From
April 1-15, there were
45 people killed by police. The deaths happened in 20 different states, with California leading the way again (9), followed by Oklahoma (6), then Illinois & Texas (4 each).
14 (31%) of the cases involved suspects armed with a gun, 9 (20%) involved domestic violence, and 6 (13%) involved clear mental health issues. Six people killed were brandishing a knife of some sort (two more had a machete and another a samurai sword).
All were killed by gunshots except for four who were killed with a taser, and one by reactions to being pepper sprayed.
Three of those killed were shot to death while in the process of stabbing someone in the chest.
Zero police officers were killed by suspects during this timeframe.
I pull my numbers from the data compiled by KilledByPolice.net...check them out!