Death by Cop – 2023
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Paul Palafox
Case # :526
Age :34
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/28/2023
Location : S Mesquite St
City : San Antonio
County : Bexar
State : Texas
Agency : San Antonio PD
Officer(s) : Christian Valadez, Luis Torres, Detective Regino Segura, Detective James Van Kirk
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after injuring man
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
San Antonio PDallege that Palafox shot a man in the leg during an argument. Palafox drove away after the shooting. Police went to Palafox's house off South Mesquite Street. When police arrived, Palafox reportedly "positioned himself between two cars with the doors open" to shield himself and opened fire on police. Officers Christian Valadez, Detective Regino Segura and Detective James Kirk shot and killed Palafox.
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John Figueroa Jr.
Case # :525
Age :32
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 03/28/2023
Location : I-5+Route 126
City : Lancaster, CA
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : California Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed when jumping from police cruiser in high-speed chase
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
John Figueroa Jr. was known to be depressed and struggling with some mental health problems. It is unknown why but he took a CHP cruiser and fled in it.Police put down often-lethal spike strips. He saw them, jumped out of the car and died on pavement.The man had been hunted by numerous police cars, a police helicopter while the chase had been shown Live on TV as a form of news entertainment.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LZYUAvLybk&t=228s
Michael Nunez
Case # :524
Age :47
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/28/2023
Location :
City : DeSoto
County : Dallas
State : Texas
Agency : Grand Prairie PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after alleged breaking and entering
Disposition : No Known charges
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Michael Nunez was a school teacher who had mental health issues for which his family says the system had failed him. On the dayof his death, he suddenly walked out of school, sent random illogical text messages to family who feared his mental status was disintegrating. He ended up in a park, knocking over trashcans, behaving erratically and was booked into jail with a plan that he would be sent to Parkland Psych ER. His family was finally able to get a mental health warrant and planned to have him hospitalized but found out that he had been released from jail, had landed in someone’s yard and was reportedly armed and trying to enter someone’s residence. Police arrived and shot and killed him 30 minutes after his warrant to send him to mental health had been signed. Help had come too late for him. DeSoto police chief Costa said that he had not been a danger to self or others.
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https://www.audacy.com/krld/news/local/officer-involved-shooting-in-desoto-leaves-one-dead
Benjamin Payton
Case # :523
Age :17
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/28/2023
Location : Sage Dr
City : Waterbury
County : New Haven
State : Connecticut
Agency : Waterbury PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Drowned during police chase`
Event : Drowned during police chase
Disposition : No Known charges
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Benjamin Payton was a 17-year-old high school student at Crosby High School whom Waterbury police in a stolen car around noon parked on Sage Drive.Police apprehended the driver, whom they identified as a 14-year-old boy. Another occupant, a 16-year-old boy, was also taken into custody. Benny Payton ran into Lakewood Lake and was found drowned later.
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https://www.wfsb.com/2023/03/29/teen-drowns-while-trying-run-waterbury-police/
Garrett Crumby *COP
Case # :522
Age :36
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/28/2023
Location : 4600 block Governors House Dr
City : Huntsville
County : Madison
State : Alabama
Agency : Huntsville PD
Officer(s) : Garrett Crumby
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Police officer killed on duty
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Officer Garrett Crumby responded to a “shots fired” call in the 4600 block of Governors House Drive that injured a woman. A man named Juan Laws allegedly shot two Huntsville PD officers and the female victim. Crumby died while the other officer survived.
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https://www.waff.com/2023/03/29/one-hpd-officer-dead-second-officer-injured-tuesday-shooting/
Calvin Wayne Black
Case # :521
Age :58
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/27/2023
Location : Osceola St
City : Gastonia
County : Gaston
State : North Carolina
Agency : Gastonia PD
Officer(s) : Gastonia PD
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Gastonia PD came to Osceola Street just after 5 a.m. 03/27/2023 for a report of a man with a gun chasing a woman in the parking lot. Gastonia PD found 58-year-old Calvin Wayne Black who was armed with a handgun.Two officers shot and killed Black.
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https://www.wbtv.com/2023/03/26/1-dead-1-injured-gastonia-officer-involved-shooting/
Mariana Martinez
Case # :520
Age :17
Gender :Female
Race : Latinx
Date : 03/27/2023
Location : Alameda+Owens
City : Lakewood
County : Lake
State : Colorado
Agency : Lakewood PD
Officer(s) : Sergeant Donovan, Agent Newhard and Agent Weems
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after robbing mail carrier
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Multiple Lakewood Police cars responded to a report that two teen girls had robbed a mail carrier at gunpoint in the 400 block of South Oak Street. Several items were taken and police found one of the girls at a Grease Monkey about a block away. Police initially said that the girl fired shots toward the officers. Later Monday night, they revised their statement to say that she merely pointed a gun at them. They're still investigating whether she fired any shots.Several of the officers then fired, killing her.
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https://www.kktv.com/2023/03/29/teen-girl-killed-shootout-with-lakewood-police-following-robbery/
https://firstda.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/CIRT-03-27-2023-Decision-Letter-PDF.pdf
Linda Moss
Case # :519
Age :74
Gender :Female
Race : Not Disclosed
Date : 03/27/2023
Location : 5000 block of Roland Rd
City : Roland Park
County : Baltimore City
State : Maryland
Agency : Baltimore PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Baltimore Police said officers tried to pull the vehicle over around 11:50 p.m. Saturday at the 1000 block of West North Avenue in Reservoir Hill because the ALPR alerted them of a connection with a crime elsewhere. The mandriving the vehicle fled.
With Baltimore PD escalating a chase, the driver eventually lost control and struck a parked car, then crashed into a tree in the 5000 block of Roland Avenue in Roland Park. His 74-year-old wife Linda Moss who had been in the passenger seat next to him died as a result of the police chase.
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David Poirrier 2 of 2 *COP
Case # :518
Age :47
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/27/2023
Location : Port Allen
City : Baton Rouge
County : Baton Rouge
State : Louisiana
Agency : Baton Rouge PD
Officer(s) : David Poirrier, Scotty Canezaro
Cause of death : Helicopter crash
Event : Killed by police helicopter crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Baton Rouge PD chased Deandre Dwayne Bessye who fled in a vehicle at high speeds. Police chased after him with many vehicles and a helicopter. They lost sight of Bessye who was at a relative’s house already when the police helicopter crashed and 2 Baton Rouge officers died. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released a preliminary report Monday that states the “aircraft tail rotor struck a tree and crashed inverted in a field.”
The FAA later changed the story and claimed not to know why it crashed. Bessye was charged with the deaths of 2 officers. The chase had already been called off at the time of the crash and the officers did not crash while pursuing him.
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Cpl. Scotty Canezaro 1 of 2 COP
Case # :517
Age :38
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/27/2023
Location : Port Allen
City : Baton Rouge
County : Baton Rouge
State : Louisiana
Agency : Baton Rouge PD
Officer(s) : David Poirrier, Scotty Canezaro
Cause of death : Helicopter crash
Event : Killed in police helicopter crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Baton Rouge PD chased Deandre Dwayne Bessye who fled in a vehicle at high speeds. Police chased after him with many vehicles and a helicopter. They lost sight of Bessye who was at a relative’s house already when the police helicopter crashed and 2 Baton Rouge officers died. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released a preliminary report Monday that states the “aircraft tail rotor struck a tree and crashed inverted in a field.”
The FAA later changed the story and claimed not to know why it crashed. Bessye was charged with the deaths of 2 officers. The chase had already been called off at the time of the crash and the officers did not crash while pursuing him.
The FAA later changed the story and claimed not to know why it crashed. Bessye was charged with the deaths of 2 officers. The chase had
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Michael Tremaine Forde-Clarke
Case # :516
Age :18
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/27/2023
Location : Flint Creek
City : Decatur
County : Morgan
State : Alabama
Agency : Decatur PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Drowning
Event : Drowned after police chase
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
A teenager was found drowned in Flint Creek.He was 18-year-old Michael Tremaine Forde-Clark who had been missing since the police chase on 03/27/2023. He had drowned during the police chase.
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https://www.waff.com/2023/04/01/body-second-robbery-suspect-found-flint-creek/
Joelle Keili 2 of 2
Case # :515
Age :15
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 03/27/2023
Location : Cobb Parkway
City : Actworth
County : Cobb
State : Georgia
Agency : Georgia State Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Third party killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
A 20-year-old motorcyclist, was apparently chased for driving too fast and police escalated a hunt across multiple counties until he crashed and died after colliding with a car in the vicinity of Cobb Parkway and Acworth Summit Boulevard. Joelle Keili, a 15-year-old girl in the car that was hit by the pursuit crash also died.
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Reginald “Tre” L. Knight 1 of 2
Case # :514
Age :20
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/27/2023
Location : Cobb Parkway
City : Actworth
County : Cobb
State : Georgia
Agency : Georgia State Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
A 20-year-old motorcyclist, was apparently chased for driving too fast and police escalated a hunt across multiple counties until he crashed and died after colliding with a car in the vicinity of Cobb Parkway and Acworth Summit Boulevard.Joelle Keili, a 15-year-old girl in the car that was hit by the pursuit crash also died.
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Aiden Hale )a.k.a. Audrey E. Hale
Case # :513
Age :28
Gender :Transgender
Race : White
Date : 03/27/2023
Location : 33 Burton Hills Blvd
City : Nashville
County : Davidson
State : Tennessee
Agency : Metro Nashville PD
Officer(s) : Michael Collazo, Rex Englebert
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Shooting
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Nashville PD responded to a call for an active shooter at a school. Police arrived and he was still shooting. Officers Michael Collazo and Rex Englebert shot and killed him.
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Jessica Sanders
Case # :512
Age :39
Gender :Female
Race : Not Disclosed
Date : 03/26/2023
Location : 100 block of N Edison
City : Kennewick
County : Benton
State : Washington
Agency : Kennewick PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Jessica Sanders was a passenger in a car being pursued by police after the driver, Antonio De Jesus Martinez, allegedly fired a shot at a Kennewick police officer and deputies began chasing him.Police allege that Martinez was chased directly into another Benton County deputy’s police car at the intersection of Eighth Place and Vancouver Street. Sanders died in the crash.
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https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/crime/article273613230.html
Dylan William Murphy
Case # :511
Age :33
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/26/2023
Location : 11640 S. Eagle Bend Rd
City : Sandy
County : Salt Lake
State : Utah
Agency : Sandy PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
The Sandy Police Department was called to a mental health crisis and found the man walking in the area of 11650 S. Eagle Bend Road. Police said he lived in the area.They allege that they continued to follow him from a distance and then at some point, something took place and the officer shot the man to death. The family initially called police for help but is outraged at the shooting as the man was unarmed and known to police to be no threat.
Source links :
https://ksltv.com/535311/witness-video-captures-deadly-officer-involved-shooting/
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2023/04/15/sandy-police-officer-fired/
Michael Anthony Oles
Case # :510
Age :46
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/26/2023
Location : DoubleTree Hotel
City : San Antonio
County : Bexar
State : Texas
Agency : US Marshals
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after being served warrant
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
US Marshals shot and killed Michael Anthony Oles on the floor of a parking garage of the Double Tree Hotel. They had been looking for Oles in connection with an assault elsewhere. Police did not provide an answer whether Oles had been armed or not when killed.
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Brian Dale Payne
Case # :509
Age :55
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/25/2023
Location : 1701 N. Moore Ave
City : Moore
County : Cleveland
State : Oklahoma
Agency : Moore PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Stolen car
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
On March 25, Moore PD was patrolling through the parking lot of a hotel in the 1700 block of N. Moore Avenue and reported a ‘suspicious’ vehicle and determined that the vehicle was stolen. Police allege that the man armed himself with a knife and ran away. The officer caught him as he was trying to jump a fence. Police allege that he threatened police with the knife and the officer shot and killed him.
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Spencer Jackson
Case # :508
Age :31
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/25/2023
Location : 1900 block of Hullwood Dr
City : Kinston
County : Lenoir
State : North Carolina
Agency : Lenoir County SO
Officer(s) : R.T. Stroud, R.M. Harrell
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during narcotics investigation
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Lenoir County deputies conducted a traffic stop during a drug investigation. Spencer Jackson initially stopped but then fled, was chased, fled to his home, ran on foot and was shot and killed by deputies R.T. Stroud and R.M. Harrell with deputies alleging that he had found a gun.
Source links :
https://wcti12.com/news/local/one-man-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting-03-25-2023
https://abc11.com/crime-deputies-shot-kill-man-kinston-traffic-stop-long-gun/13010718/
Mark Engele
Case # :507
Age :53
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/25/2023
Location : 1000 block of Potter Rd
City : Dickson
County : Dickson
State : Tennessee
Agency : Dickson County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis and welfare check
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
On March 24, deputies from the Dickson County Sheriff's office responded to a welfare check in the 1000 block of Potter Road on Mark Engele. Deputies from Dickson County Sheriff’s Office arrived at the scene and he retreated into a home. He then fired at the deputies and struck one deputy in the arm. At 8:30,Mark Engele was shot and killed.
Source links :
https://www.newschannel5.com/news/tbi-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-in-dickson-county
https://www.wsmv.com/2023/03/24/dickson-deputy-shot-standoff-suspect-has-not-surrendered/
https://www.wsmv.com/2023/03/24/dickson-deputy-shot-standoff-suspect-has-not-surrendered/
Vilene Not Afraid
Case # :506
Age :35
Gender :Female
Race : Native American
Date : 03/25/2023
Location : 4600 block of Western Sky Dr
City : Billings
County : Yellowstone
State : Montana
Agency : Billings PD, US Marshals, Yellowstone County SO
Officer(s) : Christopher Etter
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during disturbance call
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Billings PD state in the 4600 block of Western Sky Drive at around 4:00 p.m., a woman was involved in a disturbance before shooting a firearm in the air and taking someone’s vehicle without permission. Police found the vehicle on King Avenue West and tried to conduct a traffic stop, but Not Afraid did not stop.
During that chase, she hit two un-involved vehicles near Main Street and Lake Elmo Drive, severely damaging her vehicle.She was surrounded by 10 officers per eyewitness who created a standoff. She refused to exit the car. SWAT deployed gas into the car. Not Afraid exited with a gun at that point and was shot and killed by officer Christopher Etter.
Source links :
https://www.ktvq.com/news/crime-watch/woman-shot-injured-by-billings-police-following-armed-standoff
https://www.ktvq.com/news/crime-watch/woman-shot-injured-by-billings-police-following-armed-standoff
Da’Vant Larrell Byrd
Case # :505
Age :13
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/25/2023
Location : 1084 Montgomery St
City : Chicopee
County : Hampden
State : Maine
Agency : Chicopee PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger in car hunted into fatal crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Several teens had been partying at an aunt’s house in Springfield until around 2 a.m, celebrating their mother’s 37th birthday. Byrd’s mother told them to take her Lexus SUV and bring Da’Vant home to Holyoke. All but Byrd had been drinking alcohol and smoking marijuana prior to the crash.
A Chicopee PD officer had tried to stop the car and began chasing it instead when it did not stop. The car was chased into a dangerous curve, crashed into a house that was soon engulfed in flames. Byrd had been in the backseat, was thrown forward and initially survived the crash but was unable to get out and died in the flames.The homeowner had been sleeping on his couch that night when the car came hurtling through a wall at an estimated 86 mph. The homeowner also remained in the ICU and suffered multiple internal and traumatic brain injuries as he had become trapped under the car and rubble inside of his home.
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Jose Manuel Reyes Rios
Case # :504
Age :19
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 03/25/2023
Location : Melody Market, 130 E Foster Rd
City : Orcutt
County : Santa Barbara
State : California
Agency : Santa Maria PD
Officer(s) : Antonio Pena
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by off-duty officer
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
The familystates that Jose and a friend were inside of the Melody market paying for some snacks while his other two friends were outside. A white car with 4 boys pulled in quickly into the parking lot with intentions of running over his friends. Once Jose realized what was happening outside,he ran out shooting at the car who was trying to hit his friend. Jose then ran and was shot by an off-duty officer at least 10 times from his back and shot again once he was already down.
Source links :
https://calcoastnews.com/2023/03/deputies-identify-teen-killed-in-orcutt-officer-involved-shooting/
https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/article273616165.html
https://www.edhat.com/news/sheriffs-office-releases-more-details-on-fatal-officer-involved-shooting
https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/article273616165.html
Willie Dion Giles
Case # :503
Age :52
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/25/2023
Location : 7000 block of Ark Rd
City : Sassafras
County : Gloucester
State : Virginia
Agency : Gloucester County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police when found breaking and entering
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Gloucester County deputies responded to the 7000 block of Ark Road following a report of an armed man trying to break into a home. The deputies encountered a man identified by Virginia State Police on Monday as 52-year-old Willie Dion Giles, who allegedly pulled out a handgun and fired it at the deputies. Deputies shot and killed him.
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https://news.yahoo.com/man-shot-gloucester-deputies-dies-175900131.html
Name Not Disclosed
Case # :502
Age :46
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 03/25/2023
Location : 1300 block of North 25th St
City : Ft. Pierce
County : St. Lucie
State : Florida
Agency : Fort Pierce PD, Florida Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Drowning
Event : Drowned during police chase of stolen car
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Fort Pierce PD attempted a traffic stop on a stolen vehicle but the driver fled the scene. Fort Pierce PD and Florida Highway Patrol escalated a chase and the car went off the shoulder of the roadway and overturned in a canal. An unnamed man drowned.
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Jeffrey Carlson
Case # :501
Age :54
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/24/2023
Location : California Ave
City : Nashville
County : Davidson
State : Tennessee
Agency : Metro Nashville PD
Officer(s) : Michael Hunnicutt
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Jeffrey Carlson reportedly shot a 79-year-old woman and tried to carjack a vehicle in the 5700 block of California Avenue, but failed. Sgt. Michael Hunnicutt saw Carlson with a pistol in his hand and ordered him to the ground. Carlson reportedly raised his pistol under his chin and fired, shooting himself in the head. Hunnicutt fired his weapon but police claim Hunnicutt’s bullet did not hit Carlson.
Source links :
https://www.wsmv.com/2023/03/24/fatal-police-shooting-west-nashville/
Name Not Disclosed
Case # :500
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Not Disclosed
Date : 03/24/2023
Location : 2900 block of Lotta Rd
City : Karnack
County : Harris
State : Texas
Agency : Texas DPS
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police while fight in progress
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Harris County deputies responded to a fight in the 2900 block of Lotta Road in Karnack. They shot and killed a man and did not give more information.
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https://www.ksla.com/2023/03/24/officer-involved-shooting-reported-harrison-co/
Larry Ray Scott
Case # :499
Age :66
Gender :Male
Race : Not Disclosed
Date : 03/24/2023
Location : 100 block of Hickory Dr
City : Raeford
County : Hoke
State : North Carolina
Agency : Hoke County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police serving drug search warrant
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Larry Ray Scott, 66, was in his home in the 100 block of Hickory Drive in Raeford. When police arrived with a drug search warrant, they shot and killed him. Police allege that he was armed.
Source links :
https://abc11.com/hoke-county-deputy-involved-shooting-shoots-man-deadly-force/13006620/
https://abc11.com/hoke-county-deputy-involved-shooting-shoots-man-deadly-force/13006620/
Jamari Humble 2 of 2
Case # :498
Age :6
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/24/2023
Location : Willow+Parker
City : Hercules
County : Contra Costa
State : California
Agency : Hercules PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : ALPR alert of stolen car
Event : Mom and son were third party fatalities from police chase
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Ryniqueka Dowell was killed and her 6-year-old twin boys were injured when Hercules PD escalated a chase against a driver in a stolen SUV who crashed into their car in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her son Jamari Humble died in the hospital.
Source links :
https://www.nbc15.com/2023/03/26/mother-dies-6-year-old-twins-hurt-during-police-chase-crash/
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/1-dead-crash-rodeo/3189041/
Ryniqueka Dowell 1 of 2
Case # :497
Age :31
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 03/24/2023
Location : Willow+Parker
City : Hercules
County : Contra Costa
State : California
Agency : Hercules PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : ALPR alert of stolen car
Event : Mom and son were third party fatalities from police chase
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Ryniqueka Dowell was killed and her 6-year-old twin boys were injured when Hercules PD escalated a chase against a driver in a stolen SUV who crashed into their car in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her son Jamari Humble died in the hospital.
Source links :
https://www.nbc15.com/2023/03/26/mother-dies-6-year-old-twins-hurt-during-police-chase-crash/
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/1-dead-crash-rodeo/3189041/
Name Not Disclosed
Case # :496
Age :46
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 03/24/2023
Location : Center St+Cherry/Vine
City : Grantsville
County : Tooele
State : Utah
Agency : Grantsville City PD, Tooele County SO, SWAT
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot, suicide under police duress
Event : Child porn warrant
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Grantsville City PD and Tooele County together with SWAT tried to serve a search warrant at a residence for an investigation into the downloading and uploading of child sexual abuse material. Police arrived and saw the man in the window of his home. Upon seeing them, the man ran upstairs. Police heard a shot when they entered. The unnamed man had committed suicide under police duress.
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Rosendo Enrique Rivero
Case # :495
Age :25
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/24/2023
Location : I-35+Hwy 412
City : Perry
County : Noble
State : Oklahoma
Agency : Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police investigating a bank robbery
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
On March 24, officers responded to the robbery at Impact Bank in Wellington.Bank employees identified Rivero who entered the bank wearing a dark jacket with light-colored pants and a surgical mask. He handed a note to a bank employee demanding money. The suspect left the bank with an undetermined amount of cash.A Port of Entry officer saw a vehicle enter Oklahoma that matched the description of Rivero’s vehicle.Oklahoma State Troopers escalated a chase. Ravero fled his vehicle on foot in a wooded area off Interstate 35 and Highway 412. Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers allege that Ravero attempted to fire at troopers again and was shot and killed in the woods.
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https://hayspost.com/posts/5e57a27b-483e-449e-a27f-74690e8a92ef
https://kfor.com/news/local/kansas-bank-robbery-suspect-dead-after-leading-ohp-on-chase/
Branden Vorak
Case # :494
Age :25
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/24/2023
Location : 1800 block of 112th St E
City : Tacoma
County : Pierce
State : Washington
Agency : Pierce County SO
Officer(s) : Chad Chapman, Courtney Quandt, Derek Wetlaufer
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after making threats to employer
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Branden Vorak was reportedly making threats against his past employer. When police arrived, he reportedly presented them with a grenade. He was shot and killed by Pierce County deputies. No further information or confirmation on the grenade can be found.
Source links :
https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/crime/article273560685.html
https://news.yahoo.com/man-shot-dead-pierce-county-154556520.html
Jessica Marie Fields 2 of 2
Case # :493
Age :40
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 03/24/2023
Location : Winner Rd+Scott Ave
City : Independence
County : Jackson
State : Missouri
Agency : Independence PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Independence PD escalated a hunt on a driver. The chase continued until the driver was chased into the path of 2 motorcyclists who were on a pizza run, killing Jake Jackson Monteer and Jessica Marie Fields. This deadly chase was done because police chased a stolen vehicle.
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Jake Jackson Monteer 1 of 2
Case # :492
Age :41
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/24/2023
Location : Winner Rd+Scott Ave
City : Independence
County : Jackson
State : Missouri
Agency : Independence PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Independence PD escalated a hunt on a driver. The chase continued until the driver was chased into the path of 2 motorcyclists who were on a pizza run, killing Jake Jackson Monteer and Jessica Marie Fields. This deadly chase was donebecause police chased a stolen vehicle.
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Cullen Coraine *COP
Case # :491
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/23/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Okaloosa
County : Okaloosa
State : Florida
Agency : Okaloosa County SO
Officer(s) : Cullen Coraine
Cause of death : Unknown
Event : SRO died at home from unknown causes
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Okaloosa SRO Deputy Cullen Coraine was found dead in his home on March 23, 2023 from unknown causes.
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :490
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 03/23/2023
Location : Marker 311 on I-10
City : Rodeo
County : Cochise
State : Arizona
Agency : CBP Border Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle, spike strips, fatal crash
Event : Killed during CBP police hunting migrants
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Customs and Border Protection chased a vehicle with migrants into a crash with one death and multiple injuries near Rodeo, New Mexico on 03/23/2023. CBP declined to give further details.
Border Patrol used spike strips on Highway 80 and the targeted vehicle crashed a few miles later while trying to enter the interstate asthey hit a New Mexico Department of Transportation vehicle head on.
The driver of the fleeing vehicle died at the scene. Four migrant passengers were hospitalized with injuries, along with the driver and passengers from the Department of Transportation vehicle. The chase was allegedly “ordered terminated” but for unclear reasons, officers continued the hunt long and caused this crash. All injured and killed were destitute undocumented migrants.
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Alberto Montes II
Case # :489
Age :20
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/23/2023
Location : 6 N Sam Houston Parkway E
City : Houston
County : Harris
State : Texas
Agency : FBI, Waller County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Alleged kidnapping
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
The victim allegedly heldmigrants hostage at a hotel. Police and FBI shot and killed him.
Source links :
https://www.ktsa.com/1-dead-hostages-rescued-after-multiday-standoff-in-texas-fbi-says/
https://abc13.com/houston-crime-fbi-raid-hostage-rescue-kidnapped-migrants/13092058/
Odel D. Love Hicks Jr.
Case # :488
Age :51
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/23/2023
Location : Lotta Rd
City : Marshall
County : Harrison
State : Texas
Agency : Harrison County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police on domestic violence call
Disposition : Grand Jury returned no bill, no charges
Open records summary :
OnMarch 23, 2023, 51-year-old Odel D.Love Hicks Jr., was shot and killed by Harrison County Sheriff’s Office deputies while they were responding to a domestic fight in progress at a home on Lotta Road.
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Montrail Johnson
Case # :487
Age :21
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/23/2023
Location : Beville Rd
City : Port Orange
County : Volusia
State : Florida
Agency : Port Orange PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Port Orange PD attempted to do a traffic stop on a blue Honda around midnight at the intersection of Nova Road and Madeline Avenue.The driver fled. Police escalated a chase and the car eventually crashed into the parking lot of John's Appliance on Beville Road, about 2.5 miles away. Montrail Johnson died. Port Orange PD did not explain why they initiated this deadly chase.
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https://www.wesh.com/article/murder-suspect-dies-crash-port-orange-police/43396906