December 2011 Date Name (Age) of Deceased Race State (city) Description2011-12-31Adrian Otero (19)Hispanic/LatinoArizona (Phoenix)Otero was found unconscious behind the wheel of a car, blocking traffic. When police made contact, he allegedly pulled out a gun and was shot and killed by the officer.2011-12-31Vincent "Poochie" Owens (17)BlackNew Jersey (Newark)Owens was killed in a shootout with police (and subsequent car crash) after attempting to carjack an off-duty officer.2011-12-31Kathy Porter (54)WhiteGeorgia (Atlanta)An officer responding to a call ran a red light, striking another vehicle. Porter, an occupant of the other vehicle, was killed, and other occupants were injured.2011-12-31 John Capano (51)WhiteNew York (Seaford) Capano, a special agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, was shot in the chest by a retired officer while struggling with McGoey, who had just robbed a pharmacy where Capano was a customer. The officer had mistaken Capano for an armed assailant. McGoey was then shot and killed by an off-duty officer who came to the scene. James McGoey (43)Unknown2011-12-30Dwayne M. Oxley (41)WhiteNew York (East Meadow)2011-12-30Marvin Pognon (22)BlackFlorida (Miami Beach)2011-12-29Nahcream Moore (19)BlackNew York (Albany)2011-12-29Gary Lee Gahart (28)WhiteCalifornia (Tulare)Officers shot and killed Gahart after he kidnapped his girlfriend at gunpoint.2011-12-29Ronnie Pittman (54)BlackOhio (Cincinnati)2011-12-29Mark Anthony Trujillo (23)Hispanic/LatinoCalifornia (Perris)2011-12-29Willie Ray Banks (52)BlackTexas (Granite Shoals)2011-12-29Kent Ashworth (49)WhiteUtah (West Valley City)2011-12-28Mario Marin (53)WhiteCalifornia (Santa Ana)2011-12-28Karaka Walls (24)BlackIllinois (Chicago)2011-12-27Joseph Cleary (22)WhiteFlorida (Cape Coral)2011-12-27Ameen Davis (30)Race unspecifiedPennsylvania (Philadelphia)Police were called regarding shots being fired. Davis allegedly refused to put down his gun, and when he pointed it toward police, he was shot and killed.2011-12-27Cedric Darnell Stephens (29)BlackTexas (Dallas)Stephens was shot to death by a Dallas police officer in a residential area. Allegedly, Stephens had reached for a handgun.2011-12-27Robert Evan La Rue (48)WhiteCalifornia (Rancho Palos Verdes)Deputies responded to a call about a domestic disturbance. When the officials arrived, La Rue held up a knife, and they shot him to death.2011-12-26James Flores (44)Race unspecifiedCalifornia (Hemet)2011-12-26Allan Shepherd (37)WhiteTennessee (Athens)2011-12-25Christopher Bryan Johnston (29)WhiteTexas (Fort Worth)2011-12-25Blake Allen Pate (24)WhiteTexas (Houston)2011-12-25Brian Keith Naab (49)WhiteFlorida (Hudson)2011-12-25 Jacquelyn "Jameela" Cecila Barnette (53)Black Georgia (Marietta) Shot after assaulting police officer with weapons.2011-12-20Michael Alan Thomas (47)Race unspecifiedArizona (Mohave County)2011-12-20Guillermo Cruz "Memo" Noriega (20)Race unspecifiedColorado (Pueblo)2011-12-20Anthony Lamar Smith (24)BlackMissouri (St. Louis)2011-12-20Wayne S. Lyall (39)WhiteVirginia (Natural Bridge)2011-12-20 Dawntrae Ta'Shawn Williams (15)Black Georgia (Buford) Shot after refusing commands to drop machete. Police were called to residence when the 15-year-old boy threatened to kill his family with the machete.2011-12-19Eli Franklin Myers III (58)Race unspecifiedPennsylvania (Monessen)2011-12-19Steven Ray Rickard (39)WhiteIndiana (Evansville) 2011-12-18 Keith Thompson (21)White Texas (Palo Pinto) 2011-12-17Robert John Montes (37)Hispanic/LatinoNew Mexico (Las Cruces) 2011-12-17 Roberto Rodriguez (32) Hispanic/Latino California (Los Angeles) 2011-12-14 Ariston Waiters (19)Black Georgia (Union City) Shot during a physical altercation with police. Officers were responding to a report of a fight between teenage girls and young adults. Neighbors report that the man was not involved in the fight and when shot, the man was running from police to avoid arrest on outstanding warrants. Autopsy confirmed Waiters was shot in the back.2011-12-12 Stanley LaVon Gibson (43)BlackNevada (Las Vegas) Stanley Gibson was shot and killed by Metro Officer Jesus Arevalo as police responded to a burglary report. Gibson, a veteran, was allegedly suffering from PTSD and brain cancer and was disoriented when he struck a police cruiser with his car. Officers boxed him in with their vehicles, commanding Gibson to exit his vehicle as he continued to attempt to drive away. Police reportedly made a plan to break Gibson's window with a beanbag round and use pepper spray to force him out. When the beanbag round was fired, Arevalo fired seven rounds of live ammunition at Gibson, who was unarmed. In October 2012, the Clark County District Attorney's office announced an indictment against Arevalo and is seeking a grand jury hearing of the case. In May 2013, following an internal review, the Critical Incident Review Board recommended the termination of Arevalo's position with the Metro Police.2011-12-09David Christopher Lewis (34)WhiteFlorida (Milton)2011-12-08 Damien Jefferson Muncie (36) Oklahoma (Oklahoma City) Muncie was shot and killed after allegedly wounding three police officers and attempting to break into the Valley Brook Municipal Building.2011-12-08 Thomas Anthony Black (44)White Washington (Suquamish) Officers were serving an arrest warrant when they shot 44-year-old Black to death. Police retracted their original statement that Black had shot at officers after no handgun was recovered at the scene and no evidence supported Black's firing at them. Detectives said they did find a toy gun in the vicinity.2011-12-07David Pendleton (77)WhiteNevada (Gardnerville)2011-12-06Byron Neftali Sosa Orellano (28)Hispanic/LatinoArizona2011-12-06Jaleel Jackson (16)BlackMissouri (St. Louis)2011-12-06Aviles, Ricardo (30)Florida (Miami-Dade)2011-12-05 Stephen Ray Malone Jr. (32)White Texas (Dallas) Shot during enforcement action by Dallas Police on board Amtrak's Texas Eagle train.2011-12-03Fernando BenavidesHispanic/LatinoFlorida (Miami)2011-12-03 Vang Thao (21)Asian/Pacific Islander California (Merced)Thao was killed by a stray bullet as officers fired at 18-year-old Kong Xiong, who was pointing a gun at them. Thao was not their intended target, and the Merced Police Department stated that Xiong was responsible for Thao's death.2011-12-02Shendon Chandler-Taniguchi (21)Asian/Pacific IslanderHawaii (Pakala Village)2011-12-02Leslie Morin (31)Hispanic/LatinoTexas (Corpus Christi)2011-12-01Emiliano Amaya (39)Hispanic/LatinoCalifornia (Los Angeles)
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