This is a list of people reported killed by non-military law enforcement officers in the United States in June 2017, 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 10 people.
June 2017 edit
| Date | Name (age) of deceased | State (city) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-06-29 | Bailey, Aaron (45) | Indiana (Indianapolis) | Following a nighttime traffic stop and a brief car chase (which ended in Bailey's vehicle crashing), two Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers fired 11 shots in the back and side of Bailey's vehicle; four struck Bailey, killing him.[1][2] The officers said that the saw "Bailey reaching toward the center console, where they feared a gun may have been stored"; however, no weapon was found.[1] State and federal prosecutors conducted investigations but decided not to prosecute the two officers.[1][2] The police chief recommended that the two officers be fired for violations of department policy, but the local Civilian Police Merit Board voted, 5–2 that the officers had not committed a violation, allowing them to keep their jobs on the police force.[3] |
| 2017-06-24 | Joseph-McDade, Giovann (20) | Washington (Kent) | Police attempted to pull Joseph-McDade over during a traffic stop. Joseph-McDade fled, eventually colliding his vehicle with a police vehicle. An officer ordered him to get out of his vehicle. Police say Joseph-McDade then gunned the engine at which point police opened fire, killing him.[4] |
| 2017-06-22 | Garcia-Muro, Armando (17) | Palmdale, California | Los Angeles sheriff's deputies responded to a "loud music" complaint, and after one deputy reached down to touch a large pit bull, the dog bit the deputy. Two deputies opened fire, firing six shots, and a bullet ricocheted and killed Garcia-Muro.[5][6][7] The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office concluded that the deputies' actions were lawful and declined to bring charges.[5] The mother of the victim filed a wrongful death suit.[8] |
| 2017-06-18 | Lyles, Charleena (30) | Washington (Seattle) | Two Seattle police officers shot Charleena Lyles, a pregnant woman, seven times in her Northwest Seattle apartment, after she called 9-1-1 to report a burglary.[9] Police said they fired after Lyles confronted them with a knife,[9][10][11] but Lyles' family questioned that account.[12] Lyles may have suffered from mental illness,[12] having experienced a decline in her mental health leading up to the fatal encounter.[11] Inquest proceedings began in 2019.[13] |
| 2017-06-14 | Le, Tommy (20) | Washington (Burien) | Following reports of gunfire and a man with a knife, ten patrol units responded to the scene, where neighbors pointed out Le as the apparent assailant. Officers say he advanced on them with a knife. Le was in reality holding a pen. Officers deployed their tasers, which they said were ineffective. They shot Le to death, claiming he was lunging at them. Le was shot twice in the back and once in the back of the hand.[14][15] |
| 2017-06-14 | Hodgkinson, James Thomas (66) | Virginia (Alexandria) | Congressional baseball shooting[16] |
| 2017-06-21 | Williams, Terry (19) | Wisconsin (Milwaukee) | [17] |
| 2017-06-10 | Obet, Isaiah (25) | Washington (Auburn) | Police responded to reports of a man with a weapon in an occupied home, later identified as Obet. When Obet fled, he attempted to carjack a vehicle. Police then opened fire, killing him.[18][19] |
| 2017-06-05 | Bear Heels, Zachary (29) | Nebraska (Omaha) | After being asked to leave a bus in Omaha while heading to his home state of Oklahoma, Bear Heels, who had schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, was left at a gas station. His mother asked police to bring him to a crisis center. Police officers punched Bear Heels, and deployed a stun gun on him 12 times, leading to his death.[20] |
| 2017-06-02 | Suarez, Frank (26) | Nevada (Las Vegas) | Las Vegas police shot and killed Suarez, stating that he had shot at officers and had told his girlfriend he wanted officers to kill him prior to the shooting.[21] |
See also edit
- Death in custody § United States
- Henry A. Wallace Police Crime Public Database
- List of cases of police brutality
- List of countries with annual rates and counts for killings by law enforcement officers
- List of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty in the United States
- List of law enforcement officers convicted for an on-duty killing in the United States
- List of police reforms related to the George Floyd protests
- List of unarmed African Americans killed by law enforcement officers in the United States
- Lists of killings by law enforcement officers
- Police brutality in the United States
- Police misconduct § United States
- Police riot § United States
- Police use of deadly force in the United States
References edit
- ^ a b c Ryan Martin; James Briggs (April 12, 2019). "No charges in federal investigation into Aaron Bailey shooting". Indianapolis Star.
- ^ a b "IMPD chief: Fire 2 officers in Bailey shooting". Indianapolis Recorder. November 6, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
- ^ Drew Daudelin, Community Reacts After Board Clears IMPD Officers Who Killed Aaron Bailey, WFYI (May 11, 2018).
- ^ Moreno, Joel. "Kent PD releases documents, videos in shooting death of Joseph-McDade". KOMO. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
- ^ a b L.A. County D.A. Releases OIS Reviews, Says No Charges to Be Filed, MyNewsLA (December 10, 2018),
- ^ Sam Levin (June 23, 2017). "Teen killed by stray bullet while police fire at dog during response to 'loud music'". The Guardian. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
- ^ "Deputies Shooting At Dog Accidentally Kill Teen". June 22, 2017. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
- ^ L.A. County D.A. releases report on fatal officer-involved shooting of Palmdale teen, Antelope Valley Times (December 10, 2018).
- ^ a b Dam Levin, Seattle police shot Charleena Lyles seven times, autopsy finds, The Guardian (August 30, 2017).
- ^ Katie Mettler; Mark Berman (June 19, 2017). "Seattle police fatally shoot pregnant woman who they say confronted officers with a knife". The Washington Post.
- ^ a b "Recording: Police shout 'get back' before shooting of woman". WXMI. Associated Press. June 20, 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
Authorities said Charleena Lyles, 30, confronted the officers with a knife — a move that came less than two weeks after she had threatened officers with long metal shears after they responded to a domestic disturbance at her home.
- ^ a b Sam Levin, Seattle insists it's a model for progressive policing – so why was Charleena Lyles killed?, The Guardian (July 17, 2017).
- ^ Steven Kiggins, Inquest into SPD shooting death of Charleena Lyles begins with pre-conference, KCPQ (September 10, 2019).
- ^ "Tommy Le Was Shot Twice In the Back, Autopsy Shows | Seattle Weekly". Seattle Weekly. 2017-09-07. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
- ^ SeattlePI, Lynsi Burton. "Deputies shot, killed man with pen in hand in Burien". KOMO. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
- ^ "Seeking Information: James T. Hodgkinson – Deceased" (PDF). Federal Bureau of Investigation. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
- ^ "Milwaukee County deputy cleared in 2017 fatal shooting at lakefront".
- ^ KOMO Staff. "Auburn officer kills man in attempted carjacking". KOMO. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
- ^ "Man shot dead by Auburn police identified". The News Tribune. Tacoma, Washington. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
- ^ Westhues, Kevin. "Omaha settles with Zachary Bear Heels' mother, estate". NBC 6. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
- ^ Craig Fiegener; Kyndell Nunley. "Man killed by police after reportedly opening fire on officers overnight". KSNV.