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On February 2, 2021, a trooper from the North Carolina State Highway Patrol attempted to stop a driver for speeding. The driver did not stop, and police escalated the pursuit through Kenansville on NC-24, eventually turning onto NC-11. At the intersection of NC-11 and NC-903, during the chase, the driver failed to stop at a stop sign, drove across NC-903, struck a fence, and entered a pond, where the vehicle quickly became submerged in approximately 15 feet of water.
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One occupant was rescued, while four otherswere pronounced dead at the scene.
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Total Fatalities/Injuries during this police encounter: 4 fatalities

• https://wcti12.com/news/local/crews-responding-to-submerged-vehicle-along-duplin-county-roadway
• https://www.wnct.com/local-news/duplin-co-officials-respond-after-chase-leaves-vehicle-overturned-in-pond/
• https://speedlux.com/four-young-people-die-high-speed-car-chase-north-carolina/

On February 2, 2021, a trooper from the North Carolina State Highway Patrol attempted to stop a driver for speeding. The driver did not stop, and police escalated the pursuit through Kenansville on NC-24, eventually turning onto NC-11. At the intersection of NC-11 and NC-903, during the chase, the driver failed to stop at a stop sign, drove across NC-903, struck a fence, and entered a pond, where the vehicle quickly became submerged in approximately 15 feet of water.
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One occupant was rescued, while four others were pronounced dead at the scene.
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Total Fatalities/Injuries during this police encounter: 4 fatalities

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• https://wcti12.com/news/local/crews-responding-to-submerged-vehicle-along-duplin-county-roadway
• https://www.wnct.com/local-news/duplin-co-officials-respond-after-chase-leaves-vehicle-overturned-in-pond/
• https://speedlux.com/four-young-people-die-high-speed-car-chase-north-carolina/

On February 2, 2021, a trooper from the North Carolina State Highway Patrol attempted to stop a driver for speeding. The driver did not stop, and police escalated the pursuit through Kenansville on NC-24, eventually turning onto NC-11. At the intersection of NC-11 and NC-903, during the chase, the driver failed to stop at a stop sign, drove across NC-903, struck a fence, and entered a pond, where the vehicle quickly became submerged in approximately 15 feet of water.
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One occupant was rescued, while four otherswere pronounced dead at the scene.
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Total Fatalities/Injuries during this police encounter: 4 fatalities

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• https://wcti12.com/news/local/crews-responding-to-submerged-vehicle-along-duplin-county-roadway
• https://www.wnct.com/local-news/duplin-co-officials-respond-after-chase-leaves-vehicle-overturned-in-pond/
• https://speedlux.com/four-young-people-die-high-speed-car-chase-north-carolina/

On February 2, 2021, a trooper from the North Carolina State Highway Patrol attempted to stop a driver for speeding. The driver did not stop, and police escalated the pursuit through Kenansville on NC-24, eventually turning onto NC-11. At the intersection of NC-11 and NC-903, during the chase, the driver failed to stop at a stop sign, drove across NC-903, struck a fence, and entered a pond, where the vehicle quickly became submerged in approximately 15 feet of water.
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One occupant was rescued, while four otherswere pronounced dead at the scene.
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Total Fatalities/Injuries during this police encounter: 4 fatalities

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• https://wcti12.com/news/local/crews-responding-to-submerged-vehicle-along-duplin-county-roadway
• https://www.wnct.com/local-news/duplin-co-officials-respond-after-chase-leaves-vehicle-overturned-in-pond/
• https://speedlux.com/four-young-people-die-high-speed-car-chase-north-carolina/

On February 2, 2021, a man drove away from police after allegedly attempting to burglarize a home. The chase, involving several law enforcement agencies, concluded near the intersection of 13th Street and 30th Avenue in Meridian. The man, reportedly armed with a knife, allegedly attacked an officer. Police shot and killed him.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER:Fatalities: 1
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Last Update: 12/28/2024

https://www.wapt.com/article/meridian-police-investigating-after-suspect-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting/35399499
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/mississippi-police-officers-killed-armed-burglary-suspect-police-mississippi-meridian-officer-ap-b1796700.html
https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/incident/2203406
https://www.wtok.com/2021/02/02/meridian-police-investigating-officer-involved-shooting/
https://www.wxxv25.com/2021/02/02/meridian-police-investigating-officer-involved-shooting/

On February 1, 2021, around noon, Albuquerque Police Department officers responded to reports of a shooting at an apartment complex. Officers pursued a man from the incident in a high-speed chase through the city. The pursuit ended near Virginia Street NE and Lomas Boulevard NE in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The individual reportedly shot and killed himself at the conclusion of the chase.

https://www.krqe.com/news/crime/one-injured-in-ne-albuquerque-apartment-shooting/
https://www.krqe.com/news/man-leads-albuquerque-police-on-chase-before-killing-self/
https://www.krqe.com/video/driver-leads-police-on-chase-commits-suicide/4414502/

In February 2021, 43-year-old Lakisel Thomas was struck and killed while crossing the street to pick up lunch for her son when a fleeing vehicle ran a red light and hit her. Chicago Police had attempted a traffic stop for an improperly displayed registration. The driver, Isaac Wade, 20, was chased by police at 80 mph and ran multiple lights before striking another vehicle and hitting Thomas in the 7400 block of South Racine Avenue. She died shortly after at St. Bernard Hospital. The pursuit violated department policy, and in January 2025, the city proposed a $4.5 million settlement to her estate.

https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2025/01/09/police-chase-pedestrian-hit-killed-lawsuit-settlement-englewood-lakisel-thomas
https://news.wttw.com/2025/01/09/pay-family-woman-killed-driver-being-chased-police-45m-city-lawyers-recommend
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-police-chase-crash-englewood-woman-killed-settlement/14695192/
https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/01/09/chicago-to-pay-4-5-million-to-family-of-woman-killed-by-driver-in-police-chase-in-englewood/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-police-chase-settlement-lakisel-thomas/

On March 1, 2025, 22-year-old Messiah Nantwi died at Mid-State Correctional Facility in Marcy, New York, following multiple assaults by correctional officers. An emergency response team, including Officers Jonah Levi and Caleb Blair, responded to an incident in Nantwi's cell. Despite Nantwi having his hands raised and being unarmed, officers began beating him with fists, boots, and batons. The beating continued as he was moved to the infirmary, including additional beatings in a stairwell and a holding cell. Nantwi died from massive head trauma and 79 other injuries. Ten officers have been indicted in April of 2025, with charges ranging from second-degree murder to conspiracy and evidence tampering. The incident occurred during a statewide correctional officers' strike, with National Guard troops deployed to maintain prison operations.

https://apnews.com/article/5ec50359f3168e7115028c26784fc0af
https://www.reuters.com/legal/two-new-york-prison-guards-charged-with-inmates-murder-2025-04-16/
https://abcnews.go.com/US/prison-guards-indicted-connection-inmates-death-hochul/story?id=120861314
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/10-guards-charged-over-fatal-beating-of-a-new-york-prisoner-including-2-with-murder

On February 1, 2021, 34-year-old Andrew Scott Kislek followed his estranged wife to the Tucson Veterans Affairs Medical Center and rammed her vehicle before firing several shots into it. He fled the scene and was later stopped by Tucson Police near West Ajo Way and South 6th Avenue. During the stop in the Circle K parking lot, a confrontation occurred, and Officer Alexis Lujan opened fire, killing Kislek. The case was investigated by the Tucson Police Department’s Office of Professional Standards and the Pima County Attorney’s Office.

https://www.kold.com/2021/02/01/tucson-police-investigate-officer-involved-shooting-near-sixth-avenue-benson-highway/
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2021/02/03/andrew-kislek-killed-tucson-police-after-shooting-estranged-wife/4370766001/
https://apnews.com/article/police-tucson-shootings-veterans-044814d1c4e2a1c4caacb8e3de5ed73f

On 02/01/2021, 23-year-old Sandra Birchmore was found dead in her apartment on Washington Street in Canton. Investigators initially ruled her death a suicide, but federal prosecutors later determined she was strangled by former Stoughton Police Department officer Matthew Farwell, who then staged the scene to look like a suicide. Birchmore had been sexually exploited by Farwell since she was a teenager and was pregnant with his child at the time of her death. Farwell has been federally indicted for her murder and obstruction of justice and remains in custody awaiting trial.

https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/former-massachusetts-police-officer-arrested-connection-murder-young-woman
https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/former-stoughton-police-officer-indicted-allegedly-causing-death-his-victims-unborn-baby
https://www.wcvb.com/article/matthew-farwell-stoughton-massachusetts-police-sandra-birchmore-death/69056509

About 5 p.m., someone called 911 after noticing an unconscious man in the driver's seat of a vehicle stopped in the road. The driver, identified as Richard Fenton Thomas, woke up when deputies arrived. During the ensuing confrontation, deputies shot and killed him. Details as to what precipitated the killing were withheld by police.

https://fredericksburg.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/officer-involved-shooting-in-caroline-being-investigated-by-state-police/article_8f62380d-b825-5bc3-8891-b85df7d35b09.html 

On February 1, 2021, around 8:30 p.m., police responded to a call reporting that a man had broken into a home in Hayward and held the caller hostage. The hostage managed to escape and contacted the police. Authorities arrived at the scene and attempted to get the man, Terry L. Carson, to come out. Carson refused to comply, and a long standoff ensued. After a period of silence, police used a robot with a camera to check on Carson and discovered that he had died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

https://www.wqow.com/news/man-found-dead-inside-home-of-hayward-person-he-was-holding-hostage/article_1f68aa74-6788-55a9-9fd3-6ef11e4fdff2.html

On February 1, 2021, around 6:45 p.m., Snyder Police Department officers and Scurry County Sheriff's deputies responded to a disturbance at the Rip Griffin Travel Center truck stop located at 1100 US-180 in Snyder, Texas. Upon arrival, they encountered 57-year-old Kevin Hayes of Arkansas, who was armed with a firearm. Officers instructed Hayes to drop his weapon; however, he reportedly opened fire on the officers. In response, the officers returned fire, fatally wounding Hayes.

https://ktxs.com/news/local/dps-identifies-man-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting-in-snyder 

On 01/31/2021, Bledsoe County sheriff’s deputies went to a residence on Brockdell Road in Pikeville to serve multiple warrants on Chad William Songer, including a warrant related to a probation violation. According to authorities, during the attempt to take Songer into custody, a police dog was deployed. Police stated that Songer moved toward deputies while holding an object described as a weighted exercise ball and threw it during the encounter. Songer was mauled and fatally injured during the incident. Family members stated that the police dog caused his death. The officers were cleared.

https://www.wrcbtv.com/story/43272896/bledsoe-county-mans-cause-of-death-under-investigation-by-tennessee-bureau-of-investigation

On January 31, 2021, deputies from the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office responded to reports of a fight involving gunfire in the 1000 block of Atrisco Road SW in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Deputies, who were in the vicinity at the time, encountered a man, later identified as 41-year-old Ezekial Meza, while en route to the scene. Meza reportedly attempted to flee, leading to a confrontation during which deputies opened fire and killed him.

• https://www.krqe.com/news/crime/bernalillo-county-deputy-involved-shooting-on-atrisco-road/
• https://www.abqjournal.com/news/bernalillo-county-sheriffs-office-shooting-involving-fight-call.html
• https://www.koat.com/article/man-fatally-shot-by-bernalillo-county-deputies-during-response-to-fight/36452018

On 01/31/2021, California Highway Patrol officers were responding to a traffic collision along Interstate 80 near Dixon Avenue. According to authorities, officers observed a vehicle stopped on the shoulder with a damaged rear window and attempted to speak with the driver, identified as Karl Walker. Police reported that during the interaction, Walker produced a firearm and threatened an officer. Officers opened fire and Walker was shot and killed at the scene. The shooting was placed under investigation, and no criminal charges against officers were announced at the time of reporting.

https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/california/chp-shooting-identification/103-cf5ef68f-348d-44d1-97e4-798e8429496e

On January 31, 2021, Carmel Police Department officers responded to a disturbance at 441 W Main Street in Carmel, Indiana. A person, later identified as Keith Scales, 60, had reportedly threatened suicide and was firing shots from inside a residence shortly before noon. Upon arrival, officers observed gunfire coming from the home's windows and doors and began evacuating nearby residents. During the incident, Scales shot at several vehicles, including a police vehicle. When Scales allegedly raised a high-powered rifle toward the officers, they shot and killed him.

https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/police-activity-shuts-down-main-st-in-carmel/531-a1485fd7-0f2b-4d7b-b36d-fd144d63c629

In Kansas City, Missouri, an officer attempted a traffic stop near Gardner Avenue and North Chouteau Trafficway. The driver, Brandy Granados, accelerated away and police initiated a pursuit. Minutes later at Front Street and North Chouteau Trafficway, the car reportedly ran a red light and collided with a tractor-trailer. Granados was pronounced dead at the scene.

https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/one-person-died-in-a-sunday-crash-in-kcmo
https://www.kmbc.com/article/woman-killed-in-accident-involving-car-and-tractor-trailer/35375500

On January 31, 2021, at approximately 5:20 p.m., the McCurtain County Sheriff's Office responded to a domestic assault report involving Franklin Gray, a 39-year-old male. Gray was allegedly restraining his mother on a couch, causing her breathing difficulties. When deputies arrived at the residence in the 1700 block of Lavender Road in Broken Bow, Oklahoma, they encountered Gray outside the home and attempted to arrest him. During the altercation, Gray reportedly tried to take a deputy's firearm, resulting in the weapon discharging. Deputies deployed a taser in an effort to subdue Gray but were unsuccessful. The confrontation escalated, and at least one deputy opened fire, fatally shooting Gray.
The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) is investigating the incident. The findings will be reviewed by the District Attorney's Office to determine the appropriateness of the deputies' actions.
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1. https://kfor.com/news/osbi-investigates-officer-involved-shooting-in-mccurtain-county/?utm_
2. https://kfor.com/news/osbi-investigates-officer-involved-shooting-in-mccurtain-county/?utm_

On 01/30/2021, Bullitt County sheriff’s deputies were called to check on a vehicle parked in the middle of a roadway along Cedar Creek Road. Deputies attempted to get the driver, identified as Eric Kessler, to exit the vehicle. According to authorities, the vehicle then accelerated away. During the encounter, a deputy fired his weapon, striking Kessler. He was later pronounced dead. The shooting was placed under investigation, and no criminal charges against the deputy were announced at the time of reporting.

https://www.wbko.com/2021/02/01/officer-involved-shooting-leaves-man-dead-in-bullitt-county/

On 01/30/2021, Maricopa County sheriff’s deputies were serving arrest warrants at a resort property along North Scottsdale Road in Paradise Valley. Authorities reported that two individuals were taken into custody, while Kenneth Michael Dallas remained inside a room and did not exit. Deputies requested assistance from a SWAT team. According to police, Dallas was armed and remained barricaded when the SWAT team arrived. During the encounter, deputies reported that Dallas threatened officers with a firearm, and the SWAT team opened fire. Dallas was pronounced dead at the scene. The county attorney later reviewed the case and cleared the deputies of wrongdoing.

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/scottsdale-breaking/2021/02/01/kenneth-dallas-fatally-shot-swat-team-scottsdale-plaza-resort/4348751001/

On January 30, 2021, at approximately 12:35 a.m., East Cleveland police officers initiated a vehicle pursuit as part of a drug investigation. The chase concluded near East 110th Street and St. Clair Avenue in Cleveland when the fleeing vehicle collided with a utility pole and caught fire. The passenger, Shawn Antoine Crenshaw Jr., 27, was unable to be rescued and died from injuries sustained in the crash.

https://fox8.com/news/i-team/i-team-another-east-cleveland-police-chase-ends-in-a-crash-sending-several-to-the-hospital/
https://fox8.com/news/east-cleveland-police-take-3-into-custody-following-another-vehicle-chase-crash/

On 01/29/2021, law enforcement responded to reports of a domestic assault involving a firearm in La Quinta. Authorities reported that Javier Magdaleno left the scene in a vehicle and officers escalated a pursuit. The pursuit ended after the vehicle crashed near Jefferson Street and Avenue 48. Police stated that during the encounter that followed, Magdaleno obtained a rifle. Officers opened fire and shot him. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The shooting was placed under investigation, and no criminal charges against officers were announced at the time of reporting.

https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/crime_courts/2021/01/29/police-activity-jefferson-and-avenue-48-causing-traffic-backup/4315496001/
https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/crime_courts/2021/03/16/riverside-county-sheriffs-department-releases-video-footage-fatal-police-shooting-la-quinta/4722549001/

On January 29, 2021, a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper attempted to stop a vehicle in North Topeka for a cracked windshield. The driver refused to stop, and police escalated a pursuit. At approximately 55 miles per hour, the trooper executed a Pursuit Intervention Technique (PIT) maneuver, causing the vehicle to lose control and strike a telephone pole. A passenger in the vehicle was killed in the crash. The Kansas Highway Patrol reviewed the pursuit and PIT procedure following the fatality.

https://www.cjonline.com/story/news/2021/02/01/pit-maneuver-ends-fatal-kansas-highway-patrol-pursuit-topeka/4310001001/
https://www.wibw.com/2021/01/30/kansas-highway-patrol-investigating-fatal-pit-maneuver-topeka/
https://www.ksnt.com/news/local-news/1-dead-after-kansas-trooper-uses-pit-maneuver-topeka/

On January 29, 2021, officers from the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office responded to a car-jacking at gunpoint near the Pike Lake Super One grocery store in Saginaw, Minnesota where Scott Michael Jordon had allegedly forced a woman and her 16-year-old son from their vehicle. After they were safely out of the car, officers followed. They engaged in a shootout. Jordon was found dead. Police stated that he died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

https://www.fox21online.com/2021/06/18/st-louis-county-attorney-use-of-deadly-force-justified-in-saginaw-officer-involved-shooting/
https://www.fox21online.com/2021/01/30/update-man-died-of-self-inflicted-gunshot-not-officer-gunfire-in-shooting-in-saginaw-friday-bca-says/https://www.fox21online.com/2021/06/18/st-louis-county-attorney-use-of-deadly-force-justified-in-saginaw-officer-involved-shooting/

At approximately 2:20 a.m. on January 29, 2021, Valentin Gonzalez De La Cruz, the driver of a GMC Sierra, drove through the gate at the North Charleston Terminal. The South Carolina Port Authority Police Department initiated a chase and collided with the vehicle of Gonzalez De La Cruz, killing him.

https://www.counton2.com/news/local-news/charleston-county-news/schp-driver-attempting-to-allude-authorities-dies-after-crashing-on-ports-authority-property/

On January 29, 2021, Baylor County Sheriff's deputies attempted to arrest 34-year-old Chase Coats, who was wanted in Lubbock County for the alleged murder of his father, 56-year-old Russell Coats. Upon locating Chase Coats, he reportedly opened fire on the deputies, who returned fire, resulting in his death.

https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/news/2021/01/30/lubbock-murder-suspect-shot-dead-deputies-baylor-county/4327224001/

On January 28, 2021, around 5:45 p.m., officers from the Kosciusko County Sheriff's Office and Wabash County Sheriff's Office were serving a search warrant as part of a criminal investigation at 63 East Main Street in Wabash, Indiana. During the operation, police shot and killed Roger D. Hipskind, 37. Specific details regarding the circumstances leading to the shooting were withheld by police.

https://www.grandstaff-hentgen.com/obituary/roger-hipskind?utm_ 

On January 28, 2021, at approximately 3:49 p.m., police received a report of an armed robbery in Hudson Falls, New York. Officers identified a vehicle matching the man's description and attempted a traffic stop. The driver, later identified as Sheldon R. Streicher, 38, drove away. Hudson Falls Police, Washington County sheriff's deputies, and New York State Police pursued Streicher through Hudson Falls, Kingsbury, and into Fort Ann. The vehicle came to a stop on Clements Road near NY-149. As officers approached the vehicle, Streicher reportedly shot and killed himself inside.

https://www.news10.com/news/north-country/hudson-falls-man-kills-himself-after-police-pursuit/

On 01/27/2021, Los Angeles police officers responded around 10:30 p.m. to reports that a man had assaulted someone with a knife and was assaulting a woman in the Vermont Square area. According to police, officers arrived at the scene and observed a man inside a vehicle engaged in an assault on a woman. During the encounter, officers opened fire and shot Randy Miller. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The shooting was placed under investigation, and no criminal charges against officers were announced at the time of reporting.

https://www.dailynews.com/2021/01/28/la-police-shoot-and-kill-man-armed-with-knife-in-vermont-square-area/

On January 27, 2021, a multi-county vehicle pursuit began in Atascosa County and ended near the Southwest Side of San Antonio outside Jerry D. Allen Elementary School. The driver, 48-year-old Felix Santos, evaded officers, led them into Bexar County, and allegedly exchanged gunfire with law enforcement. Santos was shot during the confrontation and later pronounced dead at the hospital.

https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/crime/article/Officials-ID-man-shot-killed-in-San-Antonio-after-leading-police-on-car-chase-15899301.php

A vehicle fled a high-speed traffic stop. The deputy escalated to chase in Wichita Falls, reaching speeds up to 100 miles per hour. The chase lasted until the vehicle eventually left the road, crashed into a brushy area at the 1500 block of Old Iowa Park Road, and burst into flames.
TOTAL FATALITIES: Two fatalities (Charles Wayne McManus and an unidentified female passenger).

https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2021/01/27/fiery-crash-followed-police-pursuit-wichita-falls-early-wednesday-apparently-claimed-one-life/4274367001/

A vehicle fled a high-speed traffic stop. The deputy escalated to chase in Wichita Falls, reaching speeds up to 100 miles per hour. The chase lasted until the vehicle eventually left the road, crashed into a brushy area at the 1500 block of Old Iowa Park Road, and burst into flames.
TOTAL FATALITIES: Two fatalities (Charles Wayne McManus and an unidentified female passenger).

https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2021/01/27/fiery-crash-followed-police-pursuit-wichita-falls-early-wednesday-apparently-claimed-one-life/4274367001/

On January 27, 2021, San Antonio police stopped Erick Mejia, 26, who was driving an 18-wheeler, for a traffic violation. Mejia fled on foot into South Park Mall and exited through Dick’s Sporting Goods, where he was confronted by officers. Police stated Mejia raised a firearm toward them, and officers opened fire, killing him.

https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2021/01/28/witness-captures-fatal-sapd-shooting-outside-south-park-mall-on-camera/

On January 26, 2021, at approximately 7:41 a.m., a 3-year-old male child was a passenger in a 2012 Nissan Versa driven by his mother, Amanda Chatman, 24. While traveling north on South Willow Avenue in Cookeville, Tennessee, their vehicle was struck on the passenger side by a 2020 Toyota Tacoma driven by 25-year-old Michael Don Shepherd, who was fleeing from Tennessee Highway Patrol troopers. The collision occurred at the intersection of Interstate Drive and South Willow Avenue. The child died at the scene.

• https://www.wvlt.tv/2021/01/26/woman-children-killed-in-cookeville-pursuit/
• https://www.newschannel5.com/news/pursuit-ends-in-crash-on-i-40-in-cookeville-killing-woman-2-children
• https://www.wsmv.com/2021/01/26/police-3-dead-1-arrested-after-crash-cookeville/YouTube+2News Channel 5 Nashville (WTVF)+2News Channel 5 Nashville (WTVF)+2https://www.wsmv.com

On January 26, 2021, at approximately 7:41 a.m., a 4-year-old male child was a passenger in a 2012 Nissan Versa driven by his mother, Amanda Chatman, 24. While traveling north on South Willow Avenue in Cookeville, Tennessee, their vehicle was struck on the passenger side by a 2020 Toyota Tacoma driven by 25-year-old Michael Don Shepherd, who was fleeing from Tennessee Highway Patrol troopers. The collision occurred at the intersection of Interstate Drive and South Willow Avenue. The child died at the scene.

• https://www.wvlt.tv/2021/01/26/woman-children-killed-in-cookeville-pursuit/
• https://www.newschannel5.com/news/pursuit-ends-in-crash-on-i-40-in-cookeville-killing-woman-2-children
• https://www.wsmv.com/2021/01/26/police-3-dead-1-arrested-after-crash-cookeville/

On January 26, 2021, at approximately 7:41 a.m., Amanda Beth Chatman, 24, was driving north on South Willow Avenue in Cookeville, Tennessee, with her two young sons. A 2020 Toyota Tacoma, driven by 25-year-old Michael Don Shepherd, was fleeing from Tennessee Highway Patrol troopers and ran a red light at the intersection of Interstate Drive and South Willow Avenue, striking the passenger side of Chatman's 2012 Nissan Versa. Amanda Chatman and her two sons died at the scene.

• https://www.wvlt.tv/2021/01/26/woman-children-killed-in-cookeville-pursuit/
• https://www.newschannel5.com/news/pursuit-ends-in-crash-on-i-40-in-cookeville-killing-woman-2-children
• https://www.wsmv.com/2021/01/26/police-3-dead-1-arrested-after-crash-cookeville/

On 01/26/2021, a woman was shot and killed by an Adams County Sheriff’s deputy during an early morning encounter on Interstate 76 in Denver. A deputy located a reportedly stolen vehicle and made contact with the driver. During the stop, an altercation occurred, and the deputy opened fire, striking and killing the woman. Few other details were released at the time, and her identity was not disclosed.

https://www.denverpost.com/2021/01/26/adams-county-police-shooting-woman-killed/
https://www.9news.com/article/news/crime/woman-killed-in-adams-county-deputy-involved-shooting/73-cf2e142c-3e2c-44e7-b1e0-b370bf27ef6a
https://kdvr.com/news/local/woman-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting-in-adams-county/
https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/woman-dead-following-shooting-involving-adams-county-deputy
https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/woman-shot-killed-deputy-adams-county-i76/ 

On 01/26/2021, Vacaville police encountered Mark Meza driving a gray Dodge Dakota behind City Hall around 8:35 p.m. Police reported that Meza was driving erratically in the area. An officer attempted a traffic stop, and police chased him through nearby streets. Authorities reported that officers used their vehicles to stop Meza’s truck, forcing it off the roadway. After the vehicle came to a stop, officers opened fire and shot Meza. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Police declined to release details about what immediately preceded the shooting. The district attorney later reviewed the case and ruled the shooting justified. No criminal charges against officers were announced.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-01-27/vacaville-police-kill-driver-who-struck-patrol-vehicle
https://www.abc10.com/article/news/crime/pursuit-suspect-killed-following-police-shooting-in-vacaville/103-efa47425-7c78-4c2c-803a-047caf382aa2
https://www.ktvu.com/news/vacaville-police-fatally-shoot-man-they-say-drove-recklessly-rammed-patrol-car

On 01/26/2021, Riverside County sheriff’s deputies responded to a reported domestic disturbance at a residence on Steinhoff Avenue in Hemet. Authorities reported that the call involved an armed man and concerns for an estranged partner, with children nearby. According to police, gunfire occurred during the response after deputies arrived at the scene. Deputies opened fire and Steven Emmet Crosby was shot and killed. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The shooting was placed under investigation, and no criminal charges against deputies were announced at the time of reporting.

https://patch.com/california/lakeelsinore-wildomar/domestic-disturbance-suspect-shot-killed-perris-deputy