Death by Cop 2022-2024
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Curtis Roy Young
Age :40
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/09/2022
Location : NC Highway 27W
City : Johnsonville
County : Moore
State : North Carolina
Agency : Harnett County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Harnett County deputies responded to a call that a man was mentally unstable and possibly armed. Police arrived and shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.cbs17.com/news/harnett-county-deputy-involved-in-shooting-near-cameron/
Michael Angelo Gales
Age :37
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 05/31/2022
Location : Whispering Hills Dr/Meadowcreek Village Dr
City : Locust
County : Stanly
State : North Carolina
Agency : Locust PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police tried to traffic-stop Michael Angelo Gales but he kept driving. When he stopped, police alleged that he came out of his car and police engaged him in a physical fight. He allegedly pulled a gun out and fired at officers. They shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/michael-gales-obituary?id=35383357
Mark “Tony” Anthony Diaz
Age :21
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 05/30/2022
Location : Harmony Dr/Solo Dr
City : Siler City
County : Chatham
State : North Carolina
Agency : North Carolina Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Rodney N. Cook
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
North Carolina Highway Patrol initiated a traffic stop on Tony Diaz. They claimed that he exited the vehicle with a gun. They shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.knottsandsonfuneralhome.com/obituary/MrMarkTony-Diaz
https://abc11.com/state-trooper-deadly-shooting-siler-city-mark-anthony-diaz/11935563/
Jeffery Moctezuma Noyola
Age :19
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 05/29/2022
Location : 232 Newsome Rd
City : King
County : Stokes
State : North Carolina
Agency : King PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
King PD pulled over a vehicle for a traffic violation. Several individuals ran from the car. One man fired a shot at police. They shot and killed him. This is the official police narrative and no eyewitness or BWC video can be found at this time.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.spencerfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Jeffrey-Moctezuma-Noyola?obId=25144256
https://www.wxii12.com/article/stokes-county-police-officer-shot-suspect-is-dead/40135694#
Marvin Daye Atkinson 2 of 2
Age :43
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 05/09/2022
Location : Hwy 301/Bay Valley Rd
City : Kenly
County : Johnston
State : North Carolina
Agency : North Carolina State Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
North Carolina State Highway Patrol was conducting speed enforcement in Wilson County when a black Dodge Charger passed troopers at high speed. Troopers started chasing the car into Johnston County when the car crossed over into oncoming traffic and slammed into a white Ford pickup. Two third-party motorists were killed in the police chase crash.
The two victims who died in the crash were Marvin Daye Atkinson, 43, of Selma, and Thatis Eugene Mickens, 56, also of Selma.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://abc11.com/head-on-crash-deadly-johnston-county-high-speed-chase/11831280/
Thatis Eugene Mickens-Brooks 1 of 2
Age :56
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 05/09/2022
Location : Hwy 301/Bay Valley Rd
City : Kenly
County : Johnston
State : North Carolina
Agency : North Carolina State Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
North Carolina State Highway Patrol was doing a speed enforcement in Wilson County when a black Dodge Charger passed troopers at high speed. Troopers started chasing the car into Johnston County when the car crossed over into oncoming traffic and slammed into a white Ford pickup. Two third-party motorists were killed in the police chase crash.
The two victims who died in the crash were Marvin Daye Atkinson, 43, of Selma, and Thatis Eugene Mickens, 56, also of Selma.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://abc11.com/head-on-crash-deadly-johnston-county-high-speed-chase/11831280/
Reuel Rodriguez-Nunez
Age :37
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 05/07/2022
Location : 2800 Rock Quarry Rd Raleigh Police SE District Station
City : Raleigh
County : Wake
State : North Carolina
Agency : Raleigh PD
Officer(s) : P.W. Coates
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during alleged vandalism
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Reuel Rodriguez-Nunez Lily threw cups of lit gasoline at cars at the Raleigh police department station. Multiple officers fired an unknown number of shots, killing him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.rawstory.com/police-raleigh-molotov-cocktails/
https://abc11.com/reuel-rodrigues-nunez-rpd-policy-raleigh-police-de-escalation/11945392/
Leona Hayward
Age :24
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 04/09/2022
Location : Highway 24
City : Roseboro
County : Sampson
State : North Carolina
Agency : Sampson County Sheriff’s O
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police clocked Ryan Squires as speeding and escalated an aggressive chase that ended when the vehicle left the road and crashed, killing the driver, Ryan Squires, and passenger Leona Hayward.
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TOTAL FATALITIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 2
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Ryan Andrew Squires
Age :34
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/09/2022
Location : Highway 24
City : Roseboro
County : Sampson
State : North Carolina
Agency : Sampson County Sheriff’s
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police clocked Ryan Squires as speeding and escalated an aggressive chase that ended when the vehicle left the road and crashed, killing the driver, Ryan Squires, and passenger Leona Hayward.
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TOTAL FATALITIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 2
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Ezekiel Anthony Troyon
Age :32
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/06/2022
Location : X-Way Road
City : Laurinburg
County : Scotland
State : North Carolina
Agency : Laurenburg Police Department
Officer(s) : Not dis
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Laurinburg PD side vehicle behind the local business and approach the driver in an unknown way. He drove away. Police escalated a chase until he lost control and crashed and died.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wmbfnews.com/2022/04/06/man-dies-scotland-county-crash-after-leading-police-pursuit/
Malcolm Trieste Staton
Age :30
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/15/2022
Location : 1800 Walkup Avenue
City : Monroe
County : Union
State : North Carolina
Agency : Union County
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Union County deputies used three unmarked police cars to surround Malcolm Trieste Staton. They allege that he tried to drive away. He collided with 2 police cars and was shot and killed in front of a woman and 3 children in his vehicle.
SOURCE LINKS :
Thomas Lester Ketelsen
Age :60
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/12/2022
Location : I-95
City : Nashville
County : Nash
State : North Carolina
Agency : Nash County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash after bank robbery
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
The Nash County Sheriff's Office said that Thomas Ketelsen had robbed a bank and died in a police chase crash after the robbery.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.carolinacoastonline.com/regional/article_35ec5f1e-a248-11ec-bc3b-9bf0f0efb0e5.html
https://www.witn.com/2022/03/12/police-alleged-bank-robber-dies-crash-after-police-chase/
Brandon Gale Combs
Age :29
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/13/2022
Location : 967 Concord Parkway S
City : Concord
County : Cabarrus
State : North Carolina
Agency : Concord PD
Officer(s) : Timothy Larson
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during alleged attempted auto theft
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Concord PD Officer Timothy Larson alleged that he saw Brandon Gayle combs trying to steal a vehicle. The further alleged that he approached him and combs ignored his commands to stop. Officer Larson engaged him in a physical fight during which he shot and killed him. The family was shown the body cam, but this was not released to the public. The footage allegedly shows that the officer fires five times from a distance of 5-10 feet and hits Combs, pauses to call in the report, and then fires again. Officer Larsen was fired but not charged. He then filed a lawsuit against the city, demanding his job back, the outcome of which is unknown at this time.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.thehour.com/news/article/Police-shoot-kill-burglary-suspect-in-North-16915011.php
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/crime/article258355493.html
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article262939718.html
North Carolina district attorney has announced she won't prosecute
https://www.thederrick.com/ap/national/da-nc-officer-wont-face-charges-in-fatal-auto-lot-shooting/article_961becab-8f14-5a88-9bd6-323a9bec70e8.html
Makari Smith
Age :23
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/09/2022
Location : 7500 block of Reavis Rd
City : Stovall
County : Granville
State : North Carolina
Agency : Granville County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health welfare check
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Granville county deputies were called to check on Makari Smith who had known mental health issues. Police arrived and allegedly found him with a gun. Police alleged that he shot once away from them. They shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
Timothy Allen Sarver
Age :46
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/07/2022
Location : Unknown
City : Sneads Ferry
County : Onslow
State : North Carolina
Agency : Onslow County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Onslow County deputies chased a stolen vehicle until it crashed, killing Tobias Carr and Timothy Sarver, two inmates who had recently escaped from Tennessee prisons. Both died in a crash during police chase.
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TOTAL NUMBER OF FATALITIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 2
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Michael Shane Carver
Age :38
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/05/2022
Location : 1700 block of Woolie Road
City : Lincolnton
County : Lincoln
State : North Carolina
Agency : Lincoln County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Michael Shane Carver was shot and killed by a Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputy after dragging him through a field while fleeing a traffic stop.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wbtv.com/2022/02/05/suspect-shot-killed-after-deputy-drug-through-field-lincoln-co/
Cynthia Coe
Age :55
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/31/2022
Location : Elm St/Second St
City : Lumberton
County : Robeson
State : North Carolina
Agency : Lumberton PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party driver killed by speeding police vehicle
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Cynthia Coe, 55, was driving down the street in her Hyundai Electra on January 31, 2022, she was hit head-on and killed by a vehicle owned by Lumberton PD that had been chasing another driver. The chase had started when police spotted a vehicle reported stolen earlier that day. Cynthia Coe’s passenger was seriously injured.
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Anthony Frontell Gerald
Age :33
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 01/12/2022
Location : Roberts Avenue
City : Lumberton
County : Robeson
State : North Carolina
Agency : Lumberton Police Departmen
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Lumberton police chase vehicle for unknown reasons at high speed until it struck a KFC sign and ejected two of the three occupants of the vehicle. A 21-year old man sustained life-threatening injuries and was flown to the hospital with unknown survival outcome. A 33-year-old man, Anthony Gerald, was killed.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wmbfnews.com/2022/01/12/one-dead-two-injured-after-high-speed-chase-ends-crash-nc/
Charles Walker Piquet
Age :51
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/12/2022
Location : 109 West NC Hwy 54
City : Durham
County : Durham
State : North Carolina
Agency : Durham PD
Officer(s) : Richard Gamboa, Brittney Vasquez
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Charles Walker Piquet was experiencing a severe mental health crisis and was cutting his own neck with broken glass, then allegedly attacked a convenience store clerk at a gas station. Durham PD arrived and shot him dead.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.cbs17.com/news/durham-police-involved-in-shooting-at-gas-station-on-highway-54/
https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article257549133.html
Jose Daniel Argueta Turcinos
Age :43
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 01/12/2022
Location : I-440
City : Raleigh
County : Wake
State : North Carolina
Agency : Raleigh Police Department
Officer(s) : Officer Begin, Officer A.A. Smith
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after car crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Raleigh PD responded to a call about a car crash. They found an intoxicated man who allegedly had a knife. Police fired both tasers and bullets and killed Jose Daniel Argueta Turcinos.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article257230662.html
https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article258004568.html
Jose Daniel Argueta Turcios
Age :43
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 01/11/2022
Location : I-440 & US-401
City : Raleigh
County : Wake
State : North Carolina
Agency : Raleigh Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after car crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Jose Turcios allegedly crashed his vehicle, was intoxicated and had a knife. Police fired tasers and then shot and killed him. The killing was justified by the prosecuting attorney.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article257230662.html
https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article258004568.html
Micky Brown
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 01/11/2022
Location : TuckaseegeeRd+Daleview Dr
City : Charlotte
County : Mecklenburg
State : North Carolina
Agency : Not Disclosed
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department chased a stolen vehicle into a crash at the intersection of Tuckaseegee Road and Daleview Drive killing third party motorist Micky Brown while 2 passengers in his car were seriously injured.
SOURCE LINKS :
Jason Walker
Age :37
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 01/08/2022
Location : Bingham Dr + Shenandoah Dr
City : Fayetteville
County : Cumberland
State : North Carolina
Agency : Cumberland County SO
Officer(s) : Jeffrey Hash
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Erratic behavior
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Under disputed circumstances, Off-duty Cumberland County Sheriff’s Lt. Jeffrey Hash fatally shot Jason Walker four times and called 911, stating that he fired a gun after the man ran into the road and jumped onto the hood of his pickup truck. Jason Walker was shot 4 times. He had been unarmed.
A group called Fayetteville Activist Movement claimed that Walker was shot and killed after being struck by Officer Hash’s vehicle. They also claimed that the Fayetteville Police Department only shared Hash’s “side of the story” and that eyewitnesses at the scene “revealed the truth.”
Elizabeth Ricks, a nurse who said she provided aid to Walker after the shooting, told protesters on Sunday at a rally organized that Walker was “not acting crazy” before he was shot—and did not “jump on traffic.” A video of Ricks speaking also showed her claiming Hash showed “no remorse” after the shooting.
SOURCE LINKS :
Stephanie Wilson
Age :28
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 01/04/2022
Location : 421 John Jones Road
City : Bahama
County : Durham
State : North Carolina
Agency : Durham County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Sgt. Price
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Durham County deputies were sent to a domestic disturbance, saw a woman with a shotgun and shot and killed Stephanie Wilson.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://abc11.com/woman-shot-with-shotgun-durham-county-sheriff-deputy-involved-shooting/11429779/
https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article257051472.html
Brittany Ciarra Webb
Age :30
Gender :Male
Race : Asian
Date : 01/03/2022
Location : Unknown
City : Charlotte
County : Charlotte-Mecklenburg
State : North Carolina
Agency : Charlotte-Mecklenburg PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On Jan. 3, 2022 during rush-hour on Statesville Road, Charlotte-Mecklenburg PD undertook a risky chase of another driver who crashed into third party motorist Brittany Ciarra Webb, killing her. The fleeing driver was charged in her death while the role of police in escalating the chase was not scrutinized.
SOURCE LINKS :
Willie Nathaniel Blount
Age :67
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date :
Location : 1401 Main St
City : Swan Quarter
County : Hyde
State : North Carolina
Agency : Hyde County SO
Officer(s) : William Waters
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during breaking and entering call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Hyde County deputies were sent to a call of a breaking and entering in progress. Nat Blount, the caller’s ex-husband, had kicked in the door and arrived with a gun. Police said that they arrived and found him standing on the front porch with a rifle. Police engaged in a 10-minute standoff, and claim the man would not drop the rifle. They shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.witn.com/2022/04/10/domestic-violence-advocate-shares-support-hyde-co-victims/