Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Ronald Lee “Ronnie” Pennington
Age :56
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/18/2024
Location : Timber Lake Drive
City : Cosby
County : Cocke
State : Tennessee
Agency : Cocke County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Cocke County Sheriffs’ Office arrived at a residence on Timberlake Drive to arrest a man who had warrants out of Ohio. When police arrived, the man died from suicide under police duress.
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Tremayne D. French
Age :26
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 09/16/2024
Location : Frayser and Watkins
City : Frayer
County : Shelby
State : Tennessee
Agency : Memphis Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during foot pursuit
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Memphis police chased a vehicle that had allegedly been carjacked. The man ran away at the traffic stop and police engaged in a foot pursuit. Police engaged in a shootout during which they shot and killed him.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/07/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Collierville
County : Shelby
State : Tennessee
Agency : Collierville Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Collierville PD traffic-stopped a vehicle and discovered a passenger was wanted for previous domestic violence. A woman who was driving was removed from the vehicle. K9 officers approached and the male passenger jumped into the driver’s seat and attempted to get away from police. He ran into a patrol car and crashed and died.
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Rickey Ray “Ricco” Reed Jr.
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 09/06/2024
Location : Covington
City : Covington
County : Tipton
State : Tennessee
Agency : Tipton County Sheriff’s Office, SWAT
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during standoff
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Tipton county deputies allegedly tried to traffic stop Ricky Reed, but he did not stop. Police escalated a chase and he fled to his home. He locked himself in. Police brought SWAT and made forcible entry into the home where they shot and killed him, stating that he had made a sudden movement. Police did not say whether he had been armed or not. Reed had had a number of serious run-ins with Covington police over decades and was known to them when they tried to traffic-stop him and pursued him to his house with SWAT.
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Zachary Johnson
Age :32
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 08/22/2024
Location : Tennessee River
City : Chester County
County : Chester
State : Tennessee
Agency : Chester County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver drowned during police pursuit
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Chester County deputies chased a man who refused a traffic stop. Police alleged that he pointed a weapon. Police fired shots at him. The man fled and police chased him at high speed through McNairy County into Hardin County. After an hour-long chase, the man drove down a boat ramp and drove the vehicle into the water. Police say that he “showed” a weapon police did not attempt to follow him into the water and found him dead later.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://wreg.com/news/man-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting-in-tn/

Dantrice Stanback
Age :26
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 08/20/2024
Location : Getwell Road and Cottonwood
City : Hickory Hill
County : Shelby
State : Tennessee
Agency : Memphis Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : 3 bystanders dead, 7 hurt by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Memphis PD chased a car at high speed until it crashed into a bystander vehicle at a gas station. The vehicle exploded, killing 3 and injuring 7. All 3 deceased females allegedly were in the bystander vehicle that was hit.
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Patrice Hughes
Age :47
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 08/20/2024
Location : Getwell Road and Cottonwood
City : Hickory Hill
County : Shelby
State : Tennessee
Agency : Memphis Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : 3 bystanders dead, 7 hurt by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Memphis PD chased a car at high speed until it crashed into a bystander vehicle at a gas station. The vehicle exploded, killing 3 and injuring 7. All 3 deceased females allegedly were in the bystander vehicle that was hit.
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Shekila Sively
Age :26
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 08/20/2024
Location : Getwell Road and Cottonwood
City : Hickory Hill
County : Shelby
State : Tennessee
Agency : Memphis Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : 3 bystanders dead, 7 hurt by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Memphis PD chased a car at high speed until it crashed into a bystander vehicle at a gas station. The vehicle exploded, killing 3 and injuring 7. All 3 deceased females allegedly were in the bystander vehicle that was hit.
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Jonathan Schutte
Age :33
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 08/04/2024
Location : Wesley’s Chapel Church, 4740 TN-128
City : Hardin County
County : Hardin
State : Tennessee
Agency : Hardin County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Savannah
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police in Hardin County Tennessee traffic-stopped a vehicle that was wanted for a previous incident in Alabama. The man allegedly exited his vehicle and engaged in a shootout with police who shot and killed Jonathan Schutte.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://wreg.com/news/local/suspect-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting-in-hardin-county-tbi/

David Resmondo
Age :49
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 08/02/2024
Location : Monroe County Justice Center
City : Monroe
County : Monroe
State : Tennessee
Agency : Monroe County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
David Resmondo allegedly began firing a weapon outside of the local jail at the Monroe county Justice center in Madisonville, Tennessee. He fired at the front of the building and entered the building. Once inside, a deputy shot and killed him. His family stated that he had had mental health issues.
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Rantavius Johnson
Age :22
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 08/02/2024
Location : Danny Thomas and Mississippi boulevards
City : Memphis
County : Shelby
State : Tennessee
Agency : Memphis Police Department
Officer(s) : Demetrice Johnson
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed in collision with patrol car after being shot by third party
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Rantavious Johnson was shot and injured and crashed into a Memphis PD vehicle, killing both Rantavious Johnson and Officer Demetrice Johnson in the patrol car. A second officer was critically injured.
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Courtney Alexander
Age :34
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 07/28/2024
Location : Keats Street
City : Dyersburg
County : Dyer
State : Tennessee
Agency : Dyersburg Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Dyersburg PD arrived to a mental health crisis and a man with a gun who threatened to harm himself. Police saw him with a gun in his home, escalat3ed a standoff and shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wbbjtv.com/2024/07/28/officer-involved-shooting-under-investigation-in-dyersburg/

James John Fox
Age :40
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 07/11/2024
Location : Olen Road
City : Sparta
County : White
State : Tennessee
Agency : White County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
White County deputies arrived at a disturbance call, found James John Fox who allegedly fired a rifle at them and shot and killed him.
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Max Van Sickle
Age :25
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/27/2024
Location : Bellevue West Apartments, 100 Ridgelake Pkwy
City : Nashville
County : Davidson
State : Tennessee
Agency : Nashville Police Department
Officer(s) : Jonathan Scull
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic dispute
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Nashville Metro PD arrived at a domestic dispute where a man hat stabbed his brother. Police arrived and the man ran out of the home with a knife. Police fired tasers and guns and killed him. The brother was injured and survived. He told police that his brother had been doing drugs and was in mental health crisis when the attack occurred.
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Ron Wells Jr.
Age :24
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/21/2024
Location : East Broadway Avenue near Fremont Circle
City : Maryville
County : Blount
State : Tennessee
Agency : Maryville Police Department, Alcoa Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
After a stabbing in Alcoa, the man believed responsible was seen in Maryville and Maryville PD began chasing him, soon followed by Alcoa PD. The chase was escalated by police and ended when Ron Wells who was driving the fleeing vehicle crashed into 2 other vehicles and died as a result of the police pursuit.
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Shilo M. Rice
Age :49
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/20/2024
Location : 2000 block of Belle Terra Road
City : Knoxville
County : Knox
State : Tennessee
Agency : Knoxville Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Shilo Rice was experiencing a mental health crisis and threatened to hurt herself or others. When Knoxville PD appeared, they claim she ran toward them with knives. They shot and killed her.
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William Kevin Guinn
Age :54
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/12/2024
Location : Pine Hill Road
City : Bluff City
County : Sullivan
State : Tennessee
Agency : Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health welfare check
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Sullivan County deputies arrived for a welfare check on William Kevin Guinn, found him with a gun and shot and killed him. It is unknown whether he was an active threat to police or not.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 05/29/2024
Location : Hwy 233 Cumberland City Rd
City : Cumberland
County : Cumberland
State : Tennessee
Agency : Houston County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Unnamed correctional officer
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police vehicle crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A Houston County correctional officer was transporting an inmate when they were involved in a major crash, killing 1 person and landing 3 people in the hospital in critical condition.
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Freeman Sherman, Jr.
Age :39
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 05/10/2024
Location : 3000 block of Dumbarton Road
City : Memphis
County : Shelby
State : Tennessee
Agency : Memphis Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Memphis PD arrived on a domestic disturbance call and shot and killed a man with a knife.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://wreg.com/news/local/investigation-underway-after-incident-in-raleigh/
https://www.actionnews5.com/2024/05/10/stabbing-suspect-shot-killed-by-police-officer/

Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/30/2024
Location : 2800 block of N Charles Avenue
City : Clarksville
County : Montgomery
State : Tennessee
Agency : Montgomery County Sheriff’s
Officer(s) : Not disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress during eviction
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Montgomery County deputies arrived at a mobile home to serve an eviction notice. A man locked himself in and police escalated a standoff. Smoke was seen coming from the trailer. When the fire department arrived, they found the man dead from a gunshot wound to the head.
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Jamauri Griffin
Age :26
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/27/2024
Location : 4700 block of Santala Drive
City : Knoxville
County : Knox
State : Tennessee
Agency : Knoxville Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A man in a domestic violence situation allegedly shot and injured a woman. Knoxville PD arrived, saw him with a gun and shot and killed him. The woman was taken to the hospital and is stable.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wate.com/news/knox-county-news/man-dead-officer-involved-shooting-in-knoxville/

James Q. Hampton
Age :30
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/26/2024
Location : Cherokee
City : Memphis
County : Shelby
State : Tennessee
Agency : Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, SWAT
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Shelby County deputies and SWAT arrived in the Cherokee neighborhood to arrest a man on a warrant and shot and killed him. Police allege that he was armed but did not fire any shots.
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Daniel Russell
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/23/2024
Location : Highway 79 North
City : Unknown
County : Henry
State : Tennessee
Agency : Henry County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Unknown
Event : Died during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police chased Daniel Russell for driving while apparently intoxicated until he crashed and was arrested. He died from unknown causes in custody.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wbbjtv.com/2024/04/22/police-pursuit-ends-with-suspect-dying-in-custody/

William Charles McBride Jr.
Age :41
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/17/2024
Location : 5306 North Broadway Exxon gas station
City : Knoxville
County : Knox
State : Tennessee
Agency : Knoxville Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during disturbance at business
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
An unnamed man allegedly caused a disturbance with 2 knives at an Exxon gas station when Knoxville officers arrived and shot and killed him.
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Jaylen Lobley 1 of 2
Age :18
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/12/2024
Location : Horn Lake Road and Charter Avenue
City : Memphis/Whitehaven
County : Shelby
State : Tennessee
Agency : Memphis Police Department
Officer(s) : Joseph McKinney
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed in shootout between police and teenagers
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Memphis PD approached a vehicle they declared as “suspicious” and engaged in a shootout with the teenage occupants. One unnamed 18-year-old male and one officer, Joseph McKinney of Memphis PD, were killed and 3 others were hospitalized while 3 officers were injured, 2 of whom remain hospitalized and one 17-year-old passenger is hospitalized in unknown condition.
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Kevin Smith
Age :50
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/09/2024
Location : Highway 33
City : Sharps Chapel
County : Union
State : Tennessee
Agency : East Tennessee Constable Association
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver and 2 passengers killed in police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Constable John Dennis saw a vehicle in a parking lot that he felt was related to a report of the truck speeding. The constable escalated a chase that ended when the truck crashed and caught on fire, killing 3 people. The questionable justification for the deadly chase was criticized even by the Constable Association. Constables have only 40 hours of training but have full police powers while constables have little to no oversight in comparison.
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Caleb Bales
Age :29
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/09/2024
Location : Highway 33
City : Sharps Chapel
County : Union
State : Tennessee
Agency : East Tennessee Constable Association
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver and 2 passengers killed in police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Constable John Dennis saw a vehicle in a parking lot that he felt was related to a report of the truck speeding. The constable escalated a chase that ended when the truck crashed and caught on fire, killing 3 people. The questionable justification for the deadly chase was criticized even by the Constable Association. Constables have only 40 hours of training but have full police powers while constables have little to no oversight in comparison.
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Josua Scott
Age :22
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/09/2024
Location : Highway 33
City : Sharps Chapel
County : Union
State : Tennessee
Agency : East Tennessee Constable Association
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver and 2 passengers killed in police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Constable John Dennis saw a vehicle in a parking lot that he felt was related to a report of the truck speeding. The constable escalated a chase that ended when the truck crashed and caught on fire, killing 3 people. Joshua Scott had been employed with a local undertaker. The questionable justification for the deadly chase was criticized even by the Constable Association. Constables have only 40 hours of training but have full police powers while constables have little to no oversight in comparison.
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Bobby Dickins
Age :44
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/04/2024
Location : Travis Road
City : Weakley County
County : Weakley
State : Tennessee
Agency : Weakley County Sheriff’s Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Weakley County deputies were sent to Travis Road where someone had set a stolen car on fire. Officers found Bobby Dickens in the home, started a standoff and allege that he came out of the home with a knife and they shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kfvs12.com/video/2024/04/04/officer-involved-shooting-weakley-county/

Julius Deon Harris
Age :31
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/25/2024
Location : 4600 block of Hampshire Boulevard
City : Fort Worth
County : Tarrant
State : Tennessee
Agency : Fort Worth Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Open records summary :
A driver fled from a traffic stop, was chased by police and crashed and died. Fort Worth Police hunted him into a fatal crash because his headlights were off. Fort Worth PD has been under state and DOJ scrutiny for refusing to disclose its pursuit policy which became an issue due to a high number of fatal crashes involving this PD.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.yahoo.com/news/fleeing-driver-dies-thrown-suv-002124125.html
https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/crime/article287068075.html

Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 03/20/2024
Location : Cumberland City Road and Elk Harbor Road
City : Stewart County
County : Stewart
State : Tennessee
Agency : Stewart County Sheriff ‘s Office, Houston County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by county patrol vehicle
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A Houston County patrol vehicle collided with a pickup truck, killing one bystander in the truck.
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Tanner Horn
Age :22
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/17/2024
Location : 15000 block of West Andrew Johnson Highway
City : Bull’s Gap
County : Hawkins
State : Tennessee
Agency : Mosheim Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Mosheim PD chased a vehicle at high speed until it overturned in a curve, killing passenger Tanner Horn. The police car that was chasing the vehicle also rolled over.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wjhl.com/news/crime/police-pursuit-in-bulls-gap-leaves-passenger-dead-suspect-injured/

Raul Portugal
Age :47
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 03/14/2024
Location : 200 block of N. Smith Street
City : Jamestown
County : Fentress
State : Tennessee
Agency : Jamestown Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic dispute
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police were sent to the 200 block of N. Smith Street in Jamestown for a man seen with a machete. When police arrived, they tasered him and for unknown reasons, an officer shot and killed him.
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Antwan Booker
Age :30
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/04/2024
Location : Poplar Avenue + Schilling Boulevard
City : Collierville
County : Shelby
State : Tennessee
Agency : Collierville Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Antwan Booker was traffic-stopped by Collierville PD and an altercation ensued during which police shot and killed him, alleging that he had reached for an officer’s weapon when engaged in a physical confrontation with them.
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Isaiah Gregory Hill
Age :25
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/04/2024
Location : Medaris Street
City : Clinton
County : Anderson
State : Tennessee
Agency : Clinton Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Clinton PD were sent to check on a suicidal young man, arrived, found him with a knife in front of his house and shot and killed him.
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Isiah Gregory Hill
Age :25
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/03/2024
Location : Calloway Village Apartments on Medaris Street
City : Clinton
County : Anderson
State : Tennessee
Agency : Clinton Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Clinton PD were called to a welfare check on a suicidal person. They arrived and shot and killed a man.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wvlt.tv/2024/03/04/tbi-responds-reported-officer-involved-shooting-north-clinton/

Brandon Hughett
Age :47
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/25/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Morgan County
County : Morgan
State : Tennessee
Agency : Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A Cumberland County deputy chased a vehicle into Morgan County where the vehicle crashed. The driver died and a passenger was airlifted out. It is unknown why police created this chase.
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Trent Prince
Age :26
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/17/2024
Location : Wilson Road
City : Nashville
County : Davidson
State : Tennessee
Agency : Davidson County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Davidson deputies closed in on a man with warrants out of multiple counties. The man allegedly had a gun. Police shot and killed him.
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Tabitha Smith
Age :35
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 02/14/2024
Location : Hiwassee River, Highway 60
City : Meigs County
County : Meigs
State : Tennessee
Agency : Meigs County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Drowned in patrol vehicle accident
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Deputy Leonard had just arrested a female on a bridge who was fighting with a man when he disappeared from radio contact. His cruiser was found upside down submerged under mud and water in the Tennessee River. .A handcuffed female was found drowned in the backseat of the vehicle when the vehicle was found underwater upside down. There was no trace of Deputy Leonard. His body was later found in the river. Deputy Leonard was new in the area, having moved from NYC only a few months prior. It was 9 p.m. and dark. He was not familiar with the area. According to police, he was distracted radioing and texting when he went in the water.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wvlt.tv/2024/02/17/tabitha-smith-woman-killed-meigs-county-crash-remembered-by-friends/

Erick Radales Aguilera
Age :28
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 02/11/2024
Location : Heritage Square
City : Jackson
County : Madison
State : Tennessee
Agency : Jackson Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after shooting
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Jackson Police were sent to a club for a shooting. Several people were injured. Police shot and killed a man with a gun.
