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This is a list of people reported killed by non-military law enforcement officers in the United States in December 2018, 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 8 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.


December 2018

Date Name (and age) of deceased State (city) Description
2018-12-31 Rony Parras-Mendez (18) California ( Los Angeles) Two LAPD officers responded to multiple 911 calls about a woman screaming for help during an argument in the street. When law enforcement arrived at the scene they were approached by the woman as well as a neighbor who had been injured while trying to intervene. The witnesses directed the officers to the apartment, where they were greeted by a teenager holding a knife. After refusing to drop his weapon and approaching the officers, Rony Parras-Mendez was shot and killed by one of the officers. [1] [2]
2018-12-29 Paul Arbitelle (45) Connecticut ( Danbury) Police attempted to use a stun gun, but it was ineffective. He was shot and killed after charging at police with a knife. Arbitelle's mother was wounded, but survived. [3]
2018-12-27 Erich Stelzer (25) Massachusetts ( Cohasset) Youtube bodybuilder Stelzer was tased four times during arrest and later died. [4]
2018-12-26 Wayne Falana Jr. (26) Florida ( Clearwater) Falana allegedly told his girlfriend that both she and him were going to die, and started beating her, in which she called police through the facebook messenger app on her phone. Police responding where fired upon from inside the house by Falana, to which police returned fire. In the ensuing gun battle Falana broke through the window and continued to shoot at police, the police officers ended up shooting Falana 16 times, eventually killing him. None of the officers were seriously hurt. Falana was iliegaly living in Clearwater and was also in unlawful possession of marijuana and firarms. [5]
2018-12-16 April Webster (47) South Carolina ( Darlington County) Deputies responded to a 911 call from Elizabeth Gainey about her wife, who was trying to harm herself. Officers were met by a woman holding a knife and proceeded to shoot her three times. She later died at a hospital and was identified as 47-year-old April Webster. [6] Gainey later told a local news outlet that, prior to the shooting, law enforcement told her they would defuse the situation using non-lethal methods. According to family members, Webster had bipolar disorder as well as schizophrenia. [7]
2018-12-10 Faustino Dioso (50) New York ( Staten Island) Two officers responded to a domestic disturbance where they were confronted by a drunk man wielding a knife. The man refused to drop the knife and goaded the police to shoot him. [8] After charging at the officers the individual was shot 10-12 times, killing him. One of the officers was shot in the stomach in what appeared to be friendly fire, but was expected to recover. The individual killed was later identified as 50-year-old Faustino Dioso. [9]
2018-12-1 Demontry Floytra Boyd (43) Nevada ( Las Vegas) A driver was shot and killed after disobeying an officer's orders and reaching towards his waist during a traffic stop. [10] The deceased individual was later identified as 43-year-old Demontry Floytra Boyd. [11]
2018-12-28 Glenn Rightsell (57) Indiana ( Montgomery County) Rightsell was working on his truck when he was confronted by Indiana State deputies. Police claim he reached for his gun, but no bodycam footage has been provided as of December 2020. The ISP deputies fatally shot Rightsell, who died hours later in the hospital. [12] [13]


See also

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References

  1. ^ "LA police shoot, kill man armed with knife in Van Nuys". Daily News. 2018-12-31. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
  2. ^ "Officer-Involved Shooting in Van Nuys Division NRF069-18ma" (Press release). LAPD. 2019-01-08. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
  3. ^ "White supremacist ID'd as man killed in police shooting". New York Daily News. January 3, 2019. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  4. ^ "Youtube bodybuilder suspected of stabbing woman dies after police tased him". New York Daily News. December 29, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  5. ^ Oxenden, McKenna (January 16, 2019). "Man who ambushed Clearwater officers: 'I'm ready to die, everybody's going to die.'". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  6. ^ News, WBTW (2018-12-20). "Darlington County coroner identifies woman in deputy-involved shooting". WBTW. Retrieved 2019-01-10. {{ cite web}}: |last= has generic name ( help)
  7. ^ News, WBTW (2018-12-21). "Family members of woman killed in Darlington County deputy-involved shooting speak out". WBTW. Retrieved 2019-01-10. {{ cite web}}: |last= has generic name ( help)
  8. ^ Stevens, Matt; Haag, Matthew (10 December 2018). "Man Dead and Officer Injured After Shooting on Staten Island". New York Times. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  9. ^ "Man killed in police-involved shooting on Staten Island is identified". 11 December 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  10. ^ Torres-Cortez, Ricardo (1 December 2018). "Metro: Suspect dead after shooting by officer near downtown Las Vegas". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  11. ^ Maldonado, Cinthia; Lupiani, Joyce (3 December 2018). "Suspect, officer involved in shooting on Dec. 1 identified". KTNV Las Vegas. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  12. ^ Bangert, Dave. "Man killed by ISP trooper was working on stalled car on U.S. 231; witness video surfaces". Journal and Courier. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
  13. ^ Bangert, Dave. "Widow of Linden man shot while working on daughter's SUV sues ISP trooper for wrongful death". Journal and Courier. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
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