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Amaree’ya Henderson

Age :25

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 04/26/2023

Location : 1100 block of Metropolitan Ave

City : Kansas City

County : Kansas City

State : Kansas

Agency : Kansas City PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during traffic stop

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A KCK officer was conducting a traffic stop in the 1100 block of Metropolitan Ave. just before 8:30 p.m. whena confrontation occurred. The officer fired shots. Amaree’ya Henderson was killed.He is believed to have been unarmed.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.kctv5.com/2023/04/27/investigation-underway-following-officer-involved-incident-12th-metropolitan/

Michael Signor

Age :32

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 04/26/2023

Location : Baco Dr+Blairs Ln

City : Placerville

County : El Dorado

State : California

Agency : El Dorado County SO, SWAT

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police while being served warrant

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

El Dorado County deputies were serving a search warrant when one person came to the door with what appeared to be a gun. Deputies shot and killed Michael Signor.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.mtdemocrat.com/news/shooting-victim-identified/article_f7d08530-23c7-55e6-80c9-12ea3e1d3f23.html

Davon Hilton

Age :22

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 04/26/2023

Location : Cleary Blvd+Pine Island Rd

City : Plantation

County : Broward

State : Florida

Agency : US Marshals

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Davon Hilton had approached an Uber vehicle he was in shortly after noon that was in the area of Cleary Boulevard at Pine Island Road. Officers approached the vehicle. When they reached the car, Hilton was located deceased in the back seat with a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/man-who-killed-ex-at-resort-before-plantation-suicide-was-facing-domestic-violence-case/3023736/

https://wsvn.com/news/local/broward/police-person-connected-to-double-shooting-at-hallandale-beach-hotel-dead-of-self-inflicted-gunshot-wound/

Name Not Disclosed

Age :50

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 04/25/2023

Location : 3800 block of Pecan Valley Drive

City : Missouri City

County : Fort Bend

State : Texas

Agency : Missouri City PD, East Fort Bend SWAT

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after public disturbance

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Missouri City Police were called to the 3800 block of Pecan Valley Drive about a man with a gun in the front yard of a home. The man made comments causing the officers to fear he may be suicidal. East Fort Bend County SWAT and Crisis Negotiators arrived finally, SWAT members fired beanbags and the man fired multiple shots at the. They shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.fox26houston.com/news/6-hour-stand-off-escalates-to-officer-involved-shooting-in-missouri-city

Doroteo Martinez-Castro

Age :43

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 04/25/2023

Location : Unknown

City : Haines City

County : Polk

State : Florida

Agency : Polk County SO

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Doroteo Martinez-Castro was involved in a head-on crash April 22 in unincorporated Haines City at the intersection of U.S. Highway 17/92 and Lee Jackson Highway North. One man died from his injuries shortly after the crash. Martinez-Castro was charged with DUI manslaughter, was arrested after being treated and released.

After being booked into the Polk County Jail, he became ill in the South County Jail medical dorm. He was taken to ahospital where he died. An initial autopsy shows he died from "crash-related internal injuries," deputies noted.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.fox13news.com/news/man-personed-in-fatal-dui-crash-dies-following-arrest

https://www.miamiherald.com/latest-news/article274732566.html

Rene Fuentes

Age :33

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 04/25/2023

Location : Walnut+Vine

City : Winton

County : Merced

State : California

Agency : Merced County SO

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Merced County Sheriff's deputies had been chasing two men in a vehicle for undisclosed reasons. An officer fired one shot into the vehicle but it is unclear if anyone was hit. A video of the incident shows one of the men put a gun to his head and fire it. The man died from his injuries.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/crime/identified-livingston-man-who-died-after-an-officer-involved-shooting-in-merced-county/

https://abc30.com/livingston-police-officer-involved-shooting-investigation-merced-county/13187024/

Maximino Lopez-Gonzalez

Age :68

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 04/25/2023

Location :

City : Lakeland

County : Polk

State : Florida

Agency : Polk County SO

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Medical emergency

Event : Died during arrest

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

The Polk County sheriff’s office said deputies were called to the home of Maximino Lopez-Gonzalez, 68, for a family disturbance. He had sprayed a bedridden 65-year-old woman with a chemical cleaning liquid while threatening to kill her.Deputies arrested him and he was taken to the sheriff’s processing center. He freed one hand from cuffs and started hitting the windows of a patrol car with his fists and head. The deputy who was transporting the Lopez-Gonzalez stopped. Maximino Lopez-Gonzalez was sweating and hallucinating and continued to fight police, suggestive of possible drug intoxication. He became unresponsive on the way to the hospital and died. Cause of death has not been disclosed by police.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wfla.com/news/polk-county/lakeland-man-sprayed-chemicals-on-bedridden-woman-attacked-deputies-before-dying-from-episode-sheriff/

Joseph Gonzalez

Age :27

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 04/25/2023

Location :

City : Mena

County : Polk

State : Arkansas

Agency : Mena PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police while resisting arrest

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Joseph Gonzalez, 27, of Cove, Ark., who was wanted for outstanding warrants in Texas was in front of a Mexican restaurant when he tried to flee and hit an officer with his car. The officer fired 1 shot into the car. Gonzales lost control of the vehicle and died shortly thereafter from the gunshot wound.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.ktbs.com/news/arkansas-man-dead-in-officer-involved-shooting-in-mena/article_b5c81ba4-e385-11ed-a04c-f3943583c3d1.html

Christopher Ochs

Age :27

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 04/25/2023

Location : Cold Creek Lane

City : St. Ignatius

County : Lake

State : Montana

Agency : Lake County SO

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during mental health welfare check

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Lake County deputies were sent to a welfare check and found Christopher Ochs who reportedly held a knife and charged at a Lake County Sheriff’s Office who shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://flatheadbeacon.com/2023/04/25/missoula-man-killed-in-lake-county-officer-involved-shooting/

https://nbcmontana.com/news/local/officer-involved-shooting-under-investigation-in-lake-co

Karl Jones

Age :31

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 04/25/2023

Location : 2099 E 5th St

City : Lumberton

County : Robeson

State : North Carolina

Agency : Lumberton PD

Officer(s) : Jeffrey Lowe

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Lumberton PD officers were dispatched to a domestic disturbance call at 2009 East 5th Street. They found Karl Jones, who was upset, and “an altercation took place.” Police shot and killed him. He is believed to have been unarmed.
There is no BWC footage from the incident and no other video footage at this time, however, there were several witnesses to the shooting which happened inside the home.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wect.com/2023/04/25/police-identify-man-killed-deadly-officer-involved-shooting-lumberton/

Jack Watson

Age :20

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 04/24/2023

Location : 04/24/2023

City : 04/24/2023

County : Clackamas

State : Oregon

Agency : Clackamas County SO, Portland Police Bureau

Officer(s) : Brian Wheeler, Nicholas Wambold, David Sloboda

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during homicide investigation

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Jack Watson had shot a man in a sex shop and was located by police. Portland Police officers and Clackamas County Sheriff's Office deputies chased him and finally shot and killed him near the 11000 block of SE 82nd Avenue in unincorporated Clackamas County.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.clackamas.us/news/2023-04-26/clackamas-county-district-attorney-releases-update-on-officer-involved-fatal-shooting-from-april-24-2023

https://katu.com/news/local/fatal-officer-involved-shooting-in-clackamas-county-kills-homicide-person

https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2023/04/family-of-man-killed-in-fantasyland-struggle-for-answers-after-person-dies-in-shootout-with-police.html

https://www.clackamas.us/news/2023-04-26/clackamas-county-district-attorney-releases-update-on-officer-involved-fatal-shooting-from-april-24-2023

https://www.opb.org/article/2023/04/25/clackamas-county-portland-police-shooting-use-of-force-crime-homicide-person/

https://www.clackamas.us/news/2023-06-28/grand-jury-clears-officers-and-deputy-in-april-24-fatal-shooting

David Eugene Salinas

Age :39

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 04/24/2023

Location : 33rd Ave S, St Cloud Park

City : St. Cloud

County : Osceola

State : Minnesota

Agency : St. Cloud PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Taser

Event : Killed by police after report of drug use in park

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On April 24, St. Cloud police officers responded to a parking lot in the 200 block of 33rd Avenue South where a man was possibly using drugs in a car and gave police a false name. Officers then told him he was under arrest. He ran toward nearby Heritage Park with police chasing him. One officer used his Taser. Police allegedly lost track of him. Just before 8 a.m. the next day, a passerby reported him dead on a path in Heritage Park. His cause of death was not revealed by police. It is unclear why despite drones and surveillance tactics, police could not locate him on a path after tasering him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.fox9.com/news/bca-identifies-man-found-dead-in-st-cloud-park-day-after-police-pursuit

Luke Mendez

Age :26

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 04/24/2023

Location : Laurence Harbor Section of Old Bridge

City : Cheesequake State Park

County : Middlesex

State : New Jersey

Agency : Old Bridge PD

Officer(s) : Christopher Hammel

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during public fight

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Old Bridge PD responded to a 911 call regarding a fightin Laurence Harbor in which one man was killed by officer Christopher Hammel. Police did not reveal more about this killing.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.rlsmedia.com/article/update-identity-officer-decedent-revealed-fatal-old-bridge-police-involved-shooting

https://www.njoag.gov/update-attorney-generals-office-releases-identities-of-the-decedent-and-officer-in-police-involved-shooting-in-laurence-harbor/

https://www.rlsmedia.com/article/person-killed-middlesex-countys-cheesequake-state-park-police-involved-shooting

https://abc7ny.com/police-involved-shooting-man-killed-911-call-dispute/13185115/

https://newjersey.news12.com/authorities-release-video-from-day-of-deadly-police-shooting-in-old-bridge

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/2023/04/fatal-motorcycle-crash-that-occurred-during-police-chase-under-investigation-ag-says.html

https://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/story/news/2023/04/24/pemberton-fatal-motorcycle-crash-during-chase/70147475007/

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/

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/gsp-man-speeding-away-trooper-crashes-into-car-killing-woman-west-georgia/WH3EPFAGZ5D3PCDZNVQHGLX7ME/

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://kymkemp.com/2023/04/25/father-kills-son-dog-and-finally-self-after-standoff-with-law-enforcement-says-fortuna-police-chief/

https://www.northcoastjournal.com/NewsBlog/archives/2023/04/25/father-son-identified-as-those-killed-in-fortuna-murder-suicide

Korina Adams

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

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

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

https://www.kolotv.com/2023/05/04/2-killed-2-hospitalized-after-man-attempts-avoid-police-carson-city/

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.ktbs.com/news/man-dies-in-officer-involved-shooting-in-shreveport/article_c1416fc8-e24d-11ed-ac9d-af899863b59a.html

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/

https://www.ksla.com/2023/05/10/graphic-body-dashcam-footage-officer-involved-shooting-death-joseph-taylor-released-by-state-police/

https://www.ktbs.com/news/video-captures-officer-involved-shooting-in-shreveport/article_bb7a5a94-e2ef-11ed-b2b0-673d8cd01816.html

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/

https://www.thetowntalk.com/story/news/2023/06/06/da-phillip-terrell-clears-2-pineville-officers-in-death-of-larry-calk/70294415007/

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

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wric.com/news/local-news/third-hopewell-student-dies-after-prince-george-police-chase-crash/

Name Not Disclosed

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wric.com/news/local-news/third-hopewell-student-dies-after-prince-george-police-chase-crash/

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/virginia/deadly-car-crash-fairfax-county-police-man-flees-dwi-checkpoint/65-8f5e2132-f545-4d3d-bc79-903b56aaa8d5

https://www.insidenova.com/headlines/police-chase-from-fauquier-to-fairfax-ends-in-deadly-crash/article_fc893814-e229-11ed-b4e2-f3fd60ea2a3f.html

Mark Christopher Cook Jr.

Age :27

Gender :Male

Race : Native Alaskan

Date : 04/23/2023

Location : Lemon Creek Correctional Center, 2000 Lemon Creek Road

City : Juneau

County : Juneau

State : Alaska

Agency : Alaska Department of Corrections

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Suicide

Event : Found unresponsive in solitary confinement, died later

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Mark Christopher Cook Jr., 27, was remanded in Hoonah on misdemeanor charges in early April 2023 while awaiting back surgery. Due to severe back pain, he was transferred to Lemon Creek Correctional Center in Juneau for medical care. Instead of receiving the necessary treatment, Cook was placed in solitary confinement. On April 23, 2023, he was found unresponsive in his cell and later died. Cook, a Tlingit and adopted into the Haida nation, held the name GuudGiwi, Baby Eagle, Stastass clan.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.acluak.org/en/cases/estate-rider-v-alaska-department-corrections-et-al

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://www.ajc.com/news/crime/woman-stabbed-knife-wielding-man-killed-by-douglas-county-deputies-gbi-says/656E3O5XNVFFFA7ZEY4FEF2LW4/?fbclid=IwAR3JXB1TbeC54Azv9a1bsiXstw2AiSUzr-rRMHPMS75FTYZ9LZL_of3PQOk

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#

https://www.nola.com/news/crime_police/50-year-old-identified-as-man-fatally-shot-by-jpso-deputies-in-metairie/article_a5d2d9a2-e2e3-11ed-beac-1f5d1d4d4b83.html

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.nbcdfw.com/news/local/mesquite-police-say-man-who-pointed-gun-at-officers-was-shot-and-killed-early-saturday-morning/3242220/

https://www.fox4news.com/news/mesquite-officer-involved-shooting-video-shotgun

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_M8l8Sg78MA

https://www.fox4news.com/news/64-year-old-killed-by-police-after-nearly-6-hour-standoff-in-mesquite-neighborhood

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/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTtrWe1p894

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wcpo.com/news/region-indiana/emergency-crews-in-rising-sun-searching-for-person-that-drove-into-the-ohio-river

https://wrbiradio.com/2023/04/25/man-who-drove-into-ohio-river-during-police-chase-identified/?epik=1682451644575

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://kutv.com/news/local/one-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting-outside-west-jordan-apartment-complex-novi

https://kutv.com/news/local/west-jordan-police-identify-person-killed-in-weekend-officer-involved-shooting

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

https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1210421

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wdrb.com/news/crime-reports/indianapolis-police-release-body-cam-footage-of-shooting-injured-2-officers-person-killed/article_87a06668-f98e-11ed-ad2c-87206476afbf.html

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.pennlive.com/crime/2023/04/man-who-mocked-punched-person-with-cerebral-palsy-dies-in-crash-while-being-chased-by-police.html

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.tcsheriff.org/about/media/press-releases/2023-press-releases/332-identity-of-decedent-in-officer-involved-shooting

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