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Jawan Dallas

Age :24

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 07/02/2023

Location : 5413 Carol Plantation Rd

City : Mobile

County : Mobile

State : Alabama

Agency : Mobile PD

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Taser

Event : Burglary in progress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

***UPDATE 10/26/2023: The family has gathered a national team of human rights lawyers and they are demanding that Mobile PD allow them to view bodycam video, give them the shooter officers' names and other key evidence the family has been entirely deprived of under the excuse that the information is confidential and may be viewed by a grand jury only. The family states that they were not allowed to view the body, read the autopsy and they just discovered on 10/24/2023, that the shooter officers who murdered Jawan Dallas have quietly been cleared and are back at work while the family is not allowed to learn their names.

OFFICIAL NARRATIVE:
According to Mobile PD, about 9:46 p.m. Sunday, their officers responded to a residential burglary in progress at 5413 Carol Plantation Road, within the Plantation Mobile Home Park where they encountered 2 men. One of the men, 36-year-old Jawan Dallas, resisted, was tasered an unknown number of times and died.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.fox10tv.com/2023/07/04/mobile-pd-burglary-suspect-dies-after-officer-used-taser-during-arrest/

https://news.yahoo.com/family-members-ala-man-died-183500009.html

https://www.wkrg.com/mobile-county/eyewitnesses-and-mobile-police-contradict-each-other-in-jawan-dallass-death/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUbL3es1Qvw

https://www.alreporter.com/2023/10/26/officers-involved-in-jawan-dallas-death-working-in-community-mobile-police-chief/

Isias Jabez Garcia

Age :35

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 06/29/2023

Location : I-165+185 mile marker

City : Montgomery

County : Autauga

State : Alabama

Agency : ALEA Trooper

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after chase

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

ALEA initiated a high-speed chase which caused two traffic crashes before the fleeing vehicle eventually crashed and overturned near the 173 mile marker in Montgomery County. ALEA shot and killed Isias Jabez Garcia. Details are unknown.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wsfa.com/2023/06/29/alea-1-dead-1-injured-high-speed-chase-crash-that-involved-shots-fired/

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/alabama/articles/2023-06-29/1-killed-after-car-chase-ends-in-gunfire-exchange-with-state-trooper

https://www.moultonadvertiser.com/news/state/article_12710740-d51f-502f-8d47-ab1ef5143266.html

https://www.wsfa.com/2023/06/29/alea-1-dead-1-injured-high-speed-chase-crash-that-involved-shots-fired/

Ronnie “Tyler” Gwinn Parker

Age :29

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 06/28/2023

Location : County Line Rd

City : Leighton

County : Lawrence

State : Alabama

Agency : Limestone County SO

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Medical emergency

Event : Killed during arrest

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Police arrested a man who had failed to appear in court. In the process, police allege that he had a medical episode while being transported to jail and was pronounced dead at the hospital.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.decaturdaily.com/news/limestone_county/limestone-sheriff-man-who-skipped-trial-died-after-being-taken-into-custody/article_68cbdd05-6a85-5f6c-accc-138ffb60c0d8.html

https://whnt.com/news/northwest-alabama/man-facing-multiple-felonies-dies-during-transport-to-limestone-county-jail/

https://www.moultonadvertiser.com/news/local/article_52d94fa8-1b4e-11ee-9969-f333fd5d4ebb.html

Cornelius S. Ball

Age :45

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 06/20/2023

Location : Hardage Circle

City : Opp

County : Covington

State : Alabama

Agency : Covington County SO

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

At around 7:43 a.m. on June 20, 2023, Opp PD received a call to Hardage Circle in Oppfor a man with a knife “experiencing a crisis episode.” The man was 45-year-old Cornelius S. Ball of Opp. He reportedly injured an Opp officer during this event. Other police shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wtvy.com/2023/06/23/alea-opp-man-dies-officer-involved-shooting/

Lucius Benjamin Gibbs

Age :58

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 06/09/2023

Location : US Highway 280

City : Bleecker

County : Lee

State : Alabama

Agency : Lee County SO

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during traffic stop

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Lee County deputies received a call regarding a possibly intoxicated driver. Police located the vehicle in a ditch with the driver allegedly asleep with a gun next to him. When another deputy arrived, demand put the vehicle in reverse and fired a shot at police. They shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wrbl.com/news/crime/lcso-man-killed-by-deputies-shooting-in-lee-county/

https://www.wrbl.com/news/investigators-say-driver-who-shot-at-lee-county-deputies-killed-as-they-returned-fire/

https://www.al.com/news/2023/06/family-of-lucius-benjamin-gibbs-south-carolina-man-shot-by-lee-county-deputies-want-body-cam-video.html

https://www.live5news.com/2023/06/16/report-missing-charleston-man-killed-officer-involved-shooting-alabama/

Adolf Parker

Age :74

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 06/06/2023

Location : I-10

City : Mobile

County : Escambia

State : Alabama

Agency : Mobile PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Pedestrian killed by police cruiser

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Adolf Parker, 74, was killed while walking down I-10 near Riviere Du Chien Road around 2:15 a.m. on 06/06/2023.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wkrg.com/mobile-county/pedestrian-hit-and-killed-by-officer-on-i-10-identified-mobile-police/

William Earl Durham

Age :51

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 06/06/2023

Location : Hwy 123

City : Daleville

County : Geneva

State : Alabama

Agency : Daleville PD

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A Daleville officer tried to pull over Durham for warrants. Durham fled. The officer escalated a chase at high speeds across 2 counties. Durham crashed and died. Durham may have had a conditioned fear of police due to past bad experiences. He had an old record of marijuana conviction and an incident of domestic violence, none of which would explain why officers undertook this life-threatening chase.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://wgno.com/news/crime/person-dies-in-crash-during-police-chase-sheriff-in-alabama/

Daniel William Mooneyham

Age :47

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 05/31/2023

Location : Hwy 431+Ware Rd

City : Phenix City

County : Russell

State : Alabama

Agency : Russell County SO

Officer(s) :

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during shots fired call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Deputies received a call about a man firing a gun at a city employee during an argument. Russell County deputies found the man's vehicle while driving and tried to conduct a traffic stop. Mooneyham allegedly pointed a firearm at deputies. They shot and killed him. No officers were charged.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wrbl.com/news/local-news/russell-county/watch-russell-co-sheriffs-office-hold-press-conference/

https://www.wsfa.com/2023/05/31/1-dead-russell-co-deputy-involved-shooting/

https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/crime/article275964511.html

Johnny Karris

Age :47

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 05/01/2023

Location : 83 School St

City : Cordova

County : Walker

State : Alabama

Agency : Gardendale PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during search warrant forced entry

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On May 1, Gardendale Police executed a search warrant in Walker. They allege that Johnny Karris, 47, fired a weapon and they shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wbrc.com/2023/05/01/alea-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-cordova/

https://www.foxnews.com/us/alabama-cop-kills-gunman-opened-fire

Luke F. Crockett

Age :33

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 04/30/2023

Location : Jackson County 21+McClendon Dr

City : Scottsboro

County : Jackson

State : Alabama

Agency : Scottsboro PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed during police chase crash after failed traffic stop

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Luke F. Crockett, 33, was being chased by Scottsboro PD for refusing a traffic stop when he crashed and died after the Jeep Liberty he was driving left the roadway and hit multiple trees. Crockett was reportedly ejected from his vehicle at about 1:50 a.m. Sunday on Jackson County 21 near McClendon Drive. He died.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://whnt.com/news/northeast-alabama/scottsboro-man-dies-in-crash-while-attempting-to-elude-police-officer/

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.fox10tv.com/2023/04/10/1-dead-3-injured-shooting-involving-alabama-state-trooper-escambia-county/

https://www.al.com/news/mobile/2023/04/south-alabama-police-chase-ends-in-gunfire-1-dead-state-trooper-and-2-others-injured.html

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wkrg.com/local-news/alabama-state-trooper-shot-in-line-of-duty-released-from-hospital-tuesday-alea/

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.al.com/crime/2023/04/mobile-police-homicide-victim-identified-person-dies-by-suicide.html

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.al.com/news/2023/04/police-chase-ends-with-jefferson-county-deputy-fatally-shooting-kidnapping-person-in-birmingham.html

https://www.wvtm13.com/article/large-law-enforcement-presence-after-shooting-in-birmingham/43498910

https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2023/04/family-of-man-fatally-shot-by-jeffco-deputy-says-he-was-wrongly-killed-asks-for-help-with-burial.html

https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2023/04/person-shot-wounded-by-jefferson-county-sheriffs-deputies-in-birmingham.html

https://news.yahoo.com/accused-kidnapper-shot-dead-leading-164159243.html

https://www.wbrc.com/2023/04/04/man-killed-deputy-involved-shooting-after-vehicle-pursuit-identified/

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/family-activists-demand-answers-at-vigil-for-father-of-9-slain-by-jefferson-county-sheriffs-deputy/ar-AA19HBSG

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://whnt.com/news/decatur/decatur-police-identify-man-recovered-from-flint-creek-as-suspect-from-monday-chase/

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://www.fox10tv.com/2023/03/09/mobile-chief-says-he-believes-shooting-by-officer-was-justified-blames-victims-brother/

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

https://www.al.com/news/2023/03/mobile-police-reportedly-shoot-kill-man-fleeing-with-rifle-as-officers-search-home.html

https://www.lagniappemobile.com/news/mpd-man-killed-by-police-armed-with-ar-pistol/article_41e755bc-bebc-11ed-8ed3-07dad3cec94a.html

https://www.fox10tv.com/2023/03/08/one-brother-killed-another-jail-after-officer-involved-shooting-tuesday-morning/

https://www.fox10tv.com/2023/03/15/new-court-documents-detail-search-warrant-that-led-deadly-officer-involved-shooting/

https://mynbc15.com/news/local/family-of-mobile-homicide-victim-kordell-jones-calls-for-ban-of-no-knock-warrants

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/

https://www.cbs42.com/news/crime/man-dead-from-self-inflicted-gunshot-wound-after-alleged-police-pursuit-in-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.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://police.birminghamal.gov/media-release-35-high-speed-pursuit-of-capital-murder-suspect-andrew-goldsmith-iv/

https://abc3340.com/news/local/suspect-shoots-himself-after-police-chase-ends-in-bessemer-andrew-goldsmith-pregnant-shooting-pursuit-wreck-crash-hospital

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.waaytv.com/news/huntsville-police-armed-individual-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting/article_511a518e-a49e-11ed-a489-dfe065592845.html

https://www.al.com/news/2023/02/man-shot-and-killed-by-huntsville-police-identified.html

https://www.waaytv.com/news/huntsville-police-armed-individual-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting/article_511a518e-a49e-11ed-a489-dfe065592845.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atidRSumJaM

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://whnt.com/video/cherokee-officer-involved-shooting-under-investigation-by-sbi-feb-6-2023-500-a-m/8364944/

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/

https://www.waaytv.com/news/a-look-at-the-investigative-process-after-an-officer-involved-shooting-in-alabama/article_dbbf40ec-a66f-11ed-b304-b3758c9d72ce.html

http://quadcitiesdaily.com/?p=778554

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

https://ktvz.com/cnn-regional/2023/01/16/1-killed-3-injured-when-vehicle-crashes-into-alabama-home-after-chase/

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.wtva.com/news/family-recounts-car-chase-and-shooting-that-left-24-year-old-dead-in-lamar-county/article_239f9038-9879-11ed-b932-d725184faff0.html

https://www.wcbi.com/one-person-dies-after-officer-involved-shooting-in-lamar-county-ala/

https://www.wtva.com/news/family-recounts-car-chase-and-shooting-that-left-24-year-old-dead-in-lamar-county/article_239f9038-9879-11ed-b932-d725184faff0.html

https://www.wcbi.com/investigators-confirm-identity-of-man-killed-in-lamar-county-ala/

https://www.wtva.com/news/one-person-dead-in-an-officer-involved-shooting-in-lamar-county-alabama/article_d6bdf174-944f-11ed-aad8-07bff7571f6f.html

https://www.wtva.com/news/one-person-dead-in-an-officer-involved-shooting-in-lamar-county-alabama/article_d6bdf174-944f-11ed-aad8-07bff7571f6f.html

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://whnt.com/news/huntsville/fatal-shooting-of-hazel-green-man-by-mcso-deputies-still-being-investigated/

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/

https://www.gadsdentimes.com/story/news/2023/01/24/woman-regrets-mans-death-but-said-police-saved-her-life-by-shooting/69834881007/

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/

https://www.al.com/news/tuscaloosa/2022/12/passenger-killed-in-tuscaloosa-crash-during-predawn-police-chase-was-15-year-old-girl-troopers-say.html

https://www.al.com/news/tuscaloosa/2022/12/1-killed-1-injured-in-tuscaloosa-crash-after-police-chase.html

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/alabama/articles/2022-12-30/crash-during-police-chase-kills-passenger-in-fleeing-vehicle

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/

https://oanow.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/update-opelika-police-identify-man-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting-officers-placed-on-leave/article_1e01b4de-7fc5-11ed-9753-d35e26858d47.html

https://localtoday.news/al/alabama-police-shoot-dead-man-with-knife-after-numerous-verbal-commands-3-92800.html

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/

https://www.al.com/news/2022/12/blount-county-sheriff-man-shot-by-officers-said-kill-me-dead-as-he-pointed-gun.html

https://1819news.com/news/item/kill-me-dead-suspect-taunts-police-before-deadly-shooting-in-blount-county

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wkrg.com/mobile-county/mobile-police-chase-ends-with-girl-being-ejected-from-the-car-dying/

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://www.cbs42.com/alabama-news/auburn-man-dies-after-being-tased-by-police-investigation-ongoing/

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/

https://www.al.com/news/montgomery/2022/11/georgia-robbery-suspect-critically-injured-after-authorities-say-he-fired-on-alabama-police-during-chase.html

https://selmasun.com/news/demopolis-police-shoot-georgia-man-who-shot-at-them-during-car-chase/article_6dd6d6e8-6831-11ed-b2eb-771875b995fd.html

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/

https://krcgtv.com/news/nation-world/one-person-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting-in-alabama-shot-shooting-guns-firearms-weapons-bullets-ammunition-ammo-etowah-county-atv-chase-pursuit

https://www.gadsdentimes.com/story/news/2022/10/28/police-pursuit-struggle-ends-in-fatal-shooting-by-etowah-sherriff-investigator/69600914007/

https://abc3340.com/news/local/alabama-etowah-county-officer-involved-shooting-atv-chase-egypt-community-walker-mountain-road-abc3340

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wkrg.com/baldwin-county/1-month-since-man-killed-by-bay-minette-officer-residents-demand-answers/

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.rocketcitynow.com/article/news/local/officer-involved-shooting-lawrence-county-marty-hutto/525-1f193641-9f6d-4d00-be6b-8715763d3a56

https://www.moultonadvertiser.com/news/article_6efaae3c-18ef-11ed-a2df-830763d56981.html

https://www.waff.com/2022/11/18/lawrence-county-grand-jury-deems-deputys-actions-justified-during-officer-involved-shooting/

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/

https://elmoreautauganews.com/2022/08/02/a-man-has-died-after-reportedly-shooting-brother-refusing-to-drop-gun-when-deputies-arrived-alea-investigating/

https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/crime/2022/08/02/elmore-al-deputies-involved-fatal-shooting-domestic-violence-call/10213423002/

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.al.com/news/montgomery/2022/07/21-year-old-fleeing-police-charged-in-passengers-death-following-5-vehicle-montgomery-crash.html

Alfondzo Lafonz Hewlett

Age :26

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 06/29/2022

Location : Highway 31

City : Decatur

County : Limestone

State : Alabama

Agency : Decatur Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Decatur Police chased a vehicle that had allegedly been involved in shoplifting at Home Depot at high speed until the vehicle crashed, killing the driver, Lafonz Hewlett. Two other men were arrested.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.waff.com/2022/06/29/police-chase-leads-deadly-wreck-theft-suspects-identified/