Death by Cop  2022-2024

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Name Not Disclosed

Age :50

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 09/29/2024

Location : 19th Street and Rainier Avenue

City : Everett

County : King

State : Washington

Agency : Washington State Patrol

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Washington State Patrol chased a vehicle for a moving violation. The driver fled and police escalated a chase that ended in the Riverside neighborhood when the vehicle T-boned a teenage driver and crashed into the bushes. The teenage bystander was injured. The man who was chased until he wrecked the vehicle died in the hospital from his injuries. He was described as a 50-year-old man by friends. Washington State in 2021 banned police pursuits. With pressure from the police lobby, the state lifted pursuit restrictions for serious felonies only in 2023. This pursuit was reportedly initiated for a moving violation with no reports of a dire emergency warranting a pursuit.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://komonews.com/news/local/state-patrol-pursuit-leads-to-deadly-rollover-crash

Michael D. Williams

Age :56

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 09/27/2024

Location : NE. 71st St., Walnut Grove area

City : Vancouver

County : Clark

State : Washington

Agency : Vancouver Police Department, Clark County Sheriff’s Office, SWAT

Officer(s) : Cameron McAnally, Bauman

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by SWAT during standoff

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Vancouver Police were called to the Walnut Grove Area of Vancouver, Washington, where a man had allegedly threatened a neighbor and fired shots in the air. Police arrived and escalated a standoff involving Vancouver Police, Clark County Sheriff’s Office and SWAT. Police alleged at the man had slashed tires and was seen with a handgun. A drone was sent and reportedly documented the man to have a rifle. Police brought an armed vehicle, deployed flashbang grenades and engaged in a shootout with the man. Police shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.columbian.com/news/2024/sep/27/vancouver-police-officer-fatally-shot-man-after-standoff-in-walnut-grove-area/

https://www.kgw.com/article/news/crime/police-shoot-armed-man-vancouver/283-fcb019ee-8e46-44f0-b4aa-22a0a4f552f2

https://www.koin.com/local/clark-county/officials-identify-man-killed-by-swat-member-in-vancouver-standoff-last-month/

BWC:
https://www.kgw.com/article/news/crime/vancouver-police-release-body-worn-camera-deadly-shooting/283-a3081b6b-b95f-449b-b0b6-7cc442592a7c

Name Not Disclosed

Age :18

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 09/22/2024

Location : NB I-5 near mile post 190

City : Everett

County : King

State : Washington

Agency : Everett Police Department

Officer(s) : Not disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

After a shooting in an apartment complex in Everett, a man fled and police chased him onto the I-5 in Everett. The man crashed on the freeway near mile Post 190. As police approached, he died from suicide under police duress.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/both-directions-i-5-closed-everett-ongoing-negotiations-with-murder-suspect/7JTGTZNHORGLDF4IYMT3LFEJMA/

https://komonews.com/news/local/all-lanes-of-nb-i-5-in-everett-closed-as-officers-investigate-double-shooting-police-investigation-closures-traffic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSyDKyv23GA

John Robinson

Age :36

Gender :Male

Race : Native American

Date : 09/20/2024

Location : Wiggins Road

City : Thurston

County : Thurston

State : Washington

Agency : Thurston County Sheriff’s Office, Yelm Police Department, Nisqually Tribal Police

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Motorcyclist killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Thurston County deputies try to stop a motorcycle for undisclosed reasons. The motorcycle did not stop and police escalated the chase in excess of 100 mph until the motorcyclist crashed and died. It is unknown why police undertook the chase. Police are only allowed to pursue a vehicle Washington State in cases of danger to someone.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/motorcyclist-killed-after-fleeing-police-speeds-over-100-mph-thurston-county/VDDI5OHCBFBF3PEV7B74PWLLYE/

https://www.yahoo.com/news/police-motorcycle-crashes-kills-driver-183627597.html

Payton Michaels

Age :19

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 09/15/2024

Location : 7500 block of Highway 9

City : Lake Stevens

County : Snohomish

State : Washington

Agency : Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office, Snohomish County Multiple Agency Response Team

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by PIT maneuver and police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

The Snohomish County Multiple Agency Response Team chased a man wanted for murdering his mother at high speed and attacked the vehicle with a PIT maneuver, causing the man to be ejected. The vehicle crashed and the man died. He was identified as Peyton Michaels.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.komonews.com/news/local/felony-assault-suspect-dead-ejected-truck-pursuit-lake-stevens-arlington-snohomish-county-sheriffs-office-deputies

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/suspect-killed-after-snohomish-county-deputies-chase-ram-vehicle/

Gabriel Renteria

Age :35

Gender :Male

Race : Native American

Date : 09/15/2024

Location : Hwy 410 and E Main Ave

City : Sumner

County : Pierce

State : Washington

Agency : Sumner Police Department, Washington State Patrol, Puyallup Police Department, Bonney Lake Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police in mental health crisis

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Sumner PD responded to mental health crisis and called Washington State Patrol, Puyallup Police Department, Bonney Lake Police Department to try to arrest a man with a knife threatening self-harm. They shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/law-justice/police-shoot-kill-man-on-railroad-tracks-in-sumner/

https://sumnerwa.gov/officer-involved-shooting/

https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/crime/article292557414.html

Gina Munna

Age :70

Gender :Female

Race : White

Date : 09/07/2024

Location : Pacific Avenue Southeast and Fones Road Southeast

City : Lacey

County : Thurston

State : Washington

Agency : Thurston County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Trooper Dattilo

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Thurston police received a call that a woman had shown up at someone’s residence and demanded fentanyl. Police were called and located the woman who was allegedly driving with a flat tire in a stolen vehicle. Police chased the vehicle and placed spike strips which flattened the second tire on her right side, causing her to swerve into head on traffic where she crashed into a bystander and killed a person in that vehicle. The chase was allegedly initiated for a failed attempt to procure fentanyl and driving erratically with a flat tire. This is one of several police pursuit fatalities that have occurred since Washington’s governor Jay Insleee eviscerated a previous band on police pursuits in 2023, leading to Washington police chasing and causing fatal accidents again.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/high-speed-pursuit-lacey-ends-head-on-crash-one-person-critical-condition/IZTPTJMDQREVJIHKRZ3Z6JIOTQ/

https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/grandmother-four-dead-after-head-on-collision-with-driver-trying-escape-police/4AYSYDYN4RHFZOX3ORYPAT44H4/?taid=66de72c74fc3340001545e38&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=trueanthem&utm_source=twitt

Christian Demetri Moshofsky

Age :34

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 08/28/2024

Location : 102 Madison Ave. N.

City : Kent

County : King

State : Washington

Agency : Kent Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Kent police were sent to a “shots fired” call at 102 Madison Avenue North. They saw a man at an upstairs apartment firing shots at them. Police fired back. The man died. Police alleged he died from suicide.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://mynorthwest.com/3981816/officer-involved-shooting-kent-ends-with-suspect-taking-own-life/

Roxanne Bagnariol

Age :39

Gender :Female

Race : White

Date : 08/20/2024

Location : 176th

City : Spanaway

County : Pierce

State : Washington

Agency : Pierce County Sheriff's Office

Officer(s) : Not disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Pierce County deputies chased a vehicle for unknown reasons until it crashed and passenger Roxanne Bagnariol died.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.chronline.com/stories/driver-sentenced-to-prison-after-woman-dies-in-crash-during-pierce-county-police-pursuit,364707

Lois Katherine Phair

Age :67

Gender :Female

Race : White

Date : 08/09/2024

Location : Airport Way

City : Seattle

County : King

State : Washington

Agency : Washington State Patrol

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Passenger killed in police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Washington State Patrol chased a vehicle until it crashed, killing the passenger Lois Phair. A pitbull in the vehicle refused to leave her side after the crash.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/law-justice/passenger-in-car-pursued-by-wa-state-patrol-dies-in-crash/

https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/deadly-crash-seattle-airport-way

Dante Cudini

Age :38

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 07/28/2024

Location : 1100 block of Bayshore Drive

City : Elk Plain

County : Pierce

State : Washington

Agency : Pierce County Sheriff's Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police in shootout during burglary

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Police received a “Shots Fired” call and arrived to an armed burglary in process on Bayshore Drive in Pierce County. Police found a door ajar and a man with a gun appeared. Police shot and killed him. One officer was injured. Dante Cudini died. Three involved shooter officers are on paid leave.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wpbf.com/article/one-person-is-dead-after-an-officer-involved-shooting-in-ft-pierce/61719028#

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBR_3bmmWl8

https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/crime/article290547419.html

Timothy McDonald

Age :48

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 07/24/2024

Location : 7507 242nd Avenue Court East

City : Buckley

County : Pierce

State : Washington

Agency : Pierce County Sheriff’s Office, SWAT

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Pierce County deputies were sent to a domestic violence call. The woman who had called them was able to escape and the man came out onto the porch with a gun and was shot and killed by police.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/buckley-suspect-shot-killed

https://www.king5.com/article/news/crime/suspect-dead-deputy-involved-shooting-buckley/281-8411c392-bfdd-4375-95fd-ed3981a3c81a

Jillian Lewis

Age :36

Gender :Female

Race : White

Date : 07/22/2024

Location : Black Nugget Road

City : Issaquah

County : King

State : Washington

Agency : Bellevue Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Bellevue PD chased a woman driver who was believed to have been involved in a DUI crash until she crashed into a police cruiser and another vehicle on Black Nugget Road and died. A passenger was also injured.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/woman-dies-issaquah-police-chase-crash-dui

https://www.komonews.com/news/local/issaquah-police-department-stolen-car-jillian-lewis-southeast-black-nugget-road-36-years-old-drug-paraphernalia-chief-paula-schwan-harborview-medical-center-blunt-force-injuries-medical-examiner

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 07/21/2024

Location : 70th and 260th Streets

City : Graham

County : Pierce

State : Washington

Agency : Pierce County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during traffic stop

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Pierce County deputies attempted to traffic stop a man who left. Police alleged that he may have grazed an officer or the vehicle in the process, but there is no record of anyone getting hurt. Police shot and killed the man.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://onscene.tv/suspect-shot-and-killed-after-pursuit/

Jeffery Kiner

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 07/19/2024

Location : Colville Courthouse, Auto View Road

City : Colville

County : Stevens

State : Washington

Agency : Stevens County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after machete attack

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A man attacked the Stevens County Deputy prosecutor Smitty Hagopian with a machete, allegedly inflicted severe facial injuries and fled. Stevens County deputies were able to locate him outside of Colville in a vehicle. He allegedly exited the vehicle with the machete and was shot and killed.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.krem.com/article/news/crime/stevens-county-deputy-shoots-and-kills-man-after-machete-attack/293-2637529a-96ae-4af0-a5d8-9322e64522b2

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2024/jul/20/stevens-county-deputy-shoots-kills-man-accused-of-/

https://www.khq.com/news/washington-state-patrol-to-investigate-deputy-shooting-near-colville/article_06f2d9a4-48a4-11ef-88f7-3fba2a65760f.html

https://www.chewelahindependent.com/news/man-armed-with-machete-assaults-prosecutor-later-killed-by-deputy/article_61b41f5c-4dee-11ef-8a07-c3bef2356d0a.html

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 07/15/2024

Location : 25900 block of 70th Ave. East

City : Graham

County : Pierce

State : Washington

Agency : Pierce County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during arrest

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On July 15, 2024, police attempted to arrest a man for unspecified felonies. The man allegedly fled and police placed stop sticks. The man hit a deputy and was shot and killed near 70th Avenue East while he ran towards a nearby home. Police have not identified him nor explained why they tried to arrest him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.yahoo.com/news/man-dead-chase-shooting-involving-004448196.html

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 07/14/2024

Location : 260th St. E and 70th Ave

City : Graham

County : Pierce

State : Washington

Agency : Pierce County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during pursuit

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Pierce County deputies spotted a man whom they wanted to talk to about a previous case. They chased him by car, placed stop sticks, engaged on a shootout and shot and killed him. No more information was given by police.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JK0E1eDxXQg

https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/pierce-county-officer-shoots-suspect-graham

Ivan Zaystev

Age :41

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 07/02/2024

Location : Fifth Avenue Court, East and 205th

City : Spanaway

County : Pierce

State : Washington

Agency : Pierce County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Described

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during pursuit

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Police chased Ivan Zaytsev for unknown reasons on the I five. He stopped and was shot and killed.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/suspect-shoots-at-troopers-pierce-county

https://www.facebook.com/reel/793805292902667

https://www.piercecountywa.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=6463

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 07/02/2024

Location : Highway 512

City : Lakewood

County : Pierce

State : Washington

Agency : Washington State Police, Pierce County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after shootout

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Washington State Police as well as the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office chased a vehicle that had engaged in a shootout with police at a traffic stop and then fled. Caught up with the van on Highway 512 near Lakewood in Pierce County or both Washington state troopers as well as Pierce County deputies shot and killed a man.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/suspect-killed-i-5

Ivan Zaytsev

Age :41

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 07/02/2024

Location : 5th Ave Court E and 205th Street

City : Spanaway

County : Pierce

State : Washington

Agency : Spanaway Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during pursuit

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Police chased Ivan Zaytsev for unknown reasons. The Chase went down the five in to a residential area dead end. Police state that. Zaytsev allegedly fired shots at police. They shot and killed him. It is unknown by police chased him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/suspect-shoots-at-troopers-pierce-county

https://www.facebook.com/reel/793805292902667

https://www.piercecountywa.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=6463

Jonathan West Nelson

Age :40

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 06/17/2024

Location : 2400 block of NE Andresen Rd

City : Vancouver

County : Clark

State : Washington

Agency : Vancouver Police Department

Officer(s) : Justin Reiner, James Kelly, Jason Haigwood, Philip Wilkening

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during shootout

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Vancouver PD responded to a report about a man with a gun, located him on Andresen Road, deployed a K9 and fired shots at him and killed him. Police apparently also shot their own K9 in the tail, requiring surgery. The “gun” on him was a replica AirSoft.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://katu.com/news/local/officers-shoot-kill-armed-man-in-ne-vancouver-police-dog-shot-in-tail-during-incident#

https://www.koin.com/local/clark-county/man-killed-by-officers-after-allegedly-pointing-gun-at-people-in-mcdonalds-parking-lot-idd/

Ronald L. Brant

Age :86

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 06/16/2024

Location : Cowlitz County

City : Cowlitz County

County : Cowlitz

State : Washington

Agency : Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Cowlitz County received calls about shots fired. They arrived at an RV park and found a man dead from gunshot wounds. The presumed shooter was found in an RV nearby. When police arrived, the 86-year-old unnamed man committed suicide under police duress.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.kptv.com/2024/06/19/man-shot-killed-cowlitz-county-resort-suspect-found-dead-inside-rv/

Vadim Sashchenko

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 06/08/2024

Location : Columbia St and Columbia Way

City : Vancouver

County : Clark

State : Washington

Agency : Vancouver Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during investigation

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Vancouver PD arrived to Columbia Street and Columbia Way on reports that a man was letting an aggressive German shepherd loose and that the dog had bitten one person. Police located the man, allege that he pointed what appeared to be a gun at them, and they shot and killed him. This was the third fatal shooting for Officer Brandon Riedel in 4 years who had previously shot Andrew A. Williams on Oct. 4, 2020 and Joshua James Wilson on May 30, 2023.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/vancouver/police-officer-shoots-kills-man-vancouver-waterfront/283-ba42333d-00e4-44be-98aa-af3f19dc8a36

https://www.opb.org/article/2024/06/14/man-killed-by-vancouver-police-waterfront-officer-third-fatality-four-years/

https://katu.com/news/local/man-shot-killed-by-police-after-letting-aggressive-german-shepherd-run-loose-bite-person#

Hazrat Ali Rohani

Age :17

Gender :Male

Race : Asian

Date : 06/05/2024

Location : Big 5

City : Renton

County : King

State : Washington

Agency : Renton Police Department

Officer(s) : Aaron Brown Myers

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after biased profiling by security

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Three 17-year-old boys walked into a Big 5 sporting goods store with an airsoft gun they needed to return for a refund because it was defective. They were approached by a 51-year-old man who had profiled them and believed they had the Airsoft gun to rob the sporting goods store with and fired a shot at the boys, killing one of them. The boys had been unarmed and made no attempt to rob anyone. The surviving teens stated that they had told him multiple times that the Airsoft was not real and the man fired on them anyway. The man who shot them is allegedly a security guard who was off duty but took it upon himself to police the store’s parking lot when he arrived to pick up a family member. He is being held on $2 million for second degree murder.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.king5.com/article/news/crime/teen-shot-killed-outside-renton-big-5/281-23094a07-06ee-4b9a-8a48-1d64546a98e6

Michael Aaron Vaughn

Age :48

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 05/24/2024

Location : 24 Auburn Way S

City : Auburn

County : King

State : Washington

Agency : King County Sheriff’s Office, SWAT, Auburn Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during eviction

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

King County SWAT and Auburn PD arrived at an apartment to evict a man who owed 3 months back rent. Police shot and killed him in his home. Police did not answer whether he had been armed or why he was killed.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/law-justice/king-county-deputies-shoot-kill-person-while-serving-eviction/

Salih Beslic

Age :47

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 05/23/2024

Location : 3200 block of Court Street

City : Pasco

County : Pasco

State : Washington

Agency : Pasco County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : T.J. Orth

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during disturbance call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Salih Beslic was allegedly swinging a machete when killed by Pasco County deputies.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/05/24/hawaii-news/man-dies-in-apparent-suicide-after-police-execute-search-warrant-on-hpp-home

Name Not Disclosed

Age :67

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 05/21/2024

Location : 10500 block of Old McKenna Rd SE

City : Yelm

County : Thurston

State : Washington

Agency : Thurston County Sheriff’s Office, SWAT, Olympia Police Department, Tumwater Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during standoff

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A man held a woman hostage in the 1500 block of Old McKenna Road SE. Police bore down on the residence. The man released the woman, set the house on fire and was killed by police. A dead man was found inside of a fire pit. Police identified him as a 67-year-old resident.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.komonews.com/news/local/thurston-county-sheriffs-office-barricaded-armed-person-yelm-washington-state-patrol-wsp-troopers-bomb-squad-swat-team-crime-standoff-tsco-old-mckenna-road-roadways-closed-derek-sanders

https://www.yelmonline.com/stories/two-arrests-made-in-connection-to-nisqually-river-homicide,342262

Abnel B. Quinones

Age :30

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 05/21/2024

Location : 10500 block of Old McKenna Rd SE

City : Yelm

County : Thurston

State : Washington

Agency : Thurston County Sheriff’s Office, SWAT, Olympia Police Department, Tumwater Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A man held a woman hostage in the 1500 block of Old McKenna Road SE. Police bore down on the residence. The man released the woman, set the house on fire and committed suicide under police duress.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.komonews.com/news/local/thurston-county-sheriffs-office-barricaded-armed-person-yelm-washington-state-patrol-wsp-troopers-bomb-squad-swat-team-crime-standoff-tsco-old-mckenna-road-roadways-closed-derek-sanders

https://www.chronline.com/stories/suspect-in-murdersuicide-identified-after-standoff-in-yelm,341111?

Marvin Arellano

Age :37

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 05/17/2024

Location : NB I-5

City : Everett

County : King

State : Washington

Agency : Washington State Patrol

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after road rage incident

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Washington State Patrol responded to a road rage incident on the northbound I-5 in Everett, found a man with a hammer and shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/northbound-i-5-marysville-incident.amp

https://myeverettnews.com/2024/05/16/i-5-northbound-closed-between-everett-and-marysville-due-to-road-rage-fight/

Joseph Jacob Hadden

Age :38

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 05/03/2024

Location : Laurel and Front Street

City : Port Angeles

County : Clallam

State : Washington

Agency : Clallam County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during alleged attempted robbery

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Port Angeles Police shot and killed a man who was allegedly trying to rob a bank.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1B-4Gj0HpE

Jamesha Solana Berryman 3 of 3

Age :31

Gender :Female

Race : Black

Date : 05/03/2024

Location : South Pacific Avenue and Yew Street

City : Kelso

County : Cowlitz

State : Washington

Agency : Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver and 2 passengers killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Cowlitz County deputies chased a vehicle for reasons they would not disclosed until it crashed, killing the driver and 2 passengers.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.chronline.com/stories/three-killed-after-police-chase-in-cowlitz-county,339626

https://www.chronline.com/stories/investigation-into-cowlitz-county-crash-that-killed-three-people-continues,342965#google_vignette

Bruce Coval Meneley, MD

Age :67

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 04/17/2024

Location : Unknown

City : Seattle

County : King

State : Washington

Agency : Seattle Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during pedophile sting

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Seattle PD ran a sting to catch pedophiles. Retired US Navy doctor Bruce Meneley arrived to meet a 9-year-old and an 11-year-old. Dr. Meneley pulled a gun and was shot and killed by Seattle PD. He had been a high-profile military commander.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/suspect-killed-by-spd-at-seattle-hotel-identified-as-retired-navy-doctor

https://www.kiro7.com/news/seattle-officer-injured-fatal-shooting-tukwila-hotel/DH3EUIHJGNFY3L3MA7RWDMU4SY/

https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/tukwila-hotel-shooting

https://www.kitsapdailynews.com/news/police-kill-hansville-man-in-child-sting-operation/

Benjamin Steven Woods

Age :41

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 04/13/2024

Location : American Legion building

City : Hazel Dell

County : Clark

State : Washington

Agency : Clark County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Gonzalez, Payne

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after carjacking

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A man accused of carjacking was chased by police until he arrived at the American Legion building. Police arrived with K9s and shot and killed by police.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iquiAMA42wk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uERBQg-oThE

Trudy Slanger

Age :83

Gender :Female

Race : White

Date : 04/11/2024

Location : State Route 525

City : Lynnwood

County : Snohomish

State : Washington

Agency : Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Snohomish County deputies chased a vehicle connected to a domestic violence case and alleged kidnapping and claim to have abandoned the chase just before the vehicle hit a vehicle head-on, killing an 83-year-old female bystander on her way home from church.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.yahoo.com/news/sr-525-lynnwood-shut-down-035729657.html

Deolia Blandford 1 of 2

Age :49

Gender :Female

Race : White

Date : 04/06/2024

Location : Highway 101 and SE Lynch Road

City : Shelton

County : Mason

State : Washington

Agency : Washington State Patrol

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by speeding police vehicle

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Charles Ferree was making a turn when he and his passenger were hit and killed by a speeding police vehicle.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/2-dead-trooper-injured-in-crash-near-shelton-wsp-says/281-b6b6b126-179c-479a-b39d-74666b10e0c7

https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/washington-state-patrol-officer-involved-in-fatal-crash-that-kills-two-people/article_715deaf8-f472-11ee-b347-db7949b5f49a.html

Charles Ferree 2 of 2

Age :72

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 04/06/2024

Location : Highway 101 and SE Lynch Road

City : Shelton

County : Mason

State : Washington

Agency : Washington State Patrol

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by speeding police vehicle

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Charles Ferree was making a turn when he and his passenger were hit and killed by a speeding police vehicle.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/2-dead-trooper-injured-in-crash-near-shelton-wsp-says/281-b6b6b126-179c-479a-b39d-74666b10e0c7

https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/washington-state-patrol-officer-involved-in-fatal-crash-that-kills-two-people/article_715deaf8-f472-11ee-b347-db7949b5f49a.html

Alan Jenks

Age :38

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 03/31/2024

Location : 1800 West Dean

City : Spokane

County : Spokane

State : Washington

Agency : Spokane Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police investigating a fire

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

While investigating a fire in a home, police got into a confrontation with a person at the home. Police said he tried to walk away and they “detained him.” Leading to some altercation. Police further allege that he pulled a gun and they shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.khq.com/news/two-spokane-police-officers-who-shot-and-killed-man-named/article_d1fdb59c-f2dc-11ee-93cd-cb8d811bb3e1.html

https://www.krem.com/article/news/crime/spokane-police-shooting-arson-suspect-arrested/293-77173b76-c3f0-4f6c-a0d2-59616e207262

Donald Hagel

Age :43

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 03/29/2024

Location : 30300 North Monroe Road

City : Deer Park

County : Spokane

State : Washington

Agency : Spokane Police Department, SWAT

Officer(s) : Deputy Josiah Loos, Detective Samuel Turner, and Detective Travis West

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during arrest

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Donald Hagel was accused of child sex crimes, missed a court appointment and Spokane PD with SWAT appeared at his home, breached the door and shot and killed him. It is unknown whether he was armed or a threat to police.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.krem.com/article/news/crime/child-rape-suspect-shot-killed-spokane-county-deputies-deer-park-identified/293-dd284ae4-0aa5-4045-bf29-ba406cbec88b

https://www.krem.com/article/news/crime/spokane-county-sheriffs-deputies-engaged-standoff-suspect-deer-park/293-388bf4d3-2170-418e-bf3c-409b7706566e

Lopeti Tanuvasa Aiolupotea-Magalei

Age :40

Gender :Male

Race : Native Pacific Islander

Date : 03/18/2024

Location : Unknown

City : Tacoma

County : Pierce

State : Washington

Agency : Pierce County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during foot chase

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Pierce County deputies saw a group of people gather outside of a dispensary on graveyard shift. Police recognized a man who had an open warrant and took up chase. Police shot and killed the man after a foot chase, alleging that he had pulled a gun.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/tacoma/pierce-county-sheriffs-deputy-shoots-kills-suspect-tacoma/281-4a03f6e3-120a-4af4-b031-83475e825e9f

Gage Griswold

Age :31

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 03/17/2024

Location : Second Street + Maple Avenue

City : Snohomish

County : Snohomish

State : Washington

Agency : Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Snohomish deputies saw a speeding truck and “followed” the vehicle until it crashed into a pole. The driver died.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.heraldnet.com/news/police-troopers-tried-to-stop-driver-before-deadly-crash-in-snohomish/

https://www.heraldnet.com/news/driver-identified-after-deadly-crash-into-pole-in-snohomish/