Police killings
2013-2020

Cecil Chaney Tinker-Smith

Male, Black

Date of the incident: 11/16/2014

Deming, Whatcom, WA
5765 Mosquito Lake Rd

Law enforcement reached the home to arrest Tinker-Smith for warrants and for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Once they rolled up to the house, however, they saw him running into a building and heard what sounded like a single gunshot." SWAT was brought in. Tinker fired at SWAT resulting in SWAT firing back, killing Tinker.