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Since January, law enforcement officers in the U.S. have killed 759 people, putting the year on track to be the deadliest since the nonprofit began tracking incidents in 2013.
Spokane Police received a report of a man armed with a gun, later identified as Anglisano. Officers ordered him to drop the gun but he pointed at the officers, at which point they opened fire, shot and killed him. [1] 2024-01-30 Richard Rogissart (55) White Spokane, Washington: Police responded to a man threatening to kill his neighbor with a ...
A police sniper shot and killed a man who allegedly took several people hostage at a gas station. [122] 2024-07-03 Daniel Travis Dorman Unknown Savannah, Georgia: A police officer fatally struck a pedestrian with his cruiser. [123] 2024-07-02 Jeremy Bennett (36) Unknown Abilene, Texas: Bennett allegedly brandished a handgun and threatened two ...
Police were called after Faisal, a junior at the University of Massachusetts Boston, was reported jumping out an apartment window with a knife, later determined to be a kukri. After being confronted by police while holding the kukri to his neck, Faisal allegedly moved towards officers with the kukri, leading an officer to shoot. [121] 2023-01-04
Okmulgee Police Chief Joe Prentice said each victim had been shot in the head one to three times with a 9 mm pistol when they were found Monday near a creek in a heavily wooded area in rural Oklahoma.
Here's a look at other major incidents in recent years and where they stand: James Williams. In January 2022, James Williams, 46, was firing a Ruger Ar-556 rifle into the air as a way to ring in ...
Police initially stated that Parks had stabbed an officer in the leg, but a later news release stated that the officer had been hit by friendly fire, and that Parks was approaching police when he was shot. [17] 2022-03-14 Kevin Johnson (28) Black San Antonio, Texas: Police pursued Johnson on foot for a parole violation and possession of a firearm.
A police killing caught on video. Protests and rioting fueled by long-simmering tensions over law enforcement treatment of minorities. The events in France following the death of a 17-year-old ...