Death by Cop 2022-2024
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Emmanuel Millard
Age :20
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 10/13/2023
Location : Hwy 92+ Hames Rd
City : Woodstock
County : Cherokee
State : Georgia
Agency : Woodstock PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Woodstock PD tried to pull over Emmanuel Millard for undisclosed reasons. He did not stop and police escalated an aggressive chase, culminating in a PIT maneuver attacking Millard’s vehicle. Predictably, the vehicle crashed. Police stated that while they were arresting Millard, one of the officers shot and killed him. Police did not state why. Police also did not state whether he had been armed or why police felt he had been a threat to them. Bodycam video exists but has not been released. Millard died in the hospital several days after being shot by police.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 10/12/2023
Location : Barrett Parkway+Macland Rd
City : Cobb
County : Cobb
State : Georgia
Agency : Cobb County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A man allegedly shot 2 people who knew him and fled. Police found him and escalated a chase during which the man committed suicide under police duress.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 10/12/2023
Location : 4800 block of S Cobb Drive
City : Cobb County
County : Cobb
State : Georgia
Agency : Cobb County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
The Major Crimes Unit was investigating a double homicide and followed a man to the Barrett Parkway. When officers approached him in an unknown manner, the man committed suicide under police duress.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 10/11/2023
Location : GA-3+Pleasant Valley Rd
City : Bartow
County : Bartow
State : Georgia
Agency : Bartow County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash caused by PIT maneuver
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Bartow County deputies were chasing a pickup truck, performed a PIT maneuver and caused a fatal crash with it. The pickup truck was attacked by deputies and hit a patrol vehicle when losing control, then rolled over, ejecting the driver who died.
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Caleb D. Hooten
Age :22
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 10/10/2023
Location : Marvin Garden Apartments, Edwards St
City : Warner Robins
County : Peach
State : Georgia
Agency : Peach County SO
Officer(s) : Hermes Rodriguez
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after failed traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
In the early afternoon of 10/10/2023, Peach County Sheriff’s deputies tried to traffic-stop on a Honda Accord EX on State University Drive, Fort Valley, Peach County, Georgia for a traffic violation. The driver, Caleb D. Hooten, age 22, of Warner Robins, GA, did not stop. Police escalated a chase that ended at the Marvin Garden Apartments on Edwards Street when Hooten stopped, ran into the woods, with deputies chasing him on foot. Once in the woods, police allege that Hooten pulled out a gun. They shot and killed him. No BWC, other video or eyewitnesses can be located to compare to the official police narrative. Police did not disclose why they traffic-stopped him or what the urgency was that led to a high-speed chase and fatal shooting as a result of a failed traffic stop.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.macon.com/news/local/crime/article280391994.html
James Kenneth Cook
Age :58
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 10/07/2023
Location : 4 Briggs Cir
City : Rossville
County : Walker
State : Georgia
Agency : Walker County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Walker County deputies were called by a woman who said her brother would not let her back into the house. Walker County deputies arrived and the man retreated to his bedroom and closed the door. Deputies forced their way into the bedroom and the man allegedly fired a shot, injuring a deputy. They shot and killed him. The deputy is stable.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wdef.com/sheriff-says-suspect-killed-deputy-injured-in-walker-county-shootout/
Leroy Strong Jr.
Age :38
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 10/05/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Columbus
County : Muscogee
State : Georgia
Agency : Columbus PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Medical emergency
Event : Died after traffic collision and arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Two Columbus officers were involved in a traffic collision with a still unidentified community member on 10/05/2023. Police only volunteered that the person they collided with was arrested and died in police custody. No more information has been released. This is a developing story that will be updated when more information is available.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wtvm.com/2023/10/07/gbi-investigating-death-suspect-while-cpd-custody/
John Michael Cicalo
Age :33
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 10/03/2023
Location : West Pike+Old Norcross Rd
City : Lawrenceville
County : Gwinnett
State : Georgia
Agency : Lawrenceville PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police while accused of trying to steal cruiser
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Lawrenceville PD was conducting a traffic stop when a Kia sped past them, U-turned, drove up to the police cruiser and allegedly tried to enter it. Police shot and killed the kia driver. No more information was released at this time.
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Donald Bonner Jr.
Age :45
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 10/02/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Ailey
County : Montgomery
State : Georgia
Agency : Montgomery County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during “shots fired” call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Donald Bonner Jr. was allegedly in his backyard firing a gun when police were sent. He allegedly got into a spat with them and according to police, he uttered verbal threats to kill police but he is not reported as making hostile gestures and instead went inside of his house in a gesture that he wanted no conflict with police. Police invited Georgia State Patrol and a SWAT team to the home to serve Bonner with warrants for either firing shots in his backyard or issuing alleged verbal threats to police. Several law enforcement agencies besieged the home with militarized SWAT. Police saw Bonner behind his own home, allegedly with a gun. Police shot and killed him. Throughout this ordeal, it does not appear that he was a physical threat to police and he seemed to only want to retreat after whatever he said that escalated police into this killing.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wsav.com/crime-safety/man-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting-in-ailey/
Richard Preston Johnson
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 10/01/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Jonesboro
County : Clayton
State : Georgia
Agency : Clayton County PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after foot chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Per GBI’s website, Clayton County PD claim that on Sunday, October 1, 2023, a CCPD officer was near Kendrick Road in Jonesboro, GA when he saw Richard Preston Johnson, 35, motioning his hand towards the officer as if he were pointing a gun at him. The officer approached him and he ran away. The officer chased Johnson behind a home. Police allege that behind the house, Johnson pointed it towards the officer. The officer fired his gun, killing Johnson. No BWC or eyewitnesses have surfaced so far to verify this police narrative.
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Oscar Maxwell
Age :22
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 09/22/2023
Location : Whitesville Rd
City : Columbus
County : Muscogee
State : Georgia
Agency : Muscogee County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Oscar Maxwell had some outstanding warrants for firearm theft. Police surrounded his location and special ops bore down on him with messages such as “We won’t back down from you.We will engage you and we will neutralize the threat.” with him locking himself into the room. Police shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wtvm.com/2023/09/23/heavy-law-enforcement-baymont-hotel-north-columbus/
Raheem Freeman
Age :28
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 09/14/2023
Location : 420 E Crossville
City : Roswell
County : Fulton
State : Georgia
Agency : Roswell PD, Alpharetta PD, Milton PD, SWAT
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police allege that they were called to a race track store because an erratic and armed man was present. Police assembled a large militarized law enforcement response consisting of Alpharetta PD, Roswell PD, Milton PD and SWAT to help “negotiate,” fired beanbags and finally shot and killed the man.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijzjn5BtF74
https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/swat-kill-armed-man-in-standoff-roswell-racetrac-crossville-road
Nathan Ken Liverpool
Age :22
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 09/11/2023
Location : Jonesboro Rd SE
City : Forest Park
County : Clayton
State : Georgia
Agency : Forest Park PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after carjacking
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A man carjacked a vehicle, sped off and ran it into a semi truck. He pointed a gun at the diver and fled. Police found him walking with 2 guns and shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/1-person-shot-by-police-in-forrest-park-officer-also-injured
Xion Xang Dunn
Age :35
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 09/07/2023
Location : S Fleming St
City : Wrens
County : Jefferson
State : Georgia
Agency : Jefferson County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
XionXang Dunn was wanted on several felony warrants out of Florida and Columbia County, GA. Deputies invaded the home on Fleming Street where he lived and found him holding a gun. They shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wrdw.com/2023/09/07/suspect-shot-injured-by-jefferson-county-deputy-wrens/
Brandon Jamar Hill
Age :15
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 09/03/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Macon
County : Bibb
State : Georgia
Agency : Bibb County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Bibb County deputies chased a car they felt might be stolen and ended up using PIT maneuvers and lethal approached until the car predictably flipped, killing 15-year-old Brandon Hill and injuring a second teenage passenger.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.macon.com/news/local/crime/article278972619.html
Stephon Ford
Age :17
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 09/02/2023
Location : 8240 Tara Blvd
City : Jonesboro
County : Clayton
State : Georgia
Agency : Clayton County PD
Officer(s) :
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after killing K9
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Clayton County PD arrested 2 men in a hotel for owning drug paraphernalia and guns. A third one, Stephon Ford, escaped. He was located by police and when a K9 was sicced on him, he shot and killed the attacking dog. Police searched for Ford until they found and shot and killed him.
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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.
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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.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.
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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.
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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/
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://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.
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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.
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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
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.
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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.
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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.
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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://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.
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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.
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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.
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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.