This is a list of people reported killed by non-military law enforcement officers in the United States in July 2024, 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 35 people.
July 2024
edit| Date | Name (age) of deceased | Race | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-13 | Thomas Matthew Crooks (20) | White [citation needed] | Butler, Pennsylvania | Secret Service agents shot and killed a person who attempted to assassinate former president Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. One spectator was killed and Trump was injured during the shooting.[1] |
| 2024-07-12 | Matthew Dylan Lucht (24) | Unknown | Muskogee, Oklahoma | Muskogee County deputies were called to Coco Bongos Gentlemen's Club after reports of an armed robbery. According to news sources, when deputies arrived at the establishment, they encountered Lucht. A shootout allegedly transpired between Lucht and the deputies, whice resulted in Lucht getting fatally shot.[2] |
| 2024-07-12 | unidentified male | Unknown | Midlothian, Texas | [3] |
| 2024-07-11 | Glenn Dawson (74) | Unknown | Loxley, Alabama | [4] |
| 2024-07-11 | unidentified male | Unknown | White County, Tennessee | [5] |
| 2024-07-11 | unidentified male (37) | Unknown | Bentonville, Arkansas | [6] |
| 2024-07-11 | Mark Hayden Jr. (37) | Unknown | Sulphur, Louisiana | [7] |
| 2024-07-10 | Carlos D. Atilano (26) | Unknown | Nashville, Tennessee | According to police, When Sgt. Trevor VonDohlen was driving his cruiser, a Toyota Camry veered into his lane of travel, causing a head-on crash. The Toyota driver, Atilano, died at the scene.[8] |
| 2024-07-10 | unidentified male | Unknown | Muskegon, Michigan | [9] |
| 2024-07-10 | Dae'von Roberts (25) | Black | Buffalo, New York | Roberts was pulled over for excessive speeding and tinted windows. After receiving an invalid license, the officer opened the driver side door, and at some point, Roberts accelerated his car, causing the officer to hang on the doorframe. Roberts attempted to kick the officer off the car, leading the officer to shoot him multiple times. Both the suspect and the officer fell out the car, and the vehicle continued to go westbound until it bumped into the curb. The 6-year-old passenger was uninjured.[10] |
| 2024-07-10 | unidentified person | Unknown | Overton, Nevada | A park ranger shot and killed a person at Valley of Fire State Park. Few details were immediately released.[11] |
| 2024-07-10 | unidentified male (37) | White | Caledonia, Wisconsin | A man was dressing in black lying on a path and was not moving. When the officers arrived, the man allegedly fired his weapon. Officers then shot and killed him.[12] |
| 2024-07-10 | unidentified male | Unknown | Chula Vista, California | Police responded to a traffic accident and found a man in a severely damaged Sedan. The man tried to drive away but he failed. At some point, the man flashed a gun and fired at least one shot at the officers, leading them to return fire, killing him.[13] |
| 2024-07-10 | unidentified person | Unknown | Bedford, Texas | [14] |
| 2024-07-10 | unidentified male | Unknown | Lafayette Parish, Louisiana | [15] |
| 2024-07-09 | Juan Antonio Hernandez (52) | Unknown | San Antonio, Texas | [16] |
| 2024-07-08 | unidentified male | Unknown | Elgin, Illinois | When an off-duty officer was driving through the area, he witnessed a robbery in progress. The officer shot and killed the man after he pulled out a gun.[17] |
| 2024-07-08 | unidentified male | Unknown | Easley, South Carolina | Police responded to a call about a man threatening physical harm to a manager at Tractor Supply Company. When they arrived, they confronted a man with a gas can and was threatening to pour gasoline on the caller's car. During the confrontation, one officer discharged his weapon, killing him.[18] |
| 2024-07-08 | Kirk Medak (67) | Unknown | Kasilof, Alaska | Medak was threatening to kill people with a sword. When the troopers arrived, he allegedly charged a harpoon at their vehicle twice and was shot. He was pronounced dead at the scene.[19] |
| 2024-07-06 | Sonya Massey (36) | Black | Springfield, Illinois | Massey called police to report a prowler outside her home. Deputies responded and shot and killed Massey. Few details were immediately released.[20] |
| 2024-07-06 | unidentified male | Unknown | La Jolla, California | [21] |
| 2024-07-05 | unidentified male | Unknown | Mandeville, Louisiana | [22] |
| 2024-07-05 | Nicholas Kemp (45) | Unknown | West Jordan, Utah | Officers arrived at a domestic violence call when they encountered Kemp who fired at the officers, causing them to shoot him. Kemp later died overnight at a hospital.[23] |
| 2024-07-04 | unidentified male | Unknown | Riverton, Utah | After stopping a suspect who reportedly hit and run in a parking lot, officers conducted a sobriety test. At some point, the suspect became noncompliant and shots were fired, the suspect was killed. Officials have not confirmed if the suspect has a gun or not. [24] |
| 2024-07-04 | Timothy Jefferson (34) | Unknown | Dallas, Texas | [25] |
| 2024-07-04 | unidentified male | Unknown | Hemet, California | After responding to a call about an intoxicated man who had a gun, officers encountered the suspect. A shootout occurred and the suspect was killed.[26] |
| 2024-07-04 | unidentified male (20) | Unknown | Queens, New York | Police responded after a woman who was stabbed in the back ran down the street to MTA Police to ask for help. When they arrived, they encountered the suspect holding his father with a knife to his throat. Officers then shot and killed him. A 8-year-old victim was found stabbed to death.[27] |
| 2024-07-04 | Samson Lucas Bariah Fussner (28) | White | Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming | National Park Rangers searched for Fussner, who was reported to have threatened a woman at a lodge. Rangers eventually located him as he fired gunshots towards the Canyon Lodge dining facility with a rifle. One ranger was injured and Fussner was killed in a shoot-out. Fussner, of Milton, Florida, was employed by a private business that operated in Yellowstone.[28][29] |
| 2024-07-03 | unidentified male | Unknown | Sioux Falls, South Dakota | A police sniper shot and killed a man who allegedly took several people hostage at a gas station.[30] |
| 2024-07-03 | unidentified male | Unknown | Savannah, Georgia | A police officer fatally struck a pedestrian.[31] |
| 2024-07-02 | Jeremy Bennett (36) | Unknown | Abilene, Texas | Bennett allegedly brandished a handgun and threatened two women. When the officers arrived, they found Bennett barricaded himself in a separate nearby residence. Swat team negotiated with him several times but he came out the residence with a gun, and reportedly pointed it at the officers. They then opened fire, killing him.[32] |
| 2024-07-02 | Kavon Ragan (22) | Black | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | A police sniper shot and killed a man who had shot a police officer in the hip during a barricade situation.[33] |
| 2024-07-02 | unidentified male | Unknown | Spanaway, Washington | [34] |
| 2024-07-02 | Shakoor Quayon Williams (33) | Black[35] | Fayetteville, North Carolina | Police arrived at Kings Cross Apartments to arrested Williams, who was a suspect in a homicide. When they arrived, Williams reportedly barricaded inside one of the units. Hours later, Williams exited the apartment and was killed "in an exchange of gunfire."[36] |
| 2024-07-01 | unidentified male | Unknown | Cherokee, North Carolina | For reasons unknown, a man was fatally shot by a police officer on indigenous land. Afterwards, the Federal Bureau of Investigation joined the investigation into the shooting.[37] |
See also
edit- 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
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