Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Justice Jean Heinrichs
Age :21
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 12/22/2023
Location : Washington County Jail
City : Stillwater
County : Washington
State : Minnesota
Agency : Washington County Sheriff's Office, Dakota County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Unknown
Event : Suicide in jail
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Justice Jean Heinrichs, a 21-year-old female, was found unresponsive in her cell at the Washington County Jail on December 22, 2023. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Heinrichs had been arrested days prior on charges of marijuana possession while she was on probation. Authorities are investigating her death as a suicide. To avoid conflicts of interest, the Dakota County Sheriff's Office is leading the investigation. Heinrichs' family has expressed devastation over her loss.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.startribune.com/investigation-underway-after-woman-21-dies-at-washington-county-jail/
https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2024/nov/22/woman-found-dead-in-washington-county-jail-cell
Jamel C. Hill Moore
Age :41
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 12/17/2023
Location : 500 block of Brussels Court
City : Marshall
County : Lyon
State : Minnesota
Agency : Marshall PD
Officer(s) : Eric Klenken
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after stabbing woman
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Marshall PD were called to a domestic violence scene where a man was stabbing a woman. Police arrived and shot and killed the man. The woman died also.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/bca-investigating-use-of-deadly-force-incident-in-marshall/
Brandon Daleshaun Keys
Age :24
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 12/08/2023
Location : Unknown
City : St. Paul
County : Ramsey
State : Minnesota
Agency : St. Paul PD
Officer(s) : Michael Tschida
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Brandon Keys allegedly pulled up next to a woman who had a protective order against him and ran into her car. He allegedly had a gun and got into a shootout with Officer Tschida. Police arrived and shot and killed him. Officer Tschida had been one of the officers who shot and killed Jaffort Smith in 2016, another black man. Officer Tschida was again sued for abusing a man he had arrested, named James Ryan Frei.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-mnd-0_15-cv-03673/pdf/USCOURTS-mnd-0_15-cv-03673-0.pdf
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/st-paul-police-release-body-cam-brandon-keys-shooting/
William Lee Carter
Age :39
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 12/06/2023
Location : 1300 block of Salem Road Southwest
City : Rochester
County : Monroe
State : Minnesota
Agency : Rochester PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Rochester PD surrounded William L. Carter who was in a vehicle he locked himself in when police approached. Police did not state the reasons why but an unknown number of officers created a several-hour high stress standoff in a commercial mall parking lot until Carter shot and killed himself under unrelenting police duress.
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Anton L. Armstrong
Age :35
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 12/05/2023
Location : Olmsted County Jail, 101 4th Street SE
City : Rochester
County : Olmsted
State : Minnesota
Agency : Olmsted County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Unknown
Event : Died in custody
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On December 5, 2023, Anton L. Armstrong, a 35-year-old Black man, died while in custody at the Olmsted County Jail in Rochester, Minnesota. According to reports, Armstrong had complained of severe chest pain prior to his death but was not provided adequate medical care. His family has filed a lawsuit against the Olmsted County Jail staff and their contracted health care provider, alleging negligence and violation of his civil rights. The Olmsted County Sheriff's Office has not disclosed further details regarding the circumstances of his death.
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Ahayna Elizabeth Oshay Sanders
Age :26
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 12/03/2023
Location : Interstate 94 and Marion Street
City : St. Paul
County : Ramsey
State : Minnesota
Agency : Minnesota State Patrol
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On December 10, 2024, a Minnesota State Patrol trooper attempted to stop a driver for speeding near Interstate 94 and Marion Street in St. Paul. The driver initially stopped but then drove away. Police escalated a "brief pursuit." The trooper allegedly discontinued the chase when the driver exited at Marion Street at high speed, crashing into a concrete wall. The driver, identified as 26-year-old Ahayna Elizabeth Sanders, was pronounced dead at the scene.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 1 Fatality
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Last update: 12/11/2024
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/speeding-driver-killed-in-crash-in-st-paul-while-evading-traffic-stop-state-patrol-says/
https://www.startribune.com/one-dead-brief-pursuit-state-patrol-st-paul/600324106
https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/police-identify-st-paul-man-killed-by-driver-fleeing-traffic-stop
https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/bystander-dies-after-police-chase-leads-to-crash-in-st-paul/89-ff47bc7d-3c3c-4282-874c-49f71a751037
William Lee Carter
Age :34
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 11/30/2023
Location : TJ Maxx plaza at the 1300 block of Salem Rd SW
City : Rochester
County : Olmsted
State : Minnesota
Agency : Rochester PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A man who was reportedly high on drugs was attacked by bean bag rounds. While under police attack, police allege that he fired shots at them and then shot and killed himself. No BWC or other evidence was provided by police to back up this story so far.
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Levi Edward Saveli
Age :25
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/02/2023
Location : County Hwy 54
City : Sebeka
County : Becker
State : Minnesota
Agency : Becker County SO
Officer(s) :
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Becker County deputies saw a motorcycle speeding and escalated a chase. The motorcycle fled and crashed, killing the driver, Levi Edward Saveli.
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Tristan Channing Secor
Age :19
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 08/24/2023
Location : Carr Lake Rd+Washington Ave
City : Bemidji
County : Beltrami
State : Minnesota
Agency : Beltrami County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Beltrami County deputies saw a group of motorcyclists speeding at 70 in a 55 zone and took up chase. Deputies escalated the chase past 100 mph until motorcyclist Tristan Channing Secor crashed and died.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.valleynewslive.com/2023/08/24/beltrami-co-pursuit-ends-deadly-motorcycle-crash/
Ricky Cobb II
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 08/15/2023
Location : I-94
City : Minneapolis
County : Hennepin
State : Minnesota
Agency : Minnesota State Police
Officer(s) : Ryan Londegran
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop for defective brake lights
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Ricky Cobb II was pulled over by a Minnesota State trooper for having defective brake lights. Per official police narrative, he was pulled over and warrants for his arrest were found. Troopers allege that he reversed the car and reached for something, causing trooper Londegran to shoot and kill him. It was later discovered that he had no warrants which also means that troopers had no reason to try to physically tear him out of his car as they tried, leading to a confrontation that caused his death.
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Andrew “Punky” Hyde
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 07/21/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Minneapolis
County : Hennepin
State : Minnesota
Agency : Minneapolis PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Andrew Hyde was driving down the street in his beloved classic car when a stolen Hyundai slammed into him during a police chase escalated by Minneapolis PD, killing him. The fleeing driver was not caught.
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Emily Gerding
Age :34
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 07/08/2023
Location : Orchard+36th
City : Robbinsdale
County : Hennepin
State : Minnesota
Agency : Robbinsdale PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Emily Gerding and her husband John were driving in Robbinsdale when they were hit by a car involved in a police chase that killed Emily and critically injured her husband John. Robbinsdale PD had been chasing a vehicle and initiated a chase that crashed at Orchard and 36th. Police, as is common, allege that they stopped the chase just before the crash.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.audacy.com/wccoradio/news/local/one-dead-one-in-custody-following-weekend-crash
Sahra Gesaade 1 of 5
Age :20
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 06/20/2023
Location : I-35
City : Minneapolis
County : Hennepin
State : Minnesota
Agency : Minneapolis PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Minneapolis PD started a chase around 10 p.m. Friday 06/20/2023 when an officer spotted a driver speeding on Interstate 35. The driver exited the highway before crashing into another vehicle with four women and a girl inside, police said. All five were pronounced dead at the scene.
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Sagal Hersi 2 of 5
Age :19
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 06/20/2023
Location : I-35
City : Minneapolis
County : Hennepin
State : Minnesota
Agency : Minneapolis PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Minneapolis PD started a chase around 10 p.m. Friday 06/20/2023 when an officer spotted a driver speeding on Interstate 35. The driver exited the highway before crashing into another vehicle with four women and a girl inside, police said. All five were pronounced dead at the scene.
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Sabiriin Ali 3 of 5
Age :17
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 06/20/2023
Location : I-35
City : Minneapolis
County : Hennepin
State : Minnesota
Agency : Minneapolis PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Minneapolis PD started a chase around 10 p.m. Friday 06/20/2023 when an officer spotted a driver speeding on Interstate 35. The driver exited the highway before crashing into another vehicle with four women and a girl inside, police said. All five were pronounced dead at the scene.
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Siham Adam 4 of 5
Age :19
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 06/20/2023
Location : I-35
City : Minneapolis
County : Hennepin
State : Minnesota
Agency : Minneapolis PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Minneapolis PD started a chase around 10 p.m. Friday 06/20/2023 when an officer spotted a driver speeding on Interstate 35. The driver exited the highway before crashing into another vehicle with four women and a girl inside, police said. All five were pronounced dead at the scene.
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Salma Abdikadir 5 of 5
Age :
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 06/20/2023
Location : I-35
City : Minneapolis
County : Hennepin
State : Minnesota
Agency : Minneapolis PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Minneapolis PD started a chase around 10 p.m. Friday 06/20/2023 when an officer spotted a driver speeding on Interstate 35. The driver exited the highway before crashing into another vehicle with four women and a girl inside, police said. All five were pronounced dead at the scene.
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Marlin Brewer
Age :36
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 06/15/2023
Location : 900 block of Fremont Ave
City : St. Paul
County : Ramsey
State : Minnesota
Agency : St. Paul PD, Minnesota State Police
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Marlin Brewer, 36, was involved in a domestic violence incident in St. Paul, having kicked in a door in the 900 block of Fremont Avenue and was threatening people with a firearm. Police chased him until he committed suicide under police duress.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.twincities.com/2023/06/15/st-paul-man-shot-self-during-police-pursuit-has-died-bca-says/
Jacob Olson
Age :25
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/11/2023
Location : Hwy 15, 33rd St ramp
City : St. Cloud
County : Stearns
State : Minnesota
Agency : St. Cloud PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Three motorcycles were observed by St. Cloud PD to be traveling southbound on Highway 15 at a high rate of speed. SCPD officer s tried to stop the motorcycles unsuccessfully and continued the chase. The motorcycles were exiting on the 33rd Street South ramp when one of the motorcyclists lost control and struck a guardrail off the road to the right.The driver, 25-year-old Jacob Olson of St. Cloud, was killed.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://kfgo.com/2023/06/11/one-motorcyclist-dead-after-high-speed-chase-in-st-cloud/
Tyler Abel
Age :42
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/04/2023
Location : 1900 block of County Trunk Hwy
City : Town Star Prairie
County : St. Croix
State : Minnesota
Agency : New Richmond PD, St. Croix County SO
Officer(s) : Sgt. Chase Durand, Katie Chevrier
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Tyler Abel was a Minnesota prison guard at Stillwater shot and killed by police in St. Croix on June 3. Originally, his wife called 911 and reported that he was “out of control” and was on his way to “get his ARs.”
Abel left his home carrying a gun and a New Richmond police officer and a St. Croix County deputy shot and killed him. The killing was justified by the DA.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.weau.com/2023/06/12/officers-named-st-croix-county-officer-involved-shooting/
https://www.weau.com/2023/06/04/one-person-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting-town-star-prairie/
https://news.yahoo.com/da-finds-officers-justified-fatal-221000794.html
Chue Feng Yang
Age :22
Gender :Male
Race : Asian
Date : 04/27/2023
Location : 3700 block of Dupont Ave N
City : Minneapolis
County : Hennepin
State : Minnesota
Agency : FBI SWAT
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by FBI and SWAT serving warrant
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
FBI agents tried to serve an arrest warrant for car theft in Minneapolis Thursday afternoon together with SWAT on the 3700 block of Dupont Avenue N. The target of the warrant, Chue Feng Yang, locked himself inside the home and a standoff went on for several hours. Yang livestreamed his ordeal on social media from inside the house where he was seen holding a sawed-off shotgun. When he opened the door, he was shot and killed by SWAT.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox9.com/news/fbi-agent-shot-and-killed-armed-person-in-minneapolis
David Eugene Salinas
Age :39
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 04/24/2023
Location : 33rd Ave S, St Cloud Park
City : St. Cloud
County : Osceola
State : Minnesota
Agency : St. Cloud PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Taser
Event : Killed by police after report of drug use in park
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On April 24, St. Cloud police officers responded to a parking lot in the 200 block of 33rd Avenue South where a man was possibly using drugs in a car and gave police a false name. Officers then told him he was under arrest. He ran toward nearby Heritage Park with police chasing him. One officer used his Taser. Police allegedly lost track of him. Just before 8 a.m. the next day, a passerby reported him dead on a path in Heritage Park. His cause of death was not revealed by police. It is unclear why despite drones and surveillance tactics, police could not locate him on a path after tasering him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox9.com/news/bca-identifies-man-found-dead-in-st-cloud-park-day-after-police-pursuit
Bryan Nygard 2 of 2
Age :34
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/15/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Cyrus
County : Pope
State : Minnesota
Agency : Pope County SO
Officer(s) : Josh Owen, Brody Merrill, Alex Olson
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Pope County Sheriff’s Deputies arrived at the home of Bryan Nygard to arrest him for a prior domestic violence event. He allegedly stood up and fired a shot, killing Deputy Joshua Owen around 7:30 p.m. on 04/15/2023 at an apartment in Cyrus. Deputies shot and killed Nygard.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wrdw.com/2023/04/16/sheriffs-deputy-person-killed-minnesota-shootout/
https://www.kikvradio.com/bca-updates-from-the-officer-involved-shootings-in-cyrus/
Dean I. Anderson
Age :25
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/29/2023
Location : First+Hoffman
City : Cannon Falls
County : Goodhue
State : Minnesota
Agency : Cannon Falls Police, Goodhue County Sheriff's Office, Dakota County Sheriff's Office, Minnesota State Patrol, Red Wing police
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
After a report of a woman being shot at, numerous police departments headed to First and Hoffman to confront Dean Anderson who was known to dislike police. Swat bore down on him for several hours until he was found dead from self-inflicted gunshot wound after police breached the home and forced their way in.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kttc.com/2023/03/29/shooting-suspect-dead-following-standoff-cannon-falls/
O’Kwan Rahmir Sims
Age :21
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/04/2023
Location : Curve Crest Villas at 2225 Orleans St
City : Stillwater
County : Washington
State : Minnesota
Agency : Stillwater PD, Washington County SO, Woodbury PD, Oak Park Heights PD
Officer(s) : Justin Dowley, Daniel Young
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Active shooter killed by police
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
O’Kwan Rahmir Sims reportedly fired shots at the apartment complex "Curve Crest Villas" in Stillwater, Minn. on March 4 after he allegedly shot at his neighbors and officers. Multiple police agencies responded. People nearby were instructed to shelter in place. Police report that the man fired multiple rounds in and outside the apartment and several people were hurt. Officers Justin Dowley and Daniel Young fired shots in the parking lot and shot and killed the man. The shooter officer did not turn on his bodycam.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2023/03/04/officer-involved-in-shooting-1-death-2-injured
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Zachary Shogren
Age :34
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/23/2023
Location : 1500 block of E 3rd St
City : Duluth
County : St. Louis
State : Minnesota
Agency : Duluth PD
Officer(s) : Jared Blomdahl+several unnamed undercover officers
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Gunshot Event: Killed by police after “man with knife” call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Duluth PDarrived on a “man with a knife” call. Officer Jared Blomdahl fired taser and 40mm sponge rounds and finally shot and killed the Zachary Shogren. The killing was justified by the County Prosecutor.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/1-hospitalized-in-duluth-police-shooting
https://www.fox21online.com/2023/02/24/update-1-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting-in-duluth/
https://kfgo.com/2023/02/25/officer-involved-shooting-in-duluth-leaves-1-dead/
Yia Xiong
Age :65
Gender :Male
Race : Asian
Date : 02/11/2023
Location : 160 Western Ave S
City : St. Paul
County : Ramsey
State : Minnesota
Agency : St. Paul PD
Officer(s) : Abdirahman Dahir
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
St. Paul PD alleges that Yia Xiong was on the 100 block of Western Avenue South threatening people with a knife. He was tasered and shot and killed by police.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.startribune.com/st-paul-police-report-officer-involved-shooting/600250963/
Daniel Mark Paul
Age :50
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/25/2023
Location : Karth Rd
City : Winsted
County : McLeod
State : Minnesota
Agency : McLeod County SO
Officer(s) : Matt Rolf, Angela Malz, Darrell Caturia
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Officers Malz and Caturia arrived with a search warrant and breached a home. Both were shot in the waist. The man inside was wanted for distribution of child sexual abuse material. The man was heavily armed and police sent in a drone. They found the man dead from self-inflicted gunshot wounds.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/search-warrant-names-deputies-shot-in-standoff-at-winsted-home/
Brent Alsleben
Age :34
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 12/15/2022
Location : 200 Block of 3rd St City: New Auburn
City : New Auburn
County : Sibley
State : Minnesota
Agency : Sibley County SO, Hutchinson PD, McLeod County SO
Officer(s) : Hutchinson PD: Taylor Fenrich, Phillip
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health welfare
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police from 3 different law enforcement offices appeared for a mental health welfare check on Brent Alsleben who was in mental health crisis. Police claim he had a knife, tasered him and he stood up at which point he was shot and killed
SOURCE LINKS :
https://localtoday.news/mn/police-shoot-dead-man-west-of-twin-cities-after-long-standoff-104449.html
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 12/12/2022
Location : Unknown
City : St. Cloud
County : Stearns
State : Minnesota
Agency : Stearns County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On Monday, December 12th, a sergeant with the Stearns County Sheriff’s Department spotted a wanted man on County Road 4 in St. Wendel Township at 10:51 a.m. The sergeant pursued him, but he fled. Police got a call from a nearby construction site that someone had just stolen one of their work trucks. The same man, still fleeing, took out a street pole while escaping in the vehicle. The man fled again until he crashed into another vehicle in St. Cloud at the intersection of 36th Avenue North and 10th Street North. The third-party driver in the other vehicle never regained consciousness and died from his injuries on December 22nd.
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Howard Peter Johnson
Age :24
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 12/05/2022
Location : Earl St+Hudson Rd
City : St. Paul
County : Ramsey
State : Minnesota
Agency : St. Paul PD
Officer(s) : Cody Blanshan
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Officers were called to a domestic disturbance and Howard Peter Johnson fled and tried to carjack a vehicle. Police hit him with a car. Cornered, he fired shots at police and was shot and killed.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://knsiradio.com/2022/12/06/st-paul-police-shoot-kill-alleged-domestic-assault-suspect/
https://www.twincities.com/2022/12/07/family-of-howard-johnson-man-shot-by-st-paul-police-bodycam/
Heather Marie Dahlberg
Age :46
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 08/23/2022
Location : Dellwood St S+11th Ave SW
City : Cambridge
County : Isanti
State : Minnesota
Agency : Isanti County SO, Isanti PD, Minnesota State Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed in police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
An officer from the Cambridge Police Department was patrolling City Park when he ran the license plate of a car leaving the park and learned the registered owner of the vehicle had a canceled driver’s license. The officer tried to traffic-stop the vehicle but it drove away.
The officer officially escalated a chase at 11:38 p.m., with the vehicle rapidly accelerating south on Fern Street. Police allege that the officer “called off the pursuit” at 11:39 and immediately, the vehicle crashed and burst into flames. Heather Marie Dahlberg died in the car chase
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Jordyn J. Hansen
Age :21
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 08/07/2022
Location : 12300 block of NE 72nd Ct
City : Otsego
County : Wright
State : Minnesota
Agency : Wright County SO
Officer(s) : Leland Wilkinson, Jeffrey McMackins
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health welfare check
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Wright County deputies responded to a call about a mental health crisis during which a man was threatening the health of himself and others. Police allege when they arrived at the home, Jordyn Hansen picked up a knife and began running toward officers. Police shot and killed him.
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Joshua Clayton Hippler
Age :27
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 07/30/2022
Location : Highway 63 near Highway 52 overpass
City : Rochester
County : Olmsted
State : Minnesota
Agency : Rochester PD
Officer(s) : Michael Bottcher Jr.
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop during investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Rochester PD looking for someone in connection to a robbery traffic-stopped the vehicle of Joshua Clayton Hippler. Police allege that he got out of the vehicle with an ax and “charged at” police. They shot and killed him.
Bodycam is enclosed below. In it, Hippler shouts in an exasperated voice “I didn’t do nothing!” and continues walking toward police. An ax cannot be visualized before the killing as he is walking at night and it is not clear how the officer saw an ax from a distance in the darkness when Hippler walked toward him. The officer fired 6 shots into Hippler, killing him.
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Blessings McLurain-Gray
Age :6
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 07/17/2022
Location :
City : Minneapolis
County : Hennepin
State : Minnesota
Agency :
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police chased a man through Brooklyn Center on Friday before crashing into a car of five bystanders, killing 6-year-old Blessings McLurain-Gray.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kktv.com/2022/07/17/girl-6-killed-when-police-chase-ends-crash/
Andrew Tekle Sundberg
Age :20
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 07/14/2022
Location : 900 block of 21st Ave S
City : Minneapolis
County : Hennepin
State : Minnesota
Agency : Minneapolis PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during “Shots fired” call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Minneapolis PD responded to a call of shots fired. Police created a standoff and shot and killed Andrew Tekle Sundberg.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox9.com/news/andrew-tekle-sundberg-shot-by-mpd-snipers-search-warrant-says
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 05/15/2022
Location : Brooklyn Park
City : Brooklyn Park
County : Hennepin
State : Minnesota
Agency : Brooklyn Park PD, Osseo PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
An officer allegedly conducting a routine check on the Kohler Car Wash noticed a vehicle pulling in with a license plate that looked like it had been covered with paint or dirt. When that Osseo officer pulled around to look at the car, the driver of a white pickup backed into an adjacent stall drove away. The officer claims he followed and did not chase and radio’d others. The officer claims he came upon a wreck and the man whom he had been chasing fleeing on foot. The bystander whose vehicle had been hit was killed. Police never explained why this chase was necessary.
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Charles Francis Bangs
Age :59
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/28/2022
Location : Unknown
City : Bowlus
County : Morrison
State : Minnesota
Agency : Minnesota State Patrol, Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during shootout with drug task force
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On Apr. 28, 2022, on 110th Avenue outside of Bowlus, Minnesota, the West Central Drug Task Force had been searching for Bangs as part of a narcotics investigation. A state trooper spotted Bangs in Mille Lacs. Police stopped the vehicle and found 3 other men inside. Troopers escalated an altercation and Bangs drove away from the confrontation. Police allege that meth was thrown from the window. Police searched for Bangs and found him hours later. Troopers escalated a shootout with occupants of the vehicle. Bangs died in the cross-fire. Police claim he was holding a gun when killed.
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Michael David Johnson
Age :38
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/20/2022
Location : 201 Central Ave S
City : St. Louis
County : Chisolm
State : Minnesota
Agency : St. Louis County SO, Virginia State Police Officer(s) : Cody Dillinger, Nick Grivna, Gavin Nichols
Officer(s) :
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
The St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office and Virginia state police arrived at 201 Central Ave. in St. Louis Minnesota to arrest Michael David Johnson for outstanding warrants. Police alleged that he had knives in his hands. Police fired a taser and then live bullets and shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/michal-johnson-police-shooting-chisholm-victim/
Amir Locke
Age :22
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/02/2022
Location : 1117 S Marquette Ave
City : Minneapolis
County : Hennepin
State : Minnesota
Agency : Minneapolis PD, SWAT
Officer(s) : Mark Hanneman
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during No-Knock raid
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Amir Locke was killed by Minneapolis police officers in an apartment early Wednesday morning during a "no-knock" raid.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/amir-locke-ben-crump-video-b2016839.html
https://www.wifr.com/2022/04/06/no-charges-filed-no-knock-warrant-killing-amir-locke/
https://wtmj.com/national/2022/04/06/amir-lockes-mom-vows-to-fight-on-despite-no-charges-in-case/