Ferguson remembers teen's death

Gina Gowey, of Ferguson, protests on the Missouri town's West Florissant Ave yesterday. Photo / AP

Yesterday was the anniversary of the slaying of an unarmed black teenager in Ferguson, Missouri, by a white police officer.

The fatal shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown has led to new scrutiny of the use of deadly force by United States police.

As of last Saturday, US officers nationwide had shot and killed 585 people in 2015, according to the Washington Post. Of those, 60 were unarmed; 24, like Brown, were unarmed and black.

On average, an unarmed black man was fatally shot by police every nine days in the first seven months of 2015. Unarmed black men are seven times more likely than whites to die by police gunfire.

Here are summaries of those 24 cases:

Jan 8 - Artago Damon Howard, 36, was killed after a Union County, Arkansas, sheriff's deputy responded to a burglary alarm at a pharmacy. Howard was shot as he struggled for control of the deputy's gun.

Feb 4 - Jeremy Lett, 28, was killed by a Tallahassee, Florida, officer responding to reports of a man banging on doors at an apartment complex. The officer found Lett on the ground, woke him and Lett attacked. After a stun gun failed to subdue Lett, the officer shot five times. A grand jury cleared the officer on February 26.

Feb 15 - Lavall Hall, 25, was killed by a Miami Gardens, Florida, officer after Hall's mother sought help getting her mentally ill son under control. The officer found Hall outside in his underwear, swinging a broomstick handle. After Hall refused orders to drop it, the officer shot him twice.

Feb 28 - Thomas Allen, 34, was killed after a Wellston, Missouri, police officer stopped the car in which he was riding for making an illegal turn. While police spoke to the driver outside, Allen climbed behind the wheel and tried to flee with the driver's 5-year-old daughter. The officer jumped into the passenger seat and shot Allen three times.

March 1 - Charly Leundeu Keunang, 43, was killed by Los Angeles police after trying to gain control of an officer's gun in a scuffle. The homeless Keunang, who suffered mental illness, was shot multiple times.

March 6 - Naeschylus Vinzant, 37, was killed by an Aurora, Colorado, Swat team member trying to arrest him on charges of kidnapping, robbery and parole violation. Police have not said what prompted the officer to open fire.

March 6 - Tony Robinson, 19, was killed by a Madison, Wisconsin, police officer who forced his way into Robinson's apartment after reports of a man behaving erratically after eating hallucinogenic mushrooms. He assaulted the officer, who opened fire. Prosecutors declined to file charges on May 12.

March 9 - Anthony Hill, 27, was killed after a DeKalb County, Georgia, officer responded to reports of a naked man at an Atlanta apartment complex. Hill, an Air Force Afghanistan veteran who struggled with bipolar disorder, charged at the officer, who fired two shots.

March 12 - Bobby Gross, 35, was killed by a Washington, DC, Metro transit officer responding to reports of a man trespassing in a subway tunnel. Gross, who was wearing no shoes or pants, rushed at the lone, female officer with a large tree branch, and she opened fire.

March 19 - Brandon Jones, 18, was killed after breaking into a Cleveland grocery store. Two officers confronted Jones as he exited the store, and shot him during a struggle.

April 2 - Eric Harris, 44, was killed after trying to sell a gun to an undercover officer in Tulsa. When police arrived, Harris fled but was tackled. Tulsa County sheriff's reserve deputy Robert Bates inadvertently fired his gun instead of a stun gun. He was charged with manslaughter.

April 4 - Walter Scott, 50, was shocked with a stun gun and then shot in the back as he ran from North Charleston, South Carolina, police officer Michael Thomas Slager after being stopped for a broken tail light. Slager said Scott grabbed his stun gun. A bystander recorded the shooting on a cellphone camera. Slager has been charged with murder.

April 15 - Frank Shephard, 41, was killed after Houston police followed his car because of "suspicious activity". Shephard led officers on a brief chase, striking two vehicles. When stopped he was ordered to raise his hands. Police said they opened fire because he reached back into his car.

April 22 - William Chapman, 18, was suspected by Wal-Mart security of shoplifting. Outside the store a struggle ensued with a Portsmouth, Virginia, police officer. A witness said Chapman knocked a stun gun out of the officer's hand and then appeared to charge the officer, who shot him.

April 25 - David Felix, 24, fled New York City detectives who had gone to his apartment to investigate a purse snatching. When officers caught up with Felix, he struggled with them, grabbed a radio from one and struck a detective in the head. One opened fire, killing him. Felix suffered from schizophrenia.

May 5 - Brandon Glenn, 29, scuffled with a bouncer outside a bar in Venice, California. When two Los Angeles police officers attempted to detain the homeless Glenn, a confrontation ensued. A nearby security camera showed one of the officers stepping back and firing two shots.

June 15 - Kris Jackson, 22, was climbing out a motel room window in South Lake Tahoe, California, when he was shot dead by police, who said they were investigating reports of a woman screaming and crying. The officer who shot Jackson "perceived a deadly threat", police said.

June 25 - Spencer McCain, 41, was shot after Baltimore County deputies investigated domestic violence in Owings Mills, Maryland. After McCain threatened suicide, police forced their way into the apartment and shot him, saying he acted in a manner that led them to believe he had a gun.

July 12 - Homeless man Salvado Ellswood, 36, was killed by a Plantation, Florida, police officer after he had punched the officer in the face for telling him to leave. The officer said he shocked Ellswood with a stun gun first, but that he grew more aggressive, and then shot him.

July 17 - Albert Joseph Davis, 23, was shot in the chest by an Orlando, Florida, officer after fleeing and then attacking police when they tried to arrest four people fighting. The officer said he shocked Davis with a stun gun and then fatally shot him.

July 17 - Darrius Stewart, 19, was killed as officers tried to handcuff him during a traffic stop in Memphis. Police said Stewart was the passenger in a car that police stopped because of a broken headlight. As police detained Stewart for arrest based on a warrant, he struck an officer in the face with handcuffs and then ran. The officer caught Stewart, the two struggled, and the officer shot him.

July 19 - Samuel DuBose, 43, was killed by a University of Cincinnati officer who stopped him because his car was missing a licence plate. Officer Raymond Tensing said DuBose dragged him with his car after approaching the vehicle. Tensing's body camera shows the officer shooting DuBose in the head. Prosecutors charged him with murder.

July 2 - Victor Emanuel Larosa, 23, struck a Jacksonville, Florida, police officer with his vehicle and rammed a police cruiser in a drug sting. Larosa crashed, jumped out, tripped and turned toward an officer while reaching for his waistband, police said. The officer fired eight times, killing Larosa.

Aug 7 - Christian Taylor, 19, crashed an SUV through the front window of a car dealership in Arlington, Texas, and a security company alerted police to a burglary in progress. Arlington police confronted Taylor and shot him in an altercation.

- Washington Post-Bloomberg