Death by Cop 2022-2024
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Francis L. Boyle
Age :85
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/27/2024
Location : 4th and Purdue
City : Enid
County : Garfield
State : Oklahoma
Agency : Enid Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Enid PD tried to traffic-stop a vehicle they believed to be stolen that was driven and occupied by several teenagers. The vehicle did not stop. Police escalated a high-speed chase through town that ended when the fleeing vehicle crashed into a bystander vehicle, killing the bystander driver.
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Max Van Sickle
Age :25
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/27/2024
Location : Bellevue West Apartments, 100 Ridgelake Pkwy
City : Nashville
County : Davidson
State : Tennessee
Agency : Nashville Police Department
Officer(s) : Jonathan Scull
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic dispute
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Nashville Metro PD arrived at a domestic dispute where a man hat stabbed his brother. Police arrived and the man ran out of the home with a knife. Police fired tasers and guns and killed him. The brother was injured and survived. He told police that his brother had been doing drugs and was in mental health crisis when the attack occurred.
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Paul Wilhite
Age :61
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/26/2024
Location : Camelot Drive RV Park
City : Poplar Bluff
County : Butler
State : Missouri
Agency : Butler County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Paul Wilhite was served a warrant for a drug charges. He was shot and killed during arrest.
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Rolando Esquivel
Age :40
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 06/26/2024
Location : Holt Avenue
City : Pomona
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : Pomona Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police in shootout
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Pomona PD arrived at a “man with a gun” call, found a man, engaged him in a shootout and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://abc7.com/post/pomona-police-fatally-shoot-man-intersection/15002087/
Daniel Jenkins
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/26/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Wauchula
County : Hardee
State : Florida
Agency : Hardee County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Described
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Hardee County deputies arrived at a mobile home with an arrest warrant for a probation violation for Daniel Jenkins who tried to flee. Police said he held two knives. Police fired a taser at him and then shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox13news.com/news/hardee-county-deputies-scene-officer-involved-shooting
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 06/26/2024
Location : North Stadium Drive
City : Houston
County : Harris
State : Texas
Agency : Houston Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Houston PD received an out of state call that someone was suicidal. Police arrived with SWAT and encircled the apartment building. The person committed suicide under police duress.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://abc13.com/post/houston-police-officer-shooting-north-stadium-drive/15003226/
William J Banks Jr.
Age :47
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 06/26/2024
Location : Babcock Street and Strawbridge Avenue
City : Babcock Street and Strawbridge Avenue
County : Melbourne
State : Florida
Agency : Melbourne Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during “suspicious person” call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police arrived at a home after a call about a suspicious person. Police located William J. Banks Jr. and engaged him in a shootout and killed him. The landlord stated that the man had been an excellent tenant and positive human being and he does not understand how this could have happened.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wesh.com/article/melbourne-police-active-shooter-situation/61420863
Joseph Gloria
Age :46
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/26/2024
Location : 22000 block of Country Gate Rd
City : Moreno Valley
County : Riverside
State : California
Agency : Riverside County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Taser
Event : Died during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Joseph Garcia was allegedly intoxicated and threatened a family member with a wooden stick when Riverside County deputies arrived, tased him, handcuffed him when he died during arrest from unknown causes.
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Steven Jeffrey O’Shields
Age :35
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/26/2024
Location : Blankenship Bridge
City : Kalispell
County : Flathead
State : Montana
Agency : Flathead County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Drowned
Event : Drowned while fleeing police
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Steven Jeffrey O’Shields was wanted in North Carolina for child sex crimes and was seen in Kalispell, Montana. Flathead County deputies chased him until he fled into a river in Kalispell. He was found drowned later.
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Paul Michael Willhite
Age :60
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/26/2024
Location : Camelot RV Park
City : Poplar Bluff
County : Butler
State : Arkansas
Agency : US Marshals
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A US Marshals Task Force arrived at an RV Park to arrest Paul Willhite for unknown reasons. They allege that he raised a weapon. They shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kfvs12.com/video/2024/06/27/victim-identified-deadly-officer-involved-shooting/
Robert Kunhart
Age :62
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/26/2024
Location : 10800 block of Lost Ark Ave
City : Las Vegas
County : Clark
State : Nevada
Agency : Las Vegas Metro PoliceDepartment, SWAT
Officer(s) : Ashley Ravelo, Johnny Patino
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A man allegedly stole a vehicle at a gas station and then drove home and threatened his roommate. Police arrived and he locked himself into the apartment. SWAT escalated a standoff that ended when the man shot and killed himself under police duress.
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Titus Kopp
Age :28
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/26/2024
Location : 2100 block of Crestridge Road
City : Greensboro
County : Guilford
State :
Agency : Greensboro Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Unknown
Event : Killed by police during “man with a knife” call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Greensboro Police arrived at a call about a man with a knife, found Titus Kopp and shot and killed him when they saw him holding the knife while allegedly walking toward police.
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Trevion O’Neil Moton
Age :22
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 06/26/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Escambia
County : Escambia
State : Florida
Agency : Escambia County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Fell from height during police chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Following a drive-by shooting in which a woman was injured, Escambia Police chased a group of youth until one jumped or fell from a height and died.
SOURCE LINKS :
http://www.northescambia.com/2024/06/three-suspects-ecso-k-9-jump-from-bridge-after-chase
Mariel Rivera Samuels
Age :37
Gender :Female
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 06/25/2024
Location : NE 2nd Avenue and NE 25th St
City : Miami
County : Miami Dade
State : Florida
Agency : Miami Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Mariel Rivera Samuels was experiencing some sort of mental health crisis when her roommate arrived and found her with a knife. Police arrived and engaged her in conversation, but alleged that she picked the knife back up, and that officer is feared for their lives and shot and killed her.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/1-shot-killed-by-police-in-edgewater-authorities/3346747/
Eric Adams
Age :47
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 06/25/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Las Vegas
County : Clarke
State : Nevada
Agency : Las Vegas Metro Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Las Vegas Metro PD were sent to 300 block of Casa Norte Drive Las Vegas, where they found five people shot to death and a critically injured teenage girl. Police identified 47-year-old Eric Adams as the shooter. He fled to a business in the 1600 block of Dwayne Steadman Avenue into a private backyard. When police cornered him, he died of suicide under police.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox5vegas.com/2024/06/25/two-women-found-dead-north-las-vegas-apartment-complex/
Cole Johnson 1 of 3
Age :18
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/25/2024
Location : Southeast 159th Avenue and Division Street
City : Portland
County : Multnomah
State : Oregon
Agency : Portland Police Bureau
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver and passenger both killed in police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
PPD were chasing a stolen car until it crashed, killing Dylan Brasky and Jayden Rolon-Ekis, also critically injuring a third male. All 3 were students of the Ida B. Wells School. Jayden Rolon-Ekis had been an honor roll student.
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Jayden Rolon-Ekis 2 of 3
Age :16
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/25/2024
Location : Southeast 159th Avenue and Division Street
City : Portland
County : Multnomah
State : Oregon
Agency : Portland Police Bureau
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver and passenger both killed in police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
PPD were chasing a stolen car until it crashed, killing Dylan Brasky and Jayden Rolon-Ekis, also critically injuring a third male. All 3 were students of the Ida B. Wells School. Jayden Rolon-Ekis had been an honor roll student.
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Dylan Michael Brasky 3 of 3
Age :16
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/25/2024
Location : Southeast 159th Avenue and Division Street
City : Portland
County : Multnomah
State : Oregon
Agency : Portland Police Bureau
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver and passenger both killed in police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
PPD were chasing a stolen car until it crashed, killing Dylan Brasky and Jayden Rolon-Ekis, also critically injuring a third male. All 3 were students of the Ida B. Wells School.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :20
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 06/25/2024
Location : Escambia River Bridge
City : Escambia
County : Escambia
State : Florida
Agency : Escambia County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Died in fall from bridge during police chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Escambia County deputies chased a vehicle they felt to be tied to a previous shooting. The vehicle did not stop and police attacked it with a PIT maneuver, disabling it. Three males ran from the vehicle and jumped over the bridge into the water. A 20-year-old man died on impact.
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Elijah Hadley
Age :17
Gender :Male
Race : Native American
Date : 06/25/2024
Location : U.S. Highway 70 near mile marker 240
City : Otero County
County : Otero
State : New Mexico
Agency : Otero County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police when seen walking on road with airsoft gun replica
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Otero County deputies found a teenager walking on the median of a highway with an airsoft gun replica. Police allege he pointed it at them. They shot and killed him. He was found to have been hit by 15 bullets on autopsy.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.ktsm.com/news/teen-holding-airsoft-gun-dead-in-officer-involved-shooting/
https://ladailypost.com/nmsp-investigates-officer-involved-shooting-in-otero-county/
https://www.kob.com/new-mexico/nmsp-otero-county-deputy-shoots-and-kills-teen-with-gun/
https://www.yahoo.com/news/teen-holding-airsoft-gun-dead-181208237.html
https://patch.com/new-hampshire/concord-nh/man-gun-dies-after-officer-involved-shooting-pm-patch-nh
Mariel Rivera Samuels
Age :
Gender :Female
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 06/25/2024
Location : NE 2nd Ave and NE 25th St
City : Miami
County : Miami-Dade
State : Florida
Agency : Miami Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during disturbance call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A man called 911 stating that his roommate had met him with a knife and was erratic. Miami PD arrived and shot and killed Mariel Rivera Samuels, alleging that she had charged at them with a knife. Her roommate stated that she had a history of mental illness.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/1-shot-killed-by-police-in-edgewater-authorities/3346747/
Arthur Earl Cleveland
Age :66
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 06/25/2024
Location : Highway 82 and Hatchcock Road
City : Winona
County : Montgomery
State : Mississippi
Agency : Montgomery County Sherriff’s Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Tractor driver killed by police vehicle crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A Montgomery County deputy collided with a tractor on the road. The tractor flipped upside down and the driver died.
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Zackery Wayne Smallwood
Age :21
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/25/2024
Location : Kimble Road
City : Clarke County
County : Clarke
State : Virginia
Agency : Clarke County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Clarke County deputies initiated a pursuit for undisclosed reasons that escalated until Zachery Smallwood crashed and died.
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Elijah Hakiem Radford
Age :45
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 06/25/2024
Location : 8400 block of Maple Leaf Lane
City : Castleton
County : Rutland
State : Indiana
Agency : Lawrence Police Department, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic violence event
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A man shot and injured a woman in a domestic violence event and fled from police. Police chased him to an apartment complex 10 miles away where he took a second woman hostage when confronted with police. Police shot and killed him. This is the ninth police shooting in Indianapolis in 2024.
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Jennefer L. Arellano-Maldonado
Age :19
Gender :Female
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 06/24/2024
Location : Baptist Church
City : Riverside
County : St. Clair
State : Georgia
Agency : St. Clair County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Jennefer Arellano-Maldonado was chased by police for driving an allegedly stolen car. She crashed into a Baptist church that was charred from a fire that had occurred days prior when her boyfriend fled from police and crashed into the church which caused a fire. It is unknown whether it was a coincidence that his girlfriend died in a police chase crash at the exact same place where he had been killed just days prior.
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Daniel Allen Johnson
Age :43
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/24/2024
Location : 34000 block of 7th Court South
City : Birmingham
County : Jefferson
State : Alabama
Agency : Birmingham Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during call for disorderly person
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Birmingham PD were called for a disorderly person and shot and killed Daniel Allen Johnson.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wbrc.com/2024/06/25/bpd-investigating-officer-involved-shooting/
Hakim Al-Nas
Age :18
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 06/24/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Clayton County
County : Clayton
State : Georgia
Agency : Clayton County Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police while trespassing
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Hakim Al Nas was in a group of teenagers who were seen entering an abandoned building. Police confronted them and allege that Al-Nas was armed. They shot and killed him.
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Kurt David Cobain Gaede
Age :25
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/24/2024
Location : 3400 block of S. Georgia
City : Amarillo
County : Potter
State : Texas
Agency : Amarillo Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest in his home
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Amarillo PD arrived at the hoe of Kurt Gaede for a previous burglary and a domestic violence incident. Gaede allegedly fled to the back of the house and held a gun. Police shot and killed him in his home.
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Christopher J. Martin
Age :46
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/24/2024
Location : Route 58 and Wild Turkey Lane
City : Carroll County
County : Carroll
State : Virginia
Agency : Virginia State Police
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after failed traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Virginia State Police tried to traffic-stop a truck that did not stop. Police escalated a chase that ended when the vehicle stopped. A shootout ensued and police shot and killed the man. Police did not state why they had tried to traffic-stop the man.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2024/06/24/man-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting-in-galax/
https://www.wdbj7.com/2024/06/24/no-law-enforcement-hurt-police-shooting-galax/
Benny L. Joiner
Age :60
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/24/2024
Location : 9100 block of Metro
City : Minerva
County : Carroll
State : Ohio
Agency : Carroll County Sheriff’s Office, Minerva Police, Canton Police, Perry Twp. Police, East Canton Police
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed during SWAT standoff in mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police were sent to a welfare check on a man in his 60s. He allegedly fired shots at police from his house. SWAT appeared and began shooting beanbags at him, then flashbang grenades. The man died from gunshots. It is not known who shot him.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 06/24/2024
Location : I-30
City : Fort Worth
County : Tarrant
State : Texas
Agency : Fort Worth Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Fort Worth PD chased a man for undisclosed reasons until he crashed , was ejected and died.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/crime/article289485004.html
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 06/24/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Lenox
County : Taylor
State : Iowa
Agency : Taylor County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police chase a man suspected of robbing a bank into a rural field. He died from suicide under police duress.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kcrg.com/2024/06/25/man-commits-suicide-after-robbing-iowa-bank/
Javontee Johnquel Brice
Age :28
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 06/24/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Hamilton County
County : Hamilton
State : Florida
Agency : Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after 3 homicides
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Javontae Brice allegedly shot and killed 3 women, among them his mother, and had fled to Florida. Police caught up with him in Hamilton County and tried to approach him when he stopped at a service station. Police engaged in a shootout and killed him. There is a record on prolonged mental health issues before the Manatee County courts involving Brice. He apparently was in need of mental health services that were lacking.
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David Curry
Age :22
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 06/23/2024
Location : 8100 block of South Hermitage Avenue
City : Chicago
County : Cook
State : Illinois
Agency : Chicago Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Beaten/bludgeoned
Event : Died from head injury after police assault
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Chicago PD believed David Curry had hit a woman with a gun on a previous occasion and when they saw him, they began a foot chase. During the foot chase, police allege that he stopped and they accidentally ran into him, knocking him down. COPA released the bodycam which shows the officer violently pushing him and a bystander confronting police, commenting “you did not have to slam him like that.” Curry is seen to lose consciousness with blood pouring from his head. He died from the head injury later in the hospital.
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Travis Dickson
Age :42
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 06/23/2024
Location : 300 block of Tifton Road
City : Dothan
County : Houston
State : Alabama
Agency : Dothan Police Department, Houston County Sheriff's Office, SWAT
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Dothan PD responded to a domestic disturbance call, discovered that Travis Dickson had shot and injured 2 people and escalated a standoff. He committed suicide under police duress during the SWAT siege.
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Noe Dominguez
Age :19
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 06/23/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Middletown
County : Orange
State : New York
Agency : Middletown Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Motorcyclist killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Middletown PD chased Noe Dominguez on a motorcycle until he crashed into an SUV and died.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://patch.com/new-york/nanuet/police-pursuit-ends-fatal-motorcycle-crash-patch-pm
Jacob Alonzo
Age :38
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 06/23/2024
Location : 3000 block of Valencia Avenue
City : Lubbock
County : Lubbock
State : Texas
Agency : Lubbock Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Lubbock PD received a call about an intoxicated man breaking things with a bat. Police arrived, found Jacob Alonzo with a pickaxe and shot and killed him. He had apparently been in a mental health crisis, discussing harming himself or others.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kcbd.com/2024/06/24/lpd-man-shot-after-charging-lubbock-police-officer-with-pickaxe/
Marlon Jimenez
Age :45
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 06/23/2024
Location : 5700 block of Etiwanda Avenue
City : Los Angeles
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : LAPD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Marlon Jimenez was allegedly involved in a domestic violence incident. Police arrived and he locked himself into his home. After SWAT bore down on the residence for some time, they made entry and found him under a mattress with a ligature around his neck, having committed suicide under police duress.
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James Lightfoot
Age :38
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/22/2024
Location : Marion Reservoir
City : Newton
County : Sedgwick
State : Kansas
Agency : Newton Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress.
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Newton PD tried to traffic-stop James Lightfoot because one of his headlights was out. He drove away and police chased for a while and gave up. His vehicle was found abandoned later. His body was found several hundred feet away. He had shot himself in the head during the chase according to police. He had a number of negative prior police encounters with drug and other convictions.
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Julio Reyes
Age :19
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 06/22/2024
Location : I-10 WB
City : Colton
County : San Bernardino
State : California
Agency : Colton Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Motorcyclist killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Colton PD chased a motorcyclist for undisclosed reasons until he crashed into a vehicle on the I-10 onramp and died from injuries.