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This is a list of Black Americans reported killed by non-military law enforcement officers in the United States, whether in the line of duty or not, 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. This page lists 17 individuals.

List[edit]

Date Name (age) of deceased State (city) Description
2020-06-12 Rayshard Brooks (27) Georgia (Atlanta) Brooks was shot and killed by police officers responding to a report of a man sleeping in a parked vehicle in a drive-thru. When officers Garrett Rolfe and Devin Brosnan tried to arrest Brooks, he wrested away one officer's taser, overpowered the two officers, ran away, and the officers then chased him. Rolfe fired three shots after Brooks discharged the taser in his direction. Brooks was shot twice in the back, and was then transported to a hospital, where he died.[1]
2020-06-01 David McAtee (53) Kentucky (Louisville) McAtee, a local restaurant owner, was shot and killed after police opened fire during a George Floyd protest. The police alleged that they returned fire after shots were fired at them, while some of the protestors claimed that they were peaceful and the police opened fire without warning. According to the victim's sister, the gathering was not a protest but rather a regularly scheduled social gathering at which McAtee served food from his barbecue restaurant.[2] Louisville police chief Steve Conrad was fired later that day, as officers and troops involved in the shooting did not wear or failed to activate body cameras.[3][4][5]
2020-05-27 Tony McDade (38) Florida (Tallahassee) McDade was identified as a suspect in the murder of a 21-year old African American on the morning of his death. In a Facebook live video, McDaded alluded to a potential suicide by cop. Police said McDade fled the scene of the stabbing on foot before officers arrived, but they encountered McDade nearby shortly afterward. According to police, McDade reportedly had a handgun and "made a move consistent with using the firearm" against an officer, prompting the officer to shoot McDade.[6]
2020-05-25 Dion Johnson (28) Arizona (Phoenix) A Phoenix Police trooper approached the vehicle and found Johnson asleep at the drivers seat, with cans of beer and a gun in the car, after removing the gun the trooper attempted to arrest Johnson. An altercation occurred when Johnson woke up and grabbed at the officer, the officer drew his weapon to have Johnson comply with instructions but fired at Johnson after he apparently lunged for the weapon.[7]
2020-05-25 George Floyd (46) Minnesota (Minneapolis) Officers responding to a "forgery in progress" detained Floyd, who refused to get into the police car. During an altercation, a police officer was kneeling on his neck for 8 minutes and 46 seconds. Floyd repeatedly told the officers "please" and "I can't breathe".[8] Bystanders urged the officers to let Floyd up as he went quiet and stopped moving.[9][10]
2020-03-13 Breonna Taylor (26) Kentucky (Louisville) Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old African-American emergency medical technician, was fatally shot by Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) officers on March 13, 2020. Three LMPD officers executing a no-knock search warrant entered her apartment in Louisville, Kentucky. Gunfire was exchanged between Taylor's boyfriend Kenneth Walker and the officers. Walker said he believed that the officers were intruders. The LMPD officers fired over twenty shots. Taylor was shot eight times and LMPD Sergeant Jonathan Mattingly was injured by gunfire. Another police officer and an LMPD lieutenant were on the scene when the warrant was executed.[11]
2020-03-03 Manuel Ellis (33) Washington (Tacoma) Officers alleged that Ellis initiated a confrontation by striking a police car and attacking officers. An eyewitness however, has stated that Ellis was having a friendly conversation with 2 officers when another officer threw open his car door and knocked Ellis to the ground while assaulting him. During the assault Ellis continually stated "I can't breathe" and was filmed by an eyewitness. The Pierce County medical examiner, ruled the death a homicide due to physical restraint.[12]
2019-10-12 Atatiana Jefferson (28) Texas (Fort Worth) Police arrived at her home after a neighbor called a non-emergency number, stating that Jefferson's front door was open.[13] Police body camera footage showed that when she came to her window to observe police outside her home, Officer Aaron Dean shot through it and killed her.[13] Police stated that they found a handgun near her body, which according to her nephew, she was pointing out the window before being shot.[14][13][15] On October 14, 2019, Dean resigned from the Fort Worth Police Department and was arrested and charged with murder.[16][17][18][13]
2019-8-24 Elijah McClain (23) Colorado (Aurora) A 911 call was made after McClain was spotted walking down a street wearing a ski mask while flailing his arms and listening to music. When police arrived, they tackled him to the ground, held him down for 15 minutes, and injected him with ketamine. McClain suffered from two heart attacks on the way to the hospital and was pronounced brain dead on August 30th, 2019. [19][20][21]
2019-03-28 Javier Ambler II (40) Texas (Austin) Police officers attempted to stop Ambler after a traffic violation, and Ambler continued driving leading to a police chase until he crashed into a tree. He then exited his vehicle and raised his hands and was tased when officers believed him to be returning to his vehicle, after falling and attempting to stand he was tased around 4 times while pinned by officers. During the incident, that was filmed by Live PD Ambler tells officer that he had congestive heart failure and his death was ruled a homicide, due to medical concerns in combination with forcible restraint.[22]
2019-02-09 Willie McCoy (21) California Vallejo McCoy was found unresponsive in his car at a TacoBell drive through not responding to other drivers knocking at his window or honking their horns. Six police officers responded and observed McCoy in the driver seat with what appeared to be a gun in his lap. The officers attempted contact McCoy and also tried to break open the window. McCoy awoke and allegedly reached for his gun, prompting the officers to open fire, striking McCoy multiple times and killing him.[23] The incident was controversial due to the fact that it was unclear if McCoy was aware of his surroundings and if he was actually reaching for his gun. McCoy's family stated that they will sue the Vallejo police department.[24]
2018-11-22 Emantic Fitzgerald Bradford Jr. (21) Alabama (Hoover) [25]
2018-11-11 Jemel Roberson (26) Illinois (Chicago) Robertson, an African-American man and security guard at a bar in Chicago was responding to a shooting incident at the bar. Robertson was carrying a firearm which he was licensed to as part of his job. As officers approached the scene, one of them misidentified Roberton as the shooter and shot and killed him. 5 additional people sustained gunshot injuries during the incident, although none where believed to be life threatening.[26][27]
2018-09-06 Botham Jean (26) Texas (Dallas) Off-duty police officer Amber Guyger murdered Jean, an accountant, after entering his apartment through the unlocked front door, unannounced. Guyger claims she believed she was in her own apartment at the time of the shooting. However, she was found guilty of Jean's murder by a Dallas jury.[28]
2018-06-19 Antwon Rose Jr. (17) Pennsylvania (East Pittsburgh) [29][30]
2018-03-18 Stephon Clark (22) California (Sacramento) Police were pursuing a window-smashing suspect on foot. A police helicopter directed them to Clark's backyard, where the police called out several orders to him. At least one officer yelled "Gun!" and several fired, thinking Clark had a gun in his hand. Police later announced that Clark was only carrying a cell phone.[31][32]
2018-02-04 Anthony Jacob Weber (16) California (Los Angeles) Deputies were called because a boy was reported pointing a handgun at a motorist. Arriving deputies said the boy had a handgun tucked into his waistband before he ran, prompting the deputies to chase him. According to police, when the boy turned toward the deputies, they shot and killed Anthony Weber.[33][34]

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References[edit]

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  8. ^ "'Completely And Utterly Messed Up': Video Of Fatal Arrest Shows MPD Officer Kneeling On Man's Neck For At Least 7 Minutes". WCCO. May 26, 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
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