Death by Cop  2022-2024

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Julio Palomares

Age :30

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 08/04/2024

Location : 8425 Quimby St

City : 8425 Quimby St

County : Paramount

State : California

Agency : Los Angeles

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

LASD were sent to a residence at 8425 Quimby St. in Paramount because 30-year-old man and mental health crisis had started a domestic disturbance. LASD arrived, found him in the backyard, holding a pair of kitchen scissors, allegedly feared for their lives, tased him and then opened fire and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/deputies-killed-man-wielding-large-scissors-after-punching-father-in-paramount-lasd-says/

https://www.dailybreeze.com/2024/08/05/man-with-scissors-shot-and-killed-by-la-county-sheriffs-deputy-in-paramount/

https://citizen.com/-O3Vizxk7bIPEgwH2P_W

https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-julios-family-in-their-time-of-loss

Peter Christensen

Age :51

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 08/04/2024

Location : King Street and Illinois Ave

City : Martinsburg

County : Berkeley

State : West Virginia

Agency : Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : A police cruiser rushing to a call struck and killed a motorist in an intersection

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Deputies were responding to an unspecified incident and apparently speeding through an intersection with lights and sirens when the police cruiser struck motorist Peter Christensen, killing him, and injuring a passenger. Police never disclosed what the nature of the alleged emergency was that explained why police apparently ran a light.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://wvmetronews.com/2024/08/04/motorist-killed-after-collision-with-berkeley-sheriffs-department-cruiser/

Christian Felix Gonzalez

Age :35

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 08/04/2024

Location : Unknown

City : Bastrop County

County : Bastrop

State : Texas

Agency : Bastrop County Special Response Team

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by SWAT after “shots fired” call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Christian Gonzalez was allegedly firing a gun when police were called. Bastrop County Special Response Team, a form of SWAT, appeared and engaged in a shootout with him and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.kxan.com/news/local/bastrop-county/suspect-dead-after-shooting-involving-bastrop-county-deputies/

Martha Rodriguez

Age :72

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 08/03/2024

Location : Harlem

City : New York

County : Harlem

State : New York

Agency : NYPD

Officer(s) : Not disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Pedestrian bystander killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Nurse practitioner Martha Rodriguez was on a Harlem sidewalk when police chased a fleeing vehicle into her path, killing her.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://nypost.com/2024/09/10/us-news/nypd-seeks-suspect-who-started-foot-chase-that-led-to-martha-rodriguezs-death/

Nicholas P. McGuire 1 of 2

Age :36

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 08/03/2024

Location : Northeast 122nd Avenue and Northeast Marx Street

City : Portland

County : Multnomah

State : Oregon

Agency : Portland Police Bureau, Gresham Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver and passenger killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Portland Police Bureau chased a vehicle involved in a street takeover until the vehicle crashed and rode over, killing the driver and passenger both.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://katu.com/news/local/two-dead-one-hospitalized-after-ne-portland-chase-ends-in-crash-gresham-police-street-racing-takeover-multnomah-county

https://www.kptv.com/2024/08/06/men-killed-crash-during-portland-police-chase-identified/

Michael Sulpizio 3 of 4

Age :49

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 08/03/2024

Location : Brookside Drive

City : Eustis

County : Lake

State : Florida

Agency : Lake County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Officer killed on duty

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Lake County deputies were called to a disturbance on Brookside Drive. They heard a noise and saw a back door that had been kicked in at a residence. Three deputies were shot. Numerous deputies now responded and shot and killed the man. One deputy died and two were sent to the hospital.

SWAT arrived and engaged in a shootout. Two people inside of the home were shot and killed. One officer was killed. Two officers were sent to the hospital, one with bullets in his extremities, groin and in critical condition and another one with a bullet in his shoulder. The identities of the 2 people killed inside of the residence involved in the shootout against police have so far not been identified.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJT6OGSWwgA

Angeleno Davonte Sykes

Age :31

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 08/03/2024

Location : Carnelian Street

City : Rancho Cucamonga

County : San Bernardino

State : California

Agency : San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police in shootout

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Angeleno Davonte Sykes was allegedly seen at a Von’s store with a gun. San Bernardino deputies arrived, engaged in a shootout with him and killed him. It is unclear whether he was accused of any crime other than possibly having been seen with a gun at the time of all available data on 8/6/2024.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-08-05/sheriffs-deputies-shoot-kill-suspect-outside-rancho-cucamonga-sprouts

https://abc7.com/post/deputy-involved-shooting-reported-sprouts-store-rancho-cucamonga/15142248/

https://abc7.com/post/suspect-dead-after-gunfire-exchange-deputies-outside-walgreens-inside-sprouts-rancho-cucamonga/15143882/

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/officials-id-man-deputies-killed-in-multi-store-gunfight-in-rancho-cucamonga/

Savannah Sulpizio 2 of 4

Age :22

Gender :Female

Race : White

Date : 08/03/2024

Location : Brookside Drive

City : Eustis

County : Lake

State : Florida

Agency : Lake County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Officer killed on duty

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Lake County deputies were called to a disturbance on Brookside Drive. They heard a noise and saw a back door that had been kicked in at a residence. Three deputies were shot. Numerous deputies now responded and shot and killed the man. One deputy died and two were sent to the hospital.

SWAT arrived and engaged in a shootout. Two people inside of the home were shot and killed. One officer was killed. Two officers were sent to the hospital, one with bullets in his extremities, groin and in critical condition and another one with a bullet in his shoulder. The identities of the 2 people killed inside of the residence involved in the shootout against police have so far not been identified.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJT6OGSWwgA

Cheyenne Sulpizio 1 of 4

Age :22

Gender :Female

Race : White

Date : 08/03/2024

Location : Brookside Drive

City : Eustis

County : Lake

State : Florida

Agency : Lake County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Officer killed on duty

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Lake County deputies were called to a disturbance on Brookside Drive. They heard a noise and saw a back door that had been kicked in at a residence. Three deputies were shot. Numerous deputies now responded and shot and killed the man. One deputy died and two were sent to the hospital.

SWAT arrived and engaged in a shootout. Two people inside of the home were shot and killed. One officer was killed. Two officers were sent to the hospital, one with bullets in his extremities, groin and in critical condition and another one with a bullet in his shoulder. The identities of the 2 people killed inside of the residence involved in the shootout against police have so far not been identified.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJT6OGSWwgA

Malcolm T. Braman 2 of 2

Age :22

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 08/03/2024

Location : Northeast 122nd Avenue and Northeast Marx Street

City : Portland

County : Multnomah

State : Oregon

Agency : Portland Police Bureau, Gresham Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver and passenger killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Portland Police Bureau chased a vehicle involved in a street takeover until the vehicle crashed and rode over, killing the driver and passenger both.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://katu.com/news/local/two-dead-one-hospitalized-after-ne-portland-chase-ends-in-crash-gresham-police-street-racing-takeover-multnomah-county

https://www.kptv.com/2024/08/06/men-killed-crash-during-portland-police-chase-identified/

Brandon Dean Lena

Age :47

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 08/02/2024

Location : SE 74th St and S Sooner Rd

City : Oklahoma City

County : Oklahoma

State : Oklahoma

Agency : Oklahoma Police Department

Officer(s) : James Doran, Joshua Geerdes, Jimmy Hatfield

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Oklahoma PD found Brandon Lena in the street with a gun. Police allegedly ordered him to drop it and he did not. They shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://content.govdelivery.com/bulletins/gd/OKOKC-3ace698?wgt_ref=OKOKC_WIDGET_6
https://okcfox.com/news/local/1-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting-in-oklahoma-city-neighborhood-subject-mental-health-handgun-street-neighborhood-early-morning-report-oklahoma-city-police-officers-non-lethal-force-attempt-weapons-shooting-department-le

Bodycam:
https://kfor.com/news/local/oklahoma-city-police-release-body-cam-video-of-deadly-august-officer-involved-shooting/

David Resmondo

Age :49

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 08/02/2024

Location : Monroe County Justice Center

City : Monroe

County : Monroe

State : Tennessee

Agency : Monroe County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during mental health

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

David Resmondo allegedly began firing a weapon outside of the local jail at the Monroe county Justice center in Madisonville, Tennessee. He fired at the front of the building and entered the building. Once inside, a deputy shot and killed him. His family stated that he had had mental health issues.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wbir.com/article/news/local/tbi-monroe-county-justice-center-shooting/51-43c9a37e-df65-48e6-a21c-bfb12578e7a5

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/tennessee/articles/2024-08-02/a-tennessee-sheriffs-deputy-killed-a-man-who-entered-a-jail-after-firing-shots-in-the-parking-lot

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-david-resmondos-family-in-their-time-of-need?attribution_id=sl:fe900cb5-f106-4268-826a-4d8b039226fc&utm_campaign=man_sharesheet_dash_ai&utm_content=amp1v2&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=facebook

Rantavius Johnson 1 of 2

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 08/02/2024

Location : Danny Thomas and Mississippi boulevards

City : Memphis

County : Shelby

State : Tennessee

Agency : Memphis Police Department

Officer(s) : Demetrice Johnson

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed in collision with patrol car after being shot by third party

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Rantavious Johnson was shot and injured and crashed into a Memphis PD vehicle, killing both Rantavious Johnson and Officer Demetrice Johnson in the patrol car. A second officer was critically injured.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/mpd-officer-among-two-killed-after-crash-in-downtown-memphis-police-say/article_61012a7c-50b0-11ef-b870-a75d0e972189.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXAzOJlbZT4

Ladarius Walls

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 08/02/2024

Location : Friars Point Convenience Store, 201 McGuire Cove

City : Clarksdale

County : Coahoma

State : Mississippi

Agency : Clarksdale Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during disturbance call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

The Clarksdale Police Department were called to a convenience store at McGuire Cove. They alleged that they arrived and a man fired shots at them.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.pressregister.com/top-stories-local-content-state-communities-crime-politics/clarksdale-policeman-shot-exchange

https://wreg.com/news/mid-south/one-dead-officer-wounded-in-clarksdale-ms-shootout/

https://www.wlbt.com/2024/08/03/1-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting-clarksdale/

https://www.actionnews5.com/2024/08/02/shootout-with-police-leaves-1-suspect-dead-officer-injured-mbi-investigates/

https://www.pressregister.com/top-stories-local-content-state-communities-crime-politics/clarksdale-policeman-shot-exchange

https://wreg.com/news/clarksdale-ids-wounded-officer-will-ask-feds-for-help-with-shootings/

Jerry Ray Garcia

Age :29

Gender :Male

Race : Native American

Date : 08/02/2024

Location : 2703 E Hwy 66 Service Road

City : Elk City

County : Oklahoma

State : Oklahoma

Agency : Oklahoma City Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during mental health event

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Oklahoma City Police Department received a call about a man in a mental health crisis, walking down the street with a gun. Officers arrived and began firing beanbags at him. Police claim he did not drop his gun under attack and they then shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.okcfox.com/news/local/gallery/1-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting-in-oklahoma-city-neighborhood-subject-mental-health-handgun-street-neighborhood-early-morning-report-oklahoma-city-police-officers-non-lethal-force-attempt-weapons-shooting-department-leave-investigation-ongoing?photo=1

https://kfor.com/news/one-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting-in-elk-city/

https://okcfox.com/news/local/elk-city-police-involved-in-shooting-public-asked-to-avoid-hwy-66-area-osbi-oklahoma-state-bureau-of-investigation-department#

https://www.okcfox.com/news/local/oklahoma-city-police-identify-suicidal-man-who-died-in-officer-involved-shooting-oklahoma-city-police-department-okcpd-investigation-administrative-leave-non-lethal-method-de-escalate-pistol-street-neighborhood-gun-suicide-by-cop

Cris Eric Steenblock

Age :39

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 08/01/2024

Location : 3800 block of N 9th St

City : Abilene

County : Taylor

State : Texas

Agency : Abilene Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Cris Eric Steenblock Was shot and killed on August 1, 2024 at a home in the 3800 block of N. 9th St. in Abilene, Texas during a domestic disturbance call. Details have not been released so far by police.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.mytexasdaily.com/north-texas/police-shooting-in-abilene-leaves-one-dead-after-domestic-disturbance/article_fc81d9ab-f2b7-55d7-9c2c-b1dcba6db713.html

https://www.reporternews.com/story/news/crime/2024/08/02/disturbance-turns-deadly-apds-fourth-officer-involved-shooting/74644617007/

Jasmine Green 1 of 2

Age :34

Gender :Female

Race : White

Date : 08/01/2024

Location : -70

City : Emery

County : Emery

State : Utah

Agency : Utah Highway Patrol, Emery County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Trooper Withers

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver, passenger and dog killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Utah Highway Patrol began chasing a vehicle for speeding. Police called Emery County deputies who joined the chase. Police escalated the chase until Matthew Koehler, Jasmine Green and their dog were ejected and died.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://gephardtdaily.com/local/victims-idd-after-emery-county-pursuit-fatal-crash/

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 08/01/2024

Location : 2600 block of Charlotte Ave

City : Rosemead

County : Los Angeles

State : California

Agency : San Gabriel Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during pursuit

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Two San Gabriel PD officers attempted to traffic stop a man who drove away. The officers escalated a chase through San Gabriel, which ended at the intersections of Charlotte and Garvey Avenue. Two officers open fire and shot the man. There is currently no report that he had to been armed or a threat to police and more information is needed to understand why police killed him. 8/1/2024

SOURCE LINKS :

https://mynewsla.com/crime/2024/08/01/police-shoot-kill-suspect-in-rosemead/

https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/police-shoot-and-kill-man-in-rosemead/

Matthew Koehler 2 of 2

Age :26

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 08/01/2024

Location : -70

City : Emery

County : Emery

State : Utah

Agency : Utah Highway Patrol, Emery County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Trooper Withers

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver, passenger and dog killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Utah Highway Patrol began chasing a vehicle for speeding. Police called Emery County deputies who joined the chase. Police escalated the chase until Matthew Koehler, Jasmine Green and their dog were ejected and died.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://gephardtdaily.com/local/victims-idd-after-emery-county-pursuit-fatal-crash/

https://www.gofundme.com/f/funeral-for-matt-koehler

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 08/01/2024

Location : Eagle Suites on Skyline Drive

City : Conway

County : Faulkner

State : Arkansas

Agency : Conway Police Department, Faulkner County Sheriff’s Office, SWAT

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A man stayed at the Eagle Suites on Skyline Drive in Conway and allegedly was seen breaking into a car, emerging with a firearm and disappearing into a room. Police brought SWAT and created a standoff. When they decided to forcibly enter the room, they found the man dead from an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://katv.com/news/local/ongoing-investigation-after-firearm-theft-leads-to-standoff-gun-shooting-swat-negotiation-forcibly-enter

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 08/01/2024

Location : 2400 block of NE. Pierce Street

City : Minneapolis

County : Hennepin

State : Minnesota

Agency : Minneapolis Police Department, SWAT

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicidal man killed in mental health crisis

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Minneapolis police and SWAT arrived at a residence in the 2400 block of NE. Pierce St. in Minneapolis, found an allegedly suicidal man with a gun. After several hours of pressure by SWAT, police went inside and found him dead. It is not immediately clear how he died.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.startribune.com/man-in-standoff-with-police-in-northeast-minneapolis-is-dead/185708911?clmob=y&c=n

Benjamin Wheeler

Age :40

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 08/01/2024

Location : 800 block of Cherryberry Drive

City : Columbus

County : Franklin

State : Ohio

Agency : Columbus Division of Police

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by SWAT during arrest

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Columbus Division of Police showed up at the residence of Benjamin Wheeler for alleged domestic disturbance and overdue child support. Those 2 reasons were given. SWAT appeared and bore down on the home for hours. Police allege that 3 officers were stabbed and injured. Police shot and killed Benjamin Wheeler.

SOURCE LINKS :

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnTrFwv2RBo

https://www.10tv.com/article/news/crime/suspect-id-west-40-swat-standoff/530-a1f7ad3d-7ea6-4254-aa18-9f3f37d5bf0c

https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/columbus/three-officers-injured-suspect-dead-on-columbus-west-side/

Bodycam:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcBpJ5iXPiA

https://www.dispatch.com/videos/news/local/2024/08/07/columbus-police-release-bodycam-footage-from-swat-shooting/74711788007/

Lorie Martha O’Neal

Age :49

Gender :Female

Race : White

Date : 08/01/2024

Location : South Dobson Road

City : Chandler

County : Maricopa

State : Arizona

Agency : Chandler Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

The Chandler Police Department received a call about a domestic disturbance. When they arrived on S. Dobson Rd., they heard sounds consistent with someone breaking items in a home. Police alleged that Lori Martha O’Neill emerged from the apartment with a gun. Officer shot and killed her.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.azfamily.com/video/2024/08/02/chandler-police-say-they-shot-killed-armed-woman-apartment-complex/

https://www.azfamily.com/2024/08/02/officers-shoot-kill-armed-woman-chandler-apartment-complex/

https://www.kold.com/2024/08/02/officers-shoot-kill-armed-woman-chandler-apartment-complex/

Gabriel Rene Ramirez

Age :22

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 08/01/2024

Location : 3000 block of Bromley Court

City : Prince William

County : Prince William

State : Virginia

Agency : Prince William County Police, SWAT

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Gabriel Ramirez suffered a documented mental health crisis and was suicidal according to his friends. Police say that he took a gun and hid under someone’s porch and police escalated a SWAT standoff that lasted overnight. Ramirez under pressure emerged and allegedly had a gun. Police shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/08/01/virginia-man-fatally-shot-police-/

https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/northern-virginia/young-man-shot-by-prince-william-police-struggled-with-mental-health-friends-say/3681990/

https://www.potomaclocal.com/2024/08/02/involved-shooting-police-pleaded-with-victim-for-hours-during-standoff/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/08/01/virginia-man-fatally-shot-police-/

https://www.insidenova.com/headlines/man-shot-and-killed-by-police-after-eight-hour-barricade-in-lake-ridge/article_cd19270c-5004-11ef-ae0f-9f24b5f0fa7a.html

Pedro Meza Diaz

Age :50

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 07/31/2024

Location : 2600 block of Charlotte Ave

City : Rosemead

County : Los Angeles

State : California

Agency : San Gabriel Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during pursuit

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Two San Gabriel PD officers attempted to traffic stop a man who drove away. The officers escalated a chase through San Gabriel, which ended at the intersections of Charlotte and Garvey Avenue. Two officers opened fire and shot the man. There is currently no report that he had been armed or a threat to police and more information is needed to understand why police killed him. 8/1/2024

SOURCE LINKS :

https://mynewsla.com/crime/2024/08/01/police-shoot-kill-suspect-in-rosemead/

https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/police-shoot-and-kill-man-in-rosemead/

William Sparkman

Age :23

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 07/31/2024

Location : East Boulevard and East P Street

City : Deer Park

County : Harris

State : Texas

Agency : Deer Park Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during disturbance call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Deer Park Police Department was called for a man who had been acting erratically, banging on car windows, kicking them. He was seen holding knives. When police arrived, he was lying in the middle of the intersection. Police fired tasers at him, which seemed to upset him, and he allegedly charged at the police who shot and killed him. His family said he had known mental health issues but “there is a better way” to handle mental health crises. The family feels the system failed the family.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://abc13.com/post/deer-park-police-investigation-centered-around-body-lying-intersection-east-boulevard-east-street/15126871 /

https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/deer-park-police-shooting/285-50dca283-1082-4c46-b1d6-daaa3f4220b3

https://abc13.com/post/family-knifeman-killed-deer-park-police-east-boulevard-east-street-intersection-says-tried-get-mental-help/15138050/

Elizabeth Byrd

Age :43

Gender :Female

Race : White

Date : 07/31/2024

Location : Crimson Creek neighborhood at Baseline Road at Crismon

City : Mesa

County : Maricopa

State : Arizona

Agency : Maricopa County Attorney’s Office

Officer(s) : John C. Byrd III

Cause of Death : Asphyxiation

Event : Strangled to death by off-duty husband, detective Byrd

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Detective John C. Byrd, of the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office was involved in an argument with his wife and strangled and killed her. He locked her in the bedroom, left their 3 children alone in the home and drove away. When someone began missing his wife, police arrived and found her dead on the bedroom floor. They located Detective Byrd driving his wife’s vehicle and arrested him later.

Detective Byrd alleges that he “flipped a switch.” He was charged with second-degree murder.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.themesatribune.com/news/maricopa-county-detective-allegedly-killed-wife-in-mesa-home/article_5943fddc-511e-11ef-aa78-075c6aeb4281.html

https://abcnews.go.com/US/detective-switch-flipped-strangled-wife-police/story?id=112518167

https://abc7chicago.com/post/detective-locks-wifes-body-room-leaves-3-kids-home-alone/15139939/

https://www.azfamily.com/2024/08/01/phoenix-area-detective-accused-murdering-wife-mesa/

https://ktar.com/story/5588593/mcao-detective-arrested-on-second-degree-murder-in-death-of-wife-in-mesa/

Jenice Woods 1 of 2

Age :27

Gender :Female

Race : Black

Date : 07/31/2024

Location : Unknown

City : Boynton Beach

County : Palm Beach

State : Florida

Agency : West Palm Beach Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Mother and pregnant daughter, both bystanders, killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Marcia Pochette and her daughter Jenice Woods who was pregnant, were both killed by a police chase crash in Boynton Beach. Seven involved officers who participated in the manhunt were placed on leave.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wptv.com/news/region-s-palm-beach-county/boynton-beach/what-caused-the-chase-fatal-crash-after-police-pursuit-leaves-victims-family-seeking-answers

https://www.wpbf.com/article/seven-west-palm-beach-florida-police-officers-administrative-leave-crash-killed-mother-pregnant-daughter/61778034

Marcia Pochette 2 of 2

Age :57

Gender :Female

Race : Black

Date : 07/31/2024

Location : Unknown

City : Boynton Beach

County : Palm Beach

State : Florida

Agency : West Palm Beach Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Mother and pregnant daughter, both bystanders, killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Marcia Pochette and her daughter Jenice Woods who was pregnant, were both killed by a police chase crash in Boynton Beach. Seven involved officers who participated in the manhunt were placed on leave.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wptv.com/news/region-s-palm-beach-county/boynton-beach/what-caused-the-chase-fatal-crash-after-police-pursuit-leaves-victims-family-seeking-answers

https://www.wpbf.com/article/seven-west-palm-beach-florida-police-officers-administrative-leave-crash-killed-mother-pregnant-daughter/61778034

Name Not Disclosed

Age :25

Gender :Male

Race : Native Pacific Islander

Date : 07/31/2024

Location : 9500 block of Glynhill Ct

City : Killeen

County : Bell

State : Texas

Agency : Killeen Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Killeen Police Department engaged in a shootout with a man whom they did not publicly identify other than to stage that he is a 25-year-old Asian Pacific male. The man died during the shootout. Police so far believe that he shot and killed himself during the police shootout.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.mytexasdaily.com/central-texas/killeen-police-respond-to-armed-subject-resulting-in-fatal-shooting/article_96654ab9-ce95-5e8f-acb2-b1378ae4888a.html

https://kdhnews.com/news/local/man-shoots-himself-during-officer-involved-shooting-incident-wednesday-night/article_468077ae-4fff-11ef-b5fd-9f963293acaa.html

Brennan Russell

Age :29

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 07/31/2024

Location : McDonald’s on 545 North Hillside Street

City : Wichita

County : Sedgwick

State : Kansas

Agency : Wichita Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during traffic stop

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

The Wichita Police Department stated that they traffic-stopped a vehicle and that a man in the backseat of the car they had stopped fired a shot at police. Police alleged that they fired back and shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.kake.com/news/one-dead-in-officer-involved-shooting-in-east-wichita/article_1d04aa36-4fc2-11ef-bec8-2b6d2e840b48.html

Patrick Frank Whitten

Age :31

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 07/31/2024

Location : Unknown

City : Price

County : Carbon

State : Utah

Agency : Price Police Department, Helper Police Department, and the Carbon County Sheriff's Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during domestic

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

The Price Police Department, Helper Police Department, and the Carbon County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to a domestic violence incident. They shot and killed a 31-year-old man under so far undisclosed circumstances. This page will be updated when more information becomes available. 8/1/2024

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.ksl.com/article/51085708/police-shoot-kill-man-near-price-but-release-few-details

Branden O’Brian Graham

Age :35

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 07/30/2024

Location : 2828 N Rowland Avenue

City : Lumberton

County : Robeson

State : North Carolina

Agency : Lumberton Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Lumberton police were sent to the women’s clinic on Rowland Avenue for reports of a man firing shots near the clinic. Police arrived and a foot chase began. Police lost side of him and found him nearby, dead from alleged suicide.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://wpde.com/newsletter-daily/gunman-shoots-at-officers-then-himself-outside-lumberton-womens-health-clinic-self-inflicted-gunshot-wound-southeastern-gun-violence-brandon-graham-parking-lot-investigation#

https://www.wmbfnews.com/2024/07/31/man-had-gun-medical-center-shot-officers-before-shooting-himself-nc-police-say/

https://www.wbtw.com/news/state-regional-news/lumberton/man-who-brought-gun-into-womens-health-clinic-shoots-himself-after-shooting-at-lumberton-police-authorities-say/

Hueland Todd Brown

Age :55

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 07/30/2024

Location : Shell Point Road

City : New Hope

County : Washington

State : Florida

Agency : Washington County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Hueland Brown was allegedly involved in an altercation with his girlfriend when police were called. After he fired shots and injured her mother and a young child in the car with shots fired. Washington County deputies set up a perimeter and pressured him for eight or nine hours to surrender until he died from suicide under police duress.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wjhg.com/2024/07/31/two-people-injured-after-shots-fired/

Weston Dean Derby

Age :37

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 07/30/2024

Location : E Army Post Rd and SE 45th Street

City : Des Moines

County : Polk

State : Iowa

Agency : Des Moines Police Department

Officer(s) : Jesse Schneider, Anthony Lampman

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during pursuit

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Weston Dean Derby had allegedly violated a protective order and was recently released from jail. Police arrived for the protective order violation and he fled. Police escalated a chase and he crashed. Police engaged in a shootout with him during which an officer was injured. Police shot and killed West Dean Derby.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wowt.com/2024/07/31/bellevue-man-killed-by-des-moines-police-during-pursuit/

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2024/07/30/des-moines-police-officer-shot-no-contact-order-investgation/74598793007/

https://www.wqad.com/article/news/crime/des-moines-police-officer-shot-in-critical-condition/524-19d7d0da-9077-42a5-b1f5-c416c773187f
https://www.ketv.com/article/des-moines-shooting-suspect-dead-police-officer-wounded/61741746

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkjrOH8ZV-o

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2024/07/30/des-moines-police-officer-shot-no-contact-order-investgation/74598793007/

https://www.wqad.com/article/news/crime/des-moines-police-officer-shot-in-critical-condition/524-19d7d0da-9077-42a5-b1f5-c416c773187f

Gawon Kaerey Benson

Age :31

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 07/30/2024

Location : Purdue Fort Wayne - Indiana University Fort Wayne, E Campus Dr and Kettler Circle

City : Fort Wayne

County : Allen

State : Indiana

Agency : Fort Wayne Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during community corrections violation

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

The DeKalb County community corrections office in Fort Wayne, notified police that Gawon Benson had not returned to their custody, as expected. Police believed that he was armed and located in an apartment. Police approached the location on West Campus Drive on the University of Purdue-Fort Wayne campus, but he allegedly did not comply with their commands. Police alleged that he was armed. They shot and killed him. The NAACP has demanded bodycams and further evidence. The NAACP also stated that Benson was not a violent or criminal man and had been under house arrest for traffic violations. It is unclear what led to him being labeled a dangerous man.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wane.com/news/local-news/police-investigating-shooting-on-purdue-fort-waynes-campus/

https://www.21alivenews.com/2024/07/30/police-one-shot-killed-by-fwpd-officer-pfw-campus-tuesday-morning/

https://www.kpcnews.com/thestar/article_cb75a57e-4f6e-11ef-9995-b7ee0d0fc3e5.html

https://www.wfft.com/news/crime/naacp-president-demands-body-cam-footage-and-calls-officer-involved-shooting-unjustified/article_b335443e-4f9a-11ef-b1b2-ef139b0f4067.html

James Jaramillo

Age :19

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 07/30/2024

Location : 2100 block of South Drive

City : Pueblo

County : Pueblo

State : Colorado

Agency : Pueblo Police Department, SWAT

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed during SWAT shootou

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Police received a call about someone firing an “AR-style rifle” on South Drive. They responded, found a man who locked himself into a residence in the 2100 block of South Drive. Pueblo PD called SWAT and a militarized standoff was escalated by police to pressure the man inside. SWAT engaged in a back and forth shootout with him. During the lengthy standoff, police deployed drones and finally entered the residence. They found the man dead from gunshot wounds. Police declined to say whether they shot him or if he had died by suicide.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.chieftain.com/story/news/crime/2024/07/30/a-man-was-killed-during-a-july-30-standoff-with-pueblo-police/74611981007/

https://www.fox21news.com/top-stories/heavy-police-presence-on-north-side-of-pueblo/

https://www.chieftain.com/story/news/2024/08/07/teenager-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting-identified/74713741007/

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 07/30/2024

Location : Murieta Parkway and Jackson Road

City : Rancho Murieta

County : Sacramento

State : California

Agency : California Highway Patrol

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Police chased a red Hyundai that was allegedly stolen across 2 counties at high speed until it finally crashed into an SUV. The driver of the Hyundai was killed. His female passenger was hospitalized with moderate injuries. Three people in the bystander SUV were hospitalized with moderate injuries.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/driver-reportedly-stolen-car-dies-174036973.html

https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article290574429.html

Adam Cygan

Age :50

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 07/30/2024

Location : West Kettle Avenue + South Datura Circle

City : Littleton

County : Jefferson

State : Colorado

Agency : Littleton Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Died during welfare check of unspecified shooting

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Littleton PD were sent to a mental health welfare check on a suicidal man. They arrived and the man “approached officers with a weapon” and “a shooting occurred.” Police did not specify what type of weapon and also did not answer whether they shot the man or he had died by self-inflicted gunshot.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.denver7.com/news/front-range/littleton/police-shooting-occurs-while-littleton-officers-responding-to-reports-of-person-who-was-suicidal

Lavell Adams

Age :31

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 07/29/2024

Location : 2630 S Halm Avenue

City : Los Angeles

County : Los Angeles

State : California

Agency : LAPD, SWAT

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by SWAT during standoff

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

LAPD responded to a burglary call around 3:30 a.m. Three men were detained by police. The home targeted for burglary was somehow set on fire and a fourth person was locked inside and refused to leave. Police called SWAT and escalated a lengthy standoff until the man jumped out of the window and allegedly had a knife. Police fired a number of beanbags and hit him and he retreated inside of the house again and he emerged and allegedly still had a knife and was shot and killed by police.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/burglary-suspect-believed-dead-after-standoff-with-police-in-los-angeles-neighborhood/

https://mynewsla.com/crime/2024/07/30/authorities-id-burglary-suspect-fatally-shot-by-lapd/