On May 26, 2020, the day after Floyd’s death, officers in Lansing, Mich., shot and killed 37-year-old Jason Gallegos. His mother told a police negotiator that Gallegos was on medication for “many mental illnesses,” according to the review. After police coaxed him outside, Gallegos came with a shotgun and shot an officer in the leg, the review said. The 24-year-old officer, holding a notebook and pen, turned to speak to another officer and Coleman shot him in the head, Allred wrote, killing him instantly. Since 2000, an average of six officers have been killed per year in these circumstances, according to the group’s data.

Source: Washington Post July 30, 2021 12:19 UTC