Death by Cop 2022-2024
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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.
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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/
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.abccolumbia.com/2024/09/23/lee-co-sheriffs-office-mourns-loss-of-one-of-their-own/
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.
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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.yahoo.com/news/police-motorcycle-crashes-kills-driver-183627597.html
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.
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Roberto Guadalupe 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 police after undercover bust of robbery
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
The victim of the September 20, 2024, undercover police shooting in San Antonio has been identified as 34-year-old Roberto Guadalupe Gonzalez. He was shot by undercover police after fleeing from a robbery and later pointing a gun at officers during his attempt to escape on foot.
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.
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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
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 : Interstate 430 (I-430)
City : West Memphis
County : Crittenden
State : Arkansas
Agency : West Memphis Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
The victim of the September 27, 2024, police chase crash in Little Rock, Arkansas, was 27-year-old Clifford James Griffin from Maumelle. Griffin was driving a Jeep southbound on I-430 when police chased a vehicle at high speed that crashed into him while driving the wrong way at high speeds. Griffin was pronounced dead at the scene. The other driver who had been evading police, was severely injured and was taken to the hospital.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kait8.com/2024/09/19/road-construction-worker-hit-killed-during-police-chase/
Jermaine Montez Burnett
Age :32
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 09/19/2024
Location : Forest Village Apartment complex
City : Columbia
County : Boone
State : Missouri
Agency : Columbia Police Department, Missouri Highway Patrol, Boone County Sheriff’s Office, SWAT
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Jermaine M. Burnett was wanted for a homicide and was located in the Forest Village Apartment complex in Columbia, MO. Police exchanged fire with him and he was locked in an apartment. SWAT fired CS gas canisters into the apartment. When police made forcible entry with drones and robots, they found him dead from suicide.
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Jebrell Conley
Age :36
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 09/19/2024
Location : Splash Carwash at Orange Avenue
City : West Haven
County : New Haven
State : Connecticut
Agency : New Haven Police Department
Officer(s) : UCSP Sgt. Colin Richter, NHPD Sgt. Francisco Sanchez, NHPD Officer Michael Valente
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
New Haven Police shot and killed a man during an investigation of unknown type at the Splash Carwash in West Haven.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wfsb.com/2024/09/19/police-respond-officer-involved-shooting-west-haven/
Kevin Mullins
Age :56
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/19/2024
Location : Judge’s Chamber
City : Whitesburg
County : Letcher
State : Kentucky
Agency : Letcher County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Shawn Stines
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : District judge killed by sheriff
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Letcher County Sheriff Shawn Stines shot and killed District Judge Kevin Mullins in the judge’s chambers during an argument.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/09/19/us/kentucky-judge-shot-chambers
Steve Addison
Age :57
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 09/19/2024
Location : Santa Rita Jail
City : Dublin
County : Alameda
State : California
Agency : Alameda County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Medical emergency
Event : Died in custody at county jail
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Steve Addison was arrested for a homicide in Berkeley and developed signs of medical emergency. He died in jail. He is listed in the space because the death occurred in jail. IncarcerNation does not list any prison inmates as they are impossible to document consistently due to lack of transparency and disclosure.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/berkeley-murder-suspect-dies-in-custody-officials-say/
Justin Randall Barrett
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/19/2024
Location : 5115 Gilmer Rd. at Gregg Tex Road
City : Longview
County : Gregg
State : Texas
Agency : Longview Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
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/
Joshua Arnold
Age :41
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/18/2024
Location : 700 block of Bluebird Dr
City : Russell Springs
County : Russell
State : Kentucky
Agency : Russell County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Joshua Phipps
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after shooting officer
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Joshua Arnold allegedly killed officer Joshua Phipps and fled. He was found by police hiding in a camper. They shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNRV0RbEf9c
https://www.wnky.com/community-of-russell-county-holds-vigil-for-deputy-killed-in-shooting/
Ali Ali
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 09/18/2024
Location : NY State Throughway, Woodbury Commons exit
City : Orange
County : Orange
State : New York
Agency : Unknown
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during manhunt
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Ali Ali was wanted or several unspecified violent offenses in New York City. A manhunt ensued and he was seen on the New York Throughway at the Woodbury Commons where he fled, side-swiped a truck on the exit, crashed and ran into the woods. Police found and shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://abc7ny.com/post/woodbury-police-chase-suspect-search/15320667/
Ronald Lee “Ronnie” Pennington
Age :56
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/18/2024
Location : Timber Lake Drive
City : Cosby
County : Cocke
State : Tennessee
Agency : Cocke County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Cocke County Sheriffs’ Office arrived at a residence on Timberlake Drive to arrest a man who had warrants out of Ohio. When police arrived, the man died from suicide under police duress.
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Froylan Garcia
Age :32
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 09/18/2024
Location : 2500-block of Spaulding Avenue
City : Chicago
County : Cook
State : Illinois
Agency : Chicago Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Mass shooter killed by police
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Froylan Garcia shot 7 people, killing 1, during a prayer vigil. Chicago PD found him and shot him to death.
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Steven Fifer
Age :55
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 09/17/2024
Location : 5500 block of Hamerick Dr
City : Marrero
County : Jefferson Parish
State : Louisiana
Agency : Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office, SWAT
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by SWAT during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
New Orleans police wanted Steven Fifer for aggravated second-degree battery, battery of a dating partner, home invasion, theft and violating a protective order and arrived at the 5500 block of Hamerick Drive in Marrero. SWAT escalated a standoff and after 6 hours, he emerged with a gun. Police shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wdsu.com/article/jefferson-parish-sheriff-s-office-officer-involved-shooting/62244533
Jocelyn Espinoza
Age :28
Gender :Female
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 09/17/2024
Location : Briar Forest off Hwy 6
City : Houston
County : Harris
State : Texas
Agency : Harris County Constabulary, Precinct 4
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by boyfriend officer
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Houston police were called by a woman who said she heard gunshots and that a bullet had come through her ceiling. Police arrived and found the upstairs door unlocked and a 27-year-old female dead with multiple gunshot wants to her head. In the bedroom, police found her boyfriend, a 33-year-old Harris County patrol officer, also dead with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Police have not publicly identified either of them so far.
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Joshua Dean Greene
Age :37
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/17/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Des Moines
County : Polk
State : Iowa
Agency : Des Moines Police Department
Officer(s) : Cade Moritz, Chad Steffen, Jacob Boekhoff, Frankie Contreras
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after shooting
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Des Moines Police traffic-stopped a 37-year-old man for a vehicle violation. He stopped and police claim he was uncooperative. They fired a taser at him and tried to drag him from the car. This led to a violent altercation. The man finally pulled a gun and began shooting. Police shot and killed him. Two officers were shot and injured. Police did not give an update whose bullets hit them as both officers and the man they had stopped were shooting. The officers were all cleared in October 2024.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://apnews.com/article/iowa-police-shooting-b8899fbbe79bdcf9331fe0a144dff125
https://who13.com/news/2-des-moines-police-officers-shot-suspect-dead/
Chelsea Heugel
Age :23
Gender :Female
Race : Unknown
Date : 09/17/2024
Location : 36th District Court
City : Detroit
County : Wayne
State : Michigan
Agency : Detroit Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Helicopter crash
Event : Suicide in police custody
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Chelsea Heugel was in police custody and inside of the 36th district court in Detroit when she was left unsupervised and was found hanging from a cord after dying from suicide.
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Sean Phillip Griffin
Age :37
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 09/16/2024
Location : Target at 12121 Victory Boulevard
City : North Hollywood
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : LAPD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after homicide
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
LAPD were dispatched to North Hollywood for an assault with a deadly weapon. They found a person dead in a vehicle. Police alleged their man pointed a handgun and that the officers fired at him. LAPD set up a perimeter in a large parking structure behind a Target store. The man eventually came out of the parking structure and allegedly fired shots at police again, then ran back into the parking structure. Officers open fire and killed him. It is unknown whether he actually fired any shots directly toward police.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.dailybreeze.com/2024/09/16/2-dead-in-north-hollywood-including-armed-suspect/
Samuel Sterling Caston
Age :59
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/16/2024
Location : 400 block of E Leith Street
City : Fort Wayne
County : Allen
State : Indiana
Agency : Fort Wayne Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event :
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Fort Wayne PD chased after a man who was involved in a domestic violence incident and engaged in a shootout with him. He was shot and killed.
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Sydney Wilson
Age :33
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 09/16/2024
Location : VY Reston heights Apartments
City : Reston
County : Fairfax
State : Virginia
Agency : Fairfax County Police Department
Officer(s) : Peter Liu
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health welfare check
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Fairfax County Police responded to a request by a healthcare provider to perform a wellness check on a 33-year-old female. Police arrived and she opened the door with a knife, allegedly cutting the officer’s face. Police state that she refused to drop the knife and explaining why they shot her, they pointed out that she was 6 foot 5 and 330 pounds which caused the officer to shoot and kill her.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.ffxnow.com/2024/09/19/investigation-underway-in-police-shooting-of-reston-woman/
Ricky Mills
Age :72
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/16/2024
Location : W. Kemper Road and Pippin Road
City : Colerain Township
County : Hamilton
State : Ohio
Agency : Hamilton County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Hamilton County deputies chased a vehicle when they discovered warrants on the license plate. They escalated the chase until the vehicle crashed into a bystander on camper road on Pippen Road, killing 72-year-old Ricky Mills.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wlwt.com/article/sheriff-hamilton-county-james-khalid-cincinnati-crash/62247040
Mark Miller
Age :59
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/16/2024
Location : 9142 Railroad Ave
City : Olive Branch
County : DeSoto
State : Mississippi
Agency : Olive Branch Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Olive Branch police served in arrest warrant to Mark Miller, engaged in a shootout and shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://wreg.com/news/local/one-dead-in-officer-involved-shooting-in-olive-branch/
Christopher Barnes
Age :51
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 09/16/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Long Beach
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : Long Beach Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Long Beach Police and SWAT responded to a domestic violence call in which a man had killed his domestic partner, as well as an uncle. After a lengthy SWAT standoff, the man died from suicide under police duress.
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Tremayne D. French
Age :26
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 09/16/2024
Location : Frayser and Watkins
City : Frayer
County : Shelby
State : Tennessee
Agency : Memphis Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during foot pursuit
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Memphis police chased a vehicle that had allegedly been carjacked. The man ran away at the traffic stop and police engaged in a foot pursuit. Police engaged in a shootout during which they shot and killed him.
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Ealwinne Richard
Age :30
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 09/15/2024
Location : South Harper Street extension near Burnt Mill Creek Road City: Laurens County
City : Laurens County
County : Laurens
State : South Carolina
Agency : South Carolina Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Ealwinne Richard Was driving a 2020 Chevrolet sedan when Police attempted to conduct a traffic stop. He did not stop and police escalated high speed chase that ended when he went off the road, struck a tree, rolled over several times and died. Police stated they felt the driver may be impaired, the reason given for the fatal chase.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wspa.com/news/local-news/police-chase-ends-in-fatal-wreck/
https://www.golaurens.com/news/police-chase-ends-in-fatal-crash-on-south-harper-ext/article_160e0b14-7362-11ef-87cc-13f4e197325b.html
Jacob L. West
Age :30
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/15/2024
Location : Rock County Jail
City : Janesville
County : Rock
State : Wisconsin
Agency : Rock County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Asphyxiation
Event : Suicide of arrestee in custody at Rock County Jail
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A 30 year old man who was in a jail cell in custody of the Rock County Sheriff’s Office was found hanging in his cell, allegedly from suicide. Incarceration list deaths in police encounters, as well as deaths considered “in custody” which includes jail. The database does not keep records of state and federal prisoners, once sentenced.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wclo.com/2024/09/15/rock-county-sheriffs-office-beloit-man-dies-by-suicide-in-cell/
Payton Michaels
Age :19
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/15/2024
Location : 7500 block of Highway 9
City : Lake Stevens
County : Snohomish
State : Washington
Agency : Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office, Snohomish County Multiple Agency Response Team
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by PIT maneuver and police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
The Snohomish County Multiple Agency Response Team chased a man wanted for murdering his mother at high speed and attacked the vehicle with a PIT maneuver, causing the man to be ejected. The vehicle crashed and the man died. He was identified as Peyton Michaels.