Death by Cop 2022-2024
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 10/04/2023
Location : Garden Valley
City : Childress
County : Childress
State : Texas
Agency : Childress County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during police chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
An unnamed man was being chased by Childress County Sheriff’s Office deputies. Police allege the man rammed a police car. The chase escalated to above 100 mph and ended in the Garden Valley area. Police shot and killed him. His name was not released. No video or other evidence has been released.
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Reice Samuel Brown
Age :27
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 10/03/2023
Location : 12300 block of Research Blvd
City : Austin
County : Travis
State : Texas
Agency : Austin PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Taser
Event : Died in police custody from unknown cause
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Austin PD were called to the 12300 block of Research Blvd for a person in the roadway. Police allege that he hit himself several times with a metal object. Police arrived and attacked him with a taser. He was taken to the hospital and died.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/apd-investigating-possible-in-custody-death/
https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/man-identified-in-apd-in-custody-death/
John Michael Cicalo
Age :33
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 10/03/2023
Location : West Pike+Old Norcross Rd
City : Lawrenceville
County : Gwinnett
State : Georgia
Agency : Lawrenceville PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police while accused of trying to steal cruiser
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Lawrenceville PD was conducting a traffic stop when a Kia sped past them, U-turned, drove up to the police cruiser and allegedly tried to enter it. Police shot and killed the kia driver. No more information was released at this time.
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Marion Taryell Holmes
Age :18
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 10/03/2023
Location : Holly St+19th
City : Harrisburg
County : Dauphin
State : Pennsylvania
Agency : Harrisburg PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed in crash with police cruiser
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A Harrisburg PD police vehicle was on the way to an unknown call and driving at an unknown speed when it collided with a 2000 Mercury Sable on Holly Street and 19th Street. Marion Sable, the front seat passenger, died in the crash. The driver wandered off and was not immediately located per police.
On 17/07/2023, the family complained publicly that more than one month had gone by since the accident and police had not provided them with answers and were refusing to give them the crash report. It is unknown which officer was driving and whether they had lights and siren, whether this was confirmed to be a priority call, the speed the officer was traveling at or any other details.
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Teresa Gomez
Age :45
Gender :Female
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 10/03/2023
Location : 1300 block of Burley Court
City : Las Cruces
County : Dona Ana
State : New Mexico
Agency : Las Cruces PD
Officer(s) : Felipe Hernandez
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by patrol patrol officer for undisclosed reasons
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A Las Cruces patrol officer was on a “proactive bicycle patrol” just before 5 a.m. on 10/03/2023 near the 1300 block of Burley Court when he “made contact “with a woman who was driving a black 2006 Mitsubishi Lancer.
In the bodycam footage linked below, the officer is seen approaching the parked vehicle in a well-lighted parking lot in which Teresa Gomez and a male sat. The officer is immediately rude, curses and threatens Gomez, demands to know her "fucking name", threatens and curses at her throughout, asks questions and does not allow her to answer. Ms. Gomez is polite throughout the lengthy ordeal of being berated, threatened and cursed at in the bodycam footage. The officer then begins to threaten her passenger, insists that he knows the man is not supposed to be at that location, something he had accused Ms. Gomez of before who did not seem to know what the officer was referring to. Ms, Gomez is very nonconfrontational, remains polite throughout the exchange even when she is threatened and insulted by the officer. When the officer begins his verbal assault barrage against the passenger, Ms. Gomez, without saying a word, starts the car and backs out of the parking space.
The officer had made threats that they were not supposed to be there, would be arrested if they merely replied to him and she was attempting to leave the parking lot in a civil manner away from the officer who was vbisibly looking for a victim. When she backs away from the parking lot to escape the confrontation, the officer fires several shots at her while driving, killing her. She had been polite, cooperative, unarmed and entirely appropriate and seemed to only want to escape the abuse when she was clearly told that the officer prohibited them from being parked in the area.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.ktsm.com/news/woman-dies-after-officer-involved-shooting-in-las-cruces/
Randy Sharpe
Age :30
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 10/03/2023
Location : Blanding Blvd+103rd
City : Jacksonville
County : Duval
State : Florida
Agency : Jacksonville SO (JSO)
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police for unknown reasons
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Randy Sharpe was on Blanding Boulevard and 103rd Street. He had been drinking, arguing with a woman in the car, got out of the car and fired a gun in the parking lot. Police arrived and in short order, they shot and killed him.
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Shawn M. Thomas
Age :55
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 10/03/2023
Location : 2100 block of Hubbard-Masury Road
City : Hubbard Township
County : Trumbull
State : Ohio
Agency : Ohio Highway Patrol, Vienna Township PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Ohio Highway Patrol and Vienna Township PD were sent to a domestic violence call, encountered Shawn M. Thomas and shot and killed him. The details are unknown at this time.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wkbn.com/news/local-news/hubbard-news/large-police-presence-in-hubbard-township/
Pedro Fuentes
Age :17
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 10/03/2023
Location : I-55+14th St
City : Tustin
County : Orange
State : California
Agency : California Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by vehicle while running from police
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A teenager accused of stealing copper fled from CHP and got out of his vehicle and ran from police. He was hit by a car and killed while running from CHP.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :15
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 10/02/2023
Location : I-76
City : Philadelphia
County : Philadelphia
State : Pennsylvania
Agency : Philadelphia PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Pennsylvania State Police tried to traffic-stop a vehicle on the I-76. He vehicle did not stop and PSP escalated a chase that led to the vehicle crashing into a concrete barrier, hitting another car and rolling several times down an embankment. A 15-year-old boy passenger was killed. The 14-year-old girl who had been driving the car police claim was stolen is being charged with vehicular homicide.
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Jahad Snead
Age :42
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 10/02/2023
Location : Phil Ellena+Ross Ave
City : East Mt. Airy
County : Philadelphia
State : Pennsylvania
Agency : Philadelphia PD
Officer(s) : William Betts
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A man shot and killed his parents and injured his sister in East Mount Airy. A third male unidentified victim was also killed. When police arrived, he fled and was chased by police. Philadelphia PD stated that he fired a shot at them and they shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://whyy.org/articles/philadelphia-shooting-lawncrest-shelbourne-street/
https://www.fox29.com/news/suspect-fatally-shot-by-police-after-deadly-quadruple-shooting-inside-lawncrest-home-officials
Christopher Jones
Age :25
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 10/02/2023
Location : Glenwood St
City : Mobile
County : Mobile
State : Alabama
Agency : Mobile PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health disturbance
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Two Mobile PD officers were sent to a vacant home because a man was walking on the roof. Police talked him off the roof and allege that he suddenly pulled a shotgun with a pistol grip. They shot and killed him. It is highly unlikely that BWC will be released because Alabama has virtually abolished open records laws and transparency in 9/2022.
Bystanders commented that cops escalated "too quickly."
His mother had petitioned the court several days before his death to have him sent to an inpatient mental health program due to bizarre behavior and a known history of schizophrenia but did not get help in time.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wkrg.com/mobile-county/shooting-reported-just-south-of-little-flower-catholic-church/
https://mynbc15.com/news/local/shooting-investigation-underway-in-mobile-at-glenwood-and-senator-st
Nicholas W. Thompson
Age :33
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 10/02/2023
Location : WB Route 7
City : Loudoun
County : Clarke
State : Virginia
Agency : Virginia State Police
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
AA Virginia State trooper saw a motorcycle and escalated a chase against the driver and hunted the motorcycle at high speed until it crashed into a guardrail, was thrown at the trooper and collided with the patrol car. Nicholas W. Thompson died while being chased for a moving violation.
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Sylvester Demetrius Selby
Age :44
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 10/02/2023
Location : 1300 block of Burnside Road
City : Manteo
County : Dare
State : North Carolina
Agency : Dare County SO
Officer(s) : Edward Glasser III
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On October 2, 2023, at around 11:30 p.m., the Dare County Sheriff’s Office responded to a trespassing in progress call in the 1300 block of Burnside Road in Manteo. When police arrived, they shot and killed a person, alleging they had had a knife. No more information has been released thus far.
His family strongly disputes police trespassing claims, stating that the address where he was killed is a family residence where he had been going for years. He had been under great stress because his 18-year-old daughter had been found dead on a hiking trail the year prior. His family states that he had known mental health issues but that he was not a violent person.
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Donald Bonner Jr.
Age :45
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 10/02/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Ailey
County : Montgomery
State : Georgia
Agency : Montgomery County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during “shots fired” call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Donald Bonner Jr. was allegedly in his backyard firing a gun when police were sent. He allegedly got into a spat with them and according to police, he uttered verbal threats to kill police but he is not reported as making hostile gestures and instead went inside of his house in a gesture that he wanted no conflict with police. Police invited Georgia State Patrol and a SWAT team to the home to serve Bonner with warrants for either firing shots in his backyard or issuing alleged verbal threats to police. Several law enforcement agencies besieged the home with militarized SWAT. Police saw Bonner behind his own home, allegedly with a gun. Police shot and killed him. Throughout this ordeal, it does not appear that he was a physical threat to police and he seemed to only want to retreat after whatever he said that escalated police into this killing.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wsav.com/crime-safety/man-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting-in-ailey/
Martin Anaya
Age :26
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 10/01/2023
Location : 35th Ave+Bethany Home Rd
City : Phoenix
County : Maricopa
State : Arizona
Agency : Phoenix PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Martin Anaya was driving down the street in Phoenix on 10/01/2023 when a police chase at high speed after a person involved in a city bus robbery attempt caused a fleeing vehicle to crash into him, killing him. He leaves behind an 8-year-old son. His family needs support. His GoFundMe is linked below.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/man-killed-in-attempted-phoenix-robbery-leaves-behind-young-son
Name Not Disclosed
Age :17
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 10/01/2023
Location : Sangamon County Juvenile Detention Center
City : Springfield
County : Sangamon
State : Illinois
Agency : Springfield PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Unknown
Event : Killed during serious disturbance
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Springfield PD shot and killed a 17-year-old at the Sangamon County Juvenile Detention Center, stating there had been some type of “hostage situation.”
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Security Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zY-mc8pFCIQ
Jeremy Rink
Age :35
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 10/01/2023
Location : 1400 block of 116th Ave
City : Denver
County : Denver
State : Colorado
Agency : Denver PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police in residence for undisclosed reasons
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Denver PD arrived at a residence in the 1400 block of 116th Avenue for yet undisclosed reasons. They found local residents holding a man. Denver PD fired a taser at the man during attempted arrest, then fired a gun, killing the man. Nothing further has been released thus far and the man’s identity and reason for the police encounter are still unknown and will be updated in this space as details become known.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://kdvr.com/news/local/officer-involved-shooting-westminster-apartment/
https://kdvr.com/video/officer-shoots-and-kills-man-in-westminster/9046057/
Matthew Logan Rose
Age :30
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 10/01/2023
Location : 3200 block of Denver Lane
City : Knoxville
County : Knox
State : Tennessee
Agency : Knoxville PD
Officer(s) : Ticker Blakely, deceased
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Knox County deputies were sent to a residence in the 3200 block of Denver Lane of Knoxville for a domestic disturbance. Police allege they found Matthew Logan Rose around a home where he was not supposed to be per protective order. Police allege he was holding a gun and Knox County deputy Tucker Blakely shot and killed him. Rose fired a shot and hit Blakely. Both men died.
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Timothy Daniel West
Age :35
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 10/01/2023
Location : Ct Hs, 317 S Fayette Street
City : Washington Courthouse
County : Montgomery
State : Ohio
Agency : Washington Court House Police
Officer(s) : Shielded by Marsy's Law
Cause of Death : Taser
Event : Died after police taser attack
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Washington Court House police stopped a vehicle at about 6 p.m. on 10/01/2023 for a traffic violation on the 400 block of Gregg Street. The vehicle stopped. Tim West ran from the vehicle. Washington Court House police started a foot chase. The man was cornered in an area he could not escape and tasered. He fell to the ground and died from a medical emergency. Police have made no claims that he had been armed or posed a threat to them. He appears to have been killed for nothing more than a traffic infraction and fleeing due to likely conditioned fear of police. In the footage, the responding officer who fired the Taser can be heard telling another officer who arrives on scene, “I accidentally got him in the head with the Taser,” when another officer arrives on scene. He also added that West had “hit his head.” The taser probe was still stuck to his head. West had no criminal record and had recently moved to Ohio from Florida.
The officer’s name was not disclosed and Marsy’s law was invoked to keep him anonymous. Marsy’s Law was created to protect the identities of crime victims but this law is commonly misused by police to hide the identities of officers who kill.
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Richard Preston Johnson
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 10/01/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Jonesboro
County : Clayton
State : Georgia
Agency : Clayton County PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after foot chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Per GBI’s website, Clayton County PD claim that on Sunday, October 1, 2023, a CCPD officer was near Kendrick Road in Jonesboro, GA when he saw Richard Preston Johnson, 35, motioning his hand towards the officer as if he were pointing a gun at him. The officer approached him and he ran away. The officer chased Johnson behind a home. Police allege that behind the house, Johnson pointed it towards the officer. The officer fired his gun, killing Johnson. No BWC or eyewitnesses have surfaced so far to verify this police narrative.
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Siosifa L. Militoni
Age :33
Gender :Male
Race : Native Pacific Islander
Date : 09/30/2023
Location : Nelson Circle+Bloomington Dr
City : Mesquite
County : Washington
State : Nevada
Agency : St. George PD, Washington County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Per police narrative, Siosifa Militoni allegedly tried to enter into a residence and a neighbor called police. St. George PD showed up and escalated a chase across Arizona and Nevada when he drove into the desert and committed suicide under police duress with an unknown number of police vehicles chasing him. An online GFM shows that he was under great stress due to battling cancer and a friend had attempted to raise funds for him.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 09/30/2023
Location : Highway 101 offramp
City : San Francisco
County : San Francisco
State : California
Agency : San Francisco PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police saw a car they believed was connected to prior crimes and escalated a chase that ended at the 101 offramp when the vehicle crashed, killing the driver and injuring at least one other person.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/police-chase-ends-in-deadly-crash-in-san-francisco/3330983/
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/driver-killed-car-break-in-crew-sf-police-say-18400006.php
Isaac Ivan Ocegueda
Age :18
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 09/30/2023
Location : Highway 22, milepost 23
City : Independence
County : Polk
State : Oregon
Agency : Independence PD
Officer(s) : Michael Smith
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Independence PD in Oregon initiated a high-risk car chase near Salem but has not disclosed why they escalated the chase that ended in the death of one person. Police allegedly tried to make a traffic stop on a car that did not stop for them. Police set up spike strips. The vehicle stopped and a man ran from the car, apparently trying to get into another vehicle when Independence PD caught up with him. Police allege that the man fired a shot at them, injuring an officer. They shot and killed him. The officer is expected to recover.
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John Taylor
Age :41
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/30/2023
Location : 300 block of Lakeview Circle
City : Bolingbrook
County : Sangamon
State : Illinois
Agency : Bolingbrook Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Taser
Event : Patient in medical crisis died after being tasered
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police were called to a medical emergency with a man having a diabetic reaction. Police fired a taser at the stricken man who died en route to the hospital. Various diabetic states commonly produce confused and combative states and such situations should be addressed by trained medical staff, not police with deadly weapons.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wjol.com/bolingbrook-man-tased-by-police-later-dies/
Michael Andrew Houser
Age :51
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/30/2023
Location : Teaster Valley Lane
City : Banner Elk
County : Avery
State : North Carolina
Agency : Avery County SO
Officer(s) : Brendan Smith
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Detention officer killed deer and neighbor
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Detention officer Brenden James Smith was deer-hunting with a bow and arrow and shot and injured a deer. The deer fled to his neighbor’s land, Mike Houser’s property, and the animal died there. Smith allegedly trespassed onto the property after the deer and the 2 neighbors got into a heated argument that ended when officer Smith shot and killed Houser at or near his home. The officer has not been charged so far. He is an officer for the Avery County Sheriff’s Office. Officer Brendan Smith is on paid leave now while the NC State Bureau of Investigations has been tasked with the investigation.
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James Milton Brown
Age :40
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/29/2023
Location : N Silver Lake Rd
City : Fountain
County : Bay
State : Florida
Agency : Bay County SO, SWAT
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by SWAT during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Bay County deputies and SWAT arrived to pick up James Milton Brown on a warrant. They shot and killed him in the process. Details are not entirely clear.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wjhg.com/2023/09/29/6-hour-standoff-fountain-ends-suspect-shot/
Samantha M. Belk
Age :54
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 09/29/2023
Location : 46th Ave N+74th St N
City : St. Petersburg
County : Pinellas
State : Florida
Agency : St. Petersburg PD
Officer(s) : Albert Johnson III #58972
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during neighborhood dispute
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Deputy Albert Johnson of the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office was sent on a call about an upset woman who was kicking her neighbor’s door to find his wife. It is unknown what the upset was. Samantha Belk was a homeowner having some sort of spat with her neighbor. Police arrived and she retreated to her home. It is unknown why police insisted on pursuing her into her home and what police said to provoke her when she was inside of her home but she allegedly used profane language toward police and she allegedly said she had a gun. Police did not disclose detail but at some point, she allegedly opened her front door with a gun. Officer Albert Johnson shot and killed her. No BWC can be found to review the police narrative.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 09/29/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Idabel
County : McCurtain
State : Oklahoma
Agency : Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Choctaw Nation Lighthorse PD, SWAT
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Idabel PD were called to a domestic violence situation where a person refused to come out of the home, was besieged by Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Choctaw Nation Lighthorse PD and SWAT. They finally shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.ksla.com/2023/04/18/mccurtain-co-sheriffs-office-responds-protest-calls-resignation/
https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2023/04/18/oklahoma-officials-racist-recording-nc-flores-vpx.cnn
Daymon A. Hubbard
Age :47
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/29/2023
Location : Western Ave
City : Bedford
County : Lawrence
State : Indiana
Agency : Indiana State Police
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after high-speed chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 09/28/2023, a woman arrived at the Bedford PD station to file a harassment charge against a 47-year-old male named Daymon A. Hubbard who was allegedly stalking and harassing her. The man had reportedly followed her to the police station. Police canvassed the area and located him, escalated a high-speed chase during which his vehicle collided with a patrol car. Three Bedford PD officers fired on him simultaneously with an unknown number of bullets, killing him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://fox59.com/news/man-dead-following-officer-involved-shooting-in-bedford/
George Curtis
Age :77
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 09/29/2023
Location : Lake Murray Blvd
City : Columbia
County : Richland
State : South Carolina
Agency : US Marshals
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress, 2 US Marshals also shot/injured
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
George Curtis was wanted in Georgia for aggravated child rape and a host of related charges. He was located by US Marshals in Columbia, SC. Agents engaged in a shootout with him. Police allege that he jumped out of the window and shot and killed himself. Two US Marshals were also injured.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.thestate.com/news/local/crime/article279912919.html
Original accusations against Curtis:
https://www.augustachronicle.com/story/news/2020/03/11/hephzibah-man-arrested-for-molesting-girl-over-several-years/1545000007/
John Toussaint
Age :33
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/29/2023
Location : 424 Ocean Rd
City : Portsmouth
County : Rockingham
State : New Hampshire
Agency : Rockingham County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash over missing registration sticker
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Rockingham County deputies saw a vehicle with front end damage that was also missing an inspection sticker and they escalated a chase. The driver fled and deputies chased the vehicle into Hampton where the Greenland PD joined the hunt. Police chased the vehicle until it lost control and crashed in the woods near 424 Ocean Road, killing John Toussaint. This fatal chase was undertaken for the stated reasons of only a missing registration sticker and a driver who did not stop for police.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/2023/09/29/driver-dies-portsmouth-ocean-road-crash-pursuit/71004254007/
https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/local/2023/10/02/ocean-road-crash-portsmouth-nh-police-identify-driver-who-died/71031360007/
Timothy McGinty
Age :46
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/29/2023
Location : S Solomon Rd
City : Mesa
County : Maricopa
State : Arizona
Agency : Mesa PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police under undisclosed conditions
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Mesa PD were sent to the home of a suicidal man in mental health crisis. Police claim they found him with a knife and shot and killed him in his home on South Solomon Road.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.azfamily.com/2023/09/30/man-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting-mesa/
https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/man-killed-in-mesa-shooting-police-say
Stephen Clay Perkins
Age :37
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 09/29/2023
Location : Ryan Dr+Poole Valley Rd
City : Decatur
County : Decatur
State : Alabama
Agency : Decatur PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during vehicle repo
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
***UPDATE 12/16/2023***
One of the officers involved, Vance Summers, in the killing of Steve Perkins was previously disciplined for kicking someone in the ribs during arrest in 2012. The article is linked below.
*** UPDATE 10/11/2023 ***
Initially, DPD said and ALEA had parroted the statements that Perkins had pointed ‘a handgun which was also equipped with a light’ at officers. It is not confirmed or denied whether this claim still stands or not. Police Chief Perkins said that “inaccurate information” was shared in the initial rush to release information to the public. The story began with Decatur PD making the above claims, echoed by ALEA, then backpedaled again by Decatur PD.
Decatur PD had initially claimed that their officers had ordered Perkins to "drop the weapon." Decatur PD now admit they omitted the "drop the weapon" part. They still maintain that their officers yelled "drop to the ground" before firing or perhaps after firing? The stories are very vague and the PD has admitted having made very serious false and game-changing statements. The full statement by Decatur PD is linked as top link below.
The murder of Stephen Clay Perkins is mired in controversy, coverup and a contested police narrative. Enclosed are both versions, first the official police narrative explaining what led them to kill Stephen Clay Perkins, followed by eyewitness/neighbor and family statements, also statements by family attorneys and ongoing updates on this case.
POLICE NARRATIVE OF EVENTS:
A tow truck operator was tasked to repossess a vehicle and claims that the owner pulled a gun on them. Towing called Decatur PD who arrived at the home on Ryan Drive and Poole Valley Road together with the tow truck operator. Police allege that the man again pulled a gun. Decatur PD shot and killed him during an erroneous vehicle repo without giving him the ability to respond and without investigating and finding their gross errors (wrong address) before shooting to kill.
EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT:
Neighbor Justin Shepherd told media that police bullets hit his house and narrowly missed him while he was sleeping in his bed. He added that he had been a war veteran from the Iraq war but had never feared for his life as much as he did that night at home in Decatur, AL when police executed his neighbor and sprayed his home with bullets. Interview linked below.
COMMUNITY ACTION:
Since the murder of Stephen Clay Perkins, numerous protests have been organized in Decatur, AL. Calls for the firing and arrest of the shooter officer as well as calls for the mayor to step down echoed throughout Decatur. Attorney Lee Merritt uses #itsonus to post on the Perkins case.
On 10/10/2023, Decatur Mayor Tab Bowling, under public pressure to resign, announced he would not resign but compromised and announced he would not seek re-election for a third term, citing the Stephen Clay Perkins case as reason.
PERSONAL STATEMENT FROM FAMILY ATTORNEY LEE MERRITT on October 4, 2023:
"THEY AMBUSHED HIM! Steve Perkins went to his front yard to investigate why the dog was barking in the early morning hours of Friday September 29, 2023.
What he didn’t know was that a tow truck driver had conspired with several officers to quietly surround his property. This was, in fact, why his dog was barking.
In a matter of seconds, the men hidden in the dark surrounding his property revealed themselves and simultaneously opened fire. He never had a chance to surrender. Officers didn’t announce their presence until the very last moment. Steve was committing no crime. Officers surrounding Steven in his front yard fired over a dozen rounds striking him seven times— killing him. They later discovered the attempted repossession was a mistake.
Our office has been retained to represent the Perkins family. We will join members of the community tomorrow in Decatur, Alabama for a vigil.
Please stay tuned for community action steps. #itsonus
FAMILY/LAWYER STATEMENT OF EVENTS:
The family strongly denies police allegations and the family’s lawyer released the following statement: “As the Publicist of the Perkins family, this memorandum serves as a statement on the tragic murder of Stephen (Steve) Clay Perkins. It is heartbreaking for Clay Perkin’s wife, children, and family to go through this traumatizing loss without much detail or explanation. The most respectful way for the City of Decatur, Alabama and Decatur Alabama Police Department to respond to this tragedy is with proactivity, and ultimately, transparency when communicating with the family and the Decatur City Community.
It has been rumored that an investigation is taking place, but the City of Decatur has failed to contact the family or acknowledge the incident pertaining to Clay’s death with the family. The family has not received footage of Clay’s deadly encounter from the City of Decatur’s police department or Alabama Law Enforcement Department. Moreover, neither agencies have taken the moment to acknowledge Clay’s death with the family.
Clay’s family and community is owed that closure immediately. It saddens us the City of Decatur failed to offer condolences, pay respect, or notify Mrs. Catrela Perkins (Clay’s Wife) or the family of Clay Perkins upon Decatur Police Department use of excessive force and murder of Clay Perkins.
The city retains body cameras which should have been in use during the incident. The family is calling for the city to deliver the footage to the family. In the meantime, surveillance exists of the incident through home security cameras. The unjust excessive amount of force can be seen in the home surveillance footage.
Rumors have circulated regarding Decatur Police Department’s statement stigmatizing Clay as combative or aggressive, causing rage in marginalized communities across Alabama. This was not the character of Clay Perkins. Clay was a family-oriented young black man thriving for excellence.
While there are a lot of rumors circulating, the family has found financial receipts proving Clay’s monthly payments were processed through his financing company and no evidence of Clay’s vehicle being in an active status of repossession, therefore indicating, the Towing Company and City of Decatur Police Department wrongfully appeared at Clay’s home.
The family has also gained a clear understanding of the excessive amount of force used by Decatur Alabama Police Department with seven wounds to Clay’s body during this encounter with the wrong person and a neighbor home with about nine bullet entry marks located on his home.
In this memorandum, the family is demanding a thorough investigation of the encounter held at Clay’s home on the morning of 29 September 2023. We are calling actions of justice to be served. We are calling for the removal of officers who entered Clay’s home the morning of the event, removal of officers using excessive force, and answers of justice from the city. We do not call for administrative leave of officers involved also known as a “free vacation”.
The family has chosen not to go into detail with media at this time as the unexpected death of Clay has been overbearing and would not like to jeopardize legalities processes or procedures.
As of now, all appropriate measures to ensure justice is served are being taken by the family. While there is no monetary amount that will justify the unjust lost of Clay, we will stand firmly with prominent legal representation on our side until justice is served.
If you would like to donate to this family or provide support for justice, please use the Gofundme account titled: Clay (Steve) Perkins Innocent Black Man Killed.
The family ask for continuous prayers and active voices advocating for justice for Clay Perkins.
All questions and inquiries should be forwarded to Publicist, Dr. Lipscomb at brenton.lipscomb@gmail.com.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.waff.com/2023/12/15/one-officer-involved-death-steve-perkins-previously-disciplined/
https://whnt.com/news/decatur/officer-involved-shooting-in-decatur-leaves-one-dead/
https://www.waaytv.com/news/family-of-man-killed-in-decatur-officer-involved-shooting-releases-statement/article_51736872-5f2f-11ee-92c7-977d5525c83c.html
Statements on Instagram by lawyer Lee Merritt:
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cx_qIuku17r/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading&img_index=1
Obituary and message from the family:
https://www.reynoldsfh.com/obituary/Stephen-Perkins
Petition for mayor to resign:
https://www.rocketcitynow.com/article/news/local/decatur-mayor-tab-bowling-announces-he-will-not-seek-re-election-in-2024/525-02720c15-59ba-4c33-88b0-5555a1a5db82
Serenity Sellman 4 of 4
Age :15
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 09/29/2023
Location : Woodmore Rd
City : Woodmore
County : Prince George
State : Virginia
Agency : Prince George County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Prince George deputies saw a Kia with expired temporary tags and escalated a chase because they felt the car may be stolen. The Kia reached speeds where it lost control, crashed into a tree and exploded in a fireball, killing all 4 occupants. Police are working to identify the 4 people as they are too burnt to determine their genders or make any identification.
The children were identified as Serenity Sellman, 15, Dartrel Byers, 17, Zyshaun Cuffey, 15, and Marquay Swan, 14.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/10/01/pg-stolen-suv-crash-tree-fire-four-killed/
https://ksltv.com/590577/suspect-dead-after-fleeing-from-st-george-police-into-mesquite/
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/prince-georges-county/4-teens-killed-in-stolen-kia-crash-after-police-pursuit-in-prince-georges/3435512/
Dartrel Byers 3 of 4
Age :17
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 09/29/2023
Location : Woodmore Rd
City : Woodmore
County : Prince George
State : Maryland
Agency : Prince George County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Prince George deputies saw a Kia with expired temporary tags and escalated a chase because they felt the car may be stolen. The Kia reached speeds where it lost control, crashed into a tree and exploded in a fireball, killing all 4 occupants. Police are working to identify the 4 people as they are too burnt to determine their genders or make any identification.
The children were identified as Serenity Sellman, 15, Dartrel Byers, 17, Zyshaun Cuffey, 15, and Marquay Swan, 14.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/10/01/pg-stolen-suv-crash-tree-fire-four-killed/
https://www.crimeonline.com/2023/10/01/4-dead-in-stolen-vehicle-involved-in-fiery-crash-after-fleeing-police/
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/prince-georges-county/4-teens-killed-in-stolen-kia-crash-after-police-pursuit-in-prince-georges/3435512/
Zyshaun Cuffey 2 of 4
Age :15
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 09/29/2023
Location : Woodmore Rd
City : Woodmore
County : Prince George
State : Maryland
Agency : Prince George County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Prince George deputies saw a Kia with expired temporary tags and escalated a chase because they felt the car may be stolen. The Kia reached speeds where it lost control, crashed into a tree and exploded in a fireball, killing all 4 occupants. Police are working to identify the 4 people as they are too burnt to determine their genders or make any identification.
The children were later identified as Serenity Sellman, 15, Dartrel Byers, 17, Zyshaun Cuffey, 15, and Marquay Swan, 14.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/10/01/pg-stolen-suv-crash-tree-fire-four-killed/
Marquay Swann 1 of 4
Age :14
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 09/29/2023
Location : Woodmore Rd
City : Woodmore
County : Prince George
State : Maryland
Agency : Prince George County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Prince George deputies saw a Kia with expired temporary tags and escalated a chase because they felt the car may be stolen. The Kia reached speeds where it lost control, crashed into a tree and exploded in a fireball, killing all 4 occupants. Police are working to identify the 4 people as they are too burnt to determine their genders or make any identification.
The children were later identified as Serenity Sellman, 15, Dartrel Byers, 17, Zyshaun Cuffey, 15, and Marquay Swan, 14.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/10/01/pg-stolen-suv-crash-tree-fire-four-killed/
Alivia A. Schwab
Age :40
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 09/29/2023
Location : 1800 block of Anne Ln
City : Morris
County : Grundy
State : Illinois
Agency : Grundy County SO
Officer(s) : Casie Price, Nick Pampinella
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Grundy County deputies shot and killed Alivia A. Schwab on 09/29/2023 at 11:23 a.m. during a mental health crisis when she needed help. She was on the phone with her mental health counselor when police arrived, saw her holding a 9-inch kitchen knife in the parking lot with alleged intention of self-harming. Officer Pampinella instructed Officer Price to use a taser but Officer price pulled his gun and shot her in the face, then shot her two more times, killing her. She was a mother of 3 children. Her family stated the shooting was mental-health related. Her death was ruled a homicide. No officers were charged so far.
UPDATE: The family has filed a lawsuit in December of 2023.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.gofundme.com/f/alivia-schwab
https://patch.com/illinois/joliet/morris-police-face-lawsuit-after-killing-alivia-schwab-mother-3
Floyd Young III
Age :17
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 09/29/2023
Location : Bennington Rd
City : Houston
County : Harris
State : Texas
Agency : Houston PD
Officer(s) : T. Hitz
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Houston PD ‘s Special Investigations Unit conducting a “crime suppression investigation” allegedly “saw something on social media that concerned them” and went to an apartment on Bennington in North Houston. When they arrived, they found Floyd Young, shooting a music video with an “assault style weapon” and immediately opened fire, killing him. Police claim that Floyd Young pointed a rifle at them.
A number of eyewitnesses emphatically insist that he was commonly shooting rap videos while posing with weapons. He had allegedly announced on FB that he would shoot another video. Police allegedly saw a teenager with a rifle on FB and stormed the house, killing him, while he was posing with weapons during the shoot of a music video which he had done many times before. Eyewitnesses were adamant that he was no threat to anyone when shot and killed during the filming.
SOURCE LINKS :
William Hicks, Jr.
Age :56
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/29/2023
Location : 9600 block of Barbee Rd
City : Soddy Daisy
County : Hamilton
State : Tennessee
Agency : Soddy Daisy PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Soddy Daisy PD were sent to the home of a possibly suicidal man in mental health crisis. Police allege that they arrived at the residence, found William Hicks, Jr. holding a knife and shot and killed him. No bodycam or eyewitness statements can be located to verify the official narrative.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wdef.com/tbi-investigates-fatal-officer-involved-shooting-in-soddy-daisy/