Documents and Incidents Tagged "Killing"
Documents
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- Department
- Fredericksburg Police
- Description
- Obtained by FOIA request from Activate Virginia, Feb. 2023.
- Tags
- Emails | FOIA (Other) | Fredericksburg Police | Seth Layton | Xzavier Hill | Killing |
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- Department
- Henrico County Sheriff's Office
- Description
- Filed by the Dinwiddie County Commonwealth's Attorney, Ann Baskervill
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- Department
- Virginia State Police (VSP)
- Description
- Obtained by FOIA request from Activate Virginia in 2023.
- Tags
- FOIA (Other) | Lawsuit | Virginia State Police | Xzavier Hill | External FOIAs | Benjamin Bone | Killing |
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- Department
- Albemarle County Police
Incidents
Incident Craig Byl |
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Date | Jan 29, 2023 |
Time | 09:30 PM |
Report # | Craig Byl |
Department | Virginia Beach Police |
Description | 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. |
Address |
1900 block of Decathlon Drive
near Killey Street
Virginia Beach, VA |
Tags | Police Shootings | Police Shootings in 2023 | Virginia Beach Police | Craig Byl | Killing | |
Incident Murder-of-Linwood-Ray-Lambert |
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Date | May 04, 2013 |
Time | 05:00 AM |
Report # | Murder-of-Linwood-Ray-Lambert |
Department | South Boston Police |
Officers | Clifton M. Mann , Travis Clay , Tiffaney N. Bratton-White |
Description | 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. |
Address | South Boston, VA |
Tags | South Boston Police | Killing | Incarcerated Person | Tiffaney Bratton | Clifton Mann | Travis Clay | |
Incident Killing-of-Verlon-Johnson |
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Date | May 17, 2002 |
Time | 12:00 PM |
Report # | Killing-of-Verlon-Johnson |
Department | Richmond Police Department |
Officers | William James Burnett , Esche'n D. Tunstall |
Description | 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. |
Address | Richmond, VA |
Tags | Richmond Police | Lawsuit | Wandering Cops | Killing | Verlon Johnson | |
Incident 246 |
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Date | Apr 02, 2022 |
Department | Warren County Sheriff's Office |
Officers | Tyler S. Poe , Zachary A. Fadely |
Description | 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. |
Address | Front Royal, VA |
Tags | Killing | |
Incident Shooting of Kenneth Sharp |
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Date | Mar 31, 2024 |
Time | 04:58 AM |
Report # | Shooting of Kenneth Sharp |
Department | Richmond Police Department |
Description | Police responded to a call on the 1900 block of Cedar St. for "a disturbance with an armed person". They later identified the person as Kenneth Sharp, 20, of Richmond. An unnamed officer shot Kenneth Sharp, who was transported to the hospital and died there. From the active call log, it looks like unit 113A8 responded to the initial call. Numerous other officers from Major Crimes and other precincts showed up once the shooting was reported. |
Address | Richmond, VA |
Tags | Richmond Police | Killing | |
Incident Colas-v-Tyree-Opinion |
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Date | Jan 26, 2023 |
Report # | Colas-v-Tyree-Opinion |
Department | Virginia Beach Police |
Officers | Bradley Scott Colas |
Description | |
Address | Virginia Beach, VA |
Tags | Lawsuit | Virginia Beach Police | VBPD | Jeffrey Tyree | Supreme Court of Virginia | Bradley Colas | Killing | |
Incident Rasheed-Moorman |
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Date | Jun 25, 2020 |
Time | 12:00 PM |
Report # | Rasheed-Moorman |
Department | Roanoke City Police |
Officers | Nathanael Hansen Stanger |
Description | Nathanael Stanger, a Roanoke Police officer, shot and killed Rasheed Moorman at Ashton Heights Apartments. |
Address |
Dona Drive
Roanoke, VA |
Tags | Police Shootings | Bodycam Video | Rasheed Moorman | Roanoke | Roanoke City Police | Nathanael Stanger | Killing | |
Incident Deputies-Kill-Irvo-Otieno |
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Date | Mar 06, 2023 |
Time | 04:30 PM |
Report # | Deputies-Kill-Irvo-Otieno |
Department | Henrico County Sheriff's Office |
Officers | Randy Joseph Boyer , Dwayne Alan Bramble , Jermaine Lavar Branch , Bradley Thomas Disse , Tabitha Renee Levere , Brandon Edwards Rodgers , Kaiyell Dajour Sanders |
Description | "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." |
Address |
Central State Hospital, Washington Street
Dinwiddie County, VA |
Tags | Jails | Central Virginia | Sheriffs | Henrico County | Police Shootings | Police Shootings in 2023 | Bodycam Video | Irvo Otieno | Henrico County Sheriff's Office | Officer(s) Criminally Charged | Central State Hospital | Dinwiddie County | Killing | |
Incident Benton-v-Layton |
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Date | Apr 14, 2022 |
Report # | Benton-v-Layton |
Department | Virginia State Police (VSP) |
Officers | Seth Walker Layton , Benjamin Ira Bone |
Description | |
Address | Richmond, VA |
Tags | Seth Layton | Lawsuit | Virginia State Police | Virginia Eastern District Court | Xzavier Hill | Benjamin Bone | LaToya Benton | Killing | |
Incident Jasper-Aaron-Lynch |
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Date | Jul 07, 2022 |
Time | 08:34 PM |
Report # | Jasper-Aaron-Lynch |
Department | Fairfax County Police |
Officers | Edward Kenneth George |
Description | 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) |
Address | McLean, VA |
Tags | Police Shootings | Bodycam Video | Fairfax County Police | Edward George | Jasper Aaron Lynch | Mental Health | Killing | |
Incident Cody-Adams-Kills-Douglas-Price |
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Date | Jan 09, 2023 |
Time | 04:47 AM |
Report # | Cody-Adams-Kills-Douglas-Price |
Department | Richmond Police Department |
Officers | Cody George Adams |
Description | 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. |
Address |
3300 block of McGuire Drive
Richmond, VA |
Tags | Richmond Police | Police Shootings | Cody Adams | Task Force | Home Invasion | Narcotics | Douglas Price | Chief Rick Adams | Police Shootings in 2023 | Bodycam Video | Killing | |
Incident Shooting-of-James-Talbert-III |
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Date | Mar 31, 2023 |
Time | 11:09 AM |
Report # | Shooting-of-James-Talbert-III |
Department | Richmond Police Department |
Description | |
Address |
4200 block of North Avenue
Richmond, VA |
Tags | Richmond Police | Police Shootings | No Bodycam | Police Shootings in 2023 | Killing | Chief Rick Edwards | |
Incident Killing-of-Charles-Byer |
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Date | Jul 08, 2023 |
Time | 12:49 PM |
Report # | Killing-of-Charles-Byer |
Department | Chesterfield County Police |
Description | |
Address |
1200 block of Wycliff Court
North Chesterfield, VA |
Tags | Police Shootings in 2023 | Chesterfield Police | Killing | |
Incident Timothy-M-Johnson |
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Date | Feb 22, 2023 |
Time | 06:30 PM |
Report # | Timothy-M-Johnson |
Department | Fairfax County Police |
Officers | Wesley G. Shifflett , James F. Sadler |
Description | "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. |
Address |
Tysons Corner Center
Fairfax County, VA |
Tags | Police Shootings | Police Shootings in 2023 | Bodycam Video | Fairfax County Police | Timothy Johnson | James Sadler | Killing | |