This is a list of people reported killed by non-military law enforcement officers in the United States in July 2016, 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 26 people.
July 2016
| Date | Name (age) of deceased | State (city) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-07-31 | Casey, John (32) | Kentucky (Phelps) | An officer attempted to question Casey in connection with an assault. Casey allegedly threw a rock at the officer, who says he shot Casey when he saw him pull "something silver" from his pocket. Casey was carrying a can of beer. [1] |
| 2016-07-29 | Hollins, Dalvin (19) | Arizona (Tempe) | Dalvin Hollins was fatally wounded when a Tempe police officer fired his weapon during a foot pursuit of Hollins. No weapon was recovered. [2] |
| 2016-07-28 | Thompson, Donnell (27) | California (Compton) | Donnell Thompson, 27, died on July 28 after a deputy with the Los Angeles County Sheriff Department Special Enforcement Bureau shot him with a high-powered rifle from an armored car. Thompson was unarmed. [3] |
| 2016-07-28 | O'Neal, Paul (18) | Illinois (Chicago) | O'Neal was fatally shot by Chicago police after driving a stolen car, and was running away from officers into a neighborhood. Partial video of the footage was released on August 5. [4] |
| 2016-07-27 | Liberti, Dylan (24) | Arizona (Scottsdale) | Dylan Liberti was fatally wounded by Scottsdale police after he confronted them with a knife. [5] |
| 2016-07-17 | Stuart, James T. (39) | Connecticut (Waterbury) | Stuart was shot and killed by an off-duty officer in a murder-suicide. [6] |
| 2016-07-17 | Long, Gavin Eugene (29) | Louisiana (Baton Rouge) | Long was shot dead after the 2016 shooting of Baton Rouge police officers, which he committed. [7] |
| 2016-07-13 | Dinneny, Richard (56) | New York (Middletown) | Dinneny was at his house and armed with a pellet gun and threatened to shoot himself and others. Police fired on him. [8] |
| 2016-07-11 | Edwards, Orville (39) | New York (New York) | Police responded to a home invasion and shot Edwards, who was allegedly armed with a revolver. [8] |
| 2016-07-11 | Medina, Pablo (41) | Michigan (Romulus) | Police were involved in a stand-off at a hotel with Medina, who allegedly killed his wife and another person. Medina pointed a gun at police, who shot at him. [8] |
| 2016-07-11 | Brooks, Jason (41) | Illinois (East St. Louis) | Brooks was reportedly shooting at cars and bystanders, and Illinois State Police responded to the scene, and shot him. [8] |
| 2016-07-11 | Mann, Joseph (50) | California (Sacramento) | Two Sacramento police officers attempted to run over a mentally ill homeless man with their car less than 35 seconds before they shot and killed him [9] |
| 2016-07-11 | Gordon, Larry Darnell (44) | Michigan (St. Joseph) | Gordon was shot and killed by courthouse officers after attempting to escape custody. [10] |
| 2016-07-09 | Gebhard, Tyler (20) | Missouri (St. Louis) | Gebhard was shot by an off-duty police officer while allegedly attempting to break into the officer's residence. [11] |
| 2016-07-09 | Braziel, Alva (37) | Texas (Houston) | Braziel was allegedly armed with a gun when he was shot by Houston Police. A security video camera shows footage of Braziel firing a handgun in the air, and then dropping it the floor, and raising his hands in the air as police arrive. [12] |
| 2016-07-08 | Smith, Abraham (30) | Arizona (Tucson) | Smith was allegedly lunging at police with a knife when they were called to his home. [8] |
| 2016-07-08 | Johnson, Micah Xavier (25) | Texas (Dallas) | Johnson was killed by a robot strapped with C-4 during a standoff with the Dallas Police in the aftermath of a mass shooting perpetrated by him. [13] |
| 2016-07-07 | Ramos, Vinson Lee (30) | California (Bell) | Ramos was arguing with a woman at a convenience store, prompting a 911 call. Police arrived at the scene, and Ramos advanced towards police with a knife. [8] |
| 2016-07-07 | Smith, Adam (38) [14] | California (Clovis) | Adam Smith was shot and killed by Clovis police July 7 as they attempted to serve warrants, including at least one felony arrest warrant. Officers fired at Smith as he drove his vehicle toward them in an attempt to escape. [15] |
| 2016-07-06 | Castile, Philando (32) | Minnesota (Falcon Heights) | Castile was shot during a routine traffic stop for a broken tail light. [16] |
| 2016-07-05 | Sterling, Alton (37) | Louisiana (Baton Rouge) | Sterling was shot dead by police after an altercation with police that was recorded on a cell phone. [17] |
| 2016-07-04 | unnamed | Texas (Rosser) | A man was shot by police after stabbing several people and waving a knife at police. [8] |
| 2016-07-04 | Villanueva, Pedro (19) | California (Fullerton) | A man involved in illegal street racing was shot dead by an undercover police detective while his front-seat passenger was injured. [18] [19] |
| 2016-07-04 | Delrawn Small (37) | New York (New York City) | Shot and killed in Brooklyn NY. An NYPD officer was found not guilty in 2017 of second-degree murder and first-degree manslaughter after he was accused of fatally shooting Small in an apparent case of road rage. [20] |
| 2016-07-02 | Valenzuela, Vincent | California (Anaheim) | Valenzuela died after being placed in a chokehold by Anaheim police. Unsuccessful revival attempts were made. [21] |
| 2016-07-02 | Jai Lateef “Jerry” Williams | North Carolina (Asheville) | Asheville Police Sgt. Tyler Radford shot Williams after pursuing his vehicle to the Deaverview Apartments. [1] |
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- ^ Dashcam video/audio released
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- ^ "Off-duty cop fatally shoots man who broke into his home after pair argued over Black Lives Matter on Facebook". July 11, 2016. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
- ^ "HPD says officers shot, killed gunman on Houston's South Side". ABC13. July 10, 2016.
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