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Timothy Charles Gravitt
Age :49
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/22/2022
Location : 100 block of North St
City : Thomaston
County : Upson
State : Georgia
Agency : Upson County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Upson deputies were sent to a residence after a call about Timothy Charles Gravitt being suicidal and having access to a gun. Police claim he pointed a gun at them. They shot and killed him when they arrived.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/upson-county-gbi-deputy-involved-shooting-man-dead
https://valdostatoday.com/news-2/region/2022/06/thomaston-911-call-ends-in-ois/
Normiez Norquid Reeves
Age :35
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 06/13/2022
Location : 175 NB exit ramp 14
City : Holly Springs
County : Cherokee
State : Georgia
Agency : Cherokee County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Cherokee County deputies launched an undercover drug sting. Normiez Reeves was shot, fled in a car and crashed and died.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://valdostatoday.com/news-2/region/2022/06/undercover-drug-bust-ends-in-shooting-death/
Timothy Adams
Age :32
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/13/2022
Location : Ginger Trail off I-75, exit 22
City : Valdosta
County : Lowndes
State : Georgia
Agency : Lowndes County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Lowndes County deputies were called to a mental health crisis, found Timothy Adams with a gun and shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
Cesar Anthony Pena
Age :41
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 06/11/2022
Location : 4683 Heritage Lakes Ct
City : Mableton
County : Cobb
State : Georgia
Agency : Cobb County PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Cobb County PD were sent to a shooting. Police arrived and saw a man with a gun. They shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
Jason Dewayne Miller
Age :44
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/02/2022
Location : Hutchinson-Parrish Rd
City : Ray City
County : Berrien
State : Georgia
Agency : State Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police chased a motorcycle and escalated speeds until the motorcycle crashed. Jason Dewayne Miller died in a crash.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.walb.com/video/2022/06/03/man-dies-berrien-co-police-chase/
Toure Jones
Age :23
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 05/25/2022
Location : 700 block of Midway Ave
City : Canton
County : Cherokee
State : Georgia
Agency : Canton PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : killed by police during suspicious person profiling call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police received a call to check on a “suspicious person.” When they arrived, they alleged that Toure Jones had a knife. They shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://thegeorgiasun.com/2022/05/25/canton-police-kill-23-year-old-knife-wielding-man/
Tavis Latimore Carithers
Age :23
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 05/19/2022
Location : 4470 Hicks Rd
City : Mableton
County : Cobb
State : Georgia
Agency : Cobb County PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Tavis Latimore Carithers was suicidal. Police were told that he had a gun. Police arrived and engaged in a shootout with him. Carithers tried to leave on foot and more back-and-forth shots were fired. Police shot and killed him. Per record, no efforts were made to get him mental health help.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://spotlightsouthcobbnews.com/man-killed-by-police-in-mableton-shootout-idd/
Nygil Cullins
Age :22
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 05/18/2022
Location : 3101 Piedmont Rd NE
City : Atlanta
County : Fulton
State : Georgia
Agency : Atlanta PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during disturbance
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Atlanta police were sent to a restaurant where Nygil Collins had allegedly gotten unruly. Police claimed that he had refused to leave and officers fired their Taser at him. then did leave but was attacked by a third-party and allegedly fired a shot at the third-party. Police then shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2022/05/19/shooting-involving-officer-under-investigation-buckhead/
https://www.cbs46.com/2022/05/19/he-didnt-deserve-this-mother-man-shot-by-atlanta-police-speaks-out/
https://www.cbs46.com/2022/05/19/shooting-involving-officer-under-investigation-buckhead/
Dustin Cody Thomas
Age :48
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 05/17/2022
Location : Highway 53
City : Calhoun
County : Gordon
State : Georgia
Agency : Bartow County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Dustin Cody Thomas was riding his ATV when police in Calhoun Georgia conducted a high-speed chase after another vehicle and attacked the vehicle with a PIT maneuver, causing it to spin and crash into Thomas on his ATV, killing him. Police never said why they felt the life-threatening chase was necessary.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://patch.com/georgia/cartersville/innocent-atv-driver-killed-truck-pursued-bartow-deputies-gsp
https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/innocent-man-killed-as-high-speed-chase-ends
Rogers Lwenduru Kyaruzi
Age :30
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 05/04/2022
Location : 2770 Lenox Rd NE
City : Atlanta
County : Fulton
State : Georgia
Agency : Atlanta PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event :
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Rogers Kyaruzi allegedly caused a disturbance at a restaurant. An off-duty officer was apparently moonlighting nearby and got into a fight with him. The officer shot and killed him. Kyaruzi had been unarmed, and the officer was off-duty during the killing, but he was never charged.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/24839084/rogers-lwenduru-kyaruzi
https://www.yahoo.com/video/security-footage-shows-moments-officer-193256357.html
Jonathan Daniel Laubscher
Age :28
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/30/2022
Location : 3115 Oak Hampton Way
City : Duluth
County : Gwinnett
State : Georgia
Agency : Gwinnett County PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : killed by police during domestic dispute call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Jonathan Daniel Laubscher allegedly experienced a mental health crisis in a domestic dispute and was involved in an altercation with his mother. Police arrived and shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/gwinnett-county-officer-kills-knife-wielding-man-oak-hampton-way
https://www.gofundme.com/f/funeral-expenses-for-dani-jon-laubscher
Chase Wesley McDermott
Age :22
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/29/2022
Location : 7100 block of Hania Dr
City : Fairburn
County : Fulton
State : Georgia
Agency : Atlanta PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A Atlanta PD arrived to arrest chase McDermott for an unknown outstanding warrant. Police claim that he had a gun. They shot and killed him.
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Raymond Allen
Age :50
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/23/2022
Location : Wrightsboro Rd
City : Augusta
County : Richmond
State : Georgia
Agency : Richmond County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Richmond County deputies chased Raymond Allen in a Lincoln Towncar until he struck a Toyota 4Runner and Lincoln then caught fire. Raymond Allen was extricated from the vehicle by deputies and pronounced dead.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wjbf.com/csra-news/deadly-crash-on-wrightsboro-at-troupe-street/
Casey Ryan Honea
Age :26
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/19/2022
Location : I-75 in Gordon County
City : Chattanooga
County : Gordon
State : Georgia
Agency : Gordon County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after pursuit
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Gordon County deputies tried to traffic stop a vehicle. The man did not stop and police escalated a chase. Police attacked the vehicle with a PIT maneuver and fired shots into it. The man stopped and police claim that he reached for his waistband. They shot and killed him. It is unknown whether he was armed. Furthermore, no eyewitnesses or reliable video to verify the police account can be found.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.chattanoogan.com/2022/4/24/447867/Casey-Ryan-Honea.aspx
Nickolas Elisha Pierson
Age :20
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/16/2022
Location : 2261 Cascade Rd
City : Atlanta
County : Fulton
State : Georgia
Agency : Atlanta PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police on disturbance call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Atlanta PD received a call about a fight in a business. When police arrived, they claimed that they saw Nickolas Pierson attack a store clerk with a knife. Police shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://news.yahoo.com/officer-involved-shooting-along-cascade-115336718.html
David Paul Dixon
Age :36
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/10/2022
Location : Abercorn St/E Bay St
City : Savannah
County : Chatham
State : Georgia
Agency : Savannah PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Taser
Event : Killed by police during an altercation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Savannah PD arrived at a call about a fight. Police claim that a man was speaking incoherently and uncooperative with arrest. Police allege he swung some sort of weapon at them. They tasered, then shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wtoc.com/2022/04/10/1-person-injured-after-officer-involved-shooting-savannah/
https://www.wsav.com/news/local-news/savannah/man-seriously-injured-after-officer-involved-shooting/
https://www.wsav.com/news/man-seriously-injured-after-officer-involved-shooting/
https://fox28media.com/news/local/savannah-police-report-another-officer-involved-shooting
Demarco Mauge
Age :20
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/06/2022
Location : Chastain Rd/I-75
City : Kennesaw
County : Cobb
State : Georgia
Agency : Cobb County PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during profiling of “suspicious vehicle”
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Cobb County police traffic stopped a vehicle whose license plate had been involved in a shooting earlier in the week. While police engaged the driver, they allege that passenger DeMarco Mauge displayed a handgun. Police fired into the vehicle and shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
James Allen Miller
Age :31
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/02/2022
Location : 100 block of Bordeaux Ln
City : Savannah
County : Chatham
State : Georgia
Agency : Savannah PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during “man with knife” call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Savannah police received a 911 call about a man with a knife. Police arrived and said he ran toward them. They shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://savannahpd.org/gbi-investigates-officer-involved-shooting-in-savannah-2/
https://www.wsav.com/video/man-shot-dead-in-officer-involved-shooting-saturday/7577080/
Robert Gadson
Age :36
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/26/2022
Location : 409 W Congress St City: Savannah
City : Savannah
County : Chatham
State : Georgia
Agency : Savannah PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during altercation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Robert Gadson was involved in a fight at a business when off-duty police, working as security at a nearby location, engaged him in a shootout, killing him. He was killed by an off-duty officer.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://fox28media.com/news/local/suspect-dies-days-after-savannah-officer-involved-shooting
https://www.wsav.com/news/gbi-investigating-early-morning-officer-involved-shooting/
https://www.wtoc.com/2022/03/26/gbi-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-savannah/
https://www.wtoc.com/2022/03/31/suspect-savannah-officer-involved-shooting-dies/
Charles Henry Calhoun
Age :68
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/23/2022
Location : 9100 block of Jenni Circle
City : Jonesboro
County : Clayton
State : Georgia
Agency : Clayton County PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event :
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Clayton County PD state that they received a call about a man staggering through the neighborhood with a gun and someone hearing shots fired. Police arrived and allege Charles Calhoun pointed a gun. Police shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/police-shooting-investigation-jenni-circle-clayton-county
Felix Catarino
Age :52
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 03/23/2022
Location : 151 Hebron Ct
City : Commerce
County : Banks
State : Georgia
Agency : Banks County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during fare dispute
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Banks County deputies were sent to Hebron Court for a dispute between a taxi driver and a patron concerning fare. The driver complained that the man refused to pay his fare. Deputies for unknown reasons did not cite him but attempted to forcibly arrest him. The man reportedly picked up a nearby metal pipe of some sort. Police shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://921wlhr.com/gbi-investigates-officer-involved-shooting-in-commerce-2/
Jason Peterson
Age :47
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/15/2022
Location : Lawson Dr
City : Canton
County : Cherokee
State : Georgia
Agency : Cherokee County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Cherokee County deputies arrived at a domestic disturbance call, allegedly found Jason Peterson with a rifle and shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
William Taylor Parrott
Age :35
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/12/2022
Location : 1441 Hwy 81
City : Walton
County : Walton
State : Georgia
Agency : Walton County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during vandalism
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Walton County deputies were sent to a parking lot where William Parrott was allegedly damaging cars with a hammer. Police shot and killed him, alleging that he had lunged toward them. He was armed only with a hammer.
SOURCE LINKS :
Alonzo Carter
Age :32
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/11/2022
Location : 4505 Armour Rd
City : Columbus
County : Muscogee
State : Georgia
Agency : Columbia PD
Officer(s) : Ray Vardman
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Shot by off-duty cop after another shooting
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Columbia Officer Ray Vardman was moonlighting at a business as security when he witnessed a shooting. The officer shot and killed Alonzo Carter. Officer Vardman had previously shot and killed Deonte Marces Giles.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/crime/article259302029.html
https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/crime/article259299604.html
Gabriel Scott Rau
Age :35
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/09/2022
Location : 2700 block of Lake Park Ridge West
City : Acworth
County : Cobb
State : Georgia
Agency : Acworth PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during home invasion
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Actworth PD responded to a burglary in progress call, encountered Gabriel Scott Rau in the garage with two knives and shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://cobbcountycourier.com/2022/03/gbi-investigates-fatal-shooting-by-acworth-police/
Hugo N. Martinez
Age :22
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 03/06/2022
Location : Jimmy Carter Blvd
City : Gwinnett County
County : Gwinnett
State : Georgia
Agency : Georgia State Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event :
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Huge Martinez was on the freeway with a disabled vehicle and a tow truck getting help on the emergency lane when Georgia State Patrol chased a vehicle into him at high speed, killing bystander Martinez
SOURCE LINKS :
Jon Jones Sr.
Age :84
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/03/2022
Location : Dawsonville
City : Gainesville
County : Hall
State : Georgia
Agency : Hall County SO
Officer(s) : Aaron Buchanan
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by speeding off-duty officer
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Jon Jones Sr. was on the highway when off-duty officer Aaron Buchanan raced at twice the speed limit into him, killing him. The officer was fired and charged with vehicular homicide.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.cbs46.com/2022/03/05/hall-county-sheriffs-office-deputy-fired-after-fatal-crash/
Steven Lewis Finfrock
Age :63
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/23/2022
Location : I-75 NB between exits 171+172
City : Macon
County : Bibb
State : Georgia
Agency : Georgia State Patrol, Monroe County SO, Bibb County deputies
Officer(s) : Jaleel Brown, 9 Bibb County shooter deputies
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A tow truck stopped to help a vehicle stopped on the side of the highway. The man did not respond. Police were called and 7 Georgia State troopers and Monroe County deputies arrived and besieged the vehicle. The man died by suicide under police duress.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://gbi.georgia.gov/press-releases/2022-02-24/gbi-investigates-officer-involved-shooting-macon
https://www.macon.com/news/local/crime/article258922938.html
Matthew Deese
Age :32
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/22/2022
Location : 115 Bedford Ct
City : Perry
County : Houston
State : Georgia
Agency : Perry PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Perry PD were sent on a call for a man in mental health crisis. They arrived and the man locked himself into the home. He allegedly had a gun. Police Special Response made forcible entry and shot and killed Matthew Deese.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wsav.com/crime-safety/gbi-investigates-deadly-officer-involved-shooting-in-perry-ga/
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 02/20/2022
Location : I-516 exit 8
City : Port Wentworth
County : Chatham
State : Georgia
Agency : Chatham County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
According to the Port Wentworth Police Department, officers were conducting speed checks on Highway 21 near Grange Road when they tried to traffic-stop a vehicle for speeding. The vehicle did not stop, made a U-turn and headed southbound on Highway 21. Police escalated a chase exceeding 100 mph. The driver allegedly tried to get off the exit, lost control of the vehicle and crashed and died as a result of the police chase crash.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wsav.com/crime-safety/police-driver-dies-in-high-speed-port-wentworth-chase/
https://www.wtoc.com/2022/02/20/1-dead-after-high-speed-chase-chatham-co/
Derick Rock
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/25/2022
Location : Walnut St
City : Aragon
County : Polk
State : Georgia
Agency : Aragon PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health welfare check
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Aragon Police officer responded to a call of a suicidal person. Police allege they found Derek Rock at the door with a gun to his own head and police shot him to death with multiple shots. While he was in a known mental health crisis, he was not reported to have threatened anyone else.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/polk-county-aragon-officer-involved-shooting-gbi
Bobby Lee Sutton
Age :59
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 01/23/2022
Location : Springdale Dr
City : Atlanta
County : Fulton
State : Georgia
Agency : Fulton County SO
Officer(s) : OFF DUTY
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Off-duty officer alleges attempted breaking and entering
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Per the only eyewitness’s report, an unnamed Fulton County deputy, the deputy had just gotten off work, was in his uniform when his Ring camera alert went off and showed a man near his home. The man allegedly walked into the woods when the deputy arrived. The deputy stated that he got into an “altercation” with the man and shot him dead. Police did not allege that Bobby Lee Sutton had been armed or threatening when killed. The officer’s name and other key information was withheld. No officer was charged while the family struggled to get answers what had happened.
SOURCE LINKS :
Sean Michael Kinney
Age :37
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/23/2022
Location : Second Ave
City : Newnan
County : Coweta
State : Georgia
Agency : Newnan PD, SWAT
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Sean Michael Kinney was shot dead by SWAT who surrounded a home after a domestic violence call. Newnan PD and SWAT approached the home, saw Kinney through a window with a knife with an open door behind him and a woman sitting on the ground. Police allege that Kinney turned around and started walking toward the woman with the knife in his hand. The officer fired numerous times through the window, killing him. The woman was not hurt. No BWC available.
SOURCE LINKS :
Jeffrey Thomas
Age :24
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 01/23/2022
Location : I-75 marker 351
City : Ringold
County : Catoosa
State : Georgia
Agency : Whitfield County SO, Georgia State Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Whitfield County deputies saw a silver BMW driven by Jeffrey Thomas drive too fast and commit traffic infractions and began a high-speed chase on I-75. An officer initiated a PIT maneuver at high speeds, causing the BMW to run off the road, hit a guardrail, flip over and eject Thomas who died as a result. No record can be found at this time that Mr. Thomas had been accused of anything other than speed.
SOURCE LINKS :
Randall Mize
Age :49
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/14/2022
Location : Buford Dam Rd
City : Buford
County : Forsyth
State : Georgia
Agency : Forsyth County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A Forsyth County deputy alleged that he saw Randall Mize operating a vehicle unsafely. The deputy attempted a stop but the car sped off at a high rate of speed. Police escalated a chase and he crashed and died.
SOURCE LINKS :
Denrick Demond Stallings
Age :47
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 01/09/2022
Location : Unknown
City : Crawford County
County : Crawford
State : Georgia
Agency : Crawford County SO
Officer(s) : William Owenby
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Crawford County Sheriff’s Deputy William Owenby attempted to conduct a traffic stop for speeding. Owenby escalated a chase and Denrick Stallings crashed, reportedly exited the vehicle and ran away from Owenby. Tasered, Stallings fell to the ground where Owenby struggled with him, finally shooting him dead, claiming that Stallings had reached for his gun.
Deputy Owenby had shot and killed a man in May 2020 during a similar situation, beginning with a car chase.
On May 1, 2020, Deputy Owenby had also escalated a high-speed chase and when catching up with the driver Jamie Lamar Darley, shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.41nbc.com/gbi-roberta-man-shot-by-deputy-after-chase-and-fight/
Darley killing:
https://wgxa.tv/news/local/gbi-deputy-identified-who-fatally-shot-a-man-after-a-chase-in-crawford-county
Jose Brito Lopez
Age :37
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 01/06/2022
Location : Adair St
City : Calhoun
County : Gordon
State : Georgia
Agency : Calhoun PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during burglary in progress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Calhoun PD were sent to a burglary in progress, encountered a man, demanded he show his hands, tasered him and shot him dead. Initial report stated that he had a knife while a subsequent report stated he had been unarmed.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://coosavalleynews.com/2022/01/gbi-called-to-investigate-officer-involved-shooting-in-calhoun/
Kevin Christopher Caldwell
Age :33
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/08/2021
Location : 3300 block Macon Road
City : Columbus
County : Columbus-Muscogee
State : Georgia
Agency : Troup County Sheriff's Office, Columbus Police Department, Muscogee County Sheriff's Office, Georgia State Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during pursuit
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On June 8, 2021, a vehicle pursuit involving the Troup County Sheriff’s Office began and continued until it ended near the I-185 south ramp on Macon Road in Columbus, Georgia. Officers from the Columbus Police Department, Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office, and Georgia State Patrol joined the pursuit.
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The chase concluded when Kevin Christopher Caldwell, a 33-year-old male, was shot and killed by police. Authorities have withheld most details regarding the circumstances leading to the shooting.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://gbi.georgia.gov/press-releases/2021-06-09/gbi-investigates-officer-involved-shooting-columbus
https://www.wsav.com/crime-safety/gbi-multi-county-chase-ends-in-fatal-shooting-by-trooper/
https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/gbi-trooper-kills-suspect-in-multi-county-chase-shootout
Gary Anthony Creek
Age :39
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 06/08/2021
Location : 8085 Adair Ln
City : Sandy Springs
County : DeKalb
State : Georgia
Agency : U.S. Marshals Service
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On June 8, 2021, Gary Anthony Creek, 39, was wanted on multiple warrants, including charges of first-degree murder in connection with the death of Brandy Price. U.S. deputy marshals located Creek at an apartment complex on Adair Lane in Sandy Springs, Georgia. During a standoff, Creek allegedly produced a firearm. After a brief exchange, he was found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/gary-creek-triple-c-dead-barricade/
https://www.aol.com/news/accused-gang-leader-dies-suicide-181504480.html
https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/indicted-gang-leader-gary-creek-killed-himself-during-standoff-in-atlanta-ajc
Olivia Hannah
Age :23
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 04/09/2021
Location : 1526 East Forrest Avenue
City : East Point
County : Fulton
State : Georgia
Agency : East Point Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Overdose
Event : Found dead in jail
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
An individual died from a drug overdose while in custody at the East Point Jail in Georgia. The City of East Point reached a $2.1 million settlement with the family over claims of negligence and failure to provide adequate medical care. The settlement aims to address accountability and improve inmate safety measures. She was in jail for retail shoplifting.