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.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.live5news.com/2024/02/06/it-was-gun-battle-police-release-details-deadly-summerville-standoff/

https://abcnews4.com/news/local/summerville-police-to-provide-details-on-fridays-officer-involved-shooting-wciv-abc-news-4-south-carolina-robynwyn-subdivision#

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8stXijsgJcA

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wltx.com/article/news/crime/crash-person-running-law-enforcement-one-dead-sumter-county/101-1a5c773c-db10-4669-95a8-201f048f3c4a

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/south-carolina-deputy-fatally-shoots-man-after-disturbance-call/

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.foxcarolina.com/2024/01/18/investigation-underway-following-deputy-involved-shooting-near-landrum/

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.coladaily.com/communities/man-killed-while-running-from-police-on-foot-on-i-26/article_32457f98-a80a-11ee-b5f0-57708161c345.html

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wistv.com/2023/12/30/richland-county-coroner-releases-identity-suspect-dead-crash-during-rcsd-chase/

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://abcnews4.com/news/local/officer-involved-shooting-on-dorchester-road-under-investigation-ncpd-north-charleston-police-south-carolina-wciv-abc-news-4-kent-road

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/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxIDLMpUM0E

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.live5news.com/2023/11/19/charleston-co-pursuit-ends-with-deadly-crash-hwy-78-troopers-say/

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wbtw.com/news/grand-strand/horry-county/deadly-crash-during-horry-county-police-pursuit-involved-stolen-car-report-says/

https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/investigation-conway-officer-shots-highway-64/91-7d394727-703d-4e1f-af41-0b8f0222b34e

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.”

SOURCE LINKS :

https://abcnews4.com/news/local/driver-dies-in-fiery-crash-after-police-chase-in-north-charleston-ncpd-wciv-abc-news-4

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wrdw.com/2023/10/29/sled-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-involving-aiken-county-sheriffs-office/

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://statesville.com/news/local/crime-courts/two-suspicious-fires-in-iredell-suspect-dead-in-south-carolina/article_e995c50c-65fe-11ee-98b7-779325facaa2.html

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.live5news.com/2023/09/29/2-us-marshals-wounded-fugitive-killed-sc-officer-invovled-shooting/

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.counton2.com/news/local-news/suspect-dead-after-manhunt-on-johns-island-ccso/https://www.wcax.com/2023/09/28/target-south-carolina-manhunt-dead-deputies-confirm/

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wltx.com/article/news/crime/man-shot-killed-after-south-carolina-trooper-tried-pull-over/101-45c3d653-bc65-45ea-ba41-80b2e84737ab

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.wspa.com/news/state-news/deputy-involved-shooting-closes-lanes-on-i-526-in-mount-pleasant/

https://www.live5news.com/2023/09/09/coroner-ids-suspect-deputy-involved-shootout-i-526/

https://www.postandcourier.com/news/man-killed-in-deputy-involved-shooting-on-i-526-bridge-over-wando-river-identified/article_3cf107e0-4e65-11ee-9d1b-1b22903fd36b.html

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.wltx.com/article/news/local/street-squad/sumter/teen-dies-friday-police-pursuit-sumter-county/101-b215d76b-3ae2-482b-a27c-15c3cf05bf9e

https://www.wistv.com/2023/08/28/sumter-county-coroner-identifies-teen-who-died-single-vehicle-accident-following-pursuit/

https://www.wistv.com/2023/08/29/sumter-county-coroner-identifies-teen-who-died-car-crash-after-altercation-over-social-media-post/

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wsav.com/news/local-news/south-carolina-news/former-deputy-charged-in-deadly-colleton-county-shooting/

https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/coweta-county-deadly-high-speed-chase-newnan-police-gbi-herring-road-palomino-drive

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.foxcarolina.com/2023/08/15/20-year-old-dies-crash-after-two-failed-traffic-stop-attempts-speeding/

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.counton2.com/news/local-news/dorchester-county-news/police-investigating-incident-on-sunnyside-way/

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://www.wltx.com/article/news/local/mallet-hill-road-fatal-crash/101-e2dd8b3e-4184-4f7e-8c30-c2f32a6ce0b5

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://www.wltx.com/article/news/local/mallet-hill-road-fatal-crash/101-e2dd8b3e-4184-4f7e-8c30-c2f32a6ce0b5

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wltx.com/article/news/crime/five-teens-hospitalized-one-dead-overnight-pursuit-crash-pond/101-a65586d0-40d3-44fb-8542-b41edc2dd4c5

https://www.wltx.com/article/news/crime/one-dead-following-police-pursuit/101-cae87dd5-313d-428b-8741-fc3678f3a114

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.live5news.com/2023/07/10/1-killed-1-injured-crash-while-evading-law-enforcement-troopers-say/

https://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/crime/article277169108.html