Death by Cop- 2024
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Chase Garvey
Case # :1314
Age :20
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 07/06/2024
Location : Dale Heimbrock Way and Hicks Pike
City : Florence
County : Boone
State : Kentucky
Agency : Boone County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
Open records summary :
A man at a birthday party shot and killed 4 people and injured 3. He died from suicide while being pursued by police after the homicides.
Source links :
https://abc7chicago.com/post/florence-kentucky-shooting-today-7-shot-4-fatally/15036025/
Tyler Johnson
Case # :1313
Age :32
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 07/06/2024
Location : Route 173 and Kilbourne Road
City : Newport Township
County : Lake
State : Wisconsin
Agency : Pleasant Prairie Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
Open records summary :
Pleasant Prairie Police initiated a high-speed chase of an allegedly stolen Lexus that ended when the vehicle collided with an SUV. The driver of the Lexus was killed and the passenger of the bystander vehicle was critically injured with survival unknown. A total of 8 people in the SUV were injured including 4 children who were taken to the hospital.
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Joseph Francis
Case # :1312
Age :45
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 07/06/2024
Location :
City : Richmond
County : Berkshire
State : Massachusetts
Agency : Richmond Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Died during police chase
Open records summary :
Joseph Francis allegedly killed his wife and fled. Police chased his vehicle until he crashed, rolled the vehicle and died.
Source links :
https://www.yahoo.com/news/estranged-husband-wife-dead-homicide-173040852.html
Anthony Scott Krider 2 of 2
Case # :1311
Age :17
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 07/06/2024
Location : Hwy. 25 near Pleasant Avenue
City : Big Lake
County : Sherburne
State : Minnesota
Agency : Big Lake Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Driver and passenger killed by police chase crash
Open records summary :
A Big Lake PD officer saw teenagers in a BMW drive too fast, U-turned and escalated a chase. The BMW sped up under pursuit and crashed shortly thereafter. The driver and one passenger died while another 17-year-old was sent to the hospital with critical injuries.
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Donovan Gobel 1 of 2
Case # :1310
Age :17
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 07/06/2024
Location : Hwy. 25 near Pleasant Avenue
City : Big Lake
County : Sherburne
State : Minnesota
Agency : Big Lake Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Driver and passenger killed by police chase crash
Open records summary :
A Big Lake PD officer saw teenagers in a BMW drive too fast, U-turned and escalated a chase. The BMW sped up under pursuit and crashed shortly thereafter. The driver and one passenger died while another 17-year-old was sent to the hospital with critical injuries.
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Laina Lee 1 of 2
Case # :1309
Age :48
Gender :Female
Race : Asian
Date : 07/05/2024
Location : 700 block of Heavens Dr
City : Mandeville
County : St. Tammany
State : Louisiana
Agency : Mandeville Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed during homicide and police shooting
Open records summary :
Mandeville PD were sent to a welfare check on a woman. When they arrived, a man shot and killed her. He reportedly refused to drop his gun and was shot and killed by police. He was reportedly a local podiatrist
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Michael Lee Penland
Case # :1308
Age :38
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 07/05/2024
Location : Monroe and Thornapple
City : Newaygo County
County : Newaygo
State : Michigan
Agency : Newaygo County Sheriff's office
Officer(s) : Jon Getting
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed in police chase crash
Open records summary :
Michael Penland was driving an ATV and apparently joyriding and “tearing up the intersection” in circles. Newaygo County deputy Getting took up chase. Michael Penland sped away from police and crashed and died.
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Mark Johns
Case # :1307
Age :45
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 07/05/2024
Location : GA 23 and GA 520
City : Brantley County
County : Brantley
State : Georgia
Agency : Georgia State Patrol
Officer(s) : Motorcyclist killed by police chase crash
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Motorcyclist killed by police chase crash
Open records summary :
Georgia State Patrol chased a motorcycle for speeding, escalated the chase which stopped when the motorcyclist crashed into a tree and
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Maxwell Johnston
Case # :1306
Age :35
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 07/05/2024
Location : Ravenwood Drive
City : Riverton
County : Salt Lake
State : Utah
Agency : Ocean County Sheriff’s Office, SWAT
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
Open records summary :
Maxwell Johnston was wanted for the alleged murder of a woman the month prior. When police located him on Ravenwood Drive, he locked himself into the home. Police bore down on him for several hours and finally shot and killed him.
Source links :
https://gephardtdaily.com/local/1-dead-in-riverton-officer-involved-shooting/
Name Not Disclosed
Case # :1305
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 07/05/2024
Location : State Route 23 at Walsh Street
City : Franklin
County : Sussex
State : New Jersey
Agency : Franklin Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed in crash with police vehicle
Open records summary :
| A Franklin PD vehicle hit and killed a 19-year-old female in a crash. |
Source links :
https://www.lawyertime.com/woman-killed-in-franklin-car-accident-with-police-vehicle /
David Vang 2 of 2
Case # :1304
Age :48
Gender :Male
Race : Asian
Date : 07/05/2024
Location : 700 block of Heavens Dr
City : Mandeville
County : St. Tammany
State : Louisiana
Agency : Mandeville Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after homicide
Open records summary :
Mandeville PD were sent to a welfare check on a woman. When they arrived, a man shot and killed her. He reportedly refused to drop his gun and was shot and killed by police. He was reportedly a local podiatrist
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Leron Antonio Earl Griffin
Case # :1303
Age :14
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 07/04/2024
Location : Illinois River
City : Bartonville
County : Peoria
State : Illinois
Agency : Peoria County Sheriff’s Office, Canton Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Drowned
Event : Drowned during police chase
Open records summary :
Peoria County deputies and Canton PD chased several teenagers who were allegedly driving a stolen car that crashed. During the ensuing foot chase, 14-year-old Leron Griffin, a passenger in the vehicle, was last seen running away from a squad car on the shoulder of the I-474. He was found floating dead in the Illinois River, allegedly having drowned while crossing the river.
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Pedro Felix
Case # :1302
Age :20
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 07/04/2024
Location : 147-25 94th Ave
City : New York
County : Queens
State : New York
Agency : NYPD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after homicide
Open records summary :
A 20-year-old man in Queens experienced a psychotic break and stabbed his 8-year-old half-brother to death. When his parents arrived, he stabbed his mother who escaped and called for help. NYPD arrived and shot and killed him.
Source links :
https://abc7ny.com/post/queens-police-involved-shooting-nypd-officers-shoot-suspect/15029765/
Jimmy Lopez
Case # :1301
Age :26
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 07/04/2024
Location : 200 block of E Florida Ave
City : Hemet
County : Riverside
State : California
Agency : Hemet Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police when seen intoxicated with gun
Open records summary :
A 911 caller claimed that Jimmy Lopez had a gun. Police arrived and fired over 100 bullets at him. He had been unarmed, may have been intoxicated and was sitting on the sidewalk and seen smoking or vaping when killed. He was reportedly no threat to police.
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Samson Lucas Bariah Fussner
Case # :1300
Age :28
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 07/04/2024
Location : Canyon View Lodge - Yellowstone National Park 41 Clover Ln
City : Yellowstone National Park (Mammoth)
County : Yellowstone
State : Wyoming
Agency : FBI, Yellowstone National Park Police
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during standoff
Open records summary :
A man was killed in a shootout with the FBI and Yellowstone National Park Police.
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Timothy Jefferson
Case # :1299
Age :34
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 07/04/2024
Location : 2900 block of South Lancaster Road
City : Dallas
County : Dallas
State : Texas
Agency : Dallas Police Department
Officer(s) : Ruben Martinez
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during alleged robbery attempt
Open records summary :
Dallas PD arrived for a report of an alleged attempt at robbery at an allegedly illegal gaming parlor and shot and killed a man.
Source links :
https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/dallas-officer-involved-shooting-one-dead/3583808/
https://www.fox4news.com/news/dallas-police-illegal-game-room-shooting
https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/1-dead-2-in-custody-after-officer-involved-shooting-in-dallas/
Daniel Augustine
Case # :1298
Age :26
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 07/03/2024
Location : Get ‘N Go on 14th and Minnesota
City : Sioux Falls
County : Minnehaha
State : South Dakota
Agency : Sioux Falls Police Department, Minnehaha County Sheriff’s Office, SWAT
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during hostage event
Open records summary :
Daniel Augustine allegedly took hostages at a business. When Sioux Falls PD arrived, they heard shots, called the Minnehaha County Sheriff’s Office and SWAT. SWAAT arrived and a sniper shot and killed Daniel Augustine.
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :1297
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 07/03/2024
Location : I Street and Cervantes Street
City : Pensacola
County : Escambia
State : Florida
Agency : Pensacola Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
Open records summary :
Pensacola PD traffic-stopped a man for expired plates. When police approached the vehicle, the man shot and killed himself.
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Daniel Travis Dorman
Case # :1296
Age :47
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 07/03/2024
Location : Abercorn + Eisenhower Drive
City : Savannah
County : Chatham
State : Georgia
Agency : Savannah Police Department
Officer(s) : Keith Richardson
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Pedestrian crossing street killed by police vehicle
Open records summary :
A Savannah PD officer hit and killed a pedestrian who was crossing at an intersection at 5:30 a.m. It is unknown how fast the officer had been driving.
Source links :
https://www.wsav.com/news/local-news/part-of-abercorn-closed-due-to-fatal-accident/
Logan Cumberland
Case # :1295
Age :37
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 07/03/2024
Location : Cranberry Highlands Golf Course, 5601 Freshcorn Rd
City : Cranberry Township
County : Butler
State : Pennsylvania
Agency : Cranberry Township Police Department, SWAT
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after traffic stop
Open records summary :
Police searched the vehicle of Logan Cumberland and found a number of weapons. He fled into the woods with a rifle. Police found and shot and killed him.
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :1294
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 07/02/2024
Location : Gateway West and Airway Boulevard
City : El Paso
County : El Paso
State : Texas
Agency : DPS Special Agents, U.S. Border Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Migrant killed by Operation Lone Star police car chase
Open records summary :
Texas DPS and CBP Border Patrol chased a vehicle believed to carry migrants until the vehicle crashed and one of the migrants died. This was an Operation Lone Star project.
Source links :
Operation Lone Star:
https://www.aclutx.org/en/publications/operation-lone-star-misinformation-and-discrimination-texas-border-enforcement
Kyle Puckett
Case # :1293
Age :36
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 07/02/2024
Location : 500 block of Lewis Ave
City : Evansville
County : Vanderburgh
State : Indiana
Agency : Evansville Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during disturbance call
Open records summary :
A man with some mental health issues caused a disturbance. Police arrived and he told them there was a problem he would “take care of.” He had a gun. Police shot and killed him.
Source links :
https://www.14news.com/2024/07/02/heavy-police-presence-reported-near-lewis-ave-evansville/
Shakoor Quayon Williams
Case # :1292
Age :33
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 07/02/2024
Location : Kings Cross Apartments in the 5700 block of Ivanhoe Court
City : Fayetteville
County : Cumberland
State : North Carolina
Agency : Fayetteville County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Deliberately killed by police during arrest
Open records summary :
Fayetteville PD arrived at the Kings Court Apartments in Ivanhoe Court to arrest a man for a homicide warrant. He locked himself in the apartment and when he came out, he was allegedly armed and police engaged him in a shootout. Police shot him. He fell and according to an eyewitness, he threw his hands up and was still alive when police walked up and fired 7-10 mire shots into him. “They finished him,” stated the eyewitness. The unnamed man died.
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Keonte Shakir Forney
Case # :1291
Age :28
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 07/02/2024
Location : I-40
City : Iredell County
County : Iredell
State : North Carolina
Agency : North Carolina State Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash
Open records summary :
A North Carolina State Highway Patrol trooper stopped to check on 2 men changing a tire. The men drove away and the trooper escalated a chase that ended when the vehicle crashed into the back of a Fed Ex truck. Passenger Keonte Shakir Forney died at the scene.
Source links :
https://whky.com/pursuit-results-in-fatal-crash-man-charged-in-connection-to-death-of-passenger/
Name Not Disclosed
Case # :1290
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Native American
Date : 07/02/2024
Location : US-19 and Bertha Saunooke Rd
City : Cherokee
County : Swain
State : North Carolina
Agency :
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
Open records summary :
Police traffic-stopped a vehicle that did not stop and then rolled away. Police shouted to stop and then fired, killing the driver. An eyewitness described the scene and added that the person who was killed had been “a very good person.”
Source links :
https://wlos.com/news/local/fbi-one-person-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting-in-cherokee
Jeremy Bennett
Case # :1289
Age :36
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 07/02/2024
Location : S 7th Street and Alameda Road
City : Abilene
County : Taylor
State : Texas
Agency : Abilene Police Department, SWAT
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during standoff
Open records summary :
Jeremy Bennett allegedly threatened two women with a gun and ran away and locked himself into a home elsewhere. He was prohibited from owning guns and Abilene PD arrived, brought SWAT and created a standoff when he emerged. Police fired beanbag rounds at him. He allegedly raised a gun and police shot and killed him.
Source links :
https://www.bigcountryhomepage.com/crime/update-suspect-killed-by-police-in-abilene-swat-standoff/
Name Not Disclosed
Case # :1288
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 07/02/2024
Location : Highway 512
City : Lakewood
County : Pierce
State : Washington
Agency : Washington State Police, Pierce County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after shootout
Open records summary :
Washington State Police as well as the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office chased a vehicle that had engaged in a shootout with police at a traffic stop and then fled. Caught up with the van on Highway 512 near Lakewood in Pierce County or both Washington state troopers as well as Pierce County deputies shot and killed a man.
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Zagory Leo Hill 2 of 2
Case # :1287
Age :18
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 07/01/2024
Location : Southern Avenue
City : Southeast DC
County : District of Columbia
State : District of Columbia
Agency : Anne Arundel County Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Driver and passenger killed by police chase crash
Open records summary :
Anne Arundel County deputies chased a vehicle they felt to be connected with ATM thefts until the vehicle crashed into a tree, erupted in flames and the driver and a passenger died.
Source links :
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/07/02/prince-georges-dc-car-chase-fatal/
Dashawn Harris 1 of 2
Case # :1286
Age :17
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 07/01/2024
Location : Southern Avenue
City : Southeast DC
County : District of Columbia
State : District of Columbia
Agency : Anne Arundel County Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Driver and passenger killed by police chase crash
Open records summary :
Anne Arundel County deputies chased a vehicle they felt to be connected with ATM thefts until the vehicle crashed into a tree, erupted in flames and the driver and a passenger died.
Source links :
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/07/02/prince-georges-dc-car-chase-fatal/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhNuKk1UO4w
Family Background:
https://www.bulisova-isaac.com/the-koger-harris-family
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-lay-dashawn-harris-to-rest?qid=dcf6219dec19ed7c7692651fd401614b
Name Not Disclosed
Case # :1285
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 07/01/2024
Location : 4000 block of Mountain View Church Road
City : Montvale
County : Bedford
State : Virginia
Agency : Bedford County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
Open records summary :
Bedford County deputies responded to a disturbance involving a gun in the 4000 block of Mountain View Church Road, was chased by “specialized units” of police and forced into a standoff until he died from suicide under police duress.
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :1284
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 07/01/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Sacramento
County : Sacramento
State : California
Agency : Sacramento Police Department, Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office, SWAT
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic violence standoff
Open records summary :
A man allegedly pulled a gun on a woman he was dating. Sacramento PD and Sacramento County deputies arrived and the man locked himself into the home. The woman said he was armed. Police brought SWAT. A drone was sent in a window, saw him holding a gun and shot and killed him.
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Kavon Litrell Ragan
Case # :1283
Age :22
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 07/01/2024
Location : NW 36 and Pennsylvania
City : Oklahoma City
County : Oklahoma
State : Oklahoma
Agency : Oklahoma City Police Department
Officer(s) : Joshua Scott
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic violence event
Open records summary :
Oklahoma City police arrived at a domestic violence call and found a man holding a gun to someone’s head. The man locked himself into the home. Police engaged in a shootout with him, killing him. An officer was also injured.
Source links :
https://www.koco.com/article/okc-police-standoff-sgt-joshuah-scott-kavon-ragan/61502490
Macey Elizabeth Justice
Case # :1282
Age :24
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 06/30/2024
Location : Welcome Home Road
City : Marshall
County : Marshall
State : Alabama
Agency : Albertville Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
Open records summary :
An Albertville PD officer was chasing Macey Justice for undisclosed reasons. The officer escalated a chase that ended when she ran into a drain pipe and a tree and died.
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David Dalhover
Case # :1281
Age :66
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/30/2024
Location : Grand Avenue
City : Taylor Mill
County : Kenton
State : Kentucky
Agency : Taylor Mill Police Department and Covington Police Department
Officer(s) : Joshua Denny
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call
Open records summary :
Taylor Mill PD and Covington PD were sent to a domestic violence call and encountered a man with a knife. They shot and killed him.
Source links :
https://www.fox19.com/2024/07/01/chief-taylor-mill-officer-involved-shooting-under-investigation/
https://www.fox19.com/2024/07/12/bodycam-shows-moments-leading-swat-shooting-nky/
Lea Barrones
Case # :1280
Age :43
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 06/30/2024
Location : Little Rock Missionary at 195 West, near Marcus Nobles Road
City : Liberty County
County : Liberty
State : Georgia
Agency : Long County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Bystander motorcyclist killed by police chase crash
Open records summary :
Long County deputies chased a truck for undisclosed reasons at high speed until it hit a bystander motorcycle in traffic at 92 mph, killing the motorcyclist.
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Kelvin Lee Plain, Jr.
Case # :1279
Age :35
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 06/30/2024
Location : Sullivan Park
City : Waterloo
County : Black Hawk
State : Iowa
Agency : Waterloo Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during “man with a gun” call
Open records summary :
Police were called to find a bicyclist with a gun and located Kelvin Plains. He reportedly tried to leave and was attacked by police with a taser. He reportedly pulled a gun after the taser attack and was engaged in a shootout by police. Two officers were injured and Kelvin Plain was killed by police.
Source links :
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/armed-bicyclist-killed-iowa-shooting-wounded-2-police-111588025
Kenny Carr
Case # :1278
Age :38
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 06/30/2024
Location : 10400 block of Spotswood Drive
City : Fredericksburg
County : Spotsylvania
State : Virginia
Agency : Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call
Open records summary :
Kenny Carr was a marine veteran who had been out with his friends drinking. He arrived at home and according to his wife, he had been drinking and was noisy. He was in a good mood but according to her, she could not get him to lower his voice as it was late at night. At some point, an argument began. According to Carr’s wife, a shot suddenly ripped through the house and her husband dropped, shot in the head by someone outside who had fired into the home. Police had gotten a 911 call from an unknown party about a domestic disturbance. Police further allege that they saw Carr holding a gun and felt forced to shoot. Carr’s widow stated that she was advised by her attorney not to discuss the gun and domestic disturbance events in more detail than is stated but that her concern is that her husband was killed in her home in front of her by an unknown assailant who had been outside of the house unbeknownst to them. Carr had a history of PTSD from military involvement, was known in recent months to consume alcohol and cope in a noisy manner according to his wife who disputes any need to shoot him, particularly in the manner as it happened.
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Christopher Ryan Junkin
Case # :1277
Age :44
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/30/2024
Location :
City : Crookston
County : Polk
State : Minnesota
Agency : Crookston Police Department
Officer(s) : Nick Fladland, Corey Rich, April Hansen
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental
Open records summary :
Crookston PD arrived at a homeless shelter, found an agitated man in mental health crisis who was a resident in the homeless shelter. He was allegedly throwing items and was attacked with tasers simultaneously by 3 officers until Officer Fladland shot and killed him.
His shelter roommate whose interview is linked in the source links below stated that Christopher Ryan Junkin was a “good man” who was only experiencing a mental health episode and that he begged police to understand this and support him.
Likewise, his family spoke to media, stated that he had been a very generous and thoughtful man and why six officers reportedly participated in the fatal event and nobody reached out to help him instead of attacking him.
A link to his family’s GoFundMe page is posted in the Source Links below. His family has been unable to raise enough funds for cremation and final family wishes.
Police did not answer the question whether he had been armed or not. Police only stated that he was "being combative toward officers and was not following officers' verbal commands."
On July 9, 2024, the BCA confirmed that multiple bullet wounds had killed Junkin and simultaneously recommended not to charge officer Fladland for this killing. It was known at the time of this recommendation that he had already killed a second person days prior to being cleared.
He had been cleared back to work at an unknown time before being cleared by BCA as he was back on duty on June 30, 2024 to kill Christopher Junkin.
PREVIOUS SHOOTING BY OFFICER FLADLAND:
Officer Nick Fladland who shot and killed him had also killed Andrew Scott Dale on May 16, 2024 and was under investigation for this killing when he killed Junkin.
Source links :
https://www.valleynewslive.com/2024/07/01/use-of-force-investigation-underway-crookston/
Chris Junkin GoFundMe:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-bring-chris-home-a-familys-plea?lang=en_US&utm_campaign=fp_sharesheet&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=copy_link
Previous killing by Officer Fladland:
https://www.grandforksherald.com/news/minnesota/minnesota-bureau-of-criminal-apprehension-identifies-people-involved-in-crookston-us
Name Not Disclosed
Case # :1276
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 06/29/2024
Location : Gulf Freeway and 610
City : Houston
County : Harris
State : Texas
Agency : Houston Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Motorcyclist killed by police chase crash
Open records summary :
| Houston PD chased a motorcycle for undisclosed reasons until it slammed into a guardrail, ejecting the driver. The man died. Police claim that they called off the chase just before the fatal crash. |
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Brandon D. Suckow
Case # :1275
Age :32
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/29/2024
Location : Sharpsburg
City : Sharpsburg
County : Coweta
State : Georgia
Agency : Coweta County Sheriff's Office, SWAT
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress. after double homicide
Open records summary :
Police arrived at a shooting and found 2 people shot to death at a residence. The shooter ran inside when police arrived and committed suicide.
Source links :
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/sheriff-says-man-kills-himself-151045403.html