2008 DateName (age) of deceasedRaceState (city)Description2008-12-28John Konaha (25)Wisconsin (Milwaukee)Konaha allegedly fired shots at police and was killed by a police officer.2008-12-27Vaughn R. SandersonOregon (Grants Pass)Shot after allegedly attempting following a chase. The trooper had attempted to pull Colbert over on suspicion of driving a stolen van when the chase began.2008-12-23Manuel Benitez (39)LatinoCalifornia (El Monte)2008-12-17Damany Kesler (23)Georgia (Stockbridge)Shot after shooting at police. Police were pursuing Kesler after he had allegedly stolen a motorcycle at gunpoint.2008-12-19Pierre GeorgeGeorgia (Atlanta)Shot while attempting to run. Police were responding to citizen report of armed kidnapping by George. An officer cornered George in his vehicle at which point George attempted to flee on foot. George was not armed and the person making the report was jailed, accused of causing the killing by making a false report.2008-12-17Victor Tejeda (17)LatinoCalifornia (Pomona)2008-12-05Omar Hurtado (23)LatinoCalifornia (Florence)2008-11-30Salvador Alarcon (18)LatinoCalifornia (East Los Angeles)2008‑11‑17Lawrence Allen (20)Pennsylvania (Philadelphia)Shot to death by off-duty officer Chauncey Ellison Sr. who was accompanied by his girlfriend, off-duty officer Robin Fortune. The officers had driven around Allen's neighborhood looking for a person who had stolen a pizza from their two sons. During an altercation in front of Allen's home, Ellison shot Allen in the back, leaving him paralyzed. He died three months later. Ellison and Fortune were fired in 2010, and in 2014 they were found guilty of reckless endangerment and sentenced to 11 1/2 to 23 months in prison.2008-11-17Omar Garcia (24)LatinoCalifornia (West Covina)2008-11-11Dontaze Storey (29)BlackCalifornia (Koreatown)2008-11-08Ahmad Hicks (28)Illinois (Chicago)Hicks was shot multiple times by a police officer. He was allegedly armed.2008‑11‑08Dustin Willard (31)Washington (Everett)Shot after refusing to put down firearm. Police were responding to report of a burglary-in-progress.2008-11-08Alejandro Erazo (25)LatinoCalifornia (Venice)2008‑11‑08James WillinghamMichigan (Detroit)Killed after a high-speed state trooper chase. According to reports, Troopers "violated their own high-speed chase regulations and should have been considered criminally liable for the deaths of the two Detroit men." In addition, Troopers arrested a reporter on scene who was trying to cover the incident and claimed she "interfered at the scene of a fatal traffic accident that followed a police chase."Jeffrey Frazier2008-10-29Julian C. Alexander (20)California (Anaheim)Shot after mistaken identity. Police were chasing four burglary suspects in the neighborhood, Alexander came out of his home holding a broomstick to investigate a noise. Mistaken for one of the juvenile suspects and shot twice in the chest. Shooting officer was Kevin Flanagan.2008-10-27Joshua Maravilla (20)WhiteCalifornia (Compton)2008-10-27Larnester Hull (34)Illinois (Chicago)Shot in the back of the head by an off-duty officer who lived on the same block as Hull.2008-10-18Homer Taylor (39)Illinois (Chicago)After threatening officers with a "homemade knife", Taylor was tasered and stopped breathing soon after.2008-10-17Cole Berardi (10)Texas (Dallas)Sr. Cpl. Michael Vaughn hit Cole Berardi with his squad car2008-10-??Darson RekemesikGuam (Dededo)2008-09-20Shawn M. Roe (36)Washington (Blyn)Shot during shootout with deputies. Roe was prime suspect in recent murder of a Forest Service officer and a civilian.2008-09-19Tyrone Dandridge (20)Illinois (Chicago)Officer Rene Duran and Kolodziejski shot and killed Dandridge. Dandridge's brother said he was restraining his brother on the couch when Duran and officer Kolodziejski entered the home. Duran said "step back" and then shot Dandridge in the back.2008-09-19Gabriel Bitterman (23)Nebraska (Lincoln)Died shortly after being tasered after officers responded to a domestic disturbance. Incidentally, an MTV camera crew was present during the incident.2008-10-18Abraham Sanchez (33)LatinoCalifornia (Lynwood)2008-10-01Joshua Stephenson (25)UnknownCalifornia (Rosemead)2008-09-16Marvin Williams (17)Illinois (Chicago)Police shot and killed Williams when he allegedly confronted them with a handgun. Williams' family refuted the police account and said the teen had his arms raised when he was shot.2008-09-15Anthony Marchan (9)Illinois (Chicago)Both were shot to death by off-duty cop Dannie Marchan, who then turned the gun on himself.Alizay Marchan2008-09-07Marcus SukowU.S. Virgin Islands (Saint Thomas)An off-duty ATF agent shot Sukow during a disturbance at an apartment. The agent was charged with murder but the charges were dropped because prosecutors failed to prove Sukow was the one who died.2008-08-31Eddie Franco (56)LatinoCalifornia (Inglewood)2008-08-25Michael Norton (29)Maine (South Portland)2008-08-25Jeffrey Miller (37)Illinois (Chicago)Police shot and killed Miller while he was running away from a stolen vehicle. He was allegedly armed.2008-08-22Martinez Winford (16)Illinois (Chicago)Winford was shot dead by Officer Zachary Rubald when he allegedly aimed a gun at officers. A wrongful death lawsuit challenged the officers' account of the shooting, including their statement that Winford had the gun his right hand, even though he was left-handed.2008-08-17Marcus Landrum (18)Illinois (Chicago)Police were responding to reports of a burglary when they shot Landrum, who was allegedly armed but was running away. It was later discovered there was no burglary.2008-08-10Gerardo Arvallo (32)LatinoCalifornia (Lynwood)2008-08-05Brandon Teague (25)Illinois (Chicago)SWAT officers shot and killed Brandon Teague after he allegedly shot at police on the South Side. Police said they'd approached Teague at about 10:30 p.m. because they thought he looked suspicious. According to police, Teague opened fire, hitting an officer's shoe. Teague then ran into a nearby gangway, and SWAT was summoned. Teague allegedly fired at officers and at a police helicopter. Police said a SWAT officer was hit in his protective vest. At about 12:30 a.m., the officers shot Teague.2008-08-05Eric Liebowitz (35)WhiteCalifornia (Encino)2008-08-04Johnathan Sullivan (34)Maine (Albion)Shot while wielding a shotgun during confrontation with police. Officers were responding to report of domestic violence disturbance.2008-07-31Jesse Moore (56)BlackCalifornia (Los Angeles)2008-07-30unnamed manWashington (Mountlake Terrace)Shot after leaning out a window with a firearm. Officers were responding to report of gunshots.2008-07-23Christian Portillo (34)LatinoCalifornia (Lennox)2008-07-21Kevin Wicks (38)BlackCalifornia (Inglewood)2008-07-18Robert Hill (35)Michigan (Detroit)According to reports, Hill "rode his bicycle to an apartment building in Detroit and was rammed by a police car into another vehicle."2008-07-16William Spradling (24)Arkansas (Little Rock)Shot by officers after allegedly pointing a gun at them. They were investigating a burglary.2008-07-15Montellis ClarkGeorgia (Atlanta)Shot after shooting at police. Officers approached three burglary suspects in front of a home when one began shooting at them.2008-07-06unidentified ma (25)HispanicIllinois (Chicago)Shot and killed when he allegedly shot at them.2008-07-01Shelton Bell Jr. (16)Michigan (Detroit)According to reports, Bell was "shot to death by an off-duty cop after allegedly demanding the keys to the cop's car at a gas station on the west side, then running when the cop pulled his gun. The autopsy report shows that Bell, Jr. was shot ten times, five in the chest, three in the back, once in the head behind his right ear, and once in his left arm."2008-07-01Ruben Ortega (23)BlackCalifornia (Inglewood)2008-06-26Bryan Moore (26)BlackCalifornia (Compton)2008-06-24Kelly WarkUtah (Lehi)Shot after shooting officer twice in head. Police had pulled her vehicle over after gas station attendant reported that she seemed generally impaired.2008-06-22Luis Colon (18)Illinois (Chicago)Witnesses said that Colon had a gun, but was attempting to surrender when he was shot.2008-06-22Shapell Terrell (39)Illinois (Chicago)According to police, the officers responded to a report of shots fired, but neighbors said all they heard were fireworks. According to witnesses, Terrell turned to go back inside his home at 1 a.m. Witness said the officers shined a spotlight on Terrell, told him to turn around and then opened fire when he didn't. Terrell was shot 14 times in the back.2008-06-22Darius Nicholson (49)Illinois (Chicago)Nicholson was shot dead in a bedroom. Police were responding to domestic report.2008-06-15Reginald Knight (26)Illinois (Chicago)Witnesses said that Knight had both hands on a fence and was talking to an officer in front of him when Brown opened fire from behind him. Witnesses also said that the officers gave high-fives to each other as they stood over Knight's body.2008-06-14Devon "D-Mack" Young (26)Illinois (Chicago)Neighbors said that Young was shot in the back execution style, while kneeling with his hands in the air shouting "don't shoot, don't shoot—I ain't got nothing." Witnesses said that officers "slapped palms" after killing Young and told each other "Good job."2008-06-14John R. CrosbyMassachusetts (Dedham)Was shot by two police officers when, after a 45-minute standoff, he charged them with a knife.2008-06-10Ilda Grasso (52)LatinaCalifornia (Alhambra)2008-06-09Leonel Maldonado GonzalezWashington (Othello)Died after being struck by vehicle driven by deputy. The deputy was following two cars when one car swerved sharply to left into the lane of an oncoming vehicle. The deputy saw something dark in his lane but could not avoid hitting Gonzalez.2008-06-09Linda Yancey (44)Georgia (Stone Mountain)Shot by sheriff's Deputy Derrick Yancey who staged a murder-robbery of his wife and claimed to have killed the robber. Instead, the deputy was himself found guilty of murdering both his wife Yancey and the day laborer Cax-Puluc.2008-06-09Marcial Cax-Puluc (23)Georgia (Stone Mountain)Shot by sheriff's Deputy Derrick Yancey who staged a murder-robbery of his wife and claimed to have killed the robber. Instead, the deputy was himself found guilty of murdering both his wife Yancey and the day laborer Cax-Puluc.2008-06-05Tyrone BrownMaryland (Mount Vernon)Brown, a former Marine, was shot by officer, Gahiji Tshamba, after he groped a woman's buttocks. Tshamba was found to be under the influence of alcohol during the shooting, and shot Brown because he was a much larger man. Tshamba never identified himself as an officer.2008-06Tommie Staples Jr.Michigan (Detroit)Staples was unarmed and shot by Steven Kopp and Barron Townsend. Townsend was also involved in the killing of Dennis Crawford with another officer Laron York, in 2004 which had led to a federal settlement. In the killing of Staples they "chased him down an alley in retaliation for the role he and his wife Jacquelyn Porter played as advocates for neighborhood children stopped by police." The federal lawsuit was reported as "settled for $2.5 million" in 2010.2008-05-30Alex J. CulleyCalifornia (San Diego)Shot by San Diego Police Officer Javier Carranza after brandishing what appeared to be a handgun following a domestic disturbance and attempted armed robbery. The gun was later identified as a Black Marksman Repeater BB gun.2008-05-20Frank Alejo (28)LatinoCalifornia (Boyle Heights)2008-05-19Sergio Rosas (41)California (Fresno)A Fresno County sheriff's deputy responding to a 911 hang-up call about 10pm, went to the intersection of Cedar and Central Avenues. He approached a parked vehicle and Rosas exited with a knife and advanced toward the deputy. The deputy shot and killed Rosas.2008-05-18Antonio Dampier (26)Illinois (Chicago)Dampier was arrested following reports of a domestic disturbance. Police claimed that he fell out of the back of a stationary police wagon and hit his head wh