried to stop Guerra's Cadillac because his license plates were expired. He drove away with an associate. She claimed that she and Guerra used methamphetamine as officers pursued them. Officers blew out Guerra's tires with spike strips. Guerra tried to flee his vehicle on foot. Officers shot at him. Guerra returned to his vehicle. Two officers shot him with stun guns in "drive stun" mode and arrested him. A pistol was found in his vehicle. Guerra died two days later.

A deputy came to Stump's trailer to investigate whether he'd violated probation by drinking. Stump emerged from a bedroom, and after excusing himself to find his shoes, returned from his bedroom barefoot and armed. An intense close-quarters gun battle between the two men resulted in Stump with multiple fatal injuries and the deputy unhit.

A deputy was led on a high-speed chase along HWY 75 South. The man eventually drove his van into a ditch, and when he tried to flee he struck the patrol car. The deputy then fired several shots into the suspect's van, killing him.

Officers tried to arrest Serrano. Serrano resisted and was tasered multiple times. Serrano died as a result.

Larry Baker, 51, was seen running into the structure by the first Ozark police officer responding to the fire. The fire prevented officers from entering the home, police said. When they arrived, Ozark firefighters found Baker lying on the floor and unresponsive.

A trooper tried to pull over the driver of a white 2003 Ford Ranger that was travelling at 73 mph in a 60 mph zone. The truck turned off of paved Lockridge Road onto unpaved County Road 40 and flipped. The driver, Serna, died. His two companions, 12 and 13, were injured. None of them wore seat belts.

Three deputies shot and killed Ja'Ray J. Coster when he allegedly acted in a menacing way, fumbled through his jacket, and refused to get out of a vehicle after a police chase. With deputies in pursuit, two teenagers crashed a stolen Chevy Cobalt into a utility pole. Three deputies then converged on the car, and tried to help the driver, Frank Coleman, get out. Deputies reportedly couldn't get the passenger, Coster, to comply with an order to show his hands and get out of the vehicle while fumbling around with his jacket. Officials said that all three deputies fired shots into the vehicle at the time. Coster, was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital, while Coleman was treated for injuries related to the crash. No weapon was found at the scene.

Three officers fired 98 shots at Deandra Pye when he allegedly fired a shot at them. Officers with the Rapid Deployment Unit were patrolling the Walnut Park East neighborhood at about 9:45 p.m. when they said they saw Pye in front of Northway Market with a handgun. According to police, the officers got out of their cars, approached Pye and fired at him after he shot at them.

Tucson police were investigating reports of a shirtless man kicking fences in the area.Gale was shot after he pointed a handgun toward two police officers who found him in a park, police said.

Cheney was killed as a Malibu full of three burglary suspects, fleeing from police, struck his Honda at full speed at an intersection.

Passengers Christopher L. Ford and Christian M. Howard were killed when the car they were in crashed into a city water truck after fleeing from police. Officers from Mission and Westwood, Kansas said they chased a Honda Accord that had been reported stolen into Missouri at around 2:15 a.m., but stopped the pursuit at the state line. The Honda continued traveling at a high rate of speed through Kansas City, Missouri., allegedly nearly hitting an unmarked KCPD patrol car. That officer reportedly turned around to follow the Honda. Shortly after that, the Honda ran a red light and T-boned the water truck. The driver of the Honda, Casey Allen Cordell, 24, and the driver of the truck both sustained minor injuries.

Tri Le reportedly forced his way into his ex-girlfriend's home and abducted her daughter, Taylor Vo, 11, at gunpoint, then died after exchanging gunfire with police.

Deputies reported that they attempted to stop Cobian because he was riding a bike with no light, and he ran. Upon confronting him, he reached toward his waist, and deputies shot him to death. No weapon was found.

At around 5:30 p.m. officers went to the home of Blaine Wright, who was reportedly wanted as an escapee from a Dubuque correctional facility. According to police, Wright tried to flee, but then barricaded himself inside when he saw he was surrounded. Police fired tear gas inside after failing to establish contact with Wright for over six hours. Officers entered the home at about 12:45 a.m. and said they found Wright dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Officers reported that they responded to a call about a man threatening residents at a home, and when they arrived Bulmadzhyan refused to put down his weapon, and they shot him to death.

Officer Bryan Crenshaw, his lights and sirens off, followed an ambulance, its lights and sirens on, around 3 a.m. After the ambulance passed, Kirk, mentally ill and intoxicated, walked onto the street. Crenshaw fatally struck her. It is unclear whether his lights and sirens should have been according to the policy of his department. Kirk's family, though angry that authorities never notified them of her death, hesitated to condemn Crenshaw.

Brianna Baker died after the 2003 Chevrolet pickup truck she was in crashed while fleeing police. Police said a passing pickup driven by Jacob Hendricks, 19, was identified by a resident while a deputy was investigating a complaint of a truck causing damage. According to police, the deputy tried to stop the truck, but the pickup reportedly left Versailles at a high rate of speed, then ran stop signs in Meredosia before heading north on US-67. The deputy requested assistance, and Cass County Sheriff's Office and Beardstown Police Department officers responded. At about 3 a.m. Hendricks lost control of the truck and struck a utility pole. There were five teen passengers in Hendrick's truck—two in the front and three in the back seat. Baker, who was in the back seat, was killed. Hendricks was charged with aggravated reckless driving, aggravated driving under the influence and several other traffic-related counts.

Hux kidnapped Amy Huckabee and their three children from their Arkadelphia home, after shooting to death her new husband, Sandy Carl Huckabee, 51, police said. When deputies arrived, Hux shot and killed Amy Huckabee and was shot and killed by deputies.

Two deputies responded to a call from 18-year-old Christian Chavez's caseworker, who phoned 911 after Chavez made suicidal comments. Police fatally shot Chavez after he pulled a knife out of his pocket. Chavez's family said he suffered from depression and schizophrenia. Chavez's mother, who witnessed the event, said that Chavez was only pointing the knife to his own chest, not the deputies.

Adam James Reams reportedly committed suicide during a standoff with police. Police responded to a disturbance at Family Video, where Reams had allegedly and made threats to others inside the store while armed with a handgun, and then left in a 2008 Volkswagen Rabbit. A deputy saw the Volkswagen and officers followed Reams to the 1300 block of SW Auburn Rd. According to police, officers attempted to contact the driver, but got no response. When officers approached the car, they reportedly found Reams dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Officers shot and killed Flener after he allegedly pointed a gun at them. Police were responding to a report of a suicidal man.

Carter, a former police officer, assaulted a woman, and followed her to the hospital. When police approached him, he got out of his vehicle and shot and killed himself.

A Portland police sergeant and an officer early Wednesday fatally shot a 21-year-old man who had called 911 saying he had committed a robbery at knifepoint and threatened to jump off the top of a downtown parking garage.

Schoen was pulled over because he was suspected of driving under the influence. Officers told Schoen to get down on the ground and Schoen fired a gun into the air instead. Officers shot and killed Schoen.

Kissane carjacked a burgundy minivan in the predawn hours and crashed it near Cypress Hills Cemetery. An off-duty NYPD officer saw him exit the vehicle carrying a .22 and wearing a mask. The officer followed, Kissane turned and shot at him, the officer returned fire and killed him.

47-year-old Eric Strosser's father and sister called 911 and said he was out of control. When police arrived Strosser rushed at detectives with a machete and was fatally shot.

Prostrollo was shot to death by officers after holding pool cues in a threatening manner and approaching officers. Police had responded to a 911 call from a woman who said a man with a knife was fighting with her boyfriend.

Johnson as a rear-seat passenger refused to put his hands above his head in a traffic stop, and a local officer fatally shot him twice in the chest. The officer anticipated that Johnson might have been reaching for a weapon, and indeed a loaded and stolen handgun was found within reach.

Based on reports of shots fired, and an unknown man who flagged down police at 3 a.m., officers went looking for a burgundy colored Plymouth minivan with Virginia tags. They found it and started a high-speed pursuit. The Plymouth crashed into a tree and ejected all three occupants. Two of them, Thaddeus Alphonso Howard and William Kurland Joseph Adams IV, were killed.

According to reports, Mercer County Deputy M.S. Horn responded to a 911 call from Jackie Spaulding's uncle saying his nephew had a rifle at Woodlawn Cemetery. State trooper JR Coburn was heading home from his post in McDowell County, and apparently arrived to assist Horn. Police said Spalding fled from the officers, then was found a short time later in a vehicle on a service road behind the cemetery mausoleum. The officers approached, and Spaulding allegedly "moved in such a way as to turn toward the officers, slid his left hand near the trigger and bring the barrel down. Coburn fired his weapon, and Horn prepared to fire his." Coburn also shot and killed Stephen Knight in July 2012.

A man threatened suicide at a park. Officers tried to reason with him. He killed himself as a SWAT team arrived.