Death by Cop 2022-2024
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Tracy Gaeta
Age :54
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/22/2022
Location : Roberts+Rolerson Rd
City : Stockton
County : San Joaquin
State : California
Agency : Stockton PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after collision with police car
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Tracy Gaeta Was reportedly involved with a collision with a police car. Under unknown circumstances, she fled from the officer. When police found the vehicle later, they claimed that she backed her vehicle into another officer. Police fired two clips of bullets into her, killing her.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kcra.com/article/authorities-investigate-stockton-incident/39179319#
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/04/16/tracy-gaeta-fatally-shot-police/7341695001/
Alexandro Rosales
Age :41
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 02/19/2022
Location : 2100 block of Dayton Ave
City : Bakersfield
County : Kern
State : California
Agency : Bakersfield PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Bakersfield PD were sent on a domestic violence call in the 2100 block of Dayton Avenue. They encountered Alexandro Rosales, who allegedly pulled a weapon police engaged him in a shootout with two officers and shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kget.com/ois/man-pulled-gun-on-police-before-fatal-shooting-video-shows/
https://www.kget.com/news/local-news/fourth-officer-involved-shooting-in-kern/
https://www.kget.com/ois/officers-open-fire-during-incident-in-south-bakersfield/
Mizael Corrales
Age :31
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 02/19/2022
Location : 2400 block of Roll Drive
City : San Diego
County : San Diego
State : California
Agency : San Diego PD
Officer(s) : Anthony Garcia
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by plainclothes officers during stolen vehicle investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Plainclothes officers of San Diego PD located a stolen vehicle. Additional uniformed officers arrived on foot and joined the plainclothes officers. They allege that Mizael Corrales tried to drive away and then the process crashed into parked vehicles. Police claim the two officers were knocked down. Officer Anthony Garcia fired multiple shots through the windshield and killed Corrales.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/san-diego-officer-injured-suspect-002400188.html
Cody Chavez
Age :33
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 02/17/2022
Location : Owens Dr+Willow Ave
City : Pleasanton
County : Alameda
State : California
Agency : Pleasanton PD
Officer(s) : Brian Jewell, Mario Guillermo
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Pleasanton PD were sent on a domestic violence call. Police escalated a lengthy standoff. Cody Chavez finally came out of the residence, allegedly holding a knife. Police claim that he lunged towards them. They shot and killed him.
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Mathew James Cook
Age :32
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/16/2022
Location : 1000 block of W Gladstone St
City : Azusa
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : Azusa PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during stolen vehicle pursuit
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Azusa PD investigated a stolen vehicle, saw 2 men running, chased them and state that one pulled a gun, whereupon they shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-02-16/azusa-police-shooting-officer-hospitalized
https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2022/02/17/azusa-officer-recuperating-after-fatal-police-shooting/
https://ktla.com/video/azusa-shooting-leaves-1-dead-officer-hospitalized/7454315/
Stephanie Browne
Age :
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 02/15/2022
Location : 25300 block of Abacus Avenue
City : Lancaster
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : LASD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
LASD deputies responded to a family disturbance involving a possibly mentally ill person. Upon arriving, the deputies engaged a woman who was in distress and holding a knife to her own throat. She got up and walked toward the deputies and they shot and killed her.
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David Smith
Age :20
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/11/2022
Location : Rialto+Cactus Ave
City : Rialto
County : San Bernardino
State : California
Agency : Rialto PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Police pursuit for speeding with fatal crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A Rialto police officer Attempted to traffic stop a black Infiniti for speeding. The driver appeared to stop, but when police approached, he sped up and drove away. Police alleged that at some point, the driver attempted to ram the police cars chasing him. The dangerous chase continued until the intersection of Rialto and cactus where he ran a red light and crashed into four other vehicles. He was injured and died. His name was David Smith. Police state that he was on parole due to a 2019 felony conviction for evading a peace officer. He is not accused of any significant crimes and seems to have fled from police base on past negative encounters.
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Hunter Tice
Age :23
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/10/2022
Location : 24000 block of Calle Vecindad
City : Lake Forest
County : Orange
State : California
Agency : Orange County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Orange County deputies were called that a car had struck multiple parked vehicles. Police found the driver in mental health crisis, holding a knife to his chest. The man allegedly exited the vehicle, still holding a knife, and walked towards police. They shot and killed him.
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Deven Karl Moore
Age :25
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/09/2022
Location : Oildale
City : Oildale
County : Kern
State : California
Agency : Kern County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during attempted hostage-taking
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Kern County Sheriff’s Office confronted Devon Karl Moore because police said he opened fire and tried to take someone hostage in Oildale. Police shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kget.com/ois/kcso-officer-involved-shooting-in-oildale/
Jonathan Murillo-Nix
Age :23
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 02/01/2022
Location : Unknown
City : Pacoima
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : LAPD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during “man with a knife” call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
LAPDwere sent to a call for a man with a knife. Police arrived and allege he charged them and still had the knife. They fired bean bags and shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FYHe0kleoY
https://homicide.latimes.com/post/jonathan-murillo-nix/
https://www.yahoo.com/now/lapd-releases-body-cam-video-222758642.html
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 01/31/2022
Location : 101 E Valley Blvd
City : Rialto
County : San Bernardino
State : California
Agency : Rialto PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during armed incident in store
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Rialto Police Department received multiple calls that a man had entered a store with a knife. The man exited the store and police allege that he charged at them with a large bloody knife and they shot and killed him.
Rialto PD had killed Cristopher Valadez at a traffic stop 3 months prior.
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Alexander Joseph Bogusz
Age :30
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/31/2022
Location : 6400 Antelope Rd
City : Sacramento
County : Sacramento
State : California
Agency : Citrus Heights PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Armed intoxicated man killed by police
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police responded to reports of an intoxicated man allegedly armed with a gun inside a Carl's Jr. restaurant. Upon arrival, police attempted to talk to the individual and claim the person pointed a gun. Police shot and killed him.
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Isaac Andrade
Age :21
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 01/31/2022
Location :
City : San Diego
County : San Diego
State : California
Agency : San Diego PD
Officer(s) : Michael Martinez-Michael Muniz, Angel Vidrios
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during robbery call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
San Diego police were investigating a robbery when a man pulled a replica in a Logan Heights alley. Three officers shot and killed 21-year-old Isaac Andrade of San Diego.
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Daniel Alfonso Perez-Comunidad
Age :19
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 01/28/2022
Location : 51700 block of Cesar Chavez St
City : Coachella
County : Riverside
State : California
Agency : Riverside County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Riverside County deputies allegedly attempted a traffic stop on Daniel Alfonso Perez-Comunidad, 19, of Indio. Perez-Comunidad fled on foot, was chased and shot dead on the night of Jan. 28 on the 85000 block of Cairo Street. Police did not give a reason for the traffic stop.
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Ashley Ross
Age :30
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 01/28/2022
Location : Hwy 37 to EB I-80 near Red Tod Rd exit
City : American Canyon
County : Solano
State : California
Agency : Solano PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party hit by police chase for stolen car
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Ashley Ross, 30, was driving in Solano on January 28, 2022 when she was reportedly hit by a car being chased at high speed by a Solano PD vehicle. She died as a result. It is not known whether the car being chased was stolen.
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Dedrick Garcia
Age :37
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 01/22/2022
Location : 22nd + Fairmount Ave
City : Phoenix
County : Maricopa
State : California
Agency : Phoenix PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during pursuit
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Dedrick Garcia was reportedly speeding when police escalated a chase until he stopped, turned his lights off and locked himself in the car. It is unknown how many patrol cars were involved in the chase. Officers tried to force him out of the car, then claimed he had a weapon and officers finally fired unknown projectiles inside the car and finally also shot their guns. A heavily edited and narrated BWC was released by police and is enclosed below.
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Ruben Contreras Jr.
Age :30
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 01/20/2022
Location : West Hills
City : Los Angeles
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : LAPD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
An LAPD helicopter and an unknown presence of squad cars hunted a fleeing motorcycle at high speed until the driver crashed at 130 mph and died. The motorcycle had been alerted as stolen by the squad car’s ALPR license plate reader.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :30
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 01/20/2022
Location : 3300 block of Lincoln Avenue
City : San Diego
County : San Diego
State : California
Agency : San Diego PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
San Diego PD chased a 30-year-old motorcyclist until a crash occurred as a result in City Heights“at a high rate of speed” shortly before 2 a.m. as part of a traffic stop. Police escalated a chase and the motorcycle crashed at the 3300 block of Lincoln Avenuewhere the motorcyclist was ejected from the bike, hit a metal guardrail and died at the scene. He has not been publicly identified and police did not elaborate why they had initiated this fatal crash over a failed traffic stop.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://fox5sandiego.com/traffic/motorcyclist-dies-in-crash-during-police-chase/
Nelson Waynezhi Szeto
Age :37
Gender :Male
Race : Asian
Date : 01/20/2022
Location : SFO Airport
City : San Francisco
County : San Francisco
State : California
Agency : San Francisco PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during “suspicious person” call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A number of calls were made about a "suspicious individual" at BART terminal of San Francisco airport. SPD arrived and claimed that Nelson Szeto had a gun. They shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
Bodycam:
https://sfist.com/2022/01/31/sfpd-releases-bodycam-video-and-dispatch-audio-from-sfo-shooting/
Robert Seth Carter
Age :32
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/19/2022
Location : Hedding St + Park 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 after carjacking
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
San Jose PDreport that Robert Seth Carter stole a vehicle and attempted to steal another at gunpoint. This failed and he fled with the first vehicle and crashed it on Hedding Street and Park Avenue in San Jose. A shootout between him and police ensued and he was shot and killed by an unknown number of officers.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/police-investigating-shooting-in-san-jose-6/2782485/
Joseph Thomas Tracy IV
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Native American
Date : 01/18/2022
Location : 2625 W Florida Ave
City : Hemet
County : Riverside
State : California
Agency : Riverside County SO, Hemet PD, Riverside PD, Gang Task Force
Officer(s) : Christopher Porazzo, Joshua Smith, Richard Kerr, Arthur Paez
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during drug raid
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
During a surveillance operation for fentanyl sales, the Gang Task Force of multiple agencies stopped an individual who allegedly fled on foot. Police chased him, fired beanbags and shot and killed him. Conflicting versions whether or not he had been armed can be found in media reports. It is unknown if police identified themselves.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/ois/report/2024_06_Tracy_AB1506_Report.pdf
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 01/18/2022
Location : Huntington Park
City : Huntington Park
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : Los Angeles Sheriff’s
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health welfare check for erratic behavior
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
LAFD firefighters responded to a blaze, found a man with a weapon and called LASD. Deputies fired beanbags numerous times and finally shot and killed him, alleging he had stepped forward. The man was never publicly identified. It is unknown how much time passed from arrival of police to his death.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://apnews.com/article/fires-police-shootings-7a0f0e1ff7d1561f15dcffd8f160f9f2
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 01/15/2022
Location : 6000 block of Valley Way
City : Jurupa Valley
County : Riverside
State : California
Agency : Riverside County SD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Taser
Event : Killed by police during alleged assault in progress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Riverside County deputies responded to a call about someone assaulting a person in a parked car. Deputies tasered the man for an unknown duration and the man died.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://ca-riversidesheriff-hidden.civicplus.com/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=3104&ARC=5036
Edgar Morfin Mendoza
Age :26
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 01/13/2022
Location : Meux Homme Museum, Tulare + R St
City : Fresno
County : Fresno
State : California
Agency : Fresno PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during breaking and entering
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Fresno PDarrived at the Meux Homme Museum for a call of a man "pacing frantically" outside. Police allege the windows of the museum were broken, the front door pried open with someone in the building. Police found Edgar Mendoza and tased him. Claiming he had raised a hammer in response, two officers shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/local-news/heavy-police-activity-in-downtown-fresno/
https://abc30.com/fresno-shooting-police-officer-involved-shots-fired/11464496/
Jose Juan Marquez
Age :43
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 01/11/2022
Location : 1000 block of Cherry Valley Blvd
City : San Bernardino
County : San Bernardino
State : California
Agency : Riverside County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during confrontation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department was called because someone was slashing tires at a Calimesa business. A deputy from the Cabazon station located Marquez walking down the Eastbound 10 Freeway onramp while an off-duty San Bernardino police officer on the way to work saw the confrontation and stopped to assist. When Marquez still continued his advances, the deputy tasered, then shot him dead.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 01/10/2022
Location : Bass Pro Shop at 7700 Victoria Gardens Ln
City : Rancho Cucamonga
County : San Bernardino
State : California
Agency : US Marshals, San Bernardino County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Attempted murder
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
US Marshals and San Bernardino County deputies located a man in a vehicle in a parking lot. Police allege that he refused to exit the vehicle. Police fired beanbags and allege the individual got out of the car armed with a knife. Police shot and killed him. The man was never publicly identified.
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Matthew Elston
Age :51
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/02/2022
Location : 34600 Orange St
City : Wildomar
County : Riverside
State : California
Agency : Riverside County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health welfare check
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Riverside Countyto reports of a suicidal man at a residence who reportedly had a gun. Deputies arrived and shot and killed the man
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.riversidesheriff.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=3078&ARC=4744