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Benjamin Daniel Kleczka was a third-party motorist who was hit by a police chase with a fleeing DUI driver being chased by police.

https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article276536461.html

https://www.wibw.com/2023/06/19/driver-is-charged-deadly-kansas-crash-after-police-tried-stop-him-speeding/

Around 11:17 a.m. on 06/14/2023, the KHP said a trooper tried to stop a red Ford F-150 on US-75 Highway. The truck had been stolen in Texas.The truck fled, and the trooper escalated a chase.At 11:24 a.m., the Ford tried to pass a commercial vehicle that was traveling northbound at milepost 108 and crashed into two commercial vehicles. The driver and passenger, two brothers in the Ford F-150, died on the scene.

https://www.kwch.com/2023/06/14/2-killed-khp-pursuit-crash-coffey-county/

Around 11:17 a.m. on 06/14/2023, the KHP said a trooper tried to stop a red Ford F-150 on US-75 Highway. The truck had been stolen in Texas.The truck fled, and the trooper escalated a chase.At 11:24 a.m., the Ford tried to pass a commercial vehicle that was traveling northbound at milepost 108 and crashed into two commercial vehicles. The driver and passenger, two brothers in the Ford F-150, died on the scene.

https://www.kwch.com/2023/06/14/2-killed-khp-pursuit-crash-coffey-county/

Olathe police officers conducted a traffic stop at 5:43 p.m. in the 200 block of N. Water Street. Police allege that David Russell Sweet arrived and allegedly confronted them. Police claim he had a knife. No reason for the confrontation was given. Police shot and killed him. The killing was justified by the Prosecutor’s office.

https://www.kshb.com/news/crime/police-involved-in-saturday-night-shooting-in-olathe

https://fox4kc.com/news/one-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting-in-olathe/

https://fox4kc.com/news/kansas-news/olathe-officers-justified-in-deadly-police-shooting-prosecutor/

https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article276113406.html

Nathaniel Ashworth, 19, and Alyna Elder, 20, were driving to her parents' 25th anniversary event on 5/28/23 when Andover PD and Kansas City Highway Patrol hunted an old pickup somebody had stolen at Dollar General into them, killing both of them during the police chase.No officers were charged.

https://www.kwch.com/2023/05/28/andover-pd-chief-2-dead-head-on-collision-after-person-steals-vehicle-chase-ensued/

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/two-dead-police-chase-stolen-022613826.html

https://news.yahoo.com/authorities-id-man-woman-died-004818337.html

https://www.ksn.com/news/local/one-dead-two-critically-injured-in-crash-south-of-wichita/

Nathaniel Ashworth, 19, and Alyna Elder, 20, were driving to her parents' 25th anniversary event on 5/28/23 when Andover PD and Kansas City Highway Patrol hunted an old pickup somebody had stolen at Dollar General into them, killing both of them during the police chase. No officers were charged.

https://www.kwch.com/2023/05/28/andover-pd-chief-2-dead-head-on-collision-after-person-steals-vehicle-chase-ensued/

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/two-dead-police-chase-stolen-022613826.html

https://news.yahoo.com/authorities-id-man-woman-died-004818337.html

https://www.ksn.com/news/local/one-dead-two-critically-injured-in-crash-south-of-wichita/

Kansas Highway Patrol escalated a chase on I-35 in Lyon County that ended in crash that killed vehicle passenger Kejuan Cortex Shugart on 04/30/2023 around 10:15 p.m. The vehicle was chased at high speed into the back of a semi-truck, hit the median several times and came to a stop. Kejuan Shugart was killed. Police never revealed why they escalated the deadly chase.

https://www.kwch.com/2023/04/30/wichita-man-killed-after-police-chase-ends-crash/

A KCK officer was conducting a traffic stop in the 1100 block of Metropolitan Ave. just before 8:30 p.m. whena confrontation occurred. The officer fired shots. Amaree’ya Henderson was killed.He is believed to have been unarmed.

https://www.kctv5.com/2023/04/27/investigation-underway-following-officer-involved-incident-12th-metropolitan/

Armando Campos was wanted impossible connection to a prior homicide. Police located him. He died from suicide under police duress.

https://www.kake.com/story/48664178/kansas-murder-person-dies-by-suicide-during-standoff

US Marshals and the FBI arrived to serve warrants to an unnamed man and a standoff ensued. The man allegedly fired shots at police who fired back. Injured, he retreated into his unit. Police later found him dead from suicide during the standoff.

https://fox4kc.com/news/standoff-in-overland-park-after-man-fires-shots-at-us-marshals-serving-warrant/

https://fox4kc.com/news/kansas-news/no-charges-filed-in-us-marshals-shooting-in-overland-park/

A Goddard officer escalated a chase against a driver whom they felt was driving erratically. Police allege that the driver had a BB gun and walked toward police with the replica BB gun and was shot and killed at 63rd Street between 183rd and 199thin Goddard. The officer fired 8 shots with lethal intent and result. The officer was not charged.

https://www.kwch.com/2023/02/20/goddard-police-involved-shooting/

https://www.kfdi.com/2023/02/20/shooting-incident-under-investigation-southwest-of-wichita/

https://www.kake.com/story/48413573/sheriff-man-carrying-bb-gun-fatally-shot-by-goddard-officer

https://newstalkkzrg.com/2023/02/22/sheriff-man-carrying-bb-gun-fatally-shot-by-goddard-officer/

A vehicle driven by Jesse Scott Eckes collided with the patrol car of officer James Muhlbauer, killing Muhlbauer and his K9 Champ as well as Jesse Eckes.

https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/he-did-his-very-best-parents-of-fallen-kcpd-officer-james-muhlbauer-remember-son

https://www.kmbc.com/article/police-identify-pedestrian-killed-kcpd-officer-k-9/42992709

On Jan. 30, 2023, Lindsey Garmon, 38, of Wellington, was a passenger in a car Sedgwick County deputies tried to stop on Kellogg Avenue around 5:20 a.m. The car she was in did not stop and deputies escalated a chase, ending at Hoover and Taftin when the car crashed into a utility pole, killing passenger Lindsey Garmon. Police did not state why they attempted a traffic stop that led up to this death. No officers were charged.

https://www.ksn.com/news/crime/man-charged-after-police-chase-ends-with-wellington-woman-killed/

https://www.ksn.com/news/local/wellington-woman-dies-after-crash-in-west-wichita/

Kansas City Kansas PD state that an altercation between John Anderton and the officer took place. The officer was seen wearing a BWC but Anderton’s brother states footage was withheld. “Everyone I talked to at that house said my brother was trying to give that [overdosed] man CPR. Once the ambulance and help got there, he left. I have videos of my brother riding his bicycle, not fleeing, riding away,” he (brother) said.
Police state he left his home on his bike. His brother disputes this and feels that a neighbor’s security cam shows a different man on a bicycle. The family wants answers and has retained a lawyer. No officers were charged.

https://www.kctv5.com/2023/02/04/suspect-dies-following-officer-involved-shooting-kck/

Kennedy J. Edmond was allegedly driving down the street in Wichita when police saw him and felt that he matched a description of someone from a larceny in the area. They began following him, escalating a chase ending in a fatal crash in which Edmond crashed and rolled over at Osie and Washington around 8:30 a.m. January 26, 2023.
While the officer alleged that he had “called off the pursuit” just before the crash, the KHP did report that this incident was listed as a police pursuit at the time of the crash. The KHP ultimately changed its narrative to “not in pursuit”.
The officer had reportedly chased the car at a high rate of speed without lights and sirens most of the way and turned on his lights and sirens toward the end of the pursuit. He also called off the pursuit after about 15 seconds when the vehicle started driving at high speed.’No officers were charged.

https://www.ksn.com/news/local/one-critical-after-south-wichita-rollover-crash/

https://www.kwch.com/2023/01/26/1-critical-1-serious-south-wichita-crash/

Around 9 a.m., officers with the Clark Co. Sheriff’s Office attempted to stop a vehicle, however, the vehicle sped away and police initiated a chase. KBI indicated the chase headed north toward Dodge City when deputies from the Ford Co. Sheriff’s Office and Kansas Highway Patrol joined the chase. The vehicle came to a stop near Highway 50 and 113 Rd. in Dodge City and gunfire was exchanged between the occupants and law enforcement. Two deputies from the Ford Co. Sheriff’s Office were shot in the incident. A deputy from the Clark Co. Sheriff’s Office was alsoinjured. A trooper with KHP was bitten by a K-9. Leroy Malone was fatally shot. A female in the vehicle was also shot, was in critical condition and had also been taken to a hospital. No officers were charged.

https://apnews.com/article/drug-crimes-phoenix-homicide-law-enforcement-937dfdc1d07dbe52abe2616f800356fd

https://www.wibw.com/2023/01/23/suspect-dies-after-multiple-officials-passenger-shot-officer-involved-shooting/

Harley Bagby was “tearing the house up,” Bagby’s girlfriend told Wellington PD. Police allege that they walked into the home and Bagby approached with a knife and that officers shot and killed him with multiple shots. No officers were charged.

http://www.derbyinformer.com/news/area_news/kbi-looking-into-sumner-county-shooting/article_83973aa8-9f23-11ed-a56c-3f68a5bf4b5e.html

https://www.sumnernewscow.com/saturday-shooting-update-wpd-will-not-release-names-of-officers-involved-in-shooting-kbi-takes-control-of-investigation/

https://www.ksn.com/news/one-killed-in-wellington-officer-involved-shooting/

https://www.kwch.com/2023/01/22/wellington-officer-involved-shooting-leaves-one-dead/

https://www.kake.com/story/48202264/wellington-officer-fatally-shoots-suspect-armed-with-knife-kbi-says

Cheyenne Day was allegedly driving erratically for which Topeka PD began chasing her. The driving reportedly became much worse under duress and caused her to crash her car on the 2300 block of N.W. Topeka Boulevard. She died. No officers were charged.

https://www.cjonline.com/story/news/local/2023/01/21/one-car-crash-in-north-topeka-kills-woman-who-had-led-police-on-chases/69826590007/

https://sports.yahoo.com/cheyenne-day-dies-topeka-crash-163102424.html

Just after 5:00 pm on Monday, Jan. 16, Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office received calls of a man pointing a gun. Deputies found the man driving a truck, chased him and he fled into a field and allegedly started firing on police, then fled on foot. He was found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head under police duress.No officers were charged.

https://www.koamnewsnow.com/news/kansas-news/kbi-suspect-kills-himself-after-shootout-with-deputies/article_6f5be5c0-966d-11ed-8c4c-8f6956384d54.html

Gabriela Trejo-Garcia and passenger Juan Avila were driving in Kansas City when on Independence and Hardesty, a high-speed police chase crashed into them at 100 mph, escalated by Kansas City PD after a driver for unknown reasons. Both Trejo-Garcia and Avila died. No officers were charged.

https://fox4kc.com/news/friends-remember-victims-killed-in-crash-after-kck-police-chase/

https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article271155877.html

Gabriela Trejo-Garcia and passenger Juan Avila were driving in Kansas City when on Independence and Hardesty, a high-speed police chase crashed into them at 100 mph, escalated by Kansas City PD after a driver for unknown reasons. Both Trejo-Garcia and Avila died. No officers were charged.

https://fox4kc.com/news/friends-remember-victims-killed-in-crash-after-kck-police-chase/

https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article271155877.html

Olathe PD allege that they arrived to a physical disturbance, found a man with an “edged weapon” and shot and killed Brandon Lynch. His mother stated that Lynch had suffered from schizophrenia, that this was well-known to police who had helped with it before, that they did not have to shoot him and did not deescalate the situation.

https://www.kctv5.com/2023/01/03/olathe-mother-says-son-was-fatally-shot-by-police-during-mental-health-call-help/

https://news.yahoo.com/kansas-woman-frustrated-devastated-son-191400862.html?utm_source=ourcommunitynow&utm_medium=web

https://hayspost.com/posts/7df22511-472b-4ec9-9053-bb4272ac2dd2

https://fox4kc.com/news/olathe-mother-devastated-frustrated-after-son-killed-in-police-shooting/

Kansas City KS PD responded to a call about a disabled vehicle and found a man pointing a weapon. Thomas Marshall allegedly stole the officer’s cruiser, was hunted by an unknown number of cruisers, stopped the cruiser and when he exited, he was involved in a shootout with officers and was killed.

https://www.ksn.com/news/state-regional/kansas-city-kansas-police-shoot-kill-man-who-stole-police-cruiser/

Police investigated a parked car they thought was stolen and allege that the man inside did not want to cooperate. Police opened the door, got into an altercation and shot the man to death. Police claim the man had a weapon, did not specify what type of weapon. Police did not claim he had used this weapon.

https://littleapplepost.com/posts/dad890f6-77b2-431b-8724-936520956005

https://www.cjonline.com/story/news/local/2022/12/02/man-shot-to-death-thursday-by-topeka-police-had-history-of-car-theft-dylan-d-walstrom-kbi/69695209007/

https://sports.yahoo.com/man-shot-killed-topeka-police-175542195.html

Kansas City PD investigated a stolen vehicle and found Hugo Corral-Velasco passed out in it. Police claim he had a gun and that they tried to wake him up and that he grabbed the gun and began firing at police. They shot and killed him.

https://hayspost.com/posts/c95d9765-c281-466b-bf8a-9dfa581b7ba9

https://www.kmbc.com/article/police-shoot-and-kill-man-in-kansas-city-kansas/41908503

Topeka PD arrived at a domestic incident. Taylor Lowery reportedly left the residence and drove to an area store with police in pursuit. Police claim he tried to carjack a woman with a knife. Police claim he walked toward them and five officers fired their weapons killing him.

He was found to have 34 bullets in his body on autopsy.

https://www.wibw.com/2022/10/13/one-man-dead-following-incident-coachlight/

https://www.ksnt.com/news/local-news/topeka-family-grieves-man-shot-by-police/

Lawrence PD responded to a call regarding a broken window and possible burglary. While on scene investigating, police encountered Michael Scott Blanck. Police allege that he had a gun and aimed it at police. Police shot and killed him. There are discrepant police/eyewitness statements whether or not he fired a gun. Police did not release any BWC footage of the alleged gun-pointing and it is not possible to corroborate the police narrative with the narrative provided by them. The killing was Justified by the DA.

https://www.kake.com/story/47408777/one-person-dead-in-officerinvolved-shooting-in-lawrence

https://lawrencekstimes.com/2022/12/01/20221002-shooting-justified-da-says/

https://www2.ljworld.com/news/public-safety/2022/dec/01/douglas-county-da-finds-officer-involved-shooting-was-legally-justified/

Topeka PD responded to a home in the 3500 block of SW Kerry Avenue on reports of a shooting. Police arrived and found 1 person dead and another who was injured. Several units at the murder scene abruptly left around 10:45 a.m. to chase the person felt responsible for the homicide. Scanner traffic indicated a high-speed chase and possible shootout with the likely shooters. Police chased them into Downtown Topeka. Police allege shots were fired from the fleeing vehicle. The vehicle crashed. Police state they were once again fired at from the wreck, injuring an officer. A large group of officers with guns drawn approached the vehicle and pulled someone out. One person is confirmed dead. Circumstances were not made clear and identity was not revealed by police.

https://www.wibw.com/2022/09/29/topeka-police-respond-south-topeka-shooting/

Ahlvers had been driving a truck stolen from Skyland Grain in Pratt Co. which had been in use to make deliveries. Police escalated a chase. Ahlvers intentionally drove toward the vehicle of Terrill Underwood who attempted to avoid the collision by driving off the highway but he was hit and killed. Ahlvers was also pronounced dead at the scene.

https://www.wibw.com/2022/09/15/two-dead-after-halstead-man-leads-police-chase-intentionally-hits-truck/

Ahlvers had been driving a truck stolen from Skyland Grain in Pratt Co. which had been in use to make deliveries. Police escalated a chase. Ahlvers intentionally drove toward the vehicle of Terrill Underwood who attempted to avoid the collision by driving off the highway but he was hit and killed. Ahlvers was also pronounced dead at the scene.

https://www.wibw.com/2022/09/15/two-dead-after-halstead-man-leads-police-chase-intentionally-hits-truck/

Topeka PD were sent to a call about Christopher Kelley who was allegedly seen with a knife threatening people. Police claim that he charged them. They shot and killed him.

https://www.cjonline.com/obituaries/p0217016

https://www.wibw.com/2022/06/29/kbi-identifies-victim-fatal-tpd-officer-involved-shooting-railyard/

https://www.wibw.com/2022/07/22/das-office-awaits-forensic-reports-fatal-tpd-officer-involved-shooting/

https://www.cjonline.com/story/news/local/2022/10/03/topeka-police-release-body-camera-video-fatal-officer-involved-shooting-christopher-kelley/69529825007/

Shooting Justified by Shawnee County District Attorney
https://southeast.newschannelnebraska.com/story/47354304/da-topeka-officers-justified-in-mans-shooting-death

Two Saline County deputies were sent to a home with a warrant to arrest Dustin Vance for rape, aggravated criminal sodomy and contributing to a child’s misconduct. Police claim that he had a gun and shot and killed him. Police also shot and injured a female bystander who survived.

https://www.wibw.com/2022/05/28/rape-arrest-warrant-leads-officer-involved-shooting-saline-co/

https://www.kansas.com/news/local/crime/article261901930.html

Gregório Banuelos was allegedly firing a gun inside of the house. Police arrived and created a standoff. Police claimed that he fired a gun and when he came from the home, they shot and killed him.

https://www.kwch.com/2022/05/26/wichita-police-identify-man-killed-officer-involved-shooting-that-ended-standoff/

https://jcpost.com/posts/431e07aa-1aad-4794-85c1-d36e23e60ae2

https://www.kake.com/story/46584249/hes-still-here-hes-going-crazy-911-call-and-body-camera-video-captures-standoff

Cowley County deputies were called about an unknown vehicle. Police arrived and alleged that Andrea Barrow was noncompliant. Police pulled her from the car and engaged in a fight with her and claim that she grabbed a weapon and fired a shot. Police shot and killed her.

https://www.kake.com/story/46311502/3-deputies-released-from-hospital-after-shootout-in-cowley-county

https://newstalkkzrg.com/2022/04/15/3-sheriffs-deputies-shot-suspect-killed-in-central-kansas/

https://www.kwch.com/2022/04/18/records-detail-prior-run-ins-woman-killed-officer-involved-shooting-near-winfield/

https://www.kwch.com/2022/06/16/cowley-county-officer-involved-shooting-ruled-justified/

https://www.kake.com/story/46299006/three-injured-one-dead-after-officerinvolved-shooting

Joplin PD were sent to a domestic disturbance with possible hostage being the wife and daughter. Police and SWAT arrived and the mother, Taylor Schutte, ran out toward police. The husband, Eli Crawford, shot and killed her. Several law enforcement agencies and SWAT engaged in a heavy gun fight with him. A police sniper killed 2-year-old Clesslyn and her father both.

Joplin PD were sent to a domestic disturbance with possible hostage being the wife and daughter. Police and SWAT arrived and the mother, Taylor Schutte, ran out toward police. The husband, Eli Crawford, shot and killed her. Several law enforcement agencies and SWAT engaged in a heavy gun fight with him. A police sniper killed 2-year-old Clesslyn and her father both.

Joplin PD were sent to a domestic disturbance with possible hostage being the wife and daughter. Police and SWAT arrived and the mother, Taylor Schutte, ran out toward police. The husband, Eli Crawford, shot and killed her. Several law enforcement agencies and SWAT engaged in a heavy gun fight with him. A police sniper killed 2-year-old Clesslyn and her father both.

https://www.joplinglobe.com/news/police-gunman-fatally-shot-woman-child-found-dead-after-standoff/article_ae01ca98-aeb9-11ec-b7a8-97c5d18d9e7b.html

https://www.kansas.gov/kbi/docs/media%20releases/2022/Media%20Release-%20UPDATE-%20Officer%20involved%20shooting%20in%20Baxter%20Springs.pdf

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10688681/Missouri-cop-kills-2-year-old-opened-fire-dad-held-hostage.html

https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-joplin-kansas-clesslynn-crawford-police-stray-bullet-20220405-77itgron6jfutopnq4oclqlbgy-story.html

https://www.kwch.com/2022/04/04/kbi-shot-that-killed-child-last-months-se-kansas-hostage-incident-was-fired-by-police/

https://www.koamnewsnow.com/attorney-now-reviewing-baxter-springs-fatal-shooting-investigation/

https://stjosephpost.com/posts/24e32014-cc72-4b31-b152-0c8c527af98c#//

https://sunflowerstateradio.com/2022/04/04/investigation-indicates-2-year-old-killed-by-joplin-officer-in-baxter-springs-hostage-situation/

https://www.kake.com/news/2-year-old-girl-killed-during-hostage-incident-was-shot-by-police-officer-kbi-says/article_24909ca9-1f24-5326-a05a-9fcf1e1c3371.html

Kansas Highway Patrol attempted to traffic stop a car driven by Derek Stortzum. He did not stop and police escalated chase. His vehicle was attacked with a PIT maneuver that caused him to crash and die. Police had chased him for a driving infraction.

https://www.ksn.com/news/one-person-dead-after-crash-during-police-chase/

https://foxnebraska.com/newsletter-daily/florida-man-derek-stortzum-dead-following-multi-county-kansas-pursuit-that-ends-in-tactical-maneuver

https://www.ksal.com/driver-killed-in-crash-during-pursuit/

Police allege that Jason Ickler jumped from a window, entered a vehicle in the hotel parking lot and accelerated towards the deputy. The deputy shot and killed him.

https://www.ksnt.com/news/local-news/one-dead-following-wanamaker-officer-shooting/

https://www.wibw.com/2022/02/06/officers-scene-topeka-quality-inn-apparent-shooting/

https://www.cjonline.com/story/news/2022/02/07/man-allegedly-accelerated-officer-who-shot-him-death-topeka/6699612001/

Independence PD chased a vehicle at high speeds for undisclosed reasons until it hit 2 other vehicles, crashed through a fence and came to a stop. The driver of one of the bystander vehicles that was hit by the police chase crash died.

https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article288576911.html

https://www.kmbc.com/article/independence-police-pursuit-ends-deadly-crash-kc/60834430#