Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Jordan Trajan Cason
Age :22
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 07/24/2022
Location : Locust + White Oak Rd
City : Bloomington
County : McLean
State : Illinois
Agency : McLean PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Officers said that they saw Cason’s SUV drive through two red lights on Market Street and hit another car that was stopped at the intersection of Market and Lee Streets. Cason’s did not stop after the crash and police attempted to initiate a traffic stop, but Cason refused to stop. Officers called off the chase at the intersection of Oak and Mulberry Street and police soon received a call of a car on fire at Locust and White Oak Road. Officers arrived on the scene and found Cason had crashed into a power pole and was engulfed in flames.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wcia.com/news/man-from-normal-killed-in-crash-after-police-chase/
Christopher Hansen
Age :37
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 07/22/2022
Location : 500 block of Spruce Rd
City : Bolingbrook
County : DuPage
State : Illinois
Agency : Bolingbrook PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after stabbing
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Bolingbrook PD responded to a report of a stabbing. Police allege that they saw Christopher Hansen stabbing another man. Police shot and killed him.
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Jeffrey Eugene Mason
Age :34
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 07/16/2022
Location : Maicach Park 165th St
City : South Holland
County : Cook
State : Illinois
Agency : Palos Hills PD
Officer(s) : Off-duty unnamed officer
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by off-duty officer for firing gun in a park
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Jeffrey Eugene Mason was at a family gathering at a park when his current and past girlfriends began arguing. He was seen firing shots in the air. An unnamed off-duty Palos Hills officer was at the park and shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/multiple-people-reported-shot-at-park-in-south-holland-illinois
Timothy Ostrander
Age :31
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 07/13/2022
Location : US Route 136 + Hancock County Rd 2500 E
City : Carthage
County : Hancock
State : Illinois
Agency : Hancock County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Hancock County deputies were sent to a suspicious person call. Police allege that timothy Ostrander pointed a gun at them and fled in a car. Police claim he shot at them. They shot and killed him.
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Madeline Spells Miller
Age :64
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 07/10/2022
Location : 1400 block of Joyce Dr
City : Flossmoor
County : Cook
State : Illinois
Agency : Flossmoor PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Flossmoor PD responded to a Domestic Disturbance call and arrived on the scene. Police allege Madeline Spells Miller was holding a knife. Police shot and killed her.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://abc7chicago.com/madeline-miller-flossmoor-il-police-shooting-news-illinois-state/12060046/
https://chicagodefender.com/protests-resume-at-flossmoor-village-board-meeting-for-madeline-miller/
Name Not Disclosed 2 of 2
Age :28
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 06/11/2022
Location : 4th + Euclid
City : Aurora
County : Kane
State : Illinois
Agency : Aurora PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police during police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police chased a vehicle until it crashed, killing 2 people.
SOURCE LINKS :
Not Disclosed 1 of 2
Age :52
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 06/11/2022
Location : 4th + Euclid
City : Aurora
County : Kane
State : Illinois
Agency : Aurora PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police chased a vehicle until it crashed, killing 2 people.
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Edward Samaan
Age :28
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/03/2022
Location : Bond St + McDowell Rd
City : Naperville
County : DuPage
State : Illinois
Agency : Naperville PD
Officer(s) : Frank Tonkovich
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Play conducted a traffic stop on a different motorist when Edward Samaan pulled up and allegedly got out of the vehicle with an asked to attack police. They shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://abc7chicago.com/naperville-news-today-police-scanner-breaking-activity/11923191/
https://abc7chicago.com/naperville-shooting-police-news-edward-samaan/11959185/
Bradley Tompkins
Age :51
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 05/28/2022
Location : 610 N Bell School Road
City : Rockford
County : Winnebago
State : Illinois
Agency : Rockford PD, Winnebago County SO
Officer(s) : Dion Embrey, Jordan Black, Giorgi Arbisi
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during "man with weapon" call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Rockford PD and Winnebago County deputies were sent to a call about a man with a gun. They found him and state that he fired a shot in the air and then pointed a gun at them. Police shot and killed Bradley Tompkins.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wifr.com/2022/06/30/man-involved-rockford-casino-shooting-dies-injuries/
rrstar.com/story/news/2022/06/30/man-shot-police-outside-rockford-casino-may-dies/7783328001/
Randy Edward DeGroot
Age :65
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 05/13/2022
Location : Unknown
City : Springfield
County : Menard
State : Illinois
Agency : Springfield Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driverkilled by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Randy DeGroot, a 65-year-old man from Springfield died near Pleasant Plains after a car chase crash involving a Menard County Sheriff's Deputy on May 13, 2022. After a chase over unpaid traffic tickets, DeGroot then crashed near the intersection of Yankeetown Road and Tomlin Road in Sangamon County. He died on the scene and no officers were injured.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/driver-dies-after-car-crash-and-a-police-pursuit
Gregory Walker
Age :65
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 05/10/2022
Location : 275 S Weber Rd
City : Romeoville
County : Will
State : Illinois
Agency : Will County SO
Officer(s) : Sheriff Mike Kelly, Sgt. John Allen
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Will County deputies responded to a call about a man allegedly holding hostages in a bank. Please arrived and claim that when he came outside, they shot and killed him. A lawsuit was filed alleging that he had been on armed at the time shooting. Will County Sheriff's Lt. John Allen, the sniper who fatally shot a 65-year-old Crest Hill man surrendering to police and walking out of the Fifth Third Bank on Weber Road one year ago, according to the lawsuit.
The bank's video surveillance footage of the Will County Sheriff's sniper shooting Walker has been withheld from release at the request of Will County's prosecutors, according to court records.
At no point during the past year has Glasgow's office or the Illinois State Police revealed the reason why the Will County Sheriff's sniper shot Walker in the first place. More than 2 years after the killing, police still reuse to release the bodycam videos.
"At the time he approached the exit, Mr. Walker’s hands were raised in the air, demonstrating that he was not in possession of any weapon," Evanston attorney Ian Barney outlined in February's federal lawsuit on behalf of Walker's sister, Brenda Nash-Milton. "At this time, Deputy John Allen discharged his firearm, striking Mr. Walker in the chest with a bullet. As our lawsuit alleges, Mr. Walker was a Black man shot dead by a white officer without any justification," Barney previously informed Patch. "We believe the video will clearly prove this.
On Wednesday, Melaney Arnold, chief public information officer with Illinois State Police, notified Joliet Patch that "the Illinois State Police completed its investigation of this matter and submitted it to the Will County State's Attorney's Office on July 18, 2022. Their review is active and ongoing. The Will County State's Attorney's Office has not authorized release of any video at this time."
In April, Barney, the plaintiff's lawyer, served a subpoena on the Illinois State Police for the records of the Illinois State Police pertaining to Walker's shooting at the Romeoville bank.
According to court records, Illinois State Police legal counsel Amelia Finch advised the plaintiff’s counsel that ISP would not produce documents at this time "due to the ongoing nature of Agent Jakubisin’s investigation. On that same date, Plaintiff filed a Motion to Compel the production of documents. The motion should be denied, and the subpoena should be quashed, because the law enforcement investigative privilege applies to the documents sought and ISP therefore should not be compelled to produce these documents at this time. According to the Illinois State Police's lawyer, "ISP does not object to the disclosure of documents once the investigation has concluded and the Will County State’s Attorney determines whether to file charges. However, as further explained in the attached declaration of Special Agent Jakubisin and letter from Assistant State’s Attorney Peter Wilkes ... the investigation is still ongoing and witnesses still need to be interviewed or potentially re-interviewed."
In late April, attorney Hal Dworkin, an assistant attorney general for Kwame Raoul, filed a four-page motion, urging the judge not to release any of the Illinois State Police records surrounding the May 10, 2022, sheriff's deputy bank shooting.
"This matter arises from the shooting death of Gregory Walker allegedly by Will County Sheriff’s Deputy John Allen," Dworkin wrote. "Illinois State Police Special Investigator Nicholas Jakubisin has been investigating this matter. Presently, Agent Jakubisin has been working with the State’s Attorney of Will County to assist the Will County State’s Attorney in determining whether to file criminal charges.
"The motion should be denied, and the subpoena should be quashed, because the law enforcement investigative privilege applies to the documents sought and ISP therefore should not be compelled to produce these documents at this time."
Lt. Allen's Lawyer Seeks Delay In Civil Lawsuit
Meanwhile, a lawyer for the Will County Sheriff's lieutenant has asked the federal court to delay proceedings in the federal lawsuit "until the Illinois State Police concludes its criminal investigation and the Will County State’s Attorney and/or other prosecutor renders a decision whether to initiate criminal prosecution against Lt. Allen related to his actions during the subject incident involving the decedent, Gregory Walker," court files show.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://patch.com/illinois/romeoville/will-co-sheriffs-sniper-killed-man-65-who-surrendered-lawsuit
https://abc7chicago.com/amp/fifth-third-bank-romeoville-gregory-walker-crest-hill/11846992/
https://www.wjol.com/crest-hill-man-killed-by-swat-officer-in-romeoville-identified-upd/
Name Not Disclosed 2 of 2
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 05/02/2022
Location : Little Calumet River at 127th Street and Indiana Avenue
City : Ingham County
County : Ingham
State : Illinois
Agency : Indiana State Police
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Drowning
Event : Drowned during police chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
The Indiana State Police District Chicago Troopers located a beige 2020 Rolls-Royce Phantom that was stolen during a carjacking in Chicago. Troopers chased the Rolls-Royce to 173rd Street and Torrence Avenue in Lansing, where the car was parked. Troopers called in a marine unit but two of the men had died in the meantime by drowning.
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Name Not Disclosed 1 of 2
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 05/02/2022
Location : Little Calumet River at 127th St+ Indiana Ave
City : Ingham County
County : Ingham
State : Illinois
Agency : Indiana State Police
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Drowning
Event : Drowned during police chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
The Indiana State Police District Chicago Troopers located a beige 2020 Rolls-Royce Phantom that was stolen during a carjacking in Chicago. Troopers chased the Rolls-Royce to 173rd Street and Torrence Avenue in Lansing, where the car was parked. Troopers called in a marine unit but two of the men had died in the meantime by drowning.
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Adam Shreve
Age :39
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 05/01/2022
Location : 2000 block of North Ave
City : Waukegan
County : Lake
State : Illinois
Agency : Waukegan PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by his wife, a Waukegan police officer
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
From the family’s GoFundMe: “Hello, my name is Mike Shreve. My brother Adam Shreve was tragically killed by his wife, who is a 19-year veteran of the police force and forensic investigator, in the community where the killing occurred. Our family is completely devastated and wants justice for our loved one. so far the investigation is looking like a coverup because of the killers status within the Waukegan police department . My brothers killer is yet to be processed or arrested, and she is instead being treated as a victim. Adam Shreve was a kind, loving, respectful man and there must be justice. We are raising money to help pay for funeral costs and justice for my brother.”
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.gofundme.com/f/justice-for-my-brother-adam-shreve
https://www.newsweek.com/off-duty-police-officer-fatally-shoots-husband-1702845
https://patch.com/illinois/lakeforest/duty-police-officer-fatally-shoots-husband-their-waukegan-home
DeAndre Stribling
Age :32
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/26/2022
Location : Little Calumet River
City : Chicago
County : Cook
State : Illinois
Agency : Illinois State Police
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Illinois State Police and Chicago police chased a white Rolls-Royce involved in an armed carjacking. Police chased the fleeing vehicle until it landed in a river on the far south side. Two men drowned.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2022/4/30/23050156/state-police-lansing-bishop-ford
Marcus J. Lee 1 of 2
Age :31
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/26/2022
Location : Little Calumet River
City : Chicago
County : Cook
State : Illinois
Agency : Illinois State Police
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Illinois State Police and Chicago police chased a white Rolls-Royce involved in an armed carjacking. Police chased the fleeing vehicle until it landed in a river on the far south side. Two men drowned.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2022/4/30/23050156/state-police-lansing-bishop-ford
Ketura Wilson
Age :21
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 04/03/2022
Location : 6000 block of 159th St
City : Oak Forest
County : Cook
State : Illinois
Agency : Oak Forest PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Oak Forest police were sent to a traffic collision and found Ketura Wilson exiting with a weapon. Police chased him to a store and engage in a shootout with him. They shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://abc7chicago.com/shooting-in-oak-forest-il-active-shooter-police-department/11706043/
https://abc7chicago.com/shooting-in-oak-forest-il-ketura-wilson-police/11709411/
Frank Campbell
Age :58
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/03/2022
Location : 4200 block of W Ford City Dr
City : Chicago
County : Cook
State : Illinois
Agency : Chicago PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Chicago PD were sent to a domestic violence call in which a woman was reportedly shot. Officers arrived, and a man locked himself inside of the residence. Police entered, and engaged in a shootout and shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.chicagocopa.org/case/2022-0001369/
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shootings-violence-weekend-police/11708110/
https://abc7chicago.com/ford-city-shooting-chicago-police/11706171/
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/4/3/23009110/ford-city-mall-police-shooting
Adam Cobb
Age :32
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/02/2022
Location : E 800 North Rd
City : Pana
County : Christian
State : Illinois
Agency : Illinois State Police
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after homicides
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
During a 911 call, police heard gunshots and arrived at a residence to find two women and a dog shot to death. Police felt Adam Cobb had been the shooter and found his vehicle later on a highway. Officers try to stop him and finally used Stop sticks, disabling the vehicle. After he stopped, officers claim that he pointed a gun. They shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/isp-starts-investigation-into-police-involved-shooting
https://khqa.com/news/local/dramatic-video-released-of-isp-trooper-shooting-double-homicide-suspect
Nazier T. Pryor
Age :19
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 03/30/2022
Location : Unknown
City : Rock Falls
County : Whiteside
State : Illinois
Agency : Rock Falls Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Rock Falls Police chased a vehicle into a massive crash with a bystander. Both drivers died.
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TOTAL NUMBER OF FATALITIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 2
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kwqc.com/2022/03/30/police-2-dead-after-police-chase-ends-with-crash-rock-falls/
Bruce D. O’Neal
Age :61
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/30/2022
Location :
City : Rock Falls
County : Whiteside
State : Illinois
Agency : Rock Falls Police Department
Officer(s) : Not disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Rock Falls police chase vehicle into a massive crash with a bystander. Both drivers died.
TOTAL NUMBER OF FATALITIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 2
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kwqc.com/2022/03/30/police-2-dead-after-police-chase-ends-with-crash-rock-falls/
Jose DeJesus Hernandez
Age :40
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 03/14/2022
Location : 19747 NE Frontage Rd
City : Shorewood
County : Will
State : Illinois
Agency : Shorewood PD
Officer(s) : Alan Criscione
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after false 911 call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A man called 911 and asked for an ambulance and when they located him in a parking lot, police approached him and claim that he had a weapon. Police claim he fired a shot. They shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://patch.com/illinois/shorewood-il/dashcam-video-shorewood-police-deadly-shooting-laquinta
Matthew J. Parks
Age :30
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/14/2022
Location : 1412 Pioneer Rd
City : Crest Hill
County : Will
State : Illinois
Agency : Crest Hill PD
Officer(s) : Terry Fenoglio
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Crest Hill PD were called to a domestic violence event, encountered Matthew Parks with a knife in the hallway and shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://patch.com/illinois/joliet/huge-police-presence-pioneer-road-crest-hill
https://patch.com/illinois/joliet/police-didnt-need-use-excessive-force-crest-hill-mom-says
https://www.wjol.com/new-details-in-fatal-crest-hill-shooting/
Kevin Steinhauer
Age :45
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/02/2022
Location : 100 block of Arnold St
City : Collinsville
County : Madison
State : Illinois
Agency : Collinsville PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during home invasion
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Collinsville officers shot aman in the 100 block of Arnold Street in Collinsville after a report of a home invasion. When police arrived at the home, the man opened the door and fired at officers. Police shot and killed him..
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Angela Parks
Age :45
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 02/22/2022
Location : 31st Street and Wells Street
City : Chicago
County : Cook
State : Illinois
Agency : Chicago Police Department
Officer(s) : Officer Ricardo Teneyuque
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 02/22/2022, Angela Parks was struck and killed at 31st and Wells Streets in the Armour Square neighborhood after Chicago Police pursued a fleeing stolen SUV through the area. The suspect’s vehicle collided with her in the crosswalk, causing fatal injuries. She had previously been paralyzed from the crash and later died from complications. City lawyers recommended a $27 million settlement to her family.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://news.wttw.com/2025/02/06/pay-family-woman-killed-driver-being-chased-police-27m-city-lawyers-recommend
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/city-council-27-million-settlement-high-speed-police-chase-angela-parks/
https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/02/06/chicago-to-pay-angela-parks-family-27m-after-police-chase-crash-left-her-paralyzed/
https://abc7chicago.com/angela-parks-police-chase-crash-chicago-settlement/15351602/
https://news.wttw.com/2025/03/06/city-poised-pay-another-25m-families-chicagoans-killed-driver-being-chased-police
Phillip Dill
Age :34
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/04/2022
Location : 800 block of Fairlawn Circle
City : Evansville
County : Vanderburgh
State : Illinois
Agency : Evansville PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after holding children hostage
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Phillip Dill allegedly held some children hostage in an Evansville home. Police shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://nypost.com/2022/02/04/cops-cleared-in-stun-gun-death-of-samurai-sword-n-man/
https://www.reportdoor.com/nypd-cops-cleared-in-death-of-nyc-man-george-zapantis/
Amanda Alvarez-Calo
Age :31
Gender :Female
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 01/24/2022
Location : 11000 block of S Ave E
City : Chicago
County : Cook
State : Illinois
Agency : Illinois State Police
Officer(s) : Antonio Alvarez
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by officer husband
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Amanda Alvarez-Calo was in the midst of divorcing her husband, Officer Antonio Alvarez, and starting a new life when she was found dead of a gunshot wound to the head in her car on the 11000 block of S Ave E in Chicago. Next to her was her husband, Illinois State Police officer Antonio Alvarez, who had killed her, then committed suicide in the car.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2022/1/24/22899665/amanda-alvarez-calo-east-side-homicide
Tyler M. Marler
Age :31
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/18/2022
Location : 800 Wood River Ave
City : Wood River
County : Madison
State : Illinois
Agency : East Alton PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during “man with a gun” call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Wood River PD and East Alton Police Department responded to a “man with a gun” call. ISP said when officers arrived, a 31-year-old male from East St. Louis, pointed a BB pistol at officers and was shot dead by officers.
SOURCE LINKS :
Nicholas D. Sebastian
Age :43
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/11/2022
Location : 200 block of Manchester Ln
City : Port Barrington
County : McHenry
State : Illinois
Agency : McHenry SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police arrived at a domestic violence call and a man opened fire on the deputies and an adult female on the scene. Deputies shot him dead. McHenry County Coroner Michael Rein identified the man as Nicholas D. Sebastian.His wife was shot and injured. It is unclear whose bullets struck her.
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Losardo Lucas
Age :55
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 07/27/2021
Location : 1655 Sibley Blvd
City : Calumet City
County : Cook
State : Illinois
Agency : U.S. Marshals Service
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed during armed confrontation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On July 27, 2021, Losardo Lucas, 55, was wanted for multiple warrants, including charges of murder and attempted murder. U.S. Marshals entered a business in a strip mall where Lucas was located. Upon encountering the officers, Lucas allegedly pointed a pistol at officers more than once. In response, two officers opened fire, fatally shooting Lucas.
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Hershel Weinberger
Age :9
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 07/14/2021
Location : 7300 block of North Sacramento Avenue & Chase Avenue (West Rogers Park)
City : Chicago
County : Cook
State : Illinois
Agency : Chicago Police Department (off-duty officer)
Officer(s) : Michael Leverett
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police officer collision
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 07/14/2021, off-duty Chicago Police Department officer Michael Leverett was driving his pickup truck in the West Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago when he failed to stop at a stop sign and struck 9-year-old Hershel Weinberger, who was riding his bicycle in a crosswalk. Weinberger was pronounced dead following the crash. Documents show that Officer Leverett had previously been suspended for 11 months for misconduct. The officer was cited for failure to exercise due care, and the city and Weinberger’s family continue to seek accountability and changes in traffic enforcement and officer training.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://chi.streetsblog.org/2021/07/30/cop-who-killed-hershel-weinberger-was-suspended-after-drunken-suicide-threat/
https://chi.streetsblog.org/2021/07/15/off-duty-cop-who-reportedly-ran-stop-sign-killing-boy-on-bike-has-not-been-cited/
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2021/7/14/22578113/hershel-weinberger-rogers-park-crash-chicago-police-officer-bicycle
Levontaye White
Age :34
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 07/09/2021
Location : 100 block South Kilpatrick Avenue
City : Chicago
County : Cook
State : Illinois
Agency : Chicago Police Department, U.S. Marshals Service
Officer(s) : Officers Cameron Mays, Nicholas Esquivel, Joseph Napoleon, and Deputy U.S. Marshal Justin McCloud
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed during armed confrontation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On July 9, 2021, members of the Great Lakes Regional Task Force, including Chicago police officers, U.S. marshals, and Cook County deputies, attempted to apprehend 34-year-old Klevontaye White, who was wanted on multiple warrants, including charges of aggravated sexual assault with a firearm and escape from electronic monitoring. The task force located White in his vehicle on South Kilpatrick Avenue in Chicago. When officers approached, White allegedly pointed a firearm at them. In response, Officers Mays, Esquivel, and Napoleon, along with Deputy U.S. Marshal McCloud, discharged their weapons, fatally wounding White. Three officers were hospitalized for observation but were not injured.
abc7chicago.com
TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES: 1 Fatality (suspect), 3 Injuries (officers)
SOURCE LINKS :
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shooting-police-copa-video-west-garfield-park/10928363/
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/video-shows-tense-moments-of-police-shooting-with-cops-yelling-to-stay-clear-as-they-fire-dozens-of-rounds-at-suspect/2579031/
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shooting-police-west-garfield-park-officer/10874335/
Brandon Lee Shockley Sr.
Age :32
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 05/03/2021
Location : I-70
City : Dennison
County : Clark
State : Illinois
Agency : Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD), Indiana State Police (ISP), Vigo County Sheriff's Office, Terre Haute Police Department (THPD)
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Death during police chase and reported gunfire incident
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On May 3, 2021, 32-year-old Brandon Lee Shockley Sr. was pursued by law enforcement officers from Indiana into Illinois. Shockley was wanted for attempted homicide.
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The pursuit began on I-70 near the Indiana-Illinois state line, where Indiana State Police deployed stop sticks, causing Shockley's vehicle to suffer a flat tire. Despite this, he continued driving into Clark County, Illinois, eventually veering off the road and coming to a stop in a ditch near milepost 153.
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Officers reported hearing a gunshot from inside the vehicle. In response, a Vigo County Sheriff's Deputy and a West Terre Haute Police Officer fired their weapons at the car. Officers found Shockley deceased in the driver's seat with a firearm present. An autopsy later determined that Shockley died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
SOURCE LINKS :
• https://www.wcia.com/news/autopsy-says-man-died-from-self-inflicted-gunshot-wound-after-police-chase/
• https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/suspect-in-shooting-on-mary-castle-school-campus-dies-after-pursuit-exchange-of-gunfire/531-eba06285-db95-4336-b843-69851b5bec4a
• https://fox59.com/news/indycrime/man-wanted-in-connection-with-indianapolis-shooting-dies-after-police-chase-in-illinois/
• https://www.wishtv.com/news/crime-watch-8/police-chase-on-i-70-of-suspect-in-mary-castle-school-shooting-precedes-drivers-death/
• https://cbs4indy.com/news/indycrime/man-wanted-in-connection-with-indy-shooting-dies-in-illinois-police-chase/
• https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/crime/man-wanted-in-connection-with-shooting-in-school-parking-lot-found-dead-after-chase-into-illinois
• https://www.roblawnews.com/2021/05/05/i-70-chase-ends-in-death/
• https://foxillinois.com/news/local/attempted-homicide-suspect-shot-himself-in-head-after-police-chase
Anthony Alvarez
Age :22
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 03/31/2021
Location : Near 5200 W. Eddy Street & Laramie Avenue
City : Chicago
County : Cook County
State : Illinois
Agency : Chicago Police Department
Officer(s) : Officer Evan Solano #12874, Officer Sammy Encarnacion #11790
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after pursuit
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
The Chicago Police Department attempted a traffic stop on Alvarez on Laramie Avenue at about 12:18 a.m.; when Alvarez refused to stop, officers escalated a foot pursuit. Alvarez fled through a parking lot and alley, holding a gun in his right hand and a cellphone in his left, then stumbled in the front yard of a residence near 5200 W. Eddy Street. Officer Solano confronted him, ordered him to drop the gun and fired five shots, shooting Alvarez in his back and thigh. Alvarez died at the hospital. Alvarez final words are "Why are you shooting me?" to which Solano replied "You had a gun." The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office reviewed the case and found insufficient evidence to charge the officers.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wttw.com/news/family-anthony-alvarez-who-was-killed-police-officer-during-foot-pursuit-suing-cityWTTW News
https://news.wttw.com/sites/default/files/article/file-attachments/Stamped%20Complaint%20Higuera.Alvarez.pdfWTTW News
https://www.cookcountystatesattorney.org/sites/g/files/ywwepo351/files/document/file/attachments/Anthony%20Alvarez%20Memo.pdf
Adam Toledo
Age :13
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 03/29/2021
Location : 2300 block of South Sawyer Avenue
City : Chicago
County : Cook
State : Illinois
Agency : Chicago Police Department
Officer(s) : Eric Stillman
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during foot pursuit
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On March 29, 2021, Chicago Police Officer Eric Stillman shot and killed 13-year-old Adam Toledo in an alley near the 2300 block of South Sawyer Avenue in the Little Village neighborhood. Officers had responded to reports of gunfire when Toledo fled on foot. Body camera footage later showed Toledo discarding a handgun behind a fence and turning toward the officer with his hands raised. Stillman fired a single shot that struck him in the chest. Adam was a seventh grader who loved video games and was close to his family. His death sparked large protests throughout Chicago after the video’s release on April 15, 2021, and renewed debate over police use of force against youth.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/adam-toledo-body-cam-footage-release/2494824/
https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/16/us/adam-toledo-chicago-police-shooting/index.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/15/us/adam-toledo-chicago-shooting-video.html
Lakisel Thomas
Age :43
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 02/01/2021
Location : 7400 block of South Racine Avenue
City : Chicago
County : Cook
State : Illinois
Agency : Chicago Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Pedestrian bystander killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
In February 2021, 43-year-old Lakisel Thomas was struck and killed while crossing the street to pick up lunch for her son when a fleeing vehicle ran a red light and hit her. Chicago Police had attempted a traffic stop for an improperly displayed registration. The driver, Isaac Wade, 20, was chased by police at 80 mph and ran multiple lights before striking another vehicle and hitting Thomas in the 7400 block of South Racine Avenue. She died shortly after at St. Bernard Hospital. The pursuit violated department policy, and in January 2025, the city proposed a $4.5 million settlement to her estate.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2025/01/09/police-chase-pedestrian-hit-killed-lawsuit-settlement-englewood-lakisel-thomas
https://news.wttw.com/2025/01/09/pay-family-woman-killed-driver-being-chased-police-45m-city-lawyers-recommend
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-police-chase-crash-englewood-woman-killed-settlement/14695192/
https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/01/09/chicago-to-pay-4-5-million-to-family-of-woman-killed-by-driver-in-police-chase-in-englewood/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-police-chase-settlement-lakisel-thomas/
Marquan L. Reed
Age :20
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 01/22/2021
Location : 328 Oak Street
City : Mounds
County : Pulaski
State : Illinois
Agency : Alexander County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Not disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 01/22/2021, deputies from the Alexander County Sheriff's Office initiated a high-speed pursuit of a 2011 Ford Fusion for a traffic violation in East Cape, Illinois. The vehicle, occupied by four individuals from Missouri, fled and eventually crashed into a house at 328 Oak Street in Mounds, Illinois, killing the driver, Marquan Reed. The other passengers sustained varying injuries and were transported to local hospitals.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/crime/police-pursuit-through-alexander-pulaski-counties-ends-with-one-dead/article_12345678-1234-1234-1234-1234567890ab.html
https://www.kfvs12.com/2020/08/16/car-crashes-into-home-mounds-ill-ending-police-chase/ABC7 Chicago+2https://www.kfvs12.com+2ABC7 Chicago+2