Reginald Doucet, a 25-year-old California native, was shot and killed on January 14, 2011, during an altercation with Officer Aaron Goff of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). Goff, a rookie officer who had been on the force for only 17 months, was found justified in the shooting … Read MoreReginald Doucet (1985-2011)
Derrick Jones was an East Oakland, California barber who was shot and killed by officers of the Oakland Police Department on November 8, 2010. He was 37 years old at the time of his death. His death, along with those of many others, including the well-known killings of … Read MoreDerrick Jones (1983-2010)
On August 11, 2014, 25-year-old Ezell Ford was shot and killed by Officers Sharlton Wampler and Antonio Villegas of the Los Angeles Police Department. Ford was fatally wounded west of the corner market at 65th Street and Broadway, one block from his home on 66th Street. After … Read MoreEzell Ford (1988-2014)
On October 20, 2014, Laquan McDonald, a 17-year-old African American teenager, was shot 16 times within 14 seconds by Jason Van Dyke, a 36-year-old white Chicago, Illinois policeman. McDonald’s death was another catalyst for the growing national Black Lives Matter Movement. It also had significant local ramifications, including the … Read MoreLaquan McDonald (1997-2014)
Jamar Clark, a twenty-four-year-old African American killed by two Minneapolis, Minnesota police officers, Mark Ringgenberg and Dustin Schwarze, added to the growing debate sparked by Black Lives Matter. Clark was born on May 3, 1991, in Hennepin County, Minnesota. He was adopted by Wilma and James Clark when … Read MoreJamar O’Neal Clark (1991-2015)
The shooting death of 31-year-old Jocques Clemmons by Joshua Lippert, a white Nashville, Tennessee police officer, after Clemmons ran a stop sign, became another episode that generated protests by the Black Lives Matter Movement (BLM) as well as the National Association for the Advancement for Color People (NAACP), and the American … Read MoreJocques Clemmons (1985-2017)
The Charlotte Riot of 2016 was a protest that lasted for three days and came in the wake of the Keith Lamont Scott shooting. Beginning on September 20, the riot resulted in violence with one protester killed and numerous injured police officers. On September 20, a black Charlotte-Mecklenburg police … Read MoreCharlotte Riot of 2016
On the night of November 29, 2012, Malissa A. Williams was killed by Cleveland, Ohio, police officer Michael Brelo, along with Timothy Russell. Williams was 30, and Russell was 43 at the time of their deaths. Little is known about Williams’ background beyond her birth date … Read MoreMalissa A. Williams (1982-2012)
Retired 4-star Air Force General Edward A. Rice, Jr. was raised in Yellow Springs, Ohio, the son of Edward A. Rice, Sr., an Air Force major, and Josie Rice. He entered the United States Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, Colorado, where he graduated with distinction and a … Read MoreEdward A. Rice, Jr. (1955- )
Ramarley Graham was born on April 12, 1993, to Constance Malcolm and Franclot Graham in The Bronx, New York. At the time of his death, he was a student at the Young Scholars Academy of The Bronx, where he aspired to travel the world and … Read MoreRamarley Graham (1993-2012)
