December 2016
Date Name (age) of deceasedRaceState (city)Description2016-12-31Jason Michael Robison (32)WhitePennsylvania (Juniata)2016-12-31Chase Tuseth (33)WhiteMinnesota (Mankato)2016-12-31Ricky Kevin Whidden (46)WhiteFlorida (Loxahatchee)2016-12-30Jamal Robbins (21)BlackFlorida (Miami)2016-12-30Daniel Ralph Daily (34)WhiteFlorida (Pensacola)2016-12-30Dustin Selby (31)WhiteArizona (Phoenix)2016-12-29John Sellinger (34)WhiteFlorida (Land O' Lakes)2016-12-29James Rich II (52)BlackMaryland (Chestertown)2016-12-28Christopher Blake Tucker (28)WhiteTennessee (Spring Hill)2016-12-27Jake Childers (36)WhiteTexas (Falls City)2016-12-27Alfonso Lopez (41)HispanicIllinois (North Riverside)2016-12-27Judy Boardman Hundley (71)WhiteTexas (Pearland)2016-12-27Dustin Kirk (35)WhiteCalifornia (Grass Valley)2016-12-27Julio Bald Eagle (19)Native AmericanSouth Dakota (Kyle)2016-12-25Joseph Garcia (33)HispanicArkansas (Desha)2016-12-25Michael Alan Altice (61)WhiteFlorida (Middleburg)2016-12-25James Tylka (30)WhiteOregon (Sherwood)2016-12-25Gerald Javon Hall (29)BlackDistrict of Columbia (Washington)2016-12-24Miriam Ann Savino (53)WhiteFlorida (Lake Wales)2016-12-24Zhonghua Li (48)AsianCalifornia (Pico Rivera)2016-12-24Orande Kandie HayesBlackAlabama (Gadsden)2016-12-23Jose Sanchez (34)HispanicCalifornia (El Monte)2016-12-23Michael Tyler Jacques (31)WhiteOregon (Bend)2016-12-23Jonathan Barrio (35)HispanicCalifornia (Trona)2016-12-23Stanley Eversol (55)Unknown raceFlorida (Palm Harbor)2016-12-22Terrence Toshay Thomas Jr (19)BlackMaryland (Capitol Heights)2016-12-21Benjamin Ortiz (25)WhiteArkansas (Fayetteville)2016-12-21Raymond James Salaiz (38)HispanicNevada (Reno)2016-12-21Ian Shea King (31)Native AmericanOklahoma (Ponca City)2016-12-21Anthony Lovell Eddington (24)BlackCalifornia (Coalinga)2016-12-21Colton Dale Calaway (25)WhiteOklahoma (Burns Flat)2016-12-21William R. Newman (46)WhiteIndiana (Knox)2016-12-21Luis Ambrosio-Aguilar (21)HispanicCalifornia (Stockton)2016-12-20Martin Gomez (46)HispanicTexas (Pharr)2016-12-20Unnamed personUnknown raceCalifornia (Brawley)2016-12-20Nick Hamilton (31)Native AmericanCalifornia (Hemet)2016-12-19Roy Lee Minton (52)WhiteNorth Carolina (Granite Falls)2016-12-18Ronald Roy Massengale (72)WhiteOklahoma (Tulsa)2016-12-18Ryan Devaughn Joseph (20)BlackCalifornia (Los Angeles)2016-12-18Paul Kolar (37)WhiteWashington (Ridgefield)2016-12-17Chassady LeClair (44)Native AmericanEverett, WashingtonAfter threatening to murder his former girlfriend and police over the phone, officers pinged LeClair's location. A struggle ensued when officers reached LeClair's location and he was fatally shot by officers.2016-12-17Jimmy Lee Lawson (48)WhiteTennessee (Arlington)2016-12-17Fidel Barrios (33)HispanicCalifornia (East Los Angeles)2016-12-16Jeremiah Nels Anderson (36)WhiteOregon (Dallas)2016-12-15Robert James Hess (60)WhiteCalifornia (Hacienda Heights)2016-12-15Marlon Lewis (37)BlackNorth Carolina (Badin)2016-12-13Earl Labon Eubanks Jr. (32)BlackGeorgia (Hampton)2016-12-13Lavar "Nook" Montray Douglas (18)BlackMaryland (Baltimore)2016-12-12Francisco Serna (73)HispanicCalifornia (Bakersfield)A neighbor called police about a suspicious man, Serna, who was possibly armed. Serna was walking with a crucifix in one hand in front of his house when police arrived. Seven officers were on scene, and officer Reagan Selman fired seven rounds at Serna. None of the other officers fired their guns.2016-12-12Rainer Tyler Smith (31)WhiteGeorgia (Byron)A man inside a house fired at officers James Wynn and William Patterson, prompting both of them to return fire killing the suspect.2016-12-12Kenneth Robledo (28)BlackPennsylvania (Philadelphia)2016-12-11Amber M. Lewis (44)WhiteArizona (Bullhead City)2016-12-11Timothy Case (53)WhiteNebraska (York)2016-12-11Jose Angel Vallarta (30)HispanicTexas (Laredo)2016-12-11Gary Leon Herd Jr. (24)WhiteKansas (Medicine Lodge)2016-12-11Randy Lee Cumberledge (39)WhiteWest Virginia (Fairmont)2016-12-10Samson G. Varner (36)WhiteIndiana (Greenwood)2016-12-10Waltki Cermoun Williams (35)BlackSouth Carolina (Sumter)2016-12-09Scott MacIntosh (35)WhitePennsylvania (Easton)2016-12-09David Scott Winkler (44)WhiteTennessee (Madisonville)2016-12-09Stephen Joshua Whitney (30)Native Hawaiian or Pacific IslanderHawaii (Keaau)2016-12-09Brent Quinn (43)WhiteNorth Carolina (Leland)2016-12-08Robert Wilburn HeadWhiteTexas (Allen)2016-12-07Keelan Charles Murray (37)WhiteTexas (Dallas)2016-12-07Daniel Anthony Riedmann (36)WhiteIowa (Sioux City)2016-12-07Mark Anthony Hicks (31)BlackNorth Carolina (Fayetteville)2016-12-07Redrick "Red" Jevon Batiste (37)BlackTexas (Houston)2016-12-07Steven Garrett Ward (20)WhitePennsylvania (Avella)2016-12-06Wayne Donald Dorsey (49)WhiteFlorida (Fruitland Park)2016-12-06Westley Daum (47)WhiteFlorida (Orange City)2016-12-06Richard R. Jones (55)WhiteKansas (Hutchinson)2016-12-06Steven Wayne Liffel (52)WhiteOregon (Portland)2016-12-04James Dean Smith (33)WhiteUtah (American Fork)2016-12-04Saif Nasser Mubarak Alameri (26)Asian/Middle EasternOhio (Hudson)A man was shot and killed by a Hudson Police officer during a struggle after he crashed his car and fled into a wooded area.2016-12-04Norman Gary (29)BlackIndiana (Elkhart)Gary was shot and killed by two Elkhart Police officers while inside a vehicle with another person who was also shot by officers but not killed. Police say that the officers exchanged gunfire with the people in the vehicle. Officers had been investigating a burglary in the area when they heard gunfire and encountered the vehicle.2016-12-03Isreal Flores (38)HispanicLouisiana (Metairie)Flores was shot and killed by a Jefferson Parish SWAT unit after he allegedly refused to lower his weapon. Police say Flores had exchanged gunfire with Jefferson Parish Sheriff's deputy Nicholas Songy (both were struck by gunfire), who was responding to a domestic disturbance call.2016-12-02Josh Dunne (36)WhiteNew Mexico (Las Cruces)Dunne was shot and killed by officers after he allegedly barricaded himself in a hotel room. Police found Dunne's car at the hotel after a relative told police he was suicidal and possibly armed. Police say that Dunne was uncooperative with officers and with SWAT and Hostage Negotiation teams.2016-12-02Joseph Edward Turner Jr. (58)WhiteArkansas (Benton)2016-12-02Paul Mebane (28)BlackFlorida (Brandon)2016-12-02Derek Lynn Scott (33)WhiteAlabama (Tuscumbia)Scott was shot and killed by police after he allegedly pulled out a gun and fired a shot while being patted down by officers.2016-12-02Dylan M. Dalzell (22)WhiteKentucky (Simpsonville)Dalzell was shot and killed by a Shelby County deputy after allegedly being told to drop the crowbar he was carrying. Police were responding to a suspected break-in at a church.2016-12-01Quinton Phillips (83)WhiteArkansas (Dover)Phillips was shot and killed by officers after he allegedly shot at them with a rifle. Officers were responding to a report of an armed disturbance at a home.2016-12-01Jose Noe Barron Gomez (27)HispanicArizona (Tucson)Gomez was shot and killed during an exchange of gunfire with Tucson Police officers Jorge Tequida and Doug Wilfert, who were attempting to serve an arrest warrant to Gomez. Both officers were injured by gunfire.2016-12-01Bruce Randall Johnson II (38)BlackWashington (Tacoma)Johnson was shot through a window and killed by a Pierce County sheriff's deputy after a 12-hour standoff with police. Officers were originally responding to a call of an injured dog when they say they found Johnson's wife locked out of their home. When the officers entered the home, police say Johnson shot Tacoma police Officer Reginald Gutierrez multiple times. The officer later died.
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