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Executions of white defendants for killing black victims are rare. Since the reinstatement of capital punishment in the United States in 1976, just 21 white people have been executed for killing a black person (less than 1.36 percent of all executions), whereas the number of black people executed for killing a white person is 299 (making up nearly 19.4 percent of all executions).
11 people were killed and over 200 were made homeless when police bombed a residential neighborhood. April 3, 1986 Erdman Bascomb: 41 Seattle, Washington: During a drug raid on a Genesee apartment police burst in and shot Bascomb in the chest. Bascomb was holding a black TV remote, which the officer who shot him said he mistook for a gun. [44]
By most estimates, a total of 30–80 black people were killed during what has been considered the "single bloodiest day in modern American political history". [2] One of the victims shot and killed two white people in self-defense. Most African American-owned buildings and residences in northern Ocoee were burned to the ground.
The listing documents the occurrence of a death, making no implications regarding wrongdoing or justification on the part of the person killed or officer involved. Killings are arranged by date of the incident that caused death. Different death dates, if known, are noted in the description. The table below lists 92 people.
This is a list of people reported killed by non-military law enforcement officers in the United States in June 2024, whether in the line of duty or not, and regardless of reason or method. The listing documents the occurrence of a death, making no implications regarding wrongdoing or justification on the part of the person killed or officer ...
This is a list of people reported killed by non-military law enforcement officers in the United States in June 2020, whether in the line of duty or not, and regardless of reason or method. The listing documents the occurrence of a death, making no implications regarding wrongdoing or justification on the part of the person killed or officer ...
Wilson shot and killed three people and wounded several others before he was slain by police. [52] 2023-05-15 John McKinzie Jr (27) Black West Palm Beach, Florida: An officer shot and killed McKinzie outside his apartment that he shared with his girlfriend. McKinzie's family says he was in a middle of a diabetic episode when he was shot. [53 ...
Police later returned fire, killing him. In the incident, 4 people were killed (including Mohamed) and 3 people were injured. [6] [7] 2024-05-30 Hugo Cachua (37) Latino Ontario, California: An off-duty LAPD officer shot and killed Cachua after a fender-bender and fight. One of the gunshots hit Cachua, who was unarmed, in the back.