Death by Cop- 2024
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Name Not Disclosed 2 of 2
Case # :282
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 02/11/2024
Location : 300 block of South Valley Drive
City : Las Cruces
County : Dona Ana
State : New Mexico
Agency : Las Cruces Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after stabbing
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Officer Jonah Hernandez was called to a trespassing situation, encountered a 29-year-old man who stabbed him to death. The man was shot and killed by police.
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :281
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 02/11/2024
Location : Lawndale at East Freeway
City : Houston
County : Harris
State : Texas
Agency : Houston Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
| Houston police chased a vehicle until it crashed at 120 mph, killing the fleeing driver, injuring a moonlighting officer at a road construction site. | |
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Dominic Soto
Case # :280
Age :23
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 02/11/2024
Location : 10000 block of West Seneca Drive
City : Boise
County : Ada
State : Idaho
Agency : Boise Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after firing a gun
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
A man seen firing a gun near the 10000 block of West Seneca was shot and killed by Boise PD.
Source links :
https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/crime/article285351977.html
Tyler Johnson *COP
Case # :279
Age :21
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/10/2024
Location : Comfort Road
City : Richlands
County : Onslow
State : North Carolina
Agency : Onslow County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Tyler Johnson
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by car crash
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Onslow County Sheriff’s Office detention officer Tyler Johnson had only been an officer for one month when he died in a car crash on 02/10/2024.
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Ronald Bates *COP
Case # :278
Age :62
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/10/2024
Location : Richmond Avenue
City : Houston
County : Harris
State : Texas
Agency : Harris County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Ronald Bates
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Ran into tree while driving to end shift
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Deputy Sheriff Ronald Bates had finished an overtime shift when he was killed in a vehicle crash while en route to the Harris County jail at 10:00 p.m. For unknown reasons, he was involved in a single-vehicle crash when he lost control of his vehicle and struck a tree near Richmond Avenue in Houston.
Source links :
https://www.odmp.org/officer/26934-deputy-sheriff-rondald-bates
Tobin Pico
Case # :277
Age :29
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 02/10/2024
Location : Ina and Thornydale
City : Tucson
County : Pima
State : Arizona
Agency : Marana Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police Marana PD traffic-stopped a man who ran on foot during traffic stop
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
An unnamed man ran from a traffic stop on foot, allegedly had a gun and was shot and killed by police.
Source links :
https://www.kold.com/2024/02/11/marana-police-scene-officer-involved-shooting/
Hafiz Ahmed 1 of 2
Case # :276
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Asian (India)
Date : 02/10/2024
Location : Route 6
City : Woodbury
County : Orange
State : New York
Agency : Woodbury Police Department, Orange County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Woodbury Police tried to stop a vehicle with 2 occupants and a child. The car did not stop and police escalated a chase that ended when the car crashed, 2 adults died and the child was injured and hospitalized in unknown condition. Two people fled on foot and were chased with drones and K9 dogs.
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https://westchester.news12.com/police-chase-in-woodbury-ends-in-crash-2-dead
https://abc7ny.com/fatal-crash-route-6-woodbury-new-york-state-police/14408410/
Shahte Ahmed 2 of 2
Case # :275
Age :
Gender :Female
Race : Asian (India)
Date : 02/10/2024
Location : Route 6
City : Woodbury
County : Orange
State : New York
Agency : Woodbury Police Department, Orange County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Woodbury Police tried to stop a vehicle with 2 occupants and a child. The car did not stop and police escalated a chase that ended when the car crashed, 2 adults died and the child was injured and hospitalized in unknown condition. Two people fled on foot and were chased with drones and K9 dogs.
Source links :
https://westchester.news12.com/police-chase-in-woodbury-ends-in-crash-2-dead
https://abc7ny.com/fatal-crash-route-6-woodbury-new-york-state-police/14408410/
Joshua J. Hayes
Case # :274
Age :33
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/10/2024
Location : SR 568 near milepost 5
City : Marion Township
County : Hancock
State : Ohio
Agency : Ohio State Patrol
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Motorcyclist killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Joshua Hayes did not stop for a traffic stop. Police escalated a chase that lasted until he crashed and died.
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Reynaldo Antonio Franco-Nunez
Case # :273
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 02/09/2024
Location : 2502 Sunburst Drive
City : Glenn Heights
County : Ellis
State : Texas
Agency : Ellis County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Police shot and killed a man being investigated for possible robbery.
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Willie Bufford 1 of 2
Case # :272
Age :73
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/09/2024
Location : Bond Avenue
City : East St. Louis
County : St. Clair
State : Illinois
Agency : Cahokia Heights Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
St. Louis Police chased a vehicle into the path of Marilyn Hill, 60, killing her and her passenger Willie Buford. Police shot and critically injured the fleeing driver. His condition is unknown.
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Marilyn Hill 2 of 2
Case # :271
Age :60
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 02/09/2024
Location : Bond Avenue
City : East St. Louis
County : St. Clair
State : Illinois
Agency : Cahokia Heights Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
St. Louis Police chased a vehicle into the path of Marilyn Hill, 60, killing her and her passenger Willie Buford. Police shot and critically injured the fleeing driver. His condition is unknown.
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Mia Jimenez 1 of 2
Case # :270
Age :19
Gender :Female
Race : Latinx
Date : 02/09/2024
Location : I-20 + Tin Top Road
City : Weatherford
County : Parker
State : Texas
Agency : Texas Department of Public Safety
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Texas DPS chased a motorcycle until it crashed and killed Ian Ellis, 20, and Mia Jimenez, 19.
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Ian Nash Ellis 2 of 2
Case # :269
Age :20
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/09/2024
Location : I-20 + Tin Top Road
City : Weatherford
County : Parker
State : Texas
Agency : Texas Department of Public Safety
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Motorcyclist killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Texas DPS chased a motorcycle until it crashed and killed Ian Ellis, 20, and Mia Jimenez, 19.
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Thomas Joseph Rinaldi *COP
Case # :268
Age :43
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/08/2024
Location : Ulster County Detention Center
City : Kingston
County : Ulster
State : New York
Agency : Ulster County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Thomas Rinaldi
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Officer suicide on duty
Disposition : N/A
Open records summary :
Officer Thomas Rinaldi committed suicide by gunshot at work at the Ulster County Detention Center on 02/08/2024.
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Daniel Steven South Jr.
Case # :267
Age :43
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/08/2024
Location : 800 block of Green Row Road
City : Lanesville
County : Floyd
State : Indiana
Agency : Southeast Regional SWAT Team (SERS)
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Police arrived to arrest Daniel South for an open warrant. He locked himself into a home. SWAT fired chemical agents into the home. The man fired from inside the home. He committed suicide under police duress.
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :266
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 02/08/2024
Location : 4800 block of Highway 58
City : Chattanooga
County : Hamilton
State : Tennessee
Agency : Hamilton County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Hamilton County tried to arrest a man who allegedly hit a police vehicle while trying to flee. Police shot and killed him. He is believed to have been unarmed.
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Sean Daniel McKay
Case # :265
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 02/08/2024
Location : I-20
City : Arlington
County : Tarrant
State : Texas
Agency : Arlington Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Arlington PD patrolling on a motorcycle stopped a vehicle. The man was allegedly armed and police claim he refused to drop the gun. Police shot and killed him.
Source links :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b87B0rhp8s8
https://www.fox4news.com/news/large-police-presence-on-i-20-in-arlington
Greg McCowan *COP
Case # :264
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/08/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Blount
County : Blount
State : Tennessee
Agency : Blount County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Greg McCowan
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed on duty during traffic stop
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Deputy Greg McCowan was making a traffic stop when he was shot and killed in the line of duty.
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :263
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 02/08/2024
Location : Hamner Avenue and Sixth Street
City : Riverside
County : Riverside
State : California
Agency : Riverside County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police under unknown circumstances
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Riverside County deputies shot and killed a man on the corner of Hamner Avenue and Sixth Street. More information will be posted as it becomes available.
Source links :
https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/riverside-county-deputies-kill-suspect-in-norco/
Jamie Devon Blanchard
Case # :262
Age :36
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/07/2024
Location : Lourdes Drive
City : Pine Trails
County : Harris
State : Texas
Agency : Gulf Coast Violent Offenders Task Force
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
A man wanted for child porn charges was shot and killed by the Gulf Coast Violent Offenders Task Force in Harris County on 02/07/2024.
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Chase Anthony Vane Ditter
Case # :261
Age :17
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/06/2024
Location : 38th Street
City : Columbus
County : Platte
State : Nebraska
Agency : Platte County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Jae Maston, Wesley Merren
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Police were called to a welfare check with reports of possible self-harm by a 17-year-old. Police arrived at the residence and shot and killed the teenager. It is unknown what transpired that led to this outcome.
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Lee Derek Larson
Case # :260
Age :46
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/06/2024
Location : Sherwood + Sahara
City : Las Vegas
County : Clark
State : Nevada
Agency : Las Vegas Metro Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Officers were on routine patrol and profiled a vehicle as
“suspicious.” The vehicle collided with another car and police chased the driver. The foot chase continued and police claim the main pointed a gun. Several other officers arrived, found the man on Sherwood and shot and killed him.
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Javaria R. Taylord
Case # :259
Age :19
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/06/2024
Location : Foxborough Cove apartments
City : Shreveport
County : Caddo
State : Louisiana
Agency : U.S. Marshals Task Force, Bossier City Police Department
Officer(s) : Officer
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
US Marshals and Bossier City PD arrived at the Foxborough Cove apartments to arrest a man for homicide and home invasions. They shot and killed him during arrest.
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Timothy Tavarus Rivers*COP
Case # :258
Age :40
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/06/2024
Location : Mill Road
City : Lizella
County : Crawford
State : Georgia
Agency : Crawford County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Timothy Tavarus Rivers
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed on duty during head-on collision
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Deputy Timothy Rivers was responding to a call, possibly speeding, and crossed the center line and hit an oncoming vehicle in their own lane head-on. The deputy was killed. The other driver whose identity was withheld by police was injured and taken to the hospital in unknown condition.
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :257
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 02/06/2024
Location : Evans Road
City : Crab Creek
County : Henderson
State : North Carolina
Agency : Henderson County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Police arrived at a domestic dispute and a man committed suicide under police duress. Several police cars were seen prior to the shooting. It is unknown how police approached the residence.
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Decarlos Cornelius Long
Case # :256
Age :43
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/06/2024
Location : Edgewater Drive and Davisson Avenue
City : Fairview Shores
County : Orange
State : Florida
Agency : Orange County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Orange County deputies were sent to a welfare check on a man in mental health crisis, found him with a knife and shot and killed him in the street.
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Jonathan Foster
Case # :255
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 02/06/2024
Location : 43500 block of 20th Street West
City : Lancaster
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : LASD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during disturbance call
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Lancaster police shot and killed a man with two machetes inside of an Albertson’s supermarket.
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Chris Johnson *COP
Case # :254
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/06/2024
Location : Darroch Road
City : Lillington
County : Harnett
State : North Carolina
Agency : Harnett County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Chris Johnson
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed in crash
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
| Harnett County SRO Chris Johnson died in a multi-car crash. |
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :253
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 02/06/2024
Location : Evans Road
City : Crab Creek
County : Henderson
State : North Carolina
Agency : Henderson County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Police arrived at a domestic dispute and a man committed suicide under police duress. Several police cars were seen prior to the shooting. It is unknown how police approached the residence.
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Raul L. Diaz
Case # :252
Age :59
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 02/05/2024
Location : Willow Grove Street and Brook Hollow Drive
City : Hackettstown
County : Warren
State : New Jersey
Agency : New Jersey State Police
Officer(s) : Kesene Grier
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Bicyclist killed by police cruiser
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Raul Diaz was on his bicycle on Willow Grove Street and Brock Hollow Drive when he was run over and killed by a police cruiser by New Jersey State trooper Kesene Grier.
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Donald J. Friese
Case # :251
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/05/2024
Location : Route 146 at Virginia Street
City : Cape Girardeau
County : Cape Girardeau
State : Illinois
Agency : Cape Girardeau Police Department,Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Office, US Marshals
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Donald Friese had shot and injured a police officer the night before and was on the run. Cape Girardeau Police, deputies and US Marshals caught up with him and shot and killed him on Route 146 at Virginia Street in Cape Girardeau.
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Joseph Aponte
Case # :250
Age :56
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/05/2024
Location : Highway 90 + Gillingham
City : Sugar Land
County : Fort Bend
State : Texas
Agency : Sugar Land Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
City employee Joseph Aponte was driving his work truck on Highway 90 when police chased a fleeing vehicle into his path, causing a massive crash that killed Aponte.
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :249
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 02/05/2024
Location : Cat Mountain and Bobcat Pass
City : San Antonio
County : Bexar
State : Texas
Agency : US Marshals
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
| US Marshals arrived at Cat Mountain and Bobcat Pass to arrest a man for homicide who was seen by drone to have retreated to a home. He committed suicide under police duress. |
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Sterling Ramon Alavache
Case # :248
Age :36
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/05/2024
Location : Bank of America
City : Ft. Myers
County : Lee
State : Florida
Agency : Lee County Sheriff’s Office, SWAT
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during bank robbery
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Lee County deputies and SWAT entered a bank where a man held a hostage at knife point. Police sent in a drone and a robodog and a sniper shot and killed the man.
Source links :
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/swat-team-sniper-killed-bank-hostage-taker-armed-106999540
Eric Seckington
Case # :247
Age :65
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/05/2024
Location : River Run
City : Altamonte Springs
County : Seminole
State : Florida
Agency : Altamonte Springs Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during welfare check
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Eric Seckington was seen walking around the neighborhood with a rifle. Police shot and killed him.
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Boyd D. Phillips
Case # :246
Age :47
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 02/05/2024
Location : Hub Street
City : Ozark
County : Dale
State : Alabama
Agency : Ozark Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after alleged attempted robbery
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
A man tried to rob a credit union unsuccessfully, was tracked by police and shot and killed.
Source links :
https://www.wtvy.com/2024/02/05/one-dead-ozark-officer-involved-shooting/
John Gabriel Rice
Case # :245
Age :18
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/05/2024
Location : Hillcrest Drive + Morado Street
City : Graham
County : Young
State : Texas
Agency : Graham Police Department officers and Young County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Graham PD and the Young County Sheriff’s Office were called to check on a man, engaged with him and shot and killed him. This page will be updated when more information is available.
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :244
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 02/05/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Brandon
County : Rankin
State : Mississippi
Agency : Rankin County Sheriff’s Office, Byram Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Unknown
Event : Suicide under police duress
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Byram Police and the Rankin County Sheriff’s Office escalated a chase of a man wanted for a stalking charge. Police chased him until he committed suicide under police duress.
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Edward Ahrens
Case # :243
Age :38
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/05/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Catoosa
County : Catoosa
State : Alabama
Agency : Catoosa County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Edward Ahran was a convicted sex offender who had kidnapped an 11-year-old girl the week prior in Knoxville, TN and fled with her to Catoosa County, GA where police found him. Police surrounded him and he rammed his car into theirs. Four officers opened fire, killing him. The girl was with him, physically not injured.
Source links :
https://abc7chicago.com/catoosa-county-news-edward-ahran-knox-tn-tennessee/14388548/