Death by Cop 2022-2024
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Christopher Allen Gore
Age :48
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/11/2022
Location : Pleasant Grove Rd/US 431
City : Albertville
County : Marshall
State : Alabama
Agency : Marshall County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Died after arrest when falling from police vehicle
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Marshall County deputies chased Christopher Allen Gore for erratic driving and finally arrested him. He fell from the moving police car and died.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.sandmountainreporter.com/free_share/article_8e50a5a2-a171-11ec-b2cf-eb0a280db844.html
Samuel Yeatts Wilson
Age :33
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/04/2022
Location : Newman St
City : Hollywood
County : Jackson
State : Alabama
Agency : Hollywood PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during trespassing call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Hollywood PD arrived per request of a landlord who wanted Samuel Yeatts Wilson removed. Police allege that he approached them with a gun. They shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.waff.com/2022/03/05/alea-investigating-hollywood-officer-involved-shooting/
https://whnt.com/news/northeast-alabama/alea-investigates-officer-involved-shooting-in-hollywood/
http://jcsentinel.com/feature_story/article_a4e68680-9fbc-11ec-a522-dbc9a35775f9.html
Name Not Disclosed
Age :17
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 02/25/2022
Location : Hwy 47
City : St. Florian
County : Lauderdale
State : Alabama
Agency : Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Lauderdale County deputies chased a 17-year-old unnamed driver at over 100 mph until he crashed and died. Police stated that the vehicle had been stolen as reason given for the fatal chase.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.waff.com/2022/02/26/teen-dies-after-car-chase-lauderdale-county/
Michael Freigang
Age :47
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/17/2022
Location : 2800 block of Montgomery Hwy
City : Dothan
County : Houston
State : Alabama
Agency : Dothan PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police while driving through a crime scene
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Michael Freigang allegedly drove through a crime scene and police shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wdhn.com/news/top-stories/sister-of-man-shot-by-dothan-police-officer-speaks-out/
Name Not Disclosed
Age :29
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 02/15/2022
Location : 321 Honeysuckle Ln
City : Chelsea
County : Shelby
State : Alabama
Agency : Chelsea PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by off-duty officer while banging on door, naked, intoxicated
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
According to Chelsea PD, an unnamed 29-year-old man had stabbed someone on Camellia Drive in Pelham, and then went door-to-door, naked, and apparently intoxicated and incoherent, ringing, doorbells, banging on doors. On Honeysuckle Lane, when he banged on a door, and unnamed, off-duty officer opened the door and shot and killed him
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wvtm13.com/article/one-dead-folloring-stabbing-and-shooting-in-pelham/39088720#
https://www.wbrc.com/2022/02/15/one-person-killed-shooting-stabbing-pelham/
Alexander Kade Lanier
Age :26
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/14/2022
Location : I-20
City : Oxford
County : Calhoun
State : Alabama
Agency : Oxford PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during carjacking
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Oxford PD saw someone steal a car at gunpoint. The man fled and a high-speed vehicle chase was escalated by police. Police alleged that the man fired several shots. When the vehicle came to an intersection, police shot and killed the driver, Alexander Kade Lanier.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.newsobserver.com/news/state/south-carolina/article258374663.html
https://www.abccolumbia.com/2022/02/14/sc-man-killed-following-chase-with-police-in-mississippi/
Bradley James Ellison
Age :48
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/24/2022
Location : Emory Dr
City : Priceville
County : Morgan
State : Alabama
Agency : Priceville PD
Officer(s) : PD chief Rick Williams, John Wall
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during “suspicious person” call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A neighbor who did not recognize Bradley Ellison as homeowner had called police, reporting a “suspicious person.”
Police chief Rick Williams and officer John Wall arrived at the address and allege that Ellison shot at them and officers returned fire, killing him.
Of note, the events took place in his backyard of a home he had owned for 17 years. He was reportedly sitting under a tree with a gun. Neighbors report that different caliber guns were heard going off including rifles, that police with rifles were running across the yard and Ellison was killed in his backyard. There is no indication whether police investigated or approached him before opening fire.
Police chief Rick Williams was briefly checked in overnight at the local hospital for unspecified injuries and promptly released. He did not elaborate further what had gone wrong and why he personally had taken the “suspicious person” call and been one of the shooters. Of note, Bradley Ellison had prior encounters with the same small PD.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://whnt.com/news/decatur/authorities-respond-to-officer-involved-shooting-in-priceville/
https://www.waff.com/2022/01/26/neighbors-witness-priceville-officer-involved-shooting/
https://news.yahoo.com/priceville-identifies-2nd-officer-administrative-000600986.html
Ronald W. Flowers II
Age :51
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/19/2022
Location : County Rd 47+McCoy Rd
City : Perdido
County : Baldwin
State : Alabama
Agency : Baldwin County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police on “suspicious person” call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Baldwin County deputies were on foot patrol at 1:30 a.m. and saw a "suspicious person" walking on the road. When deputies approached him, he allegedly produced a gun and fired at deputies. Two deputies shot and killed him. No verification of this police narrative is possible on open records search.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://mynbc15.com/news/local/large-law-enforcement-presence-shuts-down-county-rd-47-in-perdido
Courtney Spraggins
Age :26
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 01/07/2022
Location : 4095 Lawsons Ridge Dr
City : Huntsville
County : Madison
State : Alabama
Agency : Huntsville PD
Officer(s) : David McCoy
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Officer murdered pregnant girlfriend
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Courtney Spraggins was visiting her boyfriend, Huntsville PD officer David McCoy when he shot and killed her in his apartment parking lot. She had been pregnant with his baby. Her mother stated that he had previously taken her out to a corn field and pulled a gun on her because he was unhappy about the pregnancy. It was discovered that he had another fiancée.