List of deadly police encounters
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This is a List of deadly police shootings, including any incidents where a person's death was caused by gunfire from law enforcement officers, regardless of whether the shooting was deemed justified. All incidents of officer-involved shootings are investigated by the Alabama State Bureau of Investigation.
1970s
1980s
1990s
- January 28, 1995: Dan Davis Jr in Norwood, which led to the conviction of a Birmingham police officer
- 1996: A Phillips High School student was shot at his own home during an investigation into a reported burglary.
2000s
- November 12, 2000: Larry Reddick was shot to death following a struggle with Birmingham Police Officer George Montgomery after he pulled him over in Woodlawn for an expired license plate. The officer claimed that Reddick grabbed his nightstick and struck him on the head. Reddick's family claimed that he was unarmed and had been shot in the back. Jefferson County District Attorney David Barber asserted that deadly force was justified to prevent assault. The United States Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, the FBI and the U.S. Department of Justice all investigated the incident without recommending any legal action against Montgomery, who was later promoted.
- 2008: Reginald Wylie Osby, 59, was shot to death by Birmingham Police while he was attempting to stab his stepson with a barbecue fork.
2010s
- 2010: 17, of East Lake, was shot to death by Homewood Police Officers.
- 2011: John White, 30, was shot to death by Birmingham Police responding to a domestic disturbance at 1213 4th Avenue West. White reportedly lunged at the officers with a knife.
- June 9, 2015: William Michael Hollis, 34, was killed by Irondale Police after he used his car to drag an officer investigating business thefts, then led them on a chase into Birmingham where he struck another vehicle. Hollis attempted to flee on foot and pulled a gun before he was shot. The State Bureau of Investigation ruled the shooting justified.
- June 22, 2016: Isaiah Core III, 20, was killed by Shelby County sheriff's deputies after he attempted to back his car toward them following a chase from U.S. Highway 280 to Oporto-Madrid Boulevard in Birmingham. The State Bureau of Investigation ruled the shooting justified.
- July 29, 2016: Amanda Paige Bivens, 40, was killed by Homewood Police responding to a call that a robbery suspect was present at the Marathon gas station on West Valley Avenue and Vulcan Road.
- August 19, 2018: Thomas Justin Walton, 32, was killed by Homewood Police patrolling the Extended Stay America Hotel on State Farm Parkway. Walton fought with an officer and grabbed his taser, after which the officer shot him. The State Bureau of Investigation ruled the shooting justified.
- October 5, 2017: Johnny Roy Stokes, 40, was killed by Leeds Police responding to gunshots heard on Melissa Avenue. Stokes refused to drop his weapon and fired first. The State Bureau of Investigation ruled the shooting justified.
- October 12, 2017: John Robert Payne, 35, was killed by Homewood Police responding to a burglar alarm at Allsouth Appliance. Officers attempted to subdue him with a taser and opened fire only after he shot at them. The State Bureau of Investigation ruled the shooting justified.
- October 19, 2017: Steven Wayne Truex, 38, was killed by Birmingham Police Department officers at his home on Dalton Drive in Roebuck. Police were responding to a reported assault nearby. They attempted to subdue Truex with a taser and shot him after he raised a shotgun. The State Bureau of Investigation has not issued a ruling.
- January 6, 2018: Jackie Harlan Roberts, 62, was killed by Jefferson County Sheriff's Offfice deputies responding to a reported assault at a home on Vernon Parkway near Grayson Valley. The State Bureau of Investigation has not issued a ruling.
- July 18, 2018: Daniel Thomas Reid, 32, was killed by Jefferson County Sheriff's Offfice deputies at his home on Clay-Palmerdale Road following a welfare check on his mother. The State Bureau of Investigation has not issued a ruling.
- September 4, 2018: Mitchell Owen Buel, 33, was shot by an Alabama State Trooper on Moncrief Road in Gardendale following a car chase. The State Bureau of Investigation has not issued a ruling.
- November 22, 2018: Emantic "E. J." Bradford Jr, 21, was shot by a Hoover Police Officer responding to another shooting at the Riverchase Galleria. The State Bureau of Investigation has not issued a ruling.
References
- Robinson, Carol (November 29, 2018) "Police have killed 11 people across Jefferson County in past 3 years" The Birmingham News