Death by Cop 2021-2025
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.