List of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States, October 2022

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This is a list of people reported killed by non-military law enforcement officers in the United States in October 2022, 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 18 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.


October 2022[edit]

Date Name (age) of deceased Race of deceased Location Description
2022-10-31 Denzil Ollen Broadhurst (61) White Sacramento, California Broadhurst died after his motorcycle was struck by a police vehicle. The officer was responding to a felony in progress and did not have lights or sirens on.[1] The officer was later charged with vehicular manslaughter.[2]
2022-10-30 Salvador Maceda (36) Latino Santa Maria, California Police encountered Maceda while conducting an investigation as he displayed two knives near some trash cans. After being hit by two beanbag rounds, Maceda threw a knife at an officer and fled to an apartment, where he climbed to the second-story balcony as a resident armed with a gun called 911. After 90 minutes, Maceda put the second knife on the floor of the balcony, after which police fired pepper balls at him. Maceda then allegedly threw several objects at officers, including a bicycle and a chair, then allegedly broke a front window with a small folding table. Police then shot Maceda once.[3]
2022-10-24 Orlando Harris (19) Black St. Louis, Missouri Harris shot six people, killing a teacher and student, at the Central Visual and Performing Arts High School, before dying in a shootout with police.[4]
2022-10-22 Desman LaDuke (22) Black Nicholasville, Kentucky Police responded to reports that LaDuke was suicidal and possessing firearms. Police stated that after two hours, police were confronted by an armed individual, but later clarified that LaDuke allegedly pointed two handguns at the rear window of his residence, where officers were outside.[5]
2022-10-21 Luis Alfredo Ferro-Sanchez (20) Latino Salinas, California An off-duty Santa Cruz Police officer was cleaning his personal weapon when it discharged, striking him in the hand and Ferro-Sanchez in the upper torso.[6]
2022-10-19 Jorge Arias (35) Latino Miami-Dade County, Florida Arias, a United States Customs and Border Protection officer, was accidentally shot during a training scenario. According to the Miami Herald another agent mistakenly replaced his training pistol with his handgun and accidentally shot Arias.[7]
2022-10-12 Jeffery J. Smith (52) Unknown Loon Lake, Washington Officers responded to an incident where Smith held a man at gunpoint. He fired a shot next to his head. Officers heard these gunshots and told Smith he was under arrest. Smith was asked to surrender and refused and instead threatened to shoot deputies. SWAT team members confronted Smith and two members shot and killed him.[8]
2022-10-12 Nicholas Brutcher (40) White Bristol, Connecticut Brutcher called police to report a domestic dispute with his brother, but authorities believe the call was made to lure officers to his home. When officers arrived, Brutcher shot at them, killing two and wounding another before the third officer shot and killed him. Brutcher's brother was also shot during the incident.[9]
2022-10-10 Hui Zhang (33) Asian Paterson, New Jersey Zhang, of Pensacola, Florida, was involved in a vehicle crash. After allegedly trying to enter several vehicles with an imitation firearm, a detective shot Zhang.[10]
2022-10-10 Terry Hinton (60) White Tuscumbia, Alabama A marked police cruiser struck a pedestrian, Hinton, who was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver, a Tuscumbia police officer, was indicted for murder in March 2023. The indictment stated that the officer was under the influence of alcohol during the crash.[11]
2022-10-08 Stephaun Jones (25) Black Hamilton, Ohio Police searched for Jones, who was suspected of killing another man in Hamilton after a car accident. He encountered two Fairfield Township Police officers and pointed a gun at them, but the officers did not fire at Jones, writing in a report that shooting at him would risk accidentally hitting a nearby man mowing his lawn. Jones fled and later encountered two Hamilton officers, who shot him when he allegedly pulled the gun out. The two Fairfield Township officers later resigned for not shooting Jones.[12]
2022-10-07 Unknown Unknown El Segundo, California A man died after he was struck by a patrol car while crossing a street. The California Highway Patrol is investigating.[13]
2022-10-06 Jaheim McMillan (15) Black Gulfport, Mississippi Police responded to reports that several people in a car were brandishing weapons and chasing another vehicle. Two of the vehicle's five occupants fled, and one, McMillan, was shot by police. Police stated McMillan had turned around with a weapon and refused to drop it after repeated commands, although some witness accounts claimed he was unarmed with his hands raised.[14] In February 2023 a grand jury cleared the officer involved, and bodycamera footage was released, showing the officer shot McMillan as he ran holding what appeared to be a gun.[15]
2022-10-05 Terrance Robinson (31) Black Lansing, Michigan Robinson was shot and killed by Lansing Police Department officers. LPD reported that they arrived to investigate potential vehicle thefts at the property when Robinson fired at them, though Robinson's mother – a former LPD employee – questioned the event and said his killing was preventable.[16]
2022-10-05 Gershun Freeman (33) Black Memphis, Tennessee Correctional officers fought with Freeman, an inmate at 201 Poplar. Freeman was restrained by officers and went into cardiac arrest. His death was ruled a homicide, with the cause of death being cardiovascular disease exacerbated by the restraint.[17]
2022-10-04 Blane Lane (21) White Polk City, Florida Lane and several other Polk County Sheriff's deputies served a warrant against a woman for failure to appear on meth charges. According to police the woman had a BB gun mistaken for a real handgun, which led deputies to shoot. One deputy fired a round that struck Lane, who died at Lakeland Regional Hospital.[18]
2022-10-03 Samuel Richmond (59) Black Peoria, Illinois Police responded to reports of a suicidal man and encountered Richmond holding a gun. Four officers shot Richmond after he pointed the gun at them.[19]
2022-10-01 Porter Burks (22) Black Detroit, Michigan Police responded to reports of a man with a knife having a mental health crisis at an apartment. After a crisis intervention officer spoke to Burks, video shows him charge at officers with the knife. Five officers then shot 38 rounds at Burks, hitting him up to fifteen times.[20]

See also[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Lists of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States § See also.[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bandur, Michelle (November 22, 2022). "Family of man killed in motorcycle crash involving Sacramento police considers lawsuit". KCRA NBC 3. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  2. ^ Macht, Daniel; Bandur, Michelle; Manna, Orko (March 2, 2023). "Sacramento police officer charged in crash that killed motorcyclist, videos released". KCRA NBC 3. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
  3. ^ Hodgson, Mike (December 5, 2022). "Additional details, video footage released in Santa Maria officer-involved shooting". SYV News. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  4. ^ Phillis, Michael; Salter, Jim (October 25, 2022). "2 killed in shooting at St. Louis high school; gunman dead". Associated Press. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  5. ^ Johnson, Rae (November 4, 2022). "Family calls for transparency over police killing of Desman LaDuke. What we know". Courier Journal. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
  6. ^ "Salinas police: Off-duty officer cleaning gun mistakenly shoots self, kills bystander". KTVU FOX 2. October 26, 2022. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  7. ^ Sosa, Samantha; Parker, TJ (October 20, 2022). "MDPD confirm 2nd officer involved in fatal shooting of US Customs and Border Protection officer". 7 News Miami. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
  8. ^ "Two deputies who shot, killed man in Loon Lake standoff identified". October 19, 2022. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  9. ^ "Wounded officer shot, killed suspect who killed 2 colleagues". Associated Press. October 15, 2022. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  10. ^ Shea, Kevin (October 18, 2022). "Man held imitation handgun when officer fatally shot him, document shows" (October 18, 2022). NJ.com. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  11. ^ Newsum, Kait (March 10, 2023). "Former Tuscumbia Police Officer indicted for murder". CBS 19. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  12. ^ Hart, Jessica; LeDuc, Christian (November 10, 2022). "'It was just the inability to take a human life': 2 officers 'voluntarily' resign after not shooting suspect". WCPO ABC 9. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  13. ^ "California officer fatally hits pedestrian with police car". Associated Press. October 9, 2022. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
  14. ^ Moore, Mona (October 25, 2022). "Protesters say new surveillance video proves Jaheim McMillan was wrongfully shot". Sun Herald. Archived from the original on October 28, 2022. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  15. ^ Crown, Kayode (February 22, 2023). "Jaheim McMillan Shooting Video Released, But No Indictment For Gulfport Officer". Mississippi Free Press. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  16. ^ "Family mourns man shot and killed by Lansing Police". WLNS 6 News. October 7, 2022. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  17. ^ Royer, David; Paul, Ashley. "Inmate's death at 201 Poplar ruled homicide". WREG 3. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  18. ^ "Judd: Deputy accidentally kills other deputy while serving warrant". ABC 7. October 4, 2022. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  19. ^ Shelley, Tim (December 2, 2022). "Peoria police release body camera footage 2 months after fatal shooting of Samuel Richmond". December 23, 2023.
  20. ^ Hunter, George; Rahal, Sarah (October 4, 2022). "System 'failed' man fatally shot by Detroit police, authorities say". The Detroit News. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
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