Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Travis Darrell Shoulders
Age :34
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 12/29/2023
Location : Siwell Road near Willowood Boulevard
City : Jackson
County : Hinds
State : Mississippi
Agency : Hinds County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Pedestrian killed by police vehicle
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A deputy driving a Chevy Tahoe hit and killed a pedestrian. The pedestrian has not been named.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wapt.com/article/pedestrian-struck-and-killed-by-hinds-county-deputy/46254290#
Shaqwan Cribbs
Age :22
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 12/06/2023
Location : Tschudi St
City : Amory
County : Monroe
State : Mississippi
Agency : Amory PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during “Shots Fired” call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Amory PD received a call about a person firing a weapon. They arrived and allege that the man fired at officers. Police shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wjtv.com/news/state/suspect-killed-in-amory-officer-involved-shooting/
Dakota Radriquez Gray
Age :18
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 12/01/2023
Location : 13th+Jefferson
City : Laurel
County : Jones
State : Mississippi
Agency : Laurel PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Laurel PD set up a “safe checkpoint” and stopped 18-year-old Dakota Gray. Police felt they smelled marijuana and the driver fled with police chasing the vehicle at high speeds until it crashed into a tree, killing Dakota Gray. Police allege that they called off the chase just before impact, a very common police action when a fatal crash is likely. During a chase, a person is considered “in custody” with the PD bearing responsibility for the chase. If a crash is imminent at high speeds and the chase is “called off” moments prior, it is just an accident and no longer the result of a pursuit. This pattern is so repetitive that numerous cases can be found in this database by searching for the words “called off.” Dakota Gray, an 18-year-old driver died in such a called-off chase and a cannabis odor.
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Noah Jenkins
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 11/19/2023
Location : Highway 39
City : Meridian
County : Lauderdale
State : Mississippi
Agency : Meridian PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Noah Jenkins was allegedly speeding and Meridian PD escalated a chase, worsening the speed to above 100 mph. This dangerous chase continued on streets until Noah Jenkins crashed near Highway 39 and died. Police have made no claims that he had committed any crimes so far, only giving the reason of speeding as reason for escalating the fatal high-speed chase.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wtok.com/2023/11/19/21-year-old-motorcycle-rider-dies-after-police-chase/
Corderrius Williams
Age :20
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 10/27/2023
Location : 2700 block of N 5th Ave
City : Gulfport
County : Jones
State : Mississippi
Agency : US Marshals, Jones County So
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
US Marshals and Jones County deputies arrived at a home on 2700 block of North 5th Avenue to arrest a man. A female was chased out of the home by police. The man committed suicide under police duress as police made entry.
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Milan Ailovic
Age :40
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 10/11/2023
Location : I-55NB+I-69 exit
City : Hernando
County : DeSoto
State : Mississippi
Agency : Marion PD, Crittenden County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Multiple law enforcement agencies hunted a vehicle from Marion, Arkansas into Hernando, Mississippi, ending in Crittenden County in a crash and fireball on the I-55 when the vehicle that had been hunted extensively lost control at high speed and crashed into a semi-truck head-on, killing the third-party driver of the truck. Two other motorists are severely injured.
This chase had begun as a domestic violence incident when a woman who had a no-contact order against a former partner was followed and rammed by his car on the road. She hit a concrete wall and survived but this triggered a multi-state manhunt and very long dangerous chase that ended in the death of an uninvolved truck driver who was on the road when the police chase crashed head-on into him.
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James J. Stevenson
Age :28
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 09/06/2023
Location : Terry Rd
City : Jackson
County : Hinds
State : Mississippi
Agency : Jackson PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Jackson PD spotted a vehicle they felt was involved in auto burglaries and escalated a chase. The vehicle crashed, killing James J. Stevenson, Donte Ingram and Jamiah T. Smith.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wapt.com/article/2-dead-3-hospitalized-from-crash-involving-a-stolen-vehicle/45020806
https://www.wlbt.com/2023/09/06/3-dead-after-police-chase-multi-vehicle-wreck-hinds-county/
Donte Lavon Ingram
Age :30
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 09/06/2023
Location : Terry Rd
City : Jackson
County : Hinds
State : Mississippi
Agency : Jackson PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Jackson PD spotted a vehicle they felt was involved in auto burglaries and escalated a chase. The vehicle crashed, killing James J. Stevenson, Donte Ingram and Jamiah T. Smith.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wapt.com/article/2-dead-3-hospitalized-from-crash-involving-a-stolen-vehicle/45020806
https://www.wlbt.com/2023/09/06/3-dead-after-police-chase-multi-vehicle-wreck-hinds-county/
Jamiah T. Smith
Age :18
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 09/06/2023
Location : Terry Rd
City : Jackson
County : Hinds
State : Mississippi
Agency : Jackson PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Jackson PD spotted a vehicle they felt was involved in auto burglaries and escalated a chase. The vehicle crashed, killing James J. Stevenson, Donte Ingram and Jamiah T. Smith.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wapt.com/article/2-dead-3-hospitalized-from-crash-involving-a-stolen-vehicle/45020806
https://www.wlbt.com/2023/09/06/3-dead-after-police-chase-multi-vehicle-wreck-hinds-county/
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 09/05/2023
Location : Hwy 49
City : Mendenhall
County : Simpson
State : Mississippi
Agency : Simpson County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Simpson County deputies responded to a domestic disturbance call on Highway 545. When police arrived, the man ran to a cemetery, then stole a police vehicle and was chased by police during which time, he struck 2 vehicles with the cruiser. He finally stopped at the Quick Stop gas station on Highway 49 when he exited the police cruiser with an AR-15. It is believed that this may have been the service rifle in the patrol car. Police shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wjtv.com/news/local-news/suspect-killed-in-simpson-county-officer-involved-shooting/
https://www.wtok.com/2023/09/07/person-shot-killed-by-deputies-simpson-county-gas-station/
Name Not Disclosed 1 of 2
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 09/05/2023
Location : University Blvd+Hwy 80
City : Jackson
County : Hinds
State : Mississippi
Agency : Jackson PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
An officer was chasing a stolen Honda that had 4 occupants. The vehicle crashed and 2 people were ejected. Two people died as a result of this chase crash.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wapt.com/article/2-dead-3-hospitalized-from-crash-involving-a-stolen-vehicle/45020806#
Name Not Disclosed 2 of 2
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 09/05/2023
Location : University Blvd+Hwy 80
City : Jackson
County : Hinds
State : Mississippi
Agency : Jackson PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
An officer was chasing a stolen Honda that had 4 occupants. The vehicle crashed and 2 people were ejected. Two people died as a result of this chase crash.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wapt.com/article/2-dead-3-hospitalized-from-crash-involving-a-stolen-vehicle/45020806#
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://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/
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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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.
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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.
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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 :
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.
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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/
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.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.prentissheadlight.com/2023/05/24/marion-county-man-killed-in-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://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.
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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://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://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.wjtv.com/news/pine-belt/man-killed-in-jones-county-officer-involved-shooting/
https://www.wapt.com/article/mississippi-deputy-charged-in-fatal-shooting-near-church/43528430
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 :
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.wcbi.com/mbi-investigates-fatal-officer-involved-shooting-in-okolona/