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Racine Police were called for a man who was seen lying on the ground on a path. When police arrived, he allegedly fired a shot toward them. Police amassed a militarized tactical response consisting of Racine County deputies, Caledonia PD officers, Mount Pleasant PD and Wisconsin State Patrol all created a standoff and shot and killed him under unclear circumstances. The Racine County Sheriff’s Office social media post said the individual was identified as a “37-year-old white male with ties to the City of Racine and the Village of Mount Pleasant

https://spectrumnews1.com/wi/milwaukee/news/2024/07/10/cliffside-park-tactical-situation

https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/local-news/authorities-link-arson-homicide-with-suspect-in-officer-involved-shooting-at-a-public-park-in-wisconsin/
https://www.facebook.com/RacineCountySheriffsOffice/posts/pfbid05cjccJGwGVj9eMvnzNJRqa5rTKfvHD1YfzuTkhvRWiys4gVngfPsZyezWsDNmi72l
 

Kevin Matthews was believed to have killed two people in Knoxville, Tennessee. He was tracked by US Marshals across several states and was discovered in a motel in Jacksonville, Florida. When police arrived to arrest him, a shot was heard. He had shot himself in the head and died from suicide in his hotel room.

https://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/local/man-suspected-killing-2-knoxville-dies-by-suicide-jacksonville-hotel-room-police-say/W6NUS7OKTZHSXF74TLBUHXSQ5U/

Sulphur Police shot and killed someone. No details are known yet.

https://www.klfy.com/louisiana/one-killed-in-sulphur-officer-involved-shooting/

https://www.kplctv.com/2024/07/12/identity-suspect-killed-sulphur-manhunt-released/

https://www.kplctv.com/2024/07/12/identity-suspect-killed-sulphur-manhunt-released/

White County deputies arrived at a disturbance call, found James John Fox who allegedly fired a rifle at them and shot and killed him.

https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/tbi-investigates-deadly-officer-involved-shooting-in-white-county/

A Flock camera notified police of a stolen vehicle and Bedford PD and Hurst County deputies with SWAT chased after it and shot and killed the man. He was shot seven times.

https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/crime/person-killed-in-north-texas-police-shooting-bedford-hurst-officers/287-9871b09c-c2ac-46b6-9be7-f131ef94e323

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2024/07/11/stolen-car-suspect-killed-standoff-north-texas/

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2024/07/11/stolen-car-suspect-killed-standoff-north-texas/

https://www.mytexasdaily.com/north-texas/bedford-police-shoot-armed-suspect-after-failed-negotiations/article_989d231c-e852-57e0-99c4-c09ed410c8d5.html

https://www.aol.com/no-hurst-beford-officers-injured-234150739.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAByex5ZxGA66mEM9gNYERFJ8_xWnTo32u8zL2tx9AxKtrOKmXrsuu8eJdCn76hDXrNvHvnV-JvSHEsWdjyKa60yvVsdwLOdKNMrRG7p5SmgFlPysf3kZbghyBpmNjFt-1UvtHwC6K72x6e64MU7ijPEN0TkNVlsStXg3HmLay8NL

Baldwin deputies were sent to the residence of 74-year-old Glenn Dawson who was suicidal due to a cancer diagnosis. When police arrived, he reportedly raised a gun. Police shot and killed him.

https://www.al.com/news/2024/07/loxley-police-officer-fatally-shoots-suicidal-74-year-old-man-sheriffs-office-says.html

https://www.fox10tv.com/2024/07/12/bcso-man-killed-by-loxley-police-officer-during-welfare-check-had-been-diagnosed-with-terminal-cancer/

https://www.wkrg.com/baldwin-county/74-year-old-man-killed-after-pointing-gun-at-loxley-police-officers-bcso/
 

Corey Jay Reynolds was wanted for statutory rape of an underage minor in another county and was located in Carteret County with his family. Police escalated a standoff that lasted all day until he shot and killed himself under police duress.

https://www.wavy.com/news/north-carolina/wanted-greensboro-man-found-dead-in-eastern-north-carolina-identified-by-officials/

https://myfox8.com/news/wanted-greensboro-rape-suspect-dead-after-standoff-deputies-say/

Orange County Sheriff’s gang unit deputies were conducting surveillance on a house with multiple people being under surveillance for possible gang-related activity. Tristan Mayberry, 19, left the house with a gun according to police who escalated a confrontation at a nearby gas Seven Eleven station. Police claim that Mayberry made a "suspicious motion" and they shot and killed him. Bodycam is linked below and only shows him in a convenience store, committing no crimes, defensively walking away from an aggressive cop with a gun pointed at his head. A second officer corners him and he is shot and killed in the middle. Police stated that he had a gun or pointed a gun in various forms but this is not seen on BWC. A teenager walking away from an aggressive officer in a store is all that is visible. It is unlikely that police cut away any footage proving he held a gun. The bodycam is linked below.

https://www.wesh.com/article/oak-ridge-scene-orange-county/61582890

https://www.wftv.com/news/video-person-dies-after-shooting-7-eleven-orlando-police-say/85fd2d46-1b2e-47af-a8c4-076488ccbdad/

https://www.wftv.com/news/local/video-shows-moments-before-deputy-shoots-kills-suspect-inside-7-eleven/TE2CDA7SHRGWVGGN6YDYPQW2PU/

https://www.wbrz.com/news/one-person-dead-after-reported-officer-involved-shooting-in-lafayette-parish/

https://www.klfy.com/local/lafayette-parish/man-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting-allegedly-robbed-carencro-man-at-gunpoint-days-prior/

Dayana Hernandez had just gotten off work from her Walmart shift and was on her bicycle going home when she was hit and killed by a Sarasota County police cruiser driven by a 25-year-old unnamed deputy. She leaves behind a young child and husband and a dire financial situation. The family is hoping to reunite her with relatives in Colombia and has a GoFundMe which is linked below.

https://www.mysuncoast.com/2024/07/23/flower-memorial-set-up-victim-hit-killed-by-sarasota-deput/

https://www.gofundme.com/f/honoring-dayana-support-for-her-family

https://wgme.com/news/local/maine-man-shot-and-killed-by-police-in-store-parking-lot-in-old-orchard-beach-christopher-harriman-trooper-ryan-phillips-landrys-shop-n-save-kennebunk-rest-area-ar-style-rifle

Buffalo PD stopped Dae’Von Roberts for speeding and having dark window tint. Police also confronted that a 6-year-old was in the front seat without a child seat. Roberts drove away from the traffic stop and Buffalo PD escalated a chase. An officer held on to the car as it was driving away and shot and killed him while driving.

https://wblk.com/buffalo-man-killed-altercation-police/

https://www.police1.com/officer-shootings/bwc-suspect-fleeing-traffic-stop-drags-n-y-officer-at-more-than-60-mph-before-fatal-ois

https://www.wivb.com/news/crime/person-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting-in-buffalo/?utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=socialflow
 

A Volvo crashed near the Chula Vista waterfront and refused to get out of the car when police arrived. Police claim that they saw him hold or flash a gun and shot and killed him.

https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/live_breaking/shooting-investigation-involving-police-officer-underway-in-chula-vista/509-fe771cef-c918-4aaa-adf9-99cc0fed3d78

https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/officer-involved-shooting-in-chula-vista-leaves-one-person-wounded

San Antonio Police and SWAT attempted to arrest Juan Hernandez for outstanding warrants. They surrounded and bore down on the home for hours and finally breached the door. Police engaged in a shootout and killed Hernandez in his home.

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/south-texas-el-paso/news/2024/07/10/san-antonio-police-fatally-shoot-suspect-following-standoff

https://www.mytexasdaily.com/south-texas/wanted-man-dies-at-hospital-after-police-standoff-and-allegedly-shooting-at-police/article_3b7052bb-8e54-5ce3-bb7b-d0601ead2a81.html

Parker County deputies were hunting a motorcycle for a missing license plate. They escalated the chase into Fort Worth where the motorcyclist crashed and died.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/motorcyclist-killed-in-fort-worth-crash-while-fleeing-pursuing-deputies-authorities-say/ar-BB1pHonK?ocid=BingNewsVerp

Muskegon Police were called to Howden Street and Holbrook Avenue for a 20-year-old man who was acting erratically and had allegedly injured a woman. Police arrived and shot and killed him.

https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/lakeshore/muskegon/armed-assault-suspect-killed-by-police-in-muskegon

https://www.woodtv.com/news/muskegon-county/man-dies-after-muskegon-police-open-fire/

Portland Police allegedly tried to traffic-stop a man who fled into Berryhill Park. Police pursued him and engaged in a shootout. The man died by suicide under police duress.

https://hoodline.com/2024/07/gunman-exchanges-fire-with-portland-police-before-fatal-self-inflicted-shot-in-berrydale-park/

A Nevada State Park ranger shot and killed Rafael Rodrigues-Aguaya at the park. Police state that he had been in mental health crisis and suicidal and had a knife. He was an outreach worker for the unhoused.

https://www.kolotv.com/2024/07/10/one-killed-officer-involved-shooting-valley-fire-state-park/

https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-nevada/man-killed-by-park-ranger-at-valley-of-fire-identified-3091233/

https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/shootings/valley-of-fire-shooting-ranger-not-wearing-body-camera-3088958/

LASD chased a man at high speed for an alleged carjacking for 20 minutes at high speed until the vehicle crashed into a pole. The man tried to reverse, tapped the bumper of a police vehicle and was shot and killed by several officers firing numerous bullets directly into the car at him. The man had raised his hand out of the window and seemed to signal surrender before he was killed.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/carjacking-suspect-shot-by-deputies-through-car-window-dies-state-doj-to-investigate/ar-BB1q9crc?ocid=BingNewsVerp

https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/california-department-justice-investigating-los-angeles-sheriff-officer-involved

https://x.com/IncarcerNation/status/1811173801675067718

https://x.com/IncarcerNation/status/1811190609081675950

https://x.com/IncarcerNation/status/1811163317744062809

Police chased an allegedly stolen SUV which then hit a bicycle and killed the driver while fleeing. Police claim that they called off the chase just before the fatal crash.

https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/irwindale-hit-run-crash-el-monte/3455711/

https://abc7.com/post/memorial-held-for-raul-castaneda-fatally-struck-by-suspect-fleeing-police-irwindale/15061194/
 

Cherokee Police shot and killed a person in the Qualla Boundary on Cherokee tribal land. The killing is being investigated by the FBI as a Native American victim is involved. Identity and details of the shooting have not been released.

https://smokymountainnews.com/news/item/38032-officer-involved-shooting-in-cherokee-leaves-one-dead

An officer drove across an intersection and ran a red light with allegedly blue lights on but no siren at 11 p.m. and pulled into the path of a motorcycle. The police vehicle caused Sumner Howard to crash his motorcycle, killing him. Fox10 pulled the crash report and found that a brick building to the right blocks the view of any approaching cars from the south, which means Howard likely never saw the police car. It had no sirens and Howard very likely was completely unaware of the police car that ran the red light and suddenly blocked his lane.

The intersection has a known blind spot. Police allege that he was speeding through red lights because he was on an “emergency call” but did not disclose what emergency they were chasing. The lack of sirens late at night was also not explained by MPD.

Mobile PD finally disclosed that the officer was Roy Adams Jr. This was the fourth crash he has caused in 2024 alone. Two of the crashes occurred on the same day separately. Another crash happened when he fell asleep while driving his patrol car. Another crash happened when he was seen running a stop sign. The final crash occurred on 7/9/2024 during which he killed Sumner Howard.

This is the second motorcyclist killed in Mobile in 2024 by negligent MPD officers. The first case, motorcyclist Robert Sayen who was killed by MPD while riding a motorcycle, is currently before a grand jury. The officer in the Sayen crash was Callegari.

https://www.fox10tv.com/2024/07/30/motorcyclist-involved-wreck-with-mobile-pd-patrol-vehicle-has-died-police-confirm/

https://www.fox10tv.com/2024/07/31/mobile-police-not-releasing-details-second-deadly-wreck-involving-mpd-officer/

Previous MPD motorcycle victim Robert Sayen:
https://incarcernation.com/view-for-death-by-cop-2024/entry/6440/?gvid=36283

Mobile PD's crash site drawing:
https://incarcernation.com/drawing-from-crash-report-of-sumner-howard-mobile-pd-crash-site/

Previous crashes:
https://www.fox10tv.com/2024/08/15/fox10-investigates-mobile-police-officer-involved-four-crashes-1-deadly-remains-patrol/

A Fulton County deputy saw an allegedly stolen car and chased it until it crashed into a telephone pole. A 20-year-old man emerged with a gun per police. They shot and killed him.

https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/shooting-involving-law-enforcement-officer-atlanta-fulton-county/85-13f5edaf-0573-4d52-b810-bb98e61904a9

https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/harwell-road-delmar-lane-atlanta-officer-involved-shooting-fulton-county-sheriffs-office

A man was allegedly seen shoplifting an made threats to the manager of a Tractor Supply. The man fled, was chased, stopped at another location to pick up a gas can and threatened someone with it. Police shot and killed him.

https://www.wspa.com/news/local-news/one-dead-in-officer-involved-shooting-in-easley/

https://www.wyff4.com/article/suspect-shot-killed-by-officer-easely-south-carolina/61534164

https://www.abcnews4.com/news/local/investigation-underway-after-upstate-police-officer-shoots-kills-man-armed-with-axe-sled-wciv-abc-news-4-pickens-county-easley-police-department-officer-involved-shooting

https://www.wspa.com/news/local-news/coroner-identifies-man-shot-killed-by-easley-police/

https://www.wyff4.com/article/south-carolina-man-shot-killed-police/61558748

https://www.audacy.com/989word/news/local/more-details-released-after-fatal-officer-involved-shooting

https://www.foxcarolina.com/video/2024/07/08/suspect-dies-following-officer-involved-shooting-easley/

Alaska State Police were sent to Kasilof Beach where Kirk Medak was allegedly threatening someone with a harpoon. Police arrived and shot and killed him.

https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2024/07/08/man-who-charged-officers-with-harpoon-shot-killed-by-state-troopers-authorities-say/

Fort Hall PD were called to a physical altercation, found Mekalon Buckskin in a room, claim that he fired a gun and they shot and killed him.

https://www.eastidahonews.com/2024/07/officer-involved-shooting-in-fort-hall-leaves-one-man-dead-one-officer-wounded/

Indianapolis PD chased a vehicle with juveniles when they were seen with guns. The vehicle sped off and eventually crashed. Terryoun Mays died.

https://fox59.com/news/indycrime/impd-17-year-old-dies-in-crash-after-police-chase-car-full-of-armed-juveniles/

https://www.wishtv.com/news/i-team-8/17-year-old-dies-after-police-chase/

Elkhart SWAT arrived at a domestic violence situation and Ryan Snyder, 37, locked himself into the home with 2 of his children. During the SWAT pressure on him, he threatened to harm himself and the children. When SWAT forced entry nevertheless, he had shot and killed his 2-year-old son. He was arrested.

https://www.wndu.com/2024/07/08/neighbors-shock-after-deadly-swat-standoff-elkhart-county/

https://wsbt.com/news/local/community-holds-vigil-honoring-swat-victim-jaxon-snyder-ryan-18-hours-standoff-vigil-documents-state-police-murder-child-neglect-elkhart-county-indiana

Asheville PD were called to a domestic violence event and found a woman with a gunshot wound to the head outside of the home. Gregory Wayne Holden was apparently locked inside of the apartment. Police created a standoff and used drones to enter the apartment. They found Holden dead from suicide.

https://www.wyff4.com/article/shoot-north-carolina-apartment-woman-man-dead/61534174

An unnamed Kane County deputy shot and killed Tyquaze Nicolas. His body had multiple bullets in it on autopsy. The circumstances are not disclosed by police. The name of the deputy is withheld.

https://www.wspynews.com/news/local/victim-of-officer-involved-shooting-in-elgin-monday-evening-identified/article_649adfa6-3fc2-11ef-a9aa-e7a0b6927b61.html

Gary Scott Dusharm was a passenger in a vehicle that was traffic-stopped by Watertown PD. He was chased on foot for unknown reasons and died during arrest from unknown causes.

https://cnycentral.com/news/local/watertown-incident-passenger-dies-after-fleeing-traffic-stop-investigations-underway

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/news/2024/07/09/watertown-police-suspect-dies-of-medical-issue-during-traffic-stop

Officer Dynelle Jones from Vallejo PD saw a car reported stolen and escalated a chase that ended when the vehicle crashed on Broadway. Police shot the windows out, allegedly to rescue the driver. Large amounts of blood were on the sidewalk. It is unknown whether the man died from injuries of the car chase crash or if he was shot by police but he died. This was the second car chase fatalities by Vallejo PD in 3 days.

https://www.vallejosun.com/second-person-in-three-days-dies-during-vallejo-police-pursuit/

https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/driver-killed-in-fiery-crash-after-leading-vallejo-pd-on-pursuit/

Image (Courtesy Lizz Blanco, via Vallejo Crime and Safety)

A Troy PD cruiser spotted a bicycle and demanded to speak with the man. The bicyclist kept driving and the officer soon chased the bike with his cruiser, activating his lights and sirens while closely following until the man made a shortcut through a backyard and fell into the Hudson River and drowned while being chased for undisclosed reasons.

https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/man-drowns-after-bicycle-pursuit-with-troy-police-officers

https://www.wilx.com/2024/07/08/2-dead-after-crash-involving-motorcycle-van-livingston-county/

Springfield PD arrived at the home of Sandra Massey in the 2800 block of Hoover Avenue following a 911 call reporting an intruder. Police arrived, shot her in the head and killed her in her home. Details are not released so far. Illinois State Police have refused to release the bodycam footage and are also not releasing the names of the shooter officers. Massey’s family has retained Ben Crump’s office on her behalf.

Officer Sean Grayson, the shooter, was fired and indicted for her murder when John Milhiser, the Sangamon US Attorney found the shooting to be unjustified.

Update: 07/18/2024: Officer Grayson ordered held without bond. Judge Ryan M. Cadagin denied Grayson pretrial release at a hearing on 07/18/2024 in Springfield. Judge Cadagin described the role of Deputy Grayson in the killing as “such a departure from the expectations of a civil society.” Deputy Grayson had shot Sonya Massey in the face. The deputy had apparently ordered her to move a pot of water, shot her in the face and then discouraged his partner from saving her life once shot.

Much detailed information as well as the bodycam are in the Source Links below.

https://www.wandtv.com/news/state-police-investigating-deputy-involved-shooting-in-springfield/article_fc197a4c-3c64-11ef-bdb6-17777aa64bfa.html

https://www.wcia.com/top-stories/coroner-identifies-springfield-woman-killed-in-deputy-involved-shooting/

https://newschannel20.com/news/local/protesters-demand-answers-after-sangamon-county-deputy-fatally-shoots-woman

Grayson got his job by referral from his future father-in-law
https://www.wcia.com/news/local-news/deputy-who-killed-sonya-massey-had-job-reference-from-fiances-dad-a-longtime-sheriffs-deputy/
Much detailed information of past employment issues of Sean Grayson and his audio-recorded responses during lengthy disciplinary hearings by past LEO employer:
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/graysons-behavior-in-logan-county-led-superior-to-ask-how-are-you-still-employed-with-us

Full bodycam video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSN0cqzl__4

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/illinois-woman-dies-being-shot-215851249.html

https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/local/2024/07/11/what-we-still-dont-know-in-fatal-shooting-of-illinois-woman-by-deputies/74364549007/

Protests:

https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/crime/2024/07/12/protestors-demand-answers-after-sonya-massey-killed-by-springfield-area-deputies/74371388007/

Ben Crump is hired:
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/attorney-ben-crump-retained-by-family-of-sonya-massey

Deputy Grayson is fired and indicted for murder:
https://fox2now.com/news/illinois/deputy-indicted-for-murder-of-sonya-massey-fired-by-sangamon-co-sheriff/

Deputy Grayson held without bail, judge very openly critical:
https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2024-07-18/illinois-sheriffs-deputy-charged-with-murder-in-fatal-shooting-of-woman-who-called-911

A St. Lucie County deputy driving home at 2 a.m. after his shift hit and killed a bicyclist on the road. Details are unknown.

https://www.wptv.com/news/treasure-coast/region-st-lucie-county/bicyclist-killed-after-collision-involving-off-duty-st-lucie-county-sheriffs-deputy

Union Parish deputies were sent to a residence for a mental health welfare check on a distraught woman. When police arrived, they allege she fired a shot. Police fired numerous shots at her, killing her.

https://www.knoe.com/2024/07/11/nela-officials-investigating-offier-involved-shooting-union-parish/

https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/local-news/investigation-underway-after-deputy-involved-shooting-occurs-in-union-parish-on-louisiana-highway-549/

Police were sent to assist in a drug overdose, found a medically vulnerable person, engaged in an unknown arrest and handcuffing when the person was found dead in police custody. Police suspect drug overdose. It is unknown whether the person suffered any trauma during arrest.

https://www.newsbreak.com/los-angeles-ca/3523673908465-police-investigate-in-custody-death-of-suspect-in-westlake

https://2urbangirls.com/2024/07/authorities-id-man-who-died-in-police-custody/

Minnesota police chased an allegedly stolen pickup truck at 100 mph until it went airborne at a gas station, crashed, rolled over and hit and killed bystander Christopher Vyskocil.

https://krocnews.com/minnesota-man-injured-in-high-speed-chase-dies-new-charges-filed/

San Diego Sheriff’s deputies arrived on La Jolla Boulevard for a Latino man in his 20s with a knife. Police shot and killed him.

https://fox5sandiego.com/news/local-news/authorities-investigate-police-shooting-in-la-jolla/

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2024/07/11/man-killed-in-police-shooting-in-bird-rock-had-history-of-mental-health-issues-family-says-2/

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2024/07/11/san-diego-police-release-video-of-fatal-bird-rock-shooting-by-officer/

https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/san-diego-sheriffs-are-investigating-a-shooting-involving-an-sdpd-police-officer-in-la-jolla
 

West Jordan PD chased Nicholas Kemp after a domestic violence event. He fled and a police chase was organized. When police caught up with him, they engaged in a shootout. Kemp was injured and died in the hospital. A bystander was shot and injured also.

https://www.abc4.com/news/wasatch-front/utah-suspect-shot-domestic-violence/