Death by Cop 2022-2024
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George Handley
Age :64
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/18/2023
Location : Walker Ave
City : Tuscumbia
County : Colbert
State : Alabama
Agency : Colbert County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic dispute
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Around 7:45 p.m. on 04/28/2023, at a home on Walker Avenue in Tuscumbia after an hourlong standoff police created afterGeorge Handley allegedly threatened family members, he was shot and killed in his home by Colbert County deputies. It is unknown whether he was armed. No record of an internal investigation or officers having been charged can be found.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://whnt.com/news/shoals/tuscumbia-pd-officer-involved-in-fatal-shooting/
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/10/2023
Location : 101 marker at I-65
City : Castleberry
County : Conecuh
State : Alabama
Agency : Conecuh County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by gunshot after chase for traffic violation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Per officials,at about 6:30 p.m. the trooper attempted to stop a vehicle for a traffic violation on Interstate 65 near the 101-mile marker in Conecuh County. The driver attempted to elude and was chased. The chase continued into Escambia County where the vehicle left the roadway. Once off the road, police shot and killed the driver and injured 3 others. The circumstances were not explained in detail by police. The man was not publicly identified.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/09/2023
Location : Hwy 41+Emmons Rd
City : Brewton
County : Escambia
State : Alabama
Agency : Alabama State Police
Officer(s) : Jeremy Alford
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Alabama State Police tried to traffic-stop a vehicle that continued driving, fled into the woods with trooper Jeremy Alford firing shots. The vehicle crashed, killing at least 1 person in the vehicle. It is unclear whether the man died from the crash or gunshots by Officer Alford.
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Joseph Walker
Age :37
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/08/2023
Location : Brownlee St
City : Mobile
County : Mobile
State : Alabama
Agency : Mobile PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
After a man named Montaze Slater was shot and killed in his vehicle, Mobile PD focused their search on Joseph Walker. When they pursued him, Prichard PD would later find Walker in a vehicle, dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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Tedarrius Quentez Smith
Age :28
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/04/2023
Location : 30th Court N+Fred L Shuttlesworth Dr
City : Birmingham
County : Jefferson
State : Alabama
Agency : Jefferson County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Deputies attempted a traffic stop due to an outstanding warrant. Tedarrius Smith allegedly refused to stop and drove to a dead end where police allege that he exited the vehicle armed with a gun and pointed it at them. Deputies shot and killed him in a grassy area under the bridge near the Collegeville public housing community in the 3000 block of 30th Court North.
Family members of the slain man stood near his body which was draped in a white sheet. Visibly upset, his mother and others insisted the slain 28-year-old did not have a weapon or fire any shots. They also said they believe his wife falsely accused him of kidnapping. He had been a father of nine children.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wvtm13.com/article/large-law-enforcement-presence-after-shooting-in-birmingham/43498910
https://news.yahoo.com/accused-kidnapper-shot-dead-leading-164159243.html
Michael Tremaine Forde-Clarke
Age :18
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/27/2023
Location : Flint Creek
City : Decatur
County : Morgan
State : Alabama
Agency : Decatur PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Drowning
Event : Drowned after police chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A teenager was found drowned in Flint Creek.He was 18-year-old Michael Tremaine Forde-Clark who had been missing since the police chase on 03/27/2023. He had drowned during the police chase.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.waff.com/2023/04/01/body-second-robbery-suspect-found-flint-creek/
Andrew Schwam
Age :35
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/18/2023
Location : Hayden
City : Albertville
County : Blount
State : Alabama
Agency : Blount County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by careless trooper while working
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Andrew Schwam wasan electric lineman who died following a deadly work-related accident over the weekend on Saturday, March 18, 2023, when a Blount County police vehicle was reportedly driving around him when the vehicle struck the cable he was working on with such force that it lifted his vehicle into the air, smacked him, and flung his body 36 feet, leaving him brain dead. The Blount County officer reportedly refused to accept responsibility. The speed of the police vehicle is unknown.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://twitter.com/medickimw/status/1638616087867564042
https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/family-wants-answers-in-alabama-linemans-death/
Kordell Jones
Age :25
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/07/2023
Location : Charles Street
City : Mobile
County : Mobile
State : Alabama
Agency : Mobile PD SWAT
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed at home by SWAT raid
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Mobile PD SWAT burst into the home of Kordell Jones with a No-Knock Raid and shot and killed him. The raid was aimed at his brother, not him. When SWAT launched the attack on the home, Kordell allegedly tried to jump out of the window with an AR-15. The sister vehemently denies this, stating the entire family had been asleep during the raid and her brother was not armed when killed. Jones' sister states that when police burst into the home, she quickly heard 7 or 8 shots from an AR-15 when police shot her brother. The mayor of Mobile stated after the raid that there will be no more SWAT raids within the city. No officers were charged.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wkrg.com/mobile-county/sister-of-man-killed-in-mobile-police-raid-speaks-out/
https://mynbc15.com/news/local/community-call-for-transparency-and-justice-for-kordell-jones
https://news.yahoo.com/police-body-cam-footage-deadly-190000312.html
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 03/07/2023
Location : County Rd 89
City : Waterloo
County : Cherokee
State : Alabama
Agency : Alabama State Patrol, Cherokee County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Cherokee County deputies chased a man for outstanding warrants. The man was reportedly armed and refused to exit his vehicle. CCSO created a standoff and the man committed suicide under police duress.Police did not publicly identify him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wbrc.com/2023/03/08/suspect-dead-after-police-chase-cherokee-county/
James Richard Pavlista
Age :58
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/02/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Elsanor
County : Baldwin
State : Alabama
Agency : Baldwin County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Vandalism
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A Baldwin County deputy arrivedat a home on Highway 90 in Robertsdale on 03/02/2023 for a vandalism call by a neighbor “intentionally damaging personal property.”
James Richard Pavlista went back into his home once deputies addressed him. Several hours later, deputies saw him leave his home and walk around the property. When deputies tried to arrest him, hereportedly charged at them with a knife. The deputy used a taser and finally shot and killed Pavlista.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wkrg.com/baldwin-county/baldwin-county-deputy-shoots-kills-person-in-elsanor/
https://www.wkrg.com/baldwin-county/man-shot-killed-by-baldwin-co-deputy-in-elsanor-identified/
Jesse Tyler Scott
Age :36
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/14/2023
Location : Padget Switch Rd/Edgar Roberts Rd
City : Mobile
County : Mobile
State : Alabama
Agency : Mobile PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash during domestic disturbance call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Jesse Tyler Scott was chased by Mobile PD after threatening his girlfriend. Police escalated a chase against his motorcycle at high speeds until he hit a van and died. Police claim they had “called off the chase” just moments before impact.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wkrg.com/mobile-county/mobile-county-sheriffs-office-chase-ends-in-motorcyclists-death/
https://www.wkrg.com/mobile-county/mobile-county-sheriffs-office-chase-ends-in-motorcyclists-death/
Andrew Goldsmith IV
Age :34
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/08/2023
Location : 1600 Block of Bessemer Rd
City : Birmingham
County : Jefferson
State : Alabama
Agency : Birmingham PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Birmingham PD accused Andrew Goldsmith IV of the murder of Corieonna Hines and her unborn baby found shot and killed in the 100 Block of 9th Avenue West. Two female teenagers were also injured during the event. On February 7, 2023, the Birmingham PD’s Crime Reduction Team (CRT) saw Andrew Goldsmith in the 1600 Block of Bessemer Road inside a Marathon Gas Station.
CRT officers tried to arrest Andrew Goldsmith but hereportedly jumped inside a vehicle and sped off while 2 officers were involved in a minor car accident. Other officers escalated a chase that ended at the intersection of Bessemer Road and Avenue W after Andrew Goldsmithcollided with another driver. Goldsmith then crashed into a fence in the 2200 Block of Bessemer Road. Officers saw Andrew Goldsmith to be unresponsive in the car. He had committed suicide under police duress.
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Christopher Robin Osborne
Age :49
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/04/2023
Location : 2100 block of Chadburn Dr
City : Huntsville
County : Madison
State : Alabama
Agency : Huntsville PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic Violence call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Huntsville, ALpolice arrived n the 2100 block of Chadburn Drive Southwest in response to a domestic violence call and found Osborne to be armed. They shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.al.com/news/2023/02/man-shot-and-killed-by-huntsville-police-identified.html
https://www.waff.com/2023/02/04/sbi-identifies-man-killed-huntsville-officer-involved-shooting/
https://www.al.com/news/2023/02/man-shot-and-killed-by-huntsville-police-identified.html
Jason Harbin
Age :40
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/04/2023
Location : Hwy. 72 and Cove Road
City : Cherokee
County : Colbert
State : Alabama
Agency : Cherokee PD, Colbert County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Welfare check resulting in fatal shooting in home
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Cherokee PD responded to a welfare check call involving “a person being held against their will.”
When police arrived at the scene on Hwy. 72 and Cove Road, they engaged in a fight with Jason Harbin who allegedly pointed a gun at police. They shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wbrc.com/2023/02/04/welfare-check-turns-into-officer-involved-shooting-cherokee/
https://whnt.com/news/welfare-check-turns-into-officer-involved-shooting-in-colbert-county/
https://www.wbrc.com/2023/02/04/welfare-check-turns-into-officer-involved-shooting-cherokee/
Joseph Pritchett
Age :34
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 01/16/2023
Location : Stanton Rd
City : Mobile
County : Mobile
State : Alabama
Agency : Mobile PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash initiated for traffic infraction
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police chased Joseph Pritchett at high speed, causing him to lose control and slam into a family's home off Stanton Road. The family was asleep at the time of impact. The home was heavily damaged. The driver, Joseph Pritchett, died. The deadly chase was initiated for speeding.No officers were charged.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox10tv.com/video/2023/01/17/one-dead-after-car-crashes-into-house/
https://mynbc15.com/news/local/one-person-died-after-car-crashed-into-mobile-home
Devin Shay Cribbs
Age :24
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 01/13/2023
Location : Zion Shiloh Rd + County Rd 10
City : Millport
County : Lamar
State : Alabama
Agency : Vernon PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after failed traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Devin Shay Cribbs was driving when Vernon PD rammed his car after a failed traffic stop that started as a pursuit inside the town of Vernon and went into the southern part of Lamar County.Cribbs allegedly exchanged words with the officer who shot and killed him before he could fully exit the vehicle. Cribbs had been unarmed.No officers were charged.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wcbi.com/one-person-dies-after-officer-involved-shooting-in-lamar-county-ala/
https://www.wcbi.com/investigators-confirm-identity-of-man-killed-in-lamar-county-ala/
Ray Dean King
Age :50
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/06/2023
Location : 200 block of Dixon Rd
City : Hazel Green
County : Madison
State : Alabama
Agency : Madison County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A Madison County deputy shot Ray King to death early Friday morning while responding to a domestic violence call with shots fired in the area in the 200 block of Dixon Road. Deputies had initially made contact with himand said he was armed. It is not clear how many deputies were involved or how many shots were fired. News 19 crews at the scene saw a car window and home windows shattered, bullet holes in the side of the house, and a shattered storm door. Deputies patrolling the area reported hearing gunshots. Victim's family disputes the account, saying deputies were at the wrong house while police did not comment on this claim. No officers were charged.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.waff.com/2023/01/06/family-deputies-had-wrong-home-during-deputy-involved-shooting/
https://www.waff.com/2023/01/07/family-disputes-claims-made-deputy-involved-shooting/
https://www.waff.com/2023/01/14/funeral-held-man-killed-deputy-involved-shooting/
https://www.whsv.com/2023/01/06/family-deputies-had-wrong-home-during-deputy-involved-shooting/
Cody Stewart
Age :18
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 01/06/2023
Location : Hinsdale Avenue
City : Gadsden
County : Etowah
State : Alabama
Agency : Gadsden PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Gadsden PD allege that Cody Stewart abducted his ex-girlfriend and held her. When police broke into the room where they were, they claim he raised a gun to her head. Gadsden officers shot and killed him. No officers were charged.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.waff.com/2023/01/06/alea-agents-respond-officer-involved-shooting-gadsden/
https://www.al.com/news/2023/01/after-fatal-police-shooting-in-alabama-family-seeks-answers.html
https://www.wbrc.com/video/2023/01/06/one-killed-officer-involved-shooting-gadsden/
Name Not Disclosed
Age :15
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 12/30/2022
Location : 25th Ave NE
City : Tuscaloosa
County : Tuscaloosa
State : Alabama
Agency : Tuscaloosa PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Helicopter crash
Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Tuscaloosa PD chased a teenage driver who eventually left the road and crashed into several trees. His 15-year old female passenger died at the scene of the crash. Her name is not being released at this time.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wvua23.com/police-pursuit-ends-with-driver-hospitalized-and-passenger-dead/
https://www.wbrc.com/2022/12/30/woman-killed-traffic-crash-during-high-speed-chase/
Alan Perez
Age :51
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 12/17/2022
Location : 100 block of 19th Pl
City : Opelika
County : Lee
State : Alabama
Agency : Opelika PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Opelika PD was called for assistance in a domestic disturbance. When they arrived, they allegedly found Alan Perez holding a knife. They shot and killed him. His partner and her adult son were evacuated.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wtvy.com/2022/12/19/new-details-released-opelika-officer-involved-shooting/
https://www.al.com/news/montgomery/2022/12/51-year-old-man-shot-to-death-by-opelika-police.html
https://www.cbs42.com/alabama-news/police-shoot-kill-man-armed-with-kitchen-knife-in-east-alabama/
Steven Anthony Bentley
Age :34
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 12/07/2022
Location : 150 Dogwood Lane
City : Hayden
County : Blount
State : Alabama
Agency : Blount County SO, Hayden PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health welfare check
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police were called for a mental health welfare check on a woman in the mobile home when Bentley stepped out with a gun he pointed at his aunt. Bentley yelled at police “shoot me, kill me dead!”. Police shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wbrc.com/2022/12/07/bcso-1-killed-officer-involved-shooting/
Kailyn Michelle Draine McAlpine
Age :19
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 12/04/2022
Location : University Blvd near Old Shell Rd
City : Mobile
County : Mobile
State : Alabama
Agency : Mobile PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Mobile PD tried to stop a vehicle on University Boulevard near Old Shell Road for having no tag at about 2:50 a.m. Sunday. Police chased the teenage driver until the precinct sergeant canceled the chase as it neared Bear Fork Road. Meanwhile, the driver lost control of the vehicle and hit a tree. With officers still following, they saw the vehicle overturned. Kailyn Draine was ejected and died.
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Ricardo Almons Gary
Age :32
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 11/27/2022
Location : 600 Block of Spencer Ave
City : Auburn
County : Lee
State : Alabama
Agency : Auburn PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Taser
Event : Killed by police during mental health exacerbation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Auburn PD were called for an erratic man. They tried to arrest him and allege that he became combative. Police tasered him an unknown number of times and he died. He had been unarmed and was believed to have been mentally ill.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wtvm.com/2022/11/28/death-investigation-underway-after-man-dies-police-using-taser/
https://whnt.com/news/alabama-news/investigation-auburn-man-dies-after-police-use-taser/
https://www.theplainsman.com/article/2022/11/alea-investigating-death-in-apd-custody
Tristan Charles Melton
Age :26
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 11/17/2022
Location : I-80
City : Uniontown
County : Perry
State : Alabama
Agency : Demopolis PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Demopolis PD tried a traffic stop on Tristan Charles Melton due to a warrant. He refused to stop and officers escalated a chase and conducted a PIT maneuver which resulted in a crash. When Melton emerged, officers claim he was shooting. Police shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.demopolistimes.com/2022/11/29/man-who-led-police-chase-on-november-17-pronounced-dead/
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 10/28/2022
Location : Walker Mountain Rd
City : Egypt community
County : Etowah
State : Alabama
Agency : Etowah County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Etowah deputies Friday, Oct. 28, 2022, said that their investigator tried to stop a four-wheeler driven by a male on Holliday Circle in the Egypt Community. The man finally abandoned the ATV on Walker Mountain Road and ran on foot. Deputies caught up with him and a fight ensued. Police shot and killed him. He had been unarmed.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.cbs42.com/news/crime/man-shot-dead-after-police-chase-atv-in-etowah-county/
https://www.wbrc.com/2022/10/28/1-killed-during-officer-involved-shooting-etowah-co/
Otis French
Age :32
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 08/20/2022
Location : Lower St/Douglasville community
City : Bay Minette
County : Baldwin
State : Alabama
Agency : Bay Minette PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Bay Minette PD traffic-stopped Otis French for an allegedly broken turn signal. Police claim that he refused to exit his car, pushed the officer and fled. Police allege that he took the officer's Taser and fired it at him. The officer then shot and killed French who had been unarmed. Police announced they won’t release the bodycam footage.
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Marty Robin Hutto
Age :50
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 08/06/2022
Location : County Road 222
City : Moulton
County : Lawrence
State : Alabama
Agency : Lawrence County SO
Officer(s) :
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Traffic stop with shooting
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Lawrence County deputies tried to traffic-stop Marty Hutto but he kept driving. Police claim that as they pursued, he “began throwing objects” ad the police car behind him and further claim that he got out of his vehicle and pointed a flare gun at police. Police shot and killed him. The killing was justified by the Grand Jury. It is not clear how police managed to get a shooting of a man who held an obvious nonlethal flare gun justified but all officers were cleared.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.moultonadvertiser.com/news/article_6efaae3c-18ef-11ed-a2df-830763d56981.html
Darrin Gray
Age :56
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 08/01/2022
Location : 2720 Cherokee Trail
City : Tallassee
County : Elmore
State : Alabama
Agency : Elmore County SO
Officer(s) :
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic assault call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Elmore County deputies were sent to a residence on Cherokee Trail for a domestic assault call. They found Darin Gray with a gun. Police shot and killed him. There is no video or other material that was released by the sheriff for verification of the official narrative.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wsfa.com/2022/08/02/suspect-dead-after-deputy-involved-shooting-elmore-county/
Willis Simmons
Age :20
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 07/26/2022
Location : 5800 block of Vaughn Road and Young Meadows Road
City : Montgomery
County : Montgomery
State : Alabama
Agency : Montgomery Police Department, SWAT
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Montgomery police officers who were searching for a wanted person spotted two males standing at the passenger’s side of an SUV at the Express Inn East hotel conducting a small drug deal. Two males got into a Nissan Altima with a paper tag. Officers activated their lights and sirens and the Altima sped up. Police escalated a chase to 90 to 100 mph at what point police claim that they “called off the chase” just as the vehicle was about to crash. The car had crashed in the 5800 block of Vaughn Road near Young Meadows Road. Simmons was trapped in the vehicle and pronounced dead. Records state that they found a rifle next to Brown’s leg and marijuana in Simmons’ pocket.
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Alfondzo Lafonz Hewlett
Age :26
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 06/29/2022
Location : Hwy 31 near Harris Station Rd
City : Decatur
County : Limestone
State : Alabama
Agency : Decatur PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police chased a vehicle into a single-vehicle crash on Highway 31, near Harris Station Road. Hewlett, who had been the driver, died.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.waff.com/2022/06/29/police-chase-leads-deadly-wreck-theft-suspects-identified/
Carl Orbin English
Age :43
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/14/2022
Location : Unknown
City : Somerville
County : Morgan
State : Alabama
Agency : Morgan County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police distress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Morgan County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to reports of a shooting at a home on Robin Private Drive in Somerville and police located one male with gunshot wounds who was pronounced dead on the scene.
A vehicle matching the description from the shooting was located and failed to stop and fled.
Numerous law enforcement vehicles from Cullman County, Arab and Marshall County were able to stop the vehicle. The driver committed suicide under police distress.
SOURCE LINKS :
Robert Tyler White
Age :32
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/09/2022
Location : 3200 Walnut St
City : Gadsden
County : Etowah
State : Alabama
Agency : Rainbow City Police Department, Gadsden Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police while trespassing
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police arrived at a school and found Robert Tyler White trespassing. He was known to be mentally ill. Police shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://1819news.com/news/item/brother-man-shot-by-police-near-school-had-mental-problems
https://1819news.com/news/item/brother-man-shot-by-police-near-school-had-mental-problems
Jamarcus Rogers
Age :23
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 05/17/2022
Location : Springhill/Ann St
City : Mobile
County : Mobile
State : Alabama
Agency : Mobile PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Jamarcus Rogers, 23, was being chased for undisclosed reasons by Mobile PD until he lost control, crashed and died. Police allege that he ran because he had an assault warrant. His mother said that her son called her during the chase, screaming ‘They’re chasing me. They’re chasing me. The police, they’re chasing me.’ Police allege that during the chase, he hit a police car. His mother questions whether the police car may have attacked him and caused the fatal crash. It is unknown whether she ever got answers.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox8live.com/2022/03/17/family-ala-man-who-crashed-died-police-chase-wants-answers/
Larry Gene Chadwick
Age :68
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 05/05/2022
Location : Terry Circle
City : Albertsville
County : Marshall
State : Alabama
Agency : Albertsville PD, Marshall County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Domestic violence
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
The Albertville Police Department and Marshall County Sheriff’s Office were called to a domestic violence call. An armed man allegedly came out of his home with a gun. Police shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.al.com/news/huntsville/2022/05/north-alabama-man-shot-dead-by-police-identified.html
https://www.waff.com/2022/05/09/armed-albertville-man-shot-killed-by-police/
Kenneth Lee Sikes
Age :47
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 05/03/2022
Location : Eastland Road off Lott Road
City : Pritchard
County : Mobile
State : Alabama
Agency : Mobile County SO, US Marshals
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police while serving arrest warrant
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Mobile County Sheriff’s Office and US Marshals were looking for Kenneth Lee Sykes with an arrest warrant with the intention of arresting him for drug use while on probation for past drug issues. He was apparently afraid to come out of a trailer and police forced him out by firing gas canisters. He tried to flee and police claim that he walked towards them and had a knife. They shot and killed him. He reportedly was mentally ill. Claims by police cannot be verified as US Marshals virtually never provide bodycam video or other evidence.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.cbs42.com/news/crime/authorities-fugitive-shot-killed-after-standoff-in-mobile-co/
Samuel Ed Farnam Jr.
Age :44
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 05/02/2022
Location : Highway 231/Deese Rd
City : Ozark
County : Dale
State : Alabama
Agency : Ozark PD, Dale County PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event :
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Both the Ozark Police Department and the Dale County Police Department took up chase of a man who had allegedly been seen chasing a person in another car. Shots had been fired. Police entered this chase and tried to traffic-stop the vehicle. Police attacked the car with a PIT maneuver, and shot and killed the man. It is unknown whether he had ever represented a threat to police, or why the PIT maneuver and shooting occurred.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.troymessenger.com/2022/05/02/alea-investigating-dale-county-officer-involved-shooting/
Francisco Gonzalez
Age :22
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 04/18/2022
Location : N Chalkville Rd/Boulder Dr
City : Trussville
County : Jefferson
State : Alabama
Agency : Trussville PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Francisco Gonzales, 22, was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after a Glock camera alert sent police after him for a stolen car and a possible homicide.
SOURCE LINKS :
Moses Edward Law
Age :51
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/25/2022
Location : 2700 block of Lower Wetumpka Rd
City : Montgomery
County : Montgomery
State : Alabama
Agency : Montgomery County SO
Officer(s) : Cedric Law
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
An off-duty deputy was riding in a car with his mother after she was involved in a domestic event with his father when the father Moses Edward Law crashed into their car and approached them with a gun. After the father shot his son, Deputy Cedric Law,the son pulled his weapon and killed his father.
SOURCE LINKS :
Jamarcus Antonio Rogers
Age :23
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/15/2022
Location : Stanton Rd
City : Mobile
County : Mobile
State : Alabama
Agency : Mobile PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Mobile PD chased Jamarcus Antonio Rogers until he crashed and died.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kktv.com/2022/03/17/family-ala-man-who-crashed-died-police-chase-wants-answers/
Nicholas Edward Oden
Age :33
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/12/2022
Location : W Morgan Elementary School Old Hwy 24
City : Trinity
County : Morgan
State : Alabama
Agency : Decatur PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during home invasion
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Decatur PD were sent to a home invasion call in which the homeowner had been shot in the leg. The shooter fled and police chased him, placed spike strips and engaged in a shootout, killing Nicholas Oden.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wtvy.com/2022/03/13/home-invasion-suspect-killed-by-alabama-police/