Death by Cop  2022-2024

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Michael Alan Loman

Age :56

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 06/03/2022

Location : 3925 N Combee Rd

City : Lakeland

County : Polk

State : Florida

Agency : Polk County SO

Officer(s) : Naiem Ali, Brian Bates, Michael Kohler, Adam Pennell

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Domestic disturbance

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Police arrived at a domestic disturbance call and encountered a man on the porch with a rifle. They shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.midfloridanewspapers.com/four_corners_news_sun/shooting-suspect-killed-by-polk-deputies/article_0406d078-e5b0-11ec-b39b-bf8d0578b50e.html

https://www.polksheriff.org/news-investigations/polk-county-news/2022/06/06/active-shooter-confronted-killed-by-polk-deputies

Victor Thomas Torres Jr.

Age :42

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 05/31/2022

Location : Bancroft Ave

City : Spring Hill

County : Hernando

State : Florida

Agency : Hernando County SO, Pasco County SO

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during investigation

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Hello County deputies were looking for Victor Torres to question him about a home invasion. Police located him and claimed that he fired shots of them. They shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://kfor.com/news/doorbell-cam-captures-fatal-officer-involved-shooting/

https://www.hernandosun.com/2022/06/01/suspect-killed-in-shootout-with-police-after-torching-car-and-invading-home/

https://patch.com/florida/newportrichey/spring-hill-man-fatally-shot-during-standoff-deputies

Yosef Bekermus

Age :31

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 05/30/2022

Location : 1900 block of SW 2nd Terrace

City : Cape Coral

County : Lee

State : Florida

Agency : Cape Coral PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Mental health welfare check

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Officers were responding to a welfare check call when they arrived and found Bekermus agitated as he approached the officers with a metal pipe. Officers fired shots towards him, killing him at the scene.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.winknews.com/2022/05/31/experts-review-cape-coral-officer-shooting-and-killing-man-in-manic-state/

https://www.winknews.com/2022/05/30/large-police-presence-in-cape-coral/

Davonnta Christian McKnight

Age :29

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 05/28/2022

Location : Lake Bradford Rd/Orange Ave

City : Tallahassee

County : Leon

State : Florida

Agency : Florida Highway Patrol

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Pedestrian killed by police vehicle

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Davonnta Christian McKnight was allegedly face down in the street and was hit and killed by a Tallahassee police vehicle.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.tallahassee.com/obituaries/tad065946

https://www.wctv.tv/2022/06/01/family-speaks-out-after-fatal-pedestrian-crash-involving-fhp-trooper/

Javontee Brice

Age :28

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 05/25/2022

Location : Hwy 129 N

City : Jasper

County : Hamilton

State : Florida

Agency : Hamilton County SO

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed during traffic stop

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Javontee Brice allegedly killed 3 people including his mother and fled. He was traffic-stopped by police who state that they traffic-stopped him and he ran from the car. They shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wtxl.com/news/local-news/fdle-investigating-shooting-involving-a-hamilton-county-sheriffs-deputy

https://www.wctv.tv/2022/05/26/man-shoots-an-officer-during-traffic-stop-hamilton-county/

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=337054265228096&set=a.212996504300540

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 05/21/2022

Location : Carlton Arms apartment complex

City : Bradenton

County : Brevard

State : Florida

Agency : Bradenton PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Drowned

Event : Drowned during police chase

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Bradenton police chased a man who matched the description of a previous incident. The man jumped into a pond and drowned during the police chase.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/crime/2022/05/21/bradenton-pursuit-suspect-drowned-pond-during-chase-according-officials/9873904002/

https://news.yahoo.com/suspect-drowned-pond-during-pursuit-201526297.html

Carlos Roberts Jr.

Age :28

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 05/18/2022

Location : WD Judge Dr/Mercy Dr

City : Orlando

County : Orange

State : Florida

Agency : Orlando PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Traffic stop

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Police in an unmarked vehicle attempted to pull over Carlos Roberts Jr. for a traffic violation but he allegedly did not comply and fled. Officers allege that he immediately stepped from his vehicle and fired a weapon at them. He at the time may have believed he was being attacked by a civilian as the officer and vehicle were both unmarked while chasing him. A total of 43 shots were fired. Police shot and killed him. His family questions the police narrative and asked anyone who may be an eyewitness to step forward.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://news.yahoo.com/family-man-shot-orlando-police-110009023.html

https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/16/orlando-police-release-body-camera-video-of-deadly-shootout-during-traffic-stop/

https://www.officer.com/on-the-street/body-cameras/video/21271471/watch-dramatic-shootout-between-fla-police-driver-during-stop

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 05/15/2022

Location : Thorpe Rd

City : Corkscrew

County : Hendry

State : Florida

Agency : Hendry County SO, Collier County SO

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during investigation

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Deputies were called to a private residence where a person was allegedly trespassing and had weapons. Officers encountered the man and claim that they tried to de-escalate the situation by attacking him with chemical weapons to drive him from the property. The man fired a shot at police that shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.fox4now.com/news/local-news/deputies-shoot-and-kill-armed-man-in-hendry-county-following-barricade-ccso-says

https://www.winknews.com/2022/05/17/collier-county-deputies-fatally-shoot-barricaded-suspect-in-hendry-county/

Romen Phelps

Age :33

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 05/13/2022

Location : 501 S Sapodilla Ave

City : West Palm Beach

County : Palm Beach

State : Florida

Agency : West Palm Beach PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Trespassing

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Romen Phelps allegedly crashed his car into the gate of a school. Police were called and arrived. It is unknown how an altercation with a staff member was started but when police arrived, an officer also joined the fight. The officer finally shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/2022/05/14/dreyfoos-graduate-identified/9780618002/

https://www.wpbf.com/article/florida-high-school-dreyfoos-arts-lockdown/39993683

https://cbs12.com/newsletter-daily/suspect-hospitalized-night-before-erratic-incident-at-dreyfoos

Victor Gamez

Age :26

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 05/10/2022

Location : 2532 Lake Ellen Circle

City : Carrollwood

County : Hillsborough

State : Florida

Agency : Tampa PD, Pinellas County SO

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during arrest

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Carrollwood police and Pinellas deputies went to a residence on Lake Ellen Circle in Carrollwood to try to arrest someone for a previous armed robbery. Two people were found and detained by police including the man they were looking for. Police went inside of the home to search it room by room and claim that they found a third person with a gun. They shot and killed Victor Gomez.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-hillsborough/hsco-investigating-shooting-in-connection-to-prior-save-a-lot-robbery

https://www.pasconewsonline.com/news/tampa-bay-area-news/multi-agency-shooting-incident-in-carrollwood/article_ddb31f00-d0cc-11ec-a051-4f7e9247ad86.html

https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/crime/1-dead-2-in-custody-save-a-lot-robbery-investigation-tampa-hillsborough-county/67-0031094b-04c7-4da1-882a-6b8aebe0055a

Shereka Oriscar

Age :22

Gender :Female

Race : Black

Date : 05/10/2022

Location : Unknown

City : Miami

County : Miami-Dade

State : Florida

Agency : Miami PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A speeding driver ran from police who escalated a chase that ended when the chased vehicle crashed into third-party driver Shereka Oriscar, killing her.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/just-a-gut-punch-family-of-woman-killed-in-fiery-miami-crash-speaks-out/2757440/

Jayden Baez

Age :20

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 05/10/2022

Location : Unknown

City : Kissimmee

County : Osceola

State : Florida

Agency : Osteola County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during traffic stop

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Osceola County deputies tried to traffic-stop Jayden Baez and claim he moved toward officers. They shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wesh.com/article/osceola-county-target-shooting/39946528

Name Not Disclosed

Age :25

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 05/07/2022

Location : 2511 E Hallandale Beach Blvd

City : Hallandale Beach

County : Broward

State : Florida

Agency : Hallandale Beach PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during “man with erratic behavior” call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Hollandale Beach PD sent to a call about a man with "erratic behavior." Police arrived and fired a taser at him. He predictably fled to another business. Police pursued and engaged in an altercation during which several officers fired shots, killing the 25-year-old man whom police never publicly identified.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://darik.news/florida/knife-wielder-dies-after-being-shot-by-police-at-liquor-store/202205604406.html

https://wsvn.com/news/local/broward/knife-wielding-man-killed-in-police-involved-shooting-at-hallandale-beach-liquor-store-officer-hurt/

https://www.850wftl.com/armed-florida-man-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting/

Jacob Moreno

Age :19

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 05/07/2022

Location : 1998 Santa Barbara Blvd

City : Naples

County : Collier

State : Florida

Agency : Collier County So

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Pedestrian killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Collier County deputies crashed a cruiser into 19 year-old pedestrian Jacob Moreno, killing him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.gofundme.com/f/jacob-morenos-family?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_source=customer

https://www.wesh.com/article/florida-deputy-kills-man/39938010

https://www.winknews.com/2022/05/10/collier-county-deputy-that-hit-killed-teen-did-not-have-emergency-equipment-activated/

https://www.naplesnews.com/story/news/local/2022/05/10/witness-teen-death-golden-gate-reports-ccso-vehicle-no-emergency-lights-cassie-dessir-jacob-moreno/9721971002/

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 04/28/2022

Location : 678 Blanding Blvd in Orange Park

City : Jacksonville

County : Clay

State : Florida

Agency : Clay County SO, Orange Park PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Clay County deputies and Orange Park officers jointly responded to a family disturbance at a home in Orange Park. The man fled from police who chased him aggressively, attacked him with a PIT maneuver near a Wawa station. Police shot out the passenger window of the vehicle and killed the man. It is unknown whether he was armed or why he was attacked so aggressively and killed.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/local/clay-county/clay-county-sheriffs-office-investigating-shooting-blanding-blvd/6UOAHCHEGVFOJK7RTQTPXLPW3Q/

https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/crime/2022/04/28/suspect-shot-death-clay-county-deputies-after-chase-orange-park/9567485002/

https://www.news4jax.com/video/news/2022/04/28/viewer-discretion-advised-video-shows-clay-county-deputies-chasing-car-before-deadly-officer-involved-shooting/

Kevin Lee Mahan

Age :43

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 04/21/2022

Location : 7000 block of Morse Avenue

City : Jacksonville

County : Duval

State : Florida

Agency : Jacksonville Sheriff's Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Kevin Mahan was allegedly known to be mentally ill. He was seen cutting off power at nearby homes and police were called. Police found him and claim that he had a hatchet. He was shot and killed.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/police-jacksonville-officer-shoots-kills-hatchet-wielding-man-on-westside/ar-AAWsrBK

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yNPRzZBO3g

Vanity Cabrera

Age :5

Gender :Female

Race : Black

Date : 04/01/2022

Location : I-95/9B

City : Jacksonville

County : Duval

State : Florida

Agency : Jacksonville SO

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Drowning

Event : Passenger drowned after police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Jacksonville deputies chased a woman who had abducted her daughter. Police knew there was a young child in the vehicle but nevertheless escalated a chase across 30 miles on I-95 at high speeds until the vehicle landed on the onramp of a pond and fell or drove into the pond. The mother was arrested while the child drowned.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.fox34.com/2022/04/01/police-5-year-old-dies-high-speed-pursuit-kidnapping-suspect/

https://www.wfla.com/news/florida/child-dead-after-alleged-kidnapper-leads-cops-on-high-speed-chase-crashes-into-pond/

https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news/crime/one-person-rushed-to-hospital-after-car-crashes-into-retention-pond/77-d76e541f-38ed-4934-ba8d-9f6296c7ffd8

Jeremiah Evans

Age :58

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 04/01/2022

Location : 755 South Palm Ave

City : Sarasota

County : Sarasota

State : Florida

Agency : Sarasota County SO

Officer(s) : Stephanie Graham

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during eviction

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Sarasota Deputy Stephanie Graham was executing an eviction, entered the home of Jeremiah Evans, and allege that you found him holding a knife. Officers attacked him with tasers, and then shot and killed him. Herald Tribune was refused when they asked for the officers’ names. Police cited Marsy’s Law for the shielding of their identities.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wfla.com/news/sarasota-county/sarasota-deputies-ok-after-shooting-sheriffs-office-says/

https://www.mysuncoast.com/2022/04/04/sarasota-eviction-notice-leads-fatal-deputy-involved-shooting/

https://news.yahoo.com/developing-officer-involved-shooting-under-151521384.html

https://reason.com/volokh/2022/07/25/court-voids-injunction-blocking-newspaper-from-publishing-erroneously-released-names-of-police-in-shooting/

https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/sarasotacounty/naacp-sarasota-deputy-eviction/67-0a4cd1bd-5c94-4fb5-a512-de37139a4d7d

Hector Miguel Portuondo

Age :53

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 03/31/2022

Location : 12700 block of SW 19th St

City : Miami

County : Miami-Dade

State : Florida

Agency : Miami-Dade PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during execution of search warrant

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Miami-Dade PD arrived with a search warrant for Hector Portuondo. As they were executing the warrant, police claim that he picked up a gun and aimed it at them. Police shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://miami.cbslocal.com/2022/04/01/man-detained-federal-raid-killed-police-involved-shooting-southwest-miami-dade/

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/west-miami-dade/article259978915.html

https://www.local10.com/news/local/2022/04/01/miami-dade-police-identify-suspect-fatally-shot-by-officer/

https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/armed-man-killed-in-police-shooting-at-sw-miami-dade-home/2726081/

Jose Antonio Suarez

Age :82

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 03/28/2022

Location : NW1st St+Rock Island Rd

City : Margate

County : Broward

State : Florida

Agency : Margate PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : : Killed by police during “man with gun” call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Margate Police said officers received reports of a man pointing a gun at citizens and encountered 82-year-old Jose Antonio Suarez.The officers saw Suarez waving the gun and shooting into the ground. Police shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/officer-fatally-shoots-armed-82-year-old-man-in-margate-police/2723493/

Zachary Taylor Anderson

Age :29

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 03/26/2022

Location : 1000 36th St

City : Vero Beach

County : Indian River

State : Florida

Agency : Indian River SO

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Zachary Anderson had attempted suicide and was in the emergency room after being denied care in a mental health facility despite his fragile state. Police claim that he got off his gurney and picked up a pair of scissors and charged towards police with them. They shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wptv.com/news/treasure-coast/region-indian-river-county/man-shot-killed-at-indian-river-county-hospital-identified

https://www.wpbf.com/article/man-killed-deputy-involved-shooting-cleveland-clinic-emergency-room/39548039

https://cbs12.com/news/local/deputy-involved-shooting-incidents-indian-river-county-cleveland-clinic-hospital

https://www.wpbf.com/article/man-killed-deputy-involved-shooting-cleveland-clinic-emergency-room/39548039#

https://www.cleveland.com/crime/2022/03/deputies-shoot-man-armed-with-scissors-at-cleveland-clinic-hospital-in-florida.html

https://www.wptv.com/news/treasure-coast/region-indian-river-county/man-shot-killed-at-indian-river-county-hospital-identified

http://veronews.com/2022/03/29/deputies-id-man-shot-dead-after-lunging-at-officers-with-scissors/

https://www.850wftl.com/video-ircso-deputies-shoot-and-kill-patient-armed-with-scissors-in-hospital-er/

https://veronews.com/2022/04/23/many-questions-remain-about-fatal-er-shooting/

Bryan Thomas Otto

Age :46

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 03/25/2022

Location : 8700 block of N Windbreak Terrace

City : Dunnelon

County : Citrus

State : Florida

Agency : Citrus County SO

Officer(s) : Levi Garrison, Nicholas Erdman, Nicholas Belfry

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during ”man with weapon” call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Police were sent to a “man with a gun” call, saw Bryan Otto and claim he pulled a weapon. Police shot and killed him

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.chronicleonline.com/news/local/man-shot-killed-by-deputies-responding-to-domestic-disturbance/article_45781226-1320-54dd-88df-323c28450c6e.html

https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/regional/florida/1-dead-deputy-involved-shooting-dunnellon/67-498592d6-970f-4dfc-9b8f-04943c97d322

https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/crime/one-dead-after-deputy-involved-shooting-in-citrus-county

https://www.chronicleonline.com/news/crime_and_courts/prosecutors-vindicate-three-citrus-county-deputies-involved-in-fatal-shooting/article_2dd1f862-16b1-54b4-bcf9-c967bb4750b6.html

Zy’Shonne Johnson

Age :23

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 03/24/2022

Location : W Broward Blvd + NW 27th Ave

City : Fort Lauderdale

County : Broward

State : Florida

Agency : Broward County SO

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police in undercover narcotics sting

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Broward County Sheriff’s deputies stated that they were conducting an undercover narcotics sting when Zy’Shonne Johnson fled after recognizing an officer. Police escalated a chase that ended when he ran into several vehicles, fled on foot and was shot and killed by police who allege that he had a gun. At least one witness indicates he had his hands above his head, complying with officers' instructions when he was shot.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://wsvn.com/news/local/broward/suspect-dead-after-deputy-involved-shooting-near-fort-lauderdale/

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/broward/article259727155.html

https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/crime/fl-ne-video-bso-shoots-suspect-undercover-drug-buy-20220325-p3n2js3bpbasvpdnmnql27d6j4-story.html

https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/family-of-victim-killed-by-bso-deputies-hold-balloon-release-in-his-honor/2722714/

https://bocapost.com/news/florida/broward-county/fort-lauderdale-news/delray-beach-man-killed-by-bso-swat-during-narcotics-arrest/

https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/suspect-in-custody-broward-deputy-shooting/2721205/

https://www.wptv.com/news/state/broward/delray-beach-man-fatally-shot-by-broward-sheriffs-office-deputies-in-fort-lauderdale

Name Not Disclosed

Age :44

Gender :Female

Race : Unknown

Date : 03/13/2022

Location : EB on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Blvd

City : Plant City

County : Hillsborough

State : Florida

Agency : Tampa PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Tampa PD chased a car with 4 adolescents ranging in ages 12-15 in a stolen Nissan until it rear-ended a Honda at high speed, killing a 44-year-old woman and injuring a 24-year-old woman also.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.tampabay.com/news/breaking-news/2022/03/13/woman-killed-in-hillsborough-crash-involving-minors-stolen-car-police-chase/

https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/police-plant-city-kids-deadly-crash-stolen-car/67-a776fc3b-d13b-49c1-824a-65a2b8bd8bb6

David Enriquez Hernandez

Age :32

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 03/11/2022

Location : 18600 NW 67th Ave

City : Miami Lakes

County : Miami-Dade

State : Florida

Agency : Miami-Dade PD

Officer(s) : Chad Murphy

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during traffic stop

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

David Enriquez Hernandez allegedly ran a red light, ran into several cars and emerged from his vehicle with 2 knives. Police shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.local10.com/news/local/2022/03/11/police-involved-shooting-reported-in-northwest-miami-dade/

Antwon Leonard Cooper

Age :34

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 03/08/2022

Location : NW 71st St+10th Ave

City : Miami

County : Miami-Dade

State : Florida

Agency : Miami-Dade PD

Officer(s) : Constant Rosemond

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during traffic stop

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Miami-Dade PD traffic-stopped Antwon Leonard Cooper, asked him to exit the car for a pat-down and engaged in a fight with him. Police shot and killed him during the altercation. He had been unarmed.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://wsvn.com/news/local/police-involved-shooting-leaves-1-dead-after-traffic-stop-confrontation-in-miami/

https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/family-plans-to-sue-after-miami-police-officer-kills-man-during-traffic-stop/2719630/

https://atlantablackstar.com/2022/03/30/the-kid-didnt-have-a-chance-to-respond-miami-police-sergeant-arrives-on-scene-and-fatally-shoots-man-seconds-later-during-routine-traffic-stop-family-demands-justice/

https://wsvn.com/news/local/miami-dade/newly-released-bodycam-footage-shows-different-perspective-of-traffic-stop-that-led-to-fatal-police-involved-shooting/

https://patch.com/florida/miami/miami-police-release-body-camera-footage-scuffle-officer-involved-shooting

https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/family-of-antwon-cooper-wrongful-death/

https://www.local10.com/news/local/2022/04/03/miami-police-release-statement-regarding-deadly-officer-involved-shooting/

https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/miami-police-sergeant-justified-in-fatal-traffic-stop-shooting-state-attorney/2943304/

D’Asia Monroe 2 of 2

Age :18

Gender :Female

Race : Black

Date : 03/06/2022

Location :

City : Palm Beach Lakes

County : Palm Beach

State : Florida

Agency : Riviera Beach PD

Officer(s) : Tabitha Smith

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Fatal police chase

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

D’Asia Monroe and her boyfriend Deshawn Knowles, died in a crash on March 6 after a Riviera Beach Police sergeant tried to pull the SUV over for making a U-turn at Blue Heron Boulevard and Garden Road. Monroe was into the U-turn when, Smith says, she smashed into another vehicle, then drove off, then a mile and a half later crashing through a fence and landing in a canal near the VA Medical Center.

The officer who had chased them had a lengthy disciplinary records including having caused seven car crashes in the past. Police refused to show dashcam video.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wflx.com/2022/04/21/bad-driving-or-police-chase-mom-wants-answers-daughters-traffic-death/

Deshawn Knowles 1 of 2

Age :21

Gender :Female

Race : Black

Date : 03/06/2022

Location : Not Disclosed

City : Palm Beach Lakes

County : Palm Beach

State : Florida

Agency : Riviera Beach PD

Officer(s) : Tabitha Smith

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Fatal police chase

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

D’Asia Monroe and her boyfriend Deshawn Knowles, died in a crash on March 6 after a Riviera Beach Police sergeant tried to pull the SUV over for making a U-turn at Blue Heron Boulevard and Garden Road. Monroe was into the U-turn when, Smith says, she smashed into another vehicle, then drove off, then a mile and a half later crashing through a fence and landing in a canal near the VA Medical Center.

The officer who had chased them had a lengthy disciplinary records including having caused seven car crashes in the past. Police refused to show dashcam video.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wflx.com/2022/04/21/bad-driving-or-police-chase-mom-wants-answers-daughters-traffic-death/

Darian Quinlan Bryant

Age :26

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 03/02/2022

Location : 1171 S Lane Ave

City : Jacksonville

County : Duval

State : Florida

Agency : Jacksonville SO

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after robbery

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Jacksonville deputies arrived at a robbery call, chased Darian Quinlan Bryant and engaged in a shootout, killing him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://news.yahoo.com/1-dead-jacksonville-police-shooting-040805610.html

https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news/local/suspect-killed-officer-involved-shooting-lane-avenue-south-westside-jacksonville/77-cae5c11d-d9b1-40f0-a388-c62d21ee7d45

David Cottes Jr.

Age :69

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 02/26/2022

Location : 3505 S Ocean Dr

City : Hollywood

County : Broward

State : Florida

Agency : Hollywood PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after being robbed

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

David Cottes Jr. was yelling for help and yelled that he was being robbed and yelled for neighbors to call 911. When police arrived, they shot and killed Cottes, apparently in a case of mistaken identity.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.local10.com/news/local/2022/04/25/how-did-a-hollywood-condo-owner-end-up-shot-and-killed-by-police/

https://themiamimetropolis.com/2022/04/what-happened-that-caused-police-to-shoot-a-hollywood-condo-owner/

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 02/24/2022

Location : Tamarac complex

City : Fort Lauderale

County : Broward

State : Florida

Agency : US Marshals, Ft. Lauderdale PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Drowned

Event : Drowned during police chase

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

US Marshals were at the Tamarac complex to arrest a landscaper at his job fora beating and carjacking on previous occasion. As police tried to arrest him for armed kidnapping, he jumped into a canal and drowned.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.local10.com/news/local/2022/02/23/landscaper-nearly-drowns-witnesses-say-he-was-fleeing-cops/

Daniel Patrick Knight

Age :39

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 02/19/2022

Location : 1050 W Morse Blvd

City : Winter Park

County : Orange

State : Florida

Agency : Winter Park PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during altercation at wedding

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Winter Park PD received a call that a “dangerous man” had arrived at a wedding. Police arrived and claimed that he had assaulted an officer. They fired a taser and then a gun at him. The family disputes that he assaulted anyone. He died at the hospital. Daniel Patrick Knight had been unarmed.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/02/23/his-blood-was-all-over-my-wedding-dress-family-seeks-justice-after-man-killed-by-winter-park-police-at-reception/

https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/regional/florida/winter-park-police-body-camera-video-wedding-shooting/67-fd12f60f-a0a9-4f9c-b9c0-72a4eec26304

https://www.wftv.com/news/local/orange-county/police-release-video-deadly-shooting-winter-park-wedding-reception/IGTZRPO3XBCSFBWHYB6HQJQCHE/

https://www.wftv.com/news/local/fdle-continues-investigate-whether-deadly-winter-park-wedding-shooting-was-justified/MKMSH7HBYVCUVI4PMMAQVLIDL4/

https://www.wftv.com/news/local/analyst-winter-park-police-properly-followed-protocol-officer-involved-shooting-wedding/FNUUSOMKOBBCXHFOTELF462Y3Y/

https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/officer-used-taser-on-man-shot-killed-by-police-at-winter-park-wedding-reception

https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/03/30/watch-winter-park-police-release-body-camera-video-of-deadly-officer-shooting-at-wedding-reception/

https://www.thedailybeast.com/brides-uncle-daniel-patrick-knight-fatally-shot-by-florida-police-at-wedding-night-fight

https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/02/21/officer-used-taser-on-man-prior-to-deadly-shooting-at-wedding-winter-park-police-say/

Lazaro Vargas-Yera

Age :70

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 02/14/2022

Location : 1800 block of SW 6th St

City : Miami

County : Miami-Dade

State : Florida

Agency : Miami-Dade PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after killing his wife

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Lazaro Vargas-Year told Miami PD that he had shot his wife. Police engaged him in a shootout. It is unknown at this time whether he died by police fire or a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.local10.com/news/local/2022/02/14/elderly-man-shot-and-killed-after-exchanging-gunfire-with-police/

https://wsvn.com/news/local/miami-dade/couple-dead-after-man-shoots-wife-inside-little-havana-home-exchanges-gunfire-with-officer/

Louisson Pierrot

Age :38

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 01/20/2022

Location : 6984 NW 1st St

City : Margate

County : Broward

State : Florida

Agency : Margate PD, SWAT

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Margate PD and SWAT were sent to a domestic disturbance call. They arrived with a tactical team a full three hours after the call. Police made forcible entry into the home via battering ram and they claim that Louisson Pierrot was actively choking his wife. Upon entry, police shot and killed him. He had been unarmed.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://coralspringstalk.com/margate-police-kill-man-attacking-wife-38098

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/broward/article258613603.html

https://margatenews.net/police-shooting-caught-on-camera-for-all-our-sake-lets-hope-fdle-release-p2219-200.htm

Kadeem Errol Livingston Smith

Age :28

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 01/02/2022

Location : Santa Barbara Rd

City : Pine Hills

County : Orange

State : Florida

Agency : Orange County SO

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Orange County deputies arrived at a residence on a domestic violence call, found Kadeem Erroll Livingston Smith pistol-whipping his father and shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/01/02/deputy-involved-shooting-in-orange-county-sheriffs-office-says/

https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/01/02/deputy-involved-shooting-in-orange-county-sheriffs-offic

Juan Sarmiento Jr.

Age :42

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date :

Location : 5600 block of Center St

City : Wimauma

County : Hillsborough

State : Florida

Agency : Hillsborough County SO

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during standoff

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Send please where investigating an alleged homicide and found Juan Sarmiento who locked himself in a shed with another person. Police created a long standoff and claimed they heard him threaten the hostage and they shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.fox13news.com/news/swat-team-responds-to-investigation-in-wimauma

https://www.tampabeacon.com/hillsborough_county/crime_crashes_fires/swat-team-member-shoots-kills-hostage-taker/article_9c0e031a-e81b-11ec-94d2-fffa1db27d19.html

https://truecrimedaily.com/2022/06/13/armed-florida-man-held-girlfriend-hostage-killed-juan-sarmiento/