Death by Cop 2022-2024
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Percy Lee Hawkins
Age :37
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 10/04/2024
Location : Tropicana
City : Las Vegas
County : Clark
State : Nevada
Agency : Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
Officer(s) : Not disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during disturbance call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police were called when a man and a woman were argumentative and reportedly refused to leave a business. Police arrived and alleged to the man had a knife. They shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://lasvegassun.com/news/2024/oct/08/metro-releases-details-on-fatal-officer-involved-s/
Kyle Wilson Norris
Age :42
Gender :Male
Race : Native American
Date : 09/21/2024
Location : Allister Apartments at 5145 Rawhide St
City : Las Vegas
County : Clark
State : Nevada
Agency : Las Vegas Department
Officer(s) : Samuel Garcia
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during disturbance call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Las Vegas Metro PD were called about a disturbance involving a man with a bat. They arrived, found the man, allege he did not drop the bat and shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/shootings/las-vegas-police-involved-shooting-investigated-in-southeast-valley-3173677/
https://news3lv.com/news/local/police-shooting-investigation-southeast-las-vegas-metro-police-lvmpd-ois-officer-involved-russell-mountain-vista-cops-courts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HH_HHTooc94
Video:
https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/las-vegas-police-release-footage-of-fatal-shooting/
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 09/20/2024
Location : 5145 Rawhide St
City : Las Vegas
County : Clark
State : Nevada
Agency : Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
Officer(s) : Not disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during disturbance call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department were sent to a disturbance call, encountered man with a bat, and shot and killed him.
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Kyle Wilson Norris a.k.a. Kyle Williams
Age :42
Gender :Male
Race : Native American
Date : 09/20/2024
Location : 5145 Rawhide Street
City : Las Vegas
County : Clark
State : Nevada
Agency : Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
Officer(s) : Samuel Garcia
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Las Vegas Metro PD were called about a disturbance involving a man with a bat. They arrived, found the man, allege he did not drop the bat and shot and killed him. He had been a Navajo. He leaves behind a husband of 6 years, Jeffery Williams.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/shootings/las-vegas-police-involved-shooting-investigated-in-southeast-valley-3173677/
https://news3lv.com/news/local/police-shooting-investigation-southeast-las-vegas-metro-police-lvmpd-ois-officer-involved-russell-mountain-vista-cops-courts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HH_HHTooc94
Video:
https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/las-vegas-police-release-footage-of-fatal-shooting/
Juan Herrera Mejorado
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 08/28/2024
Location : 170 Koontz Lane
City : Carson City
County : Douglas
State : Nevada
Agency : Carson City Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Morgan Tucker, Jonathan Vasquez
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Carson City deputies were called to a domestic violence situation, found a woman who had been stabbed and had escaped and a man who had injured himself with a knife. Police entered the resident and shot and killed him.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 07/29/2024
Location : Newlands Drive near Nevada Pacific Boulevard
City : Fernley
County : Lyon
State : Nevada
Agency : Nevada State Police
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver died during police chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police were called when a truck drove unsafely and nearly hit pedestrians. Police chased the vehicle and the vehicle crashed into the police car, disabling it. The truck fled again, landed on a dirt road and generated a cloud of dust, eventually catching on fire. The man died.
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Michael Turner
Age :56
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 07/19/2024
Location : 4700 block of West Charleston Boulevard near Decatur Boulevard
City : Las Vegas
County : Clark
State : Nevada
Agency : Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Unknown
Event : Died during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Las Vegas Metro officers allegedly observed Michael Turner robbing 2 men and leaving in a car. Police pursued the vehicle. He stopped and crawled out of the vehicle. Multiple officers had him on the ground. He died during arrest while waiting for an ambulance which took 17 minutes to arrive at which time he had died. Police allege possible drug intoxication.
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Rafael Rodriguez-Aguayo
Age :38
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 07/10/2024
Location : Valley Fire State Park
City : Overton
County : Johnson
State : Nevada
Agency : NPS Park Ranger
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police under undisclosed circumstances
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A Nevada State Park ranger shot and killed Rafael Rodrigues-Aguaya at the park. Police state that he had been in mental health crisis and suicidal and had a knife. He was an outreach worker for the unhoused.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kolotv.com/2024/07/10/one-killed-officer-involved-shooting-valley-fire-state-park/
Robert Kunhart
Age :62
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/26/2024
Location : 10800 block of Lost Ark Ave
City : Las Vegas
County : Clark
State : Nevada
Agency : Las Vegas Metro PoliceDepartment, SWAT
Officer(s) : Ashley Ravelo, Johnny Patino
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A man allegedly stole a vehicle at a gas station and then drove home and threatened his roommate. Police arrived and he locked himself into the apartment. SWAT escalated a standoff that ended when the man shot and killed himself under police duress.
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Eric Adams
Age :47
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 06/25/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Las Vegas
County : Clarke
State : Nevada
Agency : Las Vegas Metro Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Las Vegas Metro PD were sent to 300 block of Casa Norte Drive Las Vegas, where they found five people shot to death and a critically injured teenage girl. Police identified 47-year-old Eric Adams as the shooter. He fled to a business in the 1600 block of Dwayne Steadman Avenue into a private backyard. When police cornered him, he died of suicide under police.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox5vegas.com/2024/06/25/two-women-found-dead-north-las-vegas-apartment-complex/
Seth Samuel Wilson
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/20/2024
Location : 200 block of N. 9th Street
City : Las Vegas
County : Clark
State : Nevada
Agency : Las Vegas Metro Police Department
Officer(s) : Officer Matthew Kravetz, Officer Andrew Buckland
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during standoff
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A man in mental health crisis was locked into an apartment in Las Vegas, threatening that he was going to “kill people.” Police arrived and escalated a standoff. The man came out with a red MAGA hat and a rifle that he pointed in the air and allegedly later at police. They shot and killed him.
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Julian McCoy
Age :57
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 06/16/2024
Location : Craig Road and N. 5th Street
City : Las Vegas
County : Clark
State : Nevada
Agency : Las Vegas Metropolitan police Department
Officer(s) : Darren Rigsby, Alexandre Chevalier, Logan Guerin, Christopher Dellorco, Timothy Barnes, Rodrigo Garcia, Robert Ryan
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during "man with gun" call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
After a 4-vehicle crash, a driver was allegedly threatening other drivers with a gun. North Las Vegas PD arrived and shot and killed him with 92 bullets fired.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox5vegas.com/2024/06/16/north-las-vegas-police-shoot-kill-suspect-four-vehicle-crash/
https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/officer-involved-shooting-reported-in-downtown-las-vegas/
Maurice Smith
Age :43
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 06/08/2024
Location : 5000 block of East Craig Road
City : Las Vegas
County : Clark
State : Nevada
Agency : Las Vegas Metro Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Las Vegas Metro PD were sent on a domestic violence call where Maurice Smith was holding a woman with a serving fork. After some contact with police, they shot and killed him.
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John Joshua Jauer
Age :42
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/18/2024
Location : Sterling Crane, 2211 5th St
City : Elko
County : Elko
State : Nevada
Agency : Elko County Sheriff’s Office, SWAT
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
John Joshua Jauer allegedly fatally shot a business manager. The facility was placed under lockdown and SWAT bore down on Jauer until he committed suicide under police duress.
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Trevor Cooper
Age :31
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/12/2024
Location : Callen Falls Avenue
City : Henderson
County : Clark
State : Nevada
Agency : Henderson Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Unknown
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police besieged a home with martial arts instructor Trevor Cooper inside whom they wanted to arrest for a total of 4 days around the clock. Police assaulted the house, demolishing part of the home with an excavator and found him dead. Police claim he committed suicide by overdose of unknown substances.
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Anthony G. Wade
Age :34
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/30/2024
Location : 1700 block of Greenbrae Drive
City : Sparks
County : Washoe
State : Nevada
Agency : Sparks Police Department, Reno Police Department and Washoe County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed during police chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A man fired a shot at police and injured an officer at a traffic stop and fled. Police chased him and he ended up inside a family home. Police arrived and engaged in a shootout in the family’s home. SWAT arrived and bore down on the home and made forcible entry, finding the man dead. It is not immediately clear who shot him.
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Ismael Barney Castillo
Age :29
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 03/19/2024
Location : 1000 block of E. Flamingo Road
City : Las Vegas
County : Clark
State : Nevada
Agency : Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
Officer(s) : Brett Brosnahan
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after alleged carjacking
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Ismael Castillo was seen trying to carjack a vehicle with a pocket knife. He ran into a business, stole another small knife and was shot and killed by police.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 03/13/2024
Location : 4000 S Maryland
City : Las Vegas
County : Clark
State : Nevada
Agency : Las Vegas Metro Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after robbery
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
An armed man who had allegedly just robbed someone was chased on foot and during a shootout with police, he was killed.
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Edward Brooks
Age :43
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/12/2024
Location : 2200 block of East Nelson Avenue near Civic Center Drive and Carey Avenue
City : North Las Vegas
County : Clark
State : Nevada
Agency : North Las Vegas Police Department
Officer(s) : Kevin Calderon, Kenneth Townley
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after triple homicide
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
North Las Vegas Police were sent to a “shots fired” call and encountered a man with a gun. Police shot and killed him. They then discovered that 3 women and a dog had been shot to death in an apartment by the man.
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Jose Luis Saenz
Age :41
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 02/20/2024
Location : 2500 block of Eastern Avenue
City : Las Vegas
County : Clark
State : Nevada
Agency : Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
Officer(s) : Not disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Unhoused man killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department were sent on a mental health crisis call involving a suicidal man. Police arrived and shot and killed him, alleging that he held a “bladed weapon.” José Luis Saenz had allegedly been unhoused.
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Jose Luis Saenz
Age :41
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 02/20/2024
Location : Eastern Avenue and Sahara Avenue
City : Las Vegas
County : Clark
State : Nevada
Agency : Las Vegas Metro Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
LVMPD received a call about a man on Eastern Avenue and Sahara Avenue holding an “edged weapon.” Police arrived and claim the man walked toward them. They shot and killed him. No word so far what the object was he held that police called an “edged weapon” causing them to fear for their lives.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox5vegas.com/2024/02/20/man-dies-after-being-shot-by-lvmpd-officers-central-valley/
Lee Derek Larson
Age :46
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/06/2024
Location : Sherwood + Sahara
City : Las Vegas
County : Clark
State : Nevada
Agency : Las Vegas Metro Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Officers were on routine patrol and profiled a vehicle as “suspicious.” The vehicle collided with another car and police chased the driver. The foot chase continued and police claim the main pointed a gun. Several other officers arrived, found the man on Sherwood and shot and killed him.
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James M. Ryan Jr.
Age :45
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/24/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Elko
County : Washoe
State : Nevada
Agency : Washoe County Sheriff’s Office, SWAT
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police allege that James Ryan hit a woman and pushed her from a car. Officers tracked him down with SWAT and shot and killed him.
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Javier Flores
Age :39
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 12/31/2023
Location : 2800 E. Taylor Ave
City : North Las Vegas
County : Clark
State : Nevada
Agency : North Las Vegas Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police were interviewing others when they saw a man with a gun. Police allege the man did not drop the gun and they shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 12/31/2023
Location : 2800 block of Taylor Avenue near Lake Mead Boulevard and Pecos Road
City : Las Vegas
County : Clark
State : Nevada
Agency : LVMPD Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
LVMPD officers were called to an argument in the street and chased a man to a second location, allege that he had a gun and police shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
Iesel Torres Santiago
Age :33
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 12/29/2023
Location : 1700 block of West Charleston Boulevard
City : Las Vegas
County : Clark
State : Nevada
Agency : lvMPD - Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
Officer(s) : Officer Joseph Bringhurst and Officer Richard Rivera
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during stolen vehicle investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Las Vegas police were alerted to a stolen vehicle in the 1800 block of Charleston Boulevard at a fast food drive-through lane and approached the vehicle. The passenger fled on foot, was chased by police who allege that he had a gun. They shot and killed him.
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Justin Jeffrey Davidson
Age :36
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 12/27/2023
Location : Blue Diamond Road+Durango Drive
City : Las Vegas
County : Clark
State : Nevada
Agency : LVMPD - Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
Officer(s) : Jacob Mekeel, Timothy Brooks, Highway Patrol troopers Martin Moran, Danny Kincaid, Luis Villanueva
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A man allegedly had a mental health crisis, shot and killed his mother, then stole a squad car and was chased by police, was engaged in a shootout with police who shot and killed him. Of the five officers involved, Trooper Moran was recently involved in a shooting which is still under investigation at this time.
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Caleb Briggs
Age :34
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 12/07/2023
Location : 500 block of Colorado River
City : Reno
County : Washoe
State : Nevada
Agency : Reno PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Reno PD arrived at a residence where a woman said a man was assaulting her. Police shot and killed Caleb Briggs.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kolotv.com/2023/12/06/rpd-involved-officer-involved-shooting/
Anthony Polito
Age :67
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 12/06/2023
Location : UNLV
City : Las Vegas
County : Clarke
State : Nevada
Agency : Las Vegas Metro PD
Officer(s) : Nathaniel Drum, Damien Garcia
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed after police after mass shooting
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Anthony Polito had a PhD in business administration and had applied for a professorship at UNLV and was denied. He reportedly had some relationship with several people on campus and targeted them. He shot and killed 3 people.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://abcnews.go.com/US/unlv-suspected-shooter-identified-sources/story?id=105448262
Robert Pitcher
Age :51
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 11/25/2023
Location : 3900 block of Landsdown Pl
City : Las Vegas
County : Clark
State : Nevada
Agency : Las Vegas Metro PD
Officer(s) : Philippe Dinh, Oscar Nuno-Reynoso, Kyle Corso
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during “man with knife” call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Las Vegas Metro PD were called to the 3900 block of Landsdown Place in Las Vegas for a man who may have a knife. Police allege that they arrived and the “man refused to follow commands”, so they shot and killed him. No BWC footage so far. It is unknown whether the man had a chance to cooperate as the shooting allegedly happened very quickly upon making contact.
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Joshua Reese
Age :27
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 11/23/2023
Location : Basin Ave+Dahlia St
City : Pahrump
County : Nye
State : Nevada
Agency : Nye County SO
Officer(s) : Corey Fowles
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police for unknown reasons
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A Nye County deputy pursued a robbery call and came upon Joshua Reese. Reese allegedly ran away on foot and the officer caught up with him and attacked and tried to subdue him. The officer alleges that Reese pulled his gun out of his holster. A fight over the gun ensued and the deputy shot and killed Reese.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox5vegas.com/2023/11/24/deputy-shooting-pahrump-nye-county-sheriffs-office-says/
Dannon Bryant
Age :43
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 10/31/2023
Location : 8800 block of Canyon Rim Way
City : Las Vegas
County : Clark
State : Nevada
Agency : Las Vegas Metro PD
Officer(s) : James Burt
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police after domestic violence
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Las Vegas Metro PD were called to a domestic violence situation and found a man who had stabbed a woman. Police claim that he walked toward police and an officer announced on bodycam that he would deliberately hit him with the car and did so, killing him. Dannon Bryant was hit and run over by Officer James Burt who then exited the vehicle and with Bryant on the ground stabbing himself, Officer Burt first tased him.
Officer James Burt, the officer who deliberately killed Bryant by car had also previously killed 35-year-old Edmund Del Valle in 2009 who was jaywalking, was harassed by police, allegedly had a gun in his pocket and was kneeling on the ground before the officer when killed by Officer James Burt. Burt was cleared for this killing.
Officer Burt was arrested in 2016 for domestic battery and strangulation with kidnapping of his girlfriend and was cleared and put back on patrol. The apartment was on fire and a dog screaming for help died in the fire. The woman he had stabbed tried to escape via balcony and fell from a height while being rescued by a neighbor and died also.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ta04G3PjtFw
Officer Burt and the Edmund Del Valle killing:
https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/shooting-man-called-only-option/
Lazaro Enriquez
Age :36
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 10/28/2023
Location : 2300 block of N. Green Valley Parkway near W. Warm Springs Road
City : Henderson
County : Clark
State : Nevada
Agency : Henderson PD
Officer(s) : James Schulke, Nicole Ciotti
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Henderson PD were called to a mental health crisis, found a 26-year-old man in his home holding a knife and tasered, then shot and killed him. There does not appear to have been any mental health help available.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://news3lv.com/news/local/police-investigate-officer-involved-shooting-in-henderson
John Beaudoin
Age :67
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 10/09/2023
Location : 500 block of Bunarch Rd+SH 60
City : Pahrump
County : Nye
State : Nevada
Agency : Nye County SO
Officer(s) : Nicholas Huggins
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during standoff for domestic disturbance
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Nye County deputies were dispatched to a home where a family argument was underway. John Beaudoin who was not allowed to have a gun allegedly had one and police were called. Deputies arrived and claim that he pointed a gun. Police escalated a standoff.
“I’m on Bunarch Road and Deputy Meyers said that he’s going to come and get me. But to tell you the truth, I’m going to kill myself before I go outside,” Beaudoin reportedly told dispatchers before he again threatened suicide. “I’m John Beaudoin, I didn’t do nothing wrong, but I’m going to kill myself before I go outside. I’m not going to jail again. You guys can have all of the s**t that I got. I don’t care no more.”
Numerous beanbag rounds were fired with 3 hitting him. He fled into the house once the impact munitions struck him. Throughout, he was described as distressed, holding a gun to his head while under police assault.
Police claim that he raised his weapon at deputies but it is unclear how deputies saw that unless they invaded the home. Deputy Huggins fired 4 shots into his torso, deliberately killing him.
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Siosifa L. Militoni
Age :33
Gender :Male
Race : Native Pacific Islander
Date : 09/30/2023
Location : Nelson Circle+Bloomington Dr
City : Mesquite
County : Washington
State : Nevada
Agency : St. George PD, Washington County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Per police narrative, Siosifa Militoni allegedly tried to enter into a residence and a neighbor called police. St. George PD showed up and escalated a chase across Arizona and Nevada when he drove into the desert and committed suicide under police duress with an unknown number of police vehicles chasing him. An online GFM shows that he was under great stress due to battling cancer and a friend had attempted to raise funds for him.
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Sherman Crutcher
Age :37
Gender :Male
Race : Native American
Date : 09/04/2023
Location : Yori Ave
City : Reno
County : Washoe
State : Nevada
Agency : Washoe County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after stabbing
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Washoe County deputies were called to a stabbing and found an injured person and a man with a knife. They shot and killed the man with the knife.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kolotv.com/2023/09/04/wcso-investigating-officer-involved-shooting/
Sandra Lopez-Ochoa
Age :25
Gender :Female
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 08/28/2023
Location : Pecos Rd+E Lake Mead Blvd
City : Las Vegas
County : Clark
State : Nevada
Agency : Las Vegas Metro PD
Officer(s) : Rudy Sacba
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Las Vegas Metro PD arrived at an assault and battery call. Ochoa had allegedly battered her brother. When police arrived, she questioned why they had their hands on their guns to talk to her. One officer tried to arrest her. She allegedly picked up a knife and hit him in the head, causing an unknown injury. Police shot and killed her.
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Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Native American
Date : 08/25/2023
Location : SR 446
City : Pyramid Lake
County : Churchill
State : Nevada
Agency : Paiute Tribal PD
Officer(s) : Anthony Francone
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation PD tried to stop a vehicle for reasons they did not wish to disclose. They placed spike strips to try to stop the vehicle. Police allege that the person hit a patrol car, killing officer Anthony Francone, and was shot and killed. The FBI is investigating because the deceased was Native American.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.nevadaappeal.com/news/2023/aug/29/pyramid-lake-police-officer-killed-following-chase/
Charles Anthony Falsetta Jr.
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 08/15/2023
Location : 9000 block of Palamas Altas Street
City : Las Vegas
County : Clark
State : Nevada
Agency : Las Vegas Metro Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Las Vegas police located Charles Anthony Falsetta Jr. whom they were looking for in connection to a shooting death several days prior. When police approached, Falsetta committed suicide under police duress.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :57
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 07/13/2023
Location : 600 block of Ladywood Ln
City : Las Vegas
County : Clark
State : Nevada
Agency : Henderson PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Overdose
Event : Died in police custody from overdose
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A heavily intoxicated man arrested for domestic battery and taken into custody for assault and died from an unknown prescription medication overdose without medical help in jail. He was not publicly identified.