List of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States, May 2018
This is a list of people reported killed by non-military law enforcement officers in the United States in May 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.
The table below lists 2 individuals. (This number should update automatically when changes are saved.)
May 2018
Date | Name (age) of deceased | State (city) | Description |
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2018-05-21 | Ronald Clinton (47) | Arkansas (West Memphis) | Clinton, an individual from Memphis, Tennessee who had a lengthy criminal record, led police on a lengthy car on I-40 during rush hour traffic. After a collision with a police officer's vehicle which caused Clinton to crash, he allegedly acted in a threatening manner which resulted in multiple officers opening fire, killing Clinton.[1] |
2018-05-10 | Keeven Robinson (22) | Louisiana (Jefferson Parish) | Robinson was the target of a narcotics investigation. When officers found and tried to arrest him at a gas station, he fled, first by car and then (after a crash) on foot. Robinson died while being subdued. Police believed his asthma was the cause, but an autopsy determined he had been asphyxiated "by another". Robinson was unarmed, but there was a gun in his car.[2][3] |
See also
- List of killings by law enforcement officers by country
- Death in custody § United States
- Encounter killings by police (India)
- List of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty in the United States
- List of cases of police brutality
- Lists of killings by law enforcement officers
- Lists of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States
- Police brutality in the United States
- Police misconduct § United States
- Police riot § United States
- Police use of deadly force in the United States
References
- "Memphis man killed by police in West Memphis after chase crash". The Commercial Appeal. May 21, 2018. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
- Connor, Tracy (14 May 2018). "Autopsy: Louisiana man who died in custody asphyxiated, had neck trauma". NBC News. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- Burnside, Tina (14 May 2018). "Black man killed during arrest suffered neck injury, likely died of asphyxia, coroner says". CNN. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
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