Death by Cop  2022-2024

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Joey Gomez 2 of 2

Age :34

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 10/03/2024

Location : 71 Freeway

City : Pomono

County : Los Angeles

State : California

Agency : LAPD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver and passenger killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

LAPD pursued a vehicle at high speed until it crashed and rolled over and ejected two people who died.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/2-killed-in-rollover-crash-during-police-pursuit-pomona/

Charles Sanders

Age :69

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 10/03/2024

Location : Schmidt Lane

City : Belleville

County : St. Clair

State : Illinois

Agency : St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during armed domestic disturbance

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

St. Clair deputies were called to a domestic disturbance and found 69-year-old Charles Sanders, armed in his home. He fired his gun several times according to police who shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/crime/st-clair-county-sheriffs-deputy-shoots-kills-man-domestic-disturbance/63-2876dc43-6c25-4ca9-bbee-5ffe7a195a4f

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 10/03/2024

Location : Choctaw Street near South West Avenue

City : Tahlequah

County : Cherokee

State : Oklahoma

Agency : US Marshals

Officer(s) : Not disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during arrest

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

US Marshals arrived on Choctaw Street near Southwest Avenue to arrest someone and killed the person in the process.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.fox23.com/news/ohp-investigating-law-enforcement-involved-shooting-in-tahlequah/article_988c6fd2-81b7-11ef-9908-677e19946d4c.html

Lacee Nichole Kelly

Age :52

Gender :Female

Race : White

Date : 10/02/2024

Location : Valley Fair Mall

City : West Valley City

County : Salt Lake

State : Utah

Agency : West Valley City Police Department

Officer(s) : Not disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Police observed a man in a park smoking cannabis and began chasing him. He fled on foot and jumped in an electrician vehicle and continue to flee with police escalating a high-speed chase. This continued until the police chase crashed into a bystander, killing a 52-year-old woman.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/northern-utah/one-person-critically-injured-during-police-pursuit-crash-at-valley-fair-mall

Name Not Disclosed

Age :31

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 10/02/2024

Location : Unknown

City : Nashville

County : Davidson

State : Tennessee

Agency : Nashville, Police Department, SWAT

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress during SWAT standoff

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Nashville police foot-chased a 31-year-old man for undisclosed reasons. He fled into a nearby home and locked himself in. Police approached with SWAT, K9s and a Lenco Bearcat and escalated a standoff that lasted for hours. At 4 PM, police made forcible entry into the residence and found the man dead from suicide under police duress.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixhf_Qoa3G4

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 10/02/2024

Location : 5500-block of South Pulaski Road

City : Chicago

County : Cook

State : Illinois

Agency : Chicago Police Department, Priority Response Team

Officer(s) : Not disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Chicago PD officers with the Priority Response Team tasked with pursuing robberies were on patrol at about 1:58 a.m. when they saw two people in a black Lexus and for unknown reasons believed they were armed and escalated a chase at high speeds that ended when the vehicle crashed and ejected a passenger who died.

Bystanders report that the car had crashed into an abandoned building that partially collapsed and crushed the car. Blood was reportedly seen nearby. The building was demolished the next day. Nearly 2 weeks after the crash, Chicago PD has not acknowledged the building collapse nor identified the deceased person or substantiated what they were accused of causing the fatal pursuit.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://abc7chicago.com/post/1-killed-after-being-ejected-car-ashland-avenue-mckinley-park-crash-chicago-police-say/15378589/

Felix Guadalupe Manzo Chocoteco

Age :39

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 10/02/2024

Location : 200 block of Blomquist Dr

City : Bakersfield

County : Kern

State : California

Agency : Bakersfield Police Department

Officer(s) : Not disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during traffic stop

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A woman called Bakersfield PD and said she was hearing unknown voices in her home. Police arrived and located a man and shot and killed him. The circumstances are unclear at this time.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/bpd-investigates-officer-involved-shooting-in-southwest-bakersfield

https://bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/coroner-identifies-man-killed-in-southwest-bakersfield-officer-involved-shooting-blomquist-drive-kern-county-california

Alberto Rodriguez

Age :28

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 10/02/2024

Location : 1000 W Hill Street

City : Avon Park

County : Highlands

State : Florida

Agency : Highlands County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during “unwanted person” call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Highlands police were sent to 1000 West Hill St. in Allman Park for men causing a disturbance and allegedly having a knife. Police found Alberto Rodriguez and reportedly asked him to leave the location but he refused for unknown reasons. Police then try to arrest him and fired tasers at him. When tasers failed to subdue him, police continued the altercation. Rodriguez picked up nearby weights from a weight bench and began throwing them toward police. Police reportedly feared for their lives and shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wfla.com/news/highlands-county/suspect-dead-after-deputy-involved-shooting-in-highlands-county/

Scott Carlstrom

Age :53

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 10/02/2024

Location : 1700 block of Casselberry Road

City : St. Cloud

County : Woods

State : Minnesota

Agency : St. Cloud Police Department

Officer(s) : Not disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during investigation

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Morrison County deputies and the Minnesota BCA went to a residence in the 1700 block of Castleberry Road in St. Cloud because they believed that an endangered 14-year-old runaway was sheltered with a man there. Several agencies, including SWAT arrived and launched a tactical approach, details of which are unknown, during which the man died from suicide. The teen was found unharmed.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.fox9.com/news/st-cloud-swat-recovers-missing-endangered-juvenile

Felix Rivera

Age :41

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 10/02/2024

Location : 32 Heroult Road

City : Worcester

County : Worcester

State : Maine

Agency : Massachusetts State Police

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during traffic stop

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Massachusetts state police tried to traffic stop a man for “behaving suspiciously” and possibly having a gun. The man did not stop and troopers pursuit him on foot during which he allegedly tried to carjack a vehicle. Troopers shot and killed him. He is believed to have killed Yubar Perez, 40, at another location prior to the fatal traffic stop.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://turnto10.com/news/local/police-investigation-disrupts-traffic-on-interstate-190-in-worcester#

https://whdh.com/news/police-identify-victim-and-gunman-in-deadly-worcester-shooting-as-investigation-continues/

Rodrigo Steven Herrera Beltran

Age :19

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 10/01/2024

Location : 800 block of FM 548

City : Royse City

County : Rockwall

State : Texas

Agency : Rockwall County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide on the police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A Rockwall deputy tried to traffic stop Steven Herrera Beltran for having a partially obscured temporary license tag. He did not stop and police escalated a chase. During the chase, police alleged that he fired shots at them and exited, fleeing at SR 276. The vehicle crashed and Beltran died from suicide under police duress.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2024/10/01/driver-dead-after-rockwall-county-shooting-pursuit-ends-in-power-pole-crash/

https://www.fox4news.com/news/shots-fired-rockwall-county-deputies-during-high-speed-chase

Malcolm Burns

Age :34

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 10/01/2024

Location : Unknown

City : Northwood

County : Rockingham

State : New Hampshire

Agency : Northwood Police Department

Officer(s) : Nicholas Kane

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Northwood Police were sent to a domestic disturbance call in a fight between Malcolm Burns and his father. Police arrived and allegedly engaged in an altercation with Burns and shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wmur.com/article/northwood-new-hampshire-shooting-update-101/62471453

Jason Alexander Fox

Age :27

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 10/01/2024

Location : College Avenue, Avenue and Curry Road

City : Tempe

County : Maricopa

State : Arizona

Agency : Tempe Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during traffic stop

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Tempe PD traffic-stopped Jason Alexander Fox for a previous incident. Police engaged in an unknown altercation with him, resulting in a shootout during which Jason Fox was killed and an officer shot in the arm. Fox was wanted for a racially motivated crime of shooting a man in the face while yelling racial slurs.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/officer-involved-shooting-breaks-out-tempe-suspect-custody

Tashawn Jackson

Age :17

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 10/01/2024

Location : 1100 block of East Vine Street

City : Opelousas

County : St. Landry

State : Louisiana

Agency : Sunset, Police Department, Opelousas Police Department

Officer(s) : Not disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Sunset Police Department and the Opelousas Police Department located a vehicle that had been stolen from a commercial parking lot. The vehicle was driven by a 17-year-old male and police escalated a chase that lasted until the driver crashed at high-speed, was ejected from the vehicle and died.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.klfy.com/local/st-landry-parish/man-killed-in-early-morning-opelousas-crash/

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 09/30/2024

Location : Four Mile Road and Main Street

City : Caledonia

County : Racine

State : Wisconsin

Agency : Racine Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

The Racine PD saw a vehicle they felt was involved in earlier incident and escalated a chase at high speed that continued until the vehicle crashed into a tree and the driver died.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/2024/10/01/driver-dies-after-crashing-into-tree-during-police-pursuit-racine-county/75464035007/

Cedric Hayden 1 of 2

Age :35

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 09/30/2024

Location : Schoenherr Road and Prospect Avenue

City : Warren

County : Mahoning

State : Michigan

Agency : Warren Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Two bystanders killed by speeding police vehicle

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Cedric Hayden had just gotten off work according to his family when police reportedly chased another vehicle at high speed. The speeding officer crashed into Hayden’s vehicle, killing Cedric Hayden, 35, and his friend Dujuan Pettis, 34. Police deny that they chased anyone and offered no explanation for the crash. Several days after the crash, police admitted that police were on their way to an area where a stolen car may have been spotted and had announced the intended chase to dispatch just prior to impact.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://x.com/dougpoppa1/status/1839794489663291438

https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/warren-police-officers-critically-injured-deadly-crash/

https://fox59.com/news/crash-report-details-deadly-plainfield-police-chase/

Hunter Newton

Age :21

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 09/30/2024

Location : 11000 block of SE Oak Street

City : Milwaukie

County : Clackamas

State : Oregon

Agency : Milwaukie Police Department

Officer(s) : Sgt. Eduardo Sanchez, Kwasean Akom

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during traffic stop

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Milwaukie PD traffic-stopped Hunter Newton reportedly refused to get out of his vehicle at a Taco Bell parking lot. Police alleged that he was driving with a suspended license and that they had to forcibly remove him from his vehicle during which time it was shot and killed. At least two bystanders who witnessed the fatal shooting dispute, the police narrative, and state that Newton had cooperated and gotten out of his vehicle with his hands up and appeared injured. The DA confirmed that he had been unarmed.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2024/10/21-year-old-man-shot-by-milwaukie-police-was-unarmed-da-says.html

Dujuan Pettis 2 of 2

Age :36

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 09/30/2024

Location : Schoenherr Road and Prospect Avenue

City : Warren

County : Mahoning

State : Michigan

Agency : Warren Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Two bystanders killed by speeding police vehicle

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Cedric Hayden had just gotten off work according to his family when police reportedly chased another vehicle at high speed. The speeding officer crashed into Hayden’s vehicle, killing Cedric Hayden, 35, and his friend Dujuan Pettis, 34. Police deny that they chased anyone and offered no explanation for the crash. Several days after the crash, police admitted that police were on their way to an area where a stolen car may have been spotted and had announced the intended chase to dispatch just prior to impact.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/warren-police-officers-critically-injured-deadly-crash/

Dashcam video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsjpwEeMA7g

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzZKpgDVX54

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 09/30/2024

Location : Unknown

City : Little Rock

County : Pulaski

State : Arkansas

Agency : Little Rock Police Department

Officer(s) : Not disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Little Rock police stated that they saw a motorist driving recklessly through a stop light in Little Rock and escalated a chase until the vehicle crashed and exploded, killing the driver. Arkansas State Police has not given any information on the driver who was killed and the crash was not listed on the Fatal Crash Summary page of the Arkansas Department of Safety, presumably because the case is shielded from public view while being investigated.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2024/sep/27/little-rock-police-pursuit-ends-in-fiery-wreck-17/

Emma Gordhamer

Age :25

Gender :Female

Race : White

Date : 09/29/2024

Location : Antelope Drive

City : Layton

County : Comanche

State : Utah

Agency : Utah Highway Patrol

Officer(s) : Not disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Utah Highway Patrol chased a woman with a toddler in a van at high speed until the van crashed. The woman died and the toddler was critically injured. Police did not disclose why they undertook this life-threatening pursuit.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.ksl.com/article/51143329/police-pursuit-on-i-15-ends-in-deadly-rollover-crash

https://kutv.com/news/local/identity-released-of-woman-killed-in-layton-rollover-crash#

Bryan Mojica 2 of 2

Age :21

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 09/29/2024

Location : 32nd Street and South Shore Drive

City : Holland

County : Ottawa

State : Michigan

Agency : Holland Public Safety Officer

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

An unnamed Holland Public Safety Officer responded to a report of shots being fired and came upon 26-year-old Alfredo Mojica Majin and his brother, 21-year-old Bryan Mojica, and chased them by car. The vehicle crashed and both died.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8jYbTQv924

https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/lakeshore/ottawa/suspects-killed-in-pursuit-ending-crash-were-brothers

Alfredo Mojica Majin 1 of 2

Age :26

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 09/29/2024

Location : 32nd Street and South Shore Drive

City : Holland

County : Ottawa

State : Michigan

Agency : Holland Public Safety Officer

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

An unnamed Holland Public Safety Officer responded to a report of shots being fired and came upon 26-year-old Alfredo Mojica Majin and his brother, 21-year-old Bryan Mojica, and chased them by car. The vehicle crashed and both died.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8jYbTQv924

https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/lakeshore/ottawa/suspects-killed-in-pursuit-ending-crash-were-brothers

Name Not Disclosed

Age :50

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 09/29/2024

Location : 19th Street and Rainier Avenue

City : Everett

County : King

State : Washington

Agency : Washington State Patrol

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Washington State Patrol chased a vehicle for a moving violation. The driver fled and police escalated a chase that ended in the Riverside neighborhood when the vehicle T-boned a teenage driver and crashed into the bushes. The teenage bystander was injured. The man who was chased until he wrecked the vehicle died in the hospital from his injuries. He was described as a 50-year-old man by friends. Washington State in 2021 banned police pursuits. With pressure from the police lobby, the state lifted pursuit restrictions for serious felonies only in 2023. This pursuit was reportedly initiated for a moving violation with no reports of a dire emergency warranting a pursuit.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://komonews.com/news/local/state-patrol-pursuit-leads-to-deadly-rollover-crash

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 09/29/2024

Location : US-19

City : St. Petersburg

County : Pinellas

State : Florida

Agency : Florida Highway Patrol (FHP)

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Florida Highway Patrol saw four adolescent drivers and alleged that the vehicle “drove over the median.” Police attempted to traffic stop the vehicle which did not stop. Police escalated a chase, executed a PIT maneuver at high speed crashed, killing one passenger and injuring three others. This chase was reportedly initiated over a traffic violation.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/st-petersburg-man-killed-in-crash-following-police-chase-on-us-19/ar-AA1rnCEB

https://www.wtsp.com/article/traffic/st-petersburg-deadly-crash-34th-street/67-2872cb1e-1985-4898-9329-20f882c434c7

Paul Simon Fialho

Age :50

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 09/29/2024

Location : Unknown

City : Port St. Lucie

County : St. Lucie

State : Florida

Agency : Port St. Lucie Police Department

Officer(s) : Not disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during mental health, crisis and domestic violence incident

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Port St. Lucie police arrived in the 600 block of NW. Marion Ave. for a call of a man with a “explosive device.” They found a man walking around with an open propane tank and a lighter. Police shot and killed him. They found his wife restrained with zip ties in the house. Small children were unarmed in the upstairs of the home.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/crime/st-lucie-county/2024/09/28/psl-police-kill-man-with-explosive-device-in-domestic-violence-probe/75435789007/

https://www.wptv.com/news/treasure-coast/region-st-lucie-county/port-st-lucie/zip-ties-propane-and-children-port-st-lucie-police-identify-man-shot-and-killed-by-officer

James V. Afuvai

Age :24

Gender :Male

Race : Native Pacific Islander

Date : 09/29/2024

Location : 500 block of N. Park Street

City : Anchorage

County : Anchorage

State : Alaska

Agency : Anchorage Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

An Anchorage PD officer arrived at a mental health call involving a man with a knife. Police alleged that the man walked toward him with a knife, and the officer shot and killed him. Afuvai is the second Samoan native shot and killed by Anchorage PD within 6 weeks.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2024/09/30/1-dead-anchorage-officer-involved-shooting/

Michael Ray Gabaldon

Age :51

Gender :Male

Race : Native American

Date : 09/29/2024

Location : 100 block of La Ladera Road

City : Los Lunas

County : Valencia

State : New Mexico

Agency : Valencia County Sheriff's Department

Officer(s) : Not disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during disturbance call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Valencia deputies were called to the 100 block of Ladera Road in Los Lunas for a man arguing with neighbors and firing a gun. The officers were not able to resolve this and returned multiple times. During their last visit, they saw the quarrelsome man point guns at his neighbor, Michael Gabaldon who was allegedly defending himself on his property. Police shot and killed Gabaldon, stating he had a gun. Neighbors and his family in unison said that Gabaldon had been a “very good” person and the other neighbor was constantly threatening everyone in the neighborhood. Police were reportedly aware of this because there had allegedly been a number of similar previous incident involving this neighbor. Michael Gabaldon had been a former sheriff's deputy.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.koat.com/article/valencia-county-sheriffs-deputies-involved-in-shooting-incident/62445191

https://www.krqe.com/news/new-mexico/1-dead-in-shooting-involving-valencia-county-sheriffs-office/

Edward Johnson

Age :37

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 09/29/2024

Location : S 104th St and E Bramble Ave

City : Mesa

County : Maricopa

State : Arizona

Agency : Mesa Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Bicyclist killed by police during traffic stop

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Mesa PD chased Edward Johnson on a bicycle for an alleged traffic violation. Johnson continued riding his bicycle with police in pursuit. Police claim that he pointed a weapon at them. They shot and killed him. They found a plastic replica gun on him. He had been unarmed.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/valley/mesa-police-fatally-shoot-man-early-sunday-morning-september-29/75-4263eb7a-12b8-4f02-85fa-ad4e919d5504

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/mesa/2024/09/29/mesa-police-officer-kills-man-who-police-said-pointed-a-weapon/75442699007/

https://www.aol.com/news/1-dead-following-officer-involved-205752979.html

https://ktar.com/story/5609638/replica-gun-mesa-police-fatal-shooting/

Name Not Disclosed

Age :32

Gender :Female

Race : Unknown

Date : 09/29/2024

Location : Solomons Island Road at Route 50

City : Annapolis

County : Anne Arundel

State : Virginia

Agency : Maryland State Police

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Pedestrian killed by police vehicle

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A 32-year-old female pedestrian was hit and killed by an unmarked Maryland State Patrol trooper.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.eyeonannapolis.net/2024/09/police-investigating-fatal-pedestrian-crash-involving-maryland-state-trooper/

https://www.fox5dc.com/news/woman-killed-after-struck-maryland-state-police-trooper-annapolis

Nicholas Novak

Age :30

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 09/29/2024

Location : 3800 block of Pratt Street

City : Aurora

County : Kendall

State : Illinois

Agency : Plano Police Department, Kendall County Sheriff's Office

Officer(s) : Not disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after shooting

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Plano PD were sent to a home in the 3800 block of Pratt Street for a “shots fired” call. Police found Russell Novak, 70, dead from multiple gunshot wounds. His son Nicolas Novak had fled the residence. Police located him and escalated a chase from Plano to Aurora including with helicopters. Police allege that Nicholas Novak stopped the vehicle, got out and pointed a gun at a deputy. A deputy and a Plano officer shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/aurora-officer-involved-shooting-fatal-plano

https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/investigation-underway-after-police-pursuit-leads-officer-involved-shooting-aurora-officials

https://abc7chicago.com/post/police-shoot-suspect-aurora-after-chase-began-plano-illinois-state-says/15367184/

BWC:
https://www.wspynews.com/news/local/kendall-county-authorities-release-body-cam-footage-and-911-audio-from-home-invasion-and-officer/article_826f449e-830c-11ef-a044-17d1d44b84b3.html

Henry Divinskiy

Age :22

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 09/28/2024

Location : 4857 Lucerne Road

City : White Township

County : Indiana

State : Pennsylvania

Agency : Pennsylvania State Police Troop A

Officer(s) : Not disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Pennsylvania State police recall to White Township for domestic dispute between our father and son. Police escalated a standoff during which Henry Divinskiy fired a gun at police and his father before dying from suicide under police duress.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.indianagazette.com/news/troopers-shot-at-after-responding-to-white-township-domestic-dispute-gunman-found-dead/article_2fa6f096-7ece-11ef-8c07-1fbf9dcbe7b3.html

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 09/28/2024

Location : Barnes and Springleaf Ln

City : Mabank

County : Kaufman

State : Texas

Agency : Mabank Police Department

Officer(s) : Not disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide and the police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Maybank Police were called to a domestic disturbance on Barnes and Springfield. A man locked himself into a home and police escalated a lengthy standoff. When police made forcible entry, they found the man dead from suicide under police duress.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.kltv.com/2024/09/28/part-barnes-road-mabank-closed-police-respond-disturbance/

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 09/28/2024

Location : 12000 block of Roosevelt Lane

City : Lone Tree

County : Douglas

State : Colorado

Agency : Lone Tree Police Department, Douglas County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Lone Tree Police and Douglas County deputies were sent to the home of a suicidal man. Police allegedly try to negotiate with him, causing him to come out of the home and fire a shot in the air. Police shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.denverpost.com/2024/09/29/fatal-police-shooting-douglas-county-colorado/

https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/douglas-county-deputies-shoot-kill-man-who-allegedly-pointed-gun-at-officers

Steven Phipps Jr.

Age :22

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 09/28/2024

Location : 31st and Taylor

City : Omaha

County : Douglas

State : Nebraska

Agency : Omaha Police Department

Officer(s) : Noah Zendejas

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during traffic stop

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Omaha PD traffic-stopped Steven Phipps and allege that he got out of the vehicle, did not cooperate, climbed over a fence and fled with a gun. Police allegedly shot him in his back and killed him. It is unknown why police shot a fleeing man.

Officer Zendejas would kill again a short while later. He shot and killed Rafael Crespo on 11/08/2024.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.ketv.com/article/omaha-police-identify-council-bluffs-man-killed-crash/62453721

Edited video and photos:
https://www.ketv.com/article/omaha-police-body-camera-audio-screenshots-officer-deadly-shooting/62489168

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 09/28/2024

Location : Peoria St and Roosevelt Ln

City : Meridian

County : Douglas

State : Colorado

Agency : Douglas County Sheriff's Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Douglas County deputies together with a mental health worker were sent to a home on Peoria and Rosevelt in Meridian, where a suicidal man was in a mental health crisis, locked inside of a home. Police arrived and made contact with him, but he did not cooperate. He allegedly came out of the home with a gun. Several officers fired shots and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/man-shot-douglas-county/73-ce1af0b1-8aa8-4f12-aee8-e00469dec4f9

https://kdvr.com/news/local/1-killed-in-shooting-involving-douglas-county-sheriffs-office/

Gene Stewart

Age :46

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 09/28/2024

Location : Mile of Cars Way

City : National City

County : San Diego

State : California

Agency : San Diego Police Department,National City Police Department

Officer(s) : Douglas Akers

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during traffic stop

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A San Diego deputy pulled over a vehicle for an alleged infraction. Somehow, this turned into attempted arrest with narcotics charges. Two people were detained while one ran into a car dealership and hidden inside of a tow truck. Police shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/south-bay-news/san-diego-sheriffs-deputy-injured-during-shooting-in-national-city

https://fox5sandiego.com/news/local-news/san-diego-county-sheriffs-deputy-injured-in-national-city/

https://fox5sandiego.com/news/local-news/sdpd-names-suspects-detective-in-national-city-deputy-involved-shooting/

Michael Rosario Jr.

Age :32

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 09/27/2024

Location : Canyon Ridge Drive

City : Austin

County : Travis

State : Texas

Agency : Austin Police Department

Officer(s) : Warren Owusu

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by security officer during alleged shoplifting

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Michael Rosario Junior was allegedly seen shoplifting by a security officer at HEB. An altercation ensued during which Rosario allegedly picked up a hubcap and used it as a shield while holding a knife. The security officer shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.fox7austin.com/news/deadly-h-e-b-shooting-man-killed-identified-austin-tx

Michael D. Williams

Age :56

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 09/27/2024

Location : NE. 71st St., Walnut Grove area

City : Vancouver

County : Clark

State : Washington

Agency : Vancouver Police Department, Clark County Sheriff’s Office, SWAT

Officer(s) : Cameron McAnally, Bauman

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by SWAT during standoff

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Vancouver Police were called to the Walnut Grove Area of Vancouver, Washington, where a man had allegedly threatened a neighbor and fired shots in the air. Police arrived and escalated a standoff involving Vancouver Police, Clark County Sheriff’s Office and SWAT. Police alleged at the man had slashed tires and was seen with a handgun. A drone was sent and reportedly documented the man to have a rifle. Police brought an armed vehicle, deployed flashbang grenades and engaged in a shootout with the man. Police shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.columbian.com/news/2024/sep/27/vancouver-police-officer-fatally-shot-man-after-standoff-in-walnut-grove-area/

https://www.kgw.com/article/news/crime/police-shoot-armed-man-vancouver/283-fcb019ee-8e46-44f0-b4aa-22a0a4f552f2

https://www.koin.com/local/clark-county/officials-identify-man-killed-by-swat-member-in-vancouver-standoff-last-month/

BWC:
https://www.kgw.com/article/news/crime/vancouver-police-release-body-worn-camera-deadly-shooting/283-a3081b6b-b95f-449b-b0b6-7cc442592a7c

Emmanuel Lee Vestal

Age :52

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 09/27/2024

Location : East Main Street

City : Pomona Park

County : Putnam

State : Florida

Agency : Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, SWAT

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during burglary

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Putnam County deputies were sent to home on E. Main St. for a burglary progress. They found Emmanuel Vestal refused to come out. SWAT arrived and shot CS gas into the home. Police engaged in a shootout with him and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/local/man-killed-deputy-involved-shooting-putnam-county/RMU6A2MCZBEUZFWSQOEI2DBBQ4/

https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news/crime/crescent-city-man-shot-and-killed-by-putnam-county-deputies-during-shootout/77-5760589a-6e70-4e5c-9939-32ac4f1772f5

Emilio Aguilar

Age :21

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 09/27/2024

Location : Adventure Outdoors at 2500 S Cobb Dr

City : Smyrna

County : Cobb

State : Georgia

Agency : Cobb County Police Department, Smyrna Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during burglary

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

GBI: “Smyrna Police Department officers responded to Adventure Outdoors, 2500 S. Cobb Drive, in reference to a burglary in progress. When officers arrived on scene, they were met by an employee who indicated someone was inside the business. Smyrna officers made contact with a man and asked him to come outside. Once outside, officers attempted to place the man into custody. The man got away from officers and began firing a rifle that was slung around his neck, hitting two Smyrna officers in the leg. Three Cobb County police officers had arrived on scene just prior to the shooting. The Cobb County officers fired their duty weapons, killing the man.”

SOURCE LINKS :

https://gbi.georgia.gov/press-releases/2024-09-28/gbi-investigates-officer-involved-shooting-cobb-county

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/suspect-killed-2-georgia-officers-wounded-shooting-suspected-114311502

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/cobb-county/im-angry-smyrna-police-chief-says-after-two-his-officers-were-shot-overnight/3A2JC2MBXFBPPPXRZWR2EJAVUA/