Death by Cop  2021-2025

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Michael Dotel

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 12/23/2023

Location : Bedford Park neighborhood

City : New York

County : Bronx

State : New York

Agency : NYPD

Officer(s) : Alex Morgese

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during domestic violence event

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

NYPD Officer Alex Morgese was sent to a domestic violence call, found Michael Dotel holding his mother in a chokehold and shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.yahoo.com/news/video-shows-moment-nypd-officer-020850869.html

Kent Edwards

Age :43

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 12/14/2023

Location : 206 Eldridge St

City : New York

County : New York

State : New York

Agency : NYPD

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during arrest

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

NYPD attempted to arrest Kent Edwards whom they called a violent sex offender. He locked himself into a Manhattan apartment and attacked a police drone with a broom. He fired shots at police and after a standoff when he opened the door, police shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://nypost.com/2023/12/14/metro/man-wanted-in-shooting-outside-nyc-bar-killed-after-firing-at-cops-during-hours-long-standoff/

Qian Adams

Age :25

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 12/11/2023

Location : Liberty Street and West Bear Street

City : Syracuse

County : Onondaga

State : New York

Agency : Syracuse Police Department

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police cruiser while riding bicycle

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Qian Adams was riding an electric bike when an officer attempted to make a turn and hit and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2023/12/family-mourns-syracuse-man-who-was-on-bike-and-killed-by-officers-patrol-car.html

https://www.localsyr.com/news/local-news/man-on-electric-bike-hit-and-killed-by-syracuse-police-patrol-car/

Tiana Rodriguez

Age :21

Gender :Female

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 12/04/2023

Location : 10th+W 213th Ave

City : Inwood

County : Nassau

State : New York

Agency : NYPD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Passenger killed in police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A 22-year-old man in a Lamborghini caught the attention of NYPD with a female passenger allegedly ran a red light in Inwood, NY. Police initiated a traffic stop. Apparently, the driver initially stopped but for unknown reasons drove away. Police escalated a chase and hunted the vehicle into another car, then crashing into the support pillar of the subway with 2 trains passing overhead during the crash. It is not clear whether police profiled the young man but the Lamborghini turned out to be legally rented. The only reason police mentioned as cause for the fatal chase was a traffic infraction. A 21-year-old female died inside of the flames.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/inwood-police-chase-fire-death/

Courtney Gordon

Age :38

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 12/03/2023

Location : Far Rockaway

City : New York

County : Queens

State : New York

Agency : NYPD

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after homicides in mental health crisis

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A man killed 4 family members and injured 2 more when police were called and found him with a knife. Police shot and killed him. The man was known to have been mentally ill. His sister pointed out that she had tried her “very best” but that no mental health help was available for him. Lack of available mental health help is one of the leading causes of death leading to fatal police shootings.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://abc7ny.com/far-rockaway-queens-fatally-stabbed-officers-injured-nyc-crime/14136296/

Zy'Mier Zulueta

Age :15

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 11/30/2023

Location : Seymour+S Wilbur Ave

City : Syracuse

County : Syracuse

State : New York

Agency : Syracuse PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Syracuse PD chased a Kia they believed stolen at high speed until the car crashed and the driver died.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2023/11/man-dies-when-stolen-vehicle-hits-stone-wall-during-police-chase-in-syracuse.html

Name Not Disclosed

Age :17

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 11/15/2023

Location : 2283 State Route 64

City : E Bloomfield

County : Ontario

State : New York

Agency : New York State Police

Officer(s) : Adam Latulipe

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed in his home by police during investigation

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A state trooper arrived because someone had called about a domestic incident. Police claim that the teenager came at them with a knife. They shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2023/11/16/ny-state-police-trooper-shoots-kills-teen-ontario-county-ny/71602582007/

https://www.rochesterfirst.com/crime/police/nysp-investigates-shooting-involving-trooper-in-east-bloomfield/

C.W.

Age :17

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 11/15/2023

Location : 11/15/2023

City : E Bloomfield

County : Ontario

State : New York

Agency : New York State Police

Officer(s) : Adam Latulipe

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by trooper during disturbance event

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Police allege that a 17-year-old had made threats at a home that he would kill someone and that he had a knife. Trooper Latulipe arrived and alleges that the juvenile had a folding tool which also had a knife blade. Latulipe shot and killed him. No eyewitness or video can be located at this time to verify this story.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.rochesterfirst.com/crime/police/nysp-investigates-shooting-involving-trooper-in-east-bloomfield/

https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/reports/osi-c-w-report.pdf

Shana Reahoo Chourb

Age :22

Gender :Female

Race : Asian

Date : 11/07/2023

Location : Unknown

City : Whitestown

County : Oneida

State : New York

Agency : New York State Police

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

New York State Police chased a vehicle until it crashed and killed the passenger Shana Reahoo Chourb. Nothing more was released about this incident.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2023/11/central-ny-man-crashes-into-tree-killing-passenger-in-high-speed-chase-with-police-troopers-say.html

Jason Pass

Age :47

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 11/01/2023

Location : Bay 44th St

City : New York

County : Brooklyn

State : New York

Agency : NYPD

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after double homicide

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Jason Pass allegedly killed his neighbor and neighbor’s son and police started a manhunt. They found him via their ALPR reader, appeared with guns drawn and shot and killed him, alleging he had been running away holding a knife.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.fox5ny.com/news/brooklyn-double-fatal-shootings-suspect-east-flatbush

https://pix11.com/news/local-news/brooklyn-suspect-in-double-homicide-killed-in-police-involved-shooting/

Kamari Hughes

Age :7

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 10/26/2023

Location : Myrtle+N Portland

City : New York

County : Brooklyn

State : New York

Agency : NYPD

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Child crossing street killed by NYPD tow truck

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A 7-year-old boy was crossing the street in what is believed to have been the crosswalk with his mother when an NYPD tow truck turned the corner of Myrtle Avenue and North Portland Avenue just above Fort Greene Park. The tow truck during the right turn hit and killed the boy.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/7-year-old-boy-struck-and-killed-by-nypd-tow-truck-in-brooklyn-intersection-police/4803218/

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 10/19/2023

Location : East 214 St+Laconia

City : New York

County : Bronx Borough

State : New York

Agency : NYPD

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

NYPD hunted a man described only as being in his 20s on a scooter who fit the description of someone sought in a robbery elsewhere. Police escalated a hunt against the scooter just before noon in the location depicted above, sourced from Google View. The chase ended when he collided at the above intersection with a box truck and died.

The hunt after this scooter was part of a wider NYC approach to crack down on scooters because Mayor Adams feels that too many crimes are being committed by people who escape on scooters. There have been a number of aggressive incidents including at least 2 deaths in NY with attacks by police on scooter drivers in 2023 so far due to these new policies, this being the third known to us.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://abc7ny.com/bronx-robbery-suspect-killed-scooter-crash/13940542/

https://www.fox5ny.com/news/nyc-crackdown-on-illegal-scooters-call-attention-to-migrant-struggles-for-work

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhFzgGFs5hY

https://www.nydailynews.com/2023/10/20/robbery-suspect-fleeing-nypd-officers-on-moped-dies-in-bronx-crash/

Woody Smith

Age :48

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 10/13/2023

Location : Lansingburgh area

City : Troy

County : Rensellaer

State : New York

Agency : Troy PD

Officer(s) : Richard Romero, Joseph Gomes

Cause of Death : Taser

Event : Died after police taser assault

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Troy PD were called because Woody Smith was seen entering a home where he was considered a trespasser. Police arrived and saw him crawling out of a window. Police fired their taser at him an unknown number of times. Smith showed signs of medical distress when he was placed prone on the ground and handcuffed. An officer administered Narcan on an assumption that this may be a drug overdose. There is no report of medical personnel having been available. Smith worsened and died from unknown causes after the taser and Narcan by police.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://dailyvoice.com/new-york/capital-district/id-released-for-man-who-died-in-police-custody-following-troy-arrest/

Alan Weber

Age :54

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 10/10/2023

Location : Mander Lane

City : Elwood

County : Suffolk

State : New York

Agency : Suffolk County PD

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during investigation of 911 call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Police allege that they received calls that a neighbor exhibited bizarre behavior by being seen with a fencing mask and sword in or around his home. They called NYPD who arrived, saw Weber with a fencing mask and 2 swords and fired a taser at him, then shot and killed the man. Police allege that he was screaming inside but the details of the circumstances under which he was killed were not passed on by police. Yelling in his own home and wearing a complete fencing outfit is not an illegal act but police did not disclose why they shot and killed him when they entered his home and saw him in his fencing gear.

Alan Weber was known to be a skilled elite fencer and it is not known whether an incident occurred or he was in his common fencing gear and misunderstood by a neighbor and shot upon sight by police as the narrative suggests. Weber was an owner and head coach at Elevate Fencing Club and was a five-time US national team member and Olympic alternate, according to the Rockland Fencers Club Facebook page. He won a medal for the United States at the Pan American Games in 1995.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://dailyvoice.com/new-york/suffolk/cop-shooting-killing-elite-fencer-at-elwood-home-under-investigation-by-ags-office/

Steven Zalewski

Age :68

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 10/08/2023

Location : Manlius Center+Bridge St

City : E. Syracuse

County : Onondaga

State : New York

Agency : DeWitt Township PD

Officer(s) : Kevin Skibinski

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Pedestrian killed by police cruiser

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A DeWitt Township officer was driving and hit and killed a pedestrian who was allegedly lying in the street.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.thelegaladvocate.com/news/breaking/steven-zalewski-east-syracuse-pedestrian-crash-bridge-street

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 10/07/2023

Location : Parkside Dr+E Jericho

City : Mineola

County : Nassau

State : New York

Agency : Nassau County PD

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Nassau County Police responded to a call about some alleged vehicle larcenies, found a 2019 Jeep Latitude and escalated a chase. The vehicle crashed into a tree, killing one teenager and injuring a second.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.newsday.com/long-island/transportation/crash-road-closed-jericho-turnpike-carle-place-te85vi6y

https://dailyvoice.com/new-york/nassau/teen-killed-after-crashing-into-tree-in-mineola/

Nathan K. Wood

Age :28

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 09/17/2023

Location : Washington St

City : Johnstown

County : Fulton

State : New York

Agency : Johnstown PD

Officer(s) : Ryan R. Wilmot

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during investigation

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Johnstown PD responded to an emergency call for an assault in progress at a home on Washington Street in Johnstown, NY. Nathan K. Wood, 28, reportedly entered an upstairs apartment without permission. When the property owner who resides in the downstairs apartment told him to leave, Wood struck him multiple times with a hammer, causing serious injuries. Johnstown PD arrived and confronted Wood who struck the police officer with the hammer. The Johnstown Police officer shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/troopers-johnstown-officer-killed-suspect-18372027.php

https://www.nyspnews.com/state-police-investigate-officer-involved-shooting-in-johnstown.htm

https://wnyt.com/top-stories/state-police-johnstown-police-officer-shoots-kills-individual-after-call-for-assault/

Anthony Stinson

Age :13

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 09/09/2023

Location : Adobe Dr+ William Floyd Parkway

City : Shirley

County : Suffolk

State : New York

Agency : Suffolk County PD

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police cruiser while riding bicycle

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Anthony Stinson was riding his bike on Adobe Drive and William Floyd Parkway when police with lights and sirens sped through the intersection, hitting and severely injuring him. He died in the hospital after 4 days of life support.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/on-air/as-seen-on/long-island-teen-riding-bike-killed-by-suffolk-police-car-near-his-home/4672687/

https://www.wsaz.com/2023/09/13/13-year-old-hit-by-police-car-will-be-taken-off-life-support-mother-says/

Mamady Cisse

Age :22

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 09/09/2023

Location : Barclay+E Tremont

City : Bronx

County : Bronx

State : New York

Agency : NYPD

Officer(s) :

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police while shoplifting cigarettes

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Mamady Cisse was allegedly stealing cigarettes from a Seven Eleven and was shot and killed by an NYPD officer. Police allege that he “made a sudden threatening movement” and they shot and killed him. Police claim he had a knife. Still awaiting BWC or other evidence to back up or disprove official claims. The family challenges the narrative, says he was treated "like an animal" and wants to face the shooter officer. He had been an immigrant from Guinea and leaves a traumatized family behind who are protesting NYPD.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/nife-wielding-robbery-suspect-shot-killed-by-nypd-cop-sources/4664300/

https://citizen.com/-NdvGW9xJE9gh29JdcAb

https://gothamist.com/news/ny-attorney-general-will-investigate-fatal-police-shooting-at-bronx-7-eleven

https://bronx.news12.com/nypd-man-killed-during-officer-involved-shooting-in-throgs-neck

https://abc7ny.com/nyc-crime-robbery-police-shooting-bronx/13762361/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2Q1u9de4jc

Lueth Mo 1 of 2

Age :15

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 09/06/2023

Location : Danzig Ave

City : DeWitt

County : Onondaga

State : New York

Agency : Onondaga County SO

Officer(s) : John Rosello

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after car theft

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Two teenagers had allegedly burglarized a smoke shop and stolen two vehicles. Onondaga County deputies located the vehicles on Danzig Ave and tried to stop them. The teenagers drove toward police while trying to get away and police fired shots into the vehicle. The car drove away but was found shortly after that with the driver and passenger both dead from police bullets. A controversy surrounding the deaths soon emerged when it was found the officer had acted questionably throughout such as turning off his lights/sirens, not having dashcam or bodycam activated during the events, boxing in the car, then killing the teens when trying to drive around the blockade, etc. The boys had both been immigrants from South Sudan. The officer who had the dashcam and bodycam both turned off when hunting and killing the boys was cleared by the DA on 09/21/2023 with the comment that the officer “feared for his life” when the boys tried to drive around him when he boxed them in and deliberately stepped in front of their car.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.fingerlakesdailynews.com/regional-state-congressional/update-2-teens-shot-by-sheriffs-deputy-in-dewitt

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMvjjF1jNIo

https://www.syracuse.com/news/2023/09/deputy-who-killed-syracuse-teens-fired-some-shots-into-front-windshield-of-stolen-car-da-says.html

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/public-safety/2023/09/12/onondaga-county-deputy-teenagers-shooting-video-release

https://cnycentral.com/news/local/video-of-deputy-shooting-syracuse-teens-conflicts-with-sheriffs-version-of-events

Dhal Apet 2 of 2

Age :17

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 09/06/2023

Location : Danzig Ave

City : DeWitt

County : Onondaga

State : New York

Agency : Onondaga County SO

Officer(s) : John Rosello

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after car theft

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Two teenagers had allegedly burglarized a smoke shop and stolen two vehicles. Onondaga County deputies located the vehicles on Danzig Ave and tried to stop them. The teenagers drove toward police while trying to get away and police fired shots into the vehicle. The car drove away but was found shortly after that with the driver and passenger both dead from police bullets. A controversy surrounding the deaths soon emerged when it was found the officer had acted questionably throughout such as turning off his lights/sirens, not having dashcam or bodycam activated during the events, boxing in the car, then killing the teens when trying to drive around the blockade, etc. The boys had both been immigrants from South Sudan. The officer who had the dashcam and bodycam both turned off when hunting and killing the boys was cleared by the DA on 09/21/2023 with the comment that the officer “feared for his life” when the boys tried to drive around him when he boxed them in and deliberately stepped in front of their car.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.fingerlakesdailynews.com/regional-state-congressional/update-2-teens-shot-by-sheriffs-deputy-in-dewitt

https://13wham.com/news/local/onondaga-county-legislators-respond-to-video-of-deputy-shooting-syracuse-teens

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMvjjF1jNIo

https://www.syracuse.com/news/2023/09/deputy-who-killed-syracuse-teens-fired-some-shots-into-front-windshield-of-stolen-car-da-says.html

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/public-safety/2023/09/12/onondaga-county-deputy-teenagers-shooting-video-release

https://cnycentral.com/news/local/video-of-deputy-shooting-syracuse-teens-conflicts-with-sheriffs-version-of-events

Kathy Groshans

Age :47

Gender :Female

Race : White

Date : 09/06/2023

Location : I-87

City : Lewis

County : Essex

State : New York

Agency : Lewis PD

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

An upstate NY grandmother was killed when a police car chase slammed into her vehicle while fleeing from police. Her husband suffered a head injury. Her two grandsons in the backseat were critically injured and flown to a hospital.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://nypost.com/2023/09/06/kathy-groshans-killed-by-wrong-way-driver-brian-oleary-police/

Eric Duprey

Age :30

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 08/24/2023

Location : Unknown

City : New York

County : Bronx

State : New York

Agency : NYPD

Officer(s) : Sgt. Erik Duran

Cause of Death : Beaten/bludgeoned

Event : Bludgeoned to death by police during buy-bust

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

NYPD was conducting an undercover narcotics buy-bust sting and set up Eric Duprey, alleging he had made a small drug sale. Eric Duprey left on his scooter. NYPD undercover agent Erik Duran who was in plainclothes and not identified as police, picked up a 40-pound ice cooler he had taken away from a picnicking family that was filled with cold drinks and threw it at Duprey’s head, striking him in the face, allegedly shattering his skull, knocking him off the scooter and slamming him into a tree where he died. He was unarmed. His family is adamant that they were on the phone before and during his death and that he had only been passing through because he was a bike food delivery worker. His wife was not informed of the death and police refused to give her any information when she learned of it. His mother in Puerto Rico who had been on the phone with him when he was killed is demanding justice and questioning NYPD’s recital of events. Bystander video showed the fatal attack on him and is linked below.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://news.yahoo.com/fleeing-bronx-drug-suspect-dies-190800105.html

https://www.dakotanewsnow.com/2023/08/27/motorcyclist-dies-crash-after-police-sergeant-throws-cooler-his-head/

Gary Jones

Age :38

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 08/23/2023

Location : Ticonderoga Court

City : Ridge

County : Suffolk

State : New York

Agency : Suffolk County SO

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

After the murder of a woman, Suffolk County deputies created a standoff with Gary Jones. Lovely Toney, 3, in the apartment next door, was shot through the wall and survived. Jones committed suicide under police duress.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.nydailynews.com/2023/08/23/long-island-murder-suspect-shoots-3-year-old-lovely-toney-dies-by-suicide-in-police-confrontation/

Shawn G. Sheridan

Age :34

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 08/11/2023

Location : Donnerville Rd

City : Russell

County : St. Lawrence

State : New York

Agency : New York State Police, St. Lawrence County SO

Officer(s) : Connor Sutton

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during manhunt and arrest

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Shawn Sheridan had jumped bail for an injury shooting of his fiancée during a prior argument and a manhunt ensued. He was found outside of Russell, NY when police unleashed bullet and a K9 on him. He shot back. They shot and killed him. The K9 attacking him was injured but survived.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wwnytv.com/2023/08/10/large-police-presence-town-russell/

Daniel R. Legler

Age :36

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 08/06/2023

Location : Rochester Tech Park

City : Rochester Tech Park

County : Monroe

State : New York

Agency : Rochester PD

Officer(s) : Dominick Caito

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Daniel Legler failed to stop on a traffic stop, was chased and while exiting Rochester Tech Park, he hit a guardrail, crashed in a field. He exited and allegedly “failed to obey” and was shot and killed by Trooper Dominick Kaito.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=us6AqBLPglM

https://13wham.com/news/local/breaking-officer-involved-shooting-investigation-in-gates

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=El0H158dXsk

Name Not Disclosed

Age :21

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 08/05/2023

Location : 540 W Main St

City : Roosevelt Island

County : Manhattan

State : New York

Agency : NYPD

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot, taser

Event : Killed by police during a disturbance call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

NYPD arrived to a home on 540 W. Main Street on Roosevelt Island after a call that someone was “off their meds and under the influence of marijuana.” NYPD arrived and chased a man who allegedly “swung a knife.” Police shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/nypd-shoots-man-armed-with-knife-tense-encounter-roosevelt-island/

Benjamin Rivers

Age :53

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 08/04/2023

Location : 942 Niagara Ave

City : Niagara Falls

County : Niagara

State : New York

Agency : Niagara Falls PD

Officer(s) : Kayla Richards, Ian Sitek

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during investigation

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Niagara Falls PD arrived to a domestic disturbance call to find a man pointing a gun. They shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.niagara-gazette.com/news/crime/falls-police-release-body-cam-footage-from-fatal-officer-involved-shooting/article_c20af19e-32df-11ee-83a7-571d8f5a0f8e.html

https://www.wkbw.com/news/local-news/niagara-falls-police-involved-in-a-deadly-shooting

Nidia Nieves

Age :54

Gender :Female

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 07/27/2023

Location : I-87+exit 16/17

City : Cornwall

County : Orange

State : New York

Agency : NYPD

Officer(s) : Kevin Richmond

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Motorcyclist killed by NYPD vehicle

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Nidia Nieves was riding a motorcycle in Cornwall when an off-duty officer crossed into her lane, hit her, ejecting her from the motorcycle. She died.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://dailyvoice.com/new-york/northorange/id-released-for-woman-killed-in-2-vehicle-cornwall-crash/

https://www.news10.com/news/orange-county/police-name-fatality-in-orange-county-motorcycle-crash/

Name Not Disclosed

Age :31

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 07/22/2023

Location : Portland Ave

City : Rochester

County : Monroe

State : New York

Agency : Rochester PD

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police after chase following ShotSpotter alert

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Rochester PD received a ShotSpotter alert that shots had been fired and arrived on Seventh Street to see a white BMW leaving the area. Police chased the BMW until it struck a pole and the 31-year-old man died.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://13wham.com/news/local/suspected-shooter-dies-after-vehicle-crashes-into-pole-on-portland-avenue-fatal-crash-gun-rochester

https://www.whec.com/top-news/shooting-suspect-flees-scene-on-seventh-street-dies-in-crash-after-police-chase/

https://news.yahoo.com/one-dead-following-police-chase-142510927.html

Matao Herrera

Age :21

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 07/04/2023

Location : Carbon St

City : Syracuse

County : Onondaga

State : New York

Agency : Syracuse PD

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during chase, family disputes narrative

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Syracuse PD state that they saw a man shoot someone around 8 p.m. in the area of Park and Oberst Streets. Police chased the man into Carbon Street where according to police, he shot himself during the chase. He died. The family contests this and states that police shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2023/07/male-dead-after-foot-chase-with-police-chief-says-he-shot-himself.html

https://cnycentral.com/news/i-team/a-man-dies-during-a-syracuse-police-foot-chase-police-say-theres-clear-evidence-that-the-man-shot-himself-the-family-are-demanding-to-see-the-footage

https://www.informnny.com/news/state-news/state-attorney-generals-office-reviewing-self-inflicted-gunshot-death-during-police-chase/

https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2023/07/family-of-man-who-died-during-police-foot-pursuit-protest-in-downtown-syracuse.html

Jerrell Garris

Age :37

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 07/03/2023

Location : North Ave

City : New Rochelle

County : Westchester

State : New York

Agency : New Rochelle PD

Officer(s) : Steven Conn

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police for stealing a banana

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Police received a call about a theft of groceries(stole a banana) at a nearby store, chased down Jarrell Garris who fit the description of the man and engaged in a fight on the street with him. Police shot and killed him, alleging he had reached for the officer’s gun.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://abc7ny.com/new-rochelle-police-involved-shooting-man-shot-theft/13459393/

https://www.yahoo.com/news/rochelle-police-shoot-man-going-035753593.html

https://westchester.news12.com/body-cam-video-shows-moments-leading-up-to-police-involved-shooting-in-new-rochelle

https://dailyvoice.com/new-york/newrochelle/new-update-man-shot-by-cop-in-new-rochelle-dies-attorney-general-says-d/

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/13/nyregion/new-rochelle-police-shooting-jarrell-garris.html

Nelson Troche

Age :32

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 06/16/2023

Location : Unknown

City : Cobbleskill

County : Schoharie

State : New York

Agency : New York State Police

Officer(s) : Richard Albert

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Speeding

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A New York State trooper stopped a speeding vehicle. A shootout ensued. Nelson Troche was killed. The trooper was injured.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/state-trooper-shot-i-88-duanesburg-officials-said-18156355.php

Antonio M. Herbert 1 of 2

Age :27

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 06/08/2023

Location : Burgess Rd

City : Waterloo

County : Seneca

State : New York

Agency : Waterloo PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A Waterloo PD Sergeant tried to pull a car over for a traffic violation. The car sped off with its headlights off with police chasing it until it crashed.Antonio Herbert, 27 of Waterloo, and the passenger Egypt Harris, 18 of Romulus, both died at the scene of a single-car accident.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.whec.com/top-news/driver-and-passenger-die-after-chase-with-waterloo-police/

https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2023/06/two-central-new-york-residents-dead-after-car-accident-during-pursuit-deputies-say.html

Egypt Pearl Grace Harris 2 of 2

Age :18

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 06/08/2023

Location : Burgess Rd

City : Waterloo

County : Seneca

State : New York

Agency : Waterloo PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A Waterloo PD Sergeant tried to pull a car over for a traffic violation. The car sped off with its headlights off with police chasing it until it crashed.Antonio Herbert, 27 of Waterloo, and the passenger Egypt Harris, 18 of Romulus, both died at the scene of a single-car accident.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.whec.com/top-news/driver-and-passenger-die-after-chase-with-waterloo-police/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8Tpjgd8D2I

https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2023/06/two-central-new-york-residents-dead-after-car-accident-during-pursuit-deputies-say.html

Samuel Williams

Age :33

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 06/01/2023

Location : University Heights Bridge

City : New York

County : Bronx

State : New York

Agency : NYPD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Cop crossed into oncoming traffic to hunt him
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Samuel Williams was riding his dirt bike when NYPD escalated a chase. Police say Williams’ bike was unregistered, and they claim that he was driving recklessly when he collided with an unmarked cruiser on the University Heights Bridge. It turned out that the cruiser crossed over into oncoming traffic to deliberately hit him. He died. “An officer took it upon himself to cross over the yellow line, into oncoming traffic,” said Jamie Santana, attorney for Williams’ family. “You are going to cause significant injury, if not death, and unfortunately that’s exactly what happened in this case.”

SOURCE LINKS :

https://bronx.news12.com/exclusive-bronx-family-in-mourning-after-loved-one-ejected-from-dirt-bike-in-police-chase-died-from-injuries

Samuel Williams

Age :36

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 05/28/2023

Location : University Heights Bridge

City : New York City

County : New York County

State : New York

Agency : New York Police Department (NYPD)

Officer(s) :

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police during vehicle pursuit

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On May 28, 2023, Samuel Williams, a 36-year-old Black male, died following a collision with an unmarked NYPD vehicle on the University Heights Bridge between Manhattan and The Bronx. Police attempted to stop Williams for allegedly operating an unregistered dirt bike. During the chase, an unmarked police vehicle reportedly crossed the double yellow line and swerved in front of Williams, causing a crash. Williams died from the collision.
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In December 2024, the family of Samuel Williams received a bill from the city for $3,429.23, seeking payment for damages to the police car involved in the fatal collision. This was the only communication the family received from the city following the incident.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES: 1 fatality

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.thecity.nyc/2024/12/19/city-billed-family-samuel-williams-police-car-crash/
https://brooklyn.news12.com/exclusive-bronx-family-in-mourning-after-loved-one-ejected-from-dirt-bike-in-police-chase-died-from-injuries
https://bronx.news12.com/vigil-held-for-bronx-man-who-died-following-dirt-bike-crash-with-police-cruiser

Anthony John Zaremski

Age :23

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 05/23/2023

Location : 312 Foxwood Dr

City : Clifton Park

County : Saratoga

State : New York

Agency : Clifton Park PD, Saratoga County SO, DEA

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during arrest

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Two Saratoga County deputies assisting the DEA with carrying out an arrest warrant were shot upon arrival at the residence of Anthony Zaremski. They fired back, killing him. No officers were charged.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://wnyt.com/top-stories/deputies-shot-person-killed-in-clifton-park-shootout/

https://www.saratogian.com/2023/05/23/two-saratoga-county-sheriffs-office-members-shot-during-clifton-park-incident/

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/three-others-charged-case-two-deputies-shot-18120687.php

Kevin D. Cole

Age :34

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 05/09/2023

Location : Route 96

City : Farmington

County : Ontario

State : New York

Agency : Ontario County SO

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Third party motorist Killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Ontario County deputies said they saw a white car driving recklessly on Route 96 and tried to stop it. The driver fled and police escalated a chase to 85 mph into the Village of Victor where the chase struck an SUV. Kevin D. Cole was a third-party motorist hit in his car by the police chase. He died.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.fltimes.com/news/man-dies-from-injuries-suffered-in-victor-crash/article_cfa2bfa0-f426-11ed-bea2-13dedda9098b.html

Rye Shashok

Age :46

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 05/02/2023

Location : Oakland St

City : Windham

County : Greene

State : New York

Agency : Manchester PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Rye Shashok allegedly invaded the home of an acquaintance on Oakland Street when they learned that he had held an occupant of the residence against their will. When the homeowner returned home and saw what was happening, Shashok chased her and she was able to hide in a neighbor’s home. Police arrived and shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/person-in-manchester-home-invasion-windham-larceny-died-after-chase-state-police/3025049/

https://www.thechronicle.com/news/person-dies-of-self-inflicted-gunshot-wound-following-foot-chase-in-windham/article_b98b03a2-e955-11ed-8d14-b3005521792c.html