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

This is a list of people reported killed by non-military law enforcement officers in the United Statesin July 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 78 people.


July 2019

DateName (age) of deceasedState (city)Description
2019-07-31Robert Schneider (46)Ohio (Cincinnati)Schneider was shot by police and died in a hospital August 9th.[1]
2019-07-31Jerry Reeves (42)Tennessee (Chattanooga)Reeves was shot and killed by police.[2]
2019-07-31Troy Petersen (28)Iowa (Council Bluffs)Petersen was shot and killed by police officers.[3]
2019-07-31Donald Joseph Lee (37)Utah (Roy)Lee was shot and killed by police officers.[4]
2019-07-31Mauris Nishanga DeSilva (46)Texas (Austin)DeSilva was shot and killed by police.[5]
2019-07-31Jose Baca-Olivares (58)Texas (San Antonio)Baca-Olivares was shot and killed by police.[6]
2019-07-30Lane Christopher Martin (31)Oregon (Portland)Martinwas shot and killed by police.[7]
2019-07-28Larry Pettiford (69)Pennsylvania (Jackson Township)Pettiford was shot and killed by police officers.[8]
2019-07-28Adalberto Wolmar Rodriguez (62)Florida (Boynton Beach)Rodriguez was shot and killed by police officers.[9]
2019-07-26Alphonso Zaporta (41)Connecticut (Hartford)Zaporta was shot and killed by police.[10]
2019-07-26Todd Messner (49)Pennsylvania (Roaring Spring)Messner was shot and killed by police officers.[11]
2019-07-26Donald Williams Allamong (56)South Carolina (Sun City)Allamong was shot and killed by police.[12]
2019-07-25Josef Delon Richardson (38)Louisiana (Port Allen)Richardson was shot and killed by police.[13]
2019-07-24Bryant Henry Jr. (25)Pennsylvania (Philadelphia)Henry was being chased by officers in a SEPTA station when he fell onto an electrified rail and died. Witnesses say Henry fell after being tased by officers.[14]
2019-07-23Joshua Vigil (38)Colorado (Colorado Springs)Officers responded to reports of a suspicious person, later identified as Joshua Vigil, walking with a gun in the 2200 block of Monterey Road. Vigil reportedly fled in a red Mustang after police confronted him. Police later found the Mustang crashed near the Fountain Garden Apartments, 3165 E. Fountain Blvd., where shots were fired during another encounter with Vigil. He later died at a hospital. The officers involved were Lucas Aragon, Cole Jones and Sgt. Mark Keller.[15]
2019-07-23Omari Thompson (31)Pennsylvania (Ross Township)Thompson was shot and killed by police.[16]
2019-07-23James Manzo (27)New Jersey (Asbury Park)Manzo was shot and killed by police.[17]
2019-07-22John David Brown (53)Alabama (Ranburne)Brown was shot and killed by police.[citation needed]
2019-07-22Shawan F. Allen (20)Mississippi (Wesson)Allen was shot and killed by police.[18][19]
2019-07-21Hashim Wilson (28)Washington (Tacoma)During a routine traffic stop, officers say Wilson exited his vehicle and pointed a rifle at them. After refusing to comply with the demands of officers, they fired at Wilson, killing him.[20]
2019-07-21Elisha Lucero (28)New Mexico (Albuquerque)Lucero was shot and killed by police.[21]
2019-07-19Witney Rivera (41)New Jersey (Pemberton)Rivera was shot and killed by police.[22]
2019-07-19Jeffrey Bodie (39)Texas (League City)Bodie was shot and killed by police.[23]
2019-07-18Tony Orland Mills (73)Oregon (Medford)Mills was shot and killed by police.[24]
2019-07-18Patrick Martinez (53)Colorado (Pueblo)Martinez was shot and killed by police.[25]
2019-07-18Samuel Fullerton (39)Arkansas (Stone County)Fullerton was shot and killed by police.[26]
2019-07-18Markeyvion Devonte Cannon (19)Texas (Fort Worth)Cannon was shot and killed by police officers.[27]
2019-07-18Leo Brooks (23)Louisiana (Metairie)Brooks was shot and killed by police.[28]
2019-07-17Roderick Wilson (35)Alabama (Birmingham)Wilson was shot and killed by police.[29]
2019-07-17Mark Anson Schoggins (35)Oklahoma (McAlester)Schoggins was shot and killed by police.[30]
2019-07-17Stephen Murray (52)California (Modesto)Murray was shot and killed by police.[31]
2019-07-16Brandon Ray Stansel (36)Texas (Lake Jackson)Stansel was shot and killed by police.[32]
2019-07-16Kelly Danielle Brumley (40)Texas (Lake Jackson)Brumley was shot and killed by police.[33]
2019-07-16Daryl Johannesson (56)Georgia (Porterdale)Johannesson was shot and killed by police.[34]
2019-07-16Jose Javier Gonzalez (52)California (Chino Hills)Gonzalez was shot by police and died on July 17th.[35]
2019-07-16Stephen Fischer (62)Indiana (Memphis)Fischer was shot and killed by police.[36]
2019-07-15Ashanti Pinkney (49)Maryland (Baltimore)Pinkney was shot and killed by police.[37]
2019-07-15Michael Anthony Brand (43)Utah (Salt Lake City)Brand was shot and killed by police.[38]
2019-07-14Dijon D. Watkins (30)Texas (Dallas)Watkins was shot and killed by police.[39]
2019-07-14Onaje Dickinson (20)Pennsylvania (Penn Hills)Dickinson was shot and killed by police.[40]
2019-07-14Blige Sean Christopher Cypress (22)Florida (Hollywood)Cypress was shot and killed by police.[41]
2019-07-13Willem van Spronsen (69)Washington (Tacoma)Following a protest at the Northwest Detention Center, van Spronsen was reportedly throwing incendiary devices, causing a vehicles to catch fire. He apparently attempted to ignite a propane tank and set buildings on fire. He was also reportedly carrying a rifle and flares. Four officers fired at van Spronsen. None were wearing body cameras.[42]
2019-07-13Jamahl Smith (46)New Jersey (Orange)Smith was shot and killed by police.[43]
2019-07-13Derek Luis Antonio Sanchez (35)Washington (Kirkland)Sanchez was shot and killed by police.[44]
2019-07-13Brian H. Benfield (46)Florida (Coleman)Benfield was shot and killed by police.[45]
2019-07-11Logan O. Johnsrud (32)Wisconsin (Arpin)Johnsrud was shot and killed by police.[46]
2019-07-10Frankie Feliciano (33)Florida (Jacksonville)Feliciano was shot and killed by police.[47]
2019-07-10Dennis Edwards (62)Kansas (Kansas City)Edwards was shot and killed by police.[48]
2019-07-10Darrell Allen (32)California (Adelanto)Allen was shot and killed by police.[49]
2019-07-09Grayson Schuessler (26)California (Citrus Heights)Schuessler was shot and killed by police.[50]
2019-07-09Sean Rambert (23)North Carolina (Greenville)Rambert was shot and killed by police.[51]
2019-07-09Jason Harris (36)California (Rancho Mirage)Harris was shot and killed by police.[52]
2019-07-09Anthony James Gonzales (36)California (Bakersfield)Gonzales was shot and killed by police.[53]
2019-07-08Shawn Toney (23)Ohio (Brooklyn)Toney was shot and killed by police.[54]
2019-07-07Johnny M. Vigil (43)New Mexico (Tularosa)Vigil was shot and killed by police.[55]
2019-07-07Thomas Graham (61)Arkansas (Jacksonville)Graham was shot and killed by police.[56]
7 July 2019Johnny W. Dellinger Jr. (41)Virginia (Timberville)[57][58]
2019-07-06Kareem Omar Morgan (43)Maryland (Rosedale)Morgan was shot and killed by police.[59]
2019-07-05Hannah Williams (17)California (Anaheim)Williams was shot and killed by police.[60]
2019-07-05James C. Pinkston (58)Missouri (Mountain Grove)Pinkston was shot and killed by police.[61]
2019-07-05Angel Ramos Otero (37)Florida (Ruskin)Otero was shot and killed by police.[62]
2019-07-05Joshua Ortiz (21)California (Oak View)Ortiz was shot and killed by police.[63]
2019-07-05Jose Martinez (34)Utah (West Jordan)Martinez was shot and killed by police.[64]
2019-07-05Tymar Crawford (28)Florida (Pensacola)Crawford was shot and killed by police officers.[65]
2019-07-04Leonel Mendez (34)Colorado (Lakewood)Mendez was shot and killed by police.[66]
2019-07-04Olivio Sandoval Diaz (47)Georgia (Roswell)Diaz was shot and killed by police.[67]
2019-07-03Li Xi Wang (49)California (Chino)Wang was shot and killed by police.[68]
2019-07-03Christine Venegas (38)Texas (El Paso)Venegas was shot and killed by police.[69]
2019-07-03Jonathan Pingel (26)Iowa (West Des Moines)Pingel was shot and killed by police.[70]
2019-07-03Mark A. Naugle (53)Indiana (Salem)Naugle was shot and killed by police.[71]
3 July 2019Stonechild Chiefstick (39)Washington (Poulsbo, Washington)According to officers, Chiefstick had been threatening people with a screwdriver. An officer made contact with Chiefstick, at which point a scuffle ensued and the officer's body camera was knocked off. Two shots were then fired at Chiefstick, killing him.[72]
2019-07-02Chad Williams (44)Michigan (Bagley Township)Williams was shot and killed by police.[73]
2019-07-02Isaiah Robinson (39)Ohio (Elyria)Robinson was shot and killed by police.[74]
2019-07-02Isak Abdirahman Aden (23)Minnesota (Eagan)Police were called following a domestic dispute between 23-year-old Somali American Isak Aden and his girlfriend. Following a footchase, officers from Bloomington, Eagan, Burnsville, and Edina responded, surrounding Aden with K-9 Units and SWAT teams. After hours of negotiation, officers fired less-lethal rounds and several flash bangs at Aden just before four Bloomington police officers and one from Eagan shot him 11 times, ending his life.[75] No charges were filed against the officers.[76][77] Aden's family filed a civil rights lawsuit in July 2020.[75]
2019-07-01Terry Allen "Bubba" Payne (52)Mississippi (Pontotoc County)Payne was shot and killed by police.[78][79]
1 July 2019Aaron Hong (23)Georgia (Athens, Georgia)Athens-Clarke County police responded to a call of a man acting in a erratic and threatening manner holding a butcher knife and covered in blood. Arriving at the scene officers confronted the man (later identified as Aaron Hong) who disregarded their demands to drop the weapon and charged at one of the officers, which the latter responded to by shooting and striking Hong multiple times. Despite this Hong managed to wrestle the firearm from the officer, and another officer also started shooting at the man. Despite receiving treatment, Hong died shortly after. Paramedics also confirmed that the blood Hong was covered in prior to the confrontation was his own.[80]
2019-07-01Ben Fields (67)Florida (Port St. Lucie)Fields was shot and killed by police.[81]
2019-07-01Christopher James Barela (22)Colorado (Denver)Barela was shot and killed by police.[82]

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