November 2014
Date Name (Age) of DeceasedRaceState (City)Description2014-11-30 Fernando Escovedo (19) Hispanic California (Carson) An officer shot a mentally ill man who police said was coming at another officer with a steak knife. 2014-11-30 Tabanico "Tommy" Ysidro Pirtle (24) White Nevada (Elko) Called for a domestic dispute, police found a man and woman struggling over a rifle. The man gained control of it and ignored police orders to put it down. When he turned towards police, raising the rifle, he was shot. 2014-11-28 Larry Steven McQuilliams (49) White Texas (Austin) McQuilliams was shot and killed outside of Austin Police Headquarters after shooting at the building and at the nearby Mexican Consulate. 2014-11-28 Myles Roughsurface (27) Native American New Mexico (Flora Vista) Responding to a call of a man shooting a rifle, police heard screaming and shots and one shot the suspect when they encountered him. 2014-11-28 Samuel Torres (52) Hispanic Michigan (Dearborn) Police encountered a murder suspect at a dry cleaners. When he drew his weapon, the police fired on him. 2014-11-28 Mark Allan Bartlett (42) White Mississippi (Pearl) Police responded to a domestic disturbance and encountered a man they say brandished a gun at them in a threatening way. An officer shot the man.2014-11-27Matthew Cormier (45)WhiteFlorida (Tampa) 2014-11-26 Randall Dewayne Roden (41) White Missouri (Versailles) Officers shocked Roden twice with a stun gun, trying to restrain him, but Roden fired "multiple rounds" from a pistol at the officers, a news release said. One round struck a deputy, resulting in minor injuries. The officers then returned fire, killing Roden. 2014-11-26 Daniel Cedar Saulsbury (39) White California (Point Arena) During their attempt to make the arrest, the CHP officer and two deputies deployed their Taser weapons, the sheriff's office stated. The news release did not say how many times Saulsbury was shot with the Tasers or provide any other details about the nature of the medical distress that preceded his death. 2014-11-26 Davis Thomas (22) White Texas (Lewisville) Capt. Dan Rochelle said during a phone interview that the suspect had attempted to carjack a woman's gray SUV that was parked at a gas pump. Rochelle said he did not know if she was inside or outside her vehicle at the time of the attempted carjacking. "Shots were fired and the suspect is deceased," Rochelle said. The shots that killed the suspect, Rochelle said, were from a responding officer. 2014-11-25 Sebastian Lewandowski (31) White Washington (Vancouver) Police reported to the scene of a domestic dispute to find a man with a firearm. When he refused to put it down, officers fired on him. The firearm turned out to be an Airsoft replica of an AR-15. 2014-11-25 Jon Patrick Jaquez (26) White Colorado (Pueblo) Pueblo police and sheriff's deputies were searching at a gas station for a man involved in an assault that left 23-year-old Gilbert Sprague in critical condition earlier that day. Jaquez was found in a stolen Honda near the intersection of East Fourth Street and Troy Avenue about 6:30 p.m. Upon finding Jaquez, officers surrounded the vehicle. Jaquez then accelerated forward striking two officers and then in reverse striking a police vehicle. Pueblo police officer Michael Sincerbox and Pueblo County sheriff's Detective Michael Hecht shot Jon Jaquez multiple times who died at the scene. 2014-11-25 Robert Edwin Eaves (52) White Tennessee (Cleveland) During an interaction with the officers Eaves produced a knife, came at them and one, or both of them opened fire, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. 2014-11-25 Eric Ricks (30) Black Texas (Balch Springs) Spokesman Mark Maret says Ricks began fighting with officers, which made it impossible to take him into custody. Maret says Ricks became "extremely violent," and says officers used Tasers, "but they didn't stop him." Balch Springs officers called for help, and Dallas County Sheriff's Department deputies and Dallas police officers arrived to help. "We don't know what might have been in his [Ricks'] system," Maret says. "The Tasers basically had no effect on him. That says a lot right there." He says officers "didn't use deadly force" to restrain Ricks. Maret says Ricks was also examined by that CareFlite crew at the scene, but was deemed well enough to be taken by squad car to the Balch Springs Jail. But once they arrived at the jail, Maret says, Ricks was "slumped over" in his seat. 2014-11-24 Juan Jose Enriquez (27) Hispanic California (West Covina) Authorities say a suspect in a fatal shooting was shot to death by West Covina police after he opened fire on officers during a foot chase, hitting and wounding a police dog. 2014-11-24 Leonardo Marquette Little (33) Black Florida (Jacksonville) A Jacksonville police officer shot and killed a man Monday night during a confrontation during traffic stop, according to the Sheriff's Office. 2014-11-23 Justin H. Roady (33) White Arizona (Lake Havasu City) The Havasu Police Department said Roady stepped out of his residence, and raised a handgun in the direction of the responding officers, who fired on him. 2014-11-23 Donald R. Wendt (50) White Florida (Bradenton) Police arrived for a domestic situation involving a Bradenton firefighter and Iraq War Veteran, Donald "Donnie" Wendt, that ended with a SWAT team response and gunfire. "He came out to his front yard with firearms, threatened to kill himself and threatened to kill his sister," said Bradenton Police Chief Michael Radzilowski. Police arrived with negotiators, and after talking, Wendt came out of the house with two guns, pointed at officers, Radzilowski said. One officer fired one shot and killed the man, he said. 2014-11-22 Pamela Edwards (40) White Florida (Eustis) The suspect in an officer-involved shooting on Saturday, Nov. 22, died at Orlando Regional Medical Center Monday November 24, according to a Lake County Sheriff's Office official. 2014-11-22 Bond, Jennifer (??) Kentucky (Crittenden) The Grant County Sheriff Chuck Dills admitted December 1 that Bond was Taser'd prior to experiencing a fatal "medical emergency." 2014-11-22 Ty Worthington (26) White Utah (South Jordan) The officer confronted Mr. Worthington in a horse corral and during the confrontation multiple shots were fired. A small caliber handgun was recovered near the deceased, according to a statement from the department. 2014-11-22 Bruce Thomas Snyder (29) White California (Sonora) Snyder left his car, and at some point exchanged gunfire with two deputies from the Sheriff's Office and at least one Sonora officer, authorities said. Police shot him, and Snyder died before he could be taken to a hospital. 2014-11-22 Nestor Cruz-Ciriaco (27) Hispanic California (Seaside) Seaside police responding to a domestic violence call shot and killed 27-year-old Nestor Cruz-Ciriaco, who was wielding a sharp instrument and may have taken a small child hostage. 2014-11-22 Curtis Wade Holley (53) White Florida (Tallahassee) Holley set his house on fire and then shot and killed a deputy, who had arrived to investigate it, with a .40-caliber handgun. The deputy was shot from behind. Holley then took the deputy's handgun and shot and wounded another deputy. He then was shot and killed by a Tallahassee police officer who lived nearby. Holley was believed to have anti-government views.Official: Man who killed deputy had made threats, Yahoo News, October 22, 2014. 2014-11-22 Tamir Rice (12) Black Ohio (Cleveland) Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old boy, who stood 5'9" and weighed 195 lb., was shot at a recreational center by a police officer responding to a 911 call about a black male waving around and pointing a gun at people in the park. The 12-year-old had an Airsoft replica handgun, its orange safety tip removed, tucked in his waistband. As the police car skidded to a halt on the snowy grass, the passenger side officer jumped out of the car and Tamir, standing no more than from the officer, grabbed for his gun. The 6-month rookie officer fired twice, striking Tamir once in the abdomen. The 6-year veteran officer driving the car reported the shooting to dispatch and described the victim as a black male in his mid-20s. Rice died the next day despite surgery in a local hospital. According to Deputy Chief Ed Tomba, the boy did not point the gun or make any verbal threats before he was shot.Boy with fake gun dies after shot by Ohio officer, San Francisco Chronicle, November 23, 2014. The officers involved have been criticized for not giving Rice first aid after the shooting. First aid was rendered several minutes later by an FBI agent, who heard about the shooting on his scanner and proceeded to the park to render assistance as needed. 2014-11-21 Elton R. Loughrey Jr. (41) White Missouri (Clarkton) Holder said Loughrey stepped from his vehicle and allegedly fired a gun at one of the officers. Holder said one of the officers allegedly fired back, hitting the man. 2014-11-21 Carey Smith-Viramontes (18) Hispanic California (Long Beach) Long Beach Police Department spokeswoman Marlene Arrona, who released few details about the death, said "During the course of the investigation" a man was shot inside a home. A knife was found at the scene, she said. 2014-11-20 Akai Gurley (28) Black New York (New York City) Akai Gurley was shot and killed while in the seventh floor of an unlit stairwell at the Louis H. Pink Houses, a housing project in Brooklyn. According to police, the shooting was believed to be the result of an accidental discharge of a gun caused by NYPD officer Peter Liang, who had 18 months of experience on the job at the time of the shooting. Liang was with a partner and had his flashlight and service firearm out "for safety reasons," and the partner did not draw his weapon, according to New York Police Commissioner William Bratton. In 2015, Liang was charged with second-degree manslaughter and assault.Police: N.Y. officer fatally shoots 'innocent' unarmed man, CNN, November 23, 2014. 2014-11-20 Chelsea Fresh (29) White Oregon (Beaverton) The woman killed by police in Beaverton last week was holding an empty rifle, despite her threats that it was loaded, investigators said Tuesday. Chelsea Fresh, 29, was shot and killed by police on Nov. 20 outside a Beaverton apartment after she pointed a rifle at officers, investigators said. 2014-11-20 Charles Marcus McCauley (35) White Louisiana (Shreveport) Shreveport Police Department spokesman Cpl. Marcus Hines said the man—identified as 35-year-old Charles Marcus McCauley of Shreveport—pulled out a handgun during a struggle with two Centenary College Department of Public Safety officers. In response, one of the officers fired at least one gunshot at McCauley in front of the John F. Magale Memorial Library, where he collapsed. 2014-11-20 Myron May (31) Black Florida (Tallahassee) Myron May, a graduate of Florida State University, opened fire near the school's library, wounding three students, one critically. May then fired shots at a campus police officer. The officers returned fire, killing May.Gunman opens fire in Florida State University library, CNN, November 20, 2014. 2014-11-19 Keara Crowder (29) Black Tennessee (Memphis) Memphis Police Officers and domestic partners Jaselyn Grant and Crowder had apparently gotten into an argument when Grant fired shots at Crowder. Officers found Crowder lying in the front yard of the home. Authorities say that Grant not only fired shots at Crowder but also found out that she allegedly shot at Crowder's 12 year-old son. 2014-11-18 Vincent Martinez (34) Hispanic California (Riverside) The man – identified by relatives as 34-year-old Vincent Martinez – led officers on a foot chase before pulling a loaded gun, police said in a news release. 2014-11-18 Michael Case (34) White Florida (Dunedin) Two deputies fatally shot a Dunedin man with a knife who disobeyed orders to stop advancing toward them early Tuesday, the Pinellas Co