CASE STUDIES
Tamir Rice (2002-2014)
An elementary school student in Cleveland, OH, Tamir was killed by police officers in a local park.
Kayla Moore (1972-2013)
A Black trans woman living with a mental health condition, Kayla was killed by the Berkeley, CA, police during a mental health wellness check.
Philando Castile (1984-2016)
Philando was fatally shot during a traffic stop by a police officer in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area during a routine stop. He was driving with his girlfriend and her four-year-old daughter at the time.
Breonna Taylor (1994-2020)
An ER medical tech, Breonna was fatally shot by police in Louisville, KY, who forcibly entered her apartment using a warrant for another property.
George Floyd (1973-2020)
George became an icon in the Black Lives Matter movement with the chilling words "I can't breathe" as he repeatedly told Minneapolis police officers they were suffocating him. His death at the hands of those officers was recorded via a cell phone, and resulted in high profile convictions.