- 32
- 63
- 4
- 30
March 16, 2022
Tacoma police fatally shot an armed man near the Tacoma Mall.
The incident occurred near the west entrance to the mall, off South Pine Street at South 45th Street. No officers were injured.
Tacoma police spokeswoman Wendy Haddow said police confronted the man about 3:30 p.m.
“Shots were fired. The suspect was declared deceased on scene. A weapon was recovered,” Haddow said.
- 4
- 30
52 year old John Dawson was suffering from a mental health crisis emergency when he began shooting people at random through a window in his home. He shot three people driving by, who survived. He was shot and killed by police.
- 5
- 21
The police were responding to reports about a man breaking into cars and committing assault with a deadly weapon.
The suspect, armed with a hunting knife, attempted to evade the officers and ultimately retreated to a nearby manned guard shack where he held the guard hostage.
One responding officer shot the suspect twice, killing him. The hostage was unharmed.
Kern County Sheriff's Office releases video of police shooting in Oildale
- 81
- 275
dont know if posted yet, found this interesting. First shot fucked up the shooters arm. He drops gun and falls over while watching his lifeless arm dangling, then proceeds to be shot multiple more times, killing him saving every person in that bar.
- 6
- 38
Bakersfield, California - police received multiple reports of a domestic disturbance between a man and a woman.
Upon arrival at the scene, the disturbance was between a mother and her son. Police requested assistance from the mental health evaluation team, but could not make contact with mom or her son. The situation quickly devolved with Son stabbing Mom multiple times and holding her at knifepoint.
Mom’s wounds were not life threatening but Son succumbed to the shooting.
Full video here:
- 46
- 54
Deandre Brunston, a 24-year-old man, was shot to death with 81 rounds of ammunition, from which 22 hit him, by police officers in Compton California, in 2003, August 8.
the police were originally there due to a domestic abuse complaint.
the officers claim the triggering factor in his death was when he threw a sandal at them.
the police also end up shooting their own K9.
- 10
- 25
- 9
- 39
- 17
- 49
article:
https://fox8.com/news/i-team-police-involved-shooting-in-east-cleveland-suspect-injured/
excerpt from article:
EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio — East Cleveland police say they are investigating a police-involved shooting, as first reported by the FOX 8 I-Team. According to a press release, at around 3:40 p.m. Tuesday, officers responded to Superior Road for a report of a rape. Police say officers were confronted by a man with a gun; they say the man approached the woman with the firearm pointed at her head. East Cleveland police say officers issued several commands for the man to drop the firearm; officers then fired, striking the man.
- 44
- 52
San Leandro, California — On April 18, 2020, about 3:12PM, San Leandro Police Officers responded to Walmart, located at 15555 Hesperian Boulevard, for a report of a man brandishing a baseball bat inside the store. Upon their arrival, officers saw Steven Taylor standing near the shopping cart storage bay holding a baseball bat. Officers approached Taylor and gave him commands to put down the bat. Taylor did not comply with the officers’ commands and instead walked towards the officers while still holding the bat. An officer discharged his taser, which was not effective, and Taylor continued walking towards the officers. Then, the officer used his service weapon, striking Taylor once in his upper torso. Seconds later, another officer discharged his taser at Taylor. Officers called for paramedics and provided first aid until they arrived. Despite life-saving measures, Taylor died from his injuries at the scene. The officers involved were placed on administrative leave. On April 20, 2020, the Alameda County Coroner’s Bureau performed an autopsy on Taylor and the preliminary cause of death was determined to be a single gunshot wound to his chest. Additionally, the Coroner’s Bureau confirmed that Taylor did not sustain any additional gunshot wounds to his head or back.