Death by Cop  2022-2024

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Charles Verdin

Age :58

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 09/26/2024

Location : 100 block of Nicholas St

City : 100 block of Nicholas St

County : St. Charles Parish

State : Louisiana

Agency : St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during “man with gun” call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

St. Charles Parish deputies were sent to a call about a man sitting in a blue van behind a warehouse. They arrived. It is unknown how they approached the man. Police allege that they thought he pointed an “AR-15” at them. Several officers opened fire, shot and killed the man and shot up the van. An Airsoft gun was found near the man. He had been unarmed.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://wgno.com/news/crime/officer-involved-shooting-under-investigation-in-st-charles-parish/

https://www.nola.com/news/hahnville-deputy-shooting-verdin-brown/article_15f6b0ae-7c31-11ef-8961-0f5f52366c6b.html

https://www.fox8live.com/2024/09/26/deputies-fatally-shoot-man-hahnville/

Seantrell Murdoch

Age :27

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 09/26/2024

Location : Lowertown Lofts Artist Cooperative at255 E Kellogg Blvd

City : St. Paul

County : Ramsey

State : Minnesota

Agency : St. Paul Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after homicide

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Seantrell Murdoch reportedly walked up to 66-year-old street artist Kerry Shobe Kwok while she was painting a mural and shot and killed her at random. Police found him and killed him. Only Murdoch is listed in this database as Kwok was killed prior to police involvement. Bodycam is linked below.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.fox9.com/news/woman-gunned-down-downtown-st-paul-alleyway

https://www.fox9.com/news/st-paul-artist-killing-belle-plaine-incident

https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/belle-plaine-police-investigation/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60rKEhT7oAQ

Bodycam:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ml7UUq_fbY

Donn Moore

Age :22

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 09/26/2024

Location : 2600 block of CA-20

City : Marysville

County : Yuba

State : California

Agency : Yuba County sheriffs office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during pursuit

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Yuba County deputies reportedly tried to traffic-stop a vehicle that continued driving. Deputies chased the vehicle for half an hour and allege that the driver, Donn Moore, fire shots at them. Deputies engaged in a shootout with him and shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.krcrtv.com/north-coast-news/pursuit-ends-in-fatal-shootout-with-officers-in-browns-valley

https://www.abc10.com/article/news/crime/deputy-shooting-suspect-identificatioin/103-31e02a84-c9bb-4bf1-979e-f7bca253bb3d

Anthony Rivera

Age :48

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 09/25/2024

Location : Downtown LA

City : Los Angeles

County : Los Angeles

State : California

Agency : LAPD, SWAT

Officer(s) : Not disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Bystander killed during SWAT standoff

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A person on a Los Angeles bus allegedly pulled out a gun. The bus driver activated a sign which displayed “CALL 911” on the outside of the bus. This brought police which began chasing the bus. The man at that point took the bus driver hostage at gunpoint. LAPD and SWAT chased the bus for hour across town while the vehicle continued fleeing from police. Police placed spike strips and stopped to the bus. Tactical SWAT officers deployed, stun, grenades and forcibly entered the bus. They arrested the hijacker. A passenger was found to have multiple gunshot wounds and died in the hospital later. It is not known at this time whether they were shot by the hijacker or LAPD and SWAT bullets.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://mynbc15.com/news/nation-world/los-angeles-bus-hijacking-prompts-swat-response-leaves-1-dead-police-say-los-angeles-police-department-lapd-california-metro-crime-public-safety

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-09-30/bus-hijacking-victim-family-mourns-suspect-charges

Tony G. Maree

Age :53

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 09/25/2024

Location : South 4th Street

City : Merom

County : Sullivan

State : Indiana

Agency : Merom Police Department, Indiana State Police

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Merom Police were called to a domestic disturbance. The encountered an undisclosed situation and called Indiana State Police for assistance. Police escalated a standoff against Tony Maree who had locked himself into a home against the police standoff. Police made forcible entry and found him dead from suicide under police duress.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.vincennespbs.org/2024/09/25/merom-standoff-ends-in-suicide/

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 09/25/2024

Location : 5700 block of Oakland Avenue

City : St. Louis

County : St. Louis

State : Missouri

Agency : St. Louis Police Department

Officer(s) : Not disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A man in a mental health crisis was walking around the 5700 block of Oakland Avenue in St. Louis with a puppy. Police arrived and confronted him. He allegedly produced a knife and began stabbing his small dog. Police fired a taser at him, but he broke free and fled. Police again, cornered him, and allegedly ordered him to drop the knife. He instead went from standing to a seated position, but still held the knife. Police shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/suspect-in-critical-condition-after-officer-involved-shooting/

Stewart A. Rosenwasser

Age :72

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 09/24/2024

Location : 93 NY-416

City : Campbell Hall

County : Orange

State : New York

Agency : FBI

Officer(s) : Not disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Former judge and prosecutor shot and killed himself as FBI served warrant the day after federal indictment for bribery.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://midhudsonnews.com/2024/09/24/former-county-court-judge-takes-his-own-life/

https://nypost.com/2024/09/24/us-news/ex-nys-judge-prosecutor-apparently-kills-himself-as-fbi-arrives-to-arrest-him-on-corruption-rap/

Martin McFeely

Age :37

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 09/24/2024

Location : Daisy Road

City : Loris

County : Horry

State : South Carolina

Agency : Horry County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Horry County deputies chased a vehicle for undisclosed reasons at high speed until it crashed and rolled over multiple times, killing the driver and only occupant, Martin McFeely.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wmbfnews.com/2024/09/23/serious-injuries-reported-horry-county-crash/

Jesus Adrian Garcia

Age :44

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 09/24/2024

Location : Cherry Avenue and Baseline Road

City : Fontana

County : San Bernardino

State : California

Agency : Fontana Police Department

Officer(s) : Not disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during disturbance call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Fontana PD received a call about a man swinging a pipe and causing a disturbance. Police arrived and according to eyewitnesses, they beat and finally shot and killed the unnamed man. Still photos from bodycams show that the officers fired from a significant distance. It is unexplained why police felt a pipe would represent a mortal danger to police to justify the fatal shooting. Bystander video is linked below. The bystander who filmed the footage told media that she felt the event to represent excessive force.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/man-armed-with-metal-pole-shot-killed-by-police-in-southern-california/

Brant David Nickell

Age :58

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 09/23/2024

Location : 4800 Selkirk

City : Fort Worth

County : Tarrant

State : Texas

Agency : Fort Worth Police Department

Officer(s) : Not disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during mental health welfare check

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Fort Worth PD were sent to a mental health check on Brant Nickell. Nickell had suffered a mental health crisis. Police found him in a ditch with a gun. Police allege that he pointed a gun at them. This cannot be visualized on bodycam. Police shot and injured him whereupon he died from suicide under police duress.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/fort-worth/article293477699.html

https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/fort-worth-police-bodycam-footage-deadly-shooting/287-f09ebc2b-857b-4da5-b8e3-85a60d5e5719

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 09/23/2024

Location : TX-360 and E Broad Street

City : Mansfield

County : Johnson

State : Texas

Agency : Johnson County Sheriff's Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Johnson County deputies chased a vehicle for driving erratically. When the man was forced to stop during the chase, he died from suicide under police duress.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/mansfield-burleson-johnson-tarrant-county-police-chase/3652766/

Terralyn Whalin

Age :34

Gender :Female

Race : White

Date : 09/23/2024

Location : NW Lake Avenue and NW 14th Street

City : Lawton

County : Comanche

State : Oklahoma

Agency : Lawton Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during arrest

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Lawton PD arrived at NW Lake Avenue and 14th Street at the home of Carolyn Whalin with an arrest warrant. Police alleged they found her with a gun and shot and killed her.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.kswo.com/2024/09/24/one-woman-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting-lawton/

https://www.koco.com/article/oklahoma-lawton-police-shoot-kill-armed-suspect-terralyn-whalin/62354819

https://www.facebook.com/OSBI.OK/posts/osbi-investigates-officer-involved-shooting-in-lawtonfor-immediate-releaseseptem/989900443161340/

Kirtis Shane Davenport

Age :43

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 09/22/2024

Location : Unknown

City : Sangamon County

County : Sangamon

State : Illinois

Agency : Sangamon County Sheriff’s Department

Officer(s) : Not disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Motorcyclist (driver) killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Sangamon County deputies escalated a chase against Kirtis Davenport after report of a burglary at a motorcycle dealership. Police chased him until he crashed. He died several days later in the hospital from injuries.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.nprillinois.org/sangamon-county/2024-10-04/illinois-state-police-investigate-another-sangamon-county-officer-involved-death

Stephanie “Gracen” Coon

Age :33

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 09/22/2024

Location : 100 block of La Placita Circle

City : Santa Fe

County : Santa Fe

State : New Mexico

Agency : Santa Fe Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Santa Fe Police were sent to the 100 block of La Placita Circle for a domestic disturbance. They encountered Stephanie “Gracen” Coon with a box cutter. Police shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.krqe.com/news/new-mexico/one-dead-after-santa-fe-officer-involved-shooting-nmsp-reports/

https://www.facebook.com/Santafepolice/posts/pfbid02WBXoHMyXTprR4YwrYPPpZqLmfsaGiMXDPdHm38226MwjnLLHbPqVnt59izqZkSBfl?__cft__%5B0%5D=AZWrGbzF_qrqwcj2A2pmIlKinaOvhC2VCdhT8CB8G-cb26Rj88666dVhgYbb1hAwhk6VRIKMUj8o1qrkL5P2iUBfQENuCywyv_T3E_hMw0Sjn6fEfxtSTIA5hsRBYv

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 09/22/2024

Location : 3100 block of Corksie Street

City : Houston

County : Harris

State : Texas

Agency : Houston Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after previous shooting

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Houston PD were sent to the 3100 block of Corksie Street near Dulcimer Street in SE Houston for a shooting and found a vehicle with the windows shot out and a man who had been shot. Police shot and killed a man with a gun. A semiautomatic weapon was found.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2024/09/22/houston-police-officer-shoots-and-kills-man-who-opened-fire-on-officers/

https://abc13.com/post/hpd-officers-shoot-kill-suspect-sunnyside-canvassing-area-after-hearing-gunshots-man-found-shot-dead-nearby/15339099/

Name Not Disclosed

Age :18

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 09/22/2024

Location : NB I-5 near mile post 190

City : Everett

County : King

State : Washington

Agency : Everett Police Department

Officer(s) : Not disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

After a shooting in an apartment complex in Everett, a man fled and police chased him onto the I-5 in Everett. The man crashed on the freeway near mile Post 190. As police approached, he died from suicide under police duress.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/both-directions-i-5-closed-everett-ongoing-negotiations-with-murder-suspect/7JTGTZNHORGLDF4IYMT3LFEJMA/

https://komonews.com/news/local/all-lanes-of-nb-i-5-in-everett-closed-as-officers-investigate-double-shooting-police-investigation-closures-traffic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSyDKyv23GA

Ronald Parrish

Age :68

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 09/22/2024

Location : Tuxedo Avenue

City : Muscle Shoals

County : Colbert

State : Alabama

Agency : Muscle Shoals Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police under undisclosed circumstances

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Muscle Shoals officers responded to a mental health welfare check on Ronald Parrish, a 68-year-old man with dementia, who was suffering an episode of paranoia linked to his medical diagnosis. Police arrived and shot and killed him, stating that he had held a knife in his house. His family stated that he was not a threat to anyone and needed mental healthcare. Family have requested to view the body cam which has been denied so far.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://whnt.com/news/shoals/alea-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-in-muscle-shoals/

https://www.waff.com/video/2024/09/23/man-killed-after-muscle-shoals-officer-involved-shooting/

Nelson Javier Funez Reyes

Age :37

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 09/22/2024

Location : Arrowhead Road

City : Charlotte

County : Charlotte Mecklenburg

State : North Carolina

Agency : Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department

Officer(s) : Joshua Heater, Officer Hoody

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during arrest

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Two patrol officers saw Nelson Reyes and pulled him over due to warrants for a previous assault. Police engaged in an unknown altercation with him during which he shot and injured an officer and was killed by the second patrol officer.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=earsF9M6SN0

Michael Ridley

Age :31

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 09/21/2024

Location : N 7th St and Ramsey St

City : Nashville

County : Davidson

State : Tennessee

Agency : Nashville Metro Police Department, SWAT

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under SWAT duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A man reportedly stole a vehicle and fired at police, then fled into someone’s home on 7th Street. Nashville PD brought SWAT and escalated a standoff which lasted for many hours. Michael Ridley, 31, was found dead in the home at the end of the standoff. Police attribute his death to suicide.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.newschannel5.com/news/active-scene-in-east-nashville-after-possible-shooting-near-parkway-terrace-apartments

https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/nashville/standoff-situation-underway-in-east-nashville/

https://www.wsmv.com/2024/09/21/man-found-dead-home-after-barricade-situation-east-nashville/

James Michael Spaugh

Age :34

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 09/21/2024

Location : County 11th St and S Desert Air Blvd

City : Yuma

County : Pima

State : Arizona

Agency : Yuma Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Yuma PD were called about a "physical domestic disturbance" including a child held in the area of S. Ragen Drive and E. 30th Place, arrived, chased a man who fled. Police established a perimeter and shot and killed the man.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://kyma.com/news/breaking-news/2024/09/21/suspect-dead-following-officer-involved-shooting/

https://www.azfamily.com/2024/09/22/man-dead-after-yuma-officer-involved-shooting/

Kyle Wilson Norris

Age :42

Gender :Male

Race : Native American

Date : 09/21/2024

Location : Allister Apartments at 5145 Rawhide St

City : Las Vegas

County : Clark

State : Nevada

Agency : Las Vegas Department

Officer(s) : Samuel Garcia

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during disturbance call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Las Vegas Metro PD were called about a disturbance involving a man with a bat. They arrived, found the man, allege he did not drop the bat and shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/shootings/las-vegas-police-involved-shooting-investigated-in-southeast-valley-3173677/
https://news3lv.com/news/local/police-shooting-investigation-southeast-las-vegas-metro-police-lvmpd-ois-officer-involved-russell-mountain-vista-cops-courts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HH_HHTooc94

Video:
https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/las-vegas-police-release-footage-of-fatal-shooting/

Michael Scott Vasko

Age :31

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 09/21/2024

Location : Knutson St

City : Goose Creek

County : Berkeley

State : South Carolina

Agency : Goose Creek Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance standoff

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Goose Creek PD received a call from the Joint Base Charleston Naval Weapons Station reporting that a man had barricaded himself inside a residence with a 1-month-old infant. Police arrived and established a standoff. The man died from suicide under police duress. The infant was found unharmed. Marrington Elementary and Middle Schools as well as the Child Development Center were locked down during the standoff.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.postandcourier.com/berkeley-independent/community-news/hostage-situation-in-goose-creek-ends-in-tragedy/article_033f5956-7782-11ef-88b8-1b4f322beeac.html

https://www.wtoc.com/2024/09/20/suspect-dead-joint-base-charleston-lockdown-lifted-after-hostage-situation/

Melvin Omar Chavez-Paz

Age :31

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 09/21/2024

Location : 3400 block of Janet Road

City : Wheaton-Glenmont

County : Montgomery

State : Maryland

Agency : Montgomery county Sheriff's Office

Officer(s) : Not disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during disturbance call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Montgomery County deputies arrived to a disturbance call in the 3400 block of Janet Road in Wheaton Glenmont in Montgomery County. They encountered a man holding a grill fork and shot and killed him. He had no knife. His family said he was drunk and argued with a neighbor and police came. His family stated that he did not speak English and likely did not understand what officers wanted from him. The family asked why a taser was not used on the drunk unarmed man.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/09/21/montgomery-police-shoot-involved-wound/

https://www.mymcmedia.org/decedent-officer-identified-in-wheaton-fatal-police-involved-shooting/

BWC:
https://wjla.com/news/local/montgomery-county-officer-involved-shooting-wheaton-janet-road-body-camera-video-footage-maryland-attorney-general-investigation-melvin-chavez-paz-corporal-cody-hobbs-shooting

Richard Green

Age :40

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 09/21/2024

Location : InTown Suites at 1951 Central Florida Parkway near South Orange Blossom Trail

City : Orlando

County : Orange

State : Florida

Agency : Orange County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Orange County deputies were sent to the Intown suites on South Orange Blossom Trail in Orlando for a man in mental health crisis. Police arrived, found him walking in and out of his room with a knife and shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wesh.com/article/orange-county-deputies-shoot-kill-man-who-they-say-ran-toward-them-with-a-knife/62310101

Michael Dean Geiger

Age :58

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 09/20/2024

Location : South Main Street

City : Cecil

County : Spaulding

State : Ohio

Agency : Ohio State Highway Patrol

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Michael Dean Geiger was pursued by Ohio State Patrol at high speed until he lost control of his GMC Yukon, causing it to crash. Geiger was ejected from the SUV and was pronounced dead. Police did not disclose. why they chased him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wane.com/top-stories/driver-fleeing-from-police-dies-in-paulding-county-crash/

Polina Wright

Age :25

Gender :Female

Race : White

Date : 09/20/2024

Location : Unknown

City : Ocala

County : Marion

State : Florida

Agency : Ocala Police Department

Officer(s) : Leslie Boileau

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Officer accidentally killed his girlfriend

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Officer Leslie Boileau of the Ocala PD shot and killed his girlfriend, Polina Wright, while teaching her how to clean guns. He was immediately terminated from the sheriff’s department and arrested.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/florida-deputy-kills-girlfriend-guns-b2616462.html

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 09/20/2024

Location : 5145 Rawhide St

City : Las Vegas

County : Clark

State : Nevada

Agency : Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department

Officer(s) : Not disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during disturbance call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department were sent to a disturbance call, encountered man with a bat, and shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/shootings/las-vegas-police-involved-shooting-investigated-in-southeast-valley-3173677/

Diamond Elizabeth Brooks

Age :26

Gender :Female

Race : Black

Date : 09/20/2024

Location : Big Bethel Road

City : Hampton

County : Elizabeth City County

State : Virginia

Agency : Virginia State Patrol

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Virginia State Patrol chased Diamond Brooks in her vehicle for undisclosed reasons until she crashed at high speed on Big Bethel Road and died.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s04eD9m_pjI

https://www.pilotonline.com/2024/09/20/woman-dies-in-wreck-during-police-pursuit-in-hampton-officials-say/

Desire Pool

Age :41

Gender :Female

Race : Black

Date : 09/20/2024

Location :

City : Houston

County : Harris

State :

Agency : Houston Police Department

Officer(s) : Not disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Pedestrian killed by speeding police vehicle

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A Houston PD officer making a nonemergent transfer of a detained person reportedly drove at high speeds and hit Desire Pool, a 41-year-old woman crossing the streets with three of her children. She was thrown to the other side of the street upon impact of the police cruiser and died at the scene.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://abc13.com/post/woman-dies-front-children-after-shes-hit-hpd-cruiser-transporting-suspect-northwest-houston-says/15330795/

Roberto Gonzalez

Age :34

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 09/20/2024

Location : Cantrell Drive

City : San Antonio

County : Bexar

State : Texas

Agency : San Antonio Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by undercover police during alleged robbery

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

San Antonio PD undercover officers allegedly intercepted an attempted robbery and shot and killed a man. Police alleged the man had a gun.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/berkeley-murder-suspect-dies-in-custody-officials-say/

Alton Modlin

Age :27

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 09/20/2024

Location : Ashlyn Stokes Bridge Road

City : Charlotte

County : Lee

State : South Carolina

Agency : Lee County Sheriff’s Office, McBee Police Department, Darlington County Sheriff’s Office, SWAT

Officer(s) : Jerriel Wright

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during manhunt

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

McBee police alleged that Alton Modlin fired at them at a traffic stop. Police escalated a manhunt involving Lee county deputies, McBee PD, Darlington County deputies and SWAT. They found him in a cornfield. Police escalated a shootout and hit his patrol car. The car caught on fire and the K9 inside died. More than 100 police cars participated in the chase. Two officers were injured. Alton Modlin was killed.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=van4rb9vzUI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eM8huxhxj18

https://www.wcnc.com/video/news/crime/man-wanted-for-allegedly-shooting-south-carolina-officer-dead-after-standoff-police-say/275-815b94ed-4bbf-4dd8-995e-77bee28cae8a

https://www.abccolumbia.com/2024/09/23/lee-co-sheriffs-office-mourns-loss-of-one-of-their-own/

https://www.qcnews.com/news/u-s/chesterfield-county/officer-shot-in-chesterfield-county-expected-to-be-okay-pd/

Ronald Allen Troskoski

Age :31

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 09/20/2024

Location : Viewland Circle

City : Christiansburg

County : Montgomery

State : Virginia

Agency : Christiansburg Police Department

Officer(s) : Not disclosed

Cause of Death : Unknown

Event : Killed by police during foot pursuit

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Christiansburg PD were called about a “suspicious person” with a knife. When police arrived, a man ran into a tree line a weapon. Police shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wsls.com/video/news/2024/09/20/suspect-shot-killed-after-pointing-weapon-at-christiansburg-officer-following-foot-chase/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtBmyFPla0E

John Robinson

Age :36

Gender :Male

Race : Native American

Date : 09/20/2024

Location : Wiggins Road

City : Thurston

County : Thurston

State : Washington

Agency : Thurston County Sheriff’s Office, Yelm Police Department, Nisqually Tribal Police

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Motorcyclist killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Thurston County deputies try to stop a motorcycle for undisclosed reasons. The motorcycle did not stop and police escalated the chase in excess of 100 mph until the motorcyclist crashed and died. It is unknown why police undertook the chase. Police are only allowed to pursue a vehicle Washington State in cases of danger to someone.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/motorcyclist-killed-after-fleeing-police-speeds-over-100-mph-thurston-county/VDDI5OHCBFBF3PEV7B74PWLLYE/

https://www.yahoo.com/news/police-motorcycle-crashes-kills-driver-183627597.html

Kyle Wilson Norris a.k.a. Kyle Williams

Age :42

Gender :Male

Race : Native American

Date : 09/20/2024

Location : 5145 Rawhide Street

City : Las Vegas

County : Clark

State : Nevada

Agency : Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department

Officer(s) : Samuel Garcia

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Las Vegas Metro PD were called about a disturbance involving a man with a bat. They arrived, found the man, allege he did not drop the bat and shot and killed him. He had been a Navajo. He leaves behind a husband of 6 years, Jeffery Williams.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/shootings/las-vegas-police-involved-shooting-investigated-in-southeast-valley-3173677/
https://news3lv.com/news/local/police-shooting-investigation-southeast-las-vegas-metro-police-lvmpd-ois-officer-involved-russell-mountain-vista-cops-courts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HH_HHTooc94

https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/las-vegas-man-killed-in-police-shooting-was-experiencing-mental-health-crisis-family-says/

Video:

https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/las-vegas-police-release-footage-of-fatal-shooting/

Ronald Allen Troskoski

Age :31

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 09/20/2024

Location : Unknown

City : Christianburg

County : Montgomery

State : Virginia

Agency : Christianburg Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during pursuit

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Christianburg PD were sent to a disturbance call and found a man with a gun who ran toward them from a tree line. They shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wsls.com/video/news/2024/09/20/suspect-shot-killed-after-pointing-weapon-at-christiansburg-officer-following-foot-chase/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtBmyFPla0E

https://wset.com/news/local/virginia-state-police-identifies-suspect-after-christiansburg-officer-involved-shooting-september-2024

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 09/20/2024

Location : Cantrell Drive

City : San Antonio

County : Bexar

State : Texas

Agency : San Antonio Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after undercover bust of robbery

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

San Antonio PD undercover officers intercepted an alleged robbery, claim that a man pulled a gun, and shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/berkeley-murder-suspect-dies-in-custody-officials-say/

Alicio Mayorga-Rangel

Age :32

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 09/20/2024

Location : 1400 block of 97 Springs Rd NE

City : Dalton

County : Whitfield

State : Georgia

Agency : Whitfield County Sheriff's Office

Officer(s) : Not disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during disturbance call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A Whitfield County officer was sent to a disturbance call and found Alicio Mayorga-Rangel coming out of the house nude. Police shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://gbi.georgia.gov/press-releases/2024-09-23/gbi-investigates-officer-involved-shooting-whitfield-county

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 09/20/2024

Location : Massapequa Park

City : New York

County : Nassau

State : New York

Agency : NYPD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Driver killed by police during pursuit

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

NYPD chased a vehicle from Jamaica, Queens until Massapequa Park in Nassau County, where the vehicle crashed into several police cars, drove the wrong way with police in hot pursuit until he lost control at Hicksville Road and sunrise Highway in Massapequa Park. NYPD engaged in a shootout with him during which he was shot and killed. Seven officers who participated in the chase and crash were sent to the hospital.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.newsday.com/long-island/crime/nassau-police-shooting-ajprr084

https://www.cbs42.com/news/national/ap-police-chase-in-nyc-long-island-ends-with-driver-dead-and-7-officers-civilian-taken-to-hospitals/

Elvin Ray Fox

Age :65

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 09/19/2024

Location : Private Road 3508

City : Bridgeport

County : Wise

State : Texas

Agency : Wise County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during disturbance call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Wise County deputies were called to a family disturbance and encountered Elvin Ray Fox with a knife. They shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wcmessenger.com/articles/man-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting-2/

Clifford James Griffin

Age :27

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 09/19/2024

Location : Unknown

City : West Memphis

County : Crittenden

State : Arkansas

Agency : West Memphis Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Road construction worker killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Clifford James Griffin was a road construction worker at work when police chased a fleeing vehicle into his path, killing him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.kait8.com/2024/09/19/road-construction-worker-hit-killed-during-police-chase/

https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/one-dead-another-wounded-after-being-hit-by-car-in-high-speed-chase-ardot-says/article_18bd537a-769f-11ef-a014-13f6fc9847be.html

https://www.thv11.com/article/news/crime/little-rock-murder-charge-wrong-way-crash/91-95503f1f-6a3c-4a87-81bb-6769728dca24