List of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States, September 2016

September 2016 Date Name (age) of deceasedRaceState (city)Description2016-09-30Richard Parent (37)WhiteMichigan (Belleville)2016-09-30Najier Salaam (18)BlackNew Jersey (Newark)2016-09-30George Richards-Meyers (18)BlackNew Jersey (Newark)2016-09-30Clayton Eugene Baker (38)WhiteTexas (Groveton)2016-09-30Jacquarius Robinson (20)BlackOhio (Columbus)2016-09-30Douglas Marrickus Rainey (32)BlackSouth Carolina (Campobello)2016-09-30 Hyer, Cheyenne (3) Mississippi (Kiln) Off-duty Long Beach police officer Cassie Barker (27) left her 3-year-old daughter alone in a patrol car while visiting her shift supervisor Sgt. Clark Ladner (36) in his home off Standard-Dedeaux Road. Hyer was found unresponsive in the vehicle after being strapped in a baby seat for four hours and was later pronounced dead at Hancock Medical Center in Bay St. Louis.2016-09-30 Reginald Thomas Jr. (36)Black California (Pasadena) Beaten and tasered which caused his death by Pasadena Police after Mr. Thomas called 911 for assistance due to his mental illness issues.2016-09-29Jeffrey Clair Cave (53)WhiteArizona (Kingman)2016-09-28Johnathan Lozano-Murillo (28)HispanicGeorgia (Valdosta)2016-09-28Christopher Sowell (32)BlackPennsylvania (Philadelphia)2016-09-27John Ethan Carpentier (26)WhiteArizona (Phoenix)2016-09-27Olango, Alfred (38)BlackCalifornia (El Cajon)Police were responding to a report of a man acting erratically when he pulled an electronic cigarette from his pocket and took "a shooting stance," prompting officers to fatally shoot him.2016-09-26Leeland White (32)WhiteArkansas (Little Rock)2016-09-26 Nathan DeSai (46) Asian Texas (Houston Shot by police after committing a mass shooting on a residential street where he injured ten people.2016-09-26Anthony Bauer (52)WhiteIdaho (Garden City)2016-09-26Jamie Lewis (48)WhiteMinnesota (Burnsville)2016-09-25Cody Lafont (25)WhiteNew Hampshire (Claremont)2016-09-23Oddis Colvin (33)BlackMaryland (Pikesville)2016-09-23Christopher Contreras (30)HispanicTexas (San Antonio)2016-09-23Jesse Attaway (41)WhiteCalifornia (Fair Oaks)2016-09-21Austin Baier (23)WhiteNebraska (Louisville)2016-09-20Michael Goodale (23)WhiteConnecticut (Mashantucket)2016-09-20Joshua Scott (22)WhiteFlorida (Port St Lucie)2016-09-20Keith Lamont Scott (43)BlackNorth Carolina (Charlotte)Police officers were looking for an individual (not Scott) with warrants out for his arrest. Keith Lamont Scott was said by his daughter to be unarmed, sitting in a car, reading. Police stated that they saw a man (Scott) with a gun leave his vehicle. Scott ended up being shot by officer Brentley Vinson.2016-09-20 Sandy Duke (43) White Tennessee (Nashville) Duke was shot by police officer Wesley McClelland outside a local recycling business. He was wanted for a robbery and home invasion committed earlier in the day.2016-09-20 Charles Dove (35) White Tennessee (Route 641) Police responding to reports of an armed robbery identified a car driven by Dove on Highway 641 as the car used in the robbery. Dove veered onto an embankment to avoid a roadblock before exiting the vehicle, at which point he was shot by police deputies.2016-09-19 Thomas Tucker Jr (49) White Colorado (Westminster) Shot by police after allegedly brandishing a weapon at officers.2016-09-19Michelle Miller (46)WhiteTexas (Spring)2016-09-19Gary Don Lafon (56)WhiteTexas (Hawkins)2016-09-19Jeremy Swenson (30)WhiteUtah (Logan)2016-09-18Philip Hasan (61)BlackOhio (Akron)2016-09-17William Ryan (55)WhiteNorth Carolina (Rutherfordton)2016-09-17Robert Young (45)WhiteAlabama (Huntsville)2016-09-17Dahir Adan (22)BlackMinnesota (St. Cloud)2016-09-17Robert Duh (42)WhiteCalifornia (Beaumont)2016-09-17Tawon Boyd (21)BlackMaryland (Middle River)2016-09-16Lucas Anderson (29)WhiteKentucky (Owensboro)2016-09-16 Jesse Beshaw (29) Native American Vermont (Winooski) Beshaw, who was wanted for burglaries and known to carry a weapon, was observed entering a residence by a city police officer. When he exited, he began running from the police and refused to adhere to commands to stop. He then aggressively advanced on sheriff Nicholas Palmier and was shot. Emergency medical aid was administered but Beshaw died at the scene. Beshaw was found to be unarmed.2016-09-16 Terence Crutcher (40)Black Oklahoma (Tulsa) Crutcher was shot once near his vehicle, as police demanded for him to raise his hands. No weapon was found on the scene.2016-09-16 Nicholas Glenn (25) Black Pennsylvania (Philadelphia) Glenn shot and killed a woman and wounded five other people, including two police officers, and was shot by police.2016-09-16Thomas Mone III (46)WhiteMissouri (Hollister)2016-09-15Joseph Schlosser (69)WhiteFlorida (Weeki Wachee)2016-09-15Robert Carrillo (32)HispanicArizona (Phoenix)2016-09-15Morgan Crocker (34)WhiteTexas (Austin)2016-09-14 Dahir Adan (22) Minnesota (St. Cloud) Adan went on a stabbing rampage at the Crossroads Center, wounding ten people. He was shot by an off-duty officer.2016-09-14 Tyre King (13) Black Ohio (Columbus) King was shot by an officer as police responded to a report of a robbery taking place in a neighborhood. King allegedly pulled out a BB gun from his waistband, and the officer shot him.2016-09-12 Markell Lamarr Bivins (25) Black Iowa (Cedar Rapids) Bivins was shot to death by officers while attacking an ex with a knife.2016-09-12Christian Vargas (25)HispanicCalifornia (Colton)2016-09-11 Terrence Sterling (31) Black DC (Washington) Based on a report of a motorcyclist driving erratically, two MPD officers pursued Sterling who was riding home on his motorcycle after attending a bachelor party. Police stated that upon overtaking Sterling, he rammed their cruiser with his motorcycle. Officer Brian Trainer, sitting in the passenger seat, fatally shot Sterling in the neck and back. Body cameras were only turned on after the shooting had taken place.2016-09-12Eugene Craig (86)Unknown raceCalifornia (Saratoga)2016-09-10Adrian Joseph Shaffer (37)WhiteColorado (Longmont)2016-09-10Dennis Claude Stanley (69)WhiteWest Virginia (Montcalm)2016-09-09Travis Ell (64)WhiteAuburn, WashingtonOfficers were reporting reports of vandalism when Ell approached them with a lead pipe. When Ell approached the officers with pipe raised and did not respond to commands to lower it, he was shot.2016-09-09Ricardo Tenorio (32)HispanicArkansas (West Memphis)2016-09-09Gregory Frazier (55)BlackFlorida (Pompano Beach)2016-09-08 Juan Manuel Barajas Torres aka Jose Torres (38) Hispanic California (Delhi) Merced County Sheriff Deputies were investigating a domestic disturbance report. Torres came out of the home with an assault-type rifle and shot Deputy Alejandro "Alex" Barba, striking him at least once. Deputy Adam Leuchner returned fire, killing Torres.2016-09-07Francis Perry (32)WhiteFlorida (Lakeland)2016-09-07Jessie Daniel Joynt (35)WhiteFlorida (Titusville)2016-09-07Robert Lee Brown (55)BlackGeorgia (Albany)2016-09-07Donald Degraw (58)WhiteFlorida (Oldsmar)2016-09-07Sadiq Bishara-Abaker Idris (25)BlackMichigan (Wyoming)2016-09-06Dylan Papa (25)BlackArizona (Phoenix)2016-09-06Steven Del Rio (31)HispanicArizona (Tempe)2016-09-06David L. Anderson (25)WhiteNebraska (Omaha)2016-09-06Larry Grant Whitehead (70)WhiteTennessee (Gray)2016-09-06Bernard Cottrell (65)WhiteWest Virginia (Spencer)2016-09-05 Michael Napier (33) California (Oceanside) Napier was working on his bicycle when police arrived to arrest him for drug possession. Napier was shot five times after reaching for his waistband, but he did not have a weapon.2016-09-05Moses Ruben (36)BlackTexas (Ennis)2016-09-05Cesar Garcia (35)HispanicTexas (Austin)2016-09-04Simon Gomez (44)HispanicColorado (Grand Junction)2016-09-03Jose RomeroHispanicCalifornia (Long Beach)2016-09-03Donny Max Daugherty (36)WhiteIllinois (Brookport)2016-09-03Cameron Ayers (25)WhiteEast Wenatchee, WashingtonAfter stopping a vehicle he was in, officers recognized Ayers, who had an outstanding warrant for his arrest. While attempting to detain Ayers, an officer fired three shots at Ayers, killing him.2016-09-03Jerome Damon (25)BlackNew Jersey (Atlantic City)2016-09-03Jeremiah "Jeremy" Richard Ramirez (27)HispanicTexas (Temple)2016-09-02Randall Rodick (40)WhiteColorado (Parker)2016-09-02Michael Robert Musson Jr. (22)WhiteIllinois (Round Lake)2016-09-02Michael Thompson Jr. (38)BlackMissouri (St. Louis)2016-09-02Joseph Moreno (38)HispanicNew Mexico (Alamogordo)2016-09-01Joshua Quintero (23)HispanicCalifornia (Los Angeles)2016-09-01Vicente GonzalezHispanicCalifornia (Huntington Park)2016-09-01Caleb Douglas (18)Kansas (Wichita)2016-09-01Ed Holup (60)WhiteOhio (Toledo)

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