List of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States, November 2020

This is a list of people reported killed by non-military law enforcement officers in the United States in November 2020, 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 18 people. (This number should update automatically when changes are saved.)

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

November 2020


DateName (age) of deceasedRaceState (city)Description
2020-11-30 Ekom Udofia (33) Black Arizona (Phoenix) Police say Udofia, a former NFL player, was armed with a gun and was trying to be hit by passing cars. After pointing the gun at an officer Udofia was shot. The gun was later revealed to be a BB gun.[1][2]
2020-11-25 Stavian Rodriguez (15) Hispanic/Latino Oklahoma (Oklahoma City) Rodriguez was suspected in an armed robbery in Oklahoma City. When police arrived he dropped a gun and put his hands in the air. He was shot by police after lowering his hands.[3]
2020-11-24 Rondell Goppy (41) Black New York (New York City) Goppy opened fire on two police officers in Queens, injuring both of them. The officers then fired back and killed Goppy. Earlier, Goppy's wife had gone to report domestic violence. The officers are in stable condition and are expected to recover.[4]
2020-11-22 Brian Allen Thurman (49) White Kentucky (Portland) Thurman was stopped at a traffic stop, after the vehicle he was riding in was reported as being stolen. He was shot after an altercation took place, and there is no body camera footage.[5]
2020-11-21 Matthew Thomas (25) White Florida (Port Orange) Thomas was killed after speeding away from officers who attempted to do a traffic stop on his vehicle, for expired tags. Thomas sped from the scene and officers attempted to stop the vehicle using stop sticks. He lost control of the car and crashed after driving over the strips and brandished a handgun at officers who opened fire.[6]
2020-11-21 Douglas Hatfield (75) Unknown Arizona (Oro Valley) Hatfield was killed after brandishing a handgun at officers when they attempted to do a wellness check at his home.[7]
2020-11-19 Kenneth Jones (35) Black Nebraska (Omaha) Jones was killed during a traffic stop after he allegedly refused to show his hands, according to officers. Protests were held by local organization ProBLAC in response to the shooting. ProBLAC also criticized the shooting, citing the peaceful arrest of a white man in Bellevue, Washington after a mass shooting.[8]
2020-11-19 Rodney Applewhite (25) Black New Mexico (Los Lunas) New Mexico State Police officer attempted to pull Applewhite over for what was described as a traffic stop. It was 8:32 a.m. Nov. 19, a state police news release said. About 10 minutes later, two state troopers tried to arrest Applewhite. When an altercation occurred with the first officer, the second officer shot Applewhite, firing “at least one round,” state police said. Applewhite, unarmed, died that day in a hospital.[9]
2020-11-17 Devon Tillman Gregory (18) Black Florida (Jacksonville) Gregory and two others were pulled over for failure to maintain a single lane. After Gregory refused to leave the car, four officers fired at him. The other two people in the car were not injured.[10] A gun was recovered from the vehicle, and the medical examiner stated that Gregory suffered from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in addition to the shots by police.[11]
2020-11-17 Javon Brice (39) Black Tennessee (La Vergne) A man opened fire on a K9 Patrol Unit, killing a police dog, (Sjaak). The man then got out and fired again, and was shot by the Officer in the car. The man then got back into his car, and drove off, before crashing into a parked car, and being taken to the hospital for his wounds, which he later succumbed to.[12][13]
2020-11-16 Shawn Lequin Braddy (37) Black Maryland (Laurel) Braddy was wanted in connection with a homicide in Oakleaf, Florida. When officers in Laurel attempted to arrest Braddy he fired at them, hitting one, and was shot.[14][15]
2020-11-15 David Donovan (35) Caucasian/White New Hampshire (Meredith) According to a witness, Donovan was chasing two of his family members and nicked the witness with a knife when she tried to hug him. After officers arrived, they used a taser which failed to work, and then shot Donovan twice. The witness criticized police conduct in the incident.[16][17]
2020-11-15 Christa Markwell (50) Caucasian/White Texas (Lubbock) Police were called at 2:05pm with a report of property damage at Markwell's apartment. At 6:17pm, police came to the apartment and made contact with Markwell. Police say that she was holding a weapon, and have not yet specified the kind of weapon. When an officer told Markwell to drop the weapon, she did not do so. In response, the officer shot Markwell, fatally injuring her.[18] Markwell's neighbors described her as mentally ill, specifically paranoid and delusional. They said that Markwell would often call the police based on her delusions, and would often come the door holding a wooden pepper grinder to keep herself safe.[19]
2020-11-13Sincere Pierce (18)BlackFlorida (Cocoa)Police say that they were investigating a possibly stolen car when Angelo Crooms, the driver of the car, accelerated the car towards one of the officers. The officer then fired his gun at the car. Crooms and Sincere Pierce, a passenger in the car, were both fatally injured.[20][21] Family and lawyers say the teens had permission to use the vehicle. During Pierce's funeral, his mother was accidentally shot by a 16-year-old.[22]
Angelo Crooms (16)
2020-11-09 Rodney Eubanks (25) Black Maryland (Baltimore) Police say that they returned fire after Eubanks opened fire on plainclothes officers. His brother had been fatally shot in the same spot two weeks prior on October 26.[23]
2020-11-05 Javier Magaña (32) Latino California (Ventura) Police say that they attempted to detain Magaña after he was involved in a shooting. After a car chase, Magaña's car was disabled and he ran away. An officer pursuing Magaña said that Magaña had a gun in his hand, fired the gun, and then pointed the gun at the police officer. The police officer then shot Magaña, who died at the scene.[24][25]
2020-11-02 Thomas Celona (35) Caucasian/White Massachusetts (Winchester) Police were called after Celona reported a problem at his apartment unit. When police arrived, they found Celona holding two knives, and shot him after he refused to drop them.[26]

See also
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