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Luca Sizemore *COP
Age :24
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/09/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Atlanta
County : Fulton
State : Georgia
Agency : Atlanta Police Department
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Officer committed suicide
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Officer Lucas Sizemore, a recent graduate and rookie officer with Atlanta PD, committed suicide shortly after graduation.
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Clifford Saintvil *COP
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 01/08/2024
Location : Southern State Parkway
City : New York
County : Queens
State : New York
Agency : NYPD
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Officer killed in car crash on way to work
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
NYPD officer Clifford Saintvil of NYPD crashed and died on the way to work.
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Adam Lapkowski
Age :37
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/06/2024
Location : Poquetanuck Cemetery
City : Waterford
County : Saratoga
State : New York
Agency : Waterford Police Department
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Officer suicide
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
| Officer Adam Lapkowski was found dead from suicide at the cemetery where his mother was buried. His mother had been murdered in 1996. |
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Kenya Galloway *COP
Age :44
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 01/05/2024
Location : Atlanta Public Safety Annex on Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway
City : Atlanta
County : Cobb
State : Georgia
Agency : Atlanta Police Department
Cause of Death : Medical Emergency
Event : Officer found dead at beginning of shift
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
An Atlanta police officer was found dead in his vehicle from medical emergency at the beginning of his shift in the parking lot of the Atlanta Public Safety Annex on Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway.
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Jeremy Malone *COP 2 of 2
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/04/2024
Location : Dollar General on Highway 98
City : Lucedale
County : Perry
State : Mississippi
Agency : George County Sheriff’s Office
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed on duty
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
George County deputy Jeremy Malone stopped a man who shot and killed him and fled. The man fled to Perry County and died in a shootout with more police.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wjtv.com/news/state/update-george-county-sheriffs-deputy-suspect-killed/
Eric Minix *COP
Age :31
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/04/2024
Location : I-85
City : Lanett
County : Coweta
State : Georgia
Agency : Coweta County Sheriff’s Office
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Officer run over and killed by another officer
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
During a chase for a stolen car, a Coweta County deputy ran over and killed Deputy Eric Minix, the K9 handler.
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Justin Smith *COP
Age :60
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/02/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Stone
County : Stone
State : Arkansas
Agency : Stone County Sheriff’s Office
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed on duty
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Stone County deputy Justin Smith was killed on 01/02/2024.
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Jake Freeman *COP
Age :30
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/02/2024
Location :
City : Las Vegas
County : Clark
State : Nevada
Agency : LVMPD Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Las Vegas Metro PD officer Jake Freeman was arrested on December 31, 2023 for aggravated stalking and attempted home burglary and destroying of property at his ex-wife's home. Several hours after his release, he committed suicide.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.8newsnow.com/investigators/las-vegas-police-officer-dies-by-suicide-hours-after-arrest/
Victor Claudio *COP
Age :53
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/01/2024
Location : 800 block of E. 152nd Street
City : Cleveland
County : Cuyahoga
State : Ohio
Agency : CPD Cleveland Police Department
Cause of Death : Medical Emergency
Event : Officer Victor Claudio suffered an on-duty medical emergency and died.
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.cleveland19.com/2024/01/01/cleveland-police-officer-dies-duty/
DeMarrio Bryant *COP
Age :43
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 12/31/2023
Location : US-90
City : Quincy
County : Gadsden
State : Florida
Agency : Tallahassee Police Department
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by on-duty crash Disposition : No Known charges
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Officer DeMarrio Bryant died in a crash involving his motorcycle on New Year’s Eve.
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Philip Dale Nix *COP
Age :50
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 12/30/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Greensboro
County : Guilford
State : North Carolina
Agency : Greensboro PD
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Off-duty officer killed after witnessing shoplifting of beer
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Officer Philip Dale Nix of the Greensboro PD was off-duty and allegedly witnessed a teenager walking out of a convenience store without paying for some beer, got into an unknown altercation and was shot and killed.
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Tuan LE *COP
Age :36
Gender :Male
Race : Asian
Date : 12/29/2023
Location : 400 block of Embarcadero
City : Oakland
County : Alameda
State : Colorado
Agency : Oakland Police Department
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Officer killed on duty during burglary at cannabis dispensary
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
https://abc7news.com/opd-oakland-police-officer-killed-880-freeway/14239216/
SOURCE LINKS :
An Oakland PD officer was shot and killed while driving in a vehicle overnight during a critical event at a cannabis dispensary believed to be a possible burglary. Details are still unclear. The officer has not been identified yet. This page will be updated when information becomes available.
Mark McIntyre *COP
Age :55
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 12/29/2023
Location : Deason Street
City : Griffin
County : Spalding
State : Georgia
Agency : Spalding County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Deputy killed on duty
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A still unnamed deputy from Spalding County arrived at a domestic violence call and was shot and killed. No further details have been available at this time. This page will be updated when information is released.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/possible-shooting-investigation-underway-in-griffin
Watson Morgan *COP 1 of 4
Age :49
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 12/29/2023
Location : 10 Clydesdale Ct
City : New City
County : Rockland
State : New York
Agency : Bronxville Police Department
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Officer killed 3 of his family members, then self
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Officer Watson Morgan of the Bronxville Police Department murdered his wife Ornela Morgan, 43, and his sons, ages 10 and 12, then himself.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://abc7ny.com/four-family-members-found-dead-new-city-rockland-county/14245571/
Robert Silver *COP
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 12/28/2023
Location : 6100 block of Genaw Township
City : Clay Township
County : St. Clair
State : Michigan
Agency : Clay Township Police Department
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Officer killed during eviction
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Officer Robert Silver, a court officer, was serving an eviction notice on 12/28/2023 in the 6100 block of Genaw Road in Clay Township. When he did not return to work all day, other officers went to look for him and found him shot to death at the residence. The man whom he was to evict was arrested.
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Mark Kordis *COP
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 12/28/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Louisville
County : Jefferson
State : Kentucky
Agency : LVMPD - Louisville Metropolitan Police Department
Cause of Death : Medical Emergency
Event : Died off-duty from unknown medical emergency
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Louisville Officer Mark Kordis suffered a medical emergency and died
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Justin Whipps *COP
Age :30
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 12/26/2023
Location : East Mississippi Correctional Facility
City : Lost Gap
County : Lauderdale
State : Mississippi
Agency : Lauderdale County SO
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed on duty
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A correctional officer shot a captain in the head and killed him inside of the prison
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Ricky Del Fiorentino *COP
Age :48
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 12/26/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Fort Bragg
County : Mendocino
State : California
Agency : Forr Bragg PD
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed on duty
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Officer Ricky Del Fiorentino was shot and killed while pursuing a man wanted by police
SOURCE LINKS :
http://thepinetree.net/index.php?module=announce&ANN_id=39823&ANN_user_op=vie
Joshua Malloy *COP
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 12/24/2023
Location : Road 49
City : Gilcrest
County : Weld
State : Colorado
Agency : Adams County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed on duty in crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A vehicle swerved into oncoming traffic, killing an off-duty Colorado officer.
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Juan Tierney Hall *COP
Age :42
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 12/20/2023
Location : 2100 block of Emerald Point Drive
City : Tuscaloosa
County : Jefferson
State : Alabama
Agency : efferson County SO
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Off-duty officer killed after targeting and shooting a man
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Jefferson County Deputy Juan Tierney Hall knocked on a door, gun in hand, while off-duty and when the unnamed 33-year-old man opened the door, the deputy opened fire and injured him. The injured man fired back and an injured Deputy Hall ran and collapsed in a grassy area and died. The deputy was not acting in the line of duty and it is unclear why he pursued and shot a man.
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Dan Didato *COP
Age :47
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 12/19/2023
Location : Taconic State Parkway
City : Fishkill
County : Dutchess
State : New York
Agency : East Fishkill PD
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Officer killed in on-duty crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
An officer was on duty when his patrol vehicle hit a tree and he died.
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Joshua Hamilton
Age :34
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 12/18/2023
Location : SR 503 + Ray Road
City : Gratis
County : Preble
State : Ohio
Agency : Preble County SO
Cause of Death : Unknown
Event : Deputy and bystander killed by unsafe driving during alle
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Deputy Joshua Hamilton was driving a police cruiser on road patrol. Deputy Hamilton was allegedly pursuing a vehicle at high speeds when he crashed into oncoming traffic and killed bystander Michael Eugene Gayhart, 36. When the dashcam video was released, it was visible that the deputies were driving very fast on a very narrow country road in the dark, came upon a leftward curve and apparently due to their speed could not navigate the angle of the curve and instead cut across the curve diagonally into oncoming traffic. There was a vehicle in its own lane being driven by Gayhart when the deputy cut across into oncoming traffic and caused the head-on crash in oncoming traffic. The deputy and other driver whom he hit head-on in his land, Gayhart, were both killed. Police never disclosed whom they were chasing and why and whether the chase was valid and authorized by superiors.
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Of note, no pursuit can be seen in the video provided by the Preble County Sheriff’s Office to media which is linked below. It must be believed or assumed that they were pursuing someone but no vehicle ahead or elsewhere can be seen, only brief dashcam video of a cruiser racing down a small country road with the impact edited out. The curve appears 90 degrees on map and leads through minimally populated cornfields. Only an officer driving too fast to safely navigate the sharp curve cutting across it due to his unsafe speeds and without confirmation that a valid chase had ever taken place was presented to media on December 29, 2023 by police.
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Preble County reportedly shut down roads for the funeral procession of the officer and celebrated him as a hero, gaslighting past the fact that the deputy had caused his own as well as the death of a bystander.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.whio.com/news/local/update-sheriffs-deputy-killed-preble-county-crash/I7UGYHXN7JFZZMGAMHZVCERHA4/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V84Xg_EK8y4
John Simpson
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 12/13/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Edenton
County : Chowan
State : North Carolina
Agency : Edenton Police Department
Cause of Death : Unknown
Event : Died suddenly and unexpectedly while off-duty at home
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
| Officer John Simpson of the Edenton PD died suddenly unexpectedly at home from undisclosed causes. |
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.witn.com/2023/12/18/edenton-police-mourn-death-longtime-sergeant/
Stephen Gibson *COP
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 12/12/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Somervell
County : Somervell
State : Texas
Agency : Somervell County SO
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed in vehicle crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
An investigator with the Somervell County Sheriff’s Office was killed in a two-vehicle collision Wednesday morning.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.police1.com/officer-down/texas-sheriffs-office-investigator-killed-in-on-duty-crash
Brandon Joyner *COP
Age :46
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 12/11/2023
Location :
City : Smyrna
County : Rutherford
State : Tennessee
Agency : LaVergne PD
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Officer died in single vehicle crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Officer Brandon Joyner was found in a ditch full of water after having crashed his vehicle. He was deceased. It is not known what led up to the accident.
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Byard Cummings *COP
Age :53
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 12/10/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Samburg
County : Obion
State : Tennessee
Agency : Samburg PD
Cause of Death : Medical Emergency
Event : Died on duty from medical emergency
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police chief Byard Cummings helped take down a beaver dam that was causing flooding. He did not feel well when he left the scene and was found dead of a heart attack at his office shortly thereafter.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.odmp.org/officer/26870-chief-of-police-christopher-byard-cummings
Timothy Siwula *COP
Age :34
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 12/09/2023
Location : 179th Street and La Grange Road
City : Chicago
County : Cook
State : Illinois
Agency : Chicago PD
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Off-duty officer involved in fatal crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
An off-duty Chicago PD officer who has not been named yet was involved in a crash on 179th Street and LaGrange Road in Tinley Park at 2:30 a.m. when running into another driver. The officer died from injuries. No more information is available yet.
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Steven Iguess *COP
Age :49
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 12/06/2023
Location : Mermentau River
City : Welsh
County : Cameron Parish
State : Louisiana
Agency : Welsh PD
Cause of Death : Unknown
Event : Drowned off-duty
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
fficer Steven Iguess went fishing on the Mermentau River and vanished on Thanksgiving Day. His body was found a week later on 12/06/2023. He had drowned.
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Russell Earl Lavarl Jones *COP
Age :36
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 12/06/2023
Location : Pamlico County Detention Center
City : Bayboro
County : Pamlico
State : North Carolina
Agency : Pamlico County SO
Cause of Death : Medical Emergency
Event : Died on duty from medical emergency
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Sergeant Russell Jones suffered a fatal heart attack after responding to a disruptive inmate at the Pamlico County Detention Center in Bayboro.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.corrections1.com/lodd/n-c-detention-officer-dies-after-suffering-medical-emergency
https://www.odmp.org/officer/26862-sergeant-russell-earl-lavarl-jones
Paul Tracey *COP 2 of 2
Age :57
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 12/06/2023
Location : Totten Pond Rd
City : Waltham
County : Middlesex
State : Massachusetts
Agency : Waltham PD
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by fleeing motorist
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Officer Paul Tracey was working at a road construction site when a vehicle made a U-turn on the road, hit a vehicle, kept driving, hit and killed Officer Paul Tracey and a 36-year-old construction worker on the road, then pulled a knife and at knife point stole a police cruiser and drove away in it. He abandoned the cruiser and fled on foot and was arrested. Officer Paul Tracey and the unnamed 36-year-old road worker both died from the impact of the fleeing car.
Source links :
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wcvb.com/article/crash-totten-pond-road-waltham-massachusetts/46057299
Paul Martin *COP
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 12/06/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Bismarck
County : Mercer
State : North Dakota
Agency : Bismarck PD
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed while placing stop sticks
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Republican Senator Kevin Cramer’s son Ian Cramer was in the process of being taken to the emergency room for acute hallucinations. He was known to be mentally ill. In the emergency room, he jumped in the driver’s seat of his sister’s car and drove away. The Mercer County Sheriff’s Office chased him into Hazen, ND. A deputy had parked his vehicle on the side of the road and was placing stop sticks to stop Cramer when Cramer crashed into the empty patrol car and accidentally killed the deputy who was placing stop sticks at the time to stop the fleeing vehicle.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kfyrtv.com/2023/12/07/mercer-county-sheriffs-deputy-dies-during-pursuit/
Jimmy Nowak *COP
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 12/03/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Oak Creek
County : Milwaukee
State : Wisconsin
Agency : Milwaukee PD
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Officer killed in off-duty crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Milwaukee PD officer Jimmy Nowak was injured in an off-duty crash and died from his injuries days later in the hospital. He had been severaly intoxicated with a BAC of 0.241.
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Gregory Furtado *COP
Age :41
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 12/03/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Cape and Islands District
County : Barnstable
State : Massachusetts
Agency : Massachusetts State Police
Cause of Death : Unknown
Event : Died on duty suddenly and mysteriously, no disclosure on cause of death
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Narcotics Sgt. Greg Furtado of the Massachusetts State Police died suddenly and allegedly “tragically.” The cause of death was not disclosed.
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Michael Abbate *COP 1 of 2
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 11/30/2023
Location :
City : Las Vegas
County : Clarke
State : Nevada
Agency : Las Vegas Metro PD
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed on duty by DUI driver
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Trooper Alberto Felix and Sergeant Michael Abbate were struck and killed by a drunk driver at 3:23 a.m. off Interstate 15 near D Street in Las Vegas. He and Trooper Abbate were checking on a different drunk driver when killed.
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Alberto Felix *COP 2 of 2
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 11/30/2023
Location : I-15
City : Las Vegas
County : Clarke
State : Nevada
Agency : Las Vegas Metro PD
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed on duty by DUI driver
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Trooper Alberto Felix and Sergeant Michael Abbate were struck and killed by a drunk driver at 3:23 a.m. off Interstate 15 near D Street in Las Vegas. He and Trooper Abbate were checking on a different drunk driver when killed.
SOURCE LINKS :
ttps://www.odmp.org/officer/26840-trooper-alberto-felix
Brian Manecke *COP
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 11/30/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Richmond
County : Lincoln
State : Georgia
Agency : Richmond County SO
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide while under investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Richmond County Sheriff’s investigator Brian Manecke posted images of 2 young girls in “Taboo” with a host of suggestive comments by group members in a FB group. The parents of the young girls were both cops and an investigation began. Investigator Manecke disappeared and was found dead in his vehicle 9 days later, allegedly from suicide.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wrdw.com/video/2023/12/01/gbi-wraps-up-investigation-deputy-who-killed-himself/
Michael Moran *COP 2 of 2
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 11/29/2023
Location : S Broadway
City : Cortez
County : Montezuma
State : Colorado
Agency : Cortez PD
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed on duty
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
K9 officer Michael Moran traffic-stopped a vehicle in Cortez. It is currently unknown what transpired but a shootout between Officer Moran and an unidentified man occurred and Officer Moran was shot and injured, later died in the hospital. Police chased the man and found him on Highway 160-491 was killed in the line of duty on 11/29/2023.
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Edwin Espinoza *COP
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 11/27/2023
Location : 95th+Harlem
City : Chicago
County : Cook
State : Illinois
Agency : Chicago PD
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Off-duty officer died in crash for unknown reasons
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Probation officer Edwin Espinoza died in a single vehicle crash on the freeway offramp. It is unknown what led to this early morning crash.
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Jeremy Cole
Age :49
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 11/23/2023
Location : Interstate 95, northbound lanes
City : Newbury
County : Essex
State : Massachusetts
Agency : Endicott College Police Department
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Officer died in crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 11/23/2023, Jeremy Cole, a 49-year-old Endicott College police sergeant, was involved in a fatal wrong-way crash while returning home from his shift. A Tesla traveling southbound in the northbound lanes of Interstate 95 collided head-on with Cole's Chevrolet Trailblazer. Emergency responders found both drivers trapped in their vehicles. Tragically, Cole died at the scene, while the Tesla's 40-year-old driver sustained serious injuries and was transported via airlift to a nearby hospital. Authorities are investigating the crash and anticipate filing charges against the driver of the Tesla.
NUMBER OF CASUALTIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 1 fatality.
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Last Update: 11/29/2024
SOURCE LINKS :
1. https://people.com/police-officer-dead-after-wrong-way-crash-on-thanksgiving-morning-8753229
2. https://www.yahoo.com/news/massachusetts-college-officer-exeter-killed-040632929.html
3. https://newschannel9.com/news/local
Ciji Graham *COP
Age :34
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 11/21/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Greensboro
County : Guilford
State : North Carolina
Agency : Greensboro Police Department
Cause of Death : Unknown
Event : Died suddenly in her sleep
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Greensboro PD officer Ciji Graham died suddenly from allegedly natural causes in her home.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wxii12.com/article/greensboro-police-department-officer-dies-north-carolina/45908039