Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Aaron Willis
Age : 30
Gender : Male
Race : Black
Date : 01/02/2024
Location : Femrite Drive and Buckeye Road
City : Menona
County : Dane
State : Wisconsin
Agency : MPD Menona Police Department
Officer(s) :Sergeant Adam Nachreiner
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On January 2, 2024, Monona Police Department officers initiated and escalated a vehicle pursuit after an officer decided the vehicle was “suspicious,” despite not reporting a traffic violation, criminal offense, or confirmed threat prior to activating the chase.
Police pursued the vehicle through city streets until it crashed at Femrite Drive and Buckeye Road. Aaron Willis was the driver of the vehicle. Two passengers were also inside the car. All three occupants were killed in the crash caused during the police pursuit.
Police have not publicly identified a specific crime, warrant, or immediate danger that justified initiating the chase, stating only that an officer believed the vehicle appeared suspicious.
The decision by police to pursue directly led to the crash that killed Willis and the two passengers.
Aaron Willis was 30 years old and was expecting his first child with his wife, who was pregnant at the time of his death. Family members described the loss as devastating, noting that Willis never lived to meet his child.
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Femrite Drive and Buckeye Road
