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On March 2, 2025, an off-duty Boston police officer shot and killed a man inside a Chick-fil-A restaurant in Copley Square, Boston. Police reported the man had been chasing two individuals into the restaurant while armed with a knife. The off-duty officer intervened and opened fire, killing the man. Authorities have not disclosed the name of the deceased or the officer involved. The case is under investigation.

https://www.wcvb.com/article/one-hospitalized-at-copley-square/63993463

On March 2, 2025, at approximately 1:14 p.m., Hiram police officers responded to reports of an aggravated assault at the Columns Apartments on Bill Carruth Parkway in Hiram, Georgia. Upon arrival, officers encountered a woman actively stabbing a man with a knife. Officers fired a taser, wear upon she moved toward police. Officers open fire and killed her. The man died from injuries at the scene. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is conducting an independent investigation.

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/paulding-county/suspect-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting-paulding-county/Q3NPEBOMRRE7ROUJE4RH2WUMVU/ 

On March 2, 2025, Chico police engaged a man in a multi-hour standoff and shot and killed him in a shootout.

https://www.actionnewsnow.com/news/butte-county/deadly-officer-involved-shooting-in-chico-suspect-is-dead-following-gunfire-exchange-with-police/article_da16b8c2-f787-11ef-9908-1f409d451331.html

On March 2, 2025, during routine cell checks at the Pennington County Jail in Rapid City, South Dakota, correctional staff discovered a 53-year-old man unresponsive in his cell. He was pronounced dead.

https://www.kotatv.com/2025/03/02/pennington-county-jail-inmate-found-dead/

Police responded to a 911 call at Faith Arts Village Orlando, an art studio complex on East Colonial Drive. A man was reportedly armed with an AR-15 style rifle and was banging on a studio door. Upon arrival, officers claim that the man did not immediately drop the weapon. They shot and killed him. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) is investigating.

https://www.wftv.com/news/local/62-year-old-armed-with-ar-15-killed-officer-involved-shooting-orlando-art-studio/5YFB7QJJTRERHKBZJZ3SYIY72Y/
https://www.yahoo.com/news/orlando-police-shoot-kill-man-124806230.html

On March 1, 2025, Darius Washington was shot and killed during a deputy-involved shooting in North Charleston, South Carolina. The Charleston County Sheriff's Office reported that deputies were involved in an incident leading to the shooting of Washington. Specific details surrounding the events that led to the shooting have not been disclosed.The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) is investigating the incident.

https://www.live5news.com/2025/03/01/coroner-identifies-north-charleston-man-killed-deputy-involved-shooting/ 

On March 1, 2025, at approximately 8:16 a.m., corrections staff at the Fayette County Detention Center in Lexington, Kentucky, discovered 27-year-old Alicia Meredith Marie Ropp unresponsive in a cell. Immediate attempts to revive her were made by YesCare medical staff, and the Lexington Fire Department; however, these efforts were unsuccessful, and Ropp was pronounced dead at the jail by the Fayette County Coroner at 10:00 a.m. Ropp had been incarcerated since February 25, 2025, on charges including probation violation, leaving the scene of an accident, no insurance, and failure to register a motor vehicle. The Lexington Police Department and the coroner's office are conducting investigations into the cause and manner of her death, as is standard procedure in in-custody fatalities.Additionally, the detention center will complete an internal review of the incident.

https://www.lex18.com/news/covering-kentucky/inmate-at-fayette-county-detention-center-found-dead-in-cell-officials-say

On March 1, 2025, at approximately 2:02 p.m., a deputy conducting observation checks at the Bexar County Jail in San Antonio, Texas, discovered a 50-year-old man unresponsive in his cell. He was transported to University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead around 8 p.m. He had been booked into the jail on February 22, 2025, on charges of possession of a controlled substance and possession of marijuana.

https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/inmate-bexar-county-jail-found-deceased-staff-bcso-san-antonio-prison-suicide/273-6c188bd9-133f-478f-a9d6-b2ea70342d28

A man was in court awaiting a trial verdict when he abruptly left. Authorities attempted to serve an arrest warrant at his residence, leading to a SWAT standoff. After the standoff ended, officers entered the home and discovered him deceased from a gunshot wound. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department is investigating.

https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/police-investigate-death-man-sought-marion-county-arrest-warrant-swat-standoff/531-6e724b81-88f0-47ae-b846-90c276346815

Glendora Police Department officers, assisted by Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies, pursued a man in connection to a prior shooting. The chase ended at a shopping center at East Gladstone Street and North Shellman Avenue, where officers boxed in the vehicle. Under unclear circumstances, officers opened fire and killed him. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is investigating.

https://2urbangirls.com/2025/02/police-pursuit-of-murder-suspect-ends-in-officer-involved-shooting-in-glendora/

On February 27, 2025, George C. Manning allegedly shot and killed a woman at a car wash near Vivion Road and NW High Drive before stealing her vehicle. He then traveled to a residence on NW 50th Street, where he shot a juvenile boy and an adult woman, killing the boy and hospitalizing the woman. Manning abducted a 5-year-old girl from the home, triggering an Amber Alert. He later released the child to a relative. Manning fled to Kansas City, Kansas, where he reportedly fired shots at a bar and committed carjackings. On February 28, authorities located Manning walking along Vivion Road in Riverside, Missouri. Officers confronted him and observed he was armed. Under unclear circumstances, officers opened fire and killed him. The Platte County Sheriff's Office is investigating.

https://www.kmbc.com/article/platte-county-missouri-amber-alert-mshp/63970364

Deputies from the Jerome County Sheriff's Office responded to a disturbance at 70 West 500 South. Upon arrival, they encountered a man armed with a gun in the roadway. Under unclear circumstances, deputies opened fire and killed him. The Idaho State Police is investigating.

https://www.kmvt.com/2025/03/01/suspect-dies-after-officer-involved-shooting-jerome-county/

On February 28, 2025, in Stafford, Virginia, an off-duty federal law enforcement officer shot and killed a 61-year-old man during an altercation between neighborhood residents and occupants of an SUV. The circumstances leading up to the shooting remain unclear. Authorities have not disclosed the name of the federal officer or the deceased individual. The case is under investigation.

https://www.insidenova.com/headlines/off-duty-federal-officer-involved-in-fatal-shooting-of-61-year-old-man-in-stafford/article_0ec52588-f6d7-11ef-9395-071ff845881e.html

On February 28, 2025, at approximately 10:15 p.m., an officer with the Hyattsville City Police Department attempted to stop a Lincoln sedan in the 3300 block of East-West Highway in Chillum, Maryland. The driver initially stopped but then continued driving westbound on East-West Highway. The officer escalated a chase but later discontinued pursuit near 23rd Avenue. The fleeing driver continued through the intersection, veered onto the shoulder, and struck a pedestrian. The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene. The Maryland Attorney General’s Independent Investigations Division, alongside the Maryland State Police Crash Team, is investigating the incident.

https://www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/press/2025/030125.pdf
https://www.wusa9.com/article/traffic/hyattsville-police-involved-crash-investigation/65-60182b86-31c9-468b-8258-6bce09404a67
https://www.dcnewsnow.com/news/local-news/maryland/prince-georges-county/deadly-police-involved-crash-in-prince-georges-county-under-investigation/

On February 28, 2025, Toby Gray, 39, was pronounced dead at Bryan Health West Campus in Lincoln, Nebraska. Gray had been in custody at the hospital since February 21, 2025, after being found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound at his residence in rural Harvard, Nebraska. Earlier that evening, Gray had called Clay County 911 threatening harm against his wife, Heather Gray, 35. Deputies responded to the home and found Heather Gray deceased from multiple gunshot wounds and Toby Gray with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Toby Gray was arrested on charges of first-degree murder but remained hospitalized until his death.

https://statepatrol.nebraska.gov/clay-county-homicide-suspect-dies-hospital

On February 28, 2025, Yukon police responded to a disturbance call near Northwest 50th Street and Sara Road in Yukon, Oklahoma. A man barricaded himself inside a residence, and police reported he was armed. Authorities closed roads in the area during the standoff. Shortly before midnight, officers entered the home and found him dead from a gunshot wound. The case remains under investigation.

https://www.koco.com/article/oklahoma-yukon-standoff-suspect-dead/63972139
https://www.news9.com/story/67c132f63ca0569e8ac2210c/yukon-police-respond-to-barricaded-suspect

On February 28, 2025, at approximately 10:15 p.m., Hyattsville police officers attempted to stop a Lincoln sedan in the 3300 block of East-West Highway. The driver initially stopped but then did not comply. Police escalated a chase but soon discontinued it near the intersection of East-West Highway and 23rd Avenue. The driver continued, veered onto the shoulder, and struck a female pedestrian, who was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver was apprehended and taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

https://www.dcnewsnow.com/news/local-news/maryland/prince-georges-county/woman-killed-in-crash-after-man-flees-from-hyattsville-police-multiple-agencies-investigating/

On February 28, 2025, just before midnight, a driver in a Honda Accord was traveling northbound at a high rate of speed in the southbound lanes of Blue Ridge Cutoff near Sni-A-Bar Road in Kansas City, Missouri. The Honda collided head-on with a Jackson County Sheriff's deputy's Ford Explorer patrol vehicle. The driver of the Honda was pronounced dead at the scene. The deputy sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to a local hospital, where they are in stable condition.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/speeding-driver-killed-in-wrong-way-crash-with-jackson-county-sheriff-s-deputy-police-say/ar-AA1A3gUz

On February 28, 2025, Dorchester County deputies responded to a disturbance near Dorchester Road and Ashley Phosphate Road in North Charleston, South Carolina. Upon arrival, deputies encountered 35-year-old Robert S. Rose, who reportedly attacked a deputy with a hatchet. Rose then barricaded himself inside a residence, leading to a standoff. Deputies finally entered the residence and shot and killed him.

https://www.live5news.com/2025/02/28/dorchester-county-deputy-injured-scene-standoff/
https://www.counton2.com/news/local-news/dorchester-county-news/authorities-involved-in-standoff-in-dorchester-county-neighborhood/
https://abcnews4.com/news/local/dorchester-county-coroner-identifies-man-killed-by-police-in-friday-standoff-wciv-abc-news-4-charleston-sc-south-carolina-dorchester-county-sheriffs-office
https://news.yahoo.com/coroner-identifies-hatchet-wielding-man-144254790.html

On 02/27/2025, California Highway Patrol officers initiated a pursuit of a man driving a van in Winnetka, California. The chase began around 2:30 a.m. near 7236 Sunnybrae Avenue. The driver continued driving into a cul-de-sac, exited the vehicle holding a handgun, and was shot and killed by CHP officers. His identity and the reason for the pursuit have not been disclosed.

https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/shots-fired-at-the-end-of-a-chp-pursuit-in-winnetka/3641098/
https://www.audacy.com/knxnews/news/local/chp-officers-fatally-shoot-man-in-winnetka

On February 27, 2025, a man was shot and killed in a shootout with Maricopa Police Department officers at the intersection of Bowlin Road and John Wayne Parkway in Phoenix, Arizona. During the incident, an officer was also shot and transported to a Valley hospital, where they were reported to be in stable condition. No additional threat to the area was reported. The Pinal County Sheriff's Office is conducting an investigation.

On February 27, 2025, Asheville Police Department officers responded to a report of a barricaded individual at a hotel on the 100 block of Hendersonville Road. The individual was reportedly distraught over a domestic dispute and had locked themselves inside a hotel room. Authorities were informed that the person might be armed, prompting a heavy police presence, including a SWAT team. Officers entered the room at 3:06 p.m. and found the individual dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

https://wlos.com/news/local/barricaded-person-found-dead-after-standoff-asheville-police-department-hotel-room-swat-team-gunshot-wound

On February 27, 2025, around 3 a.m., Harris County Sheriff's deputies responded to reports of a man damaging gas pumps and acting erratically at a gas station on I-45 North Freeway and West Road. Upon arrival, officers encountered the man, who initially complied by lying on the ground. As deputies attempted to handcuff him, he resisted, leading to a physical altercation. During the struggle, the man gained control of a deputy’s Taser. A female deputy opened fire, shooting him multiple times in the torso. He was transported to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. A male deputy sustained facial injuries and was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. The female deputy has been placed on administrative leave while an investigation is conducted.

On February 27, 2025, deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Temple Station served a search warrant at a residence in the 8700 block of Scott Street in Rosemead, California. While deputies were inside serving the search warrant, the woman confronted them and reportedly had a knife. Officers opened fire and killed her.

https://www.foxla.com/news/rosemead-deadly-deputy-involved-shooting

On February 27, 2025, a woman was killed in a vehicle crash involving a Brunswick County Sheriff's Office deputy at the intersection of U.S. 17 and Brunswick Forest Parkway in Leland, North Carolina.

https://www.newsargus.com/brunswick_beacon/news/leland-woman-killed-his-vehicle-crash-involving-bcso-deputy/article_4ad442cf-01ef-5535-8f1d-bedf0ef07a8f.html

Deputies responded to reports of a driver being shot at near 200 Whippoorwill Street. They made contact with a man at a nearby residence. Upon opening the door, the man allegedly had a gun. Deputies opened fire and killed him. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation has initiated an investigation into the fatal shooting.

https://www.news9.com/story/67c34dacd4f1d8f162a81bb0/man-killed-after-officer-involved-shooting-in-comanche-county-osbi-opens-investigation

Asheville Police responded to reports of a barricaded man at the DoubleTree by Hilton hotel on Hendersonville Road. The man, Ronald Ralph Holmes Jr., was wanted on felony domestic violence charges from Ohio. After a seven-hour standoff, officers entered the room and found Holmes dead from a gunshot wound. The Asheville Police Department is investigating.

https://wlos.com/news/local/barricaded-person-found-dead-after-standoff-asheville-police-department-hotel-room-swat-team-gunshot-wound

Police responded to a domestic disturbance call at the 7000 block of North Robinhood Lane. Upon arrival, officers encountered a 57-year-old man who was armed with a large knife. Officers opened fire and killed him. The Missouri State Highway Patrol is investigating.

https://www.kmbc.com/article/kansas-city-police-officer-injured-northland-shooting-missouri-highway-patrol-investigation/63966878

Oregon State Police responded to a report of a suspicious person at the Governor Ted Kulongoski Army Aviation Training Center. The individual, Matthew Walter Wong, reportedly handed a threatening note to a guard. Senior Trooper Justin Oxenrider arrived and confronted Wong outside the guard station. Under unclear circumstances, Oxenrider opened fire and killed him. The Oregon State Police is investigating.

https://katu.com/news/local/authorities-investigating-deadly-police-shooting-at-salem-airport-suspect-troopers-oregon-military-hangar

On February 27, 2025, at approximately 2:50 p.m., Maricopa police officers responded to an incident at a Circle K gas station near Bowlin Road and John Wayne Parkway. Upon arrival, officers encountered 38-year-old Keith Brock and confronted him. Police said he pulled a gun and shot one officer multiple times. Another officer opened fire and hit him multiple times, whereupon a detective's car ran over him as well. He was pronounced dead. The officer is stable.

https://ktar.com/arizona-news/maricopa-officer-shooting/5672564/
https://www.azfamily.com/2025/02/28/officer-shot-suspect-dead-after-police-shooting-maricopa-near-sr-347/

On February 27, 2025, at approximately 2:30 a.m., an Iowa County Sheriff's deputy attempted to stop a vehicle on Highway 14 near Arena, Wisconsin. The driver did not stop. Police escalated a chase. The driver lost control and crashed. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene.

https://www.wkow.com/news/driver-crashes-dies-during-a-pursuit-with-law-enforcement/article_e08df60e-f80c-11ef-b41a-8f57654444b9.html

On 02/26/2025, a manhunt in Ooltewah, Tennessee, led to a SWAT standoff. The man, whose identity has not been disclosed, allegedly fired at deputies earlier in the day before barricading himself inside a residence. During the standoff, the house caught fire. After the fire was extinguished, authorities found the man dead inside. The exact circumstances leading to his death remain unclear.

https://www.local3news.com/local-news/only-on-3-ooltewah-manhunt-suspect-caught-on-camera-with-gun-before-deadly-swat-standoff/article_c61b9cf2-f3c2-11ef-a799-375d7c27167e.html
https://www.wdef.com/ooltewah-standoff-ends-in-flames/

On February 26, 2025, 45-year-old Michael Johnson was found unresponsive in his cell at the Sedgwick County Jail in Wichita, Kansas. He was pronounced dead. Johnson had been in custody since January 15, 2025, on charges of aggravated assault and possession of a controlled substance.

https://www.kake.com/home/authorities-identify-inmate-who-died-in-cell-at-sedgwick-county-jail/article_317f2e98-f45c-11ef-936b-7be77030b1b2.html

On February 26, 2025, 24-year-old Daitrez Birch was found unresponsive in his cell at the Sedgwick County Jail in Wichita, Kansas. He was pronounced dead. Birch had been sentenced on February 18, 2025, to 272 months in prison for the August 20, 2024, killing of 39-year-old Kyce A. Barnes, whose body was discovered in the trunk of a car.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/looks-overdose-inmate-recently-sentenced-163804527.html
https://www.kwch.com/2025/02/18/wichita-man-sentenced-more-than-20-years-case-involving-body-found-car-trunk/
https://www.kfdi.com/2025/02/26/inmate-death-reported-at-sedgwick-county-jail-4/

On February 26, 2025, a 40-year-old woman was found unresponsive in her cell at the York County Detention Center in York, South Carolina. She was pronounced dead. The woman had been in custody since February 19, 2025, on charges of marijuana and fentanyl possession. The York County Coroner's Office is withholding the woman's identity pending notification of her family.

https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/female-inmate-found-dead/275-4fbe4df1-a09e-4c93-9b5a-1bfebfbd736c
https://www.heraldonline.com/news/local/crime/article301053074.html
https://www.yahoo.com/news/york-county-woman-dies-custody-213801561.html
https://www.yahoo.com/news/authorities-investigate-custody-death-york-224012986.html

On February 26, 2025, Pasco County deputies escalated to a chase of a 25-year-old man in Spring Hill. He drove away during an alleged drug investigation, and police chased him until he lost control of his vehicle on Mariner Boulevard near Lindsay Road in Spring Hill, Hernando County. He struck a curb, collided with a Ford Mustang, and hit a concrete retaining wall. The man was ejected from the vehicle and later died at the hospital. The Mustang driver was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.

https://www.fox13news.com/news/pursuit-ends-deadly-crash-hernando-county-deputies-say

On February 26, 2025, Londonderry Police officers responded to reports of shots fired at a gym in Londonderry, New Hampshire. Police engaged him in a shootout, during which he was shot and killed by multiple officers.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/officer-involved-shooting-nh-business-235206379.html
https://www.yahoo.com/news/former-bedford-man-identified-londonderry-235000626.html

A man at the Vista Detention Facility in Vista, California, was found unresponsive in his cell around 5:30 a.m. He was pronounced dead at 6:30 a.m. at a local hospital.

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/02/27/man-dies-after-falling-into-medical-distress-in-vista-jail/

Charleston County Sheriff's deputies attempted to stop a vehicle near Fort Johnson Road and Silver Leaf Circle on James Island. The driver did not stop, and deputies escalated a chase. The vehicle crashed, killing 31-year-old passenger Joshua Richardson. Two other individuals in the vehicle sustained injuries. The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating.

https://www.counton2.com/news/local-news/charleston-county-news/wednesday-night-pursuit-in-charleston-county-leaves-1-dead-2-injured/

On February 26, 2025, at approximately 4:30 p.m., 18-year-old Lane Stiff was operating a motorcycle on Highway 544 near Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Horry County Police officers attempted to initiate a traffic stop. Stiff continued driving. Police escalated a chase, which led to him colliding with a vehicle at the intersection of Highway 544 and Highway 814. He died at the crash site. Police did not disclose whether they chased him for any reason other than failure to stop.

https://www.wbtw.com/news/grand-strand/horry-county/state-lawmakers-discussed-new-rules-penalties-for-police-chases-hours-before-horry-county-pursuit-death/
https://www.wmbfnews.com/2025/02/27/teen-charged-horry-county-chase-turn-deadly-crash/
https://www.yahoo.com/news/critical-injuries-reported-crash-involving-222053657.html
https://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/news/local/article301089709.html