2000 DateName (age) of deceasedRaceState (city)Description2000-12-31David Eugene Coomes (52)UnknownTexas (Houston)Coomes was shot to death by Harris County sheriff's deputies who were responding to a disturbance call. Coomes, who was drunk and sitting outside his home with a shotgun in his lap, was shot in his chest, shoulders, abdomen, arm, back, ear, and head.2000-12-28Samuel JamesUnknownU.S. Virgin Islands (St. Thomas)Police were called after James's girlfriend reported he had attacked her. Police shot James after he tried to attack them with a machete, according to police.2000-12-24James CulbersonWhite New York (Brooklyn)Killed along with Jonathan LynchJonathan LynchUnknownKilled along with James Culberson2000-12-12Andrew Ross (25)UnknownChicago, Illinois 2000-12-07Richard Lawrence Holtz (45)BlackEast Windsor, New Jersey2000-12-04Daios Retzepis (22)WhiteTemple City, California 2000-11-30Luther Edwards (35)UnknownSyracuse, New York2000-11-18Mark Gault (36)WhiteSanta Clarita, California2000-11-10Guadalupe Gonzalez Morales (49)HispanicTexas (Houston)2000-11-05Paul C. Holcomb (53)UnknownTexas (Houston)2000-11-05Carlos GarciaLatinoBoston, Massachusetts 2000-11-03Ricky Alkana (37)WhiteMonrovia, California2000-11-03Juan Vega (56)LatinoChicago, Illinois2000-11-02Janyce Cuccio (45)WhiteValley Cottage, New York2000-11-01Alfred Charles Sanders (29)BlackMinneapolis, MinnesotaSanders was shot by police after a traffic stop.2000-10-28Anthony Dwain Lee (39)BlackLos Angeles, California Lee was shot by police while carrying a rubber toy gun at a Halloween party.2000-10-26unidentified manUnknownMilwaukee, Wisconsin2000-10-26Christopher Easley (28)UnknownLake Geneva, Wisconsin2000-10-25Brandon Polk (18)BlackChicago, Illinois2000-10-24Kenyon Penny (25)BlackLos Angeles, CaliforniaAfter crashing with a parked car, Penny reportedly shot at officers after exiting. Penny was killed when the officers returned fire.2000-10-23Carmen Valentine (21)UnknownBrooklyn, New York 2000-10-23Naquan Supreme Perry (20)BlackUnion Township, New Jersey 2000-10-23Jimmy Ross Whitehead (70)WhiteTexas (Houston)2000-10-22Samuel Edwards (42)UnknownChicago, IllinoisEdwards was hit and killed by a police car while riding a bike.2000-10-20Reynaldo Colon (33)UnknownBrooklyn, New York2000-10-19Bruce Graham (67)WhiteCripple Creek, ColoradoShot after pointing a rifle at police. Graham had started a fire in the police parking lot and was spraying fuel on the fire.2000-10-18Marsean Scott (19)UnknownCleveland, OhioPolice confronted a man with a gun after responding to a call of shots being fired. Marsean Scott exchanged gunfire with police and died.Cleveland police officers killed 32 suspects in 61 shootings since 2000, The Plain Dealer2000-10-04John AdamsBlackLebanon, TennesseeShot after shooting at police. Officers raided wrong house in drug raid. Adams' wife thought they were victims of a home invasion and called for Adams to get his gun.2000-09-29Kevin Douglas Rue (25)UnknownTexas (Houston)2000-09-24Elias Toscano (52)LatinoLos Angeles, California2000-09-23Wendall Wilcox (51)UnknownOrleans, Vermont2000-09-21Edward Magana (32)LatinoWhittier, California 2000-09-20Ismael Rodriguez (56)LatinoManhattan, New York2000-09-20Anton Burrell (27)BlackInglewood, California2000-09-18Ronald Terry (37)BlackChicago, Illinois2000-09-15Sanchez, Daniel (22)LatinoLos Angeles, California Shot dead by three police officers after crashing into a light pole. Sanchez was unarmed.2000-08-31Curtis Allen Alexander (30)WhiteTexas (Houston)2000-08-29Errol Shaw Sr (39)BlackDetroit, Michigan Graduated from Michigan School for the Deaf in 1979; Shot by police on August 29 during an evening confrontation. Shaw, who was deaf and mute, did not see any police flash siren. The police approached him with a flashlight on his face, and unable to hear their commands, he perceived it as a mugging attempt. In self-defense, he protected himself with a rake, but the police acted swiftly, resulting in his death. Relatives and neighbors, including Shaw's niece Katina Crumpton, pleaded with the police not to shoot, emphasizing that Shaw couldn't hear. Witnesses claim that despite the warnings, police fired multiple shots. Shaw's mother, Annie Shaw, also shouted at the officers not to shoot her son, but their pleas were ignored. After the shooting, witnesses criticized the police for not taking immediate action to transport Shaw to the hospital, leaving him bleeding at the scene. Detectives reportedly appeared nonchalant, and some officers were seen laughing and joking. The incident has raised concerns about police response, especially in cases involving disabled individuals.2000-08-26Anthony Eady UnknownLos Angeles, California2000-08-17James Britton (34)UnknownChicago Heights, Illinois2000-08-12Arthur Alalouf (47)UnknownBrooklyn, New York2000-08-11Noe Lopez (33)HispanicTexas (Houston)2000-08-03Edward Moore (37)UnknownThe Bronx, New York2000-08-01Alfredo Cerna Palacios (37)California (Bakersfield)Shot by a Bakersfield Police officer when, with a pair of scissors in his hand, he moved toward the two officers. He was within eight to twelve feet of the officers who were investigating a report of a man behaving strangely.2000-07-25Samuel Lucas (22)UnknownChicago, Illinois2000-07-20Kevin Morales (17)UnknownChicago, Illinois2000-07-07D'Andre Cisco (25)UnknownQueens, New York2000-06-30Lisa Bymon (26)Georgia (Hinesville)Stabbed to death, along with her two young children and her friend, by off-duty Ludowici Police Officer Calvin Williams. Williams was sentenced to four life sentences for the crimes.Desiree Bymon (7)Juwan Bymon (6)Ponda Davis (28)2000-06-20Daniel Austin (44)UnknownChicago, Illinois2000-06-18Robert Washington (17)BlackChicago, Illinois2000-06-02Victoria Rivera (36)UnknownTexas (Houston)2000-05-12William Brown (35)Connecticut (East Hartford)Joseph Young (25)2000-05-12Michael Taylor (20)BlackChicago, Illinois 2000-05-04Todd Dieterle (37)UnknownSanta Rosa, CaliforniaDieterle robbed a convenience store with a plastic squirt gun that was painted to look realistic, and was shot at least seven times by Santa Rosa Police Department and Santa Rosa Junior College Police officers.2000-05-03Joseph Zagar (39)UnknownChicago, Illinois2000-05Robert Francisco Camacho (35)UnknownRohnert Park, CaliforniaCamacho was shot in his trailer park 5 times by police after they came there to respond to a mental health crisis. Camacho had a firearm and was firing it in the trailer park before being shot by police.2000-04-26Randall Ramsey (17)BlackLos Angeles, California 2000-04-23Richard Leon KeohaneUnknownTexas (Houston)2000-04-22James Murphy Jr (43)UnknownQueens, New York2000-04-19Lanny Blaine Robinson (49)WhiteTexas (Houston)2000-04-12Malcolm Burnon (17)UnknownBrooklyn, New York 2000-04-10Erin McDonald (31)UnknownWindsor, CaliforniaMcDonald was shot by police officers after she pointed a BB gun at them. Police came to her residence in response to a psychotic episode.2000-04-08Richard O'Bert (47)UnknownPownal, Vermont2000-03-31Tysheen Bourne (19)BlackBrooklyn, New YorkShot to death, along with Andre Fields, by undercover NYPD narcotics detectives after the teenagers allegedly attempted to rob the officers with a toy pistol and a pellet gun wrapped in black tape.2000-03-31Andre Fields (17)BlackBrooklyn, New YorkShot to death, along with Tysheen Bourne, by undercover NYPD narcotics detectives after the teenagers allegedly attempted to rob the officers with a toy pistol and a pellet gun wrapped in black tape.2000-03-31Felix Chagolla (26)LatinoLos Angeles, CaliforniaShot while threatening to explode a fake grenade.2000-03-22Edwin Diaz (24)UnknownTexas (Houston)2000-03-16Arthur Hutchinson (40)BlackChicago, Illinois 2000-03-16Patrick Dorismond (26)BlackNew York (New York)2000-03-05Jaime Santiago Cruz (23)HispanicTexas (Houston)2000-03-01Maliki Yawmi-Deen Raymond (24)BlackNew York City, New York2000-02-15Howard Lee Love (29)UnknownTexas (Houston)2000-02-05Donald Moore (37)UnknownQueens, New York2000-02-02Edgar Ernesto FregosoLatinoLos Angeles, California2000-02-29Eugene Guy (21)UnknownChicago, Illinois2000-01-28Cornel Young Jr. (29)BlackProvidence, Rhode IslandYoung, an off-duty police officer, was killed by two fellow Providence police officers, when he tried to assist them during a violent arrest. The officers did not recognize Young in plainclothes and shot him after he refused to drop his weapon. Young had apparently not realized they were talking to him. The officers then realized they had shot a fellow police officer and transferred him to a hospital; Young was pronounced dead a short time later. His mother filed a civil rights suit against the city of Providence and against the police responsible for his shooting, but the suit was unsuccessful. The department posthumously promoted Young to the rank of sergeant.2000-01-17Alan Zelencic (28)WhiteQueens, New York2000-01-16Unnamed man (23)Oregon (Salem)2000-01-16George Blair Reese (38)Pennsylvania (West Bradford)2000-01-15Jose Daniel Gonzalez (25)HispanicCalifornia (Tustin)2000-01-14Unnamed man (40s)HispanicCalifornia (Modesto)2000-01-10Unnamed manVirginia (Abingdon)2000-01-10Harold Greenwald (30s)Pennsylvania (Southwest Philadelphia)2000-01-10Erin Forbes (26)Pennsylvania (Bala Cynwyd)2000-01-06Unnamed man (36)Michigan (Eastpointe)2000-01-06Darryl Woodall Jr. (23)BlackNorth Carolina (Gastonia)2000-01-06Kyle Dillon (19)Nebraska (York)2000-01-05John Edward Pittman (45)BlackDothan, Alabama Pittman allegedly tried to run down an officer after a car chase, resulting in the officer shooting Pittman three times, killing him.
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