2004 DateName (age) of deceasedState (city)Description2004-12-30Unnamed manTennessee (Memphis) (?)2004-12-29Unnamed personIowa (Glenwood)2004‑12‑28Michael MadonnaIdaho (Hayden)Shot after shooting a policeman. Officers were questioning Madonna about an earlier hit-and-run accident when he fled into his house and retrieved a gun.2004-12-27 (?)Unnamed manCalifornia (Los Angeles)2004-12-25Unnamed man (20s)New Jersey (Irvington)2004-12-25Andrey Clancy (19)Massachusetts (Lowell)2004-12-25Unnamed manCalifornia (Gardena)The man, suspected of a carjacking, ran into a crowded casino and took two people hostage.2004-12-24Unnamed man (40s)Arizona (Tucson)2004-12-24Howard Henry Post (32)Pennsylvania (Glen Lyon)2004-12-24Unnamed manMinnesota (Mankato)2004-12-24Dale R. Varney (38)Wisconsin (Tomah)2004-12-24Rodney Allen Miller (45)Minnesota (Beauford)Shot by State patrolman while unarmed. Officer stated vehicle was in motion and shooting deemed justified.2004-12-24Daniel Pino (17)Colorado (Pueblo)2004-12-23Juan HerreraCalifornia (Buena Park)Herrera and another person were pulled over for a traffic violation. Herrera then drove away from the officers as they were going towards the driver's-side window, initiating a vehicle pursuit. After his Oldsmobile was blocked by a patrol car, Buena Park police officer, Ron Furtado, ran up to the driver's-side window and ordered Herrera to put his hands up. Furtado then shot Herrera in the head as he was allegedly leaning over the seat to grab a weapon.2004-12-23Joey Cervantez (20)California (Cutler)2004-12-18Matthew Jones (16)Idaho (Boise)2004-12-18Unnamed man (40s)Kansas (Kansas City)2004-12-17Keith Johnson (16)Missouri (St. Louis)2004-12-17Mateo Baltazar (23)Nebraska (Omaha)2004-12-16Unnamed mentally ill manConnecticut (New Haven)2004-12-15Unnamed man (20s)Pennsylvania (North Philadelphia)2004-12-14Unnamed manCalifornia (Davis)2004-12-12Ryan Amend (20)Indiana (Crawfordsville)2004-12-12James F. Hammons Sr. (75)Kentucky (Louisvilla)Hammons was "mostly deaf and had Parkinson's disease." 2004-12-11Unnamed manKentucky (Cartersville)2004-12-10Carleton Lockhart (32)New York (Bronx)2004-12-09Tracy J. White (44)Iowa (Des Moines)2004-12-08Nathan Gale (25)Ohio (Columbus)At a Damageplan concert, Gale shot and killed Dimebag Darrell and three others before being killed by police.2004-12-07William Gearhart (46)Florida (St. Petersburg)2004-12-04Unnamed man (24)California (Los Angeles)2004-12-02Willie Thomas Grigsby (24)Oregon (Portland)2004-11-30Melvin Y. Dubon (32)Maryland (Laurel)2004-11-27Jeremy Andre Cervantes (19)California (Los Angeles)2004-11-27Unnamed manCalifornia (Whittier)2004-11-26Andrew Marcello Osura (22)Michigan (Kentwood)2004-11-24Brian O'Connor (42)New York (Ilion)Ilion and Herkimer police were attempting to execute warrants for weapon possession. O'Connor opened fire on the police, and was shot to death in the ensuing shootout.2004-11-22Jose Feliciano (44)New York (Brooklyn)Shot when he didn't drop the metal casing of a light fixture he was holding.2004-11-22Unnamed manOregon (Portland)2004-11-16Nishan Bernard (22)Arizona (Tucson)2004-11-11Dennis CrawfordMichigan (Detroit)Crawford was unarmed and was killed by Laron York and Barron Townsend. According to reports "York shot him four times, once in the back, once in the head, and twice in the leg." The mother of Crawford's son claims that Crawford was shot 15 times in an online report. In addition, the federal lawsuit was settled with the Crawford family for an undisclosed amount.2004-11-11Tomas Peck (25)Ohio (Columbus)2004-11-09Jeffrey Berbert Bothee (52)Michigan (Kentwood)2004-11-09Michael E. Bell (21)Wisconsin (Kenosha)Bell was tased four times and then shot in the head by officer Albert Gonzalez after a traffic stop. Four officers were involved. Gonzalez killed Bell after officer Erich Strausbaugh called out "He's got my gun!", referring to Bell, but his gun was actually caught on a car's side mirror. Bell was unarmed. The incident occurred in Bell's driveway while his mother and sister watched. Bell's family received a $1.75 million settlement in a civil suit in March 2010, and used the money to raise awareness about the case. Officer Strausbaugh killed himself in October 2010. , the state of Wisconsin has filed no charges against the officers involved.2004-11-08Mack Lucky (57)Connecticut (New Haven)2004-11-04Booker Carloss II (50)California (Oakland)2004-11-01James Alan Walters (40)California (Bakersfield)Walters was shot by Kern County Sheriffs deputies after a standoff outside his home.2004-10-29Jose Leonides-Marquez (31)Virginia (Dale City)2004-10-29Amy Donovan (37)Texas (Austin)Donovan, a police officer, was struck and killed by her police partner with a patrol car.2004-10-28Unnamed man (70)Illinois (Chicago)2004-10-28Unnamed manNew Jersey (Woodbine)2004-10-27Gayle Marie Price (48)Michigan (Iron Mountain)2004-10-24Randy Carlos Baker (49)Florida (Miami)2004-10-24Courtney Williams (15)Minnesota (Minneapolis)2004-10-24Unnamed manVirginia (Richmond)2004-10-22Oscar "Oz" Young (22)New Jersey (Camden)2004-10-22Eric J. Miller (34)California (Fountain Valley)2004-10-21Victoria Snelgrove (21)Massachusetts (Boston)Shooting of Victoria Snelgrove: Following Game 7 of the American League Championship Series, in which the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees, police officer used crowd-control projectiles on a crowd. One projectile accidentally hit Snelgrove, who was not a part of the crowd, in the eye.2004-10-19Francisco Campos (36)Oregon (Lincoln City)2004-10-10Unnamed manWashington (Seattle)2004-10-09David Michael BadovinacColorado (Colorado Springs)Shot after shooting at police.2004-10-09Gregory Chavis (19)New York (Bronx)While leaving a movie theater Chavis and his friends got into a verbal altercation with another group, and Chavis was shot by an unknown person. He was left bleeding on the sidewalk. His family and a witness contended that NYPD deliberately delayed medical attention for half an hour, with Lincoln Hospital only a block away, and caused Chavis's death. In a wrongful death proceeding the state's defense included the assertion that "Chavis had no constitutional right to medical treatment".2004-09-27Boangeres Mota (37)New York (Manhattan)Shot and killed after pulling out a derringer pistol.2004-09-26Unnamed man (40)California (San Jose)2004-09-24Kahdir Al Khattab (26)Indiana (Indianapolis)2004-08-30Rashawn Moody (18)New York (Brooklyn)Officers in an unmarked car were parked at a car wash when a robbery unfolded. The officers were allegedly shot at. They then returned 26 rounds. At least five rounds struck and killed Moody. Three suspects were taken into custody.2004-08-12Unnamed manCalifornia (San Jose)2004-08-04Joseph Williams (22)Louisiana (New Orleans)2004-07-16Unnamed manNew York (Oak Beach)2004-07-12Unnamed personDelaware (Smyrna)2004-07-11Frank Lobato (63)Colorado (Denver)Lobato, a disabled homeless man, was shot and killed while watching television in bed. Police mistook his soda can for a weapon.2004-07-07Thomas Moulton (41)Maine (Westbrook)2004-07-02Luiz Gonzalez (57)Massachusetts (Boston)2004-07James LaRueColorado (Colorado Springs)Shot after pointing gun at police and using officer's Taser on two officers.2004-06-28Craig Parro (45)Tennessee (Franklin)2004-06-27Burt Bowen (40)Massachusetts (Boston)2004-06-20Juan Huerta (47)New York (Manhattan)Shot and killed in the subway system after robbing a 66-year-old man. No weapon was recovered from Huerta's body.2004-06-20Unnamed manPennsylvania (Columbia)2004-06-10Unnamed manCalifornia (Porterville)2004-06-04Dennis Kissel (60)Connecticut (Seymour)Kissel, an Oxford-based optometrist, made an appointment at another optometrist's office under a fake name. When he met the other optometrist, Kissel shot him with a revolver. After the victim and his assistant wrestled the gun away from Kissel, they shut him in an exam room. When officers arrived, Kissel lunged at them holding a screwdriver, and officers fatally shot him.2004-05-29Unnamed manVirginia (Richmond)2004-05-13Deborah Kerr (43)Michigan (Port Huron)2004-05-07Michael Hartigan (58)Arizona (Tucson)2004-04-30Unnamed man (28)Missouri (St. Louis)2004-04-29Arlington Wilson Jr. (21)Ohio (Cleveland)2004-04-25Unnamed manArizona (Phoenix)2004-04-16Unnamed manFlorida (Palm Beach)2004-04-14Donald Bochat (31)California (Farmersville)Wanted for shooting and wounding a California Highway Patrol Officer on April 10, Bochat was found in a Farmersville residence but he fled in a vehicle. Officers shot at the vehicle, disabling it. When he emerged from the vehicle, rifle in hand, he was shot and killed by officers.2004-04-14Donald Bochat (31)California (Visalia)2004-04-13Jimmy Blakey (28)Kentucky (Stanford)`2004-04-04Phillip Camacho (42)Arizona (Tucson)2004-04-01Unnamed manMontana (Butte)2004-03-28James Jahar Akbar PerezOregon (Portland)Perez was pulled over for failure to signal a turn. After some kind of altercation (witnesses say he did not even take off his seatbelt, and he was unarmed), officer Jason Sery fired three rounds into his vehicle. A grand jury found no criminal wrongdoing on the part of the officer.2004-03-26Keith Stratton (40)Indiana (Rolling Prairie)2004-03-12Bette HodoePennsylvania (Philadelphia)2004-03-10Unnamed manAlabama (Mobile)2004-03-10Leroy Smalls (41)New York (Manhattan)Shot to death in a housing project by two plainclothes detectives.2004-03-03Eren Beyah (27)Ohio (Cleveland)2004-03-??Sean Francis Mafnas SchoolGuam2004-02-27Unnamed manKansas (Peculiar)2004-02-26Unnamed manNew Jersey (Elizabeth)2004-02-23Nicholas Killinger (23)California (Santa Monica)2004-02-20Herman JacksonGeorgia (Sylvester)Died from broken larynx suffered as a police officer wrapped his arm around Jackson's neck to subdue him during an arrest.2004-02-18Jean Hankins (50)Ohio (Bedford Heights)2004-02-18Jonathan DavisWisconsin (Kenosha)2004-02-18Robin Johnson (45)Arizona (Tucson)2004-02-17Rodolfo Cardenas (43)California (San Jose)Cardenas was shot and killed by California Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement agent Michael Walker in downtown San Jose. Walker mistook Cardenas for a wanted fugitive, and shot him during a foot chase. Cardenas engaged in a car chase with Walker before the foot chase, and Walker claimed Cardenas had a weapon on him and was pulling it out before he shot him. Walker was charged with voluntary manslaughter but was found not guilty.Walsh, Dian. Agent absolved in killing / Narcotics officer said he thought victim was armed, San Francisco Chronicle, December 14, 2005. In 2006, Cardenas' family received $1 million from a federal civil rights lawsuit.Lee, Henry. , San Francisco Chronicle, September 28, 2006.2004-02-15Unnamed manNew York (Bronx)2004-02-12Wayne Scott (45)New Jersey (Plainfield)2004-02-11Scott Stumbris (40)Arizona (Tucson)2004-02-08Wilson Alba (31)New York (Brooklyn)Shot & killed by off-duty Customs Service inspector Martin Carrington.2004-02-03Beau Weierheuser (19)Iowa (Muscatine)2004-01-30Leslie Fredrickson (52)Minnesota (Fergus Falls)2004-01-23Javier Beas (19)California (Pomona)2004-01-18Brandon Robinson (24)Ohio (Cleveland)2004-01-14James Alexander (62)Kentucky (Jenkins)2004-01-13Terry James ChaneyGeorgia (Lilburn)Shot after shooting at deputies. Officers were responding to a report of a home invasion where two people were killed. Officers chased the suspect into the woods where he shot at them.2004-01-11Unnamed manCalifornia (Corona)2004-01-10Newton Satahoo (48)Florida (Sunrise)2004-01-09Joshua Duncan (27)California (Bakersfield)Two Bakersfield police officers were investigating a report of attempted burglary in a mobile home park. The officers said they fired their weapons when the suspect drove a car toward them. The passenger in the car was wounded by police gunfire.2004-01-04Timothy StansburyNew York (New York City)Timothy Stansbury
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