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Victor Melendez

Age :33

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 12/17/2022

Location : Highway 198+Road 196

City : Exeter

County : Tulare

State : California

Agency : Woodlake PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Domestic violence call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Woodlake PD responded to a domestic violence call. Resident Menendez fled in a GMC and was hunted down by police. Police allege that he “refused commands” and was shot and killed. At the time he fled, the crisis was over and it is not clear why he was pursued with deadly force after the event was over.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://abc30.com/exeter-suspect-shot-and-killed-identified-law-enforcement-shooting/12589672/

https://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/crime/article270236512.html

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/suspect-shot-and-killed-by-law-enforcement-in-exeter/ar-AA15s1rX?li=BBnbcA0

https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/local-news/identified-man-killed-in-woodlake-officer-involved-shooting/

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 12/17/2022

Location : 400 E Heather Rd

City : Orem

County : Utah

State : Utah

Agency : Orem PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Orem PD were called to a home for a man in mental health crisis who was possibly suicidal and armed. The man called 911 and started looking for a family member in the home at which time officers shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://kjzz.com/news/local/suspect-killed-by-orem-officer-amid-mental-episode

https://ksltv.com/514842/police-man-fatally-shot-by-officer-after-threatening-to-kill-family-member/

https://gephardtdaily.com/local/orem-police-man-threatening-to-kill-self-family-member-fatally-shot-by-officers/

Joseph R. Coons

Age :38

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 12/17/2022

Location : 2400 block of Mulberry Ave

City : Longview

County : Cowlitz

State : Washington

Agency : Kelso PD, Longview PD

Officer(s) : Austin Foley

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Police were called to a residence because a man was armed, suicidal and threatening family members. Police arrived and shot and killed him. It is unknown if any de-escalation was ever attempted.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://tdn.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/man-dead-after-police-called-to-longview-residence-saturday-night/article_cf5d3fcc-8002-11ed-be35-f32e48057130.html

https://katu.com/news/local/clark-county-sheriffs-office-man-shot-by-police-saturday-night-in-longview-has-died-kelso-clark-county-katu-local-news

https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2022/12/suicidal-and-homicidal-kelso-man-shot-by-police-has-died.html

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Unknown

Race : Unknown

Date : 12/17/2022

Location : Unknown

City : Welch

County : McDowell

State : West Virginia

Agency : McDowell County SO

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Unwanted person with gun

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Police received a call about a person who was not wanted on premises who had a gun. When they arrived, police allege that he made verbal threats and was shot and killed.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://wvmetronews.com/2022/12/18/1-dead-in-mcdowell-county-officer-involved-shooting/

https://www.lootpress.com/one-person-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting-in-mcdowell-county/

https://www.wvnstv.com/top-stories/top-stories-beckley/breaking-one-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting-in-mcdowell-county/

https://www.bdtonline.com/news/fatal-officer-involved-shooting-in-mcdowell-county-remains-under-investigation/article_00d61966-7fae-11ed-aef5-0b44752cda3c.html

Nelson Lee Graham

Age :33

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 12/16/2022

Location : 1900 Block of George Rd

City : Augusta

County : Richmond

State : Georgia

Agency : Richmond County SO

Officer(s) : Madisen Emerson

Cause of Death : Taser

Event : Killed by police during mental health welfare check

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Police were sent on a welfare check on Nelson Graham. Police allege that he was combative and he was tasered in his home, refused to be handcuffed and was tasered again. He died six days later. He was an unarmed man in mental health crisis.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.augustachronicle.com/story/news/crime/2022/12/23/second-augusta-man-dies-in-hospital-after-being-tasered-by-deputy/69753967007/

https://www.wfxg.com/story/48044102/family-of-man-killed-following-taser-incident-with-richmond-county-speaks-out

https://www.wrdw.com/2022/12/29/i-team-family-speaks-after-man-dies-after-stun-gun-incident/

Mauricio Cisneros

Age :47

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 12/16/2022

Location : 1300 Block of N 3rd Ave

City : Evansville

County : Vanderburgh

State : Illinois

Agency : Evansville PD

Officer(s) : Kyle Campbell

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during mental health wellness check

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

After a hangup call to 911, police arrived and found Mauricio Cisneros in mental health distress with a knife. He asked for help and wanted an ambulance but did not put the knife down on command. Police tasered him and escalated the situation and allege that he moved toward them erratically with the knife whereupon they shot and killed him

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.14news.com/2022/12/16/breaking-epd-confirms-police-scene-officer-involved-shooting/

https://www.wevv.com/news/crime/epd-releases-bodycam-footage-of-fatal-officer-involved-shooting/article_5b3ff8c0-7d8f-11ed-994c-c35cadfd89c3.html

https://www.14news.com/2022/12/16/breaking-epd-confirms-police-scene-officer-involved-shooting/

https://www.14news.com/2022/12/20/evansville-police-explain-officer-involved-shooting/

https://www.courierpress.com/story/news/local/2022/12/21/epd-officer-who-shot-killed-mauricio-cisneros-was-trained-in-crisis-intervention-evansville/69745123007/

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/evansville-doctor-slams-officials-complacency-150157681.html

Jaylin Keshawn McKenzie

Age :20

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 12/16/2022

Location : 4700 Cochese Rd

City : Memphis

County : Shelby

State : Tennessee

Agency : Memphis PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during traffic stop

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Police tried to make a traffic stop on a vehicle they had profiled as “suspicious.” The car did not stop and police escalated a high-speed chase. The man stopped and exited the vehicle and reportedly exchanged gunfire with police. He was shot and killed.
No video can be located. No BWC was released by police and no eyewitnesses can be found to try to reconstruct Jaylin McKenzie’s reality of events. He is not reported to have committed any crimes which warranted the traffic stop and high-speed chase. The Shelby County District Attorney declined to file charges against the shooter officers.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.localmemphis.com/article/news/crime/tbi-mpd-exchanges-gunfire-suspect-shot-killed-tennessee-bureau-investigation-police-department-gun-shooting-chase-violence-shelby-county-traffic-stop/522-f113c509-f428-4080-a891-e329fac17c20

https://newschannel9.com/news/local/memphis-police-shoot-and-kill-man-who-shot-ran-from-officers

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/police-officer-shoots-kills-man-132712389.html

https://www.psrmemphis.org/new-age-of-transparency-hasnt-arrived-for-most-mpd-cases/

https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/officer-who-shot-killed-jaylin-mckenzie-will-not-be-charged-da-mulroy-says/article_f9a48924-5c8a-11ee-abc1-a74f7fb22c84.html

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Native American

Date : 12/16/2022

Location : 2477 US-40

City : Ballard

County : Uintah

State : Utah

Agency : Uintah County SO, Bureau of Indian Affairs

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Police were called to a fight in a motel. When they arrived at the room, a man fired at them and was shot and killed. Police never identified the man publicly and did not provide details.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/man-shot-after-exchanging-gunfire-with-law-enforcement-in-uintah-county

https://kjzz.com/news/local/man-killed-in-ballard-motel-shootout-with-uintah-county-deputies

https://www.sltrib.com/news/2022/12/16/law-enforcement-fatally-shoot/

https://www.basinnow.com/bia-officer-shot-and-recovering-shooter-fatally-wounded-in-return-fire/

David A. White Jr. 1 of 2

Age :46

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 12/16/2022

Location : Whiteford Center Rd/Whiteford Rd

City : Whiteford Township

County : Monroe

State : Michigan

Agency : Michigan State Police

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Michigan State Police were dispatched for a domestic violence incident and saw a man fleeing who appeared to be "highly intoxicated." He took off in his vehicle and troopers escalated a chase. He ran a stop sign at an intersection and crashed into another vehicle. Both White and the driver of the other vehicle, 52-year-old Julie Ruttkofsky of Adrian, died in the crash.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wxyz.com/news/2-dead-after-police-chase-ends-in-crash-in-monroe-county

Julie Ruttkofsky 2 of 2

Age :52

Gender :Female

Race : White

Date : 12/16/2022

Location : Whiteford Center Rd/Whiteford Rd

City : Whiteford Township

County : Monroe

State : Michigan

Agency : Michigan State Police

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Michigan State Police were dispatched for a domestic violence incident and saw a man fleeing who appeared to be "highly intoxicated." He took off in his vehicle and troopers escalated a chase. He ran a stop sign at an intersection and crashed into another vehicle. Both White and the driver of the other vehicle, 52-year-old Julie Ruttkofsky of Adrian, died in the crash.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wxyz.com/news/2-dead-after-police-chase-ends-in-crash-in-monroe-county

Sade Shane Parker

Age :29

Gender :Female

Race : Black

Date : 12/16/2022

Location : S 32nd St+Metropolitan Ave

City : Kansas City

County : Jackson

State : Missouri

Agency : Kansas City, KS PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

An officer witnessed Parker run a stop sign at S.18th Street and Metropolitan Avenue. He then activated his lights in an attempt to pull her over but she failed to yield and fled the scene.
The driver of a Nissan Altima was chased by police while driving west on Metropolitan when she struck a slope in the roadway at the intersection of South 32nd Street. KHP said the driver lost control, ran off the road and struck a rock wall at a private residence. The crash remains under investigation by KHP. The crash report originally listed this incident as a police pursuit but as of Monday, KHP has changed its records saying this was not a police pursuit. The officer was reported as “following” instead of chasing but it may have had the same effect.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://fox4kc.com/news/kck-woman-killed-in-crash-following-police-chase-near-s-32nd-metropolitan-avenue/

https://www.wibw.com/2022/12/18/kc-woman-perishes-crash-after-car-launched-mid-air-during-police-chase/

Brent Alsleben

Age :34

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 12/15/2022

Location : 200 Block of 3rd St City: New Auburn

City : New Auburn

County : Sibley

State : Minnesota

Agency : Sibley County SO, Hutchinson PD, McLeod County SO

Officer(s) : Hutchinson PD: Taylor Fenrich, Phillip

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during mental health welfare

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Police from 3 different law enforcement offices appeared for a mental health welfare check on Brent Alsleben who was in mental health crisis. Police claim he had a knife, tasered him and he stood up at which point he was shot and killed

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/minnesota/articles/2022-12-15/1-shot-killed-during-law-enforcement-encounter-in-minnesota

https://kstp.com/kstp-news/local-news/bca-names-3-officers-2-deputies-involved-in-fatal-use-of-force-incident-in-sibley-county/

https://www.redlakenationnews.com/story/2022/12/16/news/law-enforcement-fatally-shoots-man-after-long-standoff-west-of-twin-cities/110773.html

https://localtoday.news/mn/police-shoot-dead-man-west-of-twin-cities-after-long-standoff-104449.html

https://www.wctrib.com/news/minnesota/minnesota-bca-identifies-officers-involved-in-new-auburn-police-shooting?utm_source=ground.news&utm_medium=referral

Jacob Cole Barnes

Age :31

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 12/15/2022

Location : 593 Rieger Road

City : Stuttgart

County : Arkansas

State : Arkansas

Agency : Arkansas State Police, SWAT, Stuttgart PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during traffic stop

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Police attempted a traffic stop on Jacob Cole Barnes for unknown reasons. Police escalated a chase and he stopped, exited and police allege he fired shots and was shot and killed. It is not known why police chased him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://katv.com/news/local/one-stuttgart-officer-dead-after-an-overnight-exchange-arkansas-state-police-stuttgart-police-department-pursiut-vehicle-chase-suspect-fled-on-foot-hostage-taken

https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/dec/16/officers-suspected-killer-had-mental-legal-woes/

https://www.kait8.com/2022/12/15/stone-county-man-killed-fatal-officer-involved-shooting/

https://www.kark.com/crime/asp-stuttgart-police-officer-dead-after-shooting-1-other-injured/

https://news.yahoo.com/officer-suspect-die-trooper-wounded-170510283.html

https://www.kait8.com/2022/12/17/man-accused-killing-police-officer-had-run-ins-with-jonesboro-police/

William Foxx Blakely

Age :25

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 12/15/2022

Location : 100 Block of W Hargis St

City : Belton

County : Cass

State : Missouri

Agency : Belton PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during armed disturbance call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Police were called to an armed disturbance. Officers claim that the man refused to drop his weapon and was tasered. William Foxx Blakely allegedly pointed a gun at officers and was shot and killed.

Officers initially only tasered him while he allegedly held a gun which suggests he may not have been too aggressive as he could have shot police during the taser attack. It is unclear why police escalated the event to a fatal shooting.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://fox4kc.com/news/belton-man-dies-in-shooting-involving-police-thursday/

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/police-suburban-kansas-city-officer-kills-armed-suspect-95425164

https://www.kmbc.com/article/belton-missouri-police-shoot-kill-man-holding-a-gun/42265691

Brent Lee Kopacka

Age :36

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 12/15/2022

Location : 1000 Block of SE Latah St

City : Pullman

County : Whitman

State : Washington

Agency : Pullman PD SWAT

Officer(s) : Brett Boyd

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police on call for threatening roommates

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Brent Lee Kopacka had suffered a traumatic brain injury in Afghanistan in the Army and had suffered from PTSD for 16 years. On December 15, 2022, he reportedly threatened to kill his roommates. Police were called and he locked himself in his room. After several hours of SWAT siege upon him, he began firing through the windows and was shot and killed.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.foxnews.com/us/pullman-man-fatally-shot-swat-officer-threat-roommates-identified-army-vet

https://www.khq.com/news/swat-standoff-near-washington-state-university-leads-to-shots-fired-suspect-down/article_5100eb30-7c7c-11ed-8c99-db6e3a46ce5c.html

https://midcolumbiainsurance.com/suspect-shot-killed-in-swat-standoff-near-wsu-campus-after-threatening-to-kill-roommates

https://lmtribune.com/northwest/wsu-officer-fired-lethal-shot/article_841de832-3106-5b2d-a18e-270ab9aa94ca.html

https://klewtv.com/news/local/pullman-man-killed-during-swat-standoff-was-a-us-army-veteran

https://dnews.com/local/man-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting-id-d/article_1e707f14-c024-5e72-8437-a8920d33a672.html

Katie Lynn Powers

Age :40

Gender :Female

Race : White

Date : 12/14/2022

Location : 1623 Oakdale

City : Waukesha

County : Waukesha

State : Wisconsin

Agency : Waukesha PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during mental health wellness check

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Police and the landlord went on a wellness check and found Katie Lynn Powers hiding in the basement. She reportedly fired a shot at them, hit the officer in his ballistic vest. He returned fire and killed her. She had been a mother of two who had struggled with drug addiction and mental health issues.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wisn.com/article/waukesha-well-being-check-turned-deadly-mother-of-two-shot-at-officers/42259438#

https://www.cbs58.com/news/waukesha-police-involved-in-shooting-on-oakdale-drive-woman-dead

https://www.fox6now.com/news/waukesha-police-shooting-injured-officers

https://www.wisn.com/article/waukesha-well-being-check-turned-deadly-mother-of-two-shot-at-officers/42259438#

Amy Brogdon Anderson 3 of 3

Age :43

Gender :Female

Race : White

Date : 12/14/2022

Location : 1003 US-90

City : Bay St. Louis

County : Hancock

State : Mississippi

Agency : Bay St. Louis PD

Officer(s) : Branden Estorffe, Steven Robin

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide during mental health crisis call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Amy Brogdon Anderson was a local veterinarian who on December 14, 2022 called police and told them she was being followed and asked for help. Police evidently did not take this claim seriously and voiced concern about her minor daughter who was with her, pressuring her. She was threatened with Child Protective Services. Coming under intense scrutiny and accusations by police instead of receiving the help she had asked for, she tried to drive away from them. She shot at police, killing both officers. One officer had fired back. She was later found dead in her car from what is believed to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Her child had been with her through the murders of 2 officers and apparently also her own suicide. She had already been in an agitated frightened state and belief has been voiced that she was triggered into desperate action when police threatened to take her child by force via CPS which triggered the catastrophic cascade of events by escalating her via police.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.sunherald.com/news/local/crime/article270051707.html

https://www.fox10tv.com/2022/12/16/woman-who-killed-two-bay-st-louis-officers-didnt-commit-suicide-investigators-now-say/

https://vicksburgnews.com/new-evidence-shows-cop-killer-amy-brogdon-anderson-was-killed-by-officer/

https://www.wlox.com/2022/12/15/ocean-springs-veterinarian-identified-shooter-bay-st-louis-case/

https://www.sunherald.com/news/local/crime/article270862297.html

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 12/14/2022

Location : I-76

City : Kersey

County : Weld

State : Colorado

Agency : Hudson PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A 26-year-old man fled Kersey after being reported as an armed trespasser trying to steal vehicles and force his way into homes. Deputies went to the 2400 block of Cottonwood Court around 11:30 a.m. and another 911 call came in and stated that the man had a rifle and was using it to shoot at a home in the neighborhood. Police began to chase him on the I-76, allege that he pointed a rifle at them while simultaneously driving over 100 mph. Multiple agencies began chasing him and finally, a Hudson officer conducted some sort of vehicular assault that stopped the man. The unnamed man died by suicide under police duress.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://kdvr.com/news/local/shooting-suspect-killed-after-weld-county-police-chase/

https://www.greeleytribune.com/2022/12/15/weld-county-coroner-rules-death-of-man-after-police-pursuit-a-suicide/

https://www.9news.com/article/news/crime/hudson-i-76-shooting/73-dee7a95f-cb2f-4bdf-85fd-16fe9dc63f8a

https://www.denver7.com/news/crime/weld-county-sheriffs-office-responding-to-shooting-involving-police-in-hudson

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 12/14/2022

Location : 3400 Block of East Coast Ave

City : Miami

County : Miami-Dade

State : Florida

Agency : Miami PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during man with a gun call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Miami PD were called regarding a man with a gun in a lobby. When police arrived and knocked on the door, he opened holding a gun and was immediately shot. He then barricaded himself into the apartment. When police later gained access to the apartment, they found him dead from the gunshot wound he had sustained. For unknown reasons, police withheld all identifying information and most detail in this case.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://wsvn.com/news/local/miami-dade/law-enforcement-officials-investigate-police-involved-shooting-in-miami-apartment-armed-suspect-dead/

https://www.local10.com/news/local/2022/12/14/miami-police-shoot-at-suspect-inside-wynwood-condominium-building/

https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/shooting-involving-miami-police-midtown-barricaded-man-dead/

https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/armed-man-found-dead-after-police-shooting-swat-standoff-at-midtown-miami-high-rise/2930609/

Krista Woltz-Hernandez 1 of 2

Age :44

Gender :Female

Race : White

Date : 12/14/2022

Location :

City : Paxton

County : Iroquois

State : Illinois

Agency : Paxton PD, Ford County SO

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Paxton PD and Ford County deputies were chasing a car southbound on Route 45 when the driver lost control near 1190 North Road. The car crossed the center line and hit a northbound SUV and a northbound pickup truck, then spun out and flipped several times before coming to a rest on the west side of the road. A fourth car received a flat tire after it drove over debris.
State Police said the driver being chased was 44-year-old Krista Woltz-Hernandez of Buckley who died at the scene. The driver of the SUV Woltz-Hernandez hit, 65-year-old Julie McGowan of Rantoul, also died at the scene. A man in a third car was hurt and taken to the hospital. It is unknown why police chased this driver.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wcia.com/news/police-pursuit-ends-in-deadly-crash-in-iroquois-county/

Julie McGowan 2 of 2

Age :65

Gender :Female

Race : White

Date : 12/14/2022

Location : 1190 North Rd

City : Paxton

County : Iroquois

State : Illinois

Agency : Paxton PD, Ford County SO

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Third party killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Paxton PD and Ford County deputies were chasing a car southbound on Route 45 when the driver lost control near 1190 North Road. The car crossed the center line and hit a northbound SUV and a northbound pickup truck, then spun out and flipped several times before coming to a rest on the west side of the road. A fourth car received a flat tire after it drove over debris.
State Police said the driver being chased was 44-year-old Krista Woltz-Hernandez of Buckley who died at the scene. The driver of the SUV Woltz-Hernandez hit, 65-year-old Julie McGowan of Rantoul, also died at the scene. A man in a third car was hurt and taken to the hospital. It is unknown why police chased this driver.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wcia.com/news/police-pursuit-ends-in-deadly-crash-in-iroquois-county/

Bradly James Locklin

Age :27

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 12/13/2022

Location : 13000 Block of Bentley St

City : Waterford

County : Stanislaus

State : California

Agency : Stanislaus County SO

Officer(s) : Deputy Zazueta

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during “Shots fired” call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Deputies responded to the 13000 block of Bentley Street for a reported gunshot coming from a home around 3:20 a.m. A shot had been fired inside of the house and there was a pregnant woman and 2 more people believed to be inside with Bradly Locklin. Officers arrived and Locklin came outside, fired a shot in the direction of officers. A pregnant woman and others were seen fleeing from the back of the house. Officers fired back, killing Locklin. Locklin was reportedly drunk.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1190129735262452

https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/stanislaus-deputy-shooting-waterford/103-bd476fdc-3508-4e98-ae7b-c0ccfd477d73

Name Not Disclosed

Age :60

Gender :Female

Race : Unknown

Date : 12/12/2022

Location : US 17-92 Roberts St

City : Orange City

County : Volusia

State : Florida

Agency : Orange City PD

Officer(s) : Brian Kibbe

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Pedestrian killed by patrol car

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

At about 2:30 a.m. on 12/12/2022, an Orange City PD vehicle traveling southbound on U.S. 17-92 (South Volusia Avenue) was merging into the left lane to turn on to Enterprise Road when it hit the pedestrian on Volusia Avenue near Roberts Street, killing the 60-year-old woman.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.clickorlando.com/traffic/2022/12/12/woman-60-struck-killed-by-orange-city-police-vehicle-fhp-says/

https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/florida-woman-hit-killed-after-walking-in-front-on-police-car-in-volusia-county-troopers-say

https://www.mynews13.com/fl/orlando/news/2022/12/12/fhp-investigates-deadly-pedestrian-crash-involving-orange-city-officer

https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/accident/2022/12/12/patrol-car-hits-and-kills-woman-in-orange-city/69720178007/

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Unknown

Race : Unknown

Date : 12/12/2022

Location : SW 56th St+ 93rd Ave

City : Miami

County : Miami-Dade

State : Florida

Agency : Miami PD

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Taser

Event : Killed by police during disturbance call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Miami PD were called for an unruly customer in an auto parts store. They tasered him and he died.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.local10.com/news/local/2022/12/13/man-dies-while-in-police-custody-after-allegedly-causing-ruckus-inside-miami-dade-auto-parts-store/

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 12/12/2022

Location : Unknown

City : St. Cloud

County : Stearns

State : Minnesota

Agency : Stearns County SO

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On Monday, December 12th, a sergeant with the Stearns County Sheriff’s Department spotted a wanted man on County Road 4 in St. Wendel Township at 10:51 a.m. The sergeant pursued him, but he fled. Police got a call from a nearby construction site that someone had just stolen one of their work trucks. The same man, still fleeing, took out a street pole while escaping in the vehicle. The man fled again until he crashed into another vehicle in St. Cloud at the intersection of 36th Avenue North and 10th Street North. The third-party driver in the other vehicle never regained consciousness and died from his injuries on December 22nd.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://knsiradio.com/2022/12/30/new-charges-filed-against-albany-man-after-december-12th-police-chase/

Sean Michael Hinton

Age :42

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 12/12/2022

Location : 673 Slate Hollow Court

City : Powell

County : Delaware

State : Ohio

Agency : Delaware County Sheriff's Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Around 9 p.m. on 12/12/2022, the sheriff’s office received a call from Sean Michael Hinton, 42, who urged law enforcement without giving a reason to come to his Powell house on the 600 block of Slate Hollow Court, according to the 911 call audio. Dispatchers called back and the wife told them that he was intoxicated and threatening suicide. Hinton is believed to have suffered from PTSD as well. Police found Hinton in full body armor with a rifle. Police shot and killed him. His wife and children had been evacuated prior to the killing.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://mycolumbuspower.com/3912976/deputy-kills-armed-agitated-man-during-powell-domestic-disturbance/

https://www.delgazette.com/news/100075/man-killed-in-deputy-involved-shooting

https://myfox28columbus.com/news/local/delaware-deputy-involved-in-deadly-shooting-monday-named-brandon-gaunt-ohio-basic-peace-officer-training-program-crisis-intervention-team

https://myfox28columbus.com/news/local/delaware-county-deputy-fatal-shooting-powell-sean-michael-hinton-rifle-body-armor

Joshua Leon Wright

Age :36

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 12/12/2022

Location : 6001 Kyle Parkway

City : Kyle

County : Hays

State : Texas

Agency : Hays County SO, Texas DPS

Officer(s) : Isiah Garcia

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police when trying to leave hospital

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Joshua Wright was in the hospital being treated with he tried to flee on foot. Police allege he assaulted an officer who tried to stop him. The officer shot him multiple times, killing him. The family has demanded release of the BWC which has been denied.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.kxan.com/news/local/hays/hays-county-corrections-officer-on-leave-after-fatal-officer-involved-shooting-at-hospital-in-kyle/

https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/civil-rights-attorney-speaks-out-for-family-of-hays-county-inmate-fatally-shot-at-hospital-san-marcos-joshua-wright-treatment-kyle-ben-crump-chevo-pastrano-officer-involved-shooting

https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/inmate-shot-killed-by-corrections-officer-after-alleged-escape-attempt-at-kyle-hospital/269-d2d84ddb-2f6d-4307-aaaa-391ef20e1976

https://www.kxan.com/news/local/hays/hays-co-judge-says-people-deserve-answers-inmate-fatally-shot-at-the-hospital/

https://www.statesman.com/story/news/2023/01/02/family-wants-body-camera-footage-released-in-hays-co-hospital-death/69771051007/

https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Hays-County-Joshua-Wright-video-17699983.php

https://www.kxan.com/news/local/hays/hays-county-releases-statement-regarding-in-custody-death-of-joshua-wright/

Isiah Winkley

Age :21

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 12/10/2022

Location : 28000 Highway 603

City : Kiln

County : Hancock

State : Mississippi

Agency : Hancock County SO

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during burglary in progress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Isiah Winkley was a Christian college cybersecurity student in Pensacola who driving near Highway 603 when his vehicle was stuck in the mud. The family’s attorney said he was walking to seek help but a neighbor saw him on the porch, called police and at least 3 deputies arrived and without investigating, assumed he was a burglar and opened fire, killing him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://weartv.com/news/local/pensacola-christian-college-student-killed-in-mississippi-officer-involved-shooting

https://darkhorsepressnow.com/officer-involved-shooting-in-hancock-county-leaves-one-dead/

https://www.wlbt.com/2022/12/10/authorities-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-hancock-co/

https://www.wxxv25.com/mbi-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-in-hancock-county/

https://www.wlox.com/2022/12/10/authorities-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-hancock-co/

https://www.wlox.com/video/2023/08/24/family-files-wrongful-death-lawsuit-hancock-co-officer-involved-shooting/

Justin Ruddell

Age :41

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 12/10/2022

Location : Carpenterville Road

City : Brookings

County : Curry

State : Oregon

Agency : Brookings PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during traffic stop

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Justin Ruddell was stopped by police in a traffic stop. It is unknown what occurred but police shot him to death during the stop. Ruddell had survived a catastrophic train wreck with a broken back, a head injury before the shooting and was believed to suffer from PTSD.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://abcnews.go.com/US/amtrak-crash-survivor-details-miracle-escape-files-lawsuit/story?id=80459867

https://www.currypilot.com/news/suspect-deceased-after-brookings-officer-involved-shooting/article_d973d9f4-7a61-11ed-bae2-67aa378032fd.html

https://www.currypilot.com/news/oregon-state-police-investigating-brookings-officer-involved-shooting/article_74a5a294-80d0-11ed-99c2-c39324fe3f8e.html

Daniel Coello Villatoro

Age :31

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 12/10/2022

Location : 15130 Beacon Point Ln

City : Bluffdale

County : Utah

State : Utah

Agency : Saratoga Springs PD, Bluffdale City PD, Utah County SO

Officer(s) : Garrett Carter

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during assault

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Police were called to an assault of someone trying to strangle a person. When police arrived, the person had returned with an unspecified weapon and was shot and killed. The officer was cleared by the DA.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://kutv.com/news/local/police-presence-at-apartment-complex-in-bluffdale

https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/assault-suspect-shot-killed-by-police-in-bluffdale

https://gephardtdaily.com/local/investigation-underway-after-officer-involved-shooting-in-bluffdale/

https://ksltv.com/514200/he-just-choked-me-out-bluffdale-teen-recalls-confrontation-before-fatal-police-shooting/

Peter Birmingham

Age :32

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 12/09/2022

Location : 2400 block of Peacock Ln

City : Corona

County : Riverside

State : California

Agency : Corona PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Corona PD arrived to a domestic disturbance call and found Peter Birmingham armed and making unspecified threats toward police. Police allege that he fired a shot at an overhead helicopter and was shot and killed.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.coronaca.gov/Home/Components/News/News/6683/440

https://www.ocregister.com/2022/12/10/corona-police-shoot-kill-armed-domestic-disturbance-suspect/

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/officers-shoot-and-kill-suspect-in-corona/ar-AA1573Z7

https://www.coronaca.gov/Home/Components/News/News/6683/440

Latoris A. Taylor

Age :40

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 12/09/2022

Location : 4900 Block of Cimarron Drive

City : Memphis

County : Shelby

State : Tennessee

Agency : Memphis Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during carjacking

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Police were investigating a carjacking when they found Latoris Taylor. Police allege he fired a shot at them and they shot and killed him. Police state that Taylor and his 18-year-old son Jarvis Lewis were a team in the carjacking and that Lewis was present when Taylor was shot.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/local/1-hospitalized-after-shooting-westwood-area-officials-say/QUM25WLB2RCGVB7OIAMO6CAGD4/

https://www.actionnews5.com/2022/12/11/father-son-duo-connected-westwood-neighborhood-shooting/

https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/local/2022/12/09/tbi-investigating-shooting-involving-officer/69716216007/

Michael Fredric Stevens

Age :57

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 12/09/2022

Location : Lee Hi Acres

City : Lexington

County : Rockbridge

State : Virginia

Agency : Rockbridge County SO

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police serving warrant

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Deputies went to a residence in Lee Hi Acres to serve an arrest warrant. The man locked himself in a bedroom and eventually came out with a gun. He was shot and killed.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wdbj7.com/2022/12/12/virginia-state-police-investigate-officer-involved-shooting-rockbridge-county/

https://www.wfxrtv.com/news/local-news/roanoke-valley-news/vsp-investigate-a-shooting-involving-officers-in-rockbridge-co/

https://www.thenews-gazette.com/content/suspect-killed-after-pointing-weapon-deputies

John Ray Romero

Age :58

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 12/08/2022

Location : 4200 42nd St

City : San Diego

County : San Diego

State : California

Agency : San Diego PD

Officer(s) : Jonathan Estrada, Michael Thornton, Gregory Bergman

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

John Ray Romero was distraught and pointing a gun at his head when San Diego officers arrived. They fired beanbag rounds at him and finally shot him dead because he was holding a gun. Officer Anthony Bergman who fired fatal shots at Romero had previously killed Jesus Salvador Valeta, 22, while he was on his knees on July 23, 2021.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXmihaw0pRs&t=314s

https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/armed-man-shot-and-killed-in-teralta-west-neighborhood/509-83504bcb-9be6-432d-ab57-511a8cf3a9d1

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/public-safety/story/2022-12-08/san-diego-police-shooting-reported-in-city-heights

https://www.sdsheriff.gov/Home/Components/News/News/1674/514

https://fox5sandiego.com/news/local-news/authorities-investigate-shooting-involving-police-in-city-heights/

https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/san-diego-news/man-killed-by-san-diego-police-gunfire-in-teralta-west-was-wielding-airsoft-gun

https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sandiegouniontribune.com%2Fnews%2Fpublic-safety%2Fstory%2F2022-12-12%2Fstate-doj-investigating-fatal-san-diego-police-shooting-of-man-in-city-heights

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/public-safety/story/2022-12-14/san-diego-police-release-video-of-fatal-shooting-by-officers-in-city-heights

Justin Morgan

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 12/08/2022

Location : Unknown

City : Poplar Bluff

County : Butler

State : Missouri

Agency : Butler County SO

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during investigation

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Butler County deputies went to a “Shots fired” call, found Justin Morgan armed and his father and brother shot to death in the home. Butler County deputies shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://apnews.com/article/missouri-poplar-bluff-law-enforcement-state-government-c445038ba1b163ee324b2cceb6bbc2b0

Randy Goens

Age :61

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 12/08/2022

Location : 2300 Block of West County Road 38E

City : Fort Collins

County : Larimer

State : Colorado

Agency : Larimer County SO

Officer(s) : Margaret Johanson

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during eviction

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Deputies arrived to serve a court-ordered eviction. Goens opened the door with a gun in hand and was shot and killed by officer Margaret Johanson. The shooting was Justified by the DA.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.denver7.com/news/front-range/fort-collins/man-killed-in-law-enforcement-shooting-during-court-ordered-eviction-in-fort-collins

https://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/2022/12/08/larimer-county-deputy-fatally-shoots-man-while-conducting-eviction/69713491007/

https://www.larimer.gov/spotlights/2022/12/16/officer-involved-shooting-12082022

https://www.1310kfka.com/news/01/da-larimer-co-deputy-justified-in-fatal-shooting-in-fort-collins/

https://www.yahoo.com/now/da-larimer-county-deputy-justified-005122818.html

Derek Michael Large

Age :34

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 12/08/2022

Location : South Suncrest Blvd

City : Homosassa

County : Citrus

State : Florida

Agency : Citrus County SO

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Officers arrived at a domestic violence call. Derek Michael Large fled, was tracked by K9 and allegedly pointed a weapon at officers and was shot and killed.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2022/12/08/citrus-deputies-shoot--kill-suspect-in-homosassa

https://www.chronicleonline.com/news/crime_and_courts/after-pointing-gun-at-deputies-homosassa-man-shot-killed/article_7eef4cd9-1e8b-56d1-9997-181c83bdb2a8.html

https://www.wfla.com/news/local-news/citrus-county/citrus-county-deputies-open-fire-on-domestic-violence-suspect-no-word-on-injuries/

Name Not Disclosed

Age :48

Gender :Male

Race : Native Pacific Islander

Date : 12/08/2022

Location : 2280 Kuhio Ave

City : Honolulu

County : Honolulu

State : Hawaii

Agency : Honolulu PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during investigation

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A man fired shots at a hotel, resulting in an 8-hour siege with SWAT and numerous police units. Finally, the man emerged with a gun and was shot. The man was seen with his hands high in the air surrendering when he was shot and killed.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2022/12/09/police-investigation-shuts-down-portion-kuhio-ave-waikiki/

https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/12/08/breaking-news/police-close-portion-of-kuhio-avenue-in-waikiki-for-investigation/

https://www.civilbeat.org/2022/12/man-killed-by-officers-in-waikiki-is-first-fatal-shooting-by-police-in-2022/

https://www.civilbeat.org/2022/12/man-killed-by-officers-in-waikiki-is-first-fatal-shooting-by-police-in-2022/

https://www.kitv.com/news/crime/suspect-shot-killed-by-police-following-hours-long-standoff-at-waikiki-hotel/article_59781dc6-77ca-11ed-a21c-4f380c44d6b8.html

https://www.khon2.com/hawaii-crime/hpd-brings-update-on-fatal-barricade-situation-in-waikiki/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcJ9QwEP81o

Lemont Lang

Age :29

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 12/08/2022

Location : 16000 block of Hampden Pl

City : St. Louis

County :

State : Missouri

Agency : St. Louis PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

An ALPR license plate reader alerted police to a possible stolen car and they escalated a chase. The car fled and crashed. Lemont Lang, 29, was killed Wednesday afternoon when a car speeding away from police collided with two other vehicles in the city’s Wells-Goodfellow neighborhood.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/police-id-man-killed-in-crash-after-driver-flees-police-in-north-st-louis/article_4d5a122a-b379-5698-9a9d-0d97c7d71f6c.html

Pierre Thompson

Age :27

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 12/08/2022

Location : 54 W Roosevelt Rd

City : Lombard

County : DuPage

State : Illinois

Agency : Lombard PD

Officer(s) : Ryan Postal

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during robbery

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Police responded to a robbery call at a smoke shop, encountered Thompson fleeing. He reportedly shot at police and was shot and killed.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-man-charged-with-attempt-murder-of-a-police-officer-after-armed-robbery-in-lombard

https://wgntv.com/western-suburbs/man-denied-bond-for-alleged-role-in-shooting-of-lombard-police-officer-after-smoke-shop-armed-robbery/

https://apnews.com/article/chicago-af4f46705a076aa69436220f52943f2d

https://iconfuneralhome.com/pierre-thompson-obituary-learn-more-about-pierre-thompson-death/