Tased, then shot

Charles Smith Jr.

January 6, 2018
Little Rock, AR

17 years old
Male
Black
Escalated after Taser use
X26P

Smith was in a vehicle that was speeding and had a broken taillight. Officers stopped the car, and one officer patted down the car's occupants. The officer patted down Smith, and he discovered a gun, according to dash cam footage. They fought and fell to the ground. The officer tried to use a Taser on Smith's leg, but it appeared to have no effect. Smith drew his gun, and the officer shot and killed him.

Frank Lopez

December 10, 2017
Artesia, CA

48 years old
Male
X26

Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies responded to calls of a suspicious person driving erratically, looking into parked cars and parking on someone's lawn. A deputy found Lopez nearby hiding behind some trash cans, according to the Los Angeles Times. The deputy asked Lopez to come out. Lopez attacked him. The deputy fired a Taser, but it was unsuccessful. Two other deputies tried to intervene, and Lopez attacked them with a knife. "The deputy who first found Lopez was stabbed in the hands ... it was during his struggle that he shot Lopez." He died at a hospital.

Kyle Anthony Mihecoby

December 10, 2017
Oklahoma City, OK

28 years old
Male
Native American
X26

Officer Bethany Sears found Mihecoby lying in the grass beside a street, and checked on him. Mihecoby was "uncooperative" and attacked Sears, striking her in the face. "Sears tried to use her pepper spray and a Taser to control Mihecoby, who then tried to take Sears's firearm," according to the Oklahoman. Sears shot Mihecoby during the struggle, and he died at the scene.

Jean Pedro Pierre

December 6, 2017
Lauderdale Lakes, FL

42 years old
Male
Black

Deputy Sean Youngward responded to a report of a disturbance at an apartment complex, according to the Sun-Sentinel. When Youngward arrived, Pierre chased him out of his apartment and slaped him, according to surveillance and body cam footage. Youngward fired a Taser at Pierre, but it appeared to have no effect. Pierre advanced towards the deputy. Youngward hit Pierre with a baton, as Pierre hit Youngward with his hand. Youngward fell to the ground. Pierre grabbed the deputy's leg and kicked him. Deputy Steven Briggs arrived, and Pierre lunged at him. Briggs fired three shots at Pierre, who died.

Daniel Navarro

November 26, 2017
Covina, CA

22 years old
Male
Hispanic
Escalated after Taser use
X26

Officers stopped a suspicious vehicle, and the woman in the car said she needed the officers' help. She got out of the car and left Navarro and a toddler in the car. Navarro threatened the officers while armed with a knife, which resulted in six hours of negotiations. "Officers shocked the suspect with a Taser, but it failed to subdue him and he managed to pull the device's conductive darts from his body," according to the San Gabriel Valley Tribune. After the standoff, the officers tried to "rush" the vehicle to get the child, and at least one officer fired at Navarro. He died at the scene.

Calvin Toney

November 13, 2017
Baton Rouge, LA

24 years old
Male
Black

A Department of Child and Family Services caseworker was investigating whether Toney abused a child, and Officer Darrell Carter escorted them to Toney's home. Toney attempted to flee. During an altercation between Toney and the officer, "Carter tased Toney multiple times, and Toney attempted to grab the officer's Taser," according to the online news site the Appeal. "After several loud commands to drop the stun gun, [Toney] lunged towards Carter with the stun gun in his hand," according to the Advocate newspaper. Carter shot Toney once in the chest. Toney tried to run again, but fell and was handcuffed. He died at the scene.

Pamela Webber

November 6, 2017
Lynchburg, VA

54 years old
Female
White
X26P

Officers responded to a call that "Webber was armed with a knife and had harmed herself," according to The News and Advance of Lynchburg. Officers Nathan Hendrix, S.L. Duncan and J.B. Spaeth found blood in the living room and Webber locked in a bathroom. After three hours, Webber came out of the bathroom and advanced toward the officers in a "threatening manner," according to a WDBJ 7 report. One officer fired a foam baton launcher, but it did not stop Webber. Another fired a Taser, but one of the two darts missed her, according to a NBC 10 news report. Hendrix fired his gun three times, hitting her once in the chest.

Christopher Jacobs

November 1, 2017
Pippa Passes, KY

28 years old
Male
White

While attempting to serve a warrant for another man, Trooper Leo Slone and Deputy Robbie Slone came across Jacobs. Jacobs hid underneath a mobile home. The officers realized he had arrests warrants pending and tried to get him to come out from under the home. Jacobs fled and got into a car, and the officers began to fight with him. Both officers fired their Tasers, but "were unsuccessful in detaining Jacobs," according to a Kentucky State Police report. Jacobs accelerated the car with Deputy Slone still inside. The car backed up after hitting another vehicle, and accelerated toward the other officer, who shot and killed Jacobs. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

David Campos

October 24, 2017
Houston, TX

34 years old
Male
Hispanic
Escalated after Taser use
X2, X26

Officers Dylan Hay, Thomas Conner and Omar Barrientos responded to a call of a robbery in progress. They found Campos walking in a nearby street, armed with a screwdriver and a pair of scissors. Officer Barrientos chased after him and discharged his Taser X26 "at a safe distance," according to the department's investigation. Barrientos wrote in a sworn statement that the darts struck Campos in the upper torso, but he pulled them out and continued to walk away. Officer Hay fired two sets of darts from his Taser X2 from about 20 feet away. Darts struck Campos in his chest and left leg. They had "no apparent effect," according to Officer Conner, and Campos "knocked the darts out with his arms," according to the investigation. Campos began moving toward Officer Conner, slashing with his weapons, and Conner opened fire, killing him. Campos was about 10-15 feet away when he finally fell to the ground.

Dewboy Lister

October 19, 2017
Corpus Christi, TX

55 years old
Male
Black
Escalated after Taser use
X26P

Lister was pulled over after taking up two lanes, and became uncooperative during the traffic stop. Lister's license plate light was also out, according to The Caller. Officer Jose Hasette ordered him out of the vehicle. Lister refused to sit in the back of the squad. Hasette tried to handcuff him. Lister pulled away. Hasette fired his Taser. It had no apparent effect. Lister got back in his truck and peeled off. Hasette pursued him for a short distance. Then Lister got out again. The chase continued on foot. The two began to wrestle "Get the fuck off of me," officer Hasette yelled, according body camera footage. "You are going to get shot." Hasette shot Lister once in the torso, according to the Caller.

Steven Wayne Truex

October 19, 2017
Birmingham, AL

38 years old
Male
White
Escalated after Taser use
X26P

Truex allegedly choked his wife. She and her daughter went to a neighbor's house to call 911. The officers met them there. "The victim told police that [Truex] did own weapons and may be armed," according to an Advance Local article. The officers went to Truex's home and ordered him to show his hands. Tuex did not comply. An officer tried to use a Taser on Truex, but it was not effective. Truex "brandished a 12-gauge shotgun," and both officers fired their guns. Truex was pronounced dead at the scene.

Joshua Clayton Johnson

October 16, 2017
Kingwood, TX

31 years old
Male
White
X26

Deputy Trevor Potter chased Johnson on a motorcycle after he failed to pull over for another officer. Johnson crashed the motorcycle and ran from Potter through a gas station, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety's investigation. Johnson tried to pull a man from an SUV in an attempt to steal his car. Potter caught up with Johnson and a short fight began. Johnson fired a Taser into Potter's leg, but it was ineffective due to Johnson's heavy clothing, according to the report. Potter tried again and fired the Taser at Johnson's exposed lower back. Johnson pulled out a gun and aimed it at Potter. He then threw his handgun and faced Potter, according to body camera footage. A few seconds later, Potter dropped his Taser, raised his gun and shot Johnson twice in the head, killing him.

John Robert Payne

October 12, 2017
Homewood, AL

35 years old
Male
Black

Officers spotted three people standing outside vehicles in an empty lot. "While police were trying to identify the primary suspect, he took off running and officers gave chase on foot," according to the Advance Local news site. Both officers fired their Tasers, but they had no effect on Payne. Payne then fired a gun at the officers, who returned fire and shot Payne. One officer was hit in the leg. Payne died at the scene, according to the Homewood Star.

Vincent Dronet

October 11, 2017
Biloxi, MS

61 years old
Male
White
X26P

Dronet was suspected of shoplifting from a Home Depot. According to the Sun Herald, an officer pulled his pickup truck over and Dronet began to fight the officer. "An officer tried to deploy a Taser before the driver fled again," according to Sun Herald. Dronet "tried to hit an unmarked van driven by another officer," who then shot him, according to a KAAL-TV News report.

Roberto Callejas

October 6, 2017
Orlando, FL

35 years old
Male
Hispanic

A member of Callejas' family called 911 and said that he was waiting for police with explosives. When officers arrived, they found Callejas holding a knife to his own throat. An officer fired a Taser and Callejas fell to the ground, but he stood back up holding a gun, according to the Orlando Sentinel. The officers shot him, and he fell to the ground again. He stood back up and tried to throw a knife at the officers. Callejas was shot again and pronounced dead at the scene.

Marquinton T. Brooks

October 2, 2017
West Ouachita, LA

22 years old
Male
White
Escalated after Taser use
X26P

Officers Megan Russell and Tyler Dooley pulled over a van Brooks was driving, because it had altered tags. Dooley asked Brooks to step out of the vehicle, but Brooks said he needed to get something. Because his hands were hidden, Dooley was concerned that Brooks was hiding a weapon, according to a Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections report. Brooks reached for the gear shift, and Dooley struggled to stop him. The car popped into neutral and began to roll forward. Russell fired her Taser at Brooks, and he fell backwards, exposing a gun in his waistband. Brooks grabbed the gun and pointed it at Dooley. Dooley shot him, and he died at the scene.

Michael Bruce Peterson

September 28, 2017
Salt Lake City, UT

39 years old
Male
White
Escalated after Taser use
X26P

Officer Gregory Lovell responded to a report of a man tresspassing and sexually assaulting a massage thereapist at a salon, according to the Salt Lake Couty District Attorney's investigation. Lovell saw Peterson in the parking lot and followed him until he got into a Jeep. Lovell ordered him out, but Peterson refused. Lovell fired his Taser and Peterson "became enraged and leapt out of the Jeep." Peterson ran at the officer and started punching him. Lovell tried to defend himself with his baton, but quickly lost control of it. Peterson started beating the officer with the baton. Officer Andrew Oblad arrived and got Peterson's attention. As Peterson ran at Oblad with the baton in his hand, Oblad shot him. He didn't stop, so Oblad continued to shoot him until he died.

Jeffory Hughes

September 26, 2017
Fairview, TN

50 years old
Male
White
Escalated after Taser use
X26

Hughes was beligerent with Officer Kodi Knight when he arrived. Knight said Hughes threatened him with a gun, and he radioed for back up, according to ther Tennessee Bureau of Investigation report. Officer Terry Amonette showed up and pointed an AR-15 assault rifle at Hughes. Knight fired his Taser but one probe missed. Hughes said "you son of a bitch," and then the officers said he drew his weapon. Officer Amonette shot and killed him.

Dillan Tabares

September 22, 2017
Huntington Beach, CA

27 years old
Male
Escalated after Taser use
X26

Tabares was outside a 7-Eleven when Officer Eric Esparza approached him. Tabares first walked away and then walked toward Esparza. Esparza backed up and fired his Taser, from a distance of about two feet, according to the Orange County District Attorney's review. It had no effect. Tabares had two puncture marks consistnet with Taser darts in the left and right side of his abdomen. "According to one witness, in response to the Taser being used, Tabares 'accelerated a little bit and he lunged towards the officer.'" The two began to struggle, and Tabares grabbed something—it's unclear what—from the officer's duty belt. Esparza, who declined to speak to investigators about the incident, shot and killed him.

Eric Alvarez

September 17, 2017
Los Angeles, CA

40 years old
Male
Hispanic

California Highway Patrol responded to calls of Alvarez wandering on a freeway. "Police first shot the man with beanbags and then tried shocking him with a Taser, but multiple officers were forced to shoot the suspect after the altercation escalated and he produced a knife," according to an NBC LA report. Cellphone video shows at least three officers opening fire at Alvarez.

James Fuller

September 4, 2017
Columbus, GA

52 years old
Male
White

Officers responded to a domestic violence call between Fuller and his wife and discovered Fuller had an outstanding warrant. "While they were attempting to arrest him, a fight ensued with him and the officers," according to the Ledger-Enquirer. An officer fired a Taser, but it did not fully sudbue him. Fuller fell to the ground and continued to fight the officers, hitting one with a chair. He reached into a box, for what officers believe was a gun, and an officer shot him. He died at a nearby hospital.

William Porubsky

September 3, 2017
Akron, OH

30 years old
Male
White
Escalated after Taser use
X26P

Officers Kevin Smith and Robert Molody responded to a call of Porubsky jumping over a locked fence and knocking on a stranger's door. Melody found Porubsky walking and stopped him to ask him questions. Porubsky said he needed to borrow a phone to get a ride, and the officers offered to drive him to a homeless shelter in another city. He got into the back of the police car and they began to drive. When they arrived at the shelter, Porubsky refused to get out and grew "more paranoid and aggressive," according to a report from the Summit County Prosecuting Attorney. After five minutes of refusing to get out, Molody pulled out his Taser and pointed it at Porubsky. Porubsky reluctantly got out and argued with the officer. As soon as he closed the back door, he tried to open the locked driver's side door. Molody fired his Taser. Porubsky ran away and Molody realized the Taser didn't work. Molody tried the Taser again, and Porubsky rammed into the officer, knocking him to the ground. An autopsy found Taser probes implanted in Porubsky's sweatshirt, but no sign that they made contact with his skin. Molody shot and killed Porubsky

Ricky Ard

August 29, 2017
Evansville, IN

55 years old
Male
Black
Escalated after Taser use
X26

Ard smashed two glass doors at a federal building with a baseball bat. He stood on the courthouse steps for a few minutes yelling at someone. He walked back toward the building, bat in hand. Officer Kenny Dutschke approached, according to the news site TriStateHomepage.com. Dutschke yelled at Ard to "put it down." Ard ignored him. Dutschke fired his Taser. It had no effect, according to the Courier & Press. TriStateHomepage reported that the darts lodged in Ard's clothing but not his skin. Video shows Ard turn around and charge at the officer, swinging the bat at him. The officer ran backwards, drew his gun and shot Ard. A courthouse security officer also fired his gun.

William Matthew Holmes

August 28, 2017
Newton, KS

24 years old
Male
Black
Escalated after Taser use

Following a high-speed car chase, Holmes got out of the car he was driving. "Almost immediately officers deployed less lethal options including two bean bag rounds and a Taser," according to a report from the McPherson County Attorney's Office. "The driver showed no compliance reaction to these efforts, and Cpl. [Anthony] Hawpe released K-9 Bella to engage the driver." Hawpe then began to struggle with Holmes. Other officers believed Holmes was trying to grab the officer's gun, and one of them, Deputy Chris Somers, shot him in the back.

Charles David Robinson

August 25, 2017
Woodville, GA

47 years old
Male
Black
Escalated after Taser use
X2

Deputy Richard Easley pulled up behind Robinson at a closed gas station and told him he had a broken tail light and no license tags. Robinson admitted he was driving with a suspended license. When Easley tried to arrest him, he ran. Easley gave chase and fired his Taser X2, according to the Grand Jury report of the incident. Robinson went down, but Easley wasn't sure the Taser had worked, so he fired the second set of probes. These connected. Easley tried to handcuff Robinson, but he continued to struggle. He activated the Taser two more times. Robinson, who claimed to have a pacemaker, tried to pull the probes out. Easley tried to stop him and the two began to wrestle. Easley says Robinson was trying to get ahold of his gun, but he managed to retain control of it, and fired four bullets into Robinson. Note from Grand Jury report on the autospy: "Two electroconductive barbs were located in the right base of the neck and the posterior right shoulder. Histology was performed on the tissue surrounding the barbs and it is Dr. Grandhi's opinion that there is no definitive evidence that any electrical current went through the Electroconductive device (ECO)."

Pablo Garcia

August 5, 2017
Santa Rosa, CA

35 years old
Male
Hispanic
Escalated after Taser use
X26P

Garcia was high on methamphetamine and suffering from hallucinations. He stabbed one of his roommates in the foot, according to the Sonoma County District Attorney's report. The roommate called 911. Officers arrived. They eventually found Garcia still armed with a knife and hiding under a mattress. He refused to drop the knife. Officer Nick Vlanhandres fired his Taser. It had no effect. Vlanhandres tried pepper spray. Garcia wiped it out of his eyes. Garcia climbed over the bed frame and moved toward the officers. Officer Jeff Badger fired his Taser when Garcia was five or 10 feet away. Garcia leaned against the bed frame, but he didn't fall to the ground or drop the knife. He then continued his advance. The officers retreated. When he was just a few feet away, Officer Vlahandres fired five bullets. Three hit Garcia, killing him. An autopsy later showed three Taser marks, all on his torso.

Cory Stephens

August 4, 2017
Spanish Springs, NV

35 years old
Male
White
Escalated after Taser use

A deputy was called to a report of "a person down in a vehicle," according to a KOLO-TV report. The deputy discovered Stephens possibly had two outstanding warrants. The deputy attempted to handcuff Stephens, but he moved away. The deputy aimed his Taser at Stephens. Stephens "assumed an aggressive stance toward the deputy," according to KOLO-TV. The deputy fired his Taser, which caused Stephens to fall. While on the ground, Stephens removed one of the Taser probes, rendering it ineffective. The deputy and Stephens struggled. Stephens removed the deputy's radio and hit the deputy on the head multiple times. The deputy aimed his gun at Stephens, but Stephens ignored him and moved towards the deputy's car. "Stephens opened the driver's side door and reached near the center console area where a loaded shotgun was stored," according to a KTVN-TV report. The deputy fired several shots, and Stephens was pronounced dead.

Dwayne Jeune

July 31, 2017
Brooklyn, NY

32 years old
Male
Black
X26

Jeune's mother called the police and reported that he was acting erractically, although not violently. Four officers arrived at his apartment. "The police had been [there] before to help Mr. Jeune, but this time, the officers encountered him holding a knife ... One of the officers fired two darts from a Taser stun gun, striking Mr. Jeune in the chest and arm as he approached the officers with the knife. When that did not stop him, another officer opened fire," according to the New York Times. Jeune was able to "fight through it and keep moving forward." Jeune died at the scene.

Alejandro Alvarado

July 27, 2017
Chowchilla, CA

35 years old
Male
Hispanic

Officers responded to a call of a man with a knife. When they arrived, they saw Alvarado lighting the sidewalk on fire. He walked toward the police vehicle and sprayed lighter fluid on the hood, lighting it with a lighter, according to the Madera County Sheriff's investigation. He was also holding two knifes. Officer David Ochoa pulled out his Taser and fired it at Alvarado, but it had no effect. He fired a second cartridge, but Alvarado "swings it away like it had no effect." Two other officers fired their Tasers, but they had no effect. Alvarado threw a propane tank into the already burning fire. Alvarado kept advancing toward the officers with the knives in his hands, and Sgt. David Burnett fired his gun repeatedly until Alvarado fell down. He died at the scene.

Sergio Velasco-Martinez

July 27, 2017
Avenal, CA

25 years old
Male
Hispanic
X26

Velasco allegedly violated a court order giving his wife custody of their child, according to the Fresno Bee. When police tried to retrieve the child from his apartment, Velasco attacked the officers with a metal rod. "One of the officers attempted to use a department-issued Taser; however, it did not stop the attack by Velasco," according to the Kings County District Attorney report. One officer shot and killed Velasco.

Alexander J. Schoessel

July 25, 2017
Richmond, VA

23 years old
Male
White
Escalated after Taser use
X2

Police responded to calls reporting a man with knife and axe was walking down the street, threatening people, according to the Richmond Times-Dispatch. One officer fired a Taser, but it was ineffective. Schoessel ran at the police and smashed a police car window. Officers Nicholas Pechstein and Joshua Sanborn shot and killed Schoessel.

Isaiah Perkins

July 20, 2017
St. Louis, MO

27 years old
Male
Black

Officers chased a stolen vehicle until it crashed. Perkins and another man got out of the car and ran, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Two officers fired Tasers at Perkins, but they were ineffective. Perkins fought the officers and Perkins pointed a gun at them. One of the officers fired several shots, killing Perkins.

Daniel Thomas Reid

July 18, 2017
Clay, AL

32 years old
Male
White

Reid's mother told deputies that her son had used a gun to threaten tenants at the apartment building she owned. The deputies spoke with Reid, who yelled at them and began to fight. One deputy fired a Taser, but it had no effect, according to the Advance Local news website. The other deputy fired a Taser and Reid, "who was 6-feet, 4-inches tall and weighed just under 300 pounds, wiped the taser contacts away and was not effected," according to the article. Reid then took one of the Tasers from the deputy and Tased him. He advanced toward the second deputy, who fired two shots at him. Reid fell, stood up and continued to walk towards the deputy. A third shot was fired and Reid was pronounced dead at the scene.

Keith Alan Eustace

July 12, 2017
Grover Beach, CA

58 years old
Male
White
X26

Sergeant Juan Leon and officer Matthew Monteiro responded to a disturbance call and found Eustace "outside a home armed with a 'large blunt object,'" according to the San Luis Obispo Tribune. Eustace threatened the officers. "A Taser was used but had no effect on Eustace, who continued to charge toward the officers in an allegedly threatening manner with the weapon in his hand," according to the Santa Maria Times. Leon shot and killed Eustace.

Ryan A. Probst

July 9, 2017
Uniontown, OH

28 years old
Male
White
X26

Officers responded to a domestic violence call and discovered Probst carrying a shotgun. Sgt. David White shot him with a Taser. It "had no effect on Probst, who wielded a handgun, spraying gunfire," according to the Associated Press. Probst shot White, and White's partner shot Probst.

Cardell Vance III

July 8, 2017
Crescent City, FL

23 years old
Male
Black
Escalated after Taser use
X26, X26P

Vance was holding a knife to his own throat and cut both sides of his neck, so his cousin called the police. Officer Chad Ward (Crescent City PD) and Lt. Daniel Taylor (Putnam County Sheriff's Office) were among those who arrived. Vance refused to drop the knife, so Ward fired his X26 Taser, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigative summary. It had no effect. Officer Taylor fired his X26P Taser. He saw both probes hit Vance in the chest with a "pretty good spread." Vance "tensed" but was otherwise unaffected. He then ran toward the officers, knife raised. They drew their guns and opened fire, killing him. The autopsy showed three puncture wounds where the Taser probes hit, suggesting one of the four may not have made contact. The wounds were in the left upper chest, left upper abdomen and mid left back.

Jason Magana Herrera

June 27, 2017
Amarillo, TX

35 years old
Male
Hispanic
Escalated after Taser use
X26

Four officers went to an apartment building looking for Herrera. They chased him to the parking lot where he had a car waiting. A struggle ensued, and each officer deployed a Taser, according to the Amarillo Police Department. None were effective. In two cases he pulled the probes out. Herrera then pulled a gun and was shot dead.

Pedro Ramirez

June 20, 2017
Las Vegas, NV

28 years old
Male
Hispanic

Police recieved a domestic violence call from a co-worker of Ramirez's girlfriend. When they arrived at the apartment, they found Ramirez hiding in the closet with a kitchen knife in his hand, according to the Clark County District Attorney's report. Officers Kyle Prior and Christopher Penney fired their Tasers. Neither was effective. Ramirez continued to advance, still holding the knife. Prior fired his handgun, killing Ramirez. An autopsy found Taser marks on his chest and upper left arm.

Michael Morris

June 14, 2017
Somerville, TN

54 years old
Male
White
X26

Morris was armed with a knife when officers arrived. He approached them, yelling "kill me," according to a Tennesse Bureau of Investigation report. Officer Austin Howard fired his Taser. One of the darts missed. He loaded it with a second cartridge and fired it again. This time it was ineffective for reasons that aren't clear. Morris brushed the darts off his body, and walked toward Officer Howard, who fired three shots, killing him.

Tommy Le

June 14, 2017
Burien, WA

20 years old
Male
Asian
X2, X26

Le threatened two people with a what they thought was a knife. One of them had a gun and fired a warning shot into the ground. Le fled on foot. Multiple people called 911. Six deputies responded. They located Le. He ignored their commands and advanced toward the deputies. Deputy Cesar Molina fired his X26 Taser. It had no effect. Deputy Tanner Owens fired his X2 Taser. It was also ineffective. Le "advanced at a fast pace towards Deputy Owens," according to a memo from the King County Sheriff's Office. Molina drew his gun and fired six rounds. At least two hit Le, killing him. He turned out to be holding a pen.

Joshua Barre

June 9, 2017
Tulsa, OK

29 years old
Male
Black
X26P

Barre, who had a history of mental illness, carried two knives down a street to a convenience store. Deputies, including Will Ramsey, Brandon Walker and Monica Holloway, followed Barre to the store. One of the deputies attempted to use a Taser on Barre in the parking lot, but its darts failed to make contact with his skin, according to the Tulsa World. Barre opened the convenience store door and began to walk in. Ramsey, Walker and Tulsa Officer Donnie Johnson fired their guns. Barre died at the scene.

David Jones

June 8, 2017
Philadelphia, PA

30 years old
Male
Black

Officer Ryan Pownall saw Jones riding a birt bike and weaving through lanes. Pownall told Jones to stop and got out of his car to question him. "Initial reports explained that [Jones] got off his bike and started to walk away from [Pownall], but information from a preliminary investigation... stated that Jones allegedly turned away from the officer and began holding the front of his waistband," according to an NBC Philadelphia report. Pownall then frisked Jones and noticed a handgun in his waistband. The two began to scuffle. Jones broke free and ditched the gun, according to CNN. A witness identified only as Terrance told the Philadelphia Inquirer "Pownall shot a Taser at Jones when he started to run, but that it did not knock Jones to the ground. After that, Terrance said, Pownall pulled out his gun and started to shoot." He was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital. Officer Pownall was fired and has been criminally charged in connection with the shooting.

Francis de la Cruz

May 28, 2017
San Jose, CA

35 years old
Male
Escalated after Taser use

Officers responded to a disturbance call and found an apartment with flames and smoke coming out from underneath the door. Inside, they found De La Cruz with an axe, which he initially dropped. "The officers used a Taser on De La Cruz but it had no effect and he picked up the axe," according to Mercury News. De La Cruz "threatened the officers and advanced toward [them]." Officer Juan Avila shot and killed him.

Jorge Alberto Fuentes

May 23, 2017
Glendale, AZ

21 years old
Male
Hispanic
Escalated after Taser use
X2

Fuentes stole a car and robbed a store with an X-ACTO knife. During the robbery, he dropped his wallet. He returned with a shotgun and demanded the manager return the wallet. The manager refused. Fuentes fled. Officers caught up with him about an hour later. He refused to pull over, but the police were able to block him in with two cars. Fuentes spun his tires, but his car was pinned in place by the squad in front of him. Detective Jimmy Carlo got out of his car and fired his Taser. The first shot appeared to hit Fuentes, who took his foot off the accelerator but was otherwise unaffected. Carlo fired a second Taser cartridge with "minimal effect," according to Phoenix Police Department's investigation report. Fuentes grabbed a shotgun and fired at Officer Zachary Ching. Carlo fired multiple rounds, killing Fuentes.

Ronald Singletary

May 12, 2017
Philadelphia, PA

51 years old
Male
Black

Officer Robert Schutte and his partner responded to a call about Singletary allegedly violating a protection order, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. Schutte and his partner arrived at the caller's house. Singletary refused to leave a bedroom. The officers forced their way into the bedroom, and Singletary lunged toward one of them with a knife. The other officer used a Taser. Singletary fell onto a bed when he was hit with the Taser, but got up with the knife and moved towards the officers again, according to the Inquirer. Schutte shot Singletary, who died later at a hospital.

Rodney Henderson

May 2, 2017
Irving, TX

48 years old
Male
Black
X2

Unidentified officers responded to a 911 call from a woman, saying Henderson was trying to kill her, according to Dallas News. "Officers heard screaming and broke into the home. When police forced open a bedroom door, they found the man barricaded with the woman, they said," according to the article. The officers told Henderson to drop the two knives he was holding, but Henderson refused. The officers fired at least one Taser. "One officer shot the suspect after a Taser was tried a couple of times," according to the Star Telegram.

Selwyn Aubrey Hall

April 26, 2017
Jacksonville, FL

57 years old
Male
Black

Officer Ryan McGee and another unnamed officer followed up on a previous domestic battery call and found Hall in a vehicle at his residence. They tried to arrest him for the earlier incident, but he refused to get out of his car. When they tried to remove him, he resisted, according to the Florida Times-Union website. Both officers fired their Tasers, but they had no effect. "Hall gained control of one of the officer's Tasers, and officer McGee discharged his firearm eight times," according to a First Coast News report. Hall died at the scene.

Gavin Williams

April 25, 2017
Lizella, GA

27 years old
Male
Black
Escalated after Taser use
X26

Williams beat an elderly couple, killing the woman and leaving the man in critical condition. When Deputy Richard Giltz arrived, he fired his Taser at Williams, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation summary. Both darts hit Williams in the chest. He fell down, but then pulled the probes out of his chest. He fled. Deputy Giltz pepper sprayed him to no effect. Williams then barricaded himself inside his house. Officers were unable to make contact with him. Williams armed himself with a knife. Officers shot him with a less-lethal beanbag round. He staggered, but continued to move toward the officers at which point officer Alex Rozier shot and killed him.

Jacy Kevin McManus

April 24, 2017
Wolf Creek, OR

35 years old
Male
White
Escalated after Taser use
X2

McManus was wanted for shooting a man, when officers confronted him in a convenience store. He refused to cooperate, then charged at them. Trooper Thomas Erhard fired a Taser. It had no effect due to McManus's heavy clothing, according to a press release from the Josephine County District Attorney's office. Erhard also tried to use pepper spray. McManus then produced a three inch tire punch from him pocket. When he wouldn't drop it, Erhard shot and killed him.

William D. Spates

April 22, 2017
Portage, IN

39 years old
Male
Black
Escalated after Taser use

Spates drove through a stop sign and Officer Grant Crizer pulled him over, according to the Northwest Indiana Times. Spates refused to get out of his car and instead started the engine. Officer Crizer fired his Taser, hitting Spates in the arm. Spates put the car in reverse and rammed it into Crizer's squad car. Crizer drew his gun and stood in front of the vehicle. He says he saw Spates reaching for the gear shift, "believing that Spates intended to put the vehicle in forward and hit him," and he fired eight shots through the windshield.

Ray Valdez

April 20, 2017
San Antonio, TX

55 years old
Male
Hispanic
X26P

Officer C. Martinez saw Valdez assault his girlfriend. When he approached the couple, Valdez started to walk away. He refused to show his hands. Then he lunged at Matrinez with a knife, according to a San Antonio police report. Martinez fired his Taser. Valdez fell forward, but wasn't debilitated. He rose to a kneeling position and swung the knife around. He then threw it at Martinez who shot and killed him. An autopsy found two Taser puncture wounds on his body.

Darren Jahnke

April 16, 2017
Vadnais Heights, MN

47 years old
Male
White
Escalated after Taser use
X26

Deputies were investigating a sexual assault that had happened a few days earlier in an RV. They found an RV parked by the side of the road in a nearby town. Jahnke was sitting inside. He repeatedly refused to give his name, and the deputies tried to arrest him. He retreated to the back of the RV with a bucket of fecal matter. Deputy Lisa Daly drive stunned him in the leg with her Taser, causing him to drop the bucket, according to the Ramsey County Attorney's memo. But he still wouldn't cooperate. So she fired the darts. Jahnke then tackled her to the floor, and allegedly tried to get ahold of her gun. Daly's Taser was cycled six times for between five and eight seconds apiece. Deputy Douglas Haider fired his Taser, hitting Jahnke in the shoulder. It cycled for eight seconds but also had no effect. Deputy Andre Rongitsch shot Jahnke in the back of the head.

Ivan Wilson

April 14, 2017
Mandan, ND

24 years old
Male
Native American
Escalated after Taser use
X26

Wilson was threatening a woman with a knife, and cut his own hand. When police arrived, he was holding the knife to his own throat, according to the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation. Sgt. Nickolas Pynnonen fired his Taser. Wilson fell backward, but then got up as the Taser was still cycling. He pointed the knife at Pynnonen and started advancing toward him. Pynnonen drew his gun and fired multiple rounds, killing Wilson.

Gregory Kever

April 8, 2017
Eau Claire, WI

25 years old
Male
White
X26P

Kever was in the parking lot of an apartment building, holding a 12-inch knife. He refused to drop the knife when ordered to. Officers fired beanbag rounds, and then a Taser. "Officer [James] Konkel heard the Taser cycling and believed the Taser made a good hit on the suspect. However, the Taser appeared to have no effect on the suspect, as the suspect did not 'lock up' like most people do when they have a Taser used on them," according to a press release from the Eau Claire County District Attorney's Office. Kever raised the knife and moved toward the officers. Konkel fired his gun, killing Kever.

Jose Antonio Hernandez

April 3, 2017
Pendleton, SC

46 years old
Male
Hispanic
Escalated after Taser use
X26P

Officer John Marano responded to a domestic violence call to find Hernandez on the street in his underwear. Marano got out of his squad car and ordered Hernandez to put his hands on the car. He didn't, so Marano fired his Taser. Hernandez then got into the car and tried to remove an assault rifle mounted on a rack inside, according to a investigative summary from the Eighth Circuit Solicitor's Office. Marano fired multiple shots, killing him.

David Eric Ufferman

March 26, 2017
Delray Beach, FL

56 years old
Male
White
Escalated after Taser use
X2

Trooper Mark McDonough found Ufferman urinating off the side of the highway. He offered to give the man a ride, but Ufferman refused and walked toward McDonough, who then fired his Taser, according to Florida State Attorney's report. Both darts hit Ufferman in the chest, five inches apart. They had no effect, possibly because the darts were too close together. Ufferman pulled them out of his chest. He told McDonough he was going to take the Taser from him. The trooper then shot him with his gun. It didn't stop him. The two began to struggle. The trooper fired again, hitting Ufferman in the head and killing him. "Fuckin' Taser didn't do anything to him," McDonough tells Trooper Croy when he arrives, according to the investigation.

Desmond Phillips

March 17, 2017
Chico, CA

25 years old
Male
Black
X26

Philips' father called 911 asking for medical help, as Philips' was having a "mental episode" and might have a seizure, according to the Butte County District Attorney's report. Emergency teams responded, but Philips turned violent and started swinging his arms and punching. Officers Jarrod Cumber and Jeremy Gagnebin arrived at Philips' apartment and saw him pick up a kitchen knife in each hand. Desmond tried to stab his father, his father called 911 to report that he and his two grandchildren were locked in a room. The officers broke into the apartment and Cumber fired his Taser at Desmond. "The Taser initially had the desired effect as the officers saw Desmond's body tense, 'lock up,' and fall over." But then Philips stood back up and "aggressively advanced" on the officer while swinging his arms. "Officer Cumber continued to hold the Taser in his hand and pulled the trigger several times in an effort to continue the electricity in the device as it didn't appear to be working." Cumber started to change out the Taser cartridge when he heard gunshots. Officers Alex Fliehr and Jeremy Gagnebin fired a combined 16 shots at Philips, 10 of which hit him. He died at a hospital. "An examination of the Taser probes recovered from Desmond's clothing at the hospital revealed only one of the probes had “seated” completely into Desmond's chest," according to the report. Further examination found that both Taser probes initially penetrated Philips' clothing, and allowed the Taser to initially connect and work. However, one probe punctured a thick waist band and had not "seated" past the barb. When Philips' fell over, the probe lost contact to his skin.

Luke O. Stewart

March 13, 2017
Euclid, OH

23 years old
Male
Black
X26

Officers found Stewart sleeping in his car, with what looked like a jug of wine and a marijuana blunt, according to the Ohio Attorney General's summary. They tried to pull him out of the car, but he put it in gear and drove off with Officer Matthew Rhodes in the passenger seat. Rhodes tried to put the car in neutral and turn off the ignition, but failed. Then he fired his Taser. Stewart jerked, yelled and moaned, but after that, the Taser had no effect. Rhodes shot Stewart with his gun.

Jesus Alberto Geney

March 9, 2017
Santa Clara, CA

24 years old
Male
Hispanic
X26P

Officers responded to multiple calls, saying Geney was in a bedroom with a handgun, threatening to kill officers, kill himself and stab his father. Officers left the residence to let Geney "cool off," according to the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office report. Geney stabbed himself in the chest multiple times and fled from his bedroom. Officers found him and tried to talk to him, but he threatened to shoot the officers and himself. Officer Jordan Fachko fired his Taser and, "although the Taser appeared to hit and momentarily affect [him], it did not stop him." The Taser was fired from approximately 20 feet away. Geney tensed up but continued to walk until the Taser connection broke. Officer Colin Stewart chased Geney as he ran away, and fired his Taser but it was not effective either. A few seconds later, Geney turned around and Stewart fired four shots, killing Geney at the scene.

Dennis Todd Rogers

March 7, 2017
Ladera Heights, CA

41 years old
Male
Black
Escalated after Taser use
X26

Rogers bothered patrons at a 24 Hour Fitness. Deputies peacefully escorted him out, and they believed the situation was resolved. Later, the gym manager was getting ready to leave when he noticed Rogers still outside, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney investigation. Rogers yelled at the manager, and the armed security officer of the building called the Sheriff's Department. Deputies Ryan Imaizumi and Leonard Garcia arrived at the building and talked to Rogers, who was agitated. Garcia tried to go inside to the building to speak with the manager, and Rogers "aggressively approached him." Imaizumi fired his Taser. "The Taser did not appear to affect Rogers, who ripped one or both Taser wires from his body, but it did appear to make him angry with Imaizumi." Rogers walked away, and the deputies followed. Rogers reached into his backpack and pulled out an electric hair clipper, and threatened the deputies with it. Rogers swung the hair clippers at the depuities, and Garcia fired his Taser in response. Once again, Rogers appeared to remove the darts from his body and was uneffected. Rogers charged at Imaizumi, who backed up and fired one shot at Rogers. He died at a nearby hospital.

Alejandro Valencia Mendez

March 4, 2017
Los Angeles, CA

70 years old
Male
Hispanic
X26P

Officers Charles Garcia and Ghanshyam Patel responded to calls reporting Valencia was hitting people with a stick-like object and fighting with another man. They found him carrying a five-foot-long metal pipe, and ordered him to drop it. Patel fired his Taser, but it did not penetrate Valencia's thick coat and was ineffective. Valencia raised the pipe and stepped toward Garcia in a "threatening manner," according to the District Attorney investigation. Garcia fired his gun twice, killing Valencia.

Taylor Hodge

February 20, 2017
Brooksville, FL

26 years old
Male
White
X26P

Hodge was threatening people with a knife, stabbed a dog and broke into someone's house. He refused to drop the knife when police arrived. Deputy Ernest Johnson fired his Taser, "and it had no effect," according to a report from the local State Attorney. Deputy James Desmond tried his Taser, pulling the trigger twice. "Hodge ripped the leads from the Taser out of his body, and Deputy Desmond reloaded his·Taser and fired it again. Hodge still would not drop the knife, and again ripped the Taser leads from his body." Johnson also tried pepper spray to no avail. Hodge ran toward a crowd of bystanders, swinging the knife. He got into a squad car and put it in neutral. Johnson got into the passenger seat and tried to put it in park. Hodge sliced his hand with a knife. Both deputies fired, kiilling Hodge.

Justin Burton

February 10, 2017
Vancouver, WA

25 years old
Male
White
X26P

Burton stole a car, crashed it and ran from police when they arrived. He then broke into an apartment to hide out. The occupants yelled for help. Police broke down the door. Burton was armed with a knife. Deputy Jesse Henschel fired his Taser "with no success," according to a report from the Clark County Prosecuting Attorney. Burton ran down the hall toward a bedroom. Officer Ed Letarte fired three shots, killing Burton.

Michelle Robey

February 10, 2017
Chicago, IL

55 years old
Female
White
X2

Robey threatened CVS employees with a knife, and they called 911. Officers Stephen Romanski and Angela Storce responded and found Robey sitting on a bench at a bus stop. They told Robey to drop the knife. Instead she pointed it toward them. Romanski fired his Taser, but it had no effect, according a report from the Civilian Office of Police Accountability. Robey started walking away and said she was going to get on a bus. In the middle of an intersection, she turned around and charged at charged at the officers. According to Romanski's account, she was yelling that she would kill the officers. Both Romanski and Storce fired their weapons, killing Robey.

Juan Salinas

February 9, 2017
Lake Stevens, WA

33 years old
Male
Hispanic
X2

Salinas, a military veran suffering from PTSD as well as drug and alcohol abuse, called 911 and said he wanted to "kill cops," according to Snohomish County records. Five officers responded. Salinas was in the street, covered in blood, screaming, with an American flag wrapped around his left hand and a knife in his right hand. When officers approached he beat his fist against his chest and ran away. He led them over to a nearby highway and told them to shoot him. The officers started backing up. He ran toward them. Officer Steve Warbis fired his Taser to no effect. He believed that one dart may have gotten caught in the flag wrapped around Salinas hand, or may have missed altogether. Salinas continued to run toward the officers with his knife raised. Officer Gleb Shein shot Salinas in the abdomen. He remained standing. Officer Joshua Kilroy fired his Taser, and Salinas fell forward. He discharged it two more times and the officers were finally able to get Salinas in handcuffs. He died at the hospital from the gunshot wound.

Vincent Palma

February 9, 2017
Geneva Township, OH

26 years old
Male
White
Escalated after Taser use
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Palma got in an argument with his family over the remote control. His stepmother tried to kick him out of the house, and she called the police. A deputy arrived. Palma was in the driveway, and he walked toward the deputy, saying nothing. The deupty told him to stop, but he kept advancing. The deputy fired his Taser, according to a Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation report. It seemed to make good contact, but Palma kept coming. He tried the Taser again. Palma fell down in a puddle, but then he got back up. The deputy tried the Taser a third time. It had no effect, and Palma pulled out the darts. He chased the deputy around the yard. The deputy fired multiple shots, killing him.

Cole Wooley

February 6, 2017
Commerce City, CO

50 years old
Male
Black
Escalated after Taser use
X26P

Wooley was armed with a gun and had threatened to shoot himself and his wife. When police arived, he begged them to shoot him. After negotiating with Wooley for "an extended period of time," Officer David Adams fired his Taser, hitting Wooley in the chest. "The male jerked with an angry look on his face and reached up with his left hand and appeared to rip the Taser wires out," according to the district attorney's investigative report. As officers were moving in to handcuff him, he raised the gun and pointed it at one of the officers. Five officers opened fire, killing him.

Shelly Porter

February 5, 2017
Englewood, OH

41 years old
Male
Black
X2

Police recieved a report of shots fired at a local motel. The shots were fired from inside a room Porter had been staying in. When an officer located Porter, he initially complied with orders to lie face down on the ground. Then he started to get up. The officer fired a Taser at him, and he fell back down, but continued to struggle, according to a report from the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation. The officer tried the Taser a second time. The two wrestled. The officer said a gun fell out of Porter's pocket and he got ahold of it, pointing it at the officer. The officer shot and killed him.

Refugio Alvarez

January 30, 2017
Fresno, CA

45 years old
Male
Hispanic

Alvarez called 911 to report that there were about 10 people in his living room. Deputies found no intruders when they arrived. Instead, they found Alvarez holding a machete and a handgun. "The deputies ordered him to drop the weapons, but he did not comply and continued to hold the machete. At least one deputy fired a Taser at him, which was not effective," according to the Fresno Bee. Alvarez advanced toward the deputies, who fired their guns and killed Alvarez.

Jeremy Lopez-Robledo

January 24, 2017
Las Cruces, NM

29 years old
Male
Hispanic
Escalated after Taser use
X2

Lopez-Robledo ran when officers tried to arrest him on an outstanding warrant. Officer Nathan Krause fired his Taser X2 and one barb lodged in Lopez-Robledo's chest, according to the New Mexico State Police Investigation Bureau. The other lodged in his pant leg, but may not have penetrated the skin. Officers tackled him to the ground, and he produced a knife. Officer Manny Frias shot and killed him.

Jonathan David Sper

January 24, 2017
Algoma Township, MI

30 years old
Male
White

Sper fought with his brother, who called 911 and said that Sper was having a manic episode, according to the Cedar Springs Post. Deputies John Tuinhoff and Jason Wiersma arrived and found Sper mumbling to himself and disoriented. Sper swung his arms violently when Wiersma tried to arrest him. All three got into an altercation and they fell down the stairs into a basement. "Wiersma deployed his Taser at Jonathan, but it had no effect, most likely due to the clothing he was wearing," the Cedar Springs Post reported. They continued to fight, and Sper slashed at the deputies with a sharp object that they believed was a knife. It turned out to be either a broken bottle or keys. Sper ran toward the doorway into his brother's house and held a sharp object at waist level. Sper closed the door and Wiersma fired four shots through it, killing Sper.

Jose Efrain Rodriguez

January 24, 2017
Lancaster City, PA

18 years old
Male
Hispanic
X26

Uniformed officers were patrolling in an unmarked car. Rodriguez approached the car and asked for directions. Officers asked him to take his hands out of his pockets. He backed up and ran, and officers chased him. Rodriguez fired a gun at them, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney. An officer fired back seven times, but didn't hit him. Rodriguez ran away and hid on the grounds of an apartment complex. After several minutes, officers caught up with him. Two officers fired Tasers. Neither had any effect, possibly due to his thick clothing. Rodriguez fired his gun again at the officers. They shot and killed him.

Armond Brown

January 23, 2017
Kenner, LA

25 years old
Male
Black

Officers were called to Brown's home the night before the shooting when Brown tried to stab his father. The next day, they responded to calls again that Brown stopped taking his medication and threatened his brother with a knife. Officers entered the home after an unsuccessful negotiation and found Brown holding two knives. "Officers attempted to subdue Brown using a variety of non-lethal weapons, including a Taser stun gun, rubber-like ammunition and tear gas grenades," according to a NOLA report. The Taser had no effect. Officers said that Brown was within three feet of an officer when he was shot. Family members and neighbors disputed that, saying that he was at least 10 or 15 feet away when he was killed.

Elijah Smith

January 19, 2017
Florissant, MO

25 years old
Male
White

Smith called police and threatened to kill his family. Officers Nicholas Green, Phillip Wright and George Martinez arrived at the home. Smith's mother told them that her son had chased her through the house with a knife, according to a KSDK-TV report. The officers found Smith in the basement, hiding behind a closed door. He was holding a large knife above his head. "Officers say when they told him to drop the knife, Smith ran toward them, even after they used a Taser and bean bag rounds." Martinez fired his Taser and Green fired his gun, killing Smith.

Marlon Joel Rodas-Sanchez

January 18, 2017
Salinas, CA

16 years old
Male
Hispanic

Officers, including Manuel Lopez, Jr. and Jared Dominici, responded to a call of a man waving a knife around. Police tried to disarm Rodas-Sanchez by spraying him with a fire hose and firing non-lethal rubber bullets, but he ran inside a house. An officer fired a Taser, but it was uneffective. A second Taser was fired that caused Rodas-Sanchez to fall and yell in pain. Lopez rounded a corner and saw Rodas-Sanchez sit up, holding the knife. "Lopez then slipped on the tile floor, which was wet and slippery from a still-soaked Rodas-Sanchez, who then stood up with the knife," according to the Mercury News. Lopez fired his AR-15. Dominici heard the gunshots and fired his .45 pistol at Rodas-Sanchez as well. Rodas-Sanchez died at the scene.

Dexter Martin Dumarce

January 15, 2017
Spokane, WA

33 years old
Male
White
X26P

Officer Mark Zimmerman stopped Dumarce because he was standing in the middle of the street. Dumarce seemed evasive when questioned and acknowledged he had a warrant for probation violation. He then produced a knife and started running, according to the Spokane County Prosecutor's Office news release. Zimmerman gave chase and fired his Taser, which struck Dumarce between the should blades, but had no effect. Three other officers arrived as backup, each also fired Tasers (Officer Corrigan Mohondro fired twice). None of the Tasers had any effect. Corporal Ryan Jamieson arrived and shot Dumarce dead.

Sinuon Pream

January 15, 2017
Long Beach, CA

37 years old
Female
Asian
X26P

Pream threatened to stab and cut people in a restaurant, and multiple people called the police. When officers arrived to the area, they told Pream to drop the knife but she refused. She walked toward the nearby Veterans Hospital, and continued to swing her knife at the officers. One officer fired a Taser but "the deployment of the device was ineffective," according to the Long Beach Police Department press release. Pream turned and walked toward the officers. Officers Eliser Domingo and Bradley Muhlenkamp shot her in the stomach and legs. She died later at a hospital.

Jahlire Nicholson

January 14, 2017
New York, NY

28 years old
Male
Black
X26

Officers reponded to a 911 call about a screaming woman. They found Nicholson threatening his mother with a screwdriver, according to the Wall Street Journal. Nicholson refused to drop the screwdriver. "During a struggle, the officers freed the mother, and at least one of the officers fired a [Taser] stun gun at [Nicholson] but missed," according to the New York Times. Both officers opened fire. He died later at a hospital.

James Owens

January 3, 2017
Brooklyn, NY

63 years old
Male
Black

Officers responded to a 911 call regarding an emotionally disturbed person, according to the Observer. A woman let them inside, and Owens immediately came toward the officers with a 13-inch kitchen knife in hand. One officer fired a Taser at Owens, but it had no effect, because it "struck a loose portion of his sweatpants," according to the New York Daily News. A second officer shot and killed Owens, who was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital.

James E. Lewis

January 1, 2017
Springfield, MO

44 years old
Male
Black
Escalated after Taser use
X26P

Lewis called 911. He said he had a gun and was planning to kill his wife. When officers arrived, they spotted him riding a bicycle. He refused to obey their commands, and they chased him through a park, trying to "box him in," according tothe Green County Attorney's review of the investigation. Corporal Hill tried to block his path, and fired his Taser. It was initially successful, and Lewis fell off his bike. But he still failed to obey commands and was reaching for his gun. Subsequent Taser cycles had no effect, and he rolled off the path and into a creek. When officers found him hiding in some tall grass, he refused to drop his gun, and a beanbag round proved ineffective. Multiple officers fired at Lewis, including Officer Daniel Carlson who fatally wounded him.

Chase Anthony Tuseth

December 31, 2016
Mankato, MN

33 years old
Male
White
Escalated after Taser use
X2

Tuseth was on drugs and started trashing the lobby of the hotel where he was partying on New Year's Eve. Officer Gary Schnorenberg arrived. He confronted Tuseth in the hallway. Tuseth assumed a fighting stance, and Schnorenberg fired his Taser twice, according to Stearns County Attorney's report. The first time one of the probes missed. The second time the Taser worked, and Tuseth fell to the ground. Tuseth got up while officer was handcuffing him and began to fight him. Somehow—the investigation did not determine and Schnorenberg did not recall—Tuseth and he ended up by the entrance to the hotel pool. The officer said he was on the ground, and Tuseth was winding up to kick him. Then he heard gunshots (his own). He didn't remember pulling his gun.

Dustin Selby

December 30, 2016
Phoenix, AZ

31 years old
Male

Selby was suspected of shoplifting from a business and threatened a store empoyee with a knife. Officers responded and found Selby a few blocks away, holding a knife, according to the news website Azcentral. He refused to follow commands and wrapped himself in a blanket. Officers saw he had a second knife. He walked toward the officers, and one of them fired a Taser at him. "The stun gun was ineffective, and Selby continued to advance." Selby pushed the officer against a gate, and the officer shot Selby. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Michael Tyler Jacques

December 23, 2016
Bend, OR

31 years old
Male
White
Escalated after Taser use
X26P

Jacques crashed his van into a median. Officers Scott Schaier and Mark Tisher approached the vehicle and found Jacques glassy-eyed and incoherent. Jacques took his hands off the wheel, and Officer Schaier grabbed his arm. Jacques pulled the officer into the van. They struggled. Schaier broke away and fired his Taser. Jacques wasn't incapacitated, and began to pull at the wires, according to a report from the Oregon Department of Justice. Schaier drove the Taser into Jacques' shoulder and pulled the trigger again "without any effect." Tisher fired his Taser as well. "Jacques continued to pull at the Taser wires." Schaier also tried pepper spray gel. None of the less lethal weapons had any effect. Jacques tried to drive away. Officer Schaier shot and killed him.

Robert James Hess

December 15, 2016
Hacienda Heights, CA

60 years old
Male
White
Escalated after Taser use

Hess assaulted family members with a knife and gun. Police initially responded but lost Hess in a high-speed pursuit. Later, officers Paul Edwards and Richard Garcia saw Hess walking a dog in the rain. Hess ignored Garcia's commands to get on the ground. More officers arrived as back up, and they all negotiated with Hess for 30 minutes to get on the ground. Hess walked toward his house and Edwards "deployed his Taser," according to a report from the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office. "Don't Tase me. I'll shoot you," Hess told Edwards. Hess reached in to his jacket pocket and pointed an object at the officers. Officers fired stun bag guns, but they had no effect. Hess then pulled his gun out and threatened to shoot the officers. Six officers fired their guns at Hess.

Timothy Case

December 11, 2016
York, NE

53 years old
Male
White
X2

Case threatened emergency room staff and chased a doctor with a knife. Officers Roger Wolfe, Jr. and Christopher Jespen responded and both fired their Tasers, but they did not subdue Case, according to the Lincoln Journal Star. One taser dart hit Case in the pant leg. The other barb didn't attach, the newspaper reported. Officers also used pepper spray unsuccessfully. Wolfe and Jepsen shot and killed Case.

Mark Anthony Hicks

December 7, 2016
Fayetteville, NC

31 years old
Male
Black
X2

Hicks stabbed and killed his girlfriend, Amanda Williams. Hicks called 911, as did Williams' son. Officers Jason Beldon, William Byloff, Justin Waller, Dustin Arnett, Corwin Lewis, and Ashley Morris arrived at the home and told Hicks to drop his knife, according to the Fayetteville Observer. Officer Waller attempted to stun Hicks with a Taser, but it was not effective. The officers tried to handcuff Hicks, and then three gunshots are heard on the 911 recording. "There were 10 seconds between the time the Taser was deployed and shots were fired."

Wayne Donald Dorsey

December 6, 2016
Fruitland Park, FL

49 years old
Male
White
X2

Dorsey fled from a hit and run, and he burglarized a car. Officers chased him and he jumped into a canal. Dorsey went under water. Officers rescued him, and pulled him into a passing boat. When he came to, Dorsey picked up an oar, and started waving it around, threatening to hit the officers and the boat's owner. Deputy Amanda Galbreath fired her Taser once and Sgt. Henry Raines fired his once. "Mr. Dorsey was struck by the Taser fired by Deputy Galbreath," according to a report from the State Attorney's Office, but it "had minimal impact." A Taser dart also hit the boat's owner. Deputy Richard Sylvester, standing in the water, shot and killed Dorsey.

Walter R. Echols

November 27, 2016
Olathe, KS

50 years old
Male
White

Officers found Echols carrying a "large blunt object" outside a retail store, according to a KSHB report. Officers tried to disarm him with a Taser, but it was unsuccessful. They shot and killed Elchols.

Carlos Valencia

November 25, 2016
Tucson, AZ

26 years old
Male
Hispanic
Escalated after Taser use
X26

Valencia was acting erratically and stole a fire extinguisher from the Gospel Rescue Mission. Officer Christopher Toth pepper sprayed him and Valencia threw the fire extinguisher at Toth. Valencia ran away, and officers gave chase. Officer Steven Nunez deployed his Taser, according to the Pima County Sheriff's Department. The probes lodged in the back of Valencia's thick jacket and had no effect. Valencia then attacked Nunez and charged Toth throwing him to the ground. He started walking away, then attacked the officers again, and Officer Toth shot and killed him.

Luke Smith

November 19, 2016
Watsonville, CA

15 years old
Male
Asian

Smith, high on LSD, stabbed his father and uncle with a 4-inch knife. Officers and sheriff's deputies found him and tried to negotiate with him, according to body camera footage. They shot three rubber bullets, but they did not affect him. Smith ran towards a house, and a Taser is discharged a while later. It had no effect. Police released a canine and another non lethal round is fired. Deputy Chris Vigil fired a single round from his AR-15, striking Luke. Another Taser and nonlethal rounds are fired, and Smith is declared dead at the scene.

Gabriel Parker

November 18, 2016
Casa Grande, AZ

48 years old
Male
X26

Officers were called to an apartment buidling because Parker was suicidal and wielding a machete. They tried to reason with him. He eventurally came out of the apartment with a two-foot-long machete and charged at the officers, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety's report. They hit him with bean bag rounds, but that didn't stop him. Corporal Francisco Lujan fired his Taser, but the darts missed. Parker continued to advance and Officer Efren Lujan, no relation, shot and killed him.

Joseph Leland Fletcher

November 18, 2016
Fort Walton Beach, FL

35 years old
Male
White
X2

Deputies were trying to arrest Fletcher on a felony warrant. They found him hiding in a closet, lying on the floor. The deputies tried to drag him out, and he struggled with them. Deputy Aaron Pitman fired his Taser twice to no effect. During the strugggle, Fletcher got ahold of Investigator Rodney Owens' gun, according to a report from the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office. Sgt. Grady Carpenter shot and killed him.

Samson Fleurant

November 18, 2016
Port St. Lucie, FL

25 years old
Male
Black
X26

Officers were responding to a report from Fleurant's sister that he had a knife and was "cutting stuff up" in her house. Officers arrived, broke down the door to Fleurant's room and found him with a machete. He waved it in the air and walked toward the officers. Officer Kenneth Frid fired his Taser. Fleurant stiffened, but didn't fall down, according to an investigation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Fleurant raised the machete and moved toward the officers again. Officer Colin Duncombe shot and killed him.

Rasheem Singletary

November 15, 2016
York County, PA

25 years old
Male
Black
X26P

Trooper Wesley Johnson noticed the car behind him was following too closely and that the driver appeared to be ducking down to avoid eye contact. The vehicle made an illegal lane change, and Johnson pulled the driver over. Singletary gave a false name to the trooper, who then called for a drug sniffing dog to aid in further investigation. In the meantime, he tried to place Singletary in handcuffs. Singletary broke free and ran back to his vehicle. Johnson chased after him and fired his Taser X26P. It was ineffective, according to a memo from the York County District Attorney. An autopsy showed two Taser dart wounds in the torso. Johnson believed the probes weren't far enough apart to incapacitate Singletary. Singletary managed to get into the driver's seat, started the car and careened onto the highway with Johnson hanging out the door. Johnson fired eleven bullets at Singletary. The vehicle slowed and Johnson jumped out, firing three more rounds as the car began to speed away. Singletary's car crashed into another vehicle and a concrete barrier, where it finally came to a stop. He died from his gunshot wounds.

Jonathan M. Young

November 13, 2016
Bloomsburg, PA

38 years old
Male
Escalated after Taser use

Young was in the midst of a mental health crisis, according to a lawsuit filed by his family. Officers came to Young's trailer park, attempting to involuntarily commit him according to the Columbia County District Attorney review. Young barricaded himself inside his trailer and refused to come out. Young nailed the door shut. Officers broke it down with a battering ram. Officer Vincent Figuerido fired his Taser, but it "proved unsuccessful." Young retrieved a hatchet and a baseball bat from a back room and came out swinging them. Officer Michael Grassely shot him in the leg. Young retreated, but then came at Grassley again with the hatchet. Grassley shot and killed him.

Andrew Depeiza

November 11, 2016
East Point, GA

Male
Black

Two officers responded to a call of a suspicious person at an apartment complex, according to a CBS 46 report. Depeiza became aggressive as the officers approached, and a fight began. "The Taser deployed by the second officer ... proved to be ineffective because after being tased, [Depeiza] removed the probes from his body," according to CBS 46. An officer shot Depeiza and he died at a nearby hospital.

Kenton Kobza

November 8, 2016
Hays, KS

19 years old
Male
White
Escalated after Taser use
X26P

Kobza drove in the wrong lane of traffic and was pulled over. He initially complied with the traffic stop, but fled in his vehicle, driving at a speed of more than 70 miles per hour, according to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. The officer pursued Kobza until his vehicle ended up in a ditch. Kobza struggled with the officer, who fired a Taser at him with "little to no effect." The officer drove the Taser into Kobza's chest, pulling the trigger again with no effect. Kobza knocked the officer to the ground and took his Taser from him. The officer drew a firearm and shot Kobza multiple times. He died at a hospital.

David Contreras

November 6, 2016
Santa Ana, CA

33 years old
Male
Hispanic
X26P

Officers Saul Esquivel and Dorin Buchanan stopped a stolen truck that Contreras was driving. Contreras, who was high on methamphetamines, punched one officer in the face. He then tried to run and the officers struggled to arrest him. A Taser was discharged during the incident, although the Orange County District Attorney's investigative report did not specify which officer fired it. One of the two Taser darts never exited the weapon, because the blast door that protects it was obstructed. The other one embedded in Officer Esquivel's leg. In spite of this, the device was activated five times. Both officers opened fire, killing Contreras.

Randy J. Clark

November 6, 2016
Bowling Green, KY

43 years old
Male
White

Deputy Chris Reneer stopped a vehicle where Clark was the passenger. He believed the occupants had warrants, according to a WBKO report. During the stop, Clark became combative and he fought Reneer and Clark. "Reneer used his Taser on Clark, who continued to fight and ultimately moved into the driver's seat of the Explorer and accelerated, causing Reneer to be dragged," according to the Bowling Green Daily News. Reneer fired several shots at Clark. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Edward Lowell Hills

November 5, 2016
Beaver, WA

59 years old
Male
Escalated after Taser use
X26

Hills' neighbor reported that Hills was yelling, screaming, shaking and pretending to shoot a gun at the neighbor. Sergeant Ed Anderson and Officer Mike Gentry arrived at Hills' RV. Hills stood at the front door and "was talking incoherently and scratching and clawing at his chest to the point where he was bleeding," according to the Washington State Patrol investigation. Gentry fired his Taser at Hills but the darts missed. Hills reached behind a chair and grabbed a gun. Anderson fired two rounds from his gun, and one bullet struck Hills' chest. Hills ran inside the RV and Gentry continued to fire into the RV. Hills could be heard talking to himself inside the RV for several minutes. Eventually, officers and medics entered the home and pronounced Hills head.

Patrick Wise

November 5, 2016
Gladewater, TX

34 years old
Male
White
Escalated after Taser use
X26P

Officer Robert Carlsen pulled Wise over, because he had a clump of mud obscuring the second digit on his license plate. Wise stopped, then peeled off, ditched his truck and ran into the woods. Carlsen found him hiding in the bushes. He fired his Taser, but it was ineffective. "Officer Carlsen was unsure if he had a malfunction or if the Taser [darts] missed Wise," according to a report from the Texas Rangers. The two began to struggle. Carlsen said Wise was trying to get his gun out of the holster but wasn't able to. Carlsen offered to let Wise go. Wise got up and pretended to have a gun behind his back. He threatened to shoot Carlsen. Still lying on the ground, Carlsen grabbed his Taser to see whether it had discharged. Wise ordered him to put it back down. Carlsen said he did, and Wise picked it up. Carlsen said Wise was pointing the Taser at him when Carlsen drew his gun and shot Wise multiple times, killing him.

Dennis Kirk

November 3, 2016
Chambersburg, PA

64 years old
Male
Escalated after Taser use
X2

Kirk threatened a nurse at the Chambersburg Hospital with a knife. She ran out of the room and held the door shut. Four officers arrived and three of them fired Tasers, according to the Franklin County District Attorney's press release. They were ineffective because the probes lodged in Kirk's leather jacket. He moved toward them making a stabbing motion with the knife and one of the officers shot him, firing two rounds at point blank range.

William Clifford Cole

October 26, 2016
Bartlesville, OK

36 years old
Male
White
X26

Police were looking for Cole after he physically assaulted his girlfriend. He eventually returned to her house and forced his way in. Officers arrived and the girlfriend ran out of the house. Cole followed and tackled her. Officer Boyd attempted to protect her. Cole punched him in the face, knocking him to the ground. Officer Ward fired his Taser. It had "little or no effect," according to a report from the local District Attorney. Cole "continued to press his attack" on officer Boyd, who then shot and killed him.

William Frost

October 21, 2016
Tulsa, OK

58 years old
Male
White
X2

Frost walked into traffic and approached people while carrying a knife. Officers Jim Brill and Lance Bond told him to drop the knife, but he refused. Both officers fired Tasers, according to the Tulsa World. Frost appeared unaffected in video footage of the incident released by the police department. Frost continued to wave the knife, and the officers shot him. He died at the scene.

Frank J. Sandor

October 19, 2016
Willoughby, OH

38 years old
Male
White
Escalated after Taser use
X26

A security guard at Lowes called the police after he suspected Sandor was fraudulently returning items he hadn't actually purchased, according to the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation's report. Two officers, whose names were redacted from the investigative report, confronted Sandor in the parking lot. When one asked him to get out of his car, Sandor put the vehicle in reverse and rammed one officer's motorcycle. The other officer fired a taser at him through his open driver's side window. Sandor then hit the gas and droved toward the officer whose motorcycle he hit earlier, and the officer fired three shots, fatally wounding him.

Eric St. Germain

October 17, 2016
Holiday, FL

39 years old
Male
White
X26

St. Germain got in a fight with his pregnant girlfriend and was throwing things at her. She left the house and called the police. St. Germain refused to come out of the house. Crisis negotiators spoke to him briefly, but then he stopped responding to them, according to the Florida State Attorney's investigation. They used tear gas to try to force him from the house. St. Germain barricaded himself in the bathroom and covered himself with a shower curtain to block the gas. The SWAT team broke down the bathroom door. He lunged at them with knives in his hands. Lt. Ben Barrington fired his Taser. It had little effect. Witnesses heard the electricity arcing. One Taser dart lodged in the shower curtain, the other in his shoe. St. Germain continued to charge. Deputy Joshua Anton fired six shots, killing him.

Sean Arlt

October 16, 2016
Santa Cruz, CA

32 years old
Male
White
X2

Officers Erik Bailey, Adam Baker, Denise Cockrum and Sgt. William Clayton reponded to reports of Arlt pounding on a front door. Arlt came out of the back yard holding a metal rake above his right shoulder. He walked toward the officers. They told him to drop the rake. Bailey yelled, 'Tase him. Tase him now.'" Clayton fired one Taser cartridge, and Officer Baker fired two. Cockrum "saw the Taser probe strike Mr. Arlt's chest area," according to an investigation by the Santa Cruz Police Department. "Arlt momentarily shrugged, but continued to advance directly towards Officer Bailey, picking up speed." Bailey yelled at him to stop and then shot him twice. "Bailey believed that three seconds had lapsed from the first Taser deployment to when he fired the two shots." Arlt died at the scene.

Shawn Pappe

October 13, 2016
Grants Pass, OR

46 years old
Male
White
Escalated after Taser use
X2

Pappe's car crashed into multiple vehicles in a parking lot. He drove away, colliding with other vehicles on a nearby roadway. He eventually came to a stop and was confronted by police. They negotiated with him for 20 minutes. Pappe jumped out of the broken window of his car, armed with a knife. While he was lying on the ground, offices fired a Taser and bean bag rounds at him. "Pappe still refused to drop the knife and stood up from the ground," according to a press release from the Josephine County District Attorney's Office. Four officers opened fire, killing him.

Larry Daniel Matthews

October 7, 2016
Macon, GA

57 years old
Male
Black
Escalated after Taser use
X2

Deputy Gregory Ussery was on the lookout for a man suspected of shoplifting from the Dollar Store. He saw Matthews, who fit the description of the suspect, and began to question him. He attempted to handcuff Matthews, who began to fight with him. Ussery fired his Taser, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation summary. Mathews fell to the ground initially, but then got up. Subsequent Taser discharges had no effect. Ussery tried to use his pepper spray. Matthews got ahold of it and sprayed Ussery in the face. Ussery shot and killed Matthews.

Johnathan Lozano-Murillo

September 28, 2016
Valdosta, GA

28 years old
Male
Hispanic
X26P

Murillo refused to return his daughter to her mother after a shared custody visit. The mother, Daisy Pereida, called the police. When they arrived, Murillo was initially cooperative, but then he attacked Pereida, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation report. Officer Alyssa Shirey discharged her Taser, but it was ineffective, because she estimated the darts were only 3-5 inches apart. She followed up with a drive stun to Murillo's ankle, but this still did not subdue him. She joined the struggle, during which time Murillo tried unsuccessfully to get control of her gun. Eventually, one of Murillo's friend put him in a choke hold. Pereida escaped to safety. Murillo pulled a knife out of his pocket and moved toward Shirey. She backed away from him, gun drawn. He ignored her commands to to stop and drop the knife. So she shot and killed him.

Jesse Daniel Joynt

September 7, 2016
Titusville, FL

35 years old
Male
White
Escalated after Taser use
X26

Joynt robbed a Bank of America and then went to a Mobil gas station across the street. Officers responded and found Joynt walking down the street with a gun in his hand. They began to follow Joynt and ordered him to drop his gun. Officer Patricia Morgan fired her Taser towards Joynt. "Joynt then turned slightly and briefly looked over his left shoulder," according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Joynt grabbed the Taser darts off his back, and another officer described him as looking "pissed off after he was tased." As Joynt continued to walk away from the officers, Officer Troy Barbour shot and killed him.

Vicente Gonzales

September 1, 2016
Huntington Park, CA

Male
Hispanic
X26P

Public maintenance workers found Gonzales sleeping in an outdoor area. Gonzales, who appeared homeless, refused to go, according to a Los Angeles County Coroner's report. The workers called the police, who responded to the park. Gonzales picked up two large rocks, and one officer fired his Taser at Gonzales. He believed that at least one dart struck Gonzales. When Gonzales went on to throw a rock at the offcer, striking his back, a second officer shot him twice. He died at a hospital.

Gregory Mathis

August 30, 2016
Weatherford, TX

36 years old
Male
White
Escalated after Taser use
X26

Mathis was a wanted fugitive. The U.S. Marshal's service got a tip he was hiding out in a motel room. A woman answered the door, and the officers entered. They found him sitting on the toilet with a knife in his hand, according to the Weatherfod Police Department report. He refused to drop it. Officer Christopher Bumpas fired his Taser. Both probes hit Mathis in the chest. Bumpas was only a few feet away, so the probes were relatively close together, limiting their effectiveness. Mathis growled, tensed, but was otherwise unaffected. Mathis stood up and raised the knife. The officers shot and killed him.

Justin Baker

August 30, 2016
Graham, WA

36 years old
Male
Escalated after Taser use
X26

Baker's father called 911. He told the operator that his estranged son was in the driveway threatening to kill himself with a chainsaw. When police arrived, Baker briefly set down the chainsaw, but then picked it back up and turned it on. Officer David Sutherland fired his Taser, according to pierce County Sheriff's Department records. Baker flinched but was otherwise unaffected. "Basically all the Taser did was basically piss him off," Deputy Brian Coburn said. Baker ran toward Sutherland with the chainsaw and officers shot and killed him.

James Robert Richards

August 29, 2016
Fairbanks, AK

28 years old
Male
X26

Richards pistol whipped two people at a hotel, then walked away. Officers followed him about 40 feet back, pleading with him to drop the gun. He ignored them. Two officers fired Tasers. The first missed. The second made contact but had no effect, according to a report from the Alaska Department of Law. Richards then walked up to an old man on the street, and began leading him by the arm. Fearing Richards was using the man as a hostage, Sgt. Gregory Foster fired two rounds, killing Richards.

Michael Peacor

August 29, 2016
San Bernardino, CA

56 years old
Male
White
Escalated after Taser use

Officers responding to a domestic call warned Peacor to drop his knife. He didn't comply. Officer Robert Hines fired his Taser from a distance of 10-15 feet away. "The Taser darts struck Peacor in the upper left side of his body but did not appear to be effective," according to summary of the investigation by the San Bernardino District Attorney's Office. Peacor stabbed a woman in the stomach, and Officer Jay Rutherford shot him fatally.

Terry Salazar

August 27, 2016
Denver, CO

49 years old
Male
X26

Salazar stabbed a man in the chest. A woman called the police. When they arrived, he began swinging a knife and throwing things at them. Salazar charged toward the officers, and Officer Sean Kelly fired his Taser. It stopped Salazar "momentarily," according to a report from the Denver District Attorney's Office, but then he pulled out the darts. The officers retreated. Salazar followed them. Officer Anthony Gutierrez-McKain shot and killed him.

Jerry Lee Jackson

August 25, 2016
Fort Collins, CO

63 years old
Male
X26P

Jackson, intent on committing suicide by cop, walked toward officers brandishing a knife. He refused to drop it, and officers Bryan Brown and Allen Heaton each fired Tasers. One of the darts from Brown's Taser missed. It is unclear why Heaton's Taser was ineffective, based on a report from the district attorney's office that reviewed the case. The officers backed up as far as they could. Jackson continued to walk toward them. Brown, Heaton and Officer Nicholas Rogers fired their guns simultaneously, killing Jackson.

Pedro Montanez

August 20, 2016
Indio, CA

71 years old
Male
Hispanic
X26

Montanez threatened a woman and her family with a knife at a butcher shop. Officer Kevin Fowler responded, and found Montanez with a pair of scissors. Montanez approached Fowler and ignored his commands to drop the object. Fowler fired his Taser. "The Taser darts made contact with Montanez, but they did not appear to deter him," according to the District Attorney's report. Officer Chris Cordova arrived at the scene, and Montanez turned to walk toward him. Cordova fired seven shots, killing Montanez.

Emil Ambrose Mecklenburg

July 27, 2016
Malta, MT

20 years old
Male
White
Escalated after Taser use
X26

Mecklenburg had been acting strange, walking down the middle of the road in his underwear. Police were alerted. When Deputy Alan Guderjahn found Mecklenburg, he had him put on a sweatshirt. Guderjahn tried to convince him to come with him to the hospital, according to the Philips County District Court investigation. Mecklenburg said he hadn't done anything wrong. Guderjahn tried to arrest him. Mecklenburg produced a knife from his pocket. Guderjahn fired his Taser. It had no effect. Only one of the darts penetrated the skin. The other got stuck in the sweatshirt. Mecklenburg hit Guderjahn in the eye, and started stabbing him. Guderjahn drew his gun and shot Mecklenburg dead.

Michael Ray Ramsey

July 17, 2016
Tulsa, OK

43 years old
Male
White
X2

Three officers responded to a disturbance call and found Ramsey running around a yard with a knife, according to a KTUL report. They fired a Taser at him, but "it was ineffective for whatever reason,” according to the Tulsa World. Ramsey threw a screwdriver, and Officer Stephen Blaylock shot and killed him.

Cody Wayne Jarrett

July 16, 2016
San Bernardino, CA

26 years old
Male
White

Officer Brandon Koch saw an older Honda and ran the license plates. He found the vehicle had been reported stolen, and followed the driver, Jarrett, into a nearby parking lot. Once both vehicles were stopped, Koch immediately pointed his gun at Jarrett and told him not to move, according to the San Bernardino County DIstrict Attorney's investigation. Jarrett got out of the car with what was believed to be a baseball bat in his hands and ran away. Koch deployed his Taser and Jarrett fell to the ground. He didn't drop the bat and got up to run away agin. Koch deployed his Taser a second time, causing Jarrett to fall again. Koch kicked Jarrett in the torso but Jarrett stood back up. "Officer Koch tried unsuccessfully to Taser Jarrett a third time," according to the investigation. Jarrett dropped the weapon and Koch realized it was a sawed-off shotgun. Jarrett reached to grab the gun, and Koch fired his gun at him. Jarrett turned and ran away, and three witnesses said they did not see him holding anything. As he ran, he turned to look at Koch. Koch fired five more rounds at Jarrett as he ran, until he collapsed and died.

Alton Sterling

July 5, 2016
Baton Rouge, LA

37 years old
Male
Black

Sterling was selling CDs in front of a convenience store. Officers Blane Salamoni and Howie Lake ordered him to put his hands on the hood of a nearby car. Sterling asked what he did wrong, and Salamoni aimed his gun at the back of Sterling's head, according to body camera and surveillance footage. Lake fired his Taser into Sterling's back. "The Taser appeared to work initially as Sterling momentarily fell to the ground. However, the effects did not last," according to an investigative report from the Louisiana Department of Justice. "Officer Lake believed that the spread of the deployed probes was too narrow to achieve the desired effect. Officer Lake then deployed his Taser for a second time, which contacted Alton Sterling but again the desired affect was not achieved." Salamoni tackled him to the ground and yelled, "He's going into his pockets! He's got a gun! Gun!" Lake pointed his gun and yelled "Hey bro, if you fucking move, I swear to God!" Salamoni fired six shots in total, all at close range. Sterling had a .38 caliber handgun in his pocket. As part of its investigation, the FBI interviewed Charles Key, a use of force expert. "Had the Taser incapacitated Sterling, Key believed the shooting would not have happened," according to the Louisiana DOJ report. An autopsy found no puncture wounds from Taser darts, suggesting they did not penetrate Sterling's skin.

Shannon Labit

July 3, 2016
New Iberia, LA

40 years old
Male
White

Deputies responded to a report that Labit stabbed two women. Labit armed himself with several knives as deputies arrived, and he instructed his dog to attack them. Deputy Raymond Domingue fired his Taser at Labit. The weapon made "positive contact," according to a report from the Louisiana State Police, but Labit pulled out the darts. "The second and third Taser did not make sufficient contact." Deputies tried bean bag shotgun rounds, without success. Labit went inside his camper and returned with a cordless drill in his hand. The deputies thought it was a gun. Labit ran toward the deputies, and Deputy Isaiah Rochon shot and killed him.

Steven McQueen

July 1, 2016
Cartersville, GA

30 years old
Male
White
Escalated after Taser use
X26

McQueen fled after a traffic stop and was carrying a gun. Officers later located him at a house. They found him standing in the bathroom with a gun in his hand. He refused to drop it. Agents Eddie Leon and Robert Knight each fired Tasers. Neither had much effect, according to a report from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. McQueen raised his gun, and Investigator Adam Belcher shot him.

Jessie J. Mills

June 29, 2016
Barbourville, KY

30 years old
Male
White

Mills removed his daughter from the home of her guardian, who called the police. Deputy Mikey Ashurst and Constable Brandon Bolton found Mills and the girl walking down the street. Ashurst fired a Taser, "but it was not effective, leading Deputy Ashurst to use lethal force by shooting Mills," according to Whitley County News Journal.

Germichael Kennedy

June 26, 2016
Lincoln, NE

22 years old
Male
Black
Escalated after Taser use
X26

Kennedy allegedly shot two people. Officers found Kennedy's car with ammunition inside. Sgt. Mario Robinson found Kennedy and attempted to arrest him. Kennedy fought with the officer and then ran away. Robinson tried to use his Taser, but "it was unsuccessful," according to the Lancaster County grand jury investigation. Kennedy pulled out a gun and refused to drop it. He faced Robinson and Officer Joshua Atkinson and pointed his gun at Robinson's head. Both Robinson and Atkinson shot him multiple times.

Rodrigo Guardiola

June 25, 2016
Gainesville, GA

36 years old
Male
Hispanic
Escalated after Taser use
X26

Guardiola made an illegal U-turn to avoid a DUI check point. Trooper Spencer Munger hopped in his car and a high-speed chase ensued. Trooper Auston Allen arrived to assist. Guardiola jumped out of his car and ran off on foot, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation report. The troopers followed him to a wooded area. Munger lost sight of him, but Allen followed him to a creek. Guardiola jumped in. Allen fired his taser, hitting Guardiola in the back. Guardiola to fell backward. When it finished, Guardiola lunged at him. He cycled the Taser a second time. While he was trying to handcuff Guardiola, broke free and began punching him and forcing his head under water. Allen said he worried he would be drowned. He came up for air, drew his pistol and shot Guardiola dead.

Randy Blecher

June 24, 2016
Farmington, AR

50 years old
Male
White
X26P

Blecher set fire to his house and then threatened firefighters with two guns. He was also threatening to commit suicide, pointing the gun at his own head. Sgt. Anthony Murphy fired his Taser, but one of the darts missed. Officer Dawson also fired a Taser. It hit Blecher in the torso, but had "limited effect," according to a Farmington Police report. Blecher then pointed his weapon at the officers, several of whom opened fire.

Devin Christopher Scott

June 20, 2016
Lake Havasu City, AZ

20 years old
Male
White
X2

Scott was suspected in a domestic violence incident, but had left by the time officers arrived. Later that night, he returned to the house, and so did police. Scott wouldn't come out of his room, so officers opened the door. Scott was lying on a bed on the floor. He sat up and was holding a knife. Officer Dylan Lehmann fired his Taser. "Devin grabbed or swiped at his torso in what appeared to be an attempt to deflect the Taser probes," according to a summary of the investigation. Lehmann fired the Taser again. The medical examiner found "presumed Taser markings" on Scott's chest and a Taser wound on his right knee. Neither Taser discharge affected him. Scott refused to drop the knife and stood up. Officer Jerry Smith shot and killed him.

Jesus Duran

June 11, 2016
Maywood, CA

31 years old
Male
Hispanic
Escalated after Taser use
X26

Duran, a military veteran suffering from PTSD and methamphetmine use, barricaded himself inside his parents' home for more than a month. He refused to let anyone enter the house. Eventually his sister and her boyfriend got the police involved and forced their way into the house. Duran was in a bedroom, armed with a makeshift spear he had made by fastening a knife to the end of a metal tube. Deputy Eduardo Flores fired his Taser. "The only effect the Taser appeared to have was angering Duran," according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's report. Duran pulled the darts out. Flores attempted to de-escalate the situation by talking to Duran about his own military service and asking Duran about his daughter. Flores re-loaded his Taser and fired again. This time it was momentarily effective. But it stopped working before deputies could even get into the room. Duran came at them with his spear and Deputy Eric Chinarian shot and killed him.

Nicholas Berger

May 31, 2016
Bend, OR

36 years old
Male
White
X2

Berger attempted to abduct an employee from a museum gift shop. The employee managed to get free with the help of some patrons. Berger then slashed his own arm with a knife. State Trooper Richard Brannin fired his Taser, "striking Berger in his torso, but Berger kept coming," according to a report from the Deschutes County District Attorney. Brannin fired a second Taser cartridge, "again striking Berger, but Berger kept advancing." Brannin fired three shots from his rifle, killing Berger.

Todd Brent Burroughs

May 29, 2016
Stoneville, NC

38 years old
Male
White

Deputies F.L. Martin and C.M. Myers saw Burroughs' truck in a parking lot and thought it looked "suspicious," according to Greensboro News and Record. Burroughs drove home and the deputies followed with their lights and sirens on. Burroughs pulled into his driveway, got out of his car and fought with the deputies. They used pepper spray and a Taser. One deputy shot Burroughs and the other deputy shot his dog. An autopsy releaved that Burroughs had "stun gun marks on his lower right abdomen." Some news reports said Burroughs was holding a police baton when he approached the deputies.

Leslie Goletz

May 24, 2016
Harrisonville, MO

57 years old
Male
Escalated after Taser use
X26

Goletz was driving erratically down the highway. He refused to pull over, and so officers used a "stop stick" to deflate his tires, according to court records. Goletz stopped, then took off again. He got out of his car and approached officers with a clentched fist. Deputy Zachary Weber fired his Taser. The darts struck Goletz in the chest and he fell to the ground. But as Weber and Officer Trevor Zaharsky tried to handcuff Goletz, he began to struggle. Weber drove the Taser into Goletz's body and pulled the trigger again, but Goletz got ahold of the Taser and used the Taser against Weber, according to Weber's written statement. Zaharsky got tangled in the Taser's wires and was shocked in the armpit. Weber drew his gun and fired nine shots into Goletz, killing him.

Travis Moore

May 21, 2016
Oregon City, OR

38 years old
Male
White
X26P

Two officers tried to arrest Moore on a warrant. He grabbed a hammer and tried to hit one of them in the head. The other officer fired a Taser at him, but it had no effect, according to a press release from the Oregon City Police Department. Then Moore grabbed at the first officer's gun. The other officer shot and killed him.

Jeremias Cruz

May 19, 2016
Las Vegas, NV

30 years old
Male
Hispanic
Escalated after Taser use
X26

Officers were called to the Silver Nugget casino, because Cruz, a security guard, was beating another guard to death. Officers confronted him. He turned around and started walking toward them. Officer Lauren Cooley yelled "get back" and fired his Taser. Cruz "was not deterred by the use of the Taser and instead, became more enraged, flexing and growling at Officer Cooley," according to a report from the Clark County District Attorney's Office. Officer Rodrigo Delara shot and killed him.

Ryan Johnson

May 14, 2016
Stockbridge, GA

34 years old
Male
White
Escalated after Taser use
X2

Johnson shot at his father, who called the police. When they arrived, Johnson, was holed up in a crawl space under the house with a shotgun in his hands. A multi-hour crisis negotiation ensued. At one point, Johnson fired, narrowly missing Officer Paul Danielson. Eventually, Danielson coaxed Johnson to come partially out from under the house to grab some matches so he could smoke a cigarette. Danielson fired his Taser, hitting Johnson in the back, according to an investigation by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Danielson believed both darts hit because Johnson "jolted," but he was still able to move, and he slid back under the house. Danielson fired the Taser a second time, but wasn't sure whether it connected. Meanwhile. Officers Joseph Maddox and Keegan Merritt pursued Johnson into the crawl space, where they say he raised the shotgun at them. The both opened fire, killing him.

Jamie Stotts

May 9, 2016
Nacogdoches, TX

29 years old
Male
White
X26

Stotts assaulted a man with a beer bottle and then fled the scene on a motorcycle. Deputy Austin McDonald and Trooper William Stanaland chased Stotts, who refused to stop. Stotts crashed his motorcycle near the front door of his home. McDonald tried unsuccessfully to fire his Taser. McDonald's Taser initially did not discharge, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety investigation. "Deputy McDonald started backing up and pointed the Taser at the ground when it started working and deployed." Stotts entered his home and grabbed a gun. The deputy and trooper hid behind McDonald's patrol vehice. Stotts then fired one shot, which hit the front of a patrol vehicle. Chief Deputy Stephen Godfrey arrived and tried unsuccessfully to negotiate with Stotts, who was still armed. Stotts appeared to raise his firearm and aim it toward the officers. Stanaland, Godfrey, McDonald and other officers at the scene all fired their weapons. Stotts died at a hospital.

Derek J. Sam

May 7, 2016
Presque Isle, ME

29 years old
Male
Escalated after Taser use
X26

Officer Lucas Hafford confronted Sam, who was on Main Street trying to cut his own throat with a four-inch serrated knife. Sam refused to drop the knife and yelled, "just shoot me," according to the Maine Attorney General's report. Officer Hafford fired his Taser, when Sam was 15-20 feet away. It had no effect, and Sam pulled the darts from his torso, according to witnesses. He walked toward Hafford with the knife in his hand. He dropped it twice, but then changed his mind and picked it up again. Hafford kept backing up, but Sam was moving faster than him. He was about 10 feet away when Hafford shot him.

Michael Kurtz

April 28, 2016
Spokane, WA

45 years old
Male
White
X26P

Kurtz called police, and said he wanted to kill himself with a knife. When they arrived, he told them to kill him. Kurtz walked toward the officers with a bowie knife, according to Spokane County and Spokane Police reports. Officer Christopher LeQuire fired his Taser, but it had no effect, possibly because the probes didn't penetrate Kurtz's jean jacket. Kurtz continued to advance and the two other officers shot and killed him.

Demarcus Semer

April 23, 2016
Fort Pierce, FL

21 years old
Male
Black
X2

Two officers, identified a Brian McNaught and Ralph Holmes by the Miami New Times, pulled Semer over for speeding. They saw and smelled marijuana in his car, according to the St. Lucie County grand jury's report. As they tried to force Semer to get out of the car, he started to drive away. Holmes fell to the ground, while MacNaught hopped inside the passenger door. Holmes fired his gun at the vehicle. MacNaught told the grand jury he thought the gunfire might be coming from inside the vehicle. So he fired his Taser. One of the probes missed. Semer slammed on the breaks, jumped out of the car and ran away. MacNaught chased after him. He said Semer had something in his hand. The officer started shooting. Nothing was found in Semer's hand but his cell phone. A baggie of marijuana was found nearby.

Willie Tillman

April 23, 2016
Fayetteville, AR

33 years old
Male
Black
X26P

During a traffic stop, Tillman jumped back into his car and attempted to flee. Two officers were trying to pull him out, when he put the car in gear, and dragged them "a short distance," according to a press release from the Fayetteville Police Department. Both officers fired their Tasers. Neither had any effect. One officer managed to get out of the car. The other was still in it when Tillman drove off. The officer in the car fired his gun, hitting Tillman "in the chest, abdomen and leg." He died from the injuries.

Jeff Robertson

April 14, 2016
McPherson, KS

54 years old
Male
White

McPherson County Sheriff's deputies tried to arrest Robertson when he started punching and attacking them. "One deputy tried to deploy his Taser multiple times, but it didn't work, and the man continued to resist, hitting one of the deputies in the face several times," according to a KWCH report. The second deputy fired his gun, and Robertson died at a nearby hospital.

William Clark

April 10, 2016
Rotterdam, NY

30 years old
Male
White
X26

Clark's mother called 911 to report that her son, who suffered from schizophrenia and PTSD from his time serving in Iraq, was enraged and waving a knife in her face. Officers found him hiding behind the door in his mother's bedroom. They initially pinned him between the wall and the door as they tried to negotiate, but Clark was able to break free. He stabbed Sgt. Keith Collins, who fired his Taser. Only one dart hit Clark, rendering the Taser ineffective, according to a report from the local District Attorney. Clark stabbed Patrolman Mark Frodyma in the back of his neck. Frodyma fired four shots. Three hit Clark, killing him.

Lamont Gulley

April 8, 2016
Kentwood, MI

43 years old
Male
Black
X26, X26P

Gulley stabbed and killed his wife, and ran from the scene. Officers chased him. Gulley shouted "I have a gun, you better shoot me," according to a report by the Kent County prosecuting attorney. Officer Antunsel Foster was able to see that Gulley did not have a gun, but was holding a cellphone and a knife. Officer Darrin Cline advanced on Gulley in order to “get into effective range of the Taser.” Cline closed to within approximately 20 feet of Gulley and warned him to drop the knife or he would use the Taser. Gulley yelled, “shoot me,” and Cline fired the Taser. It was ineffective, possibly due to the heavy clothing that Gulley was wearing. Cline yelled for officer Michael Belk to try his Taser. Belk did, but only one of the darts made contact. Gulley continued to run away. Officer David Unseld fired his Taser, and Gulley fell to the ground. A police dog bit Gulley's leg. Gulley stabbed it with his knife. Cline fired two shots, killing Gulley.

Cesar Frias

April 6, 2016
Sylmar, CA

20 years old
Male
Hispanic
X26P

Officers Eric Hernandez and Missak Diar-Bekirian responded to a call that Frias was threatening family members, acting erratically and appeared suicidal. The officers approached Frias and his brother inside their house, and Frias immediately stood up and walked into a corner. Diar-Bekirian told him that he needed to be patted down for weapons. Frias said not to touch him, and began to struggle. "Hernandez deployed his Taser several times, without effect," according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's investigation. Frias broke free and barricaded himself in a bedroom. The officers broke down the door. Frias was standing on his bed with a knife in each hand. Beanbag rounds fired at Frias had no effect. Frias purposefully injured himself with scissors. The SWAT Team threw tear gas was into the bedroom. Frias stepped into a window frame with a pair of scissors. Officers shot him twice with a Taser and fired multiple "less-lethal" rounds with no effect. Frias started to slash the scissors in front of him and move toward Officer James Hart. "Hart attempted to fire another round from the beanbag shotgun, but it was out of ammunition." Frias lunged at Hart and struck his arm. At the same time, Officer Enrique Anzaldo fired one round from his rifle. After being shot, Frias continued to struggle. "Several officers deployed their Tasers multiple times." Frias remained combative, and only dropped the scissors after the Taser was applied directly tohis body. He died later at a hospital.

Joseph Louis Melvin

March 29, 2016
Clearlake Park, CA

46 years old
Male
White
Escalated after Taser use
X2

Melvin burglarized a house and an alarm alerted the police. Officer Michael Dietrick found him lying on the ground. Melvin jumped up and attacked the officer, according to a Lake County District Attorney's Office report. The two fought. Dietrick fired his Taser at close range into Melvin's back. He then drove the device into the small of Melvin's back in an effort to increase the effect of the Taser. It was ineffective. Dietrick told investigators the Taser only seemed ramp up the fight. Melvin got ahold of Dietrick's flashlight and hit him in the head. Dietrick felt he was losing consciousness, so he backed up and fired four rounds at Melvin. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Two of the Taser darts embedded in Melvin's jacket but did not make contact with his skin, a later examination revealed.

Ralph "Phil" Grenon

March 21, 2016
Burlington, VT

76 years old
Male
White
Escalated after Taser use
X2

Grenon, who suffered from mental illness, was facing eviction from the low-income apartment complex where he had lived in for 18 years. On the day of the incident, he was alone in the apartment, yelling threats that he would stab and kill people. When officers opened the door, they found him holding a knife. When he refused to drop it, Officer David Bowers fired his Raser, but its wires were "clamped in the door as it shut," rendering it ineffective, according to a report from the Chittenden County State's Attorney. After numerous attempts to talk to Grenon, officers entered the apartment. They found him hiding in the shower with the knives still in his hands. They fired PepperBalls over his head in an attempt to force him out of the bathroom. It didn't work. They pushed back the shower curtain with a broom and Officer Durwin Ellerman fired both cartridges of his Taser. Grenon screamed and bent over, but then appeared to pull a Taser dart out of his body. Then he stepped out of the shower and ran toward the officers, swinging a knife. They tried to get out of his way. Officer Chase Vivori fired both of his Taser cartridges. He told investigators they were jast as ineffective as the previous ones. But there was not much time to tell, because a moment later, Officer Bowers shot and killed Grenon. An autopsy found six wounds consistent with Taser darts.

Map Kong

March 17, 2016
Burnsville, MN

38 years old
Male
Asian
Escalated after Taser use
X26P

Kong was sitting in the driver's seat of a car in a McDonald's parking lot, swinging a knife around wildly. Officers broke the passenger side windows of the car, and Officer Taylor Jacobs fired his Taser. "He continually pulled the trigger for five-second bursts, but Kong was not affected," according to a report from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. Jacobs loaded a new Taser cartridge and fired it. He saw the second set of darts hit Kong, but they were similarly ineffective. Kong opened the door and got out of the car, still holding the knives, as he ran toward the McDonald's. Two officers were in his path. Multiple officers opened fire, killing him.

Amy Jean McCoy

March 13, 2016
Vancouver, WA

38 years old
Female
White
X26

McCoy was driving erratically, swerving into oncoming traffic, before she crashed her Mini Cooper into a tree or pole. She took off running and ended up in someone's back yard. When police arrived, she had armed herself with a hammer and a knife, according to the Clark County Prosecuting Attorney's report. She ignored commands to drop the weapons and kept moving toward the officers. Deputy Tom Yoder fired his Taser, to no effect. Deputy Joe McLoughlin shot and killed her.

Marco Loud

March 12, 2016
Houston, TX

20 years old
Male
Black
X26

Deputy Thomas Bissell was working off-duty when he heard a report of a carjacking come over his police radio. The incident was in a nearby Walgreens parking lot, so he drove there. He approached Loud, who was sitting in a black convertable, according to Harris County records. When Bissell asked for identification, Loud walked away. Loud returned to the car a few minutes later, and again refused to provide identification. Bisell took out his Taser. Loud raised his fist and came toward Bissell. Bissell fired the Taser. Darts struck Loud in the chest and abdomen. He "temporarily locked up," but when the cycle ended he knocked the Taser out of Bissell's hand. Bissell drew his gun. Loud charged at him. Bissell shot and killed him.

Peter Gaines

Did the Taser make him angrier?

March 12, 2016
Houston, TX

37 years old
Male
Black
Escalated after Taser use
X2

Peter Gaines was having a mental health crisis – and a Taser may have made it worse.

A Houston Police Department officer, referred to in documents only as K. Levi, came across Gaines on his evening patrol on March 12, 2016. Gaines was experiencing what Levi thought was a “mental health crisis.” Gaines was trying to rip a street sign from a traffic light and started pacing back and forth while shouting “F--- this life” repeatedly.

Gaines then turned and approached Levi, clenching his fists and yelling “F--- this life.” Levi shouted at Gaines to stop and asked how he could help. But Gaines didn't respond, and the officer fired a Taser. He believed at least one dart struck Gaines, but it had no effect. Levi kept backing away and fired a second set of darts from his Taser X2. Gaines jolted for a moment, but otherwise it had no effect.

A witness, Gregory Raleigh, said he saw Gaines chasing the police officer with taser wires hanging off of him. Raleigh told the Houston Police Department that the Taser shock appeared to make Gaines even angrier. “The man was running like he was a madman,” he told APM Reports.

When he was 3 feet away from Levi, Gaines raised his fists. Gaines was unarmed, but the officer later said he feared for his safety and shot Gaines twice. The autopsy found one Taser dart with the wire still attached lodged into the front pocket of Gaines' jeans, but no dart punctures on Gaines' body.

Daniel Burkhardt

March 2, 2016
Johnstown, PA

41 years old
Male
White
X26

A woman called 911 to report Burkhardt was threatening her with a knife. Three officers responded. They found Burkhardt with a knife in each hand. He refused to drop them and urged the officers to shoot him, according to the Cambria County District Attorney's memo. Officer Erin Kabler fired 2-3 bean bag rounds, but Burkhardt continued to advance toward the officers. When Burkhardt was an estimated four feet away, Officer Kevin Fickes discharged his Taser. Both darts hit Burkhardt in the chest, but they had no effect. Fickes shot Burkhardt with his handgun. Burkhardt dropped, but kept trying to get up, so all three officers opened fire, killing him.

Kionte Desean Spencer

February 26, 2016
Roanoke, VA

18 years old
Male
Black
X2

Spencer had a mask, backpack and what looked like a gun. Someone called 911, and six officers arrived. "According to law enforcement accounts and dash-cam footage, multiple officers shouted at him to drop the pistol — which turned out to be a broken BB gun — then twice deployed a Taser, which did not stop Spencer," the Roanoke Times reported. "The first [Taser] attempt doesn't make contact, while the second makes contact with Spencer's sweatshirt but has no effect." Spencer turned around, and two officers shot him in the hip and collar bone, killing him.

Greg Gunn

February 25, 2016
Montgomery, AL

56 years old
Male
Black
Escalated after Taser use
X2

Officer Aaron Smith was on patrol at 3 a.m., when he saw Gunn walking down the sidewalk, according to a summary of the case by the Alabama Supreme Court. Smith said he tried to stop Gunn because his hooded sweatshirt resembled the clothing of a suspect in a recent crime. Smith began to pat Gunn down and testified he felt something hard in Gunn's pocket. Smith said after he called for backup, Gunn ran away. Smith fired his Taser. Gunn fell to the ground, but Smith said he refused to put his hands behind his back. Smith said he re-energized the Taser, but Gunn pulled the darts out of his back and ran again. Smith gave chase and fired a second Taser cartridge. "Fuck your Taser, bitch," Gunn said, according to Smith's testimony. Smith said he tried the Taser one more time. "Smith stated that he contacted Gunn on the right shoulder with the Taser and that Gunn grimaced as if he were in pain, jerked his shoulder away, and kept running." Gunn made it to a neighbor's porch and picked up a paint roller with a five-foot handle. Smith shot seven bullets. Five hit Gunn, killing him. The Alabama Supreme Court and the State Bureau of Investigation found inconsistencies in Smith's versions of events. He has been charged with murder.

Baltazar Ramos

February 23, 2016
Houston, TX

39 years old
Male
Hispanic
Escalated after Taser use
X2

Ramos was at a bus station. He refused to leave and threatened to burn the building down. Deputy Cynthia Pizano, arrived and Ramos produced a machete from his luggage. A large group of officers was summoned to the scene. They tried to negotiate with Ramos. He refused to drop his blade and tried unsuccessfully to set fire to two vehicles. At one point he raised his machete toward Officer J.J. Marin, who estimated he was 15-20 feet away, according to the Houston Police Department report. Marin discharged both cartridges of his Taser X2. Darts struck Ramos in the shoulder, the shoe and the front of his blue windbreaker, although the medical examiner determined they were not lodged in his skin. "At that time the suspect became enraged, and with the machete in hand in an attack I striking position, charged the HPD officer [Marin.] The suspect was not walking at a moderate pace as he had done all times previously, but was running at a full speed burst toward [Marin]," Lt. Jeffrey Rosenthal, a constable, wrote in a sworn statement. Rosenthal opened fire, killing Ramos.

Ali Eisa Abdalla Yahia

February 13, 2016
Urbandale, IA

29 years old
Male
Black
X26

Urbandale Police officers attempted to arrest Yahia, but he resisted. They held him down on the ground and tried to handcuff him, but he refused to pull his hands out from under his body. He was apparently holding a gun, which went off underneath him. Officers attempted a Taser drive stun, which had no effect. He still refused to produce his hands. An officer told him not to move and held a gun to Yahia's head, according to body camera footage. "What are you going to do, shoot me?" he asked. "You understand, yes I will," the officer said. "Get it over with," Yahia replied. Then he started to roll over and the officer shot him, according to the Urbandale Police Department.

Mohamed Barry

February 11, 2016
Columbus, OH

30 years old
Male
Black
X26P

Barry went to the Nazareth restaurant and slashed several people with a machete. He fled by car. Police cars caught up with him forced him to pull over. Officer Thomas Baughn smashed out the window of Barry's car and fired his Taser, according to a Columbus Police report. He "had a good, perfect angle on the suspect's back," he told investigators. The Taser use of force report indicates only one point of contact -- Barry's shoulder -- and says barbs penetrated clothing but not skin. However, the investigative file indicates "Officer Schirtzeninger observed the [Taser darts] strike the suspect in the back area." The Taser had no effect on Barry and he lunged out of the car. Officer John Johnson shot and killed him.

Justin Prescott

February 2, 2016
Rancho Cordova, CA

30 years old
Male
White

Prescott tried to shoplift but was caught by a guard. When the guard tried to detain him, Prescott pulled out a knife and threatened to hurt himself unless he was let go, according to the Sacramento County District Attorney investigation. Sacramento County Sheriff Sergeants Patrick Gallagher and Mark Hatzenbuhler responded to the guard's call for assistance and drove to the store. They saw Prescott running away, and Hatzenbuhler got out of the police car to chase him. Hatzenbuhler fired his Taser, but it had no effec. Prescott ripped the darts out of his bod, threw them to the ground, and continued to run. He held the knife up to his throat multiple times. Gallagher fired his Taser with "minimal effect," according to the investigation. Again, Prescott ripped the darts out his body. Pepper-spray was also ineffective. Prescott began to stab himself in the chest and yelled he was going to kill himself. The offiers chased him into a dark alley. "Afraid that Prescott could charge, kill him, and flee," Gallagher fired his gun twice, killing him.

Bruce Kelley

January 31, 2016
Wilkinsburg, PA

37 years old
Male
Black
X2

Kelley and his father were drinking along a trail. When two officers approached them, Kelley, Jr. tried to walk away. Officer Thomas Adams ordered him to stop. Kelley, Jr. turned around and began to scuffle with Adams. Kelley, Sr. began to fight with Officer Emily Hampy. Officers repeatedly pepper sprayed both Kelleys, according to the Allegheny County District Attorney. It worked on Kelley, Sr., but not on Kelley, Jr., who produced a knife from his waistband. Officer Granger arrived and tased Kelley, Jr. It had no effect and he ran away. More officers joined the chase. Sgt. Dippipa arrived and discharged his Taser twice. It was ineffective. Officer Granger Tased him again with no effect. Sgt. O'Malley unleashed his K-9. It bit Kelley, and Kelley stabbed the dog with his knife. Officers O'Malley and Rivotti shot and killed Kelley.

Michael Brown

January 31, 2016
Saginaw, TX

25 years old
Male
White
Escalated after Taser use
X26P

Brown assaulted four people. When police arrived, he ran toward Officer Paul Navarro's car. Navarro fired his Taser. Brown "did initially buckle a bit, but did not go down," according to a Saginaw Police report. Brown pulled the probes out of his chest and attacked Officer Navarro. Additional officers arrived. Brown charged past Officer Derek Garretson. Garretson fired his Taser, hitting Brown in the back, as Officer J.R. Stone fired his gun, killing Brown.

Sergio Alvarado-Morales

January 25, 2016
Reno, NV

38 years old
Male
Hispanic
Escalated after Taser use
X26

Alvarado-Morales was trying to cut his own throat with a serrated knife after intentionally causing a car crash. Officer Robert Garlock shot Alvarado-Morales with his Taser, but the dart lodged in his heavy jacket, according to a report from the Washoe County District Attorney's Office. Alvarado-Morales then lunged toward the officer with the knife. Garlock shot and killed him.

Efrain Herrera

January 17, 2016
North Hills, CA

24 years old
Male
Hispanic
X26P

Officers Raul Gonzalez and Adrian Cruz responded to reports of a man with a knife. "Herrera confronted the officers and approached them with a hunting knife," according to the LA Times. Gonzalez fired his Taser from the driver's side of the police vehicle while Cruz simultaneously fired one round from his handgun, according to CBS Los Angeles. Herrera fell and let go of the knife and Gonzalez discharged his Taser again. "Herrera, however, apparently unaffected by the Taser, grabbed the knife and began standing up." The officers told him to get down, and Gonzalez tried his Taser for a third time, but Herrera continued to get up. Gonzalez shot Herrera, who died at a hospital.

Joshua Tate Fielding

January 17, 2016
Rainbow City, AL

38 years old
Male
White

Officers responded to a call of a disturbance and confronted Fielding outside an apartment complex, according to a CBS 42 report. Fielding, who news reports say was carrying a "weapon," was unaffected when an officer fired a Taser at him. "Police engaged in a brief foot chase before [Fielding] was shot by an officer," according to the Gadsen Times. Fielding was pronounced dead at the scene.

David Jay Kent

January 10, 2016
Kelso, WA

37 years old
Male
White
X26

Kent crashed his van into a telephone pole. Police followed him after he drove away, and tried to pull him over. Kent eventually came to a stop after multiple officers arrived. He got out of his vehicle and began cutting at the wheel well of one of squad cars with a chainsaw, according to the Clark County Sheriff's office Major Crimes investigation. Deputies Alexis Tonissen and Brent Harris both shot their Tasers at Kent. Only one of them hit him. He fell down, but then got back up and grabbed the chainsaw. He was chasing Deputy Tonissen with it. Multiple officers open fire, shooting off dozens of rounds, killing Kent.

Charles Hollstein

January 6, 2016
Zion, IL

38 years old
Male
White
Escalated after Taser use
X26P

Officers responded to reports of a man taking picture of schools in the area. Hollstein refused to give identification and was wearing body armor. When the officers tried to arrest him, Hollstein turned and ran away. Officer Nathan Hucker fired his Taser at Hollstein's back, and Officer Steven Vines said he saw both probes stick to Hollstein's back, according to the Lake County Major Crime Task Force investigative report. However, they had no effect on Hollstein, likely because of the vest. The officers chased Hollstein until he tripped and fell. Vines deployed a Taser at Hollstein's leg, but it had no effect again. The officers then pepper-sprayed Hollstein, but it had no effect on him. Hollstein tried to disarm Hucker and grab his gun. Hucker shot Hollstein three times.

David Zollo

January 5, 2016
Upper Darby, PA

54 years old
Male
White

Zollo called 911, saying that he was armed with a knife and was going to kill himself. Officers Michael Taylor, Steven O'Connor and Sean Kenny arrived at his apartment complex. Zollo confronted the officers in the parking lot. “They told him to drop the knife and he refused to drop the knife and started coming towards them," according to the Delaware County Daily Times. Taylor fired a Taser and struck Zollo in the chest. Zollo did not stop, and Taylor and O'Connor shot and killed him.

Joel Anthony Nelson

January 5, 2016
Olympia, WA

29 years old
Male
White
X26P

Nelson was walking by the airport. When Deputy Rodney Ditrich drove by, Nelson shielded his face and ducked behind a nearby hedge. The deputy found this suspicious, so he stopped to question him, according to the Thurston County Criminal Division review. A struggle ensued. Nelson jumped into the the deputy's SUV and put the vehicle in reverse. The deputy was standing on the running boad and fired his Taser at Nelson. It seemed to affect him for a moment, but when Ditrich tried to pull Nelson from the car the Taser no longer seemed to work on him. The struggle resumed. Nelson put the car in reverse and accelerated into another car. Ditrich shot him in the chest.

Sean O'Brien

January 2, 2016
Livingston, MT

37 years old
Male
White
X26

O'Brien threatened the employees of a Shopko and told them to call the police. Then he hid in the bushes outside the store. When Officer Kevin Engle arrived, O'Brien came toward him with a knife. Engle fired his Taser, but it was ineffective, according to a transcript of the Coroner's Inquest. Both darts made contact. O'Brien said 'ouch,' but was otherwise unaffected, possible due to his heavy Carhartt jacket. A second dicharge had no effect. Officer Andrew Emanuel arrived. Engle chased O'Brien. O'Brien turned around and came at him. Engle and Emanuel fired their guns, killing O'Brien.

Michael Noel

He was unarmed and needed help

December 21, 2015
Breaux Bridge, LA

Male
Black
Escalated after Taser use
X26

Before they tased and shot him, the police had tried to help Michael Noel. On December 21, 2015, Noel's mother requested that officers in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, take her son to the hospital. She said he was “not taking his meds ... talks constantly, hearing voices [and] talking to people that don't exist,” according to court records. Noel, who had schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, refused his mother's request to go to the hospital. So she called the police and obtained what's called an order of protective custody. It wasn't the first time she'd done so.

St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Sergeant Pittard Chapman and Deputy Dylan Laneaux arrived at Noel's house and tried to restrain him with handcuffs, but Noel resisted. Laneaux slapped one handcuff on Noel's right wrist, but Noel broke free and began flailing his arms. Chapman drew and fired his Taser. The darts struck Noel in the right upper arm, but “inexplicably, it had no effect on him,” according to a state police investigation of the incident.

Chapman pushed Noel onto the couch and tried, unsuccessfully, to restrain Noel's other arm. He then backed up and shocked Noel again by re-energizing the taser prongs that were still in Noel's arm. This also had no effect, and Noel pulled out the wires.

Laneaux then fired his Taser, hitting Noel in the right arm, but that too had no effect.

Noel moved toward the officers and began swinging the loose handcuff at them. They struggled, and at one point Noel reached for Laneaux's gun. Noel then hit Chapman in the mouth with the handcuff. Chapman backed away, grabbed his gun and fired two shots, striking Noel in the left arm and the chest. He died at the scene.

The autopsy found three Taser probes still attached to Noel's body. The local district attorney found the shooting justified.

Ruben Jose Herrera

December 19, 2015
Los Angeles, CA

26 years old
Male
Hispanic
X26P

Officers Alejandro Downey and Joseph Adranga responded to reports of Ordaz-Herrera throwing beer bottles and assaulting officers. Adranga and Downey accompanied Ordaz-Herrera to the emergency room at a hospital. "Throughout his stay at the hospital, Ordaz-Herrera was cooperative with the medical staff and the officers guarding him," according to a Los Angeles County District Attorney investigation. Adranga removed the handcuff restraining Ordaz-Herrera in order to transfer him to jail. Ordaz-Herrera jumped out of the bed, picked up a metal stool and charged at Downey and Adranga. He threw the stool, which hit Downey in the arm. Both officers fired their Tasers, but they had no effect. Ordaz-Herrera fought with the officers and reached toward Downey's gun. Downey then shot and killed Ordaz-Herrera.

Amos Frerichs

December 18, 2015
Knoxville, TN

32 years old
Male
White
Escalated after Taser use
X26

Two officers tried to stop Frerichs for shoplifting from Academy Sports. He ran and jumped into his car. They began to struggle. Both officers fired Tasers at him, according to a Knoxville Police Department investigation. One Taser had both darts hit, but they were only about two inches apart. Only one dart from the other Taser hit. Frerichs put the car in gear and ran over both officers. Deputy Evan Rogers fired his gun, killing Frerichs.

Jeffrey Gene Evans

December 14, 2015
Middle River, MD

52 years old
Male
White
Escalated after Taser use
X2

Evans swallowed a large number of pills, and someone in his home called the police to report an attempted suicide. Officers and paramedics responded and found Evans laying on a couch. He then got up and drank a few beers and talked with the officers, refusing to go to the hospital. Officer Michael Spahn fired a Taser, which was ineffective. "Officer Michael Pfadenhauer observed the [darts] strike the suspect in what he felt was a 'good hit,' so he prepared to go hands on and handcuff the suspect. The suspect however only laughed when struck with the Taser probes and began pulling them out," according to the Baltimore County Police Department investigation. Officer Michaela Moore said Evans then became "more aggressive." Evans reached into a kitchen drawer and retrieved multiple knives. A video released by his family's attorney shows him standing in the kitchen gesticulating wildly, with a knife in each hand. Officer Adam Heavner fired his Taser, believing it hit "Evans in a way that it should have been effective." It was not. Multiple officers opened fire, killing Evans.

Mharloun Verdejo Saycon

December 14, 2015
Long Beach, CA

39 years old
Male
Asian
X26P

Saycon was waving a knife and frightening people at an arcade, according to the Los Angeles Times. When officers arrived, they saw Saycon sitting in a chair “still armed with a knife." Saycon refused to drop it, and officers struck him with a baton and Taser. "The less lethal options were ineffective," according to the Long Beach Police Department press release. Patrol Officer Vuong Nguyen shot and killed Saycon.

Christopher Goodlow

December 12, 2015
Indianapolis, IN

25 years old
Male
Black
X26, X26P

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers responded to reports of a suicidal man who was bleeding and carrying a knife. Officers shouted repeatedly for Goodlow to "drop the knife" before firing two cartridges from a stun gun, but they were not effective, according to the Indy Star. Goodlow approached an officer with the knife pointed out, and a second officer walked toward Goodman on his left, according to cell phone video of the shooting. Goodman started toward the second officer, who shot and killed him.

Ivan Krstic

December 4, 2015
Mesa, AZ

47 years old
Male
White
X26

Krstic was banging on manhole covers with a metal bar. Neighbors called 911. When officers arrived, he refused to drop the bar, and then moved toward them. An officer fired his Taser. Krstic fell to the ground, but the "pulled the Taser probes out of his skin," according to the Maricopa County Attorney's press release. Krstic pulled out a knife, dropped it, grabbed the metal bar again and chased after the officer with it. Officer Gransee shot and killed him.

Allen Pacheco

December 2, 2015
San Antonio, TX

32 years old
Male
Hispanic
X26

State Trooper Matthew Ruiz pulled over Pacheco. Pacheco told the trooper he had a gun in his car. Ruiz tried to arrest him and the two began to struggle. Pacheco tried to get back in his car. Ruiz fired his Taser, but it had no effect, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety Investigation. One probe lodged in Pacheco's thick leather jacket. The other missed entirely. Pacheco lunged at Ruiz, who fired two shots, killing him.

Thomas Joseph McEniry

November 24, 2015
Las Vegas, NV

32 years old
Male
White
Escalated after Taser use

Police tried to stop McEniry for using license plates registered to another car. He kept driving. Then he got out of the car while it was still moving, fled to a parking lot and tried to break into another car. When police arrived, he walked away. Officer Kyle Prior fired his Taser, according to the Clark County District Attorney's report. McEniry fell forward. A gun fell from his waistband. He grabbed it. Prior and two other officers opened fire, killing McEniry.

Henry Reyna

November 23, 2015
Corpus Christi, TX

49 years old
Male
Hispanic
X26

Officers Christopher Simnacher and Joshua Newman responded to an overdose call. They were met by Reyna, who was "combative and lunged at them with a knife," according to the Caller. One of the officers fired a Taser, but it was ineffective, according to the article, and the police said they "had to resort to deadly force."

Cornelius Brown

Tasers failed to stop him five times

November 18, 2015
Opa-Locka, FL

25 years old
Male
Black
X2, X26P

Tasers could have saved Cornelius Brown, if only they had worked the way the police hoped.

Brown was shirtless and holding what looked like a broom handle when he walked into a Kwik Stop convenience store in Opa-locka, Florida, around 3 a.m. on November 18, 2015. Opa-locka police officer Daniel Kelly was parked in front of the store and saw Brown aggressively swinging the pole. Kelly requested backup and, armed with a Taser, got out of his car to confront Brown, who looked into Kelly's eyes and said, “You're going to have to end up killing me,” according to the state attorney's investigation. Then he walked away.

More officers arrived and several of them followed Brown, yelling at him, sometimes at gunpoint, to drop his wooden stick, but he ignored them. One officer fired his Taser. Brown tensed up for a moment but then kept walking.

Another officer fired a Taser, but it also had little effect on Brown. Then a third officer tried to tase Brown, and the darts struck his back. Brown became more agitated, tensed up and then ripped the darts out, according to court records.

Brown was eventually cut off by police vehicles and surrounded by officers. He began to move toward them saying, “You all are going to have to kill me.” They tried to tase him a fourth time, but he kept walking toward them.

Corporal Ludwin Vielman and Officer Marvin Gamarra shot Brown multiple times, and he died at the scene. Brown's mother later told the medical examiner that Brown had been diagnosed with schizophrenia and that he'd always walked around with a stick.

In the end, officers had tried to subdue him five times with Tasers, all were unsuccessful. The local prosecutor's office found the shooting justified. Brown's family recently filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city and the officers involved.

Randy Allen Smith

November 18, 2015
Manatee, FL

34 years old
Male
Black
Escalated after Taser use
X26P

Deputy Dino Murges stopped a vehicle he deemed suspicious. Deputy Matthew Schwartz heard the call go over the radio and pulled up to assist. Smith refused to comply with their orders. The deputies removed him from the car and tried to handcuff him. He began to struggle with them. Deputy Murges fired his Taser (no record of the model). It had no effect, which he attributed to the darts striking too close together. Deputy Schwartz backed up and fired his Taser X26P. It was briefly effective, and Smith fell forward. But then he got back up, according to records from the Manatee County Sheriff's Office investigation. The struggle continued. Deputy Schwartz fell and hit his head. Smith drew a handgun from his waistband and pointed it at Schwartz. Deputy Murges shot and killed Smith.

Derry Touchtone

November 17, 2015
Arlington, GA

58 years old
Male
White
Escalated after Taser use
X26P

Touchtone was behaving erratically in a grocery store and an employee called 911. He left and was sitting in his car when Sgt. Mickey White pulled up, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation summary. White repeatedly yelled at Touchtone to put his hands on the car. Instead he walked toward White and started singing. White fired his Taser. Touchtone stumbled backward and swung his arm, breaking the Taser wires. He cocked his fist and charged at White. White shot and killed him.

JeRay Chatham

November 17, 2015
Houston, TX

30 years old
Male
Black
X26

A woman called 911 to report that Chatham, against whom she had a protective order, was following her in his car. When deputies arrived, Chatham drove away and circled the neighborhood before returning. "Chatham then got out of his car holding a butcher knife," according to the news website Click2Houston. A deputy fired a Taser, but it was ineffective. It was "uncertain whether the Taser hit Chatham or missed," the article said. The deputies followed Chatham to an apartment complex, where he lunged at them with a knife. A deputy shot Chatham twice, and he died at the scene, according to the article.

John David Livingston

November 15, 2015
Spring Lake, NC

32 years old
Male
White

Deputies Nicholas Kehagias and John Werbelow arrived at Livingston's house to investigate an assault. Kehagias spoke with Livingston while Werbelow went around the back of the home. Livingston asked Kehagias if he had a warrant to enter the home, and Kehagias said "no," U.S. District Judge Terrence Boyle wrote in an opinion in the civil lawsuit. Kehagias entered the house and pushed Livingston to the ground. He fired his Taser and pepper-sprayed Livingston as he tried to handcuff him. Werbelow then pepper-sprayed Livingston, and the deputies were able to get one handcuff on him. Kehagias fired his Taser again and Werbelow pepper-sprayed him again, according to the lawsuit. Livingston touched the Taser in an attempt to remove it from himself, which Kehagias took as a threatening move. Kehagias grabbed his gun and shot Livingston three times. He died at the scene.

Ramon Salazar

November 14, 2015
Jurupa Valley, CA

31 years old
Male
Hispanic
Escalated after Taser use
X2

Salazar terrorized Subway employees by pounding on the restaurant door with a hammer and screaming. Deputies Katherina Valenciano and Julie Parker arrived at the restaurant and saw Salazar with a claw hammer, according to the Riverside DIstrict Attorney's investigation. Valenciano fired her Taser. Salazar screamed, but it did not stop him. Salazar ran toward the back of the store and hit the staff door where two Sunway employees were hiding. Valenciano tried her Taser a second time, but she believed she missed. Salazar charged toward Valenciano, and she fell over. He stood over her, about to hit her with the hammer, and she shot him. Parker also shot Salazar. He died at the scene.

Miguel Cano

November 9, 2015
Los Angeles, CA

35 years old
Male
Hispanic
X26P

Cano was in the middle of a street, forcing cars to swerve around him. Officers Jaime Mejia and Brittany Gutierrez commanded him to lie on the ground, and he eventually did. As Mejia approached him, Cano suddenly jumped up and charged at the officers. He reached into his waistband and pointed his hands, which simulated a handgun, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney investigation. Mejia fired a bean bag shotgun at Cano, but it had no effect. Gutierrez fired her Taser at Cano. "Cano grabbed the Taser wires and ripped the Taser away from Gutierrez." Cano continued to charge at Mejia, who fell to the ground and dropped the beanbag shotgun. Cano picked up the dropped bean bag shotgun and aimed it at the officers. Both officers opened fire, killing him.

Joseph Tyndall

November 4, 2015
Springfield, MO

30 years old
Male
White
X26

Tyndall was driving a stolen car and high on methamphetamine when he rear-ended a motorcycle and then fled from the scene. Sgt. Ryan Russell tried to pull him over, and Tyndall fled on foot. Tyndall held a gun to his own head and threatened to kill himself. Officers tried to negotiate with him to drop the gun. He put it in his mouth and then apparently tried to pull the trigger, but it didn't go off. He then fired a bullet at the sky and put the muzzle to his temple. Officers fired beanbag rounds and Tasers, but they were not effective, according to a report from the Greene County Prosecuting Attorney. Tyndall led officers behind an automotive store. Officer Harbin fired his Taser. One dart hit Tyndall in the leg. The other hit his heavy jacket, which he had stolen from a firefighter in a previous incident. The Taser was not effective. A total of six darts were later found in his clothing. Two made contact with his skin. Officers tried more beanbag rounds. These failed, too. Tyndall made it to the parking lot of a hotel. Sgt. Russell warned him to stop and that they could not allow him to get closer to the motel lobby. Tyndall turned around and Russell said he saw Tyndall lower the gun from his temple. Officers opened fire, killing Tyndall.

Daniel Nole

October 30, 2015
Norwood, OK

30 years old
Male
White
X26P

Nole stabbed people and set several fires at a drug rehabilitation center. Deputy Bryan Qualls and Officer Anthony Torix responded and found Nole in a building nearby. Nole refused to drop his knife, and Qualls used a Taser on Nole, pulling its trigger three times, according to the Muskogee Phoenix. The Taser had no effect, and Nole continued toward Qualls. Qualls shot and killed Nole, who died at the scene.

Dequan Williams

October 17, 2015
York, PA

28 years old
Male
Black
Escalated after Taser use
X26

Williams' mother called 911 to report that her schizophrenic son was not taking his medication and had become combative. Officers arrived and found him outside the residence holding a knife. He refused to drop it, and he moved toward the officers. They backed up, then moved toward him. He backed up. Officer Jeremy Mayer fired his Taser, according to the York County District Attorney's memo. One dart lodged in the flap of Williams' jacket and may not have made contact. In response to the Taser, Williams threw his knife at the officers and charged at them. They opened fire, killing him.

Brent Brannon

October 14, 2015
Cartersville, GA

27 years old
Male
White
X26

Officer Smith pulled Brannon over after his automatic license plate reader flagged a car with a suspended registration. He discovered Brannon had an outstanding warrant for drug and weapons charges. Brannon refused to get out of the car when asked, and "could not produce proof of insurance," according to the Goergia Bureau of Investigation. Officer Smith said Brennan grabbed a gun. Smith already had his Taser in his hand, and he deployed it at Brannon, to no effect. Smith drew his gun and shot Brannon.

Anthony Aguilar

October 10, 2015
Lisle, IL

35 years old
Male
Hispanic
X26

A woman called officers when she heard Aguilar trying to break into her home. Officers Benjamin Bowman and Brian Brendal saw Aguilar holding an unknown object in his hands. He refused to drop the items and at some point he threw a claw hammer at the officers, and put his left hand up, according to the State Attorney investigation. Aguilar turned, raised his right arm and pointed his right hand at the officers. Officer Jeremiah Arnold fired his Taser but the probes missed. Bowman thought Arnold was shot, and he fired two shots at Aguilar. Aguilar died at a nearby hospital. The objects in his hand turned out to be a metal scraper and a claw hammer.

Christian Pena

October 2, 2015
Rialto, CA

26 years old
Male
Hispanic
Escalated after Taser use
X26P

Pena's girlfriend called the police over a dometic violence dispute. Officers arrived and Pena fought with them, prompting the officers to use a Taser on him. It had no effect, according to the Press-Enterprise. Pena reached for a knife, and an officer shot him in the chest. He died at a nearby hospital.

Junior Prosper

September 28, 2015
Miami, FL

31 years old
Male
Black
Escalated after Taser use
X26

Prosper fled on foot after running into a light pole with his taxi at slow speed. He fled on foot. Officer Anthony Martin stopped him and offered to help. The officer said Prosper then puched him in the face. Martin punched him back. Prosper began walking away and Martin pursued him. They began to scuffle. Martin fired his Taser. It had no effect, according to a report from the Office of the State Attorney. Prosper bit Martin's finger. Martin said he was worried it would be bitten off. He fired three shots, killing Prosper.

Garrett Steven McKenny

September 21, 2015
Paris, TX

21 years old
Male
White
Escalated after Taser use
X26

Trooper Timothy Keele confronted McKinney, who had been straddling a highway median waving at cars. McKinney initially cooperated, but then started to walk away. Keele tried to arrest him, and McKinney punched the trooper in the face. Keele took several steps back and fired his Taser. McKinney howled and raised his shoulders, but did not fall to the ground. As Keele was trying to load a second cartridge into his Taser, McKinney charged at him, arms swinging. The two exchanged blows. McKinney grabbed Keele's arm. Keele thought his shoulder was dislocated. He drew his gun and fired four-to-five shots, killing McKinney. An autopsy found one Taser dart embedded in his neck and puncture marks consistent with Taser darts on his chest.

David Todd Powell

September 14, 2015
Barstow, CA

28 years old
Male
White
Escalated after Taser use

Powell puched his mother's boyfriend, grabbed him by the throat and dragged him toward a door. Powell's sister pepper-sprayed him, and the rest of the family locked Powell out of the house, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department investigation. His sister called police, saying that Powell may have been drinking and did not have any weapons. Officers arrived, but Powell was gone. The family called 911 twice more, and Officers Juan Zepeda and Andrew Buesa eventually found Powell in the back yard. He refused to put his hands on his head, and he made an aggressive move toward the officers. Buesa fired his Taser and struck Powell in the chest. Buesa said the Taser was somewhat effective and that Powell went down to his knees. Zependa recounted that Powell was still standing, but clenched his stomach. Zependa tried to arrest him, and Powell picked up the officer, putting him on his back. The officers and Powell fought, and Powell reached for Buesa's gun. Buesa shot Powell twice in the stomach at close range, causing Powell to roll off of the officers. Powell got up and charged at Buesa, who fired two more shots at him. Zepeda also fired shots at Powell. Powell was pronounced dead at the scene.

Jose Ramon Damiani Jr

September 4, 2015
French Lick, IN

49 years old
Male
Hispanic
X2

Damiani strangled his wife, April. She called the police, and State Trooper Michael Allen and West Baden Springs Officer Bobby Troutman arrived at the home. Damiani ran into the garage. He picked up a large metal pipe and approached the officers. They told him to drop it, but he refused, according to the Fayette Observer. Troutman fired his Taser. Allen and Troutman recalled being about five to ten feet away from Damiani when the Taser fired. Allen said that Damiani "just flinched and did not stop his forward movement," according to an Indiana State Police report. Damiani looked like he was going to swing at them with the bat, and both officers fired their guns. He died at the scene. A single Taser electrode was found in his upper left chest, according to the autopsy report.

James Marcus Brown

August 29, 2015
North Las Vegas, NV

25 years old
Male
Black
Escalated after Taser use
X2

Brown stole a car, and was stopped by police. He fled on foot. Officer Walter Young fired his Taser at Brown, but it failed to stop him, according to the Clark County District Attorney's Office review. A witness saw Brown fall down, but then get back up. Brown turned around with a gun in his hand, and Officer Young shot him dead.

Gilbert Flores

August 28, 2015
San Antonio, TX

41 years old
Male
Hispanic
X26

Two deputies responded to a house where Flores had assaulted his wife and daughter and was holding a knife. He tried to stab one of the deputies, who fired a Taser at him, according tot he Bexar County Investigative Report. One of the Taser darts hit a folding chair Flores was holding in his other hand. The deputy hit Flores with the Taser itself, but ended up dropping it. Flores picked it up. He pulled the trigger, but since it no longer had a cartridge, nothing happened. The deputies fell back to give themselves more options. Flores ran back toward the house, then opened and closed the door of one of the squad cars. He again grabbed the knife, but also raised his hands over his head. The deputies shot and killed him.

Bertrand Davis

August 27, 2015
Dallas, TX

42 years old
Male
Black
Escalated after Taser use
X26P

Davis and his wife went to a house to buy drugs. Davis tried to rob the man who lived there and set the building on fire. Police arrived. When they tried to put Davis in handcuffs he began to fight with them. Sr. Cpl. Scott Neal fired his Taser X26, according to the Dallas Police Department. "The suspect tightened up as if feeling the effects of the TASER, but he would not go down," Neal wrote in a sworn affidavit. Six seconds later, according to the data files contained in the Tasers, Officer Matthew Terry discharged his Taser X26P. Davis fell backward, but immediately got back up. Terry pulled the trigger again. This time it had no effect, and he saw Davis pull a Taser dart from his chest. Officer Rory Jones discharged his Taser. "This jolted the suspect and knocked him off balance," Jones wrote in his affidavit. "He stumbled partially to the ground and swiped the Taser leads away before I could trigger more current through him." Davis urged the officers to shoot him. He lunged into his car, and appeared to be trying to retrieve the realistic-looking air pistol from his pocket. Officer Terry shot and killed him. The medical examiner told investigators there were six Taser wounds on Davis' body. Photos of him in the ambulance show two darts in his chest and a third in his abdomen.

Jeffory Ray Tevis

August 20, 2015
Tuscaloosa, AL

50 years old
Male
White
X26P

An officer responded to a reported assault and found an agititated Tevis outside his apartment. Without warning, Tevis hit the officer and the two began to struggle. The officer fired his Taser at Tevis. A witness saw the darts strike Tevis in the abdomen, according to Al.com. Tevis "pulled out the [darts] and rushed at the officer," according to a WBRC news report. Tevis was holding a large spoon. The officer shot and killed him.

John Unsworth

August 15, 2015
Hanover, IN

43 years old
Male
White

Deputies arrived at Unsworth's home, where family members said that Unsworth was out of control and had physically assaulted each of them. Unsworth appeared and moved toward officers in “a highly agitated manner,” according to the Madison Courier. He was struck several times by a Taser, according to the South Bend Tribune. Unsworth, unarmed and naked, charged at Deputy Patrick Finnegan, causing the officer to fall down. Finnegan fired his gun at Unsworth, who died later at a hospital.

Christopher Anderson

August 14, 2015
Bolton, CT

53 years old
Male
White
X26

Anderson robbed a bank. When he was spotted in the parking lot of a CVS, he fled by car, leading the officer on a chase. Other officers joined the pursuit. Anderson eventually got out of his car, carrying a utility knife. He refused to drop it. Officer Jason Wagner fired his Taser, but it had no effect, according to Conneticut State's Attorney report. Anderson pulled at least one of the darts out, and walked toward the officers. Two of them opened fire, killing him.

Randall Lance Hughes

August 11, 2015
Waco, TX

48 years old
Male
White
X2

Hughes attempted to shoplift $80 worth of beef brisket from a supermarket. Officers Fernando Flores and Rebecca Diaz detained him in a room at the store. He pulled out a knife with a three-inch blade, according to the Waco Tribune-Herald. "Officer Diaz discharged her Taser at the suspect two separate and consecutive times," according to a brief synopsis released by the Waco Police Department. "The Taser was ineffective and did not subdue Hughes, leading [Officer Flores] to fire 'at least two rounds,'" the Tribune-Herald reported.

Samuel Forgy

July 27, 2015
Boulder, CO

22 years old
Male
White
X26

Forgy was high on a combination of LSD, amphetamines and marijuana. He began attacking his roomates and their guests, first biting and pulling out hair, then slashing them with a knife, according to a Boulder County investigation. They fled and called the police. When police arrived, Forgy had armed himself with a hammer. Forgy initially cooperated and put down the hammer. But then he picked it up again. An officer fired a Taser. "Later investigation revealed that while one of the probes struck Mr. Forgy in the side, the other missed, striking an exterior wall," according to a letter from the local prosecutor who reviewed the case. Forgy climbed onto the railing of a balcony. A group of officers was on the landing below him. Worried Forgy was about to jump on them and attack with his hammer, officer Garretson fired his gun. Four bullets struck Forgy, killing him.

Lee Aaron Gerston

July 24, 2015
Pinnacle, NC

30 years old
Male
White

Gerston robbed a hair salon and stabbed the owner's husband. He barricaded himself in a house down the street from the salon. Officers tried to convince him to surrender for almost three hours. He eventually left the building holding knives in both hands, according to the Stokes News. An officer fired a Taser, which hit him but did not stop him. Sheriff Mike Marshall and officers Thomas Sands, Shannon Gammons and Wade White fired their weapons. Gerston died at the scene.

Derek Wolfsteller

July 23, 2015
Plymouth, MN

31 years old
Male
White
Escalated after Taser use
X26P

Wolfsteller called 911. He said "come get me, coppers" and that he needed an ambulance, according to the Hennepin County Attorney's report. When Officer Amy Therkelsen arrived, he was causing a disturbance in an Arby's. First he refused to come out. When she came in, he tried to run out the side door, but two employees blocked him. Therkelsen fired her Taser. Trenton Dechmann, one of store employees holding Wolfsteller, said he felt the current go through his body, but Wolfsteller appeared unaffected. Wolfsteller's clothes had some holes that could have been caused by Taser darts, according to investigators. Therkelsen used the Taser again, this time in drive stun mode. She, Wolfsteller and the two employees fell to the ground in a pile. Wolfsteller then began struggling with her for her gun, she said. She was able to draw it herself and shot him in the head.

Andre Dontrell Williams

July 22, 2015
Oklahoma City, OK

26 years old
Male
Black
X26

Sgt. Robert Labadie, Wesley Breaux, Karl Pulliam and officer Daniel Carli went to Williams' house to investigate an alleged rape. When the officers arrived, Williams hid under a bed. He came out from under the bed with a knife in his hand, and made an "aggressive" move toward one of the officers, according to a KOCO report. An officer discharged a Taser in an attempt to get Williams to drop the knife, but it did not work, according to the News Oklahoma. All four officers fired at Williams, and he died at the scene.

Albert Joseph Davis

July 17, 2015
Orlando, FL

23 years old
Male
Black
Escalated after Taser use
X26

Officer Kelvin Vidro responded to a report of a fight. When he tried to pat Davis down, Davis ran. Vidro gave chase. He fired his Taser, and Davis fell down -- possibly as a result of the Taser, though Vidro thought he might have tripped, according to a Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigation. Subsequent Taser activations had no effect. The two struggled. Davis got ahold of Vidro's Taser and baton. Vidro shot and killed him.

Anthonie Smith

July 16, 2015
Moreno Valley, CA

25 years old
Male
Black
X26

Smith's mom reported that he assaulted her child and that she wanted him removed from the house. Deputies arrived and tried to get Smith to come out of his room. He emerged from his room with something in his hand and aggressively approached the deputies. Deputy Paul Questel fired his Taser, but it was unsuccessful due to Smith's clothes, according to a Riverside County Sheriff's investigation. Smith then struck Officer Rodge Ocker in the face and escaped out a bedroom window. Later, a man reported being stabbed in the shoulder by Smith. Corporal Sheree Anthony responded and found Smith at a nearby 7-11. Smith then then walked toward Anthony with an object in his hand. Kennedy deployed his Taser, but it was ineffective, although Smith did stumble. Anthony and Kennedy fired their guns at him. He died at the scene.

Eugene Kailing

July 15, 2015
Marion, MI

43 years old
Male
White
Escalated after Taser use
X26P

Trooper Scott Taylor responded to a call of an overturned vehicle in a driveway. While Kailing tried to flip the behicle back on its tires, Taylor approached and started to talk with him, according to the Osceola County Attorney's memo. After awhile, Kailing became agitated and did not listen to Taylor's orders. He grabbed a steel pipe and walked toward Taylor. Taylor pulled out his Taylor. Kailing was undeterred. "Fuck you," he said. "I've been tased before and it doesn't work on me." Kailing continued toward Taylor, who fired his Taser. Taylor saw the Taser darts strike Kailing, but they had no effect on him. "I told you the fucking Taser doesn't work on me, I am going to kill you,' Kailing said. Taylor swapped his Taser for a pistol. Kailing moved toward Taylor with the pipe over his head and Taylor fired three shots, killing him.

Jason Davis

July 13, 2015
Los Angeles, CA

41 years old
Male
White
X26P

Officers Ryan Connell and Ivan Lombard-Jackson responded to a call of Davis wielding a box cutter around a coffee shop. He also vomited at the shop and told customers he was dying, according to a Los Angeles District Attorney investigation. Davis refused to drop the box cutter and walked toward the officers. Lombard-Jackson fired his Taser at Davis' chest. It stunned him, but he continued to walk toward the officers. Connell fired two round at Davis' abdomen and shoulder. He died at a hospital.

Salvado Ellswood

July 12, 2015
Plantation, FL

36 years old
Male
Black
X26

Officer Erik Carlton was on patrol when heard an argument coming from the plaza of a medical office complex. Carlton told the grand jury that when he went to investigate, he encountered Ellswood, who began to scream obscenities at him. Ellswood refused to leave the complex and then charged at officer Carlton. Carlton fired his Taser. The darts struck him in the chest about 7 inches apart. The Taser had "very little effect," according to the Grand Jury report on Carlton's testimony. Ellswood punched him in the face twice and broke his molar. Carlton fired his Taser again to no avail. He then resorted to his firearm. Two bullets struck Ellswood, killing him.

Neil White

July 9, 2015
Los Angeles, CA

38 years old
Male
White
Escalated after Taser use
X26P

White smashed the window of a building with his skateboard. Two onlookers called the police because they were concerned that White would use the skateboard to assault someone. Officers Stephan Shuff and Alexandra Sloan responded and found White riding a skateboard nearby. White's hands were concealed behind or inside a large satchel he carried against his chest. He ignored Sloan's commands to stop and continued to skateboard down the road. He then tripped and the board flew out from under him. White and Sloan ran to grab the skateboard. As White got near, Sloan feared White would hit her with it and stepped backward to draw her gun, according to the Los Angeles District Attorney investigation. Shuff tackled White, who kept his hands underneath his body. The officers and White struggled. Sloan drove her Taser into the back of White's ribcage and pulled the trigger, but it had no effect. Sloan repeated the stun two or three times, and White began to relax. Sloan put the Taser down and tried to grab his arms. White grabbed the Taser and used it against Sloan. She lost feeling in the lower half of her body. Shuff fired one round at him. White died at a hospital.

David Oliva Sarabia

July 6, 2015
Atwater, CA

42 years old
Male
Hispanic

Sarabia's kidnapping victim told a witness to call the police. Police located Sarabia's vehicle and chased the car. He got out of the car and tried to flee by scaling a fence. "He eventually charged at police officers while holding a knife and officers fired a stun gun, but witnesses said Sarabia pulled the Taser probes off his bare chest and charged again," according to the Merced Sun-Star. One officer shot and killed Sarabia.

John Leonard Berry

July 6, 2015
Lakewood, CA

31 years old
Male
White
Escalated after Taser use
X26

Berry's brother, Christopher, called the Sheriff's Department and asked for a deputy to be sent out to check on John, who had schizophrenia and was off his medications. Deputies Anthony Johnson, Michael Bitolas, Roberta Solorio and Eric Saavedra arrived at Berry's home and found Berry in a BMW parked on the lawn, according to the Los Angeles County DIstrict Attorney's investigation. Several people surrounded the BMW. The police drove up and Berry accelerated off the lawn and into the street. Berry's car collided with a police vehicle. Three officers exited their cars and tried to remove Berry from his car. Berry kicked the deputies, and one pepper-sprayed him. Solorio and Johnson fired Tasers at Berry but they had no effect. Deputy Grant Oberle stood between the BMW's open driver's side door and Johnson's police vehicle. Berry put his car into reverse and Oberle fell between the two cars. The four other officers all fired multiple shots at Berry. He died at the scene, and Oberle was transported to a hospital.

John Deming

July 5, 2015
Pleasanton, CA

19 years old
Male
White
X26P

Deming broke a window to a car showroom and entered the building to search for keys. Unable to find keys, Deming damaged cars, spraying a fire extinguisher and throwing the extinguisher itself at a car. Officers arrived and set up a perimeter around the building. They heard loud banging noises and screaming coming from inside. Deming was violent toward the police, according to the Alameda County District Attorney investigation. He threw a large car jack at a glass window in the direction of an officer. When it didn't break the glass, he threw another one, which broke through the window. Deming came through the building and screamed at the officers. They fired bean bags at Deming, but missed. He went inside the showroon and sat on top of a truck. They used a police dog, two Tasers and a "less-lethal" shotgun, all to no avail. Deming jumped off the truck and ran toward Officer Daniel Kunkel. Kunkel fired his Taser at Deming's back as he ran past, but it had no effect. Kunkel chased Deming with the Taser wire still in his back. Deming turned and charged at Kunkel, kicking him in the stomach and causing him to fall. Deming attacked Kunkel on the ground and the officer drove the Taser into Deming's forehead. This created space between the two, but the attacks did not stop. Kunkel shot Deming three times, killing him.

Richard Munroe

July 5, 2015
Austin, TX

25 years old
Male
White
Escalated after Taser use
X26

Munroe called 911 and told the operator he just wanted someone to talk to. He was suicidal and had been cutting himself. Three officers arrived and formed a perimeter around the house, according to the Austin Police Department report. Munroe came outside, still talking to the 911 operator. In his other hand was a gun. Officer Matthew Murphy yelled at him to drop the gun. Munroe sat down on the front steps. He put the gun in his lap. Officer Murphy saw an opportunity to use his Taser. He crept up, about six feet away from Munroe and fired it. "I did not achieve the desired result," he told investigators. He speculated that one dart may have missed or wasn't making a good connection. Munroe grabbed the gun and the officers opened fire, killing him.

Cesar A. Limon Juarez

July 3, 2015
West Covina, CA

27 years old
Male
Hispanic
Escalated after Taser use
X26P

Juarez stabbed his brother with a knife. Officers Eric Melnyk, Justin Schienle, and Richard Forman responded, and Melnyk found Juarez walking nearby. "Melnyk exited his car and again told Juarez to stop, but he continued to walk away. Melnyk then observed that Juarez held a butcher knife in his right hand, with the blade upward and partially concealed in his clothing," according to the Los Angeles District Attorney's investigation. Melnyk fired a Taser at Juarez from five to six feet away, and Juarez fell to the ground with the knife. "Juarez began to stand up and Melnyk again cycled the Taser. Juarez leapt to his feet with his right arm raised with the knife above his shoulder and charged at Melnyk." Melnyk fired four rounds at Juarez, who died at the scene. The Taser records show that the Taser was triggered a total of three times.

Kevin Lamont Judson

July 1, 2015
McMinnville, OR

24 years old
Male
Black
Escalated after Taser use
X26

Judson bolted from the back seat of a car after it was stopped for expired tags. Deputy Richard Broyles chased him down. Broyles fired his Taser, but only one of the darts hit, according to a report from the Yamhill County District Attorney's Office. Judson jumped into the Broyles' car and put it in gear. Broyles fired his gun, killing Judson. A surveillence video shows he narrowly escaped being dragged by the car.

Clay Alan Lickteig

June 30, 2015
Franklin, NC

52 years old
Male
White
Escalated after Taser use
X26

Officers Kevin Breedlove and Tony Ashe attempted to arrest Lickteig and confronted him in his driveway, according to a WYFF-TV report. Lickteig threatened the officers, and began to fight with them. One of the officers tased Lickteig. Lickteig pulled out a handgun out and fired at the officers, according to Citizen Times. They returned fire, killing Lickteig.

Rudy Baca

June 3, 2015
Los Lunas, NM

36 years old
Male
Hispanic
X26

Baca's mother called police to report that her son had been drinking heavily and asked them to check on him. When Deputy Seth Chavez arrived, Baca ran. Chavez pointed his gun at Baca and ordered him to stop, according to a New Mexici incident report. Baca turned around and yelled "kill me." Chavez holstered his weapon and drew his Taser. Baca punched him in the face. Chavez fired his Taser. Baca fell to the ground. But when the Taser's five-second cycle ended, Baca pulled out the darts and attacked Chavez. Chavez fired one shot and killed him.

Ebin Lamont Proctor

May 30, 2015
Cottonwood, AZ

19 years old
Male
White
Escalated after Taser use
X26P

Deputy Steven Gorman was helping another officer conduct a traffic stop involving a car with six passengers. When he asked them to get out of the car, Proctor took off running. Gorman fired his Taser, but it was ineffective, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety's investigation. Witnesses heard the weapon's electrical crackle, which investigators speculated could indicate a poor connection, because Tasers are relatively quiet when the darts embed in the skin. Gorman and Proctor began to wrestle. Gorman tried pepper spray but only managed to spray himself. The struggle continued and he drew his gun, firing six shots and killing Proctor.

Kyle Baker

May 28, 2015
43334, MI

18 years old
Male
White
X26P

Baker was acting strange, and he threatened a friend who was concerned about him. The friend called the police. When officers arrived, Baker threatened them with a lawn mower blade. Officers tried to negotiate with Baker, who refused to drop the blade. Baker started walking toward the officers and refused to stop. Officer Steve Lyons fired a Taser at Baker's chest. Baker shook for a brief second, but did not fall or drop the blade, according to an investigative report from the Trenton Police Department. Lyons activated the Taser again with the same result. Baker kept walking toward the officers. Officer Aaron Biniarz fired his Taser. Baker stumbled, but did not fall or drop the blade. Officer Mark Driscoll was backing up when he tripped and fell, according to his written statement. Baker slashed his hand with the lawnmower blade, according to the statement. Driscoll shot and killed Baker.

Feras Morad

May 27, 2015
Long Beach, CA

20 years old
Male
X26P

Morad was high on marijuana and fell out of a second story window of a friend's apartment. The friend called 911. Morad was shirtless in an alleyway, "bloody, irate and walking aimlessly," when Officer Matthew Harnandez found him, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's investigation. Morad walked toward Hernandez, swinging his fists wildly. The officer fired his Taser, when Morad was approximately 7-10 feet away, the ideal range for the device. "The Taser had little effect on Morad and he only paused momentarily." A witness identified as Kamiran D. told investigators it looked like only one of the darts made contact. Hernandez tried to arrest Morad, but Morad resisted and fought with Hernandez. The officer loaded a second Taser cartridge and fired it from a distance of about five feet. "Morad again showed little response to the Taser, but was slightly off balance." One witness, identified as David J., told investigators "Morad became more aggressive after the second tase." Hernandez drew his gun. Morad continued to disobey commands and was walking toward Hernandez with a raised fist when the officer opened fire, killing Morad. According to a witness, it looked like only one probe made contact with Morad's skin. An autopsy found two Taser dart wounds, one on the upper front torso, the other on the back, near the top of his head.

Simon Hubble

May 27, 2015
Alpine, CA

33 years old
Male
White
Escalated after Taser use
X26

Hubble was mentally ill and suicidal. Someone from his treatment program called 911. When Deputy Aaron Miller pulled over his car, Hubble got out of the vehicle holding a screwdriver in one hand and a beer in the other. Miller fired his Taser at Hubble, "who reacted by flexing for a couple of seconds, then swiped the dart away," according to a report from the San Diego District Attorney's Office. Miller loaded a new Taser cartridge and fired again from about 15 feet away. Hubble didn't even drop his beer. Hubble charged at Miller, who shot and killed him.

Anthony Gomez

May 20, 2015
Lancaster, PA

29 years old
Male
Black
X26

The day before the shooting, Gomez beat up a woman and threatened to kill her and two or three young children. Officers followed up the next day and found Gomez hiding. They asked him to come out and show his hands, but Gomez refused. He also refused to "put down a black backpack that was concealing his hands," according to the news site Lancaster Online. One officer shot a Taser at the same time that Gomez fired a gun he had concealed in the backpack. The Taser did not affect Gomez because it did not connect. One officer was wounded. A second officer shot Gomez, who later died from his wounds.

Jonathan Colley

May 20, 2015
Green, OH

52 years old
Male
White
Escalated after Taser use
X26

Colley's stepfather called the police, because Colley was making threats against him and his wife. Deputies found Colley holding a knife, according to the Summit County prosecuting Attorney's review. He refused to drop it. Deputy Daniel Pappas fired his Taser, but missed. Colley charged at Pappas, who fired his gun, killing Colley.

Nikki Jo Burtsfield

May 20, 2015
Gillette, WY

39 years old
Female
White
X2

A mine employee reported Burtsfield for tresspassing. Deputies approached Burtsfield's car, and she fled. Deputies put down spike strips in the road and stopped her car. Burtsfield got out of the car and brandished a knife, according to the Gillette News Record. She refused to drop it and multiple officers fired their Tasers at Burtsfield. "Investigators speculated that the electrical charges didn't work because Burtsfield was wearing heavy clothes at the time," the newspaper reported. The deputies shot and killed her.

Alfredo Rials-Torres

May 19, 2015
Arlington, VA

54 years old
Male
Hispanic
Escalated after Taser use
X2

Rials-Torres and his mother, Alicia Torres, were arguing loudly, and a downstairs neighbor called the police. Three officers arrived at the apartment building. Alicia answered the door, speaking Spanish and "visibly upset and scared," according to the Office of the Commonwealth's Attorney investigation. Rials-Torres stepped between the officers and his mother. The officers tried to enter the apartment as Rials-Torres pushed against the door. Officer Michael Laird fired his Taser, but he "knew that from such a close distance the Taser would likely not incapacitate [him]." It had no effect, and Laird quickly fired another probe, which hit a fellow officer in the arm. Rials-Torres grabbed a metal pole and struck Laird multiple times on the face. Laird backed up and fired his gun three times, killing Rials-Torres.

Bruce Zalonka

May 12, 2015
Honolulu, HI

46 years old
Male
Escalated after Taser use
X26

U.S. Marshals recieved a confidential tip on the possible location of Zalonka, a fugitive wanted on a variety of charges. They found him in a van in a parking garage. Zalonka refused to go peacefully. Marshals broke the window of the van and Deputy U.S. Marshal Harvey Fuata discharged his Taser, according to the Honolulu Police Department. The barbs struck Zalonka. One lodged in his shoulder. The other hit him in the side, but it may not have made contact with the skin, based on the autopsy. Zalonka pulled out the barbs. He "reacted by becoming more aggressive and erratic." Zalonka grabbed a gun from inside the van, and DUSM Alford opened fire, killing Zalonka.

Sam Holmes

May 8, 2015
Fridley, MN

31 years old
Male
Black
X26

Officer William Owens pulled Holmes over for speeding and tried to arrest him for drunk driving. Holmes pulled away while Owens was trying to handcuff him. Owens fired his Taser, aiming for Holmes' back. He was actually struck in the chest by both darts, according to a report from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. Holmes squirmed, but didn't drop to the ground. He got back in his car. The two struggled. Owens said he drove the Taser into Holmes' body in an attempt to stun him again. The Taser data log showed only one activation that night, not two. The Taser had no effect. Holmes put the car in gear with Owens hanging halfway out the door. The officer told investigators he worried he'd be sucked under the car. He shot Holmes.

Kevin Vance Norton

May 3, 2015
Roosevelt, UT

36 years old
Male
White
Escalated after Taser use

Officers responded to reports of an armed man acting erratically near a hospital. They found Norton with a loaded gun in a nearby wooded area, according to Deseret News Utah. Officers negotiated with Norton for almost an hour. One officer fired a Taser and Norton fell to the ground. "Officers didn't believe the Taser had been effective, though, because they said Norton pointed his gun at an officer while on the ground and then began rolling down a hill." Lieutenant Pete Butcher fired a bean bag round while another officer fired a Taser, but neither were effective. Butcher accidentally fired a "live round" of bullets into Norton's back, believing the shot was another bean bag round. Norton died later at a hospital. Butcher was demoted.

Erik Emmanuel Sanchez

April 30, 2015
El Paso, TX

22 years old
Male
Hispanic
X26

Sanchez's neighbor called the police after he entered her house without her permission, although she said she didn't want to press charges. When officers arrived at Sanchez's house he told them to leave. They entered. Officer Alberto Rivera fired his Taser. Then officer Mando Gomez fired his gun. Gomez has been charged with manslaughter. Sanchez's family is suing the city of El Paso and officers involved. Filings in the suit show a factual dispute over whether the Taser darts connected or not. The family's original complaint states the darts only penetrated the clothing and not the skin. The amended complaint says the barbs did contact the skin. Gomez's filings say the Taser missed. Rivera's filings leave this ambiguous.

Daniel Davis

April 25, 2015
Clermont, FL

58 years old
Male
White
Escalated after Taser use
X26

Officers responded to a call that Davis was threatening a woman and refusing to leave her house. When deputies arrived, he began to threaten them as well. Deputy Jackie Suttles fired a Taser, according to the State Attorney's memo. Davis fell back on the couch, but "came back up like a 'sling shot.'" He pulled the Taser probes from his chest and moved toward the officers with a knife in his hand. Corporal Timothy O'Brien shot and killed him.

William Chapman

April 22, 2015
Portsmouth, VA

18 years old
Male
Black
Escalated after Taser use

Officer Stephen Rankin responded to a report of shoplifting at a Walmart. He spotted Chapman walking across the parking lot and approached him. Chapman had his hand in his pocket, and Rankin fired his Taser. “Immediately he became enraged and he became very angry,” Rankin said during his manslaughter trial, according to the Washington Post. The two scuffled, and Rankin's Taser was knocked to the ground. What happened next is in dispute: Some witnesses said Chapman charged at the cop, and others said he made a sudden gesture that made the cop flinch. Rankin opened fire on the unarmed teen, and was convicted of manslaughter in 2016.

Mark Smith

April 9, 2015
Kellyville, OK

54 years old
Male

Deputies received a report that Smith had assaulted his wife and child. When they arrived, they found Smith in a field on his property, according to the Oklahoman. Smith fled to a metal building on the propety and spoke with the deputies on a cell phone. "He left the building in a truck and appeared to show authorities a rifle in the cab of the vehicle," according to the Tulsa World news site. A deputy fired a Taser, and Smith drove into one of the officers. "Three deputies and a Bristow police officer then opened fire on the vehicle." Smith was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital.

Walter Scott

April 4, 2015
North Charleston, SC

50 years old
Male
Black
X26

Officer Michael Slager pulled Scott over for a broken tail light. Scott ran. Slager fired his Taser, but it had no effect, according to the sentencing memo in his federal criminal trial. The chase continued. Slager put a new cartridge on his Taser and fired it again. This time, Scott fell to the ground, but then he got back and started to run away again. Slager drew his pistol and fired eight times. Five bullets his Scott, killing him. Slager pleaded guilty to violating Scott's civil rights and was sentenced to 20 years in prison. The autopsy found only one Taser barb in Scott's body suggesting that the second barb didn't penetrate the skin.

Donald Hicks

April 2, 2015
Metropolis, IL

63 years old
Male
White
X26

The Massac County Sheriff's Department received a 911 call requesting a welfare check on Hicks. The caller said he threatened suicide. The department was not able to locate Hicks at his home. About an hour later, another caller said Hicks was at a cemetary and may be armed with a gun. Brookport Police Officers responded and saw Hicks' vehicle leaving the cemetary. The officers tried to get Hicks' to pull over, but his vehicle didn't stop. Officers chased Hicks until his vehicle stopped short of running over "spike strips" meant to puncture his tires, according to the Massac County State's Attorney investigation. Officers saw Hicks holding a pistol in one hand. As Hicks tried to steer around the spike strips, Police Chief Harry Masse fired two shots, striking Hicks' front tires and causing his vehicle to stop. Officers approached the passenger side of the car, and Hicks aimed his gun into his own mouth. Masse fired his Taser, striking Hicks. Masse told Hicks to drop his gun, but he said he couldn't. "Masse believed the electric current of the Taser was preventing Hicks from dropping his firearm." Masse turned the Taser off, which allowed Hicks to remove one of the Taser prongs, stopping the connection. Officer John McNeely deployed his Taser but it did not hit Hicks. Hicks moved his firearm toward the officers, and Sgt. Cody Brown fired three times. Hicks died at the scene.

Joseph Tassinari

March 25, 2015
Glendale, AZ

63 years old
Male
White
Escalated after Taser use
X2

Tassinari pointed a gun at two women at an ATM and then fled in his truck. Officer Jacob Martinson pulled him over near his house. Tassinari pulled into his driveway and got out of the truck with his pit pull. He held onto the dog's leash and refused to put his hands up. He walked into his garage, and Officer Martinson fired his Taser from what he estimated was six to eight feet away. The darts struck Tassinari in the back, but the Taser's logs indicate the connection was inconsistent for the first 1.5 seconds. The circuit completed for the final 3.5 seconds. "Officer Martinson said the Taser did not have the desired affect [sic] but the suspect did start to stumble and said that it hurt,” according to the Glendale Police Department's investigation report. Martinson fired a second set of darts. Logs for the second cartridge are incomplete, but indicate it was energized three times. The second of those three activations indicate partial connectivity. Martinson dropped the Taser, because it was ineffective. He told investigators he saw Tassinari's hand reaching for the area of his back where he was carrying his gun. Martinson opened fire, killing Tassinari.

Walter J. Brown III

March 24, 2015
Portsmouth, VA

29 years old
Male
Black
Escalated after Taser use
X2

Police detectives pulled up to a van they viewed as suspicious that was stopped in a parking lot. Three officers approached the van and spoke with Brown and the passenger, when they smelled marijuana. Detective M. Hunter told Brown to step out of the vehicle, and a struggle began. Hunter tried to pull Brown out of the car while Brown tried to put the keys in the ignition. The passenger of the van left the vehicle and Brown was able to drive away. The police chased Brown until he stopped at a house and ran to the front door. As Brown entered the home, Lt. T. Thursby fired his Taser, striking Brown in the back. "Brown then began to swipe at his back as if he was trying to pull the two Taser prongs out," according to a report from the Office of the Commonwealth's Attorney. Brown was able to get to his feet and run toward a bedroom. Thursby fired a second Taser cartridge, but "was not sure if Mr. Brown was actually struck," as it had no effect. Brown ran toward a dresser and began looking for something. Thursby wrestled Brown to the ground. He drove his Taser into Brown's body, but it had no effect. The Taser was knocked from the officer's hand. Brown began to fight with the three officers and Officer M. Rotolo fired his Taser. "Brown rolled slightly to his side and grunted." The officers then saw Brown raise a gun toward his own face. Thursby saw Brown aim the gun at the officers, and he shot Brown four times. Brown died at the scene.

Denzel Brown

March 22, 2015
Islip, NY

21 years old
Male
Black
X26

Brown stole two sets of headphones from a Best Buy store. An officer arrived at the store and Brown fled. The officer fired her Taser at Brown, but it was ineffective because only one of the darts hit him, according to the Wall Street Journal. Brown tried unsuccessfully to steal two different cars before he began to carjack a vehicle with two children still inside. The officer caught up to Brown in the stolen vehicle. Brown put the car in reverse. The officer broke the driver's side window and tried to put the car in park. She fired her Taser again, hitting Brown in the neck, according to the New York Times. Brown began to drive away with the officer hanging on to the car. She shot Brown in the stomach, killing him.

Charly Leundeu Keunang

March 1, 2015
Los Angeles, CA

43 years old
Male
Black
Escalated after Taser use
X26P

Keunang tried to rob another homeless man and chased him with a baseball bat. The man called 911, and Sgt. Chand Syed and Officers Francisco Martinez and Daniel Torres responded. Keunang refused to give identification or follow the officers' orders. He then dove into his tent, and when the officers removed the tent, he attacked them. Martinez fired a Taser, which had no effect. Taser wires are visible in video recordings of the event, but "Keunang does not react as though he has been tased." There were no injuries or marks on his body that indicated he was struck by a Taser, according to the autopsy. Keunang tried to grab the officers' guns, according to the Los Angeles District Attorney investigation. Torres tried to contact Stun Keunang with his Taser. Another officer felt his gun being pulled out of its holster, and Martinez, Torres and Syed fired their weapons in response. Keunang died at the scene.

Deven Guilford

February 28, 2015
Roxand Township, MI

17 years old
Male
White
Escalated after Taser use
X26P

Sgt. Jonathan Frost was driving a new squad car with extremely bright headlights. Guilford flashed his headlights at Frost as the two passed on the highway. Frost pulled him over. Guilford refused to give his license, registration or proof of insurance. After debating Guilford for about four minutes, Frost pointed his Taser at the boy and demanded he get on the ground. Guilford complied, but didn't put his arms behind his back because he was attempting to film the encounter with his cell phone. Frost fired his Taser. Both darts struck Guilford in the back "in close proximity to one another," according to the autopsy report. "Sergeant Frost admitted that he knew he was too close to Guilford for the Taser to have its intended effect," U.S. District Judge Paul Maloney wrote in an opinion in the civil lawsuit. Guilford got up and ran toward Frost, and hit him in the face. "Frost reported that he feared he would lose consciousness and that Guilford would take his gun." He then shot Guilford seven times at close range.

Alexander Phillip Long

February 25, 2015
Terre Haute, IN

31 years old
Male
White
X26

Long was wanted on charges of rape, criminal confinement and domestic battery. Police spotted Long in a car and chased him. The police vehicles pinned in Long's car, and he rammed the cars. He refused to stop, according to the Tribune-Star. Officers broke the passenger side window. Two officers pulled out their Tasers and one them fired, but it did not stop Long. Long reached into his coat, and a third officer shot and killed him. An examination of Long's body found two skin contact spots for barbs fired by a Taser. A further investigation found that Long did not have a weapon in his vehicle.

Joseph Biegert

February 24, 2015
Green Bay, WI

30 years old
Male
White
Escalated after Taser use
X2

Officers responded to a call that Biegert was attempting suicide. When they arrived, he admitted to taking pills. They were patting him down before he could be transported to the hospital, when he started to resist. A struggle ensued and Biegert fell on top of Officer Matthew Dunn. Office Brian Krueger held his Taser to Biegert's stomach. He heard the electricty arcing, but it had no effect. "As a result Biegert became more 'animated' and 'angry,'" according to a report from the Wisconsin Division of Criminal Investigation. Biegert tried to wrestle the Taser away from him. Dunn fired his Taser, but missed Biegert and hit Krueger instead. Amid the chaos, Biegert retrieved a knife from the kitchen counter and stabbed Dunn in the bicep. Dunn drew his gun and fired five bullets, killing Biegert.

Daniel Elrod

February 23, 2015
Omaha, NE

39 years old
Male
White
X26

Elrod robbed a Family Dollar and ran away. Officers Alvin Lugod, Bradley Bornhoft, Nicole Geyza and Patricia Pope found Elrod in a nearby parking lot. "Elrod reportedly climbed onto the hood of one of the vehicles parked in the parking lot and continued to be non-compliant," according to a KETV report. Geyza fired her Taser, but it was ineffective. "Elrod rips its prongs away from himself," according to a report in the Omaha World-Herald. Elrod — who was later determined to be unarmed — reached into his waistband several times and tried to climb over a chain-link fence, according to the Omaha World-Herald. Lugod opened fire, killing Elrod.

Jerome Nichols

February 23, 2015
Allentown, PA

42 years old
Male
White
Escalated after Taser use
X26

Nichols broke into his ex-girlfriend's house and stabbed her in the shoulder after she refused to take her clothes off. He fled. Officer Scott Rothrock heard a report about the stabbing over the radio. He saw Nichols driving his black Ford Explorer and recognized him "from previous encounters," according to a report from the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office. A car chase ensued. It ended when Nichols crashed into a snowbank. He got out of the car, holding the knife. He refused to drop it and started running away. Officer Rothrock fired his Taser, but it had no effect, possibly because the two sweatshirts Nichols was wearing prevented the darts from making a good connection. Nichols turned around and stabbed Rothrock. Officers Joseph Mitzak and Donald Stratton shot and killed him.

Lavall Hall

February 15, 2015
Miami Gardens, FL

25 years old
Male
Black
X26, X26P

A woman called 911 to report that Hall had "snapped" after being released from a mental hospital and that he was armed, according to a state attorneyreview of the incident. Two officers arrived. Hall attacked Officer Peter Ehrlich with a metal studded broomstick, hitting him in the head. Hall next attacked Officer Eddo Trimino with the broomstick, and then fled on foot. Ehrlich fired his Taser X26, but he estimated he was 25 feet away, and the darts missed. Officer Trimino chased Hall down in his car, and fired his X26P Taser, hitting Hall in the back. Trimino said he saw Hall "jolt," but then quickly break the Taser wires, rendering it useless. Hall lunged at Trimino with the broomstick, and Trimino shot him.

Antonio Zambrano-Montes

February 10, 2015
Pasco, WA

35 years old
Male
Hispanic
Escalated after Taser use
X26, X26P

Zambrano-Montes was throwing rocks at cars. Officer Adrian Alaniz confronted him, and fired his X26P Taser, according to a Pasco Police Department Administrative Review and Investigation. Both probes made contact with Zambrano-Montes, but video shows they had absolutely no effect. Zambrano-Montes simply brushed off the probes and started throwing rocks at the officers. Officer Ryan Flanagan fired his X26 Taser, but one of the probes missed. So it also had no effect. Zambrano-Montes continued to throw rocks, and Flanagan and Officer Adam Wright fired their guns. Zambrano-Montes took off running, holding a large rock in his right hand. He then turned and faced the officers. He refused to drop the rock, and all three of them shot him fatally.

Jeremy Lett

February 4, 2015
Tallahassee, FL

28 years old
Male
Black
Escalated after Taser use
X26

Officer David Stith found Lett lying on the front stoop of someone's house with his hand in his pocket. The officer used his foot to "pin" Lett's hand in his pocket and shined a flashlight in his face, according to the Leon County Grand Jury report. Lett charged at Stith, who jumped out of the way. Stith fired his Taser. One probe missed, so he attempted a drive stun to complete the circuit, but it didn't work. Instead Stith got a shock, according to the grand jury's report. Lett yelled and and ran toward the officer who drew his firearm. Lett then fell on top of him, and he pulled the trigger.

Dewayne Deshawn Ward

February 3, 2015
Antioch, CA

29 years old
Male
Black
X26

Ward's mother called the police to remove her son from her apartment, according to a KRON 4 report. Deputy Scott Pliler and seven other deputies tried to enter the apartment, but Ward stopped them from getting inside. When the deputies did get in, Ward barricaded himself in a bedroom. Pliler sprayed pepper spray into a gap in the bedroom door, but it had no effect on Ward. "Once the officers were able to get the door open, Pliler said he heard someone shoot a Taser stun gun at Ward, which also didn't appear to have any effect." Pliler entered the room and saw Ward on the ground with a butcher knife in his hand. Pliler's dog bit Ward on the arm. Ward stood up and swung a knife at Pliler, while dragging the dog behind him. "Pliler said he shouted twice for Ward to drop the knife or he would shoot Ward." Pliler shot Ward three times.

Edward Donnell Bright

January 31, 2015
Randallstown, MD

54 years old
Male
Black
X2

Officers Shane Beccio and Dennis Miller responded to a call about a man with a knife at a 7-Eleven. They saw Bright outside the store and told him to drop the knife, according to the Baltimore County Police Department investigation. He refused. Bright began to approach to the officers, and Officer Timothy Bowman pointed his Taser at Bright. "Officer Bowman made comments that he was unsure if the Taser would be effective due to the thick clothing," according to the investigative report. Bowman fired the Taser, and it had no apparent effect. As Bright continued closer to the officers, both of them shot him. He was pronounced dead at a hospital.

Matautu Nuu

January 28, 2015
Stockton, CA

35 years old
Male
Asian
X26

Nuu's daughter called the police to report that her father was armed with a hammer and "acting crazy." When the officers arrived, Nuu refused to drop the hammer. They unleashed a police dog. Nuu struck the dog with the hammer. Two officers fired Tasers. Both said they saw their Taser darts hit Nuu, but neither seemed to affect him. Officers said Nuu appeared to be preparing to attack one of them with the hammer, according to a report from the San Joaquin District Attorney's Office. Officers John Griffin and Jason Schaffer opened fire, striking Nuu multiple times.

Carter Castle

January 18, 2015
Gunlock, KY

67 years old
Male
White

Troopers and officers went to Castle's home to arrest him, and found him outside, armed with a gun, according to a WKYT report. A deputy and a trooper tried to negotiate with him, and ultimately fired Tasers at him. They were not effective. Castle pulled out his gun and turned toward the officers, according to the Salyersville Independent. A trooper shot Castle, who died at a hospital.

Jeffrey R. Nielson

January 14, 2015
Draper, UT

34 years old
Male
White
X26

Officers spotted Nielson slumped over the wheel of his SUV. The officers found items that provided probable cause for an arrest, and they handcuffed him. Nielson mentioned there was a knife in the car, but officers did not remove it because Nielson was already in custody, according to the Salt Lake Tribune. Body camera footage shows the officers trying to switch Nielson's handcuffs. "As soon as both handcuffs were removed, Nielson ran to the SUV, grabbed a knife with an 8-inch-long blade and attempted to stab the officers." One officer tried to stun Nielson with a Taser, "but Nielson's three layers of clothing foiled the attempt." The body camera fell off the officer, but a gunshot can be heard almost simultaneously with an officer shouting, 'Knife,' followed by four more shots. Nielson died at the scene.

Richard McClendon

January 13, 2015
Jourdanton, TX

43 years old
Male
White
X26

McClendon had locked himself inside a bathroom. He charged at the officers with the weapons after they urged him to come out. One officer fired a Taser, but it had no effect, according to the news website MySA. As the man continued to charge, a second officer fired one round, striking McClendon in the torso.

Salvador Figueroa-Meza

January 11, 2015
North Las Vegas, NV

29 years old
Male
Hispanic
Escalated after Taser use
X26

Officers witnessed what they believed was a drug deal involving two vehicles in a parking lot. They asked if they could search Figueroa-Meza, and he bolted. Officer Lauren Cooley gave chase and fired his Taser, to no avail, according to the Clark County District Attorney's report. One officer thought the Taser caused Figueroa-Meza to fall forward into his car. Others said he lunged into the vehicle. Cooley and Figueroa-Meza began to struggle. Figueroa-Meza then produced a handgun, and Cooley shot him dead.

John Paul Quintero

January 3, 2015
Wichita, KS

23 years old
Male
Hispanic
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Quintero and another man got into a knife fight, and people in the home called the police. Two officers responded and tried to arrest the two men. Quintero "was not compliant" with the officers, one of whom fired a Taser at him. Quintero "'crouched' in response; his hands went 'lower' toward his 'waist'; and he took a 'small step' forward," according to the district attorney review of the investigation that did not identify the officers involved in the incident. After the step, one officer fired her gun and hit Quintero in the hip, causing him to fall. He laid on his side, rocked back and forth and did not respond to the officer's orders. An officer fired his Taser a second time, and Quintero died later at a hospital.