Death by Cop – 2023
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Davon Hilton
Case # :726
Age :22
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/26/2023
Location : Cleary Blvd+Pine Island Rd
City : Plantation
County : Broward
State : Florida
Agency : US Marshals
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Davon Hilton had approached an Uber vehicle he was in shortly after noon that was in the area of Cleary Boulevard at Pine Island Road. Officers approached the vehicle. When they reached the car, Hilton was located deceased in the back seat of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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Michael Signor
Case # :725
Age :32
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/26/2023
Location : Baco Dr+Blairs Ln
City : Placerville
County : El Dorado
State : California
Agency : El Dorado County SO, SWAT
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police while being served warrant
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
El Dorado County deputies were serving a search warrant when one person came to the door with what appeared to be a gun. Deputies shot and killed Michael Signor.
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Amaree’ya Henderson
Case # :724
Age :25
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/26/2023
Location : 1100 block of Metropolitan Ave
City : Kansas City
County : Kansas City
State : Kansas
Agency : Kansas City PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
A KCK officer was conducting a traffic stop in the 1100 block of Metropolitan Ave. just before 8:30 p.m. whena confrontation occurred. The officer fired shots. Amaree’ya Henderson was killed.He is believed to have been unarmed.
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :723
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/26/2023
Location : 900 block of Holman Way
City : Sparks
County : Lassen
State : Nevada
Agency : Lassen County SO, SWAT
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Police approached to talk to a man who locked himself in a van. Police set up a perimeter and about an hour in, police heard what sounded like a gunshot in the van.Police called the special weapons and tactics team and eventually, police forced the van open and found him dead inside. He was not publicly identified and no more information is available.
Source links :
https://www.kolotv.com/2023/04/26/holman-way-closed-sparks-heavy-police-activity/
Karl Jones
Case # :722
Age :31
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/25/2023
Location : 2099 E 5th St
City : Lumberton
County : Robeson
State : North Carolina
Agency : Lumberton PD
Officer(s) : Jeffrey Lowe
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Lumberton PD officers were dispatched to a domestic disturbance call at 2009 East 5th Street. They found Karl Jones, who was upset, and “an altercation took place.” Police shot and killed him. He is believed to have been unarmed.
There is no BWC footage from the incident and no other video footage at this time, however, there were several witnesses to the shooting which happened inside the home.
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Christopher Ochs
Case # :721
Age :27
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/25/2023
Location : Cold Creek Lane
City : St. Ignatius
County : Lake
State : Montana
Agency : Lake County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health welfare check
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Lake County deputies were sent to a welfare check and found Christopher Ochs who reportedly held a knife and charged at a Lake County Sheriff’s Office who shot and killed him.
Source links :
https://flatheadbeacon.com/2023/04/25/missoula-man-killed-in-lake-county-officer-involved-shooting/
https://nbcmontana.com/news/local/officer-involved-shooting-under-investigation-in-lake-co
Joseph Gonzalez
Case # :720
Age :27
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 04/25/2023
Location :
City : Mena
County : Polk
State : Arkansas
Agency : Mena PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police while resisting arrest
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Joseph Gonzalez, 27, of Cove, Ark., who was wanted for outstanding warrants in Texas was in front of a Mexican restaurant when he tried to flee and hit an officer with his car. The officer fired 1 shot into the car. Gonzales lost control of the vehicle and died shortly thereafter from the gunshot wound.
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Maximino Lopez-Gonzalez
Case # :719
Age :68
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 04/25/2023
Location :
City : Lakeland
County : Polk
State : Florida
Agency : Polk County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Medical emergency
Event : Died during arrest
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
The Polk County sheriff’s office said deputies were called to the home of Maximino Lopez-Gonzalez, 68, for a family disturbance. He had sprayed a bedridden 65-year-old woman with a chemical cleaning liquid while threatening to kill her.Deputies arrested him and he was taken to the sheriff’s processing center. He freed one hand from cuffs and started hitting the windows of a patrol car with his fists and head. The deputy who was transporting the Lopez-Gonzalez stopped. Maximino Lopez-Gonzalez was sweating and hallucinating and continued to fight police, suggestive of possible drug intoxication. He became unresponsive on the way to the hospital and died. Cause of death has not been disclosed by police.
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Rene Fuentes
Case # :718
Age :33
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 04/25/2023
Location : Walnut+Vine
City : Winton
County : Merced
State : California
Agency : Merced County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Merced County Sheriff's deputies had been chasing two men in a vehicle for undisclosed reasons.An officer fired one shot into the vehicle but it is unclear if anyone was hit. A video of the incident shows one of the men put a gun to his head and fire it. The man died from his injuries.
Source links :
https://abc30.com/livingston-police-officer-involved-shooting-investigation-merced-county/13187024/
Doroteo Martinez-Castro
Case # :717
Age :43
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 04/25/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Haines City
County : Polk
State : Florida
Agency : Polk County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police chase crash injuries
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Doroteo Martinez-Castro was involved in a head-on crash April 22 in unincorporated Haines City at the intersection of U.S. Highway 17/92 and Lee Jackson Highway North. One man died from his injuries shortly after the crash. Martinez-Castro was charged with DUI manslaughter, was arrested after being treated and released.
After being booked into the Polk County Jail, he became ill in the South County Jail medical dorm. He was taken to ahospital where he died. An initial autopsy shows he died from "crash-related internal injuries," deputies noted.
Source links :
https://www.fox13news.com/news/man-personed-in-fatal-dui-crash-dies-following-arrest
https://www.miamiherald.com/latest-news/article274732566.html
Name Not Disclosed
Case # :716
Age :50
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/25/2023
Location : 3800 block of Pecan Valley Drive
City : Missouri City
County : Fort Bend
State : Texas
Agency : Missouri City PD, East Fort Bend SWAT
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after public disturbance
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Missouri City Police were called to the 3800 block of Pecan Valley Drive about a man with a gun in the front yard of a home. The man made comments causing the officers to fear he may be suicidal. East Fort Bend County SWAT and Crisis Negotiators arrived finally, SWAT members fired beanbags and the man fired multiple shots at the. They shot and killed him.
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Veronica Shipp
Case # :715
Age :46
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 04/24/2023
Location : 17th+Hilton
City : Columbus
County : Muscogee
State : Georgia
Agency : Georgia State Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
On 04/24/2023, 46-year-old Veronica Shipp was a passenger in a third-party motorist’s car that was hit by a police chase escalated by Georgia State Patrol. Veronica Shipp died as a result of this fatal chase aimed at someone else.
Source links :
https://www.wtvm.com/2023/04/24/one-woman-dead-after-high-speed-chase-columbus/
John R. Nutt
Case # :714
Age :41
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/24/2023
Location : Route 687+Davis St
City : Pemberton Township
County : Burlington
State : New Jersey
Agency : Pemberton Township PD
Officer(s) : Laquan Jett
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
A Pemberton Township police officer attempted to stop a motorcyclist in connection with a criminal investigation and escalated a chase. The motorcycle hit a civilian vehicle, crashed and the motorcyclist John R. Nutt died.
Source links :
https://www.nj.com/news/2023/07/authorities-id-motorcyclist-killed-during-police-chase.html
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Luke Mendez
Case # :713
Age :26
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 04/24/2023
Location : Laurence Harbor Section of Old Bridge
City : Cheesequake State Park
County : Middlesex
State : New Jersey
Agency : Old Bridge PD
Officer(s) : Christopher Hammel
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during public fight
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Old Bridge PD responded to a 911 call regarding a fightin Laurence Harbor in which one man was killed by officer Christopher Hammel. Police did not reveal more about this killing.
Source links :
https://abc7ny.com/police-involved-shooting-man-killed-911-call-dispute/13185115/
Andrew Davidson *COP
Case # :712
Age :23
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/24/2023
Location : Van Buren Blvd+Garfield St
City : Riverside
County : Riverside
State : California
Agency : Riverside County SO
Officer(s) :
Cause of death : Vehicle, off-duty
Event : Killed in off-duty motorcycle crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Off-duty deputy Andrew Davidson with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department died in a crash involving his motorcycle and a car around 8:30 a.m. on 04/24/2023 on Van Buren Boulevard near Garfield Street in Riverside.
Source links :
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/riverside-county-deputy-killed-in-off-duty-crash/
David Eugene Salinas
Case # :711
Age :39
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 04/24/2023
Location : 33rd Ave S, St Cloud Park
City : St. Cloud
County : Osceola
State : Minnesota
Agency : St. Cloud PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Unknown after taser, drone maneuvers
Event : Killed by police after report of drug use in park
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
On April 24, St. Cloud police officers responded to a parking lot in the 200 block of 33rd Avenue South where a man was possibly using drugs in a car and gave police a false name. Officers then told him he was under arrest. He ran toward nearby Heritage Park with police chasing him. One officer used his Taser. Police allegedly lost track of him. Just before 8 a.m. the next day, a passerby reported him dead on a path in Heritage Park. His cause of death was not revealed by police. It is unclear why despite drones and surveillance tactics, police could not locate him on a path after tasering him.
Source links :
https://www.fox9.com/news/bca-identifies-man-found-dead-in-st-cloud-park-day-after-police-pursuit
Jack Watson
Case # :710
Age :20
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/24/2023
Location : 04/24/2023
City : 04/24/2023
County : Clackamas
State : Oregon
Agency : Clackamas County SO, Portland Police Bureau
Officer(s) : Brian Wheeler, Nicholas Wambold, David Sloboda
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during homicide investigation
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Jack Watson had shot a man in a sex shop and was located by police. Portland Police officers and Clackamas County Sheriff's Office deputies chased him and finally shot and killed him near the 11000 block of SE 82nd Avenue in unincorporated Clackamas County.
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Robernard Benjamin
Case # :709
Age :39
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/23/2023
Location : Brook Street, Locust Grove
City : Lithia Springs
County : Douglas
State : Georgia
Agency : Douglas County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Lithia Springs PD arrived to a domestic dispute and find a woman stabbed and a man holding a knife. Police shot and killed Robernard Benjamin.
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https://news.yahoo.com/deputies-woman-covered-blood-open-212351283.html
Ashton Jonathan Robinson
Case # :708
Age :39
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/23/2023
Location : Bull Run Post Office Rd
City : Chantilly
County : Fairfax
State : Virginia
Agency : Fauquier County PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Fauquier County deputies had been chasing Robinsonafter he allegedly drove away from a DWI checkpoint. Police state that he hit the Camry and drove off the road, hitting a guardrail. Later, Fauquier County PD responded to a two-car crash near the intersection of Lee Highway and Bull Run Post Office Road, finding Ashton Robinson, who had been thrown from his car and was dead.
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Name Not Disclosed 2 of 2
Case # :707
Age :17
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/23/2023
Location : Falcon St
City : Hopewell
County : Harris
State : Virginia
Agency : Prince George PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Prince George PDchased a car full of teenagers to question them about a nearby shooting. Police escalated a chase until the teenagers crashed. Police said the driver, a 17-year-old male from Prince George County, and the front-seat passenger, Cortaz Cheatham, died in a crash during a high-speed police chase. The other passenger, a 16-year-old boy in the SUV’s back seat, later also died.
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Cortaz Cheatham 1 of 2
Case # :706
Age :17
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/23/2023
Location : Falcon St
City : Hopewell
County : Harris
State : Virginia
Agency : Prince George PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Prince George PD chased a car full of teenagers to question them about a nearby shooting. Police escalated a chase until the teenagers crashed. Police said the driver, a 17-year-old male from Prince George County, and the front-seat passenger, Cortaz Cheatham, died in a crash during a high-speed police chase. The other passenger, a 16-year-old boy in the SUV’s back seat, later also died.
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Tracy E. Hayes
Case # :705
Age :40
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/23/2023
Location : Sidentop Rd+Technology Dr
City : Weldon Springs
County : St. Charles
State : Missouri
Agency : Weldon Springs PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Just after 12:30 a.m. near Sidentop Road and Technology Drive, officers conducted a traffic stop with a car when someone inside the car got out and tried to run. Police were able to apprehend the man but he then started resisting arrest and allegedly pulled out a gun. One of the officers shot and killed him.
Source links :
https://www.kmov.com/2023/04/24/person-dead-overnight-officer-involved-shooting-st-charles-county/
https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/1-person-dead-in-officer-involved-shooting/
Larry Calk
Case # :704
Age :25
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/23/2023
Location : Hwy 107
City : Pineville
County : Rapides
State : Louisiana
Agency : Rapides Parish SO, Pineville PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic dispute
Disposition : Cleared by DA
Open records summary :
Pineville PD allege that they received a call about a domestic disturbance, arrived at the home and found Larry calk holding a child while threatening them with bodily harm. Police shot and killed him. The officers were cleared by the DA.
Source links :
https://www.kalb.com/2023/04/23/one-person-dead-after-pineville-pd-officer-involved-shooting/
Joseph Dewayne Taylor
Case # :703
Age :33
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/23/2023
Location : Mansfield Rd+Valley View Dr
City : Shreveport
County : Caddo
State : Louisiana
Agency : Shreveport Community Response Unit
Officer(s) : Daniel Denby, Terri Simmons, Anthony Visciotti
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Just after 9:30 p.m., members of the Shreveport Community Response Unit conducted a traffic stop at Mansfield Road and Valley View Drive encountering an armed man. Police tried to forcibly arrest him and during that struggle with Shreveport PD officers Daniel Denby, Terri Simmons and Anthony Visciotti, they shot and killed Joseph Dewayne Taylor. More than two dozen police units responded.
Officer Visciotti had shot and killed Joseph Taylor, 33, in April and was just cleared for that killing one week before being centrally involved in the death of Ken’Deris Lawrence. Visciotti had just been cleared to return back to work days before killing Ken’Deris Lawrence. In 2021, Officer Visciotti shot and injured Devin R. Ned and was appointed Hero of the Year 2021.
Source links :
https://www.ksla.com/video/2023/04/25/man-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting-mansfield-road/
https://www.ksla.com/video/2023/04/25/coroner-identifies-man-killed-officer-involved-shooting/
Destiny Darling 2 of 2
Case # :702
Age :28
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 04/23/2023
Location : EB Saliman Rd
City : Carson City
County : Bullfrog
State : Nevada
Agency : Bullfrog County SO, Carson City PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Bullfrog County deputies saw a vehicle they felt may have been involved in a crime elsewhere and police escalated a chase on eastbound Saliman Road, resulting in the vehicle crashing into a smaller SUV on US-50.Korina Adams and Destiny Darling were killed and a man and another woman were transported to the hospital. Their status is unknown.
Source links :
https://mynews4.com/news/local/two-killed-three-injured-in-crash-after-police-pursuit-in-carson-city
https://foxreno.com/newsletter-daily/fatal-crash-on-east-william-st-and-north-saliman-rd
Korina Adams 1 of 2
Case # :701
Age :27
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 04/23/2023
Location : EB Saliman Rd
City : Carson City
County : Bullfrog
State : Nevada
Agency : Bullfrog County SO,Carson City PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Bullfrog County deputies saw a vehicle they felt may have been involved in a crime elsewhere and police escalated a chase on eastbound Saliman Road, resulting in the vehicle crashing into a smaller SUV on US-50.Korina Adams and Destiny Darling were killed and a man and another woman were transported to the hospital. Their status is unknown.
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Bullfrog County deputies saw a vehicle they felt may have been involved in a crime elsewhere and police escalated a chase on eastbound Saliman Road, resulting in the vehicle crashing into a smaller SUV on US-50.Korina Adams and Destiny Darling were killed and a man and another woman were transported to the hospital. Their status is unknown.
Wendell Bott IV
Case # :700
Age :48
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/23/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Fortuna
County : Humboldt
State : California
Agency : Fortuna PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
A Fortuna man texted to a female that he had killed his son and the dog and sent her photos. The female contacted Fortuna PD. The woman called in a possible homicide at a residence in the 2300 block of Newburg Road. Officers evacuated residents and set up a perimeter, then heard the sound of what they believed to be a gunshot. The multi-agency Crisis Negotiation Team and Humboldt County SWAT Team responded with tactical command and eventually made entry into the residence where Wendell Bott IV was located deceased from apparent suicide under police duress. His son Wendell Bott V was found inside, also dead.
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Joseph Louis Riviere III
Case # :699
Age :50
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/22/2023
Location : Harvard+Field Ave
City : Metairie
County : Jefferson
State : Louisiana
Agency : Jefferson Parish SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed during police investigation
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Jefferson Parish deputies arrived at a home near the corner of Harvard and Field Avenues to question a man after midnight. When the man arrived at the house, heallegedly got out of his car, pulled out a gun, and pointed it at deputies.At least one deputy fired and shot and killed him. Police did not disclose why they were trying to ‘question him’ in the middle of the night.
Source links :
https://www.wdsu.com/article/person-killed-officer-involved-shooting-metairie/43674123#
Jeremy Shane Brown
Case # :698
Age :48
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/22/2023
Location : E 111th St
City : Bixby
County : Tulsa
State : Oklahoma
Agency : Bixby PD
Officer(s) : 5 officers
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during disturbance call
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Bixby PD were called about a 48-year-old male who was causing a disturbance in the parking lot of the gas station at Kum N Go gas station near East 111th Street South and South Memorial Drive. Police allege the man had a weapon andhad fired one shot while causing the disturbance. A total of 5 officers attacked him with a taser and then multiple officers firing shots and killed the man.
Source links :
https://ktul.com/news/local/person-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting-at-bixby-gas-station
Name Not Disclosed
Case # :697
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/21/2023
Location : 600 block of East 144th Pl
City : Dolton
County : Cook
State : Illinois
Agency : Dolton PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Not Disclosed
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Dolton police responded to a domestic call for a man trespassing at an ex-girlfriend’s home in the 600 block of East 144th Place just after 5 a.m., allege the man was armed. Police shot and killed him. Police did not publicly identify him.
Source links :
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/dolton-officer-involved-shooting
Michel Kenneth Lee
Case # :696
Age :30
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/21/2023
Location : 3248 Jordan Line Parkway
City : West Jordan
County : Salt Lake
State : Utah
Agency : Salt Lake West Jordan PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police while allegedly trying to break into cars
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
On 04/21/2023 around 1 a.m. at the Novi at Jordan Valley Station, two men were reported trying to break into cars in a parking garage. Deputies encountered one adult male, with whom they exchanged gunfire. Michael Kenneth Lee died at the scene.
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Larry Robison
Case # :695
Age :54
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/21/2023
Location : Ohio River at Rising Sun
City : Rising Sun
County : Ohio
State : Indiana
Agency : Ohio County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Drowning
Event : Drowned during police chase
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Ohio County deputies and Rising Sun police were looking for a gold-colored Jeep that allegedly left the scene of a crash. Ohio County deputies chased him a mile to the Ohio River boat ramp near Front Street and went into the water. Officers said he remained uncooperative and wouldn't leave the vehicle. He drowned.
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William F. Voelker
Case # :694
Age :69
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/21/2023
Location : 32nd St S+ Airport Ave
City : 32nd St S+ Airport Ave
County : Wood
State : Wisconsin
Agency : Wood County SO, Nekoosa PD, Wisconsin Rapids PD
Officer(s) : Erik Backlund
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during pedestrian stop
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
On Friday, April 21, 202, at approximately 10:57 p.m., an officer from Grand Rapids Police Department approached an individual who was walking near the intersection of 32nd Street S. and Airport Avenue. Police allege that during the contact the man displayed a firearm, and the officer shot and killed him.
Source links :
https://wrcitytimes.com/2023/04/22/officer-involved-shooting-in-grand-rapids-leaves-one-dead/
https://www.wsaw.com/2023/04/22/person-dead-police-shooting-wood-co/
Name Not Disclosed
Case # :693
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/21/2023
Location : Unknown
City : 04/21/2023
County : Polk
State : Montana
Agency : Polk County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Missouri Highway Patrol says Polk County deputies were originally called to the location around 2:30 p.m. Friday about a man who was suicidal. They shot and killed him. No more information was released.
Source links :
https://www.ozarksfirst.com/news/mshp-man-dead-after-polk-county-officer-involved-shooting/
Jamie Reyes
Case # :692
Age :64
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 04/21/2023
Location : 3700 block of Nabholtz Ln
City : Mesquite
County : Clark
State : Texas
Agency : Mesquite PD, SWAT
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police while walking with gun
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Mesquite PD were called to the 3700 block of Nabholtz Lane at around 10 p.m. Friday for reports of a man with a gun in the street pointing the weapon at people in the area. When police arrived, they were told the man had returned home. Police heard gunshots inside his home.Mesquite SWAT was called in and around 3:45 a.m., the man walked out of the house armed with a shotgun and allegedly pointed the gun at . SWAT shot and killed him.
Source links :
https://www.fox4news.com/news/mesquite-officer-involved-shooting-video-shotgun
Panayioti R. Rauseo
Case # :691
Age :35
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/20/2023
Location : 100 block of Fern Hollow
City : Moon Township
County : Allegheny
State : Pennsylvania
Agency : Allegheny County PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Fatal fall during police chase
Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Moon PD responded to a domestic disturbance call in the 100 block of Fern Hollow Road for a disturbance involving a former partner who was no longer at the residence but fled when he saw a police vehicle. Officers found his vehicle unoccupied on Randy Lane. They searched for the man after obtaining an arrest warrant for harassment. The man was found dead in a drainage tunnel at about 9:30 p.m. He had fallen off a cliff and died while fleeing from police.
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https://patch.com/pennsylvania/moon/man-dies-after-police-purusit-moon
https://triblive.com/local/man-dies-after-domestic-disturbance-in-moon/
Dimitri Amarillas
Case # :690
Age :25
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 04/20/2023
Location : 10095 E US 290 Hwy service road EB
City : Manor
County : Travis
State : Texas
Agency : Manor PD, Travis County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot, taser
Event : Killed by police after alleged carjacking attempt
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
At 9:06 pm on Thursday, April 20, 2023, TCSO and Manor Police Department (MPD) received notification from the Austin Police Department of an attempted carjacking in which someone was stabbed at 10095 East US 290 HWY Service Road Eastbound. Police saw a man walking in the middle of the roadway and a TCSO Deputy made contact with the man who was holding a knife. A TCSO deputy fired a taser, then both a TCSO Deputy and a MPD Officer fired their weapons, killing Dimitri Amarillas.
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Barry Baker Jr.
Case # :689
Age :35
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/20/2023
Location : Chestnut Tree Rd+Horseshoe Pike
City : Honey Brook Township
County : Chester
State : Pennsylvania
Agency : Chester County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Barry Baker Jr. was fleeing from police on his motorcycle in Honey Brook Township, Chester County, on April 20. As a result ofbeing chased, he crashed at the intersection of Chestnut Tree Road and Horseshoe Pike after running a red light at the intersection. He was thrown from the motorcycleand died. Police allege that the motorcycle had been reported stolen.
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Daniel Yefter Ghebrehiwet
Case # :688
Age :46
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 04/20/2023
Location : 30th St+Post Rd
City : Indianapolis
County : Marion
State : Indiana
Agency : Indianapolis PD
Officer(s) : Jonathon Phelps, Mathew Harris, Sergio De Leon, John Wallace
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed during police car chase
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Indianapolis PD conducted an investigation that evolved into a vehicle chase and shootout, killing Daniel Yefter Ghebrehiwet.At about12:40 p.m., officers with the Indiana Crime Guns Task Force and Lawrence Police Department saw a man they felt was responsible for a prior shooting. The driver fled and Task Force officers attempted to forcibly stop the vehicle. The driver fled until he crashed in a parking lot. A shootout ensued and Ghebrehiwet was shot and killed.
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Lidia Burgos
Case # :687
Age :33
Gender :Female
Race : Latinx
Date : 04/20/2023
Location : Old Topton Rd
City : Reading
County : Berks
State : Pennsylvania
Agency : Pennsylvania State Police
Officer(s) : Pennsylvania State Police
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Pennsylvania State Police
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Troopers from Pennsylvania State Police's Stroudsburg barracks initiated a traffic stop for both "moving, equipment violations and suspicion of DUI" on April 20. The driver had an active arrest warrant and allegedly refused to exit the vehicle and “proceeded to become combative” and fled the traffic stop. Pennsylvania State Police escalated a chase of the fleeing vehicle for 19 miles before it crashed into a wooded area, chasing the driver for 19 miles before he crashed. Passenger Lidia Burgos was killed by the police chase crash.
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Troopers from Pennsylvania State Police's Stroudsburg barracks initiated a traffic stop for both "moving, equipment violations and suspicion of DUI" on April 20. The driver had an active arrest warrant and allegedly refused to exit the vehicle and “proceeded to become combative” and fled the traffic stop. Pennsylvania State Police escalated a chase of the fleeing vehicle for 19 miles before it crashed into a wooded area, chasing the driver for 19 miles before he crashed. Passenger Lidia Burgos was killed by the police chase crash.