List of unarmed African Americans killed by law enforcement officers in the United States
Summary
This is a list of African Americans reportedly killed while unarmed by non-military law enforcement officers in the United States. Events are listed whether they took place 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.
Originally created by OctaviusIII
1/1/2021, 2:04:01 AM
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6/8/2026, 2:11:54 PM
Recent revisions
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Undid revision [[Special:Diff/1345044793|1345044793]] by [[Special:Contributions/Lsbstian77|Lsbstian77]] ([[User talk:Lsbstian77|talk]]) This looks like a pattern of POV-pushing. In any case, sources describe King as unarmed. I'll add one.
