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29 people were Killed By Police in the United States last week. Here are the links: 347 348 Juan Markee Jones 349 Elijah James Smith 350 Russell Bowman 351 Robert George Issa 352 Zachary Glen Hoven 353 Daniel Carver 354 Shawn Michael Hubbard 355 Mark Powell 356 Grechario Mack 357 Antonino Thomas Gordon 358 Kenneth Ross Jr. 359 Betty Lemoine 360 Dominick Alexander Hernandez 361 Grizelda Hernandez 362 Keith A. Kent 363 Rumondale Jones 364 Benjamin W. Evans 365 Dashaun Shepard 366 Steven Brooks 367 368 369 Kenneth Warren Resendez 370 Bruce Arnold Allee 371 Angel Lopez 372 373 374 375 Jessie Thedford
11 of the victims were white. (350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 357, 359, 364, 369, 370, 375) 7 of the victims were black. (348, 349, 356, 358, 363, 365, 366) 3 of the victims were latino. (360, 361, 371) The race of 8 of the victims is unknown. (347, 355, 362, 367, 368, 372, 373, 374) 2 of the victims were female (359, 361)
3 of the victims fired at an officer. (359, 365, 373) 15 of the victims displayed a weapon. (347, 350, 351, 352, 354, 355, 356, 362, 363, 364, 366, 367, 369, 370, 372) 2 of the victims were suicidal. (354, 364) 4 of the victims were in a car chase. (353, 366, 372, 374) A taser was used on 4 victims. (348, 351, 352, 368) 2 of the victims died without a shot being fired. (368, 371) 5 of the victims were in a domestic dispute. (347, 348, 351, 354, 363)
The killing of Dominick Alexander Hernandez and Grizelda Hernandez is the case of the week. “A U.S. Border Patrol agent has been arrested after the bodies of a woman and a 1-year-old child were found near a rural park in South Texas. The bodies of 27-year-old Grizelda Hernandez and her son Dominick Alexander Hernandez were discovered about 15 feet apart near the banks of the Rio Grande on Monday. Ronald Anthony Burgos-Aviles, 28 — the Border Patrol agent who reported finding the bodies — was arrested on two counts of capital murder, Laredo police announced Tuesday afternoon. Burgos-Aviles and Hernandez had been in a romantic relationship, police said at a news conference.”
“A supervisor for the U.S. Border Patrol killed a woman with whom he was romantically involved and her 1-year-old child before calling 911 claiming to have discovered the bodies near a park along the border with Mexico … Ronald Anthony Burgos Aviles, 28, was being held without bond in the Webb County jail on two counts of capital murder. Joe Baeza, police spokesman in the border city of Laredo, said Burgos Aviles was identified as a person of interest within an hour of the 911 call Monday, but Baeza declined to elaborate. He said Grizelda Hernandez, 27, and her son, Dominick Alexander Hernandez, likely were killed Monday near the park, which is adjacent to the Rio Grande and just south of the World Trade Bridge that carries traffic between the U.S. and Mexico. Burgos Aviles and the woman were in a romantic relationship, Baeza said. The investigation will determine if Dominick was Burgos Aviles’ child.” (360,361)
Phoenix AZ had two incidents on April 14. “Sgt. Mark Tovar, a Phoenix police spokesman, said officers responded to two separate reports of shots fired near 28th Avenue and Bethany Home Road at approximately 2 a.m. They determined the man was driving a dark-colored car. Officers located the car at about 3 a.m., and the driver refused to stop for police before he continued into Ahwatukee and then the Scottsdale area, Tovar said. Officers were unable to stop the car with spikes. The man attempted to steal a car near an off-ramp near the Loops 101 and 202 in Tempe, but the female driver refused to give up her car, Tovar said. “The suspect also pointed a weapon at a DPS officer at that location,” Tovar said. At some point, the man switched from the dark-colored car to a white minivan. Tovar said he did not know how the man got the minivan, but police do not believe it was a carjacking. The man then fled the scene, but two of his tires were damaged, Tovar said. He continued west driving on rims before the car came to a stop near 13th Avenue and Thomas Road at approximately 5 a.m. “He engaged officers,” Tovar said. “He did have a weapon. He pointed a weapon at officers.” Officers fired at the man, striking him at least once. Tovar said the man, whose identity was withheld, died at the scene.” (372)
“Sgt. Mark Tovar, a Phoenix police spokesman, said officers were called to the area on a report of a car that had crashed into a fence at approximately 2 p.m. Police found the vehicle and the driver in a field just north of Third Street and St. Charles Avenue. Tovar said the man pulled out a gun while sitting in the car after an initial conversation with police. He then exited the vehicle and shot “in the direction” of police, according to Tovar. Officers returned fire, Tovar said, and took cover when the man shot back. The man “was stopped” after he was struck at least once in a second exchange of gunfire with police, Tovar said.” (373)
Billings MT saw two officer involved shootings April 10. “The two deaths mark the latest in a string of suspects killed by law enforcement in recent months as Billings struggles to contain a surge in violence and property crimes. Authorities say the lawbreaking is largely driven by illegal drugs coming into the city of 110,000 people.” “Zachary Glen Hoven, 29, was shot and killed Monday morning by a Billings police officer at a downtown apartment. Officials said Hoven was waving a knife, threw knives at officers and was advancing on them when he was shot repeatedly. An earlier attempt to subdue him with a stun gun failed.” (352)
“Officers initially responded at 12:45 a.m. to a report of a man with a gun involved in a domestic disturbance at a home several blocks away on Yellowstone Avenue, (Billings Police Chief Rich) St. John said. By the time officers arrived, the man (Shawn Michael Hubbard ) had left. His ex-wife told police he had yelled something about going to rob a casino, St. John said. Police later saw the man in the casino parking lot. An officer ordered him to stop, but the man entered the casino. Officers were delayed getting “buzzed in” through the front entrance, St. John said, likely because staff’s attention was directed toward the suspect. They had to break through a window pane in the front door and crawl through it, he said. By the time officers got inside, the man was at the far end of the casino, waving what appeared to be a handgun, pointing it at patrons and apparently threatening to take hostages, St. John said. There were around a half-dozen customers inside the casino, he said. “Once inside, the officers saw the suspect waving a gun and threatening people,” St. John told reporters. “Patrons inside were yelling, screaming, ducking for cover or looking to escape.” After the man ignored “clear instructions” to drop the weapon, Becker fired his AR-15 patrol rifle several times, striking the man in the torso, St. John said. The chief said he believed the man was hit by multiple rounds. He dropped the gun, fell down and then appeared to be reaching for something on the floor, St. John said. Becker then fired and hit him again, St. John said. The man was transported to St. Vincent Healthcare, where he was pronounced dead.” “A police officer shot and killed a man authorities said was waving a black pellet gun and threatening patrons inside a casino early Tuesday — the second fatal shooting by officers in Montana’s largest city in less than 24 hours. … It was unknown whether the man fired the pellet gun, which Becker had believed to be a firearm, St John said. The gun “looked exactly like a black, semi-automatic handgun, very realistic,” said Billings Police Capt. Kevin Iffland.” (354)
“Cathedral City Police said officers responded to a domestic violence call just before 6:30 a.m. Sunday morning on the 33000 block of Wishing Well Trail. According to police, the caller said her boyfriend had assaulted her and had a handgun. Once officers arrived, they found the woman had escaped the home. … “In the process of doing the investigation, the suspect came out of the house and pointed the firearm at officers and the female. Officers engaged the suspect and asked him to drop the gun several times. He refused and continued to point the gun,” Commander Julio Luna told reporter Katie Widner at the scene. “An officer-involved shooting occurred. The subject was injured and was transported to Desert (Regional) Hospital shortly after by paramedics and unfortunately succumbed to his injuries at the hospital.” Luna said the suspect did not fire any shots. According to police, officers discovered the handgun displayed by the suspect was a replica firearm. The replica had all safety markings indicating it was replica removed and appeared to have been purposely altered to look as a functional firearm. The suspect’s girlfriend was also taken to the hospital for her injuries. The nature of them and how she received them were unknown, as was an update on her condition. Neighbors told our crew at the scene that they heard gunshots this morning and that there was a group of individuals drinking and partying from 5 p.m. last night to 6 a.m. this morning. Neighbors said they were surprised to hear the news.” (347)
“The series of events began when officers were called at about 1 a.m. Sunday to a parking lot in the 2300 block of North Main Street for the report of a domestic assault. While responding, the caller — described by police as a 22-year-old woman — told dispatchers she went back to her home in the 200 block of Sunset Drive “in an attempt to escape her attacker,” a news release stated. The suspect (Juan Markee Jones ) followed her there and tried to force his way into the home, police report. When officers arrived on Sunset Drive they found the woman and suspect outside. “Physical evidence at the scene supported the woman’s allegations of an assault, which gave the officers probable cause to arrest the male,” the release stated. Police reported as the officers approached the man, he began walking away from them and ignored their “repeated commands to stop.” He then got into a vehicle and drove into a wooded area nearby. “He again refused the officers’ commands to, this time, show his hands and to exit his vehicle.” the release stated. “The male suspect finally exited his vehicle but refused to show his hands.” A Taser was used to try to apprehend the suspect. Then, police report, the suspect “suddenly turned on the officers in a threatening manner.” That’s when officers fired their weapons at the man.” (348)
“According to West Valley Police Chief Colleen Jacobs, around 3:15 p.m., West Valley City officers responded to a theft at a cell phone business near 3400 S. Redwood Road, where the suspect had fled. Later, an officer spotted a male matching the suspect description and approached him near 1940 West 3500 South. The suspect (Elijah James Smith ) fled on foot with officers pursuing. Chief Jacobs adds that at some point during the pursuit, the suspect broke into a home. After a confrontation with the owners, the suspect fled the first home. The suspect then broke into a second home with three children inside. Officers went inside the home and at some point, shots were fired. The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene.” (349)
“A man died Sunday evening in Pleasure Ridge Park after he (Russell Bowman) was shot by Louisville Metro Police officers who were responding to a report of a disorderly person. Police responded around 7:45 p.m. to the 4600 block of Crawford Avenue, off Dixie Highway, where police said a man was acting erratically, according to a news release from LMPD. The officers shot the man after an altercation, police said. The man died at the scene.” video (350)
“At about 10 a.m., the two officers spotted a gold SUV similar to the description of a vehicle reported stolen that morning in a LoJack alert in the area. The officers pursued the man driving the vehicle in a brief chase, until he stopped near the intersection of Corbin Avenue and Victory Boulevard. There, the man got out and fled on foot toward Hamlin Street, with the two officers getting out of their cruiser and giving chase. Minutes later, shots were fired. … By Monday afternoon, the man killed in the shooting hadn’t been identified. Sandoval only described him as a man in his early 20s … LAPD officials didn’t say whether both officers fired their weapons or what prompted either of them to shoot, though police later found a revolver at the site of the shooting. Sandoval also didn’t have details on whether the suspect fired a weapon, or how many shots the officers fired.” (353)
“The incident occurred around 5:45 p.m. Tuesday at the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw … where officers were responding to a call about a man with a knife, … When officers arrived inside the mall they found a black man brandishing a long knife in an aggressive manner, LAPD said. Officers repeatedly ordered him to drop the knife, but he did not. Authorities described the man as “very agitated” and said it seemed he was intoxicated or suffering a mental health crisis. The man was then shot by police as he ran toward mall patrons with the knife still in hand, according to LAPD.” “The family of a man shot and killed by LAPD officers Tuesday after wielding a knife at the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Mall have spoken out Wednesday. Grechario Mack, 30, was shot after he allegedly refused commands to drop the knife. His grieving family remembers him as a loving father who received medication for mental health issues. “He was schizophrenic, he had anxiety attacks,” Catherine Walker, the man’s mother said. “I felt as though they threw my baby aside and said he’s just another John Doe. He’s not a John Doe; he’s my baby!” The man’s step-father, Quintus Moore, and his mother do not believe he deserved to die. “They could have used non-lethal force on my child,” Walker said. “They got to learn to recognize dealing with mental illness.”” (356)
“A driver was fatally shot by police after he fled a traffic stop Tuesday in Royal Oak, authorities said. An officer tried to pull over the motorist around 6:10 p.m. near 13 Mile and Woodward but the man did not stop, investigators said in a statement. The same officer soon spotted him about a block away, at a White Castle drive-through near Coolidge, according to the release. Police did not describe what led the officer to open fire but acknowledged the driver was wounded, fled east from the parking lot and struck a vehicle on 13 Mile near Shenandoah.” (357)
“A man was shot and killed by police in Gardena on Wednesday, April 11, closing Van Ness Avenue in both directions from El Segundo Boulevard to 135th Street for several hours while authorities investigated, officials said. A Sheriff’s Department statement said a male suspect (Kenneth Ross Jr.) was struck by gunfire at 2:24 p.m. and soon after pronounced dead at a local hospital. As Gardena police officers arrived at the 12800 block of Van Ness Avenue following a report of shots fired, they spotted a man running southbound on Van Ness Avenue; multiple witnesses told officers that he was involved in the shooting. The officers chased after the suspect to Rowley Memorial Park, in the 13200 block of Van Ness Avenue, and the officer-involved shooting occurred. Sheriff’s detectives said the suspect was struck at least once in the upper torso and was transported to a local hospital, where he died. How the incident played out was not detailed by authorities. A firearm was found at the scene, authorities said. No civilians or officers were injured during the incident.” (358)
> “a man called 911 about 2 a.m. Thursday and said he heard gunshots in the area of North and Woodlawn avenues in northwest Atlanta. When Atlanta police officers arrived and approached the house, police said the man, later identified as Dashaun Shepard, started shooting at them. No officers were shot, but one suffered a minor head injury when he ducked for cover. Officers called for backup and SWAT was sent to the scene, police said. Shepard refused to speak with negotiators, according to police. As of 7 a.m., police told Washington they had still not been able to make contact with him. Police told Washington just after 8:15 a.m. Shepard was "down" but did not release a condition. They later confirmed he died. At one point during the standoff, Shepard recorded a Facebook Live. “Understand this, this is not a game. Share my message. I aim to fight for my people. I’m not playing. I’m about to shoot it out with these cops to fight for my rights, for my people,” he said in the video. “We’re going to war, cause that’s what I am, a warrior for the people.” (365)
“Around 9 p.m. Thursday night, Trinidad police officers were dispatched to 705 W. Adams on a disturbance call. Upon arrival at the scene, officers noticed a front window had been broken out of the residence. According to officers, after entering the residence they contacted a male individual holding a large piece of broken glass. Officers told the man to drop the glass but he refused. The man then advanced towards the officers and they drew their firearms and shot the man. The Las Animas County Coroner declared the man dead at the scene.” (367)
“One suspect is dead after officers deploy a taser at a residence in Elbert County on Thursday. Deputies arrived at a home after a 911 call. One deputy deployed a taser after it was determined that suspect had a gun. The suspect died. The 18th Judicial District Critical Response Team is investigating and has said that it does not appear that any deputy discharged a firearm. The final cause of death will be determined by the coroner.” (368)
“Police responded to calls from a house in the 3800 block of Speight Avenue shortly after 8:30 a.m., Swanton said, where a man was reportedly hitting and breaking things in the house, and the family members felt threatened. Two officers entered the house, he said, and saw a man armed with a handgun telling the knife-wielding man to calm down and put down the weapon. The officers were also told that a firearm had been discharged before they arrived, Swanton said. He said one of the officers felt threatened by the man with the knife, shot the suspect and began administering medical aid while calling for an ambulance. The suspect died soon after, Swanton said. … Neighbors told the Tribune-Herald the homeowner is a local pastor and his sons were involved in the disturbance prior to the shooting.” “Family members have identified the man killed on Speight Avenue as Kenneth Warren Resendez. . The incident was witnessed by Resendez’s uncle, James Yoder, who says his nephew had no history of drug use and was extremely stressed out about not seeing his kids and being jobless. He says this frustration hit a boiling point on Friday. Yoder confirms the officers account Resendez became so aggressive, and his father fired shots in self-defense. This is when Resendez turned the knife on officers. “That’s when the officer shot him in the chest,” Yoder says. “He stumbled back, and then Kenneth came after them again. That’s when the cop shot him in the head.” According to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Resendez has a troubled history. He was sentenced to five years in prison when accused of choking his daughter in July 2016. He was paroled in 2017, until 2020. The family believes a history of seizures could have been a factor in his behavior, but are waiting for the autopsy.” (369)
xxx The incident occurred at about 9 p.m. on Friday around 10800 Killian Parkway. FHP public information officer Lt. Alex Camacho said the bicyclist “traveled into the path of the FHP trooper” who was traveling westbound on Killian Parkway. “The trooper/bicyclist consequently collided causing the bicyclist to sustain fatal injuries,” FHP said. The bicyclist was described as a 17-year-old Hispanic male. He was identified Saturday as Angel Lopez of Miami..” (371)
“The incident began when Winslow Township Police received a 911 call about a man and woman who had been found shot in a home on Woodhaven Way. … After the shooting, police saw the man’s vehicle traveling near the Winslow crime scene and initiated a pursuit. The chase ended in Millville on Holly Berry Lane where the man was shot by police around 9:10 a.m., according to officials.” (374)
“… at approximately 10:21 AM, the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call regarding a dispute between Jessie Thedford and his landlord at 217 B Littleriver Road in Carrollton. Upon arrival, a deputy made contact with Thedford who was not cooperative or compliant and was detained. A second deputy arrived on scene and Thedford was searched and a substance suspected to be methamphetamine was discovered on him. Thedford was placed under arrest, handcuffed, and placed in the back of a patrol car. At some point, Thedford moved his hands in front of him, slipped through the partition into the driver’s seat, and proceeded to drive towards deputies and the landlord. Deputies gave verbal commands to stop, but he did not comply. One deputy fired his service weapon into the patrol car, striking Thedford.” (375)
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