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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.
A Madera Police officer shot Torres as he sat, handcuffed, in the back of a police car. He had been arrested for resisting as police tried to quiet a loud party. The officer reported that she had intended to reach for her Taser but grabbed her firearm instead. [27] 2002-10-13 Davila, Alberto (26) Latino California (Hollywood) [28] 2002-10-11
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 ...
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
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.
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.
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