Death by Cop  2022-2024

Search fatalities

You can use any or all of the fields to refine the search.

Displaying 121 - 160 of 252

Anthony Richard Fields II

Age :27

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 08/25/2023

Location : Herring Rd+Palomino Dr

City : Newnan

County : Coweta

State : Georgia

Agency : Coweta County SO, Newnan PD

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after car chase

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Newnan PD saw a Corvette with dark window tint and took up chase. The chase escalated until the man stopped. Police released a K9 and allege that he exited the car and came toward them with a knife and injured the K9.

Bystander video later showed a very different narrative in which the car stopped at the end of the chase, deputies are seen busting out the car windows, sending a K9 into the vehicle that dragged a black man out. The man ran away from the car to escape the dog that was biting at his arm. His arms were pointed downward in gestures protecting his body from the attacking dog and on video, he had no visible weapon and shielded against the dog attack. Police shot and killed him. Media submitted the privately acquired heavily edited BWC footage that edited the killing out while police refuse to provide any video or reports at all. The initial police story was proven by video to be untruthful.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wrbl.com/news/georgia-news/ccso-officer-involved-shooting-in-coweta-county-following-vehicle-pursuit/

https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/coweta-county-deadly-high-speed-chase-newnan-police-gbi-herring-road-palomino-drive

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/coweta-county/multiple-officers-scene-crashed-sports-car-surrounded-by-shell-casings-coweta-county/3ADJNQZHR5GJBBTYIBL5LKC2IU/

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/exclusive-video-shows-shooting-between-coweta-co-deputies-suspect/A4FR2BE67BEXBHILNQJBG5I4I4/

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 08/24/2023

Location : Laurel Ave

City : Macon

County : Bibb

State : Georgia

Agency : Bibb County SO,SWAT, Gang Units, Bomb Squad

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Bibb County deputies arrived at a mental health crisis call to perform a mental health welfare check and found a man locked inside of his home. Police created a standoff and the man committed suicide under police duress. Neighbors openly stated that the law enforcement presence was a stressful overreaction to the situation and that police were not a good way to address mental health crises.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://wgxa.tv/news/local/multiple-agencies-present-in-north-highlands-macon-neighborhood

Johnny Holloman

Age :62

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 08/10/2023

Location : Cunningham Pl+Joseph E Lowery Blvd

City : Atlanta

County : Fulton

State : Georgia

Agency : Atlanta PD

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Taser

Event : Killed by police during arrest

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On August 10, 2023, at about 11:20 p.m., Atlanta PD was dispatched to the intersection of Cunningham Place and Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard to investigate a traffic collision. A driver later identified as Johnny Hollman, age 62, of Atlanta, allegedly “became non-compliant” and the officer tried to arrest him. After a physical struggle, the officer used a Taser as Hollman continued to resist arrest. Police handcuffed him and realized he had died. He had been a local church deacon.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://valdostatoday.com/news-2/region/2023/08/gbi-investigates-officer-involved-use-of-force/

https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/62-year-old-man-dies-atlanta-police-altercation-tased/85-3cb262f9-e06d-4dc8-ad31-14f2d6fb6951

https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/johnny-hollman-atlanta-police-taser-death-custody

Charles Rice

Age :31

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 08/08/2023

Location : Haralson Mill Rd

City : Conyers

County : Walton

State : Georgia

Agency : Walton County SO

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police with chase, PIT maneuver, taser and gunshot for refusing traffic stop

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Charles Rice was driving a 2001 Yukon without insurance when Walton County deputies began chasing him. PIT maneuver was used, causing him to run from police and the car. Police tasered him and allege he pulled a gun. They shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2023/08/09/gbi-investigates-deadly-shooting-involving-officer-rockdale-county/

Alfred Shawntez Cole

Age :19

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 08/02/2023

Location : Meadow St

City : Thomasville

County : Thomas

State : Georgia

Agency : Thomasville PD

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A Thomas County deputy about a car driving “erratically” in the area stopped the car. Alfred Shawntez Cole got out with a semiautomatic weapon and was shot and killed.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.walb.com/2023/08/02/1-dead-thomasville-shooting-gbi-investigating/

https://www.walb.com/2023/08/02/1-dead-thomasville-shooting-gbi-investigating/

Andrew Wesley Dix

Age :47

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 07/31/2023

Location : Peachtree St

City : Brookhaven

County : Dekalb

State : Georgia

Agency : Brookhaven PD

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during disturbance call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Brookhaven PD arrived on a call about a man with a saw blade near the mall. Police located him. He reportedly threw a drink at police. They tasered him, then finally shot and killed him.He had had mental health issues for a number of years and needed mental health care. Family had been asking for help and did not receive it for his mental health issues.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/dekalb-county/heavy-police-presence-brookhaven-entertainment-district-drivers-asked-avoid-area/H32657AZY5EHZI67SZBIBY2QQE/

https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/gbi-identifies-man-armed-with-saw-blade-shot-and-killed-by-police-outside-town-brookhaven

Freddie Walker

Age :60

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 07/28/2023

Location : 1041 Bailey Rd

City : Louisville

County : Burke

State : Georgia

Agency : Burke County SO

Officer(s) : Tyler May

Cause of Death : Taser

Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Freddie Walker was agitated and in distress with a known history of mental health issues. Police arrived and tried to arrest him and accuse him of raising a fist toward a paramedic. The unarmed man was tasered multiple times and died.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wrdw.com/2023/07/28/combative-suspect-dies-after-deputy-altercation-louisville/

https://www.wjbf.com/csra-news/combative-mental-subject-dies-shortly-after-multiple-tasings-by-burke-county-deputies/

Name Not Disclosed

Age :42

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 07/24/2023

Location : 4100 block of Kentmere Main in Legacy Park subdivision

City : Kennesaw

County : Kennesaw

State : Georgia

Agency : Kennesaw County SO, Cobb County SO, SWAT

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Kennesaw police received a call about a man in mental health crisis who had locked himself into a home with several children. Police was able to get the children out. Police sent a drone through the window and found the man dead from suicide under police duress.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/kennesaw-kentmere-legacy-park-swat-standoff

https://www.ajc.com/news/crime/breaking-cobb-swat-responds-to-barricaded-gunman-in-kennesaw-neighborhood/UC24UX7C2VGU3FOXRXQPJXYQSY/

https://patch.com/georgia/kennesaw/person-barricaded-kennesaw-home-leads-swat-response-report

https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/kennesaw-kentmere-legacy-park-swat-standoff

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 07/23/2023

Location : Wedgewood Court

City : Columbus

County : Muscogee

State : Georgia

Agency : Muscogee County SO, SWAT

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Columbus PD responded to a domestic disturbance and a man locked himself inside of a home. Police said the man committed suicide during the standoff.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wtvm.com/2023/07/22/heavy-police-presence-wedgewood-ct/

Name Not Disclosed

Age :72

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 07/21/2023

Location : Summit+McDonald Dr

City : Ringgold

County : Catoosa

State : Georgia

Agency : Catoosa County SO

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Deputies were called to Summit and McDonald Drive and found a man dead in the road. Someone fired shots from inside of the house at deputies who took cover. When they finally went inside later, they found an unnamed 72-year-old man dead from suicide.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://newschannel9.com/news/local/2-dead-catoosa-county-deputy-injured-in-police-standoff-in-ringgold-friday

Norman Edward Dawson

Age :56

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 07/17/2023

Location : Ginger Dr

City : Jasper

County : Pickens

State : Georgia

Agency : Pickens County SO

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed during welfare check

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Pickens County deputies received a call for a welfare check on Norman Edward Dawson and responded to his home. They found him wearing a ballistic vest, carrying a rifle. Police shot and killed him. He had well-known mental health issued and had been in need of care.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://gbi.georgia.gov/press-releases/2023-07-18/gbi-investigates-officer-involved-shooting-pickens-county

Andre Longmore

Age :40

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 07/17/2023

Location : Carriage Place neighborhood

City : Hampton

County : Clayton

State : Georgia

Agency : Henry County SO

Officer(s) : Daniel Podsiadly

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Mass shooter killed by police

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Andre Longmore gunned down 4 people in 2 locations, fled, injured several officers and was shot and killed by police.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wtxl.com/manhunt-underway-in-georgia-after-deadly-mass-shooting

https://www.henryherald.com/news/hampton-murder-suspect-killed-in-clayton-county/article_0c9d78fe-242a-11ee-b124-4795c2acf50e.html

Duterval Sejour

Age :36

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 07/08/2023

Location : 1200 block of Ellis St

City : Augusta

County : Richmond

State : Georgia

Agency : Richmond County SO

Officer(s) : Kenneth Mercer

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Man with a gun call, man shot and killed, officer injured

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Richmond County deputies were called to the 1200 block of Ellis Street where an unhoused man with a gun was reported. Officers arrived and a shootout ensued in which the man was killed and the officer injured. Police claim that he had stolen a historic plaque and other artifacts.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://theaugustapress.com/911-call-homeless-man-warned-officers-to-back-up-before-shootout/
https://www.wrdw.com/2023/07/12/911-calls-released-scene-deputy-shooting-augusta/

Sam Knight

Age :40

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 07/02/2023

Location : I-16+Old River

City : Bloomingdale

County : Effingham

State : Georgia

Agency : Effingham County SO

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during traffic stop

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Sam Knight was pulled over by Effingham deputies for a traffic stop. Police claim he became “combative” and shot at deputy. Police escalated a chase when he tried to escape the situation. Georgia State Patrol Bryan County deputies and Bloomingdale PD all participated in the high-speed chase. A shootout between police and Sam Knight ensued and Knight was killed.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wsav.com/news/man-shot-killed-after-shooting-at-deputy-during-traffic-stop-on-i-16-in-effingham-county/

https://www.savannahnow.com/story/news/crime/2023/07/03/traffic-stop-along-interstate-16-results-death-man-effingham-county/70378692007/

https://www.thegeorgiavirtue.com/local-news-south-georgia/gbi-releases-details-identity-of-deceased-in-deputy-involved-shooting-in-effingham-county/

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 06/24/2023

Location : I-75

City : Atlanta

County : Cobb

State : Georgia

Agency : Georgia State Patrol

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Georgia State troopers sawa motorcyclist going 100 mph in a 70-mph zone on Interstate 75 in Cobb County, swerving “in and out of traffic” and driving in the emergency lane at an “extremely high rate of speed,” police said. A trooper lost control of their vehicle and struck a guardrail and then another car traveling southbound. Both vehicles went off the right side of the highway before coming to a stop. Other troopers continued to chase the motorcyclist but eventually lost sight of him and allegedly stopped the pursuit. One of the troopers took an exit onto a local road and found the motorcyclist crashed on the exit ramp after striking a vehicle in the shoulder. The unnamed motorcyclist was dead.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/national/article276760936.html

Murdock Jackson

Age :33

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 06/11/2023

Location : Austell Rd+ Milford Church Rd

City : Carrollton

County : Cobb

State : Georgia

Agency : Cobb County PD

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A neighbor reportedly called and told officers a woman was being assaulted and had also been threatened with a gun. Cobb County deputies arrived on the scene and found Murdock Jackson to be armed. Police shot and killed Jackson in the driveway.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/cobb-county/man-identified-after-alleged-domestic-violence-incident-leads-cobb-officer-involved-shooting/CWR3KE4QZFHFHIX27YSE5BXZSI/

D’yonni Davis

Age :17

Gender :Female

Race : Black

Date : 05/27/2023

Location : Hank Aaron Dr

City : Atlanta

County : Fulton

State : Georgia

Agency : Atlanta PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police chase crash for speeding

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

D'Yonni Davis was riding in a car that was driving 35 mph over the speed limit. Atlanta PD escalated a chase and when the car crashed on Hank Aaron Drive as a result of the hunt, she was ejected and died. No officers were charged.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/teenager-killed-police-chase-rollover-hank-aaron-drive-downtown-atlanta

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/17-year-old-girl-killed-5-injured-after-car-speeding-troopers-crashes-downtown-atlanta/DQ6YLM56HFEH3G3YWG57WM24E4/

Jeremy D. Haugabook

Age :36

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 05/27/2023

Location : 2346 Cragstone Court

City : Lithonia

County : DeKalb

State : Georgia

Agency : DeKalb County PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during illegal entry

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

DeKalb County PD were called with a report of a burglary in progress. Upon arrival, they learned that a man was armed and threatening a woman. As officers ordered Jeremy Haugabook to drop the gun, he allegedly pointed it at officers. They shot and killed him. No officers were charged.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2023/05/27/police-shot-killed-one-man-after-domestic-dispute-call-dekalb-county/?outputType=amp

https://thechampionnewspaper.com/officer-involved-shooting-in-lithonia-under-investigation/

Treyvorius Stodghill

Age :23

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 05/23/2023

Location : Alcovy Rd

City : Covington

County : Newton

State : Georgia

Agency : Covington PD

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Domestic fight

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 05/23/2023, Covington PD arrived at a domestic violence call at the Oyo Hotel off Alcovy Road around 10:30 p.m. Covington police stated that an officer was shot in the face and the shooter, 23-year-old Treyvorius Stodghill was also shot and killed while both were firing at each other.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/officer-transported-hospital-after-shooting-covington-hotel/DJR5WB3KANFYPA4CJKG2TOGHDM/

https://www.covnews.com/news/crime/covington-police-department-officer-shot-head-one-person-dead-after-hotel-shooting/

https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/rashad-rivers-covington-officer-shot-head-rides-juneteenth-parade/85-b1613b44-49b5-43c1-9d01-9ac9f6298ddc

Ryan Griffin

Age :33

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 05/20/2023

Location : Main St

City : Dalton

County : Whitfield

State : Georgia

Agency : Dalton PD

Officer(s) : Bustin Buzzarella

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 03/20/2023, Officer Bustin Buzzella pursued motorist Ryan Griffin from Main Street in Dalton onto Robinson Road in Hinsdale. Sgt. Buzzarella claimed that he was chasing him because he felt Griffin may be impaired because the officer allegedly saw a stop sign violation, came to the conclusion to hunt the driver for possible DUI. Griffin was known to have a suspended license and this may have been the reason he fled when Buzzarella escalated a chase that ended when griffin hit a tree at high speed and died.

Sergeant Bustin Buzzarella had previously endangered drivers with reckless speeding and months before this death had been warned that any more incidents would lead to his termination. At the time Sgt. Buzzarella hunted Ryan Griffin to death, it had been his third unpermitted reckless high-speed chase in a span of several months. It was noted that he escalated the hunt on Griffin during very rainy dangerous conditions for a stop sign violation.

“I find that, by choosing to continue the pursuit after the operator increased his speed on wet and windy roads, Sgt. Buzzella created an avoidable risk of harm to the public. Based on these circumstances, there was no justification to commence a high-speed pursuit”, said police chief Deanna Strout.

Chief Strout also said that investigation showed that he had misstated facts and mischaracterized Griffin’s actions and “falsely reported the improper actions of this vehicle to justify pursuing it.”

Chief Strout terminated Sgt. Buzzarella after causing Griffin’s avoidable death, speaking out against his reckless driving and also falsification of records, apparently to cover it. Buzzarella filed a long-term disability claim against the city and is on disability pay, possibly to circumvent the firing by the unusually outspoken police chief. Buzzella has also been placed on the Brady List for the Berkshire District Attorney’s Office, meaning he should not be called for witness testimony without prior approval.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.berkshireeagle.com/news/central_berkshires/dalton-police-sergeant-terminated-after-high-speed-pursuits/article_5cd2c278-694b-11ee-aa8f-ff3ec2afa5e6.html

Kierra Nicole Howard 1 of 2

Age :31

Gender :Female

Race : Black

Date : 05/15/2023

Location : Bemiss Rd

City : Valdosta

County : Lowndes

State : Georgia

Agency : Georgia State Patrol

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police vehicle crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A GA State Trooper vehicle and another vehicle crashed and 2 people in the civilian's car died.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://news.yahoo.com/two-die-collision-state-troopers-191700454.html

Kam’Ron Malik McBurrough 2 of 2

Age :24

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 05/15/2023

Location : Bemiss Rd

City : Valdosta

County : Lowndes

State : Georgia

Agency : Georgia State Patrol

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police vehicle crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A GA State Trooper vehicle and another vehicle crashed and 2 people in the civilian's car died.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://news.yahoo.com/two-die-collision-state-troopers-191700454.html

Joseph Howard Upchurch

Age :56

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 05/14/2023

Location : Ernst Gibson Rd

City : Jasper

County : Jasper

State : Georgia

Agency : Butts County SO

Officer(s) : Brandon Mitchell McGaha

Cause of Death : Drowning

Event : Killed in boating accident with intoxicated deputy

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Off-duty deputy Brandon Mitchell McGaha operated a boat while intoxicated and his passenger Joseph Howard Upchurch died in a boat “incident” not further described. McGaha had abandoned the boat and swam to shore when Upchurch drowned and the boat was left circling by itself unattended.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/boating-under-the-influence-jackson-man-presumed-drowned-operator-charged

Michael Perry Adams

Age :76

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 05/13/2023

Location : 100 block of Tranquil Rd

City : Senoia

County : Coweta

State : Georgia

Agency : Coweta County SO, Senoia PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Domestic disturbance

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Coweta County deputies were called to a home in Senoia for a domestic dispute and were told a woman there had been shot by a man.When deputies arrived at the scene, they say the man exited the house and began shooting. Coweta County deputies and Senoia PD shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/gbi-investigates-fatal-officer-involved-shooting-in-senoia-domestic-dispute

https://www.times-herald.com/news/gbi-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-in-senoia/article_939c9558-f205-11ed-be21-ff57fd05e5af.html

https://gbi.georgia.gov/press-releases/2023-05-14/gbi-investigates-officer-involved-shooting-coweta-county

https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/coweta-county-deputies-shoot-kill-man-return-fire-senoia-domestic-dispute/85-cc8a56d9-87f7-4c99-9fd9-c935069707a6

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 05/10/2023

Location : Maxham+Thornton

City : Lithia Springs

County : Douglas

State : Georgia

Agency : Cobb County SO

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Parental abduction

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Cobb County deputies initially responded to a home off Drennon Avenue in Austell. A 911 caller said an armed man and woman were his home trying to take his daughter. The 911 caller gave police a description of the SUV. Police found the SUV and tried to pull it over, but the driver did not stop. Police escalated a chase into Douglas County where officers did a PIT maneuver and disabled the vehicle. The driver allegedly refused to show his hands and police shot and killed him. They also injured his female passenger. Police did not reply whether the man had been armed.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://news.yahoo.com/officer-involved-shooting-leaves-one-082045630.html

https://gbi.georgia.gov/press-releases/2023-05-10/gbi-investigates-officer-involved-shooting-lithia-springs-involving-cobb

Walter Kyle Herman

Age :29

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 05/04/2023

Location : Highway 280 between Groover Hill+Olive Branch

City : County unincorporated

County : Bryan

State : Georgia

Agency : Bryan County SO

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after car chase

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

An eyewitness says she saw a truck hit another truck and then drive off at 280 between Groover Hill and Olive Branch in Bryan County for hours Thursday night when the driver fled after the accident. Police chased the vehicle and driver Herman stopped the car after a short pursuit. Thedeputy approached Herman’s door and spoke with him before attempting to place handcuffs on him. Herman sped off while the officer was still reaching inside the car and he was dragged about one-tenth of a mile where the car then hit a road sign and began to travel off the roadway down a steep embankment. The officer fired his weapon. Herman died.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wtoc.com/2023/05/05/fatal-officer-involved-shooting-shuts-down-highway-280-bryan-county/

https://www.wjcl.com/article/highway-shutdown-officer-involved-shooting/43798430

https://www.wjcl.com/article/deadly-ellabell-officer-involved-shooting/43808271

Ainsley Popwell Jr.

Age :55

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 04/27/2023

Location : 1176 Memorial Dr

City : Atlanta

County : DeKalb

State : Georgia

Agency : Atlanta PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police when seen with gun

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Ainsley Popwell Jr., 34, of Ellenwood, was seen loading a gun near 205 Moreland Avenue at a gas station. Police arrived, ordered him to drop it. He fired a shot toward police and tried to get to the cash register of the gas station. Multiple officers opened fire and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/man-shot-and-killed-after-trying-to-rob-memorial-drive-gas-station-firing-at-officers-police-say

https://www.henryherald.com/news/ellenwood-man-dies-in-officer-involved-shooting-in-atlanta/article_b230cefc-e563-11ed-b152-d7bc55b3ad1d.html

Veronica Shipp

Age :46

Gender :Female

Race : Black

Date : 04/24/2023

Location : 17th+Hilton

City : Columbus

County : Muscogee

State : Georgia

Agency : Georgia State Patrol

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 04/24/2023, 46-year-old Veronica Shipp was a passenger in a third-party motorist’s car that was hit by a police chase escalated by Georgia State Patrol. Veronica Shipp died as a result of this fatal chase aimed at someone else.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wtvm.com/2023/04/24/one-woman-dead-after-high-speed-chase-columbus/

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/gsp-man-speeding-away-trooper-crashes-into-car-killing-woman-west-georgia/WH3EPFAGZ5D3PCDZNVQHGLX7ME/

Robernard Benjamin

Age :39

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 04/23/2023

Location : Brook Street, Locust Grove

City : Lithia Springs

County : Douglas

State : Georgia

Agency : Douglas County SO

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Lithia Springs PD arrived to a domestic dispute and find a woman stabbed and a man holding a knife. Police shot and killed Robernard Benjamin.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.ajc.com/news/crime/woman-stabbed-knife-wielding-man-killed-by-douglas-county-deputies-gbi-says/656E3O5XNVFFFA7ZEY4FEF2LW4/?fbclid=IwAR3JXB1TbeC54Azv9a1bsiXstw2AiSUzr-rRMHPMS75FTYZ9LZL_of3PQOk

https://news.yahoo.com/deputies-woman-covered-blood-open-212351283.html

Darryl Fussell

Age :23

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 04/14/2023

Location : Medical Office

City : Riverdale

County : Clayton

State : Georgia

Agency : Riverdale PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed while trespassing and holding tool

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Riverdale Police Department officers responded to a call about two men trespassing inside a medical office under renovation. They were told that one of the men had left the property but the other man was still inside. Police approached Darryl Fussell, 23, andtried to get him to leave but he allegedly grabbed an unknown nearbytool and Riverdale PD shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://valdostatoday.com/news-2/region/2023/04/georgia-man-involved-in-shooting-with-officers-while-trespassing/

https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/riverdale-police-officer-involved-shooting-gbi-investigating

https://gbi.georgia.gov/press-releases/2023-04-14/gbi-investigates-officer-involved-shooting-riverdale-ga

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 04/07/2023

Location : Casplan St+Metropolitan Parkway SW

City : Atlanta

County : Fulton

State : Georgia

Agency : Atlanta PD, SWAT

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress after failed traffic stop

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Around 7:11 a.m., officers conducted a high-risk traffic stop by SWAT near Metropolitan Parkway SW on a car for undisclosed reasons.When officers stopped the vehicle, they attempted to take him into custody; however, when they approached the man, they noticed that he was armed. Officers allegedly backed away, then heard what sounded like a single gunshot coming from inside the car. The man had committed suicide under police duress. It is unclear why the person was wanted by police. His identity was not disclosed. No officers were charged.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/police-swat-investigate-barricaded-man-southwest-atlanta/WQEOM32HN5BUPI4NSFMM2KLNCQ/

https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/possible-barricade-situation-near-metropolitan-parkway-casplan-street

Steven Deshun Blunt

Age :29

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 03/29/2023

Location : Ferncrest Place near Annewakee Trails

City : Douglasville

County : Douglas

State : Georgia

Agency : Douglas County SO

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police for showing gun

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Steven Deshun Blunt allegedly brought a gun to a Special Olympics event at New Manchester High School in Douglas County, prompting a school-wide lockdown. Douglas County Sheriff Pounds says a man showed up with a gun at a Special Olympics event being held at the location.GBI agents allege that Blunt pulled out a handgun and shot at and one of the deputies shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/douglas-county/29-year-old-man-shot-killed-by-douglas-deputies-after-search-man-with-gun-special-olympics/6YN333WOTRG4VCEKRFD6QGI5EA/

https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/man-dies-after-shootout-with-douglas-county-deputies

Reginald “Tre” L. Knight 1 of 2

Age :20

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 03/27/2023

Location : Cobb Parkway

City : Actworth

County : Cobb

State : Georgia

Agency : Georgia State Patrol

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A 20-year-old motorcyclist, was apparently chased for driving too fast and police escalated a hunt across multiple counties until he crashed and died after colliding with a car in the vicinity of Cobb Parkway and Acworth Summit Boulevard.Joelle Keili, a 15-year-old girl in the car that was hit by the pursuit crash also died.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://blackchronicle.com/police-chase-in-bartow-ends-in-acworth-crash-leaving-1-dead-and-1-injured-patch/

https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2023/03/28/deadly-crash-between-car-motorcycle-under-investigation-cobb-county/

https://www.ajc.com/news/crime/state-patrol-motorcyclist-dead-in-cobb-after-crashing-into-car-during-chase/O2ZF7NOP7FEIJM7NHP6X5DWHQY/

Joelle Keili 2 of 2

Age :15

Gender :Female

Race : Black

Date : 03/27/2023

Location : Cobb Parkway

City : Actworth

County : Cobb

State : Georgia

Agency : Georgia State Patrol

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Third party killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A 20-year-old motorcyclist, was apparently chased for driving too fast and police escalated a hunt across multiple counties until he crashed and died after colliding with a car in the vicinity of Cobb Parkway and Acworth Summit Boulevard. Joelle Keili, a 15-year-old girl in the car that was hit by the pursuit crash also died.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://blackchronicle.com/police-chase-in-bartow-ends-in-acworth-crash-leaving-1-dead-and-1-injured-patch/

https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2023/03/28/deadly-crash-between-car-motorcycle-under-investigation-cobb-county/

https://www.ajc.com/news/crime/state-patrol-motorcyclist-dead-in-cobb-after-crashing-into-car-during-chase/O2ZF7NOP7FEIJM7NHP6X5DWHQY/

Vincent T. Hughes

Age :40

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 03/22/2023

Location : Barnesville Rd+GA 136

City : Lamar

County : Lamar

State : Georgia

Agency : Georgia State Patrol, Lamar County SO

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Georgia State Patrol initiated a chase in Lamar County off Barnesville Road and Ga. 136 after a trooper tried to pull over Bryan Pierre Williams and his passengerVincent Hugheson Barnesville Road.Williams sped away in a Chevy Tahoe and the trooper, not accepting a failed traffic stop, escalated a chase, performed a PIT maneuver resulting in Williams hitting the trooper’s car. Troopers claim the driver and passenger were throwing drugs out of the window. Deputiesperformed another PIT maneuver, directly killing Hughes when the PIT resulted in the vehicle rolling several timesand killing passenger Vincent Hughes.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/sheriff-1-suspect-dead-another-injured-after-high-speed-chase-with-ga-deputies-troopers/O7OLZN7GIZGL7OVSE7YGQUC4M4/

Robert Bruce Clendening

Age :76

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 03/16/2023

Location : Bar J Rd

City : Carroll

County : Carroll

State : Georgia

Agency : Carroll County SO

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during disturbance call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Deputies were called to a home on Bar J Road at 5 p.m. for an argument between neighbors. 911 callers claimed that 76-year-old Robert Bruce Clendening pointed and fired a gun at a neighbor.Carroll County deputies found Clendening with a gun and tried to get him to put it down.Clendening allegedly pointed the gun at them and one deputy then shot and killed Clendening.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/76-year-old-man-dead-after-being-shot-by-deputies-carroll-county-gbi-confirms/ZPH2YPTFTFHK7PZFI5UWQHYKCY/

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article273214180.html

https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/carroll-county-bar-j-road-deputy-involved-shooting

https://www.ajc.com/news/crime/gbi-armed-man-76-killed-by-carroll-county-deputy-after-dispute-with-neighbor/RBVLICWYX5B7ZE7N3P3HF6HPH4/

Frank Jerry Millsapps

Age :65

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 03/14/2023

Location : 200 block of Jay Moss Lane

City : Talking Rock

County : Pickens

State : Georgia

Agency : Pickens County SO

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during shots fired call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Pickens County deputies were called to the home on the 200 block of Jay Moss Lane in Talking Rock, Georgia shortly before midnight for a fire and the sound of shots being fired.Deputies found the house on fire and met the homeowner, Frank Jerry Millsapps, holding with a shotgun. Millsapps began walking toward the deputy. The officer fired and so did Millsapps. Millsapps was shot and died in his driveway.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/pickens-county-house-fire-deputy-shooting-jay-moss-lane

https://news.yahoo.com/man-exits-burning-house-fires-191326522.html

https://valdostatoday.com/news-2/region/2023/03/armed-ga-man-shot-by-deputies/

https://localnews8.com/news/2023/03/15/man-killed-in-shootout-with-atlanta-officers-identified/

Roy Streat

Age :78

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 03/06/2023

Location : Birmingham Ave+N Johnson St

City : Nicholls

County : Coffee

State : Georgia

Agency : Nicholls PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police while walking near home with gun

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

According to his family, Roy Streat, 78, was walking down the street heading home when he was shot and killed by Nicholls PD. Police allege that he had pointed a gun at them and offered this as explanation for the fatal shooting. Per family, he often walked alone and armed, not uncommon in rural Georgia. It is unknown what caused police to “fear for their lives” as no BWC was provided and no eyewitnesses came forward.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.walb.com/2023/03/06/law-enforcement-scene-officer-involved-shooting-nicholls/

https://gbi.georgia.gov/press-releases/2023-03-07/gbi-investigates-officer-involved-shooting-nicholls

https://www.douglasnow.com/index.php/news/item/11055-gbi-investigates-fatal-officer-involved-shooting-in-nicholls

https://www.walb.com/2023/03/06/law-enforcement-scene-officer-involved-shooting-nicholls/

Daniel Ramone Scott

Age :25

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 03/01/2023

Location : Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr

City : Ashburn

County : Turner

State : Georgia

Agency : Ashburn PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during arrest

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Ashburn PD said they tried to pull over Daniel Ramone Scott, 25 because of another crime. Scott fled and in the process, he t-boned an officer’s vehicle. He was eventually handcuffed and in custody but managed to get control of a police vehicle.He was shot and killed.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.fox3now.com/daniel-ramone-scott-killed-in-an-officer-involved-shooting-in-ashburn-martin-luther-king-jr-drive-near-daycare/

https://www.walb.com/2023/03/01/officer-involved-shooting-reported-ashburn/

https://www.fox3now.com/daniel-ramone-scott-killed-in-an-officer-involved-shooting-in-ashburn-martin-luther-king-jr-drive-near-daycare/

https://www.walb.com/2023/03/01/officer-involved-shooting-reported-ashburn/

Osiris Rashad Solomon Bennett

Age :23

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 02/24/2023

Location : 713 Peachtree St

City : Atlanta

County : Gwinnett

State : Georgia

Agency : MARTA PD

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after smoking a joint in public

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Osiris Rashad Solomon Bennettallegedly lit a joint on the MARTA platform, was approached by two MARTA officers who claim he attempted to flee on foot. Police caught up with him, fired a taser at him and allege that Bennett pulled out a knife. MARTA officers shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://gbi.georgia.gov/press-releases/2023-02-25/gbi-investigates-officer-involved-shooting-atlanta-involving-marta-pd

https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2023/02/24/police-activity-north-ave-marta-station/

https://patch.com/georgia/atlanta/atlanta-man-shot-killed-marta-officer-identified

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/we-have-been-left-dark-family-man-killed-marta-station-demand-answers/TPZYCBNHF5HR3G7WZ4BXXZCS34/