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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 ordered Carberry to drop his weapon multiple times but he refused and responded "do it! do it!" [89] [90] 2014-09-06: Davis, Thomas (44) Hawaii (Honolulu) An unnamed patrol officer transporting two teenagers hit and killed Davis, a man in a wheelchair. Police said Davis, who friends describe as deaf, was in a traffic lane.
Police shot Lee as he was wielding a knife, and one of the shots pierced through a door and struck Kim, killing him. [73] Lee, Kwang Tae 2005-08-07 Stone, James A. Michigan (Detroit) James "Poppa" Stone, "died in [police] custody at the Second Precinct after pleading to go to the hospital for several days." [74] 2005-08-05 Erwin, Rodney
Map of per capita police killings in the United States in 2018. [1]Below are lists of people killed by law enforcement in the United States, both on duty and off duty. . Although Congress instructed the Attorney General in 1994 to compile and publish annual statistics on police use of excessive force, this was never carried out, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation does not collect the
The deputies were attempting to effect a warrant for Mr. Vu's arrest on second-degree murder charges. [9] 2009-12-19: Emil Jose Estrada (40) Asian/Pacific Islander: Washington (Des Moines) Shot after pointing gun at police. Police were approaching man as prime suspect in recent report of domestic violence involving a gun. [10] 2009-12-18 ...
This is a list of people reported killed by non-military law enforcement officers in the United States in 2008, 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 involved.
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.
Brian Acton, a registered sex offender, died when Columbia Police officer took him into custody at the home of a woman he had sexually assaulted. Police say they used only their hands to control him and put him into handcuffs. He had stopped breathing and was transported to a local hospital where he died. [99] [100] 2015-04-18: Sapp, Grover ...