Death by Cop 2022-2024
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 11/12/2024
Location : JFK Boulevard
City : Guttenberg
County : Hudson
State : New Jersey
Agency : Guttenberg Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Fall from height
Event : Killed by fall from height during police
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Guttenberg PD were called to a disturbance and chased a man on foot until he fell off of an embankment. He was found dead at the bottom.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/new-jersey/man-dies-fall-embankment-chase-police-guttenberg/5989048/
Keith Edelin
Age :46
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 11/02/2024
Location : W. Crystal Lake Avenue
City : Haddon Township
County : Camden
State : New Jersey
Agency : Haddon Township Police Department
Officer(s) : Luke Falkenberg
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during burglary
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Haddon Township Police Department were called regarding a burglar in progress. Police arrived, encountered a man with a knife and shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox29.com/news/man-armed-knife-killed-officer-involved-shooting-haddon-township-police
name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 10/23/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Paterson
County : Passaic
State : New Jersey
Agency : Paterson Police Department
Officer(s) : Not disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Pedestrian killed by police cruiser
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A 51 year-old male pedestrian was hit and killed by a Paterson Police Department cruiser. The man died from severe injuries to his head and arm.
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Marvin Taylor
Age :57
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 10/19/2024
Location : Woodland Avenue
City : Browns Mills
County : Burlington
State : New Jersey
Agency : Burlington County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during standoff
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Burlington County deputies arrived to a home on Woodland Avenue near Lakehurst for a house fire. They encountered a man with a gun, escalated a standoff and engaged in a shootout with him during which he was shot and killed.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 10/15/2024
Location :
City : East Hanover
County : Morris
State : New Jersey
Agency : East Hanover Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by intoxicated, off-duty officer
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Sergeant Keith Gunther of the East Hanover PD was found to have been driving drunk when he hit another vehicle and killed two bystanders on October 15, 2024. He was charged with vehicular homicide.
TOTAL NUMBER OF FATALITIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 2
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.nj.com/morris/2024/10/nj-police-sergeant-charged-in-fatal-riverdale-crash.html
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 10/15/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Riverdale
County : Morris
State : New Jersey
Agency : East Hanover Police Department
Officer(s) : Keith Gunther
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by intoxicated officer
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Gunther of East Hanover PD was off duty and intoxicated when he cross the centerline on the road and crashed into another vehicle head on. Two bystanders were killed. He was charged with second-degree vehicular, homicide, and third-degree assault by an automobile.
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TOTAL NUMBER OF FATALITIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 2
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Hamid Shahabuddin
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Asian
Date : 10/15/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Riverdale
County : Morris
State : New Jersey
Agency : East Hanover Police Department
Officer(s) : Keith Gunther
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by intoxicated officer
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Gunther of East Hanover PD was off duty and intoxicated when he cross the centerline on the road and crashed into another vehicle head on. Two bystanders were killed. He was charged with second-degree vehicular, homicide, and third-degree assault by an automobile.
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TOTAL NUMBER OF FATALITIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 2
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 10/04/2024
Location : Italia Avenue
City : Vineland
County : Cumberland
State : New Jersey
Agency : Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress during SWAT standoff
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police allege they saw man who appeared to be armed retreat into a home and lock himself in. Police brought SWAT and escalated a standoff that ended on police discovered that the man had died from suicide under police duress.
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Easton Beisler 1 of 2
Age :9
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/12/2024
Location : Joseph E. Romano Sports Complex
City : Vineland
County : Cumberland
State : New Jersey
Agency : Vineland Police Department
Officer(s) : Addiel Ortiz
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed in crash with officer
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Corrections officer Addiel Ortiz crashed his motorcycle into a family vehicle, killing Easton Beisler in the backseat. The officer died also.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://breakingac.com/news/2024/sep/13/9-year-old-corrections-officer-killed-in-vineland-crash/
Name Not Disclosed
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Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 08/15/2024
Location : Route 80 exit 12
City : Hope Township
County : Warren
State : New Jersey
Agency : New Jersey State Police
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Motorcyclist (driver) killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
New Jersey State Police chased a motorcycle speed until it crashed and the driver died.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 08/12/2024
Location : Hawthorne Avenue and Clinton Place
City : Newark
County : Essex
State : New Jersey
Agency : Newark Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during pursuit
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Newark PD chased a vehicle they believed to be stolen until it crashed. Police removed one man while the passenger allegedly jumped in the driver’s seat. Police shot and killed him.
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Victoria Lee
Age :25
Gender :Female
Race : Asian
Date : 07/28/2024
Location : The Pinnacle apartments on Main Street
City : Fort Lee
County : Bergen
State : New Jersey
Agency : Fort Lee Police Department
Officer(s) : Tony G. Pickens, Jr.
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Fort Lee PD were sent to assist in a mental health crisis. They allege that they found a "woman with a knife" after forcing entry into a home. Police shot and killed her in her home. The family strongly disputes the police narrative. Lee's brother states that the family answered the routine question dispatchers ask whether a person has access to weapons and the family said she has a small folding pocket knife. She was no longer holding it and was holding only a water bottle when killed, not threatening anyone with it when police arrived and shot her, according to the family.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://abc7ny.com/post/investigation-underway-after-woman-killed-police-fort-lee/15116059/
Name Not Disclosed
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Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 07/23/2024
Location : Park Avenue
City : Bloomfield Township
County : Essex
State : New Jersey
Agency : Pedestrian killed by police chase crash
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Pedestrian killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police in Bloomfield Township chased a vehicle into East Orange where it crashed into 2 other vehicles and 2 pedestrians. One of the bystander pedestrians, identified only as a black male in his 30s, was killed. Police did not disclose why they undertook this chase.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/east-orange-nj-police-pursuit-crash-pedestrian-killed/
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/high-speed-police-pursuit-new-jersey-dead-east-orange/5625487/
Maxwell Johnston
Age :27
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 07/12/2024
Location : East of Toms River
City : Manchester Township
County : Ocean
State : New Jersey
Agency : US Marshals, Ocean County Sheriff’s Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Maxwell Johnston was wanted for a prior homicide and he hid at the house of a woman until police caught up with him. He died of suicide under police duress.
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Name Not Disclosed
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Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 07/05/2024
Location : State Route 23 at Walsh Street
City : Franklin
County : Sussex
State : New Jersey
Agency : Franklin Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed in crash with police vehicle
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A Franklin PD vehicle hit and killed a 19-year-old female in a crash.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.lawyertime.com/woman-killed-in-franklin-car-accident-with-police-vehicle /
Karl Gregory
Age :46
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 06/12/2024
Location : Raritan Hotel on Kings George Post Road
City : Woodbridge
County : Middlesex
State : New Jersey
Agency : Woodbridge Police Department
Officer(s) : Justin Nerney, Matthew Mauro, Drew Krupinski
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Woodbridge PD surrounded a location to try to make an arrest for a previous attempted murder when the man came out of the hotel with a gun. Police shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://abc7ny.com/post/new-jersey-shooting-police-woodbridge-investigate-reports-shots/14943121/
Deanna D’Arco
Age :19
Gender :Female
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 05/27/2024
Location : Route 23 and Walsh Road
City : Franklin Borough
County : Sussex
State : New Jersey
Agency : Franklin Borough Police
Officer(s) : Sgt. William Grissom
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed in crash with police
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Deanna C'Arco was killed when a Franklin Borough police officer crashed into her vehicle.
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Willem Roman
Age :45
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 05/27/2024
Location : Seabreeze Way
City : Keansburg
County : Monmouth
State : New Jersey
Agency : Keansburg Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during disturbance
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Keansburg PD were sent to a residence on Seabreeze way for a mental health check on Willem Roman, found him with a running chainsaw and fire tasers at him. He suffered a medical emergency and was taken to the hospital where he died.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.njoag.gov/ags-office-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-in-keansburg-n-j/
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 05/22/2024
Location : Mulberry and Seminary
City : Princeton
County : Mercer
State : New Jersey
Agency : Princeton Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Princeton PD were sent on a mental health welfare check of a man with a gun. When police arrived, it is unknown how they approached the man but police entered the garage and claim that he shot himself and died of suicide when confronted by police.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/21/2024
Location : Route 37 near West End Avenue
City : Toms River
County : Ocean
State : New Jersey
Agency : Ocean County Sheriff’s Office, Toms River Police Department, Island Heights Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Medical emergency
Event : Died during arrest for unknown reasons
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
According to police, a man suffering a medical emergency in a vehicle was forced out of the car and arrested for unknown reasons by a number of officers. He died in the process of arrest.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.nj.com/news/2024/04/nj-ag-investigating-why-man-died-in-police-custody.html
Guyvenson Innocent
Age :35
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/15/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Ocean Township
County : Monmouth
State : New Jersey
Agency : Ocean Township Police Department
Officer(s) : Ryan Deceglie
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Scooter operator killed by off-duty officer
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A man on a scooter was run over and killed by an off-duty Ocean Township officer.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/police-officer-scooter-crash-new-jersey/3833972/
Frank Lando Jr.
Age :65
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/10/2024
Location : Burrs Mill Road
City : Southampton
County : Hampshire
State : New Jersey
Agency : New Jersey State Police
Officer(s) : Anthony Fernandes
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Motorcyclist killed by NJ State trooper on duty
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A New Jersey State Police trooper collided with a motorcyclist, killing the motorcyclist.
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Vincent Correa
Age :44
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/08/2024
Location : Orchard Avenue
City : Hamilton Township
County : Mercer
State : New Jersey
Agency : Hamilton Township Police Department
Officer(s) : Derek Fiabane, Paul Piromalli
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Hamilton Township PD arrived at a domestic violence call, engaged in a shootout with a man armed with a rifle, and shot and killed him.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 02/19/2024
Location : East Fleming Pike (County Road 723)
City : Winslow Township
County : Camden
State : New Jersey
Agency : Monroe Township Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police tried to traffic-stop a vehicle that fled and crashed, killing the driver. After the crash, police stated they did not know if they were chasing him or not.
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Armond Anthony Avitable
Age :38
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/12/2024
Location : US-46 + I-80
City : Columbia
County : Warren
State : New Jersey
Agency : New Jersey State Police
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after homicide
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Armond Avitable had allegedly shot and killed a woman and fled without the gun. Police located him and apparently beat him and he died during arrest. It was discovered by the Morris County medical examiner that he had a gunshot wound to the torso, apparently also inflicted during arrest.
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Raul L. Diaz
Age :59
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 02/05/2024
Location : Willow Grove Street and Brook Hollow Drive
City : Hackettstown
County : Warren
State : New Jersey
Agency : New Jersey State Police
Officer(s) : Kesene Grier
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bicyclist killed by police cruiser
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Raul Diaz was on his bicycle on Willow Grove Street and Brock Hollow Drive when he was run over and killed by a police cruiser by New Jersey State trooper Kesene Grier.
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Shamar Leggette
Age :41
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 01/24/2024
Location : Promenade Blvd and US-1
City : South Brunswick
County : Middlesex
State : New Jersey
Agency : United States Marshals Service NY/NJ Regional Task Force, ATF
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Unknown
Event : Killed by multi-agency federal agencies during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Agents from the US Marshals Service and ATF arrived at a motel on Promenade Boulevard to arrest a man for undisclosed felony offenses. They engaged in a shootout with the man and shot and killed him. Police did not identify him publicly.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :55
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 12/31/2023
Location : West Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway near Celebration Avenue
City : Woodbridge
County : Middlesex
State : New Jersey
Agency : Woodbridge PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Pedestrian killed by police cruiser
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A 55-year-old pedestrian was crossing the road at West Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway near Celebration Avenue on Sunday morning around 1:15 when he was hit and killed by an Osceola County police cruiser.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wesh.com/article/pedestrian-killed-in-crash-involving-deputy/46257839
Kevin Harlfinger
Age :40
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 12/28/2023
Location : Garden State Parkway
City : Cranford
County : Union
State : New Jersey
Agency : Cranford Police Department
Officer(s) : Christopher Folinusz, Ryan McSharry
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Cranford PD chased an allegedly stolen car that crashed on the Garden State Parkway. A man emerged and a shootout between him and 2 officers ensued per police. He was shot and killed.
SOURCE LINKS :
Bodycams:
https://njoag.app.box.com/s/q0so00a1u4lbh1x005yy7gch4nuewvf5
Juan Carlos Alvear Carillo 2 of 2
Age :54
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 12/10/2023
Location :
City : Elizabeth
County : Union
State : New Jersey
Agency : Elizabeth PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Elizabeth PD were sent to a “shots fired” call and began chasing a vehicle they felt to be responsible, escalated the chase until it crashed into a third party motorist, killing Ysabel Gonzalez Morales and Juan Carlos Alvear Carillo in a taxi.
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Ysabel Gonzalez Martinez 1 of 2
Age :63
Gender :Female
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 12/10/2023
Location :
City : Elizabeth
County : Union
State : New Jersey
Agency : Elizabeth PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Elizabeth PD were sent to a “shots fired” call and began chasing a vehicle they felt to be responsible, escalated the chase until it crashed into a third party motorist, killing Ysabel Gonzalez Morales and Juan Carlos Alvear Carillo in a taxi.
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Shannon Rose
Age :39
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 12/07/2023
Location : Elizabeth Ave
City : Manchester
County : Ocean
State : New Jersey
Agency : Manchester PD
Officer(s) : Nicholas Greenwood, Michael Anderson
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Manchester PD were sent to a domestic disturbance. They arrived and shot and killed a man. His identity and circumstances leading to his death have not been released so far.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://lnnnews.com/parties-in-manchester-police-shooting-idd/
Christofe Wita
Age :44
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 11/23/2023
Location : White Horse Pike
City : Atco
County : Camden
State : New Jersey
Agency : Waterford PD
Officer(s) : Richard Sbarra
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Pedestrian killed by police vehicle
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
An on-duty police officer driving a police vehicle hit and killed a pedestrian at 2:30 a.m. on White Horse Pike in Atco. The name of the officer and victim were both withheld by police. It is unknown what the cause of the crash was.
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Pierre Tanis
Age :16
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 11/10/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Newark
County : Exeter
State : New Jersey
Agency : New Jersey State Police
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
New Jersey State Police escalated a chase against a vehicle that refused to stop and chased them until they crashed into a garbage truck and Pierre Tanis died.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.media.com/article/police-pursuit-ends-deadly-crash-newark
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 11/08/2023
Location : NJ State Police Bellmawr station
City : Trenton
County : Mercer
State : New Jersey
Agency : New Jersey State Police
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Medical emergency
Event : Died during arrest/booking process after MVA
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
An unnamed man who had been involved in a motor vehicle accident was brought to the New Jersey State Police Bellmawr station for suspicion of being under the influence of alcohol or drugs. He was released and made it to the bathroom of the police station lobby where he was found slumped over and dead from an unknown medical emergency, suggesting that either injuries from the crash or a significant overdose may have gone unnoticed during police processing after the crash. Police allege that he was no longer in custody when found dead in the police station.
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David Lucero
Age :28
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 09/21/2023
Location : McBride Avenue and Nagle Street
City : Paterson
County : Passaic
State : New Jersey
Agency : Totowa Police Department
Officer(s) : Damiano DiIorio
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash on scooter
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
*** UPDATE 10/13/2023: Totowa PD are reported as stonewalling and locking up evidence in an Internal Investigation when they refused repeatedly to relinquish radio calls. They are also refusing to answer the question to this day, weeks after the fatal crash, why they were chasing David Lucero.
Paterson PD chased a person on a scooter for reasons they did not disclose until the scooter crashed into a vehicle and the driver died. Activists began protesting after the crash, stating that police hunt motorists for a sport and PDs from other jurisdictions such as in this case had a habit of hunting motorists in Paterson. BLM Paterson and other groups have been keeping the case visible.
Police did not release the name and identity of their chase victim nor the reason why this happened.The Attorney General's office issued a vague statement, also avoiding mention why the moped had been chased at all. “If the person did something wrong, they would have said it already,” stated Paterson Black Lives Matter organizer Zellie Thomas.
One day after the fatal crash, Paterson PD announced new, more restricted, guidelines in their own pursuit policies that govern police chases.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://patch.com/new-jersey/wayne/moped-rider-dies-after-police-chase-passaic-county-
Tracee Blount
Age :38
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 09/14/2023
Location : MacArthur+Elmwood Ave
City : Long Branch
County : Monmouth
State : New Jersey
Agency : Long Branch PD
Officer(s) : Lucas Brito
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Long Branch PD responded to a 911 call about a break-in on August 14, 2023 with an armed person. Long Branch Patrol officer Lucas Brito rushed to the scene and collided with a car, killing a woman. The car he had run into was the car of the alleged burglar. The passenger, Tracee Blount, 38, was killed.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.nj.com/monmouth/2023/08/woman-killed-in-crash-with-police-car-officials-say.html
https://www.gofundme.com/f/in-loving-memory-of-tracee-blount
Andrew Jerome Washington
Age :52
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 08/27/2023
Location : Randolph+Bramhall Ave
City : Jersey City
County : Hudson
State : New Jersey
Agency : Jersey City PD
Officer(s) : David N. Anderson, Francine Graham, Stephen Gigante
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Andrew Jerome Washington was in an agitated state, having a mental health crisis when police appeared with SWAT and according to the family, they escalated an already tense situation. Washington had a knife in his hand when he stepped toward the invading SWAT officers. They shot and killed him. It is believed that this took place inside of his home. Family members state that he had once had a mental health crisis 12 years prior and that he had been shot in his arm then and he became defensive and agitated when SWAT attacked him in his home during the fatal attack. Neighbors and witnesses were critical of the police handling of the situation.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://abc7ny.com/nj-police-shooting-jersey-city-involved-mental-health/13710369/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TElX5cfHi1E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6j06hpln-k
https://abc7ny.com/nj-police-shooting-jersey-city-involved-mental-health/13710369/
Tracee Jahlees Marie Blount
Age :38
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 08/14/2023
Location : Florence Ave & Joline Ave
City : Long Branch
County : Monmouth
State : New Jersey
Agency : Long Branch PD
Officer(s) : Lucas Brito
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police chased a vehicle they felt responsible for a burglary and collided with the car, killing passenger Tracee Jahlees Marie Blount.
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Stiven Alegria Hurtado
Age :40
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 08/02/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Elizabeth
County : Union
State : New Jersey
Agency : Elizabeth PD
Officer(s) : Steven Lazo
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police on domestic dispute call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Elizabeth PD were called to a domestic dispute where they found Stiven Alegria Hurtado holding a knife. They shot and killed him. The family explained that he was not a violent person and was responding to an intoxicated person and a female threatening family with a bat when police arrived and shot and killed him instantly in the home.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://abc7ny.com/nj-crime-elizabeth-police-involved-shooting-42-year-old-man-killed/13578835/