Death by Cop 2022-2024
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Derek Diaz
Age :26
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 07/03/2023
Location : Jefferson+N Orange Ave
City : Orlando
County : Orange
State : Florida
Agency : Orlando PD
Officer(s) : Jose Velez
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Orlando PD stopped Derek Diaz in an attempted drug bust. He stopped and cooperated and handed over a small aluminum foil packet and put his hands on the steering wheel. Several officers swarmed around the car. He made a motion with one hand off the steering wheel and was shot by a number of bullets instantly. Police have not said so far whether or not he had been armed. Ben Crump is the family lawyer.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2023/07/03/officer-shoots-kills-man-in-downtown-orlando/
https://www.wesh.com/article/man-shot-and-killed-by-orlando-police-overnight/44414228
https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/orlando-police-release-bodycam-footage-in-derek-diaz-shooting
Ramon Martinez
Age :37
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 06/30/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Frostproof
County : Polk
State : Florida
Agency : Polk County SO, Highlands County SO, SWAT
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Deputies in Highlands County attempted a traffic stop on a vehicle for running a stop sign andgot a 911 call from a woman who said she was being held in the car. Ramon Martinez, 37, was a passenger in the vehicle and was believed to be forcing the woman to keep driving. Martinez eventually put the vehicle back in drive and tried to spin tires to get himself unstuck. Then Martinez allegedly began shooting at the SWAT team after chemical agents were deployed in the vehicle. He was shot and killed.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wesh.com/article/polk-county-deputy-shooting/44396266
Laquincy Dartez Ward
Age :42
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 06/29/2023
Location : Allusions Bar&Lounge
City : Tampa
County : Hillsborough
State : Florida
Agency : Tampa PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after firing shots
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Tampa PD was called to Allusions Bar & Lounge on Busch Boulevard for a call about armed man. When police arrived, two men took off in a car and allegedly fires shots at police when one man got out of the car. Police shot and killed Laquincy Dartez Ward.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox13news.com/video/1242271
https://www.mysuncoast.com/video/2023/07/02/tampa-police-department-officer-involved-shooting/
https://www.tampa.gov/news/persons-shoots-police-leading-officer-involved-shooting-123626
James Alan Tabbott
Age :36
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/29/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Sanderson
County : Baker
State : Florida
Agency : Sanderson PD
Officer(s) : Killed by police during disturbance call
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during disturbance call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Deputies arrived and forced their way into a travel camper with a sledgehammer after a domestic disturbance call, saw a man with a knife holding an older female around the throat. Police fired toward both and shot asnd killed James Tabbott.
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Charles Vincent Todd Jr.
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/28/2023
Location : 1500-block of Durant Lane
City : Cantonment
County : Escambia
State : Florida
Agency : Pensacola PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Pensacola PD stated that a police officer was investigating a hit-and-run incident at the intersection of 9th Avenue and Wright Street, which led him to the home on Durant Lane. The officer believed that the vehicle that left the scene may be at the home. Police arrived and theexchange was escalated into a physical altercation. Police shot and killed the man.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://weartv.com/news/local/pensacola-police-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-in-cantonment
https://www.fox10tv.com/video/2023/06/29/pensacola-man-dies-after-an-officer-involved-shooting/
https://www.fox10tv.com/2023/06/28/pensacola-man-dies-after-an-officer-involved-shooting/
Matthew Dillon Owens
Age :31
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/20/2023
Location : Old Bombing Range
City : Avon Park
County : Highlands
State : Florida
Agency : Highlands County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 06/20/2023, Highlands County deputies arrived to arrest Matthew Dillon Owens for sexual battery and molestation of a child. He fled and crashed in a citrus grove. Police deployed K9 teams to locate him, finding him in a tree. He allegedly pointed “an item” at police who shot and killed him. It is unclear what the item was and why he was shot and killed.
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Jonathon Segar
Age :31
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/19/2023
Location : Monterey Boats
City : Unadilla
County : Dooly
State : Florida
Agency : Williston PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : “Chase and standoff” of man sought for serious offense
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Dooly County deputies spotted the vehicle of a man wanted for a crime elsewhere and escalated a chase. Police allege that the man fired shots at the officers. During the chase, he crashed the vehicle and died from gunshots, unclear whether by suicide or police bullets.
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Name Not Disclosed 1 of 2
Age :
Gender :Unknown
Race : Unknown
Date : 06/18/2023
Location : Australian Ave+13th St
City : Riviera Beach
County : Palm Beach
State : Florida
Agency : Riviera Beach PD
Officer(s) : Carl Johnson
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by collision with police cruiser
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
An on-duty Riviera Beach officer crashed into another car, killing 2 people and leaving officer Carl Johnson injured. The driver and passenger of the car hit were both killed. Police concealed their names, citing Marsy’s Law.Officer Carl Johnson was fired for his role in the accident.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wpbf.com/article/two-killed-in-riviera-beach-crash-early-sunday/44247710#
https://ktvz.com/news/2023/06/19/two-killed-in-fathers-day-crash-involving-on-duty-police-officer/
Name Not Disclosed 2 of 2
Age :
Gender :Unknown
Race : Unknown
Date : 06/18/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Riviera Beach
County : Palm Beach
State : Florida
Agency : Riviera Beach PD
Officer(s) : Carl Johnson
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by collision with police cruiser
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
An on-duty Riviera Beach officer crashed into another car, killing 2 people and leaving officer Carl Johnson injured. The driver and passenger of the car hit were both killed. Police concealed their names, citing Marsy’s Law.
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Boris Garcia
Age :31
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 06/18/2023
Location : County Rd 125
City : Glen St. Mary
County : Baker
State : Florida
Agency : Baker County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Baker County deputies arrived at a mental health call about a man stabbing himself. They arrived and shot and killed Boris Garcia.The family disputes the police narrative.
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Danielle Marichal Bell 2 of 2
Age :43
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 06/18/2023
Location : Australian Ave and W 13th St
City : Riviera Beach
County : Palm Beach
State : Florida
Agency : Riviera Beach PD
Officer(s) : Carl Johnson
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by reckless officer speeding
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Rodneshia Lenise Saunders was making a left turn when an officer speeding without lights or siren at 90 mph hit her vehicle, killing both occupants.
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Rodneshia Lenise Saunders 1 of 2
Age :29
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 06/18/2023
Location : 06/18/2023
City : Riviera Beach
County : Palm Beach
State : Florida
Agency : Riviera Beach PD
Officer(s) : Carl Johnson
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by reckless officer speeding
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Rodneshia Lenise Saunders was making a left turn when an officer speeding without lights or siren at 90 mph hit her vehicle, killing both occupants. Officer Johnson was fired and charged with vehicular manslaughter.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 06/13/2023
Location : 11481 NW 41st St
City : Doral
County : Miami-Dade
State : Florida
Agency : Doral PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during home invasion
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Doral PD arrived on a home invasion call and allegedly got into a fight with a man on premises and shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/home-invasion-turns-into-fatal-police-shooting-in-doral/3055862/
Wendell H. Chastain
Age :58
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/12/2023
Location : 17607 NW County Road 231
City : Gainesville
County : Alachua
State : Florida
Agency : Alachua County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Chastain’s wife called police, stating that she worried about his mental health. police arrived and he fled in a vehicle and drove to another residence. He got out of the vehicle and police claim that gun. They shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.mainstreetdailynews.com/news/suicidal-man-shot-killed-by-acso-deputies
Wayne Lovell Dew
Age :65
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 06/11/2023
Location : 7850 134th St
City : Seminole
County : Pinellas
State : Florida
Agency : Pinellas County SO, SWAT
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On June 11, 2023, at approximately 1:30 a.m., Pinellas deputies responded to 7850 134th Street North in unincorporated Seminole after a call that a female had been shot. Police arrived and an adult female was located at a neighboring home with multiple gunshot wounds. The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office SWAT Team and the Negotiator Response Team were called to assist. Police state that“specialized equipment and tactics were utilized” and Wayne Lovell Dew was located dead inside the residence with a self-inflicted gunshot woundbelievd to be suicide under police duress.
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Roland Henry Halle
Age :73
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/11/2023
Location : 1411 NE 5th Lane
City : Cape Coral
County : Lee
State : Florida
Agency : Cape Coral PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Cape Coral PD arrived at a domestic disturbance call and found Roland Henry Halle to be intoxicated. He allegedly picked up a gun and challenged officers. Police shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRZNPkjqdDA
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/cape-coral-man-killed-police-011921651.html
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 06/10/2023
Location : NW 36th St + 66th Ave
City : Miami Springs
County : Miami-Dade
State : Florida
Agency : Miami Springs PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Miami-Dade police chased a stolen car until it in the area of Northwest 36th Street and 66th Avenue, then hit a utility pole.The collision caused the car to burst into flames. The unnamed driver died.
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Robert Francisco Gonzalez
Age :41
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 06/03/2023
Location : State Rd 200
City : Ocala
County : Marion
State : Florida
Agency : Ocala PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Mental health welfare check
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Robert Francisco Gonzalez’ mother called police to ask for a welfare check because he was making suicidal threats. Police found him in a car and allege that pulled out a gun and fired at officers. Ocala PD shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://news.yahoo.com/police-man-killed-shooting-ocala-221708104.html
https://www.wcjb.com/2023/06/03/armed-man-shot-by-ocala-police-officers-gunman-died-scene/
https://www.wesh.com/article/ocala-police-shoot-kill-man-fired-handgun/44083268
https://www.ocalagazette.com/man-making-suicidal-threats-dies-in-parking-lot-incident/
Jared Daniel Rudderham
Age :36
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 05/30/2023
Location : 5000 94th Ave N
City : Pinellas Park
County : Pinellas
State : Florida
Agency : Pinellas Park PD
Officer(s) : Cameron Williams
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic fight
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Pinellas Park PD responded to a callabout a man threatening his ex-girlfriend outside her home. When police arrived, they found Jared Daniel Rudderham in the backyard. Police allege that he loaded a gun and they shot and killed him in his backyard. No officers were charged.
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Asia Fitzgerald
Age :25
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 05/26/2023
Location : Tom Brown Park
City : Tallahassee
County : Leon
State : Florida
Agency : Tallahassee PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police while firing shots at them
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Asia Fitzgerald reportedly walked toward police at Tom Brown Park and tried to ambush police at about 10:30 p.m. TPD and Leon County deputies arrived and she started shooting at them. They shot and killed her. No officers were charged.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wtxl.com/one-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting-in-tallahassee
Bradley Begens
Age :63
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 05/23/2023
Location : 6409 Concord St
City : Sebring
County : Highlands
State : Florida
Agency : Highlands County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police serving warrant
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
While serving an arrest warrant for sex offenses in Sebring, Florida, to Bradley Begens, Highlands County. Deputies allege that he pointed a gun at them. They shot and killed him. No officers were charged.
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Zonchez Delarfette Prince-Holmes
Age :38
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 05/19/2023
Location : 1100 block of Park Ave
City : Orange Park
County : Clay
State : Florida
Agency : Jacksonville SO, SWAT
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Jacksonville deputies allege that they followed a man whom they were investigating, surrounded his car and that he then pointed a gun at them. They shot and killed him. This was the second shooting for the both of the two JSO officers involved in this incident. No officers were charged.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://dailycaller.com/2023/06/07/jacksonville-sheriff-shooting-murder-shoot-me/
John McKinzie Jr.
Age :27
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 05/15/2023
Location : 1200 block of The Pointe Dr
City : West Palm Beach
County : Palm Beach
State : Florida
Agency : West Palm Beach PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after alleged break-in
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A West Palm Beach police officer shot and killed John McKinzie Jr. during an encounter at a condominium complex off Village Boulevard where police had responded to a report of a break-in by a person "armed with a gun.” Police encountered John McKinzie Jr. and shot and killed him.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :28
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 05/15/2023
Location : Pace Blvd+Cervantes
City : Pensacola
County : Escambia
State : Florida
Agency : Pensacola PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Pensacola PD allege that 3men stole a 2016 Ford Mustang in an armed carjacking at the Whataburger on Gregory Avenue and that Pensacola PD spotted the car Sunday afternoon near Pace Boulevard and Cervantes. Police admit chasing the car until it crashed into a building, killing the 28-year-old unidentified driver.
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Tyler Andrew Thornton
Age :31
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 05/14/2023
Location : SR 200+Daydream Ave
City : Yulee
County : Nassau
State : Florida
Agency : Nassau County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed by police vehicle
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A Nassau County deputy crashed into Thornton’s car, killing him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://news.yahoo.com/man-killed-crash-involving-nassau-175105775.html
Robert Joseph Layton
Age :83
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 05/11/2023
Location : Club Villas Lane
City : Kissimmee
County : Osceola
State : Florida
Agency : Osceola County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during disturbance call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Osceola County deputies responded to reports of a man with a gun. Upon arrival, they found 83-year-old Robert Joseph Layton with a gun. Deputies shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/shooting-in-kissimmee-involving-osceola-county-sheriffs-deputy
Ronnie Clark
Age :53
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 05/08/2023
Location : 4700 block of Helton Ln
City : Pensacola
County : Escambia
State : Florida
Agency : Escambia County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police serving warrant
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Deputies arrived to serve a warrant and found their target in the home, having taken a woman hostage with a knife. When he tried to leave with the hostage, police shot and killed him.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 05/07/2023
Location : U.S. Post Office at 2501 Walden Woods Dr
City : Plant City
County : Hillsborough
State : Florida
Agency : Plant City PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Officers responded to a call about a suicidal man in a parking lot at 2501 Walden Woods Drive at 5:16 p.m. Sunday. Whenpolice arrived, they saw a man armed with a gun and claim the man pointed it at them. Police shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.tampafp.com/one-dead-in-plant-city-officer-involved-shooting/
https://patch.com/florida/plant-city/man-threatening-kill-self-fatally-shot-plant-city-police
Kaitlyn Marie Kohler
Age :27
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 05/05/2023
Location : U.S. Highway 1+Crosstown Parkway
City : Port St. Lucie
County : St. Lucie
State : Florida
Agency : St. Lucie County SO, Florida Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Bryan San Herazo
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Pedestrian in crosswalk killed by speeding police car without lights or sirens
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Kaitlyn Kohler, a 27-year-old female pedestrian was crossing the street when a Port. St. Lucie deputy raced into the intersection at what was later reported 75-100 mph without lights, sirens or warning and hit and killed the woman. Deputy Bryan San Herazo will not be criminally charged and received a $1,500 fine and 6-month suspension of his license on June 12, 2024.
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Al Joseph Stenson
Age :38
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 05/03/2023
Location : Slumberland Motel
City : Sanford
County : Polk
State : Florida
Agency : Polk County SO, SWAT
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during homicide investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Al Stenson, 38, was seen at the Slumberland Motel in Sanford with a gun. Initially, Polk County deputies were able to convince Stenson to put down a handgun on the ground. SWAT team members used non-lethal force to try to get Stenson in custody but after the non-lethal force was used, he allegedly reached down toward the gun, and four members of law enforcement shot and killed him.
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Davon Hilton
Age :22
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/26/2023
Location : Cleary Blvd+Pine Island Rd
City : Plantation
County : Broward
State : Florida
Agency : US Marshals
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Davon Hilton had approached an Uber vehicle he was in shortly after noon that was in the area of Cleary Boulevard at Pine Island Road. Officers approached the vehicle. When they reached the car, Hilton was located deceased in the back seat with a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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Doroteo Martinez-Castro
Age :43
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 04/25/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Haines City
County : Polk
State : Florida
Agency : Polk County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police chase crash injuries
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Doroteo Martinez-Castro was involved in a head-on crash April 22 in unincorporated Haines City at the intersection of U.S. Highway 17/92 and Lee Jackson Highway North. One man died from his injuries shortly after the crash. Martinez-Castro was charged with DUI manslaughter, was arrested after being treated and released.
After being booked into the Polk County Jail, he became ill in the South County Jail medical dorm. He was taken to ahospital where he died. An initial autopsy shows he died from "crash-related internal injuries," deputies noted.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox13news.com/news/man-personed-in-fatal-dui-crash-dies-following-arrest
https://www.miamiherald.com/latest-news/article274732566.html
Maximino Lopez-Gonzalez
Age :68
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 04/25/2023
Location :
City : Lakeland
County : Polk
State : Florida
Agency : Polk County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Medical emergency
Event : Died during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
The Polk County sheriff’s office said deputies were called to the home of Maximino Lopez-Gonzalez, 68, for a family disturbance. He had sprayed a bedridden 65-year-old woman with a chemical cleaning liquid while threatening to kill her.Deputies arrested him and he was taken to the sheriff’s processing center. He freed one hand from cuffs and started hitting the windows of a patrol car with his fists and head. The deputy who was transporting the Lopez-Gonzalez stopped. Maximino Lopez-Gonzalez was sweating and hallucinating and continued to fight police, suggestive of possible drug intoxication. He became unresponsive on the way to the hospital and died. Cause of death has not been disclosed by police.
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Jeffrey Martin
Age :38
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/18/2023
Location : Baptist Medical Center
City : Jacksonville
County : Duval
State : Florida
Agency : Jacksonville SO
Officer(s) : Off-duty, Marsy’s Law invoked to obscure accountability
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed during traffic stopfor “suspicious vehicle”
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Jeffrey Martin shot a Jacksonville deputy outside Baptist Medical Center South on Tuesday night. the off-duty officer noticed a vehicle driving through the hospital parking lot “suspiciously”and tried to stop the car, but the person drove away. Other officers responded also and escalated a chase. The man inside the car rolled the window down slightly, held out a gun, then fired one shot into a police car. Police attempted to conduct a PIT maneuver. Jeffrey Martin then crashed into a police car, another police car head on, then crashed into a pole. He fired a shot through the window, hitting the officer in the face. The bullet lodged in his chest. Five officers shot and killed him. Jeffrey Martin had no prior criminal record.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2023/04/19/breaking-heavy-police-presence-at-baptist-south/
Richard Ruiz
Age :36
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 04/12/2023
Location : SR 158
City : Merritt Island
County : Brevard
State : Florida
Agency : Brevard County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Richard Ruiz was shot and killed by Brevard County deputies after a chase along multiple highways.
Deputies had confronted him when someone reported that he was trying to break into cars at Sunset Bay apartments. Deputies recognized Ruiz as someone wanted for previous domestic violence charges who was prohibited from being in the complex.Ruiz drove away and deputies chased himacross State Road 520, State Road 528 and I-95, using a PIT maneuver that caused a crash and the truck to roll over on its side. Approaching deputies heard a single gunshot. Deputies fired into the truck and killed Ruiz.
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Matvey Klimenko
Age :33
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/12/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Jacksonville
County : Duval
State : Florida
Agency : Jacksonville SO, SWAT
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
JSO responded to a domestic disturbance call at a home on Copper Springs Road on the Southside at 12:30 a.m. A woman was reportedly trapped inside a bedroom with a man “terrorizing her” with a knife. When Jacksonville deputies arrived, the woman had already escaped through the bathroom window while the man remained inside. After she escaped the building through a master bedroom window, SWAT bore down on the apartment with a standoff. SWAT fired gas into the home and the man ran out.
JSO’s Urban Assault Vehicle went in through the fence. Via helicopter, the man was seen trapped between two homes when officers arrived with guns drawn. The K9 was released and as the dog reached the man, he raised a knife to try and stab the police dog. Police shot and killed him.
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Antonio Oliver
Age :40
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/10/2023
Location : Lindsey Place at Tartan Loop
City : Lake Wales
County : Polk
State : Florida
Agency : Polk County SO, SWAT
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police received a call by a woman to 911 inside a home on Lindsey Place about a family hostage situation. The caller wanted police to assist with removing the children from the residence.
When police heard gun fire, SWAT entered the home, found Oliver dead behind the front door and shortly after, they found his 19-year-old stepson dead. In addition to the men, there were also two girls age 14 and 16 at the scene. Antonio Oliver, 40, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the front door of the home under police duress. The stepson is not listed in this space as he is believed to have been killed before police became involved.
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Lacorvis Tamar Daley
Age :28
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/09/2023
Location : 614 Grand St
City : Orlando
County : Orange
State : Florida
Agency : Orlando PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic violence shooting
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
After Orlando PD arrived at a domestic violence call, they heard gunshots inside and saw a person fleeing. Police shot and killed Lacorvis Tamar Dailey. Three people were found inside shot to death including a child.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wjhg.com/2023/04/09/police-kill-person-3-victims-die-florida-home-shooting/
https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/police-3-people-including-child-found-dead-inside-orlando-home
Homea Spence
Age :44
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/08/2023
Location : North State Road 7
City : Plantation
County : Broward
State : Florida
Agency : Plantation PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after allegedly pointing gun
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 04/08/2023, Plantation PD responded to the scene of a shooting near the Plantation Inn Hotel & Lounge, located off North State Road 7, Saturday afternoon. Police allege that upon arrival, 44-year-old Homea Spence allegedly pointed a gun at officers. They shot and killed him.
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Mark A. Wadsworth
Age :62
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/07/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Edgewater
County : Volusia
State : Florida
Agency : Edgewater Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Mark Wadsworth was in a mental health crisis and suicidal when police arrived. Edgewater PD claim he pulled a gun. They shot and killed him in his home.