Death by Cop 2022-2024
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Leo Dorch
Age :59
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/30/2024
Location : 4000 block of Myrtle Avenue
City : Kansas City
County : Jackson
State : Missouri
Agency : Kansas City Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during “man with a gun” call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Kansas City PD received a “man with a gun” call, arrived, found a man with a gun and shot and killed him. This is a separate killing than the nearly identical scenario on the same day in Clay County, MO.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://news.yahoo.com/man-armed-gun-died-being-160114721.html
https://fox4kc.com/news/man-armed-with-gun-died-after-being-shot-by-kcpd-easter-morning-police/
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/highway-patrol-identifies-man-fatally-172720259.html
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 03/30/2024
Location : Englewood Road
City : Gladstone
County : Clay
State : Missouri
Agency : Clay County Sheriff’s Office, Gladstone Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police shot and killed a man during a traffic stop.
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Quintrell D. Monroe
Age :47
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/25/2024
Location : Indiana Avenue near Central High School
City : Kansas City
County : Jackson
State : Missouri
Agency : Kansas City Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash, chase initiated for traffic violation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Missouri State Troopers had been chasing a Jeep SUV that refused to stop for a traffic violation until the vehicle crashed into a pole and some trees, killing the driver.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://fox4kc.com/news/man-dead-after-crashing-into-trees-poles-during-police-chase/
https://jcpost.com/posts/34140f00-7b14-471d-99bf-e00a509ae2ab
Name Not Disclosed
Age :2
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 03/20/2024
Location : The Knolls Apartments
City : St. Louis
County : St. Louis
State : Missouri
Agency : St. Louis Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Toddler shot himself with deputy’s gun
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A 2-year-old boy visiting a deputy found the deputy’s gun and shot himself in the abdomen and died.
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Dylan Levi Austin
Age :28
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/14/2024
Location : Myrtle Street
City : Niangua
County : Webster
State : Missouri
Agency : Niangua Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police for unclear reasons
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Dylan's mother stated that she heard shots and then realized that police were inside of her house and killed her son. Police have not commented.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.ky3.com/video/2024/03/14/man-dies-officer-involved-shooting-niangua-mo/
Drexel Mack 2 of 2
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/29/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Independence
County : Jackson
State : Missouri
Agency : Kansas City Police Department, Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, Independence Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during eviction
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A court worker accompanying Independence PD was shot and killed during an eviction. Independence PD officer Cody Allen was also killed.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://abc7.com/missouri-home-eviction-shooting-officer-shot-killed/14481991/
Anthony Stratmann Jr.
Age :37
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/26/2024
Location : 400 block of Montauk Drive
City : Festus
County : Jefferson
State : Missouri
Agency : Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police arrived for an attempt to arrest Stratmann and claim he grabbed a hammer. They tasered him and then shot and killed him. The cause for the attempted arrest was “mental illness” diagnosed by police themselves. The reason for the arrest was to force him to go to the hospital for online behaviors that displeased local police. He had made provocative comments on their social media pages that caused police to engage undercover police officers to find him. Stratmann had a verbal altercation with police when he entered a courthouse on prior occasion after which police claim he made “terroristic threats” toward them and judges in general. This was turned into an undercover operation to locate him and arrest him for “terroristic threats” which caused his demise. There is no record of him ever having been violent or having engaged in anything other than verbal arguments with police. He was apparently unarmed when killed aside from holding a hammer in his home.
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James Kreisel
Age :28
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/24/2024
Location : 1000 block of State Fair Boulevard
City : Sedalia
County : Pettis
State : Missouri
Agency : Sedalia Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during disturbance call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Sedalia officers were sent to a disturbance call with a man with a knife. Police engaged in a fight with him, 2 officers were injured and they shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kmbc.com/article/2-sedalia-officers-injured-suspect-dead-following-altercation/46952072#
https://www.kmbc.com/article/2-sedalia-officers-injured-suspect-dead-following-altercation/46952072
Clyde Young
Age :28
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 02/22/2024
Location : Phillips 66
City : West Alton
County : Saint Charles
State : Missouri
Agency : Saint Charles County Police Department
Officer(s) : Not disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Clyde Young called police and reported that he had shot and killed a woman in a truck. Police found Amy Lynn Delacruz dead in vehicle. Young fled to Illinois called police, stating that he had had a relationship with Delacruz and killed her during an argument. He had shot her in the head with a shotgun. He fled at least found him at a Phillips 66 station in West Alton. During a standoff, he died by suicide, the police race
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.firstalert4.com/2024/02/22/police-early-morning-homicide-foristell/
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/standoff-west-alton-ends-suspect-s-death-west-18684033.php
Sief Bani-Khalid
Age :22
Gender :Male
Race : Middle Eastern
Date : 02/22/2024
Location : N. Frandsen Road and Morgan
City : Independence
County : Jackson
State : Missouri
Agency : Independence Police Department
Officer(s) : Not disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Independence Police arrived on a “shots fired” call, found a man with a gun and shot and killed him.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 02/22/2024
Location : Van Brunt Boulevard
City : Kansas City
County : Jackson
State : Missouri
Agency : Kansas City Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police chased a Ford F150 they felt may be stolen until it crashed, overturned, killing the driver.
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Sief Bani-Khalid
Age :32
Gender :Male
Race : Middle Eastern
Date : 02/22/2024
Location : 700 block of N. Frandsen Road
City : Independence
County : Jackson
State : Missouri
Agency : Independence Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during disturbance
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Independence PD shot and killed a man during a disturbance call, claiming the man had been armed.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kmbc.com/article/independence-missouri-police-shooting-frandsen-road/46915263#
https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article286073191.html
Clyde Young
Age :28
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/22/2024
Location : Lewis and Clarke Bridge
City : West Alton
County : St. Charles
State : Missouri
Agency : St. Charles County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police rammed a vehicle for unknown reasons. A shot was heard. A man had committed suicide under police duress. Police stated that he was believed to be responsible for the homicide of a woman.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/standoff-west-alton-ends-suspect-s-death-west-18684033.php
Robert E. Lee
Age :55
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/19/2024
Location : Pine Grove Village at 3900 Clark Ln.
City : Columbia
County : Boone
State : Missouri
Agency : Columbia Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Columbia police were sent to Pine Grove Village, a mobile home community at 3900 Clark Lane in Columbia for a domestic violence call. Police arrived and alleged that a man pointed a gun at them. Police called SWAT and bore down on the trailer until the man died from suicide under duress.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://abc17news.com/news/columbia/2024/02/20/columbia-standoff-ends-in-suicide/
Robert E. Lee
Age :55
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/19/2024
Location : 3900 block of Clark Lane
City : Columbia
County : Boone
State : Missouri
Agency : Columbia Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Columbia PD escalated a standoff against a man who committed suicide under police duress.
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Te'Onna De’Asha Davis-Cannon
Age :27
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 01/14/2024
Location : Cleaver Boulevard and Benton Avenue
City : Kansas City
County : Jackson
State : Missouri
Agency : Kansas City Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Kansas City Police initiated a chase. A woman fled. Police claimed they stopped pursuing her as she crashed into a tree and died. It is unknown if and when police called in to call off the chase.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://fox4kc.com/news/woman-dies-in-crash-off-swope-after-allegedly-running-from-police-kcpd/
https://www.kshb.com/news/crime/driver-dies-in-overnight-crash-near-swope-parkway-mlk-jr-boulevard
Kalob Douglas Watts
Age :21
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 12/27/2023
Location : 1200 block of Spruce Street
City : Bismarck
County : Burleigh
State : Missouri
Agency : Bismarck PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during disturbance call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Bismarck PD were sent to a Bismarck residence for a disturbance and allege that Kalob Douglas Watts had a gun. They shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.firstalert4.com/2023/12/27/1-dead-officer-involved-shooting-bismarck-mo/
James L. Fischer
Age :58
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 12/24/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Joplin
County : Jasper
State : Missouri
Agency : Joplin PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis and domestic disturbance call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A man called Joplin PD and made suicidal statements. Police arrived and shot and killed him.
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Dominic K. Bosworth
Age :22
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 12/16/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Mexico
County : Audrain
State : Missouri
Agency : Audrain County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police chased Dominic Bosworth on an outstanding warrant, applied stop sticks and the vehicle stopped. There was a teen girl inside. Bosworth committed suicide under police duress.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 12/04/2023
Location : City Hall
City : O'Fallon
County : St. Charles
State : Missouri
Agency : O'Fallon PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after firing shots
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
O’Fallon PD allege that a man fired shots at the clock tower outside of city hall. Police came and shot and killed him.
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Wesley Ingrim
Age :28
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 12/03/2023
Location : 2400 block of Fox Bridge Court
City : Lake St. Louis
County : St. Charles
State : Missouri
Agency : Lake St. Louis PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during Shots Fired call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Lake St. Louis PD arrived at a Shots Fired situation at a park, saw a man with guns and tried to disarm him. Police allege they tried to take the guns from him and he refused, so they shot and killed him. It is unknown whether any deescalation was ever tried.
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Douglas Alan Phipps
Age :34
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 12/03/2023
Location : Royal Oaks
City : O'Fallon
County : St. Charles
State : Missouri
Agency : O'Fallon PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after allegedly firing shots at clock tower
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Douglas Alan Phipps allegedly fired shots at the town clock tower. Several O’Fallon officers drove up and eyewitnesses heard between 8 and 15 gunshots. Police allege that Phipps got out of the car with a shotgun. They shot and killed him. An eyewitness said he drove past her slowly, waved with one hand at her and seemed defeated with police chasing him. It is unknown why police escalated this fatal chase leading to a shooting.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.audacy.com/kmox/news/local/police-identify-suspect-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting
DeJuan Cole
Age :22
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 11/29/2023
Location : Central Patrol Division Downtown West
City : St. Louis
County : St. Louis
State : Missouri
Agency : St. Louis PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide in police custody
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
DeJuan Cole was arrested and in jail lockup when he allegedly made a suicide attempt by unknown method and was left in critical condition. He died 6 days later in the hospital. He was a young man who had worked as a cleaner, had a 2-year-old son, and had been arrested for theft when he died in jail under not entirely clear circumstances. IncarcerNation does not track deaths of convicted prison inmates as data on them are too inconsistently available but the database does track deaths in jails after arrest (prior to conviction). Mr. Cole had been taken into custody and was in jail pending charges in the arrest and booking process when the critical injury occurred. His organs were donated to several recipients.
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Alisa Ruffin
Age :56
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 11/22/2023
Location : W Florissant
City : Dellwood
County : Saunders
State : Missouri
Agency : Ferguson PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police chased a man into the path of third party motorist Alisa Ruffin, killing her in a massive crash as she was driving down the street. Police allege that they had chased a speeding driver who had not stopped for them, blaming the crash on him.
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Joshua Parker
Age :29
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 10/23/2023
Location : US-63
City : Thayer
County : Oregon
State : Missouri
Agency : Thayer PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by speeding police car crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Parker’s vehicle was stopped in traffic, waiting to make a left-hand turn when a Thayer Police Department officer’s SUV crashed into the back of Parker’s vehicle, knocking it into the path of a semi, killing him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.ky3.com/2023/10/23/police-investigate-deadly-crash-involving-patrol-cruiser-thayer-mo/
Jeffrey Michael Jappa 1 of 2
Age :62
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 10/22/2023
Location : Northeast Correctional Center
City : Mexico
County : Audrain
State : Missouri
Agency : Northeast Correctional Center
Officer(s) : Kevin Bernard Rolando
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed in crash with on-duty correctional officer
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Correctional Officer Kelly Rolando was killed in a vehicle crash at 7:14 p.m. on the 54 Bypass in Mexico, Missouri. Officer Rolando was returning to the Northeast Correctional Center in Bowling Green from a temporary assignment at the University Hospital in Columbia when he collided head-on with a vehicle traveling southbound. He and Jeffrey Jappa, the driver of the other vehicle, were killed instantly.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.odmp.org/officer/26814-correctional-officer-i-kelly-bernard-rolando
https://abc17news.com/news/mexico/2023/10/23/two-dead-after-crash-in-mexico-missouri/
George Holland
Age :58
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 10/14/2023
Location : 153 W Murray Lane
City : Sikeston
County : Scott
State : Missouri
Agency : Sikeston DPS
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Sikeston DPS were called to an AA meeting where a man had a gun. When police arrived, they claimed he refused to drop the weapon and they shot and killed him. No video has been released and it is unknown whether the man was given adequate time to drop any weapon.
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Sharon I. Ault
Age :50
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 09/25/2023
Location : Lee’s Summit Rd+South Ave
City : Independence
County : Jackson
State : Missouri
Agency : Independence PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 09/25/2023, Independence PD tried to pull over a Ford F150 that they believed to be stolen. Police escalated a chase until the panicked driver ended up fleeing head-on in the wrong direction on Little Blue Parkway. Police allegedly “ended the pursuit” just before the hunted vehicle hit the Dodge Avenger of Sharon I. Ault head-on killing her. Ault had been a third party motorist killed by the police chase crash.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kshb.com/news/crime/two-people-in-custody-after-fatal-wrong-way-crash-in-independence
Karl Schuhe
Age :59
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/20/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Affton
County : St. Louis
State : Missouri
Agency : Affton PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Affton PD arrived at a disturbance call at the home of Karl Schuhe, found him sitting intoxicated on the porch, allegedly with 2 guns. It is unknown what transpired between him and officers but police allege that he “pointed his weapons” at them and they therefore shot and killed him. So far, no objective video evidence or eyewitness accounts have been provided to verify this narrative.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/suspect-in-officer-involved-shooting-dies/
Emmanuel Penson
Age :20
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 09/12/2023
Location : Jennings Station+W Florissant Rd
City : Jennings
County : St. Louis
State : Missouri
Agency : St. Louis PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police during investigation of stolen car
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Kansas City PD chased Emmanuel Penson who allegedly drove a stolen Kia. He crashed into a building during the chase and died.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 09/11/2023
Location : Unknown
City : St. Louis
County : St. Louis
State : Missouri
Agency : St. Louis County PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Kansas City PD chased a vehicle that crashed in front of some businesses. Police said a Kia did not stop a they escalated a chase. The Kia hit a telephone pole, then crashed into businesses, killing the driver. The Kia had been stolen.
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Deion Robinson 1 of 3
Age :15
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 09/06/2023
Location : 1000 block of N McKnight Rd
City : St. Louis
County : St. Louis
State : Missouri
Agency : Kansas City MO PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Three teens were riding in a 2016 Hyundai Accent that was speeding when the driver failed to negotiate a sharp curve in the 1000 block of Groby Road in University City and crashed into a home. University City police did not admit they had pursued the vehicle until days later.
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Johnny Ursery 2 of 3
Age :15
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 09/06/2023
Location : 1000 block of N McKnight Rd
City : St. Louis
County : St. Louis
State : Missouri
Agency : Kansas City MO PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Three teens were riding in a 2016 Hyundai Accent that was speeding when the driver failed to negotiate a sharp curve in the 1000 block of Groby Road in University City and crashed into a home. University City police did not admit they had pursued the vehicle until days later.
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Demetrius Albert “Meechie” Ingram 3 of 3
Age :15
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 09/06/2023
Location : 1000 block of N McKnight Rd
City : St. Louis
County : St. Louis
State : Missouri
Agency : Kansas City MO PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Three teens were riding in a 2016 Hyundai Accent that was speeding when the driver failed to negotiate a sharp curve in the 1000 block of Groby Road in University City and crashed into a home. University City police did not admit they had pursued the vehicle until days later.
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Taran Morris 1 of 2
Age :20
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/02/2023
Location : 9th+Main
City : Joplin
County : Jasper
State : Missouri
Agency : Joplin PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Joplin PD tried to initiate a traffic stop at 10th and Main Streets but two motorcycles refused to stop and fled. Police escalated a chase and they sped up to 80-100 mph. The motorcycle with Taran Morris fleeing crashed into the motorcycle of a third party motorist, Mark McGowan, 60, also on a motorcycle as McGowan was leaving a parking lot and Morris ran into him during the police chase, killing McGowan. Two died and the other young man also fleeing with Morris was arrested and charged with second degree murder even though he was not involved in the accident.
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Mark McGowan, 2 of 2
Age :60
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/02/2023
Location : 9th+Main
City : Joplin
County : Jasper
State : Missouri
Agency : Joplin PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Joplin PD tried to initiate a traffic stop at 10th and Main Streets but two motorcycles refused to stop and fled. Police escalated a chase and they sped up to 80-100 mph. The motorcycle with Taran Morris fleeing crashed into the motorcycle of a third party motorist, Mark McGowan, 60, also on a motorcycle as McGowan was leaving a parking lot and Morris ran into him during the police chase, killing McGowan. Two died and the other young man also fleeing with Morris was arrested and charged with second degree murder even though he was not involved in the accident.
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D’Metrius J. Robinson
Age :34
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 08/25/2023
Location : 57th+Main
City : Gladstone
County : Clay
State : Missouri
Agency : Gladstone PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A 911 call was made for a “car prowling” in the parking lot of Englewood Vista Apartment complex on 57th and Main Street. Several cars had allegedly been broken into. Gladstone PD arrived and tried to arrest 3 men. Two were arrested without incident while one tried to drive away. An officer hung on to the car door as he tried to leave the parking lot and shot and killed D’Metrius Robinson.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kctv5.com/2023/08/25/officer-involved-shooting-outside-gladstone-apartment-complex/
https://www.kshb.com/news/crime/police-identify-man-shot-killed-by-gladstone-officers-in-northland
https://www.kmbc.com/article/police-investigate-officer-shoot-gladstone-suspect/44928943
https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article278705049.html
Thomas Varvera Jr.
Age :54
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 08/25/2023
Location : Creech School Rd
City : Troy
County : Lincoln
State : Missouri
Agency : Lincoln County SO
Officer(s) : Robert Wagner
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Lincoln County deputies arrived to a domestic disturbance call and found Thomas Varvera Jr. who shot deputy Robert Wagner in the chest. The deputy was in stable condition. Other deputies called SWAT who sent a drone through the window. Varvera had set fire to the house and committed suicide under police duress.
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Jonathan Heath-Taylor
Age :25
Gender :Unknown
Race : Black
Date : 08/10/2023
Location : Spruce St+Columbia Ave
City : Platte City
County : Platte
State : Missouri
Agency : Leavenworth PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police shot a man whom they were arresting for domestic violence. He died 3 days later in the hospital.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://fox4kc.com/news/leavenworth-chase-suspect-dies-following-police-shooting-in-platte-county/
https://fox4kc.com/news/early-morning-chase-leads-to-officer-involved-shooting-in-platte-county/
Michael Ruzycky
Age :44
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 08/07/2023
Location : 1000 block of Park Ave
City : Poplar Bluff
County : Butler
State : Missouri
Agency : Poplar Bluff PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health wellness check
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Poplar Bluff PD responded to a wellness check on a man reportedly lying under a vehicle in the 1000 block of Park Ave. around 8:28 p.m. The officer noticed the vehicle’s registration was stolen, which was a report he had just taken. As the officer approached, Michael Ruzycky got in the vehicle and locked himself inside.A second officer arrived on scene and EMS personnel was requested. Ruzycky barricaded himself inside the vehicle, refused verbal commands to roll down the window and began revving the engine.Ruzycky accelerated, in reverse. Police shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kfvs12.com/2023/08/08/deadly-officer-involved-shooting-reported-poplar-bluff/