This is a list of people reported killed by non-military law enforcement officers in the United States in November 2017, 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.
November 2017
| Date | Name (age) of deceased | State (city) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-11-28 | Isaiah Christian Green (21) | Pennsylvania ( Dover Township) | "The 911 phone call that drew a Northern York County Regional Police officer to Isaiah Christian Green's home early Thursday morning was quick. Maybe just a brief sentence. What happened after the officer arrived is not entirely clear, as state police investigators continue to handle their investigation into the officer-involved shooting. What is known is that the officer fatally shot Green, 21, a former Dover football standout, who approached the officer with an AR-15 rifle." [1] |
| 2017-11-28 | Christian Chavez (40) | California ( South Gate) | "A suspect who was killed in a standoff with police has been identified as a 40-year-old South Gate man who had allegedly assaulted his live-in girlfriend with a handgun. Christian Chavez, 40, died in the standoff, during which he allegedly fired at officers. Police say on Sunday Chavez had hit his live-in girlfriend with a handgun, sending her to the hospital. He fled the area and South Gate officers obtained a warrant for his arrest Monday. Monday night, his girlfriend told police she believed Chavez was in the area. Officers found him around 7:35 p.m. inside his parked truck on the 2700 block of Illinois Avenue. He refused to leave the vehicle and a standoff situation developed. SWAT officers eventually arrived on scene and tried to use less lethal rounds and irritants to get the man out of the car. At one point, he was seen drinking and smoking while he tried to wait out authorities. The irritants that were thrown into his vehicle did not appear to faze him. Surrounding homes in the neighborhood were evacuated as authorities tried to get the man to surrender peacefully. Toward the end of the standoff, the suspect opened fire and shot several rounds at officers through his passenger side window.." [2] |
| 2017-11-28 | Kenneth Perna-Rutsky (38) | Virginia ( Chester) | "A man who exchanged gunfire with police in Chester on Wednesday was found dead inside a home, authorities said. Chesterfield police later identified the man as Kenneth J. Perna-Rutsky, 38. Officers had responded about 10:34 a.m. to the 300 block of Sunset Boulevard for a report of a man who had barricaded himself in a house, said police Lt. Peter Cimbal. There were reports that shots had been fired, but not at anyone. But Cimbal said that when police approached the residence, the man fired at the officers. The police returned fire and the man retreated into the home." [3] |
| 2017-11-27 | Bijan C. Ghaisar (25) | Virginia ( Fairfax County) | Bijan Ghaisar, a 25 year old accountant from McLean, Va., died on November 27th, ten days after being shot at nine times by U.S. Park Police. Five bullets hit Ghaisar, one in his wrist and four in his head. [4] [5] [6] [7] As of May 22, 2018, no details of the FBI investigation into Ghaisar's death have been released to the public, including the names of the US Park police officers who were involved in the shooting. [8] |
| 2017-11-14 | Kevin Janson Neal (44) | California ( Corning) | In the Rancho Tehama shootings, gunman Kevin Janson Neal killed five people and injured eighteen others at eight separate crime scenes, including an elementary school. Ten people were injured by bullet wounds and eight were injured by flying glass caused by the gunfire. Neal was shot and killed by sheriff's deputies while being chased in a stolen vehicle. [9] |
| 2017-11-12 | Larry Ruiz-Barreto (19) | Massachusetts ( Fall River) | A 19-year-old New Bedford man was shot and killed by a Fall River police officer late Sunday night, a shooting that took place as the victim allegedly tried to drive away from police who had been called to investigate a "smoking" car and reports of gunshots. [10] |
| 2017-11-02 | unknown | Michigan ( Inkster) | A man that matched the description of a suspect involved in a shooting fired shots at responding officers. The man was killed by return fire. [11] [12] [13] |
| 2017-11-01 | Christopher Jacobs (28) | Kentucky ( Pippa Passes) | A state trooper and a sheriff's deputy, who are brothers, attempted to arrest Jacobs for manufacturing meth. After crawling under a mobile home, Jacobs attempted to flee in his car. After the car rammed a police cruiser, the trooper shot Jacobs three times. Jacobs and the trooper had reportedly grown up together, and the trooper had once saved him from a drug overdose. [14] |
References
- ^ Rago, Gordon (November 28, 2017). "Deadly shooting involving cop in Dover: 911 call came from family member within the home". Retrieved December 3, 2017 – via www.ydr.com.
- ^ Garcia, Sid (November 28, 2017). "Suspect who died in South Gate standoff identified". Retrieved December 3, 2017 – via www.abc7.com.
- ^ Green, Frank (November 27, 2017). "Chesterfield police ID dead gunman who had exchanged fire with officers". Retrieved December 3, 2017 – via www.richmond.com.
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^ Washington Post Editorial Board (January 24, 2017). "This is what an unjustifiable police shooting looks like".
The Washington Post.
In all, they fired nine shots, at least four of which hit him in the head, according to medical records cited by Mr. Ghaisar's lawyers. A bullet also struck him in the wrist.
- ^ Washington Post Editorial Board (April 1, 2018). "Park Police killed a young man in Virginia. Since then, four months of silence". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- ^ Jackman, Tom (November 28, 2017). "Man shot by U.S. Park Police dies, was unarmed, family says". Retrieved December 3, 2017 – via www.WashingtonPost.com.
- ^ washingtonpost.com: Video shows Park Police fired nine shots into Bijan Ghaisar’s Jeep at close range, killing him (containing Video made public by Fairfax County Police Chief)
- ^ washingtonpost.com 22 May 2018: A citizen was shot by Park Police officers. The authorities won’t say why.
- ^ Heise, Sarah (November 15, 2017). "6 dead, incl. gunman, 9 injured in Tehama County shooting 'rampage'". KCRA.com. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
- ^ Sweeney, Emily (November 13, 2017). "Fall River police officer kills New Bedford man, 19". bostonglobe.com. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
- ^ "Police shootings 2017 database". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
- ^ "Police: Man Shot By Police In Inkster May Be Connected To Earlier Homicide". Detroit.CBSLocal.com. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
- ^ "Michigan State Police respond to officer-involved shooting in Inkster". Fox2Detroit.com. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
- ^ Santo, Alysia; Dunlop, R.G. (August 13, 2021). "Where Police Killings Often Meet With Silence: Rural America". The New York Times. Archived from the original on August 13, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2021.