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Richard Perkins
The Washington Post's Fatal Force database records Richard Perkins in a fatal on-duty police shooting on 2015-11-15 in Oakland, CA. Individual circumstances and legal outcome require case-specific review.
- Record ID
- PB-304
- Incident date
- November 15, 2015
- Outcome
- Fatal
- Location
- Oakland, CA
- Agency
- Oakland Police Department
- Category
- Fatal on-duty police shooting
- Age (reported)
- 39
What happened
Richard Perkins, 39, was shot and killed by Oakland police on November 15, 2015, outside a gathering at a downtown club. Officers said Perkins approached them carrying what appeared to be a firearm while they were towing vehicles from a nearby sideshow. Investigators later determined that the object was a replica gun. His relatives questioned whether officers had provided meaningful warning or could have de-escalated before opening fire. The circumstances and disputed perception of the object are essential because a replica weapon was involved rather than an ordinary loaded firearm. The public reporting reviewed does not establish a later criminal conviction of an officer or a full adjudication of the family's objections.
Investigation & findings
Individual legal and investigative outcome not yet reviewed.
Washington Post Fatal Force v2; 2015–2024
Source record details
- Source incident ID
- 1003
- Race code in source
- B
- Race source method
- not_available
- Gender (source)
- male
- Armed status (source)
- replica
- Flee status (source)
- not
- Agency IDs (source)
- 558
Sources & records
- Primary source
- Methodology and national police killings trackingMapping Police Violence · Dataset/methodology
- Fatal Force v2 — fatal on-duty police shootings, 2015–2024The Washington Post · Dataset