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List of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States, September 2018
This is a list of people reported killed by non-military law enforcement officers in the United States in September 2018, whether in the line of duty or not, and regardless of reason or method. The listing documents the occurrence of a death, making no implications regarding wrongdoing or justification on the part of the person killed or officer involved. Killings are arranged by date of the incident that caused death. Different death dates, if known, are noted in the description. The table below lists 12 people.
September 2018 edit
| Date | Name (and age) of deceased | State (city) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-19 | Matthew T. Graves (33) | Oregon (Eagle Point) | Two police officers approached Graves in a fast-food restaurant bathroom. The officers later said he had jaywalked. After a physical altercation in which Graves punched one of the officers in the face, one of the officers shot Graves twice in the back, killing him. The officers said they believed Graves had a gun, but he was unarmed; they had mistaken one of their taser on the floor as a gun. A post-mortem examination found no traces of alcohol or drugs in Graves' body.[1] |
| 2018-09-18 | Wendy Newton (45) | South Carolina (Nichols) | A deputy drove a police van into floodwaters after Hurricane Florence. The vehicle was swept into a rail by floodwaters, and the two women being transported drowned.[2] |
| Nicolette Green (43) | |||
| 2018-09-15 | Guiselda Alicia Hernandez Cantu (35) | Texas (Webb County) | Over the course of two weeks, Border Patrol Agent Juan David Ortiz killed four women, all sex workers, and attempted to kill a fifth. Cantu and Ortiz were both killed on September 15 at different times.[3] |
| Janelle Enriquez Ortiz (28) | |||
| 2018-09-13 | Claudine Anne Luera (42) | Texas (Webb County) | Over the course of two weeks, Border Patrol Agent Juan David Ortiz killed four women, all sex workers, and attempted to kill a fifth.[3] |
| 2018-09-13 | Ryan Yamasaki (36) | Nevada (Henderson) | Ryan Yamasaki, 36, was shot and killed by officers after ignoring their orders to drop a box cutter and charging at them, according to the Henderson Police Department.[4] |
| 2018-09-08 | Demetrius Shankling (23) | Colorado (Boulder) | Shankling was being transported to a detox center in a transport van when he was found unconscious and not breathing. An autopsy ruled the manner of death as a homicide, as the sheriff's deputies had handcuffed Shankling and put him in a confined space of the van.[5] |
| 2018-09-07 | Omar Santa Perez (29) | Ohio (Cincinnati) | See 2018 Cincinnati shooting[6][7] |
| 2018-09-06 | Botham Jean (26) | Texas (Dallas) | Off-duty police officer Amber Guyger murdered Jean, an accountant, after entering his apartment through the unlocked front door, unannounced. Guyger claims she believed she was in her own apartment at the time of the shooting. However, she was found guilty of Jean's murder by a Dallas jury.[8] |
| 2018-09-03 | Melissa Ramirez (29) | Texas (Webb County) | Over the course of two weeks, Border Patrol Agent Juan David Ortiz killed four women, all sex workers, and attempted to kill a fifth.[3] |
| 2018-09-01 | Oshae Terry (24) | Texas (Arlington) | During a traffic stop for expired vehicle registration, Arlington police initiated a search of the vehicle driven by Terry, claiming to smell marijuana. As Terry started the vehicle and began rolling up the window, a nearby officer reached through the closing window, jumped onto the vehicle's running board, and fired several shots at Terry as he began to drive away. 1 pound (0.45 kg) of marijuana, MDMA pills and a handgun were subsequently found in the vehicle.[9][10] |
See also edit
- Death in custody § United States
- Henry A. Wallace Police Crime Public Database
- List of cases of police brutality
- List of countries with annual rates and counts for killings by law enforcement officers
- List of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty in the United States
- List of law enforcement officers convicted for an on-duty killing in the United States
- List of police reforms related to the George Floyd protests
- List of unarmed African Americans killed by law enforcement officers in the United States
- Lists of killings by law enforcement officers
- Police brutality in the United States
- Police misconduct § United States
- Police riot § United States
- Police use of deadly force in the United States
References edit
- ^ Bailey Jr., Everton (October 24, 2018). "Southern Oregon cop justified in killing man in Carl's Jr. bathroom, grand jury rules". Oregon Live. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
- ^ Collins, Jeffrey (2022-05-19). "Ex-deputy gets 18 years after detainees drown in locked van". ABC News. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
- ^ a b c "Ex-Border Patrol agent convicted of killing 4 women in Texas". Associated Press. December 8, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
- ^ Lasky, Jacob (2018-09-17). "Coroner identifies man shot and killed by Henderson police". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
- ^ "Boulder deputies guilty of manslaughter in detox van death". Fox 31. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ Hauser, Christina and Julia Jacobs (2018-09-06). "Cincinnati Gunman Kills Three and Is Fatally Shot by Police". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
- ^ Wang, Angie; Sewell, Dan (September 6, 2018). . TIME. Archived from the original on September 6, 2018. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
- ^ O’Connor, Lydia; Miller, Hayley (2018-10-01). "Former Dallas Cop Found Guilty Of Murdering Botham Jean In His Own Home". HuffPost. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
- ^ "Attorney calls for Arlington officer to be fired, charged in shooting death during traffic stop". WFAA. 7 September 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- ^ "Arlington Officer Fatally Shoots Driver Fleeing Traffic Stop". US News. 2 September 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2018.