Death by Cop – 2023
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Dimitri Humphrey
Case # :1766
Age :28
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 09/20/2023
Location : 2500 block of Calumet St
City : Houston
County : Harris
State : Texas
Agency : Houston PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after homicide
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Dimitri Humphrey allegedly killed the friend of a former girlfriend who was helping the girlfriend leave the abusive relationship. Humphrey fled and police chased him, ending in a shootout. Police shot and killed him.
Source links :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=565pcvt8lo8
https://abc13.com/murder-suspect-shootout-third-ward-shooting/13805615/
Name Not Disclosed
Case # :1765
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 09/20/2023
Location : EB Hwy 92
City : San Mateo
County : San Mateo
State : California
Agency : San Mateo PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Pedestrian killed by CHP cruiser
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
A San Mateo officer driving an unmarked patrol car with a handcuffed detainee in the front seat hit and killed a pedestrian crossing the road in San Mateo.
Source links :
https://abc7news.com/chp-officer-fatal-pedestrian-crash-killed-highway-92-san-mateo/13808772/
https://www.jacobyandmeyers.com/blog/highway-92-pedestrian-crash-left-pedestrian-fatal-in-san-mateo/
Brian Dustin Shumway
Case # :1764
Age :36
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/19/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Marietta
County : Pickens
State : South Carolina
Agency : South Carolina State Police
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during chase
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
South Carolina State Police tried to pull over Brian Dustin Shumway for a broken headlight. He did not stop and police escalated a chase, endangering the public in 2 counties of high-speed chase over the broken-headlight hunt until Shumway crashed into an embankment. Police admit that some sort of shootout occurred and that he was shot and killed. No video or eyewitnesses are available for review.
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Eric Levon Taylor
Case # :1763
Age :30
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 09/19/2023
Location : Madison Ave+E Southport Rd
City : Indianapolis
County : Marion
State : Indiana
Agency : Indianapolis PD
Officer(s) : Bryan Gibson
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
The former girlfriend of Eric Taylor called 911 and reported that he was on his way to her house and that he threatened to “kill her”. She had left home with her children. Police drove to the area and found him in his vehicle. Indianapolis PD escalated a chase and when he stopped, police claim that he had a gun. They shot and killed him. No release of videos or other evidence at this point.
Source links :
https://www.wishtv.com/news/crime-watch-8/impd-investigating-police-shooting-on-citys-south-side/
https://apnews.com/article/police-shooting-indianapolis-65ae2df30d0b47e48b94d279fc4757b0
https://wibc.com/159990/no-officers-hurt-in-incident-where-officer-fired-gun-on-southside/
Cesar Armando Aguirre
Case # :1762
Age :49
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 09/18/2023
Location : 300 block of N 11th
City : Donna
County : Hidalgo
State : Texas
Agency : Donna PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during intoxicated gun firing
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Donna PD were called because an intoxicated man was firing his gun in his residence. He shot at police, hit some cruisers and locked himself in his home. DPS fired at Aguirre who shot back at them until he was dead.
Source links :
https://www.krgv.com/news/dps-police-standoff-ends-with-death-of-donna-man/
Ryan Clinkunbroomer *COP
Case # :1761
Age :30
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/18/2023
Location : Sheriff’s station in Palmdale
City : Palmdale
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : LASD
Officer(s) : Ryan Clinkunbroomer
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Deputy ambushed on duty
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer, a third generation LASD deputy, was found shot to death in his patrol car in front of the Sheriff’s station in Palmdale. A man was arrested and blamed for the shooting. Kevin Cataneo Salazar, 29, was arrested for the killing. He had a known history of schizophrenia and hearing voices.
Source links :
https://www.wptv.com/los-angeles-county-sheriff-s-deputy-shot-dead-in-his-patrol-car
https://abc7.com/palmdale-deputy-killed-ryan-clinkunbroomer-person-of-interest-detained/13796505/
David Hammond *COP
Case # :1760
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/18/2023
Location : Edgewood PD
City : Edgewood
County : Van Zandt
State : Texas
Agency : Edgewood PD
Officer(s) : David Hammond
Cause of death : Medical emergency, cardiac arrest
Event : Police chief died on duty from medical emergency
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Edgewood PD chief David Hammond was found dead in his office from presumed medical emergency.
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Jake Luxemburger
Case # :1759
Age :10
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/18/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Oldham
County : Oldham
State : Kentucky
Agency : Kentucky State Police
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Kentucky State Police tried to traffic-stop a vehicle that did not stop. They escalated a high-speed chase that ended when the vehicle they were hunting crashed into an SUV carrying 10-year-old Jake Luxemburger, killing him.
Source links :
https://www.wlky.com/article/kentucky-youth-killed-oldham-county-crash-pursuit-chase-police/45177281
https://www.kentucky.com/news/local/crime/article279440824.html
https://www.kentucky.com/news/local/crime/article279440824.html
https://www.wbko.com/2023/09/17/man-arrested-after-police-pursuit-fatal-collision-leaves-1-dead/
https://www.wlky.com/article/kentucky-youth-killed-oldham-county-crash-pursuit-chase-police/45177281
Eric Shane Lang Sr. *COP
Case # :1758
Age :48
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/17/2023
Location : Highway 156
City : New Hope
County : Marion
State : Tennessee
Agency : Marion County SO
Officer(s) : Eric Shane Lang Sr.
Cause of death : Medical emergency
Event : Cardiac arrest with on-duty exertion
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Eric Shane Lang Sr. suffered an on-duty heart attack while moving tree limbs from the road.
Source links :
https://www.odmp.org/officer/26801-deputy-sheriff-shannon-eric-shane-lang-sr
Reginal Owens
Case # :1757
Age :41
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 09/17/2023
Location : 200 block of Shivers Dr
City : Woodville
County : Tyler
State : Texas
Agency : Woodville PD
Officer(s) : Troy Costello
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Officer Costello of Woodville PD responded to a call about a suspicious man causing a disturbance in the 200 block of Shivers Drive in Woodville. The man was identified as Reginal Owens, 41. Costello tried to make contact with the man who drove away. Costello chased Owens for several blocks. He tried to stop the vehicle again by blocking Owens into a private driveway, but Owens continued evading Costello. Officer Costello approached the driver's side and the suspect shot him in the face and drove away. Police escalated a chase and saw him back near the 200 block of Shivers Drive. Several deputies and Woodville police officers set up a search perimeter and saw Owens exit the wooded area with a handgun in his waistband. "Police claim that he made an aggressive movement toward the handgun that was in his waistband," police alleged. They shot and killed him.
Source links :
https://kfdm.com/news/local/breaking-suspect-shot-and-killed-after-shooting-woodville-officer
https://www.ktre.com/video/2023/09/18/deputies-kill-suspect-who-shot-woodville-officer-face/
https://www.ktre.com/2023/09/18/deputies-kill-suspect-who-shot-woodville-officer-face/
https://fox4beaumont.com/news/breaking-suspect-shot-and-killed-after-shooting-woodville-officer
Nathan K. Wood
Case # :1756
Age :28
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/17/2023
Location : Washington St
City : Johnstown
County : Fulton
State : New York
Agency : Johnstown PD
Officer(s) : Ryan R. Wilmot
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Johnstown PD responded to an emergency call for an assault in progress at a home on Washington Street in Johnstown, NY. Nathan K. Wood, 28, reportedly entered an upstairs apartment without permission. When the property owner who resides in the downstairs apartment told him to leave, Wood struck him multiple times with a hammer, causing serious injuries. Johnstown PD arrived and confronted Wood who struck the police officer with the hammer. The Johnstown Police officer shot and killed him.
Source links :
https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/troopers-johnstown-officer-killed-suspect-18372027.php
https://www.nyspnews.com/state-police-investigate-officer-involved-shooting-in-johnstown.htm
Willie (William) Burrell Nelson
Case # :1755
Age :43
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/17/2023
Location : SR 96
City : Hoopa
County : Humboldt
State : California
Agency : California Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Neil Johnson
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after chase
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
On Sept. 17, 2023, at approximately 7:30 a.m. California Highway Patrol attempted a traffic stop for a cracked windshield and failure to wear a seatbelt on California State Route 96 in Hoopa. The vehicle did not stop and troopers escalated a chase, ending in the area of the 12500 block of SR-96.
William Burrell Nelson exited and fled on foot. Officer Johnson chased him approximately 200 yards before overtaking him. A struggle reportedly ensued as the officer tasered and attempted to take the man into custody and then shot and killed him.
It is believed that the man had been unarmed. He was deliberately killed for a combined total of a cracked windshield, failure to wear a seatbelt and failure to stop for police.
Source links :
https://lostcoastoutpost.com/2023/sep/17/officer-involved-shooting-investigation-in-hoopa/
Philip Jordan Hause
Case # :1754
Age :31
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/17/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Southern Pines PD
County : Moore
State : North Carolina
Agency : Southern Pines PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Drowning
Event : Drowned during police chase after mental health call
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Southern Pines PD responded to the 100 block of Canterbury Road at 10:49 a.m. Saturday "for a report of an emotionally distressed individual" who fled when EMTs and police tried to forcibly take him in. Police escalated a foot chase and Philip Jordan Hause landed in a lake and drowned while trying to escape the police chase after him. He had reportedly been severely distressed and being forcefully chased caused him to flee and drown.
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Jesus Fernando Hernandez
Case # :1753
Age :46
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 09/17/2023
Location : Nicha's Restaurant
City : San Antonio
County : Bexar
State : Texas
Agency : San Antonio PD
Officer(s) : Joshua Bagley
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
San Antonio PD were called to a robbery at Nicha’s restaurant where a man allegedly had a machete. Police arrived and found Jesus Hernandez who had tried to steal a backpack belonging to an employee of the restaurant. Hernandez held a machete but was not threatening anyone and turned his back to walk away from officers. San Antonio officer Joshua Bagley pulled a gun and shot him in his back as he tried to leave. A heavily edited bodycam video was released and is linked below. It shows a man with a backpack and a machete who is nonconfrontational, turns to walk away without presenting any danger to police and is shot and killed.
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Fatina Chaney
Case # :1752
Age :19
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 09/16/2023
Location : I-80+Marysville Blvd
City : Sacramento
County : Sacramento
State : California
Agency : Sacramento PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Pedestrian running from police killed by cars
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Sacramento PD chased a woman in a car who stopped, got out of the car and ran away on foot with police chasing her. She was hit by several cars and died. Police did not reveal why they were chasing her.
Source links :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQfuzISR_54
https://www.kcra.com/article/sacramento-business-80-pursuit-deadly-crash/45166854
Michael Pinto
Case # :1751
Age :40
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/16/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Providence
County : Providence
State : Rhode Island
Agency : Providence PD
Officer(s) : Matthew Rampone, Joseph Lopes
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after chase
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Providence PD pulled Michael Pinto over for a traffic stop and claim that he “tried to run an officer over.” An unknown altercation took place and Pinto left with Providence PD chasing him. Two more officers joined the chase. Police had seen during a traffic stop that Pinto’s teenage daughter was in the car with him but they nevertheless hunted him until he stopped and then shot and killed him in front of his daughter. The daughter was also shot in the leg when police shot up the vehicle.
Source links :
https://www.wwlp.com/news/crime/one-dead-teenager-shot-after-police-pursuit-in-providence/
Name Not Disclosed
Case # :1750
Age :60
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 09/15/2023
Location : W Wright+M 30
City : Rose City
County : Ogemaw
State : Michigan
Agency : Ogemaw County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle, stop sticks
Event : Suicide under police duress
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Ogemaw deputies chased a man who pointed a shotgun, crashed into a deputy’s patrol car and fled. Police placed stop sticks and the car stopped. The man committed suicide under police duress.
Source links :
https://www.wnem.com/2023/09/15/man-dies-by-suicide-after-high-speed-chase-with-police-sheriff-says/
Matthew Edward Healey
Case # :1749
Age :57
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/15/2023
Location : Trophy Club on Airport Rd
City : Greenville
County : Greenville
State : South Carolina
Agency : Greenville PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Local dentist Dr. Matthew Edward Healey had apparently been firing shots in the parking lot of the Trophy Club when Greenville PD drove up and shot and killed him. It is unclear why Healey was shooting.
Source links :
https://www.foxcarolina.com/2023/09/15/troopers-driver-killed-after-hitting-tree-greenville-county/
https://www.wyff4.com/article/south-carolina-deputy-shooting-greenville-dentist/45155834
https://www.foxcarolina.com/2023/09/15/greenville-co-coroner-responding-officer-involved-shooting/
Robert Kyle Seiber
Case # :1748
Age :28
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 09/15/2023
Location : 100 block of Pinewood Dr
City : West End
County : Moore
State : North Carolina
Agency : Moore County SO
Officer(s) : Austin Hubbard
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
A Moore County deputy sheriff shot and killed a mentally ill man who allegedly had a knife. Nothing more was released by police about this killing.
Source links :
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/charlotte/news/2023/09/15/sheriff-deputy-shooting-nc
Tracee Blount
Case # :1747
Age :38
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 09/14/2023
Location : MacArthur+Elmwood Ave
City : Long Branch
County : Monmouth
State : New Jersey
Agency : Long Branch PD
Officer(s) : Lucas Brito
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Long Branch PD responded to a 911 call about a break-in on August 14, 2023 with an armed person. Long Branch Patrol officer Lucas Brito rushed to the scene and collided with a car, killing a woman. The car he had run into was the car of the alleged burglar. The passenger, Tracee Blount, 38, was killed.
Source links :
https://www.nj.com/monmouth/2023/08/woman-killed-in-crash-with-police-car-officials-say.html
https://www.gofundme.com/f/in-loving-memory-of-tracee-blount
Sterling Kenyon Arnold
Case # :1746
Age :43
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 09/14/2023
Location : 500 block of Monroe St
City : Huntsville
County : Limestone
State : Alabama
Agency : Huntsville PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police under undisclosed circumstances
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Huntsville PD claimed they found Sterling Kenyon Arnold with a gun and shot and killed him. No more information was made available.
An eyewitness stated that they saw him with a backpack on his back walk past, that he had nothing in his hands and that shortly thereafter, police shot him. The eyewitness did not see him holding any weapon just prior to being killed.
Protesters have been gathering in downtown Huntsville to demand release of the bodycam footage to no avail. Huntsville PD has never released any bodycams unless ordered by a court in recent years.
The officer has returned to duty and this seems to be an open and shut case. The officer who was unnamed was cleared.
Source links :
https://www.al.com/news/2023/09/protesters-ask-huntsville-to-release-bodycam-of-police-shooting-activist-arrested.html
https://www.waaytv.com/news/huntsville-police-officer-cleared-in-shooting-of-sterling-arnold/article_15fc294c-599d-11ee-930f-af495d7c3bd3.html
Name Not Disclosed
Case # :1745
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 09/14/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Los Angeles
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : LAPD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
LAPD got some reports of a “man with a knife” and sent officers who shot and killed the man.
Source links :
Raheem Freeman
Case # :1744
Age :28
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 09/14/2023
Location : 420 E Crossville
City : Roswell
County : Fulton
State : Georgia
Agency : Roswell PD, Alpharetta PD, Milton PD, SWAT
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Police allege that they were called to a race track store because an erratic and armed man was present. Police assembled a large militarized law enforcement response consisting of Alpharetta PD, Roswell PD, Milton PD and SWAT to help “negotiate,” fired beanbags and finally shot and killed the man.
Source links :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijzjn5BtF74
https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/swat-kill-armed-man-in-standoff-roswell-racetrac-crossville-road
Kevin Cram *COP
Case # :1743
Age :33
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/14/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Algona
County : Kossuth
State : Iowa
Agency : Algona PD
Officer(s) : Kevin Cram
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed on duty
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Officer Kevin Cram was shot and killed during an arrest.
Source links :
https://www.3newsnow.com/news/iowa-police-officer-killed-suspect-captured-hours-later-in-minnesota
https://www.keyc.com/2023/09/14/algona-ia-officer-killed-suspect-arrested-sleepy-eye/
Shay McKenna Rumford
Case # :1742
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/14/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Rangely Plantation
County : Franklin
State : Maine
Agency : Maine State Police
Officer(s) : Jeffrey Parks
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after homicide
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Shay McKenna Rumford allegedly shot and killed his brother and was due to appear in court. When he failed to appear, Maine State Police took out an arrest warrant and went to his home. Police found him in a van with a ballistic vest and a rifle and shot and killed him.
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Andreas Probst Retired *COP
Case # :1741
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/14/2023
Location :
City : Las Vegas
County : Clark
State : Nevada
Agency : Bell PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Retired officer intentionally killed on bicycle
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Two teenagers in a car saw a retired officer on a bicycle and intentionally sped up and hit and killed him while making a recording of the hit. It is unknown whether they targeted him at random or knew him. The teenagers were arrested for the murder.
Source links :
https://www.tmz.com/2023/09/19/passenger-car-ran-over-killed-retired-cop-arrested/
https://abc7.com/las-vegas-andreas-probst-bicyclist-police-chief/13805797/
Darrell Jeffery Goodwin
Case # :1740
Age :45
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/14/2023
Location : S 11th St+Stateline Rd
City : Niles Charter Township
County : Berrien
State : Michigan
Agency : Niles Charter Twp PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Taser
Event : Killed by police taser after chase and crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Darrell Jeffery Goodwin was driving a vehicle police felt may be stolen and they escalated a chase. Goodwin was chased into a crash, then tasered an unknown number of times and died several days later in the hospital. It is unknown what his cause of death is, what injuries he sustained and why. Police did not elaborate if he was armed and why they felt it unavoidable to taser and attack him during an investigation of a possibly stolen car.
Source links :
https://www.953mnc.com/2023/09/20/stolen-vehicle-suspect-dies-while-in-custody/
Name Not Disclosed
Case # :1739
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 09/14/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Coburg
County : Lane
State : Oregon
Agency : Oregon State Police
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during stolen car investigation
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Oregon State Police received a call about a stolen car and located the vehicle. They shot and killed a man in the process. No more information has been released thus far.
Source links :
https://www.opb.org/article/2023/09/14/lane-county-oregon-police-shooting-coburg/
Name Not Disclosed
Case # :1738
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 09/13/2023
Location : 4100 block of Strawbridge Court
City : Dover Township
County : York
State : Pennsylvania
Agency : Dover Township PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Witnesses heard 5-6 gunshots and called police to the 4100 block of Strawbridge Court in Dover Township where a man and woman had been seen entering a residence. Police arrived, brought SWAT and established a perimeter. SWAT made contact with the man for a -hour span during which he and the female were reportedly alive inside. Police allege they heard shots fired and broke into the residence. Police found a woman shot to death and a man who fired a bullet and killed himself when he heard SWAT breaking into the home. The death of the man was confirmed by police to have occurred at the time they breached the home and occurred under police duress. It is unknown when the female died and if this was connected to police pressure or possibly a homicide which may have occurred prior to police arriving and the female is therefore not listed here as it is not known whether her death occurred as a result of a police encounter such as the suicide by the man.
Source links :
Carlos DeAnda
Case # :1737
Age :35
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 09/13/2023
Location : 1200 block of New Hampshire Ave
City : Los Angeles
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : LAPD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during disturbance investigation
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
LAPD were called out to the Pico-Union neighborhood with reports of a man with a knife causing a disturbance. Police found him in a church parking lot. Police shot him in the head and killed him. LAPD did not release bodycam footage and presented this unverifiable story only.
Source links :
https://abc7.com/deadly-shooting-lapd-pico-union-man-killed/13782466/
Anthony Chavez
Case # :1736
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 09/13/2023
Location : 5800 block of Federal Blvd
City : Denver
County : Denver
State : Colorado
Agency : Denver PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police cruiser under disputed circumstances
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Anthony Chavez was an unhoused man who lived at a nearby encampment and according to the police narrative, he was standing in the roadway and hit and killed by an Adams County deputy cruiser.
The family strongly disputes this narrative and states that he had actually been in the median when inexplicably, the deputy killed him. His siblings were able to view the surveillance video from a nearby business that confirmed this.
The Sheriff’s Office seemed to vaguely backpedal on their initial claims that he had been in the middle of the roadway when killed, changing it to "The individual appears to be in the roadway several minutes prior to the collision." The family is having to fight for their rights to see the evidence and get a truthful narrative out of the Adams County Sheriff’s Office what killed their brother.
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Anthony Theodore Curcione
Case # :1735
Age :55
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/13/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Auburndale
County : Polk
State : Florida
Agency : Polk County SO
Officer(s) : Frankie Gann, Jazmine James, Presley Hart+ three K9 dogs
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Anthony Theodore Curcione was allegedly threatening his girlfriend with a knife. Polk County deputies along with 3 K9 dogs hunted him down outside and shot and killed him.
Source links :
Christopher Cowdery
Case # :1734
Age :34
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/13/2023
Location : WV river
City : Rural Marshall County
County : Marshall
State : West Virginia
Agency : US Marshals, Marshall County SO, Meigs County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Drowning
Event : Drowned while fleeing from police
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
US Marshals and police in Ohio were looking for Christopher Cowdery for an alleged assault. Police involved several counties in the search and the man fled. He was found when he was pulled up by a barge in a West Virginia river. He had drowned while escaping police.
Source links :
https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article279515599.html
Cole Marcinek
Case # :1733
Age :24
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/13/2023
Location : Ash Dr
City : Springfield
County : Fairfax
State : Virginia
Agency : Springfield PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Unknown
Event : Died during arrest from unknown causes
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
A completely naked man forced his way into a home and while he was reportedly peaceful, he appeared to be under the influence of some substances and police arrested him uneventfully. He died during arrest. The fact that he was naked as well as described as erratic suggests a possible drug overdose. Methamphetamines and cocaine are known to produce hyperthermia events causing a person to overheat and commonly remove their clothing. Being naked and erratic is a common sign of drug overdoses that is known by all emergency medical personnel. Police should have been cognizant of the medical urgency when encountering a naked incoherent man.
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :1732
Age :18
Gender :Female
Race : Unknown
Date : 09/12/2023
Location : 14000 S Minuteman Dr
City : Draper
County : Salt Lake
State : Utah
Agency : Draper PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Draper PD said they began chasing a motorcycle through the Lehi and Bluffdale areas after midnight. Police did not explain why they were chasing the driver. Police also claimed they had “terminated the pursuit” just prior to the fatal crash. A Draper officer found the motorcyclist dead near 14000 S. Minuteman Drive after she missed a curve during the pursuit.
Source links :
https://ksltv.com/586181/motorcyclist-killed-in-draper-crash/
https://gephardtdaily.com/local/18-year-old-motorcyclist-who-fled-lehi-traffic-stop-killed-in-draper-crash/
Sidney Dotson
Case # :1731
Age :37
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 09/12/2023
Location : 700 block of Bumpass St
City : McKinney
County : Collin
State : Texas
Agency : McKinney PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Sidney Dotson, 37, was in a parking lot making suicidal statements and having a mental health crisis. He had a knife. He made no attempt to hurt anyone. Someone called police who appeared and shot and killed him.
His sister said he had been released from prison just 2 weeks prior and despite all of his efforts at re-entry, he had been unable to find work and housing and he was desperate without help. This is unfortunately a very common story and systemic failure to help people re-enter society after traumatic and exploitative incarceration.
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Emmanuel Penson
Case # :1730
Age :20
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 09/12/2023
Location : Jennings Station+W Florissant Rd
City : Jennings
County : St. Louis
State : Missouri
Agency : St. Louis PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police during investigation of stolen car
Disposition : No Known charges
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Kansas City PD chased Emmanuel Penson who allegedly drove a stolen Kia. He crashed into a building during the chase and died.
As is the norm, police only made the accusation of the car being stolen, did not provide feedback confirming this and gave no more detail.
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Cleavon Miles
Case # :1729
Age :36
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 09/12/2023
Location : DOCO garage, 3rd St
City : Sacramento
County : Sacramento
State : California
Agency : Sacramento PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Sacramento PD arrived at a call of a man on a rooftop with a gun. Police besieged the location with SWAT and shot and killed the man. Police claimed that the man started firing at them. Multiple eyewitnesses said they never saw him shooting. His family reviewed all video and they were very upset, stating that Cleavon Miles was trying to give himself up when he was killed.
Source links :
https://www.kcra.com/article/sacramento-family-react-man-shot-by-police-doco/45145889#
https://www.kcra.com/article/sacramento-family-responds-video-police-shooting-cleavon-miles/45347691#
Jakeem Brunson
Case # :1728
Age :23
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 09/11/2023
Location : Albemarle Rd+WT harris Blvd
City : Charlotte
County : Charlotte-Mecklenburg
State : North Carolina
Agency : Charlotte PD, SWAT
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Jakeem Brunson committed suicide during a SWAT standoff.
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :1727
Age :49
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 09/11/2023
Location : 2600 block of Schooner Dr
City : El Paso
County : El Paso
State : Texas
Agency : El Paso PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
El Paso PD were sent on a domestic violence call and found a man who was allegedly assaulting his wife. Police arrived and heard a woman pleading with a man inside. Police allege that the man did not want to communicate with them, instead made threats on the woman’s life and they decided to shoot and kill him. All reports make vague reference that he ”had a weapon” while police never clarified what the alleged weapon might have been. No bodycam was released and his identity was also not revealed by police. The degree of oversight into this case, if any exists, remains unclear.