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Anthony Lee

Case # :762

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 04/16/2024

Location : Interstate 40 and Agnew

City : Oklahoma City

County : Oklahoma

State : Oklahoma

Agency : Oklahoma City Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash

Disposition : No known charges

Open records summary :

Oklahoma Police chased a Mustang that did not stop for a traffic stop, escalated the chase until the vehicle crashed, killing 32-year-old Anthony Lee and severely injuring a 23-year-old passenger.

 

Source links :

https://www.koco.com/article/oklahoma-city-deadly-rollover-crash-i40-agnew/60497671

Name Not Disclosed

Case # :761

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 04/16/2024

Location : Unknown

City : Bronx

County : New York

State : New York

Agency : NYPD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Vehicle

Event : The driver of a moped fled a traffic stop, was chased by police, crashed and died. Reason for the fatal chase was a missing license plate.

Disposition : No known charges

Open records summary :

The driver of a moped fled a traffic stop, was chased by police, crashed and died. Reason for the fatal chase was a missing license plate.

 

Source links :

https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/04/17/bronx-moped-rider-fleeing-nypd-stop-over-illegal-plate-dies-in-crash/

Name Not Disclosed

Case # :760

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 04/16/2024

Location : I-15

City : Escondido

County : San Diego

State : California

Agency : California Highway Patrol

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash

Disposition : No known charges

Open records summary :

During a traffic stop, a person drove away, was chased by CHP and crashed and died on the I-15.

 

Source links :

https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/fatal-crash-on-southbound-i-15-causes-major-traffic-near-escondido/3490025/

Joshua Campbell 1 of 2

Case # :759

Age :18

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 04/16/2024

Location : West Florissant

City : Ferguson

County : t. Louis

State : Missouri

Agency : Ferguson Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police for undisclosed reasons

Disposition : No known charges

Open records summary :

An officer shot and killed 2 men at a gas station in Ferguson. No details given so far.

 

Source links :

https://www.audacy.com/kmox/news/local/officer-involved-shooting-at-ferguson-qt-two-dead

Detarius Haynes 2 of 2

Case # :758

Age :26

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 04/16/2024

Location : West Florissant

City : Ferguson

County : t. Louis

State : Missouri

Agency : Ferguson Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police for undisclosed reasons

Disposition : No known charges

Open records summary :

An officer shot and killed 2 men at a gas station in Ferguson. No details given so far.

 

Source links :

https://www.audacy.com/kmox/news/local/officer-involved-shooting-at-ferguson-qt-two-dead

Name Not Disclosed

Case # :757

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 04/15/2024

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 :

A Dodge County deputy allegedly saw a vehicle swerve and began chasing it. Multiple law enforcement agencies joined the hunt that ended when the driver committed suicide under police duress.

Source links :

https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/officer-injured-suspect-dies-by-suicide-after-chase-in-southern-minnesota/

Name Not Disclosed

Case # :756

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 04/15/2024

Location : Unknown

City : Ocean Township

County : Monmouth

State : New Jersey

Agency : Ocean Township Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Vehicle

Event : Scooter operator killed by off-duty officer

Disposition : No known charges

Open records summary :

A man on a scooter was run over and killed by an off-duty Ocean Township officer.

 

Source links :

https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/police-officer-scooter-crash-new-jersey/3833972/

Walter Ernest Young Sr.

Case # :755

Age :50

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 04/15/2024

Location : Hartford and Bent

City : St. Louis

County : St. Louis

State : Missouri

Agency : St. Louis Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Unknown

Event : Killed by unknown shooter during SWAT standoff

Disposition : No known charges

Open records summary :

St. Louis Police were sent to a residence near Hartford and Bend for a domestic violence call. They found a woman shot dead on the front porch and a man inside the house who shot at first responders. SWAT arrived and used gas and forced entry and another shootout ensued. The man was found shot to death. It is still unclear whether he was killed by officers or committed suicide during the shootout. IncarcerNation did not include the female in this database as she was killed before the SWART shootout without police involvement.

Source links :

https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/fatal-standoff-in-south-st-louis-after-womans-body-found-on-porch/

Fred Fislar *COP

Case # :754

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 04/15/2024

Location : State Road 267 and County Road 300 North

City : Plainfield

County : Hendricks

State : Indiana

Agency : Hendricks County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Unknown

Event : Electrocuted by downed power lines

Disposition : No known charges

Open records summary :

Deputy Fislar came in contact with downed power lines at a crash site, was electrocuted and died.

 

Source links :

https://www.wrtv.com/hendricks-co-deputy-killed-after-coming-into-contact-with-power-lines

Ignacio Cuanus Morales, Jr.

Case # :753

Age :43

Gender :Male

Race : Latinx

Date : 04/15/2024

Location : Unknown

City : Gowanda

County : Butler

State : Kansas

Agency : Butler County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Vehicle

Event : Motorcyclist killed by police chase crash

Disposition : No known charges

Open records summary :

Butler County deputies chased Ignacio Morales on his motorcycle until he crashed until a bystander’s vehicle and died.

 

Source links :

https://hayspost.com/posts/85ba49dd-94f5-4916-bf17-ae38a065fe86

https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/fatal-crash-on-southbound-i-15-causes-major-traffic-near-escondido/3490025/

Tonnie Leon Lawson Jr.

Case # :752

Age :33

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 04/15/2024

Location : Luke Godwin Roadand Wash Davis Road

City : Midlands

County : Clarendon

State : South Carolina

Agency : South Carolina Highway Patrol

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash

Disposition : No known charges

Open records summary :

South Carolina Highway patrol chased Tonnie Leon Lawson Jr. for unknown reasons at high speed until he crashed the vehicle and died.

 

Source links :

https://www.thestate.com/news/traffic/article287685115.html

Michael Jensen *COP 2 of 3

Case # :751

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 04/14/2024

Location : Salina suburb

City : Liverpool

County : Onondaga

State : New York

Agency : Syracuse Police Department, Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : One of 3 killed in police shootout

Disposition : No known charges

Open records summary :

Syracuse PD and Onondaga deputies chased a driver for failed traffic stop. The officers tracked the car and caught up with it in front of a home. They approached the car and 2 officers were shot and killed. The man whom they had engaged in a shootout with was also shot and killed.

Source links :

https://nypost.com/2024/04/15/us-news/syracuse-cop-and-onondaga-sheriffs-deputy-shot-and-killed-in-salina/

https://www.cnycentral.com/news/local/officers-killed-in-line-of-duty-identified-as-young-police-officer-and-seasoned-deputy-salina-syracuse-police-onondaga-county-sheriffs-office-michael-jensen-michael-hoosock-shooting-gunfire-fatal

Hayden Elias Brook

Case # :750

Age :29

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 04/14/2024

Location : Mills River Campground

City : Henderson County

County : Henderson

State : North Carolina

Agency : Henderson County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Zachary Tatham, Stephen McDonald, Conner Newman

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash

Disposition : No known charges

Open records summary :

Henderson County deputies arrived at the Mills River Campground where a man with a gun was reported to be harassing people. Police saw him, chased him and he took off in a van. Police escalated a chase until he crashed the van and died.

 

Source links :

https://wlos.com/news/local/north-mills-river-campground-officer-involved-shooting-henderson-county-sheriffs-office-deputies-suspect-died-tennessee-man-resident-fatal-deadly

Name Not Disclosed

Case # :749

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 04/14/2024

Location : I-40 and Agnew

City : Oklahoma City

County : Oklahoma

State : Oklahoma

Agency : Oklahoma City Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash

Disposition : No known charges

Open records summary :

A woman had allegedly been robbed at gunpoint in her garage. Police pursued the vehicle and escalated a high-speed chase that ended when the vehicle crashed, rolled, ejected a passenger. The driver died.

 

Source links :

https://www.newson6.com/story/661c8c3430c3400645f615cf/1-killed-1-in-custody-after-crash-in-oklahoma-city

Jonathan Rose Eddens

Case # :748

Age :35

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 04/14/2024

Location : Alameda Avenue and San Marcial Street

City : El Paso

County : El Paso

State : Texas

Agency : El Paso Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Died during arrest from unknown causes

Disposition : No known charges

Open records summary :

A man was walking in and out of traffic, was subdued and arrested by El Paso PD and died in custody from unknown causes.

 

Source links :

https://www.aol.com/mans-death-arrest-el-paso-023812910.html

Ezekiel Adell Carl Jackson

Case # :747

Age :25

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 04/14/2024

Location : Unknown

City : Pampa

County : Gray

State : Texas

Agency : Pampa Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during traffic stop

Disposition : No known charges

Open records summary :

Pampa PD shot and killed a person during a traffic stop. No more detail is available at this time.

 

Source links :

https://www.myhighplains.com/news/local-news/gray-county/texas-rangers-confirm-officer-involved-shooting-in-pampa/

Marta Lamar Prater

Case # :746

Age :49

Gender :Female

Race : Latinx

Date : 04/14/2024

Location : Unknown

City : Balcones Heights

County : Bexar

State : Texas

Agency : Balcones Heights Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Tased 3x and killed for “loitering with homemade weapon”

Disposition : No known charges

Open records summary :

Marta Prater, 49, allegedly arrived at a property and was told to leave. Police arrived and tried to force her to take her belongings and tried to arrest her for loitering. Police shot her with a taser three times. She picked up what police describe a “homemade weapon” and tried to defend herself. Police shot and killed her.

 

Source links :

https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/balcones-heights-officer-involved-shooting-marta-prater-shot-dead-by-police-after-attack-with-homemade-weapon/273-81bbccbf-c06b-4753-806a-31281918946e

Patrick Hurst

Case # :745

Age :47

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 04/14/2024

Location :

City : Houston

County : Harris

State : Texas

Agency : Harris County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after chase

Disposition : No known charges

Open records summary :
Houston PD chased a vehicle, performed a PIT maneuver and caused the vehicle to crash. A man emerged and allegedly engaged in a shootout with police who killed him. The man had been a sovereign citizen. Sovereign citizens do not acknowledge police authority and are often targeted by police for refusing to cooperate with police.

 

Source links :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkLzoNDg9JM

Christopher R. Murphy 1 of 3

Case # :744

Age :33

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 04/14/2024

Location : Salina suburb

City : Liverpool

County : Onondaga

State : New York

Agency : Syracuse Police Department, Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : One of 3 killed in police shootout

Disposition : No known charges

Open records summary :

Syracuse PD and Onondaga deputies chased a driver for failed traffic stop. The officers tracked the car and caught up with it in front of a home. They approached the car and 2 officers were shot and killed. The man whom they had engaged in a shootout with was also shot and killed.

 

Source links :

https://nypost.com/2024/04/15/us-news/syracuse-cop-and-onondaga-sheriffs-deputy-shot-and-killed-in-salina/

https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2024/04/shooter-idd-in-killing-of-syracuse-officer-and-onondaga-county-deputy.html

Michael Hosook *COP 3 of 3

Case # :743

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 04/14/2024

Location : Salina suburb

City : Liverpool

County : Onondaga

State : New York

Agency : Syracuse Police Department, Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : One of 3 killed in police shootout

Disposition : No known charges

Open records summary :

Syracuse PD and Onondaga deputies chased a driver for failed traffic stop. The officers tracked the car and caught up with it in front of a home. They approached the car and 2 officers were shot and killed. The man whom they had engaged in a shootout with was also shot and killed.

 

Source links :

https://nypost.com/2024/04/15/us-news/syracuse-cop-and-onondaga-sheriffs-deputy-shot-and-killed-in-salina/

https://www.cnycentral.com/news/local/officers-killed-in-line-of-duty-identified-as-young-police-officer-and-seasoned-deputy-salina-syracuse-police-onondaga-county-sheriffs-office-michael-jensen-michael-hoosock-shooting-gunfire-fatal

Robert Joseph Carver

Case # :742

Age :41

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 04/13/2024

Location : 2000 block of Nottingham Way

City : Albany

County : Dougherty

State : Georgia

Agency : Albany Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Died during arrest

Disposition : No known charges

Open records summary :

Robert Joseph Carver was allegedly acting erratically, entering apartments in and out without permission. Police arrived and subdued him. He died during arrest. He was unarmed.

 

Source links :

https://www.albanyherald.com/news/albany-police-department-conducts-investigation-into-death-of-suspect-who-died-in-custody/article_f858f4ac-fb4e-11ee-91b8-efa3ccab6b52.html

https://www.wjcl.com/article/robert-joseph-carver-albany-georgia-death/60497835

Ricardo Guade Andrade

Case # :741

Age :36

Gender :Male

Race : Latinx

Date : 04/13/2024

Location : 700 block of Oak Knoll Circle

City : Pasadena

County : Los Angeles

State : California

Agency : Pasadena Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after failed traffic stop

Disposition :

Open records summary :

Pasadena Police saw a vehicle parked facing in the wrong direction and took this as opportunity to try to traffic-stop the driver. The driver drove away when police approached and Pasadena PD escalated a chase. He crashed into a car and a home and fled on foot. Police unleashed K9s on him shot and killed him, alleging that he had produced a gun. No BWC available so far.

Source links :

https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/man-fatally-shot-following-a-pursuit-that-ended-in-a-crash-in-pasadena/3387561/

Brent Hall *COP

Case # :740

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 04/13/2024

Location : Kart Country

City : Shepherdsville

County : Bullitt

State : Kentucky

Agency : Pioneer Village Police Department

Officer(s) : Brent Hall

Cause of death : Medical Emergency

Event : Died from heart attack on moonlighting job

Disposition : No known charges

Open records summary :

Officer Brent Hall died while working on a moonlighting job and running after juveniles entering an establishment. Officer Hall had been charged and tried for rape and sodomy for a 2020 rape of an intoxicated woman he met on duty when he returned to her house after the police call and raped her. The case resulted in a mistrial and he left Bullitt County Sheriff’s Office, his employer of the rape incident, and was employed until his death as a police officer for the Pioneer Village PD.

 

Source links :

https://www.wlky.com/article/bullitt-county-police-officer-dies-heart-attack-while-working-off-duty/60488992

His prior rape case:
https://www.wdrb.com/news/crime-reports/trial-begins-for-former-bullitt-county-deputy-charged-with-raping-woman-after-service-call/article_ba00c0c0-d58a-11ee-a147-2bee38da7367.html

https://www.wlky.com/article/former-bullitt-county-deputy-brent-hall-rape-case-mistrial/60029343

Name Not Disclosed

Case # :739

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 04/13/2024

Location : American Legion building

City : Hazel Dell

County : Clark

State : Washington

Agency : Clark County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after carjacking

Disposition : No known charges

Open records summary :

A man accused of carjacking was chased by police until he arrived at the American Legion building. Police arrived with K9s and shot and killed by police.

 

Source links :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iquiAMA42wk

Daniel Silver

Case # :738

Age :43

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 04/13/2024

Location : 700 S Oak Street

City : Lansing

County : Shiawassee

State : Michigan

Agency : Shiawassee County Sheriff's Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during traffic stop

Disposition : No known charges

Open records summary :
Shiawassee deputies shot and killed a man at a traffic stop on 04/13/2024. No detail was made available.

 

Source links :

https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/local/2024/04/13/durand-shooting-driver-deputy-shiawassee-county/73316264007/

Jonathan Williams

Case # :737

Age :34

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 04/13/2024

Location : LA-1

City : Port Allen

County : Plaquemine

State : Louisiana

Agency : Plaquemine Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash

Disposition : No known charges

Open records summary :

Plaquemine Police chased a man accused of domestic violence, escalated speeds until a crash in which the fleeing driver was killed, his passenger injured and a third-party driver also injured. At least one victim is critically injured. Police claim that the chase was called off just prior to impact.

 

Source links :

https://www.wbrz.com/news/one-dead-two-critically-injured-after-plaquemine-police-pursuit-ends-in-crash-along-la-1/

https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/crime_police/plaquemine-police-say-saturdays-high-speed-chase-was-called-off-prior-to-deadly-crash/article_23b5e7a6-fa21-11ee-bec9-a3b716613333.html

https://www.wafb.com/video/2024/04/14/troopers-release-name-suspect-killed-chase-that-ended-crash/

Ross Bartlett *COP

Case # :736

Age :54

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 04/13/2024

Location : Highway 77

City : Ceresco

County : Saunders

State : Nebraska

Agency : Ceresco Police Department

Officer(s) : Ross Bartlett

Cause of death : Vehicle

Event : Killed during traffic stop

Disposition : No known charges

Open records summary :

Officer Ross Bartlett of the Ceresco PD had just parked his vehicle on the freeway shoulder while making a traffic stop when a pickup rear-ended the parked cruiser, pushed it into the traffic-stopped vehicle, killing Officer Bartlett.

Source links :

https://www.counton2.com/news/national-news/ap-veteran-nebraska-police-officer-killed-in-crash-when-pickup-truck-rear-ended-his-cruiser/

Name Not Disclosed

Case # :735

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 04/13/2024

Location : Interstate 25 and Horse Creek Road

City : Laramie

County : Laramie

State : Wyoming

Agency : Laramie County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

Disposition : No known charges

Open records summary :

A man chased for possible involvement in a homicide in South Dakota was chased by both Colorado and Wyoming deputies on the I-25, attacked with spike strips and a PIT maneuver, at which time the hunted man committed suicide under police duress.

 

Source links :

https://kgab.com/crime-sd-homicide-suspect-chase-cheyenne-wy-wellington-co-suicide-laramie-county-sheriffs-office-larimer-police-patrol/

William Jae Kil Nelson

Case # :734

Age :22

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 04/12/2024

Location : 2800 block of W. Prospect Avenue

City : Grand Chute

County : Outagamie

State : Wisconsin

Agency : Outagamie County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during mental health welfare check

Disposition : No known charges

Open records summary :

Outagamie deputies responded to a vehicle crash, saw William Jae Kil Nelson with a knife and shot and killed him.

 

Source links :

https://www.wbay.com/2024/04/30/wisconsin-doj-man-dies-after-deputy-shooting-grand-chute-earlier-this-month/

https://www.whby.com/2024/04/30/man-shot-by-outagamie-county-deputy-dies/

Dimitri Edward Calvert

Case # :733

Age :30

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 04/12/2024

Location : Norfolk Avenue

City : Springdale

County : Washington

State : Arkansas

Agency : Springdale Police Department

Officer(s) : Danny Wright

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during disturbance call

Disposition : No known charges

Open records summary :

Officer Danny Wright was sent to a disturbance call involving Dimitri Calvert with a knife. The officer yelled “drop the knife” many times, threatening Calvert with a pointed gun. Calvert was known to have mental health issues needing support and was escalated by the event. Police shot and killed him in front of his parents who insisted that the situation could have been defused without killing Calvert.

 

Source links :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhkXbE7WZOg

https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/crime/family-dimitri-calvert-held-vigil/527-d17f90f5-a9f3-4f8d-b447-9d771eff57d5

Donovan Jelicich

Case # :732

Age :32

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 04/12/2024

Location : 500 block of 12th Street

City : Cottonwood

County : Yavapai

State : Arizona

Agency : Cottonwood Police Department, Clarkdale Police Department, Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during traffic stop

Disposition : No known charges

Open records summary :

Cottonwood PD pulled Donovan Jelicich over for driving without headlights and tailgating another vehicle and a physical altercation between an officer and Jelicich ensued. Police tased Jelicich and finally shot and killed him.

 

Source links :

https://www.verdenews.com/news/officer-involved-shooting-leads-to-cottonwood-mans-death/article_a455a2b4-feab-11ee-bb31-37bec4b1c638.html

Jaylen Lobley 1 of 2

Case # :731

Age :18

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 04/12/2024

Location : Horn Lake Road and Charter Avenue

City : Memphis/Whitehaven

County : Shelby

State : Tennessee

Agency : Memphis Police Department

Officer(s) : Joseph McKinney

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Killed in shootout between police and teenagers

Disposition : No known charges

Open records summary :

Memphis PD approached a vehicle they declared as “suspicious” and engaged in a shootout with the teenage occupants. One unnamed 18-year-old male and one officer, Joseph McKinney of Memphis PD, were killed and 3 others were hospitalized while 3 officers were injured, 2 of whom remain hospitalized and one 17-year-old passenger is hospitalized in unknown condition.

Source links :

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/memphis-police-officer-teen-suspect-killed-early-morning-shootout-rcna147560

Trevor Cooper

Case # :730

Age :31

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 04/12/2024

Location : Callen Falls Avenue

City : Henderson

County : Clark

State : Nevada

Agency : Henderson Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Unknown

Event : Suicide under police duress

Disposition : No known charges

Open records summary :

Police besieged a home with martial arts instructor Trevor Cooper inside whom they wanted to arrest for a total of 4 days around the clock. Police assaulted the house, demolishing part of the home with an excavator and found him dead. Police claim he committed suicide by overdose of unknown substances.
 

Source links :

https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/shootings/armed-and-barricaded-person-found-dead-after-a-multiday-standoff-3033498/

https://kymkemp.com/2024/04/16/mendocino-martial-artist-died-during-standoff-with-henderson-nevada-police-this-weekend/

Daniel Okamoto *COP

Case # :729

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 04/12/2024

Location : Unknown

City : Los Angeles

County : Los Angeles

State : California

Agency : LASD

Officer(s) : Daniel Okamoto

Cause of death : Vehicle

Event : Killed in off-duty crash

Disposition : No known charges

Open records summary :

Deputy Daniel Okamoto of LASD was killed in an early Friday morning crash in an undisclosed location. No details were provided by police or media.

 

Source links :

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/l-a-county-sheriffs-deputy-killed-in-crash/

Shawn Karr

Case # :728

Age :42

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 04/12/2024

Location : Merrell Road near Harper Road

City : Groveland

County : Tuolumne

State : California

Agency : Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Alex Zanini

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during traffic stop

Disposition : No known charges

Open records summary :

Deputy Zanini of the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office traffic-stopped Shawn Karr who ran away when Deputy Zanini wanted to put him in his patrol car while searching the vehicle. Police allege he produced a gun and was shot and killed by Deputy Zanini.

 

Source links :

https://www.kcra.com/article/tuolumne-county-deputy-shooting-fleeing-suspect/60005648#

Hussein Al-Raji

Case # :727

Age :18

Gender :Male

Race : Asian

Date : 04/12/2024

Location : Garbor near Ryan and 11 Mile

City : Warren

County : Macomb

State : Michigan

Agency : Warren 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 :
Warren Police arrived after a call that a man was assaulting family members. Police saw him with a gun and shot and killed him in his home.

Source links :

https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/macomb/2024/04/12/warren-police-fatally-shoot-male-domestic/73308126007/

Name Not Disclosed

Case # :726

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 04/12/2024

Location : Unknown

City : Brenham

County : Washington

State : Texas

Agency : DPS, Washington County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by semi crashing into DPS office while chased by police

Disposition : No known charges

Open records summary :

Clenard Parker arrived at the DPS office and was told he would not have his commercial trucking license renewed. He stole an 18-wheeler and allegedly deliberately crashed it into the DPS office while being chased by Washington County deputies, killing 1 person on the ground and injuring 14. He was arrested by DPS.

 

Source links :

https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/brenham-dps-office-crash-multiple-injuries-reported

Joseph McKinney *COP 2 of 2

Case # :725

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 04/12/2024

Location : Horn Lake Road and Charter Avenue

City : Memphis/Whitehaven

County : Shelby

State : Tennessee

Agency : Memphis Police Department

Officer(s) : Joseph McKinney

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Killed in shootout between police and teenagers

Disposition : No known charges

Open records summary :

Memphis PD approached a vehicle they declared as “suspicious” and engaged in a shootout with the teenage occupants. One unnamed 18-year-old male and one officer, Joseph McKinney of Memphis PD, were killed and 3 others were hospitalized while 3 officers were injured, 2 of whom remain hospitalized and one 17-year-old passenger is hospitalized in unknown condition. The coroner later revealed that Officer Joseph McKinney was killed by “friendly fire” from another officer, not the teenager they had targeted.

 

Source links :

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/memphis-police-officer-teen-suspect-killed-early-morning-shootout-rcna147560

https://www.wknofm.org/news/2024-04-17/friendly-fire-believed-to-have-struck-memphis-officer-killed-in-shootout

Televise Sau

Case # :724

Age :53

Gender :Male

Race : Indigenous Hawaiian

Date : 04/11/2024

Location : Haiku

City : Maui

County : Maui

State : Hawaii

Agency : Maui Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Taser

Event : Died 1 week after police taser firing

Disposition : No known charges

Open records summary :

Maui PD fired a taser at a man because he was driving what police believed to be a stolen vehicle and trying to evade police. The man fell ill and died one week after the taser shocks. The family questions the police story and points out unexplained severe head injuries to both the front and back of his head which do not match the police narrative.

 

Source links :

Narrative, photos:
https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2024/04/19/maui-family-demands-answers-after-loved-one-dies-after-being-tased-by-police/

https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/04/maui-man-dies-a-week-after-police-used-a-taser-to-stop-him-from-running-off/

Randy May

Case # :723

Age :65

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 04/11/2024

Location : 2900 block of state Highway 73

City : Columbus

County : Hempstead

State : Arkansas

Agency : Hempstead County Sheriff's Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during arrest

Disposition : No known charges

Open records summary :

Police arrived to serve a warrant for Randy May and shot and killed him, stating he had a machete.

 

Source links :

https://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/2024/apr/12/arkansas-state-police-investigating-officer/

https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2024/apr/12/hempstead-county-man-fatally-shot-by-sheriffs/?crime