List of Famous people named Killing
Killing of Emily Jones
On 22 March 2020, 7-year-old Emily Grace Jones was stabbed at Queen's Park in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, while riding her scooter and died shortly afterwards. Eltiona Skana, a 30-year-old Albanian woman unknown to the Jones family, was arrested on the scene and later charged with murder. On 6 November 2020, Skana pled guilty to the lesser included offence of manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. After a trial at Minshull Street Crown Court from 26 November to 4 December, the charge of murder was withdrawn by the prosecution and the jury was directed to formally return a not guilty verdict for murder. On 8 December, Skana was given a life sentence, with a minimum term of eight years, for the conviction of manslaughter.
Killing of Alton Manning
On 8 December 1995, Alton Manning, a 33-year-old black man, was killed whilst being processed at HMP Blakenhurst in Worcestershire, England. An inquest in March 1998 found that the killing was unlawful. The Crown Prosecution Service refused to bring charges against any officers; consequently, no officers have been charged in the killing.
Killing of Javier Ambler
On March 28, 2019, Javier Ambler II died while being arrested by police in Austin, Texas, after fleeing from deputies who sought to stop him for a traffic violation. Ambler was tased multiple times by authorities. Video of Ambler's death, recorded by police officers, was obtained and released by news organizations in June 2020. During the arrest Ambler repeatedly stated "I can't breathe" and "please save me" before dying. Ambler's death was recorded by a Live PD television crew, and the recording has since been destroyed, according to A&E Networks.
Killing of Bernardo Palacios-Carbajal
On May 23, 2020, police officers killed 22-year-old Bernardo Palacios-Carbajal in Salt Lake City, Utah. Officers fired 34 shots at Palacios-Carbajal, striking him 13–15 times, after chasing him while he ran away carrying a gun and repeatedly dropping it and retrieved it. The shooting triggered protests coinciding with the worldwide protests against the killing of George Floyd. Bodycam footage was released on June 5. District Attorney Sim Gill announced on July 9 that the shooting was legally justified and that the officers will not face criminal charges.