List of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States, July 2015

This is a list of people reported killed by non-military law enforcement officers in the United States in July 2015, whether in the line of duty or not, and regardless of reason or method. The listing documents the occurrence of a death, making no implications regarding wrongdoing or justification on the part of the person killed or officer involved. Killings are arranged by date of the incident that caused death. Different death dates are, if known, noted in the description.

For lists of killings from other years, see List of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States.

The table below lists 21 individuals. (This number should update automatically when changes are saved.)

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July 2015

Date Name (Age) of DeceasedState (City)Description
2015-07-27 Forgy, Samuel (22) Colorado (Boulder) Forgy was high on LSD and wielding a hammer in an apartment complex. As officers arrived, Forgy approached them and reportedly did not listen to demands to drop the hammer. At least one officer opened fire.[1]
2015-07-26 Hammond, Zachary (19) South Carolina (Seneca) Hammond was stopped by police during a drug sting while he was inside his car with female passenger in a Hardee's parking lot. According to police, Hammond drove his the car towards the officer. The officer fired two shots through the driver's side window, striking Hammond in the shoulder and torso.[2]
2015-07-24 unnamed Louisiana (New Orleans) A man, after having an argument with his wife, drove his car down his street, hitting other cars and homes. When he was stopped by New Orleans police he got out of his vehicle and began to fight with an officer, who shot and killed the man.[3]
2015-07-24 Raines, Seth (44) California (Los Angeles) A man opened fire in Studio City, when police arrived they took cover behind their patrol vehicles, the man raised his gun at the police and police opened fire, killing the man.[4]
2015-07-23 Wolfsteller, Derek (31) Minnesota (Plymouth) Wolfsteller, who had recently struggled with his mental health, had ended up in a Plymouth Arby's. Both Wolfsteller and an Arby's employee had called the police requesting assistance. Wolfsteller was requesting to be taken to a hospital due to suffering from a severe mental health crisis. The Plymouth Police Department had been contacted by Wolfsteller's grandparents the previous day trying to have him forcibly brought to a hospital to undergo treatment for his mental health issues. When a police officer arrived on the scene at the Plymouth Arby's, she deployed her taser, which was ineffective. She then attempted to subdue him physically. Per the Plymouth Police Department, Wolfsteller began grabbing at her service sidearm. The police officer regained control of the weapon, shooting Wolfsteller in the head, killing him. Per eyewitness accounts, the officer was only on the scene for 20 minutes prior to Wolfsteller being killed.[5]
2015-07-23 Stortzum, Brian (32) Wyoming (Converse County) Police were called to Stortzum's residence following a domestic dispute. When police arrived Stortzum showed a gun and threatened the lives of the woman and 3 children living with him. After refusing police orders to put down the gun police opened fire, killing him.[6]
2015-07-22 Guisherd, Devon (26) Pennsylvania (Philadelphia) Guisherd, a homicide suspect, was killed during a shootout with police that stemmed from police serving an arrest warrant at his home. An officer was wounded in the shooting.[7][8]
2015-07-21Wilson, Darren (47) Georgia (Bartow) A man wielding a stick was shot by a Bartow deputy after lunging at him.[9]
2015-07-20DuBose, Samuel (43)Ohio (Cincinnati)Samuel DuBose was pulled over by a University of Cincinnati police officer for a missing front license plate. He was asked for his driver's license, and DuBose allegedly declined to step out of the car. The officer fired one gunshot as DuBose put the key into his car's ignition and began to drive away, hitting DuBose once in the head.[10] On July 29, Officer Ray Tensing was charged with murder.[11]
2015-07-19Wheat, David (22) Colorado (Fort Collins)Wheat was causing a disturbance and made suicidal threats at an apartment complex near Colorado State University at 4 am, prompting police calls. Wheat then stabbed and injured a woman in the arm. As officers approached him, Wheat allegedly advanced towards them with the knife and was shot.[12]
2015-07-18Gonzales, Antonio (29) Wisconsin (Wauwatosa)Gonzales was armed with a sword and was shot by police during a domestic incident at his house.[13]
2015-07-17 Davis, Albert (23) Florida (Orlando) At 1 am, at an apartment complex pool facility, Davis was shot during a struggle with an officer.[14]
2015-07-16Foster, Edward (35) Florida (Homestead) Police were called to the corner of a street in reports of a man armed with a gun. Police opened fire on Foster, who was allegedly armed with a handgun.[15]
2015-07-16Abdulazeez, Muhammad Youssef (24)Tennessee (Chattanooga)Abdulazeez was shot by police after having attacked a naval reserve center, resulting in the deaths of four members of the United States Marine Corps and one member of the United States Navy, and the wounding of another Marine, and a member of the Chattanooga Police Department.[16]
2015-07-13 Castaway, Paul (35)Colorado (Denver)Castaway was charging at two officers with a knife in his mobile home neighborhood. Officers shot him in the torso.[17]
2015-07-13Davis, Jason California (Los Angeles) Davis was carrying a knife outside a coffee shop in Venice, Los Angeles, and was shot by LAPD officers.[18]
2015-07-11 Ware, Anthony Dewayne (35) Alabama (Tuscaloosa) Anthony Dwayne Ware died after being pepper sprayed by Tuscaloosa police.[19]
2015-07-06 Esty-Lennon, Hagen (42)[20] New Hampshire (Bath) Esty-Lennon was in a car accident, and officers responded to the scene. As officers approached Esty-Lennon, he brandished a knife. He walked towards officers and at least one officer pulled out a Taser, and then a gun, and fired. Esty-Lennon was hit six times, from about 10 to 15 feet away. The shooting was ruled justified by the county's attorney general's office.[21]
2015-07-05 Van De Putte, Neil (25) Forked River, NJ Neil was crossing Lacey Rd and as he was crossing the light changed. He and his friend had looked both ways and decided to proceed. There was a car in the distance but there was plenty of time to cross. His friend looked again and saw that the car was on top of them. His friend was walking a few steps behind Neil and he screamed at Neil to warn him and jumped back a few steps himself. He was barely missed. Neil was further in the road and had no where to go. The car that struck him was a police car, it was traveling 80+mph (black box) in a 45 mph zone, with no lights or sirens on. A car traveling at 80 mph, covers 117 feet per second. Neil was thrown 240 feet. The incident is currently under investigation. Neil's family and friends are waiting to hear the decision from the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office. The police report of the incident is clearly biased and leaves out crucial information (the speed the police officer was driving for one). [22]
2015-07-05 Deming, John (19) California (Pleasanton) Deming broke into a car shop and was vandalizing cars and equipment and screaming. Officers arrived on the scene and fired less lethal weapons to restrain Deming. According to Pleasanton officers, Deming charged at an officer and assaulted him with his fists. One officer fired three shots at Deming.[23]
2015-07-03Nguyen, Ton (60) California (San Diego) Nguyen was acting erratically and assaulted a man in an apartment complex in Black Mountain Ranch. As officers arrived, Nguyen was armed with a kitchen knife and charged at officers. One officer fired one shot to Nguyen's torso.[24]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "LSD played role in Boulder student’s deadly confrontation with police – FOX31 Denver". FOX31 Denver. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "An unarmed white teen was shot dead by police: where is the outrage?". Washington Post.
  3. ↑ McGill, Kevin. "New Orleans Police: Suspect Shot by Officer Dies". abcnews.go.com. ABC. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Gunman who opens fire in Studio City dies at the scene". www.latimes.com. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  5. ↑ Walsh, Paul. "Man killed by police at Arby's in Plymouth was shot in head, authorities say". www.startribune.com. Star Tribune. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Coroner identifies man killed in officer-involved shooting in Horry County". www.carolinalive.com. WPDE. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Police ID officer wounded in shootout with murder suspect in Northeast Philadelphia". 6abc Philadelphia. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  8. ↑ "POLICE ID OFFICER WOUNDED IN SHOOTOUT WITH MURDER SUSPECT IN NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA". www.6abc.com. ABC 6. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Man shot by deputy wielding stick". northwestgeorgianews.com. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  10. ↑ Ralph Ellis, Don Melvin and David Shortell, CNN (21 July 2015). "Investigation finished in shooting death of Samuel Dubose - CNN.com". CNN. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  11. ↑ Dana Ford, CNN (29 July 2015). "University cop indicted in traffic stop shooting - CNN.com". CNN. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  12. ↑ "Fort Collins officer-involved shooting leaves one dead". Coloradoan. 18 July 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  13. ↑ "Man shot, killed by Wauwatosa police was brandishing sword". jsonline.com. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  14. ↑ "Police identify officer involved in fatal early-morning shooting". WESH. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  15. ↑ "Family Outraged Over Homestead Officer-Involved Shooting". NBC 6 South Florida. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  16. ↑ "Tennessee gunman had unremarkable past; his 5th victim dies". MSN. July 18, 2015. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Medical examiner identifies man shot, killed by Denver police officer". denverpost.com. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  18. ↑ "Police Shoot Man Carrying Knife in Venice Outside Coffee Shop: LAPD, Witness". KTLA. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  19. ↑ McHugh, Jess (July 11, 2015). "Alabama Man Anthony Dewayne Ware Dies In Custody After Being Pepper-Sprayed By Police". ibtimes.com. International Business Times. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  20. ↑ "Dashboard video shows fatal shooting of man who ran at police". wcvb.com. September 25, 2015. Retrieved February 29, 2016. The videos, released by the New Hampshire Attorney General's Office, show Hagan Esty-Lennon, 42, of Canterbury, […]
  21. ↑ "Police shooting of man in Bath ruled justified". WMUR.
  22. ↑ http://www.nj.com/ocean/index.ssf/Napoliello, Alex (Sep 25, 2015). "'Not unreasonable' to believe cop was speeding before fatal crash, police say". NJ.com. Retrieved Oct 19, 2015.
  23. ↑ "Pleasanton: Warrant after deadly officer-involved shooting sought drugs at San Jose man's home". mercurynews.com. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  24. ↑ "Man with Knife Shot, Killed by San Diego Police Officer Identified". NBC 7 San Diego. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
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