Death by Cop 2022-2024
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Edward Holmes
Age :58
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/24/2024
Location : 100 block of Reed Street
City : Buffalo
County : Erie
State : New York
Agency : Buffalo Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during “man with a gun” call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Buffalo PD responded to a “man with a gun” call and shot and killed the man.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wkbw.com/news/local-news/one-dead-in-officer-involved-shooting-on-reed-street-in-buffalo
Devon Lewis
Age :23
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/24/2024
Location : Palo Verde Road
City : Tucson
County : Pima
State : Arizona
Agency : Pima County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Ramon Morales
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Pima County deputies shot and killed a man holding a sword.
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Michael Hanson
Age :69
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/24/2024
Location : Wexford + McIver
City : Great Falls
County : Cascade
State : Montana
Agency : Cascade County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during execution of search warrant
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police arrived with a search warrant for animal abuse. They shot and killed homeowner Michael Hanson.
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Payden Sells
Age :34
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/24/2024
Location : Unknown
City : York
County : York
State : New York
Agency : Spring Garden Township Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Spring Garden Township Police were sent on a domestic violence call. A man fired a shotgun blast from his porch, injuring an officer. A SWAT standoff ensued after a woman and 2 dogs were rescued from the home. Police shot and killed the man via sniper while he was in an upstairs bedroom of the home.
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James Kreisel
Age :28
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/24/2024
Location : 1000 block of State Fair Boulevard
City : Sedalia
County : Pettis
State : Missouri
Agency : Sedalia Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during disturbance call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Sedalia officers were sent to a disturbance call with a man with a knife. Police engaged in a fight with him, 2 officers were injured and they shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kmbc.com/article/2-sedalia-officers-injured-suspect-dead-following-altercation/46952072#
https://www.kmbc.com/article/2-sedalia-officers-injured-suspect-dead-following-altercation/46952072
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Unknown
Race : Unknown
Date : 02/24/2024
Location : West Franklin Boulevard and Webb Street
City : Bessemer City
County : Gaston
State : North Carolina
Agency : Gaston County Police
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Gaston County deputies were rushing to a call at unknown speed when they crashed into a bystander who died.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wbtv.com/2024/02/25/us-74-gaston-co-closed-both-directions-due-vehicle-crash/
Christopher Michael Ling
Age :36
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/23/2024
Location : Stoney Creek Tarkka Ln and Bethel Springs Dr
City : North East
County : Cecil
State : Maryland
Agency : Cecil County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Christopher Ling’s wife Brittany died by either murder or suicide. When police arrived, a standoff lasting several hours ensued with police applying pressure on Christopher Ling inside. He emerged from the house with a gun to his head and committed suicide under police duress.
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Quadri Jackson
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/23/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Northampton County
County : Northampton
State : Virginia
Agency : Virginia State Police
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Virginia State Police chased a vehicle that registered as stolen until it crashed after a 50-mile hunt, killing the driver, Quadri Jackson.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.aol.com/driver-stolen-vehicle-dies-high-122018830.html
Vernon Jackson
Age :84
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/23/2024
Location : Main Street and La. 1146
City : Rosepine
County : Vernon Parish
State : Louisiana
Agency : Vernon Parish Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police chased a vehicle until it crashed, killing the driver.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kplctv.com/2024/02/24/one-person-killed-crash-during-police-chase/
https://www.kplctv.com/2024/02/27/family-identifies-man-killed-rosepine-crash/
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 02/23/2024
Location : 900 block of East Live Oak
City : Altus
County : Jackson
State : Oklahoma
Agency : Altus Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police found a man with a knife and shot and killed him, stating he had a knife and did not drop it.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 02/23/2024
Location : Tarkka Lane off Bethel Church Road
City : North East
County : Cecil
State : Maryland
Agency : Cecil Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A man’s wife committed suicide and police arrived with armored vehicles and bore down on the home until the man also committed suicide under police duress.
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Joseph Henson
Age :30
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/23/2024
Location : 13000 block of Pearblossom Highway
City : Palmdale
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : LASD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after assault
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police responded to an assault with a knife and located a man who had just stabbed a store clerk and shot and killed him at the Shell station on the 13000 block of Pearblossom Highway.
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Steve Evaristo Ventura
Age :50
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/23/2024
Location : Green Ridge Drive near Open Gate Trail
City : Green Bay
County : Brown
State : Wisconsin
Agency : Green Bay Police Department
Officer(s) : Dan Skenandore
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A man was targeted for arrest due to a weapons violation. Police said he was armed and they shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wbay.com/2024/02/23/police-response-closes-roads-green-bays-west-side/
Colin Jennings
Age :26
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/23/2024
Location : North Nelson Road
City : Columbus
County : Franklin
State : Ohio
Agency : Columbus Division of Police
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health wellness check
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A man was reportedly cutting himself with a knife. Police arrived and shot and killed him.
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Joseph Westley Henson
Age :30
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/23/2024
Location : 13000 block of Pearblossom Highway
City : Palmdale
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : LASD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after assault
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police responded to an assault with a knife and located a man and shot and killed him at the Shell station on the 13000 block of Pearblossom Highway.
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Valentin Benavides IV
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 02/22/2024
Location : 900 block of E. Live Oak Street
City : Altus
County : Jackson
State : Oklahoma
Agency : Altus Police Department
Officer(s) : Not disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Kiilled by police during “man with a knife " call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Altus PD said that witnesses reported seeing a man with a knife. Officers said they spoke with the man, who allegedly charged at them. Valentin Benavides IV was shot and killed.
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Clyde Young
Age :28
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 02/22/2024
Location : Phillips 66
City : West Alton
County : Saint Charles
State : Missouri
Agency : Saint Charles County Police Department
Officer(s) : Not disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Clyde Young called police and reported that he had shot and killed a woman in a truck. Police found Amy Lynn Delacruz dead in vehicle. Young fled to Illinois called police, stating that he had had a relationship with Delacruz and killed her during an argument. He had shot her in the head with a shotgun. He fled at least found him at a Phillips 66 station in West Alton. During a standoff, he died by suicide, the police race
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.firstalert4.com/2024/02/22/police-early-morning-homicide-foristell/
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/standoff-west-alton-ends-suspect-s-death-west-18684033.php
Sief Bani-Khalid
Age :22
Gender :Male
Race : Middle Eastern
Date : 02/22/2024
Location : N. Frandsen Road and Morgan
City : Independence
County : Jackson
State : Missouri
Agency : Independence Police Department
Officer(s) : Not disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Independence Police arrived on a “shots fired” call, found a man with a gun and shot and killed him.
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Joshua Patrick
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/22/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Duplin County
County : Duplin
State : North Carolina
Agency : North Carolina State Police
Officer(s) : Dylan Rotosky
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police vehicle
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
North Carolina trooper tried to pass a vehicle on a road in the middle of a forested area while the vehicle was making a left turn. The trooper hit the driver’s side of the vehicle while trying to pass it and killed the bystander driver.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.witn.com/2024/02/23/troopers-duplin-county-deputy-hits-vehicle-other-driver-killed/
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 02/22/2024
Location : Van Brunt Boulevard
City : Kansas City
County : Jackson
State : Missouri
Agency : Kansas City Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police chased a Ford F150 they felt may be stolen until it crashed, overturned, killing the driver.
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Kelvin Gerard Jackson
Age :34
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/22/2024
Location : South Broad Street
City : Rome
County : Floyd
State : Alabama
Agency : Rome Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after alleged robbery
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A man allegedly “confronted” police who believed he was responsible for an armed robbery and was shot and killed.
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Sief Bani-Khalid
Age :32
Gender :Male
Race : Middle Eastern
Date : 02/22/2024
Location : 700 block of N. Frandsen Road
City : Independence
County : Jackson
State : Missouri
Agency : Independence Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during disturbance
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Independence PD shot and killed a man during a disturbance call, claiming the man had been armed.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kmbc.com/article/independence-missouri-police-shooting-frandsen-road/46915263#
https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article286073191.html
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 02/22/2024
Location : Legrand Road
City : Columbia
County : Richland
State : South Carolina
Agency : Richland County Sheriff's Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Richland County deputies chased a vehicle until it crashed, killing 1, injuring 1. Police state they do not know who was driving.
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Clyde Young
Age :28
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/22/2024
Location : Lewis and Clarke Bridge
City : West Alton
County : St. Charles
State : Missouri
Agency : St. Charles County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police rammed a vehicle for unknown reasons. A shot was heard. A man had committed suicide under police duress. Police stated that he was believed to be responsible for the homicide of a woman.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/standoff-west-alton-ends-suspect-s-death-west-18684033.php
Name Not Disclosed
Age :25
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/22/2024
Location : Watson Road
City : Lenoir
County : Caldwell
State : North Carolina
Agency : Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic dispute call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Caldwell County deputies were called to a residence on Watson Road for a domestic dispute. They shot and killed a man.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://news.yahoo.com/deputy-kills-armed-man-caldwell-024053490.html
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 02/22/2024
Location : Highway 78 and Shipley Street
City : North Charleston
County : Berkeley
State : South Carolina
Agency : Charleston Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed during police chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A traffic stop led to a chase and a man was hit by a patrol car and got into a shootout with police. The man died.
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Anthony Erasmo Madrid Jr.
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 02/22/2024
Location :
City : Nampa
County :
State : Idaho
Agency : Nampa Police Department, Caldwell Police Department, Canyon County Sheriff’s Office, Idaho State Police, Meridian Police Department, Ada County Sheriff's Office, Idaho Department of Correction/Probation and Parole, Nevada State Police, Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Anthony Erasmo Madrid Jr. was believed to have committed several shootings such as shooting into a vehicle and hitting a woman, shooting into an apartment when police found him and initiated a high-speed chase. He committed suicide under police duress in his vehicle.
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Jamarcus Brown
Age :38
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/21/2024
Location : US 61 and Starlanding Road
City : Walls
County : Tunica
State : Mississippi
Agency : DeSoto and Tunica County Sheriff’s
Officer(s) : Not disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police doing standoff
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police escalated a standoff against Jamarcus Brown. Brown was attacked by K9 Luca on a highway and shot and killed the dog. Police killed Brown.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.actionnews5.com/2024/02/21/mbi-investigates-officer-involved-shooting-desoto-county/
https://www.wlox.com/2024/02/22/deputies-shoot-kill-man-who-fatally-shot-k9-officer/
Jamarcus Brown
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/21/2024
Location : US 61
City : Lake Cormorant
County : DeSoto
State : Mississippi
Agency : DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police chased a man, attacked the vehicle with a PIT maneuver and shot and killed him when he shot and injured the K9 that was unleashed on him. It is unknown why police chased and attacked him.
SOURCE LINKS :
Larry Perry
Age :34
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/21/2024
Location : 130th Street and Indiana Avenue
City : Chicago
County : Cook
State : Illinois
Agency : Chicago Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Drowned
Event : Drowned during police chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police chased an allegedly stolen U-Haul truck until it crashed into Little Calumet River. The driver died.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3N62fPUUA4k
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/police-chase-u-haul-crashes-little-calumet-river
Jose Luis Saenz
Age :41
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 02/20/2024
Location : 2500 block of Eastern Avenue
City : Las Vegas
County : Clark
State : Nevada
Agency : Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
Officer(s) : Not disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Unhoused man killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department were sent on a mental health crisis call involving a suicidal man. Police arrived and shot and killed him, alleging that he held a “bladed weapon.” José Luis Saenz had allegedly been unhoused.
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Lucas Lorenzo Barros
Age :42
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 02/20/2024
Location : 451 Vista Dr. SW.
City : Los Lunas
County : Valencia
State : New Mexico
Agency : Los Lunas Police Department, Valencia County Sheriff’s Office, SWAT
Officer(s) : Not disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance event
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Los Lunas police were sent on domestic disturbance call. It is unknown what transpired but police brought SWAT and shot and killed Lucas Barros.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.koat.com/article/los-lunas-police-shooting-vista-drive/46872668
https://www.koat.com/article/deadly-shooting-los-lunas-police/46873075
https://news-bulletin.com/suspect-dead-in-officer-involved-shooting-in-los-lunas/
Jonathan Gale
Age :53
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/20/2024
Location : 12521 N. E. 152nd Avenue
City : Brush Prairie
County : Clark
State : Washington
Agency : Clark County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic violence
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Jonathan Gale reportedly held his girlfriend’s daughter hostage after she called the police on him. The mother sustained injuries and some sort of domestic incident. Police arrived and shot and killed Gale.
SOURCE LINKS :
Name Not Disclosed
Age :14
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 02/20/2024
Location : Ventura and Balboa
City : Encino
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : LAPD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by crash with police “following”
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police saw a Camry with headlights off and “followed but did not pursue.” The vehicle sped up with police after it and crashed into a pole. A 16-year-old girl in the backseat was killed when the car exploded in a fire ball. Police who were behind the vehicle put out some flames but were unable to save the girl.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Female
Race : Unknown
Date : 02/20/2024
Location : 11100 block of Crystal Glen Blvd
City : Orange County
County : Orange
State : Florida
Agency : Orange County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Medical emergency
Event : Died during arrest after beating and restraint
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A woman behaving erratically was fighting with police and died during arrest.
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Lucas Barros
Age :42
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 02/20/2024
Location : 451 Vista Dr.
City : Los Lunas
County : Valencia
State : New Mexico
Agency : Los Lunas
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Los Lunas PD and SWAT appeared at a domestic violence call and shot and killed a man.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.koat.com/article/deadly-shooting-los-lunas-police/46873075
Jonathan Gale
Age :53
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/20/2024
Location : Northeast 152nd
City : Brush Prairie
County : Clark
State : Washington
Agency : Clark County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Tom Yoder, Forrest Gonzalez, Holly DeZubiria , Jeff Ruppel, Isaac Henrikson
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health wellness check
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A woman called and asked police to check on the welfare of her mother. When deputies arrived, they encountered a man with a long gun. They shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kptv.com/2024/02/20/man-killed-clark-county-officer-involved-shooting/
https://www.koin.com/local/clark-county/clark-county-deputies-shooting-identities/
Jose Luis Saenz
Age :41
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 02/20/2024
Location : Eastern Avenue and Sahara Avenue
City : Las Vegas
County : Clark
State : Nevada
Agency : Las Vegas Metro Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
LVMPD received a call about a man on Eastern Avenue and Sahara Avenue holding an “edged weapon.” Police arrived and claim the man walked toward them. They shot and killed him. No word so far what the object was he held that police called an “edged weapon” causing them to fear for their lives.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox5vegas.com/2024/02/20/man-dies-after-being-shot-by-lvmpd-officers-central-valley/
Robert E. Lee
Age :55
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/19/2024
Location : Pine Grove Village at 3900 Clark Ln.
City : Columbia
County : Boone
State : Missouri
Agency : Columbia Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Columbia police were sent to Pine Grove Village, a mobile home community at 3900 Clark Lane in Columbia for a domestic violence call. Police arrived and alleged that a man pointed a gun at them. Police called SWAT and bore down on the trailer until the man died from suicide under duress.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://abc17news.com/news/columbia/2024/02/20/columbia-standoff-ends-in-suicide/
Michael Yearout
Age :39
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/19/2024
Location : West 117th and Bellaire
City : Linndale
County : Cuyahoga
State : Ohio
Agency : Cleveland Division of Police
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Cleveland Division of Police ran an unannounced and unpermitted chase of Michael Yearout for not stopping on command and hunted him until he crashed into a semi and died. He had committed no crimes. The chase was unauthorized. Yearout had apparently tried to make a left turn, realized it was not permitted and corrected himself. An officer saw this and began hunting him. The father of six was on his way to work when chased into a fatal crash by police.
His family continues to speak out. They state that after six months, police still did not tell them why they initiated the unpermitted chase and they are unable to get answers.
SOURCE LINKS :
Family Interview:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsCXI2R4mUo