Death by Cop – 2023

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Emily Breidenbach *COP 2 of 3

Case # :606

Age :32

Gender :Female

Race : White

Date : 04/09/2023

Location : Cameron

City : Madison

County : Barron

State : Wisconsin

Agency : Chetek PD, Cameron PD

Officer(s) :

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Killed on duty

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

An officer from the Chetek Police Department conducted a traffic stop around 3:38 p.m. and during a shootout, the Chetek officer and another officer from Cameron were pronounced dead at the scene. Glenn Douglas Perry, the other person in the shooting was taken to a hospital and later died also.

Source links :

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/2-wisconsin-police-officers-killed-traffic-stop-shooting-98456849

Hunter Scheel *COP 1 of 3

Case # :605

Age :23

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 04/09/2023

Location : Cameron

City : Madison

County : Barron

State : Wisconsin

Agency : Chetek PD, Cameron PD

Officer(s) :

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Killed on duty

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

An officer from the Chetek Police Department conducted a traffic stop around 3:38 p.m. and during a shootout, the Chetek officer and another officer from Cameron were pronounced dead at the scene. The other person in the shooting was taken to a hospital and later died also.

Source links :

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/2-wisconsin-police-officers-killed-traffic-stop-shooting-98456849

Name Not Disclosed

Case # :604

Age :

Gender :Unknown

Race : Unknown

Date : 04/09/2023

Location : Unknown

City : Sacramento

County : Sacramento

State : California

Agency : Woodland PD

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police chase crash

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

Woodland PD spotted a vehicle being driven erratically on Saturday afternoon and attempted to pull them over. Policeescalated a chase and as a result, the car collided with two other vehicles, causing two cars to ignite in car fires. One person died and “nearly a dozen” people were injured, according to the police press release. The vehicle had been driven by a 13-year-old who panicked when hunted by police.

Source links :

https://ksltv.com/539165/one-dead-several-injured-after-13-year-old-crashes-stolen-car-in-california-police-chase/

Matthew Roy Chelgren

Case # :603

Age :38

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 04/08/2023

Location : Unknown

City : Grampian

County : Clearfield

State : Pennsylvania

Agency : Clearfield County SO

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police chase crash

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

Mattherw Roy Chelgren was driving an SUV when a Pennsylvania State Trooper escalated a chase for unknown reasons, attacked him with a PIT maneuver which forced him to crash into a tree and die from what his family states was a slow painful death. Chelgren had been a popular tattoo artist and is described as having been a kind soul. Police did not comment why they created this deadly chase. Chelgren’s family filed suit which states that the reason for the chase was a minor traffic violation.

Source links :

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/theprogressnews/name/matthew-chelgren-obituary?id=51654788

https://www.theprogressnews.com/news/crime/grampian-man-killed-in-crash-while-fleeing-police/article_f3f45a56-d96b-11ed-b1bc-bb9c08c5df59.html

https://pennrecord.com/stories/652881764-pa-state-trooper-s-overzealous-pursuit-led-to-man-s-death-lawsuit-alleges

Jamal Maurice Smith

Case # :602

Age :40

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 04/08/2023

Location : Unknown

City : Joliet

County : Will

State : Illinois

Agency : Joliet PD

Officer(s) : Erick Gutierrez, Christopher McClinton

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

Joliet PD arrived at a domestic disturbance incident when Jamal Maurice Smith was heard arguing with a woman. Police heard shots fired. They entered and within seconds, they had shot Smith multiple times. One of the bullets had shot his neck. He died in the hospital later.

Source links :

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/shot-by-joliet-police-in-april-jamal-smith-dies-at-31-report/ar-AA1fexIx

Tyler Welsh, Jr.

Case # :601

Age :30

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 04/08/2023

Location : vacant home

City : Liberty

County : Trumbull

State : Ohio

Agency : Niles PD, Liberty PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

Tyler Welsh Jr., 30, of Girard was chased by Niles and Liberty police when they discovered that he had a warrant from another jurisdiction for aggravated robbery. He fled and Liberty officers joined Niles PD in the chase. Welsh drove to an empty home and fled inside with numerous officers after him. Police heard a single gunshot in the home and found Welsh dead with a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Source links :

https://www.vindy.com/news/local-news/2023/04/girard-man-in-police-chase-dies-at-hospital/

https://www.wkbn.com/news/local-news/police-robbery-person-taken-to-hospital-after-standoff/

Joseph Walker

Case # :600

Age :37

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 04/08/2023

Location : Brownlee St

City : Mobile

County : Mobile

State : Alabama

Agency : Mobile PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

After a man named Montaze Slater was shot and killed in his vehicle, Mobile PD focused their search on Joseph Walker. When they pursued him, Prichard PD would later find Walker in a vehicle, dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Source links :

https://www.al.com/crime/2023/04/mobile-police-homicide-victim-identified-person-dies-by-suicide.html

Konrad Pfannenstiel

Case # :599

Age :25

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 04/08/2023

Location : Highway 76+ Sleepy Hollow Rd

City : Blanchard

County : McClain

State : Oklahoma

Agency : Blanchard PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during domestic dispute

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

Blanchard Police received a call about a domestic dispute around 4 a.m. near Highway 76 and Sleepy Hollow Road. Police arrived and were met with gunfire and a shootout between the officers and someone inside the home began. A Blanchard officer was shot in the arm. SWAT arrived and found a man and woman dead inside the home. It is believed that the man had killed the female and then committed suicide under police duress.

Source links :

https://okcfox.com/news/local/blanchard-police-standoff-two-dead-killed-shooting-shot-swat-officers-home-hospital

Name Not Disclosed

Case # :598

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 04/08/2023

Location : Hanover St

City : Phillipsburg

County : Warren

State : New Jersey

Agency : Phillipsburg PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

Phillipsburg PDwere sent on a call where a woman in an apparent domestic violence incidentwas shot in the torso and was found by responding police on the sidewalk along Hanover Street. The male person then fired at a town police officer, striking him in the leg.

Source links :

https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/phillipsburg/2023/04/police-officer-and-woman-shot-person-dead-in-phillipsburg-shooting-officials-say.html

https://newjersey.news12.com/prosecutor-phillipsburg-police-officer-woman-shot-person-dead

Homea Spence

Case # :597

Age :44

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 04/08/2023

Location : North State Road 7

City : Plantation

County : Broward

State : Florida

Agency : Plantation PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after allegedly pointing gun

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

On 04/08/2023, Plantation PD responded to the scene of a shooting near the Plantation Inn Hotel & Lounge, located off North State Road 7, Saturday afternoon. Police allege that upon arrival, 44-year-old Homea Spence allegedly pointed a gun at officers. They shot and killed him.

Source links :

https://wsvn.com/news/local/broward/man-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting-near-plantation-hotel-family-seeks-answers-from-police/

https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/one-person-dead-after-shooting-involving-officer-in-plantation/3010868/

Michael Gann

Case # :596

Age :43

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 04/07/2023

Location : 5000 block of W Sunshine

City : Springfield

County : Greene

State : Missouri

Agency : Springfield PD

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police for previous shoplifting event

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

Springfield police arrived at a call that a man and a woman who had been seen shoplifting at a convenience store were back. Police arrived and found them in an encampment across the street. The man held a gun to his head and said “just shoot me,” then allegedly came toward police who shot and killed him.

Source links :

https://www.ky3.com/2023/04/07/man-killed-deputy-involved-shooting-greene-county-mo/

Josh Wayne Tanner

Case # :595

Age :49

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 04/07/2023

Location : Bailey+Townhall Rd

City : Pipestone Twp

County : Berrien

State : Michigan

Agency : Berrien County SO, Michigan State Police

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Taser, medical emergency

Event : Died after arrest for domestic disturbance

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

Michigan State Police troopers were called to help Berrien County sheriff’s deputies arrest Josh Tanner, 49, for aggravated domestic assault, attempted arson and other warrants. Tanner had run into the woods near Bailey and Townhall roads in Pipestone Township but troopers tracked him with a K9.Police found him “sitting against a tree in the woods, holding a knife to his throat,” whereupon troopers used a taser and arrested him. After moving Tanner out of the woods for “several minutes,” troopers said he experienced a medical emergency and was unresponsive.

Source links :

https://www.wlns.com/news/msp-man-has-medical-emergency-dies-after-taser-used/

https://apnews.com/article/stun-gun-taser-josh-tanner-state-police-bdce1a524a514e002f51833d04fdd078

https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/south-mi/msp-investigating-after-man-dies-while-being-taken-into-custody

https://www.wsjm.com/2023/04/06/baroda-man-dies-in-police-custody-msp-investigating/

https://apnews.com/article/stun-gun-taser-josh-tanner-state-police-bdce1a524a514e002f51833d04fdd078

https://www.wlns.com/news/msp-man-has-medical-emergency-dies-after-taser-used/

Christian Baltazar Torres

Case # :594

Age :18

Gender :Male

Race : Latinx

Date : 04/07/2023

Location : Unknown

City : Oxnard

County : Ventura

State : California

Agency : Oxnard PD

Officer(s) : Jarrod Sheffield

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police while holding knife

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

Several people called 911 to report a man with a knife in a residential area. The man then got into another person’s truck. Oxnard PD arrived and ordered him to drop the knife. An officer shot him with a Taser gun. Police fired rubber bullets. Finally, Oxnard PD shot and killed Christian Baltazar Torres.

Source links :

https://calcoastnews.com/2023/04/details-video-of-oxnard-officer-involved-fatal-shooting/

https://thepublicsradio.org/article/mexico-says-us-police-shooting-unreasonable-use-of-force

Misael Aguayo *COP

Case # :593

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Latinx

Date : 04/07/2023

Location : Unknown

City : Tulare

County : Tulare

State : California

Agency : Tulare PD

Officer(s) : Misael Aguayo

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide on duty

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

Tulare PD Officer Misael "Mase" Aguayo died of an "apparent suicide" on duty.

Source links :

https://people.com/human-interest/california-police-officer-dies-apparent-suicide-on-duty-no-words-to-express-the-sadness/

https://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/story/news/2023/04/05/tulare-police-department-mourns-officers-death/70084001007/

Mark A. Wadsworth

Case # :592

Age :62

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 04/07/2023

Location : Unknown

City : Edgewater

County : Volusia

State : Florida

Agency : Edgewater PD

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during mental health call

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

Mark Wadsworth was in a mental health crisis and suicidal when police arrived. Edgewater PD claim he pulled a gun. They shot and killed him in his home.

Source links :

https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/local/our-towns/2023/04/08/edgewater-police-shoot-distraught-man-to-death-who-pulled-gun/70094762007/

Name Not Disclosed

Case # :591

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 04/07/2023

Location : Casplan St+Metropolitan Parkway SW

City : Atlanta

County : Fulton

State : Georgia

Agency : Atlanta PD, SWAT

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress after failed traffic stop

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

Around 7:11 a.m., officers conducted a high-risk traffic stop by SWAT near Metropolitan Parkway SW on a car for undisclosed reasons.When officers stopped the vehicle, they attempted to take him into custody; however, when they approached the man, they noticed that he was armed. Officers allegedly backed away, then heard what sounded like a single gunshot coming from inside the car. The man had committed suicide under police duress. It is unclear why the person was wanted by police. His identity was not disclosed. No officers were charged.

Source links :

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/police-swat-investigate-barricaded-man-southwest-atlanta/WQEOM32HN5BUPI4NSFMM2KLNCQ/

https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/possible-barricade-situation-near-metropolitan-parkway-casplan-street

Name Not Disclosed

Case # :590

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 04/06/2023

Location : 1000 block of Edison St NW

City : Lake Township

County : Stark

State : Ohio

Agency : Hartville PD, Cuyahoga PD, Uniontown PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

Cuyahoga Falls officers were trying to find a "male in crisis" armed with a gun. They believed he was in Lake Township and asked Uniontown police to locate him.Uniontown and Hartville police officers found the man in his vehicle in the parking lot in the 1000 block of Edison St. NW.They claimed they tried to speak with him but he drove away and committed suicide under police duress while leaving.

Source links :

https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/2023/04/06/uniontown-police-man-dies-by-suicide-while-fleeing-officers/70086964007/

Tatiana N David

Case # :589

Age :34

Gender :Female

Race : Black

Date : 04/06/2023

Location : I-95

City : Abducted in Fairfax County

County : Prince William

State : Virginia

Agency : Virginia State Police

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Shot and killed during abduction, police refuse to say who shot her

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

On April 5, a state trooper was alerted to a Jeep Cherokee that was wanted out of New York for an alleged abduction of a woman that had occurred earlier that day.The Jeep was driving south on I-95 near the Backlick Road exit in Fairfax County when the trooper pulled the driver over. The trooper made contact with the driver before returning to his patrol car where he positively identified the driver as the wanted abduction person. The trooper began walking back to the Jeep when the driver sped away, struck a guardrail, crashed near the Route 234 exit in Prince William County. The vehicle continued south on I-95.
A number of state troopers joined the chase and positioned themselves around the speeding Jeep. The Jeep reportedly eventually ran off the road near the Quantico exit, crashing into the woods. Someone was shooting from the Jeep. Police began firing back.
The abductor and the abducted passenger Tatiana David were injured. Police said the man was flown to Inova Fairfax Hospital for treatment of life-threatening injuries. David died at the scene. Police steadfastly refuse to say who killed hostage Tatiana David, deputies or her abductor.

Source links :

https://wtop.com/prince-william-county/2023/04/1-dead-another-injured-after-police-chase-all-i-95-southbound-lanes-blocked-in-prince-william-co/

John Wilburn *COP

Case # :588

Age :52

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 04/06/2023

Location : 200 block of Wayman Rd

City : Madisonville

County : Knox

State : Tennessee

Agency : TBI

Officer(s) : Zachary Cochran

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by TBI agent

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

TBI Special Agent Zachary Cochran arrived in the 100 block of Wayman Road to arrest John Wilburn on a warrant. For unknown reasons, he shot and killed Wilburn. Wilburn had been a Monroe County deputy forced to resign some years prior for abusing prison inmates in 2012. It is not known why TBI attempted to arrest him and why they shot and killed him in his home.

Source links :

https://www.wvlt.tv/2023/04/06/tbi-agent-shoots-kills-suspect-madisonville-agency-says/

Verlin Vanhoy

Case # :587

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 04/06/2023

Location : Unknown

City : East Eugene

County : Lane

State : Oregon

Agency : Eugene PD

Officer(s) : Conner Santini

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Intoxicated man with pellet gun

Disposition : Justified by DA

Open records summary :

The daughter of Verhoy called 911, stating her father was very intoxicated and uncooperative and family feels he needed to go to the hospital. Upon questioning by dispatch about weapons, daughter stated that there were kitchen knives and a pellet gun in the house. Police arrived, found him sitting down with pellet gun allegedly pointed at police, was shot dead. Police stress that he had said he wanted to die. He was drunk and this statement may have been taken out of context by police.

Source links :

https://kval.com/news/local/lane-county-district-attorney-deems-fatal-ois-in-west-eugene-lawful

https://www.kezi.com/news/fatal-officer-involved-shooting-in-west-eugene-found-lawful-d-a-says/article_0c6ad97c-f0f3-11ed-a9ae-970e3d07ac83.html

Victor Eduardo Nava

Case # :586

Age :24

Gender :Male

Race : Latinx

Date : 04/05/2023

Location : 5600 block of District Blvd

City : Vernon

County : Los Angeles

State : California

Agency : South Gate PD, Multi-agency task force

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police while being served warrant

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

Police were searching for Victor Eduardo Nava in a homeless camp and claim he attempted to flee when he saw police and allegedly tried to grab a female officer’s gun and punched another officer. The officer shot and killed him.

Source links :

https://abc7.com/vernon-police-shooting-fatal-bell/13089536/

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/1-killed-in-vernon-area-police-shooting/

https://www.foxnews.com/us/gang-member-wanted-murder-killed-police-struggle-california

https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mercurynews.com%2F2023%2F04%2F17%2Fmap-the-11-shootings-by-california-police-this-year-that-are-under-investigation%2F

https://mynewsla.com/crime/2023/04/09/murder-person-killed-in-police-shooting-at-vernon-truck-yard-idd/

Robert Dotson

Case # :585

Age :52

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 04/05/2023

Location : 5305 Valley View Ave

City : Farmington

County : San Juan

State : New Mexico

Agency : Farmington PD

Officer(s) : Daniel Estrada, Dylan Goodluck, Waylon Wasson

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police due to mistaken identity

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

Farmington PD were responding to a domestic violence call. After knocking on Robert Dotson’s door twice, they realized they were at the wrong address. He answered the door with a gun as it was late night and the officers shot him immediately, killing him. Police also exchanged gunfire with his wife, according to newly released body camera video of the April 5 shooting.
Robert Dotson, 52, was killed by police in Farmington, New Mexico, on April 5, after officers responding to a domestic violence report arrived at the wrong house. No officers were charged.

Source links :

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/video-shows-n-mexico-police-were-wrong-house-seconds-before-killing-homeowner-2023-04-15/

https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/14/us/new-mexico-farmington-body-camera-footage/index.html

https://ktvz.com/news/2023/04/07/new-mexico-police-shot-and-killed-a-man-after-they-went-to-the-wrong-house-while-responding-to-a-domestic-violence-call/

https://www.koat.com/article/body-cam-fatal-farmington-police-shooting-wrong-home/43606069

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/16/us/new-mexico-police-shooting-video.html

https://www.ksje.com/news/local-news/the-family-of-robert-dotson-announce-plans-to-sue-city-over-shooting/

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11976595/Footage-shows-moment-New-Mexico-cops-shoot-dead-innocent-Robert-Dotson-knocking-WRONG-house.html

https://www.daily-times.com/story/news/crime/2023/04/14/body-camera-footage-shows-shooting-of-robert-dotson-by-farmington-police/70116189007/

Norman Levine III

Case # :584

Age :18

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 04/05/2023

Location : Briar Forest+Dairy Ashford

City : Houston

County : Harris

State : Texas

Agency : Houston PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police chase crash after PIT maneuver

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

Police were conducting surveillance on two Kias reported stolen. Norman Levine III allegedly got into one of the vehicles and when police tried to conduct a traffic stop, he fled and police escalated a long intense chase. Officers used a PIT maneuver on the vehicle causing him to spin and hit a tree. He died as a result.

Source links :

https://www.khou.com/article/news/crime/pit-maneuver-houston-police-chase-person-dead/285-75742916-f33b-4b35-81f7-5bc5a30daa6c

https://www.khou.com/article/news/crime/pit-maneuver-houston-police-chase-person-dead/285-75742916-f33b-4b35-81f7-5bc5a30daa6c

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVze2LTF-oY

https://www.klfy.com/local/vermilion-parish/abbeville-hookah-lounge-shooting-person-killed-in-houston-car-crash/

Russell McCrory

Case # :583

Age :57

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 04/05/2023

Location : Winona

City : Flagstaff

County : Coconino

State : Arizona

Agency : Coconino County SO, Multi-agency SWAT, K9

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police while being served warrant

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

A 57-year-old-man locked himself inside a motor home Thursday night as deputies attempted to serve a felony warrant for a probation violation. He was killed during the standoff with SWAT.
Just after 6:45 p.m. on Thursday, Coconino County Sheriff’s Deputies arrived in Winona, east of Flagstaff to take Russell McCrory into custody. McCrory allegedly refused to come out of his motor home and police claim he produced a gun. McCrory then told them he did not want to go to jail and would not be taken into custody.The K9 unit and Flagstaff’s Multi-Agency SWAT were deployed. He was shot and killed.

Source links :

https://azdailysun.com/news/local/wanted-winona-man-killed-during-swat-standoff-east-of-flagstaff/article_661ab6e2-daee-11ed-b68c-8f4a823e602b.html

Noe Barron Garcia

Case # :582

Age :39

Gender :Male

Race : Latinx

Date : 04/05/2023

Location : Layton+Lincoln St

City : Milwaukee

County : Milwaukee

State : Wisconsin

Agency : Milwaukee PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Vehicle

Event : Third party killed by police chase crash

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

Around 12:16 a.m. on 04/05/2023, police attempted to make a traffic stop. The driver, however, refused to stop and fled until he crashed into another vehicle, killing 39-year-old third party motorist Noe Barron Garcia who had just gotten off third shift and was driving home. Police allege they did not chase the driver but were nearby. Garcia was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries where he later died.

Source links :

https://www.cbs58.com/news/he-was-a-good-person-milwaukee-man-killed-by-driver-of-stolen-car-while-heading-home-from-work

Taylor Benham

Case # :581

Age :

Gender :Female

Race : White

Date : 04/04/2023

Location : Unknown

City : Rockford

County : Winnebago

State : Illinois

Agency : Winnebago-Boone County Integrity Task Force

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police chase crash

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

Police tried a traffic stop on Taylor Benham and she drove away and live-streamed the event on Facebook. She crashed and died.

Source links :

https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/police-officers-not-liable-for-rockford-womans-death-in-pursuit-crash-states-attorney-finds/

Jamarr Van-Trell Thompson

Case # :580

Age :42

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 04/04/2023

Location : Family Dollar parking lot

City : Houston

County : Harris

State : Texas

Agency : Houston PD

Officer(s) : K. Cummings

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police while driving stolen car

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

Houston PD investigated a possibly stolen car, walked up to car, ordered the driver out. The man was defensive and did not want to exit. The officer began a fight when the man refused. The officer produced a taser and the passenger in Thompson’s car took the taser but did not use it. During the fight, the officer shot Thompson in the shoulder. Thompson later died in the hospital from injuries.

Source links :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wd9nyaBCghU

https://abc13.com/houston-auto-theft-person-identified-jamarr-thompson-killed-family-dollar-shooting/13128963/

Name Not Disclosed

Case # :579

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 04/04/2023

Location : Bellfort Ave+S Wayside Dr

City : Houston PD

County : Harris

State : Texas

Agency : Houston PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police chase crash

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

A man in a green Mercedes-Benz was spotted driving recklessly just after 1 a.m. near Bellfort Avenue and South Wayside Drivein southeast Houston. Police state that the driver was seen driving through stop lights at high speeds when police tried to pull him over. When police initiated a chase, he lost control and as ejected when his car rolled over and crashed.

Source links :

https://www.khou.com/article/news/crime/police-chase-deadly-crash-houston/285-87316acd-ff32-46a1-bb7e-9debbbc55bb1

https://abc13.com/police-chase-deadly-crash-driver-killed-south-wayside-cullen-and-bellfort/13083375/

Dontel D. Thompson

Case # :578

Age :19

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 04/04/2023

Location : 2900 block of Broad Haven Dr

City : Houston PD

County : Harris

State : Texas

Agency : Houston PD

Officer(s) : Devin Inocencio

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after robbery

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

On April 4, 2023, Houston PD officers with the North Patrol Division Crime Suppression Team were conducting surveillance at 2900 Broad Haven Drive on a possible robbery. Dontel Thompson was seen entering a business and robbing employees at gunpoint. Dontel Thompson exited the business with a gun in his hand, jumping a fence into a nearby neighborhood. As officers attempted to arrest Thompson, officer Devin Inocencio exited his patrol vehicle as Thompson was running toward him with a pistol in his hand. Officer Inocencio shot and killed him.

Source links :

ttps://www.khou.com/article/news/crime/north-houston-officer-involved-shooting/285-6150443a-eb2d-409b-8e4f-dde0e6623970

https://abc13.com/houston-crime-officer-involved-shooting-hpd-shoots-robbery-person-injured/13091713/

https://www.facebook.com/Houstonpolice/videos/hpd-is-releasing-body-camera-video-in-an-officer-involved-shooting-incident-at-2/199844872853478/

https://breaking911.com/raw-video-houston-cop-fatally-shoots-fleeing-armed-robbery-person/

Tedarrius Quentez Smith

Case # :577

Age :28

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 04/04/2023

Location : 30th Court N+Fred L Shuttlesworth Dr

City : Birmingham

County : Jefferson

State : Alabama

Agency : Jefferson County SO

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during traffic stop

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

Deputies attempted a traffic stop due to an outstanding warrant. Tedarrius Smith allegedly refused to stop and drove to a dead end where police allege that he exited the vehicle armed with a gun and pointed it at them. Deputies shot and killed him in a grassy area under the bridge near the Collegeville public housing community in the 3000 block of 30th Court North.

Family members of the slain man stood near his body which was draped in a white sheet. Visibly upset, his mother and others insisted the slain 28-year-old did not have a weapon or fire any shots. They also said they believe his wife falsely accused him of kidnapping. He had been a father of nine children.

Source links :

https://www.al.com/news/2023/04/police-chase-ends-with-jefferson-county-deputy-fatally-shooting-kidnapping-person-in-birmingham.html

https://www.wvtm13.com/article/large-law-enforcement-presence-after-shooting-in-birmingham/43498910

https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2023/04/family-of-man-fatally-shot-by-jeffco-deputy-says-he-was-wrongly-killed-asks-for-help-with-burial.html

https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2023/04/person-shot-wounded-by-jefferson-county-sheriffs-deputies-in-birmingham.html

https://news.yahoo.com/accused-kidnapper-shot-dead-leading-164159243.html

https://www.wbrc.com/2023/04/04/man-killed-deputy-involved-shooting-after-vehicle-pursuit-identified/

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/family-activists-demand-answers-at-vigil-for-father-of-9-slain-by-jefferson-county-sheriffs-deputy/ar-AA19HBSG

Jerome Hightower

Case # :576

Age :34

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 04/04/2023

Location : Unknown

City : St. Louis

County : St. Louis

State : Missouri

Agency : St. Louis PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Vehicle

Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

Per St. Louis PD, their officers were chasing a Kia that had allegedly stolen something from Dollar General. When stop sticks were deployed, the Kia went into North City and crashed into a Blue Infiniti G35. The St. Louis Metro PD then took over the case and reported that third party motorist Jerome Hightowerwhose car the police chase had crashed into had died.
Bystanders said they saw kids being taken out of the Kia after the crash. A police report stated there were two 3-year-olds inside the car at the time of the police chase and crash. The children and two other adults who were inside the car at the time were listed in stable condition following the incident. Jerome Hightower, the driver of the car who was hit by the chase, died.

Source links :

https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/st-louis-county-jerome-hightower-police-chase/63-4bc39104-1441-4dc3-a6f6-1b724581dae2

Brandon Harris

Case # :575

Age :19

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 04/03/2023

Location : Citadel Mall

City : Colorado Springs

County : El Paso

State : Colorado

Agency : El Paso County SO

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

At least one officer shot at Brandon Harris who was armed with a handgun inside the Burlington Coat Factory in Colorado Springs on 04/03/2023. He had warrants and was driving a stolen vehicle. SWAT opened fire on the car. Brandon Harris fired back and then allegedly committed suicide under police duress.This was contested by protesters who claim that police shot and killed him and covered it up. Protesters state that the BWC footage is heavily edited and subjectively narrated and demand full unedited bodycam footage.

Source links :

https://www.fox21news.com/news/local/cspd-sets-new-procedures-for-releasing-videos/

https://www.kktv.com/2023/04/07/person-identified-shooting-involving-colorado-springs-police-near-mall/

https://www.fox21news.com/top-stories/protestors-demand-unedited-cspd-body-cam-footage-of-citadel-mall-officer-involved-shooting/

Bianca Colon-Hernandez

Case # :574

Age :26

Gender :Female

Race : Latinx

Date : 04/03/2023

Location : Hartford Turnpike+Bolton Rd

City : Vernon

County : Tolland

State : Connecticut

Agency : Manchester PD

Officer(s) : Andre Lisee

Cause of death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by collision with cruiser on call

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

Bianca Colon-Hernandez was a passenger in a vehicle driven by her fiancé who also had a baby in the car. The officer was responding to a call with lights and sirens on when the police vehicle collided with the vehicle, killing her and injuring her child.

Source links :

https://www.fox61.com/article/news/local/serious-injuries-reported-in-officer-involved-crash/520-a0cf14de-6ef5-4bdc-9c66-30a090e7e239

https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/serious-crash-closes-route-30-in-vernon-2/3006295/

https://www.wwlp.com/news/local-news/new-video-of-crash-that-killed-springfield-teacher/

https://www.masslive.com/news/2023/04/fiance-arrested-in-crash-that-killed-springfield-teacher-bianca-colon-hernandez.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0zhoPBzvnE

Michael L. Rogel

Case # :573

Age :39

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 04/03/2023

Location : Bungalow Lane+Greenmore Court

City : Bozeman

County : Gallatin

State : Montana

Agency : Bozeman PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Killed in shootout with police

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

Michael L. Rogel was shot and killed by Bozeman PD after pointing a firearm and engaging in a shooting with Bozeman Police officers on Monday, April 3, 2023.He himself hadapparently had a mental health crisis and called 911 and allegedly claimed people were coming to his house to kill him. He left the residence in his vehicle. Officers located the vehicle with him inside. He allegedly had a gun and pointed it at officers. Five officers all fired their guns, striking Rogel and killing him.

Source links :

https://www.kbzk.com/news/crime-courts/person-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting-in-bozeman

https://nbcmontana.com/newsletter-daily/investigation-ongoing-in-bozeman-officer-involved-shooting

https://www.kbzk.com/news/local-news/friend-of-man-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting-speaks-out

https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/crime/investigations-into-bozeman-police-shooting-to-begin/article_9a8e40ec-d305-11ed-8f4f-070d9f25645a.html

https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/crime/authorities-identify-man-shot-killed-by-bozeman-police-officers/article_f60803f4-d3f0-11ed-9544-d3933224eab6.html

https://www.belgrade-news.com/townnews/police/city-releases-more-information-on-bozeman-police-shooting/article_a8355896-73e0-5445-bd6c-1942ea345bc3.html

Zachary Davis

Case # :572

Age :30

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 04/03/2023

Location : 200 block of E Walker St

City : Denison

County : Grayson

State : Texas

Agency : Denison PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during homicide investigation

Disposition : Grand Jury ruled shooting Justified

Open records summary :

Police were investigating a homicide in the 200 block of East Walker Street and received a report of an armed man in the 900 block of Lamar Avenue, located him and claim that he was non-compliant. Beanbagswere shot before they shot and killed the victim.

Source links :

https://www.kxii.com/2023/04/03/denison-police-involved-officer-involved-shooting/

https://www.heralddemocrat.com/2023/04/03/homicide-person-dies-in-denison-officer-involved-shooting/

https://www.heralddemocrat.com/2023/06/16/grand-jury-rules-denison-officer-involved-shooting-justified-2/

Roy McGrath

Case # :571

Age :53

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 04/03/2023

Location : Kingston Pike+Lovell Rd

City : Knoxville

County : Knox

State : Tennessee

Agency : FBI

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during arrest

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

A former ex-Chief of Staff for former Maryland Governor Larry Hogan named Roy McGrath was wanted by the FBI for wire fraud. When seen in Knoxville, attempts were made to arrest him. He was shot and killed by US Marshals during arrest attempts.

Source links :

https://www.wbir.com/article/news/crime/roy-mcgrath-arrested-maryland-fugitive-fbi-shooting/51-d88ef7f7-01b8-4f84-a26e-d18b7d1b791d

Zachary Hoffman

Case # :570

Age :28

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 04/03/2023

Location : Hwy 69+Hwy 20

City : Hardin

County : Hardin

State : Tennessee

Agency : Lauderdale County SO, Hardin County SO, Jackson PD, Lauderdale County SO, Florence PD, Hardin County SO

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Gunshot, stop sticks

Event : Killed by police chase crash

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

Zachery Hoffman allegedly ran a red light and when a deputy attempted to pull the vehicle over, he fled with 2 passengers in the vehicle. Police allege that he fired shots at them. Police used stop sticks and were able to stop the vehicle. Eventually police fired at the vehicle, striking Hoffman and killing him. Police allege that during the chase, he had been firing at them.The Jackson Police Department’s SWAT team also participated.

Source links :

https://www.waff.com/2023/04/03/person-hardin-co-officer-involved-shooting-identified/

https://whnt.com/news/shoals/authorities-in-standoff-with-armed-individual-in-lauderdale-county/

https://www.foxnews.com/us/alabama-person-took-2-people-hostage-shot-killed-by-police-in-tennessee

https://www.waaytv.com/news/update-lauderdale-county-man-killed-in-standoff-hostages-unharmed/article_2daa54f4-d222-11ed-b0ef-1779ab820a8f.html

https://www.timesdaily.com/news/local/police-chase-person-ran-traffic-light/article_cd20fbe1-cefd-5f20-b363-9580b9cb4ec1.html

James Corey Donald

Case # :569

Age :45

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 04/03/2023

Location : 635 Highway 15 S

City : Laurel

County : Jones

State : Mississippi

Agency : Jones County SO

Officer(s) : George Ryan Walters

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Off-duty cop killed man in church during disturbance

Disposition : Officer charged with 2nd degree murder

Open records summary :

James Corey Donald was being escorted out of The Rock Pentecostal Church when the off-duty officer instigated an altercation. The off-duty deputy punched Donald in the face and chased him into a parking lot before shooting him and kicking him in the head. Officer George Ryan Walters has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder. The sheriff’s department said that Walter turned himself in to authorities Wednesday.

Source links :

https://www.wdam.com/2023/04/05/mbi-jones-co-reserve-deputy-charged-with-murder-rock-church-shooting/

https://www.wjtv.com/news/pine-belt/man-killed-in-jones-county-officer-involved-shooting/

https://www.wjtv.com/news/pine-belt/jones-county-reserve-deputy-placed-on-leave-after-fatal-officer-involved-shooting/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=t.co&utm_campaign=socialflow

https://www.wapt.com/article/mississippi-deputy-charged-in-fatal-shooting-near-church/43528430

https://www.wdam.com/2023/04/03/man-dies-after-sunday-church-shooting-off-duty-deputy-confirmed-shooter-sources-say/

https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2023/04/11/jones-county-deputy-charged-no-evidence-man-shot-at-mississippi-church-reached-for-gun/70102976007/

https://www.foxnews.com/us/no-evidence-man-reached-gun-fatally-shot-mississippi-church

Armando Campos

Case # :568

Age :44

Gender :Male

Race : Latinx

Date : 04/03/2023

Location : Market Circle

City : Dodge City

County : Ford

State : Kansas

Agency : Dodge City PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

Campos had been sought by police for several days for attacking and killing someone. Police have not said how the victim and person knew each other. When police caught up with Campos, he committed suicide under police duress.

Source links :

https://www.kake.com/story/48664178/kansas-murder-person-dies-by-suicide-during-standoff

Name Not Disclosed

Case # :567

Age :42

Gender :Male

Race : Not Disclosed

Date : 04/03/2023

Location : 400 block of Northeast 75th Terrace

City : Gladstone

County : Clay

State : Missouri

Agency : Gladstone PD, SWAT

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

A 42-year-old Gladstone man died Monday of suicide under police duress during an armed standoff that began with a domestic disturbance call. Gladstone PD were dispatched around 1:30 p.m. to the 400 block of Northeast 75th Terrace on a reported domestic disturbance. The call concerned a man who was armed with a gun. The woman exited the residence while the man remained inside. A tactical response team with the Clay County Sheriff’s department was called in along with other area law enforcement agencies. Hours later, officers entered the home to find the man dead of an apparent gunshot wound.

Source links :

https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article273931915.html

https://www.mycouriertribune.com/news/standoff-person-dies-from-apparent-suicide/article_57dab820-d28d-11ed-b953-0f9b21575aae.html