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On November 2, 2023, Palmetto police responded to a call about Breonte' Johnson-Davis in the midst of a mental health crisis. Officers attempted to restrain him, using a taser to subdue him. He later died in custody.
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The exact number of times the individual was tased during the incident with Palmetto police or the duration of each taser application has not been fully disclosed. However, reports confirm that he was tased multiple times while in police custody. The medical examiner attributed his death to "excited delirium" and the effects of methamphetamine, along with his interaction with police, particularly the taser use. Activists have raised concerns about the use of force and are calling for an independent investigation. Excited delirium is popular police jargon, but is not considered to be a serious medical diagnosis.
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The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) found the officers' actions justified. However, the family and community have expressed frustration, calling for programs like St. Petersburg's, where mental health professionals assist in similar situations, to prevent further tragedies.
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Advocates, including his family, have called for reform, pointing to training models used by other departments, such as the St. Petersburg Police, which employs mental health professionals in similar situations.

WSLR+Fogartyville Report on the Incident:
https://wslr.org/news/palmetto-police-death

https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/investigations/2024/07/26/johnson-davis-detaining-death-investigation-stirs-emotion-for-mother/74498659007/

Lee County deputies were called because the town mayor of Smiths Corner, AL and pastor Bubba Copeland was in mental health crisis. Police chased them for a “welfare check” until they became very despondent during the chase, pulled out a gun and committed suicide under police duress.

Bubba Copeland a.k.a. online as Brittini Blaire Summerlin, had been the local popular mayor, married with 3 children who left behind many people who spoke very fondly of them. They ran several social media accounts in which they called themselves a “transitioning transgender curvy girl” and encouraged transitioning. Copeland posted many photos in drag and wrote fantasy novels around transgender topics. This was discovered by an ultra-conservative media publication and they were brutally outed in the media. They made public announcements, explaining the harmless nature of their social media activity but they were under immense pressure from their local ultra-conservative Alabama environment. On November 3, 2023, they were reportedly in a mental health crisis and driving in Smiths Corner when police started a chase and they committed suicide “in custody” during the chase.

https://dailycaller.com/2023/11/07/alabama-copeland-suicide-pastor-trans-photos/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubba_Copeland

Someone called 911 and reported that a person had broken into a home and was threatening family members. Police arrived and chased Thomas Nock. They claim he produced a gun and shot and killed him. Police found a man dead inside, presumably having been killed by Nock. Details are still outstanding on this case and will be updated when information becomes available.

https://www.morningjournal.com/2023/11/06/north-olmsted-man-who-fired-at-officers-dies-of-injuries-death-of-other-man-found-at-scene-of-incident-investigated/

Police were called because a 48-year-old man was found sleeping on the porch of a mobile home in a sleeping bag. Police chased the man and allege he fired shots at them. They shot and killed him.

https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/authorities-investigating-shooting-involving-police-officer-in-escondido/3345927/

Kootenai County deputies were called to an alleged mental health emergency.
According to someone who knew Ms. Smith, she had been an elderly woman who was 95% blind, had been served a 60-day eviction notice which was then reduced to 30 days. She reportedly had run out of options. Five consecutive gunshots were heard by witnesses, suggesting suicide to be highly unlikely. A helicopter and SWAT armored vehicle added to the military racket causing distress to the whole community per eyewitnesses. They arrived and for unknown reasons, they fired shots at her. SWAT arrived. Police stated that the woman was “found dead in the apartment.”

Police are refusing to answer any questions about the incident and the police chief was confident on 11/10/2023 in an interview that his officers would be cleared from the incident and back to work shortly. A bodycam was eventually released, showing that the officer fired at least 18 bullets at a woman who was hiding in her bed with a pistol.

https://www.krem.com/article/news/crime/kootenai-county-sheriffs-office-engaged-standoff-shooting-suspect-spirit-lake/293-0d4752c3-ad52-48b9-8478-742e1ee76bf6

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2023/nov/02/spirit-lake-police-respond-to-mental-health-call-r/

https://www.khq.com/news/press-conference-for-spirit-lake-officer-involved-shooting-leaves-more-questions-than-answers/article_5ba3b5a4-7f96-11ee-abd4-e7fba21f07e7.html

Bodycam:
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=919119856471138

Wolcott PD arrived at a mental health crisis with a suicidal man who had cut his neck and was bleeding but was alive. The man allegedly did not comply with police commands, was tasered and then killed. It is not reported that any professional mental health help was ever made available before he was attacked and killed by police.

https://www.wfsb.com/2023/11/03/inspector-general-wolcott-man-dead-after-police-respond-mental-health-crisis/

According to police, there was a “heated dispute” inside the Lexx Club strip club. Shaynea Chantile Johnson went to her car and got a gun. Security shot and killed her.

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/crime/article281378488.html

The Unified Police Department was called because a man was seen with 2 swords. Police arrived, saw him holding 2 swords and shot and killed him.

https://kslnewsradio.com/2055425/police-investigating-fatal-officer-involved-shooting-in-midvale/

Milwaukee deputies tried to arrest Christopher T. Sewell for unspecified warrants. They shot and killed him in the process. Police allege that he had been armed.

https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/suburban-milwaukee-sheriff-s-deputy-fatally-18466148.php

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/indiana/articles/2023-11-02/suburban-milwaukee-sheriffs-deputy-fatally-shoots-armed-suspect-authorities-say

Marysville PD were alerted to a possibly stolen vehicle. They escalated a chase, placed stop sticks and the vehicle stopped with the driver fleeing on foot. The driver, Sean Hughes, allegedly hid and when discovered, committed suicide under police duress. He had been wanted for questioning in a homicide out of Pennsylvania.

https://www.10tv.com/article/news/crime/suspect-in-pennsylvania-homicide-dead-after-police-pursuit-in-marysville/530-12dbba9f-2bed-4495-b203-8c8b2e8f614c

https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/bensalem-teen-killing-suspect-dead-ohio/3685937/

Milwaukee PD spotted a vehicle they felt to be stolen and escalated a chase in a 35 mph zone to 100 mph until the fleeing driver crashed into Erin Mogensen who was a third party motorist driving down the street and was killed by the police chase crash. Police claim that the chase had been terminated just before impact.Mogensen had been pregnant and looking forward to expanding her family when killed.

https://www.cbs58.com/news/1-killed-in-crash-near-100th-and-capitol

Police received a “man with a knife” call at a Calabasas restaurant and arrived, chased the man and shot and killed him.

https://abc7.com/sagebrush-cantina-calabasas-officer-involved-shooting-machete/14002026/

Nebraska State Police and Dixon County deputies went to the home of Andrew Chase in Allen to arrest him for unknown warrants. They saw him walking around and hiding with a long gun and called SWAT. Police later found him dead from suicide under police duress during the SWAT siege.

https://www.1011now.com/2023/11/01/wanted-man-dies-by-suicide-after-standoff-northeast-nebraska/

Police chased Rudy Chavira by car into Rowlett, believing he had narcotics on board. When the chase ended, he allegedly was engaged in a gun battle with police and was shot and killed. Cocaine was allegedly found in his vehicle.

https://amp.star-telegram.com/news/local/crime/article281319158.html

Jason Pass allegedly killed his neighbor and neighbor’s son and police started a manhunt. They found him via their ALPR reader, appeared with guns drawn and shot and killed him, alleging he had been running away holding a knife.

https://www.fox5ny.com/news/brooklyn-double-fatal-shootings-suspect-east-flatbush

https://pix11.com/news/local-news/brooklyn-suspect-in-double-homicide-killed-in-police-involved-shooting/

Brandon Decker was having a mental health crisis and two law enforcement offices, Grant County deputies and Swayzee officers showed up. They claimed he held “what appeared to be a gun” and when they moved to arrest him, he allegedly threw knives at police. Need BWC footage as the official story leaves many unanswered questions.

https://www.wthr.com/article/news/crime/isp-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-in-swayzee-crime-grant-county/531-6ed1df81-e151-4831-be99-b82ebcdc7199

According to Alaska State Police, a traffic stop was attempted and the truck failed to stop for marked trooper vehicles and police escalated a chase, during which time Grimes allegedly shot at troopers. Troopers were joined by officers from other agencies assigned to a trooper-led narcotics team and an unknown number of officers from both agencies opened fire and killed Michael Grimes.

https://www.newstimes.com/news/article/man-killed-after-pursuit-and-shootout-with-alaska-18465151.php

The Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office received a call about a stolen car. They located the vehicle and escalated a chase. The vehicle crashed on Cummings Skyway, fell into a ravine and the driver was killed.

https://contracosta.news/2023/10/31/crockett-man-ejected-from-vehicle-dies-after-brief-pursuit/

https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/crockett-stolen-car-fatal-crash-15-year-old-driver-identified-cummings-skyway/

Las Vegas Metro PD were called to a domestic violence situation and found a man who had stabbed a woman. Police claim that he walked toward police and an officer announced on bodycam that he would deliberately hit him with the car and did so, killing him. Dannon Bryant was hit and run over by Officer James Burt who then exited the vehicle and with Bryant on the ground stabbing himself, Officer Burt first tased him.

Officer James Burt, the officer who deliberately killed Bryant by car had also previously killed 35-year-old Edmund Del Valle in 2009 who was jaywalking, was harassed by police, allegedly had a gun in his pocket and was kneeling on the ground before the officer when killed by Officer James Burt. Burt was cleared for this killing.

Officer Burt was arrested in 2016 for domestic battery and strangulation with kidnapping of his girlfriend and was cleared and put back on patrol. The apartment was on fire and a dog screaming for help died in the fire. The woman he had stabbed tried to escape via balcony and fell from a height while being rescued by a neighbor and died also.

https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/las-vegas-police-say-deadly-force-used-in-response-to-domestic-violence-incident/

https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/police-release-details-in-death-of-man-struck-by-patrol-vehicle-2933313/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ta04G3PjtFw

https://www.fox5vegas.com/2023/11/01/las-vegas-police-use-patrol-vehicle-strike-kill-armed-suspect-fatal-stabbing/

https://www.fox5vegas.com/2023/11/06/new-video-shows-las-vegas-officer-running-over-homicide-suspect-with-patrol-vehicle-killing-him/

Officer Burt and the Edmund Del Valle killing:
https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/shooting-man-called-only-option/

Someone carjacked a vehicle and police chased it from Duval to St. Johns into Flagler County where the vehicle crashed into the back of a semi truck. The driver died. Police did not publicly identify him.

https://www.wesh.com/article/carjacking-suspect-flagler-county-crash/45700720

https://www.wfla.com/news/florida/florida-carjacking-suspect-leads-3-county-high-speed-chase-dies-in-crash-with-semi-truck-fhp/

Alamosa County deputies and Colorado State Patrol officers showed up at an IHOP restaurant to look for a stolen car, found a man who allegedly had a knife and shot and killed him. No eyewitnesses or video are available at this time and any information that becomes available will be posted here.

https://alamosanews.com/article/alleged-car-theft-suspect-shot-and-killed

Miami-Dade PD chased a vehicle tied to a previous robbery until the vehicle crashed and the driver, Kadrian Devante Spencer, died.

https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/man-dies-after-high-speed-chase-ends-in-crash-with-miami-dade-officer-following-alleged-robbery/3147471/

On 10/31/2023, U.S. Marshals and local law enforcement attempted to serve an arrest warrant near the intersection of East Stenger Street and North Austin Street in San Benito. During the warrant operation, officers confronted 30 year old Carlos Abrego Jr, who was identified by family as the man shot. Authorities opened fire during the encounter and struck him multiple times. Emergency responders transported Abrego Jr to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. Federal agents, local police, and Cameron County deputies secured the area following the shooting while the incident was turned over for investigation. Family members publicly questioned the circumstances of the shooting and the number of shots fired during the warrant service.

https://www.valleycentral.com/news/local-news/man-shot-in-san-benito-during-serving-of-warrant/

Police arrived at a domestic violence call and a man fled. Police chased him and he stopped and allegedly walked toward police with 2 swords. They shot and killed him.

https://www.ksl.com/article/50772688/man-brandishing-swords-shot-killed-by-police-in-cottonwood-heights

Riverside PD got a call about a man with a gun and they went to the location of business and found a man on a bicycle who fit the description. Police took up chase and allege that the man had pellet gun. Police shot and killed him. BWC linked below.

https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/crime_courts/2023/10/31/man-dead-after-deputy-involved-shooting-in-san-jacinto/71403954007/

https://www.dailybulletin.com/2023/10/31/deputy-kills-man-who-authorities-say-brandished-gun-in-san-jacinto/

DPS states that a vehicle was seen possibly speeding and displaying what troopers called “fake license plates.” A chase was escalated that ended when the vehicle crashed into a cement barrier. Three of the occupants died with a fourth person dying later from injuries and 2 others were admitted to hospitals in unknown condition. This was believed to have been part of the Texas Operation Lone Star migrant-hunting program.
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TOTAL NUMBER OF FATALITIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 4

https://kfoxtv.com/news/local/death-toll-rises-to-4-after-crash-following-pursuit-in-central-in-oct-pursuit-chelsea-sunland-park

https://www.ktsm.com/news/4th-person-confirmed-dead-after-dps-chase-in-october/

DPS states that a vehicle was seen possibly speeding and displaying what troopers called “fake license plates.” A chase was escalated that ended when the vehicle crashed into a cement barrier. Three of the occupants died with a fourth person dying later from injuries and 2 others were admitted to hospitals in unknown condition.This was believed to have been part of the Texas Operation Lone Star migrant-hunting program.
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TOTAL NUMBER OF FATALITIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 4

https://kfoxtv.com/news/local/death-toll-rises-to-4-after-crash-following-pursuit-in-central-in-oct-pursuit-chelsea-sunland-park

https://www.ktsm.com/news/4th-person-confirmed-dead-after-dps-chase-in-october/

DPS states that a vehicle was seen possibly speeding and displaying what troopers called “fake license plates.” A chase was escalated that ended when the vehicle crashed into a cement barrier. Three of the occupants died with a fourth person dying later from injuries and 2 others were admitted to hospitals in unknown condition. This was believed to have been part of the Texas Operation Lone Star migrant-hunting program.
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TOTAL NUMBER OF FATALITIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 4

https://kfoxtv.com/news/local/death-toll-rises-to-4-after-crash-following-pursuit-in-central-in-oct-pursuit-chelsea-sunland-park

https://www.ktsm.com/news/4th-person-confirmed-dead-after-dps-chase-in-october/

DPS states that a vehicle was seen possibly speeding and displaying what troopers called “fake license plates.” A chase was escalated that ended when the vehicle crashed into a cement barrier. Three of the occupants died with a fourth person dying later from injuries and 2 others were admitted to hospitals in unknown condition.This was believed to have been part of the Texas Operation Lone Star migrant-hunting program.
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TOTAL NUMBER OF FATALITIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 4

https://kfoxtv.com/news/local/death-toll-rises-to-4-after-crash-following-pursuit-in-central-in-oct-pursuit-chelsea-sunland-park

https://www.ktsm.com/news/4th-person-confirmed-dead-after-dps-chase-in-october/

Charleston PD saw a red sedan at 1:30 and tried to stop the driver who kept driving. Police escalated a chase that lasted until the man lost control at high speed, ran into a high voltage power line, the vehicle split in two and exploded in a fireball, killing the driver. According to police, they chased this vehicle into this crash after noticing he had “improperly working headlights.”

https://abcnews4.com/news/local/driver-dies-in-fiery-crash-after-police-chase-in-north-charleston-ncpd-wciv-abc-news-4

Sean B. Dyment allegedly drove to a police station and confronted police with a rifle. He had had some personal tragedies in his recent life and was apparently experiencing a mental health crisis. Police shot and killed him. No more information is available.

https://www.bangordailynews.com/2023/10/31/news/central-maine/rumford-shooting-police-sean-dymet/

Missouri State Highway Patrol chased Sheila G. Roesch in her vehicle until she crashed, the vehicle burst into flames and she died. Police did not disclose why they undertook this fatal chase.

https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article281235428.html

Virginia State Police saw a speeding motorcycle on I-264 and took up chase. They chased the motorcycle at 100 mph through an intersection until it crashed and the driver died.

https://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/local/mycity/virginia-beach/motorcycle-crash-rosemont-road-vb/291-17c57571-883c-4bc0-a6bc-d7b11789dccd

A man with a rifle allegedly tried to break into a hotel room. Alaska State Police arrived and shot and killed him. He was identified as Timothy Thomas, age 21. His family stated that the same trooper had previously twice arrested Thomas. Police state that the same trooper was present when Thomas' father died from suicide under police duress during a standoff. This is denied by police.

According to family, he had purchased a gun legally and had walked back to the hotel where he was staying. He did not break into any rooms but instead tried to enter a room that he had rented with his cousins who were asleep. Someone saw him, mistook him for a burglar, called police who came and shot and killed him. Details in links below.

https://apnews.com/article/alaska-trooper-deadly-shooting-man-rifle-motel-69084b3b277f0571d59c36eb8ad9dac2

https://fm.kuac.org/local-news/2023-11-20/family-of-man-shot-by-state-trooper-seeks-answers

Todd C. Sulsberger, 72, called police and told them that his son was on his farm firing shots at him. Police arrived and set up a perimeter with Walter Sulsberger, 44, and his father Todd inside. County crisis negotiators and SWAT beleaguered the man and he fired several shots at tactical police who tried to enter to arrest him. Police responded with a hail of bullets and both father and son were found dead. It is unclear at this time whether police killed both of them or how the father died also.

https://siouxcityjournal.com/news/local/crime-courts/hornick-iowa-chad-sheehan-todd-walter-sulsberger/article_3bdf34a0-7762-11ee-b3f8-8758677d8a87.html

Todd C. Sulsberger, 72, called police and told them that his son was on his farm firing shots at him. Police arrived and set up a perimeter with Walter Sulsberger, 44, and his father Todd inside. County crisis negotiators and SWAT beleaguered the man and he fired several shots at tactical police who tried to enter to arrest him. Police responded with a hail of bullets and both father and son were found dead. It is unclear at this time whether police killed both of them or how the father died also.

https://siouxcityjournal.com/news/local/crime-courts/hornick-iowa-chad-sheehan-todd-walter-sulsberger/article_3bdf34a0-7762-11ee-b3f8-8758677d8a87.html

On 10/30/2023, a SWAT response was initiated after authorities connected a male subject to a prior drive by shooting incident and located him at a residence on Weeks Road in Cleburne. Officers surrounded the home and attempted to make contact while containing the situation. During the standoff, a single gunshot was heard from inside the residence. Tactical teams later entered the home and found the man deceased from an apparent self inflicted gunshot wound. The death occurred while police were attempting to apprehend him at his residence following the earlier investigation.

https://www.facebook.com/ctrnews/posts/pfbid02WK6qVqNGUw2LD5Pe64rcaTt8cxUFfnWh973Myugmm3Qowitqb34meq4WjTA1LeUGl

On 10/30/2023, Gautier police responded to a welfare concern at a residence in the 1700 block of Pat Drive. Officers arrived and rang the doorbell, at which point a gunshot was heard from inside the home. Police then forced entry and found 55 year old Randall James Oliveira deceased in the living room from a self inflicted gunshot wound, while a woman was discovered dead in another room from blunt force trauma. Authorities stated the death of Oliveira occurred as officers were attempting to make contact at the residence, resulting in a murder suicide situation unfolding immediately upon police arrival.

https://www.wlox.com/2023/10/30/2-people-dead-after-apparent-murder-suicide-gautier-police-say/
https://www.wlox.com/2023/10/31/2-dead-after-apparent-murder-suicide-gautier-police-release-mans-identity/
https://www.supertalk.fm/male-suspect-identified-in-gautier-murder-suicide-case/

On 12/15/2024, a 16-year-old male driver led police on a high-speed pursuit in Contra Costa County, California. The chase ended when the teen's vehicle crashed, resulting in his death. A Contra Costa County coroner's jury later ruled the death as accidental.

https://www.danvillesanramon.com/police/2024/12/15/county-coroners-jury-rules-teens-death-during-pursuit-was-an-accident/

Eyewitnesses reported an argument, gunshots and finding a deceased man while another man fled. Police were sent and found the driver nearby who fled. Police escalated a chase and the vehicle crashed into two businesses on Commercial Street. The driver committed suicide under police duress.

https://www.salemreporter.com/2023/10/29/one-dead-in-shooting-another-dies-by-suicide-after-police-chase-in-south-salem/