Death by Cop 2021-2025
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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

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/

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 :

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/

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.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.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://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://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/

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

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://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

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

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.cbs58.com/news/waukesha-police-involved-in-shooting-on-oakdale-drive-woman-dead
https://www.fox6now.com/news/waukesha-police-shooting-injured-officers

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://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/

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

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 :

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 :

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 :

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 :

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

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

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://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/

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 :

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/

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

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

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.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.sdsheriff.gov/Home/Components/News/News/1674/514

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.
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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.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

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

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.
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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://apnews.com/article/chicago-af4f46705a076aa69436220f52943f2d
https://iconfuneralhome.com/pierre-thompson-obituary-learn-more-about-pierre-thompson-death/
