== April 2015 ==
Date Name (Age) of DeceasedState (City)Description2015-04-30 Christian, Alexia (25) Georgia (Atlanta) A woman shot at officers in the front of a patrol car while sitting in the back of the car. Officers jumped out and fatally shot her. 2015-04-29 Chavez-Diaz, Luis Martin (27) California (Elk Grove) A Game Warden from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife was among the officers raiding a marijuana grow operation in the Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge. A man was seen carrying a handgun. When he was told to surrender his weapon he refused and pointed it at a game warden who then shot him. The officers rendered first aid but Luis Martin Chavez-Diaz died. 2015-04-30 Rawshannehad, Fridoon Zalberg (42) California (San Diego) A porn shop clerk taking a smoke break in the alley adjacent to the store called 911 reporting that there was a threatening man with a knife. The man allegedly did not comply with the orders of responding officers, charged at them, and was fatally shot. His family filed a wrongful death lawsuit claiming he had no weapon when he was shot. The police department revised its policy to require body cameras be activated when officers arrive at the scene of a critical call. 2015-04-29 Sanchez, Erick Emmanuel (22) Texas (El Paso) Officers were responding to a report of a burglary. Sanchez allegedly grabbed a metal object and threatened to kill the officers. A Taser had no effect. Sanchez then allegedly charged officers with the object and was fatally shot. 2015-04-29 Jackson, Andrew (26) Oklahoma (Chickasha) Chickasha Police responding to a burglary call saw Jackson and another man walking on the street two houses away. Jackson ran into a nearby house but the second man surrendered to police. Police say the officers went into the home at the known address of the second suspect and encountered Jackson who refused to drop a knife as ordered several times. He was shot and killed. Chickasha Police Officer Chad King who killed Jackson was cleared of any wrongdoing. 2015-04-29 Acree, John (53) Tennessee (Nashville) Officers went to serve an arrest warrant for failure to appear in court. Acree ignored officers at the front door and went to the back. He opened the back door holding a semi-automatic pistol. Officer William Wright at the back door, believing Acree was about to shoot, opened fire. Shots were exchanged and Acree died at the scene. 2015-04-29 Deysie, Joshua (33) Arizona (Mesa) A realtor was at a house when a stranger came out of the garage and confronted him. The realtor left and called 911. Responding officers found the man upset, pacing, going in and out of the house, and sometimes showing a gun, during a 20–25 minute standoff. The final time he came outside he had a gun drawn and did not obey orders to put it down; he was then fatally shot. 2015-04-29 Adkins, Jeffery O. (53) Virginia (Emporia) Adkins was mentally ill and family members had sought help from officials. When Greensville County Sheriff's deputies assisted by Virginia State Police attempted to serve Adkins with an emergency custody order they encountered him outside the residence carrying a sawed-off shotgun. A State Police negotiator was sent to help. About 10pm, when State Police attempted to gain control of Adkins he fired and was then shot and killed by a Greensville County Sheriff's deputy and a Virginia State trooper. 2015-04-28 Johnson, Jared (21) Louisiana (New Orleans) Police responded to a report of an armed robbery at a Dollar General store. Officers found suspects leaving and shot and killed one of them. 2015-04-28 Green, Joshua A. (27) Illinois (Marion) Marion Police officers, at about 3:30am, were investigating a parked car with the dome light on saw ammunition and gloves inside the car. They then heard a scream from inside a nearby apartment and officers were fired on by the suspect. About 7:30am the suspect, Green, exited the apartment with the hostage, Samantha Holmes. Officers attempted to subdue Green by firing bean bags, but Green fired at officers. Officers returned fire, killing Green and wounding Holmes, who recovered. 2015-04-28 Parker, David (58) Ohio (Mansfield) Monday morning, April 27, Parker pointed a gun at a Columbia gas employee who knocked on his door. That resulted in Mansfield Police sending officers, including a SWAT team. Parker remained in the house, firing with a rifle several times Monday afternoon, ignoring police requests to surrender. He was shot by police late Tuesday morning, April 28 and taken to a hospital where he died. Police report that during the siege "there were 22 instances where shootings occurred from inside Parker's residence out towards officers." 2015-04-28 Overstreet, Rashod Bryan (30) Georgia (Sylvester) In a 3:50am incident a patrol car driven by a Worth County Sheriff's deputy ran over and killed Rashod Overstreet, who was lying in the road. A spokesman from the Worth County Coroner's Office reported that the death has been ruled an accident. 2015-04-27 Kellom, Terrance (20) Michigan (Detroit) A fugitive task force including officers from the Detroit Police Department and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was attempting serve an armed robbery warrant on Kellom. They were inside the home when, say police, Kellom held a hammer as he charged at the ICE officer who then shot and killed Kellom. Wayne County prosecutor Kim Worthy reported that ICE officer Mitchell Quinn acted in self-defense. 2015-04-26 Genova, Dean Kristian (45) California (Fountain Valley) Police were called to a Rite Aid pharmacy shortly after 4am for a burglary, finding the glass front door smashed open and the suspect inside. The suspect fought with officers trying to detain him, allegedly biting one officer in the arm and grabbing another's handgun. After repeated commands to let go, he was fatally shot by an officer. 2015-04-26 Hanson, Albert Jr. (76) California (Hanford) A man with two sporting rifles was shot by Kings County Sheriff SWAT team officers while he sat in his vehicle. He had fired one of his rifles before sheriff's deputies returned fire. The officers had been called by the owner of the property where the man had parked. 2015-04-26 Patrick, Billy Joe (29) Oklahoma (Bunch) A warden from the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife was checking the fishing licenses of three men and when he identified Patrick he learned that Patrick was wanted on a warrant for parole violation. He attempted to take Patrick into custody and there was a struggle during which Patrick held the officer's head underwater. The warden shot and killed Patrick. 2015-04-25 Lawrence, Brandon (25) Texas (Victoria) Victoria Police Officers responding to an 11pm disturbance call went to Lawrence's apartment and saw Lawrence, inside, holding a machete. He complied with orders to come outside, but did not drop the machete as ordered. Officers say they shot and killed Lawrence when he advanced toward them and they had nowhere to retreat. Lawrence's widow said he suffered from mental illness, including post-traumatic stress disorder. 2015-04-25 Davis, Daniel Howard (58) Florida (Clermont) Davis, who is reported to have had a history of mental illness, was visiting his parents and he told his mother "he was going to die today." He got into an argument with his parents and they called 911. When Deputies from Lake County Sheriffs Office arrived Davis pulled out a knife. A Taser was ineffective and when Davis thrust the knife at a deputy, the deputy shot and killed him. 2015-04-25 Felix, David (24) New York (Manhattan) Plainclothes officers forced their way into an apartment building housing people with mental health issues, falsely claiming to serve an arrest warrant related to a purse-snatching incident at Felix's girlfriend's college. After officers found the mentally-ill man watching TV in a sixth-floor apartment, he fled down the fire escape. Police pursued and caught him. During a physical struggle, the man struck both officers with a police radio, which officers considered a weapon. Officers then fatally shot the man at point-blank range. 2015-04-24 Collins, Gary Timmie (63) Oklahoma (Miami) Oklahoma Highway trooper waved Collins over at a checkpoint. Collins started to flee. After a six-block pursuit, he stopped and got out of the car, showing a weapon in a threatening manner, and was fatally shot by the trooper. He died at the scene. 2015-04-24 Hawkins, Mark Cecil (49) Oregon (Salem) Officers responded to reports of a suspicious vehicle and found Hawkins, who fled to a bus that had been converted to an RV. He shot at officers who returned fire. This repeated over the course of a 7-hour standoff. When police determined they had to end the standoff, officers rammed the RV with heavy equipment to punch holes in it and fired shots into the vehicle, fatally wounding Hawkins. A police dog was wounded in the shooting. 2015-04-24 Dye, Todd Jamal (20) Colorado (Trinidad) Police received report of an intruder in a vacant trailer in a trailer park. A responding officer searched the trailer, found a man inside, and told him to get on the ground. He complied, but as the officer began radioing in the report, he jumped up and ran. When the officer told him to stop, he turned around and pointed a gun at the officer, so the officer fatally shot him. 2015-04-23 Morejon, Hector (19) California (Cambodia Town/Long Beach) Officers responded to a residential complex in response to reports of several subjects trespassing and vandalizing a vacant residence. Officers saw Morejon in the residence standing next to a wall. Morejon allegedly turned toward the officer while bending his knees and extending his arm; he was then fatally shot. No weapon was found at the scene. Four others were arrested for trespassing. The city of Long Beach agreed to pay Morejon's family $1.5 million to settle a wrongful death claim. 2015-04-23 Valadez, Andrew George (26) California (Sylmar/Los Angeles) Morning 911 calls reported a man walking around the streets waving a gun and threatening people. Responding officers found the man with the weapon pointed to his head. When they tried to speak with him, he walked away before allegedly turning around and aiming at the officers. At least one officer fatally shot him in the chest. 2015-04-23 Chatman, Terry Lee (48) Texas (Houston) A cyclist was struck and killed by a patrol car before dawn. The car did not have emergency lights or sirens on. The driver claimed to have a green light and claimed he tried to avoid the cyclist but was unsuccessful. 2015-04-23 Potts, Joseph (51) Oklahoma (Rufe) Potts used a semi-automatic rifle to shoot at his neighbors and then at officers from the Hugo Police Department and the Choctaw County Sheriff's Office as they approached his home. He set fire to his home and came out. When he tried to grab an officer's gun he was shot and killed. Two officers were shot. 2015-04-23 Dehmann, David Levi (33) Ohio (Mount Vernon) Dehmann was reported as drunk and debilitated when arrested by Knox County police officers on 21 April. In custody, Dehmann, who had autism and Tourette's Syndrome, was seen in holding cell video talking to and attempting to hug an officer following a pat-down. Leaving for custody, Dehmann pointed towards two officers, one of whom, Deputy Chase Wright, reacted aggressively, prompting a defensive reaction from Dehmann. Deputy Wright then slammed Dehmann's head into the floor of the custody suite in a take-down move. Dehmann was transferred to hospital, but never recovered from the blow, dying less than 48 hours from arriving at the Sheriff's Office. 2015-04-22 Janks, Karen (46) California (Sebastopol) Janks was allegedly speeding up to 100 mph on a highway from Windsor to Sebastopol with Sonoma County Sheriff's Deputies chasing her for 19 miles. At a parking lot of an antique store in Gravenstein Highway, Janks allegedly accelerated towards deputies, injuring three of them; one required hospitalization. Janks wa