List of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States, April 2016
Date Name ( age ) of deceased State ( city ) Description
2016-04-17 Wilson , Eric John ( 22 ) Texas ( El Paso ) According to police sources a 22-year old man threatened to shoot it out with officers , and told them he had two handguns and a rifle . He then appeared to pull an object from behind his back and pointed it at officers before walking toward them , leading them to shoot him . Police later learned the man was holding a cell phone and did not have any weapons on him
2016-04-15 Smith , Storm Allen Indiana ( Muncie ) Muncie Police Department Chief Steve Stewart said officers responded to a reported threat at a home around 7:40 p.m. Stewart said a man was shot by the officer in a nearby field . It is unknown if the man was armed . The male officer , who was injured , was taken to a local hospital in unknown condition , Stewart said
2016-04-11 Loury , Pierre ( 16 ) Chicago ( Illinois ) Loury was shot and killed after fleeing police on foot . According to police statement , Loury was shot once in the chest after first fleeing a car after a police stop , then threatening an officer with a gun
2016-04-09 Williams , Quron ( 19 ) Pennsylvania ( Philadelphia ) An off-duty Philadelphia police officer shot and killed a robbery suspect at a T-Mobile store in the Ogontz section of the city . The incident took place at about 2:26 p.m. near Broad and Chew streets . The suspect was transported to Einstein Medical Center and was pronounced dead shortly after 3 p.m . The officer was not injured , police said
2016-04-09 Grant , Diahlo ( 27 ) New Jersey ( New Brunswick ) Franklin Township police officers pursued Diahlo on foot into New Brunswick , before gunfire was exchanged at about 1:30 a.m. Grant died about two hours later at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
2016-04-08 Abbott , Melissa ( 25 ) Wisconsin ( Lake Hallie ) Chippewa County Sheriff Jim Kowalczyk says the developmentally-disabled woman was shopping with chaperones at the Wal-Mart in Lake Hallie . Police were called around 5 p.m. after she grabbed a hatchet off a shelf and began swinging it around . The sheriff says a Lake Hallie police officer shot her twice after she refused to drop the hatchet and lunged at the officer . She was taken to an Eau Claire hospital with wounds to the abdomen and thigh , and later died
2016-04-07 Gongora , Luis ( 45 ) California ( San Francisco ) Police Chief Greg Suhr said officers received a call from a member of The City 's Homeless Outreach Team , who reported a man was waving a kitchen knife that had a 10- to 12-inch blade . Suhr said officers first fired bean-bag rounds at the suspect , but shot him after he challenged them with the knife
2016-04-07 McIntire , Lance ( 44 ) Nebraska ( Omaha ) Authorities say an Omaha police gang unit officer shot a known suspect in a parking lot at about 4:20 p.m . The suspect was taken in critical condition to the Nebraska Medical Center , where he later died
2016-04-06 Sweatt , Leronda ( 40 ) Tennessee ( Gallatin ) Around 9 a.m. , police officer James Spray was called to a home where Sweatt had stabbed a Sumner County sheriff 's deputy who was serving her an eviction notice . Body camera footage shows Spray arriving at the house and yelling at Sweatt to get on the ground , before telling her to drop it as she walks towards him with an ax . The officer fired two shots , and Sweatt died after being taken to a local hospital
2016-04-05 Frias , Cesar ( 20 ) California ( Los Angeles ) Frias was shot after a stand-off
2016-04-03 Martin , Darrin ( 25 ) Texas ( Austin ) Armando Perez , an Austin police officer trying to subdue a suspect seen breaking into cars in an affluent downtown neighborhood , was shot by the man . Perez returned fire , police said , killing Martin . The Travis County District Attorney ruled on October 19 , 2016 , Officer Perez will not face charges related to the shooting death of Martin
2016-04-01 Juarez , Jesse ( 65 ) Texas ( Lockhart ) At 4:27 a.m. , a deputy on the scene of a reported home burglary was flagged down by the initial complainant , who had located Juarez near the Dairy Queen directly behind the home . The Caldwell County Sheriff 's Office says the deputy told other officers on the scene the suspect had armed himself with a shovel . Moments later , shots were fired by law enforcement . Juarez died at the scene
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