List of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States, September 2014

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.

This is a list of people killed by non-military law enforcement officers in September 2014, 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 either wrongdoing or justification on the part of the person killed or the officer involved. Killings are arranged by date of incident which 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.

September 2014

Date	Last Name, First Name (Age)	State (City)	Description
2014-09-11	Nicholas, James (48)	Texas (Houston)	Harris County Sheriff's Office said 48-year-old James Earl Nicholas was killed after officers with a fugitive task force tracked him to an apartment complex. Authorities say he fired on the officers as they moved to arrest him.
2014-08-11	Schroff, Benjamin (37)	Utah (St. George)	Schroff was shot and killed by St. George Police officers after a hostages were taken during a bank robbery, car and foot chase. Schroff's family released a poignant apology to the community the next day.
2014-09-10	Darrien Nathaniel Hunt (22)	Utah (Saratoga Springs)	A 22-year-old Saratoga Springs man was allegedly armed with a samurai sword when fatally shot during a confrontation with officers.
2014-08-09	Miller, Robert (34)	Pennsylvania (Radnor)	Radnor Police Officer Robert “John” Miller died of a single self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was inside of his personal vehicle, parked in the employee parking lot, when he killed himself.
2014-09-09	Brown, Shawn (20)	New Jersey (Atlantic City)	Upon arrival, police encountered Shawn Brown. No other details at this time
2014-09-09	Roskelley, Christopher (38)	Utah (Ogden)	One person is dead after an officer-involved shooting occurred in Ogden Tuesday afternoon, according to Ogden police.
2014-09-08	Caraway, Tyler (24)	Texas (Austin)	A suspect in a bank robbery investigation was shot and killed by police officers Monday night.
2014-09-08	LeBlanc, Christopher (40)	Louisiana (Pineville)	Police said LeBlanc allegedly charged at the officers, with the weapon in hand, and one of the officers drew his gun and fired multiple times.
2014-09-07	Carberry, Thomas (50)	Florida (Wilton Manors)	Police said they were forced to shoot Carberry (to stop him from committing suicide), but it's unclear how many times.
2014-09-05	Howell, Steven (23)	Tennessee (Dayton)	Authorities say a Rhea County sheriff’s deputy has fatally shot a man in the emergency room of the local hospital.
2014-09-03	Bowman, James (42)	Nevada (Reno)	A multi-agency law enforcement team was conducting surveillance on a wanted subject who was possibly armed. During the operation, 42-year-old James Luke Bowman presented a weapon at the officers, and shots were fired.
2014-09-03	Cifuentes, Karen (19)	Oklahoma (Oklahoma City)	Karen Cifuentes, 19, died after being shot about 6:15 p.m. near Melrose Lane and Rockwell Avenue, after allegedly trying to hit a sergeant with her car, according to police.
2014-09-03	Henry Jr, Ronald (58)	Arizona (Tucson)	TPD says they received two 911 calls referencing a suicidal subject at the home. When officers arrived, they found the subject in the front yard armed with a handgun. Police say Henry then pointed the gun at officers. That's when police fired.
2014-09-02	Brown, Kendrick (35)	Ohio (Cleveland)	Officers were dispatched to respond for a male who was shooting at another male. A Cleveland Police sergeant was the first to arrive and encountered a suspect who pointed a handgun at the sergeant. The sergeant ordered the suspect to drop the weapon, which he did not. At this time, the sergeant fired three times, hitting the suspect.
2014-09-02	Aceves, Richard Ray (55)	Arizona (Phoenix)	Several residents reported hearing gunshots and when two officers arrived about 10:15 p.m., they said they heard a loud boom and approached a home where they believed it came from. As they approached the house, someone at a house across the street started firing. Two officers positioned on the top of a house across the street fired and struck the suspect several times.
2014-09-02	Kelley, Mark (45)	Oklahoma (Tulsa)	Clarence Kelley called police when his brother stabbed himself in the neck with an 8-inch knife just before 4 a.m. after being involved in an argument with his wife. Tulsa police officers instructed Kelley to drop the knife after becoming concerned he would approach nearby businesses or pedestrians in the area. He was shot multiple times when he approached officers while still carrying the knife. Kelley was transported to St. John Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. Investigators have not determined whether Kelley died of gunshot wounds or the self-inflicted stab wounds.
2014-09-01	Castillo, Jr, Jesse (45)	Oklahoma (Henryetta)	The Oklahoma Bureau of Investigation says a red Dodge pickup truck was traveling the wrong way on I-40 west of Henryetta, Oklahoma when Creek Nation Lighthorse and Henryetta police tried repeatedly to get the man to stop his truck. According to KJRH, officials say a Light Horse officer eventually fired his weapon, hitting the driver and sending the truck into a ditch.