List of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States, January 2010

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This is a list of people reported killed by non-military law enforcement officers in the United States in January 2010, 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 15 people.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.


January 2010[edit]

Date Name (Age) of Deceased State (city) Description
2010-01-29 Campbell, Aaron (25) Oregon (Portland) The 25-year-old was shot and killed after he emerged from a Northeast Portland apartment where officers had been called to perform a welfare check on a suicidal, armed man.[1]
2010-01-21 Wall, Timothy (46) New Jersey (Newark) Irvington police responded to a burglary at a local business, only to chase the burglar into Newark across rooftops and into a backyard. The suspect bit Officer Herne Lacoste, 38, and lunged for his gun; the officer shot him once in the shoulder, killing him. The victim was identified as Timothy Wall, 46.[2]
2010-01-20 Shavers, Jr., Maurice Evans (21) California (Oakland) The incident began when Shavers and Alphonso Mitchell, 40, burst into the drugstore and herded several employees into a back room at gunpoint. Shavers burst out of a rear emergency door and opened fire on both officers, who fired back. One of the CHP officers was shot in the chest by Shavers, who ran from the CHP officers and was then shot dead by Oakland police.[3]
2010-01-19 Humphries, Donald Michael (57) Washington (Sedro-Woolley) Shot while approaching officer and pulling out a .45 caliber handgun. Officer was attempting to pull over Humphries for erratic driving. After a chase, Humphries got out of his car and approached officer.[4]
2010-01-15 Kimbro, Louis (66) Tennessee (Memphis) Kimbro was shot to death when officers responded just before 9 p.m. to a call about an armed man with possible mental problems[5]
2010-01-15 McKinnon, Derek Georgia (Valdosta) Shot after refusing to drop weapon while holding a hostage. Police were monitoring a home for a murder suspect for whom warrants had been issued. The person fled the house to another and took a woman hostage.[6][7]
2010-01-15 Adams, Daniel, SR. (25) Nebraska (Omaha) Adams made suicidal gestures with a gun before pointing the weapon at officers who then fatally shot him. Police said officers were flagged down by a woman who said she had just been robbed at gunpoint and that her brother was chasing the suspects. "At that time the officers also gave chase and then at some point the officers fired at the suspect." Adams allegedly pulled a gun and pointed it at Officer Chad Frodyma, who returned fire. Officer Zach Petrick heard the shot and abandoned his chase of the second suspect. He arrived and when Adams allegedly pointed his weapon in their direction again. Petrick also fired at Adams. "Adams was acting in a suicidal manner," said Omaha Police Chief Alex Hayes. "He pointed a gun at his own head, told the officer to shoot him. The officer was yelling commands at him to drop the firearm. Mr. Adams then took the firearm and pointed it at the officer.[8]
2010-01-13 Ellis, Kenneth, III (25) New Mexico (Albuquerque) Officer Bret Lampiris-Tremba shot and killed Ellis outside a 7-Eleven after Ellis refused to drop the gun he was holding to his head. Ellis had recently returned from Iraq and suffered from PTSD. Ellis' family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city, and in March 2013, a judge ruled that the shooting violated his Fourth Amendment rights.[9][10]
2010-01-09 Anderson, Tremall Lavar (28) Oklahoma (Oklahoma City) Anderson (AKA Tremall Lavar Crandell) was driving a black coupe Saturday when he didn't stop for an officer who tried to pull him over. Anderson shot officer Kris Hunter at NE 23 and Martin Luther King Boulevard during the subsequent chase and was gunned down by officer Daniel Godsil when he got out of his car about two blocks away.[11]
2010-01-09 Renfro, Aaron (32) New Mexico (Albuquerque) APD officer Cook and others pulled over a vehicle for speeding. Officers asked the three men in the car, one of whom was Renfro, for their identifications, police said. Renfro gave a fake name. As it turned out, there was a local warrant out for the bogus name. When Cook and the other officers asked Renfro and the other men to get out of the vehicle, Renfro took off running, police said. When officers yelled at him to stop, Renfro reached into his waistband and pulled a gun, police said. Cook shot him an undetermined number of times.[12]
2010-01-04 Wicks, Johnny Lee (66) Nevada (Las Vegas) Wicks opened fire with a shotgun in a Las Vegas federal building, killing a security guard and wounding a U.S. marshal. Wicks, 66, was killed in a gunbattle with the marshals.[13]
2010-01-03 Ruby, George (61) Ohio (Mount Orab) Ruby shot at an officer who had previously arrested him for a driving under the influence (DUI) charge. Two officers returned fire, fatally wounding the suspect.[14]
2010-01-02 Davis, Raymond Thane (36) Montana (Hamilton) Officer Jessop stopped Davis for a traffic violation. Jessop got out of his car, approached Davis’ vehicle. Davis pulled a gun and fired at the officer, Officer Jessop returned fire and hit Davis. Davis sped away but crashed nearby. He was pronounced dead at the scene.[15]
2010-01-01 Eppard, Colby W. (18) Virginia (Free Union) Eppard swiped a Greene County deputy's vehicle by smashing the window with a rock after the officer left the car locked but running. Police say that he died after firing multiple shots at law enforcement officers who surrounded the vehicle on Route 20 in Free Union.[16]
2010-01-01 Cox, Dennis Gene Colorado (Fort Collins) Shot with handgun in hand when moved to point gun at officers. Police had approached Cox as a suspect wanted by the FBI for suspicion of involvement in a kidnapping and assault.[17]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Portland police training review drafts of Frashour shooting show how lieutenant's analysis changed". The Oregonian, Oct 15, 2012.
  2. ^ "Irvington police name decorated veteran as cop who killed suspected burglar". NJ.com, Jan. 29, 2010.
  3. ^ "Oakland cops killed man in self-defense". San Francisco Chronicle (SFGate.com), Jan. 22, 2010.
  4. ^ "Man killed by officer in Sedro-Woolley had 2 guns". The Seattle Times. Jan 20, 2010.
  5. ^ Hank Dudding (January 15, 2010). "2 Memphis cops relieved of duty pending investigation into shooting death". The Commercial Appeal.
  6. ^ Terry Richards (Jan 16, 2010). "Hostage situation turns deadly". The Valdosta Daily Times.
  7. ^ Kimberly Page (Jan 15, 2010). "Lowndes County murder suspect fatally shot". WALB.
  8. ^ "Update: Man Shot By Police "Went Down The Wrong Path"". WOWT NBC Omaha, 2010-01-17. Archived from the original on 2015-07-31. Retrieved 2016-10-04.
  9. ^ "Vet's death could be suicide by cop". KRQE.
  10. ^ "Judge: 2010 officer-involved shooting violated man's rights". KOAT.
  11. ^ "Officials identify man killed in Oklahoma City police shooting". NewsOK.com, Jan. 11, 2010.
  12. ^ "Man In Officer-Involved Shooting Convicted Felon". KOAT Albuquerque / Hearst Properties, Inc., 2010-01-12.
  13. ^ "Court officer, gunman killed in Las Vegas shootout". USA Today.
  14. ^ "Officer injured, suspect killed in police station shooting". FOX19. 2010-01-03. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  15. ^ "Man killed in Hamilton police shootout identified as longtime offender". The Independent Record (Helena, MT), Jan. 5, 2010.
  16. ^ "Doomed teen: Seemed hyped, non-violent to witness". The Hook, Jan. 2, 2010.
  17. ^ Abrahamson, Larry (Jan 17, 2011). "Opinion of Officer Involved Shooting of Dennis Gene Cox" (PDF). Eighth Judicial District.
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