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On October 20, 2021, officers from the Syracuse Police Department responded to a residence at 216 Ulster Street in Syracuse, New York, following reports of a disturbance. attempted to communicate with Allison Lakie, 33, who was inside the home.
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Lakie allegedly set a fire inside the residence and later exited, approaching officers while holding an eight-inch knife. At least one officer discharged their firearm, fatally striking Lakie.
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• https://www.syracuse.com/news/2021/10/syracuse-police-fatally-shoot-woman-allegedly-charged-with-knife.html
• https://www.wrvo.org/news/2021-10-21/syracuse-police-shoot-and-kill-woman-after-disturbance-call
• https://www.localsyr.com/news/local-news/police-fatally-shoot-syracuse-woman-armed-with-knife/

Around 2:30 p.m., dispatch received a call from a passerby who said an SUV was stopped in the middle of the road, and the driver appeared to be slumped over the wheel. Two Arlington officers responded to the call. One of the officers tried to talk to the driver and told him to stay where he was. The driver fled. The driver stopped briefly, at which point one of the officers told him he was under arrest and that he should shut off his vehicle. The driver again fled. The officers again pursued. The driver drove to a cul-de-sac and made a U-turn and allegedly began driving in the direction of one of the officers, who had stopped, exited his vehicle, and was standing near his open door. As the vehicle moved towards him, the officer shot and killed him. Officer Robert Phillips was fired from the agency two days later for violations of policy.

https://www.wbap.com/2021/10/20/arlington-police-investigate-officer-involved-shooting/
 

On 10/20/2021, Pennsylvania State Police and Pocono Township police pursued Betty Jane Tibaldi, 54, after officers attempted to contact her outside a closed business and she drove away. Police disabled the vehicle with stop sticks along PA-611 near Shine Hill Road, leading to an hours-long armed standoff involving negotiators and the state police Special Emergency Response Team. Tibaldi remained inside the vehicle with her husband while displaying signs of severe mental distress. After her husband surrendered and left a handgun in the vehicle, Tibaldi opened the door and fired a shot toward troopers. Police returned fire, striking and killing her at the scene. The Monroe County District Attorney’s Office conducted the investigation.

https://fox56.com/news/local/suspicious-vehicle-takes-police-on-pursuit-in-the-poconos-ending-in-a-standoff
https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/monroe-county/woman-dead-after-chase-standoff-in-poconos-pocono-township-bartonsville/523-934c8189-09eb-4be0-85cb-9c9ff8ce9507
https://www.tnonline.com/20211023/monroe-county-man-faces-charges-in-pocono-standoff/

On 10/20/2021, Atlanta Police responded to reports of gunfire at a high rise at 1163 West Peachtree Street and police said Jarvis Jarrette was shooting from a balcony and fired toward officers, after which officers opened fire and he was later found dead on a balcony, with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation documenting the case as an officer involved shooting.

https://gbi.georgia.gov/press-releases/2021-10-20/gbi-investigates-officer-involved-shooting-atlanta
https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/shots-fired-atlanta-police-west-peachtree-street
https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/police-respond-active-shooter-call-midtown-atlanta-roads-closed-area/G3MCR3WXJRGMJF4QPRMR5RE2CM/
https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/midtown/police-working-active-shooter-situation-in-midtown/85-235ea022-aeb6-4cff-b840-0817b4768980

At about 5:30 p.m., police received information that a person wanted on several warrants, including grand theft, auto theft, aggravated fleeing and eluding, and driving with a suspended license, was in the area. Officers arrived and found the person inside his vehicle. Police blocked the vehicle, at which point the person drew a handgun. An officer fired a single shot, missing him. After the shot was fired, the person pointed the gun at his head and shot and killed himself.

https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news/local/jso-officer-involved-shooting-jammes-road-san-juan-avenue-hyde-park/77-b024e055-6c8f-4943-930a-bd9521f9855c 

Officers from the Falmouth Police Department responded to an incident at the intersection of Middle Road and Lunt Road in Falmouth, Maine. The individual, identified as Daniel Louis DiMillo, was reportedly armed with a knife. Police opened fire during the confrontation, killing DiMillo. The incident is under investigation by the Cumberland County District Attorney's Office.

1. https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/crime/man-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting-in-falmouth-police-chief-says/97-4b03aff2-a4dc-4e14-a449-04e97abfcd9d
2. https://www.pressherald.com/2021/10/20/responders-described-man-with-knife-before-shooting-by-falmouth-police/
3. https://apnews.com/article/police-shootings-maine-f5f77d98dd635921478ea6203bbf9f6a

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REASON WHY PURSUIT WAS INITIATED:
At approximately 11:30 p.m., Suffolk County Police officers in a marked patrol vehicle saw a 2004 Toyota Tacoma displaying license plates that had been reported stolen. Officers attempted a traffic stop at Long Island Avenue and Gazebo Lane in Holtsville. The driver continued driving away, and police initiated a pursuit with emergency lights and siren. The stolen license plates—not information discovered after the crash—were the stated reason for the attempted stop.
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OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY:
On 10/19/2021, Suffolk County Police pursued the Toyota southbound on North Ocean Avenue after the attempted stop for the stolen license plates. Later court reporting established that the high-speed pursuit lasted approximately 10–11 minutes.
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At approximately 11:40 p.m., the fleeing vehicle reached North Ocean Avenue and Express Drive South and crashed into a Honda Civic traveling east through the intersection. The impact was severe enough to knock down a red-light camera. The Honda's driver, 19-year-old Starlin Manuel Diaz Felipe of Medford, was killed at the scene.
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Twenty-five-year-old Tariasha Smith of West Babylon, a passenger in the fleeing vehicle, was ejected during the collision and transported to Stony Brook University Hospital in serious condition. Later court reporting described her injuries as including a brain bleed and broken jaw.
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Starlin was a 19-year-old Medford resident and recent Longwood High School graduate, Class of 2019. He had finished high school only about two years before he was killed. The publicly indexed reporting located on his death focuses overwhelmingly on the crash and prosecution; it does not reliably establish where Starlin was driving that night, his destination, occupation, or detailed family statements, so those details should not be invented or replaced with material about the fleeing driver.
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DISPOSITION:
Robert Hengeveld was initially charged after the crash and was later indicted on charges including aggravated vehicular homicide and second-degree manslaughter. In June 2022, Hengeveld pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide, first-degree unlawfully fleeing a police officer, criminal possession of stolen property, reckless driving and driving while impaired by drugs.
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No Suffolk County Police officer was criminally charged for the officer's role in initiating or continuing the approximately 10–11-minute high-speed pursuit.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The Suffolk County Police Department did not publicly identify the officer or officers who initiated and participated in the fatal pursuit. A deeper search of subsequent prosecution coverage and later reporting did not produce a sufficiently verified officer identity to place on the Officer(s) line.

https://www.newsday.com/long-island/crime/suffolk-police-pursuit-fatal-crash-holtsville-1.50368978
https://abc7ny.com/holtsville-fatal-crash-police-chase-stolen-vehicle/11063734/
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/holtsville-fatal-crash/
https://longisland.news12.com/police-1-dead-1-in-custody-following-holtsville-crash
https://patch.com/new-york/sachem/1-arrested-after-deadly-suffolk-crash-police
https://longisland.news12.com/man-accused-of-leading-police-on-fatal-holtsville-chase-pleads-not-guilty-to-vehicular-manslaughter
https://dailyvoice.com/article/man-pleads-guilty-in-suffolk-county-crash-that-killed-teen-following-high-speed-pursuit/

On 10/19/2021, Georgia State Patrol troopers attempted to stop Shavoz Levon Seals near Abernathy Road NW and Brandon Mill Road while police were trying to arrest him on active warrants tied to a murder investigation. Seals did not stop and continued driving. Troopers performed a PIT maneuver near Brandon Mill Road and Brandon Ridge Drive to stop the vehicle. Authorities reported Seals then shot himself inside the vehicle. Police transported him to a hospital where he died, and investigators reported finding a firearm in the vehicle.

https://gbi.georgia.gov/press-releases/2021-10-20/gbi-investigates-death-fulton-county
https://www.ajc.com/news/crime/breaking-pursuit-of-murder-suspect-ends-with-crash-gunfire-in-sandy-springs/JVPOOCMIX5BGFGXEATDZIHZ3Q4/
https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/suspect-turns-gun-on-themselves-during-chase-with-georgia-state-patrol-officials-say
https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/sandy-springs/murder-suspect-chase-gsp-atlanta-case-sandy-springs/85-fb1a014d-b2fe-44f9-9320-fdaf01126cbd
https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/north-fulton-county/police-activity-shuts-down-sandy-springs-neighborhood/LTBATUJNBRAHBKWBI2MGZRSJEM/

On October 19, 2021, Indiana State Troopers and Evansville Police responded to a residence at 1801 Stinson Avenue following a report of a woman discovering a man’s body inside the home. Upon arrival, officers found 36-year-old Heidi Carter standing outside near a vehicle. Carter informed officers there were additional individuals inside the home and stated that she was armed.
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Police took Carter into custody and surrounded the residence, ordering all occupants to exit. Carey Hammond, 46, reportedly rushed out of the home holding what appeared to be a firearm. Officers opened fire, shooting and killing Hammond.
Inside the residence, police discovered a tied-up woman with visible injuries and the body of another deceased man. Investigators have not disclosed further details about the sequence of events or the identities of the individuals found inside the home.
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Total Fatalities/Injuries:
• 1 fatality (Carey Hammond)
• 1 fatality (unidentified man)
• 1 injured (unidentified woman)

https://www.courierpress.com/story/news/crime/2021/10/19/police-find-body-woman-tied-up-and-man-shot-killed-stinson-avenue-evansville-police-department/8501172002/
https://www.14news.com/2021/10/19/one-dead-evansville-officer-involved-shooting/
https://www.tristatehomepage.com/news/local-news/evansville-police-respond-to-incident-on-stinson-avenue/
https://www.theindychannel.com/news/crime/epd-officers-respond-to-fatal-shooting-in-evansville

Around 7 p.m., deputies were searching for a homicide suspect when they began speaking with a man unrelated to the case. The man reached inside his waistband, prompting a scuffle between him and a deputy. During the struggle, the man retrieved a weapon and shot the deputy in the leg. The deputy then shot and killed the man.

http://www.northescambia.com/2021/10/escambia-county-deputy-shot-suspect-killed-tuesday-night 

On October 19, 2021, officers from the Reno Police Department's repeat offenders’ program were searching for Richard "Ricky" Thomas, who had an outstanding felony warrant. They located his red truck at a gas station on Golden Valley Drive. As the truck began to move, three unmarked police vehicles surrounded it. Officers attempted to remove Thomas from the vehicle, but he allegedly refused to comply and tried to drive away. During this attempt, one officer was pinned by the driver's door, and another was caught by the closing passenger door as the truck moved off. Both officers involved opened fire, killing Thomas.

https://www.washoesheriff.com/outreach/press_releases/2021-149-Update-to-officer-involved-shooting-in-Golden-Valley.php
https://mynews4.com/news/local/update-released-on-man-killed-by-police-on-us-395-near-golden-valley
https://apnews.com/article/reno-nevada-crime-4c0e3f59596fde0b427b59908c4e9b19
https://www.washoecounty.gov/da/files/oisreports/Report%20on%20October%2019%2C%202021%2C%20OIS.pdf
https://www.nevadaappeal.com/news/2023/feb/21/washoe-county-prosecutor-fatal-reno-police-shooting-justified/

On 10/18/2021, Metropolitan Police Department officers went to an apartment building on Congress Street Southeast in Washington, DC to serve a temporary protection order on Deandre Johnson and address a prior reported assault. Officers made contact with Johnson inside the building and attempted to place him under arrest. During the attempt to handcuff him, a physical struggle occurred. Police stated they believed Johnson was attempting to gain control of an officer’s firearm. Officers opened fire and shot Johnson. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The incident was referred for investigation and remained under review at the time of reporting.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/10/18/mpd-shooting-congress-street-southeast/
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/man-shot-killed-by-police-in-southeast-dc/2835426/
https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/dc/man-shot-killed-by-police-southeast-dc/65-6c9b8a8b-6f2c-4b1f-9e8c-3b0a6c9f6a45
https://www.fox5dc.com/news/mpd-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-in-southeast-dc

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OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY:
On 10/17/2021, Rochester Police Officer Timothy Luety encountered a stolen vehicle on Bartlett Street near Jefferson Avenue. Police maintained that Luety did not activate his emergency lights or siren and did not initiate an official pursuit. The stolen vehicle nevertheless accelerated away immediately after the police encounter and traveled only a short distance before the fatal collision.
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At Seward Street and Whittlesey Street, the fleeing vehicle struck a car driven by 36-year-old Tishara Pugh. Police later determined that the fleeing vehicle was traveling at least 80 mph. The impact propelled Pugh's vehicle approximately 100 feet down Whittlesey Street, where it struck a utility pole and a garage; police described the collision as so violent that the engine compartment was torn from Pugh's vehicle.
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Pugh and a male passenger who lived with her were found unconscious. Both were transported to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. Pugh died shortly afterward, while the passenger remained hospitalized in critical condition. Four people were in the fleeing vehicle; two were ejected during the crash and all four were ultimately hospitalized or taken into custody.
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Pugh was a 36-year-old Rochester mother of five whose children ranged in age from 13 years to just 10 months. Neighbors remembered her as kind, thoughtful and a good mother, while her mother, Gloria Pugh, described her as a devoted parent who loved and enjoyed her children. Gloria Pugh also disclosed that Tishara was pregnant again when she was killed.
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Her mother described the devastating task of telling the five children that their mother was dead and said the children initially asked questions before becoming quiet and simply watching and observing what was happening around them. The family said they were holding one another up as they prepared to bury Tishara.
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EYEWITNESS OR FAMILY STATEMENTS:
Neighbor Bruce Register was inside his home with his 7-year-old son when he heard what sounded like an explosion. Register ran outside and attempted to help the people in the wreckage. Neighbor Gwendolyn Hymes described the death as senseless after seeing the destruction scattered across the neighborhood.
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DISPOSITION:
Police arrested 20-year-old Taj Isaish-Joshua McMillan-Harris four days after the crash. He was initially charged with second-degree manslaughter and four counts of second-degree assault. A Monroe County grand jury subsequently indicted him on second-degree manslaughter, three counts of second-degree assault and additional charges connected with the crash and leaving the scene.
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Officer Luety was not criminally charged for the officer's role in the police encounter that immediately preceded the fatal crash despite the fact that he had decided to conduct his own unpermitted high-speed pursuit without lights or sirens.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
Officer Timothy Luety was the Rochester Police officer involved in the encounter with the stolen vehicle immediately before it accelerated away and killed Pugh. Although initial news coverage did not identify him, Pugh's family subsequently named Luety, the Rochester Police Department and the City of Rochester as defendants in civil litigation arising from her death.
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LITIGATION:
On 08/11/2023, Gloria Pugh, individually, as administrator of Tishara Pugh's estate and as guardian of Tishara's five minor children, filed a civil lawsuit in New York Supreme Court, Monroe County. The defendants included the City of Rochester, Rochester Police Department, Officer Timothy Luety, Taj I-J McMillan-Harris and Lawrence W. Smith. The family was represented by attorneys including the William Mattar law firm.

https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2021/10/18/rochester-police-involved-fatal-crash-stolen-vehicle/84567912/
https://www.whec.com/rochester-ny-news/stolen-vehicle-crash-rochester-woman-killed-police-not-pursuing/6276372/
https://www.rochesterfirst.com/news/local-news/fatal-crash-involving-stolen-vehicle-rochester-police-investigation/
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/rochester/public-safety/2021/10/18/rpd--1-dead--1-in-critical-condition-after-crash-involving-stolen-car
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/rochester/public-safety/2021/10/19/rochester-police-release-name-of-mother-of-5-killed-in-crash-involving-stolen-car
https://www.whec.com/archive/mother-of-five-identified-as-victim-of-sundays-deadly-crash-in-rochester/
https://www.whec.com/archive/family-remembers-mother-of-5-killed-in-crash-sunday/
https://www.whec.com/archive/man-charged-in-crash-that-killed-mother-of-5-sunday/
https://www.whec.com/archive/rochester-man-indicted-on-manslaughter-charge-in-crash-that-killed-mother-of-5/
https://trellis.law/doc/174578832/summons-complaint-redacted-per-22-nycrr-202-5-e

On 10/18/2021, Pennsylvania State Police responded to a welfare check at a residence on the 200 block of Burket Drive in Bloomfield Township where Jacob Curry, 44, barricaded himself inside and fired a gun toward troopers. Police established a perimeter and deployed the Special Emergency Response Team as the situation escalated into an armed standoff. Reporting states Curry continued firing from the residence, and troopers opened fire, striking him. He died at the scene. The Bedford County District Attorney and coroner assisted with the response and the incident was reviewed by investigators.

https://wjactv.com/news/local/psp-duncansville-man-fatally-wounded-after-exchanging-gunfire-with-troopers
https://www.mcheraldonline.com/story/2021/10/28/news/barricaded-man-in-bloomfield-twp-killed/9603.html

On 10/18/2021, at approximately 7:30 p.m., a 52-year-old Lakeland man was riding a 2015 Harley-Davidson westbound on Interstate 4 near State Road 559 when a Florida Highway Patrol trooper pulled his patrol cruiser into the motorcycle's path. The trooper was assisting a highway construction crew that was installing lane-closure warnings for road-repair work along the inside lane of I-4.
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According to FHP, the trooper pulled from the construction area into the westbound travel lanes as the motorcycle approached. The motorcycle collided with the right side of the FHP cruiser, throwing the rider from the Harley and onto the interstate. A tractor-trailer traveling behind the collision then struck the fallen motorcyclist. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Contemporary reporting identifies the trooper as a 30-year-old Tampa man but does not publicly name him. FHP also withheld the motorcyclist's identity under Florida's Marsy's Law, identifying him only as a 52-year-old Lakeland resident.
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The crash was not the result of a police pursuit or an attempted traffic stop. The fatal sequence began when the FHP cruiser entered the active interstate lane while the motorcyclist was approaching. Public reporting does not provide the cruiser’s speed, the motorcycle's speed, the distance between them when the trooper entered the lane, or whether the patrol vehicle's emergency lights were activated at the moment of the collision.
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DISPOSITION:
Florida Highway Patrol investigated the fatal collision. No publicly reported criminal charge against the trooper resulted from the crash.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The Florida Highway Patrol did not publicly identify the 30-year-old Tampa trooper who was driving the patrol cruiser that entered the motorcycle's path.

https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-polk/motorcyclist-killed-after-crash-with-fhp-cruiser-semi-on-i-4
https://www.clickorlando.com/traffic/2021/10/19/motorcyclist-killed-when-struck-by-florida-highway-patrol-cruiser-run-over-by-big-rig/
https://www.fox13news.com/news/motorcyclist-killed-in-crash-with-fhp-cruiser-tractor-trailer-on-i-4-in-polk-county
https://patch.com/florida/lakeland/motorcyclist-hit-twice-fatal-crash-involving-patrol-car-truck

On October 18, 2021, Shawn Delemore Dempsey was pursued by Mingo County Sheriff's deputies following the discovery of his parents, Shawn Dempsey, 52, and Karen Sue Dempsey, 52, who were found dead. During the pursuit, Dempsey allegedly pulled a gun and fired at the deputies. Officers shot and killed him during the confrontation.

https://wchstv.com/news/local/new-details-released-in-logan-double-fatal-shooting-investigation

On October 18, 2021, officers from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department responded to a report of a man, Reiner Sommer, behaving erratically in a bathroom at a business located on S Fort Apache Road. After handcuffing Sommer, he became unresponsive and subsequently died.

https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/homicides/officials-show-video-of-encounter-with-man-who-died-in-police-custody-2680544/
https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/homicides/las-vegas-mans-death-in-police-custody-ruled-a-homicide-2541803/
https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/man-who-died-in-police-custody-after-medical-episode-identified-2463835/
https://www.clarkcountynv.gov/government/departments/district_attorney/use_of_force_reports.php
https://casetext.com/case/sommer-v-las-vegas-metro-police-dept

On 10/17/2021, Springfield police officers encountered Douglas Knakmuhs at a gas station in Springfield, Missouri while attempting to make contact in connection with outstanding warrants. Police reported that gunfire occurred and Knakmuhs left the location. Officers later located him at a nearby residence where he entered the home and occupants were inside. A tactical response was initiated. During the police entry, officers encountered Knakmuhs inside the residence and a confrontation occurred. Police opened fire and fatally shot Knakmuhs at the scene. The incident was referred for investigation.

https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/crime/2021/10/17/springfield-police-shooting-west-elm-street/
https://www.ky3.com/2021/10/17/springfield-police-investigate-officer-involved-shooting/
https://www.ozarksfirst.com/local-news/local-news-local-news/springfield-police-investigate-officer-involved-shooting/

On 10/17/2021, Fort Smith police officers responded to reports of a fight involving weapons at a residence on Tilles Avenue in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Upon arrival, an officer encountered Christofer Conner and observed him striking a child with a brick. The officer ordered Conner to stop, and Conner initially complied. When the officer attempted to place Conner in handcuffs, police reported that Conner produced a sharp object and injured the officer. The officer opened fire, striking Conner. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The injured officer was treated for non life threatening injuries. The shooting was reviewed and the officer was cleared of wrongdoing.

https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/local/fort-smith-police-officer-involved-shooting-tilles-avenue/527-2c9b1e41-0c9b-4e6e-9b6e-5f7a1b0b8f9c
https://www.thv11.com/article/news/crime/fort-smith-police-shooting-tilles-avenue/91-0f6e0f5d-8f2b-4f5a-9c1e-3c9c7e6f2c2a
https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2021/oct/18/fort-smith-police-investigate-fatal-officer-involved-shooting/

Police responded around 2 a.m. to a 911 call about an armedman smoking crack. Two officers, with probable cause to arrest Allan Lorenzo Robb on a charge of grand theft auto, reportedly deployed less-lethal weapons without success before a third officer shot and killed him.

https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/2021/10/17/one-man-dead-after-police-involved-shooting-west-palm-beach/8498994002/

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REASON WHY PURSUIT WAS INITIATED:
At approximately 2:52 p.m., a Kentucky State Police Post 4 trooper observed Michael C. Beaver riding a Yamaha motorcycle eastbound on the Western Kentucky Parkway near mile marker 132 and alleged that he was speeding. The trooper activated emergency lights and attempted to stop the motorcycle. Beaver continued driving away and the trooper initiated a pursuit. Kentucky State Police did not state Beaver’s initial speed or the posted speed limit in its public account.
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OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY:
On 10/17/2021, Kentucky State Police pursued 36-year-old Michael C. “Mike” Beaver eastbound on the Western Kentucky Parkway after a trooper attempted to stop him for alleged speeding. Beaver continued approximately three miles to the interchange with Interstate 65, entering I-65 northbound at mile marker 91.
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The pursuit then continued north on I-65 until Beaver took Exit 94. He lost control of the Yamaha motorcycle on the northbound exit ramp and crashed. Beaver was critically injured and transported by Hardin County EMS, where he was pronounced dead. The route described by KSP establishes that the pursuit covered at least the approximately three-mile segment between I-65 mile markers 91 and 94, in addition to the preceding Western Kentucky Parkway portion; KSP did not disclose the total pursuit distance, duration, maximum speed, or the pursuing trooper’s speed.
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Kentucky State Police initially withheld Beaver’s identity and publicly identified him three days later as Michael C. Beaver, 36. KSP’s Critical Incident Response Team investigated the fatal pursuit under Sgt. Scott Rafferty.
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Mike was a father of seven children—Nevaeha, Anastashia, Alexia, Destiny, Cameron, D.J., and a son, Michael, who had died before him. His obituary describes motorcycle riding as one of his passions and remembers him as someone who was always willing to help the people he loved. He left behind a large family that included his children, parents, six siblings, nieces, nephews and friends.
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DISPOSITION:
Kentucky State Police investigated the fatal crash through its Critical Incident Response Team. No criminal charge against the pursuing trooper is documented in the available public record.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
Kentucky State Police did not publicly identify the Post 4 trooper who initiated and participated in the fatal pursuit.

https://www.kentuckystatepolice.ky.gov/news/p4-10-18-2021
https://www.facebook.com/societyalert/posts/michael-beaver-motorcycle-accident-michael-beaver-death-obituary-authorities-hav/379322047222603/
https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/22730119/michael-c-beaver/

Deputies with the Clark County Sheriff’s Office located Kfin Karuo’s white Ford Expedition in a parking lot and attempted to arrest him for allegedly pointing a gun at a man on September 29. Karuo drove away, and deputies escalated a high-speed pursuit reaching 70 to 80 mph. Deputy Forrest Gonzalez performed a PIT maneuver, spinning Karuo’s SUV onto a berm. As Karuo began to climb out the driver’s window, Gonzalez saw a handgun in Karuo’s hand and ordered him to drop the weapon. Karuo pointed the gun at Gonzalez, who opened fire while backing away. Karuo ran toward a mobile home park, then turned and again pointed the gun at Gonzalez. Gonzalez fired more rounds. Deputy David Delin, who had arrived at the scene, also opened fire when Karuo appeared to square off. Deputies later found Karuo dead in a driveway with a loaded 9mm Glock in his hand. Gonzalez fired 10 rounds, and Delin fired 8. At least seven bullets struck a nearby occupied home, but no civilians were injured. The fatal shot struck Karuo in the torso. Deputy Forrest Gonzalez had previously been involved in two other fatal shootings.

https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2021/12/deputy-in-fatal-clark-county-shooting-says-kfin-karuo-pointed-gun-at-him-twice-records-reveal.html
https://www.columbian.com/news/2024/nov/21/clark-county-deputy-who-shot-camas-man-involved-in-two-previous-law-enforcement-shootings/
https://www.opb.org/article/2021/12/21/vancouver-police-clark-county-deputies-documents-fatal-shooting-kfin-karou-washington/
https://www.katu.com/news/local/vancouver-police-expand-investigation-into-fatal-officer-involved-shooting
https://www.facebook.com/thecolumbian/posts/clark-county-sheriffs-office-washington-statedeputy-forrest-gonzalez-was-involve/1128406529293154/

About 4 a.m., officers responded to a report of shots fired. Officers arrived at the location and began to canvass the vicinity for a maroon sport utility vehicle firing a weapon. An officer spotted a maroon Lincoln SUV with paper plates and conducted a traffic stop along with assisting officers. Guillermo Gonzalez-Gonzalez was the lone occupant. The officers shot and killed Gonzalez. Gonzalez reportedly had two guns with him at the time of the incident: a semiautomatic handgun and a long rifle.

https://www.lmtonline.com/news/article/Man-ID-d-in-fatal-officer-related-shooting-16543924.php

On 10/16/2021, the Minnesota State Patrol responded to an incident where Cody Wayne Pirila allegedly killed his roommate, Skylar Cody Hunter, 31, and roommate's father, Jamie Allen Hunter, 51. After the killings, Pirila took his own life following a police chase.

https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/northern-minnesota-double-homicide-suspect-kills-himself-during-pursuit/
https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/obituaries/cody-wayne-pirila
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/cody-wayne-pirila-obituary?id=31145068
https://www.inforum.com/news/victims-suspect-identified-in-st-louis-county-homicide
https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/victims-in-double-killing-idd-as-father-and-son-suspect-was-sons-roommate
https://www.startribune.com/authorities-id-3-killed-in-an-apparent-murder-suicide-near-cloquet/600107684
https://www.fox21online.com/2021/10/17/identities-released-in-double-murder-suicide-in-culver-township/
https://www.fox9.com/news/deputies-roommate-kills-father-and-son-before-taking-own-life-in-northern-minnesota
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2021/10/17/victims-suspect-identified-in-culver-township-homicide
https://www.pineknotnews.com/story/2021/10/15/news/updated-victims-alleged-shooter-identified-in-brookston-area-deaths/6082.html
 

Joshua Dewayne Hammock allegedly robbed a convenience store in Lee County while displaying a knife around 11:20 p.m. Lee County deputies began searching for him in response to the theft. Around 7:30 a.m., another robbery took place at a 7/11, where Hammock allegedly stole a case of beer and flashed a knife before charging at the store clerk. When two responding deputies found him, Hammock allegedly tried to attack them with the knife, prompting one of the deputies to shoot and kill him.

https://www.news-press.com/story/news/2021/10/17/lcso-deputy-involved-shooting-courtyards-estero-apartments/8499420002/ 

Alexander King was carrying a pellet gun, which he allegedly pointed at officers. Police stated the pellet gun resembled a rifle, with only a faded orange tip that was not visible from a distance at night. The names of the two officers who shot King, along with five others present who did not fire, are being withheld under Marsy's Law.

https://www.tampabay.com/news/breaking-news/2021/11/08/tarpon-springs-police-officers-cleared-in-fatal-shooting-of-teen-state-attorney-says/

On 10/15/2021, Milpitas police officers located Michael Edward Nelson Jr. inside a reported stolen vehicle at the Milpitas Square Shopping Center on Barber Lane in Milpitas, California. Officers approached the vehicle and Nelson exited briefly, looked toward officers, and then re entered the vehicle. Police reported that Nelson then fired a weapon toward officers from inside the vehicle. Officers opened fire, striking Nelson. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The incident was referred for independent investigation.

https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/south-bay/milpitas-police-shooting-shopping-center/
https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/10/15/man-killed-in-milpitas-officer-involved-shooting-at-shopping-center/
https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/man-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting-in-milpitas/

On October 14, 2021, at approximately 2 p.m., Edgecombe County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a residence on McNair Road in Tarboro, North Carolina, after receiving a report that 32-year-old Jermaine Harris was chasing a family member with a knife. Upon arrival, Harris lunged at one deputy and stabbed him twice in the back. A second deputy, who arrived shortly afterward, discharged their firearm, fatally striking Harris. The injured deputy was transported to Vidant Medical Center in Greenville, where they were treated and later released.
Total Fatalities/Injuries:
• 1 Fatality (Jermaine Harris)
• 1 Injury (Deputy)

https://www.cbs17.com/news/local-news/edgecombe-county-deputy-suspect-injured-in-shooting/
https://www.cbs17.com/news/local-news/edgecombe-county-sheriff-gives-update-after-suspect-killed-after-stabbing-deputy/
• https://abc11.com/shooting-in-tarboro-nc-edgecombe-county-officer-involved-mcnair-road/11128899/
https://apnews.com/article/north-carolina-tarboro-459ece1bf42724d6285d453dcdf3be91

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REASON WHY PURSUIT WAS INITIATED:
On 10/14/2021, the Trigg County Sheriff’s Department received a report that a man had fired a gun at a vehicle during an altercation on South Road in Cadiz. Deputies and Cadiz Police officers attempted to make contact with him, but he drove away and police initiated a pursuit. Later court records show the pursuit resulted in charges of first-degree fleeing or evading police and speeding 26 mph or more over the limit.
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OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY:
On 10/14/2021, Trigg County deputies and Cadiz Police pursued the vehicle through Cadiz following the reported shooting on South Road. The pursuit ended on Hilltop Street, where the fleeing driver stopped, left his vehicle and entered the home of 71-year-old Mary V. Dullenty. Dullenty was the fleeing driver’s aunt.
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Police remained outside while the man was inside Dullenty’s residence. A short time later, he emerged from the house and officers took him into custody. Deputies then entered the residence and found Dullenty seriously injured. She was transported to Trigg County Hospital, where she died. An autopsy performed two days later at the Kentucky Office of the Chief Medical Examiner determined that she died from blunt-force trauma.
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The later prosecution established that Dullenty had been strangled and beaten inside her home during the police pursuit. The criminal case ultimately included first-degree strangulation and first-degree burglary in addition to murder. What began as a police pursuit over an alleged shooting therefore ended inside the home of a 71-year-old woman who had not been involved in the original South Road encounter.
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Dullenty was a longtime Cadiz resident, a mother and grandmother whose family continued attending court proceedings for more than three years after her killing. At sentencing, her granddaughter Savana Marie Cotton described the lasting trauma of encountering the bloody aftermath inside her grandmother’s Hilltop Street home and said Dullenty’s death permanently changed the family.
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DISPOSITION:
Harold F. Jett was indicted in December 2021 on charges including murder, first-degree strangulation, first-degree burglary, first-degree fleeing or evading police and speeding 26 mph or more over the limit. The prosecution remained pending for nearly three years while his defense pursued psychiatric evaluation and questions concerning his mental condition.
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In August 2024, Jett pleaded guilty following mediation to the charges arising from Dullenty’s killing and the police pursuit. On 11/13/2024, Trigg County Circuit Judge Jamus Redd sentenced him to 35 years in prison. Dullenty’s granddaughter delivered a victim-impact statement describing the continuing effect of the killing on their family.
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No Trigg County Sheriff’s deputy or Cadiz Police officer was criminally charged for an officer’s role in initiating or continuing the pursuit.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The Trigg County Sheriff’s Department and Cadiz Police Department did not publicly identify the officers who initiated and participated in the pursuit.

https://www.wpkyonline.com/2021/10/19/autopsy-results-released-in-trigg-murder-case/news-edge/
https://www.wkdzradio.com/2024/11/13/jett-officially-sentenced-to-35-years-for-dullentys-murder/news-edge/
https://www.kentuckystatepolice.ky.gov/news/p1-10-14-2021
https://www.wkdzradio.com/2022/05/13/jett-commonwealth-one-step-closer-to-setting-trial-date/news-edge/
https://www.wkdzradio.com/2023/10/11/psychiatric-evaluation-coming-in-dullenty-murder-case/news-edge/
https://www.wkdzradio.com/2024/08/30/jett-pleads-guilty-in-mediation-commonwealth-recommends-35-years/news-edge/

On 10/14/2021, Crestview police officers responded to a residence in the 300 block of Hospital Drive after a neighbor reported hearing calls for help. Officers encountered Calvin Wilks Jr. inside the residence and attempted to have him step outside. When that did not occur, officers attempted to detain him. During the encounter, officers deployed a Taser and physically restrained Wilks. Wilks later became unresponsive and died. A medical examiner later cited restraint and Taser use as contributing factors. One Crestview police officer was charged with manslaughter in connection with Wilks’s death. The charge was later dismissed. Wilks’s family filed a civil lawsuit related to the incident.

https://www.nwfdailynews.com/story/news/crime/2022/08/12/crestview-police-officer-charged-manslaughter-death-calvin-wilks/
https://www.pnj.com/story/news/2022/08/12/crestview-police-officer-charged-manslaughter-calvin-wilks-death/
https://www.weartv.com/news/local/charges-dismissed-against-crestview-police-officer-in-calvin-wilks-jr-death
https://www.wjhg.com/2022/08/12/crestview-police-officer-charged-with-manslaughter/

On 10/14/2021, law enforcement attempted a traffic stop involving Russell Leggett in Riverside County, California. The driver continued driving and police escalated a pursuit that traveled through the area and onto Interstate 10. During the chase, police reported gunfire involving the vehicle. The pursuit ended near the Interstate 10 off ramp at North Indian Canyon Drive in Palm Springs. Officers opened fire on the vehicle, striking Leggett. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The incident was referred for independent investigation.

https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/crime/2021/10/14/palm-springs-police-shooting-i-10-indian-canyon/
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/man-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting-near-palm-springs/
https://www.kesq.com/news/2021/10/14/officer-involved-shooting-closes-i-10-near-palm-springs/

On 10/14/2021, at approximately 11:00 p.m., Anderson County Sheriff’s deputies Matthew G. Davis and Kenneth D. Lollis encountered 39-year-old Robert Allen Maness riding a motorcycle on Airline Road near Mimosa Trail and attempted a traffic stop. Contemporary accounts did not disclose what traffic violation or other conduct prompted deputies to stop Maness; Sheriff Chad McBride did not state a reason for the attempted stop.
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According to the Sheriff’s Office, Maness did not stop and allegedly fired multiple rounds toward the deputies while continuing on the motorcycle. Sheriff McBride said bullets struck the patrol vehicle and described the encounter as occurring extremely quickly after deputies activated their blue lights. The deputies returned fire, striking Maness. The Anderson County Coroner’s Office said the gunfire caused Maness to crash his motorcycle. He was transported to a hospital and died from his injuries.
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The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division assumed the independent criminal investigation. The shooting was the second fatal shooting involving Anderson County Sheriff’s deputies in approximately two days; deputies had killed Jonathan Zachary Combs following a separate police pursuit on 10/12/2021.
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The circumstances of Maness’s death were later formally disputed by his estate. Rebecca Maness, acting as personal representative of his estate, pursued wrongful-death, survival and federal civil-rights claims against deputies Davis and Lollis, Sheriff Chad McBride and the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office. The subsequent court filing explicitly states that the parties disputed the details of the fatal encounter.
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DISPOSITION:
SLED investigated the shooting and submitted its findings through the state’s officer-shooting review process. No criminal charges against Davis or Lollis resulted from Maness’s death.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
Deputies Matthew G. Davis and Kenneth D. Lollis were the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office deputies involved in the fatal encounter with Maness. Their identities, which were absent from the initial news coverage, were subsequently established through the civil litigation filed by Maness’s estate.
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LITIGATION:
Rebecca Maness, as personal representative of Robert Maness’s estate, brought claims arising from his death against Deputy Matthew G. Davis, Deputy Kenneth D. Lollis, Sheriff Chad McBride and the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office. The claims included wrongful death, survival damages for Maness’s alleged conscious pain and suffering, and federal civil-rights claims under 42 U.S.C. §1983.
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In November 2024, the parties reached a $50,000 settlement. Court documents state that the settlement resolved the estate’s claims against Davis, Lollis, McBride, the Sheriff’s Office and related defendants while expressly reflecting that the parties disputed the circumstances surrounding Maness’s death.

https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/local/south-carolina/2021/10/15/man-killed-anderson-county-deputy-involved-shooting/
https://www.foxcarolina.com/2021/10/15/sled-investigating-deputy-involved-shooting-anderson-county/
https://www.wspa.com/news/local-news/motorcyclist-killed-after-deputy-involved-shooting-anderson-county/
https://www.wyff4.com/article/anderson-man-dies-deputy-involved-shooting/37972247
https://www.foxcarolina.com/2024/11/22/settlement-reached-anderson-county-sheriffs-office-wrongful-death-lawsuit/
https://www.yahoo.com/news/anderson-co-sheriff-office-reaches-234323337.html

On October 13, 2021, officers from the Augusta Police Department responded to a report of a man with a knife at the Bread of Life Shelter, located at 155 Hospital Street in Augusta, Maine. Police arrived and confronted 34-year-old Dustin J. Paradis, who was reportedly holding a chef's knife. Officers alleged that he walked toward them. Two officers opened fire and killed him. The Maine Attorney General's Office deemed the shooting justified.

1. https://www.centralmaine.com/2021/12/03/new-video-audio-detail-moments-leading-up-to-deadly-augusta-police-shooting/
2. https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/crime/officer-involved-shooting-in-augusta-under-investigation-maine-hospital-street-deadly-force-augusta-police-attorney-general-office/97-e341da1f-e004-4a0d-a99a-80ebb5433ab9
3. https://wgme.com/news/local/augusta-officers-justified-in-killing-man-with-autism-at-homeless-shelter-maine-ag-says-bread-of-life-hospital-street-dustin-paradis-knife-augusta-police-officer-sebastian-guptill-sergeant-christopher-blodgett

On October 13, 2021, a Geary Police officer saw a 46-year-old man holding a knife near the I-40 and US-281 interchange in Hinton, Oklahoma. An off-duty officer driving past the scene stopped to assist, and a third officer arrived soon after. The third officer attempted to use a taser. Police allege that the man lunged at the off-duty officer with the knife when he saw the Taser. One of the officers opened fire, striking the man and fatally wounding him.

https://kfor.com/news/local/geary-police-shoot-kill-man-armed-with-knife/
https://www.news9.com/story/61676b8e7aee9c0be305741d/osbi%3A-man-with-knife-shot-killed-by-officer
https://apnews.com/article/police-oklahoma-oklahoma-city-7afc5105771987a1e78778aaef9edd3b

On October 13, 2021, off-duty NYPD officer Yvonne Wu was waiting at the Brooklyn apartment of her ex-girlfriend, Jenny Li, located near 19th Avenue and 79th Street. When Li returned to the apartment accompanied by 24-year-old Jamie Liang, Wu allegedly shot both women.
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Jamie Liang was pronounced dead at the scene. Jenny Li sustained injuries but survived the shooting. Wu, who remained at the scene, was arrested by responding officers.

• https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/14/nyregion/nypd-officer-yvonne-wu-shooting.html
• https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/off-duty-nypd-cop-accused-of-shooting-ex-girlfriend-and-another-woman/3307836/
• https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-nypd-cop-shooting-brooklyn-love-triangle-20211013-mtgirpa53jcopaiuyyw3pxpi6y-story.html

At approximately noon, officers were dispatched to an apartment complex for a family disturbance involving a gun. A caller reported seeing a man with a gun, shooting into the air and pointing the gun at a woman. The woman involved also called police and reported that Christopher Ryan Vasquez was trying to kill her. Officers arrived and Vasquez barricaded himself in his apartment. He occasionally approached the window and cursed at officers while holding one and sometimes two handguns. He also pointed the guns at his own head and at one point placed one in his mouth. He reportedly said he was not going to come out peacefully, threatened suicide, and stated he was going to kill himself. At approximately 6:41 p.m., officers sent gas into the apartment, and Vasquez fired his handgun toward an armored vehicle, and an officer fired one round at him. He fell away from the window and out of sight. Shortly after, additional gunfire could be heard from inside the apartment. A robot camera revealed Vasquez lying dead on the floor of the apartment with a gun nearby.

https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Man-who-killed-self-in-Medical-Center-area-16603887.php

On 10/13/2021, Michigan State Police fugitive team members located Steven David Schumann near the 9200 block of Lindsey Road while attempting to arrest him on a parole absconding warrant connected to a prior assault case. Troopers approached his vehicle and police reported Schumann produced an edged weapon, escalating the situation into a hostage confrontation involving a woman present. Troopers opened fire and struck Schumann, killing him at the scene while the woman sustained injuries during the encounter.

https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/developing-michigan-state-police-fugitive-team-involved-in-shooting-in-barry-county

On 10/13/2021, Birmingham Police officers responded to a report of a woman shot during a domestic dispute on Brussels Circle and identified George Anthony Dowdell as the person involved. Police pursued him as he entered an apartment and established a perimeter after he barricaded himself and fired gunshots toward officers. Officers conducted hours of negotiations and tactical containment. When officers entered the residence, they found Dowdell dead from a self inflicted gunshot wound.

https://www.wsfa.com/2021/10/14/birmingham-pd-shooting-suspect-fires-officers-while-barricaded-apartment/
https://www.wvtm13.com/article/suspect-barricaded-in-birmingham-apartment-after-shooting-woman-firing-shots-at-officers/37954868

On 10/13/2021, Jim Rogers, a 54-year-old man experiencing a mental health crisis, was taken into custody by Pittsburgh police in the Bloomfield neighborhood. Officer Keith Edmonds deployed a Taser multiple times during the arrest. Rogers was placed face-down, handcuffed, and later became unresponsive in the back of a patrol vehicle. He was transported to a hospital, where he died the following day. The medical examiner ruled his death an accident, citing excited delirium and underlying health conditions following restraint and Taser use. No criminal charges were filed against Edmonds. The City of Pittsburgh fired Edmonds in 2022, but an arbitrator later ordered his reinstatement. In 2025, a Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court upheld that decision, ordering the officer reinstated with full back pay and benefits. Separately, the city settled a federal wrongful death lawsuit filed by Rogers’s family for $8 million.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/court-orders-pittsburgh-police-to-reinstate-officer-involved-in-jim-rogers-tasing-death/ar-AA1KbpiL
https://www.wtae.com/article/pittsburgh-police-officer-fired-over-death-of-jim-rogers/65639434
https://www.wesa.fm/courts-justice/2025-08-09/court-orders-reinstatement-and-back-pay-for-pittsburgh-officer-fired-after-2021-taser-arrest-death
https://triblive.com/local/pa-appeals-court-reinstates-pittsburgh-cop-fired-over-taser-use-in-fatal-encounter/

On 10/13/2021, Davenport police officers responded to reports of a man in the area of East 9th Street and Iowa Street who was seen holding what appeared to be a handgun to his head. Officers encountered Bobby Jo Klum in public and attempted to stop him using two less lethal rounds, which did not end the encounter. Police stated that Klum moved toward nearby bystanders. One officer then opened fire, striking Klum. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities later stated that the object Klum was holding was a pellet gun. The Scott County Attorney ruled the shooting justified, and a subsequent civil lawsuit was dismissed by a judge.

https://qctimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/davenport-police-shoot-kill-man-after-less-lethal-rounds-fail/article_7c4f4a2a-2c0b-11ec-9d6c-9b8a7a9a0f9f.html
https://www.kwqc.com/2021/10/14/davenport-police-investigate-officer-involved-shooting/
https://www.wqad.com/article/news/crime/davenport-officer-involved-shooting-bobby-jo-klum/526-0c2f7b6b-0a6e-4c5a-9f2f-2e1f3c3b4a7a