Death by Cop 2022-2024
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Alfredo Panduro Zendejas
Age :44
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 03/08/2023
Location : County 15th St+Ave 3E
City : Phoenix
County : Maricopa
State : Arizona
Agency : Yuma County SO, DPS, Somerton PD, CBP, US Marshals
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash after carjacking
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A 44-year-old man had allegedly carjacked three vehicles in Yuma during a multi-agency hunt and collided with a semi-truck in an intersection and died.Large numbers of vehicles from the Somerton Police Department, Department of Public Safety, Homeland Security Investigations, Customs and Border Patrol Air and Marine Operations, U.S. Border Patrol and U.S. Marshals Service participated in the manhunt.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 03/07/2023
Location : Highway 412 and 430 Road
City : Tulsa
County : Mayes
State : Oklahoma
Agency : Mayes County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Suicide under police duress
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Mayes County deputies chased a vehicle around midnight on March 7. Deputies allege the car went off the road and came to a stop in a field near Highway 412 and 430 Road in Locust Grove. When deputies approached the car, they found the driver dead with a gunshot wound to the man's right temple. The unnamed man had apparently committed suicide under police duress. He was not publicly identified.
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Manuel Sanabria
Age :41
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 03/07/2023
Location : NW 15th Ave+Sistrunk Blvd
City : Fort Lauderdale
County : Broward
State : Florida
Agency : Fort Lauderdale PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after car chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Manuel Sanabria was shot and killed Tuesday morning by Fort Lauderdale police following a chase in which 12 police cars hunted him. A man in his 60s who was working at an area business when he was struck by the fleeing car and pinned against a wall of the business was rushed for treatment to Broward Health Medical Center. Manuel Sanabria was shot by police and died. he had been a decorated war veteran with a Purple Heart.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/shooting-involving-fort-lauderdale-police-officers/
https://wsvn.com/news/local/broward/police-officers-fatally-shoot-homicide-suspect-after-chase/
https://www.wpbf.com/article/florida-murder-shot-killed-police-lauderdale-lucie/43233957
https://www.wqcs.org/2023-03-07/pslpd-manuel-sanabria-wanted-in-connection-with-fatal-shooting
Adrian Castillo
Age :32
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 03/07/2023
Location : 3900 block of Glenhaven Drive
City : Garland
County : Dallas
State : Texas
Agency : Garland Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during car chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On Monday evening on 03/07/2023, Garland PD allege they were trying to pull over a white car on South Jupiter Road, but the driver took off and police initiated a chase. The brief chase came to an end in the 3900 block of Glenhaven Drive when the vehicle drove up into a front yard. The driver got out of the vehicle and reportedly produced a handgun and police claim that he began shooting at them. Garland PD fired shots and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox4news.com/news/garland-man-shot-by-police-officers-after-chase-dies
George Alejandro
Age :54
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 03/07/2023
Location : 8406 Mosley Road and Bryant Street
City : Houston
County : Harris
State : Texas
Agency : Hitchcock Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Hitchcock PD arrived at 8406 Mosley Road and Bryant Street and 3 officers were attempting to arrest George Alejandro on a child sexual assault warrant. He jumped into an 18-wheeler-type truck and sped off and reportedly said “I’m not going back.” Two officers shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://abc13.com/man-shot-by-police-suspect-officer-involved-shooting-open-fire/12925689/
Kordell Jones
Age :25
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/07/2023
Location : Charles Street
City : Mobile
County : Mobile
State : Alabama
Agency : Mobile PD SWAT
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed at home by SWAT raid
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Mobile PD SWAT burst into the home of Kordell Jones with a No-Knock Raid and shot and killed him. The raid was aimed at his brother, not him. When SWAT launched the attack on the home, Kordell allegedly tried to jump out of the window with an AR-15. The sister vehemently denies this, stating the entire family had been asleep during the raid and her brother was not armed when killed. Jones' sister states that when police burst into the home, she quickly heard 7 or 8 shots from an AR-15 when police shot her brother. The mayor of Mobile stated after the raid that there will be no more SWAT raids within the city. No officers were charged.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wkrg.com/mobile-county/sister-of-man-killed-in-mobile-police-raid-speaks-out/
https://mynbc15.com/news/local/community-call-for-transparency-and-justice-for-kordell-jones
https://news.yahoo.com/police-body-cam-footage-deadly-190000312.html
Quinn Tucker
Age :63
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/07/2023
Location : Summit Dr
City : Sumter
County : Sumter
State : South Carolina
Agency : Sumter PD
Officer(s) : Deputy Vincent Moquin, officer Allen Jambor
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Sumter deputies and PD were called to the Summit Drive area at approximately 9:30 a.m. on 03/07/2023 on a domestic violence call and found a couple in a garage fighting over a gun. The wife was shot and the husband, 63-year-old Quinn Tucker, shot himself after locking himself inside the home after police arrived and finally committing suicide under police duress. The wife survived and was treated and released.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 03/07/2023
Location : County Rd 89
City : Waterloo
County : Cherokee
State : Alabama
Agency : Alabama State Patrol, Cherokee County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Cherokee County deputies chased a man for outstanding warrants. The man was reportedly armed and refused to exit his vehicle. CCSO created a standoff and the man committed suicide under police duress.Police did not publicly identify him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wbrc.com/2023/03/08/suspect-dead-after-police-chase-cherokee-county/
Andrew Edelmann
Age :22
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/06/2023
Location : Seven Eleven
City : Richardson Park
County : New Castle
State : Delaware
Agency : New Castle County PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during drug investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 03/07/2023, outside of a 7-Eleven on the 200 block of Maryland Avenue in Richardson Park, one unnamed New Castle County police officer opened fire in the parking lot, shooting a man and woman believed to be in their 20s. The man named Andrew Edelmann died. The condition of the woman is unknown. Police were in the area of Maryland Avenue and W. Champlain Avenue conducting a drug investigation. Police did not explain why they shot the two. Police were in an unmarked pickup truck and did not answer whether the detective who fired the shots had been an undercover agent. It is unknown why police felt threatened by Edelmann.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://6abc.com/new-castle-county-police-shooting-7eleven-maryland-avenue-richardson-park/12922785/
https://6abc.com/new-castle-county-police-shooting-7eleven-maryland-avenue-richardson-park/12922785/
Roy Streat
Age :78
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/06/2023
Location : Birmingham Ave+N Johnson St
City : Nicholls
County : Coffee
State : Georgia
Agency : Nicholls PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police while walking near home with gun
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
According to his family, Roy Streat, 78, was walking down the street heading home when he was shot and killed by Nicholls PD. Police allege that he had pointed a gun at them and offered this as explanation for the fatal shooting. Per family, he often walked alone and armed, not uncommon in rural Georgia. It is unknown what caused police to “fear for their lives” as no BWC was provided and no eyewitnesses came forward.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.walb.com/2023/03/06/law-enforcement-scene-officer-involved-shooting-nicholls/
https://www.walb.com/2023/03/06/law-enforcement-scene-officer-involved-shooting-nicholls/
Anthony Castro
Age :40
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 03/06/2023
Location : 4100 block of W Alta Vista Rd
City : Phoenix
County : Maricopa
State : Arizona
Agency : Phoenix PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Phoenix PD received a call about a man having stabbed a woman. Police arrived at the 4100 block of W Alta Vista Road and found an injured elderly woman in front of a home. Anthony Castro was inside and when police arrived, the situation escalated and he stabbed her to death. Police fired numerous shots and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.phoenix.gov/newsroom/police/2698
https://ktar.com/story/5469433/suspect-down-after-officer-involved-shooting-in-phoenix-2/
Alexander Parks Holland
Age :29
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/06/2023
Location : US 421 NB near Peace Haven Rd
City : Winston-Salem
County : Forsyth
State : North Carolina
Agency : Forsyth County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Forsyth County deputies pursued a driver who did not stop for a traffic stop and escalated a chase, calling North Carolina State Police and Winston-Salem PD until the driver crashed near Peace Haven on Lewisville-Clemmons Road as they exited onto US 421. The driver, 29-year-old Alexander Parks allegedly shot multiple times at the numerous law enforcement vehicles chasing him. Alexander Parks Holland was shot and killed by 3 deputies.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://myfox8.com/news/north-carolina/winston-salem/fcso-deputy-involved-shooting/
Daniel Clark
Age :73
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/06/2023
Location : St. Luke’s Rd+ Route 13 bypass
City : Fruitland
County : Wicomico
State : Maryland
Agency : Maryland State Police
Officer(s) : Kevin Moore
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed in crash with state trooper
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Maryland State Police on March 6, tried to remove a disabled car from a median. Corporal Kevin Moore, who was on-duty and driving his agency-issued marked Ram truck to the scene, for reasons police could not explain, in the process hit Clark who was driving a 2006 Honda Ridgeline. This first crash caused a chain reaction with the Ridgeline crashing into a 2007 Honda Accord afterward. MSP states that third party motorist 73-year-old Daniel Clark who had been hit by the trooper was taken to the hospital where he died 9 days later from injuries.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wmdt.com/2023/03/salisbury-crash-involving-msp-trooper-under-investigation/
Collin Brandt
Age :40
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/06/2023
Location : I-5 and Old Fairhaven Parkway
City : Bellingham
County : Whatcom
State : Washington
Agency : Whatcom County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office deputies started chasing a man near Lake Whatcom Park at the northeast end of the lake, acting on a warrant issued by Bellingham PD. Brandt crashed and fled on foot with police and a K9 in pursuit. Officers cornered him at Interstate 5 and shot him with a “less-lethal munitions launcher to deploy a drag-stabilized flexible baton.” Immediately after the less-lethal deployment, he committed suicide under police duress. Collin Brandt died on March 6, 2023. Police have released little information except that he was wanted on “other crimes.”
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/local/article272826415.html
Dexter Wade
Age :37
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/05/2023
Location : I-55
City : Jackson
County : Hinds
State : Mississippi
Agency : Jackson PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Run over by police car and secretly buried by police
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Dexter Wade had set out on foot through the Mississippi woods with a friend on March 5, 2023 and never returned home. His family looked for him desperately, searched the woods and made reports with the police who claimed no knowledge of what happened to him. Seven months later, his mother found out that he had been hit and killed by a police car while crossing a highway less than an hour after last being seen. Police reportedly knew his identity throughout and also knew the name and contact information of his mother but instead of contacting family, police left his body in the morgue for months and finally quietly buried him in the jail’s penal farm without notifying family. His mother Betterston Wade said their family was tragically familiar with Jackson Police since they murdered her 62-year-old brother George Robinson (court case linked below). The officer was convicted of manslaughter for brutally slamming the elderly man to the floor and killing him. The officer was convicted in 2022 and is currently appealing the decision. The case erupted into race controversy between the black District Attorney and the white Attorney General who is known for protecting the status quo. When Dexter Wade first disappeared, his grandmother urged his mother not to call the police because grandma was very distrustful of Jackson Police. The mother hoped that he would be found and reported him missing with the police. By then, police had his body in the morgue and knew his identity but did not inform his family. The family asked everyone who knew Dexter. His children canvassed the neighborhood, asking who may have seen him. For months, the family called Jackson PD and was told that police knew nothing every time. Jackson PD did not explain why they handled this case this way. There is no dashcam or bodycam footage and the entire story of him having been run over by police on the I-55 rests upon the credibility of police in this case. Jackson PD had targeted the family before when Dexter’s uncle was killed. Now they withheld all information about the death of Dexter Wade from the family for 7 months while they buried him without an autopsy or family knowledge or consent, having known his identity all along. Police finally disclosed that allegedly, an off-duty police corporal had struck and killed Dexter Wade with a police SUV. The officer was not DUI-tested and was not charged or ticketed for the fatal accident. Police tested him for drugs and found some meth and prescription drugs in his system. He had a prescription bottle in his pocket that had been legally prescribed to him. The coroner claims that he obtained the name and number of Wade’s mother and left her a voicemail. The mother has no record of such a phone call. No further efforts were made to notify the family. The family posted all over Facebook, hoping to find him. Meanwhile, the coroner confirmed in his own notes that “no family or next of kin has been notified yet” and police continued stonewalling. The coroner confirmed that he had been aware for a number of weeks that the family had not been notified. Meanwhile, the family was posting messages to help find him throughout the neighborhood, the police department and social media. One day after the last call by his mother to police, Jackson PD quietly buried him. His mother now questions whether the strange concealed death of her son by police could have something to do with the death of her brother. “Maybe it was a vendetta. Maybe they buried my son to get back at me,” she wonders. She also says that the timeline police gave is not possible. The location where he was allegedly run over and killed was a longer walk from the house than he could have mastered on foot by the time police logged the accident into the system. The mother openly questions whether the police narrative is true at all or not.
SOURCE LINKS :
Uncle’s homicide by Jackson Police Department:
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/mississippi-ag-tries-overturn-jackson-police-manslaughter-conviction-rcna95364
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23883135-fitch-brief-in-fox
James Saucedo
Age :42
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 03/05/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Phoenix
County : Maricopa
State : Arizona
Agency : Phoenix PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Phoenix PD responded to 43rd and Encanto Boulevard where James Saucedo had allegedly pulled out a gun. Police arrived, found a woman was shot and injured. Police approached Saucedo and allege that he pulled a gun. They shot and killed him.
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Antonio Ibanez
Age :42
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 03/05/2023
Location : 4100 block of Mission Blvd
City : Montclair
County : San Bernardino
State : California
Agency : Montclair PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Taser
Event : Intoxicated man beaten and tasered to death by police during welfare check
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Montclair PD on 03/05/2023 received a 911 call by Antonio Ibanez’ landlady who felt that he was on drugs and needed a welfare check. Police arrived, attacked him with a taser and batons. Ibanez was then taken to the hospital where he was found to be brain-dead after the electric shocks and a documented beating by police and he was placed on life support until his death. Cause of death and autopsy were not shared with the public. The names of the involved officers were also withheld by police.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://snbc13.com/antonio-ibanez-died-after-violent-confrontation-with-montclair-police/
https://abc7.com/montclair-man-dies-beating-shocked-with-a-taser/12986043/
Timothy James Bird
Age :36
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/05/2023
Location : I-80+mile marker 24
City : Loyalsock Township
County : Lynchburg
State : Pennsylvania
Agency : Pennsylvania State Police
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Timothy James Bird is believed to have been intoxicated when Pennsylvania State Police saw some erratic driving and escalated a prolonged dangerous chase for 14 miles at high speed, ending when the hunted driver, Timothy James Bird, crashed into an embankment on I-180 near the Lycoming and Northumberland County border. He died.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :35
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 03/04/2023
Location : NE 151 Terrace
City : Williston Highlands
County : Levy
State : Florida
Agency : Levy County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police shot and killed a man in mental health crisis. No more information is available.
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Joseph Sherill
Age :44
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/04/2023
Location : 1500 block of NE Street
City : Frederick
County : Frederick
State : Maryland
Agency : Robert Hess, Fahad Mirza
Officer(s) : Frederick PD
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Frederick PD arrived to arrest Joseph Sherill on a probation violation. Officers Robert Hess and Fahad Mirza barged into the residence and shot and killed him, alleging that he had had a knife. BWC images show him cowering defensively in a closet. It is not clear why officers shot him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://wtop.com/frederick-county/2023/03/man-killed-by-frederick-md-police-during-warrant-arrest/
https://www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/press/2023/030523.pdf
https://www.wbaltv.com/article/frederick-police-shooting-fatal/43201497#
https://www.wmar2news.com/local/body-cam-footage-shows-frederick-police-shooting-knife-wielding-man
Matthew Mattingly Jr.
Age :31
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/04/2023
Location : E Texas St+Benton Rd
City : Bossier City
County : Bossier
State : Louisiana
Agency : Haughton PD, Bossier City PD
Officer(s) : Bryan Sprankle, Richard Pollitt, Gregory Russell, Matthew Boyd, Marcus Green, Patrick Edmonds
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police allege that they spotted Matthew Mattingly and happened to know that he had an open warrant. They tried to traffic-stop him but he fled. Police escalated a chase, placed spike strips, whereupon he crashed and according to police pointed a weapon at them which they gave as reason for shooting and killing him. Officers Bryan Sprankle, Richard Pollitt, Gregory Russell, Matthew Boyd, Marcus Green and Patrick Edmonds fired at him, Police allege he had a “realistic gun” which may have been a replica. He was unarmed.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://1130thetiger.com/ixp/180/p/high-speed-chase-officer-involved-shooting-in-bossier-city/
Clarence Wilkerson
Age :34
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/04/2023
Location : 48th St
City : Ashland
County : Boyd
State : Kentucky
Agency : Ashland PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Medical emergency
Event : Died during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Clarence Wilkerson was pedestrian-stopped and ran from police because he had a simple bench warrant. He ran with police chasing him until he collapsed, could not breathe anymore. Police did not pay attention to his evolving fatal medical emergency until he died in restraints. Human rights lawyer Ben Crump took the case.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.sciotocountydailynews.com/suspect-dies-during-police-chase/
Roberto Corchado
Age :29
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 03/04/2023
Location : Palm + Herndon Ave
City : Fresno
County : Fresno
State : California
Agency : Fresno PD
Officer(s) : Bryce Hammond, Luke Tran
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Fresno PD attempted a traffic stop on Roberto Corchado and claim he fled. Police then escalated a chase, used a PIT maneuver and Roberto Corchado allegedly fired shots at them while they were chasing him, then tried to flee on foot. Corchado was running away with his back to the officers when officers Bryce Hammond and Luke Tran shot him from behind and killed him. Around 30 detectives were seen canvassing the scene and after some searching, they produced a gun, alleging it had been Corchado’s.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://kmph.com/news/local/heavy-police-presence-taking-place-in-north-fresno#
https://abc30.com/fresno-police-investigating-herndon-and-ingram-avenues-traffic-stopped/12914600/
https://abc30.com/fresno-police-shooting-investigation-officers-involved-suspect-killed/12925269/
Elias Hans Anderson
Age :44
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/04/2023
Location : E Bates Ave+Chambers Rd
City : Aurora
County : Arapahoe
State : Colorado
Agency : Aurora PD
Officer(s) : Eduardo Landeros
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by speeding officer
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Aurora PD officer Eduardo Landeros drove his police vehicle through an intersection of E. Bates Avenue and S. Chambers Road around 8:20 p.m. and crashed, rolling his police vehicle and killing bystander Elias Hans Anderson. It is not immediately known how fast officer Landeros had been driving and whether DUI testing had been performed but he was on a nonemergent call without reason for speeding. . Officer Landeros pleaded guilty to criminally negligent homicide and was sentenced to 18 months in prison.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://kdvr.com/news/local/driver-killed-in-crash-with-aurora-officer-identified/
O’Kwan Rahmir Sims
Age :21
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/04/2023
Location : Curve Crest Villas at 2225 Orleans St
City : Stillwater
County : Washington
State : Minnesota
Agency : Stillwater PD, Washington County SO, Woodbury PD, Oak Park Heights PD
Officer(s) : Justin Dowley, Daniel Young
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Active shooter killed by police
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
O’Kwan Rahmir Sims reportedly fired shots at the apartment complex "Curve Crest Villas" in Stillwater, Minn. on March 4 after he allegedly shot at his neighbors and officers. Multiple police agencies responded. People nearby were instructed to shelter in place. Police report that the man fired multiple rounds in and outside the apartment and several people were hurt. Officers Justin Dowley and Daniel Young fired shots in the parking lot and shot and killed the man. The shooter officer did not turn on his bodycam.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2023/03/04/officer-involved-in-shooting-1-death-2-injured
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Aaron Martinka
Age :28
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/03/2023
Location : Campbell+Grant
City : Tuscon
County : Pima
State : Arizona
Agency : Tucson PD, SWAT
Officer(s) : Bradley Kush, Adam Smith, Joe Buck
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after failed traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Aaron Martinka had a warrant for probation violation. Police found his vehicle near Grant Road and Park Avenue and he reportedly fled as they tried to arrest him. Militarized SWAT officers tried to stop the vehicle and they escalated a chase that ended when Martinka crashed into a car near Campbell and Grant Avenue.Police allege that a shootout occurred after he pulled out a handgun. He was shot and killed by officers Bradley Kush, Adam Smith and Joe Buck. A woman in his car suffered injuries as well.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/tucson-officers-shoot-kill-suspect-after-police-chase
https://twitter.com/Tucson_Police/status/1631992633450192896
https://www.azfamily.com/2023/03/04/man-dead-after-overnight-shooting-involving-police-tucson/
https://www.kold.com/2023/03/17/suspect-identified-officer-involved-shooting/
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https://www.kgun9.com/news/local-news/police-identify-suspect-police-killed-in-march-3-shooting
Ronald “Big Ron” H. Phillips
Age :56
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/03/2023
Location : County Center Dr+Administration Drive
City : Santa Rosa
County : Sonoma
State : California
Agency : Sonoma County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Ronald Phillips, 56, was chased by Sonoma County deputies in a black pickup truck after police received calls of “somebody shooting at other people” in the 3300 block of Santa Rosa Avenue. Phillips did not stop and the chase continued north on Highway 101. He exited and a patrol vehicle was used to immobilize the truck by PIT maneuver. Police allege Phillips produced a gun and committed suicide under police duress.
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Name: Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 03/03/2023
Location : Grange Hall Road and Perryville Road
City : Groveland Township
County : Oakland
State : Michigan
Agency : Michigan State Police
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
An unnamed man allegedly committed suicide in a wooded area in Groveland Township early Friday morning while he was under siege by Michigan State Police. Troopers had been sent to the area of Grange Hall Road on 03/03/2023 after a car was spotted in a ditch on Grange Hall Road. The driver ran into the woods and yelled that he was hurt, armed with a gun and possibly would hurt himself further per police. Several troopers, an aviation unit and K9 units arrived and set up a perimeter. Troopers then heard one gunshot and the aviation unit saw the man down, dead by suicide under police duress. It is not known why police spent such extensive resources on hunting him down. Police gave no updates on the case.
SOURCE LINKS :
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Female
Race : Unknown
Date : 03/03/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Roosevelt
County : Monmouth
State : New Jersey
Agency : New Jersey State Police SWAT
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Fire
Event : SWAT eviction
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
When a homeowner wanted to sell his house, they began forceful eviction against a paying tenant. The tenant was a petsitter who had 30 rescue cats on property. The cats were reportedly well cared for and the woman refused to abandon them during the eviction and resisted the eviction. SWAT arrived and in the stressful siege upon her, the woman allegedly set her house on fire. She died in the fire. No live or deceased cats were found.
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Donovan Adrian Watson
Age :25
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/03/2023
Location : 19800 block of SW 114th Av
City : Miami
County : Miami Dade
State : Florida
Agency : Miami-Dade PD, Special Response Team (SWAT)
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during SWAT siege
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Miami-Dade PD officers arrived on the scene of another shooting and found Donovan Adrian Watson locked in his apartment. SWAT used a robot to enter the apartment. They state Watson shot the robot and also fired at officers. Miami-Dade Police officers and the department's Special Response Team swarmed the complex in the 19800 block of Southwest 114th Avenue and shot and killed him. A neighbor, Jean Gutierrez, 39, was also shot and killed, apparently by Watson.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.miamidade.gov/police/releases/PD230302073536_Police_Shooting.asp
Steven Moore
Age :43
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/03/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Unknown
County : Floyd
State : Kentucky
Agency : Kentucky State Police
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Medical emergency
Event : Sudden death during police chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
After a car chase and a foot chase, Floyd County deputies said they arrested 43-year-old Steven Moore. Police claim that he “became unconscious and appeared to be suffering from a medical emergency.” He died. No updates on his cause of death were given.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wymt.com/2023/03/04/kentucky-state-police-investigating-floyd-county-death/
Brian Anthony Finch 1 of 2
Age :65
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/03/2023
Location : Hwy 210 + Ray Rd
City : Spring Lake
County : Harnett
State : North Carolina
Agency : Harnett County SO
Officer(s) : Kevin LeTarte
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorists killed by police vehicle
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A Harnett County Sheriff's deputy caused a two-vehicle crash Friday afternoon that left two people dead and the officer injured when his vehicle hit a third-party motorist’s car.
Just after 2 p.m. at NC Highway 210 and Ray Road in Spring Lake on 03/03/2023, Harnett deputy Kevin LeTarte crashed into a pickup truck for unclear reasons, killing both Brian and Patricia Finch. The deputy was indicted for manslaughter. It is unknown whether Officer LeTarte had been DUI-tested.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://abc11.com/harnett-county-deputy-car-crash-officer-involved-in/12910268/
https://abc11.com/harnett-county-deputy-letarte-internal-investigation/12925606/
https://abc11.com/harnett-county-deputy-car-crash-officer-involved-in/12910268/
https://abc11.com/harnett-county-deputy-kevin-letarte-couple-killed-high-speed-chase/13283180/
Patricia Lynn Finch 2 of 2
Age :64
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 03/03/2023
Location : Hwy 210 + Ray Rd
City : Spring Lake
County : Harnett
State : North Carolina
Agency : Harnett County SO
Officer(s) : Kevin LeTarte
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorists killed by police vehicle
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A Harnett County Sheriff's deputy caused a two-vehicle crash Friday afternoon that left two people dead and the officer injured when his vehicle hit a third-party motorist’s car.
Just after 2 p.m. at NC Highway 210 and Ray Road in Spring Lake on 03/03/2023, Harnett deputy Kevin LeTarte crashed into a pickup truck for unclear reasons, killing both Brian and Patricia Finch. The deputy was indicted for manslaughter. It is unknown whether Officer LeTarte had been DUI-tested.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://abc11.com/harnett-county-deputy-car-crash-officer-involved-in/12910268/
https://abc11.com/harnett-county-deputy-letarte-internal-investigation/12925606/
https://abc11.com/harnett-county-deputy-car-crash-officer-involved-in/12910268/
https://abc11.com/harnett-county-deputy-kevin-letarte-couple-killed-high-speed-chase/13283180/
Chase Linde Allan
Age :25
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/03/2023
Location : W. LaMadre Way + Allen Ln
City : Las Vegas
County : Clark
State : Nevada
Agency : Las Vegas Metro PD
Officer(s) : Taylor Jacobson, Eric Gonnuscio, Justin Boucher, Kyle Carey, Harrison Chen
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
According to North Las Vegas police, officers conducted a traffic stop in the area, and while the driver was being questioned for not having valid registration, he allegedly reached for a firearm. Two officers shot and killed Chase Linde Allen. He did not have registration because he was a Sovereign Citizen who did not believe in being governed by the US government.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2023/03/01/large-police-presence-near/
https://nypost.com/2023/03/03/family-of-utah-man-killed-by-police-had-history-with-department/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPPJ96QFfX4
https://jalopnik.com/sovereign-citizen-driver-killed-during-traffic-stop-ove-1850218971
Philip Christopher Peinado
Age :58
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 03/03/2023
Location : Allen Ln+La Madre
City : North Las Vegas
County : Clark
State : Nevada
Agency : North Las Vegas PD
Officer(s) : Fernando Herrera
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Philip Peinado was shot and killed during a traffic stop when he reached for a gun inside of his vehicle.
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Najee Seabrooks
Age :31
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/03/2023
Location : Mill + Ellison
City : Paterson
County : Passaic
State : New Jersey
Agency : Paterson PD
Officer(s) : Anzore Tsay, Jose Hernandez
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Mental health call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Najee Seabrooks, a member of the Paterson healing Collective, was experiencing a mental health crisis and was in the area of Mill and Ellison streets in Paterson. He was shot and killed by officers Anzore Tsay and Jose Hernandez.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://patersontimes.com/2023/03/03/one-dead-in-officer-involved-shooting-in-paterson/
James Richard Pavlista
Age :58
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/02/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Elsanor
County : Baldwin
State : Alabama
Agency : Baldwin County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Vandalism
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A Baldwin County deputy arrivedat a home on Highway 90 in Robertsdale on 03/02/2023 for a vandalism call by a neighbor “intentionally damaging personal property.”
James Richard Pavlista went back into his home once deputies addressed him. Several hours later, deputies saw him leave his home and walk around the property. When deputies tried to arrest him, hereportedly charged at them with a knife. The deputy used a taser and finally shot and killed Pavlista.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wkrg.com/baldwin-county/baldwin-county-deputy-shoots-kills-person-in-elsanor/
https://www.wkrg.com/baldwin-county/man-shot-killed-by-baldwin-co-deputy-in-elsanor-identified/
Brett Cameron Carter
Age :34
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/02/2023
Location : CR 192+CR 193
City : Liverpool
County : Brazoria
State : Texas
Agency : Lake Jackson PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police in stolen truck
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Officers received a call about a man in a dumpster and when they arrived, the man allegedly fled in a stolen vehicle. He hit multiple vehicles. Lake Jackson PD used stop sticks and the man allegedly exited the vehicle and approached officers with a knife. Police then shot him multiple times, killing him.
An eyewitness who was across the street at a Dollar General and witnessed the crash and shooting, challenges the police narrative, stating that the car was in a ditch at such an angle that the man could not extricate himself and that he had no weapon. A second witness also challenged the police story.
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Dylan Martin
Age :26
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/02/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Denham Springs
County : Livingston
State : Louisiana
Agency : St. Gabriel PD
Officer(s) : Andre Reddit
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Murdered by off-duty officer
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
An off-duty St. Gabrielpolice officer named Andre Redditt entered a Denham Springs home overnight and fired multiple rounds at Dylan Martin who was a visitor in the home. The officer left Martin to die and drove to the hospital where he was treated for stab wounds he had sustained in the murder. Officer Andre Redditt was arrested for the alleged murder of Martin and was charged with second-degree murder and obstruction of justice.
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Brandon M. Zurkan
Age :31
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/02/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Warren
County : Ontario
State : Pennsylvania
Agency : Canandaigua Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Brandon M. Zurkan, 31, was driving in the town of Canandaigua when a deputy said he saw the vehicle cross the center line twice. The officer turned on his emergency lights and siren in an attempt to stop the driver. The driver instead drove into the city, going through the front lawn of the Byrne Dairy on West Avenue. The officer alleges that Zurkan fired multiple shots from his vehicle at pursuing police as he drove on South Pearl Street, ran a red light at South Main Street, drove through a fence at City Mini Storage and hit a curb before coming to a stop. He died.