Death by Cop  2022-2024

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Bradley Hatcher

Age :39

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 09/03/2023

Location : Sunset Dr

City : Jackson

County : Hinds

State : Mississippi

Agency : Mississippi Highway Patrol SWAT, Grenada PD, Grenada County SO, Mississippi Bureau of Investigations

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during hostage situation

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

SWAT was called for a hostage situation at Walgreens. Police arrived and shot and killed the hostage taker.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://mageenews.com/mbi-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-in-grenada/

Demarcus Williams

Age :32

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 08/30/2023

Location : Clark Ave

City : Southaven

County : Southaven

State : Mississippi

Agency : DeSoto County SO, SWAT

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during arrest

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Deputies of the DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office as well as the SWAT team arrived at a residence on Clark Avenue to arrest someone for a drug warrant. Police allege that the person “pointed a weapon” at them and they allege that they therefore shot and killed him.

His family alleges that police shot him in his back through the window while he was crawling, killing him, contradicting the police narrative that he had pointed a gun at them. Demarcus Williams had recently moved into the home with his partner and 3 children.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://wreg.com/news/local/officer-involved-shooting-leaves-one-dead-in-southaven-mbi-to-investigate/

https://www.actionnews5.com/2023/08/30/man-shot-killed-by-desoto-county-deputies/

https://www.supertalk.fm/more-details-released-in-desoto-county-officer-involved-shooting/

https://wreg.com/news/local/suspect-identified-in-deadly-officer-involved-shooting/

https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/man-dies-after-confrontation-with-desoto-county-sheriffs-office-mbi-says/article_bf298400-4733-11ee-bac8-7b827a36c749.html

David Nix

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 08/29/2023

Location : Hwy 407

City : Winona

County : Montgomery

State : Mississippi

Agency : Mississippi Highway Patrol

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A Mississippi Highway Patrol officer pulled over an ATV and felt the driver may be impaired. Police escalated a high-speed chase during which the ATV rolled over, killing Nix. His cousin had been with him all day and said he had not been drinking, disputing the police narrative.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wtva.com/video/man-dies-after-atv-crash-during-police-chase-in-winona/video_5e7c3863-e81f-5f9a-9d98-5018dd0045e5.html

https://www.wtva.com/news/man-dies-after-atv-crash-during-police-chase/article_49506936-4613-11ee-9404-f3f6f7f8bffc.html

Ramone Jackson 1 of 2

Age :20

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 08/28/2023

Location : MS Hwy 43 N

City : Pearl River

County : Pearl River

State : Mississippi

Agency : Mississippi Highway Patrol

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Police allege that a deputy was traveling on Highway 43 when a vehicle passed him at greater than 100 mph. The deputy initiated a chase and landed in the ditch with his patrol car during a high-speed chase. The car being chased hit a tree and burst into flames, killing Ramone Jackson and Shelby Kevwitch.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wlox.com/2023/08/29/2-dead-after-fiery-crash-after-deputy-attempts-traffic-stop-pearl-river-co-sheriff-says/

Shelby Rae Kevwitch 2 of 2

Age :19

Gender :Female

Race : White

Date : 08/28/2023

Location : MS Hwy 43 N

City : Pearl River

County : Pearl River

State : Mississippi

Agency : Mississippi Highway Patrol

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Police allege that a deputy was traveling on Highway 43 when a vehicle passed him at greater than 100 mph. The deputy initiated a chase and landed in the ditch with his patrol car during a high-speed chase. The car being chased hit a tree and burst into flames, killing Ramone Jackson and Shelby Kevwitch.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wlox.com/2023/08/29/2-dead-after-fiery-crash-after-deputy-attempts-traffic-stop-pearl-river-co-sheriff-says/

Ladarrius Johnson

Age :24

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 08/22/2023

Location : Oakfield Blvd

City : Oakfield

County : Madison

State : Mississippi

Agency : Madison County SO

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Madison County deputies were called to a domestic violence scene, found Tiara Scott shot to death and the boyfriend, Ladarrius Johnson, allegedly holding an unspecified weapon. Police shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wjtv.com/news/local-news/suspect-killed-in-canton-officer-involved-shooting/

https://www.wlbt.com/2023/08/23/two-dead-two-injured-officer-involved-shootout-madison-co/

JaDarius Smith

Age :29

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 07/19/2023

Location : Sherwood Dr+Dobson Ave

City : Canton

County : Madison

State : Mississippi

Agency : US Marshals, Canton PD, Gluckstadt PD, Madison County SO

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A US Marshals Task Force arrived to arrest an unnamed man for arson and during some sort of standoff, tear gas was fired as he had locked himself into his home and police shot and killed him. No more information is available.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wapt.com/article/standoff-underway-in-canton/44590945

https://www.wtok.com/2023/07/19/standoff-underway-canton-between-law-enforcement-man-barricaded-his-home/

Charoyd Henrence Bell

Age :43

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 07/16/2023

Location : Old Highway 84

City : Natchez

County : Adams

State : Mississippi

Agency : Adams County SO

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Kidnapping and assault

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Charoyd Henrence Bell kidnapped a former girlfriend and held and assaulted her at his home. Police arrived and he started shooting, injuring 2 officers. Police shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.magnoliastatelive.com/2023/07/17/officials-identify-man-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting-after-reportedly-injuring-kidnapped-woman-firing-at-deputies/

Jeremiah Edward Ladner

Age :38

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 07/13/2023

Location : Unknown

City : Gulfport

County : Harrison

State : Mississippi

Agency : Harrison County SO

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during alleged burglary

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Harrison County deputies responded to a burglary in an unoccupied industrial building in progress call on 07/13/2023, found a man who allegedly pointed an unknown type of weapon at them. They shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wlox.com/2023/07/14/update-officials-identify-man-killed-harrison-county-officer-involved-shooting/

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 06/30/2023

Location : Stonewall

City : Jackson

County : Hinds

State : Mississippi

Agency : Enterprise PD

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during arrest

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Enterprise PD arrived at a location in Stonewall to serve a warrant and shot and killed the target in the process. Nothing more was released by police.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wtva.com/news/mississippi/one-dead-in-officer-involved-shooting-in-central-mississippi/article_76515302-1790-11ee-a4ca-3f68a79c4a61.html

Henry Edward Pittman

Age :50

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 06/27/2023

Location : SR-42

City : Richton

County : Wayne

State : Mississippi

Agency : Perry County SO

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A motorcycle driver died in the hospital following a police chase that ended in a wreck in Wayne County. A Perry County deputy in the Richton area had tried to stop Henry Edward Pittman on MS-42 and initiated a traffic stop, but the motorcycle driver did not stop. Police escalated a chase. Pittman crashed at the intersection of Brewertown Road and Narvel Brewer Road in Wayne County. He died.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wdam.com/2023/06/28/motorcyclist-dies-following-pursuit-wreck-wayne-co/

Roderic Tyrone Moss

Age :48

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 06/09/2023

Location : County Rd 121

City : Jasper County

County : Jasper

State : Mississippi

Agency : Jasper PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Possible suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Jasper County police state that 48-year-old Roderic Tyrone Moss killed himself with a self-inflicted gunshot in Clarke County around 3 p.m. Wednesday when they arrived to arrest him for a homicide. When police arrived at the residence, Moss reportedly ran into the home, and police then heard a gunshot. SWAT deployed gas. When the gas cleared, a robot was sent into the home and showed video footage of Moss’ body.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wdam.com/2023/06/07/newton-co-murder-suspect-dies-self-inflicted-gunshot-sheriffs-dept-says/

Robert Dillard

Age :51

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 06/03/2023

Location : 1200 block of Hwy 349

City : Myrtle

County : Union

State : Mississippi

Agency : Mississippi DPS

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Police responded to a call of a domestic disturbance on June 3 at a home on MS 349 in Myrtle.DPS officials said the person pointed a gun at the deputies. Mississippi DPS shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wjtv.com/news/state/person-killed-in-union-county-officer-involved-shooting/

https://www.wdam.com/2023/06/04/mbi-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-union-county/

https://www.wtva.com/news/union-county-sheriff-gives-update-on-officer-involved-shooting/article_1fc361e2-040d-11ee-b312-871cd313c62d.html

https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2023/06/05/mississippi-deputy-responding-to-domestic-disturbance-shoots-kills-man-wielding-a-shotgun/70288626007/

https://www.djournal.com/new-albany/mbi-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-in-union-county/article_7ba05d56-02de-11ee-bc53-ab249544f3df.html

Gabriel Matthew Wilson 2 of 2

Age :22

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 06/01/2023

Location : 60 Terrapin Hill N

City : Brandon

County : Rankin

State : Mississippi

Agency : Brandon PD, Madison PD

Officer(s) : Horren Randy Tyler

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during domestic incident

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Brandon PD and Madison PD responded to a domestic incident where Gabriel Matthew Wilson was allegedly holding hostages in a residence. Police claim that he allegedly fired at officers. They shot and killed him. Also killed was officer Horren Randy Tyler.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2023/06/01/mississippi-police-shot-killed-armed-standoff/4621685641510/

https://www.wtva.com/news/madison-police-identify-officer-killed-in-brandon-standoff/article_3b49362c-007e-11ee-a343-c3ce2d6390d0.html

https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/mississippi-hostage-standoff-ends-with-1-officer-and-person-dead-1-officer-wounded/

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26731-police-officer-horren-randy-tyler

https://www.supertalk.fm/person-identified-in-brandon-shootout-that-left-police-officer-dead/

https://onlinemadison.com/stories/hostage-situation-turns-deadly-at-crossgates,70147

Lonnie Hendon

Age :68

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 05/23/2023

Location : 4665 Hwy 35

City : Columbia

County : Marion

State : Mississippi

Agency : Marion County SD

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police while being served warrant

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

At approximately 4:30 p.m. at an address on Highway 35 in Columbia approximately 32 miles west of Hattiesburg, the Marion County Sheriff’s Department tried to serve a warrant on Lonnie Hendon who held a weapon towards the deputies and was shot and killed. No officers were charged.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wtva.com/news/mississippi/one-person-dead-in-officer-involved-shooting-in-south-mississippi/article_19577bba-f9b6-11ed-8a88-afafd908c841.html

https://www.prentissheadlight.com/2023/05/24/marion-county-man-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting/

https://www.wdam.com/2023/05/25/marion-sheriff-gives-more-details-about-tuesday-officer-involved-shooting/

Corenelius McGee

Age :15

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 05/22/2023

Location : Unknown

City : Clarksdale

County : Coahoma

State : Mississippi

Agency : Clarksdale PD

Officer(s) : Andrew Bankhead

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by former cop in home

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Corenelius McGee, was shot in his back and killed when he allegedly visited a 15-year-old girl and was caught by former officer Andrew Bankhead at the location. Former officer Bankhead vehemently denies this and alleges that McGee was breaking and entering. The ex-oficer was not charged.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://newsone.com/4592959/who-is-andrew-bankhead-mississippi-cornelius-mcgee/

https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/watch-former-officer-involved-in-deadly-shooting-in-clarksdale-police-say/video_399fbe92-a94e-5609-943f-f6642c80708e.html

https://wreg.com/news/mid-south/new-development-in-death-of-15-year-old-case/

Cody Mercer

Age :30

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 05/18/2023

Location : Shriners Blvd+Hwy 67

City : Biloxi

County : Harrison

State : Mississippi

Agency : Harrison County SO

Officer(s) : Rena Wiggins

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after vehicle accident

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Harrison County patrol officer allegedly tried to give aid at the scene of an accident and a person involved in the accident attacked the officer multiple times. Police shot and killed him. No officers were charged.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wlox.com/2023/05/18/one-dead-following-officer-involved-shooting-harrison-county/

https://www.sunherald.com/news/local/crime/article275570291.html

https://www.wlox.com/2023/05/19/officer-shoots-kills-biloxi-man-after-he-attacks-her-officials-say/

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 05/15/2023

Location : Meridian Living, Bonita Lakes Drive

City : Meridian

County : Lauderdale

State : Mississippi

Agency : Meridian Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during "man with a gun" call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A man was shot and killed by Meridian PD at Meridian Living, an assisted care facility near Uptown Meridian mall. The man had lived at the facility and was allegedly threatening people with a pistol. Meridian PD arrived and shot and killed him. Police did not publicly identify him. No officers were charged.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wjtv.com/news/state/suspect-killed-in-meridian-officer-involved-shooting/

Cornelius Joiner

Age :27

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 05/06/2023

Location : Hwy 61

City : Tunica

County : Tunica

State : Mississippi

Agency : Tunica County SO

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Pedestrian killed by police cruiser

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A Mississippi Highway Patrol vehicle has struck and killed a pedestrian, 27-year-old Cornelius Joiner, of Tunica, early Saturday near a fast-food restaurant on U.S. Highway 61 in Tunica.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://apnews.com/article/pedestrian-killed-mississippi-highway-patrol-8ddae5f445d8f78c438318e1f58363dc

James Charleston 1 of 2

Age :26

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 05/06/2023

Location : Highway 51+ Veterans Dr

City : Southaven

County : DeSoto

State : Mississippi

Agency : Southaven orn Lake Police Department Horn Lakeorn Lake Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Police originally said the Horn Lake Police Department was in pursuit of a stolen car that crashed on Highway 51 and Veterans Drive, killing 2. The word "stolen" has since been removed from the police post when it was learned the car was never stolen in the first place.
"The car is not stolen," said Charleston's cousin Ashley Mosley. "We have the facts." The family does not know why the car was chased since there was no theft involved. Police put down spike strips and when the car crossed them, it “exploded” into another car and caught on fire. The family said that the car owner should never have been chased as the car was owned legally by him and no crime had occurred for which two people were hunted to death.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.localmemphis.com/video/news/crime/video-shows-moments-before-a-police-chase-ends-in-a-deadly-crash-in-mississippi/522-aac9acce-184d-40de-928d-0e482b46bc34

https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/days-later-questions-remain-unanswered-in-police-car-chase-resulting-in-two-deaths/article_ba5c79dc-f4a4-11ed-a4db-3334d1d209cc.html

https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/family-looks-for-answers-after-police-chase-ends-with-two-dead-in-mississippi/article_005ac64c-ec2a-11ed-a0dd-57d5145e6882.html

https://desotocountynews.com/desoto-county-news/one-dead-another-injured-in-multi-vehicle-accident/

https://wreg.com/news/local/police-identify-two-killed-after-pursuit-ends-in-crash-in-southaven/

Jasmine Cooper 2 of 2

Age :26

Gender :Female

Race : Black

Date : 05/06/2023

Location : Highway 51 and Veterans Drive

City : Southaven

County : DeSoto

State : Mississippi

Agency : Southaven Police Department, Horn Lake Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Police originally said the Horn Lake Police Department was in pursuit of a stolen car that crashed on Highway 51 and Veterans Drive, killing 2. The word "stolen" has since been removed from the police post when it was learned the car was never stolen in the first place.
"The car is not stolen," said Charleston's cousin Ashley Mosley. "We have the facts." The family does not know why the car was chased since there was no theft involved. Police put down spike strips and when the car crossed them, it “exploded” into another car and caught on fire. The family said that he should never have been chased as the car was owned legally by him and no crime had occurred for which two people were hunted to death.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.localmemphis.com/video/news/crime/video-shows-moments-before-a-police-chase-ends-in-a-deadly-crash-in-mississippi/522-aac9acce-184d-40de-928d-0e482b46bc34

https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/family-looks-for-answers-after-police-chase-ends-with-two-dead-in-mississippi/article_005ac64c-ec2a-11ed-a0dd-57d5145e6882.html

https://desotocountynews.com/desoto-county-news/one-dead-another-injured-in-multi-vehicle-accident/

https://wreg.com/news/local/police-identify-two-killed-after-pursuit-ends-in-crash-in-southaven/

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 05/03/2023

Location : Jordan Rd

City : Unknown

County : George

State : Mississippi

Agency : George County SO

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police while being served warrant

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

George County deputies tried to serve a warrant to a person for making terroristic threats. The unidentified person allegedly pointed a weapon. George County deputies shot and killed them.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wjtv.com/news/state/one-killed-in-george-county-officer-involved-shooting/

Michael Ray Carney

Age :38

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 05/03/2023

Location : Unknown

City : George

County : George

State : Mississippi

Agency : George County SO, SWAT

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during arrest

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Deputies tried to serve Michael Ray Carney a warrant for “terroristic threats” and allege that he presented a weapon when they arrived. Michael Ray Carney was killed by George County deputies after a 16-hour standoff.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wjtv.com/news/state/one-killed-in-george-county-officer-involved-shooting/

Dylan Arrington

Age :22

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 04/27/2023

Location : Conway Rd

City : Carthage

County : Hinds

State : Mississippi

Agency : Hinds County SO

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Escaped from prison, killed during police siege

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Dylan Arrington, one of four people who escaped the Raymond Detention Center was found dead in the burned home in Carthage, Mississippi.
On Wednesday morning, Arrington was found at the home and opened fire, striking a deputy in a leg. Law enforcement agencies responded to a fire at the home, where the man locked himself in. He was found dead inside the burning home.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/26/us/mississippi-jail-inmates-escape/index.html

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Unknown

Race : Unknown

Date : 04/09/2023

Location : Horseshoe Rd+MS 550

City : Brookhaven

County : Lincoln

State : Mississippi

Agency : Lincoln County SO

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by deputy after approaching police vehicle

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 04/09/2023 around 10:30 a.m. near the intersection of Horseshoe Road and MS 550, a Lincoln County deputy was parked on the side of MS 550 when a person approached his vehicle with a weapon in his hand. The man received fatal injuries during the incident. Police did not provide the person’s identity, the deputy’s name or BWC.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wtok.com/2023/04/09/man-killed-officer-involved-shooting-lincoln-county/

James Corey Donald

Age :45

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 04/03/2023

Location : 635 Highway 15 S

City : Laurel

County : Jones

State : Mississippi

Agency : Jones County SO

Officer(s) : George Ryan Walters

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Off-duty cop killed man in church during disturbance

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

James Corey Donald was being escorted out of The Rock Pentecostal Church when the off-duty officer instigated an altercation. The off-duty deputy punched Donald in the face and chased him into a parking lot before shooting him and kicking him in the head. Officer George Ryan Walters has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder. The sheriff’s department said that Walter turned himself in to authorities.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wdam.com/2023/04/05/mbi-jones-co-reserve-deputy-charged-with-murder-rock-church-shooting/

https://www.wjtv.com/news/pine-belt/man-killed-in-jones-county-officer-involved-shooting/

https://www.wjtv.com/news/pine-belt/jones-county-reserve-deputy-placed-on-leave-after-fatal-officer-involved-shooting/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=t.co&utm_campaign=socialflow

https://www.wapt.com/article/mississippi-deputy-charged-in-fatal-shooting-near-church/43528430

https://www.wdam.com/2023/04/03/man-dies-after-sunday-church-shooting-off-duty-deputy-confirmed-shooter-sources-say/

https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2023/04/11/jones-county-deputy-charged-no-evidence-man-shot-at-mississippi-church-reached-for-gun/70102976007/

https://www.foxnews.com/us/no-evidence-man-reached-gun-fatally-shot-mississippi-church

Dexter Wade

Age :37

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 03/05/2023

Location : I-55

City : Jackson

County : Hinds

State : Mississippi

Agency : Jackson PD

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Run over by police car and secretly buried by police

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Dexter Wade had set out on foot through the Mississippi woods with a friend on March 5, 2023 and never returned home. His family looked for him desperately, searched the woods and made reports with the police who claimed no knowledge of what happened to him. Seven months later, his mother found out that he had been hit and killed by a police car while crossing a highway less than an hour after last being seen. Police reportedly knew his identity throughout and also knew the name and contact information of his mother but instead of contacting family, police left his body in the morgue for months and finally quietly buried him in the jail’s penal farm without notifying family. His mother Betterston Wade said their family was tragically familiar with Jackson Police since they murdered her 62-year-old brother George Robinson (court case linked below). The officer was convicted of manslaughter for brutally slamming the elderly man to the floor and killing him. The officer was convicted in 2022 and is currently appealing the decision. The case erupted into race controversy between the black District Attorney and the white Attorney General who is known for protecting the status quo. When Dexter Wade first disappeared, his grandmother urged his mother not to call the police because grandma was very distrustful of Jackson Police. The mother hoped that he would be found and reported him missing with the police. By then, police had his body in the morgue and knew his identity but did not inform his family. The family asked everyone who knew Dexter. His children canvassed the neighborhood, asking who may have seen him. For months, the family called Jackson PD and was told that police knew nothing every time. Jackson PD did not explain why they handled this case this way. There is no dashcam or bodycam footage and the entire story of him having been run over by police on the I-55 rests upon the credibility of police in this case. Jackson PD had targeted the family before when Dexter’s uncle was killed. Now they withheld all information about the death of Dexter Wade from the family for 7 months while they buried him without an autopsy or family knowledge or consent, having known his identity all along. Police finally disclosed that allegedly, an off-duty police corporal had struck and killed Dexter Wade with a police SUV. The officer was not DUI-tested and was not charged or ticketed for the fatal accident. Police tested him for drugs and found some meth and prescription drugs in his system. He had a prescription bottle in his pocket that had been legally prescribed to him. The coroner claims that he obtained the name and number of Wade’s mother and left her a voicemail. The mother has no record of such a phone call. No further efforts were made to notify the family. The family posted all over Facebook, hoping to find him. Meanwhile, the coroner confirmed in his own notes that “no family or next of kin has been notified yet” and police continued stonewalling. The coroner confirmed that he had been aware for a number of weeks that the family had not been notified. Meanwhile, the family was posting messages to help find him throughout the neighborhood, the police department and social media. One day after the last call by his mother to police, Jackson PD quietly buried him. His mother now questions whether the strange concealed death of her son by police could have something to do with the death of her brother. “Maybe it was a vendetta. Maybe they buried my son to get back at me,” she wonders. She also says that the timeline police gave is not possible. The location where he was allegedly run over and killed was a longer walk from the house than he could have mastered on foot by the time police logged the accident into the system. The mother openly questions whether the police narrative is true at all or not.

SOURCE LINKS :

Dexter Ware's story:https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/bettersten-wade-dexter-jackson-mississippi-police-missing-rcna121697?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma&taid=6539176d1014b10001974b98&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

Uncle’s homicide by Jackson Police Department:
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/mississippi-ag-tries-overturn-jackson-police-manslaughter-conviction-rcna95364

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23883135-fitch-brief-in-fox

Cody Earnest

Age :42

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 02/20/2023

Location : 1734 Highway 32

City : Okolona

County : Chickasaw

State : Mississippi

Agency : Chickasaw County SO

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during traffic stop

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Chickasaw County deputies pulled over 42-year-old Iraq veteran Cody Earnest on 1734 Highway 32 in Okolona for undisclosed reasons and shot him to death. He was known to have PTSD from military service but since police revealed so little, it is not known whether that played a role. The reasons why he was stopped, what exactly transpired and why he was shot were not disclosed by police.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wtva.com/news/mbi-identifies-man-killed-in-chickasaw-county-officer-involved-shooting/article_e533f094-b1e8-11ed-a6af-c39c7845d1fd.html

https://www.wcbi.com/mbi-investigates-fatal-officer-involved-shooting-in-okolona/

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 01/22/2023

Location : 552 Spring Ridge Rd, Pine Trail Townhouses complex

City : Clinton

County : Henry

State : Mississippi

Agency : Clinton Police Department

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot, taser

Event : Killed by police while running with alleged gun and mask

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Clinton PD were responding to a report of a person wearing a ski mask at an apartment complex. The person reportedly had a weapon. Officers opened fire, killing him. His identity was not released. No officers were charged.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wlbt.com/2023/01/22/person-killed-officer-involved-shooting-clinton/

https://www.wjtv.com/news/local-news/person-killed-in-clinton-officer-involved-shooting/

https://www.wtok.com/2023/01/22/person-killed-officer-involved-shooting-clinton/

Corlunda Syemesha McGinister

Age :21

Gender :Female

Race : Black

Date : 12/21/2022

Location : 200 Marketplace Dr

City : Richland

County : Rankin

State : Mississippi

Agency : Richland PD

Officer(s) : Coty Hamilton

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police while holding woman hostage in Walmart

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Corlunda McGinister may have had a mental health crisis when she wandered into a Walmart, held a woman hostage, waved a gun and kept repeating that she needed to talk to a news anchor. Police arrived and shot and killed her. It is unclear what she was upset about that she wanted to discuss in the news.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wapt.com/article/hostage-situation-video-richland-walmart-police-shooting/42328303

https://www.kark.com/crime/one-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting-at-mississippi-walmart/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/police-kill-corlunda-mcginister-woman-holding-hostage-walmart-richland-mississippi/

https://www.wlbt.com/2023/01/04/richland-officer-involved-deadly-officer-involved-shooting-back-duty/

https://www.wapt.com/article/rankin-county-coroner-responding-to-officer-involved-shooting-at-richland-walmart/42312226

Keith Murriel

Age :41

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 12/21/2022

Location : Unknown

City : Jackson

County : Hinds

State : Mississippi

Agency : Jackson PD

Officer(s) : Kenya McCarty and 2 others

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Tasered continuously by police for loitering

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Keith Murriel was in front of the Extended Stay hotel when police got complaints about his presence. Officer Kenya McCarty walked up to him and ordered him to leave. BWC captured her using foul language and an aggressive stance. She began threatening him with a taser when he did not leave immediately. Murriel was attacked, tasered continuously with 3 cops on top of him, died. He was reportedly tasered at least 50 times before he died. Officer Kenya McCarty was fired.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wlbt.com/2023/02/08/jackson-policewoman-connected-officer-involved-death-fired-city-officals-confirm/

Amy Brogdon Anderson 3 of 3

Age :43

Gender :Female

Race : White

Date : 12/14/2022

Location : 1003 US-90

City : Bay St. Louis

County : Hancock

State : Mississippi

Agency : Bay St. Louis PD

Officer(s) : Branden Estorffe, Steven Robin

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide during mental health crisis call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Amy Brogdon Anderson was a local veterinarian who on December 14, 2022 called police and told them she was being followed and asked for help. Police evidently did not take this claim seriously and voiced concern about her minor daughter who was with her, pressuring her. She was threatened with Child Protective Services. Coming under intense scrutiny and accusations by police instead of receiving the help she had asked for, she tried to drive away from them. She shot at police, killing both officers. One officer had fired back. She was later found dead in her car from what is believed to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Her child had been with her through the murders of 2 officers and apparently also her own suicide. She had already been in an agitated frightened state and belief has been voiced that she was triggered into desperate action when police threatened to take her child by force via CPS which triggered the catastrophic cascade of events by escalating her via police.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.sunherald.com/news/local/crime/article270051707.html

https://www.fox10tv.com/2022/12/16/woman-who-killed-two-bay-st-louis-officers-didnt-commit-suicide-investigators-now-say/

https://vicksburgnews.com/new-evidence-shows-cop-killer-amy-brogdon-anderson-was-killed-by-officer/

https://www.wlox.com/2022/12/15/ocean-springs-veterinarian-identified-shooter-bay-st-louis-case/

https://www.sunherald.com/news/local/crime/article270862297.html

Isiah Winkley

Age :21

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 12/10/2022

Location : 28000 Highway 603

City : Kiln

County : Hancock

State : Mississippi

Agency : Hancock County SO

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during burglary in progress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Isiah Winkley was a Christian college cybersecurity student in Pensacola who driving near Highway 603 when his vehicle was stuck in the mud. The family’s attorney said he was walking to seek help but a neighbor saw him on the porch, called police and at least 3 deputies arrived and without investigating, assumed he was a burglar and opened fire, killing him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://weartv.com/news/local/pensacola-christian-college-student-killed-in-mississippi-officer-involved-shooting

https://darkhorsepressnow.com/officer-involved-shooting-in-hancock-county-leaves-one-dead/

https://www.wlbt.com/2022/12/10/authorities-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-hancock-co/

https://www.wxxv25.com/mbi-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-in-hancock-county/

https://www.wlox.com/2022/12/10/authorities-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-hancock-co/

https://www.wlox.com/video/2023/08/24/family-files-wrongful-death-lawsuit-hancock-co-officer-involved-shooting/

Richard Quave Jr.

Age :49

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 10/27/2022

Location : Brad-AI Dr

City : Vancleave

County : Jackson

State : Mississippi

Agency : Jackson County SO

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during investigation of “shots fired” call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Jackson County deputies arrived on a call of shot fired. Richard Quave Jr. was allegedly armed. Police claim that he pointed a gun at officers who shot and killed him. No video footage or eyewitnesses can be located to verify the official narrative.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wlox.com/2022/10/28/one-man-dead-following-officer-involved-shooting-vancleave/

Ronnie Lee Martin

Age :42

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 10/23/2022

Location : Hwy 51 Gilmore St

City : Senatobia

County : Tate

State : Mississippi

Agency : Hernando PD, Senatobia PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after ALPR alert

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

After an alert was issued for a kidnapping in Kentucky, ALPR located the car in MS. Hernando PD and Senatobia PD chased the car until it crashed. Police allege that Ronnie Lee Martin ran from the car with a weapon and that they shot and killed him. No eyewitnesses or video evidence can be found to corroborate the police narrative.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/local/man-killed-by-officers-after-police-chase-mississippi-identified/QXCJ7XHVXFBHTLJ2P4Z4VOBUYY/

https://www.yahoo.com/video/man-killed-officer-involved-shooting-161447261.html

https://wreg.com/news/local/authorities-investigating-possible-ois-in-senatobia/

Jason Smith

Age :44

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 10/19/2022

Location : near Hwy 334

City : Oxford

County : Lafayette

State : Mississippi

Agency : Lafayette County SO

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Lafayette County deputies responded to a domestic disturbance involving a gun. Police allege that they arrived and Jason Smith pointed a gun at them and they then shot and killed him. Police did not provide BWC or other evidence for corroboration of the official story.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.yahoo.com/news/mbi-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-120031230.html

https://www.wtva.com/news/dps-identifies-man-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting-in-lafayette-county/article_d2caab56-5071-11ed-8ebd-4f39585e5fcb.html

Jaheim McMillan

Age :15

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 10/06/2022

Location : 1016 Pass Road

City : Gulfport

County : Harrison

State : Mississippi

Agency : Gulfport PD

Officer(s) : Kenneth Nassar

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during investigation

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Officers responded to a call making various allegations from juveniles pointing guns at cars to shoplifting. When police arrived, they allege Jaheim McMillan did not comply and pointed a gun at police. Police then shot and killed him. BWC footage is linked proving a very different narrative. On video, officer Kenneth Nassar is seen driving up to the Dollar General parking lot. A juvenile is seen running near the entrance of Dollar General. Officer Nassar is seen getting out of his car and shooting at the boy immediately, then screaming at the other teens. McMillan is seen bleeding heavily on the ground for the entire 15-minute video without anyone checking his vital signs or making any efforts to help him. The video before the shooting does not show him as “refusing to comply” or pointing any guns at anyone, only running away for a brief few seconds before being killed instantly. McMillan’s mother showed up screaming and crying that she wanted to see her son and was arrested. Officer Nassar was cleared by a grand jury for the killing of the boy.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wlox.com/2023/02/23/watch-video-released-fatal-shooting-jaheim-mcmillan/

https://www.motherjones.com/crime-justice/2023/02/mississippi-police-15-year-old-jaheim-mcmillan/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mW_sFgno4c8&list=OLAK5uy_ki42iMh6V9jCVmXvq2Cv87WzDOmNvnImc

James Thomas Edwards

Age :50

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 09/30/2022

Location : Unknown

City : Pascagoula

County : Jackson

State : Mississippi

Agency : Pascagoula PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Fell from height during police chase

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Police chased Edwards for undisclosed reasons before he jumped off the bridge. Jackson County sheriff’s deputies had been chasing him on a highway outside Pascagoula but backed off when he reached the city limits. He said Edwards continued to speed through the city until a tire on his vehicle blew out on the bridge whereupon he jumped. He missed the water and landed on the hard ground below and died.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wlox.com/2022/10/02/police-man-died-jumping-bridge-amid-chase/

Jaylen D’Moriae Lewis

Age :25

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 09/25/2022

Location : Mayes+West St

City : Jackson

County : Hinds

State : Mississippi

Agency : Capitol Police

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during traffic stop

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Capitol Police allegedly attempted a traffic stop on Jaylen Lewis. It is unknown why they tried to stop him and unknown what led to the police shooting. He was shot and killed by police while inside his vehicle. No video or other evidence is available.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wlbt.com/2022/09/28/suspect-latest-capitol-police-involved-shooting-dies/

https://www.wapt.com/article/authorities-looking-into-capitol-police-officer-involved-shooting/41381423#

https://www.wapt.com/article/25-year-old-dies-after-shooting-involving-mississippi-capitol-police-officers/41430647

https://vicksburgnews.com/statement-on-officer-involved-shooting-with-capitol-police/

https://wtop.com/national/2022/10/official-mississippi-capital-police-wont-be-deterred/

Maurice Taylor

Age :37

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 09/08/2022

Location : Flag Chapel Road

City : Jackson

County : Hinds

State : Mississippi

Agency : Capitol Police

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : high-risk pursuit for allegedly stolen catalytic converters

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Maurice Taylor, 37, was chased at high speed by Capitol Police for allegedly driving recklessly and fast without a tag, refusing a traffic stop. Police escalated a chase until he crashed into an embankment surrounding a culvert. He died at the scene. The vehicle was stolen.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wlbt.com/2022/09/08/man-dies-crash-after-leading-capitol-police-pursuit-through-jackson/