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On September 3, 2025, law enforcement located Rasool Allen at the Oyo Hotel in Williamston after confirming he was wanted by Charlotte authorities on an attempted first-degree murder charge. Officers spoke with him by phone; he agreed to surrender but remained inside his room. After several hours, the Greenville Police Emergency Response Team assisted in gaining entry. Allen was found deceased inside from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The Williamston Police Department is handling the investigation.

https://www.wbtv.com/2025/09/03/charlotte-man-identified-suspect-eastern-north-carolina-police-standoff
https://www.witn.com/2025/09/03/greenville-police-special-response-team-assisting-with-person-barricaded-williamston-hotel
https://wcti12.com/news/local/williamston-police-department-on-scene-at-oyo-hotel-for-incident
https://www.herecharlotte.com/williamston-standoff-tragedy

On 09/03/2025, Pleasant Hills police and SWAT responded to a home on Nantucket Drive after reports of gunfire inside. Authorities confirmed that two people, a father and son, were found dead from gunshot wounds after an hours-long standoff. Police said there was heavy gunfire exchanged during the incident. The Allegheny County Police Department is assisting with the investigation.

https://www.wtae.com/article/pleasant-hills-swat-standoff-nantucket-drive/61734122
https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/two-dead-after-pleasant-hills-swat-standoff/
https://www.post-gazette.com/local/south/2025/09/03/pleasant-hills-swat-standoff-dead/stories/202509030111

On September 3, 2025, officers from the Independence Police Department responded to a disturbance call near East Truman Road and South Sterling Avenue. They found Gary K. Cusick, 68, seated in the back of a car. According to police reports, Cusick produced a firearm and did not comply with commands to drop it. Following that, officers shot and killed him.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/man-shot-killed-by-independence-police-identified-as-68-year-old-man/ar-AA1LO0Cc
https://www.kmbc.com/article/man-68-shot-and-killed-by-independence-police-identified/66006310
https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/independence-police-identify-man-shot-and-killed-by-officers
https://www.kctv5.com/2025/09/04/investigators-identify-man-shot-killed-by-independence-police

On 09/02/2025, at approximately 4:40 p.m., deputies responded to the Family Dollar parking lot on Jeffersonville Road in Macon after reports of gunfire. They found 56-year-old Regina Darlene Smith shot and killed in a vehicle, and a 79-year-old man critically injured. Deputies identified 43-year-old Catrell Ford as the shooter. Later that evening, deputies located Ford at a convenience store near Spring Street and Riverside Drive. He ran into nearby woods and exchanged gunfire with deputies. He was struck, transported to a hospital, and pronounced dead. No deputies were injured. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is conducting an independent investigation.

https://www.13wmaz.com/article/news/local/macon/one-dead-one-injured-after-shooting-at-convenience-store-in-east-macon/93-c17b52a0-662d-4afa-a174-392b1c4d20e2
https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/man-suspected-killing-woman-macon-family-dollar-killed-deputies
https://www.41nbc.com/update-family-dollar-shooting-suspect-killed/
https://www.ajc.com/news/2025/09/man-wanted-in-fatal-shooting-killed-by-deputy-at-bibb-cemetery-gbi-says/

On 09/02/2025, at approximately 6:30 p.m., Monroe County deputies attempted to stop a U-Haul seen loading stolen goods at a Walgreens in Brockport. Officers escalated a chase that continued into Orleans County. The U-Haul drove onto a canal path and plunged into the Erie Canal near Sans Souci Park. The driver swam to shore and was apprehended using a drone and K9 units. A passenger struggled in the water and disappeared underwater. Dive teams later recovered the body. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office and Orleans County District Attorney’s Office are investigating.

https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2025/09/03/one-dead-after-police-pursuit-ends-in-erie-canal-brockport-ny-what-we-know-now/85951443007/
https://www.whec.com/top-news/u-haul-pulled-out-of-erie-canal-after-chase-tuesday-night/
https://cnycentral.com/news/local/u-haul-truck-pulled-from-erie-canal-murray-sans-souci-canal-park
https://ground.news/article/one-dead-after-police-pursuit-ends-in-erie-canal-what-we-know-now

On September 2, 2025, around 5:15 p.m., West Jordan police responded to a domestic disturbance at a home near 1900 West and 7300 South. A shelter-in-place order was issued for the surrounding area. Negotiators attempted contact with 26-year-old Elhelbawy Adam Idrees, but communication broke off. Later that evening, officers obtained a warrant and entered the home with a SWAT team. Nine officers, eight from West Jordan and one from Utah Highway Patrol, discharged their weapons during the entry, and Idrees was killed. The case remains under investigation.

https://kutv.com/news/local/west-jordan-residents-ordered-to-stay-indoors-lock-doors-windows-due-to-police-activity
https://kutv.com/newsletter-daily/identity-released-of-man-killed-in-west-jordan-officer-involved-shooting
https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/northern-utah/watch-out-for-each-other-west-jordan-neighbors-react-to-police-standoff-suspect-dead

On 09/01/2025, at approximately 11:13 a.m., DeKalb County police responded to the 4900 block of Truitt Lane in the Decatur area after receiving a report that an armed person had broken into a residence.
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Police located the person they believed was responsible for the reported break-in at a nearby residence. The person remained inside the home, and police surrounded the property. DeKalb County Police deployed its SWAT team and bomb squad as the encounter developed into an hours-long barricade.
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Police attempted to communicate with the person and persuade them to leave the residence. The operation continued through the afternoon and into the evening.
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At approximately 7 p.m., DeKalb County police announced that the person had been found dead inside the residence from what police described as an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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Contemporaneous reporting from WSB-TV, FOX 5 Atlanta and Atlanta News First consistently describes the death as a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The available reporting does not support an earlier database statement that the person exchanged gunfire with police or that the Georgia Bureau of Investigation was investigating the death. Those assertions should be removed from the database entry.
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The incident qualifies for inclusion as a suicide under police duress because the person died by suicide while surrounded by police during an active, hours-long SWAT barricade.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND
The individual DeKalb County officers involved in the SWAT operation have not been publicly identified.

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/dekalb-county/armed-break-in-leads-swat-response-dekalb-county/272UCL2DSVESFMVDKAKWBQR3LQ/
https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/dekalb-county-break-in-ends-swat-standoff-suspect-dead
https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2025/09/01/armed-break-in-turns-into-swat-situation-dekalb-county-home/

On 09/01/2025, Capitol Police in Jackson reported that a driver died following a chase that ended in a crash at the intersection of Northside Drive and Edwards Avenue. One person was pronounced dead at the scene.

https://www.wapt.com/article/jackson-police-chase-fatal-crash-northside-drive-edwards-avenue/

On 09/01/2025, at approximately 11:13 a.m., DeKalb County police responded to reports of an armed break-in at a home on the 4900 block of Truitt Lane. A SWAT team was called after an hours-long standoff developed. When officers entered the home, the individual was found dead. Police reported that the person had exchanged gunfire with officers during the encounter. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is reviewing the incident.

https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/dekalb/suspect-dead-dekalb-county-swat-standoff/85-b1c20b62-df57-4b4e-a5f1-934ea2f6cf86
https://www.cbsnews.com/atlanta/news/dekalb-county-police-investigate-fatal-shooting-after-swat-standoff/
https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/dekalb-police-swat-standoff-ends-with-man-dead/

On 08/31/2025, shortly after 12:45 a.m., Phoenix Police officers Matthew Olmstead and Matthew Paz encountered 36-year-old Efrain Hidalgo while he was riding a bicycle near Hermoso Park at 20th Street and Southern Avenue. Early police statements did not explain why officers had targeted Hidalgo for investigation, but records and the later body-camera release established that police stopped him because his bicycle did not have a headlight. Hidalgo was Latino.
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Olmstead and Paz got out of their patrol vehicle to stop Hidalgo. Hidalgo moved away from them on foot, and Paz chased him a short distance and tackled him to the ground. Paz and Hidalgo struggled on the ground for several seconds. Police alleged that Hidalgo then removed a knife. Video shows Olmstead repeatedly asking what was in Hidalgo's hand and then warning Paz that Hidalgo had a knife.
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Olmstead then fired nine rounds at Hidalgo from approximately 10 feet away. The body-camera footage shows that Olmstead did not order Hidalgo to drop the knife before opening fire. Hidalgo fell after approximately the third shot, but Olmstead continued firing. Police have not disclosed precisely how many bullets struck Hidalgo, although an officer's report described multiple gunshot wounds.
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The video does not clearly establish a police claim that Hidalgo swung the knife at Paz. Paz later told another officer that Hidalgo had swiped at him with the knife, but Phoenix New Times reported that the available footage was too unclear to confirm that account visually. A knife was recovered beside Hidalgo.
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After the shooting, Hidalgo lay largely motionless on the ground. Approximately 30 seconds later, officers ordered him to roll away from the knife so they could help him, but no response from Hidalgo can be heard on the recording. Police waited approximately five minutes after the shooting before officers approached and began medical treatment. Officer Joseph Corso subsequently wrote that Hidalgo had no pulse, was not breathing and had fixed and dilated pupils when officers began treating him. Hidalgo was transported to a hospital and pronounced dead at approximately 1:28 a.m.
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The Arizona Department of Public Safety's Major Incident Division conducted the outside criminal investigation. The case was submitted to the Maricopa County Attorney's Office on 01/06/2026. On 01/29/2026, the County Attorney's Office listed the Hidalgo shooting as “Cleared,” ending the criminal review without charges against the officers.
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Phoenix Police separately conducted an internal administrative review of the officers' actions. The department released a critical-incident briefing and body-camera footage in September 2025. The footage and additional police records obtained by Phoenix New Times provided substantially more detail than the department's initial public account, including the bicycle-light basis for the stop, Paz's tackle, the nine shots fired by Olmstead, the absence of a command to drop the knife before the gunfire, and the approximately five-minute delay before officers began medical aid.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND
Matthew Olmstead was the Phoenix Police officer who fired all nine shots at Hidalgo. Matthew Paz was Olmstead's partner and tackled Hidalgo before becoming physically engaged with him on the ground immediately before the shooting. Police initially withheld both officers' names from their public releases; their identities were later established through police records obtained by Phoenix New Times.

https://www.azfamily.com/2025/08/31/man-with-knife-dies-after-being-shot-by-officer-south-phoenix-park/
https://ktar.com/arizona-news/man-dead-officer-involved-shooting/5744614/
https://www.azfamily.com/2025/09/12/new-video-shows-deadly-police-shooting-south-phoenix-park/
https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/video-phoenix-cops-kill-another-man-bike-light-infraction-22680759/
https://www.phoenix.gov/content/dam/phoenix/policesite/mediaadvisories/2025/OIS%202030%20E%20Southern%20Ave%20UPDATE.pdf
https://maricopacountyattorney.org/562/First-Responder-Critical-Incident-Callou
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On 08/30/2025, at approximately 7:30 p.m., Aurora Police Department Officer Matthew Neely was conducting speed enforcement on East 6th Avenue as part of a Labor Day weekend DUI operation. Neely reportedly observed Rajon Montrel Lee Belt-Stubblefield driving above the speed limit near Toledo Street and activated his emergency lights and siren. Belt-Stubblefield continued driving away while Neely followed at increasing speed with his emergency equipment activated. Approximately one minute and 20 seconds later, Belt-Stubblefield swerved, struck one vehicle, crossed a median and collided with a second vehicle near East 6th Avenue and Billings Street.
Neely arrived while Belt-Stubblefield’s damaged vehicle was stopped in an opposing traffic lane and emitting smoke. Neely immediately exited his patrol vehicle with his handgun drawn and approached Belt-Stubblefield, initially ordering him to remain inside the vehicle and then giving conflicting commands to show his hands and raise them. Loud music was playing inside the vehicle. Belt-Stubblefield opened the door, said, “Don’t shoot me,” exited and walked toward a grassy area beside the roadway.
Video from Neely’s body camera, civilian vehicles, nearby surveillance cameras and witnesses showed Belt-Stubblefield throw a handgun into the grass. Neely grabbed Belt-Stubblefield by his clothing and pulled him to the ground but did not handcuff him. Belt-Stubblefield stood up and moved away. Neely continued pointing his handgun, pushed Belt-Stubblefield and then struck him in the side of the head while repeatedly ordering him onto the ground.
Belt-Stubblefield gestured toward the discarded firearm and repeatedly told his adult son, who had arrived in another vehicle, to retrieve it. Neely ordered those present to stay away from the gun. Belt-Stubblefield then faced Neely, raised his hands into a fighting posture and repeatedly asked whether Neely was ready. His son pleaded with both men to calm down. Neely backed approximately 50 feet along the sidewalk and into East 6th Avenue while continuing to point his handgun at Belt-Stubblefield.
Neely fired two rounds into Belt-Stubblefield’s upper body. After those bullets stopped Belt-Stubblefield’s advance, Neely fired a third round into his head. Belt-Stubblefield was unarmed when Neely shot him. The handgun remained in the grass behind him. The grand jury later found that Belt-Stubblefield never verbally threatened to harm Neely and made no overt attempt to disarm Neely or recover the discarded firearm.
Neely stood over Belt-Stubblefield with his handgun pointed at him after reporting that shots had been fired. A woman who identified herself as an emergency medical professional approached with gauze and a tourniquet, but Neely rejected the offered supplies and did not permit her to begin treatment. Additional officers and paramedics arrived approximately two minutes after the shooting and began medical care. Belt-Stubblefield died from three gunshot wounds, including wounds to his chest or shoulder and head. His 19-year-old son, Zion Murphy, witnessed the shooting.
The Arapahoe County Coroner’s Office classified Belt-Stubblefield’s death as a homicide. Toxicology testing documented a blood-alcohol concentration of .274. Family members and their attorneys said his intoxication and the preceding violent collision impaired his ability to understand and respond appropriately, but did not create a lethal threat justifying the shooting.
Aurora Police Chief Todd Chamberlain publicly defended Neely within days of the killing, blamed Belt-Stubblefield for creating the confrontation and described Neely’s physical blows as attempts at de-escalation. Chamberlain made those statements before Neely had submitted a formal account or been interviewed by investigators. Belt-Stubblefield’s family and attorneys accused the department of constructing a public narrative to justify the killing before the investigation was completed.
The Critical Incident Response Team investigated the shooting and submitted its evidence to 18th Judicial District Attorney Amy Padden. After reviewing the investigation and consulting experts in police tactics, operations and use of force, Padden presented the case to an Arapahoe County grand jury.
On 07/31/2026, the grand jury indicted Neely on one count of second-degree murder, a Class 2 felony, and one count of manslaughter, a Class 4 felony. The indictment alleged that Neely never told Belt-Stubblefield he was under arrest and deliberately did not give an immediate warning before firing because Neely wanted to preserve an “element of surprise.” The grand jury concluded that Belt-Stubblefield had not threatened to harm Neely, attempted to disarm him or attempted to rearm himself.
An arrest warrant was issued for Neely following the indictment. He surrendered on 08/01/2026 and was released after posting a $200,000 cash or surety bond. The Aurora Police Department placed him on unpaid administrative leave. His next court appearance was scheduled for 08/17/2026.
The indictment is especially significant because the central justification originally offered for the shooting—that Neely faced an imminent lethal threat—is directly disputed by the grand jury’s factual findings. Belt-Stubblefield had discarded the firearm, remained separated from it, made no movement to recover it and did not attempt to take Neely’s gun. The third gunshot was fired into Belt-Stubblefield’s head after the first two rounds had stopped his forward movement. The indictment also identifies Neely’s failure to announce an arrest, his decision to withhold an immediate shooting warning and his deliberate effort to retain tactical surprise as evidence supporting the criminal charges.
Belt-Stubblefield’s wife, Tandra Blankson, his son and other family members filed two notices of claim against Aurora in February 2026. The contemplated wrongful-death and emotional-distress lawsuits each seek at least $20 million. Attorneys Ben Crump and Milo Schwab are among the lawyers representing the family. Community organizations, clergy members and the Aurora and Rocky Mountain branches of the NAACP organized vigils and repeatedly called for Neely to be criminally prosecuted.
Neely joined the Aurora Police Department as a recruit in 2002, retired in 2023 and was rehired in March 2024. His personnel history included an internal-affairs investigation arising from a 2019 burglary case. An Arapahoe County judge found that Neely and Officer Paul Timmons gave testimony inconsistent with body-camera footage and ruled that neither officer was credible. The judge found that the arrest was unlawful, the force used was unjustified and the officers detained, searched and questioned the man without constitutional justification.
Aurora’s internal investigation sustained findings that Neely violated department policies governing conduct unbecoming an officer and unsatisfactory performance. The department did not sustain allegations involving dishonesty, unconstitutional conduct or improper force, and the disciplinary penalty was not publicly specified. The 2019 court findings nevertheless established a documented prior instance in which video evidence contradicted Neely’s account and a judge rejected his testimony concerning police force and constitutional authority.

https://www.kktv.com/2025/08/31/traffic-crash-leads-deadly-officer-involved-shooting-aurora/
https://www.denver7.com/news/front-range/aurora/a-man-died-after-being-shot-by-aurora-police-during-aggressive-confrontation-that-followed-a-traffic-stop
https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/apd-plans-to-release-more-information-after-man-shot-killed-by-officer-during-traffic-stop
https://www.denver7.com/news/front-range/aurora/bodycam-surveillance-footage-shows-fatal-police-shooting-of-rajon-belt-stubblefield-whose-family-responds
https://www.denver7.com/news/front-range/aurora/autopsy-report-shows-rajon-belt-stubblefield-was-shot-three-times-had-a-bac-of-274
https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/family-of-man-killed-by-aurora-police-intends-to-sue-city-for-wrongful-death-emotional-distress
https://www.denver7.com/news/investigations/aurora-police-officer-who-shot-killed-black-man-expected-to-be-indicted-by-grand-jury-d7-investigates
https://www.kktv.com/2026/08/03/aurora-officer-indicted-by-grand-jury-connection-with-deadly-august-2025-officer-involved-shooting/
https://coloradosun.com/2026/08/03/aurora-police-officer-indicted-in-2025-shooting-that-killed-a-37-year-old-black-man/
https://www.cpr.org/2026/08/03/aurora-officer-indicted-rajon-belt-stubblefield-fatal-shooting/
https://sentinelcolorado.com/metro/grand-jury-indicts-aurora-cop-in-fatal-shooting-of-rajon-belt-stubblefield-at-traffic-stop/
https://sentinelcolorado.com/metro/rajon-belt-stubblefields-family-warns-of-lawsuit-after-fatal-aurora-police-shooting/
https://www.coloradopolitics.com/2025/09/17/aurora-councilmember-attorneys-criticize-police-chief-over-shooting-narrative/

On 08/31/2025, at approximately 12:50 a.m., Grand Prairie police responded after a woman called 911 from a vehicle traveling west on Interstate 30 from Dallas. According to police, the woman was screaming during the call and reported that her boyfriend, 22-year-old Nathan Alexander Orozco, was assaulting her while driving. She also told dispatchers that Orozco was intoxicated and had a handgun.
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Police located the vehicle as Orozco exited Interstate 30 at Belt Line Road and stopped in a nearby gas-station parking lot. According to police, officers arrived while the reported assault was still occurring inside the vehicle. The woman got out through the passenger side as an officer approached the vehicle.
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Police said the officer knew from the 911 information that Orozco had reportedly been armed. According to the department, the officer repeatedly ordered Orozco to show his empty hands as Orozco got out of the vehicle. Police alleged that Orozco did not comply and instead began reaching back inside the vehicle.
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The officer opened fire, striking Orozco. Police said the officer fired because he believed Orozco was reaching for a firearm and posed an immediate threat to the officer and the woman. A loaded handgun was subsequently recovered from the area inside the vehicle toward which police said Orozco had been reaching.
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Police also reported that witnesses told investigators Orozco had fired the handgun multiple times out of the vehicle's window before officers arrived. That account came from witness statements reported by police and was not independently established in the initial news coverage.
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Officers rendered medical aid before Orozco was transported to Methodist Dallas Medical Center. The Dallas County Medical Examiner's Office recorded his death at approximately 2:25 a.m.
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Orozco's family publicly questioned the police response and asked to see the body-camera and dashboard-camera recordings. His mother, Marcia Davila, said the family believed the situation could have been handled differently. She said Orozco carried a firearm for protection while working at the family's restaurant and because the family owned a farm. His family described him as a young father who left behind two sons and his partner.
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The Dallas County District Attorney's Office shooting-investigation team opened an independent criminal investigation. Grand Prairie Police also opened an internal administrative investigation through its Office of Professional Standards.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND
The Grand Prairie Police Department has not publicly identified the officer who shot Nathan Orozco.
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https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article311923210.html
https://www.fox4news.com/news/grand-prairie-officer-fatally-shoots-armed-man-after-domestic-dispute
https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/grand-prairie-police-officer-shooting-assault-911-call-gas-station-investigation/
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2025/09/03/22-year-old-identified-as-man-shot-killed-by-grand-prairie-police-at-gas-station/
https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/grand-prairie-police-fatal-shooting/3913082/
https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/grand-prairie-tx/nathan-orozco-12508148
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On 08/31/2025, 37-year-old Larry Sellers Jr. was driving a white Infiniti Q70 on Napier Avenue in Macon when Bibb County sheriff’s deputies began pursuing him near Fairmont Avenue. Police have not publicly disclosed the specific reason deputies initially attempted to stop Sellers or what prompted the pursuit.
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Sellers continued east on Napier Avenue while deputies pursued. According to Georgia State Patrol Lt. Edward Starling, Bibb County deputies eventually lost sight of the Infiniti and ended the pursuit.
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Shortly afterward, multiple people called 911 to report that a white Infiniti had crashed into Abundant Word of Grace Church of God in Christ at 3396 Napier Avenue. Georgia State Patrol determined that it was the same Infiniti that Bibb County deputies had been pursuing.
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The Infiniti crashed through a brick exterior wall of the church, causing extensive damage to both the vehicle and the building. The collision damaged the church’s sanctuary and other portions of the structure.
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Sellers survived the initial impact and got out of the Infiniti. Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones said Sellers ran approximately 50 yards from the wrecked vehicle before collapsing. He died at the scene.
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Jones said Sellers had no obvious external injuries when his body was examined. Because of the absence of visible trauma, the precise medical cause of his death was not immediately apparent. Jones said the vehicle’s airbag had deployed and initially suspected that Sellers may have sustained internal trauma to his heart during the collision. An autopsy was ordered to determine the medical cause of death.
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The Georgia State Patrol investigated the fatal crash and the circumstances surrounding the collision following the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office pursuit.
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Sellers’ identity is independently confirmed by his obituary. Larry Sellers Jr. was born November 5, 1987, in Macon and died August 31, 2025, at age 37. He was the son of Larry Sellers Sr. and Wilma Bass Sellers and was the father of two children.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND
The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office has not publicly identified the deputies involved in the pursuit.

https://www.13wmaz.com/article/news/local/macon/driver-dies-after-bibb-county-chase-ends-in-crash/93-67fb5d75-2aee-4ef3-acd8-e0b3731f584e
https://www.macon.com/news/local/crime/article311942000.html
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/led-fatal-crash-macon-church-171507560.html
https://www.bentleyandsonsmacon.com/obituary/Larry-SellersJr

On 08/31/2025, 38-year-old Dontise Ahmond Rondel Oliver died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound during an hours-long police standoff at his apartment near Barney and Richard streets in South Wilkes-Barre.
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The police action began after Wilkes-Barre officers went to Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center late the previous night to investigate a woman who had been treated for serious injuries. According to court records, the woman reported that Oliver, with whom she had an on-and-off relationship, had physically and sexually assaulted her inside his apartment. She alleged that Oliver beat her with a cord, forced her to wear a gag while music was playing, assaulted her in a shower and sexually assaulted her. She also told investigators that Oliver had threatened to kill her and had talked about getting into a shootout with police before killing himself.
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Based on the woman's allegations, Wilkes-Barre police obtained a warrant and went to Oliver's apartment on Sunday. Police alleged that as officers attempted to enter the residence, Oliver fired a gun toward them. Officers withdrew, surrounded the residence and requested assistance from the Pennsylvania State Police Special Emergency Response Team.
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The police response expanded substantially during the standoff. Pennsylvania State Police SERT deployed specialized equipment that included an armored vehicle, helicopter, drone and robotic device while police attempted to establish contact with Oliver. Numerous surrounding streets were closed, and the operation disrupted access to nearby Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre.
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Police continued attempts to resolve the barricade for several hours. After officers eventually entered the apartment, they found Oliver dead from what authorities initially described as an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Subsequent court-record reporting identified Oliver and confirmed that he had died by suicide.
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Oliver's identity is independently confirmed by his obituary. Dontise Ahmond Rondel Oliver, also known as “Donnie Whop,” was born June 22, 1987, and died August 31, 2025, in Wilkes-Barre. He was 38 and the father of three daughters.
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The circumstances surrounding Oliver's death fit the database category of suicide under police duress because his suicide occurred while his residence was surrounded by Wilkes-Barre police and Pennsylvania State Police SERT during an active, hours-long armed barricade.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND
The individual Wilkes-Barre officers and Pennsylvania State Police SERT troopers involved in the standoff have not been publicly identified.

https://fox56.com/news/local/criminal-investigation-after-standoff-in-wilkes-barre-ends-with-one-person-dead
https://www.timesleader.com/news/1715024/public-asked-to-avoid-barney-and-horton-streets-due-to-active-police-presence
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/gunman-dead-neighbors-react-hours-030816980.html
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/deceased-suspect-wanted-sexual-physical-192000778.html
https://diernafuneralhome.com/blog/page/10/

On 08/30/2025, at approximately 8:20 p.m., Independence police responded to the 15400 block of East 42nd Terrace after a reported hit-and-run crash. Neighbors told KMBC that a vehicle had struck a large wooden utility pole with enough force to break the pole into pieces. Witnesses described hearing squealing tires followed by a loud crash.
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This reported hit-and-run was the specific initiating reason for the police pursuit. Independence officers located the vehicle believed to have been involved and attempted to stop its driver. The driver continued driving away while police pursued. The pursuit entered eastbound Interstate 70 at Noland Road.
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The driver continued east on Interstate 70 until reaching the area of Phelps Road. According to Independence police, he then pulled the vehicle over and stopped. He got out and ran from police on foot.
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The man crossed the interstate median and attempted to run across the westbound lanes of Interstate 70. A passing motorist struck him in the roadway. He died at the scene. Police reported no injuries to the driver of the vehicle that struck him.
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The collision resulted in the closure of westbound Interstate 70 near Lee’s Summit Road while investigators processed the scene. Independence police opened an investigation into the fatal incident.
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The man's identity was not released in the initial reporting. Searches of subsequent coverage did not produce a sufficiently reliable public identification to replace Name Withheld.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND
The Independence police officers involved in the pursuit have not been publicly identified.

https://www.kctv5.com/2025/08/31/pedestrian-struck-by-vehicle-i-70-while-fleeing-independence-police/
https://www.kmbc.com/article/neighbors-witnessed-beginning-deadly-independence-police-chase/65943725
https://www.kmbc.com/article/independence-crash-closes-i70-lees-summit-road/65940308

On 08/30/2025, at approximately 2:43 a.m., Cascade County sheriff’s deputies responded to a reported armed home invasion at 60 Gibson Flats Road, just south of Great Falls. The Cascade County Sheriff’s Office requested assistance from the Great Falls Police Department. The man who died was later identified as 51-year-old Justin Cody Paul of Sand Coulee.
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The people inside the residence were able to leave safely while Paul remained inside. Authorities later said the incident was not random and that Paul was known to the people who lived at the residence.
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The Central Montana High Risk Unit, a regional tactical unit composed of Cascade County sheriff’s deputies and Great Falls police officers, was activated. Police surrounded the residence and repeatedly ordered Paul to come outside. Paul remained inside.
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Cascade County Sheriff Jesse Slaughter reported that several gunshots were fired inside the residence during the barricade. Police subsequently entered the home and found Paul dead. Later investigation established that none of the law-enforcement personnel at the scene fired their weapons.
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The Central Montana High Risk Unit had obtained both a search warrant and an arrest warrant for Paul before entering the residence. Because police had those warrants and had surrounded Paul before his death, Slaughter classified the incident as an in-custody death under Montana procedures.
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Because both the Cascade County Sheriff’s Office and Great Falls Police Department participated in the operation, Slaughter requested outside investigation by the Montana Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation and the Lewis and Clark County Sheriff’s Office. Lewis and Clark County Sheriff/Coroner Leo Dutton and two deputy coroners participated in the death investigation.
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An autopsy was performed at the Montana State Crime Lab in Missoula. The autopsy determined that Paul died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, and the official manner of death was suicide.
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Cascade County Attorney Josh Racki said a coroner’s inquest would be scheduled because the incident was classified as an in-custody death.
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Paul’s death qualifies for inclusion as suicide under police duress because he died by suicide while surrounded by law enforcement during an active armed barricade, with a tactical police unit deployed and arrest and search warrants being executed.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND
The individual Cascade County sheriff’s deputies and Great Falls police officers involved in the operation have not been publicly identified.

https://theelectricgf.com/2025/08/30/ccso-gfpd-respond-to-armed-home-invasion-suspect-found-dead-inside/
https://www.montanarightnow.com/great-falls/suspect-dies-during-home-invasion-response-in-great-falls/article_56a42cb1-2509-4361-b849-61cab8028f4c.html

https://theelectricgf.com/2025/09/05/man-who-died-in-home-invasion-identified/

https://www.krtv.com/news/montana-and-regional-news/suspect-in-cascade-county-stand-off-identified

https://www.krtv.com/news/crime-and-courts/suspect-dead-after-armed-home-invasion

On 08/30/2025, at approximately 1:20 a.m., 41-year-old Samuel Holmes IV of Kansas City, Kansas, was driving a silver Chevrolet Tahoe north on Interstate 35 south of Chouteau Trafficway when a Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper began following him. The patrol said the trooper observed the Tahoe failing to remain within a single lane and nearly striking a guardrail several times. Those observations—not a later offense during the pursuit—were the specific reason the trooper initiated the traffic stop. Police said the trooper suspected Holmes was impaired.
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Holmes initially pulled over for the trooper. According to the Highway Patrol, he then drove away from the traffic stop and the trooper pursued him north on Interstate 35. The pursuit lasted approximately one minute and covered roughly one mile.
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At approximately 1:21 a.m., south of the North Brighton Avenue exit, the trooper deliberately struck the rear portion of Holmes' Tahoe using what the Highway Patrol calls a Tactical Vehicle Intervention, or TVI, which is the agency's term for a PIT maneuver. The maneuver is intended to make the targeted vehicle lose directional control.
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The police maneuver caused Holmes to lose control of the Tahoe. The SUV left the right side of Interstate 35, entered a ditch and overturned. Holmes was ejected from the vehicle during the rollover and died at the scene. The Highway Patrol reported that it did not believe Holmes was wearing a seat belt.
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The Highway Patrol initially withheld Holmes' identity and released it after his family had been notified. On 09/01/2025, the agency identified him as Samuel Holmes IV, 41, of Kansas City, Kansas. His funeral-home obituary independently confirms his identity, age and date of death and states that he was born January 29, 1984, in Kansas City, Kansas. Holmes was the father of four children and owned a transportation business.
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Because the trooper intentionally struck Holmes' vehicle immediately before the fatal rollover, the Highway Patrol classified the incident as a fatal use of force. The trooper was placed on paid administrative leave while the incident was investigated. The Highway Patrol's Division of Drug and Crime Control investigated the trooper's use of force, while its Major Crash Investigation Unit reconstructed the fatal crash. The completed reports were to be forwarded to the Clay County Prosecutor's Office for review.
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The incident occurred shortly after the Highway Patrol began training troopers in the TVI program in July 2025. Contemporary reporting noted that the program had begun only about a month before Holmes was killed.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND
The Missouri State Highway Patrol has not publicly identified the trooper who pursued Samuel Holmes IV and used the PIT maneuver that caused the fatal crash.

https://www.kshb.com/news/crime/suspected-drunk-driver-dies-in-crash-after-missouri-highway-patrol-trooper-used-maneuver-to-end-car-chase
https://www.kmbc.com/article/mshp-investigating-after-clay-county-traffic-stop-turns-deadly/65939105
https://www.kshb.com/news/crime/troopers-id-man-killed-early-saturday-after-maneuver-caused-crash-on-i-35-in-clay-county
https://www.kctv5.com/2025/08/30/suspected-drunk-driver-killed-when-missouri-trooper-uses-tactical-maneuver-end-chase/
https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article311922799.html
https://www.sfhkc.com/obituaries/samuel-holmes-iv

On 08/30/2025, at approximately 6:45 p.m., 47-year-old Christopher Reed and passenger Kelly Wise, 47, were in a small silver hatchback in the Parkway Centre shopping area in Grove City when police began responding to reported retail thefts. Police later identified Reed as the driver and alleged that he had stolen merchandise from Dick’s Sporting Goods on Stringtown Road.
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Police subsequently located Reed’s vehicle parked in a fire lane near the exit of a nearby Walmart. A Grove City K9 officer positioned a police cruiser in an attempt to block Reed’s vehicle. Police alleged that Reed struck the side of the cruiser, causing minor damage, and drove away.
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Importantly, Grove City police later said officers did not immediately pursue Reed after he drove away from the Walmart. An off-duty Grove City officer subsequently reported seeing Reed’s vehicle traveling west on the wrong side of White Road at high speed. Police also alleged that Reed continued onto Hoover Road at speeds reaching approximately 75 mph and nearly struck a motorcycle while changing lanes.
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A Grove City police sergeant then expressly authorized a pursuit over the radio because of Reed’s reported driving. Another officer positioned near Interstate 71 saw Reed’s vehicle and began pursuing it northbound on I-71.
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Reed exited Interstate 71 at Greenlawn Avenue. After leaving the interstate, he entered the roundabout near Green Lawn Cemetery, lost control of the hatchback and crashed into a concrete structure near the cemetery entrance.
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Reed and Wise suffered critical injuries. The pursuing officer attempted to remove them from the wreckage and provide aid until emergency medical personnel arrived. Both Reed and Wise died from injuries sustained in the crash.
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Grove City police subsequently released Reed’s and Wise’s identities. The department also said video of the incident was being reviewed and that the pursuit itself was undergoing an internal review to determine whether the officers involved complied with department pursuit policy.
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At the Grove City Council meeting on 09/02/2025, Police Chief Eric Scott publicly discussed the pursuit and said Reed had reportedly reached approximately 75 mph while traveling left of center on Hoover Road. Scott also confirmed that a sergeant authorized the pursuit and said the department was reviewing the officers’ actions for compliance with policy.
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This report is for Reed as the driver. Kelly Wise requires a separate database entry as the passenger killed by the police chase crash.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND
The available public reporting and subsequent coverage identify the roles of the K9 officer, off-duty officer, supervising sergeant and pursuing officer but do not publicly identify them by name.
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https://www.whio.com/news/local/two-people-were-killed-after-police-pursuit-ends-crash/Q6YC3SYP2BEDNDCV6VV5Z2GBOM/
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/accused-thief-passenger-die-crash-022602943.html
https://grovecityohio.new.swagit.com/videos/354307

On 08/30/2025, at approximately 6:45 p.m., 47-year-old Christopher Reed and passenger Kelly Wise, 47, were in a small silver hatchback in the Parkway Centre shopping area in Grove City when police began responding to reported retail thefts. Police later identified Reed as the driver and alleged that he had stolen merchandise from Dick’s Sporting Goods on Stringtown Road.
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Police subsequently located Reed’s vehicle parked in a fire lane near the exit of a nearby Walmart. A Grove City K9 officer positioned a police cruiser in an attempt to block Reed’s vehicle. Police alleged that Reed struck the side of the cruiser, causing minor damage, and drove away.
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Importantly, Grove City police later said officers did not immediately pursue Reed after he drove away from the Walmart. An off-duty Grove City officer subsequently reported seeing Reed’s vehicle traveling west on the wrong side of White Road at high speed. Police also alleged that Reed continued onto Hoover Road at speeds reaching approximately 75 mph and nearly struck a motorcycle while changing lanes.
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A Grove City police sergeant then expressly authorized a pursuit over the radio because of Reed’s reported driving. Another officer positioned near Interstate 71 saw Reed’s vehicle and began pursuing it northbound on I-71.
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Reed exited Interstate 71 at Greenlawn Avenue. After leaving the interstate, he entered the roundabout near Green Lawn Cemetery, lost control of the hatchback and crashed into a concrete structure near the cemetery entrance.
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Reed and Wise suffered critical injuries. The pursuing officer attempted to remove them from the wreckage and provide aid until emergency medical personnel arrived. Both Reed and Wise died from injuries sustained in the crash.
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Grove City police subsequently released Reed’s and Wise’s identities. The department also said video of the incident was being reviewed and that the pursuit itself was undergoing an internal review to determine whether the officers involved complied with department pursuit policy.
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At the Grove City Council meeting on 09/02/2025, Police Chief Eric Scott publicly discussed the pursuit and said Reed had reportedly reached approximately 75 mph while traveling left of center on Hoover Road. Scott also confirmed that a sergeant authorized the pursuit and said the department was reviewing the officers’ actions for compliance with policy.
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This report is for Reed as the driver. Kelly Wise requires a separate database entry as the passenger killed by the police chase crash.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND
The available public reporting and subsequent coverage identify the roles of the K9 officer, off-duty officer, supervising sergeant and pursuing officer but do not publicly identify them by name.

https://www.whio.com/news/local/two-people-were-killed-after-police-pursuit-ends-crash/Q6YC3SYP2BEDNDCV6VV5Z2GBOM/
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/accused-thief-passenger-die-crash-022602943.html
https://grovecityohio.new.swagit.com/videos/354307

On 08/30/2025, at approximately 12:44 a.m., 22-year-old Andre Myers of Huger was driving a 2005 Honda Accord on Clements Ferry Road near Cainhoy Village Road while law enforcement pursued him. The specific law-enforcement agency that initiated the pursuit and the reason police initially attempted to stop Myers have not been publicly disclosed. Later coverage continued to report only that Myers was being pursued by law enforcement without identifying the pursuing agency or the initiating reason.
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During the pursuit, Myers drove off the side of Clements Ferry Road near 1839 Clements Ferry Road. The Honda struck a utility pole and then a tree. Myers was alone in the vehicle.
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Berkeley County EMS transported Myers to East Cooper Medical Center. He died from his crash injuries and was pronounced dead at approximately 1:47 a.m.
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The Berkeley County Coroner’s Office subsequently identified the driver as Andre Myers, 22, of Huger. His identity and date of death are independently corroborated by obituary records, which list his birth date as April 3, 2003, and his death as August 30, 2025.
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South Carolina Highway Patrol investigated the fatal crash. Master Trooper Brandon Bolt was the Highway Patrol spokesperson who provided information about the collision; the available reporting does not establish that Bolt participated in the pursuit.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND
The agency and individual law-enforcement officers who pursued Andre Myers have not been publicly identified.

https://www.counton2.com/news/local-news/berkeley-county-news/coroner-identifies-man-who-died-in-clements-ferry-road-crash-while-attempting-to-evade-authorities/
https://www.live5news.com/2025/08/31/coroner-identifies-driver-killed-attempted-escape-law-enforcement/
https://www.thestate.com/news/traffic/article311938676.html
GoFundMe:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-andre-myers-family-with-funeral-expenses

On 08/29/2025, 23-year-old Andrew Lloyd Collamore was driving a white Hyundai SUV in Marinette County when Marinette police attempted to stop him at approximately 9:12 a.m. The attempted stop was not for a traffic violation. Dane County authorities had issued a statewide alert seeking the vehicle because it had been taken from the scene of the killing of 70-year-old Thomas Muckler at a cabin in the Town of Mazomanie. Police had been instructed to locate the vehicle and identify anyone inside it.
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A Marinette police officer located the Hyundai in the City of Marinette and attempted to stop it. Collamore continued driving away while police pursued him south on US Highway 41. Multiple law-enforcement vehicles joined the pursuit.
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Investigators later reviewed squad-camera recordings, dispatch records and other evidence and determined that Collamore reached speeds of approximately 105 mph. Police alleged that he drove between other vehicles as the pursuit continued southbound.
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Marinette County Sheriff Randy Miller positioned spike strips on US Highway 41 in an attempt to stop the Hyundai. Collamore avoided the spike strips but lost control of the SUV. The vehicle spun out, rolled multiple times across the median and entered the northbound side of US Highway 41 before coming to rest near Schacht Road in the Town of Peshtigo.
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Marinette Police officers Parker J. De Los Santos and Andrew D. Bonjean approached the crashed vehicle. Collamore eventually climbed out through the passenger side. Police said he was holding a knife. Officers repeatedly ordered him to drop it while attempting to communicate with him.
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Body-camera and squad-camera recordings subsequently reviewed by the Marinette County District Attorney captured the confrontation. According to District Attorney DeShea Morrow’s written review, Collamore continued walking away from officers while holding the knife. At one point he referred to “Area 51” and told officers they were supposed to execute him.
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Sheriff Randy Miller approached Collamore carrying a Taser. According to the district attorney’s review of the video and investigative evidence, Collamore then turned and ran toward De Los Santos while holding the knife. De Los Santos and Bonjean opened fire while Miller simultaneously deployed his Taser. The Taser was ineffective. Collamore was struck by police gunfire and collapsed.
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Police and emergency medical personnel provided medical treatment before Collamore was transported to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Investigators recovered the knife at the scene.
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The Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation conducted the independent investigation. DCI reviewed body-camera and squad-camera recordings, dispatch and CAD records, witness statements, physical evidence and the medical examiner’s findings. One of the Marinette officers had been wearing a body camera, and both officers’ squad-camera systems were operating.
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On 10/03/2025, Marinette County District Attorney DeShea Morrow completed her review of the shooting. Morrow determined that De Los Santos and Bonjean acted legally when they shot Collamore and declined to file criminal charges. The district attorney then closed the criminal review of the shooting.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND
Marinette Police officers Parker J. De Los Santos and Andrew D. Bonjean fired the shots that killed Collamore. Marinette County Sheriff Randy Miller was also directly involved in the final confrontation and deployed the Taser but did not shoot Collamore.
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A substantive records search for De Los Santos and Bonjean found Bonjean identified in multiple Wisconsin criminal cases arising from his police work, including a 2021 encounter that later became the subject of a Wisconsin Court of Appeals suppression decision. In that case, Bonjean encountered Brandon Strickland unconscious or asleep behind the wheel of a parked vehicle and subsequently searched the vehicle. Strickland challenged the detention and search, but in 2026 the Wisconsin Court of Appeals upheld the search and resulting conviction, concluding that Bonjean's initial intervention was justified under the community-caretaker doctrine and that subsequent observations provided reasonable suspicion.
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Available Marinette city records also document De Los Santos performing patrol and investigative duties before the Collamore shooting. The officer-background search did not produce an affirmative, verified prior fatal shooting, criminal prosecution, decertification, or disciplinary finding involving either De Los Santos or Bonjean that warrants inclusion in this report.

https://www.wbay.com/2025/08/29/alert-us-41-closed-along-peshtigo-due-incident/
https://www.wbay.com/2025/09/12/wisconsin-doj-releases-names-those-involved-officer-shooting-town-peshtigo/
https://www.wbay.com/2025/09/03/dane-co-homicide-preceded-peshtigo-officer-involved-shooting/
https://www.wbay.com/2025/10/07/officers-cleared-shooting-death-suspect-town-peshtigo/
https://www.wisdoj.gov/PressReleases/08.29.25_Town%20of%20Peshtigo%20OID.pdf
https://www.wisdoj.gov/Pages/AboutUs/officer-involved-critical-incidents.aspx
https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/WIDOJ/2025/10/07/file_attachments/3414944/DA%20Opinion%20-%20Peshtigo.pdf
https://www.wicourts.gov/ca/opinion/DisplayDocument.pdf?content=pdf&seqNo=1092254

On 08/29/2025, shortly after 10:30 a.m., San Antonio police responded to the 800 block of North Cherry Street on the city's East Side after multiple 911 callers reported a man with a shotgun. The man was later identified as 41-year-old Jaime Gonzalez. His identity and date of death are independently corroborated by funeral records, which list his birth date as February 17, 1984, and death date as August 29, 2025.
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Police initially described the events preceding their arrival as an altercation involving Gonzalez and two other drivers near the Hays Street Bridge. In a subsequent account, police alleged Gonzalez had been driving erratically through the neighborhood before returning to his residence, obtaining a shotgun and firing several rounds into the air. One 911 caller reported that Gonzalez had pointed the gun at people, while another reported seeing him firing it upward.
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Officers arrived and established positions outside Gonzalez's residence. Police attempted to communicate with him from outside and repeatedly ordered him to put down the firearm. Gonzalez was alone inside the residence.
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Police later released body-camera and patrol-car video from the encounter. Because of where the officers were positioned, their body cameras did not provide a clear view of Gonzalez during the critical portion of the confrontation. A patrol-car camera provided the principal recorded view of the doorway.
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The patrol-car recording shows Gonzalez appearing at a side doorway holding a shotgun. Police alleged that Gonzalez pointed the shotgun toward officers. An officer can be heard announcing that the side door was opening, followed by another warning that Gonzalez had a gun. Officers repeatedly yelled for Gonzalez to drop the firearm.
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Five San Antonio officers then opened fire: Tyler Brown, Marco Trevino, Matthew Olivares, Joseph Orozco and Steven Flores. Gonzalez was struck multiple times and collapsed. Police Chief William McManus said Gonzalez did not fire the shotgun at officers before they shot him.
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Police approached Gonzalez after the shooting and attempted medical treatment. Gonzalez died at the scene. The Bexar County Medical Examiner determined that he died from multiple gunshot wounds and classified the death as a homicide.
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San Antonio police released the names of all five shooting officers on 09/02/2025. The department subsequently released its critical-incident video on 09/27/2025, including 911 audio, body-camera footage and the patrol-car recording.
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The San Antonio Police Department Shooting Team and Internal Affairs Unit opened separate investigations. Under department procedure, the completed shooting investigation is forwarded to the Bexar County District Attorney's Office for independent review.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND
Tyler Brown, Marco Trevino, Matthew Olivares, Joseph Orozco and Steven Flores all fired their weapons at Gonzalez.
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Tyler Brown had previously been one of seven San Antonio officers who shot and killed 46-year-old Jesse Garcia on 08/24/2023. Police alleged Garcia pointed a handgun at officers following a vehicle pursuit and foot chase. Brown therefore had participated in at least one previous fatal police shooting before the killing of Gonzalez.
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Matthew Olivares was already a named defendant in a federal civil-rights lawsuit when he participated in the Gonzalez shooting. Andres Carrillo sued the City of San Antonio, the San Antonio Police Department and Olivares in a case removed to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas in January 2025. The federal docket identifies the action as a civil-rights case under 42 U.S.C. §1983. The existence of the lawsuit is not a finding that the allegations against Olivares were proven.
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https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/san-antonio-officer-involved-shooting-21021892.php
https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/san-antonio-officer-involved-shooting-east-side-21021876.php
https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2025/08/29/san-antonio-police-investigating-shooting-on-east-side/
https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2025/08/30/neighbors-reflect-on-disturbing-deadly-sapd-shooting-officers-say-a-man-pointed-a-gun-at-them/
https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2025/09/02/sapd-identifies-5-officers-who-shot-killed-man-pointing-shotgun-at-them-in-east-side-shooting/
https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2025/09/27/sapd-releases-footage-after-5-officers-shot-killed-man-pointing-shotgun-at-them/
https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/sapd-dash-cam-footage-fatal-shooting-21072061.php
https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/san-antonio-police-shooting-footage-released-19850247.php
https://dockets.justia.com/docket/texas/txwdce/5%3A2025cv00058/1172820568
https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/45032157/jaime-gonzalez

On 08/29/2025, 40-year-old Maria Toedt was killed by Escondido police following a vehicle pursuit that began in Escondido and ended on Interstate 15 near the State Route 163 interchange in San Diego. The California Department of Justice now identifies Toedt by name and identifies the three involved Escondido officers as James Albrego, Aaron Palomino and Corey Montross. The state investigation remains open as of August 2026.
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The pursuit began at approximately 4 p.m. in Escondido and traveled south on Interstate 15. Initial police statements did not disclose why officers originally attempted to stop Toedt. Later accounts of released video and radio traffic indicate officers were seeking Toedt in connection with outstanding warrants.
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During the pursuit, Toedt drove at high speeds and at points used freeway areas outside normal traffic lanes. San Diego Police Department's ABLE helicopter followed portions of the pursuit from the air. The pursuit eventually reached the Miramar area near the I-15/SR-163 interchange.
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The pursuit ended after Toedt's SUV collided with other vehicles on southbound Interstate 15. Escondido officers surrounded the SUV. Later-released recordings indicate police believed Toedt might be armed. A 911 recording reportedly captured Toedt saying that she had a gun and that she was not going to be taken alive.
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As officers surrounded the crashed SUV, Toedt moved inside the vehicle. Police interpreted her movement toward the rear portion of the SUV as an attempt to retrieve a weapon. Escondido officers James Albrego, Aaron Palomino and Corey Montross then fired into the vehicle, striking Toedt multiple times.
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No firearm was recovered from Toedt or her vehicle. California Attorney General Rob Bonta subsequently confirmed that Toedt was unarmed. Because an unarmed civilian was killed by police, the shooting triggered a mandatory California Department of Justice investigation under Assembly Bill 1506.
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Officers removed the critically wounded Toedt from the SUV and provided medical treatment before paramedics transported her to a hospital. She subsequently died from the gunshot wounds.
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The shooting caused authorities to close the southbound lanes of Interstate 15 near SR-163 for approximately 18 hours while investigators processed the scene.
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The California Department of Justice Police Shooting Investigation Team took responsibility for the independent investigation. The DOJ assigned the case number BI-LA2025-00098. Once the investigation is completed, the case is to be forwarded to the DOJ Special Prosecutions Section for an independent determination regarding criminal liability.
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As of August 2026, the California Department of Justice continues to list Maria Toedt's case as under investigation. The state database now provides information absent from the original news coverage: Toedt's identity and the names of all three Escondido officers involved in the shooting.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND
James Albrego, Aaron Palomino and Corey Montross are identified by the California Department of Justice as the Escondido Police Department officers involved in Toedt's fatal shooting.
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Corey Montross had previously shot and seriously wounded 34-year-old Antonio Rosales in Escondido on 10/02/2024. Police had responded to a report of a man with a gun at the Escondido Transit Center. Montross chased Rosales onto a bicycle path and shot him multiple times after Rosales turned while holding what appeared to be a firearm. The object was subsequently determined to be a revolver-style BB gun. Rosales survived. The San Diego County District Attorney's Office later determined that Montross would not face criminal charges for that shooting.
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Montross was also already a defendant in a federal civil-rights lawsuit before both the Rosales shooting and Toedt's death. Dwight Ernest Samuels filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California on 08/05/2024 against the City of Escondido and officers Corey Montross, Chandler Hoppal and Mario Feria. The action was brought under 42 U.S.C. §1983 and alleged civil-rights violations. The existence of the lawsuit does not establish that the allegations against Montross were proven.

https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/watch-live-police-chase-ends-with-crash-on-freeway-in-san-diego/3893734/
https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/chase-leads-to-officer-involved-shooting-along-interstate-15
https://www.cbs8.com/video/news/local/justice-dept-to-investigate-fatal-freeway-shooting-with-escondido-police/509-8cbcf41b-8843-4dd0-9a7d-2282782d575e
https://oag.ca.gov/ois-incidents/current-cases
https://www.oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/california-department-justice-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-under-ab-0
https://thecoastnews.com/unarmed-woman-fatally-shot-by-escondido-police/
https://timesofsandiego.com/crime/2025/08/31/woman-shot-by-escondido-police-during-freeway-pursuit-dies/
https://www.sandiego.gov/sites/default/files/2024-10/20241009-identification-from-escondido-officer-involved-shooting-investigation.pdf
https://timesofsandiego.com/crime/2024/10/09/authorities-name-officer-who-wounded-suspect-near-escondido-transit-center/
https://timesofsandiego.com/crime/2025/07/04/officers-deputies-cleared-shootings-2023-2024/
https://dockets.justia.com/docket/california/casdce/3%3A2024cv01392/790568

On 08/29/2025, at approximately 1:24 a.m., 20-year-old Christian Robert Markus Snyder of Norfolk was riding a motorcycle west on Interstate 264 when a Virginia State Police trooper near the Laskin Road overpass detected the motorcycle traveling at more than 100 mph in a 55-mph zone. The excessive speed was the specific reason the trooper attempted to stop Snyder.
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The Virginia State Police trooper attempted a traffic stop, and Snyder continued west on I-264 while the trooper pursued. Police reported that the motorcycle accelerated to speeds exceeding 140 mph during the pursuit.
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Snyder exited I-264 at Ballentine Boulevard, traveled through a red light and then reentered I-264 West. He subsequently left the interstate again at Brambleton Avenue and continued at high speed. Police reported that Snyder went through another red light at Park Avenue.
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The pursuit continued onto the Brambleton Avenue service road near the railroad overpass. The service road ended at the overpass, where Snyder's motorcycle crashed head-on into a concrete wall. Snyder was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Virginia State Police assigned its Crash Reconstruction Unit to investigate the fatal crash and the circumstances surrounding the pursuit.
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Later reporting identified Snyder as Christian Robert Markus Snyder, 20, of Norfolk. The original database entry correctly identifies Virginia State Police—not Norfolk Police—as the agency that initiated and conducted the pursuit.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND
The Virginia State Police trooper who initiated and participated in the pursuit has not been publicly identified. A dedicated search of subsequent reporting and available public material did not produce a verified trooper name.

https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/norfolk/motorcyclist-dead-after-vehicle-pursuit-exceeding-140mph-vsp/
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/motorcyclist-dead-vehicle-pursuit-exceeding-132120473.html
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/norfolk-motorcyclist-dies-high-speed-133400065.html

On 08/29/2025, at approximately 7:43 p.m., O’Fallon police responded to the 600 block of West Madison Street after a 911 call reporting a domestic disturbance involving a man with a knife. The man was subsequently identified by St. Clair County Coroner Calvin Dye Sr. as 53-year-old Matthew J. Blanke of O’Fallon.
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When Officer Brett Johnson arrived, two women were running from the property. Later information released by the O’Fallon Police Department and Fraternal Order of Police identified them as Blanke’s wife and stepdaughter. Both had suffered stab wounds and were bleeding.
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Johnson’s body-camera recording, released by Illinois State Police in February 2026, shows Johnson getting out of his patrol vehicle as the two women moved away from the property and Blanke approached from the front yard holding a knife. Johnson drew his handgun and twice ordered Blanke to drop the knife.
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Blanke continued moving toward Johnson while holding the knife. Johnson then fired seven shots in approximately two seconds. Blanke fell forward onto the lawn.
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Additional officers arrived and police performed chest compressions and other emergency medical treatment. Blanke was pronounced dead at the scene at 8:07 p.m. The two women were transported to a hospital and treated for their wounds.
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The O’Fallon Police Department requested an independent investigation by the Illinois State Police. Investigators reviewed Johnson’s body-camera recording, patrol-car video and other evidence before submitting the completed investigation to the St. Clair County State’s Attorney’s Office.
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On 11/25/2025, the St. Clair County State’s Attorney’s Office declined to file criminal charges against Johnson. Illinois State Police subsequently released the body-camera and patrol-car recordings on 02/03/2026 after consulting with prosecutors and providing Blanke’s family an opportunity to view the recordings.
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Johnson’s identity was not disclosed in the initial reporting or in the February 2026 Illinois State Police video release. However, subsequent reporting identified the shooting officer as O’Fallon Police Officer Brett Johnson. O’Fallon Police Chief Kirk Brueggeman publicly confirmed Johnson’s identity in February 2026. The Illinois Fraternal Order of Police and O’Fallon Police Department subsequently gave Johnson valor awards for his actions during the encounter.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND
Brett Johnson was the O’Fallon Police Department officer who fired seven shots at Matthew Blanke.
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Johnson had previously been named as a defendant in a federal civil-rights lawsuit. On 03/08/2023, Joshua K. Burton filed Burton v. Johnson et al. in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, naming Brett Johnson, another O’Fallon officer, the O’Fallon Police Department and another defendant. The case was filed under 42 U.S.C. §1983 as a civil-rights action.

https://www.advantagenews.com/news/local/fatal-officer-involved-shooting-in-st-clair-county/article_1ec50df5-38a3-4ec6-ab60-dccc0f42f267.html

On 08/28/2025, Austin Police Department detectives shot and killed 33-year-old Raymond Lee Howard during a planned arrest operation inside a ThunderCloud Subs at 1807 West Slaughter Lane in South Austin.
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Police had been investigating Howard in connection with a series of residential burglaries and home invasions during August. Police alleged that firearms were taken during some of those burglaries and that on 08/27/2025 Howard entered an occupied home while armed with a handgun. The following day, the department's Major Crimes Suppression Unit organized an operation to locate and arrest him.
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Detectives arranged to meet Howard at the shopping center as part of an operation involving the purported purchase of stolen property. Howard arrived on a motorcycle. Police watched him and confirmed his identity before three detectives—Marcus Gonzalez, Craig Pruitt and Ricardo Cardona—entered the ThunderCloud Subs shortly before 5:30 p.m.
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The detectives were wearing police-marked vests and ordered Howard to get on the ground. Body-camera video subsequently released by Austin police shows Howard moving away from the detectives toward customer Fernando Martinez and pulling a handgun from a crossbody bag.
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Martinez grabbed Howard and the two struggled. Police said Howard fired at least one round during the struggle. Gonzalez, Pruitt and Cardona then opened fire, striking Howard. Howard was pronounced dead at the scene at approximately 5:46 p.m.
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Martinez was also shot in the shoulder during the gunfire and was hospitalized. Initial reporting did not establish whether the bullet that struck Martinez came from Howard's gun or police gunfire. A bullet also traveled through the wall of the neighboring Accent Trophies and Awards business and struck a metal bar near where the business owner had been sitting.
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Austin police initially withheld Howard's identity and the names of the shooting officers. On 09/02/2025, the department publicly identified Howard and confirmed that Detectives Marcus Gonzalez, Craig Pruitt and Ricardo Cardona had all fired their weapons. The department also released body-camera footage and police radio recordings from the operation.
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The Austin Police Department Special Investigations Unit opened a criminal investigation in conjunction with the Travis County District Attorney's Office. The department's Internal Affairs Unit opened a separate administrative investigation with oversight by Austin's Office of Police Oversight.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND
Detectives Marcus Gonzalez, Craig Pruitt and Ricardo Cardona fired at Raymond Howard.
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Austin Office of Police Oversight records document prior discipline involving Craig Pruitt. On 05/09/2021, an Austin police commander gave Pruitt an oral reprimand arising from a verbal interaction with another police officer in a Northeast Austin parking lot. The department determined that Pruitt violated Austin Police Department policy 900.5, Responsibility to the Community.

https://www.fox7austin.com/news/1-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting-south-austin
https://www.fox7austin.com/news/south-austin-officer-involved-shooting-video
https://www.fox7austin.com/news/officer-involved-shooting-south-austin-apd-provides-update
https://www.statesman.com/news/crime/article/austin-police-shooting-raymond-lee-howard-21026764.php
https://www.austintexas.gov/police-oversight/documents?page=124

On August 28, 2025, two Boone County deputies attempted to serve a felony arrest warrant for unpaid child support at an apartment complex in Walton. The individual inside opened fire, shooting one deputy in the chest and another in the leg. Both deputies were hospitalized and are stable. A SWAT team responded as the individual barricaded inside. After gas canisters were deployed without success, a drone confirmed he was dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Residents were evacuated and later allowed to return.

https://www.wymt.com/2025/08/29/2-deputies-shot-boone-county-major-says/
https://www.wlwt.com/article/two-deputies-shot-walton-kentucky-suspect/65928261
https://www.fox19.com/2025/08/29/2-deputies-shot-boone-county-major-says/

On 8/28/2025, numerous law enforcement agencies engaged in a manhunt after Lucas Stevens for “felony warrants.” The pursuit began when a Texas Highway Patrol officer attempted to stop 31-year-old Lucas Stevens in Longview due to active felony warrants. Stevens fled at high speed, crashed after crossing railroad tracks, and carjacked another vehicle. He continued through Gladewater, Big Sandy, and the Pritchett community in Upshur County, allegedly breaking into multiple homes, stealing firearms and UTVs, and killing a homeowner’s dog. A manhunt continued overnight as authorities determined he had moved into Smith County. He was first sought at one residence, then located at a second home off FM 2767 near the Gregg County line. Stevens barricaded himself inside, communicated with investigators, refused to surrender, and was later found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

https://tylerpaper.com/2025/08/29/multi-county-manhunt-ends-in-smith-county-with-suspect-dead/
https://www.kltv.com/2025/08/28/upshur-county-sheriffs-office-warns-public-searches-armed-dangerous-theft-suspect/
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/manhunt-ends-smith-county-residence-171336689.html

On 08/28/2025, St. Paul police notified West St. Paul police at approximately 11 a.m. that they intended to arrest 42-year-old Jerry Va Thao at a residence in the 1200 block of Ottawa Avenue in West St. Paul. Police were seeking Thao on multiple felony warrants and also alleged that he had violated an order for protection the previous day. Police confirmed that Thao was inside the basement after other people were evacuated from the residence.
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Police surrounded the residence and repeatedly attempted to get Thao to come outside. The South Metro SWAT Team, a multi-agency tactical unit, took command of the operation at approximately 2:15 p.m. Police negotiators attempted to communicate with Thao by telephone, and officers also used drones and robotic equipment to obtain information from inside the house.
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According to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, Thao allegedly fired repeatedly from inside the residence during the hours-long barricade. Police reported that gunfire struck a handheld ballistic shield carried by an officer and an armored SWAT vehicle. Police subsequently deployed chemical irritants into the residence, but Thao remained inside.
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At approximately 6:30 p.m., Apple Valley Police Sgt. Sean Marben, who was participating as a member of the South Metro SWAT Team, was positioned on a SWAT vehicle outside the residence. The BCA said Marben saw Thao armed at the bottom of the basement stairs. West St. Paul police provided the more specific allegation that Thao pointed a long gun toward officers. Marben then fired his department-issued rifle, striking Thao.
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Police entered the residence and provided medical aid. Thao was transported to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Investigators recovered two firearms and cartridge casings from the residence as well as the damaged ballistic shield. Officers participating in the operation were wearing activated body cameras.
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The Ramsey County Medical Examiner's Office subsequently identified the man killed as Jerry Va Thao, 42, of St. Paul. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension publicly identified Marben as the officer who fired the fatal shot.
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The West St. Paul Police Department requested that the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension conduct the independent investigation. The BCA said its completed investigation would be submitted without a charging recommendation to the Dakota County Attorney's Office for review.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND
Sgt. Sean Marben of the Apple Valley Police Department fired the shot that killed Jerry Va Thao. Marben was serving with the multi-jurisdictional South Metro SWAT Team during the operation.
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Marben was previously involved in a 2018 arrest that resulted in both suppression of evidence and a federal civil-rights lawsuit. On 05/20/2018, Marben encountered James Paul Aery asleep in a vehicle in an Apple Valley Walmart parking lot. Marben woke Aery, and after another officer arrived, police searched Aery and recovered suspected methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. Aery was subsequently prosecuted for drug possession.
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A Dakota County judge later ruled that the search was unconstitutional. The prosecution conceded that the search was impermissible on its face but argued that the evidence would inevitably have been discovered because police had probable cause to arrest Aery for impaired driving. The judge rejected that argument, found insufficient probable cause for an impaired-driving arrest, suppressed the evidence and dismissed the criminal case.
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Aery subsequently filed a federal civil-rights lawsuit in January 2020 naming Marben, another Apple Valley officer and a Dakota County prosecutor. Aery's claims against Marben and the other officer were dismissed with prejudice by stipulation in September 2020.
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https://kstp.com/kstp-news/local-news/bca-releases-names-of-suspect-officer-involved-in-deadly-west-st-paul-standoff/
https://hoodline.com/2025/09/bca-identifies-st-paul-man-in-fatal-west-st-paul-police-encounter-apple-valley-officer-on-leave-after-standoff-shooting/
https://www.startribune.com/investigators-identify-man-killed-during-west-st-paul-standoff-with-police/601466680
https://www.limitless-news.com/local/weststpaulstandoffupdate
https://dps.mn.gov/news/bca/bca-identifies-man-officer-involved-west-st-paul-force-incident
https://kstp.com/kstp-news/local-news/1-dead-after-hourslong-standoff-leads-to-officer-involved-shooting-in-west-st-paul/
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-mnd-0_20-cv-00055/pdf/USCOURTS-mnd-0_20-cv-00055-0.pdf

On 08/28/2025, 33-year-old Fredrick P. “Ricky” Howk III died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound inside the emergency department at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital in Youngstown. Howk's identity was not initially released but was subsequently confirmed through his family and later reporting.
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The incident occurred at approximately 11:30 a.m. in a restricted portion of the emergency department. The initial Youngstown Police Department report classified the call as a “mental health transport / assist,” indicating that the police encounter was connected to a mental-health intervention rather than an unrelated criminal investigation.
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A Mercy Health police officer was conducting what Youngstown police subsequently described as a routine check of the emergency room. During the encounter, Howk gained control of the Mercy Health officer's firearm. Police said Howk immediately used the officer's gun to shoot himself.
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Hospital personnel immediately attempted to save Howk, but he died from the gunshot wound. The Mahoning County Coroner's Office responded and participated in the death investigation.
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Youngstown police initially released very little information about the death. The first public police report did not disclose that anyone had been shot or killed and stated only that Mercy Health officers briefed responding Youngstown officers and Detective Sgt. Dave Sweeney. Youngstown detectives and crime-scene personnel then took over the investigation.
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On 09/03/2025, Youngstown police publicly confirmed that the death was a suicide and disclosed that Howk had disarmed a Mercy Health police officer before shooting himself. Youngstown Police Department assumed responsibility for investigating how Howk was able to gain control of the officer's firearm.
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Howk's sister subsequently confirmed his identity and said he had two sons.
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The death qualifies for inclusion as suicide under police duress because Howk was undergoing a police/hospital security intervention described in the police record as a mental-health transport/assist when he gained control of a Mercy Health police officer's firearm and killed himself.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND
The Mercy Health police officer whose firearm Fredrick Howk III obtained has not been publicly identified. Youngstown police specifically investigated the circumstances under which the officer was disarmed.

https://www.police1.com/investigations/man-in-ohio-hospital-disarms-officer-fatally-shoots-self
https://www.wfmj.com/story/53051021/police-man-fatally-shot-himself-with-mercy-health-police-officers-gun
https://www.tribtoday.com/news/local-news/2025/09/ypd-hospital-shooting-was-suicide
https://www.tribtoday.com/news/local-news/2025/08/youngstown-police-hospital-offer-few-details-on-incident/
https://www.tribtoday.com/news/local-news/2025/09/man-in-hospital-shooting-had-history-of-mental-health-issues/

On 08/27/2025, shortly before 4 p.m., Decatur County Sheriff’s Deputy Justin Bruner stopped a pickup truck driven by 34-year-old Devin Ray Herald on County Road 700 South near County Road 100 West, southwest of Greensburg. The specific traffic violation or other reason Bruner initially stopped Herald has not been publicly disclosed.
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According to the Indiana State Police investigation, Bruner approached the pickup and spoke with Herald. Police alleged that during the encounter Bruner developed probable cause to arrest Herald, although the initial public releases did not specify what Bruner observed or what offense formed the basis for the planned arrest.
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Police said that when Bruner attempted to take Herald into custody, Herald resisted and the two became involved in a physical struggle outside the pickup. During the struggle, police alleged that Herald produced a handgun.
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Indiana State Police reported that Herald fired the handgun and that Bruner then fired his department-issued handgun. Herald was struck by Bruner’s gunfire.
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Bruner immediately radioed for assistance. Additional deputies and emergency medical personnel responded and attempted to save Herald. Herald was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Bruner was not struck by gunfire. He was taken to Decatur County Memorial Hospital for evaluation following the physical struggle.
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The Indiana State Police Versailles Post took responsibility for the criminal investigation at the request of the Decatur County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators documented the scene, collected the firearms and other physical evidence, interviewed witnesses and reviewed available recordings. The completed investigation was forwarded to the Decatur County Prosecutor’s Office for review.
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The Decatur County Coroner’s Office subsequently identified the man killed as Devin Ray Herald, 34. An autopsy determined that Herald died from multiple gunshot wounds.
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Deputy Justin Bruner was publicly identified as the Decatur County sheriff’s deputy who shot Herald. Bruner was placed on administrative leave following the shooting in accordance with department procedure.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND
Justin Bruner was the Decatur County Sheriff’s Office deputy who shot and killed Devin Herald.
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Bruner was previously involved in another fatal police shooting on 12/16/2022 in Decatur County. Bruner and Decatur County Deputy Jacob Ploeger shot and killed 36-year-old James Richard Davis during an encounter at a residence on East County Road 400 South. Police alleged Davis pointed a handgun at the deputies after officers responded to a domestic disturbance. Indiana State Police investigated that shooting, and Decatur County Prosecutor Nathan Harter subsequently determined that Bruner and Ploeger would not face criminal charges.

https://www.wthr.com/article/news/crime/police-1-person-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting-in-decatur-county-ripley-gunfire-traffic-stop/531-8d04e06e-4126-4897-8b41-495090623210
https://www.eaglecountryonline.com/news/local-news/indiana-state-police-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-in-decatur-county/
https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/crime/suspect-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting-in-decatur-county
https://www.localnewsdigital.com/2025/08/27/isp-investigates-officer-involved-shooting-in-decatur-county/
https://www.eaglecountryonline.com/news/local-news/decatur-county-sheriffs-deputy-man-identified-in-officer-involved-shooting/
https://www.wthr.com/article/news/crime/decatur-county-deputy-identified-after-fatal-shooting-devin-herald-justin-bruner/531-5e513c63-11df-4a70-a8f9-6b780a0d96cb
https://www.eaglecountryonline.com/news/local-news/no-charges-filed-against-decatur-county-deputies-in-fatal-shooting/

On 08/27/2025, at approximately 5:34 p.m., Iowa State Patrol Trooper Zach Jensen attempted to stop 48-year-old Michael Patrick Broyles while Broyles drove a Volkswagen Beetle south on Interstate 29 in Harrison County. Jensen had driven alongside the Volkswagen and determined that Broyles was not wearing a seat belt. The seat-belt violation was the specific reason for the attempted traffic stop.
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Broyles did not immediately stop. After approximately three miles, he took the Loveland exit and stopped at the bottom of the ramp. According to the subsequent investigation and recorded video, Broyles got out carrying a double-barreled 12-gauge shotgun and pointed it toward Jensen. Jensen drew his handgun, took cover and repeatedly ordered Broyles to put the shotgun down. Jensen did not shoot. Broyles returned to the Volkswagen and drove back onto southbound I-29, and Jensen pursued.
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Multiple agencies joined the pursuit, including the Iowa State Patrol, Harrison County Sheriff’s Office, Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office and Council Bluffs Police Department. Trooper Paul Hutson eventually took the lead because Jensen was driving an unmarked patrol vehicle. Police made several attempts to deploy stop sticks. At approximately 5:54 p.m., Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Sgt. Doug Kelsey successfully deployed stop sticks near mile marker 57, deflating tires on both the Volkswagen and the small trailer it was towing.
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Broyles continued south and exited at North 16th Street. At approximately 5:55 p.m., he stopped beneath the I-29 overpass, got out carrying the shotgun and moved behind a concrete support pillar. Police surrounded the position. Trooper Hutson repeatedly ordered Broyles to put down the shotgun and show his hands.
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For approximately six minutes, police attempted to get Broyles to surrender. Trooper Jensen eventually retrieved a PepperBall launcher and fired several rounds toward him. At least one PepperBall struck Broyles in the arm.
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Police alleged that at approximately 6:01 p.m., Broyles raised the shotgun toward Trooper Dillon Malone’s position and appeared to fire. Malone fired one rifle round but did not hit Broyles. Moments later, as the shotgun became visible from the other side of the pillar, Council Bluffs Officer Colton Thompson and Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Sgt. Eric Shea fired.
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Seconds later, five officers fired during the final volley: Iowa State Patrol Trooper Dillon Malone fired a second rifle round; Council Bluffs Officer Colton Thompson fired one rifle round; Council Bluffs Officer Nathan Classe fired three handgun rounds; Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Sgt. Eric Shea fired three rifle rounds in total during the encounter; and Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Sgt. Doug Kelsey fired two rifle rounds. Altogether, the five officers fired eleven rounds.
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Broyles was struck twice. One bullet passed through his right forearm. Malone’s second rifle round struck Broyles in the right shoulder, traveled through both lungs and his spine, and lodged in his upper back. The autopsy and firearms examination determined that Malone fired the fatal shot.
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Police waited until they could determine Broyles’ location and condition using a drone and then approached behind ballistic shields. Officers moved the shotgun away, handcuffed Broyles and began CPR. He was transported to Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs and pronounced dead at approximately 6:36 p.m.
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The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation conducted the independent investigation. Investigators reviewed extensive body-camera, patrol-car, helicopter, drone and surveillance video; physical and firearms evidence; photographs; witness statements; dispatch information; and interviews with all five shooting officers.
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On 10/01/2025, Pottawattamie County Attorney Matthew Wilber released a detailed report identifying all five officers who fired and declined criminal charges. The Iowa Attorney General’s Office conducted a separate review and also concluded that the shooting was legally justified.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND
Iowa State Patrol Trooper Dillon Malone, Council Bluffs Police officers Colton Thompson and Nathan Classe, and Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s sergeants Eric Shea and Doug Kelsey fired at Michael Broyles. Firearms testing established that Malone fired the fatal bullet.
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Colton Thompson was previously sued in federal court over the wrongful arrest of Charles Lee Young Jr. On 05/22/2018, Thompson and Council Bluffs Officer Michael Brown participated with U.S. Marshals in arresting Young on a Washington warrant for another person. Young was compliant and did not resist. Two days later, Washington investigators determined that Young was not the person wanted, the warrant was quashed, and he was released on 05/26/2018. Young subsequently sued Thompson, Brown, the City of Council Bluffs and federal officers, alleging constitutional violations arising from the mistaken arrest. In 2021, a federal judge granted summary judgment to the defendants.
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Dillon Malone was involved in a serious police-pursuit crash on 04/25/2018 while responding to a pursuit involving people accused of firing at law enforcement in southwest Iowa. Malone crashed his patrol vehicle near Hamburg and was airlifted to Nebraska Medicine with serious injuries.

https://www.3newsnow.com/council-bluffs/officer-involved-shooting-leaves-suspect-dead-in-council-bluffs-iowa-dci-investigating-incident
https://www.wowt.com/2025/08/28/suspect-killed-shooting-with-authorities-council-bluffs-identified
https://www.ketv.com/article/iowa-officials-investigate-shooting-involving-officer/65916262
https://dps.iowa.gov/press-release/2025-08-28/dci-investigates-officer-involved-shooting-council-bluffs
https://www.councilbluffs-ia.gov/DocumentCenter/View/9884/OIS-082725
https://www.3newsnow.com/council-bluffs/officers-and-deputies-involved-in-august-deadly-shooting-will-not-be-charged
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/IACIO/bulletins/3f5377c
https://www.ketv.com/article/iowa-officers-legally-justified-shooting-killing-missouri-man/68150689
https://case-law.vlex.com/vid/young-v-city-of-908754747
https://www.3newsnow.com/news/local-news/authorities-investigating-shots-fired-at-law-enforcement

On 08/27/2025, 46-year-old Martin James Benes was shot and killed by Dallas Police Department SWAT officers Samuel McDonnold and Christopher Nilsen inside his family's home in the 13800 block of Far Hills Lane in Far North Dallas. The encounter began the previous evening after Benes' mother called 911 seeking help because her son was suicidal, had been drinking alcohol and had a knife. Benes' brother also contacted 911 expressing concern that Benes might harm himself or their mother.
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Dallas police arrived at approximately 7:40 p.m. Body-camera video later released by the department shows Benes' mother answering the door and telling officers she needed “medical” help. Benes appeared farther inside the house and told officers to stay away from him. Officers drew their guns and moved outside while ordering him to put down the knife.
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Benes briefly came outside while carrying the knife and then returned inside the residence. Police removed his mother from the immediate area and established a perimeter. The department called its SWAT team and attempted for several hours to persuade Benes to come outside.
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Police also learned that Benes had an outstanding felony warrant related to an aggravated-assault-with-a-deadly-weapon family-violence case. The immediate police response, however, had begun with his family's calls reporting a suicidal crisis and requesting assistance.
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After 1:20 a.m., SWAT officers entered the residence. Body-camera video shows officers moving upstairs and finding Benes lying on a bed, wrapped in a sheet and facing away from them. Officers saw a knife near him and quietly discussed attempting to use a Taser.
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Officers illuminated Benes with flashlights and attempted to take him into custody. Police deployed Tasers twice, but neither deployment incapacitated him. Benes got up from the bed while holding the knife. Video shows him moving toward the officers and swinging his arms and the knife in their direction.
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Senior Corporals Samuel McDonnold and Christopher Nilsen opened fire, striking Benes. After initially falling, Benes sat upright and moved toward the nearby banister as though attempting to stand. An officer fired again. Benes collapsed. A SWAT officer checked him and reported that he had no pulse before officers began medical treatment and called Dallas Fire-Rescue personnel into the residence. Benes died at the scene.
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Benes' family strongly criticized the police response after viewing the released recordings. His brother, Paul Benes, said the family had repeatedly sought medical and mental-health assistance and accused police of escalating the crisis rather than providing the requested help. He also objected to the department's edited presentation of the family's communications with 911, saying it omitted repeated requests for medical assistance.
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The Dallas Police Department Special Investigations Unit investigated the shooting. The Dallas County District Attorney's Office and Dallas Office of Community Police Oversight were also notified for independent review.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND
Senior Corporals Samuel McDonnold and Christopher Nilsen were the Dallas SWAT officers who shot Martin Benes.

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/police-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-in-north-dallas/3910440/
https://www.nbcdfw.com/video/news/local/video-man-with-knife-shot-by-police-after-lunging-at-officer-dallas-pd-says/3882113/
https://www.fox4news.com/news/dallas-police-shooting-body-camera-video
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2025/08/28/dallas-police-fatally-shoot-man-with-knife-after-north-dallas-standoff/
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2025/08/29/dallas-swat-bodycam-shows-moments-before-officers-fatally-shot-man-in-hourslong-standoff/
https://www.fox4news.com/news/man-killed-dallas-swat-standoff-knife

On 08/27/2025, 74-year-old Lula Ann Webber of Gresham was driving a Chevrolet Trailblazer north on Pamplico Highway when Florence County Sheriff’s Deputy Christian Godwin, driving an on-duty sheriff’s cruiser east on Willow Creek Road, entered the intersection and struck Webber’s vehicle. Godwin was traveling to provide backup to another officer.
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A South Carolina Highway Patrol collision report obtained in February 2026 determined that Godwin disregarded the stop sign on Willow Creek Road as he attempted to cross Pamplico Highway. Webber had the right of way on Pamplico Highway. Godwin’s cruiser struck her Trailblazer in the intersection.
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The Trailblazer’s passenger was seriously injured. Webber was transported to a hospital, where she died from her injuries. The Florence County Coroner’s Office identified her as Lula A. Webber, 74. Obituary records identify her full name as Lula Ann Webber and confirm that she died on August 27 at age 74.
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Florence County Sheriff’s Office Chief Tommy Sullivan later said an open laptop inside Godwin’s patrol vehicle restricted his visibility and contributed to the crash. Following Webber’s death, the Sheriff’s Office changed its policy to require deputies to keep their laptops closed while their vehicles are moving.
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Godwin was not placed on administrative leave or restricted duty following the fatal crash and returned to patrol. Sullivan said the department gave Godwin verbal or written counseling related to the collision.
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Webber’s son, Joey Cannon, said his mother had been caring for her homebound husband and was on her way to run errands and have lunch with her aunt when she was killed. After learning that Godwin had returned to patrol duty, Cannon publicly called for greater accountability for his mother’s death.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND
Florence County Sheriff’s Deputy Christian Godwin was driving the patrol vehicle that struck and killed Lula Webber. The South Carolina Highway Patrol determined that Godwin disregarded the stop sign while crossing Pamplico Highway. The Florence County Sheriff’s Office subsequently gave Godwin verbal or written counseling, and he returned to patrol duty.

https://www.wpde.com/news/local/multi-vehicle-crash-blocks-westbound-lanes-of-pamplico-hwy-willow-creek-road-south-carolina-florence-county-emergency-management
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/south-carolina-highway-patrol-investigating-164147424.html
https://www.wmbfnews.com/2026/02/04/report-florence-county-deputy-contributed-deadly-crash/
https://www.wmbfnews.com/2026/02/06/son-woman-killed-after-florence-deputy-disregarded-stop-sign-calls-accountability/

n 08/27/2025, Florence County EMS responded to a domestic call at a residence on Anderson Field Road in Effingham. Florence County sheriff’s deputies were called after gunfire was reported at the scene. The man involved was subsequently identified by Florence County Coroner Keith von Lutcken as 30-year-old Justin Craig Lowery.
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According to Sheriff T.J. Joye, the incident began when Lowery allegedly fired at an ambulance. Authorities also alleged that Lowery fired toward his mother during the incident. Deputies responded to the residence and the encounter developed into an hours-long barricade while police attempted to negotiate with Lowery.
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Police alleged that Lowery was armed and threatened to kill officers if they approached. More than 20 law-enforcement personnel were involved as police surrounded the residence and attempted to resolve the barricade.
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SLED’s subsequent account clarified an important part of the sequence. Lowery eventually left the residence while carrying a firearm and walked to the intersection of Anderson Field Road and U.S. Highway 52. The fatal shooting therefore occurred at the intersection rather than inside the residence where the barricade began.
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At the intersection, Lowery encountered a Florence County sheriff’s deputy. Coroner von Lutcken said Lowery approached police in a threatening manner while armed. During that encounter, the deputy opened fire and shot Lowery. Publicly released information does not provide a more detailed description of Lowery’s movements immediately before the deputy fired.
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Lowery was transported to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. An autopsy was scheduled at the Medical University of South Carolina.
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Lowery’s full identity is independently confirmed by his obituary as Justin Craig Lowery, born October 16, 1994, and killed August 27, 2025, at age 30. Lowery was a former U.S. Marine and, notably, had previously worked as a Florence County sheriff’s deputy after graduating from the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy in 2019.
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The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division opened an independent investigation at the request of the Florence County Sheriff’s Office. SLED classified the incident as the Florence County Sheriff’s Office’s first fatal police shooting of 2025.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND
The Florence County sheriff’s deputy who shot Justin Lowery has not been publicly identified.

https://wpde.com/news/local/justin-lowery-deputy-shooting-police-dead-florence-anderson-field-road
https://www.sled.sc.gov/about/updates/sled-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-florence-county-2
https://www.wmbfnews.com/2025/08/28/officer-involved-shooting-florence-county-after-hours-long-standoff-sheriff-says/
https://www.wmbfnews.com/2025/08/29/coroner-identifies-man-shot-killed-by-deputies-after-standoff-florence-county/
https://www.wyff4.com/article/south-carolina-deadly-deputy-shooting-ems/65935750
https://www.revelsfh.com/obituary/Justin-Lowery

On 08/27/2025, at approximately 10:20 p.m., 74-year-old Gregory John Beckmann was struck and killed by an on-duty Orange County Sheriff’s Department deputy driving a marked patrol SUV at the intersection of East Chapman Avenue and Prospect Street in Orange. Beckmann’s identity was released the following day by the Orange County Sheriff-Coroner Division.
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The deputy was traveling west on East Chapman Avenue in the number two lane when the patrol SUV struck Beckmann. Police said Beckmann was crossing Chapman Avenue outside a marked crosswalk.
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The deputy was not responding to an emergency call when the collision occurred. The patrol SUV was not operating its emergency lights or siren. Photographs and video from the scene showed substantial impact damage to the front passenger-side portion of the SUV’s windshield.
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The deputy stopped after striking Beckmann. Orange Fire Department personnel responded and pronounced Beckmann dead at the scene.
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Because the collision occurred within the City of Orange and involved an Orange County sheriff’s deputy, the Orange Police Department investigated the fatal crash rather than the Sheriff’s Department. Orange Police Lt. Phil McMullen provided details of the investigation to the media.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND
The Orange County Sheriff’s Department deputy who struck and killed Gregory John Beckmann has not been publicly identified.

https://abc7.com/post/orange-county-sheriffs-deputy-hits-kills-man/17672926/
https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/orange-county-deputy-crash-pedestrian-killed/
https://mynewsla.com/crime/2025/08/28/pedestrian-struck-and-killed-by-sheriffs-suv-in-orange-identified/

On 08/26/2025, shortly before 10 a.m., Richland County sheriff’s deputies responded to the 300 block of Ovanta Road in Columbia after receiving reports of gunfire near construction workers performing road work in front of a residence. The man involved was 42-year-old Antonio D. Toney of Columbia.
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According to Sheriff Leon Lott, witnesses reported that Toney had fired multiple rounds toward the construction workers and then returned inside his residence. The workers were not struck. Corporal Shawn Sullivan and deputies Mason Boney and Christopher Miller responded and began communicating with Toney through a window.
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Police said the deputies attempted to persuade Toney to come outside. According to Lott, Toney remained inside and made threats toward the deputies. The deputies moved back and took cover while continuing to communicate with him.
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Police alleged that Toney subsequently raised a firearm and pointed it toward the deputies through the window. Sullivan fired a single round, striking Toney in the chest. Boney and Miller did not fire.
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After the shooting, deputies entered the residence and provided medical treatment until EMS arrived. Toney was transported to a hospital, where he died from the gunshot wound. Richland County Coroner Naida Rutherford subsequently identified him as Antonio D. Toney, 42, of Columbia.
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Family members at the scene told reporters that Toney had experienced mental-health problems. Lott acknowledged that information while discussing the shooting.
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The Richland County Sheriff’s Department collected evidence from the shooting for submission to the Fifth Circuit Solicitor’s Office for review of Sullivan’s use of deadly force.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND
Corporal Shawn Sullivan fired the single shot that killed Antonio Toney. Deputies Mason Boney and Christopher Miller were present during the confrontation but did not fire.
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Sullivan had appeared publicly as a Richland County sheriff’s deputy before the Toney shooting, including an appearance as a Richland County deputy on On Patrol: Live in 2022. A substantive search for prior shootings, civil-rights litigation, discipline, criminal charges and other significant misconduct involving Sullivan did not produce an affirmative finding suitable for inclusion.

https://www.wistv.com/2025/08/27/coroner-ids-man-killed-shooting-involving-richland-county-deputies
https://wach.com/news/local/one-dead-following-richland-county-deputy-involved-shooting
https://wach.com/news/local/one-dead-after-deputy-involved-shooting-in-richland-county
https://www.wistv.com/2025/08/26/richland-county-deputies-involved-shooting-1-custody/
https://www.thestate.com/news/local/crime/article311854602.html
https://www.wyff4.com/article/armed-man-killed-by-deputies-standoff-south-carolina/65904753
https://rccosc.com/deputy-involved-shooting-victim-id/

On 08/26/2025, at approximately 3:58 p.m., Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the Monte Carlo Apartments at 307 NW 72nd Avenue after 911 callers reported gunfire and an injured woman. The man involved was later identified as 50-year-old Javier Albriza Jara. The wounded woman was his estranged wife, Yudaisy Salgueiro. Later records identify Salgueiro as 46 years old, despite initial news reports describing her as 47.
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Witnesses and later-released video showed Jara armed with a handgun and moving through the apartment complex before deputies arrived. Salgueiro said she and Jara had been married for approximately a decade but had separated during the previous year and had not spoken for months.
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Police alleged that Jara shot Salgueiro in the chest. Salgueiro escaped from the immediate area, and deputies found her wounded outside the apartment. Deputies provided medical aid before Miami-Dade Fire Rescue transported her to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center. She survived after spending six days hospitalized.
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Witnesses directed deputies to Jara’s fourth-floor apartment. Body-camera footage released by the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office in October 2025 shows deputies approaching the open apartment door with their guns drawn. Police alleged that Jara was inside with a handgun.
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The footage shows a deputy repeatedly ordering Jara to show his hands while Jara handled the handgun. Gunfire then erupted between Jara and three Miami-Dade deputies. The deputies withdrew from the doorway and remained outside while the department’s Special Response Team was called to the apartment.
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The Special Response Team subsequently entered and found Jara lying on the floor. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue pronounced him dead.
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The Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigated the shooting. The Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office subsequently conducted its own review of the fatal encounter and issued a formal close-out report on 07/15/2026. The State Attorney’s Office concluded its criminal review without prosecuting the deputies.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND
Three Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputies fired during the confrontation with Javier Albriza Jara. Their names have not been publicly disclosed.

https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/west-miami-dade-shooting-investigation/3683131/
https://wsvn.com/news/local/miami-dade/47-year-old-woman-critical-subject-dead-after-shooting-in-west-miami-dade/

On 08/26/2025, at approximately 3:50 p.m., 35-year-old Shaunte Denise Canty of Washington, D.C., was driving east on Martin Luther King Jr. Highway in Landover with her young child when a stolen vehicle carrying four teenage boys ran a red light on Sheriff Road and struck the side of Canty’s vehicle. Canty died at the scene. Her child was seriously injured but survived.
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The events leading to the fatal crash began when Seat Pleasant police officers spotted a vehicle that had been reported stolen on 08/22/2025 in the area of Seat Pleasant Drive and Joplin Street. Rather than immediately attempting a traffic stop, a Seat Pleasant officer began following the stolen vehicle from a distance while police waited for helicopter assistance from the Prince George’s County Police Department.
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Seat Pleasant police said the officer was deliberately maintaining distance to avoid alerting the driver. An on-duty police commander subsequently ordered the officer to stop following the vehicle. Police said the officer complied with the order and turned back toward Seat Pleasant.
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Shortly afterward, the stolen vehicle accelerated north on Sheriff Road. Its driver ran the red light at Martin Luther King Jr. Highway and crashed into Canty’s vehicle as she traveled through the intersection.
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Three teenagers in the stolen vehicle were injured and hospitalized. A fourth was taken into custody at the scene. Police initially reported that the four boys were between 15 and 17 years old.
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Prince George’s County police subsequently identified the driver as Michael Collins. Prosecutors charged Collins as an adult. In October 2025, a Prince George’s County grand jury indicted him on charges connected to the stolen vehicle and Canty’s death.
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On 03/31/2026, Collins pleaded guilty to grossly negligent manslaughter by motor vehicle and auto theft. Prince George’s County prosecutors confirmed that Collins was driving the stolen vehicle when he ran the red light and struck the vehicle carrying Canty and her child.
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The Prince George’s County Police Department Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit investigated the fatal collision. The police account distinguishes the Seat Pleasant officer’s actions from a formally declared pursuit, describing the officer as following the stolen vehicle from a distance and then disengaging on a supervisor’s order before the collision. The fatal sequence nevertheless originated with police surveillance of the stolen vehicle immediately before it accelerated away and crashed into Canty.
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Canty was the mother of two children. Her family established a fundraiser following her death to help with funeral expenses, her injured child’s medical needs and care of her children.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND
The Seat Pleasant police officer who followed the stolen vehicle and the on-duty commander who ordered the officer to disengage have not been publicly identified.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/08/26/prince-georges-woman-dead-juvenile-car-crash/
https://www.foxnews.com/us/maryland-mother-killed-when-4-teens-stolen-car-slam-her-her-child
https://wtop.com/prince-georges-county/2025/08/woman-dead-3-teens-injured-after-prince-georges-co-crash/
https://pgpolice.blogspot.com/2025/08/pgpd-investigating-fatal-two-vehicle.html
https://www.princegeorgescountymd.gov/departments-offices/news-events/news/states-attorney-announces-indictment-charges-related-fatal-mlk-crash
https://www.princegeorgescountymd.gov/departments-offices/news-events/news/states-attorney-announces-plea-fatal-mlk-crash-killed-35-year-old-woman
https://www.fox5dc.com/news/dc-woman-killed-2-car-crash-4-teens-stolen-vehicle-identified
GoFundMe:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-shaunte-cantys-family-after-tragic-loss

On 10/04/2016, at approximately 1:08 a.m., Statesboro police responded to Campus Evolution Villages at 1699 Statesboro Place Circle after receiving a report of an armed home invasion and robbery. Police alleged that three men had entered a residence and held people inside at gunpoint. Officers from the Statesboro Police Department, Bulloch County Sheriff’s Office and Georgia Southern University Police Department searched the apartment complex after receiving descriptions of the men.
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Police located one man near the scene and arrested him. Officers then encountered 21-year-old Olajuwon James of Hinesville. Police attempted to use a Taser on James, but it did not incapacitate him. James ran from police and was later located behind another residence within the apartment complex.
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During the second encounter, Statesboro Police Officer Adam Paquette reported that James had a firearm. Paquette fired two shots during the confrontation. James suffered a gunshot wound to the head and died at the scene. Initial police and GBI statements did not establish whose gunfire had caused the fatal wound.
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A preliminary autopsy subsequently established that neither of Paquette’s two shots struck James. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation determined that James died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. GBI Special Agent-in-Charge Bahan Rich publicly confirmed the autopsy findings and James’s identity.
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The later account established that James shot himself before he could be taken into custody and that Paquette fired after hearing the gunshot. James’s death therefore qualifies as suicide under police duress because he killed himself while police were actively attempting to arrest him after a foot chase and unsuccessful Taser deployment.
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The Georgia Bureau of Investigation conducted the independent investigation into the encounter and shooting.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND
Adam Paquette was the Statesboro police officer who fired two shots during the encounter with Olajuwon James. The autopsy and subsequent investigation established that neither of Paquette’s bullets struck James.Paquette also initiated a separate high-speed vehicle pursuit in Statesboro in which a Bulloch County sheriff’s deputy ultimately used a PIT maneuver to stop the vehicle on Highway 301 South

https://www.statesboroherald.com/local/update-suspect-dead-after-armed-robbery-in-statesboro-officer-involved-shooting/
https://www.statesboroherald.com/local/gbi-suspect-died-from-self-inflicted-gunshot-wound/
https://coastalcourier.com/news/public-safety/gbi-says-local-man-shot-himself-after-robbery/
https://www.wtoc.com/story/33310553/spd-gbi-investigates-officer-involved-use-of-force-by-statesboro-police/
https://www.statesboroherald.com/local/police-continue-to-investigate-shooting-deaths/
https://www.statesboroherald.com/local/chase-ends-with-pit-maneuver-and-arrest/