Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Christopher John Pearson
Age :36
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 11/21/2025
Location : Parking lot of Truck Towne Travel Plaza, Highway 46
City : Beresford
County : Lincoln
State : South Dakota
Agency : Beresford Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 11/21/2025 at approximately 8:48 p.m., a Beresford Police Department officer attempted a traffic stop in the parking lot of the Truck Towne Travel Plaza on Highway 46. The driver of the stopped vehicle was identified as Christopher John Pearson of Aurora, South Dakota. During the stop, an officer discharged a firearm and Pearson was pronounced dead at the scene. The South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation is conducting a full investigation.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/crime/2025/11/22/1-dies-in-shooting-involving-beresford-officer-dci-investigating/87418421007/
https://news.sd.gov/news?id=news_kb_article_view&sys_id=ceea217a1b9d3e10df4edb1de54bcb15

Darius Kennedy
Age :31
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 11/21/2025
Location : Terminal 1 at St Louis Lambert International Airport
City : St Louis
County : St Louis County
State : Missouri
Agency : St Louis Airport Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 11/21/2025 early in the morning, airport officers saw a man in an area where he was not permitted to be. Police reported that the man refused orders to leave and held a knife. Officers attempted to use Tasers but the man advanced toward them. An officer fired and killed him at the scene.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/st-louis-airport-man-fatally-shot-by-police-knife/
https://apnews.com/article/f082afea62b180085114df7a90deec8e
https://people.com/knife-wielding-man-shot-by-police-st-louis-airport-11854691
https://nypost.com/2025/11/21/us-news/suspect-shot-killed-by-cop-at-st-louis-lambert-international-airport/

Rodolfo Requenes Jr
Age :50
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 11/21/2025
Location : 200 block of Porsche Lane East
City : Lafayette
County : Tippecanoe
State : Indiana
Agency : Lafayette Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 11/21/2025 at about 12:25 a.m., officers attempted a traffic stop near South Street and Sagamore Parkway for suspected impaired driving. The driver fled. Officers located the vehicle at a nearby apartment complex at approximately 1:16 a.m. The driver parked at the 200 block of Porsche Lane East and refused commands to surrender. Officers reported he told them he had a weapon then moved his hand toward his waistband. An officer shot him and he died at the scene.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/crime/lafayette-officer-involved-shooting-leaves-one-man-dead/
https://6abc.com/chester-county-police-chase-route-41-deadly-crash-new-garden-township/31277946/

Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 11/21/2025
Location : 18300 block of Sherman Way in the 7-Eleven parking lot
City : Reseda
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : Los Angeles Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during confrontation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 11/21/2025, around midnight in Reseda, Los Angeles police responded to an assault with a deadly weapon call near Sherman Way and Wilbur Avenue. Officers, assisted by a police helicopter, located a suspect in front of a 7-Eleven convenience store. When officers confronted the man, an officer-involved shooting occurred. The suspect was struck by gunfire, taken into custody, and later pronounced dead. Police recovered a handgun at the scene. No officers were injured and the investigation is ongoing.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://abc7.com/post/1-dead-shooting-involving-los-angeles-police-officers-7-eleven-reseda/18263591/
https://www.foxla.com/news/suspect-shot-by-lapd-7-eleven-reseda
https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/lapd-fatal-shooting-reseda/

Gabriela Moreno
Age :42
Gender :Female
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 11/21/2025
Location : Valley Boulevard and Edgewood Drive
City : Alhambra
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : Alhambra Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 11/21/2025 police chased a stolen vehicle through Alhambra at very fast speeds. The fleeing driver crashed into a police vehicle at the intersection. Gabriela Moreno was riding as a passenger and was ejected during the collision. She died at the scene.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://mynewsla.com/crime/2025/11/20/officer-woman-killed-2-others-injured-in-crash-during-chase-in-alhambra-5/
https://abc7.com/post/police-officer-killed-deadly-crash-chase-alhambra/18179878

Shontez Campbell
Age :26
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 11/20/2025
Location : 6th Street and Washington Avenue
City : St. Louis
County : St. Louis City
State : Missouri
Agency : Washington Park Police Department Sauget Police Department St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 11/20/2025, police in Washington Park attempted a traffic stop for suspected DUI and the driver refused to stop. Police escalated a chase across state lines into Sauget and then into downtown St. Louis at very fast speeds. The vehicle crashed at 6th Street and Washington Avenue and caught fire. Officers pulled out the driver, identified as twenty six year old Shontez Campbell, who was taken to a hospital in critical condition and died days later from the injuries.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/crime/article291076039.html
https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/crime/bi-state-police-chase-ends-st-louis-crash-6th-and-washington/63-f8a4f7b5-0618-4984-b53f-332d7fd3af7c
https://www.firstalert4.com/2025/11/20/overnight-pursuit-into-st-louis-leads-crash-driver-hospitalized/

Michael Andre Greene
Age :53
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 11/19/2025
Location : South Frederick Road
City : Magnolia
County : Columbia
State : Arkansas
Agency : Magnolia Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 11/19/2025, a Magnolia police officer encountered Michael Andre Greene on South Frederick Road during a patrol call. During the encounter, Greene was reported to have been holding a firearm. The situation escalated and the officer opened fire. Greene was critically injured and transported to a Little Rock hospital, where he died. State investigators are reviewing the shooting.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://katv.com/news/local/magnolia-man-dies-after-shootout-with-police-asp-now-investigating
https://arkadelphian.com/2025/11/24/magnoliareporter-com-man-shot-by-magnolia-policeman-dies-in-lr-hospital
https://dps.arkansas.gov/news/magnolia-man-dies-after-officer-involved-shooting-asp-investigation-ongoing

Kentae Govan
Age :41
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 11/19/2025
Location : Lakeland
City : Lakeland
County : Polk
State : Florida
Agency : Polk County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 11/19/2025 deputies from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office responded after a call that a 91-year-old man had been beaten with a brick. Kentae Govan allegedly then charged at deputies as they arrived. Officers opened fire and killed him at the scene.
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Kiavik Galarza Miranda
Age :31
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 11/18/2025
Location : 521 North McKinley Street
City : Corona
County : Riverside
State : California
Agency : Corona Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 11/18/2025, officers responded to reports of a man damaging vehicles in a parking lot on North McKinley Street. When officers arrived they found Kiavik Galarza Miranda holding a tire iron. Moments later officers opened fire and shot him. He died at the scene. A state level investigation is underway.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://abc7.com/post/suspect-killed-police-shooting-outside-applebees-restaurant-corona/18170297/
https://www.foxla.com/news/police-shooting-corona-applebees-nov-18-2025
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/suspect-killed-police-shooting-outside-191558766.html
https://www.pressenterprise.com/2025/11/20/suspect-shot-to-death-by-corona-police-had-convictions-for-assault-resisting-arrest/
https://mynewsla.com/crime/2025/11/19/ca-doj-opens-investigation-into-deadly-officer-involved-shooting-in-corona/

James Matthew Roland
Age :54
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 11/18/2025
Location :
City : Marston
County : Richmond
State : North Carolina
Agency : Richmond County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 11/18/2025, a man died after being shot by deputies from the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office in Marston, North Carolina. Deputies responded to a residence following a call about a domestic situation involving a person with outstanding warrants. No one answered the door, and deputies began to leave the area. Shortly afterward, deputies encountered the man driving nearby. According to law enforcement, the vehicle made contact with patrol vehicles during the encounter. Deputies opened fire, and the man was shot and killed. His name and age were not released. The shooting remains under investigation.
SOURCE LINKS :

Albert Benson
Age :62
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 11/18/2025
Location : 700 block of North Council Road
City : Oklahoma City
County : Oklahoma
State : Oklahoma
Agency : Oklahoma City Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 11/18/2025 officers responded to a reported assault with a deadly weapon early in the morning. They returned to the area and located Albert Benson allegedly armed with a machete. Officers attempted to de-escalate the situation and ordered him to drop the weapon. He allegedly charged at the officers, who then discharged their firearms and struck him. He was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.koco.com/article/oklahoma-city-police-shoot-kill-suspect-machete-nw6th-council/69469972
https://freepressokc.com/police-shoot-and-kill-machete-wielding-man-in-west-okc/

Daniel Banville
Age :37
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 11/18/2025
Location : 1800-block of Federal Road
City : Livermore
County : Androscoggin
State : Maine
Agency : Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 11/18/2025, police escalated a high-speed chase after witnessing Daniel Banville driving at very fast speeds on Route 4. After the deputy ended the pursuit, police soon discovered Banville had crashed on Federal Road. The vehicle went off the roadway, struck a mailbox, hit a utility pole, went airborne, snapped a second pole, and collided with a tree. Banville was ejected and died at the scene, and his passenger, Molly Hinkel, also died at the scene.
TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES: 2 fatalities
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2025/11/20/2-dead-after-100-mph-maine-police-chase-ends-in-crash/
https://www.wmtw.com/article/livermore-maine-deadly-crash-route-4-federal-road/69471153
https://www.q1065.fm/livermore-maine-double-fatal-crash-2025/

Molly Hinkel
Age :31
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 11/18/2025
Location : 1800-block of Federal Road
City : Livermore
County : Androscoggin
State : Maine
Agency : Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 11/18/2025, police escalated a high-speed chase involving the vehicle in which Molly Hinkel was riding. After the deputy ended the pursuit, police discovered the vehicle had crashed on Federal Road. It went off the roadway, struck a mailbox, hit a utility pole, went airborne, snapped a second pole, and hit a tree. Hinkel was ejected and died at the scene, and the driver, Daniel Banville, also died at the scene.
TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES: 2 fatalities
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2025/11/20/2-dead-after-100-mph-maine-police-chase-ends-in-crash/
https://www.wmtw.com/article/livermore-maine-deadly-crash-route-4-federal-road/69471153
https://www.q1065.fm/livermore-maine-double-fatal-crash-2025/

DaShawn Larode
Age :25
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 11/18/2025
Location : 1046 Thomas Boyland Street
City : Brooklyn
County : Kings
State : New York
Agency : New York City Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 11/17/2025, officers were at a homicide scene in Brownsville when DaShawn Larode opened the door of a nearby apartment and fired a gun, injuring an officer. Police opened fire and Larode retreated into the apartment. Officers later entered and found him dead from a gunshot wound.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.audacy.com/1010wins/news/local/nypd-officer-shot-during-brooklyn-homicide-investigation
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/brooklyn/brooklyn-nypd-police-shooting-brownsville-man-barricaded/6419459
https://www.nydailynews.com/2025/11/17/nypd-cop-wounded-face-shotgun-standoff-brownsville-gunman
https://www.newsbreak.com/news-12-1587832/4352708309710-2-dead-nypd-officer-shot-amid-standoff-at-brownsville-apartment
https://www.shorenewsnetwork.com/nypd-officer-shot-in-face-during-brownsville-standoff-suspect-found-dead
https://pix11.com/news/local-news/brooklyn/its-too-traumatizing-family-of-brooklyn-shooting-suspect-speaks-out

Heaven Alisha Sharell Williams
Age :26
Gender :Female
Race : Black
Date : 11/17/2025
Location : Broadway Avenue and Jones Road
City : Cleveland
County : Cuyahoga
State : Ohio
Agency : Cleveland Division of Police
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by suspect during police incident
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 11/17/2025, police officers responded around 10 p.m. to a call in the area of Broadway Avenue and Jones Road in Cleveland. They found Heaven Alisha Sharell Williams unresponsive in the road and she was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators say a suspect struck her with a car and left the area. Her death is being investigated as a homicide.
SOURCE LINKS :

Thomas Noble
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 11/17/2025
Location : Cider Mill Drive
City : Union Township
County : Hamilton
State : Ohio
Agency : Union Township Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 11/17/2025 officers responded to a domestic violence call that developed into a hostage situation. The mother called 911 stating that her son had a gun. A male voice then allegedly took over the call and said the woman was a hostage. Officers arrived and entered the scene. The man allegedly pointed a gun at police and officers opened fire and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox19.com/2025/11/20/shes-hostage-mom-calls-911-son-deadly-police-involved-shooting/
https://www.fox19.com/video/2025/11/18/1-dead-after-hostage-situation-police-involved-shooting/
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Braylen Maurice Newsome
Age :16
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 11/17/2025
Location : US 70 and Pinkney Road
City : Kenly
County : Wayne
State : North Carolina
Agency : North Carolina State Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 11/17/2025 troopers observed a Ford Mustang traveling over 120 mph on US 70 and attempted a traffic stop. The driver refused to stop and police escalated a chase through multiple areas. The vehicle lost control on Pinkney Road and crashed into a tree. Braylen Newson was riding in the back seat and was ejected and killed.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://abc11.com/post/us-70-chase-2-killed-teens-injured-wayne-county/18164985/
https://www.witn.com/2025/11/18/victims-killed-chase-that-ended-crash-wayne-county-identified/
https://www.wral.com/news/local/wayne-chase-kenly-crash-november-2025/

Mohamud Mahamad Yusuf
Age :41
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 11/17/2025
Location : University Drive near Killian Boulevard
City : St. Cloud
County : Stearns
State : Minnesota
Agency : St. Cloud Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 11/17/2025 an officer observed a vehicle traveling 62 mph in a 30-mph zone and attempted a traffic stop. The driver did not stop and a pursuit began. The vehicle entered the wrong direction in a roundabout at Fifth Avenue South and University Drive South, crashed into a parked pickup truck and a light pole, and overturned. Yusuf was pronounced dead at the scene.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://knsiradio.com/2025/11/18/st-cloud-man-who-died-after-fleeing-traffic-stop-on-monday-night-has-been-identified/
https://knsiradio.com/2025/11/18/police-investigating-serious-crash-monday-night-near-st-cloud-state-university/
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/st-cloud-state-university-police-chase-crash/

Eric Grigsby
Age :50
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 11/17/2025
Location : Midland
City : Midland
County : Harris
State : Georgia
Agency : Harris County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 11/17/2025 deputies responded to a residence after the mother of the children fled with her five-year-old child and reported that her husband had threatened to kill her children. The two stepsons aged 14 and 16 were found inside the home having been shot. When deputies confronted Eric Grigsby outside the house he allegedly held two handguns and pointed them at officers. Deputies fired and struck him and he died at the scene.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wowt.com/2025/11/19/man-killed-his-2-stepsons-before-he-was-shot-dead-by-police-officials-say/
https://apnews.com/article/0d4fa8d9c6349348312d90869002eb89
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/georgia-man-shot-dead-police-221246515.html

Name Not Disclosed
Age :17
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 11/17/2025
Location : Route 20 near Woodside Road
City : Orange
County : Orange
State : Virginia
Agency : Town of Orange Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 11/17/2025 officers attempted a traffic stop on a Nissan Altima. The driver refused to stop and police escalated a chase. The vehicle left the roadway on Route 20, struck a ditch, struck a mailbox and two trees, became airborne and struck another mailbox. The driver died at the scene.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.29news.com/2025/11/19/teenager-dies-after-police-chase-ends-crash-orange-county/
https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/constitution-highway-crash-orange-county-nov-18-2025/

Joshua Jerome Carter Jr.
Age :18
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 11/17/2025
Location : Pinkney Road
City : Kenly
County : Wayne
State : North Carolina
Agency : North Carolina State Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 11/17/2025, troopers saw a Ford Mustang traveling at very fast speeds and police escalated a chase that reached approximately 120 mph. The Mustang continued driving and troopers later located the crashed vehicle on Pinkney Road. It left the roadway and overturned, causing both back-seat passengers to be ejected. Joshua Jerome Carter Jr. died at the scene, and his friend Braylen Newson also died at the scene.
TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES: 2 fatalities
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.witn.com/2025/11/18/victims-killed-chase-that-ended-crash-wayne-county-identified/
https://www.wral.com/story/2-killed-after-chase-at-120-mph-leads-to-crash-in-wayne-county/22250632/

Shane Moresco
Age :21
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 11/17/2025
Location : 32323 Highway 249
City : Pinehurst
County : Montgomery
State : Texas
Agency : Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide during police standoff
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 11/17/2025 in Pinehurst, Texas, deputies from the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office responded to a welfare-check involving Shane Moresco who was reported threatening suicide with a firearm at a cemetery in Magnolia. He evaded custody, traveled into neighboring Harris County, then barricaded himself inside a bathroom of a McDonald’s at 32323 Highway 249 in Pinehurst. During attempts to negotiate his surrender, Moresco fired a single shot and died at the scene. The incident is under joint investigation by the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, the Texas Rangers, and other agencies.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.woodlandsonline.com/npps/story.cfm?nppage=82846
https://www.gmg-kprc-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/news/local/2025/11/17/suspect-in-family-disturbance-shoots-himself-after-deputies-find-him-at-mcdonalds-in-montgomery-county/?ref=/video/news/local/2025/02/11/ising-campus-safety-concerns-at-university-of-houston-after-violent-incidents/

Johnny Michael Queen
Age :41
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 11/17/2025
Location : Marion
City : Unknown
County : Marion
State : Tennessee
Agency : Sequatchie County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 11/17/2025, Sequatchie County deputies were searching for Johnny Michael Queen during an ongoing investigation. Officers located Queen in a wooded area in Marion County. Police escalated an armed standoff and moved in on his position. During the arrest attempt, the situation escalated and officers opened fire and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://newschannel9.com/news/local/tbi-man-shot-killed-by-law-enforcement-during-signal-mountain-homicide-investigation
https://tbinewsroom.com/2025/11/18/tbi-agents-investigating-deadly-officer-involved-shooting-in-marion-county/
https://www.thedunlap-tribune.com/2025/11/18/homicide-suspect-shot-killed-in-police-incident/

Sharon L. Torres
Age :69
Gender :Female
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 11/17/2025
Location : Route 23
City : Cairo
County : Greene
State : New York
Agency : New York State Police
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed in crash involving police
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 11/17/2025, two New York State Police troopers were conducting a traffic stop on Route 23 with emergency lights activated. Sharon L. Torres was driving a Kia westbound when her vehicle left the roadway and struck the rear of the parked patrol car, which then hit the stopped Subaru involved in the traffic stop. Both troopers were injured. Torres was unresponsive when officers reached her and she died at the scene.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley/news/article/two-troopers-injured-driver-killed-cairo-21193582.php
https://www.wnyt.com/top-stories/one-dead-two-troopers-injured-after-accident-in-greene-county/

Robert Butler Jr.
Age :58
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 11/17/2025
Location : 1500 block of Dallas Drive
City : Thomson
County : McDuffie
State : Georgia
Agency : McDuffie County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 11/17/2025, deputies responded to a reported armed robbery involving Robert Butler Jr. Police attempted a traffic stop, and Butler continued driving. Deputies escalated a chase onto Dallas Drive. Butler’s vehicle left the roadway, overturned, and he was ejected into a ditch. A patrol car came to rest on top of his body. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wrdw.com/2025/11/17/robbery-suspect-dies-thomson-crash-while-fleeing-deputies/

Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 11/17/2025
Location : Westfield Avenue & Prospect Street
City : Porterville
County : Tulare
State : California
Agency : Tulare County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 11/17/2025 at about 11:56 p.m., deputies from the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office and officers from the Porterville Police Department engaged a vehicle identified as stolen. The driver failed to stop and a pursuit occurred. The vehicle rammed a patrol car, then collided with another patrol unit and crashed into the yard of a home. The vehicle caught fire. One occupant of the stolen vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene; another occupant and a deputy were hospitalized.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://abc30.com/post/suspect-dead-deputy-hospitalized-chase-crash-tulare-county-authorities-say/18164939/
https://kmph.com/news/local/one-dead-deputy-and-other-hospitalized-after-fiery-crash-during-chase/

David Warren Childs
Age :25
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 11/17/2025
Location : 1200 block of 47th Place NE
City : Washington
County : Washington, D.C.
State : District of Columbia
Agency : Metropolitan Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 11/17/2025, officers from the Metropolitan Police Department were on patrol near the Deanwood Metro station after reports of gunfire in the area. They observed David Warren Childs with what appeared to be a firearm tucked into his waistband. When approached, Childs fled on foot and officers chased him to the 1200 block of 47th Place NE. During a physical confrontation Childs reached toward the object and officers opened fire, killing him at the scene.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/11/17/police-shoot-district-northeast-wounded/
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/man-killed-in-police-shooting-in-deanwood/4017323/
https://www.fox5dc.com/news/investigation-underway-following-deadly-officer-involved-shooting-dc

James Walter Weyaus
Age :37
Gender :Male
Race : Native American
Date : 11/17/2025
Location : 8000 block of Onigum Road Northwest
City : Walker
County : Cass
State : Minnesota
Agency : Cass County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 11/17/2025, deputies from the Cass County Sheriff’s Office were investigating a reported disturbance near the Walker area. Deputies approached a man walking on the 8000 block of Onigum Road Northwest. During the encounter the man fired a gun at a deputy, injuring him. Deputies returned fire. The man fled into a wooded area where law enforcement located him with gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is conducting an independent investigation.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://kstp.com/kstp-news/local-news/deputy-injured-during-pursuit-near-walker-cass-county/
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/11/17/shooting-near-walker-minnesota-leaves-1-dead-officer-injured
https://www.startribune.com/cass-county-sheriffs-deputy-shot-during-incident-near-bayside-resort/601527154

Tre’Sean L. Clemons
Age :25
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 11/16/2025
Location : Unknown
City : Unknown
County : Shelby
State : Ohio
Agency : Shelby County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 11/16/2025, officers escalated a chase involving Tre’Sean L. Clemons in Shelby County. Police pursued the vehicle at high speed until Clemons crashed, and he died at the scene. A 19 year old female passenger from Piqua was seriously injured and was flown to Miami Valley Hospital. Officers reported that the incident began when they attempted to stop the vehicle and Clemons refused, escalating the pursuit that ended in the fatal crash.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.yahoo.com/news/man-dead-woman-flown-hospital-police-020451470.html
https://www.whio.com/news/local/man-killed-woman-flown-hospital-after-crash-following-chase-shelby-county/3VJ5NQHSWBFU5DPUAVCDJJN5NU/

Benjamin Sink
Age :47
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 11/16/2025
Location : Highway 20
City : Waterloo
County : Black Hawk
State : Iowa
Agency : Iowa State Patrol; Grundy County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 11/16/2025 at approximately 9:30 p.m. law-enforcement officers attempted to stop a vehicle driven by Benjamin Sink who was wanted on several charges related to a domestic relationship. When the vehicle failed to stop a pursuit ensued. The vehicle was disabled on the side of the road. Sink exited and allegedly opened fire on officers. Officers returned fire and struck him. He was transported to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kcrg.com/2025/11/18/suspect-identified-deadly-officer-involved-shooting-black-hawk-county/
https://dps.iowa.gov/press-release/2025-11-18/update-dci-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-black-hawk-county

Devontae Armand Hinton
Age :33
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 11/16/2025
Location : Georgia Highway 204, Chatham County
City : Savannah
County : Chatham
State : Georgia
Agency : Georgia State Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 11/16/2025 at approximately 2:00 a.m. troopers attempted to stop a vehicle traveling over 100 mph on GA 204. The driver refused to stop and a pursuit ensued. A trooper executed a second PIT maneuver which caused the vehicle to crash into a median wall and overturn. The driver was ejected from the vehicle and died at the scene.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wsav.com/crime-safety/one-dead-after-car-overturns-in-high-speed-pursuit-gsp-says/
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/1-dead-car-overturns-high-192930081.html
https://www.wjcl.com/article/driver-dies-in-crash-after-taking-gsp-trooper-on-high-speed-chase/69450254

Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 11/16/2025
Location : Spokane River near Wellpinit
City : Wellpinit
County : Spokane
State : Washington
Agency : Spokane Tribal Police
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Drowning
Event : Killed by police pursuit crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 11/16/2025 officers with the Spokane Tribal Police attempted to make contact with a man who had active warrants. He fled on foot, jumped into the Spokane River and did not resurface. His body was located days later and he is presumed drowned.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.khq.com/news/presumed-drowning-in-spokane-river-during-police-pursuit/article_7bab55c0-3db0-41c2-9192-0a2aca4907dd.html
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2025/nov/18/man-presumed-to-have-drowned-after-running-from-/?
https://www.krem.com/article/news/local/man-drowns-spokane-river-fleeing-police/293-136dfe33-cfb4-4466-9e09-39d6be0b1e83

Matthew Tyler Charles
Age :39
Gender :Male
Race : Native American
Date : 11/16/2025
Location : West 10th Street and South F Street
City : Port Angeles
County : Clallam
State : Washington
Agency : Port Angeles Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 11/17/2025, police located Matthew Tyler Charles who was wanted on a federal warrant. Police escalated their contact after he attempted to run and officers tried to position themselves for tasers and other less lethal methods. During the confrontation police opened fire and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.peninsuladailynews.com/crime/port-angeles-man-is-dead-following-shooting/
https://komonews.com/news/local/warrant-service-escalates-into-deadly-officer-involved-shooting-in-port-angeles/
https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/officer-involved-shooting-port-angeles

Demetruis Alston
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 11/16/2025
Location : Anacostia Metro Station
City : Washington
County : Unknown
State : District of Columbia
Agency : Metro Transit Police
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Unknown
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 11/16/2025, officers arrested Demetruis Alston on an outstanding warrant for assault at the Anacostia Metro Station. While he was in custody he became unresponsive. He was transported to a hospital where he died. Community advocates have called for answers while the investigation continues.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/11/16/anacostia-suspect-metro-transit-police-death/
https://www.wjla.com/news/local/washington-southeast-dc-anacostia-metro-station-transit-police-in-custody-death-outstanding-assault-arrest-warrant
https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/police/man-dies-taken-into-custody-anacostia-station-metro-police-say/65-1086ecc9-0729-413b-adc7-ed1963fe8ac7

Stephen M. McMillan
Age :22
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 11/15/2025
Location : South Topeka Boulevard and 113th Street
City : Carbondale
County : Osage
State : Kansas
Agency : Osage County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 11/15/2025, deputies responded to a domestic disturbance near South Topeka Boulevard and 113th Street in Carbondale. Within minutes of arriving officers were met with gunfire and returned fire. Stephen M. McMillan was shot and killed at the scene. Four officers were shot and injured and a seventy seven year old man at the residence was also injured. Authorities reported no continuing threat to the public.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kmbc.com/article/4-law-enforcement-officers-shot-in-rural-osage-county-ks/69447091
https://www.wibw.com/2025/11/15/three-deputies-trooper-shot-osage-county/
https://www.kwch.com/2025/11/16/suspect-dead-four-officers-injured-after-officer-involved-shooting-osage-county/

Ryan Huinker
Age :28
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 11/15/2025
Location : James Street
City : Derry Township
County : Westmoreland
State : Pennsylvania
Agency : Pennsylvania State Police
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic-incident response
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 11/15/2025, police responded to reports of shots fired at a residence on James Street. Officers encountered Ryan Alexander Huinker and stated he was armed and not following commands. Police said they fired a taser but he remained moving and produced a firearm. The situation escalated and officers opened fire and killed him. An investigation is underway.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wtae.com/article/police-man-28-dies-call-shots-fired-derry-township-westmoreland-county/69449366
https://www.wpxi.com/news/local/man-killed-westmoreland-county-was-shot-during-exchange-of-gunfire-with-police/4CTW4GB37NGW7HFHQNRXZ65SBA/
https://www.wccsradio.com/2025/11/19/more-details-released-on-officer-involved-shooting-in-derry/

Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 11/15/2025
Location : 1235 Magnolia Avenue
City : Corona
County : Riverside
State : California
Agency : Corona Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 11/15/2025, officers responded to reports of an assault near the Applebee’s restaurant at 1235 Magnolia Avenue. Police located an adult man outside the business holding a tire iron. Officers reported that they attempted commands, and during the encounter the situation escalated. Officers opened fire and the man was struck. He was transported to a hospital where he died.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://abc7.com/corona-police-shooting-applebees-magnolia-avenue/
https://www.pe.com/2025/11/16/man-fatally-shot-by-corona-police/
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/corona-police-shooting-outside-restaurant/

Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 11/14/2025
Location : North Chestnut Street and Martin Luther King Jr Avenue
City : Knoxville
County : Knox
State : Tennessee
Agency : Tennessee Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 11/14/2025 a Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper activated emergency lights after the driver cut off another vehicle. The driver continued driving and the chase moved through Knoxville. The vehicle eventually lost control and struck a tree. A passenger was found unresponsive and later died at the hospital. Drugs and an open wine bottle were found in the vehicle.
SOURCE LINKS :

Joseph Suddreth
Age :37
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 11/14/2025
Location : 3227 S. Parker Road apartment complex
City : Denver
County : Denver
State : Colorado
Agency : Denver Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 11/14/2025 just before 2 a.m., the Denver Police Department responded to a burglary-in-progress call at the Advenir at French Quarter apartments on S. Parker Road. Officers located a male inside a storage shed holding a large object that appeared to be a knife. They ordered him to drop it and exit. Instead he re-armed and advanced toward the officers and they discharged their weapons, striking and killing him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/person-shot-injured-by-denver-police-on-south-parker-road/
https://www.9news.com/article/news/crime/denver-shooting-parker-road/73-9e5005e2-0d40-43f0-babc-4d2510f98fb6/
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/man-dead-police-shooting-denver-123306094.htm

Kaleb Williams
Age :20
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 11/14/2025
Location : 4864 Edgewater Drive near Lee Road
City : Orlando
County : Orange
State : Florida
Agency : Orlando Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 11/14/2025, officers from the Orlando Police Department served a search warrant at a tattoo shop at 4864 Edgewater Drive near Lee Road targeting multiple suspects believed to have criminal histories. Officers say at approximately 2:05 p.m. a man emerged from the business armed with an AK-47 style rifle and then ran back inside. Officers fired at the man and he barricaded himself inside the business. Just after 3:00 p.m., SWAT entered the building and found the man dead inside. No officers were reported injured.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wesh.com/article/edgewater-drive-lee-road-closed-police-activity-friday-afternoon/69441226/
https://www.wesh.com/article/police-raid-on-orlando-tattoo-shop-ends-deadly-shooting/69446631/
