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Noelia Gomez
Age :18
Gender :Female
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 08/28/2024
Location : East Main Street near North College Avenue
City : Newark
County : New Castle
State : Delaware
Agency : University of Delaware Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Pedestrian killed by motorcycle involved in police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On August 28, 2024, the University of Delaware Police Department escalated a pursuit of a motorcycle that refused to stop for police, causing the motorcycle to lose control and strike Noelia Gomez, an 18-year-old University of Delaware student, as she crossed East Main Street near North College Avenue. Gomez was killed upon impact. Four additional pedestrians were also struck, though their conditions remain unknown.
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Noelia Gomez, a freshman majoring in accounting and business management, had just started her studies at the University of Delaware.
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The incident is under investigation by the Newark Police Department’s Traffic Division.
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NUMBER OF CASUALTIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER:
1 fatality.
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Last Update: December 3, 2024.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/university-of-delaware-student-killed-motorcycle-crash-newark/3954398/
https://patch.com/new-jersey/westfield/clark-woman-university-delaware-freshman-fatally-hit-motorcycle
https://www.fox29.com/news/motorcycle-driver-accused-fatally-striking-university-delaware-student-charged
Zamiyah Stevens
Age :10
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 08/21/2024
Location : Airport and Christiana Roads
City : New Castle
County : New Castle
State : Delaware
Agency : Delaware State Police
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Police chase crash killing bystander mom in minivan, killing her 10-year-old daughter, injuring 4 more of her children, including 1 critically
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On August 21, 2024, Delaware State Police escalated a high-speed chase after the driver of a Kia failed to stop for a traffic signal. As a result of the high-speed chase, the vehicle crashed into a minivan driven by Karisma Stevens, who was transporting her children, including 10-year-old Zamiyah Stevens. Both Karisma and Zamiyah were killed instantly.
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Three other children from the same family, aged 8, 5, and 3, were injured, with one in critical condition. The reason for the police chase was the Kia driver's failure to stop at a traffic stop, prompting police to escalate the chase.
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The driver of the Kia was arrested after the crash and charged with two counts of second-degree murder.
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Zamiyah Stevens' family has been devastated by the tragic loss of her and her mother.
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The Delaware State Police Troop 2 Collision Reconstruction Unit is leading the investigation into this incident.
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NUMBER OF CASUALTIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER:
2 fatalities.
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Today's Date: December 3, 2024.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://dsp.delaware.gov/2024/08/23/update-victims-identified-and-suspect-arrested-state-police-investigating-three-vehicle-fatal-crash-in-new-castle/
https://dsp.delaware.gov/2024/08/22/state-police-investigating-three-vehicle-fatal-crash-in-new-castle/
https://hoodline.com/2024/08/wilmington-man-charged-with-second-degree-murder-following-fatal-three-vehicle-crash-in-new-castle/
https://www.fox29.com/news/shocking-new-details-emerge-new-castle-county-crash-killed-mother-daughter
https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/man-charged-in-crash-that-killed-mother-and-daughter-in-delaware/3950999/
https://www.fox29.com/news/child-woman-killed-6-others-injured-delaware-crash-caught-surveillance-video
https://firststateupdate.com/2024/08/troopers-update-fatal-crash-in-new-castle/
https://firststateupdate.com/2024/08/man-charged-with-murder-in-new-castle-fatal-crash/
Karisma Stevens
Age :29
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 08/21/2024
Location : Airport and Christiana Roads
City : New Castle
County : New Castle
State : Delaware
Agency : Delaware State Police
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Police chase crash killing bystander mom in minivan, killing her 10-year-old daughter, injuring 4 more of her children, including 1 critically
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On August 21, 2024, Delaware State Police escalated a high-speed chase after the driver of a Kia failed to stop for a traffic signal. As a result of the high-speed chase, the vehicle crashed into a minivan driven by 29-year-old Karisma Stevens, who was transporting her children, including 10-year-old Zamiyah Stevens. Both Karisma and Zamiyah were killed instantly.
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Three other children from the same family, aged 8, 5, and 3, were injured, with one in critical condition. The reason for the police chase was the Kia driver's failure to stop at a traffic stop, prompting police to escalate the chase.
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The driver of the Kia was arrested after the crash and charged with two counts of second-degree murder.
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The family has been devastated by the tragic loss of both Karisma and Zamiyah.
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The Delaware State Police Troop 2 Collision Reconstruction Unit is leading the investigation into this incident.
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NUMBER OF CASUALTIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 2 fatalities.
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Today's Date: December 3, 2024.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://dsp.delaware.gov/2024/08/23/update-victims-identified-and-suspect-arrested-state-police-investigating-three-vehicle-fatal-crash-in-new-castle/
https://dsp.delaware.gov/2024/08/22/state-police-investigating-three-vehicle-fatal-crash-in-new-castle/
https://hoodline.com/2024/08/wilmington-man-charged-with-second-degree-murder-following-fatal-three-vehicle-crash-in-new-castle/
https://www.fox29.com/news/shocking-new-details-emerge-new-castle-county-crash-killed-mother-daughter
https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/man-charged-in-crash-that-killed-mother-and-daughter-in-delaware/3950999/
https://www.fox29.com/news/child-woman-killed-6-others-injured-delaware-crash-caught-surveillance-video
https://firststateupdate.com/2024/08/troopers-update-fatal-crash-in-new-castle/
https://firststateupdate.com/2024/08/man-charged-with-murder-in-new-castle-fatal-crash/
Francisco Vasquez
Age :57
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 08/05/2024
Location : Limestone Road
City : Stanton/Wilmington
County : New Castle
State : Delaware
Agency : Delaware State Police
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after homicide and arson
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On August 4, 2024, Francisco Vasquez, 57, entered the home of his ex-wife, Alondra Quinonez, on Limestone Road in Wilmington, Delaware, and shot her, killing her. He then set the house on fire and fled the scene. After the shooting, law enforcement discovered Quinonez's body and worked quickly to track Vasquez.
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Delaware State Police located Vasquez near the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal after a pursuit. He was seen on an electrical tower, armed and refusing to surrender. After several hours of attempted negotiation, Vasquez fired at police officers, prompting them to return fire. Vasquez was shot and killed at the scene.
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Vasquez had a history of domestic violence, and this incident tragically took the life of Quinonez and disrupted the lives of her family. The Delaware State Police Homicide Unit is leading the investigation into this case.
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NUMBER OF CASUALTIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER:
1 fatality.
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Today's Date: December 3, 2024.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://dsp.delaware.gov/2024/08/07/update-victim-and-suspect-identified-state-police-detectives-investigating-homicide-and-officer-involved-shooting-in-new-castle-county/
https://firststateupdate.com/2024/08/troopers-identify-victim-suspect-in-limestone-road-murder-canal-standoff/
https://www.fox29.com/news/man-killed-police-after-deadly-shooting-housefire-delaware-identified
https://www.yahoo.com/news/woman-killed-former-stepdad-then-180805515.html
https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/del-troopers-kill-man-womans-slaying-electrical-tower/3935466/
https://kwachasense.com/2024/08/08/alondra-quinonez-dies-in-fatal-wilmington-shooting-2/
https://kwachasense.com/2024/08/07/francisco-vasquez-dies-in-fatal-wilmington-shooting/
Arnold Azamar
Age :51
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 06/04/2024
Location : 1435 East Lebanon Road Kent assisted living facility
City : Dover
County : Kent
State : Delaware
Agency : Delaware State Police, Probation and Parole, Wyoming Police Department and Dover Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after homicide
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On June 4, 2024, Arnold Azamar, 51, visited a female relative at the Kent Assisted Living Facility. He was asked to leave by staff, and as he was escorted out, he shot and killed staff member William Whitehead. Azamar then fled the scene, and Delaware State Police, assisted by officers from multiple departments, located him near the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal.
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Azamar, armed and refusing to surrender, was approached by police. After a standoff, he fired at officers, prompting them to return fire, killing him at the scene.
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The Delaware State Police Homicide Unit is leading the investigation into this incident.
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NUMBER OF CASUALTIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER:
2 fatalities.
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Last Update: December 3, 2024
SOURCE LINKS :
https://dsp.delaware.gov/2024/06/06/update-victim-and-suspect-identified-state-police-detectives-investigating-homicide-and-officer-involved-shooting-in-dover/
https://firststateupdate.com/2024/06/troopers-identify-two-dead-at-dover-senior-center/
https://www.wmdt.com/2024/06/homicide-officer-involved-shooting-at-dover-senior-living-facility-under-investigation/
https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/gunman-killed-police-shooting-worker-delaware-senior-living-center/3877714/
https://www.allsides.com/news/2024-06-06-1315/general-news/men-fatally-shot-1-police-outside-assisted-living-facility-near
https://milfordlive.com/update-victim-and-suspect-identified-state-police-detectives-investigating-homicide-and-officer-involved-shooting-in-dover/
Jakyrah Wayman
Age :26
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 12/16/2023
Location : S Dupont Boulevard
City : Smyrna
County : Kent
State : Delaware
Agency : Delaware State Police
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Pedestrian killed by police cruiser
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Jakyrah Wayman was a pedestrian who was hit and killed by a police cruiser. She was hit by 2 additional vehicles after the cruiser.
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Brian Holben
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 12/01/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Greenwood
County : Sussex
State : Delaware
Agency : US Marshals, Maryland State Police, Greenwood PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
An unknown number of officers and agents from US Marshals, Maryland State police and Greenwood PD stormed a small camper where Brian Holben was located. After an unknown standoff, he was found dead from self-inflicted gunshot wound. No transparency has been afforded to the public why this large multi-agency search warrant and targeting of the camper was undertaken.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 10/05/2023
Location : Newton Rd
City : Bridgeville
County : Sussex
State : Delaware
Agency : Bridgeville PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police under circumstances not yet explained
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A man forced his way into an apartment with a gun but fled before police arrived. The same man was reported shortly thereafter to force his way into a grain elevator and feed mill where he worked. He again had a gun and said this was his last day and again left. In both appearances at the home and the business, he had not hurt anyone and from the description of behavior seemed to be in some sort of mental health crisis. Police found him walking in a field. An altercation took place and police allege that he fired a shot at them. Police fired several shots back and he fled. He was later found dead with a bullet in his head and a shell casing next to him. Police allege that it was self-inflicted but this is unconfirmed at this time.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://firststateupdate.com/2023/10/subject-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting-in-bridgeville/
Name Not Disclosed
Age :34
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 09/21/2023
Location : Leader Dr, Newark Oaks
City : New Castle
County : New Castle
State : Delaware
Agency : New Castle County SO, SWAT
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Unknown whether shot by police or self
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
New Castle deputies and SWAT were called to a home where a man was holding 2 people hostage. When police arrived, the 34-year-old still unnamed man shot and killed the woman and injured the other man. When SWAT made forcible entry, they used flashbangs and robots, fired on the man. He was later found dead from gunshot wounds. Police speculate that their bullet or his own may have killed him but have not determined this so far.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://6abc.com/new-castle-county-shooting-investigation-murder-suicide-woman-dead/13811042/
Loreen Betty Miller
Age :59
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 09/11/2023
Location : S Little Creek Rd
City : New Castle
County : New Castle
State : Delaware
Agency : Dover PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police car crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A Dover PD officer was traveling westbound on South Little Creek Road when he ran into a Camaro that was traveling eastbound on South Little Creek Road, trying to turn left onto Signal Street. The two vehicles collided. Loreen Miller died.
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Tremaine Jackson
Age :28
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 08/31/2023
Location : 2200 block of Hessler Blvd
City : Minquadale
County : New Castle
State : Delaware
Agency : Delaware State Police
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police under undisclosed circumstances
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Delaware State Police saw Tremaine Jackson who allegedly left the store with stolen merchandise. A DSP trooper tried to stop him from leaving and hung on to his car, getting stuck between the door and the guard rail of the parking lot. The trooper shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://6abc.com/officer-involved-shooting-suspect-dead-new-castle-delaware-deadly/13721701/
https://6abc.com/officer-involved-shooting-suspect-dead-new-castle-delaware-deadly/13721701/
Andrew Edelmann
Age :22
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/06/2023
Location : Seven Eleven
City : Richardson Park
County : New Castle
State : Delaware
Agency : New Castle County PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during drug investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 03/07/2023, outside of a 7-Eleven on the 200 block of Maryland Avenue in Richardson Park, one unnamed New Castle County police officer opened fire in the parking lot, shooting a man and woman believed to be in their 20s. The man named Andrew Edelmann died. The condition of the woman is unknown. Police were in the area of Maryland Avenue and W. Champlain Avenue conducting a drug investigation. Police did not explain why they shot the two. Police were in an unmarked pickup truck and did not answer whether the detective who fired the shots had been an undercover agent. It is unknown why police felt threatened by Edelmann.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://6abc.com/new-castle-county-police-shooting-7eleven-maryland-avenue-richardson-park/12922785/
https://6abc.com/new-castle-county-police-shooting-7eleven-maryland-avenue-richardson-park/12922785/
Jonathan Wesley Wiseman
Age :39
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 12/02/2022
Location : I-95 SB/Route 896
City : Newark
County : New Castle
State : Delaware
Agency : Delaware State Police, Newport PD, New Castle County PD, New Castle PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Delaware State Police troopers were dispatched to a report of a "suspicious person with a gun" and chased Wiseman to an area near Route 141, where a shootout began during which a bus carrying high school students was hit three times. One of the bullets entered the school bus while another was lodged in the seventh-row window where a student was sitting. Wiseman ran onto Route 141 and carjacked one person before fleeing down I-95 south toward Newark. That triggered additional shootouts at several locations, as well as another carjacking, over a period of about an hour. Delaware State Police finally stopped Wiseman's car near Route 896 and police engaged him gunfire, killing him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://news.yahoo.com/know-delaware-carjacking-police-chase-192414482.html
https://www.wdel.com/news/shooting-closes-i-95/article_c295d8f0-724a-11ed-bfb5-9b118e7948f3.html
https://minmin-tv-cp.com/carjacking-chase-leads-to-man-killed-chaos/
Philip B. Bratton
Age :28
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 11/11/2022
Location : Roxana Rd+Pyle Center Rd
City : Frankford
County : Sussex
State : Delaware
Agency : Delaware State Police
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Delaware State Police say a trooper observed a car driving recklessly on Vines Creek Road west of Powell Farm Road and attempted a traffic stop. Police say the trooper chased the car while it ignored emergency lights and sirens, continuing to drive recklessly at high speeds. When the car reached the intersection of Roxana Road and Pyle Center Road, he collided with a tractor trailer, who had a green light. The vehicle crashed into the rear of the tractor trailer, lodging itself underneath. The trailer dragged the car a short distance before stopping.Phillip Bratton died on the scene.
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Rodney K. Robinson II
Age :21
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/19/2022
Location : Starboard Restaurant at 2009 Coastal Hwy City: Dewey Beach
City : Dewey Beach
County : Sussex
State : Delaware
Agency : Dewey Beach PD
Officer(s) : Dylan Ebke
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during “man with gun” call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Rodney Robinson was allegedly seen with a gun leaving a restaurant. Police searched him, could not find a gun and chased him when he returned to the restaurant, shooting and killing him.
SOURCE LINKS :
Justifiedhttps://whyy.org/articles/dewey-beach-police-shooting-rodney-robinson-starboard-bar/
https://www.capegazette.com/article/questions-remain-dewey-police-involved-shooting/237095
Quinn Patrick Annable
Age :20
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 10/12/2021
Location : Howard R. Young Correctional Institution, 1301 East 12th Street
City : Wilmington
County : New Castle
State : Delaware
Agency : Delaware Department of Correction
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Unknown
Event : Found dead in jail
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On October 12, 2021, 20-year-old University of Delaware student Quinn Patrick Annable was found unresponsive in his cell at the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution in Wilmington. Despite immediate medical attention, he was pronounced dead. Annable had been arrested on October 6, 2021, following incidents where he allegedly threatened pedestrians with an air pistol that shot metal pellets. He was charged with multiple offenses, including possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony and aggravated menacing. At the time of his death, Annable was held in pretrial custody. The Delaware Department of Correction reported that his death was the most recent suicide in their custody at that time.