List of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States, August 2021

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This is a list of people reported killed by non-military law enforcement officers in the United States in August 2021, 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, if known, are noted in the description. The table below lists 16 people.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.


August 2021[edit]

Date Name (age) of deceased Race Location Description
2021-08-31 George Watson (34) Black Washington, D.C. Police attended Watson's apartment following a 911 call for a man on his balcony with a rifle. When Watson answered his apartment door, he repeatedly said to police, "Where that bitch in pink at?", before returning inside. When Watson emerged a second time holding what appeared to be a gun, he was shot dead. The gun was later identified as a pellet gun.[1]
2021-08-29 Imran Ali Rasheed (32) Middle Eastern Plano, Texas After shooting and killing a Lyft driver in Garland, Rasheed stole her car and drove to Plano Police headquarters, where he shot at people inside. Two Plano officers heard the gunshots and fired back, killing Rasheed.[2]
2021-08-29 Johnny Lee Perry II (31) Black Missoula County, Montana Sheriff's deputies responded to reports of a man with a machete on a bridge. After non-lethal foam bullets failed to work, a deputy shot Perry in the back with a rifle.[3]
2021-08-27 Fanta Bility (8) Black Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania After a high school football game, a person was wounded in a drive-by shooting, and three officers fired back. District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer says there is a "high probability" that the shots fired by the officers accidentally struck four civilians, including Fanta Bility.[4] In November 2021 two teenagers were charged with murder for exchanging gunfire, resulting in police opening fire and killing Bility and wounding three others.[5] In January 2022, charges against the teenagers were dropped and a grand jury recommended that charges against three police officers be filed. Each officer was charged with ten counts of reckless endangerment and one count of manslaughter and involuntary manslaughter.[6]
2021-08-26 Earl Lawhorn (33) Black Milwaukee, Wisconsin Lawhorn was fatally shot by Milwaukee Police officers after refusing to drop a gun during a foot pursuit.[7]
2021-08-25 Robert Anderson (38) Black Crescent City, California Distraught over a dispute with his spouse, police found Anderson walking in the road with a knife, and shot him dead after he advanced on them. "He was just at my house," said his friend, "and then I had to go over to the morgue and see him in a plastic bag."[8]
2021-08-25 An'Twan Gilmore (27) Black Washington, D.C. Police were called after a man was reported unconscious in his car at a stoplight. After noticing the man, An'Twan Gilmore, had a gun in his waistband, officers called for backup and a ballistic shield. According to body cam footage, police woke Gilmore up, and his car began to move. Gilmore stopped the car after being asked to. The footage then shows police shoot at Gilmore when the car began to move again.[9] In 2023 the officer who shot Gilmore was charged with second-degree murder.[10]
2021-08-25 Jonathan Daniel Mansilla (33) Unknown Rutland, Vermont A corporal attempted to arrest Mansilla after a chase ended in a McDonald's bathroom. The corporal says he shot Mansilla after seeing him hold an object "he perceived to be an unknown weapon". Mansilla was holding a cellphone.[11]
2021-08-22 Tyran C. Lamb (31) Black Milwaukee, Wisconsin Lamb was shot and killed by police at 27th and Becher after a shootout with the Greenfield Police Department in which he wounded a 36-year-old police officer shortly before collapsing on a lawn and dying.[12]
2021-08-21 Juan Luis Olvera-Preciado (59) Unknown Guadalupe, California After a group of officers recognized a man with an arrest warrant at an intersection, they opened fire, accidentally shooting and killing a civilian, Juan Luis Olvera-Preciado.[13]
2021-08-17 Alex Domina (19) Unknown Loveland, Colorado Police were called by Domina's family during a mental health crisis. According to body cam footage, an officer shot Domina several times after he walked towards the officer with a knife. Domina was hospitalized and died on September 7.[14]
2021-08-16 Brodrick Shelton (42) Unknown Milwaukee, Wisconsin Shelton was shot by police near a gas station. Police and witnesses say Shelton had a gun and fired at police.[15]
2021-08-14 Kyle Anthony Goidosik (35) White Climax, Michigan Authorities say Goidosik shot and killed a Kalamazoo County sheriff’s deputy before dying in an exchange of gunfire with other deputies.[16]
2021-08-13 Mauricio Luna (27) Unknown Knoxville, Tennessee While responding to a burglary call an officer's cruiser struck Luna's vehicle driving 90 miles per hour. Luna and his dog Ceci both died. In 2022 the officer involved resigned from the Knoxville Police Department.[17]
2021-08-05 Unknown Unknown Seattle, Washington Seattle police shot and killed a 22-year-old man after he allegedly fired shots at officers in a White Center neighborhood Thursday evening.

The incident happened just before 6 p.m. near the intersection of 21st Ave. Southwest and Southwest 100th St., near North Shorewood Park. Nollette said officers used a loudspeaker to tell the suspect to come out of the house so they could take him into custody. When the suspect came out, he allegedly fired a gun at officers. Three officers returned fire, hitting and killing the suspect, Nollette said in a press conference Thursday evening. Seattle police and SWAT officers were at a home serving a warrant for a suspect they believed was involved in a homicide case that happened earlier this year, according to Seattle Police Assistant Chief Deanna Nollette.[18][19]

2021-08-03 Antonio King (22) Black Nashville, Tennessee In the Antioch neighborhood, King entered a SmileDirectClub production facility and opened fire, non-fatally shooting a manager and two security guards. King was then shot and killed by responding police officers.[20]

See also[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Lists of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States § See also.[edit]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ Nguyen, Lynnanne; Sentendrey, David; Norris, Mark (2021-08-30). "Plano police headquarters shooter potentially inspired by terrorists, feds say". Fox 4. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
  3. ^ Smith, Ben Allan (2022-04-28). "UPDATED: Missoula County sheriff's deputy cleared in lethal shooting of Black man". Missoulian. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  4. ^ "'High probability' that police gunfire killed 8-year-old girl at Pennsylvania football game, DA says". ABC 11. 2021-09-02. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
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  6. ^ Lauer, Claudia (January 18, 2022). "Police Charged in Killing of 8-Year-Old Girl Initially Blamed on Teenagers". Time. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  7. ^ Lumpkin, Taylor (August 27, 2021). "Earl D. Lawhorn: Man fatally shot by Milwaukee police officers identified; family speaks out". TMJ 4 Milwaukee.
  8. ^ Keranen, Knox (August 26, 2021). "Man killed in officer-involved shooting". Del Norte Triplicate.
  9. ^ Gathright, Jenny; Bonessi, Dominique Maria (August 25, 2021). "DC Police Release Footage Of Antwan Gilmore Shooting". DCist. Archived from the original on August 27, 2021. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  10. ^ Cremen, Alanea (March 7, 2023). "MPD sergeant charged with second-degree murder". WUSA CBS 9. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
  11. ^ Cole, Brendan (September 10, 2021). "Man Shot Dead in McDonald's by Police Was Unarmed, Holding a Cellphone". Newsweek. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  12. ^ Hughes, Elliot; Carson, Sophie; Dohr, Bob (August 23, 2021). "What we know about Sunday's fatal police shooting on Milwaukee's south side". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
  13. ^ "Police officer shoots at suspect, accidentally kills a civilian in Santa Barbara County: Authorities". KTLA. 2021-08-23. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  14. ^ Estabrook, Rachel (September 8, 2021). "19-Year-Old Man Dies After Being Shot By Loveland Police While In Mental Health Crisis". Colorado Public Radio.
  15. ^ Bohr, Nick (August 17, 2021). "Witness says man killed by police wouldn't drop gun". WISN.
  16. ^ "Man dead after shooting deputy struggled with mental health". WOODTV.com. 2021-08-17. Retrieved 2021-09-29.
  17. ^ Whetstone, Tyler (2022-06-08). "Knoxville cop who was driving 90 mph without lights or siren when he killed driver has quit". Knox News. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
  18. ^ "Man shot and killed by Seattle police after allegedly firing shots at officers in White Center". 2021-08-05. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
  19. ^ "SPD Officers Fatally Shoot Homicide Suspect While Preparing to Serve Warrant in White Center". 2021-08-05.
  20. ^ Lemos, Gregory; Hanna, Jason; Murphy, Paul P. (2021-08-03). "Gunman shot 3 workers at SmileDirectClub in Antioch, Tennessee, before officers killed him, police say". CNN. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
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