Police killings
2013-2020

Denzel Curnell

Male, Black

Date of the incident: 6/20/2014

Charleston, Charleston, SC
108 N Romney St

After a brief stint in basic training and Army discharge, Curnell took a pistol and walked to his sister's apartment house nearby. Detained by the police as suspicious Curnell was made to lie down at gunpoint. As the officer reholstered his pistol, according to the officer, Curnell shot himself in the head. The reported forensic evidence was largely consistent with that story but doubts remained with the family.