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This is a list of people reported killed by non-military law enforcement officers in the United States in July 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 19 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 2011

Date Name (Age) of Deceased State (city) Description
2011-07-26 Leskinen, Daniel Colorado (Black Forest) Shot after firing at sheriff's deputies. Officers were responding to a report of domestic disturbance involving a gun. [1]
2011-07-24 Redick, Larry Tennessee (Memphis) Shot after firing at police who were responding to reports of a domestic disturbance. [2]
2011-07-23 Contreras, Juan Colorado (Aurora) Shot after punching plainclothes officer several times and reaching for knife. Officer was investigating an extortion charge where a man had demanded $50 for return of stolen car keys. [3]
2011-07-22 Alfred, Leon Georgia (Douglas County) Shot after refusing to drop knife. Police arrived after Alfred had stabbed another man to death. [4]
2011-07-21 Leon, Ricardo Virginia (Centreville) Shot after refusing to drop shotgun and approaching officers. Police were responding to report of a domestic disturbance. [5]
2011-07-21 Waters, Jedidiah J. Washington (Federal Way) Shot while reaching for handgun while being chased by police. Officers were responding to report of man shoplifting in store. [6]
2011-07-20 Moon, Eric Dewayne Jr Georgia (Marietta) Shot after posing a threat to officers. Police had attempted to stop the vehicle Moon was driving. Moon fled at high speed, crashed his vehicle and fled on foot into an apartment complex. [7]
2011-07-18 Ashley, Alonzo Colorado (Denver) Died of "Physiologic stresses involved in subduing and restraining the decedent". Police were responding to reports of a domestic violence incident at the Denver Zoo. [8]
2011-07-17 Husband, Niko Illinois (Chicago) Shot after struggle with police and reaching for gun in waistband. Police were responding to report of man with gun outside bar. [9]
2011-07-16 Hawkins, Lynell Illinois (Chicago) Shot after shooting at police. Police were pursuing suspect after reports of gunshots in the area. [10]
2011-07-16 Gaswint, Justin Washington (Lynnwood) Shot after charging deputy and threatening to kill him. The deputy had stopped on an overpass to talk to a pedestrian. As the deputy exited his vehicle Gaswint attacked and the two fought. [11]
2011-07-16 Harding, Kenneth (19) California (San Francisco) Harding shot after shooting at police who were attempting to cite Harding for light-rail fare evasion. [12]

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2011-07-15 unnamed male Georgia (Avondale) Shot during struggle with officer when officer thought man was reaching for a gun. The officer was responding to a report of a man acting strangely. The man ran from the officer into the woods were the struggle ensued. The unnamed male's .38 caliber handgun was located at the scene. [15]
2011-07-14 Olivas, Rafael Alonso Nevada(Las Vegas) Officers were responding to a report of a "man acting erratically" and found Olivas walking down a street with a knife. After Olivas refused to drop the knife and continued advancing toward officers despite being shot with beanbags, officers shot the man to death. [16]
2011-07-11 Pearce, John Georgia (Gainesville) Shot after charging at deputies. Officer were responding to a report of a man attacking two women, one of whom died, at the Harbour Point Yacht Club subdivision. When the officers arrived Pearce was walking outside the home naked and covered in blood and described his demeanor as "deranged." [17] [18]
2011-07-10 Brown, Brandon Ray Washington (Bothell) Shot while advancing on deputy while holding a cane overhead. Deputies were responding to a report of a domestic disturbance. [19]
2011-07-10 Turner, David Lee California (Bakersfield) Shot after striking deputy in back of the head with bag containing two 24-ounce cans of beer. Turner was being questioned regarding the purchase of alcohol for minors at a store. After initially complying with officers an altercation ensued when Turner attempted to leave. [20] [21]
2011-07-09 Thomas, Kelly California (Fullerton) Died from blunt force injuries after an altercation with police. Two police officers, Manuel Ramos and Jay Cicinelli, were charged with second-degree murder but were later acquitted. Charges of excessive force and involuntary manslaughter against a third officer, Joseph Wolfe, were dropped after the acquittals of the other two officers.
2011-07-04 Silva, Luis Nevada (Las Vegas) Shot to death by officers after allegedly pointing a gun at them. Police had responded to the home to find Silva with a gun to his head. [16]

See also

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

References

  1. ^ Jakob Rodgers (September 20, 2011). "DA: Fatal July shooting in Black Forest justified". The Gazette. Archived from the original on January 24, 2013.
  2. ^ Jody Callahan (July 25, 2011). "Ballistic tests to determine if police or husband fired shot that killed Memphis woman". The Commercial Appeal.
  3. ^ Carlos Illescas & Jordan Steffen (July 30, 2011). "Aurora police review policies after shooting death". The Denver Post.
  4. ^ Alexis Stevens (July 23, 2011). "Stabbing suspect fatally shot by Douglas cop identified". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
  5. ^ Justin Jouvenal (August 30, 2011). "Fairfax County officers cleared in fatal shooting". The Washington Post.
  6. ^ Christine Clarridge (July 22, 2011). "Woman identifies man killed in Walmart shooting". The Seattle Times.
  7. ^ David Ibata (July 21, 2011). "Suspect killed by Cobb police identified". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
  8. ^ Kim Ngan Nguyen (October 21, 2011). "Coroner: Death Of Man At Zoo Was Homicide". ABC 7 News. Archived from the original on October 22, 2011. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
  9. ^ Caroline Kyungae Smith (July 17, 2011). "Police shoot, kill man outside South Side club". Chicago Tribune.
  10. ^ Deanese Williams-Harris (July 17, 2011). "Man fatally wounded by police in exchange of gunfire on West Side". Chicago Tribune.
  11. ^ "Deputy shoots, kills man in fight in Lynnwood". The Seattle Times. July 16, 2011.
  12. ^ "Man Shot During Police Chase Was Murder Suspect". cbs. 2011-07-18.
  13. ^ "Chief: Man killed by SF police sought in Wash". The Seattle Times. 2011-07-18.
  14. ^ Joe Garofoli (2011-07-17). "SF police shoot, kill man in Bayview foot chase". www.sfgate.com.
  15. ^ "Avondale Estates officer shoots, kills man". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. 2011-07-15.
  16. ^ a b Conor Shine (2012-07-30). "Three more officer-involved shootings cleared by the district attorney". Las Vegas Sun.
  17. ^ "Deputies kill man at Hall County subdivision". Athens Banner-Herald. 2011-07-12.
  18. ^ Ashley Fielding (2011-07-13). "Services Friday for mother, son who were shot". Gainesville Times. Archived from the original on 2013-01-24.
  19. ^ Christine Clarridge (July 12, 2011). "Court papers describe Bothell man's fatal encounter with deputy". The Seattle Times.
  20. ^ "Former Bengals RB Turner killed in police shooting". The Ledger Enquirer. July 11, 2011.[ permanent dead link]
  21. ^ "Deputies Fatally Shoot Former NFL Running Back". TurnTo23.com. 23 ABC KERO Bakersfield. July 11, 2011. Archived from the original on August 18, 2016. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
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