List of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States, February 2022

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This is a list of people reported killed by non-military law enforcement officers in the United States in February 2022, 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 18 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.


February 2022[edit]

Date Name (age) of deceased Race City/state Description
2022-02-25 Unknown Unknown Detroit, Michigan Police shot a man suspected of armed home invasion while he fled from a vehicle with a firearm after crashed into a taxi, with the accident killing a passenger.[1]
2022-02-24 Steven Wohlwend (31) Unknown Tacoma, Washington Police responded to reports of a person with a gun in a Marriott Hotel. Upon arrival, police reportedly determined they had probable cause to arrest Wohlwend for armed robbery. Police eventually found Wohlwend and claimed he refused to show officers his hands. Police then shot and killed him. A gun was recovered from the scene.[2]
2022-02-22 Tracy Gaeta (54) Black Stockton, California A canine officer pursued Gaeta after she was suspected of hitting a police vehicle at a red light. When the pursuit ended at a dead-end Gaeta drove backwards into the officer's vehicle, and the officer fired eighteen times. When Gaeta pulled forward and reversed away from the officer, the officer fired more than a dozen times.[3]
2022-02-22 Richard Ward (32) White Pueblo West, Colorado Police were called to a middle school where Ward and his mother were picking his younger brother up after Ward was reported trying to enter a vehicle, which he mistook as his own. When questioned by a deputy, Ward said that he might have had a pocketknife in his pocket. After Ward took a pill for anxiety, a struggle broke out between him and a deputy, who police say believed Ward was reaching for a weapon. The two struggled, the deputy yelled "gun," and the deputy shot Ward three times. Ward was not armed.[4]
2022-02-19 Donnell Rochester (18) Black Baltimore, Maryland Rochester was wanted on a warrant for carjacking. When police tried to stop his vehicle he fled, and was later found parked. Police approached and Rochester ran from his vehicle, and then returned and tried to drive away as police surrounded his vehicle and ordered him out. Rochester was shot dead when he accelerated forwards.[5] Police stated on a search and seizure warrant that Rochester struck an officer with his car, but bodycam footage showed the officer in question tell another officer he didn't think the vehicle hit him.[6]
2022-02-19 Daniel Knight (39) Unknown Winter Park, Florida Police responded to reports of an assault at a wedding and encountered Knight, the bride's uncle. Knight, who police say was not armed, got into a fight with a responding officer before a second officer shot him.[7]
2022-02-19 Mizael Corrales (31) Unknown San Diego, California Deputies responded to a stolen SUV at a strip mall. Police say Corrales attempted to drive away and hit two deputies, and another deputy shot and killed him.[8]
2022-02-16 Daniel Vallee (34) Unknown Marrero, Louisiana Two sheriff's deputies responded to a noise complaint at a known crack house and encountered Vallee, a homeless man, sleeping in an SUV. After 12 minutes police say deputies shot Vallee after he honked the horn of the SUV. Vallee was unarmed at the time. The two deputies involved were later fired and charged with manslaughter.[9]
2022-02-14 Ronald Gene Ingram (60) White Miami-Dade County, Florida Several correctional officers beat Ingram, serving a life-sentence for murder, in a cell before he was transferred to another correctional institution. When the transport van stopped in Ocala, Ingram was found dead. Four of the officers involved were later charged with murder.[10][11]
2022-02-13 Brandon Combs (29) White Concord, North Carolina An officer shot Combs after he got into the officer's patrol vehicle. Police initially stated the officer shot Combs after a physical altercation, but body camera footage showed the officer shot Combs after he got into the vehicle, which was not moving. Combs was unarmed during the shooting.[12]
2022-02-12 James Huber (38) White Buffalo, New York A state trooper shot and killed Huber after an earlier police chase. Bodycam footage shows the trooper shoot Huber moments after he drives his car in reverse. The car then flipped over the side of a nearby ramp.[13]
2022-02-12 Ahmed Taqi (27) Unknown Dearborn, Michigan Taqi, who may have been experiencing a mental health crisis, was shot after allegedly lighting a mosque on fire and shooting at responding officers.[1]
2022-02-10 Aian Thomas Tracy (32) Unknown Ellis Township, Michigan When Michigan State Police responded to a domestic violence call, Tracy attacked police with a hatchet, injuring an officer, and was shot by police.[1]
2022-02-09 Jose De Jesus Montoya Villa (31) Unknown Centennial, Colorado Montoya Villa was suspected in a shooting at an Aurora church that killed his ex-girlfriend. Police say that as they were searching for Montoya Villa, he shot a man in a parking lot, carjacked two vehicles, got into a hit-and-run, robbed a liquor store and led police on a chase before being shot by police.[14]
2022-02-06 Robert Junior Langley (46) Black Georgetown County, South Carolina A Hemingway officer attempted to pull over Langley after he allegedly ran a stop sign. According to police, after Langley crashed into a ditch he attempted to exit his vehicle when the officer shot him in the chest. The officer was later charged with voluntary manslaughter. Police say the officer did not have authority to arrest Langley outside Williamsburg County, where Hemingway is located.[15]
2022-02-04 Isaiah Perez (16) Hispanic Tulsa, Oklahoma Shortly before midnight police officers confronted a masked individual suspected of armed robbery. When the individual reached for a firearm at his waistband he was fatally shot. The individual was later identified to be 16-year-old Isaiah Perez.[16]
2022-02-02 Amir Locke (22) Black Minneapolis, Minnesota An officer with the Minneapolis Police Department fatally shot Locke during a search warrant at an apartment in downtown Minneapolis. Bodycam footage shows Locke was sleeping on a couch until an officer woke him up, upon which Locke rose wrapped in blankets and holding a gun. Locke was not the target of the warrant.[17][18]
2022-02-01 Devin Morris (31) Unknown Albuquerque, New Mexico Police responding to reports of a stolen vehicle pursued Morris to a hotel. Police say Morris had a gun and was shot after police tried to use a taser.[19][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. ^ "Tacoma police shoot and kill armed robbery suspect". Fox 13 Seattle. February 25, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
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  4. ^ "Family of unarmed man shot and killed by deputy as students walked past outside school sues sheriff's office". CBS News. February 22, 2023. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  5. ^ Dickstein, Ryan (February 25, 2022). "Video shows BPD officer fatally shooting wanted driver trying to flee". WMAR.
  6. ^ Jackson, Phillip (April 20, 2022). "Baltimore Police Give Conflicting Accounts After Killing Donnell Rochester". Huffington Post. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  7. ^ "Winter Park police: Guest shot dead by officer at wedding was shoving people, grabbed woman by neck". 2022-02-21.
  8. ^ Gregorio-Nieto, Brenda (2022-02-24). "Man Suspected of Driving Stolen Car Shot, Killed by Officer in Otay Mesa ID'd". NBC 7 San Diego.
  9. ^ Calder, Chad; Wilkinson, Missy (2022-02-21). "JPSO arrests two deputies involved in shooting of man in vehicle last week". NOLA.com. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
  10. ^ Ovalle, Davis; Conarck, Ben (2022-05-19). "Officers charged with murder in beating death of inmate at troubled South Florida prison". Miami Herald. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
  11. ^ Stelloh, Tim (2022-04-29). "Fourth corrections officer in custody in beating death of Florida inmate". NBC News. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  12. ^ "Mom sues NC officer, city over son's fatal shooting". Associated Press. August 9, 2022. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
  13. ^ Young, Andy (2022-03-25). "State trooper's attorney critical of AG after body camera video of shooting released". Spectrum News 1. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  14. ^ Winter, Deena (2022-02-10). "Suspected Colorado church shooter killed by police following crime rampage". ABC News. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
  15. ^ Ortiz, Erik (2022-02-09). "Police officer charged in fatal shooting of S.C. man who allegedly ran a stop sign". NBC News. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
  16. ^ Factor, Jacob (2022-03-05). "Video released of Tulsa officers shooting 16-year-old armed robbery suspect; charges not expected, DA says". Tulsa World. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
  17. ^ Winter, Deena (2022-02-02). "Minneapolis police officer shoots and kills man in early morning raid". Minnesota Reformer. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
  18. ^ Jiminez, Omar; Sanchez, Ray; Parks, Brad; Nickeas, Peter (2022-02-04). "Body camera video shows Minneapolis officers shooting Black man during no-knock warrant. Attorneys say he wasn't the target". CNN. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
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  20. ^ Kaplan, Elise (2022-02-17). "APD: Man shot by police was running with a gun". Albuquerque Journal.
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