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Robert John Ewoldt

Age :41

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 02/01/2022

Location : Lowe’s on Elmore

City : Davenport

County : Scott

State : Iowa

Agency : Scott County SO, Bettendorf PD, SWAT

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during disturbance call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A disturbance call was received for Lowes Home Improvement in Davenport involving a problem with terminating an employee and retrieving a company vehicle. The man allegedly refused to return the vehicle and threatened he was armed with a pistol and rifle.The man fled but was tracked via GPS signal. Police tried to pull over the vehicle and a vehicle chase ensued. The vehicle unexpectedly ran off the roadway to the east, entered the ditch and struck a tree. Deputies approached the vehicle and found the driver dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to police.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.kwqc.com/2022/02/01/heavy-police-presence-utica-ridge-road-davenport-tuesday/

https://northiowatoday.com/2022/02/06/man-fired-from-his-job-in-davenport-refuses-to-return-company-truck-flees-police-commits-suicide/

https://www.wqad.com/article/news/local/scott-county-sheriff-vehicle-chase/526-620a37f0-13b0-4e53-a48d-4ce939fea63a

Devin Morris

Age :31

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 02/01/2022

Location : Court John Motel parking lot, Menaul+Fourth NW

City : Albuquerque

County : Bernalillo

State : New Mexico

Agency : Albuquerque PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during stolen car investigation

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A man called 911 to say that he had spotted his neighbor’s stolen truck and there was a man inside passed out. Police began to gather but the truck drove off and a helicopter followed it. The driver drove the wrong way in traffic and turned on to a street next to the Court John Motel.
The male tried to get onto a motorcycle. A foot chase started and he allegedly pulled a firearm out of his pocket. Police shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.abqjournal.com/2466296/officers-involved-in-shooting-in-nw-abq.html

https://news.yahoo.com/police-fatally-shoot-auto-theft-040500555.html

https://www.krqe.com/news/albuquerque-metro/apd-identifies-man-fatally-shot-by-police-tuesday/

Dustin Davidson

Age :29

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 02/01/2022

Location : Walmart parking lot on Lawrence Rd

City : Wichita Falls

County : Wichita

State : Texas

Agency : Wichita Falls PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during arrest

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Wichita Falls Police said two officers were following a car to arrest a man for a warrant. They pulled the car over and allege the man pulled a gun. Police shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.newschannel6now.com/2022/02/02/wichita-falls-police-respond-reports-shots-fired-lawrence-road-walmart/

https://www.newschannel6now.com/2022/02/02/man-killed-wf-officer-involved-shooting-identified/

Jonathan Murillo-Nix

Age :23

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 02/01/2022

Location : Unknown

City : Pacoima

County : Los Angeles

State : California

Agency : LAPD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during “man with a knife” call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

LAPDwere sent to a call for a man with a knife. Police arrived and allege he charged them and still had the knife. They fired bean bags and shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FYHe0kleoY

https://homicide.latimes.com/post/jonathan-murillo-nix/

https://mynewsla.com/crime/2022/02/01/man-allegedly-armed-with-knife-fatally-shot-by-police-in-pacoima-4/

https://www.yahoo.com/now/lapd-releases-body-cam-video-222758642.html

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 01/31/2022

Location : 101 E Valley Blvd

City : Rialto

County : San Bernardino

State : California

Agency : Rialto PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during armed incident in store

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Rialto Police Department received multiple calls that a man had entered a store with a knife. The man exited the store and police allege that he charged at them with a large bloody knife and they shot and killed him.

Rialto PD had killed Cristopher Valadez at a traffic stop 3 months prior.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2022/01/09/one-dead-following-officer-involved-shooting-in-rialto-after-suspect-charged-officers-wielding-knife/

Adenika Joi Johnson

Age :45

Gender :Female

Race : Black

Date : 01/31/2022

Location : 3186 Willow Creek Rd

City : Prescott

County : Yavapai

State : Arizona

Agency : Prescott PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed after allegedly armed disturbance at bank

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Prescott PD responded to a report of an allegedly armed woman threatening employees at Wells Fargo bank. Police arrived, shot and killed her. At least one person spoke up and stated she had not been armed. No BWC footage or other accounts can be found to verify the story.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://prescottenews.com/index.php/2022/01/06/officer-involved-shooting-2/

https://myradioplace.com/2022/01/18/dps-releases-name-of-armed-woman-shot-and-killed-by-police-in-prescott-bank-january-5/

Carl Schaede

Age :53

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 01/31/2022

Location : North Highway 89

City : Paulden

County : Yavapai

State : Arizona

Agency : Chino Valley PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during alleged robbery

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Chino Valley PDwere sent to a domestic disturbance. Carl Schaede had allegedly injured his roommate and his brother in a domestic fight. Police claim he had a gun and shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.dcourier.com/news/2022/jan/04/chino-valley-police-shoot-kill-armed-suspect-after/

https://gcmaz.com/kaff-news/kaff_news/more-is-known-about-tuesdays-officer-involved-shooting-in-paulden/

Joseph Wayne Butler

Age :40

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 01/31/2022

Location : I-30 and LBJ Freeway

City : Mesquite

County : Dallas

State : Texas

Agency : Mesquite Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after ALPR alert and pursuit

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A patrolofficer’s ALPR went off. The officer located the vehicle. A man fled on foot. The officer chased him and a shootout with the officer and man ensued and the officer fired several shots, killing Joseph Wayne Butler. Police did not disclose the nature of the warrants that had initiated the event.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4pBTenouxU

https://www.fox4news.com/news/suspect-killed-after-firing-shots-at-mesquite-police-officer

https://blackchronicle.com/mesquite-officer-involved-shootings-dash-and-bodycam-videos/

Alexander Joseph Bogusz

Age :30

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 01/31/2022

Location : 6400 Antelope Rd

City : Sacramento

County : Sacramento

State : California

Agency : Citrus Heights PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Armed intoxicated man killed by police

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Police responded to reports of an intoxicated man allegedly armed with a gun inside a Carl's Jr. restaurant. Upon arrival, police attempted to talk to the individual and claim the person pointed a gun. Police shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://youtu.be/VpozN6ZSvoY

https://gooddaysacramento.cbslocal.com/2022/01/14/shooting-citrus-heights-carls-jr-police-suspect-dead/

https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/citrus-heights/citrus-heights-police-video-deadly-shooting/103-dcbf8faa-ac50-4ab8-91fb-f67adb39cc66

Bodycam:
https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/citrus-heights-ois-carls-jr-alexander-bogusz-body-cam-footage/

Cynthia Coe

Age :55

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 01/31/2022

Location : Elm St/Second St

City : Lumberton

County : Robeson

State : North Carolina

Agency : Lumberton PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Third party driver killed by speeding police vehicle

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Cynthia Coe, 55, was driving down the street in her Hyundai Electra on January 31, 2022, she was hit head-on and killed by a vehicle owned by Lumberton PD that had been chasing another driver. The chase had started when police spotted a vehicle reported stolen earlier that day. Cynthia Coe’s passenger was seriously injured.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wbtw.com/news/state-regional-news/lumberton/1-dead-2-injured-after-police-chase-ends-in-crash-in-lumberton/

Michael J. Trappett

Age :48

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 01/31/2022

Location : Harmony Heights Loop RdHarmony Heights Loop Rd

City : Orofino

County : Clearwater

State : Idaho

Agency : Clearwater County SD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during “Intoxicated man with knife” call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Clearwater County deputies were sent to a call about an intoxicated person with a knife. Police claim that he was allegedly not responding to verbal commands before they shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://klewtv.com/news/local/family-of-man-killed-in-orofino-officer-involved-shooting-speak-out

https://lmtribune.com/northwest/ruling-shooting-of-michael-trappett-legally-justified/article_322d8a80-31e0-5502-9a2a-2296bf9cca71.html

https://www.krem.com/article/news/investigations/idaho-family-seeks-justice-deputy-involved-shooting/293-f349608f-b92c-4947-b7b3-931276bd0a83

https://www.clearwatertribune.com/news/top_stories/investigation-of-fatal-officer-involved-shooting-turned-over-to-latah-county-prosecutor/article_f69f8db0-b5cd-11ec-bb61-dbc60bc8b4de.html

Michael Haas

Age :37

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 01/31/2022

Location : Village Green Mobile Park

City : Mishawaka

County : St. Joseph

State : Indiana

Agency : Mishawaka PD

Officer(s) : Garrett Schock

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Responding to a man-with-a-gun call, Mishawaka Officer Garrett Schockarrived and shot and killed 37-year-old Michael Haas.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.abc57.com/news/investigation-underway-after-police-involved-shooting

https://www.wndu.com/2022/03/10/mishawaka-police-release-dashcam-footage-officer-involved-shooting-village-green/

Kala Michele Lamb 2 of 2

Age :28

Gender :Female

Race : White

Date : 01/31/2022

Location : Norris Freeway

City : Clinton

County : Anderson

State : Tennessee

Agency : Tennessee Highway Patrol

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Third party killed in police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Tennessee Highway Patrol escalated a chase of a vehicle. The driver, Kala Michele Lamb, fled and accidentally veered into oncoming traffic, hitting another car head-on. She died in the crash. Her passenger and the third-party driver of the other vehicle were taken to the hospital with injuries. Tennessee Highway Patrol did not give a reason why she was being chased.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wate.com/video/1-killed-2-injured-in-anderson-county-crash/4116863/

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/tennessee/articles/2022-01-31/1-dead-2-injured-following-police-pursuit-in-east-tennessee

Elijah “Eli” Charles Morley 2 of 2

Age :22

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 01/31/2022

Location : Mountain Road and Highway 441

City : Unincorporated Anderson

County : Anderson County

State : Tennessee

Agency : Tennessee Highway Patrol

Officer(s) : Austin Dean

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Traffic stop

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Elijah Charles Morley, 22, was driving through unincorporated Anderson County when a Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper initiated a chase across multiple roads and ending with both the trooper and Morley crashing near the intersection of Mountain Road and Highway 441. Morley was pronounced dead at the scene. His passenger, Dustin died at the hospital. Police did not disclose the reasons they initiated the fatal chase.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.oakridger.com/story/news/2022/01/31/vehicle-being-pursued-thp-crashes-driver-killed/9282275002/

https://www.wvlt.tv/2022/01/31/one-dead-two-injured-including-thp-trooper-following-police-chase-anderson-co/

https://www.wate.com/news/da-driver-identified-in-fatal-thp-involved-chase/#:~:text=On%20Sunday%2C%20Jan.,trooper%20was%20Trooper%20Austin%20Dean

Isaac Andrade

Age :21

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 01/31/2022

Location :

City : San Diego

County : San Diego

State : California

Agency : San Diego PD

Officer(s) : Michael Martinez-Michael Muniz, Angel Vidrios

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during robbery call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

San Diego police were investigating a robbery when a man pulled a replica in a Logan Heights alley. Three officers shot and killed 21-year-old Isaac Andrade of San Diego.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/public-safety/story/2022-01-14/drop-the-gun-san-diego-police-release-video-of-officers-fatally-shooting-robbery-suspect

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0L9qy-bO0M

https://timesofsandiego.com/crime/2022/01/13/man-killed-in-stockton-area-sdpd-ois-identified-as-isaac-andrade-21/

Dustin D. Dienst 1 of 2

Age :24

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 01/30/2022

Location : Mountain Road and Highway 441

City : Dandridge

County : Anderson

State : Tennessee

Agency : Tennessee Highway Patrol

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Traffic stop

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Elijah Charles Morley, 22, was driving through unincorporated Anderson County when a Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper initiated a chase across multiple roads and ending with both the trooper and Morley crashing near the intersection of Mountain Road and Highway 441. Morley was pronounced dead at the scene. His passenger, Dustin Dienst died at the hospital. Police did not disclose the reasons they initiated the fatal chase

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wvlt.tv/2022/02/09/second-suspect-dies-following-anderson-co-police-chase/

https://oakridgetoday.com/tag/dustin-dienst/

Dyonta Quarles Jr.

Age :20

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 01/30/2022

Location : 900 block of Danville Ct

City : Crofton

County : Anne Arundel

State : Maryland

Agency : Anne Arundel PD

Officer(s) : Jonathan Ricci

Cause of Death : Gunshot, taser

Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Anne Arundel PD officers were sent to a domestic disturbance, entered the home and tried to arrest Dyonta Quarles Jr. who fought back, was tasered and shot dead. He had been unarmed in his home when killed.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/officer-involved-shooting-dyonta-quarles-jr-20-anne-arundel-police-crofton-maryland-j-ricci-killed-danville-court-attorney-generals-office

https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2022/01/30/police-involved-shooting-in-anne-arundel-county-under-investigation/

https://www.weirtondailytimes.com/obituaries/2022/02/dyonta-dj-quarles-jr/

https://katv.com/news/nation-world/unarmed-man-killed-by-police-punched-bit-officer-before-being-shot-video-shows-crofton-maryland-officer-involved-shooting-black-man-killed-by-police-bodycam-video-footage-quarles-ricci-anne-arundel-county-pd-fight-cops

https://www.wmar2news.com/news/local-news/officer-who-had-fingers-bit-wont-be-prosecuted-in-shooting-death-of-crofton-man

Abigail Bieber

Age :30

Gender :Female

Race : White

Date : 01/29/2022

Location : St. Augustine AirBnB

City : Hillsborough

County : Hillsborough

State : Florida

Agency : Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office

Officer(s) : Daniel Leyden

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Shot and killed by domestic partner, a detective

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Hillsborough County deputy Abigail Bieber was staying at a St. Augustine AirBnB when she was shot and killed by her domestic partner, Hillsborough County Detective Daniel Leyden who killed himself after killing her. Both had been officers at the same sheriff’s office in Florida. After the murder, a former girlfriend of Detective Leyden took to public media and disclosed that she had been a domestic violence victim at the hands of the same officer who had killed Bieber. This death is listed in this space because Officer Bieber was the victim of a shooting by an officer.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://mocoshow.com/blog/abigail-bieber-a-montgomery-county-native-identified-as-deputy-shot-by-detective-boyfriend-in-apparent-murder-suicide-in-florida/

https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/local-news/i-team-investigates/he-was-a-cop-he-had-power-ex-girlfriend-of-deputy-in-murder-suicide-says-he-abused-her

Joon Han 2 of 2

Age :30

Gender :Female

Race : Asian

Date : 01/29/2022

Location : 3500 block of Fountain Drive

City : West Buechel

County : Jefferson

State : Kentucky

Agency : New Albany PD

Officer(s) : Niko Sturdivant

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police officer boyfriend.

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Police were called to a residence on a report that gunshots had been heard. Upon entering, they found Joon Han and her boyfriend, New Albany PD officer Niko Sturdivant, dead of gunshot wounds. It is believed that Sturdivant killed Han, then himself.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.14news.com/2022/02/11/woman-killed-murder-suicide-involving-former-epd-officer-identifie

Dane Gregory Northcutt 2 of 2

Age :24

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 01/29/2022

Location : Route 26

City : Sedalia

County : Carroll

State : Indiana

Agency : Carroll County SO

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed on duty.

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Carroll County deputy Noah Rainey and civilian sheriff's employee Dane Northcutt were driving to a backup call on Route 26 when for unknown reasons, the patrol car left the road and hit a utility pole, killing both the deputy and Dane Gregory Northcutt. No other vehicles were involved. It is unknown how fast the officer was driving.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.odmp.org/officer/25902-deputy-sheriff-noah-rainey

David Christopher Chernosky

Age :28

Gender :Female

Race : White

Date : 01/29/2022

Location : 1600 block of McKinney St/S Woodrow Ln

City : Denton

County : Denton

State : Texas

Agency : Denton PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

David Chernosky had allegedly been in the hospital to seek help for unspecified mental health problems, was released. He reportedly engaged in a domestic violence threat, fled, was chased back to his home by police and was shot and killed by Denton PD who were called to help.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2022/01/29/hostage-safe-suspect-dead-after-standoff-in-denton-police-say/

https://dentonrc.com/news/man-fatally-shot-by-denton-police-saturday-was-from-sanger/article_eb7f8c09-5631-512c-8252-5c1dd9ba78c6.html

Daniel Alfonso Perez-Comunidad

Age :19

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 01/28/2022

Location : 51700 block of Cesar Chavez St

City : Coachella

County : Riverside

State : California

Agency : Riverside County SO

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during traffic stop

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Riverside County deputies allegedly attempted a traffic stop on Daniel Alfonso Perez-Comunidad, 19, of Indio. Perez-Comunidad fled on foot, was chased and shot dead on the night of Jan. 28 on the 85000 block of Cairo Street. Police did not give a reason for the traffic stop.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/2022/03/14/riverside-county-sheriff-releases-body-cam-footage-taken-before-deputy-shot-man-coachella/7042739001/

https://kesq.com/news/crime/2022/02/08/coroner-identifies-19-year-old-man-killed-in-deputy-involved-shooting-in-coachella/

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-01-28/riverside-county-deputy-hospitalized-suspect-dead-after-shooting-in-coachella

Ashley Ross

Age :30

Gender :Female

Race : White

Date : 01/28/2022

Location : Hwy 37 to EB I-80 near Red Tod Rd exit

City : American Canyon

County : Solano

State : California

Agency : Solano PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Third party hit by police chase for stolen car

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Ashley Ross, 30, was driving in Solano on January 28, 2022 when she was reportedly hit by a car being chased at high speed by a Solano PD vehicle. She died as a result. It is not known whether the car being chased was stolen.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://napavalleyregister.com/community/eagle/news/police-driver-dies-from-fatal-crash-on-interstate-80-after-leading-american-canyon-officers-on/article_35b6d438-17cd-5d29-8b29-52f55c6466f7.html

https://napavalleyregister.com/community/eagle/news/oakland-woman-identified-as-driver-who-died-after-american-canyon-police-pursuit-and-crash/article_54db61ac-94d3-5dfd-a6c6-679d0e87361e.html

Mitchell R. Hooe

Age :28

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 01/28/2022

Location : 1000 block of E. McDaniel St

City : Springfield

County : Greene

State : Missouri

Agency : Springfield PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Springfield PD arrived at a domestic disturbance call at an apartment complex near the 1000 block of E. McDaniel Street where a woman and children were in an apartment with a man who allegedly had a gun. Several officers forced their way into the apartment and in a confrontation, they shot and killed Mitchell Hooe. Police did not reply whether the man had used his gun or what prompted the officers to kill him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Missouri-officers-kill-suspect-citing-imminent-16815921.php

Jerome Holman

Age :39

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 01/27/2022

Location : 14900 block of Pacific Ave S

City : Tacoma

County : Pierce

State : Washington

Agency : Pierce County SO

Officer(s) : Jordan Williams, Devin Ditsch, Timothy Tan

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during a welfare check

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Pierce County deputies were sent on a welfare check on a man sleeping in a vehicle. Officers speculated that the vehicle may have been stolen and approached the vehicle. Police admit they opened the vehicle door whereupon the man drove away and was shot dead. He is believed to have been unarmed.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/investigators-release-findings-after-man-shot-killed-by-pierce-county-deputy-parkland/2G322TQQINFWNEEHDVVD3ETLEA/

Bodycam:

https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/crime/article272598075.html

Landon Eastep

Age :37

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 01/27/2022

Location : I-65 NB marker 77

City : Nashville

County : Davidson

State : Tennessee

Agency : Patrol, Mt. Juliet PD

Officer(s) : James Kidd, Justin Pinkleton, Sean Williams, Edin Plancic, Brian Murphy, Sgt. Steve Carrick

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during traffic stop.

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Landon Eastep was sitting on a guardrail of I-65 when multiple cruisers from Mt. Joliet PD and Tennessee Highway Patrol approached him. Police allege that he held a “shiny cylindrical object”, later identifying it to be a box cutter. Nine officers opened fire and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/nashville/large-police-presence-on-i-65-in-south-nashville/

https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/nashville/bodycam-footage-released-from-deadly-i-65-shooting/?ipid=promo-link-block1

https://fox17.com/news/local/autopsy-man-shot-killed-by-police-on-i-65-in-south-nashville-shot-more-than-12-times

John Hunt

Age :20

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 01/26/2022

Location : Dexter Rd+Milbrey St

City : Cordova

County : Shelby

State : Tennessee

Agency : Millington PD, Shelby County SO

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during “man with a gun” call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Millington PD notified Shelby County deputies and they jointly approached a vehicle accused of driving erratically. Police state that they saw a rifle in the vehicle and SWAT appeared. John Hunt barricaded himself in the vehicle and fled under police bearing down on him. Police allege he damaged some police vehicles in the process of evading them and further allege that he fired shots ad police chasing him. When he reached a dead end, he reportedly exited the vehicle with the rifle and was shot dead by SWAT

SOURCE LINKS :

https://wreg.com/news/local/armed-suspect-dead-after-confrontation-with-deputies-in-cordova/

https://wreg.com/news/family-of-man-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting-speaks/

Wesley Chance

Age :32

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 01/26/2022

Location : I-205 near PDX S Market Street

City : Portland

County : Clackamas

State : Oregon

Agency : Portland Police Bureau

Officer(s) : David Fooladjoush

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during “man with gun" call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Portland Police Bureau officers arrived at a home to arrest Wesley Chance for stalking and threatening his girlfriend. He fled and a reportedly “chaotic” chase across I-205 was initiated by police. Police placed spike strips and he crashed and rolled his car. Officer Fooladjoush fired an undisclosed number of bullets, killing him

SOURCE LINKS :

https://katu.com/news/local/i-205-near-division-closed-due-to-police-activity

https://www.koin.com/news/crime/new-details-in-i-205-deadly-deputy-shooting/

https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/534788-428142-ccso-identifies-clackamas-deputy-who-shot-killed-suspect

John Paul Romero

Age :42

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 01/26/2022

Location : 4600 block of Platinum Dr

City : Rio Rancho

County : Sandoval

State : New Hampshire

Agency : Rio Rancho PD

Officer(s) : Anthony Benavidez, Justin Gurule, Cpl. Anthony Tortorici

Cause of Death : Gunshot, taser

Event : Domestic violence

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

According to the family, Romero came home angry, attacked the family dogs and family members, prompting a 911 call. When Rio Rancho PD arrived, the situation was escalated and police shot him dead, alleging he had held a machete.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://rrobserver.com/rrpd-officers-fatal-shooting/

https://rrobserver.com/man-charged-with-machete/

Equan Hopson

Age :23

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 01/26/2022

Location : W Florissant Avenue and Lang Drive

City : Ferguson

County : St. Louis

State : Missouri

Agency : St. Louis Metro Police Department

Officer(s) : Colin Ledbetter

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during “suspicious person” call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

St. Louis Metro PD received a call about a “suspicious car” and felt the car was linked to a prior crime. Police escalated a chase and he lost control and crashed. The driver and 3 other people ran from the vehicle and one of the people engaged in an exchange of shots with police. Equan Hopson was shot dead and 2 officers were reportedly injured.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/large-police-presence-near-the-border-of-dellwood-and-ferguson/

https://www.kmov.com/news/officer-in-critical-condition-suspect-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting-in-ferguson/article_2db3697c-7ee0-11ec-88c1-bf8c37d192a4.html

https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/video-released-of-ferguson-shooting-that-injured-officers-killed-suspect/

Floyd Michael Woody

Age :68

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 01/25/2022

Location : 1400 block of David

City : Dandridge

County : Jefferson

State : Tennessee

Agency : Dandridge PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during mental health welfare check

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Dandridge PD were sent on a welfare check on 68-year-old Floyd Michael Woody. Police apparently arrived with SWAT. Woody was unwilling to come outside. Police state that he eventually came outside and got into a vehicle and was engaged by an officer in a physical altercation, whereupon a Jefferson County deputy and an officer with the White Pine Police Department shot and killed him. He was not reported to be armed and it is unclear why police killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wate.com/news/officer-involved-shooting-reported-in-dandridge/

Derick Rock

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 01/25/2022

Location : Walnut St

City : Aragon

County : Polk

State : Georgia

Agency : Aragon PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during mental health welfare check

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Aragon Police officer responded to a call of a suicidal person. Police allege they found Derek Rock at the door with a gun to his own head and police shot him to death with multiple shots. While he was in a known mental health crisis, he was not reported to have threatened anyone else.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/polk-county-aragon-officer-involved-shooting-gbi

https://gbi.georgia.gov/press-releases/2022-01-25/gbi-investigates-officer-involved-shooting-polk-county

https://gbi.georgia.gov/press-releases/2022-01-25/gbi-investigates-officer-involved-shooting-polk-county

Ronnie Dale Walker

Age :58

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 01/25/2022

Location : Amidon Conservation area

City : Fredericktown

County : Madison

State : Missouri

Agency : Missouri State Highway Patrol

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after sexual assault

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Missouri Highway Patrol received a call about a sexual assault. Police arrived and reportedly found Ronnie Dale Walker with a knife. They engaged in an altercation with him and shot and killed him. Police state that the rape victim had been a 16-year-old female and a second young female as well and that Walker had served time until 2020 as a Tier 3 Level offender on the Sex Offender Registry, the most serious sexual predator. Walker had been imprisoned most of his life since age 24.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.kfvs12.com/2022/01/26/deadly-officer-involved-shooting-under-investigation-madison-co-mo/

Peterson Kamo

Age :23

Gender :Male

Race : Native Pacific Islander

Date : 01/24/2022

Location : 2400 block of E Desmet Avenue

City : Spokane

County : Spokane

State : Washington

Agency : Spokane Police Department

Officer(s) : Brandon Lynch, Corrigan Mohondro

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Peterson Kamo was allegedly involved in a domestic disturbance and was holding his nephew, a toddler, when Spokane PD arrived. Family allege that police fired 6 bullets into him while he held the child, killing him and that he was not given enough time to even understand what was going on before being killed. Family have filed a lawsuit against the city.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.khq.com/news/two-officers-who-shot-suspect-holding-toddler-at-knifepoint-under-investigation/article_5ba1ea12-7d63-11ec-8329-67fbcb589cc0.html

https://www.fox28spokane.com/bodycam-footage-sheds-light-on-deadly-police-shooting-in-spokane/

https://www.fox28spokane.com/no-criminal-charges-filed-for-spd-officers-in-fatal-january-shooting/

https://www.wsp.wa.gov/2022/01/27/siir-spokane-police-officer-involved-shooting/

Bradley James Ellison

Age :48

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 01/24/2022

Location : Emory Dr

City : Priceville

County : Morgan

State : Alabama

Agency : Priceville PD

Officer(s) : PD chief Rick Williams, John Wall

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during “suspicious person” call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A neighbor who did not recognize Bradley Ellison as homeowner had called police, reporting a “suspicious person.”

Police chief Rick Williams and officer John Wall arrived at the address and allege that Ellison shot at them and officers returned fire, killing him.

Of note, the events took place in his backyard of a home he had owned for 17 years. He was reportedly sitting under a tree with a gun. Neighbors report that different caliber guns were heard going off including rifles, that police with rifles were running across the yard and Ellison was killed in his backyard. There is no indication whether police investigated or approached him before opening fire.

Police chief Rick Williams was briefly checked in overnight at the local hospital for unspecified injuries and promptly released. He did not elaborate further what had gone wrong and why he personally had taken the “suspicious person” call and been one of the shooters. Of note, Bradley Ellison had prior encounters with the same small PD.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://whnt.com/news/decatur/authorities-respond-to-officer-involved-shooting-in-priceville/

https://www.waff.com/2022/01/26/neighbors-witness-priceville-officer-involved-shooting/

https://news.yahoo.com/priceville-identifies-2nd-officer-administrative-000600986.html

https://whnt.com/news/decatur/priceville-police-chief-on-administrative-leave-pending-shooting-investigation/

Amanda Alvarez-Calo

Age :31

Gender :Female

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 01/24/2022

Location : 11000 block of S Ave E

City : Chicago

County : Cook

State : Illinois

Agency : Illinois State Police

Officer(s) : Antonio Alvarez

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by officer husband

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Amanda Alvarez-Calo was in the midst of divorcing her husband, Officer Antonio Alvarez, and starting a new life when she was found dead of a gunshot wound to the head in her car on the 11000 block of S Ave E in Chicago. Next to her was her husband, Illinois State Police officer Antonio Alvarez, who had killed her, then committed suicide in the car.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fchicago.suntimes.com%2Fcrime%2F2022%2F1%2F24%2F22899665%2Famanda-alvarez-calo-east-side-homicide

https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/teacher-killed-in-murder-suicide-was-active-in-violence-prevention-mentored-troubled-kids/2739987/

https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2022/1/24/22899665/amanda-alvarez-calo-east-side-homicide

https://nypost.com/2022/01/27/illinois-state-trooper-killed-wife-who-wanted-a-divorce-in-murder-suicide/

Paul Courtemanche

Age :42

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 01/23/2022

Location : Lord Baron Apts on Baron

City : Burlington

County : Middlesex

State : Massachusetts

Agency : Burlington PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Paul Courtemanche called 911 and told dispatch that he was having a mental health crisis and needed help. During the conversation, dispatch questioned and learned that he had a knife. When Burlington PD arrived, they allege that he charged them with a knife and they fired beanbags and live bullets simultaneously, killing him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2022/01/24/update-man-shot-by-burlington-police-has-died

Bobby Lee Sutton

Age :59

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 01/23/2022

Location : Springdale Dr

City : Atlanta

County : Fulton

State : Georgia

Agency : Fulton County SO

Officer(s) : OFF DUTY

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Off-duty officer alleges attempted breaking and entering

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Per the only eyewitness’s report, an unnamed Fulton County deputy, the deputy had just gotten off work, was in his uniform when his Ring camera alert went off and showed a man near his home. The man allegedly walked into the woods when the deputy arrived. The deputy stated that he got into an “altercation” with the man and shot him dead. Police did not allege that Bobby Lee Sutton had been armed or threatening when killed. The officer’s name and other key information was withheld. No officer was charged while the family struggled to get answers what had happened.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.11alive.com/article/news/crime/family-speaks-fulton-county-deputy-shoots-kills-man/85-23bc8d9b-1758-491d-8c1b-7cf64f400ed1

Christopher “Chris” Jones

Age :17

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 01/23/2022

Location : 500 block of Prentice Drive

City : O’Fallon

County : St. Charles

State : Missouri

Agency : St. Charles County Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Teen killed by police when found sleeping in car

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Christopher Jones had reportedly gone out with friends in a St. Louis suburb where he stayed up through the night talking. The2 boys had fallen asleep in the car and were awakened to St. Charles County PD loudly banging on the car window. Startled, Jones reversed and bumped into a police car. Police fired an unknown number of shots into the vehicle, killing him. Police allege that a handgun was seen in the car but did not state that it had been used. Police further claimed later that the car had been stolen.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://thegrio.com/2022/01/28/family-identifies-17-year-old-black-teen-killed-by-police/

https://www.yahoo.com/video/family-identifies-17-old-black-211435995.html

Tyron Coates

Age :23

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 01/23/2022

Location : 600 block of Pinhook Road

City : Lafayette

County : Lafayette Parish

State : Louisiana

Agency : Lafayette PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during traffic stop in allegedly stolen car

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A Lafayette PD officer tried to stop a car they felt may be stolen. Police allege the driver pulled into a parking lot and fled on foot. Police and a K9 chased him until he jumped from a structure and fell to the ground. Officers attempted to taser him and tasered the K9 dog instead with the dog backing away, apparently unwilling to attack after being shocked. Police allege the man they had hunted down produced a gun and shot him to death. His mother, Tonya Coates, demanded transparency from law enforcement in her son Tyron Coates's death and demanded evidence of a gun. Police stated there had been a gun but did not provide bodycam or other evidence.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.klfy.com/lafayette-parish/lsp-release-name-of-person-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting/

https://www.wbrz.com/news/person-killed-in-lafayette-police-officer-involved-shooting-lsp-detectives-investigate

https://www.klfy.com/lafayette-parish/officer-involved-shooting-leaves-one-dead

https://www.theadvertiser.com/story/news/2022/02/04/group-wants-see-body-cam-footage-lafayette-police-shooting-tyron-coates-gun-pellerin-lafayette-shoot/6656318001/