Death by Cop  2022-2024

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Sergio Pino

Age :67

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 07/16/2024

Location : Isla Dorada Boulevard

City : Coral Gables

County : Miami-Dade

State : Florida

Agency : FBI

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Sergio Pino was a well known high-end developer who was under FBI investigation for a murder for hire. The target had been his wife while they were in the process of a divorce. He was accused of hiring a murder crew with plans to kill her with fentanyl. Another crew had pointed guns at her. Arson was also tried. The FBI became aware and arrived with warrants. Flashbangs were heard and the FBI was seen carrying out electronics, safes and three boxes of documents. Sergio Pino died from suicide under police duress during the raid. He had been the largest latino builder in the country and the founder of Century Homebuilders Group and a high-profile Miami-Dade County builder and significant political donor to conservative Republican causes for decades.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.local10.com/news/local/2024/07/16/fbi-raids-coral-gables-home-of-prominent-developer-sergio-pino/

https://www.al.com/news/2024/07/miami-developer-accused-of-poisoning-wife-kills-himself-as-swat-team-comes-for-him.html

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 07/14/2024

Location : I-75

City : Micanopy

County : Marion

State : Florida

Agency : Florida Highway Patrol

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after car chase

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A family traveled in 2 vehicles when Florida Highway Patrol chased a vehicle into a crash with one of their vehicles. Police shot and killed the man whom they had been chasing.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wcjb.com/2024/07/16/suspect-dies-trooper-involved-shooting-i-75-witnesses-say/

Mark Hunter

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 07/14/2024

Location : 49th Street North

City : Lealman

County : Pinellas

State : Florida

Agency : Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Deputy Lira-Rangel

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Pedestrian killed by police vehicle

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Pinellas deputy Lira-Rangel was driving and allegedly felt a bump. He had run over a 73-year-old man who had been sitting confused on the road. The man died.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wfla.com/news/pinellas-county/pcso-deputy-runs-over-kills-pedestrian-sitting-in-middle-of-road/

Henry Maynard

Age :19

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 07/12/2024

Location : Oakwood Estates

City : Winter Haven

County : Polk

State : Florida

Agency : Polk County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Christian Quattlebaum

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during pursuit after vehicular assault

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A man hit his grandmother with a car while driving away and fled. Polk County deputies followed him and shot and killed him after he ran over his grandmother during the chase.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wfla.com/news/polk-county/polk-county-deputies-shoot-kill-man-who-hit-grandmother-with-car-rammed-into-deputys-vehicle-judd-says/
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/state/florida/article290071559.html

https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2024/07/13/suspect-shot-killed-by-polk-county-deputy-after-ramming-patrol-car-sheriff-says/

Name Not Disclosed

Age :80

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 07/12/2024

Location : 11195 South Jog Road

City : Boynton Beach

County : Palm Beach

State : Florida

Agency : Boynton Beach Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Bystander on road killed by police vehicle

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A Boynton Beach officer on his way to a call driving at unknown speeds slammed into a passenger car and killed an 80-year-old driver of a Hyundai on the road.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vq-YL6-FPHI

https://www.wpbf.com/article/florida-palm-beach-county-sheriffs-office-deputy-injured-crash/61582187

Kevin Matthews

Age :40

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 07/11/2024

Location : Gate Parkway and Skinner Lake Drive

City : Jacksonville

County : Duval

State : Florida

Agency : US Marshals

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Kevin Matthews was believed to have killed two people in Knoxville, Tennessee. He was tracked by US Marshals across several states and was discovered in a motel in Jacksonville, Florida. When police arrived to arrest him, a shot was heard. He had shot himself in the head and died from suicide in his hotel room.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/local/man-suspected-killing-2-knoxville-dies-by-suicide-jacksonville-hotel-room-police-say/W6NUS7OKTZHSXF74TLBUHXSQ5U/

Dayana Hernandez

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 07/11/2024

Location : US41 and Bay Street

City : Osprey

County : Sarasota

State : Florida

Agency : Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Bicyclist killed by police cruiser

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Dayana Hernandez had just gotten off work from her Walmart shift and was on her bicycle going home when she was hit and killed by a Sarasota County police cruiser driven by a 25-year-old unnamed deputy. She leaves behind a young child and husband and a dire financial situation. The family is hoping to reunite her with relatives in Colombia and has a GoFundMe which is linked below.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.mysuncoast.com/2024/07/23/flower-memorial-set-up-victim-hit-killed-by-sarasota-deput/

https://www.gofundme.com/f/honoring-dayana-support-for-her-family

Tristan James Robert Mayberry

Age :19

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 07/11/2024

Location : West Oak Ridge Road and Kingsgate Drive

City : Oak RidgeOrange

County : Orange

State : Florida

Agency : Orange County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by gang unit investigators at gas station

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Orange County Sheriff’s gang unit deputies were conducting surveillance on a house with multiple people being under surveillance for possible gang-related activity. Tristan Mayberry, 19, left the house with a gun according to police who escalated a confrontation at a nearby gas Seven Eleven station. Police claim that Mayberry made a "suspicious motion" and they shot and killed him. Bodycam is linked below and only shows him in a convenience store, committing no crimes, defensively walking away from an aggressive cop with a gun pointed at his head. A second officer corners him and he is shot and killed in the middle. Police stated that he had a gun or pointed a gun in various forms but this is not seen on BWC. A teenager walking away from an aggressive officer in a store is all that is visible. It is unlikely that police cut away any footage proving he held a gun. The bodycam is linked below.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wesh.com/article/oak-ridge-scene-orange-county/61582890

https://www.wftv.com/news/video-person-dies-after-shooting-7-eleven-orlando-police-say/85fd2d46-1b2e-47af-a8c4-076488ccbdad/

https://www.wftv.com/news/local/video-shows-moments-before-deputy-shoots-kills-suspect-inside-7-eleven/TE2CDA7SHRGWVGGN6YDYPQW2PU/

Michael Knowles

Age :65

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 07/07/2024

Location : 23000 block of Okeechobee Road

City : St. Lucie

County : St. Lucie

State : Florida

Agency : St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Bicyclist killed by unmarked police vehicle

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A St. Lucie County deputy driving home at 2 a.m. after his shift hit and killed a bicyclist on the road. Details are unknown.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wptv.com/news/treasure-coast/region-st-lucie-county/bicyclist-killed-after-collision-involving-off-duty-st-lucie-county-sheriffs-deputy

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 07/03/2024

Location : I Street and Cervantes Street

City : Pensacola

County : Escambia

State : Florida

Agency : Pensacola Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Pensacola PD traffic-stopped a man for expired plates. When police approached the vehicle, the man shot and killed himself.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://cbs12.com/news/local/driver-shoots-himself-in-the-head-during-traffic-stop-in-escambia-county#

John Jay Niebuhr

Age :40

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 06/28/2024

Location : Unknown

City : Melbourne

County : Brevard

State : Florida

Agency : Melbourne Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after trespassing

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

John Neibuhr was at Orlando Airport and allegedly tried to make it on a plane. Airline personnel sent him away and police followed him outside to a hotel parking lot where they found him in his car. Police state they saw a gun in the car and shot and killed him. A dog was also with him in the car and was not harmed.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/melbourne-police-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-airport-hotel

https://www.wftv.com/news/man-dies-following-officer-involved-shooting-melbourne-airport/a281e21a-54e4-4fcb-b323-0a4c172ede64/

Daniel Jenkins

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 06/26/2024

Location : Unknown

City : Wauchula

County : Hardee

State : Florida

Agency : Hardee County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Described

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during arrest

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Hardee County deputies arrived at a mobile home with an arrest warrant for a probation violation for Daniel Jenkins who tried to flee. Police said he held two knives. Police fired a taser at him and then shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.fox13news.com/news/hardee-county-deputies-scene-officer-involved-shooting

William J Banks Jr.

Age :47

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 06/26/2024

Location : Babcock Street and Strawbridge Avenue

City : Babcock Street and Strawbridge Avenue

County : Melbourne

State : Florida

Agency : Melbourne Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during “suspicious person” call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Police arrived at a home after a call about a suspicious person. Police located William J. Banks Jr. and engaged him in a shootout and killed him. The landlord stated that the man had been an excellent tenant and positive human being and he does not understand how this could have happened.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wesh.com/article/melbourne-police-active-shooter-situation/61420863

Trevion O’Neil Moton

Age :22

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 06/26/2024

Location : Unknown

City : Escambia

County : Escambia

State : Florida

Agency : Escambia County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Fell from height during police chase

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Following a drive-by shooting in which a woman was injured, Escambia Police chased a group of youth until one jumped or fell from a height and died.

SOURCE LINKS :

http://www.northescambia.com/2024/06/three-suspects-ecso-k-9-jump-from-bridge-after-chase

https://www.wkrg.com/northwest-florida/escambia-county/escambia-county-sheriff-identifies-suspect-who-died-jumping-from-highway-90-bridge-after-chase/

Name Not Disclosed

Age :20

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 06/25/2024

Location : Escambia River Bridge

City : Escambia

County : Escambia

State : Florida

Agency : Escambia County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Died in fall from bridge during police chase

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Escambia County deputies chased a vehicle they felt to be tied to a previous shooting. The vehicle did not stop and police attacked it with a PIT maneuver, disabling it. Three males ran from the vehicle and jumped over the bridge into the water. A 20-year-old man died on impact.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.pnj.com/story/news/crime/2024/06/25/pensacola-drive-by-shooting-injures-woman-suspect-dies-escambia-river-bridge/74205554007/

Mariel Rivera Samuels

Age :

Gender :Female

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 06/25/2024

Location : NE 2nd Ave and NE 25th St

City : Miami

County : Miami-Dade

State : Florida

Agency : Miami Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during disturbance call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A man called 911 stating that his roommate had met him with a knife and was erratic. Miami PD arrived and shot and killed Mariel Rivera Samuels, alleging that she had charged at them with a knife. Her roommate stated that she had a history of mental illness.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/1-shot-killed-by-police-in-edgewater-authorities/3346747/

Javontee Johnquel Brice

Age :28

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 06/24/2024

Location : Unknown

City : Hamilton County

County : Hamilton

State : Florida

Agency : Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after 3 homicides

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Javontae Brice allegedly shot and killed 3 women, among them his mother, and had fled to Florida. Police caught up with him in Hamilton County and tried to approach him when he stopped at a service station. Police engaged in a shootout and killed him. There is a record on prolonged mental health issues before the Manatee County courts involving Brice. He apparently was in need of mental health services that were lacking.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wctv.tv/2024/06/25/suspect-accused-killing-3-people-manatee-county-killed-shootout-with-police-hamilton-county/

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 06/21/2024

Location : Unknown

City : Apopka

County : Orange

State : Florida

Agency : Apopka Police Department, SWAT

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

After an overdose, police arrived, tried to question a man, brought heavy tactical gear, bore down on the residence, breached the apartment until the man ran away and shot and killed himself under police duress.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKnkqcqYZKA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5e93EjDiVeM

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/swat-team-surrounds-apopka-apartment-complex-with-weapons-drawn/ar-BB1oFOLx?ocid=BingNewsVerp&apiversion=v2&noservercache=1&domshim=1&renderwebcomponents=1&wcseo=1&batchservertelemetry=1&nose

Frank E. Rodriguez

Age :29

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 06/21/2024

Location : 4000 block of West Hillsborough Avenue

City : Tampa

County : Hillsborough

State : Florida

Agency : Tampa Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by hit-and-run vehicle while running from ongoing police tasings

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Frank Rodriguez allegedly choked and hit a woman and also attacked a nearby unhoused man but was reportedly unarmed and throwing punches. When police arrived, both Rodriguez and the woman were in his vehicle. The woman told police multiple times that she was fine. Police refused to drop the issue and touched or pushed Rodriguez who ran. Police fired their taser. Fleeing the taser, he ran directly into the path of a car and was killed while the car fled the scene.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wfla.com/news/hillsborough-county/man-killed-in-hit-and-run-after-tampa-police-officers-tried-to-arrest-him/

Christopher Pringle

Age :33

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 06/20/2024

Location : Unknown

City : Post St. Lucie

County : St. Lucie

State : Florida

Agency : St. Lucie Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during missing person investigation

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Christopher Pringle, 33, was reported missing while visiting Port St. Lucie from Texas. Based upon the missing person report, St. Lucie Police first located him on the highway and placed stop sticks. He drove on and police escalated a hunt with reportedly dozens of police, a helicopter, drones when police found him in his van inside of a shopping mall. When police found him by pinging his cell phone, a SWAT standoff was started by police who also locked down the mall. Police brought a Lenco BearCat. They shattered the windows of his van and threw in flashbang grenades. Chemical agents were used and he was heard coughing inside. Finally, Christopher Pringle committed suicide under the prolonged intense police attacks. Police stated that he was not sought in connection with any crime but rather that this was a missing person case that was for unclear reasons carried out very aggressively with him fleeing the police onslaught and eventually leading to his death. His family stated that he had been depressed and was an all around positive person. Police state the only weapon he had on him was a homemade .22. He was not reported to have threatened or harmed anyone.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://hoodline.com/2024/06/texas-man-found-deceased-following-standoff-with-port-st-lucie-police-at-shopping-plaza/

https://cbs12.com/news/local/christopher-pringle-man-barricades-himself-inside-car-shoot-and-kills-himself-florida-june-20-2024

Christos Alexander Themelis Jr.

Age :19

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 06/15/2024

Location : Cactus Wren Place

City : Tampa

County : Hillsborough

State : Florida

Agency : Tampa Police Department, Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Brandon Schade, Richard Ziegler, Bjar Atkins, Ciara Moncada

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after double homicide

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Tampa PD and Hillsborough County deputies arrived at a domestic violence call to find Christos Alexander and his mother outside. Under pressure of arriving police, Alexander shot and killed his mother. Alexander then locked himself in the home. Police brought SWAT and a robot was deployed to breach the house. He was found dead by a police robot in the house and is believed to have died in a shootout with SWAT.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wfla.com/news/hillsborough-county/monster-tampa-19-year-old-kills-parents-shoots-deputy-in-gunfight-sheriff-says/

Willy Lumaine

Age :33

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 06/09/2024

Location : 2948 Grand Ave

City : Fort Myers

County : Lee

State : Florida

Agency : Fort Myers Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after homicide

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Willy Lumaine killed and dismembered his roommate. His wife called police who arrived, found Lumaine holding a dismembered torso and a knife and shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.fox4now.com/violent-attack-man-shot-by-police-after-mutilated-body-found-in-fort-myers

https://www.news-press.com/story/news/local/2024/06/10/wife-children-hid-as-fort-myers-man-dismembered-roommate-police-say-willy-lumaine/74049620007/

https://wiod.iheart.com/featured/florida-news/content/2024-06-12-man-killed-by-fort-myers-police-after-murdering-and-dismembering-roomate/

https://www.nbc-2.com/article/florida-man-murder-roommate-fort-myers-police/61072149

Gabriel Gelpi Rodriguez

Age :33

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 06/08/2024

Location : NW Second Street

City : Homestead

County : Miami-Dade

State : Florida

Agency : Homestead Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during arrest

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Homestead Police arrived on NW Second Street to arrest Gabriel Rodriguez for a previous incident. They shot and killed Rodriguez when they encountered him at home, allegedly holding an unspecified sharp object.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwaPNDOuuw4

John David Herron

Age :65

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 06/07/2024

Location : Old Moultrie Road at US-1 South

City : St. Augustine

County : St. Johns

State : Florida

Agency : St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during mental health welfare check

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

St. Johns County deputies were called on a welfare check for a mental health crisis on a man who was armed, intoxicated and suicidal. Police confronted him and he allegedly rammed a police car. Police shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/local/man-dies-deputy-involved-shooting-after-ramming-patrol-vehicle-friday-evening/ARQKZFTDHNDY7OBL3PSBBRKY3U/

Gabriel Rodriguez

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 06/07/2024

Location : Northwest Second Street and Krome Avenue

City : Homestead

County : Miami-Dade

State : Florida

Agency : Homestead Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during investigation

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Homestead PD arrived at an apartment complex looking for Gabriel Rodriguez to investigate a previous event. Police allege that Rodriguez came at them with an unspecified “sharp object” and they shot and killed him. Eyewitnesses described a chaotic scene with a very bloody apartment with many bullet holes by police. Rodriguez’ family members and pregnant girlfriend were forced out of the apartment by police just prior to the shooting.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.local10.com/news/local/2024/06/07/police-investigation-underway-in-homestead/

https://wsvn.com/news/local/miami-dade/fdle-investigating-deadly-police-involved-shooting-in-homestead/

Jerry Lee Hollingsworth

Age :44

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 06/06/2024

Location : Unknown

City : Defuniak Springs

County : Walton

State : Florida

Agency : Walton County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Walton County deputies arrived at the home of corrections officer Jerry Hollingsworth to arrest him for an Okaloosa warrant for missing a court date for soliciting a child online. Hollingsworth committed suicide under police duress. Officer Hollingsworth had been arrested in 2022 for soliciting a boy who turned out to be an officer.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wjhg.com/2024/06/06/man-kills-himself-after-standoff-with-deputies-walton-county/

https://www.sheriff-okaloosa.org/walton-county-man-charged-with-online-solicitation-of-a-child/

https://www.nwfdailynews.com/story/news/crime/2022/08/05/okaloosa-correctional-institute-officer-charged-soliciting-child/10245614002/

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Female

Race : Unknown

Date : 06/01/2024

Location : NW 11th and NW 9th Streets

City : Ft. Lauderdale

County : Broward

State : Florida

Agency : Ft. Lauderdale Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Bystander killed by officer

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

An officer was apparently rushing to a call and collided with a female driver on NW 11 th and 9 th Streets. The female driver was killed. It is unknown how fast the officer had been driving.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRspdvKlLdw

Daniel Lewis

Age :27

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 05/31/2024

Location : Northwest 161 Street and 27 Place

City : Miami Gardens

County : Miami-Dade

State : Florida

Agency : Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Miami Gardens Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during “proactive patrols for gang activity

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

An unidentified man was killed in a shootout with federal AFT agents and Miami Gardens Police. Police explained that they had been doing “proactive detail” due to recent shootings and this shooting was possibly the result of this work.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.local10.com/news/local/2024/05/31/gunman-dies-after-shootout-with-police-federal-agents-in-miami-gardens/

Pam Damewood

Age :73

Gender :Female

Race : White

Date : 05/30/2024

Location : Harden Boulevard

City : Lakeland

County : Hillsborough

State : Florida

Agency : Plant City Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 05/30/2024 at 12:30 p.m., a crash involving several vehicles crashed resulting in 1 fatality as a direct result of a police chase. Police did not explain whom they were chasing or why and did not identify the deceased person who was a third party bystander.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.theledger.com/story/news/crime/2024/05/30/1-dead-after-plant-city-police-chase-ends-in-harden-boulevard-crash/73908497007/

https://www.fox13news.com/news/police-chase-ends-deadly-multi-vehicle-crash-lakeland

Michael Edminson

Age :40

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 05/28/2024

Location : Ridgewood Avenue and 5th Street

City : Holly Hill

County : Volusia

State : Florida

Agency : Holly Hill Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Unknown

Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Holly Hill PD were called to a man having a mental health crisis and threatening others with a steak knife. The man, initially only identified as "Michael" allegedly had a long history of schizophrenia and needed mental health help. When police arrived, he was seen running, still holding his steak knife. he was shot and killed within seconds of police arriving.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wesh.com/article/holly-hill-officer-shooting/60929929

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 05/28/2024

Location : 4400 block of Ironwood Circle

City : Bradenton

County : Manatee

State : Florida

Agency : Bradenton Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A woman threatened to kill herself and allegedly had access to guns. Bradenton PD arrived, took measures to secure the building and tried to make contact with the woman in unknown form. Several gunshots were heard. She had committed suicide under police duress.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://patch.com/florida/bradenton/woman-shot-killed-self-bradenton-apartment-complex-police

Ray Anthony Ross

Age :30

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 05/26/2024

Location : Brentwood

City : Jacksonville

County : Duval

State : Florida

Agency : Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Brian L. Rone

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after shooting

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

JSO stated that a man fired into a car. Police engaged in a shootout with him an shot and killed him. A nearby house hit by stray bullet.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeOwqCsHlyE

https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2024/05/26/2-people-hospitalized-following-incident-in-brentwood-area/

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 05/24/2024

Location : 2509 Okeechobee Boulevard, Pizza Hut

City : West Palm Beach

County : Palm Beach

State : Florida

Agency : DEA

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police for undisclosed reasons

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A DEA agent "conducting an authorized law enforcement action" shot and killed a man. No more information was given by police.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wptv.com/news/region-c-palm-beach-county/west-palm-beach/suspect-shot-dead-by-drug-enforcement-administration-agent-in-west-palm-beach

Miguel Antonio Moreno

Age :36

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 05/23/2024

Location : U.S. 1 and Shores Boulevard

City : St. Johns

County : St. Johns

State : Florida

Agency : Flagler County Sheriff’s Office, St. Johns Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A man accused of peeping and video-recording a little girl was chased by police until he crashed after hitting spike strips and died.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://flaglerlive.com/miguel-moreno/#google_vignette

Nelson Fabian Marrero Jr.

Age :44

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 05/21/2024

Location : Oceanway

City : Jacksonville

County : St. Johns

State : Florida

Agency : US Marshals, St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during arrest

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A man wanted for 2 previous incidents of a stabbing and sexual battery was shot and killed by US Marshals in Jacksonville.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2024/05/21/police-involved-shooting-in-oceanway-near-new-berlin-road-sources-say/

https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2024/06/12/wanted-south-carolina-man-fatally-shot-at-oceanway-gas-station-was-connected-to-westside-stabbing/

Bernard Smith

Age :28

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 05/18/2024

Location : North 24th Street and Avenue M

City : Fort Pierce

County : St. Lucie

State : Florida

Agency : Fort Pierce Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after multiple shootings

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Fort Pierce PD were sent to a shooting where they found three people who had been shot at North 24th and Avenue M in Fort Pierce. Two people were dead and one injured. Police found Bernard Smith nearby and shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wfla.com/news/florida/suspect-2-others-dead-in-officer-involved-shooting-in-florida/

Joseph A. Ogle

Age :59

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 05/15/2024

Location : CR 751

City : Alachua county

County : Alachua

State : Florida

Agency : Alachua County Sheriff’s Office, SWAT

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during SWAT assault on home

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Alachua County deputies arrived to arrest Joseph Ogle for a previous domestic incident. Police bore down on the house, tearing off much of the outer walls by heavy equipment, firing inside at Ogle. Ogle fired back. Police shot and killed him. Ogle had been a sovereign citizen, a group with political beliefs that do not recognize state and police authority who are often targeted by police.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wcjb.com/2024/05/15/alachua-county-sheriffs-deputies-shoot-sovereign-citizen-while-assisting-another-county/

Jovanni Caceres Steffani

Age :38

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 05/13/2024

Location :

City : Suwanee

County : Hillsborough

State : Florida

Agency : Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Jovanni Caceres Steffani allegedly kidnapped a woman and a child, was located at a hotel with the child. He committed suicide under police duress. The woman was later found dead elsewhere.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wfla.com/news/hillsborough-county/abducted-tampa-girl-found-mother-suspect-still-missing-police-say/

Patricia Schmelz

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 05/10/2024

Location : West Copans Road

City : Pompano Beach

County : Broward

State : Florida

Agency : Hallandale Beach Police Department, Broward County Sheriff's Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Hallandale PD and Broward County deputies chased a Dodge Charger for unknown reasons until it crashed into the vehicle of third party bystander Patricia Schmelz, killing her.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://cbs12.com/news/crime/driver-killed-after-crash-with-car-being-pursued-by-police-in-broward-co-bcso-hallandale-dodge-charger-i-95-copans-road-may-10-popano-beach-may-10-2024

Marcus Griffin 1 of 3

Age :17

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 05/08/2024

Location : SW Gaines Avenue

City : Stuart

County : Marion

State : Florida

Agency : Stuart Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Drowned

Event : Drowned during police chase

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Stuart PD chased a vehicle that hit police spike strips, flew into a body of water, killing 3 teenage occupants.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://cbs12.com/news/local/another-body-found-after-tuesdays-high-speed-chase-crash-in-stuart-mazda-sedan-tire-deflation-sunk-water-near-south-kanner-highway-and-southeast-cove-road-florida-may-8-2024