Unarmed Blacks And Latinos Killed By U.S. Police So Far This Year

Family and friends of Delrawn Small held a rally and a candlelight vigil at the corner Bradford and Atlantic Ave in Brooklyn, recently to remember Small who was gunned down following a road rage incident by an off-duty NYPD officer on July 4, 2016. (Photo by Erik McGregor/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Compiled By NAN Staff Writer

News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. July 8, 2016: The number of unarmed black and Latinos shot and killed by police across the U.S. has reached 27 so far this year alone compared to 32 for the same period – Jan-July 2015 – last year. Eight were Latinos and 19 black/African-American. For the same period this year, 22 Caucasians were shot and killed by cops compared to 26 for the same period last year while two people who identified as Native Americans were also shot and killed.

Here is a list of the Blacks and Latinos killed as compiled by media reports and from the Guardian Project, which counts people killed by police in the US. The July 5th and 6th police shootings of Philando Castile, 32, and Alton Sterling, 37, are not included because there is a dispute over whether they were armed or not. Here are the 27 as of July 6, 2016:

July 4, 2016 – Delrawn Small, 37 – Brooklyn, NY.

June 25, 2016 – Rodrigo Guardiola, 36 – Gainesville, Georgia

June 21, 2016  – Pedro Cruz-Amado, 24  – Lawndale, North Carolina

June 19, 2016 – Clarence Howard, 25 – Palm Bay, Florida

June 18, 2016 – Antwun Shumpert, 37 – Tupelo, Mississippi

June 7, 2016 – Omar Villagomez, 21 – Turlock, California

May 26, 2016 – Devonte Gates, 21 – East St Louis, Illinois

May 25, 2016 – Doll Pierre-Louis, 24 – Miami Gardens, Florida

May 22, 2016 – Vernell Bing Jr., 22 – Jacksonville, Florida

May 22, 2016  – Michael Wilson Jr., 27 – Hallandale Beach, Florida

May 19, 2016 – Jessica Williams, 29  – San Francisco, California

May 19, 2016 – Jeremias Cruz, 30 – North Las Vegas, Nevada

April 28, 2016 – Ashtian Barnes, 25 – Houston, Texas

April 23, 2016 – Willie Tillman, 33 – Fayetteville, Arkansas

April 23, 2016 – Demarcus Semer, 21 – Fort Pierce, Florida

April 5, 2016 – Kevin Hicks, 44 – Indianapolis, Indiana

March 16, 2016 – Cristian Medina, 23 – Los Angeles, California

March 13, 2016 – Jose Cruz, 16 – Addison, Texas

March 12, 2016 – Peter Gaines, 35 – Houston, Texas

March 12, 2016 – Marco Loud, 20 – Houston, Texas

March 7, 2016 – Daniel Chavez, 41 – Carlsbad, New Mexico

Feb. 24, 2016 – Christopher Davis, 21 – East Troy, Wisconsin

Feb. 13, 2016 – Dyzhawn Perkins, 19 – Arvonia, Virginia

Feb. 13, 2016 – Calin Roquemore, 24 – Beckville, Texas

Feb. 9, 2016 – Gustavo Najera, 22 – Anaheim, California

Feb. 8, 2016 – David Joseph, 17 – Austin, Texas

Feb. 4, 2016 – Antronie Scott, 36 – San Antonio, Texas.