Death by Cop- 2024
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Scott William Thompson
Case # :602
Age :56
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/26/2024
Location : 141 W. Bastanchury Road
City : Fullerton
County : Orange
State : California
Agency : Orange County Sheriff’s Department, Fullerton Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after robbing bank
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
A 70-year-old man with a white box entered a Fullerton bank, said it was a bomb and demanded money. As he was leaving, he was shot and killed by police.
Source links :
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/possible-bomb-threat-at-orange-county-bank-prompts-evacuation/
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/possible-bomb-threat-at-orange-county-bank-prompts-evacuation/
Evet Tower
Case # :601
Age :45
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 03/25/2024
Location : Aspen Village Apartments
City : Tuscaloosa
County : Tuscaloosa
State : Alabama
Agency : Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health welfare check
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Tuscaloosa PD arrived at a mental health welfare check, found a distraught erratic woman, allege that she attacked her daughter with a knife, and shot and killed her.
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John Piazza
Case # :600
Age :41
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 03/25/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Waterloo
County : Black Hawk
State : Iowa
Agency : Waterloo Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during “shots fired” call
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Waterloo PD were sent on a “shots fired” call, found a man with a gun and shot and killed him.
Source links :
https://www.kcrg.com/2024/03/25/one-man-dead-officer-involved-shooting-waterloo/
https://www.kcrg.com/2024/03/26/dci-names-person-killed-waterloo-officer-involved-shooting/
https://dps.iowa.gov/dci-investigates-waterloo-officer-involved-shooting-1
Kristen Clark
Case # :599
Age :33
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 03/25/2024
Location : Highway 231 and Highway 390
City : Panama City Beach
County : Bay
State : Florida
Agency : Bay County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by crash with prison transport bus
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
A prison transport van hit and killed a pregnant Chik-Fil-A manager on Highway 231 in Bay County.
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :598
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 03/25/2024
Location : 4600 block of Hampshire Boulevard
City : Fort Worth
County : Tarrant
State : Texas
Agency : Fort Worth Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
A driver fled from a traffic stop, was chased by police and crashed and died.
Source links :
https://www.yahoo.com/news/fleeing-driver-dies-thrown-suv-002124125.html
Jonathan Diller *COP
Case # :597
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/25/2024
Location : Unknown
City : New York
County : Queens
State : New York
Agency : NYPD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed on duty during traffic stop
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
A NYPD officer was shot and killed on duty during a traffic stop.
Source links :
https://brooklyn.news12.com/nyc-mayor-nypd-officer-killed-in-queens-shooting
Jesus Manuel Rodriguez
Case # :596
Age :30
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 03/25/2024
Location : 2700 block of Reis
City : Amarillo
County : Potter
State : Texas
Agency : Amarillo Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance call
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Police chased a vehicle after a family dispute until the man fled in a vehicle, crashed it into a home, slightly injured a small child and was shot and killed by police.
Source links :
https://www.aol.com/apd-1-dead-officer-involved-153831697.html
Damon Scott Stern Sr.
Case # :595
Age :50
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/25/2024
Location : 400 block of Windsor Street
City : Reading
County : Berks
State : Pennsylvania
Agency : Reading Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during welfare check
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Police were sent on a welfare check for a suicidal man with a knife. Police arrived and shot and killed him.
Source links :
https://6abc.com/man-with-knife-shot-by-police-reading-pennsylvania-officers/14569880/
https://6abc.com/man-with-knife-shot-by-police-reading-pennsylvania-officers/14569880/
Quintrell D. Monroe
Case # :594
Age :47
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/25/2024
Location : Indiana Avenue near Central High School
City : Kansas City
County : Jackson
State : Missouri
Agency : Kansas City Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash, chase initiated for traffic violation
Disposition :
Open records summary :
Missouri State Troopers had been chasing a Jeep SUV that refused to stop for a traffic violation until the vehicle crashed into a pole and some trees, killing the driver.
Source links :
https://fox4kc.com/news/man-dead-after-crashing-into-trees-poles-during-police-chase/
https://jcpost.com/posts/34140f00-7b14-471d-99bf-e00a509ae2ab
Troy Rawlings *COP
Case # :593
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 03/24/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Vancouver
County : Clark
State : Washington
Agency : Vancouver Police Department
Officer(s) : Troy Rawlings
Cause of death : Medical Emergency
Event : Died suddenly from medical emergency
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Officer Troy Rawlings of the Vancouver PD died suddenly from a medical emergency on 03/24/2024.
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Emmanuel Perez Becerra
Case # :592
Age :19
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 03/24/2024
Location : 1225 Vienna Drive
City : Sunnyvale
County : Santa Clara
State : California
Agency : Sunnyvale Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during call for “man with a knife”
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Sunnyvale PD were sent to check on a man with a knife in the street. They located him and shot and killed him.
Source links :
https://www.ktvu.com/news/police-shoot-and-kill-man-carrying-knife-saturday-evening-in-sunnyvale
Johanna Gonzalez
Case # :591
Age :17
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 03/24/2024
Location : Industry Station at 150 Hudson Avenue
City : City of Industry
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : LASD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide with officer’s gun
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
A teenage girl in foster care arrived at the Industry Station of LASD, engaged in an altercation with a deputy, took his gun and shot and killed herself shortly after police had intervened in a domestic disturbance at the girl’s foster home. Deputies had previously responded to her home for a domestic disturbance.
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Security video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvXggn7rCAY
Keith Vinyard
Case # :590
Age :52
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/23/2024
Location : 15400 block of Halinor Street
City : Hesperia
County : San Bernardino
State : California
Agency : San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Police chased Keith Vineyard for an open domestic violence warrant. When he stopped his vehicle, he got out holding a metal pipe. Police shot and killed him.
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Troy Larsen
Case # :589
Age :43
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/23/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Grand Forks
County : Grand Forks
State : North Dakota
Agency : Grand Forks County SWAT
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by SWAT after homicide
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
A woman called 911 to report she had witnessed a murder at the home. SWAT and drone operators were sent and neighbors were ordered to evacuate or shelter in place. SWAT broke in with a batter ram attached to a Lenco Bearcat. At this point, deputies allege that the man fired several shots at them. They shot and killed him.
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Dominique Lamont Durham
Case # :588
Age :37
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/23/2024
Location : 9400 block on East Washington Street
City : Indianapolis
County : Marion
State : Indiana
Agency : Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department
Officer(s) : Two off-duty fully uniformed IMPD officers
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after shootout
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Two off-duty IMPD officers were working a moonlighting job and were in full IMPD uniform when a shooting occurred in which a man had fired at several civilians, injuring 3. The off-duty officers opened fire. A man with gunshot wounds presumed to be the shooter showed up later at an emergency room where he died from gunshot wounds. Officer Cain had previously killed Monolito Ford in 2021.
Source links :
https://www.yahoo.com/news/1-person-killed-5-wounded-094708924.html
Name Not Disclosed
Case # :587
Age :41
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 03/23/2024
Location : Stillwater Road
City : Freehold Township
County : Warren
State : Pennsylvania
Agency : Pennsylvania State Police, Freehold Township Police
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police under undisclosed circumstances
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
State police and local police from Warren County were sent to a Stillwater Road residence for an undisclosed reason. During a confrontation, there a state police trooper shot and killed the man.
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Gary Allen Johnson
Case # :586
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 03/23/2024
Location : Muddlety Valley Road
City : Nicholas County
County : Nicholas
State : West Virginia
Agency : Nicholas County Sheriff’s Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Nicholas County deputies tried to arrest Gary Allen Johnson for a domestic abuse warrant and shot and killed him in the process.
Source links :
https://www.wowktv.com/news/west-virginia/nicholas-county-wv/man-dies-in-nicholas-county-pursuit/
https://wvmetronews.com/2024/03/23/man-killed-in-nicholas-county-officer-involved-shooting/
Rashawn Johnson
Case # :585
Age :36
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/23/2024
Location : US 78 (West Main Street) at Fountain Drive near Piedmont Eastside Medical Center
City : Snellville
County : Gwinnett
State : Georgia
Agency : Snellville Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Snellville PD pulled over Rashawn Johnson who allegedly refused to come out of the car. Snellville PD engaged in a shootout with him and killed him.
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :584
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 03/22/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Freehold Township
County : Warren
State : Pennsylvania
Agency : Pennsylvania State Police, Warren County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police under undisclosed circumstances
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Pennsylvania State Police and Warren County deputies went to a residence in Freehold Township for undisclosed reason and shot and killed an unnamed man under undisclosed circumstances. No transparency of these events has been provided by police.
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :583
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 03/22/2024
Location : I-35
City : Temple
County : Bell
State : Texas
Agency : Bell County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
After the fatal shooting of a woman, police chased a vehicle. The driver committed suicide under police duress.
Source links :
https://www.tdtnews.com/news/central_texas_news/article_69f21798-e93d-11ee-92f1-07ee839a60c4.html
Christopher Gilmore
Case # :582
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/22/2024
Location : 6500 block of Campanile Street
City : Sacramento
County : Sacramento
State : California
Agency : Sacramento Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health welfare check
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Sacramento Police were sent to the home of a suicidal man who had a knife. Police found him in the garage. When he emerged still holding the knife, 2-3 officers opened fire and killed him.
Source links :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7ZRDgS6aCc
https://www.kcra.com/article/1-killed-in-shooting-involving-sheriffs-deputies-in-rio-linda/60285353
Family release of video:
https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article287356025.html
Jesse Dwayne Metcalf *COP
Case # :581
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/22/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Wakulla
County : Wakulla
State : Florida
Agency : Wakulla County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Jesse Metcalf
Cause of death : Medical Emergency
Event : Deputy died suddenly and unexpectedly
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Wakulla Deputy Jesse Dwayne Metcalf died suddenly on 03/22/2024 of unknown causes.
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Barry Chick Jr.
Case # :580
Age :39
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 03/22/2024
Location : Walmart at Green Point Road
City : Brewer
County : Penobscot
State : Maine
Agency : Brewer Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police chief during alleged robbery
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Police Chief Jason Moffitt of the Brewer PD shot and killed a man accused of robbery who may have had a gun. Nothing more has been released so far.
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :579
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 03/22/2024
Location : 100 block of South Hilltop Road
City : Columbia Falls
County : Flathead
State : Montana
Agency : Flathead County Sheriff’s Office, SWAT
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Police chased an erratic driver accused of pointing a gun. The Northwest Regional SWAT who fired gas munitions and a flashbang grenade until the man committed suicide in his vehicle.
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Levar Gueci Ballard 1 of 2
Case # :578
Age :34
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/22/2024
Location : Faxon Avenue Exit on State Route 180
City : Loyalsock Township
County : Lycoming
State : Pennsylvania
Agency : Pennsylvania State Police
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Pennsylvania troopers tried to traffic-stop a vehicle. When it did not stop, troopers escalated a chase that ended when the vehicle struck a retaining wall and tree, and crashed into several buildings before stopping in the 700 block of Washington Boulevard. Two men died in the chase crash.
Source links :
https://www.pahomepage.com/news/two-killed-in-crash-after-driver-fled-traffic-stop/
https://fox56.com/news/local/two-men-killed-in-crash-during-state-police-pursuit
Tyree Morgan Thomas Green 2 of 2
Case # :577
Age :32
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/22/2024
Location : Faxon Avenue Exit on State Route 180
City : Loyalsock Township
County : Lycoming
State : Pennsylvania
Agency : Pennsylvania State Police
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Pennsylvania troopers tried to traffic-stop a vehicle. When it did not stop, troopers escalated a chase that ended when the vehicle struck a retaining wall and tree, and crashed into several buildings before stopping in the 700 block of Washington Boulevard. Two men died in the chase crash.
Source links :
https://www.pahomepage.com/news/two-killed-in-crash-after-driver-fled-traffic-stop/
https://fox56.com/news/local/two-men-killed-in-crash-during-state-police-pursuit
Kadarius Smith
Case # :576
Age :17
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/21/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Leland
County : Washington
State : Mississippi
Agency : Leland Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Unknown
Event : Pedestrian chased by and killed by police cruiser
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Kadarius Smith was at a home having an argument and was asked to leave. Police arrived, found him on the porch and began chasing him. The unarmed teenager ran and was followed by police car and eventually run over by the police cruiser which left tire marks on his back. He died from his injuries.
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Dexter Reed
Case # :575
Age :24
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/21/2024
Location : 3800-block of West Ferdinand Street
City : Chicago Garfield Park
County : Cook
State : Illinois
Agency : Chicago Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
During a traffic stop in Garfield Park, plainclothes Chicago PD officers with guns drawn walked up to Dexter Reed's vehicle. Police allege that he fired at them but this is not visible on bodycam. Instead, dozens of shots are fired by the couple in civilian clothing who turned out to be Chicago PD officers. The officers fired 96 bullets at Reed in 41 seconds, killing him. A sanitized portion of the bodycam was released and is linked below.
Source links :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nc7kV67pPSw
Partial bodycam video released and linked here:
https://wgntv.com/news/chicagocrime/cpd-make-your-own-decisions-about-footage-of-deadly-officer-involved-shooting-to-be-released-tuesday/
Laquanza Young
Case # :574
Age :52
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/21/2024
Location : Scottsdale Road and Cactus Road
City : Scottsdale
County : Maricopa
State : Arizona
Agency : Scottsdale Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during pursuit of stolen car
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Officers tried to pull over a vehicle that had been reported stolen and in the process got into a shootout with the driver who was killed by police.
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Jonathan Alexander Luker
Case # :573
Age :21
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/21/2024
Location : Tryon Road near Yates Mill Pond Road
City : Raleigh
County : Wake
State : North Carolina
Agency : Wake County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Wake County deputies chased an erratic driver until he crashed into a tree and died. Police stated that the car had a fictitious license plate and they felt it may be stolen.
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Santonio P. Lee
Case # :572
Age :45
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/21/2024
Location : Terminal Boulevard
City : Norfolk
County : Norfolk
State : Virginia
Agency : Norfolk Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during pursuit
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Norfolk PD chased a man wanted on outstanding warrants until he crashed on Terminal Boulevard. Police engaged him in a shootout in which he was shot and killed.
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Gabriel Keith Platz
Case # :571
Age :18
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/21/2024
Location : Butler Market Road
City : Bend
County : Deschutes
State : Oregon
Agency : Bend Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during pursuit
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Gabriel Platz was allegedly driving recklessly, having caused several crashes, when police arrived and chased him. He allegedly produced a gun. Police shot and killed him.
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Zeff Rocco
Case # :570
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 03/21/2024
Location : 7900 block of Reseda Boulevard
City : Reseda
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : LAPD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during attempted arrest
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
A man wanted for armed robberies was cornered by LAPD and SWAT who sent a drone after him. He grabbed the drone and jumped off a balcony. Police shot and killed him, alleging he had a rifle.
Source links :
https://www.foxla.com/news/robbery-suspect-shot-by-police-in-reseda
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/man-dies-following-l-a-p-d-swat-officer-involved-shooting/
Name Not Disclosed
Case # :569
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 03/21/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Janesville
County : Rock
State : Wisconsin
Agency : Janesville Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by crash after police chase
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Janesville PD was chasing a vehicle for speeding. The vehicle crashed, killing the driver. Police claim that they had called off the chase before the crash.
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Mohd Hijaz
Case # :568
Age :32
Gender :Male
Race : Middle Eastern
Date : 03/21/2024
Location : 10100 block of Foothill Blvd
City : Rancho Cucamonga
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : LAPD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Died during arrest from unknown causes
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
A man reportedly behaving erratically was agitated, struck a deputy, was arrested and died from unknown causes in custody. He had been unarmed.
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Karl Chludinsky
Case # :567
Age :46
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/21/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Fort Lauderdale
County : Broward
State : Florida
Agency : Fort Lauderdale Police Department
Officer(s) : Pascal France, Jose Lopez, Jack DiCristofalo
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after 911 call
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Police received a call that someone had been killed in a hotel room. Police went to the room the call had originated from. Police entered the room the call had come from, engaged in a shootout and the man was shot and killed. An officer was injured also.
Source links :
https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/03/21/fort-lauderdale-police-shooting-holiday-inn/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usoZBCt2hXw
https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/fort-lauderdale-shooting-police-shootout-suspect/3265463/
Name Not Disclosed
Case # :566
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 03/21/2024
Location : University Drive and Ellsworth Road
City : Mesa
County : Maricopa
State : Arizona
Agency : Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, SWAT
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during entry for search warrant
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Maricopa deputies with SWAT searched in a neighborhood for a man who had an arrest warrant, engaged him in a shootout in which he was shot and killed.
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Bryan Malinowski
Case # :565
Age :53
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/20/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Little Rock
County : Pulaski
State : Arkansas
Agency : ATF
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during search warrant execution
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Little Rock PD executed a search warrant at the home of Bryan Malinowski. Police shot and killed him during the raid. He had been the executive of the Bill and Hillary Clinton Airport in Little Rock.
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Michael P. O’Neal
Case # :564
Age :39
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/20/2024
Location : Chik-Fil-A parking lot on North Main Street
City : Summerville
County : Berkeley
State : South Carolina
Agency : Summerville Police Department
Officer(s) : Off-Duty Officer Anthony DeLustro
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by off-duty officer for unknown reasons
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Off-duty Summerville officer Anthony DeLustro was involved in a fight which began as verbal argument in the Chik-Fil-A parking lot with Michael O’Neal. The argument escalated into a physical brawl initiated by DeLustro who was both described and also filmed by bystanders to be the main aggressor. O’Neal attempts to defend himself and then enters his vehicle and is seen trying to escape from the attack. At that point, the wife of Officer DeLustro grabbed, subdued and restrained O’Neal to prevent him from driving away from the confrontation. DeLustro is seen entering the vehicle of O’Neal and shooting and killing him point blank.
O’Neal was the son of a decorated North Carolina retired officer and grandson of the respective police chief of Winston-Salem. While Officer DeLustro stated that he identified himself as police and presented his badge during the altercation, O’Neal’s family adamantly denies this story could be true, stating that O’Neal came from a law enforcement family and would never fight an officer. There is sufficient video and eyewitness evidence suggesting that DeLustro was the main aggressor and O’Neal was unarmed, retreating and attempting to avoid the confrontation while he was murdered by the officer who had forced himself into his vehicle.
Officer Anthony DeLustro, a former NYPD cop who left NYPD for unknown reasons and became Officer DeLustro in small-town Summerville PD, was fired and arrested and charged for the murder. He is currently held without bail awaiting what the Solicitor General promises will be a trial in the near future. Updates to this case will be posted as they become available.
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :563
Age :
Gender :Unknown
Race : Unknown
Date : 03/20/2024
Location : Cumberland City Road and Elk Harbor Road
City : Stewart County
County : Stewart
State : Tennessee
Agency : Stewart County Sheriff ‘s Office, Houston County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by county patrol vehicle
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
A Houston County patrol vehicle collided with a pickup truck, killing one bystander in the truck.