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Vital Football Hero
Just a few selected, loads more before and since, including obviously George Floyd and David McAtee.
Amadou Diallo (22); 19 bullets from NY police, Feb 1999.
Margaret Laverne Mitchell (54); homeless woman shot dead in LA, May 1999.
LaTanya Haggerty (26); unarmed, no criminal record, shot dead by Officer Serena Daniels, Chicago, June 1999.
Kendra James (21); unarmed, shot in head, Portland, May 2003.
Jame Brissette (17) and Ronald Maddison (54); shot dead (four others wounded), New Orleans, Sept 2005.
Sean Bell (23); shot dead day before his wedding, New York, Nov 2006.
Manuel Loggins Jnr (31); Marine sergeant, shot dead in front of two of his daughters because he ignored orders to show hands and had a "mean expression", Orange County, Feb 2012.
Ramarley Graham (18); Bronx police enter teenagers apartment without a warrant and shoot him dead. Bag of marijuana found but no weapons, New York, Feb 2012.
Sherees Francis (29); mentally ill woman off her medication, unarmed, died of suffocation. New York, March 2012.
Rekia Boyd (22); Shot dead by off duty police detective. Unarmed. Chicago, March 2012.
Jamar Clark (24); Shot in the head, Minneapolis, Nov 2013.
Yvette Smith (47); Mother of two shot dead on her front porch. Police initially claimed that she was armed before retracting statement. Texas, Feb 2014.
Tamir Rice (12); Officers Timothy Loehmann and Frank Garmback responded to a call about a black male sitting on a swing and pointing a gun at people in a city park. The caller expressed doubts about the gun’s authenticity and said the male was probably a juvenile, but that information wasn’t relayed to the responding officers. Within two seconds of arriving at the scene, Loehmann fired two shots, one hitting Rice in the torso. Rice’s weapon later was found to be a black toy gun. Cleveland, Nov 2014.
Laquan McDonald (17); Shot 16 times by Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke, Oct 2014.
Akai Gurley (28); Peter Liang, a rookie New York City police officer, was convicted Feb. 11 of manslaughter in the death of Gurley. Liang was patrolling a public housing high-rise with his gun drawn in 2014 when he fired and a bullet ricocheted off a wall, hitting Gurley. Liang said he had been holding his weapon safely when a sound jarred him and he accidentally fired. In April, a judge reduced the conviction to negligent homicide and sentenced Liang to five years’ probation and 800 hours of community service. New York, Nov 2014.
Eric Garner (43); died after a police officer placed him in an illegal chokehold during an encounter on the pavement. Garner was accused of selling illegal cigarettes. July 2014.
Ezell Ford (25); mentally ill and complying with officers before they shot him dead. LA, Aug 2014.
Michael Brown Jnr (18); shot dead by white police officer because he was stole cigarillos from a convenience store. Aug 2014.
Christian Taylor (19); shot and killed during a suspected burglary by Arlington police officer Brad Miller. Police Chief Will Johnson said Miller pursued Taylor without telling his supervising officer. Aug 2015.
Walter Scott (50); unarmed, shot at 8 times before he was killed. North Charleston, S.C., April 2015.
Natasha McKenna (37); died after being shocked four times with a stun gun while her hands were cuffed and her legs shackled. McKenna, who suffered from mental illness, was in custody in the Fairfax County, Va., jail on Feb. 3, 2015, when a deputy used the stun gun on her. She died Feb. 8.
Freddie Gray (25); died when his neck was broken in the back of a police van. He had been restrained with handcuffs and leg irons, but not a seat belt. Baltimore, April 2015.
Brendon Glenn (29); unarmed, shot in the back LA Police Chief Charlie Beck. Glenn was on his stomach trying to push himself up when he was shot dead. May 2015.
Samuel DuBose (25); unarmed but driving a car without plates and refused to produce driver's licence. Shot dead. Cincinnati, July 2015.
Gregory Gunn (58); unarmed, shot dead yards from his home. Montgomery, Alabama, Feb 2016.
Akiel Denkins (24); shot dead. White officer DC Twiddy acquitted because he was acting in 'self-defense'. Raleigh, Feb 2016.
Amadou Diallo (22); 19 bullets from NY police, Feb 1999.
Margaret Laverne Mitchell (54); homeless woman shot dead in LA, May 1999.
LaTanya Haggerty (26); unarmed, no criminal record, shot dead by Officer Serena Daniels, Chicago, June 1999.
Kendra James (21); unarmed, shot in head, Portland, May 2003.
Jame Brissette (17) and Ronald Maddison (54); shot dead (four others wounded), New Orleans, Sept 2005.
Sean Bell (23); shot dead day before his wedding, New York, Nov 2006.
Manuel Loggins Jnr (31); Marine sergeant, shot dead in front of two of his daughters because he ignored orders to show hands and had a "mean expression", Orange County, Feb 2012.
Ramarley Graham (18); Bronx police enter teenagers apartment without a warrant and shoot him dead. Bag of marijuana found but no weapons, New York, Feb 2012.
Sherees Francis (29); mentally ill woman off her medication, unarmed, died of suffocation. New York, March 2012.
Rekia Boyd (22); Shot dead by off duty police detective. Unarmed. Chicago, March 2012.
Jamar Clark (24); Shot in the head, Minneapolis, Nov 2013.
Yvette Smith (47); Mother of two shot dead on her front porch. Police initially claimed that she was armed before retracting statement. Texas, Feb 2014.
Tamir Rice (12); Officers Timothy Loehmann and Frank Garmback responded to a call about a black male sitting on a swing and pointing a gun at people in a city park. The caller expressed doubts about the gun’s authenticity and said the male was probably a juvenile, but that information wasn’t relayed to the responding officers. Within two seconds of arriving at the scene, Loehmann fired two shots, one hitting Rice in the torso. Rice’s weapon later was found to be a black toy gun. Cleveland, Nov 2014.
Laquan McDonald (17); Shot 16 times by Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke, Oct 2014.
Akai Gurley (28); Peter Liang, a rookie New York City police officer, was convicted Feb. 11 of manslaughter in the death of Gurley. Liang was patrolling a public housing high-rise with his gun drawn in 2014 when he fired and a bullet ricocheted off a wall, hitting Gurley. Liang said he had been holding his weapon safely when a sound jarred him and he accidentally fired. In April, a judge reduced the conviction to negligent homicide and sentenced Liang to five years’ probation and 800 hours of community service. New York, Nov 2014.
Eric Garner (43); died after a police officer placed him in an illegal chokehold during an encounter on the pavement. Garner was accused of selling illegal cigarettes. July 2014.
Ezell Ford (25); mentally ill and complying with officers before they shot him dead. LA, Aug 2014.
Michael Brown Jnr (18); shot dead by white police officer because he was stole cigarillos from a convenience store. Aug 2014.
Christian Taylor (19); shot and killed during a suspected burglary by Arlington police officer Brad Miller. Police Chief Will Johnson said Miller pursued Taylor without telling his supervising officer. Aug 2015.
Walter Scott (50); unarmed, shot at 8 times before he was killed. North Charleston, S.C., April 2015.
Natasha McKenna (37); died after being shocked four times with a stun gun while her hands were cuffed and her legs shackled. McKenna, who suffered from mental illness, was in custody in the Fairfax County, Va., jail on Feb. 3, 2015, when a deputy used the stun gun on her. She died Feb. 8.
Freddie Gray (25); died when his neck was broken in the back of a police van. He had been restrained with handcuffs and leg irons, but not a seat belt. Baltimore, April 2015.
Brendon Glenn (29); unarmed, shot in the back LA Police Chief Charlie Beck. Glenn was on his stomach trying to push himself up when he was shot dead. May 2015.
Samuel DuBose (25); unarmed but driving a car without plates and refused to produce driver's licence. Shot dead. Cincinnati, July 2015.
Gregory Gunn (58); unarmed, shot dead yards from his home. Montgomery, Alabama, Feb 2016.
Akiel Denkins (24); shot dead. White officer DC Twiddy acquitted because he was acting in 'self-defense'. Raleigh, Feb 2016.
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