Percentage of fatal shootings by police in the U.S., from Jan.-Oct. 2015, by reason
This statistic shows the breakdown of fatal shootings by police in the United States, based on the actions of the person shot prompting the officer to discharge his/her weapon between January 1st and October 24th 2015. 28 percent of fatal police shootings during this period occurred because the person fired a gun immediately before being shot by police.