Death by Cop – 2023

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Javier Flores

Case # :2566

Age :39

Gender :Male

Race : Latinx

Date : 12/31/2023

Location : 2800 E. Taylor Ave

City : North Las Vegas

County : Clark

State : Nevada

Agency : North Las Vegas Police Department

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during investigation

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

Police were interviewing others when they saw a man with a gun. Police allege the man did not drop the gun and they shot and killed him.

Source links :

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Steven Clark Jr.

Case # :2565

Age :41

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 12/31/2023

Location : 2200 block of SW 19th Avenue

City : Ocala

County : Marion

State : Florida

Agency : Marion County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during “Shots Fired” call

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

Steven Clark Jr. was allegedly firing shots around his house on New Year’s Eve. Police arrived with guns drawn and he fired shots in the air. They shot and killed him.

Source links :

https://www.wesh.com/article/man-shot-by-deputies-marion-county/46259245

https://www.wftv.com/news/local/man-firing-gun-marion-county-home-shot-by-deputies-sheriff-says/UURZ5IVKD5AATPNPNLOX5MXOCA/

Benjamin McDaniel

Case # :2564

Age :30

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 12/31/2023

Location : 8801 Baseline Road

City : Little Rock

County : Pulaski

State : Arkansas

Agency : Little Rock Police Department

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Moonlighting officer killed alleged shoplifter at Walmart

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

A Little Rock officer moonlighting at Walmart tried to apprehend an alleged shoplifter, claims the man had a knife and he shot and killed him.

Source links :

https://katv.com/news/local/little-rock-police-to-provide-update-on-officer-involved-shooting-at-baseline-road-

https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2024/jan/02/little-rock-police-department-id-officer-involved/

DeMarrio Bryant *COP

Case # :2563

Age :43

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 12/31/2023

Location : US-90

City : Quincy

County : Gadsden

State : Florida

Agency : Tallahassee Police Department

Officer(s) : DeMarrio Bryant

Cause of death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by on-duty crash

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

Officer DeMarrio Bryant died in a crash involving his motorcycle on New Year’s Eve.

Source links :

https://www.wctv.tv/2024/01/02/tallahassee-police-officer-killed-gadsden-county-crash-saturday-family-confirms/

Kyle Last

Case # :2562

Age :36

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 12/31/2023

Location : East Fort King Street

City : Ocala

County : Marion

State : Florida

Agency : Ocala Police Department

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police chase crash

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

Ocala Police chased a man who they felt was responsible for a burglary. Police escalated the chase until he hit a police car, then slammed into a building and died.

Source links :

https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2024/01/01/car-crashes-into-ocala-building/#:~:text=OCALA%2C%20Fla.,King%20Street%20and%2022nd%20Avenue.

Name Not Disclosed

Case # :2561

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 12/31/2023

Location : 2800 block of Taylor Avenue near Lake Mead Boulevard and Pecos Road

City : Las Vegas

County : Clark

State : Nevada

Agency : LVMPD Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during investigation

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

LVMPD officers were called to an argument in the street and chased a man to a second location, allege that he had a gun and police shot and killed him.

Source links :

https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/north-las-vegas-police-investigate-new-years-eve-officer-involved-shooting/

Talmadge Bryant

Case # :2560

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 12/31/2023

Location : Mimosa Lane

City : Jackson

County : Jackson

State : Florida

Agency : Jackson County SO

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during shootout

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

Jackson County deputies arrived on Mimosa Lane where Talmadge Bryant had shot someone. Police engaged in a shootout and shot and killed him.

Source links :

https://www.wjhg.com/2023/12/31/jcso-man-killed-officer-involved-shooting/

Raheem Jamar Bonham

Case # :2559

Age :30

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 12/31/2023

Location : Unknown

City : Cayne

County : Lexington

State : South Carolina

Agency : Cayce PD

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of death : Vehicle

Event : Killed in traffic while running from police

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

Raheem Jamar Bonham was traffic-stopped by police and fled. Police escalated a chase and he got out of his vehicle, crossed the center divided on foot and was hit and killed by a vehicle while running from police.

Source links :

https://www.coladaily.com/communities/man-killed-while-running-from-police-on-foot-on-i-26/article_32457f98-a80a-11ee-b5f0-57708161c345.html

Lee Austin Senegal Jr.

Case # :2558

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 12/31/2023

Location : 9600 block of Broun Street

City : Beaumont

County : Jefferson

State : Texas

Agency : Beaumont PD, Jefferson County SO, SWAT

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

Beaumont PD announced that a domestic violence incident occurred with a man driving from Beaumont, TX across the border into Louisiana and bringing a family member back by force. The man locked himself into the Beaumont home with the women he forced to come with him and 2 children, apparently part of a domestic crisis. The man was seen with a gun and dragging the woman into the home with him. Beaumont PD and SWAT arrived and surrounded the home, parking a reported 0-15 police and SWAT vehicles outside. SWAT busted doors and threw in flashbang grenades. When police went inside, they found Senegal dead from alleged suicide under police duress.

Source links :

https://www.12newsnow.com/article/news/crime/beaumont-man-commits-suicide-holding-two-women-hostage-barricading-himself-home-children/502-3c0622a5-396d-4aa7-99f5-1e91eaad3510

Kevin Benjamin Smith

Case # :2557

Age :38

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 12/31/2023

Location : 200 block of Woodridge Drive

City : Green Tree

County : Allegheny

State : Pennsylvania

Agency : Allegheny County PD, South Hills SWAT

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Murder/suicide under police duress

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

Police responded to a shooting and found a deceased woman. SWAT was called and a man committed suicide under police duress. Very able.little information has been released so far. This page will be updated when more information is available.

Source links :

https://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2023/12/22/swat-murder-suicide-greentree/stories/202312220104

Benjamin McDaniels

Case # :2556

Age :30

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 12/31/2023

Location : Walmart on Baseline Road

City : Little Rock

County : Pulaski

State : Arkansas

Agency : Little Rock PD

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police under unknown circumstances

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

Little Rock PD arrived at a Walmart to find that an off-duty LRPD officer moonlighting as Walmart security had shot and killed a man. Police allege that he tackled a shoplifter, a fight ensued and the officer was injured by some sort of knife and shot and killed McDaniels.

Source links :

https://www.kark.com/crime/lrpd-man-dead-officer-injured-in-sunday-night-incident/

Steven Clark Jr.

Case # :2555

Age :42

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 12/31/2023

Location : 19th Avenue

City : Ocala

County : Marion

State : Florida

Agency : Ocala County SO

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after firing rifle

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

Steven Clark Jr. was allegedly firing a gun in his backyard. Police arrived and he retreated. Because he was armed, SWAT was called. He came outside with a gun and was shot and killed.

Source links :

https://www.wcjb.com/2024/01/01/ocala-man-shot-by-mcso-deputies-after-he-pointed-gun-officers/

Name Not Disclosed

Case # :2554

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 12/31/2023

Location : West Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway near Celebration Avenue

City : Woodbridge

County : Middlesex

State : New Jersey

Agency : Woodbridge PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Vehicle

Event : Pedestrian killed by police cruiser

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

A 55-year-old pedestrian was crossing the road at West Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway near Celebration Avenue on Sunday morning around 1:15 when he was hit and killed by an Osceola County police cruiser.

Source links :

https://www.wesh.com/article/pedestrian-killed-in-crash-involving-deputy/46257839

Douglas Alfredo Gonzalez Cerna

Case # :2553

Age :47

Gender :Male

Race : Latinx

Date : 12/31/2023

Location : I-25

City : Denton

County : Denton

State : Texas

Agency : Denton PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Vehicle

Event : Third party bystander killed by police chase crash

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

Denton Police chased a fleeing teenage boy who ran from a traffic stop and escalated the chase to over 100 mph when the boy crashed into a third-party vehicle, killing Douglas Alfredo Gonzalez-Cerna in the backseat.

Source links :

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/teen-drove-over-100-mph-with-no-headlights-before-deadly-crash-in-denton-police/3422206/

Philip Dale Nix *COP

Case # :2552

Age :50

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 12/30/2023

Location : Unknown

City : Greensboro

County : Guilford

State : North Carolina

Agency : Greensboro PD

Officer(s) : Philip Dale Nix

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Off-duty officer killed after witnessing shoplifting of beer

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

Officer Philip Dale Nix of the Greensboro PD was off-duty and allegedly witnessed a teenager walking out of a convenience store without paying for some beer, got into an unknown altercation and was shot and killed.

Source links :

https://www.wsav.com/news/national-news/ap-off-duty-police-officer-is-killed-in-north-carolina-after-witnessing-a-crime-at-a-gas-station/

Name Not Disclosed

Case # :2551

Age :

Gender :Female

Race : Unknown

Date : 12/30/2023

Location : Harrison Avenue

City : Kingsport

County : Scott

State : Tennessee

Agency : Kingsport Police Department, Weber City Police Department, Scott 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 woman had shot and superficially injured a man, fled from police, was chased and was found dead in her vehicle during the chase after committing suicide under police duress.

Source links :

https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/kingsport-police-department-investigating-shooting-pursuit-and-subsequent-death/

Byron L. Pringle

Case # :2550

Age :48

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 12/30/2023

Location : I-126

City : Columbia

County : Richland

State : South Carolina

Agency : Richland County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police chase crash

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

Byron Pringle had an open narcotics warrant and was spotted by police. They escalated a chase until he crashed and died.

Source links :

https://www.wistv.com/2023/12/30/richland-county-coroner-releases-identity-suspect-dead-crash-during-rcsd-chase/

Mary Antonette Garcia

Case # :2549

Age :44

Gender :Female

Race : Latinx

Date : 12/30/2023

Location : Riverside Drive

City : Española

County : Rio Arriba

State : New Mexico

Agency : Española PD

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of death : Vehicle

Event : Pedestrian killed by off-duty officer

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

A pedestrian was crossing Riverside Drive when hit and killed by an officer at 6 a.m. on December 30, 2023.

Source links :

https://www.krqe.com/video/nmdot-opens-online-voting-to-name-12-snowplows/9291286/

Tuan LE *COP

Case # :2548

Age :36

Gender :Male

Race : Asian

Date : 12/29/2023

Location : 400 block of Embarcadero

City : Oakland

County : Alameda

State : California

Agency : Oakland Police Department

Officer(s) : Tuan Le

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Officer killed on duty during burglary at cannabis dispensary

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

An Oakland PD officer was shot and killed while driving in a vehicle overnight during a critical event at a cannabis dispensary believed to be a possible burglary. Details are still unclear. The officer has not been identified yet. This page will be updated when information becomes available.

Source links :

https://abc7news.com/opd-oakland-police-officer-killed-880-freeway/14239216/

Mark McIntyre *COP

Case # :2547

Age :55

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 12/29/2023

Location : Deason Street

City : Griffin

County : Spalding

State : Georgia

Agency : Spalding County Sheriff's Office

Officer(s) : Mark McIntyre

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Deputy killed on duty

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

A still unnamed deputy from Spalding County arrived at a domestic violence call and was shot and killed. No further details have been available at this time. This page will be updated when information is released.

Source links :

https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/possible-shooting-investigation-underway-in-griffin

Iesel Torres Santiago

Case # :2546

Age :33

Gender :Male

Race : Latinx

Date : 12/29/2023

Location : 1700 block of West Charleston Boulevard

City : Las Vegas

County : Clark

State : Nevada

Agency : lvMPD - Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department

Officer(s) : Officer Joseph Bringhurst and Officer Richard Rivera

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during stolen vehicle investigation

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

Las Vegas police were alerted to a stolen vehicle in the 1800 block of Charleston Boulevard at a fast food drive-through lane and approached the vehicle. The passenger fled on foot, was chased by police who allege that he had a gun. They shot and killed him.

Source links :

https://thenevadaglobe.com/702times/las-vegas-drive-thru-shooting-leaves-suspect-dead-10th-officer-involved-incident-of-2023/

https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/las-vegas-police-release-video-identify-suspect-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting/

Watson Morgan *COP 1 of 4

Case # :2545

Age :49

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 12/29/2023

Location : 10 Clydesdale Ct

City : New City

County : Rockland

State : New York

Agency : Bronxville Police Department

Officer(s) : Watson Morgan

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Officer killed 3 of his family members, then self

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

Officer Watson Morgan of the Bronxville Police Department murdered his wife Ornela Morgan, 43, and his sons, ages 10 and 12, then himself.

Source links :

https://abc7ny.com/four-family-members-found-dead-new-city-rockland-county/14245571/

Ornela Morgan 2 of 4

Case # :2544

Age :43

Gender :Female

Race : White

Date : 12/29/2023

Location : 10 Clydesdale Ct

City : New City

County : Rockland

State : New York

Agency : Bronxville Police Department

Officer(s) :

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Officer killed 3 of his family members, then self

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

Officer Watson Morgan of the Bronxville Police Department murdered his wife Ornela Morgan, 43, and his sons, ages 10 and 12, then himself.

Source links :

https://abc7ny.com/four-family-members-found-dead-new-city-rockland-county/14245571/

First Name Unknown Morgan 3 of 4

Case # :2543

Age :12

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 12/29/2023

Location : 10 Clydesdale Ct

City : New City

County : Rockland

State : New York

Agency : Bronxville Police Department

Officer(s) : Watson Morgan

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Officer killed 3 of his family members, then self

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

Officer Watson Morgan of the Bronxville Police Department murdered his wife Ornela Morgan, 43, and his sons, ages 10 and 12, then himself.

Source links :

https://abc7ny.com/four-family-members-found-dead-new-city-rockland-county/14245571/

First Name Unknown Morgan 4 of 4

Case # :2542

Age :10

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 12/29/2023

Location : 10 Clydesdale Ct

City : New City

County : Rockland

State : New York

Agency : Bronxville Police Department

Officer(s) : Watson Morgan

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Officer killed 3 of his family members, then self

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

Officer Watson Morgan of the Bronxville Police Department murdered his wife Ornela Morgan, 43, and his sons, ages 10 and 12, then himself.

Source links :

https://abc7ny.com/four-family-members-found-dead-new-city-rockland-county/14245571/

Bashe McDaniel

Case # :2541

Age :52

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 12/29/2023

Location : Jamaica, 91st Avenue and Sutphin Boulevard

City : New York

County : Queens

State : New York

Agency : MTA

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during investigation

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

A woman came to MTA officers alleging a man had groped her breast. She had taken a cell phone photo of him. Police located him, allege that he had a gun and fired one shot in unknown direction, and police shot and killed him.

Source links :

https://abc7ny.com/queens-police-involved-shooting-mta-police-officers/14243192/

David P. Makeeff

Case # :2540

Age :59

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 12/29/2023

Location : Fleur Lodge Motel, 4817 Fleur Drive

City : Urbandale

County : Polk

State : Iowa

Agency : US Marshals, Des Moines Police Department, SWAT

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

David Makeeff allegedly got into an altercation and shot and injured 3 people. Des Moines PD, US Marshals and SWAT hunted him down and besieged him in a hotel room until he committed suicide under police duress. He had been a registered sex offender.

Source links :

https://www.kcci.com/article/des-moines-iowa-police-presence-wautrous-south-neighborhood/46247228

Paul Coderre

Case # :2539

Age :55

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 12/29/2023

Location : Bayside Lounge on Sconticut Neck Road

City : Fairhaven

County : Bristol

State : Massachusetts

Agency : Acushet Police Department, SWAT

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during altercation

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

Former fire chief Paul Coderre was allegedly intoxicated, noisy and engaged in an altercation at a lounge when police arrived and shot and killed him. Police allege he had a gun.

In the past, Fire Chief Coderre had serious legal battles with the city and lost his job in 2021, leading to years of friction between him and authorities before this killing.

Source links :

https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/former-new-bedford-fire-chief-paul-coderre-shot-killed-fairhaven/

Travis Darrell Shoulders

Case # :2538

Age :34

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 12/29/2023

Location : Siwell Road near Willowood Boulevard

City : Jackson

County : Hinds

State : Mississippi

Agency : Hinds County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of death : Vehicle

Event : Pedestrian killed by police vehicle

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

A deputy driving a Chevy Tahoe hit and killed a pedestrian. The pedestrian has not been named.

Source links :

https://www.wapt.com/article/pedestrian-struck-and-killed-by-hinds-county-deputy/46254290#

Name Not Disclosed

Case # :2537

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 12/29/2023

Location : I-126 near Colonial Life Boulevard,

City : Richland

County : Richland

State : South Carolina

Agency : Richland County Sheriff’s Department

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police chase crash

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

The Lexington County Sheriff’s Office notified Richland County deputies that a man with an open narcotics warrant was traveling into their turf. RCSO tried to traffic-stop him and escalated a chase culminating in a head-on crash with 2 other vehicles. The driver died. The condition of the 2 vehicle occupants hit head-on are unknown at this time.

Source links :

https://wach.com/news/local/portion-of-i-26-eastbound-shuts-down-following-car-crash

Name Not Disclosed 1 of 2

Case # :2536

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 12/29/2023

Location : 3400 block of Adriatic Drive

City : Long Beach

County : Los Angeles

State : California

Agency : SWAT

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Homicide/suicide under SWAT duress

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

LAPD responded to a domestic violence situation and escalated a standoff at 2:30 in the afternoon. With SWAT bearing down on Chase Philip Powell and the child for 10 hours, he may have killed the child and committed suicide under SWAT duress but details are still scant and will be updated when the events become clearer.

Source links :

https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/5-year-old-child-man-dead-murder-suicide-during-long-beach-standoff/3300134/

Shane Kelec

Case # :2535

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 12/29/2023

Location : 1500 block of South Market Street

City : Elizabethton

County : Lancaster

State : Pennsylvania

Agency : US Marshals

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during arrest

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

Lancaster County deputies shot and killed a sex offender during arrest. Police allege that he had been armed.

Source links :

https://www.wgal.com/article/police-involved-shooting-sex-offender-rape-suspect-dead/46250531

Thomas Matias

Case # :2534

Age :77

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 12/28/2023

Location : Ala Moana Center

City : Honolulu

County : Oahu

State : Hawaii

Agency : Honolulu Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Fatal beating

Event : Died from injuries sustained during violent arrest

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

Plainclothes officers jumped 77-year-old Thomas Matias when he got on a moped at the Ala Moana Center and violently arrested him. Police allege that the moped was stolen. Matias was injured in the arrest and taken to an ER. He told his daughter that police had instructed him to say no if asked whether he wanted to be admitted for his injuries and he had complied and signed out against medical advice. His pain and his sister found him in his apartment with extreme head and rib and chest pain. He was found to have broken ribs and other substantial injuries from the attack. He died from these injuries on January 10, 2024. After seeing the coroner’s report of injuries, the investigation was changed to manslaughter against the officers.

His daughter stated that the moped he was attacked for was purchased by him and to the family’s knowledge not stolen. There is no BWC footage as the officers were plainclothes. Surveillance footage was confirmed to exist but has not been released by police.

Source links :

https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/03/hpd-investigates-2-officers-for-manslaughter-in-the-death-of-a-77-year-old-they-arrested-with-force/

Regina Rutledge 1 of 2

Case # :2533

Age :64

Gender :Female

Race : White

Date : 12/28/2023

Location : I-85

City : Valley

County : Chambers

State : Alabama

Agency : Lee County Sheriff’s Office, Valley Police Department

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of death : Vehicle

Event : Third party bystander killed by police chase

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

Lee County deputies and Valley Police officers chased an allegedly stolen Kia across 2 counties into the town of valley where the vehicle collided with a third party bystander, killing 98-year-old Aron C. Hayes and also killing an unnamed 18-year-old passenger in the vehicle that had been chased into the crash. Regina Rutledge died on January 5, 2024 from her injuries.

Source links :

https://www.valleytimes-news.com/2023/12/two-dead-in-valley-crash-during-police-chase/

https://cnaw2news.com/2024/01/05/alea-driver-from-late-december-2023-pursuit-receives-no-bond-third-victim-passes-away/

Robert Silver *COP

Case # :2532

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 12/28/2023

Location : 6100 block of Genaw Township

City : Clay Township

County : St. Clair

State : Michigan

Agency : Clay Township Police Department

Officer(s) : Robert Silver

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Officer killed during eviction

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

Officer Robert Silver, a court officer, was serving an eviction notice on 12/28/2023 in the 6100 block of Genaw Road in Clay Township. When he did not return to work all day, other officers went to look for him and found him shot to death at the residence. The man whom he was to evict was arrested.

Source links :

https://www.thetimesherald.com/story/news/crime/2023/12/29/court-officer-found-dead-of-gunshot-wound-in-clay-twp/72060627007/

Aaliyah Anders

Case # :2531

Age :26

Gender :Female

Race : Black

Date : 12/28/2023

Location : Old Union Road

City : Lufkin

County : Angelina

State : Texas

Agency : Lufkin Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Domestic violence victim killed by police mistaking her for attacker

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

A patrol officer from Lufkin PD arrived at a domestic disturbance and someone had apparently fired a gun. The officers arrived. A woman opened the door with a handgun and the officer instantly killed her. The woman had been the person who had called police for help. She had a gun in her hand, apparently not to threaten police but to defend herself as she had reported a domestic violence incident. Unfortunately, police arrived and within seconds had fatally shot her before investigating facts or ever understanding who was victim and who was domestic attacker in this event. The bodycam video showing this fatal shooting mere seconds after making contact is linked below.

Source links :

https://www.kltv.com/video/2023/12/29/woman-dies-after-officer-involved-shooting-lufkin-apartment-complex/

Chase Philip Powell 2 of 2

Case # :2530

Age :39

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 12/28/2023

Location : 3400 block of Adriatic Drive

City : Long Beach

County : Los Angeles

State : California

Agency : LAPD, SWAT

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Homicide/suicide under SWAT duress

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

LAPD responded to a domestic violence situation and escalated a standoff at 2:30 in the afternoon. With SWAT bearing down on Chase Philip Powell and the child for 10 hours, he may have killed the child and committed suicide under SWAT duress but details are still scant and will be updated when the events become clearer.

Source links :

https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/5-year-old-child-man-dead-murder-suicide-during-long-beach-standoff/3300134/

Connor Amador

Case # :2529

Age :20

Gender :Male

Race : Latinx

Date : 12/28/2023

Location : Circle K at 1421 Ocean Avenue

City : Lompoc

County : Santa barbara

State : California

Agency : Lompoc Police Department

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during alleged robbery

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

Police allege that an armed man robbed a store, was met by police and shot and killed inside the store. He was identified as Connor Amador.

Source links :

https://keyt.com/news/santa-maria-north-county/2023/12/29/man-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting-friday-morning-in-lompoc/

Kevin Harlfinger

Case # :2528

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 12/28/2023

Location : Garden State Parkway

City : Cranford

County : Union

State : New Jersey

Agency : Cranford Police Department

Officer(s) : Christopher Folinusz, Ryan McSharry

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police chase crash

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

Cranford PD chased an allegedly stolen car that crashed on the Garden State Parkway. A man emerged and a shootout between him and 2 officers ensued per police. He was shot and killed.

Source links :

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/garden-state-parkway-shooting-today/4989923/

Name Not Disclosed 1 of 3

Case # :2527

Age :18

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 12/28/2023

Location : I-85

City : Valley

County : Chambers

State : Alabama

Agency : Lee County Sheriff’s Office, Valley Police Department

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of death : Vehicle

Event : Third party bystander killed by police chase

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

Lee County deputies and Valley Police officers chased an allegedly stolen Kia across 2 counties into the town of valley where the vehicle collided with a third party bystander, killing 98-year-old Aron C. Hayes and also killing an unnamed 18-year-old passenger in the vehicle that had been chased into the crash.

Source links :

https://www.valleytimes-news.com/2023/12/two-dead-in-valley-crash-during-police-chase/