This is a list of people reported killed by non-military law enforcement officers in the United States in June 2018, 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. Killings are arranged by date of the incident that caused death. Different death dates, if known, are noted in the description. The table below lists 10 people.
Date | Name and age of deceased | State (city) | Description |
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2018-06-27 | Joey Bronson (29) | Colorado (Aurora) | Bronson was shot while fleeing police. Police claim a gun was recovered "near" where Bronson came to lay. He was taken to a hospital where he died later that day. [1] [2] In a month the officer involved, Drew Limbaugh, would go on to kill Richard "Gary" Black, Jr. He wasn't charged for either incident. [3] |
2018-06-23 | Thurman Blevins (31) | Minnesota (Minneapolis) | Police responded to a call of a man outdoors firing a gun into the air. On arriving, they found Blevins, armed, who began to run away. Blevins was shot in the back during a foot chase. [4] [5] |
2018-06-19 | Antwon Rose Jr. (17) | Pennsylvania (East Pittsburgh) | See Shooting of Antwon Rose Jr. [6] [7] |
2018-06-14 | Terrence Dewayne White Jr. (18) | Nevada (Las Vegas) | White, who was in a stolen SUV with a stolen AR-15 rifle as well, was being pursued by police. White made a u-turn and accelerated his vehicle toward the officers. Officers responded by firing 58 times, which at least two struck White, killing him. [8] |
2018-06-06 | Maurice Granton Jr. (24) | Illinois (Chicago) | Police were conducting a narcotics operation when they confronted Granton, who was armed with a gun. Granton fled, dropping or throwing the gun; as he tried to climb over a fence, police shot him in the back. [9] [10] |
2018-06-06 | Alan Goyano (43) | New York (Merrick) | |
2018-06-06 | Roger Dale Sims (56) | Georgia (LaGrange) | |
2018-06-06 | Brian Puskas (47) | Ohio (Delaware) | |
2018-06-05 | Abel Guzman | Texas (Pearland) | |
2018-06-05 | Joshua Nash Bryant | North Carolina (Wilmington) |