Death by Cop 2022-2024
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Justin Robinson
Age :26
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 09/01/2024
Location : 2500 block of Marion Barry Avenue, SE
City : Washington
County : District of Columbia
State : District of Columbia
Agency : Metro Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after car crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Metro Police were called to a car crash in the 2500 block of Marion Berry Avenue SE in DC. A man had crashed into a McDonald’s and was knocked unconscious by the crash. The man began moving in the vehicle and police alleged that he picked up a gun. They shot and killed him.
His sister viewed the bodycam and said that he was just waking up with a gun inches from his face and may have defensively reached to push it out of the way when the officer yelled “I will shoot you in your fucking face” and fired, killing him.
The bodycam was released on 9/11/2024 and protests erupted in DC.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox5dc.com/news/man-killed-officer-involved-shooting-after-slamming-car-dc-mcdonalds
Joshua Ramirez
Age :31
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 09/01/2024
Location : Woodruff Avenue
City : Idaho Falls
County : Bonneville
State : Idaho
Agency : Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office, Idaho Falls Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during pursuit
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Bonneville deputies encountered an erratic driver and escalated a chase. Bonneville deputies and Idaho Falls officers chased the vehicle and attacked it with a PIT maneuver. Police shot and killed the driver who was the only occupant of the vehicle. No details are known so far.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 08/31/2024
Location : Dort Highway and Robert T. Longway Boulevard
City : Flint
County : Genesee
State : Michigan
Agency : Genesee Township Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Flint PD were called to a home invasion and found a man who fled. Police chased him until he crashed on Dort Highway and Robert Longway Boulevard. The man shot himself and died by suicide under police duress.
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Khasi Nikole Chrisley
Age :33
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 08/31/2024
Location : Route 11
City : Radford
County : Montgomery
State : Virginia
Agency : Radford Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Khasi Nicole Chrisley was allegedly driving a stolen car and was spotted by Radford PD. She refused a traffic stop and police escalated a high-speed chase that ended when she crashed into another vehicle and died.
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Ricardo “Ricky” Resendez
Age :28
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 08/31/2024
Location : Canal Street
City : Houston
County : Harris
State : Texas
Agency : Constable 6
Officer(s) : Rigo Vivar
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by erratic driving by police officer
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Ricardo Resendez was running an errand when constable Rigo Vivar crashed into him, killing him. The constable was in uniform, off-duty, and driving into wrong way traffic. Eyewitnesses report that he was speeding. The constable was fired. No details are known so far.
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Jaden Kain Beheler
Age :23
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 08/31/2024
Location : Highway 11
City : Spartanburg County
County : Spartanburg
State : South Carolina
Agency : Chensnee Police Department, Rutherford County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Jaden Beheler allegedly drove a stolen car, was chased by police and stop sticks were placed. They punctured his tires. He shot and killed himself after that while driving and crashed.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/sites/default/files/source-screenshots/SC_Fingerville_83124a.png
Corey Cobb-Bey
Age :30
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 08/31/2024
Location : I-35
City : Lewisville
County : Denton
State : Texas
Agency : Dallas Police Department
Officer(s) : Darron Burks
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after killing officer
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Corey Cobb-Bey had allegedly killed an officer and injured to others, fled and was found by police of the I 35 in Louisville. Police shot and killed him, stating that he had gotten out of the vehicle with a long gun.
Corey Cobb-Bey was a Moorish sovereign citizen who had created social media content in which he is seen approaching police officers, engaging them, questioning them what they were doing asking why they were there.
According to Dallas Police, Cobb-Bey had announced on social media that he was planning some kind of event.
On August 29, 2024, he reportedly walked up to Dallas PD Officer Darron Burks who was parked in a marked squad car and opened fire. He killed Burks and in the ensuing response from other officers, he injured two others, including one critically.
Corey Cobb-Bey identifies as a Moorish American National, a population that considers themselves to be sovereign and immune from US laws.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox4news.com/news/dallas-police-shooting-suspect-corey-cobb
John Calder
Age :40
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 08/31/2024
Location : Illinois Route 71
City : Norway
County : LaSalle
State : Illinois
Agency : LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
LaSalle deputies try to traffic stop a vehicle that allegedly fled the traffic stop. Deputies escalated a chase and continued at high speeds until the vehicle hit a guard rail and several trees. The driver died by suicide under police duress.
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Angel Rojas
Age :39
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 08/30/2024
Location : Grant Avenue and Seventh Street
City : Fresno
County : Fresno
State : California
Agency : HEAT Team consisting of CHP and Fresno County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during stolen car traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
The HEAT Team (Help Eliminate Auto Theft) consisting of CHP and Fresno County sheriffs in a combined task force to stop vehicle theft investigated a stolen truck and found Angel Rojas sitting in the driver seat. Police approached him and state that he put the vehicle in reverse and hit two unmarked patrol cars which had flashing police lights. Police shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://abc30.com/post/suspect-shooting-involving-chp-officers-deputy-fresno-dies-hospital/15271207/
Douglas Leroy Plott
Age :54
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 08/30/2024
Location : 4200 block of Northridge Road NW
City : Alexandria
County : Licking
State : Ohio
Agency : Licking County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Lincoln County deputies were sent to the 4200 block of Northridge Road Northwest in Atlanta for a domestic violence call. They found a man who was stabbing a woman. They shot and killed him.
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Dario Villard
Age :53
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 08/30/2024
Location : 14200 block of Westmeath Drive
City : Laurel
County : Montgomery
State : Maryland
Agency : Laurel Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police were sent to the 14200 block of W. Meath Dr. in Laurel, where they found a woman shot and critically injured. The shooter, Dario Villard, had fled. Police organized a pursuit and found him dead from suicide under police duress.
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Benny Williams 1 of 2
Age :79
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 08/30/2024
Location : U.S. 40/East Main Street and Smith Road
City : Plainfield
County : Hendricks
State : Indiana
Agency : Plainfield Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : 2 bystanders killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Plainfield Police were called to a disturbance in a business parking lot. Police engaged in an altercation with someone who got into a Kia and drove off. Police chased the Kia and as the police SUV sped through an intersection, it hit a bystander vehicle, killing 2 people in the vehicle.
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Barbara Williams 2 of 2
Age :78
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 08/30/2024
Location : U.S. 40/East Main Street and Smith Road
City : Plainfield
County : Hendricks
State : Indiana
Agency : Plainfield Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : 2 bystanders killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Plainfield Police were called to a disturbance in a business parking lot. Police engaged in an altercation with someone who got into a Kia and drove off. Police chased the Kia and as the police SUV sped through an intersection, it hit a bystander vehicle, killing 2 people in the vehicle.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 08/30/2024
Location : Rodman Road
City : Lake City
County : Florence
State : South Carolina
Agency : Florence County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during alleged home invasion
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Florence County deputy shot and killed a man on Rodman Road during an alleged home invasion.
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James Tighe Cushman
Age :31
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 08/30/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Orchard Park
County : Erie
State : New York
Agency : Orchard Park Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police under undisclosed circumstances
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Orchard Park officers shot and killed a man who allegedly walked toward them with a knife.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.audacy.com/wben/news/local/citizen-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting-in-orchard-park
Audio and Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHMWcCAmXbk
Wayne Noel
Age :64
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 08/30/2024
Location : 90th Avenue and 212th Street
City : New York
County : Queens
State : New York
Agency : NYPD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
NYPD chased Wayne Noel after he had allegedly abducted and sexually assaulted a nine-year-old girl. Police chased him until 90th Ave. and 2 112th St. in Queens, where he crashed into another vehicle and died.
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Victoria Meza
Age :43
Gender :Female
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 08/30/2024
Location : 700 block of Palm Street
City : Beaumont
County : Jefferson
State : Texas
Agency : Beaumont Police Department, SWAT, Beaumont Narcotics Unit
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during SWAT raid
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Beaumont PD, Beaumont SWAT and the Beaumont Narcotics Unit were sent to a residence in the 700 block of Palm Street with a warrant for Victoria Meza, a 43-year-old resident. SWAT made forcible entrance with ballistic shields and engaged in a shootout with Mesa inside of the residence. Police vehicles outside were hit by bullets. An unknown number of officers opened fire and instantly killed Victoria Meza. One dog was killed and a second dog injured, presumably belonging to Meza.
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Brandon Evans
Age :32
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 08/30/2024
Location : Alma School and Elliott Road
City : Chandler
County : Maricopa
State : Arizona
Agency : Chandler Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police in mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Chandler Police were called to a man in his 30s in mental health crisis who allegedly had a gun. Police state that he was suicidal and that they found him with a gun that he allegedly pulled from his waistband while in his garage. Police shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/man-shot-killed-police-chandler-home
Amir Jordan
Age :19
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 08/30/2024
Location : Este Avenue near Chickering Avenue
City : Spring Grove Village
County : Hamilton
State : Ohio
Agency : Cincinnati Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Pedestrian killed by speeding police cruiser
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Cincinnati PD were reportedly speeding with their lights and sirens on when they crashed into 19-year-old Amir Jordan who had just gotten off a Metro bus and was crossing the street on Esther Avenue and Chickering Avenue when he was killed by a police cruiser.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wlwt.com/article/19-year-old-hit-killed-by-police-cruiser-amir-jordan/62016722
Brently Allen Tucker
Age :34
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 08/29/2024
Location : Lexington Road and Woodgrove Drive
City : Clarke County
County : Athens-Clarke
State : Georgia
Agency : Oglethorpe County Sheriff’s Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Unknown
Event : Motorcyclist killed in police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
The Oglethorpe County Sheriff’s Department chased a motorcycle from Oglethorpe County into Athens – Clark County on August 29. Police continued the chase until the motorcycle crashed into another vehicle. The motorcyclist was killed. Police did not state why they undertook this fatal chase.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/motorcyclist-crashes-dies-during-pursuit-athens-clarke-county
Wallace Gonzales
Age :41
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 08/29/2024
Location : U.S. 54 near Mile Most 75
City : Alamogordo
County : Otero
State : New Mexico
Agency : Las Cruces Police Department SWAT, NMSP Tactical Team
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after pursuit
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Wallace Gonzalez was traffic–stopped in Las Cruces. The officer allegedly saw several guns on his dashboard. An unknown exchange took place and Wallace Gonzales drove away. The officer chased him into the White Sands Mall parking lot in Alamogordo. SWAT arrived and escalated a standoff lasting several hours which ended in a shootout with him. He was found dead in his truck.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.ktsm.com/news/nmsp-man-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting-involving-lcpd/
Derrick J. Trotter
Age :33
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 08/29/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Coffeyville
County : Montgomery
State : Kansas
Agency : Coffeyville Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Coffeyville PD allegedly tried to traffic–stop Derik J Trotter who was wanted for reasons police did not disclose. Police allegedly tried to detain him in order to serve a search warrant for items in his possession. He reportedly resisted being handcuffed and tried to escape. Two officers fired taser at him and a third fired his gun and shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.audacy.com/knss/news/local/one-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting-in-coffeyville
Jennifer Provence
Age :40
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 08/29/2024
Location : Highway 84 West
City : Glenwood
County : Pike
State : Arkansas
Agency : Pike County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis with weapon
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Pike County deputies arrived at a call about a woman with a knife. They encounter her, alleged that she didn’t drop the knife and they shot and killed her.
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Christian Alexander Tyson Thomas
Age :18
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 08/29/2024
Location : 1300 block of Yellowstone Road
City : Cleveland Heights
County : Cuyahoga
State : Ohio
Agency : Cleveland Police Department
Officer(s) : Stevens
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during disturbance call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Cleveland PD were sent to the 1300 block of Yellowstone Road in Cleveland Heights for a disturbance call. Christian Thomas had been in an argument with his father where shots were fired. Police arrived and shot and killed Christian Thomas. His family said that Thomas had been a national spelling bee champion and a “beautiful soul.”
The family is demanding release of all bodycams, not just the select excerpts that have been released.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://fox8.com/news/family-of-teen-shot-and-killed-by-cleveland-heights-police-addresses-media/
Cameron Ford
Age :37
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 08/28/2024
Location : 6423 North 78th Street
City : Omaha
County : Douglas
State : Nebraska
Agency : Omaha Police Department, SWAT
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police arrived on 78th and Reddick Avenue to arrest a 37-year-old man for narcotics and weapons warrants. Police shot and killed Ford the moment they saw each other on BWC. He had been unarmed when killed.
Omaha PD ordered all SWAT team members to wear helmets with BWC cameras several days after his death.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wowt.com/2024/08/28/omaha-police-respond-officer-involved-incident-house/
https://www.ketv.com/article/omaha-police-body-camera-audio-screenshots-deadly-shooting/62028053
Oskar Hernandez Martinez Jr.
Age :20
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 08/28/2024
Location : 1500 block of North Division Street
City : Harvard
County : McHenry
State : Illinois
Agency : Harvard Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Harvard PD attempted to traffic stop a vehicle for a stop sign violation. The vehicle did not stop and police escalated a chase that ended when the car crashed into a pole and rolled over, killing Oskar Hernandez Martinez Junior.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2024/08/28/coroner-identifies-20-year-old-man-killed-after-fleeing-from-police-at-high-speed-rolling-car-over-in-harvard/
https://www.gofundme.com/f/in-memory-of-oskar-martinez
Kirk Walker
Age :37
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 08/28/2024
Location : Lower Manhattan
City : New York
County : Manhattan
State : New York
Agency : NYPD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Kirk Walker was on the road to prepare for his big wedding the very next day.
Meanwhile, elsewhere in Lower Manhattan, a vehicle hit an off-duty NYPD officer and fled. The NYPD officer chased the vehicle at high-speed until it crashed into a bystander vehicle, killing Kirk Walker. The case is being investigated by AG Leticia Walker to determine whether this falls under police pursuits since the officer who had initiated and escalated the chase had been off-duty and pursuing someone who had damaged his vehicle.
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Juan Herrera Mejorado
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 08/28/2024
Location : 170 Koontz Lane
City : Carson City
County : Douglas
State : Nevada
Agency : Carson City Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Morgan Tucker, Jonathan Vasquez
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Carson City deputies were called to a domestic violence situation, found a woman who had been stabbed and had escaped and a man who had injured himself with a knife. Police entered the resident and shot and killed him.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :26
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 08/28/2024
Location : 700 block of 29th Street NW
City : Roanoke
County : Roanoke
State : Virginia
Agency : Roanoke Police Department
Officer(s) : D. Gilliam, R. Germ, A. Longenecker, T. Buquor, T. Landes
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after stabbing
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Roanoke police were sent to an apartment in the 700 block of 29th St., Northwest for reports of a stabbing. They found an injured woman and a man with a knife. Police tased the man, then shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wdbj7.com/2024/08/29/man-dies-after-being-shot-by-roanoke-police/
Trent Weston
Age :37
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 08/28/2024
Location : I-95 at the Piscataqua River Bridge
City : Portsmouth
County : Rockingham
State : New Hampshire
Agency : Unknown
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during abduction
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police stopped a vehicle on the Piscataqua river bridge that had been wanted. A man had killed a woman and abducted a child. Police approached the vehicle. Details are unknown, but police shot and killed the man. They found an eight-year-old boy shot dead in the vehicle also.
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Noelia Gomez
Age :18
Gender :Female
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 08/28/2024
Location : East Main Street near North College Avenue
City : Newark
County : New Castle
State : Delaware
Agency : University of Delaware Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Pedestrian killed by motorcycle involved in police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
An 18-year-old student was crossing the street on East Main Street near North College Avenue in Newark, Delaware, when police chased a fleeing motorcycle into her path, killing her. Four other people were also hit and are in unknown condition.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :14
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 08/28/2024
Location : State Highway 288
City : Pearland
County : Brazoria
State : Texas
Agency : Pearland Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by vehicle while running from police
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A 14-year-old running away from home took his mother’s car and drove until spotted by police who chased him into a crash. He ran from the car and was hit by a vehicle and killed.
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Andre Deon Haggray
Age :30
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 08/28/2024
Location : Hines Road
City : Flemington
County : Liberty
State : Georgia
Agency : Liberty County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Liberty County deputies were sent to old Hines Road in Flemington for a domestic violence call. They shot and killed a man. No other detail has been released so far.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wtoc.com/2024/08/28/gbi-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-liberty-county/
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/
Chad Nicholson
Age :16
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 08/28/2024
Location : 7th St near Marriott
City : Des Moines
County : Polk
State : Iowa
Agency : Iowa State Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Juvenile passenger killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Iowa State Patrol chased a Kia that was allegedly speeding until it crashed and a juvenile passenger died.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kcci.com/article/one-dead-from-des-moines-crash/61992088
Dennorriss Richardson
Age :39
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 08/28/2024
Location : Abandoned house/carport
City : Sheffield
County : Colbert
State : Alabama
Agency : Sheffield Police Department in February 2024, Colbert County Sheriff’s Office, Drug Task Force
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Asphyxiation
Event : Died by hanging under disputed circumstances
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Dennoriss Richardson had been targeted by Colbert County Sheriff’s Office, deputies along with the Colbert County Drug Task Force and subject3ed to a home raid in February of 2024 and an allegedly brutal arrest. He filed a lawsuit against Colbert County police. He was found dead by hanging in the carport of an abandoned home on September 28, 2024. Police ruled it a suicide. His widow vehemently denies that he was suicidal and demands answers. The FBI is investigating. It is unknown how and why he died but as he was found by police and police involvement is deemed a possibility, the case is listed here until proven to be an unrelated actual suicide.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.waff.com/2024/10/17/fbi-investigating-after-man-found-dead-abandoned-home/
Alexander Komthongpane
Age :33
Gender :Male
Race : Asian
Date : 08/27/2024
Location : Freedom Drive
City : Charlotte
County : Charlotte-Mecklenburg
State : North Carolina
Agency : Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department recognized Alexander Komthongpane from a series of thefts of car tires and catalytic converters at the airport. They chased him until he crashed on Freedom Drive and died.
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Susan Irene Henderson
Age :67
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 08/27/2024
Location : Hecktown Road
City : Lower Nazareth Township
County : Northampton
State : Pennsylvania
Agency : Unknown
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police chased a vehicle for registration sticker violations at high speed until the driver lost control and hit a bystander vehicle head-on, killing 67-year-old Susan I. Henderson in the bystander vehicle. Henderson had been a special needs teacher.
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Kenneth Grimm
Age :77
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 08/27/2024
Location : Las Brisas subdivision, 100 block of Nogal
City : Nogal
County : Douglas
State : Texas
Agency : Guadalupe County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police under undisclosed circumstances
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A Guadalupe County deputy shot and killed a man in the Las Brisas subdivision of Nogal, Texas. No details have been released so far.
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Chad Owen Herman
Age :59
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 08/27/2024
Location : 107 Chatham Road
City : Asheville
County : Buncombe
State : North Carolina
Agency : Asheville Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during “man with a gun” call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Asheville PD responded to a call that a man had pointed a rifle at someone. Police arrived in the man, identified as 59-year-old Chad Owen Herman, locked himself into the home. Herman had allegedly had a fight with a contract city worker who was installing water meters. During the altercation, Herman allegedly hit the man with a shovel and injured him. Police shot and killed him. The exact details are unknown.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.bpr.org/bpr-news/2024-08-27/man-shot-and-killed-by-asheville-police-in-north-asheville