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Mikel Laney McIntyre
The Washington Post's Fatal Force database records Mikel Laney McIntyre in a fatal on-duty police shooting on 2017-05-08 in Rancho Cordova, CA. Individual circumstances and legal outcome require case-specific review.
- Record ID
- PB-668
- Incident date
- May 8, 2017
- Outcome
- Fatal
- Location
- Rancho Cordova, CA
- Agency
- Sacramento County Sheriff's Department
- Category
- Fatal on-duty police shooting
- Age (reported)
- 32
What happened
Mikel Laney McIntyre, 32, was killed by Sacramento County sheriff's deputies in Rancho Cordova on May 8, 2017, after multiple encounters during an apparent mental-health crisis. Relatives first called deputies because McIntyre was behaving unusually and fighting with family. Later, witnesses reported he was assaulting a woman outside a Ross store. Deputies confronted him near Olson Drive and Highway 50; he threw large rocks at officers and fled across busy traffic lanes. Deputies fired 28 rounds, striking him seven times, including six wounds to his back. The Sacramento County Inspector General examined witness testimony, video and policies and issued 16 recommendations addressing training, tactics and deadly force. McIntyre's mother and son sued, and Sacramento County agreed in 2020 to pay $1.725 million to settle the wrongful-death case. The independent operational review, disputed tactical decisions and civil settlement were distinct from the criminal charging process.
Investigation & findings
Individual legal and investigative outcome not yet reviewed.
Washington Post Fatal Force v2; 2015–2024
Source record details
- Source incident ID
- 2567
- Race code in source
- B
- Race source method
- not_available
- Gender (source)
- male
- Armed status (source)
- blunt_object
- Flee status (source)
- foot
- Agency IDs (source)
- 1069
Sources & records
- Primary source
- Additional source
- Methodology and national police killings trackingMapping Police Violence · Dataset/methodology
- Fatal Force v2 — fatal on-duty police shootings, 2015–2024The Washington Post · Dataset