This is a list of people reported killed by non-military law enforcement officers in the United States in February 2024, 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 7 people.
Date | Name (age) of deceased | Race | Location | Description |
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2024-02-04 | unidentified male | Unknown | Cherryville, North Carolina | Police responded to an assault and found a man walking down the street while holding a metal pipe. The man allegedly attacked officers and was shot once, dying at hospital.[1] |
2024-02-03 | Fernando Rodriguez-Juarez (26) | Unknown | Omaha, Nebraska | Two off-duty officers shot and killed Rodriguez-Juarez and Hernandez-Rosales during a dispute over a firearm as the two men sat in an SUV. Few details were immediately released.[2] |
Jonathan Hernandez-Rosales (28) | ||||
2024-02-02 | Richard Bolen (37) | White | Hanover, Pennsylvania | Bolen, a wanted fugitive, allegedly brandished a handgun at officers and was shot to death.[3] |
2024-02-02 | unidentified female | Unknown | Hamburg, New York | A woman suspected in a burglary was tracked into a second home. An altercation ensued in which an officer shot and killed the suspect. A knife was allegedly recovered at the scene.[4] |
2024-02-02 | Edward Ahrens (38) | White | East Ridge, Tennessee | Ahrens allegedly abducted a 11-year-old girl. During a car chase, he refused to stop and reportedly attacked officers with his car, injuring three. Ahrens was shot by four officers and died.[5] |
2024-02-01 | unidentified male | Unknown | Suitland-Silver Hill, Maryland | A Prince George's County police officer fatally shot a man at an apartment complex after responding reports of a breaking and entering.[6] |