September 2015
Date Name (Age) of DeceasedRaceState (City)Description2015-09-30Wesley Wayne Manning (40)WhiteTexas (Rockport)2015-09-29Robert Sullivan Christen (37)WhiteMinnesota (Mora)2015-09-29Patrick Stephen Lundstrom (46)Native AmericanSouth Dakota (Rapid City)2015-09-29 Brandon Lamar Johnson (28) Black West Virginia (Beckley) Johnson, who was wanted for a murder in Rockdale County, Georgia, was spotted by police driving a blue Dodge Intrepid at a high speed on Interstate 77. After the car was stopped using spike strips, police say Johnson got out of the car and pointed a gun at the troopers, who responded to the threat by firing their weapons. Jones died at a Beckley hospital.2015-09-28 Alberto Hernandez (59) Hispanic California (San Diego) San Diego Police officers responded to a 911 call from a man who said he wanted to shoot a woman before the call was disconnected. When police arrived at the door they encountered a man holding a gun. Officers retreated down the stairs but the man followed them, pointing the gun at them. Three officers opened fire and the man was killed. The gun turned out to be a replica and the woman in the apartment was not injured.2015-09-27 Norma Angelica Guzman (37) Hispanic California (Los Angeles) Los Angeles Police responded to a report of a woman with a knife. During their encounter, one or more officers shot and killed Norma Guzman.2015-09-26 Kylie Lindsey (17) White Georgia (Carrollton) Kylie Lindsey and Isabella Chinchilla were killed in a motor vehicle crash involving now former Georgia State Patrol Trooper A.J. Scott. Trooper Scott was not on a call and was traveling over 90mph (35mph over the 55mph speed limit) seconds before the crash with no lights or siren. Trooper Scott was subsequently fired by the Georgia State Patrol. He was cleared of wrongdoing by a Carroll County grand jury on February 17, 2016. Isabella Chinchilla (16) 2015-09-23 Jeremy McDole (28) Black Delaware (Wilmington) Jeremy McDole was shot by Wilmington Police. He was reported to have a gun while he was sitting in his wheelchair.2015-09-22 Dante Osborne (32) Black California (San Leandro) Dante Osborne was wanted in connection with a drive-by shooting earlier that day. Alameda County Sheriffs deputies spotted him driving on Interstate 580 and tried to stop him. He drove off the freeway, abandoned his vehicle, and fled on foot. Deputies pursued him and he was killed in an exchange of gunfire with the deputies. 2015-09-22 Tim Kyle Torngren (55) White California (Anderson) Shasta County Sheriffs Deputies were sent on a welfare check of Torngren who had sent a suicidal letter to his daughter. Deputies report that when they arrived at the residence in the community of Happy Valley, Torngren was armed with a handgun and a rifle. Several shots were fired and Torngren was killed. None of the deputies were injured.2015-09-21 Spaits, William (27) White California (Sand City) Williams Spaits and Tina Money were wanted on no-bail warrants when they were shopping in Sand City. Store security had detected their use of a stolen credit card and called police. Sand City Police officers found Spaits and Money as they were about to get into a car. In the confrontation that followed both sides fired shots. Spaits and Money were killed and two officers were wounded.2015-09-21 Money, Tina (23) WhiteCalifornia (Sand City)Williams Spaits and Tina Money were wanted on no-bail warrants when they were shopping in Sand City. Store security had detected their use of a stolen credit card and called police. Sand City Police officers found Spaits and Money as they were about to get into a car. In the confrontation that followed both sides fired shots. Spaits and Money were killed and two officers were wounded.2015-09-18 Johnson, Nicholas Alan (32) White California (San Bernardino) San Bernardino County Sheriffs deputies attempted to arrest a home invasion suspect and he fled, leading to a high-speed chase with the suspect travelling the wrong way on Interstate 215. An officer armed with a rifle in a sheriffs helicopter shot the fleeing suspect, which led to a crash on the freeway. The suspect exited his vehicle and died. Three people in the vehicle he struck were hospitalized.2015-09-18 Lacy, Cecil D. (50) Native American Washington (Snohomish County) Lacy, a member of the Tulalip Tribes, was walking intoxicated in the middle of the road in darkness. The attempt of police officers to bring him home safely ended in the use of an electronic stun gun and the subsequent collapse and death of Lacy.2015-09-16 Wilhelm, Carlos Joseph (39) Hispanic California (Los Angeles) As Los Angeles Police officers responded to reports of gunshots at a home, an officer in a police helicopter saw a man with a rifle in front of the home and advised the officers on the ground. As the officers approached Wilhelm "engaged" with the officers. They shot and fatally wounded him. The body of a dead woman was found in the home. Wilhelm died later at a hospital.2015-09-15 Chaidez, Florencio (32) Hispanic California (Los Angeles) Los Angeles Police officers, responding to a report of a man wearing beige clothing and carrying a gun. About 30 minutes later and one-half mile away the officers spotted a man similarly dressed. A police spokesman says the man "presented a handgun." An area resident reported hearing three shots. The suspect was killed and a handgun was on the ground near his body.2015-09-14 Powell, David (28) White California (Barstow) Barstow Police responded to reported assaults at the same house three times in one evening. On the third visit officers encountered the subject in the back yard and there was a struggle. The officers shot and killed David Powell.2015-09-10 Tapia, Eddie (41) Hispanic California (Downey) A man holding hostages at gunpoint in a diner was shot as law enforcement officers freed the hostages.2015-09-10 Tian Ma (31) Asian New York (Potsdam) Ma, a 31-year-old student at Clarkson University, stabbed a fellow student to death at an apartment complex. He was fatally shot by a Potsdam police officer when he refused orders to drop the knife.2015-09-10 Austin Wilburly Reid (32) White California (Lodi) Officers from the Lodi Police Special Investigations Unit were seeking Reid in connection with a parole violation and a previous shooting. When police encountered him near a McDonald's restaurant he ran, exchanging gunfire with the detectives. Police shot and killed Reid.2015-09-10 Santino Burce (35) Hispanic California (Fontana) A Fontana Police officer was checking on a pedestrian at 11:30 a.m. when the man pulled a knife. The officer shot Santino Burce, who died at a hospital.2015-09-09 William Chau (59) Asian California (El Monte) El Monte Police officers responded to a call about a house fire to find Chau holding a knife to a woman. Both had visible burns. When Chau did not drop the knife as ordered, the officer shot him. As the police investigated they found another woman and another man, both with burns and stab wounds. Chau and both women (his wife and mother-in-law) died.2015-09-07 Casimero “Shane” Carlos Casillas (45) Hispanic California (Fresno) After Casillas had fled from a traffic stop, Fresno Police officers found him in the backyard of a home, holding a two-foot long piece of pipe. When he ran toward them, one of the officers shot him in the chest. Casillas died in a local hospital. In March 2019 a federal jury awarded $4.75 million to Casillas' family in their lawsuit against the City of Fresno2015-09-06 de Baca, Ben Anthony C (47) New Mexico (Rio Rancho) de Baca died after being restrained by officers who had been called to a Walmart where de Baca was behaving erratically. Bodycam footage showed two of the officers fist-bumping as de Baca was restrained.2015-09-28Junior Prosper (31)BlackFlorida (Miami)2015-09-27Christopher Shell (43)WhiteGeorgia (Rossville)2015-09-27Victor Oswaldo Coronado-Martinez (40)HispanicTexas (Ponder)2015-09-26Alejandro Lerma (23)HispanicNew Mexico (Lovington)2015-09-26Anthony McKinney (46)BlackLouisiana (Baton Rouge)2015-09-25James Anderson (33)BlackIllinois (Chicago)2015-09-25Jeffrey Blood (45)WhiteArizona (Wilhoit)2015-09-25Freddy Centeno (40)HispanicCalifornia (Fresno)2015-09-25William R. Lemmon (21)WhiteOhio (Akron)2015-09-24Patrick O'Grady (17)WhiteColorado (Fountain)2015-09-24Ernesto Medina López (42)BlackFlorida (Miami)2015-09-24Philip Quinn (30)Native AmericanMinnesota (St Paul)2015-09-23Joseph Khammash (35)WhiteTexas (McKinney)2015-09-23Robert Richard Berger (48)BlackUtah (Salt Lake City)2015-09-23Kenneth Ray Pinter Jr. (45)WhiteVirginia (Troutdale)2015-09-23Keith Harrison McLeod (19)BlackMaryland (Reisterstown)2015-09-22Donaven Kyle Anderson (26)WhiteNevada (North Las Vegas)2015-09-22Joel Dixon Smith (33)WhiteFlorida (Niceville)2015-09-21Gerardo Ramirez (24)HispanicTexas (Dallas)2015-09-21Garrett Steven McKinney (21)WhiteTexas (Paris)2015-09-21Timothy Wagner (26)WhiteFlorida (Barberville)2015-09-21Dominic Fuller (34)HispanicFlorida (Auburndale)2015-09-20Jerrald Wright (56)WhiteIndiana (Shelbyville)2015-09-20Michael Thomas Pierce (23)WhiteVirginia (Harrisonburg)2015-09-19Lucien Rolland (46)WhiteLouisiana (Slidell)2015-09-18Gregory Herrell (47)WhiteTennessee (Cumberland Furnace)2015-09-18Scott Beech (57)WhiteAlabama (St. Stephens)2015-09-17Lawrence R. Price (61)WhiteKentucky (Brodhead)2015-09-17Mark R. Gary (50)WhiteMichigan (Beaverton)2015-09-16Rory Lynn Gunderman (31)WhiteSouth Dakota (Lead)2015-09-15Bobby R. Anderson (27)BlackLouisiana (Alexandria)2015-09-15Tyrone Bass (21)BlackLouisiana (Chalmette)2015-09-15Jorge Suarez-Ruiz (51)HispanicFlorida (Miami)2015-09-14Joseph Thomas Johnson-Shanks (25)BlackKentucky (Eddyville)2015-09-13Martin Francis Hammen (39)WhiteIowa (Wellman)2015-09-13Jeffrey Eugene Brooks (29)WhiteTexas (Clute)2015-09-13Clifford Butler Jr. (67)BlackOklahoma (Pond Creek)2015-09-12Derek Davis (23)WhiteAlabama (Sylacauga)2015-09-12Jack Allen Stevens Jr. (45)WhiteTennessee (Knoxville)2015-09-11Robert Edwards (31)WhitePennsylvania (Chester)2015-09-11Phillip Pfleghardt (44)WhiteColorado (Broomfield)2015-09-10Brandon Foy (29)BlackIndiana (Indianapolis)2015-09-09Tyrone L. Holman (37)BlackMissouri (Kansas City)2015-09-09Vincent Perdue (33)Native AmericanAlaska (North Pole)2015-09-09Dustin M. Kuik (25)WhiteWisconsin (Green Bay)2015-09-08Tristan Vent (19)Native AmericanAlaska (Fairbanks)2015-09-07Gunner Wayne Page (1)WhiteTennessee (Puryear)2015-09-07Wayne Wheeler (41)BlackMichigan (Detroit)2015-09-06William Verrett (45)WhiteNew Mexico (Hobbs)2015-09-06Mohamed Ibrahim (28)AsianLouisiana (Shreveport)2015-09-06Carlos Yero (59)HispanicFlorida (Miami)2015-09-05La'vante Trevon Biggs (21)BlackNorth Carolina (Durham)2015-09-04Jose Ramon Damiani Jr. (49)HispanicIndiana (French Lick)2015-09-04Curtis James Meyer (37)AsianSouth Dakota (Mitchell)2015-09-04Lucas Markus (33)WhitePennsylvania (Girardville)2015-09-04Harrison Lambert (23)WhiteNew Hampshire (Merrimack)2015-09-04Sully Joe Lanier (36)WhiteTexas (Springtown)2015-09-02Arthur Edward Bates (45)WhiteArizona (Prescott)2015-09-05Angelo Delano Perry (35)BlackVirginia (Virginia Beach)Angelo Perry, a Reggae artist from Atlanta, Georgia was killed by the Virginia Beach Police SWAT team during a planned "take down" operation targeted at Mr. Perry. Sixteen VBPD SWAT officers surveilled Mr. Perry in the passenger seat of the vehicle driven by India Kager, a Navy Veteran and resident of Maryland for several hours during visits with family in the Virginia Beach area. The VBPD SWAT officers then performed a high risk vehicle take-down where a flash-bang was utilized while SWAT officers approached the vehicle. Perry opened fire on the SWAT officers striking the uniform of one. SWAT officers returned fire striking Perry and the driver, India Kager. Ms. Kager's 4 month-old son was in the back seat of her vehicle. India Kager and Angelo Perry were killed while the infant survived the attack. VBPD released a narr