List of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States, May 2017
Appearance
This is a list of people reported killed by non-military law enforcement officers in the United States
in May 2017, 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 9 people.
May 2017
Date | Name (age) of deceased | State (city) | Description |
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2017-05-28 | Francis De La Cruz (35) | San Jose, California | Responding to a disturbance call at the Donner Lofts affordable housing complex, police were met by a mentally ill man who refused to open the door and instead set fire to the inside of the door. When police forced their way in and apprehended the other occupant, DeLaCruz advanced on the officers with an ax and was fatally shot.[1] |
2017-05-25 | Adam Trammell (22) | West Milwaukee, Wisconsin | A neighbor called the police when Trammell, who had a history of schizophrenia, caused a disturbance in their shared hallway. Police officers broke down Trammell’s door, tased him in the shower 15 times and gave him sedatives.[2] The medical examiner said that the use of sedatives and the Taser use were contributing factors in Trammell's death.[3] |
2017-05-12 | Wiggington, Douglas Almond (48) | Indiana (Greenfield) | Officers Sgt. Rodney Vawter and Officer Dillon Silver with the Greenfield Police Department responded to a 911 call for help for an intoxicated man lying in the grass they found Wiggington who was incoherent and unable to follow their orders. Wiggington can be heard on the audio recording struggling to answer Silver’s questions, slurring his words. He became combative when the officers tried to roll him on his stomach. The officers shot him twice with a Taser. The death certificate states the man died from “a discharge from a conducted electrical weapon. The Department cleared both officers of any wrong doing but the family will be seeking justice since a bystander called for help for Wiggington who was alive before the officers used the taser.[4] |
2017-05-08 | Anthony David Soderberg (29) | Los Angeles, California | A man who broke into a woman's home barricaded himself after she called the police. He armed himself with a gun that belonged to one of the residents. A LAPD SWAT team was dispatched to the home, which was surrounded by bushes and was located at the top of a hill. A helicopter was used to survey the home. At first, officers used a bullhorn to convince the suspect to surrender. After no response, tear gas was launched. The suspect then opened fire at the police, including the helicopter. Officers returned fire, killing him. It is believed that the fatal shot was fired by a sniper who was in the helicopter.[5][6] |
2017-05-06 | Jacob Peterson (15) | San Diego, California | A 15-year old male student at Torrey Pines High School called 911, requesting officers to perform a welfare check. Two officers arrived and spotted him in the front parking lot. As they were exiting their cruisers, he pulled out an air pistol and pointed it at the officers. Officers opened fire on him. First aid was rendered, and the boy was pronounced dead at the hospital. The police suspected that the boy intended to commit suicide-by-cop because of a note found on his body.[7][8] |
2017-05-03 | Malik Carey (18) | Grand Rapids, Michigan | According to Grand Rapids police, the 18-year-old victim was a probation violator and he has been shot and killed in an exchange of gunfire with officers after he allegedly refused to comply with officers' commands, produced a handgun and fired at the officers.[9] |
2017-05-03 | Nicholas Flusche (26) | San Francisco, California | Police officers encountered a stabbing in process and shot Flusche, who died at the scene.[10] |
2017-05-01 | James Edward Ray (41) | Detroit, Michigan | Police officers responded to a domestic violence call, when Ray shot one officer. Ray was shot multiple times when the officers returned fire. He died at the scene.[11] |
2017-05-01 | Peter Selis (49) | University City, San Diego | Police received report of a man shooting people by the swimming pool, upon arriving they saw the suspect still in the pool area and he appeared to be reloading. Three officers shot the suspect after he allegedly pointed the gun at them.[12] |
See also
- Death in custody § United States
- Henry A. Wallace Police Crime Public Database
- List of cases of police brutality
- List of countries with annual rates and counts for killings by law enforcement officers
- List of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty in the United States
- List of law enforcement officers convicted for an on-duty killing in the United States
- List of police reforms related to the George Floyd protests
- List of unarmed African Americans killed by law enforcement officers in the United States
- Lists of killings by law enforcement officers
- Police brutality in the United States
- Police misconduct § United States
- Police riot § United States
- Police use of deadly force in the United States
References
- ^ Green, Jason (2017-06-01). "San Jose: Man shot and killed by police officer ID'd". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved 2017-09-18.
- ^ Maqbool, Aleem (2018-10-04). "Don't shoot, I'm disabled". BBC News. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
- ^ Hill, Crystal (2018-04-27). "Cops Tased a mentally ill man 15 times in the shower. That's not what killed him, Milwaukee DA says". Miami Herald. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
East Valley Tribune, Aug. 2, 2010
was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Kate Mather (May 9, 2017). "Fatal police shooting in Sunland marks first time LAPD fires from helicopter". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
- ^ "LAPD shot from helicopter when it killed standoff suspect". San Jose Mercury News. May 11, 2017.
- ^ Julie Watson (May 8, 2017). "Teen killed by San Diego officers left suicide note". MSN. Associated Press. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
- ^ Karen Kucher; Lyndsay Winkley (June 28, 2017). "DA clears SDPD officers who shot, killed suicidal Torrey Pines teen". The San Diego Union-Tribune.
- ^ Hurwitz, Sarah (May 3, 2017). "GRPD: Suspect dies after officer-involved shooting". WOOD-TV.
- ^ "San Francisco police release video of fatal officer-involved shooting in Subway". KRON4. May 4, 2017.
- ^ "Suspect identified in Detroit police shooting". Detroit Free Press. May 1, 2017.
- ^ "White man shoots six people of colour in suspected hate crime". The Independent. May 1, 2017.