X

Find a shooting

There were 772 cases of police shootings between 2009 and 2014. Use the filters below to find cases that match a certain set of criteria.

Read more on how we defined these filters

Or start with these randomly selected cases:

WHY COPS SHOOT

Search all cases

Jan. 2, 2014 — Crestview

Robbery suspect Rasheik Calhoun was killed and two officers wounded when SWAT members executed a search warrant at a house on Savage Street at 10:45 p.m.

Calhoun, 33, and his brother, Yoni Calhoun, 27, were wanted on charges of armed robbery and aggravated battery.

Police broke in the front door and Rasheik Calhoun fired at them, wounding a SWAT member in the knee. Read more

Calhoun was killed during an exchange of gunfire with officers as he fled out the back of the house.

Calhoun was struck by fire from Officers Joshua Grace and Beau Baier. Baier was shot in the left thigh by Calhoun.

The other three men, two women and five children inside the home were not hurt. Yoni Calhoun was not in the house.

This was the second police shooting in Florida in 2014.

The same day, four officers shot one person in Jacksonville .

Three days later, two officers shot one person in Sarasota .

5 ways this case compares to others

  1. Calhoun was shot after injuring an officer. That was true in 8 percent of shootings.
  2. Calhoun fired shots at police, which happened in 15 percent of shootings.
  3. A SWAT or tactical team was involved in the incident. Tactical teams are involved in 7 percent of police shootings.
  4. Calhoun was armed with a firearm. That’s true of almost half the people shot.
  5. Calhoun was suspected of being involved in an armed robbery. That's true in 1 of every 9 police .

More cases

2009. DEFUNIAK SPRINGS — Joshua Cartwright shot and killed two Okaloosa County sheriff's deputies who tried to arrest him on domestic battery charges at a shooting... 1 injured
2009. JACKSONVILLE — Police officers and deputy U.S. marshals were following Justin McMillian, 24, a suspect in the murder of his girlfriend, 26-year-old Danielle... 1 injured
2012. LAKELAND — Officers were called to the Palms Mobile Home Park to stand by as Lisette Galarza retrieved her belongings from her boyfriend's... 1 killed