List of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States, December 2020



December 2020

DateName of deceasedRaceState Description
Rodolfo Caraballo MorenoUnknownFlorida (Miami)Police were called after reports of gunshots on New Year's Eve. Relatives say that police shot Caraballo Moreno several times with a rifle. Relatives also said that he was holding two guns, but may have thought he was defending himself.
2020-12-31David Randall Shephard WhiteBeaumont, TX
2020-12-31Jeffrey L. Marvin Unknown raceUnincorporated, IN
Christian Hall AsianPennsylvania (Monroe County)Christian Hall was shot and killed by law enforcement while standing on an overpass on Interstate 80. Police responded to a call of a mental health crisis, and he was suspected to be suicidal. His relatives and viewers on the internet expressed that they felt the shooting was an inappropriate response by Law Enforcement.
2020-12-30Peter K. England Native Hawaiian and Pacific IslanderAmmon, ID
2020-12-30Jason Williams WhiteWichita, KS
2020-12-30Dolal Idd African-AmericanMinnesota (Minneapolis)A Community Response Team of Minneapolis Police stopped a vehicle at the Holiday Gas Station in the Powderhorn Park neighborhood of Minneapolis. According to a police spokesperson, the officers believed a felony suspect, an adult male, was in the vehicle along with an adult woman. The police had their body cameras on, and the felony suspect in the vehicle exchanged shots with the officers and was killed. The woman was uninjured. A crowd of activists began gathering within the hour after the shooting. The shooting was the first police killing in Minneapolis since the murder of George Floyd in May, and it happened less than from the site where it occurred. On December 31, the Minneapolis Police released the footage from the body cams, which showed three police vehicles attempting to stop a car in the gas station parking lot. The driver attempted to ram through the police vehicles, which then blocked it in. Then the glass of the driver side window appears to break outward as shots are heard.
2020-12-29Trevor Seever WhiteCalifornia (Modesto)An unarmed man was shot and killed by police after being told to put his hands up. The officer entered the scene and shot Seever, then made him sit on the ground with his hands up. Seever kept his hands raised but then put his hand on his chest to stop the bleeding to which Seever was shot multiple more times, fatally. Body camera footage has been released by Modesto Police Department. Seever's is heard saying, “I can’t breathe!” in the video. On March 18, 2021, Modesto Officer Joseph Lamantia was fired, arrested, and charged with voluntary manslaughter.
2020-12-29Jaquan Haynes BlackAtlanta, GA
2020-12-29Jason Cooper BlackCharleston, SC
2020-12-29Shyheed Robert Boyd BlackHighland, CA
2020-12-29Samuel Lorenzo HispanicBrooklyn, NY
2020-12-28Jordan Crawford WhiteArizona (Phoenix)At his ex-girlfriend’s house, Crawford told police that he had a gun, then acted as if he were pulling the weapon, according to police body cam footage.
2020-12-28Alaina Burns Unknown raceWarrenton, OR
2020-12-28Name WithheldUnknown raceHolyoke, CO
2020-12-28Helen Jones BlackPhoenix, AZ
2020-12-28Name Withheld Unknown raceHesperia, CA
2020-12-28Bryan Cruz-Soto HispanicBrockton, MA
2020-12-28Caillen Paoakea Gentzler Native Hawaiian or Pacific IslanderKaneohe, HI
2020-12-28Larry Hamm BlackDenver, CO
2020-12-27Marquavious Rashod Parks BlackDavisboro, GA
2020-12-27Cole Blevins WhiteLewiston, ID
2020-12-26Shamar Ogman BlackConnecticut (Hartford)Police were called after reports of a man holding two guns in the middle of a street. Several officers responded, and one shot the man after he allegedly pointed an assault rifle at the officers.
2020-12-26Aliana Burns BlackOregon (Astoria)
Bruns was burglarizing a home, and was killed by a State Trooper when she "brandished a gun in an officer's direction".
2020-12-25Sheikh Mustafa Davis BlackMidway, GA
2020-12-25Jesus Perez HispanicPhiladelphia, PA
2020-12-25John Moreno HispanicRio Rico, AZ
2020-12-25Isaac Frazier BlackHouston, TX
2020-12-24Michael B. Joyner WhiteOakland, TN
2020-12-24Tara Rae Liubakka WhiteRedding, CA
2020-12-23Angelo Quinto AsianCalifornia (Antioch)Quinto's family called police to his home after he had an episode of paranoia. When police arrived, several officers restrained him, with one officer putting his knee on Quinto's neck. Quinto fell into unconsciousness and died at a hospital three days later.
2020-12-23Mark Clermont WhiteDalton, NH
2020-12-22Christopher Cuevas HispanicGlendale, AZ
2020-12-22Andre Maurice Hill BlackOhio (Columbus)Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther dismissed police officer Adam Coy after the white officer, who has a history of complaints, shot and killed Andre Hill inside a home garage as Hill showed his phone. Coy reportedly failed to activate his body camera and to initiate life-saving measures in timely fashion. The killing followed weeks of protest over the police killing of Casey Goodson, earlier the same month, also in Columbus.
2020-12-22Monica Goods BlackNew York (Ulster)New York State Trooper Christopher Baldner pursued Tristin Goods' vehicle after he allegedly fled a traffic stop for speeding. According to Goods, the father of the victim, the trooper "pulled him and his family over, maced them, and then rammed their car twice at high speed before the crash that took his daughter’s life." Goods also stated that Baldner screamed at him and didn't warn the family before using pepper spray. Fearing for the safety of his family, Goods instinctively drove off, and Baldner gave chase. After the Goods' vehicle was hit by Baldner twice, Monica Goods was ejected from her father's SUV and died at the scene. In the aftermath of the crash, Tristin Goods tried to leave the SUV to rescue Monica, but Baldner pulled a gun on him. Later, troopers interviewed Tristina, Monica's surviving 12-year-old sister, for four straight hours without a parent present.
2020-12-22Joseph Tanner Casten WhiteJoliet, IL
2020-12-21Larry Taylor BlackMobile, AL
2020-12-21Paul Peraza HispanicWichita, KS
2020-12-20William A. Riley-Jennings WhiteAnchorage, AK
2020-12-19Moises ArreolaHispanicLennox, CA
2020-12-18Daniel Russell WhiteOshtemo Township, MI
2020-12-18Leonel Salinas HispanicNampa, ID
2020-12-18Jacob E. McClure WhiteJefferson, ME
2020-12-18Johnathan George BrownWhiteBakersfield, CA
2020-12-18Name WithheldUnknown raceLucerne Valley, CA
2020-12-17Johnny Lorenzo Bolton BlackGeorgia (Smyrna)Bolton was shot and killed by police during a no-knock warrant. When Bolton stood up, a deputy shot him twice. A jury recommended charges against the deputy who shot Bolton.
2020-12-17Nicholas Ellingson Unknown raceAuburn, WA
2020-12-17Andrew Mansilla HispanicDaytona Beach, FL
2020-12-17Joshua Hoffpauir WhiteSevierville, TN
2020-12-15Ernie Serrano Native AmericanCalifornia (Jurupa Valley)Serrano was held down by several sheriff's deputies in a Jurupa Valley grocery store. Deputies claim Serrano tried to grab a security guard's gun during the incident. The Riverside County sheriff said an initial autopsy found Serrano had methamphetamine, marijuana and other drugs in his system. Ernie's family says that his death was caused by asphyxia due to the position he was in, disallowing him to breathe, with the drugs making breathing even more difficult, leading him to die of oxygen starvation.
2020-12-16Jeremy Maurice Daniels BlackConcord Mills, NC
2020-12-16Adam Robertson WhiteOrlando, FL
2020-12-16Benjamin Marley Manley aka Christopher Reeves WhiteDeming, NM
2020-12-15David John Donelli WhiteGreenfield, IN
2020-12-15Reno E. Casanova HispanicKennewick, WA
2020-12-15Julian RoseNative AmericanGlenpool, OK
2020-12-15Name Withheld WhitePearland, TX
2020-12-14Michael Anthony DilbeckWhiteHouston, TX
2020-12-13Matthew T. MelzoniUnknown raceHuntington, IN
2020-12-13Luis Vasquez White/LatinoNew York (New York City)A man was fatally shot by police after he opened fire near a crowd outside the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine at the end of a Christmas choral concert. He was shooting in the air and at police, and was carrying a backpack which contained rope, a can of gasoline, multiple knives, and a bible, as well as multiple handguns and cartridges. He was killed after being shot in the head, and had been shouting 'Kill me, kill me!'.
2020-12-13Jordan ZenkaUnknownCalifornia (Sacramento)A man crashed his car into a store and started threatening shoppers. He stabbed himself, and got into a standoff with officers. He had critically injured himself with the knife, was acting erratically, and injured three people, but it is unknown if they were injured by the knife or the vehicle. He was shot and killed by two policemen, and the entire store was evacuated. Police had apparently tried to use less-than-lethal tactics, but the situation escalated.
2020-12-13Robert Joseph Evans WhiteUtah (Farmington)Evans was shot and killed by Utah Highway Patrol officers after he rammed a patrol car, got out, and 'started advancing aggressively towards officers'. It is reported that the car may have been stolen, and that 'he was armed', but the weapon has not been specified by UHP. Police initiated life saving measures, which failed.
2020-12-11Name Withheld Unknown raceTrout Creek, MT
2020-12-11Charles E. Jones BlackHouston, TX
2020-12-11Bennie Edwards BlackOklahoma (Oklahoma City)A merchant called 911 because Edwards was causing a disturbance. When an officer arrived, Edwards approached him with a knife. Additional police were called, and Edwards was instructed multiple time to drop his knife, and pepper spray and a taser were used. Edwards continued to be combative, and was shot. Edwards' family said he suffered mental illness and was scared.
2020-12-10Whitney J. Crawley Unknown raceGary, IN
2020-12-10Kurtis Kay Frevert WhiteMontclair, VA
2020-12-10Eric Drake Feenstra WhiteBivins, TX
2020-12-10Evelio Rivera HispanicRehoboth Beach, DE
2020-12-10Earl Robert Caperton WhiteMiddleway, WV
2020-12-10Augustin “Gus” Mormann WhiteManchester, IA
2020-12-10Thomas Reeder III BlackMichigan (Flint)Reeder was shot and killed by police after a standoff; he was the main suspect and perpetrator in the December 7 fatal shooting of 30-year-old Brittney N. Chatman. Police tried to enter his house after getting a warrant for his arrest in her murder, but he fired at them and a shootout ensued, which ended his death by shooting.
2020-12-09Joshua Feast BlackLa Marque, TX
2020-12-09Kenneth Dale Miller WhiteOxford, MS
2020-12-09Joseph R. Crawford BlackFort Atkinson, WI
2020-12-08Nathaniel Sironen WhiteLas Vegas, NV
2020-12-08Brad Tyler Masters WhiteGates, OR
2020-12-08Dylan Ray Scott WhiteRiverview, FL
2020-12-07Amy Ambercrombie UnknownTexas (Conroe)Amy Ambercrombie, 26, was accidentally struck and killed by a Montgomery County Patrol car. She had been wearing all black and was walking in the middle of the highway.
2020-12-06Christian Juarez HispanicRowland Heights, CA
2020-12-06Mark Brewer BlackSt. Louis, MO
2020-12-06Donald Edwin Saunders BlackDayton, OH
2020-12-05Kwamaine O'Neal BlackToledo, OH
2020-12-05Oldrich FejfarUnknown raceSavannah, GA
2020-12-05Estavon Dominic Elioff HispanicMountain Iron, MN
2020-12-05Name Withheld Unknown raceMesquite, TX
2020-12-05Herschel Turner Jr. BlackMissouri (Moline Acres)An officer from Bellefontaine Neighbors pursued a stolen vehicle driving fifty miles over the speed limit without his emergency lights on. The officer struck Turner, an officer from Moline Acres, who was standing outside his vehicle while helping with a vehicle stop. The pursuing officer was charged with involuntary manslaughter in 2022.
2020-12-04Casey Goodson BlackOhio (Columbus)Police had finished an unsuccessful search for a fugitive when Goodson supposedly "drove by and waved a gun" at an officer. The off duty officer followed Goodson to his home. According to the officer, he commanded Goodson to drop his gun, and when Goodson did not comply, he was shot five times in the back and buttocks outside his home. Police said a gun was recovered from the scene. Goodson's family said he was holding a sandwich, not a gun. He was licensed to carry a gun. The house keys were in the door of the home, Goodson was shot through the door, and the sandwiches were confirmed at the scene.
In December 2021 the deputy who shot Goodson was charged with murder.
2020-12-04Andre K. Sterling BlackBronx, NY
2020-12-04Leonard Francis Kieren WhiteBuckeye, AZ
2020-12-04Randy Ward WhitePrichard, WV
2020-12-04Nancy King Unknown raceSpokane, WA
2020-12-03Maurice Jackson BlackPhoenix, AZ
2020-12-03Larry Eugene Boyd Unknown raceEast Nashville, TN
2020-12-03Craig Steven Wright WhiteMansfield, OH
2020-12-03Tyrone Washington BlackLittle Rock, AR
2020-12-02Dolores Hernandez White/LatinoCalifornia (Redding)Police were called after Hernandez allegedly yelled at store patrons at Discovery Village shopping center. When police arrived, they say that Hernandez hit an officer with a car and pinned him under the front tire, leading one of the officers to shoot.
2020-12-02Dominique Harris BlackSt. Petersburg, FL
2020-12-01James David Hawley BlackPineville, LA
2020-12-01Kevin Fox BlackDetroit, MI
2020-12-01Ethan Tyler Calton WhiteRutherfordton, NC