Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Shadow Ridge Stanley
Age :20
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/20/2021
Location : Interstate 75 near mile marker 338
City : Dalton
County : Whitfield
State : Georgia
Agency : Georgia State Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On March 20, 2021, Shadow Ridge Stanley was riding as a passenger in a stolen Ford Fusion that was pursued by Georgia State Patrol on Interstate 75. The vehicle was traveling at speeds over 120 mph when a trooper performed a PIT maneuver near mile marker 338. The car overturned in the median and struck a tree, killing both Stanley and the driver, Zachary Lumpkin.
TOTAL FATALITIES: 2
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2021/mar/20/police-pursuit-tactic-under-scrutiny-after-more-deaths
https://newschannel9.com/news/local/whitfield-county-car-crash-on-thursday-leaves-two-dead-questions-still-left-unanswered
https://foxchattanooga.com/news/local/gdot-part-of-i75-closed-after-crash-in-whitfield-county
Kelly Shannon Bowen
Age :51
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/14/2021
Location : Interstate 16 near Mile Marker 132
City : Statesboro
County : Bulloch
State : Georgia
Agency : Georgia State Patrol, Tattnall County Sheriff’s Office, Reidsville Police Department, Evans County Sheriff’s Office, Candler County Sheriff’s Office, Bulloch County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during pursuit and standoff
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On March 14, 2021, 51-year-old Kelly Shannon Bowen abducted a woman at gunpoint in Reidsville, Georgia, prompting a multi-county pursuit involving several law enforcement agencies. During the chase, Bowen fired at pursuing officers and the victim’s family. A Georgia State Patrol trooper was grazed in the head by gunfire. The pursuit ended on Interstate 16 near Mile Marker 132 in Bulloch County, where officers used a PIT maneuver to stop the vehicle. Bowen was shot during the ensuing standoff and later died at the hospital. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation conducted an independent investigation of the incident.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wtoc.com/2021/03/14/gbi-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-bulloch-county/
https://www.thegeorgiavirtue.com/bulloch-crime-safety/update-gbi-investigation-of-fatal-officer-involved-shooting-in-bulloch-co/
Keean Smalls
Age :23
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/21/2021
Location : Gordon Highway and Barton Chapel Road
City : Augusta
County : Richmond
State : Georgia
Agency : Richmond County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed during crash following police pursuit
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On February 21, 2021, 23-year-old Keean Smalls of Augusta, Georgia, died after a police pursuit ended in a crash. Around 4:00 a.m., Richmond County Sheriff's deputies attempted to stop Smalls’ vehicle on Gordon Highway. Smalls did not stop, and deputies initiated a pursuit. The chase ended when Smalls drove through a Sprint gas station parking lot near Barton Chapel Road and crashed into the rear of a parked tractor-trailer. Smalls was pronounced dead at the scene at 5:55 a.m. He had to be extricated from the vehicle. The Georgia State Patrol is investigating the crash.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wjbf.com/csra-news/one-dead-after-police-pursuit-on-gordon-highway/
https://www.wrdw.com/2021/02/21/police-chase-leaves-one-dead-in-augusta/
https://theaugustapress.com/augusta-man-is-killed-in-police-chase-keean-smalls-was-busted-with-stolen-gun-on-last-traffic-stop/