Death by Cop- 2024
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Malachi Ephesian Jonah Williams
Case # :722
Age :22
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/11/2024
Location : Thorpe Lane
City : San Marcos
County : Hays
State : Texas
Agency : San Marcos Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after 911 call about man with weapon
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
A 911 caller said that the man followed them from a convenience store into a neighborhood nearby, and that he was displaying two large knives and threatening them.Police tased, then shot and killed him, stating he had had a knife.
Source links :
https://www.fox7austin.com/news/san-marcos-officer-involved-shooting-texas-1-dead-smpd
Name Not Disclosed
Case # :721
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/11/2024
Location :
City : El Paso
County : El Paso
State : Texas
Agency : El Paso Police Department, SWAT
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police under undisclosed circumstances
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
A SWAT officer shot and killed someone in El Paso on 04/11/2024. No more information is available at this time.
Source links :
https://www.ktsm.com/news/swat-responding-to-shots-fired-in-west-el-paso/
Mark Benavidez
Case # :720
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/11/2024
Location : 2266 Wyoming Blvd. NE
City : Albuquerque
County : Bernalillo
State : New Mexico
Agency : Albuquerque Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Albuquerque PD tried to arrest a man for open warrants in the Walmart parking lot at 2266 Wyoming Boulevard NE. The man reportedly pushed past an officer with a rifle and tried to get in the store past them. Police engaged him in a physical altercation. The man grabbed the AR-15 and wrestled with the officer over control, discharging several rounds at Walmart. He was shot and killed by police.
Source links :
https://www.koat.com/article/deadly-albuquerque-police-shooting-walmart-wyoming/60470270
Alexander C. Grunke
Case # :719
Age :38
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/11/2024
Location : Ramsey Road
City : Dane County
County : Dane
State : Iowa
Agency : Dane County Sheriff’s Office, SWAT
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Murder+suicide under police duress
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Alexander Grunke was wanted for possible involvement in a homicide in another county and was located in Dane County. He fled. His car was disabled. Police found the 13-year-old child of the woman whom the man had allegedly killed dead inside the vehicle from so far unknown causes. A 5-month-old infant was handed to a person in a random residence before the couple continued fleeing. The man was allegedly armed and accompanied by an armed woman. The couple locked themselves in a home on Ramsey Road where SWAT bore down on the residence until the man allegedly killed the woman and then committed suicide under police duress. It is not entirely clear under which circumstances the woman died and she is therefore not included in this database until her killing is confirmed to have occurred under police duress. The man did commit suicide under SWAT assault and this is his page.
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Kevin D. Taylor II
Case # :718
Age :28
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/11/2024
Location : Interstate 64 East
City : Waynesboro
County : Albemarle
State : Virginia
Agency : Waynesboro Police Department, Albemarle 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 :
Waynesboro PD chased a vehicle they felt to be connected to a prior shooting at high speed. When the vehicle stopped, police engaged the driver in a shootout, killing him.
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Trudy Slanger
Case # :717
Age :83
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 04/11/2024
Location : State Route 525
City : Lynnwood
County : Snohomish
State : Washington
Agency : Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Snohomish County deputies chased a vehicle connected to a domestic violence case and alleged kidnapping and claim to have abandoned the chase just before the vehicle hit a vehicle head-on, killing an 83-year-old female bystander on her way home from church.
Source links :
https://www.yahoo.com/news/sr-525-lynnwood-shut-down-035729657.html
Frank Lando Jr.
Case # :716
Age :65
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/10/2024
Location : Burrs Mill Road
City : Southampton
County : Hampshire
State : New Jersey
Agency : New Jersey State Police
Officer(s) : Anthony Fernandes
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Motorcyclist killed by NJ State trooper on duty
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
A New Jersey State Police trooper collided with a motorcyclist, killing the motorcyclist.
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Cameron Lee Atkins
Case # :715
Age :54
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/10/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Sullivan
County : Sullivan
State : Indiana
Agency : Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Sullivan County deputies were sent to a home for a domestic violence call and shot and killed Cameron Atkins under still unclear circumstances.
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :714
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/10/2024
Location : W. William Cannon Drive
City : Austin
County : Travis
State : Texas
Agency : US Marshals
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
US Marshals attempted to arrest a man for undisclosed reasons, allege he had a gun and shot and killed him.
Source links :
https://www.fox7austin.com/news/officer-involved-shooting-southwest-austin-william-cannon-vega
Name Not Disclosed
Case # :713
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/10/2024
Location : Virgin and Xanthus
City : Tulsa
County : Tulsa
State : Oklahoma
Agency : Tulsa Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed during domestic disturbance call
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
A man with a weapon was allegedly prowling near someone’s home, was chased by police, engaged in a shootout and was killed.
Source links :
https://www.kjrh.com/news/local-news/tulsa-police-officer-involved-in-shooting-near-xanthus-woodrow
Name Not Disclosed
Case # :712
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/10/2024
Location : Jonesboro Road and Midway Street
City : Atlanta
County : Fulton
State : Georgia
Agency : Georgia State Patrol, Atlanta Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Unknown
Event : Suicide under police duress
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Atlanta Police chased a man after a homicide until he committed suicide under police duress during the chase.
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James Nowak *COP
Case # :711
Age :30
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/10/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Oak Creek
County : Sheboygen
State : Wisconsin
Agency : Milwaukee Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed in crash with semi
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Officer James Nowak of the Milwaukee PD ran into a semi and died.
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Clint Lavelle Hoyhtya
Case # :710
Age :28
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/10/2024
Location : Crestwood Drive East and Mayview Road
City : Minnetonka
County : Hennepin
State : Minnesota
Agency : Hennepin County Sheriff ‘s Office
Officer(s) : Christopher Heihn, Tyler Jacob, Keith McNamara, Steven Tomasko
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Police attempted to arrest a man for a warrant. When they arrived, a different person who had no warrant allegedly confronted them wearing a ballistic vest and a rifle. Police shot and killed Hoyhtya.
Source links :
https://www.fox9.com/news/police-swarm-minnetonka-neighborhood-after-deputies-shot
Jose Jesus Segura
Case # :709
Age :16
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 04/10/2024
Location : Polly Street
City : Houston
County : Harris
State : Texas
Agency : Houston Police Department, Harris County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during pursuit
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Houston PD and Harris County deputies chased a vehicle after an alleged road rage incident and shot and killed a man who fled.
Source links :
https://abc13.com/bertwood-shooting-houston-chase-harris-county-deputies-hpd-investigation/14642142/
Christopher Alvin Lee
Case # :708
Age :65
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/10/2024
Location : 7500 block of Exchange Drive
City : Orlando
County : Orange
State : Florida
Agency : Orange County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police while trespassing
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Christopher Alvin Lee was allegedly trespassing in a business parking lot and threatened an employee with a box cutter. Orange County deputies arrived and shot and killed him. He is believed to have been unhoused.
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Rodney Osborne *COP
Case # :707
Age :Not Disclosed
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/09/2024
Location : Corrections Training Academy at 1781 State Route 762
City : Orient
County : Pickaway
State : Ohio
Agency :
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by another officer during training exercise
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Lieutenant Rodney Osborne was shot and killed during a training exercise at the Corrections Training Academy at 1781 State Route 762 in Orient, Ohio. The incident is now being treated as a negligent homicide. It is unknown who shot him.
Source links :
https://www.odmp.org/officer/26991-lieutenant-rodney-osborne
Jeremy Knew
Case # :706
Age :43
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/09/2024
Location : Knollwood subdivisions off Gumwood Road
City : Mishawaka
County : St. Joseph
State : Indiana
Agency : Mishawaka Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Police tried to traffic-stop Jeremy Knew who did not stop. Police escalated a chase. Knew stopped to let a female out and then sped off again. Police chased him until he committed suicide under police duress.
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :705
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/09/2024
Location : 900 block of College Avenue
City : Philadelphia
County : Allegheny
State : Pennsylvania
Agency : Philadelphia Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after dispute with shooting
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
A man walked into a gas station and shot and injured a security guard who had been involved in a dispute about the parking of a barbecue truck. Police chased the man and shot and killed him.
Source links :
https://www.fox29.com/news/gunfire-at-a-gas-station-kills-1-injures-private-security-guard-police
Ryan Sean Oxley
Case # :704
Age :43
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/09/2024
Location : 800 block of Cambridge Place
City : Grand Prairie
County : Dallas
State : Texas
Agency : Grand Prairie Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during “man with gun” call
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
An intoxicated man allegedly threatened a neighbor. Police arrived, allege that he pointed a gun and shot and killed him.
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Rodney Osborne *COP
Case # :703
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/09/2024
Location : Corrections Training Academy
City : Pickaway County
County : Pickaway
State : Ohio
Agency : Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction
Officer(s) : Rodney Osborne
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed during training exercise
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Lieutenant Rodney Osborne, member of a
special response team and the statewide special tactics and response team, was shot and killed during a training exercise.
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Rachel Blake
Case # :702
Age :23
Gender :Female
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/09/2024
Location : Thomas Street
City : North Vernon
County : Jennings
State : Indiana
Agency : North Vernon Police Department, Jennings County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during disturbance call
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
North Vernon PD and Jennings County deputies arrived at a disturbance call, invaded a bathroom with Rachel Blake who was allegedly holding a knife and shot and killed her.
Source links :
https://fox59.com/news/isp-woman-shot-and-killed-by-officers-in-jennings-county/
Rudopho Arizola *COP
Case # :701
Age :40
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 04/09/2024
Location : Quik Trip
City : Decatur
County : Wise
State : Tennessee
Agency : Decatur Police Department
Officer(s) : Rudolph Arizola
Cause of death : Medical Emergency
Event : Died suddenly
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Officer Rudolpho Arizola died suddenly at the QuikTrip in Decatur.
Source links :
https://www.wcmessenger.com/articles/decatur-officer-dies-off-duty/
Name Not Disclosed 1 of 3
Case # :700
Age :
Gender :Unknown
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/09/2024
Location : Highway 33
City : Sharps Chapel
County : Union
State : Tennessee
Agency : East Tennessee Constable Association
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Driver and 2 passengers killed in police chase crash
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Constable John Dennis saw a vehicle in a parking lot that he felt was related to a report of the truck speeding. The constable escalated a chase that ended when the truck crashed and caught on fire, killing 3 people. The questionable justification for the deadly chase was criticized even by the Constable Association. Constables have only 40 hours of training but have full police powers while constables have little to no oversight in comparison.
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Name Not Disclosed 2 of 3
Case # :699
Age :
Gender :Unknown
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/09/2024
Location : Highway 33
City : Sharps Chapel
County : Union
State : Tennessee
Agency : East Tennessee Constable Association
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Driver and 2 passengers killed in police chase crash
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Constable John Dennis saw a vehicle in a parking lot that he felt was related to a report of the truck speeding. The constable escalated a chase that ended when the truck crashed and caught on fire, killing 3 people. The questionable justification for the deadly chase was criticized even by the Constable Association. Constables have only 40 hours of training but have full police powers while constables have little to no oversight in comparison.
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Josua Scott 3 of 3
Case # :698
Age :22
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/09/2024
Location : Highway 33
City : Sharps Chapel
County : Union
State : Tennessee
Agency : East Tennessee Constable Association
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Driver and 2 passengers killed in police chase crash
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Constable John Dennis saw a vehicle in a parking lot that he felt was related to a report of the truck speeding. The constable escalated a chase that ended when the truck crashed and caught on fire, killing 3 people. Joshua Scott had been employed with a local undertaker. The questionable justification for the deadly chase was criticized even by the Constable Association. Constables have only 40 hours of training but have full police powers while constables have little to no oversight in comparison.
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Greg Wiland *COP
Case # :697
Age :42
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/09/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Allegheny County
County : Allegheny
State : Pennsylvania
Agency : Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Greg Wiland
Cause of death : Unknown
Event : Died suddenly and unexpectedly from undisclosed cause
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Deputy Greg Wiland died suddenly and unexpectedly from undisclosed causes on 04/09/2024.
Source links :
https://www.yahoo.com/news/deputy-allegheny-county-sheriff-office-202243216.html
Ashley Michelle Brown
Case # :696
Age :34
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 04/09/2024
Location : North Main Street and Prescott Road
City : Columbia
County : Richland
State : South Carolina
Agency : Columbia Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed in crash with speeding police cruiser
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Ashley Brown was a pregnant mother, 1 day short of her 35
birthday, 6 months pregnant with a pending baby shower who was on the road when Columbia officer Derian Davis was speeding down the street to a call hit and killed her.
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :695
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/09/2024
Location : 9700 Bertwood Street
City : Houston
County : Harris
State : Texas
Agency : Harris County Sheriff’s Office, Houston Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Harris County deputies and Houston PD shot and killed a man during a failed traffic stop.
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Cheryl R. Gaines
Case # :694
Age :54
Gender :Female
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/09/2024
Location : U.S. Highway 160
City : Attica
County : Harper
State : Kansas
Agency : Harper County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police under undisclosed circumstances
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Harper County deputies shot and killed a woman on US Highway 160. No other information is available so far.
Source links :
https://www.kwch.com/2024/04/09/woman-killed-officer-involved-shooting-harper-county/
Christopher M. Milakovich
Case # :693
Age :50
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/09/2024
Location : Kossow Road near CarMax
City : Waukesha
County : Waukesha
State : Wisconsin
Agency : Waukesha Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after possible shoplifting
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Waukesha PD chased a man believed to have engaged in shoplifting and shot and killed him. The man had been unarmed.
Source links :
https://www.fox6now.com/news/waukesha-police-shooting-man-dead-theft-suspect
Andrew John Faught *COP
Case # :692
Age :27
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/08/2024
Location : St. Marie Road
City : Olney
County :
State : Illinois
Agency : Illinois Department of Corrections
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed in traffic during frontal passing maneuver
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Correctional Sergeant Drew Faught was killed in a vehicle collision on St. Marie Road in Olney en route to a tactical call at the Lawrence Correctional Center. As he passed another vehicle in heavy fog, he crashed into another car.
Source links :
https://www.odmp.org/officer/26995-correctional-sergeant-andrew-john-faught
Name Not Disclosed
Case # :691
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/08/2024
Location : US 21
City : Columbia
County : Richland
State : South Carolina
Agency : Columbia Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Police chased another person for a previous offense when the police chase hit an uninvolved motorist, killing him.
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :690
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/08/2024
Location : Riverbend Drive
City : St. Joseph Charter Township
County : Berrien
State : Michigan
Agency : St. Joseph Charter Township Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during welfare check and pursuit
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
| A semi truck driver was chased during attempts at a welfare check, crashed into a patrol car, then crashed into a home, fled on foot, and was shot and killed by police. | |
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Dennis Rahuba
Case # :689
Age :50
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/08/2024
Location : Interstate 79
City : Kanawha County
County : Kanawha
State : West Virginia
Agency : Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Dennis Rahuba was wanted for a double homicide in Pennsylvania and was traffic-stopped in Kanawha County, West Virginia. He committed suicide under police duress during the traffic stop.
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Dimeka Thornton
Case # :688
Age :37
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 04/08/2024
Location : I-695
City : Baltimore
County : Baltimore
State : Maryland
Agency : Baltimore County Police Department Woodlawn Precinct
Officer(s) : Sgt. Ferguson, Officer Daley, Officer Marrero, Officer Hadel, Officer Creter
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Baltimore Police chased a vehicle until it crashed into another vehicle, killing bystander Dimeka Thornton.
Source links :
https://www.wbaltv.com/article/police-fatal-crash-i-695-stolen-car-dimeka-thornton-killed/60455343
Stefan Sprincean
Case # :687
Age :28
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/07/2024
Location : Rivers Avenue
City : North Charleston
County : Charleston
State : South Carolina
Agency : North Charleston Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Taser
Event : Killed by police after altercation
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
| Stefan Springcean allegedly attacked employees at a gas station. Police arrived, tased him an unknown number of times. He died in the process. |
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :686
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/07/2024
Location : Fawnfield Drive
City : Cedar Park
County : Williamson
State : Texas
Agency : Cedar Park Police Department, Central Texas Regional SWAT
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Police were called to a residence on Fawnfield Drive where they located a deceased woman in a car who had been shot to death. The man was inside of the home. Police escalated a standoff with SWAT and eventually found the man dead inside, having committed suicide under police duress.
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :685
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/07/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Bethel
County : Haywood
State : North Carolina
Agency : Haywood County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance call
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Haywood County deputies were sent to a domestic disturbance, found a man with a gun and shot and killed him.
Source links :
https://www.wspa.com/news/local-news/officials-investigating-deputy-involved-shooting-in-haywood-co/
Michael Allen Reno
Case # :684
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/07/2024
Location : Amy Drive NE
City : Marietta
County : Cobb
State : Georgia
Agency : Marietta Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
Police chased Michael Reno from a traffic stop to a home on Amy Drive NE where he locked himself in. Several hours into SWAT bearing down on the residence with noise devices and other tactics, a drone was deployed. Reno and a woman were both deceased from apparent homicide and suicide under police duress. Only his death is listed here as he died under SWAT assault and the circumstances of death of the female are unclear.
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Kasenn Lane Dollar
Case # :683
Age :18
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/07/2024
Location : Highway 160
City : Independence
County : Montgomery
State : Kansas
Agency : Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed in crash with deputy
Disposition : No known charges
Open records summary :
A Montgomery County deputy collided with a teenage driver head-on when the other vehicle veered into their lane. The teen driver was killed and the deputy hospitalized.