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List of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States, January 2014


This is a list of people reported killed by non-military law enforcement officers in the United States in January 2014, 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 58 people.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.


January 2014 edit

Date Name (Age) of Deceased State (City) Description
2014-01-31 Napier, Michael Paul (33) Vista, California San Diego County Sheriff's Deputies shot and killed Napier because he reached for his waist band when they ordered him to show his hands. Four deputies were serving a felony warrant for drug-related charges when they contacted the victim, who was in his garage fixing his bicycle. It is believed that two deputies fired shots.[1][2]
2014-01-31 Andrews, Zachary Ryan (28) Laughlin, Nevada Officers Samuel Soloriao Solorio of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department's Laughlin substation shot robbery suspect Zachary Ryan Andrews. Andrews "allegedly produced a firearm" and the officers "engaged the individual in gunfire."[3]
2014-01-30 Garcia-Jauregui, Jose Angel (27) Santaquin, Utah Garcia-Jauregui shot and killed Sgt. Cory Wride when the officer stopped to check on a vehicle he thought was abandoned. Officers caught up with Garcia-Jauregui and exchanged gunfire with him. Garcia-Jauregui and another officer were both shot and hospitalized; Garcia-Jauregui died later of his injuries.[4]
2014-01-29 Spry, Curley (42) Logan County, West Virginia Allegedly pulled a hand gun on a trooper.[5]
2014-01-29 Turner, Cornelius (19) Milwaukee, Wisconsin Shot by police after allegedly robbing a beer delivery driver.[6]
2014-01-28 Denk, Gracie Louise (21) Wilmington, North Carolina She was shot and killed during a confrontation with Wilmington Police Department officers, after her ex-boyfriend called 911 saying she was suicidal.[7]
2014-01-25 Shergill, Parminder Singh (43) Lodi, California Lodi police officers Cpl. Scott Bratton and Officer Adam Lockie shot and killed Shergill as he charged them with a knife. Shergill was a Gulf War veteran. During his numerous contacts with mental health professionals, he had been diagnosed, to one degree or another, with Schizoaffective disorder (bipolar type) with sometimes paranoia and earlier on, methamphetamine abuse. While there was an eye to determine if his military service may have contributed to his mental health issues, he was never diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). posttraumatic stress disorder. Prosecutors ruled the shooting death justified in December.[8]
2014-01-21 Smith, Thomas (42) San Francisco, California Detective Sergeant Thomas Smith was accidentally killed by another officer while conducting a probation check.[9] BART will pay Smith's family $3.1 million settlement.[10]
2014-01-21 Munguia, Jose (21) Oakland, California Munguia was shot and killed after fleeing from a stolen vehicle with a hand gun.[11]
2014-01-21 Smart, Eldrin Loren (31) Kenner, Louisiana Smart was shot when a detective fired four shots inside a fleeing vehicle he was driving.[12]
2014-01-21 Mestas, Antonio (19) Oakland, California Mestas was driving a stolen SUV and was shot when he ran from the vehicle holding a gun.[13]
2014-01-21 Koster, Keith (54) Indianapolis, Indiana An unnamed officer shot Keith Koster, a mentally ill man, while in the process of a Welfare Check. Koster had picked up a gun in his apartment and began waving it at officers, after a failed takedown with non lethal beanbag rounds and hours of negotiations officers shot and killed Koster.[14]
2014-01-20 Law, Andrew (36) Seattle, Washington After multiple calls about a man waving a gun around officers found Andrew Law, they say he refused to give up the weapon and was shot and killed. The gun turned out to be fake.[15]
2014-01-20 Braddy, Earl Douglas (76) Loxley, Alabama Officers were advised shots were fired before arriving to the home of Earl Braddy and his wife Emma. Officers entered residence and the couple were struggling over a pistol, Earl Braddy eventually pointed the weapon toward officers at which time both officers fired upon Earl Braddy.[16]
2014-01-19 Golden, Rodney (41) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Golden was shot and killed after slashing a woman's throat in an apartment complex.[17]
2014-01-17 Leroux, Blas (34) Denver, Colorado Leroux died 3 days after he was shot by police after he reportedly held a woman hostage in a Denver 7-Eleven.[18]
2014-01-16 Velasquez, Gabriel (31) Apache, Arizona Shot and killed by border patrol.[19]
2014-01-16 Jackson, Henry (19) Ardmore, Oklahoma After wounding 2 federal officers Jackson was shot and killed.[20]
2014-01-16 Roberts, Raymond (28) California (Lake Elsinore) Killed after running an officers foot over.[21]
2014-01-16 Baker, Jordan (26) Houston, Texas A Houston Police officer was working an off-duty, extra employment job at a strip center located at 5700 W. Little York Road. The strip center had experienced multiple robberies and began to hire off-duty officers to provide extra security. While the officer was working at the location he attempted to stop and question Baker, who he thought was acting suspicious. When the officer approached Baker a brief struggle and foot chase ensued. At some point Baker stopped fleeing, reached into his waistband and began to charge at the officer. The officer discharged his weapon, fatally striking Barker. Further investigation determined Barker was unarmed.

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2014-01-16 King, Marie (55) Spanish Fork, Utah Lindon police officer Joshua Boren (34) did not show up for work one night, prompting his commander to send officers to his home where they found the bodies of Boren's mother-in-law, wife, and two children, along with his own body. Police say the couple had been experiencing marital problems for several months.[23]
Boren, Kelly (32)
Boren, Joshua Jr. (7)
Boren, Haley (5)
2014-01-15 Adams, Bernard (75) Houghton Lake, Michigan Adams pulled a weapon and refused to put it down and was shot and killed.[24]
2014-01-15 Bair, Shawn (22) Elkhart, Indiana Fatally shot after killing 2 people in a grocery store.[25]
2014-01-14 Longoria, Manuel (40) Eloy, Arizona Shot and later died at a hospital after a car chase.[26]
2014-01-14 Hill Jr., Gregory (30) Fort Pierce, Florida Shot multiple times though his garage door after he raised a gun at a deputy.[27]
2014-01-14 Marble, William (68) Ludington, Michigan Started as a 911 hang up, Marble was shot and killed after a confrontation with a Michigan state trooper.[28]
2014-01-14 Pfalzgraf, Steven (24) Parkersburg, West Virginia Drove car toward officer and was shot and killed.[29]
2014-01-12 Rodarte, Enrique (32) Victorville, California Died after not following commands from officers, he was shot in front of his family.[30]
2014-01-12 Mascarino, Anthony (35) Scottsdale, Arizona Pointed shotgun at police after firing it into air in his home.[31]
2014-01-11 Navarro, Jose (40) San Diego, California Jose Luis Navarro critically injured on January 9th and died on the 11th. There is a video of the shooting.[32]
2014-01-10 Ragland, Jeffrey (50) Queens, New York Corrections officer saw Ragland hitting his past girlfriend, which was his current girlfriend and intervened.[33]
2014-01-09 Ware, Michael A (35) Jonesboro, Arkansas Is said to have opened his door and opened fire on officers, he was shot and killed by officer Eidson.[34]
2014-01-07 Attebery, Ernest (40) Moriarty, New Mexico Was said to have fired at officer however later reports say he never did. The SWAT member involved had another fatal shooting less the a year of this.[35]
2014-01-07 Blunk, Vernum (47) Leesburg, Florida Officers were investigating allegations of sexual misconduct with a child. Blunk was armed with a handgun.[36]
2014-01-06 Spencer, Shon Aaron Clarksburg, West Virginia Shot after trying to run into a sheriff's vehicle.[37]
2014-01-06 Clark, Deacon (30) Sarasota, Florida Bike patrol officers shot and killed him after he allegedly refused to drop his weapon.[38]
2014-01-05 Skorev, Igor (23) Arvada, Colorado Died after a shootout with police.[39]
2014-01-05 Arias, Rocendo (23) Yakima, Washington An officer was checking on a suspicious vehicle in a car wash's parking lot. During the contact, the officer shot Arias, the sole occupant of the vehicle. He was pronounced dead at the scene.[40]
2014-01-05 Vidal, Keith (18) Boiling Spring Lakes, North Carolina A man called police to help with his stepson, Keith Vidal, who was having a schizophrenic episode. Vidal had a screwdriver in his hand, and when he refused to drop it officers first tased and then shot him, killing him. The officer who shot Vidal, Byron Vassey, was charged with voluntary manslaughter.[41]
2014-01-05 Melton, Brandon Lee (25) Watauga, Texas Was seen stabbing someone by police who opened fire. He was shot Friday died Saturday.[42]
2014-01-04 Martinez, Frank (66) Pueblo, Colorado Police say he pointed a gun at SWAT members. Officers shot and killed him.[43]
2014-01-04 Scott, Noah (29) Metairie, Louisiana After allegedly stabbing his girlfriend he confronted police at his door with a knife, the officers shot and killed him.[44]
2014-01-04 De La Garza, Jerry (51) Beeville, Texas [45]
2014-01-04 Murray, John (31) Paterson, New Jersey An officer confronted Murray, believing that he matched the description of a man wanted for a home invasion. Police say Murray was armed with a knife and that a struggle ensued. The officer fired one round, killing him.[46]
2014-01-04 Coleman, Robert (30) Lawrenceville, Georgia Shot by officers responding to a burglary call, were already in area for a reported stabbing in which Coleman was the suspect.[47]
2014-01-04 Estrada, Michael (49) Sierra Vista, Arizona Estrada, was in the front yard of the residence brandishing a machete.[48]
2014-01-04 Humphrey, Jesse (30) Selah, Washington Police had a warrant to search the house. Jesse Humphrey made a shot from a long rifle, which led to the arrival of a SWAT team who killed the man.[49]
2014-01-03 Williams, Joeshawn Edward (21) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma An off duty officer hired to act as security outside a strip mall spotted Williams standing near a 7-Eleven store in the area who matched the description of a robbery suspect. The suspect then refused to pull out his ID and ran into a nearby alley. Police Sgt. Jimmy Cortez fired at Williams when Williams allegedly crouched down and charged the officer.[50]
2014-01-03 Martin, Keith (35) Hondo, Texas Border patrol agent believed he was having an affair with his wife, while on-duty drove 160 miles to shoot him.[51]
2014-01-03 Jones, Patrick (47) Columbus, Ohio Jones' neighbors said no one heard the gunfire as Columbus police Officer Solomon Seng shot and killed Patrick L. Jones, a developmentally disabled man who confronted police with a knife when they responded to a call for help about 9:20 p.m.[52]
2014-01-02 Calhoun, Rasheik (33) Crestview, Florida SWAT was executing a warrant and suspect was killed after suspects opened fire on officers.[53]
2014-01-02 Maldonado, Wesley (35) Thornton, Colorado Maldonado was shot and killed after he led police on a high speed chase which ended in a Thornton apartment complex. Some witnesses to the shooting allege that police use of force was "excessive". Police allegedly found a firearm in the vehicle, after the pursuit, that had recently been fired.[54]
2014-01-02 Schmidt, Michael E. (47) Dallas, Texas Michael Schmidt, a lawyer at the Schmidt Firm in Dallas, reported that his apartment was being burglarized. He was home with his 11-year-old daughter. Police stated that Michael Schmidt started shooting at police officers and officers returned fire and shot him dead.[55]
2014-01-01 Bridges, Shane (33) Chelsea, Oklahoma An unnamed Mayes County deputy responded to a call about a suicidal man, when he arrived at Bridges home the deputy found him standing on his porch with a gun, Bridges began shooting at the deputy and the deputy returned fire killing Bridges.[56]
2014-01-01 Reece, Julias Michael (20) Redford, Michigan An armed man suspected in a series of carjackings in Redford and Detroit was shot and killed by police on New Year's Day.[57]

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