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This is a list of people reported killed by non-military law enforcement officers in the United States in December 2011, 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 12 people.

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December 2011

Date Name (Age) of Deceased State (city) Description
2011-12-31 Capano, John New York (Seaford) Capano, a special agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, was shot in the chest by a retired officer while struggling with McGoey, who had just robbed a pharmacy where Capano was a customer. The officer had mistaken Capano for an armed assailant. McGoey was then shot and killed by an off-duty officer who came to the scene. [1] [2]
2011-12-25| McGoey, James
2011-12-25 Barnette, Jameela Cecila Georgia (Marietta) Shot after assaulting police officer with weapons. [3]
2011-12-20 Williams, Dawntree Ta'Shawn Georgia (Buford) Shot after refusing commands to drop machete. Police were called to residence when the 15-year-old boy threatened to kill his family with the machete. [4] [5]
2011-12-17 Edwards, Rodney Deron (35) Maryland (Palmer Park) Edwards' was shot five times by Corporal Michael Owen Jr, while brandishing a gun as Owen concernedly approached. [6] [7]
2011-12-16 Gilyard, Michael Louisiana (Shreveport) Shot during struggle with officer after Gilyard reached for the officer's handgun. The officer had stopped Gilyard as he was leaving an area where there had been reports of narcotics activity. The coroner's report indicates that the cause of death was a single gunshot wound to the chest with a trajectory from back to front. [8]
2011-12-14 Waiters, Ariston Georgia (Union City) Shot during a physical altercation with police. Officers were responding to a report of a fight between teenage girls and young adults. Neighbors report that the man was not involved in the fight and when shot, the man was running from police to avoid arrest on outstanding warrants. Autopsy confirmed Waiters was shot in the back. [9] [10] [11]
2011-12-12 Gibson, Stanley (43) Nevada (Las Vegas) Stanley Gibson was shot and killed by Metro Officer Jesus Arevalo as police responded to a burglary report. Gibson, a veteran, was allegedly suffering from PTSD and brain cancer and was disoriented when he struck a police cruiser with his car. Officers boxed him in with their vehicles, commanding Gibson to exit his vehicle as he continued to attempt to drive away. Police reportedly made a plan to break Gibson's window with a beanbag round and use pepper spray to force him out. When the beanbag round was fired, Arevalo fired seven rounds of live ammunition at Gibson, who was unarmed. In October 2012, the Clark County District Attorney's office announced an indictment against Arevalo and is seeking a grand jury hearing of the case. [12] In May 2013, following an internal review, the Critical Incident Review Board recommended the termination of Arevalo's position with the Metro Police. [13]
2011-12-08 Muncie, Damien Jefferson (36) Oklahoma (Oklahoma City) Muncie was shot and killed after allegedly wounding three police officers and attempting to break into the Valley Brook Municipal Building. [14]
2011-12-08 Black, Thomas Anthony Washington (Suquamish) Officers were serving an arrest warrant when they shot 44-year-old Black to death. Police retracted their original statement that Black had shot at officers after no handgun was recovered at the scene and no evidence supported Black's firing at them. Detectives said they did find a toy gun in the vicinity. [15]
2011-12-05 Malone, Stephen Texas (Dallas) Shot during enforcement action by Dallas Police on board Amtrak's Texas Eagle train. [16]
2011-12-03 Thao, Vang (21) California (Merced) Thao was killed by a stray bullet as officers fired at 18-year-old Kong Xiong, who was pointing a gun at them. Thao was not their intended target, and the Merced Police Department stated that Xiong was responsible for Thao's death. [17]

See also

This section is transcluded from List of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States. ( | history)

References

  1. ^ "Memo Offers New Account of ATF Agent's Shooting". Long Island Press. February 9, 2012. Archived from the original on July 6, 2012.
  2. ^ "James McGoey Had Robbed 3 Pharmacies". Newsday. January 1, 2012.
  3. ^ "Officer kills woman in Marietta, Ga". WALB. December 25, 2011.[ permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Police: Police Shoot, Kill Machete-Wielding Teen". FOX 5. December 20, 2011.
  5. ^ "Police shoot, kill Buford teen wielding machete". Gainesville Times. December 20, 2011. Archived from the original on January 23, 2013.
  6. ^ "Rodney Edwards killed after pointing gun at officer coming to his aid". WJLA. 2011-12-18. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
  7. ^ "Maryland officer accused of fatally shooting handcuffed man linked to other deadly incident in 2011". CBS News. 2020-01-30. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
  8. ^ Carolyn Roy (December 16, 2011). "Caddo coroner: Man killed by officer shot in back". WALB. Archived from the original on May 31, 2012. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
  9. ^ Portia Bruner (December 14, 2011). "Police Investigate Officer-Involved Shooting in Union City". WAGA-TV.
  10. ^ "Union City police fatally shoot 19-year-old". WSB-TV. December 15, 2011.[ permanent dead link]
  11. ^ "Autopsy: Teen shot in back by police; family's attorney alleges cover up". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. December 16, 2011.
  12. ^ Paul Takahashi (October 9, 2012). "DA to seek criminal indictment in controversial police shooting". Las Vegas Sun.
  13. ^ "Officer Faces Firing in Gulf War Vet's Shooting Death". KLAS.
  14. ^ "Suspect Killed By Police In Valley Brook Identified". News9.com. December 9, 2011.
  15. ^ John De Leon (2011-12-14). "Kitsap County man killed by police was not armed". The Seattle Times.
  16. ^ Matt Peterson (2011-12-05). "Gunman shot dead after opening fire on Amtrak". The Dallas Morning News.
  17. ^ Shannon Handy (2011-12-07). "Demanding answers from Merced Police in man's death". KFSN.
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