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July 2024
DateName (age) of deceasedRace Location Description2024-07-31Elizabeth Byrd (43)UnknownMesa, ArizonaDetective John Byrd strangled his wife to death during a domestic dispute.2024-07-31Pedro Meza Diaz (50)HispanicRosemead, CaliforniaA pursuit ensued after the suspect refused to stop for reckless driving. At some point after the chase, police shot and killed the suspect.2024-07-31Brennan Russell (29)WhiteWichita, KansasOfficers conducted a traffic stop at a McDonald's parking lot. When officers attempted to detain the suspect, a fight broke out. The suspect allegedly managed to gain control of his firearm in the rear passenger seat of his car and shot himself. An officer then opened fire on him, killing him. A coroner determined that Russell would have died from his self-inflicted gunshot wound, but that the officer's gunfire "accelerated his death."2024-07-31William Sparkman (23) WhiteDeer Park, TexasDeer Park police responded to a report of a man banging on car windows while holding knives. During the encounter, a taser was deployed but it was ineffective to the suspect. The suspect then reportedly charged with the knife at the officers, forcing them to shoot him.2024-07-30Patrick Frank Whitten (31)WhitePrice, UtahA man was fatally shot after three law enforcement agencies responded to a domestic violence call. During the encounter Whitten refused to put down his gun and had reportedly raised it towards the officers.2024-07-30James Jaramillo (19) HispanicPueblo, ColoradoOfficers responded to multiple shots fired call. Upon arrival, the suspect barricaded himself in a residence and fired at the officers. At least one officer returned fire and killed the suspect.Police said Jaramillo was the prime suspect of multiple local homicides.2024-07-30Weston Derby (45)WhiteDes Moines, IowaDurby was shot and killed after a police chase and allegedly pointed a gun at the officers. An officer reportedly sustained serious injuries due to friendly fire.2024-07-30Gawon Kaerey Benson (31)Blackhttps://www.kpcnews.com/heraldrepublican/article_c8d8f792-4f75-11ef-a051-0794f9b7a26a.html#tncms-source=article-nav-nextFort Wayne, IndianaA man was wanted in DeKalb County after he got out of their custody. About 30 minutes later, FWPD officers found the suspect on the Purdue University Fort Wayne campus and shot and killed him. The man was reportedly armed with a handgun and didn't follow the officers' commands.2024-07-29Adam Cygan (50)UnknownLittleton, ColoradoOfficers responded to a call and encountered Cygan with a weapon. They then discharged their firearms, killing him.2024-07-29Lavell Adams (31)BlackLos Angeles, CaliforniaFour burglary suspects broke into a home. Officers arrested three of them, however, the fourth barricaded himself in the home and tried to set it on fire. During the encounter, the suspect reportedly charged at the officers and was fatally shot.2024-07-28Jeffrey Lee Miller (42)WhiteVero Beach, FloridaMiller was shot to death by an Indian River County Sheriff's deputy after reportedly attempting to attack him with a knife.2024-07-28David Taylor (62)WhiteFort Pierce, FloridaWhile responding to an alleged burglary, police encountered a man with a weapon in his hand. The man refused when officers told him to drop the weapon, leading officers to fatally shoot him. The weapon was later revealed to be a taser.2024-07-28Victoria G. Lee (26)AsianFort Lee, New JerseyA man called the police when his sister was experiencing mental health crisis and needed to be sent to the hospital. As they arrived, they encountered two women in the apartment, and told them not to come in. Officers complied and stood outside. At some point, they opened the door and the suspect reportedly approached them and an officer shot and killed the suspect. A knife was found at the scene. Lee's brother said his sister had been holding a small pocketknife, but had dropped it and was holding a water bottle by the time she was shot.2024-07-28Willie Thomas Lovett (54) BlackGreene County, North CarolinaDeputies responded to a breaking and entering in progress. As they arrived, they encountered the resident and learned that the suspect was still inside the residence. When they encountered the suspect, Lovett, a fight reportedly ensued and they fatally shot him.2024-07-28Jorge Chacon-Gutierrez (25) HispanicSan Antonio, TexasChacon-Gutierrez was shot to death after he allegedly wounded a police officer during a domestic violence incident.2024-07-28Courtney Alexander (34)BlackDyersburg, TennesseeOfficers responded to a man threatening harm on himself at his home. Alexander was reportedly found with a gun and was shot and killed after he pointed it at the officers.2024-07-27Stephan Allan Williams (39)UnknownNewport News, VirginiaDuring a high risk traffic stop on suspects suspected of robbing a bank, Williams, one of the armed bank robbery suspects, got out of the back seat and allegedly pointed a gun at officers. Officers then fatally shot him.2024-07-27Phillip Allen Baldwin (31)WhiteSatsuma, FloridaDeputies pulled over a carjacking suspect, who ran off. While responding officers were chasing the suspect, he attempted to grab a gun from his pocket, which led officers to fatally shoot him.2024-07-26Jesus Pacheco Ceniceros (21)UnknownSan Antonio, TexasA three-vehicle crash involving a SAPD officer left a motorcyclist dead and two others injured.2024-07-25Darrell Lawayne Esau II (32)BlackDeValls Bluff, ArkansasU.S. Marshals identified Esau, who was wanted for first-degree and attempted murder. When they attempted to arrest him, he fired 169 rounds at the officers and was shot and killed.2024-07-25Yoel Napoles Ravelo (32)HispanicLouisville, KentuckyRavelo was shot after approaching officers with a knife and a bible. Non-lethal methods were deployed but they were ineffective.2024-07-25Jonathan Aaron Wood (40)UnknownCrestone, ColoradoA deputy pulled over a man whom he recognized due to having active warrants. During the stop, the man got out of the car and attacked the deputy with a metal pipe. The deputy pulled out his service weapon and shot and killed him.2024-07-25Segus Jolivette (35)BlackLafayette, LouisianaDuring an armed stand-off, an officer mistakenly shot Corporal Jolivette, a member of the responding SWAT team. The subject of the stand-off was charged with murder for Jolviette's death.2024-07-24Kenneth Brandon MacArthur Woods (36)BlackBenbrook, Texas2024-07-24Jesse D. Wray (25) WhiteSalina, KansasKHP troopers and SWAT team arrested several suspects in a detached garage. One of the suspects, Wray, opened fire and was fatally shot.2024-07-24Timothy McDonald (48)UnknownBuckley, Washington2024-07-24unidentified male UnknownThornton, ColoradoWhen officers encountered and approached a man suspected to be involved in an assault, a fight broke out. During the struggle, the man allegedly grabbed an officer's gun and shot the officer. Another officer then returned fire, killing him. The wounded officer sustained “serious but non-life-threatening injuries.”2024-07-23Matthew Austin Gullo (31)UnknownWilliston, North DakotaGullo, allegedly armed with a knife, was shot and killed by police during the encounter.2024-07-23Ramon De Jesus Blanco (64)UnknownMiami, FloridaPolice shot and killed Blanco, who was shooting in the air and towards buildings.2024-07-22Anthony J. Previte (29) UnknownKensington, New HampshireOfficers received a report of a man with mental illness threatening other people in a residence. Upon arrival, officers encountered the armed man and six of them opened fire, killing him.2024-07-22Matthew Paul Barry (41) UnknownFlorence, South CarolinaWhen police officers were attempting to serve a warrant at an apartment, the suspect barricaded himself inside. After an exchange of gunfire, the suspect was found dead.2024-07-22Pierre Ramseur (33) BlackCatawba County, North CarolinaRamseur was wanted for several crimes in the county when he was confronted by deputies at the business where he worked. Ramseur then reportedly rammed several patrol cars with his vehicle before he was shot and killed.2024-07-22Preston Graham (29)BlackCorpus Christi, Texas2024-07-21Alexander Antonio Lopez (28)UnknownSan Francisco, CaliforniaSFPD officers responded to an armed robbery. During the encounter, they shot and killed an armed suspect.2024-07-21Clayton Pierce (42)UnknownFort Collins, ColoradoOfficers found a man armed with a gun outside a vehicle. After a shootout, Pierce shot and injured an officer. He then ran to a nearby by cemetery and was killed during an exchange of gunfire. Pierce was connected to a 2019 cold case homicide by police.2024-07-21Donald Wilson (46) UnknownPeoria, IllinoisWilson was shot and killed after reportedly swinging a shovel at officers.2024-07-21Richard C. Smith (68) UnknownMineral County, MontanaA man who was a suspect in a stabbing and kidnaping was fatally shot after he reportedly refused to obey commands.2024-07-20Cody Dodd-Thompson (33)WhiteWest Hollywood, CaliforniaLASD received a report of an attempt robbery at a 7-Eleven. Upon arrival, they identified the suspect and attempt to put him into custody. The suspect then allegedly pulled out a handgun, and was shot by the deputies.2024-07-20Marques Hasbrouck (22) White Virginia Beach, VirginiaA man was shot and killed by police after purportedly stabbing 3 people. One person was dead and two others are in critical condition.2024-07-20unidentified male (27) HispanicHouston, TexasHPD responded after a knife-wielding man attempted to stab someone. When the officers arrived, a foot chase ensued and one officer shot the suspect, resulting his death.2024-07-20Jason Moore (42) White Biloxi, MississippiAfter responding to a call, officers encountered Moore, who allegedly pointed a gun at them. He was then fatally shot.2024-07-19Deshaun Albert Dunmyer (31) BlackPine Hills, FloridaDunmyer allegedly shot and stabbed his child's mother and held his child hostage with a gun. SWAT team members then shot and killed him. The child's mother was in critical condition and the child was unharmed.2024-07-19unidentified male UnknownHialeah, Florida2024-07-19unidentified male UnknownColville, Washington2024-07-19unidentified male UnknownWaikiki, Hawaii2024-07-19unidentified male UnknownRiverside County, CaliforniaThe Riverside County Parks rangers contact the sheriff's Riverside County Sheriff's Department about an armed man near the Santa Ana River. When Riverside County Sheriff's located the man, who was reportedly armed with a machete and large metal pipe, they allegedly ordered the man to drop the weapons, but he allegedly didn't comply. An unknown less-lethal-device was used on the man; before the man was shot by a deputy.2024-07-19Gregory Neal Carlson (48)WhiteForest Hills, PennsylvaniaA Churchill Police Officer fatally shot Carlson, who was reportedly armed with a firearm, at a house in Forest Hills after responding to reports of a disturbance.2024-07-18John Thompson (42) UnknownMancos, ColoradoMontezuma County deputies received a report that Thompson was “armed and acting crazy.” Upon arrival, Thompson reportedly approached officers with a rifle and was shot and killed.2024-07-18Matthew Walsh (35) UnknownTempe, ArizonaA man who was wanted by the police was shot to death by US Marshals on Friday. Few details were released.2024-07-18Nicholas Owen Reed (44)UnknownBotetourt County, Virginia A police chase ensued after the driver of the motorcycle refused to stop during a traffic stop. As the driver attempted to exit the parkway, the motorcycle crashed into a closed gate. He was then fatally shot after allegedly pointing a gun at a trooper. The passenger of the motorcycle was injured due to the crash.2024-07-17Brandon Bowie Jr. (14)BlackGreensboro, North CarolinaOne Greensboro police officer spotted that a car was driving the wrong way. He attempted to stop the car, however, it sped off. The car then collided with one of the responding cruiser at 130