2018
991 PEOPLE WERE SHOT DEAD BY POLICE IN 2018
229 OF THEM WERE BLACK
37 OF THESE BLACK CITIZENS SUFFERED FROM MENTAL ILLNESS.
23 OF THEM WERE UNARMED
124 OF THEM WERE ALLEGEDLY CARRYING A GUN
37 OF THEM WERE CARRYING A KNIFE
16 OF THEM WERE DRIVING TOWARD OR AWAY FROM POLICE
7 WERE CARRYING A TOY WEAPON
22 WERE CARRYING A WEAPON DESCRIBED AS ‘OTHER’:
2 WERE CARRYING A TASER
2 WERE CARRYING A METAL PIPE
1 WAS CARRYING A PELLET GUN
1 WAS CARRYING A BB GUN
1 WAS CARRYING A CHAIN
1 WAS CARRYING A POLE
1 WAS CARRYING A BATON
1 WAS CARRYING A BASEBALL BAT
1 WAS CARRYING A LAWN MOWER BLADE
THE POLICE WERE ALL CARRYING GUNS
32 OF THESE KILLINGS WERE RECORDED BY BODY-CAMERAS
OF THE 124 CASES IN WHICH POLICE CLAIM THE VICTIM HAD A GUN
ONLY 13 WERE DOCUMENTED BY BODY-CAMERAS