Juan De La Cruz Reyes, a 30-year-old Latino male, and Rosa Viera, a 43-year-old Latino female, died after being shot in Westmont.

Responding to a report of a burglary in progress, a Polk County Deputy attempted to apprehend a suspect who had barricaded himself inside the bedroom of a mobile home. According to the police report, Oribris charged the deputy, armed with a .32 revolver. The two "scuffled" on the floor, and the deputy knocked the gun away. The deputy, trying to handcuff Oribris from behind, was able to get one hand handcuffed when the suspect broke free and grabbed the gun. Oribris reportedly then pointed the gun, which was cocked, at the deputy. In response, the deputy fired one shot at Oribris, who continued to point the gun at the deputy. A second shot was fired and the suspect collapsed. The autopsy showed one shot in the neck area and once in the back area. It was later determined that the gun was not loaded.

Officers Glen Bowles, Glenn Burgess and Dave Vandenheede responded at 5:29 p.m. to the Cordova Courts Co-Op after Curry's cousin asked for help removing an "unwanted guest." Curry emerged from the basement and retreated several times until Bowles pepper sprayed him and called for backup. Officers Curt Randall, Norman Graleski and Richard "Dick" Vauris arrived, and Curry stood with his hand in his pocket as the officers sat at the kitchen table talking to him. Officer Mark Krutell arrived with his K-9. For unclear reasons, Vauris rushed Curry, grabbed him in a bear hug and backed him against the wall. Curry allegedly took Vauris' gun from its holster and fell onto his stomach with the gun under him, as Bowles grabbed Curry's wrist. Police said the gun discharged, striking Vauris, then fired again, striking Curry. The officers then shot Curry 13 times in the back, killing him. Sgt. Thomas Terzo arrived, and he and Krutell dragged Vauris to a police car and took him to a hospital, where he died. Curry's body remained on the floor for hours as an upset crowd gathered outside. About a month later, the Macomb County prosecutor said the shooting was justified. Curry's family contested the police version, asking whether Vauris was actually killed by a fellow officer. There was no gunpowder residue on Curry's hands and his fingerprints weren't on the gun. Investigators also never determined which gun the bullet that killed Vauris came from. Oakland County medical examiner Dr. Ljubisa Dragovic, who was hired by Curry's family, described one of the bullet wounds as an "execution-style" wound because the gun was directly against Curry's body when fired.

Oregon County chief deputy Nathan Murphy died after a head-on collision with Robert N. Raines, who was fleeing from a Missouri State Trooper. The chase began at around 8:30 a.m., when a trooper tried to stop Raines for a traffic violation on US 60. The pursuit continued into Oregon County at speeds of more than 100 mph before Raines' vehicle struck Murphy's squad car on a county road north of Alton. Murphy was reportedly on his way to cut Murphy off at an intersection. Both vehicles burst into flames following the collision. Murphy was pronounced dead at a hospital. Raines, 23, sustained serious injuries. In 2002, Raines pleaded guilty to a charge of manslaughter and was sentenced to seven years in state prison and ordered to pay a $5,000 fine.

Bernice Martinez, Ashley Martinez, Christina Martinez and Desiree Guzman were killed when their car was struck by a driver fleeing Stockton Unified School District police officer Tim Kegarice.

Bernice Martinez, Ashley Martinez, Christina Martinez and Desiree Guzman were killed when their car was struck by a driver fleeing Stockton Unified School District police officer Tim Kegarice.

Kathy Hollands, Brandy Hollands and Jennifer Parsons were killed by an unrelated vehicle carrying three people being pursued for allegedly attempted to steal CDs and DVDs from Walmart. The pursued vehicle ran a red light at high speeds and crashed into the side of Kathy Hollands' Chevrolet Cavalier.

Kathy Hollands, Brandy Hollands and Jennifer Parsons were killed by an unrelated vehicle carrying three people being pursued for allegedly attempted to steal CDs and DVDs from Walmart. The pursued vehicle ran a red light at high speeds and crashed into the side of Kathy Hollands' Chevrolet Cavalier.

Officer Charles Reedy Jr. was approached by a woman who said Quinton Bell had pointed a gun at her and her companion. Reedy shot and killed Bell, but it was not reported what precipitated the killing.

Zuniga fled from a drug deal with undercover DEA agents in a Dodge minivan. After several blocks he stopped, emerged from the car, and began firing a .45 at his pursuers. He wounded one in the shoulder before being fatally shot.

Hale allegedly tried to back over Officer Stephen Clark at a construction site. Hale was a burglary suspect.

A motorist died Sunday after he lost control in the rain and plowed into a California Highway Patrol car carrying two officers. Both cars burst into flames but the officers escaped with minor injuries.

Acting on a warrant for his arrest on federal drug charges and information that he would be going to this address to collect money, three LPD officers and one FBI officer waited to arrest him. Sealey reportedly approach the home with a firearm in his hand, demanding entry. When officers inside the home identified themselves, Sealey fled toward a wooded area and scaled a chain-link fence. Officers say that from the other side of the fence, Sealey raised and pointed the firearm at them. He was shot at least 4 times and his 9MM semi-auto Taurus was not fired, despite early reports.

Andrena Kitt was killed by Pensacola undercover agents. She was 21 years old and unarmed.

Billy Ray Finks, a Western High School student, and a friend were driving a stolen car when a North Las Vegas police officer noticed the vehicle and followed it to a dead-end dirt road. The officer, who had called for other officers to help him, got out of the patrol car and pointed a gun at the two occupants. Finks and his friend got out of the car, even though the officer told them to stay inside. Finks also refused orders to drop a silver-colored gun, prompting the officer to fire twice. An investigation found the gun was a toy that they found in the glove box of the stolen car, and that Finks and his friend had used it to try to rob a pedestrian.

George Adair reportedly shot and killed himself after he'd been barricaded in his ex-girlfriend's house in East Hemet for seven hours.

George Patrick James, known by many as "Crazy George," was shot and killed after he allegedly came at officers with a knife.

Mark Wenner was angry over a judge's order keeping him away from his family. Police were called because he was drunk and despondent. He shot and killed himself during a standoff.

Glenn Fullard died during a struggle with police trying to arrest him after he refused to stop kicking a sally port door at the Tenderloin Police Station.

Ryan J. Kraemer shot himself once in the head with a stolen handgun as police officers approached his car after it became stuck in snow. Kraemer killed himself after stealing two cars and leading police on a chase into the city of Reedsburg.

Police said said Eric Sketers brandished a knife and attacked a man at a substance-abuse recovery center before he was shot and killed by a city police officer. Officer John Opitz was ruled justified by the state attorney's office.

Deputy Chad Hunt stopped a car with an expired license plate near Odessa at around 5 p.m. The driver, Clair Juhl, reportedly got out and shot Hunt. Hunt returned fire, striking Juhl. A bullet proof vest saved Hunt's life. Juhl died at a hospital. An acquaintance said that Juhl had been "more emotional than usual" and "acting out of the ordinary" in the hours leading up to the shooting.

After a lengthy car chase, the subject crashed his car and then pointed a weapon at police, who fired and killed him.

James Thomas Dailey fatally shot himself after a seven-hour standoff with police at a motel was identified yesterday as James Thomas Dailey. Police said they had received information that Dailey was depressed and possibly suicidal.

Just before midnight, officer Thomas LaVanway was responding to a report of a man down in the street when he hit Larry G. Chatman with his patrol car and dragged him for several yards. Prosecutor James Cherry said an autopsy showed Chatman had a high level of alcohol in his system. An investigation concluded LaVanway, 25, did not immediately inform police that he'd hit Chatman, leading officers to believe they were looking for a hit-and-run driver. LaVanway was ordered to pay a fine and costs of $209 after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor charge for not reporting the accident for more than 30 minutes.

Deputies tried to serve a warrant on Gary Pickett, who was wanted for third-degree sexual abuse. Pickett allegedly fled, leading officers on a high-speed chase that ended near Preston. According to police, Pickett pulled out a shotgun, and when deputies tried to negotiate with him, he took his own life.

Michael Hilderbrand killed his estranged wife and two children. He then headed to Virginia where he planned to harm his ex-wife and cause a gas explosion in downtown Greer. He was spotted near his ex-wife's home, and after a chase and a crash, shot and killed himself.

One of four 16- to 18-year-old suspects in a string of armed robberies, Underwood died in a shootout with an off-duty county deputy at a McDonald's restaurant after a robbery gone wrong. His three young accomplices were charged with his murder.

A retired Navy man, Michael Angelo Hill, shot and killed his former girlfriend and her mother outside a courthouse following a child visitation hearing, then killed himself in a hotel room of the Pear Tree Inn after a three-hour standoff with police.

During a chase, a Rockford patrol car, driven by Sgt. James R. Johnson, swerved into a motorcycle, driven by Phillip M. Layton, which sent it into a guardrail and killed Layton.

Officers shot Robert J. Hejsak during a three-hour standoff when Hejak allegedly shot at them. The standoff began at about 6 p.m., after Hejsak reportedly appeared at the home of a longtime friend with a shotgun, five handguns and numerous rounds of ammunition, and said he wanted to settle a long-standing disagreement. Sheriff Keith Nygren said Hejsak exchanged gunfire with police early in the standoff, then fired several times throughout the standoff. Police used a megaphone to try and talk Hejsak out from behind a dirt embankment near a barn on the property. Just after 9 p.m., Hejsak raised his hands and stepped into police floodlights. Police told him to drop a handgun he had in his waistband, but Hejsak allegedly fired toward 20 tactical team officers crouched behind cars about 55 yards away. The officers returned fire and Hejsak fell, but then got on one knee and fired more shots. The officers shot back, striking Hejsak again. Hejsak died the next morning at a hospital.

Brandon Stuart was killed by officers Jimmy Bondoc and Paul Augusto during a shootout outside a Fairfield bowling alley.

Gary Lynn Holdaway died instantly when shot in the head as he and an officer struggled over a gun.

Theodore Resnick was killed when his car was hit by a vehicle fleeing the the CHP.

Paul Jacobson was found dead in the charred remains of his home after holding off police for 12 hours, firing shots, and withstanding dozens of tear gas canisters until police fired a flash-bang grenade into the house and it went up in flames.

Officer Rodney Price shot and killed Tristin Little because Little was dating Price's estranged wife. Price got 50 years, and Baltimore jury awarded $105 million in damages to the family.

Jose Velasquez was shot by police responding to a disturbance call when he opened fire on a veteran officer and wounded him.

Stopped for speeding, this unidentified man was shot and killed when he fired on the officer.

Jeffrey R. Keith, who suffered from paranoid schizophrenia, shot and killed officer Terry Foster during an hour-long standoff, then was killed in an explosion. Keith's elderly parents had called police saying he was violent and needed to go to a hospital for evaluation. Foster knew Keith from earlier calls and talked to him through a locked door, police said. When officers forced the door open, Foster was shot four times. As other officers pulled Foster downstairs, the house erupted into flames after about 15 oxygen tanks Keith's ailing father kept in a closet exploded. Officials weren't sure what had triggered the explosion. Uncertain as to whether all the tanks had exploded, firefighters did not enter the house. Hours later, police found Keith's body in the garage.

Sgt. James Lanigan and officer Damian Jackson shot Sergio Gerardo Rodriguez-Almanza when he shot at police and shot a police dog.

Deputy Adam Brannin shot Michael L. Darnaby after he allegedly threatened Brannin with a sawed-off shotgun during a routine traffic stop. According to police, Brannin had stopped Darnaby's car for a traffic violation and discovered he was wanted for a parole violation. As Brannin tried to arrest Darnaby, a fight allegedly occurred and Darnaby pulled a gun. Brannin fired two shots, and Darnaby died at a hospital.

Officer Daniel Bukowski was driving to work when he ran a red light and collided with another car. Jaclyn Terranova, 12, was killed in the crash. Two other girls suffered severe injuries. Butowski, who'd been dismissed from his job at one point for poor driving, pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted felonious driving and one count of attempted negligent homicide. He was sentenced to two years probation and 150 hours of community service.

Officers were called to the same building where they said Najee Brown had gunned down his friend, Ryan Travis, 19, two days prior. As they converged on Brown, he walked down Central Avenue—past a row of two-story houses—firing a semiautomatic assault weapon at them. Police demanded that he drop the high-powered weapon, but he refused, and was shot and killed.

According to police, Shayne Eric Cripps forced his way into a convenience store in Montmorency County, ordered a clerk to give him a pack of cigarettes, and left. Sgt Curtis Champers and deputy Steven Anderson saw Cripps' vehicle on a Vassar city street at about 10:30 p.m. and stopped him. Chambers was struck in the head, and Cripps was killed during an exchange of gunfire.

Police responded to a crash on the city's east side at 9:45 p.m. The driver of one of the vehicles had fled. Two officers went to that driver's house and reportedly heard gunshots from inside. Police fired tear gas into the house at 6 a.m. after negotiators' attempts to contact the man failed. Officers entered the home more than three hours later, and found the man dead of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Jefferson County paid $1.6 million to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit involving the death of a 23-year-old man while in custody but not yet booked at the county jail. The lawsuit alleged excessive force and failure to secure medical care for Kevin W. Bledsoe, who died shortly after being taken to the jail after deputies responded to a call of a public disturbance in Port Hadlock.

Lucia Cristaudo was taken hostage during a robbery and died when the getaway vehicle crashed during a subsequent police chase. Robert S. Custon, one of the robbery suspects, also died. Christopher M. Andrews and Custon had reportedly held up Midwest Cash, demanding money, jewelry and guns from Cristaudo, the store manager. Police cornered the men in the store, and Custon took Cristaudo hostage, using her as a human shield on his way to the parking lot. Andrews led police on a high-speed chase until the vehicle crashed into a tree.

During a March 25, 2001 INS raid on a house in Bryan, TX, Serafin Olvera was beaten, pepper-sprayed, and denied medical attention, which resulted in his being paralyzed from the neck down. Eleven months after the beating, he suffered heart and respiratory problems related to his paralysis and was left brain dead. He died after being taken off life support. The three officers were convicted in June 2002 of denying Olvera medical care.

Officer Troy Hughes was attempting to stop a suspected drunken driver on Harmon Road. The driver, later identified as Cooper, didn't respond to lights and sirens and led Hughes and Officer Dave Ratliff onto Frank Road, police said. The officers eventually lost sight of the car as it accelerated to a high rate of speed, but they continued their pursuit at 35 to 40 mph. As the officers came around a sharp curve, they came upon the tangled wreckage of Cooper's car and a another vehicle driven by 22-year-old Mary Gibson of Columbus. Cooper's car had crossed into the path of Gibson's car, police said.

Officers Charles Marciniak and Tristan Schmottlach, and Sgt Mark Hanten shot Deon Jerome Bowen during a shootout outside The Blue Tattoo.

David Roy McInnish died after Oxford Police officers shot him during a standoff.

District Attorney Kay Christiansen ruled Deputy Randy Ivey was justified in shooting and killing Robert Allen Townsend, who lunged at the deputy with a knife and a screwdriver, police said.

Julian Bulat and Godyin Tran were suspects in a robbery who fled police and crashed, killing them both.

According to the Star Tribune, police say Golden tried to force his way into his estranged wife's nearby apartment and then was stopped by police in his car. He pointed a gun at his head, then started walking away from officers and aimed the gun at them before they shot him.

Officers were met at the door by a knife-wielding Evans when they responded to a domestic disturbance call. After barricading himself inside, the officers tried unsuccessfully to talk him out. Fearing he might harm himself, they forced their way inside. Evans charged with the knife, despite the use of stun bag rounds and tasers. He was shot and killed.

Officers heard shots being fired. A jeep sped by which they pursued. Demitreus Sesler got out of the vehicle in an alleyway and aimed a shotgun at officers who fired on him.

Two undercover officers responded to reports of shots fired. They found Montoya, who led them on a foot chase into somebody's backyard. Montoya leveled his weapon at both officers, and they both returned fire, killing him.

Deputies responded to a call from Esparza's mother stating that he was mentally ill, off his medication and had become abusive. She had contacted law enforcement three times before in the last two years to get him to the hospital. They tried,unsuccessfully, to subdue Esparza, who was armed with a pan in one hand and "something shiny" in the other, with beanbag rounds and rubber bullets. When he continued to threaten them, he was shot and killed.

Two officers apparently observed Esau Cade coming out of an apartment complex parking lot at a high rate of speed and began following him. Near the intersection of Ninth Avenue and Jersey Street, the two officers turned on their lights to pull over Cade. Cade refused to stop and continued north on Jersey for several blocks, rolling through a stop sign at 13th Avenue. At that point, they turned off their lights but kept following Cade. A short time later, Cade ran a red light at an intersection, striking the left rear of Debbie Boose's vehicle. Her car spun about halfway around and slammed into a light pole on the corner. Cade's car hit a curb, flipped onto its roof and ejected him. Carney said Cade was traveling at least 60 mph when his car hit Boose's vehicle.

McDonald police chased following a bank robbery was fatally wounded as he allegedly charged at officers with a knife after initially refusing to leave his car during a two-hour negotiation, police said.

Jeffrey Gardner was killed after firing on an officer who was attempting to arrest him for writing a bad check, police said.

Officers arrived over a call of a man with a gun to find the man dragging his 31-year-old ex-girlfriend into the garage by her hair. After a standoff, officers heard a gunshot and a girl scream. SWAT officers entered the home and were met by gunfire by the man, later identified as Emit Rice. Officer An officer was shot in the thigh before he and another officer returned fire. Officers left the home and the standoff resumed until Rice released the woman and shot and killed himself.

The Tobacco Outlet on North Main Street was robbed by a woman with a gun. She took a pack of cigarettes. A police officer happened to witness the robbery. An off-duty Gaffney officer in the store who called Cowpens police as she left. An off-duty Cowpens police officer was close by, and the two officers spotted the woman near Cemetery and Rutledge streets. The officers said she sat down and shot and killed herself with the pistol.

Officers shot and killed Crutcher after he allegedly rammed police cars and reached for a gun following a chase.

Theodore D. Prestia fatally shot himself while an officer was ticketing him for vehicle inspection-registration violations.

Three burglary suspects in a car being tracked by two police vehicles and a helicopter fled at speeds up to 95 MPH through neighborhood streets until it plowed into a bus stop, killing the car's driver Juan P. Alvarez and two of those waiting for a bus, Bertha Acuna and her boyfriend Richard Rojas. The police chief told reporters, "It was not what we consider to be a police chase."

Three burglary suspects in a car being tracked by two police vehicles and a helicopter fled at speeds up to 95 MPH through neighborhood streets until it plowed into a bus stop, killing the car's driver Juan P. Alvarez and two of those waiting for a bus, Bertha Acuna and her boyfriend Richard Rojas. The police chief told reporters, "It was not what we consider to be a police chase."

Thomas Anthony Savas and Sophie Xanthos Savas were killed in a collision with officer Charles Croix's patrol car.

Officer Anthony Vincent Aguilera shot and killed Batterson, although what exactly precipitated the killing are opaque.

Motorcycle officer Buddy Jah shot and killed Jose Pascua Ortiz after he tried to back over him during a high-speed chase.

An unidentified man being pursued by police was killed when he ran in front of a semi-truck on Interstate 40 near Moriarty, police said. A police officer attempted to stop the man's vehicle one mile west of Moriarty because he matched the description of an individual being sought by the Torrance County Sheriff's Department in connection with a burglary.

15 deputies shot and killed James Titus Walker following a bank robbery, chase and short standoff that ended in a structure fire and more than 100 rounds fired.

The bank robbery suspect was beaten to death after a high speed pursuit.

Police were called to Delmar Circle on a report of someone breaking into a car. When the officers approached, Macias ran and jumped into a stolen Plymouth Sundance, police said. Officer Michael McClelland grabbed the driver's-side door, and Macias drove away, dragging the officer about 200 feet. McClelland shot and killed Macias, then fell to the ground.

After hijacking a taxi, shooting at police, Malcolm Farmer shot and killed himself.

A brief police pursuit of a stolen pickup truck through the north San Fernando Valley ended when the truck crashed into another vehicle, killing one man and injuring at least three other people.

Officers responded to a disturbance in a trailer, where Revill, drunk, yelled and broke windows and brandished an 18 to 20-inch sword. The officers told Revill to drop the weapon and tried to reason with him. Revill claimed to be a martial arts expert, exited the trailer and approached the officers. An officer shot him in the arm. He dropped the sword, but continued to struggle as the officers tried to subdue him and called paramedics. Revill died at a hospital.

Hector Gutierrez was killed in a head-on collision with an stolen PT Cruiser fleeing police.

Paula Linithicumn was shot and killed by Kern County sheriff's deputies after fleeing in a car she stole from a retired CHP officer, who she reportedly stabbed with a butcher knife and meat cleaver more than 50 times in his home.

Police followed Fleming, a suspected bank robber for several blocks when he pulled over in front of his apartment building. They said he jumped out of the car, pulled his gun and began to run. They shot and killed him.

Donald Orville Smith Jr., a 34-year-old white male, died after being shot in Bellflower.

Teresia Freeman, 47, was shot and killed during a robbery at the Doublebee's convenience store in Kensett. Less than an hour later, Brian Ramme was shot and killed near Beebe by Arkansas State Police Trooper Daniel Sanderson. Police said that Ramme of Beebe and the unidentified 13-year-old boy were suspects in Freeman's death and that Ramme pointed a gun at the trooper.

Deputy David Johnson tried to serve a warrant on McCuller, who was seated in a vehicle. The deputy reached into the cab to shut the vehicle down. McCuller drove away, dragging the deputy with him. The deputy shot at McCuller once when he feared he would be dragged under the car. McCuller died at Baylor University Medical Center. According to the Dallas Morning News, the shooting was the department's first fatality since 1994.

Michael E. Duncan II was suspected in a murder, but as Portage police tried to handcuff him, he bolted from them, reached for his waistband and began firing at the officers and a police dog, police said. None of the shots connected, but both officers returned fire, police said, killing him.

Police shot and killed Parks when he allegedly tried to run officers over with a stolen truck.

Police shot and killed Sergio Perez and Claro Hernandez at a busy shopping center after tailing them for hours before the men robbed an El Pollo Loco and drove a car at officers.

John C. Hyde died when his pickup didn't make a curve and ran off the road while being pursued by police.

Michael Bireschi was killed when Christopher Peter Kazas' pickup ran a red light and struck his van at 73 mph while Kazas was fleeing the CHP, who suspected him of DUI.

An unidentified man involved in a seven-hour standoff with police was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said.

Koehler had eluded law enforcement after a high-speed chase and was armed with a 9 mm pistol. Police spotted Koehler's car, and he pulled his car onto the shoulder. Koehler got out and pointed the handgun at his head. Two police negotiators tried to convince Koehler to put down the gun. The officers fired three shots from a bean-bag gun at Koehler. Two bullets struck him, but had no effect. Koehler shot one round from the pistol into his head.

Depaz, a passenger in a car in a brief high-speed chase with police, was shot once in the neck. He died four days later. His family successfully filed a wrongful-death suit against the city for $200K.

John Vincent Osolnick robbed a Subway restaurant of $100, led police on a high-speed chase, fired shots at officers, and killed himself.

Singleton and a friend were smoking marijuana and driving a stolen call when caught by police. Bailing out of their stolen Jeep, the unarmed Singleton was chased by three officers up to a building rooftop. Each of the officers mistook the muzzle flashes of the other for Singleton shooting. After 19 shots he was fatally struck in the dead. An Internal Affairs investigation stretched on for more than a year; the city settled a wrongful-death suit with the family for $500K.

At around 11:15 p.m., driver Toribio Murillo Jr. and passenger Andrew Gitzen died after their car left a rural Lincoln County road while fleeing deputies, slammed into a hickory tree and caught fire.

Just before 3 a.m., rookie deputy Joseph Gabriel confronted Jacob P. Gingrich as he sat inside his minivan parked near Duck Lake Channel. Gingrich was suspected in several sexual assaults on college campuses at Ferris, Calvin and MSU. Gingrich reportedly put a handgun to his head and killed himself when the deputy tried to arrest him.

Officer Gregory Burke and Sgt. Jack Bogema, along with two child protective services workers went to Xianqing Cao's home to investigate allegations that Cao had sexually assaulted his two stepdaughters. The officers shot and killed Cao when he allegedly shot and wounded Burke in the leg. Cao had reportedly been arrested in December during a disturbance outside the White House, after Secret Service agents found three .22-caliber handguns in the trunk of his car. Portage police said they knew nothing of the arrest before arriving at Cao's house.

The families of Justin Craig Harrison, 21, and James Robert Wise III, 20, filed a wrongful death complaint that accused West Pelzer police Lt. Mark Patterson of endangering the men by pursuing them down a dark, curvy road and failing to assist them after their car crashed. Nineteen-year-old Jeremy Parham, who was driving the two men in his girlfriend's Jeep Cherokee while legally drunk, was also killed in the wreck.

The families of Justin Craig Harrison, 21, and James Robert Wise III, 20, filed a wrongful death complaint that accused West Pelzer police Lt. Mark Patterson of endangering the men by pursuing them down a dark, curvy road and failing to assist them after their car crashed. Nineteen-year-old Jeremy Parham, who was driving the two men in his girlfriend's Jeep Cherokee while legally drunk, was also killed in the wreck.

John Patrick Leaf got drunk and gave his keys to a friend. He broke into his own apartment, explained to neighbors what was going on. Deputy Andrew Jacobs entered the apartment, awakened Leaf, and shot and killed him when he grabbed a knife.

During questioning about an assault that happened earlier that day, Hernandez got ahold of one of the officer's weapons, shot a round into the floor harmlessly, then pointed the gun at the officer. The other officer shot him once, fatally, in the head.

Police shot Napa County correctional officer Richard Klensch in front of his home when he leveled a rifle at officers during a three-hour SWAT standoff.

Jose A. Galan, 24, of Nampa died shortly after falling from the overpass while trying to elude officers on foot after a short car chase that ended in an accident with another car, according to police.

Two officers shot and killed Darryl Morris after he allegedly lunged at them with a pair of scissors. At around 11:40 p.m., officers tried to stop Morris' car at 51st Street and Agnes Avenue for erratic driving, but he continued north on US 71. At Front Street and Jackson Avenue, Morris reportedly stopped, got out of his car and charged at one of the officers with scissors. The officers shot Morris when he allegedly ignored repeated warnings to put the scissors down.

Police said Craver ignored several warnings to drop his handgun, then raised it toward the officer, before he was shot and killed.

Off-duty officer Edward Brown shot and killed Tabb Henderson, who allegedly broke into Brown's home and pointed a gun at him. Henderson had been staying with a friend in a home on the same block as Brown's house. According to Brown, he returned to his house at about 11:30 a.m. to find his kitchen window open and bedroom ransacked. Brown said he opened the door to the basement and encountered Henderson on the landing. Brown said claimed that Henderson pointed a handgun at him, so he fired one shot, striking Henderson.

Deputies shot Joseph Pasko who was wielding a paintball gun and shouting, "I'm going to kill you."

Paul Draper reportedly hit trooper Corey Keeney with a stolen car at a roadblock. According to police, Draper died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after the chase ended at Matsell State Park in Linn County. Keeney had a fractured skull, a broken shoulder and a fractured backbone.

Arthur Daum died after his arrest for running through traffic and trying to enter cars in North Park.

An unidentified 17-year-old boy admitted he drove 100 mph to elude police, who began pursuing him in Dover after he and his friends were spotted trying to break into a car. He lost control of the 1994 Mitsubishi 3000 GT while trying to round a traffic circle, and the car struck a utility pole and flipped. His friend, 21-year-old Antwan Corbett of Newark, was killed.

A car being chased by state troopers crossed a highway center line and rammed a parked police car, killing both Officer Brian Joe Ramey, 37, and Clinton Neal Hall, 21.

Clarence S. Lynch was shot in the head as he and two passengers fled police before Lynch crashed the car into an apartment building on Plymouth Avenue North. Police were uncertain as to how the bullet got to be in his head.

Dana Micah Lindeman, a 29-year-old white male, died after being shot in Hawthorne.

Michael Sanders, 26, and Kelly Sanders, 21, of Arkansas, were wanted for robbery and assault. They were killed after raising a pistol toward deputies who found them hiding in a wooded area 17 miles west of Welch, police said.

A patrol officer attempted a traffic stop when she recognized Padernal from a wanted poster as being sought for shooting at a CHP officer in a May 7 incident. After a short pursuit, he exited the vehicle and fled on foot. He was surrounded by police after he jumped into a trash bin, After an hour, he popped up and shot, wounding one officer and was killed by return fire.

Wright was killed as she struggled with her husband, Officer Richard Wright, for his gun. Richard Wright pled guilty to a misdemeanor offense and resigned from the department for his involvement.

Deputy Frederick Zanker shot Archie Burl Doty Jr. in a shopping center parking lot less than two hours after Doty— armed with a fake pistol—carjacked a woman at an elementary school, robbed two banks, and led police on a high-speed chase.

Shelden Ward Lomax , 27, was killed when two Perry police officers and three Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway special agents tried to arrest him on warrants alleging failure to appear in court and concealing stolen property. Police said one or more of the railroad agents fired a shot after Lomax pointed a gun at law officers outside a Sun Mart.

El Salvadoran immigrant Flamenco was fatally shot by a Metro officer after being warned against drinking and driving. This developed into a physical fight. The officer was assaulted with "a metal object" and a chair, and fired in self-defense.

Richard Adam Spearing attacked and beat Officer Kimberlee Hope McCord when she tried to arrest him for assaulting his girlfriend. When pepper spray had no effect on Spearing, the officer shot him as he came at her again, police said.

Sgt. Wilbur Berry, 53, was fatally shot and fellow Deputy William Black was wounded in the shoulder while trying to arrest a suspected auto thief, police said. A third deputy shot and killed Lanier.

In the early-morning incident Connelly exchanged gunfire with police while holed up in a pharmacy he'd attempted to rob, while a blaze ignited by SWAT-fired tear-gas canisters consumed the building. He'd had a record of felonies. Connelly was killed in the exchange along with a police dog.

With her considerable history of mental issues and encounters with law enforcement, a Wal-Mart clerk declined to sell Gassaway ammunition. Observed in the store afterward, she stole a wallet and sunglasses, was taken into the backroom for shoplifting, and there pulled a revolver and wounded two security guards. She was shot to death by local officers on scene.

Phillip Harrell died from injuries he sustained during a two-vehicle accident that occurred while he was fleeing from St. Helena Parish Sheriff's deputies.

Milo Flores was killed when his car was hit head-on by one driven by William Tanielian, a robbery suspect fleeing police whose alleged accomplice, Anthony Almendarez was shot and killed by LAPD officers later that day.

A Paterson police officer, reported missing from his shift, was found shot to death at his rental property, apparently by a tenant who also killed himself, police said. It was unclear what preceded the shooting deaths of police Sgt. Enrico "Rick" Venditte, 47, of Kinnelon, and his tenant, Eugene Goldsmith, 56, but it was reported that Venditte wanted to evict Goldsmith.

Troopers went to a home regarding a neighborhood disturbance involving fireworks. Trooper Bruce Johnson shot and killed Bryan Shaw, and Fort Wayne officer Brian Martin was wounded.

John Albert Gillis reportedly fled police after getting caught breaking into an East China Township home shortly before 2 p.m.. Trooper Steven Kramer and a Marysville officer pursued Gillis' Dodge Shadow as he drove the wrong way on I-94 and then I-69. The chase ended east of Wadhams Road in Kimball Township when Gillis crashed his vehicle head-on into a car carrying Nicholas Ackerman and Gayle Ackerman, killing them both. Gillis was convicted of murder in the couple's death and sentenced to life in prison without parole in 2002.

An Imlay City officer tried to stop Stephen R. Fiegel for speeding and driving erratically, Police said. Fiegel instead led police on a high-speed chase for 18 miles through Lapeer County. LCSD deputies, state troopers and Lapeer city police assisted in boxing in Fiegels truck and stopping it on Oregon Street in Lapeer at about 3:30 a.m. Fiegel was reportedly found inside the pickup with fatal stab wounds. According to police, a small knife was found next to him.

Reportedly Woelfle rushed out of his house on a Friday night and attacked state troopers with a 32-inch black metal rod. An eyewitness called that version "ridiculous" and said that Woelfle was only running out of the house during a heated argument, and that he hadn't even seen the police.

Police Officer Sgt. William Miley rear ended a car with five men, two of whom died

Delia Grimmett died and Margaret Petraski was left a quadriplegic when a car driven by officer Debra Thedos hit their car. Grimmett's family's lawyer said Thedos ran a red light at over 70 mph, and had only turned on her lights and siren moments before the 2:25 a.m. crash. The department said Thedos was responding to a call, and claimed Petraski had been drinking that evening. Thedos was reportedly suspended for 10 days and still worked for the sheriff in May 2006. In 2006, the County settled for $5.75 million with Grimmett's family. A jury awarded over $26 million to Petraski.

A BART policeman, on a routine beat, came across Seward sleeping naked by a BART station. Seward was initially unresponsive, and was then extremely agitated. The officer claimed Seward lunged for his baton, and in response the officer shot him.

Officers responded at about 8 p.m. to the Flying J Travel Plaza because a man in the parking lot was "exhibiting erratic behavior and causing a disturbance." Officers found truck driver Daniel Hamilton behaving "in an extremely bizarre manner," according to sheriff Tom Templeton. Hamilton was taken to a hospital where coroner Jody Bernard pronounced him dead at 8:44 p.m. Bernard said an autopsy was performed, and that "preliminary results indicate the death was drug-related."

In December 2000 Speranzella shot and killed his girlfriend of 13 years in a domestic argument. Months later, deputies dispatched to go retrieve him when he missed a hearing on second-degree murder charges found him in his apartment, with a steak knife sticking out of his chest. He was fatally shot when he pointed a gun at them.

Officer John Lay shot and killed a homeless man who attacked him with a knife.

At about 2:50 a.m., Timothy Posey was killed in a police chase when the car he was a passenger in crashed on US 90. Officers pursuing the car believed those inside had stolen beer from an Amoco convenience store on Mississippi 609.

Larry Eugene Boyd was killed when his car drove off I-15 on the Cajon Pass during a police pursuit from Barstow that reached speeds of more than 130 mph.

Myra Ann Rivera was killed when her car collided with one driven by Daniel Umpriani, who was fleeing police.

Police had a warrant for murder on Canterbury. When the tried to arrest him, he took a woman hostage. Officer shot him once in the head.

Police were called to check on a suicidal man. When they arrived, he said if they didn't shoot him, he'd shoot them. He was shot and killed.

Jacob Ryan Allen, 20, was shot and killed by Tucson police in front of a home in the 4200 block of East Flower Street. Police suspected him of stealing two cars earlier that night and of attempting three carjackings. When confronted by police, he fired one shot at a police officer, who returned fire, killing him.

Police received calls from Mr. Kennan's physicians reporting that he was potentially suicidal. On arrival to his residence they found he'd barricaded himself inside a vehicle, and was flourishing two knives. Uncooperative, and then gesturing in a way that the police found threatening, he was fatally shot three times.

Thomas England, 23, was arrested after a police pursuit that ended when England rolled his pickup truck, killing passenger Oscar Flynn. Assistant District Attorney Faye Teague said that England would be charged with first-degree manslaughter, eluding an officer and causing a personal injury accident while operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated.

Police were called to a domestic disturbance. After a standoff, and the use of less-lethal methods to subdue Sexton, he was shot and killed as he threatened police with a knife. Sexton was shot twice at the end of a standoff with police in a cemetery near the Jackhorn Old Regular Baptist Church, about one mile north of Fleming-Neon on Ky. 317

Deputy David Loe shot and killed Charles Kuyper after he allegedly brandished a rifle in the basement of his mother's home. Loe and deputy Richard Hayes were responding to a fight between Kuyper and his brother. According to Loe, he announced his presence and proceeded to the basement where he encountered Kuyper holding an SKS rifle on the landing. Loe told Kuyper to drop the gun, but he allegedly raised it to a firing position and Loe shot him. The DA later cleared Loe in the shooting.

Allen fled a police stop with LaShunda Freeman on the back of his motorcycle. He crashed, killing both.

Luke Thorpe was drunk and randomly firing a shotgun when he pointed the gun at responding police and was shot and killed.

Kalimah returned to her residence to investigate the sound of an alarm. Officer Joyce VanDertuin had already responded. Kalimah opened the backdoor of the residence. The door struck Officer VanDertuin's .40-caliber Glock pistol, which she shot once. The bullet struck Kalimah fatally in the chest. McKinney Police Department raised funds for Kalimah's children because they lost their mother. The most up-to-date reporting available showed that Officer McKinney continued to work at MPD, in spite of the objections of Kalimah's husband Jeemil.

Police were attempting to arrest three heroin suppliers. Two were arrested without incident, the third attempted to hit an officer with his car. He was shot and killed.

During training to prevent school shootings, newly promoted Corporal Cushman put on plastic body armor and a helmet to show other officers that fake "Simunition" bullets from specially-converted weapons would not harm them. Officer Blane Shaw shot Corporal Cushman in the head with what he thought was a converted pistol, but was in fact his service weapon.

According to police Capt. Walter Almond, the events leading to Carter's death began when Agee stopped a black 1997 Honda because of complaints that "loud music" coming from the vehicle was bothering some residents. A license check revealed the driver was wanted on a misdemeanor charge of property damage. When Agee returned to the vehicle, he asked the car's two passengers to step outside. When Carter emerged from the backseat, Almond said, four packets of marijuana fell from his clothing. Carter then bolted and led Agee on a circular foot chase. The ensuing pursuit ended with a tussle on Rosetta Street in which Agee tried to use pepper spray to subdue Carter. During the struggle, police say Carter got hold of Agee's revolver and shot him in the right arm, fracturing a bone. When Goldie and Goins arrived, they ordered Carter to drop the weapon. Instead, Almond says, Carter kept the gun trained on Agee. Goins and Goldie then fired numerous rounds, striking Carter from his leg to his left side. Police acknowledge Carter was shot at least 12 times

During a domestic violence investigation, deputies attempted to place Gary Michael Gamblin, 30, under arrest. Gamblin resisted arrest, and both he and an officer were shot in a confrontation that ensued. The deputy's injury was not life-threatening. Gamblin was shot and killed.

An off-duty Cook County sheriff's correctional officer shot and killed Samuel Jackson, and wounded another man during an alleged attempted armed robbery on the West Side. The officer said he was on his way to work at 4 a.m. when two men followed him into a store and announced a robbery. One of the men allegedly pointed a pistol at the officer, who identified himself as law enforcement before firing several shots at the men, police said. Jackson was pronounced dead at a hospital.

LAPD officers Sean Gregory, Leo Lussier and Erik Dagley shot and killed Beau Kirnol Blain in Oxnard when he tried to run them over after a 40-mile chase that began near Venice Beach.

An off-duty deputy sheriff, Russell Hicks, shot and killed Pablo Hercules outside the Tropico 2000 restaurant. Police reported that Hicks shot and killed Hercules after he was hit on the head by rocks thrown from relatively close range.

Whettam, upset about recent felony charges for drunk-driving, is acting erratically with a weapon outside his home. Family call police for assistance, police attempt to take Whettam into custody, but shoot him in a wild barrage after claiming Whettam shot at them.

By reports "drunk, agitated and pointing a loaded shotgun at cops", Wright was shot dead by police in the parking lot of a Home Depot at 1:40 a.m. after he threatened police and gestured as if committing suicide.

Sgt. Thomas Leland Terrell shot and killed Nmeregini Beck during a struggle when Beck reportedly shot Terrell.

Wheelchair-bound Dailey was fatally shot four times in the back. Dailey had a considerable police record; the gun officers believed he flourished was found, after much searching, 15 or 20 feet away and behind a chain-link fence. The incident sparked community outrage and extensive investigations.

A Connecticut state trooper intercepted Phelps with an armload of stolen cigarette cartons in the early morning hours. Phelps responded by assaulting the trooper with a pry bar in an attempt to get away, wounding him in the face and head. Bleeding profusely, the trooper shot Phelps twice, fatally wounding him.

Chen was rear ended in her stalled vehicle by an off duty K9 officer going 86 mph in a 65. CHP found him primarily at fault but manslaughter charges were later dropped and no settlement was made public. The officer was never tested for drugs, although she was.

Aurora police officer George Petrillo wrote out a suicide note, then killed his wife and two young children before turning the gun on himself.The woman's two teenage sons apparently slept through the gunfire before awakening around 9 a.m. to discover the bodies in the family's three-bedroom condominium

Aurora police officer George Petrillo wrote out a suicide note, then killed his wife and two young children before turning the gun on himself.The woman's two teenage sons apparently slept through the gunfire before awakening around 9 a.m. to discover the bodies in the family's three-bedroom condominium

Meyer was killed by Edmond Officers John Zeigler, Jason Stearns and Kyle Stoy after he killed one man and wounded another in an Edmond neighborhood.

Richard Waters reportedly committed suicide after a carjacking and police chase. According to police, Waters sought help from a friend after the carjacking. The friend instead called police, setting off the chase that ended when Waters shot himself. Waters died at a hospital.

Dorothy Zakrzewicz was killed when the car she was in was hit by a vehicle fleeing police. Julie B. Zaitz, 35, was charged with reckless homicide, felony fleeing and eluding police, aggravated driving under the influence of drugs, and aggravated battery of a police officer.

Off-duty LAPD officer Geno Patrick Colello pulled up in front of Kenneth Thomase Ewing's Simi Valley house in a white pickup truck and fired at least five shots at Ewing, who was outside washing his own truck, before shooting himself.

Bradley Wadds Morton was killed in a collision with a drunk driver fleeing police.

McLean, 33, of Battle Ground, Wash., died instantly when a Datsun 280Z driven by Wayne Cole at speeds reaching 120 mph smashed into a tree in Gresham on June 24.

Sgt. Lonnie Kiener shot James Morris after ordering him to stop stabbing his wife in front of their house. Morris had stabbed his son, Heath Morris, who died from multiple stab wounds, police said.

Officers Mike Huffman and Josh Niewoehner shot Marc Turpin, a mentally disturbed man who allegedly twice lifted a 2-feet-long pruning saw over his head to strike officer Thomas C. Koch Jr. in a confrontation at Turpin's parents' home. Huffman was flagged down at 3:14 a.m. by Turpin's father, who said he needed help because his son was acting violently. Huffman radioed for assistance, and Niewoehner and Koch responded. According to police, Turpin charged at Koch with the saw and struck him on the head twice before Koch could raise his arms to block the blows. The officers reportedly maced Turpin and hit him with batons before deciding they were out of other options. Turpin died at a hospital.

Hurst, a 32-year-old staff sergeant at Fort Stewart, killed his wife, then shot himself. Three months pregnant, she'd told him she wanted a divorce.

14-year-old Kyle Britt reportedly sneaked out just before midnight, took his mother's 1992 Pontiac Bonneville, ran a stop sign and was driving erratically before he led officers Steve Molden and John Westman on a nearly 10-mile pursuit. Britt lost control and was ejected from the Pontiac as it rolled into a ditch, where the car pinned him. A grand jury decided that police were not at fault in Britt's death.

Shot and killed after leading troopers on a car chase.

Deputy Sheriff Jeff Yarborough was responding to a report of two intoxicated people in a parking lot at the Mid-America Industrial Park. When Yarborough arrived, the man ran. The deputy chased Pickup around two buildings before cornering him. At that point, the man began walking toward Yarborough, threatening to take his gun away and kill him. Pickup ignored repeated orders to get on the ground and charged at the deputy, who shot and killed him.

Police were chasing Orlando Armstrong at about 2 a.m., and said they'd fired a single warning shot before finding him dead moments later in a backyard with a pistol nearby. An official investigation said that Armstrong had shot himself.

Officer Aaron Brensel responded to a neighbor's complaint that two people were engaging in sexual activity in Diana Reese's front yard. When Brensel arrived, Reese reportedly went inside and returned with a knife or a screwdriver. According to police, she began arguing with the man she was with and stabbed him in the forearm. Reese then allegedly threatened Brensel, who fired two shots, killing Reese.

Police were summoned to an apartment complex on a 911 call describing a "mental subject armed with a knife." Almost immediately on arrival officers were confronted by Phongsavanh charging at them down a grassy hill with a knife overhead. He died of five bullet wounds.

Police had been searching for David Minis in connection with the shooting death of 52-year-old Robert Lewis Criswell. They found him in a hotel parking lot, where he took a hostage and was shot and killed.

Following a high-speed chase, Elizabethtown Police Officer William Bland accidentally fired a shot that killed a passenger in the car, Harold G. "Jay" Lee. Randall Babb, the driver of the vehicle, fled the scene after the vehicle was stopped and was apprehended a short time later. Babb was indicted in Hardin County on 11 charges, including complicity to commit manufacturing in methamphetamine.