Police Incidents

On May 12, 2024, at 4:43 pm, West Jefferson Police officers were dispatched to Amazon CMH5 building, located at 6400 State Route 29, for reports of an Active Shooter. According to Police, the 22-year-old Ali Hamsa Yusuf came up behind the supervisor and pointed a gun at the supervisor’s head, but the gun apparently jammed and the bullet barely missed the supervisor, who was not injured. There were more than 100 workers inside the building when the shooting occurred, officials said. When officers arrived on the scene, Yusuf had left. About 90 minutes later, officers found Yusuf in the area of Georgesville and Clime roads, where a shootout occurred between Madison County Sheriff's Office, CPD, West Jefferson Police Department and Yusuf. The dashcam showed Yusuf running up a small hill to a HomeBuys parking lot, and still firing at the officers behind him. Officers returned fire and Yusuf eventually collapsed on the hill. Starting from Yusuf’s first shot, the continuous exchange of gunfire lasted eight seconds. After the shooting, the officer who groaned realized he had been shot. The bullet from Yusuf's gun that hit the unidentified Columbus police officer, struck him in his bulletproof vest and he was not seriously injured. Yusuf was transported to Doctors West Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 6:57 p.m.. No injuries were reported inside the Amazon facility.

Homicide detectives with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office in Florida arrested and charged 36-year-old Patricia Saintizaire, of Davenport, with first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse and tampering with a witness in the death of her 4-year-old son who she adopted from Haiti. The child was brought to the United States and adopted by Saintizaire in April 2023. Deputies were notified on May 2 by staff at Orlando Health Medical Center that a 4-year-old child died under what appeared to be suspicious circumstances. The child’s body was taken to the District 9 Medical Examiner’s Office for an autopsy. The medical exam at the hospital revealed an abdominal bleed that emergency surgery could not rectify. Detectives learned that the child was first brought to Heart of Florida hospital in Davenport by Saintizaire, but due to his significant injuries, he was flown to hospital in Orlando. Saintizaire repeatedly denied to detectives that she ever used physical discipline as punishment. Her husband told detectives that he does not discipline the children, but that she does. During initial interviews with the child’s older teen brother, he denied being abused or witnessing abuse. However, after placing that teenager into custody of Florida Department of Children and Families, he then said to detectives that Saintizaire told him, “When they ask you something, say nothing so I don’t get in trouble.” He also alleged that she threatened to kill him with a gun. Detectives also learned that when the victim got home from school recently, the older brother went to another room for approximately two hours and did not see or hear what happened to the 4-year-old. Saintizaire then told the brother to bring food to the victim, but he noted that the child was unable to walk on his own and struggled to sit up at that time. Saintizaire told the older brother that the victim was “faking it” and urged him to feed him. The victim then became unresponsive and the older brother began performing CPR, telling Saintizaire they needed to take him to the hospital.

On Friday, March 8, 2024, at approximately 6:49 p.m., several 9-1-1 callers reported that a man was inside of a residential building in the vicinity of 62nd Avenue and 102nd Street, and was stabbing others with a knife. It started during a baby's first birthday party, when the suspect, the baby's grandfather, started stabbing his wife. She fled and ran down the hallway, screaming for help. Police Officer O'Rourke, Officer Taveras, and Sergeant Raymond Decostanzo, along with additional officers assigned to the 112th Precinct, responded to the location. Upon arrival, the officers entered the building and encountered 46-year-old Djamshed Nematov in a hallway in possession of a knife in his right hand. The officers ordered Nematov to drop the knife, however Nematov charged at them while brandishing the knife. As a result, Officer O'Rourke discharged one shot from her service firearm, Officer Taveras discharged three shots from his service firearm, and Sergeant Decostanzo discharged his Taser Conducted Energy Weapon, at Nematov. Nematov was struck by the gunfire and fell to the ground. Nematov was transported via ambulance to New York-Presbyterian Queens Medical Center where he was pronounced deceased. The woman suffered at least two stab wounds. She is currently recovering at an area hospital. Nematov's knife was recovered at the scene of the incident during this investigation.

Patrolman Boyle, who was struck by a hit-and-run driver on April 22, 2023 while assisting a disabled vehicle on Route 130 south near Voelbel Road. Boyle was taken Capital Health Regional Medical Center with a broken leg, cuts on his face, and a concussion. Boyle was released from the hospital just two days later. Officers later arrested the suspect, Rachel Glatt, 52, of East Windsor, at her residence. She has been charged with second-degree aggravated assault on a police officer and fourth-degree assault by auto in addition to receiving multiple motor vehicle summonses.

On May 4, 2024, at around 2020 hours, officers with the Moses Lake Police Department responded to a report of a domestic disturbance at the Motel 6 in Moses Lake. Body camera footage shows the suspect, 37-year-old Zachary Allen Stockton, locking himself in a room. Stockton had threatened to kill his girlfriend for allegedly cheating on him and pointed a gun at her chest. During the confrontation, the victim managed to message someone from her phone to call 911. Moses Lake Police Sgt. Adam Munro was the first to arrive at the scene with Officer Todd Taylor. The footage shows Sergeant Munro attempting to negotiate with the suspect, pleading with him not to shoot. Almost immediately after, Stockton exited the motel room with two guns and opened fire at the officers. Multiple rounds were fired from Stockton until both Sgt. Munro and Ofc. Taylor returned fire, hitting Stockton and incapacitating him. He was then taken into custody. Stockton was treated at a hospital and was later jailed in Grant County. Stockton is being held without bail and faces three counts of first-degree assault, one count of second-degree assault and unlawful possession of a firearm. A vehicle used for cover during the incident was found to have eight bullet holes, attributed to shots fired by Stockton. During the incident, Sgt. Munro was shot in the foot. He had surgery and is recovering. Sgt. Munro has been with the Moses Lake Police Department for 14 years. He is a firearms instructor and a former member of the regional SWAT team. Sgt. Munro is also a veteran of the United States Air Force. Ofc. Taylor has been with the Moses Lake Police Department for six years. He serves as a field training officer. Prior to working for MLPD, Ofc. Taylor worked at the Grant County Jail for 15 years. He is a United States Marine Corps veteran.

On April 17, 2024, at approximately 4:21 p.m., Long Beach Police officers were notified of a report of a person with a gun in MacArthur Park. Officers responded to the area and located a suspect matching the suspect description in the park, occupied by other residents. Officers contacted the suspect, at which time, they observed the suspect in possession of a firearm. Officers gave the suspect multiple orders to put down the firearm. The suspect did not comply which resulted in an officer-involved shooting. Officers rendered medical aid until being relieved by Long Beach Fire Department personnel. Fire personnel transported the suspect, identified as 46-year-old Donald Washington, to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. Officers recovered a loaded firearm. No officers were injured. No other injuries were reported.

On April 09, 2024, officers were actively searching for Keshawn Williams, a suspect who was wanted for multiple felony warrants. They located him at a taqueria Prairie View, Texas, at approximately 1615 hours. Williams was sitting in the passenger seat of a black and white Dodge Charger with two other individuals, a male driver, and a female in the back seat. Officers approached the vehicle to take Williams into custody and gave him a command of hands up. Williams and the driver Kaleb Woods, exited the vehicle with firearms in their hands. One of the suspects fired at the officers, striking their vehicle. Two officers dischared their duty weapons, striking both men. The officers secured the two men and began rendering aid. Life Flight was called and both men were airlifted to the hospital. Two guns were recovered on the ground on either side of the Dodge Charger and a third inside the glove box. No officers were injured.

Friday, February 9th, 2024, the Fontana Police Department Gang Unit was involved in an operation in the city of Yucaipa with the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department. During the operation, our officers stopped a vehicle for traffic violations. During the stop, the suspect produced a firearm he had on his person. As a result, an officer-involved shooting occurred. The suspect was transported to a local hospital in unknown condition. Officers were not injured.

On April 09, 2024, officers were actively searching for Keshawn Williams, a suspect who was wanted for multiple felony warrants. They located him at a taqueria Prairie View, Texas, at approximately 1615 hours. Williams was sitting in the passenger seat of a black and white Dodge Charger with two other individuals, a male driver, and a female in the back seat. Officers approached the vehicle to take Williams into custody and gave him a command of hands up. Williams and the driver Kaleb Woods, exited the vehicle with firearms in their hands. One of the suspects fired at the officers, striking their vehicle. Two officers dischared their duty weapons, striking both men. The officers secured the two men and began rendering aid. Life Flight was called and both men were airlifted to the hospital. Two guns were recovered on the ground on either side of the Dodge Charger and a third inside the glove box. No officers were injured.

On April 14, 2024, at approximately 1516 hours, El Paseo PD Officers observed a male walking in and out of roadway. The officers observed he had injuries to his face and was bleeding. The officers attempted to contact with this subject and called for medical services. The subject managed to evade the officers for a short distance. The officers caught up to the subject and a struggle ensued. Officer were able to subdue the subject who appeared to be under the influence of an unknown substance. The subject then was transported to an area hospital where he was later pronounced deceased.

On March 30, 2024, at 11:30 p.m., East Los Angeles Station deputies responded to the 1500 block of North Herbert Avenue, Unincorporated Los Angeles, regarding a call of a woman screaming for help and being followed by a van. Upon arrival, deputies contacted a female Hispanic adult who stated her boyfriend had just assaulted her. While deputies were speaking with the female, they observed a male in a green Honda van driving southbound on Herbert Avenue toward City Terrace Drive. The male was later identified as 44-year-old Adrian Agustin Pilar from the City of Los Angeles. Deputies followed Agustin Pilar in their patrol vehicle until they arrived at the end of the cul-de-sac in the 3900 block of East Snow Drive, Unincorporated Los Angeles. Deputies exited their patrol vehicle and detained Agustin Pilar at gunpoint. Deputies gave him commands to stop his vehicle. Agustin Pilar made a 3-point turn and drove in the direction of the deputies. Deputies again gave Agustin Pilar commands to stop his vehicle, but he refused to stop and continued to drive toward one of the deputies, at which time a deputy-involved shooting occurred. Agustin Pilar sustained gunshot wounds to the upper torso. Deputies rendered first aid until the arrival of Los Angeles County Fire Department paramedics. Agustin Pilar was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. One deputy was transported to a local hospital where he was treated for non-life threatening injuries sustained during the incident.

The woman and a family member bought him guns that he was prohibited from owning. On April 23, 2022, at approx. 2:44, this afternoon, Deputies were dispatched on a call for a suicidal subject, who was believed to be armed with a long gun. After searching for nearly an hour and phones conversations with the adult male, the individual was located behind the CVS in Forest Hill. The interaction concluded with the Deputies’ discharging their firearms. No Deputies were injured and there is no additional threat to community safety. The adult male was transported to a local hospital and has since died of his injuries.

At approximately 8:15 AM on Saturday, March 23, 2024, Deputies responded to a residence on the 6500 block of Campanile Street in Rio Linda for a suicidal subject. The caller reported that her brother, later identified as 38-year-old Christopher Gilmore, had schizophrenia, was armed with a knife, and was cutting himself in a bathroom. Prior to Deputies arriving on scene, all family members had exited the residence, and Gilmore was inside by himself. The Sacramento Metro Fire Department staged nearby until Deputies could arrive. When Deputies arrived, they attempted to call him outside the residence, but he refused. Per one of Gilmore’s roommates, Gilmore made statements that he wanted to die by “suicide by cop.” Deputies learned Gilmore was on probation and had just been arrested six days earlier (March 17, 2024) by another agency for PC 69 (violently resisting an officer) and other charges, including vandalism, DUI, and drug charges. The courts had since released him on his own recognizance as a pre-trial release. Gilmore then unexpectedly opened the garage while holding a knife. Deputies backed away toward the sidewalk and street while directing him to drop the knife and exit toward them. Gilmore refused as Deputies continued to attempt to give him directives. After several minutes into this interaction, Gilmore exited the garage while still holding the knife and began advancing toward Deputies. One Deputy deployed multiple less lethal shotgun rounds at Gilmore to try and stop and disarm him, but they were ineffective. Despite multiple directives to stop and being hit with multiple less lethal rounds, Gilmore continued to advance and came within just several feet of a Deputy while still holding the knife before the Deputy shot him with his service weapon. Deputies administered first aid on the scene, including applying tourniquets and a chest seal until fire personnel arrived. Unfortunately, Gilmore was pronounced deceased at the scene.

On Sunday, March 24, 2024, at approximately 11:17 p.m., Milwaukee Police received several calls of shots fired in the 5400 block of N. 64th Street. Several squads responded. Upon arrival, uniformed officers located an armed suspect who abruptly fled from officers on foot ignoring their lawful commands to stop. Officers pursued the armed suspect on foot and encountered him in the 6400 block of W. Sheridan Avenue. During the encounter, the suspect fired two shots at the officers at which time, multiple officers returned fire, subsequently striking the suspect several times. The suspect, 20-year-old Marquis Little, sustained life-threatening injuries. He was transported to a local hospital for treatment and is in critical condition.

At around 7:40 a.m. on Saturday, April 27, 2024, two Knoxville Police Department officers responded to a reported domestic situation involving a man armed with a gun at a home in the 4700 block of Santala Drive. The officers arrived at the scene at around 7:50 a.m. Officers entered the home and announced themselves as KPD officers. Seconds later, they encountered a man armed with a handgun, who then shot a woman who was inside of the home. Officers fired in response, striking the man at least one time. Officers immediately requested medical assistance. The man was pronounced dead at the scene, while the woman was transported to the UT Medical Center with a gunshot wound to the face. Her injuries are not considered life-threatening.

On April 27, 2024, at approximately 12:13 a.m., Hartford Police Officer Devanand Budhoo was dispatched to Wethersfield Avenue on a report of a hit-and-run motor vehicle accident. While speaking with the damaged vehicle’s owner, Officer Budhoo heard gunshots that appeared to be coming from the house across the street at 474 Wethersfield Avenue. Officer Budhoo saw a person, later identified as 30-year-old Jimmy Muriel run from the front door of that house followed by a second person, later identified as 34-year-old Luis Ortiz who was firing shots in the direction of Muriel. Officer Budhoo returned fire. No one was hit. Ortiz was arrested and charged with criminal possession of a firearm and related charges. Ortiz remains held on a $750,000 bond following his arraignment Monday in Hartford Superior Court. He is due back in court on June 5.

On April 17, 2024, Just before 5:30 p.m., KPD officer Seth Beeler arrived alone at the Exxon on a report that a man, since identified as William Charles McBride Jr., was acting erratically and potentially violently inside of the store. After arriving on scene, Officer Beeler is told by a witness that McBride was armed with a knife. Officer Beeler sees that McBride was armed with two knives and at least one customer was in the store. Officer Beeler confronted McBride, who then ran from the store, appeared to swing a knife at the witness and run in Officer Beeler’s direction, at which time shots were fired. Responding officers started rendering aid to McBride at around 5:33 p.m. KFD medical personnel arrived at the scene approximately one minute later.

On Thursday, April 25, 2024, at approximately 4:41 p.m., the Arlington Police Department responded to an apartment complex in the 2700 block of Lawrence Road to investigate reports of a possible stabbing. As officers approached the apartment in question, they could see an adult male looking out the window. Due to the nature of the call, officers set up a perimeter around the apartment and gave verbal commands for the man to come outside and show his hands. The man exited the apartment holding a knife. Officers instructed the man multiple times to drop the knife, but he did not comply. The man then suddenly moved in the direction of the officers, at which point one of the officers fired his service weapon. The man fell to the ground, but quickly stood up and began running towards a wooded area on the east side of the complex between the apartment buildings and N. Collins Street. Officers pursued the man on foot and continued giving him commands to stop and drop the knife. As they approached an embankment, the man turned around, raised the knife, and began to move towards the officers. The same officer who fired his service weapon near the apartment building then fired his service weapon a second time. The man turned away from the officers and began running down the embankment into a field along N. Collins Street. When he got to the field, he went to the ground still holding the knife. A second officer deployed his taser, immobilizing the man. The other officers then moved in and detained him. As they were placing him in handcuffs, they realized the man had a gunshot wound. The officers immediately began performing life saving measures on the man until paramedics arrived. He was transported to an area hospital where he was later pronounced deceased. No officers were injured during the incident.

Officer Skenandore did observe both the complainant’s vehicle and the red vehicle operated by Ventura. Officer Skenandore conducted a U-turn, crossing over the median and began following the vehicles. Officer Skenandore followed the two vehicles as they turned left onto Green Ridge Drive. At that point, the complainant’s vehicle pulled over to the side of the road and allowed Officer Skenandore to go past him. Officer Skenandore noted that the red vehicle, driven by Ventura, continued at a slow rate of speed and came to a stop in the middle of the road on Green Ridge Drive. Ventura then exited the vehicle and produced a black handgun and pointed it at Officer Skenandore. Officer Skenandore then ducked and drew his own duty handgun. Officer Skenandore discharged his duty weapon through the windshield at Ventura. Officer Skenandore then began driving at a faster rate of speed in order to get to a safer location, while informing dispatch that shots had been fired and that he needed assistance. Officer Skenandore retrieved his patrol rifle and exited his vehicle. He could still see Ventura standing on the side of the street and he could see an object in his hands. Officer Skenandore fired what he estimated to be two rife rounds at Ventura. Officer Skenandore observed Ventura then retreat out of sight to the west of where he was originally standing. Officer Skenandore took cover behind a van, then a tree, then another vehicle, as other officers began to arrive on scene. Shortly after other officers arrived on scene, they heard screams from a woman later determined to be Ventura’s girlfriend, who lived at the residence immediately to the west of where Ventura’s vehicle was stopped in the street. As officers approached the residence, Ventura was observed on the ground in the front yard of his girlfriend’s residence with an apparent gunshot wound to his head. Several officers heard Ventura’s girlfriend state that Ventura had shot himself in the head. Ventura was later transported to St. Vincent Hospital where he was pronounced deceased not long after arrival.