Death by Cop- 2024
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Fabian Kenneth Garcia
Case # :234
Age :23
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 02/03/2024
Location : 350 North Silverbell Road
City : Tucson
County : Pima
State :
Agency : Pima Regional Critical Incident Team
Officer(s) : Chad Barker, Devin Estes, Joseph Buck, Kyle Walker
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by SWAT during domestic disturbance call
Open records summary :
A man and woman were heard arguing and police were called. Police allege they heard gunfire. The woman left the home safely and police brought SWAT that staged a standoff. Police allege the man came out of the home with a long gun. They shot and killed him.
Two of the shooter officers have killed before. Officer Barker previously killed Raymond Edwards on June 4, 2021 and killed Daniel Sheehan on July 13, 2023 while Officer Buck previously killed Aaron Martinka on March 3, 2023 and Officer Walker killed Craig Yelton on July 8, 2018.
Source links :
https://www.kold.com/2024/02/03/authorities-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-tucson/
https://www.kold.com/2024/03/05/authorities-release-video-fatal-officer-involved-shooting-tucson/
Jason Lee Maccani
Case # :233
Age :36
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/03/2024
Location : DTLA
City : Los Angeles
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : LAPD
Officer(s) : Caleb Garcia-Alamilla
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during disturbance call
Open records summary :
A white male in his 30s to 40s was described as having caused a disturbance downtown and carrying a stick. Police shot and killed him, explaining “Any object can cause harm depending on how it’s used.” Apparently, an officer was scratched by the stick while accosting the man, leading to unknown “less lethal” approach (taser or beanbags, likely taser), then killing the man.
The object he was holding that allegedly caused officers to fear for their lives and shoot him was a plastic fork.
Source links :
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/man-dead-following-officer-involved-shooting-in-dtla/
https://abc7.com/lapd-police-shooting-man-killed-fork/14449465/
Lisa Haight
Case # :232
Age :36
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 02/03/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Hamburg
County : Erie
State : New York
Agency : Hamburg Police Department
Officer(s) : Sean Gregoire
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation
Open records summary :
Police received a call that Lisa Haight had allegedly broken into a residence. Police chased her, found her in a nearby house and after a physical fight, they shot and killed her. Police allege that she “had a knife.” Police claim she had also stabbed and injured someone just prior to the home entries. Friends and family question the narrative and are circulating a Change.org petition to demand release of the bodycam footage, linked below.
Source links :
https://www.whec.com/top-news/woman-killed-by-hamburg-police-officer-nys-attorney-generals-office-investigating/
https://www.change.org/p/demand-the-release-of-police-body-cam-footage-surveillance-in-lisa-haight-s-shooting-case?source_location=petitions_browse
Craig Anglisano
Case # :231
Age :43
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/03/2024
Location : Cliff Avenue + Stevens Street
City : Spokane
County : Spokane
State : Washington
Agency : Spokane Police Department
Officer(s) : Officers Michael Brunner, William Braten, Steven Donges, Will Dowsing, Trystan Herzog, Ryan McLucas, Dylan Pavlischak, Andrew Wilson, Cpl. Chris Johnson
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
Open records summary :
Spokane Police received a call about a suicidal man in mental health crisis, found him, allege he held 2 guns and shot and killed him. It does not appear that mental health crisis intervention was attempted.
Of the nine officers who all fired bullets into the man, this was Officer Johnson’s fourth shooting. He was cleared for two shootings and has 2 more under investigation. His shootings were in 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024 so far. Officer Brunner is currently also under investigation for driving twice the speed limit and causing a crash that injured a couple. He was expected to lose his law enforcement certification before this shooting. Officer Chris Johnson had previously killed Robert Bradley.
Source links :
https://my.spokanecity.org/police/news/2024/02/01/officer-involved-shooting-on-lower-south-hill/
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2024/feb/08/spokane-police-identify-nine-officers-who-shot-at-/
Ernesto Rodriguez
Case # :230
Age :39
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 02/03/2024
Location : Avalon Street
City : Jurupa Valley
County : Riverside
State : California
Agency : Riverside County Sheriff’s Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call
Open records summary :
Riverside deputies were sent to a domestic violence call, found Ernesto Rodriguez with a weapon and shot and killed him.
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Arsenio Mas 1 of 2
Case # :229
Age :55
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 02/02/2024
Location : I-95 + Crosstown Parkway
City : Port St. Lucie
County : Port St. Lucie
State : Florida
Agency : Port St. Lucie Police Department
Officer(s) : Zachary Fink
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed in car chase crash
Open records summary :
Trooper Zachary Fink chased a vehicle that refused to stop and ran his cruiser into a tractor trailer and died during the chase he had initiated. The trooper chased a fleeing vehicle via U-turn head-on into oncoming traffic where Trooper Fink hit the 18-wheeler head-on, killing the truck driver and himself in the crash.
Source links :
https://www.wfla.com/news/florida/live-fhp-trooper-killed-after-semi-truck-crash-on-i-95/
Melissa Lloyd Collins
Case # :228
Age :21
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 02/02/2024
Location : 14000 block of U.S. 421
City : LaPorte
County : Porter
State : Indiana
Agency : LaPorte County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : David Grimberg
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Open records summary :
Deputy Grimberg of the LaPorte County Sheriff’s Office had handcuffed and arrested Melissa Collins and placed her in his patrol vehicle when she stole the cruiser and drove off. Under chase, she crashed into a ditch and was found dead submerged in water.
Source links :
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/woman-escapes-handcuffs-steals-squad-car-crashes-dies-indiana/
Edward Dale Ahrens
Case # :227
Age :38
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/02/2024
Location : I-75 and Ringgold Rd
City : Chattanooga (East Ridge)
County : Hamilton
State : Tennessee
Agency : Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during attempted arrest
Open records summary :
Hamilton County deputies fatally shot known sex offender Edward Dale Ahrens when he was seen traveling with a young girl who had been missing since January 30.
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :226
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 02/02/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Pasadena
County : Harris
State : Texas
Agency : Harris County Sheriff’s Office, US Marshals, Pasadena Police Department, Texas Department of Corrections
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest for child sex crimes
Open records summary :
A man wanted on child sex charges was shot and killed when police came to arrest him.
Source links :
https://www.foxnews.com/us/child-sex-assault-suspect-killed-police-houston-outskirts
Roshod Graham
Case # :225
Age :30
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/02/2024
Location : 10261 W. Broward Blvd
City : Lauderhill
County : Broward
State : Florida
Agency : Broward County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic violence event
Open records summary :
In an apparent domestic violence event, a man chased a woman to a gas station and rammed the gas station with his car. Police arrived and he rammed the police car. Police shot and killed Roshod Graham.
Source links :
https://news.yahoo.com/rammed-car-broward-minimart-woman-191754523.html
Mark Anthony Lopez, Jr.
Case # :224
Age :32
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 02/02/2024
Location : I-10, marker 320
City : Sheffield
County : Pecos
State : Texas
Agency : Pecos County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Open records summary :
Pecos County deputies tried to stop a vehicle driven by Mark Anthony Lopez but he would not stop. Deputies escalated a chase that ended when Lopez tried to U-turn while being chased and was hit head-on by a semi. He died at the scene. The driver of the semi had minor injuries.
Source links :
https://www.yourbasin.com/news/driver-killed-following-pecos-co-pursuit-that-ended-in-crash/
Richard Earl Middleton 2 of 3
Case # :223
Age :73
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/01/2024
Location : State Road 40 East
City : Ocala
County : Marion
State : Florida
Agency : Marion County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Open records summary :
A stolen Marion County Sheriff’s Office vehicle was chased by police at high speed until the patrol car crashed, killing the 33-year-old woman driving the police vehicle and also killing 2 unrelated motorists police chased the vehicle into, a 72-year-old woman and a 73-year-old man, also critically injuring a third person in their pickup truck.
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Diane Lynn Held 3 of 3
Case # :222
Age :72
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 02/01/2024
Location : State Road 40 East
City : Ocala
County : Marion
State : Florida
Agency : Marion County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Open records summary :
A stolen Marion County Sheriff’s Office vehicle was chased by police at high speed until the patrol car crashed, killing the 33-year-old woman driving the police vehicle and also killing 2 unrelated motorists police chased the vehicle into, a 72-year-old woman and a 73-year-old man, also critically injuring a third person in their pickup truck.
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Demetrius Catus
Case # :221
Age :29
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/01/2024
Location : North John Wayne Parkway near North Alterra Parkway
City : Maricopa
County : Pinal
State : Arizona
Agency : Maricopa Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Motorcyclist killed by police chase crash
Open records summary :
Sgt. Michael Ewald of the Maricopa PD saw a speeding motorcycle and took up chase, worsening the speed to above 100 mph until the motorcycle crashed, killing the driver, Demetrius Catus.
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Melvin Kenneth Jay Jr.
Case # :220
Age :31
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/01/2024
Location : Windham Creek Apartments
City : Suitland
County : Prince George
State : Maryland
Agency : Prince George County Police Department
Officer(s) : Braxton Shelton
Cause of death : Unknown
Event : Killed by police investigating burglary
Open records summary :
Prince George deputies were sent to a possible burglary, found a man inside of a residence and shot and killed him. Melvin Jay had been in his own home when police invaded and killed him.
Police responded to a report about a possible "burglary in progress." Officer Braxton Shelton kicked in the door, stormed the private home of Mr. Jay with gun drawn, found Melvin Jay in his kitchen moving toward his kitchen sink when the officer screamed "show me your motherfucking hands!" and shot and killed him. Police won't comment but state that there was a gun in Melvin Jay's jacket pocket. The gun was not used and this seems an irrelevant defense because there was no burglary and no threat to police.
Source links :
https://www.fox5dc.com/news/officer-shoots-kills-man-during-burglary-call-in-suitland
David Falcon
Case # :219
Age :66
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/01/2024
Location : 241 N. Courtland Street
City : Arroyo Grande
County : San Luis Obispo
State : California
Agency : Arroyo Grande Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during disturbance call
Open records summary :
Shots were heard and an apartment manager of the senior center on Courtland Street was found dead. Resident David Falcon was found locked into an apartment unit with drones later. Under police standoff, he committed suicide under police duress. Falcon had a dispute with the apartment manager and said he found that she had broken into his apartment, beaten and injured his cat, requiring extensive veterinary care prior to him shooting the manager.
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Bradley David Atwell
Case # :218
Age :30
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/01/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Fountain
County : Laurens
State : South Carolina
Agency : Laurens County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
Open records summary :
Police chased Bradley David Atwell for an assault last month. Atwell was known to be vulnerable and possibly suicidal. Police used a drone and aggressively chased him. He committed suicide under police duress. The chase was undertaken for a previous assault charge only.
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Clint Carlton Hoke
Case # :217
Age :62
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/01/2024
Location : Highway 16
City : Taylorsville
County : Alexander
State : North Carolina
Agency : North Carolina Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Open records summary :
NC Highway Patrol chased a vehicle they felt may be stolen until it crashed, killing the driver.
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NC Highway Patrol chased a vehicle they felt may be stolen until it crashed, killing the driver.
Name Not Disclosed
Case # :216
Age :
Gender :Female
Race : Unknown
Date : 02/01/2024
Location : Chenevert Street
City : Houston
County : Harris
State : Texas
Agency : Houston Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Open records summary :
Houston PD chased a car they felt may be stolen into a fatal high-speed wreck. An unidentified woman died and five others were sent to the hospital.
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DeAvion Raejon Aubert 3 of 4
Case # :215
Age :22
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 02/01/2024
Location : Interstate 35 and Woodall Rodgers Freeway
City : Dallas
County : Dallas
State : Texas
Agency : Irving Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Open records summary :
Irving PD saw a vehicle they felt may be stolen and escalated a deadly high-speed chase on Interstate-35 that ended when the vehicle crashed, killing four occupants. Irving PD informed the media that the incident is under investigation and no more information would be released during investigation. When asked about their pursuit policy, they replied that it would require a public records request to obtain a copy of it. This comes at a time when the Fort Worth PD refused to post its pursuit policy and sued the Texas Attorney General to continue withholding this vital public record. It is not possible to find out more about this chase, its deceased victims, the circumstances and necessity of the fatal chase due to organized stonewalling by north Texas police departments.
Sabria Denise Lacey, 21; Anthony Isaiah Lisbon, 21; DeAvion Raejon Aubert, 22; and Robert Alexander Gowans Jr., 21, were all killed in the crash.
Source links :
https://www.keranews.org/criminal-justice/2024-02-01/irving-police-chase-leaves-4-dead-in-dallas
https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/four-die-in-irving-police-chase-questions-arise/
Anthony Isaiah Lisbon 2 of 4
Case # :214
Age :21
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/01/2024
Location : Interstate 35 and Woodall Rodgers Freeway
City : Dallas
County : Dallas
State : Texas
Agency : Irving Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Open records summary :
Irving PD saw a vehicle they felt may be stolen and escalated a deadly high-speed chase on Interstate-35 that ended when the vehicle crashed, killing four occupants. Irving PD informed the media that the incident is under investigation and no more information would be released during investigation. When asked about their pursuit policy, they replied that it would require a public records request to obtain a copy of it. This comes at a time when the Fort Worth PD refused to post its pursuit policy and sued the Texas Attorney General to continue withholding this vital public record. It is not possible to find out more about this chase, its deceased victims, the circumstances and necessity of the fatal chase due to organized stonewalling by north Texas police departments.
Sabria Denise Lacey, 21; Anthony Isaiah Lisbon, 21; DeAvion Raejon Aubert, 22; and Robert Alexander Gowans Jr., 21, were all killed in the crash.
Source links :
https://www.keranews.org/criminal-justice/2024-02-01/irving-police-chase-leaves-4-dead-in-dallas
https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/four-die-in-irving-police-chase-questions-arise/
Robert Alexander Gowans Jr. 1 of 4
Case # :213
Age :21
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/01/2024
Location : Interstate 35 and Woodall Rodgers Freeway
City : Dallas
County : Dallas
State : Texas
Agency : Irving Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Open records summary :
Irving PD saw a vehicle they felt may be stolen and escalated a deadly high-speed chase on Interstate-35 that ended when the vehicle crashed, killing four occupants. Irving PD informed the media that the incident is under investigation and no more information would be released during investigation. When asked about their pursuit policy, they replied that it would require a public records request to obtain a copy of it. This comes at a time when the Fort Worth PD refused to post its pursuit policy and sued the Texas Attorney General to continue withholding this vital public record. It is not possible to find out more about this chase, its deceased victims, the circumstances and necessity of the fatal chase due to organized stonewalling by north Texas police departments.
Sabria Denise Lacey, 21; Anthony Isaiah Lisbon, 21; DeAvion Raejon Aubert, 22; and Robert Alexander Gowans Jr., 21, were all killed in the crash.
Source links :
https://www.keranews.org/criminal-justice/2024-02-01/irving-police-chase-leaves-4-dead-in-dallas
https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/four-die-in-irving-police-chase-questions-arise/
Richard James Rogissart
Case # :212
Age :55
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/01/2024
Location : Calispel Street
City : Spokane
County : Spokane
State : Washington
Agency : Spokane County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Hunter Ballou, Matthew Costello, Travis Moser, Parker Perry
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation of mischief
Open records summary :
Spokane County deputies were sent to a residence where a man had been quarreling with a provocative neighbor. The man dismantled a neighbor’s security light that had been bothering him in his home and showed up with a baton. Police assembled a SWAT standoff and bore down on the man in his residence. When he emerged, police shot and killed him. Police refused to say whether he had fired any weapons or presented a threat to police. A police dog was injured. Police did not state how but added that the dog was checked by a vet and was well.
Source links :
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2024/jan/30/deputies-shoot-kill-male-in-north-spokane-police-u/
Kendra Boone 1 of 3
Case # :211
Age :33
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 02/01/2024
Location : State Road 40 East
City : Ocala
County : Marion
State : Florida
Agency : Marion County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Open records summary :
A stolen Marion County Sheriff’s Office vehicle was chased by police at high speed until the patrol car crashed, killing the 33-year-old woman driving the police vehicle and also killing 2 unrelated motorists police chased the vehicle into, a 72-year-old woman and a 73-year-old man, also critically injuring a third person in their pickup truck.
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Sabria Lacey 4 of 4
Case # :210
Age :21
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 02/01/2024
Location : Interstate 35 and Woodall Rodgers Freeway
City : Dallas
County : Dallas
State : Texas
Agency : Irving Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Open records summary :
Irving PD saw a vehicle they felt may be stolen and escalated a deadly high-speed chase on Interstate-35 that ended when the vehicle crashed, killing four occupants. Irving PD informed the media that the incident is under investigation and no more information would be released during investigation. When asked about their pursuit policy, they replied that it would require a public records request to obtain a copy of it. This comes at a time when the Fort Worth PD refused to post its pursuit policy and sued the Texas Attorney General to continue withholding this vital public record. It is not possible to find out more about this chase, its deceased victims, the circumstances and necessity of the fatal chase due to organized stonewalling by north Texas police departments.
Sabria Denise Lacey, 21; Anthony Isaiah Lisbon, 21; DeAvion Raejon Aubert, 22; and Robert Alexander Gowans Jr., 21, were all killed in the crash.
Source links :
https://www.keranews.org/criminal-justice/2024-02-01/irving-police-chase-leaves-4-dead-in-dallas
https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/four-die-in-irving-police-chase-questions-arise/
Name Not Disclosed
Case # :209
Age :
Gender :Female
Race : Unknown
Date : 02/01/2024
Location : 3400 block of the East Freeway
City : Houston
County : Harris
State : Texas
Agency : Houston Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Open records summary :
Houston PD chased a car they felt may be stolen into a fatal high-speed wreck. A female juvenile passenger was killed.
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Chad Hartley
Case # :208
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/31/2024
Location : 900 block of S. 9th Street
City : Temple
County : Bell
State : Texas
Agency : Temple Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
Open records summary :
Temple PD were sent to the 900 block of South 9
Street in Temple for a report of a suicidal man with a gun. Hartley allegedly had a gun and locked himself into a mobile home with police arrived. Police brought a drone and escalated a standoff. Hartley under pressure allegedly fired a shot at a drone that appeared at his window. Police claim he pointed a gun or fired a shot at an officer also. Police shot and killed him through the window of his home while he was inside. There is no record of any mental health help having been sent instead of a militarized standoff that led to his predictable death.
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Lawrence Byrd
Case # :207
Age :56
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 01/31/2024
Location : Canal Street
City : Stamford
County : Fairfield
State : Connecticut
Agency : Stamford Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
Open records summary :
Lawrence Byrd allegedly killed a domestic partner in New York and fled. Stamford PD caught up with him in Stamford, CT. He shot and killed himself under police duress when police approached him for arrest.
Source links :
https://abc7ny.com/shooting-ramapo-rockland-county-inwood-drive/14375031/
John Robert Smith
Case # :206
Age :58
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/30/2024
Location : Veterans Affairs hospital
City : Decatur
County : Decatur
State : Georgia
Agency : US Department of Veterans' Affairs
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police inside of hospital during mental health crisis
Open records summary :
Decatur County deputies arrived at the Veterans Affairs Hospital in Decatur because 58-year-old man was suicidal, allegedly had a knife and threatened that he may harm himself. Police shot and killed him in the emergency room when they saw him hold a knife.
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Alberto Vasquez Jr.
Case # :205
Age :35
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 01/30/2024
Location : 7575 Annapolis Road
City : Hyattsville
County : Prince George
State : Maryland
Agency : New Carrollton Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Died during arrest
Open records summary :
Alberto Vasquez Jr. was wanted by police for a homicide in DC and a carjacking for questioning. When police found him near a laundromat at 7575 Annapolis Road, he was arrested and died during arrest. His cause of death has not been revealed by police so far.
Source links :
https://www.fox5dc.com/news/family-mourns-father-killed-in-violent-crime-spree-across-dc-maryland
Name Not Disclosed
Case # :204
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 01/30/2024
Location : 200 block of Rugby Avenue
City : Jamestown
County : Fentress
State : Tennessee
Agency : Jamestown Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation
Open records summary :
Jamestown PD were sent to a “Man with a gun” call and shot and killed a man. Police did not release details nor the man’s identity.
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :203
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 01/30/2024
Location : I-35
City : San Marcos
County : Comal
State : Texas
Agency : San Marcos Police Department, New Braunfels Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Fall from height
Event : Killed during fall from height during police chase
Open records summary :
Police chased a vehicle into a rock quarry until it fell into a gravel pit, killing an unnamed juvenile.
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Kenneth Ellis
Case # :202
Age :52
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/30/2024
Location : Norway Savings Bank
City : Fryeburg
County : Oxford
State : Maine
Agency : Oxford County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Michael St. Laurent, Justin Groetzinger
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during chase
Open records summary :
Oxford County deputies chased Kenneth Ellis for failure to obey a traffic stop until he crashed into a snowbank and got out of the vehicle with what police claim was a knife. They shot and killed him.
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Tevin Chatman
Case # :201
Age :28
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 01/30/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Springfield
County : Robertson
State : Tennessee
Agency : Springfield PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after traffic crash
Open records summary :
Police allege that a man came out of a vehicle after a crash and fired shots at police. They shot and killed him.
Source links :
https://www.foxnews.com/us/tennessee-police-kill-driver-opened-fire
Artell Cunningham
Case # :200
Age :28
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 01/30/2024
Location : Annapolis Road
City : New Carrollton
County : Prince George
State : Maryland
Agency : New Carrollton Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation
Open records summary :
New Carrollton PD found an abandoned car that had been reported stolen. When they approached, they allege that a man with 2 guns emerged. Police shot and killed him.
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Joseph Michael Malo
Case # :199
Age :43
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/30/2024
Location : 91st and Peoria
City : Peoria
County : Maricopa
State : Arizona
Agency : Peoria Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation
Open records summary :
Peoria Police claim a man acted suspiciously (not further defined) near a restaurant and they chased him on foot. Police claim the man had a gun. They shot and killed him. When more information becomes available, it will be posted here.
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :198
Age :35
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/29/2024
Location : Ingersol Road
City : Fife Lake
County : Kalkaska
State : Michigan
Agency : Michigan State Police, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, K9
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance
Open records summary :
Several law enforcement agencies chased a man into the woods who was accused of firing a gun in the air during a fight with a neighbor. Police tracked him down with K9s and drones and engaged in a shootout with him, killing the man.
Source links :
https://www.traverseticker.com/news/fife-lake-man-dead-after-confrontation-with-police/
Michael James Yanacheak
Case # :197
Age :75
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/29/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Willmar
County : Kandiyohi
State : Minnesota
Agency : Kandiyohi County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Riley Kampsen
Cause of death : Taser
Event : Killed by police during eviction
Open records summary :
Deputy Riley Kampsen of the Kandiyohi County Sheriff’s Office attempted to evict 75-year-old Michael Yanacheak from his home, attacked him with a taser and the elderly man hit his head on a table after being shocked with the taser and died. His autopsy revealed that he died of blunt force trauma to the head from the fall due to being tased. His death was ruled a homicide. So far, no officers were charged.
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Juan Isaias Lara
Case # :196
Age :44
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 01/29/2024
Location : Bayberry Rd
City : Gilmer
County : Upshur
State : Texas
Agency : Upshur County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
Open records summary :
Upshur County deputies were sent to bayberry Road where Juan Lara was allegedly suicidal. Police arrived and found him with 2 guns and began shooting beanbags at the despondent man. He committed suicide under police duress under the attack. He left behind a family of five.
Source links :
https://www.kltv.com/2024/01/30/texas-rangers-investigating-mans-suicide-upshur-county/
William Kapas 1 of 2
Case # :195
Age :78
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/28/2024
Location : 400 block of Portal Avenue
City : Palm Bay
County : Brevard
State : Florida
Agency : PPalm Bay Police Department
Officer(s) : Stephen Ball, Nicole Frantze
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed during domestic disturbance call
Open records summary :
Brandon Kapas killed a priest and the priest’s sister and returned to his home. Palm Bay police were called to a residence and encountered Kapas who fired on police, then killed his own grandfather. Police shot and killed him.