Driver Humberto Altamirano and passenger Jose Delgado-Reyes were killed in a fiery crash involving CHP officer Debbie Grady.

Police set up an ecstasy drug bust. Davis tried to drive away and was shot and killed.

Chipwata's family had been worried about his behavior for two days, with the African immigrant talking about the devil coming. By the time police encountered him on the 8th he'd threatened his sister with a knife, stripped naked and bathed himself in oil. He was shot to death. Later investigation found him involved in a $3M scam involving the U.S. Embassy in Zambia.

U.S. Park Police pulled a car over for a license plate violation. The driver, 16, fled, and the driver and a 16-year-old passenger were killed when the car crashed.

A warrant was issued for Braggs' arrest after he failed to appear in Pulaski County Circuit Court on weapons and drug charges. Braggs also was wanted in connection with a Jacksonville murder. Police said Braggs shot officer Joshua Black, 23, in the arm before shooting and killing himself inside a home at 2320 S. Maple St.

Cameron was shot by tribal police during a domestic violence call. Few details have been reported.

Jimmy B. Hornbuckle was killed when he rear-ended an 18-wheeler on Interstate 55 as state and municipal police pursued him. The pursuit started shortly after midnight when a Festus officer tried to stop Hornbuckle for driving with improper license plates on his 1985 Pontiac Fiero. Police said they believed Hornbuckle may have intended to kill himself when he crashed into the back of the truck.

Johnson slammed a carjacked Chevrolet Tahoe into a tree at about 100 MPH while being chased by police. Police reported that he was armed, and there was no attempt to brake.

According to police, Brown ran into a wooded area after being stopped in a 1994 Isuzu Rodeo that had been traveling southbound on Roosevelt Highway. When Officer A. Garrett tried to subdue him, Brown punched Garrett in the face. Brown then picked up Garrett's flashlight that had fallen during the incident and attempted to hit him. He was shot and killed.

A trooper attempted to stop Richard Campisi for erratic driving and hitting two vehicles. He fled into the woods and when the trooper caught up, attempted to take his gun before the trooper shot and killed him.

Officer Jeff McCabe shot and killed Peter Contreras when Contreras drove at him after a traffic stop.

Police shot and killed Joel Gomez Gonzalez when he held a knife to his throat and threatened to kill himself during a domestic dispute.

During a police chase, Michael J. Jerry, 41, of Frederic told a 911 dispatcher he would "take down" the person in front of him right before his car crashed. Jerry's vehicle collided head-on with a car driven by Elizabeth Coen, 50, killing them both.

Officer Scott Holslag shot unarmed Gary Scott Martin when he made a sudden move in his car after being stopped in an area known for drug activity.

Gilreath was wanted in nearby Prince George's County Maryland for assaulting a police officer. Located in a stolen car with stolen plates, DC officers approached and were dragged when Gilreath suddenly moved his car with the door ajar. He was fatally shot. Witnesses vigorously disputed the police version of events.

Charles Simmons and Paul Simmons were identified as fleeing from the scene of a bank robbery. Pulled over on Interstate 80/35, local officers claimed that both aggressively emerged from their van with weapons drawn. They were fatally shot. Two other accomplices in the van were unharmed. Later reporting said the Simmons only had BB guns.

With no driver's license, an outstanding warrant for probation violations, with a crack pipe in the car and crack cocaine in his shoe, Williams fled from a traffic stop with a county deputy in pursuit. At a major intersection he blew through a red light and struck a silver Beetle, then plunged into a roadside retention pond. His three passengers survived, but he did not.

Officers G. Olson and M. Peters searched Douglas Kim's home after being informed that Kim had attacked his wife and 18yo son and had fired a handgun in his home. When the officers arrived Kim was hiding in the attic, when officers attempted to open the attic, Kim fired a handgun and the officers fired back. The officers retreated and called for a SWAT team. Kim emerged from the attic, the officers could not see his hands and fired, then retreated again. The SWAT team arrived and fired two rounds and took Kim into custody. Los Angeles Fire Department Paramedics pronounced Kim dead. Kim's wife and son were treated for minor injuries inflicted by Kim.

After a domestic disturbance, police spotted Corona walking down the street, a few blocks from where the disturbance took place. He allegedly pulled a gun and was shot and killed.

In an extraordinary string of errors, two Army Special Forces troops out of Fort Bragg encountered a deputy in a traffic stop. Tomeny and the other soldier spoke to, and threatened, the deputy believing he was one of the civilians role-playing in a war game. The deputy was unaware of the exercise, felt in danger of his life, and shot both soldiers. Tomeny died. The other was wounded and would eventually receive a $850K settlement.

Four men allegedly tried to rob an undercover police informant of cocaine during a covert drug sting that left one of the would-be robbers, Adonis Cortez Thomas, shot to death by police.

Officer Russell Moore attempted to stop Michael Anthony Finn, 18, for speeding. Finn fled and crashed into a tree, killing him.

Sergeant Thomas Hontz was killed following a training exercise when a piece of equipment exploded. He was conducting SWAT exercises at two vacant homes when a device used to puncture a wall and pump tear gas into a room exploded. Fourteen other officers and firefighters from several agencies were injured as a result of the explosion. Hontz attempted to use incorrect fuel in the device.

David Eugene Kinney was a suspect in the attempted murder of a 64-year-old Barnesville woman and fleeing police in a pickup truck and then on foot when the truck was disabled. He was shot and killed when he made an aggressive move toward officers, police said.

Sharon SiddalL was killed when her car was struck by a stolen Ford Taurus driven by a 16-year-old fleeing the CHP.

Ramin Antonio Isayo, a 27-year-old Latino male, died after being shot in Palmdale, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

A neighbor called 911 about shots being fired in the apartment complex. When officers arrived, Reed reportedly pointed his gun at the police. All four responding officers opened fire, firing 35 shots and hitting Reed 13 times. Some reports claim that Reed first pointed the gun at himself, saying "Just shoot me, just shoot me," before turning the gun toward police, leading some to label the incident "suicide by police."

Alan Bates and Terra Bates were shot four times each in Alabama, dumped in the trunk of a rental car and driven to rural Georgia, where the car was set on fire by Alan Bates' ex-wife and her husband, Pelham police officer Jeff McCord.

Becker was on ephedrine, acting insane, running around naked. Officers restrained him, and he died of the exertion.

Steven Sahlstrom was killed when his ATV was struck by a 1998 Chevrolet pickup truck fleeing police. According to police, plainclothes officers saw Householder near a room at the Sixpenny Inn "where drug deals occur" just before midnight. Householder got in his truck and the officers, who'd put on "raid jackets" identifying them as police, approached. Householder allegedly refused to roll down his window or open the door, and then drove off. Householder hit Sahlstrom's ATV from behind, throwing Sahlstrom into a field. Police contended they weren't in pursuit, and that they were looking for Householder when they saw the crash. Householder, 34, was charged with possession of "a very small amount" of cocaine.

Narcotics Sgt. Mark Langan, and officers Pam Heidzig and Gary Kula shot Jose M. Chavez when he allegedly turned and fired at them while running after a chase that started with an undercover drug buy. According to his cousin, Chavez didn't want to go back to jail after spending six months there on drug charges two years earlier. Chavez died in the street a block from his home.

Deputies went to Mark Noe's Zeeland home on information he failed to return a rental car. They also knew a bench warrant had been issued the day before after Noe didn't appear in court to be sentenced for possession of drug paraphernalia. Deputies knocked on the door but did not see Noe. According to officials, Noe's friend said he was possibly suicidal and probably armed with a handgun. A deputy went to the home of Noe's parents near Big Rapids and was talking to Noe's stepfather at the back door when they heard a shot. Several deputies and state troopers responded to the scene. Noe reportedly fired a rifle several times, though apparently not at officers, before aiming it at them at around 5 p.m. A deputy then shot and killed Noe.

Police said they made a U-turn on Joy to pursue a 1994 Mazda Protege that sped by around 6 p.m. The driver reportedly ran a red light and hit a van travelling south on Hubbell. Two boys in the van and a passenger in the Mazda were killed. Four other people in the van were injured. The driver of the Mazda was critically injured. Police claimed it was not an official chase because it hadn't been phoned into the dispatch center.

Ray Hutson and Peter Major were killed in a collision following a police chase.

Anthony Spencer was reportedly brandishing a knife and was killed when police attempting to arrest him shot him with a Taser gun.

Bailey was shot to death by a Texas-based DEA agent on assignment in Roanoke, not stemming from any drug investigation or activity, but because the two men fell into a dispute in a bar parking lot at 2 a.m. over a woman. By the time the DEA agent was acquitted of voluntary manslaughter charges in October 2007, he was no longer a DEA agent.

On reports of a man with a gun, county sheriff's deputies responded and found O'Meara armed. Reportedly he aimed the weapon at police and was subsequently shot to death.

Trooper Lawrence P. Gleason arrived at the rural Crown Point home where Amanda Olcott was staying. Olcott had earlier called police to say her ex-boyfriend had threatened her with a knife and then left the residence. Gleason was interviewing Olcott in her kitchen when James Scharpf returned to the home and fired three or more shots from a high-powered rifle from outside the house. Despite the fact that the trooper was wearing a standard-issue bulletproof vest, the shots inflicted from the 30-30 hunting rifle caused "massive" body wounds and he was killed instantly, police said. Scharpf then went into the house and killed Olcott before killing himself with another shot.

David K. Davis was driving a 2001 Chevrolet Z28 Camaro when he passed a police car at a high rate of speed. The officer gave chase, but Davis reportedly continued speeding through a four-way stop sign. Because Davis was traveling over 120 mph, the officer stopped pursuing him at the intersection of Gore Boulevard and Trail Road. Shortly after the pursuit ended, Davis lost control of his vehicle, which ran off the north side of Gore Boulevard and struck a tree, killing Davis.

Korina and Kelly Borja were passengers in a stolen Toyota Paseo driven by a 15-year-old boy that crashed during a police chase, killing both sisters.

Shortly after 10 p.m., Ryan Marascalco and Dedric Kincaid were both killed as a result of an accident following a high speed police pursuit. Kincaid, the driver, had been pulled over for a traffic stop but fled the scene in the car. After crossing the lane, Kincaid's vehicle hit the guardrail, flipped and ended up against the I-55 overpass bridge piling. Kincaid was thrown from the vehicle.

Winters robbed an off-duty cop at gunpoint then fled down an alley with the man's wallet. The cop gave chase, declaring himself to be an officer. Winter allegedly fired his gun at the officer who fired back, killing Winter at the scene.

Trooper R. Wolsey and Montgomery Deputy D. Leitner tried to corner Madeley, a suspected robber, as he drove a red Cutlass Oldsmobile. Madeley evaded them by driving into a parking lot. Chambers County Lieutenant B. Watson, off duty, tried to help. Madeley struck another deputy, T. Wade, with the Oldsmobile. Deputy Wade told bystander Jason Newsom to back his F-250 into the parking lot exit to prevent Madeley from escaping. Madeley pointed a black pellet gun at the officers. All shot at him. It is unclear who fired the fatal shot or shots.

New Vienna Village police officer David Michael Mueller shot in the face after a struggle. Mueller had responded to a domestic violence 911 call at Cundiff's home. Mrs. Cundiff told Mueller that her husband had grabbed her by the throat and was threatening to burn down the house with her and the children inside. When Mueller asked Mrs. Cundiff if she wanted to press charges and she said yes, Mueller told Cundiff he was being placed under arrest and asked him to turn around and put his hands on a wall. When Mueller tried to handcuff Cundiff, he twisted away, causing the cuff to fall to the floor. Cundiff allegedly rushed at the officer, and Mueller extended his baton and struck Cundiff on the leg. Mueller said he then drew his weapon and fired two quick shots; one struck and killed Cundiff.

A Waukesha County sheriff's deputy's shot Brian Lamb, 40, of the Town of Waukesha after a four-hour standoff near Vernon Marsh.

Ray L. Bynum, 18, crashed a stolen car while speeding from police, killing three of his high school friends--Theoaros "Teddy" Ejigu, 18, Tony Santander, 15, and Ashley Burlison, 15--was sentenced to 11 1/2 years in prison.

Kirk A. Goodine reportedly shot himself during a four-hour standoff with police.

Officers Kris Lavoie and Jason Langford shot Carlos Omar Meza and Tony Reyes Martinez during a shootout that began with a traffic stop.

After a fistfight between the two men, off-duty SFPD officer Steve Lee fatally shot Gregory Hooper four times in the chest at point-blank range. Hooper was described as an ex-con and street vendor. According to a March 11 2003 SF Chronicle article by Van Jones, "At least three witnesses told The Chronicle that Lee fired not in self-defense but in anger. Lee had a record of off-duty misconduct, having been cited previously by the Office of Citizen Complaints." Lee was rapidly exonerated.

A fugitive who eluded police for four days near Morehead killed himself. Checking on a tip, Morehead police caught up with Jason E. Clark, 23, in an abandoned car 300 yards from Ky. 32. The two officers told the Clearfield man to drop his rifle and give himself up, but he refused, said Morehead Police Lt. Mike Adams. "He just turned the rifle on himself and fired a single shot. That was it."

District Attorney's investigator Dan Riter shot Jesus-Pena "Jesse" Herrara in the head at close range.

John Francis Brandl was trying to outrun Chesterfield County police and was killed in a car crash seven hours after injuring an officer who was trying to arrest him.

After a morning family disturbance, Smith left for the day and then returned after midnight. Police were called upon his return, and when they arrived, he threatened them with a knife and was shot and killed.

Along with his girlfriend/accomplice Newman was wanted for a string of armed robberies of Subways. The girlfriend was caught without incident at their motel but Newman holed up in the room with a 9mm. When he pointed it at the raiding police he was fatally shot.

Robert Contreras, a 21-year-old Latino male, died after being shot in Mission Hills, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Dashannon L. Jennings grabbed a gun from officer Sam Garcia's holster during a struggle and shot himself.

Sgt. Jason M. Hartman may have pulled Shepard's car over for suspicious behavior or expired tags, or encountered the car parked in a Safeway lot. Patrol Officer Ronald R. Voeller arrived as backup and a struggle ensued with Shepard, who remained in the car. Shepard may have attempted to fire a two-shot Derringer. Hartman struggled on the driver's side to grab Shepard's gun as Voeller hit Shepard's head with a flashlight from the passenger side. Sergeant Marc R. Wheelwright then arrived and shot Shepard in the head. Shepard was later suspected of recent pharmacy drug robberies and several area crimes. Voeller and Wheelwright were awarded Medals of Valor and the Silver Star, respectively.

An unidentified bicyclist died after scuffling with deputies.

Two officers responded to a report of a man breaking into a car on Lee Avenue. When they attempted to question the suspect, Craig Bickerstaff, 27, he ran. The officers caught him and struggled with the 318-pound Bickerstaff, and hit him on the head with a baton. When Bickerstaff —€" the son of a former Cleveland police officer —€" pulled out a gun, the officers shot and killed him.

A midnight parking-lot brawl after the grand opening of a bar and nightclub made Watkins fearful that deputies were going to catch him. He darted away on foot—and into traffic, where he was struck and killed by a passing car. The driver was not charged.

An FBI agent happened to recognize Wegrich, wanted as a suspect in perhaps twelve bank robberies and also for the murder of his ex-girlfriend, at a strip mall at 8:30 a.m. He called in county deputies, who confirmed they had a warrant for him. Wegrich was fatally shot once in the chest when he refused to comply with the deputies' orders and appeared instead to be going for the gun in his waistband.

Kristina "Kristie" Marie Elena Priano died from injuries she sustained when her family's minivan was hit by a SUV that was being chased by police.

James Ervin was stabbing his wife when he was shot and killed.

Edward Tanner's body was found on his skiff after police chased him into the marsh between the two Pascagoula rivers. Officers spent more than 15 hours searching for Tanner, who was suspected in the shooting death of Lisa Tanner, and Jimmy Piechocki, 28 at around 8:00 PM near Three Rivers. Tanner allegedly was armed when he fled in a skiff that Investigators followed, but reportedly called off the search at one point because of fog on the water. They resumed on Monday, and Sheriff Byrd, a deputy and two Pascagoula police officers found Tanner's boat at about 12:30 PM with his body draped over the bow.

Sergeant Rodney Evans and Officers Micah Aldred and Bert Dillow repeatedly struck and subdued Torres, a resident alien from Jalisco suffering from hypertension, while responding to a 911 call about a man who was behaving strangely. Officer Dillow noticed that Torres was severely beaten and had his cuffs taken off. Officers called paramedics. Torres died at a hospital of "mechanical asphyxiation." The death resulted in racial controversy because of the severity of Torres's injuries.

Robert Lewis Cushman was suspected of shooting and wounding Myrtle Beach police Officer William Marcus Jackson, 26, during a routine traffic stop. After a three-hour standoff with police, Cushman shot himself in the forehead as police prepared to try to take him into custody.

Police shot and killed Daniel Ladd after he pointed a pellet gun at them.

Cpl. Steven Spadafora shot and killed Ricki Wiltfong on the staircase inside Wiltfong's home. Wiltfong was armed with a 9mm handgun. Wiltfong's wife had called police because he was drunk and on painkillers and threatening her and the children in the home.

Local police were called out to where Diaz had parked his pickup—he had some tools out, and was acting suspicious. Diaz pulled away only to return to the exact same spot. His encounter with police escalated until he pulled out a small-caliber handgun, wounding one officer in the shoulder. He was killed by police returning fire.

Mr.Louisgene was allegedly armed with a knife and gardening tool and refused to put these items down, even after repeatedly being ordered to do so. In apparent fear for their lives, they fired eight bullets, hitting him five times.

Linda Lowery and Francis Taylor died in a traffic collision involving a Mississippi Highway Patrol trooper Jason Walton. Walton was assisting the DeSoto County Sheriff's Department in a pursuit of an unrelated car when he crashed his car into the Nissan Maxima the two women were in. Walton reportedly had his lights and siren on at the time of the crash. He was treated and released after the accident. The driver of the pursued vehicle got away, but was arrested later on a domestic disturbance call. A lawsuit filed by the women's families claimed that Walton had been in multiple accidents on the job and the trooper was driving faster than 100 miles per hour at the time of the crash.

Police responded to several reports of a barefoot man acting unusually. When they caught up with him, they placed him in a Ripp device, which is supposed to be a safer method of restraint than hogtying.

A 57-year-old Palmdale man shot his ex-wife and her brother morning, held off deputies for several hours, then apparently shot himself to death, officials said.

A deputy shot Kenneth Dougan at his Parkville home as he reportedly exchanged gunfire with officers. The standoff began at about 5:45 p.m. when deputies responded to a disturbance call at the house. As deputies attempted to contact Dougan, he reportedly shot at them. One deputy returned fire and Dougan retreated back inside. Deputies withdrew and set up a perimeter. About four hours later, after several attempts to contact Dougan, the deputies entered the home and found him dead.

Tim Munchenburg, 24, and Toni Paxson, 23, were killed when they turned in front of Patrolman Dennis Bailey, who was driving to a disturbance without his emergency lights or siren on. Munchenburg allegedly had alcohol in his blood over the legal limit.

Perry Singleton, 19, was driving the stolen car in a police chase that ended in a fiery crash, killing him and two passengers. Singleton died along with passengers William Stepford Outen, 20, and Elecia Lasha Ford, 16. Outen was in the front passenger seat of the stolen 2001 Ford Focus.

Lower Township police asked police departments in Cape May County to look for a two-tone blue Camaro. Its occupants were reported to be armed with a handgun. Middle Township police found the vehicle, police said. The car pulled into the parking lot of a Rio Grande law office, and police pulled in behind it. A passenger brandishing a handgun jumped out of the car and fled. Police detained the driver. Later, police received a call from a Davis Road resident who reported seeing someone with a handgun walking down the street. Three minutes later, police received a second call saying someone had shot and killed himself outside one of the ranch-style homes.

Officers pursued a Jeep driven by Cobb as the Jeep sped out of Hatfield after driving past a parking lot without stopping, police said. An undercover officer from the 18th West Judicial Drug Task Force had arranged to meet Cobb at the parking lot, and officers from the Sheriff's Office, drug task force and ASP had staked out roads leading out of Hatfield. When stopped he pointed a gun at deputies and was shot and killed.

Two local patrol cars chased Solivan for reckless driving in a stolen automobile. The unarmed Solivan crashed the car and emerged from the vehicle to be shot by one officer with non-lethal beanbag rounds. Those rounds had no effect and the other officer shot and killed him. The shooting officer had been twice fired previously, once for a self-inflicted injury and a false report.

Hot Springs police officer Grant Glover brought a new gun out to show Lewis, and shot and killed him.

Craft was wanted for kidnapping when he killed himself in front of deputies who were trying to persuade him to surrender, police said.

Adam Mayers was killed when his 2002 Dodge pickup truck crashed while deputy David Paden chased him. Paden had reportedly clocked Mayers going 70 mph in a 55 mph zone. During the pursuit, Mayers lost control of the pickup, went into a ditch, overturned and rolled into a power pole. Paden was involved in four on-duty crashes within two years. In September 2003, Brian Frenzl was killed when Paden's patrol car hit his motorcycle as Paden made a U-turn to chase another vehicle. In March 2002, Paden "bumped" motorcyclist Brian Case, 27, and ran him over in what was ruled a "legal intervention." After killing Frenzl, Paden was charged with misdemeanor vehicular homicide, making an unlawful U-turn and operating a vehicle with unlawful tinting. Paden was acquitted of vehicular homicide in Nov. 2004 by Senior Judge William Lyle during a bench trial. Lyle found Paden guilty of the other two charges.

Albert Pacheco, a 10-year veteran of the Hawaii County Police Department, was in police custody accused of chasing down his wife, Cathalene Ann Pacheco, and shooting her to death.

State police tried to serve a felony warrant on Gerald Parry Irwin, who fled. Beginning in the Beach Lake area on SR 652, the pursuit continued on various roads into New York State at which time the New York State Police took over the pursuit. Irwin lost control of his vehicle on New York State Route 42 and wrecked, killing Irwin, police said.

After being pulled over for speeding, Fox attacked the police officer who had pulled him over and stole his car. Leading police on a chase through Baltimore County, Fox crashed the stolen cruiser into two parked cars and rammed police cruisers that had boxed him in, refusing the order to get out of the car. Police opened fire and killed Fox on the scene. Though there was a shotgun in the car Fox had stolen, he reportedly didn't touch it, even when boxed in by police and there was no other escape.

Sgt. Steve Shoemaker was responding to an emergency call about a stolen truck when he crashed into a car driven by Evelyn Orman, 41, who was attempting to turn left onto County Road 452 when the crash occurred. Orman, who was thrown from the car, was pronounced dead at the scene, as was her niece, Brittany Gates, 12. Her brother, James Gates, 51, died on May 1, four months later.

Police were called to take Pullen to a mental hospital. Witnesses said he didn't understand their commands. There was some sort of a fight, and police shot and killed Pullen.

Sgt. Steve Shoemaker was responding to an emergency call about a stolen truck when he crashed into a car driven by Evelyn Orman, who was attempting to turn left onto County Road 452 when the crash occurred. Orman, who was thrown from the car, was pronounced dead at the scene, as was her niece, Brittany Gates.

Leonardo Garcia, a 19-year-old Latino male, died after being shot in Lynwood, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

William Davis shot Officers Quentin Hayes and Joseph Esposito who were responding to a complaint about a man with a gun. Responding officers shot and killed Davis.

17-year-old Robert Harrison, was fatally shot by a King County sheriff's deputy after stealing a car New Year's Eve.

Christopher Kaputa shot and killed himself after a five-hour standoff following a domestic dispute.

Douglas Hause reportedly shot himself after a brief police chase that ended near the Sacramento Executive Airport.

Police attempted to stop Duwayne Holmes for an unspecified reason, and he fled at high speeds before crashing and being killed.

McKelvie, 40, was shot several times when he pointed an SKS assault rifle at an officer, police said.

Parole officers arrived at the apartment to arrest the man for an undisclosed parole violation. As they approached his apartment, the man fired shots, and the officers retreat ed and called for help. After several hours of standoff, police went into the house and found Gentzler dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Wade Jess Jordan led officers on an hourlong chase through Mesa after an officer tried to stop him while working a holiday DUI task force. Jordan led police to a cul-de-sac near Gilbert and Brown roads. At one point, Jordan used a cell phone to call 911 and said he wanted to die, claiming that he had weapons. Several attempts to subdue Jordan with various nonlethal weapons failed, and police shot him after he drove his truck toward them. The city paid $375,000 for a wrongful death, while not acknowledging any liability. As is generally the case in Arizona, the news media never reported the legal disposition of the case.

Newport News police officers shot and killed Thomas Acker Jr. after Acker, armed with a shotgun, fired on one of the officers, striking him in both feet with buckshot.

A long history of small crimes led Fairbank to jail; released from jail with the ID band still on his wrist, Fairbank crashed a stolen car into a local police cruiser. His dramatic 10-minute high-speed chase through downtown Seattle ended with him ejected from the car, then fatally crushed as it flipped onto him.

Wellborn was wanted for questioning in connection with a murder and kidnapping. He was shot through a window while his kidnapping victim looked on.

Officer Clair "Tom" Thompson responded to Robert H. Clingenpeel's apartment, where a 911 call had been made at 8:36 p.m. Clingenpeel allegedly answered the door with a handgun pointed at Thompson, prompting Thompson to fire two shots, both of which struck Clingenpeel. Clingenpeel's daughter reportedly told police her father, a Korean War veteran with failing eyesight, had recently sought medical attention for dementia.

Officers Robert McAlavey, Rea Cramer and Aneez Raghavan shot Richard G. Sharp who advanced toward them with a hammer and a knife in his driveway.

Mike R. McCollum held officers at bay for 10 hours before he died of smoke inhalation after a fire broke out inside his house. Smoke canisters that police lobbed into the home at around 6 p.m. caused McCollum's death, city fire marshal Robert Rocha said. According to Rocha, the smoke canisters shot sparks as hot as 1,400 degrees and apparently ignited a couch. Firefighters were already at the scene when the fire started at around 7 p.m., but Rocha said the smoke canisters made it difficult to tell there was a fire. It took firefighters about 10 minutes to enter the house and McCollum had died by then. Police later said they believed McCollum had killed Martin C. Morris, 42, and 39-year-old Leandre Gibson, 39, in separate incidents.

Trooper C. F. Kane shot Charles E. "Charlie" Pruitt 14 times, reloading his pistol in the process, while responding to a domestic violence call. Kane contended that he shot Pruitt when he refused to drop his weapon when told to do so. According to Pruitt's family, Kane entered the residence without a warrant and shot Pruitt while he had his hands up. A gun was reportedly found near Pruitt, but his family members believed it was planted.

Violett's wife called police to say he was drunk and needed to be detoxed. When police arrived, he took his infant daughter hostage. He allegedly was walking toward a police car with the gun at his daughter's head when an officer shot him in the face.

Michelle Gunderson was fleeing Kent police in a stolen vehicle, when she broadsided Marylou and Richard Jones's car, killing the couple. According to court documents, the police discontinued the chase prior to the crash because it was becoming too dangerous, but Gunderson continued at speeds up to 100MPH.

Quinton A. McNeal was accused of fleeing causing death and fleeing causing great bodily harm for a crash that killed Vanyah Mullen, who was a passenger in a car driven by her mother.

Michael Hahn died in a two-vehicle crash near Las Animas. Hahn's wife, through her attorney Lewis M. Quigg of Pueblo, alleges that state patrol officers were negligent during a high-speed chase on Dec. 19, 2001. Hahn was killed after his vehicle was hit head-on about seven miles east of Las Animas. Also killed was Steven Campos, the driver of the second vehicle.

Abdullah Fakhry died nine days after a physical confrontation with police in his apartment.

Lee Allen Hiers Jr. allegedly shot himself in the head after a police chase.

Deputies Shane Fletcher and Rusty Hornsby shot and killed unarmed Derrick Diggs because he allegedly tried to run over a third officer with his car during a cocaine bust.

Cagle apparently wanted a confrontation with police and left a suicide note. He was killed when he pulled a gun and refused to relinquish it.

Police said they tried to pull Raymond Garner over after they got a call from another motorist complaining that Garner was driving erratically. Officers chased Garner at high speeds through several towns before he stopped his car in front of his home and got out carrying a gun, which he pointed at police when he was shot and killed.

Phillips, a nursing student, drove a Ford Explorer that was struck from behind by a suspect driving 70 MPH during a police chase. Her father Jim Phillips sued the county and won a $200K settlement. Further, he founded the nonprofit PursuitWatch to highlight and address the high number of deadly police chases. Among other accomplishments, PursuitWatch helped the Orlando police establish the most progressive and effective chase policy in the U.S. in 2004.

Parker was the suspect in a number of local bank robberies. Local police learned that he was at a Howard Johnsons, and encountered him at lunchtime while getting into a taxicab. Parker drew a BB gun and was fatally shot.

Ricardo Herrera died after he was tackled by and struggled with officers following a police chase.

Officers responded to reports of an armed robbery of Village Inn Restaurant at Southeast 103rd Avenue and Stark Street. Officers stopped Cromb on a bicycle and asked to pat him down; Cromb fled and eventually pulled out what looked like a gun, at which point the officers both shot at him. Cromb died of a single gunshot wound; police found an inoperable pellet gun at his side.

Portsmouth police had warrants for Gary Claytor charging him with possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, eluding police and driving after being declared a habitual offender, police said. Claytor was shot to death by a state trooper at the end of a wild chase that criss-crossed Hampton Roads when he allegedly hit a trooper with his car.

Housebound and delusional schizophrenic Vogel was so traumatized from a week in Joe Arpaio's Maricopa County Jail that a subsequent brush with the police caused him to run, in a panic, for five miles. He died of a heart attack the next day. With appeals that reached the 9th Circuit and examined Arpaio's accountability and his practice of issuing detainees pink underwear, Vogel's family sued and settled with the county for $240K.

Deputies were called because Griffin was threatening suicide. When they arrived, they heard a single gunshot. Griffin had shot himself in the head.

Rashe Oliver was fleeing a police stop for drugs when he crashed into a car at an intersection, killing Patricia Pollard and Ruth Ann Dettmar.

Watts was killed in a running gun battle as he was chased down after the slaying of German Village motel clerk Samuel R. Specht.

Floyd Bass died shortly after police tied his hands and feet and covered his head with a cloth sack when he kicked out a patrol car's windows and spit at officers.

According to the Star Tribune, Craighead was struggling to get a gun away from a carjacker when a police officer opened fire with a shotgun, hitting both men and killing Craighead. The city paid the family a $400,000 settlement.

On Dec. 2, 2001, Gabina Makil, 66, of Captain Cook, was killed when she was hit by a police car driven by Kona patrolman Calvin Sasaki as she crossed Mamalahoa Highway fronting the Central Kona Union Church in Kealakekua

Mr. Woodward was wielding a knife and threatening suicide inside the church during services. Officers arrived and when he did not drop the knife, shot and killed him. supporters claim that Woodward was a political activist who was assassinated by the U.S. government: http://justiceforwoody.wtc7.net/

Adrian Medina, a 30-year-old Latino male, died after being shot in Whittier, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Officer Glen Patterson attempted to serve a probation-violation warrant for Mark Ashley's arrest at about 8 p.m. Ashley allegedly pulled a knife and threatened Patterson. Patterson shot and killed Ashley. It was reportedly the second time that year that Ashley was accused of pulling a knife on an officer.

Police were called because a suicidal man was holding a knife to his chest, threatening to hurt himself. Police tried to shock him with a Taser before he was shot and killed.

Police shot Anthony John Deveros during an alleged gunfight involving three officers in an exclusive neighborhood near San Diego State University.

Sgt. Arnold Threets shot Michael Anthony Valdez during a standoff.

Qunzell Richard died after his car struck a tree while fleeing from a KHP trooper. Shortly before 8:30 p.m., the trooper tried to stop Richard's 1989 Pontiac for a traffic violation on I-135, but he reportedly turned onto Kellogg, exited into the business district and sped away. According to the patrol, the trooper ended the pursuit after a few minutes due to high speeds before the Pontiac then went out of control, veered across the street and struck a tree just outside Madill Carbide Inc. The front end of the car wrapped around a 2-foot-wide tree trunk. Two teenage passengers were treated and released. A third passenger was hospitalized in serious condition.

Navarro was shot and killed after a domestic violence call. Peoria police sniper Norman Brice shot Navarro outside his home. According to police, Navarro had voiced an implied threat to his own baby, who was inside the house. Navarro had a rifle and shotgun in the house but walked out armed with a concealed knife. The city paid $1.8 million. A hearing officer ruled the killing justified.

Pinto dressed as a woman when robbing banks. After a chase, he was shot and killed as he brandished a fake bomb. There is no media indication if Pinto was a transgender person or using a disguise.

Illinois state troopers were investigating the police for the shooting of Jackson near his home. Police claimed he shot first, his friends and family denied it. No info on whether he was armed.

Las Vegas police were called over a convenience store robbery and found themselves in a vehicle pursuit with Richard Travis Brown, dubbed "The Candy Bar Robber" and suspected of more than 40 robberies. Officer pursued Brown's van and ran after him on foot after Brown jumped out of the van. Brown pointed a gun at the officer, and the officer fired three times. Brown fell, and the officer said he tried to point the gun at him again, causing him to fire five more times at Brown. The gun was found 35 feet from where Brown was shot.

Driver Darren Allen and passengers Martes Mosley and Tyra Young were killed when the allegedly stolen 1999 Pontiac Grand Prix they were in crashed into a fire hydrant on Martin Luther King Drive after a police pursuit. According to police, the Pontiac was used to rob a woman in a parking lot. Police spotted the car at around 4 p.m. near Union and Martin Luther King Drive and a chase ensued. Several witnesses said a police car clipped the back of the Pontiac when the driver tried to turn onto Deer Street. Police claimed the officers had backed off the pursuit by the time of the crash.

Strange was shot and killed after stealing a gun, firing it at random and pointing it at himself and police during a chase by officers.

Police went to a residence in the 2400 block N. 70th St. around 5:50 p.m. after reports that a man was armed with a gun there. Upon their arrival, they found the resident of the home, a man in his mid-60s, with a rifle. When he threatened the officers, the department's special response team was called in. Less than an hour later, the man, still holding the rifle, came out of the home. When he refused officers' orders to drop the gun, an officer shot and killed him.

Kerry Lee McDonald and Frances E. Yerby died during a standoff with deputies after barricading themselves inside their home, slitting their wrists and apparently starting their house on fire.

Three deputies climbed aboard Walker's dry docked houseboat to serve a warrant for "misdemeanor terroristic threatening," assuring the older man that it was no big deal. Walker, sick with cancer, sitting on his bed, calmly explained that he'd been drinking. He pulled out a rifle in a case then a 30-caliber M1 Carbine. He killed two of the deputies and seriously wounded the third before being shot to death.

Chavez was shot and killed after he got into a deputy's car while the deputy was trying to arrest him on suspicion of stealing a car, police said. He was driving away when killed.

Police said Chris Buschbacher left the Adult Learning Center and came back at about 2:30 p.m. with a .22-caliber rifle and 20-gauge shotgun, took a teacher and a classmate hostage and held off officers for three hours before freeing his captives and killing himself.

After a violent fight in a hospital parking lot, no criminal charges were brought against the three "good-Samaritan" citizens, two Hospital Shared Services security personnel, or one Denver police officer that were involved in the confrontation with McLaughlin.

Michael Penson, 49, was shot and killed at his home on Ninth Street on Nov. 9, after he chased his wife, Tina, outside and shot her in the buttocks. As a result, he again became a suspect in his earlier wife's murder.

A motorcycle officer shot Arthur Anthony Magana, who fled a traffic stop and confronted the officer in an apartment courtyard after a two-block chase.

A Cuyahoga Falls officer was parked on the street, checking for speeders. He pulled out behind a speeding vehicle going westbound. When the officer drove around a curve in the road, he saw that the driver had gone off the road and crashed into a pole. Morris, the driver, was pronounced dead at the scene. Police say there was no chase.

Sullivan, bound for a prison term within the next few days, turned up unexpectedly for a stay at his sister's house in an unbalanced mental condition. Attempts of his sister to calm him down developed into a situation where Sullivan had taken his infant niece hostage. Plymouth police engaged the Connecticut State Police western tactical team. Sullivan decapitated his niece, and died from about 12 gunshots fired by police.

Jermaine Mandley reportedly fled from police, ran a red light and crashed his Chevrolet Lumina into a car driven by the Rev. Charles Shyne Jr. and his wife, Verlena Shyne, killing them both. Police had stopped Mandley at 35th Street and King Drive after they said he ran a red light. As an officer approached the car, Mandley told his passengers to "watch this," and sped away, according to prosecutors. Mandley, 26, was charged with two counts of reckless homicide.

Hood was shot after placing a gun to officer's head.

Officer Paul Roberts stopped Brandon Spencer to question him about his presence on the street at 3 a.m. and shook him down for drugs and weapons. After telling Roberts that he had a gun and shooting a round, he ran, police said. He then shot and killed himself, which baffled police.

Katrina Schaber called 911 to report that she had a problem with James Vittitow, 21, and that he was at her home. She gave police a description of him and his vehicle. When police officers Brian Crosley and Jeremy Henry arrived at the Schaber residence, Vittitow led them in a chase on foot. As Crosley approached Vittitow during the pursuit, he fired a handgun at the officer, police said. Both officers took cover but didn't return fire. Vittitow then turned the gun on himself. Officers recovered a Glock 9mm handgun at the scene.

The police chase of Owens ended in his own garage with officers shooting him 10 times in his pickup. He'd been fighting with his wife at 2 a.m. then ventured out in a "drunken rampage," smashing into a number of cars and buildings.

Police shot Timothy Lamar Bilbrey after he allegedly robbed a pharmacy in Leadington, led a high-speed chase through two counties, crashed and shot at officers. Police returned fire, killing Bilbrey and shooting a passing motorist in the face.

Bernardo Rogelio Sanchez, a 28-year-old Latino male, died after being shot in Diamond Bar, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Sam Relan was killed while fleeing police when his struck another truck, also killing Earl Cochran Jr., the driver of the second truck.

County police responding to a "shots fired" call at the Aloha Station restaurant / tavern learned that the co-owner, Lockwood, was going through a divorce from the other co-owner. He'd come to shoot up the place and had chased everybody else out. After an extended standoff Lockwood appeared on the threshold of the bar with his gun and was fatally shot by a police sniper.

A sheriff saw a suspect finish off an alcoholic beverage in a convenience store parking lot. After a chase reaching 110 MPH and venturing across state lines from Avery County NC into Tennessee, the suspect's car struck Bowers' vehicle. The crash sent Bowers into the rock bank along the highway and killed her.

A 20-year-old man killed himself in front of his mother when Southgate police came to question him about a car a woman said he'd borrowed without permission.

Police were called to the victim's home on a domestic disturbance by Goodall's mother. She wanted help admitting Goodall to a hospital ward, as he was recovering from depression and substance abuse. According to police, he was holding a steak knife when they arrived, and refused to put it down. He is said to have lunged at an officer, who then shot him three times.

Joseph Rideau was killed during a 12-hour standoff with police when he held an assault rifle to a woman's head and told police he'd rather die than go to prison.

Mike Dooley threatened deputies with knives and was shot and killed. Deputies Brian Epperson and Pete Roberts came to his house regarding a domestic disturbance and allegedly saw him assaulting a woman.

At about 8 p.m., Genesee County 911 received a report of a drunken driver traveling south on I-75 near Bristol Road. State trooper Rob Mossing saw a vehicle matching the description and pulled it over. As Mossing approached, the driver reportedly fled, police said. A high-speed chase ensued until the driver lost control of his vehicle just east of the Miller Road intersection. The car crossed the eastbound lanes, went off the road, struck a utility pole and rebounded into the eastbound lanes, where it struck another vehicle, killing mother and daughter Wendy Lenore Schaffer and Lindsey Schaffer.

Troopers Brian Horney and David Albers shot and killed Mark Christopher Palmer when he allegedly tried to grab one of their guns after a 30-mile chase. The pursuit began after witnesses alerted police in Burlington, Colorado, that Palmer had gotten out of a wrecked vehicle on I-70 and walked away. Officers tried to approach him, but he ran down a rural road and drove off in a pickup truck, hitting a sheriff's vehicle. Once in Kansas, Palmer rolled the truck on eastbound I-70, then allegedly stole another pickup from someone who stopped to help. Sherman County officers picked up the chase until Palmer crashed into a ditch south of Goodland. A trooper and two deputies tried to arrest Palmer, but he reportedly took the trooper's vehicle, hitting a deputy and dragging the trooper. A second trooper used his cruiser to block Palmer's escape. According to police, Palmer tried to steal that car as well. Two troopers scuffled with Palmer and shot him when he allegedly tried to take a gun from one of them. Sherman County Attorney Bonnie Selby said that Horney and Albers were "totally justified".

Two men were killed when a pickup truck fleeing Border Patrol agents crashed on I-8, about 50 miles east of San Diego. An off-duty agent reportedly first noticed the truck.

Tactical team officers shot Alphonso Wright after he reportedly shot and wounded three officers responding to a shooting at Gwin's Social Club.

An officer in an unmarked car spotted the Jeep speeding and weaving and began following it on eastbound Interstate 264. The officer determined the vehicle was reported stolen. A marked patrol car joined the chase, turned on its lights and sirens and tried to stop the Jeep. The officer called off the chase, and the Jeep crashed, killing Dasuan Ackerman, Elmer Britt, Victor Britt and Johanna Orupabo.

An officer in an unmarked car spotted the Jeep speeding and weaving and began following it on eastbound Interstate 264. The officer determined the vehicle was reported stolen. A marked patrol car joined the chase, turned on its lights and sirens and tried to stop the Jeep. The officer called off the chase, and the Jeep crashed, killing Dasuan Ackerman, Elmer Britt, Victor Britt and Johanna Orupabo.

Cpl. Shawn Arwood shot and killed Wilton Christian when he allegedly swung a large screwdriver at the officer during a struggle.

Patrick McLoughlin reportedly shot himself after exchanging gunfire with police during a failed marijuana heist.

Two officers were waiting to arrest Linder at the home of his ex-wife on a warrant for domestic battery. Linder attempted to flee, and was tackled by the officers. Linder then allegedly attempted to reach for a concealed handgun, leading an officer to shoot him once in the chest. A county prosecutor cleared the officers of any charges.

David P. Ortiz was killed when an officer in an unmarked police car collided with his car. Witnesses said Ortiz either ignored the police car's warning lights and siren or was unaware of the approaching vehicle before it broadsided his car.

A St. Louis County police car struck and killed Eric Morgan, who walked or ran in front of the moving vehicle shortly after 3 a.m., police said. "The officer didn't see a thing, until (Morgan) was struck and on the hood of his car," said Detective Matt O'Neill. He also said Morgan was wearing dark clothing.

Venus Mignon Foster was a passenger killed in a burning car following a police chase.

Jerrard D. Williams and Jowayne C. Richardson were killed at 1:32 a.m. after colliding with a semi while driving the wrong way on I-80, police said. A state trooper had reportedly clocked the car going 111 mph, and gave chase when the car was still eastbound. The trooper said he believed Richardson and Williams turned into a rest stop, but he couldn't find them and he turned around. An autopsy determined they died of massive trauma, not from the fire that broke out after the crash. The trucker was not seriously injured. A Bureau County inquest jury determined that the deaths of Richardson and Williams were accidental.

William Lee Riley, a 45-year-old white male, died after being shot in Historic South-Central, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Columbus Police Officer Bret Bodell shot and killed Davis, 26, who was armed, after the officer saw him flee what apparently was a robbery in progress.

Dazed, incoherent and combative was Brown's mental state, according to police, after a one-car SUV accident. To subdue him deputies hog-tied him and strapped him to a stretcher face down. The medical examiner ruled his death was due to positional asphyxiation. The county settled a wrongful death suit for $1.85M after 13 years of legal maneuvering.

A deputy shot Joseph Lee "J.R." Reeves when he came toward him with a kitchen knife.

On the report of a domestic disturbance, and after what witnesses described as a brief fight in front of the house, Sharp grabbed Officer Richard Little's gun. Then Officer Wayne Wright Wright, who is Little's partner, shot Sharp, who then jumped a chain-link fence, got in a car and crashed shortly after, according to police.