Death by Cop – 2023
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Name Not Disclosed, 2 of 2
Case # :446
Age :17
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/16/2023
Location : US Route 19
City : Nicholas
County : Nicholas
State : West Virginia
Agency : West Virginia State Police
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Devon Brantley, 19, of Birch River, West Virginia and his juvenile passenger were speeding on a motorcycle when a WV State trooper escalated a chase that reached 120 mph across US Route 19, Youngs Monument Road, US Route 19 and crashed while being chased at extremely high speeds. Devon Brantley and his underage passenger were both killed by this police chase crash.
Source links :
https://www.wsaz.com/2023/03/17/19-year-old-juvenile-die-motorcycle-crash-during-police-chase/
Devon Brantley 1 of 2
Case # :445
Age :19
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/16/2023
Location : US Route 19
City : Nicholas
County : Nicholas
State : West Virginia
Agency : West Virginia State Police
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash, chased for speeding
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Devon Brantley, 19, of Birch River, West Virginia and his juvenile passenger were speeding on a motorcycle when a WV State trooper escalated a chase that reached 120 mph across US Route 19, Youngs Monument Road, US Route 19 and crashed while being chased at extremely high speeds. Devon Brantley and his underage passenger were both killed by this police chase crash.
Source links :
https://www.wsaz.com/2023/03/17/19-year-old-juvenile-die-motorcycle-crash-during-police-chase/
Olvin Torres Velasquez 3 of 3
Case # :444
Age :22
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 03/15/2023
Location : Rock Creek Parkway
City : DC
County : DC
State : District of Columbia
Agency : US Park PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
US Park Police tried to make a traffic stop and the vehicle ended up crashing on Rock Creek Parkway. Police allege that they did not chase the car but after the attempted stop, the vehicle sped up and crashed, killing 3 and injuring 2 people.Eyewitnesses reported police appearing after the crash, apparently having pursued the vehicle.
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Jonathan Cabrera Mendez 2 of 3
Case # :443
Age :23
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 03/15/2023
Location : Rock Creek Parkway
City : DC
County : DC
State : District of Columbia
Agency : US Park PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
US Park Police tried to make a traffic stop and the vehicle ended up crashing on Rock Creek Parkway. Police allege that they did not chase the car but after the attempted stop, the vehicle sped up and crashed, killing 3 and injuring 2 people.Eyewitnesses reported police appearing after the crash, apparently having pursued the vehicle.
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Mohamed Kamara 1 of 3
Case # :442
Age :42
Gender :Male
Race : Middle Eastern
Date : 03/15/2023
Location : Rock Creek Parkway
City : DC
County : DC
State : District of Columbia
Agency : US Park PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
US Park Police tried to make a traffic stop and the vehicle ended up crashing on Rock Creek Parkway. Police allege that they did not chase the car but after the attempted stop, the vehicle sped up and crashed, killing 3 and injuring 2 people.Eyewitnesses reported police appearing after the crash, apparently having pursued the vehicle.
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Frank Jerry Millsapps
Case # :441
Age :65
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/14/2023
Location : 200 block of Jay Moss Lane
City : Talking Rock
County : Pickens
State : Georgia
Agency : Pickens County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during shots fired call
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Pickens County deputies were called to the home on the 200 block of Jay Moss Lane in Talking Rock, Georgia shortly before midnight for a fire and the sound of shots being fired.Deputies found the house on fire and met the homeowner, Frank Jerry Millsapps, holding with a shotgun. Millsapps began walking toward the deputy. The officer fired and so did Millsapps. Millsapps was shot and died in his driveway.
Source links :
https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/pickens-county-house-fire-deputy-shooting-jay-moss-lane
https://news.yahoo.com/man-exits-burning-house-fires-191326522.html
https://valdostatoday.com/news-2/region/2023/03/armed-ga-man-shot-by-deputies/
https://localnews8.com/news/2023/03/15/man-killed-in-shootout-with-atlanta-officers-identified/
Noe Mejia
Case # :440
Age :38
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 03/14/2023
Location : Highway 286
City : Sasabe
County : Pima
State : Arizona
Agency : CBP Border Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after police chase
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Border Patrol allege that they saw what looked like undocumented migrants being loaded into a BMW and they began chasing the vehicle. The vehicle avoided a traffic stop and initially fled but came to a stop. CBP smashed the rear and front windows with a baton and grabbed the man. Several occupants ran from the vehicle, were handcuffed, were polite and cooperative and not a threat to officers. Police allege that the driver reversed and was shot and killed. This is not seen on BWC as the end of the incident when the shooting occurred has inexplicably been edited out of the footage provided by police. No report of him having been armed can be found.
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Nicholas Mauro Sosa
Case # :439
Age :37
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 03/14/2023
Location : 2700 block of E Grant Rd
City : Tucson
County : Pima
State : Arizona
Agency : Tucson PD
Officer(s) : Jesse Chlopowicz
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police investigating armed robbery
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Tucson PD responded to calls about an armed robbery with a gun in the 2700 block of East Grant Road. When officers arrived, they found Nicholas Mauro Sosa inside a nearby restaurant.Police allege that he pointed a gun at them. Sgt. Chlopowicz fired a military rifle and shot and killed him.
Source links :
https://www.kold.com/2023/03/23/suspect-identified-tucson-officer-involved-shooting/
https://www.kold.com/2023/03/23/suspect-identified-tucson-officer-involved-shooting/
Name Not Disclosed
Case # :438
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 03/14/2023
Location : Altar valley
City : Tucson
County : Pima
State : Arizona
Agency : CBP, DHS, IG, FBI and Pima County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department says deputies responded to assist in a vehicle in the Altar Valley near SR 286, milepost 20. This pursuit and failure to yield by a possible human smuggling vehicle caused multiple agencies to respond.
Source links :
https://www.kold.com/2023/03/16/1-dead-after-use-force-incident-involving-border-patrol-agents/
Alex Eugene May Jr.
Case # :437
Age :19
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 03/13/2023
Location : Shadeland Ave+46th
City : Indianapolis
County : Marion
State : Indiana
Agency : Lawrence PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed during police chase
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Lawrence PD tried a traffic stop for a license plate impropriety but Alex Eugene May Jr. kept driving. Police escalated a chase and the teenager crashed and died.
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Janet Rabe
Case # :436
Age :51
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 03/13/2023
Location : Cascade Terrace Drive
City : Ballwin
County : St. Louis
State : Montana
Agency : St. Lous County PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Police allege that 51-year-old Janet Rabe locked herself inside her home on Cascade Terrace Drive on Monday afternoon after a shootout with police.
Ballwin officers had previously tried to pull Janet Rabe over in connection with pointing a weapon earlier in the day. After being chased in different locations, she pointed a gun at police and she ran into a second St. Louis County police vehicle with her car.While fleeing to her home on Cascade Terrace Drive, she pointed the gun again and fired multiple shots at officers.Police chased her back into the subdivision where she locked herself in her condo. After being besieged by St. Louis PD and SWAT, she committed suicide under police duress inside of her condo.
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Jonathan Magana
Case # :435
Age :32
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 03/13/2023
Location : 3800 block of Broadway/Lincoln Park Ave
City : Valinda
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : LASD, SWAT
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
A man used a rifle to fire 100 rounds at bystanders and officers and LASD deputies responded to a home in Valinda around 2:30 p.m. on 03/13/2023. During the event, SWAT had filled the home with chemical agents, launched a militarized response and brought BearCats and battering ram vehicles. The man was found dead inside from suicide under police duress.
Source links :
https://www.foxla.com/news/lapd-shooting-suspect-died-by-suicide-chief-moore
https://www.kbtx.com/2023/03/14/suicide-ruled-death-man-who-shot-3-lapd-officers/
Name Not Disclosed 4 of 4
Case # :434
Age :42
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 03/13/2023
Location : State Hwy163 + E service road of fI-10
City : Ozona
County : Crockett
State : Texas
Agency : Texas DPS
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
On Mar. 13, 2023, Crockett County Sheriff's Office had attempted to stop a truck for speeding and escalated a chase that lasted until the truck being chased crashed into 2019 Dodge Ram 1500 of Maria Taubunga and her granddaughter Emilia Tambunga. They both died. Two other people died in the crash who were reportedly undocumented migrants, 45-year-old male from Jalpan De Serra, QRO Mexico and a 42-year-old male from San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec, OAK Mexico, both unnamed by DPS. This police chase for a speeding vehicle was responsible for the deaths of 4 people.
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Name Not Disclosed 3 of 4
Case # :433
Age :45
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 03/13/2023
Location : State Hwy163 + E service road of fI-10
City : Ozona
County : Crockett
State : Texas
Agency : Texas DPS
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
On Mar. 13, 2023, Crockett County Sheriff's Office had attempted to stop a truck for speeding and escalated a chase that lasted until the truck being chased crashed into 2019 Dodge Ram 1500 of Maria Taubunga and her granddaughter Emilia Tambunga. They both died. Two other people died in the crash who were reportedly undocumented migrants, 45-year-old male from Jalpan De Serra, QRO Mexico and a 42-year-old male from San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec, OAK Mexico, both unnamed by DPS. This police chase for a speeding vehicle was responsible for the deaths of 4 people.
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Emilia Tambunga 2 of 4
Case # :432
Age :7
Gender :Female
Race : Latinx
Date : 03/13/2023
Location : State Hwy163 + E service road of fI-10
City : Ozona
County : Crockett
State : Texas
Agency : Texas DPS
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
On Mar. 13, 2023, Crockett County Sheriff's Office had attempted to stop a truck for speeding and escalated a chase that lasted until the truck being chased crashed into 2019 Dodge Ram 1500 of Maria Taubunga and her granddaughter Emilia Tambunga. They both died. Two other people died in the crash who were reportedly undocumented migrants, 45-year-old male from Jalpan De Serra, QRO Mexico and a 42-year-old male from San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec, OAK Mexico, both unnamed by DPS. This police chase for a speeding vehicle was responsible for the deaths of 4 people.
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Maria Tambunga 1 of 4
Case # :431
Age :65
Gender :Female
Race : Latinx
Date : 03/13/2023
Location : State Hwy163+E service road of FL-10
City : Ozona
County : Crockett
State : Texas
Agency : Texas DPS
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Third party killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
On Mar. 13, 2023, Crockett County Sheriff's Office had attempted to stop a truck for speeding and escalated a chase that lasted until the truck being chased crashed into 2019 Dodge Ram 1500 of Maria Taubunga and her granddaughter Emilia Tambunga. They both died. Two other people died in the crash who were reportedly undocumented migrants, 45-year-old male from Jalpan De Serra, QRO Mexico and a 42-year-old male from San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec, OAK Mexico, both unnamed by DPS. This police chase for a speeding vehicle was responsible for the deaths of 4 people.
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Brandunn Wilson
Case # :430
Age :28
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/13/2023
Location : Mammoth Pool
City : North Folk
County : Madera
State : California
Agency : Madera County SO, SWAT
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by SWAT after alleged homicide
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Madera County Sheriff’s Office said thaton 03/13/2023, deputies followed Wilson through Fresno County into Madera County anda Fresno County helicopterchasedhim into Madera County on Road 225.
Wilson drove into the Sierra National Forest and fled on foot, abandoning his car on the side of the road.HEallegedly ran miles into a “rural backcountry area” on foot with a helicopter following him. The SWAT team was able to hike out to Wilson where they fired at him and he shot back. Wilson was killed by SWAT in the Sierra National Forest.
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Irvo Otieno
Case # :429
Age :28
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/13/2023
Location : Central State Hospital
City : Richmond
County : Henrico
State : Virginia
Agency : Henrico County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Asphyxiation
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Henrico County deputies took Irvo Otieno to Central State Hospital on March 6 to admit him as a patient. Otienodied during the intake process. Police admit that he was “physically restrained” during transfer.
Otieno’s autopsy revealed that he died from asphyxiation due to extreme restraint. Ten officers were involved in the death of the unarmed man.
“The family is grief stricken after learning of the brutal nature of Irvo’s death and his inhumane treatment in the hours preceding his death’ Mark Krudys, an attorney for the family, said in a statement.
Source links :
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/video-shows-virginia-deputies-piling-175813632.html
https://www.wwnytv.com/2023/03/15/virginia-deputies-charged-mans-death-mental-hospital/
Name Not Disclosed
Case # :428
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 03/12/2023
Location : 96th St+Rosewood Lane
City : Overland Park
County : Johnson
State : Kansas
Agency : Overland Park PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
US Marshals and the FBI arrived to serve warrants to an unnamed man and a standoff ensued. The man allegedly fired shots at police who fired back. Injured, he retreated into his unit. Police later found him dead from suicide during the standoff.
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Danny Ray Jackson
Case # :427
Age :47
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 03/12/2023
Location : Loop 281+SH 31
City : Longview
County : Gregg
State : Texas
Agency : White Oak PD, Longview PD, Texas DPS
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during chase
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
DPS started a chase in White Oak after seeing a vehicle driving with a flat tire. Longview PD joined the chase. The driver stopped and exited the vehicle and allegedly shot at officer and began to flee on foot. Police allege he pointed his weapon at officers who shot and killed him.
Source links :
https://www.kltv.com/2023/03/12/vehicle-chase-leads-officer-involved-shooting/
Name Not Disclosed
Case # :426
Age :48
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 03/12/2023
Location : Holding cell Berrien Co Jail
City : Harbor
County : Berrien
State : Michigan
Agency : Berrien County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Medical emergency
Event : Died in jail from drug OD
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
A 48-year-old Benton Harbor man died in custody after suffering from a medical emergency while at the Berrien County Jail, according to the Michigan State Police Southwest Enforcement Team.
He had been arrested after SWET did a controlled purchase of methamphetamine from him. It was alleged by police that he died from drug ingestion.
Source links :
https://www.abc57.com/news/benton-harbor-man-dies-in-custody-following-medical-emergency
Zion William Bostick
Case # :425
Age :23
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/12/2023
Location : 6385 60th Avenue N
City : St. Petersburg
County : Pinellas
State : Florida
Agency : Pinellas County SO
Officer(s) : Jacob Viano, Matthew Aitken
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation
Disposition : Justified by AG
Open records summary :
After Zion William Bostick was seen getting into different cars, K-9 deputyMatthew Aitken from Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office sergeant shot and killed him Sunday after the man allegedly shot athim. He was shot several timesin the 6300 block of 60th Avenue N, in an unincorporated area of Pinellas Park.
Source links :
https://www.fox13news.com/news/pinellas-deputy-involved-in-sunday-night-shooting
Glennard Herndon
Case # :424
Age :31
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/12/2023
Location : 30 Bronzewood Cove
City : Franklin
County : Madison
State : Tennessee
Agency : Jackson PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed during “Shots fired” call
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Jackson PD were called to a home on Bronzewood Cove around 6 p.m. after gunshots were reported at the property. Officers found 31-year-old Glennard Herndon in the backyard holding a gun. Police allege that Herndon "pointed his gun in the direction of the officers" and one officer shot and killedhim.
Source links :
https://tbinewsroom.com/2023/03/13/tbi-agents-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-in-jackson-2/
https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2023/mar/15/officer-fatally-shot-armed-man-tfp/
https://www.newschannel5.com/news/tbi-investigating-deadly-officer-involved-shooting-in-madison-co
https://www.newschannel5.com/news/tbi-investigating-deadly-officer-involved-shooting-in-madison-co
https://wreg.com/news/local/man-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting-in-jackson-tbi-investigates/
Kyle Nicholas Sostek
Case # :423
Age :34
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/12/2023
Location : Vista Avenue
City : Sugarloaf
County : San Bernardino
State : California
Agency : San Bernardino County SO
Officer(s) : Samuel Fuller
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
A deputy assigned to the Big Bear Station observed a vehicle in the 800 block of Vista Avenue in Sugarloaf. The officer knew the driver had an outstanding warrant for his arrest.
The deputy initiated a traffic stop and Kyle Sostek yielded, briefly, before fleeing but then he got out of the vehicle and was shot and killed by deputy Samuel Fuller. He is believed to have been unarmed.
Source links :
https://bigbeargrizzly.net/news/8369/doj-releases-name-of-local-shooting-victim/
https://bigbeargrizzly.net/news/8355/sheriffs-deputy-fatally-shoots-man-in-sugarloaf/
https://www.pressenterprise.com/2023/03/13/man-fatally-shot-by-deputies-in-big-bear-neighborhood/
https://bigbeargrizzly.net/news/8365/man-killed-by-sheriffs-deputy-identified-as-kyle-sostek/
Adam Barcenas
Case # :422
Age :60
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 03/12/2023
Location : 100 block of W 4th St
City : Oxnard
County : Ventura
State : California
Agency : Oxnard PD
Officer(s) : Shayn Schwartz
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Police saw man with pole
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Police were conducting a DUI investigation in the 100 block of West Fourth Street around 6 a.m. Sunday. They saw an unrelated man run toward officers with a metal pole. Police allege that he then continued to advance toward officers. He was tasered, shot and killed by officer Shayn Schwartz. He had allegedly called police “pigs” before being shot.
Source links :
https://www.foxnews.com/us/california-man-shot-calling-cops-pigs-charging-steel-bar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IHy6iYPh2w
https://kvta.com/news/man-killed-by-opd-officer-had-violent-past/
Mason Griffith *COP
Case # :421
Age :34
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/12/2023
Location : Market St
City : Hermann
County : Gasconade
State : Montana
Agency : Missouri Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Mason Griffith
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : killed on duty
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Detective Sgt. Mason Griffith, 34, was shot and killed on duty on 03/12/2023.
Source links :
https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/hermann-police-confirmed-dead-after-sunday-shooting/
https://www.kmov.com/2023/03/13/two-officers-shot-hermann-mo/
https://www.odmp.org/officer/26654-detective-sergeant-mason-griffith
Ryan Mitchell
Case # :420
Age :22
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/12/2023
Location : KY 3056
City : Germantown
County : Mason
State : Kentucky
Agency : Brown County SO
Officer(s) : Caleb Savage
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by illicit police chase
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Kentucky Brown County deputy Caleb Savage attempted a traffic stop on Ryan Mitchell on March 12, 2023 in Ohio. He chased Mitchell into Kentucky until the chase caused Mitchell to crash. Officer Savage fled the scene and left Mitchell to die alone. Charges against the officer are being considered.
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Johanna Schultz
Case # :419
Age :20
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 03/11/2023
Location : Spruce St
City : Omro
County : Oshkosh
State : Wisconsin
Agency : Winnebago County SO, Omro PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed during domestic violence call
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
The Winnebago County Sheriff's Office responded to assist the City of Omro Police Department with a welfare check. Members of the Winnebago County Sheriff's Office SWAT and Negotiator team were deployed to a disturbance with a weapon. The manfired a gun multiple times from inside the residence. After a brief stand-off, a 22-year-old male exited the residence and was taken into custody. Johanna Schultz was found deceased.
Source links :
https://www.wbay.com/2023/03/11/one-person-dead-shots-fired-omro/
Kevin Bosch
Case # :418
Age :36
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/11/2023
Location : 8 miles south of Ashton
City : Ashton
County : Fremont
State : Idaho
Agency : Teton County SO, Fremont County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office reports that at about 6:45 p.m. Friday, they tried to perform a traffic stop on a male driver with an arrest warrant. The warrant was issued for stalking as he had allegedly harassed someone. The man fled in his vehicle into Fremont County. Deputies deployed spikes strips. The man fired one shot at police. Eight hours into a SWAT siege, he committed suicide under police duress.
Source links :
https://www.eastidahonews.com/2023/03/man-commits-suicide-on-id-32-after-standoff-with-police/
Kainoa Kahele-Bishop
Case # :417
Age :32
Gender :Male
Race : Native Pacific Islander
Date : 03/10/2023
Location : Kamakameha+Palani
City : Kailua-Kona
County : Hawaii
State : Hawaii
Agency : Big Island PD
Officer(s) : Justin Gasper, Chad Taniyama
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Officers Justin Gasper and Chad Taniyama stopped Kainoa Kahele-Bishop for questioning about a prior crime. He was uncooperative and allegedly reached for an object and was shot and killed.
Source links :
https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/03/big-island-police-shoot-and-kill-man-in-kailua-kona/
Ronald Patrick Keahonui Kahihikolo
Case # :416
Age :44
Gender :Male
Race : Native Pacific Islander
Date : 03/10/2023
Location : Kamakaeha Ave+ Palani
City : Kona
County : Big Island
State : Hawaii
Agency : Ka’u PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
On Tuesday morning, March 7, 2023, Ka‘ū patrol officers received a call about a 42-year-old woman who had been shot during a domestic dispute in the 92-2000 block of Outrigger Drive in Ocean View. Detectives spotted Ronald Patrick Keahonui Kahihikolo on Kamakaeha Avenue and Palani Road. The man was uncooperative and police shot and killed him. No BWC exists as these were plainclothes officers who do not wear bodycams.
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Mitchell Negron Jr.
Case # :415
Age :24
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 03/10/2023
Location : Doman Ave+Cobblestone Lane
City : Deptford
County : Gloucester
State : New Jersey
Agency : Deptford Township PD
Officer(s) : Robert Shisler
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during pedestrian stop
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Deptford Township PD tried"a pedestrian stop" on Mitchell Negron Jr. but he allegedly fled on foot. Police engaged in a fight with him with both sides firing shots.Negron was killed by the officer. Officer Robert Shisler was injured and survived.
Source links :
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/weapon-found-deptford-police-shooting-145309039.html
https://wfin.com/fox-national-news/new-jersey-police-officer-wounded-man-killed-following-chase/
Charles Hubbard
Case # :414
Age :58
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/10/2023
Location : 91st Pl SW +8th Pl
City : Everett
County : Skagit
State : Washington
Agency : Skagit County SWAT, Island County SO
Officer(s) : Blake Wintrich, Myles Bittinger
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed during domestic violence call
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Everett SWAT officers Blake Wintrich and Myles Bittinger shot and killed Charles Hubbard at 91st Place Southwest and 8th Place West in Everett during a domestic violence call.
Source links :
https://www.heraldnet.com/news/officers-identified-in-fatal-shooting-of-everett-man/
Alejandro Saucedo
Case # :413
Age :42
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 03/09/2023
Location : E Live Oak St & S Milam St
City : Seguin
County : Guadalupe
State : Texas
Agency : SWAT
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by SWAT during police chase
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Seguin PDhad been chasing Alejandro Saucedo for a traffic stop. They allege that 42-year-old Alejandro Saucedo of Marion pointed a firearm at Guadalupe County SWAT. SWAT had been called and gas was deployed to get the driver outof the car and eventually led to an exchange of gunfire between the driver and police around 4:43 a.m. The driver of the vehicle was pronounced dead.
Source links :
https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/seguin-police-shooting-death-17828937.php
https://seguintoday.com/2023/03/10/officer-involved-shooting-leaves-area-man-dead/
Ghassan Radwan Baba
Case # :412
Age :22
Gender :Male
Race : Middle Eastern
Date : 03/09/2023
Location : NC-73 + Lowell Rd
City : Albemarle
County : Stanly
State : North Carolina
Agency : North Carolina Highway Patrol, Stanly County SO
Officer(s) : Michael McCormick
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Carolina Highway Patrol were on Highway 73 near Lowell Road in Stanly County where a car wasin a ditch.The man had a gun, allegedly turned around and started to shoot at the deputy and trooper. Both shot and killed him.
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :411
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 03/09/2023
Location : Lincoln Heights
City : Los Angeles
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : LAPD, SWAT
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by SWAT siege
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Police besieged a man who had locked himself in a shed in the Lincoln Heights neighborhood near downtown. Police found the man but he refused to surrender.
K-9 were deployed and SWAT robots were sent in and one fired a chemical agent into the shed. The man opened the shed and fired shots that injured 3 officers. SWAT team members flooded into the area and sealed it off. The man was found dead in the shed. Police did not clarify whose bullets had killed him.
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Robert Atkins
Case # :410
Age :48
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/09/2023
Location : E 8th St
City : Jeffersonville
County : Clark
State : Indiana
Agency : Jeffersonville PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Around 7 p.m. on 03/13/2023, Jeffersonville Police received a report that a man was walking around an apartment complex with a handgun. Police allege the man fired a shot in the air "in front of the officers," then pointed the gun at the officers. Three Jeffersonville PD officers shot and killed him. His mother later stated that he had bad PTSD and was an Afghanistan war veteran.
Source links :
https://www.theindianalawyer.com/articles/indiana-man-dies-after-being-shot-by-jeffersonville-police
Victor Remone Duncan
Case # :409
Age :56
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/09/2023
Location : N Arcadian Throughway + Fairfields Ave
City : Baton Rouge
County : Baton Rouge
State : Louisiana
Agency : Baton Rouge PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Victor Remone Duncan was killed after a car being chased at high speed by police slammed into his truck at an intersection at N Arcadian Thoroughway and Fairfield Avenue by Baton Rouge PD.
The car being chased had committed traffic violations which were the only the reason for the dangerous chase.
Source links :
https://www.wafb.com/2023/03/09/police-chase-leads-deadly-car-crash/
Kenneth Wayne Sanchez
Case # :408
Age :62
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/08/2023
Location : Natrona County Detention Center
City : Casper
County : Natrona
State : Wyoming
Agency : Natrona County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Drug OD in custody
Event : Died in custody from drug overdose
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Natrona County deputies arrived at a vehicle crash on 03/08/2023 where they found passenger Wayne Kenneth Sanchez who told them that he had ingested an eight-ball of an unknown drug. Police initially brought him Banner Wyoming Medical Center which observed him to be shaking uncontrollably, was unable to speak intelligibly and was "complaining of not being able to move" but inexplicably, medical staff did not treat him and after a mere 20-minute observation period, he was released medically and sent back to the Natrona County Detention Center where he promptly died from an untreated drug overdose which had been known throughout the event but had been left untreated. Sanchez was not driving a vehicle while intoxicated and was not accused of having committed any crimes other than being criminalized for drug ingestion he himself readily admitted as reason for arrest, according to available data.
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Alfredo Panduro Zendejas
Case # :407
Age :44
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 03/08/2023
Location : County 15th St+Ave 3E
City : Phoenix
County : Maricopa
State : Arizona
Agency : Yuma County SO, DPS, Somerton PD, CBP, US Marshals
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash after carjacking
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
A 44-year-old man had allegedly carjacked three vehicles in Yuma during a multi-agency hunt and collided with a semi-truck in an intersection and died.Large numbers of vehicles from the Somerton Police Department, Department of Public Safety, Homeland Security Investigations, Customs and Border Patrol Air and Marine Operations, U.S. Border Patrol and U.S. Marshals Service participated in the manhunt.