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

This is a list of people reported killed by non-military law enforcement officers in the United States in June 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 24 individuals. (This number should update automatically when changes are saved.)

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June 2015

Date Name (Age) of DeceasedState (City)Description
2015-06-26Matt, Richard (49)New York (Malone)Matt, a convicted killer, had escaped from the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, New York, on June 6, 2015. Convicted killer David Sweat escaped with him at the same time. For several weeks, Matt and Sweat led authorities on a manhunt that gained national attention. Matt was eventually discovered about 40 miles from Dannemora, and was shot and killed by a tactical team from U.S. Customs and Border Protection.[1]
2015-06-19Santos LaboyMassachusetts (Boston)Santos Laboy was fatally shot by state troopers on Storrow Drive after Laboy brandished a knife at police officers. Police spotted Laboy who had outstanding warrants. Laboy then fled when police approached.[2]
2015-06-18Tcherniak, Oleg (58) New York (New York) In the Brighton Beach neighborhood, a man tried to wrestle a woman, who he had a dispute with earlier at a store, at the Ocean Parkway subway platform. A 24-year-old NYPD officer, with two years of experience, arrived on the scene and was slashed and injured in the neck by the suspect after be pulled out an 11-inch hunting knife. The officer then fired two shots in the suspect's torso, killing him. The woman suffered minor injuries and the officer suffered non-life threatening injuries with stitches to the wounds.[3]
2015-06-15Jackson, Kris (22)South Lake Tahoe, CAA single bullet fired by a South Lake Tahoe police officer in the early morning hours of June 15 killed Kris Jackson, 22, of Sacramento. Jackson was trying to flee out of a window at the Tahoe Hacienda Inn when fired upon. No weapon was found.[4]
2015-06-13Boulware, James (35)Texas (Hutchins)Boulware opened fire on the Dallas Police Department headquarters and placed explosives around the building. He escaped in his armored van, but was stopped by police in a parking lot in Hutchins. After a standoff, Boulware was shot by a police sniper.[5]
2015-06-11Peralta-lantigua, Raymond (19)New York (Bronx)Peralta-lantigua was "going crazy" damaging things around his mother's apartment. She locked herself in her bedroom and dialed 9-1-1, reporting that he had a knife. He threw a rock at the first police car to respond and rushed a second officer with the knife, before being fatally shot by police.[6]
2015-06-11Phillips, Raymond K. (86)Tennessee (Columbia)Police were called about a man who had left home with his car and weapons threatening suicide. Police pulled him over and say he exited his car pointing guns at officers, who fatally shot him.[7][8]
2015-06-10Hampton, Isiah (19)New York (Bronx)Officers responding to a domestic violence call found a 19-year-old woman shot in the arm. They say the armed suspect pointed a gun at officers, who fired back, fatally striking him in the chest.[9][10]
2015-06-09Bolinger, Ryan Keith (28)Iowa (Des Moines)Bolinger pulled up beside a patrol car that was pulled over for an unrelated traffic stop. He was close enough that he blocked the cruiser's driver side door. Bolinger got out of his own car and danced around before getting back in and driving away. Officer Vanessa Miller was not amused and pursued him, along with another cruiser. When Bolinger was forced to stop his car, he got out and started walking "with a purpose" toward Miller's cruiser. Miller fatally shot him through her own rolled-up driver's side window. Bolinger was unarmed and it's not clear what "purpose" is alleged.[11]
2015-06-09Howard, Randy (65)Tennessee (Lynchburg)Bail enforcement officer Jackie Shell, who is also a former police officer, attempted to take country singer Howard into custody for outstanding warrants. Howard opened fire on Shell, wounding him. Shell returned fire, killing Howard.[12][13]
2015-06-09Hicks, QuanDavier (22)Ohio (Cincinnati)Officers went to the man's home on a complaint. He came to the front door and officers engaged in a brief struggle with him. Police said he reached for a rifle, at which point they fatally shot him.[14][15]
2015-06-09Linhart, Jeremy J. (30)Ohio (Findlay)Findlay was a passenger during a traffic stop in which he and the driver were ordered to get out of the car, and both complied. Findlay attempted to get back into the car and was shot in a scuffle with the officer. Police say they found a gun in the car.[16]
2015-06-07Marshall, Gene (53)Washington (Woodland)Marshall's wife called 911 to report that Marshall was armed and suicidal. Officer Terry Casey arrived and when Marshall approached Casey with a handgun, Casey shot Marshall dead.[17]
2015-06-06Fernandez, Alejandro Campos (45) California (Watsonville)Officers had set up surveillance of Fernandez, hoping to apprehend him away from the home as they expected he would have firearms in the him. Fernandez ran away and ignored officers' orders to stop. After running along a trail, he kneeled and shot at an officer, who was struck in the upper torso, blocked by a bulletproof vest. A second officer joined in fatally shooting Fernandez. The hit officer was treated at a hospital and released.[18]
2015-06-06Smillie, James (53) Florida (North Port)Sgt. Mike Laden shot Smillie when Smillie allegedly reached for an unidentified weapon during a negotiation stand-off. The two had previously been talking on a cell phone connection after response to a domestic dispute. Smillie had previously complied with police orders to put down a rifle.[19]
2015-06-06Hogg, Demouria (30) California (Oakland)Officers spotted a man sleeping in a stolen car. He woke up in response to bullhorns and bean bag rounds and a metal pipe smashing the passenger side glass, but would not get out. There was a loaded gun on the passenger seat, though it's not clear if he used it at all. He was also shocked with a taser and fatally shot with a gun.[20][21]
2015-06-05Cathers, Christie L. (45)West Virginia (Morgantown) Deputies responded to a call about a person with a knife. Cathers allegedly tried to run over a deputy and fled the scene. Deputies pursued and Cathers struck a deputy's cruiser. A deputy then shot Cathers dead.[22]
2015-06-04Ellerbe, Andrew (33)Pennsylvania (Philadelphia) An off-duty detective was waiting for food at a pizzeria when Ellerbe and an accomplice attempted to rob him of $20, putting a gun to his head and forcing him to the ground. When they turned around to the owner and employee at a counter, the officer identified himself and pulled out a gun. The suspect fired two blanks at the officer, who then fatally shot Ellerbe. The accomplice fled.[23]
2015-06-03Byrd, Sherman (24)Pennsylvania (Chester) A woman reported that she was robbed of her cellphone and cash at gunpoint. Deputies heard a radio alert and spotted an armed man matching the description on a bicycle. Officers pursued and a patrol car hit the suspect, killing him.[24]
2015-06-03Garza, Lorenzo Jr. (46)California (Delano) Officers responded to reports of criminal threats and a drive-by shooting. Officers began to pursue a specifically identified suspect, who took off in a vehicle, firing at officers during the pursuit. Officers fired back, killing Garza. No officers were injured; 11 fired their weapons.[25]
2015-06-03Neal, Ronald (56)New Jersey (Byram Township) Byram police received a call at 3:38 PM saying that a man had barricaded himself in his home and that he was armed. SWAT teams dispatched to the location. Neal, who lived in the home with his wife, was killed by a Byron police officer.[26]
2015-06-02Rahim, Usaama (26)Massachusetts (Boston) Rahim was under 24-hour surveillance by the FBI for death threats against police.[27] At 7 am, according to authorities, officers encountered Rahim in a CVS parking lot in the Roslindale neighborhood and attempted to question him over the alleged threats. Police allege that Rahim pulled out a military-style knife and brandished it at the officers, the officers demanded Rahim drop the knife, and then discharged their firearms. Surveillance video is not sufficient to confirm or deny this.[28] Rahim died later that day in a hospital.[29]
2015-06-01 Ladd, Joseph M. (23) New York (Greece) Police were looking for a missing and possibly suicidal person, and found him in a mall parking lot. Officer Eric Hughes identified himself to the man and an altercation began. At some point, Hughes felt threatened and fatally shot the man.[30][31]
2015-06-01Dajani, Kamal (26)Texas (Azle)Dajani, a stabbing suspect, was shot at least once by a Tarrant County sheriff's deputies when he was reportedly stabbing a woman and refused to drop the knife inside his family's home.[32]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Parker, Ryan; Serrano, Richard A. (26 June 2015). "New York prison escapee Richard Matt killed; David Sweat still at large". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  2. ↑ Andersen, Travis (19 June 2015). "After chase and confrontation, police fatally shoot man". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  3. ↑ Man shot dead after attacking NYPD officer, NBC New York
  4. ↑ "Man killed by SLT officer didn’t have weapon". Lake Tahoe News. June 16, 2015.
  5. ↑ Hanna, Jason; Sutton, Joe. "Dallas police HQ shooting: Suspect James Boulware killed during standoff". cnn.com. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "Dominican national assaulted mother, charged at Hackensack police officer with knife before shooting". Cliffview Pilot. 11 June 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  7. ↑ "86-year-old killed by police in Columbia". ABC. 11 June 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  8. ↑ Bennett, James (June 12, 2015). "Police identify man shot by officers after traffic stop". columbiadailyherald.com.
  9. ↑ "Armed suspect shot, killed by police in Bronx". MyFoxNY. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  10. ↑ Paddock, Barry; Tracy, Thomas (June 10, 2015). "NYPD officers fatally gun down Bronx man after he shot his girlfriend: officials". nydailynews.com.
  11. ↑ "Police Killed An Unarmed White Man In Iowa And His Community Didn't Seem To Notice". Huffington Post. 11 June 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  12. ↑ "Country Singer Killed by Bounty Hunter, Police Say". abcnews.go.com. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Randy Howard, country singer, dies a country song death". The Washington Post. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  14. ↑ "Northside officer-involved shooting: Suspect killed after struggle with police, Blackwell says". WCPO. 9 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  15. ↑ Horn, Dan; Brennan, Patrick. "Chief: Northside man shot by police pointed rifle at officers". cincinnati.com. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  16. ↑ "UPDATE: Findlay man killed by police during traffic stop". The Courier. 9 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  17. ↑ Gillespie, Emily (June 8, 2015). "Man shot, killed by Woodland police identified". The Colombian. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  18. ↑ Schena, Susan C. (8 June 2015). "Police Identify Suspect Shot, Killed Saturday By Watsonville Officers". Patch. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  19. ↑ Petramala, Jonathan (7 June 2015). "North Port man killed by police near his home". 10 News. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  20. ↑ Oakland police fatally shoot suspect near Lake Merritt, San Francisco Chronicle
  21. ↑ "Family of Man Shot, Killed By Oakland Police Questions Use of Force". NBC. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  22. ↑ Beck, Erin (8 June 2015). "Name of Morgantown woman killed by police released". WV Gazette. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  23. ↑ "Police ID suspect killed after allegedly attempting to rob off-duty officer". WPVI-TV. June 5, 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  24. ↑ "Fleeing suspect struck, killed by police cruiser in Chester". WPVI-TV. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  25. ↑ "Coroner releases name of man killed by police gunfire". Bakersfield Now. Jun 4, 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  26. ↑ Armed Byram man fatally shot by police, New Jersey Herald, June 3, 2015.
  27. ↑ Galietta, Joseph. "FBI Special Investigator" (PDF). Turner News Network. FBI. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  28. ↑ Enwemeka, Zeninjor (8 June 2015). "Video Showing Shooting Of Usaamah Rahim Released". WBUR. WBUR. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  29. ↑ Boston terror suspect shot by cop made threats against police, source says, Yahoo News, June 2, 2015.
  30. ↑ Fuss, Breanna (1 June 2015). "Man Shot and Killed Following Altercation With Officer in Mall at Greece Ridge Parking Lot". Time Warner Cable News. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  31. ↑ "Greece Police: Officer Was Locked in Altercation With Man, Dragged By Car Through Parking Lot". twcnews.com. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  32. ↑ Tarrant County sheriff's deputy shoots Azle man who stabbed three relatives, Dallas News
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