September 2014
Date Name (Age) of DeceasedRace State (City) Description2014-09-30 David Kedra (26) White Pennsylvania (Philadelphia) A state trooper was accidentally shot during a gun training exercise at the Montgomery County Public Safety Training Complex and later died. In 2015, the officer who shot Kedra, Richard Schroeter, was charged with five counts of recklessly endangering a person.Pennsylvania trooper shot dead during gun training , AP, October 1, 2014. 2014-09-30 Randall Garfield Williams (40) White Wyoming (Casper) Two Casper Police officers and a Wyoming Highway Patrolman responded to a domestic dispute then shot and killed a man who they claim pointed two handguns at them. According to family, the man was intoxicated and took medications for mental illness.Many shot by Police Identified, KTWO, October 4, 2014. 2014-09-30 Javonta Darden (20) Black Georgia (Athens) Police reported Darden and a colleague shot and wounded an ATF agent during "an undercover law enforcement operation." Officers shot and killed Darden.ATF agent wounded, 1 suspect killed, another charged in Athens, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, October 2, 2014. 2014-09-30 Marlon S. Woodstock (38) Black Florida (Sunrise) Friends of Woodstock called police for help and told them he was suffering from mental illness. Officers said Woodstock ran after being ordered to stop. After failed attempts at subduing him with a Taser and then a K-9, an officer shot him. "Ultimately, one officer was forced to discharge his firearm," said a police spokesperson.Man dead after police-involved shooting outside Sunrise drugstore , WSVN.com, September 20, 2014. 2014-09-29 Rafael Laureano (51) Hispanic New York (Brooklyn) Francisco Carvajal stabbed his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend Rafael Laureano before police arrived. He refused to drop his knife and police shot and killed both Carvajal and Laureano.Cops may have shot both men in Brooklyn attack, say officials, Newsday, September 20, 2014. 2014-09-29 Francisco Carvajal (47) Hispanic New York (Brooklyn) Francisco Carvajal stabbed his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend Rafael Laureano before police arrived. He refused to drop his knife and police shot and killed both Carvajal and Laureano. 2014-09-28 Garrett, Nancy Joyce (68) California (Bakersfield) According to the Kern County Sheriff's Office, Garrett was killed after a deputy crashed into her vehicle; initial reports show that the deputy was on his way to assist another deputy with someone resisting arrest.One woman dead after KCSO deputy and vehicle crash at China Grade Loop, North Chester Ave. , KERO.com, September 29, 2014. 2014-09-28 Oliver Jarrod Gregoire (26) Black Texas (Baytown) An unarmed robbery and assault suspect was Taser'ed twice by Chambers County Sheriff's Deputy Bradley Hasley. Texas Rangers are investigating.Man Fatally Stunned After Charging Police, KXAS.com, September 29, 2014. 2014-09-27 Eugene Williams (38) Black Missouri (Kansas City) Police used a Taser on Williams; his heart had stopped by the time an ambulance arrived. Afterward police told witnesses he had taken PCP.Naked man tased by police later dies, woman who witnessed event speaks out, fox4kc.com, October 2, 2014. 2014-09-27 unidentified (42) Unknown Florida (Homestead) Police say they shot and killed a man who assaulted his ex-girlfriend.Police Involved Shooting Leaves One Man Dead, WPLG.com, September 29, 2014. 2014-09-27 Shad Gerken (34) White Maine (Chester) Deputies with the Penobscot County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of a man with a knife walking down Route 116 and acting erratically. After an eight-hour stand-off, the man was shot and killed. Family members describe Gerken as a person with mental illness.Police fatally shoot knife-wielding man Saturday during standoff in Chester, Bangor Daily News, September 27, 2014.‘There are other steps they could have taken’: Family members of man killed during police standoff react, Maine Sun Journal, September 29, 2014. 2014-09-26 Dilon Chadwick McGee (18) White Tennessee (Madison County) A Madison County Sheriff's deputy shot and killed McGee during a car chase.Man dead after deputy shoots at car, Jackson Sun, September 27, 2014. 2014-09-26 Steven Paul Presley (34) White Texas (Paris) Lamar County Sheriff Scott Cass said deputies were confronted by an armed man outside the home, who allegedly started shooting at the deputies. The deputies then returned fire on the suspect who died at the scene from gunshot wounds. Texas Rangers will investigate.,Officer involved fatal shooting in Lamar County, KXII.com, September 27, 2014. 2014-09-26 Cody Dempsey (25) White Ohio (Warren) Cody Dempsey was shot to death by officers after a chase. Media reports witnesses seeing Dempsey shoot at officers. Unidentified officers from the Trumbull County Sheriff's Office, Weathersfield Police and the Ohio State Highway Patrol were involved in the chase and shooting.Neighbor recalls memories of Cody Dempsey, WYTV.com, September 27, 2014. 2014-09-25 Giovany Contreras Sandoval (34) Hispanic California (San Francisco) A carjacker, Giovany Contreras Sandoval, stole a woman's Escalade in Richmond, drove to Marin County, and lead law enforcement on a chase that ended in San Francisco's Financial District. They pursued him across the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, onto southbound U.S. Highway 101 and then over the Golden Gate Bridge. Sandoval crashed the car at a road, and a man who walked up to the scene to try to help was shot and wounded in the chest. CHP and San Francisco Police Department officers arrived at the scene of the crash, and a less-lethal bean bag gun was fired. Sandoval then took out his revolver and fired a shot at police. Six officers returned fire, hitting him 32 times.Carjacking Suspect Killed by SFPD Officers Last Week Shot 32 Times, Had Prior Convictions, CBS San Francisco, September 29, 2014.Carjacker killed by San Francisco police IDd, October 7, 2014. 2014-09-24 David Hooks (59) White Georgia (East Dublin) Unnamed Laurens County deputies claim Hooks pointed a rifle at them when they tried to search his home. They shot and killed him.GBI investigating Laurens deputy-involved fatal shooting , Macon Telegraph, September 25, 2014. 2014-09-24 Navarre, Jacob (25) Louisiana (DeRidder) Louisiana State Police shot and killed a man LSP Sgt. James Anderson said tried to run them over.One Dead, Deputy Injured in Beauregard Parish Shooting , KATC.com, September 24, 2014.State Police Investigating Deputy Involved Shooting , KATC.co, September 25, 2014.Authorities identify man fatally shot by deputies, KPLCtv.com, September 25, 2014. 2014-09-24 Nolan Anderson (50) Black Louisiana (New Orleans) St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's deputies shot and killed a fellow deputy involved in a domestic dispute.St. John Parish deputies kill colleague who fired on them in LaPlace standoff, Times-Picayune, September 24, 2014. 2014-09-24 Matthew L. Stoddard (25) White Washington (Pasco) Pasco Police officer Tony Haworth shot and killed Matthew Stoddard after a foot chase. Haworth told his superiors Stoddard had a gun.Officials identify man killed by Pasco officer , Tri-City Herald, September 24, 2014. 2014-09-23 Brian Eugene Rice (57) White South Carolina (Goose Creek) State Constable Brian Rice pointed four guns at his wife and later at state police who shot and killed him. Later his wife described Rice as having been diagnosed with cancer and taking "several medications" which changed his personality.State constable killed in standoff with Goose Creek police, Post and Courier, September 24, 2014. 2014-09-23 Joseph Adam Lee (32) White Indiana (Elkhart) According to a press release, after a foot chase with a man wanted for a felony warrant Elkhart City Police officers shot and killed the man after he pointed a gun at the officers.Elkhart Police Officers Involved in Fatal Shooting, Goshen News, September 24, 2014.Man killed in Elkhart officer-involved shooting identified , Elkhart Truth, September 24, 2014. 2014-09-23 Thomas E. Klessig (23) White Texas (University Park) According to police, Klessig was "uncooperative with officers" and was pepper-sprayed. He became unresponsive and was given CPR, then was transported to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.Man dies after scuffle with University Park police, WFFA.com, September 24, 2014. 2014-09-23 Cameron Tillman (14) Black Louisiana (New Orleans) A high school student was shot and killed by a Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Deputy who reported finding four juveniles in an abandoned home.State Police: 14-year-old shot, killed by Terrebone Parish Deputy, WDSU.com, September 24, 2014. 2014-09-23 John Jolley Jr. (28) Black Kentucky (Louisville) Responding to a domestic dispute an unidentified Louisville Metro Police officer shot and killed a man after he reached for a gun in his car.Officer put on administrative duty during probe of deadly shooting, WLKY.com, September 23, 2014.LMPD: Officer on leave after shooting, killing man following domestic dispute , WHAS.com, September 24, 2014. 2014-09-22 James A. Cave (54) White Iowa (Davenport) Responding to a call for help with a drunk man threatening suicide, Davenport Police Department officers first negotiated and then shot and killed the man. In August, DPD officer shot and killed a 61-year-old man with mental illness.Man Killed in Officer Involved Shooting , KWQC.com, September 23, 2014.Police Release Name Of Man Killed in Officer-Involved Shooting , KWQC.com, September 24, 2014. 2014-09-22 Gustavo Segura Acosta (36) Hispanic California (Fresno) Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer said his officers "did what they felt they needed to do" for their safety, when they shot and killed a man with "a history of drug use, mental illness" holding a pipe and involved in a domestic dispute. 2014-09-21 Shane Lambert (39) White Ohio (Mansfield) Mansfield Police officers shot and killed Lambert in front of his children when he attempted to jump out of a window.Family: Two of man's children watched as he was shot, Mansfield News Journal, September 22, 2014. 2014-09-21 Daniel Diaz (29) Hispanic New York (Ballston Spa) Police say Satre was screaming and walking in front of cars when two Ballston Spa officers called for backup to help arrest him on disorderly conduct charges. Two officers from the Saratoga County Sheriff's Office and two state troopers arrived, and all six attempted to apprehend Satre, police said. Stun guns used by officers, and he became unconscious after being handcuffed. Police said officers attempted to perform CPR at the scene, but Satre was pronounced dead at Saratoga Hospital.Stun gun death puzzles cops, kin, Times Union, September 22, 2014. 2014-09-20 Kela Souter (49) White Florida (Homosassa) Responding to a call for help with a suicidal woman, a Citrus County Sheriff's deputy responded by pointing a gun at Souter and demanding she drop her gun. She did not and he shot and killed her.Armed Homosassa woman shot dead by Citrus Co. deputy , WFLA.com, September 21, 2014. 2014-09-20 Edward P. Miller (52) White Florida (Daytona Beach) Volusia County Deputy Joel Hernandez and his partner were investigating a separate incident at a business when 52-year-old Edward Miller and his son showed up and got into an argument with an employee. Deputies said Miller brandished a gun, and Hernandez perceived a threat and opened fire. Miller, who was deaf and sitting in his car, died at the scene. Hernandez' action is being investigated by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.FDLE investigating fatal deputy-involved shooting in Daytona Beach, WFTV.com, September 21, 2014.Family says man fatally shot by Volusia County deputy was deaf, WKMG.com, September 22, 2014.Deputy at tow yard fired 6 shots to kill man sitting in car, son says, Daytona Beach News Journal, September 23, 2014. 2014-09-19 Steen Parker III (43) White California (Anaheim) An armed-robbery suspect was killed in an exchange of gunfire with Anaheim SWAT officer