Regis Deon Thomas (born June 16, 1970)[1] is an American convicted murderer and Bloods gang member who was sentenced to death for the 1993 murders of Kevin Michael Burrell and James Wayne MacDonald, two officers in the Compton Police Department who were shot dead during a traffic stop in the City of Compton.

[5] Over a year later, on the night of February 22, 1993, at about 11 p.m., Compton Police Officer Kevin Michael Burrell, 29,[6] and Reserve Officer James Wayne MacDonald, 24,[7] made a routine traffic stop in Compton, at the intersection of Rosecrans Avenue and Dwight Avenue, on a red 1992 Chevrolet 454 pickup truck being driven by Thomas.

Both officers were wearing bulletproof vests and were found lying face down near their patrol car with their guns holstered.

[8] Neither officer had notified dispatchers to report the traffic stop or request a background check on the truck's license plates.

A massive manhunt ensued after the officers' deaths, which led to five arrests in other cases, solving three murders and two attempted killings.

[10] Compton police officers Timothy M. Brennan and Robert Ladd were a part of the task force that was formed in the wake of the murders that ultimately led to the arrest and conviction of Thomas.