Death by Cop 2022-2024
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Kyle Paul Joshua Massie
Age :34
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 10/14/2023
Location : 500 block of Drury Pl
City : Fond du Lac
County : Fond du Lac
State : Wisconsin
Agency : Fond du Lac PD, Fond du Lac SO
Officer(s) : Unknown deputy shooter
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Fond du Lac PD and Fond du lLc deputies both showed up at a domestic disturbance where someone reportedly had a weapon or access to a weapon. Police arrived and saw a man in a vehicle and according to police, “gunfire was exchanged” without explanation how things had escalated from police arrival to a shootout. The man was killed by a deputy of the fond du lac Sheriff’s Office. Officers all wore bodycam. Should video be released, it will be posted in this space.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 10/14/2023
Location : SR 86
City : Pima
County : Pima
State : Arizona
Agency : Pima County SO
Officer(s) : Matthew Horrigan
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Pedestrian killed by police cruiser
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A Pima County deputy drove through wide open desert at 5 a.m. on State Route 86 and somehow missed seeing a man in the road and hit and killed him while he was allegedly lying in the roadway. The man’s identity and further details have been withheld by police.
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Tessa Hicks
Age :22
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 10/14/2023
Location : US-22
City : Union Towship
County : Clinton
State : Ohio
Agency : Washington Court House
Officer(s) : Terrence Meehan
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed in crash with police cruiser
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A Hyundai Sonata driven by Tessa Hicks crossed the center line and crashed into a Washington Court House cruiser at 1:20 a.m. Hicks died in the crash.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://news.yahoo.com/1-dead-crash-involving-area-171640933.html
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Female
Race : Unknown
Date : 10/14/2023
Location : Died en route to jail at FM 1452 near FM 39
City : Normangee
County : Madison
State : Texas
Agency : Madison County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Unknown
Event : Died suddenly during transport to jail
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Madison County Sheriff’s Office announced that a woman died in their custody on 10/14/2023. Police state that they had been called to the ball field to deal with an intoxicated woman. Police state that they arrested her and that “an incident occurred” while transporting her to jail. The undisclosed incident reportedly occurred at FM 1452 and FM 39, an unpopulated stretch where 2 highways intersect, where she was pronounced dead from undisclosed causes while in police custody en route to jail. Police did not disclose what happened during transfer of a woman believed to be handcuffed that caused her sudden death on a highway, apparently in the back of a police car. Police have so far only confirmed her death in transit at this exact location without disclosing other details. Police have notified the family and apparently do not intend to notify the public of the person's identity or further details that led to this sudden death.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kbtx.com/2023/10/15/woman-dies-her-way-jail-madison-county/
https://www.newsbreak.com/normangee-tx/3193281412299-woman-dies-on-her-way-to-jail-in-madison-county
Katie Harris
Age :25
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 10/14/2023
Location : Memorial Dr+N Hairston Rd
City : Stone Mountain
County : DeKalb
State : Georgia
Agency : Georgia State Police
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Georgia State Police said they “saw a Golf Infinity SUV speeding without a driver’s license,” also allegedly running a red light. It is unclear how police knew the driver was unlicensed unless they had been targeting and following him and this detail needs clarification from police. The vehicle slowed down, dropped off a passenger and kept driving. Georgia State troopers hunted the vehicle at high speed until it crashed into a Honda Civic at high speed, instantly killing a woman who had been driving down through Memorial Drive and Hairston Road when hit by the massive police chase crash. She has not been publicly identified yet.
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Delilah Rojas 1 of 3
Age :8
Gender :Female
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 10/14/2023
Location : Unknown
City : El Paso
County : El Paso
State : Texas
Agency : El Paso PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
El Paso PD chased a young man accused of driving too fast only. He did not stop and police escalated a high-speed chase that ended when the chase crashed him into a family vehicle, killing an 8-year-old girl and two women ages 27 and 37 in the vehicle.
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Mashea Jordan 2 of 2
Age :42
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 10/14/2023
Location : Kiefer Blvd
City : Sacramento
County : Sacramento
State : California
Agency : Sacramento PD, Sacramento County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Sacramento PD chased a stolen Tesla through the city into the turf of Sacramento Sheriff’s Office where deputies joined the hunt. The chase was escalated to high speeds until the Tesla slammed into a minivan of a third-party motorist. Two people had to be extricated from the van. One of them died. One third-party person in the Tesla died also.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kcra.com/article/sacramento-county-crash-stolen-vehicle-tesla/45538410#
Aphis Nash 1 of 2
Age :26
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 10/14/2023
Location : Kiefer Blvd
City : Sacramento
County : Sacramento
State : California
Agency : Sacramento PD, Sacramento County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Sacramento PD chased a stolen Tesla through the city into the turf of Sacramento Sheriff’s Office where deputies joined the hunt. The chase was escalated to high speeds until the Tesla slammed into a minivan of a third-party motorist. Two people had to be extricated from the van. One of them died. One third-party person in the Tesla died also.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kcra.com/article/sacramento-county-crash-stolen-vehicle-tesla/45538410#
Eric Van Syoc
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 10/14/2023
Location : 100-block of W 13th
City : Kaukauna
County : Outagamie
State : Wisconsin
Agency : Kaukauna PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Taser
Event : Died after police tasering
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Arriving at a mental health welfare check call, Kaukauna police found a deceased woman with substantial traumatic injuries and her husband exhibiting erratic behavior. Police stunned him with a taser an unknown number of times and he was taken to the hospital where he died. His wife Jessica Syoc was killed in the incident but is not listed in this database as her murder happened prior to arrival and without involvement of police.
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Karol Lewellen 1 of 2
Age :68
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 10/14/2023
Location : 19th St
City : Anderson
County : Madison
State : Indiana
Agency : Anderson PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Pendleton PD officers were involved in a high-speed police chase shortly after noon on 10/15/2023 that ended in a massive crash that killed both the driver and passenger of the vehicle. Police have not said why they undertook this fatal chase.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://fox59.com/indiana-news/2-dead-in-anderson-crash-during-pendleton-police-chase/
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 10/13/2023
Location : Benson Poole Rd
City : Smyrna
County : Cobb
State : Georgia
Agency : Cobb County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Two people were shot in Cobb Country and drove off. Police found the person and began chasing him. He committed suicide under police duress. Police did not release the man's identity nor other details.
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Shaine Dee'Lee'oan Henderson
Age :48
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 10/13/2023
Location : Route 60 and 199
City : James City
County : James City
State : Virginia
Agency : Christopher Newport University Police Department
Officer(s) : Daniel Woloszynowski
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Pedestrian killed by police chief driving police vehicle
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Christopher Newport University’s police chief was the driver involved in a fatal pedestrian crash in James City County on Friday evening, a university spokesperson confirmed. The police chief, Daniel F. “Wojo” Woloszynowski, was driving west of Route 60, east of Route 199, at about 7:45 p.m. when he struck a pedestrian. The pedestrian, Shaine Dee'Lee'oan Henderson, 48, of Williamsburg, was seriously injured and later died at the hospital.
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Emmanuel Millard
Age :20
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 10/13/2023
Location : Hwy 92+ Hames Rd
City : Woodstock
County : Cherokee
State : Georgia
Agency : Woodstock PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Woodstock PD tried to pull over Emmanuel Millard for undisclosed reasons. He did not stop and police escalated an aggressive chase, culminating in a PIT maneuver attacking Millard’s vehicle. Predictably, the vehicle crashed. Police stated that while they were arresting Millard, one of the officers shot and killed him. Police did not state why. Police also did not state whether he had been armed or why police felt he had been a threat to them. Bodycam video exists but has not been released. Millard died in the hospital several days after being shot by police.
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Woody Smith
Age :48
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 10/13/2023
Location : Lansingburgh area
City : Troy
County : Rensellaer
State : New York
Agency : Troy PD
Officer(s) : Richard Romero, Joseph Gomes
Cause of Death : Taser
Event : Died after police taser assault
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Troy PD were called because Woody Smith was seen entering a home where he was considered a trespasser. Police arrived and saw him crawling out of a window. Police fired their taser at him an unknown number of times. Smith showed signs of medical distress when he was placed prone on the ground and handcuffed. An officer administered Narcan on an assumption that this may be a drug overdose. There is no report of medical personnel having been available. Smith worsened and died from unknown causes after the taser and Narcan by police.
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John Carter
Age :40
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 10/12/2023
Location : Buckner+Elam
City : Dallas
County : Dallas
State : Texas
Agency : Dallas PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Dallas PD saw a vehicle they felt may be stolen and escalated a chase. The vehicle did not stop and police claim that when it did stop, they tried to ram a patrol vehicle. The vehicle being chased at high speed crashed into an allegedly uninvolved city marshal's vehicle who per police narrative was coincidentally there and the crash also hit another third party driver in the 10900 block of Elam. The driver of the vehicle that had been chased was ejected in the crash and died. Neither the city marshal nor the other driver were injured.
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Jesus Herman Madera Duran
Age :18
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 10/12/2023
Location : Timbers Apartment
City : Huntsville
County : Walker
State : Texas
Agency : Huntsville PD
Officer(s) : Kyle Dockery
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police responded to a report about a man with a gun. When they arrived, they found an erratic man allegedly waving a gun. Police engaged him in a shootout and shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.cnhinews.com/texas/news/article_f2163b4f-eed9-54f2-a695-ac20965c1969.html
Justin S. Wendling
Age :26
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 10/12/2023
Location : I-80
City : Bettendorf
County : Scott
State : Iowa
Agency : Scott County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
After murdering a woman at a gas station, a man fled. Police escalated a chase that ended on Interstate 80 near Bettendorf, Iowa, where the man committed suicide under police duress.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 10/12/2023
Location : Barrett Parkway+Macland Rd
City : Cobb
County : Cobb
State : Georgia
Agency : Cobb County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A man allegedly shot 2 people who knew him and fled. Police found him and escalated a chase during which the man committed suicide under police duress.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 10/12/2023
Location : 4800 block of S Cobb Drive
City : Cobb County
County : Cobb
State : Georgia
Agency : Cobb County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
The Major Crimes Unit was investigating a double homicide and followed a man to the Barrett Parkway. When officers approached him in an unknown manner, the man committed suicide under police duress.
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Mark Buchanan
Age :56
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 10/11/2023
Location : KY-90
City : Albany
County : Clinton
State : Kentucky
Agency : Wayne County SO
Officer(s) : Brad Cross
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police while fleeing traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Wayne County Sheriff’s Office tried to traffic-stop a vehicle on KY-90 in Clinton County because they felt the vehicle may be the same one that had committed a hit-and-run elsewhere earlier. Deputy Cross escalated a chase that because very high-speed, dangerous and tactical and the vehicle being chased and the deputy’s patrol car collided twice during the chase. Deputy Cross alleges that Mark Buchanan tried to hit him a third time and that this is the reason he shot and killed Buchanan while driving. Police allege that this stopped the vehicle and they found the man dead.
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Kyle Williamson
Age :32
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 10/11/2023
Location : 80 Plum Creek Parkway
City : Castle Rock
County : Douglas
State : Colorado
Agency : Thornton PD, Douglas County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after failed traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
After an early-morning chase in Thornton, a vehicle fled and allegedly fired shots at Thornton PD. A long chase from Thornton to Castle Rock ended with the fleeing truck crashed into a business and was then shot and killed by police and died.
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Milan Ailovic
Age :40
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 10/11/2023
Location : I-55NB+I-69 exit
City : Hernando
County : DeSoto
State : Mississippi
Agency : Marion PD, Crittenden County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Multiple law enforcement agencies hunted a vehicle from Marion, Arkansas into Hernando, Mississippi, ending in Crittenden County in a crash and fireball on the I-55 when the vehicle that had been hunted extensively lost control at high speed and crashed into a semi-truck head-on, killing the third-party driver of the truck. Two other motorists are severely injured.
This chase had begun as a domestic violence incident when a woman who had a no-contact order against a former partner was followed and rammed by his car on the road. She hit a concrete wall and survived but this triggered a multi-state manhunt and very long dangerous chase that ended in the death of an uninvolved truck driver who was on the road when the police chase crashed head-on into him.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 10/11/2023
Location : GA-3+Pleasant Valley Rd
City : Bartow
County : Bartow
State : Georgia
Agency : Bartow County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash caused by PIT maneuver
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Bartow County deputies were chasing a pickup truck, performed a PIT maneuver and caused a fatal crash with it. The pickup truck was attacked by deputies and hit a patrol vehicle when losing control, then rolled over, ejecting the driver who died.
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Arnicious Odom Jr.
Age :20
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 10/11/2023
Location : NW 2nd Ave+62nd St
City : Miami
County : Miami-dade
State : Florida
Agency : Miami PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during foot chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A plainclothes Miami PD officer who worked in robbery, engaged in a foot chase with a man who jumped a fence and allegedly tried to reach for a gun. Police shot and killed him. It is unlikely that police will ever produce video or other evidence, particularly since its plainclothes unit was involved. Police did not say why they chased the man, leading to his death. His mother said he had been on the way to get a haircut in the neighborhood.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/downtown-miami/article280420664.html
Clint Greatorex
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 10/11/2023
Location : Porter Ave
City : Middlebury
County : New Haven
State : Connecticut
Agency : Middlebury PD, Naugatuck PD, Waterbury PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Middlebury officers were seen speeding and getting out of their vehicles with guns in hand and ordered evacuation of an area. Naugatuck and Waterbury officers arrived in unknown numbers and started a siege upon a residence. The man was later found dead inside during the standoff, allegedly having committed suicide under police duress. The reason for the police arrival, length of time of the siege and details were not disclosed.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wfsb.com/2023/10/12/area-middlebury-evacuated-amid-standoff/
https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/middlebury-clint-greatorex-porter-ave-standoff-18428713.php
Tyler James McCleve
Age :33
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 10/11/2023
Location : Manning Canyon
City : Manning Canyon
County : Utah
State : Utah
Agency : Utah County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Utah County deputies arrived in Manning Canyon after receiving a call that a man had shot himself in the leg. When deputies arrived, they allege that the man had a gun. Police shot and killed him. It does not appear that any efforts had been made to get him mental health crisis support before killing him. The location where McCleve was killed is in a completely unpopulated desert canyon and it is unclear why police charged at the man if they felt at risk. Mental health professionals are needed instead of police for mental health crisis calls to avoid such outcomes.
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Jerry Long 2 of 2
Age :27
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 10/11/2023
Location : 800 block of Bryn Mawr
City : Newtown Square
County : Delaware
State : Pennsylvania
Agency : Delaware County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police under undisclosed circumstances
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police in Delaware allegedly “forced” someone off the road who refused to stop. The vehicle had damage to the bumper, suggesting either a PIT maneuver or some other tactical intervention was included in police wording that they “forced” the vehicle off the road. The vehicle is full of bullet holes and the driver was shot and killed by police. The female passenger was also killed by police. Police are investigating themselves and have made no comments thus far what happened. This story will be updated in this space when more information becomes available.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 10/11/2023
Location : 200 block of Eighth St
City : Steamboat Springs
County : Routt
State : Colorado
Agency : Routt County SO, SWAT
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Routt County deputies tried to serve eviction papers on a man in the 200 block of Eighth Street and police fired gas grenades and percussion munitions into the home. The man committed suicide under police duress after hours of being pressured by SWAT.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.steamboatpilot.com/news/shelter-in-place-directive-issued/
Name Not Disclosed 1 of 2
Age :28
Gender :Female
Race : Unknown
Date : 10/11/2023
Location : 800 block of Bryn Mawr Ave
City : Radnor Township
County : Delaware
State : Pennsylvania
Agency : Newtown Township PD
Officer(s) : Joseph Yokum
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A Newtown Township PD officer chased a vehicle driven by Jerry Long that fled. When it stopped, the vehicle struck 2 police cars, accidentally pinning a officer between them. The officer “feared for his life” and fired into the vehicle, killing a 28-year-old woman.
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Name Not Disclosed 1 of 2
Age :
Gender :Female
Race : Unknown
Date : 10/11/2023
Location : 800 block of Bryn Mawr
City : Newtown Square
County : Delaware
State : Pennsylvania
Agency : Delaware County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police in Delaware allegedly “forced” someone off the road who refused to stop. The vehicle had damage to the bumper, suggesting either a PIT maneuver or some other tactical intervention was included in police wording that they “forced” the vehicle off the road. The vehicle is full of bullet holes and the driver was shot and killed by police. The female passenger was also killed by police. Police are investigating themselves and have made no comments thus far what happened. This story will be updated in this space when more information becomes available.
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Caleb D. Hooten
Age :22
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 10/10/2023
Location : Marvin Garden Apartments, Edwards St
City : Warner Robins
County : Peach
State : Georgia
Agency : Peach County SO
Officer(s) : Hermes Rodriguez
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after failed traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
In the early afternoon of 10/10/2023, Peach County Sheriff’s deputies tried to traffic-stop on a Honda Accord EX on State University Drive, Fort Valley, Peach County, Georgia for a traffic violation. The driver, Caleb D. Hooten, age 22, of Warner Robins, GA, did not stop. Police escalated a chase that ended at the Marvin Garden Apartments on Edwards Street when Hooten stopped, ran into the woods, with deputies chasing him on foot. Once in the woods, police allege that Hooten pulled out a gun. They shot and killed him. No BWC, other video or eyewitnesses can be located to compare to the official police narrative. Police did not disclose why they traffic-stopped him or what the urgency was that led to a high-speed chase and fatal shooting as a result of a failed traffic stop.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.macon.com/news/local/crime/article280391994.html
Tyler Coy Smelcer 2 of 2
Age :30
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 10/10/2023
Location : Hendron Chapel Road
City : Knoxville
County : Knox
State : Tennessee
Agency : US Marshals
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed bt police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
US Marshals were looking for Tyler Coy Smelcer for alleged past drug sales. They located him along with a female in the car and escalated a high-speed chase that ended when the vehicle crashed near Hendron Chapel Road. Smelcer and his passenger Ashley Marie Warren both died as a result. US Marshals allege that they” terminated the pursuit” just before the crash, a common declaration by police who “call off a pursuit” when a crash is imminent.
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Ashley Marie Warren 1 of 2
Age :31
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 10/10/2023
Location : Hendron Chapel Road
City : Knoxville
County : Knox
State : Tennessee
Agency : US Marshals
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
US Marshals were looking for Tyler Coy Smelcer for alleged past drug sales. They located him along with a female in the car and escalated a high-speed chase that ended when the vehicle crashed near Hendron Chapel Road. Smelcer and his passenger Ashley Marie Warren both died as a result. US Marshals allege that they” terminated the pursuit” just before the crash, a common declaration by police who “call off a pursuit” when a crash is imminent.
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Bryan Flores
Age :20
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 10/10/2023
Location : I90-94 at 12.8 marker
City : Lowell
County : Lake
State : Indiana
Agency : Illinois State Police, Indiana State Police
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
An Illinois State trooper pulled over a Kia being driven by Bryan Flores. As the trooper returned to his car, the vehicle drove away. The trooper escalated a high-speed pursuit but allegedly called it off and passed the chase to the Indiana State Police as the car was near the state line. The car crashed into a semi truck and Flores died. He had cannabis in his trunk, the likely reason for fleeing.
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William J. Marietta
Age :74
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 10/10/2023
Location : W Vorhees+N Gilbert
City : Danville
County : Champaign
State : Illinois
Agency : Danville PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Danville PD saw a vehicle being driven by a man whose license was revoked. Police claim they saw the man driving erratically, bump a curb and police escalated a chase. The vehicle fled and police allege the driver threw a handgun out of the window. The vehicle crashed into a pickup truck driven by third party motorist William J. Marietta, 74, who was critically injured and later died in the hospital.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.commercial-news.com/news/local_news/danville-man-dies-after-september-crash/article_35fa0212-67a0-11ee-8516-f71f77c8e97c.html
https://www.wcia.com/news/danville-man-dies-after-police-chase-turned-crash/
Christopher Thomas
Age :33
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 10/10/2023
Location : Country Club+El Dorado
City : Riverside
County : Riverside
State : California
Agency : Riverside County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bicyclist killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A Riverside County deputy hit and killed a bicyclist on 10/10/2023 at 3 a.m. It is unknown how fast the deputy was driving and whether on emergency call or not. He did not have his lights and sirens activated when he hit the bicyclist.
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“Chip” Edward Gale Lander III
Age :37
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 10/10/2023
Location : Honeysuckle Rd
City : Paradise
County : Wise
State : Texas
Agency : Unknown
Officer(s) : Wise County SO
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Wise County deputies were sent to a home on Honeysuckle Road for a domestic disturbance call. Police state that they arrived and a man cursed at them and fired a shot from inside the house. They shot and killed him.
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Kameron Jenkins 2 of 2
Age :25
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 10/10/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Oklahoma City
County : Oklahoma
State : Oklahoma
Agency : US Marshals, DPS, numerous others
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
During a traffic stop in Cleveland County, OK, Kameron Jenkins allegedly shot a deputy in the face. Gwaun Frierson, a construction worker nearby, was shot and killed by a stray bullet. Police avoided saying whose bullet killed Frierson during the shootout. Kameron Jenkins fled and a massive national manhunt ensued for several days with US Marshals and numerous law enforcement agencies hunting for him. After a grid search, he was found dead, having committed suicide under police duress.
Kameron Jenkins was one of two people killed in a series of incidents. Gwaun Frierson was also killed during the first traffic stop and is entered separately.
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Gwaun Frierson 1 of 2
Age :49
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 10/10/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Unknown
County : Garvin
State : Oklahoma
Agency : Cleveland County SO
Officer(s) : Sean Steadman
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Third party bystander killed in police shootout
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Gwaun Frierson was in the passenger side of a dump truck on the I035. He was a trainee for a job with Pioneer Transport. Police had been chasing a man who fired a shot, hitting a deputy in the chin. Police fired back many shots and accidentally hit and killed Gwaun Frierson who had been working nearby on the road.
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Blanche Betsy Tinsley Burcham
Age :76
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 10/10/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Homer
County : Claiborne
State : Louisiana
Agency : Claiborne Parish
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide outside of jail upon jail release
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Blanche Burcham was a woman in her 70s who had been put in jail and released, she walked outside of the jail, went to the parking lot to her car and shot and killed herself. She had been charged with financial crimes in her profession as bookkeeper.