List of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States, August 2019

This is a list of people reported killed by non-military law enforcement officers in the United Statesin August 2019, 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 56 people.


August 2019

DateName (age) of deceasedState (city)Description
2019-08-31Kobe Dimock-Heisler (21)Minnesota (Brooklyn Center)Three officers responding to a call shortly after 4:20 p.m. shot Dimock-Heisler within minutes of entering the home where he lived with his grandparents.[1] His grandfather placed the 9-1-1 call out of concern that Dimock-Heisler was suicidal and later told dispatchers "he's probably going to be okay" and to "just forget it."[2] Dimock-Heisler, who was on the autism spectrum, was disarmed and repeatedly tased before being shot.[3]
2019-08-27Arthur Walton (33)Illinois (Maywood)An off duty Melrose Park officer shot two brothers after an argument, wounding one and killing the other, Arthur Walton. The officer was later taken into custody.[4]
2019-08-26Channara "Philly" PheapTennessee(Knoxville)"Philly" Pheap was suspected of a hit and run. According to eyewitnesses, he was shot twice in the back by KPD Officer Dylan M. Williams. There is no camera footage of the incident. [5]
2019-08-24Elijah McClain (23)Colorado (Aurora)A 911 call was made after McClain was spotted walking down a street wearing a ski mask while flailing his arms and listening to music. When police arrived, they tackled him to the ground, held him down for 15 minutes, and injected him with ketamine. McClain suffered from two heart attacks on the way to the hospital and was pronounced brain dead on August 30th, 2019. [6][7][8]
2019-08-23Michael Chad Breinholt (31)Utah (West Valley City)While in custody at the police department, Breinholt, who was handcuffed with his hands behind his back, briefly got into a struggle with two officers. After an officer yelled that Breinholt was allegedly trying to take his gun, a sergeant entered the room, declared "You're about to die, my friend," and shot Breinholt. The sergeant had been involved in two separate shootings before.[9]
2019-08-22William Lloyd Jones (49)Arkansas (Van Buren County)Jones was shot and killed by a police officer.[10]
2019-08-19Michael Todd Lopez (69)Nevada (Laughlin)Lopez was shot and killed by police.[11]
2019-08-19Roberto Rene Gabriel (33)California (Los Angeles)Gabriel was shot and killed by police.[12]
2019-08-18Jared R. Nelson (38)Wisconsin (Caledonia)Nelson was shot and killed by police.[13]
2019-08-17Jerome Michael Uzzle (34)Virginia (Newport News)Uzzle was shot by a police officer and died 2019-08-18.[14]
2019-08-17Mike Parsley (62)Indiana (Springville)Parsley was shot and killed by police.[15]
2019-08-17Schaston Theodore Lamarr Hodge (27)Texas (Dallas)Hodge was shot and killed by police.[16]
2019-08-17Rashad Cunningham (25)Indiana (Gary)Cunningham was shot and killed by police.[17]
2019-08-16Jovany Mercado-Bedolla (26)Colorado (Denver)Mercado-Bedolla was shot and killed by police.[18]
2019-08-15Jamie Fernandez (31)Colorado (Denver)Fernandez was shot and killed by police.[19]
2019-08-14Anthony Wayne French Sr. (49)Kentucky (Louisville)Police responded to a domestic violence call at 9:30 p.m. When they arrived, French pointed his gun at the officers. As he was told to drop it, the two officers shot and killed him.[20]
2019-08-14Thomas Michael Reynolds (37)South Carolina (Anderson County)Reynolds was shot and killed by police.[21]
2019-08-13Jerry Orlando Weaver (51)Tennessee (Clinton)Weaver was shot and killed by police.[22]
2019-08-13Charles Roy Pearson (51)Kansas (Kansas City)Pearson was shot and killed by police.[23]
2019-08-13Cole Steele Jessup (20)North Carolina (Randolph County)Jessup was shot and killed by police.[24]
2019-08-13David Ingle (31)Missouri (Joplin)Ingle was shot and killed by police.[25]
2019-08-12Scott Souders (38)Kansas (Chetopa)Souders was shot and killed by police.[26]
2019-08-12Aaron Luther (49)California (Riverside)Luther was shot and killed by police.[27]
2019-08-11John Michael George (46)Texas (Fort Worth)George was shot and killed by police.[28]
2019-08-10Freddrick Andrews Hadden Jr. (45)Georgia (Augusta)Hadden was shot and killed by police.[29]
2019-08-10Manuel Charles Carter (57)Tennessee (Bradley County)Carter was shot and killed by police.[30]
2019-08-09Jason Xavier Salas (52)Texas (Garland)Salas was shot and killed by police.[31]
2019-08-09Jose Mendez (37)Kansas (Kansas City)Mendez was shot and killed by police officers.[32]
2019-08-09Mark Johnson (62)Vermont (Montpelier)Johnson was shot and killed by police officers.[33]
2019-08-08Toussaint Diamon Sims (27)Mississippi (Moss Point)Sims was shot and killed by police.[34]
2019-08-08Kevin D. Jenkins (52)Kentucky (Breckinridge County)Jenkins was shot and killed by police.[35]
2019-08-08Kaizen Crossen (39)New Jersey (Irvington)Crossen was shot and killed by police officers.[36]
2019-08-08Donald Babbit (49)Pennsylvania (Shaler Township)Police were initially called for a domestic dispute at the residence. Officers said Babbit ignored police commands to exit the home for more than an hour. When he came out, he was holding a gun and pointed it at police. Three officers, two from Shaler and another from Hampton, fired 10 shots at Babbit, who was hit in the neck, head and trunk. None of the officers who responded were wearing body cameras. [37]
2019-08-07Detravian Allison (18)Texas (Longview)Allison was shot and killed by police.[38]
2019-08-05Riche Antonio Santiago (21)Utah (Salt Lake City)Santiago was shot and killed by police officers.[39]
2019-08-05James Lee Kirkwood (49)Tennessee (Memphis)Kirkwood was shot and killed by police.[40]
2019-08-05Allan George (57)Colorado (Rifle)George was shot and killed by police.[41]
2019-08-05Derrick Davidson (56)Arkansas (Lowell)Davidson was shot and killed by police.[42]
2019-08-05William Biggs (43)West Virginia (Pocahontas County)Biggs was shot and killed by police.[43]
2019-08-04Robert Clay Wilsford Sr. (65)Alabama (Hanceville)Wilsford was shot and killed by police.[44]
2019-08-04Oscar Ventura-Gonzalez (32)Massachusetts (Revere)Ventura-Gonzalez was shot and killed by police officers.[45]
2019-08-04Marvin Alexis Urbina (19)California (Bakersfield)Urbina was shot and killed by police.[46]
2019-08-04Connor Stephen Betts (24)Ohio (Dayton)2019 Dayton shooting[47][48]
2019-08-03Aigon Andrew Wallace (25)Georgia (Loganville)Wallace was shot and killed by police.[49]
2019-08-03Cortney Ronald Staley (32)Nevada (Carson City)Staley was shot and killed by police.[50]
2019-08-03John Clark (35)Florida (Safety Harbor)Clark was shot and killed by police.[51]
2019-08-03De'Von Bailey (19)Colorado (Colorado Springs)Police responded to a robbery about 6:45 p.m. in the 2400 block of East Fountain Boulevard. De'von Bailey, 19, was fatally shot. Police said officers were interviewing two suspects when Bailey "reached for a firearm," according to a sheriff's office news release. At least one officer fired at Bailey. Body cam footage showed Bailey fleeing from the police while reaching for a firearm in his waistband.[52]
2019-08-02Delano Williams (55)North Carolina (Charlotte)Williams was shot and killed by police.[53]
2019-08-02Deshon Downing (45)Indiana (Indianapolis)Downing was shot and killed by police.[54]
2019-08-02Mario Benjamin (32)Minneapolis, MinnesotaBenjamin had injured his ex-girlfriend and was shot and killed by police officers while holding a gun to his own head.[55]
2019-08-01David. N. Willoughby (54)Kentucky (Jackson County)Willoughby was shot and killed by police.[56]
2019-08-01Eric Allen Toon (36)West Virginia (Charleston)Toon was shot and killed by police.[57][58]
2019-08-01Jamaal Michael Simpson (21)California (Los Angeles)Simpson was shot and killed by police.[59]
2019-08-01Rob Schneider (46)CincinnatiRob was shot and killed by Cincinnati police after he pointed a gun at them.
2019-08-01Andre Leach (27)Pennsylvania (Allentown)Leach was shot and killed by police.[60]
2019-08-01Margarita "Maggie" Victoria Brooks (30)Texas (Arlington)Police were called to a welfare check where Brooks was allegedly passed out in a grassy area. When Brooks's dog ran towards the officer, Ravi Singh, he fired, instead hitting Brooks. Singh was later indicted on negligent homicide and was found not guilty in 2022.[61][62][63]


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