Police killings
2013-2020

Nikki Jo Burtsfield

Female, White

Date of the incident: 5/20/2015

Gillette, Campbell, WY
N Garner Lake Rd and Vaquero Ave

Near midnight Burtsfield was spotted trespassing in a rural area. Deputies chased her, then stopped her vehicle with deflating spikes. She emerged from her vehicle brandishing a knife. A Taser wasn't effective in stopping the threat deputies felt, so she was shot to death.