Part 3) Unarmed Victim Archive of Law Enforcement Murders 501-750

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Currently, there is no national database documenting the murders of un-armed people by police, security guards or self-appointed vigilantes. Although not all victims found here were weaponless, the fatal murdering of the unarmed: whether they are of ethnic origin, disabled, mentally ill, homeless or their sexual orientation, by Police Departments across the country is unjustified, and the vast majority of officers involved are not being held accountable.

I believe ALL those listed below regardless of whether they were in the process of perpetrating a crime, in a gang, drug possession, incarceration, resisting arrest, alluding, a weapon thrown aside, mentally ill or just happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time, they are all victims. Victims who loved and were loved. This memorial is dedicated to all the Mothers and Fathers, Sons and Daughters, Husbands and Wife’s, Grandparents, Sisters and Brothers, Nieces and Nephews, Girlfriends, Boyfriends, Lovers, Friends and Neighbors who have lost someone at the hands of law enforcement. For all the heartbreak, shed tears, unanswered questions, lies and grief for a life unfulfilled, to you I give honor, for “there but for the grace of God go I”. May you find peace in knowing their bloodshed will not go unnoticed nor will their life be forgotten.

As we remember victims of violence let us remember the sadness of loss. May that sadness be transformed into compassion for the victim and their loved ones. May the fear struck in us by the power of tragedy give way to reverence at the unending power of unconditional love. May we uncover the energy of our anger and use it to right what is wrong in our own behavior toward one another and to challenge the mindsets and systems which enable and promote violence. May love gently wipe the tears from our eyes and remove the fear from our hearts. Look with favor upon the families and friends who mourn the victims and comfort those who are in grief and despair, that peace, the fruit of justice and charity may reign for each of us gathered here today. For all victims of crime, abuse, harassment and all who commit acts of violence; from those who speak harsh words in anger, to those who hate others who are different from themselves, to those who take the life of another, may we learn to act justly, love tenderly and walk humbly.

My definition of Unarmed
Please keep in mind I am only able to research and write bio’s on 5-7 victims per day. Each bio is verified through multiple sources, photos are retrieved, copied, cropped. Each bio is written and condensed close as possible to a single paragraph, many have links to READ MORE. Each name, age, state and ethnicity are entered into 3 data bases and then, after all pertinent information has been gathered I individually post to the website. Therefore each bio takes anywhere from 30 to 60 minutes to complete.

It is at my discretion as to what I consider as being unarmed. If the person has a weapon but is unable to use it because it’s under a seat, knocked to the side, fallen to the ground, in someone else’s possession etc. I consider that person unarmed. If someone is shot in the back, I consider that person unarmed. If there appears to be questionable circumstances surrounding the death, I consider that person unarmed. If the person is mentally ill and can be contained without using deadly force, I consider that person unarmed. Even if the person is a felon and has a violent criminal history, yet fits into any of the above categories, that person is still considered unarmed. If someone is in the commission of a crime, yet fits into any of the above categories, that person is still considered unarmed. If ANYONE can be contained without using deadly force, I consider that person unarmed.

There is no reason, in my opinion to shoot someone when police manage to apprehend and incarcerate extraordinarily dangerous serial killers/ mass murderers/spree killers and vigilantes yet cannot manage the capture of citizens of ethnic lineage without executing them.

However, if someone is shooting, holding a weapon or hurting someone (including an officer) and there is absolutely no other way to control them, I consider that person armed. Mind you, I credit witness statements far above police reports.

I DO NOT believe Law Enforcement reports. Lies the police tell that are so familiar anyone can recite them: “Reached for waist band”; “Pointed hand at police in a threatening manner.” “Backed the car toward officers” “Lunged at me” “Had a black object in hand” “Tried to grab gun” “Officers of the Un-Peace” or “Un-Peace Officers” Campaigns were formed against the “Blue Code” supposedly making it more visible to the public eye have taken place but all they seem to be doing is allowing the police to police the police and the police. Police are liars, period. So please don’t think I would even consider relying on their statements. The code of Blue Silence is too real to be ignored, and has been proven over and over again to be the real badge of the law.

As for Grand Juries they’ve been bought and paid for in more cases than can be counted. There is something fundamentally unfair about a grand jury system which doesn’t reflect the racial, political and ethnic diversity of the community it serves and the people it indicts.

Visual map displaying accounts of extrajudicial killings of people of colour beginning in 2012 https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=215510872499841685660.0004c577c714cfc6b9ef1&msa=0&dg=feature

Unfortunately due to the ongoing killings by Police and vigilantes claiming Stand Your Ground (Castle Doctrine) this list will continue to grow. Please keep in mind each victim is double and triple checked for accuracy, therefore it takes approximately 40-60 minutes to complete each bio, including editing, separating into 4 data bases and posting online to the appropriate page(s). This website is an extremely time consuming endeavor, yet a true labor of love, but often mentally overwhelming and occasionally must be set aside as I regroup. If you have a family member, friend or know of someone killed at the hands of Law Enforcement or Vigilante(s) please leave their name, age, state, date of death etc. by replying in the comment box; they will be given top priority on the next post and you will receive links to their location(s). Completed bio’s on this page have ** # and 1, 2, 3 or 4 behind the entry denoting the part/page where the bio can be found. Due to lack of space ((#)) signifies mental disorders, including but not limited to Suicide.

This Is What It’s Like To Be An Unarmed Black Man In America

John Winkler 30, April 11, 2014 West Hollywood CA – Deputies responded to a call of a man with a knife. Two men burst out of an apartment building and ran towards the deputies. The first man who exited was bleeding profusely from the neck. Winkler followed close behind. The deputies on scene apparently were confused when they saw Winkler “lunging at the back of the fleeing victim so they shot Winkler four times and the other man once. Winkler died from his injuries at a hospital. The other man survived. Winkler and the man who was bleeding were actually victims of a third man, Alexander McDonald, who lived inside the apartment building. Winkler, who lived in the apartment above McDonald, unwittingly got involved in the violence when he came down to visit two friends at McDonald’s apartment. The suspect crawled onto his own balcony from outside and held the three men hostage with a butcher knife. Witnesses reportedly told police McDonald was acting delusional and crazed. Winkler and the victim who had been stabbed managed to escape, only to be shot when they exited the building. Murdered by LAPD http://articles.latimes.com/2014/apr/10/local/la-me-ln-sheriff-admits-mistakenly-killing-tv-producer-in-west-hollywood-20140410

Erik Scott 38, July 10, 2010 Las Vegas NV – Scott, a West Point graduate, Army veteran, MBA graduate of Duke University, and a medical sales rep for Boston Scientific was shopping with his girlfriend in the camping section of the store taking bottles out of their packaging, attempting to determine how many of the bottles would fit in a cooler he was thinking of purchasing. At some point he bent over and his shirt rode up, exposing the pistol he had concealed at the small of his back. A Costco employee saw the holstered sidearm and told Scott he was not allowed to have the weapon in the store. Scott replied he had a permit and the right to carry his weapon. He then went back to shopping. The employee called over a manager, who informed a 20-something security guard, who made a 911 call to police. The manager claimed Scott was armed with a gun, acting aggressively and erratically, and that he may have been under the influence of drugs. Over a dozen police officers responded, along with a helicopter, ambulance, and competing incident command teams. As the police began to form a massive perimeter outside, Costco managers began evacuating the entire store apparently without explaining why to anyone. As Scott and his girlfriend exited the store he was identified to police officers, who were waiting with guns drawn outside the front door. Erik turned to find three officers facing him, guns drawn, and all three shouting different commands: “Get on the ground!” “Drop your weapon!” “Keep your hands up!” Erik held his hands up, spoke calmly, told them he DID have a concealed firearm and a legal CCW and was an ex-Army officer. His girlfriend was screaming about Erik being a West Point grad, former Army officer, etc. Erik leaned to his left, hands still up, to expose the pistol, and repeated, “I am disarming; I am disarming.” Witnesses say he started to lower his right hand, palm OUT, perhaps intending to remove holster and gun together — but never got the hand below his shoulder, when one of the cops (believed to be William Mosher, who had committed a fatal shooting in 2006) shot Erik in the chest with a .45-caliber semi-automatic weapon. Erik dropped to his knees. The three officers unloaded again, firing a total of seven hollow-point rounds. At least four, possibly five, hit Erik in the back, after he was on the ground and dying. Two experts hired by Scott’s family examined his body. They claim of the seven .45 ACP hollow-point bullets fired into Scott’s body, one was fired through his armpit, suggesting his arm was raised at the time. Four remaining shots were fired into his back. There were no exit wounds, making it all but impossible for police to claim that investigators misread through-and-through wounds. Murdered by Las Vegas PD http://lasvegassun.com/news/2012/mar/13/scott-family-drops-lawsuit-against-metro-police-ov/

Christopher Roupe 17, Feb. 14, 2014 Euharlee GA – Roupe, an ROTC student at Woodland High School in Cartersville had planned to join the Marines. Euharlee officers showed up at the door of his mobile home to serve a probation violation warrant for the boy’s father. A female officer reportedly told the Georgia Bureau of Investigation that Roupe pointed a gun at her after he opened the door, however Christopher was holding a Nintendo Wii video game controller, and about to watch a movie. “The eyewitnesses on the scene clearly state Christopher had a Wii controller in his hand. He heard a knock at the door. He asked who it was, there was no response so he opened the door and upon opening the door he was immediately shot in the chest.” Murdered by Euharlee PD http://fox13now.com/2014/02/20/officer-shoots-kills-teenager-in-georgia/

James Whitehead 28, July 26, 2012 Orange TX – Whitehead, a former Marine, allegedly got into a verbal dispute with a storeowner. Whitehead wanted to return a part to an auto store because the part did not work. He got upset because he was told he could not return the part. He started cursing wanting a refund. The store manager called the police stating he didn’t want to press charges he just wanted Whitehead to leave. Customer Officer Robert Arnold, in plain clothes along with his 14 year old daughter, never showed a police ID or a badge attempted to arrest White by going outside to get handcuffs. Meanwhile Whitehead decided to just leave without any further arguing. According to witnesses Officer Arnold approached Whitehead’s truck, placed his hands on Whitehead, pulling him, then picking Whitehead up by the shoulders and standing him up outside the vehicle. Whitehead cursed and yelled racial slurs at Arnold accusing him of not being cop and attempting to return to his truck and leave. According to witnesses Officer Arnold jerked the door open, stuck the gun in the truck and said, “I’m gonna kill you.” Arnold fired once, hitting Whitehead in the chest. Whitehead said “You just shot me.” Arnold replied, “I sure did.” Police Chief Sam Kittrell was surprised Texas Ranger Ken Parks, who did the investigation, said, “this was a good shooting and it won’t take but a couple days to get it taken care of.” However former Orange, TX Police Officer Harold Hass, who worked with Officer Arnold sent a letter to a New Grand Jury requesting charges against Arnold. Additionally Hass is not the only police officer who says Arnold unjustly shot Whitehead. Murdered by Officer Robert Arnold Orange PD… READ MORE:

Danielle Willard 21, Nov. 2, 2012 West Valley City UT – Detective Cowley and his partner Kevin Salmon had been investigating a suspected drug house where drugs, weapons and counterfeit money were believed to be traded by white supremacist gang members claim they saw Danielle Willard go to a home to buy drugs. Police didn’t immediately arrest anyone but followed Willard to the Lexington Park apartments about a block away. After allegedly seeing her buy drugs from a known drug dealer in the parking lot apartment complex the officers claimed she’d stepped on the gas and tried to hit them, so they fired six shots at her. Two bullets stuck Willard in the head and chin, killing her. Police Detective Shaun Cowley claims he drew his weapon on Willard as part of a “lifesaving effort” after he saw her put a black substance into her mouth. Both Officers claim they shot Ms. Willard, in self-defense however Investigators found neither marks on the pavement, nor drugs in her system. But more importantly, forensic evidence revealed that officer Cowley was out of harm’s way when he fired on Willard’s car. Det. Crowley was charged with manslaughter but the charges were ultimately dropped. (Salmon who was also involved in the shooting but not charged). Murdered by Det. Crowley West Valley City PD http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/56703262-78/willard-gill-valley-west.html.csp

Brandon Ellingson 20, May 31, 2014 Columbia MO – Ellingson, a college student was partying and arrested by police patrolling on boat for public intoxication. Officer Anthony Piercy claims he slowed his boat for two big waves from another vessel and within seconds, Ellingson went over the edge. He claims he reached for Ellingson as he went overboard and was able to grab hold of one of his feet until it was pulled from his hands. “Well, I don’t know if it was the wake and his intoxication or if he (expletive) did it on purpose, Police claim Ellingson jumped off the boat, but witness’ Larry Moreau saw Piercy and Ellingson standing on the patrol boat when it whizzed past their boat. It was just moments later when they caught up to patrol boat stopped and a person was floating near it and he could not figure out what was going on. The trooper did not have his lights on and was not calling for help.” Ellingson was in the water “It was complete horror.” “Ellingson with his life vest floating next to him were about 200 feet away from our boat, Trooper Anthony Piercy’s boat was even closer. He did not think Ellingson was drowning because if that was the case he’d have reached for the life vest near him. Since trooper Piercy was not calling for help, the Moreau family left the area. However, hours later when the Moreau’s learned Ellingson was handcuffed. “We were relieved the world was going to get to see what we saw from the cameras. It turned into an absolute nightmare because now we are the only ones that saw it.” In Officer Piercy’s statements he seemed more concerned about himself than Ellingson. No charges were filed against the officer. Allowed to drown by Trooper Anthony Piercy Columbia PD http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article1282167.html

Glenn Michael “Mike” Priddy 20, October 27, 2011 Louisville KY – Deputy Daniel Shipp had gone to a home to serve an Emergency Protective Order, but no one answered the door. The Offers allege they saw Priddy was walking down the street, carrying a gas can and became suspicious. After talking with Priddy, they asked for his identification meanwhile running a check of his license plate. When it was discovered he was wanted on a felony warrant, deputies tried to arrest Priddy, but he put the car in gear and began driving away. “He started the car and tried to leave.” “They began fighting over the steering wheel and the keys to the car. The deputy was kind of half in the car and half out of it, and dragged around the corner where Priddy crashed into a pole. A witness said he heard ‘Stop the car or I’m going to shoot you.’ Priddy died at the scene of a gunshot wound to the head. Murdered by Louisville PD http://www.wdrb.com/story/15876939/lmpd-investigating-a-sheriff-involved-shooting

Omar Rodriguez 35, Christmas Morning Dec. 25, 2014 Coachella CA – The deputy was initially called to the neighborhood to investigate a report of someone entering a house and attacking a homeowner. When the deputy arrived at the house, she claims she saw the suspect standing in the roadway, where he assumed a “fighting stance.” The officer ordered the suspect to stop several times, however, he aggressively continued toward her.” The Deputy claims she shot the man because he attacked her, then tried to wrestle her police baton out of her hands. The wounded man was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he died from his injuries. Murdered by Coachella Deputy http://www.desertsun.com/story/news/crime_courts/2014/12/26/omar-rodriguez-fatally-shot-christmas-day-sheriffs-deputy/20934517/

Shulena Weldon 36, Aug. 9, 2012 Harrisburg PA – was walking north on 20th Street toward the intersection when for unknown reasons she ran in front of the police vehicle. Eyewitness accounts suggest Weldon was “preoccupied” in some way and might have been sending a text message, Hetrick said, but he added that he didn’t know for sure. the officer, driving a vehicle marked “Patrol Supervisor,” was not responding to an incident. Witness ““I heard a big boom sound. I stopped initially and looked both ways, and when I looked to my left I saw papers and belongings flying in the air and I saw an officer’s truck coming to a stop with no lights on, no flashing lights. It didn’t seem as though he was in a rush.” the officer who had gotten out. He was outside his vehicle, pacing back and forth and looking “amazed” Weldon must have been dragged by the vehicle for a short distance, judging from where she was struck in the intersection and where the SUV stopped.” Officer Steven Novacek Harrisburg PD

Ericka Collins 26, Oct. 13, 2012 Cincinnati OH – The incident occurred after Officer Matthew Latsy responded to a 911 call made by Collins to her residence over gas money. Witnesses told police Collins was involved in a verbal altercation with her sister, 25-year-old Elizabeth Collins. Elizabeth Collins said her sister had a knife and moved toward the tire of the red SUV she was sitting in. “The officer said, ‘Ma’am, no, don’t slice her tires. Put the knife down. Don’t slice her tires.” Collins said her sister stood up to face the officer’s commands. “As soon as she said ‘no,’ it was ‘boom, boom.’ He shot her twice, once in the upper chest and once in her head. Collins was pronounced dead at the scene. Witness said it did not appear that Collins was threatening the officer. “She took a step, but the knife was never pointed at him. She never lunged at him with the knife.” Murdered by Officer Matthew Latsy Cincinnati PD http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2012/08/woman_in_her_20s_was_killed_in.htm
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Aura Rosser 40, (mentally ill) Nov. 11, 2014 Ann Arbor MI – Rosser’s boyfriend Victor Stephens said he initially called police on Rosser because they were fighting and he wanted officers to escort her out of the house. He said Rosser had a fish knife when police got there. “They opened the door and said police. She turned towards them and they fired.” “Did she have a knife? Yes, she had a knife.” Stephens also sai “Lethal force wasn’t warranted in this case. “Why would you kill her?” “It was a woman with a knife. It doesn’t make any sense.” Murdered by Ann Arbor PD http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2014/11/ann_arbor_police_shooting_name.html
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Vernicia Woodard 26, Aug. 22, 2014 Hapeville GA – A Hapeville city employee found the body of a woman on fire at the end of Elm Street. City of Atlanta Police Officer Tahreem Zeus Rana and Woodard met on Craigslist for a “romantic exchange” and the night she was killed was the first time they had met in person. “First Rana took her to a secluded area to do the crime and then after killing her, he used some kind of fuel to light the body on fire in order to cover up any type of evidence that may be there.” Rana, 23, was caught after he tried to board a flight to Monterey, Mexico, possibly en route to India. The murder suspect was on the no-fly list, and has since been fired. Rana faces charges of murder, arson, kidnapping and tampering with evidence. CXourt appearances and conviction still pending. Murdered by City of Atlanta Police Officer Tahreem Zeus Rana http://www.cbs46.com/story/26391514/atlanta-police-officer-suspected-in-womans-death

Anna Brown 29, Sept. 21, 2011 Richmond Heights MO – Anna Brown had visited several hospitals complaining of pain in her legs. When she was ignored at St. Mary’s Hospital, she refused to leaved, screaming and yelling that she was in pain. The hospital had her arrested for trespassing. The Police Pfficer dragged her out in handcuffs after a doctor said she was healthy enough to be locked up. At the Richmond Heights Police Department, she cried that she couldn’t stand up or get out of the car, so the officers dragged her out of the car by the arms and into the police station. The Officer left her there lying on the concrete floor of a jail cell, moaning and struggling to breathe. Just 15 minutes later, a jail worker found her cold to the touch. Officers suspected Brown was using drugs. Autopsy results showed she had no drugs in her system and Ms. Brown died from a pulmonary embolism and determined Anna Brown’s death in a jail cell was caused by blood clots which had formed in her legs and migrated to her lungs. In the video of the Ms. Brown’s final moments officers are seen carrying Brown into a jail cell. The cell door closes and Brown is heard moaning and crying. Allowed to die by St. Mary’s Health Center security personnel and Richmond Heights PD http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/woman-unhappy-with-care-at-st-mary-s-hospital-is/article_ed640f3d-64a0-516c-88ff-fb770b5e9677.html

Latanya Haggerty 26, June 4, 1999 Chicago IL – Raymond Smith picked up Ms. Haggerty, a computer analyst and on their way home, Smith stopped his gray Cutlass in traffic to talk briefly with a friend who had left a jacket in Smith’s car. A police cruiser carrying Daniels and her partner, Michael Williams, pulled up alongside Smith. Daniels, who was riding on the passenger side, asked Smith if he had a driver’s license and insurance. He said he did. Williams, according to Smith’s account, leaned forward and told him to get his “punk ass” off the street. Smith drove another block and pulled over when he noticed flashing emergency lights in his rear-view mirror. It was Williams and Daniels again. The officers claim Smith escalated the situation by not cooperating, by trying to run them over with his car and fleeing. According to eyewitnesses, Smith was pulled out of the car, beaten, handcuffed, and taken away. The murdering female officer was at the rear driver’s side window. Further, they added, Haggerty ignored repeated commands to raise her hands and get out of the car when officers finally stopped it. . Witnesses say Ms. Haggerty was reaching for her cell phone when the female officer fired through the window.” “After Ms. Haggerty had been shot another Officer pulled her from the car onto the ground and simulated a struggle for onlookers.” The Cook County medical examiner’s office says she died 45 minutes later “of one wound to the shoulder.” Officer Daniels testified she shot Haggerty when Haggerty raised a tiny object in her right hand. Daniels claims she mistook the object, a silver padlock, for a gun and fired once, the bullet piercing Haggerty’s heart. In a unanimous decision, the nine-member Police Board fired Serena Daniels as well as Officer Michael Williams, Daniels’ partner, who fired a single shot into the car, and Officer Stafford Wilson, who also fired at the car. The board spared Officer Carl Carter, the only officer involved in the incident who did not fire his weapon. Carter was temporarily suspended from the police force. READ MORE http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1999-09-12/news/9909120226_1_officers-lawyer-chicago-police-supt-joseph-roddy

Brenda Williams 52, (paranoid schizophrenic) May 28, 2009 Scranton PA – Air Force Veteran suffering from schizophrenia. The call came from Ms. Williams’ mother’s home, just down the street from where Ms. Williams lived, and police obtained information from people before going to check on Ms. Williams. According to Chief Elliott “the officers were told Ms. Williams was ‘acting disorderly in her own home’ before they went to her apartment.” The police were going to cite her for disorderly conduct and were in the process of citing the naked, mentally ill woman who did not invite the police to her home and whose paranoia was probably off the charts as she stood naked surrounded by police. Ms. Williams was allowed to go into the kitchen and when she emerged from her kitchen holding a knife with a wooden handle. Within seconds, as the 52-year-old woman ignored commands to drop the weapon as she moved toward one of the officers, three of them fired, fatally wounding Williams who had been shot five times, including two lethal wounds to her abdomen and another potentially fatal wound that severed the femoral artery in her right leg. She had a sixth wound from falling on the knife. Cpl. Robert Stanek, who was the supervisor at the scene, Officer James Smith, who had had previous contact with Williams, Officers Jason Knoch and Eric Jordan. Murdered by Scranton PD http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/judge-rules-for-officers-in-brenda-williams-shooting-1.1466533

Robert Anthony Russ 22, June 7, 1999 Chicago IL – Russ, a Northwestern University honor student and star football player, was shot inside of his car following a high-speed chase after what the police claim was a struggle with the officer who shot him. After claiming to have seen Russ drive erratically the officers engaged in driving pursuit. The pursuit labeled “high-speed” never rose above seventy miles per hour, yet even at this speed, Fyfe contends the adrenaline rush of the chase coupled with the officers reliance in their numbers led to their ignoring any impulses to maintain rational thinking in a potentially non-deadly situation and to speed up a process that both allowed and required taking things more slowly and methodically. Russ’s car spun out on the Dan Ryan Expressway at which point several officers quickly approached his vehicle. The false safety of numbers gave the three officers “the bravado to rush the car.” “The lawyers for the police claim this was a fast-breaking situation. But it was only fast-breaking because the cops let it become one. He was stopped. He wasn’t going anywhere but the Officer claimed Russ went for his gun. The Officers have changed their story claiming it was “accidental.” First the bullet went in through Russ’ shoulder before piercing his heart, now they say he was shot and in the chest. No weapons, drugs, or alcohol were found in Russ’ car or on him. Russ’ family was awarded $9.6 million dollars. Murdered by Chicago PD https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/misc.activism.progressive/78uGJY4jn4Q

Police Officer Omar J. Edwards 25, May 28, 2009 E. Harlem NY – Officer Edwards, a member of the Housing Bureau Impact Response Team, left duty about 10:30 p.m., approached his car and saw that a man had broken the driver’s side window and was rummaging through the vehicle. The two scuffled, and the man escaped Officer Edwards’s grip by slipping out of his sweater. Three other plainclothes officers in a car came upon Officer Edwards chasing a man. The team’s members, assigned to the anticrime unit in the 25th Precinct, got out of their vehicle and confronted Officer Edwards. Officer Dunton got out of the car while it was still moving and crouched behind the front passenger door, yelling, “Police, don’t move, drop the gun, drop the gun.” In response to Officer Dunton’s commands,” his account continued, Officer Edwards “turned his body toward the anticrime officers, making eye contact with Officer Dunton and pointing his gun at him.” Officer Dunton fired six shots “in very rapid succession.” Neither Officer Dunton nor the others realized that Officer Edwards was a colleague until they cut his shirt open as he lay handcuffed and bloodied on the pavement and saw a Police Academy T-shirt and found his police shield in a pocket. Officer Edwards was Black. Officer Dunton is White. Murdered by one of their own – NYPD http://www.odmp.org/officer/19964-police-officer-omar-j-edwards

Sheneque Proctor 18, Nov. 1, 2014 Birmingham AL – Ms. Proctor was at a Bessemer hotel with friends when she was arrested for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. Ms. Proctor was an asthmatic and complained of harsh treatment from the police. Witnesses said “as many as six Bessemer officers were involved with Sheneque’s arrest” three officers were handling her really rough”. Early the next morning, she was found dead in her cell. http://weldbham.com/blog/2014/12/02/what-happened-to-sheneque-proctor-bessemer-jail/

Unidentified Male 50’s, Dec. 28, 2014 San Diego CA– A man was found sitting in his car and suspected of DUI. Officers claim to have smelled alcohol on the man’s breath and saw open containers in the car. Police also claim they saw other symptoms of intoxication due to alcohol or drugs. As the man was being questioned, he began to vomit and had trouble breathing. There was no struggle, nor did the officers use force to detain the man. Officers provided first aid and the man was taken to Scripps La Jolla Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Died in San Diego Police Custody

Unidentified Male 40, Christmas Eve Dec. 24, 2014 San Diego CA – A male American citizen, was trying to enter the US from Mexico at a pedestrian crossing at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection at the San Ysidro Port of Entry. The man was detained by Border Protection Agents when a records check showed an arrest warrant had been issued for him, and he should be considered armed and dangerous. He also was supposedly carrying an undisclosed amount of heroin. Authorities said the man jumped over a counter and attacked two CBP agents. “After numerous attempts to restrain the assailant, who continued to resist, an officer used his service issued electronic control device, and gained physical control. The man became unresponsive and stopped breathing. Agents say they began CPR and called paramedics. Paramedics also performed CPR and took him to Sharp Chula Vista Hospital. Homicide detectives with the San Diego Police Department are investigating and the cause of death will be determined by the San Diego County Medical Examiner’s investigation. The man died after he was hit with an electronic control device (taser) while in the custody of Border Protection Agents

NYPD Officer Christopher A. Ridley 23, Jan. 25, 2008 White Plains NY – Ridley was off-duty, picking up a cousin, when he saw Anthony Jacobs beating up a man. Ridley ran into an office building to summon help and then pursued Jacobs down the street, catching up with him outside the Westchester County Department of Social Services building. As Ridley tried to restrain the homeless man whom he had seen assault another person they tussled and Ridley’s gun went off and dropped to the ground before the officer retrieved it. Four Officers, Detectives Frank Oliveri, Robin Martin, Jose Calero and Officer Christian Gutierrez were already converging on the plaza. Martin and Calero said they got within a few feet of the pair before backing up when they realized there was a gun. Detective Oliveri, put his duty weapon to Officer Ridley’s head, and at point blank range shot him once above the left eye intentionally killing him instantly. Detective Frank Oliveri claimed “At which point, seeing the gun pointing at me, I’m fearing for my life. I see the gun pointed at me and I fired my weapon. He has his gun in his hands and the gun’s pointing at me.” Of the more than three dozen witnesses to the fatal shooting of Officer Ridley, only four suggested the armed off-duty cop had turned toward county police officers in his final moment. Detective Oliveri hid Ridley’s badge in Ridley’s car so it couldn’t be “discovered” until later, then claimed Ridley failed to “identify himself as a policeman. Detective Oliveri committed a brutal execution in front of three other police officers and dozens of civilian witnesses. All four Westchester County police officers were cleared of any wrong doing. Murdered by Westchester County PD http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/black-and-white-cover-up-shooting-mt-vernon-officer-christopher-ridley-bombshell-suit-article-1.365088

NYPD Officer Eric Hernandez 24, Feb, 6, 2006 Bronx NY – Officer Hernandez, fresh from his night shift in the Bronx and an off-duty swing through at least one local bar, was assaulted by a group of men inside a White Castle restaurant. At least one witness told the police the confrontation started when someone in the group ridiculed the officer, who was in street clothes, saying he should buy them sodas. Hernandez got into an argument with several young men, and apparently identified himself as an NYPD officer, and was jumped and beaten badly by the men. They left the store and left him lying on the floor. Hernandez took his gun out and ran after them. In the parking lot outside, he pulled his gun on a man he believed to be one of his attackers, and one of the officers responding to a 911 call, Officer Alfredo Toro, shot Hernandez three times after he supposedly failed to drop his weapon. A question raised by the videotape was how the blows and kicks he suffered may have damaged Officer Hernandez physically, but the fact that he had been drinking that night raised other questions. In the days that followed the shooting, the commissioner and other police officials went over a security videotape of the attack on Officer Hernandez in the moments before the shooting and said they had been revolted by the ferocity of the assault. Hernandez died on Jan. 28, 2007 after 11 days ICU. Killed by Officer Alfredo Toro NYPD http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/29/nyregion/29cop.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

Oliver Jarrod Gregoire 26, (Black Male) Sept. 9, 2004 Baytown TX – Dispatchers received multiple 911 calls involving Gregoire before Chambers County Sheriff’s Deputy Bradley Hasley was dispatched. Callers reported a black male “who was very excited” trying to stop vehicles on FM 3180. “The caller stated the man was trying to open the driver’s door to the vehicle and get in the car.” A second 911 call reported that the man had kicked in the back door of a residence in Baytown and used a pole he found in the residence to attack an unidentified woman living there. Records show this address is listed on his driver’s license. Gregoire left the residence for a while, but then returned to “tear up the inside”. When Officer Hasley arrived, he spotted Gregoire exiting the woman’s house and “deployed his Taser, hitting the suspect who went to the ground”. Unarmed Gregoire was pronounced dead at the San Jacinto Methodist Hospital. Tasered to death by Baytown PD http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Unarmed-Baytown-man-dies-after-being-Tased-twice-5787109.php

Brian Abbs 32, Aug. 4, 2014 Rochester NY – Abbs was arrested on a felony warrant for a sex offender registration violation and found unresponsive in his cell the following afternoon. Staff performed CPR on Abbs, before he was taken to Saint Marys Hospital in Rochester, where he died on Sunday. Allowed to die in Police Custody at Rochester Jail http://kimt.com/2014/08/04/inmate-found-unresponsive-later-dies/

Joseph Anthony Pacini 52, (mentally ill) Dec. 30, 2014 Philadelphia PA – A man who had posted an ONLINE VIDEO threatening to kill police and FBI agents tried to use his car to run down officers seeking to arrest him for terroristic threats. Police said they began following the man after he left a home, when officers stopped him at an intersection and ordered him out of the car, he reversed and slammed into a police vehicle and then prepared to run over other officers. Officers opened fire, killing him. Pacini can be heard on one of several video messages police say he posted on YouTube saying, “Clearly these guys want me dead or in prison and there’s no way in hell I’m going back to prison.” At least five officers fired their weapons at the suspect claiming they “feared for their lives” Pacini died at the scene. Investigators say Pacini has a history of mental illness. Killed by Philadelphia PD http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Man-Shot-by-Police-After-Allegedly-Threatening-Officers-287149551.html

Brenda Gaines 48, Aug. 9, 2010 Suffolk NY – A homeless Brenda Gaines had been charged with petit larceny and being held overnight on arraignment in the Suffolk County Jail. A detention attendant was making a routine check at the stationhouse Ms. Gaines was found unresponsive on the floor of the cell at 5:30 a.m. The attendant notified officers who administered CPR. The victim was taken to St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center in Smithtown where she was pronounced dead less than an hour later. Her body was taken to the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner for an autopsy. “Preliminary investigation indicates that the death appears to be medically related. Died in the Custody of Suffolk County PD http://archive.longislandpress.com/2010/08/09/homeless-woman-found-dead-in-suffolk-police-cell/

Kenny Lazo 26, June 28, 2008 Suffolk NY – Lazo was allegedly caught selling. Detectives asked for a uniformed officer to locate Lazo’s vehicle and they pulled him over. When Lazo got out, he allegedly elbowed a detective who had approached him, and then ran away. The officers tackled Lazo to the ground, but he managed to get up. Supposedly a violent struggle followed in which Lazo allegedly reached for one officer’s gun. Police said they struck Lazo with flashlights to control him. Lazo was arrested and brought to the Third Precinct, where he collapsed. An ambulance was called to the precinct, it arrived three minutes later and left the precinct. Lazo was pronounced dead on arrival to Southside. Autopsy Report “sudden cardiac death following exertion associated with prolonged physical altercation with multiple blunt impacts.” Murdered by Suffolk PD http://lawenforcementcorruption.blogspot.com/2008/08/feds-making-inquiries-into-kenny-lazo.html

Martina Brown (Black Female schizophrenic) July 21, 2009 Jersey City New Jersey – Wesley Brown said his wife was schizophrenic and stopped taking her medicine for several days. “She got crazier and crazier”. She was blasting music and when he tried to get her to turn it down she grabbed a knife. He called 911 to get an ambulance but hearing Martina had a knife, 911 sent police as well. Police tried to subdue Martina using batons, but she “held tight to the knife.” She slashed on officer in the arm, then she lunged over one cop and “stabbed” another in the forehead. It was then that police shot her. Authorities claim “They did try to reason with her. They tried to disarm her. They didn’t fire first, they were assaulted first.” Killed by Jersey City PD http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2011/09/jersey_city_set_to_hire_125hou.html

Chuniece Patterson 21, Nov. 12, 2009 Syracuse NY – Patterson was arrested on a bench warrant Nov. 10 after she’d skipped her court date on charges related to one of her five arrests over five months. It was noted was noted in her medical record at the jail she was 2 months pregnant. The records also show A jail nurse visited Patterson in her cell three times between 6:30 p.m. Nov. 11 and 1:45 a.m. Nov. 12, the medical records show. No one examined her abdomen or ordered an ultrasound or pelvic exam. Deputy Diane Stech wrote in a report that when she started her shift, another deputy told her Patterson had been moaning overnight and complaining that she was having trouble breathing. The records of Patterson’s two-day stay at the Justice Center in November describe a night of torment, with Patterson screaming and rolling on the cement floor of her cell for most of those 14 hours. Patterson leaned against her cell toilet, scooping water out with a cup and splashing it onto her face, a deputy reported. The jail’s records of Patterson’s medical care give no indication that anyone examined her abdomen. No pelvic exam. No ultrasound. Any of them would’ve shown she had an ectopic pregnancy in her fallopian tube and would’ve probably indicated that it had ruptured, according to a doctor. Surgery could’ve saved her life. Allowed to die by Syracuse PD READ MORE

Patricia Thompson 54, (mentally ill) March 3, 2006 Rochester NY – police received a call about a domestic issue at 199 Weldon St. around midnight. When they arrived police say they were met at the door by Nathaniel Thompson, who had called police about a problem with his wife. Thompson invited officers Kevin Sizer and Jeff Lafave into the house but didn’t say what was wrong. Upon entering, Hickey says Patricia Thompson, 54, tried to hit Officer Lafave, but he blocked the punch. Mrs. Thompson then talked about drinking blood, said she would get the officers out of the house, and made other incoherent statements before going into the kitchen. Sizer and Lafave say they heard her going through a drawer. When she came back out of the kitchen she was holding what Police Chief Tim Hickey described as a large kitchen knife over her head. Hickey said she rushed at Lafave; he stepped back then fired his gun, hitting her in the chest. Thompson was rushed to the hospital where she was pronounced dead. Killed by Rochester PD http://www.copblock.org/29470/rochester-ny-police-sgt-jeff-lafave-davy-v-a-true-rochester-pioneer-against-police-corruption-blahahahahaah/

Byron Hearst 28 May 8, 2005 Brooklyn NY – After Lieutenant Shamik Walton arrived to collect rent from Mr. Hearst, the two men began fighting in front of Mr. Hearst’s apartment to collect back rent causing a during a rent dispute. Walton claimed Hearst lunged at him, punched him, and shoved him to the ground. Walton claims he told Hearst he was a cop and warned him to stop. But the crazed tenant struggled to grab Walton’s gun and was shot.Witnesses have reported hearing three shots, with a pause between the first and second. Mr. Hearst was struck in the right arm, abdomen and chest by bullets from the lieutenant’s 38-caliber revolver ripping into Byron Hearst’s chest. After the shooting, Lieutenant Walton left the apartment and called 911 from his cellphone, telling an operator the victim had run away, but asking several times for an ambulance. Hearst was taken to Wyckoff Heights Medical Center for trauma and later died at St. Mary’s Hospital. One witness who said Hearst told him he was “expecting trouble with the landlord,” Lieutenant Walton was charged with the killing of an unarmed man but was acquitted by a Brooklyn Supreme Court. Murdered by Lieutenant Shamik Walton NYPD http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/kills-renter-gun-fired-tenant-hit-article-1.606862

Garrett Gagne 22, Jan. 1, 2015 Chatham MA – Gagne of Longmeadow had drunk “hour after hour of alcohol” while going to bars and house parties and early New Year’s Day was “seriously impaired by drugs and alcohol. Officer Christopher Vardakis was responding to an emergency call just after 4:00 a.m. when the cruiser “ran over an unknown object lying in the unlit roadway in Chatham.” The officer claims he immediately pulled over to see what he hit and found a human body. He called for assistance and they began medical aid. According to police, Grange, a senior at St. Lawrence University in Canton, N.Y., had been separated from his friends before he was hit. “The friends were too impaired to be looking for him” Killed by Officer Christopher Vardakis Chatham PDhttp://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/01/02/chatham-police-officer-involved-crash-that-killed-garrett-gagne-longmeadow-identified/gxey4ybxEoYAUD1oxCtHMM/story.html

Alan Bates 31, and wife Terra 30, Feb. 15, 2002 Birmingham AL – Jessica and Alan began dating, and Jessica became pregnant, the couple was married in a rushed ceremony. Working to support his family and still trying to earn his college degree, Alan grew tired of Jessica’s very increasing demands and unreasonable expectations and overinflated sense of self-worth. The only thing holding the couple together was their two daughters. Alan loved his girls more than he hated his marriage, so he tried to tough it out. Jessica, alternatively, continued her foot stomping, princess act but added a helping of extramarital affairs to the mix. Alan finally divorced Jessica and eventually met, fell in love and married Terra Klugh. Jessica met and married Officer Jeff McCord. Jessica Bates –McCord Jessica Bates hated Terra and was unhappy with the idea of her children having a stepmother. Alan would pay for finding love again. Jessica hated Terra and was unhappy with the idea of her children having a stepmother. Alan would pay for finding love again. On February 15, 2002, Alan and Terra flew from Maryland to Birmingham International Airport and rented a car. The couple was anxious to reach the McCords because, once they picked up the girls, the family was going to visit Alan’s parents in Atlanta, Georgia. When they reached Jessica and Jeff’s home, the found a note on the front door that read, “Come to the back. We’re having trouble with the front door.” At the rear door, Jessica greeted them, invited them into the family room, and offered them a seat on the leather couch. Under the guise of getting the girls, Jessica exited the room. As they waited, exchanging small talk among themselves when suddenly Jeff entered the room and fired four shots into each of their bodies then loaded Alan and Terra’s bodies into the trunk of the rental car. Next, they drove to a remote area just outside of Atlanta. Leaving the car in a field, they set it on fire believing it would destroy any evidence. Murdered by Officer Jeff McCord and wife Jessica McCord READ MORE http://truecrimezine.com/jessica-mccord/ http://theovereducatedhousewife.blogspot.com/2012/02/jessica-mccord.html

Kaileb Cole Williams 20, Missoula MT Dec. 31, 2014 – New Year’s Eve. Kaileb Williams and his fiancée got into an argument. The fiancee called Kaileb’s mom to come pick her up. The mom did, and when she went into the apartment, she said that Kaileb assaulted her and then took her car with his fiancée in the passenger seat. Kaileb’s mom called the police. In response to a domestic disturbance, Kaileb was shot in the head by Missoula police officer, Cpl. Paul Kelly. Officer Kelly said that Kaileb was holding his fiancée hostage. The fiancée says that he was not and that she had plenty of opportunity to get out of the car if she wanted to. Officer Kelly said that it was dark and he could not see if Kaileb had a weapon, yet he claimed to have seen Kaileb choking his fiancee, which she says never happened. Photos taken of her afterwards show no bruises or other signs of injury. Murdered by Missoula PD http://missoulian.com/news/local/fiancee-of-slain-missoula-man-fun-loving-carefree-and-affectionate/article_31964fa6-985a-5c14-bceb-1aa58b2a596f.html

Matthew Adeolu Ajibade 22, Jan. 2, 2015 Chatham Georgia – Ajibade had been arrested by the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department, accused of a domestic violence act, battery, and obstruction by resisting arrest. Authorities claim Ajibade became combative while being booked and was subsequently restrained. While being restrained, Ajibade supposedly injured three deputies. A female sergeant suffered a concussion and broken nose while two male deputies suffered injuries consistent with an altercation. Ajibade was placed in an isolation cell due to his dangerous behavior. Upon the inmates second welfare check Ajibade appeared non-responsive. The medical unit staff started CPR and administered defibrillator while preparing the subject for transport to Memorial Medical Center. Efforts to resuscitate the Matthew were unsuccessful. Died in the custody of Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department http://savannahnow.com/crime/2015-01-02/man-custody-dies-deputies-injured-chatham-county-jail

Tim Elliott 53, Jan. 3, 2015 Shelton Mason County WA – Mason County Sheriff’s deputies received a 911 call from a family member of Shelton that he’d just shot himself, but was still alive. When two deputies arrived at the home police claim there was some sort of confrontation, and the deputy ended up shooting and killing Elliott. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The deputies were placed on paid administrative leave pending an investigation. According to the deputy” this man made me fear for my life because he looked half dead. So I shot him.” Murdered by Mason County Sheriff Deputy http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Wounded-suicidal-man-shot-dead-by-Mason-County-deputy-287411481.html

John Paul Quintero 23, Jan 3, 2015 Wichita KS – 911 operators received a call of a disturbance with a knife. Two officers were sent to the call, and arrived in the area then walked on foot towards the residence. While en route to the location, dispatch received at least three more phone calls, stating a suspect was under the influence of alcohol and armed with a knife. Dispatch was told by a calling party, the suspect was at the front door of the residence trying to get back in. As officers approached the residence, they made contact with two individuals in an SUV parked in the driveway. They two officers confronted two men inside an SUV. The driver was a 44-year-old man, the passenger was Quintero. Supposedly the officers asked the two men to get out of the SUV, the driver complied, but Quintero exchanged words with the two officers. During that exchange one officer used a taser, another fired a service weapon shooting Quintero twice. He was taken to Wesley Medical Center where he later died. Murdered by Wichita PD http://www.kwch.com/news/local-news/family-of-man-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting-speaks-out/30525882

D’Andre Berghardt Jr. 20 killed by bureau of Land Management Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area NV Feb. 14, 2014 – Bicyclists and joggers told reporters Berghardt had been seen walking on the paved shoulder of the highway with a rolling suitcase, a backpack and a bedroll. The cellphone video http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/18/dandre-berghardt-jr-killed_n_4811692.html . Rather than handcuff Berghardt the cops keep letting him get up and get away then Berghardt tries to open the door of an NHP vehicle before he is shot and killed. Murdered by Nevada Highway Patrol

Albert James Six Feathers Jr. 32, Dec. 10, 1999 Rapid City So. Dakota Six Feathers was observed driving erratically Officer Robert Fazendin, a police officer. Because Fazendin suspected Six Feathers was intoxicated, he attempted to stop him by turning on his overhead lights. In response, Six Feathers sped up and fled. Fazendin pursued Six Feathers for forty-five miles at speeds reaching one hundred miles per hour. When it became apparent Six Feathers was heading to South Dakota, Fazendin told his dispatcher to contact South Dakota law enforcement officials of the pursuit, and to request a set of road spikes be deployed. Six Feathers eluded road blocks and finally was surrounded in a pasture where he alledgedly rammed aFall River County Sheriff Jeffrey Terrell’s car. Jarman, who was riding with Terrell, jumped from the vehicle and fired four shots from a shotgun, four of which hit Six Feathers. Jarman told the coroner’s inquest he was certain Terrell’s life was at risk because he’s set a predetermined line which he would not allow Six Feathers to cross. When he did, Jarman fired two rounds above the steering column. The three shots that hit the vehicle were at windshield level, which indicated no attempt was made to shoot out tires to stop the vehicle. Six Feathers was unarmed and never given the benefit of tire spikes or a tire shot. Officer Jarman transferred personal property into his wife’s name after the incident. The attorney for Six Feathers Family said it is a crime to transfer property to avoid payment for damages as the result of legal action. Killed by Officer Robert Fazendin New Castle PD READ MORE http://openjurist.org/340/f3d/617/no-02-3519 http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2001/10/02/civil-suit-filed-six-feathers-estate-86482

Lucas Grey Ghost Bear 21, (suicidal) March 9, 2003 Pine Ridge Indian Reservation/ Rapid City So. Dakota – According to police they were called to an apartment complex for a report of an intoxicated man causing problems. Ghost Bear was allegedly brandishing a knife and was suicidal. Police claim “When Officer Black was ordering Ghost Bear to drop the knife, Ghost Bear responded several times by saying, `Just shoot me, I don’t have anything to live for” They claim Officer Mark Black fired only after he was lunged at by Ghost Bear. Ghost Bear was hit by three bullets. Although it was alleged that Officer Mark Black did not follow police protocol, he was cleared in an investigation. Murdered by Officer Mark Black http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/report-shooting-victim-suicidal/article_25091f21-0d44-5772-ae68-bc437e50a200.html

Leslie Sapp III 47, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Jan. 6, 2015 – Sapp was on the U.S. Marshal’s Most Wanted List, being sought on charges involving the sexual assault of a young girl that allegedly went on over a period of four years. A warrant for Sapp’s arrest was issued in July after a fifth grade, city elementary school student told police back in May that she was allegedly raped and otherwise sexually molested by family friend Sapp. The warrant charged him with statutory sexual assault, endangering the welfare of children, corruption of minors, aggravated indecent assault and rape. Pittsburgh Police Chief Cameron McLay said “This individual confronted our officers with this weapon, adopted… presented it in a manner consistent with what one would use when trained to use a handgun against officers claiming The officers fired to defend themselves claiming Sapp pointed a gun at law enforcement personnel when they showed up at his home. Only later did authorities learn the gun Sapp had in his hands was an airsoft gun, and not a real firearm. McLay claims “the officers fired to defend themselves.” Sapp was shot at least four times, and at least 15 rounds were fired by Task Force members when they showed up at the Knoxville home where Sapp was living. Killed by Knoxville PD http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2015/01/06/police-suspect-killed-in-u-s-marshall-involved-shooting/

Michael Kocher Jr. 19, January 3, 2015 Kauai Hawaii – Kocher was walking on the roadway at around 9:35 p.m., just east of the Kaumakani Post Office, when he was struck by an eastbound Toyota Corolla. A police officer responding to the scene, also heading east, then struck Kocher a second time and killed him. Kocher had no vital signs and was presumed dead at the scene. He was transported to Wilcox Memorial Hospital where a doctor formally pronounced him deceased. Killed by Hawaii 50 http://khon2.com/2015/01/04/deadly-pedestrian-crash-involving-kauai-police-vehicle-under-investigation/

Brock Nichols 35, Assaria KS January 7, 2015 – A woman called officers saying she was concerned for her young child’s welfare after just having spoken with the boy’s father, Brock Nichols. A deputy was dispatched to the man’s home and determined the welfare of the toddler was fine, and there appeared to be nothing wrong.However, there was evidence Nichols, had been drinking. The mother, who was with a sheriff’s supervisor back at the station, said drinking was a violation of a court order in the custody proceedings. The deputy remained on scene at the home while the supervisor at the station tried to obtain the court documents. Sheriff Kochanowski claims Nichols started to get agitated, and a second deputy was called to the residence. Shortly before 10:30 p.m., Nichols asked if he could use the restroom. The deputies said that would be fine, and as they were escorting Nichols to a darkened bedroom one of deputies followed and quickly flipped on the light switch. When the light came on, the sheriff claims Nichols spun around with a handgun and pointed it at the deputies. Both deputies opened fire. Nichols was rushed to a Salina hospital where he was pronounced dead. Killed by Assaria PD http://www.kake.com/home/headlines/Shooting-along-K-4-in-Saline-County-287773411.html

Autumn Mae Steele 34 Burlington IA January 6, 2015 – Steele was arrested on a misdemeanor charge of domestic abuse. She was released from jail and told she could not return to the home without a police officer escort in order to gather her belongings. Steele then returned to the home with her police officer escort, the same person who would later kill her. As her husband, Gabriel Steele, was loading up their 4-year-old son, Steele came out of the house and got into an altercation with him. She was followed by the dog. When the escort officer saw the disturbance he went to break it up. Witnesses say the dog was being playful, but apparently still threatened the officer which caused him to draw his pistol and begin shooting. One of the shots fired struck Steele in the chest. Seconds after the shooting another Burlington officer arrived on the scene and both officers tried to calm Gabriel Steele, who wanted to help his wife. “I’m a combat veteran,” he screamed. “What are you guys (police) doing? Let me help.” Steele was eventually taken by ambulance to the Great River Medical Center where she later died of the gunshot wound to the chest. There is no indication that Steele or her husband were armed or that they posed a threat to the officer involved. Murdered by Burlington PD
http://wqad.com/2015/01/07/woman-dies-in-officer-involved-shooting-in-burlington/

Ron Sneed 32, Jan. 7, 2015 Freeport TX – Officer were called to the Garden Villas apartment for a reported disturbance. The caller reported a possible burglary with a door kicked in. Neighbors say there may have been children inside who witnessed the shooting. “I don’t like it. It’s senseless,” said Clarissa Murray, a neighbor. And there were kids inside” Sneed was was shot four times. Killed by Freeport PD http://abc13.com/news/suspect-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting-in-freeport/465806/

Hashim Hanif Ibn Abdul-Rasheed 41, (mentally ill) Port Columbus Airport Columbus Ohio Jan. 7, 2015 – According to Columbus Police Department, Abdul-Rasheed unsuccessfully tried to purchase an airline ticket with a fake ID. Authorities were alerted to the incident and followed the suspect out of the terminal. The confrontation outside came after the officer called a tow truck for the man’s vehicle, which he left illegally parked in the departures area. An officer approached the suspect and was conversing with him when suddenly the man lunged at the officer with a knife, prompting police to open fire. The wounded Abdul-Rasheed allegedly dropped to the ground, but got back up and continued advancing towards the officer. A backup officer responded at which point Abdul-Rasheed supposedly moved towards him with the knife, forcing the officer to retreat backwards towards the terminal entrance where a third officer was positioned. The third officer shot multiple times, striking the suspect, ending the alleged attack. Killed by Port Columbus Airport PD http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/man-armed-knives-killed-police-ohio-airport-cops-article-1.2070141

Roberto Ornelas 18, Key Largo Jan. 6, 2015 – Ornelas went out with friends New Year’s Eve but returned home early complaining he was feeling ill, instead of going to bed, he put on loud music and began pacing back and forth in his room. His father Guadalupe says: “I told him: ‘Son, I need to go to bed.’ He told me: ‘OK, Dad.’ But then he started getting more and more active, out of control and aggressive. So I got up again and said, ‘Son, what happened? By then, however, it was too late. Roberto had become someone else. He didn’t recognize me. He screamed, ‘Who the hell are you? “That’s not my kid,” My kids have never talked to me that way. I only teach love in my family. That was not him.” So Ornelas’ father called 911. When Monroe County Sheriff’s Deputy Bryan Cross arrived he found the door to Roberto’s room locked. Cross and another deputy could hear Roberto screaming, talking to himself, and breaking things inside his room but were unable to get the teenager’s attention. The two deputies were able to push open the door enough to see Roberto punching the inside of his closet and his blood on the floor and walls. Per police “Roberto was sweating profusely, his eyes were wide open with a blank state as if staring through you, and was foaming around his mouth and nose area.” Deputies tried to restrain Roberto, but he broke loose and spat and lunged at the officers. So Cross shot the teenager in the chest with his Taser. Roberto fell back onto a pile of clothes and began spitting at officers and got up again, Cross tasered him a second time. The deputies then put a spit mask and handcuffs on the young man. Upon standing Roberto up to carry him out to the ambulance, Roberto continued to yell and scream and kick. Roberto was hobbled and taken to Mariners Hospital where he was forcibly sedated. By the time Guadalupe Ornelas arrived at the hospital, his son was unconscious. Ornelas was already late for work so he left his number with hospital staff and asked to be called if anything happened to his son. But when he returned at 3:30 p.m., hospital staff said they didn’t have any patient under Roberto’s name. “I just brought him here this morning!” Ornelas said. After checking their records, hospital administrators told him that Roberto’s health had worsened just a few hours after his father had left him. Roberto had been sent to Homestead Hospital. “When I got there, he was brain-dead, I’m really disappointed because they didn’t call me like they promised.” Roberto’s condition continued to worsen, and he was taken off breathing machines. Taser to death by Key Largo PD… READ MORE http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/riptide/2015/01/key_largo_teenager_dies_after_new_years_day_tasering.php

Andre Larone Murphy Sr. 42, Norfolk Nebraska January 7, 2015 – An officer responding to several 911 calls regarding a disturbance at the Super 8 Motel in Norfolk evolved into a struggle between the officer and Murphy. The police officer’s preliminary analysis is that he did deploy or attempt to deploy a taser. It’s not clear how effective it was. Murphy was taken into custody and transported to Faith Regional Health Services Emergency Room. “There were no weapons involved, such as firearms, knives, anything. Tased to death by Norfolk PD http://journalstar.com/news/local/911/authorities-id-man-who-died-in-custody/article_70161401-978c-577e-bf4f-8890aed3913c.html

Brian Pickett 26, Willowbrook CA Jan. 7, 2015 – Pickett’s mother called deputies to report her son was under the influence and he’d threatened her life. Deputies went to the home and approached Pickett. Pickett’s mother told deputies he was refusing to leave. Authorities said Pickett become “agitated and hostile” when he saw deputies and charged at them. A deputy used his Taser to subdue Pickett, who was then handcuffed. Paramedics arrived at the scene to remove the Taser darts from Pickett and he stopped breathing so they transported him to a hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. Police made no mention of how many times Pickett was tased or if an investigation into the incident has been launched. Requests made by Police State Daily to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department for comment were not returned. Tased to death by Willowbrook PD http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-taser-death-20150107-story.html

Andrew McIlvain 39, Port Orange Florida Jan. 5, 2015 – McIlvain, was hit by Officer Silvio Portillo while riding a small motorcycle. McIlvain was westbound on Dunlawton Avenue when Portillo hit him from behind. McIlvain was not wearing a helmet and suffered severe injuries when he was thrown from his bike. McIlvain was thrown from the motorcycle and rushed to Halifax Medical Center. McIlvain, a Navy veteran and father of two, was taken off life support. Run over and killed by Officer Silvio Portillo Port Orange PD http://www.wftv.com/news/news/local/man-dies-after-being-hit-port-orange-police-office/njgjz/

Robert Earl Lawrence 30, Dothan Alabama Jan. 2, 2015 – after he attempted to do a good deed by turning a stray dog in at a local animal shelter. Instead of accepting this good deed and taking the animal in without question, the workers at the shelter demanded that Lawrence show them his government issued ID. Instead of giving them his ID, Lawrence showed them notarized and legal identification that was an affidavit instead of Motor Vehicle Administration ID card. The employees of the shelter then made a careless decision that would end the man’s life. For some reason they decided to call the cops. It was not reported that Lawrence was at all belligerent or violent with the employees of the shelter, the police were called because he did not have a form of ID that they were familiar with. When police arrived on the scene, Lawrence was hassled by them for several minutes about his ID. Police then informed him that he was being placed under arrest, but when Lawrence attempted to resist, he was shot by an unidentified police officer. Murdered by Dothan PD http://thefreethoughtproject.com/man-killed-police-showing-id-turning-stray-cat-animal-shelter/

Joy Ann Sherman 52, (Lakota) Nov. 8, 2014 Mitchell So. Dakota – Joy Ann Sherman reportedly called a counselor at a drug and alcohol abuse facility from her hotel room, where she stated she had a gun and was going to hurt herself. The counselor contacted the Mitchell police. The responding officer spoke to Joy Ann twice on the phone where she again stated that she had a gun and was going to hurt herself. When the officer approached her hotel room he reported seeing the door opening and feared for his life. He fired three shots. Joy Ann Sherman was transferred to a Sioux Falls hospital where she later died from injuries. South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley, in his investigation, ruled the shooting justified. Killed by Mitchell PD

Christina Tahhahwah Comanche Female 37, (Mentally ill) Nov. 13, 2014 Lawton, Oklahoma- The family of Ms. Tahhahwah called the police to ask for assistance in bringing her to the hospital in order to receive medical care. Christina Tahhahwah, who was at her grandparents’ home at the time, suffered from bi-polar disorder and had recently stopped taking her medication. When the police arrived Christina became angry and refused to go with the police. She was arrested, charged with trespassing, and placed into police custody. On Nov 14th, she was discovered “unresponsive” in her cell. She had gone into cardiac arrest and was transferred to a hospital where she later died. The family was not notified of her transfer to the hospital until 2 AM on Nov 15th, over 12 hours after the transfer. Fellow inmates stated Christina Tahhahwah had been tasered repeatedly for refusing to stop singing Comanche hymns. Murdered by repeated Tasings by Lawton PD http://nativenewsonline.net/currents/hundreds-gather-remember-comanche-tribal-member-christina-tahhahwah-died-police-custody-seek-answers/

Myles Roughsurface Navajo Male 27, Nov. 28, 2014 Spencerville New Mexico – A San Juan County Sheriff’s Deputy was flagged down by two men to report a scuffle. As deputies arrived on the scene they reported hearing gun shots and called for additional backup. Five deputies approached what they described as “silhouette” of a person and fired two shots. They report a man yelling “you missed”. The officers repositioned themselves and fired two more shots at the “silhouette”. Myles Roughsurface fell to the ground dead. Murdered by San Juan County Sheriff’s Deputy http://www.daily-times.com/four_corners-news/ci_27035256/spencerville-resident-idd-man-shot-by-state-police

Allen Locke (Lakota) 30, Indian Male Rapid City South Dakota Dec. 20th, 2014 – Police were dispatched to the Lakota Community Homes subdivision. There Officer Anthony Meirose he confronted Locke then fired his weapon after Locke allegedly charged him with a knife. Meirose shot Locke up to five times and he was pronounced dead at the scene. The day before the shooting Locke had participated in a #NativeLivesMatter anti-police brutality rally and march in Rapid City. Investigation into the shooting is on-going. Murdered by Rapid City PD http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2014/12/22/native-american-man-who-attended-anti-police-brutality-rally-killed-police-next-day

Joseph Caffarello 31, (White Male) Rosemont IL January 7, 2015 – Off-duty Rosemont cop shoots and kills brother-in-law. Dispatch reports indicated as many as two people may have been injured in the shooting which occurred in a gated community. The shooting was preceded by a “relatively serious” car accident involving two vehicles. Apparently one vehicle was driven by Joseph Caffarello and the other was driven by Deanna Caffarello and Rick Drehobl. Officer Drehobl was off-duty and not driving a Rosemont police vehicle. Caffarello was taken to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge and later pronounced dead. “From the preliminary information, there was a domestic incident underway and that somehow led to the shooting taking place” Mack said he did not know whether both men had weapons. Killed by Brother-in-Law Odd Duty Rosemont PD http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-rosemont-cop-on-leave-after-brotherinlaw-shot-to-death-20150108-story.html

Artago Damon Howard 36, (Black Male) Strong Arkansas Jan. 8, 2015 – A Union County deputy was on patrol when he noticed the front door glass was broken out of Newsom’s Pharmacy. According to Union County Sheriff Mike McGough, the deputy found the suspect, Artego Howard of Monroe, still inside the store. The deputy and Howard apparently struggled and the officer’s gun accidently discharged, hitting Howard. Allegedly Howard ran out of the store the two struggled again. Once the Howard was subdued, police say the deputy called an ambulance for Howard who died before the ambulance arrived. Killed by Union County Deputy http://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/crime/2015/01/08/monroe-man-dead-two-arrested-ark-robbery/21474225/

Susan Place 17, and Georgia Jessup 16, Ft. Lauderdale Florida September 27, 1972 – Police Officer Gerard John Schaefer, Jr. Abducted the two young girls and took them to a remote woods tying them to trees and threatening to kill or sell them into prostitution. However, when he got a call on his police radio, Schaefer had to go, leaving the girls tied up. He vowed he would return. The girls escaped their bonds and went to the nearest police station, which was actually their kidnapper’s own station. When Schaefer returned to the woods and found his victims gone, he called his station and claimed he had done “something foolish”, explaining that he had pretended to kidnap and threaten to kill two hitchhikers in order to scare them into avoiding such an irresponsible method of travel. Schaefer’s boss did not believe him and he ordered Schaefer to the station where he stripped him of his badge and charged him with false imprisonment and assault. After posting bail, Schaefer was released. Two months later, on September 27, 1972, Schaefer abducted, tortured, and murdered Susan Place, aged 17, and Georgia Jessup, 16, and buried them on Hutchinson Island. Murdered by Police Officer Gerard John Schaefer, Jr. (Wisconsin, March 25, 1946 – December 3, 1995) Convicted of two murders, he was suspected of many others. Schaefer frequently appealed against his conviction, yet privately boasted — both verbally and in writing — of having murdered over 30 women and girls. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_John_Schaefer

Georgia Jessup 16, and Susan Place 17, Ft. Lauderdale Florida September 27, 1972 – Police Officer Gerard John Schaefer, Jr. Abducted the two young girls and took them to a remote woods tying them to trees and threatening to kill or sell them into prostitution. However, when he got a call on his police radio, Schaefer had to go, leaving the girls tied up. He vowed he would return. The girls escaped their bonds and went to the nearest police station, which was actually their kidnapper’s own station. When Schaefer returned to the woods and found his victims gone, he called his station and claimed he had done “something foolish”, explaining that he had pretended to kidnap and threaten to kill two hitchhikers in order to scare them into avoiding such an irresponsible method of travel. Schaefer’s boss did not believe him and he ordered Schaefer to the station where he stripped him of his badge and charged him with false imprisonment and assault. After posting bail, Schaefer was released. Two months later, on September 27, 1972, Schaefer abducted, tortured, and murdered Susan Place, aged 17, and Georgia Jessup, 16, and buried them on Hutchinson Island. Murdered by Police Officer Gerard John Schaefer, Jr. (Wisconsin, March 25, 1946 – December 3, 1995) Convicted of two murders, he was suspected of many others. Schaefer frequently appealed against his conviction, yet privately boasted — both verbally and in writing — of having murdered over 30 women and girls. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_John_Schaefer

Peggy Rahn 9, and Wendy Stevenson 8, Pampano Beach Florida Dec. 29, 1969 – Witnesses told investigators the girls were last seen in the company of a man buying them ice cream from a convenience store at the beach. A clerk gave a description of a man who police say fit Schaefer. The girls have never been been found. Because of an April 19, 1989 letter he wrote to a friend while in prison, which was later published, investigators fear he murdered the young girls and ate their remains. ecause of an April 19, 1989 letter he wrote to a friend while in prison, which was later published, investigators fear he murdered the young girls and ate their remains. He wrote, “Peggy and Wendy just happened along at a time when I was curious about Fish’s cravings for the flesh of young girls. . . . I assure you these girls were not moles. Schaefer’s writings talked about finding a spot to bury the women and having them stand on an orange crate while he bound them. ”He’d strangle them, rape them, bury them and then dig them up again to rape them again” Murdered by Police Officer Gerard John Schaefer, Jr. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_John_Schaefer

Wendy Stevenson 8, Peggy Rahn 9, Pampano Beach Florida Dec. 29, 1969 – Witnesses told investigators the girls were last seen in the company of a man buying them ice cream from a convenience store at the beach. A clerk gave a description of a man who police say fit Schaefer. The girls have never been been found. Because of an April 19, 1989 letter he wrote to a friend while in prison, which was later published, investigators fear he murdered the young girls and ate their remains. ecause of an April 19, 1989 letter he wrote to a friend while in prison, which was later published, investigators fear he murdered the young girls and ate their remains. He wrote, “Peggy and Wendy just happened along at a time when I was curious about Fish’s cravings for the flesh of young girls. . . . I assure you these girls were not moles. Schaefer’s writings talked about finding a spot to bury the women and having them stand on an orange crate while he bound them. ”He’d strangle them, rape them, bury them and then dig them up again to rape them again” Murdered by Police Officer Gerard John Schaefer, Jr. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_John_Schaefer

Leigh Hainline Bonadise 25, Boca Raton Florida September 8, 1969. She is believed to have been a victim of the serial killer Police Officer Gerald Schaefer, who is responsible for the murders and disappearances of many young women in Florida during the 1970s. A locket belonging to Bonadies was found in his house after his arrest. He was never charged in connection with her case, however, and has since been murdered in prison. Bonadies’s body was found in Boca Del Mar, Florida in 1978, nine years after her disappearance. It was not identified until 2004. Murdered by Police Officer Gerard John Schaefer, Jr. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_John_Schaefer

Mary Briscolina 14, and Elsie Farmer 14, Ft. Lauderdale Florida October 23, 1972 – vanished while hitchhiking on October 23, 1972: just a few weeks after Place and Jessup were killed. Their bodies were later recovered, and jewelry belonging to one of the girls was later found in Schaefer’s home. He also raped and killed two girls and hung them from what is now known as the “Devil’s Tree” in Port Saint Lucie. – Murdered by Police Officer Gerard John Schaefer, Jr. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_John_Schaefer

Elsie Farmer 14, and Mary Briscolina Ft. Lauderdale Florida October 23, 1972 vanished while hitchhiking on October 23, 1972: just a few weeks after Place and Jessup were killed. Their bodies were later recovered, and jewelry belonging to one of the girls was later found in Schaefer’s home. He also raped and killed two girls and hung them from what is now known as the “Devil’s Tree” in Port Saint Lucie. – Murdered by Police Officer Gerard John Schaefer, Jr.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_John_Schaefer

Nancy Leichner 20, and Pamela Ann Nater, 20 Ft. Lauderdale Florida (both vanished October 2, 1966) Convicted Police Officer Gerard John Schaefer, Jr. reportedly confessed to killing both Nater and Leichner in conversations with fellow Avon Park Correctional Facility inmate Charles Sizelove, a former police officer convicted of fraud. Schaefer frequently appealed against his conviction, yet privately boasted — both verbally and in writing — of having murdered over 30 women and girls. – Murdered by Police Officer Gerard John Schaefer, Jr. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_John_Schaefer

Pamela Ann Nater 21, and Nancy Leichner Ft. Lauderdale Florida – (both vanished October 2, 1966) Convicted Police Officer Gerard John Schaefer, Jr. reportedly confessed to killing both Nater and Leichner in conversations with fellow Avon Park Correctional Facility inmate Charles Sizelove, a former police officer convicted of fraud. Schaefer frequently appealed against his conviction, yet privately boasted — both verbally and in writing — of having murdered over 30 women and girls. – Murdered by Police Officer Gerard John Schaefer, Jr. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_John_Schaefer

Deborah Sue Lowe 13, Pompano Beach, FL vanished February 29, 1972 – Per Deborah’s sister “It started out as a normal day, Feb.29,1972. My Sister Debbie, my brother and I all got ready to walk to school.We walked out the door, walked together to the end of the block together, then my sister turned to the right, smiles,waved, said I’ll see ya later and started the mile long walk to her middle school. She was 13 yrs old, but we were to poor to afford to be able to ride the bus. We had moved to Florida the day before Christmas. My mother kept clippings of murders that were later linked to Gerard Schaefer…however it was only a couple years ago that we were able to get the Florida Police to acknowledge she was his “type”. Police Officer Gerard John Schaefer, Jr. was convicted of two murders, he was suspected of many others. Schaefer frequently appealed against his conviction, yet privately boasted — both verbally and in writing — of having murdered over 30 women and girls. – Murdered by Police Officer Gerard John Schaefer, Jr. READ MORE https://avoiceforthevictims.wordpress.com/2009/09/05/excerpt-from-silent-scream-the-chapter-on-debra-lowe-missing-since-781972/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_John_Schaefer

Carmen Marie Hallock 22, Ft. Lauderdale Florida Dec. 18, 1969 – (vanished December 18, 1969) Coctail waitree Me. Hallock spoke with her sister-in-law saying she had an appointment with a male teacher from the junior college and also did work for the government. Police Officer Gerard John Schaefer, Jr. was employed as an intern at the school during this time. When Ms. Hallock’s sister-in-law hadn’t heard from her by Christmas day she check Ms. Hallock’s apt. and found the bathtub was filled with water and the hadn’t been fed. Hallocks car was found abandoned in a nearby parking lot a few days later. 2 gold teeth and a shamrock pin of Ms. Hallock’s were discovered in the possession of Police Officer Gerard John Schaefer, Jr. – Officer Gerard John Schaefer, Jr. was convicted of two murders, he was suspected of many others. Schaefer frequently appealed against his conviction, yet privately boasted — both verbally and in writing — of having murdered over 30 women and girls. – Murdered by Police Officer Gerard John Schaefer, Jr. READ MORE http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/h/hallock_carmen.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_John_Schaefer

Barbara Ann Wilcox 19, Cedar Rapids Iowa Jan. 8, 1973 – The drivers license of Ms. Wilcox was found in the possession of convicted murdered Police Officer Gerard John Schaefer, Jr. who claimed he had explanations for everything. The weapons were perfectly legal, some of them war souvenirs. He claims to have found the Wilcox-Goodenough documents while on patrol and kept them on a whim. Schaefer bound, gagged, raped, hanged, then buried 19 year olds Collette Goodenough, and Barbara Ann Wilcox at the Devil’s Tree. Over the next five days after killing the girls, Schaefer returned to the scene, and committed necrophilia with the bodies. Both bodies were missing since January 8th, 1973, and they weren’t discovered until two fishermen came across a tree with two ropes tied around a low branch, and bones protruding from the ground in 1977. and was convicted of two murders, he was suspected of many others. Schaefer frequently appealed against his conviction, yet privately boasted — both verbally and in writing — of having murdered over 30 women and girls. – Murdered by Police Officer Gerard John Schaefer, Jr. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_John_Schaefer

Collette Goodenough 19, Cedar Rapids Iowa Jan. 8, 1973 – A passport, diary and book of poetry was found in the possessions of convicted Police Officer Gerard John Schaefer, Jr. who claimed he had explanations for everything. The weapons were perfectly legal, some of them war souvenirs. Schaefer claims he had found the Wilcox-Goodenough documents while on patrol and kept them on a whim. Schaefer bound, gagged, raped, hanged, then buried 19 year olds Collette Goodenough, and Barbara Ann Wilcox at the Devil’s Tree. Over the next five days after killing the girls, Schaefer returned to the scene, and committed necrophilia with the bodies. Both bodies were missing since January 8th, 1973, and they weren’t discovered until two fishermen came across a tree with two ropes tied around a low branch, and bones protruding from the ground in 1977.- Police Officer Gerard John Schaefer, Jr. was convicted of two murders, he was suspected of many others. Schaefer frequently appealed against his conviction, yet privately boasted — both verbally and in writing — of having murdered over 30 women and girls. – Murdered by Police Officer Gerard John Schaefer, Jr. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_John_Schaefer

Loren Benjamin Simpson 28, Yellowstone Montana Jan. 8, 2015 – Two deputies were responding to a burglary when they spotted an SUV that matched the description of a stolen vehicle. The deputies began following the vehicle when they got stuck in the snow. The vehicle returned on the same road and approached the Deputies who were standing outside their vehicle. Both Deputies displayed their weapons and began yelling orders at the driver to stop the vehicle. The vehicle continued towards the Deputies and as it approached them the vehicle turned in the direction of one of the Deputies. Both deputies fired their weapons, killing the driver. Killed by Yellowstone County Dupities http://www.huntleyproject.net/2015/01/10/17/17/names-released-in-local-shooting-and-death/

Matthew McCloskey 10, Franklin Township New Jersey Dec. 28. 2014 – Matthew and his 2 friends were running along the road heading to a sleepover with the father of one of the boys “tailing the boys” in his car as they walked to the sleepover. Apparently an older boy ran across the road, and yelled a car was coming. Matthew ran into the road and was hit by the police car driven by Patrolman Nicholas Locilento who was speeding at 74 mph in a 50 mph zone to a non-emergency call and did not have his lights or siren on when he hit the boy in front of the child’s two young friends. Matthew was pronounced dead on the scene. The Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office said Friday that Franklin Township Patrolman Nicholas Locilento’s actions were not criminal in nature. Killed by Franklin Township Police Officer Patrolman Nicholas Locilento http://www.nj.com/gloucester-county/index.ssf/2014/12/child_dies_after_being_struck_by_vehicle_in_franklinville_reports_say.html

Aaron Harrison 18, (Black Male) Aug. 6, 2007 Chicago Illinois – Police officials claim that cops saw Aaron doing something suspicious with his waistband before they chased him. They insisted that Aaron was NOT shot in the back but in the shoulder, and that he was armed and pointing a gun at them. The police insisted on this even after the initial report from the medical examiner said that Aaron was shot in the back. The police claim that they recovered a 9mm weapon near Aaron’s body. But “finding” a gun doesn’t answer the more important question of its origins. A number of witnesses insist that they saw police officers take a bag from the trunk of a police car and leave a gun by Aaron’s body. Shot in the back by Chicago Police Officer http://revcom.us/a/098/chicago-police-en.html

Emmanuel Lopez 23, Sept. 16, 2005 Chicago Illinois – One of the Officers wrote in his report Lopez nearly got into a car accident with an off-duty officer causing on duty officers to pursue him. The officer’s version was Lopez backed his car into a female officer, and then went forward, running over her partner, pinning him under the vehicle. HOWEVER a forensic expert soon discovered that the pants of the officer allegedly run over, had indeed been run over by a vehicle; however, when they were run over, they were not being worn! Additionally, the tire marks on the pants were not those from Lopez’s car. The unarmed Lopez was shot 16 times without provocation then Officers fabricated evidence to make it look like an officer had been pinned. Murdered by Chicago PD http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2008-12-09/news/0812080411_1_off-duty-fatal-shooting-fatal-gunfire

Buffy Rice Donohue 18, Montrose Colorado 1993 Her body was found nearly two years later outside of Norwood. Middleton and his girlfriend, Evonne Haley, lived in Montrose at the time of Donohue’s disappearance and knew the victim. There was forensic evidence that could link Middleton to the body; however, police said, it was not as conclusive as popular theory contends. Haley would eventually serve prison time as an accessory to Donohue’s murder, but Middleton has never been charged. Lawsuits filed by Donohue’s parents and widower against the Montrose Police were dismissed, as were attempts to force trial by a special prosecutor. Gagged, beaten, raped and murdered by former Miami Detective David Middleton … READ MORE http://murderpedia.org/male.M/m/middleton-david-stephen.htm

Katherine Powell 45, Reno Nevada Feb. 1995 – disappeared from her Reno home. Her bound and wrapped body was found about a week later by a transient rummaging through a trash bin near Virginia Lake. Powell, was bitten, shocked by a stun gun causing severe burn marks was forced into a refrigerator where she suffocated, Investigators searching his storage unit found restraint devices, sex toys and a refrigerator that they believe held Powell. Gagged, beaten, raped and murdered by e former Miami Detective David Middleton … READ MORE http://murderpedia.org/male.M/m/middleton-david-stephen.htm

Thelma Amparo Davila 42, Sparks Nevada Aug. 8, 1994 – A man walking with his dog in a secluded area near Verdi found a human skull and other skeletal remains and notified police. From August through October 1994, another Verdi resident had smelled a foul odor in the area where the remains were later found. In late September or early October 1994, he saw remnants of a sleeping bag in that area. Donald Means of the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office performed forensic investigation of the remains. He noted “a lot of animal activity” and “trash bags, bones, and bone fragments strewn several hundred yards.” A matted hairpiece was found with rope in it; the rope was the same diameter as the rope found with Powell’s body. Means had also investigated Powell’s death, and finding two “body dumps” “with trash bags and rope” in such a short period of time was unusual in Means’s experience. A dental bridge in the skull led to the identification of the remains as those of Thelma Davila. She disappeared from her Sparks apartment in August 1994. Her body, wrapped in plastic and bound with robe, was found near Verdi in April 1995. Gagged, beaten, raped and murdered by former Miami Detective David Middleton … READ MORE http://murderpedia.org/male.M/m/middleton-david-stephen.htm

Windy Point Jane Doe between 35-45 years old Found at Uncompahgre Plateau near the area known as Windy Point in Montrose County, Colorado July 7, 1994 – Composite The remains had been dumped about a year to 18 months before they were discovered. By then animals had devoured the body and carried away pieces of the skeleton. The skull, mandible and much of the spinal column was recovered along with a few bones from the lower body, Harrison said. There was no clothing found with the body. Only a belt that had been cut in half was found near the body. The woman was believed to be a white female, 5-feet-4 to 5-feet-7 tall with reddish-brown hair. The victim had dental work. Believed to have been murdered by former Miami Detective David Middleton … READ MORE https://www.colorado.gov/apps/coldcase/casedetail.html?id=1495

Ellis Woodland Jr. 13, (Black Male) Chicago Illinois Aug. 7, 2006 – On his way from his father’s house reroute to a baseball game Woodland was shot three times by Chicago Police. At first, police claimed Woodland had a gun, then, it became a BB gun but the truth is Woodland was unarmed. Murdered by Chicago PD http://www.chicagoanswer.net/2007%20events%201.htm

Michael Smith 22, (Black Male) Chicago Illinois Nov. 18, 2006 – Smith was waiting to get his hair cut and went into the convenience store to get some chips and a soda. As he came out of the store with two other young men, two men approached with hoods on and guns drawn. Moments later Michael lay dying with a bullet in his stomach. The hooded men turned out to be police officers. The police first claimed Smith “came toward them with his hands in his pockets and wouldn’t take them out when ordered to.” Later, they claimed Michael had “wrestled one of the officers for his gun.” Several witnesses on the scene tell a whole different story. The plainclothes cops, with guns already drawn came up to smith and the two young men without identifying themselves. One of them pulled Michael to him, and the gun went off. Smith was shot in the stomach and murdered by an undercover Chicago police officer http://revcom.us/a/072/chicago-en.html

Corey Harris 17, Black Male Chicago Illinois September 11, 2009 – Harris a basketball star from Dyett High School was accosted by an off-duty officer who claims to have seen Harris shooting someone at 69th and King Drive and that the teenager ran when the officer took off in his vehicle in pursuit of Harris. Police claimed Harris pointed a gun at the officer and was shot in the back by the officer who claimed self-defense. A .40-caliber handgun was recovered/planted nearby. A $1.2 million was awarded to compensate the unarmed murder victims family. Murdered by Chicago PD http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/7/71/162092/1-2-million-for-family-of-h-s-sports-star-gunned-down-by-police

Rakeem Nance 16, (Black Male) Chicago Illinois July 2, 2009 – Chicago Police Department “Mobile Strike Force” cornered 16-year-old Nance in a dark alley on the West Side allegedly breaking into a home. Nance supposedly aimed a gun at a police officer who claimed he was in fear for his life… Nance was shot in the back and found to have been unarmed. Chicago’s Mobile Strike Force is a paramilitary unit lead by a Marine Lieutenant who commanded “counterinsurgency” operations in Fallujah, Iraq and is part of a militarized “surge” of police repression and intimidation in Chicago’s oppressed communities. Rakeem was shot in the back, executed in a West Side alley. Murdered by Chicago PD http://gregorykoger.com/tag/police-murder/

Marcellus Perry 22, (Black Male) June 11, 2009 Chicago Illinois – Police stopped Perry and a friend for a traffic violation. There was a short exchange between the occupants of the car and the police. The police drew their weapons very quickly so[Perry and his friend are afraid of police and drawn guns ran. An officer shot Perry in the back of the head. No weapons were found on either Perry or his friend. Shot in the back of the head by Chicago PD http://revcom.us/i/179/ChicagoPolice.pdf

Pierre Ambrose 25, Black Male March 6, 2009 Chicago Illinois – turned the van he was driving the wrong way down a one way street. It was a mistake that ended up costing him his life. That turn brought him to the attention of three undercover police cruising through Pierre’s neighborhood. Pierre was shot to death by Chicago Police in front of the house where he lived with his grandmother. All witnesses agree Pierre had a gun, but he’d already put it down before the police started shooting. Murdered by Chicago PD… READ MORE http://www.only4thereal.com/2009_03_01_archive.html

Matthais Mayhorn 28, (Black Male) Chicago Illinois March 10, 2009 – Officials claim Chicago Police Officers Henry Thomas and Patrick Kane pursued Matthias’ into his second-floor apartment where he tried to escape through a window. Witnesses state Chicago Police Officers Henry Thomas and Patrick Kane dangled Mayhorn out of a second floor window, fired their weapons near him, and then Officer Thomas then shot at Matthias and other officers let him drop to the ground. They also allege the officers refused to call immediate medical attention. Mayhorn died later at a hospital from his injuries. Shot twice, once in the head and once in the leg. Witnesses claim the officers did not call emergency services right away and the city failed to conduct a proper investigation. Murdered by Officer Henry Thomas and Officer Patrick Kane Chicago PD http://revcom.us/a/159/Chicago_Police_brutality-en.html

Christina Prestianni 37, Nutley New Jersey January 16, 2015 – Officer Christopher Minichini, 38, were found yesterday in the 300 block of Hillside Avenue, both suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. Authorities said they believe Minichini shot his live-in girlfriend, and then himself in a murder-suicide. Murdered by Corrections Officer Christopher Minichini http://www.nj.com/essex/index.ssf/2015/01/corrections_officer_shot_girlfriend_in_apparent_mu.html

Steven Kellog Neuroth 55, (Mentally Ill Inmate) Mendocino County June 11, 2014 – Neuroth was originally booked into the jail on the night of June 10 by the Willits Police Department, which arrested him on suspicion of being in a “psychosis state,” and under the influence of a controlled substancehad been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, schizo-affective disorder and depression, and that jail staff and deputies knew of his illnesses. Neuroth allegedly acted paranoid and was uncooperative when he was physically and unjustly restrained, the claim states, which Haddad said led to asphyxia and resulted in his death even though he didn’t pose a significant threat to those around him. Neuroth sustained blunt force injuries, fractures, injuries to the joints and cartilage around the ribs, specifically the left fifth rib; general visceral passive hyperemia, or organ injuries; bleeding or hemorrhaging under the skin; injuries to the heart and brain, and other serious physical injuries, which were “excessive and unreasonable” and led to the man’s death. Murdered by Willits Police Department http://www.mendocinosheriff.com/press/view.cgi?1236495

Howard Wallace Bowe Jr. 34, (Black Male) Hallandale Beach Florida May 19, 2014 – A search warrant brought by police to Bowe’s home in the early morning of May 8. They suspected drug distribution from the duplex. During the course of serving the warrant, Bowe and his pit bull were shot. The 13-year-old dog died at the scene. “It appears the officers from the SWAT team felt threatened,” Maj. Thomas Honan, a spokesman for the agency, The dog, Honan said, was at the door of the home and broke free from its chain and charged the officers. Murdered by Hallandale PD http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2014-05-21/news/fl-hallandale-swat-shooting-death-20140521_1_howard-bowe-swat-team-search-warrant

Desiree Gonzales 17, (Hispanic Female) Santa Fe County, New Mexico May 7, 2014 – Gonzales, had a warrant outstanding for reportedly escaping from a rehabilitation program. Desiree was taken to Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center after taking heroin. She was given Narcan, an overdose antidote, to which she “responded well. The lawsuit claims that the hospital and the doctor who treated Gonzales “sought to discharge a young woman because there were police in the Emergency Department and they could pass off a problem patient.” After Gonzales arrived at the Santa Fe County Youth Detention Center, the lawsuit alleges, staff witnessed she was “having difficulty breathing, and making gurgling noises” and later periodically stopped breathing, but the staff “did nothing to provide for Desiree’s basic medical needs.” Eventually she stopped breathing, the fire department was called, and she was sent back to the hospital. Then the cover-up began. After initially saying nobody had checked on Desiree in over two hours, a staffer had a “change from his original story,” later saying that checks occurred every 15 minutes. “Because she took drugs and had an outstanding warrant for a probation violation she was treated as a prisoner who deserved to be pushed out of the hospital as fast as possible, thrown in a cell and left to die Juvenile detention staff chose not to get her medical treatment and then covered up their inaction. The autopsy report by the state Office of the Medical Investigator confirmed that the Narcan had “worn off” and the girl was displaying “central nervous system depression during and after her intake into the facility. Allowed to die by Santa Fe Corrections Officers http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/16/lawsuit-heroin-overdose-death_n_6486836.html

Unidentified Male (age unknown) Fremont California Jan. 16, 2015 – Police say they got a call that an adult man had brandished a knife at some kids at Harvey Community Park on Lake Arrowhead Avenue. Authorities say the officers located the armed man at the park. One officer fired a taser at the suspect while another shot him with a service weapon. Killed by Fremont PD http://kron4.com/2015/01/16/officer-involved-shooting-investigated-at-harvey-park-in-fremont/

Zikarious Jaquan Flint 20, (Black Male) Columbus State University Ohio March 30, 2014 – Campus police claim they were told a man at the Courtyard 1 North apartment complex was putting bullets into a gun, and officers confronted the suspect minutes later.They chased him to where he turned the corner of a building, faced the officers and raised his arm, so they shot him. Three of the five actually saw the shooting…all three stated that Flint was running away when he was shot and did not have any type of weapon in his hand when he was shot twice in the back. At least one medical personnel at the hospital described the injuries to his parents as one being a shot to the back that exited out of his stomach and another shot in the lower region of the back of his head and neck area which penetrated his mouth area and broke his jaw. Two other witnesses who heard shots and at least one other ran around the corner and actually saw Flint’s body and saw similar injuries to his body and no weapon. Murdered by Columbus State University PD http://raycomgroup.worldnow.com/story/25112319/man-shot-and-killed-at-dorm-by-csu-police-officer

Zachary Champommier 18, (White Male) Studio City Los Angeles California June 24, 2010 – According to Champommier’s friend “He called me a minute before this happened and said he was sitting in the Citibank parking lot in a white car.” Oeters said he saw a white car parked in the back of the lot, walked over, and peered into it to see if anyone was inside. No one was. Then he spotted a second white car—which turned out to be the right one—and was proceeding toward it when he said he was approached by a plain clothes officer and then several more, none of whom, he said, in the beginning showed him any kind of a badge. During their discussion they saw a man looking into parked cars who appeared to be casing the area to commit a crime. Plain Clothes Task Force Members claim they contacted the man and he immediately became uncooperative and a struggle ensued. An additional deputy approached to assist, drew his handgun, and ordered the suspect to the ground. A white sedan, driven by a second suspect, and the deputy jumped in the way and was thrown into the air, landed on the hood, hit the windshield, and was thrown back onto the ground. The deputy and a Drug Enforcement Administration agent, fearing for their lives, fired their duty weapons at the suspect vehicle. Killed by Los Angeles Sheriff Dept…
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Kayla “Xavier” Moore (transgender paranoid schizophrenic) Black Woman Berkley California Feb.12, 2013 – Moore’s roommate, John Hayes, called 911 and told the operator Moore was “violent,” “aggressive” and needed to be “5150’d,” referring to a law allowing police to take a person into custody for a mental health crisis. Moore a 347-pound black transgender woman with a history of mental illness. Officers Brandon Smith and Kenneth Tu, along with Officer Brown, arrived; The first visit was fairly quiet. When the cops left, Moore was still alive in her home. But then the police returned an hour later, this time with more officers. Police were “originally planning to take Moore to Alta Bates Hospital for a psychiatric evaluation, but discovered an outstanding warrant for an assault and choose to arrest her. Officer Brown and Oficer Tu moved in and grabbed Moore’s hands in an attempt to handcuff her. Moore drew her hands back, pulling the officers forward. All three fell onto a mattress in the living room. Moore was partially on her stomach. Requests were made for the help of additional officers via radio. Ultimately, eight officers and sergeants arrived at the scene. They used two sets of handcuffs and a wrap device to restrain her leg movements and placed her face down on the bed where she stopped breathing. Berkeley’s Independent Police Review Commission found that Officer Brown exercised improper police procedure. Killed by Officer Brown Berkley PD READ MORE http://www.dailycal.org/2014/05/07/leaked-documents-shed-new-light-kayla-moore-death/

Pablo Meza 24, (Hispanic Male) Los Angeles California Jan. 17, 2015 – Officers responded to a report of a man firing shots in the air. Some witnesses saw Meza firing his gun in the air, other witnesses tweeted he tried to carjack someone. Officers ordered Meza to drop the gun but he refused although as can be seen in the photo Meza had dropped to his knee’s with his arms completely outstretched away from his body. Killed by LAPD http://abc7.com/news/downtown-los-angeles-officer-involved-shooting-suspect-wounded/479489/

Marvin Williams 17, Chicago Illinois Sept. 16, 2008 – There’s no dispute over the fact Marvin Williams had a gun when he was shot by a Chicago police officer but neighborhood residents who saw the shooting are convinced the cop was trigger happy. “So I heard the police officer saying, drop it, drop the gun, drop the gun. The boy dropped the gun and tried to take off but the police just shot him. Bang bang. Two times. Now don’t get me wrong, the young man had a gun but at the time he shot him he didn’t have one.” Several witnesses confirm Williams had a gun but they’re adamant he never pointed it at the officer. “The big fat hundred pound man jumped on his back and put his knee in his back and put handcuffs on him.” Everyone in the neighborhood mentions the knee in the back say “then the police officer turned his gun on residents who started rushing to see what had happened. Kenyatta a witness out the window at a young man sitting across the street “He run to go and check up on the boy so the police put the gun up like you better get the “f” back or I’ll pop you, too. He told that to two other guys out there.” Killed by Chicago PD http://revcom.us/i/179/ChicagoPolice.pdf

Brian Newt Beaird 51, (schizophrenic White Male) Los Angeles California Dec. 13, 2013 – Beaird led police on a dangerous pursuit around southeast L.A. and downtown L.A. on the night of Dec. 13, weaving in and out of traffic in his Corvette at a high rate of speed. After initially trying to drive his mangled car, Beaird stepped out of the Corvette and staggered to the back of the car, with his hands up at one point and his back to the officers. Within moments, TV footage showed objects bouncing off Beaird almost in concert with crackling gunfire. Beaird fell to the ground, where he flailed from side to side before lying still as officers approached. Beaird was shot on live TV. The three unidentified officers shot Beaird in a hail of 21 bullets. Police Chief Charlie Beck deemed the shooting was unjustified and the internal review found no evidence that Beaird reached for his waistband, and that despite various distractions, none of the officers had a good reason to shoot Beaird.. Murdered by LAPD http://homicide.latimes.com/post/brian-newt-beaird/

Joanne Albanese 39, Aug. 20, 1995 Las Vegas Nevada – Former Alaska State trooper and homicide investigator John Patrick Addis, was the prime suspect in Joanne Albanese disappearance because she had been trying to break up with him around the time she disappeared. It would be more than three years before her skeletal remains would be discovered just a mile from where her car was found. Joann’s remains were found in Arizona not far from where her car was found and John Addis was charged, in absentia, with first degree kidnapping and murder.Addis killed Laura Liliana Padilla and the 2 children they had together then committed suicide….. READ MORE http://www.lasvegasworldnews.com/joann-albanese-las-vegas-womans-death-and-disapperance/12605/

Laura Liliana Padilla 26, Chiapas Mexico October 18th, 2006 – Former Alaska State trooper and homicide investigator John Patrick Addis, was the prime suspect in Joanne Albanese disappearance and death. Laura Liliana Padilla started dating Addis and family and authorities in the United States had feared she might one day meet the same horrible fate as Joanne Albanese. Those fears came true. Laura, along with her two children, who are believed to have been fathered by Addis, were found murdered in their home in Chiapas, Mexico. The children were ages four and seven. READ MORE ,,,, http://peninsulaclarion.com/stories/080303/ala_080303ala015001.shtml

Kristiana Coignard 17, (White Female) Longview Texas Jan. 22, 2015 – Officers were dispatched to the front lobby of the department headquarters for an unknown problem. When police arrived, they were confronted by a white female who supposedly threatened them and brandished a weapon, reported was asa knife. Officers say she made threatening movements toward them and was then shot 4 times. Murdered by Longciew PD
http://www.ketknbc.com/news/woman-shot-and-killed-at-longview-police-departmen

Jerame Reid 36, Bridgeton New Jersey Dec. 30, 2014 – The five-minute video shows Bridgeton Police Officers Braheme Days and Roger Worley pull over a black Jaguar during a traffic stop. Officer Days approaches the vehicle along the passenger’s side. He tells the driver, Tutt that he has been pulled over for running a stop sign and asks for a driver’s license. Almost immediately, Days begins to yell “there’s a gun in the glove compartment.” “Show me your hands! Show me your hands! Show me your hands! Don’t fucking move! Don’t you fucking move!” Days yells. “Don’t you fucking move! Get him out the car, Rog. He got a gun in his glove compartment.” Officer Worley approaches as Days continues to yell. “Don’t you fucking move! Show me your hands! Show me your hands!” “I’m showing you my hands,” says someone from inside the car. “I’m telling you, I’m gonna shoot you, you gonna be fucking dead, you reach for something you gonna be fucking dead, I’m telling you, I’m telling you,” Days says. “Jerome [sic], you reach for something you going to be fucking dead.” “I got no reason to reach for nothing,” an occupant of the car says, as the officer yells over him. “Hey Jerome you reach for something you gonna be fucking dead,” Days says. “He’s reaching! He’s reaching!” “I ain’t reaching,” says a voice which appears to be Reid’s. “I’m not reaching for nothing.” Reid then attempts to get out of the car. “I’m getting out and getting on the ground,” he can be heard saying as Days attempts to keep the car door shut. Reid appears to push the door. “No you not,” Days said. Days then shoots Reid after he pushes out of the car with his hands held in front of him. A total of seven rounds appear to be fired by both officers. As Reid drops to the ground, Days continues to yell “Don’t you fucking move!” http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2920141/Video-shows-man-shot-New-Jersey-police-raising-hands.html VIDEO http://www.digitaljournal.com/news/crime/video-shows-nj-cops-shooting-unarmed-black-man-with-hands-up/article/424118

John Ballard Gorman 45, White Male Tunica Mississippi Jan, 21, 2015 – Gorman was shot during a training exercise when another agent’s gun discharged. The agent involved in the shooting has been suspended with pay during the investigation into the shooting. Gorman had been with the MGC for 22 years and had been promoted to Director of Investigations the day before he was killed. Killed by an Investigative Agent http://wreg.com/2015/01/21/mississippi-gaming-officer-shot-in-tunica/

Bradley Ballard 39, (paranoid schizophrenic & diabetic Black Male) Rikers Island Inmate New York Sept. 10, 2013 – Ballard had a long history of mental illness and had an earlier assault conviction in New York. He was brought to Rikers from Texas in 2013 for changing his address without notifying his parole officer. After making a lewd gesture at a jail guard, investigators found that Ballard was locked up alone in his mental observation cell for six days and eight hours, a more detailed accounting than in earlier reports. Water was turned off after he flooded his cell and he was visited only twice in brief, minute-long episodes by health workers making rounds. At one point a jail guard sprayed deodorizer outside his cell, but did not get him help. Ballard died shortly after a doctor finally went into his cell and found him naked, covered in feces and badly infected from a piece of cloth he tied tightly around his genitals. The medical examiner ruled Ballard’s death a homicide and said he was killed by diabetic ketoacidosis which occurs when people don’t have enough insulin and the liver breaks down fat instead. Allowed to die by Rikers Island Guards http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/panel-rips-rikers-staff-death-mentally-ill-inmate-article-1.2090198

Sinthanouxay Khottavongsa 57, Laotian Male St. Paul Minnesota Jan. 18, 2015 – Brooklyn Center Police Department, officers responded at about 9 p.m. Jan. 16 after multiple calls about a group fighting in a parking lot, possibly with weapons. Police say officers saw several people in front of a business including 57-year-old Sinthanouxay Khottavongsa, who they say was “holding a crowbar in a threatening manner.” Police say he refused to drop it and an officer used a Taser on him, causing him to fall to the ground and hit his head. He died of a blunt force head injury two days later. County medical examiner’s office as “complications of blunt force head injury.” Tasered to death by Hennepin County Sheriff’s http://www.startribune.com/local/north/289678581.html

Ernesto Duenez Jr. 34, (Hispanic Male) Oakland California June 8, 2011 – Squard car video shows police waiting for Duenez, who was wanted in connection with a domestic violence incident that day, to arrive at a friend’s home. They swoop on the home once he arrives in a pickup truck. Duenez, a passenger in the truck, can be seen climbing across the seats and opening a door as Manteca police officer James Moody runs towards the vehicle with his gun pointed. Police claimed the officer saw a knife in the man’s right hand and feared he might throw it or charge at him in the frantic, fast-paced exchange. Duenez was unarmed. On the video, Moody is heard shouting: ‘Drop the knife now!’ and ‘Hands up! Hands up, Ernie! Don’t you move, Ernie, don’t you move or I’ll shoot you!’ A bullet wound can be seen in Duenez’s back as he rolls around on the ground clutching his chest. It was not until after more officers arrived on scene and attempted to move Duenez that they realised his foot was caught in the seatbelt. Murdered by Oakland PD http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2247514/Graphic-footage-police-officer-fatally-shooting-man-ELEVEN-times-outside-home-released-day-cop-cleared-wrongdoing.html

Luis Colon 18, Chicago Illinois June 24, 2008 – Luis Colon apparently did have a gun when he was shot and killed by Chicago police but witnesses reports Luis had put his gun down and was attempting to surrender when he was shot in the back and killed by police. Witnesses also state “When Luis was confronted by police, it made no sense that he would try to surrender and at the same time still pull a gun on police. Luis “would have known that would be suicide because police shoot young Black and Latino men with guns—or under any pretext that they can claim indicated the youth had a gun.” Murdered by Chicago PD http://revcom.us/a/136/136-chicago_police-en.html

Shapell Terrell “Pelly Pell” 39, (Black Male) Chicago Illinois 49, June 22, 2008 – Terrell was raising seven children and going to work every night at 2:00 am, driving a sanitation truck. According to witnesses, he turned his back on detectives and opened the door to the four-flat where his mother and other members of his family stayed. The police detectives opened fire on him, shooting him 14 times in the back. Bullet holes in the walls of the hallway six inches from the floor show how they continued to shoot him after he was lying face down in the entry hall. Shapell Terrell, shot dead by Chicago police less than a month before his 40th birthday. http://revcom.us/a/136/136-chicago_police-en.html

Devon Young “D-Mack” 25, Black Male Chicago Illinois June 14, 2008 – Devon dreamed of being a rap artist and practiced his raps in his friend’s apartment, 40 paces from where he was killed by police. Neighbors say that Devon was shot in the back execution style, while kneeling with his hands in the air shouting out to the police “don’t shoot, don’t shoot—I ain’t got nothing.” A witness stated “Young was not carrying a gun on the night he was shot and killed. The police “slapped palms” after D-Mack was killed and told each other “Good job,” according to a number of witnesses on the block who spoke with reporters. “They don’t treat dogs this bad” Murdered by Chicago PD http://revcom.us/a/136/136-chicago_police-en.html

Reginald Knight 24, Black Male Chicago Illinois June 15, 2008 – Police claim Knight pointed a gun at them as they chased him, but a man who says he witnessed the shooting from his porch told a Chicago TV reporter, “I didn’t see no gun. He had to use both hands to get over the fence. I didn’t see no gun.” Knight was shot eight times in the back and killed by police on the South Side of Chicago. The mother of his three children was arrested when she came to the scene of the shooting around 10 or 11 at night. She was released six hours later without being charged—it was then that she learned Reginald was dead. Murdered by Chicago PD http://revcom.us/a/136/136-chicago_police-en.html

Melvin Barlow Black Male Chicago Illinois June 16, 2008 – People in the neighborhood say the victim of this police shooting did not even see fit to identify, was named Melvin Barlow. Someone who lives where the shooting happened told us that the police had stopped a car, the three guys in the car broke out running, and the police shot one young Black man in the back. Murdered by Chicago PD http://revcom.us/a/136/136-chicago_police-en.html

Julian Alexander 20, (Black Male) Los Angeles, California Oct. 28, 2008 – In the early Alexander was fatally shot by Anaheim Police Officer Kevin Flanagan . Alexander’s crime: he was standing in his own front yard, attempting to protect himself and his pregnant wife with a stick in hand. The white officer, Kevin Flanagan had been chasing a group of juveniles who allegedly broke into a department store when he encountered Alexander. The newly married Anaheim resident had come out of his house to investigate the ruckus. After shooting him twice in the chest, Flanagan handcuffed him to the ground. Julian Alexander, who had just gotten married 9 days earlier, died after being taken to UCI Medical Center – his family claims he was delayed medical treatment as a result of being handcuffed. Within hours of the shooting, the Anaheim Police department issued an apology for the shooting, calling it a “tragic situation,” and clearing the victim of any wrong doing. Orange County District Attorney’s office did not to press charges against the Police Officer. Kevin Flanagan has been back on routine patrol duty since mid-December 2008. Murdered by Officer Kevin Flanagan Anaheim PD http://articles.latimes.com/keyword/anaheim-police/recent/4

Dexter Luckett 23, (Black Male) Bellflower California June 16, 2010 – Lakewood station deputies responded to a call of shots fired about 9:43 p.m., according to a sheriff’s news release. When they arrived at the location, they contacted several informants who confirmed they heard gunshots in the area. One of the informants “directed the deputies to the rear of an apartment complex” where authorities located Luckett, who they said matched the description of the shooter given by the informant. A deputy ordered Luckett to raise his hands, walk to the radio car and place his hands on the hood. At first, Luckett raised his hands then allegedly dropped his left hand toward his waistband. According to sheriff’s officials, at that point the deputy again ordered Luckett to raise his hands and he complied, but as he reached the hood of the car, he quickly dropped his left hand to his rear waistband area, out of the deputy’s view. Believing the suspect had retrieved a weapon and in fear for his life, authorities said the deputy fired one round from his duty weapon, hitting Luckett in the upper body. However, in preliminary findings from the coroner’s office, it was found that Luckett was shot twice, once in the arm and torso. After the shooting, Luckett was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead at 10:27 p.m., according to coroner’s records. No deputies were injured in the incident. Authorities said no weapon was recovered at the scene. Murdered by County Sheriff’s deputies http://homicide.latimes.com/post/dexter-luckett/

Jashon Bryant 18, (Black Male) Hartford Connecticut May 7, 2005 – While riding in a car driven by 21-year-old Brandon Henry Police Officer Robert Lawlor, on duty with another federal special agent and was in plain clothes working on an anti-drug task force assignment. Lawlor claimed the car was speeding toward the FBI agent and he saw a gun in Bryant’s hands He shot Bryant twice in the head and Henry in the chest. Cocaine was discovered under Henry’s seat but no weapons. Bryant was unarmed. May 2006 a Grand Jury found the shooting was unjustified, and a month later Lawlor was charged with first-degree manslaughter and first-degree assault in connection with Bryant’s death. Murdered by Police Officer Robert Lawlor Hartford PD http://www.courant.com/hc-the-18-unarmed-men-who-died-20150306-htmlstory.html

Zheng Diao 76, (mentally ill) St. Louis Park Minnesota July 29, 2013 – Diao a resident at Park Health and Rehabilitation Center was wielding a knife and pair of scissors. Police said they used gestures in an attempt to convince Diao to put the knife and scissors down, but that Diao who didn’t speak English raised the knife to his own throat. Officers used a Taser to prevent Diao from harming himself, Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Andrew Baker said the shock from the electric weapon caused Diao to fall and injure his face. Diao died at Hennepin County Medical Center sustained after being tasered led to a condition called aspiration pneumonia, which occurs when foreign substances like liquid or saliva are breathed into the lungs. Killed by St. Louis Park PD http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2013/08/21/investigation-pending-into-death-of-park-health-rehab-patient/

John Geer 46, (White Male) Fairfax Virginia Aug. 29, 2013 – When Geer’s partner, Maura Harrington, called the police to report Greer was throwing her belongings out of the house because he’d become distraught after learning she was moving out, ending their relationship after 24 years. Geer had been standing, unarmed, with his hands and head on the doorframe. The two patrol Officers Adam Torres and Harrington standing 15 feet away knew this and spoke to him for about 50 minutes, before Geer started to slide his hands down the frame of the doorway from over his head while speaking with police officers for 50 minutes when Officer Adam Torres inexplicably fired one shot into his chest. Geer turned, closed the door and collapsed. The police then waited another hour before sending in first-aid for someone who had been shot almost point-blank in the chest. When the SWAT team pushed into his house with an MRAP an hour later, John Geer was lying behind the door, dead. John Geer had bled to death. One of Geer’s two teenage daughters, his father, and his best friend were all on site, watching as the unbelievable tragedy unfolded before them. Murdered by Officer Adam Torres Fairfax County PD http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/local/wp/2014/07/08/ten-months-of-silence-in-the-fairfax-police-shooting-death-of-john-geer/

Larry Kobuk 33, (Native Indian Male) Anchorage Correctional Complex Alaska Jan. 28, 2015 – Kobuk was arrested for vehicle theft, theft III, DWLR, and reckless driving charges and turned over to Correctional personnel who state he “became non-compliant to correctional officers’ verbal commands” during intake and subsequently had to be restrained. After physically restraining Kobuk, officers checked on Kobuk as they prepared to leave the cell and found him unresponsive. Life-saving efforts were carried out to resuscitate Kobuk as the center awaited the arrival of Anchorage Fire Department EMS. Kobuk was transported to the hospital by EMS, but Kobuk would be declared deceased a short time later. Died in the care of Anchorage Correctional Personal http://alaska-native-news.com/inmate-dies-intake-anchorage-correctional-complex-15705

Jessica Hernandez 16, Denver Colorado Jan. 26, 2015 – Authorities claim Officers Daniel Greene and Gabriel Jordan shot Ms. Hernandez as she attempted to use a stolen vehicle she was in, which included 4 other teenagers, as a weapon against an officer. The officers fired at her because as police approached the vehicle it struck a cop breaking his leg. One of four other teens in the car states the police department’s story was not accurate. She says police first shot at the car’s window, injuring Hernandez, and forcing her to lose control of the car and strike Officer Jordan and pin him between the car and a fence. Ms. Hernandez’s friends who were with her, as well as her family, are now speaking out against the official story. It is unclear who stole the car, where it came from, or if the car belonged to a relative of one of the teenagers. An unnamed minor who was a witness in the car said “The cops that shot Jessica were on the side, they shot the window and then shot her that’s why she got shot on the SIDE of her neck, she hit that cop when she was already shot and unconscious.” she said. The unnamed teenager’s mother, Bobbie Diaz was lying in bed when she heard four gunshots followed by an officer yelling, “Freeze! Get out of the car! Get down!” She rushed outside to see what was going on, the officer’s had their guns drawn and were yanking the teenagers out of the car, including Jessica Hernandez’ limp body. “She seemed like she was not responding, not moving,” Diaz stated. “They just yanked her out and handcuffed her.” As they were pulling Hernandez out and handcuffing her frail body, Diaz said she heard another person screaming, “She’s dead! She’s dead!” A video of the officer’s searching and handcuffing the motionless girl as she bled out, before providing any sort of medical aid. Ms. Hernandez fatally shot multiple times by two Denver Police Officers… READ MORE http://thefreethoughtproject.com/family-friends-jessica-hernandez-teen-slain-denver-pd-speak-challenging-official-story/

Keith Briscoe 36, (schizophrenic) Black Male Winslow Township New Jersey May 3, 2010 – Three times each week, 36-year-old Briscoe of Winslow Township, New Jersey would begin his day by going to a nearby convenience store for soda and cigarettes. Briscoe, who had been diagnosed with schizophrenia and lived with his parents, went to the local Steininger Behavior Services clinic for treatment, and he would have a smoke outside the store while waiting for the office to open.
While standing unarmed and bothering no one outside of a convenience store waiting for the medical clinic to open Briscoe was approached by Officer Sean Richards who attempted to seize and handcuff him. As Briscoe tried to escape, Richards called for “backup” and attacked Briscoe with his a chemical spray leaving Briscoe choking and struggling for breath. Bystanders rather than intervening on behalf of Briscoe, or simply butting out, reflexively gave the police officer assailant the benefit of the doubt, and joined in the beating. Five more armed officers arrived and piled on. A few minutes later, Briscoe was dead as a result of “traumatic asphyxia” The arresting officer, former Winslow Patrolman Sean Richards, later pleaded guilty to simple assault in connection with what authorities described as an unjustified arrest. Briscoe’s family sued police and in 2012 agreed to a $2.65 million settlement. READ MORE http://freedominourtime.blogspot.com/2011/02/dont-resist-refrain-of-rapists-police.html

Unidentified Male Phoenix Arizona Jan. 26, 2015 – At a Motel 6 at Black Canyon Freeway and Indian School Road, a fugitive task force had trailed the man to the motel. When the man discovered police were at the motel looking for him, he ran to the car, locked himself inside, started the car up and rammed a police SUV. Phoenix police shot and killed after he tried to use a car to ram his way free rather than just block his car in and arrest him even though no officers were injured. Killed by Phoenix PD

Kevin Davis 44, Decatur Georgia Dec. 29, 2014 – Kevin Davis and his girlfriend, April Edwards, lived on the outskirts of Decatur, GA, just outside Atlanta. Davis, a longtime employee at Sawicki’s, a sandwich shop located in the more affluent downtown area of Decatur, where Edwards also worked. Davis was kind-hearted, generous, never late, and a visible contributor to his relatively small community of family, friends and colleagues. It was this very kindness which prompted him to invite Terrance Hilyard, 47, a co-worker in a rough spell, to stay with him and Edwards at their one-bedroom apartment. Hilyard and April Edwards got into an altercation, which quickly escalated. Hilyard stabbed Edwards with a kitchen knife and fled the scene. Davis promptly called 911 for help. DeKalb County Police were dispatched, and Officer Joseph Pitts was first to arrive on scene. Per three witness accounts, Officer Pitts did not announce his arrival or identify himself. He entered the home to find the couple’s dog, whom he shot and killed. Upon hearing shots, Davis became alarmed that his girlfriend’s assailant might have returned with a gun. He retrieved his own gun, proceeded to the front room of his home and was shot twice by Officer Pitts. Both Edwards and neighbors claim Officer Pitts did not order Davis to put down his weapon before hearing gunshots. Police claim Davis was told to drop his firearm, and refused to do so. After the shooting, Edwards came out, saying, “What have you done? Why did you shoot him?” A second officer arrived on the scene. Davis, prone, said he was unable to feel his legs. He was arrested, charged with aggravated assault of a police officer, and transferred to Grady Hospital in downtown Atlanta in police custody. Hilyard was apprehended and arrested for the assault on Edwards. Edwards was transported to emergency care, her wounds having punctured an artery in her right arm. Over the next two days, during his stay at the hospital, Davis’s family made numerous attempts to speak with him, both in person and over the phone, but were denied by police, who said he was “in police custody.” Davis was not allowed to have outside contact, which reportedly evoked frustration on behalf of attending doctors. On December 31, Davis died from his injuries sustained at the hands of Officer Pitts. The family were repeatedly blocked from seeing Davis until they were notified, without condolences, that he had “expired.” A representative of DeKalb County Police allegedly said to them, “You can go see him now.” http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/kevin-davis-called-cops-help-out-friend-trouble-and-was-shot-death-police-his

Unidentified Male 58, Inmate San Francisco County Jail No. 5 San Bruno California Jan. 26, 2015 – Authorities claim a 58-year-old inmate has died in a jailhouse confrontation with San Francisco County sheriff’s deputies. The San Mateo County coroner’s office says the man died after deputies attempted to search him. The San Francisco Chronicle reports the inmate, whose name was not released, apparently had an envelope in his hand that the deputies were trying to examine. The man reportedly struggled with several deputies. Killed by SFPD

JonRynn Avery 23, Chicago Illinois July 12, 2011 – Chased into a glass door by Chicago PD

 

Edward Donnell Bright Sr. 56, (mentally ill) Black Male Randallstown Maryland Jan. 31, 2015 – Police officers responded to a call of a man with a knife around 2 a.m. outside a 7-11. They ordered Bright to drop the knife, but he refused. Officers attempted to subdue the man with a Taser, but he still didn’t drop the knife. “The Taser didn’t have any effect on him, did not cause him to drop the knife, so at that point, our officers removed their service weapons. Witness said “there wasn’t any reason to shoot Bright, he could have easily been subdued. They opened fire and he died instantly, he just dropped instantly,” said Jabril Valentine, who witnessed the shooting. Murdered by Baltimore PD http://www.baltimorecountymd.gov/News/PoliceNews/iWatch/BaltimoreCountyPoliceInvestigatePoliceInvolvedShooting

Marinan Reese 79, Oklahoma City Oklahoma Dec. 13, 2014 – Ms. Reese was turning left onto NW 150 from a stop sign at Sugar Loaf Drive, she supposedly pulled in front of Officer Bryant Hollaway, who was driving west on NW 150. The district attorney is charging Officer Bryant Hollaway with misdemeanor negligent homicide. http://www.news9.com/story/27620339/elderly-woman-has-died-after-crash-with-okc-police-officer

Khary Grimes 18, Black Male Jersey City New Jersey 1994 or1995 Khary was killed by police who claim he stole a car and supposedly threatened an officer with a BB gun. No witnesses other than the police were present. Murdered by Jersey City PD http://stolenlives.org/SL2ed2.pdf

 

Amando Lopez age unknown Hispanic Male Jersey City New Jersey July 12, 1994 – Armando was found hanging in his cell while in custody of the Jersey City police. http://stolenlives.org/SL2ed2.pdf

 

Bien Cam Tran 58, Asian Male San Francisco California Sept. 3, 2014 – Bien Cam Tran was in a crosswalk walking northbound across East 12th Street at Third Avenue about 1:30 p.m. Aug. 30 when he was hit by a black-and-white Ford Crown Victoria driven by Officer Devin Underwood the lone occupant responding to a call for service. Tran died at a hospital four days later. Killed by San Francisco Police Officer Devin Underwood. http://sfbay.ca/2015/01/30/family-of-man-killed-by-oakland-police-car-sues-city/

Taylor Miller 22, (White Male) Greenville South Carolina Dec. 26, 2014 – Highway Patrol troopers said a driver failed to stop at a designated safety checkpoint, and a chase ensued. The chase ended when the trooper’s cruiser crashed into a Nissan SUV. Miller was a passenger in the SUV, and he was rushed to the trauma center at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Miller succumbed to his injuries following the crash. Killed by Greenville PD http://www.foxcarolina.com/story/27714423/man-dies-following-trooper-involved-crash

Lawrence Edward Graham III 20, (Black Male) Fayetteville So. Carolina July 2, 2013 – Graham was a passenger in a vehicle stopped for the traffic violation of tinted windows. Officer Denton Little reported Graham ran in front of the car with a gun. Officer Little pursued the passenger on foot, and the passenger supposedly displayed a handgun as he turned towards the officer.” Little fired three shots – two of them hit Graham in the back and fell to the ground several feet in front of the car. Graham was paralyzed from the waist down and had been in rehab until he was released from the hospital. A few days later Graham died of a blood clot related to his injuries. Officer Little claims he believed Graham was pointing or beginning to point the gun at him. Graham admitted to having a gun, but he’d thrown it to the ground before Officer Little fired. Murdered by Fayetteville PD http://www.wfla.com/story/22753870/man-shot-by-fayetteville-police-in-may-dies

Ann Mineko Racz 61, Newhall Los Angeles California March 22, 1991 – Inexplicably vanished while on the way to a Santa Clarita Valley fast-food restaurant. Ann was murdered by her husband an elementary school teacher and former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Sgt. John Racz … John Racz was convicted of murder Aug. 2007. Ann’s body has never been located… READ MORE http://www.dailynews.com/general-news/20070822/john-racz-convicted-of-murdering-his-wife

Freddy Latrice Wilson 34, (Black Male) a rapper known as “the Saint” Chicago Illinois Sept. 28, 2007 – Wilson was stopped by police, it is uncertain whether the rapper was still behind the wheel or outside the vehicle when he was shot. At the time of the shooting, neighbors and witnesses gave conflicting accounts. Some questioned whether the confrontation had begun as a traffic stop at all. They noted that Wilson’s Cadillac had been parked for hours in the same location near an alley. They suspected he might have been getting into his car when the shooting occurred after recording music at a friend’s. Another witness claimed to have seen police officers on foot and in cruisers chasing two men through an alley. That witness claimed officers might have mistaken Wilson for one of the men involved in the police chase. What they all agree on is Wilson had his arms raised and was unarmed when he was gunned down. Four unknown officers fired 20 shots. Wilson was shot 18 times and pronounced dead on the scene. Wilson was struck SEVERAL times in the back. A $4.5 million was awarded the family. Murdered by Chicago PD… READ MORE http://earhustle411.com/city-chicago-poised-pay-family-4-5-million-rappers-shooting-death/

Johnny Goodwin 21, (Black Male) Chicago Illinois August 22nd, 2007 – Goodwin was waiting at the bus stop for his mother so he escort her home late in the evening. Undercover cops jumped out of a car, chased him down and shot him to death. Police officers claim they approached 21 year-old Johnny Goodwin attempting to question him. He allegedly fled. Police encountered him a few minutes later hiding in a stairwell with a weapon purportedly pointed in the direction of the officerseho allegedly ordered Mr. Goodwin to drop the gun and when he refused, they discharged their weapons striking him with a fatal wound just under the right arm. However when they finally allowed his mother to identify him for the 2nd time she say’s “His eyes were still open, his face looked like someone had beat him up, he looked real bad.” Murdered by Chicago PD … READ MORE http://www.finalcall.com/artman/publish/national_news_2/young_black_man_killed_by_police_gunfire_3894.shtml

Raymond Herisse 22, (Black Male) Miami Beach Florida May 30, 2011 – Twelve Miami cops shot 116 times, then threatened those who recorded the incident, destroying their cellphones. 16 bullets hit Mr. Herisse, who was killed sitting behind the wheel. Four bystanders were wounded — two men and two women, part of a large crowd gathered for the final day of Urban Beach Week, a raucous, yearly hip-hop and rap event in South Beach. The police claim Mr. Herisse was driving recklessly for several blocks, nearly hitting several police officers and posing a danger to pedestrians. During the investigation, Miami Beach police officers were faulted by the victims’ lawyers and civil libertarians for their treatment of witnesses and their handling of evidence, including a gun found under a towel beneath the driver’s seat which is questionable as to how it got there. Police threatened witnesses who recorded the incident and destroyed their cellphones. Murdered by Miami and Hialeah PD… READ MORE http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/04/us/2-years-after-116-police-bullets-flew-few-answers.html?pagewanted=all

William Hardy 27, Chicago Illinois March 30, 2010 – Police responded to an area after receiving a call of shots fired. Officers tried to stop Hardy, who they contend matched the description of the shooter but Hardy turned away, then pulled a gun from the back of his waistband and ran. When officers shouted at him to stop, Hardy turned and supposedly pointed a gun as he started running across the street, tossing his gun away. One of the officers fired striking Hardy in the back. A distraught Witness stated “The man didn’t even get to take two steps, and then he was shot in the back. Murdered by Chicago PD… READ MORE http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-03-30/news/ct-met-0331-police-shooting-20100330_1_william-hardy-chicago-police-broadview-man

Ralph W. Willis 42, (Black Male) Stillwater Oklahoma Jan. 29, 2015 – Stillwater Fire Department responded to an apartment fire, firefighters forced entry into the downstairs apartment to evacuate occupants. Upon entry, they discovered the body of 64-year-old William C. Marg; the source of the fire upstairs seemed suspicious. Investigators identified the residents of the upstairs apartment as 42-year-old Ralph Willis III and his wife Rachel Willis, 37. The couple was not at the apartment and were identified as persons of interest in Marg’s homicide. Upon the realization that they both had warrants for their arrest, officers began searching for the couple. Officers spotted the Willis’ entering a local Wal-Mart and made contact with the two as they exited the store. When the couple saw the officers, the two ran, and thus began a foot pursuit. Officers quickly caught up with Rachel and arrested her on the outstanding warrants. Officers continued to chase Ralph Willis to the backyard of a residence. There, it is reported Willis turned toward the officer and made a *threatening gesture* in turn the Officer fired his weapon striking Willis one time in the chest. Willis died at the scene. … READ MORE http://www.ktul.com/story/27975570/officer-involved-shooting-in-stillwater

George Lash 19, (Black Male) Chicago Illinois Sept. 21, 2010 – Lash was on a train at the Garfield station when uniformed officers boarded the train, pinned his arms behind his back and handcuffed him. police to say that Lash was brandishing a gun. Police say the teen pointed the gun at officers and they then fired at him, but some witnesses have contradicted that account. Two independent witnesses who both said they never saw Lash with a gun when he was shot and that police had already subdued him, holding his right arm behind his back. Witnesses said Lash wasn’t pointing or brandishing a gun”He had his back to the police and police had one handcuff or both handcuffs on him.” Neither witness was interviewed by police. Shot and Killed by Chicago Police while handcuffed. Murdered by Chicago PD

Fred Henderson Jr 35, (Black Male) Chicago Illinois Sept. 20, 2007 – Fred had been sitting in his car when police smashed their car into his. A cop jumped out of his car and ran up to Fred and shot him point blank in the temple by police in Maywood,which is just outside of Chicago. An eyewitness described the police shooting of as an execution. Fred was deeply loved by his family and friends. His son Dejon wrote in his memory, “You may not have been perfect, but you meant the world to me. I know everyone will miss you Daddy, but not like I will. Murdered by Chicago PD

Tony Bernard Green 22, (Black Male) Chicago Illinois Sept. 1, 2007 – On the morning of the day Tony Green, 22 years old, was killed by police, he was laughing with his aunt, playing on the porch of her house. That is how she remembered him. Tony was chased by the police on the West Side of Chicago and choked when they caught him. Witnesses on the scene reported he was not moving when he was put into the police car. He was pronounced dead when he was delivered to the hospital. Murdered by Chicago PD

Geoffrey Johnson 42, (Black Male) Chicago Illinois Aug. 4, 2007 – Police were called to the Johnson house to deal with a domestic conflict. Police took Johnson naked from the bathroom and repeatedly shocked him with a taser and beat him. His mother, Lula Johnson said “He couldn’t run, he didn’t fight. They killed him.” Geoffrey had been living with his mother while trying to get his life back together. His dead body was carried from the house naked even though his mother and sister begged the police to cover him. Murdered by Chicago PD

Tysheen Bourne 19, (Black Male) Andre Fields 17, (Black Male) Brooklyn New York March 3, 2000 – At 36 Cooper St., Brooklyn Two undercover narcotics detectives allegedly were confronted by the suspects, who were armed with toy guns. Detective Heriberto Mercado fired 13 shots and Detective Louis Canpana fired five shots at the suspects, killing both. The chief of department and chief of detectives rushed to the scene and showed the suspects’ toy guns to the media to show how real they look. Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes ruled the shootings justified. One of the undercover cops who shot and the killed two teenagers committed suicide. Killed by NYPD

Andre Fields 17, (Black Male) and Tysheen Bourne 19, (Black Male) Brooklyn New York March 31, 2000 – At 36 Cooper St., Brooklyn Two undercover narcotics detectives allegedly were confronted by the suspects, who were armed with toy guns. Detective Heriberto Mercado fired 13 shots and Detective Louis Canpana fired five shots at the suspects, killing both. The chief of department and chief of detectives rushed to the scene and showed the suspects’ toy guns to the media to show how real they look. Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes ruled the shootings justified. One of the undercover cops who shot and the killed two teenagers committed suicide. Killed by NYPD

Darius Penix 27, Chicago Illinois Jan. 7, 2011 – Police shot Penix 16 times, killing him at a traffic stop. No additional information available other than he was unarmed. Killed by Chicago PD

 

Johnathon Guillory 32, (White Male) Maricopa Arizona Jan. 18, 2015 – After some sort of confrontation, authority’s say two officers felt threatened and fired their weapons at Guillory. Guillory was transported to Chandler Regional Medical Center where he later died. Maricopa PD

Jeremy Lett 28, Tallahassee Florida Feb. 5, 2015 – TPD Officer David Stith, who was responding to reports of a burglary at the Shadow Ridge Apartments. After Stith spotted and confronted a man matching the burglary suspect’s description, the two men were involved in a physical altercation during which Stith shot Lett. Officer Stith joined TPD in 1999 and since then has had several disciplinary actions brought against him. He was suspended in February 2012 for 40 hours for violating TPD policies and again in May of that year for 10 hours without pay for his use of force while responding to a domestic battery incident, according to his personnel file. “Officer Stith used excessive force and failed to document use of force during his response to a possible domestic disturbance,” the summary of an internal investigation into the incident says. Stith was also suspended for 40 hours without pay in December 2013 for entering the Girl Scouts of America office in Tallahassee and acting aggressively and shouting obscenities, according to his personnel file. Two months earlier, in October 2013, Stith was issued a written reprimand for obscene comments about another officer. So it goes to say almost with certainty Jeremy Lett was not the burglar. Killed by Officer David Stith

Tory Davis (Black Male) Chicago Illinois Jan. 1, 2011- Following a chase, the officer claimed there was a struggle over his gun. Davis’ vehicle was stopped at a gas station and when officers attempted to order him out of the vehicle, he instead began moving his vehicle in an attempt to hit one of the officers, the statement said. The officer was placed “in fear of his life” and discharged his weapon, fatally wounding the man, the statement said. Killed by Chicago PD

Arron Torres 37, (mentally ill) Honolulu Hawaii Aug. 8, 2008 – After handcuffing Torres, the officers threw him to ground; one sat on his back, another on his head and neck and a third “was shackling Aaron’s legs while Aaron was yelling they were hurting him,” officers pressed his face into the dirt when three police officers asphyxiated him by sitting and lying on him outside his house. The federal court lawsuit filed alleges the officers caused the “unnecessary and untimely death” of Torres while family members pleaded with police “to cease and desist their excessive actions.”

Amit A. Patel 31, Lake Michigan October 5, 2011 – Officers were trying to close down the park and clear out loiterers, including Patel trying to conduct a name check when he instead jumped into Lake Michigan. Patel was under water for about 45 minutes before emergency crews found him. He died a few hours later.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/06/amit-a-patel-drowned-in-l_n_998145.html?ref=chicago

Jimmell Cannon (Black Male) 13, Chicago Illinois July 25, 2011- The cops’ side of the story. Police arrived at a park Piccolo Specialty School where Jimmell attends to respond to a call of shots fired. They claim Jimmell matched the description of the shooter, so they came after him. He appeared to be holding a weapon in his hand, and when they asked him to lower it, he refused. When he pointed the weapon in the officers’ direction, they opened fire. Apparently, eight rounds were required to subdue a 13-year-old. The weapon they allege he was holding was a BB gun. The Chicago Tribune spoke to Jimmell’s family and some witnesses on the scene, who describes the events quite differently. They say the family was gathered in the park to celebrate a cousin’s birthday. “We all was just lingering together,” his mother said. When he was shot, according to family, Jimmell’s hands were in the air. And he wasn’t holding a gun of any kind, BB or otherwise. Shot 4 times by Chicago Police

Alan James 31, (White Male) Wyoming Michigan Feb. 7, 2015 – James was living in the home with his second wife Nicole James when officers arrived, they were able to get a her out of the house. James allegedly opened fire, police returned fire and James was struck in the chest with a bullet. Nicole says that isn’t how she remembers the confrontation. She called police for help because her husband was having a bad reaction to the prescription anti-depressants prescribed by his doctor. “The medications they gave him weren’t supposed to be prescribed together. They were never supposed to be combined.” she was unable to get help elsewhere for her husband’s deteriorating mental state. “Alan called every helpline he could think of and all of them gave the same answer, “It’s about a two week wait.” When her husband started packing his things to leave, Nicole says she called police for help. “When the police got here they asked both of us to walk out with our hands up. I walked out with my hands up. I told the police there were weapons in the house. I saw Alan walk out the front door with guns pointed down. He was going to give them up. Then all of a sudden I hear a shot go off and then after that it was shot after shot after shot. Killed by Wyoming PD http://www.wzzm13.com/story/news/local/wyoming%20/2015/02/02/wife-of-suspect-in-police-shooting-says-officer-fired-first/22782521/

James Howard Allen 74, Gastonia So. Carolina Feb, 8, 2015 – Gastonia police say an officer-involved shooting left an elderly man dead. Police say they conducted a welfare check on 74-year-old James Howard Allen around 10 p.m. Saturday at his home to perform a welfare check called in by a concerned relative. When they got to the home Allen didn’t answer the door. After checking hospitals, police went back to Allen’s home to check on a possible death. Police say when Gastonia Police officer Josh Lefevers entered the home, he was confronted with deadly force. They say Allen had a firearm in his hand and officer Lefevers shot and fatally wounded him. Killed by Gastonia PD http://www.wbtv.com/story/28053955/deadly-officer-involved-shooting-investigation-in-gastonia

Wilber Castillo-Gongora 35, (Hispanic Male) Wichita County Texas Feb. 5, 2015 – Wichita County Sheriff’s responded to a check welfare on the highway, the caller stated they had run out of gas and needed assistance. As the deputies made their way to the scene, other calls were made about a disturbance. Upon arrival, deputies and a DPS trooper encountered Castillo-Gongora who they claim became aggressive and indifferent towards the deputies and began trying to run out into the roadway. As deputies started trying to control him by tasing him. After being tased and handcuffed Castillo-Gongora became unresponsive and stopped breathing. The deputies began to perform CPR and the subject was rushed to Electra Memorial Hospital and then transferred to United Regional Hospital where he died. Tased to death by Wichita County Deputies http://www.newschannel6now.com/story/28014585/update-man-tased-on-highway-287-dies

Eric Suffal 32, (White Male Inmate) Jefferson Parish Correctional Center Louisiana July 24, 2013 – After a brief stay at the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center authorities turned a blind eye to the inmate’s degenerating health and denied him medical treatment before he became brain dead. Suffal died at Interim LSU Hospital several days after jail officials found him unresponsive in his cell. Dr. Gerry Cvitanovich, the Jefferson Parish coroner, ruled his death natural, determining Suffal had suffered a “ruptured duodenal (intestinal) ulcer.” Suffal’s family, however, contends his death could have been prevented but for the negligence of jail officials. “He had a hard life in and out of trouble, but he did not deserve this,” Suffal’s mother Tina wrote. “He was in jail, complained of stomach pains and was ignored.” http://www.theneworleansadvocate.com/news/crime/11532426-172/family-blames-jail-for-death

Jean Singleton 42, New York City New York May 19, 1989 – Off-duty NYPD Officer Feliix Key armed with 2 guns, dragged his “girlfriend,” Jean Singleton, into the street in front of the police headquarters, shot her four times, killing her, and then killed himself. Ms. Singleton reportedly had been trying to end the relationship, saying Officer Key was “too jealous and overprotective.” Officer Key had been “disciplined” before for threatening another woman at gunpoint; yet the Police Departments’s official spokesperson (a woman) described the killings as “a lover’s quarrel between the two of them.” Nobody used the term “murder.” And the New York Post ran a banner headline on the front page: Tragedy of a Lovesick Cop.” Murdered by Officer Feliis Key NYPD http://behindthebluewall.blogspot.com/2009/01/ny-jeans-scream-20-year-echo.html

Floyd “Tye” Quinones 28, Brooklyn New York April 30, 2003 – The cops shot Tye twice in the back. They claimed he fired a gun in the air to celebrate a friend’s birthday–as if this justifies murder. When the cops arrived Tye was sitting in a parked car. On their command he got out of the car with his hands up. That’s when they shot him down. They handcuffed him and left him for an hour. People said he might have lived if he had gotten medical attention. Then dozens of cops raided the projects. They banged on the doors of all the apartments facing the scene of Tye’s murder and rounded up potential witnesses to their crime. If people didn’t open their doors quick enough, the cops busted them down with battering rams. Police helicopters hovering overhead. Murdered by NYPD http://revcom.us/a/1203/ny.htm

Unidentified Male (White Male) early 50’s or 60’s Los Angeles California Feb. 9-2015 – The Unidentified Male was wearing dark clothing and walking in the foggy roadway when a LAPD officer on this was home in an Bomb Squad vehicle struck and killed the man just after midnight 13600 block of Culver Boulevard. The officer knew he had struck something, so he returned to the area and searched until he found the man on the side of the road. The officer performed CPR on the man and called paramedics, Officer Norma Eisenman said. The pedestrian, whose identity was not released, was pronounced dead at the scene. Killed by LAPD Officer http://accidentsinus.com/Accidents/Detail.aspx?Accident=8b0d003c-df87-4447-acf7-555c92043db4

Fletcher Ray Stewart 46, (Mentally ill) Tallapoosa County Alabama Feb. 11, 2015 – Stewart was a familiar character in the community. Known for a loud voice, he could be seen riding a bike all over town and often walked the stretch of road where he was shot. “He had walked that stretch of road his whole life, everybody in town knows him and knows how he is. He had a gun, but it wasn’t even real. They should have known that he would have never hurt anyone.” The shooting was captured on a body camera the deputy was wearing, Sheriff Abbett revealed. The video has been turned over to the Alabama State Bureau of Investigation. Killed by Tallapoosa County Sheriff http://www.wsfa.com/story/28086836/dadeville-man-shot-and-killed-by-tallapoosa-county-deputy

Richard Carlin 35, (Hispanic Male) Reading Pennsylvania Feb. 13, 2015 – Carlin was on the run since posting bail after allegedly threatening South Tuscon officers with a sawed-off shotgun in 2013. Carlin was shot in that incident and later sued the city. The Reading Pennsylvania trooper opened fire on Carlin after he refused to follow police commands, not because Carlin was a threat. Murdered by Reading Deputy Trooper http://wn.ktvu.com/story/28107022/pennsylvania-trooper-shoots-kills-arizona-fugitive

Kevin D. Garrett 60, Chicago Illinois Feb. 4, 2015 – Neighbor say street lights have been out for several weeks. He was waiting for a bus on 79th on Wednesday because he didn’t want to deal with getting his car back into a parking spot on the snowy street. was hit and killed. Police said the man, dressed in black, was walking in the street when he was struck. He was pronounced dead on the scene. Authorities were not making public the man’s name. In the hours after the collision, the man’s body remained on the street behind the back bumper of the unmarked police car. Killed by Chicago PD http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-man-fatally-hit-by-car-on-south-side-20150204-story.html

Phillip Watkins 23, (Black Male suicidal) San Jose California Feb. 11, 2015 – Faye Buchanan called a suicide intervention hotline in hopes of getting Watkins medical help. Officers, Ryan Dote and James Soh were dispatched to the residence. Buchanan said she had been prompted to call the suicide hotline after speaking to Watkins at her home and learning he was “sad” and didn’t “feel too good.” The hotline operator told her police would be called in order to mobilize a suicide intervention team. But Watkins walked out the door, joining her daughter, who was already outside, Buchanan said. The police were already there, and Watkins started “trotting” over to them. The officers fired, hitting him with what appeared to be nine shots, as she and her daughter screamed for them to stop. “We begged them to help him, not shoot him,” Buchanan said. “He wasn’t in a good frame of mind — distraught, depressed.” Police could have handled the situation differently, especially considering the call she had made to the suicide hotline. “He needed mental help, not nine bullets. They shot him as if he was coming with a machine gun, a machete not a pocketknife to cut boxes open. Watkins, was taken into custody and transported to a local area hospital where he was pronounced deceased. Murdered by San Jose PD http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Family-Ex-college-football-player-killed-by-San-6077872.php

Michael D. McDougle 29, (Black Male) Neshoba Mississippi Nov. 2, 2014 – McDougle had been arrested about 11 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 1 after police officers responded to a breaking and entering in progress at an occupied home. He was charged with resisting arrest, breaking and entering and disorderly conduct. McDougle was found dead in an isolated holding cell in the Neshoba County Jail. ^The final autopsy report and toxicology report released: head injury and mixed drug toxicity caused the death of McDougle. http://neshobademocrat.com/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=297&ArticleID=34854

Lavall Hall 25, (mentally disturbed Black Male ) Miami Gardens Florida Feb. 15, 2015 – Hall’s Mother “I called the police this morning to ask them to please help me with my child,” said mother Catherine Daniels. “He have a mental problem and when I went around the corner to help my child all [the police] had to do was take my child because he got a mental problem and they killed my child, took my child away from me.” Hall had a piece of a broom when he left the residence. According to the police “After encountering the Hall, a physical altercation ensued after Hall failed to comply with officers’ verbal instructions. All Hall had in his possession “an object” that was used during the altercation, and “as a result, the individual was shot and subsequently died on the scene” Killed by Miami PD http://miami.cbslocal.com/2015/02/15/officer-hospitalized-after-early-morning-shooting/

Alex Sutherland 27, (White Male) San Joaquin County Jail in French Camp California Feb. 12, 2015 – Manteca Police took his son to the jail, after he was arrested for being intoxicated in public outside a 7-Eleven store. Alex’s father Jeffrey Sutherland said his son often drank too much, and would sometimes panhandle, but otherwise he had no criminal record. He said officers told him Alex briefly passed out during his arrest, which raised questions. “And I said, ‘Well wait a minute, why wouldn’t you take him to the San Joaquin County Hospital?’ They told me he was not responding. The officer said well we did wake up after a while when we booked him.” Alex died while in the custody of the San Joaquin County Jail. http://fox40.com/2015/02/12/family-demands-answers-after-son-dies-in-custody/

Amit Bornstein 22, Freehold, New Jersey Oct. 27, 2010 – The officers pounded on the door of the brick house, then rang the bell several times. No answer. Their noontime presence was an unusual sight in front of the $850,000 home nestled deep inside the affluent Marlboro neighborhood. Finally, a towering 22-year-old opened the door. Standing at 6-foot-3-inches and weighing more than 200 pounds, Amit Bornstein wanted to know why they were at his house. He was under arrest, the two Monmouth County Sheriff Officers told him. He had failed to appear in court to answer three charges — pot possession, stealing from cars and a traffic ticket. Amit became agitated as his 13-year-old brother, Elad, watched from inside. Who will take care of the boy? Their mother died years earlier. Their father was in Africa on business. No one else was home. A neighbor finally agreed to take Elad in for the time being. The cuffs clicked around Amit’s wrists, and officers drove him away. Six hours later, heavily bruised, cut and bleeding, Amit sat dying in the Monmouth County Jail, strapped naked to a chair inside an isolation room. “Officers said the altercation left ‘drops’ of Bornstein’s blood on the floor. Inmates describe it as a ‘pool’ of blood as large as a paper plate.” A surveillance video showed him shaking, possibly from a brain seizure, then falling quiet… READ MORE http://www.app.com/story/news/investigations/watchdog/investigations/2015/02/06/inmate-death-inside-monmouth-county-jail/22993735/

Matthew Lundy 32, (White Male) Eaton County Michigan Feb. 15, 2015 – A passerby called 911 shortly before 7:15 a.m. reporting a recently purchased Chrysler SUV was in a ditch along a snow-covered rural road and the driver appeared to be intoxicated. Three deputies arrived at the scene and claim they “observed a weapon” on the driver’s seat. A dispatcher asked a deputy if they had fired their weapons or if the man had shot at them, according to scanner traffic. “We fired. He’s down,” a deputy responded. Two of the deputies fired their weapons killing Lundy at the scene. Killed by Eaton County Sheriff Dept. http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/local/2015/02/17/eaton-deputies-shooting/23547657/

Chance Dale Thompson 35, (White Male) Yuba County California Feb. 18, 2015 – Deputies first came upon Thompson standing on a retaining wall at 2:13 a.m. He was not wearing a shirt and was punching and kicking the air, “just acting bizarre.”Deputies spoke to him and tried to get him to come down off the wall to evaluate the situation. Thompson did not communicate with them. “They reached up to his leg and kind of pulled him down off the wall” “He essentially jumped off the wall and landed on his feet. He allegedly started attacking one of the deputies.” A struggle ensued, and ultimately the other deputy repeatedly discharged the Taser to subdue Thompson. “Before the ambulance arrived, Thompson stopped breathing .The officers initiated CPR and continued CPR until the ambulance arrived.” The Taser caused cardiac arrest. Thompson is now brain dead andwas taken off life support, Murdered by Yuba County Deputies. http://www.appeal-democrat.com/news/man-brain-dead-after-taser-incident/article_0ee17c8c-b804-11e4-83b6-7b653e301058.html

Marcus Ryan Golden 24, (Black Male) St. Paul Minnesota Jan 15, 2015 – The man who called police said his former girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend had threatened him via text message, and the suspect was seen in a vehicle in the parking lot five minutes earlier, according to police radio traffic of the incident posted by Minnesota Police Clips. The caller said the suspect was known to carry a gun but one had not been seen that night, according to the radio traffic. NAACP’s is calling for an independent investigation. Killeded by St. Paul PD http://www.mprnews.org/story/2015/01/15/marcus-golden

Alexander Phillip Long 31, (White Male) Terra Haute Indiana Feb. 25, 2015 – Long was wanted on a newly-issued warrant for charges of rape and criminal confinement. Police were looking for Long prior to a planned television program for a local CrimeStoppers segment. No citizen tips led to the attempted arrest. When police spotted Long in a car the pursuit began. The pursuit led two police officers who pulled out their Taser devices and one Taser was deployed, but supposedly Long didn’t stop. Those Tasers both have cameras that recorded their use during the incident and were turned over to ISP as part of the investigation. The officers at the scene were not wearing body cameras to record the incident, but are not being used currently. Police claim the shooting occurred when the suspect made a threatening move with his hands. Long supposedly did not cooperate with officer commands to show them his hands, and then supposedly reached inside his jacket so a THPD officer fired one round striking Long in the right torso. Killed by Terra Haute PD http://www.tristatehomepage.com/story/d/story/isp-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-in-ter/40703/pV4yrq5qR0S3uTbJYNfJsQ

Antonio Zambrano-Montes 35, (Hispanic Male) Pasco Washington Feb. 10, 2015 – Officers Ryan Flanagan, Adam Wright, and Adrian Alaniz arrived at the parking lot of a Fiesta Foods grocery store where Zambrano-Montes threw rocks at them The officers attempted to use a stun gun to incapacitate Zambrano-Montes after he would not obey commands to surrender, before they opened fire and killed him. A video of the incident posted on YouTube and cited by local media showed the man running away from the three officers before he was killed. In the 22-second video, the man moves across the street from the pursuing policemen. He turns to face them briefly, lifting his right arm as if to throw another object, when they open fire. T autopsy report states he was shot as many as seven times, including twice from behind as well as was shot in the face, stomach, chest, arm and scrotum. Murdered by Pasco PD http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-2970052/Official-5-6-officers-17-shots-hit-Mexican-man.html

Crystal Lee Miley Harry 34, Worth County Georgia Feb. 26, 2015 – Worth County E-911 contacted Phoebe Worth EMS to respond to 5101 Hwy 133 around 5 P.M. tonight (Thursday) where a one vehicle crash had been reported. The 911 dispatcher informed medics en route that the wrecked vehicle had been in a police chase with Worth County Deputies before it apparently left the roadway and overturned, finally resting in a ditch. Ms. Harry sustained what appears to be one shot to the chest area. She also had substantial damage to her left arm that could have been as a result from the crash. Harry’s body was sent to the crime lab in Macon. http://worthit2u.net/worth/2015/02/26/police-chase-ends-in-crash-and-possible-shooting/

Charles Smith 29, (Black Male) Savannah Georgia Sept. 18, 2014 – Police claim while in custody in the back of a police car the 6-foot-9 Smith somehow managed to move his cuffed hands to the front of his body and kick out the police car window and suddenly they noticed he had a gun, which they apparently missed during the pat-down. The 10-year police department veteran David Jannot fatally shot the handcuffed Smith five times after the he supposedly fled the car with a gun in his hand. Jannot testified Smith “pointed the weapon as if to fire. Even though Many Grand Jurors were appalled the police did not find Smith’s gun despite the fact at least three officers are seen on video frisking him and said “When the police are taking someone into custody who is known to carry a weapon, we would expect them to conduct a thorough search to include the crotch and groin” but ultimately the grand jury chose to exonerate Officer Jannot and didn’t any face criminal charges.http://bearingarms.com/officer-shot-handcuffed-felon-will-charges-savannah/

Lonnie Gene Roberts 47, (mentally ill/paranoia) Hamilton Montana March 7, 2014 . Both Roberts and his mother had called police regarding difficulties he was having with his girlfriend. When police arrived, the girlfriend wasn’t there and Roberts was visibly agitated. The cop noticed a shotgun in the room and ordered Roberts to move it to another room, and when Roberts picked the gun up, the cop executed him. http://missoulian.com/news/local/coroner-s-inquest-ravalli-county-deputy-justified-in-fatal-shooting/article_2fedcfd0-d5a8-5f37-b6c1-404fb8b66b58.html

John Hubbard 44, Chicago, Illinois Feb. 2, 2013- After being found unresponsive inside an interview room at Homan Square. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office “could not locate any record for the Guardian indicating a cause of Hubbard’s death. It remains unclear why Hubbard was ever in police custody. Organized, secret place where they go and just hold somebody before booking for hours and hours and hours. http://thefreethoughtproject.com/secret-police-facility-black-site-discovered-america-detaining-torturing-americans/# http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/feb/24/chicago-police-detain-americans-black-site

Calvon A. Reid 39, (Black Male) Coconut Creek Florida Feb. 27, 2015 – Reid was working for a meat company in Broward County and mysteriously turned up behind the gated walls about 1:30 a.m., bleeding from unknown injuries and asking for help. An elderly couple called 911 to get him medical attention but when EMTs arrived he refused treatment. Police claim Reid allegedly tried to run away from police so they used a Taser at least three times before Reid went into cardiac arrest. Reid, later died at Northwest Medical Center, according to his father, who said he was told his son also complained to police of breathing problems while he was being apprehended. Tased to death by Coconut Creek PD http://www.local10.com/news/coconut-creek-inmate-dies-in-police-custody/31526866

Russell Edward Sharrer 54, Franklin County Jail Washington Feb. 27, 2015 – Sharrer was brought to the jail after he was arrested for outstanding warrants. He got into a struggle with a state trooper and corrections officers as he was going from the patrol car to the booking area. During the incident, Sharrer had an unknown medical episode and staff called paramedics. Killed in the custody of Franklin County Sheriff Dept. http://www.tri-cityherald.com/welcome_page/?shf=/2015/02/25/3428533_suspect-in-hospital-after-fight.html

Charley “Africa” Robinet 39, (unarmed Homeless Mentally ill Black Male) Los Angeles California March 1, 2015 – Police ordered Africa to remove his tent (the homeless in Los Angeles are allowed to have tents in certain areas during the evening and early morning). Video caught part of the interaction with Africa and another homeless man, who picks up a dropped baton at some point. A struggle with Africa ends with police firing several shots, killing him. Police won’t say how many shots were fired or how many police officers were involved, both of which can be more or less counted on the video (five shots, four cops). One of the officers yells “drop the gun” before the shots are fired. Graphic Video http://rt.com/usa/236677-lapd-shot-dead-homeless/ UPDATE: authorities had initially used fingerprints to identify the man as Charley Saturmin Robinet, the name he was using when he was convicted of a 2000 bank robbery in Thousand Oaks. But French officials came forward claiming Robinet is a law-abiding citizen who is “alive and well in France. The man killed during Sunday’s altercation with LAPD officers, French officials said, had stolen Robinet’s identity and used it to acquire a French passport to come to the United States in the late 1990s. http://www.myfoxla.com/story/28250970/feds-man-killed-in-skid-row-police-shooting-was-from-cameroon

Jeffrey C. Sunow 63, Waikoloa Hawaii March 1, 2015 – Sunow, from West Bloomfield Michigan was riding a bicycle and killed after being struck by an on-duty Hawaii Police Department Officer in what the Hawaii County Fire Department described as a hit-and-run incident. The officer has been identified as 30-year-old Jody Buddemeyer and was arrested on suspicion of negligent homicide and subsequent hit and run charges. Sunow, was found lying face down near a “severely damaged” bicycle on the shoulder of the eastbound lane of Waikoloa Road, near mile marker 11, according to fire department personnel who responded about 6:30 a.m.. The rescue personnel determined the Mich. man died prior to their arrival and handed the investigation over to police. Killed by Officer Jody Buddemeyer Hawaii 50 http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/28232508/hawaii-island-police-investigating-fatal-bicycle-accident-in-waikoloa

Fednel Rhinvil 25, (Black Male) Salisbury Maryland March 3, 2015 – Deputy First Class Benjamin Jones was on patrol in the area, when he noticed two people walking in the street. so the Deputy stopped to talk with the two pedestrians. One of the men apparently stopped to talk to Deputy Jones, but the other, later identified as 2 Rhinvil, continued walking. Police say the Deputy then again requested him to stop, and Rhinvil in turn, started running. The Deputy reportedly chased Rhinvil, and grabbed him as he was climbing a fence, a fight started, during which the Deputy claims he was pinned on his back on the ground, and as he was trying to escape, Rhinvil pulled a handgun from his pocket. The Deputy claims he feared for his life, and reportedly pulled his department weapon, and shot Rhinvil. Investigators say they don’t believe Rhinvil fired his gun. Emergency crews responded to the scene, but Rhinvil was pronounced dead. There was reportedly a loaded and cocked revolver recovered at the scene, which has been sent to the Maryland State Police Forensic Sciences Division for investigation and analysis. Rhinvil’s body has been turned over to the custody of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore for an autopsy. Killed by Deputy First Class Benjamin Jones Salisbury PD http://www.wmdt.com/news/more-local-news/fatal-deputy-involved-shooting/31582624

Carmen Valentine 22, Brooklyn New York Oct. 23, 2000 – Brooklyn Off-duty cop Hai Loon Wang argued with tenants at his mother’s and stepfather’s building. Carmen and her mother allegedly attacked Wang and his stepfather with an aluminum baseball bat and pool cue. Wang fired twice. Wang is stripped of his badge and gun. As one police official observed, “We’re not too happy with his judgment. Killed by NYPD http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/killed-police-bullets-14-fatal-shootings-2000-article-1.887366

Tony Terrell Robinson 19, (Black Male) Madison Wisconsin March 7, 2015 – police were called because a man, who was responsible for a recent battery, was jumping in and out of traffic and creating a safety hazard. An officer went to an apartment that the man had gone into, claims he heard a disturbance and forced entry, and was assaulted by the man. Robinson was unarmed. Killed by Madison PD http://host.madison.com/news/local/crime_and_courts/year-old-dead-after-being-shot-by-madison-police-officer/article_2a474f2b-1d94-562b-8bf9-0c5ea86d8d49.html#ixzz3TgqUnZMP

Derek Cruise 26, Deltona Florida March 4, 2015 – Cruise was one of six adults, four men and two women inside the home when a narcotics task force showed up with a warrant. Witness Matthew Grady, 24, said he opened the door for deputies when the shooting happened, and claimed there was never any resistance. “There’s a couple of seconds between opening the door, walking out, getting to my knee, and halfway out there’s gunfire. I look back as the guy’s grabbing me, and my friend is dead or dying.” When asked if Cruise met resistance, Grady replied, “No.” The men who were inside the house said there were no firearms there and no narcotics, either. Deputy Todd Raible shot Cruice in the face. Murdered by Deltona PD http://www.baynews9.com/content/news/baynews9/news/article.html/content/news/articles/cfn/2015/3/4/man_shot_by_volusia_.html

Cinque ‘Q’ DJahspora 20, (Black Male) Jackson Tennessee Nov. 6, 2014 – Officer Raymond Dewayne Bond arrived in the area to investigate a man causing a disturbance and claims when he got out of his patrol car to investigate was immediately attacked and stabbed by D’Jahspora. Eyewitness account confirms Officer Raymond Dewayne Bond shot DJahspora in the back, from a distance, while he lay on the ground. Making this no less than an execution style killing by police acting as judge, jury and executioner. http://www.jacksonsun.com/story/news/local/2014/11/11/parents-man-shot-officer-speak-tbi-investigate/18836355/

Sergio Navas 35, (Hispanic Male) Burbank California March 5, 2015 – Officers attempted to stop Navas North Hollywood after observing him “driving erratically” in a gold Mercury Sable with paper plates. The car was later determined to have been stolen. Navas reportedly sped off at a high-rate of speed, leading officers on a roughly six-minute pursuit that ended when the suspect vehicle and the patrol car collided in a cul-de-sac. The cars ended up facing the same direction, side by side, with the officer in the passenger seat trapped inside, after which the passenger officer fired at the suspect. Navas then exited the car and ran about 200 feet before he collapsed. Burbank firefighters responded to the scene, where they pronounced Navas dead. There was no evidence the suspect was armed, as no weapons were recovered. Murdered by Burbank PD http://abc7.com/news/car-theft-suspect-killed-in-police-shooting-in-burbank-after-chase/545556/

William Dupree 32, (Black Male) St. Louis Missouri May 27, 2013 – Off-duty Reserve Police Officer James E. Little for the Pagedale Police Department had come to the house to drop off the child he had with his ex-girlfriend. Dupree was the ex-girlfriend`s fiancée. The trouble between Little and Dupree began as an argument that eventually turned physical, ending with Little shooting Dupree. Little Police found Dupree dead, lying on his back in the front yard of his home, he had been shot multiple times in the head. Along with the murder charge, in Pagedale is charged with first degree murder for allegedly killing his former girlfriend’s fiancée. Charged with first degree murder is James E.
Little is also charged with Armed Criminal Action and two counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child. http://fox2now.com/2013/05/27/pagedale-reserve-police-officer-charged-with-murder/

Jennifer Lobato 37, (Hispanic Female) Denver Colorado March 4, 2015 – Lobato as booked into the jail Sunday on suspicion of theft, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, false reporting and parole violation.She was in the jail one day when she complained of being ill. Lobato was scheduled to be seen during medical rounds when she died. Died in the custody of Jefferson County Jail. http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_27641133/jeffco-coroner-ids-37-year-old-woman-who?obref=obinsite

Bernard Moore 62, Atlanta Georgia March 6, 2015 – A witness said he saw the police officer in his vehicle “came down the street flying and that’s when ‘bam. Ridiculous. For real, ridiculous.” Another witness said “I’ve never seen nothing like that a day in my life.” Investigators said the officer was not responding to a call or using lights and sirens. The officer was just on routine patrol.” “This guy, he don’t bother nobody, he clean up around here. He do what he have to do. I mean he called me his God sister,” said a witness who knew the man. “I heard a big crash,” said Michael Godz, the victim’s roommate. “I looked out the door. I didn’t know [the victim] got hit at that time, but the police went into my parking lot and almost lost control.” Killed by Atlanta PD http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/officer-hits-man-car-southwest-atlanta/nkQQK/

Nicholas Brown 24, (Black Male) Milford Connecticut Oct. 19, 2006 – Brown was hit at least twice with a stun gun by Milford police. Official records list his cause of death as “accidental poisoning by and exposure to narcotics and … [hallucinogens], not elsewhere classified.” A police dispatcher was fired and five Milford police officers disciplined as a result of Brown’s death. The city of Milford agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by Brown’s relatives for more than $100,000. Murdered by Milford PD http://www.911jobforums.com/f66/5-milford-police-officers-suspended-56539/

Ronald Cristiano 51, (Hispanic Male) Bridgeport Connecticut Nov. 14, 2014 – Officers Victor Rodriguez and Minerva Feliciano were called to help subdue Cristiano, who police said later was acting erratically and resisting the efforts of the American Medical Response technicians to help him into the ambulance. Police claim Cristiano was agitated and tried to assault one of the medical technicians. While trying to gain control of Cristiano officers used their electronic control device at least three times to get the man into custody. Tased to death by Bridgeport PD http://www.ctpost.com/policereports/article/Police-ID-man-who-died-in-custody-2267236.php

Guy Guthrie 55, (suicidal) Denver Colorado June 3, 2013 – Guthrie’s brother contacted police to report his sibling was walking around their property carrying a BB gun. Deputies made contact with Guthrie and determined he was suicidal. A Taser was deployed after Guthrie refused deputy instructions to drop the weapon. Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office deployed a Taser against a suicidal Guthrie. He died about an hour later. Tased to death by Jefferson County Deputies http://kdvr.com/2013/06/03/man-who-died-in-taser-incident-idenitfied/

Herschell Howell 24, Bridgeport Connecticut Nov. 14, 2011- Police said they found Howell punching another man in the face as the victim lay on top of a car in front of the Amici Miei Club. Howell was charged with third-degree assault and breach of peace while he was at the hospital. According to the incident report, an officer on the scene yelled “Taser-Taser-Taser” when Howell would not stop assaulting the other man. The weapon struck Howell in the side and stomach. Tased to death by Bridgeport PD http://www.ctpost.com/policereports/article/Police-ID-man-who-died-in-custody-2267236.php

David Mills 26, (Mentally ill Black Male) Hamden Connecticut April 21, 2007 – Mills had a long history of psychiatric problems and drug use, according to his family’s attorney. An analysis from the federal lawsuit in this case determined that he was hit by a Hamden police stun gun at many as seven times over a two minute period, with electronic bursts lasting three times longer than the standard five-second stun gun setting. Police denied any wrongdoing, and Mill’s death was attributed to “excited delirium” and the manner of death is listed as “accident.” Hamden officials agreed in 2012 to settle the lawsuit filed by his mother for $125,000. Murdered by Hamden PD http://www.nhregister.com/general-news/20121018/hamden-settles-lawsuit-for-125k-in-death-after-2007-taser-incident

Efrain Carrion 35, (Black Male) Middletown Connecticut May 24, 2010 – Carrion’s wife had called 911 for assistance because her husband was having an anxiety attack. Before the ambulance arrived, several Middletown officers — including one with a police dog. Five police officers from the Middletown Police Department were dispatched to the second floor of Town Ridge Apartments that night in 2010 with a report of a man in need of medical assistance. Sgt. James Prokop, K-9 Handler Doug Clark and officers William Hertler, Chris Lundberg and Elias Martz responded to the call. They said they found Carrion inside the apartment with his wife, Rhode Carrion, and other family members. Carrion was allegedly detained and handcuffed “for his safety” while EMS personnel attempted to assess his condition. Carrion allegedly became violent after he was handcuffed and fought officers, refused orders and even choked a police dog to unconsciousness. His wife said after the incident that this was not the case, however. Rather, Carrion was trying to get away from the police who were shooting him with a Taser an estimated 35 times. Police claim Carrion was handcuffed for his own protection, attempted to escape and ran outside. According to Carrion’s wife, her husband crawled naked into a bramble thicket where he was repeatedly shocked. The medical examiner’s office listed the cause of death as “excited delirium.” Probate records show the lawsuit in the case was settled in October 2014 when Middletown officials agreed to pay $462,500 to Carrion’s wife and children. Tased to death by Middletown PD http://www.middletownpress.com/general-news/20120607/estate-of-middletown-man-who-died-after-taser-incident-in-2010-files-suit-against-city-ex-acting-chief-2

King Hoover 27, (Black Male) Spanaway Washington Aug. 31, 2010 – Hoover overstayed his welcome after a gathering at a friend’s house. He was asked to leave and a dispute began when he didn’t leave quickly enough. He eventually left the apartment however, he then took a propane tank from a nearby BBQ and threw it into the apartment through a back window. The police claim Hoover then broke another window and entered the apartment again. Deputies were called to the apartment just after 8:30 a.m. Dispatchers could hearing arguing, screaming and crying in the background. Two deputies arrived and found Hoover hiding behind a couch. The man didn’t follow commands to come out and refused to show his hands to the deputies. When Hoover refused to obey the orders of the officers they pulled out their their taser guns and electrocuted him. A third deputy arrived at the scene and the three deputies were able to get Hoover handcuffed as he kicked at them so they also tied his feet together. Shortly after he was in custody the deputies called for medical aid as Hoover had stopped breathing. Paramedics took Hoover to St. Clare Hospital in Lakewood, where he was pronounced dead. Hoover electrocuted to death by unidentified Pierce County sheriff’s Deputies. http://electronicvillage.blogspot.com/2010/09/taser-death-king-hoover-spanaway-wa.html

Marcus Brown 26, (Black Male Waterbury Connecticut May 3, 2011 – Brown was taken into custody and placed in the back of a police cruiser. He was handcuffed and under control of the police. However, it appears that he was disrespectful to Officer Sanchez by kicking the door and window of the police car. Of course, Sanchez valued his car over human life … so he took out his taser gun and electrocuted Brown. Taser to death by Waterbury PD http://electronicvillage.blogspot.com/2011/05/taser-death-marcus-brown-waterbury-ct.html

Tony Chance Ross 34, (White Male) Sulphur Springs Texas March 9, 2015 – Ross was arrested early Friday evening after police responded to a call on Whitworth Street of a shirtless man acting erratically. As officers responded, a second call was received regarding a door kicked in at a residence on the street. The description given of that man matched the first description received. The first officer on the scene did not find the individual at the residence but the second officer responding did find Ross down the street. When approached, Ross is said to have balled his fist and charged the officer. The officer tazed Ross but Ross was able to pull the wires out and fled. The officer pursued and a fight insured. Officers said Ross was difficult to contain and they were forced to tazed him more than once. Ross continued to resist even when taken to jail according to Chief Sanders. Ross was placed in the padded cell at Hopkins County jail. Eleven minutes after he was placed in the cell, an officer heard a noise and went to check on Ross. He was face down and unresponsive. Officers were able to find a faint pulse and called EMS. CPR was stared at the jail and his pulse was stronger but he was not breathing on his own when he arrived at Hopkins County Memorial Hospital. Ross was transferred to Trinity-Mother Francis Hospital in Tyler where he died from what was at that time called cardiac arrest. Dies in the custody of the Texas Rangers http://www.ksstradio.com/2015/03/09/texas-rangers-investigate-death-of-inmate/

Mario Romero 22, (Black Male) Vallejo California Sept. 2, 2012 – Officers Sean Kenney and Dustin Joseph responding to a burglary call. The neighborhood was empty as they drove through, but then they saw two people sitting inside a white Ford Thunderbird parked in front of a corner house. The patrol car pulled up nose-to-nose with the Thunderbird, and the officers switched on a bright spotlight. Mario Romero and Joseph Johnson were inside the car, back from a party. Romero’s sisters Ankhe Harris and Cynquita Martin had been awake inside the house. Johnson had called Harris to let her know he was about to come in, and she had gotten up to unlock the door for him. Through the window, Harris and Martin saw the spotlight shine on. They heard shouts. Then they heard gunfire, lots of it. They heard it stop and then, after a few seconds, begin again. Harris looked outside the window and saw an officer walking toward the Thunderbird firing away. Martin burst out the front door and began screaming at the officer to stop shooting. According to Harris, the offer turned to Martin and shouted back, “If you don’t get back in the house and I’m gonna shoot you in your fuckin’ face!” Officer Kenney fired 24 shots. Officer Joseph fired eight shots. One bullet hit Johnson and he survived. Romero was hit with 30 bullets, and he was pronounced dead at the hospital. Read MORE http://www.buzzfeed.com/albertsamaha/three-shootings-in-vallejo#.qdd6NlXe4

Gonzalo Guizan 33, (Hispanic Male) Easton Connecticut May 18, 2008 – At the home of Ronald Terebesi a heavily armed police SWAT team composed of officers from several area towns charged the house smashed down his door, tossed stun grenades into his home and fatally shot his house guest, Guizan, as the two men were watching TV. During the raid, Guizan was shot half a dozen times by Monroe Officer Michael Sweeney. The police team’s action was based on a claim by an exotic dancer that she saw a small amount of cocaine and some smoking pipes in Terebesi’s home. A state lethal-force investigation found that one of the officers thought he had been hit by gunfire when he was actually struck by debris from a police “flash-bang” grenade. The officer opened fire and Guizan, who was unarmed, was killed. The state investigation concluded “the use of force by police officers … was appropriate.” However a civil lawsuit which resulted from Guizan’s death was settled at a cost to taxpayers of $3.5 million. Murdered by Easton PD http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Court-cops-don-t-have-immunity-for-killer-raid-5711350.php

Jose Angel Maldonado 22, (Hispanic Male) East Hartford Connecticut April 13, 2014 – Allegedly Police Officer Kaplan and other officers struggled with Jose Angel Maldonado after he was arrested. The Officers responded for a complaint of a dispute and found Maldonado had damaged a vehicle occupied by a family, including two adults and three children. Police claim one adult in the vehicle was injured by broken glass. Maldonado was allegedly combative with officers and resisted arrest as he was taken into custody. Officer Kaplan used his department-issued stun gun to subdue Maldonado, who began to suffer medical distress. He was provided with emergency care by EMS at police headquarters and transported by ambulance to Hartford Hospital where he was pronounced dead shortly after being admitted. Tasered to death by East Hartford PD http://articles.courant.com/2014-04-15/community/hc-east-hartford-taser-death-0414-20140413_1_stun-gun-police-headquarters-taser

Hue Dang 64, (Asian Female) Hackensack New Jersey March 11, 2015 – Detective Sgt. John Straniero was turning west from Jackson Avenue onto E. Kennedy Street per Hackensack Police Capt. Nicole Foley. As he turned, he struck Hue Dang, Ms. Dang was pronounced dead shortly after. There were no witnesses to tell if she was standing or crossingThe Hackensack Police Department is investigating. Killed by Hackensack PD http://www.nj.com/bergen/index.ssf/2015/03/detective_fatally_strikes_woman_with_bergen_county.html

Seth Victor 40, (White Male) New Britain Connecticut Sept. 2, 2013 – Police responded after receiving the report of a disturbance at a third-floor apartment. “They encountered a male individual on the third floor being disruptive, hollering, throwing objects out of the window,” said state police spokesman Lt. Paul Vance.Witnesses said Victor threw a piano, a lamp and several other objects from the apartment window and threatened to jump if police entered the building. A SWAT team responded, along with a K-9 unit and dozens of officers entered the man’s apartment and unsuccessfully tried getting him to surrender. Victor Lt. tried fighting officers, and that’s when one fired a stun gun. “They got him under control,” said Vance. “As they were taking him down to the first floor of the apartment building, the subject appeared to have difficulty breathing.”
Victor was transported to New Britain Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Tased to death by New Britain PD http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Police-Respond-to-Report-of-Barricaded-Suspect-in-New-Britain-222107071.html

Angel Hiraldo 48, (Hispanic Male) Meriden Connecticut April 21, 2012 – Hiraldo was breaking items at the house. Police claim he advanced on the officers with a hammer in his hand and a Meriden officer fired his stun gun. Hiraldo had difficulty breathing after being stunned, and he was taken by ambulance to MidState Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. Tased to death by Meriden PD http://articles.courant.com/2012-04-21/community/hc-meriden-police-0422-20120421_1_state-police-officer-evan-cossette-police-officers

Noel Mendoza 43, (Hispanic Male) Meriden Connecticut June 9, 2013 – Mendoza pulled into the parking lot of the police department yelling that someone was after him. Police said Mendoza was showing signs of paranoia and drug use, and he actually admitted to them he’d smoked crack and swallowed cocaine. “He really needed help, and he was looking for it, but it wasn’t coming so fast,” said Mendoza’s girlfriend Diana DeJesus. Just recently she said Mendoza had been trying to get into a rehab facility to get help for his drug problem and was waiting to hear back. “He was running around he thought somebody was trying to get him and he was acting very weird. But I think he really went there for help.” An ambulance was brought in to bring Mendoza to Mid-State Medical Center, and as EMTs were trying to get him into it, he began to flail around and started to scream. He was eventually handcuffed in an effort to stabilize him, but continued his out-of-control behavior and started to spit saliva and blood at the police officers and EMTs. One of the police officers used a stun gun in an attempt to gain control of Mendoza and stop him from fighting, and at one point Mendoza allegedly grabbed the Taser while he was handcuffed and wouldn’t let it go. After he arrived at the hospital he was still combative and medical staff tried to medicate him to calm him down. About 10 minutes after arriving at the emergency room medical officials said Mendoza died. http://www.wfsb.com/story/22556951/naacp-to-investigate-meriden-mans-death

Terrance Moxley 29, (Black Male) Mansfield Ohio March 11, 2015 – Volunteers of America Staff called police because Moxley was out of control. He was punching walls, swinging at employees and slamming doors. Police say Moxley was resisting arrest and struggling with officers when he was tased. He even broke out of his handcuffs. Tased to death http://www.19actionnews.com/story/28382544/possible-taser-death-under-investigation-in-mansfield

Yuvette Henderson 38, (Black Female) Emeryville California Feb. 3, 2015 – Officers responded to a call from employees of Home Depot in regards to a disturbance within the store where it is alleged that a woman at the scene had a handgun. Gunned down by the Emeryville Police Department. Her crime? Allegedly shoplifting from Home Depot. She was chased down, cornered and gunned down by the police who executed her utilizing a hand gun, a shot gun and a military-style assault rifle in broad daylight in a residential area. Police claim she pointed a revolver at a security officer after being caught shoplifting, then tried to carjack at least three cars at gunpoint before pointing the weapon at police “Body cameras are a matter of muscle memory,” James said. “And in a critical incident when adrenaline is flowing, especially when we haven’t done any of the training, it’s understandable why he forgot to turn it on. https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2015/02/10/18768335.php?show_comments=1
http://www.contracostatimes.com/breaking-news/ci_27461979/oakland-woman-killed-by-emeryville-police-tried-carjack

Terry Garnett Jr. 37, Cecil County Maryland March 11, 2015 – According to Maryland State Police, a Cecil County Sheriff’s Deputy attempted to make a traffic stop. The suspect refused to stop and a brief pursuit ensued.
The sheriff’s deputy discharged his weapon at the car after it finally stopped. The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene. http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2015/03/11/suspect-killed-after-brief-pursuit/

Zackary Dean Moffitt 33, Summit County Colorado July 16, 2013 – Moffitt was in custody on an outstanding warrant out and for violating a protection order out of Lake County. He was booked at the Summit County Jail after being admitted to the hospital for intoxication and then pulling out his IV and walking out of the emergency room. “He absolutely was being somewhat combative with deputies and they more or less were just trying to restrain him as he was attempting to do some harm to himself physically. There were some suicidal tendencies leading up to it and he was literally punching himself.” When he went into cardiac arrest, deputies and first responders from Red, White and Blue Fire Protection District and Summit County Ambulance Service began life saving measures. He was transported by air to St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood, but never regained consciousness. Died while in custody of Summit County Sheriff Dept. http://www.aspentimes.com/news/7312695-113/county-summit-moffitt-deputies

Anthony Hill 27, DeKalb County Police Georgia March 9, 2015 – Police were called to the complex by a 911 caller who said a suspicious man was running through the complex acting deranged, knocking on doors and crawling around on the ground naked. When officers arrived, they found the man completely unclothed, in the parking lot. Witness Oscar Perez said. “The man, he was like drugged, but he was naked, and he was crawling. I think the police officer thought he was going to attack, so he shot him.” When the Hill saw the Officer Robert Olsen he charged, running at the officer. Officer Robert Olsen called to him to stop, while stepping backward. He then drew his weapon and fired two shots.” http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/03/10/police-shooting-unarmed-naked-man/24689183/

Jonathan Ryan Paul 42, (Black Male) Arlington Texas March 12, 2014 – Paul was arrested on multiple outstanding misdemeanor warrants after police responded to Paul’s apartment about 4:15 a.m. on a disturbance call. Witnesses reported Paul was screaming and throwing items out of an upstairs window. Paul continued to be agitated and non-compliant. He was restrained and placed in an isolation cell at the Arlington City jail where detention officers saw he had become unresponsive. They called EMS and Transported to intensive care at Arlington Memorial Hospital. Paul was pronounced dead just before 3:30 p.m. Died in the custody of Arlington PD http://crimeblog.dallasnews.com/2015/03/man-in-arlington-police-custody-hospitazlied.html/

Christopher Capps 22, (Oglala Sioux) Rapid City So. Dakota May 2, 2010 – The officer claimed Capps was charging at him with a weapon although an autopsy showed the young tribal member was shot at least once in the back. A confirmed weapon was never uncovered at the scene although Olson and a witness claimed that Capps, at some point during the encounter, had something in his hand. The witness, however, refused to provide his account under oath in response to a civil rights lawsuit filed by parents Jerry and Jaylene Capps. Murdered by Pennington County Sheriff’s Deputy David Olson http://www.indianz.com/News/2015/016772.asp?fb_action_ids=823978317650187&fb_action_types=og.comments

Richard Poccia 60, (Mentally ill White Male) Napa California Nov. 28, 2010 – Poccia, an unemployed nurse, was drinking heavily, had fired a shot through a wall and was suicida. Poccia’s wife Samanda Dorger and her family and friends told police Poccia was alone in the home, had been in psychiatric distress for two days and his mental state was deteriorating. Poccia’s health care provider told police Poccia might be suffering from withdrawal from Klonopin, a prescription drug for seizure and panic disorders. Poccia was unarmed when he was shot, but officers said they thought Poccia was reaching for a weapon. Poccia died of a gunshot wound to the head. Poccia’s family later filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city that was settled in January, with city agreeing to pay the family $700,000. Sheriff and district attorney investigations absolved the officer of criminal wrongdoing in the Poccia case. Police settled the lawsuit without admitting liability. http://patch.com/california/napavalley/napa-pay-700k-wife-daughter-man-shot-2010-cop

Guy Jarreau Jr. 34, (Black Male) Napa California Dec. 11, 2010 – Jarreau Jr. was assisting fellow classmates and friends with the filming of an anti-violence music video. Jarreau was ahead of the film crew, directing them in which say to go. The first officer to arrive commanded the film crew to disperse. As Jarreau and the film crew were following the commands of the first officers, more officers arrived and commanded the film crew to get on the ground. Jarreau was already a distance from the film crew and was then blocked off by an unmarked police car, as he was walking in the direction of the alley. Member of the film crew and friends stated that Officer Tribble was wearing plain clothing at the time of the incident, and that Jarreau was shot as he held his hands in the air, while holding a green cup. The green cup was found at the site of the shooting. The film crew and friends of Jarreau stated that the officer gave no warning to Jarreau prior to firing his weapon. Tribble was allegedly not wearing a police uniform and was dressed in clothes that a reasonable person would not identify as clothes of a peace officer. After Tribble shot Jarreau, he allrgrdly waited unreasonably long before calling for medical assistance for Jarreau. Tribble directed the ambulance to take Mr. Jarreau to John Muir Medical Center, which was unreasonably far from where Jarreau was shot, and other emergency medical facilities would have been more reasonable choices due to their proximity. Officer Tribble was cleared of any wrongdoing. Murdered by Officer Tribble Vallejo PD http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/12/12/53055.htm

David Werblow 41, Branford Connecticut March 15, 2015 – Branford police responded to reports of an individual breaking into cars. After finding the suspect, police used a Taser and Werblow went into cardiac arrest and was transported to Yale-New Haven Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Tased to death by Bridgeport PD http://www.nhregister.com/general-news/20150315/state-police-man-dies-after-taser-use-by-branford-police

Salome Rodriguez Jr. 23, (Hispanic Male) Pomona California March 13, 2015 – Rodriguez gunned down following a fistfight at a bar by Officer Henry Solis. An arrest warrant has been issued for Henry Solis charging him with 187 PC, for the murder of Salome Rodriguez, Jr. The FBI has also joined the manhunt, which Pomona Police Chief Paul Capraro said could potentially turn into an international search. “The Fugitive Task Force, which is comprised of FBI and LAPD, is assisting Pomona PD Rodriguez was transported to Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center, where he died. http://ktla.com/2015/03/17/officer-wanted-on-suspicion-of-murder-in-pomona-shooting-terminated-from-lapd/

Anibal Rosario-Rodriguez 61, (Hispanic Male)New Britton Connecticut July 13, 2010 – New Britain police say an unidentified officer discharged a five-second shock with his Taser while trying to arrest Rosario-Rodriguez during a foot chase for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend. Police admit Rosario-Rodriguez suffered a facial wound when he fell forward during the incident and he was conscious when taken to the hospital and died. His family said something isn’t right, and they wonder if the stun gun led to the cardiac arrest that killed him. They said Rosario-Rodriguez was a healthy man and think the police department used excessive force in trying to subdue him. Tased to death by Bridgeport PD http://electronicvillage.blogspot.com/2010/07/taser-death-anibal-rosario-rodriguez.html

Stephen Palmer 47, (Mentally ill) (Unknown) Stamford Connecticut Dec. 30, 2009 – Caseworkers from the Franklin S. DuBois Center, a state-run mental health treatment center on Summer Street, called police after dealing with Palmer, a patient who allegedly threatened his roommate and Dubois Center doctors who had gone to his residence. Officers responded to the home and Palmer let them inside, allegedly only to attack them moments later. He disobeyed officers and allegedly became aggressive toward them, so they used pepper spray on him, which proved ineffective. A Stamford officer then shocked Palmer with a Taser and were able to handcuff Palmer, but he went into medical distress soon afterward. Paramedics tried to help Palmer at the scene and he was transported to Stamford Hospital and pronounced dead a short time late. Tased to death by Stamford PD http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Man-dies-after-being-Tasered-by-Stamford-police-304114.php

Kevin Piskura 24, (White Male) Cincinnati, Ohio April 19, 2008 – Piskura got in a bar fight it is reported that he interfered with police officers trying to arrest his friend. It is reported that the police tried to subdue him and then they tasered him. He collapsed and they handcuffed him. Then they noticed he was having trouble breathing. They rushed him to a hospital. And five days later he was dead. Tased to death by Cincinnati PD https://fivehusbands.wordpress.com/2009/04/19/the-tragic-death-of-kevin-piskura-one-year-later-the-taser-death-march-continues/

Donovan T. Graham 35, (Black Male) Meriden Connecticut June 6, 2008 – Meriden police used a taser while trying to subdue Graham after they’d been called to an apartment building on a complaint of threatening. The taser did not work in subduing Graham, police said. He died shortly after arriving at MidState Medical Center. Tased to death by Meriden PD http://excited-delirium.blogspot.com/2008/06/malfunctioned-vs-no-effect.html

Michael Patrick Jacobs ll 24, (Mentally ill Black Male) Ft. Worth Texas April 18, 2009 – The Jacobs family had dialed 911 on that fateful April day because Michael was causing a disturbance. The mother of the young mentally challenged man had called the Fort Worth Police in the past when Michael would have these episodes because the young man would calm down when the police spoke with him. Unfortunately, the police began struggling with Michael and escalated the situation with the use of excessive force. The family claims they were begging officers to stop hurting the confused young man and continually proclaimed, “You’re going to kill him. Please stop!” The situation ended with Jacobs being Tased excessively, rendered unconscious, and then handcuffed face down possibly obstructing his airway further. He was pronounced dead at 12:00 p.m. at John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth.Jacob was shocked with 50,000 volts of electricity for 54 seconds. In the inquiry, the officer admitted not knowing that she continually applied a force of 50,000 volts of electricity into the body of a mentally ill man, whose parents had only called for medical help, for a total of 54 seconds.
Tased to death by Officer Stephanie Phillips, Fort Worth PD. http://eddiegriffinbasg.blogspot.com/2009/12/taser-international-crimes-against.html http://www.justicenewsflash.com/2009/08/31/dallas-wrongful-death-lawyer_200908312018.html

Monique Jenee Deckard 43, (Mentally ill Black Female) Anaheim California March 8, 2015 – Deckard’s family called police after reporting that the woman was acting “unusually” and that she “was trying to find or buy a firearm. Her brother and his wife called the county’s emergency mental health line about 3:30 p.m., who advised them to call police. Police contacted the woman and ordered her out of the apartment complex, but she told them through the door that she would not come out, so crisis negotiators were summoned, he said. But before they arrived, the suspect came out armed with two knives Neighbors were outside when police swarmed the woman’s complex. Some neighbors said they saw the standoff and shooting from a distant sidewalk. “I did not see her charge,” said Irene Viera, who lives in the adjacent complex. “They didn’t tell her to get down on the floor or nothing.” http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2015/03/09/authorities-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-in-anaheim/

David P. Watford 47, Madison Parish Louisiana March 17, 2015 – An Alabama man who was walking on a rural highway overnight in Madison Parish is dead after being struck by the state trooper who was looking for him. Shortly after midnight Louisiana State Police Troop F responded to a report of an 18-wheeler sitting stationary in the lane of travel on U.S. 65 about six miles north of Tallulah in Madison Parish. The truck was found to be abandoned for unknown reasons, and a Louisiana State Trooper and Madison Parish sheriff’s deputies began to search for the driver to check on his welfare and to get the truck moved. Subsequently the driver of the truck, Watford, , of Cottonwood, Alabama, was struck by a southbound Louisiana State Police Chevrolet Tahoe. Watford had been walking in the southbound lane of travel on U.S. 65, facing traffic. Watford was pronounced dead at the scene by the Madison Parish Coroner’s Office. Killed by Louisiana State Police http://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/local/2015/03/17/alabama-man-dies-walking-along-highway-madison-parish/24912295/

Sheldon Haleck 38, (Samoan Male) Honolulu Hawaii March 17, 2015 – Honolulu police officers responded to the area of South King Street fronting Iolani Palace due to a report of a man wearing dark-colored clothes and running in the middle of the roadway, acting erratically. According to HPD, Haleck refused to leave the roadway, continuously running away from the officers. Police tried using pepper spray, but it was ineffective. An electric gun was then deployed twice but was also ineffective. Police say Haleck eventually tripped and fell while trying to run away, giving officers an opportunity to gain control of the man, described as “combative”, and place him under arrest. Haleck was escorted to the sidewalk, but he suddenly became unresponsive. HPD officials say the suspect was taken in an ambulance to the Queens Medical Center, where he died. His cause of death has not been released. Tased to death by Hawaii 50 http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/28546370/combative-man-dies-following-arrest-near-iolani-palace

Askari Roberts 35, Floyd County Georgia March 18, 2015 – Jackie Roberts called Floyd County 911 wanting to make a report of someone “putting a hit out on his son” Askari Roberts. A short time later a Floyd County police officer contacted Roberts by telephone in regard to this report and also spoke to Askari about the complaint.At approximately 9:30 p.m. on the same date, Ella Roberts called Floyd County 911 and reported, Askari Roberts, was being held down by a 64-year-old male Jackie Roberts in order “to keep him from hurting them”. A Floyd County Police Officer was dispatched to the residence. Another Floyd County Police Officer advised he was en route to that residence.The officers involved in the incident are identified as: Sgt. Greg Beck Sgt. Beck joined the Floyd County Police Department on May 30, 2004. Sgt. Beck is assigned as a Shift Supervisor in the Uniform Patrol Division. Sgt. Brandon Robinson At approximately 9:50 p.m. a Floyd County Police Officer arrived at 3189 Morton Bend Road. Another Officer transmitted that he needed another unit and to “step it up”. At 9:54 p.m. the second Officer arrived at 3189 Morton Bend Road. At 9:59 p.m. one of the on-scene officers requested an Ambulance be dispatched to the residence with normal response. At 10:03 p.m. one of the on-scene officers requested the ambulance “step it up” that “he is unconscious at this time”. At 10:04 p.m. one of the on-scene officers advised 911 that they were attempting CPR. At 10:10 p.m. an on-scene officer advised 911 that they applied the AED. At 10:11 p.m. an on-scene officer advised that the AED stated that “shock not advised” and they were continuing CPR. CPR was performed by the officers until the arrival of Redmond EMS at 10:16 p.m. Redmond EMS transported Askari Roberts to Floyd Medical Emergency Room where life saving measures were attempted by Emergency Room personnel. However, Askari Roberts died. http://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/rome/gbi-asked-to-investigate-officer-involved-death-on-morton-bend/article_3574dd54-cd57-11e4-9b46-d3f30165f444.html

Frederick Devon McAllister 33, (Black Male) Bridgeport Connecticut Jan. 31, 2008 – Sergeant Fitzgerald was present at a lineup when the intelligence information regarding Justin Dewitt Ellerby was passed out. His squad was assigned to the call that Ellerby had driven in a red/burgundy Chevy Tahoe and was carrying a Desert Eagle handgun. Sergeant Fitzgerald heard the police radio transmission that Officer Reilly had reported a Chevy Tahoe had departed. Fitzgerald, intending to intercept observed the SUV driving straight at his vehicle, causing him to swerve away to avoid a collision. The SUV then proceeded at a high rate of speed. Fitzgerald, joined the chase. The SUV drove directly across a busy thoroughfare, without either slowing or stopping, and then into the CVS parking lot then drove over a curb, and still at high speed, several blocks up to the intersection which he drove through sideswiping a tree and crashing through a link fence. He then continued approximately seventy-five yards into an open play area where he struck another tree head-on and finally came to a stop. Sergeant Fitzgerald followed through the hole in the fence, brought his patrol car to a stop about thirty feet away from and at a ninety degree angle to the SUV. The SUV operator exited the and Fitzgerald claimed advanced toward him allegedly appearing to be reaching to his front waistband, Fitzgerald drew his service weapon and commanded him to “stop, drop the gun and show your hands”. In response, the man yelled get the ‘_______’ away from me.” and appeared to be aiming a weapon at the officer. At this point, fearing for his life, Fitzgerald fired three rounds at the individual, none apparently striking him. As the man then turned sideways toward him the officer heard a gunshot and responded by firing three more shots. The man then dropped to one knee, stood up, threw something to the ground and jogged away dropping an object. The object that Sgt Fitzgerald had observed the man throw to the ground was a Blackberry PDA. Investigation determined the individual who Sgt. Fitzgerald had shot was not, in fact, Justin Ellerby. Found in the Chevy Tahoe was a South Carolina motor vehicle I.D. card with the decedent’s photograph bearing the name Frederick Devon McAllister and date of birth of 11/11/72. READ MORE http://www.ct.gov/csao/cwp/view.asp?A=1802&Q=419746

Shane Watkins 39, (schizophrenia White Male) Lawrence County Alabama March 19, 2015 – Watkins’ mother, Darlene Watkins, told WAAY 31 that her son suffered from schizophrenia and had called authorities to tell them his mother was going to kill him. She said Shane Watkins made the call during a schizophrenic episode.
Darlene Watkins said Shane grabbed a box cutter and went outside to meet deputies, despite her telling him not to go outside. Sheriff Mitchell said Watkins charged at deputies after refusing to drop the weapon and was shot. “I heard four shots and I saw him laying on the ground,” Watkins said. “I tried to go to him and they grabbed me and said ‘don’t go over there.'” Murdered by Lawrenceville PD http://www.waaytv.com/appnews/officer-involved-shooting-in-lawrence-county/article_542fc7c0-ce3a-11e4-ab4a-33bacc268443.html

Derrick Jones 17, Black, Martinsville Virginia Jan 9, 2009 – Officer Wray was dispatched in response to a 911 call regarding a shirtless young male urinating in the street. When he arrived at the scene, Officer Wray saw a white male wearing a jacket run into a home. Officer Wray got out of his vehicle, approached the front door and noticed it had been kicked in and also saw blood on the wall near the front door. He reached for his firearm but realized he’d left it at the police station. He then reached for his Taser, and without waiting for backup entered the home. As he went inside, Wray saw a young male at the top of the stairs. Wray “also claims he noticed the reflection of a second person in the kitchen hitting something. Officer Wray began issuing commands to the person in the kitchen to “come out and talk to him”. The male in the kitchen, later identified as Jones, began to walk out of the kitchen toward Wray, who “observed Jones’ hands and could see he (Jones) was not carrying anything”. The Official Report notes Jones was not armed. From a distance of 12 to 15 feet, Wray deployed his Taser Model X26. The Taser’s barb’s struck Jones in the chest, in and around his heart. Jones “immediately fell to the floor and never got up”. Officer Wray handcuffed Jones and left him lying on the living room floor. He handcuffed the White male, and when he returned to the living room, he found Jones unresponsive. Officer Wray rolled Jones over onto his back and noticed drool coming from his mouth. Jones had no pulse and did not appear to be breathing. “At some point, Officer Wray called for medical backup and began CPR” on Jones. Jones was later pronounced dead at Memorial Hospital in Martinsville. An autopsy found Jones death caused by “acute cardiac dysrhythmia” Tased to Death by Martinsville PD http://www.martinsvillebulletin.com/article.cfm?ID=26890

James Moore 43, Tulsa Oklahoma March 22, 2015 – “Two officers were traveling southbound in a fairly dark area with no crosswalk when the saw a dark-colored object walk right out in front of them and strike Moore killing him. Killed by Tulsa PD http://www.newson6.com/story/28582219/tulsa-patrol-officer-strikes-kills-pedestrian-crossing-south-lewis

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