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On October 28, 2021, Colorado Springs Police Department officers responded to 911 reports of a man firing a handgun into an occupied vehicle near the 1600 block of South Nevada Avenue. When officers arrived, the suspect fled on foot and was tracked by police across multiple locations, including near the Vanguard School campus and later in the 1700 block of South Wahsatch Avenue. During the encounter, officers said the suspect repeatedly pointed a firearm at them. Officers fired on the suspect, identified by law enforcement as 30-year-old Ahmad Akeem Abdul Muhammad. He was struck by gunfire and taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries. According to investigators, Muhammad died from his injuries on October 31, 2021. The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office led the investigation, and a subsequent review by the 4th Judicial District Attorney’s Office determined the use of deadly force by police was justified. No officers were injured in the incident.

https://www.kktv.com/2021/10/28/officer-involved-shooting-reported-south-colorado-springs/

https://www.koaa.com/news/covering-colorado/colorado-springs-police-investigating-incident-on-s-corona-st
https://krdo.com/news/top-stories/2021/11/02/suspect-shot-by-colorado-springs-police-dies-from-injuries/
https://www.kktv.com/2022/11/11/deadly-shooting-involving-police-near-colorado-springs-school-october-2021-justified/
https://gazette.com/news/courts/officers-were-justified-in-fatal-2021-shooting-district-attorney-rules/article_cc05d2d4-6140-11ed-8678-8b9104b116d6.html

On 10/28/2021, officers from the Sioux Falls Police Department and Minnehaha County Sheriff's Office responded to a call about a domestic disturbance involving Elwood Joseph Dwyer Jr. who was Believe to have stabbed three people. Upon arrival, officers reported that Dwyer exited the residence with a knife and charged at the officers. Police shot and killed him. Family members of Elwood Dwyer Jr. questioned why officers did not use nonlethal measures during the confrontation. The family expressed concerns about the use of deadly force in the situation.

https://apnews.com/article/crime-police-shootings-sd-state-wire-sioux-falls-1d586911adbd82abc6d5644b65fec2b9?utm_
 

On October 28, 2021, deputies from the Santa Fe Sheriff's Office responded to a welfare check at a residence on Camino Cielo. Upon arrival, deputies encountered an 85-year-old male who was suicidal and armed with a firearm. After approximately nine minutes, the individual fatally shot himself. The incident is under investigation by the Santa Fe Sheriff's Office.

https://www.santafecountynm.gov/sheriff
https://www.krqe.com/news/new-mexico/deputy-involved-shooting-in-santa-fe-county-under-investigation/
https://www.koat.com/article/santa-fe-deputy-involved-shooting-death/74301395

On 10/27/2021, Boise police responded to reports of a man threatening to jump from an overpass near West Myrtle Street and South Capitol Boulevard. Officers located Zachary Snow on the overpass. Police stated that Snow moved away from officers while pointing a dark object in their direction. Officers then opened fire, shooting and killing Snow at the scene. Prosecutors later cleared the officers of criminal wrongdoing. Snow’s family filed a federal civil rights lawsuit alleging wrongful death, and the City of Boise later agreed to a financial settlement with Snow’s mother.

https://idahonews.com/news/local/coroner-identifies-man-who-died-in-boise-police-officer-involved-shooting
https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/community/boise/article281666243.html
https://boisedev.com/news/2023/11/10/zachary-snow-shooting-federal/
https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/city-boise-settles-wrongful-death-lawsuit-filed-by-zachary-snows-mother/277-60ca9b7d-356b-40f2-b2a0-e7821a9aa406

Police were executing a search warrant at a home. Someone in the home allegedly shot at them. Robert Richart fired more shots at officers and started a fire inside the home. Richart allegedly exited the home through the garage with a weapon in hand. Officer Eric Strnad shot and killed Richart.

https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/man-shot-by-police-in-southwest-austin-swat-standoff-last-week-identified/
 

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REASON WHY PURSUIT WAS INITIATED:
At approximately 11:30 a.m., Brighton Police Officer Charles Hundley responded to a report of a suspicious person in a 2011 Kia Sorento in a residential neighborhood near Gaviota Avenue and Goldfinch Street. Hundley determined that the parked Kia had been reported stolen. Commander Nicholas Struck arrived in an unmarked police vehicle, and as officers approached, police alleged the Kia struck the front of Struck's vehicle while driving away. Hundley immediately initiated a pursuit with emergency lights and siren activated, with Officer Travis Flemming following behind him.
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OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY:
On 10/26/2021, Brighton Police Officer Charles Hundley initiated a high-speed pursuit through a residential neighborhood after the Kia drove away from officers. Officer Travis Flemming joined behind Hundley. Police estimated the Kia was traveling 50–60 mph through streets with a 25-mph speed limit while Hundley and Flemming continued pursuing with emergency lights and sirens.
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The pursuit lasted just over two minutes. Hundley's dashboard camera recorded the entire sequence. Hundley later told investigators that he maintained an average distance of approximately one-quarter mile behind the Kia while evaluating whether to terminate the pursuit. The prosecutor's investigation established that Hundley himself drove above the speed limit, proceeded through stop signs and disregarded other traffic regulations while pursuing the Kia through the residential area.
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Immediately before the fatal collision, Hundley heard a radio transmission directing police to discontinue the pursuit. Hundley said that by the time he processed the instruction, the crash had occurred. Police therefore did not actually end the pursuit before the fatal collision; Hundley's patrol vehicle remained approximately one block behind the Kia when it crashed.
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At East Bridge Street and Mt. Bierstadt Street, the Kia entered the intersection and struck a 2002 Nissan Frontier pickup in which 21-year-old Dulce Castro Perez was a passenger. Accident reconstruction calculated the Kia's impact speed at 63–69 mph, while its speedometer was locked at 71 mph. The collision ejected Dulce from the pickup. The Kia continued across Bridge Street into a grassy area and struck pedestrian Gustavo Mosqueda Ortega, 25, who had been walking on the sidewalk. Both Dulce and Gustavo were transported to hospitals and died from their injuries.
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Dulce's mother was also in the pickup and suffered critical injuries. The pursuit therefore left two uninvolved people dead and Dulce's mother critically injured, in addition to injuries suffered by people in the pursued vehicle.
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Dulce was born in Guanajuato, Mexico, and immigrated to Colorado as a young child. She attended school in Hudson and Keenesburg and graduated from Weld Central High School. She was the younger of two children of Maria Luisa and J. Carmen Castro and had an older brother, Rodolfo.
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Dulce had already survived cancer as a teenager. Her family described her as loving, caring and responsible, with a constant smile. She loved cooking, drawing, spending time with her pets and family and helping children. She planned to continue her education and find a good job so she could provide a better life for her parents.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES:
2 Fatalities, multiple injuries including critical injuries to Dulce's mother.
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EYEWITNESS OR FAMILY STATEMENTS:
Dulce's cousin Esmeralda Perez remembered her as a loving, caring and responsible young woman who had survived cancer during her teenage years. After visiting the crash scene and seeing pieces of the wreckage, Perez said the family would forever miss Dulce and wished she could hug her one more time.
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DISPOSITION:
Nicholas Villarini was initially charged with two counts of first-degree murder, first-degree assault, vehicular eluding and driving under restraint. He ultimately pleaded guilty to two counts of vehicular homicide-DUI and one count of DUI vehicular assault. On 01/26/2023, he was sentenced to 40 years in state prison—20 years for each death—followed by four years of mandatory parole.
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Officer Charles Hundley was separately investigated for his role in initiating and continuing the pursuit. An external investigation concluded there was no violent felony or other act of violence requiring an immediate pursuit and found that Hundley demonstrated insufficient concern for public safety and failed to terminate the dangerous pursuit. Brighton Police fired Hundley in January 2022.
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The 17th Judicial District Attorney's Office nevertheless declined to criminally charge Hundley for his role in initiating the pursuit. District Attorney Brian Mason called Hundley's decision to pursue “deeply troubling” and concluded that the high-speed chase was unnecessarily dangerous and disproportionate to the alleged criminal activity and risk presented. The DA's own report acknowledged that the Kia's dangerous driving might not have occurred but for Hundley's pursuit, but concluded that prosecutors could not prove Hundley's driving legally caused the deaths.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
Officer Charles Hundley initiated and led the pursuit, Officer Travis Flemming followed immediately behind him, and Commander Nicholas Struck was the officer whose unmarked vehicle was struck immediately before Hundley began chasing the Kia. Hundley's dash camera captured the pursuit from its beginning through the fatal crash.
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Hundley's own department fired him following an external investigation of the pursuit, finding that the circumstances did not require immediate pursuit and faulting his concern for public safety and failure to terminate the chase. The district attorney subsequently declined criminal charges but independently characterized Hundley's decision to engage in the high-speed residential pursuit as unnecessarily dangerous and disproportionate.

https://www.denver7.com/news/crime/man-charged-with-2-counts-of-first-degree-murder-in-deadly-brighton-police-chase
https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/2-bystanders-killed-suspect-seriously-injured-in-crash-after-brighton-police-chase
https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/coroner-identifies-two-people-killed-following-brighton-pursuit-crash
https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/was-it-justified-brighton-police-pursuit-ends-in-2-dead
https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/brighton-stolen-vehicle-chase-deadly-police/
https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/brighton-police-pursuit-crash-passenger-pedestrian-officer-charles-hundley-review-nicholas-villarini/
https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/nicholas-villarini-sentenced-driver-police-pursuit-stolen-vehicle-brighton-dulce-castro-perez-gustavo-ortega/
https://adamsbroomfieldda.org/userfiles/2358/files/DecisionLetterPursuit10262021.pdf
https://adamsbroomfieldda.org/blog/6912/17th-Judicial-District-Attorney-s-Office-Files-First-Degree-Murder-Charges-Against-Nicholas-Villarini
https://www.taborfuneralhome.com/obituary/Dulce-CastroPerez

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REASON WHY PURSUIT WAS INITIATED:
At approximately 11:30 a.m., Brighton Police Officer Charles Hundley responded to a report of a suspicious person in a 2011 Kia Sorento near Gaviota Avenue and Goldfinch Street. Hundley found a man and woman inside the parked Kia and determined the vehicle had been reported stolen in Westminster. Commander Nicholas Struck arrived in an unmarked police vehicle. As officers approached, police alleged the Kia struck the front of Struck's vehicle while driving away. Hundley immediately initiated a pursuit with emergency lights and siren activated, and Officer Travis Flemming followed behind him.
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OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY:
On 10/26/2021, Officer Charles Hundley initiated a high-speed pursuit through a Brighton residential neighborhood after the Kia drove away. Officer Travis Flemming followed in a second patrol vehicle. The Kia was estimated to be traveling 50–60 mph through streets with a 25-mph speed limit, disregarding stop signs and nearly striking other vehicles.
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The pursuit continued for just over two minutes. Hundley's dashboard camera recorded the entire chase. The subsequent investigation established that Hundley also drove above the speed limit and proceeded through stop signs while pursuing the Kia. Hundley said he remained approximately one-quarter mile behind it while considering whether to terminate the pursuit.
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Immediately before the fatal collisions, Hundley heard a radio transmission directing police to discontinue the pursuit. Hundley said that by the time he processed the instruction, the crash was already occurring. Police therefore did not actually discontinue the pursuit before the fatal collisions; Hundley's patrol vehicle was approximately one block behind the Kia when it entered East Bridge Street.
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The Kia ran a stop sign and struck a 2002 Nissan Frontier carrying 21-year-old Dulce Castro Perez and her mother. The impact ejected Castro Perez, who suffered fatal injuries, while her mother was critically injured. Accident reconstruction calculated the Kia's impact speed at 63–69 mph, and its speedometer was locked at 71 mph.
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After striking the pickup, the Kia continued across Bridge Street, entered a grassy area and struck 25-year-old Gustavo Mosqueda Ortega, who had been walking on the sidewalk along Mt. Bierstadt Street. Gustavo was transported to a hospital but died from his injuries. He had no involvement in the incident preceding the pursuit and was simply walking when the chase reached him.
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Gustavo was from Montrose, Colorado. His family remembered him as an exceptionally genuine and caring person. Following his death, relatives described him as an incredible person whose sudden killing devastated the family. His sister, Ana Mosqueda, later appeared in court as the criminal case reached sentencing and continued demanding accountability for her brother's death.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES:
2 Fatalities, multiple injuries including critical injuries to Dulce Castro Perez's mother.
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EYEWITNESS OR FAMILY STATEMENTS:
Gustavo's family remained involved through the criminal prosecution. At sentencing, his sister Ana Mosqueda expressed anger over the circumstances that killed her brother and the punishment imposed. Relatives described Gustavo as “the most genuine person ever” and “incredible.”
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DISPOSITION:
Nicholas Villarini was initially charged with two counts of first-degree murder, first-degree assault, vehicular eluding and driving under restraint. He ultimately pleaded guilty to two counts of vehicular homicide-DUI and one count of DUI vehicular assault. On 01/26/2023, he was sentenced to 40 years in state prison, including consecutive 20-year sentences for the deaths of Gustavo Mosqueda Ortega and Dulce Castro Perez.
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Officer Charles Hundley was separately investigated for his role in initiating and continuing the pursuit. The investigation determined there was no violent felony or other act of violence requiring an immediate pursuit. Brighton Police fired Hundley after concluding that the pursuit presented an unnecessary danger to the public.
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The 17th Judicial District Attorney's Office declined to criminally charge Hundley for his role in initiating the pursuit. District Attorney Brian Mason nevertheless called Hundley's decision to engage in the high-speed chase “deeply troubling” and concluded that the pursuit was unnecessarily dangerous and disproportionate to the alleged criminal activity and potential danger presented before Hundley began chasing the Kia. The prosecutor's review acknowledged that the dangerous driving that killed Gustavo and Dulce might not have occurred but for Hundley's pursuit, but concluded there was insufficient evidence to establish Hundley's criminal liability for their deaths.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
Charles Hundley initiated and led the fatal pursuit, Travis Flemming followed immediately behind him, and Commander Nicholas Struck was present at the initial encounter. Hundley's dash camera captured the pursuit from its beginning through the fatal collisions. Brighton Police subsequently fired Hundley over his conduct during the pursuit.

https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/was-it-justified-brighton-police-pursuit-ends-in-2-dead
https://www.denver7.com/news/crime/man-charged-with-2-counts-of-first-degree-murder-in-deadly-brighton-police-chase
https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/coroner-identifies-two-people-killed-following-brighton-pursuit-crash
https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/2-bystanders-killed-suspect-seriously-injured-in-crash-after-brighton-police-chase
https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/brighton-stolen-vehicle-chase-deadly-police/
https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/brighton-police-pursuit-crash-passenger-pedestrian-officer-charles-hundley-review-nicholas-villarini/
https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/nicholas-villarini-sentenced-driver-police-pursuit-stolen-vehicle-brighton-dulce-castro-perez-gustavo-ortega/
https://adamsbroomfieldda.org/userfiles/2358/files/DecisionLetterPursuit10262021.pdf
 

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REASON WHY PURSUIT WAS INITIATED:
At approximately 10:40 p.m. on 10/25/2021, a trucking company in the 14700 block of Sommermeyer Street reported that an 18-wheeler flatbed had been stolen. The company tracked the truck by GPS. At approximately 12:20 a.m., Houston Police located the stolen truck near Breen Road and State Highway 249 and attempted a traffic stop. The driver continued driving away and police initiated a pursuit.
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OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY:
On 10/26/2021, Houston Police pursued the stolen 18-wheeler through northwest Harris County after locating it using the trucking company's GPS. Police described the pursuit as brief. The truck traveled along Lincoln Drive toward McKinley Street while officers followed with emergency equipment activated.
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As the 18-wheeler approached the T-intersection at Lincoln Drive and McKinley Street, police alleged the driver disregarded a stop sign and jumped from the cab while the truck was still moving. He landed in a drainage ditch while the driverless tractor-trailer continued forward, crashed through a metal barrier and plowed into a mobile home in the 11500 block of McKinley Street. Surveillance video captured the truck crashing into the residence.
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Aylene “Nicole” Heaney and her partner, 54-year-old Jeff Conyers, were asleep in their bedroom when the 18-wheeler tore into the home and trapped them beneath the wreckage. Heaney was found dead at the scene. Conyers was pinned beneath the truck's fuel tank for more than an hour while firefighters stabilized the severely damaged home before they could safely extricate him.
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Conyers survived with extensive injuries, including three broken ribs, a broken arm, a crushed shoulder, five broken fingers, destroyed muscle tissue and facial burns. The collision also destroyed the couple's home, vehicle and possessions. His brother, Chris Conyers, said Jeff had lost “the love of his life” along with virtually everything he owned.
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Four adults were inside the home when the truck struck it. Heaney and Conyers were in the bedroom directly in the truck's path. Two housemates were sleeping on the opposite side of the residence and escaped the destruction.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES:
1 Fatality, 1 Serious Injury.
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EYEWITNESS OR FAMILY STATEMENTS:
Chris Conyers described the crash as devastating his brother's entire life at once: Jeff survived with serious injuries but lost Nicole, his home, his vehicle and virtually all of his belongings. The family established a fundraiser because Jeff faced extensive medical recovery and was unable to work following the crash.
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DISPOSITION:
Police arrested the fleeing driver immediately after he jumped from the moving truck. Harris County prosecutors charged him with felony murder in Heaney's death and reckless aggravated assault for the injuries to Conyers.
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No Houston Police officer was criminally charged for the officer's role in initiating or continuing the pursuit.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
Houston Police did not publicly identify the officer or officers who initiated and participated in the pursuit.

https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2021/10/26/woman-killed-after-18-wheeler-hits-home-during-chase-in-north-harris-county-deputies-say/
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/crime/article/Authorities-pursue-felony-murder-charge-in-16564419.php
https://abc13.com/post/woman-killed-18-wheeler-crash-stolen-semi-northwest-harris-county/11168855/
https://www.fox26houston.com/news/woman-dead-man-injured-after-18-wheeler-crashes-into-harris-co-home
https://cdllife.com/2021/truck-thief-who-smashed-through-mobile-home-facing-murder-charges/
https://www.newser.com/story/312682/stolen-driverless-big-rig-slams-into-home-kills-woman.html

Officers were sent to an apartment on River Bend Drive in response to a domestic disturbance call at approximately 12:35 a.m. Foster had a gun. Officers arrived, and during the encounter, Foster became agitated and reached into a pile of clothing on a dresser for a gun. He fired at Officer Tom Seabolt, striking his police radio. Officer Timothy Lanham opened fire and killed Foster. The incident occurred in the presence of Foster's wife and children. The Kentucky State Police Critical Incident Response Team handled the investigation and shielded the names of the officers. The family expressed concern about the lack of transparency and the absence of body camera footage.

https://www.whas11.com/article/news/crime/video-deadly-shooting-lmpd-officer-involved-body-cam-clifton-heights-louisville/417-198f27c7-61b8-46ba-96c7-b8a13d88c143
https://www.wlky.com/article/body-camera-video-shows-what-led-up-to-fatal-lmpd-shooting-in-clifton-heights/38173420
https://www.yahoo.com/news/kentucky-state-police-shares-video-182936140.html
https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/incident/2150871
https://breaking911.com/raw-suspect-shot-dead-after-he-grabs-a-gun-off-dresser-and-fires-at-officers-in-louisville-kentucky/

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REASON WHY PURSUIT WAS INITIATED:
At approximately 11:15 a.m., Lima Police attempted to stop a 2012 Lincoln MKZ driven by Marva Ilene Ackles following an alleged shoplifting incident at the Walmart on Allentown Road. Ackles continued driving away and police initiated a pursuit.
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OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY:
On 10/26/2021, Lima Police pursued 47-year-old Marva Ackles west from the Allentown Road area. During the pursuit, Ackles reached speeds exceeding 100 mph. Police alleged they discontinued the pursuit because of the extreme speed.
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At approximately 11:14 a.m., Ackles was traveling west on Koop Road in American Township when the Lincoln failed to negotiate a curve, left the roadway and struck a tree. Ackles suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. Passenger Clarence L. Powell III, 42, suffered serious injuries and was transported to St. Rita's Hospital.
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Police described the chase as a short pursuit and alleged they discontinued the pursuit before the fatal crash. Contemporary reporting nevertheless establishes that the crash occurred immediately following the pursuit after Ackles had reached speeds exceeding 100 mph.
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Ackles was a lifelong member of a large Lima family and was the daughter of Elton Louis Cannon. Family records identify her siblings Tony and Quentin Ackles among a large extended family, and her father's obituary specifically memorialized Marva as his daughter who preceded him in death. Years before her own death, Marva also left a public condolence for another grieving Lima family, telling them that her heart went out to them and that she was praying for them.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES:
1 Fatality, 1 Serious Injury.
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DISPOSITION:
Ohio State Highway Patrol investigated the fatal crash. No Lima Police officer was criminally charged for the officer's role in initiating the pursuit that reached speeds exceeding 100 mph before police alleged they discontinued the pursuit.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The Lima Police Department did not publicly identify the officer or officers who initiated and participated in the pursuit.

https://mercercountyoutlook.net/2021/10/26/lima-woman-dies-in-single-car-crash-earlier-was-involved-in-a-police-pursuit/
https://www.hometownstations.com/news/one-killed-one-injured-in-a-crash-following-a-police-pursuit/article_8a808c32-36a3-11ec-90ae-33cb2b8fecde.html
https://www.13abc.com/2021/10/27/lima-woman-dies-after-car-leaves-road-strikes-tree/
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/limaohio/name/elton-cannon-obituary?id=53917561
 

On 10/26/2021, Lake County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to a residence near Leroy Center Road and Taylor Road after Scott Wright reportedly told dispatchers he was going to kill someone. Upon arrival, deputies encountered Wright allegedly restraining a 60-year-old woman at gunpoint. Wright released the woman and returned inside the home.
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Deputies held the home for the next 4 to 5 hours. They stated that Wright appeared intermittently in the windows and the garage armed with a long gun and a handgun. Around 9 a.m., six hours into the standoff, Wright allegedly began setting fires inside the home. He exited the smoke-filled residence into the backyard with a long gun. Deputies fired beanbags and alleged that Wright raised his rifle. Deputies opened fire, killing him.
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The incident is under investigation by the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.

https://www.news-herald.com/2021/10/28/name-of-man-killed-in-leroy-township-swat-situation-released/
https://www.facebook.com/deaddeath1/posts/scott-s-wright-death-obituary-funeral-cause-of-deathauthorities-identified-the-m/612914110125708/?utm_

On October 26, 2021, Philadelphia Police officers responded to a reported dispute between a landlord and tenant at a residence on the 5700 block of Overbrook Avenue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Upon arrival, officers encountered Koffi Dzima, a 31-year-old Black male, who was allegedly holding a pickaxe and a hammer. One officer deployed a Taser, but Dzima reportedly struck an officer over the head with the hammer. In response, officers opened fire, fatally shooting Dzima. The Philadelphia Police Department handle the case and internal self investigation.
TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES:
• Fatalities: 1 (Koffi Dzima)
• Injuries: 1 (Philadelphia Police Officer, head injury)

https://6abc.com/philadelphia-police-shooting-koffi-dzima-wynnefield-armed-with-hammer/11173770/

On 10/25/2021, DeKalb police responded to a reported domestic disturbance at a residence on Tilton Park Drive. Officers reported that Kristopher Kramer had been drinking and was inside the home during the response. Police said Kramer had injured himself prior to their arrival. After several minutes of communication, Kramer opened the door. Police reported that Kramer held a bladed object and moved toward officers. An officer deployed a Taser and a bean bag round, and another officer then opened fire, fatally shooting Kramer. The shooting was reviewed and later cleared.

https://northernstar.info/89077/news/dekalb-police-fatally-shoot-man-officer-put-on-administrative-duty/

On 10/25/2021, Jacob Bergquist opened fire inside the Boise Towne Square shopping mall, killing two people and wounding four others. Officers responded to reports of an active shooter and confronted Bergquist outside the mall. Police reported that Bergquist exchanged gunfire with responding officers in the parking lot area. Officers shot and killed him at the scene. The Ada County Coroner later identified Bergquist as the shooter. The incident prompted a large law enforcement response and evacuation of the shopping center.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/coroner-identifies-suspect-in-boise-mall-shooting-that-killed-2
https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/investigations/7-investigates/bergquist-police-interactions-boise-shooting-suspect/277-652481d8-62cb-486e-ada5-2943546e87a7
https://www.nbcchicago.com/investigations/suspect-in-deadly-idaho-mall-shooting-was-previously-convicted-of-a-felony-in-illinois/2668635/

On October 25, 2021, a 78-year-old man contacted Mitchell County dispatch to report that he had been kidnapped at gunpoint and held for 26 hours by an acquaintance, John Roudybush, 59. When officers attempted to serve a search warrant at Roudybush's home located at 2446 190 Road in Glen Elder, Kansas, he refused to exit the residence. After an hours-long standoff, officers heard a gunshot from inside the home. Upon entry, they found Roudybush deceased from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

https://www.kwch.com/2021/10/27/kbi-man-kills-self-after-kidnapping-standoff-glen-elder/ 

Corey Stanley was wanted in connection with a home invasion and assault, accused of breaking into a couple's home and beating them with a rock. Police found him outside a white sedan parked in a parking lot. As officers approached, Stanley got back into the driver's seat and allegedly drove toward them, prompting police to open fire, killing him.

https://www.local10.com/news/local/2021/10/26/video-shows-leadup-to-fatal-police-shooting-of-wanted-man-in-miami-dade/

On 10/25/2021, at approximately 3:31 p.m., Mansfield Police Department officers responded to a 911 call reporting that a woman had fled her residence after being shot multiple times by her husband, Robert Neibarger. The woman, seeking help from a neighbor, sustained serious gunshot injuries.
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Police surrounded Neibarger's home and initiated an hours-long standoff, attempting to communicate with him to de-escalate the situation. Despite these efforts, Neibarger did not respond. At approximately 6:45 p.m., officers entered the residence and found Neibarger deceased from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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The incident, categorized as a suicide under police duress, remains under investigation by the Mansfield Police Department.

https://www.wmfd.com/article/tense-standoff-ends-on-scholl-road-after-domestic-related-shooting-/10978
https://www.wmfd.com/article/tense-standoff-ends-on-scholl-road-after-domestic-related-shooting-/10978

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REASON WHY PURSUIT WAS INITIATED:
Oklahoma City Police attempted to stop a vehicle for a traffic violation near Interstate 44 and SW 104th Street. The driver continued driving away and police initiated a pursuit. Available public reporting does not identify the specific traffic violation that prompted the attempted stop.
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OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY:
On 10/25/2021, Oklahoma City Police pursued a vehicle through southwest Oklahoma City after attempting the traffic stop near I-44 and SW 104th Street. Police alleged they discontinued the pursuit before the fatal collision, but the vehicle continued traveling at high speed toward S Pennsylvania Avenue.
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At the intersection of SW 104th Street and S Pennsylvania Avenue, the fleeing vehicle ran a red light and crashed into a vehicle driven by 35-year-old Sean Christopher Donahue. Donahue was an uninvolved driver who happened to enter the intersection as the police pursuit reached it. He suffered fatal injuries and died at the scene. The 16-year-old fleeing driver and two passengers suffered non-life-threatening injuries and were hospitalized.
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Donahue was driving a company vehicle for Diagnostic Laboratory of Oklahoma when he was killed. He had worked for the laboratory for approximately two years and was working when the pursuit crash occurred.
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Sean was born in Oklahoma City on 03/14/1986, graduated from Capitol Hill High School in 2005 and was the youngest of four brothers. His family described him as a gentle, family-centered man who was engaged to DeAnna and considered her 6-year-old son, Jaxson, his own. Sean planned to adopt Jaxson after the couple married. He was also a member of Little Flower Catholic Church.
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Sean's brother described him as someone who loved being a father figure and was excited about the family he was building. Instead, his fiancée lost the man she intended to marry and her young son lost the man he regarded as his father.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES:
1 Fatality, 3 Injuries.
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EYEWITNESS OR FAMILY STATEMENTS:
Sean's family remembered him as a gentle man devoted to his family. He was engaged and preparing for marriage, and his relationship with his fiancée's 6-year-old son was particularly important to him; Sean intended to legally adopt the boy.
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DISPOSITION:
The fleeing driver was 16 years old at the time of the crash. Because he was a juvenile, subsequent criminal-case information is limited in publicly searchable records. Oklahoma City Police officers were not criminally charged for their roles in initiating the pursuit. Police alleged they discontinued the pursuit before the fleeing vehicle ran the red light and killed Donahue.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The Oklahoma City Police Department did not publicly identify the officer or officers who initiated and participated in the pursuit.

https://kfor.com/news/local/family-remembers-father-killed-in-wreck-after-man-speeds-through-intersection-while-attempting-to-evade-police/
https://www.news9.com/story/6178747a9bcb9e431035f239/family-remembers-okc-man-after-he-dies-in-a-crash-in-sw-okc-intersection
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/sean-donahue-obituary?id=31199694
https://accidentdatacenter.com/us/oklahoma/oklahoma-city-ok/oklahoma-city/21/10/26/sean-donahue-35-killed-collision-fleeing-driver-milton-neal-16-southwest-104th-street-and

On 10/24/2021, Conway police attempted to stop a vehicle at the intersection of College Avenue and Fairway Drive after receiving information linking the driver to a nearby residential disturbance. During the stop, Nicholas Smith exited the vehicle. Police reported that gunfire occurred and that an officer was shot during the encounter. Smith moved away from the initial stop location, and officers then opened fire, killing him. The officer was transported for treatment. The Arkansas State Police were requested to investigate the shooting.

https://www.4029tv.com/article/conway-man-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting/38046382#

At approximately 12:00 p.m. on October 24, 2021, an officer from the Hopkinsville Police Department responded to a welfare check on a man in a vehicle parked near the intersection of South Main Street and West 19th Street. A computer check revealed that the individual, later identified as 44-year-old Arthur Hunt of Hendersonville, Tennessee, was wanted on an extraditable warrant from Florida related to a DUI crash. During the encounter, police engaged in an altercation with Hunt. He responded by pointing a gun at the officer and fleeing on foot into a nearby vacant apartment. Law enforcement established a perimeter and deployed tear gas. After a six-hour standoff, officers located Hunt hiding in the attic between two walls. Upon his emergence, police claim that he pointed a firearm at the officers, prompting them to fire, resulting in his death. The Kentucky State Police Critical Incident Response Team conducted the investigation, and the identities of the involved officers were not publicly disclosed.

https://www.wkdzradio.com/2021/10/24/man-killed-after-standoff-with-police-in-hopkinsville/news-edge/
https://www.wpkyonline.com/2021/11/19/police-release-name-of-man-killed-after-standoff-with-law-enforcement/news-edge/

On 10/24/2021, the Lyndhurst Police Department received a call at approximately 8:07 a.m. to conduct a welfare check on a 36-year-old man. A uniformed officer arrived at the residence on Post Avenue and encountered the man outside his home. The man was armed with a handgun and allegedly fired at the officer. The officer returned fire but did not hit the man. The man then turned the gun on himself and died on the sidewalk.

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/lyndhurst/2021/10/24/police-shooting-welfare-check-suicide-new-jersey-bergen/6156013001/
https://www.nj.com/bergen/2021/10/lyndhurst-man-dies-by-suicide-after-shooting-at-police-during-welfare-check.html
https://www.dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/bergenfield/news/lyndhurst-man-dies-in-suicide-after-officer-involved-shooting/818770/

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REASON WHY PURSUIT WAS INITIATED:
At approximately 3:45 a.m., a Virginia State Police trooper clocked Curtis Armstead Jr.'s Dodge Charger traveling 72 mph in a posted 55-mph zone on westbound Interstate 495 near Eisenhower Avenue. The trooper activated emergency lights and siren to conduct a traffic stop. Armstead continued driving away and police initiated a pursuit. The initiating offense was therefore speeding 17 mph above the limit.
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OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY:
On 10/24/2021, Virginia State Police pursued 24-year-old Curtis Armstead Jr. from the Capital Beltway onto southbound Interstate 95 toward Prince William County. During the pursuit, a police dispatcher radioed that the Charger's license plates matched those of a stolen vehicle. Virginia State Police later acknowledged that information was wrong: the vehicle was not stolen. Police said the erroneous stolen-vehicle information did not influence the trooper's decision to pursue because the chase had already begun over the speeding violation.
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The pursuit continued south on I-95 until Armstead took Exit 160 toward Route 123 at what police described as excessive speed. He lost control on the exit ramp, ran off the right side of the roadway and struck a Jersey wall. The Charger rode up the concrete wall and struck the underside of the I-95 Express Lanes overpass before catching fire.
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Troopers reached the wreck and pulled Armstead and his passenger, 23-year-old Miquel De'quan Jenkins, from the Charger immediately before it became engulfed in flames. Both men suffered fatal injuries and were pronounced dead at the scene.
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Armstead was a Fredericksburg resident and the son of Michelle Armstead and Curtis Armstead Sr. He was part of a large family that included two brothers, Naheem Fox and Keaun Carter, and a nephew, Kyree Curry. His family held a celebration of his life at Arm of the Lord Ministries before burying him at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
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The families publicly questioned why a traffic violation escalated into a pursuit that killed both young men. Armstead's mother specifically challenged the decision to chase her son over driving 72 mph in a 55-mph zone, saying the pursuit was the reason she no longer had her son and Jenkins' mother no longer had hers.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES:
2 Fatalities.
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EYEWITNESS OR FAMILY STATEMENTS:
Armstead's mother questioned why Virginia State Police pursued a driver to a fatal outcome over speeding 17 mph above the posted limit. The family also learned that during the pursuit police incorrectly broadcast that the Charger's tags matched a stolen vehicle, although State Police subsequently acknowledged the information was erroneous.
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DISPOSITION:
Virginia State Police investigated the pursuit and double-fatal crash. No trooper was criminally charged for the trooper's role in initiating and continuing the pursuit from I-495 onto I-95.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
Virginia State Police did not publicly identify the trooper who initiated and participated in the fatal pursuit.

https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/northern-virginia/police-pursuit-crash-kills-two-on-capital-beltway/2847200/
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/northern-virginia/mother-questions-police-for-i-95-chase-ending-in-deadly-crash/2850290/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/crash-police-deaths-chase-beltway/2021/10/24/c975f048-34d8-11ec-9bc4-86107e7b0ab1_story.html
https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/curtis-armstead-jr-miquel-jenkins-dead-interstate-95-crash-police-chase
https://patch.com/virginia/woodbridge-va/2-killed-virginia-police-chase
https://www.wsls.com/news/virginia/2021/10/24/2-die-in-crash-after-police-chase-in-prince-william-county/
https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/fredericksburg-va/curtis-armstead-10418577

On 10/24/2021, officers from the Kentwood Police Department responded to reports of a man, Kim Douglas Ropp, stabbing his roommates at 4500 GrantwoodAvenue SE in Kentwood. Upon arrival, police found Ropp struggling with a roommate. Officers attempted to de-escalate the situation by firing bean bag rounds at both Ropp and the roommate. However, Ropp reportedly charged towards the officers, leading to them using deadly force, resulting in Ropp's death.

https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/hes-trying-to-stab-anybody-in-his-pathway-2-injured-before-officers-shoot-and-kill-man-with-knife
https://www.woodtv.com/news/kent-county/kentwood-officer-justified-in-fatally-shooting-man- https://www.wlns.com/top-stories/police-man-armed-with-knife-shot-killed-by-kentwood-officer/
https://www.wzzm13.com/article/news/crime/officer-shoots-kills-stabbing-suspect-in-kentwood/69-4482d9f9-2bc8-4885-ac81-4af192347a86

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REASON WHY PURSUIT WAS INITIATED:
At approximately 3:45 a.m., a Virginia State Police trooper clocked the Dodge Charger in which Miquel Jenkins was riding as a passenger traveling 72 mph in a posted 55-mph zone on westbound Interstate 495 near Eisenhower Avenue. The trooper activated emergency lights and siren to make a traffic stop. The driver continued driving away and the trooper initiated a pursuit.
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OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY:
On 10/24/2021, Virginia State Police pursued the Dodge Charger from the Capital Beltway onto southbound Interstate 95 toward Prince William County. Twenty-three-year-old Miquel De’quan Jenkins of Fredericksburg was riding as a passenger.
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During the pursuit, a police dispatcher radioed that the Charger’s tags matched those of a stolen vehicle. Virginia State Police later acknowledged that this information was incorrect and that the vehicle was not stolen. Police maintained that the erroneous stolen-vehicle information did not affect the decision to pursue because the chase had already begun over the speeding violation.
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The pursuit continued south on I-95 until the Charger entered Exit 160 toward Route 123 at high speed. The driver lost control on the ramp, ran off the right side of the roadway and struck a Jersey wall. The Charger rode up the concrete wall, struck the underside of the I-95 Express Lanes overpass and caught fire.
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Troopers reached the wreck and pulled Jenkins and 24-year-old driver Curtis Armstead Jr. from the Charger immediately before it became engulfed in flames. Both men suffered fatal injuries and were pronounced dead at the scene.
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Jenkins, known to family and friends as “Quel,” was born on 02/10/1998 in Fredericksburg to Michael Jenkins and Aisha Cokley and attended Spotsylvania County Public Schools. His obituary reflects a large circle of relatives and friends who mourned the sudden loss of the 23-year-old, with condolences repeatedly emphasizing his close family relationships and the memories he left behind.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES:
2 Fatalities.
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EYEWITNESS OR FAMILY STATEMENTS:
The families of both young men questioned why a speeding violation escalated into a pursuit that ended with two deaths. The families also learned after the crash that police had incorrectly broadcast during the pursuit that the Charger’s tags matched a stolen vehicle.
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DISPOSITION:
Virginia State Police investigated the pursuit and double-fatal crash. No trooper was criminally charged for the trooper’s role in initiating or continuing the pursuit.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
Virginia State Police did not publicly identify the trooper who initiated and participated in the fatal pursuit.

https://www.insidenova.com/headlines/updated-two-dead-after-police-chase-fiery-crash-on-i-95-near-occoquan/article_dd917064-34cb-11ec-bb3b-53dd27db0cee.html
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/northern-virginia/police-pursuit-crash-kills-two-on-capital-beltway/2847200/
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/northern-virginia/mother-questions-police-for-i-95-chase-ending-in-deadly-crash/2850290/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/crash-police-deaths-chase-beltway/2021/10/24/c975f048-34d8-11ec-9bc4-86107e7b0ab1_story.html
https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/curtis-armstead-jr-miquel-jenkins-dead-interstate-95-crash-police-chase
https://patch.com/virginia/woodbridge-va/2-killed-virginia-police-chase
https://www.wsls.com/news/virginia/2021/10/24/2-die-in-crash-after-police-chase-in-prince-william-county/
https://www.legacy.com/funeral-homes/obituaries/name/miquel-jenkins-obituary?pid=200515360&v=batesville

On October 23, 2021, Tulsa Police Department officers responded to a 911 call from Leon Perry, who was incoherent during the call and allowed a child to speak, indicating they needed help. Upon arrival at the Seminole Hills apartment complex, officers encountered a 7-year-old boy with bound wrists and neck, who informed them of an argument and assault on his mother. Officers then heard a gunshot from the apartment. As they entered, Perry pushed the lifeless, bound body of Tyanna Blades down the stairs. During the ensuing confrontation, officers shot and killed Perry and rescued a 4-year-old girl who was also bound.

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https://www.newson6.com/story/617b5253fa5ae20bef62030a/grandmother-cares-for-2-children-after-mother-killed-in-hostage-situation

On October 23, 2021, officers from the Fort Belknap Police Department attempted a traffic stop on Clayburn Elwood Grant in Hays, Montana and escalated a chase during it was reported that Grant displayed a weapon. Police shot and killed him. Grant's brother had also been killed by police in 2019.

https://www.krtv.com/news/montana-and-regional-news/hays-man-wielded-rifle-before-being-shot-family-wants-justice
https://www.havredailynews.com/story/2021/10/26/local/people-question-official-version-of-police-shooting-name-of-fatality-released/535940.html
https://www.facebook.com/NativeLivesTakenByPolice/posts/759015999603451/
https://hilinetoday.com/officer-involved-shooting-on-fort-belknap-indian-reservation/
https://www.wildernessfuneralhomes.com/obituary/Clayburn-Grant

On 10/22/2021 at about 12:29 a.m., a Rialto police officer stopped a Chevrolet pickup truck for a vehicle code violation at North Encina Avenue. Christian Valdez exited the truck and moved away from the vehicle while the officer attempted to detain him. As the encounter continued, Valdez returned to the driver’s seat while officers attempted to arrest him at the open door. A second officer arrived during the struggle. The truck began moving forward while officers were still at the driver’s side. An officer fired multiple shots, striking Valdez. The truck continued forward, went through a chain link fence, and struck a residence. Valdez was transported to a hospital and pronounced dead. The San Bernardino County District Attorney later ruled the shooting justified.

https://da.sbcounty.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/120/2024/02/OIS-Public-Release-Memo-Valadez-Final.pdf
https://sbcountyda.org/2024/02/16/officer-involved-shooting-fatal-rialto-valadez-c/
https://rialtopolice.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/lethal-force-encounter-10.22.21.pdf
https://www.fontanaheraldnews.com/news/fontana-man-is-shot-and-killed-by-police-during-traffic-stop-in-rialto/article_b4501aa0-3392-11ec-b7f0-5719dddf4659.html

https://sbcountyda.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2024/02/OIS-Public-Release-Memo-Valadez-Final.pdf?x45500

Dispatch received a call about a disturbance. When deputies arrived, they found Gregory Gene Goodall armed with two knives. He allegedly failed to comply with deputies' commands to drop the knives and continued moving toward the deputies. One deputy shot and killed him.

https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/crime/article255204676.html?utm_
https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/sanger-man-killed-shooting-denton-county-deputies/?utm_

Yordany Rodriguez Perez reportedly had a conflict at work and left the City Electric Supply in a BMW, chasing another driver. Officers observed the black BMW spin out of control and crash in Doral. Perez allegedly fired at officers first, prompting police to open fire, killing him.

https://www.local10.com/news/local/2021/10/23/officers-identify-man-killed-in-doral-police-involved-shooting/ 

On 10/22/2021, around noon, officers from the Detroit Police Department attempted to stop a man who was wanted. He fled to a nearby gas station where he encountered an uninvolved citizen, asking to borrow a phone due to a domestic incident. The citizen took him to his home, allowing him to use the phone, where the man admitted he was on the run from police. The citizen left unharmed, but the fugitive stayed inside the house. A Crisis Intervention Team, including social workers specialized in mental illness, was called to assist. The standoff concluded around 7 p.m. when the man was found deceased from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

1. https://patch.com/michigan/detroit/barricaded-gunman-area-tuller-ewald-circle-police
2. https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/suspect-dies-of-self-inflicted-gunshot-wound-after-30-hour-standoff-with-detroit-police
3. https://www.wxyz.com/news/detroit-police-on-scene-of-hostage-situation-at-home-on-west-side
4. https://lawandcrime.com/crime/30-hour-standoff-ends-with-triple-murder-suspect-dying-by-self-inflicted-gunshot-wound-police/
5. https://www.fox2detroit.com/video/1511678

On 10/22/2021, at approximately 9: 10 a.m., Lance James Hines, who was wanted by the Jackson Police Department in connection with the fatal shooting of Eric Jay Rutz, was reported to be in a gray 2012 Toyota Prius at Advance Auto Parts located at 135 W Prospect St in Jackson. Police officers surrounded the vehicle after receiving the 911 call. Shortly after, a single gunshot was heard from inside the vehicle. Upon investigation, officers found Hines deceased from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

https://obits.mlive.com/us/obituaries/jackson/name/lance-hines-obituary?id=31169827
https://obits.mlive.com/us/obituaries/jackson/name/eric-rutz-obituary?id=31146825
https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/jackson-mi/lance-hines-10417478
https://www.wlns.com/news/local-news/search-for-a-male-suspect-in-jackson-homicide-continues/
https://www.wkhm.com/2021/10/24/blackman-township-murder-suspect-located-by-police/
 

On 10/21/2021, at approximately 5:00 a.m., 25-year-old Sierra J. Stricker of Walthill was struck and killed by an unmarked Nebraska State Patrol vehicle on U.S. Highway 77 approximately one mile north of Walthill. The vehicle was being driven southbound by a Nebraska State Patrol investigator.
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Investigators determined that shortly before she was struck, Sierra had left a residence on the east side of Highway 77. She crossed the northbound lane and entered the southbound lane, where the State Patrol investigator's vehicle struck her. The investigator called for emergency assistance, and Macy Rescue responded, but Sierra was pronounced dead at the scene.
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The available public record does not disclose the investigator's speed before impact, whether the investigator was traveling on official business, where the investigator was going, or why an unmarked State Patrol vehicle was traveling through the area at approximately 5:00 a.m. The State Patrol also did not publicly identify the investigator. Those omissions remained even after the death was presented to a grand jury.
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The later grand-jury reporting is particularly significant because the jury issued five recommendations concerning how Nebraska should investigate crashes involving law-enforcement officers. Among them, jurors recommended that an outside agency establish jurisdiction when an officer is involved in a motor-vehicle crash; that an incident commander from another agency be present; that evidence be logged before removal; that witnesses and involved persons not leave the scene except for medical treatment; that blood draws and drug toxicology testing be conducted as soon as possible; and that the Nebraska State Patrol follow its own policies and procedures in the interest of transparency and maintaining public trust.
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Sierra was a 25-year-old Walthill resident whose life has remained almost entirely absent from the public reporting surrounding her death. Despite extensive searches beyond the original news coverage, publicly indexed obituary, memorial and family coverage sufficient to reliably describe her occupation, children, family relationships or what she was doing at the residence that morning could not be established. The available reporting identifies only that she had just left a home on the east side of Highway 77 before crossing the highway.
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DISPOSITION:
Because Sierra's death involved a law-enforcement officer, the case was ultimately presented to a grand jury. Dakota County District Court Judge Bryan C. Meismer convened the grand jury in September 2022, with Washington County Attorney Scott Vander Schaaf and Chief Deputy Attorney Erik Petersen appointed as special prosecutors. The grand jury returned a No True Bill, finding no criminal conduct in Sierra's death, and the Nebraska State Patrol investigator was not criminally charged.
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The grand jury nevertheless accompanied its decision with five recommendations directed at the handling of law-enforcement vehicle crashes, including independent scene control, evidence preservation, restrictions on involved persons leaving the scene, prompt toxicology testing and greater adherence by State Patrol to its own procedures in the interest of transparency and public trust.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The Nebraska State Patrol specifically did not publicly identify the investigator who was driving the unmarked State Patrol vehicle that struck and killed Sierra Stricker, preventing examination of that investigator's prior crashes, disciplinary history, complaints or other misconduct.
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LITIGATION:
No civil lawsuit arising from Sierra Stricker's death was located in the publicly indexed court and news records searched.

https://journalstar.com/news/state-and-regional/nebraska/article_2d227d79-4f02-5522-900b-029dd022b5d6.html
https://omaha.com/news/state-regional/crime-courts/article_df9a085c-32b0-11ec-a4d5-bb02d3195a67.html
https://delta.creativecirclecdn.com/enterprise/files/20220929-165329-Enterprise%209%3A30.pdf
 

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REASON WHY PURSUIT WAS INITIATED:
At approximately 9:59 p.m., Salisbury Police Pfc. Christopher Denny was leaving the police department when he saw a black Honda Accord driven by Jamaal Parish Mitchell at Delaware Avenue and West Salisbury Parkway with its headlights off. Denny followed the Honda and activated his emergency lights. Police alleged Mitchell began increasing his speed and swerving across lane lines, and Denny told his supervisor he believed Mitchell might be impaired. Sgt. Chad Crockett authorized Denny to continue the pursuit.
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OFFICIAL NARRATIVE:
On 10/21/2021, Salisbury Police Pfc. Christopher Denny pursued 35-year-old Jamaal “Smurfee” Parish Mitchell westbound on Route 50. Mitchell had spent the evening at his aunt’s birthday celebration at the Salisbury VFW and, according to his family, was taking his normal route home when Denny encountered him. Investigators found no evidence that Denny knew Mitchell or had been looking for him before seeing his Honda at the intersection.
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The pursuit lasted approximately two minutes on Route 50. Denny’s patrol vehicle reached approximately 72 mph. During radio transmissions, Denny initially reported Mitchell traveling approximately 50 mph, then 65 mph, with no traffic. Denny reported the Honda swerving and straddling lanes, and Crockett authorized continued pursuit based on the possibility that Mitchell was impaired.
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Mitchell turned from Route 50 onto Queen Avenue and struck the rear corner of a Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office SUV driven by Deputy David Munir, who had positioned himself at the intersection to assist Denny. Munir then joined the pursuit, with Denny following behind. The Attorney General’s investigation found no evidence that Munir obtained the supervisor approval normally required under Wicomico County pursuit policy before joining another agency’s pursuit.
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Only approximately 18 seconds elapsed between Mitchell turning onto Queen Avenue and the fatal crash. Mitchell traveled approximately one-quarter mile down Queen Avenue, crossed into the opposing lane and struck an Acura whose driver was turning left onto Duchess Drive. The Honda then crossed the yard at 1501 Duchess Drive, struck a parked vehicle and crashed into a tree. A deputy later observed that the Honda’s speedometer was frozen between 70 and 80 mph, although crash investigators could not reliably determine Mitchell’s actual impact speed because the Honda had sustained multiple collisions.
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Denny and Munir arrived seconds later and found Mitchell trapped and unresponsive. Officers attempted to open the severely damaged Honda while requesting EMS. A deputy initially detected a faint pulse, but Mitchell had suffered catastrophic head, brain and spinal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. The medical examiner ruled the death accidental. Toxicology later found a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.25 percent and no other drugs in the urine sample.
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Mitchell was a 35-year-old Salisbury resident who was known as “Smurfee.” On the night he died, he was not coming from a reported crime scene or other police encounter; his family told investigators he had been celebrating his aunt’s birthday at the local VFW and was simply traveling his customary route home when Denny noticed his headlights were off.
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DISPOSITION:
The Maryland Attorney General’s Independent Investigations Division conducted an extensive investigation using dashboard and body-camera video, radio traffic, crash reconstruction, medical-examiner findings, witness interviews, departmental records and the officers’ pursuit histories. The investigation was completed in February 2022 and forwarded to Wicomico County State’s Attorney Jamie Dykes. On 04/21/2022, the State’s Attorney declined prosecution. Neither Denny nor Munir was criminally charged for his role in the pursuit.
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The IID concluded that Denny’s pursuit complied with Salisbury Police policy because that policy permitted pursuit of a potentially intoxicated driver and his supervisor authorized continuation. Investigators noted that Munir did not obtain supervisor approval before joining the pursuit, but concluded that because Mitchell had struck Munir’s cruiser, Munir had an independent basis to initiate a pursuit and that the possible policy violation did not amount to criminal gross negligence.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
Pfc. Christopher Denny initiated and led the pursuit. The Attorney General’s review of his personnel records found no internal-affairs complaints and no previous pursuits in which he had been directly engaged; he had previously participated only in supporting roles. Denny declined to be interviewed by IID investigators and did not write an incident report, with Salisbury Police taking the position that its reporting requirement did not apply because Denny had relinquished the lead position to Munir before the fatal crash.
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Deputy David Munir joined the pursuit after Mitchell’s Honda struck his patrol SUV. The Attorney General’s review found no internal-affairs complaints but revealed that Munir had already participated in five police pursuits before Mitchell’s death; Wicomico County’s internal pursuit-review board had classified all five as within policy. Munir also declined an IID interview but submitted a written report six days after the crash.
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Both departments avoided conducting their own full pursuit reviews after Mitchell’s death. Salisbury Police maintained that Denny had discontinued his pursuit when Munir took the lead and therefore its post-pursuit reporting requirement did not apply. Wicomico County similarly maintained that its pursuit review was unnecessary because Salisbury Police initiated the chase and Mitchell had crashed before Munir formally began pursuing him.

https://oag.maryland.gov/resources-info/Documents/pdfs/IID/052022_IID_Report.pdf
https://www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/press/2022/052022.pdf
https://www.wmar2news.com/news/local-news/video-shows-salisbury-police-chase-that-ended-in-deadly-crash
https://www.wmdt.com/2021/10/police-attempted-traffic-stop-leads-to-fatal-crash-investigation-underway/
https://www.wmdt.com/2022/05/investigative-report-released-for-wicomico-co-fatal-police-pursuit-crash/
https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/victim-who-died-in-crash-during-salisbury-police-chase-identified/
https://www.shorenewsnetwork.com/dashcam-footage-of-police-chase-that-led-to-fatal-crash-in-wicomico-county-released/

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REASON WHY PURSUIT WAS INITIATED:
At approximately 11:37 p.m. on 10/20/2021, a Missoula Police officer observed a white Honda Civic traveling approximately 60–70 mph on West Broadway, where the speed limit was 25 mph. The officer attempted to stop the car for the extreme speeding. Driver Kemari Parks, 20, made a quick turn and continued driving away, and police escalated a pursuit.
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OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY:
On 10/20/2021, a Missoula Police officer attempted to stop the Honda after observing it traveling more than twice the posted speed limit on West Broadway. Parks initially managed to get away from the officer, but police subsequently located the Honda again. As officers approached, Parks accelerated through a parking lot with a 17-year-old boy riding as his passenger and police resumed the chase.
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During the pursuit, Parks drove through red lights and into opposing traffic while police continued chasing him through Missoula. The chase ultimately reached South 5th Street West near Higgins Avenue. Parks struck multiple parked vehicles before the Honda crashed. The 17-year-old passenger suffered catastrophic injuries; Parks suffered facial and head injuries but got out of the wreck and ran from the scene before police apprehended him.
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The teenager survived the initial crash and was transported for emergency medical treatment but died from his injuries the following morning, 10/21/2021. Contemporary court and news coverage consistently withheld his name, referring to him only as a 17-year-old passenger; the available records identify him by the initials J.M. His identity was not subsequently disclosed in the later publicly indexed criminal or parole records located.
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The initial reporting described Parks as facing vehicular homicide while under the influence, criminal endangerment and fleeing from a police officer. Later Montana Department of Corrections and Board of Pardons and Parole records establish that the final conviction offenses were negligent homicide, two counts of criminal endangerment and fleeing from or eluding a peace officer. Parks entered Montana State Prison on 08/31/2022.
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DISPOSITION:
Parks was initially held on $250,000 bail. His original prosecution included vehicular homicide while under the influence, but the final Montana corrections record lists negligent homicide rather than DUI vehicular homicide, together with two criminal-endangerment convictions and fleeing from or eluding a peace officer.
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Parks became eligible for parole on 10/21/2023. The Montana Board of Pardons and Parole denied parole in 2023, citing the nature and severity of the offenses, poor supervision history, the seriousness of the crime and need for programming. Parole was again denied in October 2024 because of poor institutional conduct and need for programming. By October 2025 and again in January 2026, the Board listed Parks as ineligible because of his conduct.
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No Missoula Police officer was criminally charged for the officer's role in initiating or continuing the pursuit.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The Missoula Police Department did not publicly identify the officer who initiated and participated in the fatal pursuit.

https://www.kpax.com/news/crime-and-courts/man-facing-charges-after-crash-kills-his-passenger
https://www.krtv.com/news/crime-and-courts/man-charged-with-vehicular-homicide-while-dui
https://www.kpax.com/news/crime-and-courts/man-charged-with-missoula-vehicular-homicide-appears-in-court
https://www.missouladailynews.com/investigation-underway-after-a-man-died-following-a-police-chase/
https://incarcernation.com/view-for-death-by-cop/entry/16276/?gvid=22268&pagenum=233
https://cor.mt.gov/LegislativeAgencyMaterials/2023/DOC-Committee-Materials/DOC.budgetcommittee.1.23.23.pdf
https://bopp.mt.gov/_docs/dispositions/2023/10-2023-Final-Board-Dispositions.pdf
https://bopp.mt.gov/_docs/dispositions/2024/10-2024-Final-Board-Dispositions-002.pdf
https://bopp.mt.gov/_docs/dispositions/2025/10-2025-Final-Board-Dispositions.pdf
https://bopp.mt.gov/_docs/dispositions/2026/01-2026-Final-Board-Dispositions.pdf

Officers and deputies spotted a car traveling along the Appalachian Highway that was the subject of a BOLO (Be On the Lookout) in connection to a robbery that occurred about 7 p.m. in Jacksboro. Officers escalated a pursuit onto the freeway, I-75, and chased the vehicle at high speed until the driver crashed into several vehicles stopped in a construction zone, including a cruiser driven by a trooper with the Tennessee Highway Patrol who was parked behind a disabled vehicle on the highway. During reported efforts to take the driver into custody, a Caryville officer and a Campbell County deputy shot and killed him.

https://www.wate.com/news/da-use-of-lethal-force-in-campbell-county-officer-involved-shooting-justified/
 

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REASON WHY PURSUIT WAS INITIATED:
Memphis and Bartlett police attempted to stop a vehicle driven by Johnny Landon near Mississippi Boulevard and Lamar Avenue because Landon had active warrants for aggravated assault. Landon continued driving away and officers followed him until he briefly stopped near Hernando Road and Alice Avenue. Police alleged Landon then intentionally rammed a Bartlett Police vehicle and drove away again, and Memphis Police continued the pursuit.
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OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY:
On 10/21/2021, Memphis Police pursued Landon south through Memphis following the attempted arrest and collision with the Bartlett police vehicle. Police alleged officers eventually lost sight of the vehicle on Elvis Presley Boulevard near Winchester Road. Public reporting does not provide a reliable maximum pursuit speed, total distance or duration.
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As Landon approached E Raines Road on Elvis Presley Boulevard, his vehicle crashed into a vehicle driven by 59-year-old Marvin Edward “Peanut” Honey. Honey was an uninvolved driver who was on his way to the grocery store when the pursuit reached his path. He suffered critical injuries and was transported to a hospital, where he died. Landon survived with non-critical injuries and was taken into custody.
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Honey was born on 05/16/1962 in Memphis to Charlie and Bobbie Jones and was affectionately known to family and friends as “Peanut” and “Nut.” He grew up in Memphis, attended Hamilton-area schools and had deep roots in the community. What should have been an ordinary trip to buy groceries ended with Honey becoming an uninvolved casualty of a police pursuit.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES:
1 Fatality, 1 Injury.
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EYEWITNESS OR FAMILY STATEMENTS:
Honey’s family publicly demanded answers after his death, questioning the police pursuit that preceded the collision. Honey had no connection to the alleged crimes or attempted arrest that initiated the encounter and was simply driving to the grocery store when he was killed.
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DISPOSITION:
Johnny Landon was taken into custody following the crash. No Memphis or Bartlett police officer was criminally charged for the officer’s role in initiating or continuing the pursuit.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
Neither the Memphis Police Department nor Bartlett Police Department publicly identified the officers who initiated and participated in the fatal pursuit, including the Bartlett officer whose police vehicle Landon allegedly rammed.

https://www.localmemphis.com/article/news/crime/bystander-killed-suspect-injured-in-crash-during-police-chase-in-whitehaven/522-a9059996-79a8-420d-b0cf-4b613506416b
https://wreg.com/news/local/one-dead-after-crash-involving-bartlett-memphis-police/
https://wreg.com/news/family-demands-answers-after-a-fatal-crash-during-police-chase/
https://www.actionnews5.com/2021/10/22/suspect-chased-by-officers-crashes-kills-one/
https://www.legacy.com/funeral-homes/obituaries/name/marvin-honey-obituary?pid=200518131&v=batesville

On October 21, 2021, Ashwaubenon Public Safety officers were asked to perform a welfare check at a residence after Karissa E. Peronto, 27, failed to show up for work and did not respond to text messages. Upon arrival, officers heard a scuffle coming from the garage followed by multiple gunshots. After several unsuccessful attempts to make contact, a SWAT team placed a camera inside the garage, where they observed Karissa Peronto and 26-year-old Bryan Morales dead on the floor.
TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES: 2 Fatalities

https://www.wbay.com/2021/10/21/police-swarm-residential-complex-ashwaubenon/

On October 21, 2021, Ashwaubenon Public Safety officers were asked to perform a welfare check at a residence after Karissa E. Peronto, 27, failed to show up for work and did not respond to text messages. Upon arrival, officers heard a scuffle coming from the garage followed by multiple gunshots. After several unsuccessful attempts to make contact, a SWAT team placed a camera inside the garage, where they observed Karissa Peronto and 26-year-old Bryan Morales dead on the floor.
TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES: 2 Fatalities

https://www.wbay.com/2021/10/21/police-swarm-residential-complex-ashwaubenon/

On October 21, 2021, at approximately 9:30 a.m., FBI agents from the Portland Field Office executed a search warrant at a residence in the 6100 block of Northeast 14th Avenue in Portland, Oregon, as part of a federal child exploitation investigation. During the operation, a male occupant of the home barricaded himself inside. The FBI was assisted by the Portland Police Bureau's Special Emergency Reaction Team (SERT), Crisis Negotiation Team, Explosives Disposal Unit, and patrol officers from the North Precinct. After entering the residence, officers discovered the individual deceased. No further details have been released.
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https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/portland/news/press-releases/fbi-activity-in-ne-portland
https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/portland/news/press-releases/fbi-activity-in-ne-portland
https://currently.att.yahoo.com/att/cm/ex-nys-judge-prosecutor-kills-192214635.html

On 10/20/2021, officers assigned to a fugitive apprehension task force with the Colorado Department of Corrections attempted to arrest Aaron Leo Lang in Aurora, Colorado for an alleged parole violation. During the attempted arrest near South Parker Road, officers reported that Lang appeared to raise or aim a weapon toward them. Officers opened fire, striking Lang. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The shooting was referred for independent investigation and remained under review at the time of reporting.

https://www.denverpost.com/2021/10/21/aaron-lang-shot-killed-aurora-parole-arrest/
https://www.9news.com/article/news/crime/aaron-lang-shot-killed-aurora/73-8a6b7c0f-6f6d-4b4e-9a33-8c9b3f0e5c1a
https://kdvr.com/news/local/parolee-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting-in-aurora/
https://www.cpr.org/2021/10/21/aurora-officer-involved-shooting-parole-violation/