Death by Cop 2022-2024
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Name Not Disclosed #2 of 2
Age :
Gender :Unknown
Race : Unknown
Date : 05/08/2023
Location : Peterson Park
City : Lodi
County : San Joaquin
State : California
Agency : Lodi PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Lodi PD officers were sent to Palm Avenue and California Street for a call about two suspicious men carrying flashlights at night. Police saw two white vehicles leave the area and tried to stop them.They went in different directions. Police initiated a chase and claim they “terminated it.”
A little later, Lodi PD were sent to Peterson Park for reports of gunshots and broken glass. Upon arrival, officers found a vehicle believed to be the one they were chasing earlier had crashed into a fence and tree. Two people were inside the vehicle and were ultimately pronounced dead. It is unknown what the cause of death is. The second vehicle involved was not located.
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Hector Mac Macias
Age :32
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 05/05/2023
Location : Maple ave+16th St
City : Los Angeles
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : LAPD
Officer(s) : Colt Worley, Anthony Lopez
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after profiling stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
While on an intensive crime suppression patrol, LAPD officers spoke with Hector Macias at an ATM. Police stated that his "demeanor" made them think that he had a gun. He got in the car and drove away. They chased him and stopped him. They then continued chasing him on foot and claim that he presented a gun. They shot and killed him. A gun was later found at the scene.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.lapdonline.org/newsroom/officer-involved-shooting-in-newton-division-nrf018-23lr/
Demetrianna Duncan
Age :18
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 05/04/2023
Location : Franklin Blvd+Calvene Rd
City : Sacramento
County : Sacramento
State : California
Agency : Elk Grove PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
An Elk Grove officer driving on Calvine Road reportedly noticed a stolen car and said the driver drove away.Police claim that they did not chase after the car due to traffic and the driver’s erratic behavior and that by herself after the encounter, the driver soon crashed at Franklin Boulevard and Calvine Road. Demetrianna Duncan was killed.
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Jonathan Daniel Diaz Duarte
Age :17
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 04/29/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Merced
County : Merced
State : California
Agency : Merced County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during gang investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police allege that Jonathan Daniel Diaz Duarte was a gang member who shot at police. They shot and killed him. No more information is available.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 04/29/2023
Location : I-5+County Rd 33
City : Willows
County : Glenn
State : California
Agency : California Highway Patrol, Glenn County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
California Highway patrol shot and killed an unarmed man who had attempted to flee a traffic stop on southbound Interstate 5 at County Road 33 at approximately 9:45 a.m. on 04/29/2023 after the CHP had been chasing a Latinx man for failure to yield. When the driver pulled over, he ran into a nearby orchard. CHP shot and killed him. The details are unknown. He has not been publicly identified.
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Michael Owens
Age :24
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/28/2023
Location : 235 E. Seventh St
City : Oxnard
County : Ventura
State : California
Agency : Oxnard PD
Officer(s) : Manuel Garcia
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Intoxicated man killed by police
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Michael Owens was hallucinating on an unknown substance, called 911 to ask for help. When Oxnard PD arrived, he was cutting his own wrists. Oxnard Police arrived and found him locked in a bathroom. They allege that he had a knife. Oxnard PD shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kclu.org/2023-05-01/man-wounded-in-officer-involved-shooting-in-tri-counties-dies
https://kvta.com/news/person-in-oxnard-officer-involved-shooting-dies/
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/27/2023
Location : Meadowbrook+Peach
City : Perris
County : Riverside
State : California
Agency : Riverside County PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police while being served warrant
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Deputies from the Special Enforcement Bureau were serving a warrant on a man at 7:08 p.m. Wednesday near Meadowbrook Avenue between Peach Street and Highway 74. They saw him leaving in a vehicle and escalated a chase. The man lost control of the vehicle near Meadowbrook Avenue and Peach Street, abandoned it, allegedly fired shots at the deputies. Riverside PD shot and killed him. Riverside County PD did not publicly identify the man or provide more information.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://nbcpalmsprings.com/2023/04/27/deputies-fatally-shoot-felon-in-perris-after-a-pursuit/
https://www.pressenterprise.com/2023/04/26/person-taken-to-hospital-after-deputy-shooting-in-perris/
Amaya Taylor 1 of 2
Age :4
Gender :Female
Race : Latinx
Date : 04/27/2023
Location : I-15+SR 76
City : San Marcos
County : San Diego
State : California
Agency : California Fish+Wildlife
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Courteney and her daughter Amaya Taylor were on an outing and left for home around 3 in the afternoon. Family received a crash alert from her phone. Family members immediately drove to the scene. And on the I-15, they saw a severe crash. Courteney and Amaya were dead at the scene.
A Fish and Wildlife officer had chased another driver and escalated speed on a DUI driver. The officer claims he “called off the chase” when the DUI driver went off the road and onto the highway and crashed into Courteney and Amaya’s car, killing both.
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Courteney Taylor 2 of 2
Age :30
Gender :Female
Race : Latinx
Date : 04/27/2023
Location : I-15+SR 76
City : San Marcos
County : San Diego
State : California
Agency : California Fish+Wildlife
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party killed by police chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Courteney and her daughter Amaya Taylor were on an outing and left for home around 3 in the afternoon. Family received a crash alert from her phone. Family members immediately drove to the scene. And on the I-15, they saw a severe crash. Courteney and Amaya were dead at the scene.
A Fish and Wildlife officer had chased another driver and escalated speed on a DUI driver. The officer claims he “called off the chase” when the DUI driver went off the road and onto the highway and crashed into Courteney and Amaya’s car, killing both.
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Michael Signor
Age :32
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/26/2023
Location : Baco Dr+Blairs Ln
City : Placerville
County : El Dorado
State : California
Agency : El Dorado County SO, SWAT
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police while being served warrant
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
El Dorado County deputies were serving a search warrant when one person came to the door with what appeared to be a gun. Deputies shot and killed Michael Signor.
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Rene Fuentes
Age :33
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 04/25/2023
Location : Walnut+Vine
City : Winton
County : Merced
State : California
Agency : Merced County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Merced County Sheriff's deputies had been chasing two men in a vehicle for undisclosed reasons. An officer fired one shot into the vehicle but it is unclear if anyone was hit. A video of the incident shows one of the men put a gun to his head and fire it. The man died from his injuries.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://abc30.com/livingston-police-officer-involved-shooting-investigation-merced-county/13187024/
Wendell Bott IV
Age :48
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/23/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Fortuna
County : Humboldt
State : California
Agency : Fortuna PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A Fortuna man texted to a female that he had killed his son and the dog and sent her photos. The female contacted Fortuna PD. The woman called in a possible homicide at a residence in the 2300 block of Newburg Road. Officers evacuated residents and set up a perimeter, then heard the sound of what they believed to be a gunshot. The multi-agency Crisis Negotiation Team and Humboldt County SWAT Team responded with tactical command and eventually made entry into the residence where Wendell Bott IV was located deceased from apparent suicide under police duress. His son Wendell Bott V was found inside, also dead.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :53
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/19/2023
Location : Terminal A
City : Sacramento
County : Sacramento
State : California
Agency : Sacramento PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A man called 911 and announced he was going to kill himself inside of Terminal A of Sacramento Airport. The man said he was in a car inside the parking garage of the airport across the street from Terminal A.When Sacramento PD arrived, he fired two shots, killing himself under police duress. He was not publicly identified.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.newsweek.com/sacramento-airport-shooting-gunman-dead-california-1795478
https://www.kcra.com/article/sacramento-international-shooting-smf-garage/43650619
Ana Lilia Ortega
Age :51
Gender :Female
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 04/19/2023
Location : Clinton Ave+Bethel
City : Clovis
County : Fresno
State : California
Agency : Clovis PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by off-duty officer driving truck
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Ana Ortega was walking a dog when she was hit and killed by a truck driven by an unnamed off-duty Clovis police officer Wednesday morning at about 7:50 a.m. on Clinton Avenue between Bethel and Greenwood avenues.The officer’sChevrolet truck was traveling east on Clinton and Bethel while Ortega was walking her dog west on Clinton on the roadway when the truck veered into the direction of the woman causing critical injuries. She died at the scene. The dog was injured. The officer was neither named nor charged.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.aol.com/news/woman-struck-killed-walking-dog-002337878.html
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/18/2023
Location : 1551 West Olive Ave
City : Burbank
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : Burbank PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A man’s body was found inside a vehicle in Burbank and according to the Burbank Police Department, the man had been the subject of a police stop earlier in the day for an undisclosed traffic violation. The officer noticed ammunition on the floorboard of the vehicle and ordered the man to exit the vehicle but the man took off in his vehicle, while police opted not to pursue. A civilian eventually contacted BPD to report seeing the person vehicle in the parking lot of Chase Bank at 1551 West Olive Ave. The man was dead by an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was not publicly identified.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://myburbank.com/man-dies-from-self-inflicted-gunshot-wound-after-failed-traffic-stop/
Deandre Shepard
Age :20
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/16/2023
Location : 110 Fwy+Manchester Ave
City : Los Angeles
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : Gardena PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash, chased for “reckless driving”
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Deandre Shepard Jr. was being chased by Gardena PD on April 16, 2023 at about 2:40 a.m. and crashed and died at 94th Street and Harvard Boulevard. A Gardena PD patrol officer saw him driving recklessly in the city of Gardena and began chasing him which ended when he crashed and died. The officer’s car allegedly became disabled during the high-speed chase and Shepard crashed shortly after that.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://lbpost.com/news/long-beach-man-fleeing-from-gardena-police-died-in-los-angeles-crash/
https://abc7.com/police-chase-deadly-crash-gardena-south-los-angeles/13121863/
Joel Villegas
Age :25
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 04/16/2023
Location : Bardsley Ave+Vetter
City : Tulare
County : Tulare
State : California
Agency : Tulare PD
Officer(s) : Daniel Bradley, Adan Barragan
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
At 3:15 p.m., Tulare PD responded to Bardsley Avenue and Vetter Street for a call of a man with a knife.Joel Villegas was involved in a domestic disturbance and police appeared, saw him holding a knife and shot and killed him. His family described him as a great father and very positive person.
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Trayvon Antwon Ford
Age :22
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/15/2023
Location : 15 Freeway+California Oaks Rd
City : Murietta
County : Riverside
State : California
Agency : CHP
Officer(s) : Javier Navarro
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash initiated for missing license plates
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
At around 4:19 a.m. April 15, CHP Officer Javier Navarro on patrol spotted a gray Jeep Compass without a license plate on Interstate 15 in the Corona area. The driver Trayvon Antwan Ford did not stop. CHP escalated a high-speed freeway chase, reaching speeds up to 127 miles per hour, exiting and re-entering the freeway several times, with Ford ultimately crashing at the I-15 offramp. The Jeep rolled and two passengers were ejected with significant injuries. Trayvon Ford died at the hospital. The stated reason for this dangerous and lethal police pursuit was a missing license plate.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/13/2023
Location : W 94th+Harvard
City : South Los Angeles
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : Gardena PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Gardena PD were chasing a man in a gray Dodge Charger for speeding and not stopping at red traffic lights early Tuesday morning.
The driver fled into the L.A. area, at which time officers claimed that they “terminated the pursuit.”The man crashed into multiple parked cars shortly after 2:30 a.m. near West 94th Street and Harvard Boulevard and was killed. Another unnamed person was injured. Police did not publicly identify the person who was killed.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://abc7.com/police-chase-deadly-crash-gardena-south-los-angeles/13121863/
Elmer Lopez-Castaneda
Age :19
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 04/13/2023
Location : Chase Suite Hotel at 39150 Cedar Blvd
City : Newark
County : Alameda
State : California
Agency : Newark PD, Fremont PD - Southern Alameda County Major Crimes Task Force
Officer(s) : Thomas Degenstien, Anthony Piol, Jessie Hartman, Trevor Damewood
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after carjacking
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On April 13 at the Chase Suite Hotel at 39150 Cedar Boulevard, a carjacking occurred in the city of Newark. Members of the Southern Alameda County Major Crimes Task Force and Fremont Police Department conducted a "high-risk stop."At least two officers fired their weapons when they ordered a teenager out of the car, he complied with his hands in the air but moved an arm which caused the shooting. He only carried an Airsoft replica gun and never touched it.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://patch.com/california/newark/doj-investigating-newark-officer-involved-shooting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmfuHiMC6Ek
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/deadly-carjacking-police-shooting-newark/3205168/
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Unknown
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/09/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Sacramento
County : Sacramento
State : California
Agency : Woodland PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Woodland PD spotted a vehicle being driven erratically on Saturday afternoon and attempted to pull them over. Police escalated a chase and as a result, the car collided with two other vehicles, causing two cars to ignite in car fires. One person died and “nearly a dozen” people were injured, according to the police press release. The vehicle had been driven by a 13-year-old who panicked when hunted by police.
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Christian Baltazar Torres
Age :18
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 04/07/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Oxnard
County : Ventura
State : California
Agency : Oxnard PD
Officer(s) : Jarrod Sheffield
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police while holding knife
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Several people called 911 to report a man with a knife in a residential area. The man then got into another person’s truck. Oxnard PD arrived and ordered him to drop the knife. An officer shot him with a Taser gun. Police fired rubber bullets. Finally, Oxnard PD shot and killed Christian Baltazar Torres.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://calcoastnews.com/2023/04/details-video-of-oxnard-officer-involved-fatal-shooting/
https://thepublicsradio.org/article/mexico-says-us-police-shooting-unreasonable-use-of-force
Victor Eduardo Nava
Age :24
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 04/05/2023
Location : 5600 block of District Blvd
City : Vernon
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : South Gate PD, Multi-agency task force
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police while being served warrant
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police were searching for Victor Eduardo Nava in a homeless camp and claim he attempted to flee when he saw police and allegedly tried to grab a female officer’s gun and punched another officer. The officer shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://abc7.com/vernon-police-shooting-fatal-bell/13089536/
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/1-killed-in-vernon-area-police-shooting/
https://www.foxnews.com/us/gang-member-wanted-murder-killed-police-struggle-california
Jose Gonzales Morales
Age :30
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 03/31/2023
Location : I-10+Eastern
City : Los Angeles
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : LAPD Hollenbeck Division, Monterey Park PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police while fleeing
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Jose Gonzalez Morales was wanted by police and was located, chased and shot to death on the I-10 in East Los Angeles. He reportedly fired at officers during the chase, got out of the car near Eastern Avenue and ran across freeway lanes. Officers shot and killed him on a freeway ramp near a McDonald's.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://abc7.com/10-freeway-monterey-park-shooting-closed/13057927/
https://abc7.com/10-freeway-monterey-park-jose-gonzales-morales-shooting/13068720/
https://www.foxla.com/news/police-chase-shootout-monterey-park
Sara Shorteno
Age :70
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 03/29/2023
Location : 2nd St
City : Long Beach
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : Seal Beach PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Seal Beach PD allege that during a traffic stop attempted to pull over a female driver for a traffic violation near the intersection of Pacific Coast Highway and Fifth Street, a woman switched seats with a male passenger who then fled with an infant in the car. Despite being aware of the infant, police escalated a chase that led to a crash, injuring 8 and killing 1 person. The fleeing driver took off on foot and was tasered and sent to the hospital together with the woman and infant. Their conditions are unknown. Third party motorist Sara Shorteno was killed by the police chase and resulting crash.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://patch.com/california/losalamitos/man-faces-murder-charges-fatal-chase-crash-seal-beach
https://abc7.com/police-chase-long-beach-seal-pd-pursuit-deadly-crash/13039141/
https://lbpost.com/news/1-dead-9-hospitalized-including-suspect-in-crash-that-ended-police-pursuit
https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/seal-beach-pd-pursuit-crashes-in-long-beach/
John Figueroa Jr.
Age :32
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/28/2023
Location : I-5+Route 126
City : Lancaster, CA
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : California Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed when jumping from police cruiser in high-speed chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
John Figueroa Jr. was known to be depressed and struggling with some mental health problems. It is unknown why but he took a CHP cruiser and fled in it.Police put down often-lethal spike strips. He saw them, jumped out of the car and died on pavement.The man had been hunted by numerous police cars, a police helicopter while the chase had been shown Live on TV as a form of news entertainment.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LZYUAvLybk&t=228s
Jose Manuel Reyes Rios
Age :19
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 03/25/2023
Location : Melody Market, 130 E Foster Rd
City : Orcutt
County : Santa Barbara
State : California
Agency : Santa Maria PD
Officer(s) : Antonio Pena
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by off-duty officer
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
The family states that Jose and a friend were inside of the Melody market paying for some snacks while his other two friends were outside. A white car with 4 boys pulled in quickly into the parking lot with intentions of running over his friends. Once Jose realized what was happening outside, he ran out shooting at the car who was trying to hit his friend. Jose then ran and was shot by an off-duty officer at least 10 times from his back and shot again once he was already down.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://calcoastnews.com/2023/03/deputies-identify-teen-killed-in-orcutt-officer-involved-shooting/
https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/article273616165.html
https://www.edhat.com/news/sheriffs-office-releases-more-details-on-fatal-officer-involved-shooting
https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/article273616165.html
Ryniqueka Dowell 1 of 2
Age :31
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 03/24/2023
Location : Willow+Parker
City : Hercules
County : Contra Costa
State : California
Agency : Hercules PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Mom and son were third party fatalities from police chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Ryniqueka Dowell was killed and her 6-year-old twin boys were injured when Hercules PD escalated a chase against a driver in a stolen SUV who crashed into their car in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her son Jamari Humble died in the hospital.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.nbc15.com/2023/03/26/mother-dies-6-year-old-twins-hurt-during-police-chase-crash/
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/1-dead-crash-rodeo/3189041/
Jamari Humble 2 of 2
Age :6
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/24/2023
Location : Willow+Parker
City : Hercules
County : Contra Costa
State : California
Agency : Hercules PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Mom and son were third party fatalities from police chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Ryniqueka Dowell was killed and her 6-year-old twin boys were injured when Hercules PD escalated a chase against a driver in a stolen SUV who crashed into their car in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her son Jamari Humble died in the hospital.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.nbc15.com/2023/03/26/mother-dies-6-year-old-twins-hurt-during-police-chase-crash/
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/1-dead-crash-rodeo/3189041/
Eliobert Gonzalez-Rocha
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 03/23/2023
Location : 900 block of Boynton Ave
City : San Jose
County : Santa Clara
State : California
Agency : San Jose PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police in mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
San Jose police allege that Eliobert Gonzalez-Rocha locked himself in a home with a machete and three people he took captive and demanded keys from. It turned out that he had once lived there. Police entered the apartment forcibly and shot and killed him. It is believed that he had untreated mental health issues.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.ktvu.com/news/man-with-machete-takes-3-hostages-killed-by-san-jose-police
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/police-barricade-situation-san-jose-shooting/3188097/
https://www.ktvu.com/news/details-revealed-about-police-shooting-of-man-armed-with-machete
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/police-barricade-situation-san-jose-shooting/3188097/
Guillermo Padron Huerta
Age :35
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 03/18/2023
Location : 1500 block of White Lane
City : Bakersfield
County : Kern
State : California
Agency : Bakersfield PD
Officer(s) : B. Mouser
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Bakersfield PD went to a parking lot in the 1500 block of White Lane around 10:21 p.m. on reports that a man armed with a knife was "behaving erratically." Police found him holding a screwdriver. The man ran east on White Lane.
Officer B. Mouser made contact with the man in the 900 block of White Lane andshot and killed Guillermo Padron Huerta. A screwdriver was found at the shooting scene.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://news.yahoo.com/man-dies-officer-involved-shooting-190400085.html
https://bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/officer-involved-shooting-leaves-suspect-dead-03-19-2023
https://www.kget.com/ois/bpd-releases-officers-body-worn-camera-video-of-fatal-white-lane-shooting/
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/state-doj-investigating-bpd-shooting-035900709.html
Coy Brent Jackson
Age :33
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/18/2023
Location : Fresno+B St
City : Fresno
County : Fresno
State : California
Agency : Fresno PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police investigating “suspicious behavior”
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A man was seen around a police substation fence around 11 p.m. Saturday at Fresno and B streets. Police deemed his behavior suspicious and allege that he had a knife. Three officers shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/man-knife-killed-police-fresno-184300442.html
https://www.aol.com/news/fresno-police-shoot-kill-man-115300201.html
Brandunn Wilson
Age :28
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/13/2023
Location : Mammoth Pool
City : North Folk
County : Madera
State : California
Agency : Madera County SO, SWAT
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by SWAT after alleged homicide
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Madera County Sheriff’s Office said that on 03/13/2023, deputies followed Wilson through Fresno County into Madera County and a Fresno County helicopter chased him into Madera County on Road 225.
Wilson drove into the Sierra National Forest and fled on foot, abandoning his car on the side of the road. He allegedly ran miles into a “rural backcountry area” on foot with a helicopter following him. The SWAT team was able to hike out to Wilson where they fired at him and he shot back. Wilson was killed by SWAT in the Sierra National Forest.
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Jonathan Magana
Age :32
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 03/13/2023
Location : 3800 block of Broadway/Lincoln Park Ave
City : Valinda
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : LASD, SWAT
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A man used a rifle to fire 100 rounds at bystanders and officers and LASD deputies responded to a home in Valinda around 2:30 p.m. on 03/13/2023. During the event, SWAT had filled the home with chemical agents, launched a militarized response and brought BearCats and battering ram vehicles. The man was found dead inside from suicide under police duress.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.foxla.com/news/lapd-shooting-suspect-died-by-suicide-chief-moore
https://www.kbtx.com/2023/03/14/suicide-ruled-death-man-who-shot-3-lapd-officers/
Adam Barcenas
Age :60
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 03/12/2023
Location : 100 block of W 4th St
City : Oxnard
County : Ventura
State : California
Agency : Oxnard PD
Officer(s) : Shayn Schwartz
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during disturbance call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police were conducting a DUI investigation in the 100 block of West Fourth Street around 6 a.m. Sunday. They saw an unrelated man run toward officers with a metal pole. Police allege that he then continued to advance toward officers. He was tasered, shot and killed by officer Shayn Schwartz. He had allegedly called police “pigs” before being shot.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.foxnews.com/us/california-man-shot-calling-cops-pigs-charging-steel-bar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IHy6iYPh2w
https://kvta.com/news/man-killed-by-opd-officer-had-violent-past/
Kyle Nicholas Sostek
Age :34
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/12/2023
Location : Vista Avenue
City : Sugarloaf
County : San Bernardino
State : California
Agency : San Bernardino County SO
Officer(s) : Samuel Fuller
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A deputy assigned to the Big Bear Station observed a vehicle in the 800 block of Vista Avenue in Sugarloaf. The officer knew the driver had an outstanding warrant for his arrest.
The deputy initiated a traffic stop and Kyle Sostek yielded, briefly, before fleeing but then he got out of the vehicle and was shot and killed by deputy Samuel Fuller. He is believed to have been unarmed.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://bigbeargrizzly.net/news/8369/doj-releases-name-of-local-shooting-victim/
https://bigbeargrizzly.net/news/8355/sheriffs-deputy-fatally-shoots-man-in-sugarloaf/
https://www.pressenterprise.com/2023/03/13/man-fatally-shot-by-deputies-in-big-bear-neighborhood/
https://bigbeargrizzly.net/news/8365/man-killed-by-sheriffs-deputy-identified-as-kyle-sostek/
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 03/09/2023
Location : Lincoln Heights
City : Los Angeles
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : LAPD, SWAT
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by SWAT siege
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police besieged a man who had locked himself in a shed in the Lincoln Heights neighborhood near downtown. Police found the man but he refused to surrender.
K-9 were deployed and SWAT robots were sent in and one fired a chemical agent into the shed. The man opened the shed and fired shots that injured 3 officers. SWAT team members flooded into the area and sealed it off. The man was found dead in the shed. Police did not clarify whose bullets had killed him.
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Antonio Ibanez
Age :42
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 03/05/2023
Location : 4100 block of Mission Blvd
City : Montclair
County : San Bernardino
State : California
Agency : Montclair PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Taser
Event : Intoxicated man beaten and tasered to death by police during welfare check
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Montclair PD on 03/05/2023 received a 911 call by Antonio Ibanez’ landlady who felt that he was on drugs and needed a welfare check. Police arrived, attacked him with a taser and batons. Ibanez was then taken to the hospital where he was found to be brain-dead after the electric shocks and a documented beating by police and he was placed on life support until his death. Cause of death and autopsy were not shared with the public. The names of the involved officers were also withheld by police.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://snbc13.com/antonio-ibanez-died-after-violent-confrontation-with-montclair-police/
https://abc7.com/montclair-man-dies-beating-shocked-with-a-taser/12986043/
Roberto Corchado
Age :29
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 03/04/2023
Location : Palm + Herndon Ave
City : Fresno
County : Fresno
State : California
Agency : Fresno PD
Officer(s) : Bryce Hammond, Luke Tran
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Fresno PD attempted a traffic stop on Roberto Corchado and claim he fled. Police then escalated a chase, used a PIT maneuver and Roberto Corchado allegedly fired shots at them while they were chasing him, then tried to flee on foot. Corchado was running away with his back to the officers when officers Bryce Hammond and Luke Tran shot him from behind and killed him. Around 30 detectives were seen canvassing the scene and after some searching, they produced a gun, alleging it had been Corchado’s.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://kmph.com/news/local/heavy-police-presence-taking-place-in-north-fresno#
https://abc30.com/fresno-police-investigating-herndon-and-ingram-avenues-traffic-stopped/12914600/
https://abc30.com/fresno-police-shooting-investigation-officers-involved-suspect-killed/12925269/
Ronald Phillips
Age :56
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/03/2023
Location : County Center Dr+Administration Drive
City : Santa Rosa
County : Sonoma
State : California
Agency : Sonoma County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Ronald Phillips, 56, was chased by Sonoma County deputies in a black pickup truck after police received calls of “somebody shooting at other people” in the 3300 block of Santa Rosa Avenue. Phillips did not stop and the chase continued north on Highway 101. He exited and a patrol vehicle was used to immobilize the truck by PIT maneuver. Police allege Phillips produced a gun and committed suicide under police duress.