Police killings
2013-2020

Allen Travers

Male, Black

Date of the incident: 9/25/2018

Newark, Essex, NJ
S 10th St and Central Ave

Allen Travers allegedly was involved in a domestic dispute at his home and went on a bus armed with a weapon, at about 9:40 p.m. Officers followed Travers, and as they approached the bus, he pointed a gun at them. They continued to follow the bus. On board, Travers pointed his gun at the bus driver's head and ordered her to drive through red lights before telling her to stop. When he left the bus, he reportedly pointed his gun at the officers who followed him, and they shot and killed him.