Rodney King

Rodney King

male, 44 years old
1992 Los Angeles riots, From Sacramento, California, high speed pursuit, parole for a robbery conviction, chased for speeding and evading arrest, Electroshock gun…Los Angeles Police, Alleged police brutality, policebrutality, Los Angeles Police Department
Rodney Glen King (born April 2, 1965 in Sacramento, California) is an African-American taxi driver who became famous after his violent arrest by...
Amadou Diallo

Amadou Diallo

male, deceased (1999)
from New York City, Fula, death by firearm in the United States, Muslim, guinea, Soundview, Bronx…shot dead by police, Unarmed people shot by police, New York City Police Department, policebrutality, New York Police Department
Amadou Bailo Diallo was a 23-year-old immigrant to the United States from Guinea, who was shot and killed on February 4, 1999, by four New York...

Michael Stewart

male, deceased (1983)
from New York City, Graffiti and unauthorised signage, policebrutality, From Brooklyn, graffiti, Michael Jerome Stewart
Michael Jerome Stewart of Brooklyn, NY received posthumous recognition when he died following his arrest for spray painting graffiti. His treatment...
Nathaniel Jones

Nathaniel Jones

male, deceased (2003)
excited delirium, policebrutality, White Castle, law enforcement in the United States
Nathaniel Jones died in December 2003 after assaulting Cincinnati police and resisting their attempts to arrest him outside a White Castle...
Ousmane Zongo

Ousmane Zongo

male, deceased (2003)
death by firearm in the United States, New York City Police Department, guinea, racial profiling, the bronx, policebrutality…Unarmed people shot by police, shot dead by police
Ousmane Zongo was a Burkinabé arts trader living in New York City. He was shot and killed by New York City Police Department officers while u...
Rah Digga

Rah Digga

female, 37 years old
African-American, actor, Hip Hop For Respect, lyricist lounge, pregnant, flipmode squad…policebrutality
Rah Digga (born December 18, 1972) is an American rapper. Well known as a long time member of the Flipmode Squad, a hip hop group led by Busta...
Michael Zinzun

Michael Zinzun

male, deceased (2006)
African American, African Americans' rights activist, television talk show host, Native American, activist, Black Panther Party member…policebrutality
Michael Zinzun (February 14, 1949 - July 9, 2006) was an American anti-police brutality activist of African American and Apache descent.
Blair Peach

Blair Peach

male, deceased (1979)
Socialist Teachers' Association, Bass Culture, The Ruts, National Union of Teacher, Socialist Workers' Party, British National Front…policebrutality, Metropolitan Police
Clement Blair Peach (25 March 1946 - April 23 1979) was a New Zealand-born teacher who became a symbol of resistance when he died as a result of...

Craig Wolff

male
tawana brawley, policebrutality, attack, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, September 11, 2001 attacks, New York University
Craig Wolff is a journalist and author. After receiving his B.A. from the University of Rochester in 1979, he went on to become a sports, feature,...

Samuel Gilberd

male
district attorney, software, Crime victim, policebrutality, lawsuit, first degree assault
Samuel Gilberd is a New York City software executive currently at the center of a police brutality scandal in the town of Ocean Beach, New York. On...