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On 08/15/2021, a Newberry County Sheriff’s Office deputy shot and killed 40-year-old Phillip John Walden after police pursued him for more than 40 miles along Interstate 26 through multiple counties. The pursuit ended near Exit 91 in Lexington County after police forced the vehicle Walden was driving into a concrete barrier.
The sequence began at approximately 5:30 p.m. in Laurens County. According to Newberry County Sheriff Lee Foster, Walden's vehicle became disabled on I-26 and motorists stopped to assist him. Police alleged that Walden displayed a weapon and attempted to take the first couple's vehicle, but they drove away.
Walden returned to his vehicle and continued along I-26 before crashing and rolling down an embankment near mile marker 60, close to the Laurens-Newberry county line. Other motorists stopped to assist at that crash. Police alleged that Walden attempted to take two vehicles before obtaining control of another vehicle and driving east toward Columbia. Witness descriptions of the weapon varied considerably: 911 callers variously reported seeing a gun, knife or scissors.
At approximately 5:51 p.m., the Newberry County Sheriff’s Office began receiving reports about the incident. A deputy located the vehicle near Exit 72 and attempted to stop it. Walden continued driving away and Newberry County deputies began pursuing him east on I-26.
The pursuit became extensive and involved numerous collisions. According to Foster, Walden struck several civilian vehicles while deputies pursued him and at one point struck a Newberry County deputy's patrol vehicle, forcing it into a guardrail. At least 10 civilian vehicles and two police vehicles were ultimately involved in collisions during the overall incident, and two civilians were transported to hospitals with injuries described as non-life-threatening.
Police continued the pursuit through Newberry County and into the Columbia-area interstate system. Walden exited I-26 near Exit 97 in Richland County, reversed direction and returned toward Newberry.
Near Exit 91 at Chapin, Walden left I-26 and entered the parking area of a Taco Bell and gas station, where additional collisions occurred. He then crossed the highway and attempted to enter I-26 traveling west in the eastbound lanes.
A Newberry County deputy and South Carolina Highway Patrol trooper positioned their vehicles ahead of Walden. According to Foster, Walden struck the deputy's patrol vehicle. The deputy then used the patrol vehicle to divert Walden's vehicle into a concrete Jersey barrier, disabling it and ending the pursuit.
Walden got out of the disabled vehicle. Both the Newberry County deputy and Highway Patrol trooper also exited their vehicles.
The officers deployed Tasers against Walden, but the electrical weapons did not incapacitate him. Police accounts of precisely what happened immediately before the shooting differed somewhat in their wording. Foster told The State that Walden moved toward the officers and alleged that he then charged toward the Newberry County deputy. Another contemporary Newberry County account stated that Walden moved a hand toward the rear of his waistband before the deputy fired.
Critically, Foster acknowledged immediately after the shooting that he did not know whether Walden was armed during the final confrontation. Foster also confirmed that Walden did not fire at the deputy. Thus, although witnesses earlier in the incident had variously described Walden as possessing a gun, knife or scissors, the available public record does not establish that Walden possessed or displayed a weapon when the deputy shot him.
The Newberry County deputy fired multiple rounds, striking Walden in the upper body. Walden died at the scene. Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher subsequently confirmed his identity and determined that he died from multiple gunshot wounds to the upper body.
The shooting and pursuit produced an unusually large scene extending for more than 40 miles along I-26. Authorities closed a section of the interstate for approximately six hours while investigators processed the final shooting scene and collected evidence.
Because a Newberry County deputy fired the fatal shots, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division took responsibility for investigating the shooting. The deputy's firearm was turned over to SLED for examination, and the deputy was placed on administrative leave while the investigation was pending.
The publicly accessible record remains considerably thinner than the scale of the incident would suggest. Searches for subsequent SLED findings, a prosecutorial decision letter, body-camera or dashboard-camera release, detailed shooting reconstruction, civil lawsuit or settlement did not locate a later public document substantially expanding upon the 2021 accounts. The available reporting also does not identify the Newberry County deputy who shot Walden.
The later record therefore leaves several important questions unresolved publicly, including the exact number of shots fired, whether Walden possessed any weapon during the final confrontation, the distance between Walden and the deputy when the deputy fired, what the Tasers accomplished, and whether video recorded the final encounter.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The Newberry County Sheriff’s Office deputy who shot and killed Walden has not been publicly identified in the records located for this update.

https://www.wistv.com/2021/08/16/officials-release-identity-man-killed-i-26-officer-involved-shooting/
https://www.wrdw.com/2021/08/16/sled-investigating-officer-involved-shooting/
https://www.thestate.com/news/local/crime/article253518114.html
https://www.abccolumbia.com/2021/08/16/suspect-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting-after-chase-on-i-26-in-newberry/
https://www.abccolumbia.com/2021/08/16/lexington-county-coroner-identifies-suspect-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting-on-i-26/
https://www.swlexledger.com/single-post/coroner-identifies-suspect-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting-on-i-26-near-chapin-sunday-afternoon
https://www.wyff4.com/article/deputy-shoots-kills-suspect-newberry-county-after-carjacking-chase/37316516
https://www.wltx.com/article/news/crime/man-killed-after-carjacking-and-police-chase-in-richland-county/101-0e4c7b77-6e78-4e91-9b0f-5a3b8a8c6f59
https://www.wistv.com/2021/08/16/man-killed-after-carjacking-chase-i-26/
https://www.thestate.com/news/local/crime/article253504589.html

On 08/15/2021, Albuquerque Police Department Officers Max Denerstein and Christopher Mings shot and killed 33-year-old Eric Padilla during a foot pursuit near 9121 Menaul Boulevard NE. The encounter began with an investigation of a stolen Honda Accord and developed into a pedestrian stop after police located Padilla and a woman near a Walmart. A later special-prosecutor review, completed in April 2023, examined police reports, witness statements, video and photographs and identified both shooting officers.
Earlier that afternoon, Mings saw a Honda Accord near Lomas and Louisiana boulevards and checked its license plate. Police determined that the car had been reported stolen the previous night. Officers attempted a traffic stop, but the driver continued driving away. Rather than begin a conventional high-speed pursuit, police fired a StarChase GPS tracking device onto the Honda and tracked it remotely.
Police followed the GPS signal to the area of Morrow Avenue and Pennsylvania Boulevard NE, where they found that someone had removed the tracking device from the Honda. Officers subsequently located the abandoned car in a Walmart parking lot near Northeastern and Wyoming boulevards. Surveillance footage showed a man and woman leaving the vehicle, and police broadcast their descriptions.
Officers later encountered Padilla and a woman near Northeastern and Menaul. Body-camera video shows officers questioning the pair because they matched the descriptions of the people who had left the Honda. Padilla was initially cooperative. During the encounter he removed a knife from his pocket and voluntarily handed it to police.
The officers then told Padilla they intended to pat him down for additional weapons. Padilla objected to the search and ran. Denerstein and Mings pursued him on foot. The subsequent police video release shows that the transition from questioning to pursuit occurred rapidly after Padilla declined to submit to the pat-down.
According to APD, civilian witnesses and video reviewed during the investigation, Padilla turned partially toward the pursuing officers while running and removed a handgun. Denerstein and Mings then opened fire, striking him. Padilla fell near Menaul Boulevard and died at the scene. Police recovered a handgun near his body.
Police did not establish that Padilla fired the handgun during the encounter. When APD released the body-camera footage in September 2021, the department acknowledged that it remained unclear whether the weapon had been fired. Thus, the evidence supporting the officers' claim of an imminent deadly threat centered on Padilla allegedly producing the gun while running and turning partly toward them, rather than on Padilla firing at police.
APD later said investigators had forensically associated the handgun recovered near Padilla with three other shootings in Albuquerque during the summer of 2021. Those allegations concerned the history of the firearm and did not establish that Padilla fired it during his encounter with Denerstein and Mings.
APD publicly released body-camera footage and additional information about the shooting on 09/23/2021. The release identified Denerstein and Mings as the officers who fired and provided the first substantially detailed public reconstruction of the events between the abandoned Honda and Padilla's death.
The criminal review of the officers' conduct remained unresolved publicly for considerably longer. In 2023, Second Judicial District Attorney Sam Bregman appointed a special prosecutor to review whether Denerstein or Mings should face criminal charges. The review included police reports, witness statements, videos and photographs.
On 04/03/2023, the special prosecutor issued a formal decision declining to charge either officer. The prosecutor concluded that the available evidence was insufficient to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Denerstein and Mings were not acting under a reasonable belief that Padilla's actions threatened them or others with death or great bodily harm. The decision closed the DA's criminal review while expressly noting that it did not prevent administrative action, investigation by another agency or civil litigation..

OFFICER BACKGROUND:
Max Denerstein had served with the Albuquerque Police Department since 2014 when he killed Padilla. APD reported after the shooting that Denerstein had not previously been involved in a police shooting.
Denerstein was later named as a defendant in a 2024 federal civil-rights lawsuit, Scott v. City of Albuquerque. The plaintiff initially alleged civil-rights violations against Denerstein and another APD officer arising from a separate 2023 arrest.

https://www.cabq.gov/police/news/apd-releases-details-of-recent-officer-involved-shooting-2
https://da2nd.nm.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/E-Padilla-Statement-of-Facts.pdf
https://www.kob.com/archive/apd-releases-video-of-deadly-police-shooting/
https://www.krqe.com/news/albuquerque-metro/apd-releases-video-of-deadly-police-shooting/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbB20YMNF8Q
https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/new-mexico/nmdce/1%3A2024cv00710/504101/20/
https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/new-mexico/nmdce/1%3A2024cv00710/504101/42/

On 08/14/2021, 69-year-old Steve Sanders was struck and killed by a Houston Police Department patrol vehicle driven by Officer Brandon Kristofer Kpotie in the 10000 block of Bissonnet Street near Woodfair Drive in southwest Houston. Kpotie was driving above the posted speed limit without activating the patrol vehicle's emergency lights or siren while responding to an arrest connected with an HPD prostitution enforcement operation.
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At approximately 9:00 p.m., Kpotie and another Houston police officer identified in court records as Officer Young were assigned to a crime-suppression team conducting a prostitution operation in southwest Houston. Kpotie and Young were sitting together in a marked HPD patrol vehicle while surveillance officers and an undercover officer conducted the operation. They were waiting for notification that an arrest was ready to be made.
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After officers involved in the operation notified Kpotie and Young that they were ready to make an arrest, Kpotie began driving the marked patrol vehicle toward the planned arrest location. Kpotie did not activate the vehicle's emergency lights or siren. The posted speed limit on Bissonnet Street was 35 mph.
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Kpotie later estimated that he had been traveling approximately 40 to 45 mph. HPD's subsequent crash reconstruction determined that the patrol vehicle was traveling approximately 55 mph about 70 feet before it struck Sanders, approximately 20 mph above the posted speed limit.
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As Kpotie traveled along Bissonnet Street, Sanders entered the roadway. Officer Young, who was riding in the passenger seat, reported seeing a shadow suddenly appear in front of the passenger side of the patrol vehicle and warned Kpotie. Kpotie said he did not see Sanders until Young alerted him. Kpotie attempted to steer to the left, but the right front portion of the police vehicle struck Sanders.
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Sanders suffered fatal injuries. He had no involvement in the prostitution enforcement operation that Kpotie and Young were responding to when the police vehicle struck him.
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The collision subsequently became the subject of civil litigation brought by Sanders's daughters against the City of Houston. In August 2022, they sued the city alleging that Sanders's death resulted from negligence involving Kpotie's operation of the police vehicle. The litigation later reached the Texas Fourteenth Court of Appeals as City of Houston v. Morris.
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The appellate record documented that Kpotie was responding to the prostitution-operation arrest without emergency lights or siren and that HPD's crash reconstruction calculated his speed at approximately 55 mph shortly before impact in the 35-mph zone. The City of Houston asserted governmental and official-immunity defenses in the litigation.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
Houston Police Officer Brandon Kristofer Kpotie was driving the marked patrol vehicle that struck and killed Sanders. Officer Young was riding in the passenger seat and was participating with Kpotie in the prostitution enforcement operation but was not driving the vehicle.
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LITIGATION:
Sanders's daughters filed a wrongful-death and survival lawsuit against the City of Houston in August 2022 arising from Kpotie's operation of the police vehicle. The litigation proceeded through the Texas courts and resulted in an appellate decision in City of Houston v. Morris addressing the city's governmental-immunity and official-immunity arguments.

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/crime/article/Pedestrian-hit-killed-by-Houston-police-officer-16388400.php
https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2021/08/15/hpd-officer-hits-kills-pedestrian-on-bissonnet-street/
https://www.fox26houston.com/news/man-dies-after-getting-hit-by-hpd-patrol-vehicle-officer-found-to-be-not-at-fault
https://law.justia.com/cases/texas/fourteenth-court-of-appeals/2024/14-23-00570-cv.html

On 08/14/2021, Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office deputies shot and killed 35-year-old Kyle Anthony Goidosik after a vehicle pursuit through southeastern Kalamazoo County. The encounter also resulted in the fatal shooting of Kalamazoo County Deputy Ryan Proxmire, who was struck during the pursuit and died the following day. Michigan State Police investigated the shootings, body-camera and dashboard-camera recordings were subsequently released, and Kalamazoo County Prosecutor Jeff Getting completed a detailed review in December 2021.
Earlier that day, Portage Department of Public Safety officers attempted to stop Goidosik while he was driving his van. Later accounts described the initiating reason as a registration or other minor traffic violation. Goidosik continued driving away, and Portage police pursued him. Police had also attempted to stop the same van the previous day.
At approximately 9:20 p.m., Kalamazoo County deputies were handling an unrelated call at a Shell gas station on 35th Street near Galesburg when they recognized Goidosik and his van. Body-camera footage later released by the sheriff’s office shows Proxmire and another deputy approaching Goidosik while he was standing near the van at a gas pump.
The second deputy asked Goidosik about his previous contact with police and attempted to speak with him. When Goidosik moved toward the driver's side of the van, the deputy stepped in his path. The body-camera recording shows Goidosik lift his shirt, remove a handgun from his waistband and point it toward the deputies. Both deputies backed away while ordering him to drop the gun. The other deputy directed civilians inside a nearby Subway restaurant to take cover. Goidosik then entered his van and drove away.
Kalamazoo County deputies began pursuing the van, with Proxmire initially driving the lead police vehicle. During the pursuit, according to the subsequent investigation and prosecutor's review, Goidosik fired multiple rounds from the van toward the pursuing deputies. Near MN Avenue and 38th Street in Climax Township, a bullet struck Proxmire in the head. His police vehicle veered from the roadway and stopped.
The other deputies continued pursuing Goidosik without realizing that Proxmire had been shot. Dashboard-camera footage shows several sheriff’s vehicles passing Proxmire's stopped cruiser. A civilian eventually found him slumped inside the vehicle and called 911. Video showed members of the public stopping to help approximately 23 minutes after he was shot. Proxmire was transported to a hospital in extremely critical condition and died on 08/15/2021.
Meanwhile, police continued pursuing Goidosik through Climax Township. According to the prosecutor's subsequent reconstruction, Goidosik continued firing from the van toward deputies during the pursuit. He eventually drove down a dead-end rural road near 44th Street and entered a field.
The prosecutor reported that Goidosik continued firing toward deputies at the end of the road. Police vehicles blocked the roadway. According to the prosecutor, Goidosik attempted to drive through the field and then drove the van toward deputies positioned at the roadblock. Multiple deputies opened fire.
Goidosik was struck four times: three gunshot wounds to his left leg and one to the left side of his head. The head wound was fatal. After the gunfire stopped, body-camera footage shows deputies ordering him to show his hands and not move before removing him from the van and beginning CPR. Emergency medical personnel subsequently pronounced him dead at the scene.
The body-camera and dashboard-camera recordings released in November 2021 provided a substantially fuller record than the initial accounts. The recordings documented the initial confrontation at the gas station, the pursuit, Proxmire's cruiser leaving the roadway after he was shot, deputies unknowingly continuing past him, the final confrontation with Goidosik and officers' efforts to provide medical aid.
Michigan State Police conducted the independent investigation. Kalamazoo County Prosecutor Jeff Getting subsequently reviewed the investigative file and announced his decision on 12/22/2021. Getting identified the deputies involved in the fatal shooting as Sgt. Chris Hoffman and Deputies Justin Barts, Patrick Braidwood and Riley Gallagher.
Getting concluded that the deputies reasonably believed they and other officers faced an immediate threat of death or serious injury because Goidosik had allegedly repeatedly fired toward police and was driving toward deputies at the final roadblock. He ruled their use of deadly force legally justified and declined to file criminal charges.
Goidosik's family provided important context about his condition that was largely absent from the initial police narrative. His parents, Gary and Kim Goidosik, said their son had suffered for years from invasive, delusional and irrational thoughts. They simultaneously expressed sorrow over Proxmire's death and described the events as a tragedy involving someone suffering from serious psychological disturbance.
Goidosik was born on 05/04/1986 in Kalamazoo, attended Vicksburg Community Schools and studied liberal arts at Kalamazoo Valley Community College. He was survived by his parents and sister.

https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/kzoo-bc/kalamazoo/bodycam-footage-details-moments-before-shooting-that-killed-sgt-proxmire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZknc5-pJLk
https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/kzoo-bc/kalamazoo/prosecutor-kalamazoo-county-deputies-justified-in-using-deadly-force
https://wkzo.com/2021/12/22/kalamazoo-county-prosecutor-deputies-justified-in-fatal-goidosik-shooting/
https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/kzoo-bc/kalamazoo/another-senseless-and-terrible-tragedy-family-of-suspect-in-deputy-proxmires-death-release-statement
https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/family-man-in-michigan-deputys-shooting-had-irrational-thoughts/
https://www.amsfuneralhomes.com/obituaries/kyle-goidosik
https://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/2021/08/man-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting-after-chase-in-kalamazoo-county.html
https://wwmt.com/news/local/man-killed-after-police-chase-officer-involved-shooting-kalamazoo-county
https://www.woodtv.com/news/kalamazoo-county/deputies-involved-in-fatal-shooting-after-chase-in-kalamazoo-county/
https://wwmt.com/news/local/police-identify-suspect-in-shooting-death-of-kalamazoo-county-deputy
https://wwmt.com/news/local/ryan-proxmire-kalamazoo-county-memorial-2021-chase-kyle-goidosik-galesburg-schoolcraft-us-131-highway-honor-police-deputies-sheriffs-office-st-joseph-west-michigan

On 08/14/2021, a Nebraska State Patrol trooper shot and killed 80-year-old John A. Vogel while police were responding to a dispute between neighbors near Sheridan and Jay streets in St. Paul. Howard County sheriff’s deputies, St. Paul police officers and Nebraska state troopers all responded to the incident.
At approximately 12:30 p.m., the Howard County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a disturbance involving two neighbors. Police reported that one of the people involved had discharged a firearm during the dispute. The publicly released accounts did not identify what precipitated the disagreement or provide significant detail about what happened before police arrived.
By approximately 12:42 p.m., personnel from all three agencies were at the scene and searching for the people involved. A few minutes later, officers encountered Vogel near a garage holding a rifle.
According to the Nebraska State Patrol, a trooper repeatedly ordered Vogel to put the rifle down. Police alleged that Vogel did not comply and instead raised the rifle toward the trooper. The trooper fired twice, striking Vogel. The available public accounts do not report that Vogel fired at police during this confrontation.
Officers provided emergency medical aid before Vogel was transported to Howard County Medical Center, where he died from his gunshot wounds. No other person was physically injured during the police confrontation.
Because a Nebraska State Patrol trooper fired the fatal shots, Howard County Attorney David Schroeder requested an investigation by the Nebraska State Patrol Special Investigations Team. Nebraska law also required a grand jury to review the death because Vogel died while being apprehended or in law-enforcement custody.
The grand jury subsequently reviewed the shooting and declined to indict the officers involved. Later reporting described the grand jury as clearing the officers in Vogel’s death. No criminal charges resulted from the shooting.
The publicly available record remains notably limited despite that later grand-jury proceeding. No detailed prosecutor decision comparable to those released in many other police shootings was located, and publicly indexed material does not provide a body-camera or dashboard-camera release, autopsy report, ballistic reconstruction or extensive witness account of the critical seconds before the trooper fired.
The available record therefore leaves the central justification for the shooting dependent primarily on the police account that Vogel raised his rifle toward the trooper. The public material located for this update does not provide independent video evidence showing that movement or a detailed grand-jury report explaining the evidence jurors considered.
The case is also sometimes dated 08/15/2021 in secondary reporting because news coverage appeared the following day. The shooting itself occurred on Saturday, 08/14/2021. Contemporary Nebraska reporting and police-killing datasets consistently identify the location as the area of Sheridan and Jay streets in St. Paul.
OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The Nebraska State Patrol trooper who fired the two shots that killed Vogel has not been publicly identified in the records located for this update.

https://www.1011now.com/2021/08/14/officer-involved-shooting-howard-county/
https://www.3newsnow.com/news/local-news/nsp-investigating-deadly-officer-involved-shooting-of-80-year-old-man-in-st-paul-nebraska
https://www.wowt.com/2021/08/15/nsp-investigate-officer-involved-shooting-st-paul/
https://www.klkntv.com/one-man-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting-in-st-paul/
https://www.klkn.tv/grand-jury-clears-officers-in-howard-county-shooting/
https://www.ksnblocal4.com/2021/08/16/man-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting-in-howard-county/
https://www.1011now.com/2021/08/16/man-killed-by-police-in-howard-county-identified/
https://www.ketv.com/article/nsp-investigating-an-officer-involved-shooting-in-howard-county/37309045
https://apnews.com/article/nebraska-b482b34a50ff61ba72218d27cb1b8fbd

On 08/14/2021, Scott County Sheriff’s Office deputies shot and killed 50-year-old Robert D. Bailey outside Mt. Zion Church on Blossom Road in Scott County after workers at the church reported that someone was firing at them. The incident occurred at approximately 1:45 p.m. and was later classified by the FBI as one of the active-shooter incidents that occurred in the United States during 2021.
Workers were present at Mt. Zion Church when gunfire began. According to the Scott County Sheriff’s Office, Bailey was positioned in or near a tree line across the road from the church and was firing toward the workers. The available accounts do not report that any of the workers was struck by the gunfire.
Scott County deputies responded to the church and located Bailey across the road near the tree line. Police reported that Bailey was armed with multiple firearms. The FBI’s subsequent national active-shooter review specifies that Bailey was armed with both a rifle and a shotgun.
Deputies confronted Bailey near the tree line. Police reported an exchange of gunfire between Bailey and the responding deputies. Deputies fired at Bailey and killed him at the scene. The FBI’s later review likewise records that the gunman exchanged gunfire with law enforcement before police killed him.
No church worker, deputy or other civilian was reported shot during the incident. The FBI classified the location as a house of worship and recorded no casualties other than Bailey.
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation was called to conduct the investigation into the deputies’ use of deadly force. The case therefore moved from the Scott County Sheriff’s Office, whose deputies fired the fatal shots, to MBI for review.
The later FBI report provides useful independent confirmation of several details that were only briefly described in the original local coverage. Its review identifies the incident as occurring at approximately 1:45 p.m., identifies Bailey as 50 years old, specifies that he possessed a rifle and shotgun, states that he fired at workers at the church, and records an exchange of gunfire with responding law enforcement before his death.
The publicly available record remains unusually sparse beyond those findings. No later detailed MBI investigative report, prosecutor decision, grand-jury disposition, body-camera or dashboard-camera release, autopsy report, ballistic reconstruction, civil lawsuit or family challenge to the official account was located in publicly indexed sources. The available record also does not establish how many deputies fired, how many rounds Bailey or deputies fired, or which officers' gunfire struck him.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The Scott County Sheriff’s Office deputies who shot Bailey have not been publicly identified in the records located for this update.

https://www.wlbt.com/2021/08/18/deputies-kill-suspected-active-shooter-outside-church/
https://www.wjtv.com/news/local/scott-county-sheriff-man-killed-in-deputy-involved-shooting-after-firing-shots-at-workers/
https://www.wapt.com/article/deputy-involved-shooting-at-mt-zion-church-in-scott-county/37342757
https://www.magnoliastatelive.com/2021/08/19/mississippi-sheriff-active-shooter-targeting-workers-at-church-killed-by-deputies/
https://www.fbi.gov/file-repository/active-shooter-incidents-in-the-us-2021-052422.pdf

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REASON FOR POLICE CHASE:
License plates that did not match the vehicle. At approximately 3:16 a.m. on 08/01/2021, New Richmond Police Department officers attempted to stop a 2000 Pontiac Grand Prix driven by 20-year-old Logan Zappa after determining that the license plates displayed on the Pontiac did not belong to that vehicle. Zappa continued driving away on County Highway T and police pursued.
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EVENT NARRATIVE:
On 08/01/2021, 20-year-old Logan Zappa of Deer Park was critically injured when his Pontiac Grand Prix crashed into a pickup truck after a New Richmond Police Department pursuit in the Town of Stanton. Zappa survived for nearly two weeks before dying from his injuries on 08/14/2021. Because the database records the date of death, the correct Date field is 08/14/2021.
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The encounter began at approximately 3:16 a.m. when New Richmond police attempted to stop Zappa because the license plates displayed on his 2000 Pontiac Grand Prix did not match the vehicle. The initiating reason therefore was an equipment/registration violation rather than a violent crime, warrant or reported stolen vehicle.
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Zappa continued driving away on County Highway T while New Richmond officers pursued. The pursuit continued north through rural St. Croix County toward 200th Avenue.
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New Richmond police then discontinued the pursuit near 200th Avenue. This is an important part of the chronology: officers did not continue chasing Zappa all the way to the fatal collision. After police terminated the pursuit, Zappa continued north on County Highway T for approximately another 2½ miles.
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At the intersection of County Highway T and County Highway H, authorities said Zappa entered the intersection without stopping at the stop sign. A pickup truck traveling on County Highway H struck the driver's side of the Pontiac.
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Zappa was trapped in the wreckage and had to be extricated. Emergency personnel transported him to Regions Hospital in St. Paul with serious injuries. The pickup driver was treated at the crash scene and released.
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No PIT/TVI maneuver, stop sticks, roadblock or intentional police-vehicle contact is identified in the available reporting. The fatal collision occurred approximately 2½ miles after New Richmond police discontinued their pursuit. The available reports do not provide a measured maximum pursuit speed, exact pursuit duration, the distance between Zappa and police when the pursuit was terminated, or the specific reason officers decided to discontinue it.
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Zappa remained hospitalized at Regions Hospital following the August 1 crash. The St. Croix County Sheriff's Office subsequently announced that he died from his injuries on Saturday, August 14. He was 20 years old and lived in Deer Park, Wisconsin.
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The available public reporting provides little information about Zappa's life beyond identifying him as a young Deer Park resident. No reliable obituary or family account located for this reconstruction provides enough additional biographical information to add without speculation.
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The St. Croix County Sheriff's Office investigated the collision because it occurred outside New Richmond's jurisdiction. The crash investigation therefore was separate from the New Richmond Police Department's decision to initiate and subsequently terminate the pursuit.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The New Richmond Police Department officer or officers who attempted to stop Logan Zappa and participated in the pursuit have not been publicly identified in the contemporary and follow-up reporting located for this reconstruction.

https://www.twincities.com/2021/08/17/wisconsin-man-dies-two-weeks-after-car-crash-during-police-chase-officials-say/

https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/driver-who-crashed-in-wisconsins-st-croix-county-aug-1-dies-of-injuries/

On 08/14/2021, Saugus Police Officer Sean Murphy shot and killed 38-year-old Stephanie Gerardi inside her home at 3 Alfred Road after her family contacted police seeking help getting her psychiatric treatment. Officers David Harris and Domenic Montano were also involved in the response. Gerardi's family has consistently disputed the police characterization of the encounter, and in 2024 her estate, sister and children filed a federal civil-rights lawsuit challenging the shooting and the police response to her mental-health crisis. The litigation remained active in 2026.
Gerardi had struggled with serious mental-health problems for approximately 15 years. Her sisters described her condition as bipolar disorder with schizophrenic tendencies and said she functioned well when taking her medication but could become severely disorganized and manic when she stopped. Her family had repeatedly obtained involuntary psychiatric treatment for her under Massachusetts' Section 12 process.
On August 14, Gerardi's mental condition had deteriorated. She had reportedly been pacing barefoot outside, talking to herself and behaving erratically. Her sister Stacey wanted to have her evaluated and hospitalized and contacted police for assistance, something the family said it had done numerous times previously without a violent outcome.
Importantly, Stacey said she deliberately did not call 911 because she did not regard the situation as an emergency. She removed Stephanie's two young children from the house before police arrived. Her sister Deanna, Deanna's boyfriend and their 13-year-old son remained inside.
The family's later federal lawsuit and public statements add a significant dispute over how police came to classify the call as involving a suicidal person. The family alleges that Officer Domenic Montano advised them to report Stephanie as suicidal in order to facilitate getting her involuntarily hospitalized, even though, according to the family, she was not suicidal and had not threatened herself or anyone else. The Essex District Attorney's later review nevertheless described police as responding to reports that Gerardi was making suicidal statements.
At approximately 4:32 p.m., Saugus police arrived at the house. Sean Murphy and David Harris entered the residence. Another officer positioned himself toward the rear of the home.
According to Deanna Gerardi, Stephanie initially greeted the officers peacefully. She approached them, asked how they were doing and told one officer that he was good-looking. She then asked whether she could give him a hug.
Murphy declined and told her to keep her distance. Deanna later said that Stephanie's demeanor changed after that interaction. Stephanie went into the kitchen and picked up a large knife.
The Essex District Attorney subsequently concluded that Gerardi advanced rapidly toward Murphy and Harris with the knife raised over her head. Gerardi's sisters disputed the characterization that she was “brandishing” the knife and maintained that she did not wave it around or threaten the officers.
Murphy fired his service weapon three times. Gerardi was struck in the head and torso and collapsed inside the house. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
The encounter unfolded extremely quickly. Gerardi's sister Deanna was close enough to the shooting that she heard the spent cartridge casings hit the floor. She later described seeing Stephanie face-down in blood immediately after Murphy fired.
Deanna also said her boyfriend became distraught after witnessing the shooting and that police pointed weapons at him and ordered him to the floor. Police subsequently ordered the family from the residence, requiring them, according to Deanna, to step past Stephanie's body as they left.
The Essex State Police Detective Unit investigated Murphy's shooting under the direction of the Essex District Attorney's Office. Investigators reviewed the circumstances of the family's call, the officers' response and the shooting.
On 08/16/2022, more than a year after Gerardi's death, Essex District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett announced that Murphy would not face criminal charges. The DA concluded that Gerardi had advanced toward the officers with a large kitchen knife raised overhead and that Murphy reasonably believed she presented an imminent threat of serious bodily injury or death. The prosecutor therefore found Murphy's use of deadly force legally justified.
The family's criticism went beyond the instant in which Murphy fired. Gerardi's sisters argued that police knew before entering the house that they were dealing with a woman experiencing a psychiatric crisis, had previously helped the family obtain psychiatric treatment for her, and should have approached the encounter as a behavioral-health intervention rather than allowing it to escalate into a deadly confrontation.
Gerardi's death subsequently became part of a broader Massachusetts debate about police responses to people experiencing mental-health crises. A 2023 Boston Globe investigation into police shootings of mentally ill and suicidal people revisited Gerardi's case and emphasized how a call specifically intended to obtain psychiatric help became a fatal police encounter.
Gerardi was the mother of two children, ages seven and eight when she was killed. Her family said that despite her long struggle with mental illness, she was deeply attached to her children and could thrive when her illness was controlled. Her sisters had helped care for her after their parents died in 2014 and 2017.
The case took a major new turn on 08/12/2024, when Stephanie's estate, represented by her sister Stacey Gerardi, together with Deanna Gerardi and Stephanie's two minor children, filed a federal civil-rights lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. The defendants include Sean Murphy, David Harris, Domenic Montano, Saugus Police Chief Michael Ricciardelli, the Saugus Police Department and the Town of Saugus.
The lawsuit, Gerardi et al. v. Murphy et al., Civil Action No. 1:24-cv-12072, alleges violations of Stephanie's constitutional rights under 42 U.S.C. §1983 as well as violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Rehabilitation Act. The plaintiffs also brought negligent-infliction-of-emotional-distress claims arising from what family members witnessed inside the house.
The family alleges that police failed to properly de-escalate an encounter with a person whose serious psychiatric disability was known before officers arrived. They contend that police conduct escalated rather than stabilized the situation and challenge the adequacy of Saugus Police Department training and supervision concerning encounters with people experiencing mental-health crises.
The lawsuit remained active in federal court in 2026. On 01/07/2026, Magistrate Judge Jennifer C. Boal issued an order in an ongoing discovery dispute concerning psychotherapy records sought by the defendants. The court's order confirms that the litigation had proceeded into substantive discovery rather than being dismissed at its preliminary stages.
The Gerardi family also renewed its public campaign over Stephanie's death in 2025, seeking changes to the way Saugus police handle behavioral-health emergencies. The family specifically argues that people asking police for psychiatric assistance should not face the risk that an intervention intended to obtain medical care will become a deadly police encounter.
OFFICER BACKGROUND:
Sean Murphy was the Saugus police officer who fired all three shots that killed Gerardi. The Essex District Attorney declined to prosecute him in August 2022, finding his gunfire legally justified. Murphy remained with the Saugus Police Department and is currently listed by the department as a detective.
Murphy has subsequently become a defendant in two separate federal civil-rights cases arising from incidents involving Saugus police. In addition to the Gerardi family's pending lawsuit, Murphy was named in a 2024 lawsuit arising from a fatal 2021 police pursuit that killed 19-year-old nursing student Ashley Forward.
In that separate case, Forward's mother sued Murphy, Saugus Police Sergeant Michael Richards, the Town of Saugus and others. The complaint alleges that Murphy and Richards pursued an unarmed robbery suspect at increasingly high speed before the pursued vehicle collided with Forward's vehicle, killing her. The lawsuit represents allegations rather than an adjudicated finding of misconduct, but it places Murphy in another fatal Saugus police encounter occurring only about two months before he killed Gerardi.
David Harris entered the Gerardi home with Murphy and was present during the fatal confrontation. Harris did not fire his weapon. He is a defendant in the Gerardi family's federal civil-rights lawsuit. No separate reliably documented fatal police shooting or substantiated serious misconduct finding involving Harris was located.
Domenic Montano was also involved in the police response and is a defendant in the federal lawsuit. The Gerardi family specifically alleges that Montano advised relatives to characterize Stephanie as suicidal in order to facilitate involuntary psychiatric hospitalization even though, according to the family, she was not suicidal. Montano remained with Saugus police after Gerardi's death and was listed as an active candidate on the department's 2026 promotional eligibility list. No separate reliably documented fatal shooting or substantiated serious misconduct finding involving Montano was located.

https://www.mass.gov/news/essex-da-investigating-fatal-officer-involved-shooting-in-saugus
https://itemlive.com/2022/08/16/saugus-officer-cleared-in-2021-fatal-shooting/
https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2021/08/16/stephanie-gerardi-police-involved-shooting-saugus/
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/08/16/metro/sisters-woman-fatally-shot-by-saugus-police-say-officers-did-not-have-kill-her/
https://www.wbur.org/news/2021/08/24/police-mental-health-calls-saugus-shooting
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/06/03/metro/are-you-guys-going-shoot-me-police-encounters-with-mentally-ill-people-increasingly-turn-deadly/
https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/stephanie-gerardi-saugus-police-shooting-alfred-road/
https://whdh.com/news/family-friends-question-fatal-police-shooting-of-saugus-mother/
https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/das-office-no-charges-for-officer-who-fatally-shot-saugus-woman-in-2021/2809104/
https://www.wcvb.com/article/saugus-woman-killed-in-august-14-police-shooting-identified/37311071
https://www.wbur.org/news/2021/08/16/saugus-police-shooting-identity-released
https://dockets.justia.com/docket/massachusetts/madce/1%3A2024cv12072/273955
https://docs.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/massachusetts/madce/1%3A2024cv12072/273955/44
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-mad-1_24-cv-12072/pdf/USCOURTS-mad-1_24-cv-12072-0.pdf
https://dockets.justia.com/docket/massachusetts/madce/1%3A2024cv12311/274963
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/09/11/metro/mother-of-woman-19-killed-in-2021-crash-involving-police-pursuit-of-suspect-in-saugus-sues-town-cops/
https://sauguspd.com/contact-us/
https://www.change.org/p/save-lives-change-how-the-saugus-police-department-responds-to-mental-health-emergencies

On 08/13/2021, 27-year-old Mauricio Luna was killed when Knoxville Police Department Officer Cody Klingmann crashed his police cruiser into Luna's vehicle on Kingston Pike near Papermill Drive while Klingmann was responding to a reported burglary in progress. This was not a police pursuit; Luna was an uninvolved motorist and was not being stopped, followed or pursued by police.
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At approximately 3:00 a.m., KPD officers were dispatched to a reported burglary in progress at a business in the 4800 block of Kingston Pike. Klingmann was driving eastbound on Kingston Pike toward the call when Luna pulled onto Kingston Pike. The vehicles collided. Luna was pronounced dead at the scene. Klingmann suffered minor injuries and was transported to a hospital.
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Later evidence substantially changed the picture provided by the initial police account. Luna's family alleged that Klingmann was driving as fast as 90 mph on Kingston Pike without properly activating his emergency lights. Court filings stated that Klingmann was traveling approximately 81 mph at the moment of impact. The posted speed limit was 45 mph.
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The Tennessee Highway Patrol investigated the collision and determined that Klingmann was not wearing his seat belt. The family's lawsuit also alleged that Klingmann failed to maintain control of his cruiser and failed to maintain a proper lookout before striking Luna's vehicle.
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Luna's death had a particularly ordinary and tragic context. He and his dog were traveling to Florida to visit his girlfriend when the collision occurred. The dog was also killed. Luna's mother, Claudia Macias, subsequently pursued accountability through a wrongful-death action against Klingmann and the City of Knoxville.
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Macias sought $3 million in damages. The lawsuit alleged that Klingmann's excessive speed and failure to properly use emergency lights caused the collision and that the City of Knoxville was negligent in allowing him to operate the police cruiser because it knew or should have known that he was an unsafe driver.
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KPD separately opened an Internal Affairs investigation into Klingmann's conduct. He was removed from patrol and reassigned following the fatal crash. The department stated that its officers receive extensive emergency-driving instruction and that disciplinary action would depend on completion of the internal investigation.
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The internal investigation produced findings serious enough that Klingmann was scheduled for a pre-disciplinary hearing. Before that hearing occurred, Klingmann submitted his resignation. Acting Police Chief Mark Fortner accepted it in 2022.
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The City of Knoxville ultimately paid Luna's family $300,000, the Tennessee statutory limit for claims against governmental entities. Attorney T. Scott Jones said the family wanted law-enforcement agencies to recognize the consequences of high-speed police driving and consider the risks it creates for the public.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
Cody Klingmann joined the Knoxville Police Department in April 2020 and therefore had been with KPD for approximately 16 months when he killed Luna. Following the crash, Klingmann was removed from patrol while KPD Internal Affairs investigated his conduct. A pre-disciplinary hearing was scheduled based on the investigation's findings, but Klingmann resigned before that proceeding occurred.
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DISPOSITION:
Klingmann resigned from the Knoxville Police Department while facing a pre-disciplinary hearing arising from the fatal crash. Luna's mother filed a $3 million wrongful-death lawsuit against Klingmann and the City of Knoxville. The City paid the family $300,000, the maximum governmental liability permitted under Tennessee law.

https://www.wbir.com/article/news/local/one-dead-and-officer-injured-in-crash-on-kingston-pike/51-5b4384ec-9472-4a8b-b77b-dfaf0c12e8a3
https://www.wbir.com/article/news/local/fatal-crash-kpd-knoxville-east-tennessee/51-b2b7a801-4c1e-4e2a-9b8d-95e4bfc8ad9a
https://www.wvlt.tv/2021/08/13/traffic-alert-kpd-responding-serious-crash-kingston-pike/
https://www.wvlt.tv/2022/03/25/mother-sues-city-knoxville-3-million-after-son-dies-crash-with-police-cruiser/
https://www.nationofchange.org/2022/03/28/family-files-wrongful-death-lawsuit-after-fatal-officer-involved-crash/
https://3bmedianews.com/kpd-officer-officer-involved-in-fatal-crash-resigns-as-3-million-civil-lawsuit-fileda/

On 08/13/2021, San Antonio Police Department Officer Jesus Hernandez shot and killed 35-year-old Steven D. Primm after police pursued Primm by bicycle, vehicle and on foot through an East Side neighborhood. Officer Darius Wilson-Wayne also exchanged gunfire with Primm earlier in the pursuit and was shot in both legs. Critically, body-camera footage released two months later established that Primm had discarded his handgun and was unarmed when Hernandez fired the fatal shots.
At approximately 3:20 p.m., police received a 911 call concerning an argument involving several men outside a convenience store in the 4500 block of Lakewood Drive near WW White Road. The caller alleged that one of the men had produced a handgun and threatened to shoot the others. Police subsequently identified that man as Primm.
Hernandez responded and saw Primm riding a bicycle with a backpack matching the description provided by the caller. According to the later custodial-death report, Hernandez did not immediately attempt to physically stop Primm because he believed Primm was armed and they were near an elementary school. Hernandez followed him and twice lost sight of him.
Primm eventually abandoned the bicycle and continued on foot through alleys and residential property in the 4900 block of Wycliff Drive. Wilson-Wayne, another responding officer, encountered him and began pursuing him on foot.
According to police and the subsequently released body-camera recording, Primm fired at Wilson-Wayne during this portion of the pursuit. Wilson-Wayne was struck twice in his lower extremities. Wilson-Wayne returned fire, and police initially believed he may also have struck Primm. Wilson-Wayne survived and was treated at Brooke Army Medical Center.
Hernandez returned to his patrol vehicle and drove toward Primm's last reported location. He located him near a car wash and continued trying to intercept him as Primm ran through the area.
What happened next became substantially clearer when SAPD released body-camera footage on 10/13/2021.
During his continued flight from police, Primm discarded the handgun. Investigators subsequently recovered it on the roof of a nearby residence. Thus, although Primm had allegedly fired the weapon and wounded Wilson-Wayne earlier in the encounter, he no longer possessed it when Hernandez encountered him during the final confrontation.
Primm emerged from behind a building and suddenly encountered Hernandez. Video shows Primm momentarily stop in front of the officer. Hernandez believed Primm remained armed and opened fire.
Primm was unarmed.
SAPD Lieutenant Michelle Ramos expressly acknowledged that fact when the department released its video: investigators determined after the shooting that Primm did not have the firearm when Hernandez shot him. The gun was subsequently located on the nearby rooftop.
Primm died at the scene.
This substantially changes the picture provided by the first-day reporting. Initial accounts understandably compressed the incident into a sequence in which Primm allegedly shot one officer and was then shot by another. The later evidence establishes an important separation between those events: Primm allegedly shot Wilson-Wayne, continued running, discarded his gun, and was later encountered and fatally shot by Hernandez while unarmed.
SAPD released Hernandez's body-camera recording and portions of the 911 call under the department's Critical Incident Video Release policy approximately two months after the killing. The video provided independent evidence of the final encounter and confirmed that Hernandez's decision to fire rested on his belief that Primm still possessed the gun rather than on Primm actually having a weapon in his hands at that moment.
SAPD investigated the shooting administratively and its Shooting Team and Internal Affairs Unit were involved in the review. The Bexar County District Attorney's Office was also responsible for reviewing the shooting for potential criminal liability.
The public record located for this update does not show that Hernandez was criminally charged for killing Primm, nor was a subsequent civil judgment or settlement located arising from Primm's death.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
Jesus Hernandez was a veteran San Antonio Police Department officer with approximately 16 years of service when he killed Primm. Hernandez was the officer who initially located and followed Primm and later fired the fatal shots. The most important subsequent evidence concerning Hernandez's actions is SAPD's own body-camera release confirming that Primm was unarmed when Hernandez shot him.Darius Wilson-Wayne had approximately one year with SAPD when the incident occurred. He was the officer who pursued Primm on foot and exchanged gunfire with him before Hernandez's later fatal encounter. Wilson-Wayne suffered gunshot wounds to both legs, returned fire and survived.

https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2021/08/13/watch-live-san-antonio-police-to-provide-info-on-east-side-shooting/
https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2021/08/17/sapd-names-officers-involved-in-east-side-pursuit-fatal-shooting-of-suspect/
https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2021/10/13/sapd-releases-video-of-police-fatally-shooting-man-who-shot-officer-twice/
https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/suspect-named-officer-involved-shooting-16393021.php
https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Man-killed-by-police-had-ditched-gun-after-firing-16441511.php
https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Body-camera-footage-fatal-shooting-San-Antonio-16531346.php

On 08/13/2021, at approximately 8:47 a.m., Bakersfield police responded to multiple 911 calls reporting a disturbance at an apartment complex in the 200 block of Stephens Drive. Callers reported yelling between a man and a woman, and neighbors advised that the man, later identified as 35-year-old Alfredo Garcia, appeared to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Officers learned that Garcia's mother had previously given a neighbor a bag of knives to keep them away from him because of concerns about his behavior.
For approximately one hour, officers attempted to negotiate with Garcia from outside the apartment while trying to get his mother safely out of the residence. During the standoff, officers heard sounds that led them to believe Garcia was assaulting his mother. Officers forced entry into the apartment and found Garcia actively stabbing his mother with a knife. Three officers fired their service weapons, striking Garcia. Officers immediately rendered medical aid and summoned paramedics, but Garcia died at the scene. His mother survived multiple stab wounds and was transported to a hospital for treatment. Multiple knives were recovered beside Garcia.
The California Department of Justice assumed responsibility for the independent investigation under Assembly Bill 1506 because the shooting resulted in a death. The Kern County District Attorney's Office also completed an officer-involved shooting review and released a public memorandum concluding the officers' use of deadly force was legally justified. The review examined body-worn camera recordings, witness interviews, dispatch recordings, forensic evidence, crime scene documentation, and autopsy findings before determining that criminal charges against the officers were not warranted.

https://www.kget.com/news/local-news/bakersfield-police-identify-man-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting/
https://www.turnto23.com/news/local-news/bakersfield-police-identify-man-shot-killed-by-officers
https://www.bakersfield.com/news/bpd-officer-involved-shooting-leaves-man-dead/article_3c1d6d0a-fc43-11eb-8b35-7f52e6c7f1a3.html
https://eminetra.com/one-man-dies-in-officer-involved-shooting-friday-news-bakersfield-california/690374/

https://www.kerncounty.com/home/showpublisheddocument/8949/637952872632970000

https://www.kget.com/news/crime-watch/man-killed-by-bpd-officers-after-stabbing-his-mother-identified/
 

On 08/13/2021, at approximately 8:51 p.m., a Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office deputy attempted to stop a car for a traffic violation near eastbound Interstate 220 at Lakeshore Drive. The driver continued driving away while deputies pursued at speeds exceeding 100 mph. The pursuit ended about one mile away on Lakeside Drive after the vehicle came to a stop. Deputies surrounded the vehicle and found the driver seated behind the wheel with a gunshot wound. Investigators determined the driver died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound while still inside the vehicle. The death was investigated as a suicide.

https://www.ksla.com/2021/08/14/driver-takes-his-own-life-while-sitting-behind-wheel-car-caddo-deputies-had-tried-stop-authorities-say/

On 08/12/2021, Harris County Precinct 3 constable deputies responded to a welfare check at a residence in the 8500 block of Nemard Lane involving a 16-year-old girl. After the girl was safely removed from the home, 44-year-old Dexter Attaway opened fire on deputies, with one bullet striking a deputy's Taser and narrowly missing him. A SWAT response was initiated, but Attaway escaped from the residence, carjacked a pickup truck, and fled east toward Chambers County.
During the approximately 42-mile pursuit, Attaway exchanged gunfire with pursuing officers while driving on Interstate 10. Near Jenkins Road in Chambers County, he crossed into oncoming traffic and crashed head-on into a Texas Department of Public Safety patrol SUV. A shootout followed immediately after the collision. Attaway sustained a gunshot wound and was airlifted to a Houston hospital, where he died the following day. The DPS trooper suffered minor injuries in the crash. Investigators reported they could not immediately determine whether Attaway's fatal gunshot wound was inflicted by law enforcement or was self-inflicted during the exchange of gunfire.
The incident was investigated by the Texas Rangers. Public reporting identified Attaway as a caretaker at the residence where the welfare check originated. The investigation also documented that the pursuit involved multiple agencies, including Harris County Precinct 3 constables, the Harris County Sheriff's Office, Chambers County deputies, and Texas Department of Public Safety troopers.

https://www.kwtx.com/2021/08/13/texas-chase-suspect-dies-shootout-with-deputies/
https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2021/08/12/search-underway-for-suspect-who-shot-at-deputy-constable-in-northeast-harris-county-sheriff-says/
https://abc13.com/whats-happening-on-nemard-lane-harris-county-sheriffs-office-houston-swat-suspect-shooting-at-deputies/10947197/
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/crime/article/Suspect-fires-shots-at-Harris-County-deputies-16382589.php

On 08/12/2021, a 31-year-old man was killed when a vehicle carrying at least two men crashed and overturned after a Humble Police Department officer pursued it for approximately two miles at what police acknowledged was a very high rate of speed. Contemporary reporting did not establish whether the man killed was the driver or passenger, and later publicly indexed reporting located for this update still does not reliably resolve his identity or his position in the vehicle.
At approximately 2:50 to 3:00 a.m., Humble police responded to the 600-800 block of Wilson Road after someone reported people attempting to break into a business. The targeted business was Couzan's Cajun Restaurant. Someone had broken a window and damaged a wall, apparently attempting to gain access through the restaurant to an adjoining convenience store and its ATM.
A Humble police officer arrived and saw a vehicle occupied by men matching the description associated with the reported break-in. Humble Police Sgt. Jack Burt said the officer drove toward the vehicle, and the driver maneuvered around the patrol car and jumped a curb. The officer then turned around and began pursuing the vehicle southbound on Wilson Road.
Police pursued the vehicle for approximately two miles. Burt acknowledged that the pursuit reached a "very high rate of speed," but the publicly available reporting does not provide the actual maximum speed, the pursuing officer's speed, or the speed of the other vehicle. No later pursuit reconstruction located for this update supplies those figures.
In the 3100 block of Wilson Road near Atascocita Road, the driver lost control. The vehicle left the roadway, struck a tree or entered the wooded median area and rolled over, coming to rest upside down. One of the men was ejected from the vehicle and died at the scene. Police believed he had not been wearing a seat belt.
The other 31-year-old man had to be extricated from the wreckage and was transported to a Kingwood-area hospital. The Houston Chronicle reported that he remained in intensive care later that morning. Initial reports conflicted over whether two or three people had been inside the vehicle, but the more detailed police account described two 31-year-old men.
Importantly for classification of the death, police initially could not determine whether the man who was ejected and killed had been driving or riding as a passenger. ABC13 explicitly reported that investigators did not know which occupant had been driving. The later publicly accessible sources located for this update do not provide reliable evidence resolving that issue. He therefore should not be classified as the driver merely because he was killed during the pursuit.
The available record also does not establish that police had attempted a conventional traffic stop before beginning the pursuit. The officer was responding to a reported burglary, encountered the vehicle at the scene, and began pursuing after the driver maneuvered around his patrol vehicle and drove away.
The pursuit was short in distance but apparently extremely fast. Despite police acknowledging the "very high rate of speed," no later publicly accessible pursuit-policy review, crash reconstruction, body-camera or dashboard-camera release, disciplinary determination, lawsuit, settlement or prosecutor review was located that materially expands the original account or examines the decision to continue the pursuit.
The owner of Couzan's Cajun Restaurant, Stella Calais, expressed distress over the death rather than focusing on the damage to her business. She said many young people from the neighborhood came into her restaurant and she did not know whether she might know the men involved. Speaking after learning someone had died, she said the property damage was no longer her primary concern and described the outcome as not worth the loss of life.
The deceased man's identity remains the largest unresolved issue. Contemporary reports withheld both men's names, and searches for later reporting, fatal-crash follow-ups and litigation did not produce a sufficiently reliable identification. The database entry should therefore remain Name Withheld unless an official crash report, death certificate or other authoritative record establishes his identity.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The Humble Police Department officer who initiated and conducted the high-speed pursuit has not been publicly identified.

https://abc13.com/humble-police-chase-deadly-crash-rollover-ejected-from-car/10946700/
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/crime/article/Man-31-dies-in-crash-during-high-speed-Humble-16382363.php
https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2021/08/12/man-killed-after-police-chase-ends-in-crash-in-humble-police-say/

On 08/12/2021, officers responded to a residence in the 3100 block of Cashmere Drive after a crisis hotline caller reported that 74-year-old military veteran William Sellers was suicidal and had warned that "if the police get called, there's going to be blood." Officers arrived to find Sellers standing outside his home holding a pistol. For approximately 20 minutes, Orlando police officers and Orange County sheriff's deputies attempted to de-escalate the situation, repeatedly asking Sellers to put down the gun. One deputy, who was also a military veteran, tried to establish a personal connection by telling Sellers they had both served in the military and urging him to accept help. Body-worn camera footage later released by authorities captured the repeated efforts to persuade Sellers to surrender peacefully.
After approximately 20 minutes of negotiations, Sellers made what investigators described as a threatening movement while still armed with the pistol. Four Orlando police officers and two Orange County sheriff's deputies fired their weapons, striking Sellers. He died at the scene. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigated the shooting, and the findings were submitted to the Ninth Judicial Circuit State Attorney's Office for review.

https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2021/08/12/orlando-police-officer-fires-shots-at-man-in-his-70s-officials-say/ 

On August 12, 2021, a Missoula Police Department officer attempted a traffic stop on Brendon T. Galbreath, believed to be driving under the influence. Galbreath fled, initiating a high-speed chase through Missoula, ignoring traffic signals. After the pursuit ended, Galbreath allegedly drew a handgun and fired. Although the officer returned fire, Galbreath ultimately died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. A subsequent jury trial cleared the officer of any criminal responsibility in the incident.

https://www.kpax.com/news/montana-and-regional-news/missoula-jury-clears-officer-in-fatal-shooting-of-brendon-galbreath
https://www.missoulian.com/news/local/missoula-police-officer-cleared-in-fatal-shooting-of-brendon-galbreath/article_3a1a1b8e-bb8b-11ec-8b8b-3b8b8b8b8b8b.html
https://www.krtv.com/news/montana-and-regional-news/missoula-police-officer-cleared-in-fatal-shooting-of-brendon-galbreath
https://www.montanafreepress.org/2022/05/02/missoula-police-not-criminally-responsible-for-galbreaths-death-jury-finds/
https://www.kpax.com/news/montana-and-regional-news/missoula-jury-clears-officer-in-fatal-shooting-of-brendon-galbreath

On 08/11/2021, at approximately 5:00 a.m., a Metropolitan Nashville Police Department officer observed a suspicious vehicle parked in front of a business in the 5500 block of Charlotte Pike and stopped to investigate. The driver, later identified as 31-year-old Daniel Turney Crowley of Trussville, Alabama, was seated inside the vehicle holding a knife. The officer repeatedly ordered Crowley to drop the knife while waiting for backup to arrive. After approximately three minutes of refusing commands, Crowley opened the vehicle door, exited with the knife, and charged toward the officers. Three officers fired their service weapons, striking Crowley. Officers rendered medical aid until Nashville Fire Department personnel arrived, but Crowley died at a hospital.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation conducted the independent investigation at the request of the Davidson County District Attorney General under the memorandum of understanding governing officer-involved shootings in Nashville. Investigators collected physical evidence, interviewed witnesses, and reviewed body-worn camera recordings before submitting the case to the District Attorney for review.
The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department later released body-worn camera footage showing the encounter from the responding officers' perspectives. The video documented the initial contact with Crowley, repeated commands to drop the knife, the arrival of additional officers, and the fatal shooting after Crowley ran toward them while still armed.

https://tbinewsroom.com/2021/08/11/tbi-agents-investigating-nashville-shooting/
https://wpln.org/post/nashville-police-officers-fatally-shoot-man-in-west-nashville/
https://wpln.org/post/heres-what-we-know-about-the-10-shootings-by-nashville-police-in-2021/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94n_vCma83o

REASON FOR POLICE CHASE:
Speeding. At approximately 5:24 a.m., a Pearl Police Department officer attempted to stop Carson's 2005 tan Lincoln Town Car for speeding on Pearson Road near Old Whitfield Road. Carson continued driving away at high speed and the officer pursued.
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EVENT NARRATIVE:
On 08/11/2021, 30-year-old Akeem Jihad Carson of Canton was killed after crashing his Lincoln Town Car during a Pearl Police Department pursuit in Rankin County.
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At approximately 5:24 a.m., a Pearl police officer observed Carson speeding on Pearson Road near Old Whitfield Road and attempted a traffic stop. Carson continued south on Pearson Road toward Richland at what police described as a high rate of speed, and the officer pursued.
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The pursuit lasted approximately three minutes. At about 5:27 a.m., Carson lost control of the Lincoln near South Pearson Road and Monterey Road, left the roadway and crashed into a wooded area. Available reporting does not provide a measured maximum speed, total pursuit distance, or following distance between Carson and the pursuing police vehicle. No PIT/TVI maneuver, stop sticks, roadblock or intentional police-vehicle contact was reported.
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Richland Fire Department personnel responded and extricated Carson from the wrecked vehicle. Pafford Ambulance transported him to the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, where he died from his injuries.
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Police subsequently disclosed that Carson had outstanding warrants from the Mississippi Department of Corrections for parole violations and from Forrest County for possession of a weapon by a convicted felon. Those warrants were not identified as the reason police initiated the pursuit; the Pearl officer attempted the original stop for speeding.
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Carson was 30 years old and lived in Canton. Available public reporting about his death provides little biographical information about his family, work, interests or life outside the fatal pursuit.
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Pearl Police Department and the Rankin County Sheriff's Department investigated the fatal crash.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The Pearl Police Department officer who attempted to stop Carson and participated in the pursuit has not been publicly identified in the available reporting.

https://www.wlbt.com/2021/08/11/suspect-dies-injuries-after-pursuit-by-pearl-police/
https://www.wapt.com/article/wanted-canton-man-crashes-after-failed-traffic-stop-dies-at-hospital/37283321

On 08/11/2021, at approximately 2:35 a.m., a Nebraska State Patrol SWAT trooper shot and killed 35-year-old Brooks Hacker following a four-hour armed standoff at his residence in the 500 block of North Brass Avenue in Juniata. The incident began at approximately 10:15 p.m. on 08/10/2021, when Hacker’s girlfriend called 911 during a physical confrontation and reported that he was intoxicated, firing a handgun and preventing her from leaving. Nebraska State Patrol troopers and Adams County sheriff’s deputies established a perimeter, and the woman escaped approximately 30 minutes later. Adams County Emergency Management issued a shelter-in-place order for nearby residents.
Hacker continued firing from the residence for several hours, striking Nebraska State Patrol and Hastings Police Department vehicles, including armored vehicles. SWAT negotiators attempted to communicate with him throughout the standoff. At approximately 1:35 a.m., Hacker fired toward police and struck a Nebraska State Patrol trooper in the arm. Paramedics treated the trooper before transporting him to Mary Lanning Hospital.
At approximately 2:35 a.m., police deployed tear gas into the residence. Hacker came outside holding a 9mm handgun and firing toward officers. A Nebraska State Patrol SWAT trooper fired one shot, striking and killing him. The subsequent investigation determined that Hacker fired 79 rounds during the incident, including shots directed at his girlfriend, responding officers and police vehicles. Investigators recovered his handgun equipped with a laser sight.
An Adams County grand jury reviewed the death in April 2022. The jury heard two days of testimony from police personnel, a forensic expert and Hacker’s girlfriend and examined a 391-page investigative record. The grand jury concluded that the SWAT trooper’s use of deadly force was legally justified and found no criminal conduct by law enforcement.

https://www.1011now.com/2021/08/12/nebraska-state-patrol-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-in-adams-county/
https://www.ksnblocal4.com/2021/08/12/one-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting-in-adams-county/
https://www.klkn.tv/one-person-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting-in-adams-county/
https://ktiv.com/2021/08/11/nebraska-state-trooper-shot-in-standoff-in-juniata-suspect-shot-dead-in-officer-involved-shooting/

https://nebraska.tv/news/local/breaking-shelter-in-place-order-issued-in-juniata-due-to-active-shooter-situation

https://nebraska.tv/news/grand-jury-finds-no-criminal-conduct-in-2021-officer-involved-shooting-brooks-hacker

On 08/11/2021, at approximately 2:30 a.m., Honolulu police officers and emergency medical personnel responded to the parking lot of Kapalama Gardens on North School Street after receiving reports that a man had attacked another person with a machete, severing the victim's pinky finger. While emergency crews treated the victim, a witness pointed out 41-year-old Elia Laeli as the attacker. Officers approached Laeli, who was still armed with a machete, and repeatedly ordered him to drop it.
Laeli walked to a parked vehicle, opened the driver's door, then turned back toward the officers while still holding the machete. As officers backed away, Laeli raised the machete over his head and rushed toward the closest officer. Two officers fired their service weapons, striking Laeli multiple times. He was transported to a hospital, where he died. The Medical Examiner later identified him as Elia Laeli, 41, who had no local address.
On 03/23/2022, Honolulu Prosecutor Steve Alm released the findings of the criminal investigation, along with surveillance video of the shooting. The review concluded that both officers were legally justified in using deadly force after Laeli advanced toward an officer with the machete raised overhead. The investigation found Laeli had methamphetamine and THC in his system and had an outstanding warrant on drug charges at the time of the shooting. Surveillance video showed one officer retreating and stumbling over a concrete parking stop as Laeli closed the distance before the officers fired. The prosecutor declined to file criminal charges.

https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2021/08/12/hpd-identifies-man-shot-killed-by-police-school-street/
https://www.khon2.com/local-news/hpd-investigates-officer-involved-shooting-in-kalihi/
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/08/12/breaking-news/honolulu-police-shoot-kill-man-armed-with-machete-in-kalihi/
https://www.civilbeat.org/2021/08/hpd-says-man-shot-to-death-by-officers-was-coming-at-them-with-a-machete/

https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/03/23/breaking-news/city-prosecutor-clears-2-hpd-officers-in-fatal-shooting-of-machete-wielding-man/

On 08/11/2021, San Bernardino County sheriff's deputies responded to a report of a man harassing a woman at a bus stop near Park Avenue and Palmdale Road in Victorville. Deputies contacted 39-year-old Rodney Coleman and attempted to arrest him. During the arrest, Coleman experienced a medical emergency. Deputies requested emergency medical assistance, and Coleman was transported to Desert Valley Hospital, where he died.
Coleman's mother, Willie Baylor, filed a federal civil rights lawsuit alleging deputies Christopher Wesierski and Christian Contreras used excessive force during the arrest by placing Coleman in a prone restraint that restricted his breathing and caused positional asphyxia. The complaint alleged Coleman repeatedly told deputies he could not breathe before losing consciousness. The lawsuit also asserted the deputies failed to intervene and failed to provide timely medical care.
In July 2024, San Bernardino County approved a $250,000 settlement resolving the lawsuit without admitting liability. The settlement ended the federal wrongful-death and civil rights claims brought by Coleman's family.

https://www.vvng.com/victorville-man-arrested-dies-at-hospital-after-medical-emergency/
https://followourcourts.com/san-bernardino-sheriffs-settle-in-death-case-for-250000/
https://www.vvdailypress.com/story/news/2021/08/13/victorville-man-dies-sheriffs-custody-following-unknown-medical-emergency-authorities-say/8131128002/

https://legalnewsline.com/stories/648773494-lawsuit-alleges-san-bernardino-deputies-excessive-force-restricted-man-s-airway-and-killed-him

https://followourcourts.com/2024/07/san-bernardino-sheriffs-settle-in-death-case-for-250000

On 08/11/2021, at approximately 12:15 p.m., a Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputy assigned to the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station conducted a traffic stop on a frontage road adjacent to Interstate 5 near Templin Highway in Castaic. The driver, 34-year-old Adrian Joel Sanchez of Long Beach, exited the vehicle and was being escorted toward the patrol car when he broke free and ran up a nearby hillside. Sanchez then turned back, reentered his vehicle, and attempted to flee. As he accelerated away, the deputy became caught in the moving vehicle and was dragged. During the incident, the deputy fired his service weapon, striking Sanchez. Sanchez brought the vehicle to a stop a short distance away and was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators recovered a handgun from inside the vehicle.
The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner identified the decedent as Adrian Joel Sanchez later that day. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Homicide Bureau investigated the shooting, and the California Attorney General's Office was notified under the state's officer-involved shooting review requirements.

https://abc7.com/los-angeles-county-deputy-dragged-suspect-killed-castaic/10965127/
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-08-12/deputy-dragged-by-car-in-castaic-shoots-driver-authorities-say
https://www.dailynews.com/2021/08/12/man-shot-killed-after-deputy-dragged-by-car-in-castaic/
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/los-angeles-county-sheriff-department-shooting-5-freeway-castaic/2669600/
 

On 08/11/2021, law enforcement officers conducting surveillance on a man wanted in multiple Colorado counties observed Bruce Allen Thurby at a car dealership near North Pecos Street in the Denver area. According to reporting, officers believed Thurby was attempting to steal a vehicle. Officers confronted him, and he moved behind the dealership. Police pursued and confronted him again. Officers reported that Thurby pointed a firearm toward them during the encounter. At least one officer fired, killing Thurby at the scene. The Adams County District Attorney later reviewed the case and cleared the officers of criminal wrongdoing.

https://www.reporterherald.com/2021/08/12/suspect-shot-killed-by-police-after-confrontation-in-adams-county/
https://www.denverpost.com/2021/08/12/adams-county-officer-involved-shooting-denver-area/
https://www.9news.com/article/news/crime/officer-involved-shooting-adams-county/73-5c0d7c8a-9a8a-4b2b-9b2a-9a7f1a2e3c1b
https://kdvr.com/news/local/adams-county-sheriffs-office-responds-to-officer-involved-shooting-no-threat-to-public/

https://adamsbroomfieldda.org/userfiles/2358/files/DecisionLetterOIS08112021.pdf
 

On 08/09/2021, at approximately 9:30 p.m., El Mirage police responded to a domestic disturbance involving a man reportedly threatening family members with a handgun at a residence in the 13000 block of West Crocus Drive. When officers arrived, 21-year-old Antonio Sanchez fled on foot into a nearby neighborhood while armed. Officers established a perimeter and attempted to locate him.
Officers eventually encountered Sanchez in a residential area. Police reported that Sanchez pointed a handgun at the officers during the confrontation. Officers fired their service weapons, striking Sanchez. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators recovered a handgun from the location of the shooting. The West Valley Incident Response Team conducted the criminal investigation.

https://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/el-mirage-police-identify-man-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting
https://www.azfamily.com/2021/08/10/el-mirage-police-involved-shooting/
https://ktar.com/story/4775637/officer-involved-shooting-el-mirage/
https://www.azfamily.com/news/police-shoot-kill-21-year-old-man-in-el-mirage-neighborhood/article_fcf141f2-fa13-11eb-8ef4-03125f92963b.html
 

On 08/10/2021, at approximately 9:27 p.m., North Aurora police responded to a residence in the 400 block of Pine Creek Drive after receiving a 911 call reporting that 51-year-old James R. Wiesner was behaving erratically. Officers heard people inside the home but received no response at the door until Wiesner's fiancée arrived and let them enter through the garage. Once inside, Wiesner pointed a handgun at the officers. The officers retreated from the residence into the front yard while Wiesner followed them outside, continuing to hold the handgun. He ignored repeated commands to drop the weapon and continued advancing toward the officers. One officer fired, striking Wiesner in the upper body. Wiesner was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Kane County Major Crimes Task Force Officer-Involved Death Team conducted the investigation. On February 24, 2022, Kane County State's Attorney Jamie Mosser concluded the officer reasonably believed deadly force was necessary to prevent death or great bodily harm after reviewing witness statements, forensic evidence, and the investigative file. She determined the shooting was legally justified and declined criminal charges. The North Aurora Police Department also concluded the officer acted within department policy and returned him to full duty following the investigation.

https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210811/man-killed-by-police-in-north-aurora-identified
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/ct-abn-north-aurora-police-shooting-st-0812-20210811-yv5x6v5j3vfhzmbglw2qax2m6i-story.html
https://www.northaurora.org/2021/08/11/north-aurora-police-officer-involved-in-shooting/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-north-aurora-fatal-police-shooting-20210811-zf44np35hrdrfpfc4hetl556wm-story.html

https://www.wspynews.com/news/local/north-aurora-police-justified-in-use-of-deadly-force-in-august-shooting/article_3583a10a-9653-11ec-a329-9f694c547d49.html

On 08/10/2021, at approximately 9:10 p.m., a Pamlico County Sheriff's deputy went to the residence of 71-year-old Marvin Richard Hitchcock Jr. to serve an order for arrest for failure to appear in court on driving while impaired and related charges. Hitchcock produced a handgun in what investigators described as a threatening manner, prompting the deputy to request assistance. Additional Pamlico County deputies, North Carolina State Highway Patrol troopers, Oriental Police officers, and North Carolina Probation and Parole officers responded and established a perimeter. Officers negotiated with Hitchcock for nearly 30 minutes while he remained armed.
Authorities reported that Hitchcock continued pointing the handgun in a threatening manner toward himself and responding officers. More than one law enforcement officer fired their weapons, striking Hitchcock. He died at the scene. The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation conducted the independent investigation, and the case was reviewed by the District Attorney's Office.

https://www.wnct.com/local-news/man-dies-after-deputy-involved-shooting-in-pamlico-county-ncsbi-to-investigate/
https://wcti12.com/news/local/man-threatening-deputy-with-gun-during-warrant-service-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting
https://www.wral.com/story/deputy-involved-shooting-under-investigation-in-pamlico-county/19821374/
https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/new-bern-nc/marvin-hitchcock-10304153

On 08/10/2021, shortly after midnight, a Clearwater police officer attempted to stop an SUV after observing it swerving across lanes on Court Street near Missouri Avenue. The driver made a U-turn and accelerated away. The officer did not continue pursuing the vehicle. Witnesses reported the SUV then traveled the wrong way westbound on one-way Chestnut Street at a high rate of speed. While attempting to avoid an oncoming vehicle, the driver lost control, rolled the SUV, and crashed into a medical office building near Chestnut Street and Prospect Avenue. Twenty-eight-year-old passenger Sasha Marie Hudtwalcker-Grey died at the scene. The driver, Pedro Castro, was transported to a hospital with injuries.
The investigation determined Castro was driving on a suspended license. Toxicology testing later showed his blood alcohol concentration was approximately twice Florida's legal limit, and he also tested positive for THC, hydromorphone, and midazolam. Castro was charged with vehicular homicide, DUI manslaughter, fleeing to elude law enforcement causing death, driving with a suspended or revoked license causing death, and related offenses. Public records also showed he had multiple prior prison terms before the crash.

https://www.tampabay.com/news/clearwater/2021/08/11/woman-killed-after-driver-flees-traffic-stop-crashes-into-building-in-clearwater-police-say/

On 08/09/2021, at approximately 9:18 p.m., Baltimore police responded to a domestic disturbance at a residence in the 6000 block of Alta Avenue after receiving reports that 40-year-old Marcus Martin had assaulted family members and was armed while experiencing a behavioral health crisis. Officers safely evacuated Martin's wife, daughter, and teenage son from the residence. After learning Martin had multiple firearms inside the home, police requested the department's Hostage Negotiation Team and SWAT. Negotiators attempted to communicate with Martin for approximately six hours while a police robot was used in an effort to establish contact.
At approximately 3:15 a.m. on 08/10/2021, Martin opened the front door carrying an AR-15 rifle slung over his shoulder and fired a shotgun toward the police robot. Baltimore Police SWAT sniper Officer Jeffery Archambault fired one round, striking Martin. Officers entered the residence, rendered medical aid, and Martin was pronounced dead. Investigators recovered three AR-15-style rifles, two shotguns, a 9 mm pistol, ammunition, firearm parts, and gun-making equipment from the home. Four of the firearms were registered to Martin, and one AR-15 appeared to be homemade.
On 08/19/2021, Baltimore Police released body-worn camera footage, tactical video, and surveillance recordings documenting the incident under the department's critical incident release policy. The release publicly identified Officer Jeffery Archambault as the SWAT sniper who fired the fatal shot. The shooting prompted renewed discussion over responses to armed mental health crises. Civil liberties advocates called for a full, transparent investigation, while mental health professionals noted that the presence of firearms limited the role of civilian mobile crisis teams.

• https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/marcus-martin-baltimore-police-involved-shooting-fatal/
• https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/mental-illness-did-not-prevent-bpd-shooting-victim-from-owning-guns
• https://www.wbaltv.com/article/police-involved-shooting-confirmed-in-northeast-baltimore/37256433
• https://www.wmar2news.com/news/local-news/new-details-in-deadly-officer-involved-shooting-in-northeast-baltimore
• https://www.wbaltv.com/article/baltimore-police-bodycam-video-police-shootings/37351262
• https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/baltimore-police-involved-shooting-body-camera-footage/
• https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/trauma-experts-mental-health-experts-should-be-on-scene-with-police-to-help-de-escalate
• https://baltimorewitness.org/victim-named-in-police-involved-shooting/

On 08/09/2021, at approximately 10:16 a.m., Tustin police responded to a mobile home park in the 14000 block of Newport Avenue after receiving reports that a man who had previously been seen wandering the neighborhood with a knife had returned and was hiding in bushes. Officers located 43-year-old Luis Manuel Garcia-Arias holding a long wooden pole. Officer Estela Silva repeatedly ordered Garcia-Arias to stop and drop the pole. Garcia-Arias advanced toward Silva while raising the pole, and Silva fired her service weapon, striking him. Garcia-Arias was transported to a hospital, where he died from his injuries.
Under California Assembly Bill 1506, the California Department of Justice conducted an independent investigation because Garcia-Arias was unarmed. The investigation reviewed body-worn camera footage, witness interviews, forensic evidence, dispatch recordings, and scene reconstruction. On March 19, 2024, Attorney General Rob Bonta released the investigative report identifying Officer Estela Silva as the involved officer and concluded the evidence was insufficient to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Silva acted unlawfully. No criminal charges were filed. The report also issued policy recommendations to the Tustin Police Department, including enhanced de-escalation training and tactical planning, improved compliance with body-worn camera policies, and better post-shooting officer communication procedures.

https://abc7.com/tustin-officer-involved-shooting-luis-manuel-garcia-arias-police/11171273/
https://www.ocregister.com/2021/08/09/man-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting-in-tustin/
https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/california-department-justice-releases-report-officer-involved-shooting-luis-manuel-garcia-arias
https://www.ocregister.com/2021/08/09/tustin-police-officer-shoots-person-after-responding-to-call-near-mobile-home-park/

https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/california-department-justice-releases-report-officer-involved-shooting-luis

https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/03/19/no-criminal-charges-for-orange-county-officer-who-fatally-shot-man-holding-wooden-pole/

On 08/09/2021, at approximately 11:33 p.m., Whitfield County Sheriff's deputies responded to multiple 911 calls reporting gunfire near Highway 41 and Westgate Drive in Rocky Face. Deputies encountered 63-year-old Steven Ray Bailey, who was armed with a handgun. Deputies attempted to negotiate with Bailey for several minutes. During the encounter, Bailey fired at the deputies, who returned fire, striking him multiple times. Deputies rendered medical aid before Bailey was transported to Hamilton Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation conducted the independent investigation.

https://gbi.georgia.gov/press-releases/2021-08-11/gbi-investigates-officer-involved-shooting-whitfield-county
https://newschannel9.com/news/local/whitfield-deputy-fires-weapon-while-on-duty-early-tuesday-gbi-investigating
https://daltoncitizen.com/2021/08/11/gbi-identifies-man-killed-in-deputies-involved-shooting-in-whitfield-county
https://www.wrcbtv.com/story/44493073/update-gbi-identifies-man-killed-in-whitfield-county-officerinvolved-shooting-monday-night
 

On 08/09/2021, Guadalupe County sheriff's deputies received information that a pickup truck involved in an aggravated kidnapping in Travis County was traveling eastbound on Interstate 10. Deputies and Guadalupe County constables located the vehicle near Highway 46 and attempted a traffic stop. The driver continued driving away while law enforcement pursued at speeds reaching approximately 100 mph. Investigators used the vehicle's OnStar system to remotely reduce the truck's speed, allowing deputies to bring it to a stop near the FM 2438 exit east of Seguin.
According to investigators, the driver immediately opened fire on deputies after the vehicle stopped. Deputies returned fire, striking him. Deputies attempted lifesaving measures, but he was pronounced dead at the scene. The Texas Rangers assumed the investigation into the shooting.
I checked for later developments, including identification of the decedent, officer names, Texas Rangers findings, lawsuits, and subsequent court proceedings. I could not verify any publicly released records identifying the deceased driver or the involved deputies, nor did I find any later public investigative report or civil litigation related to the shooting.

https://foxsanantonio.com/newsletter-daily/part-of-ih-10-eastbound-in-seguin-closed-due-to-ongoing-police-situation

On August 9, 2021, at approximately 9 p.m., Indianapolis Metropolitan Police responded to a call from inside an apartment in the 7500 block of Bayview Club Drive.
While an officer was checking the perimeter, Donald Williams fired at officers, striking one in the leg. Officers then entered the residence and discovered three additional people with gunshot wounds: an 11-year-old girl, a 41-year-old woman, and another individual whose condition was not specified. The 11-year-old girl and 41-year-old woman were transported to the hospital in critical condition.
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Donald Williams was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. He was transported to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

https://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2021/08/10/indianapolis-police-investigating-apartment-shooting-multiple-victims/5566730001/
https://www.wthr.com/article/news/crime/man-dead-after-police-shooting-at-indianapolis-apartment/531-8dfcce08-7c5a-4cb8-b7a4-29e574a9a5dc
https://www.wishtv.com/news/local-news/indianapolis-police-officer-shot-during-apartment-incident/
https://www.fox59.com/news/impd-officer-shot-in-leg-during-barricade-situation-3-others-hurt/

Border Patrol agents tracked a group of migrants for several hours, eventually apprehending seven individuals, including a man from El Salvador. After being handcuffed to two other migrants, the man became unruly, leading agents to separate him. He attempted to escape but was quickly apprehended again. Agents restrained him and placed him on the hood of a vehicle. After waiting for about an hour for a transport vehicle, agents discovered the man was dead upon arrival of the transport. Three migrants were killed in this event..

https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/speeches-and-statements/cbp-statement-death-custody-eagle-pass-tx-0 

Border Patrol agents tracked a group of migrants for several hours, eventually apprehending seven individuals, including a man from El Salvador. After being handcuffed to two other migrants, the man became unruly, leading agents to separate him. He attempted to escape but was quickly apprehended again. Agents restrained him and placed him on the hood of a vehicle. After waiting for about an hour for a transport vehicle, agents discovered the man was dead upon arrival of the transport. Three migrants were killed in this event.
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https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/speeches-and-statements/cbp-statement-death-custody-eagle-pass-tx-0 

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REASON FOR POLICE CHASE:
Traffic stop; the specific initiating violation has not been publicly disclosed in the available reporting. Clifton Forge Police Officer Shawn Urban attempted to stop a Subaru Outback driven by Michael Julian Wolfe in Clifton Forge. Wolfe continued driving away after Urban activated his emergency lights and siren, and Urban pursued. Later court proceedings confirmed Urban as the officer who initiated the stop.
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EVENT NARRATIVE:
On 08/09/2021, 26-year-old Randall Lee Tinsley of Low Moor was killed while riding his moped on Selma-Low Moor Road when a Subaru Outback fleeing Clifton Forge Police Officer Shawn Urban crossed into Tinsley's lane and struck him head-on. Tinsley was an uninvolved road user and had no connection to the police stop or pursuit.
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Urban had attempted to stop the Subaru in Clifton Forge. According to prosecutors, Urban activated his blue lights and siren, but the driver continued driving away at high speed onto Selma-Low Moor Road. Contemporary reporting states that Clifton Forge police eventually lost sight of the Subaru before the fatal collision.
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The available public record does not disclose the specific traffic violation that prompted Urban's original stop, the maximum speed reached during the pursuit, its precise duration or distance, or the distance separating Urban's police vehicle and the Subaru when police lost sight of it. No PIT/TVI maneuver, stop sticks, roadblock or police-vehicle contact was reported.
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At approximately 8:30 p.m., the Subaru was traveling west on Route 696/Selma-Low Moor Road when the driver lost control while negotiating a curve, crossed the center line into opposing traffic and struck Tinsley's 2021 Dong Fang moped head-on. Witnesses Thomas and Sarah Burnette saw the collision and called 911.
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The impact threw Tinsley from his moped and into a Nissan Titan pickup traveling behind him. Tinsley was wearing a helmet but died at the scene. The pickup driver was not injured.
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After striking Tinsley, the Subaru turned around and continued east on Selma-Low Moor Road. A short time later, it left the roadway and crashed. The driver then ran from the vehicle. Virginia State Police, the Alleghany County Sheriff's Office and other agencies searched for him using tracking dogs and a law-enforcement helicopter. He was ultimately apprehended in Botetourt County.
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Tinsley was 26 and lived in Low Moor. At sentencing, his mother, Teresa Tinsley, described the devastating effect of his death on their family and testified that Randall was regarded as “the glue” that held the family together.
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Virginia State Police Senior Trooper Benjamin Hobbs investigated the fatal collision. The driver later pleaded guilty to second-degree felony murder and felony eluding a law-enforcement officer. Charges of involuntary manslaughter and leaving the scene of an accident were not prosecuted.
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On 09/12/2022, Alleghany County Circuit Court Judge Edward K. Stein sentenced the driver to 40 years for felony murder, suspended after 25 years of active imprisonment. The five-year sentence for felony eluding was suspended.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
Clifton Forge Police Officer Shawn Urban initiated the traffic stop and pursuit. Urban was later promoted to sergeant. In 2024, Clifton Forge recognized him with a lifesaving and commendation award after he pulled a neighbor and a dog from a burning home. No verified prior fatal shooting, fatal pursuit, excessive-force finding, criminal charge or significant disciplinary history involving Urban was identified in the public records reviewed for this reconstruction.
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DISPOSITION:
The fleeing driver pleaded guilty on 05/31/2022 to second-degree felony murder and felony eluding and was sentenced on 09/12/2022 to 40 years for murder, with 15 years suspended and 25 years to serve. Officer Shawn Urban was not criminally charged for initiating the pursuit.

https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2021/08/10/26-year-old-moped-driver-killed-in-alleghany-county-hit-and-run-police-say/
https://virginianreview.com/71843/
https://www.wdbj7.com/2022/06/01/man-found-guilty-fatal-crash-that-happened-during-police-chase/
https://www.alleghanyjournal.com/aj_article.php?ndx=23790
https://twovirginiasmedia.com/news/murder-suspect-michael-julian-wolfe-25-is-guilty-of-second-degree-felony-murder-and-felony-eluding-a-law-enforcement-officer/

On 08/02/2021, U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Eagle Pass South Station tracked and apprehended a group of migrants on a ranch approximately 17 miles south of Eagle Pass near Highway 277. After a male migrant from El Salvador reportedly became disruptive while handcuffed to two other migrants, agents removed the restraints, and he attempted to flee before being apprehended again. Agents restrained him with his hands behind his back and placed him on the hood of a Border Patrol vehicle while transporting the group back to an earlier apprehension site to await a transport vehicle. After approximately one hour, agents discovered the man unresponsive. They began CPR and requested emergency medical services, but he was pronounced dead at the scene by the Eagle Pass Fire Department.
The incident was investigated by U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Office of Professional Responsibility, the FBI, the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General, the Dimmit County Sheriff's Department, and the Texas Rangers. All personnel involved were reassigned to non-field enforcement duties pending the investigation, and U.S. Border Patrol initiated a review of its transport and detention procedures.
A 2023 Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General report later identified the decedent as Jason González-Landaverde, a citizen of El Salvador.

https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/speeches-and-statements/cbp-statement-death-custody-eagle-pass-tx-0

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REASON FOR POLICE CHASE:
Reported impaired driver. The White County Sheriff’s Department received a complaint about a possible drunk driver near Indiana Beach. Deputies located a black 2013 BMW X3 and pursued it west toward Brookston. The driver was later identified as 23-year-old Joshua Brown of Springfield, Illinois.
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EVENT NARRATIVE:
On 08/08/2021, 21-year-old Jaliyah Z. Johnson of Country Club Hills, Illinois, was killed with her 4-month-old baby, Jeremiah Zayarie Brown, when the BMW in which they were passengers crashed during a White County Sheriff’s Department pursuit in Brookston. Four other people in the BMW survived, including two other young children.
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The encounter began after the White County Sheriff’s Department received a complaint about a possible impaired driver near Indiana Beach. Deputies located the black 2013 BMW X3 and pursued it west on State Road 18 toward Brookston.
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At approximately 11:00 p.m., the BMW continued west on State Road 18, crossed State Road 43 and entered 3rd Street at high speed. Witness Andrew Barbour, who lived near the crash scene, said he heard tires screeching and then the crash and saw a police vehicle approaching immediately behind the BMW.
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The BMW left the roadway, struck a tree and came to rest against an abandoned house near West 3rd Street and South Ripley Street. Jaliyah and Jeremiah were pronounced dead at the scene.
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The vehicle contained six people: the driver, Jaliyah, Jeremiah, a 21-year-old male passenger, a juvenile and a toddler. The juvenile was airlifted to a South Bend-area hospital, the toddler was airlifted to an Indianapolis-area hospital, and the adult male passenger was transported to a Monticello-area hospital.
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Police said the driver attempted to run from the crash scene but White County deputies apprehended him. Investigators later reported that he had been under the influence of a controlled substance.
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No public source located for this reconstruction identifies a PIT/TVI maneuver, stop-stick deployment, roadblock or intentional police-vehicle contact before the crash. The available reporting describes the BMW as traveling at high speed but does not provide a measured maximum pursuit speed, the precise pursuit duration or distance, or the distance separating the pursuing deputy from the BMW immediately before it left the roadway.
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Jaliyah was born on 07/27/2000 and was only 21 when she died. Funeral-home records identify Jeremiah Zayarie Brown as her baby and state that he was born on 03/23/2021 in Springfield, Illinois. Mother and infant were memorialized together after their deaths.
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The White County Sheriff’s Department asked Indiana State Police to conduct the crash investigation. ISP identified Trooper Fike as the investigating trooper in its preliminary reconstruction.
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The surviving driver faced felony allegations including neglect of a dependent resulting in death, resisting law enforcement causing death, reckless driving causing death and operating a vehicle while intoxicated causing death. The other adult passenger, Eric Stokes, faced a misdemeanor resisting-law-enforcement allegation.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The White County Sheriff’s Department deputy or deputies who initiated and participated in the pursuit have not been publicly identified in the official release or contemporary reporting located for this reconstruction. Indiana State Police Trooper Fike investigated the crash but was not the pursuing deputy.

https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/crime/illinois-woman-4-month-old-identified-as-victims-killed-in-crash-after-white-county-police-chase
https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/intoxicated-driver-led-officers-in-pursuit-then-crashed-killing-baby-and-adult/531-a52dd332-a34d-46b3-b8d1-3ac03275307f
https://www.jconline.com/story/news/2021/08/09/two-killed-police-pursuit-ends-crash-white-county/5553487001/
https://fox59.com/news/isp-infant-adult-killed-when-pursuit-ends-with-crash-in-white-county/
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/INPOLICE/bulletins/2ebfd84
https://www.wishtv.com/news/crime-watch-8/2-dead-including-infant-after-white-county-pursuit-ends-in-crash/
https://www.smithandthomas.com/obituary/jaliyah-johnson

On 08/08/2021, Detroit police undercover officers were conducting surveillance at a large street racing and drifting event on East Grand Boulevard near the GM Factory Zero plant. Police reported that a Dodge Charger collided with an unmarked police vehicle being used by undercover officers. Nineteen-year-old Michael Contrell Adams III exited the Charger and ran from the crash. Police stated Adams was armed with a handgun, ignored commands identifying the officers as police, and pointed the gun at an undercover officer, who then fired multiple shots, fatally wounding him. A handgun was recovered near the crash scene, and the Wayne County Medical Examiner ruled the death a homicide.
In September 2021, Adams' family filed a $20 million federal wrongful death lawsuit alleging Adams was unarmed, that the undercover officer never identified himself as police, and that Adams was shot twice in the back while running away. The lawsuit further alleged the handgun recovered at the scene was not in Adams' possession and challenged the department's account of the shooting. The family also criticized Detroit police for failing to release the identities of the involved officers and nearby surveillance video.
The shooting became the subject of public demonstrations and calls for accountability. On the first anniversary of Adams' death, family members and community activists renewed demands for release of additional evidence and transparency regarding the investigation. In September 2023, the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office concluded the undercover officer's use of deadly force was legally justified and declined to file criminal charges. The lawsuit settled for $2.5 million.

https://voiceofdetroit.net/2021/09/29/detroit-undercover-cops-murdered-michael-adams-iii-19-and-unarmed-on-aug-8-says-20m-lawsuit/
https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/attorney-suing-detroit-police-claims-man-fatally-shot-was-unarmed-chief-says-he-pointed-gun-first
https://www.waynecounty.com/elected/prosecutor/no-charges-to-issue-in-fatal-police-shooting-after-east.aspx
https://www.deadlinedetroit.com/articles/28991/teen_killed_by_detroit_police_in_drag_racing_incident_was_unarmed_lawsuit_alleges
https://www.bridgedetroit.com/detroit-teens-family-demands-justice-one-year-after-he-was-killed-by-police/
https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/lawsuit-alleges-man-who-detroit-police-say-pointed-gun-at-undercover-officers-was-unarmed-when-killed
https://wdet.org/2021/10/06/Teenager-Killed-by-Undercover-Police-Was-Unarmed-New-Lawsuit-Alleges/
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2023/09/01/prosecutors-detroit-police-officers-justified-in-2-fatal-shootings-kiazia-miller/70740033007/
 

On 08/08/2021, at approximately 10:30 p.m., Harris County Precinct 4 deputy constables responded to a Walmart at 21150 Kuykendahl Road after employees recognized a man and woman from an internal Walmart security bulletin involving a series of thefts at another nearby Walmart. Store personnel reported the group again concealed merchandise and left the store without paying before getting into a vehicle in the parking lot.
Deputies attempted to detain the occupants as the vehicle was leaving the parking lot. One man got out of the vehicle and walked away. According to investigators, he then produced a handgun and fired multiple rounds at the deputy constables. The deputies returned fire, striking him. He died at the scene. The vehicle fled the parking lot, but the remaining two occupants were located several miles away by Harris County Sheriff's Office investigators and were taken into custody for questioning. Investigators recovered a handgun with an empty magazine near the deceased man.
The Harris County Sheriff's Office Homicide Unit investigated the shooting with assistance from the Harris County District Attorney's Office. I searched for later developments, including identification of the deceased, identification of the deputy constables, body-camera releases, lawsuits, and prosecutorial findings. I could not verify any publicly released records identifying the deceased or the involved deputy constables, and I did not locate any later civil litigation or public prosecutorial report related to the shooting.
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https://abc13.com/deputy-involved-shooting-walmart-shoplifters-shot-and-killed-deadly-shootout/10940106/

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REASON FOR POLICE CHASE:
Reported impaired driver. The White County Sheriff’s Department received a complaint about a possible drunk driver near Indiana Beach. Deputies located a black 2013 BMW X3 and pursued it west toward Brookston.
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EVENT NARRATIVE:
On 08/08/2021, 4-month-old Jeremiah Zayarie Brown of Country Club Hills, Illinois, was killed with his mother, 21-year-old Jaliyah Z. Johnson, when the BMW in which they were passengers crashed during a White County Sheriff’s Department pursuit in Brookston.
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Jeremiah had been born on 03/23/2021 in Springfield, Illinois. He was not yet five months old when he died. His funeral-home memorial identifies him as Jaliyah’s baby and memorialized mother and son together.
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The pursuit began after the White County Sheriff’s Department received a complaint about a possible impaired driver near Indiana Beach. Deputies located the black 2013 BMW X3 and pursued it west on State Road 18 toward Brookston.
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At approximately 11:00 p.m., the BMW crossed State Road 43 and continued onto 3rd Street at high speed. It left the roadway, struck a tree and came to rest against an abandoned house near South Ripley Street.
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Jeremiah and his mother were pronounced dead at the scene. Four other people in the BMW survived, including another juvenile and a toddler who required helicopter transport to hospitals.
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A witness living across from the crash scene reported hearing tires screeching before impact and seeing a police vehicle approaching behind the BMW immediately after the crash. Public reporting does not provide a measured maximum pursuit speed, exact pursuit distance or duration, or the following distance between the deputy and the BMW when it crashed.
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No PIT/TVI maneuver, stop sticks, roadblock or intentional contact between a sheriff’s vehicle and the BMW was identified in the available reporting.
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Police said the surviving driver attempted to run from the crash scene but deputies apprehended him. Investigators subsequently reported that he had been under the influence of a controlled substance. He faced multiple felony allegations arising from the deaths and the pursuit.
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Indiana State Police investigated the fatal crash at the request of the White County Sheriff’s Department. ISP identified Trooper Fike as the investigating trooper.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The White County Sheriff’s Department deputy or deputies who initiated and participated in the pursuit have not been publicly identified in the official release or contemporary reporting located for this reconstruction. Indiana State Police Trooper Fike investigated the crash but was not identified as a pursuing officer.

https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/crime/illinois-woman-4-month-old-identified-as-victims-killed-in-crash-after-white-county-police-chase
https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/intoxicated-driver-led-officers-in-pursuit-then-crashed-killing-baby-and-adult/531-a52dd332-a34d-46b3-b8d1-3ac03275307f
https://www.jconline.com/story/news/2021/08/09/two-killed-police-pursuit-ends-crash-white-county/5553487001/
https://fox59.com/news/isp-infant-adult-killed-when-pursuit-ends-with-crash-in-white-county/
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/INPOLICE/bulletins/2ebfd84
https://www.wishtv.com/news/crime-watch-8/2-dead-including-infant-after-white-county-pursuit-ends-in-crash/
https://www.smithandthomas.com/fh_live/15100/15133/media/Johnson-and-Brown-dual-obit.pdf