List of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States, January 2022

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January 2022

DateName (age) of deceasedRace State (city) Description 2022-01-31 Michael Allen Haas (37) White Mishawaka, Indiana Mishawaka police were called to Village Green Mobile Home Park twice on reports of a man threatening people with a firearm. On the second call, a man later identified as Michael Allen Haas fired at police. The police returned fire and shot Haas. Haas was then taken to a South Bend hospital where he later died.2022-01-31Joseph Wayne Butler (40)WhiteMesquite, Texas2022-01-31Michael J. Trappett (48)WhiteOrofino, Idaho2022-01-31Xueqi Li (67)AsianCovina, California 2022-01-30Elijah Morley (22)WhiteAndersonville, Tennessee Dustin DienstUnknown race2022-01-30Dyonta Quarles Jr. (20)BlackCrofton, Maryland 2022-01-29 Abigail Bieber (30) White St. Augustine, Florida Bieber, a Hillsborough County deputy, was shot and killed by her boyfriend, a Hillsborough County detective, in a murder-suicide during a vacation in St. Augustine.2022-01-29David Christopher Chernosky (28)WhiteDenton, Texas 2022-01-29 Joon Han (30) Asian West Buechel, Kentucky An off-duty New Albany, Indiana Police officer shot and killed Han in a murder-suicide. Neighbors said Han was the officer's girlfriend. 2022-01-29 Donald Sahota (52) White Battle Ground, Washington Sahota, an off-duty Vancouver Police officer, fought with a robbery suspect who had arrived at his home. After the suspect stabbed him, Sahota chased the suspect while holding his firearm as the suspect ran towards his house. Police say a Clark County Sheriff's Deputy arriving at the scene mistook Sahota for the suspect and shot him. The suspect was charged with the murder. The prosecutor's office declined to charge the deputy.2022-01-28Daniel Alfonso Perez-Comunidad (19)HispanicCoachella, California 2022-01-28Mitchell Ryan Hooe (28)WhiteSpringfield, Missouri 2022-01-27Brenda Liz Pérez Bahamonde (46)HispanicSalinas, Puerto RicoPérez Bahamonde, a Puerto Rico Police officer, was shot and killed by her husband, fellow officer José Rivera Velázquez. Pérez Bahamonde had obtained a protection order against Rivera Velázquez, but she had withdrawn it and his service weapon had been returned to him. 2022-01-27 Landon Eastep (37) White Nashville, Tennessee Nine officers shot Eastep after a standoff on a highway overpass. Body cam footage shows officers shoot Eastep after he made a swift motion with his arms. Eastep was carrying a box cutter. Of the nine officers, six were from the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, two were from the Tennessee Highway Patrol, and one was an off-duty Mt. Juliet officer. One of the Nashville officers was stripped of his police powers following the incident. 2022-01-27Jerome HolmanUnknownParkland, WashingtonDeputies responded to reports of a suspicious vehicle. Deputies shot and killed an individual. The department is withholding all additional details at this time.2022-01-26John Hunt (20)BlackCordova, Tennessee 2022-01-26Wesley Chance (32)WhitePortland, Oregon 2022-01-26John Paul Romero (42)HispanicRio Rancho, New Mexico 2022-01-26Equan Hopson (23)BlackFerguson, Missouri 2022-01-25Floyd Michael Woody (68)WhiteDandridge, Tennessee 2022-01-25Derick Rock (30)WhiteAragon, Georgia2022-01-25Ronnie D. Walker (58)WhiteFredricktown, Missouri 2022-01-24Peterson Kamo (23)UnknownSpokane, Washington Police responded to a welfare check after dispatch received an emergency call from Kamo's mother. As officers approached the residence one officer observed Kamo holding a knife to the throat of a small child. Officers attempted to de-escalate the situation, at which point Kamo retreated upstairs with the child. Officers fired shots a short time later, striking Kamo. Kamo was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.2022-01-24Bradley James Ellison (48)WhitePriceville, Alabama 2022-01-24 Amanda Alvarez-Calo (31) Latino Chicago, Illinois An Illinois State Trooper shot and killed his wife before killing himself.2022-01-23Paul Courtemanche (42)WhiteBurlington, Massachusetts 2022-01-23Bobby Lee Sutton (59)BlackAtlanta, Georgia 2022-01-23Christopher "Chris" Jones (17)BlackO’Fallon, Missouri 2022-01-23Tyron Coates (23)BlackLafayette, Louisiana 2022-01-23Sean Michael Kinney (37)Unknown raceNewnan, Georgia 2022-01-23William "Billy" Atkins (41)WhiteFort Knox, Kentucky 2022-01-23Jeffrey Thomas (24)BlackRingold, Georgia 2022-01-23Francisco Junior Lopez (36)HispanicHallettsville, Texas2022-01-22Dedrick Garcia (37)HispanicPhoenix, Arizona 2022-01-22Tymel Bowman (43)BlackSpringfield, Missouri 2022-01-21 Lashawn McNeil (47) Black New York City, New York McNeil fired on two officers responding to a domestic call, fatally wounding both, before a third officer shot him. McNeil died in hospital on January 24. 2022-01-20 Nelson Szeto (37) Asian San Francisco, California Szeto was shot and killed by police after a standoff at San Francisco International Airport. Szeto was carrying a knife and had two replica guns. Police say after Szeto set the knife down he pulled out the second replica gun and was shot by police. At one point Szeto allegedly told officers to shoot him.2022-01-20Yoskar Feliz (27)BlackNew York, New York2022-01-19Ronald W. Flowers IIUnknown racePerdido, Alabama 2022-01-19Robert Seth Carter (32)Unknown raceSan Jose, California 2022-01-19 Henry Richards Jr. (41) Black Contant, U.S. Virgin Islands Richards shot four people at a bar in a drive-by shooting before being shot and killed by an off-duty officer.2022-01-18Joseph Thomas Tracy IV (20)HispanicHemet, California 2022-01-18Tyler M. Marler (31)Unknown raceWood River, Illinois 2022-01-18Hector Armando Barba Jr. (33)HispanicHuntington Park, California 2022-01-18Unnamed manUnknown raceCypress, Texas 2022-01-17Nathan Humphrey (28)BlackAtascocita, Texas 2022-01-17Moses Portillo (22)HispanicPuyallup, WashingtonA deputy pulled Portillo's vehicle over for a traffic stop. The deputy asked Portillo where the gun was in the car. The situation quickly escalated with the deputy shooting Portillo.2022-01-16Junnie Williams (35)BlackNorth Charleston, South Carolina 2022-01-16Ismael Montes (22)Unknown raceGillette, Wyoming2022-01-16Miguel Maldonado (36)HispanicHarrisburg, Pennsylvania 2022-01-16Steffon Griffin (31)WhiteToppers, Oklahoma 2022-01-15 Malik Faisal Akram (44) South Asian Colleyville, Texas Akram, a British national, took four people hostage at a synagogue in Colleyville, near Dallas. After six hours, one hostage was released, and the rest escaped after eleven hours. Akram was then shot and killed by an FBI Hostage Rescue Team.2022-01-15Unnamed manUnknown raceJurupa Valley, California 2022-01-14Raishawn Jones (38)BlackDurham, North Carolina 2022-01-14Barry Dean Compton (64)Unknown raceWoolwine, Virginia 2022-01-13Edgar Morfin Mendoza (26)HispanicFresno, California 2022-01-13Alexander Bogusz (30)Unknown raceCitrus Heights, California 2022-01-12Charles Walker Piquet (51)Unknown raceDurham, North Carolina2022-01-12Michael Neuman (31)Unknown raceJonesboro, Arkansas 2022-01-12Michael Scott Meridith (35)WhiteSergeant Bluff, Iowa2022-01-12Kenneth Delton Hutcheson (37)WhiteAbbeville, Colorado 2022-01-12Autrey Davis (22)BlackHouston, Texas 2022-01-11 Megan Joyce Mohn (40) White Salt Lake City, Utah Police responded to a disturbance at a gas station and encountered Mohn holding a piece of rebar. Police restrained Mohn, who fell unconscious and died nineteen days later. Her death was ruled a homicide by a medical examiner.2022-01-11Jose Daniel Argueta Turcios (43)HispanicRaleigh, North Carolina 2022-01-11Nicholas D. Sebastian (43)WhitePort Barrington, Illinois 2022-01-11Jose Juan Marquez (43)HispanicCalimesa, California 2022-01-10Isaac Andrade (21)HispanicSan Diego, California 2022-01-10 Isaiah Tyree Williams (19) Black Las Vegas, Nevada Police investigating a homicide entered an apartment on a search warrant when a shootout occurred between Williams and the police. Williams was not the suspect in the homicide, and the actual suspect was not at the apartment at the time.2022-01-10Name Withheld (50)Unknown raceRancho Cucamonga, California 2022-01-09Denrick Demond Stallings (47)BlackRoberta, Georgia 2022-01-09Orlando Taylor III (23)BlackSpringfield, Massachusetts Police responded to calls about a man armed with a knife threatening someone in the street. After being approached by officers, the man stabbed one of them in the neck before being fatally shot.2022-01-09Unnamed manUnknown raceRialto, California 2022-01-09Saul Betancourt (21)HispanicNEWMAN, California 2022-01-09Joshua Mathis (19)BlackHillsborough, New Jersey2022-01-09Luis Ku Huitzil (45)UnknownVancouver, WashingtonPolice responded to reports of a man inside a mobile home armed with knives. The individual reportedly set a fire in the home. Police fired 40mm less lethal rounds at the individual. Police then shot and killed the individual. 2022-01-08 Jason Walker (37) Black Fayetteville, North Carolina Police say an off-duty Cumberland County Sheriff's Deputy shot and killed Walker after he allegedly jumped on the deputy's moving truck. Witnesses claim the deputy's truck struck Walker.2022-01-08Deaughn Willis (25)BlackBaton Rouge, Louisiana 2022-01-07Courtney Spraggins (26)WhiteHuntsville, Alabama2022-01-06Todd FiepkeWhiteWheat Ridge, Colorado 2022-01-06James Sutton (55)Unknown raceKeansburg, New Jersey 2022-01-06 Jose Brito Lopez (37) Unknown Calhoun, Georgia Police responded to reports of a burglary and found Lopez holding a knife. An officer shot Lopez after he allegedly walked towards the officer while still carrying the knife.2022-01-06Ricardo Otero (30)HispanicLas Vegas, Nevada2022-01-05Tony Edwards (53)Unknown raceMayfield, Kentucky2022-01-05UnknownUnknown racePrescott, Arizona2022-01-05Rigoberto Brambila-PelayoHispanicSeattle, WashingtonPolice shot and killed a man after he allegedly stabbed a police dog, killing it, and stabbing an officer in the face. 2022-01-05 Abdul Timmons (27) Black Florence County, South Carolina Timmons was shot and killed by a sheriff's deputy at a mobile home park. Police say Timmons was armed. 2022-01-05 JD Javier Lane (28) Latino Victoria, Texas After Lane was pulled over on suspicion of robbery, he fled on foot and was shot in the back by a U.S. Deputy Marshal. The deputy marshal stated he mistook a pipe scraper in Lane's hand for a gun. A grand jury declined to indict the marshal.2022-01-04Daniel Ackley (33)WhiteMillville, New Jersey2022-01-04Carl Schaede (53)Unknown racePaulden, Arizona2022-01-04Roman Ivan Kokhanevych (24)WhiteGresham, Oregon2022-01-04Stephanie Wilson (28)Unknown raceBahama, North Carolina 2022-01-04Vincenzo Rudi (44)Unknown racePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania 2022-01-04Clarence Little (45)BlackBrooklyn, New York 2022-01-03 John Sumter Horton (42) White Mooresboro, North Carolina A state trooper arriving to a traffic stop accidentally struck and killed another trooper on scene, as well as the pulled over motorcyclist. The trooper in the patrol car was the brother of the trooper who was killed. Dusty Luke Beck (26)2022-01-03Caleb Stanford (26)Unknown raceMesa, Arizona2022-01-03Charles Corey Castro (54)HispanicMurphy, Idaho2022-01-03James Schild (49)WhiteMesa, Arizona2022-01-02Matthew Elston (51)Unknown raceWildomar, California 2022-01-02Kadeem Errol Livingston Smith (28)BlackPine Hills, Florida2022-01-01James Williams BlackCanton, Ohio2022-01-01Michael Dobbins (63)Unknown raceJonesboro, Louisiana

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