Death by Cop 2022-2024
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Sean Hayes
Age :38
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 11/11/2024
Location : Shelburne Road and Fayette Drive
City : Shelburne
County : Shelburne
State : Vermont
Agency : Shelburne Police Department
Officer(s) : Kyle Kapitanski
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander on bicycle killed by police cruiser
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Officer Kyle Kapitanski of the Shelburne PD crashed into Sean Hayes on a bicycle, killing him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wcax.com/2024/11/11/police-cruiser-involved-crash-that-killed-bicyclist/
Jason Lowery
Age :41
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/12/2024
Location : 87 Spencer Rd
City : Orange
County : Orange
State : Vermont
Agency : Vermont State Police
Officer(s) : Adam Roaldi
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during welfare check
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A man believed to be intoxicated was asleep in a car. Police allege he had a sawed-off shotgun. Police awakened him and ordered him out of the car. He reportedly complied but reached for the shotgun. Police shot and killed him.
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Damanuel McLeod 2 of 2
Age :19
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 05/31/2024
Location : East Lakeshore Drive
City : Colchester
County : Chittenden
State : Vermont
Agency : Colchester Police Department, Burlington Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : 2 people killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Burlington PD and Colchester PD together hunted a vehicle at high speed until it crashed on the edge of Colchester, killing 2 people. Police said that someone in the vehicle had pointed a gun previously at rental car company employees which was the reason for the deadly chase.
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Tywon Parker 1 of 2
Age :28
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 05/31/2024
Location : East Lakeshore Drive
City : Colchester
County : Chittenden
State : Vermont
Agency : Colchester Police Department, Burlington Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : 2 people killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Burlington PD and Colchester PD together hunted a vehicle at high speed until it crashed on the edge of Colchester, killing 2 people. Police said that someone in the vehicle had pointed a gun previously at rental car company employees which was the reason for the deadly chase.
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Donald Brochu Jr.
Age :55
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 11/08/2023
Location : Elm Street
City : Hardwick
County : Caledonia
State : Vermont
Agency : Vermont State Police
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Donald Brochu reportedly shot his roommate and fled by car. Vermont State Police located him walking down the street with a handgun. Police fired beanbags at him. He committed suicide under police duress.
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Harold Ryan
Age :55
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 08/15/2023
Location : Killarney Dr
City : Burlington
County : Chittenden
State : Vermont
Agency : Burlington PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A Burlington homeowner saw on his surveillance camera that Harold Ryan, a man whom he knew, had entered his residence without permission. The homeowner called police who arrived. Ryan locked himself into the garage and apparently, SWAT negotiators bore down on him. He committed suicide under police duress inside of the garage.
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Raymond Martin
Age :80
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 08/12/2023
Location : Braintree Hill Rd
City : Braintree
County : Orange
State : Vermont
Agency : Braintree PD
Officer(s) :
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Braintree PD arrived at a single vehicle crash where the driver was the only affected person and decided to drive away. Police chased the vehicle and escalated the pursuit until the vehicle crashed into third party motorist Raymond Martin, severely injuring him. Martin died in the hospital nearly 3 weeks later from injuries from this crash.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.mynbc5.com/article/vermont-man-dies-in-police-chase/44959153
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 07/09/2023
Location : I-81
City : Bristol
County : Washington
State : Vermont
Agency : Washington County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police state that a man stole a firearm and ammunition from a gun store. Deputies chased the vehicle until it struck a guardrail. Police brought an armored vehicle and discovered the man was dead from suicide under police duress.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/one-dead-following-barricade-situation-on-i-81-near-bristol/
Name Not Disclosed
Age :22
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 07/08/2023
Location : Route 12A
City : Roxbury
County : Washington
State : Vermont
Agency : Washington County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Washington County deputies chased a car for undisclosed reasons. The driver fled and as a result of police chase, crashed into a tree and died.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/local-news/randolph-man-dead-after-roxbury-chase-crash/
Kenneth Barber Jr.
Age :38
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/19/2023
Location : 26 Washington St
City : Fair Haven
County : Rutland
State : Vermont
Agency : Fair Haven PD
Officer(s) : Shaun Hewitt
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after fight
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Kenneth Barber Jr. was allegedly involved in a fight. Bystanders had already subdued him when police arrived. As police tried to arrest him, he ran to a car and Fair Haven PD opened fire, killing him, for trying to escape. The shooting has been ruled Justified by the State’s Attorney. The AG also cleared the officers in 12/2023.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wcax.com/2023/06/20/vermont-state-police-investigating-fatal-officer-involved-shooting/
https://www.wcax.com/2023/06/20/police-id-victim-officer-involved-shooting/
https://wnyt.com/top-stories/police-person-broke-free-before-rutland-county-officer-shot-him/
https://www.kwch.com/video/2023/07/04/vt-state-police-investigate-officer-involved-shooting-rutland/
https://www.wcax.com/2023/12/22/ag-clears-fair-haven-cop-fatal-officer-involved-shooting/
Darrel Jones
Age :33
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/23/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Bennington
County : Bennington
State : Vermont
Agency : Bennington PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Overdose
Event :
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Darrell Jones died alone in a Bennington PD holding cell this spring ingested a large amount of drugs and he was killed by acute mixed drug intoxication.
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Jonathon Connor Gilbert
Age :24
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 12/19/2022
Location : Unknown
City : Danville
County : Vermillion
State : Vermont
Agency : Danville PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 12/19/2022 around 12:25 am, a Danville Police Officer was on Main St when he observed a black colored Mercedes sedan driving erratically and at a high rate of speed. The officer turned his vehicle around to conduct a traffic stop. The Mercedes quickly turned onto Griffin St and crashed the vehicle into the front porch of a residence in the 300 block of N. Griffin St. The Mercedes reversed away from the residence and the driver drove through the front yard and back onto Griffin St and then turned onto Seminary St. The officer observed the driver failed to stop at the red light at Seminary St and Bowman Ave and the Mercedes continued through the intersection. The officer was slowing down and stopping at the red light when he observed the Mercedes appeared to go airborne in the 800 block of Seminary St. The officer proceeded through the intersection at Seminary St and Bowman Ave and observed the Mercedes had left the roadway and struck a tree in the 800 block of Seminary St. Jonathon Connor Gilbert had died in the crash. The vehicle had been stolen.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wcia.com/news/coroner-identifies-driver-killed-in-police-chase-airborne-crash/
Michael Mills
Age :36
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 08/15/2022
Location : South Hill Rd
City : Ludlow
County : Windsor
State : Vermont
Agency : Ludlow PD
Officer(s) : Zachary Paul
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Ludlow PD state that Michael Mills had a known mental health crisis, having called 911 a total of 28 times before police arrived. Police further claim that Michael Mills hit a police car and then fled. When this vehicle stopped, police shot and killed him, claiming he had a gun but not claiming that he had used it. The shooter officer was cleared by the Attorney General.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wcax.com/2022/12/22/ludlow-police-officer-cleared-fatal-shooting/
https://www.wcax.com/2022/09/06/cavendish-man-wounded-officer-involved-shooting-dies/
Matthew Davis
Age :34
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 07/19/2022
Location : Bonnyvale Rd + South St SW of Western Ave
City : Brattleboro
County : Windham
State : Vermont
Agency : Vermont State Police, Brattleboro PD
Officer(s) : Jesse Robson, Samuel Truex, Ryder Carbone
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Vermont State Police and Brattleboro PD located Matthew Davis to discuss a previous incident and claim that he came at them with a knife. Police shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox3now.com/mary-andersons-ex-boyfriend-matthew-davis-shot-dead-by-vermont-police/
https://www.wmur.com/article/vermont-matthew-davis-mary-anderson-killing-update/41406933#