Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Aiden Hale a.k.a. Audrey E. Hale
Age :28
Gender :Transgender
Race : White
Date : 03/27/2023
Location : 33 Burton Hills Blvd
City : Nashville
County : Davidson
State : Tennessee
Agency : Metro Nashville PD
Officer(s) : Michael Collazo, Rex Englebert
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Shooting
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Nashville PD responded to a call for an active shooter at a school. Police arrived and he was still shooting. Officers Michael Collazo and Rex Englebert shot and killed him.
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Reginald “Tre” L. Knight
Age :20
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/27/2023
Location : Cobb Parkway
City : Actworth
County : Cobb
State : Georgia
Agency : Georgia State Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A 20-year-old motorcyclist, was apparently chased for driving too fast and police escalated a hunt across multiple counties until he crashed and died after colliding with a car in the vicinity of Cobb Parkway and Acworth Summit Boulevard.Joelle Keili, a 15-year-old girl in the car that was hit by the pursuit crash also died.
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Joelle Keili
Age :15
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 03/27/2023
Location : Cobb Parkway
City : Actworth
County : Cobb
State : Georgia
Agency : Georgia State Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A 20-year-old motorcyclist, was apparently chased for driving too fast and police escalated a hunt across multiple counties until he crashed and died after colliding with a car in the vicinity of Cobb Parkway and Acworth Summit Boulevard. Joelle Keili, a 15-year-old girl in the car that was hit by the pursuit crash also died.
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Michael Tremaine Forde-Clarke
Age :18
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/27/2023
Location : Flint Creek
City : Decatur
County : Morgan
State : Alabama
Agency : Decatur PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Drowning
Event : Drowned after police chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A teenager was found drowned in Flint Creek.He was 18-year-old Michael Tremaine Forde-Clark who had been missing since the police chase on 03/27/2023. He had drowned during the police chase.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.waff.com/2023/04/01/body-second-robbery-suspect-found-flint-creek/
Michael Anthony Oles
Age :46
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/26/2023
Location : DoubleTree Hotel
City : San Antonio
County : Bexar
State : Texas
Agency : US Marshals
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after being served warrant
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
US Marshals shot and killed Michael Anthony Oles on the floor of a parking garage of the Double Tree Hotel. They had been looking for Oles in connection with an assault elsewhere. Police did not provide an answer whether Oles had been armed or not when killed.
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Dylan William Murphy
Age :33
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/26/2023
Location : 11640 S. Eagle Bend Road
City : Sandy
County : Salt Lake
State : Utah
Agency : Sandy Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
The Sandy Police Department was called to a mental health crisis and found the man walking in the area of 11650 S. Eagle Bend Road. Police said he lived in the area. They allege that they continued to follow him from a distance and then at some point, something took place and the officer shot the man to death. The family initially called police for help but is outraged at the shooting as the man was unarmed and known to police to be no threat.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://ksltv.com/535311/witness-video-captures-deadly-officer-involved-shooting/
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2023/04/15/sandy-police-officer-fired/
Jessica Sanders
Age :39
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 03/26/2023
Location : 100 block of N Edison
City : Kennewick
County : Benton
State : Washington
Agency : Kennewick PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Jessica Sanders was a passenger in a car being pursued by police after the driver, Antonio De Jesus Martinez, allegedly fired a shot at a Kennewick police officer and deputies began chasing him.Police allege that Martinez was chased directly into another Benton County deputy’s police car at the intersection of Eighth Place and Vancouver Street. Sanders died in the crash.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/crime/article273613230.html
Name Not Disclosed
Age :46
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 03/25/2023
Location : 1300 block of North 25th St
City : Ft. Pierce
County : St. Lucie
State : Florida
Agency : Fort Pierce PD, Florida Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Drowning
Event : Drowned during police chase of stolen car
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Fort Pierce PD attempted a traffic stop on a stolen vehicle but the driver fled the scene. Fort Pierce PD and Florida Highway Patrol escalated a chase and the car went off the shoulder of the roadway and overturned in a canal. An unnamed man drowned.
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Willie Dion Giles
Age :52
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/25/2023
Location : 7000 block of Ark Rd
City : Sassafras
County : Gloucester
State : Virginia
Agency : Gloucester County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police when found breaking and entering
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Gloucester County deputies responded to the 7000 block of Ark Road following a report of an armed man trying to break into a home. The deputies encountered a man identified by Virginia State Police on Monday as 52-year-old Willie Dion Giles, who allegedly pulled out a handgun and fired it at the deputies. Deputies shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://news.yahoo.com/man-shot-gloucester-deputies-dies-175900131.html
Jose Manuel Reyes Rios
Age :19
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 03/25/2023
Location : Melody Market, 130 E Foster Rd
City : Orcutt
County : Santa Barbara
State : California
Agency : Santa Maria PD
Officer(s) : Antonio Pena
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by off-duty officer
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
The family states that Jose and a friend were inside of the Melody market paying for some snacks while his other two friends were outside. A white car with 4 boys pulled in quickly into the parking lot with intentions of running over his friends. Once Jose realized what was happening outside, he ran out shooting at the car who was trying to hit his friend. Jose then ran and was shot by an off-duty officer at least 10 times from his back and shot again once he was already down.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://calcoastnews.com/2023/03/deputies-identify-teen-killed-in-orcutt-officer-involved-shooting/
https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/article273616165.html
https://www.edhat.com/news/sheriffs-office-releases-more-details-on-fatal-officer-involved-shooting
https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/article273616165.html
Da’Vant Larrell Byrd
Age :13
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/25/2023
Location : 1084 Montgomery St
City : Chicopee
County : Hampden
State : Maine
Agency : Chicopee PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Several teens had been partying at an aunt’s house in Springfield until around 2 a.m, celebrating their mother’s 37th birthday. Byrd’s mother told them to take her Lexus SUV and bring Da’Vant home to Holyoke. All but Byrd had been drinking alcohol and smoking marijuana prior to the crash.
A Chicopee PD officer had tried to stop the car and began chasing it instead when it did not stop. The car was chased into a dangerous curve, crashed into a house that was soon engulfed in flames. Byrd had been in the backseat, was thrown forward and initially survived the crash but was unable to get out and died in the flames.The homeowner had been sleeping on his couch that night when the car came hurtling through a wall at an estimated 86 mph. The homeowner also remained in the ICU and suffered multiple internal and traumatic brain injuries as he had become trapped under the car and rubble inside of his home.
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Vilene Not Afraid
Age :35
Gender :Female
Race : Native American
Date : 03/25/2023
Location : 4600 block of Western Sky Drive
City : Billings
County : Yellowstone
State : Montana
Agency : Billings Police Department, US Marshals, Yellowstone County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Christopher Etter
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during disturbance call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Billings PD state in the 4600 block of Western Sky Drive at around 4:00 p.m., a woman was involved in a disturbance before shooting a firearm in the air and taking someone’s vehicle without permission. Police found the vehicle on King Avenue West and tried to conduct a traffic stop, but Not Afraid did not stop.
During that chase, she hit two un-involved vehicles near Main Street and Lake Elmo Drive, severely damaging her vehicle.She was surrounded by 10 officers per eyewitness who created a standoff. She refused to exit the car. SWAT deployed gas into the car. Not Afraid exited with a gun at that point and was shot and killed by officer Christopher Etter.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.ktvq.com/news/crime-watch/woman-shot-injured-by-billings-police-following-armed-standoff
Mark Engele
Age :53
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/25/2023
Location : 1000 block of Potter Road
City : Dickson
County : Dickson
State : Tennessee
Agency : Dickson County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis and welfare check
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Deputies from the Dickson County Sheriff's office responded to a welfare check in the 1000 block of Potter Road on Mark Engele. They arrived at the scene and he retreated into a home. He then fired at the deputies and struck one deputy in the arm. Mark Engele was shot and killed.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.newschannel5.com/news/tbi-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-in-dickson-county
https://www.wsmv.com/2023/03/24/dickson-deputy-shot-standoff-suspect-has-not-surrendered/
Spencer Jackson
Age :31
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/25/2023
Location : 1900 block of Hullwood Dr
City : Kinston
County : Lenoir
State : North Carolina
Agency : Lenoir County SO
Officer(s) : R.T. Stroud, R.M. Harrell
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during narcotics investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Lenoir County deputies conducted a traffic stop during a drug investigation. Spencer Jackson initially stopped but then fled, was chased, fled to his home, ran on foot and was shot and killed by deputies R.T. Stroud and R.M. Harrell with deputies alleging that he had found a gun.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://wcti12.com/news/local/one-man-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting-03-25-2023
https://abc11.com/crime-deputies-shot-kill-man-kinston-traffic-stop-long-gun/13010718/
Brian Dale Payne
Age :55
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/25/2023
Location : 1701 N. Moore Ave
City : Moore
County : Cleveland
State : Oklahoma
Agency : Moore PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Stolen car
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On March 25, Moore PD was patrolling through the parking lot of a hotel in the 1700 block of N. Moore Avenue and reported a ‘suspicious’ vehicle and determined that the vehicle was stolen. Police allege that the man armed himself with a knife and ran away. The officer caught him as he was trying to jump a fence. Police allege that he threatened police with the knife and the officer shot and killed him.
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Jake Jackson Monteer
Age :41
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/24/2023
Location : Winner Rd+Scott Ave
City : Independence
County : Jackson
State : Missouri
Agency : Independence PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Independence PD escalated a hunt on a driver. The chase continued until the driver was chased into the path of 2 motorcyclists who were on a pizza run, killing Jake Jackson Monteer and Jessica Marie Fields. This deadly chase was donebecause police chased a stolen vehicle.
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Jessica Marie Fields
Age :40
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 03/24/2023
Location : Winner Rd+Scott Ave
City : Independence
County : Jackson
State : Missouri
Agency : Independence PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Independence PD escalated a hunt on a driver. The chase continued until the driver was chased into the path of 2 motorcyclists who were on a pizza run, killing Jake Jackson Monteer and Jessica Marie Fields. This deadly chase was done because police chased a stolen vehicle.
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Branden Vorak
Age :25
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/24/2023
Location : 1800 block of 112th St E
City : Tacoma
County : Pierce
State : Washington
Agency : Pierce County SO
Officer(s) : Chad Chapman, Courtney Quandt, Derek Wetlaufer
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after making threats to employer
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Branden Vorak was reportedly making threats against his past employer. When police arrived, he reportedly presented them with a grenade. He was shot and killed by Pierce County deputies. No further information or confirmation on the grenade can be found.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/crime/article273560685.html
https://news.yahoo.com/man-shot-dead-pierce-county-154556520.html
Rosendo Enrique Rivero
Age :25
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/24/2023
Location : I-35+Hwy 412
City : Perry
County : Noble
State : Oklahoma
Agency : Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police investigating a bank robbery
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Oklahoma Highway Patrol were sent to a robbery at Impact Bank in Wellington. Bank employees identified Rosendo Enrique Rivero who entered the bank in a dark jacket with light-colored pants and a surgical mask, then handing a note to a bank employee demanding money. He left the bank with an undetermined amount of cash. A Port of Entry officer saw his vehicle enter Oklahoma and Troopers escalated a chase. Ravero fled his vehicle on foot in a wooded area off Interstate 35 and Highway 412. Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers allege that Rivero attempted to fire at troopers again. They shot and killed him in the woods.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://hayspost.com/posts/5e57a27b-483e-449e-a27f-74690e8a92ef
https://kfor.com/news/local/kansas-bank-robbery-suspect-dead-after-leading-ohp-on-chase/
Name Not Disclosed
Age :46
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 03/24/2023
Location : Center St+Cherry/Vine
City : Grantsville
County : Tooele
State : Utah
Agency : Grantsville City PD, Tooele County SO, SWAT
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Suicide under police duress
Event : Child porn warrant
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Grantsville City PD and Tooele County together with SWAT tried to serve a search warrant at a residence for an investigation into the downloading and uploading of child sexual abuse material. Police arrived and saw the man in the window of his home. Upon seeing them, the man ran upstairs. Police heard a shot when they entered. The unnamed man had committed suicide under police duress.
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Ryniqueka Dowell
Age :31
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 03/24/2023
Location : Willow+Parker
City : Hercules
County : Contra Costa
State : California
Agency : Hercules PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Mom and son were third party fatalities from police chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Ryniqueka Dowell was killed and her 6-year-old twin boys were injured when Hercules PD escalated a chase against a driver in a stolen SUV who crashed into their car in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her son Jamari Humble died in the hospital.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.nbc15.com/2023/03/26/mother-dies-6-year-old-twins-hurt-during-police-chase-crash/
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/1-dead-crash-rodeo/3189041/
Jamari Humble
Age :6
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/24/2023
Location : Willow+Parker
City : Hercules
County : Contra Costa
State : California
Agency : Hercules PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Mom and son were third party fatalities from police chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Ryniqueka Dowell was killed and her 6-year-old twin boys were injured when Hercules PD escalated a chase against a driver in a stolen SUV who crashed into their car in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her son Jamari Humble died in the hospital.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.nbc15.com/2023/03/26/mother-dies-6-year-old-twins-hurt-during-police-chase-crash/
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/1-dead-crash-rodeo/3189041/
Larry Ray Scott
Age :66
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/24/2023
Location : 100 block of Hickory Drive
City : Raeford
County : Hoke
State : North Carolina
Agency : Hoke County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police serving drug search warrant
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Larry Ray Scott, 66, was in his home in the 100 block of Hickory Drive in Raeford when police arrived with a drug search warrant. They shot and killed him. Police allege that he was armed.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://abc11.com/hoke-county-deputy-involved-shooting-shoots-man-deadly-force/13006620/
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 03/24/2023
Location : 2900 block of Lotta Rd
City : Karnack
County : Harris
State : Texas
Agency : Texas DPS
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police while fight in progress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Harris County deputies responded to a fight in the 2900 block of Lotta Road in Karnack. They shot and killed a man and did not give more information.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.ksla.com/2023/03/24/officer-involved-shooting-reported-harrison-co/
Jeffrey Carlson
Age :54
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/24/2023
Location : California Ave
City : Nashville
County : Davidson
State : Tennessee
Agency : Metro Nashville PD
Officer(s) : Michael Hunnicutt
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Jeffrey Carlson reportedly shot a 79-year-old woman and tried to carjack a vehicle in the 5700 block of California Avenue, but failed. Sgt. Michael Hunnicutt saw Carlson with a pistol in his hand and ordered him to the ground. Carlson reportedly raised his pistol under his chin and fired, shooting himself in the head. Hunnicutt fired his weapon but police claim Hunnicutt’s bullet did not hit Carlson.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wsmv.com/2023/03/24/fatal-police-shooting-west-nashville/
Eliobert Gonzalez-Rocha
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 03/23/2023
Location : 900 block of Boynton Ave
City : San Jose
County : Santa Clara
State : California
Agency : San Jose PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police in mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
San Jose police allege that Eliobert Gonzalez-Rocha locked himself in a home with a machete and three people he took captive and demanded keys from. It turned out that he had once lived there. Police entered the apartment forcibly and shot and killed him. It is believed that he had untreated mental health issues.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.ktvu.com/news/man-with-machete-takes-3-hostages-killed-by-san-jose-police
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/police-barricade-situation-san-jose-shooting/3188097/
https://www.ktvu.com/news/details-revealed-about-police-shooting-of-man-armed-with-machete
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/police-barricade-situation-san-jose-shooting/3188097/
Darrel Jones
Age :33
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/23/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Bennington
County : Bennington
State : Vermont
Agency : Bennington PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Overdose
Event :
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Darrell Jones died alone in a Bennington PD holding cell this spring ingested a large amount of drugs and he was killed by acute mixed drug intoxication.
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Montrail Johnson
Age :21
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/23/2023
Location : Beville Rd
City : Port Orange
County : Volusia
State : Florida
Agency : Port Orange PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Port Orange PD attempted to do a traffic stop on a blue Honda around midnight at the intersection of Nova Road and Madeline Avenue.The driver fled. Police escalated a chase and the car eventually crashed into the parking lot of John's Appliance on Beville Road, about 2.5 miles away. Montrail Johnson died. Port Orange PD did not explain why they initiated this deadly chase.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wesh.com/article/murder-suspect-dies-crash-port-orange-police/43396906
Odel D. Love Hicks Jr.
Age :51
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/23/2023
Location : Lotta Rd
City : Marshall
County : Harrison
State : Texas
Agency : Harrison County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police on domestic violence call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
OnMarch 23, 2023, 51-year-old Odel D.Love Hicks Jr., was shot and killed by Harrison County Sheriff’s Office deputies while they were responding to a domestic fight in progress at a home on Lotta Road.
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Alberto Montes II
Age :20
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 03/23/2023
Location : 6 N Sam Houston Parkway E
City : Houston
County : Harris
State : Texas
Agency : FBI, Waller County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Alleged kidnapping
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
The FBI and Walter County deputies were sent to a hotel where a migrant allegedly held hostage. Police and FBI agents both fired shots and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.ktsa.com/1-dead-hostages-rescued-after-multiday-standoff-in-texas-fbi-says/
https://abc13.com/houston-crime-fbi-raid-hostage-rescue-kidnapped-migrants/13092058/
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 03/23/2023
Location : Marker 311 on I-10
City : Rodeo
County : Cochise
State : Arizona
Agency : CBP Border Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed during CBP police hunting migrants
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Customs and Border Protection chased a vehicle with migrants into a crash with one death and multiple injuries near Rodeo, New Mexico on 03/23/2023. CBP declined to give further details.
Border Patrol used spike strips on Highway 80 and the targeted vehicle crashed a few miles later while trying to enter the interstate asthey hit a New Mexico Department of Transportation vehicle head on.
The driver of the fleeing vehicle died at the scene. Four migrant passengers were hospitalized with injuries, along with the driver and passengers from the Department of Transportation vehicle. The chase was allegedly “ordered terminated” but for unclear reasons, officers continued the hunt long and caused this crash. All injured and killed were destitute undocumented migrants.
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Piper Carrothers
Age :13
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 03/22/2023
Location : Copper Mug Bar on Decker Rd
City : Walled Lake
County : Oakland
State : Michigan
Agency : Walled Lake PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander motorist killed by police chase crash, chase for moving violation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Walled Lake PD escalated a chase when a driver caused a traffic violation. The fleeing vehicle ran a red light, crashed into 3 vehicles and a 13-year-old girl was killed and several other people were hurt. The poor decision to escalate a fatal chase for a ticketable offense was not formally questioned and the office was not charged.
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Eric Hanson
Age :42
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/22/2023
Location : 400 block of Delmar court
City : Highland Township
County : Oakland
State : Michigan
Agency : Oakland County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after homicide
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Oakland County deputies allege that Eric Hanson broke into a residence condo on the 400 block of Delmar Court in Oakland, MI and shot his spouse and his spouse's parents, killing one of them. Officers arrived, found him abusing his wife and shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.theoaklandpress.com/2023/03/22/fatal-shooting-in-highland-township/
Justin Mbakellah
Age :23
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/22/2023
Location : Oak Creek Parkway
City : Milwaukee
County : Cudahy
State : Wisconsin
Agency : Cudahy PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Cudahy PD chased Justin Mbakellah at speeds that reached speeds of about 100 mph until he crashed and in a ravine near Milwaukee. The reason for the fatal hunt cited by police was an improperly displayed registration, speeding and deviating from his lane.Police allege that the“pursuit was terminated”, they located the vehicle in a ravine and Justin Mbakellah, the 23-year-old driver had died.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox6now.com/news/cudahy-police-chase-south-milwaukee-fatal-crash
https://www.nbc15.com/2023/03/22/man-23-dies-crash-following-pursuit-by-wisconsin-police/
https://www.fox6now.com/news/south-milwaukee-crash-vehicle-in-oak-creek-parkway
https://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/water-rescue-in-progress-near-hawthorne-and-chicago
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/wisconsin/articles/2023-03-22/man-23-dies-in-crash-following-pursuit-by-wisconsin-police
Vincent T. Hughes
Age :40
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/22/2023
Location : Barnesville Rd+GA 136
City : Lamar
County : Lamar
State : Georgia
Agency : Georgia State Patrol, Lamar County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Georgia State Patrol initiated a chase in Lamar County off Barnesville Road and Ga. 136 after a trooper tried to pull over Bryan Pierre Williams and his passengerVincent Hugheson Barnesville Road.Williams sped away in a Chevy Tahoe and the trooper, not accepting a failed traffic stop, escalated a chase, performed a PIT maneuver resulting in Williams hitting the trooper’s car. Troopers claim the driver and passenger were throwing drugs out of the window. Deputiesperformed another PIT maneuver, directly killing Hughes when the PIT resulted in the vehicle rolling several timesand killing passenger Vincent Hughes.
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Denasia Shaquelle Gray
Age :28
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 03/22/2023
Location : Iron Bridge Road and Lewis Road
City : Petersburg
County : Chesterfield
State : Virginia
Agency : Chesterfield County Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Denasia Shaquelle Gray was riding in a car when a police chase crashed into her car, killing her. Police had chased a fleeing stolen car into her path at high speeds.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 03/22/2023
Location : 8821 Evergreen Way
City : Everett
County : Snohomish
State : Washington
Agency : Everett PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after alleged bank robbery
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A man being sought for robbery in Everett opened fire on an approaching injuring an officer before being killed by a second officer.
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https://www.ncadvertiser.com/news/article/1-person-dead-1-officer-injured-in-seattle-17853880.php
Noah David Colgrove
Age :30
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/21/2023
Location : Cascadia
City : Sweet Home
County : Linn
State : Oregon
Agency : Linn County SO
Officer(s) : Derek Klein and Jacob Randall
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during disturbance call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A about 2 p.m. on March 21, deputies from the Linn County Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported disturbance in the Cascadia area. Deputies confronted an armed man when they arrived at the locationand two deputies fired shots, killing Noah David Colgrove, 30. He was killed in front of a child.The killing was Justified by the DA.
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Eucytus Eucytus
Age :29
Gender :Transgender
Race : White
Date : 03/21/2023
Location : NW 54th Street
City : Seattle
County : King
State : Washington
Agency : Seattle PD
Officer(s) : Detective David Esterly, Benjamin Wheeler, Benjamin Miller
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Officers David Esterly, Benjamin Wheeler and Benjamin Miller with the King County Sheriff’s Office was serving an eviction notice and an unknown altercation ensued and resident Eucytus Eucytus exchanged shots with police on Monday in the 800 block of Northwest 54th Street. Eucytus then retreated back into their apartment and barricaded themselves inside. They were later found dead.
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Kevin Keith Langemeier
Age :39
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/21/2023
Location : 2000 block of Paramount Blvd
City : Amarillo
County : Potter
State : Texas
Agency : Amarillo PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Kevin Keith Langemeier was a social media autism influencer who was suffering from a mental health crisis when killed. He held a rifle in the 2000 block of Paramount Boulevard. A caller told police the man had made threats. Amarillo PD arrived and state that the man held or pointed the rifle and they shot and killed him.