List of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States, May 2012 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries. This is a list of people killed by non-military law enforcement officers in May 2012, 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 either wrongdoing or justification on the part of the person killed or the officer involved. Killings are arranged by date of incident which caused death. Different death dates are, if known, noted in the description. For lists of killings from other years, see List of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States. [hide] List of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States 2012 January February March April May June July August September October November December 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 Prior to 2009 May 2012[edit] Date Name (Age) State (City) Description 2012‑05‑31 Epperley, Troy (37) Idaho (Boise) Police received a call about a suicidal man armed with a gun. Officers arrived at his house and tired to talk him into dropping the weapon. One officer fatally shot Epperley when he allegedly moved towards him.[1] 2012-05-31 Wright, Danté (20) Minnesota (Brooklyn Center) Officers were responding to a report of a man with a gun and found Wright walking in the street with a rifle. Police say the officer told Wright to drop the gun multiple times before shooting him to death.[2] 2012-05-31 Mullane, Sam (18) Oregon (Yachats) Mullane was shot to death to death by SWAT team members in the driveway of a home. State troopers had been attempting to serve an arrest warrant. Mullane was armed and had moved to take cover when he was shot.[3][4] 2012-05-28 Barrett, Anton (41) California (Vallejo) Barrett was shot to death by officers after they tried to pull over his car and had to chase him on foot. He was reaching for what turned out to be a metal wallet.[5] 2012-05-27 LaTour, Richard (30) Texas (Dallas) Police responded to report of suicidal man. When officers entered LaTours home, he reached for a gun and pointed it at the officers. They shot LaTour who died at a local hospital.[6] 2012-05-27 Sordetto, John A. (25) New York (Buffalo) Sordetto was shot to death by an officer who was trying to handcuff him. Police say he went for the officers gun during a struggle.[7] 2012-05-26 Smith, Raymond A.[8] Missouri (Kansas City) Police were responding to a call about suspicious prostitution activity when a man fled on foot. Two officers pursued him and allege that he fired shots at them. Both officers shot the man to death.[9] 2012-05-26 Eugene, Rudy (31) Florida (Miami) Eugene shot to death by Miami police while eating the face of Ronald Poppo (both found naked), on the MacArthur Causeway.[10][11] 2012-05-24 Mestler, Peter (53) California (Vallejo) Mestler was shot to death by officers after allegedly refusing to drop a gun he was holding, which turned out to be a BB gun. Police say he was upset because his wife was divorcing him, and that he had pulled the gun on several other people before officers confronted him.[12] 2012-05-24 Brandon, Michael (29) Montana (Billings) Officers were attempting to arrest Brandon on a felony warrant when he allegedly fired at them and fled to a motel restroom. Police say he fired at the officers through the bathroom door and then charged at them, still firing. The officers shot and killed him.[13] 2012-05-22 Langford, Marshall M.K. (31) Hawaii (Kihei) Officers found Langford in a stolen vehicle. Langford allegedly drew a weapon and attempted to drive off in the vehicle. The officers fatally shot him.[14] 2012-05-22 Smith, Andrais Darnell (32) Texas (Dallas) Smith sold narcotics to two undercover officers. Smith then attempted to rob the officers at gunpoint. After backup undercover officers in an unmarked truck arrived, a gunfight erupted. Smith was killed by a gunshot wound.[15] 2012-05-20 Edwards, Elwood (22) California (Oceanside) Police were responding to a report of a disturbance at a convenience store where a man had allegedly hit someone over the head with a glass bottle and thrown a brick through a car window. Officers found Edwards about half a mile from the store and tried to detain him. Deputy Mike Astorga shot Edwards to death when he lunged at the officers with a stick.[16] 2012-05-19 Combs, Gray Alan Jr (22) Virginia (Springfield) Police responded to a report of a wanted person. They found Combs hiding in a bedroom. Combs threatened officers with a sword and refused to comply with their demands. Officers opened fired with both beanbag ammunition and live rounds. Combs died at a local hospital.[17][18] 2012-05-19 Holloman, Maurice (31) Maryland (Baltimore) Officers were called to Hollomans home by his mother. Holloman attacked one of the officers, pushing him into a coffee table and allegedly going for the officers gun. The other officers then shot and killed him.[19] 2012-05-18 Herndon, Jace (41) Nevada (Reno) Herndon was pulled over for driving a stolen vehicle. After exiting the vehicle, he allegedly refused to comply with the officers orders, and attempted to escape. Officers then fired and fatally wounded him.[20] 2012-05-18 Williams, Robyn (21) Pennsylvania (Upper Dublin) An off-duty officer rear-ended another vehicle, causing the other vehicle to burst into flames and killing the occupant. The officer failed a subsequent sobriety test, was taken into custody and charged with DUI.[21] 2012-05-18 unnamed male Texas (Houston) Suspect had threatened a bus passenger with a knife. The driver and the 20 uninvolved other passengers got off the bus. A police officer boarded the bus and ordered the suspect to drop the knife. When the suspect refused and lunged at the other passenger, the officer shot the suspect.[22] 2012-05-17 Azcuy, Sergio Javier Florida (Miami) Officers set up an operation in an attempt to arrest suspects involved in narcotics trafficking. Azcuy was the passenger in a vehicle that had been pulled over. When officers ordered the occupants to show their hands, the driver complied by Azcuy made an “evasive move” and a “dark shiny object” was noted in his right hand. An officer fatally shot Azcuy, who was later found to be holding a black cellphone.[23] 2012-05-17 Gracia, Malcolm (15) Massachusetts (New Bedford) Shot to death by gang-unit detectives after an altercation with the officers that resulted in the Gracia stabbing one of the detectives with a hunting knife.[24][25] 2012-05-15 Hightower, Clifton (27) Georgia (Atlanta) A police officer responding to a report of homicide struck and killed a pedestrian. Witness reports that the squad car was driving 70 to 80 mph without police lights or sirens.[26] 2012-05-14 Campbell, Dominique (41) Washington DC Officers were looking for a suspect involved in an earlier shooting. Campbell fired on the officers, injuring one. The officers returned fire, killing Campbell.[27] 2012-05-14 King Jr., Brian Wesley Oklahoma (Lawton) Shot and killed after shooting at officers and ramming police vehicles.[28] 2012-05-13 Salgado, Carlos (44) Illinois (Des Plaines) Salgado became involved in a physical confrontation with two officers. The officers report that Salgado attempted to run them down with his vehicle. The officers fired on Salgado, hitting him once. He was pronounced dead at the scene.[29] 2012-05-12 Lopez, Richard (26) Texas (El Paso) Lopez was changing a flat tire on the side of the road when an off-duty sheriffs deputy struck and killed him with his personal vehicle. The officer fled the scene but later returned and was arrested. The officer resigned on May 14, 2012 after meeting with the sheriff.[30] 2012-05-12 unnamed male Florida (Miami) Officers confronted a suspect regarding a recent theft. The man fled after attempting to run over the officers with his vehicle. Officers gave chase and fatally shot the suspect.[31] 2012-05-10 Rivers, Samuel New York (Oakland Gardens) Officers from the 111th Precinct responded to a call from a 17-year-old girl that her father was trying to commit suicide. Upon arrival, officers saw that Rivers had used a knife both on his wife and himself. After refusing to drop the weapon, officers shot Rivers in the neck and chest in an outdoor confrontation in the apartment courtyard. Mr. Rivers died and his wife Sharon was in critical condition.[32] 2012-05-10 unnamed male (33) Pennsylvania (Philadelphia) Officers responded to a report of a man with a gun. When officers arrived the man pointed the gun at the officers. When the suspect ignored orders to drop the weapon, he was shot multiple times. He died at a local hospital.[33] 2012-05-10 unnamed male (22) Delaware (Newark) An officer fatally shot a man in the chest.[34] 2012-05-09 Hughes, Dennis California (San Francisco) Killed in his girlfriends apartment by a police sharpshooter after beating his mother to death when she tried to evict him from her home in Ronhert Park. Hughes had fired several shots at officers from the apartment.[35] 2012-05-09 Hinojos-Maldonado, Jesus Eduardo (22) Arizona (Mesa) Officers were responding to a report of a man with a gun and attempted to subdue Hinojos-Maldonado with a Taser. Two officers opened fire on Hinjos-Maldonado, killing him, after he allegedly reached toward his waistband.[36][37] 2012-05-09 Williams, Davinian (35) Florida (Jacksonville) Pulled over for eratic driving there was a confrontation between Williams and Officer Jeff Edwards. Incorrectly thinking that Williams was reaching for a gun, the officer fired, killing him. Edwards was since cleared, although the sheriff has asked that Williams be terminated for failing to follow procedure [38][39] 2012-05-08 Brown, Raymond (28) Pennsylvania (Philadelphia) A citizen flagged down officers in a patrol car and reported a man waiving a gun in front of a hospital. When the officers commanded Brown to drop his weapon, he fired at them. An officer fired back, striking Brown once in the thigh. Brown was rushed to the hospital and later died of his wound.[40][41] 2012-05-06 Blueford, Alan Dwayne California (Oakland) The high school senior was approached by patrolling officers just after midnight and ran, provoking an officer to chase him. Blueford allegedly pointed a gun at the officer who then fired four shots, three which hit Blueford and one which hit his own foot. The shot to the officers foot was initially blamed on the teen, and police were referring to the incident as a shoot-out between the two men, until it was discovered the officer had shot himself. Community is waiting for evidence connecting gun found at the scene to Blueford.[42][43] 2012-05-04 Luis, Gilbert (24) Texas (San Antonio) Officers responded to a report of a domestic disturbance. Luis advanced on them with a knife. Officers shot him multiple times. He died at a local hospital.[44] 2012-05-03 Tripp, Maria New York (New York) An on-duty Secret Service agent driving in Brooklyn struck and killed a pedestrian [45] 2012-05-02 Coyle, Jamie (37) Rhode Island (Pawtucket) Police stopped Coyle because he matched the description of a man wanted in Massachusetts. Coyle allegedly pointed a gun at the officers, who then fatally shot him.[46] 2012-05-01 Cullen, Kenneth (48) Arizona (Mesa) Cullen was shot to death by a SWAT officer outside his home after pointing a handgun in their direction. Police said he had asked officers to kill him.[47] 2012-05-01 Messina, Andrew (16) Georgia (Woodstock) Officers report they responded to a report that a woman was being held hostage by her son. The mother was able to escape their home. Using a gun, the teen broke the glass in the front door with a hostage negotiator nearby. That aggressive move prompted a SWAT sniper to fatally shoot the teen. The teens mother reports that she was not held hostage and her call to police was made from outside the house with her potentially suicidal son inside.[48][49] See also
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