Death by Cop- 2022
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Alexander Dekontee Weah
Case # :1081
Age : 23
Gender : Male
Race : Black
Date : 08/05/2022
Location : 2420 Lewisville-Clemmons Rd
City : Clemmons
County : Forsyth
State : North Carolina
Agency : Greenboro PD, Charlotte-Mecklenburg PD
Officer(s) : Paul Weis
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
Disposition : DA declined to prosecute
Open Records Summary :
Charlotte-Mecklenburg PD and Greensboro PD arrived to arrest Alexander Dekontee Weah for an unspecified warrant. Per official narrative he ran away on foot, was shot at by police while fleeing and he reportedly fired a shot back. Police shot and killed him.
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Wallace Sims Wainwright
Case # :1080
Age : 81
Gender : Male
Race : White
Date : 08/05/2022
Location : 1401 FL-50
City : Clermont
County : Lake
State : Florida
Agency : Clermont PP
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
Disposition : No known charges
Open Records Summary :
An ambulance responded to an emergency call of unknown type to the victim's home. They claim that Wallace Wainwright fired shots at them for unknown reasons. Police arrived and he fired shots. Police shot and killed him. It is unknown what had triggered his mental breakdown.
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Derrick Lee Aranda Jr.
Case # :1079
Age : 25
Gender : Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 08/05/2022
Location : 301 Malley Dr
City : Northglenn
County : Adams
State : Colorado
Agency : Adams County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during attempted arrest
Disposition : No known charges
Open Records Summary :
Derrick Lee Aranda was wanted for what police believed to have been linked to some previous armed robberies. When police located him, they shot and killed him. Details are not very clear.
Source Links :
https://kdvr.com/news/local/officer-involved-shooting-in-northglenn-leaves-1-dead/
https://kdvr.com/news/local/northglenn-shooting-301-malley-drive/
https://www.denverpost.com/2022/08/06/northglenn-police-shooting-adams-county-sheriff/
Tony Jon DeHart
Case # :1078
Age : 40
Gender : Male
Race : White
Date : 08/04/2022
Location : I-80 + Wadsworth
City : Wadsworth
County : Washoe
State : Nevada
Agency : Lyon County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot and Fire
Event : Killed by police after car chase
Disposition : No known charges
Open Records Summary :
Lyon County deputies escalated a chase for unknown reasons. The man crashed the vehicle which burst into flames. Police released bodycam footage which shows them chasing the man on foot while he hides behind some bushes. Police shot and killed him for unclear reasons. The video does not shed more light on the situation than the police explanation as to what may have led to this shooting.
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Maurica Manyan *COP
Case # :1077
Age : 25
Gender : Male
Race : Black
Date : 08/04/2022
Location : 1800 Good Hope Rd SE
City : DC
County : District of Columbia
State : District of Columbia
Agency : Metropolitan PD
Officer(s) : Metropolitan PD
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed during training exercise
Disposition : No known charges
Open Records Summary :
Officer Maurica Manyon was an officer at the DC Public Library Office of Public Safety in Washington, DC when during a training exercise, a fellow police officer pulled out a gun and shot and killed her. It is alleged that this was some sort of training exercise. The officer was sentenced to 3 years in prison for manslaughter and unlawful discharge of a weapon.
Source Links :
https://www.odmp.org/officer/26315-special-police-officer-maurica-manyan
Mathew Wayne Vaughan
Case # :1076
Age : 29
Gender : Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 08/04/2022
Location : 224 S Broad St
City : Klamath Falls
County : Klamath
State : Oregon
Agency : Klamath Falls PD
Officer(s) : Reserve Officer Gilmore, Officer Thun
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation
Disposition : Cleared
Open Records Summary :
Klamath Falls PD chased Mathew Wayne Vaughn who allegedly had a knife and according to police, moved in their direction. Police shot and killed him. No bodycam can be found for comparison to the official narrative.
Source Links :
https://www.fox26medford.com/k-f-p-d-officers-involved-in-fatal-shooting-justified-grand-jury-says/
Earnest Borders
Case # :1075
Age : 57
Gender : Male
Race : Black
Date : 08/03/2022
Location : West MLK Jr. Blvd
City : Lake Wales
County : Polk
State : Florida
Agency : Lakes Wales PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call
Disposition : No known charges
Open Records Summary :
Lake Wales PD responded to a domestic violence call. They found Earnest Borders allegedly armed. He shot a police dog. Police shot and killed him.
Source Links :
https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/police-k9-max-gave-his-life-saving-officers-lives/
Thadius Wilder
Case # :1074
Age : 31
Gender : Male
Race : Black
Date : 08/03/2023
Location : Route 21
City : Passaic
County : Passaic
State : New Jersey
Agency : Passaic PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Drowning
Event :
Disposition : No known charges
Open Records Summary :
Thadius Wilder, a 35-year-old father of five from Passaic, was found drowned after last being seen running from police. His sister said that he was sitting on a bench at the Passaic public housing project on Aspen Place when two uniformed officers approached him with an arrest warrant for dealing drugs.
Wilder ran, apparently afraid of going back to prison. Police never searched the river nearby. Wilder’s sister found eyewitnesses who said he had “ended up in the water.” She told police who denied this possibility. Community members searched for him and saw his body floating in the river. The family had to notify police who had refused to search the river. His body was retrieved later but the family had been left to search for him without help from police.
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Dominic Spears
Case # :1073
Age : 39
Gender : Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 08/03/2022
Location : 2nd and Spokane
City : Spokane
County : Spokane
State : Washington
Agency : Spokane PD, SWAT
Officer(s) : Derek McNally, Jacob Siegel, Scott Lesser, Robert Riggles, Brandon Lynch
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after chase
Disposition : No known charges
Open Records Summary :
Police saw a van they felt may be connected to another previous crime. Two of the van’s three occupants were arrested, but Dominic Spears drove away and crashed a short distance away and locked himself inside the van, ended up in a shootout with police who brought SWAT anshot and killed him.
Source Links :
https://www.kxly.com/spokane-police-department-identifies-officers-involved-in-downtown-shootout/
Raymond Derek Gladman
Case # :1072
Age : 83
Gender : Male
Race : White
Date : 08/03/2022
Location : I-15+Utah point of Entry
City : St. George
County : Washington
State : Utah
Agency : Utah State Highway Patrol, St. George PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during “suspicious person” call
Disposition : Justified by County Attorney
Open Records Summary :
Officers responded to report of a suspicious vehicle near a law enforcement building. Officers encountered the victim and allege they were acting erratically and holding a weapon. After engaging with the victim for some time, they allege the victim pointed the weapon at officers when they shot and killed him.
Source Links :
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2022/08/03/st-george-police-shoot-kill-man/
Thang Duc Doan
Case # :1071
Age : 51
Gender : Male
Race : Asian
Date : 08/02/2022
Location : 3200 block of Long Creek Dr
City : Buford
County : Hall
State : Georgia
Agency : Hall County SD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health welfare check
Disposition : Cleared by DA
Open Records Summary :
Hall County deputies went to a residential address on the 3200 block of Long Creek Drive in Buford to serve a warrant on Thang Duc Doan for a welfare check and possibly a missing person. When police arrived, they allege that Doan had a knife. They shot and killed him. His live-in partner and her daughter were found dead in the home.
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Matthew Ryan Fishman *COP
Case # :1070
Age : 38
Gender : Male
Race : White
Date : 08/02/2022
Location : 2500 block of Arrington Bridge Rd
City : Dudley
County : Wayne
State : North Carolina
Agency : Wayne County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed on duty
Disposition : No known charges
Open Records Summary :
Sergeant Matthew Fishman was shot and killed while serving involuntary commitment papers on the 2500 block of Arrington Bridge Road in Dudley.
Source Links :
https://www.odmp.org/officer/26312-sergeant-matthew-ryan-fishman
Presley Eze
Case # :1069
Age : 36
Gender : Male
Race : Black
Date : 08/02/2022
Location : 2655 S Valley Dr
City : Las Cruces
County : Dona Ana
State : New Mexico
Agency : Las Cruces PD
Officer(s) : Brad Lunsford
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after shoplifting beer
Disposition : No known charges
Open Records Summary :
Las Cruces PD responded to a call about a man allegedly shoplifting a single beer. When police arrived, they allege Presley Eze was not complying with undisclosed commands. Police launched a tactical attack and ultimately shot and killed him. The bodycam was blurred for the critical incident and useless as evidence. One shot was fired, invisible to the only bodycam video provided. A second BWC was not made available from other officers.
Presley Eze had been unarmed and killed by police after allegedly stealing a can of beer after an officer attacked and could not subdue him physically. After the shooting, a second officer arrived and began an investigation and silenced him multiple times while on BWC. The footage is linked below.
Officer Lunsford was charged with voluntary manslaughter in October of 2023 and is awaiting trial at this time.
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Darin Gray
Case # :1068
Age : 56
Gender : Male
Race : White
Date : 08/01/2022
Location : 2720 Cherokee Trail
City : Tallassee
County : Elmore
State : Alabama
Agency : Elmore County SO
Officer(s) :
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic assault call
Disposition : No known charges
Open Records Summary :
Elmore County deputies were sent to a residence on Cherokee Trail for a domestic assault call. They found Darin Gray with a gun. Police shot and killed him. There is no video or other material that was released by the sheriff for verification of the official narrative.
Source Links :
https://www.wsfa.com/2022/08/02/suspect-dead-after-deputy-involved-shooting-elmore-county/
Walter Lee Osborne, Jr.
Case # :1067
Age : 26
Gender : Male
Race : Black
Date : 08/01/2022
Location : Brookline Circle+Dews Pond Rd
City : Calhoun
County : Gordon
State : Georgia
Agency : Gordon County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during drug sting
Disposition : No known charges
Open Records Summary :
Gordon County deputies were conducting an undercover drug sting. They encountered Walter Lee Osborne, Jr. and claim he had a gun. Police shot and killed him.
Source Links :
https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ga/calhoun/walter-lee-osborne-jr-15037851
Norma Hartman
Case # :1066
Age : 74
Gender : Female
Race : White
Date : 08/01/2022
Location : Henson Hollow Ln
City : Barbourville
County : Knox
State : Kentucky
Agency : Barbourville PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance call
Disposition : No known charges
Open Records Summary :
Barbourville PD were called to a domestic disturbance call. Police arrived and claim that Norma Hartman had a gun. Police shot and killed her. The circumstances are unknown.
Source Links :
https://www.knoxky.com/obituary-for-norma-jeanne-hartman-1947-2022/
thetimestribune.com/news/neighborhood-conflict-turns-deadly-for-veteran/article_b77bb626-137a-11ed-9b42-1fb59b4cdb9d.html
Andrew James Martinez
Case # :1065
Age : 35
Gender : Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 08/01/2022
Location : 500 block of 5th St
City : Mapleton
County : Cass
State : North Dakota
Agency : Fargo PD
Officer(s) : Travis Moser, Josh Heller, Ryan Jasper, Jordan Korte
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during “man with gun” call
Disposition : Justified by AG
Open Records Summary :
Fargo PD were called to a residence because a man had a gun. Police arrived and allegedly heard gunshots. Police created a standoff and Andrew Martinez refused to leave his home. When he emerged, he allegedly had a gun. Police shot and killed him.
Source Links :
https://www.wrightfuneral.com/obituaries/andrew-james-martinez
https://redmannlawpc.com/legal-expert-weighs-in-on-deadly-shooting-of-mapleton-man-by-officers/
Travis Caleb Woody
Case # :1064
Age : 24
Gender : Male
Race : White
Date : 08/01/2022
Location : Smith Johnson Rd
City : Green Mountain
County : Yancey
State : North Carolina
Agency : Yancey County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after triple homicide
Disposition : No known charges
Open Records Summary :
Yancy County deputies responded to a report of shots fired. When police arrived, Travis Caleb Woody started shooting at them. Police shot and killed him. After entering the home, they discovered that Woody had killed his mother, father and sister.
Source Links :
https://www.wbtw.com/news/state-regional-news/3-found-dead-in-north-carolina-home-suspect-killed/
Marty Robin Hutto
Case # :1063
Age : 50
Gender : Male
Race : White
Date : 08/06/2022
Location : County Road 222
City : Moulton
County : Lawrence
State : Alabama
Agency : Lawrence County SO
Officer(s) :
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Traffic stop with shooting
Disposition : No known charges
Open Records Summary :
Lawrence County deputies tried to traffic-stop Marty Hutto but he kept driving. Police claim that as they pursued, he “began throwing objects” ad the police car behind him and further claim that he got out of his vehicle and pointed a flare gun at police. Police shot and killed him. The killing was justified by the Grand Jury. It is not clear how police managed to get a shooting of a man who held an obvious nonlethal flare gun justified but all officers were cleared.
Source Links :
https://www.moultonadvertiser.com/news/article_6efaae3c-18ef-11ed-a2df-830763d56981.html
Thadius Wilder
Case # :1062
Age : 31
Gender : Male
Race : Black
Date : 08/03/2022
Location : Route 21
City : Passaic
County : Passaic
State : New Jersey
Agency : Passaic PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Drowning
Event :
Disposition : No known charges
Open Records Summary :
Thadius Wilder, a 35-year-old father of five from Passaic, was found drowned after last being seen running from police. His sister said that he was sitting on a bench at the Passaic public housing project on Aspen Place when two uniformed officers approached him with an arrest warrant for dealing drugs.
Wilder ran, apparently afraid of going back to prison. Police never searched the river nearby. Wilder’s sister found eyewitnesses who said he had “ended up in the water.” She told police who denied this possibility. Community members searched for him and saw his body floating in the river. The family had to notify police who had refused to search the river. His body was retrieved later but the family had been left to search for him without help from police.
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Daniel Pesavento Maaxianaziga Standing On A Cloud
Case # :1061
Age : 33
Gender : Male
Race : Native American
Date : 08/12/2022
Location : 1500 block of N Birchwood Ave
City : Appleton
County : Outagamie
State : Wisconsin
Agency : Appleton PD
Officer(s) : Bryce Rudebeck, Tony Shuman, Jenkins
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event :
Disposition : Justified by DOJ, Justified by County Prosecuting Attorney
Open Records Summary :
Appleton PD responded to a domestic violence call. Daniel Pesavento was very drunk and had just been told that his wife wanted a divorce. He allegedly put a gun to his own head and police arrived. Pesavento became agitated, went in and out of the house, pointing a gun at himself. Police shot and killed him.
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Ricky Shiffer
Case # :1060
Age : 42
Gender : Male
Race : White
Date : 08/11/2022
Location : Smith Rd
City : Chester Township
County : Clinton
State : Ohio
Agency : FBI, Ohio State Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
Disposition : No known charges
Open Records Summary :
Police claim that Ricky Shiffer tried to break into the FBI building and then drove away in a car. Police state that he exited his vehicle and began shooting at police. Police shot and killed him.
Posts on Ricky Shiffer’s TruthSocial account:
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Sofia Molina 2 of 2
Case # :1059
Age : 12
Gender : Female
Race : Latinx
Date : 07/17/2022
Location : 2500 block of Perryville Ave
City : Las Vegas
County : Clark
State : Nevada
Agency : North Las Vegas PD
Officer(s) : Israel Molina
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Officer Molina killed his daughter, then self
Disposition : No known charges
Open Records Summary :
North Las Vegas PD responded to a call alleging a shooting. When they arrived, they found the wife of Las Vegas officer Israel Molina and her son who had just escaped the home. Officer Israel Molina and his daughter Sofia were inside. Officer Molina shot and killed his 12-year-old daughter, then committed suicide as police approached. He had been a Las Vegas Metropolitan PD officer for 6 years.
Source Links :
https://news3lv.com/news/local/las-vegas-police-respond-to-northwest-valley-homicide
https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/nlv-police-officer-kills-daughter-self-police-say/
Israel Molina *COP 1 of 2
Case # :1058
Age : 42
Gender : Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 07/17/2022
Location : 2500 block of Perryville Ave
City : Las Vegas
County : Clark
State : Nevada
Agency : North Las Vegas PD
Officer(s) : Israel Molina
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Officer Molina killed his daughter, then self
Disposition : No known charges
Open Records Summary :
North Las Vegas PD responded to a call alleging a shooting. When they arrived, they found the wife of Las Vegas officer Israel Molina and her son who had just escaped the home. Officer Israel Molina and his daughter Sofia were inside. Officer Molina shot and killed his 12-year-old daughter, then committed suicide as police approached. He had been a Las Vegas Metropolitan PD officer for 6 years.
Source Links :
https://news3lv.com/news/local/las-vegas-police-respond-to-northwest-valley-homicide
https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/nlv-police-officer-kills-daughter-self-police-say/
Brian D. Oliff *COP
Case # :1057
Age : 52
Gender : Male
Race : White
Date : 07/17/2022
Location : Downtown
City : Natchitoches
County : Natchitoches
State : Louisiana
Agency : Natchitoches PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : “Heat-related medical emergency”
Event : Officer died on duty from heat exhaustion
Disposition : No known charges
Open Records Summary :
The Natchitoches Police Department announced that while working in the downtown district of Natchitoches, Officer Brian Olliff died. Olliff reportedly had an unexpected heat-related medical event that ultimately led to his death.
Source Links :
https://www.odmp.org/officer/26286-police-officer-brian-d-olliff
Lazarus Wilson
Case # :1056
Age : 23
Gender : Male
Race : Black
Date : 07/16/2022
Location : 800 Wharf St
City : Washington
County : District of Columbia
State : District of Columbia
Agency : DC Metro PD
Officer(s) : James Bagshaw
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during “Man with gun” call
Disposition : No known charges
Open Records Summary :
DC Metro police allege that they saw Lazarus Wilson with a gun. They shot and killed him.
Source Links :
https://www.hillrag.com/2022/07/16/reports-shooting-injures-at-least-two-at-the-wharf/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/07/22/police-shooting-wharf-videos-released/
https://wtop.com/dc/2023/07/dc-sued-for-25-million-in-deadly-shooting-involving-off-duty-officer/
Robert Marquise Adams
Case # :1055
Age : 23
Gender : Male
Race : Black
Date : 07/16/2022
Location : 424 W Highland Ave
City : San Bernardino
County : San Bernardino
State : California
Agency : San Bernardino County SD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during “Person with gun” call
Disposition : No known charges
Open Records Summary :
San Bernardino deputies received a call that someone in a parking lot had a gun. Uniformed officers in an undercover/unmarked vehicle drove to the parking lot and allege that a man walked toward them. Police exited the vehicle with guns drawn and as the man was running away, they shot and killed Robert Marquise Adams.
Source Links :
https://sdvoice.info/rob-marquise-adams-doj-investigation-san-bernardino-police/
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/funeral-held-for-man-shot-killed-by-san-bernardino-police/
https://sdvoice.info/rob-marquise-adams-doj-investigation-san-bernardino-police/
Giovanni Elvis Umanzor 2 of 2
Case # :1054
Age : 16
Gender : Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 07/15/2022
Location : Graff Rigg Rd
City : Sacramento
County : Sacramento
State : California
Agency : Sacramento County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No known charges
Open Records Summary :
Sacramento PD tried to traffic-stop a vehicle that kept driving. Police escalated a chase up to 115 mph until the vehicle crashed into a tree, killing Giovanni Elvis Umanzor and his passenger. The reason for the chase was allegedly a traffic code violation.
Source Links :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0PIQWOxydw
https://fox40.com/news/local-news/car-chase-in-sacramento-ends-in-crash-at-norwood-main-avenues/
Name Not Disclosed 1 of 2
Case # :1053
Age : Unknown
Gender : Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 07/15/2022
Location : Graff Rigg Rd
City : Sacramento
County : Sacramento
State : California
Agency : Sacramento County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No known charges
Open Records Summary :
Sacramento PD tried to traffic-stop a vehicle that kept driving. Police escalated a chase up to 115 mph until the vehicle crashed into a tree, killing Giovanni Elvis Umanzor and his passenger. The reason for the chase was allegedly a traffic code violation.
Source Links :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0PIQWOxydw
https://fox40.com/news/local-news/car-chase-in-sacramento-ends-in-crash-at-norwood-main-avenues/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0PIQWOxydw
James Robert Frazier Jr.
Case # :1052
Age : 50
Gender : Male
Race : White
Date : 07/16/2022
Location : Congdon St
City : Georgetown
County : Georgetown
State : South Carolina
Agency : Georgetown PD
Officer(s) : Stephen Cribb
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation
Disposition : No known charges
Open Records Summary :
Police found James Robert Frazier Jr. due to a previous incident. Police claim he had a knife and walked toward them. They shot and killed him.
Source Links :
https://www.foxcarolina.com/2022/07/16/sled-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-georgetown/
https://www.counton2.com/news/update-deadly-officer-involved-shooting-in-georgetown/
Lawrence George Koren *COP 3 of 3
Case # :1051
Age : 55
Gender : Male
Race : White
Date : 07/16/2022
Location : Unknown
City : Bernalillo
County : Bernalillo
State : New Mexico
Agency : Bernalillo County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Helicopter crash
Event : Killed on duty in helicopter crash
Disposition : No known charges
Open Records Summary :
Undersheriff Larry Koren, Deputy Sheriff Michael Levison, and Lieutenant Fred Beers were killed when the agency's helicopter, Metro 2, crashed near Las Vegas, New Mexico.
Rescue Specialist Matthew King of the Bernalillo County Fire Department was also killed in the crash.
Source Links :
https://www.odmp.org/officer/26283-undersheriff-lawrence-george-koren
Michael Levinson *COP 2 of 3
Case # :1050
Age : 30
Gender : Male
Race : White
Date : 07/16/2022
Location : Unknown
City : Bernalillo
County : Bernalillo
State : New Mexico
Agency : Bernalillo County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Helicopter crash
Event : Killed on duty in helicopter crash
Disposition : No known charges
Open Records Summary :
Deputy Sheriff Michael Levison, Undersheriff Larry Koren, and Lieutenant Fred Beers were killed when the agency's helicopter, Metro 2, crashed near Las Vegas, New Mexico.
Rescue Specialist Matthew King of the Bernalillo County Fire Department was also killed in the crash.
Source Links :
https://www.odmp.org/officer/26285-deputy-sheriff-michael-adam-levison
Fred Douglas Beers III *COP 1 of 3
Case # :1049
Age : 51
Gender : Male
Race : White
Date : 07/16/2022
Location : Unknown
City : Bernalillo
County : Bernalillo
State : New Mexico
Agency : Bernalillo County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Helicopter crash
Event : Killed on duty in helicopter crash
Disposition : No known charges
Open Records Summary :
Deputy Sheriff Michael Levison, Undersheriff Larry Koren, and Lieutenant Fred Beers were killed when the agency's helicopter, Metro 2, crashed near Las Vegas, New Mexico.
Rescue Specialist Matthew King of the Bernalillo County Fire Department was also killed in the crash.
Source Links :
https://www.odmp.org/officer/26284-lieutenant-fred-douglas-beers-iii
Jeffrey Eugene Mason
Case # :1048
Age : 34
Gender : Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 07/16/2022
Location : Maicach Park 165th St
City : South Holland
County : Cook
State : Illinois
Agency : Palos Hills PD
Officer(s) : Off-duty unnamed officer
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : : Killed by off-duty officer for firing gun in a park
Disposition : No known charges
Open Records Summary :
Jeffrey Eugene Mason was at a family gathering at a park when his current and past girlfriends began arguing. He was seen firing shots in the air. An unnamed off-duty Palos Hills officer was at the park and shot and killed him.
Source Links :
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/multiple-people-reported-shot-at-park-in-south-holland-illinois
Stephen Bossom
Case # :1047
Age : 35
Gender : Male
Race : White
Date : 07/15/2022
Location : 52 Tent Village Rd
City : Newport
County : Penobscot
State : Maine
Agency : Penobscot County SO
Officer(s) : Kenneth York
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
Disposition : No known charges
Open Records Summary :
Penobscot County deputies were allegedly alerted to a social media post about an armed at the campground. When officers arrived, they had a brief encounter with Stephen Bossom before they shot and killed him in mental health crisis, reportedly did not believe the officers were real police and taunted them by waving and pointing his gun and was shot and killed.
Source Links :
https://www.wabi.tv/2022/07/22/video-released-officer-involved-shooting-newport/
https://www.wabi.tv/2022/07/15/police-respond-incident-newport-campground/
https://www.wabi.tv/2022/07/22/video-released-officer-involved-shooting-newport/
Trent William Millsap
Case # :1046
Age : 27
Gender : Male
Race : White
Date : 07/15/2022
Location : 3300 block of Lincoln Ave
City : Anaheim
County : Orange
State : California
Agency : West County SWAT
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation
Disposition : No known charges
Open Records Summary :
West County SWAT were searching for Trent William Millsap due to a prior incident and when they found him, they shot and killed him. Police withheld details. They did not claim that he had been armed. It is unclear why he died.
Source Links :
https://www.westminster-ca.gov/Home/Components/News/News/290/269
https://www.ibtimes.com/nascar-driver-bobby-east-fatally-stabbed-suspect-shot-dead-cops-3576392
Chaz Theodore Gallegos
Case # :1045
Age : 33
Gender : Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 07/15/2022
Location : 329 E 51st Ave
City : Denver
County : Denver
State : Colorado
Agency : Denver PD
Officer(s) : Cindy Gomez, Christopher Wolf, Amanda Goodman, Matthew Colby, John Allred, Sgt. Bloodworth
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance call
Disposition : Justified by DA
Open Records Summary :
Denver PD responded to a domestic violence incident where Gallegos was holding a knife to a woman’s throat. The woman was visibly bleeding and injured. Police were unable to get him to let her go and shot and killed him.
Source Links :
https://kdvr.com/news/problem-solvers/deadly-police-shooting-justified/
Richard Guerra
Case # :1044
Age : 28
Gender : Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 07/15/2022
Location : I-10 + N Desert Blvd
City : Vinton
County : El Paso
State : Texas
Agency : Dona Ana County SD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during hit-and-run call
Disposition : No known charges
Open Records Summary :
Richard Guerra allegedly committed a hit and run and police chased him. During the chase, Guerra allegedly shot out his back window. Police fired back and killed him.
Source Links :
Ronald D. Spangler Jr. *COP
Case # :1043
Age : 54
Gender : Male
Race : White
Date : 07/14/2022
Location : Unknown
City : Pine Grove Township
County : Schuykill
State : Pennsylvania
Agency : Pennsylvania Parole Board
Officer(s) : Ronald D. Spangler
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed in on-duty crash
Disposition : No known charges
Open Records Summary :
Parole Supervisor Ronald Spangler was killed in a vehicle crash near mile marker 98.8 on southbound I-81 in Pine Grove Township when his vehicle struck the back of a tractor-trailer that had slowed in traffic.
Source Links :
https://www.odmp.org/officer/26359-parole-supervisor-ronald-d-spangler-jr
Maurice “Corey” McCarthy Hughes
Case # :1042
Age : 45
Gender : Male
Race : Black
Date : 07/14/2022
Location : S Chancellor Ave
City : Hattiesburg
County : Forrest
State : Mississippi
Agency : Forrest County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
Disposition : Justified by AG
Open Records Summary :
Forrest County deputies were called to a mental health crisis call to serve an involuntary commitment. Police allege that an altercation ensued when they tried to arrest Hughes and that he allegedly hit an officer with a blunt object. They shot and killed him.