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

May 2011

Date Name (Age) of Deceased State (city) Description
2011-05-30 Carter, Byron (20) Texas (Austin) Carter was a passenger in a car that police say sped toward and hit an officer. Another officer fired at the car, injuring the driver and killing Carter. A civil suit filed by Carter's family was still in the courts as of May 2013. [1] [2]
2011-05-30 Herisse, Raymond Florida (Miami Beach) Shot in vehicle after striking multiple officers and other vehicles with vehicle. Police were in the area due to annual Urban Beach Week celebration. [3]
2011-05-29 Medrano, Rodolfo "Rudy" (35) California (Bakersfield) About 9:30 p.m. Madrano called 911 from his motel room, threatening suicide. He claimed to have several guns. Four deputies from the Kern County Sheriff's Department responded. The deputies negotiated with Medrano for about 45 minutes while he was in his wheelchair in the motel parking lot and holding a large knife. When he charged the deputies, in his wheelchair, with the knife in his hand, the four deputies shot and killed him. [4] [5] In June 2011, the Kern County Sheriff's Incident Review Board ruled the shooting justified. [6]
2011-05-27 Castillo, Alberto Nevada(Las Vegas) Police responded to a 911 call and found Castillo holding a silver object to his wife's neck. Castillo allegedly kicked an officer and grabbed his Taser, and the officer shot Castillo to death. [7]
2011-05-27 Taylor, Roxanne Georgia (DeKalb) Shot after car chase and firing a shot. Police were pursuing Taylor as the prime suspect in recent armed robberies of stores. [8] [9]
2011-05-20 Jackson, William "Corey" New York (Geneva, Ontario County) Fatally shot during a traffic stop. Was wanted after allegedly stealing $150, a cell phone, and a pack of cigarettes at knifepoint that morning. Jackson was in the backseat of a two door car. Officer saw Jackson reaching around on the floor and thought he observed a gun. A knife and two cell phones were found in the car. Jackson died two days later at a hospital in Rochester, NY. [10]
2011-05-19 Murdock, Matthew R Georgia (Mableton) Shot after scuffling with police officer and when it appeared Murdock was reaching for a weapon. Police had stopped Murdock as a "suspicious person". [11]
2011-05-18 Morris, Timothy Steven Georgia (Newton County) Shot after threatening to kill officer while having his hands in his pockets. A state trooper had attempted to stop Morris for speeding. Morris abandoned his vehicle and fled into a heavily wooded area where the trooper cornered him. Knives were found on Morris. [12]
2011-05-18 Nager, Ross Washington (Selah) Shot after exiting vehicle with shotgun or rifle in hand. Police were responding to report that Nager was making threats to people inside a home and firing his weapon. After SWAT team arrive Nager attempted to leave in a vehicle but was blocked. [13]
2011-05-16 Reeves, Bert South Carolina (Cottageville) Shot during an aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer. [14]
2011-05-13 Bueno, Manuel Florida (Miami-Dade) Shot after brandishing a knife. [15]
2011-05-11 Wilson, Jeff Illinois (Chicago) Shot during armed robbery of store and after shooting at police. [16] [17]
2011-05-10 Garrett, Dale California (Los Angeles) Shot twice in the back by Los Angeles Police Department Detective Arthur Gamboa. Det. Gamboa claimed that Garrett pulled a knife and threatened to kill him during an attempted drug bust. The Los Angeles Police Commission ruled that the shooting violated the LAPD's policy on lethal force. [18]
2011-05-10 Allen Kephart Lake Arrowhead California After allegedly running a stop sign, Allen Kephart was beaten and tasered two dozen times by three San Bernardino County Sheriff Deputies in a parking lot in the unincorporated area of the San Bernardino Mountains near Lake Arrowhead. [19]
2011-05-09 Adrian Perez (26) California (Bakersfield) Bakersfield police officers, responding to a residence for a report of trespassing found Adrian Perez. During the encounter Perez drew a handgun from his pocket and fired on the officers. Three officers returned fire, killing Perez. [20] [21]
2011-05-05 Guerena, Jose Arizona (Tucson) Marine and Iraq war veteran shot by SWAT team conducting forced-entry search of home involving a marijuana smuggling investigation. No drugs nor anything illegal was found and widow and children received $3.4 million settlement from agencies involved in raid.
2011-05-04 Raucci, Robert Washington (Kent) Shot while pulling a long gun out of a taxi cab at a transit center. Police were responding to a report from the cab driver that his passenger had a shotgun or rifle across his knees. [22]
2011-05-03 Tyler, Antonio Georgia (Marietta) Shot after refusing to drop weapon. Police had confronted Tyler regarding the two people Tyler and two other men had forced into their home at gunpoint. [23]
2011-05-02 Bailey, Bernard (54) South Carolina (Eutawville) A police chief for the town of Eutawville shot and killed Bernard Bailey who came to Town Hall to complain about his daughter's traffic ticket. Police chief Richard Combs tried to arrest Bailey for a charge of obstruction of justice, and Bailey walked towards his truck and they both briefly fought each other. Combs then shot Bailey twice in the chest in Bailey's truck. On December 4, 2014, prosecutors charged Combs with murder. [24]

See also

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

References

  1. ^ "Judge: Jury should decide suit over officer-involved shooting". American-Statesman.
  2. ^ Gaspar, Jose (6 June 2011). "Deputies cleared in shooting of man in wheelchair". Bakersfield Now. KBAK and Sinclair Broadcast Group. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  3. ^ David Smiley & Diana Moskovitz (2011-06-01). "Gun found in car of man killed by Beach cops during Urban Beach Week". The Miami Herald.
  4. ^ "Rudy Medrano - 13066". Fatal Encounters. 29 May 2011. Archived from the original on 2016-09-11. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Sheriff's Deputies Shoot, Kill Man In Wheelchair". TurnTo23. KERO TV Bakersfield, Scripps Station Group. 30 May 2011. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  6. ^ Gaspar, Jose (6 June 2011). "Deputies cleared in shooting man in wheelchair". Bakersfield Now. KBAK - Sinclair Broadcasting. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  7. ^ Conor Shine (2012-07-30). "Three more officer-involved shootings cleared by the district attorney". Las Vegas Sun.
  8. ^ Rhonda Cook & Mike Morris (2011-05-27). "Police kill 'Grandma Bandit' suspect: Roxanne Taylor shot mutiple [sic] times after pursuit by Ga. cops; Wanted in string of drugstore robberies". Police One.
  9. ^ "Police kill woman wanted in Atlanta-area holdups". Athens Banner-Herald. 2011-05-27.
  10. ^ AP Report (2011-05-24). "Geneva man shot by police dies in hospital". The Post-Standard (AP Report).
  11. ^ Rhonda Cook (2011-05-20). "Cobb PD investigates fatal police shooting". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
  12. ^ Alexis Stevens (2011-05-19). "Trooper shoots, kills man in Newton County". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
  13. ^ Ian Cull (May 19, 2011). "UPDATE: 18-year-old Shot and Killed by Yakima SWAT Team". KVEW TV. Archived from the original on May 10, 2012.
  14. ^ Cameron Easley (September 12, 2011). "Cottageville cop who killed former mayor laid off". WALB. Archived from the original on June 3, 2012. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
  15. ^ Laura Figueroa (May 13, 2011). "Man shot by police in North Miami Beach". The Miami Herald.
  16. ^ Heywood Hoffman (August 25, 2011). "Man charged in robbery that triggered fatal police shooting". Chicago Tribune.
  17. ^ Eric Horng (May 11, 2011). "CPD: Man on run after Bridgeport shootout". abc7chicago.com.
  18. ^ Rubin, Joel (May 7, 2012). "Beck, civilian panel again at odds on shooting". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 8, 2012.
  19. ^ Juarez, Leticia (2011-05-12). "Man dies after being tasered by San Bernardino sheriff's deputy | abc7.com". Abclocal.go.com. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  20. ^ "Adrian Perez (13076)". Fatal Encounters. Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
  21. ^ "Man shot and killed after firing at officers". Bakersfield.com. Bakersfield Californian. May 10, 2011. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
  22. ^ Sara Jean Green (May 4, 2011). "Armed man shot by Kent cops was ill and wanted to be killed, family says". The Seattle Times.
  23. ^ Kristi E. Swartz & Mike Morris (May 3, 2011). "Marietta police identify robbery suspects". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
  24. ^ S.C. Police Chief Charged With Murder in 2011 Shooting of Unarmed Black Man, NBC News
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