List of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States, August 2018

This is a list of people reported killed by non-military law enforcement officers in the United States in August 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.

For lists of killings from other years, see: List of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States.

The table below lists 7 individuals. (This number should update automatically when changes are saved.)

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August 2018

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DateName (and age) of deceasedState (city)Description
2018-08-30Vanessa Marquez (49)California (South Pasadena)Marquez, an actress best known for the TV show "ER" and film "Stand and Deliver," was reported by her landlord as possibly needing mental health service. When police arrived for a welfare check, Marquez pointed a handgun-style BB gun at them, and they shot her.[1][2]
2018-08-20 Jeffrey Dennis (36) Pennsylvania (Philadelphia) Dennis was stopped by six plainclothes officers who were in the area to execute a search warrant of a home connected to Dennis. He was shot and killed by an undercover officer after ramming his car into another officer.[3][4]
2018-08-01Jonathan Joey Mendoza (35)Texas (Hereford)Officers from multiple jurisdictions went to arrest Mendoza on multiple warrants. Mendoza ran out of the back of the home with a gun, saw police, then ran around to the front of the house, where Amarillo SWAT officers then shot him.[5][6]
2018-08-01Tramaine Marquese Poole (41)Virginia (Sussex County)Poole was a suspect in a New Haven murder case and died after a shootout with police on the highway in Sussex County. A police drug dog was also shot and killed by stray fire from Poole during the shootout.[7]
2018-08-01David Hall (27)Maryland (Oxon Hill)Hall entered a liquor store and shot and killed a customer. As he left, an on-duty plainclothes police officer at a nearby intersection tried to stop him. Hall pointed his gun at the officer, and the officer killed him.[8][9]
2018-08-01David Judge (53)Arizona (Tucson)Judge had been firing guns inside his home, and police were called out. After several hours of negotiation, Judge came out of the home pointing two handguns, and police shot him.[10]
2018-08-01Jacob Bauer (38)California (Pleasanton)Police responded to a report of a man smashing things in a supermarket and its parking lot. They found and arrested Bauer, including using something police referred to as an "electronic control device," probably a stun gun. Bauer stopped breathing, and was pronounced dead at a hospital.[11][12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Former 'ER' actress Vanessa Marquez fatally shot during incident with officers: report". Fox News. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "South Pasadena Shooting: Vanessa Marquez Draws Gun on Officers and was Killed". South Pasadenan. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  3. ↑ 6abc, Maggie Kent, Action News, Reporter, Philadelphia, (2018-08-23). "Officials meet with family of man killed in police-involved shooting". 6abc Philadelphia. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
  4. ↑ "Police: Suspect Killed, 3 Officers Injured In Police-Involved Shooting In Tacony". 2018-08-20. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
  5. ↑ "Suspect identified in officer involved shooting in Hereford". KFDA News Channel 10. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "Amarillo police fatally shoot wanted man at Hereford home". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "Suspect in 2 New Haven Shootings Is Dead in Virginia: PD". NBC Connecticut. 2018-08-01. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  8. ↑ "Prince George's County officer shoots, kills murder suspect in Oxon Hill, officials say". Fox5 D.C. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  9. ↑ "Murder suspect killed by Prince George's County police in Oxon Hill identified". Fox5 D.C. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  10. ↑ "ONLY ON: Camera captures deadly officer-involved shooting after SWAT standoff". Tucson News Now. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  11. ↑ "Man Who Died In Pleasanton Police Custody Identified". KPIX. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  12. ↑ "PPD investigating death of man in police custody". Pleasanton Weekly. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
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