Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Jaime Valdez
Age :33
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 11/12/2023
Location : 7100 block of Big Sur
City : Fontana
County : San Bernardino
State : California
Agency : Fontana PD
Officer(s) : Alex Yanez
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Fontana PD arrived at a domestic disturbance call where a man had made verbal threats against a family member. Police arrived, shot and killed him. None of the details have been released so far. It is unknown whether the man had been armed or what led to him being killed by police in his home.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :80
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 11/12/2023
Location : Salem PD station
City : Salem
County : Marion
State : Oregon
Agency : Salem PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide inside of police station
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
An unnamed 80-year-old man walked into the vestibule of the Salem PD police station and allegedly committed suicide at 1 p.m. His identity and details of events remain unknown and will be updated here if this information becomes available.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.salemreporter.com/2023/11/11/man-dies-by-suicide-in-salem-police-station-lobby-saturday/
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 11/12/2023
Location : Lakeshore Dr+Hilltop Rd
City : Saint Joseph
County : Berrien
State : Michigan
Agency : Benton Township PD, Berrien County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Benton Township PD chased a vehicle at high speeds until the unnamed 34-year-old driver crashed and died. Police did not disclose why they undertook the fatal pursuit.
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Jeffrey Riess
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 11/12/2023
Location : 178th St+ MacArthur
City : Oklahoma
County : Oklahoma
State : Oklahoma
Agency : Oklahoma PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Oklahoma County deputies chased a vehicle at high speed until it crashed and the driver died. Police never gave a reason for the lethal chase.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.news9.com/story/6550d0da1a715a066a734963/1-dead-after-pursuit-ends-in-crash-
Jafeth Fernando Torres-Diaz
Age :19
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 11/12/2023
Location : Highway 59+Chimney Rock
City : Houston
County : Harris
State : Texas
Agency : Houston PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : killed by police after carjacking
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Houston PD stated that an unnamed man carjacked a vehicle, was pursued by police and got into a shootout with police on Highway 59 and Chimney Tock where police shot and killed him.
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Joseph Ramos
Age :45
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 11/12/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Albuquerque
County : Bernalillo
State : Arizona
Agency : Albuquerque PD
Officer(s) : Joshua Mora, Alex Yanez
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Joseph Ramos was in a mental health crisis in a vehicle threatening to kill himself. Bernalillo SWAT showed up, deployed drones, police K9s, militarized SWAT bearing down on the man in the vehicle for 12 hours until Deputy Joshua Mora fired a single shot in the back of his head, killing him. Ramos never fired his gun.
This was the third killing for Deputy Mora who placed spike strips, chased by a helicopter for 20 miles, initiated a PIT maneuver and shot and killed Martin Jim and his passenger Isaac Padilla both for allegedly driving a stolen vehicle.
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Wyatt Franzoy
Age :1
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 11/11/2023
Location : 7016 Orizaba Avenue
City : Deming
County : Luna
State : New Mexico
Agency : Luna County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Paul Garcia
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police vehicle crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Wyatt Franzoy was a 14-month-old baby boy who was in his family’s car when Luna County deputy Paul Garcia was seen speeding and crashing into the family vehicle, killing baby Wyatt Franzoy.
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Tyrek Dashawn Sidney Chestnut
Age :25
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 11/11/2023
Location : 3000 block of Old Reaves Ferry Road
City : Conway
County : Horry
State : South Carolina
Agency : Horry County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Horry County deputies pursued a vehicle that had been reported stolen. The vehicle did not stop and police escalated a chase which led to the car crashing, killing the driver.
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David James Umphreyville
Age :57
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 11/11/2023
Location : Samoa Way
City : Flowery Branch
County : Hall
State : Georgia
Agency : SWAT, Flowery Branch PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Naked man killed by SWAT
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police received a call from a woman who said a naked man in her household was threatening her. Police arrived and said they saw him naked and holding a gun. They shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://news.yahoo.com/naked-man-shot-killed-hall-210527805.html
https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/flowery-branch-gbi-identifies-naked-armed-man-killed-swat-standoff
Ahmed Mohamed Nassar
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Middle Eastern
Date : 11/11/2023
Location : Bernoulli Dr
City : Austin
County : travis
State : Texas
Agency : Austin PD, SWAT
Officer(s) : Jared Carruth, Kevin Olejar, Kevin DeLaRue
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed in shootout with SWAT
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
One SWAT officer, a civilian whom SWAT fired shots at and 2 additional civilians are dead after a shootout in an Austin residence on Bernoulli Drive in Austin. It is not yet known what happened and who killed all 3 of the civilians. With one SWAT officer killed, a second one was sent to surgery with unknown injuries. This is a very recent event without known details and will be updated when new information becomes available. Nassar had been an immigrant from Egypt, who had been on the FBI's terror watchlist for unknown reasons. He was wearing tactical gear at the time of the shooting and explosives and various military items were found in his home, which he allegedly used for target practice.
IncarcerNation has listed the SWAT officer and the man killed by police. It is not known who shot and killed the other 2 civilians at the scene. Should it turn out that police may have killed them in the shootout, they will be added here.
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Pierre Tanis
Age :16
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 11/10/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Newark
County : Exeter
State : New Jersey
Agency : New Jersey State Police
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
New Jersey State Police escalated a chase against a vehicle that refused to stop and chased them until they crashed into a garbage truck and Pierre Tanis died.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.media.com/article/police-pursuit-ends-deadly-crash-newark
Chad McGraw
Age :52
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 11/10/2023
Location : 700 block of E 250th
City : Euclid
County : Cuyahoga
State : Ohio
Agency : Euclid PD, EDGE SWAT
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during eviction
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A court bailiff and locksmith arrived at a residence to serve an eviction notice. The man allegedly fired shots at police. They shot and killed him.
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Lashone Antonio Butler
Age :48
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 11/10/2023
Location : Routes 58+35
City : Emporia
County : Greensville
State : Virginia
Agency : Greensville County SO, Virginia State Police
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Lashone Butler was acting strangely, urinating in the road and jumping on cars. Virginia State Police and Greenville County deputies escalated a chase that ended on Ivor Road where the vehicle crashed, ejecting Butler. He died. He is not accused of any crime other than strange behavior and fear of police.
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Donavon Diaz
Age :18
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 11/10/2023
Location : Mt. Vernon+Gateway Dr
City : Bakersfield
County : Kern
State : California
Agency : Bakersfield PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Bakersfield PD escalated a chase against 18-year-old driver Donavon Diaz for a vehicular code violation and chased him at high speed until he crashed and died. It is unknown what type of vehicular code violation was life-threatening enough to initiate a dangerous chase as this was not disclosed by police. Numerous states prohibit high-speed pursuits for reasons that are not dire emergencies due to the risk. It is not known yet whether this chase was justifiable or not.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 11/10/2023
Location : Highway 15
City : Walterboro
County : Colleton
State : South Carolina
Agency : South Carolina Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
South Carolina Highway Patrol chased a vehicle for undisclosed reasons until the vehicle crashed at 107 mph, killing the driver. The vehicle burst into flames and the driver could not be identified. The South Carolina Highway Patrol, which is investigating the crash tried to obtain dental records to make an identification, but public feedback has not been provided.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.live5news.com/2023/11/10/troopers-1-dead-after-colleton-co-pursuit/
Danny Lee Davis
Age :41
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 11/09/2023
Location : 731 W. Franklin St
City : Elkhart
County : Elkhart
State : Indiana
Agency : Elkhart PD, SWAT
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Elkhart PD and SWAT raided an Elkhart home at 731 Franklin Street with a drug search warrant. Police got into a shootout with the resident and Cpl. Jon Carver received an apparently minor injury. SWAT assaulted the home with CS gas and other methods and finally forced entry into the home, finding Danny Lee Davis dead from suicide under police duress.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wndu.com/2023/11/09/coroner-man-dies-self-inflicted-gunshot-elkhart-swat-standoff/
Azjaynee Owens-Bey
Age :31
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 11/09/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Oklahoma City
County : Oklahoma
State : Oklahoma
Agency : Oklahoma City PD
Officer(s) : Daniel Higginbotton
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Oklahoma City PD allege that they responded to a call about a man waving a gun around a senior citizen living center. Police arrived and shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.news9.com/story/654cea615c1d960f98bf3958/one-man-dead-in-officer-involved-ne-okc-shooting
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https://www.koco.com/article/oklahoma-city-police-shot-killed-armed-suspect-azjaynee-owens-bey/45823507
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VukVgZ0AXBA
Surveillance video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgUHty8VDOk
Name Not Disclosed
Age :16
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 11/09/2023
Location : 9000 S Monroe Street
City : Sandy
County : Salt Lake
State : Utah
Agency : Sandy Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Driver killed by police during chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Sandy PD chased a teenager in a stolen vehicle into hitting a motorcycle. The rider was injured and the teenager continued fleeing from police until police shot and killed him. The boy, whose name was not released due to his age, was autistic and had run away from home when killed. The boy had been living in a group home, and there were allegations of patient abuse, and neglect aimed at him in the group home.
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Donald Wayne Ball
Age :41
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 11/09/2023
Location : Bench Creek Rd
City : Wasatch
County : Wasatch
State : Utah
Agency : Summit County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after chase during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Summit County deputies saw a vehicle belonging to a man they were looking for who had open warrants. Police escalated a chase into Wasatch County where the man stopped and exited the vehicle. Police shot and killed him, stating he had held a “large blunt object” in his hand. The object was not identified, nor was the nature of the warrants.
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Douglas Lee Vincent Price
Age :61
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 11/08/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Richmond
County : Richmond
State : Virginia
Agency : Richmond PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police under undisclosed circumstances
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Douglas Lee Vincent Price was shot and killed by police under undisclosed circumstances on 01/08/2023 in Richmond, VA.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://obituaries.virginiacremate.com/obituaries/richmond-va/douglas-price-11370118
Robert Berry
Age :56
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 11/08/2023
Location : 171 Fairview Rd, Lake Norman Regional Medical Center
City : Mooresville
County : Iredell
State : North Carolina
Agency : Mooresville PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Robert Berry allegedly told medical staff that he planned to kill himself. The hospital called police who came and shot and killed him. The circumstances are not clear.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 11/08/2023
Location : 11th Ave+Garfield St
City : Eugene
County : Deschutes
State : Oregon
Agency : Eugene PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Eugene PD tried to arrest a man on warrants who committed suicide under police duress when police appeared.
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Patrick Dene Harvey
Age :25
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 11/08/2023
Location : I-65
City : Clarksville
County : Scott
State : Indiana
Agency : Indiana State Police
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Scott County deputies hunted a car at high speed until it crashed into an Indiana State Police vehicle. A secondary crash occurred as a result and a truck ran into a UPS truck in a domino effect resulting from the police chase crash. The UPS truck was hit in standstill traffic and erupted into a fireball. Several vehicles burst into flames. A UPS truck driver was killed when the car chase slammed into his truck and a passenger in the UPS truck who had been asleep in the cabin was critically injured.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kansascity.com/news/nation-world/national/article281579413.html
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 11/08/2023
Location : NJ State Police Bellmawr station
City : Trenton
County : Mercer
State : New Jersey
Agency : New Jersey State Police
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Medical emergency
Event : Died during arrest/booking process after MVA
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
An unnamed man who had been involved in a motor vehicle accident was brought to the New Jersey State Police Bellmawr station for suspicion of being under the influence of alcohol or drugs. He was released and made it to the bathroom of the police station lobby where he was found slumped over and dead from an unknown medical emergency, suggesting that either injuries from the crash or a significant overdose may have gone unnoticed during police processing after the crash. Police allege that he was no longer in custody when found dead in the police station.
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Eriberto Penaloza
Age :38
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 11/08/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Long Beach
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : LAPD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis with stabbing
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police responded to a domestic violence/mental health crisis and found Eriberto Penaloza with a knife after having stabbed his mother. Police shot and killed him. The mother survived with non-life-threatening injuries.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://lbpost.com/news/crime/police-shooting-north-long-beach-man-drop-knife/
Donald Brochu Jr.
Age :55
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 11/08/2023
Location : Elm Street
City : Hardwick
County : Caledonia
State : Vermont
Agency : Vermont State Police
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Donald Brochu reportedly shot his roommate and fled by car. Vermont State Police located him walking down the street with a handgun. Police fired beanbags at him. He committed suicide under police duress.
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Name Not Disclosed 8 of 8
Age :
Gender :Unknown
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 11/08/2023
Location : Highway 57
City : Batesville
County : Zavala
State : Texas
Agency : DPS Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Migrants killed by police chase crash under Operation Lone Star
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Texas DPS Highway patrol saw a “suspicious vehicle” and tried to traffic-stop it. The vehicle did not stop and police escalated a chase that ended when the fleeing vehicle hit another vehicle head-on. A total of eight people were killed including the driver, 5 migrants and 2 third party motorists in the vehicle that was hit head-on.
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Name Not Disclosed 7 of 8
Age :
Gender :Unknown
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 11/08/2023
Location : Highway 57
City : Batesville
County : Zavala
State : Texas
Agency : DPS Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Migrants killed by police chase crash under Operation Lone Star
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Texas DPS Highway patrol saw a “suspicious vehicle” and tried to traffic-stop it. The vehicle did not stop and police escalated a chase that ended when the fleeing vehicle hit another vehicle head-on. A total of eight people were killed including the driver, 5 migrants and 2 third party motorists in the vehicle that was hit head-on.
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Name Not Disclosed 6 of 8
Age :
Gender :Unknown
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 11/08/2023
Location : Highway 57
City : Batesville
County : Zavala
State : Texas
Agency : DPS Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Migrants killed by police chase crash under Operation Lone Star
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Texas DPS Highway patrol saw a “suspicious vehicle” and tried to traffic-stop it. The vehicle did not stop and police escalated a chase that ended when the fleeing vehicle hit another vehicle head-on. A total of eight people were killed including the driver, 5 migrants and 2 third party motorists in the vehicle that was hit head-on.
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Name Not Disclosed 5 of 8
Age :
Gender :Unknown
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 11/08/2023
Location : Highway 57
City : Batesville
County : Zavala
State : Texas
Agency : DPS Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Migrants killed by police chase crash under Operation Lone Star
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Texas DPS Highway patrol saw a “suspicious vehicle” and tried to traffic-stop it. The vehicle did not stop and police escalated a chase that ended when the fleeing vehicle hit another vehicle head-on. A total of eight people were killed including the driver, 5 migrants and 2 third party motorists in the vehicle that was hit head-on.
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Name Not Disclosed 4 of 8
Age :
Gender :Unknown
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 11/08/2023
Location : Highway 57
City : Batesville
County : Zavala
State : Texas
Agency : DPS Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Migrants killed by police chase crash under Operation Lone Star
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Texas DPS Highway patrol saw a “suspicious vehicle” and tried to traffic-stop it. The vehicle did not stop and police escalated a chase that ended when the fleeing vehicle hit another vehicle head-on. A total of eight people were killed including the driver, 5 migrants and 2 third party motorists in the vehicle that was hit head-on.
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Name Not Disclosed 3 of 8
Age :
Gender :Unknown
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 11/08/2023
Location : Highway 57
City : Batesville
County : Zavala
State : Texas
Agency : DPS Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Migrants killed by police chase crash under Operation Lone Star
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Texas DPS Highway patrol saw a “suspicious vehicle” and tried to traffic-stop it. The vehicle did not stop and police escalated a chase that ended when the fleeing vehicle hit another vehicle head-on. A total of eight people were killed including the driver, 5 migrants and 2 third party motorists in the vehicle that was hit head-on.
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Jose Lerma 1 of 8
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 11/08/2023
Location : Highway 57
City : Batesville
County : Zavala
State : Texas
Agency : DPS Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Jose Lerma and his wife Isabel were on the road in Batesville, TX when DPS hunted a car full of migrants into their vehicle, killing both Jose and his wife.
Texas DPS Highway patrol saw a “suspicious vehicle” and tried to traffic-stop it. The vehicle did not stop and police escalated a chase that ended when the fleeing vehicle hit another vehicle head-on. A total of eight people were killed including the driver, 5 migrants and 2 third party motorists in the vehicle that was hit head-on.
The Lerma family has a GoFundMe to help their son with burial costs for both parents. The GFM is here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/funeral-services-for-jose-isabel-lerma
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Isabel Lerma 2 of 8
Age :
Gender :Female
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 11/08/2023
Location : Highway 57
City : Batesville
County : Zavala
State : Texas
Agency : DPS Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Jose Lerma and his wife Isabel were on the road in Batesville, TX when DPS hunted a car full of migrants into their vehicle, killing both Jose and his wife.
Texas DPS Highway patrol saw a “suspicious vehicle” and tried to traffic-stop it. The vehicle did not stop and police escalated a chase that ended when the fleeing vehicle hit another vehicle head-on. A total of eight people were killed including the driver, 5 migrants and 2 third party motorists in the vehicle that was hit head-on.
The Lerma family has a GoFundMe to help their son with burial costs for both parents. The GFM is here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/funeral-services-for-jose-isabel-lerma
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Anthony Gago 2 of 2
Age :15
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 11/08/2023
Location : Unspecified
City : Miami
County : Miami-Dade
State :
Agency : Miami PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Miami-Dade PD followed a vehicle after finding it “suspicious”, not otherwise specified. Police escalated a high-speed chase that ended when the vehicle crashed. Anthony Gago, a15-year-old boy driving was killed. His 14-year-old female passenger Jazmin Keltz was critically injured and taken to surgery but also died.
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Jazmin Keltz 1 of 2
Age :14
Gender :Female
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 11/08/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Miami
County : Miami-Dade
State : Florida
Agency : Miami PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Miami-Dade PD followed a vehicle after finding it “suspicious”, not otherwise specified. Police escalated a high-speed chase that ended when the vehicle crashed. Anthony Gago, a15-year-old boy driving was killed. His 14-year-old female passenger Jazmin Keltz was critically injured and taken to surgery but also died.
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Cameron Alan Eaton
Age :33
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 11/07/2023
Location : US 431
City : Headland
County : Henry
State : Alabama
Agency : Henry County SO
Officer(s) : Eric Blankenship
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Chased for 50 miles and shot for undisclosed reasons
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Henry County deputies followed a vehicle they felt to be stolen and escalated a 50-mile chase that ended in the median of US 431 in Headland when the person crashed. Police then shot and killed Cameron Eaton. There are many unanswered questions including why police chased him. Police went to some lengths to detail the man’s past felony record but did not disclose why police engaged in a very dangerous and very lengthy police chase. Police allege they found “illegal drugs” in the car but did not explain why they chased, shot him and searched his vehicle.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wtvy.com/2023/11/07/man-shot-killed-nearly-50-mile-police-chase/
https://www.wtvy.com/2023/11/07/one-dead-officer-involved-shooting/
Hunter Jessup
Age :27
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 11/07/2023
Location : Brunswick St
City : Baltimore
County : Baltimore
State : Maryland
Agency : Baltimore PD, Direct Action Team
Officer(s) : William Healy, Brittany Routh, Justin Oliva, Brandon Columbo
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police under undisclosed investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Baltimore PD’s Direct Action Team allegedly saw a man who was suspicious to them. Police did not define what attracted their attention or what happened next before the man allegedly pointed a gun at them. They shot and killed him. It is unknown why they stopped him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wbal.com/baltimore-police-officer-taken-to-shock-trauma-after-being-shot/
https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/police-respond-to-shooting-involving-officer-in-sw-baltimore/
JayDen Tivon Armstead
Age :19
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 11/07/2023
Location : Girl School Rd+Moon Dr
City : Plainfield
County : Hendricks
State : Indiana
Agency : Hendricks County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Drowned
Event : Drowned after vehicle chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Plainfield PD chased a vehicle for a traffic infraction until the vehicle crashed into the pond and the driver died.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://fox59.com/indiana-news/1-dead-after-plainfield-police-chase-ends-with-crash-into-pond/
Shana Reahoo Chourb
Age :22
Gender :Female
Race : Asian
Date : 11/07/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Whitestown
County : Oneida
State : New York
Agency : New York State Police
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
New York State Police chased a vehicle until it crashed and killed the passenger Shana Reahoo Chourb. Nothing more was released about this incident.