Killed by U.S. police officers

More than 570 people – many of them black – have been killed by U.S. law enforcement officers since August 2014 when unarmed black teenager Michael Brown was shot dead by a white police officer
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Aug 9, Ferguson, Missouri: Michael Brown, 18, shot six times

Apr 19, Baltimore: African American Freddie Gray, 25, dies in police custody

Nov 22, Ohio: Tamir Rice, 12, shot dead while holding toy gun

578 Killed Aug 1, 2014 - Apr 26, 2015

Aug 107 Sep 79 Oct 57 Nov 93 Dec 88 2014 

Jan 43 Feb 38 Mar 36 Apr 1-26 37 2015
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Source: ProPublica analysis of FBI data 

Pictures: Associated Press, Facebook

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