Black Women Killed by Police, Part 3
- India Kager – (Age 28, 2015) executed by police with 4-month old child in the backseat of the car. Four officers fired 30 rounds into the car, killing Kager and her boyfriend.
- Iretha Lilly – (Age 37, 2014) died while in police custody after being shot with stun gun.
- Jacqueline Culp – (Age 59, 2012) Died when her vehicle was struck by an APD (Atlanta) officer.
- Dr. Jameela Yasmeen Arshad – (Age 51, 2005) a neurologist who stopped to help a boy who had been hit by a car died after she was arrested for allegedly shoving officers investigating the accident.
- Janet Wilson – (Age 31, 2016) shot after traffic stop from earlier attempt to flee. Wilson had a history of mental illness and reportedly didn’t take her medication regularly. The family filed a $10M suit for excessive force.
- Janisha Fonville (Age 20, 2015) killed by an officer responding to help her. Fonville was diagnosed with a mood disorder among other comorbidities. She was unarmed.
- Jessica Nelson-Williams (Age 29, 2016) fatally shot by officers while sitting in suspected stolen vehicle.
- Joyce Curnell – (Age 50, 2016) died of dehydration while in police custody.
- Kathryn Johnson – (Age 92, 2006) killed by Atlanta police in no-knock raid of the wrong home.
- Kayla Moore – (Age 41, 2013) trans woman who died in police custody after being taken in after police responded to a disturbance call.
- Kendra James – (Age 21, 2003) shot and killed during a traffic stop for failing to obey a traffic device (stop sign).
- Kisha Michael – (Age 31, 2016) Killed by officer while sleeping in a car.
- Korryn Gaines – (Age 23, 2016)
- Kyam Livingston – (Age 37, 2013) Died in police custody after officers ignored her pleas for medical assistance. She lay dead in a cell for 20 minutes before EMS arrived.
- Laquisha Turner – (Age 19, 2008) disabled woman killed by FBI during a gang sweep. The tear gas released during the aid caused Turner to fall ill and die later. They were looking for West’s son, who was wanted on drug charges, but didn’t live at the house.
- Latandra Ellington – (Age 36, 2014) Died 10 days after writing a family member details of her sexual assault at the hands of a correctional officer.
- Latanya Haggerty (Age 26, 1999) – Moments after Chicago Police Officer Serena Daniels shot and killed this unarmed woman, she knelt next to her on the sidewalk, placed her head on a leather coat, stroked her bloody hair and said, “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to shoot you. I thought you had a gun.”
- LaTricka Sloan – (Age 32, 2011) Killed after officers performed a PIT maneuver after pursuing her when she made a u-turn from a police checkpoint. She was not wearing a seatbelt and was driving on a suspended license.
- Malaika Brooks – (2012) Tasered by police while 8 months pregnant after being pulled over for doing 32 in a 20 MPH zone.
- Malissa Williams – (2012) Homeless woman who was shot and killed after police fired 137 rounds into the vehicle she occupied during a 22 minute chase. According to records, she struggled with drug addiction and mental illness.
This is so sad and tragic . I feel we are yet to see any progress . I am the husband of # 44 on the list ( Dr Jameela Yasmeen Arshad ). Kenner , LA police murdered my wife and mother of my only child while she was engaged in a act of Good Samaritan to save someone’s life . Unfortunately we didn’t have any video of the incident . Even if we had a video , I am certain , nothing will come out of it . With legal system designed to favor racist law enforcement, I met road blocks and failed in 9 courts to get any justice . With Trump appointing all the right wing judges all over the country , I don’t see anything positive happening soon at least in judicial arena . God bless those who continue to suffer and struggle to seek justice in this country . I didn’t get any .
M Kaleem Arshad MD
I had no idea how many of us were being killed. How do you plead not guilty to driving drunk? How does an officer get off using excessive force? Why are they killing the mentally ill? How does a healthy teenager in a detention home not wake up the next morning and the correctional officers have no idea how she died? People need to start being held accountable. There is definitely something wrong with in the police force nationwide and the issue is they feel they are above the law. All they have to say is that someone brandished a weapon and they are clear, but how does brandishing a knife get you shot in the stomach and then shot in the head, how can you be acquitted after doing that? Do they no longer have Tasers? Why are they tazing (spell Check) old women confined to wheelchairs to the point of death? How did this old women seriously pose a threat to healthy should be in shape men? How can being pulled over for a traffic violation result in death and not a ticket? Why is it that the military have rules of engagement but police officers don’t. Isn’t there a such thing as escalation and de-escalation of force? Why are these departments not hiring the best and brightest who also have common sense? Why are they hiring these muscle heads who are stupid and when scared cannot stay calm to evaluate the situation? America is no longer the land of opportunity but the land of death without trial and jury because these officers are the real life Judge Dredd’s and until all citizens come together this will continue on all color spectrums but especially on the darker side of that spectrum.