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On 08/29/2024, Dallas police officers Nathaniel Baker, David Lem, Corie Reed, Richard Pace, Vladmir Perez and Joel Portillo shot and killed Corey Cobb-Bey, 30, on Interstate 35E in Lewisville after a police pursuit that began in Dallas. Dallas police publicly identified all six officers as having fired their department-issued firearms at Cobb-Bey.
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The events leading to the pursuit began at approximately 10:02 p.m., when Cobb-Bey arrived at the For Oak Cliff community center in the 900 block of East Ledbetter Drive in Dallas. Officer Darron Burks, 46, arrived approximately two minutes later and parked his marked police vehicle near the building's entrance while between assignments. According to Dallas police, Cobb-Bey approached Burks, briefly spoke with him through the driver's-side window while apparently recording the interaction with a cellphone, and then shot Burks with a handgun while Burks remained inside the vehicle.
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A dispatcher noticed an unusual transmission from Burks' radio, was unable to get a response from him and used his location information to send officers to check on him. Senior Cpl. Jamie Farmer arrived at approximately 10:11 p.m. Police alleged Cobb-Bey immediately fired at Farmer, first with a handgun and then with a shotgun. Farmer returned fire and was shot in the leg. Senior Cpl. Karissa David arrived approximately one minute later. Police alleged Cobb-Bey ran toward David while firing as she exited her patrol vehicle. David returned fire and was shot in the face.
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After another Dallas police sergeant arrived, police followed Cobb-Bey as he drove west on East Ledbetter Drive and then north onto Interstate 35E. Dallas police initiated the pursuit specifically because police alleged Cobb-Bey had just killed Burks and shot Farmer and David. The pursuit continued approximately 25 miles from Dallas into Lewisville.
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Cobb-Bey stopped his white Buick on Interstate 35E just north of State Highway 121 in Lewisville. Dallas police dash-camera video subsequently released to the public shows Cobb-Bey getting out of the Buick holding a shotgun as police vehicles stopped behind him. Officers can be heard repeatedly ordering him to drop the weapon. Police alleged Cobb-Bey continued toward the officers and pointed the shotgun in their direction. Baker, Lem, Reed, Pace, Perez and Portillo then fired repeatedly, striking Cobb-Bey multiple times. He died at the scene.
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Dallas police recovered two shotguns at the Lewisville scene. Investigators also reported recovering a .22-caliber handgun and the 9mm handgun police alleged was used to kill Burks at the original Ledbetter Drive scene. The Dallas Police Department Special Investigations Unit investigated the police shooting, and the Dallas County District Attorney's Office responded and conducted a separate investigation. The Office of Community Police Oversight was also notified.
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Later reporting provided additional information about Cobb-Bey beyond the initial police account. His family said he worked as a truck driver, and his brother also drove trucks. Family members told The Dallas Morning News that they were stunned by what happened and simultaneously mourned Cobb-Bey and condemned the killing and wounding of the officers.
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In March 2026, Burks' mother, Cherie Jeffery, filed a civil lawsuit against Cobb-Bey's parents and a pawn shop, alleging negligence connected with Cobb-Bey's access to firearms. The lawsuit contained additional allegations about Cobb-Bey's behavior before the shootings; those allegations are civil claims and are not treated here as established facts. Corey Cobb-Bey identified as a Moorish American National (sovereign citizen), a population that considers themselves to be sovereign and immune from US laws..
OFFICER BACKGROUND
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Dallas police identified Nathaniel Baker, David Lem, Corie Reed, Richard Pace, Vladmir Perez and Joel Portillo as the six officers who fired at Cobb-Bey in Lewisville.
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Joel Portillo had previously participated in a fatal Dallas police shooting. On 07/27/2019, Portillo was one of four Dallas officers who fired at and killed Jamal Muhammad, 42, after police alleged Muhammad fired a gun when officers responded to a report of a man with a firearm near East Camp Wisdom Road and South Lancaster Road. Portillo had approximately two years with the Dallas Police Department at the time of that shooting.

https://nypost.com/2024/08/30/us-news/dallas-police-officer-killed-2-officers-wounded-and-shooting-suspect-killed-after-chase/
https://www.fox4news.com/news/dallas-police-shooting-suspect-corey-cobb
https://dpdbeat.com/2024/08/30/officers-injured-one-officer-killed-in-the-900-block-e-ledbetter-drive/
https://www.fox4news.com/news/dallas-shooting-corey-cobb-bey-dash-cam-video
https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/dallas-police-release-dashcam-footage-fatal-shooting-officer-darron-burks/
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2024/09/02/dallas-police-release-dash-camera-footage-of-fatal-shooting-of-man-who-killed-cop/
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2024/09/02/family-of-dallas-cop-killer-floored-by-shooting-apologizes-to-officers-families/
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2024/10/09/who-is-corey-cobb-bey-the-man-accused-of-killing-a-dallas-police-officer/
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2019/08/05/dallas-police-identify-4-officers-who-shot-at-gun-wielding-man-killing-him/

On 08/29/2024, Dario C. Villard, 53, of Laurel died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after a Montgomery County police officer located and stopped his vehicle near Avery and Norbeck roads in Rockville. Police were searching for Villard and his gray Toyota Tacoma in connection with a fatal shooting that had occurred minutes earlier in Rockville.
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At approximately 7:50 a.m., Montgomery County police responded to the 14900 block of Southlawn Lane after a shooting was reported. Officers found 60-year-old Civil Jean Calixte of Gaithersburg suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. A witness reported that the person who shot Calixte had left in a gray Toyota Tacoma. Calixte was transported to a hospital, where he died. Police issued a lookout for the Tacoma.
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A responding Montgomery County officer spotted the Tacoma near Avery and Norbeck roads and conducted a felony traffic stop. According to police, the officer heard a gunshot while conducting the stop. Police subsequently found Villard inside the truck suffering from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Officers and Montgomery County Fire and Rescue personnel provided medical aid, and Villard was transported to a hospital, where he died. Investigators recovered a handgun from the truck.
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Investigators then connected Villard to another shooting the previous night in Laurel. At approximately 10:11 p.m. on 08/28/2024, Laurel police responded to the 14200 block of Westmeath Drive for a reported domestic shooting. Officers found a woman suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. She was hospitalized in critical but stable condition. Police alleged Villard had left the residence in his vehicle before officers arrived.
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By the time Montgomery County police stopped Villard the following morning, Laurel police had obtained an active warrant for him for attempted first-degree murder in connection with the Westmeath Drive shooting. Montgomery County detectives contacted Laurel investigators after Villard's death and connected his Tacoma to that investigation.
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The Montgomery County Department of Police Major Crimes Division investigated the Rockville shooting and Villard's death as a murder-suicide. Villard and Calixte were transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for autopsies.
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An obituary record gives Villard's full name as Dario C. Villard. His services were private.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND
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The Montgomery County Department of Police did not publicly identify the officer who conducted the felony traffic stop immediately before Villard's suicide.

https://www.cityoflaurel.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=362
https://www2.montgomerycountymd.gov/mcgportalapps/Press_Detail_Pol.aspx?Item_ID=45758
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/08/29/rockville-fatal-shooting/
https://www.wmar2news.com/local/man-connected-to-domestic-shooting-in-laurel-kills-1-then-takes-his-own-life
https://mocoshow.com/2024/08/30/major-crimes-detectives-investigating-rockville-murder-suicide-identities-of-victim-and-suspect-released/
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/dario-villard-obituary?id=56342231

On 08/29/2024, shortly before 9 p.m., Chandler Police Department officers responded to a home near Alma School and Elliot roads after a family member called police concerning Brandon Evans, 32, who was experiencing a suicidal crisis. The caller reported that Evans had made suicidal statements and had fired a gun in an alley behind the residence.
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Before officers arrived, the family member told police that the firearm Evans had fired outside had been taken away from him. The family member then invited officers into the garage, where Evans was with another family member.
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Police attempted to talk with Evans inside the garage. Chandler police alleged that during the encounter Evans pulled another gun from his waistband. Officers then fired at Evans. Contemporary reporting did not establish how many officers fired or identify the officers who shot him.
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Police provided medical treatment at the scene, but Evans died from his gunshot wounds. Mesa Police Department assumed responsibility for investigating the shooting under the East Valley Critical Incident Response Team process.
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The circumstances are particularly relevant to the encounter context because police knew before making contact that they were responding to a person reported to be suicidal, and the firearm Evans had reportedly discharged before their arrival had already been secured by a family member. Police nevertheless alleged that Evans possessed a second firearm when officers confronted him in the garage.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND
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The Chandler Police Department did not publicly identify the officer or officers who shot Evans.

https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/man-shot-killed-police-chandler-home
https://www.azfamily.com/2024/08/30/man-shot-killed-by-chandler-officers-after-brandishing-gun-during-police-response/

On 08/29/2024, at approximately 5:48 p.m., Brently Allen Tucker, 36, was killed when his Honda CBR600 motorcycle collided with another vehicle on Lexington Road at Woodgrove Drive in Athens while an Oglethorpe County sheriff’s deputy was pursuing him. The pursuit began in neighboring Oglethorpe County and continued across the county line into Athens-Clarke County.
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According to the Oglethorpe County Sheriff’s Office, the encounter began on Smokey Road when a deputy encountered Tucker riding the motorcycle. The publicly available accounts reviewed for this update do not specify the particular traffic violation, warrant, crime or other reason the deputy initially attempted to stop Tucker.
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The deputy pursued Tucker from Oglethorpe County into Clarke County. Athens-Clarke County Police Department officials said their officers did not participate in the pursuit.
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Oglethorpe County Sheriff David Gabriel said the deputy terminated the pursuit shortly before the fatal collision. Gabriel said the deputy turned off his emergency lights and siren. According to Gabriel, Tucker was looking backward toward the deputy around that time.
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Tucker continued west on Lexington Road. Near Woodgrove Drive, an eastbound Honda Pilot was making a left turn when Tucker’s motorcycle struck the passenger side of the Pilot. Tucker died at the scene.
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The Georgia State Patrol Post 32 in Athens investigated the collision, with assistance from the agency’s Specialized Collision Reconstruction Team.
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Funeral announcements identified Tucker as Brently Allen Tucker and documented services for him in September 2024.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND
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The Oglethorpe County Sheriff’s Office did not publicly identify the deputy who pursued Tucker before the fatal crash.

https://nowhabersham.com/biker-crashes-and-dies-while-fleeing-from-deputies/
https://www.classiccitynews.com/post/police-chase-ends-with-fatal-crash-in-athens
https://www.wuga.org/local-news/2024-08-30/georgia-state-patrol-investigating-fatal-crash-in-athens

Wallace Gonzalez was traffic–stopped in Las Cruces. The officer allegedly saw several guns on his dashboard. An unknown exchange took place and Wallace Gonzales drove away. The officer chased him into the White Sands Mall parking lot in Alamogordo. SWAT arrived and escalated a standoff lasting several hours which ended in a shootout with him. He was found dead in his truck.

On 08/29/2024, at approximately 7:30 p.m., a New Mexico State Police officer stopped Wallace Gonzales, 41, who was driving a Dodge pickup on U.S. 54 near milepost 75 in Otero County. During the traffic stop, the officer reported seeing multiple firearms on the dashboard of Gonzales's truck. Police alleged that Gonzales threatened to shoot the officer and then drove away, prompting New Mexico State Police to initiate a pursuit.
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The pursuit ended when Gonzales drove into the parking lot of White Sands Mall in Alamogordo. New Mexico State Police Tactical Team personnel and the Las Cruces Police Department SWAT team responded, turning the encounter into an extended armed standoff.
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Police negotiators communicated with Gonzales for approximately three hours in an effort to persuade him to leave the pickup. According to the New Mexico State Police investigation, gunfire was eventually exchanged during the standoff and a Las Cruces SWAT officer fired at least one rifle round toward Gonzales.
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When police subsequently approached the pickup, they found Gonzales unresponsive with a gunshot wound and reported that he had a firearm in each hand. Officers secured the weapons and paramedics attempted to treat Gonzales, but the Office of the Medical Investigator pronounced him dead at the scene.
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The New Mexico State Police Investigations Bureau conducted the investigation into the Las Cruces officer's shooting. State Police said its findings would be forwarded to the district attorney for review.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND
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The Las Cruces Police Department did not publicly identify the SWAT officer who fired at Gonzales.
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On 08/29/2024, shortly before 3 p.m., Coffeyville Police Department officers conducted a traffic stop on a Ford pickup driven by Derik J. Trotter, 33, near 4th Street and Poplar Place in Coffeyville. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation reported that Trotter was connected to an active investigation and that officers intended to detain him while serving a search warrant for items in his possession.
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Three Coffeyville police officers were present, and two approached Trotter's pickup. According to the KBI's account, officers attempted to place Trotter in handcuffs, and police alleged that he physically resisted and attempted to escape. Two officers deployed Tasers during the encounter.
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The KBI alleged that Trotter continued physically resisting after the Tasers were deployed. One Coffeyville police officer then fired multiple rounds, striking Trotter. The KBI's initial release did not report that Trotter possessed or used a firearm during the encounter.
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Officers provided medical aid before EMS transported Trotter to Coffeyville Regional Medical Center, where he died from his injuries.
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The Coffeyville Police Department requested an independent investigation by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation immediately after the shooting. KBI agents and its Crime Scene Response Team investigated, with the completed investigation designated for review by the Montgomery County Attorney.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND
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The Coffeyville Police Department did not publicly identify the officer who shot Trotter or the other officers involved in the encounter.

https://www.kansas.gov/kbi/docs/media%20releases/2024/Media%20Release%20-%20Fatal%20officer-involved%20shooting%20in%20Coffeyville.pdf
https://www.fourstateshomepage.com/news/kansas/fatal-officer-involved-shooting-in-coffeyville/
https://hayspost.com/posts/00b1ad1b-7361-472f-a494-7c75693ebab4
https://bartlesvilleradio.com/pages/news/431232024/kbi-investigates-coffeyville-police-shooting-death
https://www.kwch.com/2024/08/30/coffeyville-police-officer-shoots-kills-man-while-trying-make-arrest/
https://www.wibw.com/2024/08/30/fatal-officer-involved-shooting-coffeyville/

n 08/29/2024, at approximately 9:28 a.m., the Pike County Sheriff’s Office responded to Highway 84 West near the Lodi community outside Glenwood after a 911 call concerning a woman with a knife. The woman was Jennifer Provence, 40, of Lodi. An ambulance was placed on standby nearby while law enforcement responded.
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Pike County Sheriff Travis Hill later identified Deputy David Walker as the deputy who responded to the scene. Walker was working as a school resource officer at Centerpoint School District and was dispatched because he was nearby.
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Arkansas State Police alleged that Provence did not comply with Walker’s commands to drop the knife. Later local reporting, citing Pike County officials, alleged that Provence had a large butcher knife and moved toward Walker. Walker fired his service weapon at Provence, striking her. She died from the gunshot injuries.
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Walker was wearing a body camera, and Sheriff Hill confirmed that the camera was activated during the encounter. The Pike County Sheriff’s Office placed Walker on paid administrative leave following the shooting and requested that the Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division conduct the investigation.
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Arkansas State Police completed its investigative file and submitted the case to 9th West Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney Jana Bradford. On 09/23/2024, Bradford determined that Walker’s use of deadly force was consistent with Arkansas law and declined to pursue criminal charges. Walker subsequently returned to duty.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND
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David Walker was identified by Pike County Sheriff Travis Hill as the deputy who shot Provence. Walker was also serving as a Centerpoint School District school resource officer at the time of the shooting.

https://www.kark.com/crime/arkansas-state-police-investigating-deadly-officer-involved-shooting-in-pike-county/
https://swarkansasnews.com/2024/09/05/state-police-investigating-pike-county-officer-involved-shooting-death/
https://hopeprescott.com/2024/08/29/state-police-cid-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-death/
https://arkadelphian.com/2024/09/19/the-standard-pike-county-deputy-who-shot-killed-knife-wielding-suspect-identified/
https://arkadelphian.com/2024/10/01/pike-county-deputy-cleared-in-officer-involved-shooting-of-knife-wielding-suspect/
https://hopeprescott.com/2024/10/01/pike-county-deputy-cleared-in-officer-involved-shooting/

On 08/29/2024, shortly before 10 p.m., Cleveland Heights police responded to the 1300 block of Yellowstone Road after Christian Alexander Tyson Thomas's family called 911 during a dispute between Thomas, 18, and his father. Family members reported that Thomas had a handgun, and the 911 call indicated that gunfire had occurred inside the house.
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Police surrounded the house rather than immediately entering. Officers requested a negotiator and SWAT response while family members who had left the residence provided police with information about what had occurred inside.
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Cleveland Heights Police Chief Christopher Britton initially said witnesses reported seeing Thomas at the doorway holding a gun. Officers then heard a loud bang or gunshot, and Thomas came out of the house and ran along its side, where three Cleveland Heights officers fired at him. Importantly, Britton acknowledged after reviewing available body-camera footage that he did not see Thomas holding a gun or pointing a gun at officers in the footage he reviewed.
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Later-released body-camera footage provided a more complicated picture of the shooting than the initial police account. Hours of footage and 911 recordings were eventually released, but the earliest videos provided to the public were from officers positioned on the opposite side of the house and did not show the actual shooting. Thomas's family publicly demanded release of all recordings, reports and the identities of the three officers who fired.
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Police recovered a handgun and spent shell casing from the grass near the house. The subsequent Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation case file contains statements from Thomas's father and sister indicating that they believed Thomas fired outside immediately before police shot him. These statements are part of the investigative record; the body-camera footage itself did not establish that Thomas was holding a gun when the officers opened fire.
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Thomas was struck multiple times and died at the scene. A federal lawsuit later filed by his father alleges that the three officers fired 25 rounds and that nine bullets struck Thomas. The lawsuit alleges that Thomas was unarmed at the moment police shot him and that the officers used excessive and unconstitutional deadly force.
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The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation conducted the outside investigation. Its extensive case file includes officer interviews, body-camera reviews, dispatch records, forensic firearms and DNA testing, scene processing, an autopsy review, personnel and training records for the three shooting officers, and the grand-jury presentation.
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In July 2025, a Cuyahoga County grand jury declined to indict any of the three Cleveland Heights officers. Cleveland Heights subsequently announced an internal and administrative review of the shooting and its policies.
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On 08/29/2025, Thomas's father, Ferrel Thomas, filed a federal civil-rights lawsuit arising from his son's killing. The lawsuit alleges Fourth Amendment violations, wrongful death and other claims against the three officers. The family specifically alleges that Thomas was unarmed when the officers fired at him.
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Thomas was born on 06/11/2006 in Cleveland. He attended Cleveland Heights-University Heights schools and graduated from Cleveland Heights High School. He had competed in spelling bees and a John Carroll University mathematics competition, won a Black History Month essay award, played numerous sports and was a saxophonist. His obituary describes him as a jokester who enjoyed cooking, video games, fitness and spending time outdoors.
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A verified GoFundMe was established on behalf of Thomas's father and family following his death to assist with funeral expenses and continuing family support.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND
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Although investigative records and the family's subsequent federal lawsuit establish that three Cleveland Heights police officers fired at Thomas, their identities remain redacted in the publicly released BCI investigative materials reviewed for this update.
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SOURCE LINKS

https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/18-year-old-man-dies-in-police-shooting-in-cleveland-heights-no-officers-injured
https://fox8.com/news/family-of-teen-shot-and-killed-by-cleveland-heights-police-addresses-media/
https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/family-of-man-shot-by-cleveland-heights-police-ask-city-to-release-all-bodycam-footage
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https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/cleveland-heights-grand-jury-declines-to-charge-3-officers-involved-in-shooting-death-of-christian-thomas
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https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/InvestigativeDocuments
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GoFundMe:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-the-thomas-family-through-this-tragedy

On 08/29/2024, at approximately 12:53 a.m., Roanoke Police Department officers responded to a 911 call reporting a domestic disturbance involving an armed man at the 733 West Apartments in the 700 block of 29th Street NW. Officers encountered a woman outside the apartment suffering from a serious cut to her arm. She was subsequently transported to Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, treated and released.
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Officers were directed inside the apartment, where they encountered the 26-year-old man holding a knife. According to Roanoke police, officers repeatedly ordered him to put the knife down. Police alleged that he continued moving toward the officers despite their commands.
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At least one officer deployed a Taser against the man before police used deadly force. Police alleged that the Taser did not stop him and that he continued moving toward officers as they backed away. Officers then fired their guns, striking and killing him inside the apartment.
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Roanoke police subsequently identified the five officers involved in the encounter as D. Gilliam, R. Germ, A. Longenecker, T. Buquor and Sgt. T. Landes. Public reporting did not distinguish which of the five officers fired their guns and which participated without firing, so all five are retained on the Officer(s) line rather than assigning the fatal gunfire to particular officers without documentation.
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The Virginia State Police assumed responsibility for the investigation into the shooting. The involved officers were placed on administrative leave following the killing.
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Despite later reporting identifying the involved officers, the 26-year-old man who was killed was still not publicly identified in the subsequent coverage located during this update.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND
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Roanoke police publicly identified the involved officers only by first initial and surname: David L. Gilliam, R. Germ, A. Longenecker, T. Buquor and T. Landes. The available records do not establish which individual officers fired the fatal shots.
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David L. Gilliam. He had already participated in another fatal Roanoke police shooting only about nine months before this one.
On 12/03/2023, Gilliam, Officer Lauren Camper and Detective Ryan Sloan encountered David McFall, 39, on Melrose Avenue. Police said McFall opened fire, seriously wounding Camper, and Gilliam and Sloan returned fire and killed McFall. The Roanoke Commonwealth's Attorney subsequently ruled the shooting justified. Gilliam was specifically identified as one of the officers who used deadly force.

https://www.wdbj7.com/2024/08/29/man-dies-after-being-shot-by-roanoke-police/
https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2024/08/29/roanoke-police-man-shot-and-killed-by-officers-after-refusing-to-drop-knife/
https://www.wdbj7.com/2024/09/01/names-released-officers-involved-domestic-disturbance-shooting/
https://wfirnews.com/news/roanoke-city-police-fatally-shoot-man-who-refused-to-drop-knife
https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2023/12/03/heavy-police-presence-at-melrose-towers-in-roanoke/
https://www.wdbj7.com/2023/12/06/watch-roanoke-police-hold-news-conference-connected-officer-involved-shooting/
https://www.vachiefs.org/news/thirty-six-virginia-law-enforcement-officers-receive-2024-vacp-awards-for-valor

n 08/28/2024, shortly after 7 a.m., an Omaha Police Department SWAT team entered Cameron TaVarus Ford's home near North 78th Street and Redick Avenue while executing a no-knock search warrant connected to a narcotics and firearms investigation. Federal law-enforcement personnel were also involved in the operation.
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Officer Adam Vail was the first SWAT officer through the doorway. Police body-camera recordings did not provide a clear visual recording of the critical moment because officers' ballistic shields obstructed the cameras. Audio and still images from the recordings were subsequently released.
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Vail told investigators that Ford emerged from a bedroom and moved rapidly toward him without showing his hands. Vail said he feared for himself and the officers behind him and fired one round from approximately five feet away, striking Ford in the chest. Ford was unarmed when Vail shot him.
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Officers began CPR and Ford was transported to a hospital in critical condition, where he died shortly afterward. Police subsequently searched the residence and reported recovering fentanyl, marijuana, cash and firearms. The presence of weapons elsewhere in the residence did not change the fact that Ford was unarmed during the fatal encounter with Vail.
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Douglas County Attorney Don Kleine reviewed the shooting and announced on 09/05/2024 that he would not criminally charge Vail, concluding that Vail's use of deadly force was lawful under Nebraska law based on Vail's stated belief that Ford posed an immediate threat.
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The shooting nevertheless produced significant consequences within the Omaha Police Department. Police suspended the use of standard-entry no-knock warrants while reviewing the practice. An internal affairs investigation separately concluded that Vail violated department policy and procedures during the raid. Police Chief Todd Schmaderer recommended that Vail be terminated, emphasizing that the administrative finding was separate from the prosecutor's criminal-law determination.
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In November 2024, a Douglas County grand jury returned no indictment against Vail in Ford's death.
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The City of Omaha ultimately upheld Schmaderer's recommendation and fired Vail in March 2025. Despite his termination for the policy violations surrounding Ford's killing, Vail was subsequently hired by the Douglas County Sheriff's Office as a civilian court-security officer, a position in which he was permitted to carry a firearm and Taser.
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In 2025, the Nebraska Crime Commission considered an informal complaint concerning Vail but dismissed it. The commission's executive director said the circumstances did not satisfy the statutory requirements for action against his law-enforcement certification.
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Ford was born on 03/29/1987 and died on 08/28/2024. Funeral services were held at Fort Street Church of Christ in Omaha, followed by burial at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND
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Adam Vail was the Omaha SWAT officer who shot the unarmed Ford. Omaha Police Chief Todd Schmaderer determined after an internal affairs investigation that Vail violated department policy and procedures during the fatal raid and recommended his termination. The city ultimately fired Vail in March 2025. Vail was subsequently hired by the Douglas County Sheriff's Office as a civilian court-security officer authorized to carry a firearm and Taser.

https://www.wowt.com/2024/08/28/omaha-police-respond-officer-involved-incident-house/
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On 08/24/2024, at approximately 2:20 a.m., Kirk Walker Jr., 38, was killed in a head-on collision on the Henry Hudson Parkway in Manhattan while returning from a celebration with his cousin, Robert “Todd” McLaurin, 40. Walker was scheduled to marry his fiancée, Shauntea Weaver, the following day.
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The sequence leading to the fatal crash began when a Chevrolet Silverado driven by 17-year-old Jimmy Connors struck a vehicle associated with off-duty NYPD Officer Boubacar Barry near Dyckman Street. Barry then followed Connors in his personal vehicle. Later court filings specifically identified Barry and alleged that he pursued Connors at high speed rather than simply reporting the collision and allowing on-duty police to respond.
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Connors drove down an exit ramp, made a U-turn and began driving south in the northbound lanes of the Henry Hudson Parkway. Barry continued following him. A later civil lawsuit alleges that both vehicles were traveling at excessive speeds and driving erratically against the flow of traffic during the pursuit.
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Near West 154th Street, Connors's pickup crashed head-on into the Dodge Challenger carrying Walker and McLaurin. Both men were killed. The pickup subsequently struck another vehicle and caught fire. Connors left the crash scene on foot.
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Connors was located the following day at the Canadian border and was eventually returned to New York. Prosecutors charged him with second-degree murder, second-degree manslaughter, leaving the scene of an incident without reporting and other offenses arising from the crash. He pleaded not guilty.
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The role of off-duty Officer Barry became a significant issue after the crash. Contemporary reporting said the New York Attorney General's Office was examining whether Barry's pursuit contributed to the fatal collision.
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In July 2025, Walker's family filed a civil lawsuit naming Connors, Barry, New York City and the Manhattan nightclub where Connors had allegedly been drinking. The complaint alleges that Barry engaged in a high-speed wrong-way pursuit and that his conduct contributed directly to the crash that killed Walker. These remain allegations in civil litigation.
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Walker was a father of three. His family had gathered for what was supposed to be his wedding weekend, and the fatal crash occurred only hours before the planned wedding festivities. A family fundraiser established after the crash also included support for McLaurin's family.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND
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Boubacar Barry was the off-duty NYPD officer identified in subsequent litigation as pursuing Connors before the fatal wrong-way collision. Walker's family's lawsuit alleges that Barry's pursuit was reckless and contributed to Walker's death.

https://nypost.com/2024/08/29/us-news/wrong-way-nyc-driver-who-killed-groom-to-be-first-hit-off-duty-cop-police-sources/
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/henry-hudson-parkway-wrong-way-crash/
https://www.longislandpress.com/2025/07/29/suit-jimmy-connors-syosset/
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/driver-crash-killed-groom-eve-141900628.html
GoFundMe:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/in-memory-of-kirk-walker-and-robert-mclaurin-family-support

Carson City deputies were called to a domestic violence situation, found a woman who had been stabbed and had escaped and a man who had injured himself with a knife. Police entered the resident and shot and killed him.

https://www.2news.com/news/local/one-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting-in-carson-city/article_21248286-6619-11ef-b6fa-cb57c8613a83.html

On 08/29/2024, at approximately 2:07 a.m., Trent Weston, 37, called York Communications in Maine and reported that he had been involved in a fight with his wife at their home in Troy, New Hampshire, and that she was dead. New Hampshire State Police subsequently went to the family's residence at 359 Monadnock Street and found Weston's wife, Brittany Weston, 37, dead from multiple gunshot wounds.
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At approximately 2:30 a.m., Kittery police located Weston's vehicle stopped on the southbound side of the Piscataqua River Bridge, which carries Interstate 95 between Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and Kittery, Maine. Police from both states responded, closed the bridge and began attempting to negotiate with Weston. Authorities also learned that the Westons' 8-year-old son, Benson Weston, was missing from the Troy residence.
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The standoff continued for more than two hours. According to the Maine Attorney General's subsequent investigation, Weston had a handgun and at points placed it on the bridge's concrete barrier. Police continued attempting to persuade him to surrender.
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Near the end of the standoff, police alleged that Weston picked up the handgun and raised it toward New Hampshire officers. New Hampshire State Police Sgt. Nicholas Cyr and Trooper Stefan Wong-Wagner and Maine State Police Trooper Craig Nilsen fired at Weston. Weston then fell approximately 135 feet from the bridge into the Piscataqua River, and the U.S. Coast Guard recovered his body.
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The original account of Weston's death changed substantially after the investigation. An initial autopsy determination attributed his death to multiple gunshot wounds and classified the manner as homicide resulting from police gunfire. The Maine Attorney General's later investigation, however, reported that video from a New Hampshire Department of Transportation camera showed Weston shooting himself in the head before police bullets struck him. The final review stated that the fatal head wound came from Weston's own firearm. Police gunfire also struck Weston in the chest, back, arm, thigh and shoulder.
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After Weston fell from the bridge, police searched his vehicle and found his 8-year-old son, Benson, dead in the back seat from multiple gunshot wounds. Investigators determined that the gunfire that killed Benson originated from inside the vehicle and was unrelated to the troopers' gunfire. Authorities subsequently alleged that Weston killed both Brittany and Benson before his own death.
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On 03/31/2025, Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey concluded that Nilsen, Cyr and Wong-Wagner were legally justified in firing at Weston because they reasonably believed he was about to use deadly force against officers. The ruling concerned the officers' use of force; the subsequent investigation nevertheless determined that Weston's fatal head wound was self-inflicted.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND
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Maine State Police Trooper Craig Nilsen and New Hampshire State Police Sgt. Nicholas Cyr and Trooper Stefan Wong-Wagner were identified as the three officers who fired at Weston. Cyr was serving as assistant commander of the New Hampshire State Police SWAT team during the bridge standoff.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/08/29/piscataqua-river-bridge-man-killed-child-found-dead/74993448007/
https://www.maine.gov/dps/msp/media-center/public-releases/critical-incident-being-investigated-kittery
https://www.wmur.com/article/nh-ag-troopers-involved-in-bridge-shooting/62436268
https://www.wmtw.com/article/maine-new-hampshire-police-ruled-justified-i95-bridge-shooting/64351387
https://www.pressherald.com/2025/03/31/troopers-found-justified-in-deadly-piscataqua-bridge-shooting/
https://www.pressherald.com/2024/08/30/police-continue-investigation-into-deadly-bridge-confrontation/
https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/trent-weston-piscataqua-bridge-shooting-family-identified/

On 08/28/2024, at approximately 9:50 p.m., a 14-year-old boy died after a Pearland Police Department pursuit that began on Country Place Parkway and continued northbound onto State Highway 288. Police said the teenager had taken his mother's Nissan sedan in an attempt to run away from home.
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The specific initiating traffic violation was a red-light violation. A Pearland police officer saw the Nissan go around a stopped vehicle and run a red light at Country Place Parkway and Hughes Ranch Road. Family members were following the teenager in another vehicle and flagged down the officer, pointing toward the Nissan. The officer then attempted to stop the teenager and began pursuing him onto Highway 288.
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Approximately a mile and a half after the pursuit began, the teenager lost control of the Nissan on northbound Highway 288 near the Beltway 8 interchange and crashed into the center concrete barrier. He got out of the wrecked vehicle and ran west across the highway's northbound main lanes and HOV lane toward the southbound side. The pursuing officer lost sight of him as he ran across the freeway.
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Approximately five minutes later, Pearland dispatchers received a report that a pedestrian had been struck in the southbound lanes of Highway 288. Officers arrived and discovered that the pedestrian was the same 14-year-old they had been pursuing. A motorist had struck him while he attempted to cross the southbound lanes. The driver who struck him and other witnesses remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators.
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Pearland police officers performed CPR before an ambulance transported the teenager to Ben Taub Hospital in Houston, where he was pronounced dead. The Pearland Police Department investigated the fatal incident under case number 24-007561.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND
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The Pearland Police Department did not publicly identify the officer who initiated and conducted the pursuit preceding the 14-year-old's death.

https://www.fox26houston.com/news/pearland-crime-14-year-old-struck-killed-after-police-pursuit-highway-288
https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2024/08/29/14-year-old-killed-after-chase-with-pearland-police/
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/crime/article/teen-killed-chase-fatality-crash-pearland-19730708.php
https://www.pearland.com/msg/pearland-police-report-person-hit.php?p=1794870

On 08/28/2024, at approximately 9:30 a.m., Liberty County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a residence off Old Hines Road in Flemington after a 911 caller requested police assistance for a domestic disturbance. Deputies encountered Andre Deon Haggray, 30, in the backyard of the residence.
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According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Haggray pulled out a handgun after deputies encountered him. A deputy fired at Haggray, who then went into woods behind the residence. Deputies followed him into the wooded area.
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The GBI alleged that Haggray and deputies exchanged gunfire during the encounter in the woods. Haggray subsequently reached a nearby dirt road, where he encountered additional Liberty County deputies. The GBI alleged that Haggray raised a hand while holding the gun, and deputies fired at him, striking him.
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Haggray was transported to Liberty Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. The GBI Medical Examiner’s Office in Pooler conducted the autopsy. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation conducted the independent investigation, with the completed case designated for submission to the Atlantic Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office for review.
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Haggray was born on 08/20/1994 in Clarksville, Tennessee. His family moved to Hinesville in 2000, and he graduated from Liberty County High School in 2013, where he participated in football and track. He later attended Columbia College before moving to Minnesota, where he trained and worked as a heavy-equipment operator. He eventually returned to Hinesville and continued pursuing his interest in writing and performing music.
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Haggray was survived by his parents, Gerald Kenneth Haggray Sr. and Patricia Haggray, three siblings, extended family and his girlfriend, Emonny McNeal. His funeral was held on 09/07/2024 at Baconton Missionary Baptist Church in Allenhurst, followed by burial in the church cemetery.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND
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The Liberty County Sheriff’s Office did not publicly identify the deputies who shot Haggray.

https://gbi.georgia.gov/press-releases/2024-08-28/gbi-investigates-officer-involved-shooting-liberty-county
https://hoodline.com/2024/08/gbi-launches-investigation-into-deputy-involved-fatal-shooting-in-flemington-georgia/
https://www.thedorchesterfuneralhome.com/obituary/mr-andre-haggray
https://www.wtoc.com/2024/08/28/gbi-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-liberty-county/
https://coastalcourier.com/news/gbi-called-officer-involved-shooting/
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/andre-haggray-obituary?id=56190262
https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/32958950/mr-andre-deon-haggray

On 08/28/2024, at approximately 12:35 a.m., Kent Police Department officers responded to Madison Plaza Apartments at 102 Madison Avenue North after a 911 caller reported hearing six or seven gunshots. Two officers initially arrived, got out of their patrol vehicles and began searching the area on foot.
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Police reported that additional gunshots came from an upper-floor apartment after officers arrived. Officers believed the shots were directed toward them, although neither of the two police vehicles was struck. One Kent officer fired nine rounds from a department-issued Colt M4LE rifle toward the apartment.
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Additional officers entered and cleared the apartment and found Christian Demetri Moshofsky, 33, on the floor with a gunshot wound to his head. Officers attempted lifesaving measures, but Moshofsky died at the scene.
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Kent police initially reported that Moshofsky apparently died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, based in part on information officers received from one of his relatives. That account proved incorrect. On 08/30/2024, the King County Medical Examiner determined that Moshofsky died from a gunshot wound to the head and classified his death as a homicide. The King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office confirmed that the fatal wound resulted from Kent police gunfire.
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Subsequent ballistic testing provided considerably more detail. Investigators determined that 15 cartridge cases recovered at the scene had been fired from a Ruger 5.7mm pistol recovered inside Moshofsky's apartment. Investigators reported that eight shots were fired before police arrived and seven after officers were on scene. Police fired nine rounds in response. Nobody was struck by any of the 15 rounds attributed to Moshofsky's handgun.
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The autopsy recovered two projectiles from Moshofsky. Washington State Patrol Crime Laboratory testing subsequently determined that both projectiles had been fired from the Kent officer's Colt rifle, definitively establishing that police gunfire killed Moshofsky rather than a self-inflicted wound.
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The Valley Independent Investigative Team conducted the investigation, led by the Port of Seattle Police Department with Kent police excluded from investigating its own shooting. The investigation was not completed until April 2026, approximately 20 months after Moshofsky was killed. On 04/24/2026, investigators forwarded the completed case to the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office for review and a determination of whether criminal charges against the officer were warranted. As of the most recent King County Prosecuting Attorney public case listing located for this update, the matter remained under review.
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Moshofsky's mother, Adrianne Arrington, described her son as a dedicated father who worked to support his son and helped care for his mother, nieces and nephews. She established a verified GoFundMe following his death to assist his family with his burial.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND
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The Kent Police Department and the Valley Independent Investigative Team have not publicly identified the officer who fired the nine rounds that killed Moshofsky.
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https://mynorthwest.com/3981816/officer-involved-shooting-kent-ends-with-suspect-taking-own-life/
https://www.kentreporter.com/2024/08/30/kent-police-officers-shot-reportedly-killed-man-at-madison-plaza-apartments/
https://www.kentreporter.com/2024/09/20/kent-police-officer-fired-9-shots-suspect-7-during-apartment-shooting/
https://www.kentreporter.com/2025/02/14/man-fatally-shot-by-kent-police-had-high-blood-alcohol-level/
https://www.kentreporter.com/news/man-killed-by-kent-police-in-2024-fired-15-shots-from-apartment/
https://www.kentreporter.com/2026/04/29/investigation-continues-in-kent-police-fatal-shooting-of-man/
https://kingcounty.gov/en/dept/pao/about-king-county/about-pao/data-reports/public-integrity/2024
GoFundMe:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/honoring-christian-moshofsky-memory

On 08/28/2024, at approximately 12:40 a.m., Chad Nicholson, 16, was killed when the stolen Hyundai Elantra in which he was a passenger crashed into another vehicle at East 6th Street and East Grand Avenue in downtown Des Moines while Iowa State Patrol troopers were pursuing it. Four other people were injured.
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The pursuit began after an Iowa State Patrol trooper attempted to stop the Hyundai because it had been reported stolen. The driver continued driving away while troopers pursued through Des Moines.
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During the pursuit, the Hyundai traveled west on East Grand Avenue toward the East Village. At East 6th Street, it collided with a northbound Chevrolet Malibu. The impact severely damaged both vehicles and brought the pursuit to an end.
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Nicholson was a passenger in the Hyundai and was pronounced dead after the collision. Three other people in the Hyundai were transported to hospitals with injuries. The driver of the Chevrolet Malibu was also hospitalized.
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The driver of the Malibu, Adan Farhan, later described seeing the Hyundai approaching at high speed immediately before it struck his car. Farhan suffered a fractured vertebra and other injuries. He said the crash left him unable to work while he recovered.
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Nicholson was a junior at East High School in Des Moines. Friends and family described him as energetic, funny and outgoing, with an interest in football and music. He played defensive back and wide receiver for the East High Scarlets football team.
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A fundraiser was established to assist Nicholson's family following his death.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND
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The Iowa State Patrol did not publicly identify the trooper or troopers who pursued the stolen Hyundai before the crash that killed Nicholson.

https://www.kcci.com/article/one-dead-from-des-moines-crash/61992088
https://www.weareiowa.com/article/traffic/one-dead-four-others-taken-to-the-hospital-after-crash-in-downtown-des-moines/524-dd86f22a-b0e7-47e5-bf0b-4b91134c6722
https://who13.com/news/authorities-release-name-of-teen-killed-in-downtown-des-moines-crash/
https://www.kcci.com/article/chad-nicholson-iowa-crash-family-friends-remember-des-moines-east-student/62021248
https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/stolen-car-driver-struck-healing-from-injuries-des-moines-wednesday-morning-crash-iowa-state-patrol-downtown-des-moines/524-96b31bd1-2500-4e93-9332-b46cca1ee81e
GoFundMe:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-chads-family-in-their-time-of-loss

On 08/27/2024, Kevin James Kennedy, 44, died at Atrium Health Navicent Medical Center in Macon from injuries sustained five days earlier during a Georgia State Patrol pursuit and K-9 apprehension in Colquitt County. At approximately 2:30 p.m. on August 22, a state trooper saw Kennedy driving a blue four-wheeler on State Road 33 near Lanier Road. The trooper was aware of recent thefts and burglaries reportedly involving someone using a blue four-wheeler and attempted to stop Kennedy.
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Kennedy continued driving while the trooper pursued him through fields, a ditch and back toward the highway. According to the GBI, while traveling through another field, Kennedy turned the four-wheeler into the trooper's patrol vehicle and the ATV overturned. Kennedy then ran from the crash. The trooper deployed a Georgia State Patrol K-9, which chased Kennedy, caught him and bit him. The trooper then handcuffed Kennedy.
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Importantly, Georgia State Patrol subsequently confirmed that Kennedy's four-wheeler was not stolen. The trooper's decision to initiate the stop had been based on the similarity between Kennedy's blue ATV and reports concerning a blue ATV allegedly associated with recent thefts and burglaries.
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The K-9 bite caused a serious injury requiring emergency medical treatment. Colquitt County E-911 records showed that the pursuit began at approximately 2:35 p.m.; less than ten minutes later GSP requested EMS because of the dog bite, and Kennedy was in an ambulance by 2:57 p.m. He was transported to Atrium Health Navicent in Macon and remained in critical condition.
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Kennedy's family reported that the injuries from the K-9 attack were so severe that doctors amputated one of his arms. He remained hospitalized and unable to speak before dying at approximately 1:28 p.m. on August 27. His family publicly questioned why the K-9 was deployed and emphasized that Kennedy was unarmed.
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The Georgia Bureau of Investigation opened a use-of-force investigation at the request of the Georgia State Patrol. Kennedy's body was sent to the GBI Crime Lab for an autopsy, and the investigative file was designated for submission to Southern Judicial Circuit District Attorney Brad Shealy for review.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND
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The Georgia State Patrol trooper who pursued Kennedy and deployed the K-9 has not been publicly identified.

https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/gbi-investigating-after-colquitt-county-suspect-dies-after-k9-bite-during-arrest
https://www.laniercountynewsonline.com/2024/08/29/questions-surround-moultrie-mans-death-k-9-bite-or-car-accident/
https://apnews.com/article/police-georgia-dog-bite-k9-death-trooper-3fec89da4bf8b339112402b636b025c7
https://gbi.georgia.gov/press-releases/2024-08-29/gbi-investigates-use-force-incident-colquitt-county-ga
https://www.walb.com/2024/08/25/moultrie-man-still-hospital-following-gsp-pursuit-involving-k-9/
https://www.walb.com/2024/08/29/gbi-conducting-use-of-force-investigation-following-deadly-gsp-k-9-pursuit/
https://www.walb.com/2024/08/30/gbi-gives-new-details-deadly-colquitt-co-k-9-pursuit/
https://www.bakerfhga.com/obituaries/kevin-kennedy

On 08/27/2024, at approximately 11:53 p.m., Noelia Gomez, 18, was struck and killed by a motorcycle on West Main Street near the University of Delaware campus. Gomez, a first-year University of Delaware student from Clark, New Jersey, was walking in a marked crosswalk after completing her first day of college classes.
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Less than one minute before Gomez was struck, a University of Delaware police officer attempted to stop the motorcycle on East Main Street just west of South Chapel Street. Police described the initiating reason as traffic offenses but did not publicly specify the particular violation in the reporting located for this update.
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Police identified the motorcyclist as Brian Briddle, 27. According to investigators, Briddle continued driving away after the officer activated emergency lights and accelerated westbound on East Main Street. The University of Delaware officer did not pursue Briddle and turned off the emergency lights after Briddle accelerated away.
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Within approximately one minute of the attempted stop, Briddle's motorcycle struck Gomez while she was in the crosswalk on West Main Street. The collision threw Briddle from the motorcycle. The motorcycle continued onto the sidewalk, where it struck four additional pedestrians and a light pole. Bystanders attempted lifesaving measures on Gomez, but she died at the scene. One other pedestrian was hospitalized with injuries that were not considered life-threatening, while three others sustained minor injuries. Briddle was also hospitalized.
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Newark police arrested Briddle at his home on 08/29/2024. He was charged with second-degree murder, possession of a deadly weapon during the commission of a felony, disregarding a police officer's signal, operating a special vehicle without the required license, operating an unregistered motor vehicle and three counts of failing to stop at a red light.
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Gomez had recently graduated from Union Catholic Regional High School in Scotch Plains, New Jersey, and had begun her freshman year at the University of Delaware. She planned to study business and economics.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND
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The University of Delaware Police Department did not publicly identify the officer who attempted to stop Briddle immediately before the fatal crash.

https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/university-of-delaware-student-killed-motorcycle-crash-newark/3954398/
https://patch.com/new-jersey/westfield/clark-woman-university-delaware-freshman-fatally-hit-motorcycle
https://www.fox29.com/news/motorcycle-driver-accused-fatally-striking-university-delaware-student-charged
https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/motorcycle-crash-university-of-delaware-student-noelia-gomez-brian-briddle-charged/3956153/
https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/university-of-delaware-accident-crash-noelia-gomez-brian-briddle/
https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/udel-student-killed-noelia-gomez/
https://www.udel.edu/udaily/2024/august/campus-resources-student-tragedy/

On 08/27/2024, at approximately 10:30 a.m., Susan I. Henderson, 67, of Norristown was killed in a head-on collision on Hecktown Road in Lower Nazareth Township during a high-speed pursuit by a Colonial Regional Police Department officer.
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The pursuit began over an expired Pennsylvania vehicle inspection sticker. A Colonial Regional police officer traveling in a marked patrol vehicle on Route 191 noticed the expired inspection sticker on a 2018 Mercedes-Benz driven by Daneiris Abreu, 27, of the Bronx. After the Mercedes turned onto Hecktown Road, the officer activated the patrol vehicle's emergency lights and siren and attempted to stop it.
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Abreu continued driving away while the officer pursued him on Hecktown Road. Court records showed that the pursuing officer reached approximately 80 mph before the Mercedes pulled farther ahead. The officer eventually lost sight of the Mercedes but continued traveling in the same direction.
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Near 4170 Hecktown Road, Abreu lost control of the Mercedes, crossed into the opposing lane and crashed head-on into Henderson's 2017 Kia Sportage. The pursuing officer arrived at the wreckage shortly afterward.
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Henderson was transported to St. Luke's Hospital-Anderson, where she was pronounced dead. The Northampton County Coroner determined that she died from multiple blunt-force injuries and classified the manner of death as homicide. Abreu's passenger suffered burns to his legs and other injuries and was admitted to intensive care.
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Police arrested Abreu and charged him with homicide by vehicle, aggravated assault by vehicle, fleeing or attempting to elude police, involuntary manslaughter and additional offenses. Court records indicated that Abreu was driving with a suspended license.
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Henderson was an aide for the Methacton School District, where she worked with special-needs students. She was a grandmother of seven and had taken the day off from work that morning to help with her youngest granddaughter's first day of kindergarten. She was reportedly on her way to pick up her granddaughter when she was killed.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND
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The Colonial Regional Police Department did not publicly identify the officer who initiated and conducted the high-speed pursuit preceding Henderson's death.

https://www.lehighvalleynews.com/nazareth-northampton/deadly-hecktown-road-crash-occurred-during-high-speed-police-chase-state-police-say
https://patch.com/pennsylvania/lowerprovidence/montco-woman-popular-school-aide-killed-amidst-police-pursuit
https://www.lehighvalleynews.com/nazareth-northampton/67-year-old-woman-dies-in-head-on-crash-with-speeding-mercedes-state-police-say
https://6abc.com/post/susan-henderson-crash-death-methacton-school-daneiris-abreu/15245046/
https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/susan-henderson-nazareth-pa-fatal-crash/

Summary:
On 08/27/2024, 77-year-old Kenneth Grimm, a retired Navy veteran with Alzheimer's disease, was fatally shot by a Guadalupe County sheriff's deputy in Seguin, Texas. Family members had called for emergency medical services due to Grimm experiencing a dementia-related episode and self-inflicting a cut.
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Upon arrival, the deputy encountered Grimm in the backyard, where he allegedly held a knife and advanced toward the officer. Police opened fire, killing Grimm. The entire incident transpired within approximately 86 seconds of the deputy's arrival.
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The family has since called for increased transparency and improved training for law enforcement in handling situations involving individuals with Alzheimer's, advocating for the use of non-lethal measures such as tasers. The deputy involved, who had nearly four months of service, was placed on administrative leave following the incident and was later cleared by a grand jury.
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Total Fatalities/Injuries: Fatalities: 1 (Kenneth Grimm)

https://seguingazette.com/alert/guadalupe-county-deputy-shoots-kills-man-texas-rangers-investigate/article_a0632d28-6587-11ef-98bf-6b024e5feb69.html

On 08/27/2024, at approximately 5 p.m., Asheville Police Department officers responded to 107 Chatham Road after several people called 911 concerning Chad Owen Herman, 58, who was reportedly outside his residence with a rifle.
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According to Asheville Police Chief Mike Lamb, the incident began with an altercation between Herman and a contractor working for the City of Asheville who was installing water meters in the neighborhood. Police alleged that Herman became angry with the worker, pointed a rifle at him and assaulted him with a shovel. The worker was transported to Mission Hospital and was released later that evening.
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Police also said other people in the neighborhood reported that Herman pointed the rifle at them before officers arrived. A search of North Carolina court records conducted by Blue Ridge Public Radio at the time found no criminal history for Herman in the state.
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According to police, officers encountered Herman outside the residence and ordered him to put down the rifle. Police alleged that Herman did not comply and pointed the rifle toward officers. At least one Asheville police officer then fired at Herman, striking him.
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After being shot, Herman retreated into the Chatham Road residence and barricaded himself inside. Police established a perimeter and brought additional personnel to the scene. Another person was reportedly inside the residence during the barricade.
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Police subsequently entered the residence and found Herman dead. Asheville police did not disclose in the initial reporting how many shots the officer fired, and the department said details concerning the gunfire were part of the investigation.
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The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation assumed responsibility for investigating the fatal shooting. Under Asheville Police Department policy, the officer who fired at Herman was placed on investigative leave. The completed SBI investigation was to be forwarded to the Buncombe County District Attorney's Office for review.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND
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The Asheville Police Department did not publicly identify the officer who shot Herman.

https://www.bpr.org/bpr-news/2024-08-27/man-shot-and-killed-by-asheville-police-in-north-asheville
https://www.wyff4.com/article/asheville-officer-involved-shooting-name/61995628
https://www.foxcarolina.com/2024/08/27/asheville-police-responding-barricaded-suspect/
https://828newsnow.com/news/228822-more-details-released-after-asheville-officer-involved-shooting/

On 08/27/2024, shortly before 6 a.m., Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agents went to the Merida Apartments near Northeast Loop 410 and Starcrest Drive in San Antonio to execute a federal arrest warrant for Sina Chohili Sobby, 22.
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ATF described the warrant as a court-authorized “knock and announce” federal arrest warrant. The agency did not publicly disclose the underlying charge or investigation for which agents were seeking to arrest Sobby.
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Neighbors reported being awakened by the operation. One resident described hearing shouting followed by an electronic beep and two loud explosive sounds. ATF agents then made contact with Sobby during the warrant operation.
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According to ATF, Sobby pointed a firearm at members of the federal search team. An ATF agent fired at Sobby, striking and killing him. The allegation that Sobby pointed a firearm at agents comes from law enforcement and was not independently established in the initial public reporting.
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The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office subsequently identified the man killed by the ATF agent as Sina Chohili Sobby, 22.
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The San Antonio Police Department assumed responsibility for investigating the fatal shooting. ATF did not publicly identify the agent who fired at Sobby in the reporting located for this update.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND
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The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives did not publicly identify the agent who shot and killed Sobby.

https://foxsanantonio.com/newsletter-daily/atf-agent-fatally-shoots-man-during-knock-and-announce-warrant-on-northeast-side-san-antonio-texas-investigation-raid-suspect#
https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/law-enforcement/san-antonio-atf-raids-stolen-guns-texas-police/273-4ac5c274-b134-4a52-b0a2-87fd7a80d92d
https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2024/08/27/deadly-shooting-by-atf-agents-takes-neighbors-by-surprise/
https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2024/08/29/man-fatally-shot-by-atf-agent-serving-arrest-warrant-identified-by-medical-examiners-offce/
https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/man-dies-atf-warrant-san-antonio-19725838.php/
https://www.ktsa.com/man-shot-dead-by-atf-agent-on-northeast-side-sapd-investigating/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVEQblUHlxc

On August 27, 2024, at approximately 9:40 a.m., Dodge County Sheriff's Deputy Adam Walker responded to a 911 call reporting pigs walking around the roadway near Dodge Avenue and Mt. Moriah Street in Eastman, Georgia. Upon arrival, Deputy Walker attempted to contact residents at a nearby home in the 5000 block of Dodge Avenue.
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At this location, 58-year-old Kim Lawong Crocker confronted Deputy Walker at the corner of the property with a firearm. An exchange of gunfire ensued, during which Crocker shot Deputy Walker in the arm. In response, Deputy Walker returned fire, fatally wounding Crocker, who was pronounced dead at the scene. Deputy Walker was transported to a hospital for treatment of his injury. No BWC can be found confirming this narrative.
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The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) is conducting an independent investigation into the incident. Upon completion, the findings will be submitted to the Oconee Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office for review. The GBI has requested that anyone with information regarding the case contact their Regional Investigative Office in Eastman.
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NUMBER OF CASUALTIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 1 fatality, 1 injured
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Last Update: December 2, 2024

https://gbi.georgia.gov/press-releases/2024-08-27/gbi-investigates-officer-involved-shooting-dodge-county
https://www.13wmaz.com/article/news/local/bleckley-dodge-pulaski/dodge-county-deputy-shot-suspect-killed-during-police-dispute/93-dd1bc339-4d02-4f2e-8aaa-cb20d707c8bf
https://www.ajc.com/news/crime/middle-georgia-deputy-injured-in-shooting-suspect-killed-gbi-says/O3DJKEFOK5H7BPTT6IFMKKXLIA/

On August 27, 2024, San Diego Police Department officers escalated a high-speed pursuit of a vehicle reportedly seen speeding. The pursuit reached high speeds before officers allegedly called off the chase moments before a catastrophic crash. The fleeing vehicle, driven by 16-year-old Edgar Giovanny Oviedo, collided with another vehicle near Doliva Drive and Clairemont Mesa Boulevard. Tragically, both Oviedo and San Diego officer Austin Machitar were killed in the crash. Despite police claims of calling off the pursuit, the crash resulted in a fatal outcome for both the juvenile driver and the officer. The San Diego Police Department is investigating the incident.
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NUMBER OF CASUALTIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 2 deceased
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The crash remains under investigation, with the San Diego Police Department and the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office overseeing the case.
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Last update: 11/27/2024.

https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/clairemont-mesa-multi-car-crash-sdpd-vehicle/3607025/
https://fox5sandiego.com/news/local-news/two-killed-including-sdpd-officer-in-crash-after-high-speed-pursuit/
https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/clairemont-crash-pursuit-suspect-identified/3608963/

An unknown number of Beaverton PD officers allegedly tackled a man believed involved in a shoplifting episode at Nordstrom’s department store. A five-minute physical struggle between the man and several police officers in the parking lot and sued. Beaverton officers alleged that the man pulled a gun and fired it. Police shot and killed him.

https://www.kptv.com/2024/08/27/man-shot-killed-by-beaverton-police-near-washington-square-mall/

On August 27, 2024, at approximately 11:50 a.m., members of the U.S. Marshals Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force, along with officers from the Atlanta Police Department and the Henry County Police Department, arrived at 404 Linden Lane in Stockbridge, Georgia, to execute an arrest warrant for 33-year-old Derrick Rankins. Rankins was wanted in connection with the August 20, 2024, murder of 32-year-old Courtney Reese, a mother of four, in Atlanta.
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As officers approached the residence, Rankins reportedly opened fire, striking an 18-year veteran officer of the Atlanta Police Department's Fugitive Unit in the left arm. Officers returned fire and extracted the injured officer, who was airlifted to Grady Memorial Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
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The Georgia State Patrol SWAT team was deployed to the scene. After deploying tear gas into the residence, they entered and found Rankins deceased in the attic, armed with a rifle and suffering from at least one gunshot wound. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) is conducting an investigation to determine the circumstances of Rankins' death, including whether it was self-inflicted or resulted from officers' return fire.
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https://gbi.georgia.gov/press-releases/2024-08-27/gbi-investigates-officer-involved-shooting-henry-county
https://www.11alive.com/article/news/crime/atlanta-mom-killed-atlanta-suspect-dead-henry-county/85-567d3b18-cdb0-4c10-8ef9-966d8c7aa744
https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/murder-suspect-who-shot-apd-marshall-gunned-down-mother-4-days-earlier/ODRON5STMNHRZGEPMS7IBGFX5Y/
https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/us-marshal-struck-gunfire-henry-county-dozens-police-scene
https://www.atlantapd.org/Home/Components/News/News/6037/71

On August 27, 2024, Panama City Beach Police responded to a call about a man displaying erratic behavior, possibly under the influence. Officers chased the unarmed man to a storage facility. During the arrest, police deployed tasers. After handcuffing him, he became unresponsive. Officers administered Narcan and CPR, but he was later pronounced dead at the hospital. The cause of death is under investigation, with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) conducting the inquiry.
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https://www.mypanhandle.com/news/local-news/bay-county/panama-city-beach/man-dies-after-arrest-in-panama-city-beach-investigation-underway/?utm_
https://www.pcbfl.gov/departments/police-department?utm_

On 08/27/2024, at approximately 12:42 a.m., Corbin Crick, 14, was killed when a pickup truck in which he was a passenger crashed outside Frankfort while a Frankfort Police Department officer was pursuing it.
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The encounter began when a Frankfort police officer attempted to stop the pickup in the area of State Road 28 and Jackson Street. Police reported that the truck was traveling at a high rate of speed when the officer attempted the traffic stop.
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The driver continued driving away while the Frankfort officer pursued the truck westbound out of the city. The pursuit continued onto State Road 28 toward rural Clinton County.
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During the pursuit, the driver lost control of the pickup near County Road 200 West. The truck left the roadway and crashed into a utility pole before rolling multiple times.
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Corbin was a passenger in the pickup and was ejected during the crash. He died from his injuries. Another 14-year-old boy in the vehicle was critically injured and transported to an Indianapolis hospital.
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Indiana State Police assumed responsibility for investigating the fatal crash and the circumstances surrounding the Frankfort police pursuit.
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Corbin was born on 12/13/2009 in Frankfort and was a ninth-grade student at Clinton Central. He enjoyed playing football, fishing, video games, four-wheeling and spending time outdoors.
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The tragedy was compounded later the same day when Corbin's father, Brian K. Crick, 56, was found dead at his home after authorities went there to notify him of his son's death. Authorities subsequently said Brian Crick's death was not related to the crash that killed Corbin.
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Corbin and his father were buried following services held together on 08/31/2024. Corbin was survived by his sister, grandmother, aunts, uncle and extended family.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND
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The Frankfort Police Department did not publicly identify the officer who initiated and conducted the pursuit that preceded Corbin's death.

https://fox59.com/news/14-year-old-killed-another-teen-injured-in-crash-following-police-pursuit-in-frankfort/
https://www.wishtv.com/news/crime-watch-8/person-dies-another-hurt-when-truck-crashes-during-police-pursuit/
https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/frankfort-police-pursuit-ends-in-fatal-crash-indiana-state-investigation/531-fce63b6c-05d5-4ca1-9b16-f457340dc1c8
https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/crime/14-year-old-dead-another-critically-injured-after-police-chase-in-clinton-county
https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/in/michigantown/corbin-crick-18528200
https://www.goodwinfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Corbin-Crick?obId=33861403
https://clintoncountydailynews.com/brian-k-crick/

On 08/27/2024, 17-month-old Mixalis Papalas-Schultz died at Children’s Mercy Hospital from injuries sustained two days earlier when the vehicle in which he was a passenger crashed during an Atchison County Sheriff’s Office pursuit south of Atchison.
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The incident began at approximately 5:30 p.m. on 08/25/2024, when Atchison police received a report that a vehicle had crashed into a wall in the 700 block of S Street and then left the scene. Police were told that the vehicle had lost its front bumper in the collision.
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Approximately 10 minutes later, an Atchison County sheriff’s deputy spotted a vehicle matching that description parked in the grass along Sherman Road south of the Atchison city limits, just north of 244th Road. The deputy passed the vehicle, turned around, activated the patrol vehicle’s emergency lights and pulled in behind it.
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The deputy approached the driver’s side and began speaking with the driver, identified as Maria Papalas, 28. According to the Atchison County Sheriff’s Office, Papalas began rolling up the window and then drove away at high speed. The deputy did not realize that 17-month-old Mixalis was in the back seat.
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The deputy followed Papalas south on Sherman Road but lost sight of the Toyota Corolla. After traveling south of 242nd Road, the deputy saw a cloud of dust on the west side of Sherman Road and discovered that the Toyota had left the roadway, crossed a fence and crashed into trees after rolling multiple times.
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When the deputy reached the wrecked Toyota, Papalas was outside the vehicle and reaching through a window to remove Mixalis from the back seat. The deputy attempted to take Papalas into custody, and police alleged that she struck and kicked the deputy during the encounter. After taking her into custody, the deputy provided assistance to the critically injured child until Atchison County Rescue and EMS arrived.
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Mixalis was transported to Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City with life-threatening injuries. He remained hospitalized until approximately 2:25 p.m. on 08/27/2024, when he died from his injuries.
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Initial Kansas Highway Patrol reporting stated that Mixalis had been properly restrained in a child safety restraint during the crash. However, later court proceedings produced contrary evidence. At Papalas’s 2025 criminal case, evidence showed that Mixalis had not been properly restrained in a car seat when the crash occurred.
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Papalas was initially charged with first-degree murder committed during the commission of a felony, fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement, aggravated child endangerment, interference with law enforcement, battery on a law-enforcement officer, driving under the influence, marijuana possession and reckless driving.
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In May 2025, Papalas pleaded no contest under a plea agreement to amended charges of second-degree murder and two counts of aggravated endangering a child. The remaining charges were dismissed.
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On 06/24/2025, an Atchison County District Court judge sentenced Papalas to a total of 303 months in prison, or 25 years and three months, for second-degree murder and the two aggravated child-endangerment convictions.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND
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The Atchison County Sheriff’s Office did not publicly identify the deputy who initiated the pursuit preceding the crash that ultimately killed Mixalis.

https://hayspost.com/posts/5a96b362-23b7-425c-a556-0850fce680ca
https://fox4kc.com/news/1-year-old-boy-killed-in-police-chase-crash-in-atchison-kansas/
https://www.mscnews.net/news/?nk=78128
https://www.kmbc.com/article/atchison-kansas-woman-charged-with-murder-in-chase-that-killed-1-year-old/61999629
https://www.wibw.com/2024/08/26/child-seriously-injured-crash-during-atchison-county-police-chase/
https://www.newspressnow.com/public-safety/2024/08/29/atchison-mother-charged-after-1-year-old-dies-following-police-pursuit/
https://www.wibw.com/2024/08/29/woman-jailed-after-child-dies-injuries-sunday-crash-during-police-chase-near-atchison/
https://mscnews.net/local-news/814408/atchison-woman-sentenced-on-charges-in-fatal-crash
https://www.kmbc.com/article/kansas-woman-sentenced-child-killed-police-chase/65175835

On 08/26/2024, Rustin Lee Burke, 39, was shot and killed by a Lipscomb County Sheriff’s Office deputy after law enforcement responded to an incident at Follett Grocery in Follett, Texas.
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Available reporting states that Burke drove a side-by-side ATV through the front entrance of Follett Grocery. Authorities alleged that Burke then entered the business and took merchandise from inside.
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A Lipscomb County sheriff’s deputy responded to the grocery store. The deputy subsequently shot Burke. Burke was transported to a hospital but died from his injuries.
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Significantly, the circumstances immediately preceding the deputy’s use of deadly force were not disclosed in the initial public reporting. The available account did not explain what occurred between the deputy’s arrival and the shooting or describe what prompted the deputy to fire.
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The Lipscomb County Sheriff’s Office referred questions concerning the shooting to the Texas Rangers and said that no additional information would be released while the investigation was underway.
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The Texas Rangers assumed responsibility for investigating the fatal shooting.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND
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The Lipscomb County Sheriff’s Office did not publicly identify the deputy who shot Burke.
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/1-dead-after-being-shot-by-lipscomb-county-deputy-texas-rangers-investigating/ar-AA1pxrv8
https://highplainsobserverperryton.com/follett-man-killed-after-officerinvolved-shooting-p36780-263.htm

On 08/26/2024, the Florida Highway Patrol became involved after the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office requested assistance locating a man wanted in connection with the armed carjacking of an Uber driver near Dade City. FHP troopers located the vehicle traveling north toward Levy County. Levy County Sheriff’s Office reporting stated that troopers attempted to stop the 39-year-old Latino driver while he was traveling through Crystal River on U.S. Highway 19 and that he continued driving north while police pursued. Levy County deputies joined the pursuit when the vehicle entered Levy County.
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Levy County deputies deployed Stop Sticks on U.S. 19 in the Lebanon Station area, but the driver avoided them. FHP later identified Troopers Justin Gitto, Michael McKinstry and Sergio Pearce as the troopers directly involved in the pursuit. According to FHP, Gitto performed a PIT maneuver against the vehicle, but the driver regained control and continued north.
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FHP alleged that the driver then fired multiple shots toward Gitto's patrol vehicle and that gunfire struck the patrol car. Gitto fired through the windshield of his moving patrol vehicle toward the pursued vehicle. After briefly assessing himself following the gunfire, Gitto resumed the pursuit.
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McKinstry and Pearce moved to the front of the pursuit. Levy County deputies made a second attempt to deploy Stop Sticks in Otter Creek, which the driver also avoided. Police alleged that the driver continued firing toward pursuing troopers as vehicles traveled north on U.S. 19. The pursuit reached speeds of approximately 120 mph.
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FHP reported that McKinstry intentionally struck the pursued vehicle in another effort to stop it, but the driver maintained control and continued. Gitto subsequently moved back to the front of the pursuit. According to FHP, the driver then began traveling on the wrong side of the divided highway toward oncoming traffic.
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FHP stated that Gitto again fired his weapon at the vehicle while both vehicles were moving. Shortly afterward, the pursued vehicle left U.S. 19 near County Road 347, overturned and came to rest along the wooded roadside approximately five miles south of Chiefland. The driver died at the scene. Initial law-enforcement reporting attributed his death to injuries from the crash.
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The later FHP account substantially expanded the original public description of the encounter. The initial Levy County release disclosed two unsuccessful Stop Stick deployments, speeds reaching approximately 120 mph and an exchange of gunfire, but did not disclose that Gitto had performed a PIT maneuver, that McKinstry intentionally struck the vehicle, that the driver traveled wrong-way into opposing traffic, or that Gitto fired at the vehicle shortly before it left the roadway and overturned.
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Because police discharged firearms during the pursuit, the Florida Highway Patrol and Levy County Sheriff’s Office asked the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to assist with the investigation. The day after the death, FHP initially told a reporter that it had no record of responding to a Levy County fatality on August 26. FHP subsequently acknowledged the records request, referred it to Troop B, and stated that the requested records were part of an active criminal investigation and temporarily exempt from disclosure.
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FHP subsequently selected Gitto, McKinstry and Pearce as its co-recipients of the August 2024 Trooper of the Month award for their actions during this pursuit. FHP also awarded Gitto its Medal of Valor for the encounter. The agency's award narrative provided the more detailed account of the two vehicle-contact attempts, Gitto firing through his windshield, the wrong-way driving and Gitto's additional gunfire shortly before the fatal rollover.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
Trooper Sergio Pearce was previously disciplined by the Florida Highway Patrol in connection with the Donna Watts records-access controversy. According to allegations in Watts' federal civil-rights lawsuit that incorporated the results of FHP's internal investigation, Pearce accessed Watts' driver's-license information three times on October 29, 2011 without an official law-enforcement purpose. FHP determined that the accesses lacked an official purpose and issued Pearce a written reprimand. Watts was the FHP trooper who became the subject of widespread unauthorized database searches by law-enforcement personnel after she arrested an off-duty Miami police officer for reckless driving.

https://levyso.com/pursuit-on-us-19-ends-in-fatality/
https://www.mainstreetdailynews.com/crime/high-speed-pursuit-in-levy-county-ends-with-fatal-crash
https://352today.com/news/257752-chase-involving-levy-county-deputies-ends-in-fatal-wreck/
https://www.wcjb.com/2024/08/27/carjacking-suspect-dies-high-speed-chase-levy-county/
https://www.flhsmv.gov/florida-highway-patrol/member-recognition/trooper-of-the-month/2024-trooper-of-the-month/
https://www.flhsmv.gov/florida-highway-patrol/member-recognition/medal-of-valor-award/trooper-justin-gitto/
https://www.flhsmv.gov/florida-highway-patrol/member-recognition/silver-star-award/troopers-michael-mckinstry-and-sergio-pearce/
https://hardisoninkarchive.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/8-27-24-gunfire-reportedly-exchanged-in-vehicle-chase.pdf
https://fightgangstalking.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/donna-watts-complaint.pdf

On 08/24/2024, at approximately 9:19 p.m., deputies from the Valley County Sheriff’s Office and McCone County Sheriff’s Office were responding to a reported disturbance at Roundhouse Point Campground near Fort Peck. A McCone County deputy working under contract with Valley County encountered Raymond James “R.J.” Morin, 35, and a woman arguing outside a vehicle near mile marker 3 on Montana Highway 117.
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According to the Montana Division of Criminal Investigation, as the McCone County deputy exited his patrol vehicle, Morin allegedly produced a handgun and fired several shots toward the deputy. DCI reported that the woman then moved toward the deputy and that he deployed his Taser against her.
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DCI alleged that Morin, who was still armed, then moved toward the deputy. The deputy opened fire, striking Morin. A Valley County deputy arrived at approximately the time the shots were fired. Police provided medical aid, but Morin died at the scene. The woman was transported for medical treatment.
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Valley County Sheriff Tom Boyer requested that the Montana Division of Criminal Investigation conduct the investigation. The McCone County deputy who killed Morin was placed on administrative leave while DCI processed evidence and interviewed witnesses.
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On 08/28/2024, Boyer publicly identified the man killed by police as Raymond Morin. Morin’s obituary identifies his full name as Raymond James Morin, confirms that he was 35 and states that he was a father of two who lived in Glasgow and worked at Markle’s Ace Hardware.
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Montana law requires a coroner’s inquest following a death caused by a law-enforcement officer. DCI announced at the outset of its investigation that an inquest would be conducted following completion of the criminal investigation.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The McCone County deputy who shot and killed Raymond Morin has not been publicly identified.

https://nbcmontana.com/news/local/one-dead-following-officer-involved-shooting-in-valley-county

https://www.kulr8.com/news/man-dead-following-saturday-night-shooting-with-officer-in-valley-county/article_434fd9ca-63b5-11ef-8a78-435b39f38f97.html

On 08/25/2024, at approximately 4:11 a.m., Richardson Police Department officers responded to a residence in the 1500 block of Fair Oaks Drive after a woman called 911 and reported that her boyfriend, Emmanuel Blanco Cruz, 37, had assaulted her. During the 911 call, the woman said Cruz had come home intoxicated, struck her several times, and that after she made him leave, he returned with a baseball bat and began breaking windows. The call disconnected following a commotion.
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The first officer to arrive was a female Richardson police officer. Body-camera footage later released by the department shows the officer going to the rear of the residence, where Cruz could be seen inside the garage holding a large kitchen knife. The woman emerged from the residence and was directed by the officer toward the alley.
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Cruz then came out of the garage while still holding the knife. The officer repeatedly ordered him to drop it while backing away from him. Cruz continued across the backyard toward a pickup truck parked in the rear driveway.
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Body-camera footage shows Cruz reaching the open driver's side area of the pickup while the officer continued ordering him to drop the knife. Richardson police alleged that Cruz then suddenly turned toward the officer and raised the knife in a threatening manner. The officer fired a single round, striking Cruz in the upper body.
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After being shot, Cruz fell near the truck. Additional officers arrived, and the footage shows Cruz moving on the ground and reaching for the knife while officers ordered him not to pick it up. Officers subsequently provided medical aid. Paramedics transported Cruz to a hospital, where he died.
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Richardson police publicly released the 911 audio, body-camera footage and other video of the encounter on 08/29/2024, four days after the killing. The department said the release was intended to provide the public with the information officers had received before arriving and video of the subsequent encounter.
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The Richardson Police Department placed the officer on administrative leave following the shooting and notified the Dallas County District Attorney's Office for review.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The Richardson police officer who shot and killed Emmanuel Blanco Cruz has not been publicly identified.

https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/crime/man-killed-by-richardson-police-shooting-domestic-violence-north-texas/287-74d0497a-c47d-470c-bc32-931a6dc91aa6
https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/man-fatally-shot-by-richardson-officer-was-armed-with-large-knife/3629342/
https://www.fox4news.com/news/fair-oaks-drive-richardson-officer-involved-shooting-emmanuel-blanco-cruz-ois
https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/police-release-video-911-recording-of-knife-wielding-man-fatally-shot-by-richardson-officer/
https://www.richardsonpolice.net/Home/Components/News/News/7769/5439
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2024/09/04/video-shows-man-with-knife-before-richardson-police-shoot-him-dead/

On 08/25/2024, at approximately 12:33 a.m., New York City Police Department officers responded to the area of East 103rd Street and Third Avenue in East Harlem after multiple 911 callers reported a man with a gun near the George Washington Houses. Police also received a ShotSpotter gunfire-detection activation from the area.
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Officers from NYPD Police Service Area 5 encountered Mark Francis Kelly, 62, outside 1875 Third Avenue. Police alleged that Kelly was holding a handgun. Officers repeatedly ordered him to drop the weapon.
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According to the NYPD, Kelly did not comply with the commands. Officers opened fire, striking him. Police and emergency personnel provided medical assistance, and Kelly was transported to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Police recovered a loaded handgun at the scene.
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Early police reporting stated that two officers fired their weapons. Subsequent material released by the New York Attorney General's Office of Special Investigation included body-worn-camera recordings from Officers Alcantara, Baresi, Fernandez and Lee, documenting the encounter from multiple perspectives.
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On 12/04/2024, the New York Attorney General's Office publicly released the body-camera footage obtained during its investigation. The footage shows officers confronting Kelly with their firearms drawn and repeatedly directing him to put the gun down before police opened fire. The Attorney General's Office confirmed that Kelly was holding a gun when officers encountered him and that a loaded gun was recovered at the scene.
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Kelly's brother, Stephen Kelly, subsequently said that Mark had experienced mental-health problems beginning when he was young and had struggled with depression and addiction. Stephen said his brother was taking medication for his mental health at the time of his death. He described Mark as a hardworking retired New York City ironworker and third-generation New Yorker.
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Stephen Kelly said he did not blame the officers for his brother's death, stating that his brother had placed the officers in a difficult situation. He said he had spoken with Mark the morning before the shooting after the brothers attended a friend's wake and suspected that Mark had been drinking later that day.
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Kelly's obituary identifies him as Mark Francis Kelly, born 07/02/1962. He grew up in Yorkville and spent many years working as an ironworker. His family described him as devoted to his community and remembered his generosity and kindness.
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The New York Attorney General's Office of Special Investigation opened a formal investigation into Kelly's death under New York Executive Law § 70-b. OSI investigates deaths potentially caused by police officers and determines whether criminal prosecution is warranted.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The New York Attorney General's Office released body-camera recordings associated with Officers Alcantara, Baresi, Fernandez and Lee as part of its investigation into Kelly's death.

https://www.fox5ny.com/news/east-harlem-shooting-nypd-officers-kill-armed-man-after-911-calls
https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/08/26/brother-of-man-shot-to-death-by-nypd-in-east-harlem-loved-sibling-but-doesnt-blame-cops/
https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2024/attorney-generals-office-special-investigation-opens-investigation-civilian-22
https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2024/attorney-general-james-releases-footage-investigation-death-mark-kelly
https://ag.ny.gov/osi/footage/mark-kelly
https://gothamist.com/news/nypd-officers-fatally-shoot-62-year-old-man-outside-east-harlem-nycha-building
https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/new-york-ny/mark-kelly-11969439

On 08/24/2024, at approximately 2:20 a.m., Robert “Todd” McLaurin, 40, was killed alongside his cousin Kirk Walker Jr., 38, in a head-on collision on the Henry Hudson Parkway in Manhattan. McLaurin had traveled from North Carolina with family to celebrate Walker's wedding, which was scheduled for the following day.
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The sequence leading to the crash began when a Chevrolet Silverado driven by 17-year-old Jimmy Connors struck a vehicle associated with off-duty NYPD Officer Boubacar Barry near Dyckman Street. Barry then followed Connors in his personal vehicle. Subsequent litigation alleges that Barry pursued Connors at high speed rather than simply reporting the collision and allowing on-duty police to respond.
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Connors drove down an exit ramp, made a U-turn and began traveling south in the northbound lanes of the Henry Hudson Parkway. Barry continued following him. A later lawsuit alleges that the two vehicles were traveling at excessive speeds and driving erratically against traffic during the pursuit.
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Near West 154th Street, Connors's pickup crashed head-on into the Dodge Challenger carrying McLaurin and Walker. Both men were killed. Connors subsequently left the crash scene on foot and was located the following day at the Canadian border.
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Prosecutors later charged Connors with second-degree murder, second-degree manslaughter, leaving the scene of an incident without reporting and other offenses. He pleaded not guilty.
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The New York Attorney General's Office examined whether Barry's pursuit contributed to the fatal collision. Walker's family subsequently filed civil litigation alleging that Barry's high-speed wrong-way pursuit contributed directly to the crash.
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McLaurin was born on 09/25/1983 and lived in North Carolina. He was the father of two sons, Kaleb and Josiah McLaurin, and was survived by his parents, Dwight and Betty McLaurin, and his sister, Tonja McLaurin. His funeral was held on 09/02/2024 at Western Assembly Disciple of Christ Church in Newton Grove, North Carolina.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND
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Boubacar Barry was the off-duty NYPD officer identified in subsequent litigation as pursuing Connors before the fatal wrong-way collision. The civil lawsuit alleges that Barry's pursuit was reckless and contributed to the deaths of Walker and McLaurin.

https://nypost.com/2024/08/29/us-news/wrong-way-nyc-driver-who-killed-groom-to-be-first-hit-off-duty-cop-police-sources/
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/henry-hudson-parkway-wrong-way-crash/
https://www.longislandpress.com/2025/07/29/suit-jimmy-connors-syosset/
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/driver-crash-killed-groom-eve-141900628.html
https://www.butlerandson.com/obituary/Robert-McLaurin
GoFundMe:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/in-memory-of-kirk-walker-and-robert-mclaurin-family-support
 

On 08/24/2024, shortly before 10:00 a.m., Huntsville Police Department officers responded to a domestic violence call at an apartment in the 6200 block of Rime Village Drive. The man subsequently killed was identified by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency as Naimmikal Wayne Sanders, 38, of Decatur.
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Madison County District Attorney Robert Broussard subsequently said that security-camera footage from inside the apartment showed Sanders allegedly entering the woman's apartment and holding her at gunpoint while her toddler was inside. Broussard said the woman was able to escape while the first Huntsville police officer was outside the apartment.
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According to Broussard, Sanders allegedly followed the woman outside and fired multiple times at her in the presence of the responding officer, striking her twice. Broussard said Sanders continued firing and then turned the firearm toward the officer. The officer opened fire, striking Sanders. Sanders died at the scene.
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The woman survived and was transported to Huntsville Hospital with injuries described as non-life-threatening. Initial reporting from the scene created significant confusion about what had happened. Huntsville police initially told local media that a man had been taken into custody following a shooting and barricade situation. Two days later, ALEA disclosed that Sanders had actually been shot and killed by police. Residents interviewed afterward expressed frustration about the conflicting information initially provided to the public.
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The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency State Bureau of Investigation took over the investigation at Huntsville Police Department's request. The shooting was captured on the officer's body-worn camera, while events preceding the police shooting were also captured by a security camera inside the apartment.
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On 08/28/2024, Madison County District Attorney Robert Broussard announced his preliminary determination that the officer's shooting of Sanders was legally justified. Broussard said the available video evidence showed the officer confronting an active shooting and stated that he did not expect criminal action against the officer.
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A friend and former classmate of Sanders, Tekita Holmes, publicly disputed the characterization of the man she knew, telling local media that she had been with Sanders only hours before his death and did not believe he would have committed the actions attributed to him. She described being shocked by both his death and the police account of what occurred.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The Huntsville police officer who shot and killed Sanders has not been publicly identified.

https://www.al.com/crime/2024/08/huntsville-police-shoots-kills-person-as-woman-fled-for-safety-sbi-investigating.html
https://whnt.com/news/huntsville/sbi-investigating-after-deadly-officer-involved-shooting-following-huntsville-standoff/
https://www.huntsvilleal.gov/sbi-investigating-shooting-death-2/
https://www.waff.com/2024/08/26/alea-identifies-man-killed-officer-involved-shooting-huntsville/
https://www.waff.com/2024/08/28/madison-county-da-fatal-officer-involved-shooting-justified-likely-saved-other-lives/
https://www.waff.com/2024/08/28/classmate-opens-up-about-man-killed-officer-involved-shooting/
https://www.waff.com/2024/08/24/man-custody-after-shooting-standoff-huntsville/
https://quadcitiesdaily.com/alea-investigate-officer-involved-shooting-huntsville/
https://quadcitiesdaily.com/naimmikal-sanders/

On 08/20/2024, at approximately 8:30 a.m., agents with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation's Child Exploitation and Computer Crimes Unit and Carroll County Sheriff's Office deputies went to Christopher Bly's home in the 300 block of Don Rich Drive near Carrollton to execute a search warrant connected to an ongoing GBI child exploitation investigation.
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Carroll County deputies knocked on the door and Bly, 40, opened it. According to the GBI, Bly immediately retreated into the residence and deputies followed him inside.
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The GBI reported that Bly produced a handgun and fired. The gunshot struck Bly and Carroll County Sheriff's Office Investigator Taylor Bristow. Subsequent investigation and autopsy evidence determined that Bly's gunshot wound was self-inflicted. The Carroll County Sheriff's Office later confirmed that no law-enforcement officers fired their weapons during the encounter.
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Bly died at the residence. Bristow was shot in the face and critically wounded. He was flown by helicopter to Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, underwent emergency surgery and remained in intensive care. Bristow died from his injuries on 08/23/2024, three days after the shooting.
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The GBI continued executing the search warrant after the shooting. Agents reported seizing multiple electronic devices from Bly's residence and subsequently alleged that the devices contained child sexual abuse material.
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The GBI's Atlanta Regional Office investigated the shooting and announced that the completed investigative file would be submitted to the Carroll County District Attorney's Office for review.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
Taylor Bristow was the Carroll County Sheriff's Office investigator struck by the same gunshot that killed Bly. Bristow died from his injuries three days later on 08/23/2024.

https://gbi.georgia.gov/press-releases/2024-08-21/gbi-investigates-shooting-incident-carroll-county
https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/carroll-county/carroll-deputy-was-chasing-suspect-into-home-when-he-was-shot-gbi-finds-child-porn/YXXH2BVA4VADVGL6B5UMVQSN7A/
https://apnews.com/article/georgia-deputy-shooting-carrollton-c2a49c1abae498088f48559b1b3938e3
https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2024/08/21/suspect-shooting-that-injured-carroll-county-deputy-identified/
https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/carroll-county-deputy-taylor-bristow-shot-wife
https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/carroll-county-deputy-taylor-bristow-dies-after-line-of-duty-shooting
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/georgia-sheriffs-deputy-taylor-bristow-dies/

On 08/24/2024, a man died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound during an armed standoff with Minot police following a traffic stop on U.S. Highway 2/52 near the 16th Street Southwest exit in Minot, North Dakota.
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At approximately 7:35 p.m., a Minot Police Department officer stopped the man's vehicle. The specific traffic violation or other reason that prompted the stop was not publicly disclosed. According to police, when the officer approached the vehicle, the driver displayed a handgun and made a threatening statement. The officer retreated to his patrol vehicle and took cover.
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Police reported that the officer attempted to communicate with the man, but he did not respond. Additional officers and the Minot Police Department SWAT team responded, and police treated the encounter as a vehicle barricade. The Highway 2/52 Bypass between South Broadway and 16th Street Southwest was closed while police surrounded the vehicle.
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Approximately 30 minutes after the initial stop, police reported that the man shot himself with the handgun while officers remained at the scene. Officers then approached the vehicle and provided emergency medical aid. Trinity Ambulance transported him to a hospital, where he died from the gunshot wound.
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The Minot Police Department classified the death as a suicide investigation. The department stated that, under its procedures for suicide investigations, it would release no further information. The man's identity, age and the identity of the officer who initiated the traffic stop were not publicly released.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND
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The involved officer has not been publicly identified.

https://www.kxnet.com/news/top-stories/traffic-stop-leads-to-standoff-and-death-in-southwest-minot/
https://kfgo.com/2024/08/25/one-man-is-dead-after-minot-traffic-stop-turned-stand-off/
https://www.kfyrtv.com/2024/08/25/minot-police-asking-public-avoid-stretch-252-bypass/
https://www.am1100theflag.com/news/minot-standoff-leads-to-self-inflicted-gunshot-and-death/

On 08/24/2024, Beaumont police shot and killed 42-year-old Manuel Arteaga while officers were responding to a reported disturbance in the 1800 block of Harriot Street in Beaumont, Texas. Police were dispatched at approximately 8:20 p.m.
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According to Beaumont police, officers were dealing with people involved in the original disturbance when Arteaga approached the officers from behind carrying a running chainsaw. Police alleged that Arteaga continued toward the officers with the chainsaw and that two officers fired their weapons, striking him. Beaumont EMS pronounced Arteaga dead at the scene.
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Arteaga's family disputed the police account of the moments immediately preceding the shooting. A family member told local media that Arteaga had been cutting logs in the neighborhood and went to investigate the disturbance while carrying the chainsaw. The family member said the chainsaw was idling and maintained that Arteaga was attempting to shut it off and put it down when police shot him.
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Police arrested a 24-year-old man in connection with the original disturbance on two aggravated-assault counts, including one involving family violence. Arteaga was not identified by police as the person whose alleged conduct prompted the original disturbance call.
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The shooting was reviewed by a Jefferson County grand jury in September 2024. The grand jury determined that the shooting was justified and declined to take action against the two Beaumont officers who shot Arteaga.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND
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The two Beaumont police officers who shot Arteaga have not been publicly identified.
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https://www.facebook.com/beaumontpolice/posts/pfbid0KdcSvs9XVfvknQzWDqASYEh5sHfAUBEFoioqjX312UN4fMBBWBYyXJ7BmyWjjAZkl
https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/beaumont-officers-cleared-fatal-shooting-manuel-19777706.php
https://www.12newsnow.com/article/news/local/beaumont-police-officers-fatally-shoot-man-with-chainsaw/502-34ef8164-3d75-4bc1-97c7-caf770667f2d
https://www.12newsnow.com/article/news/local/family-member-of-beaumont-man-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting-says-he-was-putting-idling-chainsaw-down/502-c1b06e78-d858-42e7-b41d-7d906adfcd1e
https://www.iheart.com/content/2024-09-19-officers-cleared-by-grand-jury/