Death by Cop 2022-2024
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Zachary Shogren
Age :34
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/23/2023
Location : 1500 block of E 3rd St
City : Duluth
County : St. Louis
State : Minnesota
Agency : Duluth PD
Officer(s) : Jared Blomdahl+several unnamed undercover officers
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Gunshot Event: Killed by police after “man with knife” call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Duluth PDarrived on a “man with a knife” call. Officer Jared Blomdahl fired taser and 40mm sponge rounds and finally shot and killed the Zachary Shogren. The killing was justified by the County Prosecutor.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/1-hospitalized-in-duluth-police-shooting
https://www.fox21online.com/2023/02/24/update-1-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting-in-duluth/
https://kfgo.com/2023/02/25/officer-involved-shooting-in-duluth-leaves-1-dead/
Leonardo Hernandez
Age :42
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 02/23/2023
Location : 113 Calle Diaz
City : Sunland Park
County : Dona Ana
State : New Mexico
Agency : Sunland Park PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Sunland Park PD showed up to a home where Hernandez was allegedly belligerent and causing a domestic disturbance. Police went inside, escorted 2 other people outside and saw Hernandez in the kitchen with a gun. They ordered him to drop the gun and he did. Hernandez was heard saying "there it is" in Spanish and the gun dropped from his pants to the floor. The officer is then heard telling Hernandez to turn around four times. Hernandez is heard telling the officer "you're in my house, bro" and tried to pick up the gun whereupon he was shot and killed by police.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.krqe.com/news/crime/man-identified-in-sunland-park-police-shooting/
https://kfoxtv.com/newsletters/sunland-park-police-investigating-shooting-on-calle-diaz
https://www.abqjournal.com/2576653/police-fatally-shoot-man-at-home-in-sunland-park.html
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Unknown
Race : Unknown
Date : 02/23/2023
Location : 5th+ G Streets
City : Davis
County : Yolo
State : California
Agency : UC Davis PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash for stolen car
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Davis PD chased a stolen car until it crashed in the area of 5th and G Streets and caught fire. An unnamed person died.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.ucdavis.edu/news/traffic-fatality-city-davis
https://www.kcra.com/article/davis-person-dead-after-crashing-car-police/43064948
Derin Holmes
Age :41
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/22/2023
Location : 23rd+Glendale
City : Phoenix
County : Maricopa
State : Arizona
Agency : Phoenix PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Phoenix PD were looking for Derin Holmes for a previous incident. They chased him and fired shots at them. Police later said that he had committed suicide under police duress and their bullets had missed.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 02/22/2023
Location : 4600 block of Hamilton St
City : Atwood
County : Carroll
State : Tennessee
Agency : Carroll County SO, Jackson PD SWAT, Tennessee Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after reckless behavior call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
At around 4 p.m. Thursday, Carroll County deputies responded to a call at a home in the 4600 block of Hamilton Street in Atwood and were told a man was reportedly driving and behaving recklessly on his family’s property. Carroll County deputies arrived and the man pulled out a “high-powered weapon” and fired at the deputies who returned fire. The man then locked himself inside the home, prompting deputies to call in a SWAT team and other specialized units, according to the TBI. After nearly six hours, police went into the home and found the man shot to death.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/tbi-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-in-carroll-county/
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 02/22/2023
Location : Walnut St
City : Cary
County : Cary
State : North Carolina
Agency : Cary PD, SWAT
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Arriving at a wellness check for a man in mental health crisis, Cary PD found a man barricaded in a home at the Windsor apartments on Walnut Street. After hours of standoff and police firing a “distraction device”, SWAT entered the residence and a shootout ensued. The man’s 1-year-old son was injured. The man died from suicide under police duress.
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Brian Russell Frey
Age :53
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/22/2023
Location : Maple Island Road and Hall
City : Muskegon County
County : Muskegon
State : Michigan
Agency : Muskegon County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Muskegon County deputies were chasing another vehicle when it hit the car of Brian Russell, a 53-year-old third party motorist, killing him. The female driver who had been fleeing was allegedly intoxicated and speed was escalated by the police chase.
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Sabeh Alalkawi
Age :30
Gender :Male
Race : Middle Eastern
Date : 02/22/2023
Location : Hoosick+15thSt
City : Troy
County : Renssalaer
State : New York
Agency : Troy PD
Officer(s) : Justin Bynes
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed by police speeding to domestic disturbance call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Sabeh Alalkawi was a pizza delivery driver and young father of twins who was on the road when officer Justin Bynes of Troy PD slammed into his vehicle, killing him. The officer was on the way to a domestic disturbance. It is questioned by the family whether speeding was justified. The officer was not charged.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://wnyt.com/top-stories/man-killed-in-crash-with-troy-police-officer/
Brian Dexter Pruitt
Age :41
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/22/2023
Location : S. Riverside Drive
City : Tulsa
County : Ada
State : Oklahoma
Agency : Lighthorse PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed during police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Tulsa Police and Lighthorse Police chased a motorcycle for speeding until the driver crashed on Peoria just before 58th going southbound. Brian Dexter Pruitt died and another person was injured from the crash resulting from the police chase for a moving violation.
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Mariela Cardenas
Age :42
Gender :Female
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 02/22/2023
Location : Silver Lake Boulevard and Temple
City : Los Angeles
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : LAPD
Officer(s) : Miguel Salazar, Jacqueline McBride, Preston Moseby
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Unhoused woman with replica gun killed by police
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On February 22, 2023 around 7:55 p.m., Rampart Division patrol officers responded to a radio call of an assault in the area of Silver Lake Boulevard and Temple Street where an unhoused Latina woman named Mariela Cardenas was pointing a pellet gun at passersby. Police shot and killed her. LAPD lists the three officers involved in the shooting: Miguel Salazar, Jacqueline McBride, and Preston Moseby, who are all assigned to Rampart Division.Jacqueline McBride is the daughter of the department’s police union boss, Jamie McBride. McBride’s other daughter, Toni, was involved in a shooting that killed Daniel Hernandez, 38, in 2020.Her father Jamie McBride reportedly shot at least seven people in his career. The shooting of Cardenas was cleared by AG Bonta.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://2urbangirls.com/2023/02/lapd-records-another-officer-involved-shooting/
https://www.dailybreeze.com/2023/02/23/lapd-officers-shoot-woman-near-silver-lake-homeless-camp/
https://www.lapdonline.org/newsroom/officer-involved-shooting-in-rampart-division-nrf010-23hg/
Booker Talefares Pannell
Age :40
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/22/2023
Location : 9175 W Stockton Blvd
City : Elk Grove
County : Sacramento
State : California
Agency : Elk Grove PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot, taser
Event : Killed by police during disturbance call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Elk Grove Police Department were called to a disturbance around 11:40 p.m. at a Holiday Inn Express at 9175 West Stockton Boulevard where a man at the hotel got angry after a hotel employee told him there were no rooms available and started grabbing a phone from the employee as they were trying to call for help.
Police said the man appeared to be under the influence of controlled substances. One officer shot and killed him. He is believed to have been unarmed.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/elk-grove-police-shooting-bodycam-dead/
https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article273028655.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0L44Xuevfo8
https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article272570390.html
Timothy McCree Johnson
Age :37
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/22/2023
Location : 1961 Chain Bridge Rd
City : Tysons Corner
County : Fairfax
State : Virginia
Agency : Fairfax County PD
Officer(s) : Sgt. Wesley Shifflett, Ofc. James Sadler
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after alleged shoplifting of sunglasses
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Fairfax County PD responded to a report of shoplifting and found a man who fled on foot and was chased by officers. Police claim Johnson refused orders to get on the ground and he was shot and killed by Officers Wesley Shiflett and James Sadler. He had been unarmed. No sunglasses were found and it is not clear whether any shoplifting had ever taken place.
***UPDATE 10/20/2023***
Officer Wesley Shiflett was fired and was indicted on 10/12/2023 by a special grand jury for involuntary manslaughter and firearms charges in the death of Johnson. Shiflett's attorney waived the reading of the two charges, said he believes his client will be found not guilty.
Manslaughter is a Class 5 felony in Virginia. If convicted, he will face one to ten years of imprisonment and/or a fine of up to $2500.
For involuntary manslaughter, the penalty is almost exactly the same as voluntary manslaughter with maximum of ten years in state prison, plus up to a $2500 fine. However, some judges will extend leniency, and yhe may only be jailed for a maximum of one year in county jail.
A trial date has not been set so far but a jury trial is expected within nine months. This page will be updated when new information becomes available.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox5dc.com/video/1184387
https://www.fox5dc.com/video/1184412
https://patch.com/virginia/mclean/police-fatally-shoot-dc-man-suspected-stealing-sunglasses-tysons
https://wtop.com/fairfax-county/2023/02/1-injured-in-police-shooting-near-tysons-corner-mall/
https://apnews.com/article/virginia-police-shooting-video-48ea485a4d1370be77d73a9be04e7ada
Jason Resendez
Age :47
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 02/22/2023
Location : 23rd and Glendale
City : Phoenix
County : Maricopa
State : Arizona
Agency : Phoenix PD
Officer(s) : Brian Bower
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation of past domestic violence incident
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Phoenix PD were looking for a man involved in a domestic violence event the previous month. The man drove past the residence of his victim several times near 23rd and Glendale. Policeallege that he fired a shotand officer Brian Bowershot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
Amarion Hope
Age :17
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/21/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Phoenix
County : Maricopa
State : Arizona
Agency : Avondale PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after shoplifting
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Avondale PD claim that Amarion Hope was shoplifting at a dollar store and tried to arrest him. He resisted, struggled with police and as he broke free from them, police shot and killed him. Police allege that he pulled a knife on them but nothing of the sort was seen on the video they provided. Police separately showed pictures of a simple kitchen knife, claiming it had been on his person. The video shows the police’s main points but it is not visible where he was a lethal risk to police during apprehension that required shooting.
SOURCE LINKS :
Christian Drye
Age :30
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/21/2023
Location : Johnston Ave+State St
City : Hemet
County : Riverside
State : California
Agency : Hemet PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Mistaken identity, police killed homeowner
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Hemet Police Department officers were first dispatched to Johnston Avenue and State Street around 10 a.m. to look for a person involved in a theft. Homeowner Christian Drye was shot dead by police in his own backyard after being mistaken for the person they were looking for. Drye was a local homeowner and a married father of five who was in his backyard with a gun to check on the disturbance police had caused when he was shot and killed by invading police.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/hemet-christian-drye-killed-by-police-backyard/3101244/
https://www.pressenterprise.com/2023/02/22/wife-of-man-killed-by-hemet-police-questions-shooting/
Name Not Disclosed
Age :70
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 02/21/2023
Location : University Blvd+Hampden Ave
City : Denver
County : Denver
State : Colorado
Agency : Denver PD
Officer(s) : Unnamed off-duty lieutenant
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Off-duty lieutenant ran over and killed pedestrian
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
An off-duty Denver police lieutenant was driving an unmarked cruiser on Feb. 21 near the intersection of University Boulevard and Hampden Avenue when he hit and killed an elderly man walking near the crossing. The lieutenant is a veteran of the Denver PD who has not been publicly identified. The pedestrian’s name has also not been released. It is not known why the officer crashed into the pedestrian. He had been off-duty and it is not known whether he was DUI-tested after the fatal crash.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kktv.com/2023/03/01/denver-police-officer-involved-deadly-crash-while-off-duty/
https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/denver-police-lieutenant-deadly-auto-pedestrian-crash/
Ronnie Demetris Hill
Age :51
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/21/2023
Location : Eliseo C. Felix Jr Way+Riley Dr
City : Avondale
County : Maricopa
State : Arizona
Agency : Avondale PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during shoplifting call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Avondale Police officials said at around 12:30 p.m. they received a call about shoplifting near Dysart and Buckeye roadsat a Dollar store. An Avondale Officer located a man nearby matching the description and ended up shooting and killing him after the man wrestled free from the officer and took off running. The officer fired 5 bullets, killing Ronnie Hill. The man is believed to have been unarmed.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/police-shooting-in-avondale-leaves-suspect-dead-officials-say
https://www.azfamily.com/2023/02/21/officer-hurt-suspect-killed-avondale-shooting/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKI8ugupp0M
https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/police-shooting-in-avondale-leaves-suspect-dead-officials-say
https://ktar.com/story/5456268/suspect-dead-officer-injured-following-shooting-in-avondale/
Joe Michael Goss
Age :45
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/21/2023
Location : Indian Trail+E Veterans Memorial Blvd
City : Harker Heights
County : Bell
State : Texas
Agency : Harker Heights PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Harker Heights PD attempted a traffic stop at Indian Trail and East Veterans Memorial Highway. The man fled the vehicle and ran from officers who chased him in foot pursuit. They allege that the man had a knife and they shot and killed him.Policereportedly refuse to release BWC of this event.
SOURCE LINKS :
Kyle Bazant
Age :34
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/21/2023
Location : 7000 block of W Thurston
City : Milwaukee
County : Milwaukee
State : Wisconsin
Agency : Milwaukee Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress after traffic stop, PIT, stop sticks
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On February 21, 2023, Milwaukee Police Department in the 7000 block of West Thurston Avenue saw a vehicle without any license plates. Police initiated a traffic stop and the driver initially pulled over, then stepped on the gas and fled the traffic stop. Other nearby officers initiated a chase. The man drove through a red traffic signal and collided with a third-party vehicle in the 9100 block of West Silver Spring Drive after stop sticks and a PIT maneuver had been tried. The fleeing driver again fled the crash on foot, revealed a handgun and continued to run. An officer shot and killed Kyle Bazant.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox9.com/news/wisconsin-man-suicide-police-chase-minnesota-bca
https://www.fox9.com/news/wisconsin-man-suicide-police-chase-minnesota-bca
https://wtmj.com/news/2023/02/21/one-person-dead-after-incident-at-silver-spring-and-91st/
Herman B. Lucas
Age :31
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/21/2023
Location : 91st+Silver Spring
City : Milwaukee
County : Milwaukee
State : Wisconsin
Agency : Milwaukee PD
Officer(s) : Kevin Hansen
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Milwaukee PD attempted to make a traffic stopnear 91st and Silver Spring on a man driving without a license plate.The driver took off, ran a red light when police escalated a high-speed, crashed into another car and ran away on foot. Police allege that he had a gun. They shot and killed him. Police were seen dragging him by the leg “like garbage” as a bystander commented and repositioning him twice after being shot while he may have still been alive, causing an outcry from the public about tampering with the crime scene. The officers were cleared by the DA.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox6now.com/news/milwaukee-police-shooting-officer-investigation
https://twitter.com/REALSIRMAEJOR/status/1628977082951663617
https://www.wisconsinrightnow.com/herman-lucas/
https://www.wisn.com/article/milwaukee-police-officer-cleared-in-february-deadly-shooting/44614548
Michael John Dishong
Age :46
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/21/2023
Location : 700 block of Tucson Road SW
City : Palm Bay
County : Brevard
State : Florida
Agency : Palm Bay PD, SWAT
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Palm Bay PD were called to a home on Tucson Road SW around 12:30 a.m. on 02/21/2023 when a woman called and stated that 46-year-old Michael Dishong was threatening her and other people inside the home with a gun. Palm Bay PD and SWAT arrived and Dishong isolated himself in the backyard with a rifle and a handgun. Police allege that he refused to cooperate and SWAT shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wesh.com/article/officer-involved-shooting-palm-bay/43006639#
https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/1-dead-in-palm-bay-officer-involved-shooting-police
https://www.wesh.com/article/officer-involved-shooting-palm-bay/43006639
Jackari Taylor 1 of 3
Age :18
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/20/2023
Location : I-80+Suisun Valley Rd
City : Fairfield
County : Solano
State : California
Agency : CHP
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 02/20/2023, California Highway Patrol tried to pull over a vehicle in Fairfield they felt may be stolen. The car did not stop and police escalated a chase on I-80 east of American Canyon. The driver exited the freeway at Suisun Valley Road and rolled the vehicle at high speed during the police chase, killing 3 people.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://abc7news.com/fatal-crash-carjacking-solano-county-three-killed/12859606/
https://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/solano-county-police-chase-rollover-crash-17801737.php
https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/three-die-in-solano-county-high-speed-pursuit-crash/
“JW” 2 of 3
Age :17
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/20/2023
Location : I-80+Suisun Valley Rd
City : I-80+Suisun Valley Rd
County : Solano
State : California
Agency : CHP
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 02/20/2023, California Highway patrol tried to pull over a vehicle in Fairfield they felt may be stolen. The car did not stop and police escalated a chase on I-80 east of American Canyon. The driver exited the freeway at Suisun Valley Road and rolled the vehicle at high speed during the police chase, killing 3 people.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://abc7news.com/fatal-crash-carjacking-solano-county-three-killed/12859606/
https://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/solano-county-police-chase-rollover-crash-17801737.php
https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/three-die-in-solano-county-high-speed-pursuit-crash/
“JD” 3 of 3
Age :16
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 02/20/2023
Location : I-80+Suisun Valley Rd
City : Fairfield
County : Solano
State : California
Agency : CHP
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Vehicle Event: 3 teens killed by police chase after theft and carjacking
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 02/20/2023, California Highway patrol tried to pull over a vehicle in Fairfield they felt may be stolen. The car did not stop and police escalated a chase on I-80 east of American Canyon. The driver exited the freeway at Suisun Valley Road and rolled the vehicle at high speed during the police chase, killing 3 people.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://abc7news.com/fatal-crash-carjacking-solano-county-three-killed/12859606/
https://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/solano-county-police-chase-rollover-crash-17801737.php
https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/three-die-in-solano-county-high-speed-pursuit-crash/
Cody Earnest
Age :42
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/20/2023
Location : 1734 Highway 32
City : Okolona
County : Chickasaw
State : Mississippi
Agency : Chickasaw County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Chickasaw County deputies pulled over 42-year-old Iraq veteran Cody Earnest on 1734 Highway 32 in Okolona for undisclosed reasons and shot him to death. He was known to have PTSD from military service but since police revealed so little, it is not known whether that played a role. The reasons why he was stopped, what exactly transpired and why he was shot were not disclosed by police.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wcbi.com/mbi-investigates-fatal-officer-involved-shooting-in-okolona/
Michael James Trask
Age :39
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/20/2023
Location : 63rd Street between 183rd and 199th
City : Goddard
County : Sedgwick
State : Kansas
Agency : Goddard PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after chase for reckless driving
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A Goddard officer escalated a chase against a driver whom they felt was driving erratically. Police allege that the driver had a BB gun and walked toward police with the replica BB gun and was shot and killed at 63rd Street between 183rd and 199thin Goddard. The officer fired 8 shots with lethal intent and result. The officer was not charged.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kwch.com/2023/02/20/goddard-police-involved-shooting/
https://www.kfdi.com/2023/02/20/shooting-incident-under-investigation-southwest-of-wichita/
https://www.kake.com/story/48413573/sheriff-man-carrying-bb-gun-fatally-shot-by-goddard-officer
https://newstalkkzrg.com/2023/02/22/sheriff-man-carrying-bb-gun-fatally-shot-by-goddard-officer/
Brent Allen Thompson
Age :28
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/19/2023
Location : I-5 near Mountain Vista exit
City : Fort Collins
County : Larimer
State : Colorado
Agency : Larimer County SO
Officer(s) : Lorenzo Lujan
Cause of Death : Taser
Event : Killed during police foot
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Larimer County deputies stopped Brent Thompson, allege that he gave a fake name and then attempted to flee the scene on foot. Police used a taser on him which caused him to flee into the path of oncoming cars where he was hit and killed while trying to escape deputies. He had been stopped for expired registration. The officer was cleared by the DA.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.denverpost.com/2023/02/19/larimer-county-sheriff-road-death/
https://www.yahoo.com/news/man-hit-car-during-traffic-145525138.html?guccounter=1
Rashaun Mason 1 of 2
Age :21
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/19/2023
Location : Corby Blvd
City : Bend
County : St. Joseph
State : Indiana
Agency : Bend PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash, chased for driving without headlights
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Bend PD chased a car for having no headlights on, escalated speeds and the vehicle crashed, killing 2 men. Mason may have run because of bad prior police experience due to an old marijuana conviction.
SOURCE LINKS :
Jurell M. Fedrick 2 of 2
Age :26
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/19/2023
Location : Corby Blvd
City : Bend
County : St. Joseph
State : Indiana
Agency : Bend PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash, chased for driving without headlights
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police chased a car for having no headlights on, escalated speeds and the vehicle crashed, killing 2 men.Mason may have run because of bad prior police experience due to an old marijuana conviction.
SOURCE LINKS :
Joe Bernard Hobson
Age :57
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/19/2023
Location : 97 Livingston Lane
City : Covington
County : Newton
State : Georgia
Agency : Newton County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during stolen car and homicide investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police arrived at 97 Livingston Lane while investigating a stolen vehicle and found Joe Bernard Hobson in the front yard with a gun, stating he had just shot his wife. He refused to drop the gun and was shot and critically injured. His wife was found nearby and was deceased.
SOURCE LINKS :
Michael Ghione
Age :75
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/19/2023
Location : South High St+Route 202 overpass
City : West Chester
County : Chester
State : Pennsylvania
Agency : Westtown-East Goshen PD
Officer(s) : Involved: Jason Listmeier
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bicyclist killed by inattentive officer
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 02/19/2023 at 10:16 a.m. the West Goshen Police Department received a report of a car crash involving a bicyclist in West Chester, PA. Officer Jason Listmeier was discovered to have played with his squad car computer and was inattentive, driving without lights and sirens when he hit and killed bicyclist Michael Ghione on South High Street.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.dellafh.com/obituary/Michael-Ghione
https://6abc.com/west-chester-pa-bicyclist-killed-goshen-police-south-hight-street/12844061/
Joshua Baker
Age :37
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/19/2023
Location : Bolton Road
City : Knoxville
County : Knox
State : Tennessee
Agency : Greene County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Greene County deputies arrived at a residence on Bolton Road in Greenville before 10 p.m.with an arrest warrant for Joshua Baker. Upon their arrival, he shot a woman inside of the home, injuring her. Greene County deputies shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wvlt.tv/2023/02/20/tbi-investigating-deadly-officer-involved-shooting-greene-county/
Gary Thomas Duncan
Age :45
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/18/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Clinton
County : Ravalli
State : Montana
Agency : Ravalli County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Gary Thomas Duncan was allegedly holding his wife hostage in a grocery store. Police arrived and shot and killed him.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 02/18/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Roane
County : Roane
State : West Virginia
Agency : Roane County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Shot and killed by police who did not explain why
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Roane County Sheriff’s Office said they shot and killed someone and review of the bodycam showed them that it was warranted. The case appears to have been closed during internal review. The man was not publicly identified and all details were withheld by police.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wsaz.com/2023/02/20/fatal-officer-involved-shooting-reported-roane-county/
Name Not Disclosed
Age :26
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 02/18/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Houston
County : Harris
State : Texas
Agency : Houston Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Houston PD were sent on a mental health call. An altercation ensued and two officers received cuts from a knife to the face. Police shot and killed the man.
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Joshua Kinyon Perryman Taft
Age :31
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/18/2023
Location : Spirit 76 S 129th E Ave
City : Tulsa
County : Tulsa
State : Oklahoma
Agency : Tulsa PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Joshua Kinyon Perryman Taft was standing outside of a bar and reportedly not cooperating with police commands after they responded to a call to help Taft’s girlfriend outside Spirit 76 on South 129th East Ave on Feb. 18. Taft said 'Don't touch me bro' which police found confrontational. He reportedly did not take his hands out of his pockets and again stated “Don’t fucking touch me bro” and took on a position as if drawing a weapon and walked away. An officer fired 10 shots and killed him. Police did not confirm whether he had been armed nor why he was shot while walking away.
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Jon Cuong Tran Le
Age :26
Gender :Male
Race : Asian
Date : 02/18/2023
Location : 13300 block of Agarita Lane+Synott Rd+Westpark Tollway
City : Houston
County : Harris
State : Texas
Agency : Houston PD
Officer(s) : S. Nguyen, C. Eko
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Houston PD were called on 02/18/2023 and arrived on the scene to help an "individual in crisis." A family was present as well. When officers tried to approach the man, he cut them superficially with a knife. Houston PD officers Nguyen and Egko shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/houston-officers-stabbed-17792759.php
https://www.fox26houston.com/news/suspect-shot-after-stabbing-2-police-officers-in-west-houston
https://cityofhouston.news/investigation-into-fatal-shooting-at-13310-agarita-lane/
Rodney G. Williams
Age :66
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/18/2023
Location : 500 block of N Olive St
City : Toulon
County : Stark
State : Illinois
Agency : Henry County SO, Special Ops
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by Special Ops during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Henry County Special Operations Squad arrived with a search warrant to the 500 block of N. Olive Street in Toulon. They found Rodney Williams who allegedly “tried to hit officers with a machete.” Police shot and killed him. The killing was justified by the State’s Attorney.
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Zabina Gafoor
Age :52
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 02/17/2023
Location : Beach Channel Dr+Beach 32nd St
City : Far Rockaway
County : Queens
State : New York
Agency : NYPD
Officer(s) : 4
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Pedestrian in bike lane run over and killed by police cruiser
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Zabina Gafoor 52, was a home health aide who was on her way home from work on foot and was standing at an intersection when she was struck by a speeding NYPD vehicle in front of a shopping center at the intersection of Beach Channel Drive and Bay 32nd Street. Four police officers were reportedly in the SUV when it slammed into a 2020 Toyota Corolla that was driven by a 44-year-old woman and then the police vehicle crashed into Gafoor, killing her. Gafoor had been a mother of two who was born in Guyana and immigrated to the United States as a child. She died from massive head trauma.The officers were not charged.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.rockawave.com/articles/nypd-collision-kills-pedestrian-in-far-rockaway/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPVDaEGta4w
https://news.yahoo.com/female-cyclist-dead-nypd-patrol-043800380.html
Steve Roosa
Age :64
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/17/2023
Location : 9100 block of Erma Rd
City : Brooksville
County : Hernando
State : Florida
Agency : Hernando County SO+SWAT
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during disturbance call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Steve Roosa, 64, was shooting at target practice all day, and in the process, his barn caught on fire. When neighbors arrived, he was depressed about the barn and began shooting toward people coming to his property. He had previously injured two people. When Hernando County deputies and SWAT arrived, he was shot and killed.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.newstimes.com/news/article/sheriff-gunman-fatally-shot-2-wounded-near-barn-17792760.php
https://www.hernandosun.com/2023/02/20/hcso-vs-baracaded-shooter/