Unarmed People Who Died at the Hands of the Police, United States, 2017
Andrew Finch, 28-year-old white man,
December 27, 2017, Wichita, KS
Kameron Prescott, 6-year-old male,
December 21, 2017, Schertz, TX
Michael Wilson, 27-year-old man,
December 17, 2017, Hallandale Beach, FL
Jean Pedro Pierre, 42-year-old Black man,
December 6, 2017, Lauderdale Lakes, FL
Keita O’Neil, 42-year-old Black man,
December 1, 2017, San Francisco, CA
Lawrence Hawkins, 56-year-old Black man,
November 18, 2017, Prichard, AL
Bijan C. Ghaisar, 25-year-old white man,
November 17, 2017, Fairfax, VA
Isaac Padilla, 23-year-old Latino man,
November 17, 2017, Albuquerque, NM
Martin Jim, 25-year-old white man,
November 17, 2017, Albuquerque, NM
Dustin Robert Pigeon, 29-year-old man of Asian heritage,
November 15, 2017, Oklahoma City, OK
Calvin Toney, 24-year-old Black man,
November 13, 2017, Baton Rouge, LA
Ashley Jenkins, 23-year-old white woman,
November 9, 2017, Flatwoods, KY
Sean Bohinski, 37-year-old white man,
October 24, 2017, Plymouth Township, PA
Dexter David Anthony Baxter, 30-year-old Native American man,
October 22, 2017, Crandon, WI
Nicholas Pimentel, 27-year-old Latino man,
October 22, 2017, Ceres, CA
Dewboy Lister, 55-year-old Black man,
October 19, 2017, Corpus Christi, TX
Kristian Martinez, 44-year-old Latino man,
October 11, 2017, Valdez, CO
Brandon Lee Bohanon, 35-year-old white man,
October 5, 2017, Hiram, GA
Micah McComas, 41-year-old white man,
October 1, 2017, Seward, AK
Jacob Dominguez, 32-year-old Latino man,
September 15, 2017, San Jose, CA
Timothy Elam, 42-year-old white man,
September 6, 2017, Los Angeles, CA
William Porubsky, 30-year-old white man,
September 3, 2017, Akron, OH
Anthony Antonio Ford, 27-year-old Black man,
August 30, 2017, Miami, FL
Charles David Robinson, 47-year-old Black man,
August 25, 2017, Woodville, GA
Christopher K. Sales, 36-year-old white man,
August 7, 2017, Blue Summit, MO
Isaiah Tucker, 28-year-old Black man,
July 31, 2017, Oshkosh, WI
Farhad Jabbari, 38-year-old man,
July 19, 2017, Saginaw, MI
Justine Damond, 40-year-old white woman,
July 15, 2017, Minneapolis, MN
Brian Easley, 33-year-old Black man,
July 7, 2017, Marietta, GA
Dejuan Guillory, 27-year-old Black man,
July 6, 2017, Mamou, LA
Jonathan Coronel, 24-year-old Latino man,
July 5, 2017, Vista, CA
Chet Knuppel, 23-year-old white man,
June 30, 2017, Loveland, CO
Aaron Bailey, 45-year-old Black man,
June 29, 2017, Indianapolis, IN
Armando Garcia-Muro, 17-year-old Latino male,
June 22, 2017, Palmdale, CA
Jamie Dougan, 24-year-old white woman,
June 16, 2017, Water Valley, MS
Marc Brandon Davis, 34-year-old Black man,
June 2, 2017, Petal, MS
Hector Gamboa, 59-year-old Latino man,
May 26, 2017, San Rafael, NM
Hayden J. Stutz, 24-year-old white man,
May 24, 2017, Canton, OH
Carlos Garcia Petrovich, 37-year-old Latino man,
May 21, 2017, Orlando, FL
Ricco Devante Holden, 24-year-old Black man,
May 21, 2017, Converse, LA
Jonathan David Victor, 35-year-old white man,
May 12, 2017, Baldwin County, AL
John Bittle, 39-year-old white man,
May 9, 2017, Lexington, SC
Jordan Edwards, 15-year-old Black male,
April 29, 2017, Balch Springs, TX
Jacy Kevin McManus, 35-year-old white man,
April 24, 2017, Wolf Creek, OR
Sariah Marie Lane, 17-year-old white female,
April 20, 2017, Glendale, AZ
Isaiah Murrietta-Golding, 16-year-old Latino male,
April 15, 2017, Fresno, CA
Rogelio Vidal Landa, 47-year-old Latino man,
April 4, 2017, Bakersfield, CA
David Eric Ufferman, 56-year-old white man,
March 26, 2017, Delray Beach, FL
Alteria Woods, 21-year-old Black woman,
March 19, 2017, Gifford, FL
Elena “Ebbie” Mondragon, 16-year-old Latina female,
March 14, 2017, Hayward, CA
Christopher Apostolos, 56-year-old white man,
March 14, 2017, Toms River, NJ
Roy Dale Evans, 38-year-old white man,
March 7, 2017, Medina, OH
Jason Fanning, 27-year-old white man,
February 20, 2017, St. Joseph, MO
Joshua Henry, 30-year-old white man,
February 17, 2017, Grand Prarie, TX
Raynard Burton, 19-year-old Black man,
February 13, 2017, Detroit, MI
Ambroshia Fagre, 18-year-old white woman,
February 10, 2017, Vassalboro, ME
Vincent Palma, 26-year-old white man,
February 9, 2017, Geneva Township, OH
Chad Robertson, 25-year-old Black man,
February 8, 2017, Chicago, IL
Nana Adomako, 45-year-old Black man,
February 5, 2017, Fremont, CA
Peter Torres, 23-year-old Latino man,
February 4, 2017, Moultrie, GA
Steve Salgado, 18-year-old Latino man,
January 29, 2017, Santa Ana, CA
Jonathan David Sper, 30-year-old white man,
January 24, 2017, Algoma Township, MI
Dakota A. Lukecart, 22-year-old white man,
January 24, 2017, Sugar Creek, MO
Daniel D. Rogers, 27-year-old white man,
January 23, 2017, Springfield, IL
Genevive Dawes, 21-year-old white woman,
January 18, 2017, Dallas, TX
Darrion Barnhill, 23-year-old Black man,
January 10, 2017, Reagan, TN
J. R. Williams, 38-year-old Black man,
January 9, 2017, Phoenix, AZ
William Tucker Mathis, 41-year-old white man,
January 7, 2017, Elkridge, MD
(Source: Washington Post, “Fatal Force,” police shootings database, https://raw.githubusercontent.com/washingtonpost/data-police-shootings/master/fatal-police-shootings-data.csv.)
BLACK LIVES MATTER
I never doubted my ability, but when you hear all your life, “You’re inferior,” it makes you wonder if the other guys have something you’ve never seen before. If they do, I’m still looking for it.
—Hank Aaron
On Father’s Day, a Seattle resident named Charleena Lyles called the police because she thought someone was breaking into her apartment. She lived in transitional housing for people who formerly had been homeless, and she called the police to come protect her. Then, a short period after arriving, they took her life. She was shot down in front of three of her four children. Charleena Lyles was also pregnant.
The police claimed that she was wielding two knives and they
