Death by Cop 2022-2024
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Gilbert Garibay
Age :74
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 10/26/2023
Location : 3300 block of M Street near Loughborough
City : Merced
County : Merced
State : California
Agency : Merced County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during "erratic behavior" call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Merced PD were sent to the 33—block of M Street near Loughborough where a possibly intoxicated man was reportedly “jumping around in the street.” Police arrived and shot and killed him, claiming he had had a knife. So far, no video or eyewitnesses have emerged to compare to the official narrative.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/crime/man-shot-killed-by-merced-police-officials-say/
https://abc30.com/merced-officer-shooting-suspect-killed-m-street-loughborough/13974998/
Russell Hawk
Age :76
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 10/17/2023
Location : Carolina St
City : Vallejo
County : Solano
State : California
Agency : Vallejo PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party bystander killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Vallejo PD chased a car they believed was stolen at 60 mph in a quiet neighborhood. The vehicle crashed during the chase, pinning a 76-year-old local neighbor between 2 cars in his yard. The man had severe leg injuries and died.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.vallejosun.com/bystander-seriously-injured-in-crash-following-vallejo-police-pursuit/
https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/article280729305.html
Marvin Churchill
Age :58
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 10/16/2023
Location : 17000 block of Stevens Canyon Rd
City : Sunnyvale
County : Santa Clara
State : California
Agency : Sunnyvale PD, Santa Clara SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Marvin Churchill allegedly fatally shot a woman, then fled from police who pursued him until he was found with an allegedly self-inflicted gunshot wound in his car. Nothing more has been released at this time.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/sunnyvale-deadly-shooting/3343501/
Joseph Michael Pate
Age :39
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 10/15/2023
Location : I-5+Flores
City : Red Bluff
County : Tehama
State : California
Agency : Tehama County SO, Red Bluff PD, Corning PD, Calfire
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after shootout at traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A Tehama deputy arrived at an accident and said he was shot by the driver with a rifle when he arrived. He radio’d for help and Red Bluff PD, Corning PD and Calfire all arrived. The driver with the rifle fled in the police car and was chased into the back of a semi truck, crashed and was arrested.
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Mashea Jordan 2 of 2
Age :42
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 10/14/2023
Location : Kiefer Blvd
City : Sacramento
County : Sacramento
State : California
Agency : Sacramento PD, Sacramento County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Sacramento PD chased a stolen Tesla through the city into the turf of Sacramento Sheriff’s Office where deputies joined the hunt. The chase was escalated to high speeds until the Tesla slammed into a minivan of a third-party motorist. Two people had to be extricated from the van. One of them died. One third-party person in the Tesla died also.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kcra.com/article/sacramento-county-crash-stolen-vehicle-tesla/45538410#
Aphis Nash 1 of 2
Age :26
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 10/14/2023
Location : Kiefer Blvd
City : Sacramento
County : Sacramento
State : California
Agency : Sacramento PD, Sacramento County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Sacramento PD chased a stolen Tesla through the city into the turf of Sacramento Sheriff’s Office where deputies joined the hunt. The chase was escalated to high speeds until the Tesla slammed into a minivan of a third-party motorist. Two people had to be extricated from the van. One of them died. One third-party person in the Tesla died also.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kcra.com/article/sacramento-county-crash-stolen-vehicle-tesla/45538410#
Christopher Thomas
Age :33
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 10/10/2023
Location : Country Club+El Dorado
City : Riverside
County : Riverside
State : California
Agency : Riverside County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bicyclist killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A Riverside County deputy hit and killed a bicyclist on 10/10/2023 at 3 a.m. It is unknown how fast the deputy was driving and whether on emergency call or not. He did not have his lights and sirens activated when he hit the bicyclist.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 10/09/2023
Location : 2800 block of Illinois Ave
City : South Gate
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : LASD
Officer(s) :
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
LASD chased a Range Rover believed stolen at high speed until it slammed into a total of 5 cars in a massive collision, killing one still unnamed third-party driver. The allegedly stolen car was destroyed and a civilian died as a result of this police chase crash.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.foxla.com/news/police-chase-ends-in-horrific-wreck-near-south-la (video)
Zhanyuan Yang
Age :31
Gender :Male
Race : Asian
Date : 10/09/2023
Location : Laguna St+Geary Blvd
City : San Francisco
County : San Francisco
State : California
Agency : San Francisco PD
Officer(s) : Troy Carrasco
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A vehicle crashed into the Chinese Embassy on Laguna Street near Geary Boulevard. A confused man emerged, yelled “Where is the CCP?”, referring to the Chinese Communist party while emerging with a crossbow and knives. San Francisco PD shot and killed him.
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Jose Mauricio Ochoa Jr.
Age :34
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 10/09/2023
Location : 2800 block of Illinois Ave
City : South Gate
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : LASD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
LASD chased a Range Rover believed stolen at high speed until it slammed into a total of 5 cars in a massive collision, killing one still unnamed third-party driver. The allegedly stolen car was destroyed and a still unnamed third party motorist was killed as a result of this LASD chase crash.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.foxla.com/news/police-chase-ends-in-horrific-wreck-near-south-la (video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNiJX2vHgjc
https://sweetjames.com/2023/10/12/jose-mauricio-ochoa-jr-pronounced-dead-stolen-vehicle-crash-southern-avenue-south-gate-ca/
Oscar Vasquez Lopez
Age :44
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 10/07/2023
Location : Sherman Way+Variel Ave
City : Canoga Park
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : LAPD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation of “man with gun” call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
LAPD were called to a parking lot where a man with a gun was seen in a pickup truck in front of a shopping mall. LAPD allege that he refused to follow commands. They shot and killed him. This is a developing story and will be updated when more information is known.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/man-killed-by-police-outside-shopping-center-in-san-fernando-valley/
https://2urbangirls.com/2023/10/authorities-id-man-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting-in-la-area/
Jack Lee Brown 1 of 2
Age :31
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 10/07/2023
Location : SR-178
City : Weldon
County : Kern
State : California
Agency : Kern County SO
Officer(s) : Amanda Plugge
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Kern County Sheriff’s Office officer Amanda Plugge escalated a high-speed against 31-year-old Jack Lee Brown who was driving a Geo. The driver being chased lost control and crashed into 2 motorcycles, a Yamaha and a BMW who were coincidental third-party motorists on the road. The motorcyclist on the BMW died. The Geo spun out of control after collision with the 2 motorcycles and in a second collision, officer Amanda Plugge who had evidently not observed a safe distance when hunting Jack Lee Brown in the Geo, hit the Geo, killing Brown. Deputy Plugge was not hurt but her chase created 2 fatalities and 1 serious injury. Kern County Sheriff’s Office did not give any reason for initiating the chase which police almost always do first if they can justify their actions. No reason or indication for urgency that may be warranted to escalate a dangerous chase is being given by police who have no comment thus far why this multi-fatality chase was undertaken in the first place. The crash occurred on State Route 178 near Kelso Valley Road at 11:44 p.m. on 10/07/2023.
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Jetzemany Maldonado 1 of 2
Age :19
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 10/07/2023
Location : SR-178
City : Weldon
County : Kern
State : California
Agency : Kern County SO
Officer(s) : Amanda Plugge
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by crash with police vehicle during chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
This victim is the first of 2 casualties that are the result of a high-speed police chase. The other victim is listed as Jack Lee Brown.
On 10/07/2023, Kern County Sheriff’s Office officer Amanda Plugge escalated a high-speed against 31-year-old Jack Lee Brown who was driving a Geo. The driver being chased lost control and crashed into 2 motorcycles, a Yamaha and a BMW who were coincidental third-party motorists on the road. The motorcyclist on the BMW died and this page serves to document his death.
The Geo spun out of control after collision with the 2 motorcycles and in a second collision, officer Amanda Plugge who had evidently not observed a safe distance when hunting Jack Lee Brown in the Geo, hit the Geo, killing Brown. Deputy Plugge was not hurt but her chase created 2 fatalities and 1 serious injury. Kern County Sheriff’s Office did not give any reason for initiating the chase which police almost always do first if they can justify their actions. No reason or indication for urgency that may be warranted to escalate a dangerous chase is being given by police who have no comment thus far why this multi-fatality chase was undertaken in the first place. The crash occurred on State Route 178 near Kelso Valley Road at 11:44 p.m. on 10/07/2023.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=re6ZUmZHJb8
https://www.kget.com/news/local-news/2-killed-in-multi-vehicle-crash-involving-kcso-deputy-on-hwy-178-chp/
https://www.gofundme.com/f/jetz-maldonado
Luis Munoz
Age :29
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 10/04/2023
Location : S Harbor Blvd+Orangewood Ave
City : Anaheim
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : Anaheim PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Anaheim PD were chasing Luis Munoz for an alleged prior sexual assault. A “confrontation” occurred and he was shot and killed. No details are known yet.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/suspect-shot-and-killed-by-police-near-disneyland/
Pedro Fuentes
Age :17
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 10/03/2023
Location : I-55+14th St
City : Tustin
County : Orange
State : California
Agency : California Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by vehicle while running from police
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A teenager accused of stealing copper fled from CHP and got out of his vehicle and ran from police. He was hit by a car and killed while running from CHP.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 09/30/2023
Location : Highway 101 offramp
City : San Francisco
County : San Francisco
State : California
Agency : San Francisco PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police saw a car they believed was connected to prior crimes and escalated a chase that ended at the 101 offramp when the vehicle crashed, killing the driver and injuring at least one other person.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/police-chase-ends-in-deadly-crash-in-san-francisco/3330983/
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/driver-killed-car-break-in-crew-sf-police-say-18400006.php
Ronell Thomas
Age :13
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 09/24/2023
Location : Bellflower St+Seneca Rd
City : Adelanto
County : San Bernardino
State : California
Agency : Adelanto PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Adelanto PD followed a vehicle they believed to be stolen. The driver did not stop and police escalated a high-speed chase that ended when the vehicle crashed at Bellflower Street and Seneca Road, killing 13-year-old Ronell Thomas. Two other boys, both 15, were hospitalized in unknown condition. The condition of two other boys, both 14, is unknown at this time.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.foxla.com/news/teen-killed-fleeing-deputies-in-stolen-car-in-adelanto
Name Not Disclosed
Age :50
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 09/22/2023
Location : 12000 block of Santiago Rd
City : Banning
County : Riverside
State : California
Agency : Morongo Tribal PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Morongo Tribal PD received a call that there was a dead body in the 12000 block of Santiago Road. When police arrived, they saw a man with a gun and shot and killed him. It turned out that there had been no dead body and a false murder had been called in to police under unknown circumstances.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :50
Gender :Male
Race : Native American
Date : 09/22/2023
Location : Morongo Indian Reservation
City : Riverside
County : Riverside
State : California
Agency : Morongo Tribal PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police responded to a shooting. They allege that when they arrived, the 50-year-old resident in his home committed suicide under police duress.
SOURCE LINKS :
Abel Valensia
Age :43
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 09/21/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Hesperia
County : San Bernardino
State : California
Agency : Hesperia PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A 43-year-old man made a false report to police about a burglary and when police arrived, they allege that he pointed a BB gun. Police allege that there had been no burglar and that he had made a false police report. It is unclear whether there had been a burglar and he had held the BB in self-defense which police may have mistaken as burglar or whether he had made a “false report” which police assumed when they arrived, shot him and found no burglar. The family struggled to make sense of the illogical and obviously incomplete story they were told and investigation is still ongoing.
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Ivan Solis Mora
Age :33
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 09/21/2023
Location : Gravilia St
City : Inglewood
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : Inglewood PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Inglewood PD allege that 33-year-old Ivan Mora had a knife tied to a stick who “lunged” at police. He was shot and killed during a mental health crisis call.
Family vehemently denies the weapons allegations and relates that Ivan Mora had schizophrenia, needed competent mental health help and that the situation was handled incompetently with respect to the needs of a mental health crisis. Bystanders recount that he was tasered, had beanbags shot at them before he was shot and killed.
“Instead of calling for the appropriate resources, instead of calling for the mental health team, they rushed in guns blazing and they escalated a situation which require more compassion, more empathy and a way to deal with individuals who have such conditions,” the family's lawyer Christian Contreras told media.
A crowd of demonstrators, led by Cliff Smith with the Coalition for Community Control Over Police, was demanding greater transparency in the police department, as well as asking for the names of the officers involved in the fatal shooting.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/police-kill-man-they-say-was-armed-with-knife-in-inglewood/3229676/
https://news.yahoo.com/demonstrators-call-justice-deadly-police-052727738.html
https://www.facebook.com/CoalitionForCommunityControlOverPolice/
Lamar Walker
Age :24
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 09/21/2023
Location : Eastshore Highway
City : Albany
County : Alameda
State : California
Agency : Albany Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after homicide
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police arrived at a Toyota of Berkeley service center in Albany on Eastshore Highway, found that a woman had been shot and a man with a gun got into a shootout with police. Police shot and killed him. The woman died also. The man and the woman had a small child together.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://abc7news.com/albany-shooting-toyota-of-berkeley-dealership/13810391/
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/police-activity-eastshore-highway-east-bay/3323733/
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 09/20/2023
Location : EB Hwy 92
City : San Mateo
County : San Mateo
State : California
Agency : San Mateo PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Pedestrian killed by CHP cruiser
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A San Mateo officer driving an unmarked patrol car with a handcuffed detainee in the front seat hit and killed a pedestrian crossing the road in San Mateo.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://abc7news.com/chp-officer-fatal-pedestrian-crash-killed-highway-92-san-mateo/13808772/
https://www.jacobyandmeyers.com/blog/highway-92-pedestrian-crash-left-pedestrian-fatal-in-san-mateo/
Willie (William) Burrell Nelson
Age :43
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/17/2023
Location : SR 96
City : Hoopa
County : Humboldt
State : California
Agency : California Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Neil Johnson
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On Sept. 17, 2023, at approximately 7:30 a.m. California Highway Patrol attempted a traffic stop for a cracked windshield and failure to wear a seatbelt on California State Route 96 in Hoopa. The vehicle did not stop and troopers escalated a chase, ending in the area of the 12500 block of SR-96.
William Burrell Nelson exited and fled on foot. Officer Johnson chased him approximately 200 yards before overtaking him. A struggle reportedly ensued as the officer tasered and attempted to take the man into custody and then shot and killed him.
It is believed that the man had been unarmed. He was deliberately killed for a combined total of a cracked windshield, failure to wear a seatbelt and failure to stop for police.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://lostcoastoutpost.com/2023/sep/17/officer-involved-shooting-investigation-in-hoopa/
Fatina Chaney
Age :19
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 09/16/2023
Location : I-80+Marysville Blvd
City : Sacramento
County : Sacramento
State : California
Agency : Sacramento PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Pedestrian running from police killed by cars
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Sacramento PD chased a woman in a car who stopped, got out of the car and ran away on foot with police chasing her. She was hit by several cars and died. Police did not reveal why they were chasing her.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQfuzISR_54
https://www.kcra.com/article/sacramento-business-80-pursuit-deadly-crash/45166854
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 09/14/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Los Angeles
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : LAPD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
LAPD got some reports of a “man with a knife” and sent officers who shot and killed the man.
SOURCE LINKS :
Carlos DeAnda
Age :35
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 09/13/2023
Location : 1200 block of New Hampshire Ave
City : Los Angeles
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : LAPD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during disturbance investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
LAPD were called out to the Pico-Union neighborhood with reports of a man with a knife causing a disturbance. Police found him in a church parking lot. Police shot him in the head and killed him. LAPD did not release bodycam footage and presented this unverifiable story only.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://abc7.com/deadly-shooting-lapd-pico-union-man-killed/13782466/
Cleavon Miles
Age :36
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 09/12/2023
Location : DOCO garage, 3rd St
City : Sacramento
County : Sacramento
State : California
Agency : Sacramento PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Sacramento PD arrived at a call of a man on a rooftop with a gun. Police besieged the location with SWAT and shot and killed the man. Police claimed that the man started firing at them. Multiple eyewitnesses said they never saw him shooting. His family reviewed all video and they were very upset, stating that Cleavon Miles was trying to give himself up when he was killed.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kcra.com/article/sacramento-family-react-man-shot-by-police-doco/45145889#
https://www.kcra.com/article/sacramento-family-responds-video-police-shooting-cleavon-miles/45347691#
Jory Lamarr Lester
Age :34
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 09/11/2023
Location : Pershing+W Fremont
City : Stockton
County : San Joaquin
State : California
Agency : Stockton PD
Officer(s) : Marcos Alonso
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during disturbance call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A man was reported for a disturbance and Stockton PD arrived. The man refused to engage with police and walked past them. They shot and killed him. Police claim he “pulled a gun from his pants”, adding that the "gun was as long as his leg", further adding that he had “engaged in a shooting with police.” This initial claim was changed to "he reached for his waistband," leaving it unclear how a very long gun could fit in his waistband. The only “gun” found was a plastic replica.
Bodycam video was released on 10/26/2023 and is linked below, showing only a man in the darkness with his back turned trying his best to get away from police with guns pointed at him until he is gunned down. No long guns or other guns can be seen in the video which is linked below. The video is heavily edited, omitting how the situation came about and cuts off at the sound of police gunfire.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://fox40.com/news/local-news/stockton/police-and-suspect-engage-in-shooting-in-stockton/
https://www.kcra.com/article/stockton-police-shoot-suspect/45099252
Robert Logan
Age :23
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/09/2023
Location : Lemee Lane
City : Mariposa
County : Mariposa
State : California
Agency : Mariposa County SO
Officer(s) : Slenders
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during stabbing
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Mariposa County deputies arrived at a call of someone being stabbed in the head with a knife and allegedly tried to attack police with the knife. They shot and killed him. The man was 23-year-old unhoused man Robert Logan.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://abc30.com/mariposa-deputy-shooting-suspect/13758796/
https://abc30.com/deputy-shooting-suspect-killed-body-camera-footage-released/13775240/
https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/crime/watch-bodycam-shows-deadly-shooting-by-deputy-in-mariposa/
Antonio Lacunas Escobar
Age :37
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 09/07/2023
Location : Foothill Blvd+City Center
City : Hayward
County : Alameda
State : California
Agency : Hayward PD
Officer(s) : Alexander Robinson, Dominic Espino
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : : Killed by police during investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A woman called 911 and reported that a man had pointed a BB gun at her near Foothill Boulevard. Hayward PD arrived and approached the man who walked away. Police chased him and claim that he pulled a gun. They shot and killed him.
The gun turned out to be a BB gun. One day after the killing, Hayward PD stated they did not know the man’s identity and would provide it, if they learned who he was.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/hayward-police-fatal-shooting-city-center-drive/
https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/hayward-police-fatal-shooting-city-center-drive/
Noe Rios
Age :35
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 09/07/2023
Location : Morris Reservoir area
City : Azusa
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : Azusa PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash during mental health welfare check.
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police were called on a mental health welfare check on a person. When they found him, they initiated a chase. The car fled and went off the cliff near Glendora Mountain Road and Highway 39.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/pursuit-suspect-dies-after-driving-off-cliff-in-azusa/
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/pursuit-suspect-dies-after-driving-off-cliff-in-azusa/
Johnny Angel
Age :53
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 09/06/2023
Location : 3200 block of Amberwood Ave
City : Rialto
County : San Bernardino
State : California
Agency : Chino PD, Fontana PD, SWAT
Officer(s) : Allen Smith, Matt Hall
Cause of Death : Unknown
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A man allegedly hit his brakes in front of a Rialto motorcycle officer, causing him to fall. Police interpreted this as an attack and began chasing the vehicle for a traffic violation. The officer was treated and released by several law enforcement agencies were looking for the man who had hit him. SWAT got a search warrant. The man tried to flee and fired shots at them when they appeared. Two officers fired back, killing him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.sbsun.com/2023/09/06/chino-police-fatally-shoot-suspect-in-rialto/
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/suspect-shot-and-killed-during-swat-situation-in-rialto/
https://abc7.com/chino-police-shooting-man-killed-rialto-neighborhood/13746616/
Renee Anette Stansbury
Age :38
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 09/04/2023
Location : Yosemite Dr+Lincoln Ave
City : Oildale
County : Kern
State : California
Agency : Kern County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed in police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Kern County deputies escalated a “brief” chase of a man who crashed into another vehicle, killing the unnamed passenger.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://usaccidentlawyer.com/news/one-killed-pursuit-crash-yosemite-drive-lincoln-avenue-oildale-ca/
Robert Boozer
Age :42
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/04/2023
Location : 1600 block of Dawn Haven+Colima Rd
City : Hacienda Heights
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department (LASD)
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after fatal stabbing
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A man stabbed his father to death and was shot and killed by LASD deputies.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://abc7.com/hacienda-heights-suspect-killed-deputy-involved-shooting-stabbing/13734890/
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 09/01/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Vallejo
County : Solano
State : California
Agency : Vallejo PD
Officer(s) :
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Vallejo PD saw a Tyoyta Avalon they felt was connected to prior offenses and escalated a chase. The vehicle fled and police claim that they temporarily lost sight of it. When they saw it again, they made a U-turn to chase it. The driver accelerated, hit 2 cars and a pole. The bystander driver of one of the cars he hit died.
SOURCE LINKS :
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 08/31/2023
Location : 3300 block of Tennessee St
City : Vallejo
County : Solano
State : California
Agency : Vallejo PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Vallejo PD chased a vehicle they felt might be involved in a crime in a different time and place. They hunted the car at high speed until it crashed into 2 other cars, killing the third-party motorist in one of the vehicles. The man whom police were chasing escaped and it is unknown whether he was guilty of anything.
SOURCE LINKS :
Elizandro Vargas
Age :31
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 08/31/2023
Location : 19th+Ocotillo
City : El Centro
County : Imperial
State : California
Agency : El Centro PD
Officer(s) : Adrian Hirales
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
El Centro PD followed a man carrying a brick at 6 a.m., claiming he was trying to rob a business with it. Police allege they demanded he drop the brick, that he refused and they therefore shot him to death.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://kyma.com/news/imperial-county/2023/08/31/man-dead-in-officer-involved-shooting/
Hudson Standley
Age :58
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 08/30/2023
Location : Tregaskis Ave
City : Vallejo
County : Solano
State : California
Agency : Vallejo PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Vallejo PD chased a Toyota Avalon they felt may be connected to previous robberies elsewhere. Police escalated the chase until the vehicle crashed, rolled over, killing the driver Hudson Standley and injuring an unnamed female passenger.
SOURCE LINKS :
Billy Gene Holden
Age :34
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 08/29/2023
Location : Robinson+Kentucky St
City : Bakersfield
County : Kern
State : California
Agency : Bakersfield PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Bakersfield PD tried to stop a motorcycle for a vehicle code violation that fled. Police escalated a chase and the motorcycle crashed and the driver died.