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. 13, 2012 — Orlando

Cpl. Kyle Morse encountered Jose Simon-Dominguez, 21, on a bike trail just after midnight.

The homeless man was acting suspiciously and ignored Morse's orders. When Simon-Dominguez "advanced on the deputy," he feared for his safety and opened fire, according to reports.

Morse told state investigators he thought that Simon-Dominguez was reaching for a weapon, so he fired two shots into his chest and abdomen, killing him. Read more

Simon-Dominguez's blood later tested positive for cocaine and marijuana, according to a report.

Following a year-long investigation, authorities concluded that Morse had a reasonable belief that his life was in danger.

This was the sixth police shooting in Florida in 2012.

One day earlier, three officers shot one person in Ponte Vedra Beach .

Four days later, two officers shot one person in Jacksonville .

4 ways this case compares to others

  1. Simon-Dominguez approached police in a threatening manner before being shot. That's true in almost 10% of police shootings.
  2. Simon-Dominguez was among the 7 percent of people who appeared to be on drugs before being shot.
  3. Simon-Dominguez did not immediately comply with police instruction, a factor in nearly a quarter of shootings.
  4. Police thought Simon-Dominguez, who was unarmed, was reaching for a weapon before shooting him. Thirty-eight unarmed people were shot when police said they saw them reach for something.

More cases

2012. JACKSONVILLE — A man called 911 to report a suicidal friend who was threatening to cut... 1 injured
2010. PEMBROKE PINES — At around 12:15 p.m., Clifford McLean, 24, doused his mother with a flammable liquid and set her on... 1 killed
2014. TALLAHASSEE — Officer Derek Hawthorne was conducting a traffic stop around 3 a.m. when he heard gunshots coming from the nearby Cheeks Sports Bar and... 1 killed