This is a list of people reported killed by non-military law enforcement officers in the United States in October 2017, 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 7 people.
Date | Name (age) of deceased | State (city) | Description |
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2017-10-30 | Robert James Lightfeather (33) | Washington (Federal Way) | Police were called after reports of a man threatening two others with a gun. Lightfeather reportedly raised his gun at police when the responded. Police fired on his, killing him. [1] [2] |
2017-10-22 | Samantha “Baby Girl” Hennard (25) | Missouri (St. Joseph) | Police responded to a report of a stolen vehicle and pursued two suspects on foot. One of them, Hennard, turned and shot at officers, who returned fire. [3] [4] [5] |
2017-10-20 | Armando Frank (44) | Louisiana (Markville) | Frank was sitting on his tractor in a parking lot when sheriff’s deputies came to him and ordered him off, saying they had a warrant for his arrest (on trespassing). Frank asked to see the warrant, which the deputies did not have with them. They continued to demand, he continued to refuse. The deputies then dragged Frank off the tractor. One put him in a chokehold for several minutes, asphyxiating Frank. (One of the deputies shot a Taser at the other during the arrest.) [6] [7] [8] |
2017-10-16 | Eric Garrison (20) | Maryland (Baltimore) | Garrison robbed a 7-11 gas station with a shotgun. As he exited the store he was confronted by an officer who just arrived to the scene, and was shot and killed. [9] |
2017-10-10 | Daniel James (55) | Washington (Rochester) | James was shot after exiting his vehicle with a weapon and approaching police. Police were responding to reports of a man acting erratically and armed with a pistol. [10] |
2017-10-10 | Sandy Guardiola (48) | New York (Canandaigua) | Guardiola, an off-duty parole officer, was killed by police performing a wellness check on her. [11] |
2017-10-01 | Micah McComas (41) | Alaska (Seward) | McComas was stopped for a traffic violation that turned into a drug investigation. Police put McComas in the back of a patrol car; he got into the front and attempted to drive away, when police shot him. [12] |