Death by Cop  2022-2024

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Adayn Rodriguez

Age :41

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 10/23/2024

Location : 2000 block of Slocumb Road

City : Haines City

County : Polk

State : Florida

Agency : Polk County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Adayn Rodriguez threatened to kill his wife and himself. Polk County deputies escalated a standoff that lasted until Rodriguez was found dead from suicide under police duress.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.yahoo.com/news/grady-judd-full-briefing-deputy-231426858.html

Phillip Scott Duelley

Age :41

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 10/22/2024

Location : 1000 block of Snowbird Drive

City : Malden

County : Kanawha

State : West Virginia

Agency : Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office, Charleston Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during arrest

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office, Charleston Police Department went to the 1000 block of Snowbird Drive to arrest a man who fled into the woods with a gun. Please engaged in a brief shootout and shot and killed the man.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wsaz.com/2024/10/22/suspect-dead-after-shots-fired/

Daniel Sullivan

Age :54

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 10/22/2024

Location : Lawson Gap Road

City : Sardis City

County : Etowah

State : Alabama

Agency : Etowah County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during disturbance call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A parent who was reportedly dropping off a child in the middle schools drop – off lane, allegedly caused the disturbance. Etowah County deputies appeared and chased the man by car, engaged him in a shootout and shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.cbs42.com/news/sardis-middle-school-parent-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting-that-began-in-the-car-drop-off-line/

https://www.sandmountainreporter.com/news/article_f926cd82-9185-11ef-a026-b3d78bc69bf0.html

Terrell Laron Hoggro

Age :59

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 10/22/2024

Location : Quality Inn

City : Chamblee

County : DeKalb

State : Georgia

Agency : DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during arrest

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Terrell Laron Hoggro was shot and killed during arrest. Police alleged that he produced a gun during arrest.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/georgia-officer-fatally-shoots-a-man-police-say-raised-a-gun-during-his-arrest/ar-AA1sNNyq

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 10/22/2024

Location : Julie Dean Road

City : Poplar Bluff

County : Randolph

State : Missouri

Agency : Doniphan Police Department, Randolph County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Juvenile driver killed by police during pursuit

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A juvenile robbed a store at gunpoint and fled. Police chased him and shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/officer-involved-shooting-under-investigation-following-store-robbery/ar-AA1sK1hp

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 10/22/2024

Location : Rodeway Inn on the 5200 block of S 1st Street

City : Abilene

County : Potter

State : Texas

Agency : Abilene Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

SWAT and Abilene police responded to a call about a suicidal woman at a hotel. Police found her walking outside with her mother. The mother alerted to police that she had a gun. Police charged her with guns drawn, and she pointed the gun at herself and her mother and finally ran away. When police charged after her, she died from suicide under police duress.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.bigcountryhomepage.com/crime/video-police-release-bodycam-footage-from-fatal-incident-at-abilene-hotel/

Brandon Thomas James

Age :24

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 10/22/2024

Location : Nashville Highway and Castle Street

City : McMinnville

County : Warren

State : Tennessee

Agency : McMinnville Police Department, Warren County Sheriff's Office, Tennessee Highway Patrol

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Three different law-enforcement agencies chased a stolen car at high speed until it hit bystander Phyllis Prater and killed her. Phyllis Prater and Brandon Thomas James who was being chased both died in the crash.
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TOTAL FATALITIES DURING THIS ENCOUNTER: 2

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.newschannel5.com/news/warren-county-suspect-running-from-police-hits-beloved-business-owner-on-highway

Phyllis Prater

Age :61

Gender :Female

Race : White

Date : 10/22/2024

Location : Nashville Highway and Castle Street

City : McMinnville

County : Warren

State : Tennessee

Agency : McMinnville Police Department, Warren County Sheriff's Office, Tennessee Highway

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Three different law-enforcement agencies chased a stolen car at high speed until it hit bystander Phyllis Prater and killed her. Phyllis Prater and Brandon Thomas James who was being chased both died in the crash.
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TOTAL FATALITIES DURING THIS ENCOUNTER: 2

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.newschannel5.com/news/warren-county-suspect-running-from-police-hits-beloved-business-owner-on-highway

Anthony Rodriguez, Jr.

Age :22

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 10/21/2024

Location : Leopard Street

City : Corpus Christi

County : Nueces

State : Texas

Agency : Nueces County Sheriff’s Office, Corpus Christi Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police, who felt threatened

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Police just arrived at the Corpus Christi detention center with an inmate and were doing paperwork when Anthony Rodriguez Junior approach them with a gun and fired shots. Police shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.kristv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/corpus-christi/c-c-p-d-investigating-an-officer-involved-shooting-on-the-citys-northside

Matthew James Fries

Age :43

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 10/21/2024

Location : Portage County Hike and Bike Trail

City : Ravenna

County : Portage

State : Ohio

Agency : Ravenna Police Department

Officer(s) : Not disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during “man with a weapon” call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Matthew James Fries was at the Portage County Hike and Bike Trail and had allegedly injured someone with a knife. Police arrived, saw him with an ax, and shot and killed him. He had been an unhoused man living in a nearby encampment.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://fox8.com/news/1-person-dead-after-ravenna-officer-involved-shooting/

BWC:
https://www.wkyc.com/video/news/investigations//95-14fe0010-93fe-4a18-9f79-c9cb097fcb67

Allen V. Hoad II

Age :50

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 10/21/2024

Location : Hoad's Angel Road

City : Cameron

County : Steuben

State : New York

Agency : Steuben County Sheriff’s Office, SWAT, Corning and Canisteo Police Departments

Officer(s) : Not disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Police were called for a man in mental health crisis. They arrived and found him with multiple weapons, firing at police vehicles. SWAT was called. Alan Hoad who drove towards police and his vehicle. They shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.eveningtribune.com/story/news/local/2024/10/22/cameron-standoff-ends-after-steuben-county-suspect-dies-driving-car-at-police/75792867007/

Christopher Allen Smith, Jr.

Age :27

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 10/21/2024

Location : Leopard Street and Nueces Bay Boulevard

City : Corpus Christi

County : Nueces

State : Texas

Agency : Corpus Christi Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during “shots fired” call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Two Corpus Christi PD detention officers had arrived at the detention center on Leopard Street with a prisoner and were doing paperwork when they heard shots in the neighborhood. When they arrived, a man pointed a gun and fired at them. Police shot back and hit the man twice, killing him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.kristv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/corpus-christi/c-c-p-d-investigating-an-officer-involved-shooting-on-the-citys-northside

Essex Jackson

Age :31

Gender :Male

Race : Native American

Date : 10/21/2024

Location : Dollar Tree at 37th and Glendale Avenues

City : Phoenix

County : Maricopa

State : Arizona

Agency : Phoenix Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during trespassing call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Phoenix PD recall to remove a man who was trespassing in a store. Police arrived and pointed a taser at him and the man allegedly took the taser away from police. Police shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/man-dead-2-officers-hurt-after-phoenix-police-shooting/ar-AA1sEmgd

https://www.abc15.com/news/local-news/person-down-after-shooting-involving-phoenix-police-near-35th-and-glendale-avenues

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/phoenix-police-identify-suspect-killed-in-shooting-that-left-2-officers-hurt/ar-AA1sCz5c

Keuntae Stewart

Age :22

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 10/21/2024

Location : GA-300

City : Bainbridge

County : Decatur

State : Georgia

Agency : Bainbridge Public Safety (BPS)

Officer(s) : Not disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Keuntae Stewart drove away from a traffic stop in Bainbridge Georgia and was chased by Bainbridge police. Police escalated speeds and attacked the vehicle with a PT maneuver, resulting in a crash during which the driver was ejected and died. The family is very vocal that he was hunted to death for a mere traffic violation, and has filed a lawsuit.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.walb.com/2024/10/21/1-dead-after-bainbridge-police-chase/

Wiley Jarvis Casstevens

Age :63

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 10/21/2024

Location : Armstrong Road in the Bethel Road section

City : Jonesville

County : Wilkes

State : North Carolina

Agency : Wilkes Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during arrest

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Wilkes County deputies arrived to arrest Wiley Jarvis Casstevens for incest and violation of a protective order and shot and killed him in the process.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.journalpatriot.com/news/man-dies-in-officer-involved-shooting/article_206bd506-1f69-53f5-a074-067ea19c946f.html

Logan Harrel

Age :23

Gender :Female

Race : White

Date : 10/20/2024

Location : OK-66

City : Rogers County

County : Rogers

State : Oklahoma

Agency : Rogers County Sheriff's Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Police chased a fleeing teenager in a possibly stolen car into the path of a female bystander, killing 23-year-old Logan Harrel and critically injuring her 50-year-old mother who was evacuated by helicopter. Her survival status is unknown.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.fox23.com/news/rcso-pursuit-ends-with-fatal-crash-on-ok-66-suspect-in-custody-planned-crime-spree/article_f1e88f3a-8f08-11ef-81d6-d7980d6ce5d7.html

Nathan L. Jeffries

Age :33

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 10/20/2024

Location : WB I-44

City : Saint Robert

County : Pulaski

State : Missouri

Agency : Saint Robert Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Motorcyclist (driver) killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Saint Robert police chased a motorcycle for unknown reasons on the westbound I 44 until it crashed into another vehicle, ejected the driver, Nathan Jeffries, who died.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.ozarksfirst.com/news/motorcyclist-dies-in-crash-after-i-44-police-pursuit-in-pulaski-county/

Tommie Lee Alexander

Age :31

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 10/20/2024

Location : Salem Church Road

City : Musella

County : Crawford

State : Georgia

Agency : Crawford County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Tommie Lee Alexander reportedly shot a woman in the face. Police arrived and transported the woman to the hospital in stable condition. Police began chasing Alexander, prompting him to die from suicide under police duress.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.macon.com/news/local/crime/article294292624.html

Michael Oswalt II

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 10/19/2024

Location : 200 Cline Avenue

City : Mansfield

County : Richland

State : Ohio

Agency : Columbus Police Department, Richland County ASORT

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Police were sent to 200 Cline Avenue in Mansfield for Michael Oswalt, who allegedly had a mental health crisis. Police arrived and saw him with a knife, retreating to an apartment where he lived with his girlfriend and two small children. Police escalated a standoff and evacuated the girlfriend. Police shot and killed him. This was the second standoff for a mental health crisis with police in a short period of time.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/1-dead-after-shooting-involving-mansfield-police

https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/1-dead-after-shooting-involving-mansfield-police

https://www.wmfd.com/article/bodycam-video-released-in-fatal-police-encounter-with-knife-wielding-suspect/19708

Taylor Cotton

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 10/19/2024

Location : 1200 block of Rosedale Drive

City : Dayton

County : Montgomery

State : Ohio

Agency : Dayton, Kettering and Moraine Police Departments, Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Police were called for Taylor Cotton, a man in mental health crisis. Police saw him with a weapon and called several other law-enforcement agencies who all arrived and escalated a standoff against the man. Ultimately, several officers fired shots at him and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.whio.com/news/local/police-presence-reported-dayton-neighborhood/RBGNAHJJH5HWHC4QZZYNLBX6O4/

Milo Lamar Kirsh

Age :45

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 10/19/2024

Location : Hollywood Casino

City : Lawrenceburg

County : Dearborn

State : Indiana

Agency : Lawrenceburg Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during armed domestic violence

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A man with a gun was reportedly chasing a woman around the Hollywood casino in Lawrenceburg. He reportedly fired shots. Police arrived and alleged that he confronted them with a knife. They shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wcpo.com/news/crime/one-man-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting-at-hollywood-casino

https://www.localnewsdigital.com/2024/10/21/identity-of-man-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting-released/

Francisco Campos

Age :36

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 10/19/2024

Location : Motel 6 at 3517 NW Hwy 101

City : Lincoln City

County : Lincoln

State : Oregon

Agency : Lincoln City Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during disturbance call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Lincoln City police were sent to a motel six in Lincoln city where a man and a woman were arguing. In the process of investigating this, police discovered that the man was wanted on felony warrants, and there was an allegedly stolen vehicle in the parking lot associated with a couple. State that he was noncompliant and “reached for his waistband” and they shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.newportnewstimes.com/news/oregon-state-police-is-investigating-an-officer-involved-shooting-in-lincoln-county/article_c2986c1c-8ec4-11ef-99ba-bb5636796c2e.html

Jose David Guillen Socorro

Age :18

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 10/19/2024

Location : 1900 block of South Vaughn Way

City : Aurora

County : Arapahoe

State : Colorado

Agency : Aurora Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Aurora PD were sent to a domestic violence call in which a teenager had severely beaten and injured his mother. Roommates tried to intervene but the man pulled a gun on them. Police arrived and shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://denvergazette.com/news/aurora-vaughn-officer-involved-shooting/article_0a0e1eec-8ef3-11ef-980a-77c2f3c4b7a8.html

https://www.whro.org/local-government/2024-10-22/federal-lawsuit-argues-norfolks-use-of-flock-cameras-is-unconstitutional

Marvin Taylor

Age :57

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 10/19/2024

Location : Woodland Avenue

City : Browns Mills

County : Burlington

State : New Jersey

Agency : Burlington County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during standoff

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Burlington County deputies arrived to a home on Woodland Avenue near Lakehurst for a house fire. They encountered a man with a gun, escalated a standoff and engaged in a shootout with him during which he was shot and killed.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/active-shooter-report-pemberton-township-burlington-county-new-jersey/4004137/

Jhon Vanegas Romero

Age :24

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 10/18/2024

Location : 8400 block of Jeske Road

City : Needham

County : Fort Bend

State : Texas

Agency : Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Jhon Vanegas Romero, a Colombian immigrant who had allegedly killed his domestic partner and fled reportedly died from suicide under police duress by hanging, according to police.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.fox26houston.com/video/1534575

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 10/18/2024

Location : County Road 1591

City : Bardwell

County : Carlisle

State : Kentucky

Agency : Kentucky State Police

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after homicide

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Kentucky State Police were sent to home on County Road 1591 near Bardwell in Carlisle County for a domestic violence call. They found a man with a gun and shot and killed him. Troopers then found his deceased wife inside of the home.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.kfvs12.com/2024/10/19/ky-state-police-investigating-deadly-trooper-involved-shooting-carlisle-co/

Dana Michelle Coyier

Age :30

Gender :Female

Race : White

Date : 10/18/2024

Location : Pinecrest Avenue

City : Austintown

County : Mahoning

State : Ohio

Agency : Austin Police Department

Officer(s) : Not disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Austintown PD were sent to a home where a person mental health crisis had allegedly fired a gun inside of the home. She locked herself into the home and police escalated a standoff. Police also sent in a drone and shot and killed her under undisclosed circumstances.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wkbn.com/news/local-news/austintown-news/police-involved-in-standoff-at-austintown-home/

Mang Yang

Age :25

Gender :Female

Race : Asian

Date : 10/18/2024

Location : Cedar at Nevada

City : Fresno

County : Fresno

State : California

Agency : Fresno County Sheriff's Office MAGEC

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed in bed by police chase crash into home

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Fresno County Sheriff's Office MAGEC anti-gang unit chase a vehicle at high speed for undisclosed reasons until the vehicle crashed into a home at Cedar and Nevada, killing Mang Yang, 25, and her sister Eliza Yang, 18, in their beds.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://abc30.com/post/2-women-killed-when-chase-ends-suv-crashing-central-fresno-home/15438114/

https://abc7chicago.com/post/fresno-news-fathers-pleads-help-after-daughters-eliza-mang-yang-killed-suv-crashing-california-home/15440742/

Eliza Yang

Age :18

Gender :Female

Race : Asian

Date : 10/18/2024

Location : Cedar at Nevada

City : Fresno

County : Fresno

State : California

Agency : Fresno County Sheriff's Office MAGEC

Officer(s) : Not disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed in her bed by police chase crash into home

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Fresno County Sheriff's Office MAGEC anti-gang unit chase a vehicle at high speed for undisclosed reasons until the vehicle crashed into a home at Cedar and Nevada, killing Mang Yang, 25, and her sister Eliza Yang, 18, in their beds.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://abc30.com/post/2-women-killed-when-chase-ends-suv-crashing-central-fresno-home/15438114/

https://abc7chicago.com/post/fresno-news-fathers-pleads-help-after-daughters-eliza-mang-yang-killed-suv-crashing-california-home/15440742/

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 10/18/2024

Location : Wisconsin Street

City : Detroit

County : Wayne

State : Michigan

Agency : Detroit Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A man in an apparent mental health crisis was seen firing shots at a truck and then sitting on someone’s porch. Police arrived and a confrontation began. The man allegedly used his gun to shoot himself. He died from suicide under police duress.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/man-threatened-shoot-neighbors-detroit-before-turning-gun-self

Matthew “Solo” Garcia

Age :39

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 10/18/2024

Location : Central Avenue SE and Alvarado Drive NE

City : Albuquerque

County : Bernalillo

State : New Mexico

Agency : Albuquerque Police Department.

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during trespassing call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Albuquerque Police Department were at the Tewa Motor Lodge on Central Ave. helping City of Albuquerque Code Enforcement to remove trespassers and relocate residents from the location. APD was detaining a group of “unruly” people when one became unruly and handcuffed them. Police engaged in some sort of altercation or attack on a handcuffed man and ended up shooting and killing him. Bystanders state that he was cuffed and unarmed when killed.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://abqraw.com/post/update-apd-says-man-was-handcuffed-when-shot-by-officers-in-latest-police-shooting/

https://www.abqjournal.com/multimedia/candlelight-vigil-for-justice-family-activists-and-community-members-gather-to-mourn-matthew-freddie-solo/collection_1560b5bc-8f24-11ef-b03b-87699edd9796.html#1

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-matthew-garcias-family-with-funeral-costs

Stephen David Bass

Age :36

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 10/17/2024

Location : Highway 9 near Juanita Road

City : Boulder Creek

County : Santa Cruz

State : California

Agency : California State Parks Police

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A California Parks officer attempted to traffic-stop a Mazda in Boulder Creek for undisclosed reasons. The card did not stop, and the officer escalated to chase that ended when the vehicle crashed in a curve, killing the driver, Steven David Bass.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/driver-dies-in-santa-cruz-mountains-park-ranger-pursuit/ar-AA1swlKU?apiversion=v2&noservercache=1&domshim=1&renderwebcomponents=1&wcseo=1&batchservertelemetry=1&noservertelemetry=1

https://kion546.com/news/santa-cruz-county/2024/10/22/driver-identified-in-deadly-highway-9-crash-thursday-chp-santa-cruz/

https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2024/10/22/boulder-creek-man-idd-in-fatal-highway-9-crash/

Yairton Garcia

Age :54

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 10/17/2024

Location : Lake Charles Lane

City : Palm Coast

County : Flagler

State : Florida

Agency : Flagler County Sheriff’s Office, SWAT

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during executional search warrant

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Flagler County deputies and SWAT arrived at our location on Lake Charles Lane with a search warrant for Yairton Garcia. Several family members left the residence but he refused to cooperate, locking himself into the home. SWAT escalated a lengthy standoff, sent an ICOR Mini-Caliber robot into the home to deliver a phone, but he refused to communicate. They sent the robot again for surveillance of the home and found him dead from suicide under police duress in the bathroom.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.flaglersheriff.com/cmsfiles/2024-188-Suspect-Wanted-in-Flagler-Beach-Shooting-Found-Dead-from-Self-Inflicted-Gunshot-Wound-docx.pdf

Rick Alastor Newman

Age :

Gender :Female

Race : Unknown

Date : 10/17/2024

Location : 15th and Durston

City : Bozeman

County : Gallatin

State : Montana

Agency : Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Rick Alastor Newman was allegedly in a mental health crisis and may have threatened a relative a handgun. Police arrived and she fled. Police pursued her through town and located her outside of a shopping complex. Police state that she still had a handgun. Bozeman PD and Gallatin County SWAT escalated lengthy standoff during which she started to put down the gun and then allegedly picked it up again. Police shot and killed her.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.kbzk.com/news/crime-courts/woman-dies-in-officer-involved-shooting-with-15th nd -police#google_vignette

Fernando Guerrero Esparza

Age :39

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 10/17/2024

Location : 300 block of South San Gorgonio Avenue

City : Banning

County : Riverside

State : California

Agency : Banning Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during disturbance call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Banning PD were called to a business in the 300 block of S. Saint Gorgonia Avenue for disturbance by an unwanted person with a knife. They arrive, so who matches the description and confronted him. The edge that he walked towards him with a knife and they shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://kesq.com/news/2024/10/17/police-investigate-officer-involved-shooting-in-banning/

Joseph Horan V

Age :32

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 10/17/2024

Location : Unknown

City : Walterboro

County : Colleton

State : South Carolina

Agency : Colleton County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during vandalism and PTSD exacerbation

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Walterboro police and Colleton County deputies were sent to a disturbance Tuesday night in a parking lot off Sniders Highway near a Best Western and Ruby Tuesday. Police state that they were called because was slashing car tires. Police arrived, allegedly saw him with a knife and killed him. His family states that he was a very kind man, severe military, PTSD and a TBI head injury. He was also alignment who had worked tirelessly during hurricane Milton recovery just prior to his death. It is unknown whether he had any access to mental health support.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVCXRdxb4iE

https://www.counton2.com/news/man-killed-after-colleton-county-officer-involved-shooting-identified/

https://www.postandcourier.com/news/colleton-county-sheriff-deputy-shooting-suspect-killed-ois/article_377903e2-8ba6-11ef-9689-639ae6ef31ac.html

https://www.counton2.com/news/local-news/colleton-county-news/friend-believes-walterboro-officer-involved-shooting-suspect-suffered-ptsd-was-a-lineman-helping-with-storm-recovery/

Desmund Louis Moore

Age :42

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 10/17/2024

Location : Unknown

City : Mount Airy

County : Surry

State : North Carolina

Agency : Mount Airy Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during pursuit by car and K9

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Mount Airy PD chased Desmond Lewis Moore in a vehicle upon a report of unspecified “suspicious vehicle.” Police later, added that he may have been involved or have knowledge of a prior homicide. It is not clear which of the two were the reasons for the chase at the onset. Police chased the vehicle into a head-on crash with another vehicle. Three people ran from the car and Moore and a female fled into a wooded area on foot. More was apparently approached or attacked by a K9 and fired shots. Police engaged in a shootout, killing him. The police dog died from gunshot wounds. It is unclear at this time whose bullets struck the animal.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://abc11.com/post/yarborough-road-shooting-murder-suspect-identified-large-day-after-deadly-double-cumberland-county/15435417/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQnk_3blrhA

Kathleen Marie Fresard

Age :71

Gender :Female

Race : White

Date : 10/16/2024

Location :

City : Owen County

County : Owen

State : Kentucky

Agency : Owen County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Frank Blackwell

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by collision with pet patrol vehicle

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Kathleen Fresard was driving north on US 127 when Owen County deputy Frank Blackwell Driving with lights and sirens at unknown speed crashed into her, killing her.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wcpo.com/news/state/state-kentucky/police-investigating-after-crash-involving-police-cruiser-leaves-one-woman-dead

Kenneth Louis Price

Age :38

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 10/16/2024

Location : Prince Frederick Road

City : Hughesville

County : Charles

State : Maryland

Agency : Charles County Sheriff’s Office, Calvert County Sheriff’s Office, St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after homicide

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Kenneth Lewis Price allegedly shot and killed a woman and fled. Police recovered a dead woman and a living seven-month-old infant and chased price until a Calvert County deputy struck him. He exited the vehicle and allegedly fired a single shot, dying by suicide under police duress.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.fox5dc.com/news/shooting-suspect-custody-after-car-chase-ends-charles-county-sheriffs-office

https://www.dcnewsnow.com/news/local-news/maryland/st-marys-county/smcso-suspect-in-deadly-lexington-park-shooting-arrested-after-police-chase/

Name Not Disclosed

Age :28

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 10/16/2024

Location : 25 1/2 Mile Rd and R Dr S

City : Homer Township

County : Calhoun

State : Michigan

Agency : Albion DPS, Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

DPS and Calhoun County deputies arrived at the residence of a man outstanding warrants. He fled into a cornfield and police sent a drone and a K9 after him. He was located deceased from suicide under police duress.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.woodtv.com/news/calhoun-county/man-dies-by-suicide-while-fleeing-deputies-say/