Death by Cop 2022-2024
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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.
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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
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.
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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/
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://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://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/riverdale-police-officer-involved-shooting-gbi-investigating
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.
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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.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.
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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.
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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.
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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.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article273214180.html
https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/carroll-county-bar-j-road-deputy-involved-shooting
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://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.walb.com/2023/03/01/officer-involved-shooting-reported-ashburn/
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://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2023/02/24/police-activity-north-ave-marta-station/
https://patch.com/georgia/atlanta/atlanta-man-shot-killed-marta-officer-identified
Joe Bernard Hobson
Age :57
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/19/2023
Location : 97 Livingston Lane
City : Covington
County : Newton
State : Georgia
Agency : Newton County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during stolen car and homicide investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police arrived at 97 Livingston Lane while investigating a stolen vehicle and found Joe Bernard Hobson in the front yard with a gun, stating he had just shot his wife. He refused to drop the gun and was shot and critically injured. His wife was found nearby and was deceased.
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Britt Madden Sr.
Age :79
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/16/2023
Location : Hutto Rd
City : Cedartown
County : Polk
State : Georgia
Agency : Polk County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed by speeding officer
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 02/16/2023 at around 7 p.m., 79-year-old Britt Madden Sr. was driving a gray Dodge Charger. He was stopped on Hutto Road at Rockmart Highway attempting to cross the roadway going north to get to Lindsey Chapel Road and as he entered the roadway, a speeding patrol car that allegedly had its lights and sirens activated slammed into him and Britt Madden Sr. was killed. The officer was not charged.
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Rashaad Treyvon Jones
Age :26
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/08/2023
Location : Logan Dr
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 :
Rashaad Treyvon Jones made a right turn on a red light, causing police to chase him at high speeds in Macon, GA until he lost control over the vehicle at 1 a.m. The vehicle went airborne and crashed into a tree. He died at the scene. No officers were charged.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.aol.com/news/man-dies-car-crash-log-175610129.html
Daniel Tang
Age :21
Gender :Male
Race : Asian
Date : 02/02/2023
Location : 1360 block of US Highway 41
City : Calhoun
County : Gordon
State : Georgia
Agency : Calhoun PD, Gordon County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : “Man with a gun”
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Calhoun PD and Gordon County deputies responded to a burglary in progress call, saw broken glass, entered the store at 1360 block of US Highway 41, found a man who reportedly had a gun. They shot and killed Daniel Tang.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/calhoun-officer-involved-shooting-burglary-investigation
https://gbi.georgia.gov/press-releases/2023-02-03/gbi-investigates-officer-involved-shooting-calhoun
David Jermaine Fountain
Age :35
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 01/31/2023
Location : Ponderosa mobile home park
City : Dublin
County : Laurens
State : Georgia
Agency : East Dublin PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Man firing shots
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
David Fountain struggled with military PTSD and apparently suffered a mental health crisis when he was seen firing a gun at the mobile home park where he lived. Est Dublin PD were called to the mobile home park and shots were fired on both sides. Two officers were injured but stable while 35-year-old David Jermaine Fountain was shot and killed. No officers were charged.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/east-dublin-police-involved-shooting
Verna White
Age :44
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 01/26/2023
Location : 1st+10th
City : Moultrie
County : Colquitt
State : Georgia
Agency : Colquitt County SO, Georgia State Patrol
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Verna White, 44, was driving down the street in the residential area of First Avenue and 10th Street in Moultrie, had just returned from singing in her church and was just a few feet away from her home where she lived with her 2 sons when a car flew down the street at 95 mph, hit a house, telephone pole and then Verna White’s car with police after it. She was killed by the police chase crash by Colquitt County Sheriff’s Office that had ended with a car slamming into her at 95 mph with police racing behind it at around 10 p.m. The Georgia State Patrol Specialized Collision Reconstruction Team was then called to the scene after it was found that the accident was actually prosecutable. Despite this consideration of wrongdoing by officers responsible for this chase, no officers were charged.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.walb.com/2023/01/27/1-killed-result-colquitt-co-high-speed-chase/
Billy Dewayne Couch
Age :51
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/25/2023
Location : 523 Pocket Rd NW
City : Sugar Valley
County : Gordon
State : Georgia
Agency : Gordon County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Gordon County Sheriff’s Office states that around 1 a.m. on 01/25/2023, their deputy initiated a traffic stop on Cook Road on a truck driven by Billy Dewayne Couch, 51, of Sugar Valley. Couch did not stop and went to 523 Pocket Road in Sugar Valley to the back of the home. The deputy who had pursued him,blocked the truck with his patrol car. Couch got out of the car. It is unknown what happened next but the deputy shot and killed Couch. Couch had been unarmed and police did not explain why the deputy shot him to death.No officers were charged.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/gordon-county-man-killed-traffic-stop-deputy-involved-shooting
Aimee Lynn Padgett-Youmans
Age :49
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 01/19/2023
Location : Hwy 204
City : Savannah
County : Chatham County
State : Georgia
Agency : Chatham County PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police with PIT maneuver during chase for expired tags
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Chatham County Police saw a driver with an expired tag who refused to pull over during a traffic stop. Georgia State Patrol found it a short time later.State troopers chased the car and performed a PIT maneuver, resulting in a crash in which the driver’s car hit a concrete barrier and flipped over, killing 49-year-old Aimee Lynn Padgett. No officers were charged.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wjcl.com/article/state-police-investigate-fiery-crash-in-chatham-county/42571994
Manuel “Tortugita” Teran
Age :26
Gender :Nonbinary
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 01/18/2023
Location : Cop City Welaunee Forest, Moreland Ave + Constitutional Rd
City : Atlanta
County : DeKalb
State : Georgia
Agency : Georgia State Patrol, DeKalb County SO, Atlanta PD
Officer(s) : Mark Lamb, Jonathan Salcedo, Bryland Myers, Ronaldo Kegel, Royce Zah and Jerry Parrish
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police while camping in forest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Tortugita was camping in Weelaunee Forest, the contested site outside of Atlanta where the large“Cop City” training facility is being built. On 01/18/2023, a militarized response by Atlanta police and SWAT arrived and executed Tortugita in his tent. An officer was shot in the abdomen and Tortugita was blamed for firing shots which eyewitnesses vehemently denied. When a BWC video was released later, an officer is overheard commenting that the officer who was shot was likely shot by police friendly fire, not Tortugita as had been claimed by police. Additionally, private autopsy conducted by the family revealed that Tortugita had been shot through both hands as he held them up defensively, speaking against the police claim that he was holding and firing a gun when shot.No officers were charged. The police investigation has been unforthcoming in transparency and accountability.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://decaturish.com/2023/01/report-georgia-state-trooper-shot-near-cop-city/
https://www.ecowatch.com/atlanta-forest-defender-killed.html
https://www.gpb.org/news/2023/02/09/police-video-cop-city-operation-doesnt-show-shooting
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 01/10/2023
Location : I-20
City : Atlanta
County : Atlanta
State : Georgia
Agency : Georgia State Patrol
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash after failed traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Georgia State Patrol states that its troopers saw a Chevrolet Silverado speeding west along I-20 at 90 mph, and troopers tried to pull over the pickup truck as it was exiting onto Flat Shoals Road along Custer Avenue. They started a pursuit and at the red light at the Moreland Avenue intersection, the driver being chased crashed into a gray SUV traveling north.The pickup truck caught fire and the driver had to be pulled out. He was unresponsive and was pronounced dead at the scene from his injuries. His name has not been released. No information has been located whether there were lights and sirens and what the speed of the chase had been. No officers were charged.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/custer-avenue-moreland-avenue-atlanta-police-chase-fiery-crash
Jackie L Haynes
Age :52
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/08/2023
Location : Handy Rd
City : Newnan
County : Coweta
State : Georgia
Agency : Whitesburg PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase with PIT maneuver
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
After 4 a.m. on Monday, the Coweta County Sheriff’s Office initiated a high-speed chase on West Highway 16 where Jackie L.Haynes was reportedly speeding on the wrong side of the road.
Police used a PIT maneuver, tried to take Haynes into custody and officers used a taser on him, shot a pepper ball gun into the SUV, causing him to try to drive away. A deputy then shot into the SUV, hitting Haynes multiple times. He died from his injuries. He is believed to have been unarmed.No officers were charged.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.yahoo.com/now/gbi-investigates-officer-involved-shooting-123752580.html
https://times-herald.com/news/2023/01/suspect-shot-killed-by-deputies-during-chase
Jules Robert Lee
Age :32
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 01/07/2023
Location : 118 Bird Rd, Lot 9
City : Statesboro
County : Bulloch
State : Georgia
Agency : Bulloch County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic dispute call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police responded to a 911 call by an elderly man who said his son had broken a light fixture and was threatening him. When Bulloch County deputies arrived, he refused arrest and a fight broke out when police tried to forcibly arrest him. He was tasered and he reportedly tried to defend himself by firing a gun and was shot dead in his home. No officers were charged.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wjcl.com/article/one-person-dead-in-police-shootout-in-statesboro-mobile-park/42424978
https://www.wtoc.com/2023/01/08/man-killed-officer-involved-shooting-bulloch-county/
Clinton Eli Burkhalter
Age :42
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/06/2023
Location : 500 block of Smokey Road
City : Athens
County : Clarke
State : Georgia
Agency : Athens-Clarke County PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police while driving stolen car
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Athens PD followed his stolen car and found two men behind the house in a shed. One man allegedly fired a gun into the shed roof. Police claim that he came out and pointed a gun at police who shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://gbi.georgia.gov/press-releases/2023-01-07/gbi-investigates-officer-involved-shooting-athens
Steven Wilson
Age :48
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 12/26/2022
Location : Ogeechee Road at Elk Avenue
City : Savannah
County : Chatham
State : Georgia
Agency : Georgia State Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Motorcyclist/driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Georgia State Patrol tried to stop Stephen Wilson on a motorcycle. He did not stop and police escalated a high-speed chase that ended when he crashed into a Kia and died. Police state that he had multiple warrants.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wsav.com/news/police-investigating-accident-with-injuries-off-ogeechee-rd/
Nelson Lee Graham
Age :33
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 12/16/2022
Location : 1900 Block of George Rd
City : Augusta
County : Richmond
State : Georgia
Agency : Richmond County SO
Officer(s) : Madisen Emerson
Cause of Death : Taser
Event : Killed by police during mental health welfare check
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police were sent on a welfare check on Nelson Graham. Police allege that he was combative and he was tasered in his home, refused to be handcuffed and was tasered again. He died six days later. He was an unarmed man in mental health crisis.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wrdw.com/2022/12/29/i-team-family-speaks-after-man-dies-after-stun-gun-incident/
Tiyzair Ahmad Huddleston
Age :22
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 12/03/2022
Location : 1250 Tech Dr
City : Norcross
County : Gwinnett
State : Georgia
Agency : Gwinnett County PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police investigating “suspicious person”
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A security guard called in a report of a “suspicious person”, claiming he was holding a knife. Police arrived and the man ran away. Officers fired an unknown number of shots and killed Tiyzair Huddleston.
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Lerelle Dekari Chatman
Age :23
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 11/21/2022
Location : 6470 Covington Hwy
City : Lithonia
County : DeKalb
State : Georgia
Agency : DeKalb County PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Dekalb County deputies wanted to question LerelleDekari Chatman about a homicide and found him with a gun. He allegedly fired shots at police and was shot and killed.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.yahoo.com/news/heavy-police-presence-near-dekalb-025942502.html
Eric Holmes
Age :19
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 11/21/2022
Location : 1135 Commerce Rd
City : Morrow
County : Clayton
State : Georgia
Agency : Clayton County PD
Officer(s) : Justin Stephens
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
During an investigation about a possibly stolen car, officer Justin Stephens from Clayton County Sheriff’s Office approached Eric Holmes, spoke with him whereupon Holmes got into the car and drove away. Multiple officers began shooting at the car which drove off the road. Holmes was shot in his back and died. There is no report about him having been armed or dangerous to police. Family report that they have been denied viewing of the BWC footage and access to further information. Officer Justin Stephens resigned and was not charged.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.abc4.com/news/northern-utah/layton-police-involved-in-i-15-shooting/
https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/family-of-teen-killed-by-police-demand-to-see-body-cam-video
Billy Wayne Denton
Age :36
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 11/20/2022
Location : 400 Block of W Memorial Dr
City : Dallas
County : Paulding
State : Georgia
Agency : Paulding County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Paulding County deputies claim that they attempted a traffic stop and Billy Wayne Denton kept driving. Police escalated a chase and allege that the man shot at them and they shot and killed him. Screenshot from bystander video
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2022/11/20/man-shot-killed-by-police-after-chase-paulding-county/
https://www.yahoo.com/video/man-dead-traffic-stop-turns-174427564.html
Sergio Gomez Cruz
Age :52
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 11/04/2022
Location : 5220 Singleton Road
City : Norcross
County : Gwinnett
State : Georgia
Agency : Gwinnett County PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event :
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Gwinnett County officers arrived to a “suspicious man” call and allege that he refused to take his hands out of his pockets when ordered to do so, so they tasered him. Police claim that he pulled a gun and they shot and killed him. It is not verifiable whether he pointed anything but the “gun” in his possession was a plastic toy replica. He had plans to get married the next day when he was killed. His fiancée said he had been severely attacked several months prior and had a head injury and his behavior had changed. He had been distraught, in pain, and had walked away from his family in despair over his medical condition when he came upon the officer who quickly shot him to death.
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Kelvontae Zikel Banks
Age :21
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 11/04/2022
Location : Unknown
City : Atlanta
County : Clayton
State : Georgia
Agency : Clayton County SO
Officer(s) : Cameron Jamal Packs
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by patrol car crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
KelvontaeZikel Banks was killed early Friday morning after an officer crashed into his car on Georgia Highway 85 near Riverdale. Family report that the Clayton County police car came out of nowhere. “No lights on, no nothing” said father of deceased. A baby was injured.His father stated:"He was coming to pick his child’s mom up at 1 o’clock at this KFC and he was looking at him come in. He saw my son turn in and this police officer came out of nowhere, with no lights on or nothing and he killed my son," Butler said. His 2-year-old was in the backseat when he died and was admitted to Children's Hospital.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://news.yahoo.com/young-father-dead-toddler-injured-131524516.html
Marando Salmon
Age :36
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 11/04/2022
Location : 998 Autumn Crest Court
City : Stone Mountain
County : DeKalb
State : Georgia
Agency : DeKalb County Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police in his home during investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
During investigation of a stolen car, DeKalb County officers were led to the home of Marando Salmon. When they entered the bedroom, he threw an object at them. It is unknown how many police had invaded the home. They allege that he reached for something and in case that was a gun, they shot and killed him. There are no claims that he had used or held any weapons when killed in his home.