Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Leonard Allen Cure
Age :53
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 10/16/2023
Location : I-95
City : Camden
County : Camden
State : Georgia
Agency : Camden County SO
Officer(s) : Buck Aldridge
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Leonard Cure was traffic-stopped on the I-95 in Camden County, Georgia on 10/16/2023 and reportedly cooperated with the deputy until he was told he was under arrest. It is unknown how the deputy approached him or why he was suddenly attacked by taser at a traffic stop but he allegedly fought the deputy because he did not want to go back to jail under any circumstances. He was shot and killed.
Leonard Cure had spent 16 years in a Florida prison and was exonerated when his innocence was proven in 2020. His reaction to being told that he was under arrest for an unknown traffic infraction was to try to escape. He was murdered in the process. Police have no comment so far, have not made claims thus far that he had been armed and have not commented why they killed him. Leonard Cure died at a traffic stop in Georgia at the hands of a deputy on 10/16/2023.
*** 10/20/2023 UPDATE: It was discovered that deputy Buck Aldridge who killed Leonard Cure has a profound history of excessive force and on-duty and off-duty misconduct that caused him to be fired from his previous employer, the Kingsland PD. He was hired as deputy by Camden County in 2017 and is a sergeant.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wbal.com/georgia-deputy-who-shot-absolved-man-had-prior-firing-for-excessive-force-critics-blame-the-sheriff/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGNIAozOIok
https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Bills/billsdetail.aspx?BillId=73031
Divinity C. Cureton
Age :30
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 08/14/2022
Location : 4200 block of West Sample Road
City : Coconut Creek
County : Broward
State : Florida
Agency : Coconut Creek Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed in collision with police vehicle
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 08/14/2022, at approximately 3:59 a.m., a marked Coconut Creek Police Department patrol vehicle and a 2017 Toyota Camry driven by 30-year-old Divinity C. Cureton of Pembroke Pines were traveling westbound on West Sample Road near Lyons Road. According to the Broward Sheriff's Office Traffic Homicide Unit, Cureton's vehicle struck the rear of the marked police SUV in a sideswipe-style collision. After the impact, the patrol vehicle came to a controlled stop while Cureton lost control of the Camry, struck a palm tree in the center median, ricocheted back into the westbound lanes, and came to rest in the roadway.
Coconut Creek police officers and Margate Fire Rescue responded to the scene. Cureton and the officer were transported to area hospitals. Cureton died from her injuries at approximately 5:04 a.m. The officer was treated and released. Because the crash involved a police vehicle, the Broward Sheriff's Office Traffic Homicide Unit assumed responsibility for the investigation.
The Broward Sheriff's Office publicly identified Cureton but did not identify the officer, citing Florida's Marsy's Law. Public reporting located for this case did not identify any subsequent civil litigation filed by Cureton's family, public disputes regarding the official account of the collision, or disciplinary action involving the officer.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/investigation-continues-into-coconut-creek-crash-that-left-woman-dead-cop-injured/2836114/
https://bocapost.com/news/florida/broward-county/coconut-creek-news/update-police-identify-woman-killed-in-officer-involved-crash/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYD4VDun3PU
https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/woman-dies-crash-coconut-creek-police-officer/
https://www.local10.com/news/local/2022/08/14/woman-dead-officer-injured-following-police-involved-crash-in-coconut-creek/