List of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States, April 2022
# List of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States, April 2022

This is a list of people reported killed by non-military law enforcement officers in the United States in April 2022, 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 19 people.

## April 2022

| Date | Name (age) of deceased | Race | City/state | Description |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 2022-04-27 | Jayden Baez (20) | Unknown | Kissimmee, Florida | Police responding to reports of a suspicious vehicle were told by Target employees that two men wearing masks had just left with a stolen pizza and Pokémon Trading Cards. Police initially released few details, other than that an officer involved shooting occurred and one man was killed. One man, Baez, was killed, and two others were wounded by gunfire, with attorneys stating the deputies involved fired into their vehicle without identifying themselves and that one of the wounded had his hands in the air when he was shot. |
| 2022-04-27 | Jalen Randle (29) | Black | Houston, Texas | Following a car chase Randle exited his vehicle holding a bag and a shoe. Bodycam footage shows an officer yelling a command at Randle, but shooting him before he finished his sentence. The video also shows the officer react in surprise after shooting Randle. An autopsy showed Randle was shot in the back of the neck. |
| 2022-04-26 | Frank Robles (53) | White | Roseville, Michigan | Police responded after Robles, who may have been experiencing a mental health crisis, crashed his truck in a head-on collision with a semi-trailer truck, shooting Robles after he refused to drop a knife at the scene. |
| 2022-04-23 | Clifford Jones (65) | Unknown | Seattle, Washington | An off-duty Auburn police officer was arrested for striking a pedestrian after losing control of his car. The officer was arrested and processed for DUI. |
| 2022-04-21 | Kevin Lee Mahan (43) | White | Jacksonville, Florida | A police officer from the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office shot and killed Mahan who was armed with an axe. |
| 2022-04-21 | Jeffrie Glover Jr. (34) | Unknown | Mott, North Dakota | A deputy responded to reports of a disturbance at Mott-Regent Public School and shot Glover. Police say Glover assaulted the deputy before he was shot. |
| 2022-04-20 | Gordon Casey (19) | White | Washington, D.C. | Secret Service agents responded to reports of a robbery at the home of the Peruvian ambassador Oswaldo de Rivero. Police say the agents encountered Casey outside the home holding a metal pole. Secret Service agents attempted to use electronic control devices and shot Casey when they didn’t work. |
| 2022-04-20 | Bryant Jackson (28) | Black | Yonkers, New York | An FBI agent and a Yonkers police detective attempted to arrest several men in connection to a gun investigation when one, Jackson, pulled out a gun and shot the detective. The FBI agent then shot and killed Jackson. The detective is expected to survive. |
| 2022-04-18 | Guy Walker | Unknown | Vinita, Oklahoma | A Vinita Police officer and Craig County deputy shot and killed Walker outside his home after he allegedly threatened them with a bow and arrow. |
| 2022-04-16 | Amelia Baca (75) | Latino | Las Cruces, New Mexico | An officer responding to reports of a woman making threats shot and killed Baca, who police say was armed with a knife. A family member of Baca says that Baca had dementia, and claimed that Baca had knives next to her, but not in her hand. |
| 2022-04-14 | Timmy Lee Thurman Jr (28) | White | Bristol, Tennessee | An officer attempted to pull a vehicle over that he noticed was 'driving erratically.' Thurman allegedly fired shots out of the window and fled, eventually driving into a yard before leaving the vehicle and running behind a house. Officers shot and killed Thurman when he allegedly pointed a gun at them when they attempted to make contact. |
| 2022-04-11 | Ali Coulter (20) | Black | Covington, Kentucky | Wanted on a murder charge, Coulter appeared with a loaded handgun when officers arrived outside his house. Coulter refused to drop his weapon, and then fled through the neighborhood. Officers approached him again outside a nearby house, and shot him dead when he refused to drop his gun. |
| 2022-04-08 | Unknown | Unknown | Tamuning, Guam | Police shot and killed a man after a chase in Harmon. Video shows the man holding what appears to be a rifle before police fired at him. After the shooting it was determined the man was pointing an airsoft weapon. |
| 2022-04-08 | Unknown | Unknown | Taylor, Michigan | A man who barricaded himself in an apartment for two hours and emerged shooting at police was killed when police returned fire. |
| 2022-04-07 | Unknown (53) | Unknown | New York City, New York | An NYPD van struck a homeless pedestrian in Brooklyn. A witness claims the driver was attempting to beat a red light when he struck the man. |
| 2022-04-07 | Dustin F. Saffell (32) | Unknown | Benton Harbor, Michigan | Saffell, who was pulled over and had open warrants, fired at Benton Harbor police and was killed when police returned fire. |
| 2022-04-04 | Patrick Lyoya (26) | Black | Grand Rapids, Michigan | Patrick Lyoya was driving with a blood alcohol content three times the legal limit when a GRPD officer stopped him for an improper license plate. Lyoya and the officer struggled over the officer's taser and the officer, who was on top of the prone-positioned Lyoya, shot him in the back of the head. |
| 2022-04-03 | Ketura Wilson (21) | Black | Oak Forest, Illinois | Police say Wilson was being transported for a mental health evaluation when she escaped and ran to a nearby store where she allegedly fired at police before being shot. An officer was wounded by gunfire. |
| 2022-04-01 | James Sheets (35) | Unknown | Youngstown, Ohio | Sheets was shot and killed by a Struthers officer after police say he pulled a gun following a chase. |
