Death by Cop 2022-2024
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 02/22/2023
Location : 4600 block of Hamilton St
City : Atwood
County : Carroll
State : Tennessee
Agency : Carroll County SO, Jackson PD SWAT, Tennessee Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after reckless behavior call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
At around 4 p.m. Thursday, Carroll County deputies responded to a call at a home in the 4600 block of Hamilton Street in Atwood and were told a man was reportedly driving and behaving recklessly on his family’s property. Carroll County deputies arrived and the man pulled out a “high-powered weapon” and fired at the deputies who returned fire. The man then locked himself inside the home, prompting deputies to call in a SWAT team and other specialized units, according to the TBI. After nearly six hours, police went into the home and found the man shot to death.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/tbi-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-in-carroll-county/
Joshua Baker
Age :37
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/19/2023
Location : Bolton Road
City : Knoxville
County : Knox
State : Tennessee
Agency : Greene County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Greene County deputies arrived at a residence on Bolton Road in Greenville before 10 p.m.with an arrest warrant for Joshua Baker. Upon their arrival, he shot a woman inside of the home, injuring her. Greene County deputies shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wvlt.tv/2023/02/20/tbi-investigating-deadly-officer-involved-shooting-greene-county/
Wesley Darwin Walls
Age :38
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/17/2023
Location : 700 block of Monarcos Bend
City : Burns
County : Dickson
State : Tennessee
Agency : Dickson PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On February 17, 2023, Dickson PD arrived to a home with a suicidal man, finding 38-year-old Wesley Darwin Walls. Police allege he pointed a gun at them as explanation why they shot him to death.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://fox17.com/news/local/tbi-officer-involved-shooting-reported-in-dickson-county
https://rutherfordsource.com/tbi-agents-investigating-burns-officer-involved-shooting/
https://tbinewsroom.com/2023/02/17/tbi-agents-investigating-burns-officer-involved-shooting/
Antonio Marlin Hardy
Age :47
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/06/2023
Location : McKinley Dr
City : Columbia
County : Maury
State : Tennessee
Agency : Columbia PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Columbia PD arrived at a residence due to a woman picking up her belongings due to a domestic violence situation. The man also had an open warrant for domestic violence. Police allege that he fired shots at them. SWAT arrived and police shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.newschannel5.com/news/standoff-underway-in-columbia-after-man-shoots-at-officers
Lisa Edwards
Age :60
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 02/05/2023
Location : Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center
City : Knoxville
County : Knox
State : Tennessee
Agency : Knoxville PD, Tennessee DPS
Officer(s) : Sgt. Brandon Wardlaw, Adam Barnett, Timothy Distasio, Transportation Officer Danny Dugan
Cause of Death : Medical emergency
Event : Patient seeking medical care arrested for refusal to leave
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Lisa Edwards was arrested on February 5, 2023 at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center after Knoxville PD and Tennessee DPS tackled her for refusing to leave the hospital. She had insisted that she was very ill and needed care. The hospital forced her to leave via police. She was placed into the back of the cruiser by officers Brandon Wardlaw, Adam Barnett, Timothy Distasio and Transportation officer Danny Dugan and was found unresponsive and died after the hospital’s refusal to help and the forcible removal by police.The District Attorney’s Office cleared all officers.
The involved officers responsible for this arrest were Sergeant Brandon Wardlaw, Officer Adam Barnett, Officer Timothy Distasio and Transportation Officer Danny Dugan.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.knoxvilletn.gov/blog/One.aspx?portalId=16394533&postId=19365272&portletAction=viewpost
Torence Jackson 1 of 2
Age :28
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/02/2023
Location : 5094 Poplar Avenue
City : Memphis
County : Shelby
State : Tennessee
Agency : Memphis PD
Officer(s) : Geoffrey Redd
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police in public library, also shot and killed officer
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Memphis PD officer Geoffrey Redd responded to a call about trespassing. Torence Jackson had gone into the library where police claim he got into a confrontation with someone. When Memphis PD responded, he allegedly pulled a gun and shot officer Geoffrey Redd. The other officer shot and killed him in response.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.odmp.org/officer/26607-police-officer-geoffrey-redd
https://wreg.com/news/local/shooting-at-poplar-white-station-library/
https://www.wbbjtv.com/2023/02/02/tbi-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-at-memphis-library/
https://wreg.com/news/local/shooting-at-poplar-white-station-library/
Obon Ochan
Age :47
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 01/29/2023
Location : Buchanan Street
City : Nashville
County : Davidson
State : Tennessee
Agency : Metro Nashville Police Department
Officer(s) : Dylan Ramos
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police for allegedly walking with gun on street
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Obon Ochan was reportedly walking down the street in Nashville with a gun. When officer Dylan Ramos from Nashville PD arrived, he reportedly shot him dead within 20 seconds of the encounter. No BWC footage or other evidence can be found. NAACP protested that he would not have been killed if white. No officers were charged.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://fox17.com/news/local/deadly-officer-involved-shooting-investigation-underway-in-n-nashville
https://www.wsmv.com/2023/01/30/video-fatal-officer-involved-shooting-north-nashville/
https://www.newschannel5.com/news/fatal-police-shooting-in-north-nashville-results-in-one-man-shot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qctpFUGLtVs
https://www.wsmv.com/2023/01/30/video-fatal-officer-involved-shooting-north-nashville/
Terry L. Noel
Age :50
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/29/2023
Location : 3400 block of Beaver Road
City : Dyersburg
County : Dyer
State : Tennessee
Agency : Dyer County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police while being served warrant
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Dyer County Sheriff’s deputiesarrived to serve an arrest warrant for a previous incident and claim that Terry Noel was sitting in a truck with a gun when they arrived. After an hour, he allegedly fired a shot at police and was shot and killed. No footage has been provided to confirm the police claims. No officers were charged.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.thunderboltradio.com/tbi-investigating-officer-involved-fatal-shooting-in-dyersburg/
https://wreg.com/news/local/officer-involved-shooting-in-dyer-county-tbi-to-investigate/
https://www.wbbjtv.com/2023/01/30/tbi-investigates-officer-involved-shooting-in-nashville/
Alan Coulter
Age :54
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/27/2023
Location : Riley Hollow Rd
City : Bluff City
County : Sevierville
State : Tennessee
Agency : Sullivan County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Unknown medical emergency in jail after violent arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On Jan. 21 at approximately 12:45 a.m., Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office patrol noticed a vehicle with a taillight out and speeding on Riley Hollow Road in Bluff City. Officers pursued the car to some outbuildings, found Coulter sitting on a stool with his gun. Police allege that Coulter fired and hit an officer in the left thigh. Police shot at him. The shooting continued while officers awaited SWAT to arrive. SWAT exchanged rounds and eventually gassed the building. He was arrested and later found dead in his jail cell. No cause of death was provided by the Sheriff’s Office.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/tbi-man-accused-of-shooting-sullivan-co-deputy-has-died/
Sean Lepore 1 of 3
Age :11
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/19/2023
Location : Hazel Green
City : Murfreesboro
County : Rutherford
State : Tennessee
Agency : Murfreesboro PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed children during standoff
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Jamie Lepore had killed his wife Jennifer Lepore and then traveled to Tennessee with their 2 children, 11-year-old Sean Lepore and 9-year-old Jesse Lepore.
Madison County investigators found them in Rutherford County and asked the Murfreesboro Police Department for assistance. Police heard gunshots inside the home when they were seen arriving. Jamie Lepore had shot and killed his 2 children and then himself. The shooting of Lepore’s wife is not listed in this space as it happened outside of police operations but the killing of the children and suicide occurred under police duress and is listed for this reason. No officers were charged.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wsmv.com/2023/01/19/shooting-death-investigation-underway-murfreesboro/
Jesse Lepore 2 of 3
Age :7
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/19/2023
Location : Hazel Green
City : Murfreesboro
County : Rutherford
State : Tennessee
Agency : Murfreesboro PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed children during standoff
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Jamie Lepore had killed his wife Jennifer Lepore and then traveled to Tennessee with their 2 children, 11-year-old Sean Lepore and 9-year-old Jesse Lepore.
Madison County investigators found them in Rutherford County and asked the Murfreesboro Police Department for assistance. Police heard gunshots inside the home when they were seen arriving. Jamie Lepore had shot and killed his 2 children and then himself. The shooting of Lepore’s wife is not listed in this space as it happened outside of police operations but the killing of the children and suicide occurred under police duress and is listed for this reason. No officers were charged.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wsmv.com/2023/01/19/shooting-death-investigation-underway-murfreesboro/
Jamie Lepore 3 of 3
Age :46
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/19/2023
Location : Hazel Green
City : Murfreesboro
County : Rutherford
State : Tennessee
Agency : Murfreesboro PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Jamie Lepore had killed his wife Jennifer Lepore and then traveled to Tennessee with their 2 children, 11-year-old Sean Lepore and 9-year-old Jesse Lepore.
Madison County investigators found them in Rutherford County and asked the Murfreesboro Police Department for assistance. Police heard gunshots inside the home when they were seen arriving. Jamie Lepore had shot and killed his 2 children and then himself. The shooting of Lepore’s wife is not listed in this space as it happened outside of police operations but the killing of the children and suicide occurred under police duress and is listed for this reason. No officers were charged.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wsmv.com/2023/01/19/shooting-death-investigation-underway-murfreesboro/
Tyre Nichols
Age :29
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 01/07/2023
Location : Castlegate+ Bear Creek
City : Memphis
County : Shelby
State : Tennessee
Agency : Memphis PD Scorpion Unit
Officer(s) : Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills Jr., Justin Smith, Preston Hemphill
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Beaten to death by police during traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Tyre Nichols, 29, was pulled over for “reckless driving”, was severely beaten by seven Memphis special ops SCORPION officers and died in the hospital days later. Five officers were fired while the sixth, Preston Hemphill, was finally fired much later and “temporarily” decertified. Attackers were MPD officers Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills Jr., Justin Smith, and Preston Hemphill. No officers were charged.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.npr.org/2023/01/28/1151504967/tyre-nichols-memphis-police-body-cam-video
https://www.nytimes.com/article/tyre-nichols-memphis-police-dead.html
Mark Capps
Age :54
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/05/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Nashville
County : Davidson
State : Tennessee
Agency : Nashville PD, SWAT
Officer(s) : Ashley Kendall Coon
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Mark Capps, a Grammy winning musician in Nashville was having a mental health crisis, held his family at gunpoint when police arrived. He was shot and killed by SWAT. The officers were cleared.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wsmv.com/2023/01/05/metro-police-involved-deadly-shooting-hermitage/
Damean Alexander Jones
Age :26
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 12/29/2022
Location : MLK Blvd+Lindsay St
City : Chattanooga
County : Hamilton
State : Tennessee
Agency : Hamilton County SO, Chattanooga PD
Officer(s) : HCSO: Jeremi Vandergriff, Chris Walker, Jason Cooper, CPD: Ryan Blevins, Brian McClard
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during pursuit of stolen car
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police spotted a stolen car and escalated a chase. The pursuit ended. The man got out of the car and police allege that they engaged him in a shootout during which he was killed.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://newschannel9.com/news/local/chase-ends-in-crash-in-downtown-chattanooga-thursday-morning
https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2022/dec/30/man-killed-by-deputies-tfp/
Jaylin Keshawn McKenzie
Age :20
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 12/16/2022
Location : 4700 Cochese Rd
City : Memphis
County : Shelby
State : Tennessee
Agency : Memphis PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police tried to make a traffic stop on a vehicle they had profiled as “suspicious.” The car did not stop and police escalated a high-speed chase. The man stopped and exited the vehicle and reportedly exchanged gunfire with police. He was shot and killed.
No video can be located. No BWC was released by police and no eyewitnesses can be found to try to reconstruct Jaylin McKenzie’s reality of events. He is not reported to have committed any crimes which warranted the traffic stop and high-speed chase. The Shelby County District Attorney declined to file charges against the shooter officers.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://newschannel9.com/news/local/memphis-police-shoot-and-kill-man-who-shot-ran-from-officers
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/police-officer-shoots-kills-man-132712389.html
https://www.psrmemphis.org/new-age-of-transparency-hasnt-arrived-for-most-mpd-cases/
Latoris A. Taylor
Age :40
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 12/09/2022
Location : 4900 Block of Cimarron Drive
City : Memphis
County : Shelby
State : Tennessee
Agency : Memphis Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during carjacking
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police were investigating a carjacking when they found Latoris Taylor. Police allege he fired a shot at them and they shot and killed him. Police state that Taylor and his 18-year-old son Jarvis Lewis were a team in the carjacking and that Lewis was present when Taylor was shot.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.actionnews5.com/2022/12/11/father-son-duo-connected-westwood-neighborhood-shooting/
James West Jr.
Age :39
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 12/05/2022
Location : Winchester Rd Goodlett St
City : Memphis
County : Shelby
State : Tennessee
Agency : Memphis PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police state they were called to check on a “suspicious vehicle.” When they arrived, a man in the vehicle reportedly fired a shot at the officer, injuring him. The officer had also fired a shot at West. West was found dead in his vehicle a short time later.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://wreg.com/news/local/c-j-davis-gives-update-on-officer-injured-in-winchester-shooting/
Jerome Flanigan
Age :51
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 12/03/2022
Location : 700 block of Cash Hollow Road
City : Johnson City
County : Washington
State : Tennessee
Agency : Washington County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Washington County deputies arrived at a home in the 700 block of Cash Hollow Road at 6:45 p.m. to serve a warrant to 51-year-old Jerome Flanigan. Police tasered him, then shot and killed him. No explanation was provided by police.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/tbi-identifies-person-shot-and-killed-by-washington-co-deputy/
https://wcyb.com/news/local/tbi-man-dead-after-firing-at-officers-in-johnson-city
https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/tbi-identifies-person-shot-and-killed-by-washington-co-deputy/
https://tbinewsroom.com/2022/12/03/tbi-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-in-washginton-county/
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 11/22/2022
Location : Raines Road
City : Hickory Hill
County : Shelby
State : Tennessee
Agency : Memphis Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police were chasing a man in an alleged domestic violence situation who was driving and firing shots at his former partner in the car with another man and a child. Police escalated a chase at high speed when he ran into two other vehicles. The targeted driver died. He was described by eyewitnesses, but not publicly identified by police.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://wreg.com/news/local/video-shows-moment-hickory-hill-police-chase-ends-in-deadly-crash/
John R. Wells Jr.
Age :49
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 11/16/2022
Location : 7017 Shallowford Rd
City : Chattanooga
County : Hamilton
State : Tennessee
Agency : US Marshals
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
US Marshals were looking for John Wells because he had shot and injured his wife and when they found him, they state he began shooting at them and they shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2022/nov/16/hamilton-county-sheriffs-office-investigating/
https://www.chattanoogan.com/2022/11/16/459490/Walker-County-Fugitive-Dies-In-Exchange.aspx
Senquarius Demonta Williams
Age :26
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 11/12/2022
Location : 201 Gallatin Pike
City : Madison
County : Madison
State : Tennessee
Agency : Metro Nashville Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Metro Nashville PD allege they were working an active crime scene and Senquarius Demonta Williams walked into the area. When police reacted, he allegedly produced a gun and was shot and killed. No third-party verification of the official narrative is possible at this time.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wsmv.com/2022/11/12/metro-pd-fatally-shoots-man-who-entered-existing-crime-scene/
https://www.wsmv.com/2022/11/13/metro-police-release-video-second-officer-involved-shooting/
https://wpln.org/post/fatal-shooting-by-nashville-officers-under-investigation/
https://ewscripps.brightspotcdn.com/29/c2/1ba3da1049738b619ed8e6818dd4/letter-to-tbi.pdf
Drandon John Brown
Age :64
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 11/12/2022
Location : 7000 block of River Road Pike
City : Nashville
County : Davidson
State : Tennessee
Agency : Metro Nashville Police Department
Officer(s) : Ryan Thomas, Cameron Vandermerwe
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during disturbance call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Nashville PD allege that an allegedly unhoused person was disorderly and throwing things at cars. Police allege the person came at them holding a knife and officers Ryan Thomas and Cameron Vandermerwe shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://fox17.com/news/local/nashville-officers-involved-in-2nd-deadly-shooting-in-24-hours
https://www.wsmv.com/2022/11/13/metro-police-release-video-second-officer-involved-shooting/
Kenneth Lee Collins
Age :44
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 11/07/2022
Location : 1700 block of E Unaka Avenue
City : Johnson City
County : Washington
State : Tennessee
Agency : Johnson City Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Johnson City PD arrived on a call about a domestic disturbance. They claim that the man had an axe and walked toward them. They shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/tbi-man-with-axe-fatally-shot-by-johnson-city-police/
Name Not Disclosed
Age :20
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 11/02/2022
Location : Dollar General parking lot
City : Knoxville
County : Knox
State : Tennessee
Agency : Knoxville Police Department, Knox County SWAT
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Knoxville PD chased several speeding cars with a SWAT team. A 20-year-old man being hunted pulled into the Dollar General parking lot and committed suicide under police duress.
SOURCE LINKS :
Eric Jermaine Allen
Age :39
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 11/02/2022
Location : S. Mt. Juliet Road near Central Pike
City : Mt. Juliet
County : Wilson
State : Tennessee
Agency : Mt. Juliet PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
During a traffic stop, a Mt. Juliet officer asked passenger Eric Jermaine Allen to exit the vehicle but he allegedly moved to the driver seat and began to drive away with an officer in the vehicle. Police tasered him, then shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://fox17.com/news/local/mt-juliet-police-officer-involved-shooting-closes-s-mt-juliet-road
https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/mt-juliet-officer-involved-in-shooting-during-traffic-stop/
Elbert Hayes III
Age :39
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 10/14/2022
Location : Kirby Parkway+Raines Rd
City : Memphis
County : Shelby
State : Tennessee
Agency : Memphis PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Memphis Police officers were chasing a Dodge Avenger that had been reported stolen. Memphis PD deployed stop sticks and moments later, the driver of the Dodge Avenger ran a red light and crashed into four vehicles. Elbert Hayes III, the driver of the Dodge Avenger was pronounced dead at the scene. Five others were taken to local hospitals in non-critical condition.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://wreg.com/news/local/one-dead-five-hurt-in-hickory-hill-crash/
https://www.actionnews5.com/2022/10/14/2-mpd-officers-relieved-duty-after-fatal-crash/
Joe Pickett
Age :64
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/14/2022
Location : 5800 block of Colony Rd
City : Gruetli-Laager
County : Grundy
State : Tennessee
Agency : Grundy County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Grundy County deputiesreceived calls about a man pointing a gun a vehicles. Police allege that he pointed the gun at them. They shot and killed him. The “weapon” was found to be a pellet gun.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wdef.com/tbi-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-in-grundy-county/
Tyler Michael Gardner
Age :27
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/07/2022
Location : 5 Oaks Road and Leesburg Road
City : Jonesborough
County : Washington
State : Tennessee
Agency : Tennessee Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police on “suspicious vehicle” call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A Tennessee Highway Patrol stopped the man who was inside his car in a parking lot. He allegedly fled by car, was stopped in a field, where he allegedly attempted to flee on foot. Police claim he was armed and there was a struggle. Troopers shot and killed Tyler Michael Gardner.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/tbi-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-in-washington-county/
Edris Marrero
Age :75
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 08/08/2022
Location : 1664 E Stone Drive
City : Kingsport
County : Sullivan
State : Tennessee
Agency : Kingsport Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Beaten/bludgeoned
Event :
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police responded to a disturbance. With Edris Marrero yelling at a woman in a parking lot and banging on her windows. Police arrived and “lightly” punched him. He died. The officer alleged self-defense. Marrero was unarmed and at age 75, he succumbed to being punched by police.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/kpd-releases-new-details-on-fatal-confrontation-between-officer-man/
Zachary Tyler Gorman
Age :32
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 07/24/2022
Location : Unknown
City : Sevier
County : Sevier
State : Tennessee
Agency : Sevier County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Sevier police chased Zachary Tyler Gorman on his motorcycle for reasons they never disclosed until he crashed into a Honda Odyssey and landed under another car and died.
SOURCE LINKS :
Christian Robert Jensen
Age :54
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/16/2022
Location : Blue Springs Rd
City : Cleveland
County : Bradley
State : Tennessee
Agency : Bradley County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health welfare check
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Bradley County deputies responded to a mental health welfare check on a man who was allegedly suicidal. When they arrived, they claim that Christian Robert Jensen had a gun and did not drop it. Police shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://tbinewsroom.com/2022/06/16/tbi-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-in-bradley-county/
Daniel Raymond Honeycutt
Age :38
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/10/2022
Location : 100 Woodland Heights Rd
City : Elizabethton
County : Carter
State : Tennessee
Agency : Carter County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during “Man with gun” call.
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police were sent on a “man with a gun” call and found Daniel Raymond Honeycutt with a gun. Police shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://whnt.com/news/tennessee-news/tbi-man-dead-following-carter-county-officer-involved-shooting/
Corey Menton Brewer
Age :45
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 06/03/2022
Location : I-40 + Whitten Rd
City : Memphis
County : Shelby
State : Tennessee
Agency : Memphis PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police trust stopped Corey brewer and pledged that when he stopped, he fired shots. They shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wlbt.com/2022/06/03/man-shot-killed-by-memphis-police-was-suspect-horn-lake-homicide/
Billy Joe Reynolds
Age :43
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 05/21/2022
Location : Hwy 46/Indian Mound
City : Indian Mound
County : Stewart
State : Tennessee
Agency : Stewart County SO
Officer(s) : Dale Ward, Ryan Goldsmith, Corey Etherton
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed during traffic stop for “suspicious vehicle”
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
The Stewart County Sheriff’s Office received a call to check on a vehicle. They found a man inside who said he was suicidal. Police claim that he had a gun and fired shots at them. They shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.newschannel5.com/news/tbi-looking-into-officer-involved-shooting-in-stewart-county
https://www.stewartcountystandard.com/local-man-shot-and-killed-after-firing-on-officers-cms-2293
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Female
Race : Unknown
Date : 05/13/2022
Location : I-240/Lamar Ave
City : Memphis
County : Shelby
State : Tennessee
Agency : Memphis PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Pedestrian killed by police vehicle
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A woman allegedly ran across the interstate and was hit and killed by a Memphis PD officer.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://wreg.com/news/local/lanes-on-i-240-blocked-after-multi-car-crash/
Matthew Reed
Age :27
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/21/2022
Location : NB Hwy 25E
City : Bean Station
County : Grainger
State : Tennessee
Agency : Bean Station Police Department
Officer(s) : Tristan Pettiecord
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Matthew Reed, 27, Was chased aggressively by Bean Station Police Department (BSPD) Officer Tristan Pettiecord who observed two motorcycles traveling on Hwy. 25E at 96 mph. The officer claims that he attempted to conduct a traffic stop and the motorcycles refused to stop. The officer escalated the chase to more than 100 mph until the motorcycle crashed, and Matthew Reid died. According to police, this fatal chase was undertaken for the sole reason of failing to stop on command. Police apparently found several joints, totaling a small amount of weed and dramatized this as the only crime they could accuse him of after his death. No officer was ever held accountable for what seems like a senseless death.
SOURCE LINKS :
Timmy Lee Thurman Jr.
Age :28
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/14/2022
Location : 200 block of Elm Lane
City : Bristol
County : Sullivan
State : Tennessee
Agency : Sullivan County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Sullivan County deputies attempted to traffic-stop Timmy Lee Thurman Jr. but he kept driving. Police escalated a high-speed chase and claim that he fired a shot at them. He stopped, ran away on foot and allegedly pointed a gun again. Police shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wjhl.com/news/crime/tbi-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-in-bristol/
https://wcyb.com/news/local/tbi-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-in-bristol-04-14-2022
Paul Derrick Moss II
Age :51
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/14/2022
Location : I-75/E Raccoon Valley Drive
City : Knoxville
County : Knox
State : Tennessee
Agency : Jellico Police Department, Anderson County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Jellico PD and Anderson County deputies chased a driver who was accused of being reckless. Police chased him from Kentucky into Tennessee and shot and killed him for undisclosed reasons under undisclosed circumstances.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wvlt.tv/2022/04/15/tbi-man-is-dead-shot-by-police-after-chase/
https://1450wlaf.com/2022/04/15/jellico-police-officer-part-of-chase-that-ends-with-fatal-shooting/
Darin Woodard
Age :57
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/07/2022
Location : I-55
City : West Memphis
County : Shelby
State : Tennessee
Agency : Memphis PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Fall from height
Event : Died from fall from height during police chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
West Memphis police chased Darin Woodard to question him about a prior homicide elsewhere. When he did not stop for police, they escalated an aggressive chase that ended when he crashed into an I-55 barrier wall. When police came after him, he jumped off and landed on the hard ground 60 feet below to escape from police assault.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.foxnews.com/us/west-memphis-police-murder-accusation-heinous-man-jumps-bridge