| Date | nowrap | Name (age) of deceased! | State (city) | Description |
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| 2016-08-31 | Ferguson, Michael (21) | Colorado (Denver) | Ferguson was shot to death as three officers tried to arrest him on a felony warrant. He had allegedly tried to grab an officer's gun.[1] [2] |
| 2016-08-31 | Sekscinski, Thomas (38) | Missouri (Verona) | An officer fatally shot Sekscinski after a high-speed pursuit. The pursuit began because the license plate did not match the type of car it was registered to. The officer chased him outside city limits and killed the unarmed man. The officer had to pay $150,000 in damages to Sekscinski's family in a wrongful death suit.[3] |
| 2016-08-30 | Baker, Justin (36) | Washington (Graham) | Baker's mother called police to say her son was attempting to break into her home while armed with a chainsaw. Deputies unsuccessfully attempt to subdue him with a stun gun, then shot him after he charged at them with the chainsaw.[4] |
| 2016-08-30 | Richards, James (28) | Alaska (Fairbanks) | Richards allegedly threatened people with a gun, fled from police, and took a hostage before being fatally shot by police.[5] |
| 2016-08-30 | Riggins, Levonia (22) | Florida (Tampa) | Riggins, an unarmed Black man, was shot and killed in his home by a white deputy.[6] He was asleep when a SWAT team entered his home looking for two grams of marijuana.[7] His death was ruled justified by police, which caused protests in the Tampa area.[8] |
| 2016-08-30 | Blanchard, Lyle (59) | Texas (Harker Heights) | |
| 2016-08-30 | Mathis, Gregory (36) | Texas (Weatherford) | |
| 2016-08-29 | Phillips, Paula (35) | Arizona (Kingman) | |
| 2016-08-29 | Peacor, Michael (56) | California (San Bernardino) | |
| 2016-08-29 | Terry, Jaqwan (24) | North Carolina (Raleigh) | |
| 2016-08-28 | Kulhanek-Dereks, Justin (37) | Minnesota (Eagan) | |
| 2016-08-27 | Torres, Angel (25) | Arizona (Pnoenix) | |
| 2016-08-27 | Salazar, Terry (49) | Colorado (Denver) | |
| 2016-08-27 | Toe, Alfred (34) | New Jersey (Trenton) | |
| 2016-08-27 | Hetrick, Darrel (82) | West Virginia (Morgantown) | |
| 2016-08-26 | Gibbon, Matthew (41) | Nevada (Las Vegas) | |
| 2016-08-25 | Coborubio, David (32) | California (Compton) | |
| 2016-08-25 | Taylor, Donta (31) | California (Compton) | |
| 2016-08-25 | Jackson, Jerry (63) | Colorado (Fort Collins) | |
| 2016-08-24 | Charbonneau, William (43) | Florida (Orlando) | |
| 2016-08-24 | Hoseau, Jeffrey (53) | Tennessee (Shelbyville) | |
| 2016-08-24 | Portillo, Elias (36) | Texas (Dallas) | |
| 2016-08-23 | Buck, Bobby (49) | Texas (Myra) | |
| 2016-08-22 | Forte, Kelley (34) | Ohio (Hamilton) | |
| 2016-08-21 | Porche, Bernie (37) | Louisiana (New Orleans) | |
| 2016-08-21 | Torres, Juan (36) | New Mexico (Las Cruces) | |
| 2016-08-21 | Coles, Brandon (25) | Virginia (Dinwiddie) | |
| 2016-08-20 | Montanez, Pedro (71) | Arizona (Phoenix) | |
| 2016-08-19 | Luna, Marcelo (47) | California (Los Angeles) | |
| 2016-08-19 | Zimbelman, Kyle (29) | Nevada (Reno) | |
| 2016-08-19 | Browning, Todd (54) | Tennessee (Chattanooga) | |
| 2016-08-19 | Knight, Kole (31) | Wisconsin (New Londom) | |
| 2016-08-19 | Harris, Daniel Kevin (25) | | Harris was shot upon exiting his vehicle after an officer followed him for 10 miles for speeding. Harris was deaf.[9] [10] |
| 2016-08-18 | Irwin, Chad (40) | California (Citrus Heights) | |
| 2016-08-18 | Fulton, David (59) | California (McKinleyville) | |
| 2016-08-18 | Villarreal, Francisco (37) | California (Bakersfield) | |
| 2016-08-18 | Lohman, Trenton (38) | California (Poway) | |
| 2016-08-18 | Klassen, David (29) | New Mexico (Ruidoso) | |
| 2016-08-18 | Weber, Joseph (36) | Kansas (Hays) | |
| 2016-08-17 | Ali, Omer Ismail (27) | Washington (Kelso) | |
| 2016-08-16 | Kurtley, Larry (53) | Arizona (Apache Junction) | |
| 2016-08-16 | Gastelum, Marcos (24) | Arizona (Tucson) | |
| 2016-08-16 | Friday, Colby (30) | California (Stockton) | |
| 2016-08-16 | Watkins, Kenney (18) | California (Los Angeles) | |
| 2016-08-16 | Nivins, Carl (32) | North Carolina (Lenoir) | |
| 2016-08-16 | Martin, Michael (36) | Ohio (Rome) | |
| 2016-08-16 | O'Handley, John (55) | West Virginia (Augusta) | |
| 2016-08-15 | Pirtle, Danny (42) | Tennessee (Counce) | |
| 2016-08-15 | Martinez, Jovany (29) | Virginia (Falls Church) | |
| 2016-08-13 | Strand, Ruben (38) | Arizona (Phoenix) | |
| 2016-08-13 | Soto, Eric (36) | California (Hayward) | |
| 2016-08-13 | Heitman, Perry (53) | Colorado (Lakewood) | |
| 2016-08-13 | Neal, Dominic (30) | New Jersey (Hamilton) | |
| 2016-08-13 | Smith, Sylville (23) | | Smith was shot by a police officer while fleeing and armed with a handgun. The shooting sparked riots that left several people injured and buildings and cars damaged. Dominique Heaggan-Brown, an ex-Milwaukee police officer, was charged with reckless homicide in the shooting death of Smith.[11] |
| 2016-08-12 | Rollice, Dominic (49) | | Rollice was shot after lunging at police with a hammer while they were responding to a call for disturbing the peace.[12] |
| 2016-08-12 | Carillo, Jesus (22) | Arizona (Mesa) | |
| 2016-08-11 | Weick, Sergio (33) | California (Vista) | |
| 2016-08-11 | Sawaf, Mark (39) | Kentucky (Harlan) | |
| 2016-08-11 | Unnamed person | Washington (Tukwila) | |
| 2016-08-10 | Timpa, Tony (32) | | Dallas Police killed Tony Timpa, a white, 32-year-old resident. Timpa, suffering a mental health crisis, was already handcuffed while a group of officers pressed his prone body into the ground for 14 minutes, while he squirmed. The grand jury indicted the officers but the district attorney declined to prosecute.[13] [14] |
| 2016-08-09 | Knowlton, Mary (73) | | Accidentally shot during a role-playing demonstration. An officer was playing the role of a criminal and shot Knowlton with a gun that was thought to only contain blanks, but instead contained live rounds.[15] |
| 2016-08-09 | Romero, Jesse (14) | California (Los Angeles) | |
| 2016-08-09 | Camara, Wally | New York (Bronx) | |
| 2016-08-09 | Smith, Ronald (45) | Ohio (Mt. Sterling) | |
| 2016-08-09 | Morris, Jeffrey (44) | South Carolina (Piedmont) | |
| 2016-08-08 | McClurg, Michael (59) | California (Citrus Heights) | |
| 2016-08-08 | Godines, Juan (34) | Kentucky (Georgetown) | |
| 2016-08-08 | Wicker, Darnell (57) | Kentucky (Louisville) | |
| 2016-08-08 | Burgess, James (64) | North Carolina (Wilkesboro) | |
| 2016-08-08 | Jennings, James (69) | South Carolina (Little Mountain) | |
| 2016-08-07 | Porter, Jawari (25) | Ohio (Cincinnati) | |
| 2016-08-07 | Pinckney, Earl "Shaleek" (20) | Pennsylvania (Harrisburg) | |
| 2016-08-05 | Jamarion Robinson (26) | Georgia (East Point) | Robinson's mother called for a mental health check on Robinson after an incident in the family home. Officers attempted to arrest Robinson via a no-knock-warrant and opened fire when they believed they saw Robinson approach with a gun in hand. After Robinson was declared deceased officers handcuffed his hands behind his back, though no officers were injured during the arrest. The incident was filmed by a neighbor.[16] |
| 2016-08-05 | Moya, David (31) | California (Sauntee) | |
| 2016-08-05 | Robbibaro, Ronald (30) | Florida (Spring Hill) | |
| 2016-08-05 | Wood, Johannes (58) | Virginia (Aldie) | |
| 2016-08-05 | Quealy, James (59) | Wisconsin (Beaver Dam) | |
| 2016-08-04 | Walters, E.J. (69) | Virginia (Gate City) | |
| 2016-08-03 | Carey, Bradley (54) | Michigan (Detroit) | |
| 2016-08-03 | Heaton, Benjamin (31) | Utah (Clearfield) | |
| 2016-08-02 | Newman, Demarco (43) | Florida (Palm Bay) | |
| 2016-08-02 | Conrad, Matthew (34) | Idaho (Hammett) | |
| 2016-08-02 | Bowers, William (51) | | A Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy fatally shot William Bowers, an unarmed homeless man, after deputies tried to stop and question him.[17] |
| 2016-08-02 | Klimek, Adam (31) | Minnesota (Alexandria) | |
| 2016-08-02 | London, Richard (22) | South Carolina (Lake City) | |
| 2016-08-01 | Swihart, Richard (32) | California (Santa Ana) | |
| 2016-08-01 | Gaines, Korryn Shandawn (23) | | Gaines was shot dead after an hours-long standoff during which Gaines threatened police with a shotgun. Police had attempted to serve Gaines an outstanding warrant issued for an earlier traffic violation.[18] [19] |
| 2016-08-01 | Byrd, Bryan (43) | South Carolina (Lexington) | |
| 2016-08-01 | Bonanno, Kenneth (65) | Virginia (Fredericksburg) | | |
