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Daniel Leyden *COP 1 of 2
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 01/29/2022
Location : Augustine AirBnB
City : Hillsborough
County : Hillsborough
State : Florida
Agency : Hillsborough County SO
Officer(s) : Daniel Leyden
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Officer killed spouse, then self
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Hillsborough County deputy Abigail Bieber was staying at a St. Augustine AirBnB when she was shot and killed by her domestic partner, Hillsborough County Detective
Daniel Leyden who committed suicide after killing her. Both had been officers at the same sheriff’s office in Florida. After the murder, a former girlfriend of Detective Leyden took to public media and disclosed that she had been a domestic violence victim at the hands of the same officer who had killed Bieber.
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John O’Keefe *COP
Age :46
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/29/2022
Location : Fairview Rd
City : Boston
County : Suffolk
State : Massachusetts
Agency : Boston PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by intoxicated girlfriendKilled by intoxicated girlfriend
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Karen Read, 42, girlfriend of Boston police officer John O’Keefe, was allegedly drunk when she hit officer O’Keefe with her car, killing him. A Norfolk County grand jury indicted Read in June on charges of second-degree murder, motor vehicle manslaughter and leaving the scene of a collision causing death. Her defense team alleged that the death was caused by third parties.
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Lorin Marie Readmond *COP
Age :41
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 01/29/2022
Location : Hwy 302
City : Loving County
County : Loving
State : Texas
Agency : Loving County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed in traffic collision on duty
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Loving County deputy Sheriff Lorin Readmondwas driving on Highway 302 to assist with a traffic stop when she crashed into a tractor trailer in front of her and died in the crash. It is unknown how fast she had been driving.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.odmp.org/officer/25904-deputy-sheriff-lorin-marie-readmond
Daniel Sahota*COP
Age :52
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/29/2022
Location : NE 84th Ave
City : Battle Ground
County : Clark
State : Washington
Agency : Clark County SO
Officer(s) : Jonathan Feller
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police in mistaken identity
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Clark County deputy Jonathan Feller was chasing a man accused of armed robbery through a neighborhood when he came upon Daniel Sahota and shot and killed him, mistaking him for the man he had been pursuing. Daniel Sahota, the man killed in mistaken identity, had been an officer at Clark County Sheriff’s Office and in his home when officer Feller arrived and mistook and shot him. This was the second fatal shooting for officer Jonathan Feller, the first being an incident in which he and 2 other deputies shot and killed Kevin Peterson, Jr. a 21-year-old black man in Clark County. Feller was cleared of this second killing as well.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.opb.org/article/2022/01/30/clark-county-deputy-shoots-kills-someone/
https://www.columbian.com/news/2023/jan/18/letter-lack-of-charges-troubling/
https://www.koin.com/news/washington/off-duty-vancouver-police-officer-killed-at-his-home/
Ramon Gutierrez*COP
Age :45
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 01/24/2022
Location : E Beltway+Tidwell Rd
City : Houston
County : Harris
State : Texas
Agency : Harris
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed in crash on duty
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Sergeant Ramon Gutierrez blocking an exit ramp with his motorcycle while providing escort to a heavy load when a woman attempted to drive around him and accidentally hit him on the East Beltway feeder road near Tidwell Road at about 1:00 am.
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Antonio Alvarez *COP 1 of 2
Age :31
Gender :Female
Race : Latinx
Date : 01/24/2022
Location : 1000 block of S Ave E
City : Chicago
County : Cook
State : Illinois
Agency : Illinois State Police
Officer(s) : Antonio Alvarez
Cause of Death : Unknown
Event : Officer shot wife, then himself
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Amanda Alvarez-Calo was in the midst of divorcing her husband and starting a new life when she was found dead of a gunshot wound to the head in her car on the 11000 block of S Ave E in Chicago. Next to her was her husband, Illinois State Police officer Antonio Alvarez, who had killed her, then committed suicide in the car.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2022/1/24/22899665/amanda-alvarez-calo-east-side-homicide
Charles Galloway *COP
Age :47
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/23/2022
Location : 9100 block of Beechnut St
City : Houston
County : Harris
State : Texas
Agency : Harris County Constable’s Office 5
Officer(s) : Charles Galloway
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed on duty
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Corporal Charles Galloway was shot and killed while conducting a traffic stop in the 9100 block of Beechnut Street at about 12:45 am.
The driver of the vehicle he stopped exited the car and opened fire, killing Corporal Galloway.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.odmp.org/officer/25892-corporal-charles-galloway
Anthony Salas
Age :37
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 01/22/2022
Location : Desert
City : Eagle Pass
County : Bexar
State : Texas
Agency : Texas DPS
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Unknown
Event : Killed in unspecified “work-related accident”
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Special Agent Anthony Salas was killed in an unspecified accident near Eagle Pass, Texas, while conducting joint tactical operations with the United States Border Patrol's BORTAC unit.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.odmp.org/officer/25893-special-agent-anthony-salas
Jason Rivera
Age :22
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 01/21/2022
Location : New York
City : New York
County : New York
State : New York
Agency : NYPD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed on duty
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
NYPD officers arrived to a domestic disturbance call, found McNeil in the home and when approaching him, he fired shots. Officers Wilbert D. Mora and Jason Rivera were killed and McNeil injured. McNeil suffered brain trauma and later died at the hospital.
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TOTAL CASUALTIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 2 officers dead.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/lashawn-mcneil-harlem-nypd-shooting-jason-rivera-wilbert-mora/
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/lashawn-mcneil-harlem-nypd-shooting-jason-rivera-wilbert-mora/
Wilbert D. Mora COP 2 of 3
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 01/21/2022
Location : W 135th St
City : New York
County : New York
State : New York
Agency : NYPD
Officer(s) : Sumit Sulan
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed on duty.
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
NYPD officers arrived to a domestic disturbance call, found McNeil in the home and when approaching him, he fired shots. Officers Wilbert D. Mora and Jason Rivera were killed and McNeil injured. McNeil suffered brain trauma and later died at the hospital.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/lashawn-mcneil-harlem-nypd-shooting-jason-rivera-wilbert-mora/
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/lashawn-mcneil-harlem-nypd-shooting-jason-rivera-wilbert-mora/
Jason Rivera COP 1 of 3
Age :22
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 01/21/2022
Location : New York
City : New York
County : New York
State : New York
Agency : NYPD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Unknown
Event : Killed on duty
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
NYPD officers arrived to a domestic disturbance call, found McNeil in the home and when approaching him, he fired shots. Officers Wilbert D. Mora and Jason Rivera were killed and McNeil injured. McNeil suffered brain trauma and later died at the hospital.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/lashawn-mcneil-harlem-nypd-shooting-jason-rivera-wilbert-mora/
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/lashawn-mcneil-harlem-nypd-shooting-jason-rivera-wilbert-mora/
Tyler Lenehan *COP
Age :44
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/21/2022
Location : Hwy 99
City : Sacramento
County : Sacramento
State : California
Agency : Elk Grove PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Unknown
Event : Killed on duty in crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Officer Lenehanof Elk Grove PD died on Friday, January 21, 2022 after suffering major injuries in a motorcycle crash on Highway 99 in Sacramento.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/jermaine-walton-court-tyler-lenehan/
https://www.odmp.org/officer/25889-police-officer-tyler-lenehan
Johnny Patterson *COP
Age :58
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/21/2022
Location : Noah Curtis St
City : Shannon
County : Lee
State : Mississippi
Agency : Lee County School District PD (SRO)
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : SRO struck by car while directing traffic
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
School Resource Officer Johnny Patterson was struck by a car on January 13th, 2022 while directing traffic on Noah Curtis Street in front of Shannon Primary School.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.odmp.org/officer/25891-school-resource-officer-johnny-patterson
Corille Cortez Jones *COP 2 of 2
Age :32
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 01/20/2022
Location : E Shelby Dr+Pleasant Hill Rd
City : Memphis
County : Shelby
State : Tennessee
Agency : Memphis PD
Officer(s) : Corille Cortez Jones
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed in crash on duty
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police Officer CJ Jones was killed in a vehicle crash at the intersection of East Shelby Drive and Pleasant Hill Road at about 2:30 am. He was responding to a call when colliding with 2 other vehicles with significant impact and speed unknown. The driver of one of the other cars was killed in the crash but their name is not mentioned in the countless articles eulogizing the officer while not naming the second fatality involved in this on-duty crash.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.odmp.org/officer/25884-police-officer-corille-cortez-jones
Fernando Uriel Arroyos *COP
Age :27
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 01/10/2022
Location : 1700 block of E 87th St
City : Los Angeles
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : LAPD
Officer(s) : Fernando Uriel Arroyos Cause of
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed off-duty during attempted robbery
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
LAPD Officer Fernando Arroyos was shot and killed when three men attempted to rob him in the 1700 block of East 87th Street after he and his girlfriend had stopped to look at a house that was for sale. Officer Arroyos was taken to a local hospital where he died.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.odmp.org/officer/25864-police-officer-ii-fernando-uriel-arroyos
Diane Gonzalez *COP 2 of 2
Age :
Gender :Female
Race : Unknown
Date : 01/10/2022
Location : East+Chapel St
City : New Haven
County : New Haven
State : Connecticut
Agency : New Haven PD
Officer(s) : Sgt. Scott Aponte, Diane Gonzalez
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed on duty when 2 patrol cars collided
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police Officer Diane Gonzalez on September 10th, 2008, collided with Sergeant Scott Aponte's patrol car while responding to a domestic violence call of East Street and Chapel Street as they both responded to the same call. Sergeant Aponte was killed in the crash, and Officer Gonzalez suffered a traumatic brain injury, causing her to slip into a coma. She died later.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.odmp.org/officer/25860-police-officer-diane-gonzalez
Dario Scott Aponte *COP 1 of 2
Age :56
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/10/2022
Location : Not Disclosed
City : New Haven
County : New Haven
State : Connecticut
Agency : New Haven PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed when 2 patrol cars collided
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police Officer Diane Gonzalez on September 10th, 2008, collided with Sergeant Scott Aponte's patrol car while responding to a domestic violence call of East Street and Chapel Street as they both responded to the same call. Sergeant Aponte was killed in the crash, and Officer Gonzalez suffered a traumatic brain injury, causing her to slip into a coma. She died later.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.odmp.org/officer/19549-sergeant-dario-scott-aponte