Death by Cop- 2024
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Jose Adrian Guzman
Case # :882
Age :37
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 04/29/2024
Location : Oasis Drive
City : Chaparral
County : Dona Ana
State : New Mexico
Agency : Dona Ana Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
A Dona Ana County deputy was called on a call for an unknown person on Oasis drive. The deputy realized the man had an open warrant and tried to arrest him. The man resisted and the deputy allegedly tasered him, causing him to seize up. The man took the taser away from the attacking deputy. The deputy then shot and killed him.
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Alden Elliott *COP 1 of 5
Case # :881
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/29/2024
Location : Galway Drive near Denson Place
City : Charlotte
County : Charlotte-Mecklenburg
State : North Carolina
Agency : Charlotte Police Department
Officer(s) : Numerous
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed in major shootout
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
US Marshals and Charlotte Police engaged in a shootout with a man during arrest. Four officers and the targeted man were all killed and 3 additional officers injured in the massive shootout that reportedly lasted 30 minutes nonstop.
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Michael John Wiederrich
Case # :880
Age :40
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/29/2024
Location : South of Saco
City : Great Falls
County : Phillips
State : Montana
Agency : Phillips County Sheriff’s Office, Glasgow Police Department, Valley County Sheriff's Office, and Blaine County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after shooting
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Police responded to a call that a man had been shot. They found the man who was upset, did not cooperate with police and fled. Numerous police vehicles chased him at high speed. The fleeing man hit a police cruiser. Police shot and killed him.
Source links :
https://www.krtv.com/news/montana-and-regional-news/shooting-suspect-dead-in-phillips-county
Name Not Disclosed
Case # :879
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/29/2024
Location : Santa Monica Boulevard
City : Hollywood
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : LAPD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Pedestrian killed in police chase crash
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
LAPD chased a vehicle at high speed, causing a multi-vehicle crash in which the police cruiser ran over and killed a third party pedestrian in the crosswalk.
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https://abc7.com/lapd-cruiser-hollywood-crash-pedestrian-killed/14744078/
Luis Miquel Navarro
Case # :878
Age :38
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/29/2024
Location : Unknown
City : San Antonio
County : Bexar
State : Texas
Agency : San Antonio Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after chase
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
After a crash, police chased a 38-year-old man and shot him in the chest for “disobeying orders.”
Source links :
https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/officer-shooting-man-killed-dps-19429631.php
Sam Poloche *COP 2 of 5
Case # :877
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/29/2024
Location : Galway Drive near Denson Place
City : Charlotte
County : Charlotte-Mecklenburg
State : North Carolina
Agency : Department of Adult Corrections
Officer(s) : Numerous
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed in major shootout
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
US Marshals and Charlotte Police engaged in a shootout with a man during arrest. Four officers and the targeted man were all killed and 3 additional officers injured in the massive shootout that reportedly lasted 30 minutes nonstop.
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Thomas Meeks *COP 3 of 5
Case # :876
Age :48
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/29/2024
Location : Galway Drive near Denson Place
City : Charlotte
County : Charlotte-Mecklenburg
State : North Carolina
Agency : US Marshals
Officer(s) : Numerous
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed in major shootout
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
US Marshals and Charlotte Police engaged in a shootout with a man during arrest. Four officers and the targeted man were all killed and 3 additional officers injured in the massive shootout that reportedly lasted 30 minutes nonstop.
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Joshua Eyer *COP 4 of 5
Case # :875
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/29/2024
Location : Galway Drive near Denson Place
City : Charlotte
County : Charlotte-Mecklenburg
State : North Carolina
Agency : Charlotte Police Department
Officer(s) : Numerous
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed in major shootout
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
US Marshals and Charlotte Police engaged in a shootout with a man during arrest. Four officers and the targeted man were all killed and 3 additional officers injured in the massive shootout that reportedly lasted 30 minutes nonstop.
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Terry Clark Hughes 5 of 5
Case # :874
Age :39
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/29/2024
Location : Galway Drive near Denson Place
City : Charlotte
County : Charlotte-Mecklenburg
State : North Carolina
Agency : Charlotte Police Department
Officer(s) : Numerous
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed in major shootout
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
US Marshals and Charlotte Police engaged in a shootout with a man during arrest. Four officers and the targeted man were all killed and 3 additional officers injured in the massive shootout that reportedly lasted 30 minutes nonstop.
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Mikey Valdez
Case # :873
Age :18
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 04/29/2024
Location : Market Square
City : San Antonio
County : Bexar
State : Texas
Agency : San Antonio Police Department
Officer(s) : Joseph Fech, Zachary Krok
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police in shootout
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Police allege that Mikey Valdez killed a man and police killed him. There were 2 fatalities and 4 injured people but only one was caused by police and no other cases are listed as they were not caused by police.
Source links :
https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/2-dead-4-injured-shooting-market-square-fiesta-19427273.php
Cameron James Bielman
Case # :872
Age :30
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/29/2024
Location : I-5
City : Linn County
County : Linn
State : Oregon
Agency : Linn County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during chase
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Linn County deputies chased a vehicle, attacked it with spike strips and caused it to crash. Police shot and killed the driver under still unclear circumstances.
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Edgin Tavera
Case # :871
Age :38
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 04/28/2024
Location : 11000 block of Sageleaf Ln
City : Houston
County : Harris
State : Texas
Agency : Houston Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during disturbance call
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Houston PD were called because Edgin Tavera was apparently intoxicated, naked and standing in a neighbor’s yard yelling. Police arrived, tasered him and finally shot and killed the unarmed man.
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Robert A. Vicena
Case # :870
Age :37
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/28/2024
Location : 6008 Moeller Road
City : New Haven
County : Allen
State : Indiana
Agency : Indiana State Police
Officer(s) : Howard Lininger, Aaron Koch, Braden Pope
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Indiana State Police were sent to a mobile home park for a domestic battery call, found a man whom they engaged in an altercation. Police claim he had a knife and shot and killed him. His death was ruled a homicide by police. No officers were charged.
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https://www.wane.com/top-stories/isp-1-male-dead-after-injuring-new-haven-officers-with-a-knife/
Michael Ward
Case # :869
Age :33
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/28/2024
Location : 1700 block of Ashland Avenue
City : Beloit
County : Rock
State : Wisconsin
Agency : Beloit Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during “man with weapon” call
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Police were called because a man allegedly held a “two-bladed weapon”, not otherwise specified. Police shot and killed him, alleging he refused to drop it.
Source links :
https://www.wifr.com/2024/04/28/suspect-sent-hospital-after-officer-involved-shooting-beloit/
Matthew Lathers
Case # :868
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/28/2024
Location : 700 block of Farm Avenue
City : Kenner
County : Jefferson Parish
State : Louisiana
Agency : Jefferson County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during SWAT siege
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Police allege that Matthew Lathers had injured someone in a prior robbery and when police located him, SWAT was sent and escalated a neighborhood shootout of significant proportions with SWAT escalating a militarized attack on the home and Lathers firing back. Lathers shot and injured 6 people, all of whom survived. Among them were 3 officers who had participated in the SWAT shooting of Lathers. None of the officers had significant injuries but Lathers was killed.
Source links :
https://abcnews.go.com/US/3-police-officers-shot-louisiana-fatal-standoff-gunman/story?id=109732769
Name Not Disclosed
Case # :867
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/28/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Lakeland
County : Polk
State : Florida
Agency : Polk County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during shootout
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Lakeland deputies engaged in a shootout with a man in a public park and shot and killed him. Four deputies were also injured.
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Jamil Moreland
Case # :866
Age :28
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/27/2024
Location : Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd and NW 15th Ave
City : Pompano Beach
County : Broward
State : Florida
Agency : Broward County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Pedestrian killed by patrol vehicle
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
| Broward deputies who were sent on a call to find someone reported for public lewd behavior ran over and killed a pedestrian in the road. |
Source links :
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/broward/article288075895.html
Brian James Propes
Case # :865
Age :42
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/27/2024
Location : Salem Drive
City : Sunny Hills
County : Washington
State : Florida
Agency : Washington 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 :
Washington County deputies arrived on Salem Drive to arrest Brian James Propes for sexual abuse of a minor. He reportedly fought with police who shot and killed him.
Source links :
https://www.wjhg.com/2024/04/28/officer-involved-shooting-washington-county/
Name Not Disclosed
Case # :864
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/27/2024
Location : Razor Road and Carroll Street
City : Allendale
County : Hampton
State : South Carolina
Agency : Hampton County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after shooting
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Allendale PD arrived at a scene where shots were reported to be fired. They shot and killed a juvenile.
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Jamauri Griffin
Case # :863
Age :26
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/27/2024
Location : 4700 block of Santala Drive
City : Knoxville
County : Knox
State : Tennessee
Agency : Knoxville Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Unknown
Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
A man in a domestic violence situation allegedly shot and injured a woman. Knoxville PD arrived, saw him with a gun and shot and killed him. The woman was taken to the hospital and is stable.
Source links :
https://www.wate.com/news/knox-county-news/man-dead-officer-involved-shooting-in-knoxville/
Russell Croxton *COP
Case # :862
Age :51
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/27/2024
Location : U.S. 167
City : Lincoln Parish
County : Lincoln Parish
State : Louisiana
Agency : Dubach Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Officer killed by semi on duty
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Officer Russell Croxton of the Dubach PD pulled over a vehicle and parked his cruiser on US-167. As he got out of the vehicle, he was hit and killed by a tractor trailer on the narrow highway. Croxton’s father had been a local police officer who had died under similar circumstances.
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :861
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/27/2024
Location :
City : Long Beach
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : LAPD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during alleged burglary
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
A man broke into a Long Beach home with a crowbar. Police arrived and shot and killed him.
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Thomas Dray Price
Case # :860
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/27/2024
Location : San Felipe+Pond Springs Road
City : Austin
County : Travis
State : Texas
Agency : Austin Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during a call for loud noise
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Austin PD were sent to a domestic disturbance where they found a man with a gun who allegedly threatened other people. Police shot and killed him.
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :859
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/26/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Long Beach
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : Long Beach Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Juvenile killed by police while holding plastic replica gun
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Long Beach PD shot and killed a 17-year-old boy with a plastic replica gun.
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Ian Taylor *COP
Case # :858
Age :49
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/26/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Billerica
County : Middlesex
State : Massachusetts
Agency : Billerica Police Department
Officer(s) : Ian Taylor
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed on duty by construction excavator
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Sgt. Ian Taylor was working on a road construction project when he was run over and killed by an excavator.
Source links :
https://www.wcvb.com/article/billerica-officer-struck-april-26-2024/60620480
Name Not Disclosed
Case # :857
Age :27
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/26/2024
Location : 400 North and 400 East
City : Spanish Fork
County : Utah
State : Utah
Agency : Spanish Fork Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Spanish Fork PD allegedly witnessed a road rage/harassment episode and began chasing the culprit vehicle, escalated the chase until the vehicle crashed and the driver died.
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Christian Avalos Gonzales
Case # :856
Age :38
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/26/2024
Location : 67th and Peoria avenues
City : Peoria
County : Maricopa
State : Arizona
Agency : Peoria Police Department
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 :
Peoria PD were called when a man flashed a gun at a neighbor. Police arrived, allege the man had a gun and engaged in a shootout with the man, killing him.
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Kyran Caples a.k.a. Kmac El Bey
Case # :855
Age :26
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/26/2024
Location : Interstate 59/20 near exit 52
City : Knoxville
County : Greene
State : Alabama
Agency : Northport Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during pursuit
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Northport PD tried to traffic-stop a vehicle that drove away. Police chased the vehicle and when it stopped, they engaged in a shootout and killed the driver.
Source links :
https://abc3340.com/news/local/suspect-dead-after-police-chase-officer-involved-shooting
Reymundo Caldera *COP
Case # :854
Age :43
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 04/26/2024
Location : Golden State Boulevard
City : Kingsburg
County : Fresno
State : California
Agency : Corcoran State Prison
Officer(s) : Reymundo Caldera
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Officer killed by oncoming train
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Officer Reymundo Caldera was hit by a train and died.
Source links :
https://www.corrections1.com/cdcr/calif-corrections-officer-killed-in-crash
James Q. Hampton
Case # :853
Age :30
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/26/2024
Location : Cherokee
City : Memphis
County : Shelby
State : Tennessee
Agency : Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, SWAT
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Shelby County deputies and SWAT arrived in the Cherokee neighborhood to arrest a man on a warrant and shot and killed him. Police allege that he was armed but did not fire any shots.
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Eric Gray
Case # :852
Age :20
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/26/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Pompano Beach
County : Broward
State : Florida
Agency : Broward Beach Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Pedestrian killed by police vehicle
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Broward deputies escalated a high-speed hunt after a young man was allegedly participating in a street takeover. Deputies hunted the vehicle at high speed. It crashed into a K9 vehicle and then hit 20-year-old bicyclist Eric Gray who was on his way home from a fast food job, killing Gray.
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Kevin Burks
Case # :851
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/25/2024
Location : Cutten area
City : Eureka
County : Humboldt
State : California
Agency : Eureka Police Department
Officer(s) : Conan Moore
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after shooting
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
A man believed to have been Kevin Burks walked up and shot an elderly woman in front of her garage and fled. Police chased him, allege that he had a gun and shot and killed him.
Source links :
https://krcrtv.com/news/local/humboldt-county-deputy-identified-in-officer-involved-shooting
Name Not Disclosed
Case # :850
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/25/2024
Location : Cemetery
City : Yulee
County : Nassau
State : Florida
Agency : Yulee 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 :
Nassau County deputies arrived at the Yulee cemetery to find a man in mental health crisis with a gun who was suicidal. Police shot and killed him.
Source links :
ttps://www.yahoo.com/news/nassau-county-sheriff-office-responding-152858483.html
Name Not Disclosed
Case # :849
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/25/2024
Location : Unknown
City : North Andover
County : Andover
State : Massachusetts
Agency : Andover Police Department, NEMLEC SWAT
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Unknown
Event : Suicide under police duress
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
North Andover PD and SWAT bore down on a residence where a 36-year-old man had locked himself in. Police engaged in a shootout with him. They later discovered him dead, allegedly from suicide under police duress.
Source links :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZPAS67Pghc
https://whdh.com/news/officer-hit-during-north-andover-swat-standoff-barricaded-individual-dead/
Name Not Disclosed
Case # :848
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/25/2024
Location : State College Boulevard and Vermont Avenue
City : Anaheim
County : Orange
State : California
Agency : Anaheim Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Anaheim Police state that a man killed a woman, locked himself in an apartment and SWAT bore down on the apartment for 6 hours until the man committed suicide under police duress.
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Caden Mura
Case # :847
Age :20
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/25/2024
Location : Fairgrounds Park
City : Valparaiso
County : Porter
State : Indiana
Agency : Valparaiso Police Department, Porter County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during shootout
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Valparaiso officers and Porter County deputies engaged in a shootout with Caden Mura and shot and killed him.
Source links :
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/man-killed-shootout-police-valparaiso-indiana/
Name Not Disclosed
Case # :846
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/25/2024
Location : Orange Avenue and Lucerne Circle
City : Orlando
County : Orange
State : Florida
Agency : Orange Avenue and Lucerne Circle
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Orlando PD traffic-stopped a man wanted for an alleged stolen vehicle. Police engaged him in a shootout and shot and killed him.
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :845
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/25/2024
Location : 2700 block of Lawrence Road
City : Arlington
County : Tarrant
State : Texas
Agency : Arlington Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during call for a possible stabbing
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Arlington PD received a call about a stabbing which remains unverified. They saw a man with a knife running from an apartment, shot and tased him several times and found him to be dead when they handcuffed him.
Source links :
https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/arlington-police-investigating-shooting-involving-officer/3525060/
Benoit Pasteur
Case # :844
Age :38
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/25/2024
Location : Hypoluxo and Military Trail
City : Lake Worth
County : Palm Beach
State : Florida
Agency : Lake Worth Police Department
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 :
Lake Worth PD were called to a man with a gun and shot and killed him.
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :843
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/25/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Nassau
County : Nassau
State : North Carolina
Agency : Nassau County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Nassau County deputies encountered a suicidal man at a cemetery and shot and killed him.