List of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States, October 2022

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October 2022

DateName (age) of deceasedRace of deceased Location Description2022-10-31Donathy Wayne Doddy (61)BlackDallas, TX2022-10-31Denzil Ollen Broadhurst (61)WhiteSacramento, CaliforniaBroadhurst died after his motorcycle was struck by a police vehicle. The officer was responding to a felony in progress and did not have lights or sirens on. The officer was later charged with vehicular manslaughter.2022-10-31Eugene Reed (69)WhiteSherwood, Arkansas2022-10-31James Templeton (55)UnknownSaddle Ridge, Wyoming2022-10-31Zachary Cervice (50)WhiteFawn Township, Pennsylvania2022-10-31Unnamed man (65)Unknown raceTaylor, MI2022-10-30William Salgado (30)LatinoHuntington Park, California2022-10-30Salvador Maceda (36)LatinoSanta Maria, CaliforniaPolice encountered Maceda while conducting an investigation as he displayed two knives near some trash cans. After being hit by two beanbag rounds, Maceda threw a knife at an officer and fled to an apartment, where he climbed to the second-story balcony as a resident armed with a gun called 911. After 90 minutes, Maceda put the second knife on the floor of the balcony, after which police fired pepper balls at him. Maceda then allegedly threw several objects at officers, including a bicycle and a chair, then allegedly broke a front window with a small folding table. Police then shot Maceda once.2022-10-30Name Withheld HispanicSan Luis, AZ2022-10-30Randall Bass (47)WhiteHammond, LA2022-10-30Jeramyah Wilson (23)BlackOmaha, NE2022-10-30Kenneth Jamel Carrol (24)BlackDavenport, IA2022-10-28Willie Williams (35)BlackAtlanta, GA2022-10-28Richard Quave Jr. (49)WhiteVancleave, MS2022-10-28Name Withheld (16)Unknown raceSeguin, TX2022-10-28Name WithheldWhiteBoaz, AL2022-10-27Ivan Hinojosa (23)HispanicAlice, TX2022-10-27Breen Reiss (41)WhiteMesa, AZ2022-10-27Carlos Trotter (36)BlackLawrence, IN2022-10-26Joshua Bailes (40)WhiteKansas CIty, MO2022-10-25Javier Manuel Soto (25)HispanicGillsville, GA2022-10-25James Wilborn (35)BlackAtlanta, GA2022-10-25David Strain (31)WhiteLone Tree, COClarissa Daws (29)White2022-10-25Alfredo Gonzalez-Garza (26)HispanicHouston, TX2022-10-24Orlando Harris (19)BlackSt. Louis, MissouriHarris shot six people, killing a teacher and student, at the Central Visual and Performing Arts High School, before dying in a shootout with police.2022-10-24Ezekiel Lamar Love (22)BlackAdelanto, CA2022-10-24Xavier Benson (20)Unknown raceCastro Valley, CA2022-10-24Name Withheld (58)Unknown raceDetroit, MI2022-10-23Lynn Fredericksen (57)WhiteLouisville, CO2022-10-23Justin Harrod (40)WhiteKingsland, TX2022-10-23Jose C. Jimenez (21)HispanicOregon, WI2022-10-23Ronnie Lee Martin (42)WhiteSenatobia, MS2022-10-22Desman LaDuke (22)BlackNicholasville, KentuckyPolice responded to reports that LaDuke was suicidal and possessing firearms. Police stated that after two hours, police were confronted by an armed individual, but later clarified that LaDuke allegedly pointed two handguns at the rear window of his residence, where officers were outside.2022-10-21Christopher David Roldan (33)WhiteJohnstown, CO2022-10-21Luis Alfredo Ferro-Sanchez (20)LatinoSalinas, CaliforniaAn off-duty Santa Cruz Police officer was cleaning his personal weapon when it discharged, striking him in the hand and Ferro-Sanchez in the upper torso.2022-10-21Aaron Linke (48)WhiteMorrison, IL2022-10-19Jason Smith (44)Unknown raceOxford, MS2022-10-19Thomas Christopher Wheeler (26)WhiteEasley, SC2022-10-19Jorge Arias (35)LatinoMiami-Dade County, FloridaArias, a United States Customs and Border Protection officer, was accidentally shot during a training scenario. According to the Miami Herald another agent mistakenly replaced his training pistol with his handgun and accidentally shot Arias.2022-10-19Mark Edward Evers (64)Unknown raceRockdale, TX2022-10-18Vincent Martinez (55)HispanicOak Park, CA2022-10-18Derrick Weatherspoon (33)BlackSan Diego, CA2022-10-18Jason Thorpe (36)WhiteSparks, NV2022-10-18Unnamed personUnknown raceParagould, AR2022-10-18Wilma Taft (69)WhiteMidwest City, OK2022-10-17Name Withheld (28)Unknown raceNorth Richland Hills, TX2022-10-17Gabriel Thone (24)WhiteLouisiana, MO2022-10-16Christopher Blount (45)BlackAugusta, GA2022-10-16Angel Jimenez (26)HispanicAnadarko, OK2022-10-16Sergio Gruver (21)BlackOklahoma City, OK2022-10-16Joel Capellan (29)BlackNew York, NY2022-10-15Taylor Grimes (29)BlackFort Worth, TX2022-10-15Nelson Amos (71)WhiteDecatur, AR2022-10-13Quantaze Campbell (46)BlackWindsor, WI2022-10-13Christopher Ardoin (31)BlackLake Charles, LA2022-10-13Taylor L. Lowery (33)BlackTopeka, KS2022-10-12Jeffery J. Smith (52)UnknownLoon Lake, WashingtonOfficers responded to an incident where Smith held a man at gunpoint. He fired a shot next to his head. Officers heard these gunshots and told Smith he was under arrest. Smith was asked to surrender and refused and instead threatened to shoot deputies. SWAT team members confronted Smith and two members shot and killed him.2022-10-12Nicholas Brutcher (35)WhiteBristol, ConnecticutBrutcher called police to report a domestic dispute with his brother, but authorities believe the call was made to lure officers to his home. When officers arrived, Brutcher shot at them, killing two and wounding another before the third officer shot and killed him. Brutcher's brother was also shot during the incident.2022-10-12Jamontey O. Neal (32)BlackDecatur, IL2022-10-12Raheem Lee (19)BlackPhiladelphia, PA2022-10-11Jason Sanderson (41)WhiteLos Angeles, CA2022-10-10Hui Zhang (33)AsianPaterson, New JerseyZhang, of Pensacola, Florida, was involved in a vehicle crash. After allegedly trying to enter several vehicles with an imitation firearm, a detective shot Zhang.2022-10-10Daniel Francis Scott (30)WhiteClarksville, IN2022-10-10Christopher Earl Smith (44)BlackNorth Las Vegas, NV2022-10-10Unnamed personNative AmericanChecotah, OK2022-10-10Terry Hinton (60)WhiteTuscumbia, AlabamaA marked police cruiser struck a pedestrian, Hinton, who was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver, a Tuscumbia police officer, was indicted for murder in March 2023. The indictment stated that the officer was under the influence of alcohol during the crash.2022-10-09Johnny Devin James (62)Unknown raceLumberton, TX2022-10-09Bryar Everett Wolfe (19)WhiteAngola, IN2022-10-09David Arnold (54)Unknown raceJenny Lind, CA2022-10-08Stephaun Jones (25)BlackHamilton, OhioPolice searched for Jones, who was suspected of killing another man in Hamilton after a car accident. He encountered two Fairfield Township Police officers and pointed a gun at them, but the officers did not fire at Jones, writing in a report that shooting at him would risk accidentally hitting a nearby man mowing his lawn. Jones fled and later encountered two Hamilton officers, who shot him when he allegedly pulled the gun out. The two Fairfield Township officers later resigned for not shooting Jones.2022-10-07Thomas HenzlerUnknown raceBlack Canyon City, AZ2022-10-07Christopher Allen Boggess (49)WhiteLorain, OH2022-10-07Dexton Bolden (33)BlackCollege Park, GA2022-10-07UnknownUnknownEl Segundo, CaliforniaA man died after he was struck by a patrol car while crossing a street. The California Highway Patrol is investigating.2022-10-06Jaheim McMillan (15)BlackGulfport, MississippiPolice responded to reports that several people in a car were brandishing weapons and chasing another vehicle. Two of the vehicle's five occupants fled, and one, McMillan, was shot by police. Police stated McMillan had turned around with a weapon and refused to drop it after repeated commands, although some witness accounts claimed he was unarmed with his hands raised. In February 2023 a grand jury cleared the officer involved, and bodycamera footage was released, showing the officer shot McMillan as he ran holding what appeared to be a gun.2022-10-06Jonas Drew Gonzales (33)HispanicSan Antonio, TX2022-10-05Ronald Dunigan Burdine (56)Unknown racePort Neches, TX2022-10-05Ron Welch (33)WhiteBaytown, TX2022-10-05Bobby Johnston (40)Native Hawaiian and Pacific IslanderClaremore, OK2022-10-05Jeremy McCracken (38)WhiteSpringfield Township, Summit County, OH2022-10-05Troy Garcia (51)Unknown raceColorado City, CO2022-10-05Terrance Robinson (31)BlackLansing, MichiganRobinson was shot and killed by Lansing Police Department officers. LPD reported that they arrived to investigate potential vehicle thefts at the property when Robinson fired at them, though Robinson's mother – a former LPD employee – questioned the event and said his killing was preventable.2022-10-05Gershun Freeman (33)BlackMemphis, TennesseeCorrectional officers fought with Freeman, an inmate at 201 Poplar. Freeman was restrained by officers and went into cardiac arrest. His death was ruled a homicide, with the cause of death being cardiovascular disease exacerbated by the restraint.2022-10-04Manuel Gonzalez-Moran (33)HispanicEl Paso, TX2022-10-04Colin West (36)WhiteWarrington, FL2022-10-04Blane Lane (21)WhitePolk City, FloridaLane and several other Polk County Sheriff's deputies served a warrant against a woman for failure to appear on meth charges. According to police the woman had a BB gun mistaken for a real handgun, which led deputies to shoot. One deputy fired a round that struck Lane, who died at Lakeland Regional Hospital.2022-10-03Samuel Richmond (59)BlackPeoria, IllinoisPolice responded to reports of a suicidal man and encountered Richmond holding a gun. Four officers shot Richmond after he pointed the gun at them.2022-10-03Gary DeSanctis (51)WhiteBernalillo, NM2022-10-02Thomas Talley (40)Unknown raceIndianapolis, IN2022-10-02Antonio Calmese (20)BlackChicago, IL2022-10-02Michael Scott Blanck (43)WhiteLawrence, KS2022-10-02Alexander Collins (35)WhiteAurora, CO2022-10-02Talley, Thomas (40)UnknownIndianapolis2022-10-01Farthing, Bobby (62)UnknownMountain View, North Carolina2022-10-01Yohannes, Abel (30)HispanicAurora, Colorado2022-10-01Carrell, Carl (64)WhiteExcelsior Springs, Missouri2022-10-01Porter Burks (22)BlackDetroit, MichiganPolice responded to reports of a man with a knife having a mental health crisis at an apartment. After a crisis intervention officer spoke to Burks, video shows him charge at officers with the knife. Five officers then shot 38 rounds at Burks, hitting him up to fifteen times.

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