Death by Cop 2022-2024
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Christopher Tkal
Age :57
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/20/2022
Location : County Rd
City : Walpole
County : Cheshire
State : New Hampshire
Agency : New Hampshire State Police
Officer(s) : Noah Sanctuary
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Open Records Summary :
New Hampshire State Police were sent to a domestic violence call an shot and killed Christopher Tkal, alleging he had a rifle. A rifle was allegedly found under him. No BWC exists. The SWAT shooter officer, Noah Sanctuary, had been involved in a fatal SWAT killing of Jeffrey Ely, 41, in Claremont on March 31, 2021, less than a year before killing Tkal.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wmur.com/article/officer-involved-shooting-in-walpole-nh-leaves-one-dead/39152053#
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 02/20/2022
Location : I-516 exit 8
City : Port Wentworth
County : Chatham
State : Georgia
Agency : Chatham County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event :
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
According to the Port Wentworth Police Department, officers were conducting speed checks on Highway 21 near Grange Road when they tried to traffic-stop a vehicle for speeding. The vehicle did not stop, made a U-turn and headed southbound on Highway 21. Police escalated a chase exceeding 100 mph. The driver allegedly tried to get off the exit, lost control of the vehicle and crashed and died as a result of the police chase crash.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wsav.com/crime-safety/police-driver-dies-in-high-speed-port-wentworth-chase/
https://www.wtoc.com/2022/02/20/1-dead-after-high-speed-chase-chatham-co/
Alexandro Rosales
Age :41
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 02/19/2022
Location : 2100 block of Dayton Ave
City : Bakersfield
County : Kern
State : California
Agency : Bakersfield PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Bakersfield PD were sent on a domestic violence call in the 2100 block of Dayton Avenue. They encountered Alexandro Rosales, who allegedly pulled a weapon police engaged him in a shootout with two officers and shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kget.com/ois/man-pulled-gun-on-police-before-fatal-shooting-video-shows/
https://www.kget.com/news/local-news/fourth-officer-involved-shooting-in-kern/
https://www.kget.com/ois/officers-open-fire-during-incident-in-south-bakersfield/
Mizael Corrales
Age :31
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 02/19/2022
Location : 2400 block of Roll Drive
City : San Diego
County : San Diego
State : California
Agency : San Diego PD
Officer(s) : Anthony Garcia
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by plainclothes officers during stolen vehicle investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Plainclothes officers of San Diego PD located a stolen vehicle. Additional uniformed officers arrived on foot and joined the plainclothes officers. They allege that Mizael Corrales tried to drive away and then the process crashed into parked vehicles. Police claim the two officers were knocked down. Officer Anthony Garcia fired multiple shots through the windshield and killed Corrales.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/san-diego-officer-injured-suspect-002400188.html
Joel Michael Arevalo
Age :30
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 02/19/2022
Location : 900 block of SW Broadway Dr
City : Portland
County : Multnomah
State : Oregon
Agency : Portland Police Bureau
Officer(s) : Zachary Kenney, Reynaldo Guevara
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during disturbance call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
The Portland police bureau arrived at a disturbance call after being told the shots had been fired. When they arrived, the encountered Joel Arevalo, and shot and killed him. Police later explained that he had had his hands in his pockets. Police were uncooperative with questions and specifically refused to answer the question whether he had been armed at the time of the shooting or had even been the person who had fired the shots they were sent out to investigate
SOURCE LINKS :
https://katu.com/news/local/one-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting-in-sw-portland-hills
https://www.mentalhealthportland.org/what-happened-to-michael-arevalo/
Daniel Patrick Knight
Age :39
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/19/2022
Location : 1050 W Morse Blvd
City : Winter Park
County : Orange
State : Florida
Agency : Winter Park PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during altercation at wedding
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Winter Park PD received a call that a “dangerous man” had arrived at a wedding. Police arrived and claimed that he had assaulted an officer. They fired a taser and then a gun at him. The family disputes that he assaulted anyone. He died at the hospital. Daniel Patrick Knight had been unarmed.
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Donnell Rochester
Age :18
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/19/2022
Location : 3200 Hillen Rd
City : Baltimore
County : Baltimore
State : Maryland
Agency : Baltimore PD
Officer(s) : Robert Mauri, Connor Murray
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event :
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Baltimore PD followed a vehicle because they believed that the driver had a warrant. Donnell Rochester exited the vehicle. Police approached him and he allegedly ret retreated to the vehicle. Police claim that the car moved towards an officer and shot and killed him. He had been unarmed.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wbaltv.com/article/march-for-donnell-rochester-baltimore/39541100
https://www.theroot.com/police-give-conflicting-statements-on-the-shooting-and-1848823923
Carmelo Cruz-Marcos
Age :32
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 02/19/2022
Location : Skeleton Canyon
City : Douglas
County : Cochise
State : Arizona
Agency : US Border Patrol
Officer(s) : Kendrek Bybee Staheli
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
CBP Border Patrol agents chased a group of undocumented migrants through Skeleton Canyon in Cochise County, Arizona. An agent pursued a man and engaged him in a fight, claims that the man resisted arrest and hit the officer and possibly picked up a rock. The federal agent shot and killed the man.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kold.com/2022/02/25/update-federal-agent-fatally-shoots-immigrant-near-douglas/
https://theintercept.com/2022/05/12/border-patrol-migrant-killing-coverup/
Murdock J. Phillips
Age :32
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/18/2022
Location : 100 block of SW Alfred St
City : Chehalis
County : Lewis
State : Washington
Agency : Centralia PD
Officer(s) : Stephen Summers, Timothy Odell, Brendon Ossman
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during child rape investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Pierce County Sheriff’s deputies went to a home on the 100 block of SW Alfred Street in Chehalis to arrest unknown child molester. Police alleged that he reached for a weapon. They shot him and he fled. He was later found again by Centralia officer who again shot him, this time killing him. Police claim that he held some sort of sharp object when approaching the officers.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/Sheriff-Officer-injured-suspect-killed-in-16931361.php
Oscar Darwin Alcantara
Age :30
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 02/18/2022
Location : 02/18/2022
City : Beaver Dam
County : Mohave
State : Arizona
Agency : St. George PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during parental kidnapping
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
St. George PD where initially sent to a disorderly conduct call when they noticed Oscar Alcantara entering a vehicle with another driver. Police stopped the vehicle and the driver ran away. He allegedly told police that Alcantara had a gun and was in the vehicle with her infant. The man then drove away at a very rapid speed. Police escalated a lengthy chase, and Alcantara finally stopped and ran into the open field with the infant. Police called him by cell phone and reported that he threatened to kill the infant and was seen pointing a gun at the at that point police fired high-powered rifles and killed him with the infant in his arms.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2022/02/18/man-who-threatened-shoot/
Bodycam:
Cody Chavez
Age :33
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 02/17/2022
Location : Owens Dr+Willow Ave
City : Pleasanton
County : Alameda
State : California
Agency : Pleasanton PD
Officer(s) : Brian Jewell, Mario Guillermo
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Pleasanton PD were sent on a domestic violence call. Police escalated a lengthy standoff. Cody Chavez finally came out of the residence, allegedly holding a knife. Police claim that he lunged towards them. They shot and killed him.
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Michael Freigang
Age :47
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/17/2022
Location : 2800 block of Montgomery Hwy
City : Dothan
County : Houston
State : Alabama
Agency : Dothan PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police while driving through a crime scene
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Michael Freigang allegedly drove through a crime scene and police shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wdhn.com/news/top-stories/sister-of-man-shot-by-dothan-police-officer-speaks-out/
John Michael Humphries
Age :45
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/17/2022
Location : 1305 E 8th St
City : Odessa
County : Ector
State : Texas
Agency : Odessa PD
Officer(s) : Reed Jones
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during “man with a gun” call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Odessa PD arrived at a call after receiving a report that’s a man hat a gun. The encountered John Michael Humphries, who allegedly flame from them, but later returned to the business and fired a shock inside. Police claim that he then fired a shot at them. They shot and killed him
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/crime/opd-confirms-officer-involved-shooting-suspect-dead/
https://www.cbs7.com/2022/03/07/update-odessa-police-officer-no-billed-after-february-shooting/
Ringo Van Winkle
Age :32
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/17/2022
Location : Alma School Rd+Main St
City : Mesa
County : Maricopa
State : Arizona
Agency : Mesa PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police when reported as shooting gun outdoors
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Mesa PD were alerted by a surveillance camera monitoring system mounted at an intersection that someone was firing shots outdoors. Police arrived and fired tasers at the man, then fired beanbag rounds and finally fired live bullets and killed Ringo Van Winkle. Police did not clarify whether he had or used a weapon at the time that he was killed
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Elisabeth Jeannine Messer
Age :62
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 02/17/2022
Location : Unknown
City : Ypsilanti
County : Washtenaw
State : Michigan
Agency : Washtenaw County Sheriff’s
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Washtenaw County deputies chased vehicle into a high-speed crash. Bystander Elizabeth Messer died.
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Elizabeth Jeannine Messner
Age :62
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 02/17/2022
Location : Key Bank, 1400 block of Michigan Avenue
City : Ypsilanti
County : Washtenaw
State : Michigan
Agency : Washtenaw County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed in police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Washtenaw County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to East Michigan Avenue just east of Harris Road in Ypsilanti Township for a crash and a “police situation” involving a 37-year-old Detroit man and the Ypsilanti Police Department. Police did not reveal any additional information about what the “police situation” entailed but the man fled police and was chased into the path of a bystander vehicle. Elizabeth Messner was found dead in the bystander vehicle. An eyewitness took their testimony to city council and referred to the incident as a “high-speed chase” involving the Ypsilanti Police Department. Police only shared a preliminary report with city leaders, according to two Ypsilanti City Council members, Steve Wilcoxen and Annie Somerville, who both declined to discuss its contents on-the-record since it was marked “confidential.”
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Jason Estes
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 02/16/2022
Location : Johnson Bend Road
City : Weatherford
County : Parker
State : Texas
Agency : Parker County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Motorcyclist/driver killed in police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A Parker County deputy tried to stop a motorcycle that was driving too fast. The driver continued and deputy escalator to chase that ended when the motorcycle crashed and Jason Estes died.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.audacy.com/krld/news/local/man-dies-in-high-speed-chase-with-parker-county-deputy
Mathew James Cook
Age :32
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/16/2022
Location : 1000 block of W Gladstone St
City : Azusa
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : Azusa PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during stolen vehicle pursuit
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Azusa PD investigated a stolen vehicle, saw 2 men running, chased them and state that one pulled a gun, whereupon they shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-02-16/azusa-police-shooting-officer-hospitalized
https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2022/02/17/azusa-officer-recuperating-after-fatal-police-shooting/
https://ktla.com/video/azusa-shooting-leaves-1-dead-officer-hospitalized/7454315/
Roger Wayne Ellis
Age :54
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/16/2022
Location : 1 Brittney Dr
City : N Middleton Township
County : Cumberland
State : Pennsylvania
Agency : Camp Hill PD, North
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Camphill PD and North Middleton Township PD arrived at the home of Roger Wayne Ellis on Brittany Drive in North Middleton Township with an arrest warrant. He left and police escalated a car chase into Camphill where he allegedly shot an officer. Police shot and killed him when they saw that he was trying to escape, the building he was in through a window.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.mytwintiers.com/news-cat/officer-shot-in-carlisle-shooter-killed-by-police-psp/
https://dailyvoice.com/pennsylvania/bucks/obituaries/man-killed-by-police-in-central-pa-idd/826273/
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 02/16/2022
Location : I-40
City : West Memphis
County : Shelby
State : Tennessee
Agency : West Memphis Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Fall from height
Event : Fatal fall during police pursuit
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
West Memphis PD attempted to arrest a man on Interstate 40 near West Memphis because a man was allegedly driving a stolen car. The vehicle was located just after 2 a.m. Wednesday in the 900 block of Ingram Boulevard. The vehicle drove away. Police escalated a pursuit onto eastbound I-40 where it hit a concrete divider wall and stopped. Police state that driver got out of the disabled vehicle, jumped over the divider and jumped over the north facing concrete wall and fell to the ground below. He died from the fall.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://wreg.com/news/local/man-jumped-to-his-death-off-i-40-during-police-chase/
https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/feb/16/man-dies-in-fall-after-police-chase-near-west-memp/
Alberto Rodriguez Jr.
Age :18
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 02/16/2022
Location : 6620 North Freeway
City : Houston
County : Harris
State : Texas
Agency : Pasadena PD, US Marshals
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
US arshals and Pasadena PD arrived to arrest Alberto Rodriguez for bond forfeiture regarding a previous homicide situation. They claim that he reached for a weapon and officers from both agencies fired and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
David A. Babcock
Age :51
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/16/2022
Location : Fruitdale Rd+McGarigle Rd
City : Sedro-Wooley
County : Skagit
State : Washington
Agency : Sedro Wooley PD
Officer(s) : Maxwell Rosser
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during stolen vehicle pursuit
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Sedro Woolley PD tried to stop David Babcock for a possibly stolen vehicle. Police alleged that he fled. They shot him in his head and killed him. It is unknown at this time whether he had been armed or not.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wsp.wa.gov/2022/03/17/smart-press-release-sedro-woolley-officer-involved-shooting-5/
Daniel Vallee
Age :32
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/16/2022
Location : 500 block of Wilson St
City : Marrero
County : Jefferson
State : Louisiana
Agency : Jefferson Parish SO
Officer(s) : Isaac Hughes, Johnathan Louis
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police investigating noise complaint
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Jefferson Parish deputies Isaac Hughes and Jonathan Lewis were sent to a noise complaint call. They encountered Daniel Valle in his car and demanded that he get out. He did not “obey their commands” for several minutes and allegedly finally turned on his engine and honked the horn. As soon as the horn was sounded, the two deputies opened fire and shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wdsu.com/article/jefferson-parish-deputy-shoots-kills-man-marrero/39105650#
https://www.nola.com/news/crime_police/article_0982f0a6-a71a-11ec-8b99-33bd636db23e.html
Atiba Lewis
Age :45
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/16/2022
Location : Ravens Crest Dr
City : Plainsboro
County : Middlesex
State : New Jersey
Agency : Middlesex County SO
Officer(s) : Philip Nguyen
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during eviction
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Middlesex County deputies were allegedly executing an eviction order. A number of other agencies joined in. They returned again to execute a search warrant for a gun. They then attempted to arrest Louis for unlawful firearm possession, in addition to forcing the eviction issue. Police claim that, he “approached him aggressively, had a knife and an officer tased and another shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://news.yahoo.com/police-involved-shooting-plainsboro-n-223740546.html
https://news.yahoo.com/plainsboro-man-tased-being-fatally-173338515.html
Brandy Delamore
Age :49
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 02/16/2022
Location : Blanco Road at Armstrong
City : Salinas
County : Monterey
State : California
Agency : Salinas Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Salinas police were chasing a car. They felt to be stolen at high-speed until it crashed, flipped over, killing the passenger, Brandy Delamore.
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Jacob Salas-Tijerina
Age :40
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 02/15/2022
Location : 3808 SW 6th Ave
City : Amarillo
County : Potter
State : Texas
Agency : Amarillo PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Jacob Salas-Tijerina Was allegedly inside of a business on SW. 6th Ave. in Amarillo and it was in a suicidal or other mental health crisis. It is unknown how police approached him, but he allegedly came out of a back room and pointed a gun. An officer fired an unknown number of shots, also injured bystander with shots.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.newschannel10.com/2022/02/20/man-shot-officer-involved-shooting-amarillo-dies/
Name Not Disclosed
Age :29
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 02/15/2022
Location : 321 Honeysuckle Ln
City : Chelsea
County : Shelby
State : Alabama
Agency : Chelsea PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by off-duty officer while banging on door, naked, intoxicated
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
According to Chelsea PD, an unnamed 29-year-old man had stabbed someone on Camellia Drive in Pelham, and then went door-to-door, naked, and apparently intoxicated and incoherent, ringing, doorbells, banging on doors. On Honeysuckle Lane, when he banged on a door, and unnamed, off-duty officer opened the door and shot and killed him
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wvtm13.com/article/one-dead-folloring-stabbing-and-shooting-in-pelham/39088720#
https://www.wbrc.com/2022/02/15/one-person-killed-shooting-stabbing-pelham/
Raymond D. Dupree
Age :39
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 02/15/2022
Location : 100 block of 7th St W
City : Billings
County : Yellowstone
State : Montana
Agency : Billings PD
Officer(s) : Brett Hilde
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during “man with a gun” call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Billings PD responded to a report of a man walking outside with what appeared to be a handgun. Police arrived and saw the man point the gun at a vehicle and at other people outside. Police approached him and claim that he pointed the gun at them. They fired a number of shots and killed Raymond Dupree.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://nbcmontana.com/news/local/man-shot-after-pointing-replica-gun-at-police-officer-idd
Alan Huaracha
Age :43
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 02/15/2022
Location : 6600 block of Amberfield Lane
City : Katy
County : Harris
State : Texas
Agency : Harris County SO
Officer(s) : M. Delgado, Y. Martinez
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Shots fired
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Harris County deputies were sent to the 6600 block of Amberfield Lane for a report of shots being fired. Police alleged that when they arrived, Alan Huaracha fired a gun at them. They shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/suspect-dead-deputies-wounded-shootout-texas-82918465
Stephanie Browne
Age :
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 02/15/2022
Location : 25300 block of Abacus Avenue
City : Lancaster
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : LASD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
LASD deputies responded to a family disturbance involving a possibly mentally ill person. Upon arriving, the deputies engaged a woman who was in distress and holding a knife to her own throat. She got up and walked toward the deputies and they shot and killed her.
SOURCE LINKS :
Bodycam:
Thomas Maisano
Age :36
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/15/2022
Location : 2000 block of South Beechwood Street
City : Philadelphia
County : Philadelphia
State : Pennsylvania
Agency : Philadelphia Police Department
Officer(s) : Alexander McChord
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Thomas Maisano was allegedly in his home in Philadelphia experiencing a mental health crisis. Philadelphia PD were called and alleged the encountered his mother outside who said he had a knife. Police found him inside with his aunt and an officer fired his taser. He apparently became agitated and stabbed his aunt. Alexander McCord, then shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://6abc.com/philadelphia-police-shooting-person-shot-by-officer-involved-philly/11567865/
https://6abc.com/philadelphia-police-shooting-person-shot-by-officer-involved-philly/11577902/
Travis Boawn
Age :37
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/15/2022
Location : 02/15/2022
City : Edgewood
County : Torrance
State : New Mexico
Agency : Torrance County SO
Officer(s) : Ryan Collier, Alex Schwerdel, Reese Swatsworth
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Travis Boawn was allegedly outside of his home and threw a hammer at Torrance County deputies who came to investigate an alleged domestic violence incident. He ran away and police pursued him. They claim that he raised another hammer above his head and they shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.krqe.com/news/new-mexico/nmsp-investigating-ois-in-edgewood/
https://www.krqe.com/news/crime/torrance-county-deputies-open-fire-on-domestic-violence-suspect/
Lazaro Vargas-Yera
Age :70
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 02/14/2022
Location : 1800 block of SW 6th St
City : Miami
County : Miami-Dade
State : Florida
Agency : Miami-Dade PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after killing his wife
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Lazaro Vargas-Year told Miami PD that he had shot his wife. Police engaged him in a shootout. It is unknown at this time whether he died by police fire or a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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Alexander Kade Lanier
Age :26
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/14/2022
Location : I-20
City : Oxford
County : Calhoun
State : Alabama
Agency : Oxford PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during carjacking
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Oxford PD saw someone steal a car at gunpoint. The man fled and a high-speed vehicle chase was escalated by police. Police alleged that the man fired several shots. When the vehicle came to an intersection, police shot and killed the driver, Alexander Kade Lanier.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.newsobserver.com/news/state/south-carolina/article258374663.html
https://www.abccolumbia.com/2022/02/14/sc-man-killed-following-chase-with-police-in-mississippi/
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 02/14/2022
Location : Ind 18+Bethlehem Rd
City : Marion
County : Marion
State : Indiana
Agency : Indiana State Police, SWAT
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after fleeing traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Marion PD attempted a traffic stop at Indiana 18 and Bethlehem Road over a traffic violation. A vehicle did not stop and police escalated a chase. Police chased him into mobile home park and saw that passenger was in the vehicle with the man. The man went into a home and locked himself in. Police called the Marion Emergency Response Team and breached the home and escalated a confrontation. The man allegedly had a semi-automatic long rifle. Police claim that he opened fire. Swamp was called. They breached the home and found him dead. It is not known at this time whether he died by police bullet or self-inflicted gunshot.
SOURCE LINKS :
Andrew Stratton
Age :34
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/14/2022
Location : Alvo
City : Lincoln
County : Cass
State : Nebraska
Agency : Cass County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Cass County deputies were sent to an assault call in which a son, Andrew Stratton, had struck his father in the head. The father called 911. He told deputies that his son was armed and in the basement. Police entered and fired a shot and killed him. Stratton was the brother of Josh Stratton, reported missing in 2018.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.1011now.com/2022/02/14/domestic-assault-suspect-shot-killed-by-deputy-during-standoff/
Terry Edwin Moser
Age :42
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/13/2022
Location : 500 Hill St
City : Madisonville
County : Monroe
State : Texas
Agency : Madisonville PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police in mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Responding to a call about a suicidal man trying to cut their own throat, police encountered victim covered in blood and armed with a knife. He allegedly would not drop the weapon and lunged at officers, when they fired the shots that killed him
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wdef.com/madisonville-officer-shoots-man-with-a-knife/
Terry Edwin Moser
Age :42
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/13/2022
Location : 500 Hill St
City : Madisonville
County : Monroe
State : Texas
Agency : Madisonville PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police in mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Responding to a call about a suicidal man trying to cut their own throat, police encountered victim covered in blood and armed with a knife. He allegedly would not drop the weapon and lunged at officers, when they fired the shots that killed him
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wdef.com/madisonville-officer-shoots-man-with-a-knife/
Blain Johnson
Age :37
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/13/2022
Location : N. Rangeline Road and E. Richland Road
City : Columbia
County : Boone
State : Montana
Agency : Boone County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police investigating possibly stolen vehicle
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Boone County deputies were called for a vehicle stolen from a parking lot that had children inside. The man seem to realize this and did abandon the car quickly before fleeing on foot. Deputies were contacted when someone matching his description try to steal a second car. Police attempted to stop him and he drove away. He fled by vehicle and then on foot. Police that he “showed” a weapon. Police shot and killed him during the foot chase. He is believed to not have fired any shots.
SOURCE LINKS :
Brandon Gale Combs
Age :29
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/13/2022
Location : 967 Concord Parkway S
City : Concord
County : Cabarrus
State : North Carolina
Agency : Concord PD
Officer(s) : Timothy Larson
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during alleged attempted auto theft
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Concord PD Officer Timothy Larson alleged that he saw Brandon Gayle combs trying to steal a vehicle. The further alleged that he approached him and combs ignored his commands to stop. Officer Larson engaged him in a physical fight during which he shot and killed him. The family was shown the body cam, but this was not released to the public. The footage allegedly shows that the officer fires five times from a distance of 5-10 feet and hits Combs, pauses to call in the report, and then fires again. Officer Larsen was fired but not charged. He then filed a lawsuit against the city, demanding his job back, the outcome of which is unknown at this time.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.thehour.com/news/article/Police-shoot-kill-burglary-suspect-in-North-16915011.php
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/crime/article258355493.html
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article262939718.html
North Carolina district attorney has announced she won't prosecute
https://www.thederrick.com/ap/national/da-nc-officer-wont-face-charges-in-fatal-auto-lot-shooting/article_961becab-8f14-5a88-9bd6-323a9bec70e8.html