Death by Cop 2021-2025
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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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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.
SOURCE LINKS :
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