List of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States, July 2024
This is a list of people reported killed by non-military law enforcement officers in the United States in July 2024, 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 8 people.
July 2024[edit]
| Date | Name (age) of deceased | Race | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-04 | unidentified male | Unknown | Riverton, Utah | After stopping a suspect who reportedly hit and run in a parking lot, officers conduct a sobriety test. At some point, the suspect became noncompliant and shots were fired, the suspect was killed. Officials have not confirm if the suspect has a gun or not. [1] |
| 2024-07-04 | unidentified male | Unknown | Hemet, California | After responding to a call about an intoxicated man who had a gun, officers encountered the suspect. A shootout occurred and the suspect was killed.[2] |
| 2024-07-04 | unidentified male (20) | Unknown | Queens, New York | Police responded after a woman who was stabbed in the back ran down the street to MTA Police to ask for help. When they arrived, they encountered the suspect holding his father with a knife to his throat. Officers then shot and killed him. A 8-year-old victim was found stabbed to death.[3] |
| 2024-07-04 | unidentified male | Unknown | Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming | National Park Rangers responded to reports of a person with a firearm making threats near the Canyon Village lodge. One ranger was injured and the person was killed in a shoot-out.[4] |
| 2024-07-03 | unidentified male | Unknown | Sioux Falls, South Dakota | A police sniper shot and killed a man who allegedly took several people hostage at a gas station.[5] |
| 2024-07-03 | unidentified male | Unknown | Savannah, Georgia | A police officer fatally struck a pedestrian.[6] |
| 2024-07-02 | unidentified male | Unknown | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | A police sniper shot and killed a man who had shot a police officer in the hip during a barricade situation.[7] |
| 2024-07-01 | unidentified male | Unknown | Cherokee, North Carolina | For reasons unknown, a man was fatally shot by a police officer on indigenous land. Afterwards, the Federal Bureau of Investigation joined the investigation into the shooting.[8] |
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]
- ^ "Noncompliant hit-and-run suspect shot, killed by Riverton police during sobriety test". UTVK. July 4, 2024. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
- ^ "Hemet police shoot and kill man who allegedly had gun". abc7. July 4, 2024. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
- ^ "NYPD fatally shoots man who allegedly killed 8-year-old half brother, stabbed parents in Queens". abc7. July 4, 2024. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
- ^ Musa, Amanda; Boyette, Chris (July 4, 2024). "Shooting at Yellowstone National Park hotel leaves ranger injured, shooter dead". CNN. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
- ^ "Police fatally shoot suspect allegedly holding hostages at South Dakota gas station". The Associated Press. July 3, 2024. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
- ^ "Authorities: Pedestrian killed after being struck by Savannah Police vehicle". WJCL. July 3, 2024. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
- ^ Greco, Jonathan (July 2, 2024). "What we know: Suspect dead after shooting officer during barricade situation in NW Oklahoma City". KOCO. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
- ^ "FBI: One person dead after officer-involved shooting in Cherokee". wlos. July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 2, 2024.