December 2021 DateName (age) of deceasedRaceLocationDescription2021-12-31Dennis McHugh (44)WhiteBeaumont, California2021-12-31Unnamed manUnknownMeridian, MississippiPolice shot and killed a man "covered in blood with a gun in each hand" and also killed a bystander.Unnamed womanUnknown2021-12-29Osman Sesay (27)BlackSilver Spring, Maryland2021-12-29Thelonious McNight (25)BlackPaterson, New Jersey2021-12-28Dwayne McDonald (62)BlackDetroit, Michigan2021-12-27Alex Clukey (15)UnknownOnslow County, North CarolinaA Jacksonville police officer called police to report accidentally shooting his teenage son in the head while playing with toy guns. The teenager was hospitalized until his death on January 4, 2022.2021-12-27Lyndon McLeod (47)WhiteLakewood, ColoradoMcLeod (aka Roman McClay) committed several shootings in Denver and Lakewood, killing five civilians, before being killed by police during a shootout. McLeod targeted most of the people he shot. He had self-published a novel where the protagonist - named after himself - killed two of his eventual real-life victims.2021-12-27Kevin Dubois (31)UnknownSavannah, Georgia2021-12-27Christopher Johnson (41)UnknownHouston, Texas2021-12-27Sorin Ardelean (43)WhiteAlgona, Washington2021-12-27Roberto Salgado Cazares (39)LatinoEscondido, California2021-12-27Christopher Thomas (22)UnknownLake Charles, Louisiana2021-12-26James Lowery (40)BlackTitusville, FloridaPolice chased Lowery following an assault. As Lowery climbed up a fence, an officer fired both his gun and taser, killing Lowery. Lowery was unarmed when he was shot. The officer was later charged with manslaughter.2021-12-26Vincent Black (31)WhiteBuckeye, Arizona2021-12-26Matthew Snyder (38)UnknownSimpsonville, South Carolina2021-12-26Enrique Ruiz (33)LatinoLos Angeles County, California2021-12-26Charles Payne (75)BlackHouston, Texas2021-12-24Benny Hood (30)BlackAtlanta, Georgia2021-12-24Carson Dobson (24)WhiteDolgeville, New York2021-12-23 Daniel Elena Lopez (24) LatinoLos Angeles, California Police responded to reports of assault with a deadly weapon and a possible shooting at a Burlington store in North Hollywood. Police say that when officers arrived, a male suspect was in the process of assaulting a victim with a bike lock and they fired, fatally wounding him. A 14-year-old girl who was hiding with her mother in a nearby dressing room was struck by police gunfire and killed. Police say no gun was found on the assault suspect.Valentina Orellana-Peralta (14)Latino2021-12-23Steven Matze (44)WhiteSouth Hill, Virginia2021-12-23James Gross (58)WhiteAkron, Ohio2021-12-23Richard McCormick (62)UnknownSpringfield, Missouri2021-12-23Kokou Fiafonou (38)BlackAustin, Minnesota2021-12-22Mark Beilby (24)WhiteUnadilla, New York2021-12-22Brian Laxton (44)WhiteBattle Creek, Michigan2021-12-22James Culver (59)WhiteColorado Springs, Colorado2021-12-22Jessie Gaither (48)BlackFordoche, Louisiana2021-12-22Ronald Hoffman (57)UnknownFoster Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania2021-12-21Brendan Pinkston (23)WhiteBurton, Michigan2021-12-21Chantel Myers (44)WhitePitkin, Louisiana2021-12-21Chawn Martin (45)WhiteSavannah, Georgia2021-12-21Robert Rushton (42)UnknownBrandon, Mississippi2021-12-20Eudes PIerre (26)BlackBrooklyn, New York2021-12-20Alexander Wheeler (21)WhiteNew Lenox, Illinois2021-12-20Marc "Barney" Barnhart (68)WhiteYorkville, Illinois2021-12-19Nakita Williams (33)BlackDetroit, Michigan2021-12-19Eric Nelson (28)BlackBogalusa, Louisiana2021-12-18David HerbertWhiteCharlotte, North Carolina2021-12-18Rosendo Olivio (34)LatinoLos Angeles, California2021-12-18Margarito Lopez (22)LatinoLos Angeles2021-12-18Joshua Gonzalez (20)LatinoVineland, New Jersey2021-12-17Jeremy Yates (21)BlackCulpeper, Virginia2021-12-17Chatuma Crawford (20)BlackCicero, New YorkCrawford was a pedestrian who was struck by an off-duty officer.2021-12-16John Taylor (18)BlackMemphis, TennesseeTerrance Dogan (27)Black2021-12-16Unnamed manUnknownFlushing, Queens, New York2021-12-16Anthony Phillips (39)UnknownNashville, Tennessee2021-12-16Christopher Alexander (32)UnknownClinton, Utah2021-12-15Kayla Lucas (25)WhiteMemphis, Tennessee2021-12-15Sergio Escalera-Valdez (45)UnknownNorth Richmond, California2021-12-15Keith Hinrichsen (52)WhiteNorth Platte, Nebraska2021-12-15Brandon "BJ" Mauldin (32)WhiteLiberty, South Carolina2021-12-15Jahad Patterson (20)BlackElkhart, Indiana2021-12-14William Gardner (21)BlackDayton, Ohio2021-12-14Kevin Swinson (45)WhiteCurrie, North Carolina2021-12-13Unnamed manUnknownEstancia, New Mexico2021-12-13Harry Welter (84)WhiteSt. Michael, MinnesotaWelter, a former mayor of St. Michael, was fatally struck by a Wright County Sheriff's Department vehicle in a driveway.2021-12-12Jeremi Moore (35)BlackFerguson, Missouri2021-12-12Amanuel Moreno (29)BlackSan Pablo, California2021-12-12George Hollins (26)BlackJennings, Missouri2021-12-12Patrick Horton (39)UnknownCleveland, Ohio2021-12-12Cristian Anguiano (32)LatinoCorona, California2021-12-11Robert Engle (64)UnknownFrankfort, Kentucky2021-12-11Christopher Sterusky (28)BlackElizabethtown, Kentucky2021-12-10Mark Peters (59)WhiteSimms, Texas2021-12-10Guadalupe, Zavala (55)LatinoAntioch, California2021-12-10Christopher Raborn (40)WhiteWaverly, Georgia2021-12-10Xavier MillerUnknownColorado Springs, Colorado2021-12-10David Talbert (55)UnknownCrossville, Tennessee2021-12-10John "Amoo" Za Moua (28)Native Hawaiian and Pacific IslanderPine River, Wisconsin2021-12-10Michael Dingman (43)UnknownSpokane, Washington2021-12-10Terence Caffey (30)BlackLittle Rock, Arkansas2021-12-09Arnett Carr (64)UnknownEllenwood, Georgia2021-12-08Michael Pantoja (45)LatinoColorado Springs, Colorado2021-12-08Angelo Weitz (42)UnknownStockton, California2021-12-08Ronta Stewart (18)BlackColumbus, Ohio2021-12-08Jared Risius (35)WhiteIowa Falls, Iowa2021-12-08Unnamed woman (42)UnknownHermitage, Missouri2021-12-08Andris Wofford (29)BlackChicago, Illinois2021-12-07Gary McCormickBlackElizabethtown, Kentucky2021-12-07Ronald Ehrich (88)WhiteRiverview, FloridaA deputy responded to Ehrich's home after a neighbor reported not seeing him for two days. According to police, the deputy shot and killed Ehrich after he walked towards her with a firearm. Ehrich was a veteran of the Tampa Police Department.2021-12-07Mario Diaz (41)LatinoAlbuquerque, New Mexico2021-12-07Mitchell Davis (29)WhiteFort Worth, Texas2021-12-06Douglas HalphinWhiteBlue Springs, Missouri2021-12-06Brandon Keck (30)WhitePortland, Oregon2021-12-06Dale Query (38)WhiteBasin, Wyoming2021-12-05Quadry Sanders (29)BlackLawton, OklahomaPolice responded to reports of a man with a gun. Two officers shot Sanders 15 times. Sanders was unarmed and was holding a ball cap. The two officers were later fired and charged with manslaughter.2021-12-05Unnamed personUnknownWestminster, Colorado2021-12-05Michael GuilloryUnknownLas Vegas, Nevada2021-12-05Miguel Perez Gonzalez (38)LatinoMorrow, Georgia2021-12-04Michael Wayne Jackson (62)BlackHouston, TexasA Houston Police officer was responding to a call from another officer to assist in apprehending a group of suspected carjackers. When his vehicle neared an intersection, the officer turned to avoid hitting other cars and jumped the sidewalk, striking Jackson, who died.2021-12-03Michael Graves (39)UnknownSt. Louis, Missouri2021-12-03Alhaji M. Sow (18)BlackMelbourne, FloridaSow had reportedly assaulted multiple fellow Florida Institute of Technology students with a knife, and injured a law enforcement officer before being fatally shot by officers.2021-12-02Arlin Bordeaux (29)Native AmericanRosebud County, MontanaA man was killed in a shooting involving a Bureau of Indian Affairs officer. Few details were released. The FBI is investigating.2021-12-02Brian Howard (25)WhiteBuffalo Grove, Illinois2021-12-02Anei Joker (20)BlackTaylorsville, Utah2021-12-02Unnamed manUnknownMcDowell, Kentucky2021-12-01Edward Gatling (38)BlackRedan, Georgia2021-12-01Billy Bizzell (52)BlackYellow Bluff, Alabama
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