Death by Cop 2022-2024
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John R. Nutt
Age :41
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/24/2023
Location : Route 687+Davis St
City : Pemberton Township
County : Burlington
State : New Jersey
Agency : Pemberton Township PD
Officer(s) : Laquan Jett
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A Pemberton Township police officer attempted to stop a motorcyclist in connection with a criminal investigation and escalated a chase. The motorcycle hit a civilian vehicle, crashed and the motorcyclist John R. Nutt died.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.nj.com/news/2023/07/authorities-id-motorcyclist-killed-during-police-chase.html
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Veronica Shipp
Age :46
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 04/24/2023
Location : 17th+Hilton
City : Columbus
County : Muscogee
State : Georgia
Agency : Georgia State Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 04/24/2023, 46-year-old Veronica Shipp was a passenger in a third-party motorist’s car that was hit by a police chase escalated by Georgia State Patrol. Veronica Shipp died as a result of this fatal chase aimed at someone else.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wtvm.com/2023/04/24/one-woman-dead-after-high-speed-chase-columbus/
Wendell Bott IV
Age :48
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/23/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Fortuna
County : Humboldt
State : California
Agency : Fortuna PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A Fortuna man texted to a female that he had killed his son and the dog and sent her photos. The female contacted Fortuna PD. The woman called in a possible homicide at a residence in the 2300 block of Newburg Road. Officers evacuated residents and set up a perimeter, then heard the sound of what they believed to be a gunshot. The multi-agency Crisis Negotiation Team and Humboldt County SWAT Team responded with tactical command and eventually made entry into the residence where Wendell Bott IV was located deceased from apparent suicide under police duress. His son Wendell Bott V was found inside, also dead.
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Korina Adams 1 of 2
Age :27
Gender :Female
Race : Native American
Date : 04/23/2023
Location : EB Saliman Rd
City : Carson City
County : Bullfrog
State : Nevada
Agency : Bullfrog County SO,Carson City PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Bullfrog County deputies saw a vehicle they felt may have been involved in a crime elsewhere and police escalated a chase on eastbound Saliman Road, resulting in the vehicle crashing into a smaller SUV on US-50.Korina Adams and Destiny Darling were killed and a man and another woman were transported to the hospital. Their status is unknown.
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Bullfrog County deputies saw a vehicle they felt may have been involved in a crime elsewhere and police escalated a chase on eastbound Saliman Road, resulting in the vehicle crashing into a smaller SUV on US-50.Korina Adams and Destiny Darling were killed and a man and another woman were transported to the hospital. Their status is unknown.
Destiny Darling 2 of 2
Age :28
Gender :Female
Race : Native American
Date : 04/23/2023
Location : EB Saliman Rd
City : Carson City
County : Bullfrog
State : Nevada
Agency : Bullfrog County SO, Carson City PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Bullfrog County deputies saw a vehicle they felt may have been involved in a crime elsewhere and police escalated a chase on eastbound Saliman Road, resulting in the vehicle crashing into a smaller SUV on US-50.Korina Adams and Destiny Darling were killed and a man and another woman were transported to the hospital. Their status is unknown.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://mynews4.com/news/local/two-killed-three-injured-in-crash-after-police-pursuit-in-carson-city
https://foxreno.com/newsletter-daily/fatal-crash-on-east-william-st-and-north-saliman-rd
Joseph Dewayne Taylor
Age :33
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/23/2023
Location : Mansfield Rd+Valley View Dr
City : Shreveport
County : Caddo
State : Louisiana
Agency : Shreveport Community Response Unit
Officer(s) : Daniel Denby, Terri Simmons, Anthony Visciotti
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Just after 9:30 p.m., members of the Shreveport Community Response Unit conducted a traffic stop at Mansfield Road and Valley View Drive encountering an armed man. Police tried to forcibly arrest him and during that struggle with Shreveport PD officers Daniel Denby, Terri Simmons and Anthony Visciotti, they shot and killed Joseph Dewayne Taylor. More than two dozen police units responded.
Officer Visciotti had shot and killed Joseph Taylor, 33, in April and was just cleared for that killing one week before being centrally involved in the death of Ken’Deris Lawrence. Visciotti had just been cleared to return back to work days before killing Ken’Deris Lawrence. In 2021, Officer Visciotti shot and injured Devin R. Ned and was appointed Hero of the Year 2021.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.ksla.com/video/2023/04/25/man-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting-mansfield-road/
https://www.ksla.com/video/2023/04/25/coroner-identifies-man-killed-officer-involved-shooting/
Larry Calk
Age :25
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/23/2023
Location : Hwy 107
City : Pineville
County : Rapides
State : Louisiana
Agency : Rapides Parish SO, Pineville PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic dispute
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Pineville PD allege that they received a call about a domestic disturbance, arrived at the home and found Larry Calk holding a child while threatening them with bodily harm. Police shot and killed him. The officers were cleared by the DA.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kalb.com/2023/04/23/one-person-dead-after-pineville-pd-officer-involved-shooting/
Tracy E. Hayes
Age :40
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/23/2023
Location : Sidentop Rd+Technology Dr
City : Weldon Springs
County : St. Charles
State : Missouri
Agency : Weldon Springs PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Just after 12:30 a.m. near Sidentop Road and Technology Drive, officers conducted a traffic stop with a car when someone inside the car got out and tried to run. Police were able to apprehend the man but he then started resisting arrest and allegedly pulled out a gun. One of the officers shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kmov.com/2023/04/24/person-dead-overnight-officer-involved-shooting-st-charles-county/
https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/1-person-dead-in-officer-involved-shooting/
Cortaz Cheatham 1 of 2
Age :17
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/23/2023
Location : Falcon St
City : Hopewell
County : Harris
State : Virginia
Agency : Prince George PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Prince George PD chased a car full of teenagers to question them about a nearby shooting. Police escalated a chase until the teenagers crashed. Police said the driver, a 17-year-old male from Prince George County, and the front-seat passenger, Cortaz Cheatham, died in a crash during a high-speed police chase. The other passenger, a 16-year-old boy in the SUV’s back seat, later also died.
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Name Not Disclosed 2 of 2
Age :17
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/23/2023
Location : Falcon St
City : Hopewell
County : Harris
State : Virginia
Agency : Prince George PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Prince George PDchased a car full of teenagers to question them about a nearby shooting. Police escalated a chase until the teenagers crashed. Police said the driver, a 17-year-old male from Prince George County, and the front-seat passenger, Cortaz Cheatham, died in a crash during a high-speed police chase. The other passenger, a 16-year-old boy in the SUV’s back seat, later also died.
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Ashton Jonathan Robinson
Age :39
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/23/2023
Location : Bull Run Post Office Road
City : Chantilly
County : Fairfax
State : Virginia
Agency : Fauquier County Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Fauquier County deputies had been chasing Robinson after he allegedly drove away from a DWI checkpoint. Police state that he hit the Camry and drove off the road, hitting a guardrail. Later, Fauquier County PD responded to a two-car crash near the intersection of Lee Highway and Bull Run Post Office Road, finding Ashton Robinson, who had been thrown from his car and was dead.
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Robernard Benjamin
Age :39
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/23/2023
Location : Brook Street, Locust Grove
City : Lithia Springs
County : Douglas
State : Georgia
Agency : Douglas County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Lithia Springs PD arrived to a domestic dispute and find a woman stabbed and a man holding a knife. Police shot and killed Robernard Benjamin.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://news.yahoo.com/deputies-woman-covered-blood-open-212351283.html
Jeremy Shane Brown
Age :48
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/22/2023
Location : E 111th St
City : Bixby
County : Tulsa
State : Oklahoma
Agency : Bixby PD
Officer(s) : 5 officers
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during disturbance call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Bixby PD were called about a 48-year-old male who was causing a disturbance in the parking lot of the gas station at Kum N Go gas station near East 111th Street South and South Memorial Drive. Police allege the man had a weapon andhad fired one shot while causing the disturbance. A total of 5 officers attacked him with a taser and then multiple officers firing shots and killed the man.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://ktul.com/news/local/person-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting-at-bixby-gas-station
Joseph Louis Riviere III
Age :50
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/22/2023
Location : Harvard+Field Ave
City : Metairie
County : Jefferson
State : Louisiana
Agency : Jefferson Parish SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed during police investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Jefferson Parish deputies arrived at a home near the corner of Harvard and Field Avenues to question a man after midnight. When the man arrived at the house, heallegedly got out of his car, pulled out a gun, and pointed it at deputies.At least one deputy fired and shot and killed him. Police did not disclose why they were trying to ‘question him’ in the middle of the night.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wdsu.com/article/person-killed-officer-involved-shooting-metairie/43674123#
Jamie Reyes
Age :64
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 04/21/2023
Location : 3700 block of Nabholtz Lane
City : Mesquite
County : Clark
State : Texas
Agency : Mesquite PD, SWAT
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police while walking with gun
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Mesquite PD were called to the 3700 block of Nabholtz Lane at around 10 p.m. Friday for reports of a man with a gun in the street pointing the weapon at people in the area. When police arrived, they were told the man had returned home. Police heard gunshots inside his home. Mesquite SWAT was called in and the man walked out of the house armed with a shotgun and allegedly pointed the gun. SWAT shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox4news.com/news/mesquite-officer-involved-shooting-video-shotgun
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/21/2023
Location : Unknown
City : 04/21/2023
County : Polk
State : Montana
Agency : Polk County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Missouri Highway Patrol says Polk County deputies were originally called to the location around 2:30 p.m. Friday about a man who was suicidal. They shot and killed him. No more information was released.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.ozarksfirst.com/news/mshp-man-dead-after-polk-county-officer-involved-shooting/
William F. Voelker
Age :69
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/21/2023
Location : 32nd St S+ Airport Ave
City : 32nd St S+ Airport Ave
County : Wood
State : Wisconsin
Agency : Wood County SO, Nekoosa PD, Wisconsin Rapids PD
Officer(s) : Erik Backlund
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during pedestrian stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On Friday, April 21, 202, at approximately 10:57 p.m., an officer from Grand Rapids Police Department approached an individual who was walking near the intersection of 32nd Street S. and Airport Avenue. Police allege that during the contact the man displayed a firearm, and the officer shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://wrcitytimes.com/2023/04/22/officer-involved-shooting-in-grand-rapids-leaves-one-dead/
https://www.wsaw.com/2023/04/22/person-dead-police-shooting-wood-co/
Larry Robison
Age :54
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/21/2023
Location : Ohio River at Rising Sun
City : Rising Sun
County : Ohio
State : Indiana
Agency : Ohio County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Drowning
Event : Drowned during police chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Ohio County deputies and Rising Sun police were looking for a gold-colored Jeep that allegedly left the scene of a crash. Ohio County deputies chased him a mile to the Ohio River boat ramp near Front Street and went into the water. Officers said he remained uncooperative and wouldn't leave the vehicle. He drowned.
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Michel Kenneth Lee
Age :30
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/21/2023
Location : 3248 Jordan Line Parkway
City : West Jordan
County : Salt Lake
State : Utah
Agency : Salt Lake West Jordan PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police while allegedly trying to break into cars
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 04/21/2023 around 1 a.m. at the Novi at Jordan Valley Station, two men were reported trying to break into cars in a parking garage. Deputies encountered one adult male, with whom they exchanged gunfire. Michael Kenneth Lee died at the scene.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/21/2023
Location : 600 block of East 144th Pl
City : Dolton
County : Cook
State : Illinois
Agency : Dolton PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Not Disclosed
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Dolton police responded to a domestic call for a man trespassing at an ex-girlfriend’s home in the 600 block of East 144th Place just after 5 a.m., allege the man was armed. Police shot and killed him. Police did not publicly identify him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/dolton-officer-involved-shooting
Lidia Burgos
Age :33
Gender :Female
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 04/20/2023
Location : Old Topton Rd
City : Reading
County : Berks
State : Pennsylvania
Agency : Pennsylvania State Police
Officer(s) : Not disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Troopers from Pennsylvania State Police's Stroudsburg barracks initiated a traffic stop for both "moving, equipment violations and suspicion of DUI" on April 20. The driver had an active arrest warrant and allegedly refused to exit the vehicle and “proceeded to become combative” and fled the traffic stop. Pennsylvania State Police escalated a chase of the fleeing vehicle for 19 miles before it crashed into a wooded area, chasing the driver for 19 miles before he crashed. Passenger Lidia Burgos was killed by the police chase crash.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.tnonline.com/20230421/coroner-releases-id-of-woman-in-monroe-crash/
Daniel Yefter Ghebrehiwet
Age :46
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/20/2023
Location : 30th St+Post Rd
City : Indianapolis
County : Marion
State : Indiana
Agency : Indianapolis PD
Officer(s) : Jonathon Phelps, Mathew Harris, Sergio De Leon, John Wallace
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed during police car chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Indianapolis PD conducted an investigation that evolved into a vehicle chase and shootout, killing Daniel Yefter Ghebrehiwet. At about12:40 p.m., officers with the Indiana Crime Guns Task Force and Lawrence Police Department saw a man they felt was responsible for a prior shooting. The driver fled and Task Force officers attempted to forcibly stop the vehicle. The driver fled until he crashed in a parking lot. A shootout ensued and Ghebrehiwet was shot and killed.
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Barry Baker Jr.
Age :35
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/20/2023
Location : Chestnut Tree Road and Horseshoe Pike
City : Honey Brook Township
County : Chester
State : Pennsylvania
Agency : Chester County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Barry Baker Jr. was fleeing from police on his motorcycle in Honey Brook Township, Chester County, on April 20. As a result of being chased, he crashed at the intersection of Chestnut Tree Road and Horseshoe Pike after running a red light at the intersection. He was thrown from the motorcycleand died. Police allege that the motorcycle had been reported stolen.
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Dimitri Amarillas
Age :25
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 04/20/2023
Location : 10095 E US 290 Hwy service road EB
City : Manor
County : Travis
State : Texas
Agency : Manor PD, Travis County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot, taser
Event : Killed by police after alleged carjacking attempt
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
At 9:06 pm on Thursday, April 20, 2023, TCSO and Manor Police Department (MPD) received notification from the Austin Police Department of an attempted carjacking in which someone was stabbed at 10095 East US 290 HWY Service Road Eastbound. Police saw a man walking in the middle of the roadway and a TCSO Deputy made contact with the man who was holding a knife. A TCSO deputy fired a taser, then both a TCSO Deputy and a MPD Officer fired their weapons, killing Dimitri Amarillas.
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Panayioti R. Rauseo
Age :35
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/20/2023
Location : 100 block of Fern Hollow
City : Moon Township
County : Allegheny
State : Pennsylvania
Agency : Allegheny County Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Fall from height
Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Moon PD responded to a domestic disturbance call in the 100 block of Fern Hollow Road for a disturbance involving a former partner who was no longer at the residence but fled when he saw a police vehicle. Officers found his vehicle unoccupied on Randy Lane. They searched for the man after obtaining an arrest warrant for harassment. The man was found dead in a drainage tunnel at about 9:30 p.m. He had fallen off a cliff and died while fleeing from police.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://patch.com/pennsylvania/moon/man-dies-after-police-purusit-moon
https://triblive.com/local/man-dies-after-domestic-disturbance-in-moon/
Name Not Disclosed
Age :53
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/19/2023
Location : Terminal A
City : Sacramento
County : Sacramento
State : California
Agency : Sacramento PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A man called 911 and announced he was going to kill himself inside of Terminal A of Sacramento Airport. The man said he was in a car inside the parking garage of the airport across the street from Terminal A.When Sacramento PD arrived, he fired two shots, killing himself under police duress. He was not publicly identified.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.newsweek.com/sacramento-airport-shooting-gunman-dead-california-1795478
https://www.kcra.com/article/sacramento-international-shooting-smf-garage/43650619
Jaden Bowman
Age :14
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/19/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Waterloo
County : Steuben
State : Indiana
Agency : Steuben County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Around 11 p.m. on April 19, police said they spotted a vehicle that drove away as officers approached. Police escalated a chase that reportedly reached speeds of 90 mph and ended at an intersection when the vehicle went off-road and struck a tree before bursting into flames. Fourteen-year-old Jaden Bowman died. He had been reported missing by his parents previously.
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Henry Najdeski
Age :52
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/19/2023
Location : Downtown
City : Fort Wayne
County : Allen
State : Indiana
Agency : Fort Wayne PD
Officer(s) : Joshua Hartup
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Pedestrian killed by police car
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Henry Najdeski, a prominent real estate lawyer, died after being struck by a pickup driven by on-duty officer Sgt. Joshua Hartup on April 19 as he walked across Main Street. Hartup struck Najdeski while he was making a left turn from Calhoun onto Main.Officer Hartup had been involved in four other squad car crashes in 2000, 2005, 2007, and 2019, all four of which were ruled “preventable” by the Accident Review Board. After the most recent crash, Hartup was directed to undergo two more hours of mandatory remedial driver’s training in addition to a reprimand. He then killed Henry Nadejski in the next crash.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.21alivenews.com/2023/04/25/friend-fatal-officer-involved-pedestrian-crash-senseless/
Ana Lilia Ortega
Age :51
Gender :Female
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 04/19/2023
Location : Clinton Ave+Bethel
City : Clovis
County : Fresno
State : California
Agency : Clovis PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by off-duty officer driving truck
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Ana Ortega was walking a dog when she was hit and killed by a truck driven by an unnamed off-duty Clovis police officer Wednesday morning at about 7:50 a.m. on Clinton Avenue between Bethel and Greenwood avenues.The officer’sChevrolet truck was traveling east on Clinton and Bethel while Ortega was walking her dog west on Clinton on the roadway when the truck veered into the direction of the woman causing critical injuries. She died at the scene. The dog was injured. The officer was neither named nor charged.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.aol.com/news/woman-struck-killed-walking-dog-002337878.html
Casey Eric Crowley
Age :48
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/19/2023
Location : 1400 block of Highway 126
City : Bristol
County : Sullivan
State : Tennessee
Agency : Sullivan County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health welfare check
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Sullivan County deputies were dispatched to the Dollar General store in the 1400 block of Highway 126 in Bristolfor a mental health welfare check at the location. Deputies arrived and the person in a truck reportedly refused to exit the vehicle and at some point in the encounter, two deputies opened fire on him, killing them. Casey Eric Crowley is believed to have been unarmed. It is unknown why police deliberately fired lethal shots at him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/tbi-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-in-bristol-2/
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/19/2023
Location : Breezy Point Apartments
City : Frayser
County : Shelby
State : Tennessee
Agency : Memphis PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Memphis PD arrived at Breezy Pointe Apartments in Frayser and someone opened the door and fired a shot, injuring an officer. Memphis PD and SWAT arrived and the man committed suicide under police duress. The man was not publicly identified.
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Elijah Joseph Vallier
Age :24
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/19/2023
Location : Interstate 84
City : Southington
County : Hartford
State : Connecticut
Agency : Norwalk PD
Officer(s) : Shannon Sherry
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police vehicle for unknown reasons
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Elijah Joseph Vallier was driving a pickup truck when an off-duty officer lost control over his vehicle, drove across 3 lanes and hit and killed Vallier. It is unknown what happened to cause this.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :40
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/18/2023
Location : 1900 block of Denfield Dr
City : Round Rock
County : Williamson
State : Texas
Agency : Round Rock PD, Williamson County SO, Central Texas Regional, SWAT with robots, drones, gas
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Round Rock PD tried to arrest a man on Tuesday at approximately 12:15 p.m.in the 1900 block of Denfield Drive for family violence. The man locked himself into the home and the Round Rock SWAT team tried to approach the house. The man fired one round and police requested help from the Williamson County sheriff's office and the Central Texas Regional who used robot, drones and gas canisters when at approximately 2:40 p.m., police determined through its drone that the man had committed suicide under police duress. Police did not publicly identify him.
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De’Jah N. Leonard
Age :21
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 04/18/2023
Location : I-70+Adelaide Ave
City : St. Louis
County : St. Louis
State : Missouri
Agency : St. Louis PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed during police chase crash after failed traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A St. Louis PD officer tried to pull over the car on I-70 near Salisbury Street around 12:30 p.m. per police. De’Jah N. Leonard fled the traffic stop, ran a red light and collided with a semi-truck just off Interstate 70 on Adelaide Avenueand died as a result of the police chase.
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Devonte Robert Jones
Age :31
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/18/2023
Location : Central Heights Dr+ Arlee Court SW
City : Concord
County : Cabarrus
State : North Carolina
Agency : Cabarrus County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed during police chase crash for allegedly stolen vehicle
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Cabarrus County deputies chased an allegedly stolen vehicle into a crash. One person died, 3 others were injured. No public record of officers having been charged can be found. The investigation is not mentioned again and appears to have fallen off the media radar other than basic notices on the day of the fatal police chase without followup by media or PIO.
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Dylan Wallace
Age :52
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/18/2023
Location : 12200 block of SE 259th Pl
City : Auburn
County : King
State : Washington
Agency : Auburn PD, Kent PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police while intoxicated with erratic behavior
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Kent PD on April 18 were sent to the 12200 block of Southeast 259th Place for a report of a verbal dispute with a roommate. Wallace was reportedly intoxicated, pouring gasoline on himself. When police arrived, he approached them with a running circular saw. Kent PD shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kentreporter.com/news/investigation-continues-after-kent-police-shoot-saw-wielding-man/
Reginald E Byers
Age :43
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/18/2023
Location : 4900 block of E. 27th St
City : Kansas City
County : Jackson
State : Missouri
Agency : Kansas City PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police while behaving erratically
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Two Kansas City PD officers allegedly went to the area in the 4900 block of E. 27th St.after someone called police and said there was an erratic person with a handgun who was pointing it. Police arrived and shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://fox4kc.com/news/armed-man-shot-killed-by-kansas-city-police-near-27th-chelsea-avenue/
https://apnews.com/article/police-shooting-kansas-city-1eb2718e8d63f377b02aa844df144500
Keith William Dramstad
Age :57
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/18/2023
Location : 2221 Indian Mound Rd
City : Laurens
County : Laurens
State : New York
Agency : Laurens County SO, SWAT
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Laurens County Sheriff’s Office deputies tried to serve a warrant on Indian Mound Road in Laurens on Keith William Dramstad, 57, of the residence at 2221 Indian Mound Road. Dramstad presented “what appeared to be a weapon” and locked himself in the mobile home.” The LCSO SWAT team was called in and set off several explosive devicesincluding apparent tear gas grenades and “flash-bang” grenades and deputies breached the front door of the residence and found Dramstad with a self-inflicted cross bow wound. He had committed suicide under police duress.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.foxcarolina.com/2023/04/19/deputies-investigating-following-standoff-laurens-county/
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/18/2023
Location : 1551 West Olive Ave
City : Burbank
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : Burbank PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A man’s body was found inside a vehicle in Burbank and according to the Burbank Police Department, the man had been the subject of a police stop earlier in the day for an undisclosed traffic violation. The officer noticed ammunition on the floorboard of the vehicle and ordered the man to exit the vehicle but the man took off in his vehicle, while police opted not to pursue. A civilian eventually contacted BPD to report seeing the person vehicle in the parking lot of Chase Bank at 1551 West Olive Ave. The man was dead by an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was not publicly identified.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://myburbank.com/man-dies-from-self-inflicted-gunshot-wound-after-failed-traffic-stop/
Jeffrey Martin
Age :38
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/18/2023
Location : Baptist Medical Center
City : Jacksonville
County : Duval
State : Florida
Agency : Jacksonville SO
Officer(s) : Off-duty, Marsy’s Law invoked to obscure accountability
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed during traffic stopfor “suspicious vehicle”
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Jeffrey Martin shot a Jacksonville deputy outside Baptist Medical Center South on Tuesday night. the off-duty officer noticed a vehicle driving through the hospital parking lot “suspiciously”and tried to stop the car, but the person drove away. Other officers responded also and escalated a chase. The man inside the car rolled the window down slightly, held out a gun, then fired one shot into a police car. Police attempted to conduct a PIT maneuver. Jeffrey Martin then crashed into a police car, another police car head on, then crashed into a pole. He fired a shot through the window, hitting the officer in the face. The bullet lodged in his chest. Five officers shot and killed him. Jeffrey Martin had no prior criminal record.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2023/04/19/breaking-heavy-police-presence-at-baptist-south/