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This is a list of people killed by non-military law enforcement officers in Poland, both on duty and off, and regardless of reason or method. Inclusion in the lists implies neither wrongdoing nor justification on the part of the person killed or the officer involved; the listing merely documents the occurrence of a death.

Since 1990

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Date Name (age)
of deceased 		Description
2021-04-19 N.N. (36) Police officers shot dead man after he rammed three police cars and aimed at the officers with a gun.[1]
2020-12-22 N.N. (32) Police officers used tear gas against aggressively behaving driver, who later died in a hospital.[2]
2020-06-27 Dariusz M. (28) Police officer shot dead man accused of stealing fuel.[3]
2020-06-18 N.N. (31) Police officer shot dead woman who attacked him with knife.[4]
2019-11-14 N.N. (21) Police officer shot dead man who tried to escape from identity check. He was armed with scissors.[5]
2019-07-26 N.N. (30) Police officer shot dead man who attacked him with knife[6]
2018-07-21 N.N. Police officer shot seven times drunk man who tried to escape from police. He died next day in hospital[7]
2018-05-23 N.N. (43) Police officer shot dead man armed with pneumatic gun who was vandalizing police car.[8]
2017-12-15 Adrian Z. Police officer shot dead gangster during arrest[9]
2017-12-02 N.N. (42) Police officers shot dead man who opened machine gun fire of them[10]
2017-06-21 N.N. Police officer shot dead man who tried to escape after robbing a gas station[11]
2016-12-31 Cezary S. Łukasz M. killed a trader of cigarettes and alcohol Cezary S. with six gunshots, to whom he owed 20,000 PLN[12]
2016-08-12 N.N. (22) Police officer shot dead man who tried to escape from road check. He was sentenced to one and a half years in prison in 2019[13]
2016-05-15 Igor Stachowiak (26) Igor Stachowiak was tased multiple times by four police officers, which may have caused his death. The officers were sentenced to from 2 to 2.5 years in prison in 2019[14]
2015-05-02 Dawid D. (27) Pseudo-fan died after being shot with rubber bullet during riots after football match. Police officer who killed him was later cleared of charges[15]
2014-12-15 N.N. Police officer shot dead man who robbed the bank[16]
2014-07-14 N.N. (56) Police officers shot an aggressively behaving psychiatric hospital patient in the thigh and torso. He died later on the operating table[17]
2011-01-15 Andrzej Swoszowski (28) Police officers opened fire at a stolen car[18]
2010-10-10 N.N. (69) Police officers shot dead man who opened fire of them[19]
2010-05-24 Maxwell Itoya Max Itoya died after being shot when trying to talk to the policeman
2009-10-16 Krzysztof K. Man died after shootout with police[20]
2009-06-13 Grzegorz P. Police officer shot dead mentally sick man who attacked him with knife. He was later cleared of charges[21]
2006-07-27 Marcin K. (21) Motorcyclist was shot ten times after he didn't stop for security check. He died from spine wounds[22]
2004-10-09 N.N. Police officers shot dead gangster during arrest[23]
2004-05-08 Monika Kelm (23) Police shot dead two people during riots[24]
Damian Tybura (19)
2004-04-29 Łukasz T. (19) Police officers opened fire at car which didn't stop for security check[25]
2003-06-13 Józef Ł. Police officers shot dead gangster who was trying to steal his gun[26]
2003-01-21 Piotr R. Two gangsters were killed in shootout with police.[27]
Krzysztof M.
2002-08-06 N.N. (37) Man was killed in shootout with police after he shot them with shotgun[28]
2002-06-22 N.N. Man was killed in shootout with police after trying to rob bureau de change with gas weapon[29]
2001-01-28 Sierhij K. He was shot dead after he didn't stop for security check[30]
2000-06-23 N.N. Police officers shot dead man who opened fire of them[31]
2000-03-14 Ryszard Karczewski Police officer mistakenly shot dead vet while trying to catch tiger[32]
2000-01-08 Krzysztof P. (26) Police officers shot dead car thief[33]
1999-10-15 Valeri Bermes (34) Anti-terrorist units killed gangster after he opened fire on them[34]
1999-06-16 Michał Filipek (23) He was killed by four police officers who have beaten him with batons. Three of them were later sentenced to years in prison.[35]
1998-01-10 Przemysław Czaja (13) Police officer caught up to a member of the group crossing the street on red light, the 13-year-old Przemysław Czaja, and repeatedly hit his head and neck using his baton. At 8:20 p.m. the boy died.
1997-03-09 Robert R. (25) Police officer was trying to catch a criminal. He shot his firearm into the air which alarmed men who approached him while carrying baseball bats. He shot two of them dead and injured third. In 1999 he was sentenced for years in prison, however he was pardoned by president in 2002.[36][37]
Stanisław Ż. (54)
1997-01-06 Robert J. (19) Police officer shot dead man during interrogation at the police station. He was later sentenced for 15 years in prison[38]

1945–1990

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Date Name (age)
of deceased 		Description
1984-10-19 Jerzy Popiełuszko (37) He was beaten to death by three Security Police officers.
1982-10-13 Bogdan Włosik (20) Killed during demonstration
1981-12-17 Antoni Browarczyk (20) Mistakenly shot to head by police officer
Andrzej Pełka Killed during pacification of Wujek
1981-12-16
Zenon Zając (31) Killed during pacification of Wujek
Zbigniew Wilk (30)
Bogusław Kopczak (28)
Ryszard Józef Gzik (35)
Józef Krzysztof Giza (24)
1970-12 Jerzy Matelski Killed during Polish protests of 1970[39]
Józef Widerlik
Kazimierz Stojecki
Andrzej Peszyński
Stefan Mosiewicz
Kazimierz Zastawny
Bogdan Sypka
Zygmunt Polito
Zygmunt Gliniecki
Jerzy Kuchcik
Waldemar Zajczenko
Brunon Drywa
Stanisław Sieradzan
Zbigniew Godlewski
Ludwik Piernicki
Jan Kałużny
Zbigniew Wycichowski
Józef Pawiowski
Jan Polechoński
Zbigniew Nastały
Marian Wójcik
Stanisław Lewandowski
Janusz Żebrowski
Jerzy Skonieczka
Apolinary Formela
1970-12-18 Tadeusz Marian Sawicz (22) Shot to head by police officer while walking out of bar
1970-12-15 Waldemar Rebinin (26) Killed during Polish protests of 1970
1951-05-10 Józef Padewski (57) He was tortured to death by officers of the Ministry of Public Security of Poland
1947-05-04 Edward Cytrian Police officer shot dead boy in Mały Płock during an event.[40]

1918–1939

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Date Name (age)
of deceased 		Description
1937 114 individuals According to speech of Prime Minister in Sejm in 1937[41]
1936 149 individuals 157 killed by police in 1936 totally
1936-03-23 Józef Cieślik Killed in Semperit strike[42]
Jan Jędrygas
Janina Krasicka
Andrzej Proc
Jan Szwed
Jan Szybiak
Piotr Wrona
Antoni Żłobiński
1935 143 individuals
1934 118 individuals
1933 145 individuals
1932 141 individuals
1921-08-19 Stefan Cyburski (22) Killed during 1921 Rawicz riots
Władysław Dąbrowicz (18)
Franciszek Robaszyński (23)
Wincenty Szukalski (37)
Kazimierz Szwarc (17)
Jan Tatarek (22)
Jan Tyca (26)
1920-04-26 Kazimierz Bogdaszewski Killed during 1920 Posen strike
Józef Dereziński
Stefan Domagała
Michał Dziembalski
Franciszek Krzyśko
Jan Mieloch
Marcin Ratajczak
Kazimierz Szkudlarek
Stanisław Tukaj

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Pościg i strzały z policyjnej broni. Nie żyje 36-latek". 19 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Płock: śmierć po policyjnym pościgu. "Szarpał się, kopał, miał bełkotliwą mowę"". 22 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Podhale. 28-latek zastrzelony przez policję miał wkrótce zostać ojcem". 29 June 2020.
  4. ^ "31-latka śmiertelnie postrzelona przez policjanta. Wcześniej zaatakowała funkcjonariuszy nożami". 19 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Policjant zastrzelił mężczyznę przy próbie wylegitymowania". 14 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Policjant śmiertelnie postrzelił 30-latka, który dźgnął go nożem". 27 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Policjant, który postrzelił mężczyznę na olsztyńskim Zatorzu, usłyszał zarzut". 16 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Zastrzelony przed komisariatem 43-latek miał przy sobie broń pneumatyczną". 24 May 2018.
  9. ^ "Antyterrorysta śmiertelnie postrzelił mężczyznę. Będzie śledztwo". 15 December 2017.
  10. ^ "Strzelanina pod Wrocławiem. Nie żyje policjant i gangster". 3 December 2017.
  11. ^ "Strzelanina na Dolnym Śląsku. Jedna osoba nie żyje, ranny jest także policjant". 21 June 2017.
  12. ^ "Ruszył proces policjanta, który zastrzelił handlarza. Zrobił to, by nie musieć oddawać mu długu". 29 March 2018.
  13. ^ "Policjant zastrzelił uciekającego kierowcę. Jest wyrok". 11 April 2019.
  14. ^ "Four policemen sentenced for prison in Igor Stachowiak's death trial". 21 June 2019.
  15. ^ "Trzy lata temu zginął kibic postrzelony w Knurowie. Śledztwo umorzone". 2 May 2018.
  16. ^ "Napad na bank w Sosnowcu. Policjant zastrzelił złodzieja. Śledztwo zostało umorzone". 22 June 2015.
  17. ^ "Policjanci zastrzelili pacjenta szpitala w Rudzie Śl. "Nie przekroczyli uprawnień" – prokurator". 12 March 2015.
  18. ^ "Policjant zastrzelił kierowcę w Tuchowie. Są zarzuty!". 9 May 2013.
  19. ^ "Strzelanina na górze Żar. Desperat nie żyje, turysta jest ranny". 10 October 2010.
  20. ^ "STRZELANINA W DUSZNIKACH – NOWE FAKTY". 19 November 2010.
  21. ^ "Policjanci zastrzelili psychicznie chorego. Sąd: niewinni". 9 April 2014.
  22. ^ "Policja zastrzeliła 21-letniego motocyklistę". 28 July 2006.
  23. ^ "Policyjna zasadzka na gangsterów w Kutnie". 9 October 2004.
  24. ^ "Śmierć przyszła na juwenalia". 14 May 2004.
  25. ^ "Policjanci zastrzelili 19-latka. Sprawa wróciła do sądu". 17 July 2013.
  26. ^ "Policja zastrzeliła bandytę". 14 June 2003.
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  28. ^ "Stracił pracę i nie żyje". 8 August 2002.
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  30. ^ "Policja polowała na tygrysa. Zginął weterynarz". 29 September 2001.
  31. ^ "Strzelanina w centrum Głogowa". 27 June 2000.
  32. ^ "Policja polowała na tygrysa. Zginął weterynarz". 14 March 2011.
  33. ^ "Złodziej zginął w strzelaninie". 8 January 2000.
  34. ^ ""Wowka" zastrzelony!". 15 October 1999.
  35. ^ "Funkcjonariusz winny nieumyślnego spowodowania śmierci Michała Filipka". 11 June 2002.
  36. ^ "Prezydent ułaskawił policjanta z Bródna – Jana G." 6 April 1998.
  37. ^ "Ułaskawić sierżanta Galę". 2 April 2002.
  38. ^ "Piętnaście lat więzienia dla komendanta". 2 May 1998.
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  41. ^ "Krwawe strajki w II RP". 30 May 2016.
  42. ^ "Kraków – pomnik na grobach robotników Semperitu". 3 January 2015.
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