Death by Cop 2022-2024
Search fatalities
You can use any or all of the fields to refine the search.
Sean Girvin
Age :16
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 10/05/2022
Location : 5000 block of Majors Dr
City : Onondaga
County : Onondaga
State : New York
Agency : Onondaga County SO, Syracuse PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash over stolen car
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Around 11:56 p.m. on 10/05/2023, deputies were called to the 5000 block of Majors Drive in the town of Onondaga for reports of a burglary that occurred while a resident was at home. Onondaga deputies called in their Air 1 helicopter as well as Syracuse PD. Police saw two vehicles speeding away that were later determined to be stolen in another burglary.
Deputies attempted a traffic stop on both vehicles but both vehicles failed to stop and police escalated a chase. During the chase, the first vehicle crashed in the 300 block of East Seneca Turnpike after running off the road, hitting a tree and rolling over several times. The driver was ejected from the car and died. Police did not publicly identify him nor provide video evidence.
SOURCE LINKS :
David Litts
Age :62
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/12/2022
Location : 1601 Neilson St
City : Utica
County : Oneida
State : New York
Agency : Utica PD
Officer(s) : Tyler Mowers, Bryan Gil
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Utica PD responded to a mental health crisis with possible suicidal ideation. They came in contact with David Litts who allegedly came at officers with a knife. Officers Tyler Mowers and Bryan Gil shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
Daniel Kroul McAlpin
Age :41
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/09/2022
Location : Clark Rd
City : Wawarsing
County : Ulster
State : New York
Agency : NY State Police
Officer(s) : Jason Wurtz
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Daniel McAlpin was in the midst of a mental health crisis, had access to a knife and was upset. Police arrived and tasered him, tried to arrest him and finally shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.loucksfh.com/obituaries/daniel-mcalpin-1
https://www.news10.com/news/orange-county/nysp-investigate-trooper-involved-shooting/
https://www.news10.com/news/ulster-county-news/trooper-who-fatally-shot-wawarsing-man-identified/
Angel Lopez 2 of 2
Age :22
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 08/21/2022
Location :
City : New York
County : Queens Borough
State : New York
Agency : NYPD
Officer(s) : Niketas Janios+Marya Cardona Quintero
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Two NYPD officers hunted an ATV for undisclosed reasons until it crashed into a Freightliner, killing the driver of the ATV and his passenger. Two NYPD officers in Queens have been stripped of their guns and shields in the aftermath of a deadly crash involving a stolen ATV and an 18-wheeler truck after police initially did not admit having chased them into the crash. "They was chasing them. One hundred percent we sure they were chasing them," family members said.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/21/nyregion/fatal-crash-queens-nypd.html
https://www.13abc.com/2022/08/21/2-men-killed-officer-involved-shooting-after-standoff/
Jeremy Ramos 1 of 2
Age :18
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 08/21/2022
Location : Unknown
City : New York
County : Queens Borough
State : New York
Agency : NYPD
Officer(s) : Niketas Janios, Marya Cardona Quintero
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Two NYPD officers hunted an ATV for undisclosed reasons until it crashed into a Freightliner, killing the driver of the ATV and his passenger. Two NYPD officers in Queens have been stripped of their guns and shields in the aftermath of a deadly crash involving a stolen ATV and an 18-wheeler truck after police initially did not admit having chased them into the crash. "They was chasing them. One hundred percent we sure they were chasing them," family members said.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/21/nyregion/fatal-crash-queens-nypd.html
https://www.13abc.com/2022/08/21/2-men-killed-officer-involved-shooting-after-standoff/
Christopher Stanton
Age :40
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 08/09/2022
Location : Country Route 67 and O’Hara
City : Durham
County : Greene
State : New York
Agency : New York State Patrol, Greene County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Fall from height
Event : Driver killed by fall from height during police chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
The New York State Police (NYSP) said that Christopher Stanton, 40, of Tannersville was chased for a traffic violation and died after falling down a steep, rocky embankment. Troopers said he was running from police after a traffic stop when he fell.
SOURCE LINKS :
David Fernandez
Age :40
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 08/03/2022
Location : Unknown
City : Inwood
County : Manhattan
State : New York
Agency : NYPD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by alleged police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A vehicle sped through a red light at an intersection in Inwood at very high speed and crashed onto the sidewalk, killing two bystanders. Police were seen on foot within seconds at the crash site, but police deny that they had been chasing the vehicle which some eyewitnesses had claimed. NYPD continue to deny their involvement in causing this crash.
.
TOTAL FATALITIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 2
SOURCE LINKS :
Security Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4ug6TnAeAQ&rco=1
Joel Adames
Age :31
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 08/03/2022
Location : Unknown
City : Inwood
County : Manhattan
State : New York
Agency : NYPD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by alleged police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A vehicle sped through a red light at an intersection in Inwood at very high speed and crashed onto the sidewalk, killing two bystanders. Police were seen on foot within seconds at the crash site, but police deny that they had been chasing the vehicle which some eyewitnesses had claimed. NYPD continue to deny their involvement in causing this crash.
.
TOTAL FATALITIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 2
SOURCE LINKS :
Security Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4ug6TnAeAQ&rco=1
Raymond Chaluisant
Age :18
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 07/17/2022
Location : Bronx
City : New York
County : Bronx
State : New York
Agency : NYPD
Officer(s) : Dion Middleton
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by corrections officer
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Raymond Chaluisant was shooting gel pellets from an Orbeez toy gun when he accidentally shot a correction officer in the back. Officer Dion Middleton killed him and was initially charged with manslaughter. He was cleared in October of 2024.
SOURCE LINKS :
Raul Hardy
Age :60
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 07/09/2022
Location : 205-17 116th Ave
City : Queens
County : Queens
State : New York
Agency : NYPD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
NYPD responded to a call about a man issuing vague threats to elected officials. Police allege that they arrived and he fired shots at them. Police shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://nypost.com/2022/07/10/nyc-man-shot-by-cops-was-mentally-ill-unhinged-neighbors/
https://nypost.com/2022/07/09/police-shoot-man-in-queens-threatening-to-kill-gov-kathy-hochul/
https://www.fox5ny.com/news/1-critical-after-police-involved-shooting-in-queens
https://nypost.com/2022/07/12/state-ag-opens-probes-into-fatal-civilian-shootings-by-nypd/
https://patch.com/new-york/new-york-city/man-shot-131-times-nypd-potential-suicide-cop-report
Malik Williams
Age :19
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 07/09/2022
Location : Flatbush Avenue and Nevins Street
City : Brooklyn
County : Kings
State : New York
Agency : NYPD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Malik Williams fled a traffic stop. NYPD shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.brooklynpaper.com/ag-investigate-death-malik-williams/
Nicholas L. “Bubby” Keiffer
Age :26
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 07/07/2022
Location : Unknown
City : Bethany
County : Orleans
State : New York
Agency : Genesee County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Motorcyclist (driver) killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Nicholas “Bubby” Keifer was killed after crashing his motorcycle on Route 63 in Bethany near Fargo Road as a result of a high-speed police chase. Just before impact, police allege that they called off the chase. A Genesee County deputy located the motorcycle on its side in a field along with the motorcyclist who died.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://orleanshub.com/medina-man-killed-in-motorcycle-crash-in-bethany/
Joshua De’Miguel Kavota
Age :33
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 06/29/2022
Location : 27 Bloomingdale
City : Saranac Lake
County : Franklin
State : New York
Agency : Saranac Lake Village PD
Officer(s) : Aaron Sharlow
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Saranac Lake Village PD were sent to a call about an alleged stabbing. Police arrived and claim that Joshua De’Miguel Kavota had a knife. They shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wcax.com/2022/07/12/authorities-release-video-saranac-lake-officer-involved-shooting/
https://www.mynbc5.com/article/saranac-lake-village-stewarts-shops/40458934
Kevin Colindres
Age :32
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 06/03/2022
Location : 59th + Hudson St
City : West New York
County : Hudson
State : New York
Agency : West New York PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Please act at a domestic violence call. They claim that Kevin Colindres fired a shot at them. They shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
Billy G. Lee
Age :51
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 05/13/2022
Location : Seneca Ave/Hunts Point Ave
City : Bronx
County : Bronx
State : New York
Agency : NYPD
Officer(s) : Undercover, not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during disturbance
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Undercover NYPD detectives allegedly overheard an argument in which Billy G. Lee stated that he wanted to get his gun. Police allege he fired his gun at them and they shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
Rameek Smith
Age :25
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 05/10/2022
Location : Bathgate Ave/Claremont Pkwy
City : Bronx
County : Bronx
State : New York
Agency : NYPD
Officer(s) : Dennis Vargas and John Eschevarria
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police under disputed circumstances
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
NYPD officers approached Rameek Smith, claiming he looked like he had a gun. He fled on foot and was chased. Police claims that he fired two shots after a block and a half. The officers shot and killed him. NYPD was widely accused of being dishonest about the above narrative. Eyewitness accuse police of fabricating the story that he fired shots and state that they executed a man who was running away from them and presented no threat to them.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yvun47vSwwM
https://bronx.com/investigation-opened-into-the-death-of-rameek-smith/
Edward Wilkins 2 of 2
Age :20
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 05/08/2022
Location : 567 Route 211 East
City : Wallkill
County : Orange
State : New York
Agency : NYPD
Officer(s) : Sean Armstead
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by jealous officer who committed suicide
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Edward Wilkins was a popular social media figure and dog walker for the dog business of a local cop’s wife. When the 35-year-old wife began an affair with Wilkins and her cop veteran husband found out, he tracked the pair to a hotel and when they emerged for lunch, he fired 16 bullets into Wilkins, killing him. He then reloaded and committed suicide.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://nypost.com/2022/05/09/nypd-officer-fatally-shoots-man-self-at-buffalo-wild-wings/
https://nypost.com/2022/05/10/who-was-the-other-man-in-bloody-upstate-love-triangle/
Jamie Feith
Age :34
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 04/29/2022
Location : 50 North Cross Road
City : Hyde Park
County : Dutchess
State : New York
Agency : Hyde Park PD
Officer(s) : Joshua Kemlage, Bryan Sweeney, Trooper Christopher Miller
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Jamie Feith was involved in some sort of domestic dispute for which police were sent. Police claimed that she held a pocket knife and attempted to attack them. Police used a taser and then shot and killed her. She had been a mother of 3.
Police released a body cam video in which she is seen holding something small in her hands that she is apparently trying to open which was identified as a pocket knife. The screenshots from the body cam do not suggest that she is any risk to police. While police attacked her with tasers and multiple deliberately lethal gunshots, her domestic partner is heard, begging police not to kill her who did so despite this. After police had fired several shots into her center mass at close range, he is heard yelling at the police not to kill him also. From the family’s standpoint, this killing should have been entirely avoidable. No officers were charged, and all shooter officers were cleared quickly.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.nyspnews.com/state-police-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-in-hyde-park.htm
https://midhudsonnews.com/2022/05/03/attorney-general-to-investigate-hyde-park-police-shooting-2/
Bryant Jackson
Age :28
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/20/2022
Location : 115 Elm St
City : Westchester
County : Westchester
State : New York
Agency : FBI
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during gun trafficking investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
The FBI conducted a gun trafficking investigation and tried to arrest three men. They claim that Bryant Jackson pushed an officer and fired a gun and injured him. An agent shot and killed him during this undercover operation
SOURCE LINKS :
https://news.yahoo.com/fbi-clayton-county-man-allegedly-174854924.html
https://westchester.news12.com/yonkers-pd-officer-suspect-taken-to-hospital-following-shooting
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/19/2022
Location : 537 Emerson St
City : Watertown
County : Jefferson
State : New York
Agency : Watertown PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Watertown Police were called to 537 Emerson Street for a report of a suicidal man with a gun. This resulted in a large police presence consisting of city police and the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office which responded with its Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected, or MRAP vehicle, all to confront a suicidal man. Emerson and other streets were blocked off for several hours while police waited outside the house with weapons drawn. Police used a ladder to push in an air conditioner on the second floor. Police continued to point guns at the home. The man inside the home committed suicide under police duress.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wwnytv.com/2023/04/19/heavy-police-presence-shuts-down-watertown-street/
Ronald Anthony Smith
Age :53
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/07/2022
Location : Eastern Pkwy/Schenectady Ave
City : New York
County : Kings
State : New York
Agency : NYPD
Officer(s) : Orkhan Mamedov, Eval Siegel
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Unhoused pedestrian killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Ronald Smith was an unhoused man in New York who was killed by a speeding NYPD van. Police were accused of not even trying to help him after hitting him. A lawsuit was filed.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://patch.com/new-york/prospectheights/nypd-van-fatally-hits-man-crown-heights-cops-say
Janet Jordan 2 of 2
Age :35
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 03/14/2022
Location : Wetmore Park
City : Rochester
County : Monroe
State : New York
Agency : Rochester PD
Officer(s) : Rochester PD
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by RPD cop Melvin Williams who committed suicide
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Janet Jordan was a 911 dispatcher killed by Rochester PD officer Melvin Williams who was later found with a self-inflicted fatal gunshot wound
SOURCE LINKS :
Michael Robles
Age :38
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 03/03/2022
Location : St. Pauls Avenue
City : New York
County : Staten Island
State : New York
Agency : NYPD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
NYPD chased an SUV until it crashed, killing the driver.
SOURCE LINKS :
James Huber
Age :39
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/12/2022
Location :
City : Buffalo
County : Erie
State : New York
Agency : New York State Patrol
Officer(s) : Anthony Nigro IV
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during attempted traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
James Huber was in Buffalo to support the Peace March of Canadian truckers. Police allege that he was speeding. He stopped on command. It is alleged that the trooper put a gun in his face and screamed F-bombs. Huber calmly said “go away”, reversed the car, was shot dead while the car lunged forward and hit concrete barrier.
SOURCE LINKS :
Troy Eames
Age :21
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/07/2022
Location : 4400 block of Riverview Road
City : Clay
County : Onondaga
State : New York
Agency : Clay County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Isaac Eames
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by his father, Officer Isaac Eames
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Troy Eames was the son of the deputy who killed him, then died of suicide. The officer had been investigated for grand larceny. His mother Karen Eames was shot in the face, hand, survived.The officer also killed the family dog.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-support-karen-andrew-and-troy
Lashawn McNeil
Age :47
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 01/21/2022
Location : W 135th Street
City : New York
County : New York
State : New York
Agency : NYPD
Officer(s) : Sumit Sulan
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during “shots fired” call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
NYPD officers arrived to a domestic disturbance call, found Lashawn McNeil in the home and when approaching him, he fired shots. Officers Wilbert D. Mora and Jason Rivera were killed and McNeil injured. McNeil suffered brain trauma and later died at the hospital.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/lashawn-mcneil-harlem-nypd-shooting-jason-rivera-wilbert-mora/
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/lashawn-mcneil-harlem-nypd-shooting-jason-rivera-wilbert-mora/
Yoskar Feliz
Age :27
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 01/20/2022
Location : Bronx Boulevard and E 224th Street
City : Bronx
County : Bronx
State : New York
Agency : NYPD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Drowned
Event : Drowned during police pursuit
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
NYPD responded to a burglary, found a man who fled and located him later. An officer allegedly deployed a taser. Police allege the man shot at them and jumped into the Bronx River. When police found him, he was dead.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.norwoodnews.org/breaking-a-man-has-been-shot-following-a-police-pursuit-in-wakefield-2/
https://www.cleveland19.com/2022/02/07/man-dies-by-suicide-during-maple-heights-police-chase/
Raishawn Jones
Age :38
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 01/14/2022
Location : 2301 Erwin Road
City : Durham
County : Durham
State : New York
Agency : Durham Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police in hospital
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Raishawn Jones was in police custody and receiving treatment for unknown reasons at Duke University Hospital. Durham PD allegesthat he got into a fight with a Durham Police officer and took the officer's gun when a Duke University Police Department officer shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/officer-shoots-man-custody-emergency-room-scuffle-82281425
Benjie Martinez
Age :46
Gender :Male
Race : Native American
Date : 01/07/2022
Location : E Main Street
City : Rochester
County : Monroe
State : New York
Agency : Rochester Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Rochester PD chased a vehicle across town, causing a fatal crash on East Main Street in downtown Rochester on Jan. 7, 2022. The Jeep being chased slammed into an uninvolved vehicle at St. Paul and East Main streets, killing one driver and seriously injuring a passenger. The chase had been the result of a Shotspotter alert to policewhich prompted the chase. Third party motorist Benjie Martinez was killed as a result
SOURCE LINKS :
Clarence Little
Age :45
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 01/04/2022
Location : 2120 Rockaway Parkway
City : New York
County : Brooklyn
State : New York
Agency : NYPD
Officer(s) : Gurvinder Singh, Carlos Delgado
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after armed robbery
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
NYPD were sent to an armed robbery and confronted Clarence Little. Police engaged in an altercation and claim that Clarence Little fire a shot at them. Police shot and killed him. The officers were cleared by the attorney general.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/reports/OSI%20Little%20Report.pdf