List of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States, January 2021

This is a list of people reported killed by non-military law enforcement officers in the United States in January 2021, 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.

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January 2021
Date Name (age) of deceased Race State (city) Description
2021-01-27 Erick Mejia (26) Unknown Texas (San Antonio) An officer inspecting 18-wheelers pulled Mejia over, and Mejia fled on foot. At a mall parking lot, video captured by a witness showed Mejia with a gun he refused to drop. He was shot when he raised the gun at officers.[1]
2021-01-26 Felix Santos (48) Unknown Texas (San Antonio) Santos was shot and killed by police after a car chase. Santos allegedly exited his vehicle and fired at Bexar County Sheriff's deputies, leading them to shoot back.[2]
2021-01-21 Unknown Unknown New York (New York City) In the Wakefield neighborhood of The Bronx, a police sergeant and detective observed a man chasing a woman with a knife, the officers approached the individual and the individual ran at the officer with the knife. Officers fired 5-6 shots at individual.[3]
2021-01-18 Christopher Anderson (27) Unknown Ohio (Toledo) During a police standoff, Anderson came running out of a house he had barricaded himself in, firing at police and shooting one fatally. Officers returned fire, hitting him 8 times and killing him.[4]
2021-01-10 Patrick Warren Sr. (52) Black Texas (Killeen) Patrick Warren Sr. was suffering a mental health crisis. His family called 9-1-1 and police responded. Body cam footage showed Warren exit his house waving his arms and approaching an officer, who shouted for Warren to stop and stay down. The officer tasered Warren, who then charged at the officer and was shot.[5]
2021-01-09 Jason Nightengale (32) Black Illinois (Evanston) Nightengale was shot and killed by Evanston Police after killing five and injuring two in a mass shooting in Chicago and Evanston.[6]
2021-01-08 Brian Andren (47) White Minnesota (Robbinsdale) The Robbinsdale Police Department tried to stop a vehicle that was registered to an individual with an active felony warrant. The vehicle was stopped by police using a PIT maneuver. The driver, Andren, charged at officers with a knife. After unsuccessfully attempting to tase him, one officer shot Andren as he continued to advance.[7][8]
2021-01-06 Ashli Babbitt (35) White Washington, D.C. During the storming of the United States Capitol, Babbitt was shot and killed by a law enforcement officer while inside the Capitol building.[9]
2021-01-06 Benicio Vasquez (34) Unknown Connecticut (Hartford) An FBI task force was arresting a suspect when another man, Vasquez, allegedly opened fire on them. An FBI agent and a New Britain Police officer returned fire, killing Vasquez. The New Britain officer had been involved in a separate shooting in 2017.[10]
2021-01-03 James Reising (59) White Missouri (Jefferson City) Missouri state troopers say Reising raised a large knife at them. Reising allegedly refused commands to drop it, leading the troopers to shoot.[11]

See also
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References
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  2. Ibañez, David; Massey, Max (2021-01-27). "Man shot by Bexar County deputies after highway chase has died". KSAT. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  3. Crockett, Corey (2021-01-21). "Police shoot, kill man in Bronx that ran at officers with knife, NYPD says". PIX 11. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  4. Seewer, John (2021-01-20). "Chief: Man who killed officer had vowed not to go to jail". Associated Press. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  5. Brooks, Jacob; King, Hunter (January 19, 2021). "KPD releases police body cam video; Chief addresses mental health training, Tasers". Killeen Daily Herald.
  6. Palmer, Ewan (2021-01-08). "Gunman Kills Four, Including Student, in Shooting Rampage Near Chicago". Newsweek. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
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  9. Mahbubani, Rhea (January 6, 2021). "Woman shot dead after armed Trump supporters stormed the Capitol as lawmakers gathered to certify Biden's win". Business Insider. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  10. Collins, Dave (January 8, 2021). "Officer involved fatal shooting was cleared in 2017 killing". Associated Press. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
  11. Ragsdale, Matt (January 4, 2021). "Columbia man killed in Jefferson City officer-involved shooting". ABC 17. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
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