August 2014
Date Name (Age) of DeceasedRace State (City) Description2014-08-31 Justin Burch (21) WhiteHattiesburg, Mississippi Responding to a domestic violence call, the Marion County Sheriff's office says "a deputy gave Burch numerous commands to drop a firearm, but the situation escalated" and the deputy shot and killed Burch.Marion County man dead in officer involved shooting, WDAM.com, August 31, 2014. 2014-08-31 Royal Shawn Bingamen (42) White Reno, Nevada According to media reports, a chain of events, triggered by a pharmacy robbery and a vehicle chase, ended with Reno police fatally shooting a suspect."Reno robbery suspect dies in shootout with police", Reno Gazette Journal, September 1, 2014."Nampa man, 42, killed in shootout with Reno police", Idaho Statesman, September 2, 2014. 2014-08-31 Jose Walter Garza (30) Hispanic Laredo, Texas The Laredo Police Department said they received a report of a man armed with a weapon at a truck stop. "The encounter resulted in an officer-involved shooting," according to the release, which did not specify if more than one officer opened fire. Surveillance video from the truck stop shows Garza after he was shot at by several officers, over 80 times. A cousin said police shot Garza so many times he "had no face." "He wouldn’t get aggressive, he wouldn’t hurt anyone," cousin Andrea Martinez said. "He’s a good kid. "Why didn’t they shoot him in the leg, or the arm or something? Not like that." Garza had schizophrenia.Man killed in officer-involved shooting at local truck stop, Laredo Morning Times, August 31, 2014.Man Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting Identified , KGNS.tv, August 31, 2014. 2014-08-31 Eugene N. Turner III (28) Black Kansas City, Kansas Kansas Highway Patrol responded to reports of a man wandering the streets with a gun. KHP found an armed individual a block south of initial reports. Eugene Turner fired several shots at KHP who returned fire, killing the suspect.police shooting leaves 1 dead, KMBC.com, August 31, 2014.One Killed in Officer Involved Shooting , KWCH.com, August 31, 2014.KC police ID man killed in altercation and say he shot at officers, kansascity.com, August 31, 2014. 2014-08-30 Johnston, Stephen (56) Seattle, Washington According to Seattle Police, a man had been firing a weapon outside of his home. When officers arrived, the man with a weapon in hand, retreated into the house but then came back out and fired on officers. Two officers with rifles returned fire."Seattle police shoot, kill man after brief standoff in Queen Anne", Seattle Post-Intelligencer, August 31, 2014."Police find gun arsenal inside Queen Anne home", KING5.com, September 2, 2014. 2014-08-29 Jeremy Lewis (33) Black Orlando, Florida Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings said Lewis pointed a gun at deputies who were serving a warrant at an Orlando apartment complex. At least two deputies shot Lewis several times outside the doorway, and he died from his injuries. He was identified to media at the scene.Sheriff: Suspect shot, killed by Orange County deputies serving warrant, WESH.com, August 29, 2014. 2014-08-29 Erik Charles Lebak (32) White Redding, California When two Shasta County Sheriff's deputies responded to a call for help about a suicidal man they heard gunshots inside the home. A short time later a confrontation ensued between the man and two deputies, and the man was shot and killed. Lebak was the son of retired Redding police captain Chuck Lebak, officers said.Police: Deputies shoot, kill suicidal man, Redding Record Searchlight, August 29, 2014."Authorities ID man shot by deputies", Redding Record Searchlight, August 29, 2014. 2014-08-29 Jayson Matthew Withers (26) White Pendleton, Oregon A corrections officer at the Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution shot and killed Withers after he and another prisoner wouldn't stop attacking a third inmate. The guard fired "to prevent imminent serious bodily injury to an inmate being assaulted." The guard's name was not yet released."Inmate shot and killed at Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution in Pendleton", Oregonian, August 29, 2014. 2014-08-29 Michael John O'Connell (44) White Littlefield, Arizona Mohave County Sheriff's Office says deputies spotted a motorcycle traveling without a rear license plate. Deputies attempted to stop the rider, who then abandoned his vehicle and ran into the desert. Deputies found him in some brush and used a Taser twice after he allegedly became combative. The suspect stopped breathing while being led in handcuffs to a patrol car."Motorcyclist dies while in Mohave County custody" , Arizona Daily Sun, August 30, 3014."Dead Arizona motorcyclist had felony warrants", azcentral.com, September 1, 2014. 2014-08-29 Enebelio Garcia (45) Hispanic Guadalupe County, Texas Guadalupe County Sheriff Arnold Zwicke said Enebelio Garcia of New Braunfels was shot and killed by deputies after reportedly trying to attack them with a carpenter’s hatchet.Deputy shoots and kills hatchet-wielding man, Seguin Gazette, August 29, 2014. 2014-08-28 Villarreal, Raymond (43) Corpus Christi, Texas San Patricio County Sheriff's deputies responded to a call a man had a gun and was going to kill himself. According to a media report, deputies found the man in a pickup in brush behind his house. The man seemed excited and agitated, and at some point he got out of his vehicle with a pistol in his hand, Sheriff Leroy Moody said. At some point, he said, the man fired a shot and deputies returned fire, killing him.Man shot by San Pat Co. deputy dies Thursday, August 28, 2014. 2014-08-28 Mark Jeffery Sharpe (54) Unknown race Sutter County, California Sutter County deputies responded to a request for help for an attempted suicide or assault. Police say they saw a woman and a man armed with a pistol inside the home. The man did not comply with orders to move away from the pistol, so deputies fired a stun gun at the suspect. The suspect then charged at deputies, who responded with gunfire.Deputies: Armed man killed in officer-involved shooting, KCRA.com, August 28, 2014., Modesto Bee, August 29, 2014. 2014-08-28 Chaz Michael Havenor (21) White Minnesota (Ramsey) Police officers Jerad Dixon and Richard Webb shot and fatally wounded Havenor outside a day-care center after he pointed a gun at them, said Anoka County Sheriff’s Cmdr. Paul Sommer. Havenor was shot as he ran away from a "suspicious vehicle" parked outside a daycare center. Sommer said workers at the center called police about the vehicle, in which three men were sitting. When Dixon and Webb arrived, Havenor ran from the car, pointing a gun at them, Sommer said. They fired on Havenor, fatally wounding him.Police shoot, kill armed man outside day-care center in Ramsey, St. Paul Star Tribune, August 28, 2014.Officers involved in Ramsey shooting identified, KARE11.com, August 29, 2014."Man fatally shot in Ramsey, two officers who fired identified", Star Tribune, August 29, 2014 2014-08-28 Terry Sellars (31) White Manatee County, Florida Mother called for help after her son attacked her with a telephone book and then choked her. Manatee County Sheriff Brad Steube described the scene, "Before the three deputies got out of the car, the son bolted out the front door with a very large samurai sword and charged at one of the deputies. [Sgt. Brady McCabe], in backing up, fired several shots at the son."Manatee County Sheriff Deputy kills man who charged at him with samurai sword, Bradenton Herald, August 28, 2014.Manatee sheriff's office releases name of deputy who killed sword-wielding man , Bradenton Herald, August 29, 2014. 2014-08-28 Guillermo Culajay Canas (36) Hispanic St. Paul, Minnesota Police officer Joseph Sandquist shot and killed a man in a confrontation that one witness said involved the suspect throwing rocks, punching an officer and charging at the cops. Police Chief Tom Smith, explaining why the officer shot the man whose weapons were rocks, said, "You don’t have to always have a firearm or knife to hurt somebody."St. Paul police kill man; witness says rock-throwing suspect charged at officer, St. Paul Star Tribune, August 28, 2014.St. Paul police officers who shot and killed man ID'd, St. Paul Star Tribune, August 29, 2014. 2014-08-27 John J. Rogers (61) Native American Bloomfield, New Mexico Police responded to a domestic dispute call and as they approached the house they say they heard shots fired. Police returned fire killing Rogers. His family says he was not armed, the shooting was unprovoked and there was no "dispute." Subsequent police investigation concludes it was justified, and that according to a report Rogers reached into his truck, despite warnings from the officer, and pulled out a pistol.Bloomfield man killed in police-involved shooting , Farmington Daily Times, August 27, 2014.Family of Bloomfield man shot by police claims shooting was unprovoked , Farmington Daily Times, August 29, 2014.Police claim shooting justified, officer clear of charges , Four Corners News, January 6, 2015. 2014-08-27 Freddie LeBlanc (48) White Albany, Louisiana Deputies responded to a suicidal man with a gun. WAFB reports, "an incident ensued and the man was shot and killed by deputy rounds."Armed man killed in deputy involved shooting in Livingston Parish identified, WAFB.com, August 27, 2014. 2014-08-27 Sergio Ramos (18) Hispanic Dallas, Texas Police say Sergio Ramos shot and killed 25-year-old Joseph Roling during a robbery and car chase. An accomplice and witnesses took the car and Ramos left on foot. Off-duty Dallas police officer Jose Gamez followed the car, stopped behind them "and began asking questions." Ramos got in the car. Seeing a gun in Ramos' pocket, Gamez told him not to touch it. Ramos went for the gun and Gamez shot and killed him.Dallas police detail Wednesday morning’s officer-involved shooting that left two dead in North Dallas, The Dallas Morning News, August 27, 2014. 2014-08-26 Cortez Washington (32) Black Omaha, Nebraska Restaurant robbery suspect Cortez Washington and COPS television show audio technician Bryce Dion were killed by police.COPS TV Show Audio Technician Dies, Hit By Police Fire, WOWT.com, August 27, 2014.'Cops' Crew Member Killed in Omaha Police Shooting, ABC News, August 27, 2014. Bryce Dion (38) White 2014-08-26 Kerry Wesson (45) Black Lynwood, California Wesson allegedly shot and wounded an unnamed Los Angeles County Sheriff’s detective in Lynwood. Wesson was later shot and killed by SWAT deputies when he exited his residence while holding a semiautomatic pistol.Man who allegedly shot Los Angeles County Sheriff’s detective in Lynwood killed following standoff, Long Beach Press Telegram, August 26, 2014.Man Fatally Shot in Lynwood Standoff Fired on Detectives Unprovoked: Sheriff’s Department, KTLA.com, August 29, 2014. 2014-08-25 Guadalupe Esquivel (51) Hispanic Lubbock, Texas Police say an officer responded to a report of Esquivel with a gun threatening to shoot a woman. The officer arrived and confronted him, who then turned and appeared to reach for his gun. The officer fired several rounds, striking and killing the man. The shots were fired within 15 seconds of the officer's first contact with Esquivel, police said.Police Release 911 Call Related to Deadly Shooting , everythinglubbock.com, August 27, 2014. 2014-08-25 Joshua Crawford (29) White Grand Junction, Colorado Grand Junction Police Department received a call to remove Crawford from a home on Grand Avenue. Details on what led to the shooting have yet to be released. (8/27/2014),Grand Junction police involved in fatal shooting, The Denver Post, August 25, 2014.Man shot by officers is remembered by loved ones, nbc11news.com, August 27, 2014. 2014-08-25 Randy Matheny (31) White Dingess, West Virginia Police say Randy Matheny was involved in an auto accident and fired a shot before police arrived, then went home with his baby. Troopers say when they approached Matheny he lifted his gun and pointed it at troopers giving them no