Death by Cop 2022-2024
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Michael Preston-Robinson II
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 11/18/2024
Location : 3800 block of Queen Anne Circle
City : Winston–Salem
County : Forsyth
State : North Carolina
Agency : Winston–Salem Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Intruder killed by police
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Winston Salem PD was sent to a home invasion in the 3800 block of Queen Circle where they found an intruder. Police shot and killed him. A second man was found dead in the home. It is not immediately clear how he died.
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TOTAL CASUALTIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 2 dead.
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ChrishawnTyquese Watson
Age :21
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 11/18/2024
Location : 3800 block of Queen Anne
City : Winston–Salem
County : Forsyth
State : North Carolina
Agency : Winston–Salem Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Intruder killed by police
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Winston Salem PD was sent to a home invasion in the 3800 block of Queen Circle where they found an intruder. Police shot and killed him. A second man was found dead in the home. It is not immediately clear how he died.
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TOTAL CASUALTIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 2 dead.
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Michael Rose
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 11/18/2024
Location : Rifle Ridge Road
City : Catawba county
County : Catawba
State : North Carolina
Agency : Catawba County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Deputies in Catawba County, North Carolina, responded to a suicide call around 8:41 p.m. on Rifle Ridge Road. They encountered Michael Rose, who was armed, threatening self-harm, and refused to cooperate or engage in communication with the deputies. SWAT bore down on Rose continued for hours, extending past midnight. Around 1 a.m., deputies heard what they believed was a gunshot from inside the home, followed by smokeemanating from the residence.Members of a special tactics unit entered the home due to the situation escalating.During their entry, Rose fired a shot at one of the unit members.In response, the officer returned fire, fatally striking Rose.Rose was declared dead at the scene. An elderly woman was rescued from the home without injury.
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Kayla Lynne Taylor
Age :33
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 10/31/2024
Location : Interstate 85
City : Salisbury
County : Davidson
State : North Carolina
Agency : Salisbury Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase cras
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Salisbury PD chased a Mazda at high-speed for undisclosed reasons until it crashed. The passenger, Kayla and Taylor, was killed.
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Justin Patrick Andrews
Age :41
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 10/28/2024
Location : Covered Bridge Road and Loop Road
City : Clayton
County : Johnston
State : North Carolina
Agency : Clayton Police Department
Officer(s) : Not disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Justin Patrick Andrews was experiencing a mental health crisis during which police shot and killed him.
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Wiley Jarvis Casstevens
Age :63
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 10/21/2024
Location : Armstrong Road in the Bethel Road section
City : Jonesville
County : Wilkes
State : North Carolina
Agency : Wilkes Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Wilkes County deputies arrived to arrest Wiley Jarvis Casstevens for incest and violation of a protective order and shot and killed him in the process.
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Desmund Louis Moore
Age :42
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 10/17/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Mount Airy
County : Surry
State : North Carolina
Agency : Mount Airy Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during pursuit by car and K9
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Mount Airy PD chased Desmond Lewis Moore in a vehicle upon a report of unspecified “suspicious vehicle.” Police later, added that he may have been involved or have knowledge of a prior homicide. It is not clear which of the two were the reasons for the chase at the onset. Police chased the vehicle into a head-on crash with another vehicle. Three people ran from the car and Moore and a female fled into a wooded area on foot. More was apparently approached or attacked by a K9 and fired shots. Police engaged in a shootout, killing him. The police dog died from gunshot wounds. It is unclear at this time whose bullets struck the animal.
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Nelson Javier Funez Reyes
Age :37
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 09/22/2024
Location : Arrowhead Road
City : Charlotte
County : Charlotte Mecklenburg
State : North Carolina
Agency : Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department
Officer(s) : Joshua Heater, Officer Hoody
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Two patrol officers saw Nelson Reyes and pulled him over due to warrants for a previous assault. Police engaged in an unknown altercation with him during which he shot and injured an officer and was killed by the second patrol officer.
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Stuart Chad Mast
Age :48
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/13/2024
Location : Sheets Bridge
City : Ashe County
County : Ashe
State : North Carolina
Agency : Ashe County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Unknown
Event : Died during arrest after altercation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Ashe County deputies tried to traffic-stop a motorcyclist. He eventually stopped, but was allegedly uncooperative with police. Police admit to an altercation during arrest and state that he died during arrest. Officers gave him Narcan. It is not known whether he was intoxicated as a contributing factor, and how much violence during arrest contributed to his death.
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Devonte Eugene Scott
Age :26
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 09/10/2024
Location : Stoney Creek Village shopping center on 6307 Burlington Road
City : Whitsett
County : Guilford
State : North Carolina
Agency : Guilford County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after attempted Brinks truck robbery
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Guildford County deputies shot a man who had allegedly tried to rob a Brinks truck.
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Alexander Komthongpane
Age :33
Gender :Male
Race : Asian
Date : 08/27/2024
Location : Freedom Drive
City : Charlotte
County : Charlotte-Mecklenburg
State : North Carolina
Agency : Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department recognized Alexander Komthongpane from a series of thefts of car tires and catalytic converters at the airport. They chased him until he crashed on Freedom Drive and died.
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Chad Owen Herman
Age :59
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 08/27/2024
Location : 107 Chatham Road
City : Asheville
County : Buncombe
State : North Carolina
Agency : Asheville Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during “man with a gun” call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Asheville PD responded to a call that a man had pointed a rifle at someone. Police arrived in the man, identified as 59-year-old Chad Owen Herman, locked himself into the home. Herman had allegedly had a fight with a contract city worker who was installing water meters. During the altercation, Herman allegedly hit the man with a shovel and injured him. Police shot and killed him. The exact details are unknown.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.bpr.org/bpr-news/2024-08-27/man-shot-and-killed-by-asheville-police-in-north-asheville
Brian Lavon Battle
Age :29
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 08/23/2024
Location : I-485
City : Charlotte
County : Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department
State : North Carolina
Agency : Bystander killed by police chase crash
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A man called Charlotte-Mecklenburg and reported a stolen vehicle on the shoulder of the I-485. When police arrived, the man who had reported the stolen vehicle and stood on the shoulder, was hit by a motorhome exiting the freeway while at least two police vehicles were also involved in the crash. The person who had been waiting for police was killed.
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Delfina Sanchez-Eusebio
Age :43
Gender :Female
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 08/18/2024
Location : Highway 87
City : Spring Lake
County : Harnett
State : North Carolina
Agency : State Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
North Carolina State Highway Patrol chased a vehicle at high speed until it crashed into a bystander Honda in an intersection, killing the passenger in the Honda. Two other people were sent to the hospital with serious injuries.
This was the second fatality police chase in 3 months at the exact same intersection.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 08/18/2024
Location : Highway 87
City : Spring Lake
County : Harnett
State : North Carolina
Agency : State Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
North Carolina State Highway Patrol chased a vehicle at high speed until it crashed into a bystander Honda in an intersection, killing the passenger in the Honda. Two other people were sent to the hospital with serious injuries.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :16
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 08/15/2024
Location : South Miami Boulevard
City : Morrisville
County : Durham
State : North Carolina
Agency : Morrisville Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Durham PD chased a carjacker until the car crashed and the 16-year-old driver died.
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Tyshawn Demmoris Barnes
Age :28
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 08/13/2024
Location : 122 Sierra Leone
City : Windsor
County : Bertie
State : North Carolina
Agency : Bertie County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Bertie County deputies were sent to the home of Tyshawn Barnes for an involuntary mental health commitment order. Police announced over the loudspeaker orders for Barnes to come out. A family member came out with his hands up as it was evident the residents were worried about police. Barnes exited the residence. Police claim he had a firearm. The weapon did not discharge and he went back into the residence, came out, fired a shot at a patrol vehicle. Police shot Barnes. Three deputies fired shots, killing him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjqyKVc8mfQ
https://www.witn.com/2024/08/14/bertie-county-sheriff-man-who-attemped-shoot-deputies-shot-killed/
Ryan Ricky Houston
Age :40
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 08/06/2024
Location : Unknown
City : McDowell County
County : McDowell
State : North Carolina
Agency : McDowell County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash (other driver also killed)
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police allege that Ryan Rickey Houston stole a vehicle and may have killed a woman. Police chased him for an extended period time on August 2 on Interstate 26 when he crashed with retired police chief of Marshall PD Mike Boone. Both drivers, Houston and Boone, died in the crash.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wyff4.com/article/murder-deadly-crash-chief-fugitive-north-carolina/61806354
Name Not Disclosed
Age :17
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 08/05/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Greensboro
County : Guilford
State : North Carolina
Agency : Greensboro Police Department
Officer(s) : Sgt. A.J. Smith, Officer S.J. Cox, N.T. Bandaly
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Greensboro PD spotted a vehicle they wanted to stop due to a previous incident and began to chase. Police state that they used containment method that caused the vehicle to crash into a police car. This may be a Grappler. The vehicle fled and crashed again, killing the driver.
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Branden O’Brian Graham
Age :35
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 07/30/2024
Location : 2828 N Rowland Avenue
City : Lumberton
County : Robeson
State : North Carolina
Agency : Lumberton Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Lumberton police were sent to the women’s clinic on Rowland Avenue for reports of a man firing shots near the clinic. Police arrived and a foot chase began. Police lost side of him and found him nearby, dead from alleged suicide.
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Willie Thomas Lovett
Age :54
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 07/28/2024
Location : Judge Hardy Street
City : Maury
County : Greene
State : North Carolina
Agency : Greene County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Cognitively impaired man killed by police after being confused and wandering into neighboring home
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Greene County deputies allege that Willie Lovett arrived and broke into a home and fought deputies and they had to shoot and kill him. His son explained that his father had dementia, was a gentle person but that he had apparently wandered into a house that looked much like his own one street over when he was confronted and killed by police who mistook him for a burglar. The family has linked photos of Lovett’s home and the home where he was shot and they are linked in the Source Links below. The homes look nearly identical. The family can be reached for direct support at the linked FB page of Jakel Lovett below.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wcti12.com/news/local/son-in-disbelief-after-dad-shot-by-greene-county-deputy
https://www.witn.com/2024/07/29/family-man-killed-deputy-involved-shooting-maury-speaks-out/
Jakel Lovett FB page with more information:
https://www.facebook.com/jakel.lovett/
Pierre Ramseur
Age :33
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 07/22/2024
Location : Elite Comfort Solutions at 1115 Farrington St
City : Conover
County : Catawba
State : North Carolina
Agency : Catawba County’s Special Tactics and Response (STAR) Team
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during attempted arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
The Catawba County’s Special Tactics and Response (STAR) Team tried to arrest Pierre Ramseur on several misdemeanor and felony charges, allege that he “attempted to strike” officers with his car and may have struck police cars. Police shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://hickoryrecord.com/news/local/crime-courts/catawba-county-deputies-shoot-kill-wanted-man-in-conover-nc/article_24e21cf2-4888-11ef-b5c1-4fdf9e74561c.html
https://whky.com/suspect-killed-after-reportedly-attempting-to-strike-officers-with-vehicle/
Derrion Sonjay Legrand 3 of 3
Age :15
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 07/17/2024
Location : West Market Street and East Lake Drive
City : Greensboro
County : Guilford
State : North Carolina
Agency : Greensboro Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : 3 teenagers killed by police chase head-on crash with police vehicle
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Greensboro PD saw a car with teenagers driving the wrong way and escalated a chase. With police chasing behind them, police also entered toward them and a police vehicle collided head-on with the vehicle, killing 3 teenagers.
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Brandon Bowie 2 of 3
Age :14
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 07/17/2024
Location : West Market Street and East Lake Drive
City : Greensboro
County : Guilford
State : North Carolina
Agency : Greensboro Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : 3 teenagers killed by police chase head-on crash with police vehicle
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Greensboro PD saw a car with teenagers driving the wrong way and escalated a chase. With police chasing behind them, police also entered toward them and a police vehicle collided head-on with the vehicle, killing 3 teenagers.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.gofundme.com/f/mszb2-services?lang=en_US&utm_campaign=fp_sharesheet&utm_medium=customer
Kenyan Saxton 1 of 3
Age :14
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 07/17/2024
Location : West Market Street and East Lake Drive
City : Greensboro
County : Guilford
State : North Carolina
Agency : Greensboro Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : 3 teenagers killed by police chase head-on crash with police vehicle
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Greensboro PD saw a car with teenagers driving the wrong way and escalated a chase. With police chasing behind them, police also entered toward them and a police vehicle collided head-on with the vehicle, killing 3 teenagers.
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Arnoldo Montenegro
Age :22
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 07/14/2024
Location : Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
City : Winston-Salem
County : Forsyth
State : North Carolina
Agency : Winston-Salem Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police responded to a disturbance involving a knife and found Arnoldo Montenegro flat. Please escalated a chase against his Dodge charger that ended after he apparently hit some police cars and eventually crashed and died.
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Daniel Leslie Edwards
Age :36
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 07/13/2024
Location : Business Loop 70
City : Columbia
County : Boone
State : North Carolina
Agency : Boone County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Motorcyclist killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Boone County deputies chased Daniel Edwards on a motorcycle until he crashed and died. Police said he had a suspended license and a small amount of methamphetamine on him.
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Corey Jay Reynolds
Age :34
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 07/11/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Carteret County
County : Carteret
State : North Carolina
Agency : Greensboro Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Corey Jay Reynolds was wanted for statutory rape of an underage minor in another county and was located in Carteret County with his family. Police escalated a standoff that lasted all day until he shot and killed himself under police duress.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://myfox8.com/news/wanted-greensboro-rape-suspect-dead-after-standoff-deputies-say/
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Native American
Date : 07/09/2024
Location : Qualla Boundary
City : Cherokee
County : Cherokee
State : North Carolina
Agency : Cherokee Police
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police on tribal land
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Cherokee Police shot and killed a person in the Qualla Boundary on Cherokee tribal land. The killing is being investigated by the FBI as a Native American victim is involved. Identity and details of the shooting have not been released.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://smokymountainnews.com/news/item/38032-officer-involved-shooting-in-cherokee-leaves-one-dead
Gregory Wayne Holden
Age :77
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 07/08/2024
Location : The Artisan at Biltmore Park
City : Asheville
County : Buncombe
State : North Carolina
Agency : Asheville Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Asheville PD were called to a domestic violence event and found a woman with a gunshot wound to the head outside of the home. Gregory Wayne Holden was apparently locked inside of the apartment. Police created a standoff and used drones to enter the apartment. They found Holden dead from suicide.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wyff4.com/article/shoot-north-carolina-apartment-woman-man-dead/61534174
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 07/02/2024
Location : US-19 and Bertha Saunooke Rd
City : Cherokee
County : Swain
State : North Carolina
Agency : Cherokee Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police traffic-stopped a vehicle that did not stop and then rolled away. Police shouted to stop and then fired, killing the driver. An eyewitness described the scene and added that the person who was killed had been “a very good person.”
SOURCE LINKS :
https://wlos.com/news/local/fbi-one-person-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting-in-cherokee
Keonte Shakir Forney
Age :28
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 07/02/2024
Location : I-40
City : Iredell County
County : Iredell
State : North Carolina
Agency : North Carolina State Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A North Carolina State Highway Patrol trooper stopped to check on 2 men changing a tire. The men drove away and the trooper escalated a chase that ended when the vehicle crashed into the back of a Fed Ex truck. Passenger Keonte Shakir Forney died at the scene.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://whky.com/pursuit-results-in-fatal-crash-man-charged-in-connection-to-death-of-passenger/
Shakoor Quayon Williams
Age :33
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 07/02/2024
Location : Kings Cross Apartments in the 5700 block of Ivanhoe Court
City : Fayetteville
County : Cumberland
State : North Carolina
Agency : Fayetteville County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Deliberately killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Fayetteville PD arrived at the Kings Court Apartments in Ivanhoe Court to arrest a man for a homicide warrant. He locked himself in the apartment and when he came out, he was allegedly armed and police engaged him in a shootout. Police shot him. He fell and according to an eyewitness, he threw his hands up and was still alive when police walked up and fired 7-10 more shots into him. “They finished him,” stated the eyewitness. Shakoor Williams died.
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Dallas Loyd Gragg
Age :34
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/28/2024
Location : Ninth Avenue Drive Northeast
City : Hickory
County : Catawba
State : North Carolina
Agency : Catawba County Sheriff’s Office SWAT
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police arrived to arrest a man on outstanding warrants. He locked himself inside of the home and SWAT was called. SWAT bore down on the residence for 5 hours until police breached entry and found the man dead. Police have not clarified so far how he died.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.yahoo.com/news/standoff-swat-tries-man-hickory-014535082.html
Neil Patrick Thomas
Age :63
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/17/2024
Location : The Grape Escape vineyard on 3583 Bethesda Road
City : Lexington
County : Davidson
State : North Carolina
Agency : Davidson County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during shootout
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police arrived at an active domestic dispute with patrol cars, a helicopter and drones and K9s when a shootout occurred. Neil Thomas fired shots at his wife who escaped. He shot his 4 dogs. Police shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wxii12.com/article/davidson-county-the-grape-escape-vineyard-lexington/61147768
Yerkoy Rayshun Shuler
Age :42
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 06/14/2024
Location : Sheraton and Leo Street
City : Winston-Salem
County : Winston-Salem
State : North Carolina
Agency : Winston-Salem Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Unknown
Event : Died in back of police vehicle
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Yerkoy Shuler was visiting Winston-Salem because his daughter was graduating. Police traffic-stopped him and for unknown reasons asked him to step out of the car. He complied but police claim he tried to reach for something in his car. Police then subdued and handcuffed him and placed him in the back of a police car. He died in the police car from so far unknown causes. Police referred to his death being caused by a “medical episode.” Autopsy results were not made available by police so far.
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Steven Ryan Todd
Age :34
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/13/2024
Location : S Kerr Ave and Wilshire Blvd
City : Wilmington
County : New Hanover
State : North Carolina
Agency : Wilmington Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during police chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Wilmington PD were looking for Steven Ryan Todd for a previous event and located him and escalated a car chase that ended when he ran into a police vehicle and a utility pole. Police shot and killed him under unclear circumstances after the crash.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wect.com/2024/06/14/active-law-enforcement-scene-wilshire-blvd-s-kerr-avenue/
https://www.wwaytv3.com/details-released-about-wilmington-officer-involved-deadly-shooting/
Adam Kyle Tipton
Age :36
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/07/2024
Location : Sycamore Cove
City : Buncombe County
County : Buncombe
State : North Carolina
Agency : Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
According to Adam Tipton’s fiancée, he was chased by police until he crashed and died at Sycamore Cove in Buncombe County in North Carolina. He had been an Army vet with PTSD. His family was not told any details of what transpired. This entry is made with the documentation confirming his death via obituary and statements by his family members how, where and when he died as a result of a police chase police have not publicly acknowledged at this time. Even the DA complained that he had not been informed by police that this crash happened.
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Jammie Mitchell
Age :39
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 06/05/2024
Location : 701 New River Dr
City : Jacksonville
County : Onslow
State : North Carolina
Agency : Jacksonville Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Jacksonville PD were sent to a domestic disturbance. Six family members were evacuated while Jammie Mitchell locked himself in the house. When he emerged, he allegedly fired shots. Police shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.witn.com/2024/06/06/police-release-name-man-killed-officer-involved-shooting-wednesday/
Aidan Joseph Gambone
Age :18
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/03/2024
Location : Zebulon Road near Lewisburg Road
City : Wake County
County : Wake
State : North Carolina
Agency : Wake County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Wake County deputies tried to stop a speeding vehicle and escalated a chase that ended when Aidan Joseph Gambone crashed the vehicle and died.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://abc11.com/post/wake-county-chase-ends-crash-road-closed/14904998/