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This is a list of people reported killed by non-military law enforcement officers in the United States in June 2021, 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 15 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.


June 2021

Date Name (age) of deceased Race of deceased Location Description
2021-06-30 Faler Fabian (49) Pacific Islander Tamuning, Guam An off duty officer shot Fabian after a confrontation outside his apartment. According to investigators, a different man ran at a Guam Police Department officer's car with a pair of machetes, while Fabian threw a beer can and banged on the vehicle. The officer then exited his car and fired, shooting Fabian. A pocketknife was recovered from the scene. [1] [2] [3]
2021-06-28 Soobleej Kaub Hawj (35) Asian Siskiyou County, California Hawj, from Kansas City, Kansas, was shot and killed after he allegedly fired at police while attempting to enter an area evacuated due to wildfires. It is unknown if there is bodycam footage of the shooting. [4] [5]
2021-06-26 Nathan Allen (28) White Winthrop, Massachusetts Allen was killed by police after crashing a truck into an unoccupied home and killing two Black civilians. According to investigators, Allen was a suspected White supremacist who had written about White people being "apex predators". [6]
2021-06-23 Earl Fitzgerald Hunter (40) Black Greenville, South Carolina Wanted for a 2020 shooting, a warrant task force entered Hunter's home and shot him dead when he allegedly pulled a gun during a struggle. [7]
2021-06-23 Hunter Brittain (17) White Cabot, Arkansas Brittain was shot by a sheriff's deputy after being pulled over. Police have released few details of the shooting, but a witness says Brittain was shot when he went to grab a blue oil jug to put behind his truck's tires to prevent it from hitting the deputy's vehicle. [8]
2021-06-23 Frederick Virgil Holder Black Norwalk, California A police helicopter observed Holder driving erratically in a stolen utility van. When police ground units attempted to pull Holder's vehicle over, he continued to drive "less than a mile" before stopping. Holder was shot dead when he allegedly pointed an L-shaped object at police—later identified as a butane lighter with a handle—as they approached his vehicle. [9] [10] [11]
2021-06-22 De'Shon Hill (39) Black Luray, Virginia Hill held hostages at gunpoint at a convenience store, and refused to comply with repeated commands to drop his weapon and leave the building. Hill was shot dead when he allegedly emerged through the store's front doors with a long gun pointed at police. [12]
2021-06-21 Johnny Hurley (40) White Arvada, Colorado An officer responded to a report of a suspicious person and was shot and killed by a gunman. A civilian, Johnny Hurley, shot the suspect with a handgun and took his shotgun. Hurley was then killed by a responding police officer. [13]
2021-06-19 Brianna Sykes (19) Black Flint, Michigan Sykes drove up to an officer directing traffic at Flint's Juneteenth celebration and allegedly fired her gun at the officer, who returned fire at Sykes. [14]
2021-06-19 Tyler Hodge (28) White Wichita, Kansas Wichita police responded to a call on a welfare check for a mother and her daughter. When they arrived police found the mother's boyfriend Tyler Hodge in a detached shed in the backyard armed with a rifle. Hodge began firing at officers, injuring one. Officers returned fire and struck Hodge. Life-saving measures were performed, but Hodge died at the scene. [15]
2021-06-13 Eric Cole (42) Black Springfield, Ohio Police were responding to a call after Cole was shot in the shoulder and arm by an unknown party when an officer accidentally ran over Cole. Police say the officer was looking for an address to direct first responders to. [16]
2021-06-10 Calvin Elmore (53) Unknown Fulshear, Texas An officer pulled over Elmore after he ran a stop sign and attempted to arrest him for a drug warrant out of Virginia. The police reported that Elmore shoved the officer, went back into his vehicle, and attempted to drive away. The officer tried to grab Elmore out of the vehicle and then shot him, later reporting that he was afraid of being dragged by the vehicle. [17]
2021-06-09 Michael Lee Ross Jr, (32) Black Forest Hill, Texas Ross was wanted for stabbing a woman to death in a convenience store parking lot. He was found by police in a creek north of the parking lot, holding a knife. The Texas Rangers, who investigated the shooting, say that after several less-than-lethal shots failed to work, a sergeant instructed officer Logan Barr to retrieve his less-than-lethal shotgun. The rangers say that Barr instead grabbed a regular shotgun and shot Ross, who was standing at the bottom of an embankment with his hands at his side. Police initially stated that Ross was shot after he attempted to harm himself, but rangers disputed this. Barr was arrested for aggravated assault by a public servant on July 28. [18]
2021-06-05 Maung Tway (34) Asian Green Forest, Arkansas Green Forest police officers went to Tway's apartment after three of his roommates reported he was causing a disturbance and that they wanted him removed from the premises. Tway allegedly charged at the officer with a machete-type knife. Officer Pedraza shot twice, striking Tway in the chest and the hand. Tway was taken to Mercy Hospital in Berryville, where he was pronounced dead. [19]
2021-06-03 Winston Boogie Smith (32) Black Minneapolis, Minnesota Smith was wanted on a warrant for probation violation when a U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force that included local deputies stopped his car in a parking lot. Smith was shot dead when he allegedly fired at police. [20] [21]

See also

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

References

  1. ^ Delgado, Nick (July 2, 2021). "Investigators: Knife found at scene of deadly Tamuning shooting". The Guam Daily Post. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  2. ^ Delgado, Nick (July 12, 2021). "'My dad was shot'". The Guam Daily Post. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  3. ^ Delgado, Nick; Ngirarikl, Oyaol (September 20, 2021). "Officer-involved shooting to be handed to feds". The Guam Daily Post. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  4. ^ Wilkinson, Joseph (June 29, 2021). "Police fatally shoot man trying to enter fire evacuation zone in major weed-growing area of Northern California". New York Daily News. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
  5. ^ "Siskiyou County Sheriff Identifies Man Killed By Officers During Lava Fire Evacuations". KDRV. July 15, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  6. ^ "US 'white supremacist' shoots two black bystanders". BBC. June 28, 2021. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  7. ^ Cox, Robert (June 23, 2021). "Suspect shot, killed by deputies serving warrant in Greenville Co., sheriff says". WSPA.
  8. ^ Hayes, Mills (June 24, 2021). "Witness speaks out during 2nd night of protests after Arkansas teen killed by deputy". ABC 7.
  9. ^ Gonzales, Ruby (July 9, 2021). "Driver pointed lighter at 3 deputies before they shot him in Norwalk, authorities say". Whittier Daily News.
  10. ^ McGreal, Mark (July 10, 2021). "Candlelight vigil in Norwalk honors man killed by deputies". Whittier Daily News. Archived from the original on July 10, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  11. ^ "Frederick Virgil Holder, 28". LA Times. August 3, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  12. ^ "Man Fatally Shot During Hostage Situation in Luray". NBC 4 Washington. June 23, 2021.
  13. ^ McRae, Jennifer (June 25, 2021). "Arvada Police: 'Hero' Johnny Hurley Confronted Gunman, Shot Him Before Another Officer Shot Hurley". CBS 4 Denver.
  14. ^ "Police identify 19-year-old killed in Flint officer-involved shooting over the weekend". ABC12. June 21, 2021.
  15. ^ Nutt, Stephanie (June 21, 2021). "Wichita police provide update on Saturday's officer-involved shooting, officer's condition". KSN.
  16. ^ Planas, Antonio (June 17, 2021). "Ohio officer on leave after video shows her patrol cruiser running over gunshot victim". NBC News.
  17. ^ Martin, Florian (2021-06-14). "Fulshear Police Officer Shoots And Kills Man During Traffic Stop, Captain Says". Houston Public Media. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  18. ^ Gordon, Scott (2021-08-04). "Forest Hill Officer Who Killed Murder Suspect Faces Charge of Aggravated Assault". NBC 5. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
  19. ^ "Green Forest officer justified in fatal shooting, prosecutor says". July 8, 2021.
  20. ^ Ruiz, Michael (June 4, 2021). "Minneapolis man ID'd as killed in police-involved shooting was armed felon who beat ex-girlfriend". FOX News.
  21. ^ Devlin, Kara; Hassan, Carma; Silverman, Hollie; Watts, Amanda (June 4, 2021). "Evidence shows suspect fatally shot by law enforcement in Minneapolis fired gun, investigators say". CNN.
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