2007 DateName (age) of deceasedRaceState (city)Description2007‑12‑31Michael Cho (25)California (La Habra)Shooting of Michael Cho. Cho was brandishing a tire iron outside a liquor store and vandalizing cars. La Habra police responded to the scene, and within 40 seconds, two officers demanded Cho to drop the tire iron and the officers then fired 11 shots at Cho, killing him. The two police officers were cleared by the Orange County district attorney. Cho's family filed a lawsuit against the city of La Habra alleging wrongful death and negligence and received $250,000.2007-12-31Corey Hosni (37)Wisconsin (Milwaukee)After stabbing Tonya St. Clair to death, Hosni was fatally shot after he refused to drop the knife.2007-12-28Ted Hernandez (50)Illinois (Chicago)2007-12-26Rose Cobb (47)Michigan (Detroit)2007-12-26Kami Stevens (40)WhiteCalifornia (Long Beach)2007‑12‑25Aaron LarsonWashington (Federal Way)Shot after attacking trooper with fists. Larson was acting erratically, had jumped out of a moving vehicle, had exposed himself and struck vehicles with his belt. Use of Taser was ineffective.2007‑12‑25Allen Burke (18)U.S. Virgin Islands (Christiansted)A police officer and another man shot six people at an apartment complex, killing two.2007-12-23Dameon Howard (22)Washington DC2007-12-21Kashon Smith (17)New Jersey (Camden)Smith was shot and killed by Camden Police Officer Dean Gransden after he reportedly didn't drop weapons that was he holding during a domestic dispute.2007-12-21Jason Wentzell (28)Maine (Vassalboro)2007-12-13Alvaro Zazueta (28)California (Bakersfield)Zazueta was shot and killed by Bakersfield police who were responding to a home invasion robbery. When gunfire came from the suspects police responded, hitting and killing Zazueta. The other suspect was arrested.2007-12-12Timothy Jones Jr (18)Tennessee (Memphis)Jones was killed by Officer Frank Hannah after he allegedly fired shots at officers.2007-12-04Coby Brown (23)Maryland (Baltimore)Brown allegedly robbed a Burger King & then fled. Brown allegedly shot at Officer Modesto Olivio, who then shot him.2007-11-28Donta Manuel (33)Florida (Belle Glade)Manuel and Wallace were sheriff's deputies killed by a pursuing patrol car during a stolen car investigation.Jonathan Wallace2007-11-20Santos Mulero (57)New York (Bronx)2007-11-18David Kostovski (29)New York (Brooklyn)Man shot to death by two officers after threatening officers with a broken wine bottle.2007-11-15Ronald Jones (21)Maryland (Baltimore)2007-11-13Freddie Wilson (34)Illinois (Chicago)2007-11-12Khiel Coppin (18)New York (New York City)Coppin was shot and killed by officers who believed he was reaching for a gun. He did not have a gun on him, but rather a hairbrush.2007-11-10Jose Jimenez (30)LatinoCalifornia (Florence-Firestone)2007-11-08Christopher Eric Cooper (17)Missouri (Independence)Cooper was struck by Independence Police Officer Dale Daugherty during a high speed pursuit of drunk driver, Wilfedo Pujols. Pujols received 15 years. The officer was not charged.2007-11-05Marvin Carmichael (29)Tennessee (Memphis)Shot to death by officer Corey Hentz after he allegedly fired shots at Hentz.2007-11-05Michael Smith (34)Tennessee (Memphis)Smith, who escaped from the Desoto County jail, was shot dead by police after allegedly tried to run them over with a stolen van.2007-11-04Channing Riordan (31)Alabama (Wilmer)Shot after allegedly welding a wooded chair leg.2007-11-01Robert Lucas (18)Alabama (Mobile)Shot after allegedly pointing a gun at the officer during a foot pursuit.2007-10-28Lamar Bembry (21)Pennsylvania (Philadelphia)Shot in the chest after firing a gun into a crowd while he was leaving the club.2007-10-27Andy Luong (22)Maine (Gorham)2007-10-27Sarah Stanfield (30)Idaho (Fruitland)2007-10-25Donald Hayes (48)Idaho (Rigby)2007-10-21Jayson Tirado (25)New York (Harlem)Shot to death by an off-duty NYPD officer.2007-10-14Jeremy Whitson (23)Alabama (Tuscaloosa)Shot after fighting with the officer who killed him.2007-10-08Ronald Timbers (15)Pennsylvania (Philadelphia)2007-10-07Jordanne Michele Murray (18)Wisconsin (Crandon)Crandon shooting: Sheriff's deputy and police officer Tyler James Peterson shot and killed six people, including his former girlfriend, Murray, before taking his own life.Katrina McCorkle (17)Leanna Thomas (17)Bradley Schultz (20)Aaron Smith (20)Lindsey Stahl (14)2007-10-05Samuel Holmes (33)Illinois (Chicago)2007-10-05Bryan Jin-Marie (31)Georgia (Atlanta)Shot & killed after a vehicle pursuit.2007-10-05Frank Ramo (49)California (Bakersfield)Ramos was shot while holding a replica handgun while standing in a street.2007-10-04Jovon Talley-Ford (27)BlackCalifornia (Inglewood)2007-10-04Samuel BakerGeorgia (Quitman)Died from a spinal cord fracture and dislocation Baker suffered when he fell to the ground after being "tased". Police were responding to report of man with knife. Upon being confronted by police, Baker "flashed the officers his knife", at which point the officers used the Taser on Baker.2007-10-??Reynaldo GarciaLatinoGuam (Piti)2007-09-29Sonia Garcia (28)New York (Bay Shore)Shot to death by her NYPD fiancée.2007-09-28Damont Reeves (24)Pennsylvania (Philadelphia)Reeves was robbing a 7-Eleven when an off-duty cop shot him.2007-09-28Ronald Battle (25)New York (Manhattan)2007-09-27Meliton Recendez (15)Illinois (Chicago)2007-09-23Gregori Jackson (18)Maine (Waldoboro)2007-09-22Scott WhiteMaine (Rumford)Shot after a seven-hour standoff outside White's former wife's home.2007-09-17DeOnte Rawlings (14)Washington DCShot in the back of the head by an off-duty cop.2007-09-17unknownIllinois (Chicago)2007-09-17unknownMaryland (Baltimore)Shot after allegedly trying to rob Officer Lawrence Armwood and his girlfriend.2007-09-09Darryl Harcum (45)Maryland (Baltimore)2007-09-09Elaine Coleman (21)BlackCalifornia (Hawthorne)2007-09-08Reora Askew (38)Pennsylvania (Philadelphia)2007-09-07Juan Calves (51)New York (Bronx)2007-09-02Alonso Cardenas (41)LatinoCalifornia (Pasadena)2007-09-01Steven Callan (57)Alaska, (Anchorage)2007-08-30Tony Thompson (21)Maryland (Baltimore)Killed after allegedly struggling for control over the officer's service weapon. The cop who shot Thompson had previously shot four other men.2007-08-27Guy Ray (44)Kentucky (Louisville)2007-08-22Johnny Goodwin (21)Illinois (Chicago)2007-08-22Thomas Campbell (50)Maryland (Baltimore)Died minutes after being tasered.2007-08-21Rickey Harvey (20)BlackCalifornia (Hawthorne)2007-08-14Lucky Adams (37)Alaska (Fairbanks)2007-08-14Brent McKinney (45)BlackCalifornia (Boyle Heights)2007-08-14Peter Rodriguez (23)LatinoCalifornia (East Los Angeles)2007-08-13Christopher Ogletree (47)Alabama, (Birmingham)Shot to death after confronting an officer with a knife.2007-08-09John Rico (30)LatinoCalifornia (El Sereno)2007-08-09Anita Delgado (39)LatinaCalifornia (Sylmar)2007-08-06Aaron Harrison (18)Illinois (Chicago)2007-08-05Jason Henry (20)Pennsylvania (Philadelphia)Allegedly tased then shot.Memorandum opinion paed.uscourts.gov Retrieved April 4, 20232007-08-04Arturo Guzman (29)LatinoCalifornia (Tapia Park)2007-08-03Jason Taft (25)Washington DC2007-08-02Clyde Patrick (44)Alabama (Birmingham)Died after getting tased 18 times.Memorandum opinion and order govinfo.gov Retrieved April 4, 20212007-07-29Julio Rivera (20)Pennsylvania (Philadelphia)Rivera was arguing with his girlfriend in a vehicle. His girlfriend got out and flagged down an officer. Rivera allegedly got out of the vehicle and shot at the officer, who then shot and killed him.2007-07-25Jeremy Leech (36)Idaho (Orofino)2007-07-24Mark Gregg (25)WhiteCalifornia (Hollywood)2007-07-23Shirley Fontanez (18)New York (Bronx)Shot to death by her 40-year-old NYPD boyfriend who then turned the gun on himself.2007-07-22Cpl Alexander Larkin (25)Maryland (Baltimore)Shot after allegedly firing a gun at an officer who was trying to break up a fight. Larkin was a member of the Army.2007-07-22Deshawn Adams (24)BlackCalifornia (Gardena)2007-07-20Jimmy Duncan (23)Idaho (Caldwell)2007-07-18Victor Garcia (14)LatinoCalifornia (Los Angeles)2007-07-16Aaron Richard SnyderColorado (Denver)Shot after advancing on police while exposing revolver in holster under tuxedo jacket. Snyder was at the State Capital and had declared himself "the emperor of Colorado".2007-07-15Ronald BrandonWisconsin (Madison)Brandon had a realistic-looking pellet gun pointed at officer Matthew Kenny and another, in what investigators believe was a "suicide-by-cop". Officer Kenny shot and killed the man. His actions were later ruled justified and he received the Medal of Valor, the police department's top honor, for that shooting. Officer Kenny was later responsible for another ruled-justified police shooting of Tony Robinson.2007-07-14Charlie Wilson (20)BlackCalifornia (Torrance)Shaun McCoy (22)Black2007-07-09Deandre Baldon (17)New York (Buffalo)Shot and killed because the officer thought Baldon's belt buckle was a gun.2007-07-08Steven Miller (30)Pennsylvania (Philadelphia)Miller, who was having a mental episode, was shot at by police between 80 and 85 times. Miller was hit 20 times.2007-07-08Nathaniel Cobbs Jr (25)New York (Newburgh)Killed by a police dog and Taser2007-07-07Victor Gordon (23)New York (Brooklyn)2007-07-07Jevon Royall (30)Michigan (Detroit)2007-06-30Logan Brizzee (19)Idaho (Twin Falls)Killed after brandishing a gun.2007-06-26Aaron Borden (26)BlackCalifornia (Vermont Square)2007-06-24Cesar Wilfredo LopezGeorgia (Athens)Shot after pointing a gun at officers. Lopez and four other people in a group were suspects in a pair of shootings that occurred earlier that night.2007-06-23DeAunta Farrow (12)Arkansas (West Memphis)Farrow was carrying a replica BB handgun in his hand and was shot twice by a police officer outside an apartment complex. Prosecutors considered the shooting to be justified.2007-06-18Steven McUmber (45)New York (Potsdam)2007-06-14Jessie DavisOhio (Lake Township)Davis's husband, Bobby Lee Cutts Jr., an officer with the nearby Canton police, killed her during a fight in their home, and then had a friend help him hide the body in a county park near Akron. He was convicted and sentenced to life without parole the following year2007-06-13Detrick Ford (20)BlackCalifornia (Los Angeles)2007-06-09Donald Skinner (49)Georgia (Atlanta)Killed by 49-year-old Charles Alan Smith for life insurance.2007-06-05Jose Ramos AlvarezWashington (Yakima)Shot during fight with police during which Alvarez produced a pistol. Police were attempting to arrest Alvarez as the prime suspect of a recent murder.2007-05-30Juan Sanchez (21)LatinoCalifornia (Huntington Park)2007-05-30Anthony SmashumGeorgia (Savannah)Shot while climbing fence to escape from police. Officers approached Smashum attempting to arrest him on a warrant. Smashum fought with officers before fleeing.2007-05-28Jamar Witherspoon (18)BlackCalifornia (Los Angeles)2007-05-22Steve Bucholtz (54)Wisconsin (Milwaukee)2007-05-19Ernest Barber (26)Pennsylvania (Philadelphia)Killed after allegedly raising his gun at officers.2007-05-19Ronald Ball (60)BlackCalifornia (Los Angeles)2007-05-18Fermin Aruz (41)New York (Bronx)Aruz was unarmed.2007-05-16Carlos Ornelas (42)LatinoCalifornia (Lake View Terrace)2007-05-14Terrell Heath (31)Maryland (Baltimore)Heath died after having a heart attack, which was caused by being tased.2007-05-13Ricardo Benitez (47)Idaho (Meridian)Officer Brian Lueddeke shot and killed Benitez inside his home after he allegedly jumped toward the officer with a bread knife. Police say Benitez threatened his family and violated a court order, and the county prosecutor found the shooting justified. His wife and two sons filed a claim against the city.2007-05-13Anthony Castro-CarrilloPuerto Rico (Carolina)Officer William Vazquez-Baez and several members of La ONU stormed the home of Castro-Carrillo dressed as police officers and killed him. Vazquez-Baez was also involved in the murders of two other men, who were killed by La ONU members.2007-05-12Ventura Saenz (