List of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States, March 2017

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This is a list of people reported killed by non-military law enforcement officers in the United States in March 2017, whether in the line of duty or not, and regardless of reason or method. The listing documents the occurrence of a death, making no implications regarding wrongdoing or justification on the part of the person killed or officer involved. Killings are arranged by date of the incident that caused death. Different death dates, if known, are noted in the description. The table below lists 15 people.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.


March 2017[edit]

Date Name (age) of deceased State (city) Description
2017-03-24 Reno Joseph Owens Jr. (39) Baltimore, Maryland A homeless man who went to a home to sleep the night before brandished a knife at a four-year-old girl and a one-year-old boy. Police officers originally responded to the home because of a 911 call reporting that the man was acting erratically. The officers that initially responded declared a barricaded suspect situation, and a SWAT team was dispatched to the house. Negotiations between the police and the man lasted for an hour. The SWAT team opened fire, fearing that the children were in imminent danger.[1][2]
2017-03-23 Stokes, William (51) Washington (Des Moines) Stokes was reportedly using a machete to hold someone hostage. He refused to drop the weapon at the behest of police. An officer then fired on Stokes, killing him.[3]
2017-03-18 Madison Sueann Dickson (21) Tulsa, Oklahoma Dickson, a woman who was wanted for various gun-related crimes, got into a pickup truck as a passenger when the police were searching her apartment to make an arrest. During the pursuit, she jumped out of the passenger seat and exchanged gunfire with at least two police officers after she brandished a handgun at them. During the altercation, she was struck fatally by a patrol cruiser. Police state that she was intentionally run over because of the danger she posed to both the officers and civilians.[4][5]
2017-03-16 Elena Mondragon (16) Hayward, California Police officers from Fremont, California were attempting to pull over a stolen car that was wanted in connection with an armed robbery near California State University, East Bay. The vehicle went into reverse and rammed a police cruiser, the officers fired on the car, killing Mondragon. The three remaining occupants were arrested, with one being released.[6][7]
2017-03-14 Rosa, Ryan L. (36) Washington (Fife) Investigators were attempting to apprehend Rosa, who was wanted on a felony warrant, having boxed in his car in a motel parking lot. Officers broke the windows of his car and pepper sprayed him. Rosa accelerated toward a deputy, knocking him down. When he began pulling the car forward, aiming it at the deputy a second time, an officer fired on Rosa, killing him.[8]
2017-03-13 Noel Aaron Russell (23) Napa, California Napa Police, responding to reports of man armed with a knife "acting crazy" in a Home Depot parking lot, encountered Russell. The incident escalated and the officers shot and killed Russell.[9]
2017-03-12 Michael Anthony Perez (33) Orange, California Perez' vehicle was pulled over by Orange Police for a broken taillight and a warrant. When he refused to exit the vehicle and police saw that he had a lighter and what appeared to be a gasoline container a firehose was used on him. When he did come out police saw that he had a knife. Police shot and killed him.[10]
2017-03-12 Gonzalez, Manuel (28) Washington (Bellingham) After getting in an altercation with a woman, Gonzalez stabbed a man in the neck who attempted to intervene. Gonzalez fled on foot and was followed by several witnesses, who confronted him. Fighting ensued and Gonzalez repeatedly tried to stab the witnesses. When officers arrived on scene, they yelled at him to drop the knife. Gonzalez reportedly told police to shoot him. He lunged at an officer, who fired four shots at Gonzalez, killing him.[11]
2017-03-09 Jesus Alberto Geney Montes (24) Santa Clara, California Police were responding to a 911 call reporting that Montes barricaded himself in a two-story four-plex and had stabbed himself in the chest. The officers were also warned that he was carrying a handgun. When contact was made, Montes ran toward the back of the complex and jumped over a fence. When the officers caught up at an intersection, Montes threatened to shoot the officers and himself. They requested medical aid for him, but to no avail. A taser was deployed, but it did not affect Montes. He refused to put his hands up, and officer Colin Stewart fatally shot him, fearing that he was armed. No weapon was found on the body or in the immediate vicinity, but a bloody knife was found on a path.[12][13][14]
2017-03-08 Iarsalov Mosiiuk (25) Charlotte, North Carolina Police responded to a call from one of Mosiiuk's relatives claiming that he was acting erratic and suicidal. On arriving at the house officers said that Mosiiuk was holding a rifle and acting in a threatening manner. One of the officers opened fire when he believed Mosiiuk was pointing the rifle at another officer, and killed him.[15]
2017-03-08 Frank W. Wratny (91) Union Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania A 91-year-old man was shot and killed by police Wednesday night after the man confronted officers with a firearm from the front door of his home in Lawrence County. Police officers from Union Township went to the home after a woman called 911, claiming her uncle had just shot her. State police at New Castle said Frank W. Wratny, of Spring Street, Union, was killed in a more than one-hour standoff in a rural area outside New Castle. Mr. Wratny had no criminal history, according to court records.[16]
2017-03-07 Roy Dale Evans Jr. (38) Medina, Ohio A Strongsville police officer shot and killed a suspect involved in a police chase on Interstate 71 early Tuesday. The chase started after police attempted to stop a vehicle for a traffic violation on Pearl Road around 2:30 a.m. The driver failed to stop and continued to speed, police said. The pursuit ended at I-271 and I-71. An officer fired his weapon at least one time, killing the driver. A woman and three children were also in the van with the Victim.[17]
2017-03-03 Dave Phoenix (25) Santa Rosa Rancheria, California A law enforcement task force responded to reports of an armed man threatening residents of the Santa Rosa Rancheria Indian reservation near Lemoore. A Kings County Sheriff spokesman reported that when the officers tried to arrest Dave Phoenix he pointed a gun at them. An Avenal Police officer shot Phoenix, who later died at Adventist Medical Center in Hanford. The gun turned out to be a replica.[18][19]
2017-03-01 Jose Olivares (43) Houma, Louisiana The shooting occurred shortly after 7 p.m. at a trailer park in the 100 block of Agnes Street. Investigators said Jose Olivares, 43, had barricaded himself from the police when he was shot. Houma police were the only agency involved in the shooting and notified state police about the incident. Additional details were not released by investigators.[20]
2017-03-01 Epthen Lamont Johnson (40) Lufkin, Texas Lufkin police say one of their officers was forced to shoot a suspect who would not stop stabbing another man. When the officer arrived at 620 Kurth Drive, the two men were fighting on the ground. According to the officer, the suspect did not obey several verbal commands. The officer shot the suspect, who later died from his wounds.[21]

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  1. ^ Kevin Rector (March 24, 2017). "Man fatally shot by SWAT officer after threatening children with knife, Baltimore police say". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  2. ^ Sarah Meehan (March 25, 2017). "Police identify SWAT officer and suspect in fatal shooting Friday". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
  3. ^ "20-Year-Old Auburn Man Shot, Killed by Kent Police | Seattle Weekly". Seattle Weekly. 2017-06-27. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
  4. ^ Corey Jones; Paris Burris (March 19, 2017). "Tulsa woman suspected in crime spree dies after police car runs her over following shootout". Tulsa World. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  5. ^ Harrison Grimwood (March 21, 2017). "Tulsa police identify officer who killed crime spree suspect with his patrol vehicle". Tulsa World. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  6. ^ Rick Hurd (March 16, 2017). "Antioch: Family grieves after pregnant teen fatally shot by police". East Bay Times. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
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  8. ^ EndPlay (2017-03-15). "One dead in officer-involved shooting at Fife Motel 6 parking lot". KIRO. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
  9. ^ "23-Year-Old Man Fatally Shot By 2 Napa Police Officers Identified". KPIX-TV. March 14, 2017. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
  10. ^ Pascucci, Christina. "Man Fatally Shot by Orange Police During Traffic Stop Was 33-Year-Old Father of 6". KTLA. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
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  12. ^ Katrina Cameron (March 9, 2017). "Santa Clara: Man fatally shot by police". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
  13. ^ Robert Salonga (March 15, 2017). "Santa Clara: Officials identify man killed in police shooting". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
  14. ^ Jason Green (March 18, 2017). "Santa Clara: Police accused of mishandling encounter that ended in 24-year-old's death". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
  15. ^ Smith, LaVendrick (March 9, 2017). "Man fatally shot by CMPD called friendly by neighbors; details still unclear in shooting". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  16. ^ Karen Kane (March 9, 2017). "Elderly man, 91, fatally shot by police in Lawrence County standoff". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
  17. ^ "Girlfriend who was with driver killed after police chase explains chain of events". WJW (TV). March 7, 2017.
  18. ^ "Suspect in officer-involved shooting near Tachi Palace dies". ABC30 Action News. Fresno, California: KFSN-TV. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  19. ^ Andrea Figueroa Briseño (March 3, 2017). "Man dies after he waves gun replica and authorities shoot him near Tachi Palace". The Fresno Bee. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  20. ^ Dan Copp (March 1, 2017). "Man killed by police Tuesday night". The Houma Courier.
  21. ^ Casey Sizemore; Vicky Camarillo (March 2, 2017). "Lufkin police reveal names, details in officer-involved shooting". The Lufkin Daily News.
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