June 2020
Date Name (age) of deceasedRaceState (city)Description2020-06-30Lance Bowman (30)Unknown raceMissouri (Liberty)2020-06-30Kevin Lee Catlett (62)Unknown raceTennessee (Johnson City)2020-06-29Brittany S. Teichroeb (26)WhiteTexas (Midland)2020-06-29Nick Costales (34)HispanicCalifornia (Montclair)2020-06-29Wade Russell Meisberger (48)WhitePennsylvania (Hazleton)2020-06-29John Parks (57)WhiteKentucky (Paducah)2020-06-28James Tober Sr. (68)WhiteOhio (Kettering)2020-06-28Ray Adrian Lara (36) Unknown Texas (El Paso)University of Texas at El Paso police responded to reports of a naked man who ran after a female's car. When police arrived, "the naked man was combative and they had to use a taser to subdue him and take him into custody". The man became "unconscious and unresponsive", and was later pronounced dead.2020-06-27Aloysius Larue Keaton (58)BlackArkansas (Little Rock)2020-06-27Bonnie Jo Figueroa-Ortiz (40)WhiteFlorida (Port Richey)2020-06-27Michael Pelley (33)WhiteKentucky (Hebron)2020-06-27Leonardo Hurtado Ibarra (25)HispanicCalifornia (San Diego)2020-06-27Louis Lane (31)Unknown raceCalifornia (Red Bluff)2020-06-26Aaron Wesley Keller (30)WhiteNevada (Elko)2020-06-25Sabastian S. Noel (27)WhiteFlorida (Auburndale)2020-06-25Martin Humberto Sanchez Fregoso (37)HispanicGeorgia (Cumberland)2020-06-25Rasheed Mathew Moorman (26)BlackVirginia (Roanoke)2020-06-25Robert D'Lon Harris (34)BlackOklahoma (Vinita)2020-06-25Julie ColonUnknown raceTexas (Plano)2020-06-24Sunshine Kamille SalacAsianCalifornia (Lake Forest)2020-06-24Skyleur Young (31)BlackCalifornia (San Bernardino)2020-06-23Kevin Pulido (43)HispanicColorado (Pueblo)2020-06-23Chazz Hailey (22)AsianTexas (Sherman)2020-06-23Matthew L. Fox (40)Unknown raceAlaska (Wasilla)2020-06-22Robert WenmanUnknown raceNevada (North Las Vegas)2020-06-22David GuillenUnknown raceColorado (Aurora)2020-06-22Jason James Kruzic (51)Unknown raceIowa (Nevada)2020-06-22Derrick Canada (43)BlackTexas (Giddings)2020-06-22Aaron Solorio GranadosHispanicCalifornia (Palm Desert)2020-06-21George Zapantis (29) White New York (New York City)Police were called to a home in Queens after Zapantis and his neighbors argued, with the caller incorrectly mentioning there was a gun. Officers found Zapantis, dressed in a gladiator-like outfit and wielding a sword. After trying to contain him in the home, he appeared again without the outfit or sword. Police tased Zapantis multiple times and restrained him, causing him to lose consciousness. His death was ruled a homicide.2020-06-21Brandeis Codde (19)Unknown raceCalifornia (Milpitaa)2020-06-20Michael Kristopher Torres (35)HispanicLouisiana (Lake Charles)2020-06-19Henry Barnes Jr. (25)Native AmericanOklahoma (Jay)2020-06-19Cody W. Cook (24)WhiteNew York (Sodus)2020-06-18Christopher Howell (51)WhiteLake County, FloridaHowell, a mentally ill prisoner at the Lake Correctional Institution, was restrained in an arm bar after fighting officers. As he was restrained, an officer utilized excessive force, and Howell suffered a fatal head injury from striking his head on the wall. The officer was found guilty of manslaughter.2020-06-18Buddy Edward Weeks (35)WhiteNorth Carolina (Maiden)2020-06-18Kellen Fortune (19)WhiteMontana (Billings)2020-06-18David Lee Jacobs (38)WhiteColorado (Westminster)2020-06-18Andres Guardado (18) Hispanic/Latino California (Los Angeles) Guardado was shot and killed by police officers for unknown reasons after contacting him after a short pursuit. According to a Los Angeles county sheriff's department spokesperson, police officers saw Guardado produce a handgun before running away. The police officers pursued him on foot, and shot him when they made contact a short while later. Guardado died at the scene. Guardado's family disputes the accounts of the police, insisting that Guardado did not own a firearm.2020-06-17 Terron Jammal Boone (31) African American California (Los Angeles) Boone was shot and killed by police officers attempting to arrest Boone on charges of kidnapping, spousal assault and assault with a deadly weapon. Members of the Los Angeles County Sheriff Department's Major Crimes Bureau stopped Boone in an SUV driven by a woman police described as a former girlfriend of Boone. A 7-year-old girl was a passenger along with Boone. According to a statement from the Sheriff's Department, deputies shouted for Bonne to put his hands up and Boone opened the passenger door and began firing from a semiautomatic handgun. The police returned fire hitting Boone several times in the upper body and killing him at the scene. The woman driving the SUV was struck by gunfire, treated at a hospital and released. The girl and detectives were not injured. Boone was the half brother of Robert Fuller, whose death, which was ruled a suicide, had raised controversy earlier in the month.2020-06-17 Troy Willey (50) Caucasian/White Indiana (Kennard)Willey was shot and killed by SWAT police members when Willey refused to drop his gun after a standoff. According to police statements, Henry County Sheriff’s Department officers responded to a domestic situation where they found an injured woman outside a home where Willey barricaded himself. Police stated that they called negotiators to the scene, but Willey would not leave the home. After several hours, SWAT members were sent in, who encountered Willey and ordered him to drop his gun. Willey refused, at which point officers shot him. Willey died at the scene. Indiana State Police are investigating the shooting.2020-06-17Isaiah Pama (28)AsianHawaii (Kaneohe)2020-06-17Keith William Brunelle (48)WhiteMississippi (Collinsville)2020-06-17Jack HarryWhiteNevada (Lovelock)2020-06-16Donald Ward (27)BlackArizona (Phoenix)2020-06-16Brandon Gardner (24)BlackIllinois (Beach Park)2020-06-15 Nicholas Hirsh (31) Caucasian/White Kansas (Lawrence) Hirsh was shot and killed by Kansas Highway Patrol officers pursuing Hirsh for a first-degree murder arrest warrant. According to police statements, Hirsh stole a car and pointed a gun at officers during pursuit, at which point he was shot and killed.2020-06-14 Hannah R. Fizer (25) Caucasian/WhiteSedalia, MissouriFizer was shot and killed by police during a traffic stop. Officials stated that Fizer refused to identify herself, stated that she was armed, and verbally threatened to shoot the officer at the traffic stop, which prompted the officer to shoot her. Fizer died at the scene a short while later.2020-06-13 Anthony Angel Armenta (21) Hispanic/LatinoCalifornia (San Bernardino) Armenta was shot and killed by police responding to reports of a person with a gun at a gas station. According to police statements, police confronted Armenta and ordered him to drop an object that appeared to be a black handgun. Armenta did not comply, and pointed the object at the police, at which point officers shot Armenta. He was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead. Some eyewitnesses stated that Armenta was seen to dig through the trash with a flashlight beforehand, and that the police mistook the flashlight for a gun.2020-06-13 William Slyter (22) UnknownMissouri (Kansas City) Slyter was shot and killed by police pursuing Slyter in response to a report of armed carjacking. According to Missouri State Highway patrol, officers responded to a report of armed carjacking, pursued Slyter in the stolen vehicle, and later pursued Slyter on foot. After the foot pursuit, Slyter allegedly presented a handgun, at which point a pursuing officer shot him. Slyter died at the scene. The Missouri State Highway patrol is investigating this shooting.2020-06-12 Caine Van Pelt (23) African AmericanCrown Point, Indiana Van Pelt was shot and killed by Indiana State Police state troopers responding to an armed robbery report. According to police statements, Van Pelt stole a black Mitsubishi, and state troopers found and pursued the Mitsubishi until it slowed because of a flat tire. Van Pelt got out of the car and fired at the officers, who returned fire and shot Van Pelt. He died at the scene. Police is still looking for a second suspect in the armed robbery.2020-06-12 Rayshard Brooks (27) African American Georgia (Atlanta) Brooks was shot and killed by police officers responding to a report of a man sleeping in a parked vehicle in a drive-thru. When officers Garrett Rolfe and Devin Brosnan tried to arrest Brooks, he wrested away one officer's taser, overpowered the two officers, ran away, and the officers then chased him. Rolfe fired three shots after Brooks discharged the taser in his direction. Brooks was shot twice in the back, and was then transported to a hospital, where he died.2020-06-11 Mason James Lira (26) Caucasian/White California (Paso Robles)Lira was shot and killed by Central California sheriff's deputies during a 36 hour manhunt for Lira, who ambushed a Paso Robles police station.2020-06-11Tiffany T. Bingham (42)Unknown raceGeorgia (Tunnel Hill)Phillip Jackson (32)Black2020-06-11 Michael 'Blue' Thomas (62) African American California (Los Angeles) Thomas was shot and killed by LA County Sheriff's deputies who were responding to reports of a domestic dispute in Lancaster. According to police, when the police arrived at Thomas' home and tried to detain him in his living room, he refused to comply. Thomas allegedly reached for one of the officer's guns, at which point one of the deputies shot him. Thomas' fiance disputes the officer's claims and stated that Thomas was simply turning away from the officers. According to police, Thomas was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.2020-06-11 Gregorio Cruz Vanloo (28) Hispanic/Latino Tennessee (Smithville) Vanloo was shot and killed by police attempting to arrest him in connection with a "shots fired" incident. According to police statements, Vanloo exchanged gunfire with police when officers tried to arrest him. Vanloo was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and District Attorney General Bryant Dunaway are investigating the shooting.2020-06-10 Jerry M. Bethel (59) Unknown Weippe, Idaho Bethel was shot and killed by police carrying out a search warrant. According to police statements, police encountered Bethel while securing the scene for a search warrant, Bethel pointed a gun at himself, and then later at officers, at which point two officers shot Bethel. He died at the scene. The Region Two Officer Involved Critical Incident Task Force is investigating the shooting.2020-06-10 Phillip Dibenedetto (36) Unknown Winter Haven, Florida Dibenedetto was shot and killed by Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputies trying to arrest him for allegedly stabbing his mother. According to police statements, officers arrived at the scene of the alleged stabbing and tried to get Dibenedetto to peacefully surrender. Dibenedetto told the officers he was armed, and reached for a handgun, at which point officers used a Taser on Dibenedetto. Despite the effects of the Taser, Dibenedetto allegedly armed himself and shot at the deputies, who returned fire and shot Dibenedetto. He was pronounced dead at the scene.2020-06-10Mason James Lira (26)WhiteCalifornia (Paso Robles)2020-06-10Jennifer Miller (56)WhiteTexas (Lockhart)2020-06-09Morgan James Davis (37)WhiteCalifornia (Redding)2020-06-09 Richard Mason (59) Unknown Montana (Kalispell)Mason was shot and killed by police pursuing him as a suspect in another shooting. According to police statements, police pursued Mason and eventually stopped his vehicle with spike stripes, at which point Mason exchanged fire with the police. Mason was shot and died at the scene. The officer-involved shooting is being handled by the Montana Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation.2020-06-09 Lewis Ruffin Jr. (38) African American Florida (Orlando) Ruffin was shot and killed by police officers attempting to arrest him for domestic violence, false imprisonment, and weapons charges. According to Orange County Sheriff John Mina, deputies lo