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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 found a stolen vehicle occupied by Voight and a man. Voight left the car and ran, while the man stayed and was arrested. Police searched for Voight for two hours before finding her in a shed, at which point officers shot her believing she was holding a gun. Voight was carrying a smartphone. [55] [56] 2024-03-19 unidentified male: Unknown
This category contains articles about people who died in police custody caused from asphyxiation due to police misconduct or brutality in the United States. Also see pages I can't breathe , chokehold , and positional asphyxia .
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)
Zonterius Johnson (24) Black Oklahoma (Lawton) Police were conducting a compliance check at a lounge when they heard shots fired outside. When police encountered Johnson, he faced an officer and drew the weapon. He was ordered to drop the weapon, and was shot by police. [37] 2021-01-15 Jean Paul Stanley White Texas (El Paso) [38] 2021-01-15
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.
On July 13, 2016, we published a database of more than 800 deaths that took place in jails and police lockups in the previous year. The government doesn't release this kind of data, and jails often aren't required to give out information about people who die in their custody, so we had to dig deep.
Died after sustaining a head injury from Bessemer police officers during an August 4th arrest. [46] 2023-08-20 James Stroud (37) White Marion, North Carolina [47] 2023-08-20 Eugene McNeal (35) Black Memphis, Tennessee: McNeal was found dead after a standoff with gunshot wounds. It's unknown if McNeal was shot by officers or if he committed ...