Police Shooting

Police shooting of undercover Oakland police officer who was holding arrestee at gunpoint, shot and killed by “friendly fire;” survived by wife and son; highly contested liability.

NYPD officer chased 18 yr. old down to his apartment, shot and killed him in front of grandmother and little brother. Survived by parents, grandmother, younger brother.

29 y.o. man shot and during struggle with police; officer claimed Glenn reached for partner’s gun; video contradicted officer’s claim; survived by mother and 4 y.o. son.

Related article: https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-glenn-lapd-shooting-settlement-20161202-story.html

28 y. o. man walking downstairs in a Brooklyn housing project, when an officer patrolling down below fired his gun; shot ricocheted, killing him. Survived by fiancée and daughter. Officer convicted of involuntary manslaughter.

Deputies beat, choked, and shot 39 y.o. man to death in front of wife and three children.

Police shooting of mentally disabled, Marine veteran, 31 y.o.man who had crashed his SUV through school gate and disobeyed officers’ commands; survived by wife and three children.

Police shooting of 31 y.o. man, who police mistakenly believed was a robbery suspect; decedent fled and failed to show his hands as ordered; survived by wife and four children.

Unarmed carwash worker shot and killed by police officer during traffic stop at 2:30am; officer claimed he thought victim was holding a rifle; a baseball bat, but no gun was found in his car; survived by wife and two children.

29 y.o. mentally ill man on bicycle, known to be on probation, shot by police officers during attempted detention for stolen vehicle when man moved his hands upwards toward his chest after being ordered to show his hands.