Death by Cop- 2024
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Mariah Voigt
Case # :562
Age :33
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 03/20/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Albuquerque
County : Bernalillo
State : New Mexico
Agency : Albuquerque Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police by mistake
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Police chased Mariah Voigt into a shed because they believed she was driving a stolen car. When she emerged, they shot and killed her. Police mistook the cell phone in the unarmed woman’s hand for a weapon.
Source links :
https://www.koat.com/article/details-tuesdays-officer-involved-shooting-explained/60258726
Name Not Disclosed
Case # :561
Age :2
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 03/20/2024
Location : The Knolls Apartments
City : St. Louis
County : St. Louis
State : Missouri
Agency : St. Louis Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Toddler shot himself with deputy’s gun
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
A 2-year-old boy visiting a deputy found the deputy’s gun and shot himself in the abdomen and died.
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Xavier Rodriguez
Case # :560
Age :15
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 03/19/2024
Location : Calaveras River
City : Stockton
County : San Joaquin
State : California
Agency : San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Drowned when SRO pursued several fighting teens
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
A fight broke out at Stagg High School among 4 students. The SRO showed up and one of the teens, Xavier Martinez, fled and jumped in the water where he drowned.
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :559
Age :15
Gender :Female
Race : Unknown
Date : 03/19/2024
Location : Seventh Street and Orange Avenue
City : Long Beach
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : Orange Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Orange PD chased a vehicle they believed to be stolen until it crashed, killing a 15-year-old female passenger.
Source links :
https://patch.com/california/longbeach-ca/15-year-old-girl-killed-car-crash-long-beach
Zacariah Devore
Case # :558
Age :47
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/19/2024
Location : Downey Avenue and Artesia Boulevard
City : Lakewood
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : Killed by police after collision
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after collision
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
A crash occurred between a LASD patrol vehicle and a pickup truck in which the truck ended up on top of the LASD vehicle. Police shot and killed the other driver after the crash.
Source links :
https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/deputy-hospitalized-suspect-shot-after-crash-in-lakewood/
https://kdvr.com/news/local/lakewood-police-agents-fatally-shoot-armed-man-at-hotel/
Ismael Barney Castillo
Case # :557
Age :29
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 03/19/2024
Location : 1000 block of E. Flamingo Road
City : Las Vegas
County : Clark
State : Nevada
Agency : Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
Officer(s) : Brett Brosnahan
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after alleged carjacking
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Ismael Castillo was seen trying to carjack a vehicle with a pocket knife. He ran into a business, stole another small knife and was shot and killed by police.
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :556
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 03/19/2024
Location : 5900 block of Jandon Court
City : Port Orange
County : Orange
State : Florida
Agency : Port Orange Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
A Port Orange officer sent on a mental health crisis call involving a suicidal man shot and killed the man. Police state he had a knife.
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Case # :555
Age :31
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 03/19/2024
Location : 1800 block of South Bascom Avenue
City : Campbell
County : Santa Clara
State : California
Agency : Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
A woman called 911 to report a domestic violence situation involving Miguel Gomez against whom she had a protective order. Police arrived, allege he had a gun, and shot and killed him.
Source links :
https://abc7news.com/man-shot-killed-campbell-police-armed-suspect-domestic-violence/14545792/
Lee David Weiner
Case # :554
Age :57
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/19/2024
Location : I-580
City : Oakland
County : Alameda
State : California
Agency : El Cerrito Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
El Cerrito PD chased a pickup truck allegedly involved in trying to burglarize a business. Police chased the vehicle at high speeds on the I-580 until it crashed into 2 other vehicles, killing an uninvolved bystander. Police alleges that they called off the chase just before the wrong-way crash.
Source links :
https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/fatal-collision-on-i-580-closes-left-lanes/
Jose Acosta
Case # :553
Age :40
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 03/19/2024
Location : 15900 block of Indiana Avenue
City : Long Beach
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : LASD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police after hitting police car
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
A man in a sports car rammed an LASD patrol vehicle. Deputies shot and killed the man.
Source links :
https://abc7.com/long-beach-deputy-shooting-suspect-killed-crash/14547751/
Russell Q. Francis, Jr.
Case # :552
Age :39
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/19/2024
Location : 900 block of S. College Road
City : Lafayette
County : Lafayette Parish
State : Louisiana
Agency : Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after domestic violence call
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Lafayette deputies were sent on a domestic violence call. The man they were looking for had just left, was chased by police and when he hit a police vehicle, he was shot and killed.
Source links :
https://kpel965.com/subject-identified-in-lafayette-officer-involved-shooting/
Richard Wilkinson
Case # :551
Age :32
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/18/2024
Location : Lucky Drive
City : Coldwater
County : Branch
State : Michigan
Agency : Coldwater Police Department, MSP Emergency Support Team
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Police arrived at the home of Richard Wilkinson to arrest him for breaking into his ex-wife’s home to see his kids. He locked himself in and SWAT was called and began a partial demolition of the house. Police allege that he presented them with an AR-15. They shot and killed him.
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Lopeti Tanuvasa Aiolupotea-Magalei
Case # :550
Age :40
Gender :Male
Race : Native Pacific Islander
Date : 03/18/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Tacoma
County : Pierce
State : Washington
Agency : Pierce County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during foot chase
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Pierce County deputies saw a group of people gather outside of a dispensary on graveyard shift. Police recognized a man who had an open warrant and took up chase. Police shot and killed the man after a foot chase, alleging that he had pulled a gun.
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Zoey Starr Heaviland
Case # :549
Age :15
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 03/18/2024
Location : Stock Island
City : Stock Island
County : Monroe
State : Florida
Agency : Monroe County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
A Monroe County deputy encountered a 15-year-old girl holding a gun and shot and killed her.
Source links :
https://www.local10.com/news/local/2024/03/18/keys-deputy-fatally-shoots-girl-on-stock-island/
Name Not Disclosed
Case # :548
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 03/18/2024
Location : NC 11 and NC 102
City : Ayden
County : Pitt
State : North Carolina
Agency : Winterville Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Winterville Police tried to stop a vehicle, believing it to be a person wanted for domestic violence. The vehicle fled. Police chased it until it crashed head-on into a SUV. The fleeing driver was killed.
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Name Not Disclosed 1 of 2
Case # :547
Age :4
Gender :Unknown
Race : Unknown
Date : 03/18/2024
Location : 900 block of North Charles Street
City : Macomb
County : McDonough
State : Illinois
Agency : Macomb Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Child killed by police during domestic violence call
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Macomb Police were called to a home where Anthony George had a knife at the throat of a 4-year-old child. Police shot and killed both George and the child.
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Anthony T. George 2 of 2
Case # :546
Age :57
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 03/18/2024
Location : 900 block of North Charles Street
City : Macomb
County : McDonough
State : Illinois
Agency : Macomb Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Macomb Police were called to a home where Anthony George had a knife at the throat of a 4-year-old child. Police shot and killed both George and the child.
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Rocky L. Dupin
Case # :545
Age :38
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/18/2024
Location : West Grand + North Monroe Street
City : Decatur
County : Macon
State : Illinois
Agency : Decatur Police Department
Officer(s) : Dawson Roberts, Tanner Brummitt
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Decatur Police tried to arrest a man for armed robbery. He pulled a gun. They shot and killed him. After his death, police disclosed that it had been a plastic replica gun.
Almost exactly 12 months prior, Officer Dawson Roberts shot and injured Steven Hirstein in his home during a domestic violence call.
Source links :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYSvvoZi5KU
https://newschannel20.com/newsletter-daily/man-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting-had-a-replica-gun
Prior shooting by Officer Roberts:
https://herald-review.com/news/local/footage-from-decatur-police-officer-dawson-roberts-body-camera/video_8df26dd7-7fd7-5096-9b6e-24d7e902dac1.html
Nathan Scott
Case # :544
Age :20
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 03/18/2024
Location : East 57th Street and Remsen Avenue
City : New York
County : Brooklyn
State : New York
Agency : NYPD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after firing shots
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
NYPD chased a man who had allegedly fired shots at people. Police engaged in a shootout and shot and killed him.
Source links :
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/nypd-officers-kill-gunman-east-flatbush-brooklyn/
Name Not Disclosed
Case # :543
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 03/18/2024
Location : Carters Dock Road
City : Monticello
County : Wayne
State : Kentucky
Agency : Wayne County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police while being served papers
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
A deputy was shot in the chest while serving papers. He suffered only minor injuries as he wore a ballistic vest. Police shot and killed the man.
Source links :
https://www.kentucky.com/news/local/crime/article286856095.html
Name Not Disclosed
Case # :542
Age :31
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 03/17/2024
Location : Second Street + Maple Avenue
City : Snohomish
County : Snohomish
State : Washington
Agency : Snohomish 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 :
Snohomish deputies saw a speeding truck and “followed” the vehicle until it crashed into a pole. The driver died.
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Oliver Jose Zeledon Gongora
Case # :541
Age :24
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 03/17/2024
Location : Dallas Street and E. 25th Avenue
City : Aurora
County : Denver
State : Colorado
Agency : Aurora Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Oliver Gongora, a 24-year-old bystander was just parking his car when he was killed by a massive collision from a police chase crash that slammed into him. Police had chased a carjacker into a collision with several cars.
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Foueti Afeaki
Case # :540
Age :33
Gender :Male
Race : Middle Eastern
Date : 03/17/2024
Location : 3950 W. 5820 South
City : Taylorsville
County : Salt Lake
State : Utah
Agency : Taylorsville Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Taylorsville PD were sent to a domestic disturbance, encountered a man with an unspecified weapon and shot and killed him.
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Michelle Ball
Case # :539
Age :44
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 03/17/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Cleveland
County : Cuyahoga
State : Ohio
Agency : Euclid Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Third party bystander killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Cleveland PD chased a vehicle they believed to be stolen into the path of Michelle Ball, a third-party bystander, killing her. The two teenagers in the fleeing vehicle were also injured.
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Tanner Horn
Case # :538
Age :22
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/17/2024
Location : 15000 block of West Andrew Johnson Highway
City : Bull’s Gap
County : Hawkins
State : Tennessee
Agency : Mosheim Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Mosheim PD chased a vehicle at high speed until it overturned in a curve, killing passenger Tanner Horn. The police car that was chasing the vehicle also rolled over.
Source links :
https://www.wjhl.com/news/crime/police-pursuit-in-bulls-gap-leaves-passenger-dead-suspect-injured/
Antwoina M. Carter
Case # :537
Age :26
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 03/17/2024
Location : 10500 block of Garfield Avenue
City : Cleveland
County : Cuyahoga
State : Ohio
Agency : Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Bystander killed by police during chase and shooting
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Someone allegedly fired shots from a vehicle. Police arrived and opened fire on a vehicle. The vehicle crashed and a 27-year-old woman was found dead. The coroner determined that the bullet that killed her had not come from police but the other party police engaged in a shootout.
Source links :
https://www.cleveland19.com/2024/03/17/ohio-bci-investigating-incident-cleveland/
Tyler Stansberry
Case # :536
Age :24
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/16/2024
Location : Highway 56
City : West Concord
County : Dodge
State : Minnesota
Agency : Dodge County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Dodge County deputies attempted a traffic stop and allege that a man backed into a patrol car. They escalated a chase until the man pulled into the parking lot of a hospital and committed suicide under police duress.
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Joseph Rabaca
Case # :535
Age :40
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 03/16/2024
Location : Pond
City : Pleasant Prairie
County : Lake
State : Illinois
Agency : Pleasant Prairie Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Drowned
Event : Drowned during police chase
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Pleasant Prairie PD chased a vehicle they believed to be stolen until it crashed. The driver was chased into a pond. He was found drowned several hours later.
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Paul Smith
Case # :534
Age :40
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/16/2024
Location : U.S. 19 and New York Avenue
City : Hudson
County : Pasco
State : Florida
Agency : Pasco County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Jeff Harrington, Christopher Howell
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest attempt
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Deputy Jeff Harrington approached a man who had open warrants. The man drove off with the deputy in his vehicle. The deputy tased, then shot and killed him.
Source links :
https://baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2024/03/16/deputy-involved-shooting-hudson
https://www.fox13news.com/news/1-dead-in-deputy-involved-shooting-in-hudson
Ray Castro
Case # :533
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 03/16/2024
Location : Route 251 North of Prairie Hill Road
City : Beloit
County : Rock
State : Wisconsin
Agency : South Beloit Police Department
Officer(s) : Paul Reed, Robert Lewis
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after hitting police car
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
A man allegedly rammed a South Beloit police vehicle. The circumstances how this happened are unknown. Police shot and killed him.
Source links :
https://www.wifr.com/2024/03/16/police-2-officer-involved-shootings-occur-beloit-area/
https://www.wifr.com/2024/04/01/roscoe-sergeant-named-officer-involved-shooting-beloit/
Scott Hollingsworth *COP
Case # :532
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/16/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Clearwater
County : Sedgwick
State : Texas
Agency : Clearwater Police Department
Officer(s) : Scott Hollingsworth
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed in crash after shift
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Officer Scott Hollingsworth died in a car crash while driving home after a shift.
Source links :
https://www.ksn.com/news/clearwater-police-department-mourns-loss-of-officer/
Inyerman Jose Munoz
Case # :531
Age :39
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 03/16/2024
Location : IH-45 and Pruitt Road
City : Spring
County : Montgomery
State : Texas
Agency : Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after car chase
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Montgomery County deputies chased a man until he stopped when he came upon an unrelated crash. When the deputy got out, the driver reversed and slammed into the patrol car. The deputy shot and killed the man.
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Zachary Fuhrman *COP
Case # :530
Age :37
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/15/2024
Location : 900 block of N. Mill Run Boulevard
City : Shirley
County : Charles City County
State : Virginia
Agency : Shirley Police Department, Greenfield Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Unknown
Event : Died suddenly from undisclosed causes
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
SRO Zachary Fuhrman was found deceased suddenly from undisclosed causes at the 900 block of North Mill Run Boulevard.
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Shari Rouse *COP
Case # :529
Age :
Gender :Female
Race : Unknown
Date : 03/15/2024
Location : Highway 90
City : Bay St. Louis
County : Hancock
State : Mississippi
Agency : Hancock County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Shari Rouse
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed on duty in vehicle crash
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Detention officer Shari Rouse was hit by another vehicle in front of the Sheriff’s Office and died.
Source links :
https://www.wxxv25.com/hancock-county-deputy-killed-in-wreck-on-u-s-90/
Martin Sebastian
Case # :528
Age :28
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 03/15/2024
Location : El Tio Tono Market near Pomeroy Street and N. Eastman Avenue
City : Los Angeles
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : LASD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police while “harassing customers”
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
A man with a plastic replica gun was allegedly harassing customers at a market. LASD arrived and shot and killed him.
Source links :
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/l-a-county-sheriffs-deputy-shoots-kills-man-armed-with-replica-gun/
Robert Gibbs *COP
Case # :527
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 03/15/2024
Location : Detention Center's Prison Health Services Wing
City : Philadelphia
County : Allegheny
State : Pennsylvania
Agency : Philadelphia Police Department
Officer(s) : Robert Gibbs
Cause of death : Medical Emergency
Event : Died on duty from medical emergency
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Officer Robert Gibbs died suddenly at the Detention Center’s Prison Health Services Wing from an unknown medical emergency.
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Justin Hare *COP
Case # :526
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/15/2024
Location : I-40
City : Tucumcari
County : Quay
State : New Mexico
Agency : New Mexico State Police
Officer(s) : Justin hare
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed on duty during welfare check/traffic stop
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Officer Justin Hare was on duty performing a welfare check when he was shot and killed.
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Steve Amann
Case # :525
Age :39
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/15/2024
Location : 14500 block of Southwest 24th Street
City : Davie
County : Broward
State : Florida
Agency : Broward County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during house call
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Police responding to a medical emergency for a person who had fallen and needed help. When they arrived, they found a second person, minimally verbal and catatonic Steve Amann with an object in his hand. Initially reported as a gun, the object was a cell phone. Steve Amann was unarmed and not a threat to police when killed.
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Charles Neace
Case # :524
Age :34
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/14/2024
Location : 101 Promontory Dr
City : Covington
County : Hamilton
State : Kentucky
Agency : Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during disturbance call
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Charles Neace was reportedly beating on an apartment door with a butcher knife. Police arrived and shot and killed him.
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Matthew R. Blankman
Case # :523
Age :39
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/14/2024
Location : Near Lower Clarks Park Rd
City : Eagle
County : Waukesha
State : Wisconsin
Agency : Waukesha County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during “man with a gun” call
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Police received a 911 call that someone was firing shots outside of a home. Police arrived and found 39-year-old Matthew Blankman in front of his house with a gun. Police shot and killed him, alleging “fear for their lives.”
Source links :
https://www.cbs58.com/news/1-dead-following-officer-involved-shooting-in-town-of-eagle