Where it Happened

WHERE IT HAPPENED is a series of 54 landscape photographs, that document the locations where 58 people of color were killed by law enforcement officers in the United States of America.
I began this series in 2014. This project began as a way to process the murder of Mike Brown; and became an opportunity to visualize the history of violent policing in the United States.
This series of photographs is an incomplete archive: it spans 50 years, from 1965 to 2015, and documents only 58 of the probable tens of thousands* of deaths that happened over that time.
As of the last review of this statement (April 2025) there is still little accountability for police brutality and often no justice for these murders. 
*According to multiple sources including The Guardian and The Washington Post an average of 3 people a day are killed by police officers in the United States.
Name: Jimmie Lee Jackson Location: Mack’s Café, Marion, Alabama 36756 Date: February 18, 1965 (shot and beaten) February 26, 1965 (death) Time: Night
Name: Jimmie Lee Jackson Location: Mack’s Café, Marion, Alabama 36756 Date: February 18, 1965 (shot and beaten) February 26, 1965 (death) Time: Night
Name: Carl Cooper, Aubrey Pollard, Fred Temple Location: Annex of the Algiers Motel, 8301 Woodward Ave. Detroit, MI 48202 Date: July 25, 1967 Time: Just after midnight
Name: Carl Cooper, Aubrey Pollard, Fred Temple Location: Annex of the Algiers Motel, 8301 Woodward Ave. Detroit, MI 48202 Date: July 25, 1967 Time: Just after midnight
Name: Raymond Ferdinand Location: Algiers-Fisher Housing Project, New Orleans, LA Date: November 11, 1980 Time: Unknown
Name: Raymond Ferdinand Location: Algiers-Fisher Housing Project, New Orleans, LA Date: November 11, 1980 Time: Unknown
Name: Sherry Singleton, Reginald Myles, James Billy Location: 1133 Teche St. New Orleans, LA 70114 Date: November 14, 1980 Time: 2:45 am
Name: Sherry Singleton, Reginald Myles, James Billy Location: 1133 Teche St. New Orleans, LA 70114 Date: November 14, 1980 Time: 2:45 am
Name: Eleanor Bumpers Location: Sedgwick Houses, 1551 University Ave. Bronx, NY 10453 Date: October 29, 1984 Time: Unknown
Name: Eleanor Bumpers Location: Sedgwick Houses, 1551 University Ave. Bronx, NY 10453 Date: October 29, 1984 Time: Unknown
Name: Adolph Archie Location: 501 N Rampart St. New Orleans, LA 70112 Date: March 22, 1990 Time: Unknown
Name: Adolph Archie Location: 501 N Rampart St. New Orleans, LA 70112 Date: March 22, 1990 Time: Unknown
Name: Malice Green Location: W. Warren Ave. and 23rd St. Detroit, MI 48208 Date: November 5, 1992 Time: Evening
Name: Malice Green Location: W. Warren Ave. and 23rd St. Detroit, MI 48208 Date: November 5, 1992 Time: Evening
Name: Errol Shaw Jr Location: 16565 Ferguson St. Detroit, MI 48235 Date: August 29, 2000 Time: Afternoon
Name: Errol Shaw Jr Location: 16565 Ferguson St. Detroit, MI 48235 Date: August 29, 2000 Time: Afternoon
Name: Anthony Dwain Lee Location: 9701 Yoakum Dr. Beverly Hills, CA 90210 Date: October 28, 2000 Time: Approximately 1:00 am
Name: Anthony Dwain Lee Location: 9701 Yoakum Dr. Beverly Hills, CA 90210 Date: October 28, 2000 Time: Approximately 1:00 am
Name: Ricardo Esparza Location: 9827 Walnut St. Bellflower, CA 90706 Date: April 3, 2001 Time: Unknown
Name: Ricardo Esparza Location: 9827 Walnut St. Bellflower, CA 90706 Date: April 3, 2001 Time: Unknown
Name: Idriss Stelley Location: The Metreon 135 4th St. San Francisco, CA 94103 Date: June 13, 2001 Time: Late on a Wednesday night
Name: Idriss Stelley Location: The Metreon 135 4th St. San Francisco, CA 94103 Date: June 13, 2001 Time: Late on a Wednesday night
Name: Frank Tranquilino Location: 3300 block of Maxson Rd. El Monte, CA 91732 Date: October 24, 2002 Time: About 4:00pm
Name: Frank Tranquilino Location: 3300 block of Maxson Rd. El Monte, CA 91732 Date: October 24, 2002 Time: About 4:00pm
Name: Danny Woodyard Location: West Point Loma Ave. and Voltaire St. San Diego, CA 92107 Date: February 4, 2003 Time: The morning
Name: Danny Woodyard Location: West Point Loma Ave. and Voltaire St. San Diego, CA 92107 Date: February 4, 2003 Time: The morning
Name: Alberta Spruill Location: 310 West 143rd St. #6F New York 10030 Date: May 16, 2003 Time: 6:10am
Name: Alberta Spruill Location: 310 West 143rd St. #6F New York 10030 Date: May 16, 2003 Time: 6:10am
Name: Raymond Robair Location: 1500 block of Dumaine St. New Orleans, LA 70116 Date: July 30, 2005 Time: Saturday morning
Name: Raymond Robair Location: 1500 block of Dumaine St. New Orleans, LA 70116 Date: July 30, 2005 Time: Saturday morning
Name: Henry Glover Location: Banks of the Mississippi River, New Orleans, LA Date: September 2, 2005 Time: Unknown
Name: Henry Glover Location: Banks of the Mississippi River, New Orleans, LA Date: September 2, 2005 Time: Unknown
Name: Danny Brumfield Sr. Location: Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, 900 Convention Center Blvd. New Orleans, LA 70130 Date: September 3, 2005 Time: About 2:00am
Name: Danny Brumfield Sr. Location: Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, 900 Convention Center Blvd. New Orleans, LA 70130 Date: September 3, 2005 Time: About 2:00am
Name: Ronald Madison and James Brissette Location: Danziger Bridge, US-90 New Orleans, LA 70126 Date: September 4, 2005 Time: Just after 9am
Name: Ronald Madison and James Brissette Location: Danziger Bridge, US-90 New Orleans, LA 70126 Date: September 4, 2005 Time: Just after 9am
Name: Anthony Hayes Location: 1801 Saint Charles Ave. New Orleans, LA 70130 Date: December 26, 2005 Time: 3:00pm
Name: Anthony Hayes Location: 1801 Saint Charles Ave. New Orleans, LA 70130 Date: December 26, 2005 Time: 3:00pm
Name: Mohammad Usman Chaundhry Location: 1435 N. Curson St. Los Angeles, CA 90036 Date: March 25, 2008 Time: 4:00- 4:21am
Name: Mohammad Usman Chaundhry Location: 1435 N. Curson St. Los Angeles, CA 90036 Date: March 25, 2008 Time: 4:00- 4:21am
Name: Julian Alexander Location: 300 block N. Muller St. Anaheim, CA 92801 Date: October 28, 2008 Time: About 1:30am
Name: Julian Alexander Location: 300 block N. Muller St. Anaheim, CA 92801 Date: October 28, 2008 Time: About 1:30am
Name: Oscar Grant Location: Fruitvale Station BART 3401 E 12th St. Oakland, CA 94601 Date: January 1, 2009 Time: 2:15am
Name: Oscar Grant Location: Fruitvale Station BART 3401 E 12th St. Oakland, CA 94601 Date: January 1, 2009 Time: 2:15am
Name: Adolph Grimes III Location: 1700 block of Gov. Nicholls St. New Orleans, LA 70116 Date: January 1, 2009 Time: 3:06am
Name: Adolph Grimes III Location: 1700 block of Gov. Nicholls St. New Orleans, LA 70116 Date: January 1, 2009 Time: 3:06am
Name: Omar J. Edwards Location: Second Ave. near 124th St. New York City, NY 10035 Date: May 28, 2009 Time: 10:20 - 11:20pm
Name: Omar J. Edwards Location: Second Ave. near 124th St. New York City, NY 10035 Date: May 28, 2009 Time: 10:20 - 11:20pm
Name: Efrain Lara Gutierrez Location: 18203 Renwick Rd. Azusa, CA 91720 Date: October 2, 2009 Time: 1:15am
Name: Efrain Lara Gutierrez Location: 18203 Renwick Rd. Azusa, CA 91720 Date: October 2, 2009 Time: 1:15am
Name: Aiyana Jones Location: 4054 Lillibridge St. Detroit, MI 48214 Date: May 16, 2010 Time: A little after midnigh
Name: Aiyana Jones Location: 4054 Lillibridge St. Detroit, MI 48214 Date: May 16, 2010 Time: A little after midnigh
Name: Anthony Aguilar Location: 1850 Morningside Ct. Azusa, CA 91702 Date: June 9, 2010 Time: Early Wednesday Morning
Name: Anthony Aguilar Location: 1850 Morningside Ct. Azusa, CA 91702 Date: June 9, 2010 Time: Early Wednesday Morning
Name: Stephen Bullock Location: 932 E. New York Dr. Altadena, CA 91001 Date: February 18, 2011 Time: 11:30pm
Name: Stephen Bullock Location: 932 E. New York Dr. Altadena, CA 91001 Date: February 18, 2011 Time: 11:30pm
Name: Ramarley Graham Location: East 229th St. Bronx, NY 10466 Date: February 2, 2012 Time: 3:00pm
Name: Ramarley Graham Location: East 229th St. Bronx, NY 10466 Date: February 2, 2012 Time: 3:00pm
Name: Tony Louis Francis Location: 9400 block Alondra Blvd. Bellflower, CA 90706 Date: August 24, 2012 Time: Shortly after 2pm
Name: Tony Louis Francis Location: 9400 block Alondra Blvd. Bellflower, CA 90706 Date: August 24, 2012 Time: Shortly after 2pm
Name: Justin Thompson Location: 4740 Wooddale Ave. Memphis, TN 38118 Date: September 24, 2012 Time: 8:00pm
Name: Justin Thompson Location: 4740 Wooddale Ave. Memphis, TN 38118 Date: September 24, 2012 Time: 8:00pm
Name: Charles Livingston III Location: 2062 Frayser Blvd. Memphis, TN 38127 Date: December 27, 2012 Time: 4:15pm
Name: Charles Livingston III Location: 2062 Frayser Blvd. Memphis, TN 38127 Date: December 27, 2012 Time: 4:15pm
Name: Steven Askew Location: 5267 Knight Arnold Rd. Memphis, TN 38118 Date: January 17, 2013 Time: 9:50 pm
Name: Steven Askew Location: 5267 Knight Arnold Rd. Memphis, TN 38118 Date: January 17, 2013 Time: 9:50 pm
Name: Jordan West-Morson Location: Eight Mile and Gratiot Detroit, MI 48205 Date: May 1, 2013 Time: Evening
Name: Jordan West-Morson Location: Eight Mile and Gratiot Detroit, MI 48205 Date: May 1, 2013 Time: Evening
Name: Tyrone West Location: 1300 block of Kitmore Rd. Baltimore, MD Date: July 18, 2013 Time: Thursday Evening
Name: Tyrone West Location: 1300 block of Kitmore Rd. Baltimore, MD Date: July 18, 2013 Time: Thursday Evening
Name: Ronnie Ledesma Jr Location: 2629 Mt. Vernon Ave. Bakersfield 93306 Date: August 19, 2013 Time: About 8:35pm
Name: Ronnie Ledesma Jr Location: 2629 Mt. Vernon Ave. Bakersfield 93306 Date: August 19, 2013 Time: About 8:35pm
Name: Donte Bennett Location: 200 block of Spring Ct. Baltimore, MD 21231 Date: September 4, 2013 Time: 7:00pm
Name: Donte Bennett Location: 200 block of Spring Ct. Baltimore, MD 21231 Date: September 4, 2013 Time: 7:00pm
Name: Ananias Shaw Location: 1208 Broad St. Selma, AL 36701 Date: December 4, 2013 Time: 2:32pm
Name: Ananias Shaw Location: 1208 Broad St. Selma, AL 36701 Date: December 4, 2013 Time: 2:32pm
Name: George V. King Location: Good Samaritan Hospital 5601 Loch Raven Blvd. Baltimore, MD 21239 Date: May 7, 2014 (date of injury resulting in death) May 12, 2014 (declared brain dead and the ventilator was disconnected) Time: Sometime between 6:30 p.m. and 7:10 p.m.
Name: George V. King Location: Good Samaritan Hospital 5601 Loch Raven Blvd. Baltimore, MD 21239 Date: May 7, 2014 (date of injury resulting in death) May 12, 2014 (declared brain dead and the ventilator was disconnected) Time: Sometime between 6:30 p.m. and 7:10 p.m.
Name: Eric Garner Location: 202 Bay St. Tompkinsville, Staten Island, NY 10301 Date: July 17, 2014 Time: 3:30pm
Name: Eric Garner Location: 202 Bay St. Tompkinsville, Staten Island, NY 10301 Date: July 17, 2014 Time: 3:30pm
Name: Kajieme Powell Location: 8701 Riverview Blvd. Saint Louis, MO 63147 Date: August 19, 2014 Time: Shortly before 1pm
Name: Kajieme Powell Location: 8701 Riverview Blvd. Saint Louis, MO 63147 Date: August 19, 2014 Time: Shortly before 1pm
Name: VonDerrit Myers Location: The corner of Shaw Blvd. and Klemm St. Saint Louis, MO 63110 Date: October 9, 2014 Time: 7:30pm
Name: VonDerrit Myers Location: The corner of Shaw Blvd. and Klemm St. Saint Louis, MO 63110 Date: October 9, 2014 Time: 7:30pm
Name: Ronald Johnson Location: 5300 block of S. King Dr. Chicago, IL 60615 Date: October 13, 2014 Time: Just after midnight
Name: Ronald Johnson Location: 5300 block of S. King Dr. Chicago, IL 60615 Date: October 13, 2014 Time: Just after midnight
Name: Laquan McDonald Location: 4100 block of S. Pulaski Rd. Chicago, IL 60624 Date: October 20, 2014 Time: 9:45pm
Name: Laquan McDonald Location: 4100 block of S. Pulaski Rd. Chicago, IL 60624 Date: October 20, 2014 Time: 9:45pm
Name: Craig Hall Location: 2000 block of 13th Ave. Maywood, IL 60155 Date: October 25, 2014 Time: Pronounced dead at 2:41am
Name: Craig Hall Location: 2000 block of 13th Ave. Maywood, IL 60155 Date: October 25, 2014 Time: Pronounced dead at 2:41am
Name: Christopher Anderson Location: Highland Park Hospital 777 Park Ave. West Highland Park, IL 60035 Date: November 3, 2014 Time: 1:30am
Name: Christopher Anderson Location: Highland Park Hospital 777 Park Ave. West Highland Park, IL 60035 Date: November 3, 2014 Time: 1:30am
Name: Ramiro James Villegas Location: Intersection of SR 178 off ramp at Mt. Vernon Ave. Bakersfield, CA 933306 Date: November 13, 2014 Time: about 9:15pm
Name: Ramiro James Villegas Location: Intersection of SR 178 off ramp at Mt. Vernon Ave. Bakersfield, CA 933306 Date: November 13, 2014 Time: about 9:15pm
Name: Tamir Rice Location: Cudell Recreation Center 1910 West Blvd. Cleveland, OH 44102 Date: November 22, 2014 Time: Around 3:30pm
Name: Tamir Rice Location: Cudell Recreation Center 1910 West Blvd. Cleveland, OH 44102 Date: November 22, 2014 Time: Around 3:30pm
Name: Amilcar Perez Lopez Location: 2800 block of Folsom St. San Francisco, CA 94110 Date: February 26, 2015 Time: around 9:45pm
Name: Amilcar Perez Lopez Location: 2800 block of Folsom St. San Francisco, CA 94110 Date: February 26, 2015 Time: around 9:45pm
Name: Jeff Alexander Location: 1125½ 19th St. Bakersfield, CA 93301 Date: March 17, 2015 Time: Around 7pm Tuesday night
Name: Jeff Alexander Location: 1125½ 19th St. Bakersfield, CA 93301 Date: March 17, 2015 Time: Around 7pm Tuesday night
Name: Megan Hockaday Location: 500 block W Vineyard Ave. Oxnard, CA 93036 Date: March 28, 2015 Time: Early morning
Name: Megan Hockaday Location: 500 block W Vineyard Ave. Oxnard, CA 93036 Date: March 28, 2015 Time: Early morning
Name: Brandon Glenn Location: 52 Winward Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90291 Date: May 5, 2015 Time: About 11:20pm
Name: Brandon Glenn Location: 52 Winward Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90291 Date: May 5, 2015 Time: About 11:20pm
Name: Demouria Hogg Location: Lakeshore Ave. off-ramp Interstate 580 Oakland, CA Date: June 6, 2015 Time: About 8:40am
Name: Demouria Hogg Location: Lakeshore Ave. off-ramp Interstate 580 Oakland, CA Date: June 6, 2015 Time: About 8:40am
Name: Samuel DuBose Location: Rice St. near Thill St. Cincinnati, OH 45219 Date: July 19, 2015 Time: 6:30pm
Name: Samuel DuBose Location: Rice St. near Thill St. Cincinnati, OH 45219 Date: July 19, 2015 Time: 6:30pm
Press
Exhibits
2020
Our Voices, The Pearl Conard Gallery, Mansfield OH
Autumn 2020, The Curated Fridge, Online
2018
Where it Happened, Louise Jones Brown Gallery, Durham, NC
2016
Where it Happened, Nostos Gallery, Nashville, TN
2015
Where it Happened, Brownlee O. Curry Gallery, Nashville, TN
and Living, Watkins Art Gallery, Nashville, TN
Where it Happened, Schlafly Library, St. Louis, MO
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