List of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States, November 2011

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This is a list of people reported killed by non-military law enforcement officers in the United States in November 2011, 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 11 people.

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November 2011[edit]

Date Name (Age) of Deceased State (city) Description
2011-11-28 Hines, Carulus Georgia (Atlanta) Shot while stabbing her own four-year-old daughter to death and refusing commands to put down a knife. Police were responding to a report of abuse of Hines' son.[1][2]
2011-11-27 Welling, Austin Washington (Tacoma) 18-year-old Welling was shot and critically injured after an officer pulled him over on suspicion of driving a stolen vehicle. Welling allegedly put the car in reverse and drove toward the officer, who fired at him several times. The 18-year-old was taken off of life support on January 31, 2012.[3]
2011-11-25 Ramirez, Pablo Perez (25) California (Sebastopol) Shot and killed by a Sebastopol Police Department officer after pulling a revolver from his waistband. Police came to Ramirez's ex-girlfriend's apartment complex in response to a domestic disturbance. Ramirez took out a revolver and police fired three shots at Ramirez, from 10 to 15 feet away.[4]
2011-11-21 Pate, Bernard (37) Nevada(Las Vegas) Shot and killed while running from and pointing a gun at an officer. Officers approached Pate because they suspected he was a gang member and began pursuing him when he ran from them.[5]
2011-11-17 Person, Dwight Georgia (East Point) Shot after making a threatening gesture at police. Officers were conducting a "knock and announce" search warrant, looking for drugs.[6]
2011-11-19 Chamberlain Sr., Kenneth New York (White Plains) Shot in his home by police responding to an automated medical alert.[7]
2011-11-19 Crowley-Smilek, Justin Maine (Farmington) Shot in police parking lot when the man came at the officer with a knife.[8]
2011-11-13 Crahay, Holly Washington (SeaTac) Shot after shooting at police. Officers were attempting to stop Crahay for reckless driving. Crahay led officers on chase who performed PIT maneuver causing Crahay's vehicle to spin to a stop at which point she began shooting.[9]
2011-11-12 Bergstrasser, Sean Washington (Colville) Shot without further details released. A stolen handgun was recovered at scene. Police were responding to a report of a "vehicle prowling".[10]
2011-11-10 Moore, Glen Edward Georgia (Macon) Shot after aiming gun at police. Police were responding to report of a screaming nude man banging on doors and windows of residences. Before police arrived Moore kicked the door of one home and shot a man to death. Moore was standing over the body of his victim when he pointed the gun at police.[11]
2011-11-05 Elderts, Kollin Hawaii (Waikiki) Kollin Elderts was shot in a McDonald's restaurant by an off-duty State Department special agent, Christopher Deedy. Elderts was shot during a confrontation between him and Deedy after Deedy intervened when Elderts and another man had been accosting customers. Elderts did not have any weapon in his possession during the confrontation but was drunk and on drugs at the time of the incident. Deedy was charged with second-degree murder and acquitted in 2014.[12] The killing and ensuing trial are discussed in a ten-episode season of Off Shore Podcast, a podcast run by Honolulu Civil Beat and PRX.[1]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Alexis Stevens & Rhonda Cook (November 29, 2011). "Police shoot, kill mother stabbing child". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
  2. ^ Rhonda Cook (November 30, 2011). "911 tape: Woman shot by police said she was God". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
  3. ^ John de Leon (February 1, 2011). "Man shot in November by Tacoma police dies". The Seattle Times.
  4. ^ Fatal Shooting Justified Archived 2015-08-01 at the Wayback Machine, April 2, 2012.
  5. ^ Nicole Benson (Oct 4, 2012). "Metro's Internal Review Clears Officers in 3 Shootings". KLAS.
  6. ^ Tony Thomas (November 17, 2011). "Man shot and killed by East Point officer". WSB-TV.
  7. ^ Gonzalez, Juan (April 4, 2012). "Marine veteran Kenneth Chamberlain Sr. killed after clash with police who responded to his medical emergency". New York Daily News.
  8. ^ Ann Bryant (November 19, 2011). "Man fatally shot outside of town office by Farmington police". Bangor Daily News.
  9. ^ Jennifer Sullivan (November 14, 2011). "Family: Woman killed in shootout mentally ill". The Seattle Times.
  10. ^ "UPDATE: One Dead In Officer-Involved Shooting In Colville". KHQ. November 13, 2011.
  11. ^ "Nude suspect killed by Macon deputy after fatal shooting". The Augusta Chronicle. November 11, 2011.
  12. ^ Jaymes Song (November 7, 2011). "Agent charged in killing was in Hawaii for APEC". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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