Death by Cop 2022-2024
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John Baldwin
Age :51
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/02/2024
Location : Lilac Drive
City : Summerville
County : Dorchester
State : South Carolina
Agency : Summerville Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed during standoff with police
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Somerville PD traffic stopped John Baldwin for a brake light violation. It is unknown what transpired, but he allegedly flew into a rage and rammed the police vehicle with a K9 inside, then fled to a home and locked himself in. Police and SWAT arrived and standoff and sued. Extensive gunfire from a shootout with police as heard on dash cam video. The house quickly interrupted in flames and was totally destroyed. Baldwin was found dead from gunshot wounds inside.
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Bradley David Atwell
Age :30
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/01/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Fountain
County : Laurens
State : South Carolina
Agency : Laurens County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police chased Bradley David Atwell for an assault last month. Atwell was known to be vulnerable and possibly suicidal. Police used a drone and aggressively chased him. He committed suicide under police duress. The chase was undertaken for a previous assault charge only.
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Christopher Eaddy
Age :37
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 01/27/2024
Location : North Main Street near Jefferson Road
City : Sumter
County : Sumter
State : South Carolina
Agency : umter County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash over expired reg tags
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Sumter County deputies hunted a car at high speed over expired reg tags until it hit a tree and driver Christopher Eaddy died.
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Robert Lee Campbell
Age :51
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/26/2024
Location :
City : Piedmont
County : Greenville
State : South Carolina
Agency : Greenville County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during disturbance call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Greenville County deputies were sent to a call for a disturbance/possible assault, found a man with a gun and shot and killed him.
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Shanon Deshawn Crosby
Age :43
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 01/25/2024
Location : 1900 block of East Pine Log Road
City : Aiken
County : Aiken
State : South Carolina
Agency : Aiken Department of Public Safety
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Aiken County DPS created a standoff against a “suspicious” vehicle that ended when the driver, Shannon Crosby, committed suicide under police duress. It is unknown why he was subjected to this siege.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wrdw.com/2024/01/26/42-year-old-man-dies-after-standoff-with-aiken-officers/
Gary Pratt Whitten
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/17/2024
Location : Highway 14
City : Landrum
County : Greenville
State : South Carolina
Agency : Greenville County Sheriff’s Office, Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A person accused of starting a house fire was shot and killed by police in Landrum. Two women were found dead with head injuries in the home.
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Victor Figueroa Roblero
Age :47
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 01/01/2024
Location : Methodist campus
City : Spartanburg
County : Spartanburg
State : South Carolina
Agency : SPD Spartanburg Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police under unknown circumstances
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police shot and killed a person on Spartanburg Methodist College on New Year’s Day. The campus is empty and no students were present.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wyff4.com/article/spartanburg-methodist-deadly-shooting-police/46259949#
Raheem Jamar Bonham
Age :30
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 12/31/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Cayne
County : Lexington
State : South Carolina
Agency : Cayce PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed in traffic while running from police
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Raheem Jamar Bonham was traffic-stopped by police and fled. Police escalated a chase and he got out of his vehicle, crossed the center divided on foot and was hit and killed by a vehicle while running from police.
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Byron L. Pringle
Age :48
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 12/30/2023
Location : I-126
City : Columbia
County : Richland
State : South Carolina
Agency : Richland County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Byron Pringle had an open narcotics warrant and was spotted by police. They escalated a chase until he crashed and died.
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Winston Eliot Dunham
Age :33
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 12/27/2023
Location : Dorchester Road
City : North Charleston
County : Charleston
State : South Carolina
Agency : Charleston Police Department
Officer(s) : Kevin Whitfield, Kyle Decedue, Chris Schuessler, Juan Estrada, Justin Bonnell, Justin Whittaker, Jonathan Simmons, Christopher Hampton, Austin Rissanen, Joseph Stokes, Stuart Prettel
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police under undisclosed circumstances
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Charleston PD shot and killed a person on Dorchester Road in North Charleston. This page will be updated when more information is available.
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Walter Lester McDonald III
Age :81
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 12/27/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Greenville
County : Greenville
State : South Carolina
Agency : Greenville PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police arrived at a domestic violence call and fired many dozens of bullets from an AR-15 at him, killing Walter McDonald.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wjbf.com/top-stories/one-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting-in-greenville-county/
David Dinzy Rearden
Age :85
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 12/10/2023
Location : US-25
City : Greenwood
County : Greenwood
State : South Carolina
Agency : South Carolina Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party bystander killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
South Carolina Highway Patrol chased a motorist at high speed until he ran into a Jeep and then a 2023 Lincoln driven by 85-year-old bystander/third party motorist David Rearden. Rearden died in the hospital from injuries. South Carolina State Patrol did not state why they undertook the high-risk chase.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://ca.movies.yahoo.com/sc-man-killed-crash-truck-154913216.html
David Michael Kitchens
Age :35
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 12/07/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Whitmire
County : Newberry
State : South Carolina
Agency : Newberry County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Someone called police and said a person was beating on their home and firing a weapon. Police arrived and shot and killed Michael David Kitchens.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wistv.com/2023/12/08/sled-investigate-officer-involved-shooting-newberry-county/
https://www.abccolumbia.com/2023/12/08/sled-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-in-newberry-co/
Richard Dean Bailey
Age :31
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 11/19/2023
Location : Highway 78+Ingleside Blvd
City : Charleston
County : Charleston
State : South Carolina
Agency : Charleston PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Motorcyclist killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A Charleston County motorcycle attempted a traffic stop on a motorcycle that did not stop. A short chase ended in collision with a third party vehicle and the unnamed motorcyclist died.
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Tyrek Dashawn Sidney Chestnut
Age :25
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 11/11/2023
Location : 3000 block of Old Reaves Ferry Rd
City : Conway
County : Horry
State : South Carolina
Agency : Horry County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Horry County deputies pursued a vehicle that had been reported stolen. The vehicle did not stop and police escalated a chase which led to the car crashing, killing the driver.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 11/10/2023
Location : Highway 15
City : Walterboro
County : Colleton
State : South Carolina
Agency : South Carolina Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
South Carolina Highway Patrol chased a vehicle for undisclosed reasons until the vehicle crashed at 107 mph, killing the driver. The vehicle burst into flames and the driver could not be identified. The South Carolina Highway Patrol, which is investigating the crash tried to obtain dental records to make an identification, but public feedback has not been provided.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.live5news.com/2023/11/10/troopers-1-dead-after-colleton-co-pursuit/
Justin Barrett McCarrell
Age :36
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 11/06/2023
Location : Carver St+ Old Easley Highway
City : Greenville
County : Greenville
State : South Carolina
Agency : Greenville PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during narcotics investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
The Department of Homeland Security asked the Greenville SWAT team to assist in a narcotics investigation. A man was shot and killed in the process. Details are unknown. This story will be updated when more information becomes available.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.foxcarolina.com/2023/11/07/deputies-responding-shooting-reported-greenville/
Anthony Barnhill
Age :34
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 11/04/2023
Location : Buckwalter Parkway+Farm Lane Dr
City : Beauford
County : Beauford
State : South Carolina
Agency : Beauford County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after pursuit
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Beauford County deputies chased a vehicle that did not stop. Police escalated a chase that ended when the man hit a tree. Police state that “gunfire was exchanged” and the man was killed. Police knew the man and had chased him on previous occasion before. Police did not explain what weapon he allegedly had and if it was him who had fired any shots in what is vaguely described as a “shootout.”
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wjcl.com/article/deputies-investigating-bluffton-shooting/45742212#
https://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/crime/article281600803.html
Kaveon Najair Brown
Age :20
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 10/30/2023
Location : Tuskeegee Drive
City : North Charleston
County : Dorchester
State : South Carolina
Agency : Dorchester County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Charleston PD saw a red sedan at 1:30 and tried to stop the driver who kept driving. Police escalated a chase that lasted until the man lost control at high speed, ran into a high voltage power line, the vehicle split in two and exploded in a fireball, killing the driver. According to police, they chased this vehicle into this crash after noticing he had “improperly working headlights.”
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Christopher H. Whittle
Age :49
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 10/28/2023
Location : 300 block of Hamelin Rd
City : Aiken
County : Aiken
State : South Carolina
Agency : Aiken County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police responded to Christopher Whittle in some sort of mental health crisis, locked into his house and firing rounds as police approached. SWAT was brought and shot and killed him.
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Joseph Deviontrey Robertson
Age :25
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 10/15/2023
Location : I-20, exit 18
City : Johnston
County : Aiken
State : South Carolina
Agency : Edgefield County SO, Aiken County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Edgefield County deputies made a traffic stop. The driver exited the vehicle while the passenger jumped in the driver’s seat and drove away. Police escalated a chase, apparently with a shootout, and the chase went through Highway 23 to Woodyard Road and onto SC-19. Police fired at Robertson. A passenger ran away under fire from police and Robertson ran into nearby woods on the I-20. The Aiken County Sheriff’s Office, North Augusta Public Safety and South Carolina Highway patrol organized a manhunt with multiple dogs and aircraft. A shot rang out. Robertson had committed suicide under the extreme police duress.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wjbf.com/top-stories/multi-county-pursuit-ends-with-suspect-suicide-2/
https://www.wrdw.com/2023/10/15/edgefield-county-traffic-stop-turns-chase-1-arrested-1-missing/
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 10/08/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Florence
County : Iredell
State : South Carolina
Agency : Iredell County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A man in a mental health crisis apparently set two houses on fire. Iredell County deputies found the man and began chasing him. He committed suicide under police duress during the chase. He has not been identified publicly and no more detail was provided by police.
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George Curtis
Age :77
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 09/29/2023
Location : Lake Murray Blvd
City : Columbia
County : Richland
State : South Carolina
Agency : US Marshals
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress, 2 US Marshals also shot/injured
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
George Curtis was wanted in Georgia for aggravated child rape and a host of related charges. He was located by US Marshals in Columbia, SC. Agents engaged in a shootout with him. Police allege that he jumped out of the window and shot and killed himself. Two US Marshals were also injured.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.thestate.com/news/local/crime/article279912919.html
Original accusations against Curtis:
https://www.augustachronicle.com/story/news/2020/03/11/hephzibah-man-arrested-for-molesting-girl-over-several-years/1545000007/
Ernest Burbage III
Age :40
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/28/2023
Location : Unknown
City : St. Johns Island
County : Charleston
State : South Carolina
Agency : Charleston County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Died under undisclosed circumstances during manhunt
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Charleston County deputies arrived at a domestic shooting call and found that Ernest Burbage III had apparently shot and injured his girlfriend and a passenger in a passing car with a shot. Deputies called SWAT and escalated a manhunt. The girlfriend was able to tell police that they had been drinking and that things had gotten out of hand. Police saw Burbage at a home nearby and began hunting him with a Lenco BearCat and a large police presence. SWAT began firing at Burbage from the BearCat and he shot back, injuring a SWAT officer and killing a police K9.
Police have not disclosed how he died during their manhunt, only that he was found dead ad on St. Johns Island from unknown causes during an intense manhunt after him.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 09/25/2023
Location : 4900 block of Hardscrabble Rd
City : Columbia
County : Richland
State : South Carolina
Agency : Richland County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Richland County deputies were sent to a domestic violence call in the 4900 block of Hardscrabble Road. Upon arrival, they allege that they heard a female scream, forcibly entered the residence, saw a man flee to a balcony and fire a shot at them. Police shot and killed him. This is a developing story and no more detail nor evidence has been provided by police beyond their statements thus far.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wistv.com/2023/09/25/new-details-richland-county-domestic-related-shooting/
Brian Dustin Shumway
Age :36
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/19/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Marietta
County : Pickens
State : South Carolina
Agency : South Carolina State Police
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
South Carolina State Police tried to pull over Brian Dustin Shumway for a broken headlight. He did not stop and police escalated a chase, endangering the public in 2 counties of high-speed chase over the broken-headlight hunt until Shumway crashed into an embankment. Police admit that some sort of shootout occurred and that he was shot and killed. No video or eyewitnesses are available for review.
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Matthew Edward Healey, DDS
Age :57
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/15/2023
Location : Trophy Club on Airport Road
City : Greenville
County : Greenville
State : South Carolina
Agency : Greenville Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Local dentist Dr. Matthew Edward Healey had apparently been firing shots in the parking lot of the Trophy Club when Greenville PD drove up and shot and killed him. It is unclear why Healey was shooting.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wyff4.com/article/south-carolina-deputy-shooting-greenville-dentist/45155834
https://www.foxcarolina.com/2023/09/15/greenville-co-coroner-responding-officer-involved-shooting/
Brent D. Conrad
Age :37
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/08/2023
Location : Wando River bridge/I-526
City : Mt. Pleasant
County : Berkeley
State : South Carolina
Agency : Berkeley County SO
Officer(s) : Cody Graff, Brian Keefer
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police in road rage incident aimed at them
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Berkeley County deputies were looking for someone else when a vehicle struck them and fired shots. Police shot and killed the driver.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.live5news.com/2023/09/09/coroner-ids-suspect-deputy-involved-shootout-i-526/
Jamal Walker
Age :39
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 09/06/2023
Location : Prismatic Way
City : Lexington
County : Lexington
State : South Carolina
Agency : Lexington County SO, Lexington PD, South Carolina Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after homicide
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A man broke into the home of his ex-wife, killed her in front of their 9-year-old and fled. He was found and shot and killed by police.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wspa.com/news/suspect-dead-after-killing-ex-wife-shooting-sc-deputy/
Ravon Lamar Harris
Age :17
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 08/27/2023
Location : Manning Road and Highway 521
City : Sumter County
County : Sumter
State : South Carolina
Agency : Sumter County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Sumter County deputies chased Ravon Harris for a previous dispute with someone else. Police escalated a chase over 100 mph until the vehicle flipped over and was engulfed in fire, severely injuring the teenager. He died at the hospital later. It is unclear why a life-threatening chase was undertaken for an argument that had been resolved before police arrived.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kwch.com/video/2023/08/29/name-teen-killed-crash-after-police-chase-released/
Mia Denise Tabb
Age :28
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 08/15/2023
Location : Barrel House Grill
City : Walterboro
County : Colleton
State : South Carolina
Agency : Walterboro PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by former SRO cop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Tameka Carter walked into a bar and grill, shot and killed Mia Tabb, and was arrested. This case is listed in this space because the shooter Tameka Carter who killed her was an active SRO officer at the time of the murder.
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Nevan Matthew Hopkins
Age :20
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 08/15/2023
Location : E Main St+S Hampton St
City : Westminster
County : Oconee
State : South Carolina
Agency : South Carolina State Police
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Motorcyclist killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police observed a motorcyclist driving too fast and took up chase, hunting the motorcycle until it crashed at East Main Street and South Hampton Street. A 20-year-old man named Nevan Matthew Hopkins driving it was killed.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.audacy.com/989word/news/local/motorcyclist-dies-in-crash-following-police-pursuits
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Unknown
Race : Unknown
Date : 08/11/2023
Location :
City : Summerville
County : Dorchester
State : South Carolina
Agency : Summerville PD, Dorchester County SO, SWAT
Officer(s) :
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
One person believed to be a former police officer died Thursday following a barricaded subject situation in Summerville. The Summerville Police Department (SPD), SPD SWAT Team, and Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office all responded to the scene. SPD got a call for a welfare check around 9:45 a.m.
When they approached the home, a gunshot was fired out the window. Police retreated. A woman who said she was the subject’s mother arrived shortly after 10:30 a.m. and assisted with trying to convince the subject to come out. The individual remained locked inside the home in the Nautical Isles at Hidden Palms subdivision as of 11:00 a.m. Officials deployed tear gas to try and get the subject out, but he did not comply. Shortly before 3:00 p.m., officials said that the subject committed suicide under police duress.
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Bernice Junior Smith III
Age :32
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 08/10/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Red Bank
County : Lexington
State : South Carolina
Agency : Lexington County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Taser
Event : Killed by taser during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
The Lexington County Coroner coroner said 32-year-old Bernice Junior Smith III “went unresponsive” after being taken into custody with a taser and pronounced dead shortly after arriving at a local hospital.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wrdw.com/2023/08/10/aiken-man-dies-after-lexington-deputies-use-stun-gun-him/
Aaron Tyler McCaleb
Age :37
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 08/01/2023
Location : Blacks Dr
City : Williston
County : Barnwell
State : South Carolina
Agency : Williston PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police in Barnwell County chased a motorist for undisclosed reasons until the vehicle crashed and the person died.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wjbf.com/csra-news/driver-fleeing-from-police-dies-in-crash-in-williston/
https://www.wrdw.com/2023/08/03/1-dead-after-vehicle-chase-ends-crash-barnwell-county/
Robert J. Johnson II
Age :43
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 07/26/2023
Location : WB I-20
City : Aiken
County : Aiken
State : South Carolina
Agency : Aiken County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Aiken County deputies chased a car for undisclosed reasons and performed a PIT maneuver which caused Robert J. Johnson to crash into a guardrail. After crashing, he committed suicide under police duress in the vehicle as police closed in.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wrdw.com/2023/07/27/police-chase-blocks-traffic-i-20-near-mile-marker-9/
https://www.thestate.com/news/local/crime/article277708828.html
https://www.wrdw.com/2023/07/27/deadly-high-speed-chase-i-20-leaves-locals-with-questions/
https://news.yahoo.com/sc-man-dies-leading-law-171915539.html
Makiya Christyle Alford 1 of 2
Age :21
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 07/17/2023
Location : Mallet Hill Rd
City : Columbia
County : Richland
State : South Carolina
Agency : South Carolina Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash for stolen car
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Richland County deputies saw a car that had been reported stolen, escalated a chase until the vehicle crashed and erupted in flames after hitting a tree, a fire hydrant and a fence. Two people were killed.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://wach.com/news/local/early-morning-police-chase-results-in-fatal-crash-two-dead
Keyona Z’Nye Nicole Bryant 2 of 2
Age :19
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 07/17/2023
Location : Mallet Hill Rd
City : Columbia
County : Richland
State : South Carolina
Agency : South Carolina Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash for stolen car
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Richland County deputies saw a car that had been reported stolen, escalated a chase until the vehicle crashed and erupted in flames after hitting a tree, a fire hydrant and a fence. Two people were killed.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://wach.com/news/local/early-morning-police-chase-results-in-fatal-crash-two-dead
Brandon Nunez
Age :16
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 07/15/2023
Location : lost Creek Dr+Boat Ramp Rd
City : Columbia
County : Richland
State : South Carolina
Agency : Richland County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : ——————
Event : Killed during police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
The Richland County Sheriff's Department and South Carolina Highway Patrol combinedchased a vehicle that refused a traffic stop. Police escalated the chase to over 100 mph until the vehicle ended in a pond near Lost Creek Drive and Boat Ramp Road in the Chestnut Hill Plantation subdivision. Five teenagers ages 14 to 18 were pulled from the vehicle. Hours later, Brandon Nunez, a sixth person was found drowned. He had not been the driver.
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Herman Elvin Martin Jr.
Age :42
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 07/10/2023
Location : Kinloch Road near Wimbee Landed Road
City : Seabrook
County : Beauford
State : South Carolina
Agency : Beauford County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed as a result of police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
One person was killed and another was injured as a result of a crash during a police chase in Beaufort County Sunday night on Kinloch Road near Wimbee Landing Road. The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office says they responded to Keans Neck Road and Coakley Drive in Dale for a drag racing complaint. Beauford County deputies focused on the vehicle of Herman Elvin Martin Jr. and began chasing him until he crashed into a tree and died.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/crime/article277169108.html