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This is a list of people reported killed by non-military law enforcement officers in the United States in August 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 97 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.


August 2016

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Date Name (age) of deceased Race State (city) Description
2016-08-31 Michael Ferguson (21) White Colorado (Denver) Ferguson was shot to death as three officers tried to arrest him on a felony warrant. He had allegedly tried to grab an officer's gun.[1][2]
2016-08-31 Thomas E. Sekscinski (38) White Missouri (Verona) An officer fatally shot Sekscinski after a high-speed pursuit. The pursuit began because the license plate did not match the type of car it was registered to. The officer chased him outside city limits and killed the unarmed man. The officer had to pay $150,000 in damages to Sekscinski's family in a wrongful death suit.[1][3]
2016-08-30 Justin Christopher Baker (36) White Washington (Graham) Baker's mother called police to say her son was attempting to break into her home while armed with a chainsaw. Deputies unsuccessfully attempt to subdue him with a stun gun, then shot him after he charged at them with the chainsaw.[4]
2016-08-30 James Robert Richards (28) Native American Alaska (Fairbanks) Richards allegedly threatened people with a gun, fled from police, and took a hostage before being fatally shot by police.[1][5]
2016-08-30 Levonia Riggins (22) Black Florida (Tampa) Riggins, an unarmed Black man, was shot and killed in his home by a white deputy.[1][6] He was asleep when a SWAT team entered his home looking for two grams of marijuana.[7] His death was ruled justified by police, which caused protests in the Tampa area.[8]
2016-08-30 Lyle Patrick Blanchard (59) White Texas (Harker Heights) [1]
2016-08-30 Gregory Mathis (36) White Texas (Weatherford) [1]
2016-08-29 Paula Phillips (35) White Arizona (Kingman) [1]
2016-08-29 Michael Peacor (56) White California (San Bernardino) [1]
2016-08-29 Jaqwan Julius Terry (24) Black North Carolina (Raleigh) [1]
2016-08-28 Justin Kulhanek-Derks (37) White Minnesota (Eagan) [1]
2016-08-27 Angel Torres Jr. (26) Hispanic Arizona (Pnoenix) [1]
2016-08-27 Terry Lee Salazar (49) Hispanic Colorado (Denver) [1]
2016-08-27 Alfred Toe (34) Black New Jersey (Trenton) [1]
2016-08-27 Darrel Hetrick (82) White West Virginia (Morgantown) [1]
2016-08-26 Matthew Gibbon (41) White Nevada (Las Vegas) [1]
2016-08-25 David Coborubio (32) Hispanic California (Compton) [1]
2016-08-25 Michael W. Gaskill (63) White Oregon (Redmond) [9]
2016-08-25 Donta Taylor (31) Black California (Compton) [1]
2016-08-25 Jerry Lee Jackson (63) Unknown race Colorado (Fort Collins) [1]
2016-08-24 William Charbonneau (43) White Florida (Orlando) [1]
2016-08-24 Jeffrey Darren Hosea (53) White Tennessee (Shelbyville) [1]
2016-08-24 Elias Portillo (36) Hispanic Texas (Dallas) [1]
2016-08-23 Bobby Lyn Buck (49) White Texas (Myra) [1]
2016-08-22 Kelley Brandon Forte (34) Black Ohio (Hamilton) [1]
2016-08-21 Bernie Porche (37) Black Louisiana (New Orleans) [1]
2016-08-21 Juan Gabriel Torres (36) Hispanic New Mexico (Las Cruces) [1]
2016-08-21 Brandon Coles (25) Black Virginia (Dinwiddie) [1]
2016-08-20 Pedro Montanez (71) Hispanic Arizona (Phoenix) [1]
2016-08-19 Marcelo Luna (47) Hispanic California (Los Angeles) [1]
2016-08-19 Kyle Zimbelman (29) White Nevada (Reno) [1]
2016-08-19 Todd P. Browning (54) White Tennessee (Chattanooga) [1]
2016-08-19 Kole B. Knight (31) White Wisconsin (New Londom) [1]
2016-08-19 Daniel Kevin Harris (29) White North Carolina (Charlotte) Harris was shot upon exiting his vehicle after an officer followed him for 10 miles for speeding. Harris was deaf.[10][11]
2016-08-19 Jorge Ceniceros (22) Hispanic Arizona (Phoenix) [12]
2016-08-18 Silivenusi Pacelli Namato Ravono (46) Asian California (Greenbrae) [13]
2016-08-18 Chad Irwin (40) White California (Citrus Heights) [1]
2016-08-18 David Alan Fulton (59) White California (McKinleyville) [1]
2016-08-18 Francisco Villarreal (37) Hispanic California (Bakersfield) [1]
2016-08-18 Trenton Lohman (38) White California (Poway) [1]
2016-08-18 David Klassen (29) White New Mexico (Ruidoso) [1]
2016-08-18 Joseph Nathaniel Weber (36) White Kansas (Hays) [1]
2016-08-17 Omer Ismail Ali (27) Black Washington (Kelso) [1]
2016-08-16 Larry Eugene Kurtley Jr. (53) White Arizona (Apache Junction) [1]
2016-08-16 Marcos Antonio Gastelum (25) Hispanic Arizona (Tucson) [1]
2016-08-16 Colby Friday (30) Black California (Stockton) [1]
2016-08-16 Kenney Watkins (18) Black California (Los Angeles) [1]
2016-08-16 Carl Nivins (32) White North Carolina (Lenoir) [1]
2016-08-16 Michael Scott Martin (36) White Ohio (Rome) [1]
2016-08-16 John O'Handley (55) White West Virginia (Augusta) [1]
2016-08-15 Danny Pirtle (42) White Tennessee (Counce) [1]
2016-08-15 Jovany Martinez (29) Hispanic Virginia (Falls Church) [1]
2016-08-13 Ruben Horacio Strand (38) Hispanic Arizona (Phoenix) [1]
2016-08-13 Eric Ortega Soto (36) Hispanic California (Hayward) [1]
2016-08-13 Perry Lee Heitman (53) White Colorado (Lakewood) [1]
2016-08-13 Neal, Dominic (30) New Jersey (Hamilton) [1]
2016-08-13 Smith, Sylville (23) Black Wisconsin (Milwaukee) Smith was shot by a police officer while fleeing and armed with a handgun. The shooting sparked riots that left several people injured and buildings and cars damaged. [citation needed]Dominique Heaggan-Brown, an ex-Milwaukee police officer, was charged with reckless homicide in the shooting death of Smith.[14]
2016-08-13 Kendrick Brown (18) Black Arkansas (Monticello) [15][16]
2016-08-12 Mistie Reynolds (33) White Florida (Kissimmee) [17]
2016-08-12 Dominic Fontana Rollice (49) White Oklahoma (Tahlequah) Rollice was shot after lunging at police with a hammer while they were responding to a call for disturbing the peace.[18]
2016-08-12 Jesus Armando Carillo (22) Hispanic Arizona (Mesa) [1]
2016-08-11 Sergio Weick (33) Hispanic California (Vista) [1]
2016-08-11 Mark Sawaf (39) White Kentucky (Harlan) [1]
2016-08-11 Jeffrey J. Martelli (59) White Washington (Tukwila) [1]
2016-08-11 Tommy Seneca (54) White Louisiana (Plaquemine) [19]
2016-08-10 Timpa, Tony (32) White Dallas, Texas Dallas Police killed Tony Timpa, a white, 32-year-old resident. Timpa, suffering a mental health crisis, was already handcuffed while a group of officers pressed his prone body into the ground for 14 minutes, while he squirmed. The grand jury indicted the officers but the district attorney declined to prosecute.[20][21]
2016-08-09 Mary Knowlton (73) White Florida (Punta Gorda) Accidentally shot during a role-playing demonstration. An officer was playing the role of a criminal and shot Knowlton with a gun that was thought to only contain blanks, but instead contained live rounds.[22]
2016-08-09 Jesse James Romero (14) Hispanic California (Los Angeles) [1]
2016-08-09 Camara, Wally New York (Bronx) [1]
2016-08-09 Ronald Smith (45) White Ohio (Mt. Sterling) [1]
2016-08-09 Jeffrey Allen Morris (44) White South Carolina (Piedmont) [1]
2016-08-08 Michael McClurg (56) White California (Citrus Heights) [1]
2016-08-08 Juan J. Godines (34) Hispanic Kentucky (Georgetown) [1]
2016-08-08 Darnell Wicker (57) Black Kentucky (Louisville) [1]
2016-08-08 James Eugene Burgess (64) White North Carolina (Wilkesboro) [1]
2016-08-08 James Jennings Jr. (69) White South Carolina (Little Mountain) [1]
2016-08-07 Jawari Porter (25) Black Ohio (Cincinnati) [1]
2016-08-07 Earl "Shaleek" Pinckney (20) Black Pennsylvania (Harrisburg) [1]
2016-08-05 Jamarion Robinson (26) Black Georgia (East Point) Robinson's mother called for a mental health check on Robinson after an incident in the family home. Officers attempted to arrest Robinson via a no-knock-warrant and opened fire when they believed they saw Robinson approach with a gun in hand. After Robinson was declared deceased officers handcuffed his hands behind his back, though no officers were injured during the arrest. The incident was filmed by a neighbor.[23]
2016-08-05 David Michael Moya (31) Hispanic California (Sauntee) [1]
2016-08-05 Ronald Robbibaro (30) White Florida (Spring Hill) [1]
2016-08-05 Johannes M. Wood (58) White Virginia (Aldie) [1]
2016-08-05 James A. Quealy (59) White Wisconsin (Beaver Dam) [1]
2016-08-04 Marcus Sexton (22) Hispanic Arkansas (Little Rock) [24]
2016-08-04 E.J. Walters Jr. (69) White Virginia (Gate City) [1]
2016-08-03 Bradley Carey (54) White Michigan (Detroit) [1]
2016-08-03 Benjamin William Heaton (31) White Utah (Clearfield) [1]
2016-08-02 Demarco Newman (43) Black Florida (Palm Bay) [1]
2016-08-02 Matthew David Conrad (34) White Idaho (Hammett) [1]
2016-08-02 William Bowers (51) White California (Castaic) A Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy fatally shot William Bowers, an unarmed homeless man, after deputies tried to stop and question him.[25]
2016-08-02 Adam Jo Klimek (31) White Minnesota (Alexandria) [1]
2016-08-02 Richard Lance London (22) White South Carolina (Lake City) [1]
2016-08-01 Richard Gene Swihart (32) Black California (Santa Ana) [1]
2016-08-01 Korryn Gaines (23) Black Maryland (Randallstown) Gaines was shot dead after an hours-long standoff during which Gaines threatened police with a shotgun. Police had attempted to serve Gaines an outstanding warrant issued for an earlier traffic violation.[26][27]
2016-08-01 Bryan N. Byrd (43) White South Carolina (Lexington) [1]
2016-08-01 Kenneth Eugene Bonanno (67) White Virginia (Fredericksburg) [1]
2016-08-01 Manuel De La Cruz (26) Hispanic Texas (Port Arthur) [28]


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