4. Kimani Gray, 16
Gray was shot and killed by two plainclothes officers in Brooklyn, New York on March 9, 2013. Police officers allege Gray aimed a gun at officers, while witnesses allege he was unarmed.
6. Omar Abrego, 37
Omar Abrego died on August 3, 2014 after a struggle with two LAPD sergeants during an arrest in South L.A. He died from the effects of cocaine, but also suffered “physical and emotional duress while taken under custody,” reports the Los Angeles Times.
9. Jack Jacquez, 27
Former Rocky Ford, Colorado, police officer James Ashby was convicted of second-degree murder in the October 2014 death of Jack Jacquez, who was in his mother’s kitchen. His sister-in-law said the officer “shot him twice in the back and after he fell he pepper-sprayed him.”
14. Gregory Frazier, 56
Gregory Frazier was shot and killed on September 9, 2016 in Pompano Beach, Florida in his backyard. Police arrived after his sister called authorities to report a domestic dispute between her daughter and Frazier.
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