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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.
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 responding to shots fired shot a man, who later died at hospital. [36] 2024-01-23 John Garcia (46) Unknown San Antonio, Texas: Police responded to a call and found a deceased woman, 48-year-old Lisa Ortiz. Garcia allegedly returned the scene of the crime and rammed police cars before firing a shotgun at officers.
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.
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
CAIR also said incidents of police brutality against students occurred. “There have been numerous violent attacks,” said Edward Ahmed Mitchell, CAIR’s national deputy director.
This is a list of law enforcement officers convicted for an on-duty killing in the United States.The listing documents the date the incident resulting in conviction occurred, the date the officer(s) was convicted, the name of the officer(s), and a brief description of the original occurrence making no implications regarding wrongdoing or justification on the part of the person killed or ...