May 2013
Date Name (Age) of Deceased RacState (City)Description2013-05-31Ernest Zaus Jaquine Barnett (30)BlackGeorgia (Atlanta)2013-05-31Michael Neal Peters (54)WhiteNorth Carolina (Broad Creek) 2013-05-30 Gerardo Diego Ayala (26) Hispanic California (Santa Ana) Officers suspected four men of suspicious activity and approached them. A fight ensued between an officer and one man, and the officer shot and killed the man. The other three men fled, and officers pursued them by vehicle. The chase ended when the men crashed, killing a pedestrian.2013-05-30Joseph Moreno (24)HispanicArizona (Mesa)2013-05-29Kyree Johnson (22)BlackPennsylvania (Philadelphia) 2013-05-29 Harper, Douglas (62) White Montana (Helena) 62-year-old Douglas Harper was shot and killed by a deputy who was conducting a welfare check. Harper pointed a handgun at the deputy and failed to comply with orders to drop his weapon, and the deputy fired his handgun as a result. 2013-05-29 Peters, Bernard Jr. Black California (Oakland) An unarmed man was shot multiple times by officers in an incident that began as a vehicle chase. 2013-05-29 Scott, Mhai (38) Asian Virginia (Sterling) Two deputies were responding to a disorderly conduct complaint in a Costco store. Officers say Mhai advanced on them with a knife and scissors. They first used a stun gun and then fired several shots, killing her. 2013-05-29 McRae, Nathaniel (34) Black Washington D.C. McRae was killed in an alleged exchange of gunfire with officers who were pursuing him as a suspect in a carjacking. 2013-05-28 Waller, Jerry (72) White Texas (Fort Worth) Officers were responding to a burglary alarm when they encountered Waller armed with a gun in his garage across the street from where the alarm was sounding. Feeling threatened, at least one officer shot Waller multiple times, killing him.2013-05-28Angela Darlene Smith (37)WhiteTennessee (Crossville)2013-05-27William Dupree (32)BlackMissouri (St. Louis)2013-05-26Esteban J. Smith (23)HispanicTexas (Eden) 2013-05-26 Theodore Dennis Vanosdall (36) White Colorado (Salida) A man was killed after allegedly firing at officers who arrived at a home in response to a disturbance call. 2013-05-26 Cruz, Samuel (48) Hispanic New York (New Rochelle) Police responded to a report of an emotionally disturbed man who wouldn't let a relative into his apartment. When the man refused officers' attempts to talk him out, they first tasered him and then shot him when he allegedly lunged at officers with a knife.2013-05-26Anthony Galla (32)WhitePennsylvania (Upper Darby)2013-05-25Gary Hatcher (26)BlackMichigan (Mt. Morris Township) 2013-05-25 Toretti, John (42) White California (Sacramento) Police were called when a man frightened a Metro PCS employee with "intelligible(sic) statements." A struggle ensued with the officers, and the man was pepper-sprayed, kicked, and repeatedly beaten with batons. Officers noticed he had stopped breathing once he was in police custody. 2013-05-25 unnamed male (23) Unknown Pennsylvania (Philadelphia) Police were responding to a report of a man in the middle of the street holding a knife. They used their vehicle to knock him down and then pepper-sprayed him. He then ran toward them, and they shot and killed him. 2013-05-25 Mitchell, Ajani (21) Black South Carolina (Columbia) Mitchell was shot by officers who felt threatened when he refused to drop a gun he was holding. Police had been called by Mitchell's grandmother. 2013-05-25 Foote, Jeff (39) White Utah (Washington Terrace) Foote was killed by officers after allegedly firing a shot at them with a small handgun he was brandishing in his parents' front yard. He was threatening to shoot himself. 2013-05-24 Tovar, Adolpho Vargas (47) Hispanic California (San Diego) Tovar was fatally shot by officers after he drove a car in reverse towards them. He had allegedly robbed a nearby gas station. 2013-05-24 Valluzzo, John (75) White Connecticut (Ridgefield) Police were responding to a domestic incident when an officer shot and killed Valluzzo, head of the Military Museum in Southern New England. Police say an officer fired on Valluzzo after he allegedly refused to drop a weapon and raised the weapon at police. 2013-05-24 Hilger, Thomas (49) White Montana (Worden) Hilger was killed by sheriff's deputies Martin Stuart and Tony Watson behind the bar he owned. Police were responding to a report of suspicious activity and questioned Hilger, who allegedly pulled out a gun. Investigators later found Hilger's girlfriend's body in a vehicle. 2013-05-24 Thomas, Leonard (30) Black Washington (Fife) Mr. Thomas was drunk and despondent due to the recent death of a close friend. His mother called police, who summoned a SWAT team when Thomas refused to come out of the house. After a four-hour standoff, Thomas agreed to send his 4-year-old son home with his mother, and he and the boy were standing on the front porch getting ready to send the boy down the sidewalk to his grandmother. Around the same time as this pending resolution, the SWAT team used explosives to blow open the back door and Thomas reacted by grabbing the boy. Sniper Brian Markert then fatally shot Thomas from across the street. Other SWAT team members also fatally shot a dog.2013-05-23Rayshawn Marquis Brown (27)BlackCalifornia (Compton)2013-05-23Theodule LeJeune Jr. (58)Unknown raceAlaska (Sutton-Alpine)2013-05-23Thomas Bean (43)BlackOhio (Toledo)2013-05-23Jackson Alexandre (28)Unknown raceNew York (New York)2013-05-22Julian Dawkins (22)BlackVirginia (Alexandria)2013-05-22Belton "Amir" Lomax (35)BlackPennsylvania (Philadelphia) 2013-05-22 Todashev, Ibragim (27) White Florida (Orlando) Ibragim Todashev interview and death2013-05-21William Alexander Mejia (18)HispanicCalifornia (Los Angeles)2013-05-20Randy Scott Moore (56)WhiteTexas (Three Way)2013-05-20Jose SiFuentes (28)HispanicTexas (Longview)2013-05-20Joshua "Omar" Johnson (22)BlackVirginia (Norfolk)2013-05-20Alan James Stokes (22)WhiteTexas (Clifton)2013-05-20Anthony Michael Bland (26)BlackVirginia (Williamsburg)2013-05-19Ernesto Gonzalez (29)HispanicTexas (Eden) 2013-05-19 Labaki, Naim "Keith" (43) White Wyoming (Evanston) Labaki was shot after allegedly pointing a rifle at an officer from inside a vehicle. Labaki had allegedly fired one shot outside a home and another into a store earlier that day and was fleeing in an SUV when he lost control and was rear-ended by an unmarked police vehicle. 2013-05-18 Laffitte, Terry (50) Black California (Los Angeles) Police say officers saw Laffitte riding a bicycle while intoxicated and holding a handgun. They confronted him, and a struggle ensued in a driveway. Officers shot and killed Laffitte when he allegedly pulled a gun from his waistband. Multiple witnesses say that Laffitte was unarmed. Police say they recovered a revolver at the scene.2013-05-18Terrence Dawson (30)BlackArkansas (Blytheville)2013-05-18Charles Curl (46)BlackCalifornia (Inglewood)2013-05-17Guillermo Pablo Cedano (44)HispanicCalifornia (Montebello) 2013-05-17 Smith, Dalton (30) Black New York (Mineola) Andrea Robello was at home with three other people when Dalton Smith, wearing a ski mask, entered and demanded valuables. He allowed one woman to leave to withdraw money from an ATM, and she called the police. Officers arrived and found Smith with Robello in a headlock, holding a gun to her head. Smith allegedly threatened the officers who fired eight shots, hitting Smith seven times and Robello once in the head. Both were killed. 2013-05-17 Robello, Andrea (21) Hispanic New York (Mineola) Andrea Robello was at home with three other people when Dalton Smith, wearing a ski mask, entered and demanded valuables. He allowed one woman to leave to withdraw money from an ATM, and she called the police. Officers arrived and found Smith with Robello in a headlock, holding a gun to her head. Smith allegedly threatened the officers who fired eight shots, hitting Smith seven times and Robello once in the head. Both were killed. 2013-05-17 Brozek, Brent E. (43) White Wisconsin (Madison) Brozek was shot and killed by Officers Ryan Finnegan, Ryan Orvis, and Scott Templeton after allegedly charging at them with a sword. Police say bean bag rounds were fired first. The shooting concluded a day-long standoff that began when sheriff's deputies tried to evict Brozek from his condo.2013-05-17Khan Tony Nim (35)AsianCalifornia (Alhambra)2013-05-17Misty Michelle Mullins (33)WhiteNorth Carolina (Raleigh) 2013-05-16 Cairns, Justin (21) White Washington (Nine Mile Falls) Mr. Cairns was a suspect in the killing of another man earlier in the day when officers tracked him to a house, confronted him, and he allegedly ignored their unspecified commands. 2013-05-16 Darden, Jermaine (34) Black Texas (Fort Worth) Darden, a 300-pound man with breathing problems, died after being tased multiple times during a drug raid. Police say he resisted them, while his mother, who witnessed the incident, said he was trying to lie on his side because lying on his stomach made him unable to breathe. 2013-05-16 Blackburn, Caleb Wade (33) White California (Oildale) Kern County Sheriff deputies, investigating a stabbing, were directed to Blackburn inside an apartment in Oildale. When they entered the apartment and confronted Blackburn, he was shot at least once by a deputy. Blackburn died at a local hospital.2013-05-16Freddy Batt Sosa (22)HispanicArizona (Tucson)2013-05-16James Genda (64)WhiteOhio (Akron)2013-05-16Christian Leonard Eaddy (25)BlackCalifornia (Los Angeles)2013-05-15Kourtney Hahn (21)BlackOhio (Clintonville)2013-05-15Emmanuel Gatewood (24)BlackOhio (Clintonville)2013-05-15Louis M. Squires (44)BlackMassachusetts (Springfield)2013-05-15Jesus Espinosa (52)HispanicConnecticut (Hartford)2013-05-14Driggers, Bobby (50)WhiteFlorida (Brandon)2013-05-14Ignacio Ochoa (37)HispanicCalifornia (Paramount) 2013-05-14 Christopher Dubois (39) White Colorado (Denver) Police say a suicidal man was holding a gun to his head in the middle of a street. Officers killed him after he allegedly threatened a firefighter.2013-05-13Rodney Oneil Pike (38)WhiteGeorgia (Buford)2013-05-12Andrew P. Bush (29)WhiteMissouri (Oakville)2013-05-12Gerald "Skip" Tyrone Murphy (38)BlackNew Jersey (Trenton)2013-05-12Jenny Lynn Borelis (28)WhiteWashington (Kelso)2013-05-11Nathan D. Brokaw (28)WhiteNebraska (Stromsburg) 2013-05-11 Rigoberto Arceo (34) Hispanic California (Cudahy) Shot and killed by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy L Mendoza while returning home from a Mother's Day party. Mendoza had ordered Arceo to the ground, who, with his hands raised in the air, was telling Deputy Mendoza that he did not have to do anything, when the deputy shot him once in the chest. In an attempt to justify the shooting, Deputy Mendoza claimed that Arceo was trying to grab his gun. However, eyewitnesses who saw the shooting describe Arceo as having his hands raised over his head when he was shot and that he was approximately 10 feet away from the deputy when the deputy shot and killed him. 2013-05-10 Ivan Romero (24) Unknown Minnesota (Minneapolis) An officer, responding to the shooting involving Terrance Franklin, ran a red light and struck Romero's motorcycle, killing him and injuring his passenger.2013-05-10Tony Starnes (45)Unknown raceIllinois (Richmond)2013-05-10Candace Jackson (38)WhiteTexas (Longview) 2013-05-10 Terrance Franklin (22) Black Minnesota (Minneapolis) Franklin, a burglary suspect, was cornered in a basement by officers after fleeing police. A struggle ensued between Franklin and at least five officers and one K9, during which Franklin allegedly pulled the trigger on Officer Mark Durand's gun, shooting Officers Michael Meath and Ricardo Muro in the leg. An unidentified undercover officer shot Franklin multiple times, killing him.2013-05-10William McKnight (43)Unknown raceIndiana (Plainfield)2013-05-10Jose Garcia (49)HispanicMissouri (Eureka)2013-05-10Charles Burns (21)WhiteCalifornia (Antioch)2013-05-09Alberto F. V