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

This is a list of people reported killed by non-military law enforcement officers in the United States in March 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 5 individuals. (This number should update automatically when changes are saved.)

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March 2020


DateName (age) of deceasedState (city)Description
2020-03-24Michael Wallace (34)New York (Schenectady)Two officers responded to a domestic dispute call at Wallace's residence, and a report that he had threatened his apartment building's superintendent with a gun. As the officers attempted to make contact with the occupants, Wallace opened the door and pointed what appeared to be a firearm at the officers. The two officers responded by firing an undisclosed amount of shots. Schenectady Police Chief Eric Clifford said Wallace was believed to be holding a BB or pellet gun. Wallace was transported to the hospital where he died shortly after.[1]
2020-03-16Raymundo Aaron Ceja (32)California (Santa Clarita)Ceja drove into the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station parking lot and approached officers loading their cars with what appeared to be a gun. Officers responded to the threat by shooting Ceja. Ceja was hit and taken to hospital where he later died.[2] It was later determined that the weapon Ceja was carrying was an airsoft gun designed to look like a real firearm. Police are investigating if the incident was a suicide by cop.[3]
2020-03-13Breonna Taylor (26)Kentucky (Louisville)Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old African-American emergency medical technician, was fatally shot by Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) officers on March 13, 2020. Three LMPD officers executing a no-knock search warrant entered her apartment in Louisville, Kentucky. Gunfire was exchanged between Taylor's boyfriend Kenneth Walker and the officers. Walker said he believed that the officers were intruders. The LMPD officers fired over twenty shots. Taylor was shot eight times and LMPD Sergeant Jonathan Mattingly was injured by gunfire. Another police officer and an LMPD lieutenant were on the scene when the warrant was executed.[4]
2020-03-12Duncan Lemp (21)Maryland (Potomac)

Duncan Socrates Lemp was fatally shot at his home in Potomac, Maryland during a no-knock police raid by the Montgomery County Police Department’s SWAT team. [5]

Lemp was a student and a software developer who associated himself with the 3 Percenters, a militia group.

2020-03-03 Manuel Ellis (33) Washington (Tacoma) Officers alleged that Ellis initiated a confrontation by striking a police car and attacking officers. An eyewitness however, has stated that Ellis was having a friendly conversation with 2 officers when another officer threw open his car door and knocked Ellis to the ground while assaulting him. During the assault Ellis continually stated "I can't breathe" and was filmed by an eyewitness. The Pierce County medical examiner, ruled the death a homicide due to physical restraint.[6]

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

References
  1. DeMola, Pete (March 24, 2020). "Police: Schenectady officers fatally shoot man at apartment; Man pointed what looked like gun out door". The Daily Gazette. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  2. "Authorities ID Man Killed in Deputy-Involved Shooting in Santa Clarita". March 2, 2020. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  3. "Deputy Involved Fatal Shooting in Police Station Parking Lot Los Angeles Sheriff's Department Mar,1". May 2, 2020. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  4. "Prosecutors drop attempted murder charge against Breonna Taylor's boyfriend". May 22, 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  5. "Lawyer: Man killed by officer was asleep when police fired". March 13, 2020. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  6. Baker, Mike (2020-06-05). "Before the Death of Manuel Ellis, a Witness Told the Police: 'Stop Hitting Him'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
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