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

Oct. 22, 2013 — Hialeah

An officer working security inside a Publix Sabor supermarket heard a woman scream in the parking lot.

Hialeah PD

He called for backup at about 8:30 p.m., and pursued Javier Diaz, 30, who had just attempted to steal the woman's purse. Police said that Diaz eventually got in his car and tried to escape, nearly backing over an officer. A second officer, Antonio Sentmanat, fired four shots, wounding Diaz three times. Read more

This was the 109th police shooting in Florida in 2013.

The same day, one officer shot one person in North Port .

Three days later, one officer shot one person in St. Petersburg .

4 ways this case compares to others

  1. Officer Sentmanat was involved in one other shooting from 2009 to 2014. Eighty-five officers were involved in more than one shooting during that time period.
  2. Diaz and 94 other people who police shot reportedly drove at an officer.
  3. Diaz was fleeing from police or a crime scene, which is true in a quarter of shootings.
  4. Officer was chasing Diaz on foot before shooting him. Officers shot 105 people during foot pursuits.

More cases

2013. FORT WALTON BEACH — Deputy Elisa Tino responded to calls about an erratic driver at about 4:45... 1 injured
2013. HIALEAH — Pedro Alberto Vargas, 42, called 911, claiming that he was being followed and that he was the victim of... 1 killed
2012. GAINESVILLE — Officers were sent to investigate a possible drug deal at 1142 NE 24th Terrace. One suspect, Ronnie Williams, 23, entered his car and bumped into Officer Safiya Rim multiple... 1 injured