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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
Extrajudicial killings; Encounter killings by police, a euphemism used in India, Pakistan and Afghanistan to describe extrajudicial killings by the police or the armed forces of suspected gangsters or terrorists in gun battles; Police brutality by country; Suicide by cop
Rogers was fatally shot by an unidentified Chicago Police officer shortly after shooting and killing Chicago Police Officer Lee Seward at an apartment building in the Buena Park neighborhood. [270] 1987-12-29 Sanders Alfred (39) New York (Queens) Sanders was shot when he allegedly lunged a knife at officers. Officers fired 11 shots at him. [271]
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.
Norris allegedly shot and killed his girlfriend and stole her car. When police officers located and confronted him, he opened fire on them. Police officers then returned fire, fatally striking him. [134] 2024-05-08 Ruben Felix Alejandro Lopez (45) Hispanic Chandler, Arizona [135] 2024-05-08 Jesse Hartman (39) White Galveston, Texas [136] 2024-05-08
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]
When police officers approached his vehicle, Rogel allegedly produced a firearm which led to police shooting him. [32] 2023-04-02 Eduardo Lee Hoover (38) Washington, Pennsylvania: Hoover was shot by police following a chase. According to police, officers shot Hoover after he drove his truck in reverse towards police. [33] 2023-04-02
This is a list of people reported killed by non-military law enforcement officers in the United States in 2000, 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 involved.