December 2014
Date Name (Age) of DeceasedRaceState (City)Description2014-12-31 Eric Tyrone Forbes (28) Florida (Miami) An armed robbery suspect was shot and killed by Miramar police officers after a chase into Liberty City. Two Miramar officers are relieved of duty with pay; standard with Miami police shootings. 2014-12-31 Joseph Anthony Pacini (52) White Pennsylvania (Upper Darby Township) Five officers – two from Upper Darby, two from Clifton Heights and one from Haverford – fired their service weapons, killing a man with mental illness who made threats against them on YouTube. According to police, he tried to run them over with his car. "The car was smoldering," said a bystander. 2014-12-31 Kaileb Cole Williams (20) White Montana (Missoula) A intoxicated man killed by a Missoula police officer was allegedly strangling his girlfriend in a car before the officer fired the lethal shot. "He was non-compliant with the officers' instructions and negotiation efforts," a spokesperson said. 2014-12-31 Ernest Lee Erwin (48) White Kentucky (Olive Hill) According to a press release, Kentucky State Police responded to a domestic violence call shot and killed a man after he shot at them. 2014-12-31 Mayra Cornejo (34) Hispanic California (Compton) A woman pointing a gun at the father of her children when Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies arrived. "Deputies gave the female several commands to drop the gun, however she did not comply. Fearing for the safety of the victim, that the female suspect would shoot and kill him, deputies fired at the female suspect striking her." The woman was transported to a hospital and pronounced dead.2014-12-31Kevin Davis (44)BlackGeorgia (Decatur)2014-12-30Robert Earl Lawrence (30)WhiteAlabama (Dothan) 2014-12-30 Jerame C. Reid (36) Black New Jersey (Bridgeton) Two officers shot and killed Jerame Reid during a traffic stop. Reid exited the car, apparently with his hands raised, before the officers opened fire.2014-12-29Timothy Edward West (48)WhiteFlorida (St. Augustine) 2014-12-29 Robert Battaglia (28) White California (Paradise) The deceased's mother called 911 for help with her son who had a long history of mental illness. When Butte County deputies arrived they say Battaglia stabbed one before the other shot and killed him. 2014-12-28 David Andre Scott (28) Black Florida (Jacksonville) Jacksonville Sheriff's SWAT team shot and killed a murder suspect outside his sister's apartment. "They saw him hold the object like a gun, pointed it like a gun and was shot 21 times, and struck him in the torso and extremities," said a sheriff's department spokesperson. Investigators say the object was a box stuffed in a black sock. 2014-12-27 McCloskey, Matt (10) New Jersey (Franklin Township, Gloucester County) Franklin Township police officer Nicholas Locilento hit and killed McCloskey who was crossing a street with another child and two adults. Locilento's cruiser lights and sirens were not turned on. 2014-12-27 Nicholas McGehee (28) White Utah (Stansbury Park) The deceased's wife called for help with a medical emergency. Police spotted McGehee carrying a shotgun. They confronted him and he pointed a handgun at them. They shot and killed McGehee, a military recruiter. 2014-12-27 Darren Robert Kindgren (51) White Alabama (Holly Pond) A Cullman County sheriff's deputy responding to a distress call for a suicidal man shot and killed him. Police say the deceased had a 3-foot sword. 2014-12-27 Daniel Gray (51) Unknown race Arizona (Dewey) A Yavapai County Sheriff's officer shot and killed a suicidal man at a Prescott Country Club residence. A statement released to the media said the man pointed a handgun at deputies. 2014-12-27 Schiffer, Craig (54) New York (East Islip) Two Suffolk County Sheriff's deputies responding to an emergency call on Long Island struck a pedestrian who later died. 2014-12-26 John Hebebrand (43) White Ohio (Bedford) Hebebrand's girlfriend called Bedford police for assistance, "My boyfriend came home drunk, and he's destroying the whole living room. I need police here now." Hebebrand told officers he had a gun and was Taser'd. Officers say he then lunged at them with a knife so they shot and killed him. Media reports Hebebrand had multiple convictions for violence against police. 2014-12-26 Quentin Smith (23) Black Florida (Cocoa) A Brevard County Sheriff's deputy Richard Clements shot and killed Smith who had shot up his brother's apartment on Christmas Day. Clements told fellow officers Smith had threatened him with a gun. Sheriff Wayne Ivey said, "This is someone who had indicated a suicide by cop concept. I perceive this as totally unrelated to anything else we see goin on in the country." 2014-12-26 Carlton Wayne Smith (20) Black Texas (Texas City) A Texas City officer shot and killed Carlton Wayne "Chimmy" Smith who the officer said was firing a gun in a night club parking lot and at people leaving the club. Police say the deceased aimed the weapon at the officer, who then shot and killed him. After the shooting, a crowd gathered and reportedly started throwing bottles and rocks at the officers. Friends and relatives told the media Smith had taken the gun away from another person, who had been shooting into the air, and did not aim it at the officer. 2014-12-26 Gilbert, Terrence (25) Black Illinois (Chicago) Two police officers shot and killed a suicidal man when he charged at them with a knife. Earlier, when confronted, the deceased had stabbed and injured a third officer. 2014-12-25 Cesena, Francisco (40) Hispanic California (San Diego) After being tasered by a US Border Inspector, a US citizen who was crossing the border into the US from Mexico on foot, died. Police say Cesena jumped over a counter and attacked a border agent. During the fight, Cesena was tasered. 2014-12-25 Rodriguez, Omar (39) Hispanic California (Coachella) Riverside County Sheriff's spokesperson said a female officer shot and killed Rodriguez after he tried to take the deputy's baton. He was identified by the spokesperson as a "suspicious person."2014-12-24Ned Womack (47)WhiteJasper, GA 2014-12-24 Khamis Shatara (21) White Florida (Palm Beach) An off-duty Palm Beach County sheriff's deputy was arrested by Delray Beach police after a shooting and killing his son after a dispute. 2014-12-24 Gregory Marcus Gray (33) Black District of Columbia (Washington) District officers fatally shot a man suspected in a robbery at after the man reportedly pulled a gun on police who were pursuing him. Police initially misidentified Gray as Raymond Robinson, age 29. 2014-12-24 Jenkins, Robert (55) Unknown Oregon (Reedsport) Jenkins' Subaru was pulled over on a rural highway and on fire. An Oregon Department of Justice investigator who was not on duty stopped to assist, as did Reedsport police and Douglas County deputies shortly thereafter. A Reedsport officer shot Jenkins and he died later in the day at Lower Umpqua Hospital. 2014-12-24 Martin, Antonio (18)Black Missouri (Berkeley) Police shot and killed Martin after he allegedly pointed a gun at them outside of a gas station in Berkeley, just two miles from Ferguson, Missouri. 2014-12-24 Nicholas Tyson Frazier (28) White Montana (Deer Lodge) A Deer Lodge police officer shot and killed a suicidal man after he pointed a gun at officers who were confronting him. 2014-12-22 Austin Leake (20) White Georgia (DeKalb County) A suicidal man confronted by the DeKalb County SWAT team began shooting at officers. They returned fire and killed him. 2014-12-22 Salas, Jose (29) Hispanic New Mexico (Las Cruces) Las Cruces police chased Salas into a wide drainage ditch then spent two hours trying to get him out using tear gas. When he emerged, police say he brandished a gun and was then shot and killed by officers. 2014-12-22 Allen Berly Todd Jr. (27) White Kentucky (Independence) Police say a robbery suspect resisted arrest after a car chase and was killed by officers. "The subject was apprehended for a short period of time. At that point was when the subject did not reply to verbal commands," a Kentucky State Patrol spokesperson said. "At that point the subject was shot and pronounced deceased at that point." 2014-12-22 James Arlen Monroe Jr. (61) Unknown race Florida (Lakeland) A man who had exhibited signs of mental illness including psychosis and suicidal ideation was shot and killed by Lakeland police at the end of a five-hour standoff. "Jim was crazy," said Monroe's step-daughter. "It (the shooting) comes as a shock because he talked about how much he loved her, but I never thought he'd harm her." 2014-12-21 James Long (52) White Delaware (Dover) A man with a long history of mental illness was shot to death by police, just hours after telling a state-run crisis hotline operator that he planned to commit "suicide by cop." The operator sent police officers to his home. 2014-12-21 William Everett Corson (53) White California (Auburn) Placer County Sheriff's spokesperson say Corson shot over 100 rounds from his home and set a garage on fire. After a five-hour stand off, deputies shot and killed him. 2014-12-20 Allen Locke (30) Native American South Dakota (Rapid City) Rapid City Police officer Anthony Meirose shot Locke over five times, killing him. A police spokesperson said Locke charged at the officer with a knife inside an apartment. 2014-12-19 Bohatch, Andrew (59) Pennsylvania (Perryopolis) Bohatch was killed after a collision with Perryopolis officer Richard Champion who was speeding on Route 51 with lights and sirens on. Officer Champion died at the scene. 2014-12-19 Vitug, Joanna Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan) Officer Christropher Santos shot his girlfriend Joanna Vitug to death and then committed suicide. The shooting occurred when he was on duty.Cop shot woman, Saipan Tribune 2014-12-18 Richard Fredrick Tis Mil Estrada (17) Native American California (Willow Creek) A California Highway Patrol officer, Tim Gray, was investigating a car accident on Highway 299 in rural Humboldt County, and was attacked by the driver with a machete, Richard Frederick Tis Mil Estrada. Gray received serious wounds to his arm, face, and hand, and then shot Estrada at least once. A second CHP officer arrived to the scene several minutes later and attempted to handcuff Estrada but he resisted arrest and was then Tasered. Two good Samaritans also assisted in helping handcuff Estrada. He quickly died from the gunshot wounds.CHP: Officer attacked with machete before fatal shooting, Times-Standard, December 19, 2014. 2014-12-18 Sandra Simpson (32) Hispanic Texas (Midland) Sgt. Chad Simpson shot and killed his wife Sandra and then himself. They left behind two toddlers. 2014-12-18 Simpson, Chad (34) Texas (Midland) See Sandra Simpson, above. 2014-12-18 Brent Kyle Krout (39) White Indiana (Zionsville) After a highway car chase and a long negotiation, an Indiana State Trooper shot and killed a suspect. After eight hours, Krout exited his car and "took a defensive stance and pointed his weapon at officers" said a State police spokesperson. 2014-12-18 Joshua G. Dawson (35) White Arizona (Phoenix) Phoenix officers responded to a 911 call for help about a man throwing rocks. They report the man threw knives at them before they shot and killed him. 2014-12-17 Johnathon Dean (JD) Mar (18) White Minnesota (Shoreview) A Kennewick Washington high school student was shot and killed by officers from Hennepin County and Brooklyn Center Police after a highway car chase. They report Mar "brandished" a gun before they shot him. Mar is suspected of a rest stop killing hours before. 2014-12-17 Julius L. Pinson (48) White California (Costa Mesa) Two Costa Mesa police officers, serving a warrant, exchanged gunfire with Pinson, killing him. 2014-12-17 Adam Padilla (34) Hispanic New Mexico (Albuquerque) A Bernalillo County Sheriff's deputy shot and killed Padilla after a roadside struggle. Padilla' girlfriend told media they had been pulled over for an expired auto registration.