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.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wxii12.com/article/north-carolina-winston-salem-polcie-investigate-officer-involved-shooting/62933529

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wxii12.com/article/north-carolina-winston-salem-polcie-investigate-officer-involved-shooting/62933529

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.qcnews.com/news/u-s/north-carolina/catawba-county/conover-suspect-accused-of-shooting-at-deputy-is-killed-sheriff/

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wbtv.com/2024/11/16/woman-killed-teen-driver-charged-after-chase-ends-with-crash-davidson-co/

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wral.com/story/clayton-man-wanted-on-domestic-violence-charges-dies-by-suicide-during-police-encounter/21695309/

https://www.cbs17.com/news/local-news/johnston-county-news/clayton-police-closure-covered-bridge-road-near-loop-road/

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.journalpatriot.com/news/man-dies-in-officer-involved-shooting/article_206bd506-1f69-53f5-a074-067ea19c946f.html

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://abc11.com/post/yarborough-road-shooting-murder-suspect-identified-large-day-after-deadly-double-cumberland-county/15435417/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQnk_3blrhA

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=earsF9M6SN0

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/crime/man-dies-during-arrest-ashe-county-north-carolina-narcan-fight-with-deputies/275-921e544a-54e4-4af7-9d86-d5faf96683a3

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://myfox8.com/news/north-carolina/piedmont-triad/person-seriously-injured-in-shooting-in-whitsett/

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkNvdRdNi3Echarlott

https://www.wccbcharlotte.com/2024/08/29/man-killed-in-car-crash-wanted-for-stealing-tires-at-airport/

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFdethaEl4g

https://www.charlottenc.gov/cmpd/News-Information/Newsroom/Two-Officers-Injured-Civilian-Killed-in-Crash-8-22-2024

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wral.com/story/one-dead-two-hospitalized-after-murder-suspect-crashes-into-car-during-high-speed-chase-in-spring-lake/21583087/

https://abc11.com/post/deadly-police-chase-time-3-months-high-speed-pursuit-ends-deadly-crash-spring-lake-intersection/15199479/

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wral.com/story/one-dead-two-hospitalized-after-murder-suspect-crashes-into-car-during-high-speed-chase-in-spring-lake/21583087/

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wral.com/story/man-dies-in-crash-on-s-miami-boulevard-in-durham-after-police-chase-in-morrisville/21578665/

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/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtO7oNihkF4

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://myfox8.com/news/north-carolina/greensboro/1-dead-after-crash-involving-greensboro-police-vehicle-chase-police-say/

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://wpde.com/newsletter-daily/gunman-shoots-at-officers-then-himself-outside-lumberton-womens-health-clinic-self-inflicted-gunshot-wound-southeastern-gun-violence-brandon-graham-parking-lot-investigation#

https://www.wmbfnews.com/2024/07/31/man-had-gun-medical-center-shot-officers-before-shooting-himself-nc-police-say/

https://www.wbtw.com/news/state-regional-news/lumberton/man-who-brought-gun-into-womens-health-clinic-shoots-himself-after-shooting-at-lumberton-police-authorities-say/

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.wnct.com/news/suspect-dies-after-being-shot-by-deputy-in-greene-county-investigation-underway/

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://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/suspect-killed-officer-involved-shooting-catawba-county-deputies-say/DAHCU23P3BCTXNXI6FOZXJPPUE/

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/

https://www.wccbcharlotte.com/2024/07/23/authorities-suspect-killed-after-attempting-to-strike-officers-with-his-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.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/traffic/crash-shuts-down-walker-ave-both-directions/83-5799aad0-e8d5-4196-96f6-ca9b87ed136b

https://www.wral.com/story/three-teens-killed-in-high-speed-police-chase-after-crashing-into-officer-s-car/21530837/

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.wfmynews2.com/article/traffic/crash-shuts-down-walker-ave-both-directions/83-5799aad0-e8d5-4196-96f6-ca9b87ed136b

https://www.wral.com/story/three-teens-killed-in-high-speed-police-chase-after-crashing-into-officer-s-car/21530837/

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://myfox8.com/news/north-carolina/greensboro/greensboro-community-remembers-three-teens-killed-in-crash/

https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/traffic/crash-shuts-down-walker-ave-both-directions/83-5799aad0-e8d5-4196-96f6-ca9b87ed136b

https://www.wral.com/story/three-teens-killed-in-high-speed-police-chase-after-crashing-into-officer-s-car/21530837/

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://myfox8.com/news/north-carolina/winston-salem/1-dead-after-police-pursuit-head-on-crash-on-martin-luther-king-jr-drive-in-winston-salem/

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/local/motorcyclist-killed-in-midnight-chase-with-county-law-enforcement/article_eca40c7c-4122-11ef-a9a1-5bcede7f6a6e.html

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://www.wavy.com/news/north-carolina/wanted-greensboro-man-found-dead-in-eastern-north-carolina-identified-by-officials/

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wral.com/story/murder-suspect-killed-in-shootout-with-fayetteville-police-barricaded-himself-for-hours/21507781/

https://www.wral.com/story/man-wanted-in-may-murder-killed-in-shootout-with-fayetteville-police-after-hours-long-standoff/21507781/

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://myfox8.com/news/north-carolina/piedmont-triad/large-law-enforcement-response-to-caller-in-danger-in-davidson-county/

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/news/local/deadly-traffic-stop-winston-salem-north-carolina/83-8a3c2aa6-52b5-4c01-bb38-ae3beb486544

https://journalnow.com/news/local/crime-courts/video-shows-yerkoy-allen-being-removed-from-winston-salem-police-car/article_245d6564-2e59-11ef-8cdf-af3c89d3c557.html

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://wlos.com/news/local/buncombe-county-fatal-crash-high-speed-chase-pursuit-vehicle-sheriffs-office-charlotte-highway-grieving-mother

https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2024/06/17/us-army-veteran-dies-in-collision-after-buncombe-sheriff-vehicle-chase/74082430007/

https://www.washburndorsey.com/obituaries/adam-tipton-36

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/

https://www.wcti12.com/news/local/armed-standoff-in-jacksonville-ends-with-suspect-killed-six-rescued#

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/

https://www.cbs17.com/news/local-news/wake-county-news/wake-forest-teen-killed-in-crash-was-clocked-at-nearly-115-mph-before-wake-county-chase-even-started-officials-say/