Death by Cop- 2024
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Christopher Vanschoick
Age :36
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/02/2024
Location : Rowdy Beaver Den
City : Eureka Springs
County : Carroll
State : Arkansas
Agency : Eureka Springs Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Named
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during disturbance call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Christopher Vanschoick allegedly pulled out a gun at the Rowdy Beaver Den. Police were called, found him in a car in the parking lot, engaged in a fight with him during which he was shot and killed.
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Terry Douglas Crim
Age :50
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/02/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Cleveland
County : Cuyahoga
State : Ohio
Agency : Cleveland Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Medical Emergency
Event : Died suddenly during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A Cuyahoga County spokesperson said Terry Douglas experienced a medical emergency while in custody and deputies rendered aid, which included the use of Narcan. He died during arrest.
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Barbara Diane Ayers-Ferris
Age :87
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 03/01/2024
Location : The Esplanade
City : Chico
County : Butte
State : California
Agency : Chico University State Police
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Unknown
Event : Homeowner died in her home in fire caused by police chase crash into her house
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Barbara Ferris, 87, was in her home at 1:30 a.m. when police chased a fleeing DUI driver into her home. The vehicle crashed into the house massively, erupted in flames that quickly engulfed the house. Homeowner Barbara Ferris died in the flames while her husband was taken to the hospital in unknown condition. The DUI driver survived in unknown condition.
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Jeffrey Lionel Smith, Jr.
Age :22
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/01/2024
Location : 86th Street
City : Urbandale
County : Polk
State : Iowa
Agency : Urbandale Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police chased a vehicle they felt may be stolen until it crashed, killing passenger Jeffrey Lionel Smith, Jr., age 22.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://whoradio.iheart.com/content/2024-03-01-one-dead-one-charged-in-urbandale-chase-crash/
Brandon Jordan Avery
Age :24
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 03/01/2024
Location : 1250 Leona Street
City : Houston
County : Harris
State : Texas
Agency : Houston Police Department
Officer(s) : T. Kang, D. Samaniego, Rodriguez, Rios
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police arrived at a private residence in Houston to investigate a man in his 20s who had allegedly fired shots at police. The man fired shots when police arrived at the apartment. Police fired back as he retreated into the apartment. Police created a standoff and discovered he had died of a gunshot wound after being shot. A woman was in the apartment and survived.
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William Alan Corbin
Age :50
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/01/2024
Location : Unknown bridge location
City : Charles Town
County : Jefferson
State : West Virginia
Agency : Charles Town Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Fall from height
Event : Killed by fall from bridge while being chased by police
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Charles Town Police chased William Alan Corbin for a registration violation until he fled on foot, fell off a bridge and died.
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Christopher Kemper Cauch
Age :43
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/01/2024
Location : West 5th Avenue and Federal Boulevard
City : Denver
County : Denver
State : Colorado
Agency : Denver Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during hostage situation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A man was holding hostages at a Seven Eleven on West 5th Avenue and Federal Boulevard. Denver PD arrived and shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://nypost.com/2024/03/18/us-news/christopher-cauch-shot-dead-by-denver-police/
Andrew Zigler
Age :52
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/01/2024
Location : 1200 block of N. Parker Road
City : Janesville
County : Rock
State : Wisconsin
Agency : Janesville Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Janesville PD were sent to a domestic disturbance call involving a man with a gun who refused to leave a home. Police arrived, saw him with a gun and shot and killed him.
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Jeremy Ross
Age :37
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/01/2024
Location : Frankstown Branch of the Juniata River
City : Blair
County : Blair
State : Pennsylvania
Agency : Blair County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Drowned
Event : Drowned in river during police chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Blair County deputies chased Jeremy Ross into the Juniata River after a domestic disturbance call. He drowned.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://bnnbreaking.com/local-news/pennsylvania-man-dies-in-rain-swollen-river-while-fleeing-police
Christopher Dahl
Age :19
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/01/2024
Location : 9100 block of Dartbrook Drive
City : San Antonio
County : Bexar
State : Texas
Agency : San Antonio Police Department
Officer(s) : Robert Collier, Jorge Lopez
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police were called for a domestic violence threat. Police allege that Christopher Dahl pointed a shotgun at them. They shot and killed him.
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Jermaine Toler Jr.
Age :19
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/29/2024
Location : Central Ave
City : Toledo
County : Lucas
State : Ohio
Agency : Toledo Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A Flock camera notified police that a minivan was stolen and police escalated a chase that ended when the vehicle crashed into a pole as a result of the chase and the passenger died.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.13abc.com/video/2024/02/29/man-dead-two-teens-injured-toledo-crash-after-police-pursuit/
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 02/29/2024
Location : Second Ward
City : Houston
County : Harris
State : Texas
Agency : Houston Police Department
Officer(s) : Unnamed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after robbery
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A man on an electric scooter allegedly robbed an insurance office and an ice cream shop. Police found him, engaged in a shootout and shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox26houston.com/news/houston-officer-involved-shooting-suspect-down-in-second-ward
Drexel Mack 2 of 2
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/29/2024
Location :
City : Independence
County : Jackson
State : Missouri
Agency : Kansas City Police Department, Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, Independence Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed during eviction
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A court worker accompanying Independence PD was shot and killed during an eviction. Independence PD officer Cody Allen was also killed.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://abc7.com/missouri-home-eviction-shooting-officer-shot-killed/14481991/
Kristin Dock
Age :32
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/29/2024
Location : Kipling Street near Interstate 70
City : Arvada
County : Jefferson
State : Colorado
Agency : Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Jefferson County deputies stopped a vehicle for expired license plates. A man and woman got out, walked around and tried to leave. Police ordered them to stop, then got into a shootout with the man, shooting and killing him.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Female
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 02/27/2024
Location : Seagrave, Madison and North Street
City : Daytona
County : Volusia
State : Florida
Agency : Daytona Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A woman was thrown from a vehicle that sped off when Daytona Police escalated a chase. She died.
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Eddric Laquinn Mickle 2 of 2
Age :51
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/27/2024
Location : First and Texas streets
City : Graham
County : Young
State : Texas
Agency : Young County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Eddric Mickle was driving a Dodge Caliber when a Young County deputy tried to pull him over. The car did not stop and the deputy escalated a high-speed chase that lasted until the car went airborne from speed, crashed, killing the driver Eddric Laquinn Mickle and his passenger, Kyris Deshone McGraw, 46.
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Kyris Deshone McGraw 1 of 2
Age :46
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/27/2024
Location : First and Texas streets
City : Graham
County : Young
State : Texas
Agency : Young County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Eddric Mickle was driving a Dodge Caliber when a Young County deputy tried to pull him over. The car did not stop and the deputy escalated a high-speed chase that lasted until the car went airborne from speed, crashed, killing the driver Eddric Laquinn Mickle and his passenger, Kyris Deshone McGraw, 46.
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Shawn Karr
Age :42
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/27/2024
Location : Merrell Road near Harper Road
City : Groveland
County : Tuolumne
State : California
Agency : Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A Tuolumne deputy stopped a vehicle for unreadable license plate. One of the men in the vehicle ran away on foot, was chased by police and shot and killed. Police allege he had a gun.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.uniondemocrat.com/news/article_69b00364-d6bc-11ee-8656-b7f84d5c857c.html
Samuel Alan Stoller
Age :32
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/27/2024
Location : 1818 130th St
City : Lake Park
County : Dickinson
State : Iowa
Agency : Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Samuel Stoller shot and injured a man in an argument and fled. Police located him and he locked himself inside of a home. Police pressured hi to surrender and he committed suicide under police duress. The injured man survived.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.ktiv.com/2024/02/28/2-injured-after-shooting-dickinson-county-ia/
Anthony Stratmann Jr.
Age :37
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/26/2024
Location : 400 block of Montauk Drive
City : Festus
County : Jefferson
State : Missouri
Agency : Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
| Police arrived for an attempt to arrest Stratmann and claim he grabbed a hammer. They tasered him and then shot and killed him. The cause for the attempted arrest was “mental illness” diagnosed by police themselves. The reason for the arrest was to force him to go to the hospital for online behaviors that displeased local police. He had made provocative comments on their social media pages that caused police to engage undercover police officers to find him. Stratmann had a verbal altercation with police when he entered a courthouse on prior occasion after which police claim he made “terroristic threats” toward them and judges in general. This was turned into an undercover operation to locate him and arrest him for “terroristic threats” which caused his demise. There is no record of him ever having been violent or having engaged in anything other than verbal arguments with police. He was apparently unarmed when killed aside from holding a hammer in his home. |
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Thomas Signor
Age :32
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/26/2024
Location : Baco Drive and Blairs Lane
City : Placerville
County : El Dorado
State : California
Agency : El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
El Dorado County deputies were sent on a “man with a gun” call, brought SWAT and shot and killed the unnamed man.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.aol.com/el-dorado-deputies-shoot-kill-222300634.html
Cesar Martha
Age :50
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 02/26/2024
Location : 2600 block of North Mountain Avenue
City : Upland
County : San Bernardino
State : California
Agency : San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Cesar Martha had called 911 himself to report someone was after him and said that he was armed for this reason. When police arrived, they claimed that he was firing random shots at nothing in particular. They shot and killed him.
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Austin Flores
Age :43
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 02/26/2024
Location : Studio 6 Extended Stay hotel
City : Huntsville
County : Limestone
State : Alabama
Agency : Huntsville Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Huntsville Police arrived at the Studio 6 Extended Stay hotel to arrest Austin Flores, allege that he held a gun when they met him and shot and killed him. The arrest warrant was for child pornography.
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Michael Jackson
Age :62
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/26/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Houston
County : Harris
State : Texas
Agency : Houston Police Department
Officer(s) : Orlando Hernandez
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Pedestrian killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Houston Police officers chased a vehicle and in the process, ran over and killed 62-year-old pedestrian Michael Jackson on the sidewalk, then finally crashing the patrol car against a dumpster. The officer was speeding at an estimated 100 mph on rain-slick roads and ended up on the sidewalk without lights, killing Jackson. Despite these facts Officer Orlando Hernandez was not indicted.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.aol.com/houston-police-officers-hit-kill-184430068.html
John Daniels
Age :37
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 02/26/2024
Location : Highway 78
City : Ladson
County :
State :
Agency : North Charleston Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after car chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
After a car chase, police were able to stop a vehicle and engaged in a shootout with some men. One of the police cars hit John Daniels, killing him.
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William Michael Pickett
Age :54
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/26/2024
Location : US 41 and University Parkway
City : Sarasota
County : Sarasota
State : Florida
Agency : Sarasota Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after car chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Sarasota Police chased William Michael Pickett for an alleged bank robbery. His vehicle landed in the water and he was shot and killed by police. A live cat was found in the vehicle.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.mysuncoast.com/2024/02/27/suspect-dead-sarasota-police-officer-involved-shooting/
Name Not Disclosed
Age :4
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 02/26/2024
Location : South 128th Street and 22nd Avenue South
City : Burien
County : King
State : Washington
Agency : King County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party bystander child killed by police “following” a vehicle that fled
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police tracked a man in a vehicle who had stolen his girlfriend’s dogs until he crashed while fleeing, killing a bystander and gravely injuring a child. Police claim they were only following, not chasing the vehicle. Washington State has had some controversy surrounding police chases and such linguistic parsing after a police-involved traffic fatality is common.
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Marcus Allen Camacho
Age :36
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 02/26/2024
Location : Sierra and Jurupa avenues
City : Fontana
County : San Bernardino
State : California
Agency : Fontana Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation of “man with weapon” call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A man behaving erratically who may have been intoxicated ran in and out of traffic. Police arrived, chased him and shot and killed him, stating he had held a drywall saw which they considered a weapon.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.foxla.com/news/fontana-police-shoot-kill-allegedly-armed-man-in-home-depot
Matthew Johnson
Age :38
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/26/2024
Location : 100 block of North Stanley Street
City : Bellefontaine
County : Logan
State : Ohio
Agency : Bellefontaine Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Bellefontaine PD arrived at a possible burglary the day prior, saw a man running from the same scene the next day and began chasing him. They found him dead a while later, having committed suicide under police duress.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.peakofohio.com/local-news/brief-pursuit-ends-with-man-taking-his-own-life
Brandon Hughett
Age :47
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/25/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Morgan County
County : Morgan
State : Tennessee
Agency : Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A Cumberland County deputy chased a vehicle into Morgan County where the vehicle crashed. The driver died and a passenger was airlifted out. It is unknown why police created this chase.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 02/25/2024
Location : Waterloo Road near Piccoli Road
City : San Joaquin
County : Fresno
State : California
Agency : California Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Unhoused pedestrian killed by police vehicle
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A person believed to be unhoused was run over and killed by a police vehicle in San Joaquin.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kcra.com/article/san-joaquin-county-deputy-hits-kills-pedestrian/46975315#
James Olin Manshack
Age :36
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/25/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Many
County : Sabine
State : Louisiana
Agency : Sabine Parish Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Sabine Parish deputies shot and killed a man during arrest. He had been a known sex offender. The reason for the last arrest is unknown.
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Randy Herring
Age :58
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/25/2024
Location : West Franklin Boulevard
City : Gastonia
County : Gaston
State : North Carolina
Agency : Gastonia Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed in police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Gastonia Police were speeding to a call when they hit local tattoo artist Randy Herring, killing him. His son said he had tattooed many of the local officers and they all knew him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://news.yahoo.com/tattoo-artist-dies-crash-gaston-165136800.html
Armari D. Smith
Age :30
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/25/2024
Location : 20th and Burleigh streets
City : Milwaukee
County : Milwaukee
State : Wisconsin
Agency : Milwaukee Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Milwaukee PD were chasing a vehicle for a traffic infraction until the vehicle crashed, killing bystander Armari Smith who had been in cosmetology school to become a barber while also being the caretaker for his mother and grandmother.
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Felipe Martinez
Age :32
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 02/25/2024
Location : State Highway 19
City : Maysville
County : Garvin
State : Oklahoma
Agency : Maysville Police Department and unnamed others
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police were chasing Felipe Martinez for undisclosed reasons for many miles. They deployed stop sticks, destabilizing the vehicle, which eventually flipped during the bumpy ride, killing the driver, Felipe Martinez.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kxii.com/2024/02/26/man-dies-after-garvin-county-police-pursuit/
Trayvon Cornelius Little
Age :37
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/25/2024
Location : I-55
City : Springfield
County : McLean
State : Illinois
Agency : Illinois State Police
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police went to a “shots fired” call and found Trayvon Little with a gun. Police shot and killed him.
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Randy Herring
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/24/2024
Location : West Franklin Boulevard and Webb Street
City : Bessemer City
County : Gaston
State : North Carolina
Agency : Gaston County Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event :
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Gaston County deputies were rushing to a call at unknown speed when they crashed into a bystander who died. He was Randy Herring, a popular local tattoo artist who had tattooed many local police officers also.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wbtv.com/2024/02/25/us-74-gaston-co-closed-both-directions-due-vehicle-crash/
James Kreisel
Age :28
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/24/2024
Location : 1000 block of State Fair Boulevard
City : Sedalia
County : Pettis
State : Missouri
Agency : Sedalia Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during disturbance call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Sedalia officers were sent to a disturbance call with a man with a knife. Police engaged in a fight with him, 2 officers were injured and they shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kmbc.com/article/2-sedalia-officers-injured-suspect-dead-following-altercation/46952072#
https://www.kmbc.com/article/2-sedalia-officers-injured-suspect-dead-following-altercation/46952072
Payden Sells
Age :34
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/24/2024
Location : Unknown
City : York
County : York
State : New York
Agency : Spring Garden Township Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Spring Garden Township Police were sent on a domestic violence call. A man fired a shotgun blast from his porch, injuring an officer. A SWAT standoff ensued after a woman and 2 dogs were rescued from the home. Police shot and killed the man via sniper while he was in an upstairs bedroom of the home.
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Michael Hanson
Age :69
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/24/2024
Location : Wexford + McIver
City : Great Falls
County : Cascade
State : Montana
Agency : Cascade County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during execution of search warrant
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police arrived with a search warrant for animal abuse. They shot and killed homeowner Michael Hanson.