Fatal Encounters

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

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Unique IDNameAgeGenderRaceDateCityStateLatitudeLongitudeAgency involvedCause of deathIntended use of forceBrief descriptionSupporting document link
17196Dorothy Smith Wright77FemaleAfrican-American/Black01/30/2016AtlantaGA33.7373443-84.4468834College Park Police Department

College Park Police Department received a report of an automobile theft at the Westin Hotel. Officers responded and the suspect drove off in the car. Police told FOX 5 officers attempted to pull over the driver but he fled to Atlanta. The suspect later crashed into the car with Dorothy Smith Wright, 75, of Atlanta, Cameron Costner, 12, of Fayetteville and Layla Partridge, 6, of Fayetteville, killing the grandmother and grandchildren. At presstime, the suspect remained at large.

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17197Cameron Costner12MaleAfrican-American/Black01/30/2016AtlantaGA33.7373443-84.4468834College Park Police Department

College Park Police Department received a report of an automobile theft at the Westin Hotel. Officers responded and the suspect drove off in the car. Police told FOX 5 officers attempted to pull over the driver but he fled to Atlanta. The suspect later crashed into the car with Dorothy Smith Wright, 75, of Atlanta, Cameron Costner, 12, of Fayetteville and Layla Partridge, 6, of Fayetteville, killing the grandmother and grandchildren. At presstime, the suspect remained at large.

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17198Layla Partridge6MaleAfrican-American/Black01/30/2016AtlantaGA33.7373443-84.4468834College Park Police Department

College Park Police Department received a report of an automobile theft at the Westin Hotel. Officers responded and the suspect drove off in the car. Police told FOX 5 officers attempted to pull over the driver but he fled to Atlanta. The suspect later crashed into the car with Dorothy Smith Wright, 75, of Atlanta, Cameron Costner, 12, of Fayetteville and Layla Partridge, 6, of Fayetteville, killing the grandmother and grandchildren. At presstime, the suspect remained at large.

fox5atlanta.com
17199Michael Dale Brown25MaleEuropean-American/White01/30/2016Fort WorthTX32.8732853-97.389358Saginaw Police Department

Michael Brown attacked two police officers and several homeowners in a residential neighborhood Saturday night and was reportedly running up and down the street "making growling sounds" before he was fatally shot by police, Saginaw police said.

star-telegram.com
17200Jeremy James Sinclair42MaleEuropean-American/White01/30/2016Sugar CreekMO39.1621011-94.3960537Missouri State Highway Patrol, Jackson County Sheriff's Office

Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers had joined a pursuit involving a stolen vehicle. Sinclair drove his vehicle down a boat ramp in Sugar Creek before getting out of the vehicle. Police said Sinclair placed his hands into his sweatshirt and ignored commands to show his hands. A bean bag round was fired at Sinclair, initially stunning him, before he started shooting. Lowe says troopers and a Jackson County Sheriff's deputy returned fire, killing Sinclair.

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17190Angela Hope Hiatt41FemaleEuropean-American/White01/29/2016PhenixAL32.4873469-85.066724Lee County Sheriff's Office

A deputy was on routine patrol when he encountered two occupants in a pickup with a license plate registered to another car. The deputy learned an outstanding warrant was issued for the woman.The deputy attempted to take the woman into custody when the pickup sped down Lee Road 443, also known as Stafford Road. After a short chase and the car stopped, the deputy again tried to take the woman into custody. Police said she drove in the direction of the officer, and he shot and killed her. Police alleged vehicular assault.

ledger-enquirer.com
17191Jose Miguel Alegre64MaleHispanic/Latino01/29/2016RossvilleGA34.984234-85.2692109Walker County Sheriff's Office, LaFayette Police Department

Police were responding to a domestic disturbance including shots fired. After unsuccessful negotiations, police fired tear gas into the house, at which point, Alegre shot at police, and they shot and killed him.

northwestgeorgianews.com
17192Randolph McClain33MaleAfrican-American/Black01/29/2016LynnMA42.4723164-70.953816Lynn Police Department

Four Lynn police officers went to execute five outstanding arrest warrants for restraining order violations and threats on McClain. Police called out to McClain and he answered that he had a gun and would kill them, police said. McClain fled the building onto a porch roof, pointed the gun at an officer and ran to the back of the house. He jumped to the ground, fled on foot, and attempted to steal a car at gunpoint. Officers approached the vehicle, McClain pointed his gun at officers and three officers shot and killed him.

itemlive.com
17193Christopher Michael Dew29MaleAfrican-American/Black01/29/2016IrvingTX32.8373708-97.0067774Irving Police Department

Irving police say Dew held a woman hostage in the parking lot of a Cash Store he was suspected of robbing. Officers had responded to an alarm call from the store in the 4100 block of West Highway 183 around 1 p.m. Two officers fired shots, hitting and killing the suspect.

star-telegram.com
17194Philip B. Salazar38MaleHispanic/Latino01/29/2016Fort CollinsCO40.5926788-105.0314527Larimer County Sheriff's Office

Salazar was shot and killed having taken a woman hostage in a mobile home park. He also shot at police.

coloradoan.com
17195Phillip Chang32MaleRace unspecified01/29/2016Buena ParkCA33.855304-118.0122801California Highway Patrol

Phillip Chang reportedly attempted to avoid the CHP by driving more than 100 mph on a Buena Park freeway before crashing. Chang died in a hospital 12 hours later.

ocregister.com
17183Kryzysztof Krawczynski77MaleEuropean-American/White01/28/2016NorcrossGA33.9561402-84.2324244Johns Creek Police Department

Kryzysztof Krawczynski and Elzbieta Gurtler-Krawczynska were killed in a car accident home when they were hit by a driver who was fleeing Johns Creek police. They were returning home from a dinner celebrating Gurtler-Krawczynska's 78th birthday. Krawczynski was 77. Larry and Jesse Thomas were the ones running from police.

gwinnettdailypost.com
17184Elzbieta Gurtler-Krawczynska78FemaleEuropean-American/White01/28/2016NorcrossGA33.9561402-84.2324244Johns Creek Police Department

Kryzysztof Krawczynski and Elzbieta Gurtler-Krawczynska were killed in a car accident home when they were hit by a driver who was fleeing Johns Creek police. They were returning home from a dinner celebrating Gurtler-Krawczynska's 78th birthday. Krawczynski was 77. Larry and Jesse Thomas were the ones running from police.

gwinnettdailypost.com
17185Jacqueline D. Salyers32FemaleNative American/Alaskan01/28/2016TacomaWA47.229934-122.4540635Tacoma Police Department

Police were searching for Kenneth Wright Jr., who was wanted on two outstanding warrants for first-degree robbery, unlawful possession of a firearm and unlawful delivery of a controlled substance. Two police spotted Wright in the passenger seat of a car, got out of their patrol car and started to walk toward the car. Jacqueline Salyers, who was behind the wheel, drove in the direction of the officers, police said. She was shot and killed, Wright ran away. Tacoma Police Department's Deadly Force Review Board found Officer Scott Campbell justified. Police alleged vehicular assault.

thenewstribune.com
17186Christopher Kalonji19MaleAfrican-American/Black01/28/2016Oak GroveOR45.4089784-122.6250523Clackamas County Sheriff's Office

One of Kalonji's relatives called police claiming the 19-year-old was threatening family members with a rifle. Police negotiators and staff with the county's behavioral health unit responded. Police spoke to Kalonji for two and a half hours, until SWAT members arrived, the sheriff's office said. At some point, deputies spotted Kalonji waving a rifle. One deputy fired a handgun, another shot a rifle and one more fired at least one beanbag round. After the officers fired, Kalonji retreated into his second-floor apartment and locked himself inside one of the rooms. Kraus said the deputies heard at least one shot come from inside the unit. It's uncertain who shot and/or killed Kalonji.

mentalhealthportland.org
17187William A. Adams33MaleEuropean-American/White01/28/2016OmahaNE41.2251745-96.01653Omaha Police Department

Police were investigating a stolen car report. A 911 caller reported the car at the address and police saw two men leave the car and enter the building. When the went to the door several people left. Adams stayed inside, threatening suicide. He pointed the gun at police and was shot and killed.

ketv.com
17188Mark A. Kuzel53MaleRace unspecified01/28/2016OakdaleMN44.9870296-92.9718259Oakdale Police Department, Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension

Oakdale police officers and an agent of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension were attempting to serve a search warrent. After announcing themselves at the door and getting no response, the entered Mark Kuzel's home, according to the St. Paul Police Department, which is investigating the incident. Kuzel was inside the house and shot one of the Oakdale officers in the arm. Another Oakdale officer, Joe Groppoli, returned fire before retreating to the front door with the rest of the team, where they began talking to Kuzel. The officers involved told investigators that Kuzel said he did not want to go to jail. After hearing a single gunshot from inside the house, officers went back inside and found Kuzel dead with a single gunshot wound to his head.

weau.com
17189Jessica Lee Bonilla24FemaleHispanic/Latino01/28/2016Pembroke PinesFL26.00783-80.3001832Pembroke Pines Police Department

Jessica Lee Bonilla ran a red light causing the crash with Officer Olayemi Okegbola. Officer Okegbola survived with injuries.

cbslocal.com
17172Herman Flores31MaleHispanic/Latino01/27/2016Santa FeNM35.6549736-105.993801Santa Fe Police Department

State police said Santa Fe police officers caught up with an armed robbery suspect at the motel. A witness said when the officer told the person to put his hands above his head the person refused and fired first. The witness said police fired back, chased him around the corner and fired three more times.

kob.com
17173Dana L. William43MaleAfrican-American/Black01/27/2016FitchburgMA42.5881367-71.8081659U.S. Marshals Service

Dana William, who was wanted for killing a man and abducting a woman late last week, shot himself as police moved in.

masslive.com
17174Johnathan Bratcher32MaleAfrican-American/Black01/27/2016MemphisTN35.1079171-90.0332842Memphis Police Department

A MPD cruiser attempted to make a routine traffic stop when the gold Chevrolet Impala took off. Police initially chased the vehicle, but pulled back when the suspects began driving recklessly. The Impala crashed in front of Saint Andrews AME Church on South Parkway. The suspects then left their vehicles and ran from the officers, resulting in a chase on foot. That is when the two suspects opened fire. The two MPD officers both fired shots at the suspects, killing one.

wmcactionnews5.com
17175Thongsavanh Vandarack40MaleAsian/Pacific Islander01/27/2016Lenoir CityTN35.8169466-84.2290284Loudon County Sheriff's Office

Two Loudon County deputies went to the home to serve a warrant for aggravated statutory rape of a 13-year-old. The man's girlfriend invited officers into the home, Thongsavanh Vandarack reportedly was instructed to take his hands out of his pocket. When he did, police said he pulled out a replica handgun. The officers shot and killed him.

knoxnews.com
17176Bruce Knapp33MaleEuropean-American/White01/27/2016West Palm BeachFL26.7165549-80.0906147U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, West Palm Beach Police Department

After six robberies in nine days across the county and weeks of searching, police from three agencies surrounded the La Quinta Inn hoping to capture the alleged robber. After occupants were evacuated from the hotel, officials tried to make contact with him. Eventually, they entered the room, where they found Knapp dead of a likely self-inflicted gunshot wound.

palmbeachpost.com
17177Israel Vladimir Rodriguez26MaleHispanic/Latino01/27/2016MariettaGA33.9211777-84.4840541Georgia State Patrol

State Trooper Jacob Fields tried to pull Rodriguez, but he refused to stop. Several other troopers joined the chase over the next 10 miles. As they neared Delk Road, the troopers tried to box Rodriguez in. He crashed into another car and disabled his own truck, police said. When Rodriguez jumped out, the shootout began. Fields was injured, Rodriguez was killed.

myajc.com
17178Janet Wilson31FemaleAfrican-American/Black01/27/2016DearbornMI42.3101364-83.2223917Dearborn Police Department

Dearborn police were called to Fairlane Mall because a woman was causing a disturbance. Upon arrival, security guards told the officers she nearly hit two security guards with her car, one on foot and another in a security car. Police tried to stop the woman, but she fled the mall parking lot and became stuck in traffic. When traffic cleared, two police cars closed in and tried to stop her, but she attempted to flee again, "almost striking one of the officers." She was shot and killed. Police alleged vehicular assault.

mlive.com
17179Scott F. Scanlon52MaleEuropean-American/White01/27/2016Mountain PineAR34.6581088-93.1640607Mountain Pine Police Department

Mountain Pine Police Chief Chad King reportedly responded to a trespassing call. When King got to the scene, he found a man inside a van that was stuck in mud. Few details have been released at this time, but Scanlon ended up dead, and King was injured.

katv.com
17180John Wesley Smith27MaleEuropean-American/White01/27/2016LattaSC34.3535862-79.5734893Dillon County Sheriff's Office

Deputies were called about a home break-in. When they arrived they discovered a family dispute. One of the family members involved in the dispute was brandishing a knife, according police. Deputies attempted to control the person holding the knife and used pepper spray, which was ineffective. Confrontation with the suspect continued and a deputy shot and killed Smith.

wistv.com
17181Nathan Lee Bailey30MaleEuropean-American/White01/27/2016AlvaradoTX32.4883452-97.1755154Johnson County Sheriff's Office

According to Johnson County Sheriff's Office Lt. Tim Jones, a business on the east side of Johnson County reported the theft of a firearm. At the same time, a Johnson County deputy saw a vehicle leaving the area of the theft traveling at an estimated 100 mph. The deputy pursued the suspect--later identified as 30-year-old Nathan Lee Bailey--to Vista Ridge Lane. Bailey ran into a home, where deputies and DPS troopers took up positions surrounding the mobile home. After a period of time, Jones said Bailey popped out of the residence and opened fire at Johnson County Sheriff's Office personnel, then did so again a few moments later. The second time, officers outside shot and killed Bailey.

star-telegram.com
17182Daniel Hoyt44MaleEuropean-American/White01/27/2016OmahaNE41.2523634-95.9979883Omaha Police Department

Daniel Hoyt died of an enlarged heart at the Lasting Hope medical center after Omaha police placed him in emergency protective custody. Responding to a call, police had found him suicidal, drunk and with a gun on his lap at his house in Omaha.

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17169Alphonzo Lamonte Porter Jr.19MaleAfrican-American/Black01/26/2016Benton HarborMI42.1015723-86.4405661Berrien County Sheriff's Office

Porter Jr. was a passenger in a car that collided with a van during a high-speed chase with a sheriff's deputy. The driver of the car, 22-year-old Ulises Damien Rangel, was arrested and is facing charges of operating a motor vehicle while his license was suspended, revoked or denied causing death and carrying a concealed weapon, according to the Berrien County Sheriff's Department.

southbendtribune.com
17170Robert "LaVoy" Finicum55MaleEuropean-American/White01/26/2016SenecaOR44.320697-118.949062U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Oregon State Police

Finicum was a member of the white supremicist/anti-federalist group that occupied Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. He got out of the vehicle and allegedly reached for a gun inside his coat when the vehicle he was in was pulled over. He was shot and killed.

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17171Maria Isabel Garcia57FemaleRace unspecified01/26/2016BrownsvilleTX25.8921436-97.443156Brownsville Police Department

Off-duty U.S. Border Patrol agent Juan Hernandez, 44, was sitting in his vehicle on Camelia Street with his unnamed girlfriend when the woman's ex-boyfriend, identified as 21-year-old Jesse Garcia drove up, police said. Garcia approached the driver's side of the agen's car and allegedly pointed a pistol at Hernandez. The two men reportedly struggled with the gun and Hernandez was shot in the leg. Garcia fled and was discovered a short time later at his family home. When deputies and police approached Garcia opened fire. He said officers returned fire. Garcia was struck in the leg, arm and torso. During the gunbattle Garcia's mother, 57-year-old Maria Isabel Garcia, came out of her house and was shot in the back and killed.

brownsvilleherald.com
17165Sergio Alvarado-Morales38MaleHispanic/Latino01/25/2016RenoNV39.4770069-119.7861527Reno Police Department

Reno police were called to a multiple-car chain reaction. Witnesses told officers about a man who had been involved in the crash who was holding a knife to his throat, and another person reportedly trying to disarm him. Officers found Sergio Alvarado-Morales with the knife and talked to him, trying to get him to put it down. He approached the officers, and they shot and killed him. Peculiarly, a witness claimed he pulled a gun.

ktvn.com
17166Damon Jonard James42MaleAfrican-American/Black01/25/2016ColumbiaSC33.9726508-80.9583625U.S. Marshals Service, Columbia Police Department, South Carolina Law Enforcement Division

Damon Jonard James, 41, was charged with murder in the death of Rita Joyce Salton, 43,on October 6, 2014. James, her ex-boyfriend, was identified as a suspect, and he was arrested the following day. He fled the state. Members of the US Marshals' warrant service team located James in Columbia, South Carolina, and attempted to arrest him. Authorities say James exchanged gunfire with the arrest team and was fatally shot.

postandcourier.com
17167Scott A. Brunson50MaleEuropean-American/White01/25/2016SalinaKS38.8447786-97.6145191Salina Police Department

Police say that the man was taken into custody after allegedly punching a female acquaintance in the chin. The man resisted officers as he was being taken into custody. He was transported to the Saline County Jail and released into the custody of corrections officers. Melander says that the suspect became disruptive in the booking area, and fought with jail corrections officers. He became unresponsive following the altercation.

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17168Stephen Schenck47MaleEuropean-American/White01/25/2016HesperaCA34.4104852-117.3285229San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office

Fleeing after a bungled home invasion robbery, Schenck was later located at a nearby home hiding under a bus. He became uncooperative as police tried to take him into custody, and he was tasered and beaten.

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17162Quantarius Miller30MaleAfrican-American/Black01/24/2016CocoaFL28.3818772-80.7550407Cocoa Police Department

Quantarius Miller was driving when a Cocoa Police oficer atttempted to pull him over. He crashed into a car and then into a concrete wall, killing himself and his passenger, Michelle Jenkins.

floridatoday.com
17163Michelle Franteria Markia Jenkins27FemaleAfrican-American/Black01/24/2016CocoaFL28.3818772-80.7550407Cocoa Police Department

Quantarius Miller was driving when a Cocoa Police oficer atttempted to pull him over. He crashed into a car and then into a concrete wall, killing himself and his passenger, Michelle Jenkins.

floridatoday.com
17164Justin Richard "J.R." Noland32MaleEuropean-American/White01/24/2016Corpus ChristiTX27.6863626-97.3622561Corpus Christi Police Department

Officers received a call for an individual threatening suicide, police said. They backed off, they attempted to contact the individual, but they also contacted the SWAT team and hostage negotiation team. The 6500 block of Lyons was closed off, and they attempted to make contact again. Upon entry of the home, they found Nolan's body. Esquivel noted that she heard a gunshot from her neighbor's home next door.

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17161Michael Lamar Robinson43MaleEuropean-American/White01/23/2016ClantonAL32.8518146-86.6523274Chilton County Sheriff's Office, Clanton Police Department

Officers with the Chilton County Sheriff's Office and the Clanton Police Department were called to a home on a report of a domestic disturbance. When officers arrived, 43-year-old Michael Lamar Robinson was brandishing either a sword or a machete, Houston said. As officers told him to drop that weapon, he pulled a pistol from his right side. Police said Robinson raised the gun three-quarters of the way to full point when the officers shot and killed him.

www.al.com
17158Bryan Nelson38MaleRace unspecified01/22/2016ChicagoIL41.7711378-87.6160179Chicago Police Department

Bryan Nelson led police on a brief South Side chase late Friday died when he crashed his SUV into a viaduct support beam. Police pulled the vehicle over after the driver made an illegal turn, police said. When they asked for his license, he sped off from the traffic stop. Officers gave chase and saw the SUV slam into the viaduct near 68th Street and Anthony Avenue. Nelson was ejected from the SUV and pronounced dead at the scene.

suntimes.com
17159Joshua Franklin Lee26MaleEuropean-American/White01/22/2016AugustaGA33.288534-81.926575Richmond County Sheriff's Office

An off-duty Richmond County sheriff's deputy fatally shot a man following a domestic dispute with him Friday afternoon, police said. Police said that Crispin was picking up his two children from the house when he became involved in an argument that became physical with Joshua Franklin Lee. Witnesses told investigators that Lee brandished a pistol and pointed it at Crispin, prompting Crispin to draw his own weapon and shoot and kill Lee.

wrdw.com
17160Sharon Rae Mitterling67FemaleEuropean-American/White01/22/2016WarsawIN41.2584019-85.824248Winona Lake Police Department

Sharon Mitterling of Warsaw was crossing Husky Trail to get the mail when she was struck by a marked police car.

wsbt.com
17156Cedric Lamont Norris39MaleAfrican-American/Black01/21/2016EufaulaOK35.3594089-95.5735904Oklahoma Highway Patrol

Bank robbery suspects fled on Highway 69 but police caught up to them. One got out of the vehicle and shot at an Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper, police said. The trooper shot and killed Norris.

theepochtimes.com
17157Jerry Siracusa44MaleEuropean-American/White01/21/2016MillvilleNJ39.4074169-75.0162021New Jersey Department of Corrections

Prisoners were being moved from one place to another. There was a vehicle accident, and Jerry Siracusa was killed.

www.nj.com
17153Michael Clyde Lynch37MaleEuropean-American/White01/20/2016HarperTX30.2374232-99.2430291Kerrville Police Department

Kerrville Police Department and Lone Star Fugitive Task Force were looking for Michael Lynch, who was believed to be in the Kerrville area. Lynch was located in Kerrville but fled from police. Lynch led police on a vehicle pursuit which ended in Gillespie County near Harper. Once in Gillespie County, Lynch got out of his vehicle and led police on a two-to-three mile foot pursuit through heavy brush and at one point swimming across a creek. With the assistance of a Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) helicopter, police were able to locate Lynch. During the course of the pursuit, a Kerrville Police Officer shot and killed Lynch.

google.com
17154Timothy R. Albert40MaleAfrican-American/Black01/20/2016Port BarreLA30.5437289-91.948602St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office

Timothy Albert was shot by St. Landry Parish sheriff's deputies after he brandished a rifle at police in a nearly four-hour standoff, holding his girlfriend, Mindy Babineaux, hostage with the rifle.

klfy.com
17155Randy Joe Sanders Jr.33MaleEuropean-American/White01/20/2016MeridianvilleAL34.844596-86.5780283Madison County Sheriff's Office

Madison County Sheriff's deputies received a call about a man walking along the Highway 231/431 parkway with a gun in his waistband. Deputies say when they attempted to stop him, the man took off running. Deputies chased after him and cornered the man in the Inspiration Pointe subdivision in Meridianville. Deputies say the man pulled his gun, and one of the deputies shot and killed him.

waff.com
17148Samuel Edward Grady55MaleEuropean-American/White01/19/2016StatesvilleNC35.8026662-80.8893808Iredell County Sheriff's Office

Deputies John Fletcher and Reggie Allen went to serve a civil Writ of Possession for the house in which 55-year-old Samuel Edward Grady was living. Media reported, Grady, who was carrying a large knife, came at the deputies and refused to obey their commands. At that point the deputies shot and killed Grady.

wbtv.com
17149Jim Bravis Redmond28MaleEuropean-American/White01/19/2016ValdostaGA30.753102-83.2717769Lowndes County Sheriff's Office

According to Capt. Stryde Jones of the Lowndes County Sheriff's Office, the officer involved shooting came after the Hahira Police Department reported an armed robbery at Harvey's grocery store in Hahira and authorities began searching for the suspect. There were no injuries at the time of the armed robbery. The search led to an encounter with an armed suspect at the Pilot station, where Redmond was shot and killed and his female accomplice was arrested.

valdostadailytimes.com
17150Kenyon J. Hipps21MaleAfrican-American/Black01/19/2016DaytonOH39.7269152-84.264418Dayton Police Department

Hipps, a murder suspect, was in the backseat of a car when he shot himself to death as two Dayton police officers were speaking with three people who had just gotten out of that car, police said.

whio.com
17151Gary Wayne Jones36MaleEuropean-American/White01/19/2016DallasTX32.6967081-96.6908084Forney Police Department, Mesquite Police Department

Officers responded to a call about a suspicious vehicle behind a hotel along Pinson Road in Forney. When officers tried to pull the vehicle over, the driver--36-year-old Gary Wayne Jones--took off and led police on a chase into Dallas. Police said the suspect got out of the vehicle and began shooting at officers. He was shot and killed.

dallasnews.com
17152Filiberto C. Valencia26MaleHispanic/Latino01/19/2016StocktonCA37.943818-121.2394008Stockton Police Department

Officers responded to calls of a home intruder. Police said a man said someone was trying to kill him and ran off after failing to get into the house. The man then broke into a group home and was harming a girl inside. Upon arrival, police forced entry into the residence and found the suspect barricaded in the bathroom with four females. He had his arms wrapped around a 10-year-old girl's neck. The man fought with Stockton police officers who used tasers and batons. The man died on scene.

fox40.com
17143Levi Gene Wilson39MaleEuropean-American/White01/18/2016PhoenixAZ33.582099-112.0975882Phoenix Police Department

Phoenix police were called to a home to assist a man who was threatening to harm himself, police said. The man got into an argument with his sister earlier in the day and that shots had reportedly been fired. The sister left the home and then called 911. Officers came to the home, but the man would not come out. They negotiated for hours until he came out with the gun at his head, then pointed it toward police, at which point he was shot and killed.

azcentral.com
17144Vasilios Alexander Katsouras29MaleEuropean-American/White01/18/2016Union CityCA37.5923633-122.0791633Union City Police Department

An older woman called 911 reporting that an unknown person was in her backyard pounding on a sliding glass door, police said. When two officers responded to the home they found the man in the backyard "armed with a claw-style garden tool that had three steel spikes." The officers ordered the man to drop the weapon, but he did not comply and instead charged the officers with the weapon. He was shot and killed.

insidebayarea.com
17145Timothy Joseph Alex Caruthers27MaleEuropean-American/White01/18/2016MedfordOR42.3602462-122.8598929Medford Police Department

An off-duty Medford police officer and others apparently chased a man after a shoplifting incident at Sportsman's Warehouse, where he menaced employees with a knife, police said. The alleged shoplifter then stopped next to a Dumpster and was about 6 feet away from the officer when he was shot and killed.

oregonlive.com
17146Eric Provost28MaleEuropean-American/White01/18/2016OrlandoFL28.468231-81.30091Orlando Police Department

Eric Provost's father called Orlando police on Monday night, concerned for his son's well-being. But when officers responded, Provost walked out of one of the units armed with an airsoft gun that appeared to be a real firearm. Provost kept ignoring their orders to drop the gun, and Officers Tino Cruz and Sonja Saunders shot and killed him.

orlandosentinel.com
17147Jordan Szymanski33MaleEuropean-American/White01/18/2016TucsonAZ32.2792169-110.9782399Tucson Police Department

After responding to a welfare check, police discovered a man had barricaded himself inside a duplex. The man started making threats about harming his family and police. He fired shots throughout the night. Police said the man was shot dead by SWAT team members.

tucson.com
17134Joshua Tate Fielding38MaleEuropean-American/White01/17/2016Rainbow CityAL33.9502889-86.0364572Rainbow City Police Department

Police were called to the Dogwood Trace Apartments on a disturbance call. Police confronted the man, who was carrying a weapon, in the parking lot of the complex, and used a Taser in an attempt to subdue him. The armed man then ran from officers, and after a short foot chase around the complex, an altercation with a police officer ended with the man being shot and killed.

www.al.com
17135Daniel Leetin Shaver26MaleEuropean-American/White01/17/2016MesaAZ33.3857923-111.6924118Mesa Police Department

Two guests who were in the motel pool area reported seeing a man pointing a rifle out the window of a room several floors above the pool, police said. Officers located the the room and began giving commands for the people to come out. A man and a woman came out. The woman was arrested without a struggle. Officers then began giving commands to the man, but he was unable to comply with confusing orders. He reached back apparently to pull up his pants, and he was shot and killed by Officer Philip Mitchell Brailsford, 27. The gun was apparently a pellet gun he used in his job of pest control.

azcentral.com
17136Jeremiah J. Gillen35MaleRace unspecified01/17/2016LancasterNH44.4839609-71.5698696Lancaster Police Department

Police in Lancaster received a report of shots fired. They learned that a domestic disturbance happened. As a car with a woman and children was leaving the driveway, police said the man shot at the vehicle, striking the hood. Police identified the man as Jeremiah Gillen and negotiated with him for several hours. Eventually, Gillen no longer answered the phone. Police used a robot to enter the home. They said he was found dead due to a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

pressherald.com
17137Jacob Carpio Vela32MaleHispanic/Latino01/17/2016AransasTX27.9276292-97.248713Corpus Christi Police Department

Jacob Vela was the suspect in a homicide that left his cousin, Benny Vela, dead. Police say an argument broke out between the two at around 3AM Sunday morning. When they got to the Benny Vela was dead and his cousin was on the run. Police found Vela in downtown Corpus Christi and followed him to San Patricio County where he crashed his car into a field and then shot himself in the head.

caller.com
17138Ashton Lane Morris27MaleEuropean-American/White01/17/2016San AntonioTX29.4062454-98.6187077San Antonio Police Department

According to police, the officer arrived at the Selina Inn Motel after someone called to report a vehicle theft in progress, according to police. The officer chased the suspect on foot after he tried to leave the scene. Police said the suspect fired multiple shots at the officer during the foot chase, but did not hit the officer. The officer shot and killed him.

mysanantonio.com
17139Efrain Herrera Jr.24MaleHispanic/Latino01/17/2016Los AngelesCA34.2301322-118.4601425Los Angeles Police Department

Officers responded about 5:50 p.m. on a report of a suspect, armed with a knife, in the middle of the street, according to Lt. Kirk Kelley of the Los Angeles Police Department's West Valley Station, whose officers responded to the call even though it was in the Mission Station's patrol area. They were confronted by the suspect and he was shot and killed.

latimes.com
17140Crayton West52MaleAfrican-American/Black01/17/2016St. LouisMO38.5932512-90.2441086St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department

Police responded to the scene after a citizen flagged down an officer driving by, saying there was an armed robbery in progress at a KFC. The officer saw the suspect inside the fast food restaurant and confronted him. The suspect raised his gun and the officer shot and killed him.

stltoday.com
17141Cory Lee "Jasper" Henderson31MaleEuropean-American/White01/17/2016HolladayUT40.6739253-111.8292922Unified Police Department of Greater Salt Lake

Henderson and a woman were seen leaving the scene of an accident. When Officer Officer Doug Barney approached them, Henderson shot and killed him. He was killed a short time later, after wounding another officer. Three officers were cleared by the district attorney: Unified Police Sgt. Ben Steiner, officer John Richey and officer Matt Brownlee.

scribd.com
17142Talmadge King47MaleEuropean-American/White01/17/2016JacksonvilleFL30.3412087-81.6474722U.S. Department of Homeland Security

King had helped move a washing machine into the upstairs of off-duty federal agent Wells' Springfield home earlier in the day. Wells paid King after the washer was moved in the afternoon but the man returned and said he lost his phone there. Wells looked but did not find the phone, then returned to the front door where King pulled a knife and attempted to rob Wells. Wells grabbed his gun and shot and killed King.

jacksonville.com
17129Adam Karjalainen44MaleEuropean-American/White01/16/2016BeavertonOR45.4462748-122.8259223Beaverton Police Department

Residents called Beaverton police to say Karjalainen was in the neighborhood and wanted him gone. Although he didn't commit any crimes there, and police had already left, they returned after learning there was a warrant for Karjalainen's arrest. Karjalainen was armed when police returned, police said. They told him to drop his weapon repeatedly, but he kept moving toward the officers, and he was shot and killed.

kgw.com
17130Alfred Longoria34MaleHispanic/Latino01/16/2016Los AngelesCA34.1037134-118.3588216Los Angeles Police Department

Officers were dispatched about 2:15 p.m. Saturday to a home in the 1800 block of Courtney Terrace on a report of burglary, said Los Angeles police officer Rosario Herrera of the Media Relations Section. That street is in Nichols Canyon, a street just east of Laurel Canyon, and the shooting was about two blocks north of Hollywood Boulevard. "The resident confronted the suspect and the suspect fled," Herrera said. A perimeter was set up and around 3:30 p.m. Saturday the armed suspect emerged from the perimeter. The suspect encountered two officers, she said, and an officer-involved shooting occurred.

lacounty.gov
17131Kelsey Rose Hauser25FemaleEuropean-American/White01/16/2016El CajonCA32.793895-116.978653El Cajon Police Department

A woman riding in a stolen car with three men was shot and killed by a police officer in El Cajon following a high-speed pursuit early Saturday, officials confirmed. Apparently, the chase ended on a dead end road, and when the officer attempted to approach the car, it drove in his general direction. The officer fired into the car, killing Kelsey Hauser in the passenger seat and a dog. Police alleged vehicular assault.

cbs8.com
17132Henry Bennett19MaleAfrican-American/Black01/16/2016Belle GladeFL26.6828726-80.6769225Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office

A deputy pulled Henry Bennett over in Belle Glade on Saturday, authorities say Bennett got out of the vehicle and ran away. The deputy chased Bennett and, at one point, authorities said Bennett turned and pointed a gun at the deputy. That's when the deputy fired at Bennett, hitting him twice, killing him.

cbslocal.com
17133Clarence Clemmons Layfield Jr.55MaleEuropean-American/White01/16/2016PetroleumWV39.210815-81.275962West Virginia State Police

Clarence Layfield was allegedly driving without a license plate, and fled when a trooper tried to pull him over. Eventually, he drove in the general direction of the officer and was shot and killed. Police alleged vehicular assault.

wchstv.com
17126Rakeem Bentley24MaleAfrican-American/Black01/15/2016SouthfieldMI42.4843896-83.2768833U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation

FBI's Southeast Michigan Crimes Against Children Task Force conducted a raid at the Southfield Marriott hotel and confronted a man allegedly involved in human trafficking. During the confrontation, the suspect shot at the officer who was wearing a bulletproof vest and was killed when the officers returned fire.

mlive.com
17127Brandon William Ledbetter32MaleEuropean-American/White01/15/2016AlbuquerqueNM35.0872366-106.5568838U.S. Marshals Service, Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office

A warrant was being served on a Colorado man for a federal probation violation on a felon in possession of a firearm charge. Marshals and deputies initiated a traffic and approached the vehicle, at which time the man, who was in the passenger seat of the vehicle, put a gun to his head and shot himself, according to Albuquerque police.

cbslocal.com
17128William Keith Waldron26MaleEuropean-American/White01/15/2016ElkinsWV38.9141156-79.8551801Elkins Police Department, West Virginia State Police

Troopers assisted local officers serving a search warrant at a residence in Elkins. Police said in a statement that the troopers entered the residence and encountered a man later identified as William Keith Waldron. They said he pointed the shotgun at the troopers, who responded by firing their weapons at him.

times-standard.com
17121Miguel Hernandez39MaleHispanic/Latino01/14/2016Santa ClaritaCA34.4195637-118.4599348Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

A man shot and killed by a sheriff's deputy in Canyon Country was a known gang member in a vehicle believed used during a drive-by shooting earlier this week in Newhall, a Sheriff's Department homicide detective said.

latimes.com
17122Willie C. Holderfield41MaleEuropean-American/White01/14/2016HurstIL37.8311574-89.1429521Illinois State Police

Illinois State Police said a trooper was trying to serve an arrest warrant regarding a Carterville pharmacy robbery that happened a couple of weeks prior. The man brandished a gun and was shot and killed.

thesouthern.com
17123William Michael "Brent" Watkins31MaleEuropean-American/White01/14/2016BirminghamAL33.5136426-86.7924001Birmingham Police Department

Police said the driver of the red SUV was spotted by a South Precinct police officer driving erratically. The SUV was traveling at a high rate of speed, witnesses said, and had almost run several cars off of the road. Police said he had also run multiple red lights. A South Precinct officer was attempting to stop the SUV when the crash happened.

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17124Sergio Ramirez-Abeja43MaleHispanic/Latino01/14/2016PeotoneIL41.3356046-87.8176747Bridgeview Police Department, Burbank Police Department, Hickory Hills Police Department, Illinois State Police

A man shot and killed his daughter's stepfather, and then led law enforcement officers from several agencies on a 40-mile, high-speed chase before police forced his car into the median and he killed himself, police said.

daily-journal.com
17125Paul Giacomoni40MaleEuropean-American/White01/14/2016San LorenzoCA37.6914299-122.129349Alameda County Sheriff's Office

Paul Giacomoni died when he jumped off an elevated East Bay highway and landed in a San Lorenzo cemetery in an apparent attempt to evade police.

sfgate.com
17118Brandon David Bearden29MaleEuropean-American/White01/13/2016SeviervilleTN35.8383681-83.5639372Sevier County Sheriff's Office

Bearden, 29, was shot Wednesday during an altercation in the parking lot of the Texas Road House. Police said Bearden was shot while deputies were trying to arrest him. Bearden's vehicle crashed into the deputy's vehicle and he tried to run, according to TBI. Officials say preliminary information indicates Bearden pulled out a gun in the deputy's direction, and the deputy shot and killed him.

knoxnews.com
17120Timothy Meehan60MaleEuropean-American/White01/13/2016Cle ElumWA47.1966113-120.9541781Cle Elum Police Department

Police say an officer in Cle Elum fatally shot a man who pointed a gun him at a motel. Cle Elum police say two officers responded to a check welfare call at a motel Wednesday night. Police say when they knocked on the motel room door, a man answered while pointing a handgun at one of them. The officer reportedly gave multiple commands to drop the weapon but shot the man when the commands were ignored.

ptleader.com
19502Jeremy Hall Andrews30MaleRace unspecified01/13/2016San FranciscoCA37.7731165-122.4723311San Francisco Police Department

Jeremy Andrews was arrested for walking in traffic and displaying an altered mental state. He was handcuffed and placed at the side of the road. Paramedics, called for a medical examination, found upon arrival that he had no pulse. The medical examiner determined that he died of methamphetamine intoxication.

cbslocal.com
17116Name withheld by police16MaleRace unspecified01/12/2016Costa MesaCA33.6475225-117.9123699Costa Mesa Police Department

Authorities responded to an apartment, where a distraught teen inside was threatening to hurt himself with a handgun. Police first spoke with the boy by phone, before he hung up on negotiators. They then used a loudspeaker, but the boy did not respond. Most of the officers had left the scene around noon when it was determined the boy was not a threat to himself or anyone else. A family member went inside the apartment and discovered the boy had killed himself.

latimes.com
17117Herman Bean Jr.49MaleNative American/Alaskan01/12/2016AnchorageAK61.1916044-149.8941998Anchorage Police Department

Anchorage Police Chief Chris Tolley said two officers responded to a report of a fight at an apartment. The man was apparently armed with a knife and threatened officers when he was shot and killed.

adn.com
17111Robert Tenbrink45MaleEuropean-American/White01/11/2016CincinnatiOH39.1137977-84.5845288Cincinnati Police Department

Police got two 911 calls about an armed robber. The suspect tried to hold up the Walgreens on Glenway but the clerk told him there was no money in the register. An employee at the Deal$ across Glenway says she was robbed of $400. Both clerks gave a similar description of the robber, including that he was wearing pajama pants. Officers caught up with the suspect, identified as Robert Tenbrink, 45. They ordered him to keep his hands up. Dash cam video shows him turning slightly toward the officers, reaching down into his jacket and reach. Police say Tenbrink pointed the gun at police. They fired, killing Tenbrink.

local12.com
17112Alan Paul Bartley56MaleEuropean-American/White01/11/2016San FernandoCA34.2903936-118.4494525San Fernando Police Department

A man was shot to death by San Fernando police following a short chase that ended in a crash. According to San Fernando police, the pursuit lasted for about a block before the suspect crashed into another car. That's when the pursuing officer opened fire, and the suspect was killed. It has not been disclosed why the suspect was being chased.

latimes.com
17113Ciara Meyer12FemaleEuropean-American/White01/11/2016DuncannonPA40.3985366-77.033887Pennsylvania State Constable

A 12-year-old Pennsylvania girl was home sick from school when she was accidentally shot and killed by a constable serving her father with an eviction notice, police said. The girl's father, 57-year-old Donald Meyer, pointed a loaded rifle at Constable Clark Steele and Steele fired a single shot in return, the bullet traveling through Meyer's arm and striking and killing Ciara Meyer, who was standing behind him, police said.

abc27.com
17114Ramone Lonergan32MaleEuropean-American/White01/11/2016DenverCO39.7554537-105.01656Denver Police Department

Police officers patrolling the parking lot of a Ramada Inn spotted a Toyota RAV4 that they said had been reported stolen. They called for backup, and two other officers saw a man, later identified as Ramone Lonergan, emerging from the RAV4. Lonergan allegedly tried to flee and was armed with a handgun. He brandished the gun, and police shot and killed him. His girlfriend, who owned the car, said the car had not been reported stolen.

denverpost.com
17115Keith Richardson58MaleEuropean-American/White01/11/2016NorfolkVA36.856475-76.188225Norfolk Police Department

Police were called for a person with a weapon. When they arrived, they were told that a woman and her husband, Keith Richardson, were involved in a domestic disturbance and that Richardson was armed with a gun. According to Officer Daniel Hudson with Norfolk Police, the wife was able to escape and Richardson barricaded himself in the home alone. Negotiators were called to the scene and after several hours of unsuccessful negotiations with Richardson, armed with a gun, exited his home. Richardson opened fire and shot and killed a police dog. After killing the dog, a member of the Special Operations Team shot Richardson. A second dog was released and partially restrained Richardson until Special Operation Team members were able to take him into custody. He died the next day.

wtkr.com
28435Robert Tenbrick45MaleEuropean-American/White01/11/2016CincinnatiOH39.1183448-84.5852806Cincinnati Police Department

Robert Tenbrick allegedly tried to rob a Glenway Avenue Walgreens and successfully robbed a Deals store. He pointed a BB handgun at Cincinnati officers and they shot and killed him.

cincinnati.com
17109Denisse Ramos Lopez25FemaleHispanic/Latino01/10/2016Overland ParkKS38.9931127-94.6583623Prairie Village Police Department

Raphael Sherman was charged on Monday in connection with the crash that killed 25-year-old Denise Lopez at 75th Street and Metcalf. Doctors were able to save Lopez's unborn child at an area hospital. Police said the accident happened as a Prairie Village police officer was attempting to stop a vehicle near 75th Street and Lamar.

kmbc.com
17110Christine A. Lucas45FemaleEuropean-American/White01/10/2016Rising SunMD39.7176554-75.958603Maryland State Police

Police received a 911 call from a woman who repeatedly said that an intruder was inside her home. At some point, the call was disconnected and attempts to call her back were unanswered. Troopers, Cecil County Sheriff's Office deputies and an officer from the Rising Sun Police Department responded to the two-story home. Screams were then heard from within the home and troopers forced their way into the attached garage and eventually inside the home. Police found Lucas in the living room and gave her verbal commands that she did not heed. She picked up what appeared to be a handgun, telling troopers that she did not believe they were "real police," officials said.She ignored their commands and then raised the gun, pointing it toward the troopers. Out of fear for their lives, troopers Justin Rann and Timothy Graham shot and killed her.

foxbaltimore.com
17108David Jay Kent37MaleEuropean-American/White01/09/2016KelsoWA46.1601146-122.6688672Cowlitz County Sheriff's Office

Police received reports of a minivan that struck a utility pole around 9:30 p.m. Saturday, police said. Officers arrived on the scene and spotted Kent in the minivan, but when they tried to stop him, he reportedly attempted to strike their patrol car. Kent then drove off and stopped his car and reportedly threatened law enforcement with a chainsaw. A Taser was used to subdue the suspect, but when that didn't work Cowlitz County Sheriff's deputies Brent Harris and Alexis Tonissen and Kelso Police Officer Darrel Stair shot and killed him.

tdn.com
20924Crystal Marie Norton33FemaleEuropean-American/White01/09/2016PortageMI42.2023121-85.61452589999999Portage Police Department

Police said an officer tried to stop 17-year-old David Mills' Crown Victoria just before 9:20 p.m. on S Westnedge Avenue because the car matched the description of one that had just fled from a traffic stop in Kalamazoo. Mills reportedly drove through a Pizza Hut parking lot, then headed west on Kilgore Road with the officer in pursuit. A second police cruiser joined the chase and a third officer set out stop sticks at Oakland and Schuring Road, but Mills kept driving. About four minutes after the chase began, Mills hit Crystal Marie Norton's Chevrolet Impala as she tried to turn north. Norton died at the scene. Mills and his teenage passenger were physically uninjured, according to reports. Mills was charged with first-degree fleeing and eluding police and driving without a license causing death.

mlive.com
17105Andrew Earl Abernathy50MaleEuropean-American/White01/08/2016AcworthGA34.1330449-84.6767607Bartow County Sheriff's Office

According to officials, deputies were called to the home for a domestic call. When deputies arrived, officials say they found a man and woman drunk inside the home. Deputies began interviewing the woman and that's when investigators say the man, the woman's boyfriend, stepped out onto the porch with a .22 caliber rifle and pointed it at responding deputies. They shot and killed him.

santacruzsentinel.com
17106Eric C. Olsen26MaleEuropean-American/White01/08/2016Lake GenevaWI42.60853-88.494601Geneva Township Police Department

Two town of Geneva police officers, Jason Sweeney and Eric Anderson shot and killed Eric C. Olsen, 26, when they say he charged at them with a with a long knife, according to a news release issued by the Town of Geneva Police Department.

wsaw.com
17107Arvell Howell40MaleAfrican-American/Black01/08/2016San AntonioTX29.4233351-98.6511108San Antonio Police Department

An officer arrested Howell for multiple traffic violations. During the arrest, the officer learned that Howell was in possession of heroin. Howell started convulsing. The officer called EMS. Howell died at a hospital five days later.

google.com
17104Joseph Christopher Buckley25MaleEuropean-American/White01/07/2016TerrellTX32.7025502-96.283827Terrell Police Department

Captains Ken McKeown and Arley Sansom and Officers Sanchez and Melton responded to a complaint that a man with a downcast face had drawn a gun in public. Captain Sansom made contact with Buckley, then seated in a vehicle. Buckley fired two shots. Captain Sansom fired one shot. EMS took Buckley to Parkland Hospital, where was pronounced dead. He had shot himself twice in the torso. Captain Sansom's shot had not penetrated the door of Buckley's vehicle. Ranger V. Patton investigated. Buckley was a PTSD sufferer.

inforney.com
17101Alan Huberth Franco-Armenta32MaleHispanic/Latino01/07/2016CarrizozoNM33.6468627-105.8721849New Mexico State Police

According to New Mexico State Police, deputies initially encountered the man earlier that evening during a domestic violence call in Capitan. Deputies said the man fled when they arrived, resulting in a pursuit. Deputies were able to disable the man's vehicle with a tire deflation device on U.S. 380 near milepost 53. They said the suspect refused to get out of his vehicle and began pointing a gun at his head, telling officers he wanted to kill himself. AState police said the man fired shots from his vehicle at officers, who shot and killed him.

dchieftain.com
17102Kenneth P. "Kenny" Clay34MaleEuropean-American/White01/07/2016OwensboroKY37.78667-87.1800219Daviess County Sheriff's Office

Deputies were dispatched to the burglary in progress. Daviess County Sheriff Keith Cain says deputies were told by the 911 caller who discovered the intruder that the intruder was brandishing a firearm as they left. Deputies started searching a wooded area near the house. Law enforcement found someone who met the description of the intruder. Officers confronted him and told him several times to surrender and the person knelt down to comply with the orders. An officer went to go for his Taser, but before he could get to it, the person raised a handgun in the direction of the officers, and he was shot and killed.

14news.com
17103Samuel "Sam" M. Dunn29MaleAfrican-American/Black01/07/2016BridgewaterMA41.9452722-70.9504842Essex County Sheriff's Office

Dunn was found unresponsive in an Essex sheriff's van parked for hours outside the Massachusetts Alcohol and Substance Abuse Center. Dunn had been sent to the Department of Correction facility on a civil commitment order from Newburyport District Court, police said.

bostonglobe.com
17099Thy Anh Ho43MaleAsian/Pacific Islander01/06/2016BufordGA34.0793606-83.8916058Gwinnett County Police Department

Police say Ho shot himself and his 2-year-old son, Phillip Nguye,n as police entered his home after a 19-hour standoff in Gwinnett County. According to police, the standoff stemmed from a domestic situation involving Ho and his girlfriend.

usatoday.com
17100Charles J. Hollstein38MaleEuropean-American/White01/06/2016ZionIL42.4555724-87.833329Zion Police Department

Officers were called to the area of 22nd Street and Bethesda Boulevard near Lakeview Elementary School in Zion around 8:30 a.m. The 911 caller said he was taking photos of Lakeview and Zion-Benton High Schools new tech campus. The suspicious man, who police said appeared to be wearing body armor, was located by officers, and a foot pursuit ensued. The man and officers fought, and the man was shot by Officer Steven Vines. It was reported that the man was shot in the back and that a Taser was used but it was ineffective.

cbslocal.com
21585Mashaud Richardson20MaleAfrican-American/Black01/06/2016RussellvilleAR35.3048307-93.1378999Russellville Police Department

Deputies were called to a robbery and carjacking. Two men standing by a vehicle flagged a driver down and when he stopped to help, they took his wallet and his vehicle at gunpoint. Two officers tried to pull the truck over but the driver would not stop and kept going for about another minute when the vehicle crashed after trying to take the 84 Exit. The driver, Robert Rashaud Blake, 20, jumped out and tried to run away but was caught a couple of minutes later. Passenger Mashaud Richardson was killed.

arkansasmatters.com
17091Robert Miller51MaleRace unspecified01/05/2016DickinsonTX29.4649116-95.0850114Galveston Police Department

Miller was killed after he was hit by a car driven by an off-duty police officer. The accident occurred about 10:30 p.m. Tuesday in the 3200 block of the northbound side of I-45 in Dickinson, Dickinson Police Department Public Information Officer Tim Cromie said.

galvnews.com
17092James K. Maher38MaleEuropean-American/White01/05/2016Johnson CityTN36.3026927-82.3781759U.S. Marshals Service

Maher confronted the deputy marshals and brandished a knife as they attempted to serve a warrant for his arrest at a home in the Mary Street vicinity. The situation escalated and resulted in the two marshals firing their weapons, striking Maher, who died at the scene.

heraldcourier.com
17093Carlton Antonio Murphy33MaleAfrican-American/Black01/05/2016CharlotteNC35.2419679-80.9135123Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department

Police said someone called 911 around 5 a.m. saying shots had been fired. When officers arrived, a person began shooting at them from a second-floor balcony, police Chief Kerr Putney said at the scene. Police later said Murphy fired more than 30 shots at responding officers. Officer Jacob Meadors returned fire, police said, and the man retreated into the apartment. A SWAT team and negotiators were sent to the scene, CMPD said. They went inside the second-floor apartment and found the suspect dead, Putney said.

charlotteobserver.com
17094Stephen John Bukwich52MaleEuropean-American/White01/05/2016ReddingCA40.613018-122.3677541Redding Police Department

Redding police officers responded to multiple calls that said 6-8 gunshots had been fired at an apartment complex. Officers arrived and found Stephen John Bukwich, 52, inside apartment #A. Officers spoke with Bukwich via a patrol car PA system. Police said Bukwich would open the door to the apartment briefly and yell at officers. Police said that witnesses told them he was upset about recent legislation regarding gun laws passed by President Barack Obama. Officials said Bukwich was not cooperative when asked to come out of his apartment with his hands up. Less lethal methods were attempted, but eventually nine officers fired at Bukwich with handguns and rifles, striking him multiple times and killing him.

redding.com
17095Albert Thompson28MaleHispanic/Latino01/05/2016CeresCA37.5840758-120.9474483Ceres Police Department

Officers were patroling in the area of a small apartment complex because of past drug activity. Thompson ran, but it's uncertain what caused officers to shoot and kill him. Officers Justin Canatsy and Jesus Salinas were cleared.

modbee.com
17096David Zollo54MaleEuropean-American/White01/05/2016Upper DarbyPA39.9229285-75.3080442Upper Darby Township Police Department

David Zollo, called 911 threatening to harm himself. Upper Darby Police Superintendent Michael Chitwood says his officers had a number of dealings with Zollo over the years, mostly to address mental health concerns. Officers found Zollo in the parking lot of the Bishop Hollow Apartments with a knife. When a Taser failed to subdue him and he continued to threaten them, officers fired a dozen shots, killing him.

delcotimes.com
17097Joel Anthony Nelson29MaleEuropean-American/White01/05/2016TumwaterWA46.9528114-122.9078546Thurston County Sheriff's Office

A Thurston County sheriff's deputy fatally shot a man near Tumwater after he attacked the deputy and tried to steal his patrol car, and rammed other vehicles, the Sheriff's Office said.

theolympian.com
17098David Hoffman25MaleEuropean-American/White01/05/2016NiobraraNE42.7547231-98.0286823U.S. Marshals Service, U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation

Authorities said Hoffman, who was sought after assaulting and disarming a police officer, shot himself as officers tried to arrest him on the Santee Sioux Indian Reservation.

norfolkdailynews.com
17088Arnulfo Gallegos50MaleRace unspecified01/04/2016GlendaleAZ33.5425355-112.2118001Glendale Police Department

Glendale police said Arnulfo Gallegos, 50, fled after being involved in a minor collision with another vehicle. The other driver followed the car. Police officers saw the two vehicles run a red light and followed them. The officers soon found a plume of dust where the car hit the cinder block fence. Gallegos died a short time later.

azcentral.com
17089Eric John Senegal27MaleAfrican-American/Black01/04/2016RagleyLA30.493824-93.2076083Beauregard Parish Sheriff's Office

Louisiana State Police Troop D spokesman Sgt. James Anderson said. A dog at the residence on Gene Stanley Road was also shot and killed. Deputies were serving a narcotics search warrant when the shooting happened, Anderson said. The house is under investigation for illegal drug activity. This description depends entirely on the police narrative.

kplctv.com
17090Rodney Turner22MaleAfrican-American/Black01/04/2016Oklahoma CityOK35.5136566-97.5817419Oklahoma City Police Department

Police were called to the Crestpark Apartments, where a victim said that multiple people broke into the home, showed a gun and demanded money. Rodney Turner, 22, was walking in the complex and matched a suspect description. Police said Turner grabbed the officer's rifle and attempted to disarm him. Police said the officer drew his sidearm and shot at Turner during the scuffle. Turner fled, but his weapon was found at the scene. Police were called to an apartment in reference to a shooting victim a short time later. According to police, Turner was found in the apartment.Turner again attempted to disarm an officer and was shot at again. He ran away, but police received a second call stating that a shot individual was inside another apartment at a different location approximately two blocks away. It's unclear from articles when Turner died.

kfor.com
17087Germonta Wallace30MaleAfrican-American/Black01/03/2016CharlotteNC35.2184277-80.8854278Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department

Police said they were searching for Wallace, who was wanted for the Dec. 30, 2015, murder of Norris Martin. When officers arrived Wallace and Marquez Breon Springs-Owens, 29, came outside. Police said Wallace started firing at the officers, hitting Officer Jessica Zinobile in the ankle. Multiple detectives shot and killed Wallace.

charlotteobserver.com
17084Lance Erwin Light54MaleEuropean-American/White01/02/2016SweetwaterTX32.4481999-100.3980963Sweetwater Police Department

Lance Light allegedly shot and killed Lonnie Odell Sturdivant, 59, on January 2nd. Police have not revealed any additional details on the murder. Light was shot by a Sweetwater police officer during a pursuit that began at the crime scene and ended near the intersection of I-20 and TX-70. Light reportedly brandished a gun.

ktxs.com
17085Sean Patrick O'Brien37MaleEuropean-American/White01/02/2016LivingstonMT45.656738-110.5721046Livingston Police Department

Livingston police responded to a report of a man threatening Shopko Hometown employees that "someone was going to die" if the police were not called to the store, police said. Officers found O'Brien outside of the store and threatened them with a knife. Police tried to subdue O'Brien using a Taser, but the attempt was ineffective. O'Brien ran at the officer with a knife, and he was shot and killed.

helenair.com
17086Lonnie Haskell Powers Jr.37MaleEuropean-American/White01/02/2016Sioux FallsSD43.5466694-96.7113883U.S. Marshals Service

Powers was wanted on a federal warrant for a murder in South Carolina. He pulled out a gun during an arrest in a parking lot, according to police.

argusleader.com
17081Kenneth Flemming51MaleEuropean-American/White01/01/2016Liberty TownshipOH39.3713191-84.3663789Ohio State Highway Patrol

The Ohio State Highway Patrol said that a trooper pulled over a vehicle for a speed violation when the occupant of the car told officers he had a gun in the vehicle. The trooper radioed for backup. When backup arrived, officials said that the man was ordered out of his vehicle. Officers said that the man grabbed a handgun and shot himself in the chest.

journal-news.com
17082Joshua Adam Sisson30MaleEuropean-American/White01/01/2016San DiegoCA32.7545083-117.1596483San Diego Police Department

Police were called on a domestic violence complaint. They caught up with the suspect a short time later, ordering him to drop the knife he was carrying. He was shot and killed.

cbs8.com
17083Daniel Ramirez25MaleRace unspecified01/01/2016Long BeachCA33.8189167-118.200241Los Angeles Police Department

Daniel Ramirez reportedly died a day after stabbing and shooting himself following a carjacking, pursuit and standoff that ended in Long Beach.

latimes.com
17080Keith Childress23MaleAfrican-American/Black12/31/2015Las VegasNV36.1331702-115.272241Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department

Childress was under surveilance by U.S. Marshals. He was wanted on felony counts including attempted murder. When the marshals lost him, they called LVMPC for assistance. The officers found him and instructed him to drop the cell phone he was holding, thinking it was a gun. He didn't follow orders and was shot and killed.

lasvegassun.com
17078John Randell Veach39MaleEuropean-American/White12/30/2015RawlinsWY41.7985111-107.2163073Rawlins Police Department

John Veach was allegedly selling marijuana in the parking lot of a Rawlins gas station. Police officers approached Veach's vehicle, he attempted to flee, and was shot and killed. The Uinta County Attorney determined that the shooting was justified, but information from a subsequent lawsuit indicated that officers were not endangered by Veach's flight. Police alleged vehicular assault.

wyodaily.com
17079Fred Granado Perez55MaleHispanic/Latino12/30/2015FresnoCA36.7507982-119.8127859Fresno Police Department

Police responding to a domestic disturbance heard screams coming from the apartment. Officers broke out a window to see what was happening and they saw a man inside and armed with a knife, and blood all over. Early reports said he was stabbing the woman when police shot and killed him.

abc30.com
17076Tien Phuong Hua33MaleAsian/Pacific Islander12/29/2015RosemeadCA34.0728632-118.0561969Los Angeles Police Department

Tien Hua was shot in the backyard of his family home as officers were trying to serve arrest and search warrants connected to the fatal shooting of Henry Xavier Estrada, a 27-year-old Latino who was killed Sunday, Dec. 27, in the Hollywood Hills. Hua was fleeing on foot, while holding a butane lighter that police considered could be a gun.

lacounty.gov
17077Siolosega Velega-Nuufolau50FemaleAsian/Pacific Islander12/29/2015Santa Nella VillageCA37.0902587-121.0224509Merced County Sheriff's Office

Police were called to the scene by a neighbor, who reported that Velega-Nuufolau was in the neighbor's driveway, screaming for someone to call 911. Velega-Nuufolau had a knife and apparently charged at the deputy upon his arrival, police said. The deputy shot and killed Velega-Nuufolau.

fresnobee.com
17072Corey Jason Achstein28MaleEuropean-American/White12/28/2015SuffolkVA36.7268452-76.5963456Suffolk Police Department

Achstein was screaming and threatening people with a BB gun when police arrived. He was ordered to the ground. He allegedly reached to his waist and was shot and killed.

suffolknewsherald.com
17073Oscar Chavez29MaleHispanic/Latino12/28/2015HollywoodCA34.1016656-118.3223697Los Angeles Police Department

Oscar Chavez and Willie Toy were killed when Chavez reportedly fled a routine traffic stop and crashed his Chevrolet Camaro into Toy's Metro maintenance van in Hollywood. Police conducted a traffic stop near Sunset Boulevard and Argyle Avenue at around 1:45 a.m. A female passenger got out and Chavez fled the scene, then crashed the van. The van burst into flames and Toy was pronounced dead at the scene. Chavez died at the scene. Officials initially said the fleeing driver was pursued by police, but later said Chavez crashed about a minute after leaving the area and that a pursuit never occurred.

cbslocal.com
17074Willie Toy50MaleAfrican-American/Black12/28/2015HollywoodCA34.1016656-118.3223697Los Angeles Police Department

Oscar Chavez and Willie Toy were killed when Chavez reportedly fled a routine traffic stop and crashed his Chevrolet Camaro into Toy's Metro maintenance van in Hollywood. Police conducted a traffic stop near Sunset Boulevard and Argyle Avenue at around 1:45 a.m. A female passenger got out and Chavez fled the scene, then crashed the van. The van burst into flames and Toy was pronounced dead at the scene. Chavez died at the scene. Officials initially said the fleeing driver was pursued by police, but later said Chavez crashed about a minute after leaving the area and that a pursuit never occurred.

abc7.com
17075Cody Lienemann24MaleEuropean-American/White12/28/2015CulbertsonNE40.2297012-100.8301373Nebraska State Patrol, Hitchcock County Sheriff's Office

A trooper attempted to stop Cody Lienemann's SUV for speeding at the Highway 6/34 junction near Culbertson just before 11 p.m. Lienemann reportedly refused to pull over and a pursuit ensued that lasted about 18 minutes going through back roads in and around Culbertson. Lienemann stopped the SUV at the intersection Colorado and Warsaw, got out and ran. The search took troopers and deputies to a camper, where they found Lienemann dead inside with with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.

wowt.com
17067Gayneaux Paul Trahan Jr.52MaleEuropean-American/White12/27/2015FranklinLA29.848755-91.612994St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office

Deputies responded to a 911 call of a possible shooting. Police said a man was found with injuries at the home, and after he was transported to a hospital, a gunman opened fire on deputies, and barricaded himself in the home for three hours. Trahan's role has not been disclosed.

katc.com
17068Sean Mould34MaleEuropean-American/White12/27/2015TempeAZ33.3817427-111.9529049Tempe Police Department

Police were responding to a domestic disturbance. Upon arriving at the house, one of the officers attempted to make contact with Mould who was in the garage and holding some sort of folding pocket-knife, police said. As the officer made contact, Mould began walking toward the officer. The officer attempted to back away from Mould, giving him multiple commands to drop the knife. The suspect ignored commands and continued to walk toward the officer at which time the officer shot and killed him.

phoenixnewtimes.com
17069Michael A. Parker36MaleEuropean-American/White12/27/2015LucedaleMS30.8890188-88.6427963George County Sheriff's Office

Police shot and killed Parker after a chase and a crash, but it has not been disclosed whether Parker had a gun or attempted to run over officers.

sunherald.com
17070Monica Duboise35FemaleEuropean-American/White12/27/2015HesperiaCA34.4229276-117.3109395San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office

Pedestrian Monica Duboise was killed after being struck by an unmarked vehicle driven by a deputy Jeromy Snyder, who was reportedly responding to a burglary in progress in Hesperia.

nbclosangeles.com
17071Ryan W. Perkins32MaleEuropean-American/White12/27/2015AkronOH40.9940739-81.5539903Summit County Sheriff's Office

Perkins died in Coventry Township of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound after a four-hour standoff with a SWAT team, according to police.

google.com
17063Quintonio LeGrier19MaleAfrican-American/Black12/26/2015ChicagoIL41.8922947-87.7439522Chicago Police Department

Police were responding to a domestic disturbance. In trying to subdue Quintonio LeGrier, who apparently had a baseball bat, they shot and killed him, and accidentally shot and killed Bettie Jones, who was a bystander.

nbcchicago.com
17064Lonnie Niesen41MaleEuropean-American/White12/26/2015PhoenixAZ33.5963689-112.142649Phoenix Police Department

Niesen threw a rock or brick at an officer's vehicle as he was leaving the precinct station, police said. The man threw another rock or brick at the station door, shattering it. The man also attempted to hit an officer a heavy rock as he was coming out of the station. That officer shot and killed Niesen.

azcentral.com
17065Bettie Jones55FemaleAfrican-American/Black12/26/2015ChicagoIL41.8922947-87.7439522Chicago Police Department

Police were responding to a domestic disturbance. In trying to subdue Quintonio LeGrier, who apparently had a baseball bat, they shot and killed him, and accidentally shot and killed Bettie Jones, who was a bystander.

nbcchicago.com
17066Gilberto Heredia38MaleHispanic/Latino12/26/2015HomedaleID43.6196701-116.9395329Homedale Police Department

Officers had gone to the house to help with a custody transfer of four children, from Heredia to their mother. The mother was not there, and no one else was outside the house when Heredia was shot, police said. Police were called to the home several times in the two days before the shooting. Police said investigators believe Heredia and Owyhee County Deputy Terry McGrew and Homedale Police Officer Chris Steed fired their guns, but Heredia ended up shot and killed.

idahostatejournal.com
17060William David Raff31MaleEuropean-American/White12/25/2015Palo AltoCA37.4479548-122.1555199Palo Alto Police Department

Raff was shot just outside a home for residents with mental-health issues. Police said Raff was shot and killed by Officers Zachary Wicht and Nicolas Enberg moments after he began charging at the officers with a knife.

paloaltoonline.com
17061Sybil Richardson76FemaleRace unspecified12/25/2015Moreno ValleyCA33.9171116-117.2612166Beaumont Police Department

Sybil Richardson was killed after the car in which she was riding was struck by a vehicle fleeing police.

abc7.com
17054Terrozza Tyree Griffin24MaleAfrican-American/Black12/24/2015LansingMI42.6732633-84.5782631Lansing Police Department

Lansing Police officers responded to a report of a home invasion in progress. When officers arrived, they established a perimeter around the house, and confirmed that a male suspect was inside. Officers talked to the man in the home for almost two hours, until a fire was seen inside the house. Officers entered the residence, and shots were fired at the officers. A short time later, they encountered the accused male suspect and he challenged them with a gun. Sgt. Kevin Schlagel, Officer Walter Kim and Officer Ryan Hackenberg shot and killed him.

freep.com
17055Omar Ventura23MaleHispanic/Latino12/24/2015PortervilleCA36.0693635-119.0057132Porterville Police Department

Porterville police had first responded to the house after getting a family disturbance call. There were reports the man had possibly assaulted a woman outside the house. Police say an officer was talking with possible assault victims when the man came back to the house. The shooting happened in the driveway, and police say Omar Ventura had a knife and was moving toward a woman.

visaliatimesdelta.com
17056Schuylar A. Gunning36MaleEuropean-American/White12/24/2015WinnsboroLA32.1855413-91.7272814Franklin Parish Sheriff's Office

Franklin Parish deputies were in pursuit of a reckless driver and set up a roadblock ahead of the pursuit in attempt to stop the car. The suspect refused to stop and as he fled in the general direction of the deputies, they feared for their lives, and shot and killed him. Police alleged vehicular assault.

thenewsstar.com
17057Gregory Sanders54MaleEuropean-American/White12/24/2015PrideLA30.6939923-90.9718259East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office

Gregory Sanders was threatening to harm himself and destroying his house when police arrived. He pointed a rifle ot police, who shot and killed him.

theadvocate.com
17058Daquan Antonio Westbrook18MaleAfrican-American/Black12/24/2015CharlotteNC35.3525528-80.8511888Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department

Police said an off-duty Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department officer heard shots and went to the scene of a five-person fight outside the Northlake Mall. Witnesses said he ordered Westbrook to put his gun down, but he turned around and fired. The officer shot and killed him.

wbtv.com
17059Johnny Curtis Reeves44MaleEuropean-American/White12/24/2015HumbleTX29.9691383-95.2822779Houston Police Department

Responding to a public lewdness complaint, Officers G Sanches and O. Bazan found Reeves, naked, lying in bushes. Officers handcuffed Reeves and called EMS. Reeves died of a heart attack due to overdose. He had a long history of drug use and mental illness.

statesman.com
17052Kevin Matthews35MaleAfrican-American/Black12/23/2015DetroitMI42.3510588-83.194439Dearborn Police Department

Matthews was wanted on a probation violation warrant and suspected in a larceny. He ran when police found him, and there was an apparent struggle. Matthews was shot and killed. The family was awarded $1.25 million in March 2021.

freep.com
17053Guy Franklin Barlow Jr.59MaleRace unspecified12/23/2015LewisvilleAR33.3850457-93.5747491Lafayette County Sheriff's Office

Deputies kicked in the door on a drug raid, and Barlow shot and killed himself, police said.

texarkanagazette.com
17048Charles Reynolds61MaleEuropean-American/White12/22/2015LudlowKY39.0948981-84.5452917Ludlow Police Department

A Ludlow police officer stopped a man driving a red Chevrolet van for a traffic violation near the Riverside Marketplace. They pulled into the crowded shopping center parking lot outside Family Dollar and gunfire was exchanged, police said. An officer was wounded, and Reynolds was killed.

fox19.com
17049Kenneth Stephens56MaleEuropean-American/White12/22/2015BurlingtonVT44.4832611-73.213746Vermont State Police, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration

Officers executing the search warrant for drugs confronted a man inside the residence. Officers shot and killed him as he fired a rifle at them.

burlingtonfreepress.com
17050Michael U. Hilber29MaleEuropean-American/White12/22/2015BrooksvilleFL28.4680323-82.3842912Hernando County Sheriff's Office

Two men robbed a dollar store. Police shot and killed Michael Hilbert after a manhunt. Hilbert was allegedly armed. What prompted police to fire is uncertain.

tampabay.com
17051Jose Rodriguez19MaleHispanic/Latino12/22/2015AlbuquerqueNM35.0744598-106.5548368Albuquerque Police Department

According to the Albuquerque Police Department, their officers were responding to a 911 call about an attempted car-jacking around 9:30 a.m. Officers said Jose Rodriguez was armed. Officers located Rodriguez, who brandished a gun and was shot and killed.

abqjournal.com
17040Bobby Daniels48MaleAfrican-American/Black12/21/2015DouglasvilleGA33.7561757-84.7053204Douglas County Sheriff's Office

Details are sketchy, but apparently a security guard called 911 and said he had been kidnapped.W hen Douglas County deputies arrived, they encountered three men, one of whom had a gun. One of the deputies took the gun and placed it on the hood of a car. Bobby Daniels then grabbed the gun and pointed it at deputies. Another deputy shot and killed him.

ajc.com
17041Alfredo Barrientos47MaleHispanic/Latino12/21/2015LaredoTX27.5324877-99.4779812Laredo Police Department

Laredo Medical Center emergency room staff called police, requesting assistance with a combative patient who had disconnected himself from his IV and catheter and was trying to leave the hospital. He was tasered and died shortly after.

google.com
17042Robert L. Teter39MaleEuropean-American/White12/21/2015DeltonaFL28.886652-81.189978Volusia County Sheriff's Office

A call over a dispute about taxi fare resulted in the passenger pulling a gun and police shooting and killing him.

news-journalonline.com
17043Guadalupe Quiroz34MaleHispanic/Latino12/21/2015HemetCA33.7238145-116.9736927Hemet Police Department

Officers responded to a mobile home park because someone was waving a gun around. He had the gun when they arrived, and he was shot and killed.

riversidecountynewssource.org
17044Michael Noel32MaleAfrican-American/Black12/21/2015St MartinvilleLA30.239415-91.864048St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Office

Family members called police to get help taking Noel to a psychiatric hospital. He was tasered and fought, eventually being shot and killed.

theadvocate.com
17045Brandon E. Barsnick30MaleEuropean-American/White12/21/2015SmartsvilleCA39.190503-121.297426Yuba County Sheriff's Office

Police went to Barsnick's home to serve a search warrant and an arrest warrant.The man, who was in a wheelchair, met police on the porch. He was armed with a rifle, and did not follow police orders. Police said he pointed the gun at them, and he was shot and killed.

theunion.com
17046Chan Duol Lieth25MaleAfrican-American/Black12/21/2015DenverCO39.7331041-104.8851426Aurora Police Department

A stolen Jeep was spotted at a 7-Eleven parking lot. An officer pulled in behind the stolen car in an attempt to pin in the car. The driver drove back and forth into patrol cars and the building. Officers Josh Stuteville and Teresa Fields shot and killed him. Police alleged vehicular assault.

sentinelcolorado.com
17047Derek DeGroat21MaleEuropean-American/White12/21/2015WaymartPA41.569025-75.380667Pennsylvania State Police

Troopers responded to 911 reports of a man with gun threatening to kill himself and threatening to kill police if they came to the home, police said. Derek DeGroat allegedly brandished a long gun and was shot and killed.

wnep.com
17031Jeffrey Hiltz35MaleEuropean-American/White12/20/2015SeabrookNH42.8946027-70.8786379New Hampshire State Police, Massachusetts State Police

Hiltz drove away from a traffic stop. After running over spike strips, he crashed and died of his injuries.

newburyportnews.com
17032Mark Angel Ramirez31MaleHispanic/Latino12/20/2015AmarilloTX35.207968-101.8551305Amarillo Police Department

Amarillo police were called out to a home about a suicidal suspect. They were told Ramirez, either had access to or was in possession of a gun. When police arrived at the home, Ramirez opened the door with a gun in hand and started to move it in the direction of the officers who shot and killed him.

myhighplains.com
17033Leroy T. Browning30MaleAfrican-American/Black12/20/2015PalmdaleCA34.5713387-118.0449439Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

Police said Browning attempted to grab a deputy's gun after apparently drunkenly running his car into a building.

nbclosangeles.com
17034Lionel Waters35MaleAfrican-American/Black12/20/2015MilfordDE38.9222636-75.4526257Delaware State Police

State police were attempting to conduct a warrant for Richard Wilson, at the request of Dover police, Bratz said. Wilson was wanted for violating a protection from abuse order. When they responded to the home along Milford-Harrington Highway, they came into contact with Waters, who was unknown to police at the time. Waters would not give police any information as to who he was or allow troopers inside. When police began to leave the property, the man opened the door and told troopers he had a weapon. State police told Waters to drop what appeared to be a firearm, but Waters didn't comply, and he was fatally tasered three times by Cpl. Lloyd M. McCann.

delawareonline.com
17035David Michael Elmore29MaleEuropean-American/White12/20/2015EncinitasCA33.0098668-117.2663205U.S. Border Patrol, California Highway Patrol

David Michael Elmore reportedly made a sudden U-turn on I-5 at the Mexican border, sped nearly 40 miles the wrong way in the southbound freeway lanes, and could not be stopped by a spike strip before he crashed into another vehicle head-on, killing himself and both occupants of the other car, Shun Yang and Manlin Yang (not related).

timesofsandiego.com
17036Manlin Yang24FemaleAsian/Pacific Islander12/20/2015EncinitasCA33.0098668-117.2663205U.S. Border Patrol, California Highway Patrol

David Michael Elmore reportedly made a sudden U-turn on I-5 at the Mexican border, sped nearly 40 miles the wrong way in the southbound freeway lanes, and could not be stopped by a spike strip before he crashed into another vehicle head-on, killing himself and both occupants of the other car, Shun Yang and Manlin Yang (not related).

timesofsandiego.com
17037Shun Yang23MaleAsian/Pacific Islander12/20/2015EncinitasCA33.0098668-117.2663205U.S. Border Patrol, California Highway Patrol

David Michael Elmore reportedly made a sudden U-turn on I-5 at the Mexican border, sped nearly 40 miles the wrong way in the southbound freeway lanes, and could not be stopped by a spike strip before he crashed into another vehicle head-on, killing himself and both occupants of the other car, Shun Yang and Manlin Yang (not related).

timesofsandiego.com
17038Name withheld by policeMaleRace unspecified12/20/2015MulvaneKS37.6771795-97.2301715Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office, Kansas Highway Patrol

An unidentified man died after he reportedly stabbed himself and was tasered following a police chase. Deputies pursued an Oldsmobile Bravada whose driver allegedly fled a traffic stop on US-54 at around 9:45 a.m. The chase continued south on I-135 and through South Wichita and Haysville before merging onto the Kansas Turnpike. The pursuit then entered Sumner County, where officers deployed stop spikes and a deputy performed a PIT maneuver to stop the Oldsmobile. Deputies reportedly found the man stabbing himself with a small folding knife, so they Tasered him to get him to stop. He died at the scene.

sumnernewscow.com
17039Casey Van Armstrong32MaleEuropean-American/White12/20/2015DeWittIA41.8265626-90.5275461Clinton County Sheriff's Office, Iowa State Patrol, Clinton Police Department, DeWitt Police Department

At 1:17 p.m., a deputy responded to a disturbance near Andover where Casey Van Armstrong allegedly pointed a handgun at him, then fled in a Dodge pickup truck. A chase began and continued through northeastern Clinton County. Armstrong eventually stopped in DeWitt and officers surrounded the truck. According to police, Armstrong fired a handgun out the passenger window, but officers didn't return fire. At 3:31 p.m., officers reportedly heard a gunshot and found Armstrong with a self-inflicted wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

wqad.com
17027Ruben Jose Herrera26MaleHispanic/Latino12/19/2015TorranceCA33.8299092-118.2947193Los Angeles Police Department

Ruben Herrera was picked up for vandalism. He was tasered and taken to a hospital. When police removed handcuffs, a fight began, and Herrera was shot and killed as he allegedly reached for an officer's gun.

ktla.com
17028Roy Nelson42MaleAfrican-American/Black12/19/2015HaywardCA37.6392161-122.110998Hayward Police Department

Police picked Nelson up for a psychiatric emergency. He died while being restrained.

contracostatimes.com
17029Travon Jeremy Scruggs24MaleAfrican-American/Black12/19/2015ConcordVA37.393409-79.0182015Virginia State Police

A man took his 3-year-old son hostage.During a 15-hour standoff, he twice fired shots at police, and eventually shot and killed himself. The child was unharmed.

wsls.com
17030Edel Cato Moreland32MaleEuropean-American/White12/19/2015Linthicum HeightsMD39.204685-76.647558Baltimore Police Department

Moreland attempted to hold up an off-duty police officer with a realistic toy gun. The officer drew his service weapon and fired.

baltimoresun.com
17024Erica Michelle Lauro22FemaleEuropean-American/White12/18/2015NorthwoodOH41.618174-83.4614576Northwood Police Department, Oregon Police Division

Oregon officers were conducting an investigation into an assault at a bar. The three suspects, all of whom were from out of state, assaulted three people--two men and a woman--when an altercation sparked by a verbal exchange between a woman in the suspects' group and a woman in the victims' group spilled into the parking lot. The suspects fled in a vehicle into Northwood and were pursued by Oregon police. The vehicle, parked in a driveway and with lights off, eluded officers until a Northwood resident called the Northwood police to report noises. Oregon police were notified and also arrived. The suspects apparently intended to steal a license plate from a vehicle at the location. Officers then tried to take one of the male suspects into custody. The armed suspect ran and circled around the area, coming up behind some of the officers. There was a gunfight, and Lauro was killed.

toledoblade.com
17025Robert L. Martinez58MaleHispanic/Latino12/18/2015TaosNM36.3813857-105.5788721Taos County Sheriff's Office, Taos Police Department

Police and sheriff's officers were responding to a domestic abuse call. When they arrived, Martinez was armed with a gun. The law enforcement officers shot him as he brandished a rifle. After reviewing the 911 call, police believe Robert Martinez placed the call himself, disguising his voice to sound female.

taosnews.com
17026Amos Frerichs32MaleEuropean-American/White12/18/2015KnoxvilleTN35.9076247-84.0926033Knox County Sheriff's Office

Police attempted to arrest Frerichs for shoplifting. He fled, got in his car, and ran over on officer. The officer who had been hit by the car shot him.

tennessean.com
22184Esteban R. Cuatlacuatl19MaleRace unspecified12/18/2015GreenwoodIN39.5763284-86.2317961Bargersville Police Department

While fleeing a police stop in a high-speed chase and after avoiding stop sticks, Esteban R. Cuatlacuatl crashed into a pole and died.

google.com
22185Raul Martinez III34MaleEuropean-American/White12/18/2015HuntingtonIN40.905759-85.4885479Huntington Police Department

Police responded to a 911 call from Raul Martinez III, who told dispatchers he was taking Destiny Shanks to the hospital with gunshot wounds to both of her legs. When Martinez arrived at the hospital, he got into a gun battle with two officers, police said. Officers shot Martinez in the hip, and he fatally shot himself in the head.

journalgazette.net
17022Douglas Yon25MaleEuropean-American/White12/17/2015KentOH41.1631696-81.3396348Kent Police Department

Yon refused to leave the home of a family member. The family member called the police. When they arrived Yon had a machette. The police shot possibly as many as 18 times.

record-courier.com
17023Christopher Fletcher24MaleEuropean-American/White12/17/2015ModestoCA37.638551-120.998503Modesto Police Department

Christopher Fletcher was riding a bike and carrying a gun. Police ordered him to drop the gun. He fled on foot into a parking garage where he was shot as he brandished a handgun.

modbee.com
17021Bryant Neil Duncan23MaleEuropean-American/White12/16/2015CamarilloCA34.2192967-119.0507164Ventura County Sheriff's Office

Duncan made 911 call from a convenience store to report a crime that was about to occur. Armed with a knife he then approached a police officer while shouting "kill me!." The officer then shot and killed him.

vcstar.com
17017Ronnie Dubose Carr51MaleAfrican-American/Black12/15/2015BooneNC36.216428-81.674714Dallas Police Department

Police tried to arrest Ronnie Carr in relation to a check fraud crime. He fled in his car and led police on a chase, and then crashed. Carr resumed his flight, drove in the direction of officers, and was shot and killed. Police alleged vehicular assault.

wbtv.com
17018Torry Hines16MaleAfrican-American/Black12/15/2015AntiochCA38.0049182-121.7646356Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office

Passenger Torry Hines was killed when a car crashed into a pole and burst into flames after his cousin, who was driving, sped away from deputy Ian Jones.

contracostatimes.com
17019Thomas R. Rutledge Jr.73MaleEuropean-American/White12/15/2015PowhatanVA37.5554127-77.9410193Virginia State Police, Powhatan County Sheriff's Office

Thomas R. Rutledge Jr. was killed and his wife was seriously injured when their car was hit by a Chevrolet Tahoe being pursued by state police. A trooper had attempted to stop the SUV for speeding at around 12:45 p.m., but the driver reportedly refused to pull over. As the pursuit entered Powhatan on US 60, the Powhatan Sheriff's Office deployed a tire-deflation device at US 522. As the SUV approached, the driver abruptly changed lanes and struck Rutledge's 2009 Kia. Rutledge died at a hospital. The SUV's driver, Andre T. Eanes, 18, was treated for minor injuries and charged with murder.

wtvr.com
17020Kenneth Ray Thornhill49MaleEuropean-American/White12/15/2015LibertyTX30.058723-94.7911Liberty County Sheriff's Office

Thornhill hanged himself in a holding cell shortly after he was convicted of a drug-related crime. The Texas Ranger Division investigated.

force.com
18974Ceasar Weldon80MaleAfrican-American/Black12/15/2015North CharlestonSC32.8417946-79.9652141North Charleston Police Department

North Charleston police officers searching for Casey Mack and spotted a vehicle he was known to drive. He allegedly fled then collided with a Ford pickup truck in which Weldon was a passenger, killing him.

counton2.com
17008Michael Thomason56MaleEuropean-American/White12/14/2015MilanTN35.867306-88.784083Milan Police Department, Gibson County Sheriff's Office

Seven police and sheriff's officers attempted to arrest Michael Thomason for charges of murder. They found him hiding in a shed. At least four officers shot him as he brandished a handgun.

jacksonsun.com
17009Jeffrey Gene Evans52MaleEuropean-American/White12/14/2015Middle RiverMD39.3044546-76.3715552Baltimore County Police Department

Evans' girlfriend called police because he was suicidal. He threatened the police with kitchen knives. They Tased him, then shot him.

baltimoresun.com
17010Brenda Dean Kimberling48FemaleEuropean-American/White12/14/2015Las VegasNV36.2435411-115.0574412Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department

A friend called the police because Kimberling was trying to kill herself. After police arrived she barricaded herself in her house. She came out three times. Twice with a handgun. The third time she came out with a shotgun and tried to shoot herself, but couldn't work the trigger. Then she pointed gun at police and they shot her.

reviewjournal.com
17011Roberto Ortiz Sanchez45MaleHispanic/Latino12/14/2015Las VegasNV36.229529-115.0902236Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department

Police were attempting to arrest suspects in a robbery. Their suspects had parked in a driveway. Sanchez came out of the house with a gun. Police say he pointed the gun at them, and they shot him.

clarkcountynv.gov
17012Mharloun Verdejo Saycon39MaleAsian/Pacific Islander12/14/2015Long BeachCA33.8025575-118.1892661Long Beach Police Department

Police received reports that Saycon was waving the knife and that some customers had left in fear for their lives, said police. Police said the man had also been thrown out of the business on prior occasions for being disruptive. He did not drop the knife when instructed, and police shot and killed him.

lbpost.com
17013Mark Toney33MaleEuropean-American/White12/14/2015Mt HopeWV37.893924-81.1601929Mount Hope Police Department

Police were called because Toney was drunk and had stabbed two people. When they arrived, Toney was armed with a shotgun. He pointed it at them, and they shot and killed him.

wowktv.com
17014Calvin McKinnis33MaleAfrican-American/Black12/14/2015New OrleansLA30.0028115-90.0443586New Orleans Police Department

McKinnis was pulled over for a traffic violation. While approaching the car, the police heard gunshots. They fired back, killing McKinnis in his vehicle.

nola.com
17015Hector Alvarez19MaleHispanic/Latino12/14/2015GilroyCA36.9950363-121.572907Gilroy Police Department

Police were responding to a domestic dispute. Alvarez was unarmed. Police say he attacked them. Alvarez's girlfriend claimed he was complying with officers, and they shot him while he had his hands up.

mercurynews.com
17016Jacob David Ciprian23MaleEuropean-American/White12/14/2015OzarkMO37.0538815-93.2303124Ozark Police Department

Ciprian apparently killed himself while police were trying to arrest him on suspicion of distributing child pornography.

news-leader.com
17004Shirley Farmer Weis51FemaleEuropean-American/White12/13/2015ArlingtonTX32.7280445-97.1007151Arlington Police Department

Police were responding to a call from a man who claimed his wife was suicidal. She refused to answer the door when the police arrived. She went to the garage and began to leave in her car. The police tried to stop her. She pointed a handgun at them. The police shot her.

star-telegram.com
17005Enrique Gonzalez32MaleHispanic/Latino12/13/2015DenverCO39.7765655-105.0509127Mountain View Police Department

Police pulled Gozalez over for a traffic stop. He got out of the vehicle with a shotgun and fired it, and Officer Andrew Fulton shot and killed him.

denverpost.com
17006Nephi Leiataua30MaleAsian/Pacific Islander12/13/2015OlympiaWA47.0016526-122.7632483Thurston County Sheriff's Office

Leiataua had stabbed cousin. When the police responded, armed with a knife, he barricaded himself in bedroom with his 3-year-old daughter. A sheriff sniper shot him through a window.

theolympian.com
17007Ryan Gillette McMillan21MaleEuropean-American/White12/13/2015DentonTX33.2156899-97.1464336University of North Texas Police Department

McMillan had been smashing car windows with an ax. Police arrived to intervene. McMillan approached the police while still holding ax. The police shot and killed him.

nbcdfw.com
16993Efrain Villanueva51MaleRace unspecified12/12/2015AuroraCO39.7261749-104.8613919Aurora Police Department

Police responded because a man was stabbing a woman. He was shot and killed. The woman, idenified as Mireya Ramirez, also died.

denverpost.com
16994Roy Manuel Carreon49MaleHispanic/Latino12/12/2015San BernardinoCA34.1083537-117.3219855San Bernardino Police Department

Carreon, allegedly armed with the knife, had reportedly gotten into an argument with a neighbor. He was holding a woman at knifepoint when the police arrived. The woman was released, but he refused to drop the knife or listen to police orders. He was shot and killed by Officer Dominick Martinez.

sbsun.com
16995Jonathan Wardlow36MaleEuropean-American/White12/12/2015HealdtonOK34.2209316-97.4785174Healdton Police Department

A Healdton officer responded to a report of a domestic disturbance at a home. When the officer arrived, he found Wardlow acting erratically. Wardlow tried to hit the officer, who pulled out his Taser and told Wardlow to get on the ground, police said. Wardlow got on the ground, and the officer holstered the Taser and tried to handcuff him. While trying to handcuff Wardlow, Wardlow got on top of the officer and took the Taser, pointing it at the officer who shot and killed Wardlow.

kxii.com
16996Nicholas Robertson28MaleAfrican-American/Black12/12/2015LynwoodCA33.9171236-118.2096605Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

Deputies responded after receiving multiple calls about a man in a checkered shirt with a gun and shots being fired. An eyewitness said Nicholas Robertson was shooting in the air and did not comply with police orders. Deputies said they yelled multiple commands at the suspect to drop the gun, and shot and killed him when he didn't obey. The family was awarded $3.6 million for the wrongful death.

abc7.com
16997Christopher Goodlow25MaleAfrican-American/Black12/12/2015IndianapolisIN39.8273869-86.0290712Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department

Police said officers had responded to a call about a suicidal man who was bleeding and carrying a "butcher knife." Police said a group of at least four officers at the shooting scene employed a "progressive use of force," including verbal commands and less-than-lethal force, before shooting and killing Christopher Goodlow as he advanced upon them.

indystar.com
16998Javario Shante Eagle24MaleAfrican-American/Black12/12/2015ChattanoogaTN34.9893944-85.3074723Chattanooga Police Department

Police were responding to a mental health/unknown trouble call. On the scene, police encountered an armed individual at the residence with a small child. Police said the individual when in and out of his house multiple times, refusing to comply with orders from police. Police said the man then left the house holding the small child and brandishing a knife and a firearm. He released the child, but then "moved aggressively toward the officer and small child while brandishing the weapons." He was shot and killed.

chattanoogan.com
16999Andrew Joseph Todd20MaleEuropean-American/White12/12/2015East StroudsburgPA40.9906578-75.1821483Stroud Area Regional Police Department

Todd, armed with two handguns and a machete, entered a Walmart and began threatening customers and pointing a gun at them, police said. Stroud Area Regional Police arrived minutes later and ordered Todd to drop his weapons. After he refused, SARP officers shot and killed him.

poconorecord.com
17000Charles A. Traylor17MaleRace unspecified12/12/2015Kansas CityMO38.9944142-94.5222307Kansas City Police Department

Theodore R. Rowe III and Charles A. Traylor were killed when their Honda Prelude crashed into a tree after fleeing police. According to police, an officer had begun to give chase after the car fled an attempted traffic stop, but there was not a pursuit underway at the time of the 4 a.m. crash. The passenger, Rowe, died at the scene. Traylor, the driver, died at a hospital.

accidentattorneys.org
17001Theodore R. Rowe III17MaleRace unspecified12/12/2015Kansas CityMO38.9944142-94.5222307Kansas City Police Department

Theodore R. Rowe III and Charles A. Traylor were killed when their Honda Prelude crashed into a tree after fleeing police. According to police, an officer had begun to give chase after the car fled an attempted traffic stop, but there was not a pursuit underway at the time of the 4 a.m. crash. The passenger, Rowe, died at the scene. Traylor, the driver, died at a hospital.

accidentattorneys.org
17002Maria Carrion-Adame37FemaleHispanic/Latino12/12/2015ChicagoIL41.7651025-87.6504705Chicago Police Department

Maria Carrion-Adame was killed and 10 others were injured when an allegedly stolen car fleeing police struck a van in the Englewood neighborhood on Chicago's South Side. According to police, three people in an allegedly stolen vehicle sped away from officers at about 5:45 p.m. Police chased the car until it ran a stop sign and crashed into a van carrying 11 people. Carrion-Adame died at a hospital a short time later.

nbcchicago.com
17003Eric Williams33MaleEuropean-American/White12/12/2015ExeterNH42.9929432-70.9273914New Hampshire State Police

Eric Williams was killed Saturday after he fled from state trooper Jeffrey Costa and flipped his car on Route 101. Costa attempted to stop Williams at around 3 p.m. in a 2007 dark blue Ford Crown Victoria for multiple violations. Williams allegedly didn't stop and continued eastbound at a high rate of speed until he lost control of the car between Exits 11 and 12. The car rolled over into the median and came to rest in the westbound lane. Williams was thrown from the car when it overturned and died at the scene.

unionleader.com
16992Steven Wickert36MaleEuropean-American/White12/11/2015TucsonAZ32.3219435-110.8452073Pima County Sheriff's Department

Deputies were called to The Lodge at Ventana Canyon, where there were reports of a disturbance. When a deputy approached a man for questioning, sheriff's officials say the man began attacking the officer. The man was shot and killed.

kvoa.com
21760Sonjia Verlene Johnson-Baker52FemaleRace unspecified12/11/2015White MarshMD39.408923-76.415908Maryland Transportation Authority Police

A lawsuit, filed by Sonjia Johnson-Baker's family, alleged negligence, gross negligence and wrongful death on the part of the Maryland Transportation Authority, four of its officers, the state transportation department; and Michael R. Brown of Hagerstown, a driver who was fleeing police. Johnson-Baker and Jason Brian Canter, a passenger in Brown's car, were killed in the crash, and four others were injured. Brown pleaded guilty to two counts of negligent manslaughter with an automobile and was sentenced to 18 years in prison and two years of probation.

baltimoresun.com
21761Jason Brian Canter35MaleRace unspecified12/11/2015White MarshMD39.408923-76.415908Maryland Transportation Authority Police

A lawsuit, filed by Sonjia Johnson-Baker's family, alleged negligence, gross negligence and wrongful death on the part of the Maryland Transportation Authority, four of its officers, the state transportation department; and Michael R. Brown of Hagerstown, a driver who was fleeing police. Johnson-Baker and Jason Brian Canter, a passenger in Brown's car, were killed in the crash, and four others were injured. Brown pleaded guilty to two counts of negligent manslaughter with an automobile and was sentenced to 18 years in prison and two years of probation.

baltimoresun.com
16987Name withheld by policeMaleRace unspecified12/10/2015HemetCA33.7294019-116.9705895Hemet Police Department

Two Hemet police officers responded to investigate a report of an agitated man inside vehicle. The officers approached the subject, at which point he allegedly brandished a handgun, and he was shot and killed.

abc7.com
16988Charles Edward Rosemond Sr.55MaleAfrican-American/Black12/10/2015TaylorsSC34.864247-82.325686Greenville County Sheriff's Office

Police were investigating a disturbance. When no one answered the door, they went in. Charles Rosemond allegedly was holding a gun. He shot an officer, and police shot and killed him.

greenvilleonline.com
16989Thomas Arthur Gendreau Jr.54MaleEuropean-American/White12/10/2015MarinaCA36.680194-121.7822278Marina Police Department

Police said Thomas Arthur Gendreau Jr., 54, of Marina, stabbed his wife with a knife inside their house. The man continued stabbing her even after officers arrived, police said. One officer shot Gendreau to stop the attack. Both Gendreau and his wife died.

ksbw.com
16990Jason Bryant34MaleEuropean-American/White12/10/2015IndianapolisIN39.7413377-86.1966441Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department

Bryant fled from officers who chased the truck until they saw him ditch the vehicle and go into a home. Police determined the truck was stolen from Whiteland on Nov. 23. Officers surrounded the home until they secured a search warrant to enter, police said. When police went inside the home, they saw Bryant sitting in a back bedroom with a gun. Two officers fired their weapons, killing Bryant. Bryant did not fire his gun.

indystar.com
16991Robert Patrick McMurrer59MaleEuropean-American/White12/10/2015GeorgetownTX30.6330365-97.6780318Georgetown Police Department

Officers pulled over McMurrer for reckless driving. He shot and killed himself.

force.com
16983Christopher E. Higdon66MaleEuropean-American/White12/09/2015LeitchfieldKY37.567176-86.2256832Grayson County Sheriff's Office

Grayson County Sheriff Norman Chaffins and Deputy Corey Knochel responded to a scene of a domestic disturbance where a shot was fired in a residence. They were met in the driveway by Higdon. They said Higdon was advancing toward them with a firearm. Chaffins shot and killed him.

wbko.com
16984Sammy Monroe "Charlie" Echols Jr.51MaleEuropean-American/White12/09/2015Sportsmen AcresOK36.2480633-95.2522419Mayes County Sheriff's Office

Officers were called about a man who had barricaded himself inside a bedroom. He was reportedly making suicidal statements. He came out of the house with a rifle, set it down momentarily, and picked it up and pointed it at police, who shot and killed him.

kfor.com
16985Dimitrie L. Penny32MaleAfrican-American/Black12/09/2015TallahasseeFL30.437663-84.2657746Tallahassee Police Department

Penny allegedly started shooting during a party at Apalachee Parkway Mexican restaurant. Two off-duty police were there. One shot and killed him.

tallahassee.com
16986Travis Nevelle Page31MaleAfrican-American/Black12/09/2015Winston-SalemNC36.1508831-80.2249385Winston-Salem Police Department

Officers responded to a discharging firearm call at the Family Dollar on Old Rural Hall Road. When they arrived, officers reportedly located a subject matching the description provided by the person reporting the incident. Police said they struggled with the man, Travis Nevelle Page, and one of the officers used pepper spray. After officers placed him in handcuffs, police said he became dead.

journalnow.com
22505Carl Anderson "Andy" Clingempeel Jr.67MaleRace unspecified12/09/2015RoanokeVA37.3078161-80.0024304Roanoke Police Department

Officers were sent to Carl Anderson Clingempeel's home at about 1:20 p.m. The call was initiated by a friend who reported that Clingempeel was suicidal. Clingempeel fired one shot about the same time that police arrived, but there were no injuries. Clingempeel remained in the woods behind his home throughout the standoff. Police brought an armored vehicle and when they entered Clingempeel's backyard, he shot and killed himself.

roanoke.com
16979Miguel Espinal36MaleAfrican-American/Black12/08/2015YonkersNY40.9270756-73.8766967City of New York Police Department

During a pursuit, a car passed NYPD officers trying to pass him and struck several vehicles. Police said a person climbed out the window and ran into the woods, where there was a confrontation. Officer Garthlette James fired one shot, killing him.

nydailynews.com
16980Derek Stokes33MaleAfrican-American/Black12/08/2015ClevelandOH41.5029244-81.6965911Cleveland Metroparks Ranger Department

According to Cleveland police, a female Metroparks officer was driving Stokes to the Justice Center to be booked at the central prison unit when he took out a gun and fired shots at the woman, as well as a male officer who was driving behind them. The two officers returned fire and Stokes was shot and killed.

cleveland.com
16981Nicholas Gilbert27MaleEuropean-American/White12/08/2015St LouisMO38.6384942-90.2135114St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department

Gilbert was arrested for warrants and place in a holding cell, where he allegedly tried to hang himself with his sweat pants. In trying to prevent the suicide, officers struggled with him, and he hit his head on a concrete bed and died later. Media reports don't state categorically whether he was booked, so this incident may be outside of FatalEncounters dataset, which does not include individuals after they've been booked into the jail or prison system.

stltoday.com
16982James Paul Bertuglia40MaleEuropean-American/White12/08/2015AmherstVA37.63772-79.0226133Nelson County Sheriff's Office, Amherst County Sheriff's Office, Amherst Police Department

Bertuglia was stunned by Tasers three times and pepper-sprayed twice by police after a high-speed pursuit through multiple jurisdictions

dailyprogress.com
20032Gordon Braddock DeBarros Jr.65MaleAfrican-American/Black12/08/2015BethlehemPA40.6369177-75.3471148Bethlehem Police Department

Bethlehem police responded to a barricade situation at an apartment. Debarros was suspected of slashing and stabbing his longtime girlfriend, seriously injuring her. He was found dead inside the home of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said.

lehighvalleylive.com
16977Devon Holder30MaleAfrican-American/Black12/07/2015QueensNY40.6657856-73.7707414City of New York Police Department

An off-duty police officer responding to an automobile ad on Craigslist fatally shot one of two men who tried to rob him with a pellet gun when he showed up to buy the car in Queens, according to the police.

abc7ny.com
16978Jeronimo Santos-Carranza51MaleHispanic/Latino12/07/2015PasadenaTX29.6497108-95.1548909Pasadena Police Department

Officers responding to a domestic disturbance saw Santos and a woman struggling in a vehicle. An officer pulled the woman out of the vehicle. Santos shot himself in the head.

force.com
16973John Alan Britton48MaleEuropean-American/White12/06/2015LaramieWY41.3166789-105.7711426Albany County Sheriff's Office

Deputies received a report of a suicidal man and found Britton in his truck in the parking lot of a ski resort. Britton refused to get out of his truck, and deputies placed the ski area on lockdown. Britton eventually got out of his truck. He suddenly charged the deputies with a knife, and they shot and killed him.

trib.com
16974Carlumandarlo Zaramo46MaleAfrican-American/Black12/06/2015Richmond HeightsOH41.5411237-81.4982424Richmond Heights Police Department

Officers were checking on Zaramo, who was said to be suicidal. He agreed to be transported to a hospital for treatment. He was apparently gathering clothes when he produced a handgun and shot the officer in the right side of his chest. A second officer then shot and killed him.

cleveland.com
16975Raymond Azevedo35MaleEuropean-American/White12/06/2015SeattleWA47.6776105-122.2903127Seattle Police Department

A police chase that included carjackings, crashes and multiple exchanges of gunfire ended near Northeast 68th Street and 35th Avenue Northeast in a barrage of police gunfire that killed Azevedo.

seattletimes.com
16976Addison Villa21MaleHispanic/Latino12/06/2015Garden GroveCA33.7888591-117.9112236California Highway Patrol, Garden Grove Police Department

Addison Villa was killed when the 2000 Honda Accord he was in hit a Toyota Camry, then crashed into an electrical pole and concrete wall while being chased by the CHP in Garden Grove. A CHP tried to stop the Honda for allegedly speeding on the 5 freeway just south of the 22 freeway at around 1:30 a.m. The ensuing chase reportedly lasted a few minutes before the Honda crashed near the Chapman Avenue off-ramp. The Honda burst into flames, and a CHP sergeant and Garden Grove police officer used a fire extinguisher and save the driver and two passengers, but the flames got too hot to rescue Villa, the third passenger. Villa was pronounced dead at the scene. Passengers Adilene Chavira, 19, and Saul Chavira, 22, were hospitalized with injuries. Driver Dagoberto Orepeza, 29, was taken to Long Beach Memorial Hospital. Orepaza was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving and felony evading.

ocweekly.com
16968Sheilah Huck61FemaleEuropean-American/White12/05/2015FlorissantMO38.8110906-90.239157St. Louis County Police Department

Sheilah Huck had been outside her home acting irrationally before shooting a neighbor, who lives on the same street and had been loading her two children into a car, police said. St. Louis County police killed her after she barricaded herself in her house, and then fired at officers.

stltoday.com
16969Michael L. Funk60MaleEuropean-American/White12/05/2015NeenahWI44.1873524-88.465706Neenah Police Department

The Neenah Police Department was dispatched to the Eagle Nation Cycle Shop after reports that someone was causing a disturbance. Initial reports also included information saying that the man had a firearm and had fired several shots. It quickly became a hostage situation with shots fired at police. Funk came out of the business with a firearm. He did not comply with officer's instructions to drop the weapon and was shot and killed by officers Craig Hoffer and Robert Ross. Funk was not the hostage taker.

postcrescent.com
16970David W. Winesett52MaleEuropean-American/White12/05/2015Miami BeachFL25.7889128-80.141108Miami Beach Police Department

Winesett apparently robbed a bank then took refuge in a barber shop. When police confronted him, he pulled a razor knife. He was shot and killed.

miamiherald.com
16971Juan Perez38MaleHispanic/Latino12/05/2015IndioCA33.6985691-116.2530828Indio Police Department

An officer investigating a report of a stolen golf cart fatally shot the suspected thief, who was armed and fired on the officer.

desertsun.com
16972Colten Price Marcellus24MaleEuropean-American/White12/05/2015IrvingTX32.8077224-96.9543808Irving Police Department

Police were investigating a home burglary. When several of the suspects were located in a backyard nearby, one opened fire on police. He was shot and killed.

ramblernewspapers.com
20923Jhamiel Hill19MaleAfrican-American/Black12/05/2015Superior Charter TownshipMI42.2603855-83.62250209999999Ypsilanti Police Department

Police said they tried to pull over a 2008 Ford Taurus that matched the description of a car involved in a hit-and-run crash around 12:15 a.m. The driver, Jhamiel Hill, reportedly fled with police in pursuit. The chase went through the city and Ypsilanti Township before stopping in the area of Clark and Leforge, where police said they found Hill with a single fatal gunshot wound. Police reportedly arrested a woman who was also in the car, though she was later released.

mlive.com
25521Fanecia Deshae Holloway25FemaleAfrican-American/Black12/05/2015MetterGA32.3643038-82.0519554Metter Police Department

A woman jogging through a downtown park noticed a Pontiac Aztek parked with the engine running. She called 911 and reported the tag number and continued on her way. A Metter police officer responded and saw the vehicle leaving the park and followed it, watching as driver Charlie Mincey "winds through a neighborhood and runs one or two stop signs," police said. Officer Adrian Montealvo turned on his lights and Mincey took off. Montealvo radioed that Mincey was "passing cars left and right" and hit speeds as high as 110 mph before rolling the car. The crash killed Fanecia Holloway and seriously injured Mincey.

www.law.com
16966Raymone Davis21MaleAfrican-American/Black12/04/2015PittsburgPA40.4308623-80.0073196Pittsburgh Bureau of Police

An off-duty police officer was acting as a security guard in the Mt. Washington branch of the First Niagara Bank. When a man came in and told people to put their hands up, she identified herself and then shot and killed him.

post-gazette.com
16967Vanessa Zamora33FemaleHispanic/Latino12/04/2015HughsonCA37.6156333-120.8928155Stanislaus County Sheriff's Office

Vanessa Zamora and Sergeant Jeremy Fielder both died after their cars crashed head on at around 8 p.m.

fox40.com
16961Neil Scott Stretesky66MaleEuropean-American/White12/03/2015Big SpringsNE41.0630392-102.078721Deuel County Sheriff's Office

Stretesky was killed in a confrontation with authorities as Deuel County deputies attempted to serve warrants. Details as to what started the gunfire have not been released.

wowt.com
16962Shun Ma64MaleAsian/Pacific Islander12/03/2015Beacon HillWA47.5765606-122.29868Seattle Police Department

Shun Ma, a man who had suffered from mental illness for two decades, was arrested for threatening to kill his brother for taking his medication. Police broke his elbow when arresting him. A pulmonary embolus, or blood clot, caused his death.

seattletimes.com
16963Ivan Krstic47MaleEuropean-American/White12/03/2015MesaAZ33.4663958-111.6838641Mesa Police Department

Police say Krstic was walking around a gated community with a metal pipe. A resident confronted him before calling police. When officers arrived, they told Krstic to drop the pipe before shooting him with a stun gun when he did not comply. He then ran at the officers with the pipe. Officers shot and killed him.

azfamily.com
16964Jason Brady40MaleEuropean-American/White12/03/2015WaverlyOH39.1263398-82.9748235Pike County Sheriff's Office

Off-duty Pike County Sheriff's deputy Joel Jenkins stated that he was showing a neighbor a gun and that it had accidentally discharged and shot the neighbor in the head, killing him.

dispatch.com
16965Kelsey Dresser23FemaleEuropean-American/White12/03/2015Los AngelesCA34.0229283-118.2823954Los Angeles Police Department

According to the LA Times, Dresser was driving westbound on Jefferson when she made a left turn and was hit by a DPS vehicle driving eastbound. She died the following day.

latimes.com
16955Florencio Lucero36MaleHispanic/Latino12/02/2015DemingNM32.2577134-107.7343543Deming Police Department

Deming police were called about a domestic dispute. Responding officers found a woman, presumably Lucero's girlfriend, with a gunshot wound lying outside a home and then encountered Florencio Lucero, who was armed with a gun. According to police, Lucero threatened them with the weapon and was shot and killed by an officer. The woman also died.

koat.com
16956Phillip Munoz35MaleHispanic/Latino12/02/2015DenverCO39.7539256-105.0358007Denver Police Department

The FBI Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force was serving a warrant in the area for an armed and dangerous person, the FBI said. Police saw the fugitive walking in the neighborhood as they tried to serve the warrant. The suspect jumped in a car and took off. Phillip Munoz tried to drive the getaway car between two homes, but he hit a gas meter and got stuck. He fled on foot, fired upon officers, and was fatally shot.

westword.com
16957Allen Pacheco32MaleHispanic/Latino12/02/2015Von OrmyTX29.1852504-98.5851145Texas Department of Public Safety

The trooper stopped the driver for having a non-working tail light, police said. The man told the officer he was a felon, and he was armed. The driver attempted to get back into the vehicle, and the trooper tasered him. He again attempted to get back into the vehicle, and the trooper shot and killed him.

ksat.com
16958Syed Rizwan Farook28MaleMiddle Eastern12/02/2015RedlandsCA34.0773979-117.1389081Redlands Police Department, San Bernardino Police Department

Two religious extremists who killed 14 people at a center for people with developmental disabilities. They were later killed, although it's still uncertain which police agency killed them.

cnn.com
16959Tashfeen Malik27FemaleMiddle Eastern12/02/2015RedlandsCA34.0773979-117.1389081Redlands Police Department, San Bernardino Police Department

Two religious extremists who killed 14 people at a center for people with developmental disabilities. They were later killed, although it's still uncertain which police agency killed them.

cnn.com
16960Mario Woods26MaleAfrican-American/Black12/02/2015San FranciscoCA37.7208824-122.3970893San Francisco Police Department

Police were called for a knife assault. When they found the suspect, they first shot him with bean bags, and then, when he stood, at least five officers shot and killed him.

sfgate.com
16953John Anthony Gonzalez18MaleHispanic/Latino12/01/2015NorwalkCA33.91704-118.081748Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

Deputies with the department's "Operation Safe Streets" made a pedestrian stop on two men, according to police. Both men drew weapons on the deputies. Police shot and killed one man, the second suspect was uninjured and was taken into custody.

latimes.com
16954Joshua Jozefowicz23MaleEuropean-American/White12/01/2015BangorME44.789025-68.8175359Bangor Police Department

A Bangor officer stopped an automobile, the driver of the automobile got out of the car and ran. The officer gave chase. The officer shot and killed him. It's unclear is whether the man who led the officer on the chase was armed or if he shot at police.

mdislander.com
16949Fernando Sauceda31MaleHispanic/Latino11/30/2015WinkTX31.7513579-103.1601113Jal Police Department

Details are limited on why the chase started but it began in Jal, New Mexico, and ended on State Highway 115 near Wink, Texas. Police say they put out spikes which stopped Fernando Sauceda's car. They say Sauceda advanced upon officers officers while armed with a gun, and a Jal police officer shot and killed him.

cbs7.com
16950Tuan HoangMaleAsian/Pacific Islander11/30/2015AuroraCO39.7036455-104.7763187Aurora Police Department

Police have shot dead Tuan Huong after he attacked an officer with a meat cleaver - leaving a gaping four-inch wound in his head. Huong is said to have pretended to have been stranded in his car during a snowstorm in Aurora, Colorado, to get the police's attention. When a police officer tried to help, he attacked the officer from behind, got into the police car and drove off. Huong did not respond to commands to put his hands up, say police, and he was shot dead after officers saw an object in his hand.

dailymail.co.uk
16951Darius Smith18MaleAfrican-American/Black11/30/2015AtlantaGA33.7626412-84.3896316Atlanta Police Department

Darius Smith, 18, of Greer S.C., was shot to death after he opened fire on officers, police said. Smith was the passenger in a Jeep that crashed after the driver tried to out run a patrol officer during a traffic stop.

ajc.com
16952Wilson Marcella Ferrer28MaleAsian/Pacific Islander11/30/2015KatyTX29.7177079-95.8082522Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office, Fort Bend County Constable's Office - Precinct Three

Ferrer shot his ex-girlfriend Xylia Castillo in the belly in her backyard. Deputies encountered Ferrer as he took Castillo out of the yard. Ferrer shot at deputies. Castillo escaped. Ferrer threatened himself and returned to the yard. Deputies entered the yard, where Castillo's current boyfriend, Joshua Long, lay dead. Ferrer evaded officers for hours, then returned to Castillo's residence. Officers found Ferrer in the garage. When they confronted him, he shot himself.

fox26houston.com
23278Ailiana Siufanua18FemaleAfrican-American/Black11/30/2015DunniganCA38.891675-121.980719California Highway Patrol

On Oct. 5, 2015, Thomas Phillip Leae stole a 1999 Honda. He and his girlfriend, 18-year-old Ailiana Siufanua, used the vehicle to watch and later rob and murder a jewelry store owner in Vancouver, Washington, on Nov. 25, 2015. Siufanua entered the store with a loaded gun and shot the owner when he tried to resist, police said. Surveillance video of the robbery showed Siufanua taking cash, jewelry and silver antiques. When police caught up with them on Nov. 30, 2015, Leae fled and crashed, killing Siufanua. Leae was convicted of second-degree murder.

sacbee.com
23608Joseph Seguin38MaleEuropean-American/White11/30/2015MahopacNY41.372316-73.733465Carmel Police Department

Joseph Seguin was allegedly on PCP and fighting with a woman. Police shocked him eight times over 91 seconds, killing him. He death was determined to be "cardiac arrest during excited state."

lohud.com
16943Zachary Grigsby29MaleEuropean-American/White11/29/2015LincolnNE40.8422088-96.6228495Lincoln Police Department

Police pulled over a man with a felony arrest warrant. Upon trying to take him into custody, the man produced a firearm, shots were exchanged and he was shot.

omaha.com
16944Ralph Aguilar69MaleHispanic/Latino11/29/2015Sun CityAZ33.5912768-112.2987428Maricopa County Sheriff's Office

Police were called to scene of a man about to commit suicide. Aguilar pointed his weapon at police leading to his death, suicide by cop.

fox10phoenix.com
16945Lionel S. Kerns53MaleEuropean-American/White11/29/2015StewartsvilleMO39.7576053-94.5774564Dekalb County Sheriff's Office

Officers responded to domestic violence call. Kerns failed to comply when ordered to drop his weapon and was shot when he pointed his gun at officers.

kttn.com
16946Justin D. McHenry22MaleEuropean-American/White11/29/2015CelinaOH40.5505676-84.5708037Ohio State Highway Patrol

McHenry parked by a trooper's vehicle late at night, walked up to the car window and ordered him to get out. He pointed a gun at the officer and after failing to disarm McHenry, Trooper Brandon M. Chaney shot him.

whio.com
16947Hugo Fernando Celio23MaleHispanic/Latino11/29/2015BakersfieldCA35.375773-119.0200511Bakersfield Police Department

During a short on-foot chase, Celio allegedly fired his weapon at police and was fatally shot.

bakersfieldnow.com
16948Hannah Meecham19FemaleRace unspecified11/29/2015San RamonCA37.762697-121.9570907Danville Police Department

Hannah Meecham was killed and two passengers were injured when Meecham drove off the road and crashed into a tree while being pursued by officers Valerie Murillo and Emily Neabeack.

abc7news.com
16942Kevin Close50MaleEuropean-American/White11/28/2015SeagovilleTX32.6424667-96.5465131Seagoville Police Department

Close apparently called police and said he was killing somebody. When police arrived he rushed them with a fireplace poker and a bat They shot and killed him.

dallasnews.com
16941Rick Gullickson58MaleEuropean-American/White11/27/2015LampeMO36.5310094-93.4999323Stone County Sheriff's Office

Gullickson was shot after coming out of his house after a three-hour standoff and pointing a handgun at deputies, according to the Stone County sheriff. Officers went to the house after Gullickson's wife called 911 and reported that he was shooting at her.

news-leader.com
16939Andrew Nicholas Thomas26MaleEuropean-American/White11/26/2015ParadiseCA39.7513617-121.6254277Paradise Police Department

Andrew Thomas was driving drunk and crashed his vehicle, killing the passenger. The police officer on the scene shot Thomas while he was trying to leave his overturned vehicle. The officer claimed the shooting was accidental. Thomas died in the hospital five weeks later. Paradise PD Officer Patrick Feaster-- after initial justification of shooting, District Attorney Ramsey charged Feaster with involuntary manslaughter.

chicoer.com
16940Darien Rayne Ehorn23FemaleEuropean-American/White11/26/2015ParadiseCA39.7513617-121.6254277Paradise Police Department

Just before midnight a Paradise police officer saw a Toyota 4Runner leave a bar with its headlights off. As the officer tried to catch the car, it hit the median and flipped. As the officer began to investigate the scene, he found that Ehorn had been ejected and was lying in front of the car, which was on its side with the driver side up. "(Thomas) was coming up through the driver-side window," police said. "The officer un-holstered his weapon and fired one shot, and the man went back down."

chicoer.com
16936Magnum Edgar Phillips23MaleEuropean-American/White11/25/2015SpringfieldMO37.239698-93.337375Springfield Police Department

Police said Magnum Phillips tried to grab an officer's gun after refusing commands to drop a knife during a confrontation at a mobile home park. The gun fired and Phillips was killed. The officer was responding to a report of a domestic disturbance. Neighbors said Phillips had been arguing with his partner.

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16937Somer Brook Speer37FemaleEuropean-American/White11/25/2015OzarkMO37.0220508-93.2047217Nixa Police Department

Speer was fatally shot during an exchange of gunfire with officers at a bail bonds agency where she worked, according to investigators. Police said the officers were called after she opened fire on an employee of another bail bonds agency, who had come to take her into custody in relation to criminal charges.

news-leader.com
16938Douglas R. Slade52MaleEuropean-American/White11/25/2015EagarAZ34.1161373-109.2928906Eagar Police Department

Douglas Slade was shot during a confrontation with an officer who had arrived at his home following a report of domestic violence, according to authorities. Slade brandished a handgun.

wmicentral.com
16932Thomas Joseph Mceniry32MaleEuropean-American/White11/24/2015Las VegasNV36.123449-115.140843Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department

Police shot Mceniry when he reached for a gun, according to authorities. The confrontation started with a traffic stop, and Mceniry had previously been shocked with a Taser before officers opened fire.

lasvegassun.com
16933Freddy Baez24MaleAfrican-American/Black11/24/2015CamdenNJ39.7399621-74.9844158Camden County Police Department

Baez exchanged gunfire with police officers at an apartment building when they responded to a domestic violence call, according to authorities.

courierpostonline.com
16934Michael Gerald Ray Kirvelay45MaleEuropean-American/White11/24/2015Columbia HeightsMN45.0407916-93.2521367Columbia Heights Police Department, Fridley Police Department

Officers were responding to a domestic violence call when they shot Kirvelay, according to authorities. Police said Kirvelay was armed, but family members believe he was carrying a BB gun.

cbslocal.com
16935Richard Vincent Pando39MaleHispanic/Latino11/24/2015Fort StocktonTX30.907067-103.105377Pecos County Sheriff's Office

Deputy Rick Irigoyen and Jessie Dominguez conducted a traffic stop on Pando for reckless driving and called EMS. Chief Deputy Thomas Perkins and Sergeant Tulon Murphy responded. Pando, sweating and jittery, tried to crawl into traffic and began shouting about a gun. Officers grabbed Pando and restrained him with two sets of handcuffs. Pando said he couldn't breathe. EMS responded. Texas Ranger Robert Losoya was contacted. Pando died some time later of an unspecified cause.

force.com
18975Kevin Duane Brewer37MaleEuropean-American/White11/24/2015PiedmontSC34.7793596-82.4682003Anderson County Sheriff's Office

Kevin Duane Brewer was wanted for questioning in the murder of Donnie Pitts Taylor, 76. Brewer and Jennifer Lynn Bensch holed up in a hotel, and after hours of standoff, shot and killed themselves.

wyff4.com
18976Jennifer Lynn Bensch32FemaleEuropean-American/White11/24/2015PiedmontSC34.7793596-82.4682003Anderson County Sheriff's Office

Kevin Duane Brewer was wanted for questioning in the murder of Donnie Pitts Taylor, 76. Brewer and Jennifer Lynn Bensch holed up in a hotel, and after hours of standoff, shot and killed themselves.

wyff4.com
16930Jose Enrique "Henry" Reyna49MaleHispanic/Latino11/23/2015Corpus ChristiTX27.7254058-97.4018557Corpus Christi Police Department

Reyna was shot when he approached an officer while carrying a knife, police said. Officers said they were responding to a drug overdose call at the time, and that they attempted to shock Reyna with a Taser before shooting him.

caller.com
16931Barry Kirk50MaleEuropean-American/White11/23/2015ColumbusOH39.953352-83.0663685Columbus Division of Police

Police killed Kirk after he shot a family of four, fatally wounding three, according to authorities. A 12-year-old survived the shooting but is criticially injured, officials said. Police shot Kirk outside of the family's house after the attack, investigators said.

dispatch.com
20153Name withheld by police65MaleRace unspecified11/23/2015SpartaWI43.9259727-90.8156913Sparta Police Department, Monroe County Sheriff's Office

An unidentified man refused to cooperate with an officer trying to serve him with a warrant. He displayed a gun, and the officer left the home before the man continued to threaten police with additional firearms, police said. Neighboring residences were evacuated, and the man refused to cooperate with negotiators on the Monroe County Tactical Team. La Crosse County's BearCat and robot responded to the scene, and pepper spray was used inside the residence. Police found the man dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after entering the home.

lacrossetribune.com
16927Mathew Grows45MaleEuropean-American/White11/22/2015RenoNV39.500564-119.795287Reno Police Department

Grows allegedly shot two people before police responded, according to authorities. Officers shot him when he confronted them at the scene, police said. The men Grows shot were hospitalized for treatment, investigators said.

washoecounty.us
16928James Hall46MaleEuropean-American/White11/22/2015FontanaCA34.0625849-117.436015Fontana Police Department

Hall, who was suspected of robbing convenience store, was shot as he allegedly advanced at officers with a knife and a rock.

latimes.com
16929Miguel Angel Martinez28MaleHispanic/Latino11/22/2015DenverCO39.710643-105.017234Denver Police Department

Miguel Angel Martinez died of multiple gunshot wounds after a gun battle with police. Two SWAT officers fatally shot him as they entered the small home where he was staying behind his grandfather's house. Police were called on a report of a disturbance. Gunshots had been fired, and Martinez had wounded himself with one of the shots, police said.

denverpost.com
16926Christopher Lynn Nichols24MaleEuropean-American/White11/21/2015ColbertOK33.8541946-96.5127746Colbert Police Department

Nichols was stopped for traffic warrants. He fought with the officer who shot and killed him.

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16923William Tarrant39MaleEuropean-American/White11/20/2015DallasGA33.918529-84.7439564Paulding County Sheriff's Office

Deputies responded to a domestic disturbance and decided to call child welfare officials to the scene. According to police, Tarrant then pulled out a gun and pointed it at deputies.

fox5atlanta.com
16924Chase Alan Sherman32MaleEuropean-American/White11/20/2015PalmettoGA33.5070153-84.6324395Coweta County Sheriff's Office

Sherman's mother called because she believed he was having a reaction to drugs. He fought with deputies and was tasered and died.

ajc.com
16925Martin Arturo Rivera56MaleHispanic/Latino11/20/2015FontanaCA34.1170498-117.4210478Fontana Police Department

Police responded to reports of a disturbance in which the reporting party told officers a male neighbor, who may have a weapon, was banging on the residence. An officer then contacted the man, who police said did not comply with orders and reached for the gun in his waistband. He was shot and killed by Officer Shawn Michels.

sbsun.com
16918Darick Napper34MaleAfrican-American/Black11/19/2015WashingtonDC38.895056-76.924691Washington Metropolitan Police Department

According to police, Darick Napper, 34, was shot after he charged at a sixth-district officer with a large hunting knife. The officer fired once at Napper and hit him.

washingtonpost.com
16919Nathaniel "Nate" Harris Pickett29MaleAfrican-American/Black11/19/2015BarstowCA34.898357-117.026532San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office

Deputy Kyle Woods said that Nate Pickett jumped a fence and "became uncooperative" when a deputy stopped to question him. When the deputy tried to handcuff Pickett, the two began fighting, and the deputy shot and killed Pickett. Jurors found that the deputy unreasonably detained Pickett, unreasonably delayed medical aid and was negligent in the use of deadly force and awarded his family $33.5 million.

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16920Steve Dormil27MaleAfrican-American/Black11/19/2015Fort PierceFL27.437355-80.3530943Fort Pierce Police Department

Dormil attacked a 5-year-old girl and was holding a knife to her neck when officers arrived at the scene, police said. Officers shot Dormil when he ignored commands to drop the knife, according to authorities. The girl, the daughter of Dormil's girlfriend, died from her injuries.

tcpalm.com
16921Randy Allen Smith34MaleAfrican-American/Black11/19/2015BradentonFL27.4476404-82.5514406Manatee County Sheriff's Office

As deputies approached a "suspicious vehicle" in a supermarket parking lot, Smith got out of the car, police said. Smith and the deputies began struggling, during which both deputies used their Tasers, according to authorities. A deputy shot Smith when he allegedly pulled out a handgun.

bradenton.com
16922Jason Alexander Brown18MaleAfrican-American/Black11/19/2015OaklandCA37.7405482-122.1938307Oakland Police Department

Jason Brown reportedly killed himself during a standoff at an Oakland motel.

kcra.com
25088Kimberly Kay Wyatt54FemaleRace unspecified11/19/2015EugeneOR44.0948181-123.1629389Lane County Sheriff's Office

Deputy Ed Lagrone struck and killed Kimberly K. Wyatt, while driving a Ford F150 patrol vehicle. Police said Wyatt was riding a bicycle in the left portion of the slow lane. The bicycle allegedly had no rear light or reflector. The crash happened in darkness after 9 p.m., police said. The deputy's speed or potential for distraction were not reported.

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16915Marcus Deon Meridy44MaleAfrican-American/Black11/18/2015Benton HarborMI42.0900223-86.4112264Michigan State Police

Meridy allegedly kidnapped his wife at gunpoint from her workplace. Police tracked Meridy to a to a hotel and negotiated with him before Meridy shot his wife and a state trooper, police said. The trooper returned fire, killing Meridy, according to authorities. Meridy's wife is expected to recover and the trooper was shot in his vest.

wndu.com
16916Cornelius Brown25MaleAfrican-American/Black11/18/2015Opa-lockaFL25.8968806-80.2537302Opa-locka Police Department

Police said they shot and killed the man after he hit the windshield of a patrol car and ignored commands from police.

cbslocal.com
16917Daniel Avalos21MaleHispanic/Latino11/18/2015San JoseCA37.3167881-121.9550673California Highway Patrol

Daniel Avalos was killed after he crashed during a high-speed pursuit with the CHP from Redwood City to San Jose. At around 3:30 a.m., officers began chasing a Honda Accord that was reportedly driving as fast as 125 mph in the Gilroy area. According to officials, Avalos led officers onto I-280, where he tried to exit at Winchester Boulevard, hit some dirt, lost control of the car and crashed. The Honda went airborne and rolled at least once. Avalos was pronounced dead at a hospital. A passenger was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. One officer reportedly sustained minor injuries when a patrol vehicle crashed into a sign. Officers later said the Honda had been reported stolen.

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30166Tiara Thomas30FemaleAfrican-American/Black11/18/2015PortageIN41.5954123-87.1845261Hammond Police Department

Kevin Campbell, 33, was sentenced to 55 years in prison after a Porter County jury found him guilty in the murder Tiara Thomas, his ex-girlfriend at the Portage apartment she shared with her fiance. Campbell fired by the Hammond Police Department days after Thomas' body was discovered.

chicagotribune.com
4177Lois Marlene Cleveland16FemaleNative American/Alaskan11/17/2015Selawik VillageAK67-160Alaska State Troopers

Village Public Safety Officer Brent Norton, 29, allegedly plied Lois Marlene Cleveland, 16, with alcohol then restrained and raped her. Cleveland died.

courthousenews.com
16906Yohans Leon28MaleAfrican-American/Black11/17/2015MiamiFL25.575612-80.396938Miami-Dade Police Department

Police were pursuing Leon after he robbed a fast-food restaurant at gunpoint, according to authorities. Leon was shot after he pulled out a gun, police said.

miamiherald.com
16907Michael Ted Tindall41MaleEuropean-American/White11/17/2015WeatherfordTX32.6377267-97.8387196Weatherford Police Department

Officers attempted to pull Tindall over after he ran a stop sign and pursued him when he kept driving, police said. During the chase, Tindall allegedly reversed his car to hit a patrol vehicle before driving away and running off the road, according to authorities. Police shot Tindall when he got out of his car and tried to get into a patrol vehicle, officials said.

star-telegram.com
16908Jeray Dilrichard Chatham30MaleAfrican-American/Black11/17/2015HoustonTX29.9041588-95.4339986Harris County Sheriff's Office

A deputy shot Chatham after he lunged at him with a knife, police said. Chatham had allegedly been following a woman who had a protective order filed against him and drove away when the deputy approached him, according to authorities. The deputy followed Chatham to an apartment complex where he was shot, police said.

newsok.com
16909Francis D. Hartnett47MaleEuropean-American/White11/17/2015Little Egg Harbor TownshipNJ39.593283-74.358181Little Egg Harbor Township Police Department

Officers were responding to a call from Hartnett's family members concerned that he was suicidal, according to authorities. Police shot Hartnett when he approached them with a knife, investigators said.

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16910Derry Eugene Touchstone58MaleEuropean-American/White11/17/2015ArlingtonGA31.4390142-84.7250512Early County Sheriff's Office

Touchstone ignored verbal commands from the deputy and was shocked with a Taser, police said. When Touchstone continued to approached the deputy and began hitting him, the deputy opened fired, according to authorities. Police had responded to the area because Touchstone was allegedly causing a disturbance at a store

ajc.com
16911Demetrius Shelley Bryant21MaleAfrican-American/Black11/17/2015CayceSC33.9775417-81.0514277Cayce Department of Public Safety

Officers were attempting to arrest Bryant on drug-related charges when he fired a shot, hitting an officer, police said. Officers returned fire and killed Bryant, according to authorities. The officer was treated for his gunshot wound and is expected to recover, police said.

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16912Jose Mercado-Nova74MaleHispanic/Latino11/17/2015GreeleyCO40.4664718-104.6970201Weld County Sheriff's Office

Deputy was speeding when he ran into Mercado-Nova at an intersection. He was cited for careless driving causing death.

greeleytribune.com
16913Chandra Weaver48FemaleAfrican-American/Black11/17/2015Kansas CityMO38.976648-94.576414Kansas City Police Department

Chandra Weaver was killed when her Pontiac Grand Am was struck by a police car. According to police, two officers were driving south on Paseo in a marked patrol car just before 1 a.m. when Weaver's Grand Am pulled in front of them. The police car struck the driver's side of the Pontiac, killing Weaver instantly.

fox4kc.com
16914Jordan Tyler Hunt19MaleEuropean-American/White11/17/2015PlanoTX33.0029412-96.690411Texas Department of Public Safety

Hunt was involved in a car accident. Trooper Byron Bush responded. He noticed that Hunt's vehicle contained marijuana, and confronted him about it. Hunt ran away, put a pistol to his head and shot himself.

force.com
16904Brett Kelby Noblitt25MaleEuropean-American/White11/16/2015DaltonGA34.7792735-84.89539Whitfield County Sheriff's Office

Deputies were chasing Brett Noblitt, whom they suspected of driving a stolen car. At one point in the chase Noblitt stopped and police approached his vehicle. Noblitt suddenly resumed fleeing, drove in the general direction of an officer, and was shot and killed. Police alleged vehicular assault.

chattanoogan.com
16905Cameron Davis Long28MaleEuropean-American/White11/16/2015CrockettTX31.335714-95.656725Texas Department of Public Safety, Leon County Sheriff's Office

According to police, a burglary was reported to the Leon County Sheriff's Office in Centerville. When the responding deputy saw a suspicious pickup and tried to make contact, the pickup's driver, Long, took off. A highway patrol trooper put down stop sticks at the Trinity River Bridge. All four of the pickup's tires were deflated, and Long got out of the truck and went under the bridge, where a stolen pickup was apparently waiting for him. Long reportedly put the truck in reverse and rammed the trooper's patrol car with the trooper inside. Preliminary investigation shows two law enforcement officers fired at Long, who died at the scene.

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16899John David Livingston33MaleEuropean-American/White11/15/2015Spring LakeNC35.2572258-78.9553263Harnett County Sheriff's Office

Deputies fatally shot Livingston during a confrontation at his home, according to authorities. The officers were investigating an alleged assault. Livingston's roommate said the dispute started when Livingston refused to let deputies enter without a search warrant.

cbs17.com
16900Jamar Clark24MaleAfrican-American/Black11/15/2015MinneapolisMN44.991783-93.3009749Minneapolis Police Department

Officers Mark Ringgenberg and Dustin Schwarze shot Clark when he allegedly interfered with emergency responders helping an assault victim. Activists and some witnesses claim that Clark was unarmed and handcuffed when he was shot, although police deny that he was handcuffed.

startribune.com
16901Richard Perkins39MaleAfrican-American/Black11/15/2015OaklandCA37.7536515-122.165618Oakland Police Department

Officers were responding to a sideshow were standing around doing paperwork and waiting for tow trucks before the incident occurred. The officers scattered when Richard Perkins pulled what appeared to be a black pistol from his waistband. No communication was made with Perkins before the officers fatally shot him. He was armed with a pellet gun.

cbslocal.com
16902Shane Tyler Whitehead16MaleAfrican-American/Black11/15/2015PhiladelphiaPA40.027704-75.179143Philadelphia Housing Authority Police Department

An off-duty housing authority police officer shot the man when he attempted to rob the officer at gunpoint in a residential street, according to authorities. A second man involved in the attempted robbery fled the scene.

philly.com
16903Jack Phoenix15MaleEuropean-American/White11/15/2015Culver CityCA34.0232793-118.3987736Los Angeles Police Department

Pedestrian Jack Phoenix was decapitated after being hit by a car that was fleeing police.

abc7.com
18977Casey James Blackwell32MaleEuropean-American/White11/15/2015LongsSC33.9559065-78.7026937South Carolina Highway Patrol

Blackwell's car was wanted in a hit and run investigation. He fled when a trooper spotted him and crashed and died.

wpde.com
16897Ramon Garcia Salazar31MaleHispanic/Latino11/14/2015Jurupa ValleyCA34.0059861-117.3997634Riverside County Sheriff's Department

The owner of the Subway said that just before the shooting, employees called him to say a man was outside the store breaking things with a hammer. Shortly after, employees called back to say the man was in the store. Deputies responding to an unknown-trouble call encountered Salazar, who refused to drop the hammer. Deputies tasered Salazar, but the weapon was ineffective. Salazar then charged toward the deputies, and they shot him.

www.pe.com
16898Rashad Bugg-Bey25MaleAfrican-American/Black11/14/2015WashingtonDC38.8972903-77.006203Baltimore County Police Department

A woman in Union Station had been stabbed just before Bugg-Bey's encounter with the police officer. He was riding up an escalator holding the knife allegedly used in the stabbing, while the officer was headed down another escalator. The off-duty officer tried to subdue the man, then shot him multiple times in the upper body, killing him.

washingtonpost.com
16894Michael Joseph Bartkiewicz52MaleEuropean-American/White11/13/2015TrentonTN35.957223-88.874002Gibson County Sheriff's Office

Bartkiewicz was shot when he pointed a weapon at deputies who had arrived at his home, according to authorities. He was said to have made several threatening 911 calls.

jacksonsun.com
16895Matthew "Matt" Eric Coleman25MaleEuropean-American/White11/13/2015EdenGA32.1713131-81.3884383Effingham County Sheriff's Office

Coleman, an armed robbery suspect, was killed in an exchange of gunfire with deputies who had pursued him into some woods. Authorities said the officers were responding to a tip that Coleman was in the area. One deputy was shot in a shoulder during the encounter.

savannahnow.com
16896Ernesto Gamino25MaleHispanic/Latino11/13/2015Jurupa ValleyCA34.0299106-117.5104457Riverside County Sheriff's Department

A deputy responding to a report that someone was drinking alcohol at Rancho Mira Loma Park got into a fight with the man and shot and killed him.

www.pe.com
16891Moises Nerio42MaleHispanic/Latino11/12/2015SunnyvaleCA37.3842382-122.0534025Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety

Officer Sean Mula, Lt. Daniel Pistor and Officer Barron Renzi shot and killed Nerio when he allegedly charged at them with a knife. Police had arrived at his apartment complex after a woman called to report a sexual assault, according to police.

mercurynews.com
16892Stephen L. Tooson45MaleAfrican-American/Black11/12/2015BirminghamAL33.5222376-86.8361193Birmingham Police Department

An unidentified Birmingham police officer was en route to a domestic call when he crashed into Tooson's vehicle, killing Tooson and injuring a passenger.

wiat.com
16893Floyd Malzahn42MaleRace unspecified11/12/2015WidenerAR35.0447853-90.7069725St. Francis County Sheriff's Office

State police said Malzahn fled the sheriff's deputy on I-40 going west in a Nissan Maxima until he drove into the eastbound traffic lanes. Two Freightliners were heading east at the time. One of the semi-trucks swerved into the median to avoid Malzahn. However, he collided head on into the second truck, which killed him, police state.

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20922Jeffrey "Jeff" Gill28MaleRace unspecified11/12/2015DetroitMI42.37020649999999-83.1974485Detroit Police Department

Police said a chase started after they tried to stop a Dodge Charger. The chase was reportedly called off briefly and then resumed. The Charger crashed into a vehicle driven by Jeff Gill, who died.

clickondetroit.com
16886Ryan Quinn Martin32MaleAfrican-American/Black11/11/2015BaltimoreMD39.3431384-76.6774566Baltimore Police Department

Two officers working on an unrelated investigation confronted Martin when they saw he was carrying a gun, according to authorities. Martin shot one of the officers in the leg and was fatally struck when both returned fire.

baltimoresun.com
16887Joseph A. Jaramillo31MaleHispanic/Latino11/11/2015AlbuquerqueNM35.0618824-106.6832523Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office

Jaramillo was shot and killed by deputies Michael Schlattman, Derek Taylor and Nicolas Marrujo after allegedly ramming their vehicle with a stolen truck. Authorities said he had driven away when another deputy tried to pull him over. Two women in the truck with Jaramillo were injured and taken to hospital. Jaramillo was being prosecuted for a series of violent offences and a warrant was out for his arrest.

abqjournal.com
16888Javier Ivan Lopez Garcia25MaleHispanic/Latino11/11/2015San FranciscoCA37.7477066-122.4206983San Francisco Police Department

Garcia, who was armed with a handgun and a stolen shotgun, was fatally shot by police after climbing to the sixth floor of a construction site and firing one of his weapons toward a hospital, according to authorities. He was said to have told police and a clerk at the store where he stole the shotgun that he wished to die.

cbslocal.com
16889Brian H. Gavin Sr.57MaleEuropean-American/White11/11/2015AikenSC33.5701589-81.7337019Aiken County Sheriff's Office

Deputies responded to Gavin's home twice in one evening, first after a report of a domestic dispute and later after a report of shots fired, officials said. Police shot Gavin when they found him pointing a gun at a woman, according to authorities. The woman was not hurt.

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16890Name withheld by police31FemaleRace unspecified11/11/2015LincolnNE40.7349117-96.6742603Lincoln Police Department

A friend of an unidentified 31-year-old woman called 911 at 10:49 a.m. to report she was suicidal. Officers said they were outside the woman's home when they heard a gunshot. Police said they discovered the woman inside dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.

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16882Jason Leanard Mesaros36MaleEuropean-American/White11/10/2015BrightonCO39.957991-104.8323146Adams County Sheriff's Office, Longmont Police Department

Mesaros, a suspect in a home-invasion robbery, led police from several agencies on two high-speed car chases after being spotted. He was shot by Officer Robert Buswold after displaying a firearm, according to police. Another suspect was taken into custody.

westword.com
16883Eddie Gabriel Sanchez34MaleHispanic/Latino11/10/2015ChicoCA39.7170032-121.84853Chico Police Department

Officers were confronted by Sanchez, an armed robbery suspect, when he left his house with a gun, according to authorities. Police said Sanchez was shot dead when he pointed the weapon at an officer, and officer Mark Bass shot and killed him.

krcrtv.com
16884Andrew Blake22MaleEuropean-American/White11/10/2015DillonMT45.0978675-112.7777452Beaverhead County Sheriff's Office

A deputy, Michael Miles, shot Blake after he allegedly brandished a rifle during a traffic stop. The deputy had pulled Blake over on suspicion of drunk driving, police said.

billingsgazette.com
16885Dana Bruce Ott63MaleEuropean-American/White11/10/2015Colorado SpringsCO38.9111893-104.8764349Colorado Springs Police Department

Officers responded to a disturbance call at the home of Dana Ott. Police allege that he brandished a pellet rifle and was shot and killed.

gazette.com
16875Miguel Cano34MaleHispanic/Latino11/09/2015Los AngelesCA34.2118011-118.5120375Los Angeles Police Department

Police said Cano ran at officers who were responding to a complaint that he was standing in the middle of a road while cars swerved to avoid him. A struggle ensued and Cano was shot with a bean-bag round, but was then able to knock one officer to the ground, take control of the bean-bag gun and fire a round. Cano was shocked with a Taser but could still not be restrained, according to authorities, leading an officer to shoot him.

latimes.com
16876Leonel Acevedo45MaleHispanic/Latino11/09/2015San JoseCA37.2549596-121.9142667San Jose Police Department

Police shot Acevedo when he exited a house and fired shots at officers, according to authorities. Officials later said Acevedo had taken a woman hostage and then killed her before exiting and shooting at police.

mercurynews.com
16877Delvin Tyrell Simmons20MaleAfrican-American/Black11/09/2015SpartanburgSC34.955073-81.9708572Spartanburg Methodist College Campus Safety Department

Campus police at Spartanburg Methodist College shot Delvin Simmons after he struck an officer with his car while fleeing, according to authorities. Police were investigating a report of a car break-in and were pursuing Simmons when he got in his car, police said. Officers said they took another man into custody. Police alleged vehicular assault.

wyff4.com
16878Dale Maverick Hudson26MaleEuropean-American/White11/09/2015OrlandoWV38.9054159-80.5855809West Virginia State Police, U.S. Marshals Service

Hudson and another woman, both fugitives, opened fire on officers when the officers tried to arrest them, according to authorities. Officers killed Hudson and injured the woman, police said. Officials said Hudson was wanted on parole charges.

newsok.com
16879Cesar Cuellar Jr.25MaleHispanic/Latino11/09/2015LaredoTX27.6027253-99.4533046Laredo Police Department

Police shot Cuellar, an off-duty sheriff's deputy, while responding to a report that he was suicidal. Authorities said Cuellar pointed a gun at officers but Cuellar's mother said she witnessed the shooting and the gun remained at his side.

mysanantonio.com
16880Adarius Brown19MaleAfrican-American/Black11/09/2015SanfordFL28.7476759-81.2644449Seminole County Sheriff's Office

Two burglary suspects, Adarius Brown and Antonio Henry, were killed when the stolen SUV they were in crashed and flipped on State Road 417 while being pursued by a Seminole County police helicopter while other deputies deployed stop sticks, police said.

wftv.com
16881Antonio Henry22MaleAfrican-American/Black11/09/2015SanfordFL28.7476759-81.2644449Seminole County Sheriff's Office

Two burglary suspects, Adarius Brown and Antonio Henry, were killed when the stolen SUV they were in crashed and flipped on State Road 417 while being pursued by a Seminole County police helicopter while other deputies deployed stop sticks, police said.

wftv.com
16873Brandon Lamar Moultrey22MaleAfrican-American/Black11/08/2015YorkPA39.968312-76.7004501Spring Garden Township Police Department

Two Spring Garden Township officers were called to Suburban High School regarding an assault, police said. The officers were gathering information on the school grounds when someone pointed out a Buick LeSabre to the officers and said the attackers were in that car. The officers gave chase.During the pursuit, the car struck a curb and overturned, killing cousins Brandon Lamar Moultrey and Elijah Moultrey. Brandon Moultrey was a wanted fugitive who failed to surrender himself at York County Prison more than a month prior.

yorkdispatch.com
16874Elijah Moultrey19MaleAfrican-American/Black11/08/2015YorkPA39.968312-76.7004501Spring Garden Township Police Department

Two Spring Garden Township officers were called to Suburban High School regarding an assault, police said. The officers were gathering information on the school grounds when someone pointed out a Buick LeSabre to the officers and said the attackers were in that car. The officers gave chase.During the pursuit, the car struck a curb and overturned, killing cousins Brandon Lamar Moultrey and Elijah Moultrey. Brandon Moultrey was a wanted fugitive who failed to surrender himself at York County Prison more than a month prior.

yorkdispatch.com
20031Andre Smith18MaleAfrican-American/Black11/08/2015BrownsvillePA40.0212153-79.8883832Pennsylvania State Police

Andre Smith died when the Honda Civic he was driving crashed after state police attempted to stop it to question him about an incident earlier in the night. Police said Smith took off at an "excessive speed" when a state police cruiser activated its lights and sirens. Smith tried to turn right onto Bank Street, but his car struck a building.

triblive.com
16870Lloyd Wayne Franklin34MaleEuropean-American/White11/07/2015Feasterville-TrevosePA40.125024-74.971483Bensalem Township Police Department

When police knocked on the door to a room where a man suspected in a North Carolina double slaying was staying, he apparently figured he'd been caught and took his own life shortly after firing at the officers and missing. But the officers knew nothing of the North Carolina crimes and were there to arrest another man in the room on a parole violation. Police said that an autopsy confirmed that Lloyd Wayne Franklin died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

6abc.com
16871Lionel Shoate49MaleAfrican-American/Black11/07/2015Oklahoma CityOK35.507727-97.4943795Oklahoma City Police Department

Passenger SaKeyla Harris and driver Lionel Shoate were killed in a crash after a short police chase. At around 11 p.m., police stopped Shoate's SUV on suspicion of driving under the influence. He allegedly took off, then crashed into a concrete pillar and flipped several times, ejecting Harris and pinning Shoate inside the vehicle. Both Harris and Shoate died at the scene.

kfor.com
16872SaKeyla Harris21FemaleAfrican-American/Black11/07/2015Oklahoma CityOK35.507727-97.4943795Oklahoma City Police Department

Passenger SaKeyla Harris and driver Lionel Shoate were killed in a crash after a short police chase. At around 11 p.m., police stopped Shoate's SUV on suspicion of driving under the influence. He allegedly took off, then crashed into a concrete pillar and flipped several times, ejecting Harris and pinning Shoate inside the vehicle. Both Harris and Shoate died at the scene.

kfor.com
16866Raymond Davis68MaleEuropean-American/White11/06/2015DeltonaFL28.880507-81.211433DeLand Police Department

Davis was reportedly strangling a woman, Hazel Hinds, during a heated domestic argument. Officer Bobby Harrelson, Davis's nephew and Hinds' son was off duty and opened fire with his service weapon, authorities said. This is not the officer's first shooting, and a baby and dog were injured during the shootout.

orlandosentinel.com
16867Michael Gregory Johnson51MaleEuropean-American/White11/06/2015PortlandOR45.5301638-122.6965759Portland Police Bureau

Johnson was holding a gun to his head while standing in a parking lot near a hospital, according to authorities. During negotiations with police, Johnson reportedly fired his gun at the ground twice. Tactical officers fatally shot Johnson, although it is unclear what exactly prompted the shooting. The state medical examiner's office ruled that Johnson died by suicide, although he had no self-inflicted wounds.

oregonlive.com
16868Kim Lee Long48MaleEuropean-American/White11/06/2015WadesboroNC34.9690289-80.0637443Anson County Sheriff's Office

Sgt. Donald Jenks shot Kim Long while responding to a domestic violence complaint, according to authorities. Officials allege that gunfire was exchanged.

charlotteobserver.com
16869James Smyth55MaleEuropean-American/White11/06/2015Las VegasNV36.035322-115.1361936Clark County School District Police Department

Smyth was shot inside his car as he drove at a 'high rate of speed' toward officers, according to police. Smyth had previously crashed his vehicle into a police patrol car, authorities said.

reviewjournal.com
16860Laura Lemieux36FemaleEuropean-American/White11/05/2015Goose CreekSC32.963397-80.0204399Berkeley County Sheriff's Office

Lemieux was 'randomly discharging' her gun when police responded to a report of an active shooter, according to authorities. Police used less-lethal force on Lemieux and then shot her after she pointed her gun at deputies, officials said.

abcnews4.com
16861James Wayne Bigley20MaleEuropean-American/White11/05/2015HominyOK36.4155343-96.3922483Skiatook Police Department

Bigley, who was reportedly suicidal, fatally shot a woman who tried to intervene, according to authorities. Police pursued Bigley after he left the scene and shot him when he got out of his car with a gun, officials said.

tulsaworld.com
16862David Romanoski46MaleEuropean-American/White11/05/2015MorgantownWV39.634314-79.940546Monongalia County Sheriff's Office

Deputies were serving search and arrest warrants at a home when Romanoski confronted them with a shotgun, police said.

wvmetronews.com
16863Jacob Hohman30MaleEuropean-American/White11/05/2015LakeshireMO38.5390802-90.3421273Lakeshire Police Department, St. Louis County Police Department

Hohman allegedly attacked his sister and 12-year-old nephew with a claw hammer. Police responded to a 911 call and shot Hohman when he ignored commands to drop the hammer and charged toward officers, police said.

stltoday.com
16864Marquis Deandre Jackson21MaleAfrican-American/Black11/05/2015Long BeachCA33.8601058-118.168614California Highway Patrol

Marquis Deandre Jackson reportedly took his own life after he fired harmlessly on a CHP officer who had attempted to pull him over for a carpool lane violation in Long Beach.

presstelegram.com
16865Richard Stubbs58MaleRace unspecified11/05/2015ValleyNE41.321525-96.3673961Valley Police Department

Police said an officer saw Richard Stubbs driving near 288th & Ida and suspected he was drunk. The officer reportedly began a slow pursuit under 30 mph until Stubbs turned onto 288th, where he sped up to over 90 mph. According to police, they then called off the chase. Stubbs continued north, crashed into a Valmont Industries guard shack, and died at the scene.The guard was hospitalized with serious injuries.

ketv.com
18986Amber Brewer34FemaleEuropean-American/White11/05/2015McAlesterOK34.8840109-95.8078017McAlester Police Department

Amber Brewer, 34, was run over by the truck she was trying to get out of during a chaotic pursuit. The man identified by police as the driver of the truck, Michael Crawley, 37, was arrested.

times-news.com
16855Timothy Gene Smith47MaleEuropean-American/White11/04/2015San DiegoCA32.7982267-117.2383824San Diego Police Department

Suspect had been pursued by bounty hunters. At the corner of the incident, SDPD 19-year veteran Sgt. Scott Holslag chased Smith on foot into "a shed next to apartment buildings" on direction of a police helicopter. When he saw Smith reaching into his pockets, the officer fired. No weapon was found on Smith, and it was the second time Holslag killed a suspect.

sandiegouniontribune.com
16856John Edward Allen57MaleAfrican-American/Black11/04/2015HoustonTX29.7330728-95.3547422Houston Police Department

Car was stopped for running a red light and a broken taillight. Officers approached, and instructions to roll down the windows were met with Allen pulling a pistol from his pocket. The officers responded with gunfire. Eyewitness accounts dispute this, and the 4-year veteran is under investigation by internal affairs.

abc13.com
16857Faisal Mohammad18MaleMiddle Eastern11/04/2015MercedCA37.3637343-120.4311096University of California Merced Police Department

Mohammad allegedly stabbed and wounded four people at the University of California Merced's campus. Campus police shot and killed Mohammad, who was a student at the school, according to authorities. The four people who were stabbed, two of whom were students, suffered non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

mercedsunstar.com
16858Joseph Tyndall30MaleEuropean-American/White11/04/2015SpringfieldMO37.239271-93.256192Springfield Police Department

Officers discovered a car crash and began pursuing Tyndall, who was involved in the crash and had left the scene, police said. Officers shot Tyndall when he pointed a gun at them, according to authorities.

news-leader.com
16859Name withheld by police58FemaleRace unspecified11/04/2015TopekaKS38.9389379-95.7015528Shawnee County Sheriff's Office, Kansas Highway Patrol, Topeka Police Department

An unidentified woman was found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound following a police standoff. Shawnee County sheriff's deputies and KHP troopers responded to reports of a shooting at about 12:45 p.m. After about 90 minutes, SWAT officers went inside and found the woman's body.

wibw.com
16850Jeremy Mardis6MaleEuropean-American/White11/03/2015MarksvilleLA31.1251182-92.0500056Avoyelles Parish Sheriff's Office

Jeremy Mardis was a passenger in a car driven by his father, Chris Few. Initial reports suggested that Few had backed his car into officers' cars while officers were trying to serve a warrant, and the officers fired, killing Mardis. Police later said there is no evidence of a warrant for Few, who was unarmed and was also struck but is reportedly in stable condition. Two officers involved in the shooting, Norris Greenhouse Jr and Derrick Stafford, were charged with second-degree murder.

theguardian.com
16851Joshua Duncan20MaleRace unspecified11/03/2015LemooreCA36.3439683-119.8512916California Highway Patrol

A stolen pickup truck driven by Mitchell Kauffman ran a stop sign and collided with another pickup and a BMW, killing Kauffman's passenger, Joshua Duncan, and the driver of the other truck, Juan Villegas.

hanfordsentinel.com
16852Juan Villegas51MaleRace unspecified11/03/2015LemooreCA36.3439683-119.8512916California Highway Patrol

A stolen pickup truck driven by Mitchell Kauffman ran a stop sign and collided with another pickup and a BMW, killing Kauffman's passenger, Joshua Duncan, and the driver of the other truck, Juan Villegas.

hanfordsentinel.com
16853Mark C. Willis28MaleEuropean-American/White11/03/2015GoodmanMO36.7243803-94.4194596McDonald County Sheriff's Office

Police received a call about a car breaking down on ramp 16 near Goodman. When police arrived, Willis stole a tow truck and led law enforcement on a chase. Officers say Willis exchanged gun shots with officers and then shot and killed himself.

fourstateshomepage.com
16854Joe Angel Cortez46MaleHispanic/Latino11/03/2015Wichita FallsTX33.908251-98.5022433Wichita Falls Police Department

On 11-03-15, officers of the Wichita Falls Police Department arrested Joe Angel Cortez Jr. for an outstanding probation violation warrant. He was arrested and handcuffed without incident. He was first transported to the Wichita Falls Police Department for an interview, then transported to the Wichita County Jail. Upon arrival at the jail, the jail nurse found that Cortez had elevated blood pressure and was sweating profusely. The jail would not receive Cortez until he was medically cleared. Cortez was transported by WFPD officers to United Regional Health Care System emergency room. He was admitted to the hospital into the critical care unit. On 11-10-15 at 6:32 am, Cortez died. His body was sent to Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office for autopsy. Preliminary autopsy results showed Cortez suffered from marked cardiomegaly, atherosclerotic coronary artery disease, pulmonary congestion and edema, cerebral edema, and morbid obesity. No significant trauma was found.

force.com
16848Matthew Stephen Colligan28MaleEuropean-American/White11/02/2015Klamath FallsOR42.2400098-121.8349343Klamath County Sheriff's Office

Deputies were pursuing Colligan, who was wanted on several charges and was driving a stolen vehicle, when one deputy crashed his car into the driver's side of Colligan's truck, according to authorities. The crash was not intentional, police said.

oregonlive.com
16849James Covington Jr.62MaleAfrican-American/Black11/02/2015WashingtonDC38.8551659-76.9691373Prince George's County Police Department, Forest Heights Police Department

Covington, an alleged carjacker, died after exchanging gunfire with police, according to authorities. Officers followed Covington after he assaulted a driver and stole his vehicle, police said.

wusa9.com
16840Luverne Roy Christensen49MaleEuropean-American/White11/01/2015HutchinsonMN44.8910882-94.3755574McLeod County Sheriff's Office

Police said they responded to a home after receiving a report of a verbal disturbance. Officers encountered Christensen and shot him after a 'scuffle' broke out, according to authorities. A police officer was injured during the incident and treated for noncritical injuries. No additional details have been released.

startribune.com
16841Killian O'Quinn20MaleEuropean-American/White11/01/2015EurekaCA40.8047159-124.1547114California Highway Patrol

O'Quinn began firing at an officer during a traffic stop, police said. In the exchange of gunfire, O'Quinn was killed and the officer was wounded, according to authorities.

times-standard.com
16842Jack Yantis62MaleEuropean-American/White11/01/2015CouncilID44.8099574-116.4019134Adams County Sheriff's Office

Deputies responded to the scene of an accident involving a car and a bull, state police said. Officers were preparing to shoot the bull after the animal charged emergency responders and passing cars when Yantis, the bull's owner, confronted the deputies, according to authorities. Yantis shot at the deputies and the deputies returned fire, police said.

idahostatesman.com
16843Alonzo Fiero Smith27MaleAfrican-American/Black11/01/2015WashingtonDC38.8642653-76.9739225Washington Metropolitan Police Department

Smith died shortly after he was found unconscious and handcuffed while in the custody of special police officers, according to authorities. Special police officers are armed security guards licensed by the city. DC police are investigating the incident.

washingtonpost.com
16844Debbielou Simon21FemaleAfrican-American/Black11/01/2015SavannahGA32.0819471-81.1060778Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department

Police say Antonio Shaimar Edwards, 29, allegedly caused the death of Debbie Simon by striking her with his automobile while fleeing a traffic stop.

savannahnow.com
16845Wendy Harris-Aceves46FemaleRace unspecified11/01/2015Boca RatonFL26.3505395-80.0898399Boca Raton Police Department

Fleeing from police in a Ford Mustang stolen at gunpoint, 15-year-old Wesley Brown topped 100 mph, weaving down a dark road before the crash that killed Wendy Harris-Aceves, police say.

sun-sentinel.com
16846Jeremiah Darrin Perry1MaleAfrican-American/Black11/01/2015BaltimoreMD39.3223248-76.5485717Baltimore County Police Department

Jeremiah Darrin Perry was killed after a man fleeing police hit another vehicle which then struck Jeremiah as he sat in his stroller at a bus stop with his mother. According to officials, officers were chasing a Mercedes whose driver had allegedly hit an unoccupied police cruiser at the scene of a crash that had killed Randolph Croom, 51, on Pulaski Highway shortly after 9 p.m. The driver fled west on Pulaski Highway and into Baltimore City. The Mercedes was driving northbound on Moravia Road toward Sinclair Lane when it struck a Volvo, which spun, jumped the curb and hit Jeremiah at the bus stop. Jeremiah died at a hospital. Wayne Anthony Green Jr., 38, was charged in connection with the wreck.

baltimoresun.com
16847Nicholas L. "Nick" Paape33MaleEuropean-American/White11/01/2015OmahaNE41.2523634-95.9979883Douglas County Sheriff's Office

Nicholas Paape reportedly shot himself in the head with a shotgun after deputies went to his house to check his well-being. The deputies were on the phone with Paape when he shot himself.

omaha.com
16837Noah Harpham33MaleEuropean-American/White10/31/2015Colorado SpringsCO38.8378686-104.8179162Colorado Springs Police Department

Harpham allegedly shot and killed three people before police responded to the scene. When officers arrived, Harpham started shooting at them, and police returned fire, according to police. Officer Edward Crofoot, trainee Matthew Anderson, Randall Scott Hallas and trainee Charles Surratt were ruled justified in their use of force.

denverpost.com
16838Bennie Lee Tignor56MaleAfrican-American/Black10/31/2015OpelikaAL32.6099861-85.3590431Opelika Police Department

An officer pursued Bennie Tignor after he refused to stop his car, according to authorities. The officer shot Tignor while trying to take him into custody, police said. Tignor allegedly brandished a handgun.

oanow.com
16839Yvens Seide33MaleAfrican-American/Black10/31/2015Pompano BeachFL26.2326706-80.0901128Seminole Police Department

Officer Gary Paul Evelyn, 51, of Big Cypress struck Seide as he drove westbound in his marked Seminole police pick-up truck. Evelyn was driving along the inner westbound lane when he came upon Seide, who was also in the inside westbound lane, the Florida Highway Patrol report said. Seide was hit with the truck's left front, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

sun-sentinel.com
20921Eric J. Robbins17MaleEuropean-American/White10/31/2015ChelseaMI42.3082354-84.0242359Chelsea Police Department

According to reports, police responded shortly after 2 a.m. to a report of malicious destruction of property. Police said officers saw the vehicle and conducted a traffic stop. The driver, Eric J. Robbins, reportedly fled the scene at a high rate of speed and crashed into a tree about five blocks away, killing him.

mlive.com
16832Daniel Nole30MaleEuropean-American/White10/30/2015Fort GibsonOK35.8534803-95.1717321Cherokee County Sheriff's Office

Nole, a patient at a drug rehab center, stabbed four other patients and set a barn on fire, police said. Deputies shot Nole when he approached them with a knife, according to authorities. Three of the four wounded were transported to a hospital with serious injuries, police said.

tulsaworld.com
16833Mario Bernardo Martinez29MaleHispanic/Latino10/30/2015MesquiteTX32.8109119-96.6272703Mesquite Police Department, Texas Department of Public Safety

Police attempted to stop Martinez after he ran a stop sign and pursued him when he kept driving, according to authorities. Martinez eventually stopped his car on a highway and waved a gun and threatened officers, police said. Officers shot Martinez at the end of a 90-minute standoff when Martinez reportedly pointed a gun at them.

nbcdfw.com
16834Floyd Cook62MaleEuropean-American/White10/30/2015BurkesvilleKY36.872419-85.391584Kentucky State Police, U.S. Marshals Service

Cook was shot after exchanging gunfire with officers, police said. Authorities said they had been searching for Cook for nearly a week after he shot and injured a police officer in Tennessee.

nbcnews.com
16835Tony Berry25MaleAfrican-American/Black10/30/2015HoustonTX29.9843414-95.4950846Houston Police Department

Police said group of four or five men smashed glass cases and took jewelry and other merchandise from the pawn shop. HPD officers spotted the men behind the shop, leaving the store. The officers ordered the suspects to drop their weapons, but deputies said they refused. Officers began shooting, killing one man and leaving two more in critical condition. One died later.

dylanlf.com
16836Brian Crawford24MaleAfrican-American/Black10/30/2015HoustonTX29.9843414-95.4950846Houston Police Department

Police said group of four or five men smashed glass cases and took jewelry and other merchandise from the pawn shop. HPD officers spotted the men behind the shop, leaving the store. The officers ordered the suspects to drop their weapons, but deputies said they refused. Officers began shooting, killing one man and leaving two more in critical condition. One died later.

dylanlf.com
16828Allen Quintez Deseanta "Sean" Swader18MaleEuropean-American/White10/29/2015HohenwaldTN35.5505618-87.5514818Hohenwald Police Department, Lewis County Sheriff's Office

Officers stopped Swader while responding to an armed robbery and stabbing when Swader began shooting at them, according to authorities. Officers returned fire and killed Swader, police said. Two officers were wounded and treated for their injuries.

columbiadailyherald.com
16829Larry Busby52MaleEuropean-American/White10/29/2015Old TownFL29.674559-83.031376Dixie County Sheriff's Office

Deputies responded to a home after a 911 caller said someone inside was receiving death threats, according to authorities. While deputies were at the home, Busby pulled up in a car and authorities said they heard gunshots from inside the vehicle, prompting the officers to fire, police said. Busby's car then caught on fire and deputies pulled him from his vehicle. Busby was pronounced dead at the scene from apparent gunshot wounds, police said.

gainesville.com
16830Deaunte Lamar Bell25MaleAfrican-American/Black10/29/2015ColumbusOH39.920917-82.863675Columbus Division of Police

Police stopped a suspicious car with three people in it, including Bell, according to authorities. Officers shot Bell when he reached for a gun, police said.

dispatch.com
16831Amonderez P. Green18MaleAfrican-American/Black10/29/2015St. LouisMO38.7248736-90.2931618Normandy Police Department, Ferguson Police Department

Police were called regarding a suicidal family member. Police say Green pulled a gun before he was shot and killed. Family members dispute this account.

riverfronttimes.com
16824Andrew Dehart36MaleEuropean-American/White10/28/2015Forest GroveOR45.7305329-123.2519188U.S. Marshals Service, Oregon State Police

US Marshals Service members approached Dehart, who was wanted for attempted murder and other charges, when he fled in car, police said. Officers from the Marshals Service and the Oregon State Police pursued Dehart for 17 miles, during which Dehart exchanged gunfire with officers from his car. The death was ruled a suicide..

oregonlive.com
16825Jasper Adams36MaleEuropean-American/White10/28/2015SalemOR44.8857845-122.9985142Oregon State Police

Police pursued Adams after he failed to make a traffic stop, according to authorities. Officers shot Adams when he pointed at gun at them while they were trying to arrest him, police said.

oregonlive.com
16826Jerry Michael Graham Jr.34MaleAfrican-American/Black10/28/2015JacksonvilleFL30.3184342-81.5662225Jacksonville Sheriff's Office

A SWAT team was serving a warrant at Graham's house, police said. An officer shot Graham when he opened the door and turned toward police with a gun in his hand, according to authorities.

news4jax.com
16827Ricky Keith Keeton57MaleEuropean-American/White10/28/2015SmithvilleMS34.0391733-88.4379338Monroe County Sheriff's Office

Deputies arrived at Keeton's house as part of a drug investigation, authorities said. Keeton fired at deputies when they approached and was killed when they returned fire, police said.

cdispatch.com
16822Anthony Ashford29MaleAfrican-American/Black10/27/2015San DiegoCA32.7261694-117.223191San Diego Harbor Police Department

Ashford attacked an officer who approached him because he was looking through car windows in a parking lot, police said. While the two fought, the officer's Taser deployed and struck both the officer and Ashford, according to authorities. Sulimoni W. Ahfook shot Ashford after he reached for the officer's gun, police said.

sandiegouniontribune.com
16823Tyrie Cuyler25MaleAfrican-American/Black10/27/2015SavannahGA32.0609436-81.1107311Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department

Cuyler allegedly shot at officers after they stopped him while he was driving. Officers returned fire, killing Cuyler, police said. Two officers were hit by Cuyler's shots and have been released from the hospital after receiving treatment for their injuries, according to police. Officers Michael Gonzales, Daniel Kang, Ruben Colon and John Hauber were found to have acted legally by a grand jury.

savannahnow.com
20030Rodney D. Sigley Jr.28MaleEuropean-American/White10/27/2015BethlehemPA40.698959-75.4151119Pennsylvania State Police

A state trooper stopped a car on Route 22 for following another vehicle too closely, and the driver fled. Seconds later and a quarter-mile west, Rodney D. Sigley Jr., 28, of Bethlehem slammed his Acura into the back of a Lehigh University school bus with enough force to flip it onto its roof, police said. Sigley's car burst into flames, and Sigley was pronounced dead at the scene.

mcall.com
16817Omar Miguel Lopez24MaleHispanic/Latino10/26/2015PhiladelphiaPA39.9891579-75.1271108Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority Transit Police Department

Lopez was shocked with a Taser and physically restrained on the ground outside a rail station by an officer who had escorted him outside and was awaiting backup. Police said Lopez had started a fight with the officer after the officer intervened in a 'heated verbal argument' Lopez began to have with another person.

nbcphiladelphia.com
16818Marquesha McMillan21FemaleAfrican-American/Black10/26/2015WashingtonDC38.9828374-77.0267353Washington Metropolitan Police Department

Officers responded to a robbery in progress at a liquor store, police said. McMillan shot at reponding officers in the parking lot near the liquor store and was killed when officers returned fire, according to authorities.

justice.gov
16819Kobvey Igbuhay18MaleHispanic/Latino10/26/2015TampaFL28.030209-82.515638Tampa Police Department

Officers chased Igbuhay and three others who were driving in a stolen car and eventually caught up with them near a swamp, police said. Igbuhay was shot after he allegedly tried to drown a police dog and then another officer in the water. The dog and the officer were not hurt.

tampabay.com
16820Kevin Brunson45MaleAfrican-American/Black10/26/2015FrederickMD39.4070602-77.38779Maryland State Police

A state trooper identified a stolen car in a gas station parking lot, according to authorities. When the trooper and other law enforcement officers approached Kevin Brunson, who had been driving the car, he allegedly got back in the car and drove it into a police cruiser. Brunson was shot after he got out of his car and reached to his waist, police said.

fredericknewspost.com
16821Robert L. Mayes II40MaleEuropean-American/White10/26/2015BettendorfIA41.5675726-90.5173006Bettendorf Police Department

Robert L. Mayes II reportedly opened fire inside a law office in Davenport shortly before 2 p.m. No one was hit although there were some minor injuries. Police arrived within three minutes, but Mayes was gone. Minutes later, Bettendorf officers were called to the parking lot of a business where they said they saw Mayes holding a gun. According to police, Mayes shot himself in the head when he saw the officers.

qctimes.com
16809Arthur West Jr.28MaleEuropean-American/White10/24/2015ZanesvilleOH39.8966117-82.0475293Muskingum County Sheriff's Office

Police responded to reports from a woman that West was threatening her and her child. When deputies arrived, West was alone inside his house and pointing his gun at himself, authorities said. After a standoff, deputies shot West when he pointed his gun at them, police said.

nbc4i.com
16810Juan Ulloa34MaleHispanic/Latino10/24/2015RiversideCA34.0181862-117.3398284California Highway Patrol

Police said Ulloa got out of his vehicle during a traffic stop and fired at officers. Police fired back, wounding Ulloa, who then re-entered his vehicle and drove a short distance before coming to a stop. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

cbslocal.com
16811John Harley Turner36MaleEuropean-American/White10/24/2015Talking RockGA34.4979941-84.6005809Pickens County Sheriff's Office

DWhen deputies arrived on the scene of a domestic dispute, they encountered a man brandishing a gun who deputies said would not cooperate.At some point, the man fired at and injured two deputies. The deputies along with others who responded returned fire killing the suspect.

accesswdun.com
16812Rolly Thomas34MaleAfrican-American/Black10/24/2015Cape CoralFL26.7388646-81.942014Cape Coral Police Department

Thomas allegedly shot at officers who were responding to a report of a domestic disturbance, and officers returned fire. Two other people were found in the home and were taken to hospital for treatment, according to police.

news-press.com
16813Jon Patrick Ployhar49MaleEuropean-American/White10/24/2015SterlingAK60.5274872-150.7281766Alaska State Troopers

Jon Ployhar allegedly fled a traffic stop before eventually stopping. At some point during an ensuing struggle, Ployhar allegedly grasped the officer's Taser, and the officer shot and killed him

newsminer.com
16814Dominic Andrew Hutchinson30MaleAfrican-American/Black10/24/2015Cathedral CityCA33.808446-116.473618Cathedral City Police Department

Officers responding to a domestic disturbance shot and killed Dominic Hutchinson. He allegedly advanced at officers whiole brandishing a pair of broken binoculars.

desertsun.com
16815Darren Myron Fude47MaleEuropean-American/White10/24/2015SalemWI42.581145-88.094854Kenosha County Sheriff's Office

Fude allegedly pointed a shotgun at officers during an incident at his home and refused police commands to drop the weapon.

jsonline.com
16816John Tozzi61MaleEuropean-American/White10/24/2015New PaltzNY41.7179346-74.0841207New Paltz Police Department

A domestic violence report became a standoff, with John Tozzi eventually shot and killed after firing a rifle at police.

poughkeepsiejournal.com
16806Bendetta "Lynn" Miller57FemaleEuropean-American/White10/23/2015UniontownPA39.9582654-79.6989408Pennsylvania State Police

State police hit Miller's car in the middle of a high-speed pursuit of a man who drove away during traffic stop, according to authorities. Jonathan Michael Switch, 26, was sentenced to 33 months to 63 months in prison for the crash.

heraldstandard.com
16807Ephrom Troy Barfield40MaleEuropean-American/White10/23/2015SalixIA42.3112165-96.2873538Sergeant Bluff Police Department

Sergeant Bluff police gave chase after a driver--believed to have been intoxicated--refused to pull over for a traffic stop. However, the officers soon pulled back due to rainy conditions. Ephrom Troy Barfield continued to drive at high speeds, lost control and crashed on old Highway 75 near Salix, police said. Barfield was ejected during the crash and died of his injuries. Officers were an estimated three-fourths of a mile behind him at the time he crashed.

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16808Jeremy Galvez22MaleHispanic/Latino10/23/2015CasselberryFL28.656754-81.3348601Casselberry Police Department

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, Jeremy Galvez was running across State Road 436--not in a crosswalk or within an intersection. The driver of the unmarked police car was Zachary Price, 23, of Casselberry. Florida Highway Patrol is investigating the case, and the officer was temporarily reassigned.

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16801Stephen H. Brock53MaleEuropean-American/White10/22/2015Pine TopKY37.2858391-82.8573855Kentucky State Police

Police said Brock had threatened to shoot anyone who came on to his property, and that after officers arrived Brock made an aggressive motion with one of his hands behind his back. It was not confirmed whether Brock was armed.

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16802Lawrence Green38MaleAfrican-American/Black10/22/2015ShreveportLA32.5173994-93.7447151Shreveport Police Department

Police shot Green after he approached an officer with a knife and ignored commands to drop it, police said. Officers came to the area in response to reports about an armed person, according to authorities.

shreveporttimes.com
16803Adriene Jamarr Ludd36MaleAfrican-American/Black10/22/2015CarmichaelCA38.6389968-121.3367307Sacramento County Sheriff's Office

Deputies attempted to stop Ludd while he was driving because his car's registration was expired, according to authorities. Ludd stopped to allow a passenger to exit the car and then sped away, police said. He eventually stopped and exited his car before pointing his gun at officers, officials said. Deputies Benjamin Green, David McEntire and Troy Mohler shot and killed him.

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16804Glenn T. Annalora61MaleEuropean-American/White10/22/2015CambriaNY43.2163825-78.7546458Niagara County Sheriff's Office

A Niagara County Sheriff's deputy reportedly ran a stop sign at an accident-plagued intersection and T-boned a Jeep, killing Annalora.

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16805Casey Edward Nessing26MaleEuropean-American/White10/22/2015HoustonTX29.7715786-95.1926091Houston Police Department

Fire Department paramedics responded to a suicide call. Paramedics concluded that Nessing was high because he was punching the sidewalk with his bare hands. They called for assistance. Responding Officers A.K. Anderson and A.J. Reuben handcuffed Nessing and accompanied him to East Houston Regional Medical Center, where he died of a meth-and-ethanol overdose.

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16796Mario Anthony Perdigone36MaleHispanic/Latino10/21/2015Corpus ChristiTX27.8388617-97.5736732Corpus Christi Police Department

Perdigone called police to ask for help, authorities said. Officers responded and found him in the middle of a street, police said. Officers used a Taser while trying to move Perdigone out of the road, and he became unresponsive, according to authorities.

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16797Timothy Arnold47MaleEuropean-American/White10/21/2015KentwoodMI42.8568591-85.6296019Kentwood Police Department

Officers arrived at Arnold's apartment after receiving a report that he was suicidal, police said. Arnold exited his apartment with a gun and was shot after pointing it at deputies, according to authorities.

mlive.com
16798Ryan Rodriguez21MaleHispanic/Latino10/21/2015VisaliaCA36.3508776-119.4618506Tulare County Sheriff's Office

Deputies were serving a warrant for domestic violence charges when Rodriguez fled and the deputies pursued him, police said. Rodriguez struggled with the deputies and allegedly tried to take one of their guns before they shot him, according to authorities.

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16799Miguel Angel Marin Galena35MaleHispanic/Latino10/21/2015CalexicoCA32.6652402-115.4965853U.S. Customs and Border Protection

A US Customs and Border Protection officer shot and killed Galena near the US-Mexico border, authorities said. He allegedly approached the officer with a knife.

nbcsandiego.com
16800Abel Santa Maria55MaleHispanic/Latino10/21/2015HoustonTX29.561778-95.1086978South Houston Police Department

Maria had a medical emergency at a Union Grocery. EMS responded. Officer Walker, who had not been formally dispatched, happened to learn what was going on. He handcuffed Maria to a gurney as Maria assaulted EMS personnel. Officer Walker accompanied EMS to Bayshore Hospital and uncuffed Maria for treatment. He died of an aortic dissection.

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16790Joel Lopes40MaleEuropean-American/White10/20/2015Truth or ConsequencesNM33.1542036-107.1923071Sierra County Sheriff's Office

Deputies responded to the east side of Elephant Butte Dam where they found Lopes armed with a gun, police said. Lopes ignored deputies' commands to drop the gun and was shot after he pointed his gun at them, according to authorities.

abqjournal.com
16791Kenneth Darryl Schick47MaleEuropean-American/White10/20/2015WakarusaKS38.8584109-95.698157Osage County Sheriff's Office

Deputies responded to a home following a report of a domestic disturbance, according to authorities. Police used Tasers and pepper spray while trying to subdue Shick, who died shortly after, officials said.

osagecountyonline.com
16792Roger Hall30MaleEuropean-American/White10/20/2015LouisvilleKY38.224482-85.575899Jeffersontown Police Department

Hall allegedly tried to rob a customer at gunpoint in a Jimmy John's before fleeing the restaurant. He was pursued by police, who shot him when he pulled a gun from his waistband, according to authorities. Police later said that Hall was carrying a fake gun.

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16793Lamontez Jones39MaleAfrican-American/Black10/20/2015San DiegoCA32.7136279-117.1592326San Diego Police Department

Jones was causing a disturbance downtown and took off running when police approached him, according to authorities. Police shot him when he aimed a gun at them and fired a second time when he continued to point his weapon at officers, officials said. Police later said that Jones's gun was a replica.

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16794Jonathan Gossman21MaleEuropean-American/White10/20/2015Cedar RapidsIA41.970086-91.713337Cedar Rapids Police Department

Officers stopped a car Gossman was riding in to investigate "drug-related activity" when Gossman fled on foot, police said. When officers pursued Gossman, he fired at them, according to authorities. Police said they fired back, killing him

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16795Darien Greenwood30MaleEuropean-American/White10/20/2015MandevilleLA30.4089092-90.0308073St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office

Police were pursuing Greenwood and another man suspected of burglary, officials said. Deputies shot Greenwood after he lunged at a deputy with a knife and stabbed a police dog, according to authorities.

wdsu.com
16789Dion Lamont Ramirez40MaleAfrican-American/Black10/19/2015Los AngelesCA33.9348363-118.2811003Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

Deputies saw a person "driving recklessly, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. They said that the driver sped off, leading deputies to a cul-de-sac in a couple miles away. As Ramirez turned his car around and faced the deputies, a woman got out of the car. Ramirez then allegedly accelerated his car toward the passenger side of the patrol car where a deputy was standing. Ramirez struck the patrol car, and the deputy opened fire. Ramirez was hit multiple times and died at the scene.

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19149Shannon Gonzalez37FemaleRace unspecified10/19/2015SpringfieldOH39.9160683-83.8047467Ohio State Highway Patrol

Raymone West, 26, was driving in Springfield when troopers saw his car with a broken headlight. The trooper stopped the car near Linden Avenue and Washington Street. When the car stopped, and the trooper exited his vehicle, a passenger fled on foot, and West sped away. The trooper chased the car on Linden, before it ran a red light at Selma Road and West lost control, jumping the curb and striking and killing Shannon Gonzalez.

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16785Danny Leroy Hammond50MaleEuropean-American/White10/18/2015St. CloudMN45.5753591-94.1692047Aitkin County Sheriff's Office

Hammond was not in police custody, but he was being monitored by law enforcement at the request of St. Cloud Hospital. A struggle ensued after the suspect got out of his bed and Hammond got hold of an officers gun and shot off several rounds. A deputy from the same Sheriff's Office tased Hammond, and the suspect "became unresponsive." Life-saving efforts were begun in the emergency room, but Hammond died.

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16786Silviano Ortiz37MaleHispanic/Latino10/18/2015HarlingenTX26.1755481-97.6772485Harlingen Police Department

Ortiz was acting irrationally on the road, narrowly avoiding cars. When police caught up with him, he was in Shipley Do-Nuts shop. He was placed in the back of a patrol car and transported to the Harlingen Police Department. When they attempted to remove him, he was unresponsive. Ortiz was later pronounced dead at the hospital.

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16787Krikor Ekizian28MaleEuropean-American/White10/18/2015FresnoCA36.8567138-119.773733Fresno Police Department

Ekizian allegedly stabbed his uncle and then attacked a police officer who was attempting to administer aid. Police said the officer believed Ekizian was still armed and shot four times.

fresnobee.com
16788Corey Jones31MaleAfrican-American/Black10/18/2015Palm BeachFL26.8370483-80.0997986Palm Beach Gardens Police Department

Jones was shot and killed by an on-duty, plainclothes officer in an unmarked car, according to police. Jones had stopped on the side of the road because of car troubles, according to his family. Police said the officer approached what he thought was an abandoned car and that Jones was carrying a gun. Officer Nouman Raja, 41, was convicted of manslaughter and attempted murder.

sun-sentinel.com
16779Rayshaun Cole30MaleAfrican-American/Black10/17/2015Chula VistaCA32.622115-116.999402U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Cole was shot dead at home by his girlfriend, a border and customs officer. She told authorities she fired in self-defense because he was hitting her. She was arrested on suspicion of murder but later released without being formally charged.

sandiegouniontribune.com
16780Paterson Brown Jr.18MaleAfrican-American/Black10/17/2015RichmondVA37.4988552-77.5365801Richmond Police Department

An off-duty police officer shot Brown dead after he got into the officer's car at a gas station and began driving it while the officer was waiting for it to be washed. A witness told reporters that the officer identified himself as a police officer and ordered Brown to get out of the car. The officer then opened fire when Brown made a sudden movement, according to the witness.

richmond.com
16781Dequan L. Williams28MaleAfrican-American/Black10/17/2015YorkPA39.973443-76.7529349York City Police Department

Police said Williams was shot after officers arrived at a home in response to a report of a man with a knife behaving threateningly. Officers tried to subdue him with a Taser before shots were fired, according to authorities.

ydr.com
16782Gino Paredes22MaleHispanic/Latino10/17/2015ModestoCA37.6665446-120.9201493Modesto Police Department

Gino Paredes was allegedly robbing a gas station and was noticed by an officer who was filling up his patrol car, according to police. During the confrontation that followed, Paredes brandished a pellet gun, the officer fired several times, and Paredes was killed.

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16783Jeanne Hounsell34FemaleEuropean-American/White10/17/2015FallonNV39.5512009-117.4940254South Lake Tahoe Police Department

Passengers Laura Fisher and Jeanne Hounsell and driver, South Lake Tahoe police officer Mark Hounsell, were killed in a single-vehicle rollover on US Highway 50 near the Rawhide Mine turnoff. At about 5 p.m., the party was traveling westbound when for some unknown reason the driver allowed the 2004 Chevrolet Suburban to drift off the road and then attempted to overcorrect. According to the initial investigation, the SUV overturned several times. The Hounsell's four children were hospitalized as a result of the accident. The NHP said it didn't suspect impairment as a cause of the crash.

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16784Laura Fisher33FemaleEuropean-American/White10/17/2015FallonNV39.5512009-117.4940254South Lake Tahoe Police Department

Passengers Laura Fisher and Jeanne Hounsell and driver, South Lake Tahoe police officer Mark Hounsell, were killed in a single-vehicle rollover on US Highway 50 near the Rawhide Mine turnoff. At about 5 p.m., the party was traveling westbound when for some unknown reason the driver allowed the 2004 Chevrolet Suburban to drift off the road and then attempted to overcorrect. According to the initial investigation, the SUV overturned several times. The Hounsell's four children were hospitalized as a result of the accident. The NHP said it didn't suspect impairment as a cause of the crash.

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16775Jason Foreman45MaleEuropean-American/White10/16/2015WinderGA34.033431-83.655901Barrow County Sheriff's Office, Hall County Sheriff's Office

Jason Foreman, 45 of Lula, Georgia, died during a standoff in Barrow County when deputies attempted to serve him with a warrant for the murder of an acquaintance. Officers arrived on the scene to serve this warrant and were met with gunfire upon arrival.Authorities said they used a robot to enter the building where they found the man deceased "as a result of gunfire."

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16776Johnny Angel Rangel25MaleHispanic/Latino10/16/2015La PuenteCA34.0312159-117.9160889Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

Rangel, who had reportedly broken into a house, was shot by a deputy when he reached for a second deputy's gun, according to authorities.

latimes.com
16777Ricky Ball33MaleAfrican-American/Black10/16/2015ColumbusMS33.5117266-88.4097931Columbus Police Department

Ricky Ball was reportedly shot several times by police after getting out of a car and fleeing an attempted traffic stop. He was said to have been a passenger in a car being driven by a woman. Charges were dropped against Officer Canyon Boykin in May 2020.

cdispatch.com
16778Jeffrey Duane Womack27MaleEuropean-American/White10/16/2015HoustonTX29.7857154-95.3624819Houston Police Department

According to police, SWAT responded to a consumer in a mental crisis who barricaded himself into a bedroom and had access to a long-gun. The suspect exited the location with a firearm, failed to follow commands, and was shot by a SWAT officer. The suspect died at the scene and there were no other persons injures.

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16766Jonathan Pena27MaleHispanic/Latino10/15/2015West HollywoodCA34.0849456-118.3841066Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

Two deputies were responding to an assault call, police said. The patrol car clipped the rear of another car, ran over the curb and hit two pedestrians walking on the sidwalk, killing Pena and injuring the other pedestrian, according to authorities. The deputies were hospitalized in serious condition, police said.

dailynews.com
16767David Elwood Shurtz Jr.54MaleEuropean-American/White10/15/2015DavisCA38.5440944-121.7293594Davis Police Department

Officers were summoned to the hotel "regarding a male subject screaming 'let me out,' and the sounds of breaking items" inside an upper-floor room. He also reportedly made statements regarding a gun. Concerned that there was another person in the room, officers entered. A confrontation ensued where the individual violently resisted being taken into custody. During the scuffle, officers handcuffed the man, who was lying on the floor when he suddenly stopped breathing. He died despite the CPR efforts administered by medical personnel.

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16768Michael Brennan31MaleEuropean-American/White10/15/2015ClevelandOH41.4219777-81.710833Parma Police Department, Parma Heights Police Department, Brooklyn Police Department

Brennan allegedly robbed a Papa John's at gunpoint before police gave chase. The chase ended when Brennan crashed into a truck and exited his car with his gun pointed at officers, police said. Officers Jeffrey Krepina, Chuck Mehlman, Scott Jackson, Stephen Lindh, Parma Officer, Daniel Toporowych and Brooklyn officer Shane Phillips were all deemed justified.

cleveland.com
16769Herbert Benitez27MaleHispanic/Latino10/15/2015San FranciscoCA37.7787183-122.4147847San Francisco Police Department

Police were taking Benitez into custody after he threw glass bottles into the street, according to authorities. He began struggling with an officer and reportedly took his gun, prompting another officer shot him, police said.

sfexaminer.com
16770Kaleb R. Alexander25MaleAfrican-American/Black10/15/2015ColumbusOH39.9221981-82.8638711Columbus Division of Police

Police killed Alexander after he robbed a convenience store at gunpoint, according to authorities. The store was being watched because he had robbed it on the two previous nights. Alexander allegedly refused to drop his gun when police confronted him outside the store.

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16771Linda Lush50FemaleEuropean-American/White10/15/2015Las VegasNV36.1290532-115.224864Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department

Officers from a SWAT team shot and killed Lush after she refused to exit a stolen car and fired a gun at officers, police said.

reviewjournal.com
16772Jorge Tapia15MaleHispanic/Latino10/15/2015HomesteadFL25.5058946-80.4133762Miami-Dade Police Department

Police said Tapia robbed a pharmacy of money at gunpoint, and was fatally shot minutes later after he pointed a gun at officers from his car during a brief pursuit.

miamiherald.com
16773Robert Burgess Jr.35MaleEuropean-American/White10/15/2015KirklandWA47.7071288-122.1885209Kirkland Police Department

Robert Burgess apparently was attempting to give away a 3-year-old boy, presumed to be his son, when police were contacted. The boy was not present when Burgess was shot, as he was taken away by police at their initial encounter with Burgess. He fled and later attempted several failed armed carjackings. Officers eventually caught up with Burgess at a business park, where an officer shot and killed him. He had grasped an officer's gun.

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16774Martin Ryans Jr.20MaleAfrican-American/Black10/15/2015HoustonTX29.8521602-95.5078366Houston Police Department

According to police, DPS and NW Patrol officers observed three suspects enter a cash store and attempt to rob it. DPS and NW officeres discharged their weapons striking the suspects when they ran at the officers with guns drawn. One suspect was killed, another wounded, and a third was arrested. No officers were injured.

houstontx.gov
20029David Joseph Marsico52MaleEuropean-American/White10/15/2015GreensburgPA40.339804-79.544655Greensburg Police Department, Pennsylvania State Police

David Joseph Marsico, 52, died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, hours after his threat to shoot his girlfriend at her Greensburg apartment sparked a four-hour standoff with police and state troopers, police said.

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16761Leslie Portis Jr.57MaleAfrican-American/Black10/14/2015EvergreenAL31.3857989-87.0202002Conecuh County Sheriff's Office, Alabama Department of Public Safety

Portis barricaded himself in a house after assaulting someone in a nearby city, police said. He eventually exited the home firing at officers who returned fire and killed him, according to authorities.

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16762Michael Clark59MaleRace unspecified10/14/2015SeasideCA36.6136476-121.8447802Seaside Police Department

Witnesses in a shopping mall called police and said Clark was acting erratically. Clark shot at the officers who approached him and was killed when they returned fire, according to authorities.

thecalifornian.com
16763Samuel Villarreal18MaleHispanic/Latino10/14/2015IndioCA33.7177631-116.234936Indio Police Department

Officers were investigating an auto theft and attempted to stop Villarreal when he drove the stolen car into a parking lot, according to authorities. Police opened fire after Villarreal allegedly backed his car into a police cruiser. Detective Leonardo Perafan shot and killed him.

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16764Brent Andrew Brannon27MaleEuropean-American/White10/14/2015CartersvilleGA34.1742623-84.760308Emerson Police Department

An officer stopped Brannon for a tag violation and learned of a warrant for his arrest after running his license, police said. The two got into a confrontation, during which the officer deployed his Taser before shooting Brannon when he pointed a gun at the officer, according to authorities.

ledger-enquirer.com
16765Michelle Esch aka Michelle Marie Burg46FemaleEuropean-American/White10/14/2015NaplesFL26.0928468-81.7350349Collier County Sheriff's Office

Esch tried and failed to carjack two people before successfully carjacking a third person and driving away, police said. Deputies caught up to her and shot her following a confrontation, according to authorities.

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20027Dennis James Kern61MaleEuropean-American/White10/14/2015AvellaPA40.2774949-80.4656679Pennsylvania State Police

Troopers said Dennis James Kern, 62, was found in an upstairs bedroom of the house with a self-inflicted bullet wound after a police standoff. He was a suspect in the death of his wife.

post-gazette.com
20028Earl Miller45MaleRace unspecified10/14/2015BechtelsvillePA40.4225417-75.6283478Pennsylvania State Police

Miller shot at his neighbor, Esbon Paskel. Paskel ran from Miller, and Miller then began firing at a girl who was looking out a second-floor window in Paskel's home. Miller went back into his own home, police said. Miller was at the front of his home, standing at the door when state police arrived. He fired from inside the house. Police eventually entered Miller's home where he was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said.

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16760Jarek Kozlowski27MaleRace unspecified10/13/2015GardnervilleNV38.9053634-119.7514765Douglas County Sheriff's Office

Deputies responded to a domestic incident in which Kozlowski shot his mother. when deputies got to the house, Kozlowski shot at deputies, who fired back and hit him at least a couple times. Deputies were not hurt. Jarek went back in the house and left through the back. Deputies called for backup and sent a reverse 911 to the neighborhood, and found him nearby, leading him to surrender. He died in the hospital a few days later.

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20026Erik James Yannitelli22MaleEuropean-American/White10/13/2015FarmingtonPA39.8077673-79.5714344Wharton Police Department

Christopher Anthony Kemp, 27, sped away from police on Route 40 in Wharton to avoid arrest for driving with a suspended license, police said. Kemp is accused of driving in the wrong lane in excess of 115 mph, causing several vehicles to collide and narrowly avoiding a crash with a state police vehicle. The chase ended when he crashed head-on into a car at Rankin Road. That driver, Erik James Yannitelli, 22, of Farmington, was killed.

post-gazette.com
16757Rudolph "Toby" Smith31MaleEuropean-American/White10/12/2015BrookhavenMS31.5948889-90.4541709Brookhaven Police Department

Smith was being evicted from his home when he fired his gun at officers, police said. Smith was shot and killed by a SWAT team after a nearly six-hour standoff, according to authorities. Two officers sustained minor injuries during the exchange of gunfire.

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16758Jason Day40MaleAfrican-American/Black10/12/2015LawtonOK34.59443-98.4222045Lawton Police Department

Officers responded to a report of a man waving a gun, police said. Police shot Day after a "brief encounter" with him, according to authorities. No additional details have been released.

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16759James Darren Oakley23MaleAfrican-American/Black10/12/2015HoustonTX29.9714803-95.4859735Harris County Sheriff's Office

Deputies pursued Oakley by vehicle for an unspecified reason. Oakley crashed as he evaded deputies. He admitted that he was high on PCP and was flown to a hospital.

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20920Zachary Phillips22MaleEuropean-American/White10/12/2015Battle CreekMI42.30974399999999-85.1449718Michigan State Police

Zachary Phillips was riding a motorcycle at 12:49 a.m. when he was stopped by a state trooper. According to reports, Phillips acknowledged the officer and then fled. After a brief pursuit, the motorcycle failed to negotiate a curve and crashed. Phillips was pronounced dead at the scene.

battlecreekenquirer.com
16753Robert Humberto Medellin43MaleHispanic/Latino10/11/2015OdessaTX31.8718854-102.4244921Ector County Sheriff's Office

Police responded to a disturbance and pursued Medellin after he drove away in his car, according to authorities. Deputies shot Medellin when he got out of his car and charged at deputies with a knife, police said.

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16754Joe Pasquez Ortiz34MaleHispanic/Latino10/11/2015San BernardinoCA34.108041-117.279666San Bernardino Police Department

Ortiz was fatally shot by Officer Dominick Martinez while fleeing a park on a bicycle, according to police. Officers were responding to a 911 call from a 7-year-old girl who said two men were threatening to shoot her father. The other suspect was detained.

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16755Bernard Brandon Powers23MaleAfrican-American/Black10/11/2015TaylorsSC34.949107-82.307976Greenville County Sheriff's Office

Officers were executing a search warrant when Powers began shooting, police said. Deputies returned fire, killing Powers and injuring another person, according to authorities. A deputy was also injured in the exchange of gunfire.

greenvilleonline.com
16756Kevin Lau44MaleAsian/Pacific Islander10/11/2015Lake CharlesLA30.1742819-93.2293986Lake Charles Police Department

Lau was reportedly involved in a domestic disturbance and was armed with a gun when officers responded to his home, police said. Police shot him after he pointed a gun in their direction and ignored commands to lower it, according to authorities.

wdsu.com
25158Antonio Corona-Razo38MaleHispanic/Latino10/11/2015RevereMA42.3943319-70.9853984Revere Police Department

Antonio Corona-Razo, who had been hospitalized for a mental health evaluation the previous week, smashed through a window of an apartment building and forced his way into a residence with a young relative. He was bleeding and combative in a hallway when police arrived. He allegedly punched, kicked, and bit the officers and at one point tried to jump out a window. Ultimately, police restrained him, and he died.

reverejournal.com
16748William Daniel Combs38MaleEuropean-American/White10/10/2015Pinon HillsCA34.4013703-117.6033266San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office

William Combs was acting irrationally and claimed he had a bomb, police said. Officers said they heard a large noise that they thought could have been an explosive. Combs got into a car and began driving toward deputies when police shot him, according to authorities. Police alleged vehicular assault.

sbsun.com
16749Anthony L. Aguilar Sr.35MaleEuropean-American/White10/10/2015LisleIL41.8049346-88.0934789Lisle Police Department

Anthony Aguilar was fatally shot while trying to break into a woman's home, according to authorities. Police said he brandished a metal scraper. Officers said they used a Taser on Aguilar before shooting him.

chicagotribune.com
16750Christopher J. Whitmarsh49MaleEuropean-American/White10/10/2015BeverlyMA42.5635625-70.888505Beverly Police Department

Whitmarsh, who was reportedly suicidal, struck another car and two police cruisers with his own car, according to authorities. Officers shot him when he ignored commands to stop his vehicle and prepared to strike the cruisers a third time, police said.

salemnews.com
16751Richard Love31MaleEuropean-American/White10/10/2015Old SaybrookCT41.2853474-72.4188372Connecticut State Police

Officers responded to a motel upon learning that Love, who police said was a suspect in several investigations, was staying there. After hearing gunshots from the room, a SWAT team entered and killed Love after he refused to drop a gun, police said.

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16752Name withheld by policeMaleRace unspecified10/10/2015Chula VistaCA32.6232014-117.0637937Chula Vista Police Department

An unidentified motorcyclist was killed when he collided head on with a pickup truck while fleeing from police in Chula Vista.

sandiegouniontribune.com
16744Margaret Wagner62FemaleEuropean-American/White10/09/2015AguangaCA33.4765876-116.8180505Riverside County Sheriff's Department

Wagner allegedly pointed a gun at a sheriff's deputy when officers arrived at a home for a reported domestic disturbance. Authorities said Wagner was also accused of threatening people at another home nearby earlier in the day.

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16745Travis Quay40MaleEuropean-American/White10/09/2015LakeviewMI43.4456951-85.2443684Michigan State Police

Police said Quay shot a sheriff's deputy with a crossbow when officers arrived at his home to arrest him for alleged assault. A state trooper returned fire and killed Quay. The deputy was said to be in stable condition.

mlive.com
16746Gary Carmona Boitano19MaleAfrican-American/Black10/09/2015ColumbiaMD39.1988869-76.879491Howard County Police Department

Officers said they responded to a 911 caller who said a man with a knife was threatening to kill him. Police shot Boitano after he refused to drop his knife, according to authorities.

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16747Joseph Andrew Thomas42MaleRace unspecified10/09/2015TopekaKS39.041831-95.665506Topeka Police Department

Joseph Andrew Thomas was killed after his motorcycle hit a police while being chased by police. At around 10:30 p.m., police tried to stop Thomas for a turn violation. Police claimed the officers terminated the pursuit due to high speeds. Less than one minute later, Thomas' motorcycle wrecked.

cjonline.com
25157Deonna Mason aka Derrick D. Mason22TransgenderAfrican-American/Black10/09/2015CharlotteNC35.278654-80.793904North Carolina State Highway Patrol

Trooper C. D. Montgomery hit and killed pedestrian Derrick Mason on Interstate 85 around 1:30 a.m. Fatal Encounters apologizes for the occasional use of birth names for transgender people. Police and news media often report the birth names instead of the real names, so we have to have both in our name field to prevent duplications in the dataset.

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3243Thomas Joseph Purdy Jr.38MaleEuropean-American/White10/08/2015RenoNV39.5748794-119.8129306Washoe County Sheriff's Office

Thomas Purdy was having emotional/mental crisis in the Peppermill Resort Spa Casino, where he was a guest. He was restrained and arrested by security guards and Reno police officers. He was left hogtied in receiving at the Washoe County jail, allegedly high on methamphetamine and complaining he couldn't breathe. Washoe County paid $100,000, Peppermill casino paid $50,000, and the city of Reno paid $25,000 to settle wrongful death lawsuits. Reports don't state categorically whether he was booked, so this incident may be outside of FatalEncounters dataset, which does not include individuals after they've been booked into the jail or prison system.

rgj.com
16741Amado Lago46MaleHispanic/Latino10/07/2015West Palm BeachFL26.6684253-80.1088344Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office

Deputies responded after Lago attacked two people with a machete, killing one, police said. An officer fatally shot Lago when Lago began charging toward another officer with the machete, according to authorities.

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16742Bradley Chavez17MaleHispanic/Latino10/07/2015WatertownWI43.180751-88.704398Jefferson County Sheriff's Office

Bradley Chavez and Donovan Cagney were killed when their car crashed during a police chase that ended in Watertown. Shortly before 2 a.m., deputies stopped the teens on County Road E, south of Watertown. The driver allegedly drove off at high speeds toward the town, then lost control on a curve and crashed into a tree. Chavez and Cagney died at the scene. Three teenaged girls in the back seat were injured in the crash, two of them critically.

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16743Donovan Cagney17MaleEuropean-American/White10/07/2015WatertownWI43.180751-88.704398Jefferson County Sheriff's Office

Bradley Chavez and Donovan Cagney were killed when their car crashed during a police chase that ended in Watertown. Shortly before 2 a.m., deputies stopped the teens on County Road E, south of Watertown. The driver allegedly drove off at high speeds toward the town, then lost control on a curve and crashed into a tree. Chavez and Cagney died at the scene. Three teenaged girls in the back seat were injured in the crash, two of them critically.

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10926James Hurst36MaleEuropean-American/White10/06/2015KnoxvilleTN35.9855316-83.9913444Knoxville Police Department

James Hurst, 36, shot Marsha Bowling, 44, while she was in her car outside his house on Bradshaw Road, just across from Victor Ashe Park. They say Hurst then went inside the home and shot himself in the head during a standoff with police.

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16740Donald Thomas Miller II36MaleEuropean-American/White10/06/2015MontereyCA36.602632-121.894841Monterey Police Department

Monterey police say they received reports of a man acting irrationally and who possibly had a weapon. Donald Thomas Miller II was brandishing a replica handgun when he was shot six times. He had been in police custody earlier that day for trespassing, was described as obviously mentally ill, and released.

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26105Willie Jim Robinson65MaleNative American/Alaskan10/06/2015HugoOK34.0105981-95.5040573Choctaw Nation Tribal Police Department

Police said Robinson was hit and killed when he was crossing the U.S.-70 bypass by Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma tribal officer Larry Masters.

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16737James Dunaway51MaleEuropean-American/White10/05/2015HurstTX32.8175949-97.2021751Hurst Police Department

Police were called for a domestic disturbance. Dunaway apparently hid in a nearby backyard, reportedly with a gun. Police shot and killed him.

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16738Rodney Jencsik50MaleEuropean-American/White10/05/2015Woodbridge TownshipNJ40.5730156-74.2680378Woodbridge Police Department

Police shot Jencsik at the end of a three-hour standoff when he left his home pointing a gun at officers, according to authorities. Jencsik is accused of fatally stabbing a woman and critically injuring a man before the standoff.

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16739Charles A. Pettit18MaleAfrican-American/Black10/05/2015Midwest CityOK35.4497498-97.4132203Midwest City Police Department

Police said Pettit fled the scene of a burglary and was pursued on foot by officer James Hill, who chased Pettit and another male across a south parking lot of Rose State College. The unidentified male fled the scene west, and Pettit stopped on the east side of a trash bin near the aquatics center on the campus. Pettit pointed a loaded semi-automatic handgun at Hill, and Hill shot and killed Pettit.

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