List of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States, May 2018



May 2018

DateName of deceasedRaceState Description
2018-5-29Zane James WhiteUtah (Cottonwood Heights)Police say James was pursued for suspicion of robbery and was shot when he reached into his pocket. James had a pellet gun in his pocket. James's parents claim city officials described body camera footage of the shooting to them, but police deny that the officer's body cam was on.
2018-5-23Claudia Gómez González HispanicTexas (Rio Bravo)Gómez González was a Guatemalan woman shot by a US Border Patrol agent, on May 23, 2018, after crossing the US-Mexican border near Rio Bravo, Texas.
2018-05-21Ronald Clinton BlackArkansas (West Memphis)Clinton, an individual from Memphis, Tennessee who had a lengthy criminal record, led police on a lengthy car on I-40 during rush hour traffic. After a collision with a police officer's vehicle which caused Clinton to crash, he allegedly acted in a threatening manner which resulted in multiple officers opening fire, killing Clinton.
2018-05-20Bradley Grant WhiteKentucky (Baxter)Police were investigating the beating and molestation of a child when they noticed Grant standing on his front deck. Despite the child's mother saying he was not the abuser, police followed Grant inside without a warrant. When they did, Grant held a shotgun to his head, and a police detective shot him.
2018-05-14Marcus-David Peters BlackVirginia (Richmond)During a mental crisis Peters was having, he stripped naked and ran onto the freeway. After a taser failed to work, a black police officer fired his weapon, killing Peters.
2018-05-10Keeven Robinson BlackLouisiana (Jefferson Parish)Robinson was the target of a narcotics investigation. When officers found and tried to arrest him at a gas station, he fled, first by car and then on foot. Robinson died while being subdued. Police believed his asthma was the cause, but an autopsy determined he had been asphyxiated "by another". Robinson was unarmed, but there was a gun in his car.
2018-05-31Ricardo Cisneros Piceno HispanicDinuba, CA
2018-05-31Jerick Raheem Gray BlackThomasville, NC
2018-05-31Katherine Brazeau WhiteFullerton, CA
2018-05-30Juvon Leroy Simon BlackHomestead, FL
2018-05-30Bryan Alexander Rodriguez HispanicLos Angeles, CA
2018-05-29Armando Arellano Osuna HispanicRiverbank, CA
2018-05-29Rabi Brown Native AmericanArizona
2018-05-28Michael Glad WhiteTaylorsville, UT
2018-05-27Raul Rivera HispanicSan Diego, CA
2018-05-27Eugene Baylis WhiteGrand Junction, CO
2018-05-27William Hamilton Unknown raceEverton, MO
2018-05-26Homer Woodroe Tyler WhiteSilsbee, TX
2018-05-25Albert Guerra Jr. HispanicLubbock, TX
2018-05-25Augustine Oliva HispanicDumas, TX
2018-05-25Rocky Lee WhiteStagecoach, TX
2018-05-25Jon Jay Lewis WhiteHammett, ID
2018-05-24Dustin Brian Montano WhiteFort Morgan, CO
2018-05-24Dustin D. Odom WhiteCitra, FL
2018-05-24Brett Luengo WhiteCleveland, OH
2018-05-23Joshua M. Gomoll WhiteNeenah, WI
2018-05-23Makell Meyerin WhiteGurnee, IL
2018-05-23Eddie James Morris BlackTallahassee, FL
2018-05-22Martin Sandejo HispanicMathis, TX
2018-05-21Donald Whitmer Jr. WhiteWest Melbourne, FL
2018-05-21Ronda Ebeling WhiteJoshua Tree, CA
2018-05-21Ray Wyatt WhiteJoshua Tree, CA
2018-05-20Corey Cordova WhiteColumbus, OH
2018-05-19Santiago Evans-Valencia HispanicPueblo, CO
2018-05-19Jimmy Alan Moss WhiteCarson City, NV
2018-05-18Joseph Demel WhiteLivonia, MI
2018-05-18Dmitri Bullard WhiteGresham, OR
2018-05-18Reynaldo Peña HispanicLaredo, TX
2018-05-17Daniel Timothy Johnson WhiteNorman, OK
2018-05-16Kevin Nickle WhiteMartins Ferry, OH
2018-05-15David M. Romansky WhiteLake Mary, FL
2018-05-14Rollie J. Davis Sr. WhiteQuincy, IL
2018-05-14William N. Derick WhiteWales, ME
2018-05-14Bob Browning Cruz HispanicSan Antonio, TX
2018-05-14Anthony Trice Jr. BlackClinton, MD
2018-05-14Cody Reynolds WhiteRoyal Oak, MI
2018-05-13James Collins Jr Unknown raceDearborn Heights, MI
2018-05-13Willie Rogers Marable BlackPortsmouth, VA
2018-05-13James Brian Kay Unknown raceCarnesville, GA
2018-05-13Philip Steven McMichael WhiteAmite, LA
2018-05-13Name Withheld HispanicForest Park, GA
2018-05-12Darrell J. Bruffy WhiteColumbus, OH
2018-05-11Jacob T. Eldridge Native AmericanBlackfoot, ID
2018-05-11Kelly Gene Abbott WhiteGranton, WI
2018-05-11Bradley Daniel Webster WhiteTalihina, OK
2018-05-11Barry Freeman WhiteEvansville, IN
2018-05-11Benjamin Lee Sellers WhiteHaughton, LA
2018-05-10Kenneth Carter WhiteMorristown, TN
2018-05-10Michael Hutchman WhiteNew Kensington, PA
2018-05-09Elliot Reed BlackJackson, MS
2018-05-08Thomas Junior Garcia HispanicGreeley, CO
2018-05-08John R. Simson WhiteLancaster, PA
2018-05-08Charles Hutchison BlackArizona
2018-05-08Giovanny Leon HispanicArizona
2018-05-08Phillip Cameron Gibson II WhiteGlade Spring, VA
2018-05-08Amy Fanion WhiteWestfield, MA
2018-05-07Kimberley Ray McCann WhiteRome, GA
2018-05-07Peter Boden WhiteHackett, AR
2018-05-07Juan Alberto Silva HispanicOrlando, FL
2018-05-07Lisa Rivera HispanicYuma, AZ
2018-05-07Albert Odom WhiteTulsa, OK
2018-05-07David J. Robinson WhiteAppleton, WI
2018-05-06Franklin Robert Vaughn WhiteSeminole, OK
2018-05-06David P. Wolosin WhiteCasper, WY
2018-05-06Dwight Dearth WhiteFairview, OH
2018-05-06Terence Leslie BlackEast Point, GA
2018-05-06Jose Chavez HispanicLos Angeles, CA
2018-05-05Savannah Hill WhiteAurora, MO
2018-05-05Matthew Mathison Unknown raceSan Antonio, TX
2018-05-05Mitchell Simmons WhiteDayton, OH
2018-05-05Stephen Charles Arthur WhiteArizona
2018-05-04John Corneil Unknown raceOakfield, ME
2018-05-04Christopher A. Wolfe WhiteTerre Haute, IN
2018-05-03Anthony Trujillo HispanicOrosi, CA
2018-05-03Sean Louis Justice aka Sean Louis Justin WhiteSandia, TX
2018-05-02Damion "Dae-Dae" Collier BlackColumbus, GA
2018-05-02Billy "Boomer" Pike Jr. WhiteLiberty, NC
2018-05-02Timothy Raye Mayfield BlackDallas, TX
2018-05-02Manuel Palacio HispanicKansas City, KS
2018-05-02Jason Wayne Traversie WhiteBox Elder, SD
2018-05-01Name Withheld Unknown raceQuartzsite, AZ
2018-05-01Name Withheld Unknown raceSan Antonio, TX
2018-05-01Roger Fortner WhiteLeague City, TX