List of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States, February 2020

This is a list of people reported killed by non-military law enforcement officers in the United States in February 2020, 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.

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

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February 2020


DateName (age) of deceasedState (city)Description
2020-02-07Joshua Downing (37)Missouri (Kansas City)Police officers responded to a call of an armed man in a residential neighborhood, finding 37-year-old Joshua Downing when they arrived, wielding a rifle. After refusing to yield to verbal commands and bean bag rounds he was shot and killed when he pointed the rifle at officers.[1]
2020-02-14David Heeke (63)Colorado (Commerce City)Man died in an exchange of gunfire with police officers after a vehicle chase.[2]
2020-02-16Kerry Michael Bounsom (33)California (Long Beach)Some officers were working as part of a violent crime task force when they tried to stop Bounsom, who was on a bicycle, and he attempted to flee. Bounsom was uncooperative so officers attempted to use a taser, to which Bounsom responded by pulling out a gun. One of the officers fired at least one shot at Bounsom. He was subdued and taken to hospital where he later died.[3]
2020-02-24Lucas Alvarado (27)Wisconsin (Milwaukee)Responding to a call of shots being fired, two officers spotted an individual they believed to be the suspect walking away. Police say the man ran, ignored commands to stop, and then confronted officers with a gun, which the officers responded by shooting and killing him. The deceased man was later identified as 27-year-old Lucas Alvarado.[4]
2020-02-26Ramiro Carrasco (30)Colorado (Greeley)A police officer on patrol spotted a suspicious vehicle and approached it on foot for further investigation. Upon closer inspection of the vehicle, he realized it contained two occupants, one of them armed with a handgun. The officer gave repeated warnings for Carrasco to keep his hands away from the weapon and was shot and killed when he grabbed it and began rotating it towards the officer.[5]
2020-02-29Stephen Douris (45)Nevada (Henderson)Officers responded to a domestic violence call and were confronted by 45-year-old Douris who was armed with a knife. After attempts to subdue him using non-lethal weapons failed, officers shot and killed him.[6]
2020-02-29Antonio Valenzuela (40)New Mexico (Las Cruces)Officers pulled over 40-year old Valenzuela on a warrant for parole violation. Valenzuela attempted to flee, which led to a foot chase during which Tasers were twice deployed unsuccessfully. After catching up to him, a struggle ensued during which one of the officers is heard saying "I'm going to (expletive) choke you out".[7] The officer "knelt down on his neck until he became unresponsive"[8] after which paramedics were called in an attempt to revive him, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.

See also
This section is an excerpt from Lists of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States § See also[edit]

References
  1. "Kansas City, Missouri, police shoot, kill man armed with rifle". KSHB. 2020-02-07. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  2. "Police shoot, kill armed suspect in Commerce City". Sentinel Colorado. 2020-02-14. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  3. "Man shot by Long Beach police is identified". Long Beach Post. February 20, 2020. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  4. "MPD: Armed man shot, killed by police after disobeying commands, running away". CBS 58. February 24, 2020. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  5. (9NEWS), Dacia Johnson (2020-05-06). "Body camera footage of February officer-involved shooting in Greeley released". KUSA.com. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  6. "Man shot, killed by Henderson police". Las Vegas Review-Journal. 2020-02-29. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  7. "Las Cruces officer heard saying 'I'm going to... choke you out' before suspect dies". KOB4. June 8, 2020. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  8. "New Mexico police officer charged with manslaughter after using neck restraint that also killed George Floyd". New York Daily News. June 6, 2020. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
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