African Americans Killed in 2015 by Law Officers
Here is a list of unarmed African Americans – mostly men, a few women – who have been killed by law officers, either in public situations or while in custody, during 2015.
A few who have died in custody but whose death cannot be shown to be at the hands of others – like Sandra Bland in Texas – are not listed.
January 1st 2015: Matthew Ajibade, 22, Savannah, GA, Death in custody.
January 5th 2015: Frank Smart, 39, Pittsburgh, PA, Death in custody.
January 6th 2015: Brian Pickett, 26, Los Angeles, CA, Taser.
January 7th 2015: Andre Murphy Sr, 42, Norfolk, NE, Death in custody.
January 8th 2015: Artago Howard, 36, Strong, AR, Gunshot.
January 26th 2015: Alvin Haynes, 57, San Francisco, CA, Death in custody.
February 3rd 2015: Natasha McKenna, 37, Fairfax, VA, Taser.
February 5th 2015: Jeremy Lett, 28, Tallahassee, FL, Gunshot.
February 21st 2015: Terry Price, 41, Tulsa, OK, Taser.
February 22nd 2015: Calvon Reid, 39, Coconut Creek, FL, Taser.
March 1st 2015: Thomas Allen Jr, 34, St Louis, MO, Gunshot.
March 1st 2015: Charly ‘Africa’ Keunang, 43, Los Angeles, CA, Gunshot.
March 1st 2015: Darrell ‘Hubbard’ Gatewood, 47, Oklahoma City, OK, Taser.
March 6th 2015: Tony Robinson, 19, Madison, WI, Gunshot.
March 6th 2015: Naeschylus Vinzant, 37, Aurora, CO, Gunshot.
March 6th 2015: Bernard Moore, 62, Atlanta, GA, Struck by vehicle.
March 9th 2015: Anthony Hill, 27, Chamblee, GA, Gunshot.
March 10th 2015: Terrance Moxley, 29, Mansfield, OH, Taser.
March 12th 2015: Jonathan Paul, 42, Arlington, TX, Death in custody.
March 17th 2015: Askari Roberts, 35, Rome, GA, Taser.
March 19th 2015: Brandon Jones, 18, Cleveland, OH, Gunshot.
March 22nd 2015: Denzel Brown, 21, Bay Shore, NY, Gunshot.
March 30th 2015: Dominick Wise, 30, Culpeper, VA, Taser.
March 31st 2015: Phillip White, 32, Vineland, NJ, Death in custody.
April 2nd 2015: Donald ‘Dontay’ Ivy, 39, Albany, NY, Taser.
April 2nd 2015: Eric Harris, 44, Tulsa, OK, Gunshot.
April 4th 2015: Walter Scott, 50, North Charleston, SC, Gunshot.
April 12th 2015: Freddie Gray, 25, Baltimore, MD, Death in custody.
April 15th 2015: Frank ‘Trey’ Shephard III, 41, Houston, TX, Gunshot.
April 16th 2015: Darrell Brown, 31, Hagerstown, MD, Taser.
April 19th 2015: Norman Cooper, 33, San Antonio, TX, Taser.
April 21st 2015: Samuel Harrell, 30, Beacon, NY, Death in custody.
April 22nd 2015: William Chapman II, 18, Portsmouth, VA, Gunshot.
April 25th 2015: David Felix, 24, New York, NY, Gunshot.
April 28th 2015: Bryan Overstreet, 30, Sylvester, GA, Struck by vehicle.
May 6th 2015: Brendon Glenn, 29, Los Angeles, CA, Gunshot.
May 6th 2015: Nuwnah Laroche, 34, Ridgefield Park, NJ, Struck by vehicle.
May 6th 2015: Jason Champion, 41, Ridgefield Park, NJ, Struck by vehicle.
May 8th 2015: Sam Holmes, 31, Fridley, MN, Gunshot.
May 13th 2015: Lorenzo Hayes, 37, Spokane, WA, Death in custody.
May 31st 2015: Richard Davis, 50, Rochester, NY, Taser.
June 8th 2015: Ross Anthony, 25, Dallas, TX, Taser.
June 13th 2015: Alan Williams, 47, Greenville, SC, Struck by vehicle.
June 15th 2015: Kris Jackson, 22, South Lake Tahoe, CA, Gunshot.
June 16th 2015: Jermaine Benjamin, 42, Vero Beach, FL, Death in custody.
June 20th 2015: Kevin Bajoie, 32, Baton Rouge, LA, Taser.
June 25th 2015: Spencer McCain, 41, Owings Mills, MD, Gunshot.
July 1st 2015: Kevin Judson, 24, McMinnville, OR, Gunshot.
July 8th 2015: Jonathan Sanders, 39, Stonewall, MS, Death in custody.
July 11th 2015: George Mann, 53, Stone Mountain, GA, Taser.
July 12th 2015: Salvado Ellswood, 36, Plantation, FL, Gunshot.
July 17th 2015: Darrius Stewart, 19, Memphis, TN, Gunshot.
July 19th 2015: Samuel Dubose, 43, Cincinnati, OH, Gunshot.
August 6th 2015: Troy Robinson, 33, Decatur, GA, Taser.
August 7th 2015: Christian Taylor, 19, Arlington, TX, Gunshot.
August 14th 2015: Asshams Manley, 30, District Heights, MD, Gunshot.
August 28th 2015: Felix Kumi, 61, Mount Vernon, NY, Gunshot.
August 31st 2015: James Carney III, 48, Cincinnati, OH, Taser.
September 5th 2015: India Kager, 28, Virginia Beach, VA, Gunshot.
September 7th 2015: Wayne Wheeler, 41, Detroit, MI, Other.
September 23rd 2015: Keith McLeod, 19, Reisterstown, MD, Gunshot.
September 28th 2015: Junior Prosper, 31, North Miami, FL, Gunshot.
October 17th 2015: Paterson Brown Jr, 18, Midlothian, VA, Gunshot.
October 17th 2015: Rayshaun Cole, 30, Chula Vista, CA, Gunshot.
October 27th 2015: Anthony Ashford, 29, San Diego, CA, Gunshot.
November 11th 2015: Michael Marshall, 50, Denver, CO, Death in custody.
November 15th 2015: Jamar Clark, 24, Minneapolis, MN, Gunshot.
November 19th 2015: Nathaniel Pickett, 29, Barstow, CA, Gunshot.
