Death by Cop 2022-2024
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Charles Corey Castro
Age :54
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/03/2022
Location : Rim Stock Lane
City : Murphy
County : Owyhee
State : Idaho
Agency : Owyhee County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police serving documents
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Owyhee deputies arrived to serve a restraining order from Castro’s wife to move out of the home. Deputies allege that he became agitated and came toward them with an unspecified weapon and they shot and killed Castro.
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James M. Schild
Age :49
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/03/2022
Location : 3200 East Enrose
City : Mesa
County : Maricopa
State : Arizona
Agency : Mesa PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police for screaming and holding metal framing square
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Mesa PD responded to reports of an "erratic"man, found him holding a framing square and began shooting beanbags, then tasers and finally killing him. It is unclear why police felt threatened by a framing square. Family questioned why police killed him.
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Orlando Taylor III
Age :23
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 01/02/2022
Location : Liberty St + Cass St
City : Springfield
County : Hampden
State : Maine
Agency : Springfield PD
Officer(s) : Ariel A. Falcon
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during “man with knife” call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Springfield PD were sent to a call about a man with a knife on Liberty and Cass Streets. They located Orlando Taylor, chased him on foot, claimed that he came toward officers with a knife, reportedly stabbed at an officer and was shot and killed. No BWC of this narrative can be found on open records search.
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Matthew Elston
Age :51
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/02/2022
Location : 34600 Orange St
City : Wildomar
County : Riverside
State : California
Agency : Riverside County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health welfare check
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Riverside Countyto reports of a suicidal man at a residence who reportedly had a gun. Deputies arrived and shot and killed the man
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https://www.riversidesheriff.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=3078&ARC=4744
Kadeem Errol Livingston Smith
Age :28
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 01/02/2022
Location : Santa Barbara Rd
City : Pine Hills
County : Orange
State : Florida
Agency : Orange County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Orange County deputies arrived at a residence on a domestic violence call, found Kadeem Erroll Livingston Smith pistol-whipping his father and shot and killed him.
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James Williams
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 01/01/2022
Location : 2300 block of 10th Street SW
City : Canton
County : Stark
State : Ohio
Agency : Canton Police Department
Officer(s) : Robert Huber
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police for shooting
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
James Williams, 46, was repeatedly firing an AR-15 into the air in celebration of the New Year when Canton
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Michael Dobbins
Age :63
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 01/01/2022
Location : Barnett St
City : Jonesboro
County : Jackson
State : Louisiana
Agency : Jackson Parish SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during series of burglaries and thefts
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Jackson Parish Sheriff’s deputies responded to a domestic disturbance call. It was reported that Dobbins allegedly broke into a home and threatened to kill another resident. Deputies located him and claim he pointed a weapon at them. They shot and killed Dobbins. No BWC or eyewitnesses are available to verify this narrative
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Thomas Welch
Age :42
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date :
Location : Haskell Hill Road
City : Waterford
County : Oxford
State : Maine
Agency : Oxford County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Sgt. Timothy Ontengco
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Motorcyclist (driver) killed my police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Oxford County deputies pursued motorcyclist Thomas Welch, and escalated speeds for unknown reasons. This continued until he ran into a sewage truck and died.
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Willie Nathaniel Blount
Age :67
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date :
Location : 1401 Main St
City : Swan Quarter
County : Hyde
State : North Carolina
Agency : Hyde County SO
Officer(s) : William Waters
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during breaking and entering call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Hyde County deputies were sent to a call of a breaking and entering in progress. Nat Blount, the caller’s ex-husband, had kicked in the door and arrived with a gun. Police said that they arrived and found him standing on the front porch with a rifle. Police engaged in a 10-minute standoff, and claim the man would not drop the rifle. They shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.witn.com/2022/04/10/domestic-violence-advocate-shares-support-hyde-co-victims/
Joe W. Williams
Age :64
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date :
Location : East 31st Street and Wabash Avenue
City : Kansas City
County : Wyandotte
State : Kansas
Agency : Independence Police Department, Kansas City Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Independence PD chased a vehicle at high speeds for undisclosed reasons until it hit 2 other vehicles, crashed through a fence and came to a stop. The driver of one of the bystander vehicles that was hit by the police chase crash died.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article288576911.html
https://www.kmbc.com/article/independence-police-pursuit-ends-deadly-crash-kc/60834430#