a pharmacy robber in December 2011 was fatally shot by an off-duty officer.
Lakewood, Colorado police officer, was killed by another officer when responding to shots fired call—2012.
A San Francisco, California detective sergeant was killed by another officer while they were making a probation check—2014.
Vehicular Police Homicides
A sixty-two-year-old man driving on a moped in the center-driving lane was struck and killed by a speeding Firerest, Washington deputy responding to a backup call. The officer making the backup call was looking for someone who fled a traffic stop—2011.
A female Avondale Estates, Georgia, police officer was driving twice the speed limit not on an emergency call when she T-boned another vehicle killing the two occupants—February 2011. The officer was indicted on two counts of vehicular homicide and reckless driving. She pleaded guilty and was sentenced to ten years with serving three in prison (Anon February 6, 2015).
A Dallas, Texas, police officer following an ambulance struck and killed a forty-three-year-old female pedestrian at 3 a.m. on January 22, 2012. The officer was exceeding the speed limit without his emergency equipment—lights and siren on. It was ruled that the deceased victim did not yield the right of way to a marked police vehicle (Heinz, January 23, 2012).
An Atlanta police officer was fired and charged with second-degree vehicular homicide after his police car traveling at high speed on an emergency call struck a BMW killing the driver (Richardson, M. July 26, 2012).
A Tucson, Arizona, officer responding to a fight call with his lights and siren on struck and killed a pedestrian crossing the street—2012.
A female pedestrian was struck and killed by a Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, police vehicle when she ran in front of the patrol car. Witnesses say she was reading a text or running to catch a bus and not paying attention—2012.
A Baltimore, Maryland, police officer on an emergency run to a shooting struck and killed a pedestrian—2012.
A Los Angeles County deputy struck and killed a bicyclist in the bike lane. The deputy was distracted by his mobile digital computer—2013.
A Minneapolis, Minnesota officer, responding to a shooting call ran a red light and struck a motorcycle killing the driver and injuring his passenger—2013.
A sixty-year-old Portsmouth, Virginia woman was struck and killed by a police vehicle, not on an emergency run—2013.
A New York State Police SUV struck a thirty-year-old Au Sable, New York woman and her small children. The woman was killed. The state trooper failed to yield the right of way—2014.
Suffolk County, New York Sheriff’s deputies were responding to an emergency call when they struck and killed a pedestrian—2014.
A Franklin Township police officer driving 20 miles per hour over the speed limit without his lights and siren on struck and killed a ten-year-old boy crossing the street—2014
Justified LEO Fatal Shootings
Clear and Present Danger Police Homicides
An on-duty Santa Maria, California, police officer was fatally shot by other Santa Maria officers when he resisted arrest for illegal sexual relations with a female Police Explorer—2012.
Malden, Massachusetts, police officers were pursuing an armed bank robbery suspect when he shot three times at the officers. The suspect had carjacked three vehicles in his escape attempt. He was driving the third vehicle when the officer shot and killed him—2012.
Miami, Florida, officers shot and killed a naked man while he was eating the face off another naked man on a public causeway—2012.
A New Bedford, Massachusetts, man was fatally shot in 2012 by gang unit detectives after he stabbed one of the detectives with a hunting knife.
Two Charleston, West Virginia, police officers pulled over a man, and an altercation developed. The suspect took one of the officer’s gun and shot both officers. One officer died at the scene and the other a week later. The suspect fled and was involved in a shootout with a third officer. This officer although wounded killed the suspect—2012.
Two Philadelphia officers responded to a fight call. One of the combatants turned to the officers with a knife and was shot to death.
A Riverside, California, man was shot to death after he rammed a police car with a stolen car—2013.
A Santa Monica, California, man went on a killing spree that left four dead and five wounded. He was cornered in a college library and killed in a shootout with police. He wore body armor and a helmet and carried several firearms—2013.
A Fort Lauderdale, Florida, police officer was indicted for manslaughter after shooting a black man carrying an unloaded pellet gun down the street. The man had just bought it at a pawnshop. There was conflicting testimony in the case. The officer received an award for the shooting, which outraged the family. The manslaughter charges were later dismissed—2013.
Fear-Driven Police Homicides
An officer fatally shot an unarmed Shreveport, Louisiana, man after he allegedly reached for the officer’s gun during a struggle with the officer—2011.
An unarmed East Point, Georgia, man was shot and killed after making a “threatening gesture” toward officers conducting a “knock and announce” drug search warrant—2011.
Houston officers responded to a home burglary, and three suspects fled when they arrived. One suspect was caught and then fatally shot when he allegedly attempted to take an officer’s gun—2012.
An unarmed man was shot to death by two U.S. Marshals pursuing him for a probation violation. He allegedly tried to crash into their car—2012.
A man who was stopped for a speeding violation allegedly attempted to choke the Alma, Arkansas, officer who was trying to handcuff him. The officer shot and killed him—2012.
Two members of the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force shot and killed a Vancouver, Washington, man through the windshield of his car when he “escalated the situation.”
Suisun City, California man was killed after pointing a pellet gun at police—2013.
Sonoma County Deputies were responding to a suspicious person call when they spotted a thirteen-year-old boy walking in a vacant lot. He was carrying what they thought was an assault rifle. The officers claimed that the boy disregarded commands to drop the weapon. One deputy fired eight rounds at the boy from 20 to 30 feet away, striking him seven times and killing him. The boy was carrying an airsoft replica of an AK-47 that fired plastic pellets. The district attorney ruled the homicide justified—2013.
Two San Diego, California, shot and killed a man while serving a drug warrant. The man was shot when he allegedly reached for his waistband after he was ordered to show his hands—2014.
Two Oak, Texas, officers shot and killed a mentally ill man who refused their orders to drop a screwdriver—2014.
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