CALIFORNIA Citizens Death During Police Encounters 1/1/2000--12/31/2003

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2	LaTanya Janelle McCoy	January 2, 2000	CA	LaTanya Janelle McCoy's car was struck from behind by a car fleeing police. She died in her car, which was engulfed in flames as police and the other driver engaged in a shootout in south Sacramento.
3	Adrian Dolby	January 6, 2000	CA	SWAT officers shot and killed Adrian Dolby shortly after midnight during a shootout that erupted when police tried to serve a search warrant.
4	Joseph Gumpert	January 7, 2000	CA	Joseph Gumpert stopped breathing after a scuffle with Downey police.
5	Sonny Daniel Diaz	January 9, 2000	CA	Deputies shot and killed Sonny Daniel Diaz when he allegedly pointed a handgun at officers responding to a home invasion robbery call in Moreno Valley.
6	Miguel Peralta Torres	January 14, 2000	CA	Officers killed 41-year-old Miguel Peralta Torres in a shootout inside Gabriel Jewelers.
7	Jose Daniel Gonzalez	January 15, 2000	CA	CHP officers shot Jose Daniel Gonzalez when he allegedly rammed a police car on a dead end street after a nearly hour-long high-speed chase that began when he ran a stop sign.
8	Charles Hill	January 28, 2000	CA	Officers Marcell Patterson and William A. Pappas shot and killed Charles Hill.
9	Christopher George Heimbigner	January 29, 2000	CA	Police shot and killed Christopher George Heimbigner after two separate shootouts within the span of one hour.
10	Leonila Hernandez Guerrero	January 30, 2000	CA	Leonila Hernandez Guerrero was killed when her car was struck by a vehicle being chased by sheriff's deputies.
11	Alan Thomas Howard	January 31, 2000	CA	As reported by the Los Angeles Times: Alan Thomas Howard, a 35-year-old white male, died Monday, January 31, after being shot in Long Beach, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
12	Edgar Ernesto Fregoso	February 2, 2000	CA	As reported by the Los Angeles Times: Officers were looking for suspects who had robbed and shot a woman. While on foot, an officer saw the vehicle driven by Fregoso speeding towards him. He fired several shots at the vehicle, killing Fregoso.
13	Sonserra Holloway	February 3, 2000	CA	Sonserra Holloway was shot and killed by a Border Patrol agent working on a joint undercover narcotics operation with the San Diego Police Department 30 miles from the border.
14	Andrew Cobb	February 4, 2000	CA	Police shot Andrew Cobb after he allegedly pointed a revolver at officers responding to a dispute at a mobile-home park.
15	Andrea John Ketcherside	February 5, 2000	CA	Andrea John Ketcherside reportedly shot himself in a veterans hospital courtyard at Mather Field after a three-hour standoff with deputies.
16	Henry Schroeder	February 7, 2000	CA	Officer David Quinn, Detective Jim Anderson and Cpl. Duane Wisehart shot and killed Henry Schroeder after he allegedly fired at officers conducting a welfare check on behalf of his daughter.
17	Alex Montelongo	February 7, 2000	CA	As reported by the Los Angeles Times: Deputies stopped Montelongo for a traffic violation when they discovered that he was violating parole. He fled and entered a nearby house and shot at deputies who tried to enter, wounding one. After a seven hour stand-off, Montelongo was driven out with tear gas. He exited with weapon and was shot and killed.
18	William Anthony "Moses" Miller	February 8, 2000	CA	Three officers shot William Anthony "Moses" Miller seven times after he allegedly charged at them with a three-foot tree branch.
19	Louis Thomas Pass	February 8, 2000	CA	As reported by the Los Angeles Times: Louis Thomas Pass died after being shot in La Crescenta-Montrose, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
20	Oscar Rene Figueroa	February 11, 2000	CA	As reported by the Los Angeles Times: An officer was working routine security duty outside the Sports Arena holding a music concert. He went into the arena to use the restroom, and when he came out he saw Figueroa firing a handgun. Three people near a concession stand were wounded. The officer identified himself as police and shot at gunman. Figueroa pointed gun at officer, who shot again, killing him.
21	Ralph Peter Gawor	February 18, 2000	CA	The victim Ralph Gawor was shot by officer Paul Hurth who was having an affair with victim's wife Nancy. Hurth testified that he had gone to Gawor's home to disclose the affair but was forced to shoot Gawor when he reacted violently to the news. Hurth was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the shooting.
22	Jason Phillip Rodriguez	February 18, 2000	CA	As reported by the Los Angeles Times: Jason Phillip Rodriguez died after being shot in Montebello, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
23	Francisco Sanchez	February 19, 2000	CA	Reportedly, Sanchez, on parole and afraid of being sent back to prison, sped away from a California Highway Patrol officer trying to make a traffic stop. After some miles he abandoned his vehicle and fled from the officer on foot. He disappeared into some bushes near the rain-swollen Russian River. His body was found six weeks later; he had drowned in the river.
24	Jennifer Elizabeth Lowe	February 19, 2000	CA	Jennifer Elizabeth Lowe was shot and killed by her live-in boyfriend, INS special agent Thomas Schnaible, who then killed himself.
25	John Edward Weir	February 21, 2000	CA	Police shot and killed John Edward Weir after he reportedly pulled a gun and opened fire as officer Mitchell Vitug and reserve officer Quinton Kawahara escorted him through a downtown hotel lobby.
26	Octavio Colindres Tabar	February 26, 2000	CA	As reported by the Los Angeles Times: Octavio Colindres Tabar, a 42-year-old Latino male, died Saturday, February 26, after being shot in Downtown, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
27	Anthony Ramos	February 28, 2000	CA	Officers Ron Harrison and Jeff Rodriguez shot and killed Anthony Ramos when he allegedly charged at a third officer with a 6-inch kitchen utility knife.
28	Greg Cooper	February 29, 2000	CA	Cooper reportedly shot and killed himself while behind the wheel of a black Camaro following a brief police pursuit that began after he allegedly shot at and waved a handgun at motorists.
29	Alex Marin	March 4, 2000	CA	Alex Marin reportedly killed himself at some point after he shot and wounded officer Daniel Ichige and was shot at in return before fleeing the scene.
30	Audra Hynes	March 6, 2000	CA	Reportedly, Audra Hynes, was killed when she lost control of her car on Highway 12. She was fleeing a CHP officer in a high-speed car chase. Another woman was seriously injured in the crash.
31	Name withheld by police	March 9, 2000	CA	An unnamed driver from Baja California was shot and killed during a confrontation with U.S. customs agents at the Otay Mesa border crossing.
32	Miguel Rodriguez	March 15, 2000	CA	Police shot and killed Miguel Rodriguez on a San Bernardino street after he allegedly reached for a pellet gun in his waistband.
33	Louis Villalobos	March 18, 2000	CA	Officer Louis Villalobos died when he lost his balance and fell off a catwalk while supervising a live fire SWAT training exercise.
34	James Curran	March 19, 2000	CA	Sonoma County deputies reportedly responded to a call about a man behaving strangely at the Monte Vista Motel on Santa Rosa Avenue at 4 a.m. Curran was reported to be thrashing around the motel bathroom. Deputies claim that to prevent him from hurting himself, they handcuffed him. An ambulance took him to a local hospital; he died one hour later.
35	Jerry Andrew Amaro III	March 23, 2000	CA	Jerry Andrew Amaro III died April 21, 2000, from pneumonia caused by multiple rib fractures and a collapsed lung after he was beaten by police the month before.
36	Porfirio Gutierrez	March 29, 2000	CA	Porfirio Gutierrez reportedly shot himself during an armed standoff with police.
37	Felix Chagolla	March 31, 2000	CA	As reported by the Los Angeles Times: When a security guard at a mall denied entry to Chagolla, he produced a grenade. The guard let him pass and called police. Officers pursued him through the mall, where he confronted them, threatening to explode the grenade. He was shot and killed and three bystanders were wounded. The grenade was later determined to be a fake.
38	Richard Joe Rodriguez	April 3, 2000	CA	As reported by the Los Angeles Times: Richard Joe Rodriguez after being shot in El Sereno, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
39	Eric Poland	April 4, 2000	CA	Eric Poland was killed when he drove through the wall of a Boeing Aircraft building on East Spring Street following a short police pursuit that began at about 4:30 a.m. when an officer saw Poland commit a traffic violation.
40	Marvin Edward Curry	April 5, 2000	CA	Marvin Edward Curry was found dead inside his apartment, apparently from a police bullet, after a seven-hour standoff.
41	Thomas Allen Freeman Jr.	April 6, 2000	CA	CHP officers shot and killed Thomas Allen Freeman Jr. on the upper deck of the Bay Bridge after he allegedly shot at them.
42	Russell Allen Selander	April 6, 2000	CA	Off-duty deputy Robert Pronske shot Russell Allen Selander after Selander reportedly broke into a farmhouse near Turlock.
43	Donald Ray Caldwell	April 8, 2000	CA	Donald Ray Caldwell, 44, of Moorpark failed to stop for deputies who tried to pull him over for allegedly riding without a helmet and running a red light at Thousand Oaks Boulevard and Hampshire Road, police said. He crashed his motorcycle during a chase by police through Thousand Oaks.
44	Eric Scott Denny	April 10, 2000	CA	Two officers shot and killed Eric Scott Denny after he allegedly threatened them with a pistol during a traffic stop.
45	Erin McDonald	April 10, 2000	CA	Officers reported that they shot McDonald to death after she pointed a BB gun at them,and that they had responded to a call in which McDonald had had a psychotic episode. Witnesses reported that officers shot before they entered the house, and were covering up bullet holes in the house the next day.
46	Christopher Garcia	April 12, 2000	CA	Officers David Frankel and Glen Pon shot Christopher Garcia when he allegedly brandished a weapon at them.
47	Stephan McEwan	April 13, 2000	CA	Stephan McEwan was killed after his motorcycle crashed into a van while leading police on a brief pursuit.
48	Alfonso Ruben Renteria Gonzalez	April 26, 2000	CA	Gonzalez was shot and killed when he approached an off-duty officer at a restaurant trying to sell him jewelry. Sheriff's Dept. news release stated that Officer Jose Cortez Amaya called 911 before he shot Gonzalez, but that was contradicted by the recording of the 911 call in which he states that he has already shot him. Amaya's actions were ruled improper and he was suspended for two days.
49	Brian Alexander Ward	April 26, 2000	CA	Brian Alexander Ward died after he reportedly jumped off the Golden Gate Bridge as police chased him.
50	Randall Raymond Ramsey	April 26, 2000	CA	Gonzalez was shot and killed when he approached an off-duty officer at a restaurant trying to sell him jewelry. Sheriff's Dept. news release stated that Officer Jose Cortez Amaya called 911 before he shot Gonzalez, but that was contradicted by the recording of the 911 call in which he states that he as already shot him. Amaya's actions were ruled improper and he was suspended for two days.
51	Billy James Johnson Jr.	April 28, 2000	CA	Billy James Johnson Jr., a 30-year-old black male, died Friday, April 28, after being shot in Long Beach, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
52	Darryl Wayne Black	April 30, 2000	CA	Darryl Wayne Black, 33, died after being shot in Long Beach, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
53	Richard Stewart	May 1, 2000	CA	CHP officers shot and killed Richard Stewart when he allegedly pointed a toy pistol at them following two high-speed chases.
54	Guadalupe Avila	May 2, 2000	CA	Guadalupe Avila was killed in a three-car collision involving an unmarked LAPD car driven by Officer Duane Aikins.
55	Karen O. Chin	May 4, 2000	CA	Officers Steven Rodekohr and Liza Godineaux shot and killed Karen O. Chin when she allegedly ignored their orders to stop stabbing her sister.
56	John Peter Serineo	May 4, 2000	CA	John Peter Serineo and David Sheehan died after the allegedly stolen car they were in crashed while fleeing police.
57	David Sheehan	May 4, 2000	CA	John Peter Serineo and David Sheehan died after the allegedly stolen car they were in crashed while fleeing police.
58	Robert Francisco Camacho	May 4, 2000	CA	Police shot Robert Francisco Camacho when he allegedly pointed guns at officers responding to several calls of shots fired at a mobile home park.
59	Todd Dieterle	May 4, 2000	CA	Dieterle was attempting to rob a convenience store with a replica gun, and officers shot him to death.
60	Danny Marinelarena	May 10, 2000	CA	Off-duty Fontana Cpl. Robert Ratcliffe shot and killed Danny Marinelarena, who allegedly threatened him with a gun in the rural Sunnyslope area near the San Bernardino-Riverside County line.
61	Ian Reid	May 10, 2000	CA	SWAT officers shot Ian Reid as he allegedly held a knife to his 10-year-old daughter's throat inside a Motel 6 room in Big Bear.
62	Jake Glenn Bricks	May 12, 2000	CA	Jake Glenn Bricks allegedly killed himself while leading sheriff's deputies and Anaheim police on a high-speed chase after escaping from a hospital.
63	Enrique Juarez Ochoa	May 14, 2000	CA	Ochoa had locked himself in the bathroom, screaming; his mother called police for help. Responding officers found him under the influence of cocaine. They tasered him twice, then left him in restraints for about 20 minutes. He died of "blunt impact trauma while in a hyper-excitable state," the trauma reportedly self-inflicted. Ochoa is often listed as the first of the fatal encounters associated with Tasers.
64	Cecil Wayne Jones	May 20, 2000	CA	Cecil Wayne Jones drowned in the Calaveras River while fleeing from police.
65	Michael Scott Vanhise	May 20, 2000	CA	Michael Scott Vanhise died after being shot in Hollywood Hills, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
66	Richard Navarro Garcia	May 21, 2000	CA	Richard Navarro Garcia died after being shot in East Los Angeles, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
67	Drew Diederich	May 23, 2000	CA	Drew Diederich was killed after he ran from police, jumped an 8-foot fence and stood in the path of a freight train until it ran him over.
68	Jeanette Rodriguez	May 24, 2000	CA	Jeanette Rodriguez was killed when her car was struck by a SUV fleeing police.
69	Chyraphone Komvongsa	June 2, 2000	CA	An officer shot and killed Chyraphone Komvongsa when he allegedly shot at police after crashing into an apartment building at the end of a high-speed chase.
70	Javier Lopez Silva	June 8, 2000	CA	Javier Lopez Silva died after being shot in Pacific Palisades, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
71	Thomas M. Authier	June 9, 2000	CA	Thomas M. Authier drowned in Discovery Bay after fleeing from a sheriff's deputy who'd confronted him for sleeping in a truck.
72	Alfredo Alvarez	June 10, 2000	CA	Recently fired deputy Alfredo Alvarez reportedly took a shotgun from his estranged girlfriend's patrol car and shot himself in the stomach.
73	John Aram Morjig	June 11, 2000	CA	Police shot John Aram Morjig outside his apartment during a brief gun battle.
74	Everett Edward Evans	June 14, 2000	CA	Everett Edward Evans died after being shot in Vermont Square, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
75	Lenties White	June 20, 2000	CA	With an unmarked police car in pursuit, Napolean Brown and Sala Thorn allegedly pushed Lenties White out of the car on the Golden Gate Bridge, where White was fatally struck by a drunk driver.
76	Jose Francisco Zamudio	June 28, 2000	CA	Jose Francisco Zamudio jumped into the San Joaquin River while fleeing police and drowned.
77	Kim Chung Kong	June 30, 2000	CA	Officers Barbara Melloch and Mark Stevens shot Kim Chung Kong after he allegedly shot at them when they responded to a citizen's report of a car matching one used in a recent residential burglary.
78	Name withheld by police	July 1, 2000	CA	An unnamed man reportedly killed himself at some point during a three-hour standoff with police at a house on Whistling Drive in Redding.
79	Shaheed Jamal Daniels	July 2, 2000	CA	Shaheed Jamal Daniels died on the floor of his apartment as officers restrained him with a nylon sheath around his legs.
80	Maurice Esters	July 4, 2000	CA	Officers Mike Yoell and Anthony Centeno shot Maurice Esters when he allegedly raised a gun in what police considered a threatening manner.
81	Juan Jose Aguilera	July 5, 2000	CA	Police shot Juan Jose Aguilera when he allegedly waved an air pistol at them from inside a wooden outbuilding during a standoff.
82	James Everitte Jenkins	July 7, 2000	CA	James Everitte Jenkins died after being shot in Lynwood, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
83	John Derek Brittian	July 16, 2000	CA	John Derek Brittian reportedly died in police custody after struggling with officers during a suicide attempt on a fire escape.
84	Taylor Bradley	July 17, 2000	CA	Deputies shot and killed Taylor Bradley when he allegedly he pulled a Beretta handgun after a slow-speed chase.
85	Bryan Bombela	July 19, 2000	CA	Deputy Matt Davis shot Bryan Bombela in front of a gate near Prunedale when he allegedly resisted arrest and began to hit Davis.
86	Joe Felix Rodriguez	July 19, 2000	CA	Officers James Jarman, Philip Thompson and John Stange shot and killed Joe Felix Rodriguez after he allegedly ran a red light, fled officers, then jumped out of the vehicle and pointed a sawed-off shotgun at them.
87	David Charles Wiley	July 20, 2000	CA	David Charles Wiley and Leonard Myers were killed in two separate vehicles hit by an unrelated pickup truck fleeing police.
88	Leonard Myers	July 20, 2000	CA	David Charles Wiley and Leonard Myers were killed in two separate vehicles hit by an unrelated pickup truck fleeing police.
89	Name withheld by police	July 20, 2000	CA	Police found two unnamed men dead inside a shed after standoff during which the pair allegedly exchanged gunfire with officers.
90	Name withheld by police	July 20, 2000	CA	Police found two unnamed men dead inside a shed after standoff during which the pair allegedly exchanged gunfire with officers.
91	John Dennis Marshall	July 20, 2000	CA	John Dennis Marshall died after being shot in Carson, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
92	Christopher Ray Oliver	July 24, 2000	CA	Off-duty LAPD officer Steven Ulrich went to investigate a disturbance outside his home and saw Oliver in a truck crashing into parked cars. He followed a short distance on foot and ordered Oliver from the damaged vehicle. Oliver did not exit and Ulrich, who feared he would be run over, shot and killed Oliver. While Ulrich was not discipled, Los Angeles paid $1.4 million to Oliver's son in a civil suit.
93	George Dontae Mitchell	July 25, 2000	CA	Officer Mark Maday shot and killed George Dontae Mitchell after he allegedly charged at police with a knife.
94	Theodore Ray Holleran	July 29, 2000	CA	Theodore Ray Holleran was shot and killed when he allegedly attacked an officer with a knife.
95	Clifford Poe	July 29, 2000	CA	Clifford Poe died after a scuffle with officers who restrained him for questioning about a vandalism.
96	Alfredo Cerna Palacios	August 1, 2000	CA	Officer Bobby Woolard shot and killed Alfredo Cerna Palacios when he allegedly moved toward Woolard with a pair of scissors.
97	Richard Porter	August 2, 2000	CA	Richard Porter reportedly shot himself during a two-hour standoff.
98	Thomas Francis Carolan III	August 5, 2000	CA	An officer shot Thomas Francis Carolan III when he allegedly threatened police with a large knife.
99	Terrell James Towns	August 13, 2000	CA	Terrell James Towns, a 23-year-old black male, died after being shot in Gardena.
100	Ming Chinh Ly	August 13, 2000	CA	An officer stopped the vehicle of a robbery suspect in a Walmart Parking lot. The suspect exited the vehicle while holding a gun and ignored commands to drop his weapon. The suspect pointed the gun at the officer, who then fired three shots, killing the victim.