Death by Cop – 2023
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James Richard Pavlista
Case # :366
Age :58
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/02/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Elsanor
County : Baldwin
State : Alabama
Agency : Baldwin County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Vandalism
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
ABaldwin County deputy arrivedat a home on Highway 90 in Robertsdale on 03/02/2023 for a vandalism call by a neighbor “intentionally damaging personal property.”
James Richard Pavlista went back into his home once deputies addressed him. Several hours later, deputies saw him leave his home and walk around the property. When deputies tried to arrest him, hereportedly charged at them with a knife. The deputy used a taser and finally shot and killed Pavlista.
Source links :
https://www.wkrg.com/baldwin-county/baldwin-county-deputy-shoots-kills-person-in-elsanor/
https://www.wkrg.com/baldwin-county/man-shot-killed-by-baldwin-co-deputy-in-elsanor-identified/
Colin Rossiter *COP
Case # :365
Age :22
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/02/2023
Location : Woodrow neighborhood
City : Staten Island
County : Richmond
State : New York
Agency : NYPD
Officer(s) :
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Officer committed suicide
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Colin Rossiter was an off-duty rookie NYPD officer involved in a fatal on-duty shooting last year. He had committed suicide in his Staten Island home early Thursday, police said.
Source links :
https://nypost.com/2023/03/02/rookie-off-duty-nypd-cop-dies-by-suicide-sources/
Asson Hacker *COP
Case # :364
Age :33
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/02/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Evansville
County : Vanderburgh
State : Indiana
Agency : Vanderburgh County SO
Officer(s) :
Cause of death : Medical emergency
Event : Died during basic training
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Deputy Asson Hacker of Vanderburgh Sheriff’s Office collapsed during basic training at work and died.
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :363
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 03/01/2023
Location : 2300 block of Blue Ridge Blvd+Westport
City : Kansas City
County : Jackson
State : Missouri
Agency : Kansas City PD, SWAT, Jackson County Drug Force
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Kansas City PD, SWAT and the Kansas City Drug Force beleaguered an apartment on the 2300 block f Blue Ridge Boulevard and Westport with a man locked inside. After a full day of this siege, the man was found dead from suicide under police duress.
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Elijah Combs
Case # :362
Age :28
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/01/2023
Location : 13th St+ Barnard Ave
City : Milwaukee
County : Milwaukee
State : Wisconsin
Agency : Milwaukee PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Elijah Combs was chased by police in connection with a previous crime. Police allege that he fired a gun at officers during the chase. He committed suicide under police duress.
Source links :
https://www.wisn.com/article/chase-ends-with-crash-on-citys-south-side-police-say/43134085
Andres Vasquez Lasso *COP
Case # :361
Age :32
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 03/01/2023
Location : 5200 block of South Spaulding Avenue, Gage Park
City : Chicago
County : Chicago
State : Illinois
Agency : Chicago PD
Officer(s) :
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed on duty
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
While responding to a domestic violence call in Gage Park, officer Vasquez was shot and killed.
Source links :
https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/03/01/chicago-police-officer-shot-on-southwest-side-reports/
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-police-officer-shot-and-killed-cop-gage-park-in/12902742/
Tony A. Smith
Case # :360
Age :64
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/01/2023
Location : 200 block of Pedro Shoun Ln
City : Mountain City
County : Johnson
State : Tennessee
Agency : Johnson County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis welfare check
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Johnson County deputies responded to the 200 block of Pedro Shoun Lane around 8 p.m.after family members asked police to conduct a welfare check on Tony A. Smith. Deputies arrived to find Smith armed with two guns. Police allege that he fired shots from one of the weapons. Police shot and killed him.
Source links :
https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/tbi-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-in-johnson-county/
https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/tbi-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-in-johnson-county/
Stormy Fuller
Case # :359
Age :32
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/01/2023
Location : E 2nd St+Delaware
City : Tulsa
County : Tulsa
State : Oklahoma
Agency : Tulsa PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during alleged burglary
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
During a burglary at someone's home, the homeowner was alerted to the break-in through his home security app. Tulsa PD arrived, found two people inside the house and saw a man in the house with a small sawed-off shotgun. Officers started circling that house and the man was shot and killed.
Source links :
https://ktul.com/news/local/tulsa-police-respond-to-officer-involved-shooting-in-midtown
Matthew Carrell
Case # :358
Age :62
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/01/2023
Location : Blue Ridge Boulevard near 23rd Street South
City : Kansas City
County : Jackson
State : Missouri
Agency : SWAT
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed while police were serving search warrant in home
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
The Jackson County Drug Task Force attempted to serve a search warrant at the home in the 2300 block of Blue Ridge Boulevard around 10 p.m. Thedeputies knocked on the door of the home and allegedlywere shot at.Three officers were shot and drove themselves to area hospitals for treatment. Police swarmed the home and surrounded it in a standoff that lasted through the overnight hours and well into Wednesday afternoon. When police entered the home, they found Carrell dead inside, apparently killed by SWAT.
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Herbert Muskin
Case # :357
Age :101
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/01/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Las Vegas
County : Clark
State : Nevada
Agency : Las Vegas Metro PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Third party killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
A car driven by two women who took a car from an acquaintance and were chased by police until they crashed into 101-year-old Herbert Muskin, a retired WWII Army officer who was in the car with his wife of 67 years, Sherry, at the time of the crash. Muskin was driving them home from a shopping trip at Costco when according to their son, they were stopped at a red light and the police chase slammed into the back of their car.
One year after the crash, the family went to the news media, demanding justice.
Source links :
https://meaww.com/dr-herbert-muskin-world-war-ii-veteran-101-dies-after-car-crash-due-to-broken-neck
Savontae Dodie Perkins
Case # :356
Age :40
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/01/2023
Location : 1400 block of Park Road NW
City : DC
County : District of Columbia
State : District of Columbia
Agency : Metropolitan PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Metropolitan Police Department alleged that Perkins fired shots at officers as they approached him in near 14th Street. Their officers shot back. Perkins was later found in an alleyway nearby with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Source links :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_D0RKvR6fw
https://dcist.com/story/23/02/28/dc-police-shooting-columbia-heights-self-inflicted/
https://dcwitness.org/document-mpd-officer-involved-shooting-in-northwest/
Daniel Ramone Scott
Case # :355
Age :25
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/01/2023
Location : Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr
City : Ashburn
County : Turner
State : Georgia
Agency : Ashburn PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Ashburn PD said they tried to pull over Daniel Ramone Scott, 25 because of another crime. Scott fled and in the process, he t-boned an officer’s vehicle. He was eventually handcuffed and in custody but managed to get control of a police vehicle.He was shot and killed.
Source links :
https://www.walb.com/2023/03/01/officer-involved-shooting-reported-ashburn/
https://www.walb.com/2023/03/01/officer-involved-shooting-reported-ashburn/
Name Not Disclosed
Case # :354
Age :
Gender :Unknown
Race : Unknown
Date : 03/01/2023
Location : 900 block of 29th Lane
City : Pueblo
County : Pueblo
State : Colorado
Agency : Pueblo County SO, SWAT
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Deputies were sent on a shots fired call. Officers identified the man and went to his home but he refused contact with them. SWAT arrived, forced gas into the home and made forced entry into the home. They allege that the man pointed a gun at them. They shot and killed him in his home.
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Domonique Thompson
Case # :353
Age :32
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 03/01/2023
Location :
City : Oklahoma City
County : Kingfisher
State : Oklahoma
Agency : Oklahoma City PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Domonique Thompson had an argument at work with his supervisor at Hobby Lobby and shot and killed him, then fled from police and crashed and died as a result of the police chase crash.
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Timothy Escamilla 1 of 2
Case # :352
Age :6
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/28/2023
Location : I-82
City : Sunnyside
County : Yakima
State : Washington
Agency : Washington State Police
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Washington State Police chased a vehicle across 3 counties until the driver crashed into a family vehicle. Two children died and 3 adults were taken to the hospital in unknown condition.
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Delilah Minshew 2 of 2
Case # :351
Age :8
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 02/28/2023
Location : I-82
City : Sunnyside
County : Yakima
State : Washington
Agency : Washington State Patrol
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Washington State Police chased an allegedly stolen vehicle across 2 counties until it crashed into a family vehicle, killing Delilah Minshew and her brother Timothy Escamilla, also injuring 3 others.
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Alaunte Scott
Case # :350
Age :22
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/28/2023
Location : 4300 block of 3rd St SE
City : 02/28/2023
County : District of Columbia
State : District of Columbia
Agency : US Marshals Metro PD of DC
Officer(s) : Michael Maradin, Kevin Chan
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police serving warrant
Disposition : Cleared by US Attorney
Open records summary :
Metro PD in DC went to the 4300 block of 3rd St SE to serve a warrant on Alaunte Scott. He fled and reportedly took out a gun. He was shot and killed by US Marshals.The killing was cleared by the US Attorney.
Source links :
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/03/02/us-marshals-shoot-man-dc/
Matthew L. Carrell
Case # :349
Age :62
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/28/2023
Location : E 23rd+Blue Ridge Blvd
City : Kansas City
County : Jackson
State : Missouri
Agency : Missouri State Highway Patrol, SWAT, FBI SWAT
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Kansas City PD was executing a search warrant. When breaching the door, police claim they were met with gunfire. Police shot into the home. The Missouri State Highway Patrol SWAT team and the FBI’s SWAT team entered and secured the home near E. 23rd Street and Blue Ridge Boulevard per Highway Patrol. Multiple agencies had been involved in the standoff all night and day after the three officers were shot. They found a man who was deceased and a woman who was alive and surrendered.
Police did not comment on why the agencies’ SWAT teams decided to enter the home. It is unknown at this time whether Matthew Carrell committed suicide under police duress as police allege or was shot by invading officers. Autopsy and ballistics should have answers to these questions but these documents were not released by police.
Source links :
https://fox4kc.com/news/multiple-officers-shot-police-in-standoff-at-23rd-blue-ridge-kcpd-says/
Mia Tulasi Dasa
Case # :348
Age :21
Gender :Male
Race : Asian
Date : 02/28/2023
Location : Roseburg Senior Center
City : Roseburg
County : Douglas
State : Oregon
Agency : Douglas County SO
Officer(s) : Jerry De Lu Fuente, Brayden Wimberly, Paxton Shinn, Kyle Fields, Cameron Derrick, Ryan Dingman
Cause of death : Gunshot, taser, pepper spray, bean bags
Event : Killed by police after stabbing at warming center
Disposition : Justified by Grand Jury
Open records summary :
The Roseburg Senior Centerwas being used as the Roseburg Warming Center for the night and several individuals had been stabbed by a man who was utilizing the warming centeron Southeast Stephens Street.
Roseburg PD responded and the situation escalated. Police admit to firing “nonlethal weapons” believed to be beanbags and finally shooting the man to death. The involved officers were Jerry De Lu Fuente, Brayden Wimberly, Paxton Shinn, Kyle Fields, Cameron Derrick and Ryan Dingman.
The shooting was ruled Justified by DA and Grand Jury.
Source links :
https://kqennewsradio.com/2023/02/28/officer-involved-shooting-investigation-underway/
https://www.opb.org/article/2023/03/11/grand-jury-rules-roseburg-police-shooting-justified/
Billy James Sites
Case # :347
Age :44
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/28/2023
Location : Route 250 Bypass+Hydraulic Rd
City : Charlottesville
County : Albemarle
State : Virginia
Agency : Charlottesville PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Police went to arrest Billy James Sites on warrants and allege that he fled from them. Charlotteville PD allege that he pointed a gun at them at the Route 250 Bypass and Hydraulic Road Tuesday, February 28.They shot and killed him. No BWC can be located.
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Randall Wesolek Jr.
Case # :346
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/28/2023
Location : Dalton’s Express Gas Station on West 76 Country Blvd
City : Branson
County : Taney
State : Missouri
Agency : Branson PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
After an alert by a FLOCK license plate reader in Branson, MO for unknown reasons, Randall Wesolek Jr. of Taney County was tracked to a gas station on West 76 Country Blvd by Branson PD.
When he was told to exit his car, a struggle began. Police allege that he produced a gun and they shot and killed him. No BWC can be found in open records search. Three officers fired shots and killed him.
Source links :
https://www.ktts.com/2023/03/02/branson-police-identify-man-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting/
https://www.ksgf.com/2023/03/01/officer-involved-shooting-in-branson/
https://www.ky3.com/2023/03/01/one-killed-officer-involved-shooting-branson-mo/
https://www.ozarksfirst.com/news/1-person-killed-in-branson-officer-involved-shooting/
Name Not Disclosed
Case # :345
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 02/28/2023
Location : 1115 Eicher Ave
City : Springdale
County : Washington
State : Arkansas
Agency : Springdale PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
OnMarch 1 at approximately 12:50 a.m., officers with the Springdale PD responded to 1115 Eicher Avenue after receiving a call about someone being shot. The caller stated that a woman was banging at their door and that she had been shot and a male was behind the building. Police arrived,saw a woman who had been shot in the arm, located the vehicle with a juvenile lying down in the back seat.Theteenagerhad a blanket covering his body with only his head being visible.Heallegedly raised a pistol at the officer who shot him in the head. Police did not release his identity as he is a minor.
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :344
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 02/28/2023
Location : 900 block of 29th Lane +N Mesa elementary school
City : Pueblo
County : Pueblo
State : Colorado
Agency : Pueblo County SO, SWAT
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Gunshot, CS gas
Event : Militarized raid on a home for undisclosed reasons, 1 unidentified fatality
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
On Tuesday, February 28, 2023 around 3:40 p.m., Pueblo deputies went to North Mesa Elementary School in East Pueblo County on calls of shots fired from a home in the 900 block of 29th Lane. Police and deputies then obtained search warrants, activating the Pueblo County Sheriff's Office SWAT team who deployed gas into the home, entered the home, allege that the man pointed a gun. Police shot him to death.
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Calvin Tromell Johnson
Case # :343
Age :30
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/28/2023
Location : Bayou Lafourche
City : Thibodaux
County : Lafourche
State : Louisiana
Agency : Thibodaux PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash after being chased for broken headlight
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Thibodaux PD escalated a car chase to 115 mph in Assumption Parish about 10:40 p.m. Tuesday after a deputy saw Johnson driving more than 70 mph on two-lane La. 308 with headlights off, per police.
Calvin Tromell Johnson wasbeing chased by policeat high speeds for a broken headlight. He got out and jumped into Bayou Lafourche, appeared to be "having difficulty staying above water," police said.It is not known with what delay police allegedly went in the water after him but his body wasn't found until about 2 a.m., more than 3 hours later. Wednesday by Thibodaux police officers. No officers were charged.
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Kyle Foggy
Case # :342
Age :29
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/28/2023
Location : NJ Turnpike Clara Barton Service Area
City : Pedricktown
County : Salem
State : New Jersey
Agency : US Marshals
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
The NJ State Police and the U.S. Marshals Service shot and killed Kyle Foggy, 29, of Cherry Hillat a South Jersey rest stop off of the New Jersey Turnpike’s Clara Barton Service Area in the Pedricktown section of Oldmans Township in Salem County during arrest for the murder of a woman the week prior whom he had been dating.
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Justin D. Kopmeyer
Case # :341
Age :39
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/27/2023
Location : 3500 block of E Washington Ave
City : Madison
County : Dane
State : Wisconsin
Agency : Madison PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police investigating previous crime
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Madison PD were looking for Justin Kopmeyer because they believed he had strangled his girlfriend. They put a public warning out, heightening the tension until police located him at Kwik Trip in the 3500 block of E. Washington Avenue. Madison PD fired shots at him. A second officer had also fired a taser at Kopmeyer who retreated into the convenience store’s bathroom where he was found shot to death from a self-inflicted gunshot under police duress.
Source links :
https://www.nbc15.com/2023/02/27/madison-police-update-deadly-kwik-trip-confrontation/
Name Not Disclosed
Case # :340
Age :17
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 02/27/2023
Location : 11th+Atkinson
City : Milwaukee
County : Milwaukee
State : Wisconsin
Agency : Milwaukee PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase after failed traffic stop
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Milwaukee PD saw a car they believed to be stolen andinvolved in a previous armed robbery near 11th and Atkinson. Milwaukee PD escalated a chase upon seeing this possibly same vehicle but claim they had to stop chasing due to their own equipment malfunction. Another squad car took over the chase and chased until the driver ran a red light and crashed into another vehicle. The unnamed 17-year-old driver was killed, his passenger injured and the driver of the car he had run into was also injured.
Source links :
https://www.cbs58.com/news/mpd-investigating-pursuit-related-crash-involving-the-death-of-a-teen
Reginald Allen
Case # :339
Age :40
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/26/2023
Location : 700 block of McBride Ave
City : Dupo
County : St. Clair
State : Illinois
Agency : Dupo PD, SWAT
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Reginald Allen was in his home in the 700 block of McBride Avenue when Dupo PD created a SWAT standoff where shots were exchanged. When police forcibly entered the residence, they found Reginald Allen shot to death inside the garage of his home of a self-inflicted gunshot, having committed suicide under police duress. Police had warrants for his arrest.
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William Tisdol
Case # :338
Age :48
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/25/2023
Location : Union+Main St
City : Springfield
County : Springfield
State : Massachusetts
Agency : Springfield PD, Massachusetts State Police Gaming Enforcement Unit
Officer(s) : Thomas Cusack and Gregory Santos
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Allegedly armed man in casino killed by police
Disposition : Cleared by DA
Open records summary :
Officers of the Massachusetts State Police Gaming Enforcement Unit along with members of the Springfield PD assigned to the Gaming Enforcement Unit responded to the MGM Springfield casino around 2 a.m. for reports of a 48-year-old male acting aggressively to others and possibly armed with a firearm within the casino. Policelocated him as he was leaving the casino. During a foot pursuit, shots were fired between the man and police. William Tisdol was shot and killed.
Source links :
https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/springfield-fatal-police-shooting-mgm-casino-17806834.php
Pamela Croston
Case # :337
Age :52
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 02/25/2023
Location : Rodeway Inn on Route 23
City : Circleville
County : Pickaway
State : Ohio
Agency : Ohio State Highway Patrol, Circleville PD, Pickaway County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
On February 25 at a motel in Circleville, Pamela Croston made suicidal threatsand said that she put a gun to her head. Ohio State Highway Patrol, Circleville PD and Pickaway County SO arrived at the Rodeway Inn on Route 23 and eventually found her in a motel room with the curtains closed. She stepped outside with the weapon still in hand. Deputies immediately shot her several times, killing her. It does not appear that any form of mental health crisis intervention was even attempted.
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Matthew Anthony Sansotta
Case # :336
Age :36
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/25/2023
Location : 7th+Bell Rd
City : Phoenix
County : Maricopa
State : Arizona
Agency : Phoenix PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during DUI arrest
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Phoenix PD approached a parked vehicle matching the description of an allegedly intoxicated man and saw a rifle in the backseat of the car. Police attempted to arrest the intoxicated man and claim that he reached for the gun. Policepressed the gun against his back and fired. BWC linked below. No officers were charged.
Source links :
https://ktar.com/story/5461604/phoenix-police-shoot-and-kill-armed-man-allegedly-drunk-driving/
James Windale Lanier
Case # :335
Age :34
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/25/2023
Location : 814 N. Northwood St
City : Wallace
County : Duplin
State : North Carolina
Agency : Wallace PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Gunshot, taser
Event : Killed by police during disturbance in store
Disposition : Cleared by DA
Open records summary :
The store owner stated that 34-year-old Lanier walked into the store at 11 p.m. Friday in the parking lot of 814 N. Norwood Street naked and began bothering customers who called the police. The responding officer first tased the man, then shot him three times, killing him.James Lanier had been unarmed.
The killing was Justified in May of 2023 by District Attorney Ernie Lee.
On January 9, 2024, autopsy was published and showed:
-blunt force injuries left elbow, and left knee
-perforation of the upper lobe of the left lung
-fracture of the left anterior rib and sixth thoracic vertebra
-left hemothorax
-two taser wounds on the right shoulder and under the right clavicle
-blunt force injuries of the head and neck with an abrasion of the left eyebrow
-blunt force injuries of the pelvis
-laceration of the shaft of the penis
The cause of death was determined by Dr. McNeill as a gunshot wound of the chest.
“The postmortem toxicology analysis of Lanier revealed no ethanol in his blood but elevated levels of phencyclidine and THC metabolites.
When the autopsy report was published, Wallace PD propagandized the topic, focusing extensively on the cannabis and PCP in Lanier's system. He apparently smoked laced cannabis but he was unarmed, naked and cannabis and PCP did not kill but but per autopsy, the taser and gunshot injuries did. He had been a disturbance but no threat to officers or anyone else when killed.
Disturbingly, the DA cleared the officer while shielding their identity.
Source links :
https://www.wral.com/sbi-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-in-duplin-county/20736028/
https://www.wnct.com/local-news/da-to-announce-findings-in-officer-involved-shooting-in-wallace/
Name Not Disclosed 4 of 4
Case # :334
Age :
Gender :Unknown
Race : Latinx
Date : 02/25/2023
Location : Rio Bravo border
City : Rio Bravo
County : Webb
State : Texas
Agency : CBP Border Patrol
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by CBP chase crash with vehicle carrying undocumented migrants
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
CBP officers hunted a vehicle full of migrants until the vehicle crashed, killing 4, injuring 5 people.
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Name Not Disclosed 3 of 4
Case # :333
Age :
Gender :Not Disclosed
Race : Latinx
Date : 02/25/2023
Location : Rio Bravo border
City : Rio Bravo
County : Webb
State : Texas
Agency : CBP Border Patrol
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by CBP chase crash with vehicle carrying undocumented migrants
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
CBP officers hunted a vehicle full of migrants until the vehicle crashed, killing 4, injuring 5 people.
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CBP officers hunted a vehicle full of migrants until the vehicle crashed, killing 4, injuring 5 people.
Name Not Disclosed 2 of 4
Case # :332
Age :
Gender :Not Disclosed
Race : Latinx
Date : 02/25/2023
Location : Rio Bravo border
City : Rio Bravo
County : Webb
State : Texas
Agency : CBP Border Patrol
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by CBP chase crash with a vehicle carrying crash of vehicle carrying undocumented migrants
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
CBP officers hunted a vehicle full of migrants until the vehicle crashed, killing 4, injuring 5 people.
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Jose Guzman 1 of 4
Case # :331
Age :20
Gender :Male
Race : Latinx
Date : 02/25/2023
Location : Rio Bravo border
City : Rio Bravo
County : Webb
State : Texas
Agency : CBP Border Patrol
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by CBP chase crash of vehicle carrying undocumented migrants
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
CBP officers hunted a vehicle full of migrants until the vehicle crashed, killing 4, injuring 5 people.
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Kevin Veal
Case # :330
Age :26
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 02/25/2023
Location : 801 Behrman Hwy
City : Terrytown
County : Jefferson
State : Louisiana
Agency : Jefferson Parish SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during disturbance
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Jefferson Parish deputies reportedly received several calls for a man behaving erratically, refusing to leave a business and state that he resisted police. This resulted in a fight with the man allegedly pointing a handgun at police. The man then retreated to a bathroom and Jefferson deputies shot and killed him. No officers were charged.
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Victor Lykins
Case # :329
Age :47
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/25/2023
Location : Walmart on Towne Blvd
City : Middletown
County : Warren
State : Ohio
Agency : Middletown PD
Officer(s) : Jonathan Hilgendorf
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Shortly before 5:30 p.m., Middletown PD officers reportedly pulled over a vehicle at Walmart in Middletown on Towne Boulevard for a traffic stop. Police state there were “shots fired” from a vehicle occupant. Middletown PD shot and killed Victor Lykins. The officers were cleared by the DA.
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https://www.wlwt.com/article/officer-shooting-middletown-traffic-stop-victor-lykins/43601737
Name Not Disclosed
Case # :328
Age :40
Gender :Female
Race : Unknown
Date : 02/25/2023
Location : US-301 near Desrosier Rd
City : Dade City
County : Pasco
State : Florida
Agency : Florida Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Bicyclist killed by officer who crashed into bicycle on road
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
An unnamed Florida Highway Patrol officer was driving his patrol car on US-301 near Desrosier Road when he struck and killed an unnamed female bicyclist.
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Thomas G Conyers
Case # :327
Age :35
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/25/2023
Location : U.S. Hwy 27
City : Fruitland Park
County : Lake
State : Florida
Agency : Lady Lake PD, Fruitland Park PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash for shoplifting
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Lake PD state that theychased a vehicle into Fruitland Park around 4 p.m. because the driver of the vehicle had possibly committed a theft at Home Depot in Lady Lake. During the chase, the vehicle crossed over the center median and continued southbound in the northbound lanes U.S. Highway 27 at an estimated 110 mph. Police state that the fleeing driving driving the wrong direction on U.S. Highway 27 crashed into a northbound vehicle. Thomas Conyers, the driver of the fleeing vehicle,died and three occupants of the vehicle that he struck sustained serious injuries and were flown to a local hospital where Conyers later also died. This deadly chase was initiated because Thomas Conyers allegedly stole $240 worth of electronics at Home Depot.