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This is a list of people reported killed by non-military law enforcement officers in the United States in June 2024, 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 69 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.


June 2024[edit]

Date Name (age) of deceased Race Location Description
2024-06-20 unidentified male Unknown Las Vegas, Nevada [1]
2024-06-18 unidentified male Unknown Wadsworth, Ohio Wadsworth police were called to a home after reports of a suicidal man armed with a handgun who was in the backyard of the house. For reasons that have yet to be disclosed, the man was shot by police when they made contact with him. [2]
2024-06-18 unidentified male Unknown St.Louis, Missouri [3]
2024-06-18 unidentified male Unknown The Dalles, Oregon [4]
2024-06-18 unidentified male Unknown Bulloch County, Georgia [5]
2024-06-18 Brooks Edwards Unknown Wayne, Michigan [6]
2024-06-17 unidentified male Unknown Vancouver, Washington [7]
2024-06-16 unidentified female Unknown Denver, Colorado [8]
2024-06-16 Jason Chad Prosser (43) Unknown Pacolet, South Carolina [9]
2024-06-15 unidentified male (15) Unknown Athens, Alabama Police responded to reports that a teenager was threatening his family with weapons. When officers, the teenager allegedly threw knives and pointed a rifle at them, leading one officer to shoot him.[10]
2024-06-15 Christos Alexander (19) Unknown Tampa, Florida Deputies responded to a home in Tampa after a woman reported that her son shot his father. When deputies arrived, they encountered Alexander and his mother outside the house. Alexander then shot his mother and opened fire on the deputies. He was then killed during the exchange of gunfire. Both Alexanders' parents were killed and one of the deputies was injured during the incident.[11]
2024-06-15 unidentified male Unknown Greenville County, South Carolina [12]
2024-06-15 Joanna Lua (23) Unknown Los Angeles, California In the Panorama City neighborhood, Lua was fatally shot by police officers with the LAPD after she reportedly charged at then with a knife.[13]
2024-06-15 unidentified male Unknown Fullerton, California [14]
2024-06-15 unidentified male Unknown South Jordan, Utah [15]
2024-06-15 unidentified person Unknown Las Vegas, Nevada [16]
2024-06-15 Leein Hinkley (43) White Auburn, Maine A woman called police to report Hinkley had broken into her home and was fighting with her husband. When police arrived, the couple's house was on fire. Hinkley fled and set a second home on fire before being shot by state troopers. The man who fought with Hinkley was found dead in the home.[17]
2024-06-14 unidentified person Unknown Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Officials stated that a driver of a Mazda pickup truck made an illegal left U-turn and was struck and killed by a Pennsylvania State Police cruiser.[18]
2024-06-14 Shantidra Harris (31) Unknown Milton, Georgia Police responded to reports of shoplifting at a Kohl's store. After following the suspects' vehicle to a Walmart, one suspect was arrested at the scene while a second fled. A third suspect, Harris, allegedly carjacked another vehicle and drove towards an officer with it. The officer shot and killed Harris.[19]
2024-06-14 Steven Ryan Todd (34) Unknown Wilmington, North Carolina [20]
2024-06-13 Mathue O’Malley (27) Unknown Youngstown, Ohio [21]
2024-06-13 unidentified male (30) Unknown Compton, California Two Los Angeles County Sheriff deputies fatally shot the unidentified man as he reportedly shot at a police helicopter while on the rooftop of a house. The two deputies who shot the man where on the ground.[22]
2024-06-13 Sandra "Sandy" Schultz-Peters (66) White Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Schultz-Peters died after a Horry County Police truck drove over her on the beach near Springmaid Pier, pinning her under one of its wheels.[23][24]
2024-06-12 William Kevin Guinn (54) Unknown Sullivan County, Tennessee An Sullivan County Sheriff’s deputy arrived at a home to perform a welfare check and encountered Guinn, who was allegedly armed with a firearm. For reasons unknown, the deputy shot Guinn.[25]
2024-06-12 Michael Warren Ristow (39) Unknown Minneapolis, Minnesota [26]
2024-06-12 unidentified male Unknown Woodbridge Township, New Jersey The man, who was wanted for his connection to a homicide in East Harlem, was shot by a Woodbridge and New York City Police officer after he reportedly exited the Raritan Hotel and began shooting at an Woodbridge and New York City Police officers. Both suffered injuries from the event. [27]
2024-06-12 Jason Lowery (41) Unknown Orange, Vermont [28]
2024-06-11 Ruben Ollarzabal Chairez (51) Hispanic Edinburg, Texas [29]
2024-06-11 Timothy Edward Wells (41) Unknown Eugene, Oregon A state trooper pulled Wells over for a traffic stop when Wells began reaching for a gun. The trooper employed a taser but fatally shot Wells when Wells got a hold of the gun.[30]
2024-06-11 unidentified male Unknown Los Angeles, California [31]
2024-06-11 unidentified female Unknown Corona, California [32]
2024-06-11 Damion Ladeal Jones (31) Unknown Opelika, Alabama [33]
2024-06-11 unidentified male Unknown Clayton County, Georgia [34]
2024-06-11 Selwyn Brown (54) Black Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania [35]
2024-06-11 John Charles Neiswender (69) White South Bend, Indiana Neiswender was reportedly chasing someone with a knife. When the South Bend police officers arrived, one officer unsuccessfully deployed his taser, resulting in another officer shooting him.[36]
2024-06-10 Daniel Ryan (65) Unknown Belfast, Maine Ryan called 911 and said he would burn down his apartment building if law enforcement did not respond. Deputies responded and shot Ryan after he allegedly charged at them holding a flaming gas can.[37][38]
2024-06-10 Ridge Rhodes (29) White Mifflin County, Pennsylvania [39][40]
2024-06-10 Noel Hernandez (35) Hispanic Columbus, Ohio [41]
2024-06-10 unidentified male Unknown Clayton, North Carolina [42]
2024-06-09 Willy Lumaine (33) Unknown Fort Myers, Florida [43]
2024-06-09 Shannon Boyd (42) Unknown Arlington, Texas Officers responded to a domestic disturbance call in Red Kane Park, when they arrived, they saw Boyd pointed a gun at his girlfriend and fired multiple shots at her. Officers then discharged their weapon killing him. The woman still remains in critical condition.[44]
2024-06-09 Jeffrey Martinez (28) Unknown Española, New Mexico [45]
2024-06-09 Kendrell Hall (22) Unknown Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Hall was shot and killed after opening fire on an officer and a K9 officer. The K9 was shot and is in stable condition.[46]
2024-06-08 Vadim V. Sashchenko (43) White Vancouver, Washington Police responded to reports of a man with an "aggressive" German Shepherd who had bit a person. When an officer arrived, Sashchenko aimed the gun at him before throwing it on the ground, at which point the officer shot him. The dog was tethered to a dumpster and transported to a humane society.[47][48][49]
2024-06-08 Travis Tauren Martin (41) Black[50] Roanoke, Virginia Roanoke police officers initiated a traffic stop near a gas station. Travis Martin exited the vehicle with an axe and hit a police car with it. Martin then moved towards the police officers with the axe in hand, causing officers to fatally shoot Martin.[51][52]
2024-06-08 Maurice Smith (43) Black Las Vegas, Nevada [53]
2024-06-08 unidentified male Unknown Prescott, Arizona [54]
2024-06-08 Jason Sekerak (39) White Corinth, Mississippi [55]
2024-06-07 David Martinez (30) Unknown Amarillo, Texas Martinez, a pedestrian, was struck and killed by a police vehicle while crossing the road.[56]
2024-06-07 unidentified male Unknown St. Augustine, Florida [57]
2024-06-07 Steven Nelson (39) Unknown Hiram, Maine [58]
2024-06-06 Gabriel Gelpi Rodriguez (33) Hispanic Miami-Dade County, Florida [59]
2024-06-06 Tyquarius Armstrong (21) Unknown Baton Rouge, Louisiana When DEA Task Force and EBR sheriff’s deputies were conducting a search warrant, Armstrong opened fired on the deputies in the bedroom. One of the deputies was seriously injured. The deputies then returned fire, fatally striking Armstrong.[60]
2024-06-06 Trae Stewart Spurlock (26) White Casper, Wyoming Spurlock was shot and killed by Casper police while trying to gain control of an officer’s firearm during an arrest.[61]
2024-06-05 Craig McGrath (37) Unknown Brentwood, Pennsylvania An Allegheny County police attempted to pull over McGrath, who was driving a stolen Nissan Rogue, but McGrath sped away. Minutes later, McGrath was spotted by Brentwood Police, commencing a vehicle pursuit. Eventually, the chase ended on a residential street. When McGrath attempted to flee, a fight reportedly broke out between McGrath and a Brentwood police officer. During the fight, the officer shot McGrath multiple times. McGrath was later pronounced dead at a hospital. McGrath was allegedly armed with a firearm.[62]
2024-06-05 Arnold Azamar (51) Unknown Dover, Delaware Azamar, who had previously been banned from a senior living center for aggressive behavior, was being escorted from the facility by an employee. Azamar assaulted the employee, then retrieved a gun from his vehicle and fatally shot the employee. State troopers arrived and shot Azamar after he allegedly raised the gun towards them.[63]
2024-06-05 Jamme Mitchell (39) Black Jacksonville, North Carolina [64]
2024-06-04 unidentified female Unknown Coloma, Michigan A female told the dispatchers that someone was going to burn down her house. When the police arrived, she pointed a gun at the officers, prompting them to shoot her. She was later pronounced deceased.[65]
2024-06-04 Robby Jay Hernandez (19) Hispanic San Antonio, Texas Hernandez was fatally shot by San Antonio police officer Officer Anthony Lane inside an apartment unit after Lane allegedly witnessed Hernandez pointing a firearm at his girlfriend inside the unit.[66]
2024-06-04 Jason Lee McDuffy (44) Unknown Montgomery County, Virginia Officers found a pickup truck which was stolen the previous day. When they pulled the truck over, McDuffy refused to exit and a pursuit ensued. McDuffy was shot and killed when he showed a gun after the pursuit.[67]
2024-06-04 Preston Banks (27) Unknown Flowood, Mississippi Flowood police officers were given a description of a suspicious man. When Officers found Banks, a foot chase ensued. Banks was then shot and killed after pointing a gun at them.[68]
2024-06-04 Elvin Dean Land (67) Black Jasper, Texas When officers were serving a warrant, Land fired shots at them. One of them was struck and they returned fire, killing him.[69]
2024-06-03 Roy Chadwick (48) Unknown Lubbock, Texas Chadwick was fatally shot after charging a knife at the police.[70][71]
2024-06-03 Tyler May (21) Unknown Anchorage, Alaska Police shot and killed May after responding to a report of shots fired.[72]
2024-06-02 Joshua Main (27) Unknown Phoenix, Arizona According to the police, they were told that a man with a gun was attempting to rob someone of their motorcycle. Officers located the man on the motorcycle, then the man raised his gun and was shot and killed.[73]
2024-06-02 Nicholas Daniel Austin Papala (25) Unknown Spartanburg County, South Carolina After a crash on I-85, Papalar ran into a nearby wooden area. When four Spartanburg County sheriff's deputies encountered Papalar, he reportedly reached for an object in his waistband. The four Spartanburg County sheriff's deputies then fatally shot Papala.[74]
2024-06-02 Ryan Prudhomme (41) Unknown Nashua, New Hampshire Nashua Police arrived at a Lowe’s store after police in Pelham told them that Prudhomme was armed and had left his residence. Nashua Police encountered Prudhomme and two officer fired non-lethal weapons at Prudhomme, while a third shot Prudhomme in the chest. Prudhomme died from his gunshot wound.[75][76]
2024-06-01 unidentified female Unknown Fort Lauderdale, Florida A woman who was driving the sedan made a U-turn and collided with a police vehicle[77]
2024-06-01 Lataurus Harrison (44) Black Anderson, Indiana When deputies attempted to serve an arrest warrant, they encountered Harrison inside a car in the driveway. The deputies gave him several commands to show his hands but he refused to comply. Then one of the deputies shot him. A firearm was recovered from the scene.[78]

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This section is an excerpt from Lists of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States § See also.[edit]

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