List of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States, May 2024


May 2024

DateName of deceasedRaceLocationDescription
2024-05-31John Perry WhiteSaybrook Township, OhioPolice responded to a call reporting a man aiming a gun at neighbors and children. After attempts to negotiate with the suspect failed, the man opened fire, striking SWAT vehicles. The responding officers returned fire and killed the man.
2024-05-30Gino Anthony Marcoccia WhiteLinn County, Oregon
2024-05-30Daniel Lewis BlackMiami Gardens, FloridaPolice stated that when ATF agents and the police officers with the Miami Gardens Police Department were working undercover, Lewis fired shots at them. Two officers and one ATF agent returned fire, killing him. Two firearms were found next to Lewis's body.
2024-05-30unidentified maleUnknownJackson, MississippiWhen officers were arresting a man, the man ran in the woods with a knife. After the backup officers arrived, the suspect came out of the woods with a knife and was fatally shot.
2024-05-30Mustafa Ahmed Mohamed BlackMinneapolis, Minnesota2024 Minneapolis shooting: The incident started on the evening of May 30. In Whittier, someone heard four or five gunshots in an apartment and reported it to the police. One of the first responders, Minneapolis Police Department officer Jamal Mitchell, arrived at the scene and observed two male with injuries. Later identified as Mohamed and another injured bystander. He approached Mohamed to assist him, however, Mohamed shot and killed him at a close range. Police later returned fire, killing him. In the incident, 4 people were killed and 3 people were injured.
2024-05-30Hugo Cachua LatinoOntario, CaliforniaAn off-duty LAPD officer shot and killed Cachua after a fender-bender and fight. One of the gunshots hit Cachua, who was unarmed, in the back.
2024-05-30unidentified maleNative AmericanTulsa, Oklahoma
2024-05-30Bishop Jones-Daniel BlackSilver Spring, MarylandAt around 11:40 P.M. EST, a person called 911 to report that an unidentified male was inside of an apartment with his mother, armed with a gun. Police arrived and attempted to negotiate with the man. Eventually, around 2 AM, police entered the apartment and fatally shot the man.
2024-05-29Ross M. Robertson WhiteMissoula, Montana
2024-05-29Aaron Richard Nielson WhitePrescott, Arizona
2024-05-28Michael Edminson WhiteHolly Hill, FloridaHolly Hill police responded to a report of a man armed with a knife threatening to harm and kill others. When the officer arrived, Edminson charged at him with a knife. The officer then opened fire, killing him.
2024-05-28Kenneth Vickers WhiteRowan County, North Carolina
2024-05-28Jerrett Dwain Gray Jr. BlackIndianapolis, Indiana
2024-05-28Sergio Francisco Alvarez HispanicPhoenix, Arizona
2024-05-28Jamar Franklin Robinson BlackNewton, North Carolina
2024-05-27Tracey D. Watson BlackChicago, IllinoisWhen officers were patrolling, they saw Watson attempting to stab another man in the street. Watson refused to drop the knife and attacked the victim. Officers then fired shots at them, which wounded both Watson and the victim. Watson died in the hospital and the victim still remains in critical condition.
2024-05-27Jason Burk WhiteKansas City, KansasBurk and another male suspect carjacked a vehicle from a woman in Kansas City, Missouri. A pursuit ensued after they refused to stop the car. About seventeen minutes later, the male suspect was in custody after he exited the vehicle in Kansas City, Kansas. Burk continued fleeing until he lost control following to a pit maneuver performed by the Kansas Highway Patrol. At some point, Burk opened fire at the police before being killed by return fire.
2024-05-27Ensel Maclare-Urgelles BlackAustin, Texas
2024-05-27Willem Roman WhiteKeansburg, New Jersey
2024-05-27unidentified maleUnknownDetroit, Michigan
2024-05-27Deanna "Dee Dee" D’Arco WhiteSussex County, New JerseyA female passenger died after a crash that involved an on-duty police officer.
2024-05-26Roderick Hayes BlackAugusta, Georgia
2024-05-26William Dwayne Rankin BlackFlorence County, South CarolinaSheriff's deputies pursued Rankin after he fled a traffic stop. After crashing into a tree, Rankin fled into a home, followed by a deputy and a K-9 unit. The K-9, which was not leashed, began mauling the homeowner as the deputy shot Rankin, who was lying on a couch. The deputy was later charged with manslaughter for shooting Rankin and assault for not calling off the K-9.
2024-05-26Ray Anthony Ross BlackJacksonville, Florida
2024-05-26unidentified maleUnknownMarion, Illinois
2024-05-26Richard Castillo HispanicHaskell County, Kansas
2024-05-26Andre Mayfield BlackBrooklyn, New YorkMayfield approached a NYPD officers with a knife. Two officers deployed tasers which caused him to fall. He then stood up with the knife and approached them again before being shot.
2024-05-26Ed Lee Edwards III BlackWilson, North Carolina
2024-05-25Jonathan Jurecki WhiteOtto Township, Michigan
2024-05-25Aaron Edward Gardner WhiteGrover Beach, CaliforniaGardner, of Independence, Missouri, was shot and killed by Grover Beach police after he brandished a replica gun.
2024-05-24Anthony Ferguson BlackBaltimore, MarylandIn South Baltimore, a Baltimore Police detective was speaking to a man sitting in front of a house when the man reportedly pulled out a firearm and shot the detective in the chest, whice was protected by a ballistic vest. Other officers then shot the man, who was later identified as 39-year-old Anthony Ferguson. Both Ferguson and the officer were taken to the hospital for treatment; Ferguson died a short time later. At the time, he was being questioned about a recent shooting incident in the area.
2024-05-24Michael Aaron Vaughn UnknownAuburn, Washington
2024-05-24unidentified maleUnknownWest Palm Beach, Florida
2024-05-24unidentified maleHispanicFresno, CaliforniaOfficers shot and killed a man after he approached the officers with a gun.
2024-05-24Kedrayn Blueford BlackSpring, Texas
2024-05-23Kilyn Lewis BlackAurora, ColoradoA SWAT team approached Lewis to arrest him in connection with a drive-by shooting in Denver earlier in the month. When officers approached, Lewis raised his hands in the air while holding a cellphone, and an SWAT officer shot him.
2024-05-23Miguel Antonio Moreno HispanicSt. Augustine Shores, Florida
2024-05-23Beau Daniel Purtee WhitePerrysburg, Ohio
2024-05-23Terry Pfeffer WhiteImperial, MissouriIn Saint Louis, Police attempted to pull over Pfeffer but Pfeffer sped, resulting in a vehicle pursuit. When the chase ending in a cul-de-sac, a shootout occurred and Pfeffer was killed. A female who was inside the truck with Pfeffer was arrested.
2024-05-23Thomas Konvalin WhiteRancho Cordova, CaliforniaA man fatally shot his elderly parents inside their residence. Afterwards, two SWAT officers from the Sacramento County Sheriff Office fatally shot him while they encountered him in the backyard, armed with a rifle.
2024-05-23Salih Beslic WhitePasco, Washington
2024-05-22Malik Samuell Thompson BlackWilmington, North CarolinaThompson was shot and killed after firing shots at the officers whom were serving a warrant on him.
2024-05-22George Jones III BlackGulfport, MississippiWhen narcotics officers with the Gulfport Police Department observed a suspicious suspect and attempted to stop him, he fled and then aim a handgun at the officers. Officers then opened fire, killing him.
2024-05-21Alfonso Gonzales HispanicAustin, TexasAPD officers reportedly spotted someone driving a stolen vehicle, they followed the vehicle to a store and realized the suspect had a gun. The SWAT team was then called to deal with the situation. After the suspect fired shots at the officers and started pouring lighter fluid into a container with a rag to create a Molotov cocktail, the officers shot and killed the suspect.
2024-05-21Nelson Fabian Marrero Jr. UnknownJacksonville, FloridaThe man was being pursued by U.S. Marshals because he was suspected of rape in South Carolina, as well as a homicide in Jacksonville. When they pulled the vehicle over and attempted to arrest him, officers shot and killed him under unknown circumstances. Officials said the suspect was armed, and the vehicle was stolen.
2024-05-20Sifou Saimasina Sua Pacific IslanderMillcreek, UtahPolice officers responded to a call about a kidnapping and hostage situation. When they arrived, they saw that the suspect had a firearm, then they fatally shot him.
2024-05-20unidentified maleBlackSan Diego, CaliforniaAfter the man robbed a Morena market, he was found by the officers whom responded to the call. He continued to flee to an encampment and held a man as hostage by holding a knife to the man's neck. Three officers then fired their weapons during the standoff, fatally striking him. The hostage was not injured.
2024-05-20Ervin Zacarias Agustin UnknownQueens, New YorkAn NYPD officer driving a patrol vehicle struck and killed Agustin on the Van Wyck Expressway.
2024-05-19Bradley Allen Moody UnknownArdmore, OklahomaMoody was struck and killed by a police vehicle when he was riding a bike.
2024-05-19Wilver Blanco HispanicLos Angeles, CaliforniaLAPD officers responding to reports of an assault with a deadly weapon encountered a man who was reportedly armed with a knife. The officers mortally wounded the man after he refused commands to drop the knife and advanced towards them.
2024-05-19Angel Gabriel Cuevas HispanicBexar County, TexasPolice officers discovered a stolen vehicle after responded to an unrelated call. While the officers went to check on the complaint, Cuevas entered the stolen vehicle and drove toward them. Officers then discharged their weapons, fatally shot him.
2024-05-18Olivia Flores WhiteRochester, Minnesota
2024-05-18Gerald Pinckney BlackGreensboro, North CarolinaPinckney, who was armed with a handgun, was shot and killed by police after refusing to drop his weapon.
2024-05-18Laporshia Shanks BlackGastonia, North Carolina
2024-05-18Michael Hurst WhiteColorado Springs, ColoradoPolice officers responded to a disturbance in Colorado Springs. Police stated that Hurst fired several shots inside the house and the neighborhood before being killed by return fire.
2024-05-18Bernard Smith BlackFort Pierce, FloridaSmith was fatally shot by Fort Pierce police officers after they encountered him while investigating a crime scene. Later the same day, two people were found deceased inside two homes with gunshot wounds. Police suspect Smith is involved in the two homicides.
2024-05-17unidentified male UnknownGalveston, TexasAn off-duty officer struck and killed a pedestrian.
2024-05-17Clifford Jacoby Beck UnknownCobb County, GeorgiaWhen officers stopped and blocked a stolen vehicle, Beck attempted to sped away but he failed. He then started pushing the gas back and forth and hitting several patrol cars. At some point, officers opened fire on him, fatally striking him.
2024-05-17Eugene Mewes UnknownEast Moline, IllinoisOfficers responded to a report about an 80-year-old resident fired a gun outside. Both Officers shot him when they arrived. The suspect died in the hospital on May 20th.
2024-05-16Rafael E. Warfield BlackColumbus, OhioOfficers responded to a man threatening to claim his own life and the lives of those who were in the house with him. When the officers arrived, it was reported that Warfield opened fire on them, which caused them to return fire, fatally striking him.
2024-05-16Marvin Arellano HispanicEverett, WashingtonA Washington state trooper fatally shot Arellano with a hammer who had attacked state Department of Transportation workers and rammed a Department of Transportation contractor vehicle during a road rage incident.
2024-05-16Gregory Tracy WhiteBeloit, Wisconsin
2024-05-16Devin Gerrod Montgomery BlackPhoenix, Arizona
2024-05-16Andrew Scott Dale UnknownCrookston, Minnesota
2024-05-15Joseph A. Ogle WhiteJasper, Florida
2024-05-15Henry Allen Zartman WhiteNakina, North Carolina
2024-05-15Kelvin Andrew Chandler UnknownIndianapolis, Indiana
2024-05-15Everett Duriel Shockley BlackArapahoe County, Colorado
2024-05-15Maurice White BlackAthens, Alabama
2024-05-15Elmer Noe Vargas Aviles HispanicTulsa, Oklahoma
2024-05-15Reginald Folks BlackUnion City, GeorgiaAn Atlanta Police officer called a Lyft rideshare after leaving another officer's home. During the ride, the officer shot the driver, Folks, in the head. The officer admitted to Union City Police that he shot the driver, and a witness told police that the officer claimed he shot Folks because he "is in a gay fraternity and was trying to recruit" him into it. He resigned shortly after his arrest.
2024-05-15Adam Scott Phillips WhiteLogan, Utah
2024-05-15Fasutino Carette Jr. HispanicRoswell, New Mexico
2024-05-14Brandon Marroquin HispanicLouisville, KentuckyWhen officers were observing a person of interest in one of the multiple homicides, they found and approached a suspect. The suspect presented a firearm and began to flee. The officers were able to tackle him and wrestle for the gun. At some point, the suspect fired one shot and an officer returned fire, striking him once. He was transport to the hospital where he died eight days later. Marroquin had been identified as a suspect in 18-year-old David Martinez’s death.
2024-05-14Yazmyn Stewart BlackChester, Pennsylvania
2024-05-14Brandon Martinez HispanicThornton, Colorado
2024-05-14Robert Eugene Robinson UnknownBakersfield, California
2024-05-14Gaylord Angst WhiteFlorence, Montana
2024-05-14Christopher Brian Couts UnknownMissoula, Montana
2024-05-14Aubrey Osteen WhiteQuay County, New Mexico
2024-05-14Jason Scott Fletcher WhiteCarroll County, GeorgiaWhen officers were investigating a mail theft, they encountered Fletcher in a car. Officers attempted to stop him but he ignored and a pursuit ensued. When a state trooper was deploying a spike strip in order to stop him, he sped toward the trooper before being fatally shot.
2024-05-14Dennis Bodden BlackPineville, North CarolinaBodden, a shoplifting suspect, was shot and killed by an off-duty officer outside a Food Lion store following a fight, while attempting to grab the officer's gun.
2024-05-13Lucas Michael Rutledge WhitePerris, California
2024-05-13Ivory James Welch III BlackGreenlee County, ArizonaDPS troopers received a report of a possible sighting of Welch, who murdered his mother and two sisters. About three hours later, the troopers found him and pulled him over. Officers shot and killed him after he exited the vehicle with a firearm.
2024-05-13Kristopher K. Handy WhiteAnchorage, AlaskaOfficers responded to a domestic disturbance call. When they arrived, they encountered Handy with a firearm. Four officers then discharged their weapons, mortally wounding him.
2024-05-12Jason Melvin Taylor WhiteAlexander County, North CarolinaDeputies were attempting to serve warrants on Taylor at a home. A fight ensued after deputies located him in the front yard. One of the deputies then fired his weapon, killing him.
2024-05-12unidentified male UnknownOntario, California
2024-05-12Christian Emile BlackBrooklyn, New YorkA man was shot and killed by police after he pulled out a gun during an argument.
2024-05-12Nicholas Pierce WhiteLouisville, KentuckyPierce was shot after he came toward the officers with a knife in his hand. He was pronounced deceased 2 days later.
2024-05-11Ali Hamsa Yusuf BlackColumbus, OhioYusuf, a security guard at an Amazon warehouse, attempted to shoot his supervisor from behind, but the gun malfunctioned and the bullet narrowly missed. Yusuf fled and was later spotted by officers in Columbus. He shot and injured one officer before police shot and killed him.
2024-05-11Claudy Pierre Jules BlackAtlanta, GeorgiaAtlanta Police Department officers responded to a report about a man with a gun, when they arrived, they encountered Jules with a handgun. When officers tackled him and attempted to arrest him, he shot three of the officers before being shot and killed.
2024-05-11Corey Roach BlackColumbus, Ohio
2024-05-10Edward Stevenson WhiteDonley County, Texas
2024-05-10Elizabeth Stevenson WhiteDonley County, Texas
2024-05-10Jordan Cole UnknownKansas City, Kansas
2024-05-10Joseph Reyes Munoz HispanicMidland, Texas
2024-05-10Alexander Yepez Ortega HispanicCeres, California
2024-05-10unidentified maleUnknownSt. Louis, Missouri
2024-05-10Freeman Sherman, Jr. BlackMemphis, Tennessee
2024-05-09Nicholas Robert Contreras HispanicVictorville, California
2024-05-08Julian Giron UnknownLakewood, Colorado
2024-05-08Jason Norris WhiteNorth Ridgeville, OhioNorris allegedly shot and killed his girlfriend and stole her car. When police officers located and confronted him, he opened fire on them. Police officers then returned fire, fatally striking him.
2024-05-08Ruben Felix Alejandro Lopez HispanicChandler, Arizona
2024-05-08Jesse Hartman WhiteGalveston, Texas
2024-05-08Harman Davis WhiteLincoln County, West Virginia
2024-05-07Jonathan Pritt Jr. UnknownNicholas County, West Virginia
2024-05-07Christopher Raymond Tavares HispanicPhoenix, Arizona
2024-05-07Anthony Ray Gamez WhitePlant City, Florida
2024-05-06Justin Denver GrantWhiteGreenbrier County, West Virginia
2024-05-06Richard Shawn Perez UnknownPortland, OregonPortland Police officers fatally shot the man after he reportedly shot at them as they executed a search warrant at the man's residence.
2024-05-06Pepsi Lee Heinl Native AmericanSaint Paul, Minnesota
2024-05-06John Kenney Dutton WhiteAbilene, Texas
2024-05-05Lemonte Anthony Knobelock WhiteTempe, Arizona
2024-05-05Kelvin Markeith Moseley BlackPerson County, North CarolinaPerson County deputies encountered Moseley after receiving reports of Moseley waving a gun at passing vehicles. When the deputies reportedly commanded Moseley to drop his gun, he shot at the deputies. Deputy Johnny Clark then shot Moseley. Moseley later died at a hospital.
2024-05-05Kenneth Allsen WhiteOklahoma City, Oklahoma
2024-05-05Kevin Frey WhiteTurlock, CaliforniaDeputies responded to a report about a suspicious male had been trespassing and armed with a weapon, later identified as kevin Frey. Deputies shot and killed Frey after he refused to drop his firearm and charged at them without warning.
2024-05-05Orlando Montes HispanicOntario, CaliforniaPolice responded to a domestic disturbance call at a home and encountered Montes, who was inside of a vehicle. When police learned that Montes had open warrants, they asked Montes to surrender to be arrested, but he declined and refused to exit his vehicle. At some point, Montes drove off, prompting a high speed chase. Shortly after exiting a freeway, Montes collided with multiple vehicles at an intersection. A woman in one of the cars died. Montes then attempted to carjack another vehicle, and was shot by police.
2024-05-05Steven A. Wyman WhiteMilwaukee, WisconsinA man wanted for child abuse, was shot and killed by a Milwaukee County Sheriff's deputy near a dog park. The reason for the man being is shot is unclear.
2024-05-04Kendrall Tate BlackGulfport, MississippiPolice were called to an apartment complex after reports of a stabbing. For reasons unknown, a fight broke out between Tate and a Gulfport Police officer and Tate was shot multiple times.
2024-05-04Jose Luis Rodriguez-Balderrama HispanicAurora, Colorado
2024-05-04Gerrone Avery BlackAtlanta, GeorgiaAn off-duty Spelman College police officer shot and killed a man near Magic City, a prominent strip club.
2024-05-03Kendall Woodward UnknownDover, Ohio
2024-05-03Roger Fortson BlackFort Walton Beach, FloridaUnited States Air Force member Fortson was shot and killed by an Okaloosa County sheriff's deputy at Fortson's home. The deputy involved was charged with manslaughter.
2024-05-03Joseph Jacob Hadden UnknownPort Angeles, Washington
2024-05-03Blake Fleure WhiteTiffin, OhioSeneca County Sheriff's Office received a call that Fleure had harmed himself and was in a car. When they conducted a traffic stop for a welfare check, Fleure exited the car and charged a knife at them. Officers then discharged their service weapons, fatally striking him.
2024-05-02Stephen Todd Sharp WhiteColfax, CaliforniaDeputies on patrol found a van matching the description of a van connected to a burglary. When they talked to the man inside, at some point, the man brandished a gun and shot one of them. The deputies fired back and killed him.
2024-05-02James Bennett UnknownBillings, MontanaPolice responded to reports of a man wielding a machete. When they arrived, they encountered Bennet with a machete and tried to subdue him with a taser. However, the taser was ineffective and Bennet began to reach for the machete. An officer then shot and killed him.
2024-05-02Osbaldo Aguinaga HispanicHarris County, TexasDeputies had responded to a Discharge of a Firearms call and learned that the suspect is Aguinaga, according to the witness. Officers then saw Aguinaga pointing a gun at the witness. They ordered him to drop the gun. However, Aguinaga opened fire on them. Both officers then fired their weapons fatally striking him.
2024-05-02Charles David Boles WhiteSkyline, AlabamaBoles was shot and killed by Skyline police officers after firing shots and wounded one of them.
2024-05-02Isabella North HispanicHudson, FloridaAt a pet cemetery, North was shot by a Pasco County Sheriff deputy after she walked towards the deputy with a knife.
2024-05-02Yong Yang AsianLos Angeles, CaliforniaIn Koreatown, an LAPD officer shot a man who was armed with a knife.
2024-05-02Zachariah Alexander White UnknownSpring Garden Township, PennsylvaniaA man was fatally shot by a police officer inside of a nursing home.
2024-05-02Rachel Rodriguez UnknownMesa, ArizonaOfficers responded to a call stating that Rodriguez was armed with a knife preventing her roommate's boyfriend from leaving. When the police arrived, they tried to get Rodriguez out of the house, however, she entered the room. This is when officers shot and killed her.
2024-05-02Lemar Brandon Qualls BlackIndianapolis, IndianaSomeone called police after a man threatened to shoot neighbors in the area. When police arrived, the man was on the porch of a house and at some point he allegedly pointed a firearm in the direction of the officers and was then shot.
2024-05-01Joshua Richard WhiteBeech Grove, IndianaBeech Grove officers responded to an apartment complex for a welfare check and were told there was an ongoing child custody dispute. When they arrived, they encountered a man that approached them with a knife. He was shot and killed after failing to comply with officers' orders.
2024-05-01Emile Ciampicini WhiteHarris County, TexasMultiple 911 callers reported Ciampicini was in the middle of a street stabbing himself, holding a large cross. When police arrived, Ciampicini threw the knife away but refused orders to get on the ground. He advanced, holding the cross aloft, seemingly beginning to run toward officers, who shot him.
2024-05-01Damian Haglund WhiteMount Horeb, WisconsinFollowing reports of a person with a rifle outside of Mount Horeb Middle School, A 14-year-boy was fatally shot by Mount Horeb police. The boy was reportedly armed with a pellet rifle.
2024-05-01Larry Dean Woolsey WhiteAmarillo, TexasTwo Amarillo police officers fatally shot Woolsey when he raised a reciprocating saw at the officers. Initial reports said that the saw was a rifle.
2024-05-01Raymond Huddleston BlackSaint Francisville, LouisianaTwo inmates were being transported in a van from Catahoula Correctional Center to Baton Rouge to a court hearing. Sometime during the drive, Huddleston reportedly faked a seizure, whice caused the transporting officers to pull over. Huddleston then attacked the officers when they opened the van's doors. A fight ensued and Huddleston was able to disarm one of the officers. He then jumped into the front driver’s seat. As he attempted to drive off, one officer shot into the van, causing Huddleston's death.