Police killings
2013-2020

DeAndre Lloyd Starks

Male, Black

Date of the incident: 3/25/2014

Tulsa, Tulsa, OK
239 East Young Street

Police served a search warrant for drugs at a house where Starks and several other people were present. Starks was wearing loose clothing and concealing his hands and repeatedly refused police orders to display his hands. Fearing Starks was armed, one officer shot and killed Starks. Starks was unarmed but in possession of crack cocaine. The officer who shot Starks had been involved in a previous fatal encounter.