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St. Pauls, North Carolina — October 2, 2025: Authorities identified Joshua Caleb Hunt, age 25, as the man who died following a shootout and standoff with multiple law enforcement agencies at a residence on Ice Cream Drive in St. Pauls. According to officials, law enforcement officers were attempting to execute a search warrant when Hunt […]

Phoenix, Arizona — October 2, 2025: Authorities identified Victor Conrad Altamirano, age 58, as the man shot and killed by officers with the Phoenix Police Department outside a residence near 5600 South 6th Street. According to law enforcement, officers responded to reports of a man armed with a knife who was making suicidal statements. When […]

Manteo, North Carolina — October 2, 2025: Authorities identified Denny Winslow, age 49, as the woman shot and killed by an officer with the Manteo Police Department outside her home on Mother Vineyard Road. According to police, officers responded to a 911 call placed by Winslow, who reported that there was a man at her […]

Dalzell, South Carolina — October 1, 2025: Authorities identified Wendell Samuel Chisolm, age 49, as the suspect who died following a multi-county pursuit and exchange of gunfire with deputies near Ashwood School Road. According to initial statements, deputies first responded to a domestic disturbance and located a person who had been stabbed. Witnesses told officers […]

Franklin, Indiana — October 1, 2025: Authorities identified Marco Antonio Pena Morales, age 30, as the man who died following a police pursuit and vehicle crash on I-65 near the 92-mile marker in Johnson County. According to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD), officers recognized Pena Morales as a suspect wanted for aggravated assault and […]

Yukon, Oklahoma — October 1, 2025: Authorities identified David Allen Rawson, age 62, as the man shot and killed by officers with the Yukon Police Department and the Oklahoma Highway Patrol near 10801 West Highway 66. According to reports, an off-duty officer had been following Rawson’s vehicle after recognizing him as a person allegedly known […]

Highland, California — October 1, 2025: Authorities identified Richard Williams, age 65, as the man shot and killed by officers with the San Bernardino Police Department in the parking lot of a shopping area near 4210 E. Highland Avenue. According to police, officers were already in the area investigating an unrelated incident when they were […]

Riverdale, Maryland — September 30, 2025: Authorities identified Tesfa Leith, age 45, as the man shot and killed by the Cheverly Police Chief during an encounter related to a stabbing investigation on Greenland Street in Riverdale. According to officials, officers were investigating an earlier stabbing incident when they located a vehicle believed to be connected […]

St. Amant, Louisiana — September 30, 2025: Authorities identified Brandon Nicholas, age 34, as the man shot and killed by a Louisiana State Police (LSP) trooper during a traffic stop at the intersection of LA 431 and LA 935 in Ascension Parish. According to reports, a trooper attempted to conduct a traffic stop for a […]

Egypt, Texas — September 28, 2025: Authorities identified Theodore S. Speaker II, age 45, as the man shot and killed by deputies with the Wharton County Sheriff’s Office near 126 County Road 255 in Egypt, Texas. According to police, deputies responded to a call regarding a disturbance. When they arrived, they made contact with Speaker. […]