List of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States, July 2021

July 2021

DateName (age) of deceasedRaceLocationDescription2021-07-31Name Withheld (39)Unknown raceYulee, Florida2021-07-31Ruben Isaac Sanchez (31)HispanicWoodville, California2021-07-31Keith Wayne Homrighausen (49)WhiteCentennial, Colorado2021-07-30Luis Fernando Flores (44)HispanicCelina, Texas2021-07-29James Haynes (31)BlackMansfield, Ohio2021-07-28Jonathan Andrew Pears (32)WhiteWetumpka, Alabama2021-07-27Robert P. Uhler (56)WhiteWestfield, Pennsylvania2021-07-27Losardo Lucas (55)BlackCalumet City, Illinois2021-07-27Michael D. Whitmer (37)WhiteNelsonville, Ohio2021-07-27Justin Damon Roberts (35)Unknown raceCottonwood, Alabama2021-07-27Douglas Joseph Claiborne (60)WhiteLas Vegas, Nevada2021-07-27Lisa HightWhiteChickasha, Oklahoma2021-07-27Alexis C. Wilson (19)BlackDolton, IllinoisIrate that a restaurant had closed for the evening, Wilson pulled a gun at the drive-thru window. Police arrived and instructed Wilson to exit her vehicle, but she refused, and drove away with an officer—who was attempting to remove Wilson from the vehicle—hanging from her car window. Wilson was shot dead by a second officer before running him over.2021-07-26Samuel Soto (53)UnknownLos Angeles, CaliforniaPolice responded to an off-duty officer who reported a man cutting himself with a knife. After Soto refused to drop the knife, police fired three times, striking him once. After an officer kicked the knife away, Soto got up and ran towards an officer. One of the officers tried to tell the others that Soto had dropped the knife, but they weren't able to hear him due to a nearby police helicopter. An officer then shot Soto, who was holding a cellphone. Soto died from his injuries five months later.2021-07-26Neida Tijerina (29)HispanicSan Antonio, Texas2021-07-26Hermenegildo Gonzalez Jr. (58)HispanicLos Angeles, California2021-07-26Jacob Bender (39)WhiteGobles, Michigan2021-07-26Damien Montrell Cameron (29)BlackBraxton, Mississippi2021-07-25Name Withheld (35)Unknown raceCrowley, Louisiana2021-07-25Gabriel "Sam" Parker (38)BlackAtlanta, Georgia2021-07-25Jose Manuel Ramirez Jr. (41)HispanicWasco, California 2021-07-24Cody Brannan (27)Unknown raceDothan, Alabama2021-07-24Forrest T. Moore (31)WhiteBoise, Idaho2021-07-23Jesus Salvado Valeta (22)HispanicSan Diego, California2021-07-22Cullen Condon (25)WhiteBoerne, Texas2021-07-22Carlos Rodriguez (40)HispanicPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania2021-07-22Shawn Tillison (43)WhiteDuncan, Oklahoma2021-07-21Michael Whitmer (37)WhiteNelsonville, OhioResponding to a domestic dispute, a Hocking College officer opened fire as Whitmer attempted to drive away, killing him and wounding a Nelsonville Police officer. The officer was charged with negligent homicide and later pled no contest.2021-07-20Miguel F. Hernandez-Rodriguez (31)HispanicPhoenix, Arizona2021-07-20Nevada "Japoy" Lee Escholt (42)Native Hawaiian and Pacific IslanderSalt Lake City, Utah2021-07-20Gerardo Martinez (19)Native AmericanSalinas, California2021-07-20Gilberto Martinez-Nava (37)HispanicDavenport, Florida2021-07-20Mitchell Shuller (35)WhiteHarrisburg, Pennsylvania2021-07-19Jason Fralick (43)WhiteCairo, Georgia2021-07-19Michael Clifton (50)WhiteToledo, Ohio2021-07-18Leslie Stephen Scarlett (35)BlackTucson, Arizona2021-07-18Clint Dearman (35)WhiteDaphne, Alabama2021-07-18Irvin Peterson (35)BlackHouston, Texas2021-07-17Jeffrey Scott (30)Unknown raceLas Vegas, New Mexico2021-07-17Name Withheld (16)Unknown raceAppalachia, Virginia2021-07-17Quentin BogardBlackCanton, MississippiWanted by police for allegedly shooting a woman the previous night, Bogard barricaded himself inside a motel room where—after a three-hour standoff—he was shot dead after firing at police.2021-07-17Maurice Sentel Mincey (36)BlackSavannah, GeorgiaPolice stopped a car for a traffic violation, and when they observed Mincey moving around the passenger seat they instructed him to show his hands. According to bodycam video, Mincey was shot dead when he exited the vehicle pointing a gun at police.2021-07-16Gerardo Martinez (19)Native AmericanSalinas, CaliforniaPolice shot Martinez after he allegedly raised what appeared to be a gun at police. According to neighbors, police gave commands in Spanish, but Martinez spoke Zapotec. The object Martinez was holding was later revealed to be a BB gun.2021-07-16Ryan LeRoux (21)BlackGaithersburg, Maryland2021-07-16Craig Heinzen (64)WhiteRoswell, New Mexico2021-07-16Dawn Simpson (51)WhiteNampa, Idaho2021-07-15Xavier Vern Hutt (24)WhiteEssex, Montana2021-07-15Matthew James Sova (48)WhiteLos Angeles, CaliforniaPolice shot a man on the Hollywood Walk of Fame after reports of a man with a gun. Police alleged a replica handgun was recovered from the scene, but photos of the object appear to show a novelty lighter.2021-07-14Hershel Weinberger (9)WhiteChicago, IllinoisAn off-duty officer driving accidentally struck and killed Weinberger as he was crossing the street on his bicycle. The officer's breathalyzer test came back negative for alcohol.2021-07-14David Salinas (32)HispanicHouston, Texas2021-07-14Marquez Floyd (31)BlackAlbuquerque, New Mexico2021-07-13Jesse Joe Carranza (21)HispanicEl Paso, Texas2021-07-13Justin Powell (32)BlackBaltimore, Maryland2021-07-12Name WithheldUnknown raceOntario, California 2021-07-12Johnny Ray Kirk (22)WhitePensacola, Florida2021-07-11Jonathan Balchunas (24)WhiteNorth East, Maryland2021-07-11Shawn Thomas (36)Native AmericanWaterflow, New Mexico2021-07-10Randy Lee Jenkins (37)WhiteBennington Township, Michigan2021-07-10James Holland Sr (37)BlackAvondale, Arizona2021-07-09Klevontaye White (34)BlackChicago, Illinois2021-07-09Arcadio Castillo III (23)HispanicSalem, Oregon2021-07-09Mahlon Taylor (59)WhiteDoyline, Louisiana2021-07-08Name Withheld (53)Unknown raceBrooklyn, New York2021-07-08Stanley Howard (64)WhitePhoenix, Arizona2021-07-08Shannon M. Wilcox (53)Unknown racePresque Isle, Maine2021-07-07Edward Daniel Santana (45)HispanicSanta Fe, New Mexico2021-07-07Jerry Allan Gunter (34)WhiteMedford, Oregon2021-07-06Shelby Ray Hardin (33)WhiteDanville, Kentucky2021-07-06Joseph D. McGrath (52)WhiteCarterville, Illinois2021-07-06Steven Adam Calderon (32)WhitePaso Robles, California2021-07-06Jose Benitez-Vasquez (32)HispanicHouston, Texas2021-07-06Leneal Frazier (40)BlackMinneapolis, MinnesotaLeneal Frazier, an uninvolved bystander, was killed on July 6, 2021, by a Minneapolis police squad car that was pursuing a robbery suspect in a vehicle that was reportedly carjacked earlier. While in pursuit, the squad car struck several vehicles, including Frazier's vehicle, near the intersection of Lyndale Avenue and 41st Avenue North at approximately 12:30 a.m. CDT. Frazier was a relative of Darnella Frazier, the then-teenager who filmed the murder of George Floyd her cellphone on May 25, 2020.2021-07-06Dasan "DJ" Jones (15)BlackBaltimore, MarylandBaltimore Police Officer Eric Banks killed Jones, his stepson, before stuffing his body into an attic crawlspace. When police responded, he became combative and tried to take one officer's gun. Banks was convicted of murder and attempting to disarm a police officer and sentenced to 42 years in prison.2021-07-05Eduardo Mendez Amezquita (28)HispanicSan Antonio, Texas2021-07-04Ricardo Torres, Jr. (32)LatinoOlivia, MinnesotaRicardo Torres, Jr., a 32-year old man who resided in Olivia, Minnesota, was fatally shot by Olivia police officer Arron Clouse at 2:20 a.m. on July 4, 2021, during a confrontation. Torres allegedly brandished a shotgun and failed to comply with Clouse's order. Authorities recovered a shotgun at the scene.2021-07-04John Reuben Turbe (30)BlackTampa, Florida2021-07-04Craig Locklear (49)WhiteSalemburg, North Carolina 2021-07-04Gulia Dale III (61)BlackNewton, New Jersey2021-07-04Matthew J. Morse (36)WhiteRavenna Township, Ohio2021-07-02Thomas Charlie Billings (37)WhiteTraphill, North Carolina2021-07-01Shannon Earl Smith (45)BlackSpartanburg, South Carolina2021-07-01Jesus Rodriguez (23)HispanicDouglasville, Georgia2021-07-01Lisa A. Short (54)WhiteKingsport, Tennessee

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