Fatal Encounters

A step toward creating an impartial, comprehensive and searchable national database of people killed during interactions with police

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Displaying 29,001 - 29,500 of 31,467

Unique IDNameAgeGenderRaceDateCityStateLatitudeLongitudeAgency involvedCause of deathIntended use of forceBrief descriptionSupporting document link
1942Name withheld by policeMaleRace unspecified09/01/2002AndersonAL34.9735888-87.1985271Anderson Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

A vehicle passing a trooper line patrol crashed and the driver died; police reportedly started a pursuit, but canceled it.

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1948David L. Harrison28MaleRace unspecified09/01/2002St. CharlesMO38.7888175-90.5459753St. Peters Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

David L. Harrison was killed when a vehicle fleeing officer Todd Lewis hit his car. Lewis said he pursued the driver, Ryan Lee King, 29, because he was using his headlights improperly. King was the first person charged under a new state law that went into effect on August 28, 2002, which allowed stiffer charges for fleeing from police. King was charged with second-degree murder.

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1944Jamil Moore22MaleAfrican-American/Black09/01/2002BrooklynNY40.6139338-73.9736201City of New York Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Moore went into a "rampage" in his mother's house, breaking appliances etc., when his phone stopped working. Police arrived and shot him dead when he appeared at the top of the steps, supposedly holding a knife in a threatening way. One of four fatal NYPD shootings within six days.

nytimes.com
1945Jack Brown39MaleAfrican-American/Black09/01/2002TucsonAZ32.17788-110.9210196Tucson Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Jack Brown, 39, aimed a .380-caliber handgun at Officer Stephen Parker during a foot chase that ended in front of Merle's Automotive Supply, police said. Parker shot and killed Brown.

tucsoncitizen.com
1943Frederick Stevens Webber44MaleEuropean-American/White09/01/2002Orange CityFL28.9697764-81.2901408Volusia County Sheriff's Office
  • Tasered
  • Less-than-lethal force

Drywall worker Webber, described as both "a big teddy bear" and a member of the Avengers Motorcycle Club, was approached by a deputy at his campsite to investigate a fight. Webber had been drinking and smoking marijuana most of the day. The deputy ended up tasering him four times and handcuffed him face down. He stopped breathing shortly afterward.

orlandosentinel.com
1946Lydia "Tammy" Rodriguez32FemaleHispanic/Latino09/01/2002FresnoCA36.7435819-119.7783864Fresno Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officer Matthew Vincent shot and killed Lydia Rodriguez when she confronted him with a hatchet.

latimes.com
19500Lee Jamar Pinder22MaleRace unspecified08/31/2002ChesterPA39.835766-75.3930985Chester Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police were investigating a complaint about gunshots fired. Pinder fled the stop and allegedly pointed a gun at Officer William McGoldrick, who shot and killed him.

google.com
1941Melvin Jerome McCoy39MaleRace unspecified08/31/2002Rock HillSC34.9377979-81.0137361Rock Hill Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Tavaris Williams, 24, smashed into a tree after eluding police at speeds reaching 95 mph, police said. Melvin Jerome McCoy, 39, a passenger in the truck, died after the crash. Williams was driving drunk with his truck filled with stolen bicycles.

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1938Mitchell McGowan II19MaleRace unspecified08/31/2002RiverviewFL27.8209607-82.2919717Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

McGowan was upset because his father did not allow him to use the car. His father called 911 on his hostile son, waited on his steps, and then heard gunshots from down the street. The son is said to have approached officers in a threatening way with two butcher knives. He was fatally shot.

sptimes.com
1940Lawrence Rogers30MaleAfrican-American/Black08/31/2002RochesterNY43.1809276-77.6401117Rochester Police Department
  • Beaten/Bludgeoned with instrument
  • Less-than-lethal force

Some 35 officers responded to an "officer down" call as police tried to subdue an irrational near-naked Rogers in a Wegmans parking lot. Rogers bit part of an officer's finger off; two Wegmans employees were arrested for obstructing the investigation; according to one witness Rogers was beaten to death. He died shortly after at the hospital, the fourth black man killed by Rochester police that summer. One officer filed a $2.5M suit against Wegmans and the victim's mother.

rochestercitynewspaper.com
1939Paul Angel55MaleRace unspecified08/31/2002BrooklynNY40.6046419-73.9761564City of New York Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Angel—confused, disturbed—was flourishing a knife in the street, menacing two young women and then two customers of a corner store. The storekeeper called police. On arrival Angel approached the officer as he sat in the patrol car and stabbed him through the car window. The officer shot him to death. One of four fatal NYPD shootings within six days.

nytimes.com
1937Dalton Culp32MaleRace unspecified08/31/2002EverettWA47.997628-122.1996534Everett Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Culp was killed after Culp's girlfriend called 911 to complain about her boyfriend's abusive behavior. When she told him to leave, he "flipped" and threatened to kill her. After calling 911 the woman walked out of the house in the 1500 block McDougall Avenue. As she walked toward the officer who had been dispatched, Culp pointed two guns at her. The woman said that she screamed and that the officer shot Culp.

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1935Byron Coy Velasquez34MaleRace unspecified08/30/2002CoronaCA33.8870272-117.5280515Corona Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Two detectives shot and killed Byron Coy Velasquez after he drove his car at them.

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1934Scott Christopher Hickey34MaleEuropean-American/White08/30/2002BroomfieldCO39.9090464-105.0963037Broomfield Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Hickey was driving an older model Jeep Cherokee south on Colo. 121 when a Broomfield police officer pulled him over. Hickey became uncooperative, said Broomfield police. Another officer arrived as backup and about 20 minutes later, and Hickey pulled out a handgun and began to drive away. He was shot and killed.

google.com
1936Gerald Jeffrey Brandt23MaleRace unspecified08/30/2002TulsaOK36.117728-95.814059Tulsa Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Gerald Brandt was fatally shot by a Tulsa police officer at this apartment complex after he reportedly threatened to commit "suicide by cop" and waved a gun toward police and bystanders. The shooting was ruled justified.

tulsaworld.com
1933Kerry A. Peterlin30FemaleRace unspecified08/29/2002ToledoOH41.6269175-83.664508Ohio State Highway Patrol
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Peterlin was fleeing a security guard and state patrol when she failed to negotiate a curve to the left and went off the roadway. Her car traveled 196 feet along the grass and hit the pole, killing her.

toledoblade.com
1932Daniel Earl Jackson51MaleRace unspecified08/29/2002Foster CityCA37.602154-122.204778California Highway Patrol, Oakland Police Department
  • Fell from a height
  • No

Daniel Earl Jackson fell 300 feet from the San Mateo Bridge following a police chase that began on the Bay Bridge.

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1931Bogdan Fryzlewicz27MaleEuropean-American/White08/28/2002ChicagoIL41.7821565-87.7350824Chicago Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Polish immigrant Fryzlewicz had been threatening dogs and kids in the neighborhood with a two-foot machete. He'd apparently been in the US, without papers, for about two years. On the arrival of the police he evasively climbed into a city garbage container, disobeyed police orders and supposedly menaced nearby children, and was shot seven times, fatally.

chicagotribune.com
1929Gary Lee Finke Jr.32MaleRace unspecified08/27/2002RandolphNE42.3224342-97.4262221Norfolk Police Department, Pierce County Sheriff's Office, Nebraska State Patrol
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

At about 11 a.m., Norfolk police saw a 2001 Ford Explorer matching the description of one stolen from a car dealership in Yankton, SD. For the next half hour, Norfolk officers, Pierce County deputies and state troopers chased the SUV until the driver, Gary Lee Finke Jr., crossed the center line and collided with a tractor trailer.

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1930Valerie Jean Haney19FemaleRace unspecified08/27/2002ShawneeOK35.3215246-96.92322Oklahoma Highway Patrol
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Little was the driver of a 1994 Honda Accord that was clocked going 105 mph on U.S. 177. Trooper Troy Thompson tried to stop the driver for speeding violations and reckless driving, but a pursuit began when Little wouldn't stop. At Beard and Farrall streets, the Honda Accord struck nearly head-on a stopped 1990 Plymouth awaiting a green light. Upon impact, the Honda rolled several times and traveled about 350 feet before striking a utility police at Broadway. Passenger Valerie Jean Haney was pronounced dead at the scene.

google.com
1927Ernest Prather39MaleAfrican-American/Black08/27/2002BrooklynNY40.6883838-73.9528674City of New York Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Following a dispute at a soup kitchen where he worked, Prather was shot and killed in the street by NYPD while in possession of a toy gun. Witnesses dispute the police account. Arrested 15 times previously, Prather was the son of a narcotics officer. One of four fatal NYPD shootings within six days.

nytimes.com
1928Ricardo Mason16MaleAfrican-American/Black08/27/2002ClevelandOH41.4755179-81.7363529Cleveland Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Two patrolmen were chasing a stolen car when the driver crashed near West 85th Street. The officers parked their cruiser behind the stolen car and approached. But the driver threw the car into reverse and pinned Patrolman Robert Taylor, who fired into the stolen car, striking passenger Ricardo Mason, 16, in the back and killing him. Patrolman Matthew Baeppler also fired his gun, striking the driver, Malcolm Hoyle, 16, in the face. A grand jury declined to indict the officers, but the city paid $1 million to settle a federal wrongful death suit brought by Mason's mother. Hoyle recovered from his injuries and was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for Ricardo'€s death.

cleveland.com
1923Jeramy Dockins19MaleRace unspecified08/26/2002WestminsterCO39.9499195-105.0053071Westminster Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Police were chasing Dockins after he stole some vehicles. While they shot him several times, police said the fatal shot came from his own gun.

google.com
22339Carlos Sanyer Jr.2MaleRace unspecified08/26/2002Virginia BeachVA36.8571372-76.1634563Virginia Beach Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

A police officer's 2-year-old son, Carlos Sanyer Jr., died after being shot by the gun his mother had grabbed earlier to protect them after hearing noises around their new home.

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1924Marcellus Graham28MaleRace unspecified08/26/2002BrooklynNY40.6383638-73.944279City of New York Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Graham had only recently been released on bail for a previous assault charge against his estranged wife, after trying to drown her in a bathtub. He promptly returned to her fifth-story apartment and knifed her repeatedly. Police interrupted the bloody assault and shot him once, fatally. She survived. One of four fatal NYPD shootings within six days.

nydailynews.com
1926Kevin W. Hofmaier25MaleEuropean-American/White08/26/2002MustangOK35.3891281-97.7473268Canadian County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Canadian County sheriff's Deputy Sgt. Steve Carrell tried to pull over a car. After the driver tried to elude the deputy, he drove into a ditch and got stuck. Kevin W. Hofmaier, 25, got out of the car and ran. Carrell told Hofmaier to halt after identifying himself. Hofmaier then brought his hands from behind his back and held them together, which Carrell thought was a weapon. Carrell then shot and killed Hofmaier.

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1925Daniel Valenzuela38MaleRace unspecified08/26/2002Fountain ValleyCA33.7099626-117.9787751Fountain Valley Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police shot and killed Daniel Valenzuela when he came at them with an ax.

latimes.com
1922Ronald Surrett47MaleEuropean-American/White08/25/2002LeicesterNC35.6680521-82.8426141Buncombe County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Surrett had repeatedly called 911, and his neighbors had too, reporting that he was outside his house with a gun and a knife. Responding deputies were fired on by Surrett right away. He was killed by their return fire.

starnewsonline.com
1921Todd Thomas Hastings32MaleRace unspecified08/23/2002OwassoOK36.3070702-95.8358177Owasso Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Todd Thomas Hastings was shot and killed after he confronted Owasso police officers with a samurai sword. Officers Shane Davis and Michael Barnes fired at Hastings after he charged at them. Prior to the confrontation, Hastings had called a Tulsa social worker, saying he was suicidal.

tulsaworld.com
1920Robert Wayne Klingman III21MaleEuropean-American/White08/23/2002LancasterCA34.6786707-118.1035509Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officials say Klingman pulled a gun on officer speaking with deceased' friends involved in another crime.

thefreelibrary.com
22340Stanley Placide28MaleRace unspecified08/23/2002NorfolkVA36.9156071-76.2545692Norfolk Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Stanley Placide was robbing a credit union when he shot and wounded a police officer, Robert Testa, several times before killing himself, police said.

dailypress.com
20959Ryan Ronald Earle25MaleRace unspecified08/22/2002Harper WoodsMI42.433279-82.923293Detroit Police Department, Harper Woods Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Ryan Ronald Earle reportedly held up TJ's Cafe and fled in a pickup truck. Harper Woods police chased Earle on I-94. Earle crashed his truck on the freeway and allegedly got out waving a toy gun. Harper Woods Sgt. James Burke fired a few shots at Earle. Two off-duty Detroit officers George Pajor and Jennifer Pajor, a married couple who apparently happened upon the scene on their way to court, also shot Earle. Earle died from his injuries. One of the officers accidentally shot Harper Woods Sgt. Dennis Root in the leg, police said.

yahoo.com
1918Marshall Marbly42MaleRace unspecified08/22/2002LouisvilleKY38.2712306-85.790092Louisville Metro Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Marbly was homeless, living in his vehicle, and plainly mad, a fact known to officers called out to reports of a man standing in the street pointing at cars. Confronted Marbly returned to his car and refused to get out. Officers smashed out the windows while Marbly talked about Jesus Christ, tractor beams and phasers. When Marbly produced what the police thought was a gun, he was fatally shot.

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1919Roman Khaimov38MaleRace unspecified08/22/2002DuluthGA33.9954552-84.154733Duluth Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Roman Khaimov, 38, who had fired several rounds at police with a .357-caliber revolver, died in his Benthollow Lane garage after being shot several times

freerepublic.com
1917Pethuel Lindsey55MaleRace unspecified08/21/2002OmahaNE41.2805679-95.9757298Omaha Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

According to his roommates and coworkers, mechanic Pethuel Lindsey accepted a ride from Mandrell Swiney, thinking he was going to install a car battery. Police said Swiney, 26, was driving a stolen Ford Focus and was wanted on a federal narcotics warrant. Lindsey died when the Ford crashed into a utility pole after Swiney reportedly eluded one police car and nearly hit another. After the crash, Swiney allegedly pointed a gun at officers Michael Davis and Tom Rummel as he tried to crawl out the car window. He was taken into custody without shots being fired.

policeone.com
1915Michael Gino Gowen46MaleRace unspecified08/21/2002ClearlakeCA38.9818189-122.6935165Clearlake Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officer John Irwin shot and killed Michael Gowen when he pointed a gun at police.

google.com
20958Deaisha Dixon0.25FemaleRace unspecified08/21/2002DetroitMI42.4271274-82.97015Detroit Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

3-month-old Deaisha Dixon was killed when a car fleeing police crashed into the vehicle she was in at about 9:45 p.m.

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1914Rayburn Bryant39MaleEuropean-American/White08/21/2002Las VegasNV36.145775-115.162454Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

After a drug raid on an apartment, Las Vegas police narcotics detectives saw a man walk to the apartment, stop, and then return to his car. Detectives chased the man, later identified as Rayburn Bryant, to his car. Detectives were standing behind it when he backed out, bumping into them. Bryant pulled forward, hitting one officer and throwing him onto the hood. Bryant started driving with him on the hood, and he fired into the car. Bryant slammed on the brakes, and the officer was thrown in front of the car. When Bryant started driving again, officers fired several times. Bryant crashed into a fence and later died at a hospital.

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1916Lamar Scott Davis49MaleRace unspecified08/21/2002TuckerGA33.8556298-84.206099DeKalb County Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Davis wounded Officer George Dudley, 52, in an exchange of gunfire when Dudley attempted to stop him in the parking lot of a Bank of America branch. Davis shot himself in the chest when police caught up with him in a Tucker Walmart.

google.com
1913Carl Christopher Miller41MaleAfrican-American/Black08/20/2002FremontCA37.5524476-122.000372Fremont Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Veteran Menlo Park police sergeant Carl Christopher Miller reportedly killed himself as Fremont officers approached his Ford Explorer outside his home.

almanacnews.com
1912Joe Endres49MaleRace unspecified08/19/2002DelawareOH40.3033115-83.0673868Delaware County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • No

Cope shot and killed a Columbus man and then fatally shot himself outside the Rutherford B. Hayes County Services Building.

google.com
1911Randy Cope42MaleRace unspecified08/19/2002DelawareOH40.3032333-83.0669361Delaware County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Cope shot and killed a Columbus man and then fatally shot himself outside the Rutherford B. Hayes County Services Building.

google.com
1910William Lawrence Boyle46MaleRace unspecified08/19/2002Mission ValleyCA32.7663838-117.1622998California Highway Patrol
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

William Lawrence Boyle was killed and his son was injured in a freeway collision with a wrong-way driver fleeing the CHP.

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1909Vincent Beldo41MaleRace unspecified08/18/2002LancasterCA34.6961377-118.1404849Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Vincent Beldo was killed in a car crash while fleeing sheriff's deputies.

thefreelibrary.com
1906James Nolan Walker39MaleRace unspecified08/17/2002AustinCO38.7811646-107.9508883Delta County Sheriff's Office, Colorado State Patrol
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Walker dialed 911 and asked for an officer to show up at his motor home in Austin. He refused to describe his problem and ignored an order to come out of the RV without his weapons, according to a transcription of the 911 call. When police arrived, he confessed to shooting a water skier years before, and then came out the top vent of the RV with two guns. He was shot and killed.

google.com
1907Mark Ballard16MaleAfrican-American/Black08/17/2002Sugar LandTX29.5888628-95.6343919Sugar Land Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Was arrested after a robbery. Police say that he escaped from their cruiser by pulling his shackled arms from his back to his front and opening the back door of the police cruiser while going 30 miles per hour and then ran across the freeway, jumped a median, and was hit by an 18 wheeler. The family disputes this narrative, saying the autopsy showed that the 18 wheeler just clipped his shoulder, but he had already been severely beaten around the head and had grass stains. The family believes police were beating him and he blindly ran onto the freeway trying to escape them.

yourhoustonnews.com
1908Tommy BennettMaleRace unspecified08/17/2002Roanoke RapidsNC36.4616792-77.674239Roanoke Rapids Police Department, Halifax County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Recovering alcoholic Bennett had recently lost his plumbing job, and gotten news of his former wife having a boyfriend. Distraught, Bennett sat in his car firing a weapon through the windshield. As local police responded, he led them on a brief low-speed chase around the neighborhood, then returned to his house, where they shot him to death.

rrdailyherald.com
19504William Wheeler38MaleRace unspecified08/17/2002PhiladelphiaPA39.9927438-75.1698558Philadelphia Police Department
  • Medical emergency
  • Less-than-lethal force

William Wheeler had a psychotic breakdown near his Philadelphia home. Hallucinating, high on cocaine, and armed with a pair of scissors, a steak knife, and a screwdriver, he ran into the street screaming at imaginary assailants. When Officers Gregory Schaffling and Michael Cannon arrived, they tried to calm Wheeler, to no avail. Wheeler charged them with a screwdriver. The officers deployed pepper spray, grounded Wheeler, and then used control holds to handcuff him. Minutes later, he died of "cardiac dysrhythmia" and "drug intoxication and restraint."

leagle.com
1904Name withheld by police20MaleRace unspecified08/16/2002PhoenixAZ33.4657297-112.0104066Phoenix Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

A man suspected of armed robbery pointed his gun at police and was shot and killed.

google.com
1903Marlene Pratt49FemaleRace unspecified08/16/2002HattiesburgMS31.3112054-89.3207052Collins Police Department, Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

State troopers and local police chased a young female driver about thirty miles at high speed when she would not stop for a speeding violation. The chase ended with a crash and two deaths: Jarriett T. Huey, the driver's passenger, and the driver of a second car, Marlene Pratt.

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1902Jarriett T. Huey15FemaleRace unspecified08/16/2002HattiesburgMS31.3112054-89.3207052Collins Police Department, Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

State troopers and local police chased a young female driver about 30 miles at high speed when she would not stop for a speeding violation. The chase ended with a crash and two deaths: Jarriett T. Huey, the driver's passenger, and the driver of a second car, Marlene Pratt.

wlox.com
1905Stephen D. Whitfield31MaleRace unspecified08/16/2002DaytonOH39.768777-84.224492Dayton Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Jerrold Bailey was arrested after leading police on a high-speed chase in his car, running a stop sign, and colliding with a vehicle driven by an individual named Stephen Whitfield. The wreck killed Whitfield.

ohio.gov
1901Eric Daniel Foster Jr.25MaleAfrican-American/Black08/15/2002FresnoCA36.707973-119.801198Fresno Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

K-9 officer Russell Cornelison shot and killed unarmed Eric Daniel Foster because he thought Foster was reaching into his waistband for a gun.

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1899Willie Carter46MaleRace unspecified08/15/2002RochesterNY43.1599118-77.5675402Rochester Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Carter was shot to death after threatening officers with the two knives he'd just used to fatally stab his wife.

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1900Lamont Andrew Scott30MaleAfrican-American/Black08/15/2002EdinaMN44.8638193-93.3530493Edina Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

According to the Star Tribune, Scott was attempting an armed robbery of a Subway shop when an off-duty officer there as a customer shot him.

policemag.com
1898Ryan M. Harris24MaleRace unspecified08/14/2002TopekaKS39.0549824-95.674651Topeka Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Ryan M. Harris reportedly killed himself in an alley while being pursued on foot by officer Jeremy Berg. According to police, Berg tried to stop Harris at around 2:10 a.m. for an illegal turn, but he instead led Berg on a car chase. Harris reportedly turned north into an alley and slowed to 5-10 mph before he jumped out, started to run and fell as the car continued and struck a YMCA building. According to police, Harris got up and was chased on foot by Berg, who was about 10 feet away when he said he saw Harris pull a gun from his belt and shoot himself in the head. Harris died later at a hospital.

cjonline.com
28935Jermaine Fuller29MaleAfrican-American/Black08/13/2002Las VegasNV36.097307-115.1367998Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Jermaine Fuller got into an altercation with a police officer. He shot the officer in the chest and the head. The officer recovered. After the shooting, Jermain Fuller broke into a nearby apartment and took two men who were in the apartment hostage. The hostages escaped, and Fuller barricaded himself inside the bathroom of the apartment, threatening officers that he would shoot if they tried to come in. The standoff went on for hours. Hours later, police entered the bathroom where they found Jermaine Fuller dead of a single gunshot to the head.

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1897Christopher Arnold29MaleRace unspecified08/12/2002YorkPA39.9701155-76.7028199York City Police Department
  • Asphyxiated/Restrained
  • Less-than-lethal force

Arnold died of positional asphyxiation after being beaten by police in his front yard, hogtied, and placed face down in the police wagon. Officers were responding to reports of Arnold, a schizophrenic, walking around and talking to himself.

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1896Scott Biswell31MaleEuropean-American/White08/11/2002ProvoUT40.2300819-111.6595313Provo Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Scott Biswell, with a number of outstanding (relatively minor) warrants and described as a white supremacist by police, was shot to death in a motel room along with his girlfriend, Kortni Rae Grimm. A local SWAT force mounted an attack and shot Biswell nine times. Grimm was fatally struck by one bullet passed through Biswell's body; police said she knew the danger of consorting with him.

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1895Kortni Rae Grimm23FemaleEuropean-American/White08/11/2002ProvoUT40.2300819-111.6595313Provo Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Scott Biswell, with a number of outstanding (relatively minor) warrants and described as a white supremacist by police, was shot to death in a motel room along with his girlfriend, Kortni Rae Grimm. A local SWAT force mounted an attack and shot Biswell nine times. Grimm was fatally struck by one bullet passed through Biswell's body; police said she knew the danger of consorting with him.

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1894Ray Weaver60MaleRace unspecified08/10/2002FairfieldID43.621395-114.867652Camas County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Camas County Sheriff Keith Rast said his office got complaints about somebody matching Weaver's description driving recklessly near Fairfield—including reports that the driver had nearly run two other vehicles off the road. Deputy Michael "Buzz" Chapman at about noon was sent to find Weaver and have a talk with him, Rast said. Weaver was found by his 2000 GMC pickup and camper trailer—which he had parked near the Trapper's Inn, a resort about 25 miles north of Fairfield. Rast said it was reported that Chapman and Weaver had been talking for about two minutes when Weaver suddenly reached inside his pickup, grabbed the revolver and opened fire. He was shot and killed.

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1892Robert Allen Wells43MaleRace unspecified08/09/2002SenatobiaMS34.6207079-89.9515202Senatobia Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Wells allegedly robbed a bank before leading police on a pursuit that ended on I-55, north of Senatobia. Police say Wells shot himself as they approached. Wells was taken to the hospital, where he remained in critical condition until his death on Sept. 4, 2002.

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1893Donald W. Matthews61MaleRace unspecified08/09/2002MassillonOH40.8014626-81.5237044Massillon Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Matthews fled a traffic stop for speeding. After a chase, Matthews shot and killed Massillon patrolman Eric Taylor before being shot and killed himself.

freerepublic.com
1889David Lee Spann34MaleRace unspecified08/08/2002Phenix CityAL32.5070923-85.0574206Phenix City Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

A police sniper shot and killed David Spann during a standoff as he reportedly held his girlfriend's mother hostage in a shed outside his Phenix City mobile home.

wtvm.com
1891Jeffrey Hopkins23MaleAfrican-American/Black08/08/2002ClevelandOH41.5000432-81.6948576Cleveland Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Two officers picked up Jeffrey Hopkins, 23, following reports he had been fighting on Detroit Avenue. But when the officers drove Hopkins to Public Square and offered to let him go, Hopkins —€" high on PCP —€" turned on the officers and attacked, grabbing officer Michael Schmitt's service revolver and shooting him. Schmitt's partner, Donald Finau, shot Hopkins four times in the back, and once each in the head and arm, killing him. Schmitt recovered from his wound.

cleveland.com
1890John Lamar Chavez34MaleHispanic/Latino08/08/2002Sierra MadreCA34.1618538-118.0595193Los Angeles Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Off-duty Los Angeles Police Department officer shot and killed the Chavez. It's disputed whether guns in a fight were drawn before the officer fired. Officer was unharmed.

latimes.com
21031Name withheld by policeMaleRace unspecified08/07/2002DetroitMI42.309214-83.1005463Detroit Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

At around 3:30 a.m., two officers in southwest Detroit tried to stop a 1999 Chrysler Concorde that had been reported stolen, police said. The passenger jumped out and escaped on foot. The driver allegedly pulled out a 9mm pistol and fired several shots at the officers, then sped away on Cavalry. Police said both officers fired at the fleeing car. According to police, the officers didn't chase the car and waited for a supervisor at the location where the shooting took place. Meanwhile, the Chrysler drove southbound on Cavalry and onto the service drive, where the driver lost control of the car. The car jumped the curb and flew over the freeway embankment, clipping the top of a southbound 18-wheeler before landing on the northbound lane of the freeway.

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1888Harris Frangos53MaleEuropean-American/White08/07/2002AlbuquerqueNM35.0807869-106.6193124University of New Mexico Police Department, Albuquerque Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Harris Frangos stood up from his wheelchair fired a sawed-off shotgun at two police officers before he was shot numerous times in return.The family said it was his way of committing suicide.

lubbockonline.com
1887Eric Wyche22MaleRace unspecified08/06/2002ManhattanKS39.172219-96.551862Riley County Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Eric Wyche reportedly shot himself twice in the head after police tried to talk him out of committing suicide. Captain Brad Schoen said he responded at around 6 a.m. to reports from area residents regarding suspicious activity. Schoen said he found Wyche, a former K-State student, with several pistols and expressing suicidal thoughts. According to Schoen, he and other officers spoke with Wyche for more than an hour until he shot himself twice with one of his pistols.

google.com
1886Ronald Michael Cunningham41MaleEuropean-American/White08/06/2002HoustonTX29.783089-95.565721Houston Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officers confronted Cunningham, believing that he was responsible for a robbery. Cunningham put a pistol in his mouth, and edged toward the door of an apartment. Officers told him to drop his weapon. He pointed his gun at officers. They fatally shot him.

lubbockonline.com
1885Tessa "Teesee" Hardeman35FemaleAfrican-American/Black08/05/2002AtlantaGA33.712636-84.41372Atlanta Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Hardeman, an alleged prostitute, pepper-sprayed and stabbed the officer who was trying to arrest her for solicitation. He shot and killed her.

google.com
1884Jose Hernandez28MaleRace unspecified08/05/2002Chula VistaCA32.616988-117.0021017Chula Vista Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Jose Hernandez and Ricardo Longoria were killed and a female passenger was critically injured when they crashed a stolen car in a construction zone during a police pursuit.

google.com
1883Ricardo Longoria24MaleRace unspecified08/05/2002Chula VistaCA32.616988-117.0021017Chula Vista Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Jose Hernandez and Ricardo Longoria were killed and a female passenger was critically injured when they crashed a stolen car in a construction zone during a police pursuit.

google.com
1880Deon Johnson29MaleAfrican-American/Black08/04/2002North Las VegasNV36.2004203-115.1714478North Las Vegas Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

North Las Vegas police were called to the home of Deon Johnson and found him holding his pregnant fiancee at knifepoint in the driveway. Johnson, whom his girlfriend described as mentally disturbed, made repeated stabbing motions at her back and refused to put down the knife. A sergeant believed Johnson was going to kill her and fired once at his head, killing him. Officers and witnesses corroborated his story.

google.com
22737Chester Lynn Utley31MaleAfrican-American/Black08/04/2002GoodlettsvilleTN36.3002456-86.7019788Goodlettsville Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Chester Utley was armed when he was shot and killed as he and another man tried to rob the Cooker Restaurant.

google.com
1881Bill Martines aka Bill Martinez58MaleRace unspecified08/04/2002AlbuquerqueNM35.0583413-106.5776069Albuquerque Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Police say James Pino was fleeing police in a stolen vehicle when he drove through a red light and killed Martines.

google.com
19440Jerry Sample60MaleRace unspecified08/04/2002WarsawKY38.7848592-84.9029253Warsaw Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Warsaw Police Officer Brent Caldwell was on patrol at Gallatin County Park when he noticed an unoccupied car at the park, then found the 60-year-old Sample outside a restroom. He told Sample to show his hands, and Sample shot at him. They had a gunfight, and Sample was shot and killed.

google.com
1882Jason Ryan Burleson23MaleRace unspecified08/04/2002VinitaOK36.6365052-95.1579316Vinita Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Burleson was arrested and transported to the jail on a charge of actual physical control of a vehicle, handcuffed and taken to the police department for a breath test. Burleson's blood-alcohol level was 0.14. He got out of the handcuffs during the ride to the jail, and when Vinita officer Jim Curry tried to take him out of the car, Burleson took his gun, shot him, and ran. Police caught up with him nearby, and he shot and killed himself.

google.com
1879Glenn E. Hutchinson23MaleRace unspecified08/03/2002Granite CityIL38.7272812-90.0792426Granite City Police Department
  • Drug overdose
  • No

Glenn E. Hutchinson died while in the custody of Granite City police. Police arrested Hutchinson after he fled from his house when officers responded to a disturbance. According to police, Hutchinson collapsed and stopped breathing shortly after he told police he had swallowed some cocaine to hide it.

google.com
19441Lemuel C. Garrison56MaleRace unspecified08/03/2002MorgantownKY37.2343712-86.6003594Kentucky State Police
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Kentucky State Police Trooper Todd Holder was shot while checking on the welfare of a Butler County resident. Later, KSP's special response team entered the residence on Leonard Oak Road and found the man inside dead.

google.com
1878Tino Coppotelli33MaleRace unspecified08/03/2002HendersonvilleNC35.3190496-82.4672541Hendersonville Police Department, Henderson County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police claim a Brevard police officer tried to stop Coppotelli after noticing his taillights were out. Coppotelli then led officers on a chase until he crashed his car and began firing at officers with a shotgun. Officers returned fire and killed him.

blueridgenow.com
1877Frank Coleman37MaleRace unspecified08/02/2002St. LouisMO38.5717155-90.243849St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police shot Frank Coleman when he allegedly refused to drop a knife he'd used to threaten his girlfriend. Shortly before 8 p.m., the woman called police to report that her boyfriend had been smoking crack and acting irrationally, and had threatened to kill her. When police arrived, Coleman was standing at the top of the stairs leading to the second floor. An officer said to drop the knife, but Coleman kept walking toward him, so the officer shot him twice. Coleman was pronounced dead at a hospital.

google.com
1875Jose Avalos28MaleHispanic/Latino08/01/2002Santa CruzCA36.9662696-122.0182745Santa Cruz Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officers John Pursley and Pat Bayani shot and killed Jose Avalos after he shot Pursley.

sfgate.com
1874Martha Regina Donald60FemaleAfrican-American/Black08/01/2002MinneapolisMN44.9463283-93.2805001Minneapolis Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

According to the Star Tribune, Donald was killed after she shot and killed Minneapolis police officer Melissa Schmidt at a public housing complex.

publicradio.org
1876Roy Dean Ratliff37MaleNative American/Alaskan08/01/2002Lake IsabellaCA35.6624527-118.0267399Kern County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Roy Dean Ratliff abducted two teenage girls in Lancaster, prompting the first use of an Amber Alert in California, and took them to Kern County, where deputies Jim Stratton and Larry Thatcher shot Ratliff and rescued the girls.

cnn.com
1872Perry Allen Willsey42MaleRace unspecified07/31/2002BanningCA33.9256236-116.9118283Banning Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Six officers shot and killed Perry Allen Willsey after he shot at them when a chase ended in a Rite-Aid parking lot.

google.com
1871Guerrero Regalado-Maynez36MaleRace unspecified07/31/2002WillardCO40.5522142-103.4674274Logan County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

According to police, Maynez was cooperative and supplied the deputy with the information the deputy asked for. As the officer returned to his car to check Maynez's registration and license, he said he heard a noise and saw Maynez approaching him. According to the deputy, Maynez had a gun in his hand. The deputy said he ordered Maynez to drop the weapon several times as he moved farther away from Maynez. The deputy said he did not fire on Maynez immediately, and the Colorado Bureau of Investigation report noted Maynez did not fire his weapon.

google.com
1873Joseph J. Yetter33MaleRace unspecified07/31/2002ChicagoIL41.9212751-87.697796Cook County Sheriff's Office
  • Undetermined
  • No

Joseph J. Yetter was found unresponsive in a police holding cell at the Shakespeare District station just before 10pm. Yetter had been cited for DUI and leaving the scene of an accident. He allegedly hit eight parked cars. Yetter was taken to the hospital immediately after arrest, treated and released back to the lockup, where he died shortly after arrival.

chicagotribune.com
1870Robert Runzel36MaleRace unspecified07/30/2002RamonaCA33.1155386-116.853231San Diego County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Robert Runzel was killed when his car hit a tree after a 20-minute pursuit by sheriff's deputies.

google.com
1869Mark Allen Patch26MaleEuropean-American/White07/30/2002BlackduckMN47.7305312-94.5541366Beltrami County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

According to the Star Tribune, police got a call from a motel about someone who was acting strangely. Patch was sitting in the motel's breakfast lounge when the police chief and a deputy arrived. Patch took out a gun and shot the chief, and then was killed by the deputy.

grandrapidsmn.com
1868Jeffrey Robinson41MaleAfrican-American/Black07/30/2002MemphisTN35.1036744-90.0067297Memphis Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Robinson was a gravedigger shot in the neck and paralyzed during a dubious drug raid. He died of his injuries six weeks later. A federal civil jury found that three officers had used excessive force, falsified evidence (planted a weapon, presented into evidence a newly-bought polo shirt as the victim's, etc.), and falsely arrested Robinson. Ultimately Robinson's heirs settled with the city for $1M.

gpo.gov
1867LeAnna Westfall41FemaleRace unspecified07/29/2002InmanKS38.233283-97.7838537Inman Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

IPD officer Richard Langdon reportedly shot LeAnna Westfall seconds after she shot herself in the chest with a handgun. Westfall had led HPD officer Tom Millison on a slow-speed chase until she drove over stop sticks northeast of Inman. Langdon was one of several officers who responded. According to police, Langdon had his finger on the trigger of his shotgun when Westfall shot herself while approaching him. He reportedly pulled the trigger as a reaction, striking Westfall in her hand. Westfall died about an hour later. Langdon was cleared of criminal wrongdoing. Millison was fired about a week after Westfall's death for his involvement five days before the shooting for an incident in his patrol car with an unidentified woman.

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20203Gregory A. Gill22MaleRace unspecified07/29/2002MilwaukeeWI43.0604573-87.9351237Milwaukee Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Anthony Quinn Gill attracted the attention of officers when his car sped through a residential area going as fast as 50 mph with the stereo blaring, police said. As officers pursued the fleeing Buick, it sped into the intersection at N. 18th St. and W. North Ave. without stopping for a stop sign and slammed into a trailer being pulled by a truck before overturning. Gregory A. Gill, Anthony's twin, was ejected through the front passenger window and killed.

google.com
1866Steven Edward May53MaleEuropean-American/White07/29/2002ModestoCA37.6354764-120.9747688Modesto Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Joshua Scott Corralejo died at the scene after the GMC pickup truck he'd stolen collided with a patrol car driven by Sgt. Steve May, who was critically injured, never regained consciousness and eventually died from medical complications.

mercedsunstar.com
1865Joshua Scott Corralejo18MaleHispanic/Latino07/29/2002ModestoCA37.6354764-120.9747688Modesto Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Joshua Scott Corralejo died at the scene after the GMC pickup truck he'd stolen collided with a patrol car driven by Sgt. Steve May, who was critically injured, never regained consciousness and eventually died from medical complications.

mercedsunstar.com
1864William "Greg" Lamb41MaleRace unspecified07/29/2002GreeleyCO40.4231864-104.7257542Greeley Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Greeley police officers were called to a disturbance at the 7-Eleven store at 27th Avenue and 10th Street when one of the men involved fled. Officer Matt Youngs ran after the suspect, William Greg Lamb, who turned and opened fire on the officer, hitting him three times. Youngs returned fire and killed Lamb. Youngs returned to duty after he recovered from his injuries.

greeleytribune.com
20957Name withheld by police16MaleRace unspecified07/28/2002DetroitMI42.4072601-83.2145224Detroit Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

An off-duty officer fatally shot a 16-year-old boy when the youth and three others allegedly approached the officer's car in the 16000 block of Oakfield around 12:35 a.m., brandished a handgun and demanded his jewelry.

google.com
1861Chuck Vicha41MaleRace unspecified07/27/2002Peachtree CityGA33.4223614-84.557362Luthersville Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Police pursued a 37-year-old woman for 22 miles because she fled the scene of an accident in Meriwether County. She had three children in the car. The high-speed pursuit by Luthersville police ended in the death of Chuck Vicha who was leaving a grocery store in a parking lot of a shopping center. The driver, Lorraine McCrary, 37, was sentenced to 15 years in prison.

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1863John Tuttle39MaleRace unspecified07/27/2002PomeroyOH39.1618856-81.9245107Pomeroy Police Department, Middleport Police Department, Meigs County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

As deputy sheriffs tried to arrest Tuttle on a domestic-violence charge, he shot and killed himself with a shotgun.

google.com
1860Michael Seth Eutenier19MaleRace unspecified07/27/2002FairbanksAK64.8367069-147.7525708Fairbanks Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officer Stewart Lewis, 27, shot Michael S. Eutenier, 19, to protect himself when Eutenier accelerated quickly toward him in his truck, police said. Welch said he didn't know if Eutenier was under the influence of drugs or alcohol. The shooting occurred after a high-speed chase.

peninsulaclarion.com
1862Ricky Moore22MaleAfrican-American/Black07/27/2002CincinnatiOH39.147354-84.553409Cincinnati Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

According to police, officers responded to a report of a man with a shotgun in the Millvale neighborhood. When police caught up with Moore, there was a gunbattle, and he was shot and killed.

abcnews.go.com
21947Michael Ayers32MaleRace unspecified07/26/2002IndianapolisIN39.6857597-86.1936228Indiana State Police
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Michael Ayers fled a reckless driving stop, leading police on a chase before shooting and killing himself.

google.com
1858Jason Michael Britt22MaleEuropean-American/White07/26/2002LakelandFL28.058615-82.0368435Polk County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officers claim that Britt was holding a baseball bat in a "threatening manner" during a drug raid. They claim the deputy had no choice but to shoot and kill the young Lakeland man when he did not drop the bat. Official say there's no indication that Britt actually swung the bat. Witnesses claim that Britt always slept with a bat, and the family asserted that it was excessive force to respond with a shot in the heart. The Polk County Sheriff's office settled the excessive force lawsuit with the family out of court.

theledger.com
1859Kedrian Edwards19MaleAfrican-American/Black07/26/2002New York CityNY40.8419229-73.87346City of New York Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Edwards was shot four times in the chest and arms by police on a Bronx subway train after he broke free and slashed a police lieutenant with a kitchen knife. Police defended the fatal shooting, saying cops followed procedure and tried everything short of lethal force to subdue him.

nydailynews.com
1856Tony Hardin29MaleRace unspecified07/24/2002Medicine LodgeKS37.2868863-98.5861067Medicine Lodge Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Tony Hardin reportedly killed himself after he shot at police during a standoff. According to police, officers responded to the home of Hardin's parents at about 11:30 a.m. and found Hardin armed with two guns. Hardin allegedly fired two shots, one at an officer. Medicine Lodge city officials helped police seal off the street with barricades, and police said there was little contact between Hardin and the officers for the next two hours. Police found Hardin inside the home dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.

google.com
1857Reginald Fudge27MaleRace unspecified07/24/2002Little RockAR34.6782561-92.3326366Little Rock Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Reginald Fudge, 27, rushed a Little Rock police officer and began choking her Wednesday wasn't fazed when a firefighter emptied a can of pepper spray into his eyes. Four firefighters and two other police officers couldn't break the man's grip on Officer Alma Lambert. When she felt herself about to pass out, Lambert fired once into Fudge's chest, killing him.

google.com
1855Daniel Leon Flannigan38MaleEuropean-American/White07/24/2002HillsboroOR45.5218741-122.9366043Washington County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Veteran Flannigan bumped his car with the car of his estranged 17-year-old girlfriend in an apartment parking lot, causing a visit from the local police and a two-hour standoff. He'd had a history of depression and related mental issues. A police sniper shot him from 250 feet away as he "walked swiftly toward" a group of officers, which apparently constituted a sufficient threat.

googleusercontent.com
1854Damon Lamont Watson28MaleRace unspecified07/24/2002KissimmeeFL28.3447838-81.5231804Osceola County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Watson robbed an Italian restaurant at gunpoint after midnight, netting about $7K, then fled followed by police. He crashed his vehicle and set up a three-hour armed standoff with a large number of county deputies through the overnight hours. Probably wounded, after negotiations Watson finally shot at the police. Sixteen different officers fired their weapons in return—one of those fired two weapons—and killed him.

orlandosentinel.com
22736Raymond Lee Nelson18MaleRace unspecified07/23/2002HarrimanTN35.9555637-84.4386432Oliver Springs Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

A pursuit involving three city police departments through three counties ended with the death of 18-year-old Raymond Nelson, who was killed at 12:18 a.m. when his Chevy S-10 pickup truck crashed into a tree.

google.com
1850David Moses Chappa21MaleEuropean-American/White07/23/2002San AngeloTX31.4846812-100.4508956Tom Green County Sheriff's Office, San Angelo Police Department, U.S. Marshals Service
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officers serving a methamphetamine-related warrant forced entry into a residence. Chappa shot at the officers. The officers fatally shot him. Heroin and methamphetamine were found in the residence.

google.com
1853Shawn Dukes32MaleRace unspecified07/23/2002RochesterNY43.1451191-77.6089732Rochester Police Department
  • Medical emergency
  • Less-than-lethal force

Dukes, said to be under the influence of drugs, apparently called the police himself a half-hour after midnight. When the police arrived and made moves to subdue him, he dashed out of his house, then physically struggled with officers—while still calling for help from the police. He was pepper-sprayed twice, lost consciousness, and died. The family arrived at a $500K settlement with the city.

wxxinews.org
1852Anthony E. Newfield34MaleEuropean-American/White07/23/2002New BritainCT41.679333-72.7873259New Britain Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

After putting in a full work day, Newfield began drinking in the afternoon and became progressively more aggressive on a round of visits to friends and acquaintances. By 7 pm he had threatened his mother and stepfather with knives, to the point of his mother calling the police. Officers of the New Britain police department challenged Newfield on his own porch to drop his knives. When non-compliant, they shot him three times.

www.ct.gov
1851Christopher Scott Shane20MaleRace unspecified07/23/2002EbroFL30.4132948-85.8679856Bay County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Shane was sought for the murder of his grandparents, was tracked by Bay County deputies across the county line and found at a campsite in a state park. Shane produced a gun and was shot to death.

jacksonville.com
22735David Patrick Clenney28MaleRace unspecified07/22/2002ArlingtonTN35.200606-89.7386631Memphis Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

David Clenney killed himself with an officer's gun during a fight after police arrived to investigate a domestic disturbance, police said. Clenney shot and wounded Officer Prentice Tate.

google.com
1849Derwin Alex Johnson30MaleRace unspecified07/22/2002ColumbusOH39.9797631-82.8604036Columbus Division of Police
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Johnson was shot and killed as he attempted to rape a woman in her home.

google.com
1848Salome Pineda Garvajal42MaleHispanic/Latino07/22/2002PasadenaTX29.7105667-95.220499Pasadena Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Garvajal shot and killed by Pasadena police narcotics officer Isaac Villareal. Villareal claimed he believed Garvajal was reaching for a weapon in the console when he shot him. Police allege Garvajal and three companions were planning to buy marijuana.

yourhoustonnews.com
21540Christopher P. Spina20MaleEuropean-American/White07/21/2002MendhamNJ40.753689-74.597737Bedminster Township Police Department, Far Hills Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Christopher Spina was killed after a chase with police that started in Bedminster Township, through Far Hills, then Bernardsville in Somerset County before ending when his vehicle hit a tree in Mendham. He was being chased because he was suspected of shoplifting at a Walmart.

google.com
1847Adrian Lark36MaleRace unspecified07/21/2002ClarksdaleMS34.1989737-90.5649183Clarksdale Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Lark was shot and killed by a 21-year veteran local police officer who'd been responding to a domestic disturbance call. Police described Lark as attempting to attack their vehicle with a knife. He was warned, maced, then shot five times at close range. Lark spoke, prompting three more shots, then died.

pressregister.com
1846Alfred Gamble29MaleRace unspecified07/21/2002GalvestonTX29.2989445-94.7966837Galveston Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

A 16-year-old male, suspected of a sexual assault, fled officers in a Cadillac. The officers stopped pursuing when he accelerated to a speed of about 100 mph, striking a vehicle driven by Brandy Guidry. Guidry and the suspect were both injured. Gamble, Guidry's boyfriend, and Thomas Monce-Grissom, her 18-month-old son, were killed.

chron.com
1845Thomas Monce-Grissom1MaleRace unspecified07/21/2002GalvestonTX29.2989445-94.7966837Galveston Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

A 16-year-old male, suspected of a sexual assault, fled officers in a Cadillac. The officers stopped pursuing when he accelerated to a speed of about 100 mph, striking a vehicle driven by Brandy Guidry. Guidry and the suspect were both injured. Alfred Lee Gamble, Guidry's boyfriend, and Grissom, her 18-month-old son, were killed.

chron.com
27400Johnny Lozoya34MaleHispanic/Latino07/20/2002GardenaCA33.9018829-118.3178411Gardena Police Department
  • Tasered
  • Less-than-lethal force

Police officers found Johnny Lozoya on a sidewalk suffering a seizure and frothing at the mouth after possibly falling from a roof; he was shocked with a Taser in drive-stun mode when he allegedly became combative while restrained on a board during transportation to hospital and went into cardiac arrest while still in the ambulance, dying shortly thereafter.

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1844Keion Lofton27MaleRace unspecified07/20/2002CentrevilleIL38.5844114-90.0747832Washington Park Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Keion Lofton died at about 6:30 a.m. when he lost control of the 1998 GMC pickup he was driving and hit a tree during a police chase that began in Washington Park and ended in Centreville. Centreville Police Chief Curtis McCall said Washington Park police had called his department about 10 minutes before the crash to say they were following Lofton because of traffic violations.

google.com
22341Jeramy Onassis Gilliam26MaleRace unspecified07/20/2002RichmondVA37.5473209-77.4714958Richmond Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Jeramy Gilliam was confronted by a lone officer who was part of a "community response team" checking the area after a July 20 burglary attempt. Richmond police have said Gilliam matched a description of the burglary suspect and was asked to show his identification. They contend he instead pulled a pistol and pointed it at Richmond officer William V. Blackwell, who shot Gilliam to death.

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1841Sabrina Berthelot15FemaleRace unspecified07/20/2002MetairieLA29.9821034-90.1618378Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Deputy Don Dubroc was reportedly halfway inside a fleeing SUV when he shot and killed Joseph Thomas, who'd backed the SUV over Sabrina Berthelot, fatally injuring her.

apnewsarchive.com
1840Joseph Thomas17MaleRace unspecified07/20/2002MetairieLA29.9821034-90.1618378Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Deputy Don Dubroc was reportedly halfway inside a fleeing SUV when he shot and killed Joseph Thomas, who'd backed the SUV over Sabrina Berthelot, fatally injuring her.

apnewsarchive.com
1843Arthur W. "Archie" Brunkhorst57MaleRace unspecified07/20/2002ChesterIL37.9081238-89.8276779Chester Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Arthur W. "Archie" Brunkhorst reportedly committed suicide during a standoff with police. Police said Brunkhorst had gone to talk to his estranged wife at her daughter's home. According to witnesses, Brunkhorst was threatening to shoot himself, then shot his wife as he heard police arriving, and fled into the woods. Police from several departments set up a perimeter, but said the brush was too thick to see. Police said they thought it too dangerous to send officers into the woods, so when they heard a gunshot at around 2:30 a.m., they waited until daylight to enter. Police then found Brunkhorst dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.

thesouthern.com
1842Ronnie Bullock44MaleEuropean-American/White07/20/2002UplandCA34.1059-117.6738816Upland Police Department
  • Fell from a height
  • No

Ronnie Bullock was handcuffed when he fell from a second-story apartment landing, broke his neck and died after his arrest.

latimes.com
1839Leonard Michael Mosqueda38MaleRace unspecified07/19/2002HoustonTX29.9142203-95.3354884Harris County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Deputies investigating the bludgeoning of Ana Mosqueda went to her husband Leonard's house. Leonard tried to stab Deputy William R. Christian. Deputy Christian fatally shot him. Later that year, Vanessa Trevino accused Deputy Christian of raping her at a traffic stop. He was fired, convicted of sexual assault and sentenced to five years in jail. On Aug. 15, 2001, Deputy Christian shot and wounded Keith Davis, alleging a gun-grab that was later disproved by forensics.

google.com
1838Gordon Randall Jones37MaleRace unspecified07/19/2002OrlandoFL28.4303639-81.4719048Orange County Sheriff's Office
  • Asphyxiated/Restrained
  • Less-than-lethal force

Jones ran up a $500 tab at a hotel bar and had been using large amounts of cocaine before hotel security called the police. He ended up being tasered some 11 or 13 times (accounts vary) and was strapped face-down to an ambulance mattress. His resulting death was attributed, not to the cocaine, not to the Taser, but to positional asphyxiation.

orlandosentinel.com
1836Demarcus Derell Celestine16MaleAfrican-American/Black07/18/2002HoustonTX29.9276206-95.5690173Harris County Constable's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Killed when the car he was riding in crashed during chase by Harris County deputy constable Rios

yourhoustonnews.com
1837Al Paul Jackson38MaleRace unspecified07/18/2002Casa GrandeAZ32.8782893-111.7556238Casa Grande Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Two Casa Grande officers made a traffic stop. While they were taking a man into custody for an outstanding warrant, they heard a gunshot nearby. One officer stayed with the man who had the warrant, while the other went to the parking lot, got out of his vehicle and was confronted by Jackson, who raised his weapon and pointed it at the officer, who shot and killed him.

trivalleycentral.com
20956Joseph Michael Drake35MaleRace unspecified07/17/2002LaingsburgMI42.8829974-84.2681111Grand Rapids Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

At around 6 p.m., police surrounded the home of Joseph Michael Drake, who they said was suspected of sexually assaulting a 96-year-old woman. At about 11 p.m., police forced their way into the home and found Drake dead at the top of the basement stairs. According to police, Drake had shot himself at some point during the standoff, though officers did not hear the shot.

google.com
1835Ryan G. Peeples22MaleRace unspecified07/17/2002KennesawGA34.0424212-84.556098Cobb County Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Police were called to the house on North Lakeside Drive, off Bells Ferry Road, by Peeples' father, who said his son was suicidal and had locked himself in his bedroom with a shotgun. The father was in a vehicle near the house, calling from a cellphone. When police arrived, a shot came from within the house, and a window was broken. Police entered the house later, discovering Peeples' dead body. Ruled suicide.

google.com
1834Juan Carlos Elias17MaleHispanic/Latino07/17/2002WestchaseFL28.0560611-82.6482491Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Elias, in a 1990 Honda Civic with a friend as a passenger, attempted to elude and outrun deputies. He ran a red light, crashed through several construction barriers and was killed as he met a nine-foot sand berm.

sptimes.com
1832Michael Riello Aldridge16MaleAfrican-American/Black07/16/2002GarnervilleNY41.2089326-73.9900501Rockland County Sheriff's Office, Haverstraw Town Police Department, Haverstraw Village Police Department, Stony Point Police Department, Spring Valley Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Aldridge was identified as a suspect in the armed robbery of a nearby liquor store around 9 a.m.. Officers from five agencies gave chase, cornered Aldridge, and shot him "an undetermined number of times." He was declared dead by 1 p.m.

yahoo.com
1833Evan Scott Smith25MaleRace unspecified07/16/2002CrestlineCA34.2415774-117.2933679San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Deputy Andrew Mathews shot and killed unarmed Evan Scott Smith when he advanced with one of his hands raised.

mountain-news.com
1830Christopher Menifee23MaleAfrican-American/Black07/15/2002HoustonTX29.969027-95.42953Harris County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Deputy Wallace Wyatt fatally shot Menifee about 10:30 p.m. as he sat in a friend's car at an apartment complex. Wyatt said he fired in self-defense because the car lunged at him. He also thought Menifee had carjacked the woman driving it, police have said. But the driver, Jessica Patterson, said she had known Menifee for about eight years and that the car did not move.

google.com
1831Daniel Furtado59MaleRace unspecified07/15/2002CambridgeMA42.3737258-71.0888436Cambridge Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Neighbors called police on Furtado on a regular basis. His erratic behavior and history of mental health issues were well known when they arrived to resolve another report that he'd vandalized property with a hatchet. Furtado retreated inside his house, breaking windows and shouting threats. After about four hours a special response team forced its way inside, Furtado gestured with his hatchet, and he was shot to death.

thecrimson.com
21948Thomas E. Martz Jr.31MaleEuropean-American/White07/15/2002ValparaisoIN41.4816244-87.0423659Valparaiso Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Thomas Martz allegedly was drunk and threatening children. When Officer Todd Kobitz approached the house, Martz allegedly rushed at him with a gun, and Kobitz shot and killed him.

policemag.com
1829Raymond W. Taylor54MaleRace unspecified07/14/2002MarengoOH40.4063235-82.8667145Morrow County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Taylor was fleeing deputies when his car crashed into a tree and killed him. Suicide was suspected.

google.com
1828Corey Ward18MaleAfrican-American/Black07/14/2002BuckheadGA33.8382133-84.3770036Atlanta Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

An undercover police officer shot and killed Ward after claiming that he failed to stop the SUV he was driving and fired in self-defense. Ward's death prompted protests from community members, who said Ward was merely driving his mother's SUV with a group of friends and the officer had not identified himself. In 2005, the officer was indicted on murder charges but was later granted immunity by a judge in 2010.

wsbtv.com
1827Todd E. Neal37MaleRace unspecified07/14/2002OldsmarFL28.032676-82.6661306Pinellas County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Deputies making narcotics arrests near a drug house stopped Neal in his pickup, ordering him to put up his hands. He initially complied but then put his hands down and shook his head, no. According to the deputy, who was standing directly in front of the pickup, the vehicle lurched forward, and the deputy fatally shot the unarmed Neal in the chest. No drugs were found in the car or on his person.

sptimes.com
19507David R. Sees38MaleRace unspecified07/13/2002MuncyPA41.2056373-76.7855152Pennsylvania State Police
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

David R. Sees, 38, killed his estranged wife, Stephanie Sees, 32, following a three-hour armed standoff and then committed suicide, police said.

google.com
19505Stephanie Sees32FemaleEuropean-American/White07/13/2002MuncyPA41.2056373-76.7855152Pennsylvania State Police
  • Gunshot
  • No

David R. Sees, 38, killed his estranged wife, Stephanie Sees, 32, following a three-hour armed standoff and then committed suicide, police said.

google.com
1826Ignacio Rangel Gonzalez46MaleRace unspecified07/13/2002ElderwoodCA36.6399484-119.1281671Tulare County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Sgt. John Benas and detective Jerry Mayberry shot and killed Ignacio Rangel Gonzalez when he drew a pistol and pulled the trigger at the second largest marijuana garden busted in the northern Tulare County foothills that season.

google.com
1825Encarnacion Nevarez53MaleHispanic/Latino07/12/2002Garden CityKS37.9566907-100.8103691Finney County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Sgt. Jerry Quint shot Encarnacion Nevarez Sr. in the back from a "distant range" during an early morning altercation between Nevarez, his sons and three deputies. According to officials, Quint used a Taser on one of Nevarez's sons. Quint claimed he shot Nevarez after he allegedly attacked another deputy with a board after Quint had Tasered his son. Nevarez's wife said that Quint shot her husband as he was running away from deputies. The county agreed to pay Nevarez's survivors $1.1 million to settle a lawsuit.

ljworld.com
1824William Vosburgh46MaleRace unspecified07/12/2002Delray BeachFL26.4464803-80.0920969Delray Beach Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Connecticut resident Vosburgh engaged a taxi to drop by a Walgreens store, which he robbed before calmly returning to the unwitting driver. Vosburgh was then apprehended, shot and killed at a nearby Texaco after a brief physical struggle with local police.

sun-sentinel.com
22380Charles Anthony "Tony" Hays34MaleRace unspecified07/11/2002HopewellVA37.3038049-77.288579Hopewell Police Department
  • Asphyxiated/Restrained
  • Less-than-lethal force

Charles Hays died during a struggle with police after he jumped through a plate-glass window and attacked police officers with a walking stick, police said. Hays was off his medication for mental illness.

google.com
1822Mario Romero Mejia aka Melvin Alejandro Romero20MaleHispanic/Latino07/11/2002HoustonTX29.786346-95.409217Harris County Constable's Office Precinct 1
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Deputy Matthew McCord stopped Romero's green Toyota Tercel, then patted him down. Authorities said that Romero reached for a gun in his pocket. The deputy shot him three times and killed him. A lawsuit by Romero's widow claims that the deputy shouted at Romero and shot him for no reason.

gpo.gov
1823Jack Retta36MaleRace unspecified07/11/2002SchenectadyNY42.887738-74.024704New York State Police
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Retta was connected to the knife slaying of a local couple. State troopers surrounded his "fortified" house where Retta held them off with a shotgun, until emerging briefly to shoot at a tree where snipers had taken cover. Hit by return fire, Retta retreated, called 911, then threatened officers again. He was shot to death. Prosecutors took the extraordinary measure of indicting him posthumously solely to inform a grand jury investigation into whether this killing was justified.

poststar.com
21541Detrick Barker30MaleRace unspecified07/10/2002PatersonNJ40.9148984-74.1499115Passaic County Prosecutor's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Passaic County police were following two men as they rode through city streets on an unregistered dirt bike. Police lost sight of them before the dirt bike hit a curb and a tree, killing driver Dedrick Barker. The surviving passenger, 30-year-old Clarence Smith of Paterson, claimed that a police car followed the dirt bike the entire time, at a distance of only a few feet.

google.com
1821Keith Terrell McKissick13MaleRace unspecified07/10/2002New York CityNY40.8057404-73.9406497City of New York Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Struck by the mirror of an undercover police van

nytimes.com
20204Byron Adams43MaleRace unspecified07/09/2002Green BayWI44.5232844-88.0982038Green Bay Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Byron Adams was wearing a dress and wig when he was fatally shot by a Green Bay police officer in a confrontation outside a dry cleaning business. He had a can of chili powder in his purse and probably planned to rob the nearby Oneida Bingo & Casino. When the officer asked to see Adams' identification, the suspect pulled a gun from his purse. Police said Pautzke struggled with Adams, then drew his own gun and fired four times. Adams, who died from the gunshot wounds, was carrying a pellet gun that looked like a 9mm Beretta handgun.

google.com
1819Lewis Gray53MaleAfrican-American/Black07/09/2002WelshLA30.2360403-92.8226453Louisiana State Police
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police shot and killed Lewis Gray when he allegedly came out shooting during a standoff.

wafb.com
1820Everett Lewis37MaleRace unspecified07/09/2002SeamanOH39.019677-83.59348Adams County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Adams County 911 center received a call that his neighbor, Lewis, had just shot two people and was holding three others as hostages. Lewis was driving from the scene when deputies arrived, police said. Lewis got out of his truck and pointed his rifle at the deputies and the deputies shot and killed Lewis after he refused repeated orders to drop his weapon.

maysville-online.com
1818Teruyuki Terao80MaleRace unspecified07/08/2002Los AngelesCA34.0522342-118.2436849Los Angeles Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Teruyuki Terao was killed when his car was struck by a SUV fleeing police.

dui1.com
1817Edward Arthur Williams21MaleRace unspecified07/07/2002Citrus HeightsCA38.7022921-121.2806393Sacramento County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Edward Arthur Williams was a passenger killed in a pickup truck that hit a tree before crashing into a house during a police chase.

google.com
19498Katherine Grace Bell14FemaleRace unspecified07/07/2002WashingtonPA40.1336983-80.2308183Chartiers Township Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Police said they were following, not chasing, the car in which Katherine Grace Bell was a passenger. The car, driven by Christopher Irwin, crashed into a utility pole, killing Bell.

google.com
1816Aundra Maurice Talton21MaleAfrican-American/Black07/07/2002TulsaOK36.2255234-95.9760289Tulsa Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

During a "regular Saturday night-Sunday morning gathering in a north Tulsa parking lot" of perhaps 500 people at 3 o'clock in the morning, local officers returned fire on Talton when he started shooting at them at least six times. Talton wounded two other people behind the police before he was fatally shot.

newsok.com
1813Virginia "Viki" Lozano36FemaleEuropean-American/White07/06/2002DentonTX33.1642779-97.120101Denton Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Victoria's abusive husband, Officer Robert Lozano, reported to 911 that his wife fatally shot herself while trying to clean his 9mm Glock pistol. First responders said that Lozano demonstrated no grief at the death. His wife was shot once in the chest while laying on a mattress. Texas Rangers Tracy Murphree and Tony Benny investigated. Officer Lozano received a 45-year prison sentence for murder. Some of his lovers said that he married Victoria for her family's money.

tdcaa.com
1815William Partlow42MaleRace unspecified07/06/2002New York CityNY40.8526857-73.9191233City of New York Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

With an accomplice Partlow stole an SUV at gunpoint, robbed a Yonkers bank at gunpoint, and led police on a wild chase back into the city. Partlow was cornered and fatally shot in a small wooded area between two highways.

nypost.com
1814Cecil Rudolph Menifield36MaleAfrican-American/Black07/06/2002Los AngelesCA34.0185498-118.2803696Los Angeles Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Two officers in a patrol car approached Menifield because he was smoking crack. He attacked one of them, knocking him down and trying to get his weapon. The other officer fired at Menifield, who then jumped into the patrol car and drove away. The missing vehicle was spotted on the 110 Freeway, where Menifield had exited, but failed to comply with orders to surrender. After bean-bag round and tasers were unsuccessful, he was shot while allegedly trying to take an officer's gun.

latimes.com
1812Walter Washington38MaleAfrican-American/Black07/05/2002UticaNY43.0902535-75.2464314Utica Police Department, New York State Police
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

In a controversial incident, local police and a state trooper intercepted Washington at his former girlfriend's house at her request. The three met on a path in the back of the house, two shots rang out, and Washington was dead. Initial statements issued by the Utica police and the DA were inconsistent with witness accounts and with each other, one of many disturbing discrepancies in the case.

infoshop.org
1811Curtis Simmons35MaleRace unspecified07/05/2002JacksonvilleFL30.1483557-81.5121863Jacksonville Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

On a dead-end dirt road after a chase, Simmons was shot twice through the passenger-side window of his Mercury Sable after ramming a police cruiser and another car. One of two fatal Jacksonville shootings in the same week.

jacksonville.com
1810Cami Janelle Beachler18FemaleRace unspecified07/04/2002GoldenCO39.596815-105.179286Colorado State Patrol
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

A Clear Creek County sheriff's deputy saw a couple outside a locker at Mountain Mini Storage and stopped to question them. Clear Creek County Sheriff Don Krueger said the deputy asked the couple if the locker was theirs. After they said it was, the deputy asked them for identification. At that point, Krueger said, the man and woman ran to a white Ford Taurus and sped away, heading east on Interstate 70. The deputy gave chase. Eventually, he was joined by another deputy and a sergeant. At the Jefferson County line, the sheriff's officers backed off and allowed state troopers to take the lead. Near the Lookout Mountain turnoff, a trooper used his car to nudge the Taurus into a spin, and it crashed into an embankment. Troopers approached the car to arrest the two people inside. Meredith pulled a gun and pointed at the troopers. Four of the officers opened fire, killing the pair.

google.com
1809Michael David Meredith34MaleRace unspecified07/04/2002GoldenCO39.596815-105.179286Colorado State Patrol
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

A Clear Creek County sheriff's deputy saw a couple outside a locker at Mountain Mini Storage and stopped to question them. Clear Creek County Sheriff Don Krueger said the deputy asked the couple if the locker was theirs. After they said it was, the deputy asked them for identification. At that point, Krueger said, the man and woman ran to a white Ford Taurus and sped away, heading east on Interstate 70. The deputy gave chase. Eventually, he was joined by another deputy and a sergeant. At the Jefferson County line, the sheriff's officers backed off and allowed state troopers to take the lead. Near the Lookout Mountain turnoff, a trooper used his car to nudge the Taurus into a spin, and it crashed into an embankment. Troopers approached the car to arrest the two people inside. Meredith pulled a gun and pointed at the troopers. Four of the officers opened fire, killing the pair.

google.com
1808Johnny Charles Boyce Jr.34MaleRace unspecified07/03/2002Oklahoma CityOK35.4859384-97.493243University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Capt. Chuck Ligon responded to a call for backup and found Johnny Charles Boyce Jr., 34, holding a long-barrel revolver to his right temple and threatening to shoot himself, police said. When he pointed it at Ligon, Ligon shot and killed Boyce.

newsok.com
1807Sidney Rogers31MaleRace unspecified07/03/2002Rolling MeadowsIL42.0826389-88.0315485Illinois State Police, Schaumburg Police Department
  • Medical emergency
  • No

Sidney Rogers died at a hospital after he was arrested. According to police, Rodgers was taken into custody by state troopers for possession of heroin and drug paraphernalia at around 7:45 p.m. after a motorist reported a person slumped behind the wheel of a car parked on the shoulder of the highway. Rogers was turned over to the Schaumburg Police lockup. Rogers reportedly complained of pain, went to the hospital for tests and was released back to police. He complained again and returned to the hospital where he died.

chicagotribune.com
1801Tomell Hurd27MaleAfrican-American/Black07/02/2002DallasTX32.7895599-96.7916138Dallas Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Corporal Troy Klinglesmith and Senior Corporal Stephen Baugh questioned multiple people in relation to drug dealing complaints. Corporal Baugh tried to question Hurd. The corporals and witnesses they interviewed said that Hurd took Senior Corporal Baugh's pistol and fired it. Other witnesses, interviewed by the Hurd family's attorney, said that Hurd was unarmed. Corporal Klinglesmith shot at Hurd, striking him twice and killing him. Hurd's family sued.

google.com
1806Allison Jones33MaleRace unspecified07/02/2002East PointGA33.6594099-84.4316918East Point Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Jones was shot after he was spotted driving a vehicle erratically and tried to flee police. The SUV crashed into a guardrail, police said. Authorities were approaching the SUV when it rolled back toward them. Police shot and killed Jones.

google.com
1805Tesia Parris15FemaleRace unspecified07/02/2002SpokaneWA47.7152264-117.4253935Washington State Patrol
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Jurors deliberated nearly two days before concluding that Washington State Patrol Trooper Robert Fiorentino's negligence didn't cause the July 2, 2002, death of 15-year-old Tesia Parris.

google.com
1803LaVeta Jackson36FemaleRace unspecified07/02/2002DorchesterMA42.2805725-71.0753253Boston Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police encountered a psychotic Jackson in the cellar of her residence after she'd killed her own two young children with a knife. She lunged at officers with the same knife and she was shot to death.

cityofboston.gov
1802Michael Bilderrain18MaleHispanic/Latino07/02/2002San FernandoCA34.2681759-118.4367977California Highway Patrol
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Bilderrain was shot and killed when he allegedly pointed a gun at an officer who had pulled over the vehicle he was in. He was one of four suspects in a car being pursued by police after the robbery of a storage facility.

latimes.com
1804Ignacio MendezMaleRace unspecified07/02/2002HesperiaCA34.4275439-117.2953565San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Deputies shot and killed Ignacio Martinez during a standoff when he pointed a gun at officers.

desertdispatch.com
1798Keenan Lament ForgeMaleAfrican-American/Black07/01/2002DallasTX32.7892727-96.7910414Dallas Police Department
  • Asphyxiated/Restrained
  • Less-than-lethal force

Forge was involved in an accident on Interstate 45. Officers Eric Tabbert and Craig Sherrill, who suspected that Forge was under the influence, handcuffed him and placed him in their vehicle. According to the officers, Forge slipped his cuffs and vigorously resisted the officers on two occasions, injuring both of them as they tried to subdue him. He was pronounced dead at Baylor Hospital. An autopsy said that Forge appeared to have been strangled. Forge's mother sued the City of Dallas unsuccessfully for violating Forge's civil rights.

hbcusports.com
1799John Edward Buckendorf36MaleRace unspecified07/01/2002Port OrchardWA47.4680922-122.7210673Kitsap County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Kitsap County sheriff's deputies shot and killed John Edward Buckendorf, 35, after a pursuit from Poulsbo to South Kitsap. Buckendorf was driving a reportedly stolen maroon Chevy pickup. No word as to exactly why they shot him.

kitsapsun.com
1800William Robinzine45MaleRace unspecified07/01/2002ChicagoIL41.7512784-87.605293Chicago Police Department
  • Undetermined
  • Less-than-lethal force

William Robizine collapsed after being arrested on the South Side. According to police, Robinzine appeared to be on drugs and was holding his bleeding hand as police investigated a quarrel in a liquor store at about midnight. Robinzine allegedly became combative and tried to drive off in an ambulance. Robinzine was pulled from the ambulance and restrained by officers, police said. Robinzine was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

chicagotribune.com
1794Francisco Rodriguez37MaleRace unspecified06/30/2002San JoaquinCA36.6035138-120.0980449Fresno County Sheriff's Office
  • Asphyxiated/Restrained
  • Less-than-lethal force

Francisco Rodriguez was killed when a vehicle driven by a FCSD deputy collided with a tractor and hay-bale wagon that then overturned at about 2 a.m.

google.com
1796Andrey Pylpiv16MaleRace unspecified06/30/2002ParmaOH41.3972589-81.7024115Parma Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Victor Grygorashenko apparently was trying to elude police when his motorcycle plowed into a guardrail, bounced off a concrete-block wall, and plunged into a stream bed at the end of Wales Avenue, killing Pylpiv.

google.com
1797Terren Brown17MaleRace unspecified06/30/2002Little RockAR34.731203-92.258349Little Rock Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Little Rock police officer Josh Scherrey shot and killed Terren Brown, 17, after he and an unidentified accomplice robbed and shot a man in a house near Oaklawn Cemetery and threatened to kill his 6-month-old son.

google.com
1792James Hulett53MaleAfrican-American/Black06/30/2002DecaturAL34.6003527-87.0058982Morgan County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police shot and killed James Hulett at his home in Decatur when he allegedly pulled a gun during a raid for illegal alcohol sales.

policeone.com
1793Gary Dean Burrow34MaleEuropean-American/White06/30/2002Maple ValleyWA47.3796826-122.0644526King County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Narcotics officers were arresting people at a house with a suspected meth lab inside. Barow arrived later and started shooting King County sheriff deputies (three of whom he wounded). He was also wanted after skipping bail in 2001.

nwsource.com
1789Antonio Vargas41MaleRace unspecified06/29/2002HanfordCA36.3426879-119.6476813Hanford Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Antonio Vargas was killed when his motorcycle crashed during a police chase.

google.com
19508Donald R. Mortimore54MaleRace unspecified06/29/2002ManorPA40.3421835-79.6637382Manor Police Department, Penn Township Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Donald R. Mortimore, a Penn-Trafford school teacher, shot and killed himself during a stop for driving while intoxicated.

google.com
1791Daniel Kahnk34MaleEuropean-American/White06/29/2002BlairNE41.5446975-96.1350702Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, Iowa Department of Natural Resources
  • Drowned
  • No

According to reports, officers from the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources were jointly patrolling the Missouri River in response to complaints about boats operating without marker lights. At around 10:30 p.m., officers saw a boat without lights and told the operator to pull to shore. According to police, passenger Daniel Kahnk fell in the water as the boat docked. Police said they were told Kahnk could not swim, and that they searched for him without success. Someone saw Kahnk's body along the Iowa shoreline two days later and called 911. The boat's operator was arrested on suspicion of being under the influence of alcohol and for not having proper lights.

wowt.com
1788Andre Jontue Lamar25MaleRace unspecified06/29/2002JacksonvilleFL30.3592509-81.6657222Jacksonville Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

A dispute broke out among an officer, Lamar, and another man. Reportedly the other man wanted to use a computer in the patrol car and the officer refused. This developed into a physical struggle where the two got the better of the officer, caught in a bear hug and punched some 20 times. The officer ended the confrontation by shooting Lamar dead. One of two Jacksonville police shootings in the same week.

policeone.com
1787Joseph Pearly "Bug" Finley Jr.20MaleEuropean-American/White06/29/2002ClevelandOH41.4563297-81.7559927Cleveland Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

An off-duty officer shot Finley when he found him on his property. Officer James Toomey said Finley attacked him with a metal pole.

clevescene.com
1790Rajeev Mathur24MaleRace unspecified06/29/2002Lake ForestCA33.6597236-117.652604Orange County Sheriff's Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Rajeev Mathur, who reportedly abducted a woman at gunpoint in Irvine and forced her to drive off with him, killed himself with a bullet to the head as deputies closed in.

latimes.com
1786Clever R. Craig46MaleRace unspecified06/28/2002MobileAL30.7367575-88.0564388Mobile Police Department
  • Tasered
  • Less-than-lethal force

Clever R. Craig died after police tasered him during a struggle.

google.com
22734James Mullins46MaleRace unspecified06/28/2002RogersvilleTN36.4142882-82.99083Rogersville Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Rogersville Police Officer Doug Nelson shot and killed James Mullins who was suspected of violating his parole. Mullins allegedly got out of his vehicle and shot at an officer.

google.com
1784Mabel Cunningham71FemaleRace unspecified06/27/2002Villa RicaGA33.7551859-84.9364343Carroll County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Cunningham was killed when a pickup truck driven by a 16-year-old ran a stop sign, while being pursued after his family reported "a physical confrontation" with a relative.

google.com
20205Samuel Rodriguez24MaleHispanic/Latino06/27/2002MilwaukeeWI42.9975121-87.9210693Milwaukee Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Samuel Rodriguez, 24, was shot and killed after he backed a stolen car into a police squad car, pinning one officer.

google.com
1785Joel Eickholt43MaleRace unspecified06/27/2002Storm LakeIA42.6538219-95.2007913Storm Lake Police Department
  • Drug overdose
  • No

Police arrested Joel Eickholt on suspicion of manufacturing methamphetamine in his room at the Vista Economy. At the scene, Eickholt reportedly told police he'd ingested an unknown quantity of meth. He was taken to a hospital. Police said they were unable to question Eickholt due to rapid deterioration of his physical condition. He died two days later.

stormlakepilottribune.com
1783Fermin Rincon24MaleRace unspecified06/27/2002FontanaCA34.1064678-117.4906037Fontana Police Department
  • Tasered
  • Less-than-lethal force

Fermin Rincon died after a violent struggle with five officers at a business complex.

latimes.com
1782Scott Allen Dunlap32MaleRace unspecified06/26/2002Hilton Head IslandSC32.2270938-80.7482215Beaufort County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Scott Allen Dunlap allegedly led police on a chase, crashed a pickup into his ex-girlfriend's home and shot himself dead.

google.com
1781William J. Pio Jr.43MaleRace unspecified06/26/2002AuburnWA47.316869-122.218324Auburn Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

He told a friend he had taken a bunch of drugs and he sounded like he was suicidal and shooting a gun. She called police. Eventually he came out of the house and pointed a gun at officers and they shot him. The family believes lethal force was unnecessary.

nwsource.com
21542Robert Elijah Cox37MaleEuropean-American/White06/25/2002TrentonNJ40.213873-74.741343Trenton Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

After an alleged bank robbery, foot chase and gun battle, Robert Cox was shot and killed.

google.com
1779Jesus Acevedo29MaleHispanic/Latino06/25/2002WestonFL26.0774794-80.3749466Bradford County Sheriff's Office
  • Drowned
  • No

Acevedo and another man attempted to flee from police in a stolen 1995 white Nissan Maxima, a chase that involved multiple jurisdictions and a helicopter. The other man was apprehended after he appealed, yelling for help for Acevedo, who had tried to get away in a lake. His body was recovered, drowned.

sheriff.org
1780Mychiska Patterson23FemaleRace unspecified06/25/2002AtlantaGA33.7489954-84.3879824Fulton County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Twenty-eight-year-old Dean Ricketts was acting out scenarios he learned in training. A single gunshot killed Patterson, a jailer who had worked for the Fulton County sheriff's department for two years. Atlanta police say Ricketts had removed the magazine from the .40-caliber Glock pistol he was using in the role-playing game, but a bullet remained in the chamber. Ricketts—as a detention officer—was not authorized to carry a firearm, and the gun was not sheriff's department property, police said.

accesswdun.com
1776David Orr40MaleEuropean-American/White06/24/2002Las VegasNV36.1266586-115.1408815Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Las Vegas police were patrolling an alleyway in an area known for high drug activity when they saw a small boy in a diaper walking by himself. One of the officers recognized him as the son of David Orr, who had lost custody of the boy that year. Police called Child Protective Services, who told them to take the boy into custody. Orr confronted the officers and became upset, eventually retrieving what later turned out to be a BB gun. He pointed it at an officer, who, believing it was a real gun, fired once.

google.com
1778Pedro Martinez39MaleRace unspecified06/24/2002WalterboroSC32.9373847-80.691954Colleton County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Deputies went to the mobile home of Pedro Martinez after his girlfriend called the sheriff's office to report a domestic disturbance. She told a dispatcher that Martinez was very drunk and armed with a gun. When deputies arrived at the home, they looked inside and saw Martinez load a pistol and fire four shots into the floor near another person, police said. Deputy Hampton Jenkins fired a single shot at Martinez when he saw the suspect raise his gun toward a man sitting in a chair. The bullet struck Martinez in the head, killing him.

google.com
1775William Matthew "Matt" Lehman28MaleEuropean-American/White06/24/2002Lake CharlesLA30.1985952-93.1972997Lake Charles Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Unarmed William Matthew "Matt" Lehman was shot and killed when he allegedly ran at an officer responding to a disturbance.

kplctv.com
1777Bruce Cameron46MaleRace unspecified06/24/2002Big RockIL41.772211-88.592802Kane County Sheriff's Office
  • Burned/Smoke inhalation
  • Less-than-lethal force

Bruce Cameron allegedly threatened deputies with a pitchfork and knife, was shot with bean bags, and then died after shutting himself in the garage, climbing into a gasoline-soaked car and setting it on fire. The incident began when deputies responded to a home burglary alarm at around 5 p.m. and found Cameron in the garage. An autopsy determined that Cameron died of smoke inhalation. Police said the flames kept deputies from entering the garage.

chicagotribune.com
1774Stefanos Kiladitis21MaleEuropean-American/White06/22/2002BrooklynNY40.619404-74.025373City of New York Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

An off-duty and allegedly inebriated officer made a left turn through a red light and collided with Kiladitis on his motorcycle. Kiladitis was thrown 50 feet away from his bike and sustained grave head wounds. He was removed from life support three days later. The officer was indicted but acquitted.

brooklynpaper.com
20206Name withheld by police18MaleRace unspecified06/21/2002ShawanoWI44.7822064-88.6089917Shawano County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

The Oconto County Sheriff's Department reported getting a call from the Gillett area saying that a couple's son was missing, along with the family car and a weapon, and they had found a suicide note. Shawano County officers later spotted the vehicle and pursued it until it was stopped with special spikes on the roadway, and the driver shot and killed himself, police said.

google.com
20207Claude Grant Pettus19MaleRace unspecified06/20/2002La CrosseWI43.8578685-91.2370244La Crosse Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Claude Grant Pettus allegedly fled a stop for running a stop sign, crashed and was killed.

lacrossetribune.com
1773Sean Joseph McHugh32MaleEuropean-American/White06/20/2002TarzanaCA34.1728621-118.5537802Los Angeles Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Sean Joseph McHugh, a 32-year-old white male, died after being shot in Tarzana.

latimes.com
1772Rene Carmona31MaleRace unspecified06/19/2002Casa GrandeAZ32.896797-111.743131Casa Grande Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police were dispatched to Palm View Apartments regarding a man with a knife trying to break into an apartment. As officers arrived, the person who called police described the suspect, who had fled southbound on a bicycle. Officer Brian Ramirez spotted Carmona heading south from the complex and gave chase on foot. Carmona jumped over the east wall at Quail Gardens. Carmona reportedly confronted Ramirez in the Quail Gardens parking lot, armed with a knife. Ramirez shot and killed Carmona.

trivalleycentral.com
1770Richard Bialecki44MaleRace unspecified06/18/2002DalevilleAL31.3167396-85.7027456Daleville Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Daleville police were reportedly unable to convince a man (Richard Bialecki?) not to commit suicide outside his home.

southeastsun.com
1771Ocie Butler65FemaleRace unspecified06/18/2002ChicagoIL41.763009-87.6710612Chicago Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Ocie Butler was killed, and her husband was critically injured after their car was hit by vehicle fleeing from police. According to Chicago police officials, the officers were not engaged in a high-speed pursuit at the time of the crash. Police on patrol had reportedly seen a speeding car run two stop signs on 72nd. The officers turned on their lights and sirens, but did not give chase, police said, though the passengers in the car said the lights and sirens scared them into fleeing. Butler's son said he believed there was a chase.

chicagotribune.com
19497Donald Slater66MaleRace unspecified06/17/2002SummersvilleWV38.2814714-80.8496001Nicholas County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Walter Frederick Baldwin, 48, ran down pedestrian, Donald Slater, 66, as he fled police after he allegedly set a fire and attempted a holdup.

google.com
1769Johnnie L. Blackman Jr.24MaleRace unspecified06/16/2002GalesburgIL40.9765417-90.3708513Galesburg Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Johnnie L. Blackman Jr. died after trying to flee from police and crashing into a church. A passenger in the car was injured in the crash. According to police, an officer saw Blackman pull out of one parking lot, drive down a street and pull into another parking lot without his headlights on at about 10:30 p.m. The officer stopped to ask why Blackman was driving without lights, and allegedly saw him try to hide a plastic bag later found to contain cocaine.

highbeam.com
1768Willie Crawford Jr.32MaleRace unspecified06/16/2002Long BeachCA33.7971184-118.1937773Long Beach Police Department
  • Asphyxiated/Restrained
  • Less-than-lethal force

Willie Crawford Jr. died about an hour after being placed in a hobble restraint during his arrest.

google.com
21490Bronte Mills22MaleRace unspecified06/16/2002BaltimoreMD39.2432212-76.6270951Baltimore Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officer Omar Wright was investigating a shots-fired report. He shot and killed Bronte Mills, who was running away, after Mills allegedly shot backward at Wright while Mills was running to escape.

google.com
1767Connie Pearsall26MaleAfrican-American/Black06/16/2002Oak HarborWA48.2932459-122.65225Oak Harbor Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officers ... arrived to find ... Pearsall wielding a knife in each fist, standing over his wife and stabbing her. The officers screamed at him to stop and sprayed him with pepper-spray. But as the Navy petty officer stabbed her once more, the officers shot and killed him. "The results of a toxicology test [on Pearsall were] significant."

whidbeynewstimes.com
1763Gus Kukulas75MaleEuropean-American/White06/15/2002BerwynIL41.8332053-87.7928374Chicago Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Greek immigrant Kukulas had just picked up his wife, a hospital employee, at 1:30 on a Saturday morning. Their vehicle was slammed into by an off-duty Chicago violent crimes detective with twice the legal limit of alcohol in her bloodstream. The detective was charged with reckless homicide.

google.com
1765Bruce M. Thompson Jr.23MaleRace unspecified06/15/2002RussellvilleAR35.3285428-93.0303054Atkins Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

John Andrew Hurst-Thurman, 16, died in a car crash while fleeing from police. He was driving a stolen vehicle containing numerous items of suspected stolen property, police said. His passenger, Bruce M. Thompson died a few days later on May 18, 2002.

google.com
1764John Andrew Hurst-Thurman16MaleRace unspecified06/15/2002RussellvilleAR35.3285428-93.0303054Atkins Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

John Andrew Hurst-Thurman, 16, died in a car crash while fleeing from police. He was driving a stolen vehicle containing numerous items of suspected stolen property, police said. His passenger, Bruce M. Thompson died a few days later on May 18, 2002.

google.com
1766Jason Nichols21MaleRace unspecified06/15/2002Oklahoma CityOK35.4874023-97.4390206Oklahoma City Police Department
  • Tasered
  • Less-than-lethal force

According to police, Jason Nichols' uncle, called to say that his nephew was "drunk and fighting with him" at a house. When police arrived, Nichols would not comply with their commands to settle down. They used pepper spray and a Taser with no effect. Police restrained his arms and legs with "maximum restraint devices." An officer, rather than EMSA, drove him to OU Medical Center for evaluation. About five minutes after arriving at the hospital, Nichols died.

newsok.com
1762Robert Ruffin57MaleAfrican-American/Black06/14/2002San FranciscoCA37.7839861-122.4115574San Francisco Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police shot and killed Robert Ruffin, who was reportedly walking around nude at the Drake Hotel and brandishing a knife in a stairway.

sfgate.com
1761Feras B. Abdelrazzaq30MaleMiddle Eastern06/14/2002San DimasCA34.1025299-117.8060277Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Deputies and the Fire Dept were called to Maxdem chemical factory with reports of a man throwing burning chemicals on people, lighting fires and stabbing people. When deputies arrived, they saw the suspect, carrying a canister of some sort, chasing a bleeding man out of the building. When he refused to drop it, he was shot and killed. Three people were burned, two of them critically, and two people were critically stabbed.

latimes.com
1760Jon C. Cook38MaleEuropean-American/White06/13/2002San FranciscoCA37.7630421-122.4261792San Francisco Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehicle

Officer Jon Cook was killed when his patrol car was struck by another police cruiser driven by officer Nick Ferrando.

sfgate.com
19610Rodney Dale Mathews22MaleAfrican-American/Black06/13/2002PittsburghPA40.467336-80.03397Pittsburgh Bureau of Police
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officer George Ciganik shot Rodney D. Mathews, 24, in the head, killing him, as Mathews brandished a handgun from the porch roof of his home in Marshall-Shadeland. A neighbor had summoned police because Mathews had discharged his gun several times. During an exchange of gunfire with police, Mathews shot an officer in the foot.

post-gazette.com
1759Ronald Gilbert Santiago15MaleRace unspecified06/13/2002BethlehemPA40.612106-75.3458519Freemansburg Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Santiago led local police on a chase in a stolen car at speeds of up to 90 MPH. He then lost control and fatally crashed into a utility pole. A review found that Santiago was solely responsible for the crash, partly because of an undetermined amount of marijuana in his system.

mcall.com
19442Jeffery Neal Johnson44MaleRace unspecified06/12/2002DrakesboroKY37.21694-87.0503496Kentucky State Police
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Jeffrey Neal Johnson allegedly threatened police with a knife when he was shot and killed.

google.com
1758Carlos Alberto Ramirez24MaleHispanic/Latino06/12/2002HoustonTX29.8841195-95.3405076Harris County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Harris County deputies thought they were responding to a domestic disturbance the morning they arrived at a Houston area home and faced four armed members of the Latin Kings, a street gang. Harris County Deputy Shane Bennett died after being shot by his partner. Also killed were suspects Daniel Damian Jr., 20, and Carlos Alberto Ramirez, 24. One of the surviving burglars was found guilty of Bennett's murder.

chron.com
1757Daniel Damian20MaleHispanic/Latino06/12/2002HoustonTX29.8841193-95.3405461Harris County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Harris County deputies thought they were responding to a domestic disturbance the morning they arrived at a Houston area home and faced four armed members of the Latin Kings, a street gang. Harris County Deputy Shane Bennett died after being shot by his partner. Also killed were suspects Daniel Damian Jr., 20, and Carlos Alberto Ramirez, 24. One of the surviving burglars was found guilty of Bennett's murder.

chron.com
1756Shane Ronald Bennett29MaleEuropean-American/White06/12/2002HoustonTX29.8841193-95.3405461Harris County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Harris County deputies thought they were responding to a domestic disturbance the morning they arrived at a Houston area home and faced four armed members of the Latin Kings, a street gang. Harris County Deputy Shane Bennett died after being shot by his partner. Also killed were suspects Daniel Damian Jr., 20, and Carlos Alberto Ramirez, 24. One of the surviving burglars was found guilty of Bennett's murder.

chron.com
1755Marcus Hartman28MaleEuropean-American/White06/11/2002BrainerdMN46.3526733-94.2020084Brainerd Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Marcus Hartman, 28, of Crosby, dies when a police car that's pursuing him for speeding in downtown Brainerd crashes into his motorcycle.

google.com
1753Sophia King23FemaleAfrican-American/Black06/11/2002AustinTX30.2689353-97.7199631Austin Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officer John Coffey fatally shot King, 23, after police said she chased after a Rosewood Housing Authority manager with a butcher knife.

twcnews.com
1754Jason Burrell Mitchell33MaleAfrican-American/Black06/11/2002Los AngelesCA33.9798127-118.3089787Los Angeles Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

After Mitchell was pulled over for a traffic stop, he drove away with a police officer standing on the running board of his truck. He rammed parked cars in an attempt to dislodge the officer, but then pulled over, after which he was shot and killed. Stating that he had put up his hands in surrender, the city was sued and paid out $1.25 million dollars. The shooting was found to be "In Policy".

latimes.com
1750Kenneth B. Madros47MaleRace unspecified06/10/2002KaltagAK64.3318966-158.7785499Alaska State Troopers
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

A trooper was called by Madros' wife, accusing him of abuse. The trooper flew up, but after talking to him, Madros ran to a shed and got a shotgun. The trooper shot and killed Madros.

google.com
1752Richard Bullock43MaleRace unspecified06/10/2002EscondidoCA33.1770492-117.108806San Diego County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Deputies Ricardo Lopez, Darien Smith and Sgt. Bruce Ruff (a twice unsuccessful candidate for Sheriff) shot and killed Richard Bullock, who pointed a shotgun at them.

utsandiego.com
1748Yukio Aijalon Allen21MaleRace unspecified06/10/2002InvernessFL28.8436376-82.3639225Citrus County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Allen was distraught from the recent break-up of a four-year relationship that had produced a 14-month-old daughter. Leaving a 26-page suicide note, he engineered a confrontation with county deputies, waved two fake guns at them, charged, and sustained a single fatal chest wound.

sptimes.com
1749Craig Heard14MaleAfrican-American/Black06/10/2002RochesterNY43.150657-77.5869982Rochester Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Heard, driving a stolen automobile, was cornered by two officers on a dead-end street adjacent to Park Avenue. The 14-year-old reportedly aimed the car at the police, who fatally shot him in response. His family reached a $300K wrongful-death settlement with the city.

therochesterian.com
19499Susan Louise Fyock33FemaleEuropean-American/White06/10/2002JohnstownPA40.3497387-78.9445815Johnstown Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Susan L. Fyock was shot and killed by her spouse, Johnstown Police Department Officer Craig A. Knepper, in front of Fyock's 4-year-old son.

justia.com
1751Eddie Alvarado32MaleRace unspecified06/10/2002Los AngelesCA34.0522342-118.2436849Los Angeles Police Department
  • Tasered
  • Less-than-lethal force

Eddie Alvarado died after officers tasered him five times while his hands were cuffed behind his back.

starbulletin.com
19495Matthew Redding15MaleRace unspecified06/09/2002BoyertownPA40.3294918-75.6377412Douglass Township Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Officer Andrew Mathias attempted to stop driver Josh Boos‚ 20‚ and passenger Matthew Redding‚ 15‚ in a 1977 race-modified Chevrolet Camaro for multiple alleged traffic offenses. Mathias said he called off the pursuit after losing sight of the Camaro and then came upon the crash, which killed Boos and Redding.

google.com
19494Josh Boos20MaleRace unspecified06/09/2002BoyertownPA40.3294918-75.6377412Douglass Township Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Officer Andrew Mathias attempted to stop driver Josh Boos‚ 20‚ and passenger Matthew Redding‚ 15‚ in a 1977 race-modified Chevrolet Camaro for multiple alleged traffic offenses. Mathias said he called off the pursuit after losing sight of the Camaro and then came upon the crash, which killed Boos and Redding.

google.com
1747Waseem Jung19MaleAfrican-American/Black06/09/2002HoustonTX29.8948064-95.4907401Harris County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officers pulled over Jung after he was driving erratically on Interstate 45 around 5:30 a.m. When officers exited their vehicle, Jung open fire with several shots before speeding away. According to officials, Jung continued to fire shots at deputies from a semiautomatic assault rifle during a five-mile chase. Jung pulled into the drive way of his residence, failed to escape again, and exited his vehicle. Jung and officers commenced in a shootout with over 50 rounds fired before Jung was struck multiple times and died on the scene. Sgt. Tommy Bohannon of the Harris County Sheriff's was critically wounded but survived his injuries.

911jobforums.com
1746Julian Vaughn McElroy18MaleRace unspecified06/08/2002SacramentoCA38.5472095-121.464574Sacramento County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Passenger Julian Vaughn McElroy was killed in an stolen car that crashed during a police chase

google.com
1744Arturo Margate35MaleRace unspecified06/07/2002FallbrookCA33.3911347-117.2372797San Diego County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Deputies shot and killed Arturo Margate after he pointed a BB gun at them.

google.com
1745Carnell Porter Jr.21MaleRace unspecified06/07/2002LakewoodWA47.1479771-122.5073461Pierce County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Porter and another man were crossing and had stopped in the middle of the five-lane highway. Porter then abruptly stepped in front of the southbound patrol car. The car was responding to a call but didn't have its emergency lights or siren activated, police said.

google.com
1743Name withheld by policeMaleRace unspecified06/07/2002MojaveCA35.0568181-118.157833Kern County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Sgt. Neil Record shot and killed an unidentified man running toward a fence surrounding Mojave Airport following a bank robbery.

thefreelibrary.com
1742Cindy McCure38FemaleRace unspecified06/06/2002ChatsworthIL40.7602258-88.2930954Livingston County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Deputy Mark Travis shot and killed Cindy McCure when she allegedly pointed a pistol at him. Travis and another deputy responded to a domestic dispute between newlyweds Cindy McCure and Kevin McCure over a car at about 8:30 p.m. Kevin McCure was later shot (non-fatally) by police on January 25, 2004, when he allegedly pointed a fake gun when tactical officers found him hiding in a closet during a search of a Chatsworth home.

google.com
20208Michael J. Wilcox49MaleEuropean-American/White06/06/2002KeshenaWI44.8836648-88.6338497Menominee County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Michael J. Wilcox killed former friends and lovers before shooting and killing himself when confronted by police.

google.com
1741Stephon Keith Moore39MaleAfrican-American/Black06/06/2002ClevelandOH41.5780613-81.5739485Cleveland Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Patrolmen Daniel Jopek and Martin Rudin stopped a car driven by Stephon Keith Moore, 39, who was drunk, on Lake Shore Boulevard. The officers accused Moore of driving his car at them and putting their lives at risk, so they shot and killed him with a gunshot to the back. The shooting was ruled justified. Moore'€™s family, however, said the victim was backing up his car and posed no threat to the officers. They filed a wrongful death lawsuit, and the city agreed to pay $250,000 in damages and attorney's fees.

cleveland.com
19620Leon Samuel Bare55MaleRace unspecified06/05/2002YorkPA39.9723396-76.7391733Northern York County Regional Police Department
  • Medical emergency
  • No

Leon Samuel Bare, 55, died after being picked up by Northern York County Regional Police. The police were responding to a call about suspicious activity on Willis Road in Manchester Township. The coroner's office determined that Bare died of natural causes.

google.com
1740Roshawn Hill18MaleAfrican-American/Black06/05/2002OaklandCA37.7746884-122.2059993Oakland Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Hill, a murder suspect who had been convicted of robbery, fired his gun into a police car after a robbery. An officer fired back, killing Hill

sfgate.com
1739Keith Glenn Hescock42MaleEuropean-American/White06/05/2002RirieID43.6505699-111.5662066Bonneville County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

As the prime suspect in the kidnapping of a 14-year-old girl, Hescock led police on a 40-mile vehicle chase that ended on a dead-end dirt road in the Big Hole Mountains. A heavily armed and dangerous Hescock shot it out with the deputy, leaving the deputy wounded, a police dog killed, and Hescock shot to death.

deseretnews.com
1736Donald Jackson33MaleRace unspecified06/04/2002Port AllenLA30.4432919-91.188466Iberville Parish Sheriff's Office
  • Drowned
  • Suicide

Donald Jackson reportedly plunged to his death from the I-10 bridge before Iberville Parish sheriff's deputies could stop him.

google.com
1737Anthony Earl Mickus34MaleRace unspecified06/04/2002Long BeachCA33.826698-118.174548Long Beach Police Department
  • Asphyxiated/Restrained
  • Less-than-lethal force

Anthony Earl Mickus died in police custody after leading police on a car chase from Pacific Coast Highway at Long Beach Boulevard to Bixby Road at Gundry Avenue, where he jumped out of the moving car.

google.com
1738Marty R. Tennyson32MaleRace unspecified06/04/2002Kansas CityKS39.0912973-94.686603Kansas Highway Patrol
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

A state trooper shot pedestrian Marty R. Tennyson when he allegedly charged at him with a broken bottle on the freeway. At about 11:30 p.m., the trooper stopped when he saw Tennyson, who was walking home after checking himself out of a drug and alcohol treatment facility, bleeding from the wrist on I-635. According to police, a hostile confrontation ensued, and Tennyson allegedly turned and charged, prompting the trooper to shoot him once. Tennyson died at the scene.

cjonline.com
23120Alexander L. Wright Jr.18MaleRace unspecified06/03/2002CoalwoodWV37.3798035-81.6416211War Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Patrolman Scott Dingus arrested Alexander L. Wright Jr. for underage drinking. According to Dingus, Wright was handcuffed in front of his body and riding in the front of Dingus' cruiser when he allegedly unfastened his seatbelt, hit Dingus on the side of the head and jumped out of the car. Dingus estimated the car was traveling approximately 50 mph at the time.

google.com
1734Thomas B. Ashcraft36MaleRace unspecified06/03/2002ArabiLA29.9623599-89.9887141St. Bernard Parish Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Deputies shot Thomas B. Ashcraft to death in an Arabi drainage canal after he allegedly firing at deputies who chased him there following the robbery of a Chalmette shoe store.

rodnreel.com
1735Christopher David Moore30MaleRace unspecified06/03/2002Broken ArrowOK36.0663835-95.7963863Tulsa County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Christopher David Moore was shot to death by a Tulsa County sheriff's sniper outside a Broken Arrow motel after a four-hour standoff. Moore was forced from his first-floor room by tear gas, then came outside with a grenade in his hand. He was shot after refusing to drop the grenade and trying to throw it. The grenade detonated after Moore was shot. He died of a gunshot wound.

newsok.com
1733Garrett Wade Youngblood21MaleRace unspecified06/02/2002MonroeLA32.589528-91.9841861Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Ouachita Parish sheriff's deputies shot and killed Garrett Wade Youngblood on the porch of his mobile home in what investigators called "a police-assisted suicide."

google.com
1732Mose Hines34MaleRace unspecified06/01/2002RichmondCA37.9182775-122.3499596Richmond Police Department
  • Drug overdose
  • No

A coroner's inquest ruled that Mose Hines died accidentally after eating an unknown amount of crack during a strip search.

google.com
1731Michael McClammey53MaleRace unspecified06/01/2002American CanyonCA38.161154-122.2562898American Canyon Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Michael McClammey apparently killed himself during a standoff with police.

napavalleyregister.com
1729Michael Moreno39MaleRace unspecified06/01/2002New BerlinWI42.9486812-88.1187846New Berlin Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

New Berlin police officer Richard Helm shot and killed 39-year-old Michael Moreno on June 1, saying he feared for his safety when the man approached him with a knife. Moreno was about 115 feet away from Helm at the time.

journaltimes.com
1730Evelyn Vargas4FemaleHispanic/Latino06/01/2002Los AngelesCA34.0459517-118.2509757Los Angeles Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Police engaged in high-speed chase in crowded area. Car being chased ran a red light, hit a van, a light pole, before hitting girl on sidewalk.

latimes.com
1728Anthony Vontoure22MaleAfrican-American/Black05/31/2002SacramentoCA38.5738451-121.3807627Sacramento County Sheriff's Office
  • Asphyxiated/Restrained
  • Less-than-lethal force

Former Washington Huskies cornerback Anthony Vontoure reportedly died in a struggle with deputies while being taken into custody.

google.com
21949Name withheld by police50MaleRace unspecified05/31/2002South BendIN41.6139032-86.2486755St. Joseph County Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

An argument between a man and his mother had turned physically violent when the woman ran to a neighbor's house to call police. The woman told police her son was still in the house and was armed. When police arrived they surrounded the house and attempted to talk with the man. Several attempts to contact the man failed. Police found him dead shortly after they stormed the house.

google.com
1726Miles White16MaleEuropean-American/White05/31/2002Haines CityFL28.0363469-81.5317152Polk County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

White's parents called for reconsideration of his death in a Volkswagen Passat being chased by county deputy, at speeds of over 100 MPH for 15 miles. The deputy had lied about his speed, about being told the car was stolen, about not being in pursuit. Moreover his vehicle was found to have struck the Passat, and (at the time of the appeal) the former deputy was serving a 15-year prison stretch for sexual abuse of boys.

tampabay.com
1727Norman Pribnow75MaleRace unspecified05/31/2002ParklandWA47.1446885-122.4344861Pierce County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

It happened around 8:45 in Parkland, when a sheriff's deputy was responding to an unrelated call for backup. With the patrol car's lights flashing, the deputy pulled into the oncoming lane, smashing into the pickup Pribnow was driving.

seattlepi.com
1725Antonio Luis Pineiro48MaleHispanic/Latino05/30/2002Long BeachCA33.7719983-118.1938108Long Beach Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Pineiro, a schizophrenic, was shot and killed at a Top Valu Market where he went on a shooting rampage, killing two and wounding four others. On searching his condo, the bodies of his parents, dead for over two years were found in their bed. The blood-spattered hammer used in their murder was on the floor, and a white powder, thought to be a drying agent, covered the bodies.

latimes.com
21493Kevin Vines38MaleRace unspecified05/29/2002BaltimoreMD39.3483002-76.6859079Baltimore Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Kevin Vines was wanted for an assault on his former girlfriend with a knife. When police arrived, he slipped outside his home with an umbrella, and he was shot and killed when he threatened officers with the metal tip.

google.com
20209Jeffrey Umbarger39MaleRace unspecified05/29/2002MadisonWI43.0357586-89.409129Madison Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Umbarger was wanted for questioning in a criminal investigation, police said. He shot and killed himself during a six-and-a-half hour standoff at a motel.

google.com
1723Laron A. Ball20MaleAfrican-American/Black05/29/2002MilwaukeeWI43.0427354-87.9224097Milwaukee Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Ball was being tried for murder and armed robbery. Just as his conviction was announced in the courtroom, Ball leapt from his seat and attempted to smash a window to escape. As two sheriff's deputies tried to capture him, Ball grabbed one of their weapons and wounded one in the leg. A Milwaukee police officer shot and killed him.

jsonline.com
1724Michale Kyle aka Michael Shawn Kyle22MaleAfrican-American/Black05/29/2002San DiegoCA32.7497179-117.1131211San Diego Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officer Dana Taylor shot and killed Michale Shawn Kyle after he rushed at her with a large knife after a police chase.

utsandiego.com
1721David Randall West49MaleRace unspecified05/28/2002MartinezCA38.0219618-122.1253024Martinez Police Department
  • Undetermined
  • Less-than-lethal force

David Randall West reportedly died in police custody after struggling with officers who were arresting him on suspicion of being under the influence of drugs.

sfgate.com
1720John Santella Jr.22MaleEuropean-American/White05/28/2002MiamiFL25.7800134-80.3376407Miami-Dade Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Bike patrol officers were flagged down by a man reporting that he'd been assaulted by another man roaming around with a knife. The officers discovered Santella, with an icepick, and followed him into a nearby apartment complex. After an encounter where Santella appeared irrational and suicidal, and lunged twice at officers, the police fatally shot him.

sun-sentinel.com
1722Rodney Craig38MaleAfrican-American/Black05/28/2002HarveyIL41.6153238-87.6526585Harvey Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police shot and killed Rodney Craig when he allegedly pointed a BB gun at them. Officers responded to a call about a man with a gun and found Craig on his lawn with a toy rifle and a knife. According to his family, Craig had argued with his wife earlier that night, and had been pacing behind his home with an empty BB gun and a cell phone. They also said police were informed that the gun was a toy before the shooting. Police said they tried to convince Craig to put down his weapons for more than 20 minutes, but he refused. Craig then allegedly pointed his BB gun at officers "as if to shoot," police said. The officers shot Craig multiple times.

chicagotribune.com
22342Name withheld by policeMaleRace unspecified05/27/2002ArlingtonVA38.8474221-77.0764999Arlington County Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police shot and killed a man armed with a gun, moments after he killed his wife in an apartment where she was with her boyfriend, police said.

google.com
19017Matthew Barnes29MaleHispanic/Latino05/27/2002Corpus ChristiTX27.711206-97.3479895Corpus Christi Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officer James Peterson and a probationary officer pulled Barnes over as he left the driveway of a drug house. HIs vehicle slowed down, a passenger stepped out, and Barnes sped up again. The probationary officer chased the passenger. Officer Peterson pursued Barnes by vehicle and on foot. Barnes drew a BB gun. Officer Peterson fatally shot Barnes. Officer Peterson was no-billed in 1995 after fatally shooting a man who was involved in a domestic disturbance.

google.com
1719James E. Allen33MaleRace unspecified05/26/2002AtlantaGA33.7368332-84.3924298Atlanta Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

James E. Allen was shot and killed by Officer G.D. Dabney, who reported that Allen began to scuffle with him when the officer was investigating a report from Allen's bleeding girlfriend that he had stabbed her.

google.com
20955Michael J. Estrada27MaleRace unspecified05/26/2002Lincoln ParkMI42.265413-83.1828712Lincoln Park Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police responded to Michael Estrada's home after Estrada was seen on his front lawn with a knife. After officers asked him to drop the knife, Estrada went inside. Because no one else was in the house with Estrada, police said, he wasn't considered a threat. Officers left and set up surveillance nearby. Less than 10 minutes later, Estrada reportedly left his house holding two knives and climbed a fence into a neighbor's backyard. With their weapons drawn, Cpls. James Howell and John Martin approached Estrada and tried to get him to drop the knives, but he refused, police said. The officers backed onto the street. As Estrada got to the curb, he allegedly lunged at the officers. Martin shot Estrada in the knee, and Howell shot him twice in the back. Estrada was pronounced dead at a hospital.

thenewsherald.com
1718Christopher Curry17MaleRace unspecified05/26/2002JoaquinTX31.9657232-94.0538028Shelby County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Michael Bass drove his truck into a ditch while fleeing police. Curry was a passenger in the vehicle. For unclear reasons, Deputy Brian Tyler shot Curry in the head, chest and belly. He died three days later. Bass was charged with driving while intoxicated and assaulting a peace officer.

chron.com
1714Mark Charles Volpa Jr.21MaleRace unspecified05/25/2002AuberryCA37.0807379-119.4631502Fresno County Sheriff's Office, Clovis Police Department, Fresno Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Several officers shot and killed Mark Charles Volpa Jr. when he exited his camper brandishing an AR-15 at police during a standoff.

google.com
1717Michael Peacock23MaleRace unspecified05/25/2002AtlantaGA33.7398642-84.32944Atlanta Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Peacock was shot as he attempted to stab a resident at a home on Winthrop Drive, police said.

google.com
1713Vue Xiong23MaleAsian/Pacific Islander05/25/2002FresnoCA36.7386485-119.7273784Fresno Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officer Carl McKnight, one of several FPD officers who has been involved in multiple officer-involved shootings, shot and killed Vue Xiong in 2002.

fresnoalliance.com
1716Name withheld by police18-25MaleRace unspecified05/25/2002BellflowerCA33.8830488-118.1255131Long Beach Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Two people were killed and one injured when an SUV fleeing police crashed into Johnny Rebs Diner in Bellflower.

latimes.com
1715Name withheld by police18-25FemaleRace unspecified05/25/2002BellflowerCA33.8830488-118.1255131Long Beach Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Two people were killed and one injured when an SUV fleeing police crashed into Johnny Rebs Diner in Bellflower.

latimes.com
1712Homer "Butch" William McFadden III40MaleRace unspecified05/24/2002JacksonvilleAR34.9786237-92.210302Sherwood Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Donald Bloomfield and Homer W. McFadden were suspected of drug manufacturing died when the car they were driving in collided with another vehicle as they were being pursued by Sherwood police.

google.com
1711Donald Bloomfield40MaleRace unspecified05/24/2002JacksonvilleAR34.9786237-92.210302Sherwood Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Donald Bloomfield and Homer W. McFadden were suspected of drug manufacturing died when the car they were driving in collided with another vehicle as they were being pursued by Sherwood police.

google.com
21950Jamie J. Barnes26MaleRace unspecified05/23/2002Michigan CityIN41.6513844-86.932311Michigan City Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Jamie Barnes was killed during a high-speed police chase on County Line Road when he missed a curve and hit a steel fence. Police said the chase began when Barnes failed to stop his 2001 Honda motorcycle at Coolspring Road and Franklin Street for Michigan City police for speeding and failure to yield.

google.com
1708Nelson Santiago39MaleRace unspecified05/23/2002RoxburyMA42.317891-71.09307Boston Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

In the early morning hours Boston police twice spotted a stolen a stolen grey Toyota Camry. On the third sighting police were able to box the vehicle, driven by Santiago, into a dead end. In attempting a U-turn to escape Santiago accelerated toward officers on foot. In response they fired at him about 9 times. Santiago was mortally wounded, crash the Camry into three other vehicles, and was pronounced dead at the hospital.

cityofboston.gov
1710Name withheld by police18MaleRace unspecified05/23/2002MonroeWA47.8569097-121.9671639Sultan Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

An unidentified teenager stole a car and led police on a chase until he crashed and died.

nwsource.com
1709Isaac Magana42MaleRace unspecified05/23/2002Pico RiveraCA33.9968517-118.0740138Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Isaac Magana reportedly killed himself by driving full speed into the side of a building following a chase by deputies.

latimes.com
1707Detrick Corbett Jr.2MaleRace unspecified05/22/2002AtlantaGA33.771687-84.7123581Fulton County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Detrick Corbett Jr. was in his father's arms as the man struggled with a Fulton County sheriff's deputy on Bankhead Highway, Atlanta police said. The officer's gun discharged, hitting the child in the shoulder. He died at the scene.

google.com
1706Sharleen Loa "Sally" Jones39FemaleRace unspecified05/22/2002ZephyrhillsFL28.230499-82.2126648Pasco County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Deputies received a call that jewelry store owner Jones might be considering suicide. The deputy arrived and during the conversation, Jones raised a weapon at the deputy, who fatally shot her three times. Jones' husband said it was a bottle of Gatorade, not a gun.

jacksonville.com
1705Hoa Kieu Duong28MaleRace unspecified05/22/2002Garden GroveCA33.7819166-118.0295822Fullerton Police Department, Garden Grove Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police shot and killed Hoa Kieu Duong after he refused to surrender at the end of a car chase.

latimes.com
1703Ntxuam Vang15MaleRace unspecified05/21/2002St. PaulMN44.9399934-93.1440617St. Paul Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

A Minneapolis teenager not old enough to have a driver's license died behind the wheel of a stolen car while fleeing St. Paul police. Ntxuam Vang, 15, who police think stole the car in Shoreview earlier in the day, crashed into a tree at Grand Ave. and Oxford St. while making a left turn, according to police.

google.com
1704Rodney G. Burgess34MaleRace unspecified05/21/2002ColumbusOH39.9457977-83.0359169Columbus Division of Police
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Burgess was killed as he was fleeing police in a car that had been reported stolen. The car crashed into a railroad-bridge abutment on Central Avenue north of W. Mound Street.

google.com
1702Steven B. Wallen27MaleEuropean-American/White05/21/2002Pollock PinesCA38.7652193-120.5880177El Dorado County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Steven was shot twice in the chest and a final, third shot to his head at closer range. Two articles in the Sacramento News and Review: 9/12/02 & 10/10/02 with official docs

newsreview.com
1700Fermin John Castro34MaleHispanic/Latino05/19/2002WinnetkaCA34.2021154-118.5662211Los Angeles Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Castro was shot and killed after he lunged at officers with a pair of scissors, cutting one on the head.

thefreelibrary.com
1701Leon Anthony Morgan35MaleAfrican-American/Black05/19/2002San DiegoCA32.5749238-117.0563197San Diego Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officer Michael Lazare shot and Leon Anthony Morgan when he grabbed a brick and charged at him.

utsandiego.com
1698William Harry Griffith39MaleAfrican-American/Black05/18/2002HuntsvilleAL34.7516785-86.6086685Huntsville Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officer Chad Morgan shot and killed William Harry Griffith when he allegedly threatened police with two meat cleavers outside a Huntsville convenience store.

google.com
21951Dennis J. Zonyk48MaleEuropean-American/White05/18/2002Michigan CityIN41.6878229-86.8929983Michigan City Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police responded to a hangup 911 call. Dennis Zonyk had a gunfight with police, who found a nude, bound, kidnapped woman in his house after he was shot and killed.

google.com
22344Samantha Annette Moore19FemaleRace unspecified05/18/2002HenricoVA37.4425727-77.3940975Henrico County Division of Police
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Ronald E. Hadad II, 20, was indicted on seven charges stemming from a wreck in which his former girlfriend, Samantha Annette Moore, was killed during a high-speed flight from police.

google.com
22343David Neal West23MaleRace unspecified05/18/2002YorktownVA37.2387932-76.5097526York County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

A motorcyclist, David Neal West, was killed when he crashed while being chased for speeding by a York County deputy sheriff.

google.com
1699Jermaine Meeks20MaleAfrican-American/Black05/18/2002ChicagoIL41.858842-87.7261677Chicago Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

An officer conducting a traffic stop heard a shot from a nearby building, where the subject allegedly fired a round at a 14-year-old girl. The officer made contact, told the subject to put the gun down. He didn't comply and the officer fired and killed him.

chicagotribune.com
1696John Rasanen28MaleRace unspecified05/17/2002RiverheadNY40.937617-72.620061New York State Police
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

A 6 a.m. paramilitary drug raid on Rasanen's secluded rental house ended up with the accused mid-level drug dealer fatally shot in the chest at point-blank range as he either charged the police (according to the police) or simply sat up in bed (according to an eyewitness).

nytimes.com
1697Richard Baralla36MaleRace unspecified05/17/2002PuebloCO38.2615893-104.6287478Pueblo Police Department
  • Tasered
  • Less-than-lethal force

Officers responded to a call that Baralla was lunging toward passing cars at the intersection of Routt Avenue and Polk Street. Witnesses gave conflicting accounts about the amount of force used by police on Baralla. He had been handcuffed, pepper-sprayed and shocked twice with a taser, according to police. He was dead on arrival at St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center.

chiefads.com
22345Verlon M. Johnson29MaleAfrican-American/Black05/17/2002RichmondVA37.4763613-77.4353165Richmond Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Richmond officer David D. Melvin was found not guilty of second-degree murder and lesser charges after three trials. Melvin was charged with killing Verlon M. Johnson. Melvin testified at all three trials that he thought Johnson had a gun when police came to his house to arrest him for firearms violations.

dailypress.com
1693Alan J. Port73MaleRace unspecified05/16/2002SpringfieldIL39.8125619-89.6432915Springfield Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Alan J. Port died from injuries sustained 10 days earlier in a crash with a police car driven by officer Ron Roy, 33, who police said was responding to a call. Port was driving a 1998 Honda Civic east on Enterprise when he pulled onto Ninth and was hit by Roy's northbound car at 11:12 p.m. Roy's car then hit a utility pole, shearing off the bottom five feet and knocking out power. In 2004, the city council approved a $1.1 million settlement.

google.com
1695William M. Cogger57MaleRace unspecified05/16/2002NewtonIA41.6838446-93.0574422Jasper County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

A deputy tried to stop Chad B. Smith and William M. Cogger Smith at around 10 p.m., after seeing Smith driving erratically on westbound I-80 near Newton. A high-speed chase ensued until Smith's car struck the rear of a semi-truck. Smith and Cogger both died in the crash.

google.com
1694Chad Benjamin Smith24MaleRace unspecified05/16/2002NewtonIA41.6838446-93.0574422Jasper County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

A deputy tried to stop Chad B. Smith and William M. Cogger Smith at around 10 p.m., after seeing Smith driving erratically on westbound I-80 near Newton. A high-speed chase ensued until Smith's car struck the rear of a semi-truck. Smith and Cogger both died in the crash.

google.com
1692Jeffrey Donaldson26MaleRace unspecified05/16/2002VisaliaCA36.3269925-119.3382161Visalia Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Bystander Jeffrey Donaldson was killed by a stray bullet during a shootout between police and Carlos Landois, who also died.

recorderonline.com
1691Carlos Landois24MaleHispanic/Latino05/16/2002VisaliaCA36.3269925-119.3382161Visalia Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Bystander Jeffrey Donaldson was killed by a stray bullet during a shootout between police and Carlos Landois, who also died.

recorderonline.com
1690Jason Mathew Delaware27MaleRace unspecified05/16/2002PhoenixAZ33.4483771-112.0740373Phoenix Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Steve Ecker, a veteran SAU sniper, lay in the bushes across a small courtyard from the apartment of Jason Delaware, a man who had threatened to kill himself and one of his mental-health counselors. In the darkness, Delaware apparently spotted the red glow of Ecker's infrared flashlight and fired, striking the building near him. Ecker shifted position but Delaware fired again, this time directly at the partially concealed officer. Ecker shot back, striking Delaware in the bridge of the nose, killing him instantly.

phoenixnewtimes.com
1689Amber Marie Anderson Meyer22FemaleRace unspecified05/16/2002Oak ValeMS31.459865-89.966639Lawrence County Sheriff's Office, Washington Parish Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Edgar "Justin" Meyer shot and killed his ex-wife (or girlfriend?) and her boyfriend in an apparent custody dispute. Meyer and his current wife left the scene with his son, 5, in Meyer's truck, beginning a multi-agency manhunt involving several pursuits and gunfire exchanges through three counties. The Meyers eventually fled into the woods on foot, where the couple was found dead, reportedly from self-inflicted gunshot wounds. The child was unharmed. Meyer had apparently been a drug informant for the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics two years earlier, when agents were trying to catch a physician prescribing painkillers outside of his medical practice. Meyer's knees had reportedly been crushed in a childhood accident.

dailyleader.com
1688Edgar "Justin" Meyer30MaleRace unspecified05/16/2002Oak ValeMS31.459865-89.966639Lawrence County Sheriff's Office, Washington Parish Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Edgar "Justin" Meyer shot and killed his ex-wife (or girlfriend?) and her boyfriend in an apparent custody dispute. Meyer and his current wife left the scene with his son, 5, in Meyer's truck, beginning a multi-agency manhunt involving several pursuits and gunfire exchanges through three counties. The Meyers eventually fled into the woods on foot, where the couple was found dead, reportedly from self-inflicted gunshot wounds. The child was unharmed. Meyer had apparently been a drug informant for the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics two years earlier, when agents were trying to catch a physician prescribing painkillers outside of his medical practice. Meyer's knees had reportedly been crushed in a childhood accident.

dailyleader.com
1686Cynthia Rowland47FemaleRace unspecified05/15/2002Rio LindaCA38.6172166-121.3632938Sacramento County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Cynthia Rowland was killed when a vehicle fleeing sheriff's deputies ran a red-light and broadsided her Geo Metro.

auburnjournal.com
1687Mitchell Gibson24MaleRace unspecified05/15/2002Los AngelesCA33.9528659-118.2738902Los Angeles Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Mitchell Gibson was killed when he rear-ended a flatbed truck in South Los Angeles while fleeing police.

latimes.com
1685John Van Leuven46MaleRace unspecified05/14/2002Loma LindaCA34.0630645-117.2559432San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Deputy Chris Fisher shot and killed John Van Leuven when he made furtive movements during a traffic stop.

google.com
1684Michael J. Fisher21MaleRace unspecified05/14/2002KirkwoodNY36.8989186-81.3307243New York State Police
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Ex-convict and parolee Fisher, driving a stolen car near the NY/PA border, was nervous enough during a traffic stop to draw the close attention of state troopers. This developed into a firefight. One of the troopers was wounded. Fisher was fatally shot.

policemag.com
1683Jesse Patterson22MaleRace unspecified05/13/2002MontroseCO38.4916003-107.8905925Montrose Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Jesse Patterson killed himself in front of a truck stop about two hours after hitting his sleeping wife with a wrench, the Montrose Police Department reported. He stopped his pickup on North Townsend Avenue and shot himself when a police car approached.

google.com
19443Jason Huff23MaleEuropean-American/White05/12/2002JeffersonvilleIN38.3300451-85.6789985Jeffersonville Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police were called to a burglary at Axmann Conveying Systems and found Huff on the property. He tried to run police over, hit their dog and was shot and killed.

google.com
20954Daniel Massey56MaleRace unspecified05/11/2002ColonMI41.9704097-85.338023St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

According to police, Daniel Massey attempted to rob the Village Pharmacy at about 9 a.m. Two deputies shot and killed Massey a short time later after he allegedly refused to drop his gun at a roadblock.

google.com
22346Lloyd Keith Lyons45MaleRace unspecified05/11/2002RoanokeVA37.2822559-79.9334135Botetourt County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Lloyd Keith Lyons was killed after leading a Botetourt County sheriff's deputy on a chase that ended in a crash. He drove away from a sobriety checkpoint on U.S. 460 about 1 a.m. after a state trooper told him to pull over, police said. The checkpoint was being conducted by the sheriff's department and Virginia State Police. Sheriff's Deputy K.M. Hicks chased Lyons for 5.1 miles through Roanoke County and into Roanoke at speeds that reached 74 mph.

google.com
22347Rennie Edward "P.D." Hunt Jr.67MaleAfrican-American/Black05/11/2002DanvilleVA36.5945653-79.3858362Danville Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Danville Police received a 911 call from Teressa Jennings. Jennings was concerned about her friend, Virginia Evans, and said she had not been able to reach Evans for two days despite calling and knocking on her door. Jennings reported that Evans had a live-in boyfriend, Rennie Hunt, whom Jennings described as a "mental patient" who had been "in and out of the hospital." Three DPD officers met Jennings at Hunt's apartment, where Hunt refused to let them in. Evans called from inside the house that she was "okay," but that Hunt would not let her come to the door. When officers called out to Hunt, he told them "not to be concerned with" Evans and to "leave [him] alone." After failing to confirm Evans's safety, they contacted their supervisor, Captain David Stowe, who came to the scene. Hunt refused to let Stowe check on Evans. Lieutenant Hugh C. Wyatt, a DPD hostage negotiator, was called. When Wyatt spoke to Hunt through the back door, Hunt yelled, "I'm going to blow your goddamned head off." This threat led Wyatt to cease negotiations, and officers decided to seek an arrest warrant against Hunt for assault. Police forced their way into the apartment through the back door. After Hunt came toward the officers twice, swinging what appeared to be a scythe and brandishing what looked like a knife, three officers shot and killed him.

findlaw.com
1681Name withheld by policeMaleRace unspecified05/10/2002MobileAL30.5280337-99.8524149Mobile County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

The search for an unnamed man who allegedly exchanged gunfire at deputies ended after he was found dead in a wooded area southwest of Mobile, though it wasn't known whether the man died from deputies' or self-inflicted gunfire.

google.com
20953Mark Lannen Shollenberger32MaleEuropean-American/White05/10/2002Hazel ParkMI42.4562358-83.097959Hazel Park Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

According to police, officer Raymond D'Onofrio saw Mark Alan Shollenberger run a red light at around 2 a.m. and pulled him over. D'Onofrio exited his patrol car and told Shollenberger to stay in his car, but Shollenberger got out, police said. D'Onofrio grabbed Shollenberger, who allegedly turned around and pointed a 9mm handgun at the officer. D'Onofrio fired four shots, killing Shollenberger.

google.com
1682Jason Allen Limkemann17MaleEuropean-American/White05/10/2002Troy MillsIA42.2309637-91.6764088Linn County Sheriff's Office
  • Drowned
  • No

Jason Limkemann was last seen at 3:14 a.m. on May 10th when he fled from deputies who confronted him outside a Troy Mills bar. The LCSD said Limkemann had two beers in his hands and ran when a deputy called for him; Limkemann's family said he approached the squad car and ran off after something was said. Both sides agree he ran west from the corner of Coggon and Troy Mills roads toward the Wapsipinicon River. Limkemann's body was found by family members about a week later near the roller dam outside town. Police had reportedly searched the same area earlier, but the search was called off. An autopsy indicated that Limkemann had a blood-alcohol level of 0.262 when he drowned.

radioiowa.com
1680Fidel Benadivez68MaleRace unspecified05/09/2002Las VegasNM35.5932549-105.2222618New Mexico State Police, Las Vegas Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Benadivez had been following a female security guard as she patrolled New Mexico Highlands University campus, police said. She called for backup and returned to the campus police station. The man allegedly pulled a gun after being confronted by a male guard near the station. The unarmed guards retreated, and state police and city police moved in and killed Benavidez.

google.com
1679Genie McMeans Jr.23MaleAfrican-American/Black05/09/2002TallahasseeFL30.4845018-84.1593052Florida Highway Patrol
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

McMeans was a passenger in a car that came to a stop on the roadside where a rookie state trooper already had someone else pulled over. McMeans emerged from the car, yelling at the trooper in a threatening way, acting strangely. Initially cooperative, McMeans disobeyed and acted as if going for a gun. The trooper's fatal shooting of the unarmed Alabaman, four times in the back, drew press attention; the trooper quit the force.

heraldtribune.com
1678Garfield Brown30MaleRace unspecified05/09/2002GreensboroNC36.0530491-79.9044506Greensboro Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

A fugitive wanted for separate murders in New York and Connecticut, Brown was shot by four undercover local officers in the parking lot of a KMart as he tried to ram through an escape route with his vehicle. Brown was armed, but officers initially refused to say whether he'd threatened police with it.

greensboro.com
1677Belen Barrera Uriostegui25MaleRace unspecified05/09/2002League CityTX29.5054832-95.0916999League City Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

One of four men in a vehicle may have fatally shot Jose Antonio Escobedo at his brother's residence. When five officers stopped a Ford Expedition a few minutes later, Uriostegui was the last of the three men inside the vehicle to be taken into custody. Unlike the first two, he drew a .38-caliber revolver and pointed it at an officer. Sergeant Daniel Krieger and Officer Amado Yznaga fatally shot Uriostegui. The shooting was recorded by a patrol car-mounted camera.

chron.com
1676Marcus Brown28MaleRace unspecified05/08/2002MiamiFL25.6326326-80.3581278Miami-Dade Police Department
  • Drowned
  • No

In the small hours of a Wednesday morning Brown and another man jumped from a "suspicious SUV on a dead end street" and ran on foot to evade the police. Both jumped into a nearby canal. The other man reached the other side but Brown never surfaced.

sun-sentinel.com
1675Jason Simmons21MaleRace unspecified05/06/2002Kansas CityKS39.0688905-94.6121702Kansas City Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Two detectives shot and killed Jason Simmons when he allegedly pointed a gun at them in a Dairy Queen parking lot. At about 8 p.m., police received a tip that Simmons had been involved in a burglary in the 1600 block of South 44th Street. Simmons was in a car when the detectives approached. The officers reported seeing a firearm in his waistband and that he aimed it at them before they shot him. Simmons was hit several times and was pronounced dead at the scene.

google.com
1674Gary Thomas Brown40MaleEuropean-American/White05/06/2002BrentwoodTN36.035304-86.7885839Brentwood Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Brown was armed with an assault rifle when he was shot dead after firing on officers in a busy thoroughfare. He had just robbed a Bank of America branch.

google.com
1673David Taiwai Chang52MaleAsian/Pacific Islander05/06/2002OaklandCA37.8063891-122.2385624Oakland Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

David Taiwai Chang reportedly shot himself during a six-hour standoff with SWAT.

sfgate.com
1670David E. Hughston40MaleRace unspecified05/06/2002SarasotaFL27.3468666-82.5447153Sarasota Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

A construction worker with a prison record for armed robbery, Hughston held a hunting knife as he ran down a road at 2:30 a.m. in a foot chase with police. When he pivoted and threatened the officer, he was fatally shot. He'd spent the previous evening smoking crack and running out to commit another quick armed robbery, netting $200.

heraldtribune.com
1672Tim Crotty49MaleRace unspecified05/06/2002ChicagoIL41.9472867-87.6513662Chicago Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Tim Crotty entered the Town Hall District Police Station waving a four inch blade and babbling incoherently. Police say he lunged at an officer, so another officer shot him once in the stomach. He died a short time later.

chicagotribune.com
1671Laquinnis "Shawn" Dye22MaleAfrican-American/Black05/06/2002WingateNC34.9858584-80.4465673Union County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

University junior Dye emerged from a one-car accident, his vehicle overturned and in flames. According to responding deputies, they found him disoriented and threatening, shouting obscenities, brandishing a knife. They shot him to death.

digtriad.com
1668Margaret Marko49FemaleRace unspecified05/05/2002RiverviewFL27.8466724-82.3171362Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Marko, upset and suicidal because of marital problems, carried a .22 caliber weapon into her backyard with deputies present and said, repeatedly, that she would make them kill her. She pointed the weapon at officers, and was killed with a shotgun blast. The same deputy killed George Louis Garrett in similar circumstances 10 years later.

googleusercontent.com
1669Pablo Gutierrez Pano19MaleHispanic/Latino05/05/2002ChambleeGA33.8636474-84.3078713DeKalb County Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

DeKalb police said the off-duty officer, who was providing security for a Cinco de Mayo event, shot Gutierrez after he pointed a handgun at the officer.

accesswdun.com
1667Dennis Lee Hougham27MaleRace unspecified05/04/2002Des MoinesIA41.6215704-93.5931932Des Moines Police Department, Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Agents went to serve a search warrant to Dennis Lee Hougham at about 4:40 a.m. Hougham was one of three people suspected in a burglary and shooting in rural Attica on April 29th. According to police, Hougham shot himself after they confronted him. He died at the scene.

radioiowa.com
1666Clifford Paul Maxwell21MaleAfrican-American/Black05/04/2002FresnoCA36.6783938-119.9277947Fresno Police Department
  • Undetermined
  • Undetermined

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redwoodcurtaincopwatch.net
1665John Joseph Metzger52MaleRace unspecified05/03/2002Bunker HillIL39.0428259-89.9515439Macoupin County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Macoupin County Detective Ron Maedge shot John J. Metzger three times in a field just north of Bunker Hill. At about 9 a.m., a deputy tried to stop a 1993 Ford Ranger on Route 16 near Carlinville. Police were looking for the two men inside after one had allegedly threatened someone with a knife the night before. The driver fled south on IL-159 and police from Bunker Hill and Shipman joined the chase, which ended after the car hit a Bunker Hill patrol car. The driver surrendered, but Metzger ran into a nearby cornfield with a knife. Metzger allegedly lunged at Maedge, who then shot him.

theintelligencer.com
1663Shanna Lynn Dreiling16FemaleEuropean-American/White05/03/2002EscondidoCA33.0954128-117.0989893Escondido Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officers Al Estrada, David Cramer and detective Ted Henson shot and killed Shanna Lynn Dreiling during a standoff when she pointed a gun at her male accomplice's head.

utsandiego.com
1664Jeffrey Smith22MaleRace unspecified05/03/2002ChicagoIL41.9059143-87.7623693Cook County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Off-duty Cook County jail guard John LaVelle, 32, shot Jeffrey Smith after police said LaVelle and another guard, Esteban Perkins, 31, were hired by two alleged drug dealers to collect a $70,000 debt. Investigators said LaVelle, Perkins and one of the dealers went to Smith's home to collect a debt from Smith's father at about 10 p.m. Smith allegedly opened fire, but failed to hit the men. LaVelle then shot Smith, who died three days later. LaVelle and Perkins were charged with first-degree murder. A third guard, Morris Richardson, 29, was charged with official misconduct for twice visiting Smith's home earlier.

chicagotribune.com
20210Mark Saxby44MaleRace unspecified05/02/2002LebanonWI43.2731364-88.6214522Dodge County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Mark Saxby crashed and was killed on his motorcycle as he fled a police stop.

google.com
1662Carlton Spikes37MaleRace unspecified05/02/2002FitzgeraldGA31.727236-83.241988Ben Hill County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Spikes shot himself in the head with a handgun, distraught over a breakup with his wife, which ended a standoff with police storming the house to find the man had killed himself, police said.

google.com
1659Michael Kaznowski38MaleRace unspecified05/01/2002PhoenixAZ33.5712482-112.0825186Phoenix Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officers saw Kaznowski shoot his estranged wife. He ran and eventually pointed his gun at them, and he was shot and killed.

google.com
1655Phillip Michael Ramos22MaleHispanic/Latino05/01/2002Las VegasNV36.1517755-115.112676Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

While waiting in undercover vehicles for a fugitive suspect, Las Vegas police detectives with the repeat offender program heard a call on the radio for a robbery alarm. They saw a car drive past them and park that they thought might be linked to the robbery. A detective drove to the parked car and shined a flashlight on the license plate to record it. Later, the driver of the Honda pulled up to the undercover vehicle and confronted him. The detective didn't respond. Later, a pickup truck drove by the detective's vehicle, which was still parked in the neighborhood. A man, later identified as Phillip Michael Ramos, stood up out of the cab and fired several times at him. The officer returned fire, killing him.

google.com
1658Egbert Dewgard31MaleRace unspecified05/01/2002BrooklynNY40.6387898-73.9453734U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

DEA agents and other jurisdictions had Dewgard under surveillance while he left for work, then (reportedly) picked up $250K of cocaine. An attempt to pull him over for apprehension failed. He fled, rammed a police vehicle, then continued on foot. Unarmed, he was fatally shot once in the back.

nytimes.com
1657Michael C. Twedt42MaleRace unspecified05/01/2002CharltonMA42.1481606-71.9889716Massachusetts State Police
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Acting with profound emotional issues, Twedt left a suicidal note for his social worker, made an unsuccessful attempt to set himself on fire, and left the mental health center in his car. Members of both the Southbridge police and the state police followed then intercepted his car. This evolved into a standoff where Twedt threatened several police with a knife, which he threw and missed, and with the weapon of his own gasoline-soaked clothes and a lighter. A state trooper shot him to death when he approached to within 10 feet.

commonwealthmagazine.org
1661Jon Lee Mcclure34MaleRace unspecified05/01/2002RobinsonPA40.3998068-79.1417328Ohio State Highway Patrol
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

McClure killed himself during a 16-hour standoff with police after fatally shooting three people and injuring a fourth in a bar. He had apparently been arguing with patrons about his war record, police said.

post-gazette.com
1656Pedro Reyes Cardoso62MaleRace unspecified05/01/2002HialeahFL25.8988082-80.364416Hialeah Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Reyes Cardoso was the purported head of a fairly sophisticated gasoline theft ring operating in southern Florida. He was shot and killed while resisting arrest in a firefight, one incident in coordinated raids by local SWAT, the state FDLE, and the Secret Service. The raids netted 11 arrests.

sun-sentinel.com
1660Henry Ricardo Enciso Jr.26MaleHispanic/Latino05/01/2002Camp PendletonCA33.2328173-117.3890141Oceanside Police Department, El Cajon Police Department, U.S. Military Police Corps
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police shot Henry Ricardo Enciso Jr., who'd shot a tow truck driver and fired at a Marine from nearby Camp Pendleton before trying to escape into bushes on the base.

latimes.com
20952Joshua Cummins27MaleRace unspecified04/30/2002HollandMI42.752854-86.05718Ottawa County Sheriff's Office, Holland Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Joshua Cummins was allegedly driving a stolen truck as officers from two agencies chased him at high speeds during rush hour. Cummins crashed in a Fillmore Township ditch and collided with a tree stump at about 6 p.m. Cummins died May 18 from his injuries. According to police, they'd called off the chase shortly before the crash.

google.com
1651Andrew Sallenger35MaleEuropean-American/White04/30/2002SpringfieldIL39.7951059-89.6129542Springfield Police Department
  • Beaten/Bludgeoned with instrument
  • Less-than-lethal force

Officers couldn't have been more aware of Sallenger's schizophrenia and bipolar disorder: On April 28 they'd responded to a church he'd wandered into, and booked him on an old charge of fishing without a license. In the early morning of the 30th his family called police because he was walking around the house naked. Three responding officers pepper-sprayed him, and beat him with fists and flashlights. Once he was hogtied they noticed he'd stopped breathing. The case became a local scandal.

sj-r.com
1652Leonard W "Butch" Porter61MaleRace unspecified04/30/2002TopekaKS39.0809789-95.6942261Topeka Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Officer Michael D. Cruse was driving at least 53 mph in a 35 mph zone without lights or siren when he ran a stop sign and struck Leonard W. "Butch" Porter's pickup truck, killing Porter. Cruse and officer Roger A. Smith had responded in separate cars to a burglar alarm at Cargill Inc. and found evidence of a break-in. Another burglar alarm call then came in from Kanequip Inc. The officers thought it might be related to the first alarm and that they had a chance to "catch the bad guys," Smith said. Cruse ran a stop sign at NW Silver Lake Road and struck Porter's westbound truck just before 5 a.m. The second alarm turned out to be false. Cruse was fired on June 17, and was charged with unintentional and reckless involuntary manslaughter, along with failure to obey a traffic device, speeding and a seat belt infraction.

cjonline.com
1653Anderson Simpson III17MaleRace unspecified04/30/2002WichitaKS37.6871761-97.330053Wichita Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Anderson Simpson III was killed when the car he was driving crashed into another vehicle during a police chase. Simpson died the next day from his injuries. Two passengers in the car also were hurt. According to prosecutors, one of the passengers, William C. Scott, 19, had fired shots at a house moments before the crash. The shooting injured no one, but caused Simpson to flee the scene, so prosecutors charged Scott with felony murder.

cjonline.com
1654Roger W. Lee39MaleRace unspecified04/30/2002GreeleyKS38.3666861-95.1269156Greeley City Marshal, Anderson County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

The Greeley City marshal and an Anderson county reserve deputy shot and killed Roger W. Lee during an alleged scuffle. At about 11:15 p.m., the officers were conducting surveillance on anhydrous ammonia tanks at a grain elevator when they saw two people approaching and confronted them. During the confrontation, the officers shot Lee. The other person was arrested on suspicion of attempted theft of anhydrous ammonia

cjonline.com
1650Demetrius Tremayne Hillery19MaleRace unspecified04/29/2002DecaturGA33.7100273-84.296042DeKalb County Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Hillery was shot and killed as he left a home he'd been burglarizing and fought with police outside.

google.com
1649Brian Keith Miller42MaleEuropean-American/White04/29/2002CarsonCA33.8198205-118.2809724Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Deputies responded to a call that two brothers were engaged in a knife fight. They entered a garage, where they found Miller holding an ax. When he refused to drop the ax, and advanced on one of the deputies, they shot and killed him.

latimes.com
1648Name withheld by police42MaleRace unspecified04/28/2002CastaicCA34.4952568-118.6227295Los Angeles Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

An unidentified 42-year-old man was killed after leading four LAPD units on a high-speed freeway chase and crashing his van into a parked big rig.

thefreelibrary.com
1647Jesus Robles26MaleHispanic/Latino04/28/2002LynwoodCA33.9323138-118.2018058Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Jesus Robles, a 26-year-old Latino male, died after being shot in Lynwood.

latimes.com
1646Tameka Evette Anthony27FemaleAfrican-American/Black04/27/2002IndianapolisIN39.7816214-86.0642218Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Just as police were about to call off the pursuit because of the slick conditions, a pursued suspect going 80 MPH on city streets rammed into a car with mother Tameka Anthony and son Charles Griffin Jr., killing them, also leaving Anthony's fiance, Luther Page, permanently disabled.

nwitimes.com
1645Charles Griffin Jr.9MaleAfrican-American/Black04/27/2002IndianapolisIN39.7816214-86.0642218Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Just as police were about to call off the pursuit because of the slick conditions, a pursued suspect going 80 MPH on city streets rammed into a car with mother Tameka Anthony and son Charles Griffin Jr., killing them, also leaving Anthony's fiance, Luther Page, permanently disabled.

nwitimes.com
1643Ted Sanchez Tan29MaleRace unspecified04/26/2002Buena ParkCA33.8673848-117.9980315Buena Park Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Five officers shot and killed Ted Sanchez Tan after a high-speed chase.

highbeam.com
1644Bennie Lee Clark39MaleAfrican-American/Black04/26/2002BallwinMO38.6181252-90.5067022St. Louis County Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

A county officer shot unarmed Bennie Lee Clark after he reportedly broke into a home belonging to a man whose obituary had recently appeared in the newspaper. Clark was believed to have been responsible for a string of burglaries at homes whose residents were away because of family deaths. Police said he apparently chose his targets by reading obituary notices and officers were watching the obituaries to anticipate the next target. The house in which Clark was shot was one of three police were hiding in when Clark kicked in the door at around 8 p.m.

google.com
22348Deborah Myers48FemaleRace unspecified04/26/2002FredericksburgVA36.8780134-77.4037145Virginia State Police
  • Fell from a height
  • Suicide

Deborah Myers died after leaping from an Interstate 95 bridge into the Rappahannock River, urged on by motorists who yelled "Jump!" as a negotiator tried to console her, police said. Rescuers waiting below in boats pulled the woman from the water after she jumped, a distance of about 80 feet to 100 feet.

google.com
1642Daniel Glover23MaleRace unspecified04/26/2002AnchorageAK61.1985541-149.867844Anchorage Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Daniel Glover was killed after a short standoff with police. Police spokesman Ron McGee said the single fatal shot was fired when Glover pointed a semi-automatic pistol at three police officers attempting to gain his surrender after Glover crashed his mother's car into a light pole.

google.com
22733Joe Nathan Williams74MaleAfrican-American/Black04/25/2002MemphisTN35.0957269-89.980649Memphis Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Joe Nathan Williams, 74, shot and killed 10-year-old Amber Jiles before Officer Douglas Gailey shot and killed him.

google.com
22732Amber Jiles10FemaleRace unspecified04/25/2002MemphisTN35.0957269-89.980649Memphis Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Joe Nathan Williams, 74, shot and killed 10-year-old Amber Jiles before Officer Douglas Gailey shot and killed him.

google.com
1641Kelvin Brooks20MaleRace unspecified04/25/2002AtlantaGA33.7541787-84.4676609Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

A MARTA officer patrolling on a bicycle in the parking lot of the train station saw a man breaking into a Chevrolet Corvette. When the officer ordered Kelvin Brooks to stop, the suspect pulled a gun, police said. Brooks and the police exchanged shots as they ran through the parking lot, and Brooks was killed.

google.com
1640Lindy L. Garcia18FemaleRace unspecified04/24/2002MontclairCA34.0831708-117.6983512Ontario Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Lindy L. Garcia was killed when the pickup truck she was riding in was struck by a SUV fleeing police.

sddt.com
1639Josha Scott Lehman25MaleEuropean-American/White04/24/2002RenoNV39.370754-119.748437Reno Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

According to testimony, it was testified that Officers Tom Robinson and Robert Tygard shot and killed Lehman as he sat in his car, with all the tires shot out, surrounded by at least 10 armed police officers and numerous police vehicles. Other officers had instructed all present to hold their fire, and the defendants knew Lehman was not armed with a gun. Defendant Tygard testified that he knew Lehman did not have a gun, but only a pocket knife. Another officer present described the knife as "a little folding knife."

kolotv.com
1638James Poe Southall Jr.68MaleEuropean-American/White04/24/2002White SettlementTX32.7586827-97.4713882White Settlement Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Southall, whose mental problems had been worsening, struck his girlfriend at their residence. When her daughters complained, Southall armed himself with a .45-caliber pistol, chased them from the house and barricaded himself inside. Officers responded. Captain George Scott Monier entered the residence. He and Southall shot one another. Captain Monier left the residence, then was taken to Harris Methodist Hospital. Fort Worth SWAT shot tear gas into the residence, entered it and found Southall already dead. Captain Monier died during surgery.

freerepublic.com
1637Clinton Candelario28MaleAsian/Pacific Islander04/23/2002AieaHI21.3786458-157.9321748Honolulu Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Clinton Candelario was wanted on five state court bench warrants after flunking out of the Hawaii Drug Court Program when he was fatally shot in Aiea by two police officers attempting to arrest him.

starbulletin.com
1636Darrell McCall47MaleRace unspecified04/22/2002ConcordCA37.9708627-122.0431603Concord Police Department
  • Undetermined
  • Undetermined

Officers had been sent to the intersection of Clayton Road and Detroit after receiving complaints that an intoxicated man walking in the middle of the street had nearly been struck by several cars. The same man, identified by police as McCall, also tried to force his way into a woman's car, police said. Employees at a nearby Baker's Square restaurant reported that he had brandished a knife inside the restaurant and had jumped on a parked car. Officers confronted McCall in front of a liquor store and used an unspecified type of restraint to place him in handcuffs.

sfgate.com
1635Ricardo Carlon24MaleHispanic/Latino04/21/2002Staten IslandNY40.6360378-74.1347604City of New York Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

A 38-year-old retired NYPD officer walking alone around 4 a.m. encountered a group of six friends returning from a dance club. Carlon and another man approached the officer showing a knife. The officer ordered him to drop the knife, and Carlon did not. He was fatally shot three times.

nydailynews.com
1634Anthony Utah-Zona Beck29MaleRace unspecified04/21/2002PortlandOR45.5097015-122.6441163Portland Police Bureau
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

After breaking into a home, stabbing himself and threatening to shoot the homeowner, emerged onto the porch carrying an air pistol and was shot by police.

yahoo.com
1633David Beshers48MaleRace unspecified04/20/2002MartinGA34.4609585-83.2338201Toccoa Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

David Beshers, 48, died after an accident near Sheriff Road on Ga. 145 in which his 1996 Chevrolet S-10 pickup truck collided with a Toccoa police vehicle and then spun and overturned. Police did not say why they were pursuing him.

google.com
1632Donald Sargent19MaleEuropean-American/White04/20/2002ToledoOH41.6906495-83.5787772Toledo Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officer Joseph Taylor shot and killed a West Toledo man, Sargent, when the man turned toward him with a loaded 22-caliber revolver in a bedroom. Police were responding to a complaint about a loud party at the home.

toledoblade.com
1630Richard Klockenga31MaleRace unspecified04/20/2002CelebrationFL28.3326828-81.5331608Osceola County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Klockenga tricked his estranged wife, with their two young children, into a car before springing the news that he was going to shoot himself, and he wanted her to watch. The two struggled for the weapon, he bit her, she escaped from the car, and he tried to run her down. The incident evolved into a showdown with police in which Klockenga was shot dead by SWAT members as he held his six-month-old child. Mother and children were unhurt.

sun-sentinel.com
1629Shannon Allen30MaleEuropean-American/White04/19/2002PrescottAZ34.5552384-112.4790511Prescott Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Early morning drug raid. Police said Shannon threatened them with a gun when they broke into his house. No description of the gun was ever given.

google.com
20212Scott Stefanski22MaleRace unspecified04/19/2002MilwaukeeWI43.0169607-87.9478988East Troy Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

During a police chase, Douglas Pollard's pickup crashed into a car on S. Layton Blvd. and W. Greenfield Avenue, killing Nels Frank, 21, of Milwaukee and Scott Stefanski, 22. Pollard, 42, was charged with two counts of homicide by intoxicated use of a motor vehicle and two counts of fleeing causing death.

google.com
20211Nels Frank21MaleRace unspecified04/19/2002MilwaukeeWI43.0169607-87.9478988East Troy Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

During a police chase, Douglas Pollard's pickup crashed into a car on S. Layton Blvd. and W. Greenfield Avenue, killing Nels Frank, 21, of Milwaukee and Scott Stefanski, 22. Pollard, 42, was charged with two counts of homicide by intoxicated use of a motor vehicle and two counts of fleeing causing death.

google.com
1627Jose Colon20MaleRace unspecified04/19/2002BellportNY40.783648-72.949037Suffolk County Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Uninvolved bystander Colon was fatally shot in the head as a Suffolk County drug-raid team member tripped and fired his weapon. Officers acknowledged it as a tragic accident and proceeded with the raid. They uncovered eight ounces of marijuana.

nytimes.com
1628Robert David Gregory32MaleRace unspecified04/19/2002TempeAZ33.3773276-111.9086062Scottsdale Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Detective Scott Carpenter said he fired his rifle three times into Gregory's 1994 Nissan Altima when it appeared about to run down another officer. That officer, detective Mike Hanafin, said he ran in front of the Altima to get away from Carpenter's rifle, which was pointed in his direction. Carpenter shot immediately before or after the Altima broke free and drove over a median, according to officers' statements. The car slowed then suddenly accelerated, "like a slingshot," through a Mobil gas station into the intersection where it collided with three vehicles. One of Carpenter's .223-caliber bullets hit Gregory in the head. Another hit the car. The third went over the Altima into a parked car.

eastvalleytribune.com
19444Terry L. Hines50MaleRace unspecified04/19/2002LouisvilleKY38.2597796-85.7019568Louisville Metro Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Several Louisville City police officers went to Terry L. Hines's residence to arrest him pursuant to bench warrants relating to several felony and misdemeanor charges. Hines refused to grant the officers entry and armed himself with a butcher knife and a frying pan. After a standoff, police rushed into the house, and Hines stabbed a police dog and threatened the dog handler when he was shot and killed.

kycourts.net
1626Michelle Curran26FemaleRace unspecified04/18/2002WaynesvilleNC35.6009735-83.006914North Carolina State Highway Patrol
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Larry Winton Doyle Jr., 29, of Evans, and Kathy Lynn Thompson, 27, of Clarks Hill, S.C., were charged with first-degree murder because they were fleeing police when they rear-ended Curran, killing her and injuring her passenger.

google.com
19445Jeffery Craig White45MaleEuropean-American/White04/17/2002FlemingsburgKY38.4411776-83.7427196Fleming County Sheriff's Office, Maysville Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

A car carrying three people suspected of robbing a Maysville bank slammed into a roadblock of police cruisers and a coal truck in Fleming County, minutes before Jeffery Craig White fired one fatal shot into his own head, police said.

google.com
1625Johnny Campbell42MaleRace unspecified04/16/2002IndependenceIA42.4685978-91.8893386Buchanan County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officers tried to serve a mental health commitment order on Johnny Campbell. Campbell reportedly fled into a wooded area near the Wapsipinicon River and fired a shotgun at officers. The officers fired back and killed him.

radioiowa.com
1621Santiago (Chago) Villanueva35MaleHispanic/Latino04/16/2002BloomfieldNJ40.7795633-74.1995476Bloomfield Police Department
  • Asphyxiated/Restrained
  • Less-than-lethal force

Villanueva's garment factory co-workers called police for help with his epileptic seizure. They arrived and found him uncooperative and combative. Wrestled to the ground and handcuffed by four officers, witnesses described police shouting for him to speak English, and taking his foaming at the mouth as a sign of drug use. He died of "mechanical asphyxia following physical restraint". The four were charged with manslaughter.

nytimes.com
1624Zachary Peters26MaleEuropean-American/White04/16/2002North PlatteNE41.1120649-100.7677752North Platte Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Officer Jesse G. Houpt was reportedly driving drunk when his SUV went off the road, rolled several times and slid nearly 200 feet before hitting a tree. Two fellow off-duty officers, Ross Hilsman and Zachary Peters, were killed. Sgt. Steve Reeves was injured. Prosecutors said the officers had two cases of beer in the vehicle. Investigators estimated that Houpt was driving between 99 mph and 109 mph when he crashed. Houpt resigned after the accident. Houpt was found guilty of motor vehicle homicide and sentenced to 90 days in jail, 120 days of electronic monitoring, 200 hours of community service, counseling for alcohol abuse, and four years of supervised probation. Peters was suspended without pay for 30 days but retained his position and rank.

nptelegraph.com
1623Ross Hilsman23MaleEuropean-American/White04/16/2002North PlatteNE41.1120649-100.7677752North Platte Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Officer Jesse G. Houpt was reportedly driving drunk when his SUV went off the road, rolled several times and slid nearly 200 feet before hitting a tree. Two fellow off-duty officers, Ross Hilsman and Zachary Peters, were killed. Sgt. Steve Reeves was injured. Prosecutors said the officers had two cases of beer in the vehicle. Investigators estimated that Houpt was driving between 99 mph and 109 mph when he crashed. Houpt resigned after the accident. Houpt was found guilty of motor vehicle homicide and sentenced to 90 days in jail, 120 days of electronic monitoring, 200 hours of community service, counseling for alcohol abuse, and four years of supervised probation. Peters was suspended without pay for 30 days but retained his position and rank.

nptelegraph.com
1620Eddie Montes Dominguez27MaleHispanic/Latino04/16/2002WhittierCA33.9866642-118.0598348Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Eddie Montes Dominguez, a 27-year-old Latino male, died after being shot in West Whittier-Los Nietos.

latimes.com
1622Brian Rosero10MaleRace unspecified04/16/2002DowneyCA33.9315609-118.12277Downey Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Ten-year-old Brian Rosero was killed when he was struck by a car fleeing police in Downey.

latimes.com
19009Steven Reed29MaleRace unspecified04/15/2002QuanahTX34.2963531-99.7433595Quanah Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Chief Paul Nix responded to a domestic disturbance call. Reed shot at a woman and missed. She ran away. Reed shot himself in the head.

google.com
1618Tarik Kondwani Rodgers26MaleAfrican-American/Black04/15/2002WilliamstonNC35.8503633-77.0632715Martin County Sheriff's Office, Williamston Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Rodgers abducted his girlfriend at gunpoint in defiance of a restraining order, reconciled with her and had consensual sex in his car, then doubled back to her place to see if police were looking for him. They were. He was chased and cornered in downtown Williamston in the early morning hours, flourished his gun, and was fatally shot.

starnewsonline.com
1617Alex Fernandez31MaleRace unspecified04/15/2002ManhattanNY40.7991247-73.9414393City of New York Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Fernandez was killed by a local NYPD "Emergency Services Unit" as the result of a violence domestic dispute at an East Harlem pawn shop after hours. Fernandez had stalked and killed his pawn employee girlfriend, and planned to kill himself afterward.

nytimes.com
1619Esau Marin25MaleHispanic/Latino04/15/2002HoustonTX29.8200421-95.2056707Houston Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officer P.G. Peters responded to a disturbance call around 4:55 a.m. A woman directed him to a man inside. The man, Esau Marin, placed his right hand in his pocket upon seeing the officer allegedly in a threatening manner. Officer Peters ordered him to remove his hand. Marin approached the officer with what is reported to be a large folding knife allegedly in an attack motion. Peters shot Marin once in the torso and charged with aggravated assault on a public servant. It is unknown if he survived his injury.

chron.com
1616Michael Wayne Goodman40MaleEuropean-American/White04/14/2002HoustonTX29.9824006-95.4386835Harris County Constable's Office Precinct 4
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Goodman resisted Deputy Constable Terry Ashabranner, who pulled him over for riding his bike at night without lights. He fled on foot. Constable Ashabranner released his police dog, Nero, to stop him. Goodman, taunting the deputy, tried to drown Nero in a nearby puddle. The deputy pulled Goodman off of the ground, raising Nero's head from the water. Goodman reached for a pair of pliers in his pocket. The deputy shot him, then radioed for help. Goodman was pronounced dead at a hospital.

justia.com
1615Vithaya Sivilay22MaleRace unspecified04/13/2002Fort SmithAR35.3876922-94.3854182Fort Smith Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police said Vithaya Sivilay was shot and killed moments after officers said Sivilay rammed an officer with a car and attempted to run over another officer.

google.com
1613Mark Reynolds Jr.16MaleRace unspecified04/13/2002BangorME44.7953929-68.7940492Brewer Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Driving on a learner's permit around 1 a.m. and with two more teen boys riding in the cab, and two in the bed, Reynolds drew the attention of two local police departments, chasing him at high speeds. After dodging a spike-strip Reynolds apparently misjudged a driveway for a road, slamming into a pine at full speed. He died, one passenger sent to ICU, the others also injured.

bangordailynews.com
1611Name withheld by policeMaleRace unspecified04/12/2002San PedroCA33.7387593-118.2857211Los Angeles Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

An unnamed motorcyclist was killed in a crash while trying to escape police in San Pedro.

google.com
1609Jose Luis Quezada35MaleRace unspecified04/12/2002ModestoCA37.6346973-120.9704234Modesto Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police killed Quezada near downtown Modesto after he allegedly steered his van at them. Authorities said Quezada was a suspected drug dealer, wanted for three years.

modbee.com
1610Kendraey Terrell McCall19MaleAfrican-American/Black04/12/2002Los AngelesCA33.9541872-118.2841133Los Angeles Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officers stopped McCall, who was riding his bicycle on the sidewalk and ordered him to put his hands on his head. He ran instead, and they saw him pull a handgun from his pants as he vaulted a fence. Fearing for their lives, they shot and killed him.

lapdonline.org
1612Nigel Syers28MaleRace unspecified04/12/2002ChicagoIL41.7284537-87.657023Harvey Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

An off-duty Harvey officer shot and killed Nigel Syers and wounded another man during what police described as an attempted robbery in Chicago. At about 1 a.m., the two men reportedly approached the officer and another man and demanded valuables. Syers allegedly drew a handgun while the man with him began taking items. The officer identified himself as police and shot Syers four times when he allegedly turned the gun toward him. The officer also shot Syers' companion once in the abdomen.

chicagotribune.com
1614Daniel Roady24MaleAfrican-American/Black04/11/2002St. LouisMO38.6300038-90.2481953Maryville Police Department
  • Fell from a height
  • No

After a chase and crash, Roady tried to jump off a bridge and was killed when he hit the ground.

google.com
1607Talanda Holder15MaleAfrican-American/Black04/11/2002TampaFL27.9970187-82.3627878Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Talanda Holder, Luke Hannah and James Lumpkins Jr. were passengers in a car driven by their 15-year-old friend, in a stolen Dodge Neon trying to evade police at 80 MPH on the interstate. The driver swerved to avoid a spiked stop-strip set out by police. The car passed through the median and slammed into a concrete utility pole. The sheared-off front end of the car traveled another 277 feet. The three were killed; the driver walked away without a scratch.

sptimes.com
1606Luke Hannah16MaleAfrican-American/Black04/11/2002TampaFL27.9970187-82.3627878Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Talanda Holder, Luke Hannah and James Lumpkins Jr. were passengers in a car driven by a fourth, their 15-year-old friend, in a stolen Dodge Neon trying to evade police at 80 MPH on the interstate. The driver swerved to avoid a spiked stop-strip set out by police. The car passed through the median and slammed into a concrete utility pole. The sheared-off front end of the car traveled another 277 feet. The three were killed; the driver walked away without a scratch.

sptimes.com
1605James Lumpkins Jr.17MaleAfrican-American/Black04/11/2002TampaFL27.9970187-82.3627878Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Talanda Holder, Luke Hannah and James Lumpkins Jr. were passengers in a car driven by a fourth, their 15-year-old friend, in a stolen Dodge Neon trying to evade police at 80 MPH on the interstate. The driver swerved to avoid a spiked stop-strip set out by police. The car passed through the median and slammed into a concrete utility pole. The sheared-off front end of the car traveled another 277 feet. The three were killed; the driver walked away without a scratch

sptimes.com
1604Oliver Hampton46MaleRace unspecified04/11/2002HoustonTX29.8066621-95.3011749Arlington Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Officers chased Hampton by vehicle after watching him steal something from a "bait vehicle" during a sting. A sergeant in an unmarked vehicle pursued Hampton. He crashed, and was thrown from his vehicle. Hampton died at Memorial Hermann Hospital.

chron.com
20213Michael Page Jr.21MaleAfrican-American/Black04/10/2002MilwaukeeWI43.0951836-87.9445883Milwaukee Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Michael Page Jr. was shot by a Milwaukee police officer after a chase from Wauwatosa into Milwaukee. Jurors at inquest viewed video from the Wauwatosa police. They found the shooting justified, and the officer was not charged.

jsonline.com
22349Isaac George Abbott72MaleRace unspecified04/10/2002RoanokeVA37.2525312-79.9595157Roanoke Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

At around 8 o'clock, Isaac George Abbott called the sheriff's department saying his wife, 50-year-old Malinda Smith, and his mother, 72-year-old Virgie Smith had been shot by an intruder. Several hours later, police said Abbott was seen in Malinda Smith's car on Interstate 81. After a short high speed chase, Roanoke City police say Abbott shot and killed himself.

lib.vt.edu
1603Raynell E. Reed16MaleRace unspecified04/10/2002El DoradoKS37.8915968-96.8370629Kansas Highway Patrol
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Raynell E. Reed died after the SUV he was riding in crashed while being chased by KHP trooper Carl Flanagan. Flanagan had stopped the Explorer for speeding at about 11 a.m. near mile marker 80 on the Kansas Turnpike, but the driver fled when he approached. The Explorer crashed when the driver braked to avoid hitting another vehicle. Reed died of internal injuries about 9 hours after the crash. The driver, identified as Reed's cousin Shawrice Winton, 16, and two other passengers were treated at area hospitals. In May 2002, Winton pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter.

cjonline.com
1602Bennett Joseph Patricio Jr.18MaleNative American/Alaskan04/09/2002SellsAZ31.8511089-112.0026692U.S. Customs and Border Protection
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

It's unknown how Bennett Patricio ended up lying in the middle of U.S. Route 20, but after a U.S. Border Patrol pickup ran over him, Patricio became the subject of a wrongful death suit against the federal government.

tucsoncitizen.com
1601Christopher Galliano25MaleEuropean-American/White04/09/2002Toms RiverNJ39.9517499-74.1266967Seaside Heights Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

A local officer settled scores relating to a child-abuse allegation by killing three neighbors and another couple who'd testified on the neighbors' behalf. The active-duty officer used his 9mm service weapon, then killed himself. Dead: Dominic and Gail Galliano and their adult son Christopher Galliano, and Gary and Tina Williams.

philly.com
1600Dominic Galliano51MaleEuropean-American/White04/09/2002Toms RiverNJ39.9517499-74.1266967Seaside Heights Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

A local officer settled scores relating to a child-abuse allegation by killing three neighbors and another couple who'd testified on the neighbors' behalf. The active-duty officer used his 9mm service weapon, then killed himself. Dead: Dominic and Gail Galliano and their adult son Christopher Galliano, and Gary and Tina Williams.

philly.com
1599Gail Galliano49FemaleEuropean-American/White04/09/2002Toms RiverNJ39.9517499-74.1266967Seaside Heights Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

A local officer settled scores relating to a child-abuse allegation by killing three neighbors and another couple who'd testified on the neighbors' behalf. The active-duty officer used his 9mm service weapon, then killed himself. Dead: Dominic and Gail Galliano and their adult son Christopher Galliano, and Gary and Tina Williams.

philly.com
1598Gary Williams48MaleEuropean-American/White04/09/2002Toms RiverNJ39.952638-74.1290797Seaside Heights Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

A local officer settled scores relating to a child-abuse allegation by killing three neighbors and another couple who'd testified on the neighbors' behalf. The active-duty officer used his 9mm service weapon, then killed himself. Dead: Dominic and Gail Galliano and their adult son Christopher Galliano, and Gary and Tina Williams.

philly.com
1597Tina Williams46FemaleEuropean-American/White04/09/2002Toms RiverNJ39.952638-74.1290797Seaside Heights Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

A local officer settled scores relating to a child-abuse allegation by killing three neighbors and another couple who'd testified on the neighbors' behalf. The active-duty officer used his 9mm service weapon, then killed himself. Dead: Dominic and Gail Galliano and their adult son Christopher Galliano, and Gary and Tina Williams.

philly.com
1595Roberto Arce41MaleHispanic/Latino04/08/2002North Las VegasNV36.22947-115.15086North Las Vegas Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officers were called on a domestic disturbance on April 8, 2002. After a fight with officers, when medical personnel were binding Arce's ankles, they realized he was not responsive. After several days on a ventilator, he died on April 12, 2002. He was on drugs including cocaine and benzoylecgonine.

google.com
1596Kevin Koester43MaleRace unspecified04/08/2002Holly SpringsGA34.1790001-84.508338Holly Springs Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

The officer was checking on a suspicious vehicle in the parking lot when a passenger, 43-year-old Kevin Koester Senior, pulled a gun and started firing.

accessnorthga.com
21543Wyatt Wilds26MaleRace unspecified04/07/2002PatersonNJ40.9078515-74.1516496Bergen County Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

After a high-speed chase and wreck, Officer James Sheehan shot and killed Wyatt Cox, who was allegedly driving toward the officer.

google.com
1594Robert Lee Thomas Sr.59MaleAfrican-American/Black04/07/2002RentonWA47.471405-122.0796381King County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Thomas, his son and his son's girlfriend were lost and pulled over to get directions. Off-duty King County sheriff's deputy Melvin Miller approached the pickup and shot and killed Thomas Sr. He said Thomas pulled a gun. Critics and witnesses who disagree with the official narrative say the police officer was brandishing a gun when he approached, was not wearing a uniform, did not identify himself as a police officer, and had no reason to confront Thomas in the manner that he did.

seattlepi.com
22731John W. Denton56MaleRace unspecified04/06/2002MemphisTN35.1596183-89.9964794Memphis Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

John W. Denton was apparently despondent over chronic health problems when he was shot and killed by Memphis police officers James Kelsoe and Keith Rogers shortly after 6 p.m., in what the Medical Examiner's Office called a suicide-by-police.

google.com
1593Randy Dale Sullivan39MaleRace unspecified04/05/2002BiloxiMS30.3929328-88.8848025Harrison County Sheriff's Office, Biloxi Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Randy Dale Sullivan died from complications from gunshot wounds sustained two weeks before during a traffic stop. At around 7 p.m., Deputy Clay Daniels pulled over a pickup truck without a license tag. The passenger, Sullivan, reportedly got out of the vehicle armed with a pistol, ran toward Daniels and shot him. Daniels and Biloxi patrolman Anthony Proctor returned fire, striking Sullivan three times. Dozens of extra officers were patrolling Highway 90 that night as part of the spring break security plan.

wlox.com
1592Shawn Nivongsa33MaleAsian/Pacific Islander04/04/2002OmahaNE41.2633114-96.0191415Omaha Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Shawn Nivongsa's northbound Jeep and officer William Dawson's eastbound cruiser collided at about 2:25 a.m. The Jeep flipped over and struck a pole. Nivongsa died at the scene. His two passengers were injured. Dawson sustained minor injuries. According to investigators, Dawson was responding to a low-priority call and hadn't activated his emergency lights or siren.

google.com
1591Vandy Thevongsa17MaleRace unspecified04/04/2002RentonWA47.4884169-122.2185167Seattle Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Thevongsa shot a young man he just met, stole his car, shot it out with police during a car chase and was eventually shot and killed by police.

google.com
1590Randy Reeves19MaleHispanic/Latino04/04/2002VenturaCA34.2754742-119.2758496Ventura Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Cpl. John Keller shot and killed Randy Reeves when he allegedly pulled a knife while fighting with the officer in a motel parking lot.

latimes.com
1589Damien Lamont Harrington28MaleRace unspecified04/03/2002Sandy SpringsGA33.9131286-84.3925291Alpharetta Department of Public Safety
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Harrington, 28, is killed when his SUV flips on I-285 while being pursued by police. Police say they chased Harrington after he fled a traffic stop and nearly struck an Alpharetta detective.

google.com
22351Name withheld by policeMaleRace unspecified04/03/2002Crystal CityVA38.8616317-77.0495203Arlington County Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Police were called to the man's apartment at 10:40 a.m. to check on his well-being, after receiving a report that he might pose a threat to himself. After 10 hours of off-and-on negotiations with police, he shot and killed himself.

google.com
22350Kelly Walter Poe43MaleRace unspecified04/03/2002ChristiansburgVA37.1354702-80.3833935Christiansburg Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Police surrounded the area of Kelly Poe's trailer at the Dogwood Mobile Home Park and evacuated 20-some families when told about the suicide threat. When negotiations with Poe were unsuccessful, police used tear gas to enter the residence. Poe was found with a fatal gunshot wound.

lib.vt.edu
1588Trey Antuan Lively30MaleAfrican-American/Black04/03/2002Miami GardensFL25.9700166-80.2564778Miami-Dade Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Surveillance on a reputed drug house drew attention to the stolen station wagon driven by Lively. As police followed, the vehicle drove away, but not far, the occupants throwing baggies out the windows and then getting hung up on a fence. The passenger followed police instructions but Lively did not, instead attempting to reverse. The officer saw that as threatening and Lively, unarmed, was shot to death.

sun-sentinel.com
1586Derek Adam Davis32MaleRace unspecified04/02/2002HighlandCA34.126626-117.2277963San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office, San Bernardino Police Department, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Derek Adam Davis died in a shootout with police, sheriff's deputies and at least one state parole agent after officers attempted to serve a warrant at his sister's mobile home in Highland.

google.com
19446Don Mark Wilson40MaleRace unspecified04/02/2002TompkinsvilleKY36.6378976-85.7148419Monroe County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Monroe County Sheriff Jerry Gee shot and killed Don Mark Wilson when he reportedly reached for a nearby rifle as the sheriff approached him.

google.com
20214Ronald M. Beale42MaleRace unspecified04/02/2002MononaWI43.0574109-89.3262212Monona Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Ronald M. Beale, 42, held off police in an 18-hour armed standoff and killed himself after police fired a round of tear gas into his apartment. Police said he shot himself to death before police stormed his apartment. Beale was wanted on an outstanding warrant for violating his probation.

google.com
1587Colleen Gordon42FemaleRace unspecified04/02/2002CharlestonSC32.8046595-79.9393307Charleston Police Department
  • Drowned
  • No

Police officers spotted Colleen Gordon's car parked on the Grace Memorial Bridge. (As an aside, the Grace Memorial Bridge was replaced with the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge in May 2005.) They found her hanging onto a ladder on the side of the bridge and threatening to jump, according to police. As officers tried to persuade her not to jump, she let go and fell about 90 feet to the water below and drowned.

google.com
22730Marci Ann Stuart Cashen28FemaleEuropean-American/White04/01/2002CosbyTN35.857048-83.199275Cocke County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • No

Dan Evans, 28, allegedly shot and killed Marci Stuart Cashen, 28, during a standoff with police before committing suicide.

google.com
22729Dan "Danny" Evans28MaleRace unspecified04/01/2002CosbyTN35.857048-83.199275Cocke County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Dan Evans, 28, allegedly shot and killed Marci Stuart Cashen, 28, during a standoff with police before committing suicide.

google.com
1585Billy Kash Smith17MaleAfrican-American/Black04/01/2002ChicagoIL41.8867683-87.7452836Chicago Police Department
  • Other
  • No

Billy Kash Smith died after he fell onto the electrified third rail of the CTA's Green Line tracks while being chased by two officers who allegedly saw Smith and others dealing drugs. A lawsuit alleged that witnesses saw the officers push Smith, who was exhausted and bent over at the edge of the platform, onto the tracks. The allegations were disputed by police officials, who said the officers chased Smith up the stairs of the Cicero station. Smith reportedly got on a stopped train and told the conductor to start going, but the conductor refused. Smith then left the train, jumped from the platform to the tracks and ran, police said. According to police, Smith slipped and fell onto the electrified rail after running about 100 feet.

chicagotribune.com
1584Jason Andrew Trotman49MaleAfrican-American/Black03/31/2002FayettevilleGA33.4641006-84.4496601Fayetteville Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Jason Trotman died when, police said, a car driven by Melvin Mitchell, 22, crashes into Trotman's vehicle at a stoplight. Mitchell and his twin brother, Marvin, were being pursued after allegedly robbing a grocery store.

google.com
1583Cesar Mercado47MaleRace unspecified03/30/2002New York CityNY40.7196939-73.9921702City of New York Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

An NYPD plainclothes officer fatally shot an unarmed man, Mercado, attempting to steal a van. The officer, with two other police, had observed Mercado break into the van for several minutes. The officer claimed that the victim lunged at him; the other two claimed that they'd approached the other side of the vehicle and didn't witness the shooting.

nytimes.com
1582Brian Viera39MaleRace unspecified03/29/2002Fall RiverMA41.6898739-71.1270268Fall River Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Viera had a history of mental health issues, a recent release from county jail, and a wife of 17 years. He locked her and their children out of their house during a domestic dispute. She sought help from a mental health center, who referred her to police; when the police responded to the house, Viera greeted them with a knife in his hand and refused to drop it. Officers shot him to death.

southcoasttoday.com
1580Duane P. Mumm61MaleRace unspecified03/28/2002RichfieldMN44.8888475-93.2781156Minneapolis Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Geralyn Elizabeth Mornson, accused of leading law enforcement officers on a chase that ended in the death of a pedestrian, Duane P. Mumm, in Richfield was charged in connection with the incident. She initially was charged with fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle resulting in a death in Hennepin County District Court. She eventually pleaded guilty to fleeing a police officer and got four years of probation.

google.com
1581Ubaldo Figueroa Jr.20MaleRace unspecified03/28/2002Santa AnaCA33.7103285-117.8887772Santa Ana Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officers shot and killed Ubaldo Figueroa Jr. after he rammed at least three patrol cars during a 15 minute police chase that ended near a school.

latimes.com
1579William Wheeler Jr.41MaleEuropean-American/White03/27/2002KimballNE41.2165953-103.6666712Kimball Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

William Wheeler Jr. reportedly murdered his estranged wife in Santa Monica, California, killed her mother in nearby Westchester, and then went to his father's house, halfway across the country in Kimball, Nebraska. Police approached the home at about 12:30 p.m. and Wheeler drove away. Police said he went about eight blocks before shooting himself in the head.

google.com
1575Joshua Russell19MaleAfrican-American/Black03/27/2002OaklandCA37.7885463-122.246736Oakland Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

A police sergeant Gonzales shot and killed Joshua Russell, 19 after Russell and an accomplice allegedly tried to rob a man at gunpoint in the parking lot of a Burger King.

sfgate.com
1577Bobby Carl Washington Sr.36MaleAfrican-American/Black03/27/2002StocktonCA37.9375405-121.2508065Stockton Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police shot Bobby Carl Washington Sr. after he waved a firearm at them in front of his home, though his family maintained he was unarmed.

recordnet.com
1578Nathan D. Ruch20MaleRace unspecified03/27/2002NormalIL40.508677-88.964136Normal Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officer James Merica shot unarmed Nathan D. Ruch after a chase. According to police, Merica saw a 1998 Dodge pickup being driven erratically at around 10:40 p.m. Ruch reportedly accelerated and continued for 8-10 blocks after Merica turned on his emergency lights. The pickup paused behind a house on Doud Court. Merica said the engine revved and he thought the truck was stuck. Merica exited his vehicle with a shotgun as the pickup came around the house and "veered toward the officer," police said. Merica fired four shots at the truck, which crossed the cul-de-sac and crashed into a garage. Ruch died from a gunshot wound to the head. A State Police investigation cleared Merica of criminal wrongdoing. Normal police officials said in depositions that Merica had violated procedure around the chase. In discovery documents from a civil lawsuit, other officers said they'd heard Merica talk about wanting to shoot people in the years before the shooting. A $750,000 settlement was reached in the lawsuit.

pantagraph.com
1576Brandon J. Haywood20MaleAfrican-American/Black03/27/2002Lake StationIN41.5696716-87.2712709Lake Station Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police received reports of a man walking down Central Ave with two broken liquor bottles. Four officers arrived and one tried to wrestle Brandon Haywood to the ground, but he escaped. Haywood allegedly then ignored orders to stop and continued walking toward police aggressively. Officer Brad Shrader fired twice, hitting Haywood with both rounds and killing him. Although a grand jury refused to indict the officers involved, Haywood's family was awarded a large settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit filed against Lake Station Police.

nwitimes.com
1574William Henry Canady46MaleAfrican-American/Black03/27/2002HilliardFL30.6932518-81.9241321Nassau County Sheriff's Office
  • Tasered
  • Less-than-lethal force

Unarmed Canady ran from an attempted undercover drug sting, sought shelter in a structure on his mother's property, and stopped breathing after being cuffed and tasered. He'd had a considerable criminal record.

jacksonville.com
1573Amanda Harman19FemaleEuropean-American/White03/26/2002OlatheKS38.867653-94.8036354Olathe Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

David A. Davidson killed himself and another motorist, Amanda Harman, while driving the wrong way while intoxicated on I-35. An Olathe police officer had been trying to stop Davidson just prior to the 1:42 a.m. collision. According to investigators, Davidson passed oncoming trucks and the flashing lights of a stopped police car, but never tried to turn around. Investigators said Davidson appeared to tap the brakes of his Ford F-150 pickup just before he crashed head-on into Harman's Ford Escort, but not hard enough to leave skid marks.

cjonline.com
1572David A. Davidson33MaleRace unspecified03/26/2002OlatheKS38.867653-94.8036354Olathe Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

David A. Davidson killed himself and another motorist, Amanda Harman, while driving the wrong way while intoxicated on I-35. An Olathe police officer had been trying to stop Davidson just prior to the 1:42 a.m. collision. According to investigators, Davidson passed oncoming trucks and the flashing lights of a stopped police car, but never tried to turn around. Investigators said Davidson appeared to tap the brakes of his Ford F-150 pickup just before he crashed head-on into Harman's Ford Escort, but not hard enough to leave skid marks.

cjonline.com
1571John Clune44MaleRace unspecified03/25/2002Sharon SpringsNY42.7580662-74.5311697Schoharie County Sheriff's Office, New York State Police
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

A married insurance underwriter with two children, Clune robbed a bank with a toy gun and led police on a roughly 30-mile chase through upstate New York. At its close at a rural highway intersection he refused to cooperate with police and was fatally shot.

merlinone.net
1570Frank Rodriguez31MaleRace unspecified03/24/2002Santa ClaraCA37.3451655-121.9870907Santa Clara Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officer Bryan Sterkel shot and killed Frank Rodriguez when he took a 6-year-old boy hostage at gunpoint in an effort to escape police after a failed carjacking.

sfgate.com
1567Brian Hundley41MaleAfrican-American/Black03/23/2002WashingtonDC38.9072308-77.019922Washington Metropolitan Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Dental student Hundley was backing up his car in an apartment complex when an off-duty Metro officer told him to be more careful. The encounter between the two men developed into Hundley shot dead. The family reached a $242K settlement with the city, which would have been more except the jury found the officer "did not abuse Hundley, violate his civil rights or inflict emotional distress upon him when he killed him with a single gunshot to the chest."

washingtonpost.com
1568Joshua Villanueva26MaleHispanic/Latino03/23/2002Highland ParkCA34.1202562-118.200525Los Angeles Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Joshua Villanueva, a 26-year-old Latino male, died after being shot in Highland Park, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

latimes.com
1569Jessica Mohorko18FemaleHispanic/Latino03/23/2002OxnardCA34.2189891-119.177216California Highway Patrol
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Jessica Mohorko was a passenger killed when her boyfriend's car was broadsided by officers Jack and Christina Raughton (husband and wife) who were chasing an unrelated vehicle for running a red light.

latimes.com
21952William Lockey54MaleRace unspecified03/22/2002NilesMI41.7938172-86.2201298St. Joseph County Police Department, South Bend Police Department, Michigan State Police
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

William Lockey shot and killed four of his co-workers before leading police on a chase with gunfire and eventually shooting and killing himself.

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19959Paul L. Browning Jr.57MaleRace unspecified03/22/2002CalvinKY36.7717427-83.5719398Harlan County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Harlan County Sheriff's Office Deputy Roger D. Hall was convicted of facilitation to murder Paul L. Browning. Browning was killed because Hall was worried he'd lose his job if Browning won the office of sheriff.

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1566Terry J. Compagno47MaleRace unspecified03/22/2002Wood RiverIL38.8609769-90.0981843Wood River Police Department, South Roxana Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

East Alton police officer Brady Greene and Hartford police Sgt. Gary Turner shot Terry J. Compagno after he reportedly shot at them. Wood River officer David George had noticed Compagno acting suspiciously and stopped to question him. Compagno allegedly shot into the officer's squad car, fired several shots at a second responding officer, then fled down an alley with police following. 20-30 officers from different departments responded. Off-duty South Roxana officer Peter J. Carroll III hit Compagno with his pickup truck when he allegedly shot at him. Compagno fell to the ground, where police said he continued shooting while rolling around, prompting officers to open fire. Compagno died at the scene from a gunshot wound to the back of the head. He was also hit seven other times.

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1565Alejandro Jimenez24MaleHispanic/Latino03/22/2002San DiegoCA32.7516349-117.2030848San Diego Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officers Phillip Franchina, Ronald Weiss, Kevin Kaufman, James Morrison, Phillip Rice IV, John Stadler and Sgt. Albert Massey shot and killed Alejandro Jimenez when he pointed an officer's unloaded beanbag gun during a confrontation that took place 14 hours after his release from a county psychiatric hospital.

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22728Jerry Lynn Howser39MaleRace unspecified03/21/2002CrossvilleTN35.9358905-85.0164717Crossville Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Jerry Lynn Howser led police on a high-speed chase through downtown Crossville while driving a car he was supposed to be test driving. He was shot after stopping the car and running from it, leading officers on a foot chase. Exactly what precipitated the killing was not reported.

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22352Antonio Darnell Jones19MaleRace unspecified03/21/2002RichmondVA37.523326-77.399373Richmond Police Department, U.S. Marshals Service
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

The man who committed suicide, Antonio Darnell Jones, in an apartment on Jennie Scher Road was being sought in connection with a slaying in Brunswick County. Police said that about 10 p.m. Jones shot himself as members of the Richmond Fugitive Task Force, which includes city police and U.S. marshals, were searching for him.

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1562Percival George Wilson Jr.34MaleRace unspecified03/20/2002MelbourneFL28.090187-80.656969Melbourne Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Wilson was the prime suspect in a local armed bank robbery, tracked to a wooded area by police dogs. He is said to have lunged at officers with a knife, wounded the two dogs, and was fatally shot. Police recovered a flare gun, two knives, and his take of $1,000.

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22727William H. Whitmire38MaleEuropean-American/White03/20/2002ChattanoogaTN34.9996965-85.1511113Chattanooga Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Chattanooga police killed William H. Whitmire when were called to his East Brainerd home and found him in the yard shooting a gun. When he allegedly fired at officers, one shot and killed him, police said.

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1563Jeffrey Fletcher43MaleEuropean-American/White03/20/2002West Des MoinesIA41.594775-93.7300549West Des Moines Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Taylor was responding a report that a woman's estranged husband, Jeffrey Fletcher, was at her home in violation of a court order. Taylor and Officer Brenda Davis tried to coax Fletcher out of the house when he lunged at them with a shard of glass. Taylor fired, hitting Fletcher in the chest.

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1564Pedro Calderon20MaleHispanic/Latino03/20/2002Palo AltoCA37.4123542-122.1591619Palo Alto Police Department, Stanford University Department of Public Safety
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Palo Alto officer Jess Perryman and Stanford officer Jeff Bell shot and killed Pedro Calderon when he pinned Perryman against a car as he tried to flee in a stolen BMW.

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1561David Perez Sr.62MaleRace unspecified03/19/2002Long BeachCA33.7690106-118.1974806Long Beach Police Department
  • Beaten/Bludgeoned with instrument
  • Less-than-lethal force

David Perez reportedly hit his head and died in police custody.

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21544Name withheld by policeMaleRace unspecified03/19/2002RoselandNJ40.8205571-74.3072358Roseland Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

The driver of a stolen luxury sedan rammed a police cruiser and led officers on a brief chase before he slammed the car into a tree and died on the lawn of the Department of Public Works building.

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22726Scott Leon Smotherman35MaleRace unspecified03/18/2002MaryvilleTN35.7830899-83.9108968Maryville Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Scott Smotherman stabbed his estranged wife with a knife and threatened an officer with the knife when he was shot and killed, police said.

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1560Raymond E. Haynes III21MaleRace unspecified03/18/2002AkronOH41.066344-81.48445Akron Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehic/Purs

Haynes was killed when the car he was driving crashed into two utility poles in his attempt to flee police.

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1557Terry L. Lappin58MaleRace unspecified03/18/2002LargoFL27.8794766-82.8406389Pinellas County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Lappin was shot by deputies in front of his mobile home as he threatened suicide, threatened the deputies, and held a gun to his 50-year-old girlfriend's head. Police had responded twice before to address the same situation.

sptimes.com
1558Henry A. Wolk77MaleRace unspecified03/18/2002ChicagoIL41.9245828-87.7230784Chicago Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

An officers were trying to arrest Wolk for failing to answer a housing court subpoena. Marquez knocked on the door, then pleaded with Wolk to go peacefully.He broke down Wolk's apartment door with a sledgehammer. He was immediately greeted with gunfire, wounded and fell in the front vestibule. By the time it was over, both Wolk and the officer were dead.

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1559Jimmy Joe Urioste44MaleRace unspecified03/18/2002SpadeTX33.9540844-102.1365141Littlefield Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Urioste robbed First United Bank at gunpoint, then drove away. Chief Gary Lightfoot and Lieutenant Bill McMinn pursued Urioste. Two of Urioste's tires blew out. Urioste stepped out of the truck and ran across a field toward a house, shooting at the officers with a .22-caliber revolver. Both officers shot at Urioste. Chief Lightfoot fired the fatal shot. Texas Ranger Dusty McCord investigated. Chief Lightfoot received a silver star.

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1556Kirt J. Morrissey46MaleRace unspecified03/17/2002Kansas CityMO39.0558386-94.5908117Kansas City Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Four officers shot Kirt J. Morrissey when he allegedly pointed a gun at them in the Westport entertainment district. At about 11 p.m., security officers called police after seeing Morrissey with a handgun outside a nightclub. Morrissey ran about a block from the scene and was found by police. According to police, pointed the gun at the officers and yelled at them. He then ran into the middle of the street in front of Broadway Baptist Church. The officers surrounded Morrissey in a horseshoe formation, and shot Morrissey when he didn't drop the gun. Morrissey died at the scene. An autopsy found Morrissey had 17 bullet wounds.

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22353Milton Glenn Dunkley Jr.26MaleRace unspecified03/17/2002RichmondVA37.5338846-77.4275442Richmond Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Richmond police Sgt. David Wallace and Officer Kevin Hathaway responded to the Kave Bar Grill on West Franklin Street at about 2 a.m. after hearing shots fired. When the two officers arrived, Milton Dunkley was pointed out by club staff, and the police gave chase through a nearby alley. Police said Dunkley fired several times at the officers while fleeing, while neither officer was hit. The officers shot and killed him.

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1553David Michael Tyler37MaleRace unspecified03/16/2002FontanaCA34.0787056-117.4553332Fontana Police Department
  • Beaten/Bludgeoned with instrument
  • Less-than-lethal force

David Michael Tyler died in police custody after he was pulled from a truck by four officers, struck repeatedly with batons, pepper-sprayed, put in a choke-hold and hogtied.

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1555Nathaniel Benjamin Adkins22MaleAfrican-American/Black03/16/2002BrooksvilleFL28.5536163-82.3970555Hernando County Sheriff's Office, Brooksville Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Four deputies and a local officer went looking for Adkins at a local motel, on suspicion of involvement with home invasions and an outstanding warrant for aggravated battery. Armed with a handgun, Adkins fled from the motel into a nearby mobile home park, where residents heard small-arms fire as police surrounded him. He was fatally shot.

sptimes.com
1552Richard Tims35MaleAfrican-American/Black03/16/2002San FranciscoCA37.716494-122.4410222San Francisco Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Five officers shot and killed Richard Tims in a hail of gunfire when he lunged with a knife. Ricocheting bullets destroyed a bus shelter and critically injured bystander Vilda Curry.

sfgate.com
1554John Regan45MaleRace unspecified03/16/2002TryonNC35.2676308-82.0895233Polk County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Twenty officers from three city jurisdictions, the county and the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission gathered for a two-hour armed standoff at Regan's residence. Police had originally come out in response to a domestic dispute. Regan is said to have raised and cocked a handgun immediately before he was shot to death.

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1550Stanley Ray Duggins28MaleEuropean-American/White03/15/2002SpringfieldMO37.1370241-93.2756812Greene County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Duggins was killed as he picked up packages containing items purchased with a stolen credit card.

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1551Marco Antonio Gamez Saavedra30MaleRace unspecified03/15/2002AnaheimCA33.8188483-117.8780227Anaheim Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Vehicle

Marco Antonio Gamez Saavedra was struck by several vehicles while running across the 57 Freeway in an attempt to evade police.

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19511James E. Harper III25MaleRace unspecified03/14/2002PottstownPA40.2437652-75.653031Pottstown Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Officer Michael Ponto shot James E. Harper III in the abdomen but that wasn't the wound that killed Harper. County Coroner Halbert E. Fillinger Jr. ruled that Harper, 25, of Pottstown, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, and he concluded the manner of death was suicide.

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21545Leonard Todd Montague30MaleAfrican-American/Black03/14/2002East OrangeNJ40.763322-74.217845East Orange Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Patrolman Marco Rodriguez attempted to stop a vehicle. Police said Rodriguez saw Leonard Montague erratically driving a red and white 1990 Oldsmobile. After activating the patrol vehicle lights, Montague turned into the driveway of 2 University Place, and when he got out of the car, he attacked Rodriguez. Montague got Rodriguez in a chokehold and grabbed for the officer's weapon. Rodriguez shot and killed Montague.

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21953Scott Anthony Bard aka Scott Baird36MaleRace unspecified03/13/2002HuntingtonIN40.8776429-85.4833439Huntington Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Scott Baird (or Bard) took his ex-girlfriend and child hostage before shooting and killing himself after a two-and-a-half hour standoff. The hostages were not physically harmed.

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20951Michael David "Mike" DeMerell42MaleRace unspecified03/13/2002CheboyganMI45.6524079-84.4787401Cheboygan Department of Public Safety, Michigan State Police
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Officers Ronald White and Ron Hartman, and state troopers Don Bolen and Michael Pionk responded to a reported assault. A woman said Michael David DeMerell had stabbed her in the home they shared before she'd fled to a neighbor's house. DeMerell allegedly pointed a pellet gun at police. White shot DeMerell once. He was pronounced dead at a hospital.

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1549David Pippett47MaleRace unspecified03/12/2002Yucca ValleyCA34.1494756-116.3762017Bureau of Narcotics Enforcement
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Bureau of Narcotics enforcement agents shot and killed an unnamed Yucca Valley man who pointed a gun at them as they served a search warrant at his home.

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1546Jeffery Alan Gilmore33MaleRace unspecified03/12/2002PekinIL40.5780803-89.6364701Pekin Police Department, Peoria Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Jeffery Alan Gilmore reportedly committed suicide during a seven-hour standoff. According to police, Gilmore barricaded himself inside the apartment at around 9 p.m., after he shot his girlfriend in the back. Gilmore's girlfriend ran to a neighbor's house. Gilmore was reportedly negotiating his surrender to police by phone moments before he turned a gun on himself. Members of Peoria's Special Response Team stormed the residence and found Gilmore on a bedroom floor, dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.

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19501Robert Joseph Wise23MaleRace unspecified03/12/2002YorkPA39.9530395-76.7322596York City Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

York City Police Officers Brian Lehman and Michael Davis shot at Robert Joseph Wise, killing him with a single gunshot wound at the York County Heritage Rail Trail County Park. Police said Wise was racing with another car when he passed through a speed trap which led to a police pursuit and later a shoot-out at the park.

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1547Dennis Lee Savage45MaleEuropean-American/White03/12/2002TucsonAZ32.2904971-110.9951027Pima County Sheriff's Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

A man killed in a shootout with deputies was an ex-convict who was sentenced to 10 years in prison for armed robbery, police said. Dennis Lee Savage, 45, was killed at a Quik Mart. Savage shot at Deputy Clifford B. McGrath, 27, who returned fire and killed him. It hasn't been determined why Savage shot at McGrath, police said.

tucsoncitizen.com
1548James Olson44MaleEuropean-American/White03/12/2002San DiegoCA32.7563999-117.2214432San Diego Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

James Olson was shot and killed by officer Bruce Debord when Olson raised a large rock over his head.

latimes.com
19522Marcel Bond21MaleRace unspecified03/11/2002MorrisvillePA40.198478-74.792669Falls Township Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Falls Township police officers began following a car that was driving erratically and chased the vehicle until it went off the road at an intersection. The car then made a 180-degree turn and came toward them, and Sgt. William Wilcox shot and killed Marcel Bond, 21.

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21546Jason Paul Remillard18MaleEuropean-American/White03/11/2002Egg HarborNJ39.5300639-74.6457226Egg Harbor Township Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police Cpl. Charles Baldi shot and killed Jason Remillard during a foot chase that began after he and another officer pursued a stolen Jeep the Hammonton teenager was driving, police said.

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1545Michael S. Kosso19MaleRace unspecified03/11/2002BayAR35.7433067-90.5655124Bay Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Suicide

Police said Michael S. Kosso, 19, and Bay officer Phillip Van Winkle exchanged at least 22 shots before Kosso fatally shot himself in the upper chest. Van Winkle was not injured. Police said Van Winkle spotted Kosso walking near an automated teller machine at a bank. When he approached Kosso, the man began firing at Van Winkle.

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1544Theodore Ocean59MaleRace unspecified03/10/2002SunnyvaleCA37.3930727-122.0188381Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

A police sniper shot and killed Theodore Ocean after he shot at a neighbor and an officer from a modest studio apartment he had converted into what officials described as an armed fortress.

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1543Michael W. Moaratty35MaleEuropean-American/White03/10/2002ElvertaCA38.7179812-121.4086576Sacramento County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Michael W. Moaratty was killed during a shootout with sheriff's deputies.

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22725Ron Stokes49MaleRace unspecified03/10/2002DeasonTN35.6034035-86.4366599Bedford County Sheriff's Office
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Ron Stokes was shot and killed after deputies responded to a domestic disturbance call made by Stokes' wife, reporting that her husband was suicidal. He allegedly shot and wounded a deputy before being fatally shot.

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1542Abu Kassim Jeilani28MaleAfrican-American/Black03/10/2002MinneapolisMN44.9627045-93.2625548Minneapolis Police Department
  • Gunshot
  • Deadly force

Police found Somali immigrant Jeilani walking down the middle of the street, tire iron in one hand, machete in the other. Tasered once, he gained his feet again and said "That ain't enough." Taking his stand in a strip mall parking lot, tased a total of five times, he continued to aggressively wave both weapons and taunt surrounding officers. Threatened, they shot him to death, then left his body exposed in the street for several hours.

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1538Sam Nolen III52MaleRace unspecified03/09/2002FresnoCA36.793786-119.8442838Fresno Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Cousins Mario Dean Vicks and Sam Nolen III were killed in a five-car pileup resulting from a police chase they were not involved in.

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1537Mario Dean Vicks47MaleRace unspecified03/09/2002FresnoCA36.793786-119.8442838Fresno Police Department
  • Vehicle
  • Pursuit

Cousins Mario Dean Vicks and Sam Nolen III were killed in a five-car pileup resulting from a police chase they were not involved in.

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