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This category contains articles about people who died in police custody in the United States of America, such as deaths during an arrest caused from suffocation or beating, or people who died from an unrelated cause during their arrest. This category does include those shot dead by police officers.
Police responding to shots fired shot a man, who later died at hospital. [36] 2024-01-23 John Garcia (46) Unknown San Antonio, Texas: Police responded to a call and found a deceased woman, 48-year-old Lisa Ortiz. Garcia allegedly returned the scene of the crime and rammed police cars before firing a shotgun at officers.
This is a list of people reported killed by non-military law enforcement officers in the United States in January 2023, whether in the line of duty or not, and regardless of reason or method. The listing documents the occurrence of a death, making no implications regarding wrongdoing or justification on the part of the person killed or officer ...
Officer Cameron Williams then shot Rudderham. Rudderham died at a hospital. [6] 2023-05-30 unidentified adult male: Sparks, Nevada: Police responded to reports of a man threatening a woman at the Iron Horse Shopping Center. When they arrived, the male first ran, then stopped and allegedly pulled at a knife and charged at the officers. [7] 2023 ...
More than 800 people have lost their lives in jail since July 13, 2015 but few details are publicly released. Huffington Post is compiling a database of every person who died until July 13, 2016 to shed light on how they passed.
Police used a Taser on Williams; his heart had stopped by the time an ambulance arrived. Afterward police told witnesses he had taken PCP. [10] 2014-09-27: unidentified (42) Florida (Homestead) Police say they shot and killed a man who assaulted his ex-girlfriend. [11] [12] 2014-09-27: Gerken, Shad (34) Maine (Chester)
Police were called to reports of a person with a knife at an intersection. When officers arrived, Tapia pulled out a knife from a bag. Police tased Tapia twice, then shot Tapia when the tasers failed to work. [74] [75] 2024-06-16 Jason Chad Prosser (43) White Pacolet, South Carolina [76] 2024-06-16 George E. Taylor (48) White Rudolph, Ohio [77 ...
Police were responding to a call for help when 27-year-old Taylor Dawn Shutte was shot and killed by 37-year-old Eli Crawford, causing a standoff between him and police. Police say that Eli died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound while his daughter, Cessie, was accidentally struck by a Joplin, Missouri Police Officer's gunfire. [8]