Police killings
2013-2020

Wayne Wheeler

Male, Black

Date of the incident: 9/7/2015

Detroit, Wayne, MI
8500 Whitcomb Ave

An off-duty officer was grilling in his backyard when his neighbor jumped the fence. The two men got into a physical fight, and the officer struck the man in the head, knocking him down. Wheeler was pronounced dead at the scene by a medic.