Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Richard Fenton Thomas
Age :58
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/01/2021
Location : 17000 block Countyline Church Road
City : Ruther Glen
County : McCurtain
State : Virginia
Agency : Caroline County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
About 5 p.m., someone called 911 after noticing an unconscious man in the driver's seat of a vehicle stopped in the road. The driver, identified as Richard Fenton Thomas, woke up when deputies arrived. During the ensuing confrontation, deputies shot and killed him. Details as to what precipitated the killing were withheld by police.
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George Ronald Batts Jr.
Age :38
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/17/2021
Location : 1130 International Parkway
City : Fredericksburg
County : Stafford
State : Virginia
Agency : Stafford County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after shooting
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Deputies were called around 10:15 a.m. to a shooting in the parking lot of the Tuckahoe Motorcycle Club. When deputies arrived, they found Ely Grimes, 47, of Fredericksburg, with a gunshot wound to the chest. George Batts was still in the parking lot with a handgun. He reportedly refused commands to drop the weapon, pointed the weapon toward deputies, and deputies shot and killed him.
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Jeffrey D. Kite
Age :36
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/14/2021
Location : 17100 block Lansmill Drive
City : South Chesterfield
County : Chesterfield
State : Virginia
Agency : Chesterfield County Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during warrant service
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police arrived at a residence to serve warrants on Jeffrey D. Kite for violating a protective order. Kite, who lived at the residence, refused to come out of the home. Police subsequently obtained a search warrant to enter the home and additional arrest warrants for stalking and violation of a protective order. About 9 p.m., Kite stopped communicating with them. Around 3 a.m., officers entered the home and found him hiding in a storage area. Police allege that Kite produced a gun and fired at the officers, who shot and killed him.
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https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/man-killed-in-chesterfield-police-shootout?utm_
Xzavier Deyonte Hill
Age :18
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 01/09/2021
Location : I-64 near mile marker 173
City : Ridge
County : Goochland
State : Virginia
Agency : Virginia State Police
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
About 4:35 a.m., a state trooper observed a car traveling 98 mph in a 65 mph zone. The trooper pursued the car, with the chase surpassing more than 120 mph. The driver attempted to make a U-turn, then slid down an embankment into the median. Two troopers approached the vehicle. The driver, identified as Xzavier Deyonte Hill, allegedly displayed a gun, and police shot and killed him.
TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES: 1 Fatality