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January 2026
DateName (age) of deceased Race Location Description2026-01-31 Joel Norton (36)UnknownWichita Falls, TexasNorton's brother reported that Norton had assaulted him and fired at passing vehicles. When Wichita County deputies arrived and confronted him, he reportedly exited the house with a gun and pointed the gun at them. The deputies fired at him in defense.2026-01-31 Bryan Radford (56)BlackFrankfort, KentuckyPolice responded to a shots fired call at a home. Officers shot and killed Radford, a Hopkinsville resident, after he allegedly emerged from the home with a handgun.2026-01-31 Gary Haley Jr. (45)WhiteMount Juliet, TennesseeHaley shot and killed two people at a marina on January 30. In the early morning of January 31, Haley allegedly shot at police, who returned fire, killing him.2026-01-30 Brandon Potts (35)UnknownKiowa, OklahomaDuring a traffic stop for speeding, Potts reportedly brandished two knives before he was shot by a KPD officer.2026-01-30Allan Josue Topete-Guevara (22)HispanicFort Mill, South CarolinaDeputies responded to a report of an unconscious person at a home. When deputies arrived, the person was conscious and barricaded themselves in a room with a knife. A deputy shot and killed the person when they allegedly charged at the deputy.2026-01-29Andrew Baima (56)UnknownSacramento, CaliforniaSPD officers pursued a bank robbery suspect and shot him when they noticed the suspect was armed with a gun.The footage was released.2026-01-28Tydarius Brion Haynes (25)BlackHouston, TexasHarris County Sheriff's deputies responded to a report regarding a male exposing himself on one of the METRORail trains. The deputies shot the man at a platform after he cut a deputy in an altercation. Police released the footage.2026-01-28Victor Lopez (18)HispanicSanta Ana, CaliforniaPolice pulled Lopez over in a parking garage. Lopez dropped a handgun and walked towards police with his arms raised, and officers shot him after he turned towards the gun and put his hands down.The footage was released.2026-01-28Angel Melendez (46)HispanicKnoxville, TennesseeKPD detectives responded to an apartment after receiving information about a 15-year-old, who was the subject of a Tennessee Endangered Child Alert, was at that location. They also issued a warrant on the man along with the missing child. Upon arrival, they found both of them. When they attempted to detain the man, the man pointed a gun at them before being shot by two officers. The juvenile also struck an officer with a large knife on the helmet and was charged with assault.The footage was released.2026-01-28John McDowell (47)WhiteJackson Township, Lebanon County, PennsylvaniaState Police went to a home to serve a warrant connected to a child pornography investigation when they fatally shot the suspect.2026-01-26Cristian Diaz (36)HispanicPhoenix, ArizonaThe son of a landlord began shooting at one of his father's homes in West Phoenix, injuring a 19-year-old man. Diaz and another man restrained the gunman. A responding police officer fired a shot through a doorway, hitting Diaz.The footage was released.2026-01-25Anthony Richardson (63)BlackGarner, North CarolinaPolice responded to a call about a family member acting strangely while discharging a firearm at a home. When Johnston County deputies arrived, the man reportedly confronted them with a gun before he was shot by one of them.2026-01-25unidentified maleUnknownParkland, WashingtonA man approached another man and his dog at a park and asked what his religion was. When the man replied that he was a Christian, the man stabbed him. The suspect fled behind a nearby home where Pierce County deputies shot him. Police said the suspect was armed with multiple knives and had approached the deputies.2026-01-25unidentified male (27)UnknownNorth Whitehall Township, PennsylvaniaState troopers attempted to speak to a man in his driveway. After he allegedly fired at them, a special response team was called in, and an officer shot the man in the head when he allegedly fired at police again. He was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest where he was pronounced dead after arrival.2026-01-24Barry Sullivan (48)UnknownWheat Ridge, ColoradoSullivan and a woman crashed into a home after fleeing police. Officers killed the man in a shoot-out.2026-01-24Alex Jeffrey Pretti (37)WhiteMinneapolis, MinnesotaA U.S. citizen was fatally shot in the chest by ICE outside the New American Development Center building at the 2614 block of Nicollet Avenue in the Whittier neighborhood. The DHS said agents were attempting to disarm the man who was fighting with seven ICE agents and carrying a 9 mm semi-automatic handgun with two magazines. One agent attempted to tackle him down to the ground, while another agent punched the man several times. A total of ten gunshots rang out, striking the man. He was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead afterward.2026-01-23Ivan Clark (33)BlackMiami Gardens, FloridaMiami Gardens Police officers encountered an armed man in mental health crisis in front of a home and were forced to shoot him to protect another individual on scene, according to police.2026-01-23Donovan Harris (21)UnknownRichmond Heights, MissouriTwo male suspects were killed when a pursuit ended with a wrong-way violent crash involving an unidentified vehicle and a St. Louis County Police car on an intersection ramp between Interstates 270 and 64.Anthony Doss (23)2026-01-23Jayden Holloway-Caldwell (19)BlackHardeeville, South CarolinaAn officer shot and killed a Pawley’s Island man at a Shell gas station near Interstate 95 after wounding an officer. Few details were immediately released. The officer who killed the man was later placed on administrative leave.2026-01-22Brandon Goytia (18)HispanicLos Angeles, CaliforniaLASD detectives were conducting a follow-up investigation into recent robberies in West Hills neighborhood when they witnessed the armed suspect approached a woman in a parking lot of a shopping center, pointed a gun to her head, and attempted to forcibly remove the female’s purse from her person. Deputies tried to detain the suspect before he pointed the gun at them, prompting deputies to shoot and kill him. A female accompany of the suspect was taken into custody. A 9mm semiautomatic “ghost gun” with a loaded extended magazine was recovered at the scene. LASD released the footage.2026-01-22Jaque Rabon (23)BlackRiverside, CaliforniaSBSD deputies were pursuing a suspect with a felony arrest warrant. The chase ended in a shooting in a parking lot of a shopping center, which left the suspect dead. Police said deputies shot Rabon as he was "reaching for and manipulating" a fanny pack, but he was unarmed. The sheriff's office released the footage.2026-01-22Alberto Diaz Garcia (34)HispanicChino, CaliforniaDuring a traffic stop, a struggle followed between a CPD officer and the man, who was the passenger. The passenger reportedly fired at the officer, prompting the officer to return fire, fatally striking him.2026-01-22Luis Angel Torres RiveraHispanicHercules, CaliforniaA man driving westbound through Vallejo in a gold early-2000s Nissan Altima crashed on Interstate 80 in Hercules after driving recklessly. The Altima had extensive damage at the front. He exited the Altima and confronted other drivers with a tire iron. Officers from Richmond and Hercules alongside CHP were dispatched. During a standoff that led to both ramps closed for hours, a Richmond detective began altercating with the suspect. The detective opened fire, killing the man on-scene.2026-01-22Maria Garcia (59)HispanicNew York City, New YorkAn off-duty PAPD officer shot and killed his sister and critically wounded his mother before turning the gun on himself in a murder-suicide.2026-01-22Manuel Boitel (61)HispanicMount Pleasant, New YorkAn off-duty NYPD police sergeant driving on the opposite lane was involved in a fatal crash that killed Boitel, of Peekskill.2026-01-22William Michael Burns (71)UnknownCarrollton, TexasPolice responded to a LA Fitness about a man taking inappropriate pictures of a woman inside. Police later went to Burns' home, where he reportedly came out while armed with a handgun. He reportedly pointed the gun at officers before they fatally shot him on-scene. The shooting sparked major outrage after being confirmed that the suspect was completely deaf, without being mentioned by police.2026-01-22Sergio Mencia Ramos (58)HispanicYuma, ArizonaYuma Police were searching the area for drug-related activities when they stopped the vehicle, which then fled. The pursuit ended in a cul-de-sac. Officers attempted to remove the driver but shot him when he reportedly tried to pin an officer against a fence.2026-01-22Blake Fleming (40)UnknownMount Vernon, IndianaTwo Posey County deputies were searching for a felon who was a passenger in a tractor trailer. When they stopped the vehicle, the passenger, who was reportedly suicidal, exited the vehicle with a gun to his own head. Both deputies opened fire, fatally striking him.2026-01-22Jared Toombs (49)UnknownLithonia, GeorgiaOn January 21, 2026, DeKalb County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to Toombs' location to serve an eviction order. During the encounter, deputies noticed that he was armed before he slammed the door and later fired at them. Despite negotiation and less-lethal efforts, Toombs refused to surrender. The negotiations carried over into the following morning. The deputies subsequently entered the home and shot him when he reportedly reached for the gun.2026-01-22Mark Dennis Whibbey (27)BlackSavannah, GeorgiaWhibbey was seen shoplifting and carrying a firearm at a convenience store before SPD responded to the call. Upon arrival, officers commanded him to drop the gun and tased him but were ineffective. When he walked toward people on Riverwalk and tried to reach something behind his back in his waistband, five officers opened fire.2026-01-21Kaleb Lewis (30)WhiteLacey, WashingtonLacey officers along with SWAT and deputies responded to an incident involving an active shooter. While they were evacuating people from the apartments, a shootout occurred between SWAT team and the man, which left him dead.2026-01-21Temesgen Welendreyas (27)BlackAurora, IllinoisAPD officers fatally shot a knife-wielding man who barricaded himself in a building on Illinois Route 25 between a Mobil gas station and the Fox River. He was taken to a nearby hospital where he died later that day.2026-01-21John Johnson (37)BlackNorth Olmsted, OhioElyria police officers respond to an armed robbery at an AT&T store involving a Brink's truck on West River Road North near Interstates 80 and 90 in Elyria. After officers spotted the vehicle in nearby Lorain, where the suspect lived, Elyria officers pursued the vehicle through Elyria and North Olmsted, reaching over 100 MPH. Stop sticks ended the pursuit, the man quickly got out of the vehicle, and ran into an apartment complex, taking a female victim and her four children hostage by gunpoint, forcing them into her apartment. An officer fatal shot the suspect, killing him on-scene.2026-01-21Mohamed Husien (30)Middle EasternSan Jose, CaliforniaPolice attempted to arrest a suspect in Downtown San Jose. The man shot and injured a police sergeant and attempted to hijack a police car before officers shot him. The man ran on foot but collapsed, was run over by another police vehicle, and shot again.SJPD released the footage.2026-01-20Chase Dalton (20)UnknownAshville, OhioPickaway County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a sexual assault report where they found the suspect standing on the porch of a home armed with a gun. They shot him after negotiation efforts failed and the man, from Columbus, pointed a gun at them.The footage was released.2026-01-20Jamarl Muse (40)BlackBaltimore, MarylandPolice responded to a call about a person being threatened with a gun before the suspect fled on a bicycle. When BPD officers located