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August 2026
DateName (age) of deceasedRace Location Description2026-08-31Alexes Thorpe (33)WhiteGrovetown, GeorgiaA GPD invetigator in a vehicle was stopped by Thrope, who was hitting the window and yelling. The investigator ordered him to stepped back and also noticed he had a knife. Thrope later lunged toward the investigator before he was fatally shot.2026-08-31Carlos Hernandez (35)HispanicSan Fernando, CaliforniaA man who was attacking a woman with a shovel was shot and killed by officers as they encountered him.2026-08-31Rodolfo HernandezHispanicMesa, ArizonaPolice responded to a call about a man making threats while having a gun on his waistband. When officers arrived and attempted to get him to speak with them, an unrelated motorcyclist crashed into a police vehicle that was on scene. Subsequently, officers spotted the man holding a gun behind a brick wall before an officer opened fire and killed him.2026-08-31unidentified maleUnknownCornwall, New YorkAn off-duty Westchester County corrections officer struck a pedestrian during a motor vehicle collision. The man died on September 5 following the incident.2026-08-31Pamela Cisneros (49)HispanicNew York City, New YorkA woman stabbed two people at Times Square, killing one, before being shot and killed by police when she charged at them. The footage was released.2026-08-30Brianna Skiesha Zara Edwards (25)BlackSpartanburg, South CarolinaPolice responded to a call about a woman screaming at an apartment complex, where Edwards pointed a gun at them. Officers shot her in response. Edwards’ family said she struggled with mental health and she had reached out for help.2026-08-30Richard Bernard Hovis (44)BlackGreensboro, North CarolinaAfter shooting a woman, Hovis was spotted fleeing the scene by police. Officers gave chase, but Hovis turned around in an attempt to ambush them, prompting the pursuing officer to shoot him.2026-08-30Crysti VincentWhiteNephi, UtahPolice responded to a domestic violence incident where both Vincent and her ex-husband called police, with Vincent saying she was going to shoot her ex-husband. Officers attempted to arrest Vincent at her home. According to charging documents, Vincent told her friend to give her her gun, which he did, before she fired at police. Police fired back, killing her. The friend was charged with felony murder and assault on an officer.2026-08-29Jason William Sexton (54)WhiteNashville, TennesseeA gas station employee called police after Sexton threatened him with a sword. Police found Sexton and a woman in a vehicle, and the woman indicated she was being held hostage by Sexton. Following a stand-off, an officer shot Sexton as he stood outside the car holding the sword. SWAT officer Joshua Baney, who shot Sexton, was decommissioned by Nashville’s police chief after the shooting. The footage was released.2026-08-29Edward Young Jr. (34)BlackLabelle, FloridaHendry County deputies responded to a report of reckless driving before they pulled a suspected vehicle over. A shootout occurred which left the driver, Young, dead.2026-08-29Timothy Visa Xayyaraj (37)AsianGeorgetown, TexasPolice responded to reports of a man acting erratically and jumping on cars in Georgetown Square. During the encounter, Xayyaraj reached for his waistband but officers had determined that he didn't have a weapon. He then fought with the officers, allegedly reaching for one's gun. An officer shot him. Police also said there was a similar encounter with Xayyaraj involving Williamson County Sheriff’s Office in the morning, but he was released following insufficient information to establish probable cause.2026-08-29Adam Tyler Dowdy (33)WhiteColumbia, South CarolinaPolice spotted Dowdy, a suspect in a domestic violence report, at a park. When they confronted him, Dowdy fired at officers, killing Officer Christopher DeLong and injuring another officer. Dowdy was also killed in the shoot-out.2026-08-29Kenneth Williams Sr. (67)BlackGary, IndianaA security guard was killed in an officer-involved shooting involving Lake County Sheriff's Department and Gary Police Department at a Gary transit station. It's unknown what led up to the shooting.2026-08-28Eric Thurman (43)UnknownBeechgrove, Coffee County, TennesseeCoffee County deputies identified Thurman as having an active warrant for a probation violation while they were sent to crack down criminal activities in the area. Thurman then slashed a deputy with a machete before another deputy shot Thurman dead.2026-08-28Ryan Barnett (44)WhiteCumberland Furnace, TennesseeDickson County deputies pursued a trailer thief who fired at them during the encounter. After a vehicular pursuit that ended in a crash near an intersection, the subject exited the vehicle with a gun when deputies fired shots.2026-08-28William Warfel (23)WhiteCabool, MissouriWest Plains officers conducted an attempted traffic stop on a vehicle for suspicion of narcotics transaction. The driver fled, prompting a vehicular pursuit on U.S. 60. Howell County Sheriff's Office later took over the pursuit, which ended when deputies performed a PIT maneuver. Warfel, the driver, then fired at them and was struck in the shootout. He died a day later.2026-08-27Enrique Lozano (35)HispanicLathrop, CaliforniaAn unarmed man was shot by officers during a domestic violence incident. Details are limited.2026-08-27Romero Anthony Hernandez (22)HispanicChandler, ArizonaA suspect who was waving a gun at an intersection was shot by police when he ignored commands to drop it.2026-08-27Jacob Hastings (37)WhitePortland, MaineHastings was reported for threatening employees of a seafood restaurant with a gun and stealing one of the restaurant's trucks. Officers pursued Hastings and shot him after he allegedly reached for his waistband. Hastings was a member of the Aryan Nations.2026-08-27Marcellus Tremaine Robinson (39)BlackAsheville, North CarolinaPolice responded to reports of breaking and entering at a home. When officers went inside, they encountered a man who was armed with a knife. They fatally shot him as he refused to drop it.2026-08-26Keith Charles Cowgill (50)UnknownAlamogordo, New MexicoPolice responded to a report of an armed and suicidal male in a home. Despite crisis negotiation team's and de-escalation efforts, the man exited the house carrying a rifle. Four officers shot him.2026-08-26Brendan Norris (27)WhiteNewport, Rhode IslandA harbormaster spotted a stolen vessel out of Jersey City, New Jersey and reported it to police. When officers came, Norris, who was on the bow, fled and fired at officers. Officers fired back, killing him. An officer was shot in the leg.2026-08-25Erik Simon Sanders (24)WhiteSan Diego, CaliforniaResidents told the police that a man who was armed with a knife at his backyard demanded them to call 911. The man subsequently entered another home which had guns inside. When officers arrived, the man barricaded inside the home and gunshots can be heard. At some point, he exited the home with a gun before an officer shot him. The footage was released by police.2026-08-25Anthony Chavez (39)HispanicSan Jose, CaliforniaPolice officers were searching for a robbery suspect in a manhunt after he crashed a stolen vehicle and broke into a home. The department's MERGE unit entered the home without knowing the suspect was hiding inside a bathroom. A police sergeant was shot multiple times before officers killed the suspect in the shootout. Police said Chavez had committed a string of robberies.2026-08-25Robert Rudolph Richards Jr. (51)WhiteWoodland Park, Colorado During a traffic stop, Richards shot and injured a state trooper before fleeing. He also shot another trooper when that trooper spotted him on the country road. When he tried to ambush Teller County deputies, deputies shot him dead.2026-08-24Ryan Nolan Cerentano (40)WhiteGranite City, IllinoisA man who was armed with multiple weapons was shot by a Madison County deputy and a city officer after refused to drop the weapons in possession. He died few days later.2026-08-24Jason Levi Stroud (43)UnknownBurleson, TexasCleburne police responded to a report of someone brandishing a firearm. When they spotted the suspect, a vehicular pursuit ensued. A witness said officers rammed a blue truck before the suspect ran into a Sam's Club. A shootout then left an officer injured and the suspect dead.2026-08-24Otis Lee Phillips Jr. (50)BlackBirmingham, AlabamaA man was seen waving a gun around and shooting toward a home in Ensley neighbirhood. Officers encountered the suspect who approached them with a gun. Police then fatally shot him.2026-08-24James Mayer (20)WhiteLubbock, TexasOfficers attempted to contact Mayer, who was inside a vehicle, for a felony warrant. Mayer refused to comply, fired a shot from the vehicle, before driving off. At some point after the chase, he exited the car with a gun when he was fatally shot.2026-08-24unidentified maleUnknownTustin, CaliforniaPolice responded to a domestic incident where they found a woman deceased with stab wounds inside a residence. The suspect advanced toward officers with a knife before being shot.2026-08-24Jonhatan Anguiano (29)HispanicLodi, CaliforniaAnguiano, who was a McDonald's employee at the time, shot at his coworkers in the restaurant, injuring one. Police arrived and shot and killed him.2026-08-23Jadiel Molina (9)HispanicHouston, TexasA Harris County deputy who was heading north struck with a DUI driver who was heading south but crossed over his lane. Molina, a nine-year-old child passenger inside the DUI driver's pickup truck, was ejected and killed.2026-08-23Frederick Marty (62)WhiteElbridge, New YorkOnondaga County SWAT team responded to shots fired reports. Upon arrival, Marty, the suspect, pointed his rifle at the drone and the deputies from a residence. One SWAT member shot him. The drone footage was released.2026-08-23Anthony Porter (22)UnknownMogul, NevadaReno Police and state police responded to reports of an overturned vehicle. During which, they encountered a man holding a gun telling police to shoot him. After 16 minutes, he raised the gun at officers when officers fired shots. The footage was released.2026-08-23Leonel Lozoya-Esparza (19)HispanicKansas City, KansasPolice responded to a reported noise complaint. Officers shot and killed Lozoya-Esparza after he allegedly turned towards them while holding a gun.2026-08-23Glen Pysher (22)WhiteUpper Pottsgrove Township, PennsylvaniaPolice shot and killed Pysher while responding to a break-in call. Pysher's mother said he mistook the home for his friend's and was knocking on the back door, leading to the call. The officer who shot Pysher was later charged with manslaughter. According to an affidavit, the officer said that Pysher had charged towards him, but video showed him approaching the officer with his hands raised.2026-08-22Johnny Herrera (57)WhiteClifton, ColoradoMesa County Police responded to a report and tried to arrest Herrera for vandalism. Herrera physically resisted before being detained. He later lost consciousness and died.2026-08-22Brian Michael Pepal (48)WhiteSt. Petersburg, FloridaOfficers went to conduct a welfare check on a man in mental health crisis after a woman flagged them down. A scuffle ensued between the man and the officers. Police used force and tasers to take him into custody when the man lost consciousness and died. His death was ruled a homicide. The footage was released.2026-08-22Michael Rodriguez (44)HispanicSanta Monica, CaliforniaPolice were interviewing witnesses in a domestic violence case when they encountered another man unrelated to the case. Officers shot and killed the man when he approached them with a knife. Police released the footage.2026-08-22unidentified male (29)UnknownDover Township, Otsego County, MichiganPolice pursued a man who fled a traffic stop. The pursuit ended when the driver hit a Michigan State Police car and crashed into a tree. 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