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Anthony Lamont Siler

Case # :954

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 05/18/2024

Location : 8000 block of Cherry Grove Road

City : Reidsville

County : Alamance

State : North Carolina

Agency : Caswell County Sheriff's Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

Open records summary :

Anthony Lamont Siler had allegedly shot and killed a woman and child and injured 2 more children when police caught up with him while driving. When police traffic-stopped him, he committed suicide under police duress.

Source links :

https://www.wxii12.com/article/1-killed-self-inflicted-gunshot-following-initiated-traffic-stop-alamance-county-deputies/60836777

Olivia Flores

Case # :953

Age :18

Gender :Female

Race : Unknown

Date : 05/18/2024

Location : Memorial Parkway and 12th Street Southwest

City : Rochester

County : Olmstead

State : Minnesota

Agency : Minnesota State Patrol

Officer(s) : Shane Roper

Cause of death : Vehicle

Event : Passenger in bystander vehicle killed by police car crash

Open records summary :

A Minnesota State trooper crossed an intersection and slammed into several other vehicles including a vehicle in which Olivia Flores was a passenger, killing her.

Trooper Shane Roper was driving at 83 mph when he T-boned her car, killing her. The trooper was chasing a petty traffic offender and had no reason to speed. He also reportedly did not utilize lights or sirens while racing around. This is the fourth major traffic crash caused by Trooper Roper in 8 years.

Officer Roper in July of 2024 was charged with 2nd-degree manslaughter, five counts of criminal vehicular operation, and one count each for reckless driving and careless driving in the death of Flores and awaits a jury trial in spring of 2025. Minnesota State Patrol called his actions "reckless" and demonstrated a “clear violation” of MSP’s policies.

Source links :

https://www.twincities.com/2024/05/21/teen-killed-in-three-vehicle-rochester-crash-that-involved-minnesota-state-patrol-squad-car/

https://nypost.com/2024/05/21/us-news/minnesota-cheerleader-18-killed-in-crash-with-state-trooper-just-before-hs-graduation/

https://www.kttc.com/2024/06/06/update-state-trooper-deadly-crash-near-apache-mall-leave/

https://jalopnik.com/cop-who-crashed-4-times-in-8-years-while-on-duty-finall-1851590222

https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/state-trooper-pleads-not-guilty-in-crash-that-killed-18-year-old-olivia-flores

https://www.police1.com/officer-misconduct-internal-affairs/minn-state-patrol-no-justification-for-ex-troopers-speeding-that-caused-fatal-crash

Marvin Arellano

Case # :952

Age :37

Gender :Male

Race : Latinx

Date : 05/17/2024

Location : NB I-5

City : Everett

County : King

State : Washington

Agency : Washington State Patrol

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after road rage incident

Open records summary :

Washington State Patrol responded to a road rage incident on the northbound I-5 in Everett, found a man with a hammer and shot and killed him.

 

Source links :

https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/northbound-i-5-marysville-incident.amp

https://myeverettnews.com/2024/05/16/i-5-northbound-closed-between-everett-and-marysville-due-to-road-rage-fight/

Name Not Disclosed

Case # :951

Age :63

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 05/17/2024

Location : Broadway and 59th

City : Galveston

County : Galveston

State : Texas

Agency : Galveston County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Vehicle

Event : Pedestrian killed by officer on his way to work

Open records summary :

A 63-year-old unnamed pedestrian was crossing the street when he was hit and killed by a Galveston deputy on his way to work. Police said the man had been unhoused.

 

Source links :

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/galveston/2024/05/17/487897/galveston-police-officer-kills-pedestrian-in-early-morning-crash/

Clifford Jacolby Beck

Case # :950

Age :40

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 05/17/2024

Location : Old Floyd Road near the intersection of Mableton Parkway

City : Cobb County

County : Cobb

State : Georgia

Agency : Cobb County Police

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during pursuit

Open records summary :

Cobb County Police chased a box truck with an allegedly stolen license plate until the truck hit a patrol car. Police shot and killed the driver.

Source links :

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/cobb-county/police-respond-officer-involved-shooting-cobb-county-gas-station/VKN4MRY33NDPNKONNAYD3E6NPY/

https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/shooting-involving-officer-leaves-1-injured-cobb-county/85-2543d876-5cc4-40fc-b89e-678116980a66

Eugene Mewes

Case # :949

Age :80

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 05/17/2024

Location : Hometown Harbor apartments

City : Moline

County : Rock Island

State : Illinois

Agency : East Moline Police Department

Officer(s) : Lt. Dustin Edkin, Garrett Kistner

Cause of death : Unknown

Event : Killed by police during “man with a gun” call

Open records summary :

East Moline PD received a call that an 80-year-old local resident had fired a gun in the air. Police arrived and shot and killed the man.

Source links :

https://qctimes.com/news/local/crime-courts/east-moline-officer-involved-shooting-hometown-habor-apartments/article_99fda642-1498-11ef-86d6-ef7c05b4f27a.html

Name Not Disclosed

Case # :948

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 05/17/2024

Location : 16th Street and Southern Avenue

City : Phoenix

County : Maricopa

State : Arizona

Agency : Phoenix Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Vehicle

Event : Bicyclist killed by police chase crash

Open records summary :

Phoenix PD arrived at a domestic violence call and engaged in an altercation with an allegedly intoxicated man who then fled by vehicle. Police escalated a chase and the man ran over a bicyclist who died at the scene. The man was arrested.

 

Source links :

https://www.12news.com/article/news/crime/police-suspect-killed-bicyclist-hitting-phoenix-police-car/75-a6dcb0eb-c383-4643-b88d-6e83388cc911

Curtis Jeffries 2 of 2

Case # :947

Age :76

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 05/17/2024

Location : South Red Banks Road near Marianna Road

City : Byhalia

County : Marshall

State : Mississippi

Agency : Marshall County Sheriff's Office, Mississippi Highway Patrol

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Vehicle

Event : Bystander couple killed by police chase crash

Open records summary :
Mississippi Highway Control chased a vehicle for undisclosed reasons and were joined by the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office. The chase continued at high speed until the driver crashed into a bystander vehicle, killing Rosie Jeffries, 71, and her husband Curtis Jeffries. The fleeing driver was also critically injured.

Source links :

https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/two-people-die-after-police-chase-in-mississippi-officials-say/article_d4677412-148d-11ef-95a7-cb1c20b5358b.html

Rosie Jeffries 1 of 2

Case # :946

Age :71

Gender :Female

Race : Black

Date : 05/17/2024

Location : South Red Banks Road near Marianna Road

City : Byhalia

County : Marshall

State : Mississippi

Agency : Marshall County Sheriff's Office, Mississippi Highway Patrol

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Vehicle

Event : Bystander couple killed by police chase crash

Open records summary :
Mississippi Highway Control chased a vehicle for undisclosed reasons and were joined by the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office. The chase continued at high speed until the driver crashed into a bystander vehicle, killing Rosie Jeffries, 71, and her husband Curtis Jeffries. The fleeing driver was also critically injured.

Source links :

https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/two-people-die-after-police-chase-in-mississippi-officials-say/article_d4677412-148d-11ef-95a7-cb1c20b5358b.html

Cleve Arnold Leach Jr.

Case # :945

Age :38

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 05/16/2024

Location : Freedom Boulevard

City : Florence

County : Florence

State : South Carolina

Agency : Florence County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash

Open records summary :

Florence County deputies chased a speeding driver until the vehicle crashed and the driver died.

 

Source links :

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/driver-led-deputies-high-speed-164422131.html

https://www.yahoo.com/news/mullins-man-killed-following-florence-150806422.html

Rafael Warfield

Case # :944

Age :21

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 05/16/2024

Location : 6800 block of Georges Creek Drive

City : Columbus

County : Franklin

State : Ohio

Agency : Columbus Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Killed during police shootout while in mental health crisis

Open records summary :

Columbus PD were sent to a mental health crisis call where they found Rafel Warfield to be suicidal. Police got into a shootout with him and he was killed. Police initially said he had committed suicide, then retracted the statement. It is unclear at this time whether he was killed directly by police or committed suicide under police duress.

 

Source links :

https://www.10tv.com/article/news/crime/columbus-police-shooting-georges-creek-drive-canal-winchester-area/530-df8d26bc-5ec5-44f5-b3fd-743ab154f053

https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/crime/2024/05/16/one-dead-after-columbus-police-fired-on-man-threatening-to-kill-himself/73712192007/

Everett Duriel Shockley

Case # :943

Age :42

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 05/16/2024

Location : 4500 block of S. Himalaya Circle

City : Aurora

County : Arapahoe

State : Colorado

Agency : Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call

Open records summary :

Arapahoe deputies were sent to a domestic violence call where a man was holding a developmentally disabled female and had allegedly injured her. SWAT bore down on the residence and forced entry. Police shot and killed the man.

 

Source links :

https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/arapahoe-county-man-shot-dead-by-deputy-was-holding-woman-at-gunpoint

https://kdvr.com/news/local/arapahoe-deputy-involved-shooting-himalaya-host-home/

Gregory Tracy

Case # :942

Age :54

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 05/16/2024

Location : 2000 block of Frederick Street

City : Beloit

County : Dane

State : Wisconsin

Agency : Beloit Police Department

Officer(s) : Cole Gillie

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call

Open records summary :

Beloit PD were sent to a residence where a man had allegedly stabbed a woman. Police found and shot and killed the man. This was the third fatal police shooting in Beloit in 2024.

 

Source links :

https://www.beloitdailynews.com/news/crime/stabbing-police-involved-shooting-death-reported-in-beloit/article_c8a23812-143b-11ef-818d-23b269569d74.html

Name Not Disclosed

Case # :941

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 05/16/2024

Location : Unknown

City : Valdosta

County : Lowndes

State : Georgia

Agency : Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office, Georgia State Police

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Unknown

Event : Died during arrest

Open records summary :

Lowndes County deputies and Georgia State troopers chased a man for undisclosed reasons by car and on foot, attacked his vehicle with PIT maneuver and subdued him. When he was arrested, he allegedly died. Police allege that he had swallowed narcotics. Autopsy results were not disclosed by police.

 

Source links :

https://www.valdostadailytimes.com/news/local_news/suspect-dies-after-pursuit-in-lowndes-county/article_ace3a882-146c-11ef-a78c-778e28a5d4b6.html

https://www.walb.com/2024/05/16/lowndes-county-driver-dies-while-gsp-custody-sheriffs-office-investigating/

Devin Gerrod Montgomery

Case # :940

Age :23

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 05/16/2024

Location : West Cactus Road

City : Phoenix

County : Maricopa

State : Arizona

Agency : Phoenix Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after homicide

Open records summary :

After a shooting at North 35th Avenue and West northern Avenue, police followed the shooter and shot and killed him on West Cactus Road.

 

Source links :

https://ktar.com/story/5573912/suspect-in-phoenix-homicide-fatally-shot-by-police/

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2024/05/17/argument-turned-fatal-officer-involved-shooting-led-to-two-deaths/73731106007/

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix-breaking/2024/05/18/devin-montgomery-identified-man-killed-by-phoenix-police/73749391007/

Louis Mazzola

Case # :939

Age :67

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 05/16/2024

Location : Unknown

City : Baldwin County

County : Baldwin

State : Alabama

Agency : Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Vehicle

Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash

Open records summary :

A false 911 call was made, reporting that someone was murdered. When police arrived, the call turned out to be false as the man was found alive and well. Baldwin County deputies raced to the location and along the way hit and killed bystander motorist Louis Mazzola.

 

Source links :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6VZkrO_fq8

Fabian Velazquez

Case # :938

Age :25

Gender :Male

Race : Latinx

Date : 05/16/2024

Location : 200 block of Douglas Street near Calhoun Street

City : Woodstock

County : McHendy

State : Illinois

Agency : Woodstock Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash

Open records summary :

A person fired a shot inside of a home and fled from police who chased him until he crashed and died.

 

Source links :

https://www.shawlocal.com/northwest-herald/2024/05/24/person-dead-after-shooting-gun-inside-woodstock-home-then-crashing-car-during-police-pursuit-friday/

Andrew Scott Dale

Case # :937

Age :35

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 05/16/2024

Location : East 7th Street

City : Crookston

County : Polk

State : Minnesota

Agency : Crookston Police Department

Officer(s) : Nick Fladland (fatal shooter), Alex Rudnik (taser), Matt Benge (beanbags)

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Killed during mental health crisis with 'erratic behavior” call

Open records summary :

Crookston PD were sent to a call about an apparently intoxicated and naked man in the street with a hatchet showing erratic behaviors just after midnight in Crookston. Police arrived, tasered, fired beanbags at the increasingly agitated man and Officer Fladland finally fired at least 12 bullets into his body.

Officer Nick Fladland would go on and shoot and kill Christopher Junkin on July 9, 2024.

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.  

Source links :

https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/bca-investigating-use-of-force-incident-in-crookston/

https://www.valleynewslive.com/video/2024/05/23/man-shot-killed-by-officer-crookston-is-identified/

https://kroxam.com/crookston-police-involved-shooting-body-cam-video-released/

https://www.valleynewslive.com/2024/05/30/watch-body-camera-footage-released-deadly-crookston-shooting/

Faustino Carrette

Case # :936

Age :33

Gender :Male

Race : Latinx

Date : 05/15/2024

Location : North Main St. and College Blvd

City : Roswell

County : Fulton

State : New Mexico

Agency : Roswell Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police under undisclosed circumstances

Open records summary :

Roswell PD engaged in a shootout under unknown circumstances and shot and killed a man.

Source links :

https://www.krqe.com/news/new-mexico/suspect-dead-and-officer-injured-in-roswell-police-shooting/

Reginald Folks

Case # :935

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 05/15/2024

Location : South Fulton Parkway near Stonewall Tell Road

City : Union City

County : Fulton

State : Georgia

Agency : Union City Police Department

Officer(s) : Koby Minor

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Murdered by off-duty Atlanta police officer

Open records summary :

Atlanta PD officer Koby Minor was off-duty from his job as police officer with Atlanta PD and was riding in a Lyft and for so far unknown reasons, he shot and killed his Lyft driver Reginald Folks. Officer Minor was off-duty and on leave for disciplinary reasons as he had been booked for a drug charge and was on administrative leave when he killed Folks.

 

Source links :

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/south-fulton-county/lyft-driver-shot-killed-by-man-he-was-giving-ride-union-city-police-say/JNPD2T4TKJDXJOPKHFZFLMQXZQ/

Joseph A. Ogle

Case # :934

Age :59

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 05/15/2024

Location : CR 751

City : Alachua county

County : Alachua

State : Florida

Agency : Alachua County Sheriff’s Office, SWAT

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during SWAT assault on home

Open records summary :

Alachua County deputies arrived to arrest Joseph Ogle for a previous domestic incident. Police bore down on the house, tearing off much of the outer walls by heavy equipment, firing inside at Ogle. Ogle fired back. Police shot and killed him. Ogle had been a sovereign citizen, a group with political beliefs that do not recognize state and police authority who are often targeted by police.

 

Source links :

https://www.wcjb.com/2024/05/15/alachua-county-sheriffs-deputies-shoot-sovereign-citizen-while-assisting-another-county/

Jakar Knott

Case # :933

Age :24

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 05/15/2024

Location : Outer Drive

City : Warren

County : Macomb

State : Michigan

Agency : Warren Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash

Open records summary :

Warren PD chased a vehicle for a traffic infraction, escalated the speed to above 100 mph until the car crashed, rolled over 10-12 times, killing the driver.

 

Source links :

https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/driver-fleeing-police-stop-crashes-at-high-speed-on-outer-drive-flipping-10-times

Elmer Vargas

Case # :932

Age :21

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 05/15/2024

Location : Gilcrease Museum Road and Sand Springs Expressway

City : Tulsa

County : Tulsa

State : Oklahoma

Agency : Tulsa Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after shooting

Open records summary :

Tulsa Police allege that a man was shooting rounds at traffic. Police arrived and shot and killed him.

 

Source links :

https://www.fox23.com/news/tulsa-police-on-scene-of-officer-involved-shooting/article_0b61a9e2-12fe-11ef-9964-6f5772d1ba7c.html

Kelvin Andrew Chandler

Case # :931

Age :26

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 05/15/2024

Location : Apollo Way

City : Indianapolis

County : Marion

State : Indiana

Agency : Indianapolis Metro Police Department

Officer(s) : Joshua Frees

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call

Open records summary :

IMPD were called to a domestic violence call, found a man who had been shot and injured and followed the presumed shooter to Apollo Way where they shot and killed him.

 

Source links :

https://fox59.com/news/indycrime/impd-responds-to-officer-involved-shooting-on-northwest-side/

https://www.wthr.com/article/news/crime/impd-releases-edited-body-cam-video-of-man-shot-on-indianapolis-indy-northwest-side-watercrest-way-apollo-way-kelvin-andrew-chandler-joshua-frees/531-47bc8712-e706-49dd-9150-1f7f8d9beb19

Maurice White

Case # :930

Age :40

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 05/15/2024

Location : Songbird Drive

City : Athens

County : Limestone

State : Alabama

Agency : Athens Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during “disturbance with gun” call

Open records summary :

Athens PD received a call about a man who had fired a shot inside of a home and fled. The situation was over when police arrived but they located the man nearby and began chasing him, tasered him and shot and killed him, alleging he had a gun.

 

Source links :

https://www.waff.com/2024/05/16/suspect-dead-following-officer-involved-shooting-athens/

Adam Scott Phillips

Case # :929

Age :33

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 05/15/2024

Location : 700 East, 100 South

City : Logan

County : Cache

State : Utah

Agency : Logan City Police Department, Utah Highway Patrol, Cache County Sheriff's Office and Utah State Police

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during arrest

Open records summary :

Several law enforcement agencies arrived at a residence to arrest a man when they shot and killed him. He had been investibated for contacting an officer posing as a teenage girl for a meeting.

 

Source links :

https://kslnewsradio.com/2102820/one-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting-in-logan/

Robert Scaggs

Case # :928

Age :67

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 05/15/2024

Location : Tift Park area

City : Vermillion

County : Dougherty

State : Georgia

Agency : Albany Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Vehicle

Event : Pedestrian killed by police chase crash with school bus

Open records summary :

An Albany PD cruiser traveling at unknown speeds crashed into a Crisp County school bus and sent the bus careening into 67-year-old Robert Skaggs who was on the corner waiting to cross the street. Skaggs was killed. Two officers were “severely injured.”

 

Source links :

https://www.walb.com/video/2024/05/15/family-friends-react-deadly-albany-police-cruiser-crisp-co-school-bus-crash/

Name Not Disclosed 2 of 2

Case # :927

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Latinx

Date : 05/15/2024

Location : Farm to Market Road 133

City : Cotulla

County : LaSalle

State : Texas

Agency : CBP Border Patrol

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Vehicle

Event : 2 migrant passengers killed by police chase crash

Open records summary :

CBP saw a vehicle they felt may be smuggling migrants, escalated a chase, placed spike strips, attached a Grappler to the vehicle, causing the vehicle to roll over, killing 2 passengers who were only identified as migrants.

Source links :

https://sanangelolive.com/news/crashes/2024-05-16/two-dead-suspected-human-smuggling-crash

https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/national-media-release/two-men-dead-after-they-were-ejected-vehicle-rollover-crash-near

Name Not Disclosed 1 of 2

Case # :926

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Latinx

Date : 05/15/2024

Location : Farm to Market Road 133

City : Cotulla

County : LaSalle

State : Texas

Agency : CBP Border Patrol

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Vehicle

Event : 2 migrant passengers killed by police chase crash

Open records summary :

CBP saw a vehicle they felt may be smuggling migrants, escalated a chase, placed spike strips, attached a Grappler to the vehicle, causing the vehicle to roll over, killing 2 passengers who were only identified as migrants.

Source links :

https://sanangelolive.com/news/crashes/2024-05-16/two-dead-suspected-human-smuggling-crash

https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/national-media-release/two-men-dead-after-they-were-ejected-vehicle-rollover-crash-near

Henry Allen Zartman

Case # :925

Age :66

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 05/15/2024

Location : 7 Creeks Hwy AKA NC-905

City : Nakina

County : Columbus

State : North Carolina

Agency : Columbus County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : 4 unnamed deputies

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during “Shots Fired” call

Open records summary :

Columbus County deputies were called to a shots fired call and shot and killed Henry Zartman in the process.

 

Source links :

https://www.wect.com/2024/05/16/one-dead-after-shooting-by-columbus-county-deputies/

https://www.nrcolumbus.com/news/crimes/sheriff-four-deputies-on-administrative-leave-after-fatal-shooting/article_f99d4830-1387-11ef-ab30-4765c9bcbd00.html

https://columbuscountynews.com/2024/05/nakina-shooter-identified/

Nicholus Wayne Woolums

Case # :924

Age :25

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 05/15/2024

Location : Tillotson and McGalliard

City : Muncie

County : Henry

State : Indiana

Agency : Henry County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Tanner Strelecky

Cause of death : Vehicle

Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash

Open records summary :

Deputy Tanner Strelecky, a recent graduate without full training, chased a vehicle at high speed until it crashed into another car, killing the passenger, Nicholas Wayne Woolums, in the fleeing vehicle. The chase was not supervised by any supervisors.

Source links :

https://fox59.com/indiana-news/deadly-police-chase-involving-rookie-henry-county-sheriffs-deputy-was-unsupervised/

https://www.woofboomnews.com/2024/05/county-prosecutor-looking-at-muncie-crash-during-police-pursuit/

Name Not Disclosed

Case # :923

Age :15

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 05/14/2024

Location : I-710

City : Long Beach

County : Los Angeles

State : California

Agency : California Highway Patrol

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Vehicle

Event : Juvenile driver killed by police chase crash

Open records summary :

CHP chased a Kia believed to be stolen at high speed until it crashed into a semi truck and caught on fire, killing the 15-year-old driver. Three other juveniles, ages 13, 14 and 15 who were 2 girls and one boy were all hospitalized with moderate injuries.

 

Source links :

https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/pursuit-crash-caused-major-closure-of-710-freeway-in-long-beach/

https://mynewsla.com/crime/2024/05/14/one-killed-three-severely-injured-in-crash-on-710-freeway/#google_vignette

Christopher Brian Couts

Case # :922

Age :32

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 05/14/2024

Location : 700 block of Orange Street

City : Missoula

County : Missoula

State : Montana

Agency : Missoula County Sheriff’s Office, Missoula Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during failed traffic stop pursuit

Open records summary :

Missoula PD attempted a DUI stop on a man who fled. Police chased the man, engaged in a shootout with him and killed him.

 

Source links :

https://nbcmontana.com/news/local/suspect-injured-taken-to-hospital-after-pursuit-shots-fired-in-missoula

Yazmyn Stewart

Case # :921

Age :22

Gender :Female

Race : Black

Date : 05/14/2024

Location : 12th and Kerlin streets

City : Chester

County : Delaware

State : Pennsylvania

Agency : Delaware County Police, Chester Police Department, Wilmington Police Department, Trainer Borough Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Delaware County Police began chasing Yazmyn Stewart for a prior shooting. The chase led into Chester, PA. Stewart fled into a private home and tried to hide, finally taking the resident’s car. As she tried to flee again, she was met by numerous officers from five agencies, 10 of whom opened fire on her. She died in the shootout.

Open records summary :

Delaware County Police began chasing Yazmyn Stewart for a prior shooting. The chase led into Chester, PA. Stewart fled into a private home and tried to hide, finally taking the resident’s car. As she tried to flee again, she was met by numerous officers from five agencies, 10 of whom opened fire on her. She died in the shootout.

 

Source links :

https://6abc.com/post/officers-with-guns-drawn-involved-in-apparent-standoff-chester-pennsylvania/14814067/

Aubrey James Osteen

Case # :920

Age :77

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 05/14/2024

Location : 4329 Quay Road 49

City : Tucumcari

County : Quay

State : New Mexico

Agency : Quay County Sheriff's Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police for undisclosed reasons

Open records summary :

The Quay County Sheriff’s Office shot and killed Aubrey Osteen when he allegedly pointed a gun at his home health nurse.
 

Source links :

https://www.kob.com/new-mexico/nmsp-suspect-dead-following-sheriffs-office-shooting-near-tucumcari/

https://abc7amarillo.com/news/local/suspect-killed-by-quay-county-sheriffs-office-new-mexico-state-police-investigating-tucumcari

Mario Territo

Case # :919

Age :40

Gender :Male

Race : Latinx

Date : 05/14/2024

Location : I-80 at Green Valley Road

City : Fairfield

County : Solano

State : California

Agency : Fairfield Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during freeway standoff

Open records summary :

Mario Territo was allegedly involved in a prior shooting and was chased by Fairfield PD who held him in a prolonged standoff, leaving to a shootout. Territo was killed.

 

Source links :

https://www.abc10.com/article/news/crime/suspected-freeway-shooter-hours-long-interstate-80-standoff-fairfield-dies/103-4a0546a2-735c-4d48-a2ea-4d1f4021ae56

Jason Scott Fletcher

Case # :918

Age :51

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 05/14/2024

Location : 500 block of Little New York Road

City : Roopville

County : Carroll

State : Georgia

Agency : Carroll County Sheriff’s Office, Georgia State Patrol

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during pursuit

Open records summary :

Carroll County deputies investigating mail theft saw Jason Fletcher and began chasing him. Georgia State Police joined them. Police put down stop sticks, causing the vehicle to swerve. Police shot and killed Fletcher while driving. He had been in the crosshairs of local police with a 2019 arrest for failure to obey a traffic stop.

 

Source links :

https://gbi.georgia.gov/press-releases/2024-05-14/gbi-investigates-officer-involved-shooting-carroll-county

Gaylord Angst

Case # :917

Age :81

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 05/14/2024

Location : Highway 93, marker 80

City : Missoula

County : Missoula

State : Montana

Agency : Missoula County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Vehicle

Event : Motorist killed by crash with patrol vehicle

Open records summary :

Gaylord Angst was making a turn when a Missoula County deputy ran into him at unknown speed, killing him.

 

Source links :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnkuU9GD3sM

Brandon Marroquin

Case # :916

Age :17

Gender :Male

Race : Latinx

Date : 05/14/2024

Location : Wilder Park neighborhood

City : Louisville

County : Jefferson

State : Kentucky

Agency : Louisville Metro Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during arrest

Open records summary :

Louisville Metro PD had located a 17-year-old male who was believed to be part of a prior homicide. Police used a K9 and shot him in the head, killing him. Police said he had a gun.

 

Source links :

https://www.whas11.com/article/news/crime/lmpd-shooting-wilder-park-teen-homicide-suspect-killed/417-59bc41db-7750-491c-8d7e-24eb28af2a03

Dennis Bodden

Case # :915

Age :49

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 05/14/2024

Location : 10100 block of Johnston Road

City : Pineville

County : Charlotte-Mecklenburg

State : North Carolina

Agency : Pineville Police Department

Officer(s) : Sgt. Adam Roberts

Cause of death : Unknown

Event : Killed by off-duty officer for alleged shoplifting

Open records summary :

Off-duty Pineville PD officer Sgt. Adam Roberts who was moonlighting as store security at Food Lion chased and shot and killed Dennis Bodden for alleged shoplifting. He had been unarmed.

Officer Roberts  had previously shot and severely injured Timothy Rochell Caraway in 2020.

 

Source links :

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/charlotte/news/2024/05/15/police-shooting-pineville-nc

https://www.qcnews.com/news/u-s/north-carolina/mecklenburg-county/officer-injured-shots-fired-at-suspect-in-pineville/
https://www.wbtv.com/2024/07/03/pineville-officer-who-shot-killed-dennis-bodden-was-involved-another-police-shooting/