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On July 3, 2024, at approximately 5:30 a.m., Officer Keith Richardson of the Savannah Police Department was driving southbound on Abercorn Street near Eisenhower Drive when 47-year-old Daniel Travis Dorman of Pooler began crossing Abercorn Street diagonally near the crosswalk. Officer Richardson's vehicle struck Dorman who was in the inside lane. Dorman was pronounced dead at the scene. The Georgia State Patrol is investigating the incident. Officer Richardson has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation. No information has been released regarding Dorman's relatives or any statements they may have made.

https://www.wjcl.com/article/savannah-police-pedestrian-crash-death/61556691
https://www.thelegaladvocate.com/news/breaking/daniel-dorman-pedestrian-abercorn-eisenhower
https://www.wsav.com/news/local-news/pedestrian-dies-after-being-struck-by-vehicle-in-west-savannah/

On 07/03/2024, Pensacola Police conducted a traffic stop near the intersection of I Street and Cervantes Street in Pensacola, Florida, for expired registration plates. According to police, when officers approached the vehicle, the man inside reportedly shot and killed himself. The department has not disclosed the man's identity or provided further details about the incident.
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Key details about the encounter, such as the timeline of events, the presence of body-worn camera (BWC) footage, or whether other factors influenced the man's actions, have not been made public. Police have also not explained whether any immediate steps were taken after the gunshot to provide aid or manage the scene.
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The Pensacola Police Department has announced an internal review of the incident. No additional information has been released regarding the officers involved or the specific circumstances leading to the traffic stop.
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NUMBER OF CASUALTIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 1 fatality.
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Last update: 12/03/2024

https://www.pnj.com/story/news/crime/2024/07/03/pensacola-police-traffic-stop-suicide/
https://www.wkrg.com/news/pensacola-police-man-dies-in-traffic-stop/
https://www.abc3.com/news/pensacola-officer-involved-suicide-during-traffic-stop-2024

Daniel Augustine allegedly took hostages at a business. When Sioux Falls PD arrived, they heard shots, called the Minnehaha County Sheriff’s Office and SWAT. SWAAT arrived and a sniper shot and killed Daniel Augustine.

https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/crime/2024/07/03/1-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting-in-sioux-falls-dci-investigates-south-minnesota-ave/74289872007/

https://www.sdpb.org/crime-courts/2024-07-03/suspect-fatally-shot-in-downtown-sioux-falls-hostage-situation

Washington State Police as well as the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office chased a vehicle that had engaged in a shootout with police at a traffic stop and then fled. Caught up with the van on Highway 512 near Lakewood in Pierce County or both Washington state troopers as well as Pierce County deputies shot and killed a man.

https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/suspect-killed-i-5

A vehicle pursued by Texas DPS and U.S. Border Patrol agents crashed in El Paso, resulting in the death of one migrant passenger. The incident was part of Operation Lone Star, a border enforcement initiative. The vehicle was believed to be carrying migrants involved in human smuggling.

https://kfoxtv.com/news/instagram/migrant-dies-following-crash-during-east-el-paso-pursuit-linked-to-human-smuggling

Operation Lone Star:
https://www.aclutx.org/en/publications/operation-lone-star-misinformation-and-discrimination-texas-border-enforcement

Jeremy Bennett allegedly threatened two women with a gun and ran away and locked himself into a home elsewhere. He was prohibited from owning guns and Abilene PD arrived, brought SWAT and created a standoff when he emerged. Police fired beanbag rounds at him. He allegedly raised a gun and police shot and killed him.

https://www.bigcountryhomepage.com/crime/update-suspect-killed-by-police-in-abilene-swat-standoff/

https://www.mytexasdaily.com/west-texas/abilene-police-fatally-shoot-armed-suspect-after-hours-long-standoff/article_f45aa49b-c5f5-5344-a537-347af5547ff9.html

Police traffic-stopped a vehicle that did not stop and then rolled away. Police shouted to stop and then fired, killing the driver. An eyewitness described the scene and added that the person who was killed had been “a very good person.”

https://wlos.com/news/local/fbi-one-person-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting-in-cherokee

A North Carolina State Highway Patrol trooper stopped to check on 2 men changing a tire. The men drove away and the trooper escalated a chase that ended when the vehicle crashed into the back of a Fed Ex truck. Passenger Keonte Shakir Forney died at the scene.

https://whky.com/pursuit-results-in-fatal-crash-man-charged-in-connection-to-death-of-passenger/

Fayetteville PD arrived at the Kings Court Apartments in Ivanhoe Court to arrest a man for a homicide warrant. He locked himself in the apartment and when he came out, he was allegedly armed and police engaged him in a shootout. Police shot him. He fell and according to an eyewitness, he threw his hands up and was still alive when police walked up and fired 7-10 more shots into him. “They finished him,” stated the eyewitness. Shakoor Williams died.

https://www.wral.com/story/murder-suspect-killed-in-shootout-with-fayetteville-police-barricaded-himself-for-hours/21507781/

https://www.wral.com/story/man-wanted-in-may-murder-killed-in-shootout-with-fayetteville-police-after-hours-long-standoff/21507781/

On July 2, 2024, at approximately 5:15 p.m., officers from the Evansville Police Department (EPD) responded to a "suspicious circumstances" call in the 500 block of Lewis Avenue in Evansville, Indiana. The caller indicated that if officers did not address the issue, he would "take care of it himself."
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Upon arrival, officers encountered 36-year-old Kyle Puckett sitting in a parked utility truck. As an officer approached, Puckett exited the vehicle and reportedly pointed a handgun at the officer. The officer retreated and called for backup.
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Additional officers established a perimeter and attempted to negotiate with Puckett, who had positioned himself at the rear of his residence, armed with a handgun, a rifle, and multiple magazines of ammunition. Despite efforts to de-escalate the situation, Puckett allegedly fired several rounds and pointed his weapon at officers. In response, five officers opened fire, striking Puckett.
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Puckett was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Body camera and drone footage of the incident were released by the EPD, providing visual accounts of the events leading up to the shooting. Prior to the incident, concerns had been raised about Puckett's mental health and potential for violence. In April, his parents informed law enforcement that Puckett owned weapons and might engage in an armed confrontation if approached by police.
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LAST UPDATE: 12/07/2024

https://www.tristatehomepage.com/news/heavy-police-presence-on-lewis-avenue-multiple-shots-fired
https://news.yahoo.com/news/know-fatal-evansville-police-shooting-224904728.html
https://www.tristatehomepage.com/news/top-stories/epd-release-drone-and-bodycam-footage-from-lewis-avenue-shooting
https://news.yahoo.com/news/warnings-law-enforcement-preceded-standoff-090543872.html
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/kyle-puckett-obituary?id=55523633

On 07/02/2024, Washington State Patrol Trooper Stephen O’Brien and Pierce County Sheriff’s Department deputies Chad Helligso, Timothy Piland and Sgt. Daren Witt were identified by the Pierce County Force Investigation Team as the four officers involved in the fatal police encounter with 41-year-old Ivan Zaytsev in Spanaway. More than two years later, PCFIT has not publicly disclosed which of these officers fired, how many fired, how many rounds each officer discharged, which officer’s bullets struck Zaytsev, or whether all four officers classified as “involved” actually discharged their firearms.
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Zaytsev had left his Spanaway home in his van and was reportedly on his way to work when the sequence began at approximately 10:16 a.m. on State Route 512 near Steele Street in the Parkland area.
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According to PCFIT, an unidentified Washington State Patrol trooper attempted to stop Zaytsev for a “traffic violation.” Police have never publicly identified the specific traffic violation that caused the trooper to initiate the stop.
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PCFIT alleges that Zaytsev did not yield after the trooper activated emergency lights and siren and alleges that Zaytsev fired a gun toward the trooper while continuing to drive. PCFIT then says the trooper disengaged rather than continuing the direct pursuit, radioed WSP dispatch and provided the vehicle’s license plate, description and direction of travel.
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That opening sequence remains one of the most important unresolved portions of the case. Police allege that a motorist fired at a state trooper during an attempted traffic stop, yet the trooper then disengaged from the pursuit. No publicly released body-camera footage, dashboard-camera footage, patrol-car damage photographs, ballistics evidence, dispatch audio or detailed investigative report presently allows the public to independently evaluate that allegation.
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PCFIT itself expressly acknowledged that its description of this first encounter differed from information provided during the initial police briefing. Investigators said the revised details were discovered later on the evening of July 2. The public record does not explain what new evidence caused the account to change, who supplied that evidence, or precisely which portions of the original account were determined to be incorrect.
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The identity of this first WSP trooper has also never been clearly disclosed. PCFIT later identified O’Brien, Helligso, Piland and Witt collectively as the officers “involved” in the incident, but its public releases do not state whether O’Brien was the original trooper who attempted the SR 512 traffic stop or whether a fifth, still-unidentified trooper initiated the encounter and made the first allegation that Zaytsev fired at police.
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Some time later, according to PCFIT, a WSP trooper and a Pierce County sheriff’s deputy located Zaytsev’s van on State Route 7 near the 19000 block. PCFIT notably described those officers as initially “following” the vehicle rather than immediately pursuing it.
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Police allege that Zaytsev then stopped, fired toward the trooper and deputy and subsequently continued southbound on SR 7 while officers pursued him. PCFIT further alleges that Zaytsev periodically fired toward officers during the ensuing pursuit.
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These allegations describe at least a second distinct episode in which police say Zaytsev fired at law enforcement. As with the first reported shooting, however, the public investigative record still does not contain released body-camera or dashboard-camera footage showing Zaytsev firing, a public ballistics reconstruction identifying rounds allegedly fired from his van, an accounting of cartridge cases attributed to him, or a detailed report explaining which officer witnessed each alleged shot.
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The pursuit continued south and eventually entered the residential neighborhood where Zaytsev and his family lived. It ended at the dead end of 5th Avenue Court East near 205th Street East in Spanaway.
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Eyewitness information provides a potentially important contrast to the official pursuit narrative as Zaytsev reached the neighborhood. A bystander video was reportedly recorded and posted to Nextdoor and was viewed by multiple people before it was removed from public access. People who reportedly viewed that video described Zaytsev’s van as traveling normally as it approached his home rather than visibly racing through the neighborhood, and they did not report seeing a gun in Zaytsev’s hand immediately before the fatal police gunfire. The original Nextdoor recording has not yet been recovered for independent examination.
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This witness evidence does not by itself establish what occurred earlier on SR 512 or SR 7, and it does not establish that Zaytsev was unarmed during the final encounter. It is nevertheless potentially significant because it concerns the seconds or minutes immediately preceding the fatal shooting and may preserve an independent civilian view of Zaytsev’s arrival that is not dependent upon police accounts.
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PCFIT states that Zaytsev stopped his van, got out and continued firing and that there was then an “exchange of gunfire” between Zaytsev and multiple officers. That description remains an allegation from the investigating law-enforcement team. PCFIT has not publicly identified which officer saw Zaytsev fire after leaving the van, which officer observed a firearm in his hand, where each officer was positioned, precisely where Zaytsev was positioned or facing when police opened fire, or the sequence in which each weapon was discharged.
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The publicly released record also does not establish how many bullets struck Zaytsev or identify the firearm responsible for each wound. No complete scene reconstruction, autopsy findings, trajectory analysis or officer-by-officer ballistic accounting has been released through PCFIT’s public-update process.
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Witness and family accounts describe an extraordinary volume of police gunfire at the final scene. Zaytsev was reportedly heard outside yelling that he was injured while the shooting was occurring, and his wife yelled to police to stop shooting. Numerous shots were heard.
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Police gunfire struck property around the scene. Witness and family accounts report that multiple vehicles were struck and that bullets entered the Zaytsev family home. One police bullet reportedly traveled through the house into a downstairs bathroom, struck or damaged the toilet tank and caused water to continue running, flooding part of the residence.
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The damage to the family home is particularly important evidence because bullet trajectories through walls, vehicles and fixed objects can potentially establish officers’ firing positions and directions. The public PCFIT updates have not provided a trajectory reconstruction identifying which police weapon fired the rounds that entered the residence or other civilian property.
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Zaytsev’s wife and children were inside the family home during the final police operation. After the shooting, police used loudspeakers or bullhorns to order them out of the residence, and they were removed from the home while officers controlled the scene.
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Police and early news photographs also documented gunfire damage to law-enforcement vehicles. A complete forensic accounting should therefore be capable of distinguishing alleged shots fired by Zaytsev from rounds fired by O’Brien, Helligso, Piland, Witt and any other officers, including analysis of bullets or fragments recovered from police vehicles, civilian vehicles, the family home, Zaytsev’s van and Zaytsev himself.
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PCFIT publicly identified O’Brien, Helligso, Piland and Witt on 08/02/2024. It has never followed that disclosure with an officer-by-officer account explaining each officer’s actions or gunfire.
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The lack of released recordings is particularly consequential. As of August 2026, no body-camera or dashboard-camera footage documenting the alleged gunfire during the pursuit or the fatal confrontation has been released through PCFIT’s public-update process. No public video release has shown Zaytsev holding or firing a weapon.
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That absence does not establish that such recordings do not exist or that the police allegations are false. It means the most important claims in the official narrative remain unsupported by publicly reviewable video more than two years after Zaytsev was killed.
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PCFIT’s investigation has remained open for an extraordinary period. Weekly releases repeatedly stated “Active investigation. No updates” through 2024, throughout 2025 and well into 2026. On 07/17/2026, PCFIT reported that the public-information officer had checked with the investigating detective and that evidence was still pending with the Washington State crime laboratory.
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The most recent PCFIT release on 08/07/2026 again stated simply: “Active investigation. No updates.”
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Consequently, more than two years after Zaytsev’s death, there has been no announced prosecutorial charging decision, no complete public investigative report and no public accounting of the forensic evidence necessary to determine independently what occurred.
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The delay leaves fundamental questions unresolved: what traffic violation initiated the first attempted stop; who the first WSP trooper was; what evidence caused PCFIT to revise its original account; what physical evidence supports the allegation that Zaytsev fired at the first trooper; what evidence supports the later allegations of additional gunfire; whether a firearm attributed to Zaytsev was recovered and forensically tested; how many shots it had fired; which officers discharged weapons; how many rounds each officer fired; which bullets struck Zaytsev; and which officers’ bullets struck the surrounding vehicles and family residence.
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The reported Nextdoor recording is also an important unresolved evidence issue. Identifying the original person who made or uploaded the recording and obtaining the original file rather than a social-media copy could preserve metadata, timing and image quality that may be important in reconstructing Zaytsev’s final approach to his home.
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The family has not been provided with a publicly complete explanation of why Zaytsev was killed. PCFIT’s continuing designation of the case as active means the official investigative process itself has still not produced a final public answer.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND
Before Ivan Zaytsev was killed, two of the four officers PCFIT identified in his fatal encounter had already participated in four previous fatal police shootings between them.
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The four previous fatalities were:
Aaron Michael Westby — Chad Helligso — 2011
Michael Lee Bourquin — Chad Helligso — 02/01/2014
Justin Christopher Baker — Chad Helligso — 08/30/2016
Dwayne Michael Fields — Stephen O’Brien — 06/25/2021
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Ivan Zaytsev therefore became at least the fifth person killed in a police encounter involving members of this four-officer group.
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STEPHEN O’BRIEN — PRIOR FATAL SHOOTING :
Stephen O’Brien had previously shot and killed 34-year-old Dwayne Michael Fields in Fife on 06/25/2021.
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Fife police were pursuing a commercial yard truck that had been reported stolen. The Washington State Auditor’s later review noted that the truck was a large commercial vehicle that could not travel faster than approximately 35 mph. Officers attempted spike strips and other containment tactics before the truck entered a warehouse parking lot.
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During the final encounter, the truck moved backward in the direction of police vehicles and officers. Another officer attempted to use a Taser. O’Brien, positioned with a rifle, fired nine rounds into the truck’s cab.
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Fields was struck once in the back of the neck and three times in the upper back. He died at the scene.
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O’Brien declined to give investigators a voluntary statement explaining his decision to fire all nine rounds. The criminal investigation therefore proceeded without a complete voluntary account from the only officer who fired the fatal rifle shots.
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The Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office ultimately declined to charge O’Brien in May 2023. A decision not to file criminal charges is not the same as a judicial finding or jury verdict clearing the officer of all potential civil or administrative responsibility; prosecutors concluded that the available evidence did not support criminal prosecution.
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Of particular significance to the Zaytsev case, the Washington State Auditor later conducted an independent review of PCFIT’s investigation of Fields’ killing and found multiple failures to comply with state requirements.
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The Auditor found that PCFIT failed to include required bias questions in conflict-of-interest assessments; failed to require community representatives and one investigator to complete conflict assessments; improperly allowed an uninvolved Tacoma police officer to access the investigative file; failed to give Fields’ family and community representatives advance notice of all public releases; and failed to keep Fields’ family informed of significant developments.
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The Auditor also found no documentation establishing that witness officers had been ordered not to discuss the shooting before giving statements to investigators. Those witness officers were not interviewed until approximately two and a half weeks after Fields was killed.
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The Fields investigation is directly pertinent to Zaytsev because it involved the same regional force-investigation system and the same WSP trooper now identified in another fatal encounter. PCFIT’s documented failures in the Fields investigation do not prove that the Zaytsev investigation has been mishandled, but they provide a concrete, independent reason to scrutinize PCFIT’s evidence preservation, conflicts, officer interviews, family communication and investigative delays carefully.
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Zaytsev is O’Brien’s second publicly identified fatal police encounter.
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CHAD HELLIGSO — THREE PRIOR FATAL SHOOTINGS :
Deputy Chad Helligso had already participated in three fatal police shootings before Zaytsev was killed.
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AARON MICHAEL WESTBY — 2011
In October 2011, Helligso fatally shot 39-year-old Aaron Michael Westby in Tacoma while investigating a vehicle believed to possibly be stolen. Pierce County prosecutors later concluded that Helligso’s shooting was legally justified.
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MICHAEL LEE BOURQUIN — 02/01/2014
Helligso shot and killed 21-year-old Michael Lee Bourquin during a traffic stop in the Parkland/Spanaway area.
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Helligso and another deputy stopped a pickup in which Bourquin was a passenger. Officers knew Bourquin had outstanding felony warrants and intended to arrest him.
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According to the official police account, a physical struggle followed and a fixed-blade knife fell to the ground. Police alleged that Bourquin then sprayed Helligso and the other deputy directly in the face with bear spray, impairing their vision.
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Helligso fired seven handgun rounds at Bourquin. Bourquin was struck multiple times and died.
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Pierce County prosecutors concluded that the shooting was legally justified.
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Bourquin’s family subsequently filed a federal civil-rights lawsuit against Helligso and Pierce County alleging excessive force and seeking approximately $20 million in damages. A federal judge granted summary judgment to Helligso and the county in 2017, concluding that the evidence did not permit a reasonable jury to find the fatal force unconstitutional under the circumstances.
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JUSTIN CHRISTOPHER BAKER — 08/30/2016
Helligso participated in another fatal shooting approximately two and a half years later.
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Pierce County deputies responded to the home of 36-year-old Justin Christopher Baker after reports that Baker was outside with a running chainsaw, had threatened to harm himself and had threatened responding deputies.
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Police alleged that Baker continued holding and revving the chainsaw and advanced toward deputies after a Taser was ineffective.
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Helligso and deputies David Sutherland, Brian Coburn, Robert Blumenschine and Roger Fuller opened fire.
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The Pierce County Medical Examiner documented 27 gunshot wounds to Baker’s body. Public records do not establish how many of those wounds resulted from Helligso’s weapon individually.
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Pierce County prosecutors subsequently concluded that the five deputies’ fatal use of force was legally justified.
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By July 2024, Helligso therefore had been involved in fatal police shootings in 2011, 2014 and 2016 before becoming one of four officers PCFIT identified in Zaytsev’s death.
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TIMOTHY PILAND AND DAREN WITT :
PCFIT identified Deputy Timothy Piland and Sgt. Daren Witt as the other two officers involved in Zaytsev’s fatal encounter.
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No previous fatal shooting comparable to the documented O’Brien and Helligso cases has presently been established for Piland or Witt in the publicly accessible records reviewed for this report.
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Their individual actions in Zaytsev’s death remain unknown because PCFIT has not disclosed whether Piland or Witt fired, how many rounds either discharged or whether bullets from either officer struck Zaytsev or surrounding property.
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PIERCE COUNTY FORCE INVESTIGATION TEAM — PRIOR DOCUMENTED INVESTIGATIVE FAILURES :
PCFIT is not merely an incidental background agency in this case. It controls the evidence and investigation from which any future prosecutor, family member or civil attorney will have to determine what occurred.
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The Washington State Auditor’s independent findings in the Dwayne Fields investigation establish documented weaknesses in precisely the areas important to an officer-involved death investigation: conflict-of-interest screening, control of the investigative file, separation and management of witness officers, communication with the family and transparency concerning major developments.
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Those findings deserve particular attention here because the Zaytsev investigation has now remained open for more than two years and involves Stephen O’Brien, the same WSP trooper whose earlier fatal shooting was the subject of the deficient PCFIT investigation audited by the state.
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PIERCE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT — CONTEMPORANEOUS ACCOUNTABILITY PROBLEMS :
At the time of the Zaytsev killing, the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department was still emerging from a major controversy involving then-Sheriff Ed Troyer and questions concerning truthfulness, decision-making and departmental accountability.
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The controversy arose from Troyer’s January 2021 encounter with Black newspaper carrier Sedrick Altheimer. The Washington Attorney General later criminally charged Troyer with false reporting and making a false or misleading statement to a public servant. A jury acquitted Troyer of those criminal charges in December 2022.
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Separate from the criminal case, Pierce County commissioned an independent administrative investigation. A Pierce County Council member who reviewed the completed 48-page investigation publicly characterized its conclusions as “serious and disturbing” and said the report demonstrated that Troyer had been seriously lacking in integrity and sound decision-making during the Altheimer encounter.
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The council member supported referring the matter to prosecutors for possible Brady-list consideration, referring Troyer to the Washington Criminal Justice Training Commission and establishing an independent ombudsman for the Sheriff’s Department.
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Those findings were distinct from the subsequent criminal acquittal and concerned institutional integrity and oversight rather than whether prosecutors could prove criminal charges beyond a reasonable doubt.
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The Altheimer civil litigation was later resolved by Pierce County.
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This history does not establish misconduct by Helligso, Piland or Witt in the Zaytsev shooting. It does establish that the Sheriff’s Department involved in Zaytsev’s death had recently undergone an extraordinary public controversy involving the credibility and judgment of its elected leader and demands for stronger independent oversight.
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WASHINGTON STATE PATROL — RELEVANT ACCOUNTABILITY CONTEXT :
For Washington State Patrol, the most directly relevant institutional history is the investigation of O’Brien’s previous fatal shooting of Dwayne Fields.
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O’Brien’s 2021 killing of Fields was investigated within the same PCFIT system now handling Zaytsev’s death, and the Washington State Auditor subsequently identified concrete failures in the independence, access controls, conflicts process and family communication surrounding that investigation.
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The combination is unusually relevant: O’Brien participated in a fatal shooting in 2021; the state auditor later documented defects in the investigation of that shooting; prosecutors declined criminal charges; and O’Brien was then identified in another fatal encounter in 2024 whose PCFIT investigation remains unfinished more than two years later.
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KEY UNRESOLVED EVIDENTIARY QUESTIONS :
The following questions remain central to determining what actually happened to Ivan Zaytsev:
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What exact traffic violation caused the first WSP trooper to attempt the stop?
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Who was the first WSP trooper?
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Was that trooper Stephen O’Brien or another officer?
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What did the original police briefing say, and precisely why did investigators later change the opening account?
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What recording, physical evidence or witness evidence supports the first trooper’s allegation that Zaytsev fired at him?
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Was the first trooper’s patrol vehicle struck by a bullet, and if so, was that projectile recovered and forensically compared to a firearm attributed to Zaytsev?
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Why did the first trooper disengage immediately after the alleged gunfire?
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What did that trooper tell dispatch, word for word, and how did the characterization of the incident transmitted over police radio affect the response of the officers who subsequently located Zaytsev?
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What WSP and Pierce County officers heard those broadcasts before joining the pursuit?
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What evidence supports the allegation that Zaytsev subsequently stopped and again fired at the WSP trooper and Pierce County deputy on SR 7?
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What evidence supports the allegation that he periodically fired from the van during the pursuit?
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Was a firearm recovered from Zaytsev or his van?
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Where exactly was it recovered?
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How many cartridges had been fired from that weapon?
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Were cartridge cases recovered from the van, roadways or final scene?
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Were fingerprints, DNA and gunshot-residue tests performed?
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What do the ballistics results still pending or recently completed at the state crime laboratory show?
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Who fired at the final scene?
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How many rounds did O’Brien fire?
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How many rounds did Helligso fire?
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How many rounds did Piland fire?
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How many rounds did Witt fire?
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Did any other officer fire?
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Which bullets struck Zaytsev?
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How many wounds did Zaytsev sustain and what were their trajectories?
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Was Zaytsev facing police, facing sideways or facing toward his home when the fatal rounds struck him?
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What officer actually saw a firearm in Zaytsev’s hand immediately before the shooting?
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What officer actually saw Zaytsev fire after leaving the van?
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Which police rounds struck civilian vehicles?
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Which police rounds entered the Zaytsev family home?
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Can the projectile that traveled into the downstairs bathroom be recovered or matched to a specific officer’s weapon?
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Does the original Nextdoor recording still exist on the recording witness’s phone, cloud backup or account history?
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Does that original recording corroborate or contradict police descriptions of Zaytsev’s final approach to his home?
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What do WSP dash cameras, body cameras or in-car recording systems show?
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What do Pierce County deputies’ body cameras and vehicle recordings show?
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What do CAD records, radio traffic, MDT messages and officer GPS data establish about the first attempted stop, disengagement, subsequent re-engagement and final pursuit?
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Until those records are produced and reconciled, the public record does not permit a reliable independent determination of whether every element of the police narrative is accurate.

CASE — CURRENT PCFIT INVESTIGATION :
https://www.piercecountywa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/160330/PCFIT-Press-Release-August-7-2026-2418400941
https://www.piercecountywa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/159799/PCFIT-Press-Release-July-17-2026-2418400941
https://www.piercecountywa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/159960/PCFIT-Press-Release-July-24-2026-2418400941
https://www.piercecountywa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/156746/PCFIT-Press-Release-March-27-2026-2418400941
https://www.piercecountywa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/139376/PCFIT-Press-Release-August-9-2024
https://www.piercecountywa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/139218/PCFIT-Press-Release-August-2-2024
https://www.piercecountywa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/138866/PCFIT-Press-Release-July-19-2024
https://blog.piercecountywa.gov/pcsdblotter/2024/07/03/suspect-shoots-at-trooper-prior-to-deputy-involved-shooting-in-spanaway/
https://www.king5.com/article/news/crime/officers-exchange-gunfire-car-chase/281-6e7dc307-c70a-4eab-8022-e3a9dec7181f
https://komonews.com/news/local/pierce-county-spanaway-officer-involved-shooting-ois-sheriffs-office-deputies-police-officers-washington-state-patrol-troopers-shooting-gunshot-shot-freeway-i5-tacoma-suspect-condition-law-enforcement
https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/suspect-killed-i-5
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STEPHEN O’BRIEN — PRIOR FATAL SHOOTING / DWAYNE MICHAEL FIELDS :
https://portal.sao.wa.gov/ReportSearch/Home/ViewReportFile?arn=1035784&isFinding=false&sp=false
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CHAD HELLIGSO — PRIOR FATAL SHOOTINGS / AARON MICHAEL WESTBY, MICHAEL LEE BOURQUIN, JUSTIN CHRISTOPHER BAKER :
https://www.kiro7.com/news/south-sound-news/familys-suit-claiming-excessive-force-in-fatal-shooting-dismissed/547028495/
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PIERCE COUNTY SHERIFF / ED TROYER ACCOUNTABILITY :
https://www.piercecountywa.gov/CivicSend/ViewMessage/message/156281
https://www.atg.wa.gov/news/news-releases/jury-finds-pierce-county-sheriff-not-guilty-false-reporting-charges

On 07/01/2024, deputies from the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office responded to a domestic violence call at the 100 block of Lund Court in North Highlands. Upon arrival, they encountered a 32-year-old man who reportedly refused to allow his girlfriend to leave the residence. The woman was unable to move due to a hip injury sustained during the altercation. During the confrontation, deputies shot and killed the man. The specific details of what led to the shooting have not been disclosed. The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office is conducting the investigation.
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NUMBER OF CASUALTIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER:
1 deceased
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Last Update: 11/29/2024

https://twitter.com/sacsheriff/status/1807873494979600469
https://www.abc10.com/article/news/crime/sacramento-deputies-shoot-man-possible-hostage-situation/103-1e28722d-d3d4-4f7f-9bed-6122d37d8cf6

On July 1, 2024, at approximately 12:15 p.m., officers from the Anne Arundel County Police Department attempted to stop a white BMW on Bestgate Road in Annapolis, Maryland. The vehicle matched the description of one connected to recent armed robberies targeting individuals withdrawing cash. The driver failed to stop and fled westbound on U.S. Route 50, prompting a police pursuit. The vehicle sped into Southeast Washington, D.C., where it crashed into a tree in the 4100 block of Southern Avenue SE. The crash caused the vehicle to burst into flames, killing the driver and a passenger.
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The Anne Arundel County Police Department is leading the investigation into this incident.
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NUMBER OF CASUALTIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 2 fatalities.
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Last Update: December 3, 2024

https://www.wbaltv.com/article/police-chase-annapolis-dc-crash-anne-arundel-county-police/61489785
https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/southern-avenue-crash/65-8fbc7bbe-b09c-41e2-999b-ef69c8afd48c
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/2-dead-1-hurt-in-dc-crash-after-police-chase-from-annapolis/3655572/
https://wjla.com/news/local/washington-dc-crime-deadly-crash-southeast-suspects-dead-injured-bank-jugging-police-chase-anne-arundel-county-maryland-robbery-spree-dmv-crime-stolen-car-public-safety
https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/fbi-baltimore-issues-warning-as-armed-robberies-surge-at-anne-arundel-county-atms
https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/dc/65-b7fe1a09-c3f3-46ff-af12-d6a59c938267

On July 1, 2024, at approximately 12:15 p.m., officers from the Anne Arundel County Police Department attempted to stop a white BMW on Bestgate Road in Annapolis, Maryland. The vehicle matched the description of one connected to recent armed robberies targeting individuals withdrawing cash. The driver failed to stop and fled westbound on U.S. Route 50, prompting a police pursuit. The vehicle sped into Southeast Washington, D.C., where it crashed into a tree in the 4100 block of Southern Avenue SE. The crash caused the vehicle to burst into flames, killing the driver and a passenger.
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The identities of the deceased have not been disclosed. The Anne Arundel County Police Department is leading the investigation into this incident.
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NUMBER OF CASUALTIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 2 fatalities.
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Last Update: December 3, 2024

https://www.wbaltv.com/article/police-chase-annapolis-dc-crash-anne-arundel-county-police/61489785
https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/southern-avenue-crash/65-8fbc7bbe-b09c-41e2-999b-ef69c8afd48c
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/2-dead-1-hurt-in-dc-crash-after-police-chase-from-annapolis/3655572/
https://wjla.com/news/local/washington-dc-crime-deadly-crash-southeast-suspects-dead-injured-bank-jugging-police-chase-anne-arundel-county-maryland-robbery-spree-dmv-crime-stolen-car-public-safety
https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/fbi-baltimore-issues-warning-as-armed-robberies-surge-at-anne-arundel-county-atms
https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/dc/65-b7fe1a09-c3f3-46ff-af12-d6a59c938267
Family Background:
https://www.bulisova-isaac.com/the-koger-harris-family

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-lay-dashawn-harris-to-rest?qid=dcf6219dec19ed7c7692651fd401614b

Oklahoma City police arrived at a domestic violence call and found a man holding a gun to someone’s head. The man locked himself into the home. Police engaged in a shootout with him, killing him. An officer was also injured.

https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/crime/2024/07/02/okc-police-officer-shot-in-ongoing-standoff-suspect-barricaded/74279794007/

https://www.koco.com/article/okc-police-standoff-sgt-joshuah-scott-kavon-ragan/61502490

Bedford County deputies responded to a disturbance involving a gun in the 4000 block of Mountain View Church Road, was chased by “specialized units” of police and forced into a standoff until he died from suicide under police duress.

https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2024/07/01/suspect-dead-after-standoff-in-bedford-county-authorities-say/

https://wset.com/news/local/man-fatally-shoots-himself-following-bedford-co-standoff-montvale-mountain-view-church-road-june-2024-sheriffs-office-barricade-gun-investigation

https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2024/07/01/suspect-dead-after-standoff-in-bedford-county-authorities-say/

On June 30, 2024, at approximately 11:45 p.m., officers from the Crookston Police Department and deputies from the Polk County Sheriff's Office responded to reports of a disturbance involving multiple individuals at the Care and Share Homeless Shelter on East Third Street in Crookston, Minnesota. Upon arrival, law enforcement encountered 44-year-old Christopher Ryan Junkin, who was reportedly damaging property and ignoring commands to cease his actions.
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In an attempt to subdue Junkin, Officer Corey Rich deployed his Taser, and Deputy April Hansen utilized both a chemical irritant and her Taser. Despite these efforts, Junkin continued to advance toward the officers as they retreated down a hallway. At this juncture, Officer Nick Fladland discharged his firearm, striking Junkin. Officers administered medical aid; however, Junkin was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Officer Fladland, with five years of law enforcement experience, was placed on critical incident leave following the shooting. Notably, this incident marked the second fatal shooting involving Officer Fladland within a six-week span; he was previously involved in the fatal shooting of a 35-year-old man armed with a hatchet on May 16, 2024.
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The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) is conducting an investigation into the incident. Body camera footage capturing portions of the encounter is under review as part of the ongoing investigation.
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Total Fatalities/Injuries: 1 fatality (Christopher Ryan Junkin)

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PREVIOUS SHOOTING BY OFFICER FLADLAND:
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Officer Nick Fladland who shot and killed him had also killed Andrew Scott Dale on May 16, 2024 and was under investigation for this killing when he killed Junkin.

https://www.valleynewslive.com/2024/07/01/use-of-force-investigation-underway-crookston/

Chris Junkin GoFundMe:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-bring-chris-home-a-familys-plea?lang=en_US&utm_campaign=fp_sharesheet&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=copy_link

Previous killing by Officer Fladland:
https://www.grandforksherald.com/news/minnesota/minnesota-bureau-of-criminal-apprehension-identifies-people-involved-in-crookston-us

Kenny Carr was a marine veteran who had been out with his friends drinking. He arrived at home and according to his wife, he had been drinking and was noisy. He was in a good mood but according to her, she could not get him to lower his voice as it was late at night. At some point, an argument began. According to Carr’s wife, a shot suddenly ripped through the house and her husband dropped, shot in the head by someone outside who had fired into the home. Police had gotten a 911 call from an unknown party about a domestic disturbance. Police further allege that they saw Carr holding a gun and felt forced to shoot. Carr’s widow stated that she was advised by her attorney not to discuss the gun and domestic disturbance events in more detail than is stated but that her concern is that her husband was killed in her home in front of her by an unknown assailant who had been outside of the house unbeknownst to them. Carr had a history of PTSD from military involvement, was known in recent months to consume alcohol and cope in a noisy manner according to his wife who disputes any need to shoot him, particularly in the manner as it happened.

https://www.fredericksburgfreepress.com/2024/07/04/widow-says-spotsylvania-deputy-shot-and-killed-husband-without-warning/

https://www.12onyourside.com/2024/07/01/deputies-shoot-kill-man-who-was-pointing-gun-woman-spotsylvania/

https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/my-husband-did-not-deserve-this-widow-asks-why-spotsylvania-deputy-shot-and-killed-marine-veteran/3655537/

https://www.potomaclocal.com/2024/07/01/spotsylvania-deputy-shoots-and-kills-armed-suspect-during-domestic-disturbance/

On June 30, 2024, at approximately 8:22 a.m., Waterloo Police Department officers responded to a report of a man wearing all green clothing and carrying a firearm while riding a bicycle near the 200 block of Manson Street in Waterloo. Upon arrival, officers located 35-year-old Kelvin Lee Plain Jr. in Sullivan Park, matching the provided description. As officers approached, Plain fled on his bicycle and then on foot through the park. Officers fired a Taser, causing Plain to fall to the ground. While on the ground, Plain fired a handgun at the officers, striking one officer inside a patrol vehicle and another who was on foot. Both officers returned fire, fatally wounding Plain. The injured officers were transported to a local hospital in stable condition; one was expected to be released the following day. The incident was captured on a police vehicle's dash camera. The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation conducted a review, and the Iowa Attorney General's Office concluded that the officers' use of deadly force was legally justified.
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TOTAL CASUALTIES: 1 fatality (Plain), 2 injuries (officers)
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Last Update: 12/07/2024

https://www.kcci.com/article/waterloo-police-shooting-kelvin-lee-plain-jr-iowa/61474564
https://www.iowaattorneygeneral.gov/newsroom/iowa-attorney-generals-office-concludes-waterloo-officers-acted-with-legal-justification-in-shootin
https://cbs2iowa.com/news/local/waterloo-pd-officers-shot-still-in-hospital-identity-of-suspect-killed-released
https://who13.com/news/new-details-released-in-deadly-officer-involved-shooting-in-waterloo/
https://dps.iowa.gov/press-release/2024-07-01/dci-investigates-waterloo-officer-involved-shooting
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DASH CAM VIDEO:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-t1FGZC0rw

On June 30, 2024, at approximately 9:45 p.m., Long County Sheriff's deputies initiated a high-speed pursuit of a Chevrolet Silverado for undisclosed reasons. The chase escalated, reaching speeds up to 92 mph, until Little Rock Missionary at 195 West, where the fleeing vehicle lost control, veered into oncoming traffic, and collided with a motorcycle operated by 62-year-old Michael Raftice Joseph.

Joseph was pronounced dead at the scene. His passenger, 43-year-old Lea Berrones, sustained serious injuries and was transported to Memorial Hospital. The fleeing vehicle overturned into a ditch, disturbing several grave sites in a nearby cemetery. The driver was airlifted to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
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The Georgia State Patrol is investigating the incident. The identities of the involved deputies have not been disclosed.
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NUMBER OF CASUALTIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 1 fatality, 1 injury
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Last update: 12/02/2024

https://www.wjcl.com/article/police-chase-long-county-leads-motorcyclist-being-struck-killed/61462790
https://mydrted.com/long-co-ga-motorcycle-crash-on-hwy-196-takes-one-life/

Taylor Mill PD and Covington PD were sent to a domestic violence call and encountered a man with a knife. They shot and killed him.

https://www.fox19.com/2024/07/01/chief-taylor-mill-officer-involved-shooting-under-investigation/

https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/kenton-county/taylor-mill/nky-police-shooting-suspect-allegedly-given-early-release-from-psych-hospital-days-before-deadly-incident

https://www.fox19.com/2024/07/12/bodycam-shows-moments-leading-swat-shooting-nky/

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/crime/2024/06/30/police-respond-to-taylor-mill-shooting-involving-officer/74264364007/

Macey Elizabeth Justice, a 24-year-old resident of Boaz, Alabama, died in a single-vehicle crash while being pursued by the Albertville Police Department on June 28, 2024. During the chase, Justice lost control of her 1995 Ford Ranger, which veered off Welcome Home Road, struck a culvert, and then collided with a tree. She was transported to Huntsville Hospital, where she was later pronounced deceased. The incident occurred approximately 10 miles west of Albertville in Marshall County. The pursuit and crash are under investigation by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency's Highway Patrol Division, which has not disclosed details about why police initiated the chase.

https://www.al.com/news/2024/06/boaz-woman-killed-in-marshall-county-car-crash-after-police-pursuit.html

Dayton PD were called to a party in a vacant house. When they arrived, they allege that a man was standing in the street pointing a gun at them. They shot and killed him.

https://www.13abc.com/2024/06/30/person-killed-after-aiming-gun-ohio-officers-police-say/

https://dayton247now.com/news/local/balloon-release

https://www.whio.com/news/local/community-gathers-remember-15-year-old-killed-police-shooting/JX74ZWHKWZA4RKTY3D6GC6UXLM/

On 06/29/2024, Downey Police Department officers responded to a disturbance call at Stewart and Gray Road in Downey. The call was initiated by a neighbor who became argumentative after observing teenagers lighting fireworks in a backyard. Upon arrival, officers encountered 29-year-old Alberto Arenas, who had known mental health challenges. Police shot and killed Arenas, who was unarmed at the time. Officers later claimed Arenas had been holding a replica gun, though further details have not been disclosed. The Downey Police Department is leading the investigation.
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NUMBER OF CASUALTIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER:
1 deceased
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Last Update: 11/29/2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGvPPSK4ocw
https://www.foxla.com/news/downey-pd-shoot-kill-man-allegedly-lighting-fireworks-backyard
https://abc7.com/post/downey-man-shot-killed-by-police-after-reportedly-lighting-fireworks/15012995/

A St. Louis Airport PD officer who was off-duty witnessed a fight between two women. Janita Vance, 26, took out a pistol and shot the 23-year-old woman in the leg. The shot woman’s boyfriend, an officer, then shot and killed Janita Vance.

https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/one-dead-in-shooting-involving-off-duty-police-officer/

https://www.ksl.com/article/51061270/police-man-shot-killed-by-officers-following-hit-and-run-investigation-in-riverton

On June 29, 2024, at approximately 1:35 a.m., Warren Police Department officers observed three Dodge Chargers traveling at high speeds westbound on 8 Mile Road near Ryan Road, suspected of drag racing. Upon attempting a traffic stop, one vehicle complied, while the other two fled north on Ryan Road. Officers initiated a pursuit, which continued westbound on 10 Mile Road. Near the intersection of 10 Mile and Dequindre Roads, one of the fleeing Chargers collided with a Jeep Cherokee making a left turn. The passenger of the Jeep, 42-year-old Katrina Shamoon Shuker Michael, suffered fatal injuries. The driver of the Jeep and occupants of the Charger sustained injuries and were transported to a local hospital. The second fleeing Charger continued and was later located; its driver was arrested.
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TOTAL FATALITIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 1 fatality: Katrina Shamoon Shuker Michael

https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/warren-police-prosecutor-give-update-after-pursuit-speeding-dodge-charger-ends-fatal-crash
https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2024/07/02/pontiac-man-charged-in-warren-police-chase-that-ended-in-fatal-crash/
https://www.candgnews.com/news/police-drag-racing-led-to-chase-fatal-crash-6011

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On June 29, 2024, around 1 a.m., Coweta County Sheriff's deputies responded to multiple 911 calls reporting gunshots on Crabapple Court in Sharpsburg, Georgia. Upon arrival, deputies discovered two bodies in the driveway and another in the doorway of a residence. As officers approached, 32-year-old Brandon D. Suckow, identified as the shooter, retreated into the house. Deputies then heard a gunshot from inside. The Coweta County SWAT team was activated and, upon securing the scene, found Suckow deceased from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The victims were identified as 31-year-old Parker Anderson, 56-year-old Tina Sasser, and an individual named Joshua Wimmer. The relationships between Suckow and the victims remain unclear. The Coweta County Sheriff's Office is investigating the incident.
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NUMBER OF CASUALTIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 4 fatalities
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Last update: 12/02/2024

https://www.11alive.com/article/news/crime/swat-multiple-shot-coweta-county-four-dead/85-a1b33ac4-fdfe-4b8e-a685-78368153bf5b
https://www.11alive.com/article/news/crime/identities-released-murder-suicide-coweta-county/85-b0c9d3d6-8c59-4cb0-a474-c47091de1cca
https://www.11alive.com/article/news/community/more-than-a-number/daughter-remembers-mother-killed-murder-suicide-coweta-county-home/85-0e36b555-5930-47fe-ab22-e4e42ace8692
https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/coweta-county/4-people-killed-coweta-county-murder-suicide-identified/F6HDWXZZYNFS5CBUN5IFBHYLEY/

A motorcyclist was killed after crashing into a guardrail during a high-speed chase with Houston police. Police claimed to have "called off the chase" just before the crash. The man’s identity remains undisclosed​.

https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2024/06/29/motorcyclist-dies-after-high-speed-chase-with-south-houston-police/

Quentin Ravenel was a local musician in Charleston, SC who was at someone’s home on Alpha Street involved in a fight. Charleston PD arrived, engaged in a shootout with him and shot and killed him.

https://www.live5news.com/2024/07/01/coroner-ids-man-shot-n-charleston-officer-involved-shooting/

https://www.postandcourier.com/news/north-charleston-police-shooting-local-musician-dead/article_9954636a-37b7-11ef-9cf6-5b8ec7ae97bb.html

https://www.counton2.com/news/coroner-identifies-man-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting-near-park-circle/

Troy PD arrived to a “shots fired” call, spotted a vehicle they felt may be involved and police later saw the man on Route 35. Police began a chase. The man committed suicide under police duress.

https://www.wdtn.com/news/local-news/subject-in-troy-shots-fired-investigation-found-dead-in-fayette-county/

https://www.sciotopost.com/armed-suspect-found-dead-in-fayette-county-following-pursuit/

A special Crime Prevention Unit of Utica PD conducted a traffic stop. Several teens ran from a vehicle. Police ran after him on foot and shot and killed a 13-year-old boy, stating he had something in his hand that looked like a gun. Bystander video appeared on social media showing several officers running after him, knocking him to the ground, pinning him and with 2 officers on top of him, a third one shot and killed the child. he had been a local middle schooler. Police initially stated that he had been armed. This turned out to be a plastic Glock 17 replica.

https://www.cnycentral.com/news/local/13-year-old-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting

https://www.wktv.com/news/utica-police-to-hold-news-conference-after-13-year-old-dies-from-shooting-injuries/article_1c170790-3609-11ef-9ab1-8b4b16c0500a.html

Bystander Video: https://x.com/RealTetsuiga/status/1807045213380088279/video/1

Bodycam Video released by police:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rll5l2E7Lsk

Police Press Release:
https://www.wktv.com/news/local/full-document-upd-releases-additional-details-on-fatal-officer-involved-shooting-of-teen/article_4557a7ca-361f-11ef-843d-2f0a9fee139f.html

A Manchester officer on foot approached a man and asked to speak with him. Police did not state why they stopped the man. It is unknown what transpired but police claim the man took a pistol out of his pocket, was engaged in an altercation with the officer where a bullet from the pistol was fired and was shot and killed by police.

https://www.wmur.com/article/manchester-new-hampshire-man-shot-police-62824/61455786

https://www.unionleader.com/news/crime/officer-in-deadly-bridge-street-shooting-identified/article_5a312e18-448f-11ef-b41c-832f491813df.html

https://www.necn.com/news/local/police-investigation-causing-road-closures-in-manchester-nh/3270196/

https://www.necn.com/news/local/authorities-id-man-shot-and-killed-by-police-in-manchester-nh/3271032/

On 06/28/2024, Melbourne Police officers tracked John Jay Niebuhr, 40, to a hotel parking lot in Melbourne, Florida, following an incident at Orlando Airport where he allegedly attempted to board a plane without a ticket and was turned away by airline staff. Police stated they found Niebuhr sitting in his vehicle with a dog inside. According to police, they saw a gun in the vehicle, which they claim prompted them to shoot and kill Niebuhr. The dog in the vehicle was unharmed and taken into the care of animal services. Niebuhr had been a sovereign citizen.
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https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/brevard-county/john-niebuhr-police-shooting-melbourne-airport-2024-20240628-story.html
https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2024/06/28/man-shot-by-police-after-trespassing-at-orlando-airport/
https://www.wesh.com/article/john-niebuhr-melbourne-police-shooting-dog-unharmed/32783947

On 06/28/2024, Granite City Police observed a speeding pickup truck and attempted to conduct a traffic stop. The driver, identified as Gerald D. Lewallen III, refused to stop. Police escalated the situation into a high-speed chase through city streets. The pursuit ended when the truck crashed on Niedringhaus Avenue near 16th Street, resulting in Lewallen's death. Police have not disclosed further details about the chase or the officers involved.
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The Illinois State Police are leading the investigation into the incident.
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NUMBER OF CASUALTIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 1 fatality.
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Last update: 12/05/2024

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/granite-city-police-chase-fatal-crash-2024
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/granite-city-fatal-chase-pursuit-2024
https://www.kmov.com/news/local/granite-city-police-high-speed-chase-ends-in-death-2024

On 06/28/2024, a police chase involving the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, Rancho Cucamonga Police, and Ontario Police ended in a fatal crash that claimed the life of 17-year-old Michael Adrian Gomez. Deputies initiated the pursuit around 1:50 AM in Upland, attempting to stop a black 2018 Hyundai on suspicion of DUI. The driver fled, leading officers on a high-speed chase that lasted approximately six minutes. The chase ended violently when the Hyundai collided with a white Mustang and then a pole at 16th Street and Mountain Avenue. The impact caused the Hyundai to split into pieces and catch fire. Four people, including Gomez, were killed at the scene, while a 13-year-old survived but was hospitalized. The Hyundai was reported stolen, and a loaded firearm was recovered from one of the deceased.
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NUMBER OF CASUALTIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER:
4 deceased, 1 injured
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Last Update: 11/29/2024

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-06-28/four-dead-upland-crash
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/3-teens-among-4-killed-after-dui-pursuit-ends-in-violent-fiery-crash/
https://ktla.com/video/high-speed-pursuit-ends-in-violent-crash-multiple-fatalities/9824207/

On 06/28/2024, deputies from the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Office escalated a high-speed pursuit involving a black 2018 Hyundai in Rancho Cucamonga. The chase began at approximately 1:50 AM when deputies attempted to stop the vehicle on suspicion of DUI. The driver fled, prompting a pursuit that lasted about six minutes and covered an estimated distance of 4 miles. The Hyundai collided with a white Mustang and then struck a pole at the intersection of 16th Street and Mountain Avenue, causing the vehicle to split into multiple pieces and catch fire.
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The crash resulted in the deaths of four individuals, including 16-year-old Joel Jeremiah Silva. A 13-year-old passenger survived the crash but was hospitalized with injuries. Investigators later confirmed that the Hyundai had been reported stolen, and a loaded firearm was found on one of the deceased individuals.
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The pursuit involved multiple agencies, including Rancho Cucamonga Police and Ontario Police. It is unclear if stop sticks, PIT maneuvers, or other tactical devices were used during the pursuit.
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NUMBER OF CASUALTIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER:
4 deceased, 1 injured
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Last Update: 11/29/2024

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-06-28/four-dead-upland-crash

https://ktla.com/video/high-speed-pursuit-ends-in-violent-crash-multiple-fatalities/9824207/

On 06/28/2024, deputies from the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Office escalated a high-speed pursuit involving a black 2018 Hyundai in Rancho Cucamonga. The chase began at approximately 1:50 AM when deputies attempted to stop the vehicle on suspicion of DUI. The driver fled, prompting a pursuit that lasted about six minutes and covered an estimated distance of 4 miles. The Hyundai collided with a white Mustang and then struck a pole at the intersection of 16th Street and Mountain Avenue, causing the vehicle to split into multiple pieces and catch fire.
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The crash resulted in the deaths of four individuals, including 16-year-old Joel Jeremiah Silva. A 13-year-old passenger survived the crash but was hospitalized with injuries. Investigators later confirmed that the Hyundai had been reported stolen, and a loaded firearm was found on one of the deceased individuals.
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The pursuit involved multiple agencies, including the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Office, Rancho Cucamonga Police, and Ontario Police. It is unclear if stop sticks, PIT maneuvers, or other tactical devices were used during the pursuit.
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NUMBER OF CASUALTIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER:
4 deceased, 1 injured
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Last Update: 11/29/2024

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-06-28/four-dead-upland-crash
https://ktla.com/video/high-speed-pursuit-ends-in-violent-crash-multiple-fatalities/9824207/
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/3-teens-among-4-killed-after-dui-pursuit-ends-in-violent-fiery-crash/

Dallas PD arrived on Belt Line Road in north Dallas where a man was allegedly assaulting a woman. The man held a knife. Police shot and killed him.

https://www.fox4news.com/news/dallas-police-officer-inolved-shooting-far-north-dallas

On June 27, 2024, at approximately 9:20 p.m., North Branch Police Department officers responded to a report of an intoxicated and suicidal woman, identified as 36-year-old Jamie Ann Crabtree, walking near the intersection of 3rd Avenue and Elm Street while carrying a bottle of alcohol and a handgun in a case. Officers confronted Crabtree and claimed she did not acknowledge their commands to drop the weapon. Officer Kyle Miller then fired PepperBall rounds. According to squad car camera footage, Crabtree appeared to point an object at the officers. Officer Duane Southworth opened fire with his rifle multiple times, striking Crabtree. She was pronounced dead at Lakes Region Emergency Medical Services.
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The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) reported that squad car camera footage shows Crabtree appearing to point an object at the officers. However, the specific nature of the object has not been disclosed by authorities.

https://www.startribune.com/family-members-identify-woman-shot-to-death-this-week-by-police-in-north-branch/600377250
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/north-branch-police-shooting-body-cam-video-jamie-crabtree/
https://www.fox9.com/news/bodycam-footage-released-north-branch-police-shooting

Bodycam Footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nz0VhFWXd-4

Lynchburg PD arrived at Motel Super 8 to arrest Francisco Hernandez. He reportedly grabbed a woman hostage and locked himself into a room. SWAT arrived and he released the woman. Police then shot and killed him.

https://www.wset.com/news/local/one-man-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting-at-lynchburg-hotel