List of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States, August 2017
This is a list of people reported killed by non-military law enforcement officers in the United States in August 2017, 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 11 people.
August 2017[edit]
| Date | Name (age) of deceased | State (city) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-08-29 | Ricky Ard (55) | Indiana (Evansville) | Ard had been escorted out of a federal courthouse after a disagreement on the 28th. On the 29th he returned, carrying a baseball bat. Ard smashed windows in the front entrance before courthouse security officers forced him away from the doors. An Evansville police officer arrived and used a Taser on Ard, but that had no apparent effect. When Ard charged at the police officer with the bat, the officer shot him.[1][2][3] |
| 2017-08-28 | Kostatinos Sfaelos (62) | Connecticut (New Milford) | According to officers, Sfaelos was carrying a shotgun that he refused to drop. One officer shot Sfaelos after he raised the shotgun, which was unloaded, towards police.[4] |
| 2017-08-26 | Damon Grimes (15) | Michigan (Detroit) | Grimes was riding on an ATV when a state trooper tased him from a car. This led to Grimes crashing into a nearby pickup truck, killing him. The trooper was later convicted of involuntary manslaughter.[5] |
| 2017-08-21 | Nathaniel Richmond (51) | Ohio (Steubenville) | Richmond, the father of Ma'Lik Richmond (convicted in the Steubenville High School rape case) opened fire on Jefferson County judge, Joseph Bruzzese Jr. Bruzzese returned fire, along with a county probation officer.[6][7] |
| 2017-08-15 | Herbert Gilbert (37) | Georgia (Thomasville) | Narcotics units executed a search warrant on Gilbert's house, and as they arrived he attempted to flee in his SUV. Officers responded by ramming a vehicle into the SUV and one of the officers fired 9 rounds into the SUV. All 9 rounds struck Gilbert in the upper body, who was pronounced dead by medics.[8] The shooting sparked protest by the Black Lives Matter movement.[9] |
| 2017-08-15 | Robert E. Bracewell (20) | Florida (Jacksonville) | Suspect killed by police after kidnapping 14-year-old.[10] |
| 2017-08-13 | Patrick Harmon (50) | Utah (Salt Lake City) | Harmon was stopped for riding his bike at night without a proper light. The police officers discovered Harmon had an outstanding warrant and proceeded to arrest him. During the course of the arrest, Harmon bolted suddenly fleeing from the police officers. Cops drew their weapons and, reportedly, Harmon turned towards them while fleeing with a knife in his hand. The family of Harmon reports he had mental health issues.[11][12] See also Killing of Patrick Harmon. |
| 2017-08-10 | Eduardo Navarrete-Cordero (35) | Washington (Frederickson) | After reports that Navarrete-Cordero had kidnapped his brother-in-law at knifepoint, deputies found him in the neighborhood. They ordered him to drop his knife. He refused, lunging at deputies, who opened fire at him, killing him.[13] |
| 2017-08-09 | Eugene Nelson (20) | Washington (Kent) | Police were attempting to contact Nelson over violating a protection order. Nelson fled in a vehicle, reportedly dragging a K-9 officer and his dog along with it. Police fired at the suspect, killing him.[14] |
| 2017-08-05 | Pablo Garcia-Garcia (35) | California (Santa Rosa) | Police responded to a call of a disturbance where a man stabbed and injured a man and was acting erratically while armed with a knife. According to police reports and bodycam footage, Garcia-Garcia was hiding under a bed with a knife; he brandished it as he came out toward officers, who shot him.[15][16][17] |
| 2017-08-02 | Miguel Salas (25) | Nevada (Las Vegas) | Two police officers confronted Salas in his truck. After an argument where Salas refused to get out of the vehicle, he pulled out a firearm and fired a total of 9 shots at the officers, one of which struck one of the officers in the armpit. The two officers and returned fire, shooting a total of 10 rounds, one of which fatally struck Salas in the head.[18] |
See also[edit]
- Death in custody § United States
- Henry A. Wallace Police Crime Public Database
- List of cases of police brutality
- List of countries with annual rates and counts for killings by law enforcement officers
- List of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty in the United States
- List of law enforcement officers convicted for an on-duty killing in the United States
- List of police reforms related to the George Floyd protests
- List of unarmed African Americans killed by law enforcement officers in the United States
- Lists of killings by law enforcement officers
- Police brutality in the United States
- Police misconduct § United States
- Police riot § United States
- Police use of deadly force in the United States
References[edit]
- ^ "Man killed in officer-involved shooting in Evansville identified". Jeffersonville News and Tribune. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ "EPD Releases Body Cam, Surveillance Video of Police". WEHT / TriStateHomePage. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ "EPD: Taser, talk failed before fatal police shooting at federal building". Evansville Courier & Press. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ "Report: Police officer justified in shooting of New Milford man". Retrieved 2020-08-27.
- ^ "Judge blasts former MSP trooper Mark Bessner, sends him to prison for up to 15 years in death of Detroit teen riding on ATV". May 13, 2019. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
- ^ "Father of Steubenville football player convicted of rape shoots judge outside courtroom". ESPN. August 22, 2017. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
- ^ Welsh-Huggins, Andrew (August 22, 2017). "Man who shot judge in Steubenville was stopped earlier for faulty headlight". The News-Herald. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
- ^ Dozier, Patti (August 15, 2017). "Suspect shot by drug squad agent dies". Thomasville Times-Enterprise. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
- ^ Mathews, Noelani (August 17, 2017). "Black Lives Matter group heads to Thomasville as protests continue". WCTV Eyewitness. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
- ^ WTLV, First Coast News (August 15, 2017). "Suspect killed by police after kidnapping 14-year-old". First Coast News. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
- ^ Levin, Sam (2017-10-05). "Video shows Utah police fatally shooting man from behind as he fled". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
- ^ "Video of deadly Utah police shooting sparks outcry". Retrieved 2017-12-07.
- ^ "He pulled a knife on deputies, was shot 11 times. His death was justified, authorities say". thenewstribune. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
- ^ "Seattle Man Fatally Shot by Kent Police Identified | Seattle Weekly". Seattle Weekly. 2017-08-11. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
- ^ "Northern California police fatally shoot knife-wielding man". Associated Press via The Washington Times. August 6, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
- ^ "Police fatally shoot knife-wielding man in Santa Rosa home". S.F. Chronicle. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ "Officials: Santa Rosa police shot knife-wielding man three times". Santa Rosa Press-Democrat. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ Juhl, Wesley; Rutkin, Dana (4 August 2017). "Coroner says Las Vegas officer's bullet killed driver in confrontation". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved 17 December 2018.