Black Out Tuesday: Say Their Names
Aiyana Stanley-Jones, 7
Detroit, 2010
Officer Joseph Weekley: active duty
Shot and killed during a raid.
No video found
Alton Sterling, 37
Baton Rouge; 2016
Officers Howie Lake and Blane Salamoni; no charges filed, resigned
Shot and killed at close range by two white officers while immobile
On video
Amadou Diallo, 23
NYC, 1999
Officers Sean Carrol, Richard Murphy, Edward McMellon, Kenneth Boss; remained officers, not guilty
Shot by four plain-clothed officers though unarmed
No video found
Antwon Rose Jr., 17
Pittsburg, 2018
Officer Michael Rosfeld; found not guilty, insurance covered civil settlement, seemed to have been fired
Antwon was unarmed and he was shot fleeing the scene of a traffic stop and later died in the hospital
No video found
Ariane Lamont McCree, 28
Chester, SC, 2019
Officers unnamed
Shot by two officer outside of a Walmart, may have had a gun while fleeing or may have been cuffed
No video found
Atatiana Jefferson, 28
Fort Worth, 2019
Office Aaron Dean, indicted for murder, still in court
Shot in her home by officer after neighbor called non-emergency number that her front door was open, was shot at through her window
Body camera footage
Akai Gurley, 28
Brooklyn, 2014
Officer Peter Liang; manslaughter, sentenced to probation with no prison, fired though initially returned to duty, and officer Shaun Landau; official misconduct
Shot in the stairwell, bullet ricocheted off of wall and struck Gurley in the chest.
No video found
Bettie Jones, 55 and Quintonio LeGrier, 19
Chicago, 2015
Officer Robert Rialmo; dismissed
“Accidental” shooting in chest at nearly point-blank range outside of her apartment, answering a DV call
No video found
Botham Jean
Dallas, 2018
Officer Amber Guyger; sentenced to 10 years
Off-duty officer went into wrong apartment and shot Botham, who she thought to be an intruder, in his home
Body camera footage
Breonna Taylor, 26
Louisville, 2020
Officer(s) – potentially unnamed
Officers served warrant at wrong house and shot and killed Breonna Taylor, initially charged boyfriend as well
No body camera footage
Charleena Lyles, 30, pregnant
Seattle, 2017
Officers Anderson and McNew; claims dismissed, seem to still be on the force
Confronted officers with knife; she had reported a burglary
No video found
Christian Taylor, 19
Arlington, TX, 2015
Officer Brad Miller; no charges, fired after administrative leave
Had marijuana, were responding to a burglary call, car crash, was shot
CCTV
Claude Reese, 14
Brooklyn, 1974
Officer Frank P Bosco; no charges, remained an officer
Investigating burglary, assumed Claude was a robber though he was renovating a room for a party, shot because he thought Claude had a gun, but it was a handsaw he was using to renovate
No video found
Clifford Glover, 10
NYC, 1973
Officer Thomas Shea; acquitted
Shot by undercover cop, assumed guilty of robbery, thought they were going to rob them.
No video found
Corey Jones, 31
Palm Beach Gardens, FL, 2014
Officer Nouman K Raja; sentenced to 25 years in prison
Killed by a plainclothes officer while waiting by his disabled car
Audio recording
Darnesha Harris, 17
Beaux Bridge, 2012
Officer not identified
Drove into a police car, hit a car and bystander on way back, no clear info
No video found
Darrien Hunt, 22
Salt Lake City, 2014
Officer lawsuit dismissed
Had a wooden sword at a cosplay event and was killed
Video of chase
David Felix, 24
Harlem, 2015
Officers Harold Carter and Vicente Matias
Despite known history of mental illness, was shot in burglary investigation, did not pepper spray prior to shooting
No video found
David McAtee, 53
Louisville, 2020
Officer (Chief) Steve Conrad Fired; rest ongoing
Black business owner killed during Floyd protests
Body camera turned off
De’von Malik Bailey, 19
Colorado Springs, 2019
Officer names not found
Potentially had firearm in burglary suspect
No video found
Emantic Fitzgerald Bradford Jr., 21
Hoover, Alabama, 2018
Officer names not found
He was trying to stop a shooter at a mall and was shot.
On videos
Eric Garner, 44
NYC, 2014
Officer Pantaleo; fired, no charges
“I can’t breathe,” allegedly selling cigarettes unlicensed, officers strangled him despite no resistance
On videos
Freddie Carlos Gray Jr., 25
Baltimore, 2014
Officers: six of them: all either acquitted or charges dropped
Died in police custody during transport in police van, died after being in a coma, damage to spinal cord
No video found
George Floyd, 46
Minneapolis, 2020
Officers: only Chauvin charged so far, 3 others involved; ongoing
After using counterfeit dollars and not resisting arrest, Chauvin laid his knee on his neck for 8:46.
On video
Gregory Vaughn Hill Jr., 30
Fort Pierce, FL, 2014
Officer cannot find name; family got 4 cents out of $4 in civil suit
Shot by police in the garage of his home drunk.
No video found
Henry Glover, 31
New Orleans, 2005
Officer David Warren, not guilty, other officers charged in burning of body
After Katrina, shot and body charred, when going to a mall to get baby clothing for family, shot from second story balcony.
No video found
Jamar Clark, 24
Minneapolis, 2015
Officer Mark Ringgenberg and Dustin Schwarze; no charges
Jamar was attending a birthday party, fight ensued where girlfriend was hurt by third party, he tried to get in the ambulance with her, and EMS supervisor put knee on his chest and he was shot
No video found
Jamarion Robinson, 26
Georgia, 2016
Officers – US Marshalls, Fulton DA trying to seek charges
Shot 59 times, with exit wounds, had a total of 76 bullet wounds by US Marshalls, was in apartment and schizophrenic
On video
Jamee Johnson, 22
Jacksonville, 2019
Officer – ongoing
Killed during a traffic stop
Body cameras not released
James Brissette, 17 and Ronald Madison, 40
New Orleans, 2005
Officers – 5 of them; convicted, vacated 2013 due to prosecutorial misconduct, new trial: pled guilty for reduced charges
Madison, mentally disabled, was shot in the back, NOPD tried to cover up murders with false reports, lots of problems in this case
No videos found
Jeremy McDole, 28
Wilmington, Delaware, 2015
Officers unnamed, investigation still open reportedly
McDole was in a wheelchair and tried to raise his hands, but he was shot and killed
Cellphone video
Jule Dexter, 27
LA, 2004
Officers, cannot find
Cannot find much information
No video found
John Crawford III, 22
Beavercreek, OH, 2014
Officers Sean Williams and David Darkow, no charges filed
Shot in a Walmart for having a BB gun in the store, never aimed it at anyone
Store video, cell phone video
Jonathan Ferrell, 24
Charlotte, 2013
Officer Randall Kerrick, not retried after hung jury
Unarmed at time of shooting, crashed his car and went to get help; not intoxicated
No video found
Jordan Edwards, 15
Texas, 2017
Officer Roy Oliver, fired and found guilty; sentenced to 15 years
Shot in the back of the head while riding in vehicle driving away from officers
No video found
Kathryn Johnston, 92
Atlanta, 2006
Officers undercover, sentenced to ten, six, and five years
Botched drug raid, no-knock warrant, fired at them from her property; falsified and planted drug evidence
No video found
Keith Scott, 43
Charlotte, 2016
Officer Brently Vinson (Black), no charges, still on force as it seems
Search for unrelated man with warrant, seemed to have gun; officer in plain clothes but no body camera
Body camera, dashcam, phone video
Kendra James, 21
Portland, 2003
Officers Rick Bean, Kenneth Reynolds, Scott McCollister, no inquest
Not clear, may have tried to flee a scene, no clear evidence according to family’s lawyers, inconsistent statements given with physical evidence
No video found
Korryn Gaines, 23
Randallstown, MD, 2016
Officer unnamed, no charges
Sought to serve a traffic violation warrant, shot at her and her son, who survived, in the apartment
No body cameras, social media posted videos
Kwesi Ashun, 33
NYC, 2019
Officer, cannot find names
Not lots of information – fatally shot
Body camera footage
Laquan McDonald, 17
Chicago, 2014
Officer Jason Van Dyke; sentenced to about 6 years (81 months)
Laquan had a knife, he was shot while walking away
Video and audio recordings
Malik Williams, 23
Washington, 2019
Officers, cannot find names or if charged
He was in his car with his wheelchair in the backseat, officers fired 86 shots at his car due to a noise complaint
On video
Michael Brown, 18
Ferguson, 2014
Officer Darren Wilson, no charges
Brown stole some cigars and Brown likely was not coming towards the officer when he shot at him, unarmed, Brown’s body was on the street for a long time
No video found
Michael Dean, 28
Texas, 2019
Officer Carmen DeCruz charged, ongoing
Shot in the temple through a closed door seconds after being pulled over for minor traffic violation.
No video found
Miles Hall, 23
Walnut Creek, CA, 2019
Officer seem to still be on active duty
Shot during mental health crisis
No video found
Miriam Carey, 34
DC, 2013
Officer, Secret Service, no charges
She was making a U-turn through White House
No video found
Mya Hall, 27
Baltimore, 2015
Officer name not found
Transgender, took a wrong turn into the NSA headquarters
None found
Oscar Grant, 22
Oakland, 2009
Officer Johannes Mehserle, convicted to two years
Grant had hands raised, and then they shot him in the back when couldn’t reach to cuff him.
Videos
Philando Castile, 32
Minnesota, 2016
Officer Jeronimo Yanez, not guilty
Pulled over on traffic stop for a busted taillight returning from shopping, thought they were robbery suspects (with girlfriend and daughter)
Video
Randolph Evans, 15
Brooklyn, 1976
Officer Torsney, who told his partner Matthew Williams he didn’t know what he’d done; found NGBRI
Shot in head point blank, officer did not check his condition after a brief conversation with youths
No video found
Rekia Boyd, 22
Chicago, 2012
Officer Dante Servin, no indictment
Thought to be buying drugs from the group, Servin fired on the group, hitting Boyd in the head, claimed Boyd approached him with gun, but she had only a cell phone.
No video found
Samuel DuBose, 43
Cincinnati, 2015
Officer Raymond Tensing
Samuel was stopped off-campus in a traffic stop and shot
Bodycam
Sandra Bland, 28
Texas, 2015
Officer not named, ruled suicide
Died in jail, three days after a traffic stop
No video found
Sean Bell, 23
NYC, 2006
Officers all found not guilty
Plainclothes officers, Bell was hosting a party, drove away, didn’t warn, opened fire, Bell was intoxicated
No video found
Sean Reed, 21
Indianapolis, 2020
Officers – names not found, ongoing
Killed on a Facebook live after driving away
On Facebook live
Shantel Davis, 23
NYC, 2012
Officer Phil Atkins
Ran red lights and allegedly stole car, plainclothes police pursued her vehicle, on foot, back in car, shot
No video found
Stephon Clark, 22
Sacramento, 2018
Officer not listed
Was shot because his phone was mistaken for a gun or tool bar
Bodycam footage, audio turned off
Tamir Rice, 12
Cleveland, 2014
Officer Timothy Loehmann, Frank Garmback, closed investigation
Tamir rice was playing with a toy gun and was shot by officers
Audio of 911 call saying gun was probably fake
Terence Crutcher, 40
Tulsa, 2016
Officer Betty Jo Shelby, Tyler Turnbough, found not guilty
Unarmed, standing near his vehicle in middle of street because something was wrong with the car
Dashcam and helicopter videos
Tony McDade, 38
Tallahassee, 2020
Officer – ongoing
Trans man, officers claim he was armed
No video found
Trayvon Martin, 17
Sanford, FL, 2012
Office George Zimmerman, not guilty
Gray hoodie, dispatcher told Zimmerman not to follow Trayvon, he did and shot him, claimed self defense
No video found
Tyshia Miller, 19
Riverside, CA, 1979
Officer name not found, not prosecuted but fired with back pay
Miller was unconscious in her car, waiting for someone to help with her tire, she was shot while comatose
No video found
Walter Lamar Scott, 50
North Charleston, SC, 2015
Officer Michael Slager, 20 years in prison
Stopped for brake light, fled on foot, tasered and shot from behind
Dashcam
Willie McCoy, 20
Vallejo, CA, 2019
Officer names not found, but seemingly no charges or firing
Fell asleep in car, gun on lap, at a Taco Bell, they yelled at and shot him (55 rounds)
Bodycam
Yvette Smith, 47
Texas, 2014
Officer found not guilty
Tried to act as peacemaker in dispute between 2 men with a gun, called 911, fired in 3 seconds
No video found
The following cases do not involve officers, but are still some to note. Obviously there are many more that could be added here, I am sure, but these are some names I found and could find information on their cases. I have included Black trans women because they are killed at disproportionately high rates as well, but that isn't always talked about.
Ahmaud Arbery, 25, Brunswick, Georgia, 2020
Unarmed, shot while running
James Scurlock, 22, Omaha, Nebraska, 2020
Unarmed, shot while protesting George Floyd’s death, no charges against his killer
Nina Pop, 28, Sikeston, Missouri, 2020
Transgender woman stabbed to death, body found in her apartment, no arrests made
Muhliaysia Booker, 22, Dallas, Texas, 2019
Transgender woman was shot to death, attacked by a mob
Jordan Davis, 17, Jacksonville, Florida, 2012
Shot for playing loud music
Robert Godwin Sr., 74, Cleveland, Ohio, 2017
Shot and killed while walking on a sidewalk
Lavena Johnson, 19, Florissant, Missouri, 1985
Private First Class in US Army, death ruled a suicide, but allegedly was the result of a rape and murder
Monika Diamond, 34, Dunn, North Carolina, 2020
Transgender woman shot and killed, case ongoing
Say their names. Seek justice and change in this system. Educate yourself and have these tough discussions.
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