List of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States, July 2024

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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 71 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.


July 2024

Date Name (age) of deceased Race Location Description
2024-07-19 unidentified male Unknown Hialeah, Florida [1]
2024-07-19 unidentified male Unknown Waikiki, Hawaii [2]
2024-07-19 unidentified male Unknown Riverside County, California The Riverside County Parks rangers contact the sheriff’s Riverside County Sheriff’s Department about an armed man near the Santa Ana River. When Riverside County Sheriff’s located the mam, who was reportedly armed with a machete and large metal pipe, they allegedly ordered the man to drop the weapons, but he allegedly didn't comply. An unknown less-lethal-device was used on the man; before the man was shot by a deputy.[3]
2024-07-19 unidentified male (48) Unknown Forest Hills, Pennsylvania A Churchill Police Officer fatally shot a 48-year-old man, who was reportedly armed with a firearm, at a house in Forest Hills after responding to reports of a disturbance.[4]
2024-07-18 unidentified male Unknown Tempe, Arizona A man who was wanted by the police was shot to death by US Marshals on Friday. Few details were released.[5]
2024-07-18 unidentified male (44) Unknown Botetourt County, Virginia A police chase ensued after the driver of the motorcycle refused to stop during a traffic stop. As the driver attempted to exit the parkway, the motorcycle crashed into a closed gate. He was then fatally shot after pointing a gun at a trooper. The passenger of the motorcycle was injured due to the crash.[6]
2024-07-17 unidentified teenager (14) Unknown Greensboro, North Carolina One Greensboro police officer spotted that a car was driving the wrong way. He attempted to stop the car, however, it sped off. The car then collided with one of the responding cruiser, resulting the deaths of three juveniles.[7]
unidentified teenager (15)
unidentified teenager (14)
2024-07-17 Victoria Carter White Medina, Ohio A deputy and a sheriff confronted a woman with a replica gun and a knife. A taser was deployed but it was ineffective. Then the woman charged at them with the knife. This is when the sheriff opened fire, killing her.[8]
2024-07-16 Joshua Everett Emmett (45) White Alto, Georgia Sheriff's deputies shot and killed two people while serving a warrant on Emmett, a registered sex offender, for violating his parole.[9]
Meagan Victoria Feaster (33)
2024-07-16 Samuel Sharpe Jr (43) Black Milwaukee, Wisconsin Five Columbus Division of Police officers shot and killed Sharpe near King Park on Milwaukee's West Side. Sharpe's killing gained extensive media coverage due to it's proximity to the Republican National Convention venue. The officers were a part of a group of officers from other cities assisting with security during the RNC.[10]
2024-07-16 Albert Melendez (32) Unknown Thompson, New York [11]
2024-07-15 Michael Guy (39) Unknown Marion, Indiana Police officers were attempting to arrest Guy in a home due to an outstanding warrant. A physical altercation ensued and Guy disarmed one of the officers. Another officer then shot and killed him.[12]
2024-07-15 Steven Kissack (35) White Juneau, Alaska [13]
2024-07-15 Charles Carrol (68) Unknown Beaumont, Texas [14]
2024-07-15 unidentified male Unknown Graham, Washington [15]
2024-07-15 unidentified male Unknown Carrollton, Ohio [16]
2024-07-14 unidentified male Unknown Micanopy, Florida [17]
2024-07-14 Marcus Lewis (28) Unknown Phoenix, Arizona [18]
2024-07-13 unidentified male Unknown Tuscaloosa, Alabama [19]
2024-07-13 Ricardo Ramirez Unknown Los Angeles, California [20]
2024-07-13 Daniel Scott McGoldrick (35) Unknown Easley, South Carolina [21]
2024-07-13 Thomas Matthew Crooks (20) White[22] 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.[23]
2024-07-12 unidentified male Unknown Detroit, Michigan [24]
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.[25]
2024-07-12 unidentified male Unknown Midlothian, Texas [26]
2024-07-12 Tristan James Robert Mayberry (19) Unknown Orlando, Florida [27]
2024-07-12 Henry Maynard (19) White Winter Haven, Florida [28]
2024-07-11 Glenn Dawson (74) Unknown Loxley, Alabama [29]
2024-07-11 James John Fox (40) Unknown White County, Tennessee [30]
2024-07-11 Nathaniel Mark Crabtree (37) Unknown Bentonville, Arkansas [31]
2024-07-11 Dashawn Sanchez Samuels (20) Black Elkin, North Carolina [32]
2024-07-11 Mark Hayden Jr. (37) Unknown Sulphur, Louisiana [33]
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.[34]
2024-07-10 unidentified male Unknown Muskegon, Michigan [35]
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 to the officer shooting 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.[36]
2024-07-10 Rafael Rodriguez-Aguayo (38) Unknown Overton, Nevada A park ranger shot and killed a person at Valley of Fire State Park. Few details were immediately released.[37][38]
2024-07-10 unidentified male (37) White Caledonia, Wisconsin A man dressed in black was lying on a path and was not moving. When the officers arrived, the man allegedly fired his weapon. Officers then shot and killed him.[39]
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.[40]
2024-07-10 unidentified person Unknown Bedford, Texas [41]
2024-07-10 unidentified male Unknown Lafayette Parish, Louisiana [42]
2024-07-09 Juan Antonio Hernandez (52) Unknown San Antonio, Texas [43]
2024-07-09 Christopher Harriman (38) White Old Orchard Beach, Maine [44]
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.[45]
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.[46]
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.[47]
2024-07-06 Sonya Massey (36) Black Springfield, Illinois Massey called police to report a prowler outside her home. Deputies responded and one shot and killed Massey. Few details were immediately released.[48] The deputy who shot Massey was charged with murder.[49]
2024-07-06 Dejon Marques Heard (25) Hispanic La Jolla, California [50]
2024-07-06 Anthony Sowell (45) Unknown Los Angeles, California [51]
2024-07-06 Michael Knowles (65) Black Fort Pierce, Florida [52]
2024-07-05 David Vang (46) Unknown Mandeville, Louisiana [53]
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.[54]
2024-07-05 Mekalon J. Buckskin (20) Native American Fort Hall, Idaho Buckskin, who sexually assaulted a 13 years old girl, was killed by police after pointing a gun at them. The FBI is currently leading the investigation.[55]
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. [56]
2024-07-04 Timothy Jefferson (34) Unknown Dallas, Texas [57]
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.[58]
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.[59]
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.[60][61]
2024-07-03 Daniel Todd Augustine (26) Unknown Sioux Falls, South Dakota A police sniper shot and killed a man who allegedly took several people hostage at a gas station.[62]
2024-07-03 unidentified male Unknown Savannah, Georgia A police officer fatally struck a pedestrian with his cruiser.[63]
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.[64]
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.[65]
2024-07-02 Logan Cumberland (37) White Cranberry Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania [66]
2024-07-02 Kyle Puckett (36) White Evansville, Indiana [67]
2024-07-02 unidentified male Unknown Spanaway, Washington [68]
2024-07-02 Shakoor Quayon Williams (33) Black[69] Fayetteville, North Carolina Police arrived at Kings Cross Apartments to arrest Williams, who was a suspect in a homicide. When they arrived, Williams reportedly barricaded himself inside one of the units. Hours later, Williams exited the apartment and was killed "in an exchange of gunfire."[70]
2024-07-01 unidentified male Unknown North Highlands, California [71]
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.[72]

See also

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

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