Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Samantha L. Edgmond
Age :35
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 03/30/2022
Location : 3500 block of Main St
City : Atkins
County : Pope
State : Arizona
Agency : Pope County SO, Atkins PD, Arkansas State Police
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during breaking and entering
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Three different law enforcement agencies responded to an attempted residential breaking and entering. Samantha Edgemont was attempting to enter a residence. When she saw police, she picked up a metal pipe. Four officers fired shots and killed her.
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Eric Putnam
Age :27
Gender :Male
Race : Native American
Date : 03/29/2022
Location : 8600 block of E Old
City : Tucson
County : Pima
State : Arizona
Agency : Tucson PD
Officer(s) : Steven Clark
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Tucson PD arrived at a mental health crisis, found Eric Putnam with a gun and shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/video-of-deadly-shooting-involving-tucson-police-officer-released
Ayden Kyle
Age :21
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/27/2022
Location : E Sterling Rd + S Roberts Rd
City : Fort Mohave
County : Mohave
State : Arizona
Agency : Mohave County SO, Bullhead PD
Officer(s) : Mark Baroldy (BPD), Troy Teske (BPD), John Goodwin (MCSO), April Long (MCSO)
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health welfare check
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Two law enforcement agencies responded to a call about a man in mental health crisis with a gun. Police arrived and claim he fired a shot. They shot and killed Ayden Kyle.
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Lawrence Knudsen
Age :56
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/27/2022
Location : 2000 block of MacNeil Street
City : Maricopa
County : Maricopa
State : Arizona
Agency : Pinal County SO
Officer(s) : Carmen Nylander
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Lawrence Knudsen was experiencing a mental health crisis during which he called 911. Pinal County deputies arrived and claim that he shouted at them and walked towards them. Police shot and killed him, alleging he had a weapon in his hand. The object was a vape pen. He had been unarmed when killed.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.inmaricopa.com/officer-involved-shooting-authorities-identification-man-homestead/
https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/man-shot-killed-by-maricopa-police-officers-investigation-underway
Miguel (Last Name Not Disclosed)
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 03/24/2022
Location : I-10/Hwy 191
City : Willcox
County : Cochise
State : Arizona
Agency : Graham County SO, Cochise County SO, Willcox PD, DPS
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Multiple law enforcement agencies chased a man on the highway after having received a call for a child sexual abuse investigation. The man, identified only as a Latino man named Miguel, no last name given, fled at high speed from police but returned home and locked himself in.
He escaped again, ramming his way through a Cochise County Sheriff’s Office vehicle, fled east on I-10, then north on U.S. Highway 191 at speeds in excess of 100 mph.
Stop sticks were about to be placed at milepost 98 but the car turned around and drove south, then turned west and another attempt near that anticipated location at spike strips was made. A Grappler was used to stop him. He picked up a gun and committed suicide under police duress when ensnared by the Grappler.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://gilaherald.com/high-speed-chase-on-i-10-and-highway-191-ends-in-shooting/
Alberto Noriega
Age :27
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 03/22/2022
Location : E Detroit St + N Jackson St
City : Chandler
County : Mesa
State : Arizona
Agency : Mesa PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation of stolen vehicle
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Mesa PD began chasing a motorcycle, believing it to be stolen. The driver did not stop and police allegedly used an unspecified nonlethal weapon. Police tased him and multiple officers fired shots and killed him, alleging he had produced a gun. The only “weapon” on him was an AirSoft replica gun. He had been unarmed.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/chandler-police-investigating-mesa-officer-involved-shooting
Richard Schaare
Age :74
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/19/2022
Location : Pleasant Harbor RV Resort near Lake Pleasant
City : Peoria
County : Maricopa
State : Arizona
Agency : Peoria PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Killed by police during domestic disturbance call
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 03/17/2022
Location : Interstate 19’s East Frontage
City : Amado
County : Santa Cruz
State : Arizona
Agency : CBP Border Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by CBP migrant chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A Border Patrol agent driving an unmarked F150 pickup truck equipped for canine duty observed a Blue Honda Ridgeline pickup truck pass him going northbound on East Frontage Road. Border Patrol observed multiple people in the vehicle that had been communicated by a camera to them, the Border Patrol agent caught up to the vehicle and escalated a chase. Other agents were called in to join, brought helicopters and chased the vehicle until it lost control, rolled over, killed 2 people, 1 mexican citizen and 1 US citizen. Five others were injured in the migrant hunt and remain unidentified.
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TOTAL FATALITIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 2
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 03/17/2022
Location : Interstate 19’s East Frontage
City : Amado
County : Santa Cruz
State : Arizona
Agency : CBP Border Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by CBP migrant chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A Border Patrol agent driving an unmarked F150 pickup truck equipped for canine duty observed a Blue Honda Ridgeline pickup truck pass him going northbound on East Frontage Road. Border Patrol observed multiple people in the vehicle that had been communicated by a camera to them, the Border Patrol agent caught up to the vehicle and escalated a chase. Other agents were called in to join, brought helicopters and chased the vehicle until it lost control, rolled over, killed 2 people, 1 mexican citizen and 1 US citizen. Five others were injured in the migrant hunt and remain unidentified.
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TOTAL FATALITIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 2
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Zakareye Ibrahim
Age :17
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/12/2022
Location : 3900 block of S Rocky Court
City : Tucson
County : Pima
State : Arizona
Agency : Pima County SO
Officer(s) : Taylor Dunn, Eduardo Toral
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Zakareye Ibrahim was allegedly experiencing a mental health crisis and called 911, announcing he wanted to “stab everyone.” Police arrived and Ibrahim did stab Officer Toral with scissors. Officer Dunn arrived and shot and killed him.
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Adam Vespoli
Age :39
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/12/2022
Location : 75thAve+Buckeye
City : Phoenix
County : Maricopa
State : Arizona
Agency : Phoenix PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : killed by police during public disturbance call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Phoenix PD were sent to a disturbance on a public bus. One of the men involved in the disturbance reportedly got into a police vehicle. Police shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/police-shooting-under-investigation-in-west-phoenix
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 03/10/2022
Location : I-19
City : Tucson
County : Pima
State : Arizona
Agency : DPS, CBP
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Border Patrol chased a vehicle for a moving violation until it crashed, killing one passenger.
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Jerry Lott
Age :33
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/06/2022
Location : Williams Rd+95th Ave
City : Peoria
County : Maricopa
State : Arizona
Agency : Peoria PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Peoria PD arrived at a domestic violence call and saw Jerry Lott driving off. Police later found his vehicle and felt he may be impaired. Police traffic-stopped him and he emerged from the vehicle yelling at police, reached into the vehicle and was shot and killed.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://krdo.com/cnn-regional/2022/03/07/police-shot-killed-man-during-domestic-violence-call/
https://www.peoriatimes.com/news/article_39f4f784-a553-11ec-85d6-ef71bc46a347.html
Carmelo Cruz-Marcos
Age :32
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 02/19/2022
Location : Skeleton Canyon
City : Douglas
County : Cochise
State : Arizona
Agency : US Border Patrol
Officer(s) : Kendrek Bybee Staheli
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during migrant arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
CBP Border Patrol agents chased a group of undocumented migrants through Skeleton Canyon in Cochise County, Arizona. An agent pursued a man and engaged him in a fight, claims that the man resisted arrest and hit the officer and possibly picked up a rock. The federal agent shot and killed the man.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kold.com/2022/02/25/update-federal-agent-fatally-shoots-immigrant-near-douglas/
https://theintercept.com/2022/05/12/border-patrol-migrant-killing-coverup/
Oscar Darwin Alcantara
Age :30
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 02/18/2022
Location : 02/18/2022
City : Beaver Dam
County : Mohave
State : Arizona
Agency : St. George PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during parental kidnapping
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
St. George PD where initially sent to a disorderly conduct call when they noticed Oscar Alcantara entering a vehicle with another driver. Police stopped the vehicle and the driver ran away. He allegedly told police that Alcantara had a gun and was in the vehicle with her infant. The man then drove away at a very rapid speed. Police escalated a lengthy chase, and Alcantara finally stopped and ran into the open field with the infant. Police called him by cell phone and reported that he threatened to kill the infant and was seen pointing a gun at the at that point police fired high-powered rifles and killed him with the infant in his arms.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2022/02/18/man-who-threatened-shoot/
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Ringo Van Winkle
Age :32
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/17/2022
Location : Alma School Rd+Main St
City : Mesa
County : Maricopa
State : Arizona
Agency : Mesa PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police when reported as shooting gun outdoors
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Mesa PD were alerted by a surveillance camera monitoring system mounted at an intersection that someone was firing shots outdoors. Police arrived and fired tasers at the man, then fired beanbag rounds and finally fired live bullets and killed Ringo Van Winkle. Police did not clarify whether he had or used a weapon at the time that he was killed
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Brian W. Schneider
Age :36
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/08/2022
Location : Dobson Rd + University Dr
City : Mesa
County : Maricopa
State : Arizona
Agency : Mesa PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Mesa Police allege that Brian Schneider showed up at his parents’ house with a replica gun and became confrontational. Police arrived, saw him with the replica gun and shot and killed him.
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Emilio Chamizo
Age :30
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 02/07/2022
Location : 30thAve+McDowell Rd
City : Phoenix
County : Maricopa
State : Arizona
Agency : Phoenix PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during “Man with a gun” call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Phoenix PD shot and killed Emilio Chamizo because he reportedly walked towards them with a gun.
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Adenika Joi Johnson
Age :45
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 01/31/2022
Location : 3186 Willow Creek Rd
City : Prescott
County : Yavapai
State : Arizona
Agency : Prescott PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed after allegedly armed disturbance at bank
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Prescott PD responded to a report of an allegedly armed woman threatening employees at Wells Fargo bank. Police arrived, shot and killed her. At least one person spoke up and stated she had not been armed. No BWC footage or other accounts can be found to verify the story.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://prescottenews.com/index.php/2022/01/06/officer-involved-shooting-2/
Carl Schaede
Age :53
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/31/2022
Location : North Highway 89
City : Paulden
County : Yavapai
State : Arizona
Agency : Chino Valley PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during alleged robbery
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Chino Valley PDwere sent to a domestic disturbance. Carl Schaede had allegedly injured his roommate and his brother in a domestic fight. Police claim he had a gun and shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.dcourier.com/news/2022/jan/04/chino-valley-police-shoot-kill-armed-suspect-after/
Michael Neuman
Age :31
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/12/2022
Location : Falls St
City : Jonesboro
County : Craighead
State : Arizona
Agency : FBI, SWAT
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
FBI agents approached Neuman in vehicles with flashing lights and sirens and Neuman moved to cover, produced a firearm and fired multiple shots in the direction of the agents per FBI. FBI agents returned fire, defending themselves and their colleagues. Neuman was killed. This was the result of a joint operation by the Jonesboro Police Department and Craighead County Sheriff’s Office to arrest Michael Neuman.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kait8.com/2022/01/12/fbi-responds-incident-jonesboro/
Adenike Johnson
Age :45
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 01/05/2022
Location : 3186 Willow Creek Road
City : Prescott
County : Yavapai
State : Arizona
Agency : Prescott Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during disturbance
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Prescott PD were sent to a Wells Fargo bank where a woman allegedly threatened someone verbally. Police shot and killed her.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://prescottenews.com/index.php/2022/01/06/officer-involved-shooting-2/
Caleb Stanford
Age :26
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/03/2022
Location : 625 W McKellips Rd
City : Mesa
County : Maricopa
State : Arizona
Agency : Mesa PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during pedestrian stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Mesa PD were called about a man walking around with a kitchen knife. Police arrived and allege he refused to drop it and they shot and killed Stanford.
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James M. Schild
Age :49
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/03/2022
Location : 3200 East Enrose
City : Mesa
County : Maricopa
State : Arizona
Agency : Mesa PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police for screaming and holding metal framing square
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Mesa PD responded to reports of an "erratic"man, found him holding a framing square and began shooting beanbags, then tasers and finally killing him. It is unclear why police felt threatened by a framing square. Family questioned why police killed him.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 11/12/2021
Location : E Buckeye Rd and Sky Harbor Cir S
City : Phoenix
County : Maricopa
State : Arizona
Agency : U.S. Marshals Service
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed during attempted arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On November 12, 2021, U.S. Marshals attempted to arrest a man who had an active warrant for a parole violation in connection with an assault and rape in California. The fugitive was also wanted for a murder in Los Angeles. As deputy marshals approached, the man allegedly opened fire on them, leading to a return of gunfire from the officers. The fugitive was shot and killed during the exchange.
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Darrion Taylor
Age :26
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 10/04/2021
Location : Unknown
City : Tucson
County : Pima
State : Arizona
Agency : U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Tucson Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during train search
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A DEA task force, in collaboration with the Tucson Police Department, was conducting a search on a train at 400 N Toole Avenue in Tucson, Arizona. During the operation, Darrion Taylor shot and killed a DEA agent. Taylor was shot and killed by law enforcement officers.
TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES: 2 fatalities
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/04/us/tucson-shooting-amtrak.html
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Unknown
Race : Unknown
Date : 07/31/2021
Location : State Route 86
City : Sells
County : Pima
State : Arizona
Agency : U.S. Border Patrol
Officer(s) : Supervisory Border Patrol Agent Daniel Paul Cox
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On July 31, 2021, at approximately 12:20 a.m., a head-on collision occurred on State Route 86 near Sells, Arizona, involving a U.S. Border Patrol vehicle and another car. Both drivers were pronounced dead at the scene. The Border Patrol agent was identified as Supervisory Border Patrol Agent Daniel Paul Cox, a 24-year veteran of the agency and a U.S. Army veteran. The identity of the other driver has not been disclosed. The incident is under investigation by the Tohono O’odham Police Department.
TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES: 2 fatalities
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/border-patrol-agent-2nd-driver-killed-in-crash-in-arizona
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 03/24/2021
Location : 24th Street and Jefferson Street
City : Phoenix
County : Maricopa
State : Arizona
Agency : U.S. Marshals Service, Phoenix Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during confrontation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On March 24, 2021, U.S. Marshals and Phoenix Police officers responded to a call regarding a man who had fled a Home Depot after allegedly stealing tools. A witness followed the individual, and a collision occurred as the vehicle continued to flee. U.S. Marshals and local officers attempted to stop the vehicle, but the man drove erratically and headed westbound on U.S. 60, entering Phoenix. After a brief pursuit, the vehicle stopped near 24th Street and Jefferson Street. When officers attempted to approach, the individual allegedly moved toward them, and officers shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/suspect-killed-in-us-marshals-shooting-in-phoenix
Akeem Terrell
Age :31
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 01/01/2021
Location : Maricopa County Jail, 201 S 4th Avenue
City : Phoenix
County : Maricopa
State : Arizona
Agency : Maricopa County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Not disclosed
Cause of Death : Asphyxiation
Event : Died after being restrained in jail
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On January 1, 2021, 31-year-old Akeem Terrell was arrested by Phoenix police officers during a mental health crisis after he refused to leave a New Year's Day party. Terrell, who had a history of mental illness, was taken to the Maricopa County Jail. In an isolation cell, up to seven officers restrained him to change his handcuffs. Body camera footage showed officers leaving Terrell motionless and face down on the cell floor. Medical assistance was delayed, and Terrell was later pronounced dead at a hospital. His family filed a federal civil rights lawsuit alleging unreasonable force and delayed medical care. In November 2024, the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors approved a $4 million settlement for Terrell's family. Earlier, the Phoenix City Council approved an $800,000 settlement related to the police officers' actions.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://apnews.com/article/phoenix-man-jail-death-civil-rights-suit-62b6c677129404e5f624d35c405cbdb9
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djcBI52KGog