Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Pedro Argote
Age :49
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 10/25/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Frederick
County : Frederick
State : Maryland
Agency : Frederick County SO, SWAT
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Pedro Argote had lost custody of his four children and shot and killed the judge several hours later on 10/19/2023. After several intense days of manhunt, police located him in a wooded area of Frederick, Maryland. He had committed suicide under police duress.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wfla.com/news/national/suspect-in-killing-of-maryland-judge-found-dead-officials-say/
Joshua Vialpando
Age :15
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 10/25/2023
Location : 800 block of Emerald Lakes St
City : Severance
County : Weld
State : Colorado
Agency : Weld County SO, SWAT
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police arrived at a domestic violence situation after someone heard gunshots. Police breached the walls of the home and a 15-year-old committed suicide under police duress. An adult female was found deceased, having been shot before the police forced entry.
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Naomi Vialpando
Age :42
Gender :Female
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 10/25/2023
Location : 800 block of Emerald Lakes St
City : Severance
County : Weld
State : Colorado
Agency : Weld County SO, SWAT
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Homicide/suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police arrived at a domestic violence situation after someone heard gunshots. Police breached the walls of the home and a 15-year-old committed suicide under police duress. An adult female was found deceased, having been shot before the police forced entry.
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Desiree Andrea Knittle
Age :41
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 10/25/2023
Location : SH 81, post 4
City : Malta
County : Cassia
State : Idaho
Agency : Cassia County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Pedestrian hit and killed by officer speeding to a call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Desiree Andrea Knittle was a pedestrian on State Highway 81 when she was hit and killed by a trooper who was apparently speeding to a call.
SOURCE LINKS :
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https://gephardtdaily.com/local/state-trooper-involved-in-idaho-fatal-auto-pedestrian-crash/
Rasheem Edwards
Age :26
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 10/24/2023
Location : SE Maricamp+Emerald Rd
City : Silver Springs Shores
County : Marion
State : Florida
Agency : Marion County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Formally invoked Marsy’s Law
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police while fleeing from traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Rasheem Edwards was traffic-stopped on a dirt bike because it had no reg tags in Silver Springs Shores, FL and allegedly ran on foot from the traffic stop with officers claiming he was open-carrying a gun. Police allege that he had pulled it out and they shot and killed him.
Eyewitnesses state that police shot and killed the man 75 feet from the crowd near a football field and children stated that the man collapsed and died in front of them. Police had not reported this detail initially when they announced the death and had not revealed that the officer had fired his weapon near a crowded field with children and parents. Parents are quite upset and were offered free counseling by the police department.
The officer has formally invoked Marsy’s Law, a law originally created to shield the identities of crime victims. Police in Florida and several other states routinely abuse Marsy’s Law to hide the names of killer cops. Marsy’s Law has officially been requested by the officer to hide his name.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://news.yahoo.com/suspect-shot-pulling-gun-deputy-002937752.html
Name Not Disclosed
Age :50
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 10/24/2023
Location : I-75 near marker 232
City : Palmetto
County : Manatee
State : Florida
Agency : Florida Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
An unnamed 50-year-old man on a motorcycle hit a deer on I-75 in Palmetto and was thrown from his motorcycle. Florida Highway Patrol came to help and ran over and killed the man who had been injured in the road.
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Darcel Edwards
Age :35
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 10/24/2023
Location : E 25th St+Columbia Ave
City : Indianapolis
County : Marion
State : Indiana
Agency : Indianapolis Metro PD
Officer(s) : Gunnar Gossett
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during shots fired call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Indianapolis Metro PD chased Darcel Edwards after a shots fired call. He fled by car, then on foot and climbed into a tree. Police allege he was reaching for his pocket and shot and killed him. He had been unarmed.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://wibc.com/169955/man-shot-by-police-near-frederick-douglass-park-on-indys-northeast-side/
Ronald G. Nelson Jr.
Age :54
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 10/24/2023
Location : 1575 Military Trail
City : Palm Beach
County : Palm Beach
State : Florida
Agency : Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police on call for disturbing business
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Palm Beach deputies were called to outside a business along Military Trail north of Forest Hill Boulevard near West Palm Beach where a man was described as “suspicious, lurking in bushes”. Police arrived with backup, confronted him and an unknown altercation took place between him and several officers which is only described by police as him being “uncooperative” and police alleging that he “pulled out a gun”, showing an altered (disproportionately enlarged) photo of a pellet gun they claim was found after he was shot and killed. No video or eyewitness statements have emerged so far. Any updates will be posted on this page.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wflx.com/2023/10/24/suspect-dead-after-being-shot-by-palm-beach-county-deputy/
Name Not Disclosed
Age :15
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 10/24/2023
Location : EB on 8th Ave
City : Huntington
County : Cabell
State : West Virginia
Agency : Cabell County So, Huntington PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police began hunting a car in Wayne County, West Virginia and ended in Huntington after an intense high-speed chase by at least 2 police departments together. The chase ended when the vehicle crashed while being chased. A 68-year-old man was driving, and the passengers were identified as a 43-year-old man, a 16-year-old boy, and a 15-year-old girl. All four were transported to the hospital for medical treatment. Officials say the 16-year-old died at the hospital as a result of his injuries. Nazi memorabilia was found in the crashed vehicle. Police explained that this chase was drug-related.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wsaz.com/2023/10/24/police-pursuit-ends-deadly-crash-15-year-old-killed/
https://wvmetronews.com/2023/10/24/huntington-teenager-killed-as-a-result-of-deadly-police-chase/
https://www.wsaz.com/video/2023/10/24/pursuit-leads-fatal-crash-huntington/
Jorge Luis Santana-Ramirez
Age :43
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 10/24/2023
Location : I-80
City : Lancaster
County : Seward
State : Nebraska
Agency : Seward County SO
Officer(s) : Anthony Gann
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
The Seward County Sheriff’s Office said deputies tried to traffic-stop a vehicle heading west on I-80 at 3:11 p.m., but the driver turned around and drove the wrong way on the interstate. SCSO said the vehicle crossed over into the eastbound lanes near the Milford exit and continued on I-80. Deputies apparently followed him head-on in the wrong direction at high speeds until it came to a stop on I-80 near the Pleasant Dale exit. According to deputies, the passenger exited the vehicle but the driver reportedly refused. Deputies claim they saw an unspecified weapon in his hand and shot and killed the man. No video or eyewitnesses can be located so far.
Officer Anthony Gann was charged with manslaughter in April of 2024 and was arrested with trial pending.
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Brayden Daniel Barnhouse
Age :19
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 10/24/2023
Location : Main+First Streets
City : New Pittsburg
County : Randolph
State : Indiana
Agency : Randolph County SO
Officer(s) : Jeffrey Miller, Kevin Kouns
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during alleged overdose/mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Randolph County deputies received a call that a teenager had overdosed and needed medical help. Police arrived and the 19-year-old had fled. Police pursued him and saw him walking at the intersection of Main and First Streets. Police claim that he pulled out a handgun and fired a shot as they approached. They shot and killed him. So far, no evidence such as video or eyewitnesses are available to compare to the police narrative.
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Eduar Velasquez
Age :24
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 10/24/2023
Location : 27200 block of 33rd Place S
City : Kent
County : King
State : Washington
Agency : Kent Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police while fleeing
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Kent Police Department were called when two men abandoned a vehicle in someone’s driveway and told the homeowner they were out of gas and going to walk to get some. Police arrived and discovered the abandoned vehicle had been stolen and apparently left in the driveway undamaged. Police followed the men and found them running. Kent PD shot and killed an unnamed man who was found hiding behind a house. Police claimed he had a knife on him. No word if he had tried to use it as he was reported as only running away when shot and killed. Police fired six shots into him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kentreporter.com/news/kent-police-officer-fatally-shoots-man-after-foot-pursuit/
John Drake Jr.
Age :38
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 10/24/2023
Location : 15th Ave S
City : Nashville
County : Davidson
State : Tennessee
Agency : Nashville PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
John Drake Jr. had shot and injured two La Vergne, TN police officers several days prior. A massive manhunt was underway for several days, attracting additional attention due to the fact that Drake was the son of the current Nashville police chief John Drake. On 10/24/2023, after several days of a massive public manhunt after him, police received a call that he had stolen a vehicle at gunpoint and driven away in it. Police spotted the stolen vehicle on Thompson Lane and escalated a chase that ended when he crashed into a parked car. When police moved toward the vehicle, they found Drake dead, having committed suicide under police duress during the chase.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/nashville/john-drake-jr-manhunt-update/
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 10/24/2023
Location : Plains Way
City : Marietta
County : Cobb
State : Georgia
Agency : SWAT, Cobb County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A man was shot and police focused on a person in a home in Marietta. Police organized a SWAT standoff. After a lengthy standoff, police forcibly entered the home and found the man dead from having committed suicide under police duress.
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Omar D. Chavez-Leyva
Age :21
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 10/23/2023
Location : 62nd Ave SE
City : Nisqually
County : Thurston
State : Washington
Agency : Thurston County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Thurston County deputies came upon a group of people doing donuts in the street. When police arrived, a car fled and police escalated a high-speed chase. Police “called off the chase” and the fleeing vehicle crashed shortly thereafter, killing the passenger, Omar D. Chavez-Leyva.
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Kevin Foy
Age :32
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 10/23/2023
Location : Kennedy Middle School
City : Germantown
County : Washington
State : Wisconsin
Agency : Germantown PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during confrontation at school
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Germantown PD were called for a man allegedly behaving erratically at a school. When they arrived, he fled to the roof and police allege that he fired a shot at them. Police shot and killed him. He had been an Afghanistan US Army veteran.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://abc7chicago.com/germantown-kennedy-middle-school-wi-shooting-shooter/13963650/
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 10/23/2023
Location : 120 W Spruce St
City : Chippewa Falls
County : Chippewa
State : Michigan
Agency : Chippewa Falls PD, Eau Claire Regional SWAT
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A woman called Chippewa Falls PD to report that a man whom she knew and did not want in her home was there and had made both suicidal and homicidal remarks. Chippewa Falls PD, Eau Claire Regional SWAT arrived and created a standoff, sent in a robot and saw that the unnamed man had committed suicide under police duress.
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Christian Demond Williams
Age :23
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 10/23/2023
Location : Vineville Ave
City : Macon
County : Bibb
State : Georgia
Agency : US Marshals, Bibb County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Shot by police under still unclear circumstances
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
US Marshals arrived to arrest some allegedly escaped inmates and in a chaotic scene shot and killed Christian Williams, another party. The story is complex and still largely unclear and will be updated when more information becomes available. Police were vague about whether one of their bullets killed him and suggested that perhaps, he had committed suicide but did not commit to a story at the time the news broke.
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Joshua Parker
Age :29
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 10/23/2023
Location : US-63
City : Thayer
County : Oregon
State : Missouri
Agency : Thayer PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by speeding police car crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Parker’s vehicle was stopped in traffic, waiting to make a left-hand turn when a Thayer Police Department officer’s SUV crashed into the back of Parker’s vehicle, knocking it into the path of a semi, killing him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.ky3.com/2023/10/23/police-investigate-deadly-crash-involving-patrol-cruiser-thayer-mo/
Cristobal Ordonez Flores
Age :57
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 10/23/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Austin
County : Travis
State : Texas
Agency : Austin Police Department, Texas State Police
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Four APD officers and 1 Texas State trooper made forcible entry in a domestic violence case and shot and killed Cristobal Ordonez Flores in Austin on 10/23/2023. Police state the man had been armed. Neighbors report that a large shootout was created between two law enforcement agencies and a man who was allegedly involved in a domestic violence incident. It is not known how this incident spiraled out of control. Neighbors describe an extensive shootout all around their apartments.
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Daniel Alan Kempf
Age :24
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 10/22/2023
Location : 1298 Southeast 11th Place
City : Homestead
County : Miami-Dade
State : Florida
Agency : Homestead PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Homestead PD arrived at 1298 SE 11th Place in Homestead after a call they did not disclose. An unknown altercation occurred with a man and an officer fired her gun when she entered. He allegedly held a bread knife in his hand when police arrived and shot and killed him.
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Michael Strenk
Age :48
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 10/22/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Prospect
County : New Haven
State : Connecticut
Agency : Prospect PD
Officer(s) : David Terni, Jonathan Slavin
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police were sent on a call to check on a domestic disturbance. A window had been opened. Police entered and a woman told them “Mike did it”, referring to the window. Police found Michael Strenk in the kitchen holding an unknown type of kitchen knife. Officer Terni shot and killed him. No more information was initially released. The shooting was ruled a homicide by the coroner.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wwlp.com/news/crime/one-dead-in-officer-involved-shooting-in-connecticut/
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 10/22/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Vinton/Huntington Township
County : Gallia
State : Ohio
Agency : Gallia County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Gallia County deputies arrived at an undisclosed residence to arrest a man for unknown reasons. Police allege that he began firing at them. They shot and killed him. Police withheld his identity and all details what transpired leading to the man’s death. Should any information become available, it will be posted here.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wsaz.com/2023/10/22/one-person-dead-following-an-officer-involved-shooting/
Jaiquavious Williams
Age :25
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 10/22/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Gastonia
County : Gaston
State : North Carolina
Agency : Gaston County Sheriff's Office, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash, stop sticks
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police arrived at the home of Jaiquavious Williams to arrest him for a prior offense of pointing a gun at someone. He fled and police escalated a chase, placed stop sticks, whereupon the vehicle went airborne, hit a fence, rolled on top of other cars and caught on fire. Williams was killed.
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Adrian Lee Smith
Age :49
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 10/22/2023
Location : Old 205+Cassopolis Rd
City : Mason Township
County : Cass
State : Indiana
Agency : Cass County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Cass County deputies were chasing a vehicle they felt to be stolen and escalated a chase when the car lost control on Old 205 and Cassopolis Road, hit a tree and the passenger, 49-year-old Adrian Smith died.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.leaderpub.com/2023/10/22/elkhart-man-dies-after-striking-tree-during-police-chase/
https://news.yahoo.com/elkhart-man-dead-following-pursuit-022000672.html
Jeffrey Michael Jappa
Age :62
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 10/22/2023
Location : Northeast Correctional Center
City : Mexico
County : Audrain
State : Missouri
Agency : Northeast Correctional Center
Officer(s) : Kevin Bernard Rolando
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed in crash with on-duty correctional officer
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Correctional Officer Kelly Rolando was killed in a vehicle crash at 7:14 p.m. on the 54 Bypass in Mexico, Missouri. Officer Rolando was returning to the Northeast Correctional Center in Bowling Green from a temporary assignment at the University Hospital in Columbia when he collided head-on with a vehicle traveling southbound. He and Jeffrey Jappa, the driver of the other vehicle, were killed instantly.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.odmp.org/officer/26814-correctional-officer-i-kelly-bernard-rolando
https://abc17news.com/news/mexico/2023/10/23/two-dead-after-crash-in-mexico-missouri/
Ruben Garcia
Age :34
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 10/22/2023
Location : Winston Square Apartments
City : San Antonio
County : Bexar
State : Texas
Agency : San Antonio Police Department (SAPD)
Officer(s) : John Carroll
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police on patrol
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
San Antonio Police Department (SAPD) announced that an unnamed officer was on patrol at the Winston Square Apartments when he came across a man with a gun in his waistband. The officer initiated a foot chase, attacked Garcia with a taser and a struggle ensued. The officer shot and killed Ruben Garcia. Police immediately extensively smeared Garcia and claimed he had a lengthy criminal history. Family and numerous friends state that he was nonviolent and quite popular and that his past offenses were of a nonviolent nature. Video of his friends and neighbors speaking strongly to that effect and contradicting the depiction by police of his character is linked in video below.
“He didn’t pull out a gun at all. He was lying on the floor with his hands like that,” said a neighbor holding his hands behind his back at the time. He also stated that bystanders were afraid of being shot also due to the behavior of police on the scene.
It is noteworthy that police spent more effort besmirching his character than explaining many outstanding parts of their own narrative why they killed him. This is the third shooting in less than one week by San Antonio PD.
***UPDATE 11/23/2023*** San Antonio PD released the bodycam which is linked below and marked "bodycam." In it, the officer is seen driving up, jumping out of his car and taking off with a taser after Garcia. It is difficult to believe he had seen a "gun in his waistband" because he started the hunt on foot after Garcia the moment he spotted him from a distance. Garcia was under attack for just being on the sidewalk if police cannot add any more reasons why the officer saw him and began an aggfressive taser chase. Police continued repeating that he had an "extensive" criminal record and this likely was the reason the officer became aggressive without obvious reason the moment he spotted him, should police not offer any other explanation for this patrol officer's decision.
In the video, Garcia is caught, tased, knocked to the ground, pleading with the officer and recorded as begging:“I’m bleeding from my head, boss. Come on, man. Boss, please, no man. Please...” Garcia pleaded for his life. He had already been injured by the officer and his reactions suggest he thought the officer wanted to kill him. The officer did step back, point his gun and unloaded it into him, aiming to kill. Police claimed he had a gun, highlighting his hand on bodycam. It is not clearly visible what he may be holding as he is being shot but he is seen injured on the ground pointing away from the officer who opened fire and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvMgUf_G-RQ
Bodycam video enclosed here:
https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2023/11/22/please-no-man-pleads-with-sapd-officer-during-struggle-over-gun-before-being-shot-killed/
https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2023/11/22/please-no-man-pleads-with-sapd-officer-during-struggle-over-gun-before-being-shot-killed/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EA9TmdUUqkk
Ricky Thompson
Age :45
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 10/21/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Johnson City
County : Stanton
State : Kansas
Agency : Stanton County Sheriff’s Office, Kansas Highway Patrol, SWAT
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A juvenile female went to the Stanton County Sheriff’s Office with unspecified injuries inflicted by 45-year-old Ricky Thompson. Police obtained a search warrant and went to his trailer home but he allegedly blocked the door and uttered verbal threats. The Kansas Highway Patrol arrived and both law enforcement agencies launched a lengthy standoff against the man yelling at them in the trailer. Police breached his door with an armored vehicle and officers threw in a cell phone, demanding to talk to him. A drone was sent into the home and showed he was injured. Police entered and found him with a gunshot wound to the head, allegedly having committed suicide under police duress during the lengthy police militarized standoff around his home.
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Carlos Horton
Age :34
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 10/21/2023
Location : E 92nd St+ St Clair Ave
City : Cleveland
County : Cuyahoga
State : Ohio
Agency : Willowick Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Cleveland PD admitted that they escalated a car chase in Cleveland with Willowick PD at high speeds until the vehicle crashed on 92nd Street and St. Clair Avenue. One person died in the massive crash with a third-party vehicle as a result of the police chase. Police did not say why they escalated this deadly chase.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.cleveland19.com/2023/10/21/1-dead-after-willowick-police-chase-ends-cleveland-crash/
https://fox8.com/news/wickliffe-police-video-chase-leads-to-deadly-crash/
Theodore Marthely
Age :26
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 10/21/2023
Location : Smyrna Powder Springs Rd
City : Smyrna
County : Cobb
State : Georgia
Agency : Smyrna PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police during "man with gun" call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Theodore Marthely was allegedly in the street and seen pointing a gun at random cars. Police arrived and shot and killed him.
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Steven Kyle McMasters
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 10/21/2023
Location : McGough and Butler
City : Bay
County : Craighead
State : Arkansas
Agency : Bay PD
Officer(s) : Christopher Shull
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Around 11:15 p.m. on October 21, 2023, Bay PD Officer Shull informed dispatch that he was “in pursuit of a side-by-side.” Several minutes into it, Shull informed dispatch that he had hit the driver. In his next radio call, Shull mused that the vehicle “may be stolen” and he justified this assumption by stating that “it is brand new.” It is not known what type of vehicle it had been. Only 26 seconds later, Officer Shull again radio’d dispatch and announced “I just hit him. Dispatch. He wrecked out.”
Less than a minute later, Officer Shull was back on the radio, requesting an ambulance and then asking for a medical helicopter because McMasters was “bleeding from the nose and mouth.” A total of 80 seconds after the crash, he announced that McMasters was “10-7”, the code for "deceased."
The family of Steven Kyle McMasters disputes the officer’s remarks that the vehicle may be stolen which was the assumption that led Officer Shull to make the fatal decision to chase the vehicle on an apparent profiling assumption. Officer Shull then announced beer “near” the side-by-side, formulating the next accusation against the deceased motorist. The family strongly denies the claims about intoxication and has hired a lawyer.
Bay Police Chief declined to release information about the incident. The City of Bay has cited an ongoing investigation into their inability to remove the incident’s body and dash camera footage. The Arkansas State Police are currently involved in the investigation.
Bay PD Police Chief Keith Milam declined giving more information about the crash. He also refused to allow the City of Bay to investigate the bodycam and dashcam footage.
Chief Milam initially stated the officer would not be placed on leave for this incident. This was changed later when the case began being dissected in the media and Shull was then placed on paid administrative leave.
Chief Milam stated he could not comment because Arkansas State Police were investigating the critical incident. Arkansas State Police were questioned about this by media and said they were not aware of any investigation. Bodycam and dashcam allegedly exist and have again been requested by media but so far were met with the unwillingness of the Police Chief to share these records. This summary will be updated when more details become available.
SOURCE LINKS :
Lily Lowe-Ellis
Age :16
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 10/21/2023
Location : US-30
City : Nampa
County : Fayette
State : Idaho
Agency : Ontario PD, Fayette County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
The Ontario Police Department asked the Fayette Sheriff’s Office for help chasing a vehicle that was heading into Fruitland, Idaho. Police said they were chasing the vehicle because it was a Jetta without headlights and without license plates that may be driving too fast. Police chased the Jetta to Elmore Road and US-30 where it left the road, crashed into a canal and hit concrete. A 16-year-old girl and a 19-year-old boy died in the crash. They have not been identified so far. Police allege that the Jetta was stolen.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/community/canyon-county/article280903363.html
https://www.gofundme.com/f/memorial-fund-for-lily-loweellis
https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/community/canyon-county/article281113863.html
Jais Gallegos
Age :19
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 10/21/2023
Location : US-30
City : Nampa
County : Fayette
State : Idaho
Agency : Ontario PD, Fayette County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
The Ontario Police Department asked the Fayette Sheriff’s Office for help chasing a vehicle that was heading into Fruitland, Idaho. Police said they were chasing the vehicle because it was a Jetta without headlights and without license plates that may be driving too fast. Police chased the Jetta to Elmore Road and US-30 where it left the road, crashed into a canal and hit concrete. A 16-year-old girl and a 19-year-old boy died in the crash. They have not been identified so far. Police allege that the Jetta was stolen.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/community/canyon-county/article280903363.html
William Frank Lee
Age :38
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 10/20/2023
Location : 900 block of Southside Dr
City : Killeen
County : Bell
State : Texas
Agency : Killeen PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Killeen PD arrived at a home in the 900 block of Southside Drive where they found an injured man and another man who had apparently stabbed him. Police shot and killed the man. The two men who had been fighting had been brothers.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kcentv.com/video/news/local/suspect-dead-in-killeens-southside-area-officer-involved-shooting/500-8b490a14-b8d3-412c-9680-03ea0b6994fa
https://www.kwtx.com/2023/10/20/killeen-man-armed-with-knife-dies-following-officer-involved-shooting-texas-rangers-investigating/
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Unknown
Race : Unknown
Date : 10/20/2023
Location : Maple Valley highway
City : Renton
County : King
State : Washington
Agency : Renton PD, Washington State Police
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed in police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Renton PD and Washington State Police chased a vehicle at high speed for undisclosed reasons until the driver crashed into an SUV on the highway at 154th Pl. SE at around 10:16 p.m. The fleeing driver died and the third-party SUV driver was critically injured with current condition unknown.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/suspect-dies-after-crashing-in-high-speed-chase-through-renton
Caleb James Chapetta
Age :38
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 10/20/2023
Location : S Foster
City : Baton Rouge
County : Baton Rouge Parish
State : Louisiana
Agency : Baton Rouge PD (BRPD)
Officer(s) : Sharmaine Buckley
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A Baton Rouge officer crashed into eight vehicles while racing to Government Street where someone had allegedly fired at police. The officer involved in this wreck was traveling at unknown speed, hit a Domino’s delivery driver and 7 other cars. The impact ejected the engine of the pizza delivery vehicle and sent it airborne. Caleb James Chapetta, a third-party motorist who was on the road when the police cruiser crashed into multiple cars at once, was ejected from his vehicle from the high-speed impact and died. The exact speed of the officer is unknown. Also unknown is the necessity of the racing cruiser as multiple vehicles typically respond to a “shots fired” call and the need for numerous police cars to race through town commonly presents duplicate efforts and risks.
SOURCE LINKS :
Tara Cathcart
Age :39
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 10/19/2023
Location : 5910 South University Blvd
City : Greenwood Village
County : Denver
State : Colorado
Agency : Greenwood Village PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase for simple shoplifting
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police chased a man and woman for shoplifting, were chased by police. A first collision occurred and the woman’s body was seen hanging out of the drivers’ side window. Then a second collision occurred and the vehicle was hit on that side, killing her. This was done by police for the stated reason of simple shoplifting.
SOURCE LINKS :
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 10/19/2023
Location : East 214 St+Laconia
City : New York
County : Bronx Borough
State : New York
Agency : NYPD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
NYPD hunted a man described only as being in his 20s on a scooter who fit the description of someone sought in a robbery elsewhere. Police escalated a hunt against the scooter just before noon in the location depicted above, sourced from Google View. The chase ended when he collided at the above intersection with a box truck and died.
The hunt after this scooter was part of a wider NYC approach to crack down on scooters because Mayor Adams feels that too many crimes are being committed by people who escape on scooters. There have been a number of aggressive incidents including at least 2 deaths in NY with attacks by police on scooter drivers in 2023 so far due to these new policies, this being the third known to us.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://abc7ny.com/bronx-robbery-suspect-killed-scooter-crash/13940542/
Daniel DiCicco
Age :47
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 10/19/2023
Location : 70 Whalehead Road
City : Gales Ferry
County : New London
State : Connecticut
Agency : New London PD, FBI
Officer(s) :
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Ledyard PD arrived at 70 Whalehead Road, the residence of 47-year-old Daniel DiCicco for felony warrant for Failure to Appear on weapons-related charges. The origin and immediate context of this charge, and thereby also its significance, are unknown at this time as police presented the matter as a simple FTA warrant in the news while they seemingly staged a small war against DiCicco with obviously most relevant context of the situation not relayed to the public by police.
On 10/19/2023, “authorities” reported by media which were later revealed to be local police together with the FBI, arrived at 70 Whalehead Road, a sparsely populated heavily wooded area and multi-team fed+local police allegedly evacuated the few neighbors this address shows on sat view to exist. The reasons for a preemptive evacuation are unknown and appear out of context with the official explanation that they were picking up an FTA skip on a simple warrant. Authorities in New London, CT County state that a search warrant to look for “weapons-related” charges was issued. This triggered today’s raid. The only other thing local authorities said on behalf of the PD+FBI raid was: “When agents could safely enter the property, DiCicco was unconscious and declared dead.”
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wfsb.com/2023/10/19/investigation-closes-part-road-ledyard/
Brandon Madison
Age :17
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 10/19/2023
Location : 180 Ave+ SW 336 St
City : Miami
County : Miami-Dade
State : Florida
Agency : Miami PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Miami PD attempted a traffic stop and police from the interventional robbery unit allegedly chased the vehicle. The driver allegedly closed the door and the detective’s hand was caught in the door. The car fled and police escalated a chase until the vehicle rolled over and crashed into a house, causing significant damage to the home. Police allege that a gun flew out of the vehicle when it rolled over and was found nearby. Police state that the vehicle was a rental car and that it was not clear whether it was stolen or if the teenager had been permitted to drive it at this time. It is unclear why police created this deadly chase as no reason was given when Miami PD reported the death.