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Antwan Lindsey

Age :45

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 07/08/2023

Location : E Livingston Ave

City : Columbus

County : Franklin

State : Ohio

Agency : Columbus Division of Police

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Man shot and killed after man with gun report

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On Saturday at 8 p.m., a man with a gun was reported in a drug store. Columbus PD arrived, chased him and shot and killed him. Family members expressed doubts about the credibility of the police narrative. In an edited BWC by police, it is seen that he no longer had a gun for 40 seconds when he was tasered and shot dead.He had 14 bullets in his body. There were 4 shooter officers. The identities of the shooter officers were shielded and not disclosed by Columbus Division of Police.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://snbc13.com/antwan-lindsey-has-died-man-killed-in-shooting-involving-franklin-county-police-officers/
https://www.change.org/p/hold-the-columbus-police-department-accountable-for-the-murder-of-antwan-lindsey?original_footer_petition_id=27218541&algorithm=promoted&source_location=petition_footer&grid_position=7&pt=AVBldGl0aW9uAISEMgIAAAAAZMCkrQtTWjczZDY2NWMzYg%3D%3D

Name Not Disclosed

Age :0.7

Gender :Female

Race : Unknown

Date : 06/27/2023

Location : Sandusky Street

City : Tiffin

County : Seneca

State : Ohio

Agency : Seneca County Sheriff's Office

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Baby died from police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Seneca County Sheriff’s Office stated that a 23-year-old armed man abducted a 7-month-old baby girl. He had been in a relationship with the baby’s mother. The North Baltimore Police Chief had initially responded to a domestic dispute and said the person was homicidal and suicidal, threatening the child’s life. The baby’s mother was tracking the person’s location through her phone and passing the information on. An off-duty officer saw the vehicle and police tried to pull them over but the person led officers on a chase. He eventually accelerated at a high speed and veered off the road, hitting a house on Sandusky Street at full-speed.
Authorities surrounded the vehicle and broke the back window to get the baby out. Police say the 7-month-old was bleeding and had shallow breathing. The person was extricated from the vehicle and both were taken to an area hospital for treatment. According to Tiffin Police, the infant died from her injuries. The man is in critical condition.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.13abc.com/2023/06/27/infant-abducted-hospitalized-after-person-drives-into-house/

Dione Kellum

Age :56

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 06/17/2023

Location : E Mulberry+MoundSts

City : Lebanon

County : Warren

State : Ohio

Agency : Lebanon PD, Warren County SO

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A 911 call came in around 11:30 p.m., saying a man was armed and threatening to shoot people outside a residence. Lebanon PD arrived at the scene on East Mulberry near Mound Street and encountered Dione Kellum with a handgun. Kellum reportedly fired one shot at the ground, then pointed the gun at police. They fired shots. Kellum pointed the gun at his head and committed suicide under police duress.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://local12.com/news/local/man-shoots-himself-officers-try-deescalate-situation-shot-shooting-shootings-officer-involved-threatening-lebanon-warren-county-handgun-gun-guns-firing-cincinnati-ohio

https://www.fox19.com/2023/06/19/man-lebanon-officer-involved-shooting-dies-days-later/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yk7sA24Zmc4

Matthew C. Smith

Age :48

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 06/09/2023

Location : DeSoto Bass Apt

City : Dayton

County : Montgomery

State : Ohio

Agency : Dayton PD

Officer(s) : Chelsea Weitz, Dylan Lehotay

Cause of Death : Medical emergency

Event : Died during arrest

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Montgomery County Regional Dispatch received a call around 5:49 a.m. on Wednesday regarding an unoccupied white SUV in the DeSoto Bass apartment complex. The caller stated that the SUV was damaged with the airbag deployed. Additionally, the caller said the car was starting to smoke. Dayton police officers were dispatched and found a white Chevrolet SUV that had damage believed to be sustained in a crash. Police found the injured driver. While waiting for a medic, the driverstarted to become agitated. As officers tried to handcuff him, he resisted and a struggle began. He lost consciousness and died. The officers were Officers Chelsea Weitz and Dylan Lehotay.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.whio.com/news/local/man-involved-dayton-police-use-force-incident-not-expected-survive-police-investigating/N6BCVJ2PYRC7LLINKRE7LV5XPE/

https://www.whio.com/news/local/man-killed-dayton-shooting-identified-police-release-dash-cam-pursuit-person/YOAHMCB6EVFKVJZFV53NDJZ56U/

Jeffrey Neff

Age :41

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 06/07/2023

Location : 311 25th St SW

City : Canton

County : Montgomery

State : Ohio

Agency : Canton PD

Officer(s) : Jacob Dryden

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police on domestic disturbance call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Canton PD responded to a call regarding a domestic argument and claim that when they arrived at the location, Jeff Neff began to flee on foot. Poli e began chasing him and claim that he fired shots at officers. They shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.cleveland19.com/video/2023/06/15/canton-police-release-body-cam-video-fatal-officer-involved-shooting-2/

https://fox8.com/news/canton-officer-hit-in-shooting-sources-tell-i-team/

Antonio Lewis

Age :62

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 06/07/2023

Location : Gillespie Park near DeSoto apartments

City : Dayton

County : Montgomery

State : Ohio

Agency : Dayton PD

Officer(s) : Chelsea Weitz, Dylan Lehotay

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during arrest

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Dayton PD claim that on Wednesday, June 7 at 5:49 a.m., the regional dispatch center received a call about an unoccupied, damaged white SUV near Gillespie Park in the Desoto Bass apartment complex. The SUV had a deployed airbag and was starting to smoke.
Dayton police and fire crews responded to the area. As Officer Chelsea Weitz and Officer Dylan Lehotay approached Antonio Lewis, he told them that he needed help. Police requested a medic for Lewis at 6:03 a.m.
As they waited for the medic, Lewis became agitated and backed himself up against a cruiser, balling his fists. Officers attempted to handcuff him, but he resisted and a struggle ensued.
During the struggle, Lewis grabbed one of the officer’s tasers, reportedly ripping it from his duty vest. Officers were able to place Lewis in handcuffs. Police said he lost consciousness after being secured in the handcuffs. He died later in the hospital.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wdtn.com/news/local-news/man-involved-in-dayton-police-department-critical-incident-investigation-dies/

https://www.whio.com/news/local/man-center-dayton-police-use-force-investigation-has-died-familys-attorney-confirms/WEKYONT45JG33CBJLRG3V27SCU/

https://www.daytondailynews.com/local/death-under-investigation-of-man-who-died-after-critical-incident-in-police-custody/QOYCE2RMCFCHPPINALB7BXKGYE/

Dena M. Wagner-Sundman

Age :43

Gender :Female

Race : White

Date : 06/02/2023

Location : I-90

City : Ashtabula

County : Ashtabula

State : Ohio

Agency : Ashtabula County SO

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

An Ashtabula deputy observed a female he was familiar with from past incidents while on a routine patrol at the Pilot gas station on Route 45. He knew she had warrants. He approached her and she provided him with a false name. The deputy initiated a traffic stop on the woman who was a passenger in a vehicle in on the entrance ramp to I-90 East. The woman fled on foot and the officer began chasing. The deputy alleged that she assaulted him and then ran back to her vehicle and took off at a fast speed. The deputy escalated a chase which reached 100 mph and continued until she rolled the vehicle at the Route 11 exit. She was ejected and died.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/ashtabula-county/43-year-old-ashtabula-woman-dies-crash-high-speed-police-chase/95-78100f65-2cde-4c06-8284-8ecb9516283b

Bradley Gillespie

Age :50

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 05/31/2023

Location : Ohio River

City : Lima

County : Henderson

State : Ohio

Agency : Allen Oakwood Correctional Institution

Officer(s) : 1 major, 3 correctional officers

Cause of Death : Drowning

Event : Escaped prisoner chased into body of water, drowned

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Bradley Gillespie, 50, was reported missing May 23 from the Allen Oakwood Correctional Institution in Lima along with another man who authorities said escaped alongside him. The other man, James Lee, 47, was caught the next day in Henderson, Kentucky, after a police chase of a stolen car the men were in ended in a crash and a foot chase. Gillespie was not found but his body was seen the next day in the Ohio River, not far from the area where he was last seen.No officers were charged.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.10tv.com/article/news/local/ohio/man-who-escaped-ohio-prison-died-of-drowning-autopsy-results-show/530-b783007d-4670-4d72-aa1a-b1833f5d2d5c

Destiny Starks 1 of 2

Age :18

Gender :Female

Race : Black

Date : 05/29/2023

Location : Montgomery Rd+Cleneay Ave

City : Norwood

County : Hamilton

State : Ohio

Agency : Norwood PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Norwood PD were chasing a car that was reported stolen. The chase continued until the car crashed into several utility poles and split in half at the intersection of Montgomery Road and Cleneay Avenue. Norwood PD claim that they had “called off the chase” just before the speeding vehicle crashed, killing two 18-year-old teenage females. No officers were charged.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/hamilton-county/norwood/police-2-women-in-critical-condition-after-crash-in-norwood

Alexus Hill 2 of 2

Age :18

Gender :Female

Race : Black

Date : 05/29/2023

Location : Montgomery Rd+Cleneay Ave

City : Norwood

County : Hamilton

State : Ohio

Agency : Norwood PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Norwood PD were chasing a car that was reported stolen. The chase continued until the car crashed into several utility poles and split in half at the intersection of Montgomery Road and Cleneay Avenue. Norwood PD claim that they had “called off the chase” just before the speeding vehicle crashed, killing two 18-year-old teenage females. No officers were charged.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/hamilton-county/norwood/police-2-women-in-critical-condition-after-crash-in-norwood

Michael Craddock

Age :34

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 05/22/2023

Location : 1200 block of 3rd St

City : Reading

County : Hamilton

State : Ohio

Agency : Amberley Village PD, Reading PD, Hamilton County SO, SWAT

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Alleged bank robbery

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

While investigating an armed bank robbery, a number of officers went to Michael Cradock’s home. He came out of the home and allegedly pointed a gun at law enforcement. Police shot and killed him after a SWAT standoff.The killing was ruled justified by the County Prosecutor.No officers were charged.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/crime/2023/05/23/fifth-third-bank-robbery-person-killed-michael-craddock-swat/70246586007/

https://local12.com/news/local/police-cleared-fatal-officer-involved-shooting-personed-bank-robber-amberley-village-cincinnati-ohio-michael-craddock

https://hcpros.org/hamilton-county-prosecutor-melissa-powers-announces-officer-was-justified-in-may-22nd-officer-involved-shooting-of-michael-craddock/

https://www.wlwt.com/article/police-person-bank-robbery-turned-swat-standoff-shot-dead/43968546#

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 04/17/2023

Location : Whitlock Pl+Rockwell Ct

City : Kettering

County : Montgomery

State : Ohio

Agency : Kettering PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Kettering PD were called to a domestic disturbance between a husband and wife near the intersection of Whitlock Place and Rockwell Court at 9:37 p.m. The wife was outside and told police that the husband was inside of the home with a weapon. Police called a SWAT team and the man committed suicide under police duress inside of the home.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.whio.com/news/local/man-shot-death-after-swat-team-responds-kettering-home/SMAUZ34P3JFT3KZSKVZUAHLXYI/

https://www.daytondailynews.com/local/police-swat-standoff-ends-in-person-suicide-in-kettering/LKFCBWJH45AJHEHXWDLKWXT6YA/

Brian Curtis Faucett

Age :35

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 04/16/2023

Location : 4150 Shawnee Rd

City : Shawnee Township

County : Allen

State : Ohio

Agency : Shawnee Township PD, Allen County SO, SWAT

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Shawnee Township PD were called to a domestic disturbance with shots fired. Police, deputies and SWAT gathered and a man emerged and started shooting at police. The man returned inside of the home and the standoff continued. He emerged again with a gun pointed to his head. SWAT began shooting beanbags at him. The man went inside again and did not return. Police found him later, having committed suicide under police duress.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.limaohio.com/top-stories/2023/04/16/shawnee-standoff-leads-to-apparent-suicide/

Jameson Turnbull

Age :16

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 04/14/2023

Location : Vermaas and Dryden

City : Toledo

County : Lucas

State : Ohio

Agency : Toledo PD

Officer(s) : Benjamin Woody, Anthony Wrozek, Derek Adams, Richard Wrobel, Adam Howard, William Gregus, A. Walden, Timothy Sturtz

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after alleged shoplifting

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Jameson Turnbull was believed by police to have been involved in a retail theft at Dollar General. Toledo PD confronted him.Police allege that he pointed a gun at them. Toledo PD shot him with deliberate lethal shots to the torso, arms and legs per county coroner’s report.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.13abc.com/2023/04/14/heavy-police-presence-west-toledo-neighborhood/

https://www.13abc.com/2023/04/18/tpd-release-new-details-fatal-police-shooting-teen-robbery-person/

Brandon Demaree

Age :30

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 04/13/2023

Location : 7400 block of Basil Western Road

City : Violet Township

County : Fairfield

State : Ohio

Agency : Fairfield County Sheriff Office, SWAT

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed during arrest for child porn

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Brandon Demaree was wanted on multiple child pornography charges. When SWAT came to arrest him, he died by suicide under police duress in the 7400 block of Basil Western Road in Violet of a self-inflicted gunshot.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.10tv.com/article/news/crime/sheriff-man-wanted-child-pornography-charges-dies-by-suicide-during-swat-standoff-in-fairfield-county/530-0196df7a-de4a-421e-b1f9-9fdebd0377db

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 04/11/2023

Location : Basil Western Rd

City : Violet Township

County : Fairfield

State : Ohio

Agency : Fairfield County SO, SWAT

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Fairfield County Sheriff's Office SWAT team deputies were preparing to execute an arrest warrant on Basil Western Road. They allege that when they arrived, aman discharged a firearm. He was then found in an upstairs bedroom, dead from suicide under police arrest. He had a warrant for failure to appear on an initial indictment for a child pornography charge.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://news.yahoo.com/male-person-found-deceased-standoff-194629195.html

Tyler Welsh, Jr.

Age :30

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 04/08/2023

Location : vacant home

City : Liberty

County : Trumbull

State : Ohio

Agency : Niles PD, Liberty PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Tyler Welsh Jr., 30, of Girard was chased by Niles and Liberty police when they discovered that he had a warrant from another jurisdiction for aggravated robbery. He fled and Liberty officers joined Niles PD in the chase. Welsh drove to an empty home and fled inside with numerous officers after him. Police heard a single gunshot in the home and found Welsh dead with a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.vindy.com/news/local-news/2023/04/girard-man-in-police-chase-dies-at-hospital/

https://www.wkbn.com/news/local-news/police-robbery-person-taken-to-hospital-after-standoff/

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 04/06/2023

Location : 1000 block of Edison St NW

City : Lake Township

County : Stark

State : Ohio

Agency : Hartville PD, Cuyahoga PD, Uniontown PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Cuyahoga Falls officers were trying to find a "male in crisis" armed with a gun. They believed he was in Lake Township and asked Uniontown police to locate him.Uniontown and Hartville police officers found the man in his vehicle in the parking lot in the 1000 block of Edison St. NW.They claimed they tried to speak with him but he drove away and committed suicide under police duress while leaving.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/2023/04/06/uniontown-police-man-dies-by-suicide-while-fleeing-officers/70086964007/

Trevon Bell

Age :30

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 03/31/2023

Location : 1400 block of Swinger Dr

City : Trotwood

County : Montgomery

State : Ohio

Agency : Trotwood PD, SWAT

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Trotwood PD was called on a shots fired report around 5 p.m. in the 1400 block of Swinger Drive after a 911 caller who escaped unharmed said a man fired a gun inside the house and was threatening to harm himself.
The Montgomery County Regional SWAT team was called. Neighbors were asked to shelter in place or to evacuate for their safety.Forced entry by police was made into the residence. Trevon Bell was found deceased with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.daytondailynews.com/local/person-found-dead-after-trotwood-swat-standoff/WMN7CE7IRZARHNMEV5AKCIL32Q/

Name Not Disclosed

Age :30

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 03/31/2023

Location : Gardendale+Hoover Ave

City : Trotwood

County : Montgomery

State : Ohio

Agency : Trotwood PD, SWAT

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Trotwood PD and SWAT were called on a shots fired call around 5 p.m. in the 1400 block of Swinger Drive, off Gardendale Avenue and north of Hoover Avenue. A person said that a man was firing a gun inside of a home. Police arrived, heard more shots and asked neighbors to shelter in place or evacuate. After police had created a SWAT standoff for several hours, they forcibly entered and found a man dead from self-inflicted gunshot wound, believed to have committed suicide under police duress. Police did not publicly identify the man.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.daytondailynews.com/local/person-found-dead-after-trotwood-swat-standoff/WMN7CE7IRZARHNMEV5AKCIL32Q/

Naszier Woodward

Age :19

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 03/31/2023

Location : Granger Rd+Libby Rd

City : Garland Heights

County : Cuyahoga

State : Ohio

Agency : Maple Heights PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police chase after failed traffic stop

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Maple Heights officers were performing a traffic stop on a car they felt may be related to a shooting shortly after 3 a.m. The car fled and Maple Heights PD escalated a chase through Libby Road and onto Granger Road where the car hit 3 houses and a tree and stopped on Granger Road. Naszier Woodward was ejected as a result of the crash and died from his injuries.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.cleveland19.com/2023/05/04/vigil-held-driver-who-crashed-into-3-garfield-heights-homes-police-chase/

https://www.cleveland19.com/2023/03/31/police-car-crash-closes-several-streets-garfield-heights/

https://www.cleveland19.com/2023/03/31/police-car-crash-closes-several-streets-garfield-heights/#:~:text=Officials%20confirmed%20the%20driver%20of,and%20died%20from%20their%20injuries.

William Kenneth Dunson 1 of 2

Age :50

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 03/31/2023

Location : Clovernoll Drive and Centerridge

City : Cincinnati

County : Madison

State : Ohio

Agency : Springfield Township Police Department

Officer(s) : Tim Unwin

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Third party motorist killed by speeding officer

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Officer Tim Unwin responded to an officer needs assistance call early Friday morning near Ronald Reagan in North College Hill and collided with William Kenneth Dunson, killing both. It is unknown how fast the officer was driving and police did not answer whether lights and sirens had been activated.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/hamilton-county/north-college-hill/hamilton-county-coroner-2-dead-in-crash-involving-springfield-township-police-cruiser-in-north-college-hill

Fred Wild III

Age :50

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 03/20/2023

Location : 1400 block of SR 7

City : Brookfield Township

County : Trumbull

State : Ohio

Agency : Brookfield PD, Lordstown Village PD, Liberty PD, Vienna Township PD, Trumbull County SO, Ohio State Highway Patrol

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during alleged trespassing call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

The Ohio State Highway Patrol, Lordstown Village Police Department, Vienna Township Police Department, and Trumbull County Sheriff’s Office went to the 1400 block of SR 7 just after 1 a.m. in response to a 911 call reporting that a “dangerous suspect” was trespassing in a cabin on the private property. Police recognized the man as Fred Wild, known to officers from prior incidents. Police allege that Wild jumped from the cabin window, got into a stolen pickup truck with a snow plow and charged at them in the truck. Several officers shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.tribtoday.com/news/local-news/2023/03/mother-recounts-fred-wilds-last-days/

https://www.tribtoday.com/news/local-news/2023/03/fred-wild-iii-pursued-by-several-agencies-before-brookfield-shooting/

https://www.tribtoday.com/news/latest-news/2023/03/tues-8-a-m-officer-involved-shooting-occurs-in-brookfield/

https://www.wkbn.com/news/local-news/brookfield-police-release-bodycam-video-of-officer-involved-shooting/

Victor Lykins

Age :47

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 02/25/2023

Location : Walmart on Towne Blvd

City : Middletown

County : Warren

State : Ohio

Agency : Middletown PD

Officer(s) : Jonathan Hilgendorf

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during traffic stop

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Shortly before 5:30 p.m., Middletown PD officers reportedly pulled over a vehicle at Walmart in Middletown on Towne Boulevard for a traffic stop. Police state there were “shots fired” from a vehicle occupant. Middletown PD shot and killed Victor Lykins. The officers were cleared by the DA.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.fox19.com/2023/02/26/1-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting-middletown-bci-investigating/

https://www.whio.com/news/crime-and-law/police-shooting-middletown-being-investigated-by-ohio-bci/YM3ULZPMEVCEHIIUVELC6XSNZM/

https://www.fox19.com/2023/02/27/man-killed-officer-involved-shooting-outside-middletown-walmart-identified/

https://www.journal-news.com/news/coroner-ids-person-killed-in-middletown-officer-involved-shooting/XVQWNBA2LVCS5MU3DJLUI25X4Q/

https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/butler-county/middletown/bci-report-middletown-officer-involved-shooting-began-with-traffic-infraction-passenger-pulled-gun

https://www.wlwt.com/article/officer-shooting-middletown-traffic-stop-victor-lykins/43601737

https://dayton247now.com/news/local/prosecutor-clears-officer-who-shot-suspect-at-middletown-walmart-cincinnati-town-hilgendorf-victor-lykins-renner-warrant-jail-deadly-force-david-fornshell

Pamela Croston

Age :52

Gender :Female

Race : White

Date : 02/25/2023

Location : Rodeway Inn on Route 23

City : Circleville

County : Pickaway

State : Ohio

Agency : Ohio State Highway Patrol, Circleville PD, Pickaway County SO

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On February 25 at a motel in Circleville, Pamela Croston made suicidal threatsand said that she put a gun to her head. Ohio State Highway Patrol, Circleville PD and Pickaway County SO arrived at the Rodeway Inn on Route 23 and eventually found her in a motel room with the curtains closed. She stepped outside with the weapon still in hand. Deputies immediately shot her several times, killing her. It does not appear that any form of mental health crisis intervention was even attempted.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.circlevilleherald.com/news/ohio-bci-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-in-circleville/article_eb7ac698-b6d5-11ed-bf5f-0f537e7baefd.html

https://www.10tv.com/article/news/local/1-killed-in-circleville-shooting-involving-deputies/530-eb5c39b4-64a5-4f99-843e-ae8c18effd34

https://www.circlevilleherald.com/news/circleville-police-issue-statement-about-the-shooting/article_f5d319f8-b9ee-11ed-b961-d7bbeda90b9b.html

https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2023/03/01/details-released-in-deadly-officer-involved-shooting-in-circleville/

Bret Andrews

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 02/11/2023

Location : 1680 Stringtown Rd

City : Grove City

County : Franklin

State : Ohio

Agency : Columbus Division of Police, Franklin County Sheriff's Office, SWAT

Officer(s) : Matthew Liford, Robert Cutshall, James Ashenhurst

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by SWAT during arrest

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

SWAT was trying to arrest Bret Andrews for rape at 1680 Stringtown Road in Grove City. For unknown reasons, Columbus SWAT shot him at the residence. He died in the hospital. The identities of all shooter officers were shielded by the Columbus Division of Police, Franklin County Sheriff's Office and its SWAT unit.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/police-responding-to-incident-near-home-depot-in-grove-city-stringtown-road

Michael Cleveland

Age :66

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 02/05/2023

Location : Stanley+Wilson

City : Cleveland

County : Cuyahoga

State : Ohio

Agency : Joshua Ohlinger

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during traffic stop

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

During a traffic stop for undisclosed reasons, Michael Cleveland took off running. Officer Joshua Ohlinger ran after him and shot him in his back multiple times. This was the second shooting for officer Ohlinger in 5 months, having first shot a 17-year-old black male during a traffic stop on August 27, 2022.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/columbus/columbus-police-to-show-body-camera-footage-of-officer-shooting-man/

https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/officer-involved-shooting-in-east-columbus-1-taken-to-the-hospital-in-critical-condition-main-street-seymore-avenue-shots-fired

https://www.10tv.com/article/news/local/columbus-police-release-bodycam-footage-officer-shooting-man-in-southeast-columbus/530-9673d9ea-779d-4460-baf8-ccf486ed40d3

William E. Beach

Age :31

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 01/31/2023

Location : Jisco West Rd

City : Jackson

County : Jackson

State : Ohio

Agency : Jackson County SD

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after trespassing

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A trespassing call turned into a man locking himself in withJackson County Sheriff’s deputies bearing down on William E. Beach. He was found to be noncompliant with house arrest for a previous incident of hitting an officer. This time, police tracked him to an unauthorized location in violation of his house arrest. Police breached the door and claim that Beach pointed a gun. Police deployed a taser and fired shots. Beach died in the hospital several hours later. He is not accused of any crimes and police gave “trespassing” outside of the boundaries of house arrest as reason that escalated a chain of events. Police allege that a deputy “felt threatened” and also declined to answer whether he was armed. Police did not provide BWC videos. The narrative of events has been provided by police only.The officers were cleared by the Attorney General.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wsaz.com/2023/02/01/1-dead-officer-involved-shooting/

https://www.thetelegramnews.com/articles/update-barricaded-suspect-dies-after-being-shot-by-deputy/

https://www.wowktv.com/news/ohio/jackson-county-oh/deputies-man-shot-killed-in-jackson-county-ohio-had-gun-hatchet/

https://www.thetelegramnews.com/articles/man-who-died-in-shooting-was-previously-charged-with-assaulting-police-officer/

https://www.thetelegramnews.com/articles/barricaded-suspect-dies-following-officer-involved-shooting-at-jackson-area-residence-tuesday-afternoon/

https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/2023/02/17/sheriff-releases-new-details-in-the-fatal-officer-involved-shooting-in-jackson-co/

https://wchstv.com/news/local/ohio-bci-investigating-after-deputy-shoots-suspect-in-jackson-county-ohio

Joe Frasure

Age :28

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 01/29/2023

Location : Durrell Avenue

City : Wyoming

County : Hamilton

State : Ohio

Agency : Wyoming PD

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police when mistaken for burglar

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Joe Frasure was helping family clean out the apartment of his deceased grandmother when Wyoming PD appeared, began pointing guns and shouting at him. He tried to flee in a pickup truck and was shot while driving. He had been mistaken for a burglar and was on premises with his family’s permission. The officers were cleared.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.fox19.com/2023/01/30/man-brain-dead-after-wyoming-officer-involved-shooting-family-says/

https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/investigators-1-person-shot-by-police-in-wyoming

Jason Means

Age :47

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 01/25/2023

Location : block of Hill Ave

City : Toledo

County : Lucas

State : Ohio

Agency : Toledo PD

Officer(s) : James Taylor, Kevin Currie, Justin Volz, Thomas McCafferty, Jacob Wescott, Adam Yarnell, Jacoby Whitacre

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after shooting gun at home

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Lucas County Dispatch received a call from a woman reporting that her husband was shooting a gun around 12:30 a.m. on 01/25/2023. When officers arrived, the woman and adult son had escaped to the roof and the man was in the home alone. Police allege that he then began walking towards officers and pointed the shotgun at them. An unknown number of officers shot and killed him. The coroner reported that he had been shot 22 times in the head, torso, left arm and both legs and ruled his death a homicide. No officers were charged.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.13abc.com/2023/01/25/tpd-shoot-kill-suspect-overnight-wednesday/

https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2023/01/27/officers-who-shot-man-means-responded-trained-to-do-police-chief/stories/20230127121

https://www.wtol.com/article/news/local/toledo-police-cleared-in-january-shooting-of-armed-man/512-dc2e73c5-584a-446c-b6c0-69175020cc19

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/ohio/articles/2023-01-25/police-say-officers-shot-killed-man-after-he-pointed-gun

https://www.wtol.com/article/news/local/toledo-police-release-911-calls-and-body-cam-video-from-fatal-shooting-of-west-toledo-man/512-dcabc1b7-fa8b-42df-b687-b627da8f7937

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/ohio/articles/2023-01-25/police-say-officers-shot-killed-man-after-he-pointed-gun

https://www.13abc.com/2023/01/27/live-tps-releases-bodycam-fatal-police-shooting-graphic-content/

Zachary D. Zoran

Age :34

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 12/26/2022

Location : 500 block of W Hopocan Ave

City : Barberton

County : Summit

State : Ohio

Agency : Barberton PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during robbery in progress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Barberton police were called to the 500 block of W. Hopocan Avenue due to an alleged robbery in progress. They encountered Zachary D. Zoran still holding a knife who allegedly approached police. They shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://fox8.com/news/officers-shoot-suspect-near-barberton-community-center/

https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2870758380853/knife-wielding-suspect-shot-killed-by-police-in-ohio

https://www.wdtn.com/news/ohio/knife-wielding-suspect-shot-killed-by-police-in-ohio/

https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2023/01/18/stay-with-us-body-cameras-show-tense-standoff-in-police-shooting-barberton-fatal-shooting/69813474007/

Todd Jordan

Age :53

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 12/21/2022

Location : 1010 Wapakoneta Avenue

City : Sidney

County : Shelby

State : Ohio

Agency : Sidney Police Department

Officer(s) : Jason Viapiano, Andrew Shappie, Aaron Wesbecher, Chris Burmeiste

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Man with gun in store

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Todd Jordan reportedly came to a convenience store where a woman he knew worked and fired shots in the parking lot. He entered the store. Police arrived, saw him with a gun, issued orders and immediately shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.whio.com/news/local/police-scene-reported-shooting-sidney-grocery-store/HMYYSXHENRANNM4MU2VA2LIOTM/

https://www.yahoo.com/now/sidney-man-killed-officer-involved-163210387.html

https://www.whio.com/news/local/police-suspect-killed-sidney-officer-involved-shooting-believed-target-grocery-store-employee/V5HNIKQCWJH5NPLI2GSAEQPHDY/

https://www.sidneydailynews.com/news/234064/names-of-sidney-officers-released

https://www.whio.com/news/local/body-cam-shows-moment-sidney-officers-confront-armed-suspect-deadly-officer-involved-shooting/GCJQPUAE3ZDNPF2GXI3CZVYCC4/

Travis Wayne Hellinger

Age :38

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 12/20/2022

Location : 200 block of N Swain Avenue

City : LaRue

County : Marion

State : Ohio

Agency : Marion County Sheriff's Office, Marion Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during home search

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Police arrived at the residence of Travis Wayne Hellinger with a search warrant. He was reportedly armed and tried to run away. Police chased him and put a K9 on him at which time he fired shots and was shot and killed. Police did not disclose why they were there, why they sent a dog after him and what they were looking for.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.10tv.com/article/news/local/suspected-meth-dealer-shot-killed-after-firing-at-marion-officers/530-d4440f68-a5f3-4d0d-b932-ea5cb3d00513

https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/marion-county/marion-police-id-suspect-killed-by-officer-in-shootout/

https://www.marionstar.com/story/news/crime/2022/12/20/marion-county-sheriffs-office-investigating-incident-in-la-rue/69743157007/

Sean Michael Hinton

Age :42

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 12/12/2022

Location : 673 Slate Hollow Court

City : Powell

County : Delaware

State : Ohio

Agency : Delaware County Sheriff's Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Around 9 p.m. on 12/12/2022, the sheriff’s office received a call from Sean Michael Hinton, 42, who urged law enforcement without giving a reason to come to his Powell house on the 600 block of Slate Hollow Court, according to the 911 call audio. Dispatchers called back and the wife told them that he was intoxicated and threatening suicide. Hinton is believed to have suffered from PTSD as well. Police found Hinton in full body armor with a rifle. Police shot and killed him. His wife and children had been evacuated prior to the killing.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://mycolumbuspower.com/3912976/deputy-kills-armed-agitated-man-during-powell-domestic-disturbance/

https://www.delgazette.com/news/100075/man-killed-in-deputy-involved-shooting

https://myfox28columbus.com/news/local/delaware-deputy-involved-in-deadly-shooting-monday-named-brandon-gaunt-ohio-basic-peace-officer-training-program-crisis-intervention-team

https://myfox28columbus.com/news/local/delaware-county-deputy-fatal-shooting-powell-sean-michael-hinton-rifle-body-armor

Kaitlyn Cefalde

Age :22

Gender :Female

Race : White

Date : 12/01/2022

Location : Mahoning Ave

City : Youngstown

County :

State : Ohio

Agency : Youngstown PD

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Kaitlyn Cefalde was a passenger in a car being chased by police. Police escalated a high-speed chase that ended in a severe crash that killed passenger Cefalde.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wfmj.com/story/49434049/marshals-suspect-in-high-speed-crash-that-killed-youngstown-woman-found-hiding-in-a-basement

Jonathan “J.D.” Crago

Age :38

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 12/01/2022

Location : Unknown

City : Parma

County : Mahoning

State : Ohio

Agency : Parma PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Mahoning County sheriff’s officials said Jonathan Crago, 38, killed two women at a home in the 300 block of Watson Street in Lowellville at about 6:30 p.m.
After the homicides, officers had attempted to stop the vehicle in the 5500 block of Ridge, but Crago turned around and fled southbound, police said.
Allen said Crago died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head at about 11:30 p.m. after calling police and announcing it during the chase.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.cleveland.com/parma/2022/12/parma-lifts-shelter-in-place-order-after-murder-suspect-takes-own-life.html

David Orlando Andrade Gomez

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 11/30/2022

Location : 500 block of Racine Ave

City : Columbus

County : Franklin

State : Ohio

Agency : FBI

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during arrest

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Federal and local police arrived at a residence to serve an arrest warrant for David Orlando Andrade Gomez. Police volunteered very little information what transpired but a witness stated that they ordered him to come outside. He allegedly cooperated and came out. He was ordered to empty his hands and lie down and then FBI shot and killed him with at least 4 bullets from a semiautomatic rifle.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.10tv.com/article/news/local/fbi-agent-hilltop-shooting-racine-avenue/530-e8239364-c960-4e71-8df1-74d1f50077bb

https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/crime/2022/12/01/man-shot-by-fbi-agent-in-hilltop-dies-of-injuries/69693956007/

https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/columbus/fugitive-dies-after-hilltop-shooting-with-fbi/

https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/man-dies-after-being-shot-by-fbi-agent-in-hilltop-west-columbus-franklin-county-ohio-warrant-racine-avenue-columbus-division-of-police

Nicholas Mitchell

Age :42

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 11/17/2022

Location : 28 North Paint Street

City : Chilicothe

County : Ross

State : Ohio

Agency : Ross County SD

Officer(s) : Eric Kocheran

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police when pulling gun on deputy

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Per police statement, Nicholas Mitchell knocked on the door of the Ross County Sheriff’s Office, spoke with a deputy and pulled out a gun and shot the deputy. Deputy Eric Kocheran shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wdtn.com/news/crime/deputy-shot-suspect-killed-in-chillicothe-shooting/

https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Media/News-Releases/November-2022/Update-on-Ross-County-Officer-Involved-Shooting

https://fox23maine.com/news/nation-world/security-video-shows-deadly-shootout-between-deputy-suspect-shot-killed-ross-county-sheriffs-office-guns-firearms-weapons-bullets-ammunition-ammo-sgt-eric-kocheran-nicholas-mitchell

https://dayton247now.com/news/local/security-video-shows-shootout-between-ross-county-deputy-suspect

Prince Jones

Age :24

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 11/10/2022

Location : 620 block of Leach Ave

City : Toledo

County : Lucas

State : Ohio

Agency : Toledo PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during investigation

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Toledo PD believed Prince Jones was responsible for the homicide of a woman. They located him and allege that he began pacing with a weapon, refused to drop it and they shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.elpasoinc.com/armed-double-homicide-suspect-is-shot-killed-by-police/article_c40876c3-83e5-59a7-bf65-2b8fa7789ce6.html

https://www.13abc.com/2022/11/11/two-people-killed-overnight-shooting-central-toledo/

https://wacotrib.com/ap/state/coroner-homicide-suspect-killed-by-police-shot-7-times/article_3cdd928e-dec9-5b12-8578-fb9e0bdb82ec.html

https://nbc24.com/news/local/toledo-police-department-releases-footage-of-double-homicide-suspect-shot-dead-by-officers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMMQRUpF2rY

Christopher Allen Boggess

Age :49

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 10/07/2022

Location : 2604 Meister Rd

City : Lorain

County : Lorain

State : Ohio

Agency : Lorain PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during investigation

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Lorain PD were called because someone was allegedly aiming a gun at a person. When they arrived at 2604 Meister Road, police allege Christopher Allen Boggess began walking toward police and raised a gun. Police then shot and killed him. Bodycam does not reveal him raising anything. He appears to take an object out of his pocket but his hand is pointing downward and is killed instantly. The shooting has been edited out of the BWC video, deleting further evidence.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://chroniclet.com/news/328490/lorain-police-officer-involved-in-shooting-sheriffs-office-investigating/

https://www.cleveland19.com/2022/10/07/lorain-officer-involved-shooting-under-investigation-by-lorain-county-sheriffs-office/

https://www.cleveland.com/crime/2022/10/man-shot-dead-by-lorain-police-was-at-police-department-day-before-threatening-employees-over-records-police-say.html

https://fox8.com/news/lorain-prosecutor-officer-involved-shooting-may-have-saved-innocent-lives/