This is a list of people reported killed by non-military law enforcement officers in the United States in February 2024, 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 70 people.
Date | Name (age) of deceased | Race | Location | Description |
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2024-02-27 | Shawn Karr (42) | Unknown | Groveland, California | During a traffic stop, Karr exited the vehicle and ran, with a Tuolumne County Sheriff’s deputy giving chase. During the foot pursuit, Karr allegedly took out a firearm, and the deputy shot Karr. [1] |
2024-02-26 | Marcus Allen Camacho (36) | Unknown | Fontana, California | Fontana Police officers fatally shot Camacho sometime after he armed himself with an "edged weapon" inside a Home Depot. Before entering the store, Camacho was allegedly acting "erratic" and trying to intentionally get struck by a vehicle. [2] [3] |
2024-02-26 | Austin Flores (43) | Unknown | Huntsville, Texas | Flores died after he allegedly pulled out a gun at Huntsville police officers at a Motel 6 motel. Flores was wanted for failing to comply as a sex offender. [4] |
2024-02-26 | William Pickett (54) | White | Sarasota, Florida | Pickett, who was a suspect in a bank robbery, died after he was fatally shot by a Sarasota Police officer during a traffic stop. [5] |
2024-02-26 | Anthony Joseph Stratmann Jr (37) | White | Festus, Missouri | Stratmann was fatally shot by three Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office deputies when he allegedly advanced towards them with a hammer. [6] |
2024-02-24 | Trayvon Little (37) | Black | Lexington, Illinois | Illinois State Police officers responding to a "shots fired" call on I-55 encounter two vehicles on the shoulder. Little allegedly was shooting at one of the vehicles before he turned the gun towards troopers. The troopers then shot and killed Little. [7] |
2024-02-24 | Devon Lewis (23) | Unknown | Tucson, Arizona | Lewis, who was allegedly armed with a sword, died after being shot and killed by Pima County Sheriff’s deputy outside a Days Inn hotel. [8] |
2024-02-24 | Cesar Martha (50) | Unknown | Fontana, California | Martha died after being fatally shot by San Bernardino County Sheriff's deputies. [9] |
2024-02-24 | Edward Holmes (58) | Black | Buffalo, New York | After Baffalo Police officers responded to a report of a man with a gun, arrival officers encountered Edward Holmes with a shotgun. Holmes allegedly discharged the shotgun and was being fatally shot. It was later determinded that Holmes placed the 911 call. [10] |
2024-02-24 | James H. Kreisel (28) | White | Sedalia, Missouri | Kreisel, who was allegedly armed with a knife, died after being shot by a Sedalia Police officer during a physical altercation. During the altercation, two officers were injured. [11] |
2024-02-23 | Kelvin Gerard Jackson (34) | Black | Rome, Georgia | After allegedly robbing a Citgo gas station, Jackson was fatally shot by a Rome Police officer during unknown circumstances. [12] |
2024-02-23 | Steve Evaristo Ventura (40) | Unknown | Green Bay, Wisconsin | Ventura died after being shot during a shootout with a Green Bay police officer. [13] [14] |
2024-02-23 | unidentified male | Unknown | Pearblossom, California | After responding to a call about an assault, an Los Angeles County deputy fatally shot a male at a Shell gas station. The male was allegedly armed with a "sharp object". [15] |
2024-02-22 | Colins Jennings (26) | Black | Columbus, Ohio | A Columbus police officer fatally shot Colins Jennings as he continuously approaching officers with a knife in his hand. [16] |
2024-02-22 | unidentified male (25) | Unknown | Lenoir, North Carolina | A man was shot after raising a gun toward Caldwell County deputies. [17] |
2024-02-22 | Joshua Patrick (36) | Unknown | Rose Hill, North Carolina | A sheriff's deputy responding to a domestic violence call struck Patrick's vehicle as he made a left turn as the deputy attempted to pass him. [18] |
2024-02-21 | Jamarcus Brown (35-38? [lower-alpha 1] ) | Black | Walls, Mississippi | Brown was involved in a vehicle pursuit on Highway 61. At some point Brown vehicle was initiated a PIT maneuver, causing Brown's vehicle to come to a stop. DeSoto County Deputies then released a K9, whice Brown shot and killed. Brown was then shot by the deputies. [20] |
2024-02-20 | Jonathan Gale (53) | Unknown | Brush Prairie, Washington | Jonathon Gale was shot by Clark County Sheriff's deputies after allegedly reaching for his firearms. police later found multiple firearms and over 1000 ammunition in his vehicle. [21] |
2024-02-20 | Jose Luis Saenz (41) | Unknown | Las Vegas, Nevada | Saenz was shot after approaching Las Vegas police officers with a long piece of metal. [22] |
2024-02-20 | Lucas Barros (42) | Unknown | Los Lunas, New Mexico | Barros had an altercation with his wife, when the police arrived, he released the child with him and then walked back and pointed a gun at officers. At least one officer discharged their weapons striking him. [23] |
2024-02-19 | Miguel Godines (37) | Unknown | Phoenix, Arizona | Godines was shot and killed after trying to carjack a vehicle at gunpoint and attempting to run toward a vehicle while armed. [24] |
2024-02-18 | Brett Smiley (43) | Unknown | Shawnee, Kansas | Smiley was fatally shot by Shawnee police officers after an armed robbery. [25] |
2024-02-18 | Wendall Cross (85) | White | Union County, Georgia | [26] |
2024-02-17 | Torraize Armstrong (40) | Black | Chester, Pennsylvania | [27] |
2024-02-17 | Jose Flores (63) | Unknown | Tupelo, Mississippi | [28] |
2024-02-17 | Taiquell Woodson (33) | Unknown | Islip, New York | [29] |
2024-02-17 | Trent Prince (26) | White | Linwood, North Carolina | [30] [31] |
2024-02-17 | Jeremy Bradsher (45) | Unknown | Silver Springs, Florida | [32] |
2024-02-15 | Curtis Wallace (36) | Unknown | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Wallace was shot and killed after he allegedly drove into a Philadelphia officer and pinned him against a wall. [33] [34] |
2024-02-15 | Dario Agudelo (29) | Hispanic | Battle Creek, Michigan | [35] |
2024-02-13 | Marvin Martin III (50) | White | Chillicothe, Illinois | [36] |
2024-02-13 | Philip Austin Brant (26) | Unknown | Manassas, Virginia | [37] |
2024-02-12 | Oscar Venegas (35) | Unknown | Spokane, Washington | [38] |
2024-02-12 | Erick Cid (50) | Unknown | Spokane, Washington | [39] |
2024-02-12 | Geoffrey Parirchet (26) | Black | New York City, New York | NYPD officers received reports of a domestic dispute in Edgemere. When they arrived, Parirchet allegedly pointed a fake gun at officers, causing them to fatally shoot him. [40] |
2024-02-12 | Mario Bonilla (55) | White | Weston, Florida | [41] |
2024-02-11 | Genesse Ivonne Moreno (36) | Hispanic | Houston, Texas | A woman entered Lakewood Church with a child shortly before a service was set to begin and opened fire with a rifle. The child and a 57-year-old man were injured by gunfire. Two off-duty officers, one with the Houston Police Department and the other with the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, shot and killed the woman. [42] [43] |
2024-02-11 | Pedro Armendariz (45) | Unknown | Amarillo, Texas | [44] |
2024-02-11 | Dominic Soto (23) | White | Boise, Idaho | [45] |
2024-02-11 | Erick Radales Aguilera (28) | Unknown | Jackson, Tennessee | [46] |
2024-02-10 | Tobin Pico (29) | White | Marana, Arizona | Marana police officers found Pico was impaired after a traffic stop and DUI investigation led them to arrest Pico on suspicion of aggravated DUI. During the process of arresting, Pico fled and firing his handgun at the officers. The officers then returned fire killing him. [47] [48] |
2024-02-08 | Sean Daniel McKay (49) | White | Arlington, Texas | Arlington police officers asked Mckay to turn off his car during a traffic stop. The officer noticed McKay was holding a handgun. Mckay refused to drop the handgun and was being shot by the officer. [49] |
2024-02-08 | unidentified male | Unknown | Norco, California | Riverside Sheriff deputies fatally shot a male who allegedly lunged at them with a knife. [50] |
2024-02-07 | Jamie Devon Blanchard (36) | Black | Harris County, Texas | [51] |
2024-02-07 | Javaria Taylor (19) | Unknown | Shreveport, Louisiana | [52] |
2024-02-06 | Decarlos Cornelius Long (43) | Black | Orlando, Florida | [53] |
2024-02-06 | Donald Friese (39) | White | Granite City, Illinois | [54] |
2024-02-06 | Erick Seckington (65) | White | Altamonte Springs, Florida | [55] |
2024-02-06 | Lee Derek Larson (46) | White | Las Vegas, Nevada | [56] |
2024-02-06 | Jonathan Foster (38) | Unknown | Lancaster, California | [57] |
2024-02-06 | Sterling Alavache (36) | Black | Fort Myers, Florida | A police sniper shot and killed Alavache during a hostage situation at a bank after he allegedly held a woman at knifepoint. [58] |
2024-02-06 | Chase Ditter (17) | White | Columbus, Nebraska | Police responded to a welfare check after receiving a potential self-harm report. Few details were immediately released, but police shot and killed Ditter during the call. [59] |
2024-02-05 | Boyd Phillips (47) | White | Ozark, Alabama | After threatening several people with a knife at an Ozark bank, Phillips entered his car and a high speed chase occurred. After the pursuit, he barricaded himself inside a house. He was fatally shot by Alabama Law Enforcement Agency SWAT members during the standoff. [60] [61] |
2024-02-05 | John Gabriel Rice (18) | White | Graham, Texas | Rice was fatally shot after stabbing one of the Graham police officers. [62] [63] |
2024-02-04 | Jonathan Bell (41) | White | Ansonia, Connecticut | Police shot and killed Bell following a chase from Bridgeport after he allegedly fired at officers. [64] |
2024-02-04 | Thomas Michael Gregory Rivera (35) | White | Cherryville, North Carolina | Police responded to an assault and found a man walking down the street while holding a metal pipe. The man allegedly attacked officers and was shot once, dying at hospital. [65] |
2024-02-04 | Jeremie Coleman (37) | Black | Beaumont, Texas | Police pursued Coleman following a domestic violence call. After he crashed into a ditch, police shot and killed Coleman after he allegedly exited and raised a gun at officers. [66] [67] [68] |
2024-02-04 | David Clements (19) | Unknown | Massapequa, New York | When the Nassau County police officers responded a 911 about a suicidal man, they encountered Clements with 3 guns outside. He refused to drop the weapons and walked back to the apartment. He then came back and ran down his driveway pointing his gun at them. Officers then fired their weapons killing him. [69] |
2024-02-03 | Isaac Goodlow III (30) | Black | Carol Stream, Illinois | 2 police officers fatally shot Goodlow in his own apartment after responding to a reported domestic violence incident. The incident still remains under investigation. [70] [71] |
2024-02-03 | Jason Lee Maccani (36) | Unknown | Los Angeles, California | Los Angeles Police officers shot and killed Maccani, who was holding a white plastic fork in Skid Row. Video of the shooting was released on February 20th. [72] [73] [74] |
2024-02-03 | Fernando Rodriguez-Juarez (26) | Latino | Omaha, Nebraska | Rodriguez-Juarez and Hernandez-Rosales left a club after an argument with a group of people. As members of that group left the club, the two men drove up in a Jeep, and Rodriguez-Juarez fired a shot at them. Two officers working an off-duty job at the club returned fire, striking both men. [75] [76] |
Jonathan Hernandez-Rosales (28) | ||||
2024-02-03 | Fabian Garcia (23) | Unknown | Tucson, Arizona | After receiving domestic disturbance calls and learning that there were gunshots heard, Tucson Police Department Special Weapons and Tactics Team responded to the scene. During the evacuation, officers encountered Garcia with a rifle. Officers instructed Garcia to put his hands up, but instead he raised his hands towards the rifle. Four officers then discharged their service weapons killing him. [77] [78] |
2024-02-02 | Richard Bolen (37) | White | Hanover, Pennsylvania | Bolen, a wanted fugitive, allegedly brandished a handgun at officers and was shot to death. [79] |
2024-02-02 | Lawrence Drennan (36) | Unknown | Winnebago County, Wisconsin | Drennan fled a traffic stop which led to a pursuit, during the pursuit, he placed a 911 call informing that he has a gun. When the pursuit ended, he stepped out the vehicle and started to approach the officers. One officer fired his weapon striking him. No criminal charges will be filed against the officer. [80] [81] |
2024-02-02 | Roshod Graham (32) | Black | Plantation, Florida | A pursuit occurred between Graham and Plantation police officers after he rammed into a gas station. The pursuit ended after his car broke down. He was shot by officers while he allegedly attempted to take an officer's gun. [82] |
2024-02-02 | Lisa Haight (36) | Unknown | Hamburg, New York | Haight, who was suspected in a burglary, was tracked into a second home. An altercation ensued in which an officer shot and killed Haight. A knife was allegedly recovered at the scene. [83] |
2024-02-02 | Edward Ahrens (38) | White | East Ridge, Tennessee | Ahrens allegedly abducted a 11-year-old girl. During a car chase, he refused to stop and reportedly attacked officers with his car, injuring three. Ahrens was shot by four officers and died. [84] |
2024-02-01 | Matthias Wynkoop (40) | White | Albuquerque, New Mexico | Wynkoop was suffering a mental health crisis. He called 911 as he was unwell. He tried to get the officers to shoot him. When that failed, he took his own life. [85] |
2024-02-01 | Melvin Jay (31) | Black | Suitland-Silver Hill, Maryland | A Prince George's County police officer fatally shot Jay in his apartment after a relative of Jay's reported a breaking and entering. The officer entered the apartment without identifying himself and shot Jay after telling him to show his hands. Police stated a gun was found in Jay's pocket, though it is unclear if he was holding it when he was shot. [86] [87] [88] |