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Long Beach, California, United States
On March 19, 2024, at 9:18 p.m., Lakewood Station deputies responded to a residence in the 15900 block of Indiana Avenue, Paramount, regarding a welfare call. They contacted the victim, who stated her ex-boyfriend had violated a protective order by showing up at her residence and demanding she let him inside. The male was later identified as 40-year-old Jose Acosta from the city of Bellflower.
Deputies observed Acosta driving near the victim's residence in an orange Pontiac vehicle. Deputies followed Acosta until he stopped in the number two lane of eastbound Artesia Boulevard at Downey Avenue in the city of Long Beach. As deputies prepared to conduct a traffic stop, they positioned their vehicles behind Acosta, who suddenly put his vehicle in reverse. Acosta accelerated backwards and crashed into the front end of the deputy's patrol vehicle. The impact of the collision was so violent that it caused both vehicles to become inoperable.
Deputies immediately exited their patrol vehicles and observed Acosta exit the driver's door of his vehicle with a knife in his right hand. Deputies ordered Acosta to drop his weapon, but he refused and charged toward them, at which time a deputy-involved shooting occurred.
Acosta sustained gunshot wounds to the torso. Deputies rendered aid until the arrival of Los Angeles County Fire Department paramedics. Acosta was subsequently pronounced dead at the scene.
A knife with an approximate three-inch blade was recovered at the scene.
One deputy was transported to a local hospital where he was treated for non-life- threatening injuries sustained during the collision. There were no other persons injured in the incident.
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7 February 2023
The Milwaukee Police Department on Thursday released redacted bodycam footage of the fatal shooting that left officer Peter Jerving and Milwaukee resident Terrell Thompson dead.
As a second officer is caught in a physical struggle with Thompson, the footage shows Jerving run up to the two to assist in the arrest. Thompson draws a gun and fires at Jerving, forcing him to retreat. But Jerving then runs back again to help.
It's then that both men exchange gunfire, at perhaps point-blank range, killing each other. Both Jerving, 37, and Thompson, 19, suffered multiple gunshot wounds.
Jerving was the fifth Milwaukee police officer to die in the line of duty since 2018, and the first since 2019. He was a four-year veteran of the department and was assigned to District Four on Milwaukee's northwest side, where he grew up.
He was lauded by colleagues, friends and family for being a dedicated officer and a thoughtful, caring person outside work as well.
Hours before the shooting, Thompson was in court for sentencing on two misdemeanor hit-and run cases, one of which was dismissed in a plea agreement. He received a year of probation.
His mother, Tamera Brown, told the Journal Sentinel at the time that she was in disbelief about her son's involvement in the shooting and said Thompson seemed to be fine after receiving his sentencing.
The second officer is not named in the video. The wife of Jerving's usual patrol partner of four years told the Journal Sentinel in February that both men were training new officers the night of the shooting.
The second officer never fired his weapon and was not placed on administrative duty, according to police.
An investigation into the incident, led by the Brookfield Police Department, remains ongoing, police said. It will be reviewed by the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office.
The video released Thursday via YouTube is just over eight minutes long and includes limited and edited body camera footage from Jerving and the second officer. Together, they tried apprehending Thompson in the early morning hours of Feb. 7 in connection with an armed robbery that occurred less than two hours beforehand.
The video is accompanied with narration by Assistant Chief Paul Formolo.
According to the video:
Shortly after an armed robbery was reported at 11:31 p.m. Feb. 6 on the 2600 block of West Good Hope Road, Jerving and the second officer identified Thompson as a suspect.
The video includes a radio broadcast Jerving made to other officers sometime after the incident was reported. He identifies Thompson as the suspect and circulates a description of him and of the incident: a man reportedly smacked car keys and a phone out of a woman's hand and made off with her car and phone.
Formolo said Jerving and the second officer later received information that Thompson was possibly in the area of the 2700 block of South 14th Street, on the city's south side.
When they arrived, around 1:14 a.m., they located the stolen vehicle in a parking lot with a man and woman inside. As police approached, the two exited the car and walked toward an apartment building.
Jerving immediately calls out to the man: “Terrell! Terrell! Don't make us run.” The woman stops and raises her arms in the air, but officers continue walking after Thompson until he turns a corner and runs.
The two officers give chase, splitting up as they wind through several buildings.
After Thompson slips on some snow, the second officer catches up with him and a physical struggle ensues. As Jerving arrives and approaches the two, body camera footage shows Thompson producing a handgun.
A gunshot is heard.
“Whoa, (expletive),” Jerving yells.
He retreats and falls down as he does. Two more gunshots are heard.
“Stop!” Jerving said.
The video transitions to footage from Jerving's body camera. Jerving reports shots are fired over the radio. His own handgun is visible as he runs back toward Thompson and the second officer, who are still struggling with each other.
Once Jerving is within arm's reach of the two, another shot is heard and Jerving begins crying out in pain.
At some point, Jerving also returned fire. Both his and Thompson's handguns were recovered afterward. A photo shows Thompson's had an extended magazine.
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Obituary:
https://www.jsonline.com/obituaries/mjs074220
https://krausefuneralhome.com/obituary/peter-eric-christian-jerving/
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21 February 2023
MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office cleared Officer Kevin Hansen on Friday of any wrongdoing related to the deadly shooting of Herman Lucas in late February.
The incident occurred on Feb. 21, 2023, near 91st and Silver Spring. 31-year-old Lucas died after Officer Hansen shot and killed him during a foot pursuit.
Police attempted to pull Lucas over on the 7000 block of W. Thurston Ave. because the car he was driving was unregistered and did not have any license plates, according to the Milwaukee Police Department (MPD).
Lucas took off and a pursuit began. The pursuit ended when Lucas ran a red light and collided with another driver in the 9100 block of W. Silver Spring Drive, according to MPD.
Lucas then got out of his vehicle and ran away. While running from officers, a firearm can be seen in his hands, according to surveillance video.
Lucas failed to listen to police commands to drop his weapon, police say. While attempting to scale a fence, he fell to the ground. Lucas then turned towards Officer Hansen and the officer fired his gun, striking Lucas multiple times. Hansen discharged his firearm ten times, according to the DA's Office.
Lucas died from his injuries. His weapon, a semi-automatic firearm, was recovered.
Officer Hansen, who had five years of service at the time of the incident, was placed on administrative leave per department protocol.
On Friday, the DA's Office ruled Officer Hansen's use of force was consistent with state law for protecting the community and his own life.
The clearance letter says in part, "Mr. Lucas was armed with a loaded semi-automatic pistol that he brandished in a public place while a uniformed officer was lawfully attempting to arrest him and refused to surrender the weapon or comply with lawful orders. Despite repeated orders to relinquish control of his firearm, Lucas picked up his gun after inadvertently dropping it while colliding with a fence. Lucas posed an immediate threat to the safety of Officer Hansen and anyone else in that vicinity."
MPD previously released edited body camera footage showing parts of the deadly shooting.
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22 June 2023
GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — Greensboro police on Monday released body-worn and video-mounted camera video from a fatal officer-involved shooting that took place last summer in Greensboro.
The Superior Court granted the Greensboro Police Department's request to release the footage from the June 22, 2023, shooting. The recordings were released on April 15, 2024.
A Greensboro police officer, responding to a report of a suspicious vehicle, shot and killed a man who was armed with a BB gun. The district attorney's office ultimately ruled that the shooting was “justified” and that the officer would face no charges.
Greensboro Police Chief John Thompson released the following statement in the video, describing the section that shows shots being fired:
Officer Corrigan saw Roberson quickly transfer the handgun from his left hand to right hand before Roberson pointed the handgun at him. Officer Corrigan then drew his service firearm and discharged multiple rounds toward Roberson through the lowered, front passenger window. At that point, Officer Corrigan immediately called ‘shots fired' over the radio and got out of his patrol vehicle with his gun drawn to assess the scene. He said ‘shots fired' a second time on the radio while searching for the gun and asking Roberson ‘Where is it?' and requesting assistance and Emergency Medical Services. The body-worn camera recording captures what appears to be the black handgun under the police vehicle. After searching the immediate area for the firearm, Officer Corrigan handcuffs Roberson and locates what appears to be a silver handgun in his front waistband. Officer Corrigan then starts CPR on Roberson and continues until other officers arrive and provide CPR until EMS is on the scene. It is determined that the black handgun was a black semi-automatic appearing BB gun and the silver revolver located in the waistband was a toy revolver. As is standard procedure when a critical incident involves loss of life, Greensboro Police requested the SBI to respond to the scene that night and begin their own independent criminal investigation. It should be noted, as Officer Corrigan was operating the police vehicle and searching for the location of the suspicious vehicle, the body-worn camera and vehicle-mounted camera had not yet been activated. GPD was able to retrieve the recordings, but the technology does not allow for capturing sound. Officer Corrigan activated his body-worn camera after he stepped out of the vehicle and the camera captured the 30 seconds immediately preceding the activation. The investigation also revealed the 911 call for officers to respond to that area about a suspicious vehicle was placed from Roberson's residence.
At around midnight on June 22, 2023, a Greensboro police officer came to the 1010 block of Tuscaloosa Street after getting a report of a suspicious vehicle in the area.
The officer was driving a fully marked GDP vehicle and was in full uniform.
While still inside the vehicle, the officer encountered 51-year-old Graham Thomas Roberson at the passenger door and fired his weapon from inside the patrol vehicle, striking Roberson. Roberson was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead as a result of his injuries.
Two handguns were found near the passenger side of the officer's patrol vehicle. It was later discovered that those two weapons were a black semi-automatic BB gun and a silver toy revolver.The involved officer was interviewed by an SBI special agent on June 28, 2023. During that interview, the officer stated that he was dispatched to the area to search for a suspicious vehicle described as a black SUV in the area of Tuscaloosa Street.
The officer told SBI that he began to drive east on Tuscaloosa once he arrived at the area and did not see a black SUV. He did pass a person, later identified as Roberson, walking west on the road.
He did not initially find Roberson's presence to be unusual since people walking around late at night is not uncommon. The officer continued east and still did not see a black SUV.
The officer then stated he turned around in the parking lot of a church and began to drive west back down Tuscaloosa. He once again saw Roberson, walking east on the road this time, and Roberson waved his right hand to flag the officer down.
The officer told SBI that he stopped his vehicle and began to lower his front passenger-side window to speak with Roberson. He saw Roberson walking towards the vehicle at an angle.
It was then that the officer said he noticed that Roberson's left hand, on which he was wearing a blue glove, was holding a black handgun. The officer could see the black handgun due to the contrast with the blue glove.
The officer said that Roberson “quickly transferred the handgun from his left hand to his right and pointed the handgun at him.” The officer then drew his own handgun from his right-handed holster and fired multiple rounds at Roberson through the down passenger window of the patrol vehicle.
At that point, the officer called “shots fired” over the radio and got out of the vehicle with his gun drawn toward Roberson. He saw Roberson down on the road beside the passenger door and asked him “Where is it?” several times in reference to the handgun.
With his flashlight, the officer found the black handgun underneath the vehicle and also found what looked like a silver handgun in Roberson's waistband.
Those two guns were later identified as the black-semi automatic BB gun and the silver toy revolver.
Follow-up:
GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — No charges are going to be filed in a fatal officer-involved shooting that took place last summer in Greensboro, according to the Guilford County District Attorney's Office.
The DA's office says that the officer's account of events is “fully confirmed” by his vehicle's dash cam footage and body-worn camera video.
Based on their findings, the DA's office determined that the officer's use of deadly force “was justified” under the circumstances “by both the common law principle of self-defense and by the statutory provisions of NCGS 15A-401(d)(2), which permits the use of deadly force by a law enforcement officer to defend himself or another from what he believes to be the imminent use of deadly force.”
Obituary:
https://www.bryan-leefuneralhome.com/obituaries/Graham-Thomas-Roberson?obId=28256629
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Chino PD, Sgt. Derek Bishop (now retired) shoots and kills a unarmed 49-year old Li Xi Wang, who was behind a door. A settlement of 3$ Million was paid to Wang's family.
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11 January 2023
VALENCIA, Calif. (KABC) -- The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has released body camera video showing the moments that led up to a shooting in Valencia that left a suspect dead.
The shooting happened on Jan. 11 outside the Macy's department store in the Westfield Valencia Town Center.
Deputies had responded to the scene regarding a call about a trespasser.
In the full video of the incident, posted on LASD's YouTube page on Tuesday, the person who called 911 reported a "transient" who was sleeping in front of a mall entrance and was refusing to leave.
"We tried talking to him … he does not want to leave at all. He just basically wants to start a fight whenever we go up to him," said the 911 caller. "Whenever we try to talk to him, he gets really irate."
Surveillance footage shows the suspect, identified as 50-year-old Christopher Lee Mercurio, sitting near the entrance.
The deputy approaches Mercurio and the two talk for a few minutes.
In the bodycam footage, which includes audio of their interaction, the deputy attempts to explain to Mercurio why she was called.
She's interrupted by Mercurio, who is heard saying, "Yeah. I'm not going to move at all, I will actually kill every f***** that comes here."
The sheriff's department said that's when Mercurio punched the deputy in her face and head. She begins to call for help, saying "I'm in a fight! I'm in a fight!"
The deputy appeared to have shot at Mercurio twice, striking him at least once in the chest. He then walks back to his sleeping bag and collapses.
Mercurio was sent to a hospital that night but later died. The deputy was also treated and released.
In the video, another responding deputy is heard saying Mercurio didn't have a gun.
"I don't see anything on him. I checked."
The California Department of Justice is still investigating the shooting.
"The DOJ will submit its findings to the attorney general's office for review as to the legality of the use of force," LASD said.
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12 March 2023
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - A Pinellas County deputy – who the sheriff described as an experienced law enforcement officer with grit – had surgery Monday morning after he was shot in the neck, hand, and leg while responding to a vehicle burglary report. Officials said the suspect was "waiting" for deputies before firing at them.
Officials said the suspect was "waiting" for deputies before firing at them.
The suspect was identified as 23-year-old Zion Bostick, who was released from state prison exactly one year before Sunday's shooting: March 12, 2022. If it wasn't for a second deputy who was at the call that night, it's possible K9 Corporal Matthew Aitken would've been shot dead by the Bostick, Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said.
Sgt. Jacob Viano joined Cpl. Aitken and his K9 Taco as they tried to track down Bostick, officials said.
"If Viano hadn't run with him, he wouldn't be here today," Sheriff Gualtieri said. "Viano was able to kill this guy before he fired additional rounds into Matt while he was laying on the ground."
Before 7 p.m., deputies learned of a vehicle burglary in the 6300 block of 60th Avenue North, an unincorporated area of the county. Chief Anthony Holloway of the St. Petersburg Police Department said they received one report from a witness, who confronted the suspect and began capturing video of him.
Chief Holloway's agency is investigating the deputy-involved shooting as part of the Pinellas County Use of Deadly Force Investigative Taskforce, which was created in 2020. It was started to ensure investigations into law enforcement use of deadly force are objective.
The witness called 911 and explained the suspect was wearing gloves and attempted to break into cars. The individual followed the suspect and provided updates to the agency.
According to the sheriff's office, when deputies arrived, they spotted the suspect at Grace Brethren Church. It's located at 6300 62nd Avenue North.
Investigators said Bostick fled behind the church, through a wooded area, and into a neighborhood. That's when Cpl. Aitken and his K9 Taco began tracking Bostick.
They followed him to the backyard of a home on 60th Avenue North. Cpl. Aitken spotted Bostick trying to hide around the corner of the house, officials said, and "verbally challenged him."
The couple who lives in that home said they heard bullets flying everywhere and hunkered down in their bedroom.
In a news release, deputies said the suspect "immediately fired several rounds at Corporal Aitken." The deputy was struck three times.
"The suspect was waiting for them and as the K9 and the handler cleared the building, that's when the suspect shot at the deputy," explained Chief Holloway.
Chief Holloway said Bostick fired three shots at Cpl. Aitken and three shots at Sgt. Viano. Viano and the K9 weren't hurt.
Sgt. Jacob Viano, who is a former K9 handler himself, managed to "duck out of the way," according to the sheriff's office. The sergeant fired back and Bostick died at the scene.
"He's very thankful for being able to do what he did," Sheriff Gualtieri said. "He did a stellar job being able to assess that threat. He fell down. He got back up. He not only saved his own life, but he saved Matt's life."
Cpl. Aitken was taken to Bayfront Health where he continues to recover. He is expected to be OK, but has several medical issues he now faces. The sheriff didn't elaborate further.
"Matt is, thankfully, one of our more experienced deputies. Because of his experience and grit, Matt survived this," the sheriff explained during Monday's press conference. "Right now, it appears he'll be OK. I think he is going to pull through. He's got a lot of medical issues."
The wounded deputy was hired by the sheriff's office in March 2006.
Cpl. Aitken is 40 years old and has a wife and young daughter, the sheriff said. Sgt. Viano was hired in November 2000 and is 49 years old. He will be placed on administrative leave during the investigation, which is normal protocol.
Chief Holloway said it's always a scary time when law enforcement learns one of their own was injured.
"You don't want that phone call," he offered. "Getting here is the longest drive of your life. It's hard on everybody in the law enforcement community."
Deputies said Bostick had a second handgun in his right pocket that was reported stolen out of Manatee County.
Officials said Bostick didn't appear for a court hearing on March 7 for attempted burglary and driving with a suspended license charges. The sheriff said an arrangement was made for him to plead guilty.
"He told his mom he would not go back to prison," Chief Holloway said.
"He simply didn't want to go back to prison," Sheriff Gualtieri said. "He decided he was going to kill two deputy sheriffs. That's the type of people out there that we deal with."
In regard to the witness who confronted Bostick, the police chief said it is not a move he would recommend.
"I wouldn't take it to the next level," Chief Holloway said. "He went and confronted the guy. We want you to call us and if you can keep an eye on the person, please do that. But don't try to confront the person. Thank God nothing happened to that gentleman but at the same time he did the right thing because he saw someone commit the crime in his community and he didn't want that in his community."
According to the sheriff's office, Bostick "had an extensive criminal history" that dates back to when he was 17 years old. Gualtieri said Bostick was arrested 18 times, including 34 different felonies and 22 different misdemeanor charges. Those charges, Gualtieri said, include grand theft, drug crimes and crimes with guns, and Bostick has gone to state prison twice.
The Pinellas County Use of Deadly Force Investigative Taskforce is comprised of officials from four local law enforcement agencies: Clearwater Police Department, Pinellas County Sheriff's Office, St. Petersburg Police Department, and the Pinellas Park Police Department.
Sheriff Gualtieri said the body camera footage will be released to the public after the investigation is complete.
"People need to see what bad guys like this do to good cops."
He survives:
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - With his daughter's hand around his own, Corporal Matthew Aitken walked out of the front doors of Bayfront Hospital in St. Pete, just a few days after he was shot three times while on duty.
Law enforcement, barking K9s, and loved ones were lined up on each side of the exit as the Pinellas County deputy strolled toward an undercover patrol car, taking deep breaths. Before he entered the front passenger seat, he turned toward his peers in uniform and raised his right fist.
After the deputy left the hospital, the sheriff told reporters that Cpl. Aitken told him he wants to get back to work.
"He's a tough guy," Sheriff Gualtieri stated. "But he needs to take it easy. He's got a bullet in his neck, his leg is OK, he's got problems with his wrist, but I have no doubt that he'll come back and he'll come back strong because that's who he is."
"It's a happy day because Sunday was a terrible day," he added. "Today could've been a funeral day."
"Matt is, thankfully, one of our more experienced deputies. Because of his experience and grit, Matt survived this," the sheriff explained during Monday's press conference, adding that he believes the deputies were "ambushed."
Cpl. Aitken is 40 years old and has a wife and young daughter, the sheriff said. Sgt. Viano was hired in November 2000 and is 49 years old. He will be placed on administrative leave during the investigation, which is normal protocol.
Deputies said Bostick had a second handgun in his right pocket that was reported stolen out of Manatee County. On Friday, Sheriff Gualtieri said the weapon used was also stolen. Both were from unlocked vehicles.
"Please, people lock your cars," he said. "If you have your guns in your cars, lock your doors. Be responsible gun owners."
The sheriff also wanted to remind the public that when Officer Charles Kondek of the Tarpon Springs Police Department was shot and killed in 2014, the suspect used a stolen weapon.
Follow-up
Shooting is justified:
PINELLAS COUNTY - The State Attorney's Office (SAO) released the results of their investigation into a shooting involving a Pinellas County Sheriff's Office Sergeant and Corporal, who was shot multiple times.
The incident occurred at approximately 7:13 p.m. on March 12, 2023, at 6385 60th Avenue North in St. Petersburg. The results of the SAO investigation were released on Wednesday, March 22, 2023.
State Attorney Bruce Bartlett concluded in a letter that was sent to Sheriff Bob Gualtieri stating, “I have determined that K-9 Deputy Matthew Aitken and Sergeant Jacob Viano were in the lawful performance of their legal duties when they pursued Zion Bostick for the felony charge of Burglary to a Conveyance when they confronted Bostick at the rear of the residence at 6385 60th Avenue North, St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida, and commanded Bostick to raise his hands. When Bostick responded by shooting Deputy Aitken three times and shooting at Sergeant Viano three times, Sergeant Viano was justified in utilizing deadly force to kill Bostick who was engaged in the forcible felony of Attempted Murder of a Law Enforcement Officer. Therefore, it is the conclusion of the Office of the State Attorney that the death of Zion Bostick was justifiable homicide pursuant to F.S. §776.05(1), F.S. §776.012 and F.S. §776.032.”
A copy of the letter from the State Attorney's Office is available here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dOqacGdAnlgwYEJ3qds3ilab7gMukXPz/view?usp=share_link
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Obituary:
https://www.memorialparkfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Zion-Bostick/#!/TributeWall
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March 18, 2023
U.S. Park Police (USPP) have released body camera video that shows an officer shooting 17-year-old Dalaneo Martin inside an SUV the teen allegedly stole in Washington, D.C.
D.C. police officers found Dalaneo Martin asleep inside an SUV with the ignition running after they responded to a report of a suspicious car near 34th and Baker streets NE about 8:50 a.m. on Saturday, March 18, authorities said. They determined the car was stolen, called for backup and two USPP officers responded.
In a part of the bodycam video released Tuesday, the officers can be seen discussing how they're going to get the driver out of the car while it's running. A senior D.C. police officer can be heard directing the others: “If he takes off just let him go, but don't get inside that car."
However, the video later shows how an officer moves to arrest Martin, climbing into the backseat and saying, "Police, don't move." That officer and others appear to struggle with the teen as he's in the driver seat, and Martin yells. Authorities are unsuccessful, and Martin drives away with the officer still in his backseat.
“Stop man, just let me out,” the officer says while reaching for their gun. “Stop. Stop or I'll shoot!”
The officer fires multiple times, and the teenager yells again. The SUV then ran into a home in the 300 block of 36th Street NE. Martin died at the scene.
Police said they later discovered a gun in the SUV, but that the officers did not know it was there until after the vehicle crashed.
Kenneth Spencer, chairman of the U.S. Park Police union, said the officers' actions were justified.
“The officer had lawful reason to enter the vehicle, and both officers involved took appropriate actions for lawful reasons,” Spencer said.
Martin's family saw the video of the shooting hours before police released it to the public.
"He murdered my son and should be prosecuted," Martin's mother, Terra Martin, said after watching the video, according to the family's lawyer.
Martin's family is expected to speak to the press on Wednesday. Also known as Debo, he was a father to a 5-month-old son. The family said he cared deeply about others, and they believe that while he may have made mistakes, he did not deserve to die for being behind the wheel of a stolen car.
Now, they are seeking answers from law enforcement.
Terra Martin led a demonstration down Benning Road accompanied by family members and friends about a week after the shooting. She said her family is left with lingering questions eight days after her son was shot and killed: “Why wasn't a taser deployed? Why was the officer in the back of his car? Why was Dalaneo shot in a non-threatening position? Why haven't involved officers' names been released?”
The family's attorney, Andrew O. Clarke, said the family was told by the coroner that Dalaneo was shot multiple times.
“Six shots to the back,” Clarke said. “How can you explain that?”
The two U.S. Park Police officers involved remain on administrative leave.
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November 22, 2023
The US Park Police has released bodycam footage of the moment an officer was shot multiple times in Washington, D.C., while chasing a drug suspect.
Cops witnessed a suspected drug violation and attempted to approach a man before gunfire was exchanged in the Mount Vernon Square neighborhood on November 22.
Video of the incident shows one of the officers attempting to confront the suspect, later identified as Turell Delonte Campbell, but he immediately starts running.
The unidentified officer pleads with him to 'get down,' but Campbell, 30, turns around holding a gun and multiple shots were fired.
The officer was struck in the torso and leg multiple times. Both men were taken to hospital but Campbell later died from his injuries.
Campbell reportedly had a lengthy criminal history in the district, including a murder charge which was later dropped.
He was charged with the murder of 25-year-old Isiah Agyekum in 2015 but this was dismissed due to a 'government witness availability issue', according to NBC Washington.
He was also charged with selling crack cocaine in Penn Quarter in 2019 and threatening to shoot a housing authority police officer in 2020, but these charges were later dropped by prosecutors.
Campbell was again arrested in 2020 on gun and drug charges. He pleaded guilty to the drug offenses while the gun charge was dropped and was handed an 18-month probation sentence in February 2023.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/08/04/mclean-police-shooting-video/
Video from a Fairfax County police officer's body camera, made public Thursday, shows an officer fatally shooting a man suffering a mental health crisis in his McLean home July 7 as the man charged at three officers, wielding a wine bottle like a club. The man's parents reacted to the video by saying the killing “cannot be justified,” and noting their son was “5′ 6, slightly built, and holding just a bottle and a decorative mask.”
“We recognize that, at times, police officers face grave and unknown dangers in the line of duty, but that was not the case for that call at our home regarding our son,” the couple said.
Police Chief Kevin Davis said the shooting is still being investigated.
“Our officers were confronted with a very chaotic and dangerous situation,” Davis said in releasing the footage at a news conference. “I want to be careful not to offer any assessments or any opinions,” given the ongoing investigation. “But I think it's clear to see from the video that that was a very active and chaotic incident.”
The deadly encounter began unfolding shortly after 8:30 p.m., when officers arrived in the 6900 block of Arbor Lane. There, in his parents' spacious house, Jasper Aaron Lynch, 26, was behaving erratically in the throes of a mental health crisis, his sister told the officers after meeting them in front of the residence. Lynch's parents were not home and no one else was in the house.
After discussing Lynch's condition for several minutes with the sister, the three officers opened the front doors and stepped into a large foyer area, the video shows. One or more of them called out “Aaron,” as Lynch was commonly known. Lynch suddenly appeared at the opposite end of the foyer, holding a large decorative tribal mask made of wood in one hand and a wine bottle in the other.
In a span of about 20 seconds, officers can be heard urging him at least eight times to “put it down.”
“Aaron, are you all right?” one said.
“Bud, it's okay, you're not in trouble,” said another.
The video shows Lynch yelling as he hurled the wooden mask at one of the officers. Then he charged toward the doorway where the officers were standing, raising the wine bottle by its neck with two hands in what Davis called “an aggressive act.” Two of the officers fired Tasers at him but Lynch kept coming, according to the video.
“I think it's safe to say they were several feet away,” Davis said of the officers. “And both Taser prongs have to hit in order for it to take effect. Again, our investigation will reveal if, in fact, those Tasers hit, if they took effect, and if they didn't, why not.”
As Lynch, wielding the bottle, reached the front entrance, Officer Edward George, a 10-year member of the force, shot him four times. The video shows Lynch collapsing on the threshold and crawling a few feet before being subdued. Asked if it is possible that George mistook his gun for his Taser, the chief said, “There's no preliminary investigative information that I'm aware of that suggests that that's the case.”
Davis said George is on “administrative” working status, with no public contact, pending the outcome of two parallel inquiries, one to determine if the shooting was a crime, the other to ascertain if any department rules were violated. Efforts to reach George were not immediately successful.
“We believe that the three police officers … could have, and should have, handled this far differently,” Lynch's parents, Patrick and Kathy Lynch, said in a statement after the news conference. Describing their son as “scared” by his loss of mental control, they said, “To respond to Aaron's mental health crisis by shooting him at all, let alone multiple times, cannot be justified.”
The couple added, “As parents, we mourn the heartbreaking loss of our son and are left with only memories and regret.”
Davis said he sympathizes with the family and declined to comment on the parents' statement.
Davis said the tragic outcome was rare, given the volume of calls that Fairfax police receive about people in emotional or psychiatric distress. Of the 6,700 such calls that officers have responded to so far this year — an average of about 33 per day — they have used force, lethal and nonlethal, “less than one percent of the time,” the chief said.
The department has embraced “a co-responder philosophy” in which a mental health clinician, when available, accompanies police officers on calls such as the one involving Lynch. Earlier that evening, between 7 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., officers and a clinician went to the Lynch home for an initial report of a mental health crisis. But when they arrived, Lynch had left the house, and officers couldn't find him, police said.
When officers were called again, shortly after 8:30, the clinician — the only one working with police so far — was unavailable.
“This clinician had moved on to another location at the conclusion of his tour of duty to complete some administrative paperwork,” Davis said. He noted that the three officers who responded to the second call had all received advanced crisis-intervention training.
Davis said the department will soon begin phase two of the co-responder program, with two clinicians on the payroll instead of one. Months from now, in the fourth and final phase, the department plans to have 16 clinicians working with officers in the field, the chief said.
Shortly after the police bodycam video was released by Fairfax County police, Jasper Lynch's parents — Pat and Kathy Lynch — released a statement:
"Our son, Aaron, was experiencing a severe mental health crisis on July 7. He was scared and asked for both of the 911 calls that were made that day. We believe that the three police officers who answered the second 911 call could have, and should have, handled this far differently," the statement reads. "To respond to Aaron's mental health crisis by shooting him at all, let alone multiple times, cannot be justified. We recognize that, at times, police officers face grave and unknown dangers in the line of duty, but that was not the case for that call at our home regarding our son. Aaron was about 5' 6", slightly built, and holding just a bottle and a decorative mask.
"As parents, we mourn the heartbreaking loss of our son and are left with only memories and regret. Had we known there was any possibility that the police responding to the second 911 call would use lethal force against Aaron during a mental health crisis, we would not have involved them until a mental health counselor could be present, as was the case for the response to the first 911 call. We hope our efforts to find out more about this incident will, in the future, help families in similar situations avoid such a tragic outcome."
Follow-up:
MCLEAN, Va. — Three Fairfax County Police officers will not face charges, in connection to the shooting death of Jasper Aaron Lynch in 2022.
An officer shot and killed 26-year-old Lynch inside his home in Mclean on July 7, 2022, after they'd responded to calls that he was having a mental health episode.
The FCPD officers were identified as Officers George, Kirsch and Pak.
"My review of this incident leads me to conclude that none of the three officers all of whom used some level of force, violated any criminal laws. I therefore decline to bring criminal charges against Officers Pak, Kirsch or George," wrote Fairfax County Commonwealth Attorney Steve Descano in a release that was posted on Facebook around 5 p.m. on Friday.
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Jasper Aaron Lynch:
Apparently he is trans:
https://www.them.us/story/jasper-aaron-lynch-west-virginia-police-shooting
https://www.hrc.org/news/hrc-honors-aaron-lynch-26-year-old-transgender-man-killed-in-virginia
Obituary:
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/jasper-lynch-obituary?id=36302045#obituary
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31 March 2024
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The Richmond Police Department has released dispatch audio and body camera footage from an officer-involved shooting that left a 20-year-old man dead on Easter Sunday.
On Sunday, March 31, at about 5 a.m., officers responded to the 1900 block of Cedar Street for a reported disturbance involving an armed person. During 20-year-old Kenneth Sharp's interaction with officers, police said he pulled a gun. One of the officers then shot him.
Per department protocol, a “critical incident briefing,” or a collection of related audio and video, has been shared with the public in the aftermath of officer-involved shootings.
While the investigation into this incident is ongoing and the involved officer is on administrative leave with pay, this briefing is meant to “provide the public with the details as we [the department] currently understand them.”
The initial call was made to Richmond's dispatch by an unidentified person, whose voice is seemingly altered within the briefing video for privacy reasons. Any identifying information is also redacted.
The caller tells the dispatcher they can see a person lying on the hood of a car. According to the caller, the person had been beating on the car and making a lot of noise, which had woken them up. They then reportedly witnessed the person pull a “long gun” from their pants.
At one point during the call, the caller says they can see the person getting off of the hood of the car. They then tell the dispatcher that the person has gotten inside the car.
When asked to describe the person they're seeing, the caller says the person looks like a Black male in a black hoodie and skinny jeans. They tell the dispatcher that the person's car is parked near a dumpster in the parking lot.
They also describe the gun the person has as the length of a “baseball bat.”
The briefing video then cuts to the initial dispatch shared with officers. The dispatcher describes the situation as explained above and tells the officers the car appears to be a Silver Hyundai.
Two officers responded to the scene. The briefing shows their body camera footage side by side at first before providing a full-screen view of the officer who ultimately shot Sharp. The briefing ends with several screenshots of moments the department wishes to highlight and a few evidence photos.
The officers are blurred within the footage to conceal their identities. The briefing refers to them as “Officer #1” and “Officer #2.”
Officer #1 is seen arriving at the scene first. In the video, he approaches the Hyundai and shines his flashlight inside. Sharp appears to be in the car and the passenger seat. He does not seem to respond to the light or Officer #1's presence.
Officer #1 does not knock on the window or try to get Sharp's attention right away. He can be seen walking away from the car, then back, then away again. At this time, Officer #2 arrives in his patrol car and Officer #1 approaches his driver's side to talk to him.
As they talk, Officer #1 tells Officer #2 that Sharp seems to be asleep. Both officers appear to not be sure why they were called if Sharp is just asleep in his car.
“What do you want to do with it?” Officer #2 is heard asking Officer #1.
“I can knock and see if I can talk to 'em.” Officer #1 says in answer.
Officer #2 exits his cruiser and follows Officer #1 over to the Hyundai. At some point before Officer #1 gets Sharp's attention, Officer #2 rounds the car and stops near its hood on the driver's side.
Officer #1 lightly knocks on the car's passenger side window. Shortly after, either Officer #1 or Sharp opens the passenger side door.
Once the door is open, Sharp can be seen lifting a large gun from the footwell of the car.
The department indicates with screenshots from the footage that it appears Sharp brings his finger “towards the trigger.” The department also indicates Sharp lifts the muzzle of the gun upwards and that it seems to be pointed somewhat in Officer #2's direction.
Officer #2 immediately runs towards his cruiser. As this is happening, Officer #1 stumbles back from the car door. Sharp's foot is seen stepping outside of the car at this time.
Officer #1 runs around the dumpster and has his gun drawn. Officer #2 ducks behind the hood of his police cruiser as Sharp exits the vehicle.
One of the officers calls for Sharp to drop the gun. They do not finish saying this before four shots are fired at Sharp by Officer #2.
Due to Officer #2's being crouched behind the hood of his car and the height of his body camera, as well as the video quality and the lighting, it is not clear if Sharp has his gun pointed at officers. However, he can be seen standing outside of the car and he has the gun in his hand.
At the time of Officer #2's shots, Officer #1 has no visual of Sharp. He runs away from the shots, ducking between two other cars for a few moments before he runs back toward Officer #2 and Sharp. Officer #2 then radios dispatch and tells them shots were fired.
Officer #2 approaches Sharp, with Officer #1 arriving shortly after.
Officer #1 then goes to check on the female occupant in the driver's seat of the vehicle. They ask her if she is alive and she does not audibly answer.
Officer #2 lifts the large gun Sharp had away from him. It seems to have Sharp's blood on it. Both officers audibly catch their breath for a moment before Officer #1 goes around the car and checks on the woman.
The woman begins talking with Officer #1, seeming confused and asking him what happened. He asks if she is okay and she says yes.
All body camera footage ends there.
The Richmond Police Department provided additional evidence photos of the gun in Sharp's possession and the hoodie he was wearing at the time of his death.
The investigation into what happened that morning between Sharp and the two Richmond officers continues.
“Once a full investigative report is complete, the report will be submitted to the Office of the Commonwealth Attorney,” said a spokesperson for the department. “Following the determination from that office, RPD will conduct an internal policy review.”
At this time, neither officer has been identified. Both were placed on administrative leave with pay immediately following the incident. According to the spokesperson, Officer #2 remains on leave but Officer #1 — who did not fire his gun — has resumed his regular duties.
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(Intended to commit suicide because the dead man did not even have a gun or knife in his hand.)
In this case, the police will not be at fault. Because the criminal intended to mislead the police. The police were therefore not punished.
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On January 18, 2024, two San Antonio Police Officers, riding in the same marked patrol vehicle, conducted a traffic stop for a traffic violation at 700 block of Southcross. One officer contacted the driver, 42-year-old Jervon Harper and asked him to step out of the vehicle after smelling the odor of marijuana coming from inside the vehicle. Harper refused and began to physically fight with the officers as the officers attempted to detain him. During the struggle, one officer observed the suspect with a handgun. Both officers pulled out their duty weapons and one officer fired a single round at Harper, striking him. Harper was transported to a local hospital where he was later pronounced deceased. Officer Edgardo Valladares, who discharged his weapon during the incident, has been placed on administrative duty pending further investigation. Valladares, a three-year veteran of the force, will remain on administrative duty until the completion of the inquiry.
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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Salt Lake City Police have released bodycam footage of the officer-involved critical incident from Tuesday, April 2, that left a man dead.
The incident occurred on the 800 block of South State Street. Police received a 911 call from an employee working at a Chevron gas station.
The employee reportedly told police that the suspect, later identified as Cameron Ammon Cloward, 36, had a knife and tried to stab him through a window. Based on the employee's statements, police believe Cloward may have committed an aggravated robbery by using — or threatening to use — a dangerous weapon during the commission of a robbery or attempted robbery.
Officers arrived at the scene at around 2:30 a.m., finding Cloward walking in the parking lot while holding a knife. Cloward reportedly began walking north from the gas station on the east sidewalk of State Street. Cloward allegedly turned around, faced officers, and started walking back into the gas station parking lot.
One SLCPD officer reportedly requested a “less lethal shotgun,” before four officers then fired shots, resulting in Cloward's death.
No officers were injured during the incident. The knife found at the scene matched the description provided by the store employee as a pocketknife. The blade of the knife was found extended, police said.
The four SLCPD officers who used deadly force have been placed on standard paid administrative leave.
“Any loss of life is tragic, and the use of deadly force is a traumatic event for our officers. This situation unfolded very quickly and involved safety risks to our community and officers. Our officers are trained to perceive, interpret, and respond to a person's actions. The body-worn camera footage released today shows our officers urging, and ordering, Mr. Cloward to put down his knife and to stop walking toward them. Maintaining the safety of our community can be full of risk and unpredictability,” a press release from SLCPD states.
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Also sorry for the last shitty post I didn't wanna sift through an hour or two worth of body cam footage to see if it was that good I'm tired so cut me some slack
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