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Dyonta Quarles Jr.

Age :20

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 01/30/2022

Location : 900 block of Danville Ct

City : Crofton

County : Anne Arundel

State : Maryland

Agency : Anne Arundel PD

Officer(s) : Jonathan Ricci

Cause of Death : Gunshot, taser

Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Anne Arundel PD officers were sent to a domestic disturbance, entered the home and tried to arrest Dyonta Quarles Jr. who fought back, was tasered and shot dead. He had been unarmed in his home when killed.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/officer-involved-shooting-dyonta-quarles-jr-20-anne-arundel-police-crofton-maryland-j-ricci-killed-danville-court-attorney-generals-office

https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2022/01/30/police-involved-shooting-in-anne-arundel-county-under-investigation/

https://www.weirtondailytimes.com/obituaries/2022/02/dyonta-dj-quarles-jr/

https://katv.com/news/nation-world/unarmed-man-killed-by-police-punched-bit-officer-before-being-shot-video-shows-crofton-maryland-officer-involved-shooting-black-man-killed-by-police-bodycam-video-footage-quarles-ricci-anne-arundel-county-pd-fight-cops

https://www.wmar2news.com/news/local-news/officer-who-had-fingers-bit-wont-be-prosecuted-in-shooting-death-of-crofton-man

Abigail Bieber

Age :30

Gender :Female

Race : White

Date : 01/29/2022

Location : St. Augustine AirBnB

City : Hillsborough

County : Hillsborough

State : Florida

Agency : Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office

Officer(s) : Daniel Leyden

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Shot and killed by domestic partner, a detective

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Hillsborough County deputy Abigail Bieber was staying at a St. Augustine AirBnB when she was shot and killed by her domestic partner, Hillsborough County Detective Daniel Leyden who killed himself after killing her. Both had been officers at the same sheriff’s office in Florida. After the murder, a former girlfriend of Detective Leyden took to public media and disclosed that she had been a domestic violence victim at the hands of the same officer who had killed Bieber. This death is listed in this space because Officer Bieber was the victim of a shooting by an officer.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://mocoshow.com/blog/abigail-bieber-a-montgomery-county-native-identified-as-deputy-shot-by-detective-boyfriend-in-apparent-murder-suicide-in-florida/

https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/local-news/i-team-investigates/he-was-a-cop-he-had-power-ex-girlfriend-of-deputy-in-murder-suicide-says-he-abused-her

Joon Han 2 of 2

Age :30

Gender :Female

Race : Asian

Date : 01/29/2022

Location : 3500 block of Fountain Drive

City : West Buechel

County : Jefferson

State : Kentucky

Agency : New Albany PD

Officer(s) : Niko Sturdivant

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police officer boyfriend.

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Police were called to a residence on a report that gunshots had been heard. Upon entering, they found Joon Han and her boyfriend, New Albany PD officer Niko Sturdivant, dead of gunshot wounds. It is believed that Sturdivant killed Han, then himself.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.14news.com/2022/02/11/woman-killed-murder-suicide-involving-former-epd-officer-identifie

Dane Gregory Northcutt 2 of 2

Age :24

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 01/29/2022

Location : Route 26

City : Sedalia

County : Carroll

State : Indiana

Agency : Carroll County SO

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed on duty.

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Carroll County deputy Noah Rainey and civilian sheriff's employee Dane Northcutt were driving to a backup call on Route 26 when for unknown reasons, the patrol car left the road and hit a utility pole, killing both the deputy and Dane Gregory Northcutt. No other vehicles were involved. It is unknown how fast the officer was driving.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.odmp.org/officer/25902-deputy-sheriff-noah-rainey

David Christopher Chernosky

Age :28

Gender :Female

Race : White

Date : 01/29/2022

Location : 1600 block of McKinney St/S Woodrow Ln

City : Denton

County : Denton

State : Texas

Agency : Denton PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

David Chernosky had allegedly been in the hospital to seek help for unspecified mental health problems, was released. He reportedly engaged in a domestic violence threat, fled, was chased back to his home by police and was shot and killed by Denton PD who were called to help.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2022/01/29/hostage-safe-suspect-dead-after-standoff-in-denton-police-say/

https://dentonrc.com/news/man-fatally-shot-by-denton-police-saturday-was-from-sanger/article_eb7f8c09-5631-512c-8252-5c1dd9ba78c6.html

Daniel Alfonso Perez-Comunidad

Age :19

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 01/28/2022

Location : 51700 block of Cesar Chavez St

City : Coachella

County : Riverside

State : California

Agency : Riverside County SO

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during traffic stop

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Riverside County deputies allegedly attempted a traffic stop on Daniel Alfonso Perez-Comunidad, 19, of Indio. Perez-Comunidad fled on foot, was chased and shot dead on the night of Jan. 28 on the 85000 block of Cairo Street. Police did not give a reason for the traffic stop.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/2022/03/14/riverside-county-sheriff-releases-body-cam-footage-taken-before-deputy-shot-man-coachella/7042739001/

https://kesq.com/news/crime/2022/02/08/coroner-identifies-19-year-old-man-killed-in-deputy-involved-shooting-in-coachella/

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-01-28/riverside-county-deputy-hospitalized-suspect-dead-after-shooting-in-coachella

Ashley Ross

Age :30

Gender :Female

Race : White

Date : 01/28/2022

Location : Hwy 37 to EB I-80 near Red Tod Rd exit

City : American Canyon

County : Solano

State : California

Agency : Solano PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Third party hit by police chase for stolen car

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Ashley Ross, 30, was driving in Solano on January 28, 2022 when she was reportedly hit by a car being chased at high speed by a Solano PD vehicle. She died as a result. It is not known whether the car being chased was stolen.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://napavalleyregister.com/community/eagle/news/police-driver-dies-from-fatal-crash-on-interstate-80-after-leading-american-canyon-officers-on/article_35b6d438-17cd-5d29-8b29-52f55c6466f7.html

https://napavalleyregister.com/community/eagle/news/oakland-woman-identified-as-driver-who-died-after-american-canyon-police-pursuit-and-crash/article_54db61ac-94d3-5dfd-a6c6-679d0e87361e.html

Mitchell R. Hooe

Age :28

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 01/28/2022

Location : 1000 block of E. McDaniel St

City : Springfield

County : Greene

State : Missouri

Agency : Springfield PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Springfield PD arrived at a domestic disturbance call at an apartment complex near the 1000 block of E. McDaniel Street where a woman and children were in an apartment with a man who allegedly had a gun. Several officers forced their way into the apartment and in a confrontation, they shot and killed Mitchell Hooe. Police did not reply whether the man had used his gun or what prompted the officers to kill him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Missouri-officers-kill-suspect-citing-imminent-16815921.php

Jerome Holman

Age :39

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 01/27/2022

Location : 14900 block of Pacific Ave S

City : Tacoma

County : Pierce

State : Washington

Agency : Pierce County SO

Officer(s) : Jordan Williams, Devin Ditsch, Timothy Tan

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during a welfare check

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Pierce County deputies were sent on a welfare check on a man sleeping in a vehicle. Officers speculated that the vehicle may have been stolen and approached the vehicle. Police admit they opened the vehicle door whereupon the man drove away and was shot dead. He is believed to have been unarmed.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/investigators-release-findings-after-man-shot-killed-by-pierce-county-deputy-parkland/2G322TQQINFWNEEHDVVD3ETLEA/

Bodycam:

https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/crime/article272598075.html

Landon Eastep

Age :37

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 01/27/2022

Location : I-65 NB marker 77

City : Nashville

County : Davidson

State : Tennessee

Agency : Patrol, Mt. Juliet PD

Officer(s) : James Kidd, Justin Pinkleton, Sean Williams, Edin Plancic, Brian Murphy, Sgt. Steve Carrick

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during traffic stop.

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Landon Eastep was sitting on a guardrail of I-65 when multiple cruisers from Mt. Joliet PD and Tennessee Highway Patrol approached him. Police allege that he held a “shiny cylindrical object”, later identifying it to be a box cutter. Nine officers opened fire and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/nashville/large-police-presence-on-i-65-in-south-nashville/

https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/nashville/bodycam-footage-released-from-deadly-i-65-shooting/?ipid=promo-link-block1

https://fox17.com/news/local/autopsy-man-shot-killed-by-police-on-i-65-in-south-nashville-shot-more-than-12-times

John Hunt

Age :20

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 01/26/2022

Location : Dexter Rd+Milbrey St

City : Cordova

County : Shelby

State : Tennessee

Agency : Millington PD, Shelby County SO

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during “man with a gun” call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Millington PD notified Shelby County deputies and they jointly approached a vehicle accused of driving erratically. Police state that they saw a rifle in the vehicle and SWAT appeared. John Hunt barricaded himself in the vehicle and fled under police bearing down on him. Police allege he damaged some police vehicles in the process of evading them and further allege that he fired shots ad police chasing him. When he reached a dead end, he reportedly exited the vehicle with the rifle and was shot dead by SWAT

SOURCE LINKS :

https://wreg.com/news/local/armed-suspect-dead-after-confrontation-with-deputies-in-cordova/

https://wreg.com/news/family-of-man-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting-speaks/

Wesley Chance

Age :32

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 01/26/2022

Location : I-205 near PDX S Market Street

City : Portland

County : Clackamas

State : Oregon

Agency : Portland Police Bureau

Officer(s) : David Fooladjoush

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during “man with gun" call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Portland Police Bureau officers arrived at a home to arrest Wesley Chance for stalking and threatening his girlfriend. He fled and a reportedly “chaotic” chase across I-205 was initiated by police. Police placed spike strips and he crashed and rolled his car. Officer Fooladjoush fired an undisclosed number of bullets, killing him

SOURCE LINKS :

https://katu.com/news/local/i-205-near-division-closed-due-to-police-activity

https://www.koin.com/news/crime/new-details-in-i-205-deadly-deputy-shooting/

https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/534788-428142-ccso-identifies-clackamas-deputy-who-shot-killed-suspect

John Paul Romero

Age :42

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 01/26/2022

Location : 4600 block of Platinum Dr

City : Rio Rancho

County : Sandoval

State : New Hampshire

Agency : Rio Rancho PD

Officer(s) : Anthony Benavidez, Justin Gurule, Cpl. Anthony Tortorici

Cause of Death : Gunshot, taser

Event : Domestic violence

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

According to the family, Romero came home angry, attacked the family dogs and family members, prompting a 911 call. When Rio Rancho PD arrived, the situation was escalated and police shot him dead, alleging he had held a machete.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://rrobserver.com/rrpd-officers-fatal-shooting/

https://rrobserver.com/man-charged-with-machete/

Equan Hopson

Age :23

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 01/26/2022

Location : W Florissant Avenue and Lang Drive

City : Ferguson

County : St. Louis

State : Missouri

Agency : St. Louis Metro Police Department

Officer(s) : Colin Ledbetter

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during “suspicious person” call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

St. Louis Metro PD received a call about a “suspicious car” and felt the car was linked to a prior crime. Police escalated a chase and he lost control and crashed. The driver and 3 other people ran from the vehicle and one of the people engaged in an exchange of shots with police. Equan Hopson was shot dead and 2 officers were reportedly injured.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/large-police-presence-near-the-border-of-dellwood-and-ferguson/

https://www.kmov.com/news/officer-in-critical-condition-suspect-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting-in-ferguson/article_2db3697c-7ee0-11ec-88c1-bf8c37d192a4.html

https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/video-released-of-ferguson-shooting-that-injured-officers-killed-suspect/

Floyd Michael Woody

Age :68

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 01/25/2022

Location : 1400 block of David

City : Dandridge

County : Jefferson

State : Tennessee

Agency : Dandridge PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during mental health welfare check

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Dandridge PD were sent on a welfare check on 68-year-old Floyd Michael Woody. Police apparently arrived with SWAT. Woody was unwilling to come outside. Police state that he eventually came outside and got into a vehicle and was engaged by an officer in a physical altercation, whereupon a Jefferson County deputy and an officer with the White Pine Police Department shot and killed him. He was not reported to be armed and it is unclear why police killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wate.com/news/officer-involved-shooting-reported-in-dandridge/

Derick Rock

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 01/25/2022

Location : Walnut St

City : Aragon

County : Polk

State : Georgia

Agency : Aragon PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during mental health welfare check

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Aragon Police officer responded to a call of a suicidal person. Police allege they found Derek Rock at the door with a gun to his own head and police shot him to death with multiple shots. While he was in a known mental health crisis, he was not reported to have threatened anyone else.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/polk-county-aragon-officer-involved-shooting-gbi

https://gbi.georgia.gov/press-releases/2022-01-25/gbi-investigates-officer-involved-shooting-polk-county

https://gbi.georgia.gov/press-releases/2022-01-25/gbi-investigates-officer-involved-shooting-polk-county

Ronnie Dale Walker

Age :58

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 01/25/2022

Location : Amidon Conservation area

City : Fredericktown

County : Madison

State : Missouri

Agency : Missouri State Highway Patrol

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after sexual assault

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Missouri Highway Patrol received a call about a sexual assault. Police arrived and reportedly found Ronnie Dale Walker with a knife. They engaged in an altercation with him and shot and killed him. Police state that the rape victim had been a 16-year-old female and a second young female as well and that Walker had served time until 2020 as a Tier 3 Level offender on the Sex Offender Registry, the most serious sexual predator. Walker had been imprisoned most of his life since age 24.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.kfvs12.com/2022/01/26/deadly-officer-involved-shooting-under-investigation-madison-co-mo/

Peterson Kamo

Age :23

Gender :Male

Race : Native Pacific Islander

Date : 01/24/2022

Location : 2400 block of E Desmet Avenue

City : Spokane

County : Spokane

State : Washington

Agency : Spokane Police Department

Officer(s) : Brandon Lynch, Corrigan Mohondro

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Peterson Kamo was allegedly involved in a domestic disturbance and was holding his nephew, a toddler, when Spokane PD arrived. Family allege that police fired 6 bullets into him while he held the child, killing him and that he was not given enough time to even understand what was going on before being killed. Family have filed a lawsuit against the city.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.khq.com/news/two-officers-who-shot-suspect-holding-toddler-at-knifepoint-under-investigation/article_5ba1ea12-7d63-11ec-8329-67fbcb589cc0.html

https://www.fox28spokane.com/bodycam-footage-sheds-light-on-deadly-police-shooting-in-spokane/

https://www.fox28spokane.com/no-criminal-charges-filed-for-spd-officers-in-fatal-january-shooting/

https://www.wsp.wa.gov/2022/01/27/siir-spokane-police-officer-involved-shooting/

Bradley James Ellison

Age :48

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 01/24/2022

Location : Emory Dr

City : Priceville

County : Morgan

State : Alabama

Agency : Priceville PD

Officer(s) : PD chief Rick Williams, John Wall

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during “suspicious person” call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A neighbor who did not recognize Bradley Ellison as homeowner had called police, reporting a “suspicious person.”

Police chief Rick Williams and officer John Wall arrived at the address and allege that Ellison shot at them and officers returned fire, killing him.

Of note, the events took place in his backyard of a home he had owned for 17 years. He was reportedly sitting under a tree with a gun. Neighbors report that different caliber guns were heard going off including rifles, that police with rifles were running across the yard and Ellison was killed in his backyard. There is no indication whether police investigated or approached him before opening fire.

Police chief Rick Williams was briefly checked in overnight at the local hospital for unspecified injuries and promptly released. He did not elaborate further what had gone wrong and why he personally had taken the “suspicious person” call and been one of the shooters. Of note, Bradley Ellison had prior encounters with the same small PD.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://whnt.com/news/decatur/authorities-respond-to-officer-involved-shooting-in-priceville/

https://www.waff.com/2022/01/26/neighbors-witness-priceville-officer-involved-shooting/

https://news.yahoo.com/priceville-identifies-2nd-officer-administrative-000600986.html

https://whnt.com/news/decatur/priceville-police-chief-on-administrative-leave-pending-shooting-investigation/

Amanda Alvarez-Calo

Age :31

Gender :Female

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 01/24/2022

Location : 11000 block of S Ave E

City : Chicago

County : Cook

State : Illinois

Agency : Illinois State Police

Officer(s) : Antonio Alvarez

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by officer husband

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Amanda Alvarez-Calo was in the midst of divorcing her husband, Officer Antonio Alvarez, and starting a new life when she was found dead of a gunshot wound to the head in her car on the 11000 block of S Ave E in Chicago. Next to her was her husband, Illinois State Police officer Antonio Alvarez, who had killed her, then committed suicide in the car.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fchicago.suntimes.com%2Fcrime%2F2022%2F1%2F24%2F22899665%2Famanda-alvarez-calo-east-side-homicide

https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/teacher-killed-in-murder-suicide-was-active-in-violence-prevention-mentored-troubled-kids/2739987/

https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2022/1/24/22899665/amanda-alvarez-calo-east-side-homicide

https://nypost.com/2022/01/27/illinois-state-trooper-killed-wife-who-wanted-a-divorce-in-murder-suicide/

Paul Courtemanche

Age :42

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 01/23/2022

Location : Lord Baron Apts on Baron

City : Burlington

County : Middlesex

State : Massachusetts

Agency : Burlington PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Paul Courtemanche called 911 and told dispatch that he was having a mental health crisis and needed help. During the conversation, dispatch questioned and learned that he had a knife. When Burlington PD arrived, they allege that he charged them with a knife and they fired beanbags and live bullets simultaneously, killing him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2022/01/24/update-man-shot-by-burlington-police-has-died

Bobby Lee Sutton

Age :59

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 01/23/2022

Location : Springdale Dr

City : Atlanta

County : Fulton

State : Georgia

Agency : Fulton County SO

Officer(s) : OFF DUTY

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Off-duty officer alleges attempted breaking and entering

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Per the only eyewitness’s report, an unnamed Fulton County deputy, the deputy had just gotten off work, was in his uniform when his Ring camera alert went off and showed a man near his home. The man allegedly walked into the woods when the deputy arrived. The deputy stated that he got into an “altercation” with the man and shot him dead. Police did not allege that Bobby Lee Sutton had been armed or threatening when killed. The officer’s name and other key information was withheld. No officer was charged while the family struggled to get answers what had happened.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.11alive.com/article/news/crime/family-speaks-fulton-county-deputy-shoots-kills-man/85-23bc8d9b-1758-491d-8c1b-7cf64f400ed1

Christopher “Chris” Jones

Age :17

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 01/23/2022

Location : 500 block of Prentice Drive

City : O’Fallon

County : St. Charles

State : Missouri

Agency : St. Charles County Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Teen killed by police when found sleeping in car

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Christopher Jones had reportedly gone out with friends in a St. Louis suburb where he stayed up through the night talking. The2 boys had fallen asleep in the car and were awakened to St. Charles County PD loudly banging on the car window. Startled, Jones reversed and bumped into a police car. Police fired an unknown number of shots into the vehicle, killing him. Police allege that a handgun was seen in the car but did not state that it had been used. Police further claimed later that the car had been stolen.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://thegrio.com/2022/01/28/family-identifies-17-year-old-black-teen-killed-by-police/

https://www.yahoo.com/video/family-identifies-17-old-black-211435995.html

Tyron Coates

Age :23

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 01/23/2022

Location : 600 block of Pinhook Road

City : Lafayette

County : Lafayette Parish

State : Louisiana

Agency : Lafayette PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during traffic stop in allegedly stolen car

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A Lafayette PD officer tried to stop a car they felt may be stolen. Police allege the driver pulled into a parking lot and fled on foot. Police and a K9 chased him until he jumped from a structure and fell to the ground. Officers attempted to taser him and tasered the K9 dog instead with the dog backing away, apparently unwilling to attack after being shocked. Police allege the man they had hunted down produced a gun and shot him to death. His mother, Tonya Coates, demanded transparency from law enforcement in her son Tyron Coates's death and demanded evidence of a gun. Police stated there had been a gun but did not provide bodycam or other evidence.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.klfy.com/lafayette-parish/lsp-release-name-of-person-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting/

https://www.wbrz.com/news/person-killed-in-lafayette-police-officer-involved-shooting-lsp-detectives-investigate

https://www.klfy.com/lafayette-parish/officer-involved-shooting-leaves-one-dead

https://www.theadvertiser.com/story/news/2022/02/04/group-wants-see-body-cam-footage-lafayette-police-shooting-tyron-coates-gun-pellerin-lafayette-shoot/6656318001/

Sean Michael Kinney

Age :37

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 01/23/2022

Location : Second Ave

City : Newnan

County : Coweta

State : Georgia

Agency : Newnan PD, SWAT

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Sean Michael Kinney was shot dead by SWAT who surrounded a home after a domestic violence call. Newnan PD and SWAT approached the home, saw Kinney through a window with a knife with an open door behind him and a woman sitting on the ground. Police allege that Kinney turned around and started walking toward the woman with the knife in his hand. The officer fired numerous times through the window, killing him. The woman was not hurt. No BWC available.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/georgia/articles/2022-01-24/authorities-knife-wielding-man-killed-in-georgia-standoff

https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/newnan/newnan-police-shooting-domestic-call-man-killed/85-a35ecff3-3b7a-4d6e-9d28-dcdc1c83ccb6

Billy J. Atkins

Age :41

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 01/23/2022

Location : Unknown

City : Fort Knox

County : Hardin

State : Kentucky

Agency : Fort Knox PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed in police lot

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

William "Billy" Atkins had a mental health disorder, appeared to be in a delusional state but was very upbeat according to his mother. Fort Knox PD responded to a call of a suspicious person near the post's visitor center. It is unknown how they approached him but Atkins fled from police onto the Fort Knox military base while being chased by 3 patrol cars. A standoff ensued and Atkins allegedly tried to escape the situation, “attempted to ram” police cars and was shot dead. No video or third party verification of this official police story is possible and no footage can be found.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wlky.com/article/attorney-identifies-41-year-old-shot-in-fort-knox-family-says-he-had-mental-health-issues/38869596#

https://www.wbko.com/2022/01/24/fort-knox-police-shoot-kill-man-on-post-incident/

Jeffrey Thomas

Age :24

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 01/23/2022

Location : I-75 marker 351

City : Ringold

County : Catoosa

State : Georgia

Agency : Whitfield County SO, Georgia State Patrol

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police during traffic stop

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Whitfield County deputies saw a silver BMW driven by Jeffrey Thomas drive too fast and commit traffic infractions and began a high-speed chase on I-75. An officer initiated a PIT maneuver at high speeds, causing the BMW to run off the road, hit a guardrail, flip over and eject Thomas who died as a result. No record can be found at this time that Mr. Thomas had been accused of anything other than speed.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/fleeing-driver-dies-after-chase-with-georgia-state-patrol-north-georgia/APAGDY2PQRGQZCIR2ILPSDPQEE/

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/georgia/articles/2022-01-24/man-dies-after-georgia-trooper-rams-his-vehicle-in-chase

https://newschannel9.com/news/local/family-demands-answers-after-24-year-old-is-killed-in-catoosa-county-pit-maneuver-chase

Francisco Junior Lopez

Age :36

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 01/23/2022

Location : St. Mary’s Rd

City : Hallettsville

County : Lavaca

State : Texas

Agency : Texas DPS, Lavaca County SD, Yoakum PD, Hallettsville PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during traffic stop

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Yoakum Police Department tried to pull over Francisco Junior Lopez. Lopez did not stop. More law enforcement agencies joined the chase and spike strips stopped him. He fled on foot to a nearby home and according to police, he held an elderly woman hostage and police shot and killed him. It is unknown how many officers fired shots at him. He appears to have been unarmed when killed.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/counties/lavaca/lavaca-county-hostage-incident-leaves-suspect-dead/article_b10dc9d8-7d6f-11ec-97d1-9b95f8a9d783.html

https://www.crossroadstoday.com/swat-member-forced-to-shoot-suspect-in-standoff-in-lavaca-county/

Dedrick Garcia

Age :37

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 01/22/2022

Location : 22nd + Fairmount Ave

City : Phoenix

County : Maricopa

State : California

Agency : Phoenix PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during pursuit

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Dedrick Garcia was reportedly speeding when police escalated a chase until he stopped, turned his lights off and locked himself in the car. It is unknown how many patrol cars were involved in the chase. Officers tried to force him out of the car, then claimed he had a weapon and officers finally fired unknown projectiles inside the car and finally also shot their guns. A heavily edited and narrated BWC was released by police and is enclosed below.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix-breaking/2022/02/05/phoenix-police-release-bodycam-officer-shooting-man/6670597001/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTDX656fovY

Tymel Bowman

Age :43

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 01/22/2022

Location : 900 block of S Grant Ave

City : Springfield

County : State

State : Missouri

Agency : Springfield Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Taser

Event : Killed by police during welfare check on domestic disturbance

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Springfield PD responded to a check-person call and found Tymel Bowman. Police arrested him for an outstanding warrant. Police allege he immediately resisted when officers attempted to place him in handcuffs. An officer tasered him. Bowman escaped and officers started a foot chase, caught up to him and continued to struggle with him, alleging that he attempted to pull a knife from his waistband. Additional officers arrived on the scene before he arrested was taken into custody. While on the way to the hospital, police say Bowman stopped breathing and died. Police did not release autopsy results or BWC footage when announcing the death and none can be found on open records search.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/2022/01/24/springfield-police-release-identity-man-who-died-custody/6636759001/

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/springfield-police-release-identity-man-220048639.html

Lashawn McNeil

Age :47

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 01/21/2022

Location : W 135th Street

City : New York

County : New York

State : New York

Agency : NYPD

Officer(s) : Sumit Sulan

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during “shots fired” call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

NYPD officers arrived to a domestic disturbance call, found Lashawn McNeil in the home and when approaching him, he fired shots. Officers Wilbert D. Mora and Jason Rivera were killed and McNeil injured. McNeil suffered brain trauma and later died at the hospital.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/lashawn-mcneil-harlem-nypd-shooting-jason-rivera-wilbert-mora/

https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/lashawn-mcneil-harlem-nypd-shooting-jason-rivera-wilbert-mora/

Yoskar Feliz

Age :27

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 01/20/2022

Location : Bronx Boulevard and E 224th Street

City : Bronx

County : Bronx

State : New York

Agency : NYPD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Drowned

Event : Drowned during police pursuit

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

NYPD responded to a burglary, found a man who fled and located him later. An officer allegedly deployed a taser. Police allege the man shot at them and jumped into the Bronx River. When police found him, he was dead.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.norwoodnews.org/breaking-a-man-has-been-shot-following-a-police-pursuit-in-wakefield-2/

https://www.cleveland19.com/2022/02/07/man-dies-by-suicide-during-maple-heights-police-chase/

Ruben Contreras Jr.

Age :30

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 01/20/2022

Location : West Hills

City : Los Angeles

County : Los Angeles

State : California

Agency : LAPD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

An LAPD helicopter and an unknown presence of squad cars hunted a fleeing motorcycle at high speed until the driver crashed at 130 mph and died. The motorcycle had been alerted as stolen by the squad car’s ALPR license plate reader.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://twitter.com/kcalnews/status/1484279564423483395

https://nypost.com/2022/01/20/motorcymotorcyclist-fleeing-lapd-dies-in-horrendous-crashclist-killed-in-lapd-pursuit/

Name Not Disclosed 1 of 2

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 01/20/2022

Location : E Shelby Dr+Pleasant Hill Rd

City : Memphis

County : Shelby

State : Tennessee

Agency : Memphis PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Collision with police cruiser

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

This is the second crash fatality from the accident involving officer Carille Cortez Jones of Memphis PD whose cruiser collided with an unknown blue car whose driver was widely reported as having been killed but was never named by the PD.

Police Officer CJ Jones was killed in a vehicle crash at the intersection of East Shelby Drive and Pleasant Hill Road at about 2:30 am. He was responding to a call when colliding with 2 other vehicles with significant impact and speed unknown. The driver of one of the other cars was killed. This page is dedicated to that motorist.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://tri-statedefender.com/remembering-officer-cj-jones/01/31/

Name Not Disclosed

Age :30

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 01/20/2022

Location : 3300 block of Lincoln Avenue

City : San Diego

County : San Diego

State : California

Agency : San Diego PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police during traffic stop

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

San Diego PD chased a 30-year-old motorcyclist until a crash occurred as a result in City Heights“at a high rate of speed” shortly before 2 a.m. as part of a traffic stop. Police escalated a chase and the motorcycle crashed at the 3300 block of Lincoln Avenuewhere the motorcyclist was ejected from the bike, hit a metal guardrail and died at the scene. He has not been publicly identified and police did not elaborate why they had initiated this fatal crash over a failed traffic stop.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://fox5sandiego.com/traffic/motorcyclist-dies-in-crash-during-police-chase/

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/public-safety/story/2022-01-20/motorcycle-rider-dies-after-crashing-while-fleeing-police-in-city-heights

Nelson Waynezhi Szeto

Age :37

Gender :Male

Race : Asian

Date : 01/20/2022

Location : SFO Airport

City : San Francisco

County : San Francisco

State : California

Agency : San Francisco PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during “suspicious person” call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A number of calls were made about a "suspicious individual" at BART terminal of San Francisco airport. SPD arrived and claimed that Nelson Szeto had a gun. They shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2022/01/20/san-francisco-airport-bart-station-closed-because-of-police-activity/

Bodycam:
https://sfist.com/2022/01/31/sfpd-releases-bodycam-video-and-dispatch-audio-from-sfo-shooting/

Inga Pearson

Age :52

Gender :Female

Race : White

Date : 01/20/2022

Location : St. Charles Parkway and St. Ignatius Drive

City : St. Charles

County : Charles

State : Maryland

Agency : Chad Irwin

Officer(s) : Chad Irwin

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Charles County Sheriff’s Office deputies attempted to initiate a traffic stop, allege that the car pulled into a parking lot but reversed. The car left the parking lot at a high rate of speed and deputies escalated a chase which led to a crash with a third-party vehicle. The fleeing driver was injured but third-party driver Inga Pearson, 52, of Washington, DC was found near her vehicle with life-threatening injuries and she was pronounced dead at the scene.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.dcnewsnow.com/news/local-news/maryland/officer-and-victim-identified-in-fatal-police-chase-crash/

https://www.somdnews.com/independent/news/local/woman-who-died-after-charles-police-chase-identified/article_ef0faa5f-c25a-5f58-8044-bd3b713058d0.html

https://wtop.com/charles-county/2022/02/dashboard-camera-footage-shows-police-chase-thats-being-investigated-by-maryland-ag-office/

Charles Stanley

Age :34

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 01/20/2022

Location : 66th St SE + Axis Ave

City : Lacey

County : Thurston

State : Washington

Agency : Lacey PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Lacey PD were called on a domestic violence call for a man and woman physically fighting in Lacey, WA. The woman left the residence, called the police who arrived and attempted to take the man into custody when he allegedly produced a handgun and fired the gun at officers. Police shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.king5.com/article/news/crime/lacey-police-officer-involved-shooting/281-9e32ecf1-7f3a-447b-8045-03707e96d3e0

Louisson Pierrot

Age :38

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 01/20/2022

Location : 6984 NW 1st St

City : Margate

County : Broward

State : Florida

Agency : Margate PD, SWAT

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Margate PD and SWAT were sent to a domestic disturbance call. They arrived with a tactical team a full three hours after the call. Police made forcible entry into the home via battering ram and they claim that Louisson Pierrot was actively choking his wife. Upon entry, police shot and killed him. He had been unarmed.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://coralspringstalk.com/margate-police-kill-man-attacking-wife-38098

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/broward/article258613603.html

https://margatenews.net/police-shooting-caught-on-camera-for-all-our-sake-lets-hope-fdle-release-p2219-200.htm

Robert Seth Carter

Age :32

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 01/19/2022

Location : Hedding St + Park Ave

City : San Jose

County : Santa Clara

State : California

Agency : San Jose PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after carjacking

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

San Jose PDreport that Robert Seth Carter stole a vehicle and attempted to steal another at gunpoint. This failed and he fled with the first vehicle and crashed it on Hedding Street and Park Avenue in San Jose. A shootout between him and police ensued and he was shot and killed by an unknown number of officers.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/police-investigating-shooting-in-san-jose-6/2782485/

https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/san-jose-police-identify-man-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting/