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Janine KeithMarch 12, 2000WIA Burnett County sheriff's deputy David Keith, 42, killed his wife, Janine Keith when the car he was driving left the road and hit a tree near their home. Keith, who had a blood-alcohol level of 0.16, was first charged with felony homicide by drunken driving. But in a plea agreement, Keith pleaded no contest to a reduced charge of causing injury by drunken driving, a misdemeanor. He also pleaded no contest to obstructing an officer. At the time of the crash, Keith told police he saw deer by the road, then hit a patch of ice. But an investigation showed the road was dry with no ice or snow.
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Angela J. GuthosJuly 14, 2000WISherrard and his friend Chaunsler Mitchell, 27, left Christy's Bar on Lake Waubesa on their motorcycles and headed toward another bar in Oregon. Angela Gutho, 22, rode with Sherrard, and Angela Vechinski, 25, rode with Mitchell. A sheriff's deputy, running his lights and siren on his way to a single-car accident, came upon the two motorcyclists, who refused to pull over and let him by. Mitchell sped away and the deputy pursued Sherrard's motorcycle at speeds topping 110 miles an hour. Once into Oregon, Sherrard lost control of his motorcycle and crashed at Jefferson Street. Sherrard was injured and Gutho was killed.
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Matthew GentilSeptember 5, 2000WI18-year-old Matthew Gentil fatally shot himself while in negotiating with police after killing 14-year-old Gina Franco-Marrero.
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Shermicka JohnsonOctober 8, 2000WIPolice said that Norman L. Dismuke, 24, who had been drinking at the time of the crash, was speeding northbound on N. 60th St. when he spotted a police squad car on radar patrol at the side of the road. He apparently assumed that the squad would chase him, so he didn't slow down, police said. The police officer did not begin a high-speed pursuit. Instead he followed the car at a regular pace, only to catch up to it at 60th St. and Capitol Drive, where he found that the car had struck two others sitting at a red light, killing Shermicka Johnson.
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Christopher B. EasleyOctober 26, 2000WIEasley's mother called police because he had been drinking and was emotional. David Kirmsee shot and killed him when he threatened officers with the knife.
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Name withheld by policeOctober 26, 2000WIAn off-duty Milwaukee patrol sergeant shot and killed an armed man during a bank robbery. An off-duty patrol sergeant dressed in full police uniform was banking when the man entered. He (the patrol sergeant) was at one teller, a man in a ski mask approached another teller demanding money and threatening the teller. There was a confrontation between the sergeant and the bank robber. During their struggle, the suspect was shot with (the sergeant's) service revolver three or four times.
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Blong YangFebruary 12, 2001WIBlong Yang drove at speeds of about 100 mph while fleeing West Allis police into Milwaukee, police said. He was killed when the stolen car he was driving crashed into a Milwaukee woman's bedroom, slightly injuring her.
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Ryan J. KraemerMarch 3, 2001WIRyan J. Kraemer shot himself once in the head with a stolen handgun as police officers approached his car after it became stuck in snow. Kraemer killed himself after stealing two cars and leading police on a chase into the city of Reedsburg.
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Timothy J. WhettamJune 12, 2001WIWhettam, upset about recent felony charges for drunk-driving, is acting erratically with a weapon outside his home. Family call police for assistance, police attempt to take Whettam into custody, but shoot him in a wild barrage after claiming Whettam shot at them.
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Jasen LamsonJune 22, 2001WIJasen Lamson, 25, was named in a warrant charging him with two counts of attempted first-degree intentional homicide when police attempted to arrest him. Police exchanged more than 100 gunshots with Lamson, who was holed up in a west side house with two guns and at least one hand grenade, before he killed himself, ending a 22-hour standoff. Police used a large amount of tear gas in an attempt to drive Lamson out of the building. The tear gas did not seem to affect Lamson, who remained in regular telephone communication with police. Officers took positions on the porch late Friday morning and fired concussion grenades into the building. Officers entered the house and found Lamson had shot himself in the chest.
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Josh SteifJuly 2, 2001WIJosh Steif was reported to have threatened his sister with a gun. When officers arrived at the home, Steif had left with a rifle, but he later rode by on a bicycle and threatened officers with the gun. He continued to work his way toward the house where family members were. At one point, Steif put the gun under his chin and threatened to shoot himself. When he was going toward the entrance of the house, officers shot and killed him.
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Darwin L. WittigJuly 26, 2001WIOfficers were called to a rural Almond home on a report of a man with a gun. During the incident, a shot was fired, and a 51-year-old Almond man was killed. Police were called to the home because the man had been threatening to harm people with his gun.
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Jesse L JohnsonAugust 28, 2001WISgt. David McCaw and officer Sidney Woods shot and killed an armed bank robbery suspect, Jesse L. Johnson, in the bathroom of a Comfort Suites, 1253 John Q. Hammons Drive, ending a more than six-hour standoff.
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Name withheld by policeNovember 14, 2001WIPolice went to a residence in the 2400 block N. 70th St. around 5:50 p.m. after reports that a man was armed with a gun there. Upon their arrival, they found the resident of the home, a man in his mid-60s, with a rifle. When he threatened the officers, the department's special response team was called in. Less than an hour later, the man, still holding the rifle, came out of the home. When he refused officers' orders to drop the gun, an officer shot and killed him.
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Gabriel GuzmanNovember 16, 2001WIThe encounter with Guzman began when the officers spotted a car they believed to be stolen going northbound on N. 19th St. about 12:45 a.m. The car hit a parked vehicle, and three suspects bailed out, dropping two Molotov cocktails on the road. Both officers chased Guzman into the rear yard. The other two men, ages 19 and 21, were arrested in the neighborhood a short time later, police said. Guzman pointed a gun at the officers after a short foot chase. Both officers shot and killed Guzman.
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Vanyah MullenDecember 19, 2001WIQuinton A. McNeal was accused of fleeing causing death and fleeing causing great bodily harm for a crash that killed Vanyah Mullen, who was a passenger in a car driven by her mother.
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Roger St. ClaireJanuary 8, 2002WIThe Delavan Police Department responded to a domestic disturbance and called in the Walworth County Sheriff's Department, police said. Police entered the apartment after failing to contact Roger St. Claire, police said. Sheriff's officials say he pointed a gun at deputies, who shot and killed him.
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Brian LambFebruary 4, 2002WIA Waukesha County sheriff's deputy's shot Brian Lamb, 40, of the Town of Waukesha after a four-hour standoff near Vernon Marsh.
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Michael JerryFebruary 28, 2002WIDuring a police chase, Michael J. Jerry, 41, of Frederic told a 911 dispatcher he would "take down" the person in front of him right before his car crashed. Jerry's vehicle collided head-on with a car driven by Elizabeth Coen, 50, killing them both.
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Elizabeth CoenFebruary 28, 2002WIDuring a police chase, Michael J. Jerry, 41, of Frederic told a 911 dispatcher he would "take down" the person in front of him right before his car crashed. Jerry's vehicle collided head-on with a car driven by Elizabeth Coen, 50, killing them both.
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Ronald M. BealeApril 2, 2002WIRonald M. Beale, 42, held off police in an 18-hour armed standoff and killed himself after police fired a round of tear gas into his apartment. Police said he shot himself to death before police stormed his apartment. Beale was wanted on an outstanding warrant for violating his probation.
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Michael Page Jr.April 10, 2002WIMichael Page Jr. was shot by a Milwaukee police officer after a chase from Wauwatosa into Milwaukee. Jurors at inquest viewed video from the Wauwatosa police. They found the shooting justified, and the officer was not charged.
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Nels FrankApril 19, 2002WIDuring a police chase, Douglas Pollard's pickup crashed into a car on S. Layton Blvd. and W. Greenfield Avenue, killing Nels Frank, 21, of Milwaukee and Scott Stefanski, 22. Pollard, 42, was charged with two counts of homicide by intoxicated use of a motor vehicle and two counts of fleeing causing death.
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Scott StefanskiApril 19, 2002WIDuring a police chase, Douglas Pollard's pickup crashed into a car on S. Layton Blvd. and W. Greenfield Avenue, killing Nels Frank, 21, of Milwaukee and Scott Stefanski, 22. Pollard, 42, was charged with two counts of homicide by intoxicated use of a motor vehicle and two counts of fleeing causing death.
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Mark SaxbyMay 2, 2002WIMark Saxby crashed and was killed on his motorcycle as he fled a police stop.
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Jeffrey UmbargerMay 29, 2002WIUmbarger was wanted for questioning in a criminal investigation, police said. He shot and killed himself during a six-and-a-half hour standoff at a motel.
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Laron A. BallMay 29, 2002WIBall was being tried for murder and armed robbery. Just as his conviction was announced in the courtroom, Ball leapt from his seat and attempted to smash a window to escape. As two sheriff's deputies tried to capture him, Ball grabbed one of their weapons and wounded one in the leg. A Milwaukee police officer shot and killed him.
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Michael MorenoJune 1, 2002WINew Berlin police officer Richard Helm shot and killed 39-year-old Michael Moreno on June 1, saying he feared for his safety when the man approached him with a knife. Moreno was about 115 feet away from Helm at the time.
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Michael J. WilcoxJune 6, 2002WIMichael J. Wilcox killed former friends and lovers before shooting and killing himself when confronted by police.
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Claude Grant PettusJune 20, 2002WIClaude Grant Pettus allegedly fled a stop for running a stop sign, crashed and was killed.
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Name withheld by policeJune 21, 2002WIThe Oconto County Sheriff's Department reported getting a call from the Gillett area saying that a couple's son was missing, along with the family car and a weapon, and they had found a suicide note. Shawano County officers later spotted the vehicle and pursued it until it was stopped with special spikes on the roadway, and the driver shot and killed himself, police said.
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Samuel RodriguezJune 27, 2002WISamuel Rodriguez, 24, was shot and killed after he backed a stolen car into a police squad car, pinning one officer.
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Byron AdamsJuly 9, 2002WIByron Adams was wearing a dress and wig when he was fatally shot by a Green Bay police officer in a confrontation outside a dry cleaning business. He had a can of chili powder in his purse and probably planned to rob the nearby Oneida Bingo & Casino. When the officer asked to see Adams' identification, the suspect pulled a gun from his purse. Police said Pautzke struggled with Adams, then drew his own gun and fired four times. Adams, who died from the gunshot wounds, was carrying a pellet gun that looked like a 9mm Beretta handgun.
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Gregory A. GillJuly 29, 2002WIAnthony Quinn Gill attracted the attention of officers when his car sped through a residential area going as fast as 50 mph with the stereo blaring, police said. As officers pursued the fleeing Buick, it sped into the intersection at N. 18th St. and W. North Ave. without stopping for a stop sign and slammed into a trailer being pulled by a truck before overturning. Gregory A. Gill, Anthony's twin, was ejected through the front passenger window and killed.
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Jose Luis AvilaSeptember 7, 2002WIPolice were on a report of a man throwing rocks and acting aggressively. When officers confronted him, he came at them with a fork. Police struck the man several times with their batons before one of them shot and killed him.
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Steven A. BergwallSeptember 18, 2002WISteven A. Bergwall fired a gunshot outside a convenience store during a quarrel with his father and was chased by officers into a residential neighborhood, where he shot and killed himself in the street. Bergwall didn't respond to an officer's command to show his hands and then fired one shot into his head from a handgun.
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Larry Jerome "Jodi" JenkinsSeptember 19, 2002WIJenkins, as a passenger in a car stopped for traffic violations, fled on foot from Milwaukee police. After a foot chase involving officer Jon Bartlett, Jenkins happened to see family members in another car, which he entered. Bartlett contended that Jenkins drove and attempted to use that car as a weapon (a version contradicted by witnesses), and shot nine times, seven of which struck Jenkins and killed him. Bartlett is currently serving a prison sentence in connection with the unrelated 2004 Frank Jude Jr. beating case.
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Scott Wesley KlineOctober 21, 2002WIKline shot and killed himself as police were trying to arrest him on suspicions of arson and burglary.
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Kyle SmithDecember 1, 2002WIThree men, Kyle Smith, 19, Matthew Hottman, 22, and Jeremy Budhan, 20, were killed Sunday in a car crash that occurred after a chase by police, police said. Deerfield, Wis., police officers called off their chase of the vehicle after they lost sight of it. A short time later, that vehicle was involved in a crash in the town of Sun Prairie, Wis., Dane County Sheriff's Lt. Julie Baglama said. It was not immediately clear how the accident occurred.
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Jeremy BudhanDecember 1, 2002WIThree men, Kyle Smith, 19, Matthew Hottman, 22, and Jeremy Budhan, 20, were killed Sunday in a car crash that occurred after a chase by police, police said. Deerfield, Wis., police officers called off their chase of the vehicle after they lost sight of it. A short time later, that vehicle was involved in a crash in the town of Sun Prairie, Wis., Dane County Sheriff's Lt. Julie Baglama said. It was not immediately clear how the accident occurred.
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Matthew HottmanDecember 1, 2002WIThree men, Kyle Smith, 19, Matthew Hottman, 22, and Jeremy Budhan, 20, were killed Sunday in a car crash that occurred after a chase by police, police said. Deerfield, Wis., police officers called off their chase of the vehicle after they lost sight of it. A short time later, that vehicle was involved in a crash in the town of Sun Prairie, Wis., Dane County Sheriff's Lt. Julie Baglama said. It was not immediately clear how the accident occurred.
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Edward PundsackDecember 22, 2002WIFollowing a low-speed car chase near midnight on the 22nd, Sergeant Mark Wagner shot into Pundsack's Chevy Blazer eight times, six of which struck the unarmed Pundsack and killed him. Wagner claimed another officer Dustin Frank was in jeopardy because standing in the path of the Blazer. An investigation showed Frank had not emerged from his squad car.
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Ronald Quaderer Jr.January 5, 2003WIRonald Quaderer Jr. was shot and killed by an unidentified deputy when he allegedly threatened police with a shotgun.
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Lawrence F. Spittel Jr.January 9, 2003WILawrence F. Spittel Jr. died when the stolen car he was driving crashed into a house during a police pursuit.
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Joseph F. BauschekFebruary 3, 2003WIFollowing a high-speed chase in slick snow conditions, a campus police officer shot at the unarmed victim seven times as he veered threateningly towards, and then past, the officer. Bauschek was fatally struck in the back by one of the bullets.
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Tina L. BrownMarch 1, 2003WIGerald L. Lynch, 30, was fleeing police when he crashed into a car in which Tina L. Brown, 26, was a passenger. She was killed in the crash.
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Justin FieldsMarch 2, 2003WIAs Fields's Cadillac stood partly blocking a fire truck on Water Street in downtown Milwaukee, officer Craig Nawotka approached the vehicle and ordered Fields to move, then drew his weapon, broke the car window, and attempted to grab the car keys. Fields drove a short distance. Under no threat, Natwotka fired three shots and struck the unarmed driver in the back.
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Danny M. SchifflerMarch 15, 2003WIPolice watched Danny M. Schiffler's vehicle crash, killing Schiffler, moments after they reportedly called off a chase.
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Aaron ScharpApril 16, 2003WIKenneth Quaderer was fleeing from a sheriff's deputy when he ran a stop sign and crashed into a northbound Ford van driven by Gordon Dean McClurg. McClurg, 61, and his wife, Sally Miller McClurg, 63, were killed. Also killed was a passenger in Quaderer's vehicle, 18-year-old Aaron Scharp.
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Gordon Dean McClurgApril 16, 2003WIKenneth Quaderer was fleeing from a sheriff's deputy when he ran a stop sign and crashed into a northbound Ford van driven by Gordon Dean McClurg. McClurg, 61, and his wife, Sally Miller McClurg, 63, were killed. Also killed was a passenger in Quaderer's vehicle, 18-year-old Aaron Scharp.
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Sally Miller McClurgApril 16, 2003WIKenneth Quaderer was fleeing from a sheriff's deputy when he ran a stop sign and crashed into a northbound Ford van driven by Gordon Dean McClurg. McClurg, 61, and his wife, Sally Miller McClurg, 63, were killed. Also killed was a passenger in Quaderer's vehicle, 18-year-old Aaron Scharp.
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Name withheld by policeApril 22, 2003WIA 42-year-old man with a knife refused to comply with Milwaukee Police Sgt. Jeffrey Cook's repeated orders to disarm and was walking toward the officer when Cook shot and killed him, police said.
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Timothy HuskApril 30, 2003WITimothy Husk killed two people before killing himself during a police standoff.
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Frances TabakaJuly 3, 2003WIA 15-year-old girl's name was withheld when she went to court for killing Frances Tabaka, 84, during a police chase.
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Michael Earl CrispinJuly 19, 2003WIMichael Earl Crispin was shot and killed by Deputy David "Scotty" Gibbons after a high-speed chase. He allegedly threatened officers with a knife.
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Jennifer L. ShepherdJuly 20, 2003WIJennifer Shepherd was shot and killed by a deputy during a short standoff. She approached police with a rifle and refused to drop it. She was reported to be suicidal.
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Julio Cesar ContrerasJuly 25, 2003WIMadison Police Lts. Wayne Strong and Sue Williams and Officers Phil Petersen and Erik Fuhremann shoot and kill Julio Cesar Contreras, 39, who fired at them at a Park Street Mobil station after a botched robbery attempt at nearby Park Bank, 2401 S. Park St.
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Garrett D. HenningOctober 2, 2003WIGarrett Henning was shot and killed by Janesville police officer Timothy O'Leary, while fighting with another officer and allegedly in control of his gun.
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Lynn Marie Olaf CopenOctober 12, 2003WIWhile fleeing police, Jay Gonzalez rammed his car into LeRoy Copen and Lynn Marie Olaf Copen, who were off-duty police officers, killing them. He survived and faced a variety of charges, including intentional homicide.
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LeRoy J. "Lee" CopenOctober 12, 2003WIWhile fleeing police, Jay Gonzalez rammed his car into LeRoy Copen and Lynn Marie Olaf Copen, who were off-duty police officers, killing them. He survived and faced a variety of charges, including intentional homicide.
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Aric D. TonnOctober 21, 2003WIAric Tonn shot and killed himself after shooting and killing Deputy Bruce Williams who was responding to a domestic disturbance.
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Mannix Franklin Sr.October 31, 2003WIPolice said Mannix Franklin violated a restraining order and refused to take his hands from his pockets. He was shot and killed when he attempted to remove something from his pocket. He was unarmed.
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Kelly Christopher CombsDecember 3, 2003WICops were called during suicide attempt, 3 officers shot Kelly Combs 5 times
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Jonathan Lee DavisFebruary 18, 2004WIPolice were responded to a stabbing an an apartment complex. Officers found two people who had been stabbed. They followed a trail of blood two blocks east and found Jonathan Lee Davis with a knife in his hand hiding under fencing that was leaning against a garage wall. Three officers asked Davis to drop the knife and come out. Davis charged at police with the knife in his hand, and officers shot and killed him.
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Gregory VelasquezMarch 9, 2004WITwo veteran officers - Phil Yahnke and Shane Pueschner - shot and killed Velasquez as he threatened the center's director with two meat cleavers.
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Gregory L. SilverthornApril 23, 2004WIGregory L. Silverthorn allegedly shot and killed himself after shooting a female friend and fleeing to his own home, beginning a seven-hour standoff with police.
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Matthew SheridanJune 19, 2004WIApparently, untrained Mequon Police Officer Gregory Klobukowski put a plastic bag, the Survivair Quick2000 Escape Hood Respirator, over Matthew Sheridan's head, thinking it would prevent him from spitting on the officer. Sheridan died. Sheridan's family received a cash payout.
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Name withheld by policeAugust 30, 2004WIPolice were investigating a domestic disturbance when an unidentified man killed himself during a standoff.
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Michael BlucherSeptember 5, 2004WIMichael Blucher was shot and killed by police after he struck a girl with an ornamental sword and threatened police with lives. Officer Tommy Wilson was apparently untrained in dealing with mentally ill people.
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Michael ThielOctober 3, 2004WIA pursuit began when a Middleton police officer attempted to stop a vehicle, police said. The vehicle did not stop and entered the city of Madison, causing a crash at University and Capital avenues. The driver of the car that crashed was killed.
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Keith GalsterOctober 22, 2004WIKeith Galster was ruled to have killed himself while handcuffed.
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Michael BellNovember 9, 2004WIOn November 9, 2004, a Kenosha police officer shot Michael Bell in the head one day before Michael was to testify at a court hearing regarding a previous incident with the same officer who stopped him this last fatal time.
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Benjamin FaganDecember 22, 2004WIThe chase started when 24-year-old Lara M. Strack of Random Lake tried to cash a forged check at a Saukville bank. The chase, which reached speeds of more than 100 mph, began in Saukville and from there wound through Cedarburg, Mequon and Glendale. Benjamin Fagan was killed when the vehicle driven by Strack slammed into the car Fagan was driving at N. Port Washington Road and W. Hampton Ave. A lawsuit, filed Dec. 22, points out that after the fatal crash, the Ozaukee County Sheriff's Department created a countywide vehicle pursuit policy, which took effect on Feb. 16, 2006.
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Dale Robert VarneyDecember 24, 2004WIDale R. Varney, 38, was shot by Tomah police officers who were responding to a request to remove an intoxicated man. After entering the home, officers encountered Varney in the kitchen, and he had multiple knives. Officers tried to talk to him for several minutes, asking him to put the knives down, but he refused and started "flailing the knives about," causing injury to a family member. The family member was trapped on the porch and in immediate danger, and police shot and killed Varney.
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Tou YangJanuary 20, 2005WIA social worker went to Tou Yang's house to check on the welfare of the man and his wife's three children, ages 9, 10, and 11, but encountered a locked gate, police said. The social worker called police. A different family member told police the man was mentally unstable and had guns in the house, commanders summoned the Tactical Enforcement Unit. A department negotiator attempted to contact the man for three hours, but there was no response. As officers burst through the door, the man fired a handgun but did not hit officers. Three officers shot and killed him.
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Sean E. PattersonFebruary 4, 2005WISean E. Patterson shot himself in the head with a handgun as officers were negotiating with him, police said. Police were investigating Patterson's association to a meth lab.
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Matthew S. DombrowskiFebruary 12, 2005WIPolice were called because Matthew S. Dombrowski was threatening suicide. He was shot and killed when police felt threatened as he walked toward them with a gun pointed at them.
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William PetersonFebruary 19, 2005WIWilliam Peterson was shot and killed when he lunged at police with a scalpel in a basement.
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Wilbert Javier PradoMarch 6, 2005WIOff-duty Milwaukee office Alfonzo Glover engaged with undocumented immigrant Prado in a road-rage incident. Glover pursued the victim, ultimately firing 19 shots at his vehicle and then on foot, reloading his .45 pistol at least once. Seven of the eight shots that hit the unarmed Prado struck his back. The city settled with Prado's family for an unspecified amount in 2012. Prado was an undocumented immigrant. Glover took his own life shortly after being charged with homicide.
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Bart RossMarch 10, 2005WIBart Ross apparently killed a judge's husband and mother in Lefkow, Illinois, before shooting and killing himself when he was pulled over for malfunctioning brake lights.
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Darin J. MarkieMarch 12, 2005WIDarin J. Markie apparently stabbed a newspaper delivery man moments before threatening a Waukesha police officer with a knife. He was shot and killed.
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Matthew FisherMarch 18, 2005WIBrad Fogerty shot and killed Matthew Fisher who he was pursuing over possibly driving while intoxicated. Fisher got out of the vehicle with a modified .22 rifle and was shot and killed.
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Bobby SherrodMarch 29, 2005WINaked Bobby Sherrod was walking down the street with his naked children when he attempted to break one child's neck, threatened to cut another's throat with scissors, and was shot and killed by Officer Dave Monson.
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Victor L. JohnsApril 26, 2005WIVictor Johns, 39, was shot and killed by Milwaukee police Officer Brian Brosseau, 26, following a high-speed chase through the downtown area. He was wanted for possible armed robbery.
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Terrence Holliman Jr.May 23, 2005WIA 14-year-old Waukesha boy was the driver in a high-speed chase with police that ended in the death of a 13-year-old passenger, Terrence Holliman Jr.
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James W. Hammer Jr.July 28, 2005WIDaniel Banks smoked crack cocaine, shot up heroin and drank a half-liter of vodka before hopping on a stolen motorcycle and leading police on a high-speed chase that killed James Hammer, police said.
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Juan Ariel PerezAugust 21, 2005WIJuan Perez was shot in the chest by Sgt. Timothy M. Wilger after he ignored orders and attacked Wilger, trying to take his gun, police said.
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Andrew A. MooreSeptember 17, 2005WIHoward Heinen Jr. killed a motorcyclist, Andrew A. Moore, during a high-speed chase while trying to avoid a trip to a mental hospital. He got 12 years in prison.
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Brandon JonesOctober 6, 2005WIPolice were called because he was threatening an ex-girlfriend and her sister in the ex-girlfriend's apartment. He threatened police with knives and was shot and killed.
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Robert M. AgnewNovember 13, 2005WIAccording to Milwaukee police, two officers were on routine patrol. They saw a vehicle stopped on Sixth Street facing south and a man was in the road talking with a person in the car. Police said they thought it might be a drug transaction. When the car pulled away, the officers approached Robert M. Agnew. They asked him to stop, but he declined, pulled a handgun from his waistband and pointed it at the officers. He was shot and killed by Officer Jake Knight.
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Shane R. JacobyNovember 29, 2005WIDeputies were called because Shane Jacoby was acting strangely while standing in the road. He fired on deputies and was shot and killed.
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Chandler Jacob GreenDecember 16, 2005WIPolice were called on a report of underage drinking. Green was apparently involved in a gunfight with police when he shot and killed himself.
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Joseph A. EvansJanuary 11, 2006WIJoseph Evans was apparently getting a citation for urinating in an alley when he fought with police and was shot and killed.
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Stacy E. Zon-MiddletonMarch 17, 2006WIOfficers were called about a man attempting suicide who was armed with a knife, police said. Two officers arrived and were met outside by Stacy Zon-Middleton’s girlfriend. One officer went inside and found Zon-Middleton sitting on a living room couch with two knives at his neck. The officer ordered Zon-Middleton to drop the weapons. He refused, stood up and came toward the officer with the knives in his hand. The officer shot and killed Zon-Middleton.
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James D. ButlerMarch 22, 2006WIAfter shooting and killing his pregnant girlfriend, James Butler fled. He eventually shot and killed himself as police chased him in a vehicle.
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Jessica Nicole ManieroApril 1, 2006WIAccording to the Walworth County Sheriff's Office, a deputy saw a vehicle traveling at 76 miles per hour in a 55 mile per hour zone. The vehicle, a Pontiac Grand Am, made an abrupt right hand turn, and sped away. The deputy followed. Shortly after, the deputy found the Grand Am had failed to make a curve and rolled over several times. The car was in the ditch on fire. The owner and alleged driver, Jessica N. Maniero, 19, was killed.
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Yang Pao Lo, 37April 5, 2006WIZia Yang, 36, died instantly when she was shot three times by her husband, Yang Pao Lo, 37, who later took his own life during a standoff with Oshkosh police. A woman hid in an upstairs bedroom closet for 11 hours after he shot his wife and killed himself, police said. The 23-year-old woman stayed in contact with police on a cell phone during the armed standoff.
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Victor Montero-DiazApril 12, 2006WITwo officers responded to a disturbance call inside a BP gas station. As officers made contact with the man, a fight began, and one officer was cut with a knife. The other officer was bitten, and Victor Montero-Diaz was shot and killed.
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Cary C. ZeugnerApril 21, 2006WICary Zeugner was killed when a vehicle driven by Patrick W. Reilley, who was fleeing Milwaukee police, collided with his car.