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Map of per capita police killings in the United States in 2018. [1]Below are lists of people killed by law enforcement in the United States, both on duty and off duty. . Although Congress instructed the Attorney General in 1994 to compile and publish annual statistics on police use of excessive force, this was never carried out, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation does not collect the
Oscar Grant III was a 22-year-old African-American man who was killed in the early morning hours of New Year's Day 2009 by BART Police Officer Johannes Mehserle in Oakland, California. Responding to reports of a fight on a crowded Bay Area Rapid Transit train returning from San Francisco , BART Police officers detained Grant and several other ...
Police said Engel was armed with a knife and threatening officers. Police shot and killed Engel after ordering him to drop the knife. [87] 2025-01-13 Derrick Williams (45) Unknown Washington, D.C. When D.C. Police officers attempted to apprehend the suspect, he produced a gun and shot three of them. The officers returned fire, killing the suspect.
Black Houston, Texas: A police officer shot and killed a gunman who allegedly fired at him during an assault investigation. [140] 2024-03-01 Christopher Cauch (43) Unknown Denver, Colorado: A Denver Police officer fatally shot a man who was holding hostages at a 7-Eleven. The man was allegedly armed with a sharp object. [141]
Guardado was shot and killed by police officers for unknown reasons after contacting him after a short pursuit. According to a Los Angeles county sheriff's department spokesperson, police officers saw Guardado produce a handgun before running away. The police officers pursued him on foot, and shot him when they made contact a short while later.
Black Akron, Ohio: Akron police officers heard gunshots nearby and exited their cruiser to investigate. They encountered Tucker. A foot chase ensued after the encounter. Seconds later, one officer fired his rifle, killing Tucker. Police stated Tucker had a gun in a zipped-up pocket. Police did not render aid for several minutes after the ...
The suspect engaged in a standoff with police that ended in the suspect allegedly advancing toward officers, who fired shots, killing the suspect. A police dog and a deputy were injured. [2] 2024-01-30 Tevin Chatman (28) Black Springfield, Tennessee: Police responding to a shooting and stolen vehicle found the vehicle crashed.
This is a list of people reported killed by non-military law enforcement officers in the United States in January 2023, whether in the line of duty or not, and regardless of reason or method. The listing documents the occurrence of a death, making no implications regarding wrongdoing or justification on the part of the person killed or officer ...