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
12381Gregory Shane Johnson30MaleEuropean-American/White02/17/2013MoultonAL34.499872-87.1430194Lawrence County Sheriff's Office

Gregory Johnson was killed when he was thrown from his SUV after he crashed during a high-speed chase.

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12382Merle Mikal Hatch50MaleEuropean-American/White02/17/2013PortlandOR45.5122765-122.5590789Portland Police Bureau

Merle Hatch reportedly checked into the emergency room Sunday evening at Portland Adventist Medical Center, then threatened a hospital employee with a black object that appeared to be a gun. He reportedly walked out abruptly and pointed the object at a security car in an employee parking lot. Soon after police arrived, Hatch sprinted towards them with the black object pointed at them. Police shot and killed Hatch. The black object was apparently a landline phone handset.

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12373Luis Longoria13MaleHispanic/Latino02/16/2013StocktonCA38.0102069-121.3208477California Highway Patrol

13-year-old Luis Longoria and 15-year-old Martel Zepeda were killed when Longoria, who was driving an allegedly stolen 1994 Honda Accord, hit the wall of a Rasputin Music store while fleeing the CHP. According to the CHP, Longoria led them on a high-speed chase that began when he didn't pull over for an officer. After the accident, the CHP said the Honda was reported stolen four days before the crash, but that they didn't know by whom.

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12374Martel Zepeda15MaleHispanic/Latino02/16/2013StocktonCA38.0102069-121.3208477California Highway Patrol

13-year-old Luis Longoria and 15-year-old Martel Zepeda were killed when Longoria, who was driving an allegedly stolen 1994 Honda Accord, hit the wall of a Rasputin Music store while fleeing the CHP. According to the CHP, Longoria led them on a high-speed chase that began when he didn't pull over for an officer. After the accident, the CHP said the Honda was reported stolen four days before the crash, but that they didn't know by whom.

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12375Stephanie A. Casto21FemaleEuropean-American/White02/16/2013CantonOH40.794837-81.355528Ohio State Highway Patrol

Christopher William Dinger, 27, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for speeding, killing passenger Stephanie A. Casto upon crashing.

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12376Charles A. Baker Jr.30MaleAfrican-American/Black02/16/2013JamestownNY42.0961665-79.2381007Jamestown Police Department

Following a traffic stop Baker was being processed in the Jamestown police station. He asked for water, was refused, and became unruly. To subdue him police Tasered him while he was handcuffed. Two hours later Baker experienced what was described as a "medical event", and was declared dead in a hospital shortly thereafter.

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12377Juan Antonio Gonzalez31MaleHispanic/Latino02/16/2013TulsaOK36.0598797-95.913211Tulsa Police Department

Officers responded to Gonzalez's home after a call from his roommate, saying that Gonzalez was suicidal and had chased him out of the apartment with a knife. Officer Daniel Madewell, fearing for his life, shot and killed the suspect after he appeared on his balcony and point what they thought was a scoped rifle at the officers. Madewell fired multiple rounds at the suspect who died on the scene. The weapon turned out to be a BB gun. Gonzalez's roommate said he struggled with mental health issues most of his life and seemed to be getting worse. Madewell was cleared and returned to work.

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12378Alberto Morales42MaleHispanic/Latino02/16/2013GrapevineTX32.9721517-97.0991104Grapevine Police Department

Alberto Morales escaped from a long-distance prison transfer by stabbing a detective with his eyeglasses. After a four day manhunt, Morales was found in a wooded area of Grapevine. Morales was shot and killed after allegedly lunging at officers with a sharpened stick. He was shot in a wooded area of Grapevine.

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12379Dwight Morrison63MaleAfrican-American/Black02/16/2013Fort LauderdaleFL26.0629426-80.3461788Davie Police Department, Broward County Sheriff's Office

Cyclist Morrison was struck from behind by a suspect in a high-speed police chase. Local police followed the suspect in violation of their own policies. Morrison was thrown 200 feet by the impact and was killed instantly.

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12370William J. Marcella44MaleEuropean-American/White02/15/2013BristolVA36.606185-82.2126154Bristol Police Department

William J. Marcella, 44, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for DUI and died because of a crash.

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12371Jeremiah Eldon Johnson33MaleEuropean-American/White02/15/2013IndianolaIA41.3578737-93.5396342Warren County Sheriff's Office

Fugitive father Johnson from Georgia, an Afghan and Iraq veteran, led police on a long chase ranging up to 110 MPH before smashing his vehicle full speed into an unoccupied patrol car, part of a road barricade. Johnson died instantly. His 5-year-old son in the back seat escaped with only minor injuries.

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12372Emmanuel Franco25MaleHispanic/Latino02/15/2013Monterey ParkCA34.0576682-118.1339025Monterey Park Police Department

Police were responding to a domestic disturbance between a couple at a motel. The couple left in a vehicle, and police followed them and initiated a traffic stop. Officers shot and killed Franco after he allegedly exited the vehicle and brandished a handgun at them.

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12366Kimberly Nicole Anglin26FemaleEuropean-American/White02/14/2013CovingtonGA33.556009-83.8488774Georgia State Patrol

Donald Justin Barnes, 27, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for driving erratically and speeding and died because of a crash. His passenger Kimberly Nicole Anglin also was killed.

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12367Donald Justin Barnes27MaleEuropean-American/White02/14/2013CovingtonGA33.556009-83.8488774Georgia State Patrol

Donald Justin Barnes, 27, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for driving erratically and speeding and died because of a crash. His passenger Kimberly Nicole Anglin also was killed.

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12368David Christopher Adams58MaleAfrican-American/Black02/14/2013HagerstownMD39.6509766-77.7527735Washington County Sheriff's Office

David Christopher Adams, 58, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for shoplifting and died because of a crash. Since Fatal Encounters could not find a supporting media internet link, this information comes from USA Today's December 1, 2016, Fatal Pursuits project, which uses police-reported data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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12369Alejandro Rendon23MaleHispanic/Latino02/14/2013IndioCA33.7212238-116.2271757Indio Police Department

Rendon, 23, a farm worker, was shot by Indio police Officer Alex Franco after he and his partner attempted to stop the suspect while he was riding his bicycle. Rendon fled and was shot by Franco who claimed the suspect was facing him down over the hood of the police vehicle and could have been armed. Experts testified Rendon's bullet wounds reveal he was shot from behind and below. The family of Alejandro Rendon was awarded a $1.9 million settlement in July 2014.

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19132Brian Chesser33MaleRace unspecified02/14/2013OrangeburgSC33.5405323-80.9231884Orangeburg County Sheriff's Office

After suicidal threats and a standoff, Brian Chesser was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot.

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12363Daniel R. Flexon19MaleEuropean-American/White02/13/2013DinwiddieVA37.0816303-77.5826766Dinwiddie County Sheriff's Office

Daniel Flexon, 19, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for speeding and died because of a crash.

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12364Kenny Detrelle Montgomery34MaleAfrican-American/Black02/13/2013HoustonTX29.7334961-95.5419656Houston Police Department

Officers responding to a complaint entered an apartment where Montgomery threatened a woman and a baby with a knife. The woman dropped the baby and left when officers entered. Montgomery picked the baby up and put a knife to its throat with one hand, then lit a crack pipe with the other. Officers tried to reason with him. Officer J. Fisher fatally shot him as he tried to hide in a bathroom. The baby survived.

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12359Christopher Dorner33MaleAfrican-American/Black02/12/2013Angelus OaksCA34.1849024-116.9089613San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office

Christopher Dorner reportedly died from an apparently self-inflicted single gunshot wound during a standoff and fire at a cabin in the San Bernardino Mountains. Dorner, an involuntarily terminated LAPD officer, was the subject of a massive, multi-day manhunt after he was named as a suspect in a series of shootings that killed four people and wounded three others in Southern California. San Bernardino County Sheriff John McMahon maintained that deputies did not deliberately set the cabin on fire. "Sheriff's Capt. Gregg Herbert, who led the assault on the cabin, said the canisters were used only as a last resort... 'This was our only option,' Herbert said of the pyrotechnic tear gas, adding that the potential for igniting a fire was taken into account. During the manhunt, police shot at three civilians in two separate incidents after mistaking their pickup trucks for Dorner's. One of the civilians was shot by police gunfire, another was wounded by shattered glass, and a third individual was injured when police rammed his vehicle and opened fire.

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12360Kayla Moore aka Xavier Christopher Moore41TransgenderAfrican-American/Black02/12/2013BerkeleyCA37.8693034-122.2670288Berkeley Police Department

Officers responded to 2116 Allston Way for a mental health evaluation. Moore was uncooperative, struggled with police and stopped breathing while under restraint. Copwatch identified Moore as a transgender woman of color (Kayla Moore) and raised concerns about the death. Coroner later ruled death as a drug overdose, accidental. 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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12361Gabriel Vernon Stevenson18MaleAfrican-American/Black02/12/2013South LyonMI42.402721-83.663874Michigan State Police, Northfield Township Police Department

Gabriel Vernon Stevenson traded shots with police during an early-morning traffic stop, led officers on a high-speed chase, crashed his red pickup into a house, tried to smash house windows to gain entry, then advanced on and lunged at officers with a knife. With multiple agencies responding it was a state trooper who shot and killed Stevenson..

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12362Alden Patrick Anderson32MaleAfrican-American/Black02/12/2013St. PaulMN44.954816-93.1297762St. Paul Police Department

Police entered a house where they found Anderson, who was wanted on a first-degree criminal sexual conduct warrant, armed with a knife in the basement. Anderson fatally stabbed Kody, a police dog, before the officers shot and killed Anderson, police said.

startribune.com
12356Thomas S. Matusiewicz68MaleEuropean-American/White02/11/2013WilmingtonDE39.7407194-75.5495847Delaware Capitol Police Department

Texan and former officer Matusiewicz had been embroiled in an epic custody battle for his three granddaughters. His son had kidnapped them and absconded to Central America in 2005, was captured in 2009, and was in prison in February 2013. At a hearing at the county courthouse, Matusiewicz assassinated his former daughter-in-law and the friend she came to court with. Under fire from police, he shot himself in the head.

inquirer.com
12357John Christopher Armes29MaleEuropean-American/White02/11/2013TemeculaCA33.530874-117.1454512California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, U.S. Marshals Service

Officers were trying to take into custody a parolee who was wanted for assault with a deadly weapon. John Christopher Armes was in a taxi and when the driver fled he allegedly took control of the taxi, drove it into an unmarked law enforcement vehicle and then ran. Armes was shot by a member of the Fugitive Task Force when he reportedly appeared to be reaching for a weapon. No weapon was found and the taxi driver reported he never saw a weapon.

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12358Jason James Shaw32MaleEuropean-American/White02/11/2013BillingsMT45.77609-108.5155866Billings Police Department

At 1:30 on a Monday morning a local officer approached three people in a parked car. Back-seat passenger Shaw, with an extensive criminal record, emerged from the car but refused to follow orders to keep his hands in view. An attempt to Taser him did not work because of thick clothing. He was shot and killed by police when he reportedly reached for a BB pistol in his clothes.

missoulian.com
19131Charles Porter II35MaleEuropean-American/White02/11/2013WilliamstonSC34.6192629-82.5241222Anderson County Sheriff's Office

Deputies had gone to Charles Porter II's home after neighbors called 911 and asked them to check on a man who lived there who was acting strange. Sheriff Skipper said deputies went to the home to try to persuade the man not to harm himself. According to reports, the man was being uncooperative and had a gun near him. When he made a threatening two Anderson County Sheriff's deputies shot the him.

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12352Ashley Browder21FemaleEuropean-American/White02/10/2013AlbuquerqueNM35.18448-106.670111Albuquerque Police Department

Officer Adam Casaus was accused of crashing into an SUV, killing Ashley Browder and seriously injuring her sister, Lindsay Browder. He was off-duty and driving home at the time. Casaus claimed he was chasing a dangerous driver that night when the crash happened. The jury in the trial found Adam Casaus guilty of two counts of careless driving.

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12353Deanna Swinford37FemaleEuropean-American/White02/10/2013PurvisMS31.166982-89.431565Lamar County Sheriff's Office

Jimmy Harrison Howard, 44, fled a stop for running a stop sign when he crashed, killing Deanna Swinford. Since Fatal Encounters could not find a supporting media internet link, this information comes from USA Today's December 1, 2016, Fatal Pursuits project, which uses police-reported data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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12354Name withheld by police33MaleEuropean-American/White02/10/2013New AugustaMS31.195558-89.0365541Perry County Sheriff's Office

An unidentified person, 33, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for suspicion of transporting drugs and died because of a crash. Since Fatal Encounters could not find a supporting media internet link, this information comes from USA Today's December 1, 2016, Fatal Pursuits project, which uses police-reported data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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12355Daniel K. Holt34MaleEuropean-American/White02/10/2013DaytonOH39.7782746-84.1969453Dayton Police Department

Holt allegedly pulled a SKS rifle on police and refused to drop it. Holt was shot by Dayton Police sergeants Mark Ponichtera and Andrew Gillig in Island Metropark and died at Miami Valley Hospital. Police said that suicide by cop was "... a fairly accurate description." Dayton Police reports show three occasions between November 2010 and May 2011 when Holt described himself as suicidal and was taken to a hospital for a 72-hour psychiatric hold.

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12348Sixto Eduardo Quezada22MaleHispanic/Latino02/09/2013Fort WorthTX32.799678-97.34578Fort Worth Police Department

Three officers conducted a traffic stop on Sixto Quezada, because a white SUV like the one he drove was wanted in connection to a shooting. Quezada backed in the general direction of an officer. All three officers shot at Quezada, striking him three times in the chest and killing him. It was later discovered that Quezada could not have been the driver from the earlier shooting.

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12349Ralph Elliott III41MaleEuropean-American/White02/09/2013DowlingMI42.5088361-85.2893833Barry County Sheriff's Office

Officers responded to a 911 call from Ralph Elliott III's wife saying that he had a gun and had allegedly fired two shots. When police arrived Elliott confronted them in the yard and did not respond to orders to stop advancing. When a Taser had no effect, Elliott reached for a handgun as he kept advancing. A deputy shot Elliott twice; he died of his wounds. Shooting was ruled justified by the Barry County Prosecutor in March 2013.

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12350Otis Roberson32MaleAfrican-American/Black02/09/2013St. LouisMO38.6028193-90.2070181St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department

Two St. Louis patrolmen, working part-time jobs for Mardi Gras Inc., responded to a report of gunfire. When they arrived, they observed Roberson brandishing a handgun. The officers ordered him to drop the gun; he instead turned and pointed it in their direction. Both officers fired shots, wounding the man. He was transported to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

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12351Stoney Eugene Rawlinson40MaleEuropean-American/White02/09/2013DallasTX32.8650897-96.7435475Dallas Police Department

Officers had arranged to meet Stoney E. Rawlinson in a parking lot near Skillman Avenue and Abrams Road in connection with a murder investigation. He had allegedly killed his girlfriend Samantha Rasmus with a machete. When they arrived they found him armed with a shotgun in a vehicle. He refused to drop the weapon, and was shot and killed.

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12343Mark S. Bourdase61MaleEuropean-American/White02/08/2013FresnoCA36.823024-119.7360265California Highway Patrol

Alexander Rey Soto was driving a car which police tried to stop for an alleged window-tint violation. Soto fled. Police pursued andthe car crashed. Mark A. Bourdase, a bystander, was killed. Since Fatal Encounters could not find a supporting media internet link, this information comes from USA Today's December 1, 2016, Fatal Pursuits project, which uses police-reported data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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12344Jordan T. Graham21MaleEuropean-American/White02/08/2013AltoonaPA40.5079639-78.4001835Altoona Police Department

Jordan T. Graham, 21,, was allegedly fleeing a police stop for traveling the wrong way on 6th Avenue when he crashed into a garbage truck and died.

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12345Tonya Michelle Buggs43FemaleRace unspecified02/08/2013BladensburgMD38.9408293-76.9296779Bladensburg Police Department

Local police were called out to an apartment building on reports of a woman waving a knife around. Tonya Michelle Buggs reportedly refused to drop the weapon and was shot and killed by police when she lunged at police with the knife.

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12346Armando Santibanez22MaleHispanic/Latino02/08/2013VisaliaCA36.30864-119.2694913Visalia Police Department

Visalia Police Department undercover officers following Armando Santibanez allegedly witnessed him selling drugs and pulled him over on South Pinkham Street and Beech Avenue. The suspect refused to exit the vehicle and was seen reaching for something under his seat. After repeated warning, Officer Tim Haener fired five shots through the window, hitting Santibanez. He died at Kaweah Delta Medical Center. Shooting by Tim Haener was ruled justified. Police reported they found a 9mm loaded handgun under the seat of the car.

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12347Roberto Antonio Torres33MaleHispanic/Latino02/08/2013Las VegasNV36.137287-115.199457Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department

Las Vegas police shot and killed Roberto Antonio Torres, who was wanted after shooting his girlfriend in the face. Torres was standing with a man and a woman when officers Joseph Parra and Scott Thomas approached. Torres pulled out a handgun and fired at the officers. They returned fire, killing Torres. The man and woman were both shot and wounded. They were selling a car to Torres.

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12337Name withheld by police36MaleRace unspecified02/07/2013El MonteCA34.08385-118.0119494El Monte Police Department

A 10-hour standoff with an unnamed suicidal man at an El Monte home ended after a SWAT team forced their way inside and found him dead from an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound. Shortly before 8 a.m., firefighters responded after family members reported the man was suicidal, but backed off after learning he might have a handgun. Shortly after police arrived, they reportedly heard two gunshots from within the house and called in a SWAT team. Police said they then received several 911 calls from the home in which the caller immediately hung up. Knowing the man was alone inside, police took the calls as a sign that he was still alive. Numerous attempts to contact the man were made throughout the morning and afternoon, and a robot was sent to bring a phone into the home at about 2:30 p.m. with no response, police said. SWAT officers fired more than a dozen canisters of chemical irritant into the home to try to force the man out, but it didn't work. Officers entered the house at about 6 p.m. and found the man's body of the man inside a bedroom. The man was reportedly 36 years old.

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12338Mario Hernandez22MaleHispanic/Latino02/07/2013HoustonTX29.8514134-95.3593783Houston Police Department

Mario Hernandez, was allegedly driving without headlights when he fled a police stop and crashed into a house and died.

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12339Jakob Lange24MaleEuropean-American/White02/07/2013Fort WorthTX32.7028781-97.3827413Fort Worth Police Department

Jakob Lange, was allegedly speeding when he fled a police stop and crashed and, was killed.

dallasnews.com
12340Carmelo Martinez40MaleHispanic/Latino02/07/2013HoustonTX29.83601-95.497621Houston Police Department

Officer M.K. Kaspar found Martinez, beaten by Douglas Lockerman, laying on the ground at a residence. Martinez was transported to Memorial Herman Medical Center, where he died in the presence of officers. Lockerman later told officers that he walked in on a robbery by Martinez and a second man. Martinez punched him. Lockerman beat Martinez until he no longer seemed to pose a threat, then grabbed his phone from his truck.

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12341Jonathan Tims27MaleEuropean-American/White02/07/2013PocahontasAR36.2576194-90.9885618Pocahontas Police Department

Pocahontas officers were investigating a report that Jonathan Tims had allegedly threatened his girlfriend with a gun. When they arrived he fled into the nearby woods and pulled out a handgun. Police shot and killed Tims. A report from the Arkansas State Police cleared the Pocahontas Police officers.

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12342Jason N. Noroian32MaleEuropean-American/White02/07/2013St. LouisMO38.6352928-90.1826877St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department

Police were called to Lenor K. Sullivan and Biddle after receiving a call about suspicious vehicles possibly involved in a drug transaction. On performing a traffic stop, officers found that Jason Noroian had an active warrant and an officer tried to arrest him. Noroian allegedly grabbed the officer's gun getting it out of the holster. The two continued to struggle until the officer shot Noroian in the side, killing him. A loaded handgun reportedly was found on Noroian's person.

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19091Laura Haskins30FemaleEuropean-American/White02/07/2013LawtonOK34.6217303-98.4588924Lawton Police Department

Lauren Haskins had a gun and was threatening to take her own life when police showed up to her house to check in on her. After attempting to negotiate peacefully with her in her backyard, officers felt they were left with no other option than to fire at Haskins while her husband and two children were inside the home. This was ruled a suicide because Haskins also shot herself in the head, while police shot her lower on her body, and the headshot caused her death..

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23448Name withheld by police56MaleEuropean-American/White02/07/2013PhoenixAZ33.5022105-112.0543041Phoenix Police Department

A suicidal man was standing in front of an apartment, and he allegedly pointed a gun at responding officers who shot and killed him.

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12333James "Jamie" Roy Worley27MaleEuropean-American/White02/06/2013GrenadaMS33.6791845-89.6646072Duck Hill Police Department

Worley, was allegedly speeding on a motorcycle when police tried to stop him, crashed and died. Since Fatal Encounters could not find a supporting media internet link, this information comes from USA Today's December 1, 2016, Fatal Pursuits project, which uses police-reported data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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12334Julio Cesar Rodriguez-Laureano21MaleHispanic/Latino02/06/2013PothTX29.1101196-98.0560932Wilson County Sheriff's Office

Police attempted to pull over Javier Silva-Morales, 31, for a broken headlight when he fled and crashed, killing Julio Cesar Rodriguez-Laureano, Ervin Josue Sontay, and Adalid Amaya Perez who were allegedly undocumented immigrants.

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12335Ervin Josue Sontay19MaleHispanic/Latino02/06/2013PothTX29.1101196-98.0560932Wilson County Sheriff's Office

Police attempted to pull over Javier Silva-Morales, 31, for a broken headlight when he fled and crashed, killing Julio Cesar Rodriguez-Laureano, Ervin Josue Sontay, and Adalid Amaya Perez who were allegedly undocumented immigrants.

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12336Adalid Amaya Perez23MaleHispanic/Latino02/06/2013PothTX29.1101196-98.0560932Wilson County Sheriff's Office

Police attempted to pull over Javier Silva-Morales, 31, for a broken headlight when he fled and crashed, killing Julio Cesar Rodriguez-Laureano, Ervin Josue Sontay, and Adalid Amaya Perez who were allegedly undocumented immigrants.

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12332Jacob Isaiah Dorfman52MaleEuropean-American/White02/05/2013SpokaneWA47.6482809-117.4310303Spokane Police Department

A Spokane policeman shot and killed Jacob Dorfman after Dorfman allegedly pointed a handgun at another officer.

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12330Victor Wilson45MaleRace unspecified02/04/2013FifeWA47.2406485-122.3808634Auburn Police Department

Brian Todd James Sicade was allegedly fleeing police in a stolen car when he crashed and killed Victor Wilson, a passenger in Sicade's car.

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12331Jimmy Lee Dykes65MaleEuropean-American/White02/04/2013Midland CityAL31.3190612-85.4938239U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation

Six days earlier, subject killed a school bus driver and abducted a 5 year old boy, then took refuge in an underground bunker on his property. After negotiations broke down, FBI SWAT team raided the bunker killing the subject.

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12329Price Robinson Perrin87MaleRace unspecified02/03/2013HarlingenTX26.2120343-97.681591Harlingen Police Department

Officers responded to a report of a domestic disturbance. They arrived to witness a man shoot a woman in the chest. The officers fatally shot the man.

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12327Karen Denice Herrin58FemaleEuropean-American/White02/02/2013QuartzsiteAZ33.6767729-114.217114Quartzsite Police Department

Karen Herrin fled a stop for speeding when she crashed and, was killed.

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12328Kristofer Charles Gagliardi24MaleEuropean-American/White02/02/2013Copperas CoveTX31.1137455-97.9126478Copperas Cove Police Department

After arriving to the scene to a reported domestic disturbance call, Patrol Officer Billy Jo Ray III witnessed Kristopher Gagliardi, who was recently diagnosed with bipolar disorder, appear from the duplex and walk toward him with a knife. Ray reportedly retreated, while Kristopher allegedly continued to advance at which point Ray fired two shots into his chest. According to the mothers account, the shots were fired directly after Kristopher addressed the officer saying 'go ahead and shoot me' and used a racial slur.

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12323Name withheld by policeMaleRace unspecified02/01/2013Los AngelesCA34.0729026-118.2188277

An unnamed man was killed when the SUV he was in crashed and flipped during a police chase. Officers were reportedly pursuing the SUV at about 3 a.m. after several suspects fled a 7-Eleven robbery in Boyle Heights. The SUV's driver struck a minivan on the northbound 5 Freeway near the Pasadena Avenue exit. One of the passengers in the SUV was killed. The driver of the mini van and another passenger in the SUV were transported to a local hospital in unknown condition, according to officials.

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12324George Walker Jr.32MaleRace unspecified02/01/2013ClarksdaleMS34.1969293-90.554839Clarksdale Police Department

According to the police report, Walker "suffered a medical emergency and died" shortly after police pulled his car over and arrested him on outstanding, unspecified warrants.

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12325Chaz Devell Williams21MaleAfrican-American/Black02/01/2013AugustaGA33.47001-82.0638471Richmond County Sheriff's Office

Deputy Michael J. Woodard killed Chaz Devell Williams, 21, after confronting him in a residence at Fox Den Apartments in the 3200 block of Wrightsboro Road. Deputies said they had been looking for Williams for about two hours after he had driven away from a police traffic stop, wrecked his car and fled. Williams died of multiple gunshot wounds. Sheriff Richard Roundtree says no plans to suspend Woodard; no evidence of wrongdoing.

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12326Craig Brian Seberson46MaleRace unspecified02/01/2013WasecaMN44.0514848-93.495864Austin Police Department, Mower County Sheriff's Office, Freeborn County Sheriff's Office, Waseca County Sheriff's Office, Minnesota State Patrol

Craig Seberson died after he lost control of the car he was driving, flipped and was thrown out. Seberson had fled police for more than 50 miles, reaching speeds of more than 130 mph and traveling through Mower, Freeborn and Waseca counties. Police stop sticks halted the car on Minnesota 13 just south of Waseca. Seberson was a suspect in the slaying of his father, Dennis Seberson, 86.

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12320John L. Ericson Jr.22MaleEuropean-American/White01/31/2013BishopCA37.3380443-118.4229139Los Angeles Police Department

John L. Ericson Jr. was killed when he veered off the road and crashed in the desert while fleeing the CHP.

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12321Andrew Baumgartner27MaleEuropean-American/White01/31/2013GrangerOH41.1908958-81.7436125Medina County Sheriff's Office

The Medina County Sheriff's Department received a call about a suspicious person walking along the Interstate 271 at 11:14 p.m. A patrol sergeant found Andrew Baumgartner and approached him to see if he was OK. He told the officer he just wanted to go somewhere warm. The officer offered him a ride but needed to pat him down first and the man's book bag would have to be searched. The officer felt a gun in Baumgartner's waistband. They fought, and Baumgartner fled. Police received a call from a residence on Ridge Road stating a white male was at their door claiming to have gotten run over by a car. The homeowners didn't let him in the house and he left the area. One of the officers on patrol in the area noticed footprints and called for the deputies to respond to his area. They heard a shot from approximately 15 feet away, and Baumgartner was dead from a self-inflicted gunshot.

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12322Dexter Lee Fair20MaleAfrican-American/Black01/31/2013HarvestAL34.8687578-86.714989Limestone County Sheriff's Office

Dexter Lee Fair died July 20, 2013, almost seven months after he was shot by police. At the end of a chase Fair allegedly drove in the general direction of officers and they fired upon him. Fair was not charged for the burglary officers were chasing him for because he was paralyzed from the neck down by officers' bullets.

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12315Shedevan Gibbs14MaleAfrican-American/Black01/30/2013GaryIN41.546171-87.342753Gary Police Department

Three male teens--Shedevan Gibbs, Ronnie Arthurs and Andre Carradine--who police said were suspected of burglarizing a home were killed in Gary when they tried to escape police before crashing into a tree, police said.

chicagotribune.com
12316Ronnie Arthurs17MaleAfrican-American/Black01/30/2013GaryIN41.546171-87.342753Gary Police Department

Three male teens--Shedevan Gibbs, Ronnie Arthurs and Andre Carradine--who police said were suspected of burglarizing a home were killed in Gary when they tried to escape police before crashing into a tree, police said.

chicagotribune.com
12317Andre Carradine19MaleAfrican-American/Black01/30/2013GaryIN41.546171-87.342753Gary Police Department

Three male teens--Shedevan Gibbs, Ronnie Arthurs and Andre Carradine--who police said were suspected of burglarizing a home were killed in Gary when they tried to escape police before crashing into a tree, police said.

chicagotribune.com
12318Josue Jimenez33MaleHispanic/Latino01/30/2013­FillmoreCA34.406599-118.919963Ventura County Sheriff's Office

Police responded to a call about a man with a gun at Mountain Vista elementary school, which included a description and license plate number. They did not find the suspect on the scene but tracked him through his vehicle to his home. They arrived to find him in his yard with a gun, which he refused to drop, and fired killing a dog nearby. A deputy fired, hitting ­and killing Jimenez.

fillmoregazette.com
12319Ronette Morales30FemaleHispanic/Latino01/30/2013DenverCO39.74951-104.9799856Denver County Sheriff's Office

Two plain clothes officers attempted to arrest Ronette Morales for charges of burglary, assault and harassment. Deputy Givens accidentally shot the another deputy in the hand as Morales brandished a handgun and then fled. Morales was soon thereafter shot and killed by Deputy Eric Givens.

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19554Michael Strand47MaleRace unspecified01/30/2013RadcliffKY37.8450276-85.9511986Radcliff Police Department

Police arrived on a burglary call. After police made contact with Michael Strand, gunfire was exchanged between Strand and Officer Terry Moore. Strand eventually shot and killed himself.

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12311William Joseph Perneau29MaleEuropean-American/White01/29/2013Pryor CreekOK36.2285573-95.3391481Mayes County Sheriff's Office

Authorities say officers were trying to interview Perneau in a motel room as part of a drug investigation. Authorities say that Perneau managed to pull a gun from his waistband while handcuffed and fired at the officers. The officers weren't hit. An officer from the Salina Police Department returned fire, killing Perneau.

tulsaworld.com
12312Cody Ira Loron31MaleEuropean-American/White01/29/2013Fort Worth/Haltom CityTX32.7861856-97.2566611Fort Worth Police Department, Haltom City Police Department

Officers responded to a police report that a fugitive was behind a building they happened to be at. Upon discovering the suspect, he opened fire wounding an officer. The officers returned fire, fatally wounding the suspect.

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12313Jeremy Gregory31MaleRace unspecified01/29/2013SectionAL34.5618795-85.9718939Madison County Sheriff's Office

Jackson County Sheriff's deputies responded to a house on County Road 48 after receiving a shots fired call and found the suspect allegedly barricaded in his house with a rifle. After hours of unsuccessful negotiation, SWAT team were called. They threw tear gas in the house, Gregory fired back at them, and they shot and killed him.

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12314Angie Hall32FemaleEuropean-American/White01/29/2013HickoryNC35.7180948-81.4010698Catawba County Sheriff's Office

Officers responded to a call that Angie Hall was suicidal, in her yard with a gun. Officers claim that they fired upon her after she raised her gun to them.

hickoryrecord.com
12304Irving Taylor47MaleEuropean-American/White01/28/2013CullmanAL34.1830354-86.8559526Cullman County Sheriff's Office

Irving Taylor was driving erratically, speeding when he fled police. He crashed and died. This information comes from USA Today's December 1, 2016, Fatal Pursuits project.

usatoday.com
12305Randall Davis51MaleEuropean-American/White01/28/2013FresnoCA36.7528144-119.7272861Fresno County Sheriff's Office

Fresno Sheriff's Department responded to a call about a man who was acting suicidal. When a deputy arrived at the scene Davis approached him with a box cutter, prompting the deputy to shoot him. Davis kept coming and allegedly jumped the deputy. A second deputy arriving on the scene shot and killed Davis.

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12306Devin Peterson22MaleEuropean-American/White01/28/2013FernleyNV39.614656-119.236868Nevada Highway Patrol

During a traffic stop, Devin Peterson, a felon on probation for carrying a concealed weapon, managed to steal a trooper's cruiser and use his shotgun to carjack another vehicle. The chase ended with Peterson running off and then shooting himself in the chest with the officer's weapon near Fernley. Some 109 pounds of pot was found wrapped in packages in the back of the vehicle.

nydailynews.com
12307Larry Medlock Jr.24MaleAfrican-American/Black01/28/2013HollywoodFL26.0256201-80.1751615Hollywood Police Department

Medlock died after his Impala ran a red light, struck several other vehicles, hit a concrete utility police, flipped and caught fire. Police had been chasing him at high speed for snatching a purse. He'd been unarmed.

sun-sentinel.com
12308Anthony Dwayne Harris38MaleAfrican-American/Black01/28/2013JacksonvilleFL30.3504404-81.6583516Jacksonville Sheriff's Office

Police responded to a domestic dispute call involving Anthony Harris and his 17-year-old son. There was a physical struggle between Harris and police which ended when police shot and killed Harris in his front yard in full view of many family members and friends. Those witnesses sharply disputed the police version of events; the police responded by emphasizing Harris's criminal history.

jacksonville.com
12309Thomas Schroeder50MaleEuropean-American/White01/28/2013CraigMO40.1980993-95.365132Missouri State Highway Patrol

Trooper Sullivan pulled a vehicle over and initially was falsely identified the driver as Timothy Johnson. Several field sobriety tests were conducted in and outside of his patrol vehicle on the driver, whose actual name was Thomas Schroeder. Schroeder reportedly weighed nearly 300 pounds and stood 6-feet, 6-inches tall. After a breathalyzer test, Sullivan told Schroeder he was under arrest for driving while intoxicated. Schroeder told him that "he wasn't drunk" and became combative. An altercation ensued between the two. "Trooper Sullivan stated ... he was scared the subject was going to kill him and if he was struck one more time he might get knocked out and killed." Sullivan fired three shots, killing Schroeder.

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12310Ishmael Muhammad29MaleAfrican-American/Black01/28/2013HarrisburgPA40.2642817-76.8705708Harrisburg Police Bureau

Officers responded to a report that Ishmael Muhammad had assaulted his girlfriend. He allegedly barricaded himself inside the apartment and using a machete kept a 2-year-old and a disabled 26-year-old as hostages. Officials report that Muhammad "was obviously under the influence of some drugs." After a standoff of a few hours he was fatally shot twice when his waving of the machete prompted officers to fear for their lives and the lives of the hostages.

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12302Brandon Hubert Culpepper30MaleAfrican-American/Black01/27/2013HomewoodIL41.5607606-87.6394217Homewood Police Department

Police were called to an apartment building for a disturbance. On arrival, there was a confrontation with Brandon Culpepper who was shot and killed by officers. No details have been released by police as to why Culpepper was shot .

patch.com
12300Dustin A. Wardlow29MaleRace unspecified01/27/2013Blue SpringsMO39.0094083-94.2866033Lake Tapawingo Police Department

Michael L. Garzee was charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of his passenger, Dustin A. Wardlow, who died during a police chase ending in a crash.

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12301Paul Gordon Thayer49MaleEuropean-American/White01/27/2013PensacolaFL30.4247761-87.2627804Escambia County Sheriff's Office

Deputies responded to an evening burglary-in-progress call at a self-storage facility. Thayer appeared with a handgun. According to police he refused to drop his weapon, and he was fatally shot.

tampabay.com
12303James David Anderson32MaleAfrican-American/Black01/27/2013SeattleWA47.6081719-122.2994198Seattle Police Department

Subject was ejected from a club, after which he returned and shot two people, including his girlfriend. When responding officers contacted him as he was leaving, shots were exchanged and subject was killed.

seattletimes.com
12297Name withheld by police19MaleRace unspecified01/26/2013OaklandCA37.7648601-122.1295899El Cerrito Police Department, California Highway Patrol

An unnamed 19-year-old male passenger who resided in Antioch was killed when a car fleeing El Cerrito police and the CHP lost control and crashed in Oakland.

patch.com
12298Edwin C. Halko58MaleEuropean-American/White01/26/2013New CastleDE39.6506344-75.6225107Delaware State Police

A trooper believed that Edwin C. Halko, 58, of Newark was operating his vehicle under the influence of alcohol and requested the man exit the vehicle. Halko refused and put the vehicle in reverse, striking the front of the patrol vehicle. Halko fled in his vehicle and police pursued him. Halko eventually crashed into a utility pole and was killed.

delawarebusinessnow.com
12299Marvin Quijada-Sarmiento33MaleHispanic/Latino01/26/2013Corpus ChristiTX27.8609171-97.6182835

An unidentified driver fled an immigration stop, crashing and killing Marvin Quijada-Sarmiento. This information comes from USA Today's December 1, 2016, Fatal Pursuits project.

usatoday.com
12293Isidoro Resendez32MaleHispanic/Latino01/25/2013HoustonTX29.9883141-95.425009Harris County Sheriff's Office

Resendez and another man got into a fight at Michoacan restaurant. The fight continued into the parking lot. The other man drew a gun and shot at Resendez. A off-duty deputy working as a security guard responded. By that time, Resendez was on top of the other man, stabbing him with a knife. The deputy fatally shot Resendez.

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12294Willie Davis Jr.23MaleAfrican-American/Black01/25/2013TucsonAZ32.2525131-110.9119293Tucson Police Department

An officer responded to a report of an armed robbery. A suspect matching the description was chased in a vehicle until the suspect crashed. An altercation ensued during which the officer fatally shot the suspect.

tucson.com
12295Douglas Ernesto Combs-Gonzalez16MaleHispanic/Latino01/25/2013VancouverWA45.6355994-122.6671288Vancouver Police Department

Douglas E. Combs was a suspect in three armed robberies within the prior month. On information that Combs was armed and likely to act again soon, a SWAT team approached him in a commercial area around midnight, chased him on foot, then shot him to death as he appeared to draw a weapon. He was found to have been armed with two pistols.

oregonlive.com
12296James Brown41MaleAfrican-American/Black01/25/2013BaltimoreMD39.296597-76.585922Baltimore Police Department

Authorities said two officers who are part of a gun and drug enforcement group in that area approached a group of people. One of those men started walking in the opposite direction, and when one of the officers tried to approach him, the man turned and started shooting at the officer, police said.Investigators said the officer chased the man on foot for six blocks while the man continued to fire shots at the officer. Officials said the officer eventually returned fire and shot the man, who later died at a hospital.

baltimoresun.com
12287Tiffany N. James25FemaleEuropean-American/White01/24/2013DentonTX33.2491223-97.1151542Texas Department of Public Safety

Troopers tried to stop a black Yamaha motorcycle on a traffic stop when the motorcyclist sped off. James P. Guy, 41, and the passenger as Tiffany N. James, 25, were both killed when the motorcycle crashed.

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12288James P. Guy41MaleEuropean-American/White01/24/2013DentonTX33.2491223-97.1151542Texas Department of Public Safety

Troopers tried to stop a black Yamaha motorcycle on a traffic stop when the motorcyclist sped off. James P. Guy, 41, and the passenger as Tiffany N. James, 25, were both killed when the motorcycle crashed.

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12289Barbara Lassere60FemaleAfrican-American/Black01/24/2013LaPlaceLA30.0610289-90.4907408St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office

St. John Parish Sheriff's Deputy Steven Daley shot and killed Barbara Lassere after she allegedly fled in her vehicle and fired on the deputy when he tried to pull her over for a broken headlight. She stopped briefly, then brandished a weapon and drove to her home. She refused to exit the vehicle when ordered, and fired a shot at the deputy. The deputy returned fire and Lassere died at the hospital. Her son later sued and a jury found that four St. John the Baptist Parish sheriff's deputies were negligent and partially responsible for the shooting death of the 60-year-old woman.

nola.com
12290Jordan Ross Hatcher22MaleEuropean-American/White01/24/2013Grand PrairieTX32.6391858-97.0721977Grand Prairie Police Department

Grand Prairie police responded to a felony theft call around 3:50 p.m. at the Target at Camp Wisdom Road and State Highway 360, police said. Jordan Ross Hatcher fled on foot and crossed city lines into Arlington. During the chase, Hatcher ran across a freeway and into a parking lot at the Tarrant County College Southeast Campus. Hatcher got into a physical altercation with police in which he reportedly obtained an officer's taser when he was himself tased and he was was pepper sprayed. Hatcher was also reportedly walking away from police and rubbing his eyes when a Grand Prairie officer shot and killed Hatcher.

dallasobserver.com
12291Nijza Lamar Hagans22MaleAfrican-American/Black01/24/2013FayettevilleNC35.0597134-78.9114331Fayetteville Police Department

Nijza Lamar Hagans was pulled over at a traffic stop. Hagans reportedly bent to get his license and registration upon request of the officer. The officer allegedly saw a handgun protruding from Hagans's pants pocket. The officer shot and killed Hagans when Hagans allegedly repeatedly reached for the gun against instructions.

fayobserver.com
12292Jacob Grassley34MaleEuropean-American/White01/24/2013KalamazooMI42.2608373-85.5331758Kalamazoo Public Safety

Officers located Jacob Grassley a few hours after a complaint of domestic assault. An officer shot and killed Grassley in a hotel lobby when he allegedly saw a black object in Grassley' s hand, which object turned out to be a cell phone..

mlive.com
12286James Eric Griffin48MaleAfrican-American/Black01/23/2013AltoTX31.6504447-95.0725766Alto Police Department

James Griffin allegedly tried to steal a pack of cigarettes from an Alto Pic-N-Go. In convenience store video, Griffin pulled a machete out of his pants after the store owner confronted him. In a dash cam video, Griffin pulled out the machete as he walked toward officer Smith. Officer Smith shot and killed him.

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12280Andrew Haynes26MaleAfrican-American/Black01/22/2013RichmondVA37.5383319-77.35251Henrico County Sheriff's Office

Andrew Haynes fled a stop for speeding when he crashed and died. This information comes from USA Today's December 1, 2016, Fatal Pursuits project.

usatoday.com
12281Daniel Rey33MaleHispanic/Latino01/22/2013FarmingtonNM36.724116-108.171902Farmington Police Department

Farmington police officer Jeremy Hill responded to a 911 call of domestic violence and was confronted by the suspect allegedly holding a machete. Hill shot his weapon six times striking Rey five times. Rey was taken to San Juan Regional Medical Center and died of his wounds the next day.

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12282Craig Bondo20MaleHispanic/Latino01/22/2013Woodland ParkCO38.9749965-105.0391769Woodland Park Police Department

Officers pulled over a suspected stolen vehicle. When the officers attempted to detain the suspect, he drove away, hitting one of the officers with the vehicle. An officer opened fire on the vehicle, fatally wounding the suspect. A witness reports hearing five shots and that the back window of the vehicle was shattered.

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12283Maximillian Walters5MaleEuropean-American/White01/22/2013Boulder CityNV35.9680506-114.8381316Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department

Wife and child (Maximillian) killed during a domestic dispute incident by their husband/father who was a Las Vegas Police Lieutenant. Subject then set fire to the house, called 911 and waited for officers to arrive after which he stepped inside and shot himself.

bouldercityreview.com
12284Kathryn Walters46FemaleEuropean-American/White01/22/2013Boulder CityNV35.9680506-114.8381316Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department

Both child and mother killed during a domestic dispute by their husband/father who was a Las Vegas Police Lieutenant. Subject then set fire to the house, called 911 and waited for officers to arrive after which he stepped inside and shot himself.

bouldercityreview.com
12285Hans P. Walters52MaleEuropean-American/White01/22/2013Boulder CityNV35.9680506-114.8381316Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department

After killing his wife and his child then setting fire to his house, Hans Walters called 911, waited for officers to arrive, and then stepped inside and shot himself with a handgun.

bouldercityreview.com
20148Name withheld by policeMaleRace unspecified01/22/2013Lake TomahawkWI45.8342267-89.5058978Oneida County Sheriff's Office

Following a high-speed chase with police, a man who was being sought by family members who were concerned about his welfare, shot and killed himself. The police claimed to be withholding his name pending notification of family.

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12277Jeremiah Joseph Haas29MaleEuropean-American/White01/21/2013FinksburgMD39.4913469-76.8852127Carroll County Sheriff's Office

Twenty-nine-year-old Jeremiah Joseph Haas of New Windsor died after he attempted to flee from a deputy who tried to pull him over for speeding, according to the Carroll County Sheriff's Office.

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12278Alfredo Emilio Villarreal18MaleHispanic/Latino01/21/2013ElkhornWI42.6612269-88.496108Walworth County Sheriff's Office

Deputy Richard Lagle shot and killed a Walworth County Jail inmate under guard at Lakeland Medical Center, when he allegedly attacked the deputy and tried to escape. Lagle used a taser on Villarreal to no avail, and was forced to shoot the inmate five times when he raised a chair and came at the deputy. Lagle didn't face charges.

madison.com
12279Ray Charles Hayes50MaleAfrican-American/Black01/21/2013Port AllenLA30.432343-91.21086Brusly Police Department

Officers responded to a report of robbery in progress at a store. The suspect took a customer hostage at gunpoint and stole a police cruiser. The suspect crashed the cruiser at a police roadblock. As officers approached the vehicle, the suspect threatened to kill the hostage and himself. An officer fired three times, killing the suspect.

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12275Thomas S. Gustafson47MaleEuropean-American/White01/20/2013BelvidereIL42.3108601-88.919727Boone County Sheriff's Office

Thomas S. Gustafson fled a stop for speeding when he crashed and died. This information comes from USA Today's December 1, 2016, Fatal Pursuits project.

usatoday.com
12276Name withheld by policeMaleRace unspecified01/20/2013BelvidereIL42.3051739-88.9198396Boone County Sheriff's Office

An unidentified man died when he crashed after refusing to stop for a deputy. The deputy spotted a vehicle on Circle Drive before 11 p.m. that matched the description of one that had fled from another jurisdiction, according to police. The vehicle did not stop and crashed at the intersection of Olson Road and Spring Creek Road, ejecting the driver.

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12272James L. Francis31MaleAfrican-American/Black01/19/2013Brandy StationVA38.500605-77.892655Culpeper County Sheriff's Office

James Francis fled a police stop for speeding when he crashed and died. This information comes from USA Today's December 1, 2016, Fatal Pursuits project.

usatoday.com
12273McKinnon Stenkamp17MaleEuropean-American/White01/19/2013RentonWA47.4809188-122.2475337King County Sheriff's Office

McKinnon Stenkamp's car careened off the road in the 2100 block of Martin Luther King Junior Way South. Kent police started pursuing the car on southbound Interstate 5 because they suspected the driver was intoxicated. King County sheriff's deputies later joined the chase. Stenkamp died when the car crashed.

seattletimes.com
12274Donovan Thomas22MaleAfrican-American/Black01/19/2013St. LouisMO38.675812-90.251805St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department

An off-duty St Louis police officer shot and killed Thomas inside a White Castle restaurant as he allegedly tried to rob the business with a BB gun. Two off duty officers observed the suspect pull a gun on an employee and when he did not drop the gun as instructed one of the deputies shot him in the abdomen. Thomas was pronounced dead at the hospital.

fox2now.com
12263Kathleen Marie Trombley25FemaleEuropean-American/White01/18/2013TampaFL27.9960098-82.45112Tampa Police Department

Police were called because of a fight at a bar. Kathleen Trombley fled in her car. Police followed. Trombley reportedly hit a pedestrian on the sidewalk. Soon after that she crashed her car and died.

tampabay.com
12264Marquis De'Shawn Hughes21MaleAfrican-American/Black01/18/2013New KensingtonPA40.5707673-79.759428Arnold Police Department

Hughes died of his injuries suffered during a police chase a week after the wreck.

triblive.com
12265Glenn George Alexander II24MaleAfrican-American/Black01/18/2013BastropTX30.2462662-97.3212177Travis County Constable

Glenn George Alexander II fled an attempted stop for reckless driving. He crashed and died. This information comes from USA Today's December 1, 2016, Fatal Pursuits project.

usatoday.com
12266George Walter Rosenberg41MaleEuropean-American/White01/18/2013CoarsegoldCA37.2791997-119.7427423Madera County Sheriff's Office

Deputy patrolling near Coarsegold spotted George Rosenberg's vehicle and recognized it, knew that there was an arrest warrant out on Rosenberg for narcotics and tried to apprehend Rosenberg. As the deputy approached the vehicle, Rosenberg allegedly drove in the direction of the deputy. The deputy shot at the truck, but it accelerated away. Deputies later found the empty vehicle at Rocky Ridge and Wells Road, and Rosenberg was found dead nearby holding a rifle.

sierranewsonline.com
12267Cody M. Kincheloe21MaleEuropean-American/White01/18/2013OlatheKS38.8823776-94.7886522Olathe Police Department

Officer responded to a call of a vehicle going the wrong way down Sante Fe Street; he found the vehicle at 112 N. Clairborne Rd. in the parking lot of the Dollar General store. The officer approached the driver in the store who was allegedly holding a handgun and pointed it at the officer, so the officer fired, killing Cody Kincheloe. Female passenger of vehicle was unharmed. Shooting ruled justified.

kansascity.com
12268Jayvis LeDell Benjamin20MaleAfrican-American/Black01/18/2013Avondale EstatesGA33.771705-84.2546198Avondale Estates Police Department

Police allegedly observed Jayvis Benjamin speeding and behaving recklessly on Kensington Road, turned to follow and came on a crashed vehicle. Benjamin allegedly ignored orders to remain in the vehicle and engaged in a struggle with an officer. Sgt. Lynn Thomas fired one shot, hitting the suspect in the chest. Civil grand jury recommended case go before criminal grand jury. Criminal grand jury recommended charging Thomas (May 2, 2015). Thomas was promoted to chief after the DA ruled the killing justified.

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12269Reginald Lamont "Deucey" Epps38MaleAfrican-American/Black01/18/2013Roanoke RapidsNC36.4097298-77.6960068Halifax County Sheriff's Office

County deputies had made several controlled drug purchases from Epps, then went to arrest him at his residence, knowing he had a small arsenal. Epps opened fire and was fatally shot in return.

rrspin.com
12270Anthony Scott Brown50MaleEuropean-American/White01/18/2013OxfordAL33.6156314-85.8220979Oxford Police Department

Officers responded to a report of a burglary suspect with several arrest warrants who was spotted in a store. When the officers asked the suspect to step outside, the suspect produced a knife and began slashing at the officers. A Taser was ineffective and the officers fatally shot the suspect when he charged at them.

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12271Jesse John France Jr.29MaleEuropean-American/White01/18/2013VancouverWA45.638096-122.5955226U.S. Marshals Service

Jesse France was an ex-con who had failed to check in with his community corrections officer, and had been considered a suspect in recent felony cases. When a multi-jurisdictional task force came for him, France struck another vehicle in an escape attempt, then "the situation was escalated by Mr. France" according to officers, and he was shot dead. Police allege France had a stolen handgun and was driving a stolen car when he was shot and killed.

columbian.com
12258Samuel Gonzales44MaleHispanic/Latino01/17/2013TulareCA36.2057227-119.3529282Tulare Police Department

Tulare Police officers Vince Medina and Ryan Richmond were responding to reports of suspected gang members. When they arrived there was no one in the area, so they decided to search a nearby empty house where suspected gang members allegedly frequented. They saw Gonzales exit the house, and though he did not match the description of the gang members, they used their flashlights to try to subdue Gonzales. When he continued to struggle, Medina shot and killed him. Officers were cleared in federal civil suit.

visaliatimesdelta.com
12259Eric Ramsey30MaleEuropean-American/White01/17/2013FredericMI44.7795632-84.755307Crawford County Sheriff's Office

Officers were searching for Eric Ramsey as the prime suspect in a recent abduction, rape and arson. Ramsey rammed his vehicle into a squad car and fled in a stolen garbage truck. He was shot and killed by a sheriff's deputy when he pointed a realistic looking air pistol at the deputy.

petoskeynews.com
12260Lloyd Hodgson Tschohl83MaleEuropean-American/White01/17/2013MankatoMN44.1742485-94.032546Mankato Department of Public Safety, North Mankato Police Department

Tschohl, armed with two handguns, resisted officers' attempts to check on his welfare, refusing to leave his house. After more than three hours of negotiations, Tschohl fired on officers who approached the house. He then came out the back door, armed, and shot again at officers, who returned fire. North Mankato police had attempted to check on Tschohl a day earlier after a relative had called to request a welfare check. Tschohl refused to talk to officers. The Star Tribune reported that, the next day, Tschohl's family called police again to say he had made "homicidal statements" and had weapons in his house.

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12261Angel Miguel Lopez27MaleHispanic/Latino01/17/2013San DiegoCA32.7728316-117.0555864San Diego Police Department

Officers surrounded an apartment complex after receiving a report that two wanted parolees were there and at least one was armed. After several hours the men fled and one was cornered. Angel Lopez was shot and killed by Officer Kristopher Walb after refusing to show his hands and reaching into his pockets. Lopez was shot in the back and in the back of his head. The other suspect was arrested after an hours-long search.

sandiegouniontribune.com
12262Steven Askew24MaleAfrican-American/Black01/17/2013MemphisTN35.060705-89.888368Memphis Police Department

Shot to death after falling asleep in his car waiting for his girlfriend to come home from work. Two police officers, who were called to the area on another matter, claimed that when they approached Steven Askew's car, he pointed a handgun at them. They shot and killed Askew. Askew was licensed to carry a gun. A video of the incident disputes the police version of events. Numerous inconsistencies in officer's versions.

commercialappeal.com
21608Bruce Neil Thompson49MaleEuropean-American/White01/17/2013LoganUT41.7556724-111.8221181Logan Police Department

Bruce Thomson was tasered by police and later hospital security officers, putting him into cardiac arrest and causing his death. Police report an encounter with a man who they allege was yelling loudly at or about "Satan." Police say he "refused to follow [officer's] orders" and then threatened to get a gun. Police tasered him and arrested Thomson. He was transported to Logan Regional Hospital. Police say he calmed down and they interviewed him--he was charged with disorderly conduct and released. Hospital staff called police three hours later about a patient allegedly scuffling with security officers. The security officers tasered the man at least once for being "combative" and when police arrived he was in full cardiac arrest and died soon thereafter.

cachevalleydaily.com
12252Shundale M. Haney34MaleAfrican-American/Black01/16/2013AmarilloTX35.434219-97.4078234Texas Department of Public Safety

Shundale M. Haney died after colliding head-on with a tractor-trailer following a high-speed pursuit on Interstate 40 near Bushland allegedly committed a home-invasion robbery during which a woman's throat was cut, Illinois police said.

amarillo.com
12253Cody Shobe21MaleEuropean-American/White01/16/2013BuckeyeAZ33.4350872-112.5260588Buckeye Police Department

Cody Shobe reportedly entered a backyard party to which he was not invited and began waving a handgun and pointing it at people. 911 was called. A responding officer reportedly shot and killed Shobe after he pointed the handgun at police and fired at least one round.

eastvalleytribune.com
12254John Montoya38MaleHispanic/Latino01/16/2013DenverCO39.7705374-105.0054235Denver Police Department

John Montoya was shot and killed by police after an hours-long, high-speed chase in a stolen pickup truck in which John Montoya was riding in the bed of the pickup. Shots were fired from the stolen truck at police. It is uncertain which of the four truck occupants fired the shots.

westword.com
12255Allen Eugene Ott48MaleEuropean-American/White01/16/2013CalhounGA34.4981396-84.8797758Gordon County Sheriff's Office

Allen Ott was shot and killed by Gordon County sheriff's deputies after violating a protective order for his estranged wife and children, and threatening to kill her and himself. Deputies found the suspect near the home, allegedly waving a rifle around. When he refused to drop the gun and pointed it at deputies he was fatally shot.

officer.com
12256Cody Gene Criner27MaleEuropean-American/White01/16/2013PhoenixAZ33.3513662-111.9949589Phoenix Police Department

Officers responded to a call of a home burglary and observed the suspect running from the house on arriving. Suspect allegedly pointed a gun at the officers and officers opened fire killing him on the scene. The suspect's gun is believed to have been a realistic-looking pellet gun. Maricopa County Attorney's Office has cleared four officers of any wrongdoing.

ahwatukee.com
12257Karvis Jabbar Gamble19MaleAfrican-American/Black01/16/2013OrlandoFL28.5529418-81.3956139Orlando Police Department

Police investigating a drug complaint at a recording studio reportedly opened the door, saw a gun on a table and reportedly fired after Gamble's friend reached for it and pointed it at police. Karvis Jabbar Gamble was shot in the stomach and died. The man who reached for the gun and allegedly pointed it at police was shot and wounded.

orlandosentinel.com
12247Humphrey Kenneth Gascon II30MaleHispanic/Latino01/15/2013GaltCA38.2484581-121.3073407Galt Police Department

Humphrey Kenneth Gascon II reportedly fatally shot Galt police officer Kevin Tonn, with a handgun before he was shot at by another officer, then took his own life.

galtheraldonline.com
12248Dustin Patrick Wernli30MaleEuropean-American/White01/15/2013TucsonAZ32.2274171-110.7882328Tucson Police Department

Police responded to a call from a combat veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder stating that he was suicidal. On arriving the officers found him armed, but wanting to talk with police. After repeated warnings not to, Wernli reached for his holstered pistol and was shot by police. Wernli died at the hospital.

tucsonnewsnow.com
12249Todd S. Weber38MaleEuropean-American/White01/15/2013Kansas CityMO39.1275303-94.4983482Kansas City Police Department

Officers attempted to stop Weber's vehicle. Weber led officers on a low-speed chase at no faster than 35 mph. Stop sticks slowed the vehicle, but it continued for several miles. Weber eventually stopped, and exited his vehicle. Weber reportedly pointed a shotgun at officers and began firing. He also reportedly pointed a pistol at his own head. Officers returned fire, killing him.

fox4kc.com
12250Jimmy Ray Phea35MaleRace unspecified01/15/2013FresnoCA36.739227-119.74334Fresno Police Department

Police were responding to a domestic violence disturbance between a man and his sister. Jimmy Ray Phea allegedly attacked the policeman and was then shot and killed by the policeman.

abc30.com
12251Gregory Gordon22MaleEuropean-American/White01/15/2013HonoluluHI21.283422-157.828311Honolulu Police Department

Officers responded to a truck driving fast the wrong way. Police fired multiple times when the Gregory Gordon rammed five marked police cruisers. The deceased Gordon was a soldier at Schofield Barracks.

hawaiinewsnow.com
12241Sage A. Lopez21MaleRace unspecified01/14/2013SacramentoCA38.611119-121.439243Sacramento Police Department

Sage A. Lopez was killed when he crashed an allegedly stolen car during a police chase.

sacbee.com
12242Skyla Nuncio14FemaleHispanic/Latino01/14/2013HoustonTX29.7397312-95.264527Pasadena Police Department

Fourteen-year-olds Skyla Nuncio and Justin Henry died after the vehicle they were in crashed as they attempted to flee police.

beforeitsnews.com
12243Justin Henry14MaleEuropean-American/White01/14/2013HoustonTX29.7397312-95.264527Pasadena Police Department

Fourteen-year-olds Skyla Nuncio and Justin Henry died after the vehicle they were in crashed as they attempted to flee police.

beforeitsnews.com
12244Wesley Kyle Swilling31MaleEuropean-American/White01/14/2013GreenvilleSC34.8535676-82.3884649Greenville County Sheriff's Office

Swilling was in the Law Enforcement Center parking lot and approached an officer and deputy in a "threatening manner" with what appeared to be a weapon. Fearing for their safety, they both shot at Swilling, hitting him at least once. Swilling fell down, but continued to approach them, so they took cover behind a vehicle and both fired again, hitting him at least once more. Swilling was pronounced dead at the scene. After further investigation, it was revealed that Swilling was "armed" with a hot glue gun.

wyff4.com
12245Karlando Roberts32MaleRace unspecified01/14/2013East OrangeNJ40.7508011-74.22556East Orange Police Department

Officers responded to a report of a stabbing in progress. Karlando Roberts was found to be stabbing his father-in-law and refused to drop the knife. Officers shot Roberts who died at a local hospital.

www.nj.com
12246Robert Alan Penning45MaleRace unspecified01/14/2013ThorntonCO39.9791235-104.9032696Adams County Sheriff's Office

A vehicle was reportedly involved in a rollover accident and lying in a field. When Deputy Aragon responded, he allegedly shot and killed a male, later identified as Robert Alan Penning, after Penning had pulled a handgun from his waistband and pointed it at Deputy Aragon. A civilian, Elise Cornett, reportedly observed the incident unfold while sitting in her Volkswagen nearby. There were no other witnesses on scene. Officer

amazonaws.com
12233Dushine James Smith41MaleAfrican-American/Black01/13/2013CoronaCA33.8385438-117.5505573

An off-duty officer shot and killed Dushine James Smith when he allegedly confronted the officer with a gun.

cbslocal.com
12234Christopher Allen Kedrowski21MaleHispanic/Latino01/13/2013NogalesAZ31.3493001-110.926295U.S. Border Patrol

Christopher Kedrowski stole a blue-green Chevrolet pick-up truck near his Tucson residence that had been left "warming up." According to police reports, shortly after noon he approached the Dennis DeConcini Port of Entry. Kedrowski then headed south toward Mexico, spotted law enforcement officers conducting outbound checks and abruptly backed up. A Border Patrol officer took up pursuit, before the fleeing Kedrowski lost control at the curve under the SR 82/Holbrook Bridge, crashed into the tree and burst into flames, killing Kedrowski.

nogalesinternational.com
12235Christian Joseph Murphy21MaleEuropean-American/White01/13/2013WaverlyGA31.0475055-81.6486043Camden County Sheriff's Office

Taylor Dawn Uhl, the 15-year-old driver of a car that crashed while fleeing police was charged in the death of a passenger, Christian Joseph Murphy, who was wanted for questioning in a gruesome Titusville slaying.

news4jax.com
12236Christopher Greer49MaleEuropean-American/White01/13/2013IndialanticFL28.0865396-80.5676958Brevard County Sheriff's Office

Corporal Jim Haman and Deputy Diomedis Canela responded to a call that the Christopher Greer was assaulting family members with a knife. Greer allegedly threatened officers with a knife when they found him in his home. Greer was shot and killed. The wrongful death case filed by the family has gone to a jury as there are so many evidence questions as to what happened.

floridatoday.com
12237Robert Guzman50MaleHispanic/Latino01/13/2013Santa MariaCA34.9642898-120.4175134Santa Maria Police Department

Police responded to 911 call from Robert Guzman's neighbor, when Guzman's wife and child ran into her house for help. Wife had been stabbed by Guzman. When police arrived, Guzman was in the neighbor's garage and charged officers with bolt cutters held above his head. Guzman was shot eight times by two officers. Shooting was ruled a justifiable homicide by the Santa Barbara County District Attorney's Office.

santamariatimes.com
12238Gilbert S. OwensMaleRace unspecified01/13/2013SenathMO36.1372215-90.1578575Senath Police Department

Senath Officer J. Gentry responded to a domestic disturbance call, at which time the suspect allegedly punctured the officer's tires with a knife and approached him in an "aggressive and threatening manner." Officer used pepper spray which had no impact, and then shot Owens who was pronounced dead at the scene.

kait8.com
12239Quintine Barksdale43MaleAfrican-American/Black01/13/2013PhoenixAZ33.5092914-112.0738245Arizona Department of Transportation

Barksdale was a neighbor to an off-duty state DOT officer, who Barksdale had recently pointed to as a suspected burglar. The officer claimed the unarmed Barksdale had worn a ski mask and rubber gloves, and had thrown gasoline on him before charging the officer. The officer shot and killed Barksdale. The victim's family pressed for an FBI investigation and got one, pointing out that it was cold, that Barksdale was restoring an old car, and the officer had a history of "integrity questions."

aljazeera.com
12240Frankie Pitt45MaleAfrican-American/Black01/13/2013MidlothianVA37.478722-77.515413Chesterfield County Police Department

Police say the officer involved in the shooting stopped to assist what he believed was a disabled vehicle. When the officer approached the vehicle, he discovered the driver was the suspect in the larceny of a cash drawer that had been reported stolen from the Circle K store approximately 10 minutes before. When the officer attempted to take the driver into custody, police say Pitt resisted and a struggle for the officer's gun ensued. The officer then shot and killed Pitt.

wtvr.com
12226Harold Edward Hilton66MaleRace unspecified01/12/2013GirardGA33.0324312-81.7464407Sardis Police Department

Apparently drunk, Antonio Brigham failed to pull his gold Bonneville over for the local police. This developed into a chase into the next town and onto a rural road. Brigham lost control of the Bonneville. He and his passenger Harold Hilton both died of blunt-force injuries. The second fatal police chase in the area within a week.

thetruecitizen.com
12227Antonio Dontie Brigham36MaleRace unspecified01/12/2013GirardGA33.0324312-81.7464407Sardis Police Department

Apparently drunk, Antonio Brigham failed to pull his gold Bonneville over for the local police. This developed into a chase into the next town and onto a rural road. Brigham lost control of the Bonneville. He and his passenger Harold Hilton both died of blunt-force injuries. The second fatal police chase in the area within a week.

thetruecitizen.com
12228Howard Edward Nevels33MaleRace unspecified01/12/2013Smiths StationAL32.5355684-85.0921069Lee County Sheriff's Office

Sheriff's deputy attempted to pull Howard Edward Nevels on County Road 243 in Smith Station because the van he was driving had been reported stolen. Nevels pulled over, but then drove in the general direction of the deputy as the deputy approached. The deputy fired several times, shooting the Nevels in the head; he later died at Columbus (Ga.) Regional Medical Center. A 7-year-old boy was in the passenger seat of the van, and was unharmed.

wsfa.com
12229Lawrence Edward Vaughan49MaleRace unspecified01/12/2013ElkviewWV38.373131-81.405578Kanawha County Sheriff's Office

Two deputies were dispatched to the residence after a 911 call of domestic violence; the suspect was beating his mother, whom he lived with. When the deputies arrived, Vaughan allegedly fired at them with a pistol. The two deputies returned fire and killed Vaughn at the scene, the mother was unharmed.

charlestondailymail.com
12230Jason Dillon31MaleEuropean-American/White01/12/2013BluefieldWV37.339449-81.220947Mercer County Sheriff's Office

A deputy responded to a domestic violence call of a man reportedly vandalizing a house and a truck in the yard with a chainsaw. When the deputy arrived, the suspect allegedly threatened him with a club and refused to drop it. The deputy shot and killed Jason Dillon.

register-herald.com
12231Robert Ethan Saylor26MaleEuropean-American/White01/12/2013FrederickMD39.3740268-77.4130582Frederick County Sheriff's Office

Robert 'Ethan' Saylor, 26, died from asphyxia after three Frederick County Sheriff's deputies handcuffed the flailing, 294-pound man who had Down syndrome as he screamed, cursed and cried for his mother. Saylor had not purchased a ticket for a repeat viewing of the movie Zero Dark Thirty.

dailymail.co.uk
12232Jonathan F. Vasquez21MaleHispanic/Latino01/12/2013San DiegoCA32.7131446-117.058033San Diego Police Department

Officers attempted to stop a vehicle for speeding. A high speed pursuit ensued. After Jonathan F. Vasquez drove into a vacant lot, he allegedly U-turned and drove in the general direction of the officers. The officers opened fire, fatally wounding the driver and injuring a passenger.

fox5sandiego.com
12221Rome Alexander Ives17MaleAfrican-American/Black01/11/2013UxbridgeMA42.0701873-71.6245499Uxbridge Police Department

Rome Alexander Ives, the driver of a stolen Ford Explorer, died after crashing into a pickup truck while fleeing from police.

milforddailynews.com
12222Michael W. Daniel25MaleAfrican-American/Black01/11/2013Little RockAR34.737663-92.310871Little Rock Police Department

Police responded to a possible burglary in progress. Department's Special Investigations Division and property crimes detectives searched the area, at which time two suspects fled in a vehicle. Police attempted to pull it over. They stopped and tried to flee on foot. At one point Michael W. Daniel allegedly struggled with a detective and tried to take his gun. A second detective arrived and shot and killed Michael W. Daniel.

arkansasonline.com
12223Chad Moretz34MaleEuropean-American/White01/11/2013SavannahGA32.2604145-81.227557Effingham County Sheriff's Office

Officers approached Chad Moretz at his home to question him about a missing man who was a friend of his. A standoff ensued which ended when Moretz walked out of his house with a rifle in hand and was fatally shot by a SWAT sniper. The dismembered remains of the friend were found in the house.

www.al.com
12224Binh Van Nguyen39MaleAsian/Pacific Islander01/11/2013Santa AnaCA33.7460326-117.9396708Santa Ana Police Department

Officers on patrol attempted to speak to a suspicious person in the backseat of a car. Binh Van Nguyen jumped into the front seat and drove in the general direction of officers, who then shot and killed Binh Van Nguyen.

nbclosangeles.com
12225Donald Moore67MaleEuropean-American/White01/11/2013MemphisTN35.2027438-89.7278811Memphis Police Department

When police came to Donald Moore's home to serve him with a warrant for animal cruelty, he allegedly pointed a pistol at them. Police shot and killed Moore.

findlaw.com
20892Name withheld by policeMaleRace unspecified01/11/2013Garden CityMI42.3112438-83.3305121Garden City Police Department, Inkster Police Department

Police said a group of five young adults went to the police station just before midnight to report they'd attempted to recover a stolen puppy from a man who then tried to run them off the road. The man allegedly pulled up outside the police station in an SUV, fired two shots into the lobby, and then fled to Garden City. Garden City police saw the SUV and tried to stop the man. The car reportedly came to a rolling stop, and police discovered the man had shot himself.

associatednewspapers.net
12218Daniel Alain Vail19MaleEuropean-American/White01/10/2013Mount AiryMD39.3666496-77.208153Frederick County Sheriff's Office

Frederick County Sheriff's deputies arrived at the suspect's home to execute a search and seizure warrant looking for evidence from a home invasion robbery. Deputies used a flash-bang diversionary device on entering, and found Daniel Alain Vail in his bedroom holding a shotgun. He refused to drop it when told; Deputy First Class Charles Zang and Deputy First Class Kevin Riffle fired a total of 18 shots, killing Vail. A grand jury found the deputies actions were justified.

fredericknewspost.com
12219Rabih Ozeir18MaleEuropean-American/White01/10/2013CushingOK35.984896-96.7458132Cushing Police Department

Officers responded to a gym after an employee reported Rabih Ozeir confronted gym staff. When officers arrived, they report Ozeir confronted them with a handgun and refused commands to put it down. The officers shot Ozeir who died in a hospital the next day.

newson6.com
12220John Edward Dempsey37MaleEuropean-American/White01/10/2013ManWV37.7427845-81.8765232West Virginia State Police

Officers pursued John Edward Dempsey as the prime suspect in a recent murder and carjacking. Dempsey reportedly ditched his vehicle and ran up a wooded hillside. Dempsey was fatally shot after "pulling a gun on troopers".The gun was reportedly a long gun.

wvgazettemail.com
30164Jesse Max Rubalcava16MaleHispanic/Latino01/10/2013West Whittier-Los NietosCA33.9921765-118.0715716Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

Jesse Max Rubalcava had escaped from a juvenile facility on Sept. 20, 2012. On Jan. 10, 2013, 911 was called regarding a man with a gun. When deputies arrived, they found Rubalcava running in the middle of the street. He stopped, and one of the deputies ordered him to show his hands. He allegedly grabbed for something in his waistband and was struggling to remove it when the other deputy shot twice at him. He ran and other deputies arrived. They found him, and he allegedly had a knife in his hand, which he was waving back and forth. The deputies ordered him to drop the knife, and Rubalcava reportedly grabbed for something in his pocket. The deputies shot and killed him.

latimes.com
12213Deante Darden22MaleAfrican-American/Black01/09/2013North AugustaSC33.4911942-81.9458729Richmond County Sheriff's Office

Deputies set out to chase a vehicle speeding and driving erratically at 2 a.m. The occupants were two brothers, Derrick Darden and Deante Darden, said to have visited a nightclub that morning. The car pulled over for a traffic stop but took off again when the deputy approached on foot. After a brief fast chase their car struck a tree. Both were killed.

augustachronicle.com
12214Derrick Darden23MaleAfrican-American/Black01/09/2013North AugustaSC33.4911942-81.9458729Richmond County Sheriff's Office

Deputies set out to chase a vehicle speeding and driving erratically at 2 a.m. The occupants were two brothers, Derrick Darden and Deante Darden, said to have visited a nightclub that morning. The car pulled over for a traffic stop but took off again when the deputy approached on foot. After a brief fast chase their car struck a tree. Both were killed.

augustachronicle.com
12215Kelly Fay Simons38FemaleEuropean-American/White01/09/2013Salt Lake CityUT40.745093-111.869863U.S. Marshals Service

Kelly Fay Simons allegedly drove her pickup truck in reverse after she was boxed in the front by a police vehicle. The officer behind the reversing pickup shot Simons in the back of the head as the vehicle moved in his general direction.

sltrib.com
12216Robert Earl Gary Jr.31MaleAfrican-American/Black01/09/2013TampaFL28.0582635-82.4418137Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office

Robert Earl Gary, Jr. was shot and killed by an undercover deputy after an argument broke out between them during a crack cocaine deal. Gary, with a long criminal record, had tried to rob him, then managed to get ahold of the officer's handgun. Other officers rushed in and shot Gary.

baynews9.com
12217Linda Sue Davis60FemaleAfrican-American/Black01/09/2013TamaracFL26.1794594-80.2152174Broward County Sheriff's Office

Linda Sue Davis fatally shot an elderly neighbor with a handgun and was herself soon after shot by county police when she refused to drop her weapon and advanced towards an officer.

miamiherald.com
12210Leroy McCaskill Junior Anderson25MaleRace unspecified01/08/2013SaralandAL30.809632-88.0719249Mobile Police Department

A car driven by Leroy McCaskill Junior Anderson crashed into a gas station while he was fleeing from police, causing an explosion. The police were chasing the car because it had been reportedly stolen by armed carjacking earlier that day.

blog.al.com
12211Donald Keith Miller Sr.54MaleEuropean-American/White01/08/2013PeoriaAZ33.7106517-112.2347761Maricopa County Sheriff's Office

Police pulled Donald Keith Miller Sr. over after receiving a call from an ex-girlfriend fearing for his safety. Miller exchanged gunfire with police at a gas station at 83rd avenue and Deer Valley, then continued on in his vehicle. Police found him again a short time later in a desert area on 89th and approached vehicle. Gunfire was exchanged again, Miller died on the scene.

phoenixnewtimes.com
12212Angella Falconi24FemaleEuropean-American/White01/08/2013Lake WorthFL26.6324178-80.055872Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office

Officers responded to a report of a domestic disturbance. They reportedly found Angella Falconi holding a knife to the throat of her boyfriend. The officers shot her when she allegedly refused commands to drop the knife and "turned to stab him." She died from her injuries.

palmbeachpost.com
12206Aaron Williams32MaleRace unspecified01/07/2013Pleasant RunOH39.3080471-84.5713151Hamilton County Sheriff's Office

A Hamilton County sheriff tried to pull over a car on a window-tint violation. Aaron Williams refused to stop and continued heading north at speeds of over 60 miles per hour, according to police. The chase eventually came to an end when the Toyota drove off the road and hit a fence and tree, killing Williams.

fox19.com
12207Jimmy L. Hamlin Jr.44MaleEuropean-American/White01/07/2013LewisburgWV37.8152279-80.429474West Virginia State Police

Police pulled over Jimmy L. Hamlin Jr. aftera report of domestic violence. He allegedly exited vehicle with a rifle, pointing it at himself and then police in a threatening gesture. Officers shot, killing Hamlin on the scene. Shooting was described by police as suicide by police officer. Greenbrier County Sheriff's Department and officers with the Alderson Police Department and the Ronceverte Police Department were also on the scene.

wvgazettemail.com
12208Cedrick Chatman17MaleAfrican-American/Black01/07/2013ChicagoIL41.7588679-87.5761196Chicago Police Department

Cedrick Chatman was seen driving a car suspected of being stolen at gunpoint. Officers pulled him over, and saw him reach for a "dark object" and run from the car. Officers pursued, and thinking the suspect held a gun an officer opened fire. Chatman was pronounced dead at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, no weapon was found on the scene. Chatman's accomplices Akeem Clarke, 22, of the 7600 block of South Essex Avenue; and Martel Odum, 23, of the 0-100 block of East 69th Street, were charged with his murder, as well as two counts of felony robbery and one count of felony vehicular hijacking.

cnn.com
12209Vincent Jimenez35MaleHispanic/Latino01/07/2013PhoenixAZ33.4465456-112.1217452Phoenix Police Department

Officers attempted to stop a driver who seemed impaired. Vincent Jimenez reportedly fled and led officers on a chase that ended at the suspect's home where he crashed into a retaining wall. When officers approached the driver, the Jimenez allegedly rammed two cruisers and accelerated in the general direction of officers who opened fire. Vincent Jimenez was pronounced dead at the scene. A 6-year-old child was discovered unharmed in the passenger seat.

wordpress.com
12202Jeremy Rucinski38MaleEuropean-American/White01/06/2013Independence Charter TownshipMI42.7752704-83.4251142Oakland County Sheriff's Office

Police responded to a 911 call from the homeowner that her live-in boyfriend, Jeremy Rucinski, had threatened her with a switchblade. She also stated that Rucinski had been agitated for days and was on medication. Arriving on the scene the two deputies found the suspect in the garage where he allegedly threatened them. One deputy tasered the suspect, when it did not stop him, the other deputy shot him once in the chest.

theoaklandpress.com
12203Spencer Rollins Mims III55MaleEuropean-American/White01/06/2013CharlotteNC35.1658443-80.8723825Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department

Officers responded to a report from Spencer Rollins Mims, Jr. stating that he was having trouble with his son, Spencer Rollins Mims III. When officers arrived at his home, they found Mims III holding a box-cutter to his own throat. An officer fired a stun gun intending to prevent Mims III from harming himself. Mims III instead advanced on the officer with the box cutter. An officer shot Mims III at least once. Mims III died at a local hospital.

charlotteobserver.com
12204Daniel Autenrieth31MaleEuropean-American/White01/06/2013Coolbaugh TownshipPA41.1664577-75.3961019Pennsylvania State Police

Officers responded to a report that Daniel Autenrieth had abducted his 9-year-old son and was armed with a handgun. A 40-mile chase ended following a PIT maneuver. Officers and Autenreith exchanged gunfire which killed one officer and Daniel Autenrieth.

lehighvalleylive.com
12205Daniel Brawley29MaleEuropean-American/White01/06/2013BillingsMT45.7743711-108.536258Billings Police Department

Billings Police responded to a burglary call where two suspects and a rifle were observed. Police negotiators were able to get the suspects to surrender. Upon being placed in the patrol car, Daniel Brawley was able to slip out of his handcuffs and drive the vehicle in the general direction of Officer Dave Punt. Punt fired nine shots, causing the vehicle to crash and fatally killing Brawley.

missoulian.com
12193Randy Thomas55MaleEuropean-American/White01/05/2013DeatsvilleAL32.6006126-86.4672563Autauga County Sheriff's Office

Randy Thomas was allegedly speeding when a Autauga County Sheriff's Office deputy tried to stop him. He fled and was killed in a crash. This information comes from USA Today's December 1, 2016, Fatal Pursuits project.

usatoday.com
12194Deonta Markey Griffin20MaleAfrican-American/Black01/05/2013GuntersvilleAL34.3580769-86.2945567Guntersville Police Department, Albertville Police Department, Boaz Police Department

Deonta Markey Griffin reportedly jumped from a bridge into Lake Guntersville and drowned after leading police on a high-speed chase.

gadsdentimes.com
12195David Compton27MaleAsian/Pacific Islander01/05/2013WenonahNJ39.8026218-75.1623786Deptford Township Police Department

David Compton was shot in the head inside the home of Deptford Officer James Stuart, in what was called at the time a tragic accident. Compton was taken to Cooper Medical Center in Camden, NJ, and died of his wounds. Stuart was subsequently convicted of murdering Compton.

www.nj.com
12196Theodore Keiper58MaleEuropean-American/White01/05/2013VenturaCA34.3253933-119.3867982California Highway Patrol

Theodore Keiper was observed riding a motorcycle, speeding on the southbound side of old Pacific Coast Highway. Officers pursued Keiper onto Hobson Road and then Padre Juan Canyon Road, where he crashed down an embankment. California Highway Patrol Officers Michael Trenery and Frank Paramo feared for their lives, and shot Keiper. Keiper reportedly had reached for his waist. A replica toy gun was found nearby but Keiper was not in possession of it when the shooting occurred. Shooting was ruled justified.

vcdistrictattorney.com
12197Bernard Rowley55MaleEuropean-American/White01/05/2013BeldingMI43.0878433-85.2131261Belding Police Department

Bernard Rowley allegedly fired shots from his van through the window of an empty police car outside the Belding Police Department. Officer on duty gave chase, called in State police. Low-speed chase resulted in Rowley stopping, being ordered out of van, and allegedly firing on officers. Belding Officer Jason Cooper cleared of wrongdoing. Suspect "not intentionally violent" according to family.

mlive.com
12198Sonny Archuleta33MaleHispanic/Latino01/05/2013AuroraCO39.652522-104.7825763Aurora Police Department

Officers responded to a report of multiple homicides. A woman had escaped from a home and called police after discovering that three people in the home appeared to be dead. A six-hour standoff ensued with the home surrounded by SWAT officers. Sonny Archuleta was killed when he reportedly shot at police from inside the home.

westword.com
12199Joel Byne52MaleEuropean-American/White01/05/2013SurpriseAZ33.6009955-112.3827987Surprise Police Department

Police responded to a report of a man threatening suicide with a gun. Joel Byne made comments that he was going to get police to shoot him. Police attempted to negotiate with Byne and use less lethal means to stop him from shooting himself, but were unsuccessful. At some point during negotiations, Byne was shot by police and later died at hospital.

azcentral.com
12200Chuckie Stowers39MaleEuropean-American/White01/05/2013PhoenixAZ33.4948819-112.1689492Phoenix Police Department

A Wal-Mart store employee reportedly observed Chuckie Stowers opening packages with a knife. Stowers removed a pistol BB gun from one package and stuck it in his waistband. Police were called and confronted Stowers, who pulled the BB pistol from his pants and pointed it at officers. Several officers opened fire and Stowers was shot.

phoenixnewtimes.com
12201Perry Russell Coe50MaleEuropean-American/White01/05/2013South Lake TahoeCA38.929431-119.9852601South Lake Tahoe Police Department, El Dorado County Sheriff's Office, California Highway Patrol

Perry Russell Coe reportedly shot himself in front of police in a South Lake Tahoe street following a dispute in which he had pulled out a revolver and shot at another man with it.

mtdemocrat.com
12183Markel Kenyon Jackson-Willis18MaleAfrican-American/Black01/04/2013Dearborn HeightsMI42.3270682-83.2728342Dearborn Heights Police Department

Police allege Markel Kenyon Jackson-Willis and Adnan Berisha were traveling on Telegraph. Then Darrel "Daemon" Maniaci, while fleeing police, ran a red light and slammed in to Markel and Adnan, killing them both. Maniaci was also killed.

clickondetroit.com
12184Darrel "Daemon" Maniaci49MaleEuropean-American/White01/04/2013Dearborn HeightsMI42.3270682-83.2728342Dearborn Heights Police Department

Police allege Markel Kenyon Jackson-Willis and Adnan Berisha were traveling on Telegraph. Then Darrel "Daemon" Maniaci, while fleeing police, ran a red light and slammed in to Markel and Adnan, killing them both. Maniaci was also killed.

clickondetroit.com
12185Adnan Berisha19MaleEuropean-American/White01/04/2013Dearborn HeightsMI42.3270682-83.2728342Dearborn Heights Police Department

Police allege Markel Kenyon Jackson-Willis and Adnan Berisha were traveling on Telegraph. Then Darrel "Daemon" Maniaci, while fleeing police, ran a red light and slammed in to Markel and Adnan, killing them both. Maniaci was also killed.

clickondetroit.com
12186Marcus Dewayne Slade32MaleAfrican-American/Black01/04/2013MarshallTX32.544954-94.354532Marshall Police Department

Naked, calling out "Kryptonite, Kryptonite" in the street as police arrived according to one witness, Marcus Dewayne Slade was arrested on disorderly conduct charges. In a physical struggle with officers he was tasered. The same witness saw Slade collapse to the pavement. Taken to jail, he was dead within an hour. A wrongful death suit filed by the family went nowhere. Autopsy showed that Slade died from a PCP overdose.

marshallnewsmessenger.com
12187Joseph Blake Powell21MaleEuropean-American/White01/04/2013Fort MyersFL26.49538-81.849352Lee County Sheriff's Office

Deputies were responding to calls of a fight in the parking lot of Cadillac Jack's on US-41 near Island Park Road. They arrived to find 25-50 people fighting and heard a report of a vehicle fleeing the scene. Deputies pursued, caught up with suspects at US-41 and Alico Road. Joseph Blake Powell allegedly exited the vehicle with a gun in his hand and started firing at deputies. Witnesses reported hearing over a dozen gunshots from Powell and deputies. Powell was killed, no officers were injured. Powell had a warrant for probation violation. Deputy Jeff Pierot, Lee County Sheriff's Office and Deputy Russell Park, Lee County Sheriff's Office were awarded 2013 Officers of the Year Award.

naplesnews.com
12188Barry Cloninger51MaleEuropean-American/White01/04/2013EdwardsvilleIL38.8952746-89.9335288Madison County Sheriff's Office

Police responded to a report by a neighbor (part of an ongoing dispute) that flammable liquid might have been poured down a chimney. On arrival, the Madison County Sheriff's Office alleges that Barry Cloninger pointed a shotgun in Sgt. Bill Marconi's direction and refused to drop it. Marconi fired several shots, suspect ran and was later found dead behind his house. Cloninger's widow filed lawsuit stating that Marconi did not identify himself as a sheriff's deputy and no cause to suspect him of wrongdoing. She won $96,000 in a settlement of that wrongful death lawsuit in 2015.

thetelegraph.com
12189Yolanda Thomas34FemaleAfrican-American/Black01/04/2013Westwood LakesFL25.7149214-80.3826625Miami-Dade Police Department

Yolanda Thomas and Xavier Tyrell Johnson had just allegedly stolen from a drugstore and fled in a vehicle, with Thomas driving, but she lost control of the car and crashed into a median barricade. Apparently unarmed Thomas tried to flee in the vehicle once again, allegedly driving in the general direction of officers, which police interpreted as threatening, and both were shot to death.

miamiherald.com
12190Xavier Tyrell Johnson31MaleAfrican-American/Black01/04/2013Westwood LakesFL25.7149214-80.3826625Miami-Dade Police Department

Yolanda Thomas and Xavier Tyrell Johnson had just allegedly stolen from a drugstore and fled in a vehicle, with Thomas driving, but she lost control of the car and crashed into a median barricade. Apparently unarmed Thomas tried to flee in the vehicle once again, allegedly driving in the general direction of officers, which police interpreted as threatening, and both were shot to death. Police allege vehicular assault.

miamiherald.com
12191Darrell Banks47MaleAfrican-American/Black01/04/2013PhiladelphiaPA39.9903659-75.16263Philadelphia Police Department

Plain clothes officers in an alley were investigating an armed home invasion when they spotted a man who matched the suspect's description. Darrell Banks fled. Police report they fatally shot him when he pulled a black object from his waistband. No weapons were recovered at the scene. The object was a cellphone. Family members report Banks was walking home from a birthday party.

pennrecord.com
12192Seth W. O'Donnell26MaleEuropean-American/White01/04/2013Mt. PleasantPA40.1234663-79.5535447Pennsylvania State Police

O'Donnell was well known to police for prior assaults. State troopers were called to a grocery store for O'Donnell's disturbing behavior and attempted to Taser him into submission. After assaulting and wounding a trooper with a pair of scissors, he was shot multiple times, ran out the front door, and collapsed in the parking lot.

post-gazette.com
12179Chandler T. Guinn Jr.23MaleRace unspecified01/03/2013Kansas CityMO39.032636-94.5734728Rockhurst University Safety and Security Department

A Rockhurst University officer shot Chandler T. Guinn Jr. after he allegedly got out of a disabled car, yelled at people and pointed a gun at the officer. According to police, Guinn was in a traffic accident near the campus at about 3 p.m. Guinn then reportedly tried to drive away, but his car stopped working in the intersection of 52nd and Troost. He got out of the car and started yelling at bystanders, waving a gun. Witnesses said Guinn started to take his clothes off in the street and threatened a doctor who came to help. Guinn then allegedly pointed the gun at a campus officer, who shot Guinn. Guinn died at an area hospital.

fox4kc.com
12180Peter Jourdan37MaleAfrican-American/Black01/03/2013BrooklynNY40.63211-74.0070241City of New York Police Department

NYPD plainclothes transit police approached Peter Jourdan after seeing him move from one subway car to another, a violation. Jourdan responded by pulling a 9mm pistol and firing on both officers, wounding one seriously. The other returned fire and shot and killed Jourdan. He'd had significant mental health issues and an extensive arrest record, unknown to the officers.

mcall.com
12181Amber Nashay Carter21FemaleAfrican-American/Black01/03/2013GreensboroNC36.0286212-79.839131Greensboro Police Department

Carter attracted police attention on the interstate because she was driving her black Deville too slow--51 in a 60 MPH zone--and refused to pass him. She fled an attempt to stop her, exited the interstate, blew through three red lights, and fatally crashed the Cadillac. She'd had an expired license.

myfox8.com
12182Hunter Jacob Todd20MaleEuropean-American/White01/03/2013Citrus HeightsCA38.7113175-121.2637982Citrus Heights Police Department

Police responded to a report of a possible car burglary at the Glen Alta Way and Debbie Ann Court intersection in Citrus Heights. On arriving the first officer on the scene saw a man matching suspect's description and ordered him to show his hands. Suspect allegedly refused officer's commands and "was aggressively reaching for something" causing the officer to "fear for his life" and shoot the suspect. Suspect's alleged accomplice, Richard Martin Duran, was arrested on the scene.

fox40.com
12177Leonel Bustos24MaleHispanic/Latino01/02/2013DallasTX32.7203928-96.865731Dallas County Sheriff's Office

Deputies tried to pull Bustos over on suspicion that he was driving drunk. Bustos drove away. His vehicle was eventually disabled by spike strips. Bustos stepped out of the vehicle with two handguns. Deputies tried to reason with Bustos. Bustos fatally shot himself.

nbcdfw.com
12178Kenneth Morrow52MaleEuropean-American/White01/02/2013Ormond BeachFL29.407916-81.1189141Volusia County Sheriff's Office

Deputies discovered Kenneth Morrow and his parked motorcycle on a remote road. As they approached he held a handgun to his own head and threatened to shoot. After hours of negotiations and text messages back and forth Morrow advanced on the police in a threatening way, and they shot him to death.

flaglerlive.com
12167Leesa Rene Ramirez12FemaleHispanic/Latino01/01/2013PremontTX27.3666409-98.1222828Texas Department of Public Safety

A trooper pursued a truck driven by a 14-year-old male with two female passengers, Leesa Rene Ramirez and an unnamed 12-year-old. The truck spun out and stopped. All three stepped out of the vehicle and ran away. Ramirez collapsed. The trooper gave her CPR and called paramedics. Ramirez died at the scene.

google.com
12168Kenneth Brown Jr.20MaleAfrican-American/Black01/01/2013ChampaignIL40.142805-88.2508164Champaign Police Department

Kenneth Brown Jr. fell through the ice over a retention pond while running from police, and died early the next morning at a hospital. Officers Tim Atteberry and Doug Kimme had responded to a report of a disorderly person at McAlister's Deli at around 4 p.m. Police said Brown fled and ran about 50 feet onto the ice and stood there. The officers reportedly tried to tell him to come back, but the ice broke. Temperatures were reportedly about 20 degrees outside.

news-gazette.com
12169Sylvia Tun Cun29FemaleHispanic/Latino01/01/2013San FranciscoCA37.7571758-122.4167485San Francisco Police Department

Early in the morning on New Year's Day police attempted a traffic stop on a vehicle involved in a drive-by shooting (with no casualties). The vehicle fled police at high speed, crashed into white Toyota car at an intersection, and the Toyota crashed into the front of a liquor store. Dead: Toyota passenger Sylvia Tun Can and pedestrian Francisco Gutierrez, both Central American immigrants.

missionlocal.org
12170Francisco Gutierrez26MaleHispanic/Latino01/01/2013San FranciscoCA37.7571758-122.4167485San Francisco Police Department

Early in the morning on New Year's Day police attempted a traffic stop on a vehicle involved in a drive-by shooting (with no casualties). The vehicle fled police at high speed, crashed into white Toyota car at an intersection, and the Toyota crashed into the front of a liquor store. Dead: Toyota passenger Sylvia Tun Can and pedestrian Francisco Gutierrez, both immigrants from Central America.

missionlocal.org
12171Andrew Derek Layton26MaleEuropean-American/White01/01/2013MankatoMN44.1659029-94.0065737Mankato Department of Public Safety

Former combat medic Andrew Derek Layton was found unconscious at 4:45 a.m. on New Year's Day in the entryway of a grocery store. Combative and resistive to officers rousing him, he was tasered twice, which stopped his heart. Layton was revived but lapsed into coma and died five days later. Friends held that he'd been injured in a fight; police refused to be open about details.

tmcnet.com
12172Andrew L. Closson21MaleEuropean-American/White01/01/2013GordonWI46.2508616-91.8000693Douglas County Sheriff's Office

Deputies responded to a 911 call of shots fired in Andrew L. Closson's home. They set up a perimeter, however Closson was able to escape through the back of the house. Lt. Christopher Hoyt, driving to the scene, saw a man hitchhiking on the northbound shoulder of U.S. Highway 53 just north of Gordon. Hoyt turned on lights, exited the vehicle, drew his weapon, and demanded Closson show his hands. Andrew Closson allegedly raised a rifle by his leg, pointing it at the deputy. Hoyt shot three times, killing Closson. Shooting was deemed justified by Douglas County District Attorney Dan Blank.

superiortelegram.com
12173Tyree Bell31MaleAfrican-American/Black01/01/2013OmahaNE41.2930875-95.9754491Omaha Police Department

Omaha Police Department responded to a 911 domestic disturbance call around 2am which indicated that the Tyree Bell had a shotgun. Bell's girlfriend left the house when police arrived but two children, Bell's son and daughter were still inside. Bell's daughter later was freed, but Bell allegedly used 3-year-old son as a shield multiple times when pointing shotgun at officers. Bell threatened officers and made suicidal statements. Around 6:30 a.m. Tyree Bell put his son back in the house and came back out with shotgun and rifle, and was shot multiple times by four officers. Suspect had criminal history and mental issues. One rifle was later found to be a pellet gun, and the shotgun was found to have been unloaded.

ketv.com
12174Abel Gurrola26MaleHispanic/Latino01/01/2013BakersfieldCA35.350558-119.0114107Bakersfield Police Department

Officers responded to reports of gunshots at an apartment complex and allegedly saw Abel Gurrola carrying a rifle. Family members state that Abel Gurrola and his brother were shooting the rifle in a nearby empty lot to celebrate the New Year but did nothing to warrant being shot. Officers ordered him to drop the gun, but he refused and ran. Officers were found to be within department policy and state and federal guidelines. Family has filed wrongful death suit. Gurrola left behind a wife and six young children.

leagle.com
12175Mark Chavez49MaleHispanic/Latino01/01/2013FarmingtonNM36.7395125-108.201021Farmington Police Department

An officer responded to a report by Chavez that he had killed a woman. Chavez aggressively approached the officer with a blunt impact weapon. The officer used a Taser, which was ineffective. The officer then shot Chavez in the leg and torso. Chavez died at a local hospital. Investigators could not find evidence of a woman having been killed and suspect that Chavez made the call to lure police to his residence.

amarillo.com
12176Christopher Tavares21MaleHispanic/Latino01/01/2013PuebloCO38.307688-104.615865Pueblo Police Department

Christopher was with two others in a car. Pueblo police officers attempted to pull them over after reports of gunshots in the area. They did not pull over to the side of the road, but then crashed the car. All three fled on foot. Christopher shot at the officers after getting out of the car, and struck one of them in the shoulder. They found his about an hour later and he did not cooperate with the officers. Police said Tavares was shot and killed after he refused to listen to a detective's commands and tried to flee.

pueblo.org
12165Gregory Melvin Shafer55MaleEuropean-American/White12/31/2012HermistonOR45.8216169-119.2679043Hermiston Police Department

Local police located and followed Shafer after a bank robbery, catching up to him in the parking lot of a liquor store. Shafer produced a semiautomatic weapon, and was fatally shot.

keprtv.com
12166Victor Fuentes22MaleHispanic/Latino12/31/2012TylerTX32.3613342-95.3070175Tyler Police Department

Fuentes shot off some bullets in honor of New Year's Eve, a Mexican tradition. Officers told him to drop his gun, and when he didn't, they shot and killed him.

kltv.com
12162Kemal Yazar43MaleMiddle Eastern12/30/2012KatyTX29.8594026-95.7305163Harris County Sheriff's Office

Emergency Medical Services responded when a woman reported that her husband, Yazar, was acting abnormally. Yazar became angry and violent when EMS responded, then called deputies. Two deputies responded, shooting Yazar with stun guns. They had no effect. The deputies fatally shot Yazar. One deputy, Brady Pullen, went to Hermann Memorial Hospital with a concussion and other injuries.

khou.com
12163Gary Meadows55MaleEuropean-American/White12/30/2012FrankfortKY38.1988852-84.8448516Frankfort Police Department

Officers responded to a call from a woman at a home on Winding Way Drive that an armed man was in her house holding her hostage and threatening to shoot anyone who entered. Meadows allegedly pointed a gun at police and refused to drop it. Six to eight officers were involved in the shooting. Internal investigation showed officers used reasonable force. The woman was unharmed.

state-journal.com
12164Tederalle Satchell28MaleAfrican-American/Black12/30/2012HearneTX30.8800862-96.586711Hearne Police Department

At 2:30 a.m. police were called to an apartment complex to investigate shots fired from a white vehicle. Police offered no details about the subsequent fatal shooting of Satchell. Family and others from the apartments stated that Satchell's body appeared to have been moved from its original position, that he went without medical attention, and that witnesses were threatened.

theeagle.com
12158Name withheld by policeRace unspecified12/29/2012CarrolltonAL33.3178084-88.0473544Carrollton Police Department

Two unnamed people were killed when their car crashed during a police chase.

myfoxal.com
12159Name withheld by policeRace unspecified12/29/2012CarrolltonAL33.3178084-88.0473544Carrollton Police Department

Two unnamed people were killed when their car crashed during a police chase.

myfoxal.com
12160Detandel Devon Pickens25MaleAfrican-American/Black12/29/2012MonroeLA32.491719-92.0969Monroe Police Department

Detandel Devon Pickens was shot and killed while allegedly holding knives to a woman's neck. The shooting capped a series of events involving Pickens, police said. Att 12:30 a.m., police responded to a call and ordered Pickens to leave a residence, but Pickens returned and reportedly stabbed a man who tried to stop Pickens from assaulting a woman. Police went back to the residence at around 2 a.m. to find Pickens holding the knives. Police said Pickens refused to drop the knives, and wasn't stopped when police used a Taser on him. Police then shot Pickens, who died at the scene.

ktbs.com
12161Todd William Shultz40MaleEuropean-American/White12/29/2012SpringettsburyPA39.9598008-76.6837779Springettsbury Township Police Department

Committing retail theft at K-Mart, threatened police with knife, Tasers were used. Eventually shot

ydr.com
20762Name withheld by policeMaleRace unspecified12/29/2012CampbelltownPA40.2783456-76.5708563South Londonderry Township Police Department

South Londonderry Township police were called to a domestic disturbance. Upon arrival, officers learned that a man involved in the dispute had just driven off in a vehicle after threatening to harm himself. The driver was stopped by police . As a police officer from South Londonderry and another from South Annville Township approached the vehicle, the man pulled out a handgun and shot and killed himself, police said.

blogspot.com
21359Adam Orlando-James Carlisle42MaleRace unspecified12/29/2012TaylorMI42.239277-83.3080162Romulus Police Department

Two officers reportedly stopped Adam Orlando-James Carlisle on suspicion of drunken driving, but he reportedly sped off as an officer walked toward the car. According to police, Carlisle ran a red light, rear-ended a bystander's car, then crossed the center line and struck a Romulus police vehicle that was on its way to assist. Carlisle died at the scene. Police said two officers, the other driver and her son were taken to hospitals for treatment.

theoaklandpress.com
12154Dan Darfler62MaleRace unspecified12/28/2012ParkerCO39.435483-104.716857Douglas County Sheriff's Office

Douglas County Sheriff's Office was dispatched to the 9000 block Windhaven Drive in the Pinery shortly before 12:30 p.m. Dec. 28 on a report of a suicidal adult male armed with a shotgun. After several attempts at negotiation, and an attempted physical seizure, Darfler shot and killed himself.

da18.org
12155Eric Roberts30MaleAfrican-American/Black12/28/2012Stone MountainGA33.8011692-84.2057151DeKalb County Sheriff's Office

Shot when he tried to hold up a Decatur bank where an off-duty sheriff's deputy had come into cash a check on his way to work. Roberts' gun turned out to be a replica.

myajc.com
12156Tiffany Lee Overholser45FemaleEuropean-American/White12/28/2012MartinsburgWV39.460797-77.978668Martinsburg Police Department

Police responded to a 3:00 a.m. 911 call from a woman who claimed another woman was holding a gun on her. Officers were confronted with Overholser holding her weapon on them. She was shot to death.

herald-mail.com
12157Lamon Khiry Haslip18MaleAfrican-American/Black12/28/2012Moreno ValleyCA33.9354568-117.2262746Riverside County Sheriff's Department

Officers working a call about "a man with a gun" and purported gang activity apprehended Haslip, handcuffed him, and placed him face-down on the ground. Other officers arrived to work the incident and observed that Haslip was "rolling" and had access to a gun. Police shot and killed him in this position.

cbsnews.com
12151Brianna Elaine Carmina Ford21FemaleAfrican-American/Black12/27/2012OaklandCA37.7531364-122.1529491California Highway Patrol

Brianna Elaine Carmina Ford was killed when a man fleeing the CHP in his BMW broadsided a sedan in which she was a passenger.

mercurynews.com
12152Anthony Banta Jr.22MaleEuropean-American/White12/27/2012Walnut CreekCA37.8858871-122.051986Walnut Creek Police Department

Police say Banta was armed with a knife and charged them so they shot him in his apartment.

contracostatimes.com
12153Charles Livingston III32MaleAfrican-American/Black12/27/2012MemphisTN35.2178779-89.9950729Memphis Police Department

Shot to death. Police claimed they killed Livingston while he was fleeing from a McDonald's restaurant, which he allegedly robbed, and that he pointed a gun at them while he was escaping. For over30 years, the MPD has been under a U.S. Supreme Court decision forbidding them from shooting "fleeing felons." like Livingston in the back.

commercialappeal.com
20763Joseph S. Pavelic47MaleRace unspecified12/27/2012HarrisburgPA40.3162909-76.8981033Susquehanna Township Police Department

Joseph S. Pavelic was a robbery suspect who engaged police in a four-hour standoff and committed suicide by tying a bed sheet to a pipe in the ceiling of his hotel room and hanging himself, police said.

pennlive.com
22921Frank Davis Jr.44MaleRace unspecified12/26/2012EarlysvilleVA38.114247-78.459267Albemarle County Police Department

Police arrived to a shots-fired complaint to find a man with a gun standing over another man on the ground. Shots were fired by Albemarle County Police in the direction of the men, but James "Sonny" Marshall and Frank Davis Jr. were able to get inside a building. Davis, 44, of Rochelle, killed Marshall, 50, then turned a gun on himself, police said.

newsplex.com
22922James "Sonny" Marshall50MaleRace unspecified12/26/2012EarlysvilleVA38.114247-78.459267Albemarle County Police Department

Police arrived to a shots-fired complaint to find a man with a gun standing over another man on the ground. Shots were fired by Albemarle County Police in the direction of the men, but James "Sonny" Marshall and Frank Davis Jr. were able to get inside a building. Davis, 44, of Rochelle, killed Marshall, 50, then turned a gun on himself, police said.

newsplex.com
12146Tracey Ong Tan26FemaleAsian/Pacific Islander12/25/2012PasadenaCA34.1525253-118.145985Pasadena Police Department

Cousins Tracey Ong Tan and Kendrick Ng, were killed when a SUV involved in a police chase struck their minivan in Pasadena.

nbclosangeles.com
12147Isaiah Ng11MaleAsian/Pacific Islander12/25/2012PasadenaCA34.1525253-118.145985Pasadena Police Department

Cousins Tracey Ong Tan and Kendrick Ng, were killed when a SUV involved in a police chase struck their minivan in Pasadena.

nbclosangeles.com
12148Antoine Tobias Jr.40MaleAfrican-American/Black12/25/2012AltonLA30.33209-89.765343St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office

Antoine Tobias was shot in a gun battle with deputies on December 25, 2011 and died on January 20, 2012. Deputies had responded to a call from a woman who said that her family had locked themselves inside a home to avoid her son-in-law, Tobias, who was armed with a handgun and trying to break into the home. By the time deputies arrived, Tobias had reportedly forced his way inside the residence. Tobias allegedly fired multiple rounds at deputies as they attempted to help Tobias' family members escape from the bathroom of the home. A K-9 dog also bit him. Tobias was booked into the St. Tammany Parish Jail on Jan. 2 after being released from University Hospital, where he'd been treated for his wounds that police said weren't life-threatening. Police said Tobias told medical staff at the Jail Medical Clinic that he was having breathing issues, fell on the floor, and stopped, so the nurse and jail staff began CPR. Tobias appeared to be revived by the CPR and was taken by ambulance to the St. Tammany Parish Hospital, but was pronounced dead at about 1:20 a.m. on January 20, 2012.

wdsu.com
12149Edward L Becker Jr.26MaleEuropean-American/White12/25/2012TaneytownMD39.66405-77.1726479Taneytown Police Department

Shortly after 8:30 p.m. Dec. 25, Edward L Becker's parents called 911 and reported that Becker was smashing the windows of his truck with a hammer, according to a state police press release. Three Taneytown police officers responded and "saw Becker walking down the street toward them," according to the release. The officers commanded Becker to drop the hammer and surrender, but he continued to approach, police said. The officers positioned themselves behind their police cars, according to the report. When Becker came within approximately an arm's length of an officer and raised the hammer, one of the officers shot him, according to police. Police at the scene administered first aid and called emergency medical personnel to the scene.

baltimoresun.com
12150Richard Robert Licon40MaleRace unspecified12/25/2012PuebloCO38.2683416-104.6325932Pueblo Police Department

Officers responded to a report of a domestic disturbance. As the officers arrived, the suspect fired at police with a handgun, then fled through the rear of the house. Officers in the alley confronted the suspect and fatally shot him.

koaa.com
12143Anthony Donelson Jr.23MaleAfrican-American/Black12/24/2012KentfieldCA37.9559058-122.5477081Ross Police Department

Anthony Donelson Jr. drowned when he reportedly jumped into the rain-swollen Corte Madera Creek after police stopped him on suspicion of drunken driving. The officer pulled Donelson over at about 12:30 a.m. near Sir Francis Drake Boulevard and College Avenue in Kentfield. Donelson reportedly gave his identification to the officer before running away, hopping a fence and jumping into the creek, where he swam away from officers. According to police, the officers trained their flashlights on Donelson, then lost sight of him. Donelson's body was found three weeks later floating in the creek behind Kent Middle School.

cbslocal.com
12144Name withheld by police53MaleEuropean-American/White12/24/2012NewtonKS37.9413087-97.3018204Harvey County Sheriff's Office, Newton Police Department, Halstead Police Department, Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office, Kansas Highway Patrol

An unidentified 53-year-old man reportedly killed himself after a one-hour standoff with police in rural Harvey County. At around 5:05 p.m., a deputy noticed a Ford Ranger pickup truck parked in a field entrance. As he approached, the deputy said he heard a single gunshot and saw the man slump over in the seat. The deputy backed away and told the man to get out of the truck, but he refused. Backup officers arrived from several agencies and tried to convince the man to surrender, but weren't successful, police said. Shortly before 6:30 p.m., the man reportedly exited the pickup, walked toward the field and shot himself in the chest with a .45 handgun.

google.com
12145Clyde Alvin Bailey62MaleRace unspecified12/24/2012MyrtleMS34.4956673-89.1202043Union County Sheriff's Office

Shortly after 8 p.m., Clyde Bailey was shot twice on his front porch by a deputy responding to a domestic violence call. Bailey died on his way to the hospital.

wcbi.com
12139Joshua Shoop35MaleEuropean-American/White12/23/2012WhittierCA33.9749691-118.0750244Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

Deputies shot Joshua Shoop when he emerged from a garage with a gun following a standoff. Shortly after midnight, Whittier police tried to stop a SUV reported stolen in Colorado. Shoop reportedly fled and the chase was canceled. A sheriff's deputy saw the SUV a short time later near Washington and Norwalk boulevards. The SUV crashed through a fence and Shoop and a woman got out and opened fire on officers. Shoop and the woman then barricaded themselves inside a garage. According to officials, at least one shot was fired at officers during the standoff. The woman surrendered at about 4:30 a.m. Just before 7 a.m., Shoop emerged from the garage holding a gun and deputies shot him, killing him.

sgvtribune.com
12140Eddie Jones III39MaleAfrican-American/Black12/23/2012Gloucester TownshipNJ39.8225351-75.0422606Gloucester Township Police Department

Jones overpowered Officer Ruth Burns inside the station in Gloucester Township, a Philadelphia suburb, police said. He fired at her and two officers who had been in a nearby room and came rushing to aid their colleague. The two officers fired on Jones, killing him.

foxnews.com
12141Gregory Stegall36MaleRace unspecified12/23/2012BaltimoreMD39.286562-76.7115537Baltimore County Police Department

An off-duty officer was approached by Stegall at the rear of a Shell station at 3:40 a.m. Sunday morning. Stegall had a knife, reportedly, and wouldn't stop threatening the officer. A Taser did not work. He was shot a single time and died of his injuries.

baltimoresun.com
12142Rodney Moore35MaleAfrican-American/Black12/23/2012TahokaTX33.1651768-101.8030795Tahoka Police Department, Texas Department of Public Safety

A Texas state trooper tried to reason with Moore outside of his residence, carrying a knife and hallucinating due to drug use. The trooper called for backup. Tahoka Officer Lester Holsey Jr. responded, fatally shooting Moore. According to authorities, Moore attacked the officer. According to Ashley Holly Moore, the officer shot her husband after he calmed down, lowered his knife and returned to his residence.

kcbd.com
12135Sophia Athena Strickland22FemaleEuropean-American/White12/22/2012TacomaWA47.22876770000001-122.4377276Tacoma Police Department

Strickland's mother called police to report that her daughter had just discharged a gun inside her home, possibly killing herself. When police arrived and made contact with the girl, she refused to respond or drop the weapon and was fired on my police as she came toward officers.

theolympian.com
12136Kerwin Harris39MaleAfrican-American/Black12/22/2012St. LouisMO38.597118-90.270187St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department

Kerwin Harris died after police tasered him. At about midnight, officers saw Harris, who they thought matched the description of a robbery suspect. When the officers approached, Harris allegedly fled on foot. The officers caught up to Harris and used a Taser to subdue him. Harris stopped breathing and was pronounced dead at a hospital.

stltoday.com
12137Larry Pace60MaleRace unspecified12/22/2012McNeilAR33.3480709-93.2098588Columbia County Sheriff's Office

Deputy Koby Schmittou shot Larry Pace, after Pace pulled a knife on the deputy. Police said the deputy was talking with when Pace pulled the knife. State Police spokesman Bill Sadler has said Pace had been missing when the deputy saw and approached him.

google.com
12138Joshua Emerson32MaleRace unspecified12/22/2012HuntingtonWV38.4151707-82.3842973Huntington Police Department

Shortly before 1 a.m. Saturday after the officer on routine patrol went to investigate a collision between a tractor trailer and a small car. Police Chief Skip Holbrook said Emerson brandished the knife toward a security guard then turned it on the officer when he attempted to intervene.

wvillustrated.com
21835William Bruce Swift51MaleRace unspecified12/22/2012CumberlandMD39.644032-78.7568129Cumberland Police Department

A patrolling officer recognized William Swift as having outstanding warrants. As the officer started to get out of the patrol vehicle, Swift reached into a backpack and produced a handgun. He pointed the gun at the officer who took cover and drew a weapon ordering Swift to drop the gun. Swift then allegedly shot and killed himself.

google.com
12130Bernard Lynn Turner30MaleAfrican-American/Black12/21/2012HoustonTX30.0125057-95.457972Harris County Constable's Office Precinct 1

Deputies went to Ashton Woods Apartments to serve a mental health warrant on Bernard Turner. Turner put a gun to his mother's head. The deputies rushed into the apartment. Turner began shooting, then barricaded his mother and himself into a bedroom. The deputies called HCSO High Risk Operations Unit. After negotiation, the unit entered the apartment. Turner had fatally shot his mother and himself.

chron.com
12131Lilly Turner53FemaleRace unspecified12/21/2012HoustonTX30.0125057-95.457972Harris County Constable's Office Precinct 1

Around 9 p.m., deputies went to Ashton Woods Apartments to serve a mental health warrant on Bernard Turner. Turner put a gun to the head of his mother, Lilly Turner. The deputies rushed into the apartment. Bernard began shooting, then barricaded himself and Lilly into a bedroom. The deputies called HCSO High Risk Operations Unit. After negotiation, unit members entered the apartment. Bernard had fatally shot Lilly and committed suicide.

chron.com
12132Sammie "Junebug" Davis Jr.49MaleAfrican-American/Black12/21/2012MaconGA32.8422905-83.6595315Macon Police Department

Macon Police Officer Clayton Sutton responded to a Supermarket shopping Center in reference to a Subject that was refusing to leave. Upon arrival Officer Sutton met with Sammie "Junebug" Davis, and shortly there after Davis began to struggle with Officer Sutton. Davis allegedly attempted to cut Officer Sutton with an unknown object, which he threw when Officer Sutton fatally shot him in self defense.

informationliberation.com
12133Nicholas Byron Titus21MaleEuropean-American/White12/21/2012Security-WidefieldCO38.7361927-104.7288959El Paso County Sheriff's Office

Officers began following a suspect with multiple felony warrants. The officers called for backup and attempted to contain the suspect when he parked at a store. The suspect then rammed police vehicles and was subsequently fatally shot.

gazette.com
12134Jeffrey Lee Michael44MaleEuropean-American/White12/21/2012GeeseytownPA40.4722833-78.2818324Pennsylvania State Police

Neighbors had noted Michael's increasingly disturbing behavior and remarks for days before he apparently snapped and went on an indiscriminate shooting spree in his rural PA town. He killed three before being trapped in a gun battle by state troopers. Three troopers were slightly wounded. Michael was shot to death.

triblive.com
19305Darrell Kurt Wilson36MaleEuropean-American/White12/21/2012Oklahoma CityOK35.4498495-97.4879758Oklahoma City Police Department

Darrell Kurt Wilson, 36, shot and killed another man, held a woman hostage, led police on a chase and then killed himself on Interstate 35, police said.

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12129Jose Luis Rodriguez-Castro32MaleRace unspecified12/20/2012TaylorsvilleUT40.6475641-111.9393196Unified Police Department of Greater Salt Lake

Rodriguez-Castro was cutting his girlfriend with a knife outside a Department of Workforce Services office in Taylorsville when a Unified Police Department officer shot him.

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20443Wayne Lamar Oxley50MaleEuropean-American/White12/20/2012MagaliaCA39.8293383-121.6011776Butte County Sheriff's Office

Wayne Lamar Oxley called 911 and reported hearing shots fired. He called again to say he was mistaken but fired a gun when he was told there was a deputy in the area. Deputy Chris Dineen investigated the sound and upon arrival, Oxley threatened him with a gun and was shot and killed. Media reports called it "suicide by cop, and said he had a history of depression and attempted suicide.

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21834Anthony A. Hammond Jr.41MaleAfrican-American/Black12/20/2012ElktonMD39.659884-75.7996126Maryland State Police

Trooper Michael Cox knew Anthony Hammond was wanted on arrest warrants. Cox followed the vehicle, but it kept driving, turned off its lights and struck a parked car before two people fled. Police said Cox chased Hammond on foot and saw him kick in the door of a townhouse. The trooper followed Hammond into the home, and Hammond ran toward Cox and tried to take the officer's gun, and Cox shot and killed him.

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12127John Austgen Jr.47MaleEuropean-American/White12/19/2012Fort PierceFL27.4253849-80.3371475Fort Pierce Police Department, St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office

Frequest arrestee and ex-con Austgen fled from an apparent drug deal interrupted by police, and was fatally shot when he turned his black truck toward officers in a threatening way.

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12123Alan Alvarez Jr.30MaleHispanic/Latino12/18/2012FresnoCA36.7863542-119.7541389Fresno Police Department

Officers Gunter Meiss, Sergio Briseno, Bryan Williams and Keith Dooms shot Alan Alvarez Jr. after he ignored repeated commands to give up, and then tried to pull out a gun and fire at them.

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12124Tristen Paul Anderson26MaleEuropean-American/White12/18/2012Oklahoma CityOK35.5009685-97.5521382Oklahoma City Police Department

Officer Anthony Franklin responded to a home on a reported domestic call, police said. As Franklin was responding to the call, it was updated with the description of one of the people involved. Franklin then encountered Anderson, who matched the description of the person involved in the domestic incident and was armed with a stolen semi-automatic pistol. Franklin attempted to speak with Anderson when they fought. Franklin eventually shot and killed Anderson.

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12125Kevdrika T. "Pretty Drika" Williams aka Kevdrinka Williams25FemaleAfrican-American/Black12/18/2012St. GabrielLA30.257741-91.0986561Gonzales Police Department

Kevdrinka T. Williams and Tremaine R. Wickem were killed while fleeing police in a high-speed chase. Officer Brent Amy pursued Williams and Wickem until their 2002 PT Cruiser attempted to pass several other vehicles on the shoulder, lost control and collided head on with a Toyota Tundra, seriously injuring the truck's driver and killing Williams and Wickem. According to the lawsuit filed by the truck's driver, audio recordings revealed that Amy was chasing the PT Cruiser at speeds of around 90 mph. The chief said he found no policies or procedures were violated by Amy, who was cleared by an internal investigation.

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12126Tremaine R. Wickem20MaleAfrican-American/Black12/18/2012St. GabrielLA30.257741-91.0986561Gonzales Police Department

Kevdrinka T. Williams and Tremaine R. Wickem were killed while fleeing police in a high-speed chase. Officer Brent Amy pursued Williams and Wickem until their 2002 PT Cruiser attempted to pass several other vehicles on the shoulder, lost control and collided head on with a Toyota Tundra, seriously injuring the truck's driver and killing Williams and Wickem. According to the lawsuit filed by the truck's driver, audio recordings revealed that Amy was chasing the PT Cruiser at speeds of around 90 mph. The chief said he found no policies or procedures were violated by Amy, who was cleared by an internal investigation.

neworleanscitybusiness.com
20764Abel Roman24MaleAfrican-American/Black12/18/2012HarrisburgPA40.2521185-76.8607218Harrisburg Police Bureau

Abel Roman was wanted for shooting a man. He was found dead after a gunbattle and standoff.

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12117Ryan McCabe39MaleNative American/Alaskan12/17/2012ParkerAZ34.139413-114.288593Colorado River Tribal Police Department

Officers were dispatched to a domestic violence call involving a male and a female. Upon arrival, they encountered a Native American male waving a handgun. Officers reportedly asked him to lower the gun several times. The suspect pointed the gun at the officers. Officer Daniel Martinez shot Ryan McCabe in the chest, killing him. McCabe is the son of La Paz County Sheriff's Department Administrative Secretary Claudia Stewart Seechoma.

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12118Tremaine Lebis42MaleEuropean-American/White12/17/2012StockbridgeGA33.5572029-84.2681734Clayton County Police Department

Shot after fatally wounding a police officer trying to evict Lebis and his wife from a motel for bad behavior. The hotel room contained an illegal arsenal that Lebis, a felon, wasn't supposed to have, police said.

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12119Williams Shaw49MaleRace unspecified12/17/2012PellaIA41.400218-92.9269921Pella Police Department, Marion County Sheriff's Office, Iowa State Patrol, Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, Iowa Department of Natural Resources

Police responded to reports of an armed man chasing a person in Pella's Brook Circle neighborhood at about 8:30 a.m. While officers were enroute, the man, identified as Williams Shaw, entered his vehicle and fled east on Idaho Drive. Officers stopped Shaw's vehicle, and a 20-minute standoff ensued. According to police, Shaw shot himself with a handgun and was pronounced dead at a hospital.

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12120Melvin Duane Fletcher Jr.20MaleAfrican-American/Black12/17/2012St. PaulMN44.9392482-93.1525123St. Paul Police Department

Armed with a gun, Fletcher allegedly robbed Kowalski's Market and fled through a rear entrance. Officers shot Fletcher as they chased him down a wooded area to Ayd Mill Road.

startribune.com
12121John E. Kaufmann Jr.51MaleEuropean-American/White12/17/2012ColumbusOH40.0378783-82.9940007Columbus Division of Police

Officers responded to a report of a man holding a gun to the caller's face. Officers observed that situation through a window, entered the home and fatally shot the gunman when he refused to drop his weapon.

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12122David E. "Wahp-sken" Tiscareno22MaleNative American/Alaskan12/17/2012TopekaKS39.0586758-95.6826466Topeka Police Department, Kansas Bureau of Investigation

According to a statement from the sheriff's office, the man attempted to exit the home with a gun after the tear gas was deployed. Officers opened fire, killing him.

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22077Derreck Mack18MaleAfrican-American/Black12/17/2012Atlantic CityNJ39.363564-74.433966Atlantic City Police Department

Following up on reports of two armed men, police chased Mack. Police said that he felt his life was in danger because Mack was trying to pull a gun from his waistband. Several witnesses reported that Mack was shot after he raised his hands trying to surrender. Autopsy showed he was shot twice in the back.

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12115Matthew A. Hollgarth21MaleEuropean-American/White12/16/2012DecaturIL39.8885206-88.9779568Illinois Department of Natural Resources

An off-duty state conservation police officer shot Matthew A. Hollgarth, who had reportedly forced his way into the officer's home in pursuit of a woman who'd fled there from a car. According to police, the woman came to the officer's door at around 12:20 a.m. pleading for help. Hollgarth followed the woman and allegedly broke down the door and came inside. Police said the officer retreated through the house while shielding the woman and his children, and that he shot Hollgarth after he continued to act aggressively and came "within mere feet."

herald-review.com
12116Marcus S. Lee28MaleNative American/Alaskan12/16/2012MoapaNV36.499795-114.759547Moapa Tribal Police Department

Two Moapa tribal police officers tried to question Marcus S. Lee in connection with gunshots on the reservation when a struggle broke out. The officers unsuccessfully used a Taser stun gun to try to subdue Lee. When Lee pointed his gun at officers, one shot and killed him.

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19306George S. Morris66MaleEuropean-American/White12/16/2012NormanOK35.2262538-97.4854024Norman Police Department, Oklahoma Highway Patrol

Police officers responded to an accident and found a nude man, George S. Morris, 66. He refused to communicate with the officers. Morris attempted to cross Interstate-35 on foot. After repeated commands to stop were ignored, officers used a Taser to subdue Morris. Morris was taken to Norman Regional Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

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19783Danny Meredith60MaleEuropean-American/White12/16/2012ClearwaterFL27.9454439-82.760102Pinellas County Sheriff's Office

Donna and Danny Meredith had an argument on the afternoon of Dec. 16, 2012. Donna left their house on Bugle Lane for a few hours. When she returned, she found a note on the front door warning her that there were guns in the house and that if she came in she would die. She called authorities. Two responding deputies found the note still on the door. They knocked and told Danny Meredith to come out. After a few minutes Meredith opened the door. He was naked and holding a shotgun. Deputies Robert Brown and Adam Przybysz say that he pointed the shotgun at them and made threatening comments. Both deputies fired, killing Meredith.

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22571Nathaniel Lee "Nate" Phillips Jr.25MaleEuropean-American/White12/16/2012North VernonIN38.999108-85.750454Seymour Police Department

Police were trying to catch up to Nathaniel Phillips for a variety of reasons. After a chase and a fight, he tried to escape by swimming across a pond, where he drowned.

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12108Bart Vanderlip76MaleEuropean-American/White12/15/2012California CityCA35.1313643-118.0050231California City Police Department

Bart Vanderlip reportedly shot himself when officers responded to his 911 call saying he'd just killed his wife.

desertnews.com
12109Jamaal Moore23MaleAfrican-American/Black12/15/2012ChicagoIL41.7940131-87.6646752Chicago Police Department

Moore was one of three suspects sought on suspicion of stealing tv sets from a truck. After a chase, police ran the unarmed Moor over as he jumped out of his vehicle, dragged him, then fatally shot him in the back as he tried to flee. His death caused neighborhood unrest. In 2013 the city settled a civil rights lawsuit with the family for $1.2M.

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12110Robert Lamont Barnes32MaleRace unspecified12/15/2012ZebulonNC35.744298-78.27932Johnston County Sheriff's Office

Following an argument with his brother, deputies responded to Barnes's house, and Barnes opened the front door with a machete in hand. The deputy "took off running," according to a witness. Barnes threatened a second deputy at the scene and ended up shot seven times, fatally.

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12111Tommy Kollman Jr.48MaleEuropean-American/White12/15/2012Fort MyersFL26.505351-81.943295Lee County Sheriff's Office

Tommy Kollman was pulled over by a deputy around 3:30 a.m. and pulled his vehicle into a parking lot behind an ice cream shop. The sheriff's office said Kollman was armed with the AK-47 and pointed it at Deputy Dash Lockhart who shot and killed him.

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12112Troy Gordon32MaleAfrican-American/Black12/15/2012Palm CoastFL29.5658792-81.2505122Flagler County Sheriff's Office

Gordon barricaded himself in the garage threatening officers with a machete. He charged toward the officers and they shot and killed him.

flaglerlive.com
12113Jason Letts38MaleRace unspecified12/15/2012BirminghamAL33.5082151-86.7884893Birmingham Police Department

Officers responded to a report of an armed man inside a hospital. When the officers encountered the man, he shot at them. They returned fire, killing him.

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12114Romero Roberto Moya33MaleHispanic/Latino12/15/2012OxfordAL33.598059-85.954814Oxford Police Department

Moya was shot multiple times by police in the town of Oxford, east of Birmingham, as he stepped from a hijacked car that struck another vehicle. A short distance away before he was killed, Moya had exchanged gunfire with other police after crashing his initial getaway car, leaving one officer critically injured. The pursuit was triggered by a triple slaying Moya was suspected of committing at a trailer home earlier in the morning in Cleburne County, AL, near the Georgia state line.

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20765Darryll Briston49MaleAfrican-American/Black12/15/2012WashingtonPA40.2172274-80.2017271Pennsylvania State Police

Darryl Briston, a former police chief, died after being tasered by State Police. Briston was in a casino when he encountered his estranged wife and her companion. Briston, a former police chief in Rankin, Pennsylvania, allegedly started a fight with the companion. Local police, casino security, and state police intervened in the fight. Briston left, and police chased him. Police said Briston was uncooperative and had to be wrestled to the ground and tasered in the leg by a state police trooper. Within a few minutes of arrest he reported having trouble breathing, an ambulance was called. Briston went into cardiac arrest--he was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead. Police say a total of 24 minutes elapsed between the use of the taser and Briston's death.

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12104David Garza43MaleHispanic/Latino12/14/2012San AntonioTX29.350682-98.5522831San Antonio Police Department

Garza knocked on Jorge Peralta's door. Peralta opened the door. Garza struck Peralta with a shovel. Peralta and a neighbor subdued Garza. Responding officers cuffed Garza, then immediately uncuffed him and began CPR because he was unresponsive. Garza died at the scene.

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12105Darryl Vance Parker50MaleEuropean-American/White12/14/2012BartonAR34.5197573-90.819222Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Arkansas State Police

Police tried to stop Parker for night hunting. He hit Arkansas state trooper Jason Martin with his vehicle and was shot and killed by two Arkansas Game and Fish wildlife officers.

arktimes.com
12106Lenny Randall "Q" Ellis30MaleAfrican-American/Black12/14/2012DallasTX32.7053529-96.8971598Dallas Police Department

Officers responding to a drug complaint in a part of Oak Park known for drug issues approached a vehicle that they considered suspicious. According to authorities, a man who called himself Q drew a gun while inside the vehicle. Officers fatally shot him.

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12107Kelly David Bangle30MaleEuropean-American/White12/14/2012Fort HoodTX31.118534-97.770983Fort Hood Military Police

Officers responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle parked at a lake. As they approached at least one gunshot was fired from inside the vehicle. The officers returned fire, fatally wounding the occupant who was a soldier at Fort Hood.

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19280Chamberlain Branch48MaleAfrican-American/Black12/14/2012ColumbiaSC33.9896383-81.0413385Cayce Department of Public Safety

Officer John Reese saw a Hyundai sedan, driven by Shyborn Belton, running with only its parking lights on. Reese and the training officer with him, Luis Feliciano, then tried to stop him. Reese turned on his blue lights and followed the Hyundai for about a half-mile. At Huger Street the Hyundai struck a van driven by Chamberlain Branch, who was killed. Belton was also killed.

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19281Shyborn K. Belton23MaleAfrican-American/Black12/14/2012ColumbiaSC33.9896383-81.0413385Cayce Department of Public Safety

Officer John Reese saw a Hyundai sedan, driven by Shyborn Belton, running with only its parking lights on. Reese and the training officer with him, Luis Feliciano, then tried to stop him. Reese turned on his blue lights and followed the Hyundai for about a half-mile. At Huger Street the Hyundai struck a van driven by Chamberlain Branch, who was killed. Belton was also killed.

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23447Name withheld by policeMaleRace unspecified12/14/2012PhiladelphiaPA40.0006408-75.1309855Philadelphia Police Department

At approximately 7:07 p.m., officers assigned to a marked patrol car observed a man standing with a bulge under his hooded sweatshirt. The officer asked the man to remove the hood from his head, and when he complied, the officer saw a handgun in the man's waistband. The man ran north on Mascher Street on the sidewalk. As the officers pursued him on foot, he turned toward them with the handgun in his hand. One of the officers shot at the offender. He turned toward the officers again, and both officers shot and killed him.

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12101Philip O. Coleman38MaleAfrican-American/Black12/13/2012ChicagoIL41.6922-87.6252718Chicago Police Department

Philip O. Coleman died after police tasered him several times when he allegedly "became combative" with officers transporting him to court. Coleman was then taken to Roseland Community Hospital "where he became physically aggressive with hospital staff and accompanying CPS officers," police said. Officers tasered Coleman again. Coleman was admitted to Roseland, where he was given a sedative and later died.

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12102Claude Devin Jolicoeur III17MaleAfrican-American/Black12/13/2012West Palm BeachFL26.6935846-80.1307103Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office

The deputies removed the two men from the car to question them when the passenger tried to flee. During a struggle with one of the deputies, the passenger pulled out a semi-automatic replica of a TEC 9. "The deputy grabbed him, got into a fight with him," Bradshaw said. "He refused to drop the gun. The deputies were afraid that they were going to be shot

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12103Marcus Lane Cass49MaleEuropean-American/White12/13/2012AbileneTX32.4350815-99.7863746Abilene Police Department

As co-owner of Abilene Gold Exchange Cass was visited by two plainclothes officers who appeared in bulletproof vests to serve a warrant. The police account describes Cass flourishing a gun during the visit, increasingly uncooperative and then threatening, to the point where they felt compelled to shoot him to death. A federal lawsuit filed by his family contends, among other things, that the police account does not match the event's timeline.

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12099Christopher Michael Sheldon38MaleEuropean-American/White12/12/2012Pollock PinesCA38.7565045-120.5963688El Dorado County Sheriff's Office

Deputies shot Christopher Michael Sheldon, who was reportedly suicidal, during an exchange of gunfire.

google.com
12100Mark Meltzer41MaleRace unspecified12/12/2012AlbuquerqueNM35.0777273-106.5862947Albuquerque Police Department

Meltzer was accused of firing his gun in a motel parking lot. When police pulled him over, he allegedly shot and killed himself.

abqjournal.com
20766Noahcell Bagley30MaleEuropean-American/White12/12/2012ChesterPA39.840063-75.3873816Chester Police Department

Noahcell Bagley fled a routine traffic stop, allegedly because he had an active warrant. He was shot and killed by police; what precipitated the killing was not reported.

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23446Fernando Velarde-Loureiro53MaleHispanic/Latino12/12/2012TucsonAZ32.2339353-110.9294733Tucson Police Department

Fernando Velarde-Loureiro was shot and killed after stealing a truck at gunpoint, leading police on a chase, and killing a police dog, police said.

google.com
12094Andy Stuart Robles29MaleRace unspecified12/11/2012San BernardinoCA34.0899417-117.2692988San Bernardino Police Department

Police shot and killed Andy Stuart Robles when he made a sudden movement with his hand under his shirt.

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12095Gabriela Garza Aparicio27FemaleRace unspecified12/11/2012StocktonCA37.9561461-121.317129Stockton Police Department

Gabriela Garza Aparicio was a passenger killed when a car crashed on a highway on-ramp during a high speed-chase involving four officers.

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12096Tony Allen Riddle40MaleEuropean-American/White12/11/2012AbileneTX32.3282105-99.8959276Taylor County Sheriff's Office

Riddle became suicidal and drug-dependent after the suicide of his first wife, then relapsed severely after the death of his second wife years later. He threatened suicide. Deputies responded. They tried to reason with him for about 45 minutes. He pointed a gun at them. They fatally shot him. Riddle's mother, Teresa Barker, did not blame deputies for their handling of the situation.

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12097Lesly Cowan56MaleEuropean-American/White12/11/2012JacksonvilleFL30.3230833-81.4939372Jacksonville Sheriff's Office

Cowan and a female accomplice entered a sporting goods store and forced the clerks at shotgun-point to sell them ammunition. Responding police found their pickup and Cowan fired one round from a handgun at officers. Police returned fire and struck Cowan multiple times, killing him.

jacksonville.com
12098Name withheld by police27FemaleRace unspecified12/11/2012PhiladelphiaPA39.9633285-75.2323864Philadelphia Police Department

West Philadelphia woman shot after charging with knife at officer. Police say they were called to the scene after the 27-year-old suspect threatened her family.

nbcphiladelphia.com
19307Aline Marie Williams54FemaleEuropean-American/White12/11/2012Oklahoma CityOK35.4877479-97.4767237Oklahoma City Police Department

Aline Marie Williams and Sammy Nugent, 60, robbed a truck driver at JR's truck stop. The pair had a rubber hammer and struck the victim multiple times, but he only sustained minor injuries. Police arrested Nugent, but Williams fled in a dark green Chevy Blazer. Following a short pursuit, she crashed into the concrete porch of an abandoned business and was killed.

koco.com
21358Gary Michael Welch56MaleEuropean-American/White12/11/2012Traverse CityMI44.7578637-85.6055303Traverse City Police Department, Crawford County Sheriff's Office

A multi-county police chase reportedly began when Crawford County deputies tried to stop Gary Michael Welch after his truck swerved over the center line. The pursuit went through Crawford, Kalkaska and Grand Traverse counties and involved officers from five different police agencies. Welch stopped in his daughter's front yard, exited his vehicle and allegedly pointed a rifle in "military style" at the officers. Traverse City officer Mark Witczak and Crawford County deputies Michael Jacobi and Matthew Swope shot Welch, killing him.

google.com
22076Edward Eugene Clark28MaleAfrican-American/Black12/11/2012Los AngelesCA34.0120649-118.3549972Los Angeles Police Department

Officers responded to a report of domestic disturbance. Clark barricaded himself in the back room with his two young children when the police arrived. After two hours of negotiation, police shot and killed him.

latimes.com
12089Eric Todd Berg42MaleEuropean-American/White12/10/2012Fall CityWA47.5668564-121.8879955King County Sheriff's Office

Deputy went to a mobile home park early Monday morning to investigate report of screaming. Made contact with Berg who allegedly took deputy's Taser and charged at him with hit. Deputy shot and killed subject.

seattletimes.com
12090Chandler William Cardwell38MaleHispanic/Latino12/10/2012BeaumontCA33.9588249-117.0126613Riverside County Sheriff's Department

SWAT deputies shot and killed Chandler William Cardwell after he tried to enter the home where his wife and child were inside, ending a standoff during which Cardwell had threatened his wife and shot and wounded a CHP dog.

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12091Brian T. McDaniel39MaleEuropean-American/White12/10/2012RichmondVA37.477401-77.538561Chesterfield County Police Department

McDaniel pointed a handgun at county officers trying to serve him with felony arrest warrants

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12092Daniel Christopher Scott56MaleEuropean-American/White12/10/2012Corpus ChristiTX27.7134518-97.3668333Corpus Christi police Department

Daniel Christopher Scott was fatally shot by Corpus Christi police early Monday after he opened fire on officers who were trying to talk him out of his home, after he called 911 to say he had barricaded himself, officials said. Scott suffered from mental illness.

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12093Johnnie Kamahi Warren43MaleAfrican-American/Black12/10/2012DothanAL31.2572924-85.4333364Dothan Police Department, Houston County Sheriff's Office

Warren became unruly and combative in a bar at about 1:50 a.m., so three employees escorted him outside. Police in the area noticed the struggle of the four men. Four to five local and county officers tasered Warren and cuffed him as he began to lose consciousness. He died at the hospital shortly after.

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22570Lenon Henry52MaleAfrican-American/Black12/10/2012IndianapolisIN39.8262356-86.064865Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department

Police called to a residence on a suspected burglary. They encountered Henry hiding in basement of the house and ordered him to show his hands. Henry didn't comply. As one officer lifted the coat Henry was hiding under, police said that Henry quickly reached for his waistband. Officer Christopher Wilburn shot and killed him.

google.com
12087Michael David Crawford35MaleEuropean-American/White12/09/2012LakewoodWA47.126476-122.542546Lakewood Police Department

On Dec. 9, 2012 two patrol officers on Interstate 5 near Tillicum conducted a routine records check on a vehicle also traveling northbound. The car was reported stolen. When the officers attempted to stop the car, a high speed pursuit ensued. Michael David Crawford took the Portland Avenue exit, lost control of the car and skidded to a stop in the center of the road. The patrol car collided with Crawford's vehicle, pinning all inside their cars. Crawford fired at the officers. The driving officer got out of the vehicle and shot Crawford. The other officer also shot Crawford.Crawford was transported to the hospital and later pronounced dead.

blscourierherald.com
12088Lucas Hodson38MaleRace unspecified12/09/2012Moreno ValleyCA33.9172098-117.226264Riverside County Sheriff's Department

A deputy shot Lucas Hodson when he charged at him while holding an unspecified metallic object inside an apartment.

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12084Xang Khang26MaleAsian/Pacific Islander12/08/2012SacramentoCA38.5474658-121.3923892Sacramento Police Department

A deputy shot Lucas Hodson when he charged at him while holding an unspecified metallic object inside an apartment. At around 6:20 p.m., deputies and firefighters responded to a hang-up 911 call at the home. Deputies tried to make contact with someone inside, but got no answer. Firefighters and police forced their way into the apartment when they heard noise inside and feared a medical emergency, according to €™officials. A deputy reportedly found Hodson sitting on the couch with a metal object in his hands. Officials didn't specify what the object was, only that the deputy thought it might be a weapon. The deputy told Hodson to drop the object, but he refused and ran into another room. Hodson returned to the living room and started charging toward the deputy with the object. The deputy then shot Hodson, who died at the scene.

fox40.com
12085Bartholomew Paul Williams38MaleAfrican-American/Black12/08/2012San BernardinoCA34.1788056-117.3164959California State University Police Department San Bernardino

Williams had an episode with his mental illness. The campus police were called and the incident escalated resulting in his death.

prweb.com
12086Hector Celaya31MaleNative American/Alaskan12/08/2012LindsayCA36.1817489-119.0011623Tulare County Sheriff's Office

Police said Celaya went on a shooting rampage at the Tule River Indian Reservation that left a daughter, his mother and her two brothers dead before he died in a shootout with police.

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23445Victor Santos45MaleHispanic/Latino12/08/2012RidgewoodNY40.70325-73.908432City of New York Police Department

Two detectives assigned to the Narcotics Bureau fired at a subject who pointed an imitation pistol at them. The detectives were conducting a "buy and bust" and were attempting to place a suspect under arrest when Victor Santos approached them. Santos inquired as to what was happening and removed what appeared to be a black handgun from his waistband and pointed it at the detectives. The detectives both shot and killed him.

nypost.com
27411Angeles Ipina16FemaleHispanic/Latino12/08/2012DallasTX32.8877989-96.8705355Dallas Police Department

Maria Ipina was driving home with her husband in the passenger seat and her daughter, Angeles, in the back. Dallas officers were chasing a green Ford Explorer, driven by a man named Angel Palomo. Inside the SUV was another man, Cesar Ramirez. The men allegedly had robbed someone at gunpoint, taking a phone and a gold necklace. The chase lasted less than three minutes. Palomo and police officers blew through three stop signs before coming up to Webb Chapel Road. Palomo ran the traffic light, killing Angeles Ipina.

cbslocal.com
12082Zenon San Martin Ramirez52MaleHispanic/Latino12/07/2012GreensboroNC36.0760672-79.7569755Greensboro Police Department

A struggle with two local officers and some kind of pre-existing medical condition combined to give Ramirez extremely low blood pressure after his arrest, and that proved fatal. He'd been taken into custody after shoplifting alcohol from a Food Lion grocery store.

myfox8.com
12083Thomas E. Ferguson38MaleRace unspecified12/07/2012MagnoliaKY37.4733413-85.6726681LaRue County Sheriff's Office

An officer attempted to stop a vehicle for reckless driving. The driver fled in the vehicle, spun out of control and came to a stop. As an officer approached the vehicle, the driver accelerated toward the officer who fired several shots into the car. The driver died at a local hospital.

kentuckystatepolice.org
12075Madison Ruano2FemaleEuropean-American/White12/06/2012LancasterCA34.7042981-118.1481117Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

Two-year-old Madison Ruano was killed after a man leading police on a high speed chase struck her mother's car in Lancaster.

cbslocal.com
12076Name withheld by policeMaleRace unspecified12/06/2012ShawneeKS39.0124992-94.7679115Shawnee Police Department

An unidentified man reportedly killed himself during a standoff with police. SWAT officers surrounded Shawnee Station Apartment Homes after police had responded to reports of a suicidal man with a gun inside a unit. According to police, the last time they heard from the man was at around 10 a.m. Officers entered the apartment at about 2:20 p.m. and found him dead.

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12077Charles Allan Daleske56MaleEuropean-American/White12/06/2012New HamptonMO40.2631562-94.1930025Harrison County Sheriff's Office

Charles Allan Daleske reportedly committed suicide during a standoff. At about 3:50 p.m. a neighbor reported that a man had used a sledgehammer to break into a home where Daleske's estranged wife was staying. Officers encountered Daleske at the back door and told him to leave. Daleske briefly stepped outside, but went back inside and peeked out at officers. One deputy said he saw a handgun in Daleske's possession and retreated. Deputies reportedly later heard a shot and found Daleske inside the house with a .22-caliber handgun. He was pronounced dead at a hospital.

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12078Shelly Marie Frey26FemaleAfrican-American/Black12/06/2012HoustonTX29.9179082-95.4155429Harris County Sheriff's Office

According to Deputy Louis Campbell, Frey and two others stole merchandise from a Wal-Mart when he worked as a security guard there. When he confronted them, they fled. Frey entered her vehicle and tried to drive away. Failing that, authorities said that she tried to run over Deputy Campbell. He shot her fatally in the neck.

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12079Robert Williams37MaleEuropean-American/White12/06/2012DallasTX32.752298-96.6600426Dallas Police Department

Dallas police fatally shot a man they say aimed a shotgun at them as he walked down a Pleasant Grove street.

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12080Carlos Carrillo26MaleHispanic/Latino12/06/2012HollywoodCA34.103591-118.3332035Los Angeles Police Department

Officers responding to a report of domestic violence came into contact with a man and fatally shot him.

latimes.com
12081Jalen Lathon Ricks19MaleAfrican-American/Black12/06/2012JonesboroGA33.5430403-84.3361643Clayton County Sheriff's Office

Officers responded to a report of a man with a gun. When the officers arrived at the scene, Ricks opened fire, wounding one officer. Officers returned fire, killing Ricks.

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23168Jan Dennis "J.D." Perry44MaleRace unspecified12/06/2012HurricaneWV38.4128578-81.9986247Hurricane Police Department

According to police, Jan Dennis "J.D." Perry was suspected of trying to steal a TV from the Hurricane Walmart. Police saw Perry driving a Chevrolet Malibu around 11:30 a.m. and pursued him onto I-64. The chase reportedly reached speeds of 100 mph before Perry's car turned sideways and hit the back of a parked tractor-trailer as he apparently tried to enter a rest stop, killing him.

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23635Ida Murphy54FemaleAfrican-American/Black12/06/2012BuffaloNY42.9092717-78.8390649Buffalo Police Department

Issac Parker's sport utility vehicle was pulled over for a faulty headlight. Officer Kenneth Agee and his partner, Officer Jared Domaracki, suspected Parker was intoxicated. As Domaracki reached in through the driver's side window to turn off the ignition, and Agee did the same thing from the passenger's side, Parker hit the accelerator and took off down Fillmore. Agee shot Parker once in the right side. Parker continued on Fillmore before crashing into three street light poles, one of which fell on Ida Murphy, killing her.

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23636Issac C. Parker48MaleRace unspecified12/06/2012BuffaloNY42.9092717-78.8390649Buffalo Police Department

Issac Parker's sport utility vehicle was pulled over for a faulty headlight. Officer Kenneth Agee and his partner, Officer Jared Domaracki, suspected Parker was intoxicated. As Domaracki reached in through the driver's side window to turn off the ignition, and Agee did the same thing from the passenger's side, Parker hit the accelerator and took off down Fillmore. Agee shot Parker once in the right side. Parker continued on Fillmore before crashing into three street light poles, one of which fell on Ida Murphy, killing her.

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29534Ida Murphy (Dupe)54FemaleAfrican-American/Black12/06/2012BuffaloNY42.9092717-78.8390649Buffalo Police Department

Police shot and killed Issac C. Parker, 48, as he allegedly dragged an officer who'd stopped him for DUI. Parker's careening car hit a light pole, which killed Ida Murphy, 54.

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12068Michael Daraban Jr.39MaleRace unspecified12/04/2012Schofield BarracksHI21.485156-158.0449377Honolulu Police Department

Daraban was killed in a crash that also injured two other people outside Schofield Barracks after the car he was in sped away from a police vehicle following an attempt to serve a drug search warrant. Steven M. Sandry was sentenced to 10 years in prison for causing the death.

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12069Robert Jeremiah Kresky23MaleRace unspecified12/04/2012Colorado SpringsCO38.8356436-104.7903071Colorado Springs Police Department

Police said they found him driving a stolen vehicle near Powers Boulevard and Astrozon Drive and he refused to pull over. Officers chased him for about five miles, and the pursuit ended when Kresky crashed with a police car. Police said Kresky was shot during a foot chase after he got out of the car and started running.

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12070Desirae A. Daniel27FemaleEuropean-American/White12/04/2012Cedar RapidsIA41.9798789-91.708136Cedar Rapids Police Department

Police were first trying to stop Desirae Daniel for a violation of a traffic rule, but then it turned into a high speed chase when Daniel refused to pull over. When she finally did stopped, police shot her in her car before she could grab hold of it. They quickly pulled her out of the car, and the paramedics soon tried to revive her, but she still ended up dying.

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12071Lindal M. Johnson55MaleEuropean-American/White12/04/2012EvansvilleIN37.954698-87.64854Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office

Officers arrived at Johnson's home to investigate a criminal mischief report. During the visit, officers attempted to subdue Johnson with a stun gun. After Johnson threw a hatchet at the officers, they opened fire, killing him. He died on scene.

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12072Jose Antonio Hernandez-Gonzalez20MaleHispanic/Latino12/04/2012BufordGA34.1207144-84.0092438Gwinnett County Police Department

Officers responded to a report of drug use in an apartment complex parking lot. One of the suspects pulled a handgun and held it to his own head. When he refused to drop the weapon, a stun gun was used on him. He removed the probes and pointed the gun at the officers. Three officers fired on the suspect, killing him.

ajc.com
12073Jeffrey L. Zirkle52MaleEuropean-American/White12/04/2012CoaltonWV38.8966095-79.967997West Virginia State Police

Officers responded to a report of a shooting. The victim was taken to a hospital and a standoff ensued between the shooting suspect and police. The suspect came out of the house with a weapon. Officers report the suspect posed a threat and was fatally shot.

wsaz.com
12074Karen Kelley55FemaleRace unspecified12/04/2012Port St. LucieFL27.322092-80.337295St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office

Kelley is said to have simply walked in front of a deputy's vehicle, which was travelling at full speed on a major road about 10 p.m. She died at the scene.

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19298Bryan Corey Madden27MaleEuropean-American/White12/04/2012AndersonSC34.4129334-82.6242272Anderson County Sheriff's Office

A deputy tried to stop a vehicle he thought had been stolen. Bryan Corey Madden lost control of the car in a curve and crashed into some trees. A woman in the car was in critically injured.

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19804Mary Loflin62FemaleEuropean-American/White12/04/2012YoungstownFL30.439275-85.524235Bay County Sheriff's Office

A medical examiner's report said Mary Loflin had a history of suicide attempts and had been held for mental evaluation under Florida's Baker Act. According to WJHG, Loflin called a suicide hotline on Dec. 4, 2012, which called the authorities. A Washington County sheriff's deputy arrived about 12:30 p.m., and Loflin fired two rounds at him from her porch. Deputies from Washington County and Bay County then engaged in a two-hour standoff with Loflin and tried to convince her to surrender. The Bay County sheriff's SWAT team arrived, and one deputy fired a bean bag round at her but to no effect. Cpl. Ryan Robbins then fired one shot and Deputy Chad Vidrine several gunshots at loflin. She died 10 days later.

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21357Charles Anton Byer51MaleEuropean-American/White12/04/2012Norton ShoresMI43.1427815-86.2738354Norton Shores Police Department

Police responded after Charles Anton Byer's family members asked them to check his home because they were concerned for his safety. According to police, probation officers confirmed there was a probation violation detainer for Byer and that he'd missed appointments. A 2.5 hour standoff began which ended shortly after 2 p.m. when Byer reportedly fatally shot himself in the head.

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12064Jarmar Wesley Hutchinson34MaleAfrican-American/Black12/03/2012HoustonTX29.7811217-95.32017Houston Police Department

Officers pulled Hutchinson over for a traffic violation. Hutchinson left on foot, swallowing a bag of narcotics. Officers subdued and arrested Hutchinson. Hutchinson said he was having trouble breathing. Officers called an ambulance. Hutchinson died at a hospital.

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12065Roderick Hamilton36MaleAfrican-American/Black12/03/2012ChildersburgAL33.2821884-86.3620765Childersburg Police Department

Officer Scott Dempsey shot and killed Rodrick Hamilton during an alleged scuffle.

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12066Eric Dilworth38MaleEuropean-American/White12/03/2012MeridianID43.6172931-116.3698638Meridian Police Department

Police were called to do a welfare check on a suicidal, drug abusing man. He charged officers wielding a knife.

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12067Bryan Don Scott42MaleEuropean-American/White12/03/2012Midwest CityOK35.444169-97.387738Midwest City Police Department

Police responded to a report of an explosion and found Scott outside of a detached garage suffering from burns to the upper part of his body. He was shirtless and armed with a machete and camouflaged rifle equipped with a laser sight, police reported.

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12060Darnesha Harris16FemaleAfrican-American/Black12/02/2012Breaux BridgeLA30.2685395-91.909715Breaux Bridge Police Department

Witnesses said a fight had broken out and as police were arriving on the scene, Harris got into her vehicle and tried to drive away striking a police car head-on. She then backed into a parked car, drove forward through a ditch and hit a bystander and then another vehicle. Breaux Bridge officer Travis Guillot shot and killed Harris.

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12061Margarito Lopez Morelos19MaleHispanic/Latino12/02/2012NogalesAZ31.7898-111.5868U.S. Border Patrol

A Border Patrol agent shot and killed Guatemala-born Morales near Sasabe, Arizona. Morales was with a group of suspected illegal immigrants crossing the border, and was shot after a physical altercation. Six others were arrested after the shooting.

mohavedailynews.com
12063Anthony Osorio27MaleEuropean-American/White12/02/2012El CajonCA32.8071198-116.9106121California Highway Patrol

Three California Highway Patrol officers chased Osorio at high speed in the early morning hours. Osorio crashed and rolled his vehicle but emerged alive. Officers report that the victim made threatening gestures and lunged at them, causing them to fire 33 shots. Eighteen of them hit. Osorio was unarmed.

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23249Robert Lynn Human Jr.41MaleEuropean-American/White12/02/2012DandridgeTN36.02252-83.392272Jefferson County Sheriff's Office

Robert Lynn Human Jr. called 911 and asked to be taken to a mental hospital. When deputies arrived at his home, Human charged the officers with a gun in each hand. Officers fired, killing Human. Human's sister said Human, diagnosed with bipolar disorder, went from hospital to hospital looking for help. She said Human had stopped taking his medication, and the day after he was killed he had another appointment scheduled at a mental health facility. The appointment had taken six months to set up.

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12054Jennifer Liston30FemaleRace unspecified12/01/2012ElburnIL41.905418-88.450978Kane County Sheriff's Office

An allegedly stolen car driven by Jennifer Liston, who was fleeing from deputy Nicholas Wolf, hit Zachary Bingham's car head-on, killing both drivers. At about 8:40 p.m., Wolf began pursuing Liston on Route 38 near Bricher Road, shortly after a resident reported that their 2003 Nissan Altima had been stolen. After about 5 minutes, Liston crashed the Nissan into Bingham's 2002 Pontiac Grand AM and another vehicle, killing Bingham and Liston, and injuring two other people. Bingham's dog, Lucy, was also killed in the crash.

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12055Zachary Bingham18MaleEuropean-American/White12/01/2012ElburnIL41.905418-88.450978Kane County Sheriff's Office

An allegedly stolen car driven by Jennifer Liston, who was fleeing from deputy Nicholas Wolf, hit Zachary Bingham's car head-on, killing both drivers. At about 8:40 p.m., Wolf began pursuing Liston on Route 38 near Bricher Road, shortly after a resident reported that their 2003 Nissan Altima had been stolen. After about 5 minutes, Liston crashed the Nissan into Bingham's 2002 Pontiac Grand AM and another vehicle, killing Bingham and Liston, and injuring two other people. Bingham's dog, Lucy, was also killed in the crash.

kcchronicle.com
12056Matthew Scott Lane35MaleEuropean-American/White12/01/2012Seal BeachCA33.7593756-118.0788924Garden Grove Police Department

Lane former girlfriend called the police on him. Lane led police on a chase and evaded evaded them. Lane was later found in Seal Beach where a struggle ensued leading an officer to shoot and kill him.

orangecountyda.org
12057Evan Hewer Bynum40MaleEuropean-American/White12/01/2012LittletonCO39.6235512-105.1077313Jefferson County Sheriff's Office

Evan Hewer Bynum was reported to be wandering around a King Soopers store talking to himself, and he had a handgun visible in his back pants pocket. Several deputies waited outside the store entrance while one deputy entered the store to watch his behavior. When Bynum walked out of the store, deputies asked to speak to him. He responded by pulling a gun from his pocket. They exchanged gunfire, incapacitating Bynum. A second handgun was discovered inside his jacket. He died soon after.

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12058Jeovany Mendoza18MaleHispanic/Latino12/01/2012Los AngelesCA34.208464-118.4517294Los Angeles Police Department

Officers said that they responded to a call about a an assault with a deadly weapon, and when they arrived at the scene Mendoza was holding a woman hostage with a knife to her neck. Mendoza refused to drop the knife, and one or more officers shot him to death.

latimes.com
12059Terrence Abel39MaleRace unspecified12/01/2012BrunswickOH41.233616-81.846983Brunswick Police Department

Officers responded to a report that a man was going to a home to hurt his ex-girlfriend. Police and SWAT surrounded the home and a 30-hour standoff ensued. A coroner reported that the man died from multiple gunshot wounds after being shot by police.

cleveland.com
12051Vernon L. "Gunner" Lightle78MaleEuropean-American/White11/30/2012WhitehallOH39.955981-82.894207Whitehall Police Department

Lightle was killed after a collision with a Whitehall police cruiser, whose driver was backing up officers pursuing a man who had fled from a woman's residence.

thisweeknews.com
12052Montrez Javon Virgil25MaleAfrican-American/Black11/30/2012FayettevilleNC35.0563862-79.0545745Fayetteville Police Department

Virgil tried an armed robbery of a gas station, failed, and allowed the clerk to escape, setting up a four-hour standoff with police in armored vehicles starting around 2:30 a.m. Eventually, Virgil emerged with a rifle which he refused to drop, and he was fatally shot.

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12053Clyde Ryan Murray33MaleRace unspecified11/30/2012San BernardinoCA34.1362989-117.2577351San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office

Detectives staked out a motel and saw Murray leave his room and walk down stairs with a bag slung over his shoulder. Murray was ordered to show his hands and go to the ground, but he ran toward a wrought iron fence. Murray started climbing the fence and reaching toward his bag and his waistband…. Murray did not comply with [Detective] Smith's orders and Smith fired twice, fearing Murray was going for a gun. An unloaded .45-caliber pistol was found in the bag.

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12048Donald Lee Hallett44MaleEuropean-American/White11/29/2012TulsaOK36.1487924-95.9537381Tulsa Police Department

Hallett was wanted on a shooting with intent to kill warrant when he confronted them while holding a shotgun early. Police got a lead that Hallett was in the area of the 1000 block of South Birmingham. They set up surveillance and saw him leave a house carrying a shotgun and a backpack-like bag. Police say Hallett disregarded officers' commands to stop, pointed his shotgun at officers and ran. After a short chase, he stopped and pointed his shotgun at officers so they shot and killed him, according to police.

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12049Timothy Ray Russell43MaleAfrican-American/Black11/29/2012East ClevelandOH41.5281054-81.5789115Cleveland Police Department

63 police officers chased two African-American suspects through East Cleveland. 137 shots fired killing Russell and his companion, Malissa Williams.

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12050Malissa Williams30FemaleAfrican-American/Black11/29/2012East ClevelandOH41.5281054-81.5789115Cleveland Police Department

63 police officers chased two African-American suspects through East Cleveland. 137 shots fired killing Williams and her companion, Timothy Russell.

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12046Bradley Dean Almy34MaleEuropean-American/White11/28/2012DunwoodyGA33.9235944-84.3405389Dunwoody Police Department

Shot after police said he drove a black minivan toward an officer. Had been chased by police after driving erratically in parking lot of Dunwoody police headquarters, then a gas station parking lot, striking numerous cars. Tested positive for cocaine; postmortem blood alcohol level of 0.244.

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12047David Mahlon Scott45MaleRace unspecified11/28/2012PampaTX35.559401-100.971996Pampa Police Department

According to authorities, officers responded to a domestic disturbance involving Scott. He pointed a handgun at the officers. The officers fatally shot him.

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20736Robert Wayne Maurina46MaleEuropean-American/White11/28/2012West AllisWI43.0013586-88.0234228West Allis Police Department

Robert Wayne Maurina was tasered by police at Aurora West Allis Medical Center when he allegedly resisted an attempt to get a sample of his blood. Maurina had gone to West Allis police station at around 4 a.m. to bail his girlfriend out of jail. Police suspected he was intoxicated and arrested him. After transporting him to a hospital to get blood drawn, Maurina allegedly fought with police and staff and was tasered so they could obtain his blood. Maurina was released just before noon on that same day. Maurina returned to his brother's home, complaining about pain in his chest and ribs. He was found dead in his bed the next morning.

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12043Duncan Phillips29MaleEuropean-American/White11/27/2012San FranciscoCA37.8229361-122.3702611San Francisco Police Department

Duncan Phillips shot at police during a pursuit before killing himself during a 6-hour standoff on Treasure Island.

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12045Alexis Suarez Reyes47MaleHispanic/Latino11/27/2012MiamiFL25.751496-80.366863Miami-Dade Police Department

Suarez Reyes was a contracted security worker at Miami International Airport who'd been accused of an aggravated battery at the airport. Police responding to his condo residence found him armed with a permitted Smith & Wesson semi-automatic firearm, which he leveled at officers. He was shot multiple times and died at the scene.

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12042Johnny Lee Melvin Williams28MaleEuropean-American/White11/26/2012BuchananGA33.7973698-85.1923109Buchanan Police Department

Shot after officers said he pulled out the prongs of a Taser and charged them with a knife at his mother's home. Family members told police Williams was paranoid schizophrenic, had assaulted his mother and threatened to kill her, prompting her to call 911.

myajc.com
12040Rickey L. McFadden47MaleAfrican-American/Black11/25/2012LeoniaNJ40.86579-73.9864649Leonia Police Department, Palisades Park Police Department

McFadden allegedly entered a CVS pharmacy wielding a "large knife" and left the store with cash and other stolen goods. Police responded to a 911 call and found McFadden headed north along Hillside Avenue. Four police officers, one from Leonia and three from Palisades Park, attempted to apprehend McFadden, who was still wielding the knife when they found him. About two blocks from the store, three of the officers opened fire on the man during a confrontation.

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12041Lebron Warren23MaleAfrican-American/Black11/25/2012MiamiFL25.8459665-80.2458121Miami-Dade Police Department

Warren and another man were suspects in a home invasion, and were actually followed by the home invasion victim to the notorious Miami flea market. As police approached the minivan Warren drove, he put it into reverse and struck an unmarked patrol car. They fired multiple shots. Warren was dead at the scene.

nbcmiami.com
12044Byron Holveck40MaleEuropean-American/White11/25/2012MarionOH40.524637-83.133193Marion County Sheriff's Office

Holveck was apparently distraught over the three-year anniversary of his wife's death. He rushed deputies with an Airsoft pistol and was shot and killed.

dispatch.com
22075William C. "Billy" Gibbs III26MaleAfrican-American/Black11/25/2012KinstonNC35.2391149-77.5757601Lenoir County Sheriff's Office

Lenoir County deputies were off-duty working as security guards at a Waffle House. When they went to check the parking lot, they reported they saw Gibbs firing a gun. They ordered him to drop the gun, when he did not, Deputy Joseph Heck shot him four times, killing him.

kinston.com
12039Daniel J. Kleinmann28MaleEuropean-American/White11/24/2012MilwaukeeWI42.9755066-87.9110839Milwaukee Police Department

Kleinmann, wanted for felony escape from the nearby Washington County Jail and then reported to have committed an armed robbery, was approached by a uniformed Milwaukee County officer. The officer claimed to be in fear of his life, and shot Kleinmann to death. No weapon was found at the scene.

jsonline.com
20767Juan "Cano" Bonilla Jr.21MaleHispanic/Latino11/24/2012YorkPA39.980287-76.7500628West Manchester Township Police Department

Juan Bonilla was fatally shot after police responded to a melee that involved between 20 and 30 people at the Veteran's Political Association, Ada's, in York City. Christopher Roosen, of York City police, and Michael Jordan, of West Manchester Township police, shot and killed Bonilla as he allegedly shot at people in a van.

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12036Alan Duane Lovelace Jr.37MaleEuropean-American/White11/23/2012San DiegoCA32.7614956-117.2504593San Diego Police Department

Alan Lovelace shot himself after being chased by police in San Diego.

nbcsandiego.com
12037Chris Lee44MaleAsian/Pacific Islander11/23/2012DecaturGA33.719406-84.189913DeKalb County Police Department

Shot when he jumped in front of a police cruiser. Officers were responding to a call that Lee, armed with a knife, was trying to break into homes.

myajc.com
12038Michael Jansen53MaleEuropean-American/White11/23/2012FairhopeAL30.450163-87.820997Baldwin County Sheriff's Office

The man's mother had called for medical help because Jansen was distraught, and medics called for backup when they could not subdue Jansen. The three deputies talked to the man for some time inside his mobile home before the shooting. When they were talking to him inside, his weapon was invisible. Jansen started shooting at the deputies at close range. They fired back. One deputy and Jansen were killed.

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12034Carl Davenport65MaleEuropean-American/White11/22/2012Blue RidgeGA34.9071816-84.3320603Fannin County Sheriff's Office

Shot after police said he pointed a 20-gauge shotgun at a deputy who responded to Davenport's 911 call that someone had broken into his home. Family members said he had been hallucinating prior to the shooting. Died five weeks after shooting after being removed from life support.

myajc.com
12035Name withheld by police22MaleAfrican-American/Black11/22/2012DetroitMI42.4293629-83.247429Detroit Police Department

An off-duty officer intervened in an argument between a man and the man's girlfriend at a gas station. The officer and man exchanged gunshots. The officer was injured and the man killed.

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12033Dontez O'Neal19MaleAfrican-American/Black11/21/2012CincinnatiOH39.1499202-84.4830833Cincinnati Police Department

Police follow and corner a car containing deceased and a man who sold an undercover office heroin. The deceased allegedly fired one shot at officers. Officer shot the deceased 4 times, including once in the head. Dashboard camera "malfunctioned" during the shooting.

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12031Marvin Coleman19MaleAfrican-American/Black11/20/2012NewarkNJ40.6975081-74.1983912Newark Police Department

Marvin Coleman, 19, was shot by at least two officers after he brandished a weapon and used it to hit one of the officers in the face following a brief foot chase

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12032Cecil Cochran55MaleRace unspecified11/20/2012AuroraCO39.686749-104.789699Aurora Police Department

Two of the three Aurora police officers involved in the deadly shooting of a naked, machete-wielding man had been specially trained on how to defuse potentially violent interactions between police and mentally disturbed people, police said Wednesday. But it was unclear whether that training came into play Tuesday, when one of the three officers fatally shot Cecil Cochran, 55, after police said he lunged at them with the machete and a carving knife inside his home.

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12029Derrick Ambrose Jr.22MaleAfrican-American/Black11/18/2012WaterlooIA42.5131344-92.3454489Waterloo Police Department

Officer Kyle Law was reportedly in the area at around 1:40 a.m. when police got a call about a disturbance outside New World Sports Bar and Grill. Law said he saw Derrick Ambrose Jr. pointing a gun at a crowd of people. Ambrose ran, and Law chased him on foot. Ambrose stepped out from behind a tree, and Law shot him in the back of his head and the back of his leg. A witness reportedly asked Law why he shot Ambrose since he never turned toward the officer or pointed anything at him. The family's lawsuit said that before he was shot, Ambrose had dropped a handgun for which he had a permit. Under the settlement agreement, Ambrose's parents received $2.5 million in what was believed to be the largest city settlement of a police-shooting lawsuit in Iowa history.

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12030Senovio "Novi" Maldonado19MaleHispanic/Latino11/18/2012GreenvilleSC34.8518684-82.3976826Greenville Police Department

According to police, they halted an assault by Maldonado on another man at about 12:45 a.m. in downtown Greenville. Maldonado was using a baseball bat. With the interruption Maldonado charged at the officers with the bat. They shot him to death.

patch.com
22201Michael John Elekes53MaleRace unspecified11/18/2012FranklinNJ41.116101-74.581929Franklin Borough Police Department

Franklin Borough police responded to a 911 call around 8:15 p.m., from a woman who said her 53-year-old son was threatening her with a shotgun in their house. When police arrived at the ranch-style home, the caller, Anne Elekes, ran outside and was shot and wounded by her son, Michael, as she tried to flee, police said. A hostage negotiator was able to talk Michael Elekes into releasing his father, James Elekes Sr. At about 4 a.m., police rushed into the house, and found Michael Elekes dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

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12027Stephen Crawley53MaleRace unspecified11/17/2012HanfordCA36.2111227-119.6907141Kings County Sheriff's Office

Senior deputy Marius Barsteceanu shot Stephen Crawley when he charged at officers with a golf club.

kmph.com
12028Inzer Allen "A.J." Johnson52MaleEuropean-American/White11/17/2012Rainbow CityAL33.9616916-86.0410169Rainbow City Police Department

Capt. Chase Jenkins shot and killed Inzer Allen "A.J." Johnson when Johnson allegedly threatened officers.

gadsdentimes.com
12025Marco Gutierrez21MaleRace unspecified11/16/2012OceansideCA33.2085111-117.3591832California Highway Patrol

Passenger Marco Gutierrez was killed in a crash while fleeing the CHP. Shortly before 1 a.m., a CHP officer tried to stop a 1991 Honda Civic on I-5 for speeding, but the driver instead exited on eastbound Mission Avenue. The driver turned onto eastbound Mesa Drive, where the Honda hit a dip at about 80 mph, fishtailed and hit a parked pickup truck. Gutierrez died at the scene. The driver, Jorge Luis Lopez, was injured in the crash. A witness claimed she heard officers laughing at the driver who was screaming for help after the crash. Lopez was charged with murder, gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and with evading police.

sandiegouniontribune.com
12026Vladimir Cardenas23MaleHispanic/Latino11/16/2012TucsonAZ32.271965-110.9780579Pima County Sheriff's Department

Cardenas was being investigated for selling heroin and/or methamphetamine. When pulled over, he pulled a gun on the deputy. The deputy shot and killed him.

tucson.com
19299Gerald Edward Garraux52MaleRace unspecified11/16/2012EasleySC34.8223396-82.5504521Easley Police Department

Officers had attempted to stop Gerald Garraux while they were investigating another wreck nearby. The chase reached high speeds and ended on Rock Springs Road when Garraux ran off the side of the road, struck a culvert and overturned. Garraux was ejected and killed.

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12021Johnny Louis Gonzalez28MaleRace unspecified11/15/2012San BernardinoCA34.1375926-117.3418692San Bernardino Police Department

Two officers shot Johnny Louis Gonzalez when he reached toward his waistband and threw a wooden stick at them.

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12022Gloria Jean Murray66FemaleEuropean-American/White11/15/2012CartersvilleGA34.2203052-84.8164309Bartow County Sheriff's Office

Shot eight times after pointing a revolver at officers who burst into her home with a no-knock" warrant following tips that Murray was selling marijuana. An officer who fired told the GBI he had accidentally set his weapon to fire multiple rounds with one trigger pull. """

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12023Bryce Coutinho22MaleRace unspecified11/15/2012MarlboroughMA42.368456-71.5297939Marlborough Police Department

Coutinho threatened suicide with a knife in an upstairs bedroom at his ex-girlfriend's house. Police arrived with knowledge of Coutinho's mental condition and his previous suicide attempts. They entered the confined space, found the victim with a fresh bloody wound on his arm, and demanded that he surrender his weapon. He did not. He was shot twice.

boston.com
12024Michael Wilson20MaleAfrican-American/Black11/15/2012ChicagoIL41.7935489-87.5804185Chicago Police Department

A Chicago police officer was grazed in the leg as officers opened fire and killed a man who lunged at them with a hammer after stabbing another man, police said. The officers first used a Taser on the man when they arrived and saw him stabbing the other man. The Taser had "no effect," police said, and the man pulled out a hammer and ran toward the officers. He was shot and killed.

chicagotribune.com
12019José Toloza35MaleHispanic/Latino11/14/2012ComptonCA33.9060811-118.1948296Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

Deputies approached Toloza for an unspecified reason and he fled on foot. A struggle ensued, and and at least one deputy shot and killed the man after he allegedly tried to grab one of their guns.

scpr.org
12020Name withheld by police22MaleRace unspecified11/14/2012PhiladelphiaPA39.99622-75.1062179Philadelphia Police Department

Officers responding to report of domestic violence arrived to find a woman with multiple gunshot wounds in front of the home. When a man at the scene pointed a gun at officers, they shot him. He died at the scene from a single gunshot wound.

philly.com
12015Cecil Ray "Tiger" Elkins Jr.32MaleEuropean-American/White11/13/2012PixleyCA35.9645389-119.2913969California Highway Patrol

CHP officer Hipolito Pelayo shot Cecil Ray "Tiger" Elkins Jr. several times after he rammed a patrol car and tried to punch an officer while fleeing on foot behind a mini mart.

visaliatimesdelta.com
12016Candice Lynn Smith29FemaleEuropean-American/White11/13/2012BrunswickGA31.1935133-81.4769405Glynn County Police Department

Candice Lynn Smith, 29, who was driving a Toyota, Coray Lee Lemon, 33, and Cedric S. Daniels, 33, were killed when their vehicle, which was being pursued by a Glynn County police officer, struck the back of an ambulance.

onlineathens.com
12017Coray Lee Lemon33MaleRace unspecified11/13/2012BrunswickGA31.1935133-81.4769405Glynn County Police Department

Candice Lynn Smith, 29, who was driving a Toyota, Coray Lee Lemon, 33, and Cedric S. Daniels, 33, were killed when their vehicle, which was being pursued by a Glynn County police officer, struck the back of an ambulance.

onlineathens.com
12018Cedric S. Daniels33MaleAfrican-American/Black11/13/2012BrunswickGA31.1935133-81.4769405Glynn County Police Department

Candice Lynn Smith, 29, who was driving a Toyota, Coray Lee Lemon, 33, and Cedric S. Daniels, 33, were killed when their vehicle, which was being pursued by a Glynn County police officer, struck the back of an ambulance.

onlineathens.com
12012Mark Antuna40MaleEuropean-American/White11/12/2012PalmdaleCA34.5728824-118.0450766Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

Mark Antuna was killed when he ran a red light and crashed into a big rig after fleeing a traffic stop.

theavtimes.com
12013Beion Womack14MaleAfrican-American/Black11/12/2012St. LouisMO38.7108595-90.2530285Dellwood Police Department, Jennings Police Department

Beion Womack was killed when the car he was driving crashed after a police chase. According to police, a 2004 Chevrolet Malibu and a 2010 Dodge Charger were carjacked at around the same time in two separate incidents. Soon afterward, at around 12:30 a.m., an officer in Dellwood spotted two cars matching the descriptions of both stolen vehicles and gave chase, but said he lost sight of the cars. A Jennings officer also saw the cars and pursued them, but said he had to back off. Womack, who was reportedly driving the Malibu, crashed into a building and died.

fox2now.com
12014Name withheld by police (Dupe)34MaleRace unspecified11/12/2012PhiladelphiaPA39.9622507-75.2427284Philadelphia Police Department

Man shot after pointing a gun at police.

myfoxatlanta.com
22569Casey Allen May27MaleEuropean-American/White11/12/2012AuburnIN41.3404666-84.9456343DeKalb County Sheriff's Office

Casey Allen May was fleeing police when he crashed into a tree and was killed.

google.com
12007John Stanley-Ray "Lil John" McKenzie35MaleEuropean-American/White11/11/2012GarlandTX32.8439684-96.5818825Garland Police Department

Officer Sandoval saw McKenzie walking around in traffic. He put McKenzie into his patrol unit. McKenzie stepped out of the vehicle and walked back into the road. Officer Sandoval grabbed McKenzie, but failed to take him to the ground. McKenzie was struck by a tractor trailer.

google.com
12009Aaron Matthew Collier35MaleEuropean-American/White11/11/2012OgdenUT41.2565927-111.9778921Weber County Sheriff's Office

Barricaded himself inside a home after allegedly shooting at police, who returned fire. When SWAT eventually entered the home, the man was dead. Police were responding to a domestic violence incident. Declared a suicide.

sltrib.com
12010Harold Joseph Collins64MaleAfrican-American/Black11/11/2012SouthfieldMI42.481366-83.2376289Southfield Police Department

Collins entered a police department lobby and pointed a handgun at an officer, without saying a word. Officers ordered Collins to drop the weapon. When he did not, gunfire was exchanged, injuring one officer and killing Collins. Neighbors believe Collins could not speak because of throat cancer, and that he was very ill.

huffingtonpost.com
12011Derrick "Browny" Flynn35MaleAfrican-American/Black11/11/2012PhiladelphiaPA39.9637822-75.2424102Philadelphia Police Department

Officers stopped a suspicious man riding a bike. The man was holding a gun, which the officers ordered him to drop. He refused and resisted it being taken away. When he pointed the gun at an officer, an officer opened fire. The man was shot once in the chest and pronounced dead at the scene.

google.com
19308Name withheld by police32MaleEuropean-American/White11/11/2012El RenoOK35.5419866-97.9810845

A 32-year-old El Reno man died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He had recently separated from his wife. The manner of death was ruled suicide.

google.com
12004Jeffrey Albert Musick38MaleEuropean-American/White11/10/2012DenverCO39.7455425-105.0068651Denver Police Department

A man was spotted running across campus carrying the three-foot long sword. When the officer came in contact with the man, he nearly severed the officer's finger. Jeffrey Albert Musick, 38, died from multiple gunshot wounds.

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12005Allan DeVillena II22MaleAsian/Pacific Islander11/10/2012Palm SpringsCA33.819857-116.545871Palm Springs Police Department

Officers fatally shot DeVillena after the 22-year-old unarmed Marine allegedly drunkenly drove his car at the officers. Despite conflicting witness statements, the county District Attorney declined to file charges against the officers in 2014.

desertsun.com
12006Jose de la Trinidad36MaleHispanic/Latino11/10/2012ComptonCA33.921701-118.2390028Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

Police attempted a traffic stop on a vehicle in which De la Trinidad was a passenger. After a brief chase, he got out of the car and deputies shot him five times in the back, according to an autopsy. Police maintain that the man was reaching for his waistband when deputies shot at him. He was unarmed.

raniakhalek.com
22200Shegan Anthony Rubin32MaleAfrican-American/Black11/10/2012NewarkNJ40.7457289-74.1831315New Jersey State Police

Shegan Rubin was walking near Central Avenue when he was run over by a vehicle driven by Newark resident Alqamar Anderson, who was fleeing police, police said. Anderson was charged with vehicular manslaughter, eluding, assault by auto, driving while intoxicated and cocaine possession.

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23251Richard Todd Hansrote46MaleEuropean-American/White11/10/2012ClarksvilleTN36.5380067-87.275597Clarksville Police Department

Officers responded to Todd Hansrote's home after receiving a 911 call about a man threatening to kill himself, his wife or anyone who tried to enter the residence. Police set up a perimeter around the home and started negotiations with Hansrote. Officers could hear shots being fired inside the house. An officer shot and killed Hansrote after he came outside and fired several shots.

wsmv.com
12000William Charles Mathis56MaleAfrican-American/Black11/09/2012BaytownTX29.8270114-94.845388Chambers County Sheriff's Office

Deputy Z. Gonzalves and approved rider Randy Pitman went to assess the residence of William Mathis, a registered sex offender. Deputy Gonzalves arrested Mathis because two 15-year-old girls were at his residence. Mathis had a heart attack on the way to Chambers County Jail. Deputy Gonzalves tried and failed to revive him.

google.com
12001Paul Heenan30MaleEuropean-American/White11/09/2012MadisonWI43.0848166-89.3629571Madison Police Department

Heenan, intoxicated, entered his neighbors' home early that morning. Mistaking him for a burglar, the neighbors called the police. The husband then recognized Heenan as their friend and walked him toward Heenan's home. When police arrived, Heenan and the husband were grappling on the sidewalk. Heenen turned and approached Officer Heimsness, at which time Officer Heimsness fatally shot Heenan.

madison.com
12002Steven Bowman60MaleEuropean-American/White11/09/2012LancasterCA34.7178726-118.1477818Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

Deputies reported that they suspected Bowman of having robbed a bank, and that after chasing him in his SUV he got trapped in a cul-de-sac. He left his vehicle as if to surrender and dropped his jacket, then reached back into the SUV and began firing a gun at deputies. They returned fire, killing him.

latimes.com
12003James Davies35MaleEuropean-American/White11/09/2012DenverCO39.7464383-105.0590816Lakewood Police Department

Davies was killed early at an active crime scene when a fellow officer fired a round and accidentally killed him. The two officers were only feet away from each other at the time but were separated by a fence.Davis was seen and mistaken for an assailant with a gun.

cbslocal.com
19282Ramel P. Wright23MaleAfrican-American/Black11/09/2012ColumbiaSC34.066285-80.980866Richland County Sheriff's Office, Columbia Police Department

Wright was involved in a bank robbery and fled the scene with other suspects. They stopped their vehicle and fled on foot. A RCSD investigator and several other officers confronted Ramel Wright who threatened to fire with a weapon in his pocket. The investigator shot and killed him.

examiner.com
12008Dakota Bright15MaleAfrican-American/Black11/08/2012ChicagoIL41.7726346-87.6207495Chicago Police Department

A 15-year-old who allegedly pointed a gun at officers was shot in the head by police in the South Side's Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood, authorities said. Officers said they saw Dakota Bright with a handgun The police state that officers approached, Dakota fled on foot, the officers chased him. During the pursuit, the officers shot Dakota. A weapon was recovered at the scene, police said. Bright, of the 7600 block South Emerald, was declared dead on the scene at 4:11 p.m., according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. Officials at the morgue said Saturday that the cause of death was a gunshot wound to the head, and they could not provide further details.

suntimes.com
19942James William Hay50MaleEuropean-American/White11/08/2012FlemingsburgKY38.4405074-83.6714561Kentucky State Police

Kentucky State Police arrived after the Fleming County Sheriff's department called them in to assist with a domestic disturbance. When they arrived, Hay confronted them with a gun, and they asked him for about an hour to put it down. Hay threatened them with the gun, and a trooper shot and killed him.

wkyt.com
22074Xavier McCord20MaleAfrican-American/Black11/08/2012MaywoodIL41.8705792-87.8557495Maywood Police Department

Police responded to a call for unspecified reasons to an apartment building and tried to question McCord outside the building. He ran, the officer chased him through the back door into the building and allegedly noticed he had a gun. Reports are vague whether McCord raised his arm or pointed the gun before the officer shot and killed him.

thevillagefreepress.org
11997Jonathan Silver Love29MaleEuropean-American/White11/07/2012Mount VernonTX33.1243818-95.2274491Franklin County Sheriff's Office

Franklin County deputies pursued a vehicle matching the description of a vehicle used by a suspect to flee the scene of a home invasion in Wood County. The vehicle stopped at Wooden Acres Tool Rental. Love stepped out of the vehicle with a weapon. He was fatally shot. The Texas Ranger Division investigated.

kltv.com
11998Brian Williams42MaleEuropean-American/White11/07/2012Overfield TownshipPA41.5091752-75.8445589Tunkhannock Township Police Department

Tunkhannock Township police officer who fatally shot a Lake Winola man, Brian Williams, while serving a mental health warrant. Williams reportedly refused to drop a fireplace poker.

citizensvoice.com
11999Justin Hoey36MaleEuropean-American/White11/07/2012HendersonNV36.0072088-115.1140879Henderson Police Department

After assaulting his ex-girlfriend, Justin Hoey was confronted by Henderson police on a sidewalk near St. Rose Parkway and Eastern Avenue. During a standoff, Hoey held a handgun to his head and made suicidal statements. After about two hours, SWAT officers shot and killed Hoey when he pointed the gun at police.

google.com
11994Jessie Lewis20MaleRace unspecified11/06/2012NanafaliaAL32.1037249-87.9647898Butler Police Department, Choctaw County Sheriff's Office

Jessie Lewis was killed when his car crashed during a 25-mile high speed chase.

stparchive.com
11995Robert Lee Mongar43MaleEuropean-American/White11/06/2012White CloudMI43.5544796-85.6428435Michigan State Police

Mongar abducted, tied up and raped a female acquaintance during a visit to a cemetery. She managed to escape with her hands and feet still bound when he stopped for gas. He fled the scene to another county. Spotted and chased by state troopers down a heavily forested dirt road, he aimed for a tree and crashed, killing himself.

9and10news.com
11996Lamont J. Burgess36MaleAfrican-American/Black11/06/2012St. PetersburgFL27.828152-82.6378749St. Petersburg Police Department

With a female accomplice Burgess robbed a convenience store with a shotgun and a knife held against the throat of the clerk. Undercover officers were already waiting for them outside. They fatally shot Burgess when he held up the shotgun toward them. The accomplice would be charged for his murder.

tampabay.com
11993George William Stokes58MaleEuropean-American/White11/05/2012Cedar ParkTX30.4801041-97.8370129Williamson County Sheriff's Office

Stokes broke into a house where a woman and her 12-year-old daughter lived. The woman and her daughter ran out of the house. Stokes dragged the woman back into the house. SWAT responded. Negotiators manipulated Stokes into letting the woman escape. Stokes shot at her. SWAT deputies ran to the woman, shielded her with their ballistic vests and retreated, shooting back at Stokes. One deputy was grazed by a bullet. Stokes fatally shot himself.

statesman.com
11991Dejuan Eaton37MaleAfrican-American/Black11/04/2012FremontCA37.5497431-122.008802Fremont Police Department

Two officers shot and killed Dejuan Eaton, who was reportedly naked, chasing his estranged wife with a knife, and distraught over the sudden death of his younger brother earlier that same evening.

mercurynews.com
11992Brandon Todd Obermiller45MaleEuropean-American/White11/04/2012HoustonTX29.73133-95.6136439Houston Police Department

A man called police saying that his dog had been stolen by Obermiller, his armed neighbor. Officers responded. Officer J.R. D'Eugenio shot at Obermiller when he tried to draw his gun. Obermiller retreated to his residence, and a SWAT team was called to negotiate with him. The team used its armored vehicle to force entry into the residence, as Obermiller shot at officers with a rifle. Officer S.J. Hamala fatally shot him.

chron.com
11988Richard Fontenot35MaleRace unspecified11/03/2012FlorenceAL34.8643967-87.7002588Lauderdale County Sheriff's Office

Two deputies shot and killed Richard Fontenot when he allegedly pointed a gun at them.

timesdaily.com
11989David Dale Rivera52MaleRace unspecified11/03/2012SnyderTX32.7151394-100.9018313Snyder Police Department

Officers responded to a call about Rivera, suicidal, threatening to kill himself, his girlfriend and a baby. Rivera stood outside his residence with the baby and a knife. Rivera retreated back into his residence as officers tried to reason with him. He put the baby down and ran at officers with a knife in each hand. Lieutenant Brian Haggard fatally shot him. The baby was unharmed.

kcbd.com
11990Daniel Ross Fuller46MaleEuropean-American/White11/03/2012Port St. LucieFL27.2607309-80.3354667Port St. Lucie Police Department

Fuller's parents called police from their home saying their son was armed and suicidal. Fuller reportedly said, "Good, I'll shoot them, too." A SWAT response and a lengthy standoff ended with Fuller dead and one of the officers wounded, perhaps from friendly fire.

tcpalm.com
11981Keith Edward Miles25MaleEuropean-American/White11/02/2012LittlerockWA46.9271111-123.0575814Thurston County Sheriff's Office

Deputies had tracked a suspect from an attempted break-in at the Littlerock Grocery Store, he went inside of the house were his mother was and came out with a pool cue, hit an agent with it in the head and one of the deputies shot his gun declaring that the Taser wasn't effective.

heraldnet.com
11982Danielle Misha Willard21FemaleEuropean-American/White11/02/2012West Valley CityUT40.6919382-111.950075West Valley City Police Department

Willard was shot and killed by undercover officers in the parking lot of an apartment complex. They stated that they saw Willard "involved in drug activity" in her car at the apartments. WVC Police Detective Shaun Cowley was charged with manslaughter.

fox13now.com
11983Justin Lionel Turner28MaleRace unspecified11/02/2012WashingtonDC38.933452-76.980878Washington Metropolitan Police Department

Turner woke up his grandparents' household before 7 in the morning, coming in to use a punching bag. His grandfather complained; Turner assaulted him. Responding police were speaking to the grandfather when Turner surprised them with a knife, wounding the officer in the face, neck and hands. The officer shot once and killed Turner.

nbcwashington.com
11984Michael J. Webb56MaleEuropean-American/White11/02/2012Pompano BeachFL26.2624923-80.1308274Broward County Sheriff's Office

Bank robber Webb had developed a technique of jumping the counter. In the third crime at the same branch he was thwarted, and dismayed, by a new bulletproof glass panel. His flight from police on local interstates at lunchtime tied up thousands of motorists. Police tried a PIT maneuver, which was partly successful; when Webb emerged from his wrecked vehicle weapon in hand, he was shot dead.

sun-sentinel.com
11985Daniel Taiwan Hathorne39MaleAfrican-American/Black11/02/2012Las VegasNV36.119801-115.143007Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department

Las Vegas police officers went to the Siegel Suites after Daniel Taiwan Hathorne refused to vacate his room and threatened to take hostages if management tried to evict him. Hathorne ran when police arrived and grabbed an elderly woman along Cambridge Street. He held two knives to the woman's neck, prompting officers to shoot. He died at the hospital.

google.com
11986Matt Daniels24MaleEuropean-American/White11/02/2012Battle CreekMI42.3922741-85.2797694Battle Creek Police Department

On November 2nd, 2012, Police were called to Matt Daniels mother's house, where he was reportedly attacking his step father. Daniels' mother told police he had been acting strange and paranoid all day, and had smoked marijuana. Officer Chuck Pelfrey arrived and tried to arrest Daniels, who attacked him. Daniels choked Pelfrey and struck him several times in the face. The two fell to the ground where a single shot was fired, killing Daniels.

fox17online.com
11987Evan Newsom17MaleEuropean-American/White11/02/2012StaffordVA38.5002318-77.5648284Stafford County Sheriff's Office

Distraught Teen, Evan had assaulted Mom and Neighbor and took mothers car without permission. Evan was contained in his residence when Stafford Deputies entered and shot Evan after unnecessarily escalating the situation through taunts and failure to coordinate with other responders. Deputies fired shots despite others being present in other residences within same structure.

potomaclocal.com
19283Anthony A. Walker28MaleAfrican-American/Black11/02/2012ColumbiaSC34.0152853-81.0215286Columbia Police Department

When Columbia Officer Michael Bailey arrived at an apartment where a domestic assault had been reported in progress, a child in the home asked him to "save my mommy," according to a solicitor's summary. Bailey saw Anthony Walker punching a naked woman while kneeling on her throat. Bailey drew his gun and ordered Walker to stop. Walker instead advanced on Bailey and tried to grab his gun. Bailey "placed his finder on the trigger of the gun in order to get a stronger grip on the weapon" and unintentionally shot Walker, fatally wounding him.

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11977Gregory S. Kaufman64MaleEuropean-American/White11/01/2012Pe EllWA46.57037829999999-123.2976153Lewis County Sheriff's Office

The deputy found a car in the right line of the Road 6, got near to it trying to help. In the car was only Kaufman, with some wounds in his wrist and neck done by himself after he had some issues with his girlfriend. Kaufman abandoned the car but he didn't want to drop the knife and he started walking toward the road. The sheriff asked him to stop, but he didn't. Deputy shot him in the head and stomach.

tdn.com
11978Jesse Gochenour23MaleEuropean-American/White11/01/2012RiversideMO39.1720385-94.6123714Riverside Police Department

Jesse Gochenour was killed after he crashed his vehicle after a police chase. Police said an officer tried to stop Gochenour at around 1:15 a.m. for speeding on northbound I-635, but that Gochenour kept going and a chase ensued. Police claimed the officer called off the chase on Gateway Avenue. Shortly afterward, Gochenour crashed into a shed by Beverly Lumber.

kansascity.com
11979Corey Rashad Hayes22MaleAfrican-American/Black11/01/2012HoustonTX29.6417146-95.4009419Harris County Constable's Office Precinct 7

Hayes argued with his mother and grandmother. They hid in a deputy constable's apartment. Hayes tried to confront them. The deputy constable, her own son present in her apartment, fatally shot him. It is unclear whether Hayes was armed.

kwtx.com
11980Demetrius Bennett31MaleAfrican-American/Black11/01/2012RockfordIL42.2586259-89.1233532Rockford Police Department

Police went to the residence to investigate a domestic violence report. Bennett rush police armed with a steak knife.

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11975Marvin Donald Wilkerson66MaleEuropean-American/White10/31/2012OdessaTX31.860148-102.471163Ector County Sheriff's Office

A man called authorities to report that Wilkinson threatened people with a firearm. Deputy Johnny Joe Valderaz responded, fatally shooting Wilkerson. Wilkerson's family said that Wilkerson, disabled by Parkinson's disease, would not have drawn a gun on a deputy, though he was guilty of multiple misdemeanors. Deputy Valderaz was earlier acquitted of aggravated assault, though District Attorney Bobby Bland expressed personal dislike for the defendant.

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11976Phillip Hernandez40MaleHispanic/Latino10/31/2012San DiegoCA32.6983163-117.1473404San Diego Police Department

Hernandez was suspected of series of robberies and assaults. After being pulled over Hernandez jumped out of the vehicle and allegedly began shooting at the patrol personnel with a rifle, prompting them to return fire. Struck by at least one round, the suspect turned, walked in front of the van, collapsed and died.

nbcsandiego.com
29275Marty Maiden51MaleAfrican-American/Black10/31/2012TucsonAZ32.1146791-111.1025984Pima County Sheriff's Office

Marty Maiden shot himself on Halloween during a prolonged standoff with deputies.

tucson.com
11973Jonathan Lopez28MaleHispanic/Latino10/30/2012BakersfieldCA35.3797898-118.9817877Bakersfield Police Department

Officer Keith Cason shot Jonathan Lopez in an alley after he'd fired at him, then threw away his gun during a foot chase.

bakersfield.com
11974Vishwaja Muppa21FemaleAsian/Pacific Islander10/30/2012TerryvilleNY40.9248971-73.0472186Suffolk County Sheriff's Office

Aspiring medical student Muppa was a back-seat passenger of a car at 1:30 a.m. when the vehicle collided with a police Crown Victoria speeding, without lights or siren, to an emergency related to Hurricane Sandy. She died at the scene.

huffingtonpost.com
11969Dustin Glenn Sims34MaleRace unspecified10/29/2012BloomingdaleGA32.1312052-81.3028274Jesup Police Department

After a chaotic high-speed chase, Sims crashed into a police car and died.

google.com
11970William Charles Lipscombe49MaleEuropean-American/White10/29/2012Buchanan DamTX30.7427407-98.4447448Texas Department of Public Safety

Lipscombe's mother called police to report that he was armed and behaving erratically. DPS arrived, learning over the phone that Buchanan, a Coast Guard veteran, feared a terrorist attack in the vicinity. An active layman in the Episcopal Church, he calmed down after a private prayer service. Troopers confronted him an unknown amount of time later and fatally shot him. According to Wee-Corley-Fish Funeral Home, Lipscombe's family asked for donations to PTSD-related research instead of flowers for his grave.

smalltownnews.com
11971Derrick Anthony Birdow33MaleAfrican-American/Black10/29/2012Fort WorthTX32.649013-97.269916Forest Hill Police Department

High on PCP, Birdow crashed into a Baptist church and fatally beat Rev. Danny Kirk Sr. with an electric guitar. Officers shot Birdow with a stun gun and subdued him. Birdow died in a patrol car of an overdose. Birdow's wife said that he was mentally ill and sought treatment days earlier.

huffingtonpost.com
11972Ronald James Morrison52MaleEuropean-American/White10/29/2012Las VegasNV36.1308667-115.1179125Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department

Las Vegas police responding to a shooting at a shopping center confronted gunman Ronald James Morrison behind a store. When he brandished a handgun, officers opened fire and killed him.

google.com
19300Cleve P. Phillips68MaleRace unspecified10/29/2012WalhallaSC34.8422362-83.0670029Walhalla Police Department

Phillips fled a traffic stop for speeding and was killed when he lost control of his pickup truck on the gravel portion of Oconee Station Road, struck an embankment, and overturned.

southcarolinaradionetwork.com
11965Ricky Childs16MaleAfrican-American/Black10/28/2012ChicagoIL41.7456429-87.6027935Chicago Police Department

An officer shot Ricky Childs when he allegedly fired at him during a foot chase on the South Side. Shortly after 11:15 p.m., police said they were alerted to a robbery, and that Childs matched a preliminary description of the suspect. When officers approached Childs, he ran and two officers gave chase. Childs allegedly fired a gun at an officer, and the officer fired back, striking Childs in the head. Childs died the following night.

chicagotribune.com
11966Name withheld by police34MaleHispanic/Latino10/28/2012PhoenixAZ33.4803419-112.2119121Phoenix Police Department

The decedent was believed to have been involved in a domestic fight with a man and woman near 71st Avenue and Thomas Road and was seen by the officer running across Thomas Road, according to the Phoenix Police Department. The officer pulled over and almost immediately got into a fight with the suspect. The officer said the decedent tried to grab the officer's sidearm with both hands, but the officer regained control and fired at the 34-year-old man., killing him.

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11967Name withheld by police27MaleRace unspecified10/28/2012New OrleansLA29.9687124-90.0983511New Orleans Police Department

A chase in which an officer tasered a man led to a standoff with the man inside a Mid-City house and ended with the man's suicide, police said. The incident began before 1 a.m., when an officer on patrol pulled the man over for driving at a high rate of speed on Banks St. The driver turned onto the 400 block of S. Genois and stopped in a driveway, before allegedly pushing the officer and fleeing on foot. The officer caught up and a struggle reportedly followed. The officer used his Taser on the man, who got away and ran to the rear of a house in which he apparently lived. The man's roommate came outside of the house and tried to talk the man out of the house. The roommate also reportedly told police that there were several guns and ammunition inside. The SWAT team was called and a short time later, police said they heard one gunshot. Later, the man was found inside with a gunshot wound to the head. He was pronounced dead on the scene.

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11968Michael Eugene Spohn40MaleEuropean-American/White10/28/2012BinghamtonNY42.0968769-75.9184365Binghamton Police Department

At 2 a.m. police responded to multiple disturbance reports from a motel. They found Spohn, an oil industry worker from Oklahoma, drunk, armed and uncooperative. Tasing Spohn didn't work. More than a dozen officers from multiple agencies fired over 100 bullets at him within six seconds.

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11963Ronald Herrera20MaleAfrican-American/Black10/27/2012BronxNY40.8120385-73.8867935City of New York Police Department

Two men on a dirt bike, Herrera and another man, either collided with or were rammed by an NYPD cruiser on Bronx streets. The second man was paralyzed and his family brought a major lawsuit against the city, disputing the police account.

nydailynews.com
11964Laurie Wetzle58FemaleEuropean-American/White10/27/2012PhoenixAZ33.6402417-112.091479Phoenix Police Department

Police shot and killed Wetzle after she told police that she had hostages and refused to lower a weapon. Interviews with neighbors indicated that Wetzle may have suffered from depression and was looking to commit "suicide by cop."

kfvs12.com
11959Edwardo Maduena19MaleHispanic/Latino10/26/2012VisaliaCA36.3416901-119.421163Visalia Police Department

Edwardo Maduena and Ruben Molina were killed after pursuit and shootout with police in Visalia.

mydeathspace.com
11960Ruben Molina22MaleHispanic/Latino10/26/2012VisaliaCA36.3416901-119.421163Visalia Police Department

Edwardo Maduena and Ruben Molina were killed after pursuit and shootout with police in Visalia.

mydeathspace.com
11961Jerry Matthew "Matt" Ward31MaleRace unspecified10/26/2012AshlandMS34.8419312-89.0510893Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol

Jerry Matthew Ward led troopers on a high speed chase on US 72. Troopers had tried to stop Ward for speeding. Troopers pursued Ward for approximately 15 miles before he lost control of his 2000 Nissan Titan pickup near Faulkner on MS 370 and crashed. He was transported by ambulance to NMMC in Tupelo where he succumbed from injuries he received from the crash on October 27, 2012.

southern-sentinel.com
11962Troy Clark Burkinshaw52MaleEuropean-American/White10/26/2012CorinneUT41.5498502-112.1106735Box Elder County Sheriff's Office

A deputy sheriff saw Burkinshaw urinating on the side of the highway. After an initial stop, Burkinshaw drove off. After chasing Burkinshaw down a dead end road, the deputy eventually got out of his car, cutting off Burkinshaw's exit, and shot him to death.

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11956Marcos Antonio Castro Estrada29MaleHispanic/Latino10/25/2012La JoyaTX26.3440169-98.5087274Texas Department of Public Safety

Game wardens tried to pull over a red truck suspected of carrying a drug load. The truck sped away. The wardens called DPS. A DPS helicopter pursued. The vehicle continued to speed as it headed toward three schools around dismissal time. Officer Miguel Avila shot at the vehicle from the helicopter. Marco Antonio Castro and Jose Leonardo Cuj Cumar, two of nine Guatemalan migrants hiding in the truck, died.

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11957Jose Leonardo Coj Cumar32MaleHispanic/Latino10/25/2012PenitasTX26.3428026-98.5002052Texas Department of Public Safety

Game wardens tried to pull over a red truck suspected of carrying a drug load. The truck sped away. The wardens called DPS. A DPS helicopter pursued. The vehicle continued to speed as it headed toward three schools around dismissal time. Officer Miguel Avila shot at the vehicle from the helicopter. Marco Antonio Castro and Jose Leonardo Cuj Cumar, two of nine Guatemalan migrants hiding in the truck, died

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11958Mark Anthony Brooks42MaleEuropean-American/White10/25/2012KellerTX32.8983899-97.2573015Keller Police Department

Police said they were called to a Kohls store, where security had detained the man.When the officer tried to take the suspect into custody he began to struggle.The officer ordered the man to stop, police said, but he threatened to kill the officer and grabbed for his gun several times. The officer shot the man.

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19284Lacey Denise Lamb28FemaleEuropean-American/White10/25/2012WoodruffSC34.7485581-82.0423873Woodruff Police Department

Police officer initiated a traffic stop. The driver fled the vehicle, Lacey Denise Lamb moved to the driver's seat and attempted to run over the officer with the vehicle. He shot and killed her.

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11948Patrick Don Durnford47MaleEuropean-American/White10/24/2012SumnerWA47.1931038-122.2402471Pierce County Sheriff's Office

The victim was shot right to the head after the SWAT team ordered him to drop his weapon several times. He was presumed to have a hostage and attempted to shoot one officer. The SWAT team find several suicide notes inside of the house and he was under the influence of alcohol.

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11949Ronald Walter Ossenberg52MaleEuropean-American/White10/24/2012Lower LakeCA38.8802616-122.6130049California Highway Patrol

CHP officer Erica Coddington shot Ronald Walter Ossenberg after he attacked her when she stopped to check on a car on the side of the highway.

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11950Jesus Salas42MaleHispanic/Latino10/24/2012El PasoTX31.8644824-106.4399373El Paso Police Department

Salas, intoxicated, tried to assault multiple people. Officers responded. Salas left the scene. Complainants showed officers where he went. An officer found Salas. He squared up to the officer in a fighting stance. The officer drew a Taser. Salas surrendered. The officer tried to handcuff Salas. He began to resist. A second officer helped the first to handcuff Salas. A third officer took Salas to a patrol unit. Salas passed out.

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11951Phillip Haynes30MaleEuropean-American/White10/24/2012SilsbeeTX30.3999386-94.1783105Hardin County Sheriff's Office

Responding to a suicide-related call, paramedics and Deputies Jason Griffin and Scott Delacerda approached a residence. Haynes laid face down on a bed. They tapped on the bedroom window. He did not respond. The deputies entered the house. When the deputies entered the bedroom, Haynes jumped up and stabbed Deputy Griffin in the arm with a knife. Deputy Delacerda shot at Haynes twice and struck him twice. Haynes was pronounced dead at Christus Hospital St. Elizabeth.

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11952Donnie Ray Plater42MaleAfrican-American/Black10/24/2012ShreveportLA32.5650429-93.7680412Shreveport Police Department

Police shot and killed Donnie Ray Plater following a police chase; Plater's estranged wife (who Plater allegedly kidnapped, prompting the chase), Cindy Johnson West, was also found shot to death in Plater's vehicle. The initial call at 8:28 a.m. reported that a man was threatening a woman with a shotgun and had pulled her inside a vehicle. Officers spotted the car on Grimmett Drive in Shreveport and began to pursue the vehicle. Witnesses said it appeared that the woman attempted to get out of the car near Ute Trail and Grimmett. Officers behind Plater's vehicle then reported hearing shots fired. The chase continued onto Dixie Shreveport Road (Hwy 3049), turning on to George Road, when Plater reportedly got out of the car and started shooting at officers, striking a police car. Plater was then shot by police and died at the scene. The woman, Cindy Johnson West, was found shot to death inside the car, reportedly by Plater.

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11953Cindy Johnson West34FemaleAfrican-American/Black10/24/2012ShreveportLA32.5650429-93.7680412Shreveport Police Department

Police shot and killed Donnie Ray Plater following a police chase; Plater's estranged wife (who Plater allegedly kidnapped, prompting the chase), Cindy Johnson West, was also found shot to death in Plater's vehicle. The initial call at 8:28 a.m. reported that a man was threatening a woman with a shotgun and had pulled her inside a vehicle. Officers spotted the car on Grimmett Drive in Shreveport and began to pursue the vehicle. Witnesses said it appeared that the woman attempted to get out of the car near Ute Trail and Grimmett. Officers behind Plater's vehicle then reported hearing shots fired. The chase continued onto Dixie Shreveport Road (Hwy 3049), turning on to George Road, when Plater reportedly got out of the car and started shooting at officers, striking a police car. Plater was then shot by police and died at the scene. The woman, Cindy Johnson West, was found shot to death inside the car, reportedly by Plater.

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11954Roger Preston Hamill31MaleNative American/Alaskan10/24/2012LewisvilleTX33.0026243-96.9718355Lewisville Police Department

Officers responded to an accusation that a man used a gun to threaten someone at a McDonald's. Hamill's vehicle, near the McDonald's, matched the description of the suspect's vehicle. According to authorities, Hamill exited his vehicle and pointed a gun at officers. Three officers told him to drop it. They fatally shot him when he did not.

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11955Prince James18MaleAfrican-American/Black10/24/2012BronxNY40.8544837-73.9100857City of New York Police Department

James and two accomplices robbed a 60-year-old cabdriver at gunpoint--netting $80--but were interrupted by an off-duty NYPD officer. The officer was shot in the chest, and the three escaped in a white Mustang. Although seriously wounded the officer gave chase. The Mustang crashed, the officer opened fire with one hand while applying pressure to his own wound with the other, fatally shot James, then flagged down an ambulance for himself.

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22920Hurley E. Underwood56MaleRace unspecified10/24/2012Pennington GapVA36.7310425-83.0888057Lee County Sheriff's Office

Hurley E. Underwood shot and killed himself in a Lee High parking lot when Lee County deputies attempted to apprehend him following a shooting in a nearby wooded area.

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11944Victor Terrance Gaddy Sr.41MaleAfrican-American/Black10/23/2012St. PaulMN44.9628054-93.0737576St. Paul Police Department

Officers stopped Gaddy at the request of Minneapolis police, who said he was a suspect in a narcotics investigation. When Gaddy used his car to ram unmarked squad cars, officers shot and killed him, officials said in a statement.

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11945Chue Xiong22MaleAsian/Pacific Islander10/23/2012St. PaulMN44.9629998-93.0736053St. Paul Police Department

Xiong's family reported a shotgun and compound bow and arrows stolen from their home shortly before police spotted Xiong in a parking lot. Xiong raised the shotgun as officers arrived in a marked squad car and gunfire was exchanged, police said. Xiong was killed and officer King was wounded.

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11947Leon Tilden27MaleEuropean-American/White10/23/2012LamoineME44.5151192-68.3247821Maine State Police

After killing his father and his uncle, an armed Tilden tried to flank investigating officers, and they shot and killed him.

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19968Stephanie Q. Melson31FemaleAfrican-American/Black10/23/2012LouisvilleKY38.2451654-85.8171201Louisville Metro Police Department

Joseph Johnson was fleeing the scene of a drug investigation when he ran a stop sign and collided with a car driven by Stephanie Melson, killing her.

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11943Dru Garrett Larson22MaleEuropean-American/White10/22/2012SalemOR44.9606517-123.0314382Salem Police Department

Larson led police on a high-speed chase in a stolen car through the streets of Salem before crashing the vehicle. As officers approached he was initially cooperative but then attempted to escape, nearly striking police. They fatally shot him.

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11941Chase Hammer27MaleHispanic/Latino10/21/2012SalemOR44.9022146-123.0420109Salem Police Department

Local police responded to a call from Hammer's girlfriend that he was armed, depressed and possibly suicidal. On arriving at the scene Hammer refused to drop his weapon and was fatally shot.

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11942Jeremiah Moore29MaleEuropean-American/White10/21/2012VallejoCA38.122914-122.248277Vallejo Police Department

Two naked men were destroying property, including their home and cars. They claimed one of the men--who was on the autism spectrum--pointed a rifle at them. Witnesses dispute this claim.

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11937Anthony James Lawson27MaleAfrican-American/Black10/20/2012EastvaleCA33.9536836-117.5871299Riverside County Sheriff's Department

Anthony James Lawson died after being Tased nine times, hit with a baton and hogtied during a struggle with deputies Jeremy Bracey, Ryan Rahner, Carlos Vasquez, Steven Lycopolus and John Kehrier.

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11938James D. Smith III65MaleRace unspecified10/20/2012Glacier ViewCO40.7182663-105.4263061Larimer County Sheriff's Office

Larimer County Sheriff's Office deputies were called when an adult female called 911 to report that her former boyfriend had arrived at her residence. Deputies arrived on scene and made contact with Smith who pointed a handgun at deputies. Two shots were fired, one from Smith and one shot from a deputy. Smith was pronounced dead at the scene.

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