Documents and Incidents Tagged "Killing"

Craig Byl, 48, was shot and killed by Virginia Beach Police inside his home behind the front door while up to 61 police officers responded to a call (four officers fired their guns) while Byl claimed he wanted to hurt himself.

On December 17, 2023 at roughly 22:33, "Officer G. G. Rathore and Officer B. M. Hager arrived at the Ramada Inn located at 21 Signal Knob Drive in reference to a disorderly female who was said to be behind of the front desk without permission, throwing cans of soda in the lobby area of the business, and running through the hallways carrying a fire extinguisher."

At some point, Office Rathore encountered Melissa Renee Tompkins in the rear parking lot of the hotel, where she allegedly "grabbed his baton and used it to hit him in the head". Rathore shot Tompkins multiple times.

Tompkins was taken to Winchester Medical Center where she died of her injuries. Rathore was treated at Shenandoah Memorial Hospital and released.

Virginia State Police hunted Christopher J. Martin while driving a Toyota Tacoma on Route 58 near Glendale Road in Carroll County at 12:53 p.m. They pursued him, then a local officer and Virginia State Trooper shot and killed him.

Linwood “Ray” Lambert was tased, shackled, and then died in police custody in South Boston, Va. He can be heard saying, "Why are you trying to kill me, man? Don’t do it, please don’t do it, please officers." The officers who participated in the killing were Corporal Tiffaney Bratton, Officer Clifton Mann, and Officer Travis Clay. None were criminally charged.

29-year-old Verlon Johnson was shot to death unarmed on his front porch.

"On May 17, 2002, Detective Melvin led a team of eight other police officers to Verlon Johnson's South Side home to arrest him. Mr. Johnson came out of his house as ordered, his hands in the air. Detective Melvin testified that he saw the self-employed landscaper suddenly drop his right hand. The detective fired. Verlon Johnson fell backward onto his porch, his hands upraised and coming to rest by the sides of his head.

No gun was found. Further, Rosa Johnson, Mr. Johnson's wife, testified that her husband was left-handed. The Johnsons had five children, four of whom were in the house with their mother when their father was killed."

Twenty-nine-year-old father of five Verlon Johnson was shot to death while unarmed on his front porch in South Side as a nine-member police team attempted to arrest him on robbery and firearms charges.

No gun was found on or near Johnson. Detective David Melvin, the only officer at the scene to pull his gun, was charged with involuntary manslaughter.

Following two mistrials, he was acquitted at the third trial. The City settled out of court with Johnson’s widow for an undisclosed amount.

Warren County deputies pulled over 77-year-old Ralph Ennis on the morning of April 2, 2022 for "driving erratically and speeding". Body cam footage shows them slamming a confused Ennis into the back of his truck, and then tackling him.

NBC4 reports "Medics took Ennis to a hospital. Ennis’ wife Linda Ennis said doctors told her he had a brain bleed." He died 9 days later, on April 15.

"Linda Ennis said her late husband had recently begun struggling with dementia and was the subject of a Silver Alert in mid-March."

In April 2024, the deputies Zachary Fadely and Tyler Poe were charged with felony homicide.

Police responded to a call on the 1900 block of Cedar St. for "a disturbance with an armed person" by shooting and killing 20-year-old Kenneth Sharp, who had been asleep in his car prior to the attack by police. The perpetrator was Todd Wesley Hall, a white officer. He was not criminally charged.

Nathanael Stanger, a Roanoke Police officer, shot and killed Rasheed Moorman at Ashton Heights Apartments.

"The deputies are accused of collectively killing Irvo N. Otieno, 28, by essentially smothering the 6-foot 2-inch, 270-pound man as they attempted to restrain him during the admission process at Central State Hospital."

Trooper Edward George shot and killed 26-year-old Aaron Lynch (or Jasper Aaron Lynch), a trans man, who was experiencing a mental health crisis in his own home. The shooting and its particularities (see links below) was widely considered a deep injustice and egregious act by law enforcement.

"'The officers attempted to de-escalate the situation with verbal commands inside the foyer of the home,” the FCPD said. “Lynch [allegedly] threw the mask at an officer and [allegedly] began to swing the bottle in a striking motion. Two officers attempted to utilize their Electronic Control Weapons. Lynch ran toward officers while swinging the bottle. One officer discharged his firearm, striking Lynch four times.'" (FFX Now, 07/2022)

Richmond Police Sergeant Cody Adams shot 61-year-old Douglas Price on January 9, 2023 after forcibly entering his home during a "multi-jurisdictional narcotics raid." Adams died in the hospital on July 12 from injuries.

"On February 22, 2023, a 37-year-old unarmed Black man, Timothy McCree Johnson, was shot and killed by two Fairfax County police officers (Shifflett and Sadler). In FCPD public statements, officers justified killing Timothy Johnson by alleging that Johnson had stolen sunglasses from a Tysons Corner department store. Mr. Johnson was chased through a parking garage, a parking lot, and into a wooded area where he was killed by a bullet wound to the chest."

Both officers shot Johnson, hitting him in the chest. He died. Johnson was a 37-year-old Black man. The public was allowed to view body camera footage of Johnson's killing.