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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
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
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
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.
SOURCE LINKS :
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
Rhonda Jean Russell
Age :47
Gender :Female
Race : Unknown
Date : 11/17/2021
Location : 615 Fourth Street
City : Altoona
County : Blair
State : Pennsylvania
Agency : Altoona Police Department (APD)
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Officer killed by friendly fire
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On November 17, 2021, 47-year-old corrections officer Rhonda Jean Russell was fatally shot by an Altoona Police Department officer at Central Court, located at 615 Fourth Street, Altoona, Pennsylvania. Christopher James Aikens, a 54-year-old inmate from Blair County Jail, was at the courthouse for a scheduled hearing when he allegedly assaulted Officer Russell and took her firearm. In response, an Altoona police officer fired a single round at Aikens but accidentally struck and killed Officer Russell by friendly fire. The Pennsylvania State Police are investigating the incident.
SOURCE LINKS :
1. https://www.wtaj.com/news/local-news/blair-county-corrections-officer-shot-and-killed-in-altoona/
2. https://www.wpxi.com/news/top-stories/corrections-officer-shot-altoona-courthouse/UGX5FFQIVJHQZAZ3P7K6F2JDFE/
Nicholas Ouellette
Age :16
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/10/2021
Location : I-89
City : Bow
County : Merrimack
State : New Hampshire
Agency : Bow Police Department
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Officer crashed his vehicle for undisclosed reasons
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 09/10/2021, Officer Thomas Ouellette, 44, of the Bow Police Department, was driving his personal Ford Expedition southbound on I-89 when his vehicle drifted from the right-hand travel lane into the breakdown lane. The vehicle struck the rear of a parked, disabled tractor-trailer truck. Two of Officer Ouellette’s children, Nicholas Ouellette, 16, and Gavin Ouellette, 6, were killed in the collision. While the media did not confirm his on-duty status, it is assumed he was off-duty as he was driving his personal vehicle.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES DURING THIS INCIDENT: 2 fatalities
SOURCE LINKS :
• https://www.concordmonitor.com/Two-children-killed-in-I-89-crash-in-Bow-42327996
• https://www.unionleader.com/news/safety/two-boys-killed-in-i-89-crash-are-sons-of-bow-police-officer/article_d69dff3e-d41b-50fc-9c35-d365fc7d5bfc.html
• https://www.wmur.com/article/bow-police-officer-sons-killed-in-i-89-crash/37533138
Daniel Paul Cox
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 07/31/2021
Location : State Route 86
City : Sells
County : Pima
State : Arizona
Agency : U.S. Border Patrol
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Officer killed in on-duty crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On July 31, 2021, at approximately 12:20 a.m., Supervisory Border Patrol Agent Daniel Paul Cox, a 24-year veteran of the agency and a U.S. Army veteran, was killed in a head-on collision on State Route 86 near Sells, Arizona. The crash involved his Border Patrol vehicle and another car. Both Cox and the other driver were pronounced dead at the scene. The incident is under investigation by the Tohono O’odham Police Department.
TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES: 2 fatalities
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/border-patrol-agent-2nd-driver-killed-in-crash-in-arizona
Jesse Peter Madsen
Age :45
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/09/2021
Location : I-275
City : Tampa
County : Hillsborough
State : Florida
Agency : Tampa Police Department
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed in the line of duty
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Officer Jesse Peter Madsen, 45, served with the Tampa Police Department for 16 years. On March 9, 2021, around 1 a.m., Officer Madsen was killed after he veered into oncoming traffic on I-275 to intercept a wrong-way driver, Joshua Daniel Montague. The collision resulted in the deaths of both Officer Madsen and Montague. Officer Madsen was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and is survived by his wife and three children.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.odmp.org/officer/25185-officer-jesse-peter-madsen
Dominic J. Winum
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/26/2021
Location : 700 block Marksville Road
City : Stanley
County : Page
State : Virginia
Agency : Page County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed on duty
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On February 26, 2021, Officer Dominic J. Winum initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle. Before he could exit his patrol vehicle, the driver, Dakota G. Richards, exited his vehicle and opened fire, killing Officer Winum. Richards fled the scene into nearby woods. Police later found him hiding in a barn. Richards allegedly made a threatening movement, and deputies shot and killed him in response.
TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES: 2 fatalities
SOURCE LINKS :
Michael J. Magli
Age :30
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/17/2021
Location : East Lake Road and Forelock Road
City : Tarpon Springs
County : Pinellas
State : Florida
Agency : Pinellas County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police during pursuit
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Deputy Michael J. Magli of the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office was killed during a police pursuit incident. He had positioned his patrol car in the median at East Lake Road and Forelock Road to deploy stop sticks designed to puncture tires of a fleeing vehicle. Robert Allen Holzaepfel, 33, who was allegedly driving under the influence and on a suspended license, struck and killed Magli with his truck during the pursuit.
SOURCE LINKS :
Darian Jarrott
Age :28
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 02/04/2021
Location : Unknown
City : Deming
County : Luna
State : New Mexico
Agency : New Mexico State Police, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after traffic stop shooting
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On February 4, 2021, New Mexico State Police Officer Darian Jarrott was fatally shot during a traffic stop near Deming, New Mexico, by Omar Felix Cueva. After the shooting, Cueva fled the scene, leading to a pursuit and a subsequent shootout with law enforcement officers, including the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Cueva was shot and killed during the confrontation.
TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES: 2 fatalities (Officer Jarrott and Cueva)
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.krqe.com/news/new-mexico/suspect-dead-following-officer-involved-shooting-in-deming/
Daniel Alfin
Age :36
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/02/2021
Location : 10000 Reflections Blvd W
City : Sunrise
County : Broward
State : Florida
Agency : U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed in the line of duty during execution of a search warrant
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Special Agent Daniel Alfin was fatally shot while executing a federal search warrant related to a violent crimes against children investigation. The suspect opened fire as agents approached the residence, resulting in the deaths of Special Agent Alfin and Special Agent Laura Schwartzenberger, and injuries to three other agents. The target was also found deceased.
TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES: 3 fatalities, 3 injuries
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/04/us/fbi-agents-killed-florida-shooting/index.html
Laura Schwartzenberger
Age :43
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 02/02/2021
Location : 10000 Reflections Blvd W
City : Sunrise
County : Broward
State : Florida
Agency : U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation
Cause of Death : Unknown
Event : Killed in the line of duty during execution of a search warrant
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Special Agent Laura Schwartzenberger was fatally shot while executing a federal search warrant related to a violent crimes against children investigation. The suspect opened fire as agents approached the residence, resulting in the deaths of Special Agent Schwartzenberger and Special Agent Daniel Alfin, and injuries to three other agents. The suspect was also found deceased.
TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES: 3 fatalities, 3 injuries
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/04/us/fbi-agents-killed-florida-shooting/index.html
Jonathan David Price
Age :29
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/06/2021
Location : 3930 State Rd S-34-45
City : Marion
County : Marion
State : South Carolina
Agency : Marion County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Pursuing officer killed during police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On January 6, 2021, at approximately 10:50 p.m., a deputy from the Marion County Sheriff's Office attempted to stop a vehicle driven by Patrick J. McCormick, who refused to stop. The deputy initiated a pursuit of McCormick’s vehicle, which continued driving southbound on Maiden Down Road. The deputy pursued McCormick at high speeds.
During the chase, McCormick collided with a 2008 Mercury Grand Marquis that was traveling on Jackson Road, not involved in the pursuit. The crash occurred at the intersection of Jackson Road and Maiden Down Road. Patrick McCormick, the fleeing driver, was killed instantly in the crash. The other vehicle involved was driven by Jonathan David Price, who was the driver of the Dodge Charger being pursued. Price, the officer’s target in the chase, was critically injured and later died at a local hospital due to the injuries sustained in the crash.
TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES: 2 fatalities
SOURCE LINKS :
https://wpde.com/news/local/marion-county-deputy-killed-in-crash-identified?utm_
Eric Overall
Age :50
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 11/23/2017
Location : M-15 near Seymour Lake Road
City : Brandon Township
County : Oakland
State : Michigan
Agency : Oakland County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Officer killed during pursuit
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On November 23, 2017, at approximately 12:30 a.m., Deputy Eric Overall, a 22-year veteran of the Oakland County Sheriff's Office, was fatally struck by a vehicle during a police pursuit. The incident occurred on M-15 near Seymour Lake Road in Brandon Township, Michigan. Deputy Overall had deployed "Stop Sticks" to halt a fleeing driver when the vehicle swerved off the roadway and struck him. The pursuit began in Lapeer County after a man made threats at the Lapeer County Jail, and deputies attempted to stop him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://midmichigannow.com/news/local/oakland-county-sheriffs-deputy-killed-in-crash-during-pursuit
https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/oakland-county-sheriff-deputy-killed-in-chase-crash-identified-as-22-year-veteran-with-the-office
https://www.13abc.com/content/news/Michigan-Sheriffs-deputy-killed-during-pursuit-459579153.html
Houston Largo
Age :27
Gender :Male
Race : Native American
Date : 03/12/2017
Location : Unknown
City : Unknown
County : Unknown
State : New Mexico
Agency : Navajo Nation Police Department
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Officer killed while responding to domestic violence call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On March 12, 2017, 27-year-old Officer Houston Largo of the Navajo Nation Police Department was fatally shot while responding to a domestic violence call in New Mexico. Despite being airlifted to the University of New Mexico Hospital in Albuquerque, Officer Largo succumbed to his injuries. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico and the FBI collaborated with state and tribal authorities to investigate the incident and ensure that the perpetrator faced justice.